Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-17

Golden Flood seized him and he got
out his pen and paper to write the
story the desire for the comforting
weed came strongly back to him. He
get part of the way thru the first
chapter, and the thing baked He
looked over at his pipes, at his cigaret
case, and yearned. Then he set his
jaw and tried to push on. But it was
no go. This lasted for three or four
days, and then, suddenly, during work.
irg hours, Mr.. Lefevre was found miss
ing. Those in the secret knew that
he was In an unused barn down at
the end of his garden with packing
box in front of him, a cigaret in one
hand, pen in the other, madly COW
ering sheet after sheet, and keeping
his eye on the path from his house, so
as to have time to destroy all traces
of his smoking in case the lady of the
house discovered his hiding place.
Mrs. Waldo (of Boston)-I have
letter from your Uncle James, Pencil
ope, who wants me to spend the sum-
ner on his farm.
Penelope (dubiously)-Is there any
society people in the neighborhood?
Mrs. Waldo-rve heard him speak Of
the Holsteins and Guernseys. pre-
sumo they are pleasant people.-Boston
Christian Register.
you've been kissing Margie Hun
ter
ooh, Nellie, what story!"
Eyes you have, Robbie Dickerson!
You don't like peppermint, and she al
ways gets peppermint chewing gum.
Oh, can put two and free togevver."
Life.
1t is not only in matters of diplomacy
there is a contest between France and
Germany. The struggle for supremacy
is all along the line, the latest mani
festation of it being NJ. Gauthier's pro-
posal for direct and quick commune
cation with Switzerland by tunnelling
the Faucille Pass at cost of $4,000
900 and five years work. The proposal !
also involves the continuation Of the
line from Chamounix by tunnel under
Mont Blanc, a gigantic scheme which,
If ever realized, would divert at least
half the traffic from the old st. Goth
ard and the new Sinplon tunnel to |
French channels.
Brother = Which one of those Pen
ton girls is it that you don't like?
Sister-Sssh! Some one might hear
you. When the crowd comes up I'll
kiss her twice.-Illustrated Bits.
In Canada boy or other person who
throws a stone into street car may
be imprisoned for life, but the provo
cation may not be as great in Canada
as it often is in this country.
If anyone would know why Presi
dent Roosevelt selected Elihu Root for
his secretary Of state he need but turn
to the presidents public address of
eighteen months ago, to hear the presi-
dent say: ''In John Hay I have a
great secretary of state. In Philander
Knox have great attorney general.
In other cabinet posts I have great
men, Elihu Root could take any of
these places and fill it as we'll as the
man who is now there. And, in addi-
ton, he is what probably none of these
gentlemen could be, great secretary
of war Elihu Root is the ablest man
1 have known in our government serv-
ice. will go further. He is the great
est man that has appeared in the pub
lie life of any country, in any position.
on either side of the ocean, in my
time"
While the Atlantic concerns itself
frequently with subjects of political
and social interests, it can always be
relied upon to speak with decision upon
the literary tendencies of the hour 1t
does SO in the July number with a
paper by Henry D. Sedgwick entitled,
Mob Spirit in Literature" In it the
author analyses with caustic satire
the popular craze for the best selling
books Of the month"
Pat and Mike were engaged in a
political discussion. Mike had denied
voting for Parker and holly resented
that he must then have supported
Roosevelt. He made his proposition
clear, however, by stating that he had
cast his ballot for Debs.
"Then yez are socialist, are YEP
asked Pat.
81 am" replied Mike.
..Now thin" asked Pat "if yez had
500, 1000, wud yez give me half of ft"'
IL wud," said Mike, 100000 is mon
ey enough for any mon"
IF yez had 100 acres of land, wud
yez give me half of it?" asked Pat.
Il wud," says Mike.
'If yez had two pigs, wud yez give
me one uf them z"
To this came the reply:
ITO hell wild yez, Pat; We know
have the pigs"
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.