Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-24

TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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| CHANGING over the free ADVERTISE
ments in the Des Moines Register of
villages that need wholesale houses.
colleges, etc, etc, to assure a boom, is
reminiscent of the Texans remark that
"all hi needs to make 1T a summer
resort is plenty of rainfall and some
shade trees"
In the town of Passaic. N. j., two lit
tie girls have had fines and costs en-
tered up against them TO the amount of
| $S725 for the crime of keeping pet rob-
! ms in cage.
Another CRATER has started out to
ride a bicycle from Denver TO New
York City in 100 days, starting with
nothing and earning $1,000 en- route,
and to marry woman with a fortune
of $4,000 in her own right. He must
report to a newspaper in every town
/ of 1900 inhabitants on the route. This
reporting to the newspapers and the
incorrect idea that such stuff is news
is largely responsible for the prosper
ity of this graft. Foolish people give
money and attention to these fakirs
who should be run in as Migrants.
| The call for q state convention OF
| Bryan democrats to be held in New
York City on June Z is a warning to
Messrs. Hill and German that Mr..
Bryan has his "hammer' ready. The
call regulates Hill and reaffirms the
Chicago platform.
What do you think james, re-
marked Mrs. Meekton. Mother says
she wants to be cremated."
"All right replied Meekton quickly.
Tell her to get her things on and I'll
take her down now
Town Topics.
The officials Of the st. Louis worlds
fair have decided to offer prizes OF
$4,000 for an airship competition.
Chicago paper thinks a practicable air
ship would enable people to get away
from ST. Louis much more expeditions
II, than any known means Of locomo-
ton.
President Schwab, of the steel trust,
states that his company could easily
get SIS a ton more for some of It's
products than the prices they are actu-
ally selling for, but their policy is to
keep prices. so far as possible, upon an
price no higher than the consumer can
pay and keep paying.
The Register accepts the revised no.
ton of Who Pays the Tax" 1t says:
I'm 1900 the United States shipped s35.-
000, 900 of corn to England, to say moth
ing of s44.50O.0o0 worth Of wheat and.
s3S,OO0.00o worth of wheat flour. The.
new war taxes will affect all future re-
ceipts of grain, and the English con
sumner will have to go little deeper
into his purse"
It is estimated that the spring i'm
migration into the northwest already
exceeds that of last year by $1,000, and
the rush isn't yet over. In one sense
this immigration is an indication of
great prosperity, but at the same time
1T is forerunner of the sad day when
there will be no more available public
lands and when it will be difficult, If
not impossible, for people of small
means to acquire ownership in the soil
Another state antitrust law has
gone down before the dictum of the
courts. Judge John P. Butler, who was
appointed by the Missouri supreme
court as referee In an issue between
the state and the Continental Tobacco
Company. finds that the Missouri anti
trust law lis unreasonable, oppressive,
unconstitutional and void
The explosion of soda fountain at
Shelbyville, Ind, killed a confectioner
and tore the legs off two customers.
Coming at the beginning of the seasot.
this offers world Of opportunity to
young men,
An important feature of the June
Success" will be an article by E. Ben
jamin Andrews, chancellor of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, entitled "a Dem
ocracy of Learned Men," in which the
celebrated educator shows the remarks
able standing the United States has att
tanned thru its magnificent system of
academic education.
Jerry Simpson likes New Mexico and
says he will not return to Kansas, but
Kansas is not circulating any petitions.
Edward Holder, the well-known IN
diana animal trainer, has several steers
in training for one of the big circuses
Ell Richmond, Ind. One Of these, year
old, was put in hopples and on a race
track and paced an eighth of mile in
eighteen seconds, 2:24 gait. Another
Instance of the way good beef is NOV
ing nowadays.