Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-15
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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February has the grip-that is, it is
In the grip of real winter.
President Roosevelt is cheered by
the assurance that his son will recover
and the entire nation is pleased over
the prospect.
THE population of the civilized
world may be divided today into two
classes" says General Stanley Leo
in the Critic, "millionaires and those
who would like to be millionaires. The
rest are artists, poets, tramps and ba-
bies-and do not count. Poets and
artists do not count till after they are
dead. Tramps are put in prison. Ba-
bies are expected to get over It,"
Food Commissioner Patterson re-
iterates that not only horse flesh but
diseased specimens of it are sold daily
in Chicago for prime beef.
ST. Valentine put in a very busy day
and was weary and full of wonder at
night.
When Senator Dolliver of Iowa was
a young man, relates the Washington
Post, he was school teacher. In the
county which adjoined him on the
north lived a boy named Charlie Hays,
while Will Van Horn taught school
in county on the west Hays gave
up school teaching to enter a little
ticket office of the Wabash railroad,
and by paying close attention to his
work and acquainting himself with
the details of the road he at
tracted the attention of the general
manager and was transferred to Chi
president of the road, and then was
offered and accepted the position OF
president OF the Southern Pacific at a
salary of $4,000 q year. Young Van
Horn entered the service of the Mil
waukee road as telegrapher, but by
his industry and ability assembled the
ladder of promotion until he almost
occupied a high position. Finally, he
was selected to build the Canadian Pa
| cific railroad, and for his eminent and
successful services was finally knight
| ed by Queen Victoria and is now
known as Sir William Van Horn. In
the meantime Senator Dolliver studied
law and entered Iowa politics. until
today he is one of the two senators
| from Iowa.
| For the seven months ending Janu-
airy 81, the balance of trade in favor
tof the United States as against the
rest of the world was s345.907,909
This is falling off Of $97,291,92o, as
compared with the same period last
| year. There was an actual shrinkage
of exports for the seven months OF
s29.925,1 09, and an increase of i'm
ports of s67,S66,s11.
The Harper biennial elections bill
will be approved by the legislature
The general assembly will not go amis,
| in endorsing it.
| It may be the democrats in congress.
can develop another policy, that O
anti lunkeyism and Icy isolation, a!
suggested by Wheeler, of Kentucky
/ Almost any old thing will be hope.
fully wet nursed by the starving faith
full
From statistics we learn that in ths
past twelve years there have been IL
1 the United States SOC train robberies
forty five of them occurring in the pas
two years. These 900 robberies causeC
the loss of ninety five lives while 10
persons were wounded. In the past tw,
years there We're two passengers kille'
and ten wounded, while there were tiv
robbers killed and three wounded.
Il have always been in favor of In
creasing the pay of the letter carrier:
and railway mail clerks, as they ar,
two of the hardest worked and loves
paid classes of government employees,
said Representative Mercer of Nebras
ka in Washington the other day. 'Th,
railway mail clerks not only worl
hard and are away from their home.
a great deal of their time, but their po
sitions are extremely dangerous. w,
seldom hear of a railroad accident IL
which one or two railway clerks arr
not killed. The danger of their EN-
Iployment should be considered whe,
lpay day rolls around. While It cal