Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-14
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

! In Chicago it has been ascertained
that when you run truant child down
you will find a destitute family, and 1t
is doubtless true elsewhere.
1 The Des Moines Capital asks: Twill
/ the candidates for the Rhodes scholar
| ship have to be examined as to sound
mess upon the Iowa idea" No, but
| they might be questioned whether in 9
4 republic, where the majority governs
difference should be given to this ma
iority or to a few kickers.
/ Sir Frederick Treves, the famous En-
glish surgeon, says that he was very
lazy as a student. He never won a
prize: indeed according to his own ac-
count, he never had the audacity to try
| for one; but this is an exceptional case.
/ The secret of the popularity of one OF
Chicago's local statesmen is revealed by
the report that during the hours he has
devoted to his business in the last five
years he has sold $4,000 barrels of beer
at an estimated profit of $ol0,00O. In
private life the eminent statesman an
swers to the name of Alderman Michael
Kenna, but the envious sneeringly dub
him "Hinky Dink."
! Further proof that money is easier in
Chicago is found in the statement that
bankers have reduced call loan rates
from to 5as per cent.
Professor Mason, OF the Smithsonian
ms titution, says tina. the most needed
achievement of 1903 is, the discovery of
a satisfactory method of economizing
electricity. Some day. he says. in the
not distant future the rivers will make
harness the streams, and they will heat
every house, run every wheel and light
every lamp. 1t may be that such u
time is coming, but ii will be necessary
to make many western rivers little
surer for smooth work.
Financially.-"Wasn't there any time
while you were making love to me,
dear, that you were embarrassed"
Yes! Just about the time when
was getting the ring."-Life.
The Farmers Improvement Society
OF Texas, which recently held its sew
enth annual convention, is composed Of
5000 negro farmers, who now own
$4,000 acres of land, 5000 head of cat
tie and 1000 horses and mules. It's
principal objects are the eradication
OF the crop mortgage system and the
introduction of improved methods of
farming.
Arizona people are disposed to flout
at the learned and confident report
|against that territory's admission to
statehood made by the senatorial COM
mittee headed by the Indiana man. 1t is
said that the committee spent but three
days in territory of 10000 square
miles and that one OF those days was
Occupied in photographing Indians and
tramps at remote railroad junction in
the backwoods.
Friend-You seem to have as many
customers now as during the holidays.
MISUNDERSTANDING those are fellows
coming to exchange the neckties their
wives bought them for Christmas.
New York Sun.
j. b. McCullagh, little Mac" of the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, who during
his lifetime was one of the best known
journalists of the west, was once asked
to express his idea of successful jour
nalism. Journalism said he, sis the
art of guessing where hell will break
loose next, so as to have reporters on
hand to tell the story"
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, has
been renominated by exclamation, and
now he can pitch in harder than ever to
keep Arizona and New Mexico out.
II wonder" said the new benedict,
dreamily. '.if there is anything warmer
than a woman's lovo?'
"Sure!" replied oldbache; 1.-TWO wom-
ems love. I heard of a bigamist once
who found that OUT
Philadelphia Press.
The San Francisco Chronicle issued
a fifty-six page paper January list,
largely devoted to California interest:
and progress. The state is prospecting
and developing it's many interests and
In this respect it is not behind any
other section of the nation. The Pa
cific coast country promises to become
vast empire in ITSELF and San Fran
cisco will be it's great metropolis and
seaport.
While the lemon crop Of Southern
California is below that of last year,
the yield of oranges will be much
larger, and the fruit is of finer quality
The seasons output is estimated at
twenty-four thousand carloads