Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-23
Topics Of the Times

| The Anamosa. Eureka says that Mr.,
George Saun, Jones county pioneer
now past 90 years old and yet hale and
healthy, is not discouraged by back
| ward spring. He says that on October
Ill, 1912 there was 81 fall of six inches
OF snow, which remained on the
ground, and on the first Monday OF
April, 1S43, the day OF election, there
| were three feet of snow in Pioneer
Grove, and 1t was estimated that the
total fall for the winter was equal to
| five feet. The feed was all gone and
straw sold in Dubuque at $50 per ton,
With everything else in proportion. The
following season there was q good crop
of corn and wheat.
Ex-senator Burton Of Kansas. who
recently concluded a jail term of six
months. is about to start on speaking
tour OF his state and announces that
he will tell the people all about the
secret workings Of things In Wash
ington. He will be particularly severe
on President Roosevelt, whom he holds
primarily responsible for the disgrace
put upon him by the federal court at
st. Louis, which sentenced him to a
prison term for violating the statute
which forbids members of congress
practicing for pay before the executive
department in. Washington. 1t Is be-
lieved that Mr.. Burton still has fol-
lowing In the sunfiower state and that,
therefore, his tour may cause good
deal OF excitement.
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Gold movements into the United
States in the fiscal year which ends
with next month viii exceed those OF
any earlier year, and the excess OF i'm
ports over export of this metal viii
also probably be greater than in any
earlier fiscal or calendar Year. The ten
months figures OF the bureau Of statis-
tics OF the department. Of commerce
and labor now available show gold im-
portations amounting to i$1os,s16.7o'
and gold expectations Of but s2S,003,-
407, making the exces of imports over
exports In the ten months $S6,613,300;
while for the twelve months ending
with April the imports OF gold are
S146, S96,s15, and the exports S31.9s1,7
SAT. making the excess OF imports over
exports for that period $l14,91A,s6s.
The largest importations OF gold ever
ACQUIRING in any fiscal year were $780,
391 ,67f in 1898 and sloo.031,259 in 1891.
while in no other fiscal year has the
total OF gold imports ever crossed the
100 million- dollar line,
$50
Mrs. Brindle--Now, Mary. want
you to be careful. This is some very
old table linen-been III the family for
more than two hundred years. and 49,
Mary-Aal! sure. ma'am, you need
MT worrq I won't tell a soul, and 1t
looks as good as new, auyway.-Illus-
trated Bits.
When Beverly Tucker, minister to the
court of st. James, was presented to
Queen Victoria she indicated that he
be seated by that slight motion Of her
plump handewhich ali England obeyed.
Tucker was portly and heavy and the
only available chair was fragile and
small. He appeared not to notice the
invitation. A moment later 1t was re-
!peated, but Mr.. Tucker still affected
not to notice. Then her majesty put
the invitation into words. whereupon
the American said with a profound
bow: Your majesty. never sit in the
presence Of royalty" II accept sthe
compliment at your hands replied the
queen "and now you must accept COM
fort at NINE" Comfort" exclaimed
Mr.. Tucker. '.Why, ] should break
bPth my back and your majesty's
chair if attempted to SIT in it. With
this interview began the queens liking
for Minister Tucker, which ripened
into such an intimate friendship as no
other American ever enjoyed with her
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