Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-28
TOPICS OF THE TINES

| Being full on Thanksgiving day may
cnly signify q tightness around the belt.
| Senator Depew is trustee for estates
aggregatng $1,000 900 in value, besides
being a director in seventysix different
firms and corporations. The need Of a
large brain in his case is apparent.
/ The official republican plurality In Ne
braska for 1901 is 1859 on supreme
judge and 1911 on university regents.
These figures are much more creditable
than the fusion figures of several years
ago.
Thanksgiving casualties will number
many of the headache variety.
| President Mckinley was to have laid
| the cornerstone Of the OHIO College OF
Government, one of the buildings of the
group Of the American University at
| Washington. The ceremony was planned
for next month, and 1t Is probable that
President Roosevelt will take the place
of the dead president.
The hunting season has now closed
in the Adirondacks. and the record is
SEQ deer slain and twenty three mer
KILLED or wounded.
| We never miss the water till the well
goes dry. we never exercise caution
ltill the evil is wrought. big estab-
llishment at Detroit was totally wrecked
| by boiler explosion, twenty-ei peo-
pie killed and eighteen more supposed
| to be in the ruins, and nobody can def
Iinitely tell how 1t happened, but 1t
| would seem that the necessary vigil
lance In inspecting that boiler was not
| observed.
! There are many demonstrations of
the fact today that a feast is better
than q famine.
| Christmas trees may be costly
amusement to Philadelphia this year.
The fire insurance companies have
Issued warning calling attention to
La clause in all policies making them
void in case of extra hazard. This, it
lis said, refers to Christmas trees.
The fact that Mrs. Carrie Nation
called her husband hell bound hypo-
critic" would seem to justify the court
in smashing the martial bond.
Secretary Wilson brought to the at
tention OF the cabinet Tuesday the fact.
that Canada has violated its agreement
| with this country in connection with
| the importation OF cattle into Canada
| which may be shipped into the United
States. Some years ago Canada made
an agreement with the United States
that when cattle were sent into Canada
| from Great Britain, Scotland and Ire
LAND the Dominion government would
keep in those countries cattle inspec-
| tor SO as to guard against disease The
Canadian government maintained these
inspectors for number Of years, but
according to the advices of Secretary
Wilson they have now been withdrawn.
| The matter will be brought to the atten-
ton of the Canadian government by the
state department, either thru Lord
Pauncefote, the British ambassador at
Washington, or thru Mr.. Choate, the
American ambassador at London.
Theodore Schroeder, OF Salt Lake City,
has given to the Wisconsin historical
library his library of Mormon history.
This is one of the largest collections of
books on this subject in existence. 1t
embraces $4,000 bound volumes, PAM
phlets and newspaper files.
Thankful that turkeys We're plentiful
enough to go around.
Game is very plentiful in some Sec
lions of North Dakota. Near WILL
ston no less than fifty deer have been
killed in two weeks. Now, don't all
start at once.
IAN amusing libel action" says the
German violinist. A paper ventured to
state that when he mounted the plat
form he carried all before him. AS.
however, the violinist has marked
tendency to obesity. a subject on which
he is very sensitive, he did not take it
as an unmixed compliment. hence the
action"
/ According to Chicago paper, four
young and pretty married women of st.
Bernard's church, in Englewood, Chi
cago, attired themselves in infants
clothing and personated the famous
Ormsby bankruptcies In the church fair,
until their husbands found 1t out and
broke up the show. The production
was complete surprise to the hus-
bands. who held an Indignation meet
ing Then the church lost the ebst
money making scheme in the fair.
Thankful for bright sunshine instead
Of blizzard.
Modern Surgery Surpassed.
while suffering from piles" says q.
4 r. Carter. Of Atlanta. Ga, II got De-
! Wits Witch Hazel salve and was en-
tirely cured" Cuts. burns and bruises
quickly cured. Beware Of counterfe,ts