Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-14
TOPICS OF 1nE TINES

Alaska.
Gold in paying quantities has been
found near Cary station, a hamlet near
Elgin. Ill. Excitement runs high and
with lightning rapidity. What was a
week ago quiet country village is
now populated with fever stricken
prospectors.
There is rumor that the Great West
ern is about to absorb Wisconsin rail-
road, the Green Bay & Western, and by
SO doing secure another outlet to the
lakes.
In New Jersey a diploma factory"
has been unearthed which has been do
ing a rushing business. 1t has had
canvassers out urging mento pay their
money and get their diploma. Rev.
j. c. Chapman of the Presbyterian.
church of Hackettstown, N. j., has
recounted his experience in Investigate
ing the National University of Chi
cago," and affirms that there are three
Doctors of Divinity in his own pres
bytery who bought their degrees"
~ss
1t is evident that Iowa will do her full
share in sustaining the government corn
crop report in holding it at the so per
cent notch, or more accurately, at the 51.7
| point.
Mrs Teresa Dean. brilliant mem-
Der of the staff of the New York Town
| Topics, reached San Francisco few
days ago on her return from the Phil
lippnes. Previous to her leaving Manila
she had talk with members of the
United States commission relative to
the women teachers recently sent to
the islands from this country, and was
informed that no more would be all
lowed to come. The women" said
Mrs Dean, have absolutely no idea
of the awful hardships they will have
| to face in that new land. They are
sent off into the interior far from all
military protection and in places where
| ii is absolutely dangerous for woman
to be alone. They never see any of the
| luxuries of life and positively suffer
for many of the necessities Milk and
butter are unheard of, and letters from
home are many months between"
Last week Minneapolis eclpsed all her
| former records in the sale of fruits.
Forty-six cars were received and sold
| by auction in five days, consisting of
pears. peaches. plums. prunes, etc, ant.
they We're loaded mostly in mixed cars.
4
Those who have contended that the
| United States is losing it's Anglo Saxon
! individuality on account of the influx
of foreign immigrants will be sur
prised to learn that for the five months
ended May 81, 1901, there arrived on
American soil 39,S23 persons from
lGreat Britain, as against q grand total
of all other nationalities of only 1925.
OF the first named number 1855 We're
of English birth, 2.s7s Scotch, and IT,
|150 Irish. one American journal APP
praises each able bodied immigrant as
/ worth about $4,000 to the United
4 States. This represents the surplus
wealth he creates in an average life
over what he receives in the way of
wages.
The anarchists, If shrewd, would join
the emigration column and leave the
country. They might try their no.
4 government theory on some island in the
Pacific.
1t is estimated that fully $1,000 per-
sens attended the services of prayer for
the recovery Of President Mckinley in
the various churches in Baltimore, in
4 accordance with the proclamation Of the
4 governor and mayor of Baltimore. Like
responses occurred at many points.
The negroes of Kentucky have jus,
lynched three of their own race for muir
Gering an old and respected colored man
They thus use the lash that scourges
them, but il should not be considered
strange. They share the same indigna.
ton felt by the whites when similar of
fenses are committed and they have
been educated to consider the lynchint
method the most effective means of pun
ishment. The white people will proba.
bly, condone their own guilt in extermi
rating offenders by pointing to this ex,
ample. 1t will require considerable edu
cation on both sides to eradicate the
: lyrching habit.
President Mckinley is quoted as say
ing: do you know, doctor, / am get
ting hungry? 1t seems to me it is !;
pretty long time between meals" uncl,
sam is standing anxiously around witt
! bowl and spoon waiting the beck of tn,
5 doctors.
Was your son Josiar a leader of an,
of his classes?"
Il reckon answered Farmer Corn.
tossel. Il have been told that a goot
many Of the young men who tended
J.osiar's school b'longed to the leisure
class. An from what have seen o.
, Josiar durin' harvest time l should
guess that he'd be right up clus to tn,
!, top. "-Washington Star.
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