Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-13


people Of all other nations. The
Japanese make fine little soldiers, but
they are being butchered without
mercy. Here I'VE see Tommy Atkins.
He is all right, but a fouler mouthed
lot of soldiers I never heard. The
French soldier lis a disappointment. He
looks like q drygoods clerk With an i'll
hitting uniform on. The Germans are
all about the same size and never tire
of singing. The Russians are the poor
est and dirtiest looking soldiers here
and they have the least friends, be-
cause they are so merciless in their
treatment OF the Chinese
Miss Clara Clemens, Mark Twain.s
pretty and clever daughter, will be
heard in recitals in New York during
the present season.
Whether or not the prosperity issue
mad anything to do with it, a Winne-
bago brave, meekly followed by his
| IaWn-eyed sQuaw, stalked into a large
dry goods store in Sioux City Friday
afternoon. says the Journal, and said:
Heap good times want to buy; have
much money" The first purchase wa,4
eight yards Of red silk and the second
set of sevres china.
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TO show the difference in productive
! ca pac1ty. 1T is said the United States
grows 22,22S pounds of grain for each
inrabitant; England only 800 pounds.
John B. Miller, Of Sheridan. Mo. %
Years old. stipulated before death that
the burial of his body should be a sea-
son of rejoicing rather than one of
mourning, and his wishes were re-
spected.
The upward tendency in stocks on
Wall street resulted on Friday in the
largest transactions for any one day
in 1900 They have only been exceeded
I'm three days in the history of the ex-
change. There w;,S trading in 173 diff
ferent issues of stock, and the transact
tons aggregated 5s4 1856 shares Lon
don WasSa heavy Seller and disposed of
l75,eoo shares valued a more than sl0.-
100000 Which will probably check gold
shipments from England. A portion of
this operation represented the resale to
America of stocks purchased in New
York Immediately prior TO the election,
but considerable portion of the sales
Represented real securities
BE careful with fire is the latest
warning to be enforced, as the north
wind fans every flame ard searches
every Granny.
Election judges at Topeka refused a
Young mans Vote because he would not
be u years old until 6:sO p. IN. of cleo
ton day, a half hour after the polls
closed.
The Mason City Daily Glebe4Gazette
on The 9Th issued an Illus trated six
teer-page edition giving many lttrac-
tive views Of the city, nov one of tbs
most pros porous and progressive places
in Iowa. With Its new railroads. adj
mirable situation and advantages and
/ its enter prisitig business men Masor
l.eitN is destined 10 become one Of the
most important cities in Iowa.
Iowa Central common stock not long
ago was quoted. al l. and IL cents. Now.
il has reached 70 . 20
| q majority os the voters Of Jones'
Town. Miss: cast their ballots fer Nc
iSiniey In The late election Two Of the
citizens, wfit4ng 70 the GLOBE Demo-
berat, claim that this is the onay pre-
sDi,1et in the state that mas this dis
tinction.
General Barry. who has been With
General c,haffees army in China. pays
the Japanese q high tribute in saying Of
their military Development: ,sThs Jap
/ Z tlesss army il as near perfection in
administration. instruction and general
ietiie!etteS as anything i haYessean And
That army is 70 play a Very important
part during the next fifty years, ii the
oriental game. IS 10 call for. armies. BY
the way, Japan was left to develop. her
self.
The officials Of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor say that only % per cent
Of the riisn al unemployed, which is a
issmall contingent indeed.
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The nffa extension of the Rock Island
between GoRrie and Sibiey, Ia, was
! opened TO public traffic Saturday The
new road is Ia miles in length AT
Sibley il connects with the Burlington.
/ Cedar Rapids & Northern At Gowrie5
the line connects with tue Rock Islands
88Dss Miones branch.
The German emperor confessed re-
Gently tina; rf all his habits smoking
had he greatest hold over him. When
am not asleep | am smoking, and
when am asleep ] often dream of the
subtle poison The Sultan OF Turkey
seiit me feW months ago a press Mt of
| 100 boxes Of his choice cigarettes. These
are the boxes. tHis majesty pointed
| toward row Of delicately '.got mp
tins0 But the cigarettes are NOT in
them; they have ended, like Mr.. rrug-
ers promises, in smoke.','
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