Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-06


They. are in a state of remarkable pres
eryation. The earliest map is believed
to have been drawn under the personal
srperyision of Columbus. German ge-
cgraphers consider this find the most
important of modern scientific times.
hopelessly lost Nordeskjold, in his last
work, referred to their existence as a
legend.
AT the Cotton Belt railway shops at
Pine Bluff, Ark, negro was put to
work Saturday morning, but the super
intendent was compelled to discharge
him Immediately to avert strike
since March / the health authorities
at Havana Rave employed 100 men to
kill mosquitoes. During seven months
up to October l there We're five deaths
from yellow fever, while the average for
the same months under Spanish rule
was 296. The average total number of
deaths for September in Havana for
ten years has been 81. but during last
September was only 500, which goes to
show the value of active warfare on the
pests.
Like his grandfather. Emperor Will
liam is soldier, even when he goes to
bed, for he sleeps on a regulation camp
bed, such as his officers use. The bed
clothing Is of the rough regimental
pattern. He retires at II p. m. and is
up and dressed soon after p. m.
80
1t is all over but the counting.
The first period of snow and cold
weather was cool enough to give every
body the shivers.
a Washington letter to the Mime
as well as hot fight over Isthmian
as we'll as a hot fight over iisthmian
canal legislation in congress during
the winter Some bill" says the
writer, lis pretty likely to be passed.
but before it is decided to choose the
Nicaragua or Panama route a lot of
lis P. Huntington. who, by the way.
used to take a lively interest in canal
legislation, was wont to say that it had
cost him $4,000 to teach congress
it's duty. There are successors to the
late Pacific railroad magnate who are
quite as intent on teaching congress
what 1t ought to do. 1t would take a
Philadelphia lawyer to untangle the
network of conflicting interests mixed
up in this canal business. Monsieur
Hutin represents French interests.
which amount to millions. With the
Panama people 1t is all or nothing.
Then there are the Maritime company.
the Gragin Ayre syndicate and dozen
other cliques, all with itching palms.
There will be something doing in the
lobby line
A Boston woman will agitate for 4
law prohibiting the boiling or roasting
of chestnuts. on the ground that it in
Wives painful death of worms whose
right to life, liberty and the pursuit of
most highly lowered man.
Mrs. Nations home in Medicine
Lodge is advertised for sale for delin-
quent taxes.
The growth of persimmon trees in old
fields in the south has been looked upon
= :, :, o,,r.a v,ha- v,arc;,,,,,,o,, fraoc will
spring up almost like corn. 1t takes a
lot of digging and grubbing to keep them
down. But a valuable use has been
found for persimmon wood. which is
dense in fiber, heavy and capable of poll
ish. This is for shuttle blocks in thu
Icons of coffin mills. A few days ago u
solid train containing eighteen car loads
OF persimmon and dogwood shuttle
Locks was shipped from Grimes shut
tie block factory at Chattanooga direct
to England via Norfolk.
Hotels in the towns of Oklahoma are
so crowded now that travellers must
engage quarters in advance.
South Australia apples are now sold in
European markets at from cents to 10
cents each! choice ones are even higher.
rhe apples are packed and shipped III
small, long boxes, containing 100 each.
They are wrapped separately in tissue
paper, and are packed in wood wool Eek
celsior) and the leaves OF corn husks.
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