Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-21
TOPICS OF THE TIMES


Mr.. Bryan has given mis- opinion oil
Mr.. Cleveland and MI. Cleveland has
given his opinion Of the negro. Now
will Mr.. Bryan give his opinion of Mr.
|C~leveland's opinion?
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Nillisca. a busting and up-to-date lit
tie city in Montgomery county, has de-
oided not to wait for postoffice receipts
of $4,000 annually to bring free deliv-
cry of mail. A sufficient numbe o!
citizens have pledged the payment at 81
cents monthly to justify hiring a car
rier at a fair salary. Tie experiment
will be watched with interest by other
cities in the same class as Villisca and
it is not unlikely that it will be quite
generally adopted.
So
Free collegiate training at Oxford
England, is the opportunity of at least
two young men in every state and ter
ritory of the Union. The provision OF
free scholarships for American youths
was made under the VIII of the late
Cecil Rhodes. the South African "Dia-
mond King During The past three
months Mr.. George r. Parkin, repre-
senting the oxford trustees, has been
~endeavoring to settle upon a method of
selection with the leading educational
men of the United States. 1t is proba-
bic that the nominations will be made
by state committees selected for that
purpose. In some states, appointments
will be made in rotation 10y the leading
colleges: in others, candidates will be
1t is expected that the first scholars
will be selected before the end of the
year: these will enter on 8 residence at
Oxford some time during the latter part
of 1904. The age limit is "a at entering
Oxford, and the candidate must be a
United States, and unmarried. All ex-
penses of the Rhodes scholarship stu
dents are betrayed by the executors of
the South African "Pathfinder's" will.
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Census estimates promise an increase
of eighteen millions to the population of
the United States in the mex ten years.
When owners of lands in South Dakota
realize that this equals forty-fve times
the present population of that state,
they figure hat the chances for their
states securing a healthy growth in
population are more than good. Specu-
lators in the wheat lands of Minnesota
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ten times as great as all the people now
living in that state the demand for their
lands will not suffer any appreciable
decline.
Have you had a Kindness shown?
Pass 1t on.
Twas not given to you alone
Pass it on.
Let it travel down the years,
Let 1t wipe another's tears.
Till in heaven the decd appears
Pass it on.
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The liquor tax law. passed three
weeks ago by the legislature of New
York, advanced the tax m the sale of
| tIQuOIS ~ per CGAl. IC INV IdN buhSS
effect on May i, and 1t is anticipated
will put many saloonkeepers out OF
business. AS a result of The passage of
the law, the liquor men hav sworn
vengeance on the governor, and on the
mayor of New York City. AS for the
up-state farmers, the bre wers and sa-
loonkeepers will use none of their prod
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the consumer pay the increased tax
necessary to permit them to remain in
business. The f~ree-lunch institution
will soon be a relic of the past, and the
speak easy" traffic will tie a fact of the
near future. An idea of the proportions
ate sum the increased tax will bring in
may be gathered from the facts that
the country's per capita expenditure for
stimulants in 1902 was s17.33 for TO-
900, 900 inhabitants; the cost at retail
of all alcoholic drinks was 81, 100, 000,-
900: the use of alcoholic beverages per
capita has doubled in twenty years, and
New York with her thirsty souls in
10000 900 keeps up her end with unfail-
ing regularity.
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The Centerville Citizen tells of a clev-
err scheme devised by j. T. Kinsey, a
farmer neal Overlook. tor transmit
ting his mail from the road to his house,
MI. Kinsey lives sixty rods from the
rural route lines, but sends his box
down every day for the mail. The box
lis suspended on Il carrier that works
like a rolling barn door and is operated
Iby an endless belt. Mr.. Kinsey turns
the belt and the box run down to the
road, where the rural carriers put in the
mail and the box is again drawn to the
house. The plan was devised to save
the family the trouble of walking thru
the mud to the mail box. Mr.. kinsey's
neighbors are urging him to patent his
new transmitting system. Mr.. Kinsey's
apparatus is cheap. easily erected and
will doubtless be copied and improved
by other ingenious farmers
Reward of Merit.-"Be a good boy
said Uncle John, "and maybe when you
grow up you can be president"
rs that SOP" said Willie, excitedly.
And ride on the engine? Gee, you bet
III be good!" -Buifalo Express.
In arranging for his majesty's visit to
Scotland the lord chamberlain has an
Infinitely easier task Than fell to the lot
of his predecessor in Office who had to
cup%arintend the details Of George Tvs