Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-05
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The steamship Ohio brought 100000
in Klondike gold to Seattle.
The department OF agriculture has is-5
sued bulletin treating the subject of
mosquitoes. Jack Frost will issue one
soon to cover the whole subject.
Y. Maditto. OF Toxic, says the Japan
ese arc justly proud OF their advance
in civilization. The outside world hard
ly realizes to What IN extent western
ideas and customs have been adopted.
great powers of the world, not In mill
|tary sense alone, but in all those indus
trial accomplishments that go to make
a people great. The nation looks to.
America as the best example OF pro-
gressive government, and all thru Ja-I
pan there is q friendly feeling toward
Americans and American products
$50.
The Chinese admit having lost 5000
| in the various attacks upon the lega-
tions at Pekin. The foreigners rations
dwindled to one pound a day, consisting
Iof horsehesh and rice.
lSs SO
Every Indication points to the fact
that the cotton crop will be short, as
compared with last season. The figures
! show that a crop OF 9.5OO,000 bales Will
be about what the commissioners of
agriculture of the southern states will
declare is in sight.
/ This is the View which is taken by a
gold democrat in communication to
1.-The indianapolis News: II, for one, am
iepposed to 16 to as long as the party
fondles this pet. don't see how gold
democrat can support the champion OF
free silver. can find no republicans or
ianybody else who is in favor Of impe-i
rialism, and look upon it as false
issue to catch votes that could not be
caught with 16 to L.
1 The bubonic plague in Scotland has
spread to Govan, across the river from
Glasgow.
States during 1900 are likely to reach
$50, 100000, against s1O,OOO,OOO in 1896 and
s6OoO.Oo0 in 1890. Figures of the bureau
lof statistics show the exports of coal
1 during the seven months ending with
July last are so per cent in excess of
those of last year and double those Of
I1SsS5
In electing Jefferson Davis governor
lof Arkansas the democrats conjured
with name that was sure to be true to
THE old standard
Among other 1896 statements which
Mr.. Bryan is not insisting voters shall
remember is: IF there is any one who
believes that the gold standard is a
good thing, or that it must be main
tanned, i want him not to cast his vote
for me, because l promise him that it
will not be maintained in this country
longer than am able to get rid of it,"
Heat expands That is why the month
tof August seemed so much longer than
3usual-Philadelph ia Ledger.
Cold contracts. That is why an ex-
lceedingly cold winter seems-but this is
where the analogy breaks down--Chi-
tcago Tribune.
Chicago banks now hold approximate
ny s143000.000 on account of outside
banks as compared with Sis 900. 900 a
!, year ago. gain of s25,0O0,000
Judge John H. Holt, the democratic
nominee for governor of West Virginia
IS carrying on an old-fashioned cam
paign IN the mountain districts of his
state. He plays the fiddle for the farm
ers, and upon one occasion instructed a
housewife in the art Of making black
\ berry dumplings.
1t is estimated that at the present
time the United States produces 25 per
cent of the worlds wheat. 60 per cent
stof its cotton and IS per cent OF its corn.
/ William Jennings Bryan found 1t nee
essary TO discuss campaign issues in a
& Labor day address It is necessary that
The put in all his time stirring up votes.
4 In an address before the Saratoga
County CNew York; Patrons Of Indus
IS try Monday David B. Hill argued in
4 favor of The creation Of a new national
s! office secretary of labor, to have a
place in the cabinet. The laborers are
willing to be thus represented.
The Hon. Daniel Kerr, of Grundy
county, has finally landed in the demo-
cratic camp as a candidate for congress
lin this district, but there is no hope for
ihim this year. He should have stayed
y with the prosperity column.
4 Some of the far eastern cities OF the
country show surprising growth The
city Of Hartford, Conn, with 1880,
Shows an increase of 5o.O1 per cent, the
population in 1890 being 1920.
& BLASTED PROPHECIES.
4 In this age of conserved foods for the
4 physical man the canning Of prophe-
}, cies for the credulous intellectual man
a lis a twin industry.