Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-11
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

| o. the legal business of the Chicago d
Northwestern at that place. This ends
the connection of the firm of Hubbard,
Dawley & Wheeler With the road.
While Judge Hubbard lived. he was
the personification of the policy of the
Northwestern in Iowa. Now his firm
has retired from its connection with
the road altogether.
In the republic of Paraguay the gov
eminent has ordered that the carnival
Festivals shall be postponed until after
| the elections for senators and deputies.
Despite this precaution there has been
some trouble, especially in the town OF
| Villa Conception, where some foreign
residents were i'll treated in the cleo
| toral excitement. Fortunately the harm
done was not great. as is admitted Dy
1.-THE newspaper La Democracia, OF
Asuncion, which urges the criminal
judge OF the capital to proceed to villa
lConcepcion and make an investigation
of the, disorders.
Secretary Shaw met with a careful
woman hotel clerk in Chicago recently
who refused to cash check for him
without Identification. 1t was at the
Auditorium, where he was staying. Mr..
Shaw eXpostulated: But l am Leslie
NJ. Shaw why, I had a man tell
me only last week that he was King
Edward Poor fellow; he must have
been insane. l am Mr.. Shaw-Mr
Shaw, of Iowa, one time governor, now
secretary of the United States treas
ury' "Fellow in the other day said he
founded the Bank of England" You
see, have only eighteen minutes to
catch my train Which make it all
the more dubious" But look at all
these letters, my good woman. See;
have everything to prove that am who
[ claim to be-" Lets see. that check is
for s235. That would do away with
i, few days at least of my salary. I'm
mighty sorry, Mr.. Shaw if that is your
name, but I don't know 1t to be- You
see the point" The secretary hustled
around until he found man who iden-
titled him, and then his check was
cashed.
A Philadelphia baker is authority for
the assertion that the latest fad OF dys-
peptics is bread made with sea water
instead of fresh water. 1T has saltier
taste" he says, than we are accus-
toned to, but it is very palatable. In
fact, he who likes salty things Is apt
ty,o 0th
bread. A physician asked me about
three months ago to make some OF this
bread for his patients. At first l made
six loaves day, but now make thlr-
ty. My sea water comes up to me
from Atlantic City three times week.
The dyspeptics who buy the bread say
it is the only kind they can eat fresh
without discomfort"
The amenities of journalism seem to
be forgotten during county seat con-
test. The Britt News insists that the
only reliable and interesting matter
published in the Garner papers is the
religious columns edited by the preach
ers.''
The members of the Missouri house
iof representatives have the newspaper
habit during the time devoted to the
|opening prayer. which Goes not please
Chaplain Russell. Recently he offered
this prayer, which had the desired eff
feet: "Oh Lord, ask that those In
this house who rise to their feet for
prayer may not continue to read their
papers while the chaplain prays. Grant
that they may have some respect for
God if they have not for the chaplain.
If all farmers had the spirit to do as
much for good roads as A. n. Monke-.
|lein and his boys, of Grant township,
did this week the highways would new,
er get in the condition they have been
of late, says the Rolfe Reyeille. Mr..
| Monkelein hitched a tsam at each end
of railroad iron, gave it a slant and
drove back and forth over mile and
half of road that passes his place TIL
lit was leveled off nicely, and the next
morning a team could trot over 1t. Be-
fore this treatment the roadway was
Iuil OIL RUS anu GuuShiioiSs' eiieNS 49,
half full of water, and the leveling filled
these, gave the water chance to
drain and made a surface that quickly
dried and afforded the best of footing.
His work was entirely voluntary and
without price.
what do you put on sour face after
shaying?" asked the mas, who smelled
of bay rum.
Court plaster. usually" replied the
nervous chap, gloomily.
Cincinnati -Tribune.
The question pending between Ar
gentina and Great Britain relative to
the Malyinas or Falkland archipelago
has suddenly become an acute one in
1.-The Argentine Republic. where it is
used as political argument. 1t APP
pears that the government of President
Roca intended to open relations With
| the Falklands by sending there q
TRANSPORT which was to be previously
| deprived of its guns ana other arma-
ment and which would not hoist the
lensign of the Argentine navy, but only
| n commercial flag. The opposition
| press accused the government of cow
lardice, of insulting the national pride
and ofsyirtually admitting that England
lis the lawful owner of the Falkland