Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-25
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! TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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III Hung Chang appears to be moving
around uneasily on the borderland.
Hon. w. u. Roach, Of Muscatine, has
been formerly indorsed by the republic
can county convention Of that city for
the nomination for congressman of the
Second district, to succeed Mr.. Lane.
Eugene V. Debs denies that he is to
withdraw as candidate for president
on the social democratic ticket and he.
does not understand how the story
started. Debs not only will not with
draw in favor Of Mr. Bryan. but ad-
Nises his party friends not to consent
to fusion candidates on local tickets.
According to a suspicious critic mes
cages from Pekin would be entitled to
more credence If they did not have to
pass thru the hands of several China-
men on the way to the coast.
"A Chicago justice of the peace has de-
cided that a rat is not an animal, and
therefore charge Of cruelty to sanimals
preferred against James Pouloe, a
Greek, should be dismissed. The de-
PENDANTS lawyer volunteered to produce.
authorities to sustain his contention
and the court continued the case until
July 81 to give him that opportunity.
Poulos offense was TO catch a rat, pour
kerosene oil over it and then apply
match.
A thoughtful adviser says: You.
can't miss it If you take along your.
gauze underwear winter wraps and
rain coats
In Wilmington, Delaware, Assistant
City Solicitor Medford H. Cahoon has
fallen into line with the new shirt waist
custom, and when he walked into the
city courtroom recently without his coat
and took his seat Judge j. Frank Ball
loked at him with frown and said:
Stop that" Mr.. Cahoon Interpreted this
to mean that the Judge objected to his
being in court with his coat of and al
once went to the clerk Of the courts
office and donned his coat. Hereturned
to the court and business proceeded
Standing with reluctant feet, where
the brook and river meet. China hard
ly knows how to navigate her old FASH
loned canoe, whether TO climb in and
launch 1t upon the broad waters OF civ
ilization or to keep on padding in the
narrow channel
Mr.. w. D. Woods. leading agricul-
turistof South Carolina, has been max
ing some interesting experiments with
the China-berry tree. which he des-
cribes in letter to the Charleston
News and Courier. He is enthusiastic
over its value for railroad ties. inside
furniture. motlproof chests
and closets. because of its durability
peculiar freedom from the attacks Of
insects. and the great beauty of the
wood" He declares II next in value to
the black walnut. and worth from $50
to s75 per 1000 feet; that 1t will grow
on any land that has drainage: that the
whole cost of planting and caring for
crop Of them viii not exceed the cost
Of one cotton crop on the same land
and when the trees are removed ..the
land Will be worth two or threestimes
as much for agricultural purposes as
before" A hunderd acres. he says, will
produce In ten years from $4,000 to co.
900 trees. "of sufficient value to make
snug fortune" The News and Courier,
which says they are safer than peach
trees and pay better, on the whole,
than pecans," urges the South Carolina
growers to try them.
Many residents Of Evanston, Illinois,
are deeply concerned over q species OF
Insect known az the cotton scale, which
threatens to destroy their shade trees.
the chief ornaments of the city. The
iOrrington Avenue Improvement asso-
citation has addressed letter to the res
.idents Of the city calling their attention
to the necessity OF taking steps to ex-
terminate the insect.
The worst of all foes has attacked our
troops at Pinar del Rio. Cuba-yellow
fever.
Eleven negroes were recently
drowned by the overturning Of skiff
in Alabama. Between overruling Prov
idence and the lynchers the colored
people are having many hair-breadth
escapes.
The sun is willing to smile at least
every other day on harvest fields.
1t is not believed that the gifted
equine dictated these. lines in the
Cedar Rapids Gazette: .'The Marshall
town Times Republican has an ex-
tended article on .Shaw's Horse Sense,
rhe governor at one time said some
thing about his old black horse being
posted on the financial question, but
the Marshalltown paper is trying to
mix in the senatorial business. That
horse may be versatile. but the politl-
clans will not submit to his selections"
The present mediation offer 10 pre-
ceded by a very large III.
1t ID intimated that Hon. A. b. Cum