Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-09

| aged man. His glass of water was
we'll filled, and his butter dish was kept
we'll supplied. When he was nearly
thru the meal he turned to the girl
and winked to his companion.
you've been extremely nice and at
| tentive to my wants tonight, haven't
your" he said
I'VE always try to please everybody"
the waitress replied.
Il suppose 1t is just because you
are thinking of how much we are go
ing to give you," he added.
The girl smiled, but said nothing.
She continued attentive. She gave him
his check, brought back his change. and
helped him put his overcoat on. Then
| he handed her fifteen cents
keep it, she said, give it to your
| little boy at home, and maybe he'll
be glad to see YOU"
| The builders are at work on stone
viaduct at Plauen, Saxony, over the
River SYRIA, which contains the long
| est masonry arch in the world, it's
length being 295 feet 8 inches, meas
ured horizontally from base to base.
The Luxembourg bridge across the
| valley of Petruffe, which was COM
pleted a few months ago, has span
Of 2i7 feet. The next longest masonry
arch is in the United States, near
Washington, and is known as the Cabin
John Bridge. It's length Of span is 220
| feet.
| The Guthrie Guthrian says Major
Ratf bun, of the Marion Register, has
failed to learn how to grow old grace
fully" Perhaps so, but he is certainly
growing old vigorously. His is the ac
count of years, but keeps on jumping
The major is too virile to be grace
full, too partisan to be always just
and too cocksure to be always kind,
but he is brave old boy alter all and
one the newspaper fraternity in Iowa
| would miss and mourn. His years
have not subdued his courage or damp
ened his fire and he swaggers forth
armed cap a pie, with chip on
shoulder, bold as the youngest blade.
Mayhap he loves the fitting ground too
we'll. but "'tis a, good fault in age"
No chimney corner and possets for the
major! If his shank has shrunk, his
soul has not, and behind his specs"
CLEANS the eye indominitable. May he
live long to call us names and damn
prog -essive republication by bell, book
and candle. He is type of the game
old raan and we need the old gladiator
in a world where men grow old too
soon and give up the fight too early.
The worst thing in the matter Of
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon, accused Of
completely in land frauds. is that he
sold his influence for $2,000-Cedar
Rapids Republican.
ids price mark that does seem $500
too low.
Flooding Pete-Do youse see dat
guy ercross de street wild de silk lid
an Gle big diamond?
Dismal Dave-Yes. What erbout
him?
Pledding Pete-W'y, he's worth er
million plunks. Made it all in de soap
bizeness.
Dismal Dave-Well don't envy him
his ill-gotten gains. If l can't git
money widout panderin' to de weak
nesses Nv pore misgided Teller
creatures, don't want none.-Chicago
News.
The cultivation ri frogs - rev
industry, but 1t can be made profitable
as there are thousands of acres OF
swanpland in Pennsylvania, says the
PittsIourg Chronicle-Telegraph, worth
less which can be utilized. About g.
OO0,0 900 will be distributed in the state.
Some of the applicants received by the
department are very amusing, and they
will De stored away among the stata
archives. A New Bedford applicant
wants to know if the frogs will -four
ish and do we'll in ponds that have
been constructed for fish, but aban-
doned, or ponds that are made to cut
ICE Oll, dS lAGy arc LEU WIN SASesA
water" A Breaddyville, Bucks coun
ty, farmer asks for from 10000 to 50,-
900 frogs with which to stock Mesh
aminv creek, which, he says, seems to
be run out of fish, SO let us have some
bullfrogs" A Tullytown man writes
for supply to stock "our millponds
with, as they are excellent ponds for
that purpose A Philadelphia man
writes to know if the frogs are green
and "if they WILLY keep babies awake
nights by their croakings." A Clear
field county man asks if the frogs are
"good. eating" and whether they are
real frogs or only hoptoads."
"Mny I kiss you before I go?"
"W-e-l-l@
"Well?" eagerly.
Just one thing constrains me to
say yes"
ard what is that?"
"The fact that you can not very well
kiss rue after you go"
A rnonth's service at Port Arthur is
to be counted as a year for the sur
ytyory of the Russian garrison. This
will bring the annual pay of a Russian
priya.e up to about one months wages
for an American section hand.