Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-08
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

4 President Roosevelt VIII attend the
| banquet TO be given by the Canton, o.,
erpublican league in honor of the
birthday of former President Mckinley,
Jan. %. 1t will afford another national
opportunity to recall the Virtues of one
of the greatest of our pubiuc men.
The citizens of New York are pre-
| pairing to celebrate the 250th anniver-
sary of the establishment of municipal
| government in that city, which occur
red Feb. 2, 1868.
| An eastern paper notices that Allan
/ tic storms have been uncommonly vio-
lent of late, and even the biggest and
/ fastest boats of the ocean ferry have
made slow voyages. But these colossal
huls, no matter how rudely they were
buffeted and beaten by winds and
waves. brought their precious freight
OF human lives and of enormously val
liable cargoes safely into port.
| Hicks is entitled to some credit for
| predicting the latest storm.
one consoling statement comes from
! Baer to alleviate the coal famine. With
the coal consumers of New York alb
solutely at the mercy of the independ-
ent operators, who are now reported to
nave forced the price of coal up to $40,
George Il. Baer, president of the Phila-
| delphia & Reading Railroad Company.
said Tho we can no longer control the
prices at which independent operators
may place their output on the market,
the coal carrying roads will continue to
sell their product at So ton at tide
water. and there will be no deviation
| from that list price. So anxious are we
that the public shall receive in good
faith the benefit of this reasonable rate
that IL any consumer who has been
charged an extortionate rate for coal
VIII come to me and show that the mid
die man, agent or dealer who over
charged him is a purchaser from either
the Philadelphia & Reading Company
o rthe Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Company.
/ will promise you that we will not sell
him another pound of coal"
Inventor Edison declares that cleo
tricity will eventually Danish disease
and abolish the drug stores. 1t is now
certain that few volts of it. will ever
lastingly end good many troubles.
| Mrs. Plumpleigh-Will you take an
order for coal?
/ oil
L our old customers.
Mrs. Plumpleigh ishyly)-About -
how old do they have to be?
| -Somsryille Journal.
| The suggestion that fund OF 81. 600
be raised for Senator Hawley, of Con-
necticut. has aroused some indignation
in the Nutmeg state. Some of the sena-
tors close friends declare that he is In
no need of relief, being already in COM
Portable circumstances.
| The Union Pacific strike has not been
settled yet, tho negotiations are still in
progress A conference will be held in
| Omaha within ten days looking to this
end.
1t will be the part Of wisdom for oys-
ter dealers to get their supplies from
| beds which by no possibility can be
contaminated by sewage from cities.
towns or villages. An English bishop
died recently from typhoid fever caused
| by such poisoned food. If oysters and
CLAIMS are thoroughly cooked fever
germs are destroyed, but on the half
shell they should be looked upon as
kance unless it is reasonably certain
| that they are free from injurious bac-
| terra.
| Not Yet Ripe.-The physicians were
holding consultation beside the cot OF
the man supposed to have appendicitis
concealed about his person.
~ believe" said one Of the surgeons
that we should wait and let him get
stronger before cutting into him..
Before the other prospective opera
tors could reply the patient turned MS
head and remarked feebly:
what do you take me for-a
cheese?" Baltimore Aliieiioen.
patent has been granted an lowan
for an automatic regulator of wind
mills" Now, if he can get out good
one to regulate wind storms his fortune
will be made.
Wonder If a little more strenuous life
would hurt Iowa public officials? The
Journals of the house and senate OF the
last general assembly are just now be-
ing sent out to members of the leglsla-
tire and to newspapers. They were
printed at the time of the legislature.
but have just been indexed and bound.
Senator Elkins of West Virginia in
his Young days was railroad station
agent out west, his Office being box
car on a siding. He tells the story on
himself that one day in checking up a
car load of immigrants effects he could
NOT find bureau called for by the way
hill. He was in possession, however Of
vigorous young jackass that was not
down in the bill. So he wired TO the
shining agent: 81 am short one bureau
and long one jackass." The answer
mo hack: "You are o. K. That bureau
was a burro."
st can't get over some II my youthful
superstitions." said the goouTnaturea