Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-09
TOPICS OF THE TINES


The convention speech of Robert c.
Cousins, given elsewhere, is another
of his gems of oratory and brilliant
summing up of the political situation
such as he usually gives.
There is one millionaire that spends
his money freely among the people, and
that is Uncle Sam. He pays out over
$5o0,000,000 a year, as per last fiscal
statement, but it is noteworthy that he
receives ss0,OOO,OoO more than he
spends, very commendable policy;
and besides he has the biggest and
best cultivated farm in the world.
Dr. Washington Gladden., whose
works upon social, economical and po-
litical questions have attracted con-
siderable attention, has lost faith in the
referendum mode of government.
Only a few of the letter carriers of
the country have availed themselves of
the privilege granted by the postmaster
general, after several years of petition
ing, to wear shirt waists during the
summer season while on duty. A. w.
Machen. general superintendent of free
delivery, said recently that the shirt
waist had not become popular among
the carriers and in most cases when
the official permission had been taken
advantage of the garment had not been
a shirt waist, but merely an ordinary
shirt of the color prescribed In the
postmaster generals order.
Governor Orman of Colorado is ma
tive of Muscatine. Ia, and went to Colo
RADIO as poor boy in 1869, getting work
as railroad laborer. He rose in the
business and has been connected with 1t
for thirty years.
American cement is likely to capture
the markets of the world. Five of the
most prominent manufacturers of Eng
land who recently visited the United
in the belief that only the prompt in
PRODUCTION of American machinery pro-
cess can enable Great Britain to retain
its present hold of the cement business.
In Chicago little, worm-eaten summer
apples which formerly sold for 81 bar
rel are bought now for So.
We We're all sorry for Buffalo Bill this
morning in Marshalltown, but our tears
Cfrom the sky placed silver and gold
lining on the clouds that threatened to
dampen his great show.
There are 100000 persons men and
women, employed in what the law de-
scribes as gainful ccupation-working
for others for compensation-in New
York city. 1t has heretofore been sup
posed that about 5 per cent of these
We're employed at night which would
give a total of 10000 night workers in
that city. Recently table has appeared
ers there actually are in the four bor-
Ioughs and this estimate gives 1900 po-
licemen, 5000 railroad employees, 1900
bakers. 1000 newspaper employees, $500
engineers and firemen, $500 actors and
musicians and 1000 restaurant en-
ployes The total Is 10000, the balance
being made up by the addition of
butchers, pedders, steam railroad en-
ployes, telegraphers. watchmen, cleo
tricians and miscellaneous workers.
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The Iowa republican platform is a
solid chunk of party policy and per-
Torrance that is unassailable, a sphere
that rolls thru space with irresistible
force. Its movements in the past are a
guarantee of future action. The Iowa
platform is all right.
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The emperor Of Russia does not be-
lieve in the eight-hour day for himself.
He works ali day and seldom retires be-
fore or 2 o'clock in the morning.
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The decision to use the fast cruiser
Columbia as receiving ship at the New
York navy yard looks like an admission
of the reports of structural weakness in
! in 1892 and cost s2.725. 600. She is of the
protected class and is rated one of the
fastest ships in the navy. but has never
done any service to speak OF. even dur
ing the war with Spain.
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John NJ. Creed, of Berkeley, Cal, a
veteran of the Civil War. applied re-
Gently for pension, and found that
woman in Ohio, posing as his widow,
had been drawing his pension for many
years. She is actually the widow of
another John NJ. Greed, who. however,
was not entitled to a pension, not hav-
ing served in the war. 1t is believed
that others have obtained pensions in
the same fraudulent way.
/ The blessed rain, 1t has been coming
down gently but in sufficient volume for
| twenty-four hours in central Iowa and
the end is not in sight at this writing
The corn, tomato and potato crops viii
take on new life and develop as the re-
suit Of it. He that hath ears to-grow
let them grow.
4 Old Gentleman-Do you mean to say
that your teachers never thrash you?
1 Little Boy-Neyer. We have moral
suasion at our school.