Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-20
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

| One more month of winter, according
| to the calender.
Secretary Root has accepted an invi-
tation to accompany the president on
his hunting trip to Colorado and other
western states next month.
| Senator elect Ankeny of Washington
is president OF six different national
banks and the richest capitalist in the
state. He is not of the Addicks stripe
| President Roosevelt has been invited
| to attend the unwilling of the monu-
ment to be erected at Orchard Knob, on
| the Chickamauga battlefield. in conf
memoration of the services of Mary
lands soldiers, union and confederate.
in the civil war. The unwilling will
| take place on July %.
Lincoln was the hero of last week In
the public schools. In an assemblage of
pupils one morning was woman who
addressed them by asking questions.
What did Abraham Lincoln have that
you can all have?" asked the woman
from the platform, and all thru the
audience up went the hands. One at
the very back of the room was selected
by the speaker you tell me" she said,
as she nodded and pointed that way,
toward small boy. What did Abra-
ham Lincoln have that you can all
have 2" "A mother" was the response.
The questioner was pleased, altho the
answer for which she delved was, "a
kind heart
The schools of the Buckeye state had
exercises on Thursday. the 10th. appro-
priately recognizing the centenary on
that date of the signing by President
jefferson of the act admitting Ohio as q
state into the union.
In Kansas Emporia normal students
celebrated Founders day Saturday.
The institution was opened in 1864 with
thirty Students, and now has an ENROLL
ment of nearly 1000.
There are about ten million migratory
sheep In Spain, which each year travel
as much as 200 miles from the plains to
the mountains. They are known as
transhumantes, and their march, rest
ing places and behavior are governed
by special regulations, dating from the
fourteenth century. At certain times
no one may travel the same route as the
sheep which have the right to Craze on
all open and common land on the way.
For this purpose a road ninety yards
wide must be left on all inclosed and
private property. The shepherds lead
their nocks, which follow after and
around. The flocks are accompanied by
provision mules, and by large dogs to
guard against wolves. The merino
sheep travel 400 miles to the mountains,
and the total time spent on the migra-
ton there and back Is fourteen weeks.
sss
Missouri supplies all OF Its legislators
with pens free-fountain pens that cost
1922 each. These are less calculated TO
make them bite and twist their tongues
when they use them than the old style.
There Was Difference-Sockson
Buskin-How did you like my Hamlet?
Olde Stager-Oh. 1t was your Hamlet,
was 1t? Well. I did not recognize it as
Shakespeare's.- Brooklyn Life.
"Would you call this an open win
ter'?"
II don't know, but 1t seems to be open
wide enough to have given me this
cold."-Philadelphi Catholic Stand
ard.
President Roosevelt signed a law the
other day with quill pen secured by
Mr.. J. G. Pratt, of Honolulu one of Sen
ator Warren's former constituents. and
possessing peculiar associations. 1T
was an eagles feather, plucked from the
war bonnet of an Arapahoe chief. Elk
Governor Richards of Wyoming, now
land commissioner, first obtained the
feather, which is said to be rated among
the Indians as of the value Of five or six
ponies. He gave it to Mr. Pratt, who
had the pen made therefrom. 1t was
used to sign the Hawaiian fire claims
bill, appropriating $1,000,O00 out of the
federal treasury. The feather will now
be taken to Honolulu and preserved in
a museum.
"This fishin' fever seems to be conta-
gious," said the stranger, noting the
long row of anglers perched upon the
creek bank
Eyes, it's contagious, all right" said
the man who had been fishing four
hours without a nibble, but not ketch-
in'."-New England Homestead.
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 newspaper.
This old world, where We're a-lfvin',
With it's sinnin' an forgivin',
Is adoin' of its best
AS it rolls from east to west;
Sorrow comes; but what is sorrow?
Hope is whisperin of Tomorrow
T,x, I,uubtar faars an Siphins