Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-31
TOPICS OF THE TINES
The lasts the best of all The game.

The lasts the best of all The game.
A number of statisticians are figur-
ing on the 1901 profit and loss account.
Insurance companies refuse to accept
the theory that John McCarty Of Arizo-
ma was killed and partly eaten by bears,
but hint at plot to secure $4,000 he
was carrying in various companies.
Alaska is coming to the front in
way little expected Three govern
mental agricultural stations have been
established in that frlgid region, and
from all come more favorable reports
than were looked for. Tho the temper
ature last winter reached 20 degrees be-
low zero, rye planted in the fall was
protected by several feet of snow and
matured perfectly. One station says
there is enough agricultural territory in
Alaska to feed 100000 people.
The three ruling days indicate mild
January Still it would be we'll not to
offend the coal man.
AS indicating their earnestness In a
desire to stamp out a pernicious habit.
the Kansas educators have asked the
legislature to pass law providing Jail
sentence for youthful cigaret smokers
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An article which will prove OF the
widest interest to all those engaged IN
teaching or who may be interested In
education, is one In the January Cos
mopolitan by Elisha Benjamin An
drews, ex-president Of Brown untver-
sity. who for the first time, In leading
magazine, has had the courage to show
the great evils resulting from the pri-
yate contract schoolIbook systen-edu-
cat.onal officials corrupted, school books
often the poorest selected, and the
prices paid by the children themselves
OF the highest-an annual tax going up
into the millions which could be very
easily avoided IL the proper organiza-
ton were brought into this effort.
Now look out for g. food OF record
breaking statistics at the wind-up Of
the year.
1t is stated that Secretary Long will
probably be the next one to step out OF
the cabinet, from a personal desire to
retire manifested some time ago, but
that he will remain awhile to show
that the Schley controversy had noth-
ing to do with his withdrawal
The agitation for the adoption Of wo-
man suffrage, generally suspended else
where except in Iowa, has been revived
in Ohio under conditions which make
1t probable that the proposition to SUBJ
NIT constitutional amendment allow
ing woman suffrage may be favorably
considered. Political party lines are not
tightly drawn in Ohio; the administra
ton of state affairs, wholly in repub-
licans hands, is not seriously cha!-
lenged by any democratic opposition
and the liquor question, long a subject
Of controversy in that state, has been
practically disposed of.
The committee on good resolutions
will report in the morning.
The financial views OF Governor Shaw
are not indorsed by Chicago bankers,
who critcise his scheme of last April for
an elastic asset currency. Probably the
new secretary is not prepared to urge
the plan himself.
The New York legislature will con-
yene on wednesday. with republicans
as masters Of the situation.
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The latest manifestation Of good sense.
is that in which Admiral Schley de-.
scides that he will not appeal to con-
gress from the decision of the secre-.
tary of the navy approving the findings
of the court Of inquiry
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Secretary Cages defense OF the
American custom house in the North
American Review is criticised by the
London Globe, which says: Secretary
Gage most carefully avoids the great
and main complaint OF most people who
pass thru the custom house, and that is
the unnecessary brutality and Ill man
ners with which many officials treat the
ordinary traveller. 1t may be natural
that as their brides are cut of they
should wish to take 1t out In Ill man
Eers, but IL Secretary Gage can teach
the United States inspector at the GUS
tom house to do their duty with ordi-
nary civility he will have achieved a
reform worth much more than the few
Thousand dollars he had succeeded in
securing for, the treasury.
Among United States government re-
ceipts this year are s2,965, 900 from the
sale OF public land, and $4,000 from
penalties collected for depredations on
public lands.
Frank n. Peavey carried life In
surance policy for 100000 in single
New York company. His annual
premium on the same was $4S,390
With the one exception of George W.
Vanderbilt,s policy for similar amount
this is the largest life insurance policy
ever carried in any one company.
How would it do to attempt to prove
to your friends that you can keep a
diary thru all of 1902?
Down in Oklahoma s. p. Atherton has
a peanut farm twentyfour miles north
east of Chandler, consisting of forty