Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-21
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+ TOPICS Of THE TIMES

In Texas the pecan chop is said to be
larger than it has been for years.
This is the Chicago Journals saluta-
ton to citizens: Good morning How
much We're you held up for last night?''
Germany is rapidly becoming a ma
ton of whisky-drinkers according to
the report of Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Wilson. More distilled spirits,
are exported from his country to Ger
many than to any pther foreign coun-
try. The Germans, apparently, are par
6tial TO bourbon (corn9 whisky in prefer
sefce TO rye For the Year ending June
30, 1900. 4ll.49S gallons OF bourbon and
1858 gallons Of rye whisky were sens
70 tine German empire.
Bank clearings last week amounted to
s2,3l9.o0o,0c0. showing that this is more
than billion dollar country.
Col. Isiboeck. Of Des Moines. pub
lisher Of the Stats Anzeigar, sim
claims to be a gold democrat He saws
What We want is to return to the old
conservative democracy that We left
when We took UP all these anarchistic
and populist!c IDEAS" He has had a
severe Lesson in his effort 10 support
Bryan, While privately holding opposite
views.
According to the Denver Evening
Post a unique enterprise has been es-
tab!isl1ed in Victor, Col, by Joseph
Leshcr, Colorado pioneer and silver
mine owner He has procured die,
laid in a supply Of silver bullion ana.
manufactured several silver coins,
each containing one ounce of pure Sill
Yer. He calls his coins '.referendunl,
dollars because they are to be referred
to the people for acceptance or rejec-l
ton Mr.. Lesher proposes to demon-
strate that the intrinsic value" theory
is delusfon and a snare His silver at
the present quotation costs him So
cents per ounce. the expense of coming
is 10 centsc-s0 cents in all, but he val
ues his dollars at s1.25 and intends to
keep them above par. Altho he is con-
fiden't thatth silver alone is really
worth 1923 an ounce, he admits that
other people may be preJudiced; there
fore ne promises to pay ,s1.25 in United
States money on demand for each ref
erendum dollar. Mr.. Lesher will prob
ably keep his weather eye out 10 see.
that the issue is not large enough to
swamp him.
The Green-Wheeler Shoe Company,
of Fort Dodge has Increased its capital
stock from $4,000 to 100000, according
TO articles filed with the secretary Of
state. Being in an expanding city In an
expanding era. 1t merely falls in with.
the procession.
Some dire prediction from ''the other
side" over the fall and smash of that
Lincoln portrait al the white house Sat
urday night is overdue.
When Mr.. Bryan was nominated in
1896 Daniel Scotch. the millipnaire to-
baccos merchant Of Detroit deposited
almost 81 100000 in Canadian banks. He
died before he Withdrew all the money,
and then the Ontario government en-
deayored to collect death duties
amounting to $50, 900. The trustees re-
sisted and the case has been before the
courts for about two years The gov
eminent won In all the lower courts,
but the highest court has decided in IA
vor OF the trustees.
w. =. Curtis, in his Washington cor
sespondence shows that the death Of
senator Custman K. Davis would be q
tional calamity in View OF the fact
hat the Nicaragua canal bill Is soonst
some up and that he i y the only one
Who is i horousalty fasn4 ltar with the In