Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-06
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Some rich people are like big
pass a givin' point.
S. S. Hamaker, of Mannheim, Pa,
! boasts a beard G. inches in length.
His name and his whiskers are alike
suggestive of hayseed.
The Eldora Herald says that what
man of such positive convictions that
it was always easy to tell where he
stood The Herald might have added
that similar positive convictions en-
tertained by smaller men, have led TO
other positive convictions that have
made it easy to tell where they are for
a more or less extended period.
The Northwestern railroad has COM
menced work this week on an extensive
plan of minor Improvement work on
the Black Hills division. Several hum
dred miles of track are to be reballast-
ed A big camp has been established
at Buffalo Gap on the Cheyenne river,
where steam shovels. with capacity
of one car every three minutes, which
has developed a superior grade of
gravel for ballast purposes. novel
feature of the work is that several
hundred Indians have been employed.
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the preliminary work and have shown
themselves to be competent on classes
of labor not requiring too much ex-
perience.
If we's am descended from Ham,
AS, count o. our compleckshun,
De white folks pears to think we am,
We offer no objeckshun
For in dat case, tbs plain to see
CAS- in dis group we're clustereD
Dat, 'cording to the Scriptures, we
Am also bred and mustered
-Four Track News.
A series OF interesting firing trials
recently was undertaken by the Swed-
ish government. The purpose of these
experiments was to examine the effect
of shooting against pasteboard. The
trials were conducted on the wharyes
of the Swedish navy in Karlskrons,
one of miliboard, against which fire
from revolvers, rifles, carbines and
machine guns was directed. The paste
board, which was three inches thick.
resisted completely the bullets fired
from the small arms but was perforat-
ed by the projectiles from the ma
chine guns. The experiments may be
said to have given very interesting
results Bullets from the carbines
used are able to penetrate wooden
planks five inches in thickness, but
they could not penetrate the paste
board. which was only three inches
thick.
Statistics compiled by an insurance
journal shows that the American peo-
pie are taking out insurance at the
rate of 100000 a day. From the
activity of the insurance solicitors,
however, this estimate would seem too
conservative.
Hungry Man-Do you serve Holsters
at this restaurant?
Waiter-Not very often. but I guess
we can fix you out all right.
The dairy business in Roanoke. Va,
is likely to be hard hit, or at any rate
some of the immemorial rights and
privileges of the peaceful COW are like
lv To be abrogated President l.. e.
Johnson. of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, has made the city council a
unique proposition, which will prob
ably be accepted.
II am ready" he said. ito begin 1T
once the construction Of new $780,
900 depot here, If the council will agree
TO pass and enforce an ordinance to
keep cows out Of the streets OF the
city,
The Woodbine Twiner has been sold
to III. c. Ford by Dennis O'Leary. Mr.
O'Leary has purchased the Silver CITY
Times and will give it his entire at
tention.
The young man was waiting for his
sweetheart to come down. Meanwhile
her little sister was entertaining him.
and does your dolly cry mamma
when anyone squeezes it, he asked
pleasantly.
The little girl seemed bit con-
fused.
well. not when gentleman squeez-
es her." she chirped finally. Chi
cago News.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.