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

Pope Leo's hope that his eyes ma,
close on world at peace is one worth.
of the great prelate and one that thu
entire world will echo.
/ 1t is reported from Arkansas thai
Governor Jefferson Davis of that state
has been expelled from the church OF
which he had been n member for I'M
| christian conduct. This was the CHIEF
Executive who was in favor of sending
negro criminals to New England, be-
/ cause, he said, the Yankee We're so fond
of them. The expulsion of Mr.. Davis
| from reputable and Christian associ-
alton of any kind would excite little
surprise among those familiar with his
/ public life. His official acts would
seem to furnish reflection of his pri-
vate character.
| Among the English authors to receive
coronation honors, unless the prophets
are wrong, are Anthony Hope, Conan
Doyle, and. of course Alfred Austin,
who, being poet laureate, is assured of
the distinction of title. 1t is said that
Mr.. Doyle is to be honored partly on
account of his reputation as an author
and partly because of his pamphlet on
the Boer war, which was pleasing to the
powers that have in their hands the be-
stowal of titles at the coronation. The
advocates of Anthony Hope seem to
have no particular ground for their con-
fidence that he will also receive a
handle to his name, as his works have
so far produced nothing that would
seem to entitle him to the honor. In
deed, it is only the laureate who seems
quite certain of having a share of the
distinctions that are to be distributed
when Edward VII. is crowned.
William P. Fowler, a wealthy man of
Boston, refuses his $4,000 salary as reg
sistrar of public institutions. He is also
treasurer of all the Unitarian charities
in Boston under the supervision of the
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, in
which Rev. Edward Everett Hale, Paul
Revere rockingham and John Mason
Little are interested. Mr. Fowler per-
forms an immense amount of work in
connection with his position, but does
not receive any salary.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-You say he beat
his wife with a club2
Mr. Crimsonbeak-Se clubs!
The monsterp
"Oh, don't know! You see, he beat
her at golf!
-Yonkers Statesman.
The truth of the saying that things /
are not what they seem is illustrated |
IL more ways than one. Artists in New
York are making q good living paint
ing some of "the old masters" which
bring large prices at auction. Imported |
vines are now made in California, the
abels alone being French. 1t is a very
common place soap factory that can
rot turn out CASTLE soap, and Maine
herring are shipped to France and re-
urned as French sardines. Up in
New York they are making all i
manner of imported cheese, and down
n Kentucky they are turning out many
uccessful brands of Scotch whisky
lor does this Yankee ingenuity cease
n it's endeavors to supply the demand
or foreign goods, for western manu-
acturers are making maple sugar from
Ingredients that never came within the
hadow of maple tree, and are actu-
lily buying Vermont newspapers in I
fhich to wrap the cakes so that the I'M !
purchasers will think he is
Tying genuine Green Mountain maple
ugar The land of wooden nutmegs is
o longer a curiosity.
William e. Curtis, describing in a let
ar to the Chicago Record Herald, the
Iosque of Omar, at Jerusalem, tells :
bout the foot print of Mahomet and !
ow a Moslem guide explained it: AT /
ne corner of the rock is shown de- III