Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-31
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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The American adaptability to cir
cumstances is we'll illustrated by the
train robbers. They have passed up the
express cars and are paying their at
tention to the cattle trains.
The Cubns are catching on to Amer
lean methods with commendable
promptness. President Palma Is in
great distress because his message to
the Cuban congress was published in a
read. He has set detectives at work
and arrested the typewriter who copied
the message. There seems to be hope
for the Americanization of Cuba not in
the action of President Palma but in
the enterprise of it's newspa pers.
An elephant at Brooklyn killed man
VINO offered it glass of beer. The
question now is whether the elephant
was prohibitionist or the glass too
small.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not satisfied with be-
ing a ruler. He must also be Il preach
er. One can notice this trait of his in
almost everything he says or writes
He has a certain definite conception of
life Ia iS na,-ar ,rear1, nf a,,f,,,;,,,,
that conception on others. OF all the
presidents the United States has ever
had he has perhaps been the frankest
in laying before the people the princi-
pies by which he guides his actions and
in calling upon his hearers not only to
approve of those principles but to COM
ply with them.
Canada threatens to construct an
other railroad across the continent In
case j. Pierpont Morgan buys the con-
troll of the Canadian Pacific. Are these
people trying to force Morgan to buy
Canada?
Germany is not in position to COM
pete, in the long run, with the United
States in the production of raw ma
terials and crude factory products, ac-
cording to an article by Alfred Weber
in the Zeit. eff we mean to make good
Germany's position in the world market
we can do ii by entering upon such
manufacturers as will enable us to real
iZe the treasure of efficient human la
Dor that we possess"
do you take any interest in astron-
cmy?"
Not much" answered Mr.. Cumrox
1T always struck me that astronomy
was an occupation in which man la
boriousy compiled long strings of fig
ures without ever being able to put dol
lar marks in front of Them
Washington Star.
The following advertisements, which
recently appeared in the Church Times,
an English publication, seem to show
that educators are at discount as
compared with houseworkers in the
tight little isle:
Governess Seeks enhancement
Thorough English. mathematics French
fluent German (abroad), Latin (Caesar)
music, drawing, calisthenics, games,
needlework: cylist; excellent refer
ences: CPS 80. Address, etc.
Assistant Laundress Wanted-Salary
offered, 6 40, with use of sitting room
and bed room, washing, etc., partial
Iations) Address, etc.
Senior Sagasta, so long Spain's prime
minister, and we'll entitled to be called
her grand old man, is now nearly so
years old. He began his career as a
newspaper reporter. AT intervals since
he Went into politics he has resumed
his original occupation as newspaper
too urgent need of his services to allow
him to follow his favorite occupation
for any great length of time.
The status of Bazac has been the
subject of a good deal of controversy
alton, but it is finally decided Officially
by a Chicago jury, which declares that
the works of the t'renohman are unfit"
This verdict is likely to cause a spirited
revival of BaIzac reading.
BY a recent decision of the courts in
the case Of st. Louis county VS.. Joseph
Bryan, 1t is held that any island formed
in the streams flowing thru it becomes
in trust for the county schools This
decision must be particularly gratifying
to those counties bordering on the Mis-
sissippi rivers, for a source of revenue
is here opened UP for their schools
which is far more certain and will yield
greater returns than the state "certiti-