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THIS PORTRAIT IS FROM A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF P LOUTER IVES
PUBLLCS.

Mr.. Chamberlain more than anything
ever did, hence the statement Of Sir
Alfred Milner to Mr.. Molento, member
Of the colonial parliament, That the
South African Dutch must be crushed
1.-THE great majority of the white pop
ulation in South Africa consists of the
Dutch element. and England, remem-
bering her actions of the past toward
these Beers, considered the future not
too secure for continued English admin
istration in South Africa and started a
cry of 'Briton Or Boer,' instead of fol-
lowing out, as they ought to a " done,
a conciliatory policy. The direct cause
of the present conflict is this: The gold
mine owners desired to increase their
profits on the output of gold mines, not
w~ithstanding they only pay 2a per cent
taxes to the Transvaal government, and
their profits are $50 per cent per annum
Compare this with the Rhodesia gold
mines, where Mr.. Rhodes taxes min
owners 80 per cent of the net profits and
these mines carry only Is of a penny
weight to the ton. Mr.. Rhodes. being
OF of the combination of the De Beers
Consolidated mines in South Africa,
which means a vast monopoly of the dia-
mond interests in that country, conceiv-
ed the idea also to consolidate the gold
mines in the Transvaal. Against this
the republican government jsalously
guarded. as it meant a decrease of
trade in the &ouAisry as we'll as obstruct-
ing the development OF the farming and
agricultural interests.
"ro increase the profits of these mine
owners they will endeavor to introduce
the compound labor system on the same
footing as previously carried out in the
diamond fields, which means that the ma
tive laborefs will have to live contin-
ualy in an enclosure and purchase all
their requirements from such a consol-
idated company, thus restricting the
trade of the ordinary citizen and work.
ing only for the pockets OF these gold
mine proprietors.
THE Boer government, however, dis
couraged any and every concession to-
wards such consolidation. Mr.. Rhodes
and his associates Consisting of Mr..
Chamberlain, Sir Alfred J. B. Robinson,
Lionel Philips, the Barnata estate, the
Exteins, Belt, Leonard, Farrer and a few
others, considering if they could con-
troll the Transvaal government. they
could work everything. If possible, into
their own hands. They tried to swindle
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JEWELLERS GUARANTEE 5000 B. c.

Ainslee's Magazines: While exploring
the central part of the northwestern
ridge of the ruins of Nippur we discov-
cred a room (5.5 by 2.75 meters wide)
about six meters below the surface. It's
ceiling had collapsed long ago; its side
walls, for the greater part, were in ruins,
and the lay floor was covered with earth
and rubbish from above. A gang OF
trained Affej was ordered to
remove the debris hat filled the room,
when suddenly they noticed numerous
clay tablets lying Upon the floor. A few
hours later the whole room had been
carefully searched and cleaned. Seven
hundred and thirty tablets We're gather
ed and safely stored in the castle of our
fortified camp.
After a critical examination of the
building itself. and of the condition, po-
sition and contents found therein, it be-
came evident that the exeavated room
had been once used as a business archive
of the apparently wealthy and influential
firm of Murashu Sons of Nippur. who liv-
ed in the time of I. and a
Jus H., in whose reigns the documents
are dated.
These tablets are mortgages, notes.
legal contracts and agreements of all
kinds, and to e them as they have
been translated by Professor Hilprecht
one would almost believe them to be the
work of a modern notary. Perhaps the
most remarkable record is the first one
translated. 1t is a guarantee hat an
emerald set in a gold ring will not fall
out for 20 years. 1t reads as follows:
"Rel-ad-iddina and Beishuna, sons of
Bel and Hatin of Bazuzu, spoke unto
Bea-nadin -shumu, son of Murashu, thus:
AS concerns the gold ring set with am
emerald, we guarantee that for 20 years
! the emerald will not fall out of the gold
! ring. If the emerald should fall out OF
! the gold ring before the end OF 20 years.
ReI-asl-iddina Belshuna and Hatin shall
nav unto Rel-nadin-shumu an indemnity
of ten mana of silver" 49,
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some of he members of the government.
This proved impossible and they resorted
to other underhand means. They the
tried and succeeded in melting the pop
ulaee of the gold fields against the Trans
vaal government.
The alleged reform movement was
organized. as we'll as the Jameson raid,
all of which proved failures, the plot be-
ing discovered, and from an investiga-
ton 1t was plainly visible that there ex-
listed a conspiracy between Chamberlain,
Rhodes and his associates and Sir AL
fred Miner and jameson against the
Iransvaal government. This Jameson
raid was condemned as illegal and a dis
grace to the British government, not
withstanding there is strong proof thai
Mr.. Chamberlain was ready to send 3d.
600 troops to Natal to back up the jane
son raid. and finally the annexation of
the Transvaal and the Orange Free
State. President Kruger tried to win the
confidence of h people and was ready
to make very liberal concessions. But
it was not concessions which these re-
rme wanted, as is now proved by
their own words. 1t was the gold and the
country that they wished more han
anything else.
At the conference at Bloemfontein
when Sir Alfred Miner and the two
presidents met to try n settle the al
legged grievances of the Outlanders in
Johannesburg it was evident from the
outset that Sir Alfred Miner did not
want this, but was aiming at The rich
gold fields of the T~ransvaal. If such was
not the case, England would lave ac-
cepted the friendly offer of the United
States to mediate between her and the
Transvaal. 1t seems whenever any gov
ernor follows out a liberal administration
owards the Boer residents in South At
RIGA, he is recalled and somebody else,
not so favorable to the Beers, is sent in
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his place. This was done, for example,
in the case OF Sir Hercules Robinson,
who condemned the Jameson raid and
could not agree with the annexation pol
icy OF Chamberlain He was recalled
and hoodwinked in every respect by the
British government. and Sir Alfred Mil
ner was sent out in his place to crush
Afrikanderdom in South Africa. It is
considered when this present c~apitalistic
administration succeeds in annexing The
republics, it will be a bad day for the
Beers and everybody else not interested
or connected with these gold mine own
erS.
"Such will be the case, because they
will be suppressed more than ever. and
will be impoverished in a worse degree
than ireland ever experienced. As far as
can be ascertained the republics mean to
fight on to victory, knowing that they
have a righteous cause Notwithstanding
the overwhelming numbers of the Brit
ish.
eff the civilized world will allow this
murderous. unrighteous and unchristian
war to continue, before the English
troops will reach Pretoria the Beers.
who will have no alternative, will have
y fight stubbornly to protect their
rights, their home and fatherland. and
the price paid for such intrusion will cost
England very dear.
But will the splitting of innocent blood
appeal to the United States and the CIV
ilized world in vain? I cannot believe it.
and I trust that this cruel warfare will
soon be terminated.
IF these republics, as will no doubt be
the case after the war is over, be placed
in a position similar to that of the Unit
ed States. it will prove a great boon to
the commercial world at large, because
the development of the If the
country had hardly begun, n when the
various mines are opened the agricul-
tural interests also will improve. The
Beers have shown in the past that they
are the best emigrants in that part of tbs
world to develop the new country and
made it inhabitable.
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WHAT JOSEPH WAS.

A school teacher had been telling class
about Joseph. particularly with refer
ence to his coat of many colorS, and
how his father rewarded him for being
a good boy. for Joseph. she said, told his
father whenever he caught any of his
brothers in the act of doing wrong. N
"Can any little boy Or girl tell me what
Joseph was?'' the teacher asked, hoping
that some of them had caught the idea
that he was Jacobs favorite. =
IT know one of the little girls said,
holding up her hand. Il
What was he?" @
IA tattle-tale!' was the reply. II
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this time our journals would print the
view wise historians now take of our
Mexican war n of the intrigues and
assaults which led up to it. And who
shall say that it was not the success of
our Mexican val which made our civil
war inevitable? The spirit of war for
conquest became h spirit of secession.
Long ago when war was in better re-
pute than now. Frank Won Sickingen. one
of the noblest of the German reformers.
fight against the Elector of Treves. Re-
garding this Luther wrote to a friend:
yesterday I heard and read of Franz
Won Sickingen's true and sad story. God
is a righteous. but marvellous judge.
Sickingen's fall seems to me a verdict of
the Lord. that strengthens me in the be-
lief that the force of arms is to be kept
far from matters of the gospel"
/ do not believe that the slave holding
Beers are to be reformed by killing them,
or that the morality of England will be
enhanced by the process. Perhaps slave
holding has brutalized the Beers. Ger
tainly some kindred influence is brutal
izing England.
l do not believe in the manifest des-
tiny" which SO many hold out before the
A~nglo-Saxon race. | have no respect for
any Irresistible forces" ave those which
make for justice. The higher destiny of
our race is not. I trust, universal domin-
lOll, Oul UNIVERSAL No "NA
for civilization has ever gained anything
that could not have been won by better
h
A cruel war may let the daylight in on
a country, as a great fire may improve
the ooks of a city. But it is easier to
justify arson on this score than it is war.
h gain of the few is no offset for the
sorrow and murder of the many. In no
way has the individual man, who is the
only thing worth saving in society. been
so grossly imposed upon as in wars for
which he suffers and by which he has
nothing to gain.
M Anglo-Saxon race Is noble, not be-
cause it is domineering and irresistible.
but in spite of these qualities. More than
any other race it a the clear OF
realities. This is he basis of practical
science. and applications of science are
the source of its power. 1t is an in
tensely practical race n for good or
bad it can carry things through. To the
Saxon group of races nave belonged
some of the greatest tyrants of history,
but from it also has arisen more than
its share of the sanest, wisest. humanest
of men, the men who have found the
highest national glory in Justice and
peace. It is not alone "the red coat bully
n his boots who hal the saving virtue
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to take care of herself as a state. Only
six states in this great union were ad-
mitted with more population and taxable
wealth than the territory Of Arizona now
has. Not a single one Of them had the
facilities for self preservation strong as
has that territory.
As the evidence for this statement, I
give you a few of the conditions existing
there in detail:
Arizona is a broad land on the sunset
side of the continent containing over 49,
600 square miles, with u, 1872, 800 acres of
and. In it is one of the largest n
most bounteous miners belts the eye of
man has ever beheld. This belt contains
all of the precious metals, and extend
from Utah nj Nevada o n the northwest
to the Republic of Mexico on the SOUTH
east, in extent over 400 miles in length
and nearly 100 miles in width, covering AN
area Of nearly 80. 600. 900 acres.
This vast mineral belt is growing in de-
velopment. It's output is increasing ev-
cry year, so that now the annual out
put is about as follows:
Copper 100, 600. 600 pounds
Gold 49,, 49,. :. ........ S., $50 900
SILVER .... +. =. 49,. Z. . ..Sl ,O0O,o5U
Lead -. ...... 49,. .....$ 531, 900
The sum total in value is zeal $25, 00O,-
|OoO annually, and yet the development has
scarcely begun.
But we do not stop with minerals alone.
While we have about 40. 900. 300 acres Of
grazing lands, we hay the largest body
of tillable land in the known world. I
AVE reference o to the great ella and
Salt River Valleys combined. These lands
lie in one great arabic plain. They are all
susceptible to reclamation ana the ploW-
mans hand, and ere greater in extent
than the Valley of the Nile. which fed
&C. 900. 900 of people, and it's soil is it's equal
in fertility and power of production. To
these the hand of the husbandman is al
ready applied. and his improvements are
growing great. There are in that terri
tory 1875 miles of irrigation canals already
~excavated and in operation, and this
good work is only just begun. Lands in
the Salt River Valley alone. in whole and
in part, are in extent $40, 600 acres, Inc the
whole territory about 1000, 900 acros, with
5000, 900 more susceptible of reclamation
a greater area, If my memory serves me
properly, than the whole state of Iowa
combined.
AS before said, the yield of these broad
acres to him who calls on them is i'm
mense While agriculture and kindred
industries there are in their infancy, 1t
may not be amiss to give IL few items OF
value Of domestic productA
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A SOUTH AFRICAN DUSTSTORM.

Julian Ralph in Truth: AS o sit
looking over the veldt early of an after
noon, you suddenly see q Isle cork
screw shaped column Of dus whirling
in front of you. 1t is 30 small that you
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STAR
CONGRESSMAN WILSON WRITES
ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER
ON THE ADMISSION OF ARR
IONA TO THE UNION.
Rich in Minerals, Possessing the
Largest Body of Tillable Land in
the World, Excellent Laws
and Schools, With a Grow
ing Population.

(B. Congressman Wilson.)
Washington, May 20.-The chief reason
why Arizona should be admitted to state
hoo is that she is in every way qualified
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
nLnhx Gronms ~ Now.

Women grooms" to accompany fair
equestriennes on their rides are an
English innovation. The London rid
ing schools provide them for their pa
irons. They are said to be held a triAo
higher in the social scale than men
grooms, ride beside instead OF behind
my lady, and are expected to be able
to converse intelligently when the
rider feels conyersationally inclined,
The woman groom is in reality o
teacher and companion, and would
probably object to being called q
groom if she were plying her profes-
sion in this country. But it is prob
able that the usual British balm for
those in servitude is applied to her,
and she rejoices in the title of " lady
groom"
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
FnshIonnhle WalkInr Hats.

There is nothing in practical mil
linery this season that is more stylish,
unobtrusive and ladylike than the
toques and English walking hats, par
ticularly in black, with their fashion
able decoration of sable plumes. An
other satisfactory and becoming
choice is the medium m-sized round hat
with all lace, buckle, and floral gar
niture eliminated, and nothing used
but velvet loops and full, handsome
ostrich feathers. Those shown in the
shops for conservative wearers are
notably attractive, as they present no
erratic dents or startling outlines,
neither do they swoop low on one
side of the face, and curve to the top
of the head on the other after the
style OF some of the astonishing but
very fashionable shapes now worn.
When not wholly straight and fiat of
brim, the hats arch gracefully on
each side, above the temples, andthis
slight lifting allows for some artistic
bits of decoration under the brim just
above the waves of hair--a becoming
touch of color always relieving the
dull, somewhat heavy appearance of a
black hat, particularly with woman
of pale or dark complexion. Excep-
ton, however, can very often be m lde
in ordering black velvet hat, which
is aim ost invariably improving in its
effect
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
Yoke In Yollom .

The yoke is an important little ar.
ticle in the seasons modes and one
that keeps pace with the elegant yari-
ETY. and detail of up-to-date gowns.
To the woman with an allowance it is
positively indispensable.
A remarkably novel yoke is of jon
quill yellow chiffon, which shades to
the softest tones of cream white. 1t
is shirred upon a round formation of
medium yellow taffeta in several rows,
each Of which is finished with silk
beading through which blush rose
pink ribbon is run.
The neck is completed with a band
of jonquil yellow taffeta, over which
is shirred chiffon in opposite direc-
tions so that a puifed effect is OBJ
tanned; while the upper edge Of the
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

collar is finished with a double rufie
of fine thread lace and chiffon.
The fichu effect is charmingly i'm
troduced in the finish of the yoke. 1t
consists OF a corrugated band OF the
shaded chiffon laid smoothly over the
shoulders and forming a graceful
curve to the bust line at the front,
where the ends are tied with studied
negligence and allowed to fall to the
waist line Below this fold are ruflles
of chiffon and lace, and the same ma
terials form the end of the fchu.
The effect is specially pretty, and,
as much time and great patience are
expended upon these yokes, they oc-
cupy n well-deserved place among tho
novelties of the season.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
EaMp- FrllIs of Itashlon.

Panno velvots make the most charm
ing dinner frocks.
Skirts continue to be the all.ab
sorbing feature of the season 8 modes
The use of chiffon, choux, and 10
cites on hats Of fur or velvet is becom
ing more and more fashionable.
Seal collarettes may be freshenet
up with the insertion of a Y-shaped
yoke of ermine or mink and a narrow
band Of either around the huge stand
ing collar.
Chic and charming are the riding
and sleighing hoods of gray Angora,
trimmed with bands of chinchilla fur
and rich Damson velvet bordered
with mink.
1t is not only because pink coral is
fashionable that it is attractive in
rings, Fine pieces have beautiful
COLOR and with diamonds on either
side of them, make charming rings.
To transform q gown Of lace or net
which was originally all black, a sat
isfactory method is to drape it over
white silk, and add collar, girdle and
wristbands of orange, cherry or rose
colored velvet.
Plaids will he fashionable this
spring, Judging from the display of
recent importations. Gray, white and
mauve are prominent in the colors
shown, and the whole range of pastel
tints is utilized
New are the tulle hats with crepe
flowers exquisitely harmonized in pale
sunset tints 1t is said that these
airy structures will be very modish
next summer, as well as smart for
dress occasions now.
The warmest things in skirts not
flannel are made of a soft elastic silk
sort OF matelasse cloth.
and edged with embroidered silk ruf.
Aes. They are very pretty, but in the
Fronch underwear they are not mex
pensiVe.
Coiffuros are more elaborate than
they have been in many seasons.
Word comes from Paris that not only
little curls are being worn down on
the forehead but about the temples.
Pufis and bowknots are arranged well
Onward on the head and the back
and the side hair is crimped.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
Tho BRIDAL Veil

Instead OF a cornet of tulle, new
arrangement is made for that portion
Of the long veil which rests directly
upofi the head. 1t is neither a twist
nor a rosette, but an application Of
two fans" OF pleated tulle. The fans
serve as uprights, instead OF an aig-
rette. They are not very TALL but are
disposed one on each side of little
spray of orange blossoms to which the
conventional maiden clings. The fans
must not be stiff. Behind them
the veil of cloudy tulle descends in
graceful profusion.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
SSSSSSSSSSSS SSS3S9as1'7SS
WOMAN'S WORLD. :
y Observation-Disclosures
MRS. KRUGER At HOME.
Admirable Traits OF the "Flrst Lady of
the Trausvaal."


the Trausvaal."
Mrs. Paul Kruger is the embodi-
ment of homeliness. In her appear
ance, in her manners, in her speech,
she is as unassuming as the wife of
Lincolnshire farmer And she is just
as thrifty and frugal.
Dom Paul is worth about S25, ,000,
600; and the credit for amassing that
immense fortune he gives to the wom
an who for nearly half century has
cared for him and watched over him,
and striven and saved for him.
Farmer, herdsman, soldier, clergy
man, Ambassador, President of the
Transvaal-in every phase of his
wonderful career, "rante" Kruger
has always believed implicitly in her
husband, has always shown him a
humble, devoted admiration that is
somewhat pathetic to look upon. Paul
Kruger to-day is in her opinion the
greatest man who ever lived. And
she is the proudest woman in the
Transvaal. The struggling, ambitious
farmer found treasure when he
found that gentle, blue-eyed lass,
who, when he asked her if she would
marry him, looked down demurely
and said, "I can bake, / can cook, L
can sew, can clean, l can scrob.
Even in these days, the first lady
in the Transvaal bakes, and sews, and
scrubs to save the wages of servant.
She may be seen at 8 o'clock any
morning the President is at home
bending over little kitchen stove
preparing her husbands morning cup
of coffee. The only accomplishment
in which "Auntie" Kruger claims to
excel is in making coffee; and Presi-
dent Kruger affirms that she attains
better results with less coffee than
any other housewife in the Transyaal.
When Mrs. Kruger has finished her
| heavier household duties she dons a
black alpaca dress, settles herself
comfortably in the little parlor, and
darns socks until evening. President
Kruger is a notable parsonage now,
consequently those of our readers
who may like "the personal para
graph" will learn with interest that he
is 'heavy on his socks Nearly every
pair in his wardrobe hos been
''heeled" by his industrious wife
Then, when there are no more
socks to mend, Mrs. Kruger may take
I it into her head to make herself new
dress or "turn" an old one. Every
dress that the good lady wears OF has
worn during the past few years was
1 made by herself. Ladies who are in
the habit of presenting dressmakers'
bills to their husbands at frequent in
tervals win be interested to know that
the wife of the President Of the South
African Republic has never had more
than three dresses at any one Jime,
and that they are all black. She is
satisfied with two hats, which, like
the dresses, are made by herself.
The hat reserved for special occa-
sions such Gs visiting with the Presi-
dent or going with him to church, is
as well known in Pretoria as Dom
PauPs invariable silk "copper"" One
of the lady's many good traits is her
love of animals. She deplores the
fashion of wearing birds or feathers
in feminine headgear, and has herself
never been guilty of anything of the
kind.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
To Carry the Watch,

The watchcase is in high favor with
the women of Paris. They are small,
dainty cases Of chamois leather, round
and closing like a purse, into which
the watch is put without the chain. A
round opening is left on the side so
that the face may be seen; yet the
back is preserved from disiguring
scratches
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
beauty Ia blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Casoarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purities from the body Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, 5Oc
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

VITALITY low, debilltated or exhausted cured
by DR.. Kline's lnvigorating Tonic. FREE 81
trial bottle for weeks treatment. DR.. Kline,
Id, S5l Arch St., Philadelphia, Founded 1871,
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

Mrs Middleton, who has just died at Clap
ham, London, was in her younger days n
playmate and attendant Of the Queen.