Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-20

lGermany, $4,000 to Sweden, $4,000
to Italy, $4,000 to Russia $4,000 to
Hungary. $4,000 to Norway, 5000
i TO Switzerland. $4,000 to France $780,
4 600 to Denmark. SS,500 TO Belgium and
the Netherlands and $3.50 apiece to
Egypt and Portugal. The Italian or
/ ders average highest, namely, S25.6S
each, and the Danish and Dutch the
Eleast-s9.O5 and $3.50. In the year moro
| than $12,O00.000 has been sent to
Europe by postal order.
| With twelve inches OF ice now in sight
the ice harvest in central Iowa is as
sured.
The president declines to have in his
service any dock-tailed horse or other
animal nlutilated by fashions decree.
| The Portsmouth Times says: mo bob
tailed, artificial monstrosty in the shape
| of a horse will do for President Roose-
Welt. Good for him! If there is any
thing in this world lamentable to look
at it is big, handsome horse with a
stub, paint brush sticking out at the
end of his backbone
The Czarina of Russia is said to be
exceedingly clever with the pencil and
crayon, especially in the drawing of
caricatures. Her cartoons of Russian
statesmen afford great amusement to
| the Car, who recently insisted that
she should add caricature of him
self to her collection. She thereupon
sketched him. clad in robes of state.
/ but with the face of a child, seated up
| on footstool. Round him are several
grand dukes and duchesses, each with
a cup and spoon. who are ingratiating
ly offering the Car some dainty trifle,
The little fellow, however desires none
of their offerings, and. pouting, pushes
them away.
| Some Of the Filipino leaders excel in
one thing at least, according to Gen.
Chaffee. They have most wonderful
powers of secrecy and Discrimination.
| DR.. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are outclassed
| in the two sided efforts of the islanders
to play true and act false in their atti-
| tude toward our government. But our
| officials are keen enough to detect and
punish their duplicity This is one of
the results of Spanish duplicity in gov
erning the islands
|
| The farmers in the east who held on
! to their potatoes and wouldn't sell for
1 less than So per barrel ran up against
| hard proposition of supply and demand
when importers of foreign potatoes were
able to furnish them at S1.70 per bar
rel. 1t is puzzling question. how long
to hold on to commodity that scars
high above its normal price.
\ sss
| While you are shivering around In
the cold 1t is well to remember that
others in this country and across the
ocean are having a like experience.
The fall of snow in Scotland is heavier
than at any time in fifty years. The
destruction of sheep in the snow drifts,
which range from ten to twenty feet
deel), is unprecedented. The roads are
| impossible Parts of England are also
suffering almost equally from the heavy
| fall of snow train which was
showed up near Harrington on Thurs
| day was only released Monday morn
ing.
| Senator Heitfleld, of Idaho. was asked
recently whether he expected to have
opposition when he came up for re-
election. "Opposition?" he cried; Well
II should say so. There isn't man
lin Idaho but wants to be senator.
That's what makes life worth living
out west"
| The royal family in Berlin will listen
to German military marches and Ameri-
can coon" songs from graphophone
| during the holidays Probably the lat
| ter are put in to "sweeten the bitter
| $50
A letter reached Washington the other
lday addressed to The Black Eagle, NJ.
&C." There are two Black Eagles" in
congress. One is DeGraffenreid, of
Texas, .'the Black Eagle of the Piney
woods" the other is Senator Clapp.
of Minnesota, "the Black Eagle of Fer
gus Falls The house postmaster got
the letter first and gave it to DeGraf-
fereid. 1t belonged to him.
Have, you ever done anything for
that cold of yours?" asked the solicit
Gus person.
! Yes answered the miserable man;
II have tried every remedy that was
suggested to me. am so full of rem
edies that it would be relief to get
back to the plain cold"
Washington Star.
The Years Combinations.