Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-20
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AS watering place Iowa is coming
rapidly to the front.
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Farmers are not feeling their oats
as much as IL dry harvest weather
favored them.
Usually there is declaration OF war
before hostilities begin, but the world
probably overlooked the fact that the
Chinese do nearly everything back
5wards-or the other way.
Many democrats are coming out OF
the woods to express their preference
for Mckinley and prosperity.
The southern and central sections OF
Minnesota have been favored during the,
past ten days with the most soaking
rains that have occurred during the
present year, and most sections Of the
northwest have been similarly blessed.
These rains are in addition to the liberal!
showers of the early days of July, and
have unquestionably wrought great
in all crops that We're not
before irreparablS injured.
1t is the worlds decided opinion that
the anti-expansionists over in China are
using their guns too freely.
Those who favor All extra session of
the Iowa legislature to fill the sena-
torial seat urge that 1t would relieve
Governor Shaw Of an embarrassing
duty and prove the fairest settlement
of the problem. The chief thing to fear
would be the want of unity Of action.
and prolonged contest
Congressman Hull has reached his
homeain Des Moines and Is an interested
listener of the senatorial talk.
"animated" pictures !s said to have.
outwitted the governor of New York
on his recent visit to ST. Paul. Mr..
Roosevelt was requested to pose before
the camera, but he froze the picture
man with strenuous frown. The man
5resorted TO bribery, and the cab driver
honored by Governor Roosevelt's pa
.tronage succumbed TO the bride. Acc
scordingly when the st. Paul crowd
cheered the apostle Of expansion the,
cabby checked his horses, the governor
arose. took off his sombrero, smiled and
bowed, and the machine was ruthlessly
grasping the whole situation.
The Hon. LATE Young has reached the.
patent medicine ad. stage of fame.
Uncle Sam has ten millions OF men
good enough for military duty, but who
prefer the paths of peace.
Prominent Missouri politicians conf
IDENTIFY predict that even that state will
swing into line for Mckinley and Roose-
Welt. as there are many thousands of
Missouri democrats who will not accept
the 16 TO dictation. Missouri really
belongs by environment and interests In
the republican column.
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Appearances indicate that Russia is.
preparing to make q vigorous war on
China.
s.Colorado il coming more and more
TO be the health resort of the nation,
said Mr.. John T. Spear, Of Denver, in
recent Interview. The high altitude
makes residence there very beneficial in
cases of lung trouble, and thousands of
persons annually visit the state to enjoy
a sojourn at some one Of ts numerous
delightful mountain resorts. When l
left home on July 5 there were many
places in the state where the snow had
not yet melted. The combination OF
warm gun and uEmelted snow gave
peculiar balminess to the air that have
felt in no other section of the country,
especially during the summer months. "A
peculiar thing about this combination
is that ii Will sunburn man quicker
than exposure on the Sahara desert. A
single day outdoors when the sun
cred with snow Will make the skin peel.
on man nose a. thoroughly as II ne
had dipped il in boiling water"
1t is announced that Russia has
handed passports and a polite farewell
to the Chinese minister to st. Peters
burg
The powers Of Europe are grouping
around the attitude Of the United States.
in the Chinese difficulty.
eve hope to carry Nebraska, said
Senator Thurston recently. That is
the best can say now. Certainly we
are very hopeful. We do not under
stand why Bryan insists on a 16 to 1
plank. because there was no necessity
for it. Bryan carried Nebraska in 1896
by $1,000. Two years ago the republi-
cans were beaten by only 5000. and
then secured majority in the legisla-
ture. make no predictions. but am
quite sanguine that the Mckinley cleo
tors will have a plurality In Nebraska
Thus far the reading world has had
less difficulty with Chinese than South
African names.