Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-07
TOPICS OF The TINES;

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1t is stated that the mine men do not
expect to be called out to assist the
steel strikers.
Professor George C. Tilden, the expert
mineralogist of Denver, who was recent
ly reported to have gone insane in San
Francisco on his return from Salvador
IS nephew of the late Samuel j. TIL
den.
Watch the news columns for the
name of, the next governor Of Iowa.
Governor Shaw has issued his Labor
day proclamation. September ia
named as the day when the busy work.
man may rest.
A mob at Wichita, Kas., wrecked the
tent of Hi Hi, wild man, because he
didn't eat raw liver, as the bills said he
would do. And a local police judge up-
held the act on the ground that when
people pay out good money to see a
man eat raw liver they have the right
to see him eat raw liver or know the
reason why.
Governor Taft. of the Philippine COM
mission. when at Yale. it is said was
uniformly successful in athletic ana
classroom competitions and was OF
such likable disposition as to be gem
eral favorite. ,
A man connected with large depart
n,ent store Is thus quoted In the Phila-
delphia Record: II have under me
about $50 girls -salesgirls. wrappers and
clerks. All of them are healthy looking,
and yet I noticed that they got sick u
tremendous lot. The other day / had
occasion to go to their cloakroom, and
there saw sort OF roster neatly type
written on one wall. Mondays, 1t said,
Miss Brown, Miss Smith, Miss Jones:
Tuesdays-Miss Bell, Miss Willing. Miss
Gray And so OH. / wondered what 1t
meant, and then all of sudden the
scheme dawned on me. took copy of
1t. With that copy 1 can now tell be-
fcrehand what girls will plead illness on
any particular day of the week Avon
derful thing, wasn't 1T? But it isn't in
operation any longer. The general health
OF my department is much better than
II was"
The next interesting phase of state
politics will be the climbing down from
tottering fences.
x-Governor Stone of Missouri is out
as candidate for the democratic nomt-
nation for the presidency in 1904. He
will hardly paint with pride to his own
state politics.
The All-British Pacific cable scheme
has taken an important step in adj
vance. The English government bill
authorizes the sum Of e2.oOO,OO0 to be
spent on line connecting Vancouver
with New Zealand and Australia. The
cable will be controlled by a special
board, including representatives of Cam
ada, New South Wales. Queensland.
Victoria and New Zealand.
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Mr.. Chairman! Mr.. C-h-a-i-r-m-a-n,
We move that another amendment be
prepared providing for biennial cleo
tions In Iowa.
The failure Of the First National Bank
OF Austin, the state capital of Texas, is
another case of bad management-not
looting from the outside. 1t is stated
that the entire capital and surplus is
gone, but the government hopes TO SO
manage that there will be small loss to
depositors.
The rain market is still short of a
needed supply.
1t appears that the fatal indisposi-
ton" of that eminent Chinese states
man. Ii Hung Chang, was merely a
temporary attack such as he has fire.
auently suffered from during the past
twelve months.
Doctor-There's nothing seriously the
matter with Michael, Mrs. Muldoon /
think little soap and water will do hin,
as much good as anything.
Mrs. Muldoon-Yis, doctor. an will OF
give it t. him befoor or afther his males (?
Glasgow Times.