Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-10
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

president of the University of Illinois.
Il is universal in the elementary schools
all but twelve of 62S cities use it in
1.-THE secondary and high schools, and of
IG47 colleges 1877 admit men only. sixty
two are open to women only and 336
are open to both men AMI women.
The proportion of cases reported
lcured by surgical treatment of Bright's
1 disease gives hope that the treatment
may prove highly valuable and effective
lin disease where medical practice
lseems helpless. The removal of the
lcapsule, or the surrounding membrane.
! of the kidney by surgical operation is
lclaimed to free the diseased and weak
ened kidney substance from too great
compression and to increase the circu-
tlation in this organ by the formation
of new blood vessels between the re-
LEASED kidney and the surrounding It's
sues. The hopelessness of many phases
OF Brights disease justi,ies very con-
isiderable risk in the effort to relieve or
cure its unfortunate victims.
/ Drunkenness Is a condition easy to
notice but difficult to dciine. The def
! milton given by witness in a kansas
lawsuit last week may have slight legal
or scientific value, but ii is here given
for its curious human interest: "a
man is drunk when he is unable for
three days to sign the promissory note
on which he wants to borrow money"
| Whether accepted or rejected. this Is
| the observation of cautious psycholo-
gist and sociolgist.
| A story is told of the experiences of
the late Sir Edwin Landseer with a
London dog fancier. Sir Edwin was
painting the portrait of Il valuable dog.
which, before he had finished, was
stolen from it's owner. The painter UNI
dertook to find the animal, Offering
reward of $50. He summoned to his
laid one "Jem" Smith, who, he thought,
might put him on the right track. He
| showed the man the picture and the
banknote, and promised that If the dog
were restored no questions should be
asked. "Jem' Smith said he would do
his best, and went his way. Six weeks
later "Jem" Smith arrived at the
studio, leading the missing dog by
piece of string. rs this the dorg, Sir
Edwin?" There was no need to ask
| the question, for the aaiinal was the
very picture of his portrait. Here is
your ten pounds" said the artist. land
| l suppose must ask ne questions. But
now that the affair is done with. you
may lust as we'll tell me all about it,
| After moment of hesitation, the man
confessed that he himself was the thief.
You! you laundering rascal" ex-
! claimed Sir Edwin. Then, why on
earth have you kept us in suspense all
| this time?. Well, yer see guvnor,'
| was the response, Il stole the dorg but
the gentleman | sold him to KEEP i'm
SO Jolly close that ha int a chance OF
ricking him again till yesterday, and
that's the truth, s'elp me-"
| The sermon our pastor, Rt Rev.
| Began may have had Ri. Clev,
| But his talk, tho consistent,
Kept the end so far distant,
| We left since we felt he Mt. New.
! Philadelphia Press.
| The question how many very old per-
sons there are in Paris has been started
lin connection with tn death of NJ.
I Legouve, the veteran acudemician and
| the answer is now supplied by some
municipal statistics which have just
| been issued. According to these figures.
Paris contains 1857 octogenarians,
While OF nonagenarians OF M. Legouves
age, 81, there are upward of 53l, 1t be-
| ing added that of thes. no fewer than
| eighty-five will be centenarians In the
! course of a few months. So at least
statistics affirm. OF downright cente
narians Paris boasts five, not one of
whom. by the way, has ever been mar
ried!
| Don't complain because you must
read about T.-R. want ads in every is
sue. Realize for moment that every
| body would hear just as much about
what you had to sell If your ad was in
| this newspa per.
| y )
The wonderful change in labor con-
ditions in the New England cotton mills
lin half century is Indicated by the
published statement that among the
| 1900 or more wage-eacners In Lowell
now out of employment are Greeks,
Syrians and Portuguese. Not many
generations ago almost all of the
workers at the looms we're of Yankee
birth and bringing up. Later came the
Influx of French, Canadians, and now
even Greece, Syria and Portugal are
represented.
| A True Wife.-Uncle--I can hardly
believe that, my boy. All your wife's
instinct are so sweetly feminine.
| Nephew-That's what. Between our
selves, uncle, the feminine instinct is
| to domineer. brooklyn Life.
| In view of the establishment of the
| department of commerce and labor, it
may be interesting to note that the in
ternal commerce of the United States
last year has been estimated by the
government statistician at S20000,000,-
LOCO. Fifty years ago it was only ST.
| 600, 600, 900 The manufactures of the
| United States are nearly double those
| of Great Britain and Ireland, and about
l a tI,o,. of I,rapco Carn, MI