Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-18
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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The coming Iowa legislature might
aekle the bank robbery subject. How
prevent it will afford food for
hought-and action.
Separate schools for Indian children
rave become a political issue in Okla
homa In some counties many of the
Indians attend the public schools, which
nave been established for the whites.
and the latter do not believe in allowing
the redskins these privileges. The In
dams also refuse to attend the negro
| schools. Are the Indians to be con-
demned for position the whites take?
| Those who go down into the sea in
ships meet great peril. Over twenty
i've vessels are known to have been lost
in gale that swept the great lakes
three days last week.
The first snow of the season in New
York made its fitful appearance on
Wednesday--the 18th of the month, and
this leads the Tribune to suggest that
There is fine chance for the making
Of ominious predictions by the supersti-
tiously inclined"
Mrs Mckinley, at her home in Can
ton, O., has just been the recipient OF
novel souvenir of her visit to the Pacific
coast last May While in California she
was presented with a vast number of
exquisite floral tributes. These were
generally tied With silk and satin RIB
bons. on many of which We're written
or printed verses and words of senti-
ment. These ribbons Mrs. Mckinley
preserved and they have been made
into quilt by friend from whom they
have been received by Mrs. Mckinley.
The total length of the ribbon was $40
yards
Appreciation of our sunshine and
bracing weather is enhanced by the re-
ports of fogs, dampness and clouds in
England and in some sections of our
own country.
In reporting cases of smallpox in Des
Moines, the Capitol says: Miss Flor
ence Davis of 1895 Court avenue, IS said
to be having q very severe time with
the malady. When her sister Francis
was quarantined Miss Florence nooted
at the officers for calling the trouble
smallpox, and insisted that If that is
smallpox 1 want it myself She now
has the disease and is in very serious
condition"
III. G. Squiers, the former secretary of
legation at Pekin, was intimately ac-
quainted with the late Ii Hung Chang,
and tells many anecdotes of him. You
have probably read Of that famous cane
he used to carry" said Mr.. Squiers. 1T
is a very long staff, highly ornamented,
and he carried it for many years. One
day, while in his presence, 1 had in my
hand cheap little American cane with
somewhat odd head upon 1t. 1t caught
the yiceroy's fancy, and he proposed an
exchange. As he offered to make an
even trade, you may imagine my delight
at the bargain l was making. With
great pride l displayed my prize among
my friends and treasured 1t as one of
the dearest souvenirs of my stay in Chi
ma. The next time 1 met the viceroy he
Informed me that my cane was six inch
es too short for him to use, and under
the circumstances he would have to
suggest that the trade be reconsidered.
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stick"
A newspaper philosopher eXclaims
How the mighty have fallen! Loco
motive 999, the wonder of the worlds
fair and the fastest in its day, is now
hauling milk train on the New York
Central. Locomotives, like human be-
ings, pay the penalty of the fast pace"
The American Missionary association
has 700 missionaries scattered thru it's
widely varied fields. The association
closed the last year without debt and
with 100000 in it's treasury.
"a teacher say the Boston Tran
! script, uau Deeil reading TO neF young
pupils an account of a man who had
| lived for some years upon the frontier
When the story was reproduced by a
child, to her surprise it read that he had
lived for some years on his front earl
Another teacher read that gentleman
/ had occupied for some time fine coun-
try seat Upon asking the children
| what was meant by country seat a
| dead silence reigned till one little fell
/ low said he thought he knew, and to the
| inquiry of tie teacher replied, "A milk
| ing STOOL Still another had been .ead-
ing to her pupils about the rain. Ask
/ Ing one of them to write little story
about the rain he, after declaring his
| inability to do so, upon the teachers in
sistence produced the following: What
does the rain say to the dust? Il am on
| you. and your name is mud"!'"
The city of neadwood, S. D., is hav-
| ing an enormous amount of building
done this season. Three mammoth
cyanide plants will have been completed
| in sixty days more, which will have a
daily capacity of $50 tons. The city is
building a reservoir on McGovern Hill
| with capacity of 100000 gallons.
| The origin of the name of the town on