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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-10
IN THE TRANSVAAL.

LONDON, January G.Thc German
press and people endorse the action Of
Emperor William in congratulatine
President Kruger, and take the stand
that the Transvaal must not be dis
turbcd. England is indignant at the
emperor's action, which is taken as an
insult to the British government
LONDON, January T.. Dispatclles
received from Capotown say that the
resignation of Cecil Rhodes as prime
minister of the Cape Colony has been
accepted by Governor Sir Hercules
Robinson and Sir Gordon sprigg,
treasurer OF the Cape government, has
been appointed in his place.
VIENNA, january Tt is reported
that the German ambassador in Lon
don has informed Lord Salisbury that
Germany refuses to rccognizc the Brit
ish suzerainty over the Transvaal 1t is
believed Austria supports this view.
LONDON, January THE foreigners
at johannesburg have organized
provisional government and sent to
President Kruger at Pretoria, the
capital of the Transyaal, an ultilnatum
The Beers are outside johannesburg
in thousands. President Kruger has
stopped food supplies into the city
The whole national reform committee
has been arrested Nobody is allowed
to enter the Transvaal territory with
out a passport signed by President
Kruger aud fight is expected at any
| time.
LONDON, Janua. The West
minister Gazette says the queen has
1 written a letter to the emperor of
Germany rebulsing him for hisattitpde
in regard to the Transvaal. especially
in the matter of the congratulatory
| message which his majesty sent to
President Krueger.
i LONDON, January S.-Sir Hercules
Robinson teiegraphs to the colonial
office from Pretoria as follows: RE
form committee has resolved to relin-
| quish their arms and to comply with
the demands of the Transvaai govern
ment. Johapnesburgers placed them
selves nnreservedly in my hands, con-
fdcnt that | will see justice done.
LONDON, January o.. Sir Frank
Lascelles, the British ambassador to
/ Germany, has been instructed to de-
mand of the imperial German minister
of state, Won Bieberstein, an cxplana
ton touching the reports affecting the
attitude of the kaiser in the Transyaal
imbrogio. The activity in diplomatic
circles has seldom been equalcd.
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cONGREs SIGNAL.

WARRINGTON, January a.---SENATr.-- -
Elkins sought to sccuro an immeGiate vote
on his resolution directing that oil bond
issued be ADVERTISED and lilo bones ofcie@
| to the public. Hill opposed it. Sherman
made a vigorous address favoring it aue
upon vote only Chiffon Gallery, Hill
Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Murphy and Brict
voted against it, George introduced arc
asked unanimous consent for tie present
! consideration of bill to rcroal tho laN
1 which requires proof of tho loyalty during
| the war of tho rebellion es- q prerequisite
| in any application for ,uEty land warrants
to soldiers in the Mex c N war. Tie bill
was passed. Adjourned till Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Janr airy 1.1s5ENATE.--
Jones, of Arkansas, of the finance. commit
tee, reported free silver 81 b ,tituto for the
house bond bill and gave notice that he
would coll it UP tomorrow Senate
resumed consideration f sSbcrman's reSo
luton concerning the gold reserve, and
Vest took the floor and arraigncd the
! supreme court for it's decision on the
income tax law, laying the responsibility
for the lack of revenue at their door.
Elkins, OF West Virginia, offered q icaolu,
| ton, and il was roforrcd to finance com,
mittce. Hereafter, by it, sny contemplated
issue of United States bonds will he adver-
| tised at least twenty days and sold to the
| highest bidders.
HousE.-Allen, the new mcnber from
| Utah, was admitted. Resolutions calling
upon attorney general for information con-
corning enforcement of the antitrust law.
and on the secretary of the treasury for
statistics concerning the seal fisheries Of
the Behring sea were adopted.
! WASHINGTON, January 8. SENATE Com
mitree on naval affairs reported fayorahly
1 the bill authorizing the secretary of the
/ navy to increase tho number OF enlisted
men. Butler, of North Carolina, offered
two amendments to houzc bonI bill.
| Adjourned
-spaiding, Of Michigan, prc-entcd
a resolution that the Sandwich, Islands be
erected into new state TO be called State
| Hawaii, with republican form of govern
ment to be adopted by the people in con
vention through deputies, with the consont
OF the present government and annexed to
| the United States. Referred to The com
mittee on foreign affairs Adjourned
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Hcopoos AND oMENs.

Old ma--beg pardon; girl bachelors
say that when ones shoes keep COM
ing united her sweetheart is thinking
of her.
If fellow on the way to see his
sweetheart stubs his right toe, he's to
be welcome; If the left toe he'll get the
marble heart.
If you want to make a hotel clerk
angry-but who does?-shut the regis
ter after writing your name. He'll have
it that business for the rest Of the day
is hoodooed.
The belief that the chameleon lives on
air is common to all countries. Hence
the little creature is invested with mi
raculous powers of one sort and an
other.
Never place pair of new shoes high
er than your head, says an old super
stition, or you'll have bad luck wearing
EN-; and never black one before put
ting the other on, for a similar reason,
Unlucky omens: To kill a martin or
wren; to hear crow cav; to hear cat
I sneeze as bride enters leg aew home
to hear dog howl at nigEs; TO see q
white pigeon. light on a re2i; TO mee'
a weasel, 49,
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! hands were pinioned, and the police
man was calling for help. The real
/ burglar had made a dash for liberty,
and escaped through the window.
"W-w-h-a-t does this mean% de-
manded old man Marston, as, purple
with rage and excitement, he came hnr-
rying in with light
"One Of ems got off," said the po-
liceman, ''but here's t'other rascal safe
enough" and he bowed UP the sickly
| features of Gilbert Harding, who was
ready to faint. but made bluff to meet
Gussie's father.
''Ha, ha, Mr.. Marston; quite joke.
taking me for burglar; ha! ha"
1T doesn't look very much like a
joke to me, young man" said the father
sternly; what were you doing entering
my house feloniously in the night?'
Sure enough 1t didn't look much like
joke now that he saw it on both sides,
Where was Bob Kennedy, that he did
not step forward to help his friend out :?
Where was Gussie? Where was his
own Wanted courage? He dared not
look Gussie's father in the face, and
say: Il came to steal your daughter.
"Will you kindly explain to the po-
liceman that you know me. sir, and
that am not burglar?" he managed
to say at last.
Il know you, certainly" croaked the
old man, 'sbut If you are not burglar
what are you doing with my family sill
yer piled up there? You can explain
the matter in court. officer, do your
duty. Take this man to the station"
Did Gilbert hear Alright? He had not
time to discuss the matter, or indeed
to say another word. Some phlioso-
pher has remarked quantity that when
a man begins to go down hill, It seems
as If all creation was creased tor the
occasion So the way for the depar-
ture of the policeman and his prisoner
was made very expeditions. The other
members of the family made them
selves Invisible, so there was no one to
whom he could appeal, and doors
opened and shut like magic for them to
pass through. And it seemed no time
at all before the unhappy lover was
locked in cell at the police station.
But he did not languish there all
night. Bob Kennedy, who had been
late in keeping the appointment, ap-
peared to bail him out, and after rous-
ing several officials-each of whom was
the wrong one-from their beds, he
rescued his friend, and then consoled
him with a cold bottle and hot bird IN
tho oo,.,y ,,,opDipp hours
He took Bob's advice 20 leave town
on business tour and to remain until
such time as Father Marston's wrath
had cooled. There was no notice OF
the burglary or his arrest in the news
papers, and he left it to Bob to explain
away any lingering suspicion against
him.
He was to say that Gilbert saw the
open window, and followed the burglar
to intercept him, or any other harmless
untruth that seemed to fit in.
Bob did his part so well that before
G;lbert's return he read in the society
columns an announcement of that
faithless friends engagement to the
versatile Gussie And then 1t dawned
upon him that there had been 60 burg
lar as we'll as no elopement. And he
Immediately wrote himself down a
name of three letters.
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Love and Religion.

Here is an interesting story of the cf-
feet of Christianity upon the love-mak-
ing of Ceylon. find it in The Mission
ary Review of the World: 1T is the GUS
tom among the Singhalese,' writes a
missionary of Ceylon, ito receive a
dowry with the bride: and this varies
from SO rupees to 10000 rupees. A
dowerless girl has not much chance
nowadays of getting married. How
ever, there are exceptions. A young
Christian man fell in love with a very
poor, fatherless girl, who at the time
was also a Buddhist. He wished to
marry ner, but would not do SO until
she became a Christian. He put her
under the care of catechist and his
wife. swho taught her, and he paid for
her board and lodging. After a few
months she was baptized, and month
later married, the bridegroom paying
for her wedding attire.
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CHIPS.

Folly is simply pleasure which hurts.
daughters wrinkles mock those Of
time.
Theory makes laws for necessity to
break.
A fault acknowledged is a fault re-
paired.
You can't be happy if you expect too
much.
Every man either has a hobby or the
eatarrh.
Fate means anything which gets the
best of us.
Charity is something everybody else
should have.
We are born crying, live complaining,
and die disappointed.
Egotism is harder to endure than
tyranny or falsehood.
A good character is in all cases the
fruit of personal exertion.
Education is better safeguard to
liberty than a standing army.
In forming a bad habit remember
that it will be very hard to quit.
Every difficulty siurred over will be a
ghost to disturb your repose later on.
The best education in the world is
that got by struggling to get living.
Ambition thinks no face so beautiful
as that which looks from under a
crown.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-10
CUBA WATCHED.
If Havana Be Attacked Our Cruisers Are
Likely to BE Sent There.

III havana BE Attacked Our Cruisers Arc
Likely to BE Sent There.
WASHINGTON. January o.-The cam
paign in Cuba is being closely observed
by the administration, in view of the
reiterated reports of insurgent sue
cesses in their operations near Havana
In the event that they actually attack
the capital of the island in force, it is
possible that the North Atlantic
squadron may be ordered to Havana
in order to be in position to guard
American interests during the dis
turbed conditions that may be expected
to accompany siege. 1t is not prob
able that exception could be taken to
the presence of our vessels in such case
by Spain, as it is customary for powers
having large interests and many
citizens in a city SO beset to have some
naval force present for their protection
in an emergency, as was the case in
RIO, for instance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-10
HIGH PRICE FOR POTATOES.

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, pay high prices for new
things. They recently paid $500 for q
yellow rind watermelon, $1,000 for 80
,bu. new oats, $500 for 100 lbs. Of pota-
toes, etc, etc! Well, prices for pota-
toes will be high next fall. Plant q
plenty, Mr.. Wideawalse! You'll make
money. Salzer's Earliest are fit to eat
in ss days after planting. His Cham
pion of the World is the greatest yield
er ON earth and we challenge You to
produce its equal.
If you Will send IA cents in stamps
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, you will get, free, ten
packages grains and grasses, including
Teosinte, Spurry, Giant lncarnate
Clover, etc, and our mammoth cata-
logue. Catalogue sc. for mailing. w.n.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-10
CUBA DEMANDS RECOGNITION
Representative of the insurgents Present
Claims to Secretary Olncy.

Representative of the insurgents Presents
Claims to Secretary Olncy.
WASHINGTON. January o.-Senor
Palma, the Cuban representative,
called on Secretary Olney and presented
a mass of documents in support of the
claims of the Cuban insurgents to
recognition. At the state department
it is said that no information has been
received concerning the reported
critical condition of affairs at Havana.
As the navy department has no ships
in Cuban waters. no informa ton comes
from that source The intelligence
from Cuba is of such an alarmir q char
acter that some surprise is expressed,
even by officials, that no word comes
to the government as to the situation.
Minister De LONE. of Spain, has his
patience sore tried at the reports,
which he regards as cxtravagant, and
at the constant inquiries coming to
him. The mention of the report that
General Campos has resigned. or that
Havana has fallen, is Indignantly
resented by him. He does not care to
make dcnials, for, he says. these
reports are such preposterous insurgent
falsifications that he will not notice
them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-10
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.

Dies MONIES, January Ga copy
right has been granted TO G. Il. Wilcox,
of Des Moines, for a publication en-
titled ''Des Moincs Illustrated Souvc-
mir" of which he is originator and
proprietor. Three Y. S. patents were
issued to Iowa inventors on the 31st
ult. as follows: To Hanson, of In
wood, for feed-mill; to N. j. Noble,
ct al. of State Center, for ventilation
mechanism for locomotive or other
boiler furnace; to @. Priegal, of Line
vile, for a Irvine holder Printed
copies of the drawings and specifica-
cations sent to any address for 25
cents. Valuable information for in
yentors free.
THOMAS g. AND J. RALPH ORwIG,
Solicitors of Patents,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-10
A Novel Idea.

The Omaha Weekly World-IIerald
has struck another novel idea for in
creasing its circulation by offering
large prizes to those new subscribers
who construct the shortest sentence
containing all the letters of the
alphabet.
This is sort of reverse of last years
prize contest, when the object was to
construct the largest number of words
out of certain letters.
1t will be interesting to note how
short sentence can be made and still
contain all the twenty-six letters in the
alphabet The trouble, of course, will
be to get in such letters rs x, y,zand q.
Ex-Congressman Bryan, who edits
the paper and breaches free silver coin
age, must have good inventive genius
to devise these novel schemes.
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CALL ISSUED.
Long Expected Action Is Taken by Score
tary Carlisle.

tary Carlisle.
WASHINGTON, january 6.-The long
expected bond call has been issued by
Secretary Carlisle. Following is the
text of the call:
Treasury Department, Office of the Sec
rotary, Washington, Jan. 6.-Notico is here
ceived at the office of the secretary of the
treasury, at Washington, d. c., until IL
o'clock noon on Wednesday, the 9th day of
February, 1896, for the purchase of one hum
dred million dollars tsl0O, 000,0OO) Of United
States per cent coupon or registered bonds
in denominations Of fifty dollars $50 and
multiples of TINT sum, MS may be desired by
bidders. The right to reject any or all bids
is reserved
Tho bonds will be dated on the first day
of February, 1895, and be payable in coin
thirty years after that date, and will bear
quarterly in coin, but all coupons maturing
on and before the LIST day of February 1896,
will be detached. and purchasers will be ro-
quired to pay in United States gold coin or
gold certificates, for the bonds awarded to
them, and all interests accrued thereon
after the LIST day OF February, 1896, up to
Payments for the bond2 must be made at
the treasury of the United States at Wash
ington. ID. c., or at the United States sub
treasures at New York Boston, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, st,
Louis or New Orleans or they may be made
at San Francisco with exchange on New
York. All bids must state what denomina-
tions of bonds are desired, and whether
coupon or registered and at what place
they will bc paid for.
Payments may be made by miscellaneous,
as follows: Twenty per cent COO upon re-
ceipt of notice of acceptance of bids and
twenty per cent (20) at the end of each ton
days thereafter and all accepted bidders
may pay the whole amount at the date Of
the first installment. and those who have
paid all irstallnents previously maturing
may pay the whole amount of their bids at
any time not later than the maturity of the
last installment
The bonds will be ready for delivery on
or before Feb To- 1896
Notice is further hereby given that if the
issue and sale of an additional or different
form of bond for tho maintenance of the
gold reserve shall be authorized by law be-
fore Feb 5, 1896, sealed proposals for the
purchase of such bonds will also be received
at the same time and place and up to the
same date, and upon the same terms and
conditions herein set forth, and such bids
will be considered, as well as the bids for
the per cent bonds herein mentioned.
j. G. CARLISLE, Secretary of the Treasury.
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SITUATION IN TURKEY.

It Is Not Thought That the American
Fleet VIII Interfere.
WASHINGTON. January 9.-The con-
tinued reports of the assembling of a
large United States fleet in Turkish
waters Is discredited by those in a
position to know at the navy depart
ment. 1t is pointed out that the fleet
already there is ample to give any
moral effect to such urgent demands
on Turkey as this government might
determine upon. This fleet is said to
equal that CT any of the European
powers, although their interests in
Turkey are far more important than
those of the United States.
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those sage remarks, that he was an old
hand at the business. But he hal yet
much to learn.
/ have not stated the fact that Gus
sizes father was wealthy, but Gilbert
would have scorned the imputation chat
this had any part in his plan of marry
Ing her off hand. He knew that in
stead of the paternal benediction of the
novel. "bless you, my children: bless
yop," he might receive the paternal
taboo, and be left to love, ashes and a
crust in a cottage But he was willing,
brave boy, to risk it.
An open window in an unused and I'M
lighted wing of the building is always a
suspicious incident. A policeman was
regarding this one from convenient
tree on the opposite side of the street;
but love is blind, SO Gilbert did not see
him. He went through the window
with the agility of fireman.
"H-i-s-t!" came from within.
"W-h-i-st"
These were the pass words.
rs 1t you?"
"Yes-it's me-" was the hasty and un-
grammatical reply.
where's Gussie?"
"Gussie who?"
This time the voice was growl. Gill
bert saw the form of a man, but 1t did
not resemble his friend Bob.
What viii we carry the swag in!'
asked the voice with growl.
Good heavens! burglar! Gilbert
felt that his only safety lay in keeping
up the delusion of the other that he was
a pal-he must get out and find Gussie.
Give It to me. " he said in disguised
tone. as rough as he dared make it.
Stow that, pard. ! amt gofn' to run
no risk of that sort-Tye got the silver,
but the jewelry--"
Flash went a pistol, and the report
had scarcely ceased when Gilbert's
4
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sisters and all other relatives combined.
He docs not stop to analyze feelings OF
motives, so does not make the discovery
that his conduct Is the result of lapse
into sayagery, his earlier ancestors
having doubtless been barbarians, VINO
snatched their savage brides from the
family, but in obeyance OF the ancient
marriage customs. No, our modern
Lochinvar imagines himself valiant
knight who hurries to save his beloved
lady from the cruel restrictions OF dot
ing parents, who know that her esquire
has not fiat to his name. or enough
coin of the realm to sustain life IN two
persons with average appetites. they
ask him to wait, but he, ignoring the
poetical truth that all things come 70
him who waits, does not have patience
to endure the long result of time. Ihis
is matter" he says in that manly, res
olute way his sweetheart admires SO
much, with which parents have moth
ing whatever to do" and with the same
weapon attributed to Sampson, he sug-
gests rope ladder, q moonless night,
feet horse which may belong to ms
prospective father-in-law, and rapid
drive in the direction of a minister
(creeds do not form an important ele-
ment in an elopemenD; then the two
can defy any law of separation-for the
present.
Gilbert Harding and Gussie Marston
were lovers, and they had planned an
elopement.
s'He was squire of high degree,
She was lady fair to see.
This is a trifle oyerdrawn, but it ap-
plies to their case better than any other
two lines in poetical literature. He
was really clerk in haberdashery
store, and she had just been graduated
In a sweet gown trimmed with real lace.
She knew absolutely nothing OF any
thing but school lore, and was as help
less and ignorant as girl usually is
who influences young man to begin
his career by running away with her.
He was quite sure, however, that he
knew enough for two, and what was q
man good for anyway. if he couldn't
face the world and fight iss battles for
the girl he loved? So the time was set
for the elopement, the stony-hearted
parents refusing to consider his suit
because, forsooth, he was poor!
But Gussie loved him ali the better
for his poverty. She had heard it said
that her father was poor when he mar
ried her mother, and they had been
happy and prospered. She did not re-
fleet that young people OF to-day want
to begin life where their parents left
off.
1t was the night of the elopement
There was no moon and the electric
lights were dim and pickering. Gill
bert had engaged the services of best
man-his chum, Bob Kennedy, who
was also friend of Gussie's and who
was to pilot Gilbert through the wing
of the house where Gussie was to meet
them, when the two would escape by a
side door.
The girl had taken her favorite
brother Tom into her confidence, but
Gilbert did not know this Tom was to
entertain the old folks and keep them
in the family sitting room until after
nine, the hour which was set for the
elopement.
..The great mistake that people make
when they elope," said Gilbert, lis in
setting the hour too late, when the least
sound attracts attention to them.p
1t might have been supposed from
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Ran Of the Upited States.

The wallmap issued by the Burlington
Route is three feet wide by four feet long;
is printed in seven colors; Is mounted on
rollers; shows every state, county, impor-
tant town and railroad In the Union and
to any household or business establishment
Purchased in large quantities, the mars
cost the Burlington Route moro than fifteen
cents each, but on receipt of thet amount
in STAMPS the undersigned will be pleased
to send you one.
Write Immediately, as the supply Is
limited -. FRANCIS.
G. P. & 7. A. Burlington Route,
fs. Omaha Neb
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Very Rich Indeed.

In the elements that supply the humdn sys-
tenn with bone, muscle and brain substance
is circulation fortified with the supreme
tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitterss, which
begets thorough assimilation and digestion
function of the body Dyspeptic and weak
" persons give strong testimony ia its be-
half. So do those troubled with billiousness,
malaria, rheumatism, constipation and IN
activity Of the kidneys.