Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-12
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sense and sober. enlightened political
jldgment. After referring to Bryan's
ehdeavor to make imperialism the para
mount issue, the Times adds: Free SILL
Yer and Its attendant heresiee are the
real matters upon which the electors
have given judgment. Z
r. r. Atixins. OF Boston, Is the owner
OF q sugar plantation in Cuba. near tho
town OF Fergus. which is 10000 acres in
extent It employs 1900 persons. and
on 1t there are two forts, thirty miles
Of railroad belonging to the place,
three steam railroad locomotives, many
homes for the white people and the
natives, a big sugar factory and a
river which floats lighters loaded with
sugar from the plantation docks to the
ships on the coast. Last year it raised
20,00O.00O pounds of sugar, and its own
er expects to do much better this year.
III SAtUltrSOld, Vic OIllClal returns
bring some corrections in the tele-
graphic reports of the vote on gov
ernor, the effect Of which is to rdeuce
Van SAINTS plurality to 3,719. Yet it is
a great republican victory, as. in 1898,
Lind (fusionist) was elected governor
by over 10000.
A new device for moistening and seal
ing envelopes will commend itself to
many people as more clearly than the
method With which every one is famil-
lar. The moistener and sealer is a
central glass tube. provided at one end
with a soft rubber nipple. in which a
sponge is inserted and at the other end
with hard rubber cap. in which metal
bearings hold soft rubber roller The
central glass tube contains water,
which is fed to the sponge. In sealing
an envelope the sponge is drawn across
the gum flap. which is thus moistened.
The device Is then turned around and
the moistened flap is evenly and
squarely sealed by means of the rubber
roller. For holding the moistener and
seaier when not in use n holder is used
composed of soft rubber suction base
upon which glass rod is mounted.
When the suction base is moistened and
pressed diwn on the table or desk tbs
air is expelled and the holder stands
upright, convenient for use when re-
quired
After spending nearly two months in
the relief work among the sufferers at
Galveston and other places on the
Texas coast Miss Clara Barton feels
that there is no more necessity for her
remaining In the field. The work of
relief viii have TO be continued. how
ever, during the entire winter
Among the campaigns stories told is
this one. The trolley stops; an Irish
lady and ten children climb in. Com
ductor-..sAre these your children,
madam. or is 1T a picnic?' The lady
They are my children and is no pic
mic. -schoolmas
There are occasions when largeness il
spoken of in an apologize way. The
delinquent tax lists OF the present year
are noticeabiy small, but that in Dies
Moines and Polk county fills more than
ieieilt columns Of the Capital. AS the
capital city issS spread over all out doors
by speculato1s who have laid8o addi-
tiol,s, it is nor surprising that some OF
the taxes are unpaid.
Yes. ma am, said Mrs Mcguire, me
husband had plinty o money wanst, fol-
he had q good job, but he lost it..
And he never had any since, eh % re-
marked Mrs. Amelia Rate-Poore.
That's Just the throuble, ma.am; hi
Iniver had amy sinse.-P Philadelphia
Press
| Roosevelt
As president of the senate
Ills distinguished strenuosity
May be used, perchance, in curbing
1 Senatorial verbosity.
| Chicago Tribune.
EditorSec Wonders.
Editor w " Barry nf IeSfnrton