Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-30
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Norwegian whalers caught 429 whales;
during the past season off the coast of
Iceland
The war tax reduction bill will be pre-
sented to the full ways and means com
lmittee Dec. i. Without doubt reduce
tons will be made If at all, in the stamp
tax affecting legal documents at this
session of congress.
While many excellent people in this
| country discountenance the use of the
Tod in this enlightened period. it is
noteworthy that logging is still prac-
ticed In the English schools. The boys
feel no sense of wounded personal hon
or in a sound thrashing. and prefer it to
other forms of punishment. In the,
early part Of the century master at
Elton enjoyed the distinction OF having.
logged half the ministers, secretaries
and even the bishops in the kingdom.
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Snow is four to six feet deep at Van
couHer, British Columbia, an unprece-
denied condition for SO early a date.
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The only necessity for constituting
the biennial elections amendment arises
from the attitude of doubling Thomascs
on the inside who wish to hold on.
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President Mckinley received a dele
cation from the good roads congress the
other day, which presented a memorial
urging the president to recommend an
appropriation of $4,000 for the con-
structlon of sample roads and the diff
fusion of information on the subject Of
Matchmaking. Az a starter 1t Is thought
this movement will command the atten-
ton OF congress-
Roscoe Conkling Bruce, the son of the
late colored United States Senator
Bruce, will be the head Harvard debater
this year in the debate with Yale next
month.
The census enumerators in many
cases failed TO realize the Importance OF
mortality statistics. 1nsone of the east
III states an enumerator had only two
Is his In a population Of more than 1900
.afthe entire year. which the supervisor.
thought was not sufficient. SO he sent
back the returns. The enumerator re-
spended with the following exclamation.
Dear Sir-There was four more people
that died. but they was widows Is
this further confirmation that the wid-
ows have a hard row to hoe2
The Indiana supreme court holds that
the state of Indiana may not constitu-
tionally prohibit any one from piping
natural gas out of the state.
Turkey sobblers are still strutting
Ground in human form. telling how 10th
they We're TO quit"
An authority on baeteriology says
that many diseases may be tracedto the
eating Of unwashed fruit, and particu-s
larly Of unwashed grapes. After wash
ing some grapes which had stood for a
long time In basket on a fruit stand
the man of science found that the water
contained tubercla bacilli in sufficient
quantities to kill a guinea pig in two
days. Two other guinea pigs which were
inoculated with the germ infected water
died within six weeks.
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Nothing could have been finer than
the sunshine and crisp air of Thanksgiv-
ling, unless it might have been the greet
Ing, Have a little OF the turkey--do.'.
a competent referee has reported that
the services of a New York lawyer in a
case fer which the disciple Of Blackstone
put in a bill for $1,000 were actually
worth no more than $500.
| 1t appears that Tama county has
saved us from the, peril Of constitu-
tional convention. It is true 1t is in Il
negative way, by eliminating 1000 votes
4 she didn't cast for the convention. We
have always believed that Tama had too
much constitutional sense to ignorantly
vote for it, standing as she does In tine
retiected light Of great name like that
lof (John) Marshall. The fact Is Tama
lis long on scents. not forgetting those
of stale glucose and odorous dead fish.
This is due. too, to her proximity TO
Marshall county, as you will learn by
crossing over into the reservation. Still,
we can forgive our big neighbor down
4 the stream If she will be good like that
Of speaking up when her votes are
4 counted on the wrong side, and when
the big sewage disposal plant is de.ii-
Gated Marshall will hope to have her
here in force at the great pow-wow. All
A hail to Tama. Heap big Injun is Tarna
May her sense increase while her scents
diminish!
4 Senator Hanna has again been led to
4 declare that he could not accept nomi-
nation for the presidency. One OF the
sImost marked characteristics Of Mr..
4 Hanna is his uncommon gift OF common
sense
i President McKinley's Thanksgiving
4 turkey was hipped from Westerly. r. 4.
Il by Horace Voc, purveyor OF turkeys Ia
!. the white house. The bird weighed
4. thtfty-one pounds.