Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-12

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that postal clerks should work only
eight hours q day, or forty-eight hours
a week. and such time on Sundays and
holidays az 10 necessary for the tram
saction OF business. Later on he pro-
posed this bill as an amendment to the
postal appropriation bill, and, unless It
rs ruled out on the point of order, It viii
stand better chance of being adopted
than separate measure.
Western railroads, after agreeing to
carry old soldiers to G. A. r. encamp-
sments In Chicago at rate of liz cents a
mile, now propose to demand cents,
tho eastern lines will handle the bust
ness at cent.
According to reports TO the state de-
spartnsent there has never been q year
IN the history of Germany when great
ler demands have been made upon the
coal production. Attic the output of
1899 was over 100000, 900 tons, against
96, O00,0o0 tons in 1898 and $1,000, 900 in
1897, the supply has been entirely In
ADEQUATE, and much embarrassment and
annoyance has resulted. The selling
price focal increased during 1899 over.
1898 from 30 to So per cent and coke
from 80 to % per cent.
1t Will cost you one franc, or 10 cents.
to see the Paris exposition from 10 a. m.
20 6 p. m.-double that price after S
O'Clock; 65,oO0,0o0 tickets Of admission
have been printed.
Rev. ]. P. McQuaid who served two
years in the Philippines as chaplain Of
the First California Volunteers, has
been giving the Harvard Catholic
Club an accountscf his experiences. He
Tvs that the Filipinos have been badly
naiigned and misunderstood. He re-
CARDS them as moral, devout, industri-
Gus and capable of government,
but this latter statement will be taken
with grains of allowance. AS a race he
places them on a higher educational
plane than the japanese of today He
does not think the philippines a white
mans country. The mortality of the
white races there is large and the poor
white laborer can not compete with the
cheap labor of the natives.
The city council of Savannah, Ga.
has adopted an ordinance requiring
everybody to be vaccinated who has
not been vaccinated within seven years
.
In discussing and advocating a re-
duction of the war taxes on account of
the great surplus now piling up in the
national treasury, the Chicago Tribune
makes this excellent point: There is
not. a member Of either house who can
give valid reas why that money
should be transferred from the pockets
of the people to the national treasury
which does not need 1t"
There is another view of the .inde-
pendence Of the executive in connec-
tion with Cleveland's record. The
presidential vetoes thus far In the ma
tioE's history have numbered 496. OF
which Grove. Cleveland Is responsible
for SAB. chiefly the result of his work in
killing special pension bills He wrote
3o1 in his first term and forty-two III
his last. II will be recalled, however,
that the legislative and executive de-
partments were frequently at war with
each other AS compared with the rec.
ord of others. Cleveland's is great in
the matter OF vetoes. jackson vetoed
twelve measures. Lincoln three, Grant
forty-three; thus far, Mckinley two
Five bills We're passed over Clevelands
veto. Not single member OF either
house has yet voted in favor OF passing
a bill over Mckiniey's vote.
s With snow covering the ground or
the 18th Of April, there are still some
lingering doubt about the appearance
of spring.
A Brooklyn Judge has decided that a
man is not legally bound to provide for
his Wife $ mother. Conversely. it would
probably be held that wifes mother
was not bound 70 provide for her SON
in-law.
See the pyramids Of eggs,
Easier eggs.
What a host Of reeollections they in-s
yoke of yellow legs.
How they pile.pile, pile,
In the baskets and the cases,
While the grocer, With a smile.
Tells you eggs are now the style.
In all hiona!ble places.
See them Climb, climb. climb,
f In their prices all the time,
As they keep, accommodating in the boxes
and The kegs
or the eggs, eggs, eggs. eggs. eggs.
eggs. eggs,
4 With a seasoning of storage ware
house eggs!
Chicago Tribune.
Modern science
Has demonstrated that the old fash
Toned way Of curing colds. la grippe,
sneezing, etc, is thing OF the past.
For ten years krause's Cold Cure has
haan} ag 81 onactf3r 9fn, ac !,