Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-13
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The reports of gold and oil finds il
| Iowa ARE overshadowed by the grow
| ing corn crop.
/ The "honeyed harmony" of the con-
lvention reminded Howard Burrell OF
clover blossoms.
The railway across the Andes, be-
| tween Chill and the Argentine Repub-
| bic, which was projected twenty years
| ago, is at last to be completed. the
Chilan congress having recently passed
u bill for the purpose. TIE Hottest part
OF the pass, which lies not far south
o. the great Andean giant, Aconcagua.
and which has an elevation of $4,000
feet is to be penetrated by tunnel,
which will serve both to avoid snow
Grfts and to decrease the maximum
elevation Of the road. The terminals
OF the railway on each side of the pass
are now within one days travel by
mule caravan from each other. This
will be the first rail line to cross the
South American continent.
If you could tell $1,000 people that
YOUR farm is for sale some one of them
would buy 1t. The T.-R. will tell them
he story for Is cents invested In a .Fo.
Sale" ad.
The Usual Thing.-"I would like to
know" asked the parent, who had a
son in need of some further education,
what is the course at your college,"
1.-THE usual half-mile course of elm
ders and all that sort of thing. you
know" absent-mindedly replied gthe
president of the great institution.
Philadelphia Press.
The roller chair of Chicago fame will
not be found at the ST. Louis EXPOSE
ton. In its stead will be a light cleo
trio motor chair. said to be so simple
in its design that it can be easily
guided and managed. The most i'm
portant feature is the guard rail. on
the sides OF the chair. This is con-
nected with the operating mechanism
and is so sensitive that the chair Is
brought to a standstill as soon as the
guard rail comes in contact with any
thing.
A pair Of women's shoes made In
Lynn, Mass. to establish record for
rapid shoemaking, required f1fty-seven
operations and the use of forty-two
machines and 100 pieces. All these
parts were assembled and made into a
graceful pair of shoes, ready to wear
ia thirteen minutes.
School Teacher--Now. :ell me, John
ny. who 1t was that felt so glad when
Christopher Columbus announced that
he had discovered America?
Johnny--Pierpont Morgan.
PHILADELPHIA Telegraph.
Farmer Summergrass-Dod blinged
If I'd ever believe it I'D he so foggy in
New York f hadn't seen It, What's
the matter with your machinery, any
way?
New Yorker-What do you mean?
Farmer Summergrass - Why, you
talk so much about your skyscrapers-I
now why don't the blamed things work
-Four Track News.
Farmer Hornbeak Gin the midst of
his reading)-Wa'al. I'll say for him.
the editor of the Plaindealer can be the
Teller 1 ever saw when he
tries.
Mrs. Hornbeak-what makes you say
SO, Ezry?
Farmer Hornbeak-Why in this
weeks issue, the department entitled |
Local Intelligence" is only about three
inches long. Puck.
It costs $40 to swear before a preach
ar at Eagle Grove. Two residents of
hat town rounded out difference with
,uss words in the presence of resi-
tent preacher, who had ore of the par
les arrested and fined $40 and costs.
After the 18th inst. IT will be unlaw-
,ul for boys under 10 to discharge fire.
arms in South Dakota. 1t is expected
hat this will prevent several untimely
leaths annually, as it is shown that
Boys are responsible for most of the
gun accidents.
1t is safe to predict that the next
line William f. Curtis visits Des
Moines the Commercial Club will see to
t that he does not have to sleep in a
lot, stuffy bedroom and wander about
~ himself looking for things to write
Republican.
But some one said Late Young en-
.ertained Mr.. Curtis all day.
Noting that the skin of a frog has
,een grated on the injured arm of a
Michigan man successfully, the Gate |