Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-15
Topics Of the Times


The alleged new discovery that hot
air is remedy for insanity should
have the effect to put broken down
Des Moines newspaper correspondents
first in line for jobs at Cherokee and
independence.
Now thai the president has learn
ed to catch them alive and tie their
mouths shut let the pack of gray
wolves" at the far end of the capitol
tremble.
The celebration of Thomas Jeffer-
sons birthday Thursday night by the
New York Democratic Club did not
include a new birth for Mr.. Bryan.
Since Rockefeller's use Of them as
an illustration even American Beauty
roses smell of kerosene.
From reports Mr.. Bryan has been
getting ahead at the rate of about
$4,000 annually. Perhaps this ex-
plains his anxiety to get back to the
people"
Colorado has turned down the pro-
ject of a state oil refinery, having
come to the wise conclusion to wait
and see how Kansas comes out.
For Russia to take ten years to
build a new navy that Japan could
destroy in ten minutes is like thirteen
mile run preliminary to a twelve inch
jump.
A new town in Wisconsin called
Roosevelt will absorb two other towns
named Grover and Cleveland.
SO
A fir tree has been cut in Oregon
recently which made nine saw logs
averaging ID feet in length, scaling
21.4S3 feet board measure. The pro-
duct of this one tree will bring more
than $1,000.
The prince of Wales on his coming
visit to India, is to give no pres
ents and receive none. When his
father was prince of Wales and Wis
tied India he gave presents worth
5000. 900 and received presents worth
$2,500,000.
"Metapsychics" is the latest word.
1t is the invention of Professor Charles
Reichert, president of the society for
psychical research, Of England. 1t
means the science-in embryo, hither-
to known as occult" "psychical," or
"spiritistic."
Kelly's Status.-"Oi was at wake
lasht night
WAS Kelly there?"
.whoi, Kelly was tn loife av tn
wake; he was the corpse. Puck.
1t is reported that several French
dealers have recently visited America
to purchase stock for an alligator farm
which they purpose starting in the
south of France. Alligator skin has
become so highly priced thruout
France that the animal dealers be-
lieve it will pay well to raise the
alligators on this, the first farm of it's
kind in the world Not long ago Pres
ident Loubet received a present of
hunting suit of alligator skin. This
is said to be growing scarcer yearly
and there is always great demand for
it for boots, shoes, handbags, writing
pads, portfolios and toilet articles.
The human hair industry is a very
active one in France the depart
ments most frequently visited by the
hair merchants being those of Correze,
Grouse, Allier, Cher, Dordognc and
Haute vienne. The average price
given for a full, long head of hair is
from 50 to 1925 for the very best quail
ity and color. The girls of the dis
tricts mentioned above, which are ex-
ceedingly poor, stipulate that their
hair shall not be cut short in front,
and conceal the shorn appearance at
the back by a draped colored handler
chief. The best shades Of light and
blond hair are obtained from Germany
and Switzerland, and for these high
prices are given,