Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-12

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represented at Vienna in 1873, six times
as many as at Paris in 1875 and four
times as many as at Paris in 1889. Mr..
Peck says further that the French re-
public was represented at the Chicago
worlds fair in 1898 by only one-half
this number of exhibitors, notwith-
standing the comparatively unlimited
space offered in Chicago to French ex-
hibitors. The figures given do not in
clude Cuba or Hawaii, for which spe-
cial arrangements are being made.
The cause OF speculation and invest
nent in Industrial stocks indicates that
the public is exercising greater caution
toward them and prudence approves
The discraet at,itnda ef investors.
The London Times says the Boer re-
publics will be annexed, that is if the
British succeed in their purpose of con-
quering them.
The Boston Transcript has been inves-
tigati1g thirty-two of the largest retail
stores of that city, and finds the condi-
ton OF the employees much improved as
compared With the condition OF en-
ploNes in similar establishments several
years ago. For instance in most stores
! -, -.
the working day is nine hours. With an
hour off for lunch; several stores have
luncheon rooms equipped With hot water
and gas stoves; some provide lunches
! for their employees at cost price; all
stores sell goods to their employees at a
discount from the price to customers:
! in some stores there is a5phgsician and
| drugs free for the use of the employees,
land in most of the stores each employee
/ gets an annual vacation With full pay
4 for one week. 1t is thus shown that the
managers of the big department. stores
lSare progressive in a humane direction as
wellsas in others.
With one foot on Sioux Falls and an
other on Kansas City William Jennings
/ Bryan Will spread his figure like the
i Colossus Of Rhodes.
The wire-screen industry s taking on
new life.
According to a Washington dispatch,
the conservative element in the demo-
cratic party, who had hoped to have a
man named for vice president who rep
Presented something of the ancient tradi-
tions Of the party, are more thoroughly
lsdiseusted With the nomination Of Towne
Than the Bryan wing of the party.
/ Senator Clark of Montana says he will
not resign. After a man has paid big
iprice Cor a scat he will accept all the
\ hazard ard wait 10 be voted out. x
a.s
Says Mrs. Harriet Chapman Gait.
president OF the woman suifragists:
The politicians ard the men Of the
south generally. SO far as L found in my
"TRIP, are favorable&to plan Of allow
Ing wofnento vote on an equal plane
with men. spent three Weeks in
I Louisiana, Tennessee. Mississippi and
4 Arkansas, and the information / re-
ceived in those states was most favor
3Eable to our cause OF course. How
could they say. nay" TO an Iowa NO
a man!
s + If actions speak louder than words
what must be said OF the big talk
4 T2r,.a u, ..rf,,ry,.E5 ron, },;,,aYioy s&
The Quito went to India Thursda.
with 100000 bushels of corn, the arges,
4 cargo ever carried on a similar errand
s|Instead of going down into Egypt fol
sIscorn, as the ancients did. the famine
1 stricken sufferers of the modern era
Il 1ayes3 corn delivered at their doors
a Progress!
4 As the monthly government crop re-
4 port showed a decreased wheat acreag,
) there will be money in that cerea
A hereafter.
Many of the silver republicans o.
colorado have returned to the repub
liean fold. And many more Will return
\ when they catch the full import O
81 what the opposition proposes.
"A
y With three populist presidential par
!, ties in the field this year there is re
newed reason for republican unity.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
We would like to see voting ma
lichines tried in Jasper county, suggest