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IN SUNNY ITALY.

The International Historical Con-
gress, which had to be postponed last
year, will open its sittings in Rome
on April 2.
When the last fragments of the
ruined campanile in Venice were re-
moved 30 bottles of wine were found
unbroken in the custodian's room.
Two arctic dogs brought back by
the duke of Abruzzi from the polar
regions, have been bitten by q mad
dog and are being treated for hydro
phobia-
A beautiful villa on LagO MaggiOre
Is one Of the prizes offered by q
Milan newspaper to regular Eubserib-
ers. Many Italian journals have or
gained regular lotteries, with prizes
Of 500 70 5000. The Messagero, Of
Rome, sends out men who distribute
money prizes 20 persons whom they
meet with q copy Of that newspaper
IN hand.
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INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL.

The oat and sugar crop Of the
United States have each increased six
fold in so years.
The most economical processes are
used in the lake region for the recov-
cry Of copper, so that il is found that
ore yielding IA per cent. will pay
costs.
A French industry is the conversion
Of old shoes in a paste which is trans
formed into morocco like imitation
leather. This is used for wall papers,
trunk coverings, etc.
A gigantic shoe trust exists in Rus
STA. Nearly all the shoes sold in that
country are manufactured by one firm
in st. Petersburg, which is one Of the
most prosperous stock companies in
the world.
Screw prOpeHers, il is pointed out,
have not followed the usual course Of
improvement from accumulated ex-
perience, and, while great numbers Of
new blades have been brought out,
there has been no tendency to evolve
an accurate theory on scientific de-
sign. Such anomalies are the variable
running of duplicate proPellers are
still unexplained. The lack Of prog
ress is attributed TO the reticence Of
sea-going engineers, whose practical
observations seldom reach construct
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FOR THE HoUsEKEEPER.

A teaspoonful of sugar in the stove
backing will add to the luster Of the
stove.
To remove mud stains from dresses
wash them with "a little carbonate
of soda dissolved in water.
Tinware may quickly be cleaned by
rubbing it with a damp cloth, dipped
in soda. Rub briskly and wipe dry.
Sour milk should be used for adding
TO the water with which Hnoleum and
oilcloth are washed, for it will make
them like new.
A tablespoonful of turpentine put
into the copper will whiten the clothes
boiled in it and will prove an economy
both of soap and labor.
Gold lace may be cleaned by rubbing
it with a flannel well busted with pow
dered ammonia, and then polishing it
with a soft handkerchief.
When SCOT falls upon the carpet it
may be removed by sprinklng on
plenty of finely powdered salt and
sweeping of in the direction of the
fireplace. Repeat until the marks are
gone.
To clean white silk ties, rub them
over with French chalk, and after
ward hold to the fire. The heat will
cause the chalk to absorb the grease,
and a shaking or brushing will render
the tie quite clean.
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HINTS FOR THE COOK.

To scale a fish more readily let it
lie for a little time in salt water
before scraping.
Never put warm food of any kind
away in a covered dish If you want
it to keep well.
To boil cream the day before en-
hances the richness of the coffee in
to which it is poured.
To remove the smell of onions from
a saucepan fill it with water and
drop into it a red-hot cinder.
The remnant of stewed or pre-
served fruit left from tea will i'm
prove tapioca pudding the next day.
Milk is better for being kept over
night in small tins than if a large
quantity is kept over in one yes
sci.
If roasted potatoes are burst with
a fork they viii be found much light
er and more digestible than Is cut
with q knife.
Bake custards by setting the cups
in q pan of water. This cooks them
very evenly and makes them less b.
able to become watery.
When boiling a cracked egg, add q
teaspoOnful of salt to the water, and
you will find that it cooks without
any Of the white part leaving the
shell.
To remove . hot cake or pudding
from a tin or mold turn upside down
and cover with a cloth wrung out Of
cold water. The contents will slip
out in a minute or two. To remove
anything cold or frozen, reverse the
process and wiring the cloth out Of
hot water.
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VETBERs OF CONGRESS.

s,,tor Hoar is Weu-to-do. bis
- has been in comfortable cir
i-st.nees for generations. He has
Gu carefully, though well, and his
ns.ssions have increased moderate
Il with time.
pnlisrd experts in congress yield
DsIm to Senator Mallory, of Flor
- those work with the cue is Of
- - HIGHEST order. Only Congressman
So.brsn. of Missouri, and Congress
IN Lanham, of Texas, are supposed
!. 10 in his class, and both concede
,bs Florida mans superior skill.
The roll call of millionaire senators
!, the Fifty-eighth congress win
-..nd about as follows: Clark, Han
!. Depew, Platt, Kean, Dryden, FL
tins Bard, Kerens, Perkins, Wet
more. Proctor, Scott, Quay, Alger,
md Addicks. Perhaps about one SEN
,tor in every six is a real live million
Ere.
Senator Dubois was feeling a bit
ant of sorts and on the advice Of his
rbvsician went to Atlantic City for
some sea air. How did you make
,utg" the senator was asked on his
rsturn. Not very we'll" Dubois re-
plied. You see, went for sea air
and every minute of the four days I
sayed there was nothing but a land
breeze"
A reporter saw Senator Hoar CON-
inc out of the white house and said:
can I say that you have been talk
iBr with the president on the trust
problem?r Mr.. Hoar beamed through
his spectacles as he replied slowly:
aLet me see. Yes, you could say
that" Then. SENATOR" began the re-
porter. but the venerable Yankee in
corrupted: Yes, you can say that,
but it wouldn't be true" and he
walked away chuckling.
The national house Of representa-
tives has concluded that Congressman
Sbeppard. of Texas, has the most del
icatelv balanced conscience in the en-
fire body. When he started back
from mis- holiday he had through
tickets from Washington, but he
found that by coming on the route
he had selected he would be four
hours late for the opening of con-
gress. This discovery was made in
St. Louis. Mr.. Sheppard promptly
threw away his tickets and bought
another which landed him in Wash
ington Just in time. He wondered
why more seasoned statesmen
laughed when he told of this expert
snce. The Texan is only % years old,
which may go a long way toward &C
counting for his extreme fidelity 70
duty.
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MODES OF THE SEASON.

A jeweled girdle forms the striking
finish of many house gowns.
Shawl shapes and shawl collars are
the prominent features of the neck
wear this season.
Many of the latest blouses seem to
be especially designed to effectually
disguise any waistline.
Exquisite gowns are made of white
panne with incrustations of black
chantiIly on skirt and bodice.
Very smart women are wearing
wide ribbon bows beneath the chin
and some Of velvet is always pretty,
mixed with lace and tulle.
Black lace gowns, profusely trim
med with lace medallions and jet, over
a white foundation, are one of the
smartest evening gowns Of the win
ter.
The use of white satin, fur, gold
braid, laces and Russian guipure
medaIlions is again the feature of
cloth and velvet gowns and handsome
soats of various kinds for afternoon
calls, receptions and matinees.
The best wells are of fine mesh, with
chenille spots of various sizes thereon.
The disfiguring spots of abnormal size
have become demOde. It was but the
within of a moment, and a very foolish
one, for il was certain that a spot
would get over ones eye or nose.
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BY WAY OF VARIETY.

Germany's taIlest soldier is q non
commissioned officer six feet eight
inches in height.
A chain Of banks to be conducted by
central institution is to be organized
in San Francisco as soon as the details
can be completed.
Csnsda's trade increased in the fis-
cal year to June 80, 1902, SIS, 1ss,O5s,
having been in the aggregate $414,-
1881, according to the department
Of trade and commerce.
Many German railways stations have
tunnels by means of which the diff
ferent tracks are safely reached. 1t
Is now proposed to have such tunnels
at important street crossings in Ber-
lin.
In the United States and Canada the
telegraph poles are usually spaced IS
yards apart, and on the average the
number Of rail lengths passed over
in 20 seconds gives very nearly the
train speed in miles per hour.
A novel scheme has recently been
evolved by which a train win not only
be lighted by electricity, but the power
Will be obtained by a rotary fan at
taehed to the front end of the loco
motive. Tests have shown that on an
ordinary train five cars can be illumi-
mated in a night and that the battery
IN the morning viii have nearly its
maximum charge of electricity.
The broad ax., 1903-01-17
IN THE REALM OF POETRY.


Whn@ - A8y4 9E8o3s
when Pa says grace
He looks up IKE the world TO him
Was fun Of good things TO the brims
His eyss are IKE an angels, while
The sWeeteot, most forgiVing Bmilo
u on his face.
He talcss his place
Before the Eoodies Ma has sproa9
A II upon each dish he read
Some pious message from above.
An every glance seems full OF love
When Pa says grace
An yet hen chase
The cat downstairs an slam the oooES
An groWl 1t everyone before
The neal time comes, an often Jar
TIE air with words not Ike thsy are
When he says grace.
Ma says the trace
OF that sweet spirit which reveals
Itself IN thankfulness at meals
Is everywhere. an ought to be
At AL times present a. when Ne
Are sayin' grace.
An in that case
I'm 'clined to think, rememberin' how
Pa frets and rufies up his brow
When he Sits ashes or saws Wooa
It's appetite makes him feel good
When he says grace.
Boston Courier.
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NOVELTIES FOR THE DESK.

a charming desk set of brass il
lA0En, every article of which curls
: n the form Of water lily.
None letter paper looks like the
"a thing. Another fancy paper
laoEs stitching effect around the
edges.
small waste-paper baskets have the
eneet Of wood on the outside with
Pretty band-painted designs. They
ne lined inside with pale-eOlored siIk.
aud now there Is a novelty in the
ay Of correspondence paper, in
!. .hieh the letter sheet is much longer
nan It is wide, 50 that the sheet must
3 folded twice instead Of once 70 &C
q the envelope.
The broad ax., 1903-01-17
MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Dr.. Daniel Elmer Salmon, chisf Of the
bureau Of animal industry OF the agri-
cultural department, has held that
Office since 1884, and has been in that
department Of the government since
1879.
L S. Elmer, assistant chief clerk Of
the post ONCE department, il known
g an authority on postal laws and reg
ulatiors both of this country and Of
foreign eouRtries. he compiled the
postal manual, which enables clerks
and business men to learn quickly the
rates Of postage on all articles Il is
in concise form and gives briefly the
salient points of the postal laws. Mr..
Elmer has been in the service about 20
years.
Hugh Mclaughlin, the veteran demo-
cratic leader of Brooklyn, has been
suffering from insomnia, so he called
in q doctor. you are smoking too
much," said the medical man after
making an examination, and he began
to write a prescription, doubtless
thinking that Mr.. Mclaughlin was too
old to drop a congratulated habit.
evil stopping tobacco have the same
effect as this medicine you prescribe p
asked the old gentleman and on receiV-
ing an affirmative answer he said:
Then you may keep your prescription.
I viii use no more tobacco And he
has kept his word, though up to that
time he had both smoked and cheWed
the weed for many years.
Secretary Shaw went over to the
treasury department one morning &C
companied by q friend from Iowa.
While the pair were seated in Mr..
Shaw's private Office the secretary
found a letter which particularly in
terested him. Leaning back in
his chair, he put one foot
on the corner of his desk. In half
a minute a man dashed in, revolver in
hand, and, covering the visitor, said:
els this man trying to rob you, Mr..
Shawl" mo, no." shouted the secre-
tary. He is my friend" After some
further excitement il developed tina
when he put his foot on the desk Mr..
Shaw had pressed a button that calls
a Waterman. The man came in a
hurry, Just as he had been ordered to
do.
President Roosevelt has decided to
bar lighted cigars out Of the white
house and with the view of making
known his desires regarding the mat
ter has hung over a mantel in the
public reception room the familiar
sign: ''NO Smoking Allowed" Some
time ago Arthur Simmons the colored
doorkeeper who has been at the white
house for many years, was madesmOke
inspector, but he found that his efforts
to put a stop to the nuisance provoked
a good deal Of tall language among
offenders. Mr.. Simmons is Of PiOus
turn and naturally that sort Of taxi
shocked him exceedingly. Therefore
he begged to be relieved from the task
and so Mr.. Roosevelt has hung up the
/ sign.
The broad ax., 1903-01-17
N THE JEwELRY LINE.

Daintily pretty is & gun-metal pen
ell, set with turquoise.
A novel jewel box contains q num-
Der Of small boxes that swing out At
the side.
A pretty bait clasp shows two large
turquoises surrounded with double
rows Of pearls.
One Of the faEorite designs in coral
Is in carved roses, the deep red pre-
dominating over the pink shades
In one Of the jeWelry shops is TO be
seen q novelty in horn couture combs
studded With anal diamOndA
The broad ax., 1903-01-17
tasome1Ime.',

Sometime-ah, be It far away
We two must say good by;
And one shall cold and silent be,
Grief mute, the other stay.
Like meshes Of a WORKOUT glove
Must sometimes rend apart
Why whisper thus, forebodng hearth -
The strong links OF our love.
In dreary day or darksome night,
Deaf to heart-brealdng signs
And blind to anguished eyes,
One soul shah take its flight.
Sometime such shall be our sure fatel
And yet q Whisper saith:
Still shall ye, conquertng Death,
Each for the other waltz
william Struthers, in Boston Transcript.
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Like barks that cleave the pillows Of the
main,
And score with burrows white the mighty
deep,
Some gliding onward with majestic
sweep,
And others idly tagging in their train,
like ships deep laden with a wealth Of
gain,
That slowly mount the towering surgs8
steep,
Or IKE the Hght-rigge6 crafts that swift
~ creep
Across the reaches Of the trackless plain
The days across Tines ocean take their
way,
And each morn finds. within the port of
Past,
One ship forever misunderstanding;
While In the Futures ofing, flying fast
Or plOdding slow, the Present sails for ave-.
To mingle with the fleet OF ages vast.
william Tyler Olcott. In 8. 8. Tines.
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The Wall.

I met q threadbare Waif below the town.
Sac were his eyes. ana from his dusty
coat
Roses no longer crimson dangled down.
Pebbles that had been hBes decked his
throat
He held q cup. and listIessly ana slow
Drank wine, as one who had no Joy there
Of.
And when I asked his name, he answered
low:
Ny name IL Habit-oncs they called ne
Love"
Agnes Lee, IN the Atlantic
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Keen a-sInEIn'.

All the World goes wrong some dayI
But Just keep a-stngin'.
Brambles all along the ways,
But just keep a-slngin'.
Clouds are dark an dank an cold
Pleasures dirge seems bein' tolled,
An yeh feel yeh're gittin' old.
But Jest keep a-singin'.
Don't Let nothin' mar yer 'front.'
But Just keep a-singin'.
Don't back down fer any stunt,
But just keep a-stngin'.
Don't let nothin' stop yer song,
Just 50 jiggin' right along
Things can't keep a-goin' wrong,
II yeh keep a-singin'!
u. ~. Lewis, in Houston Post
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The foolish think big words are gplsndi9
Ana that within them wisdom Hes.
But biz WonIs never were INTENDED
10 form the language q the wise;
Through smallest words that he may dnl
The $50 reveals his depth of mind.
ne Spoeches % the fool are frslghtsd
via words hs chooses for their lengths
Il dWinOog, robbed of half IL Strength:
Ths world needs no hg WordB at all
since Love and Hope ana DO are BmaA-
- = Kiger, n Chicago Bscord-Heral4
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A Mnf1en On hume,

Men claim that women are tardy-In fact.
that they're never on time.
That among their thousand sweet virtues
promptnesB you never VIII md.
But know OF q dear little woman, quite
worthy Of praises In rhyme
Who Is pretty and gracious ans charming,
and alWaya yea, always On time.
she never g fretful and Hurried, nor given
70 dumps nor 20 tears
She's q bsautiful Greeian maiden who has
posed On my clock for years!
--Enma c. DoWd IN Ladies Home Jour
nal
The broad ax., 1903-01-17
The OLD Poeketbook.


They've tossed me aside: I an frayed and
torn
And like the man who has done his best
And can do no more, I am left 20 rest
In the spot where they fung me, old ana
worn:
The world has forgotten the joys I've
borne,
have lost the charm that I once pos
Bessed
For the smiling host and the parting
guest,
And am only . thing that they pass IN
scorn.
Yet, Ike the old man who Is worn and gray,
/, too, am uSeful-the same as he;
The busy ones push him out OF the way
Pursuing their fortunes anxiousiy:
Like the poor old man, though PVe had ny
day,
The children are glad to play with me-
s. E. Kiser, in Chicago Rscoro-Herald
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The Critical Kangaroo.

Twas a growly. spotted Leopard.
On the plains OF Tmbuctoo,
Who met one sunny morning
With a happy Kangaroo.
your suit 10 really startling,
Said the latter, with q SMILE
For polka-dots no longer
Are thought the proper style;
And though no criticism
On your tailor ] would cast,
I have q strong suspicion that
The color isn't fast,
For" But here an interruption
Most sudden did occur,
Which hlled the air around them
With what resembled fur;
And the Leopard sometime later,
Much larger round the waist
Mused long In pensiVe manner
On that KangarOO's good taste"
Samuel Scoville. Jr., in 81. Nichola8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Chosen by Proxy.

The man whose long suffering sister
has always selected all his gifts fol
friends at Christmas, on birthdays and
for weddings has recently passed
through an experience which makes
him feel that he must mend his ways.
Not long ago he went to pay a we'd
ding call and expressed much admira-
ton for the silver and china on the
o'clock tea table at which his pretty
hostess was pouring tea.
(Which cup do you like best?" she
asked him archly. Tell me. and you
shall have your tea in il"
He looked helplessly at her and Their
at the cups. ooh. don't know.
think that Is the prettiest, perhaps
he said, indicating an eggshell cup.
your taste hasn't changed, then
That is the one you gave me when
my engagement was announced she
said gayly. And he endeayored to ap.
pear comfortable, although he knew
his face was growing red.
Later on, as he rose to go, his hostess
said:
What do you think of that picture
over the mantel? I've seen you look
ing at it number Of times"
II wasn't looking at that" said this
luckless guest Its very fine, but !
was looking at the smaller one on the
left. It's curious thing, isn't it? Yet
there's sort of charm about it"
Il fancied you thought so when you
sent it to me for a wedding gift" said
the bride.-Exchange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
An Autograph Copy.

The man who undertook to cross the
continent "on the hurricane deck of q
donkey and earn his expenses as he
went was sure to have experiences
worth something to himself if not to
any one else He had photographs
made of himself and the donkey. These
he sold for % cents each. AT Yonkers
his purse was light, and his bills were
heavy. He said:
l resolved to rise at dawn and sell
enough pictures to pay my bills if
had to sell them at cost. set to work.
BY o'clock / had visited every shop,
store and Chinese laundry and was
who sat on key of mackerel sampling
limburger cheese. I offered picture
for 10 cents. but the reduction in price
did not interest him.
II want not picture at any price,
he declared.
~ lack 10 cents of the amount of my
hotel BILL" urged. Il am in dire
straits"
His reply was weak, but the cheese
was strong enough to help him out.
My mental magazine had but Il single
charge left, and fired that.
Isn't it worth Is cents to know a
fool when you see one?'
.Y-e-e-e-s, 1 dink it ees," answered
the man, land eef you will write it on
the picture buy him. YOUTHS Com
panion
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
EMPHATIC TALK.
The Kind That Carries Conviction 20
Every Marshalltown Reader.

The Kind That Carries Conviction 20
Every Marshalltown Reader.
Conviction must follow such emphat-
tc proof as is given here. The testi-
mony of Marshalltown residents should
satisfy the most skeptical. Here is q
Marshalltown case. Read it and see II
doubt can exist in the face Of this evil
dence:
Mr.. S. B. Rice. a painter of 312 Rail-
road street. says: II, in common with
nearly all painters, experienced a good
deal of difficulty from the effects Of the
component parts of the paints, and like
all painters incurred great deal Of
difficulty IN finding any medicine or
preparation competent to check those
effects. l tried quite few before I
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at the
Mcbride & Will Drug Company, but
never found anything to equal the re-
suits obtained from them. 1t will be .
boon to painters to learn that there is .
medicine to be had in Marshalltown
which will bring speedy relief to those
suffering from kidney ailment. That
medicine I emphatically declare to b.
Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
per box. Foster-Milburn Company.
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name. Doan's. ana
take no substitute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
THE PUBLIC MUST PAY.

/ Illinois coat operators at recent
meeting in Chicago decided to advance
soft coal prices 10 per cent, the adj
Vance to take effect Immediately. The
lreas sons given for this arbitrary rise Is
| that miners demands have increased
/ the present expense of production and
that future demands on their part may
18TH further increase the cost of dig
sing. These are the reasons given for
an advance of price that will net the
operators many thousands at the eX-
psnse of the consumers of soft coal
The advance seems Inconsistent with
abe few cents per ton that have been
allowed the miners. To force the public
ia pay for possible future demands
VIII ich may or may not he made upon
the operators seems still more incon-
sistent and smacks strongly of high
handed robbery. The present prices OF
soft coal are far above the prices OF
past years and excessively dispropor-
uonate to any concessions that have
been granted by owners and operators
/ to labor 1t appears upon the face of 1t
n concerted move toward squeezing the
consumer TO the limit of his forbear-
nnce and the power of the operator.
Tho public is an absent minded
herygar.' but it is beginning to com-
lplair. 1t fails to see the justice in be-
ing forced to pay not only the raise
granted the miners, but an added trib-
ute to the mine owners and operators.
4 he general public struggled cheerfully
thru the past winter on short commons
of fuel for which they paid exorbitant
prices,awaiting the end of the long
struggle In the anthracite regions, and
lseems TO have. earned the right to ex-
rect return to legitimate prices rath-
Ter than the hold-up planned by the
1.-The Illinois organization.
What is the public to do? 1t mus!
| simply pay or go without fuel. The an.
swer to the heating question has re-
solved itself into the monosyllable,
Goal" There Is as yet no other avail.
able means of making steam or heat
ling houses. Family or factory, each
must pay the price arbitrarily set by
the coal baron until. some other method
for heating has been devised. Perhaps
extortion may stimulate invention to
produce SOME process whereby the fuel
petroleum of the new Gil fields may
successfully and cheaply be substituted
for coal. Until then the public must do
as it has always done-pay.