Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-04

Topics Of the Times
Observation-Disclosures.

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| Owing to the scarcity of labor and
to save the fast ripening crop, planters
at Augusta, Ga. have put laborers To
work picking cotton by moonlight. 1t
is feared that the labor problem in the
cotton states will cause much cotton to
go to waste in the fields. Self-nterest
would suggest caution and careful Sc
lection of other than good cotton pick
ers for lynching parties, at least uh.
| til the crop is cared for.
John Hay has consented in the event
of the election Of President Roosevelt
| to remain at the head Of the state de-
partment. Men who feel old at as
should emulate John Hay who consents
at sc to continue four years more under
| the immense responsibilities of his
present office The president and the
country is fortunate in being able to
hold John Hay to his task
| The 1904 directory OF the American
Iron and Steel Association discloses a
very progressive condition of the in
dustry concerned. The blast furnace
capacity has increased from 24,S00000
tons to 27675, 600 tons in the last three
years. 1t is noted that there are sew
enteen new blast furnaces in process
| of construction. They are likely to
take the place of old furnaces. There
are now 527 rolling mills and steel
works and fifteen building. There are
SAG open hearth furnaces, an increase
of 146, while twenty-five are build
ing and seventeen are projected. The
crucible steel industry has increased
from 175,O00 to 100000 tons.
| The head of the Salvation Army In
England is appealing for funds to es-
tablish series of homes in the centers
of population with the aid from the
public treasury, to which persons like
| ly to become social wrecks shall be
committed. In this way he promises
| to relieve the country of its $4,000
| tramps, and save the $70,00O,OO0 spent
| in the care of paupers, beside greatly
decreasing the amount spent for pris-
ons. This, he thought, would increase
| the safety of society, incidentally,
while saving souls from perdition. His
plan is a specie of social salvage. The
world has learned a lesson from the
| Salvation Army, and not the least of
these is the ability to understand and
appreciate the Salvation Army itself.
| The toal crop production Of Iowa
for the year is estimated at 1881 ,O00,
600, for Nebraska $261,5O0,0OO, for
South Dakota s116.000,000, and for
Minnesota, $122,900.00O. Thus it will
900 more money in her stocking than
Minnesota and South Dakota together
and $70,OOO,000 more than Nebraska.
The productivity of South Dakota
could be put into about thirty-four
average Iowa counties. In other words
the productive capacity of Iowa's &c.
900 square miles is greater than that
of the 100 odd thousand square miles
Of Minnesota and South Dakota and
$40, 100000 more than the $1,000 square
miles of Nebraska. No wonder Iowa
land brings the money.
The Japanese began the study of
modern warfare forty years ago. Ten
Samurai, detailed for the purpose by
hte government, got instruction from
the British officers of a British regi-
ment then stationed at Yokohama, and
proceeded to work out tactical prob
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upon a mat spread out on the floor.
Now they are using the wooden headed
Russian generals to practice upon.
Mrs. Kidder-Charles, can't you give
me another check? / see you have a
whole book full.
Mr.. Kidder-That doesn't signify, |
dear. I have used up my balance at
the bank.
Mrs. Kidder-Then why didn't you .
give up your check book? Now it's no
use for you to tell stories Joseph Kid
der. If you mean to say shant have
any money, why don't you say so right
out, like a man Boston Transcript.
A comparison made by the bureau of
statistics shows that our manufacture
ing growth greatly exceeds that OF
England, Germany and France. From
1888 to 1903 this growth is figured at
$5,932,000, while in the three European
countries combined it rs slightly under
four billions. The increase is great
est in cotton, pig iron and coal.
A New York lawyer has been arrest
ed for dementia. The newspaper re-
ports say "his brain was awry over !
the constitution" This looks as tho |
Messrs. Hill and Parker have secured |
special privileges and exemption in
New York state.
Emperor William is not the only
poetical monarch. The emperor of |
Japan has written poem which is
translated by Arthur Lloyd for the In
dependent 1t is called "Wisdom's
Goal" and runs thus:
The water placed in goblet, bowl or
cup
Changes its form to its receptacle;
And so our plastic souls take various
shapes
And obaractarc IF oond ar I'll to AT