Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-02
TOPICS OF The TIMES

woman in Salt Lake City has slept
q round month despite the efforts of
physicians to rouse her. During all
this time her husband has been oblig-
ed to start the morning fire.
4 An enthusiastic Arctic explorer has
evolved plan to reach the pole. He
needs only. about $2,000.00O to further
his plans and proposes to raise this sum
by appeal to the generosity of ten MIL
llionaires each Of whom shall contribute
his share. The great difficulty in the
way of his success is that somebody is
likely to reach the pole before the ex-
plorer is thru hunting his millionaires
A most interesting character study is
offered in the April issue of the Co.'S
mopolitan in Mrs. Louise P. Richards
personal and intimate estimate of THE
/ Grand Old Man" of the Norseland,
Bjornstern Bjornson. The article is
deliberately illustrated with photo
charming story teller, taken in and
about his home and among his simple,
brave and sturdy people. This great
poet OF the people and dramatist of
democracy has just passed his 10th
birthday; when all Scandinavia paid
him tribute. giving him a national
demonstration seldom accorded to a
man of letters. But Bjornson is more
than the pride of Norway: he is Nor
weglan who belongs to the world.
An imposing marble mausoleum
costing about sl25,000 has just been
completed insa New York cemetery for
Giovanni P. Morosini, the Italian bank
er. AS it was paid for with Italian
money, to carry out the scheme it
should have been built of Italian mar
BILE.
Occasionally a girl forgets herself
and takes 1t out on the customer, and
then she is apt to lose her place, says
Leslie's in the Autobiography OF a
Shop Girl" For instance, a friend of
mine, tired from standing all day, ex-
asperated by the repeated questions of
some woman who kept asking whether
the goods were really MI wool, finally
snapped out. "All except the buttons"
and promptly lost her Job. Another
/ friend of mine came very nearly losing
her place for the same reason. but es-
capped thru her cleverness. A dumpy
woman. with no figure and painted
face. would-be coquetts, insisted after
a long investigation on purchasing a
certain garment. Tired as the girl
was, she advised another garment, for
she knew the one selected would not
! fit the woman's ugly figure. This Is
better for your figure" she said. really
with malicious Intention. "Figure!"
shouted the customer. Let me tell
you, you hussy, that my figure is bet
ter than yours" The buyer was stand
ing by. and the sales lady, as quick as a
flash, replied, Exactly, madam, that is
why recommended this piece" The
buyer. who had heard her reply. COM
pIimented her warmly OH her tact, after
! the sale was transacted.
/ The press dispatches from America
lby wireless telegraphy 20 the London
Times will furnish a completer test OF
the Marconian system than 1t has here
tofore been given. Special press serv-s
Ice must be secret to be of great value
and II 1t is found Impossible to tune"
the messages so as to avoid intercep-
ton by other than those addressed the
value of the service will be greatly i'm
paired.
"The Century is all right II you will
send the Century to ma, will in re-
turn send you a letter once month as
to short stories. deer-hunting. COON
hunting, etc., that would be intrest to
your readers. Being i guide in the
- mountains, can give you few
good ones"
The above letter came to the editor
OF the Century recently. 1t awakened
lrecollections of the man who once
called at the Office and offered to con-
| tribute a monthly story.
What kind of stories do you writer"
"Oh. things like Frank Stockton's
The Lady or the Tiger"
The question of terrifying Canada
against an attack from the United
States Is greatly agitatag the military
4 Representative Of Great Britain in the
Dominion, Lord Dundonald, and also
his superiors in the British Govern
ment. Twelve million dollars is the in
4 itial sum asked In order to obtain the
| desired safeguards. The expenditure IL
| granted and made will be entirely UNI
availing. The assaults in Canada is in
progress and the American army of In
yasion is blowing into the Northwest
and Alberta armed with seed wheat
and harvesting machinery. The forth
/ fications should be built this side Of the
border to keep Canada out of the Unit
ed States. 1t is the logic of history that
she will ask to become part of the
4 great American republic in the not too
remote future.
"Sich an Elegant pai, of black eyes,
Mrs. Murphy! Where does he get thin
from you or Mr.. Murphy"
From Mr.. Murphy, Of course. That's
4 where get my black eyes FROM"
Daniel Drew, the most bearish OF
bruins in Wall. street for many year,
4 says a New York paper, was fond of