Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-29
TOPICS OF THE TINES

| Beyond the mountain or railroad
wreck lies bleeding Italy.
|
Today, the ruling day for next
months weather, indicates that Decem-
Der will be as pleasant as May tSub-
| ject to revison)
Congressman Tawney says that If Gu
ban sugar is admitted free the Ameri-
can Refining Company viii! profit mil
lions annually. This is the opinion of
hosts of others.
According to the Register forty-three
building permits have been issued in
Des Moines this month for new struc-
lures aggregating cost of $44,175. A
building contractor is quoted as express
sing the opinion that next year is going
to be the best the city has ever known,
and he looks for the city to add 5000 to
COCO to its population before another
year rolls around. There are many evil
dences from other sources that the capt.
tai city is growing and prospecting.
The official canvass OF the votes cast
at the recent Massachusetts, election
dlscloses the fact that the prohibition
and socialists-labor party fell below the
3 per cent necessary to give legal stand
ing as a legal party in the state.
Britain is still giving her kingdom for
a horca tboncopd otaade. u,1,;,l,
have been purchased in Hungary as re-
mounts for the British army in South
Africa, are now being shipped at Fiume
for Cape Town.
In Boston $500 women have already
registered to vote for school officers this
year, a gain of 5.054 over last year.
Mr.. p. n. Anderson, because he could
not obtain certificate to teach school
in Kansas, went to Chicago, graduated
from a training school for missionaries,
went to Alaska. found mine contain
ing millions, came back. married
ciassmate, gave fortune to his alma
mater and is now on his way to Sweden
to visit relatives he has never seen.
An English clergyman was address
ing a congregation of fishermen, and
in order to appeal the more to his
nautical SMILES. He pictured a cap
tain navigating his craft thru a dam
gerous passage. surrounded with rocks
and currents, and he described the voy-
age In detail, AT last he reached his
climax, when it seemed inevitable that
the ship should be lost. "And what
shall we do now?' he made his captain
cry. BLESS your soul, guvnor!" replied
a voice at the back. THAT captain o.
yours can't. do nothin'. He's sailin his
ship starn foremost
George Dimmock, of Salt Lake. Utah.
70 years old. challenges any white Chris
t;an in the United States and British
islands to run, walk. sing or talk for
two hours, or to run and walk one hour
and talk for another. His neighbors Of
fer to back him freely should his chal-
lenge be accepted.
President Elliot Of Harvard thinks
that the school teachers spend alto
gether too much time trying to teach
arithmetic to young children. In re-
cent lecture he told of a naughty boy
who was informed by his mother that
he must either do as she told him or
leave the room. The boy thought for
a minute and then remarked. That's
fair IT would give more for that
judicial comment for Its effect on the
boys later life." said President Elliot.
than for any amount of accurate fig-
uring."
Tess-Has she been vaccinated?
Jess-Yes; but she was awfully dis
appointed.
Tess-why? Didn't it take?
Jess-Oh. yes; but the doctor, be-
lieve, neglected to say something COM
plimentary about her pretty arm
Philadelphia Press
u,
i'll and has had relapse. He has la
bored necessarily in the islands for two
years and it is now telling on him Sc
yerely.
The Chicago Journal cordially Sec
onds the Tribune's nomination of Con-
gresham Robert r. Hit for United
States senator from Illinois to sue
coed William p. Mason. Mr.. Hit has
had a long experience in public life,
beginning as secretary Of legation at
Paris in 1874. He was for brief
period assistant secretary Of state,
which position he resigned to enter
congress in 1882. From that time he
has served his district continuously
in congress, and. says the Journal, has
gained high reputation for industry,
signal ability and wide craftsmanship.
His consistent course in public life
lis in striking contrast with the cratic
one Of Mason.
The valuable collection Of portraits OF
the Lee family, including the portraits
Of the Washington, Gusts and Lee
families, has been lent to Washington
and Lee University by Gen. G. w. Gus
lis Lee, and they will be hung in the
university art gallery.
Chinas diplomatic representative. WI