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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
AMERICANS ARE AMBUSHED.;
When Reinforced They Were VhaD'o

When Rein forced They Were Unable
Dislodge Enemy.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The war y
partment has the following from Ger|
eral Macarthur:
"MANILA, June PA detachm'e'h \
of four officers and hundred men =.
the Fortieth infantry left Taga ~ ~.
on the 18th, on a reconnaissance up ~
Taga Yam river and were amousnsu
by insurgents in strong. posl1lo =.
Fifty men were sent to reinforce tnslu
from Taga Yam. They could no. A .a,s
the position and the troops Witha ule.s
to a coast post. Our casualties, " -.
seven killed, eleven wounded ana -
missing."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
SEYMOUR is RELIEVED.
Relief Column Failed to Reach pek,
and is Terribly Cut Up. n

CHE Foo, June 29.-Admiral 81
mour's expedition has been relied
having failed to connect with Pek4
There is no news from Picking.
Russian colonel, Schtelle, command
ing the combined forces of lO, 900 mel
is supposed to be proceeding to PekYl
Admiral Seymour's expedition iss
turning to Tien Tsin. His force ID
suffered greatly. It is estimated h,I
from 10000 to $4,000 Chinese kur
are now before Picking. Boxsl T.
all sections are swarming thS! MI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Yale Wins the VARSITY Race.

New LONDON, June 29.-Yale won
the varsity race yesterday by 81
lengths. Time, 21:11. This victory
makes thirteen out of the twenty-five
races for Yale which have been rowed
between the two big universities in
the last quarter of a century.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
BODY Cut in Two.

BELLE PLANE, June oS.-The body
of Ben Cook, a bridge carpenter, was
found in the west yards of the c. & N.
w. railway, cut in two in the middle
and the two parts separated about fifty
feet. Up to the present time there is
no knowledge as to how it happened.
Mr.. Cook leaves a wife and children.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Big Chicago Strike IL Over,

CHICAGO, June 27.-At2:l5 this morn
ing the bricllayers' union withdrew
from the building trades council. II
is said this marks the practical ending
of the strike that has been in progress.
for months, tying up building opera
tions in Chicago and keeping many
thousands of men idle,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Big Losses at lien Tsin.

Using TAU, June 2G.-Eight thous-
and allied troops have landed at Talzu,
including 1900 Germans. A French
officer, who has succeeded in getting
through from Tien Tsin to Taku, says
that the Russians alone have lost $50
killed and 300 wounded.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
BUSY BUSINESS DESTROYED.

Nine Buildings and Contents Fall Prey
to the Flames.
OsKALoosA, June 2S.-Bussy, in Mar
ion county, was visited by serious
conflagration, in which 100000 worth
of property was destroyed. The fire
started at 1870 a. m. and burned
several hours. Nine buildings and
the stocks they contained were de-
stroyed.
The methods of fighting the fire
were inadequate, but the citizens
worked heroically. Already the de-
bris is being cleared away, and the
store rooms will be rebuilt at once.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Train RObber In Nebraska.

OMAHA, June ga masked robber
started through Pullman car on the
Burling ton train after leaving York,
Nebraska, soon after midnight. He
got two watches and $40, but took
alarm, pulled the air-brake and left
the train before completing his work.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29

REDDING. Cal. June 29.-Two hun.
dred miners and smelters, employees of
Keswick and vicinity, last night drove
twenty-one japanese railroad workers
ont of town. The japanese were put
on train for this place, and at this
point the railroad conductor put them
off. The japanese were employed to
take the place of white men.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Rathbone is Out of Office.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Postmaster
General Smith has issued an order re-
moving Estes G. Rathbone from the
position of director general of the
posts in Cuba. Rathbone had been
suspended from the duties of the Of
fee by a previous order.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Rumble Has Skirmish With Beers.

LONDON, June 2s.-General Rumble
had a sharp artillery and rifle sl1irmish
near Senekal, Friday, with large
force of entrenched Beers. He de-
'clined to attack them. This is the
only fresh fighting reported.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
SEVEN HURT BY EXPLOSION.
Accident in Standard Starch Factory at
Kankakee, Ill,

Kankakee, Ill.
KANKAKEE, ILL.,, June 29.-Six girls
and one man, employees of the Stand,
ard Starch Company, were injured by
an explosion of starch dust in the
packing room of the factory. Doors
were blown from their hinges and
windows wrecked. = Flames appeared
on three floors, but were quickly put
out The flesh on the injured en-
ployes was burned so badly that it
hung in shreds, and in some cases the
hair was entirely burned off.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Sensational German Statement

BERLIN, June GA sensation mas
been caused by declaration OF hel,
Mcrtel. member of the reichstag any
editor-in-chief of the Deutsches 1as.s
Zeitung, the agrarian organ WIZ ~
the course of political speech -. ~
Ebernburg said: "Our next war ~" -.
he naval and against England =
this we have been quietly assured =
the government, and it was because = !,
this assurance that the agrarlans 'oses A
for the naval bill" t
. A single f.ct outweighs a thousan
Ilaims,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
German Minister is Safe.

BERLIN, June 25.-The Chinese min
lister here has informed the foreign of
fee that the German minister at PEEK
ing, Won Kettler, who was reported
killed by the Boxers, is safe and we'll.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Killed nv Lightning,

OsKALoosA, June 2s.-William and
Ross Busby, aged 90 and 10 years, were
killed by lightning while in a barn.
The bodies were partly cremated.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
FAILED TO ENDORSE HILL !.
Resolution to that Effect Withafs""n :"
Little Rock.

Little Rock.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, June .oi
democratic state convention adJourn.o
at 6 p. m. yesterday. The delega'lo
to the national convention was unaH
mously instructed to vote 1or w. -
Bryan for president. Charles D. fai.
ker of Ouchita county Wlthdre" nna
resolution instructing for David .,
Hill for vice president, it being cla'ne''
by many delegates that Hill Is al az
vocate of the gold standard:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
Saxony's King Very Ill.

BERLIN, June 29.-The condition of
King Albert of Saxony is very serious;
his malady is, according to his physic-
ians, cancer of the stomach.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-29
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
DIES MONIES, June %, 1900.

! UES MONIES, JuHe 90, 1soo'
i The Union Terminal Railway Com
pany Of Sioux City, has signified it's
Intention to incorporate with the
state, costing $o,o03.5o in fees It's
capital is S2,5oo,OO It's incorpor-
ators are: John Cadwalider, Charles
G. Harrison, Sidney l.. Wright, John
w. Hamer, William A. Blackford,
Lawrason Riggs, Edwin S. Dixon,
Adam S. Still These are all Pennsyl-
vania men. The company provides in
its articles for power to build three
lines of road, all from Sioux City, one
east to the limit of Woodbury. county,
one westerly to the Big Sioux, and
one north to the Iowa state line.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
TRAINING MEMORY.
PUBLIC SPEAKERS DO THEIR
OWN COACHING.
John Bright Remembered Pictorial Fig
ures-A monogram Suggested as a
jog to the Memory-ouotations Are
Hardest to Remember. 0

Many people complain of having a
poor memory and yet that faculty can
be developed as easily as can the BIZ
cops muscle. Nor is it necessary to
go to any professor of memory or to
master any elaborate system in order
to accomplish this result. One does
not have to go to a gymnasium to
strengthen ones arm or back. Saving
wood or rowing a boat will do it.
Similarly memory may be cultivated
by ones own efforts and amid ones
ordinary pursuits. Famous speakers
who have memorized their speeches
have adopted various simple devices to
aid them. The late Hon. John Bright
fixed in mind the different points in
his speeches by first drawing little fig
ures or pictorial representations. If
part of his speech had to do with a
bridge, he would make a little sketch
of such structure, or if with Ireland or
Scotland, he would sketch a small
map of the country or the district. He
could remember these figures or pic
lures. When he arose to his feet he
could see them in imagination, and Sc
lect them one by one as he proceeded
from point to point in the address
not having any note or manuscript by
him at all. That was the method best
suited to him. Another way of memo
rizing the points of an address to be
delivered, one which the writer has
frequently used, is by means of ana
grams. 1t is very simple. Suppose
one were called upon to deliver a
Fourth of July grafton, and wished to
speak on these three points: ID his
toric origin of the day, (2) the sue
cess of the experiment in government
then inaugurated, and CD the destiny
of the republic. A very suitable ana
gram to recall these points to mind
would be the letters U. S. A. He could
set his topics down in this way:
Union proclaimed by Declaration of
independence.
Success of experiment in govern
ment.
After the present, what?
He does not need to take any notes
with him to the platform. He can
easily remember these letters. Re-
~membering them, they recall his top
les. And remembering the general
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
a We
WESTERN
GIRL


Old John Diorn owns a ranch and
ranch is on the western plains of Tex
as, about the headwaters of the trib-
utaries of the Guadalupe. He has
three daughters, who have been look
ing after his herd for several years.
1t is the boast of these girls that no
mustang has ever been able to shake
one of them from it's back. They are
fearless riders, and can hurl a lariat
with a precision that many a cowboy
envies. Since the death of their only
brother, who was killed by cattle
thieves a few years ago, these young
women have ridden after cattle, re-
paired windmills, killed wolves and
frequently branded calves. One Sun
day morning, not long ago, Norma,
who is the oldest of the three, started
out on her pony to ride the wire
fence of a small pasture, about two
miles from the house. Riding a wire
fence" is making a tour of inspection
to see that the wires are all up and the
posts solid. AS the girl started out
she swung the belt of her Winchester
owe the gate-post, remarking that she
was not going far and would not need
a gun. She was hardly out of sight
before an immense Mexican lion
sprung out in the road in front of the
pony. The beast gave a few loud
roars and then disappeared in the
direction of a small bunch of COW and
calves. Starting her pony at full speed
and yelling at the lion as If she pos
sessed the power of her voice to para
lyze all wild beasts, she rode straight
toward the terror stricken cattle, COM
ing up with them just as the lion
sprung upon the neck of a calf, crush
ing 1t to the earth. The old cows in
stantly charged the lion, and the
mother, of the calf gave him such a
thrust with her sharp horns that he
was forced to relinquish his hold on
his prey. The sight of the trembling,
frightened little calf, aroused the girls
ire, and, swinging her rope over her
head, she rode at the lion. The beast
frequently looked back and snarled
threateningly, but he failed to find
courage enough to offer battle. Sud-
denly it occurred to the girl that there
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
Electricity Used in Dyeing Cloth.

Among the more recent tasks i'm
posed upon that busy new servant of
man, electricity, is the acting as an as
sistant in the operation of dyeing.
When cloth soaked in aniline sulphate
is placed between two metal plates
connected with the opposite ends of a
dynamo, and'an electric current is
passed through it, the sulphate is con-
verified into aniline black. By altering
the strength of the solution and of the
current, shades varying from green to
ure black can be obtained. In the
case of indigo, the. cloth is .impregnated
with a paste of indigo blue and caustic
alkal1. The electric current converts
the insoluble indigo blue, by reduction
OF oxygen, into indigo white, which is
soluble, and on being exposed to the
air becomes oxidized once more and
turns blue, thus thoroughly dyeing the
cloth with that color.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
RAPID BUTTER CUTTER.

H~otelKeepers and restaurateurs will
appreciate the merits of the little ma
chlne SHOWN below, which will rapidly
u a brick of butter into parts OF any
desired thickness. The machine is op-
Grated by turning a crank and has a
rdVeier which is automatically moved
a short distance at each revo-
luton, the movement being easily adj
Justed by a screw to vary the thickness
OF the pats as desired. Across the face
Oh the cutter are strung two or more
wires which can be set to divide the
prlck lengthwise into four bars. 1t
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
To Talk Across the Ocean.

Through the insertion of inductance
coils into the electrical circuit, Profess
sor Pupin, of Columbia University, has
greatly increased the efficiency of long
distance telephony through cables. The
insertion of the coils enables the cable
to transmit 5000 times as much cur
rent as it is able to transmit without
them. With an experimental cable
thus provided, it has been found pos
sible to carry on a conversation dis
tinctly at a distance of 250 miles. By
applying the principle to oceanic ca
bles, it is believed that telephone mes
sages might be sent to and fro across
the Atlantic. It would also greatly in
crease the rapidity with which ordi-
nary ~telegraphic signals can be trans
mitted by cable. The principle is like
wise applicable for extending the range
of telephone communication over aer-
ial wires.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27

topic it will itself suggest any subdl-
visions pertaining to it. Certain peo--
pie possess what may be called the
bump of location. If they, remember
a passage in a book, they can tell you
which side of the page 1t is on and
what part of the page. There are stu
dents with that kind of a memory who
prepare their recitations by taking a
large sheet of paper and writing diff
ferent parts of the lesson In different
places on the paper. Then they rely
on their sense of location to call to
mind whatever they may wish to re-
member.
Some persons who can remember
words and phrases find difficulty in re-
~membering figures or numbers. In
such cases a curious expedient has
sometimes been resorted %. A phrase
will be devised, the initial letters OF
which suggest the figures sought to be
remembered. For example, D
some ones street number to be 1872,
The suggestive phrase might be, III
seek him." The letter / will sug-
gest the inquire l; the letter S some
what resembles an s, and the two per-
pendicular strokes of the H suggest
the Roman numeral II. A round
about method this may be, but it has
served to fasten figures in the mem
Dry of people who had previously found
them troublesome. But perhaps the
most wholesome way in the long run
is simply by repetition and effort to
fix the thing in the memory directly
without tricks Of memory or artificial
methods. BY memorizing one sentence
or verse a day from the best litera-
ture, the mind will soon have a fine
treasure of beautiful thoughts, and an
enriched vocabulary. DR.. William
Punshion, a great English preacher, did
this, and his fine prose may have been
largely due to his familiar acquaint-
ance with the best literature. For
quotation purposes it is necessary to
remember verbatim and though this is
the hardest task of memory, it we'll
repays the effort.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
THRILLING ADJ
VENT
WITH
A MEXICAN
LION

was no reason why she could not
choke the lion to death. She swung
her lariat over her head, and as the
trained pony swung forward dropped
the moose about the lions neck. The
pony instantly braced himself on his
launches, digging his fore feet into
the ground, and the lion turned a
somersault, striking the earth with
his head toward his pursuers. The
girl hoped that she had broken the
beasts neck, but he was only badly
stunned, and the pain that he suffered
seemed to increase his rage and cou-
rage. Crouching and emitting a roar
he sprung into the air with all his
strength, expecting to land on the
pony's neck and tear his pursuers to
fragments. The agile little horse
turned just in time to feel the claws
of the lion grazing his launches. All
western horses entertain a horror of
these lions, for II of their tricks Is
to lie in ambush on the limb Of a
tree near where the horses are in the
habit of drinking. From these hiding
places they fall upon young colts and
devour them. The Texas pony knows
the Mexican lion, and he fears him
than all other enemies. So, in
stantly, as the hon sprung forward,
the pony began to run. The rope was
tense, and If she had wished to do it
the girl could not have ~unfastened the
lariat from the saddle horn. More
over, she knew the chances were that
If the lion were released in his state
OF rage, he would tear the pony and
herself to pieces. She leaned forward
and urged her frightened mustang to
do his best. She reached the ranch
gates just as her sisters, accompanied
by two young men of the neighbor-
hood, were about to pass through on
their way to church. There now!"
she shouted. ct have roped and drag
ged a lion to death"
Her speech of triumph was cut short
by a warning scream from one of her
sisters, who noticed that the lion was
about to regain his feet and renew
the battle. One Of the Texans sent a
bullet through the monsters brain
and ended his career.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27

Spanish public men assert that the
loss Of its colonial possessions has
contributed to the prosperity and
strength OF Spain. Since peace was
declared and friendly relations have
been re-established with the United
States the material progress of Spain
has been remarkable. Not only have
the larger cities experienced a change
for the better, but places of less i'm
portance throughout the kingdom have
shown wonderful increase in manufac-
turing industries. Commerce in gen.
eral has been making rapid progress.
and that between Spain and the United
States during the past year has been
greater than at any time since 1884.
From which 1t appears that national
calamities may be transmitted into ma
tfonal blessings, If that spirit in men
Or nations which rises superior to de-
SPAR be not absent.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
STOPS A SHIP QUICKLY.

The necessity for stopping a vessel in
a short distance often occurs and has
led Friedrich Wendler, of New York
city, to devise the drag brake shown
in the accompanying cut. It's use may
be the means of saving many a colli-
sion or the grounding of a ship when
shoal water appears suddenly. In
either case the vessel cannot be
stopped in too short a space of time,
and this device would be a material
aid in accomplishing the desired result.
The illustration shows the device
housed on the stern of the vessel, in
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
N<sIa% HsaMI3M
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

Women who do not look lovely in a.
wet bathing suit will eagerly adopt a
notion which is being advocated by a
society of hygienists in London. That
is that, generally speaking, a sun or
air bath is much better for health than
an ocean dip. "The truth u.s." says an
English doctor, "the popular idea of
sea-bathing is absurd. 1t is so far
from being everybody's tonic that in
many cases it is a menace to life. The
dip that v frail women heroically
force themselves to take, believing it
is the right thing to do, is too severe
a shock to nerves and systems unac-
customed to sudden or violent exer-
ions. In place of sea-bathing the
London hygienists recommend air or
sun baths, taken lying on the beach,
says Harper's Bazaar. 1t is a fact es-
tablished in medical science that mere
exposure of the body to the air pro-
duces physical changes that go far to-
ward counteracting the degenerating
effect of civilized life. The course rec
commended, therefore, by this latest
health fad is to lie at ease on the SAID,
bathed in sunshine and fresh air, and
afterWard have a thorough rubbing
down, which process further invigor-
ates a worn body. Happily for those
who are poor in purse as well as in
health, this fresh-air cure may be
taken without the expense of travelling
to summer resorts.
A wonderful new hospital has irst
been built in Paris which promises to
make a revolution in the world of
medicine. 1t was the dream of Pas
tours life, and, strangely enough, a
few days before his death the large
funds necessary for the purpose were
offered anonymously to this great a
so that he had the pleasure during his
last days On earth of knowing that one
OF his dearest ambitions would be full
filled. The hospital is now nearing
completion and stands opposite the
Pasteur Institute. The. building con
sists of isolated blocks joined by I'M
derground corridors.
There is a beautiful winter garden
and a summer garden for the patients.
The whole system is worked on the
plan of "disinfection and isolation"
On entering the hospital the patient
has a bath. Having been put into hos
pital clothes, he then gets into bed, in
which he is wheeled or taken by
a lift to an isolation room. The
room he has just left is disinfected; so
are his clothes. Each block contains
t~wenty-four rooms containing one bed
each and two wards for con~valescents
with twelve beds. The air space Of each
room is thirty-nine cubic meters in
stead of the regulation thirty. At the
present moment diphtheretic patients
and persons bitten by rabid animals
are being treated, but the hospital is
not by any means to be confined to
these cases when the entire building is
complete. 1t is a splendid memorial to
one of the most wonderful men the
world has ever seen.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27

The old Avalon College at Trenton,
Mo-, has changed it's name, and hence
forth will be known as Ruskin Col
1ege. 1t will be conducted on the plan
of Ruskin Hall at Oxford, England,
which was organized by Walter Vroo-
man, formerly of st. Louis. The Rus
kin Hall movement was started in
England for the benefit of workingmen
and succeeded from the first. The
scheme does not stop with the estab-
1ishment of the college at Trenton,
Mo-, but c~ontemplates the opening of
other colleges in different cities of the
country and the organization of clubs
for home study.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-12-27
Author Popular with Newsboys.

The author (Mr. Ford) is very popu-
lar with the newsboys. He has given
some lifelike pictures of their strug-
giles in the street in his latest book, and
in token of their good wishes a dozen
of the smallest and most ragged urch-
ms in Park Row presented him and
his wife with a huge bunch of flow
ers on their wedding day. A grave
question arose as to whether it should
be sent to Mr.. Ford or to his bride.
Matters were finally compromised by
sending it to both. They can divide"
so explained the spokesman.-New
New York Letter.