Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-06
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1t is suspected that Old Sol is heating
up the furnace to brew another
.twister.'
A hot weather philosopher declares
that happy is the man whose cuffs, like
the worm, will turn.
On the New York exchange for the
week ending Sept. 2, there We're sold 1,
stock at ia cents and {, 2S2 shares of pre-
ferred at 5S1a.
New York Sun tdem.): 1.-The Indian
apolis Sentinel will not be comforted.
Nothing will be allowed to make 1t hap
Ply. This is a period during which there
is semblance of prosperity But
since 1896 the gold band has been
frightened somewhat over the world
This is really the only ground that the
believers in the Chicago platform can
take. They must assume that there is a
semblance and will o. the wisp of pros
perity, but that there can be no true,
Tasting prosperity until the gold band is
taken off. The semblance pleases most
|of US we'll enough, and the philosophers
of illusion are welcome to be illuded. -
The pops run against so many cold gold
standard facts that perhaps this is why
they take more readily to pleasing illu-
sions.
Tuesday was the hottest day in six
years in Chicago, the mercury indicat-
ing 95 degrees at 2 o'clock p. m.
Secretary Wilson is interesting him
self to set en- foot movement to re-
claim the abandoned farms of New En-
gland. OF course it's big job. but
that's the kind the secretary likes to
tackle if he can see any reasonable hope
of success.
Some of the Marshall county farmers
say it will be a big job to get the corn
out of he fields this fall One of the
where it was top heavy and before the
| roots had taken firm hold, and now the
rows can hardly be distinguished. In
some cases it all went down In one d.
Erection and in Others every which
way that will prevent easy access to
the field. 1t Strengthened up to some
extent and is maturing nicely.
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| A great many people are envious OF
that big ship which struck an iceberg in
the Atlantic the other day.
| The great west also seems to be fur
nishing its share of mysterious crimes
Senator David b. Hill, while on a
short visit to New York recently, de-
clared that he was not considering poll
tics, and that he is allowing nothing to
distract his attention from his law
business Hilfs silence has been one OF
the most distinguishing features of his
wisdom OF late years.
One of Mr.. Bryan's organs. the Oma-
ha World Herald, in referring to re-
cent address made by him, said: 1.-The
| speaker declared that the trusts could
be destroyed when the federal congress
would decree that no corporation shoulo
do business outside the state where il
was organized, except by securing the
license of the federal government.
Commenting on this, the New Yorl
i Sun demolishes such a vapid theory il
4 this way: Think a minute, Mr.
Bryan! What kind of a government
would it be under which no concern
could do business outside the stat.
where its chief office was without Sc
touring the permission of somebody al
the seat of federal power? 1t would b,
the greatest scheme Of Imperialism, the
most absolute system of centralized
4 power that the world has ever known
The managers of the Minnesota stat
fair are cheerful. too. over increase,
attendance, in fact, breaking all rec
ords on the opening day.
!. In speaking of the Iowa plan to secur,
funds to bring the Fifty-first lows
home, through a guaranteed appropria
Z. ton by the legislature, the Omaha Be,
suggests that Iowa should have 9Th,
benefit Of more competition among tn,
: roads, because the men can be brough
back either by way OF st. Paul. Oman,
Tor Kansas City, and the business oush