Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-15
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

ton at this session of congress has
become more favorable owing to the
firm attitude of President Roosevelt.
A prominent Philadelphia clergyman
strongly urges all young men who in
tend to enter the ministry to learn
some trade either before or after their
ordination. He has examined the sta
tistics of the various Protestant de-
nominations, and has been appalled, by
the number of ministers who are with
out a charge. He thinks trade would
be good thing to fall back on in
such cases, besides standing the
preacher in good stead in many ways
while still in the pulpit
Well, the senate and house did get
up commendable gait in suspending
the coal tariff
Mr.. c. O. Carter who retires from
the editorship of the Boone News ow-
ing to the purchase of his interest by
his partner, will leave many an editor
mourning the loss of a respected friend
until he again enters editorial work.
The Boone News never had much to
say but what it did say under Carriers
direction was we'll said and to the
point. For this reason other editors
always enjoyed opening the News for
Carriers remarks.
1t is all right for the house judiciary
committee to inquire into the power
of congress to seize coal mines and
coal roads II fairly done, it will tend
to knock the props from under certain
advocates of such measures and damp.
en- the ardor of would-be leaders of
the Van Wagenen type.
There once was man from Nam
tucket,
Who kept all his cash in a bucket:
But his daughter named Nan
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket. Nantucket.
Princeton Tiger.
Here are some statistics given in the
report of the state superintendent of
public schools of Missouri: The total
enumeration of the children over and
under 20 years Of age is $50, 482: the total
school enrolment is 703,O57; the
average daily attendance is 472,799.
There We're graduated from the rural
schools last year 1850 pupils The av-
erage annual salary of teachers is
S306.16. the average salary for women
teachers being $l.63 more than for men.
There are twenty-one states expending
more per capita on schools than Mis-
souri,.
The Centerville Citizen has invited
the members of the Iowa Evening Press
Association to visit Centerville on
Thursday, Jan. Is. to attend the dedi-
cation of the Drake public library, as Its
be interesting.
Few chapters In history surpass In
thrill and horror the sufferings endured
by Arnold's men on their march to
Quebec in the fall oe 1915. The story
of that battle against starvation and
wilderness perils, bravely fought, only
to find, when the shores of the st. Law
renee were reached. that before them,
not behind. lay the real struggle, after
ALL is told in the Ccnutry's February
installment of Justin II. Smiths "The
0v01 ne no
There Is no more enthusiastic hunter
in either branch of congress than Sena-
tor Burton, of Kansas. He has trophies
to prove his skill in the chase. While
in Hawaii last summer he enjoyed some
royal sport after the wild boars there.
Senator Dubois was feeling a bit out
of sorts last summer and on the advice
of physician went to Atlantic City
for some sea air. "How did you make
OUT" the senator was asked on his re-
turn. Not very we'll Dubois replied.
You see. went for sea air. and every
minute of the four days I stayed there
was nothing but land breeze"
Senator BILLY" Mason's latest effort,
that of trying to defeat the man who is
to be his successor by besrnirching his
record, is only another of the small
tactics Of which he is capable.
Talking about luxury and the cost Of
living" said Marshall p Wilder, Il saw
an incident that illustrated what money
means. I was in a fruit store on Broad
way, New York. where a woman was
buying some apples. She noticed few
cucumbers on the counter, and said:
You may put in half dollars worth of
those
1.-The salesman looked at her inquir-
ingly and remarked: You will have to
buy whole one. ma'dm; we don't cut
cucumbers.'"
After two years experimenting with
nickeled steel rails. the Pennsylvania
railroad has decided to place them on
the heavy curves thru the Allegheny
mountains. An order for 5000 tons has
been given at cost of $4,000.
once month 1t WAS the custom of a
clergyman in a neighboring town to
catechise the Sunday school. Among
the questions asked was. who was