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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24
1T PASSED SENATE-DOES NOT
APPLY TO CUBANS DURING
PRESENT REBELLION.
Ten NAY Votes, ALL DEMOCRATS
The Bill Provides an Educational Test.
Army Bill Passed the House, Leav-
ing the Hot Springs Hospital
in the Cold.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate to
day passed the immigration bill, known
as the Lodge bill, with new section pro
viding that the exclusion shall not ap
ply to persons arriving from Cuba dur
ing the continuance of the disorder there
The strength of the bill was greater
than had been expected, the final vote
being 80 to 10. As passed, the bill
amends the immigration law 80 as to ex-
clude the admission to the United States
of all persons over 10 years of age who
can not read and write the language
of their native country or some other Ian.
guage, but an admissible immigrant over
the age of Is may bring with him or
send for his wife or parent or grand par
ent or minor child or grandchildren, not
withstanding the inability to read and
write. For the purpose of testing the
ability of the immigrant to read and
write, as required by the foregoing Sec
ton, the inspection officers shall be fur
nished copies of the constitution of the
United States printed on numbered paste
board slips, each containing FIVE lines of
the constitution printed in the various
languages of the immigrants in double
loaded small plea. The slips shall be
kept in boxes for that purpose and so
constructed as to conceal the slips from
view, each box to contain slips of but
one language and the immigrant may
describe the language in which he pre-
fers the test shall be made. Each immi-
grant shall be required to draw one of
the slips from the box and read and
afterwards write out IN full view of the
immigration officers the FIVE lines print
ed thereon. Each slip shall be returned
to the box Immediately after the test is
finished and the contents of the box shall
be taken up when another drawing is
made. No immigrant failing to read and
write shall be admitted, but he shall be
returned to the country whence he came
at the expense of the steamship or rail-
now provided by law The inspection Of
ticers shall keep in each box at all times
a full number of these printed pasteboard
slips, and in the case of each excluded
Immigrant shall keep q certified memo
randum of the number of the slip which
the immigrant failed to read or copy out
in writing
The Cuban section added to the bill
provides that the act shall not apply to
persons arriving in the United States
from any port or place in the island of
Cuba during the continuance of the pres
ent disorders there, provided that such
persons have heretofore been inhabitants
of that island.
An amendment made by Mr.. Elkins
proposing $40 head tax on immi-
grants coming in on other than American
ships occasioned considerable debate and
was finally tabled, as were several other
amendments.
conference, as the bill passed today is
substitute for the Corliss- Mccall bill
passed by the house.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-24

MASS MEETING SUGGESTED.
Chicago. Dec. .16.-At meeting of the
Chicago Cuban committee at the Union
League club today steps were taken look
ing toward the calling of Chicago mass
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
Saylnga Of Alexandra de Medici.

One of his friends often told him that
it vas not becoming to a prince of his
rank to go dressed so quietly and quot
ed Aristotle, who says that princes
should always be splendidly dressed SO
that they may be known at once by
their v~aSsals. But the duke answered
that it was more honorable to clothe
his servants ~splendidly. For said
he, lit is much better for me to dress
many and deprive myself than to de-
prive many that | may dress myself"
We will give one more instance of
this ready tongue. The duke was at
Naples, collecting troops for the expe-
dition which the emperor, his father
in-law, was preparing against Tunis,
Among the regiments which passed be-
fore him there was a cripple marching
with the rest. Now, there stood beside
the duke a courtier whose courage in
war was by no means ~undoubted, and
said he, pointing to the cripple: There
is a man who ought to be on horse
back" Il think not" the duke an
swered. 81 should cay on foot" why
signor?' Because in war men are
wanted to stand still, not to run away.
-Macmillan's Magazine.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31

Our canary bird, Dandelion, named
for the blossom he so much resembles
in color, had the grip with the rest Of
he family. Mamma took him from
is cage every day and gave him medi-
cine and a warm bath. lie seemed to
enjoy being cared for rs much as q
child would.
After his recovery his cage door was
eft open all the time, and lie Would mop
all about the dining room. But he
spent most Of his time i'll Il sunny south
window.
Whenever the family sat down to q
meal Dandy expected his share, and
| if he was neglected too long would re-
| mind us by hopping onto some ones
shoulder or the corner of the table, and
| when he got his crumb would so back
| to his cage satisfied.
Dandy's bath tub stood on the WIN
| dow sill, and there he bathed and DRIED
| his feathers in the sun all through the
summer months: but when the cooler
days came on and a low fire smoul-
dered in the furnace the tiny fellow
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for he knew that she often worked late
into the night. How he admired the
brave, beautiful girl who alone in the
world had so we'll resisted it's temp
tations!
He wondered when and how he be-
gan to love her! She had come to this
house the year before. At first he had
noticed she vas pretty but for a long
time had given her no further thought.
Then by degrees this sentiment had
entered his heart and finally possessed
his whole being. How had it come?
Through the walls, as 1t were. 1t is
the attraction OF the woman one feels
living near. At night We wonder, Is
she in? In the morning, Is she up?
| until all our thoughts are of her.
Be it as it may, Jacques had not the
least doubt as to the nature of his feel
ings for Charlotte. Had she allowed
him to speak, and admitting such a
possibility, had he but had the courage
to address her, his declaration would
have been short and to the point:
"Mademoiselle, l love you; will you
be my wife?" would have been the
speech to convey all he thought, felt
and desired.
But, then, one cannot offer ones
empty hand to a woman! Jacques was
poor. He was a painter-one of those
aspirante whose wealth is still a mat.
ter OF hopes and dreams. Just at pres
ent he found no sale for his canvas ant
in order to pay the last quarters rem
the room had been relieved of severa
pieces of furniture. In fact, a bed an(
a chair we're about it's sole ornaments
Upon this chair our young artist spen
his evenings, ever on the alert and in
terpreting every movement Of the un
conscious girl in the next DOR TIT
rustling of her dress, the moving of
chair, the noise of the dishes, all spok'
of her occupation at that particula
moment.
"She is laying the cloth-she i
clearing up-she Is sitting down-noy
she is going to sew"
Il wonder what she thinks of me
Does she suspect l am so near? |
only she knew how l love her."
Often he felt tempted to attract he
attention, eve though it were silly
= but again the fear of displeasing he
held him back.
: And yet she must think of me some
l times. She knows l live here. Sh
Gamma help seeing the light throug
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
THE CHURCH MILITANT.

The First Baptist church, Indian
apolis. has baptized 104 converts since
last October.
The membership of Woodward Ave-
nue. Baptist church of Detroit has
grown to 1,056.
The Christian Endeavor society now
reports 2,706, 900 members. There were
$1,000 present at the convention in
Washington.
Rev. Canon Murray, rector of Chisel-
hurst, England, recently celebrated the
fftieth anniversary of his settlement
in that living.
The Rock River conference at Free
| port, H., commencing Sept. 80, will be
a notable gathering of ministers of the
| Methodist Episcopal church.
One hundred and fifty ministers of
| New York city have signed an invita-
ton to Rev. J. Mcneil, the Scotch
evangelist, to visit their city.
A Methodist book room is about to
be instituted and opened in Cleveland.
The Methodist Times of that city will
have charge of the enterprise.
Rev. DR.. George L. Robinson, pastor
of the Roxbury, Mass, Presbyterian
church, has resigned to accept the pro-
fessorship of Old Testament literature
and exegesis in Knox college, Toronto
Canada.
In Minnesota there are 400 Swedish
Baptists. OF these, nearly 1000 are 10
Gated in Isanti county, and it is salt
there is not a railroad, a telegraph,
Roman Catholic, Methodist or Episco
pal church, and not a saloon in tn
county.
An interesting side light on the re
suits of the International Christian En-
deavor conventions is given by a lette
Just received by a young woman in tn
Northwest territory. She writes: =
am now a missionary among the In
e. dams here, as a result of the mission
airy rally held during the Boston COZ
vention."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
A ilOsODhe

Miss Clara Howard is working her
way through the University of Califor-
mia by selling newspapers. 81 believe
in work." she says, 81 think that any
woman does not need to allow any Pc
cuniary obstacles to interfere with it.
She can always reach an intellectual
object through manual labor. 1t is a
means to an end, and besides, it Is
coducive to clearness of thought. l be-
lieve, also, in simplifying physical
wants for the sake of intellectual graf
ification and the demands of the I'm
d~erstanding constitute the highest i'm
p~erative." She says that she intends
to become a philosopher, but she would
appear to be a pretty good one already
New York Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
Fun with IN T@s.

Here is a trick that Wal create nc
end of fun when bciled eggs are
served:
Puncture the shell of a raw egg with
q pin, and, through the hole thus
made, extract the contents. When tie
shell has become thoroughly dry, pour
fine sand through the pin hole until
the egg is about onc-tourth full, Iheu
seal up the hole with white Il aud
your imitation egg will be rs Natural
In appearance as Il zeal one.
When the eggs ire served contrive
in some way to have tie flied one
passed to you. Then tell your ont
panions that you can make your egg
obey your slight ,St wish, stand .ng on
the edge of a knitr. the rim, of u glass
or wherever YOU will. OF course, no
n will believe you, bat you can
prove you are right. The cnly secret
Is to tap the egg gently every time you
change its pOSit'Gn so that the sand
will settle at the bottom and keep the
egg upright in just the position you
wish.
Now let me tell you how to make the
d%isobedient cgg. with which you may
have even more fun than with the ohe-
| dent one. Make the hole large
enough TO allow you to introduce half
an Ounce of fine shot, together with u
little powdered sealing wax.
This done, seal up the hole neatly
with white wax, and tlen warm the
egg gently over the fire. This will
give you a fixed center of gravity in
the egg. and, 10 matter how you may
pretend to place it, the weight of the
shot held in a mass by the sealing
wax, will drag it away from its posi-
ton just as soon as you release 1t.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
Drinsing Up Children.

More and more there is growing up
Il disposition among parents to permit
all matters of religious observance to
be with their offspring mere matters
of choice or preference. Your chlld
must learn French, or German, or
dra wing; but he shall learn his cate
chism and his Bible lesson II Il rev.
erent observance of Gcd's holy day II
he chooses. and not otherwise. y more
dismal and irrational folly it is not
easy to conceive of. | do not say that
there may have not been folly IN an
other and III an opposite direction.
But surely we can correct the excess
without straightaway flying to an Op-
posite and worse one. And so | plead
with YOU. who are parents, to train
your children to ways of leverent ia
| miliarity with Gods word. Gods cause
and Gods day.-Bishop Potter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
Medieval NecrOmancy.

There is another marvel pcrformcQ
by those Bacsi, of whom l have been
speaking as knowing so many enchant-
ments. For when the Great Kaan is at
his capital and in his great palace,
seated at his table, which stands on a
platform some eight cubits above the
ground, his cups are set before him on
a great buffet in the middle OF the nan
pavement, at a distance of some ten
PAGES from his table, and filed with
wine or other good sp!ced liquor such
as they use. Now, when the lord de-
sires to drink these e~nchanters by their
entertainments cause the cups to move
from their places without being touch
ed by anybody, and to present them
selves to the emperor. This every II
present may witness, and there are
oft-times more than 10000 persons
thus present. 'Tis a truth and no lie!
| and so will tell you the sages of our
| own country who understand necr0-
| nancy, for they also can perform 1t
1.-THE True Story of Marco Polo," by
| Noah Brooks in st. Nicholas.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
EN- HINTS.

If a vein is severed compress below
the squirting surface. Blood in veins
returns to the heart.
Remember that Irish potatoes grated
and applied as a poultice is a quick n
sure relief for scalds and burns.
When an artery is severed compress
above the squirting surface. Blood from
the arteries enters the extremities.
When dust gets into the eyes avoid
rubbing with the fingers, but dash cold
water into them. Remove cinders with
a cancels hair brush.
When choking from any u get
upon all fours and cough, If there is
no one present to render the old-tlme
assistance of pounding on the back.
If a high fever comes on at evening
hattie the feet and wrap in a blanket
nut warm irons to the feet and give
aconite in water every hour until the
paiient is in a good sweat" then keel
we'll covered.
In fracture of the skull with compress
sion and loss of consciousness, examine
the wound and if possible raise the bro
ken edges of the skull so as to relieve
the pressure ON the brain. Prompt &C
ton will often save life.
In the case of poisoning the simpl'
rule is to get the poison out of tn
stomach as o as possible. Mustar'
and salt act promptly as emetics, an
they are always at hand in the home
Stir a teaspoonful in a glass of waite
and let the patient swallow it quickly
If it does not cause vomiting in fv
minutes repeat the dose. After vomiI
ing give the whites of two or three egg
and send for a doctor.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
THE SUNSHlNY WOMAN.
III hat Brave Attitude Towards Life"
That Stevenson Wrote OF.

iY hat Brave Attitude Towards Life"
That Stevenson Wrote OF.
When we come to count owe the
qualities that endear our friends to us
almost all of us think first of cheerful
ness, eays a writer in the New Orleans
Picayune. Sunshiny men or women
who bring a bright thought or word,
OF ever a glad smile, with them are al
ways welcome as the flowers in May.
Each heart knoweth it's own bitter
ness. each soul has it's own troubles
and trials and veXations, and so we
turn to the one who can tighten our
sadness with the radiance OF a cheer
full spirit. Sunshine of the soul is
largely a matter Of cultivation, for
there are but few so fortunte as not to
have had their sorrows. They give
themselves up to fits of dependency
and moodiness and are a kind of moral
wet blanket on the pleasures OF all
with whom they come in contact, They
tell you their sorrows and bedew you
with their tears until it seems that
there must be a kind of luxury of woe
in which they rejoice. After all, the
cheerful spirit is but an example OF
the brave attitude toward life OF
which Stevenson wrote. 1t is a cour-
ageous bearing of inevitable burdens;
a determination not to fret and not to
add to the sorrows of the world thc
griefs of ones own heart. A woman
who had had many sorrows and heavy
burdens to bear, but who was noted
for her cheerful spirit, once said In eX-
PLANTATION: You know l have had no
money. I had nothing l could give but
myself, and so l made the resolution
that l would never sadden any one else
with my troubles. l have laughed and
told jokes when l could have Wept.
have always smiled in the face OF ever
misfortune. l have tried never to lie
any n go from my presence without {
happy word or a bright thought to car
ny with them. And happiness makes
happiness. l myself am happier thai
l would have been had l sat down ant
bemoaned my fate" This gospel o
happiness is one that every woman
should lay to heart. What it means t.
a man to come home at night to
cheerful wife no one but he who ha
had to fight the hard battle of LII
knows. If he is prosperous it is an ad
ded joy, but it is in misfortune that
shines like a-star in the darkness. !
complaining wife can kill the last bi
of hope and courage in a sorely trout
! led heart, while a cheerful one give
new courage to begin the fight owe
, again. The mother who lets her chi
, dren grow up to be moody and discor
-, tented, subject to blues and sulks,
failing in her first duty. She is hand
Gaping them in the race of life. Chee,
~ fulness is one of the prime requisite
; to success and happiness. The SUI
, shiny man or woman has every OF
for a friend, for this sad old ear
must borrow it's mirth; it has sorro
enough of its own
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
wbinped Cream for Peaches.

Peaches with whipped cream make n
delightful and s~eGsoLable dessert. Fill
a bowl or pan with chopped ice ana
place on top of it a smaller bowl. Gov
err closely with newspapers aud let 1t
stand until the sutalled bowl becomes
thoroughly chilled; then put n pint Of
rich, sweet cream into the bowl. Whip
the cream until it becomes Il firm
froth and the cream is all changed,
keeping the bowl on the ice all the
time. Sweeten with two CupcC1 Of pull
ycriZed sugar and 4 tablcSrcfnfrl of
sherry VINO or Vanilla. WHIP con-
stantiy while adding the SUGAR and
fiayoring. Place on the ice or in the
refrigerator 'uptil ready t. seITe,
Serve Oh sliced peaches.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
DanIeIi0n'S Bath.

somehow discovered the register. and
mamma saw him step cautiously onto
the edge and look down. Then another
hop. and finally. when he had satisfied
himself that he was safe, he spread
his wings and shook his feathers, ana
when he was quite dry flew back to
the window to take another bath and
go through the same performance
again.
This he did every day, and many
times a day. until the cold wave came.
The fire being turned on full force,
poor Dandy received such a warm re-
| ception that he could never be coaXed
to the register again.-Mabel Willis in
Chicago Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31

j.. B. Haggin took S3,O0O,O 900 from the
Custer mine in Idaho before it reach
eG a depth requiring the use OF can
dies when working it. He spent a SIM
liar amount in developing the Ana
conda mine before it was on a paying
basis. The Homestake mine, in the
Black Hills, could not be profitably
worked by the %prospector, but the eX-
penditure of $135, 900 for machinery
| started it yielding a dividend OF $2O,OOo
a month.-New York World.
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the door on the right; turned once lhoie
| toward the door on the left, heaved a
| deep sigh and slowly entered the room
on the right.
Once inside, he removed his coat,
donned a smoking jacket, placed a
| chair near the wall, took his favorlte
| position astride it, and, leaning over
applied his ear to the PARTITION, evil
| dently anxious to hear from the other
side. Then he lighted a cigarette and
watched the smoke as he blew 1t into
| fanciful shapes toward the ceiling.
He had already smoked several cl-
garettes and repeated the listening op-
Grafton many times when his lace, DARK
until now suddenly frightened. HE
could zeal some one moving. "She
is in!'
A clatter of knives and crockery was
now heard.
"She is getting her dinner!
And leaning still farther onward he
strove to catch every move OF his I'M
conscious n%eighbor.
Never seeing her he still felt happy
to feel that she was living there so near
him.
That he saw her no more was indeed
a cruel fact and a cause of much grief
At one time he used to see her Amos
every day. He would plan accidental
meetings so cleverly that they really
appeared a pure favor from a kindly
fate. They were the result OF mucn
scheming, no doubt, and it required
a great deal of patience to bring mem
about. For instance, Jacques Woulc
watch for hours in front of the house
to see her coming home. AS soon a!
he caught a glimpse of her approach
ing form he would quickly u up TIT
stairs, wait an instant to give her TIM
to reach the house, then slowly q
down as if chance alone brought hin
thus to meet her as she was climbin:
up to her room. Unfortunately at tina
important point his self-possesslol
would always desert him. Her mod
est, unconcerned mien as she passe'
, by so upset him that he Woul I'M
himself bowling awkwardly, castin
-. down his eyes and feeling like a bash
full schoolboy.
! Afer such failures he would remon
strate with himself severely, vow t
be less timid next time, practice grace
full bows, invent pretexts for address
n ing her and study subjects of CONVEX
a sation. But all preconcerted arrange
n ments would tumble confusedly to tn
ground the moment he stood near he
= and the consciousness of defeat bl
increased his One day
clumsily dropped his hat and then /
determined to never see her again.
Thus" thought he, Il may at lea
t avoid making a bad impression, as
can't make a good one"
O Her name was Charlotte; he h;
learned that somehow, and her occup
-. ton that of a seamstress. She gene
ally was out all day. She was a goC
honest girl, to that he could swef
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31

The lower house of the Austrian
reichsrath has adopted a resolution,
calling upon the government of Aus
tria-Hungary to formulate and recon-
mend to the other powers a plan for
the establishment of an international
court of arbitration. There may be
obstacles in the way of the realization
of the dream of a peaceful scheme fol-
the settlement of disputes between M
lions. but the very fact that the repre-
sentatives of the peoples of Europe are
turning their thoughts in that direc
ton. is an earnest of the growth o.
more exalted ideas Of government.
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His Way.

A gentleman was visiting a Scotch
lunatic asylum, where new premises
were being added. The inmates were
assisting. On seeing one of the latter
wheeling a barrow upside down from
the building to the stones, the visitor
asked him why he wheeled it in that
name "Oh," said the %lunatic, chats
the best way" The visitor took the
barrow, and, turning it upside down,
said: This is the proper way
That's a you KEN" said the inmate
81 tried it that way, but they filled it
flu O. bricks" So saying, he trotted
on his usual way.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
Swindling the Farmer.

Pennsylvania papers tell of a man
who is ~swindling tthe farmers in the
neighborhood Of Kittanning, Pa, by
means of a double-end fountain pen,
one end Of which he uses in drawing
I'D contracts for harvesting machinery,
and the other he presents for the
farmers to use in putting their sigma
lures to the documents. The ink of the
contract fades, and a prOmissory note
is written in over the signature.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-12-31
Away Ahead.

"No," said the champion pugilist
firmly, 81 can never consent to meet
your man until he has defeated Cuff
leigh."
'"Well, but hasn't hep
Hasn't hep" repeated the champion,
contemptuously. Il should say not
GufIleigh is at least sixteen columns
ahead of him."-New York World.