Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-15

could elect the Wisconsin man. Results,
however, may depend upon the atti-
tude of Cannon and Babcock on leading
public questions.
Sweet are the uses of adversely"
quoted the philosophical friend
Perhaps" admitted the prosaic man,
"but I'm not hankering for that kind of
sweetness" Chicago Post.
Parlor matches have been turned
down in New York because productive
of fires. Those who are occasionally
aroused by their loud reports will APP
plaud.
Smallpox has become so threatening
in Evanston. ILL.,, that the public
schools, Sunday schools, churches, and
even Northwes tern University may be
closed. The health department expects
to stay the progress of the epidemic,
and for the enforcement of the quaran-
tine Mayor Patten has detailed all but
five of the patrolmen and has added
nine special policemen to aid in guard
ing houses where infected families re-
side. There are fifty-four cases.
Secretary Shaw was in New York
city the other day, and when he was
asked for an expression on the finan-
cial outlook he said laughingly: Il new
er express an opinion on that subject.
1t wouldn't do at all. If l should say
today that the prospect was good and
should repeat that statement on
Wednesday, and then on Thursday be
so busy as to forget to repeat again,
some reason for the omission and take
it for granted that things were in a bad
way. No, the responsibility is too big
for busy man.
Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor,
the veteran political prophet, says Con-
gresham Cannon will be the next
speaker.
To the Atlantic Monthly for Novem-
Der w. De Witt Hyde contributes the
leading article. an important and slim
ulating paper on The New Ethics"
President Hyde is one Of the few
American writer's with the rare gift of
making the discussion of such theme
at once stimulating and intensely inter-
esting. This paper, read in connection
with Benjamin Ide Wheeler's pungent
paper on Things Human" should sug-
gest to all thoughtful readers some very
aspects of American
thought.
Mrs. Ferguson reached over, took a
long. dark hair off her husbands Shout
der, and held 1t up for inspection.
That" he said, angry at her implies
"is from the horses name.
have just been currying him."
What made you suppose she asked
haughtily, that / thought it was any
thing else?"
At which he shrank back behind his
again, feeling as If he had
Chicago Tribune.
If the weather man keeps up his pre-
iiction of a cold wave he will be certain
TO succeed.
The packing records, as compiled by
The Cincinnati Price Current, bring out
IN a striking way the effects of last
years great drouth and corn failure up
On the supply of hogs. The packing sea-
son is divided into summer and winter,
he summer season covering from
March 1 to Oct. 81. The summer pack |
ng for the season just closed was 12,-
900 hogs, against 15,O71,000 in 1901, |
Or a decrease of 3,046,000. For the WIN
Ter season, ending March ! of this year,
The packing was 10,340,000, against g.
27S,000 for the preceding winter season,
or an increase of 100000. Combining
The two seasons, to show the total
packing for twelve months, it appears
hat for the year just ended the total
vas 90, 365, 900, against 24,349, 900 for the /
preceding year. The effect of the most |
disastrous corn failure ever known, as /
shown in packing returns, was de- I
crease of only 1,9S4,000 hogs, or 8 per /
,ent These figures show that when
logs are available they will be fatted /
md marketed in some shape, whether
,orn is available or not.
Canada has more than a touch of hog |
cholera in one section. 1t is making I
yoeful work in Kent county, Ontario. I
Dominion Inspector Orchard reports
between 5000 and 5000 swine killed. |
lut of 1900 cases examined by him,
,nly sixty-two were apparently free
rom disease. All hogs that have been
n contact with diseased ones are killed.
Recent rains have aggravated the dis
Ease.
A Startling Surprise.
Very few could believe in looking at
i. T. Hoadley. a healthy, robust black
mith of Tilden, Ind, that for ten years
,e suffered such fortunes from Rheum-
natism as few could endure and live.
suit a wonderful change followed his
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