Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-26
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| Manchurla, according To the i.ondon
Contemporary Review. has already
cost Russia ssoO,ooo.OoO, with a better
chance of further outlay of an equal
amount than of dividends on the in
vestment at large.
Miss Vera Goldsteir, of Victoria, IS
about to test the right of women to
sit in the Australian parliament by Of
fering herself as q candidate. She Is
rendered in this country as the Aus
tralian delegate to the woman's suf-
ifrage convention in Washington last
year. During her visit she was COM
missioned by the Criminology Society
of Victoria to inquire into our regula
tons regarding juvenile criminals and
neglected children.
ITO settle bet" said the visitor,
how long can a man go without
food? 2"
Ask the man over there" said the
snake editor.
rs he the editor who answers ques
lions ?"
NO, he's a piet.'
Philadelphia Press.
1t IS a queer state ne things. indeed,
that confronts the parents of Philadei-
phia. With 7.944 chi dren on part
time" and 2.O29 in double classes"
there are lag unoccuped schoolrooms
in the city This does not include the
school buildings in the older parts of
the city, where business has en-
croaehed on the residential portions,
and where there are many buildings
partly empty. The plrsimony which
has marked the dealings of the Phila-
delphit school board With the teachers
in its employ is bearing its legitimate
fruit. Not only do capable. experienced
teachers show a fatal propensity for
migrating to New York Boston and
others cities which pay better salaries
than the City of Bro.heriy Love, but
the supply of such te ichers as see fit
to remain Is decrease lg from year to
year. This fact is demonstrated by
the lists of substitute teachers, from
which the ranks of permanent teachers
are reinforced. In 1900 there were
said to be GA substitutes on the list;
in 1902. sos; in 1903, 419. Many OF
these are not available for permanent.
duty. Altho the demand for teachers
increases yearly, as new schools build
ings are opened, there has been rap
Id and steady decline In the number
of students enrolled III the Girls Nor
NAL School In 1898 the number of stu
dentA was COS; this year it is only 2a5.
In connection with Madame PATHS
present tour in this country the En-
giish papers recall that the diva was
actually born in the green room OF an
opera house. Her mother, prima
donna of some talent, vas singing with
the celebrated Signor S.nico when she
was suddenly taken ILL., and carried to
the greenroom, where Adelina Patti
was born. Sinico has related how in
haste he tore UP his wardrobe to find
wraps for the Infant, little guessing
it would be the greatest singer in the
world.
The London Mail relates an exciting
incident which occurred in connection
with a meet of the B-alvoir Hounds at
Newtonban A fox was pressed so
closely that he endeavored to cheat his
pursuers by entering The grounds of a
farmhouse. Here he
climbed into a thick shrub forming
part of an arbor. but was dislodged.
and he then got back to his original
quarters with the hounds in close pur-
suit. The fox then sought a fresh
hiding place. Entering by the open
door of the back kitchen he took ref
uga in the copper fiue, squeezing him.
self between a dinner pot and the
chimney. The hounds, however, dis
covered his sanctuary aud melee en-
sued. chairs. tables and washtubs be-
ing overturned In tht. encounter. She
fox was eventually brought out and
broken up Oh tie idNu III LIE piSstiiec
o. the field and many excited villagers.
Something that in America would be.
likely to arouse the activity Of the
S. P. c. A.
All good advertising Is educational.
says Printers Ink. 1t is unfortunate
that there is not more good advertis-
ing. Men who read ponder over what
they read. II ones advertisement may
not attract the reader to his place of
business, 1t may take him to another.
This applies generally. 50 that often
times one will gain t-.ade thru the adj
yerttsement of com oeitor Thus what
one may lose to his competitor thru his
own advertisement Will be restored to
him thru the efforts OF his competitor
to gain trade. The leading thought os
y all, tho, is that in i'll cases the work
of educating the people into buying
goes on steadily thru advertising.
1t is reported from Rome that the
new pope desires to signalize his ac-
cession by the creation of new dog
ma, namely that of the assumption of
the Virgin Mary 1t is probable that
nom atholics will learn for the first
time that this never has been a dogma
OF the church. tho 1t Is said that belief