Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-07
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The Clarinda Herald says the pros
pect for a great apple crop in Page
county is surprising.
The "busted" firecracker and the
Fourth of July orator are now on an
equality.
A new use has been found for tele-
graph wires. DR.. Laska, a Polish me-
teorologist has studied the humming
sound they emit occasionally, and has
found that 1t Is not caused by the wind,
as commonly supposed. Eydam's OBJ
servations, extending over several
years, show that these sounds always
indicate the approach of rain, snow or
storm. and Laska inclines to the be-
lief that they are in sore way caused
By terrestrial vibrations induced by
meteorological changes.
At Rockwell City a few days ago a
jail bird named Smith was given
four ounce bottle of oil of cedar with
which to relieve himself Of his surplus
population. He drank it Instead of rub
bing ii on, and while still covered with
vermin is not troubled with worms.
The Turkish censor is man of great
breadth of mind and intelligence. He
recently edited the Bible carefully be-
fore it was allowed to be used much In
Turkey, and he has just suppressed
book on chemistry because it contained
the awful symbol H2O. He said that 1t
was highly revolutionary. and that be-
You'd doubt H2O was the cipher for
"Hamid II. is naught.'
It is encouraging to see such radical
standpat newspapers as the Oskaloosa
Herald coming quietly AMI harmonious
ly into the greater republican camp.
The Herald says: THE state conven-
ton again emphasized the fact that
there are no points of estrangement
among the republicans of Iowa. The
only strife has been that the majority
does not propose to let one man or fac
ton dictate everything. This lesson is
gradually being learned and the sooner
it is thoroughly masticated the better
It will be for all concerned The Her.
aid made a good pre-convention fight
with the minority and it's unqualified
submission to majority rule should be
by all true republicans.
It Depended.-"The climate up here
in Canada is delightfully."- healthy, isn't
it?" said the new acquaintance.
"As to that" guarded.y replied the
American with the freshly shaven face
and green goggles, sit depends upon
how unhealthy the climate may be for
you where you came from"
Chicago Tribune.
The overseer of the Cedar county
poor farm has purchaser a stove for
use of Chicago department
store and the hardware men of his own
are up in arms. The overseer
and the county board are busy explain
ing Why
England has been having the same
sort of wet weather as this country.
The best thing said of 1t must be cred
tied to the householder, who remarked
yesterday the Thames was at
the bottom of my garden. Today any
garden is at the bottom of the Thames"
Ernie--Yes, they eloped in an auto
mobile.
Ethel-And her father was standing
right in the roadway.
Did he intercept them"
mo; he was glad they didn't run
over him.
Chicago Daily News.
The doctors hypnotiZad man not
long ago while they cut off one of his
legs, the patient smiling meanwhile
under the impression that he liked it.
of hypnosis to the leg pull
ing process has long been practicable
and in practice. The shock comes when
the patient comes to.
After a fair two weeks trial Of
work Editor Scales, of the
Ackley Photograph, has begun to kind
o. like it.
There is nothing wonderful, perhaps |
IN the announcement which comes from
Vienna about the benefit derived by a
cancer patient from treatment with a |
salt of radium. The enianation which |
Is believed to have produced this effect |
Is identical with that emitted by an
N-ray tube, ard the latter device has
been employed repeatedly, with en-
where the trouble was on or near the
surface of the skin. The particular
advantage in the case Just reported
seems to have been that it is more con-
venient to introduce into the mouth
some adequate support FOR small
Roentgen apparatus there. one of the
affected regions was the palate. That
location is by no means unusual, and
the Austrian experiment will doubtless
be repeated elsewhere ere long, il it
has not already been duplicated.
THE PRESS AND THE PLATFORM.
Hampton Chronicle.]
The platform is one in which all re-
publicans can stand. and it is broad and
in all respects and de-
clares for tariff revision, reciprocity.
and commends the able administration
of Governor Cummins and other state
officers.