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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
It Is 1mpracticabie In rsoston.

The very latest fashion in uncover
ing the head as a salute has reached
Boston by way Of New York. 1t
consists in lifting the. hat from the
head and then suddenly thrusting it
straight out before you at arm s
length. On Broadway no other style
OF salutation is recognized as good
form. but in the crowded and mar
row streets of Boston it is most
difficult of achievement. 1t is not
unusual for Il man who attempts it
to not only smash his hat but to
waste ten minutes in apologizins to
the people who were too near him
when he executed the salute. 1t has
to be done with such a jerk to be
effective that one stands good
chance giving the person in front of
him notion that he has been sand
bagged, and it is difficult to explain
away an impression like that. Bos-
ton Journal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
UNDER THE BAN.

shadowcd the Clergyman, Whom He Took
for Burglar.
1T is not often that clergymen
are suspected Of being dangerous
criminals said Rev. +. l.. Metcalf
OF New York, to the Globe Democrat
man lately, 'but a number OF
years ago was placed under tho
ban OF such suspicion and closely
watched by the police for several
hours. had exchanged pulpits with
q country minister TO-. two weeks.
and Oh my return home had to travel
three miles in q stage coach tc the
railroad. On the route the driver
heard something rattle in my car
petDag which sounded like pieces of
steel striking together He at once
jumped to the conclusion that | was
a burglar, and on our arrival at the
depot hunted up an officer and inn
parted his suspicious to him. In the
meantime passed up and down the
platform with my carpetbag in my
hand, entirely ignorant Of the amount
of interest | had created The
policeman was also sure that was a
burglar, ana UnaG nad u COmnleLe
set of burglar tools in my vaflse. He
did not like to run the risk OF ar
resting me, however. but told an ac-
quaintance who was going by the
same train what he suspected, and
TO keep a strict watch on me and no.
tffy the authorities upon our arrival
in New York. The man followed his
Instructions to the letter, and ] was
struck dumb with amazement when
on our arrival in the city | was APP
preached by a policeman and told to
consider myself under arrest. The
officer would not give me any salts
faction as to the cause of my being
taken into custody, but said | would
find out at the station | was ac
cordinely conducted thither, where I
was at once recognized By at least a
dozen policemen, who laughed heart
lily at the important capture OF
their brother officer The rafting
noise in my valise hat had SO
alarmed the driver Of the stage was
caused by a pair OF scissors coming
in contact with my shaving mug.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
Headache Powders.
The habit of taking 4

The habit of taking s.h
powders is increasing to AM
ing extent among q great nun
women throughout the coal
These powders. as their name
Gates, are claimed by the man
turers to be a positive and 6I
cure for any form OF. headacis
many cases their chief ingredie
morphine, opium, cocaine or
other equally injurious drug j
tendency to deaden pain.
habit Of taking them is easily foi
but almost impossible to shake
Women usually commence TIL
them to relieve a raging heada
and. finding it successfuL soon
sort to the powder to alleviate
little pain or ache they may be T.
jected to, and finally, like the j
,phine or opium fend, get into
habit Of taking them regula
imagining that they are "a pal
they happen to miss their reg
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

'Tho Ola westerner Tolls what to 40 ii
tho Moment OF Danger.

The Old Westerner Tells What to 20 In
tho Moment OF Danger.
IA Washington Post reporter nude
the acquaintance the other day of u
hale and vigorous old gentleman who
was visiting Washington from the
.'rowdy West, as the old fellow him
self delightedly styled his home In Q
little Western town. "You fellcrs,"
he remarked, "who work on m ornin'
papers have to be out considerably
late at night, don't youPn
The Post man replied Automatically.
I ..Well, I've had to be out pretty
late myself many q time in my
career, and have had all sorts Of ex-
periences in the dark 7 said the old
veteran. "'Spose you go home often
when the moon ought to have shown,
but didn't; no gas light; every door
barred against you, and nights sable
curtain sabler than Tophet, haven't
your
! The reporter acquiesced.
Hear all sorts OF strange sounds;
signs creaking; cats catcrwauling;
dogs bowling; no place to run in
even If julius Caesars ghost should
appear. Isn't that soa' went on the
cheerful old gentleman.
These conditions were also admit.
ted by the reporter.
..Yes, know, - he continued.
been there myself. Course you've
been wavlaid in the dark; sand
bagged; held up by thugs occa-
sionally" he asserted.
The Post man drew the limo at
this, and denied ever having had
such an experience.
well, you will be, sure as shoot
In" went on the aged man from the
West. Men who are out late at
night regularly every night and
especially reporters, must expect it,
I've been there myself. I'll give
you a pointer, which don't forget.
my son. Never holler murder, as
most people do when the midnight
assassin steals upon you; worst
thing in the world you can do No
body'll come; people in bed will
cover up their heads and crouch low.
and even the constable will have
business in another direction. MUIR
der's,a scary word. just holler fire.
That'll fetch 'em; every window
within the sound will be hoisted, and
every body will tumble out in jiffy.
When you're assaulted. as you're
bound to be some day, yell UP a con-
fiagration, that'll bring a crowd;
holler murder, and you're a goner T"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
Lookout Mountain.

One Of the largest signs ever painted
IS seen by visitors to Lookout noun
tain. The ascent up this historic old
mountain is made by an incline rail-
way. Open observation cars are used,
and the trip to Lookout point, 2, zoo feet
above sea level.is made in six minutes.
Just at the foot of this incline the
laboratory of the Chattanooga Medi-
cine Co. is located. The roof Of this
building shows a sign ITS feet long
and forty feet wide that reads Me-
Elree's Wine of Cardui for Women
Some of the letters are twenty feet
long and can be read from the cars
while riding all the waA up the noun
tain No visitor comes to Lookout
mountain without having WINE Of
Cardui'' firmly impressed on their
memory The Chattanooga Medicine
Company also make Thedford Ack-
Draught and have an immense Ia bor-
atorv containing more than one half
acre of floor space
A difficult place to keep ones balance is
- fha hank
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

lineer Wfpd, his right arm being in
q sling. He had hung to his throttle
and had been hurled heels over head
against the boiler and pretty badly
battered up, but had slowed up the
train SO that it made the viaduct
curve successfully. AS for me, /
had brought up against timber
head foremost, but got off easy, with
no other injuries than my scalp
wound and a slight conclusion Of
the Drain. But it has left me one
heritage. When | have nightmare
now it's always the same nightmare.
and an overdose of Welsh rarebit 10
certain to bring down that avalanche
Of cars on my devoted head. /"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

came to was = Dig man shot through
both legs. He must have been full
weight by the way he bore down. AS
we came into. town we were met by
women and children, with tea, coffee,
bread and butter, and all the good
things needful for a hungry soldier.
The wounded man took piece OF
pie in each hand, saying: Boys, it
looks good but can'oeat it. /"
never saw nything in the news
papers about the heroism Of the ladies
Of Gettysburg. | saw girls, not over
l2 years Of age, their clothing covered
with blood from helping the wounded,
not mining shot or shell. Those la
dies were genuine heroines. God
bless them! How they did work r.
saw one nice, motherly- looking old
lady whose house was in the midst of
the racket; shells bursting in every
direction, wounded men lying thick
around. She seemed to forget all
about danger in caring for the wound
ed. A she'll burst just over her head.
Hooked, expecting her to dodge, but
she did not even finch; she seemed
only to think Of duty. thought that
true heroisn in the fullest sense of
the term. / remember there was a
field Of two or three acres Of wheat
just back Of the house, surrounded by
a picket fence.
One thing that causes me to re-
member the wheatfield more dis
tlnctly, suppose, Is on account of a
| comical incident which occurred there.
| One of our musicians Ia detail from
the ranks, whose former record had
| been good in a fight, broke for the
rear, things having become too hot
for him. He went over the fence at
1 a jump. 1 could just see his head
bobbing M and down as he made
time through the wheat
After the battle I inquired of him
| what he was doing in the wheatfeld.
| He said:
| ''Did you sac me? Was l making
good timc?''
told him he ran like quarter
horse, and asked where he fetched up.
He said he had only just cleared the
| fence on the other side when a bat
terry officer sang out:
Halt, there! Where are you go
ing?'
| II answered: sYou might be alb lie
to tell that by the direction / am run
ming.
..'Then have job for you, said
the officer.
Take this saber and stand guard
over a dismounted cannon
He was soon called away on some
duty, when / just rammed that old
saber in the ground and continued my
tramp back into town to eat pie and
| cake with the ladies'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
..God Bless the Band. /.

During the battle of Chancellors-
vile we were playing one evening
near fine old Virginia residence,
writes a member OF the 24th Michigan
band, in the National Tribune. The
ladies came out to listen, and for their
benefit we played The Bonnie Blue
Flag. and .sDixie.'' They brought
lights to the door and waved their
handkerchief. We changed from
.s.sDixie' to ..Yankee Doodle" linme-
diately the lights went out and the
doors were shut with slam.
At Frederick City, Nd, some of our
young officers asked us to go with
them and serenade Il family of fine
looking ladies. They came out and
responded by singing Maryland, my
Maryland They sang it with such
heartfelt patllos that we almost pitied
Maryland.
Frederick City seemed to me to
have one long narrow street; and, as
we marched out through the town,
our band played the entire length of
the street. The tune we played was
Gems of Niggerdo1n,' Z q medley of
darby tunes
The colonel often called on the band
to play a tune to cheer the boys on
hard march: forgetting the band
might be tired as well as the rest.
We wished to evade carrying our
knapsacks; SO we rolled up our blan-
lxets, made high roll on top, and as
orr horns were over our shoulder, it
nude it impossible to play on the
march. The next time the colonel
said Music we showed him how i'm
possible it was. He took in the stu
alton at a glance, and turning to the
qnartermaster said:
'sSee that this band have their KNAPP
sacks packed in one Of the wagons
after this: the boys must have music"
After that we had no excuse, but
had to come down with the music.
We had our good and bad days. Fun
ard hunger was the makeup of days
ard nights, weeks ana months.
Bert Sons was the life and clown of
tile band and camp. One day while
he was passing through camp some
ole called ont:
Say Bert, what's the matter with
your pantsoaa Gle had boiled them to
kill ants or some other kind of in
sects, and they had shrunk half way
tc his knees rs
Bert stopped, looked down, and
said: "Damfno. I've cut them off
twice, and they're too short yeti.
One cold, frosty night heard a
ia .lSet in the tent next to mine /
heard Wilcox say:
There, I've Hanl1ed you this time,.
What have you done, said |.
!: I've fianked those lice
/, We'll, how"
I've pulled off my pants and
Il rown them out DOORS
We'll, that might be called cruelty
to animals; but sometimes patience
ceases. to be a virtue, and asoidier be-
comes hard-hearted.
As the old First corps was the first
Ut the battle of Gettysburg, except
the cavalry, Captain Wood came
rushing back and gave our colonel the
order to get ready for a fight. The
colonel then turned to us and said:
Boys, fill out, and give us Yankee |
Doodle. y
Our regiment was into the racket
befora the tune was finished. The I
head doctor came up and said:
"Ihe stretcher corps is six miaN in.
the rear. and you will have to 60 in
and help carry the wounded. ("
Now things he gan tosiook dusty
the boys often said on
march: Left, left: | had agood hz
when 1 left.
A. T. Gongdoni my ehum,
made a stretcher OF fence boaY
vent into the fray. THE tirs5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
! Of your children boys?n 8.


Johnny Why are you putting camphor
on those fursa'
Mamma-s.To keep the moths out Of
tn sm.''
Johnny What will the moths do if they
get into the furs?n
!. Mamma-..E the hair off. Y
Johnny-.sW why didn't you put
camphor on pas head to Keep the moths
off Of it2a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
Disposed OF.

Syms- well, I see that all the burning
questions Of the day have been settled
Smyles-ssW Where did You see that"
commencement orations.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
AROUND THE CAMP FIRE.
LIFE IN TIE BAND OF THE
path MICHIGAN.

Cheering Up the Weary ararcters With
Lively Tune Heroism OF the Ladies
of Gettysburg - General Grant and the
Toll-Gate Keeper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
Made Grant Pay Toll.

"A new story OF General CIrant was
told the Pittsburg Dispatch the other
day by resident of Washington
county, Pa: '.Tll never forget how
old Bije Oliver, who kept the toll-gate
at Washington, on the old Wheeling
pike, held up General Grant for toll, =
he said 4Biie was annoyed a great
deal by the college boys who drove
over the pike.
4.They worked on his credulity,
promising to pay toll on their way
back. Many nickel had been lost to
the old toll keeper, for he was a
kind hearted fellow, and often in the
face Of better judgment RENTED the
toll until they returned. But the
boys, like that letter. never came; they
took another route home, thus elud-
ing old Bile. Upon one of Grants
visits to Washington, during his ad-
lninistration, q young Mr.. Smith, who
was then in college, took him out one
day for a drive.
As they came near the tollgate on
the Wheeling pike old Bile caught
sight OF them. He went out Of his
house. took hold of the rope and
pulled the pole down, obstructing the
road. Smith greeted Bile in a
familiar way and said: Look here,
Bic, we want to go on. You see I've
General Grant with me here
s.Bije looked UP with sardonic
smile. He had just begun to see
through the tricks OF the college boys,
and was not going to allow himself
to be gulled any longer.
so he replied: i don give darn
ifyou have General Grant with YOU;
you'll have to pay toll or you can't get
along here Then he added, in a
most sarcastic way with a leer: Gen.
Grant. you must take me for fool
...R Really, persisted young Smith,
this is Gen. Grant.
but Bile got angry at his apparent
impudence and said angrily. Grant
or no Grant, You pay toll See
ing that he was adainant, Gen.
Grant put his hand down into his
pocket, and after tossing him coin,
drove on, laughing at the incident.
He often related the incident after
ward, and it seemed to amuse him
greatly
The Iron Duke.
Once during the Iron Dukes CAM
paign in the Pyrenees, it happened
that General Picton's dispositions for
receiving the assault of Marshal Soult
displeased him. The danger threat
ened from in front. and the difficulty
lay in delaying the attack until he
could effect the change lie wished
He was, as usual, equal to the occz
sion. Waving his hat in the air,
galloped to the front OF a regimen
ii he meant to order 4 charge.
whole OF Picton's line cheer9
menaously, and as the roar die
Wellington was heard to rem
to himself: ..Soultis eau.
mander, and will not, attao
without asceltaining 1he
these cheers. That vi
for the sixth division t.
we shall beat him.
what happened, and
9 bloody repulse VA
county in SEQ
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
AskinY4he impossible.

Mlstress-''Onr style Of living is very
simple For breakfast, at this season, we
usually have buckwheat cakes and"
as you want ems''
Certainly"
IS any Of your children boys2" ----
s'One is a boy
s.Healthygn
Eyes, indeed
81 don't want the place Good-day,
mum y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
Mode OF Moral lmproy snen

Small Boy-I think I'd be a better
boy il had pony like Richie
Rich's.
Eather-Better, HOVE
..Well, I'd be more charitable. /"
more charitable, eh9"
"Yes, | wouldn't feel SO glad when
Riches pony runs away with him. =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

One OF the most remarkable leaps
ever recorded as having been made
by horse. was that of Chandler. an
English steeplechaser, while run
ming in the bennington cup at War
wick in 1877. Bells Life Of March
%. 1S47. records it, as follows:
chandler was following, there be-
ing two other horses and riders lead
ing. At the brook Chandler's rider
expected that trouble would come to
the leaders. Sure enough
they all piled up together. and with
one monstrous leap he cleared the
brook and the FOUNDER. = :
After careful measurement it was
put on record as being IL leap of ex-
actly thirty nine feet. st. Louis
Republic.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
An In dustr,ou, woman.

Lady wish you would give me
something to relieve my misery.
Doctor-What is the NATTER
'.For three nights | have not slept
wink,
II can perceive no physical oeca-
sion for your wakefulness. Perhaps
you have allowed yourself to worry"
Worry? Humph! / haven't had
time to worry; have been kept so
busy dancing. Tammany Times
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
Clusters Choice.


Enviroaed in the western w!lds
Our Custer stood at bay,
Mid savage thousands frcnzy-mad,
With lust for blood in sway,
Eager to leap as lions leap
Upon their desert = y,
To end the carnival
With carbine wolfe S,,,;;seen
TO rcnd the demon xM
And rescue fir III ~
Their brothers of
Around him on tn,
Slaughtered in
Calhoun and kco heir braves,
In deaths eIntl Feline.
Around him hosen few
Remained the blast,
SURFING and fin, for the sweep
Fate doomQ Is be the last.
All slain butSthcse within
That cruel ring enthralled.
Bentecn at lag, and Reno fed,
BY panic fear appalled,.
Beau Sabreur in another war
BY Christian methods ruled.
Preux Chevalier. but all unused
To tactics savage schoolcd :
check for some brief moments held
Destrnctions finaIwlve,
And UpsaroSl' Is friendly craft
His Big Chief hit to save;
Life, with the pleasures OF the world,
But with dishonored name:
y He waved tenn tation from his path
And turned his back on Shame
One moment. but n moment bent
In thought that martial head.
And then the glorious choice was made
Death with the faithful dead.
On rushed the howlins demon tide
Jove's fire was in his eye
: Tue us the rapier in his hand,
He faced the foe to die,
Death better far than all your years
Oh, fortunate Benteent
Thou craven knight. that woulast not aid
Thou III hell blazed we between,
This brother and his brothers there.
Doomed, brayest OF the brave,
With only one delnsive hope,
That We, Benteen, would save.
Oh boys in blue so good and t1ac,
They died within the thrall.
Fighting as only soldiers fight
When death is sure for all
Lost Murat of the cavairyl
Better a thonsandfold
The fate and glory Custer won.
Than furnished life and gold;
Annihilation in lifes prime,
Without a spot to mar
The honor OF a soldier grand
AS Henry of Navarro
Not in the ancient Paladins
Find We knighthood SO true
AS his. who made the choice OF death
With all his boys in blue
"A. w Sawyer. NJ d.
The Upsaroka sole survivor OF Clusters in
ediate command, went to the general an
egged him to let him (Upsarok1 show a wa
escape-the two only. General Custe
ropped his head on his breast IN thought 70
moment, in way he had of doing. Their
as q lull in the fight after charge, the encir
ing Indians gatherin, for q fresh attack /
lat moment Custer looked at CGrley, wave,
i'm away. and rode back TO the little group q
ZEN TO die with them
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27


The Lake Shore Route has recently
gotten out very handsome litho-
water color of the Exposition Flyer, !"
The famous twenty hour train in SER
vice between New York and Chicago
during the fair. Among the many
wonderful achievements of the Column
bian year this train-which was the
fastest long distance train ever run
holds prominent place, and to any
one interested in the subject the pict-
ure is we'll worth framing. Zen cents
in stamps or silver sent to G. X. Will
Der, West. Pass. Agt.. ChisaGo, will
secure one.
A political pointer-,ho nose OF the
You Don't Have to
go 1000 miles to reach the land
prune. The irrigated lands B.
along the line of the Uniol
system are capa bic Of prod
class of fruit seen in the
hibit at the Worlds Eaiz
stopping in Idaho you'll
on Your fare and freigh
first payment on you1
gate.
Advertising mattcl
ton. Address Il.
T. A., Omaha, Nel
When the wheel
tor t},p
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
An Echo from The worlds Fair.

A difficult place to keep ones balance is
at the bank Ei
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

1eA Au''l ~
Eager to leap as lion
Upon their desert
To end the carnival
With carbine wolfe
70 rend the demon
And rescue fir III
Their brothers of !
Around him on thy
Slang htcred in
Calhoun and kco
In deaths emf
Around him
Remained
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-11-15
Acres Of Diamonds

This is the subject OF the lee
ture to be delivered, under TIE
auspices Of the Oxford Lyeeual,
-Noaday evening Oct 18Th, by
Or Russell /. ConwelI Of Phila
de phla- DIR CouweH can dra "
u larger Audience than 5 y 9th
er leo'urs- II bis native city.
His work il PbiladefphE., as 4
speaktr and oTganizcr, semmds
one strikingly of the work Of
Spurgeon ia London. His
Acres of l'iamonds' is his most
popular lecture, and IS certain
TO please those who H. r il.
Can any Intelligent person sf
ford To fail tn hear all of the
Hectares provided By the Ly'
eeum fJi the coming winter
rne price Of season tickets is
very 5O~ averaging less than
dry eeats for each OF the spien
did entertainments On ths pro
-ran.m2.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-11-15

IL was the plea sure OF the
writer . few days since to in
spect the beautiful collection Of
chrysanthemums in the home of
Mrs K n Ls3vell Of the UuI>
vsrsity. II 10 beyond our pow
ers OF description to convey to
our readers the beauty Of the
magnificent display OF this popu
lar flower in their exquisite
loveliness and perfection Eve
~ color, combination and varis
~ we're TO be seen. but our "a
vori's was the pure white 'Seva-
nee.' at least twenty inches in
circumference Mrs. Lezvell 10
an enthusiast in her love of
flowers and equally as generous
in Wishing her friends to enjoy
her treasures. When ve ex
pressed regret that al could NOT
see them, she kindly replied.
that all lovers Of the beautiful
we're welcome TO call and en-
joy tLenT
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-11-15

OF Interest to Ladies.-The
scalp may be kept white and
clean, and the hair soft, plant,
and glossy, by the use of Ayers
Hair vigor. This preparation
never fails to restore 10 faded
and gray hair its original color.
Sold by druggists and perlum-