Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-04
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

! TOPICS OF THE TIMES 5
The Nebraska legislature is already
| distinguished for one unusual thing: ii
has no contests for seats in either house
to wrestle with.
A new piano worth $4,000, according
| to competent judges, has been installel
in the east room of the white house. 1t
is the gift of firm Of piano manufac-
turers. 1t belongs to the massive square
1 class and is covered all over with gold
| leaf. The legs are formed of great
eagles with outstretched wings sup
| porting the piano and feet resting on
| the floor. Around the body of the in
strument the shields of the thirteen or
| iginal states are painted at intervals
The interior construction of the piano
is of the finest and it's tone is very mel
| odious. 1t will be used at the musicales
which Mrs. Roosevelt gives frequently,
l
ed to legalize holiday to be known as
Health day." when every person mus.
/ by law clean house.
| A friend met Congressman Rupert
of New York and said: Jake, came
away from home without any money
this morning. Let me have a couple OF
| A1Io 7 a
Say" observed the congressman, as he
handed over the money, who shaves
you-Pierpont Morgan?"
The public debt was decreased last
month to the extent of 1929, 116-.a
| good beginning for 1903
| 1t will look as IL the sword were
mightier than the pen If the English
and German bluff diverts revenues
from the recognized French claims now
being peacefully paid, to those fired at
Venezuela from the guns of warships.
zone dog Is as good as another" says
Castro. Yes, and damned sight bet
ter" is the reply of the English and
| German diplomats.
Laden with wine glasses, decanters,
| siphons and even beer stems. q side
board of remarkable associations now
graces saloon in the national capital.
This sideboard was originally presented
to Mrs. Hayes when her husband was
tn, Nf f,,c
to allow liquors on the table at the
white house. It was the gift of numer-
Gus young women Of Cincinnati, among
whom were Mrs. Bellamy Storer, wife
of the ambassador to Austria, and Mrs.
Taft. wife of the civil governor of the
fate of many another piece of white
house furniture at the general clearing
out auction last week. 1t was Knocked
down to its present owner for $S5, AMI
transferred from the executive halls to
a saloon. where it has become not mere
to iconoclasts the subject for many a
bibulous jest. No sooner did 1t become
known that the historic bit of furniture
was being thus desecrated than John r.
Mclean offered $3.50. ten times the
price 1t had been bought at, for the old
sideboard. The new owner, realizing
the advertising value of the sidebaord
declined. Then Colonel Webb Hayes
anxious to rescue the priced possession
of his mother from vandals, attempted
TO purchase it, but he was informed
that the price placed on it was $4,000.
So. surrounded by bacchanalian fnsig-
MIA, in an atmosphere heavy with the
fumes of alcohol, the old sideboard, the
gift of the Cincinnati bellies, the most
cherished possession of the white ribbon
mistress of the white house. stands
while ribald jests are abroad at the sad
descent from its former high estate.
Bank robbers can't understand why
some people should think that money is
hard to get
The finding Of the senate committee
to the effect that bride had been Of
fered Congressman Lessler by those in
terested in the Holland submarine boat,
was not news to the public. From the
day the charge was made 1t has been
generally believed that the bride was
offered. Bribery is common crime, but
one of the most difficult of all crimes
in which to reach a conviction.
BY writing a naughty note to Presi-
dent Roosevelt 1t Is feared that the good
Miss Barton has hurt the Red Cross
cause more than she has hurt the pres
ident.
The Fool and the Knave.-A man left
his umbrella In the stand in a hotel re-
Gently with a card bearing the follow
ing inscription attached to it: This
umbrella belongs to a man who can
deal a blow of $50 pounds weight. 1
shall be back in ten minutes" On re-
turning to seek his property he found in
the place card thus inscribed: "This
card was left here by man who can
run twelve miles an hour. shall not
be ck!"-Ledger Monthly
George-It's no use fighting the coal
dealers.
Mrs. George-No; the thing for you
to do is to say nothing and saw wood
Detroit Free Press.