Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-28
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

behave herself.
Rains in the south are numerous and
copous.
gone to Florida, but it will be hard to
construct any political vagary out of
such visit.
OF the late Thomas B. Reed 1t is said
that he was n lover of good books. a
contributor to the Atlantic Monthly
rotss that when at his home, in Port
land, "he was certain to be seen almost
at any hour of the day seated at his
library window, book In hand--not the
same book nor books of the same kind.
He read and delighted in poetry-had
the sensibilities it moved and gratif1ed.
The California orange crop is now the
enjoyable fruit upon the markets.
Jumping the track has been con-
snjcuous cause of many recent railway
accidents.
A little Tioga boy was looking at
drop of water under microscope. ana
seemed much impressed by the presence
os microbes Now / know what bites
YOU when you drink soda watsr, ne
remarked. philadelphia Record.
A general exodus OF cabinet officers.
az we'll as the departure OF the pfesl-
dent. is scheduled for March 20. The
presidents plan includes hunting trip
in the Jacksons Hole country south OF
the Yellowstone Park. where bear deer
and elk are proverbially plenty With
the adjournment of congress Washing
ton will be quiet place.
The democrats of the national house
have been stirred into activity by re-
cent events and. by proposing to fill
buster, fall back upon the only policy
on which they can agree.
The Rev Henry T. Johnson, colored
of Camden, New Jersey. obtained a
Judgment for $500 in the United States
circuit court Monday against the Pull
man Car Company because of the al
legged refusal of the superintendent of
a dining car to serve him breakfast on
account of his color. Mr.. Johnson is
editor of the Christian Recorder, the
official organ of the A. NJ. E. church.
He brought suit for 100000 damages.
He was travelling between Jacksonville
and Richmond when the event occurred
He was refused meals for a number of
reasons until everybody else had been
served.
The Iowa hen is doing her bsst to
lower the price of eggs.
The ST. Louis worlds fair commas
sioners in Europe are stirring up
great deal Of interest theirs in the big
show.
Miss Alice Duer Miller wrote her
clever novelette,. "A Man of His WORD.
in Costa RIGA, whera her husband is
interested in rubber planting. She mas
been working on a novel for the last
two wears, and declares that nothing
more conducive to literary work can
be imagined than the leisure afforded
by life in Spanish American country.
On the upper slopes of the volcanoes,
1000 feet above the sea. perfect cli-
mate, beautiful surroundings and abso-
I,,t,s, 1aiSlIra are CO1nbineQ.
Applied Religion.-Robbie belonged
to a severely orthodox family. He was
taught to fear nothing and trust God
He often heard his grandfather remark
that he "trembled for sinners" and this
expression saved Robbie in an hour of
need.
One night there was terrific thun-
derstorm. Robbie stood it as long as
possible, then fled to his mothers room.
Robbie, are you afraid" asked she.
mo. ma'am."
"You know, God can take care of you
as we'll in the storm as at other
times?'
"Oh, yes!"
"Then what are you shaking for?"
"Mother, was thinking of sinners.
and l thought that l would come down
and tremble with you for them"
Brooklyn Life.
The engineers digging the wonderful
tunnel that runs thru the great Simplon
mountain to connect Switzerland with
Italy ara experiencing great difficulties
because of the presence OF boiling water
in the mountain The water comes
from the top of the mountain, and is
heated almost to boiling point by the
friction and pressure of it's percolation
thru the limestone beds of the mount
ain. Before the tunnel had been dug
very far on the italian side the heat
became SO intense that 1t was impossi-
bic to live in it. The mountain was
piped, and soon $4,000 gallons of steam
ing hot water was flowing out of the
south end OF the tunnel every minute
of the day and night. The immense
flow was harnessed and made to drive
refrigerating plants and cold air blow
ers Today the temperature of the tun-
| lei has been reduced from a Insight
lthat would Ahave roasted mar in a