Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-07

machinery on q large scale. On one
ranch a steam pillow turns fifty-tlve fur
rows at time, covering a breadth of 40
feet. Its best record is the blowing of
seventy-five acres in four hours and for
ty-five minutes, the circumference of
the field being five miles. The average
capacity of the steam plow is no acres
day. and it takes the place of seventy
mules. A combined harvester, drawn
by the same engine of fifty horsepower
cut, threshed and sacked 1000 acres of
wheat in one day. The daily allowance
of fuel is twelve barrels Of crude petrol
cum.
Statistics Just issued, showing that of
the total trade with her colonies Great
Britain possessed 40 per cent while the
the latter is rapidly increasing her trade
not only with Canada, but with Aus
tralia, causes some disquietude to the
English.
The fact that several big trusts have
recently been struggling in deep finan-
cial waters shows that they are subject
to the same ills that catch the little
trader.
The Kansas City Journal says: I'VE
are in receipt Of note from a Kansas
man, who claims to have investigated,
and who says that Chief Justice Doster,
of the Kansas supreme court, is the only
populist in the whole United States who
occupies high office. And says our
correspondent, Doster will pass digni-
fiedly into the realm of forgotteness on
the 14th of next January BY the way.
II is curious to note that the word pop
ulist can no longer be found in the in
dex Of the almanacs published by the
big papers. And when the almanacs
cease to take notice, oblivion has surely
come"
According to Rams Horn, when you
have learned to be true saint in your
home, heaven will take of itself.
Seven thousand negroes In the Creek
Nation own 100000 acres of land. I'm
der any form OF government which
would permit of improvements being
made this land would sell in the open
market for an average of $40 an acre.
The wealth Of those 1000 negroes can,
therefore, be safely estimated at s22,oOo'-
goo.
In acknowledging Secretary Cages
resignation President Roosevelt pays
deserved tribute to that official, who re-
tires with the esteem of all his coun-
trymen.
The census bureau has just issued a
significant report regarding the leather
Industry. 1t appears that, while the
total amount of capital has Increased Is
per cent during the ten years, the num-
ber of establishments decreased 20 per
cent 1t illustrates the growing ten
dency to concentrate great Industries.
The secretary of agriculture thinks
that within a few years Porto rico
could be made to produce half the coitee
used In the United States, which is
billion pounds year. valued at Sto,ooo'
600. And he believes the other half could
he obtained in Hawaii and the Philip
pines. Such ideas are enough to make
South America and particularly Brazil,
where large amounts of coffee are pro-
duced. view with ALARM" etc. How
ever, it may mean cheaper coffee IN the
future. Coffee is now one of the lux
uries of American life. 80 far as price is
concerned.
John w. Hutchinson, the sole survivor
of the famous Hutchinson family OF
singers, who were popular many years
ago, has begun crusade in the large
cities of the country. beginning with Chi
oago. against cigarets. Altho he will be
81 years old on Jan. 4, he is still IN gooo
health and active.
j. C. Seward. of Lucas county, is the
latest candidate for clerk of the SUI
prema court to be announced.
The greater part of the first shoveful
of earth lifted by President Francis
when ground was broken on the
worlds fair site, December 20, 1901 was
carefully saved in pastboard box for
Senator George Sengel, of Fort Smith,
Ark, who has arranged to have it made
into bust of Thomas Jefferson fer use
40 one of the decorations Of the Arkan-
sag building at the worlds fair.
Bryan declares he is not candidate
for anything, and the country seems
perfectly willing to accept his state
ment.
There are forty counties in Texas the
residents of which have to seek legal
advice in other counties, as they have
not single attorney of their own, ac-
cording to one authority. Go south,
young ibarrister.
Sugar Beets Improbable.
The experience of farmers in the vi
cinity of Bloomington. ILL.,. who engaged
last year in raising sugar beets was not
such as to encourage the development
of that industry. They had been led to
expect at least fair return on their in
we CT mani nd Ia hOr hl1t now that final