Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-03
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

/ TOPICS OF The TINES,
The financiers of New York entertain
no fear of stringency in the money
market.
| Kansas produced nearly one seventh
of the entire wheat crop of the country
this year. There's nothing the matter
with Kansas. even If she is little
dry and occasionally raises carriena-
ton.
| The fruit growers in Saline and
johnson counties, H.. are experiencing
a box famine, causing considerable de-
lay and loss in the moving the vast
crop of peaches raised along the line.
Fruit is 1ipening faster than the ship
pers are able to secure crates and
thousands of bushels are rotting in the
| orchards.
| Trade between the United States and
Spain has again reached its normal vol
ume after the interruption by the late
war.
Yesterday was Labor day, but today
we labor.
Gently been decided in Abingdon. Ill. A
man there painted picture of rooster
wearing stovepipe hat, and labeled
with the initials of an acquaintance The
aggrieved person sued for 100000 The
defendant swore that the plaintiff had
no means of support and roasted at the
home of his parents. The Jury awarded
one cent to the plaintiff.
Travellers from the Pacific coast coun-
! try report that everywhere west of st.
Paul Roosevelt is the man of the hour.
| so
| The policy has been outlined for Can
didate Phillips to conduct a hand
| shaking campaign While others do the
speaking for him. If some plan could
he devised for others to do the hand
shaking and conceal from the public en-
tifely the true character of the demo-
| cratic nominee there would be less in
t,ination for members Of his own party
To bolt their ticket.
| O. F. Cook tropical agent for the boz
tanical division of the agricultural de-
partment, who has Just returned from
trip of inspection to Porto Rico. sees
quite future in fruit canning for thar
! island. Astounding in the most delicious
fruits, few Of the varieties are known
outside of the island on account Of their
rerishability, difficult transportation
and other like obstacles. Almost all of
the fruits are susceptible of manufac-
ture into jelly and other sweets, easy of
shipment, and. on account Of their great
delicacy, would demand the highes,
price. Enterprises of this nature were
10 per cent tax on sugar under Spanish
rule. With this removed. and Transport
tation improved, the future looks de-
cidedly promising. What is said of
fruits may also apply to a few tropical
vegetables. Thus some practical bene-
/, from our relationship with Porto Rico.
SO
Negroes have been warned to leave
Whitesboro. Texas. on penalty of Sc
we're punishment. The mayor has an
nounced they will be protected, but
the blacks are leaving. 1t would seem
that the feeling aginst them in some
southern sections is intensifying.
There are at present between 400 and
800 boys and girls in the Louisville In
dustrial Reform School, ranging in age
from to 81 years. The Institution COM
Erises eighty-three aches of land and
fourteen buildings. One of It's most in
teresting departments is the woodwork
ing shop, where the boys make all the
furniture used on the grounds. An ex-
hibition Of this work. preparation for
which Is now in progress. WIN include