Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-05


desire The native tongues, accustomed
to soft letters, struggles hard with the
In speak" and makes 1t sound like
& cut off short. English is 1ngles.
When speak English" encounters a
Porto Rican the result hay be not un-
like "spiggely," which some Anglo
Saxon mind roughened into "spiggoty.'
Whatever the origin. one hears every
where Of spiggoty people, spiggoty
money and all else spiggoty. Every
body uses the term, the natives having
almost accepted it as a proper desig-
nation.
Between fifty and sixty manufacture
turing institutions of Cedar Rapids are
participating in an exhibition of home
manufactured products at the Audito-
rum IN that city, at which exhibition
almost everything that is manufac-
Itured in Cedar Rapids will be repre-
scented. The exhibition will continue
until the 9Th 1t constitutes an excel
Ilent Industrial lesson.
Not a valid reason on broad grounds
can be adduced to show why the adj
ministration should be turned over to
the democrats this year.
The hardest fate which the census
taker encounters is that OF being mis-
taken for u book agent. 1t is useless to
explain. The people know the b. a. is
prolific in tricks and explanations and
hence the uncompromising attitude Of
the deluded citizen.
According to computations on the In
diana state board of health the popu-
lslation shows falling OF 5,4s7 since last
year.
Oklahoma is marketing and shipping
Its cherry crop.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler has accepted an
Invitation to attend the reception and
banquetto be given to Gen. Otis in Ro-
chester on June Is.
Senator Hanna surprised both his en-
emies and his friends when he jumped
into running debate on the naval APP
preparation bill and tackled Senators
Wellington. Tillman. Allen. Pettigrew
and Teller and got the best OF each Of
them. and proved that he could take
care of himself in that most dangerous
Eof all senatorial fights, a running de-
bate
Buffalo, n. Y, has invited the ex-
Iconfederate veterans to hold their next
Pan-American Exposition. This is ex-
tending the olive branch in a practical
way.
State Superintendent Barrett has
affirmed decision which led to the dis
missal of the principal OF the Oxford
schools for Incompetence. The reason
back Of it is that school boards must
lsexercise discretion in protecting the
1 interests of the districts.
4
The Boston Transcript says that the
trees which suffered most from the
rarages of caterp:llars last summer
We're the first to bud this spring, and
that their foliage is much thicker than
THAT of the trees which We're moi
stripped of their leaves when Others
! suffered. is this a plea for the work OF
I the caterpillar?
4 In The nine months ending March /,
1900. horses TO the number OF 1862
were exported at an average price o,
/ s12o. The horse is still able to hold his
own.
That bubonic plague exists in the
Chinese quarter of San Francisco has
been pretty fully demonstrated. The
authorities will be fully warranted II
suppressing it. even If 1t is necessary
to resort TO heroic measures. StamT
1t out now!
4 general legislation will be enacted bS
congress before adjournment, which Il
i expected TO occur tomorrow.
i The department OF customs and in
A sular affairs of the war department. ha.
i issued a statement showing the nation,
4 ality OF the civilians employed in tn,
u cuban customs servece, n per cent o
them being cubans.
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