Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-02
Topics Of the Times

Mormon who confessed on oath to l29
grand children, got thru the Christmas
holidays would be gratefully received.
Calhoun county democrats are
charging the rural telephone and rural
free delivery Of mail with responsibility
for their defeat in their Calhoun coun-
ty stronghold. Doubtless these were
contributory causes, but why not
charge the whole thing up to general
enlightenment?
Joseph Choate, American ambassa-
dor to the court Of st. James, believes
he has been too long away from Am
erica to take up the practice of law
when he returns. His resolution holds
a hint for Major Conger. Perhaps he
has been too long out Of Iowa to
find the profession Of office seeking
lucrative and successful upon his re-
turn. A long foreign residence is not
the highest qualification Of guber-
material candidate and it will probably
be found that Major Conger has over
estimated his personal popularity as q
political asset.
Tho Panama is denied her natural
and me-honored pastime of revolu-
ton, those eleven earthquakes ought
to furnish some slight diversion.
northwestern Iowa postmaster has
installed two clerks by the name Of
Fishback, but this does not necessarily
indicate that there will be anything
scaly iii the way the affairs Of the Of
flee will be conducted.
An interesting story Of the courtesy
Of the Japanese soldiers is told by n
missionary Of the Presbyterian For
eign Board, located at Yokohama. Sew
eral years ago Mrs. Isabella Bird Bish-
op, the well known traveller, was on hes
way from Chemulpo> to Seoul, on cold
winter day, and when she reached the
halfway resting house was suffering
she found the guest rooms Of the house
completely occupied by a body of SOL
diers who were also making the jour-
ney. No other place of rest and re-
freshment was available, and she did
not know what she should do. To her
great surprise the soldiers in the chief
guest room at once vacated the place,
and several of them came forward to
assist her to dismount The act was
entirely impromptu, for no officer was
with them and no orders were given. |
A soldier spread his blanket on the
floor for Mrs. Bishop to rest upon, and |
every care was taken to see that she
was not disturbed, while having her
refreshment and rest. When she was
ready to continue her journey soldiers
brought her horse and assisted her to |
remount. She took some coins from
her purse and offered them to her ben
efactors, but they We're politely AMI
firmly declined, and ali she could do
was to thank them men who had shown
so much kindness to passing
stranger.
Teacher-Johnny, write on this
blackboard. the sentence, 1.-TWO heads
are better than one" Now, Johnny, do
you believe that?
Johnny-Yes'm cause then you |
kin git a job in a dime museum and
make lots of money.-Youth.
Dentists are, as a rule, not living tes-
timonials to their profession. 1t is
because we know how much a tooth
can be hurt that we dislike to get into
a chaid ourselves one of the craft |
tooth for a fellow dentist last week
and found it simply impossible to do
a good job. He twisted and turned, |
grabbed my hand, when he saw it COM
ing his way, and absolutely refused to
let me do enough cutting to hold the
filling solidly. Finally, 1 patched the
tooth up somehow and he wouldn't let
me polish off the edges. Give me the
most hysterical before dentist every
time"
The arrest Of a number of nihilists
thru communications intercepted at
the postoffice, substantiates the as
sertion that the nihilistic groups are
composed largely Of men of letters.
The Literary Historical Society of
Quebec Saturday last, celebrated the
10th anniversary Of the attack upon
Quebec by Montgomery and Arnold.
on December 81, 1875. The society will
commemorate the event by placing a
bronze medal, with a suitable inscrip-
ton, as nearly as can be determined
upon the spot of the attack.
1t is said there have been forty bank
failures in Iowa the last year, with
losses of over $12,000,oOo. Eight of the
presidents of these banks committed
suicide and the whereabouts Of some
of the others are not known. The
story of frenzied rural finance is told
in the statement that the defalcations
were generally due to losses
in stock or grain speculations. Evil
IDENTIFY there are more routes than the
Chadwick one to bank failure. - New
York, Tribune.
Pneumonia and LaGrippe.
Coughes cured quickly by Foley's
Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes. B.