Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-17
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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Quite a number of churches now
have safes in them; not necessarily to
keep money in, for church funds are
usually kept elsewhere, but for the
! preservation of books and records, to-
gether with the silver plate, that is
often of great value. 1t is in harmony
with the idea that you should trust in
God and keep your powder dry.
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In Montreal the thrifty officials turn
an honest penny by selling admission
| tickets to the execution of murderers.
There was a large and representative
| congregation present last Saturday at
the execution of a criminal at prices
which ran from so cents to So Amuse-
ment features are not neglected in
Montreal. A double or treble hanging
would likely prove as great a society
event as a derby horse race.
Down in Virginia. according to Rep
resentative Swanson, they have ''ra-
zor-b back" hog that is very lean and
runs like greyhound at county fair
An enterprisng Pennsylvania exhib-
tied some fine. fat, sleek Berkshire
hogs, thereby exciting the curiosity of
a Virginia mountaineer.
What kind of hogs are those" he
asked
"Berkshires,' was the reply.
well, stranger" said the mountains
a. 1-f.>,
they're no good down in this country.
A hog that can't run faster than a Mig
ger amt worth d-n."-Washingto
Post.
In the Philippines are three distinct
races. the Negrito, with twenty-one
tribes; the Indonesian. with sixteen
tribes, and the Malayan, with forty
seven tribes, a total of eighty-fo four The
dialects are numerous and differ so
much as to be practically foreign an
guages. All are without literature. But
the unterrfied democracy would inn
mediately institute a home republic
from this material.
China will be allowed to pay the
American indemnity in silver, which is
a nice little discount of over so per
cent. This should bring the Chink to
a realizing sense of the advantages of
trading with Uncle Sam rather than
with those who exact from that totter-
ing empire the last ounce of flesh.
An ambitious iladephian who
wished to start in business for himself
applied to wholesale woolen rler-
chant and obtained credit for $500 The |
salesman asked him what he manufac-
tured.
II max pants" he replied.
How do you want to buy these |
goods?"
The best vey can" was the an
swer.
How will you pay for them?"
We'll, g:f you my note for four
mont's."
rs your note good?"
The buyer looked around, winked to |
the salesman, and put his finger on his |
rose.
My vrienG," he said, with the air of |
one who is about to impart confidence, I
IF my note vas goot, would make
notes, not pants.'
Editor John Mahin of the Muscatine
Journal will on July celebrate the
of his editorial con-
.rol of that newspaper. Upon this
golden anniversary he will present
With handsome prize every subscribe
ar who has taken the Journal continu-
'usly during his editorship. 1t would
De interesting to know the number and
age of these subscribers.
Instead of beating swords into plow
hares the British garrisons in South
Africa are handing over their barbed-
wire defenses to the Beers to be used {
Or farming purposes. And this is the
legitimate use of barb wire, as farming
5 the legitimate business of the l3oer
However, both have been shown TO be
tightly adapted to war.