Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-07
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

TOPICS OF THE TIMES ;
Iowa threshers are in the soup this
year with soft corn growers.
&C.
1t is difficult to arouse interest in pol
itics when all the people recognize the
fact that a change in policy or officials
is not needed.
Over $1,000 patents were issued in
the United States last year. but they
are not creating many monopolies that
are as offensive as few of the patent
less kind.
The following amusing details of the
freaks of the custom house are told in
Munchener Zeitung: A german Gentle
man returning from Southwest Africa
brought with him tiny monkey weigh
ing about two pounds. From Tanga to
Genoa the animal was conveyed gratis.
Thence to the Swiss frontier 15d was
charged on it as IA Bird The st.
Gothard railway officials, however,
viewed 1t as "a dog" and charged Is,
while on the Eastern Swiss railway it
became a mere package" liable to Sd.
Thru Baden and Wurtemberg the ami
nal was passed free. but at Stuttgart 1t
again became a dog" and cost another
I'D.
what cold campaign this might be
if the coal supply were missing!" ex-
claims the New York Tribune. 1t is
warm by discussing their adoption of
socialism.
William Pitt Fessenden, long United
States senator from Maine and secre-
tary OF the treasury under President
may soon have a monument.
Mr.. Fessenden was born in Portland,
and the citizens of his native town are
at last talking Of erecting well-de-
served memorial to him there.
New York people who speculate in
stocks thru commission houses were
pinched to the extent of millions of dol
lars Friday over the false report that
Ridgely disagreed with
Treasurer Shaw. In the haste to I'M
load stocks many lost fortunes, while
the bears pof1ted by the scare they had
deliberately started.
Two days of sunshine. Let US take
place of the umbrella.
Professor c. B. Ball, of Dublin. who
occupies the chair of surgery in Dublin
is now in Washington. Pro-
lessor Ball is man of large physique
and with decided views on Irish politi-
cal questions. He has but little sympa-
by with the opinions and policies of the
leading public men of the Emerald Isle.
The Irish people today said he, "en-
10Y a greater degree of freedom under
British rule than the American people
possess. In every part OF the world
save Ireland they win fame and fortune.
It seems from all can hear on this
side that many who have been liberal
md constant contributors whenever aid |
was asked from America are growing |
weary of going down into their pockets.
When they cease to give entirely there
will be an end of agitation, and every
body will be better Off"
A farmer in Eagle township, King
nan county, Kansas, was drilling a
veil. He wanted water, primarily, but
would have been willing to compromise
IN oil, gas, coal or salt. Instead he
struck what, of all things, a kingman
county farmer least needs-wind. He
AIMED cave, and a strong current of
,r blows out of the we'll constantly.
Some Of the populists see hope in this. :
In noticing that one democrat was
elected to the Vermont senate, the At
anita Constitution observes: THAT, at
east, insures harmony in the partyj
,aucus in that body
The forty-five states have, collective
v, a bonded debt of $200,000,O00, and al
no other debts, municipal and county.
nave been increasing largely of late
;ears, state debts have, in most cases,
allen off. The state which has the
argest differentiated thru obliga-
ions entailed by the civil warts Vir-
ylnia, which owes $24,363, 900 in bonded
lebt. Twelve years ago its debt was
;31 900, 900 and 1T has reduced the
AMOUNT by s7,OO0,O0O. Nebraska has no
tate debt; neither has West Virginia
Tor New Jersey, which owed $1,250,000l
welve years ago. Illinois. Iowa and