Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-22

delegates Under the early convention
plan the people have less chance to con-
slider candidates.; and under the late
convention plan, it gives them more
opportunity to study candidates. tJn-
der the late plan interest is maintains
ed to a greater extent before and after
the convention.
AT the recent special election in Ala
bama only twelve counties voted
against the calling of the constitutional
convention. There are sixty-six counties
In Alabama. The project of a new con-
stitution was adopted. The convention
met Tuesday at Montgomery, and it
will probably follow the course pursued
by other states in adopting and cduca-
tional test.
On March 81 there were 1872 cases OF
smallpox in Kansas; on April 30 there
We're 1.0S2 cases. During April there
We're five deaths from the malady.
A New York bridge company has
taken contracts for about 100 portable
steel houses, for shipment to venezu-
ella. where such structures. it is said,
find a ready market in view of the FREE
quent earthquakes. These steel houses
which are one story, weigh about TWEEN
~ tons each.
Ireland is losing population by emf
grafton at the rate of 1900 a year
Since 1851 Ireland has parted in this
way With 3.S41. 4l9 Inhabitants, of whom
2,0Os,S4i We're males and 1,s3s,O75 fe-
males. 1t is a decided reflection on con-
ditions there, industrial and govern
mental. that this should be the case.
The latest census shows that Ireland
has lost 5.3 per cent of her people as
compared with the previous enumera-
ton.
a plea of insanity is now made by
Mrs. Nation as an excuse for her Kan
sas crusade against saloons. She is APP
parently sane enough to recognize this
fact.
Excluding $4,000 small craft the COM
merce Of the world is carried on by as
600 vessels, with a carrying power of
4s0OO,ooO tons. IL is not pertinent To
stale how much of this is carried in
American bottoms.
Three ships lief, Manila on the 18th
with soldiers who are anxious 10 eaten Il
glimpse OF American soil again
Not many policemen are millionaires,
even IN New York where the perquis-
ties of men in blue are said TO be If the
| richest Officer Clarence Routh of the
New Orleans is worth more than the
lsamount named. He owned hundred
acres of land in the Texas oil region
and has refused, an ofier OF sl.5Oo,o0o 70,
IT, believing it 70 be w5rth s2oco.ooo He
calmly patrols his beat, waiting for a
satisfactory offer
Sara Bernhardt, in ar interview on
| America and Americans. says that the
only thing she has really ocomplain o.
concerning this country is its Weather
| She met. she said, more storms during
| her last trip here than she has known
abroad in years.
| The temperance committee of thf
| Presbyterian general assembly suggests
that the government establish a subsli-
! tu,e for the army canteen in order Il
counterfeit the effect of pernicious out.
side saloons
Much editorial comment is made re.
earding the pardon of the Youngel
brothers from the Saltwater penti,entla
4 ry in the Missouri papers. AS rule III,
editors consider the act one of wis.
mercifulness" and hail it as marking tn
passing away Of one of the last cloud
OF the bitter feeling between the nortl
and the south.
! Old Amos Hitchup-Jim. I've fetche,
my new wife UP fer to have her pictui
4 took.
Country Photographer-All right. Ed
Z length or bust?
Z
Old Amos Hitchup-Yep. the hull fu
length. II the machine busts III pay fe
it. Judge.
: Mrs. De Good-Why aren't you goin
to church?
Mr.. De Good-Last Sunday the roo
J leaked and three or four drops wen
down my back.
Mrs. De Good--The roof has been re
paired since then.
Mr.. De Good-Huh. Then they'll b
wanting money TO pay for the REPAIRS
New York Weekly
Colonel she asked. have you eve
been up in baloon?"
o No" he answered. but I got
K talking art to a Boston lady once an
= she had me way up in the air inside Z
two minutes. Chicago Record-Heral'