Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-08
TOPICS Or THE TINES
Down in Missouri Gallatln man
raised 200 bushels of pears, and another
200 bushels Of peaches this season.

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raised 200 bushels of pears, and another
200 bushels Of peaches this season.
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The London anarchists have held q
meeting and approved the assassination
of President Mckinley. This was to
have been expected, vet 1t ought to fur
nish an additional incentive to legisla-
Five action here.
Gustavus, the crown prince Of Sweden,
| is the greatest hunter among European
royalties. He is also an enthusiastic
tennis player, but lacks his fathers
popularity and is reticent, sedate. exclu-
sive and undemocratic.
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An increased acreage Of winter wheat
is reported from every county in Kan
sas.
The American contributions to the
Queen Victoria memorial fund amount
TO 100000, which, according to the kings
consent to request made by the Ameri-
can society in London. will be applied to
a clearly designated portion Of the
memorial.
Seventeen new artillery. garrisons
have recently been established along
the coast of the United States as re-
suit OF national lessons lately learned.
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The Texas federation of women is the
banner organization in library work.
In two years it has established forty
public circulating libraries. Beside this
1t has secured from Andrew Carnegie
100000 for further work in this line, In
Justice to other states that have ,un-
dertaken this library work it should be
said that Texas two years ago decided
to devote her energies chiefly to the
establishment of public and travelling
Libraries while other declarations have
carried 1T simply as a branch OF the
state organization work. This success
full effort shows the value of an especial
aim in work.
One character at least as devilish as
the anarchist has been discovered
woman poisoner who is responsible for
fourteen deaths among those who should
be reckoned as loved ones.
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Even the benighted democratic regions
of Arkansas feel the impulses Of pros
perity. Three years ago Sebastian
county, in that state, was $4,000 In debt
ard Ito script was worth 40 cents on the
dollar. The debt has been reduced to
$1,000 and the script is now worth 9S
cents.
The biblical Samson had his strength
shorn with his locks by woman. but
our modern Sampson is between several
fires that promise to rob him of hair and
all.
The New Zealand government has de-
cided that swimming and life-saying
shall be taught in all its schools. The
Llfe-Saving societys method having
been adopted, 1000 handbooks and
charts have been sent by order of the
government for the use of schoolmas-
tiers. The handbood, in which the course
of instruction is fully set forth for the
use Of classes, schools, and individuals,
has also been translated into Swedish
and Italian.
Ex-Attorney-G General Miller recently
told this story, which is thoroughly en-
joyed by the narrator:
when President Harrison invited me
ito become member Of his cabinet" he
said, i determined to visit my boyhoo6
home in Indiana before going to Wash
ington l had not been in the town for
twenty years. AT the railroad station
I was met by the village hackman, who
knew me when was a boy. He greeted