Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-12
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

The concensus of opinion seems to be
that President Roosevelt's western trip
has roped and hag-tied the nomination.
An instance of the falling away from
the Jeffersonian simplicity of the past
is noted in the extravaganza displayed
by President Roosevelt In supplying his
children with Shetland ponies. Presi-
dent Washington's children had no po-
MES. Neither did President Bucnan-
ans.
Two prisoners in the Jail at Center
vile have brought in q bill of $500 for
services in waiting on another inmate
who was taken sick. They schedule
their time at 50 per night.
A profit sharing scheme lately inau.
gurated by Burlington firm provides
that the corporation reserves the right
TO cancel its agreement with its en-
ployes by posting five days notice of
Germ for ten hours wo.k are as low
as 81 per day. Altogether it looks like
{. plan to gain cheap advertising.
The heroic self-sacrifice of Father
Damien. the Catholic priest who laid
down his life among the members of a
leper colony, has borne its fruit In
the Marquesas islands the members of
the society to which Father Damien be-
longed have established several leper
hospitals In madagascar the jealous
sons of ST. Ignatius have been entrusted
With two hospitals for ,epers. In the
vicariate apostolic of northern Zanzi-
bar Cast Africa) the Fathers of the
Holy Ghost have opened II larger leper
hospital. and for many years the same
missionaries have been in charge of the
government leper hospital in the Isle or
Reunion. So also the Isles of Belep,
north OF New Caledonis,, We're trans
ferred into an immense hospital for lep-
ers, attended to by the Marist Fathers
and the Sisters of the Third Order of
Mary. There are leper hospitals under
the care of various Catholic sisterhoods
in Trinidad, in China, on the MISSISSIPPI
pi, in Tonquin, at Gote.nba in Japan,
and in Iceland And still those are TO
be found who insist the world grows no
better.
Boston capitalists have bought
block of 10000 acres in southwestern
Missouri for mining and fruit growing.
Their horticultural operations are like
ly TO include grating fruit farms upon
eastern investors.
One of the most interesting articles
considered historically, that We're put
up at the sale of the Grim collection at
the Fourth regiment armory in Balti
more recently was an Old confederate
flag of the Montgomery design, show
ing the seven stars of the original con-
states. AS the old banner, torn
by bullets, faded and bedimmed by age,
was brought to the auctioneer's stand
and unfurled q wave OF enthusiasm
spread thru the hall. In putting it up
Auctioneer o. A. kirkland said that the
nag was captured by Captain Farber of
the United States navy, prior to 1864,
while in the blockade service. The first
bid, s25, which was offered, was not
contested and the flag was knocked
down to the Smithsonian Institution for
that sum.
Dubuque is agitating Sunday closing
of saloons, but without apparent eff
feet. The saloon element has long acted
upon its, own pleasure there without
particular regard to law or decency. The
state laws have been utterly disre-
garded In Dubuque by its multitude of
dives and drinkshops. The river towns
generally have claimed privileges in the