Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-21

| lived to a fairly old age. There is
nothing emaciated or cadaverous about
the old woman The skin has a healthy
appearance, there is color IN the
cheeks, and her eye is still clear and
bright. The surgeon in charge of the
| home thinks she may still live con-
siderable time.
| Johann Most anarchist and agitator.
died the other day and not one person
| in 500 took note of his dropping out
| of a world that is better off without
him Only few years ago Most was
considered highly dangerous man. His
| followers have dropped away and an
archists are few in the United States
TODAY. Nothing is so hard on anarch
| ism as good times
Senator ]. T. Morgan was once ask
| ed by an Engishman what college he
had attended. He replied that the
first time he was on a college campus
was in the civil war, when his COM
mand took refuge behind the brick
| walls of the College of William and
Mary, in Virginia.
A certain rich Pittsburger visited
Philadelpha's Academy of Natural
History, where is one of the finest col
lections of stuffed birds in America.
The money value was the prime in
terest The custodian was asked how
much the collection was worth. i've
never figured it out" said he, but it
is safe to say at a guess that these
stuffed birds are worth not less than
$500, O00" Heavens" exclaimed the
man of money. rs it possible! What
are they stuffed with"
1t is not often that a condemned
murderer takes up the pen in defence of
his jailers. This has been done re-
Gently by Lucheni, the murderer of the
Empress of Austria. The regicide's
conduct in Jail has been so good that
he is allowed to read certain journals,
French by preference, because, tho an
Italian, he has taken fancy for learn
in it from prison official. Reading
in one of these journals that he is
harshly treated in prison, and that his
features have become almost unrec-
ognizable as a result, he became very
angry, and altho warned that letters
from him could not be dispatched,
wrote memorial to the Swiss govern
ment declaring that his treatment is
humane, and even kind. This memorial
is, the "Ueues Wiener Tagblatt" says,
written not only in French, but in good
French, of which at the time of his
condemnation in 1898 the regicide knew
not word.
Tell It.-Hicks-I met Bareback yes
terday. Typical bald headed man, isn't
he?
wicks-Typical? How do you
mean?
Hicks-I hadn't been with him ten
minutes before he was telling me how
his mother used to whip him because
his hair was so thick he couldn't keep
it combed.-Catholic Standard and
Times. So
Japan is soon to follow in the steps
tionalize" her railroads. The govern
ment expects to pay about $250,000,000
for the roads, the purchase to be made
within period of five years. 1t is
understood that American capitalists
will lend financial aid to the project.
The Japanese nation is carrying
considerable debt at the present time.
but the government at Toxic is conf
dent that the naturalization" of the
railroads can be effected without add
ing to the nations burdens. The gov
ernments principal reason for acquiring
the railroads, it is stated, is strategicaL
1t will be many years, probably, before
the Japanese statesmen lose sight of
the strategical side Of any proposition
relating to transportation. Another
reason, it is explained, is the desire to
promote industry at home by pro-
viding economical and improved rail-
way facilities. The project has been
carefully scrutinized by certain Amer
lean financiers and the fact that they
are willing to give such money aid as
is required seems to indicate that the
plan is a feasible one. Whether ex-
perience will prove it a profitable one
for the people as we'll as the govern
ment, remains to be seem
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