Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-18
TOPICS OF THE TINES

What sum shall Iowa expend for the
st. Louis exposition, to keep within
lines of pride and prudence? Every
lowan is interested. What do you say,
reader?
Now that Chile and Argentine have
settled their little quarrel, the dogs of
war are basklng in Paraguay The rev.
olution virus seems to be in the veins
of all those South Americans.
| In retiring from the Chicago Record
Herald, Editor Kohlsaat, who is run
ming chain of restaurants. evidently
| concludes that 1t is more satisfactory to
cater to the stomach than to the mind
of residents of the big windy city.
Some of the stockholders of the Pana-
ma railroad refuse to sell and this may
| result in blocking the Panama canal
offer. The acquiescence OF all the
stockholders is necessary to give the
Panama Canal Company the power to
dispose of the property. and the United
States could not purchase the canal
without also purchasing the Panama
railroad. This has been tho one condi-
ton laid down by the commission, be-
cause the legislation providing for the
commission directed it to investigate for
route for a canal to be owned and con-
trolled absolutely by this government A
large block of stock is owned in this
country, and possibly it may be in the
hands of railroad interests opposed to
the canal.
Another idol gone to grass! A Ger
man scientist who has been investigat-
Ing the matter. reports that the waters
of the Blue Danube are not blue at
all, but grass green.
The sun came out brilliantly and
cheerfully this morning. and smiled de-
risively over the predictions of rain or
snow flurries for today cooked up by
the weather bureau. Nothing succeeds
Lifeline January weather.
King Edward is warm friend of Sir
Thomas Upton, and would like to see
lin lift the cup, but the very fact that
he warned Sir Thomas that the trophy |
could not be won from the Americans
shows what he thinks of American
skill and genius
A French judge declares man who
writes poetry must be mad. Well, we
can't say as to that, but we do know
that the editor who gets 1t is mad.
Children in the Paola (Kas) public
schools have established corresponds
ence with children In the Edinburgh
(Scotland) public schools, and the let
ters which pass between them contain
much that is amusing. For example,
one Scotch boy Is very indignant at the
mistaken ideas which are held of his
people. He says: Many people. even
in England, think that our male sex
dress in kits, but they are quite wrong,
for there is hardly a man in Edinburgh
or anywhere in the middle and south of
Scotland who wears kits. 1t also is
thought that the language OF the Scotch
is bad English, but it is quite the re-
verse, for the English Is bad, broken
Scotch"
Lord Salisbury disposes of rumors of
peace negotiations with the Beers by de-
llaring that no overtures have been
made and that none will be offered The
British forces have SO nearly annihi-
lated the Boer bands that they are not
now inclined to yield.
A scientist asks If men can think with
nne-half the brain? Some men seem to
think with less than that.
Work was begun this week by the
Union PacifcIon its new shops in Om-
aha. The shops contemplate an outlay
If about a million dollars, but only half j
hat sum will be spent on the new struc-
.ure.
Postmaster General Payne's first Off S
.ial act was the signing of $1,0O0000
lraft on the United States sub-treasury
It Chicago In favor Of the sub treasury
It New York. Money order deposits to :
he amount of about million had ac-
simulated in Chicago from the postof-
Ices In the west, and the same amount t