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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-26
AFTER~FERRET LAW.
Senator jackson Introduces Bill Tor
Its Repeal.

Senator jackson Introduces Bill for
Its Repeal. .
Des Moines, Feb. 23.-Tax ferrets
will be thrown out of a job in Iowa
if the bill introduced in the senate
by J. H. Jackson, the senator from
Woodbury. county, yesterday, becomes
a law. Senator Jackson says he can
back up his bill by a petition from
5000 citizens from his own county
and that he regards the present law
so Objectionable as to render immed-
late repeal imperative.
THE tax ferret law does more harm
than good" said Senator Jackson in
discussing his measure. "It has un.
doubtedly resulted in turning con.
siderable sum into the county treas
ury, but at the same time it has i'm.
posed hardships on the widows and
orphans who have been unable to sue.
cessfully conceal their property, while
the capitalist is still abel to pro-
tect himself by either evading the
ferret, by placing his loans in. other
states, or raising the interest rate to
the local borrowers so as to compe
them in the end to bear the additional
burden. .s . .zr sta..s 81. al
"'The law has been a gold mine for
good many ferrets and there have
been numerous instances where I'M
discovered property has been listed
for taxation that was deserving Of
such fate. But the. law has served
it's purpose very largely by this time,
and the most legitimate reasons for
its enactment no longer exist. My
constituents are protesting against it
and I will have more than 5000 names
to petition demanding its repeal be-
fore I am through"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-26
Rare Fruit Of sulu.

1; In. the island Of Sulu grows the
DURAN, which is'jabout the size .of 2
muskmelon. It's exterior presents
somewhat the appearance of a. chest
nut bur, being prickly and tough:
within THE fruit Is white and cheese
like. and owing to this, popularity the
American soldiers dubbed 1t l"vege
table limburger." The rnangosteen II,
another of the rare fruits OF the
island. 1T is the size Of an average
orange, chocolate colored and has 8
very brittle skin. ri Inside four white
sections contain a. colorless Liquid
This lis the rarest fruit known, and
the only one, 80 1t Is claimed, that
Queen Victoria ever tasted, there be
Ing no way Of preserving the fruit
for a SUFFICIENT period aftergp luckine
to permit Of shipping 1t to any dis
lance. u u
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b. Dean Fuller.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Time to Read New Testament.

"a great many people are unde,
the impression that it takes Ions
while to read the New Testament
remarked Well-known preacher the
other day, ''but as matter: of fact Il
only requires sixty hours for the aver
age reader to read the entire book:
or, in other words, if a man were tt
read an hour each day he would finish
the book inside of two months. tole
this to a bushes man once, and hi
said he didn't believe me- Thinking
1t would be a good plan to get him tt
read it at any rate, I advised him te
4 try it, and the result was that he re
ported that he had read everything il
it within forty hours. ""-Philadelphia
Press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-26
make TREATY
WITH KOREA
Japan Guarantees lndepend-
ence and Integrity Of
Hermit Kingdom
ONE OF THE CLEYEREsT, MOVES
Washington Regards This as One Of
the Most important Moves Yet
Made. Placing Japan On High
Moral Plane.

Paris, Feb. 25.-Information receiv.
ed here through Russian sources, but
/ credited to the highest official quar-
ters. leads to the belief that Japan is
now seeking to secure the execution
of treaty by the emperor Of Corea,
giving Japan protectorate over
Corea. 1t is The understanding tnar
the prospect Of this treaty was the
main reason for Russia's protest to
the powers against Japan's violating
Corean neutrality, as Russia desires to
reserve all rights against a Japanese
protectorate over Corea, on the ground
that 1t will be OF no effect. being exc
cuted while Corea was under duress.
The Emperor Of Corea is said to be
SO completely under the domination of
japan that he is likely to approve
of such a treaty through inability to
resist. The situation from Russia's
standpoint is likened to mans sign.
ing check under duress or fear 1t
Is the expectation that IL this main
purpose Of the Russian protest is &C.
complished there will not be any JOINT,
or separate action by the powers rela-
tive to the abstract principle of Jap
ans having violated the law Of ma
tions.
Washington, Feb. 25.-Secretary
Hay has received information that
Japan has negotiated treaty with
Korea whereby she guarantees the in.
dependence and integrity of Korea. 81,
Washington, Feb. 25.--This is re-
garded here as one of the cleverest
Of the many startling diplomatic
moves that have been made in con.
nection with the whole eastern ques.
tion. The effect is to place Japan on,
a high moral plane, for it is under
stood here that even II she prevails in
her struggle with Russia involving
military occupation Of Korea, Japan
will take no advantage Of that fact
but will maintain the independence 81
the hermit Kingdom. et "a 'f1
On the other hand, the Russian note
complaining Of the violation of 10
rean neutrality by Japan, is believed
here to be intended to pave the way
for future heavy reclamations indeed
involving the seizure Of Korea ana Its
annexation for violation of neutrality
in the event that Russia triumphs in
the present struggle. Contrasting the
two positions, an official pointed out
that the attitude of Japan toward no
rea was very similar to, that of the
United States toward Cuba, when the
republic occupied the island with its
military forces, only to withdraw
them and free Cuba after it had rIa
her of Spanish control.
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EVERYBODY
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ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the district court of the state of
Iowa.
In and for Polk county. March term.
A. D. 1904. ~: ~
Clara L. Rockafellow. plaintiff.
Versus .
T. S. Rockafellow. defendant.
To F. S. Rockafellow: ..
You are hereby notified that on or
before the 26th day of February. A.
D. 1904, the ptition of the plaintiff in
the above entitled cause will be fled
in the office Of the clerk OF the dis
trict court Of the state Of Iowa, in and
for Polk county. praying for an abso-
lutte divorce from you, together with
the permanent custody of the two
minor children of said plaintiff and
defendant, alleging against you as
grounds therefor, desertion, cruel and
inhuman treatment and habitual
drunkenness. For further particulars
see petition when filed. g4 #
And that unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon of the second
day Of the March term, A. d. 1904. of
the said court. which will commence
at Des Moines, Iowa, on the 7th day
of March, A. D. 1904, default will be
entered against you and judgment rem
dersd thereon. aIlf
.. @u.s,. b. Dean Fuller,
- "A tforuov For ploinf{H
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SETTLERS RATES TO MINNESOTA
AND DAKOTA. wi

= The Minneapolis & St.. Louis R. R.
wi,pplace on sale each Tuesday during
March and April one way excursion
tickets for the benefit of settlers at
very low rates. Through trains daily
to St. Paul, making direct connections
in U MON Depot with Northern Lines,
giving only one change of cars. -,....+-
q For details as to rates etc., apply to
agents or address A. B. Cults, G. P &
T. A., Minneapolis, MINI.
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The Makers.

The great gods in their merriment ?
= Made man naked thing,
Tor all the winds of discomfort
And thorns of love to sting. 3.
They made him as a cord to thrill.
Vibrant to- joy and pain: 5f ~
They made him as reed whose VII
Is bent by any rain.
They made him as a glass revealed j;
= For every mood to dim,
Then gave him laughter as shield sgf
Between the world and him.
And gave him robe OF words to hide !.
I The naked soul, afraid.
And cloak Of jests that none beside EE &G
Might kno this man they made. ii
So. hidden 'mongst our kind we press
That scarce the great gods. know
Who wears the mask of happiness fla
Upon the face Of woe. "
si@@ &l.9. St ~ Smart Set.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-26

Editor-Dear Sir: AS a race man
I feel that 1t is my duty to speak
word of warning to the colored voters
of the Seventh congressional district
against graft and grafters, who are
irving to defeat such a man as Judge
Prouty for congress-, who stands 1or
right and common honesty. There
was never a time in congress that
Cant, Hull ever uttered word IN be
half of the negro. And knowing the
negro condition in the south and some
parts of the north, he was one OF our
republican representatives that set I'M
der the sound of Tillman in one OF his
great speeches against the negro ana
never raised his voice against It.
His own southern representative
got disguised and left the room until
he had finished his speech. Also have
clipping of Capt. Hull's reply to Des
Moines' negro voters in regard to the
treatment that confronts the negro
daily. His reply was this, that ne
was too busy and there were NOR
important things to attend to than tf
raise his voice in behalf of the negro
Do you want to vote for such mar
rs that? No, no black man that ha'
one drop of race blood in him should
t is time for us to look out for thu
race in general, regardless of the pei
son or party. l say, vote for Judg'
Prouty for congressman and if h'
tags in congress fourteen years anf
'oes nothing for the negro race, sa.
for one, change him."
(Signed) D. G. Patterson,
Des Moines, Iowa.
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SOLDIERS HAVE PREFERENCE.
|. 5Fs:s tx IL = :, E.} N"'3
Bill to Give Them Employment 10 Re.

Bill to Give Them Employment 10 re.
at M commended to the House.
aDes Moines, Feb. 25.-The commit.
Tee on military affairs Of the house
has has decided upon recomm enalng
unanimously lie passage OF the Bealer
bill for establishing the rule in Iowa
that veterans Of the civil war shall 20
given preference on all pubic, work
Or employment either direcuy BY lie
state or In any department Of the
state, service, and on contracts done
for the state, or on county and mdnis
;cipal work OF all A4nds The bill ia
intended to affect. the. large army Of.
employees at the various state fnstitu.
lions and In county; work of ali kinds
Mr.. Bealer and Mr.. McAlister urged
the favorable consideration of the 5bil.
and md It was recommended. The same
mmittee recommended two bills. Nv
Martin and Offll. both of similar IN.
tort. providing that the widows. az
spanish;American war veterans 81
'lyen exemption rights the same ga,s I
yiaows CT the soldiers Of the civil
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-26
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q, Z. vii, not prosecute, Get Wis

ird he will not prosecute. ue' Wa
somebody. o,ven h.
he K. OF P. at the g. A. K. nan iue,
ay night was a large ai1air. ANU
hirty.fiye couples were there ~ in oa,
ne. And was voted by all tne YES
lance of the season. ,.ter
Rev Williams is improving, after
iege OF sickness. a,r,,,,
ybole morning giving in my simpl
yay INV views upon the subject W
;orry cannot. ,,.,
Last week as I pressed my way my ny,
home I found ten or eleven OF th'
.olliest ladies sitting in almost com
,lete circle. Mrs. Emma KIDD was =
he head and a hot discussion ensueu
.hongh very pleasant. In regard C
,lubs. One thought OF a reading CIR
c,a each week. Now the H. B. 5. Is
the cause of this important fact, TO-
said club has dug deeper than sn'
knows for we understand that Is ths
nnrnose of that club. If so, may tne
day soon come when our ladies' Wal
insulate the example OF the Des
Moines club, which is worthy OF IN
sulation. / believe If Mrs. J. Johnso1
will omen the doors once a week tne
happy little band Of literary minds
will come blocking in.
The Sunday school is looking Tor
ward to grand time Easter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-26

Many School Children Arc slekiy.
L1other Gray Sweet powders for Children.
used by Mother Gray. a nurse In Children's
Home, EewYork break up Colds in 81 hours
ture Feverishness. Headache. Stomach
Troubles. Tecthing Disorders and Destroy
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THE BLACK SEA FLEET.
No Application Made to Powers fo'
Opening of Dardanelles. -

Paris, Feb. 25.-Rumors of negotia.
tons among the powers concerned re-
specting the passage of the Russian
Black sea fleet through the Dardan.
Giles are declared to be untrue. The
disturbance of the International equil:
ibrium which it might and probably
would entail. can hardly be matter
Of indifference to other powers be-
sides England. a,s.fs
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-26
NOTES MADE PUBLIC.
Replies to United States Note on Fa
~ .aEaI Eastern Question.

Replies TO United States Note on Far
~ ASA Eastern Question.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The state
department has made public the tex
of the notes exchanged with the pow
ers respecting the far eastern war
The United States note has already
been published. sas
Japan's answer was to the effect
that that government was prepared to
respect the neutrality and admins
trative entity of China outside the
regions occupied by Russia. so long
as Russia. making a similar engage
ment, fulfills in good faith the terms
and conditions of such engagement.
Russia shares the desire to ensure
I the tranquility Of China and is ready
to adhere to an understanding with
the other powers on the condition
that China and Japan observe all the
clauses Of neutrality and that the neu-
tralization shall not extend to Man.
churia, which is necessarily q feit
Of military operations s..,.
Z Secretary Hays final note, was a
notice to the powers that Russia and
Japan adhere to the principles set
forth in his first note s%
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What has become OF the old-fash.
Toned preacher who had q houseful
az children?
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SIN "a the mex: thing that has No
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them.

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/ Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth OF
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Thirteen counties IN Kansas are
without debt.
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To euro a Cold in Ono day.
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The idler is tho only man who has
no business In the world.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-02-26
TO USE THEM AS GuARDsHIPs.
Injured Russian Battleships Can Not
BE Repaired at Once.

BE Repaired at Once.
st Petersburg, Feb. 26.-The battle.
ships Retvisan and Czarovitch will
be temporarily employed Y at Port
Arthur as guardships. in which capac-
ity it has been decided their formid.'
able guns can be utilized to good ad'
vantage 1t has been found that the
necessary repairs to these ships can
only be fully made in the dock at
Vladivostock, so the vessels will be
temporarily patched up and remain at
Port Arthur until circumstances will
permit of their being sent to Vlad-
ivotock. The rumors that the savings
bank will not meet the demands for
the repayment of deposits In conse-
r"erra IF the war are emphatically
denied by the Official Messenger
PORT ARTHUR ATTACK RENEWED
Japanese Are Determined to Bottle
Up tho Russian Fleet.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 26.-Following
The dispatch Of Major General Plug
saying the Japanese had again at
tackled Port Arthur Thursday morn
ing and had been repulsed, Viceroy
Alexieff has sent in an identical re-,
port to the car. f$ ~
The fact that the Japanese have
renewed the attack is interpreted here
to mean that they are determined to.
bottle up or destroy the Russian fleet
ut Port Arthur in order to give them
selves freedom for land maneuvers to
cut OF or invest the city, or as feint
to cover q movement elsewhere. 9s Y
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Tho man who regards himself a.
only worm Of the earth IL apt TO-
feed on dust and do nothing but
crawl. II .$ X u "
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r. the bn,,er sends you an overmeas.
IRE Of c-sias. have him arrested Ton
.uuccy. --~-
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