Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-28
TOPICS OF THE TIMES


Every ore appears 10 be on the down.
ward path to perdition except DR.. Park
hurst.
II is understood that Carrie Nation
stands ready to combat any etlor' that
shall be made to break the Will OF the
Michigan man who provided for the es-
tablishment of a home for indignant
old women.
President Booker T. Washington, of
tho Tuskegee Institute, and Professor
Josiah Royce, of Harvard, are to be
among the speakers at the University
of Iowa commencement. Forty years
ago Washington would have been hoe
ing cotton on some southern plantation.
And still there are people who think the
world grows worse instead of better.
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Mr.. Bryan can not forget the beer
trust. He says Cuban reciprocity is a
meaty theme.
There has been a great variation In
the rainfall. At Des Moines the rain
fall for May has been not more than
normal, that is 40 inches But in parts
OF Fayette county it has been Is inches
so far this month. In that county ga
inches fell in one hours time. That is
more than fell at Des Moines during the
whole month.
+ 1t is now confidently asserted that the
end of the South African war is now in
sight. 1t would be a relief to know
which end. Perhaps the observers are
looking backward.
The Popular Science Monthly for
June opens with a symposium on four
modern sciences, statistics, political
economy. psychology and sociology,
written by those who are among the
leaders in the recent development of
these sciences, the Hon. Carroll ID.
Wright and Professors Poland p. Falk-
ner, f.. A. Pace and Lester +. Ward.
Professor A. c. Scott contributes an
deliberately illustrated article explain
ing how microscopic objects can be
shown with the stereopticon. Mr.. NJ. o.
Leighton gives curious statistics show
ing the commercial value of human life
as determined by suits for damages
The number contains articles on in
stinct by Douglas A. Spalding, on sugar
and the sugar beet by DR.. John Wad-
dell, on the physicist, TAFT, by c. K.
Edmunds, and on the American univer-
sity by Professor Cattell the editor.
The causes of volcanic eruptions and
other timely topics are discussed in the
shorter contributions.
Senator Hoar seems to be somewhat
mixed on the duties of the doorkeeper
of the temple of Janus. The general
knowledge on the subjec. is the reverse
OF Senator Hoar's. The doors of the
temple were closed in peace.
Probably the first instance on record
in Maine where a woman secured pay
of the town for shoveling snow on the
public highway occurred in Marshfeld.
the bill being presented at the annual
town meeting this spring. and allowed
by a unanimous VOTE After one of the
heaviest snow storms which occurred
during the winter Mrs. Fred Berry, who
resides on one of the cross streets, real
lied that she was short of supplies
and as no one appeared to open the
the task. In due time she made the
road passable for teams, got her gro
ceries, and later her cash for her first
job on the highway.
cant somebody part them?" ex-
claimed one of the Mortified bystanders.
Part them? Not much" said the
man who was nearest to the scene of
excitement Stand back and let them
fight it out. Ones an encyclopedia can
vasser and the others a map peddler'
Chicago Tribune.
The work of completing the dome on
layed by the fact that there are only
fourteen "human flies" in the United
States who can do "steeple Jack" work
at such great height, and they are all
employed. The pay looks very large to
a man until he reaches the building and
looks up at the dome where the work
is to be done.
It is worth noting that English people
were more addicted to kissing once than
they are now. kissing as form of
salutation was so common among them
that 1t excited the interest and amuse-