Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-03
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

TOPICS OF The Times s
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A wise philosopher says: 1--WE admire
the man who will listen to reason be-
cause he gives us a chance to talk
The question OF assessing railroad
and other corporate property on ike
terms with real estate and personal
property threatens to split the repub-
lican party in Wisconsin. Governor La
Toilette insists on equal taxation of all
property The opposing faction wants
the governor to so slow. According 10
reports. the people of the state are with
the governor in his determination to
make all property bear an equal share
of the increasing burdens of taxation
Col. S. A. Houston of Lawrence, kas.'
has secured half bushel of acorns
from the Mckinley farm in Ohio. His
idea is to give them to people who Will
plant them and grow living monuments
to the martyred president
Congressman Fitzgerald of New York
is poking fun at the Indian commits
sioners' order prescribing the style of
hair cut and the color of paint to be
used by Indians. Mr.. Fitzgerald says
he wants more information. Il want to
find out whether an Indian must wear
a plug hat, white shirt. his hair pom
padour and patent leather shoes before
he can secure rations," said Mr.. FitZ-
gerald. II don't think the latest order
specifies whether the Indian must refer
to his clothing as pants, breeches' or
trousers Congress must settle that
question:"
That hayward wife of the warden
who assisted in the escape of the Bid
dies went to the full length of the rope
of wild indiscretion in every way, in
Guiding the holding on to love let
ter.
Professor Bunsen, the German ply
sicist, looked like his cousin. the Chew
alier Bunsen, who died not long ago.
An English woman. meeting him. in
CURED. Have you yet finished your
great work, God in History?" No y
replied the professor blandly. my I'M
timely death prevented me from doing
So"
The ground hog would have consulted
oi n
in his hole. His shadow was of full
measure and very chilly.
The Harper county (Kas.) man who
sued his neighbors for $4,000 damages
got no better than hung jury. The
neighbors had ridden him on rail and
ducked him in horse pond because he
spoke disrespectfully of President Nc
Kinley At the trial it was brought out
that what the man said was this: Nc
ISinley is not id bit better than / be,
and he can afford to take the chances
of being killed half dozen times over
at the salary he gets" This was said
before the president died, and not much
attention was paid to ii at the time.
But after the president died the neigh
bors got to thinking it over, and, with
much thinking, got madden and madden,
and at last they met in a body and rode
the man on a rail and ducked him in
the pond.
Secretary of Treasury Shaw has de-
clined to discuss his intention in regard
to purchasing bonds to prevent the sur
plus piling up. 1t is thought in Wash
ington that there will be no change In
the policy of the treasury department
in this respect. at least for some time,
or until the war revenue taxes are re-
pealed.
Iowans should wake up to the neces-
sity of more vigilance in guarding
against smallpox In order not to make
the state great seat of epidemic. Other
localities are being aroused on this sub
ject. In Chicago Saturday the repre-
sentatives of thirteen railroads enter
ing that city volunteered to aid Health
| Commissioner Reynolds in keeping
smallpox contagion out of the city
They offered to erect isolation hospit-
| ais in the stricken districts, particular
ly in Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and
Kansas. Their medical departments,
| too, will assist in caring for victims,
and their chief surgeons will cooper
ate with the medical authorities of in
fected cities to stamp out the disease
The public of Iowa should cooperate
with the railroads as far as possible.
| 1t was said at the white house Satur-
day that Grover Cleveland will be
among the distinguished guests to be
invited to attend the dinner which
President Roosevelt will give In honor
of Prince Henry of Germany on Feb
"a. President Roosevelt especially de-
sires that MIR. Cleveland shall be a guest
on that occasion and he will send per-
sonal invitation.
SUMMER FALLOWlNG.
Was a Success for Winter Wheat on
Dry Kansas Soil.