Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-25
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ueieSute from the seventh ulSttlCl W
the national convention.
The supreme court of the state of
Nebraska has affirmed the constitu-
tionality of the eight-hour law passed
by the legislature of 1903. The law
makes it unlawful for any individual.
company or corporation to employ men
III mills, mines. smelters or reduction
works for a period of more than eight
hours day.
Faith in the stability and prudent
management of fire insurance compa-
MES has been much strengthened py
the sequels of the great fire in Baltt-
more. Nearly all of these corporations
have acquitted themselves in such a
way as to earn hearty approval on both
sides of the Atlantic.
Congressman Currier, who halls from
New Hampshire tells a story of mill
tary funeral up in his state. "A Well
known colonel of militia died in GER
tain state of the union" said Mr.. Cur
rier. THE boys. very commercially.
desired to give him an appropriate flu
neral. 1t was decided to bring bat
TALON of the guard to town to assure
the proper observance of military
honors.
THE battalion arrived the evening
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no immediate business ON hand, and
before the hour of the obsequies. am
sorry to say. some of them were feel
ing pretty good. After the funeral cere-
monies the coffin was borne out thru
the door and between lines of militia
men standing in proper position. One
Of these soldiers, feeling little better
than any of his comrades. flung his cap
high in the air.
Boys" said he, three cheers for
the colonel, He was ID good
fellow"
The largest grapevine in the world
is growing in the Carpinteria valley,
twelve miles east of Santa Barbara,
Cal, and is called La Para Grande. 1t
was started from n cutting sixty-one
years ago by a young Spanish woman.
Dora Ayala. 1t is eight feet four
inches in circumference at its base.
aud one of the horizontal branches
measures more than three feet in cir
conference. The trellls covers about a
third OF an acre. and sixty heavy posts
support IL. The vine produces as many
as 5000 punches annually. at a con-
sentative estimate. and in good years
many clusters measure twelve to twen-
ty-five inches in length and weigh six
to eight pounds. Its owner estimates
that in 1895 the vine yielded ten tons
of grapes.
Prickly pear burners are now being
operated on some OF the big ranches
turnout the range country. and the
poor animals in the herds are being
fed on this plant to carry them thru
until spring grass is UP and the range
is again in good condition. Cattle are
very fond OF this prickly pear cactus.
of which there is an abundance all
thru western Texas. when 1t is rem
dered suitable for food by burning of
the, thorns. The old Texas Longhorn
COW was not averse. when the range
became poor and grass scarce, to TAX
ing bites out Of the cactf plants and
making a hearty meal on the cactus.
thorns and all. But for the latter day
animal the stocknan is compelled to
burn Off the .thorns and stickers SO
it can eat the plants. The expense
entailed in this operation is compare
lively small. and the pear cactus plant
furnishes very useful food when the
grass becomes scarce as 1t Is at
present.
The New York Tribune is RESPONSE
BILE for a phrase which. If used in Iowa.
would make a few fellows sore. Re-
ferring to the hardness of Perry
Heath's resignation the Tribune says;
;"Only 'standpatter' of the selfish and
foolhardy type would embarrass his
party by claiming It's protection and
favor after he had plainly forfeited its
confidence and respect" It would seem
that, in New York. there is such a
thing as standing pat until one incurs
contempt for 30 doing.
1t IL recorded much to the credit OF
Baltimore that but one Individual busi-
ness failure has occurred as n result
OF the recent disastrous fire in which
the loss was upwards of $4,000, 900
This failure was due, 1t is said, to in
sufficient insurance. the loss being
$4,000 and the insurance only $4,000.
Baltimore's record shows that the
business concerns of that city were on
good basis financially, and that they
were sufficiently wide-awake to the
necessity OF protecting themselves
against emergencies to keep their
buildings and stocks of goods wei,
covered by insurance.
The report of Mr.. Dowie's reception
in Australia might properly be classed
as war news.
Nearly Forfeits His Life.
A runaway almost andinD fafoi,y