Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-22
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

just introduced did not catch the Miss
land, supposing she was married, asked:
How many children did you say you
have?' We'll, only forty now" was
the reply that nearly staggered the
questioner.
The room on top is not profitable
in every field of effort. Hence Ger
man professors are not likely to grow
|rich. Seven years ago l9l drew sal
aries of $3.50 of less, 81 went as high as
$500, "A up to $1,000, SO to $500, and
!. 81 to $4,000 There were II that OBJ
taine9 between that sum and $500, Is
as high as $4,000, up TO $4,000 and 4
above $4,000.
u AS to fashions for men, colored
shirts, in solid colors or dark stripings
OF, in figured patterns, are equally cor
rect for business wear and will be worn
more than plain white for that pur-
pose. The stripping will be UP and
Gown the bosom and around the cuffs
as heretofore, recent efforts to intro
Guce horizontal stripes having been in
/ effective. Horizontal stripes are not, as
4 general thing, becoming. especially
/ when wide or in pronounced colors, and
/ consequently few men care to expert
mant With them.
4 club has been formed in Washing
ton to care for homeless and vagrant
cats, to provide pets for those i'll
/ search of them. to furnish :: hospital
for Thomas and Tabith.. when sick or
crippled. and generally to promote the
welfare of the feline race. Must be
that the field for charity among hui
mans is all occupied.
Philip King, the financial writer of
the New York Sun. in discussing the
monetary and economic situation,
says: With the money un-
| loosed by the secretary of the
treasury, the two great weights keeping
the market down have been removed.
Is the bull fever then, which was
| drenched in cold water a month ago, to
be renewed? The activity of general
! business has been going on famously
/ while Wall street was Responding. 1t
1 was not hurt In the least by the storm
THAT passed and was at no time in need
of shelter or succor; of that there is
not the slightest doubt. Prices of se-
ton of ten points after an advance of
much more. due to the usual stringency
of money in the autumn. Why should
not these prices return to the levels
reached in the eager midsummer days,
and even rise to higher attitudes? Here
stands the secretary of the treasury
ready to relieve the tension at any
time. Such is the argument of operat-
ors for the rise 1t must be admitted
that the secretary of the treasury has
shown himself keenly alive to the high
responsibilities of his place. He has
put at the disposal of the money mar
ket within a month, actually and po-
tentially, nearly s1OO,OoO,OO
The white republicans of North Car
DINA, who are trying to build up a par
ty without the aid of negroes, are re-
senting a letter written by j. S. Clark
son to a negro in that state condemn
ing color discrimination.
"A Leavenworth street car. crowded
with people going to a foot ball game
the other day, stopped at Elm street to
take on several high school girls. How
are we going to get into that crowded
carr" asked one. Hurry up and Til
squeeze you inside" came from the
conductor. We'll, just guess you
hadn't better try it, smarty," returned
the Young woman Indignantly. And
then the crowd laughed.
she says she believes in evolution"
ION what grounds"
We'll, she married dude and he
has turned into real sensible hus- |
band" -Philadelphia Bulletin.
1t has been repeatedly stated that the I
hard coal operators would not take adj
vantage of the situation to exact high I
prices from the public. Thomas V. Pat
terson, general manager Of the Scran- |
ton and Lehigh Coal Company, said on
Saturday that in ten days, or two weeks
at the latest, The company would be in
position to look after all its customs
ers just as If no strike had taken place.
He was confident that in a short time
the normal price of coal would be re-
sumed, and that inside Of thirty days t
the prices prevailing last year for the
month of November would be adopted. .
NJ. l.. Reynolds. of the firm of Rey-
nolds Sons, in Brooklyn. said the price
of coal would be gradually reduced I'M
til it reached the price prevailing at
about this time last lear.
THE color. green made Parnell so
unhappy" says T. p. O'Connor in Nj
A. p, that he anticipated every evil
from the sight of it, and thought Ire
lands misfortunes We're mainly due
to green being her color"
One Of the disgrunt!ed editors of
Iowa curtly remarks that 1T looks as
tho the Register and Leader would run
short of interpretations on the Iowa
idea before the campaign is over
Would it not be more OF a manly act.
now that platform mas been duly
adopted and a campaign is being
fought for the disgruntied editors not I
to make it necessary for papers like the
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