Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-04

but this admonition does not apply tC
. the presidents message.
SO
There are evidences that highway
men are preparing for a campaign
). against the western. railways. At least
the u. p. has been arming trains on
the Wyoming division for some days
past, and guards are being put on
i trains thru Idaho. 1t is to be hoped
these precautions will effect on the
bandits change of heart.
4 Bryan and the calamityites will FIND
much food for reflection in President
Rooseveit's message.
4 VERY remarkable" he commented
) as he looked over the morning paper.
i Then he turned to the first page and
Hooked it all over again. Most aston
iishing!" he added. What is it?'
asked his wife. $50 far as can dis
1 cover, there wasn't bank in Iowa
that was robbed yesterday
! Fred Jensen writes from Pocahontas
asking the Times Republican to correct
4 the news item copied in it's columns
from the Sac Sun to the effect that there
are many cases of smallpox in Pocahon-
j tas. He says: There is one family
guaranteed, never has been any more,
and but very small prospects of ever
being any more. The board of health
i took very severe means of quarantine,
forbidding all public meetings, ETC.. un-
4 til Dec. Z, as the prevention is easier
than the cure"
What a mighty creature is man. de-
flying the infinite until some demonstra-
ton OF infinite power is experienced.
then what puny creature he becomes!
1t is narrated that at the time of the re-
cent earthquake in Utah, some men
We're in a resort playing poker When
the building rocked and the lights
swung, the gamblers dropped their
4 cards and fell on their knees in prayer.
There is a story that will suggest
food for some tall thinking. It is the
pension case Of Henry Wensler, of Indi-
ana. While in the army a severe sun
stroke caused mental arrangement
which at times rendered him unfit to
manage his own affairs. The govern
ment gave him pension Of $50 a
who carefully invested the pension
money. When out of the asylum the
man earned enough to support himself
and the fund went on accommodating.
Some years ago he went to lawyer
and asked that steps be taken to secure
Eerty. The lawyer told him If he was
we'll enough to manage his estate, the
| government would stop the pension,
and since then the man has been afraid
] to repeat his suggestion. The fund is
now $4,000. But the interesting part
|of the matter is. the man is without
kith or kin. and the money, when he
dies, will all revert to the government.
| The extremely cold weather turnout
Russia. and especially In Siberia. has
delayed the mails and many trains are
now snow-bound. Grain steamers on the
/
vistula are frozen in the river.
i A washington correspondent says:
| foreign looking men stood together up
on the floor OF the house, entirely apart
| from their associates. They were Dele
gate Wilcox of Hawaii and Resident
Commissioner Degetau Of Porto Rico.
Attic the men seemed to be entirely
alone and without friends, they were ap-
parently happy and in their element, for
they conversed together in Spanish and
were evidently delighted with the priv
ileges they enjoyed Neither delegate
has a vote, but they can debate ques-
tons which come before the house"
|
| The atmosphere this morning showed
! tendency to get acquainted with zero.
1t was hating at 10 degrees above at an
early hour.
According to the department of agri-
culture, in 1900 the potato crop was Gill;
| 600 600 bushels, worth on the farm al
most $92, 100000. This was the largest
value since 1894. altho the crop was TO-.
600 600 bushels smaller than in 1899 Tho
Iloss in yield was more than made up by
an advance of 90 to 43 cents in the av-
erage farm price. The great potato
states are, i'll the order named, New
York, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Illinois Ohio, Wisconsin, Nebraska,
Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and Maine.
The New York crop is twice that of any
other state and represents one eighth of
the total money value The potato areas
of the states outside of New York run
from 100000 to 100000 acres each.
.,The Chinaman is all right in his
place and his place is in China, ana
therefore ! am heartily in favor or
keeping him there" said Representa-
tive Kern Of Illinois. You con say for
me that I will do all in my power to
re-enact the Chinese exclusion act,
which expires by limitation next May.
And, Furthermore, you will find an al
most unanimous sentiment in the west
In favor of extending the exclusion act.
The Chinaman may be a law-abiding
| citizen, but, all the same, we do not
| want the honest toiler of this country to
| be forced to compete with the celestial
| in our labor market. Our manufactur-