Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-28

General Grant with his staff approach
ing he said to his men: ""Turn out tn,
guard for the commanding general.
The ~confederates on the other side o
the creek, not more than fifty feet away
heard the order, and their captain, con
ceiving the idea of paying a compliment
to the enemy, shouted: Turn u thu
guard for the commanding general o
the federal army" Tha ragged con
federate pickets stood at attention fol
several moments, and then salutet
Grant as he rode away.
Customer want a ton of coal.
Dealer-Yes, sir. What size?
Customer-Well, IL it isn't asking tot
much, I'd like to have a two thousand
pound ton.
Chicago Daily News.
When the late General Macdonald
last visited his relatives in Scotland hi
wore a very curious watch. The curl.
|csity did not lie in the watch itself
which was of large size, but in the glass
which was rough and thick, but served
its purpose as well as another. Mac
donald was very proud OF this glass ant
told It's story with much circumstance
One day during the Soudan campaign
he had broken the original glass. an6
was puzzled to find a substitute for II
in the desert. At last, however, hi
smashed a tumbler. The bottom he
ground on a stone unit! 1t was fine
enough, and the size he. shaped until II
fitted tightly into the setting. And sc
good was the handiwork that 1t lasted
until he returned home. He never had
it removed.
PENIS Treaty Tree-the Treaty Elm
does that still EXIST" a young mar
asked the antiquary. NO." said the
old man; ut was blown down on the
night of March 3, 1910. This tree, as
it's c%oncentric circles showed, was 2Sa
years old. No great age, that, for a
tree. There is in England. at Cow
thorpe. an oak that is supposed to be
500 years old. The English yews often
reach an almost incredible age. The
celebrated Ankerwyke yew is 1,100
years old. and there are others OF an
equal age. Some Of our American pines
can hold their in respect of age
with the European trees. Oregon pines,
on being cut down, have shown as many
as 1000 %concentric rings running from
the heart out to the bark. Do you
know who first showed us how to tell
a trees age. by its rings: 1t was Mon
taigne the Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The Iowa City Republican has begun
its twenty eighth year Of existence as
a daily, the weekly Republican hav-
ing had a life OF 63 years. David
Brant the present editor held a position
on the Republican previous to its Is
sue as a daily. Mr.. Brant recalls that
he furnished the motive power for the
Chicago Taylor press upon which the
weekly was printed and has a lively
recollection Of the physical exertion
entailed. In concluding its reminis
cences the Republican says: You see
what The Republican is to day; 1t
speaks for itself" OF course 1t might
urged in his connection that the
to speak for
everyone else as well, but on a birth
day and in consideration of the Re
newsiness and general good
nature adverse criticism of even so
q character is out OF place.
One Of the most amusing discover
ies'' which has been made recently is
that strawberries eaten out of season
are apt to make a person commit sui
eide. This theory has been advanced
by Clifford Howard. Of Washington.
who has made a study Of the matter.
Cases have been known in which I'M
ripe berries have made people want to
suicide, but the real act has
been some distance off. Mr..
Howard says that unripe Strawberries
produce mental depression. and then
is the next step.