Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-29

: TOPICS OF THE TINES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Young Phillips OF the corn pit, too, is
thankful no doubt.
The story to the effect that Minister
Conger has violated his Instructions in
important particulars in signing terms
OF the powers in China lacks verfica-
ton.
The estimated increase of the wealth
of the country the last decade is s26,-
Z 0eO, 100000, bringing the total up 10
ssa! 900. 100000 which means an average
5ef 81 ,la5 70 each inhabitant-an increase
81 S333l during the decade. Somehow
many Of the ragged brigade would like
70 draw upon uncle Sam for their
share.
The corn shorts can be thankful that
the end came when it did There were
yet two days Of the month and a 75-cent
mark might have been reached.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
VIII retire over 400 employees on pensions
Jan. Isl. This Ia much more humane
than I he old practice OF shelving them
Without consideration of their future.
The turkey. too can be thankful. The
eranhs in the business say that Belgian
hares arc the most delicious meats for
The feast
Omaha Bee, 2sth: Al the stock yards
yesterday all previous records Of re-
ceipts from Iowa We're broken by the
receipt Of seventeen cars of cattle.
8eigftsf-four cars Of hogs and on scas, Of
sheep, making a total OF lO2 cars from
Iowa in one day. One of the Iowa ship
psrs SAID that farmers in the western
portion Of the state We're beginning to
realize that South Omaha was the hes il
maket for live stock and it Is expected
that shipments from Iowa will increase
from this time on.
And you can now be thankful that
Your boy Fred came out OF the game I'M
harmed.
Oh. but it was a glorious game, solil-
oquizes one-half of the hundreds of
thousands of foot ball enthusiasts The
other half turn their faces hopefully ia
the east with the conviction that it will
be different next year.
Here is something to stimulate the
ambition Of Iowa youth. Fifty years
ago Michael Reeves landed in Mont
rose, Lee county. with sl2 in his pocket.
He now owns twelve large merchandise
stores in that part OF the state and d
larger slice Of Montrose property thee
any other man.
Senator Allison says that subsidy
bill Of some kind will be passed This is
remarkably positive for Allison and we
may as we'll concede that the bill is as
good as passed now.
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Captain Nehemiah Mayo Dyer, Of the
United States navy will retire next
year with the rank of rear admiral and
will be the only American sailor who
ever rose from the position Of gunner's
mate to that Of rear admiral. His final
notable promotion was secured during
the civil war, when with boats crew
he boarded the confederate schooner
Isabel under the guns OF Fort Morgan
and secured papers OF great import
ance. He then soaked the vessels
cargo with kerosene, set fire to it and
under heavy fire from fort Morgan
brought away the crew az prisoners
In the official report that 5000 Fill
pinos could be enlisted at once under
the American colors. is the brightest
CLEAN OF sunshine that has been visible
since the Filipino insurrection broke
out. as the Buffalo Express looks at II.
Nevertheless II France can bring
about a cessation Of hostilities In the
Transvaal she will have conferred a
great benefit upon mankind. There
seems to be but one ultimate outcome
there and that IL complete British SOW
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