Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-05
Euuq SATURDAY. srptrhrr 1909

/ channel. On the same night her maj
es,ty's ship Captain foundered in the
channel with Sir Jonn Burgoyne's
brother on board, but the fleeing EN-
press of the French reached Ryde In
safety. Eugenie's hair is now thickly
/ powdered with the SHOWS of age, but
/ when she made that dangerous journey
across the channel from which Sir
John vainly endeavored to dissuade
her. she was in the full glory of that
/ wonderful beauty which was once the
admiration of the world. Sir John Bur-
goyne is stil yaehtsman and mem-
Der of the Royal Yacht squadron
Several counties in northeastern Iowa
report deficiency in the supply OF
teachers for the country schools, tho
it is stated salaries have increased
about 10 per cent the past year and
! $40 per month is now Paid in some of
the rural districts.
A veteran at Lake City disputes the
claim of Comrade Thomas Merstem, OF
Sioux City, to DE the smallest G. A. H.
man alive. Private John Brown. the
Lake City candidate. measures four feet
eleven and five-eighths inches from Zip
to tip. He was born in Glasgow. Scot
Hand, on April II, 1896. He enlisted in
the service of the United States in Au-
/ gust 1862. as private in Company III,
:. OF the Ninety fourth Illinois infantry
| at Bloomington, H. His term of serv-
| Ice was two years and eleven months,
during which he participated in the
siege of Vicksburg and other engage
ments of the great war. He was non
orably discharged on July, 1865. The
records of the war department show
/ that the smalies; man enlisted was an
/ Ohio man, who was three feet and four
1 inches at the time of his enlistment.
| This man is now dead. leaving Mr..
| Brown the smallest G. A. r. man, de-
| spite the claims of the Sioux City man.
With all our worship of war heroes
such men as DR.. Saiazar. who had
charge of the yellow fever hospital in
Tampico, in Mexico, and who died
| from an attack of the dread disease
after faithful and self-sacriticing labors
TO stamp it out, are the ones to whom
the real honors belong 1t is nobler TO
die saving life than taking 1t.
Fine wasn't it?' exclaimed Gilman,
after the trombone solo.st had finished
His star performance. That was real
| ly clever, eh?'
20. shucks." replied Citiman's coun-
try cousin. He didn't fool me little
lit. That's one o them trick horns.
He didn't really swaller it.
Philadelphia Press.
The excellent quality of the animals
shown in the horse ring at the state
fair this year was extremely gratifying
TO the managers of the department. The
exhibitors appear to have been we'll
satisfied with the treatment accorded
them and the opportunities offered, as
They have pledged themselves to the
| Iowa state fair dates for next year and
turned down the Kansas City horse
show which conflicts. Their reason is
that while they show to somewhat
larger concourses in Kansas City they
sell more horses in Iowa.
Tho Shamrocks you build without No.
On Anne rican waters too Slo.
We very much fear,
Sir Thomas, my dear.
They'll be nothing but so much waste
Because we have a yacht builder, viz,
Herreshof; and no matter how tiz.,
You pocket defeat,
You can only repeat
The losses you stand for so giz.
Minneapolis. Tribune.
When a young woman teacher COM
planned before a Kansas Institute OF
the nervous strain of teaching, the local
paper suggested as fsct that a girl
knee from 10 o'clock till daylight is in
no condition 10 go into a schoolroorn
and perform the duties of teacher.
She will be sleepy and irritable, and
instead Of gaining the love and respect
Of the children will incur their dislike,
which will destroy her usefulness as
a teacher and her influence for good.
But there is no nonsense Of that sort in
Iowa.
First Farmer-You oughter took
trip to New York years ego.
Second Farmer-Oh, dunno. The
longer you wait the more there is to
see. Judge.
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