Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
TOPICS OF THE TIMES


The British seem ready to make any
kind of concession provided the Beers
will own up to being licked.
Germany has the largest sailing yes
sci in the world, the Preussen, OF s''oV
tons. lust launched at Geestemunde.
She is owned by the firm that owns the
former largest sailing vessel the 70
tosi of 5000 odd tons. and will be USED
in the trade with the Pacific coast OF
America. The Preussen is 43I feet long
and fifty-three feet wide. She draws
thirty-four feet and has a spread OF
sail of $4,000 square feet.
one bank in New York city reported
deposits few days ago amounting to
1925. gS6, 900, which is more than half
the amount on deposit in the bank OF
England.
The observance of Memorial or Deco
ration day, tho now general in all the
states. is legally established in thirty
five states only: in the other states
some other day is designated for men,
orial purposes. Alabama, Georgia. Flor
ida and Mississippi had this year a
confederate memorial day on April rs.
North and South Carolina legally OBJ
serve the state holiday on May 10.
Texas as legal holiday celebrates the
battle of San Jacinto, and Louisiana
has as confederate memorial day April
g. Virginia observes Robert b. Lees
birthday, Jan. 10. and Idaho has no
statutory legal holidays, their designa-
ton by custom there being a function
of the governor. Tennessee observes,
practically-and is the only state which
does-two memorial days, Confederate
Day" in April and Decoration Day" on
May 80.
The pony keg of beer has been abol-
ished by congress and de gang will be
obliged to chip in for an eight-gallon
enc of the stuff that has precisely an
opposite effect on them from that it
il sreputed to have had on Milwaukee.
The real effect of the change in the size
of kegs will be that the carousas will
be longer the drinking deeper and the
roundup before the police court more
certain.
Strange that woman who would
scream with fear at the sight of n
mouse will face death freely in search
of beauty. Arsenic tablets, beauty
masks and poisonous cosmetics seem to
have no terror for the woman who
seeks to add to her physical attractions
further evidence of the American
ization of England is recorded in the
dainty volume, "A Pinch of Snuff
about to be issued by Lewis, Scrlbner
q Co.. of New York, in which it is noted
that the costly snuff boxes which are
to be a feature of the coronation of
King Edward will be filled with Ameri-
can snuff if the limited supply avail
able is equal to the demand. 1t seems
that the king, who is already a past
master in the gentle art of snuff taking,
and whose example is reviving its use
in fashionable circles, has discovered
that the finest snuff in the world is pro-
duced in America. This SNUFF is made
from a particular kind of perique to-
bacco which is grown only in two par
ishes of the state of Louisiana This
perique snuff is practically unknown in
America, all of it being taken by the
fashionable European trade. 1t is sup
Piled regularly to Pope Leo, King Ed
ward. Emperor William, the sultan of
Turkey and other crowned heads. AS
The members of the court circles of Eu-
the increase in the fashionable use of
snuff will contribute directly to the
of at least one section of the
United States.
Editor-This article of yours is inter-
asting, but it is written in a slovenly
manner. There is no methods to it; you
skip about here, there and everywhere.
Reporter-But l supposed that was
he way to write live article. That is
what you said you wanted.
Boston Transcript.
The St Louis Globe Democrat quotes |
he Iowa preacher, Rev. Homer C. |
StuntZ. who has had charge of the |
Methodist missions in Manila, as saying |
there has never been more humanity |
shown than in that very year, and in
he hospitals the Filipino wounded are
reated just like our own" The Globe
Democrat adds: mo one who is ia
niliar with history or who understands
American character has ever doubted |
t."
In March forty-nine per cent of our
otal foreign imports We're of manufac-
urers' materials like hides, skins, India
'ubber, wood, Egyptian cotton and UNI
wood. In 1890 the pro-
portion of such imports was only |
per cent. The gain MARKS
IN important advance IN American
interests.
New England fishermen are trying ia