Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-09
TOPICS OF THE TIMES
1t may be that Indian summer will b
frightened away by the storm king.

1t may be that Indian summer will be
frightened away by the storm king.
! All Chicagoans under IA years old are
carried at half price on the trolleys. and
/ ii is said the surprising number under
/ that age shows that the census takers
Gidn't half do their work.
/ Russell Sage, the New York, finan-
| cier, is seriously i'll as the result OF a
| cold.
J. Dana Bickford, a New England In
1 ventor, is actively interesting himself
and endeayoring to engage the sympa-
thy of other inventors IN proposition
10 establish a home for INDECENT inven-
/ tors at West Medford. Mass. A large
dwelling house has been secured and
/ Mr.. Bickford is about to address letters
! to persons thruout the country in an
| endeavor to secure contributions for the
| purpose.
"Confound IT." exclaimed the sallow
dyspeptic in the fifth row, under his
breath We've overdone the applause.
Instead of merely coming out and bow
ing her thanks she's going to sing,
again."-Ch icago Tribune.
The French miners federation has
also decided. to try the strike route to
fame-about $4,000 Of them.
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The Union Pacific railroad is said to
have closed one of the most generally
prosperous years of it's history, as will
be shown by the earnings statement
soon to be made. Extensive plans for
improvements of the road and its roll
ing stock are under way for the next
fiscal year and It is understood that
great deal of the road improvements
will consist in double tracking between
Omaha and the western terminus.
Some idea of the contemplated enlarge
ments in rolling stock may be had from
the recent purchase of seventy-one new
locomotives.
Railroad officials fear they will not be
able to handle the great volume of traf-
fic this fall, which is a more wholesome
fear than that of not having enough to
keep all wheels running, such as might
be possible under certain political con-
ditions.
In asking for more bread the striking
miners are given u Stone.
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Hope turns to the efforts Of the Ma
tional Manufacturers Association. in
session at Buffalo, to end the coal
strike 1t is making strong effort to
terminate it.
The press agent of Ringlings, circus
complained to the editor of a Missouri
weekly the other day about the way he
Rad printed one Of the shows notices.
you said the boa-constrictor was
twenty-five feet long" said the agent,
when you know 1t is thirty-nine."
"yvell," replied the editor apologetically,
eve were crowded for space last week
and had to cut everything down"
The most dangerous of the wild ami
mails in the east at present are the bears
in Wall street.
President Roosevelt would take on q
big load of responsibility if Mitchell]
should accept his offer. True. he would
be merely using his good offices, but
that involves great deal.
Lately there has been great demand
on the republican congressional cam
paign committee at Washington for
speeches and documents bearing upon
the tariff and trust questions, especially
the trust issue. The congressional COM
mittee has sent out probably million
copies of the most notable speeches on
the trust question, especially that OF
Representative Hamilton, of Michigan,
in the last house. On the subject of the
tariff the committee has circulated
probably million copies of the speech
of Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire. In addition to these elaborate
speeches the committee has sent out
millions OF especially prepared cards
bearing extracts from these and other
speeches, presenting in brief the salient
points made on the leading topics Of
campaign discussion.
In making a tour of the Transvaal tol
acquaint himself with its people, Lord
Milner is following the example which
Sir George Grey set in South Africa
many years ago. 1t was a red-letter
day in the history of a household on the
veldt when Grey called and took coffee
and spent half an hour In talk. The
chair he sat on was sure to be pre-
served as memento. But this regard
for him had very amusing contrast inl