Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-02
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

typhoid germs, but the doctors say this
is not a new discovery.
Kansas merchant whose safe has
been blown open time or two has q
way of sticking what money comes in
after banking hours around in odd
places. One night recently he buried
it in the bean barrel. When he came
to look for it in the morning he found
the clerk had weighed it out with a
measure of beans he mad sold. He took
the trail and followed the beans to a
customers house, where the money was
recovered.
The people of Kansas are felicitatins
themselves over the prospect of in
Icreased wealth thru the development OF
the best sugar industry.
Representative Gambler of Mississippi
pi, was speaking on the pure food bill.
He eatolled the food products of his
own state. Il should like" broke in
Representative Sims, Ito ask question
fabout Mississippi-a question about
another product of that grand old state.
How are the bears holding out ?"
Wonderfully WE'LL Gambler replied.
Even presidents can not get them.
Still. we all hoped the president would
shoot one, so we could see what pure
bear food we produce
/ Rain on January 2. It is to be hoped
! that the new year is not taking its cue
| from the old.
| The Paris Temps, commenting on the
!! Venezuelan situation, says: Thanks
to the political wisdom Of President
| Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay
and the tardy clairvoyance of the allies.
| the principle of international arbitrae
ton has received powerful assistance.
For the first time a great controversy
will be submitted to The Hague tribu
NAL. Shortly civilized humanity will
wonder why disputes should be sub
mitted to the judgment of brute force
Other French as we'll as English papers
presidents diplomacy.
Yes, a great deal of the arid west is
worthless, but six square miles of Col
orado produced $24,50S,311 in 1902, all
in gold!
The Animus.-Miss Jilt-I'm sorry.
No doubt you'll find some other girl
who'll make you forget me.
Mr.. Kloseman-Oh. but / can never
forget you!
Miss Jilt-Nonsense! You did it last
Christmas without any trouble.
-Phi.odelphia Press.
$50
The number of legal executions in
1902 was LA, as compared with lis in
1901 and 119 in 1900. Last year there
We're 101 hanged in the south and forty.
three in the north, OF whom eigh,y-five
We're negroes, fifty-six whites, two In
dams and one Chinaman. The crimes
for which they were executed we're
attempted criminal assault, one; con-
spiracy to murder, one.
An American tells this story. of MeXi-
can justice: "One morning the body of
a cowboy was found in border town.
1t was supposed he had crossed the Rio
Grande to attend dance and fiirted
with some senorita, and so was shot by
Mexican. AT least. that was the the
DRY, because a bag of money, amount
ing to 5000. all in gold, was found on
the body, proving that the murder had
coin, very costly six-shooter silver
mounted and ivory handled, was
strapped around the deceased. The
finding of the gun was the occasion Of a
trial before the local alcalde, or justice
of the peace. 1t was against the law to
carry weapons, and the dead man was
fined 5000, just the sum they found on
him, for violating the Mexican statute!"
The great metropolis of New York is
over it's coal shortage, and now some
of the little burgs may have a chance.
Each employee of the banking house
of J. Pierpont Morgan received as a
New Years present a sum equal to
his yearly salary. Morgan may be a
but he is one with a big
heart for subordinates.
In England interest in the Venezuelan
affair has waned. Even the suggestion
that Berlin is annoyed over the course
of events fails to excite fresh COM
ment. Suspension of the blockade will
require joint action of the German and !
British governments under the Sand
bingham agreement. The rumor that |
the blockade will be maintained until |
the claims have been arbitrated is ridi
culed by British officials. Its suspen-
sion is looked for at the end Of a fort
night, while arbitration will require at
least two years, it is declared. BY the |
time. possibly, Venezuela will have had |
several more revolutions.
"They say she has absolutely no leis
ure in her married life"
mo: she married her husband to re-
form him." Detroit Free Press.
1t is more than probable that the re-
Gently announced pension plan of the |
Southern Pacific Company will result in
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