Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-07
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Everybody seems quite willing to hell
March hurry thru the calendar.
Bryan denies that he intends to bolt
! Can it be that he will yield his-bu
perish the thought
| The Minnesota dairy and food com
mission secured conviction Wednes-
! day against II Minneapolis syrup manu-
| facturer for selling san'ple syrup inn
properly labeled. The syrup purportet
| to contain 60 per cent al maple syrup
| but the chemical analysis: showed tina,
lit actually contained &c per cent OF
costs.
Fuel dealers are just beginning to
have coal and courage enough to ad
Nertise all kinds of anthracite.
Discussing the race problem short
time ago the T.-R. suggested national
conference on this subject as affordins
about the only way out. Hence it APP
proves the resolution of the Wisconsin
Legislator who has set q movement on
foot for such a conference. Late re-
ports show that it is generally favored
in the north and it ought to meet the
approval of the south. 1t would be
WE'LL too, to include members of the
colored race in the conference.
The Bulgarians are said to be dis
satisfied with tbs Austro- Russian plan
for reforms in Macedonia, and may
take up arms to liberate that region
from Turkish rule shortly.
State legislatures are row inspired by
the example of congress TO quit.
The cost of the extra session of the
senate may be charged 20 filibustering
democrats. who are constantly declaim-
ing against the enormous expense of
the government.
Bill collectors may do we'll to remind
the shorts" that the psr capita circu-
iatloii III tue Sulleu E9lstteS Oh MdTcH
l was $29.41.
Two stories are told In Harper's
Magazine of ministers stumbling on
texts of a humorous personal applica-
ton. One was a very young minister.
having charge of his first church, and
preaching q series of sermons on the
life and utterances of st. Paul. The
last one of these was given just before
taking his leave, and during his absence
he expected to take unto himself Il
wife, his engagement having been an
nounced. After turning over the leaves
of the Bible thoughtfuly he said: II
invite your attention this evening to
these words of the grea. apostle, I am
ready now to be offered up" The
ether minister was a widower, who had
remarked within year after his first
wife's death. His friends and congre-
cation thought him very expeditions,
and on the next Sunday, when his text
was announced, they could scarcely
control themselves. He arosa in his
place in his pulpit and said: My be-
loved brethren. You will find my text
in the seventeenth verse Of this fourth
chapter Of Second Corinthians, Our
light affliction, which Is for the mo-
ment.'
The great United States Steel Cor
is planning extensive improve
nents of its numerous plants, and will
expend 100000 for this purpose.
Let us, therefore" said the wealthy
,oung Sunday school superintendent,
build our house upon rocks.
"All right" responded member of
The class. "Show us how to get them"
Chicago Record Herald.
rhe brakeman was broke, so he turned
on his brake
And broke thru the car with a gun.
70 the folks he had broken he left no |
kind token,
But broke for the brake with the
Mon" The Chaparral
The Montana legislature has de- |
,ided to spend $4,000 to show up the
state at the ST. Louis fair. Some of its |
lniuue features would be very attract |
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