Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-05
Topics Of the Times


Japan's legal adviser in the peace
negotiations is an American. 1t would
shed some light on the amount of in
demnity to be demanded il we knew
whether Mr.. Davidson had accepted
a retainer or has the csc on contin-
gent basis.
The Alden Times prints an interest
| ing biographical sketch of "Gurley'
Pritchard, one of the pioneers of nor
them Iowa, who built the first frame
house In Wright county, and founded
! the Belmond Mirror. The Mirror was
first printed on the press thrown into
the Mississippi river at Alton, Illinois
by the pro-slavery mob that wrecked
Lovejoy's plant and attempted his life.
| Mr.. Pritchard bought it of his broth
er-in-law, Judge Rosecrans, formerly
of Clear Lake, and a brother of the
famous general Of that name. Among
| Mr.. Pitchard's later ventures We're
construction contracts on the line OF
the Illinois Central, when the line was
built into this state and an interest In
the original Chicago, Iowa and Dakota
railway, Of which he was first vice
president. He is still living and Wig
orous at Alden.
| DR.. Gan Shimose, the chemist-inven-
| tor of that wonderful explosive Shin
ose powder, used by the Japanese army
and navy, was born, according to THE
Indianapolis News" in the humbest
circumstances in the province Of Hir-
oshima, forty-seven years ago. when
railways and steamships were practic-
| ally unknown in the island empire.
Very early Shimose determined to win
| ital, borrowed books to study, and.
| though often on the verge of starvation,
was graduated from the Imperial Uni
| versity with tn highest honors. His
| first invention was a curious ink, now
used in Japan for banknotes. The Sc
cret of it's composition is absolute and
| counterfeiters are instantly detected.
Recognizing that the powder in use In
Japan was extremely unsatisfactory,
| Shimose turned his attention to the
invention of new powder and spent
eleven years in perfecting it, often
working entire days and nights in his
laboratory.
An organ grinder came today,
And as upon my lawn to play,
He paused, and ground merry strain,
The monkey Juggling on the chain,
Suggested how, in Natures plan,
The monkey is akin to man:
Behold" I cried. "this chain. me-
thinks,
Must be made up of Missing Links
Puck.
Ottawa, Kansas, offered the greatest
chautauqua program in it's history, but
owing to the heavy rains and the flood
ed conditions of the ground during the
early days, the management lost heav-
ily, says Talent, the official organ of
the Elocutionists' Association. The
authorities, in securing Governor La
Toilette, asked that he should not
speak on the railroad question. because
the local railroads had always been
obliging and had shown friendly In
terest in the assembly. When La
Toilet gave Hamlet" instead of his
speech on railroads, the great audience
that had gathered to hear him was dis
appointed, and left in hundreds, so that
at the conclusion of his address there
11fk mil
the management got from the railroads
for being considerate of their feelings;
on the biggest day of the assembly
Lawson Day." the roads refused the
usual special rates, causing the assem-
bly, much loss Of patronage.
Gee, wished I was an inventor"
exclaimed Jimmy. loafing outside the
base ball park
.What fur?" demanded Mickey.
"Td invent knothole wat yer could
carry round wild yer and stick in a
fence anywheres yer pleased.
go Tribune.
Germans from all over the United
States will gather in st. Louis next
spring to honor the memory of Gen.
eral Franz Sigel, the dashing cavalry
leader who organized four regiments
of young Germans for the federal army
in 1861 and saved Missouri" for the
union. The statue, for which $4,000
was subscribed by patriotic residents
of st. Louis, will probably stand in
Forest park 1t is the work Of Robert
Cauer, a German-American sculptor Of
Berlin.
Visitor in Chicago: "why are those
people rushing around so madly?"
Citizen: .They are trying to raise
enough money to buy a reprieve for
Hoch."
Visitor: "And what is that mob go
ing to do with this poor wretch?"
Citizen: ooh. that's brute who Is
going to be lynched for wife beating"
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The report OF the banking depart
ment Of the state Of New York for the
last year presents some highly inter-
esting facts as to the increase in the
volume of savings bank accounts in
that state. It appears that the rate of
increase during the year ended June
30 was larger than ever before and it
was the record year for savings de-
nosits which amounted to a little less