Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-24
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crops for two years, and as very high
duty prevented the importation Of
American cider the scheme for using
dried apples. which are largely Inn
ported from this country, was invented.
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1t is singular fact that few fall
ures are occurring In commercial circles
as the result OF great prosperity. which
in number OF Industries produces such
an embargo on the arteries of COM
merce as to make the procuring of raw
materials hardship. A publishing
house in New York, for instance, was
unable to get white paper for the print
ing of books ordered by certain date
to make them saleable, owing to- the
glut of orders by the paper makers, and
hence could not print the books in time
to meet the popular demand. and was
thus forced to the wall. 1t is gratifying
to know that the number of such fail
ures is few.
Uncle Horace Boies. of Iowa, is out
against imperialism He doesn't
know exactly what imperialism Isl"
says the New York Mail and Express,
but he evidently suspects that it is
some new variety of potato bug"
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Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas, who is
an enthusiastic Bryan man on general
principles, doesn't agree with Bryan
about expansion. He says that anti
expansion is an impossible political is
sue, and that its adoption as battle
cry will do the democratic party more
harm than good. In this Governor Hogg
is In full agreement with Henry Wat
terson, Senator Morgan. of Alabama;
Clark Howell, of Georgia, and Senator
Lindsay, of Kentucky. all leading dem
ocrats. Yet despite of this, the yener-
able Horace Boies is going around in
this state proclaiming that II is the
chief issue.
The movement for the erection in San
Francisco of monument to comment
crate Admiral Dewey's victory at Ma
Mia is already assured of successful
outcome, the fund having reached 1885,,
600. Contributions are still flowing in.
Politics threaten to warm up soon in
Nebraska. Commencing this week w.
j. Bryan will make the most elaborate
canvass he has ever made in Nebraska,
county by county and town to town
not excepting the year he ran for presi-
dent. On special train he will travel
over nearly every mile of railroad in
the state and will make over 100
speeches, concluding al Lincoln on the
Saturday before election, when he will
be assisted by Ex-Governor Altgeld. The
republican committee has also secured
some of the best known campaigners
in the country and the canvass for the
two remaining weeks will be as excit-
ing as that of presidential year.
The bubonic plague has appeared at
Santos, Brazil. and, as was feared, this
dreaded octopus of death is trying to
fasten his tentacles on the western con-
tinent.
| The Rev Sam Jones, who tackles err
ror everywhere, is not afraid to discuss
the silver question In a recent address
he said: The biggest fool in the world
| Is the one who stands up and argues
against facts. ] was talking to one OF
those old free silver looms few days ago
and called his attention to the great
prosperity which has come upon our
| country. mills and shops and mines
running on full time. and said truly
prosperity has come to our land again
He said: 1T amt struck me yet j said:
It's mighty hard TO hit nothing
John Bull is not worrying about the
cost of the war in the Transvaal. With
gold mines in sight and success of his
arms conceded the outlook to him is
hopeful.
The outbreak of bad girls at the
| Mitchellville reform school Is greatly
TO be regretted, for its effect upon tbs
state and the local community is far
Preaching in its baleful results. One re.
port speaks of thirtyfour of the mos
Irefra Glory characters, grouped together
on the morning of the outbreak: Th,
girls on the chapel steps We're neve
luuiet They cursed they howled, the.
shouted and sang snatches of ribal'
songs. Oaths literally flowed from thei
Hips and every passerby received hi
full share. Vulgar remarks, obscen
words and licentious phrases wer
banded about and hurled at one an
other. the officers. the pedestrians an
Iparticularly the superintendent. The
howIed for their breakfast and thei
shouts We're heard clear over to tn
town, half mile or more distant"
lis apparent that greater vigilance an
], better methods in "A reformatory wa
ARE needed at Mitchellville and that tn
j, powers of the board Of control Shout
be exerted in this direction.
The boys Of the Fiftyfirst &c
wagon loads of mail at San Francisco
one of them receiving twenty-five lei
j ters that had been detained for hii
: there. Must have been from Yer
$ faithful lover
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, feet deep and at least three feet on u
!, level in northern Montana, Iowans ca