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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-22
incident occurred in

hrt at keokuk James
just giventestimony and
WAS made to impeach him,
kpbell walked over to one of
sts with whom he was acquaint-
began to excitedly discuss the
NNhen the court recovered from
bInent Jndge Bank promptly
bell for contempt.
borhood of Cottage, Hardin
greatly excited over the
death Of Luke Taylor,
dposed body waS Scovered
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-22

Tow, Village VIII lie Solo -
,pUS sirX Iowa, June 10. "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-22

which 81 will receive her arIri-
at ut Newport. She will be fin
he'd in a week and if the rains north
Check the fall in the river she will
leave Dubuque with steam up. Others
wise she will be taken to st. Louis.
Winfield Wichham. foreman in the
box making department of Cedar
Rapids creamery and dairy supply
house, met with fearful accident
While at work he dropped a wrench on
moving pulley which was revolving
at the rate of $500 times a minute.
The high speed broke the wrench, and
the pieces flew in different directions,
the large, heavy end striking Wickham
the face His nose was crushed fiat,
and deep cut was made in the right
cheek just below the eye.
Sherman Trimble, for several years
bookkeeper for the Capital City Nurser-
les of Des Moines, and of which Capt.
G. ~. Watrous is proprietor, was ar
,resred by detectives upon warrant
charging him with forgery. He was
locked up at the central station, where
lie made a confession to the detectives.
Frimble is single man and has pre-
Eviously borne a good reputation. He
has made his home at the nurseries,
where he has been more or less in
charge. There he was found by the
detectives. 1t is claimed that he passed
forged checks. bearing the signature OF
Captain G. Z. Watrous. The first was
for IS, the second for $40 and another
was considerably larger.
5 The recent storm which passes over
Iowa visited Patton. where the storm
center was about 200 yards north of
the business center of the town. The
new Catholic church is total wreck.
The large barns of A. Taute, NJ. G.
Tallman, A. B. Condit and VIM. Pemble
We're blown away Many houses are
off their foundations and outhouses
were generally demolished. The storm
lar o. sc, Il few minutes, during which
1 q las night. Several We're
o. rft no one seriously as nearly
soa Gre provided with caves. The
,4fholic churches at Eagle Grove and
Clarion We're also blown down.
r. II. Henderson,. the drummer boy
of the Rappahannock,'' is famous the
nation over. He went to the front
with the Ninth Michigan in 1861, when
but eleven years of age. Since the
war he has been heard the nation
through in his unparalleled drum mu-
steal entertainment. Secretary Fowler
of the state fair has closed Aontrset
eek. - by his
~ and official
Specially, and to
artial music this
ldge Shiras appointed
E. Allen. of Esther
TOR the American Invest
" of Emmetsburg. The
IS liabilities of 1925, 600,
an;t.,1 Sfcclx-Af 60 600 COO
Dl6e. are
ktingent liability of
I'D and accrued interest
(1hteed loans estimated to be
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-22

by . CySlone- Damage Done Through
out the West.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-22

Stewart company of Manchester, Eng
land, holds ST. 900, 600 of the company's
obligation and wanted a joint receiver
ship. but this was not granted. The
company's cash on hand available for
payment of liabilities is $54. 80. The
company failed to remit S135,0O0 col
lected for eastern investors, and for
this President Ornsby is threatened
with criminal proceedings.
Chicago detectives axe looking for
barber who charged John X. Steen
nearly $50 for a shave and look at
the sights of the city. Steen ar
Arived in the city from Washington.
iowa. to transact business in the inter
of a patent check rein. He went
a barrier shop beneath Halter s.
shave accepted an invitation Of
the barber to take trip about the
town. They started out together, and
Steen can remember nothing they did
afterfhe men entered saloon where
the barber met his friends. They
asked Steen to drink with them, and
he ordered a glass of beer. The stuff
lat he got tasted like turpentine, and
minute the room began to whirl
ut him and he fell from his chair to
floor. When he recovered CON
eness the place was empty, and
pm wandered out, dazed. His
pook containing $751;, gold
nd scarf pin were missing,
lump on his forehead and
sation at his stomach were
or his good time. Steen re-
matter to the Harrison
hat morning and the Of
the barber shop under
he chair used by Stems
kpty and the man was
nd about the place.
Irested at Perry for
by false .pretenses.
50, GOO Odds is
Ter and prom
ksthodist church,
ther-in-law of
cted counter
81 Creston.
q counter
Us. a Ring
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-22

House The house spent the day in con.
sideration of tho anticipation bill. Grain
introduced bill to place on the free list
all products controlled by trusts.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-06-22
Deed of a Brutal Fireman.

The day was spent in debate on the an
option bill.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
VALUABLE RELICS.

A MAN ut Stamford, N. Y. has the
watch Maj. Andre offered as ransom
to his captors. He has documents to
prove that it is genuine.
TIE sedan chair that was used by
King Charles Us consort, Queen Henri
eta, Of France, has been placed in the
Vandycls room Mt Windsor castle.
THE sword carried by Col. Ethan Al
len when lie demanded the surrender
of Fort Ticonderoga is on exhibition
at the national museum at Washing
ton.
IN the Vatican library there is q
treatise on dragone, n manuscript in Z
single roll three hundred feet long and
foot wide, the material of which Is
said to be the tanned gut of great
dragon"
An umbrella, aged one hundred and
five years, is the property OF Mr.. John
Bicliel, of Harrisburg. Pa. II has large
whnlebono ribs. heavy blue silk cover
and n stout ivory handle. In age it
stands preeminent.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
GUN AND SABER.

IT Is said that for centuries when
ever the Spanish soldiers wanted exer-
else they picked quarrel with the
Moors.
A MEMORIAL window to Gen. Stone
wall Jackson is to be placed in the
Presbyterian church at Lexington,
Va, of which he was formerly mem
Der.
GEN. BoYNToS, the well-lenown news
paper correspondent. has been award
ed by the secretary of war the five
pointed bronze star for distinction in
ac'ioh' a Deceptive Sanc.
A Philadelphian and his wife were
dropped one hot simmer day at the
tiny post village of Mount Pleasant
On the Delaware railroad, and rs they
gazcd over o lat country, whose differ,
enccs of level are scarcely porc0pGib!,
save by the aid of q surveyors iustr1-
ment, a native asked them what they
were looking for. Then the rhiiadci.
phian explained that the name OF the
place had called up such visions of ~,
airy emincnce that he and his wife had
come down to spend their vacation.
They learned from the native that
summer board was not obtaincblc
there, and he obligingly explained
that the place received it's deceptive
name in commenoration of the fact
that it was situated on the watershed
between Delaware and Chesapeake
bays, the backbone of the peninsula,
as it is locally called.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
THE USE OF PAPER MONEY.
Common to Nearly All Civilized Countries
Issues In Various Nations.

common TO Nearly All Civillzed COuntr1es
Issues In Various Nations.
Almost, if not quite, all civilized
countries use paper money to facilitate
payments within their own jurisdic-
tions, says the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat. The United States uses paper
money to q greater extent than any
other country, and in notes of smaller
denomination than any other country
of equal Importance. All of our paper
bills except the gold certificates are in
the denominations of 81, 81, s., $40, $50,
$50, 500, $500 and 1,000; our gold GER
tificates do not appear in denomina-
tions less than $50. The Dominion of
Canada issues 81 and 81 notes, and
various banks issue notes varying from
IS to $1,000 Mexico issues paper
money of 10 pesos and upward and the
South American states issue paper of
similar denominations. The Bank of
England issues all English notes in de-
nominations of g5, g10, EGO, ESQ, g1O0,
G200, $500, $500 and G1 900. The banks
of Scotland and Ireland issue notes of
Ct and upward. The Bank of France
issues notes for SO francs, 100, 200, 500
and 900 francs. The Bank of Belgium
issues notes of 20 francs and upward.
Italian banks issue notes of / lire and
upward to 1000 lire. The Bank of
Germany puts out notes for marks
and upward to 1000 marks. Austria
issues notes of ! gplden and upward.
Russia is the only European country
which issues government notes, it's
paper money being of the denomina-
tion Of l ruble and upward. Sweden,
Norway and Denmark issue by their
banks notes for 5 krone, 10, %, so and
100 krone. India does not issue paper
money, nor does China now. Japan
provides paper money of yen, 9, 3, TO-
20 and 100 yens, and the other countries,
as rule, issue paper money, the low
est dcnomination-of which is usually
ten times the value of the coined unit
of yalua
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04

The Smithsonian institution has
printed paper by DR.. j. L. Snyder de-
scribing an urn containing incineratad
human bones which was dug out Of IN
ancient mound in Georgia. The Urn,
or vase, is nearly conical, eleven and a
half inches high, and was covered by
an inverted bell-shaped vessel fifteen
and three-fourths inches in height.
The ashes nearly half filed the vase,
and mingled with them were calcincd
human teeth and fragments of bones.
Lying on the surface of these remains
were quantity of wampum and sew.
eral small pearls that had been pierced
for stringing.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
SOME HISTORICAL LIES.

THE African king PresterJo ohm never
had an existence.
THERE never was such a person us
Pope Joan, the so-called female pom
tiff.
WILLIAM TELL did not found the
Swiss confederation, and the story of
Gcsslcr has no historic basis
THERE is no historic authority for
the statement that little George
Washington cut down the cherry tree.
WELLINGTON at Waterloo did not say:
up, guards, and at 'em!" The words
We're put into his mouth by an imagin-
ative writer.
CHARLEMAaNE's paladins had no ex-
istence, and the history of fCharlemagne
himself is SO clouded by myth as to be
utterly unreliable.
THE mother of Coriolanus did not in
tercede with her son to spare Rome.
The story has no better foundation
than that of Horatius.
THERE is no reason to believe that
TarqIin insulted Lucretia. His power
was overtlirown in a popular tumult,
which is the only basis for the story.
THE story of King Arthur and his
round table is n myth, although what
purports to be the round table is still
to be seen in south of England town.
PoCAuoNFAs did not save the life of
John Smith. 1t has been ascertained
that this worthy man was the most
able-bodied prevaricator of his CEN
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
CUNNING FOR PLANETS.
Asteroids Caught i'm Numbers by the Aid
of REotOgrnpby,

Asteroids Caught i'm Numbers by the Aid
of photography.
: One of the most remarkable of re-
cent astronomical developments is the
result Of the application of pho
tography to the discovery of asteroids
or minor planets, soys Prof. C. A.
Young, astronomer at Princeton col
lege.
By the old methods of search the
annual rate Of discovery ranged from
one to twenty, the average for the
twenty years 1s72-91, being 1913.
In 1892 twenty-nine were discovered,
two only by the old method, while be-
tween January l and April Is of the
present year twenty-five were picked
up by the two observers, Wolf, of
Heidelberg, and Charlois, Of Nice,
who have pressed the camera into
service.
The negatives are made with an ex-
posure of from three to five hours,
each covering an area two or three de-
grees square.
On the plate the images of the stars
are round and clear, while any planets
or planetoids which may be present are
at once recognized by the elongation
of their images due to their orbital
motion; and three or four of these OBJ
long lights are sometimes found on q
single plate.
If the number of observers using
this method should be much increased
the number of annual discoveries may
easily mount into the hundreds.
The total number of these little
bodies which circulate in the space be-
tween Mars and Jupiter stands at three
hundred and seventy-fve, SO far as now
known, but it is almost certain that
those still undiscovered must be count
ed by the thousand, and obviously it
will soon be hopeless to attempt to
keep the run Of them all.
We may reasonably suppose that all
the larger ones have been already dis
covered, and that those still remain
ing unrecognized are ill extremely
minute.
1t is true that from certain defensi-
BILE standpoint the size Of planet has
nothing to do with it's astronomical
Importance -mathematically consid-
cred planetoid's orbit is just as
worthy of investigation as that of
Jupiter itself, but practically it is
plain that the computers will be
obliged to select limited number
which present special points of inter-
est and confne their attention to them
alone.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
NE FGRsRsf;sIloaRAeH.
\ German InScntiGG by Which Small
Drawings Arc Enlarged.

A German InScntiGc by Which Small
Drawings Arc Enlarged.
The oft felt wish Of many Of our art
istic readers, to be able to enlarge
original drawings without much
trouble, has hitherto remained ungrati-
fled, but now, says the Season, they
will certainly rejoice to hear of n
clever little invention by which many
technical difficulties may be overcome.
The leading feature is an elastic band,
on which q small bead is threaded AS
this bead fits SO tight that it can only
be moved when the elastic is stretched
to the utmost, we may consider it to be
firm wherever fixed. One end of the
elastic is secured between two metal
plates forming a sort of button, and
the other runs into the movable center
of an ordinary pencil case, which turns
to prevent the twisting of the elastic
when in use. The button, the small
original and the sheet for the copy are
fastened with drawing pins on the
drawing board, the two former to the
upper left part. Then the pencil is
taken in the hand and guided to follow
the movements of the bead over the
outlines of the original. Curious as
the work seems at first, the hand soon
I, becomes accustomed to the Involuntary
motion and begins to feel as if it were
drawing with the bead itself rather
than with the pencil, while the effect
is both useful and interesting.
The directions and instrument are
equally easy, the actual length of the
elastic having nothing to do with the
proportions; the position of the bead
alone determines the size of the copy.
Say, for instance, the original meas
ures eight and one-half inches high,
and we wish the copy to be twenty
two, all we have to do is to place the
pencil at twenty-five inches, and the
head at eight and one-half. When
thus arranged it is impossible to OBJ
tain other positions, whatever the
relative position of original, copy or
paper may be. The above described in
strumcnt can, however, only be used
for large designs, as the bead embraces
too much space to allow of very fine
lines, SO for photographs, miniatures,
small engravings, etc, somewhat
finer apparatus, is preferable. BY its aid
the finest as well as the thiclsest lines
can be produced. In place of the bead
we have q strip Of metal, with n point
as fine as needle, capable Of tracing
the smallest curves of features; this is
fixed between two parallel elastic
bands, whose ends are fastened with
spring to two metal discs, ending in
the pencil case and the motive power
of the needle, otherwise the rules gre
the same as for the single thread APP
paratus. The new pcrspectograph is a
patented German invention.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
- ~-- -
Elephantine Joke by Dante.

Dante, meditating apart one day in
the Church of Santa Maria Novella, was
accosted by IL bore who asked many
foolish questions. After vainly cndeav-
oring to get rid of him, Dante at last
said: Before reply TO thee, answer
me tl1fs- Which is the greatest of all
beasts?"
The gentleman replied that on the
authority Of Pliny he believed 1t to be
the elephant.
Then said Dante: 30. elephant, leave
me in peacev' and 80 saying, he turned
and left Hmm. Y. Times
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
sONNETS AND CIGARS.
Sure Relief for the Man Whose Wife Buys
Cigars for Him.

When lovely woman stoops to folly
and sets out to buy her husbands
cigars for him one of two things is
reasonably sure to happen, says the
New York Press. If the unfortunate
head of the household is of choleric
temperament he uses language and
pitches the offending weeds out of the
window. This naturally gives pain to
their innocent purchaser. and is cx-
tremcly likely to bring about Il family
hurricane, with n plentiful shower of
tears. If the victim of his wifc's good
intentions is suave and diplomat he
says nothing, hut adroitly substitutes
n box Of cigars of his own choosing for
the gift which was meant to add to the
comforts of home, and generously pre-
sents the first box to the italian boot
black around the corner. This il, nm
doubtcdiy the bettcr method Of the
two, but it has the serious di3I;ivan-
tago Of encouraging the misguided
wife to repeat the experiment which
apparently ,yaslscd 80 we'll. This is
apt to he trying to thc patience even OF
"A patient husband. Besides IL is very
hard on the boottlac!s,
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
HISTORIC GOLD CUP.
The British Museums Latest Acquisition
james rs Gift to a Spaniard.

The British Museu..,'s Latest Acquisition
james rs Gift to a spaniard.
James I. was a monarch always hard
up, but exceedingly lavish with other
peoples "bawbees." Although he has
now happily been defunct forever two
centuries, says the London Telegraph,
his generosity with goods not his
own has, according to the report of the
trustees of the British museum, just
cost the country and several patriotic
Englishmen the sum of $4,000. While
he was king Spanish ambassador
came to England to conclude peace,
and among the presents James award
ed him was the royal gold cup, an eX-
ceedingly valuable vessel, fashioned in
France in 1891 by command of the due
de Berry, as n gift to his nephew,
Charles VI.
1t is supposed to have come to Eng
land in return for money lent to the
French king to carry on his wars; at
all events it is found in the inventory
of the royal chattels of Henry VI, and
remained in. the possession of the
English court until James generously
gave it away. 1t is a covered cup or
hanap of gold, with ten subjects from
CiiG IIlS Oi ~. hbilcS Elsl'ily pDIIidyt'
in translucent enamel round the out
side of the bowl and cover; within are
two mcdallions, also enameled, the
one with another subject of st. Agnes.
the other with a half length of the
Saviour. On the lower part of The foot
are the four cvangclistic symbols in
enamel. and the base is formed of
cornet of leaves and pearls.
The Spaniard gave up the cup to n
convent where it remained until 1888,
when the abbess sold it to Baron Piclion
of Paris, from whom the Mcssrs.
Wcrtheimer purchased it for Gs,ooo.
The last-named gentlemen agreed to
let tho British museum have it ut cost
price, and the late S. Wertheimer even
subscribed $500 to enable them to ac-
quire it. The treasury gave e2,s30
and the remainder was made up by
private subscription,
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
FINE sPAm.s+. ONIONS
Coming tc A.nASicq iI Increasing Guam
titles from Valencia.

Coming tc A2nAsrcp 10 Eacraasing Guam
titles from Valencia.
The large a4G Ssnasqme Spanish
onions, which iiaye been coming to
this couGtry in increasing quantities
for the lost half dozen years, are now
cheaper than they nave ever been
known here. According to the Gar
dener's Magazine, these vegetables are
grown mainly near Valencia, in Spain,
and the first shipments this year,
which came by the way of Engla nd,
We're harvested too early, and were
therefore watery. Being liable to
quick decay, they were hurried upon
the market and sold for low prices.
The first direct importation was also
off grade in quality, and this set the
price for the season very low, SO that
in many auction sales the price has
barely covered the freight and duty,
to say nothing of the commissions and
cost of packing. The duty of 40 cents
on bushel of fifty-siX pounds, to-
gether with the freight, commission
and cost abroad, brings the actual
value to the importer about 50 cents 4
crate laid down, and, therefore, when
prices range from SO cents to 81 crate
the trade has been a disastrous one.
Together with what has already ar
rived and what is expected, the imports
this year will amount to 15O,o0 crates.
or about 81, 500 bushels.
Attempts to raise this Spanish onion
in California and other parts of the
country from seed purchased in Spain
have generally proved unsuccessful, as
the vegetables when grown here do
not differ much from the ordinary do
mestic onion. 1t seems that a Castil-
ian climate and soil is necessary for
the production Of this delightful
product.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04
The Family Physician.

Patient-7As we have known each
other SO long, doctor, do not intend
to insult you by paying your bill. But I
have left you handsome legacy in my
will,
Physician-Vcry kind Of you, nn
sure. Allow mo to look at that pre-
scription again; there is a slight altera-
ton should like to make in it.--N. y.
Herald.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04

In n North Riding village lived an
elderly man who had been married
three times, but had been us often be-
reaved. After tho death OF his third
wife, rumor was circulated rs to n
fourth wedding. On being questioned
he replied in the following decisive
manner: May, nut ah; what WI
marryin' on 'cm an what wi burryin'
on 'em, it's over expensive. All can't
uffo'd it nae mair. ."-Spectator.
The Delta independent., 1894-07-04

Mr.. Damsic-Doctor, ! want little
dose of nerve tonic, if you have some
thing handy.
DR.. Bisruth-There you are; nothing
serious the trouble, / hope?
Mr. Damsic-Oh, no! just bracer;
called to ask the amount OF your bill
puck