Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-13
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Mr.. Bryan says he KEEP. his eyes an
ears open" while in Europe. The re
mainder OF his facial battery is due
orsn at the Lincoln dinner.
Four thousand Chinese coolies hay
accepted the higher civilization b
striking for higher wages. The differ
ence between strikes in China ard i
this country IS that here the striker
usually lose their heads before the.
strike. In China decantation is iikel.
to come later.
The Noun. Pleasant mail carrie
who dug $4,000 in gold dust gu; o
Nevada soil in year has just $3.50
the advantage over his Iowa breth
rem who, from appearances. viii b
fortunate II they succeed IN diggin!
themselves out of Iowa mud mex
spring.
| A Washington non partisan bureau
is circulating petitions TO the Fifty
eighth congress TO raise the salaries o.
government officials from 20 to so PEI
cent. In view of the supply of anxious
applicants for these positions the in
crease really doesn't seem necessary t.
Hanna would very likely be willing tc
accept Mr.. Roosevelt's job at half the
money. If some sliding scale based on
efficiency might be established petit
ton might be in order. AS it is public
officials are paid more than they earn
on an average.
Mr. Bryan's European trip has failed
to change his political convictions. h
is so much opposed to bond issues that
he declares in an Interview Il will not
give bond that will not be candi-
date at any time
A New York state senator. Mr.. w. p.
Richardson. tells an interesting story
incident of transfer Of cuss words
by wireless telegraphy. When the
vessel upon whieh he recently returned
from Europe picked UP the Lucania.
Which was outbound from New York.
the Campania. which was ahead, had
already established communication
with the Lucania. and was carrying on
AN exchange OF news when the ST.
Louis cut In, aud the 81. Louis orsra-
tor was compelled to subside. The
~ n,,t,
rows hungry. were fearful that the
conversation With the Campania would
he continued until they were out of
range with the Lucan!a The operator
he stirred the Impotence of the Mar
conf man on the Lucania. Asking for
the latest news in New York. he was
evasively assured "the pope Is still
aNve." Then the st. Louis operator
was aggr!eved, and the rejoInder thai
was flashed across the waves of the
Atlantic was more emphatic than ele
giant, and alluded TO a region where the
temperature Is reputed to be more than
tropical. The free exchange of the
s.gns Of mutual irritation between two
men on separate ocean going vessels,
easily hundred miles apart. specially
enforced the marvel OF this latest AMI
most interesting becauss most mysti-
flying achievement of modern science.
Ten years ago no one could have been
found TO believe 1t possible.
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Iowa authorship may not have be-
come especially great, but 1t does not
go hungry like the struggling literati
OF the old-time Grubb street. Las.
week in accepting short story by
Susan Heating Giaspeil. of Davenport.
a rising young winter of Iowa fiction,
the Booklovers' Magazine enclosed its
check for $i25. Grub street in Iowa
appears 10 take the lower case ''g'
Pharmacy experts az result of
their Investigations are stating their
belief that the morphine and cocaine
habits have more victims dn the coun
try than In the cities.
The cheapest postal service in the
world is that OF Japan. where letters
are conveyed all over the empire for
two sen-about seven-tenihs OF a
This is the more wonderful;
the difficulties of trans
port over mountainous and irregu
lar country, which has less than 100
miles, of railway, while wagons can
pass over only few of the chief roads
and the steamers connect but a small
number of coast stations.
now issues special policies
to holders ali the inedi-
cal, surgical and nursing expenses, up
10 the amount insured. incurred in an
attack of this malady.
William Jennings Bryan has pur-
chased the old homestead in which he
was born at Salem, III. 1t Is a plain,
.wo-story house, and its heavy TIM
GERS were 1,ewn by Colonel Bryan's fa-
her half century ago. Colonel Bry
ms purchase Is promp.ed altogether
~ sentiment. as he has .old his friends |
ne has never considered changing his |
esidence from Nebraska.
Petrovo Xosyaistrennrve has applied |
c the ST. 1.opis worlds fair manage