Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-06
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

4 The legislature Is NoihihS Will "a "
that indicates that 1t means to dispatch
business as rapidly as mature judg-
ment will permit.
A tract of timber land containing
100000 acres and situated in the state
of Chihuahua, Mexico, has been sold to
the DEVELOPMENT Company of America
lhy III. c. Smith, of San Francisco, and
IL. r. Davis, of Wisconsin, for S1.000,oO0
in gold.
/ zone day." says an exchange clerk in
IL Philadelphia department store, AN
old fellow from the country came up
| to my desk and, laying down a package
said: Young man, here's suit of un-
Gerwear that bought here seven years
ago. 1t is too small for me, and | would
| Ike to have it exchanged | was thun-
derstruck at the nerve of the man, but
l managed to say something about the
| time limit on such transactions, Well,
said he, I know that, but I've never had
/ EN- on, and this is the first time I've
been in town since the day l bought
'em"
| Wages of bricklayers and stone ma
about in proportion to the salaries of
| bank and railroad presidents, but the
comparison In the case of the former
must be carried back to date far be-
| yond the existence of the latter. Ethel
bert Stewart, of the United States de-
rartment of labor, has lately given out
some very interesting historical figures
regarding the pay of colonial bricklay-
| ers. Back in Massachusetts in 1880 an
order of the general court fixed the
daily wage of bricklayers and stone
masous at 33 1-3 cents, and in Virginia
as early as 1912 a free bricklayer's
wages in the colony was $50 year and
feed" AS late as 1892 Boston brick
layers were paid only 33 1-3 cents
day. while New York laborers had en-
joyed scale of so cents day for the
same labor. During the period of lIO0
| to 1925 Massachusetts paid up to bh go
to 10 cents a day, and around 1760 had
advanced to 81 day. while New YORK,
which had always taken the lead In
advancing wages, very close to the be-
ginning of the nineteenth century paid
s1.25 a day for laying brick. Some OF
the walls of public buildings erected by
these skilled workmen of such modest
claims still stand as proof of the excel
lcnce of their work. The walls of the
cid state house. built in 1913, still stand.
The average pay of n good bricklayer
today is 81 for a day somewhat less
than two thirds the average working
hours of those colonial days. This is
one result of prosperous era and great
activity in building.
The Massachusetts legislature is to
be asked to appropriate $4,000 for the
erection of an equestrian or military
statue of Gen. Benjamin f. Butler, to be
placed in the state house grounds at
Boston. A bill to appropriate $4,000 for
the same purpose was defeated several
years ago.
John Bulls bargain counter for peace.
That is the only way" according to
the latest British declaration.
The Iowa house committee has ap-
proved the bill of Representative Cum
mings, of this county, for an increase in
the salaries of judges. with the eScep-
ton of making the increase as to dis
trict Judges from $4,000 to $4,000, in
stead of $4,000, as the original draft
placed 1t.
A female insurgent leader with the
rank of general and in command of 800
men has been captured In the Philip
pines That looks as tho woman's
rights has made further progress on
the islands than 1t has in the United
States.
Another political organization has
been formed called the national liberal
party. OF course 1t can cut no ice In
political affairs, but then it will afford
pleasant pastime for its members. Or
ganizing political parties is much like
introducing bills in congress- tho they
result in failure, they occupy and make
happy for brief season the chief par
ties interested.
1t is said that peace negotiations be-
tween the Beers and British are rem
dered impossible by the attitude of
Lord Miner, British high commissioner
in South Africa. If that Is the case
Miner should be invited to take back
seat.
struck oil in Kentucky" says a re-
cent dispatch. Well, now If they will
pour their oil on the troubled waters
they usually have in that state perhaps
it may quiet them for awhile.
Joel j. Doolittle, who is still living in
Cumberland Wis, years ago was noted
as music teacher and vocalist. He
numbered among his pupils Emma Alb
tott, and first began singing in political
campaigns in 1870 for Gen. Harrison. In
1855 he canvassed Illinois with John G.
Fremont, singing at every meeting, and
in 1860 performed the same kind OF
work, accompanying Abraham Lincoln.