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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-05
CONDITIONS IN ALGERIA.
The Idea Of Assimilatiny the Native II

The Idea Of Assimilstiny the Native 10
The present constitution, based on
assimilation Of Algeria to France, was
framed with the chimerical idea that
the native element would shrink and
the French increase. says the National
Review. The contrary has happened.
The Mohammedans increased between
1856 and 1876 by $4,000; between 1875
and 1895 by 100000. During the for
mer period famine and typhus and tho
insurrection Of 1871 kept down their
numbers: also the oriental dread OF
being counted led to some falsification
Of the records. The idea Of assimilat-
ing the native is absurd. Mixed mar
riages between them and Christians
are practically unheard of, and they
do not take up French citizenship, pre-
ferring to live under their own law.
Nor do they aspire to be represented
directly in the French chamber. and
any idea of the sort Is as extravagant
as that OF directly representing Hin
docs at Westminster. Machinery
must, however. be provided by which
the natives may make themselves felt.
and secure respect for their interest
in the local councils. The result Of tho
laws In force during the last twenty
or thirty years, whether laws Of prop
erty, justice or taxation. has been tho
impoverisnment and disbursement Of
the Arabs. Yet Algeria will never be
prosperous till they are rich. nor Sc
cure till they are contented. In par
ticular, the local functionaries should
be able to talk their language. as our
civil servants are required to do in
India. When at Biskra, the chief CEN
ter Of the Constantine Sahara and
mainly an Arab city. ascertained that
In the local postoface there was not .
single clerk who understood Arabic.
and on one occasion I was able myself
to explain to one OF them what an old
gesticulating steik wanted him to do.
It was merely q matter OF telegraph
Ing q remittance Of so francs or 80 to
his son in Algiers. Such ignorance In
the chief postofice of the Sahara of
the language Of the people ID mex
cusable. .a4-&G . ....
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MISS M. oENEvlvE BURNETT.

Miss NJ. Genevieve Burnett, assist
ant general organizer or the American
Protective league, has become quite
generally known as the Joan Of Arc"
of the colored race. She was born In
Little Rock. Ark. 20 years ago. Her
first training was under the Sisters of
Mercy in the convent at Santa Fee,
N. NJ. Later she received normal
training in Wilberforce university.
Ohio. Last year while speaking at
Atlantic City on the plan of establish
ing negro orphan asylums in the states
of the Union she attracted the atten-
tion of Joseph w. Henderson of Provi-
dence, r. l.. the editor Of the New
England Torchlight aid the founder
of the league. The league adopted her
orphan asylum plan and she took up
the work Of league organizer. The
objects Of the organization are to
unite the colore ce1 people Of this coun-
try, to train tn. 'efo become industri-
GUS and econon of thcso enter into busi-
ness and man, ing pursuits. to
induce them teaa,eek homes In the
northern and western states, to study,
read, confer and consult with each
other regarding the Improvement of
their condition, and to promote their
interests in every respect by peaceful
and, legitimate means. Everyone Is
eligible to membership and the fee Is
one cent q week. The local branches
are subject to q state organization,
and next year a national organization
will be perfected with, q membership
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most particular ,rrl,ends. and labsl i

most particular lrlen0ss &no 11DSA -
Special, 4" X n & "a Y n n Fl, "
$50 you do not mix up AL your
friends Observation-Disclosures have az.
ferent grades Of birthday books!
Evelyn clasped her hands behind her
head and laughed amusedly at the pare
idea. "A book for the people you like.
Z book for the people you dislike. and
another for those you simply tolsr-
.ate!" Sd :. u,
eyes that Is my method" replied
the Major. really accepting the sus-
gestion. ''As 1t happens, though. you
sec you did not come exactly under one
Of my three headings; therefore haA
to start . new book entirely on your
account" -
1T was very kind Of you. I am
sure; but how will you manage In the
future? II you now have four Instead
Of three books. you will have to d.
vide your friends quite differently.
"Well, It would seem 90. certain
IT," The Major possibly detected the
touch Of cynicism underlying Evefyn's
words. Il believe shall have . dim
Guilty In finding any one else'to place
under this new heading. The book
has been begun with your name. but
there, I am pretty we'll sure. 1t will
have to end. Miss Luttrell, please do
not 60! I know you think I am stark
staring mad, and in the circumstances
you may be excused II you do; but.
believe me. was never more sane in
my life." %. ,..s,n.>,.. =,
Evelyn. however. had pushed back
her chair, and at the sound Of steps
in the corridor had risen somewhat
hastily to her feet. 10y ".
"Oh, mol do not think you are
mad! 1t is not that at ALL, she re-
turned. putting the writing paper to-
gether. and closing the blotting book
with an unusually calm air. though
his words, spoken so earnestly. 90
much more earnestly than the occa-
sion or subject seemed to demand, had
sent all the hot color rushing to her
cheeks. 1T is Aunt Lydia's book
which IL troubling me; she will be
in despair. But here comes Mr.. Falk-
land! Ask him to write his name
in that wonderful birthday book of
yours: only remember. whatever you
do"-in tragic aside-"ihsist upon
the year!" And, with q parting nod.
Miss Luttrell turned and fed.
Ito be continued.)'
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y Bo,toa Man Pleased,

IN CnversatiOn with some friends, :
prominent Boston man told OF his suf-
ierings from rheumatism and nervous
ness, and one Of his friends gave him
some advice, which will be mentioned
later, and which has proven to be of
incalculable value. .,..,
TO successfully act on the advice, It
was necessary to make Q trip Of over
1000 miles, but he undertook 1t, and
now thanks his friend for the advice.
as he finds himself fully relieved Of his
bid trouble and has returned to his
home feeling able to cope with his
business demands, new man.
The advice given was to 60 to Hot
Springs, South Dakota, and there take
the baths and enjoy the finest climate
Of any health resort in America.
II this man was satisfied after making
= long trip, those residing within q
few hundred miles and similarly atnict-
ed can certainly afford to try it, or
rather can't afford TO neglect to try 1t.
Ask any agent Of the North Western
line for full particulars, or write
j. R. BUCHANAN,
" General Passenger Agent,
= +. e. Il NJ. v. r. R.. Omaha, Neb.
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hat
/. Mysterious {; I: | ] 5
Major.

day books which are constantly being
published were used principally by girls
ut school and certain individuals whose
whole existence 10 one perpetual remin-
iscence Of pressed flowers, faded rtb'
hons. and sentimental odes. q
"Oh. yes-I know tho persons ex-
actly! Your description Is most graph
leland the Major laughed heartily.
but, as never wrote an ode In my
life. pressed even q leaf. or have such
q thing AZ ribbon--faded or other
wise-in my possession. there must.
at all events be one exception to the
rule"
;"well. certainly. Still I was Just
thinking contemplating Major
Brown With an expression Of decided
gravity-"that you are the very last
person In tho world I should have
believed would trouble with anything
80 trifllng a. q birthday book"
/ Again he laughed-au apparently
careless laugh-as he made futile
attempt to balance q paper knife on
the edge Of the table. but this time
his laugh rather lacked it, hitherto
cheerful ing.
Anyhow. Miss Luttrell. you are not
going to refuse! Tell me-what are
the day and month Of your BIRTH"
1.-THE day and month";" repeated
Evelyn. raising her eyebrows. "Oh. the
18th Of August! I suppose you do not
insist upon the, year as well!"
mol do not insist; but anybody
who Is particularly anxious to give 1t
Is quite at liberty to do 50. There.
Miss Luttrell-the 18th OF August! "
lie had pulled out Of his pocket .
small rather Enthusiastically bound book.
and, opening It at certain page. he
now laid 1t down before her. There
is verse of poetry for you, and q
line of Shakespeare: but whether eth
er the poetry or the Shakespearean line
is in the least appropriate I do not
know"
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MUsKRArs TO SWIM

now the Mother Animal Gave Her
Babies . Lssson.
That sensible portion of the animal
KINGDOM which naturalists are wont
to term the brute creation has .
wonderful faculty for distinguishing
between friend and foe; also no less
wonderful aptitude for encouraging =
close acquaintanceship with those
whom !. 1t trusts, says Forest and
Stream. Were it not for. terror, in
herited through generations Of abused
confidence and malicious cruelty, the
timid thrush would proudly lead US to
the sylvan paradise where she has hid
den her birdlings, and the coy doe
would bring US to her trembling on
spring that we might stroke its spotted
side. At the pool our attention was
attracted by a eomioal picture made
by an old muskrat trying to teach her
babies to swim. It struck us as strange
that she should 60 to such trouble;
the little rats should have known In.
stinctively how to navigate, but they
chung to the bank and to shallow wa
ter, above which arose their fluffy
backs, bright eyes and sharp noses.
The mother set them the example Of
swimming across and back. She en-
deavored to coax and finally she push
ed them over their depth and let
them make their own way to the shore.
though you may be sure she stayed
close by. When we we're seen the old
lady shrieked "Tramps!" in character
istic muskrat language and fed to her
subaquatic vestibule; I suppose to call
the police. The little ones did not at
tempt to escape. Ostrichlike. they hid
their heads among the roots and left
their naked tails waving above the
water like a new species Of juncus
waiting to be examined. The madam
could not quite ignore the maternal
instinct, as she returned and conducted
her happy family to the nursery,
whore they received their first lesson
In misanthropy.
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but how strange nobody else mas
written on this page at all! Am to
have 1t quite to myself"
"Yes-it seems as II you are to reign
supreme. 1t is all tho better. though.
for. with five lines at your disposal
and the Major glanced at her signi-
ticantly-"you can add % many par
ticulars az you like. Want Of space
cannot be made an excuse for omit
ting the all-important year." a.
well. at any rate, let me have q
good pen!." She drew the Ink stand
towards her. took up . quill. and In
clear legible characters wrote Eve
lyn c. Luttrell." There. Major
Major Brown-wtll that satisfy your"
looking up. to ind the Major. who
had come close to her side. staring
down ut her signature most attentive
". *.' T
Her words seemed to recall him to
himself.
Thank you: I cannot tell you how
much Obliged am. You have done
me q great service. Miss Luttrell."
mo. indeed have done nothing. l
am honored that you should care for
my signature 1t all. But have you
q great many names down? May /
look through the book?"
Certainly. II you care to, do 50.
only" , s,4 IA
Why did he suddenly hesitate? Exe-
Ign, who had turned over a couple Of
pages and was contemplating In OBJ
vious establishment the Darkness Of
their condition, instantly dropped her
pen and glanced quickly from the
leaves before her to the Major. who
stood watching her movements. with
the color mounting slowly but surely
to his very brow. .....a.4 d.
"This Is 4 new book" she announc-
ed in rather ominous tone. 1T IL
not only the 18th Of August which Il
empty-every page 10 the same!"
Eyes, Of course I not explain?"
The Majors face was steadily averted
from the inquiring gaze Of Evelyn's
blue eyes. "You see. books Of this
kind do get filled up in time. When
there are only I'VE lines to each date.
they are gone directly-the result Of
which is that a new book has to 0e
Immediately supplied"
Evelyn looked slightly incredulous.
"What number Of friends you must
fave!"
The Major gave an expressive shrug
Of his shoulders.
Eyes; when one comes to count them
by the lines in q birthday book. II ~
really astorishing how many one
seems to have. However. Miss Int
.trell. q you havs bssns the asst =
sertsr yonr namH 81 tAis 90
Turned "a hsg alsh III -
h ~ Z Nv 4 \
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-05

The fellow-feeling that marks one Of
the tenderest spots in human nature
is often most pronounced among great
men. A writer in the Century tel
this new anecdote of Faraday. tt
great physicist and his friend Hf
mann were walking one day together
through the streets of London. where
both were then professors, when Fara-
day stopped q newsboy and bought q
paper. Hoftmaan asked him why,Wit
his house supplied regularly with all
the paDers he needed. he stopped TO-
buy !: pap6rs from u boy "a the street
Earaday yspliSd q: 81 - s<acs q news
NY my1olf ma scid psfs @ the
serse : ~ = dtting sxplanl Atioa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-05
] CHAPTER y11.-{continued.)

CHAPTER vII.-(Continued.)
$50 far. 80, good!" he. muttered. He
turned round to take another eau.
tious survey Of the room, and then
hurriedly tore OF the sheet Of blot
ting paper. with my heartfelt apollo
gies to Mr.. Gillibrand!" he added. -
he carefully secured 1t between the
pages of his pocketbook. III this 10
to be Of the slightest use to me. how.
ever. my greatest difficulty will be In
discovering II it is genuine or not. Is
It possible that Miss Luttrell herself
has been in here writing. Or can It
be that somebody else has been SIM
ply directing an envelope to her? That
is tho question: and. considering that
I am at present hopelessly In the dark
even ~ to the hand Miss Luttrell
writes. I hardly see how this blotting
paper affair 10 to benefit me In any
way. unless" Here the Major broke
of somewhat abruptly. and, walking to
the window, gazed out obviously
through the blurred panes. Nonsense,
though! will manage 1t somehow"
he exclaimed after a moments reaec-
ton. by the aid Of . little sdiplo-
macy and q elan which ! believe !
can carry out. the rest should be easy.
and. without raising the suspicious OF
either Miss Luttrell or anybody else.
! should gain for myself some knowl-
edge Of considerable value. All the
same, II I intend to 60 seriously to
work. the sooner make beginning
the better: and. AZ In this case the
beginning means q walk to the town
IN the pouring rain. / may 40 we'll
start At once, without putting OF the
evil moment any longer. Ah--it is a
curious affair'-he gave a significant
shrug Of his shoulders-"and to think
that, Of all people in the world. that
girl should be the victim!"
Two minutes later the Major, with
his hat drawn we'll over his eyes and
the collar OF his mackintosh turned up
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-05
GEN. GRANTS WIDOW.
STILL PHYSICALLY AND Men
TALLY VIGOROUS.
President Has Returned TO Her wash.
inston Home After several Years' Alb
ssnes-Er.snds Aiwsys Wslooaasd.
fWashington Letter J

10. . r. .
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, the venerable
widow Of the famous warrior president,
has reopened her Washington home
after an absence of nearly I'VE months.
Mrs. Grant returns In excellent health
and spirits, Her outing. spent in Sar-
atoga. Magnolia. Mass, and later In
Newport, where she attended the we'd
ding Of her favorite granddaughter,
Julia Dent Grant. proved replete with
interesting adventures. She especially
enjoyed the gayeties attending the nup-
tials Of the Princess Cantacuxene, and
is never tired of relating her expert.
ences to her friends. This venerable
woman. although rs years Of age. Is re-
markedly vigorous physically and men,
tally. She receives her friends almost
every morning In her pleasant sitting
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closely round his throat, set out at a
swinging pace Upon his unpleasant. ex-
petition. .-r-.a Z - >
CHAPTER VIII.

Notwithstanding that the rain new
er ceased during the Majors walk into
Satellite and back, and that he re-
turned with his CATERS splashed to
his knees and with the water run
ming in thin but steady stream from
the brim Of his hat. fortune certainly
favored him that afternoon. In other
circumstances he might have waited
In vain for hours, but, a. it happened.
he had scarcely returned to the library
and taken up his position before the
Ore more than couple Of minutes.
when the door opened and Evelyn
Luttrell entered the room.
"Oh, please do not novel" she ex.
claimed, as the Major pushed back his
chair and. glancing round to discov-
Or who the intruder might BE-. imme-
diately started to his feet. Il have
only come for . book when my aunt
wanted. &c do not let me disturb
you" -. H.. .ss 1T.
"Oh, do not mention such . thing!
Perhaps I can help you to ind tho
book for Lady Howard"
well, most likely you can" was the
reply, accompanied by bewitching
smile. 1T is q thick green All. that
IL the one! Thank you very much"
she broke of as the Major handed
her the rather ponderous looking vol
ume. Aunt Lydia will have plenty
to occupy her for the rest Of the day
II she reads this through" biz
Eyes. from its appearance. I should
say that one wet day would be hard
" enough. She will need two or three
more Of the same stamp. But l an
Just wondering" he proceeded. regard
ing her with q slight air Of perplex-
ity, whether you happen to be in a
particularly neighborly frame Of mind
this afternoon. The fact is Do you
know, Miss Luttrell. have rather .
strange fancy-at least, It IL not ex-
actly strange. for dozens Of people have
such fancies at one period or another
Of their lives. With some It takes the
form Of collecting all kinds Of stamps.
crests, and epigraphs. whilst with me"
The spoke in . somewhat apologize
tone-"the mania is for keeping a rec
ord Of the birthdays Of my friends"
"The birthdays Of your friends!"
echoed Evelyn. 7' A.
ut is a peculiar taste no doubt, Miss
Luttrell; bnt still I must acknowledge
It; and, II you will condescend to add
your name to my list of signatures, !
shall esteem u the highsst 0f c0mpli-
.ments . s sss
Hui, = M commsntsd l1velyn. aovsi
49, ia ID 10 - l:lou. alStayg
sksgAt - = j T. 4 - = Al =
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!, Ills IS ! not diaary almanac.

Tbs s not .aordiaafy ALMANAC.
ut , handsome hook. eoPiously
illpstrased. md cold for s cents
o. III aevs-st.ads. eve simply
,llov you the two cents yoe
spead u postage fer sending.)
Great men have written fof
lie Yea Book. In It Is summed
up tie progress Of the 18TH cen
sury. II each import,nt line Of
work md thought the greatest
living specialist has reeouated
tie events and advances Of the :
psf century and has Prophesied
What We nay expect Of the next l'
Among the most noted Of
or1 contributors afe .. +.
Sea starry of Agriculture Wilson, on
Agriculture; Senator Chauncey N.
Depew, on Politics; Russell Sage, on
Finance; Thomas Edison, on Elec-
tricity; Dr.. Madnoa Peters, on Re-
Hn:~r. Eaon~a1 Mor,:t< IN Iand Wav
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Ask your grocer to-day to show you .
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee
The children may drink it without in
jury as we'll as the adult. All who try
It, like it. GRAIN.O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress.
One-fourth the price Of coffee. 15c:
and CSC. per package. Sold by all
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-05

y take leave while You Gre the
m}net WIDEN the conversation
Isflished, lest you appear to 60
.ssyou are bored.-Mrs. Burton
I'D, in tho January Ladies'
$urnal.
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iERlCA SAYS so.
: Entire Country is
on the Move. :@ ~. -:
eafets csaly casbartte Did Il. as6 kseeeo
Il Q Pkesomenal vLtosy. Five Mu.te1
81 koxes Sosa Last Year, 81, AZ.

;Srom every part OF America comes the
j hMs that sufferers from constipation
( hYtic, the wonderful modern scientific
| ,lxative and intestinal tonic Casearets
I ~ ngurstively and literally in every.
esrsts With the most pleasant and e.
\ ksctivs results. and voluntarily testify to
khe1r experiences. Here are few sx-
tracts IRON some Of re Letters tie. ~ h..a.
Er ra bsneiit from them" Mrs II. CAB.
Fer. 62 Larrabee e.. Chicago:
- month and hnd them just tho thing for
kJeonstipat ton." Albert y. Burt, 70 Main
BE, Andever. Mass.
afound anything 80 satisfactory" Mrs. c.
Ivy. Durrant. 81 Emerson st.. Buffalo. N.
vi have taken cascerets and cheerfally
RecommeSxl them to all my friends" Mrs..
q. J. GraHwell, Frugality, Pa.
\ l1alss,x and are so pleasant to take" Mrs.
n 4 use cascarets in my family and fnd
shem all you recommend them to BE-" p.
! Is irwin. Cor. Mead and Railroad. Mead
You can safely add appendicitis to the
Aof diseases that Casearets will benefit
prs." Eunics J. Smith. Rich Valley.
s:sa tnsf s.n 1 Pss
= karsts are all right They have
Cors Ct MS1s c cns x NJ =,
FroSox 3o6, Cincinnati. Ohio.
Hisn - thankful for your Cascareta.
ss.tsf t s:n. .Gz .a @is.e io:! ever
Lectu,e very best medicine ever placed
Tfn1sah s y ps9p's" Andrew Woodruff ,'ls
Jsrets are the best cathartic ever
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khing Leads to Consumption.
10 Balsam win stop the cough,
IL Go sur druggist to-day
n q sample X free. Sold In
~ 80 cent bottle Go 1t once;.
!. are DANGEROUS. ---.-
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PUTNAM FADELESS DYES pro-
duce the fastest and brightest colors
Of any kno en- dye stun.
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!, X salaries paid in the Chicago
!xsshools annually averaged $3.50
: kh pupil taught in them. q: -
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Moves the bowels each day. In or
der to be healthy this is necessary.
Acts gently on the liver, and kidneys.
Cures sick headache. Price rs and SOC.
Charlotte il 4 French name meaning
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Pis0: car e;d 1os iEionsSmp ion mas ssT Re.
gent So, Philadelphia, Pa. Dec: y 'sa
A searchlight that equals moonlight
has been invented by lieutenant in
the German army. The chemical
used is acetylene and the rays illumin-
ate every spot for distance OF 100
miles SIX. T.
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Try orsin-oi Try Gpain-o,

4 The father of Constable, the painter,
was q miller and a flour merchant.
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THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe Z. w.
Grove's signature Is on each box. &c.
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Lanes Fs mily Medicine.

Marshal Suchet was a silk-winder's
boy and enlisted in the ranks
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lIrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
eamlnaiio allays pain. cures wind collie. 80 bottle
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-05

Icebergs in the Atlantic sometimes
last for 200 years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-05

Billiards were invented in France by
Devigne, about 1471. oa'..
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fsfDra tbs coupon ana tifee
oae cent stamps g tie ]. G.
Ayr c.. Lowell. M.ss.. you
Vii receive . return ! copy q
.ke aoth Ceatury Yea Book.