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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

Our own rivals in peace, as well as
enemies in war, would be located ut bur
very doors. We must be armed 10 the
teeth convert the flower Of our male
population into soldiers and Sailors; and
thus ahnihilate a large share OF the pro-
ductive energy of the nation. Our just
apprehensions are not to be allayed by
suggestions of the good will Of Euro
pean powers toward u.s. for the people
of the. United States have learned in the
school OF experience to what extent the
relations Of states depend; not upon SEN
timent or principle, but upon selfish i'm
teresfs. They will hot soon forget that
in their hour of distress all their ankle
ties and burthens were aggravated by
the possibility OF demonstrations
against their national life on the part
of powers with whom they had long
maintained the most harmonious rela-
tons. They have yet In mind that
France seized upon the apparent oppor-
tunity of our civil war to set UP a mon
archy In Mexico, and had France and
Great Britain held important South
American possessions to work from, and
benefit. the temptation to destroy our
predominance by furthering OUR dis
merlberment might have been irresist-
ible. From that grave peril we were
saved in the past and may be saved
again In the future through the opera
ton of the sure but silent voice Of the
doctrine proclaimed by President Mon
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

Corbett and Fitzsimmons hate each
other with such fierce, Incorporating
bitterness as to justify the suspicion
that they soon will dazzle the theatrical
armament as twin stars.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

Iloh government * HAT dase NV furS
ther declares. Though the language or
President Is directed to the attainment
OF objects which most Englishmen
would agree to be salutary, tits impos-
siblc to admit that they have been in
the code OF international law" Again
ne says: They cher maiesty's Hcvefn-
menb fully concur with the view which
PRESIDENT Monroe apparently enter
tanned, that any disturbance Of the ex-
listing territorial distribution in that
hemisphere by any fresh acquisitions on
the part or any European state would
De highly inexpedient change"
IN the belief that the. doctnHs foT
which we contend was cleAr And def
/ mite: that it involved cur safety
and welfare; that II was fully APP
piisable to our present conditions
and to the state Of the worlds prog
resS AID that it was directly related
70 the pending controversy and without
any conviction as to the final merits of
the dispute. but anxious to learn in
satisfactory and conclusive manner
whether Great Britain sought, under q
CAIN OF boundary, to extend her pos
right, or whether she merely sought poos.-
session of territory fairly .shciiulded
WITHIN her lines OF ownership, this gov
eminent proposed Is She government Of
.sreat BritaiN a resort to arbitration as
tne prSpeN means of settling the ques-
Sioih 20 the end that vexatious boun-
gary dispute between the two con-
testants might be determined and our
exact standing and relation in respect
70 the controversy might be made clear
Declined by Great Britain
1t will be seen from the correspondence
herewith submitted that this proposition
has been declined by the, British govern
ment upon grounds which under the cir
Gums tahces Seem to me to be far from
SATISFACTORY. 1t is deeply disappointing
ts.at S;ich an appeal actuated by the most
friendly feelings toward both nations
directly concerned addressed to the sense
OF Justice and to the magnanmity of one
OF the great powers of the world, and
touching its relations to one comparative
~ weak and small. should have produced
no better results.
The course to be pursued by this gov
eminent in view of the present condition
does not appear to admit of serious doubt.
Having labored faithfully for many years
to induce Great Britain to submit this
dispute to impartial arbitration, and hav-
ing been now finally appraised of her re-
fusal TO do so, nothing remains but to
accept the situation, to recognize its plain
requirements. and deal with it accord
ingly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

Delaware county, N. T., is to have
new weekly paper 10 be known as the
,idney Center Blizzard Despite its
COLD blooded name It's editor says 1t
will be hot stuff
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

Speaking OF international yachting,
there's many a slip betwixt the cup on
this side of the Atlantic and the lip ON
the other.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

What the country needs is new
brand of thermometer that will pull
the price of coal down when it pulls
down the mercury.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

Has any one noticed that volapuk has
had no show at all since the sputtering
linotype entered the newspaper field?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

II Ccrbett's new play is to be, as it
Is advertised, a triumph of realism it
will never do to give the star striking
part ia 1t.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

e Thus far no one has had enough as
estrauce to suggest that the new wom-
III n bible be read IN the public schools.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20
Britain.s Claim Expanded.

His clear and unmistakable position on the
Monroe doctrine laid down, Secretary Olney
goes at some length into the Venezuelan dis.
pute, Affirming that the British claim In two
years apparently has expanded some SO 900
square miles, as to command the mouth OF
the Orinoco. and dismissing as valueless the
contention that Great Britain's possession OF
Venezuela gives it any right to be treated az
an American state. He shows where Great
Britain has arbitrated other boundary dis
putes and declares that 1t in effect says to
Venezuela: you are not strong enough to
get anything by force and we won't arbitrate
unless you first give up part of the terri
tory" This. he says, amounts to invasion and
conquest, and our duty is summed up as fol-
lows
in these circumstances the duty of the
president appears to him unmstakabe and
imperative. Great Britain's assertion OF title
to the disputed territory combined with her
refusal to have that title Investigated, being
a substantial appropriation of the territory to
her own use, not to protest and give warning
that the transaction will be regarded as in
furious to the interests Of the people of the
United States, as well oppressive in itself,
would be to ignore established policy with
which the honor and welfare of this country
are closely Identified. While the measures
necessary or proper for the vindication of that
policy are to be determined by another branch
of the government, it is clearly for the execu-
tive to leave nothing undone which may
tend to render such determination unneces-
sary."
Mr.. Bayard is directed to read the com
munication to Lord Salisbury and ask a def
mite decision regarding arbitration. The
president hopes that the conclusion will he
on the side of arbitration. but II he is dis
appointed, "a result not to be anticipated,
and in his judgment calculated to greatly
embarrass the future relations between this
country and Great Britain" he wishes TO be
acquainted with the fact at such early date
as will enable him to lay the whole subject
As to Lord Salisbury.
Lord Salisbury answers Secretary olney IN
two notes, both CT date of July ?e, The first
is devoted entirely TO reply TO that portion
Of the note relating to the Monroe doctrine.
which, he says, has never before been made
the subject " . written communication by
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20
Monroe Doctrine Is Just.

The Monroe doctrine finds its recogni-
ton in those principles of international
law which are based upon the theory
that every nation shall have Its rights
protected and it's just claims enforced
OF course this government is entirely
confident thatIunder the sanction of this
doctrine we have clear rights and un-
doubted claims. Nor is this ignored in
the British reply. The prime minister,
while not admitting that the Monroe
doctrine is applicable to present condi-
tons, states: I'm declaring that the
United States would resist any such en-
terprise il it was contemplated. Presi-
dent Monroe adopted policy which re-
ceived the entire sympathy of the Eng
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

IOWA
Paderewski is to get $250,oo0 for 100
concerts. He ought to save enough out
of 1t to get haircut.
Some unregenerate rascal stole the
horse OF the Minneapolis mayor the
other night. That's one on him.
At last there is something fresh in
the line of monopolistc combination.
A rock salt trust has been formed.

Times may be pretty hard, but last
year one man in Philadelphia made
s53.715, 549- Director Of the Mint Pres
ton.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20
Applicable to Present Time.

Assuming, therefore, that we may
properly insist upon this doctrine with
out regard to "the state OF things in
which we live or any changed condi-
tons here or elsewhere. 1t is not APP
parent why it's application may not be
invoked in the present controversy. If
European power, by an extension OF
its boundaries, takes possession OF the
territory of one of our neighbOring re-
publics against its will and in deroga-
ton of its rights, 1t Is difficult to see
why, to that extent. such European
power does not thereby attempt to ex-
tend its system OF government to that
portion of this continent which Is thus
taken. This Is the precise action which
President Monroe declared to be dan
gerous to our peace and safety" and 1t
can make no difference whether the Flu
ropean system is extended by an adj
vance OF frontier or otherwise
1t is also suggested in the British re-
ply that we 81. Juld not seek to apply
the Monroe doctrine to the pending dis
pute because it does not embody any
principle OF International law which els
founded on the general consent OF ma
tons, and that mo statesman how
ever eminent, and no nation. however
powerful, are competent to insert into
the code of International law q novel
principle which was never recognized
before and which has not since been
accepted by the government OF any
other country"
Practically, the principle for which we
contend has peculiar IL not exclusive
relation to the United States. 1T may
not have been admitted In SO many
words to the code of international law.
but since. in international councils,
every nation Is entitled to the rights be-
longing to it. IL the enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine is something we may.
justly claim. 1T has its place in the code
of International law as certainly and ms
surely as IL 1t were specifically men
toned, and when the United States is
sutton before the high tribunal that
administers international law the ques-
ton to be determined is whether or not
we present claims which the Justice of
that code Of law can find to be right and
valid ,E5.sr7I'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

>>>>>s Lord Salisbury 'stextreme) line. 1885,
t'''h'''i'''d Lines discussed but not proposed.
sfdrass' H Alteration OF Schomburgk line.
> - Original Schomburgk line, 1871.
-----. Lord Granviilc's line. issi
's''...... Lord Abcrdcen's line, lsl4
~N~>~N Scnur Rojas line.
-- Lord Roscbery's linc, 1880.
oooooooc Senior Fortique line 1874.
s1....1... Line Of Consejo-Viso.
Y British occupation, 1884.
Point Of collision 1924,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

4 SlG -aalo. with hand-organ ara Jssss-J -s-rs
hArp ebliEsto accompaniment was number Pr
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-20

"The consequences to the United
States would na bs Il di ss stfaas Less q
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-29

three small groups Of people would
have remained hardly conscious Of each
others existence, and that there would
have been no opportunity for that ac-
ton and reaction which Is here set
forth. But there was a common link
to bind them together. To single him
sells out from all other Norwood build
ers the landlord had devised and laid
out a common lawn tennis ground,
which stretched behind the houses with
taut-stretched net, green close-cropped
sward, and widespread whitewashed
lines. Hither in search Of that hard
exercise which is as necessary as air
or food to the English temperament,
came young Hay Denver when released
from the toll Of the city; hither too,
came DR.. Walker and his two fair
daughters, Clara and Ida, and hither
also, champions Of the lawn, came the
short-slirted, muscular widow and her
athletic nephew. Ere the summer was
gone they knew each other in this quiet
nook as they might not have done after
years Of sitter and more formal &C
quaintance.
And especially to the admiral and
the doctor were this closer intimacy
and companionship Of value. Each
had a void In his life, as every man
must have who with unexhausted
strength steps out Of the great race, but
each by his society might help to fill W
that of his neighbor. 1t is true that
they had not much in common, but that
Is sometimes an aid rather than a bar
to friendship. Each had been an en-
thusiast in his profession, and had re-
tanned all his interest In 1t. The doctor
still read from cover to cover his Ian
Get and his Medical Journal, attended
all professional gatherings, worked
himself into an alternate state Of exal
tation and depression over the results
Of the election Of officers, and reserved
for himself a den Of his own, in which
before rows Of little round bottles full
Of glycerine, Canadian balsam, anc
staining agents, he still cut sections
with microtome, and peeped through
his long. brass, old-fashioned micro
scope at the arcana Of nature. witt
his typical face, clean shaver on III
and chin, with q firm mouth, stronl
Jaw, steady eye, and two little white
fiuhfs Of whlskers, he could never b
taken for anything but what he was.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-29
TO BE CONTINUED. }
ILLIMITABLE DISTANCE.
It Takes 1000 Years for the Light o
Some stars to Reach Us.

It Takes 1000 Years for the Light OF
Some Stars to Reach Us.
While, however, 1t is interesting to
know the distance of some Of the stars
in miles, when stated in that way the
numbers are so large that they fire.
quently convey very indistinct concep,
ton to the mind. For this reason 1t is
customary to estimate star distances in
light years" A light year Is the dis
lance that light, moving at the rate of
10000 miles per second, travels in one
year, This amounts In round numbers
to $3.50, 006 100000 miles. The distance
Of Alpha Centauri is 4.35 light years;
that Of Sirius, the dog star, is almost
exactly twice as great, or 8.6 light
years. In other words, light requires
S.6 years to come to us from Sirius And
these are among the very nearest Of the
stars. Some, whose parallaxes have
been rather estimated than measured,
appear to be situated at a distance
which light could not traverse In less
than one or two centuries. The great
star Arcturns, for instance, has, accord
ing to DR.. Elkin, a parallax Of only
eighteen one-thousandths Of a second.
It's distance must, in that case, be about
1S1 light years, or more than 1000, OOO,-
900, 0OO, 100000 miles, And If its distance
is so great then, since light varies in
versely as the square of the distance
from its source, 1t can be shown that
Arcturns must actually give 5000 or
5000 times as much light as the sun
yields. Yet Arcturns is evidently much
nearer than the vast majority Of the
stars are. Not one in million is known
to have parallax large enough even
to be intelllgently guessed at. There
may be stars whose light requires thou
sands instead Of hundreds Of years to
cross the space separating them from
US. We thus see that only few points
on the nearer shores Of the starry uni.
verse lie within reach of our measure
ments; here and there a jutting head
land, while behind stretches the vast
expanse over which the HUNDREDS Of mil
lions Of stars known to exist are scat.
| tered.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-29
New York advertising DOdges.

Broadway, New York, merchants are
adopting all sorts of devices to attract
the attention Of the passersby. The
latest fad is the electrical window sign.
An uptown dealer has one which makes
a noise and stops strollers, who read
on 1t these words: eff your sign
moves and attracts attention your goods
will" Another electrical eye arrester
never fails to draw It is shown by a
piano man. Over the sidewalk is fixed
large circular case containing num-
Der of white, flexible, sinuous arms,
moving from a common center. These
are connected with the keyboard and
follow the motion of the keys on a
piano inside. When lively tune is be-
ing played the bewildering gyrations Of
the tumbling bars in the case seem to
have constant fascination for the pas
sersby.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-29

the reasons his family had for hating
Stambuloff. He asserted his belief thai
his brother is innocent of the crime Of
which he is accused, while the reporter
found it difficult to believe the story he
told. This is what he said:
My brother, like great many other
Macedonians living in Sofia, was close
friend Of Major Panitza, who had taken
up the demands of Macedonia, whose
rights were and still are overlooked in
spite Of the treaty Of Berlin. It was
simply a friendship, however, such as
bound my brother, for instance, to NJ.
Petkoff, Mayor of Sofia and Stambu-
lofts friend.
When the Panitza plot broke out,
ending In the condemnation and execu-
ton OF the cOnspirator, my brother was
studying here at the Liege University.
He had been noticed by the Prince Of
Battenberg, and had been sent by him
to finish his education in Belgium, with
money from his private purse. He
promised him place as equipment off,
Ger in the Bulgarian army on his re-
turn. After the discovery Of the plot
many persons were arrested at Sofia.
By Stambuloff's order all those who in
any way had been connected with
Panitza were included. Among them
the tyrant arrested my youngest
brother, Dentcho, only II years old,
who had just come from Macedonia to
finish his studies al the Sofia high
school.
"Stambuloff, 1t appears, believed that
the Bulgarians living at Liege were in
constant correspondence with Panitza.
For six long months he subjected the
little fellow to torture that cannot be
imagined, in trying to draw from him
the admission that Naoum, my older
brother, was connected with the plot.
The boy knew nothing; Stambuloff
could get nothing out Of him; he had
exercised his ingenuity, however, in
multiplying the most dreadful tortures,
till one day In his presence the execu-
TONERS in his pay tore out the nails
from the hands and feet Of the poor
martyr, and made him endure still
more barbarous acts.
"The boy, who behaved like hero to
the very end-we found out all the de-
tails when the tyrant was overthrown
and we have proofs of all I tell you
refused steadfastly to accuse Naoum.
At last, exasperated, he spat in STAN
buloff's face, crying out, 'Tyrant, I de-
spise thee; thou shalt know nothing
That decided his fate. Stambuloff had
kerosene poured over him and he was
burned alive.
"Stambuloff's accusation when he
was dying is explained as follows: He
must have felt remorse for the afro
cious death Of Dentcho, If he had any
human feeling left. Knowing that his
life was in constant danger, he probably
believed that my family wished to
avenge the martyr. Consequently, as
he hardly preserved his senses after the
crime, he must have named my older
brother as one Of the probable assas-
SINS" "a,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-29
81 a. CONAN DOYLE

| chlYalry-these fine words and vague
phrases? Where is 1t when we wish tC
put it to the test? Man in the abstract
will do anything to help a woman. Of
course. How does it work when his
pocket is touched? Where is his chiv-
airy then? VIII the doctors help her ia
qualify? will the lawyers help her to
be called to the bar? will the clergy
tolerate her in the church? Oh, it is
close your ranks then and refer poor
woman to her mission! Her missionl
TO be thankful for coppers and not to
Interfere with the men while they grab
bic for gold, like swine round trough,
that is mans reading Of the mission OF
women. You may sit there and sneer,
Charles, while you look upon your vic
tim, but you know that 1t Is truth,
every word Of It,"
Terrified as they were by this sudden
torrent of words, the two gentlewomen
could not but smile at the sight of the
fiery, domineering victim and the big
apologize representative Of mankind
who sat meekly bearing all the sins Of
his sex. The lady struck a match,
whipped cigarette from a case upon
the mantelpiece, and began to draw the
smoke into her lungs.
Il find 1t very soothing when my
nerves are at all ruffled," she ex-
planned. you don't smoke? All, you
miss one of the purest Of pleasures
without reaction"
Miss Williams smoothed out her
sllken lap.
1T is a pleasure" she said, with
some reproach to self-assertion, (which
Bertha and I are rather too old-fash-
Toned to enjoy"
mo doubt. It would probably make
you very Ill If you attempted it. BY
the way, hope that you will come to
some OF our Guild meetings. shall
see that tickets are sent you"
your Guild"
1T is not yet formed, but shall lose
no time In forming committee. It Is
my habit to establish a branch of the
Emancipation Guild wherever I go.
There is Mrs. Sanderson in Anerley
who IL already one Of the emanclpated,
so that I have a nucleus. It is only by
organized resistance, Miss Williams,
ShoS VIC Cdn ilOpG 10 uOlu OuE OWN
against the selfish sex. Must you go,
then?"
yes, we have one or two other visits
to pay" said the elder sister, "You
will, am sure, excuse us. I hope that
you will find Norwood a pleasant resi-
dence."
"All places are to me simply a battle
field" she answered, gripping first one
and then the other with a grip which
crumpled up their little thin fingers.
THE days for work and healthful exer-
else, the evenings to Browning and
high discourse, Ell, Charles? Good
bye!" She came to the door with them,
and as they glanced back they saw her
still standing there with the yellow bull
pup cuddled up under one forearm, and
the thin blue reek of her cigarette as
cending from her lips.
"Oh, what dreadful, dreadful Wom-
an!' whispered sister Bertha, 40 they
hurried down the street. THANK good
ness that 1t is over"
But she'll return the VISIT" an
swered the other. II think that we had
better tell Mary that we are not at
home"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-29

Some considerable surprise Is lndl-
Gated, by headlines in sundry ex-
changes, that President Cleveland en-
tered barber shop and quietly awaited
his turn to have his hair cut" What
would you have him do? Yank the
man in the chair out, and offer to fight
with the next" for his placer Some
people have apparently strange ideas Of
presidential etiquette.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-29
How to Get Rid of Weeds.

An observing man who has noticed
how norwood and pigweed and dock
and all the rest Of their unwelcome
brethren fiourished undisturbed by
squash bugs and aphis and cut-worms
and all the rest, sees but one way to es-
cane the constant warfare that the ag-
riculturist now has to continually wage
We must learn to eat weeds.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-29
Good Gracious.

A. man with nothing much to do has
figured out this: If two ardent lovers
spend four hours daily in each others
company, and indulge during that time
in 200 kisses ian exceedingly moderate
estimate), and occupy ten seconds over
each kiss, they will during 5-year
courtship, have exchanged 965,O00
kisses, and had their lips glued to-
gether for forty-two days, six hours.