Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

A good many people would like to
know whether st. Louis will have a fair
next year or not. 1t is time the date
was decided upon.
| President Roosevelt has just placed
! his signature to the bin which is soon
to sweep away all of the remaining war
revenues. This will mean cut of from
! SIC, 100000 to ss0.000,O00, it is believed.
| There are many thoughtful persons
who believed and said while the bill
was before congress that 1t was rash to
give up this amount of revenue at the
/ present time, but now that the thing
! has been done the country accepts the
| situation and congress will have to sean
| appropriation bills a little more closely
!! than would otherwise have been the
case
| A few years ago horses were so cheap
| in some sections of the United States
| that they could scarcely be given away.
| The new raid upon horses and mules as
contraband of war Is foolish piece of
business, based on nothing but vague
! sentimentalism.
| The presidents visit to Charleston is
papers, and in fact by the southern
press generally in manner that must
be especially gratifying to Mr. Roose-
Welt. The News says: He took away
with him the respect and confidence of
all our people-respect for his frank
fidence in his disposition to do the right
| thing always, as he shall see the right,
| in his just appreciation of the dissent
i ing minority who can not accept frankly
his opinions upon political and econom-
| ic questions. in his consuming love oil
country and in his determination to adj
minister his high office in all honesty.
| In coming to Charleston he performed
| great public service, the Importance
of which can not be overestimated. He
came to his cwn people, and he was re-
ceived by them as no other public man
has ever been received According 10
this Tillman must continue to eat at
| the lunch counter.
George Gould and Senator Clark have
Joined hands to establish another great
railway combine whose lines shall
reach across the continent. 1t is ru-
mored they have bought up line in
tv,;o hot sc {rl l.
in their system. If this formidable
combination should decide to operate
independently what a futtering there
would be in the railway world.
The Ladies' Home Journal announces
the early publication of series of ar
ticles dealing with the home life of
popular actors and actresses. On their
list is the name of William Faversham,
whose wife very recently secured q
divorce from him. And now the curious
are anxious to learn whether Mr.. Box
will throw up his contract, or whether
he will permit his lady readers to see
such naughty and suggestive words as
alimony and correspondent.
Russia has granted concession for
gold mining in the northeastern part of
Siberia that is likely to prove one of the
most valuable concessions ever Sc,
cured There is much rich ground there,
but heretofore it has been impractical
BILE to explore and work it, owing to the
nature of the Russian laws on the sub
ject.
An attractive feature Of the April
Atlantic Is Mr.. Paul G. Hustons paper
on The Days Work Of Forester"
Among the newer sciences forestry is
conspicuous for it's singular union Of
practical utility and aesthetic charm.
Mr.. Huston, who is practical forester.
has written with authority on this sub
ject while his paper has peculiar dis
tinction by virtue of his quick sense of
the intimacies Of nature, and its wealth
Of poetic allusion. Forestry, he says. is