Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-30

/ oleomargarine, when that substance is
i coloreti to resemble butter. This bill
passed the house last session, and, for
one am sincerely desirious of becom-
ing a law before congress adjourns
| was on the special committee that made
an investigation relative to oleomargar-
inc last summer. In Chicago we visited
| twenty-seven places where butter was
sold, and found after tests that not a
! single instance was the article the real
thing There is no objection in people
buying substitute for butter, but they
! have a right to be protected against
| fraud and not made to think they are
getting superior quality, when an in
| ferior, that should be sold at much less
cost, is palmed off on them as genuine
Railroad management Will give new
turn to the admonition to be careful and
the Wabash disaster will not be with
out its good results.
| Evidence has been adduced to show
that the so to 100 Italians who were in
Generated In the Wabash railroad wreck
were imported workmen brought to the
United States in violation of the labor
law, in which case less sympathy will
be expressed for them.
| Up in Michigan former Congressman
Stephenson. who has dropped politics
| for agriculture, this year harvested over
| 5000 bushels of potatoes on his several
farms in the county of which Menomi-
nee is the seat, one Of his farms being
| the largest in the state. In this connec-
| ton it has leaked out that Mr.. Stephen
son has been exceedingly generous with
his crop of tubers, and that many poor
Menominee family has received a dona-
ton of winters supply, the source OF
which in many cases is mystery.
HSe
The native republican party of Homo
lulu has passed strong resolution In
favor of the re-enactment of the Chi
nese exclusion act.
A two days canvass Of the city Of
Portland, Ore, has resulted in pledges
being received for s27sooO of the $500, 900
fixed at Portlands contribution 20 the
centennial celebration of the Lewis and
Clark expedition into Oregon territory,
to be held there In 1905.
The T.-R. publishers were surprised
this morning to find that genteel but
"a NM RON 1v ;pporap+ h,,rrYar ta,1 t,rol,a,,
into the printing Office during the night.
He was evidently looking for money
and didn't take anything away with
him when he left. The T.-R. is re-
minded of the story of Pat and his
wife. She awakened him In the night
Wake up. Pat. there's burglar in the
house" Hist! kape STILL" he adj
monished, IF he finds anything valu-
able in this house I'll get up and take
1t away from him.
November goes out in blaze Of sum
light, and will leave behind it memories
of one of the pleasantest months of the
year. 1t has been a boon to poor peo-
pie. who have not been compelled to
spend all their money for fuel and food.
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The Real Peril - Sympathizing
Friend-It must be terrible thing to
have ones boy SO far away from home.
and to feel that his life is in danger
every day. can imagine just how 1t
must seem to you.
fearful Mother-Oh, it's not the son
that's in the Philippines I'm so uneasy
about It's Dickey. He's joined the
college foot ball team.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
"Diogenes was a great man." said the
contemplative person, and yet he had
no use for money. He was content to
confine his possessions to single tub"
Well" answered Senator Sorghum,
"a tub might have been all right in
those days. but what man wants now
is a bar'l."
Washington Star.