Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-07
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

The first ST. Louis Worlds Fair
bu;,ainp contracted for must be finished
by oct. next, and that gives margin
of seven months before the opening
day May /, 1903. If all other buildings
have similar margins preparation ought
to he complete at the opening
There were sold in the United States
and Canada during 1901 approximately
about 1880, 600 punches OF bananas
and $500 600 cocoanuts, in addition to
other tropical fruits, says the FRUIT
Trade Journal and Produce RECORD
sixty ocean going steamers were en-
gagged exclusively in the banana trade.
estimating 100 good bananas TO a bunch
these figures show an average con-
sumption of more than twenty bananas
each for every man. woman ana chliu
in the United States.
The Chicago board of education has
fixed upon S6.344,201 as the total to be
expended upon public schools OF Chica-
go for the ensuing year. The total TOR
1901 was S7.4B2,S9S. IN economizlng the
board reduced salaries of $500 grade
teachers. all principals and members OF
the official force, and this cut is what
| is now agitating the teaching force.
| senator Thomas r. Bard of California
lis a connoisseur of good cigars. When
he travels he might easily be mistaken
! for a tobacco salesman, for he carries q
grin which contains nothing else. There
are long and short ones, light and dark,
domestic and imported, Key West, con-
necticut and Filipino. Some are worth
81 apiece. and none are cheap. He has
a form of salutation, inseparably linked
with his how d'you- do; it is :"HaNe
fresh cigar He usually has some new
brand which he recommends. Now,
he will say, I'D just like you TO try this.
It's something / have just discovered
and I think 1t has it's points Bard is
q Scotch-Irishman and pillar in the
Presbyterian church. Smoking is his
only hobby.
/ Inc ouPtOhiN sOtA@ n.y.
/ Tuesday and set three legal executions
to be held in Missouri on the Nth of
next month, unless Governor Dockery
Iintercedes. The cases are of three ne
groes who will pay the death penalty for
| their crimes. Two of the accused have
been convicted of murder in the lower
courts and another was found guilty of
criminal assault. The supreme court
has Investigated their cases and has
found nothing to constitute reversible
error.
The Country Gentleman regards the
|beet sugar industry as the most impor-
ltant feature of agricultural develop
ment now in this country. 1t means
much more than the money involved In
sugar consumption, in intensive culture
fertilization, rotation. increased value OF
llanQs, and advanced wealth of national
production Mr.. Nathaniel Stewart
represents the investments in this in
dustry in Michigan in three years to
amount to S7,T00000 The sugar expert
of the department of agriculture says
that annual rentals of sugar lands are
from So to SIS per acre, and that the
output of the present campaign will ex-
coed 10000 tons of sugar. Some esu-
mates are higher. 1t will ultimately be
a source of much income and profit t.
growers, tho they often are and have
been discouraged to abandonment o.
culture.
A Washington correspondent state:
that there will be small reduction il
the surplus on account of the authoriz-
alton Of public buildings for cities thru
out the country If the present policy o
the house committee on public buildings
and grounds is adhered to. Already 800
bills have been introduced. calling fol
appropriations aggregating s35,ooo,oO0