Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-20
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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best county newspapers of the state,
has added a linotype to its equipment
and will henceforth be issued tri-week-
ly. It's editor and manager, Mr.. G. N.
Marvin, served his apprenticeship on
the Times-Republican and has done
credit to his bringing UP.
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The Traer Star-Clipper has compiled
La list of fifty Of the Oldest women In
that community and with its usual wis
dom keeping above an limit of az
years. The Oldest is Mrs. Crystal. who
has passed her 93d birthday. One is so.
twelve are in the SOS and thirty-six
have seen more than seventy summers.
Longevity and marriage seem to go
hand in hand. at any rate SO far as the
softer sex is concerned, rot one In the
clippers list being unmarried.
Andrew d. White. who has been rest
ing quietly in Italy Stree his release
from the cares OF the German embassy
at Berlin, has just sent to the Century
Magazine the first part oe a manuscript
upon which he has long been engaged.
consisting of "reminiscences of his diplo-
recollections of B~eaconsfield, the EN-
perors William /. and Frederick, Bis
marck, Browning and other famous
European statesmen and writers. Fur
Their papers will include recollection OF
his recent embassy to Berlin. DR.. White,
who is a graduate Of the famous Yale
class of '53, has filled many diplomatic
positions, beginning with an attache-
| ship of the United States legation In st.
Petersburg when he was a very young
man. He was special commissioner TO
Santo Domingo in 1871, commissioner to
the Paris exposition of 1878, minister to
Germany in 1S79-S1 CHS first mission to
Germany, minister to Russia in 1892
"a, member of the Venezuelan commits
sion of 1S96-97, member Of the peace
commission at The Hague, and ambas-
sador to Germany (his second mission)
from 1897 until his recent resignation
and retirement.
The difference between the views of
Governor Cummins and those of the
Heading republicans who opposed the
Iowa idea was very decided, and on
that basis that difference still exists.
On the basis of a tariff plank written
by Senator Allison there is no further
need of disagreement so far as the
standpatters are conce.ned.-Burling-
ton Hawkeye.
[ 49, ..ssl. MCao-X@a Al.fr1,.A md Cav
ernor Cummins in accord on the tariff
question there seems no reason for the
supporters of the Iowa idea to borrow
trouble. Everybody is glad that every
body else and especially that the Hawk
eye is glad. It is all very comfortable,
pleasant and harmonious.
ChollylI tell you, Sloman's a clevah
fellah. Heard him tell a girl lawst
night something about kind hearts are
bettah than crowns" OF something or
othah.
Ascum-"Kind hearts are more than
coronets." And did you consider that,
original with him? That's an old one.
Cholly-Yaas, but think how clevah
or MIN TO keep IL III his mead.
Catholic Standard and Times.
In the New York City schools the lat
est innovation is the trained school
nurse. Six months ago one nurse was
employed as an experiment to look after
pupils afflicted with various ailments
and keep watch oversthe general health
nF- tho ohtlflror, Within q fnur yrnaES
she was given twelve assistants, and in
less than four months provision was
made for thirty at a salary Of SIS a
month. 1t is expected that the appoints
|ment of an ever-increasing number of
nurses will have a wonderful effect up
on health returns of the city. as many
diseases which might otherwise be al
results will be stopped at their begin
ming by the never-ceasiag care Of these
women.
The editor of the Perry (Okla.) Re-
publican is much mixed up over his re-
%lationship to various members of his
family, and has let loose a plaintive
VIII 4 say tllR IN itt a w lAlpN
with one daughter, and his father mar
ried the daughter and is row his step
son, while his daughter is his step
mother. The daughter has a son., who
is the editors brother and grandson,
and his wife is his stepmother, as she
is the mother of his steprnother. He is
certainly his wife's husbands grand
child, and he may be something else.
Railway companies are not noted as
contributors or as evincing much in
terest in the missionary field. The case
quoted below shows, however, that in
one instance at least one company rose
to a great need. Most of the editors
were standpatters. While the Iowa edi-
tors were on their way home thru Tex
as last Friday, relates Joe Trigg of the
Rockford Register, a gospel car, named
the Good WILL" was attached to the
rear of the Pullman coaches for trans
portation from Dallas to Sherman. This
is a car, one of six or seven, main
tanned by the Baptist denomination for
evangelistic work thruout the south.
The minister in charge was a typical