Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-07
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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One week more and the valentine
will show how lovely or hideous 1t can
be.
tends to carry on thoroughgoing
warfare this year against malaria
spreading mosquitoes on the theory
that what is effective in one place in
this direction is good in another.
Senator Doliver is an adept manu-
| facturer of SMILES. when we re-
vised the tariff in 1897 he said the
other day to group of senators in the
cloak room, the American industries
were in bad way. Pulse, respiration
and temperature were abnormal. All
the relatives and friends were expect
ling the worst. We, the members of the
4 ways and means committee, We're called
| upon to save the life of the patient. We
prescribed large doses of high tariff,
and the case was SO desperate that no
| one feared we were going to give too
much As matter of fact we were
forced to administer oxygen in order IL
keep life in the patients body. Now
| that the patient has recovered and Is
robust, hearty and aggressive. it does
seem to me that we might cut of just
a little of the oxygen treatment with
\ ont apdopuerip his life
why don't you try to carve your
name high on the tablets of fame?"
asked the poetic enthusiast.
My friend" answered Senator Sorg-
hum. little severely, there is no use
in my lodging around with hammer
and chisel when can do such effective
book. "-Washington Star.
The postofice appropriation bill
passed on Thursday by the house con-
tains an important provision that has
not attracted much attention. 1t pro-
vides that hereafter postoffices shall
accept for transmission in the mails
quantities of not less than 1000 ident-
iical pieces of third and fourth class
matter without postage stamps af-
! fixed, provided that the postage is fully
prepaid. This action was recommended
strongly by Third Assistant Post
master General Madden in the interest
1 of economy to the government and the
business public. Under it's provisions
| this proposed legislation will save the
expense of manufacturing stamps. the
sale of them to the public and the
subsequent labor of canceling the
stamps on the individual pieces in the
postofiices after they are mailed 1t
will also save the public the work of
attaching postage stamps to the In
dividual pieces OF mail.
| I; may be after all that the state
hood fight was the appropriate way
to take up this question, if 1t shall
resolve itself in compromise by which
! two states shall be made from four
territories. Numbers have ceased to be
desirable.
I William e. Curtis tells this story of
Senator John p Jones, of Nevada.
/ Tom Fitch. a reckless companion OF
| his earlier years, came to him one day
/ to borrow money and INDUCED in a
few personalities Said he:
4 Zones, don't understand the laws
/ of fate. When .,new you forty years
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4 out a dollar or a friend, and / was
rich and influential. Now you are
rich and influential and have neither
money nor friends"
"The reason for that Is perfectly
clear 10 me-" said Jones. THE trouble
providence created you without the
power to distinguish between right and
wrong and you are a - poor CUES
ger"
4 A wealthy indianapolis manufac-
turer, having made the declaration that
| Chicago and her present mayor Har-
ments, thus keeping out capital. that
official is inclined to resent it, while
Others reluctantly admit it's the
| truth.
Slason Thompson, who has been the
chief editorial writer on the Chicago
Record Herald, as previously in the
Times Herald for several years past,
and who was one of the founders of the
Herald, has resigned that position to
Initiate a department of railway news
and information in connection with the
/ General Managers Association of all
the roads centering in Chicago. He will.
gather and compile statistics on the
workings of the railways interested,
and will also serve as source of au-
thentic information for the press.
/ The Massachusetts Humane Society
/ has awarded TO Captain Alfred A. Sor-
enson, OF the tug Clara Clarta, gold
clasp, to be attached to medal he
already holds. This is for the rescue
of Daniel Larkin, who fell overheard
from the steamer Charles L. Mather.
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Important Projects Urged.
[St. Louis Globe Democrat.l
The construction Of an isthmian canal