Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-03
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The Boer soldiers will find theirs the
most costly victory ever known in war
The whole power of the English nation
will be hurled at them, crushing their
little force like an eggshell before a
Landslide.
| Now that Professor Heron is out of
Iowa College 1t is to be expected that
all these gentlemen who have been so
loud in their protestations that his
presence is what has been keeping their
purse strings tied will open up, and we
may expect shower of gold to fall in
and around the Grinnell college, but a
| few of us may be excused if we still
/ have our doubts. After all the abuse
that has been heaped upon her by the
| false friends of this institution the most
of us put more trust in the venerable
benefactress, whose favorite professor
has been turned out OF the school, than
IAN the other could be but wouldn't"
givers combined.
Word comes from Washington that
| a colonial bureau is to be established.
Those who are wondering what we are
going to do with those islands now that
we have them should take notice.
President Grant, in his second inau-
gural address, when appealing for the
annexation of San Domingo, struck the
keynote, not only of the feasibility of
our expansion of territory, but of the
divinely contemplated expansion of
that miraculous production. the repub-
3llic. He said: Il say here, however,
that 1 do not share the apprehension
1 held by many as to the danger of gov
|ernments becoming weakened and de-
Istroyed by reason of their extension of
TERRITORY. Commerce, education and
the rapid transit of thought and matter
Iby telegraph and steam have changed
all this. Rather do / believe that our
Great Maker is preparing the world, in
His good time. to become one nation,
speaking one language, and when
4 armies and navies will be no longer
required."
Ex-Secretary John Sherman is being
extensively quoted on all sides of the
Ohio political situation.
The cane sugar industry of the south
NEARLY all of which is located in Louisi-
. ana, supplied about nine-tenths of al
the cugar made in the United States
J, idurlng the year 1898. The figures of the
year are .447 tons of cane sugar. 49,
500 tons of beet sugar, 5000 tons of ma
!, pie, 800 tons of sorghum and LOO tons
: of molasses sugar-a total of 35s,40
i tons. For the year 1899 the estimate:
indicate large falling off in the pro
4 duction of cane sugar owing to the Sc
: we're frosts OF last February. On tn
other hand. the production of beet su
gar has increased to about 10000 tons
so that there is likely to be about tn
: same total sugar product for 1899 as 70
!. 1885,
: American citizenship places FEY
& duties upon the Individual. but one 9
i. them is the most urgent duty to cas-
A. his ballot. The undesirable voter ca
e always be depended upon to registe
/ his vote and unless the intelligent ma
U performs his duty, many accident
= may come of an incomplete vote. Ger
! tbemen. do your duty.
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a ola, a man we'll known in education;
- circles and one Of Simpson Colleges II
is structors. in speaking to a friend {
" Red Oak the other night regarding II
y senatorial situation said: Gear vi
81 undoubtedly be elected. and as again
y Cummins think he is the better ma
s although Mr.. Cunmins is goo'
h hearted. whole-souled fellow. Won
Ie like to see Governor Shaw or Dolly
ne lin the senate however. and thir
II either would be preferable TO eth
all Gear or Cummins. shaw has made II
himself great name since he has o
Coupled the governors chair and ASH
from being good statesman is full
business principles. which he would in
part TO good advantage III tlie selid'
IN He is not an orator. That is true, but
at lis logical and his logic carries weight
se
IL is said that ffty-three factories
Cleveland. o., are disbursing 40 per &c
more wages than under the last dem
~ cratic administration. That certain
al furnishes one Of many reasons agar
m, a change.
. A dictionary of English phrases a
~ proverbial sayings is coming from
study of Mr.. w. swan Sonnenschein
- we'll known publisher He has been
gagged upon the work for ten years
his aim has been TO trace the phra
WI and proverbs familiar in the Engl
lot tongue to their original sources.
ech finds that many of them go back to
oh Latin and the Greek.
There has been a great deal of j.
pis ing, says the Philadelphia Pre-
4 so ha,,t tho odd mama of the Mace VIII