Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-11

IIious rivers are now trying to see Wha,
they can float away.
AS showing that Senator Morgan does
rot fully represent the south, an At
Ilanta paper says: I'VE do wish Sena-
tor Morgan would let the Panama canal
be built. 1t would change the Gulf of
Mexico from dull eddy to a moving
stream
/ Pope Leo declares that he expects to
live ten years longer. and nobody is
Warranted in doubling il.
/ President Palma of Cuba has issued Il
j decree declaring a quarantine against
certain Mexican ports. and prohibiting
the importation of certain animals and
| of the danger of transmitting plague
germs. which came originally from San
| Francisco. AS president he is mani
Testing interest in all matters of inn
portance to his countryrlen.
Il should like to know why" said the
Intellectual Grubber, money is called
Dough-"
Because simpered the Cheerful
Idiot. everybody kneads it,
Baltimore American.
An unknown E.nglishwoman left by
will recently "a curious fund for the
benefit of women who have seen bet
ter days. The testa'triN who desired
that her name and the names of the am
ruitants under her will should not be
published, left $4,000 and her residu-
airy estate. which will probably make
Up the total to nearly st75.000, in trust
to apply the income in payment of
annuities of $500 each TO unmarried
women, who must be ladies' by birth
and have fallen from as,lence or from
comfortable circumstances, and have no
present assured income of more than
$50 year each There is no restric-
ton as to religious belief. The, annui-
tants are to be women nominated by
her during her life or chosen by ma
jority of the trustees.
Heavy rains fell last week in all parts
Of California, and have cone great good |
to grain and fruit. With these rains
the wheat and barley crop is fairly as
sured, and the moisture will cause fruit
trees to blossom. From :.ll the reports
received the acreage in grain this sea-
son will be larger than ever known be-
fore, and the acreage Of orchards in
bearing will also break the record
The Minnesota state Scandinavian
and Finnish famine fund has reached
nearly $4,000. OF this $4,000 has been
dispatched to the stricken districts.
A laundering butcher in Chicago
lung out his fresh sausage tomorrow
sign and then went out into the back
Yard and took pot shots at his neigh
.ors' pet dogs and cats. The court gave
him the benefit of the doubt and only
ined him for shooting within the city
limits, but the sale of sausage has fallen
IF in the locality worse than during
he Luertgsrt trial.
The anniversary of St. Patrick, the
'atron saint OF Ireland. Will be honored
n the 18th of March, as usual.
From the reports received, it is evil
lent that fully $4,000 visitors from the
asst will attend the Grand Army en-
ampment in San Francisco next Au-
ust. This bly, crowd can be handled
" the railways and hotel people, but
here is some doubt about the sleeping
ar accommodations.
"They tell me, professor. that you
ave mastered all the modern tongues"
We'll, yes; all but my wifes and her
lother's."
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
A two line want ad can run two days
n the T.-R. for twenty five cents and
5, 900 people will read It,
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