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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
COREETT EXERCISE.
He Prescrihes II Regimen for Women
Who Want to BE Healthy.

He Prescrihes II Regimen for Women
Who Want to he Healthy.
Mr.. James J. Corbett, whose physical
achievements entitle him to considera-
ton when he speaks of exercise and
training. tells what he thinks women
ought to do to attain health and beauty
says the New York World. He has not
too high an opinion Of the development
of modern women. and he. compares
them with the women of Greece and
Rome, greatly to the adyanta ge OF
those ancient danes. ,f4 IS (
A cold dip is the first feature OF MIR.
Corbett's regimen of women. de adj
mits that it may require some courage
on morning in winter, but he into
mates that after Il few trials women
will become welded to the practice. 1t
will Waken and invigOrate them as
nothing else can; it will clear their
skin and strengthen their muscles, the
great champion says.
After the cold dip he recommends
some simple exercise with oneponnd
dumb bells to bring the muscles of the
upper part Of the body into action,
loosen the sinewS, reduce superduous
flesh and develop muscular tissues.
Then rub down with a Turkish towel
follows and the body Is prepared for
it's days work. Mr.. Corbctt also rec
ommends hot water drank some time
before breakfast or hot tea. Coffee
bears the weight of his disapproval.
He believes also in mild milk punches
and advises the seeker after strength
to drink two day, one between break
fast and luncheon and one between lun-
cheon and dinner. He does not add
whether or not he takes this form Of
nourishment when he is in training.
Mr.. Corbett believes thoroughly In
lawn tennis, but he does not believe at
all in the way women act after they
have been playing. They should not
stand around OFTEN in draughts. the
great man says and run the risk of TAX
ing cold, but they should speed at once
to their rooms and take sponge bath,
followed by a vigorous rubbing down.
A cold bath, he thinks should end the
day
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
300 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper viii be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
HALLS Family Pills Csc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
THIS WAS M AN.
How the Fish Dealer Spoiled the
CoIOners story.

CoIoners Story.
The colonel is at all times quite testy,
and he is especially sensitive on the
subject of his ability as fisherman
The other morning he met his friend
the doctor, and lie was so red in the
face that the doctor was alarmed, says
the Detroit Free Press.
Hello, Colonel" he exclaimed,
whats the matter?'
Matter enough" replied the colonel;
but you can't help me-
Tell me, anyhow"
you know / went fishing day before
Yesterday" said the colonel, land
brought home IL nice string Of fish.
showed them to your
The doctor nodded.
well, last night" continued the
colonel, Il was telling some friends of
mine about my catch, when that infer
nal fish and game dealer who has his
miserable shop right around the corner
from me- and everybody knows him,
came up to me. and right befor all my
listeners stuck bill before Inc and
says:
f" Excuse me, Colonel, for intruding
on you, but / need the money, and if
you will pay me for them fish you
bought of me yesterday, it will be u
great favor
Everybody broke out into a laugh,
and before / could kick the scoundrel
in two, he had slipped away, and there
I was. feeling like af ool.and looking it,
too, I'm sure, and just because of that
internal fish dealer, and he'd been fish
ing with me too, and knew l hadn't
bought anything from his measly old
stand l went around there this morn
ing, but he couldn't be found. III get
him one of these days, though, and
when l do he'll wish he had tried TO
have fun with a sky full of chain light
ming"
And the colonel iabbed his cane into
the unoffending pavement, and the doc
tor didn't dare to smile.
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PlLFERrNcs CEASED.
proprieto. Doctored Some Lozenaes and
eft Them on His Desk.


I eft Them on His Desk
He was in tho habit Of keeping
odd cigars, chocolates and things of
that sort lying around his Office desk.
and the clerks, messengers and
office boy were in the habit Of help.
ing themselves without so much US
asking the privilege. 1t was some
time before he took any Official
notice Of it. But OF late he could
scarcely turn around before every
thi, g was gone. When this freedom
finally extended to the disappear
ance of q little box Of bon bons pur-
chased for his wife he began TO in
quire into il.
ats that boy" suggested the
clerk.
"Indeod, I never tech EN-" said
the boy. Every body what comes
along bites into every thing. y
The next day the proprietor
brought home some doctorel loz-
enges and went out to lunch, leav-
ing box half full on his desk in
plain sight About an hour after
his return to the Office one OF the
clerks in the next room came in and
asked to be excused for the rest Of
the day on account of illness AS
soon as the man had gone an inves-
legation Of the lozen 20 box betrayed
the fact that all had disappeared.
He rang his bell and the lice boy
appeared. pale and trembling.
Look here, III ", Essays he, 81
left some lozenges ona my desk at
noon--I hope YOU
mo, sir; didn't sec EN-
.I'm glad Of that" said the en-
ployer. ..Jf course, you wouldn't
have touched them. / was afraid
that you might have done SO. Not
that they were OF an value particu-
lurly, but because they were fixed up
for cat medicine You SEQ
But Billy suddenly boited for the
door. His nnceremonious exit was
imme lately followed by the en-
trance of another clerk He was
accompanied by Il man friend, and
both looked highly embarrassed and
uneasy. Billy had rushed in upon
them and told them in an awful
whisper that they had all been poi
soned. They manfully faced the
music.
..l-wo-that is
"Ah. ] see!" Interrupted the boss
You. too. have been eating my cat
medicine He tried to look seri-
Gus, but his is not a serious nature,
and he lau yhed instead. The young
men began to brace up.
''Then they ain t-were not pois-
oned? Billy says they were fixed
for rats. sir. know we oughtn't to
have eaten them. but
"Oh, they were not exactly pois-
oned, but lets see (takiny out his
watchl-if you'll go down to the
corner drugstore and take an emettc
you'll be all right in short time y
Both young men disappeared in a
twinkling, and the laughing old
pract cal joker leaned back in his
chair and lighted fresh cigar. ut
is well enough not to lei them off
too easily" he so iloluized. They'd
have got over it in another minute. I"
There are no more petty pilferings
around that Office. But then that
Office boy has never come back.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
AFFAIRS ABROAD.

One third of the women in France
are farm laborers.
In Italy thirty out of every 10, 900
people die by the knife of the assassin.
The estimated cost of the new Jura-
Simplon tunnel throuyh the Simplon,
Switzerland, is S11. 100000.
a movement is on foot to drain the
delta Of the Danube and restore it to
its condition Of FIVE centuries ago,
when it was covered with forests and
fertile fields
A plant in Sumatra called the Raj
fiesta Arnol Ii is said to bear the larg-
est flower in the world. Some of the
largest are thlrty-nipe inches in
diameter, AM the central cup will
hold six quarts of water.
T. b. Adams of Newport, England,
recently deceased, has bequeathed
100000 to be devoted to teaching
practical and theoretical agriculture
to men AMI youths, and the knowledge
of dairying and housekeeping to
women and girls
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
HERE AND THERE.

A Spapiard recently arrived in
Amaca, Mexico, and secured permits
sion to search for the buried trea sure
of an old band OF briganls.a He found
an iron box full OF coins near the foun-
dation Of the cathedral. Rumor puts
the contents at 100000.
A schooner went ashore off the
coast of Maine recently and the cap
tain and crew abandoned her to get
aid. In the meantime the schooner
worked off tue sano bank and sailed
away, going s.r,ral hundred miles
before being picked up by steamer.
A doctor who was passionately fond
of cards was called to the bedside CT
a patient. He pulled out his wa0ch,
felt the sick mans pulse AMI began
to count. seven, eight, nine, ten,
jack, queen, king, ace" The patient
Immediately burst out laughing and
got well again.
A custom that has existed for say-
eral centuries is still maintained in
some towns en- the lower Rhine. On
Easter Monday - auction day the
town crier or clerk calls all the young
people toge ther and to the highest
bidder sells the privilege OF dancing
with the chosen girl, and her only
during the entire year. The fees
flow into the public poor box.
Burglars lately broke into the house
of an old gentleman in Paris, and
after helping themselves to the silver
and valuables gave him q lecture on
lis wickedness in boarding up capital
yrhich belongs to society in general
The papers in telling of the robbery
spoke of a bundle Of securities worth
10000 francs which the thieves had
overlooked, and that night they
called again at the house, demanded
the securities and carried them off.
Professor Leslie says that water, at
q. depth of 362 miles, would be of the
density of quicksilver and that air at
a depth Of only thirtyfour miles
would be as thick and heavy as water.
1t is true that we are ignorant of the
laws of compression beyond depth
of paltry few thousand feet, but it
is believed that water at the center
of the earth would be as dense as
lead, and that q block of steel four
feet square would be reduced to the
size of child's A Il G block.
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OFF WITH THE PAINT.

An Artists Dip ON ,tic Way of Asking
His Sitter to Wa.h Her Face.
A young woman once went to the
stndio OF the artist, MIR. Healy, with
her face so covered with paint and
powder that every characteristic
line was obliterated. He was, Of
course. in u dilemma, says nate
Fields Washington. He could not
order the girl to- go and wash her
face; he would lose his commission.
and he was too polite a gentleman.
He could not lay the same paint on
canvas that there was on her face;
it would not be satisfactory to the
family. When the sketch was lined
in. he rose from his seat, sat down
beside his sub ect. and kindly asked
her ifshe was feeling as we'll as usual.
Surprised, of course, she replied
that she was. Miss Jones, you
walked from your hotel, did you
not?' Yes" ..And you came hur-
riedly upstairs without stopping to
rest9" why, yes, of course" ..Ah,
yes. Miss Jones; but you see. though
you may not be feverish, you have
exerted yourself so severely that
there is SO much color in your face
that fear it would mislead me.
Now, tomorrow, ii you will be
good, please battle your cheeks in
cool water the last thing, come in g.
close carriage and stop and rest
yourself upon the sofa you will end
on each landing: If you do that, l
am sure we shall have no more trou-
ble." The faint Hush on her face
when she came the next day was
perfectly natural, and did not at all
retard the picture.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12

THIS AND THAT.

During the tenth century no woman
was allowed to appear at church with
out veil
Before storing honey in trees, bees
will clean the tree of all rotten wood
an | refuse.
TIL. oldest guide at Niagara falls
declares that women are more cour-
ageou; than men.
The Greeks had a female deity
named Hygeia, whose duty it was to
keep the babies we'll.
A woman ov,r eighty years old has
been arrested in New York on O
charge Of having set fire to her store.
There was an "iroay of fate'' in the
destruction by fire of the plant of &
fire proof construction company" in
New Jersey.
In Africa Mumbo Jumbo is an IN
gallant goi. who comes once year to
fog the women WHO have been trying
to run the village.
Willie Jones Of Girardyille, Pa,
having lost his shin bones by blood
poisoning, has been supplied by SUR
geon with new ones Of India rubber.
You don't have to hunt far to find Il
licking.
pretty man is the last thing to envy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12

man, which startled him with its mar
velous resemblance to himself! In
flash of intelligence he understood 1T
all now. 1t was the likeness Of the
former owner OF the trunk, for whom
the assistant had actually mistaken
him! He glanced hurriedly at the en-
yelopcs OF the letters. They were adj
dressed to Shelby Fowler, the name
by which the assistant had just called
him. The mystery was plain now
And for the present lie could fairly ac-
cent his good luck and trust to later
fortune to Justify himself.
Transformed in his new garb, he lett
his lodgings to present himseH once
more to his possible employer. His
way led past one of the large gamb-
ling saloons. 1t was yet too early TO
find the dry goods trader disengaSed;
perhaps the consciousness OF more de-
cent, civilized garh emboldened him
TO mingie more freely with strangers,
and he entered the saloon. He was
scarcely abreast of one OF the taro ia
bles when a man suddenly leaped up
with an oath and discharged revol-
yer full in his face. The shot missed.
Before his unknown nssailant could
fire again the astonished Flint had
closed with him and insNnctively
clutched the weapon. A bricfvout VIC
lent struggle ensued. Flint felt his
strength failing, when suddenly a
look of establishment came into the
furious eyes Of his adversary and the
mans grasp mechanically relaxed
The half-freed pistol thrown upward
by this movement, was acciuently
discharged point blank into his tenn
pie and he fell dead No one In the
crowd stirred or interfered.
.You've done for French Pete this
time. Mr.. Fowler" said a voice at my
elbow. He turned gaspingly and rec
ognized his strange benefactor, Flynn.
II call you all to witness, gentlemen
continued the gambler, turning dlcta-
torially to the crowd that this man
was first attacked and was unarmed.'
He lifted Flint's imp and empty hands
and then pointed to the dead man,
who was still grasping the weapon.
Gomez He caught the half-paralyz-
ed arm Of Flint and dragged him into
the street
But" stammered the Mortified Flint,
as he was borne along, what does IT
all mean? What made that man attack
me?"
II reckon it was &C ase Of shooting
on sight Mr. Fowler; but he missed
1t by not waiting to see il you were
armed. 1t wasn't the square thing.
and you're all right with the crowd
now, whatever he might have had
agin you"
But" protested the unhappy Flint,
II never laid eyes on the man before,
and my name isn't Fowler"
Flynn halted and dragged him in
doorway.
.Who the devil are your he asked
roughly.
Briefly. passionately, almost hysteri-
cally Flint told him his scant story.
An odd expression came over the gam
bler's face.
look here" he said abruptly, II
have passed the word TO The crowd
yonder that you are dead-broSe min
err called Fowler. l allowed that you
might have had some row with that
Sydney duck, Australian Pete. in the
mines That satisfied them. Ii | go
back now and say it's a lie, that your
name amt Fowler, and you never
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12

knew who Pete was they'll just pass
Won over to the police to deal with
YOU, and wash their hands of 1t alto
gether. You may prove to the police
who you are, and how that id clerk
mistook you. but it will give you trou-
BILE And who Is there who knows
who you really aref'
mo one;;" said Flint, with sudden
hopelessness.
'And you say you're an orphan and
amt got any relations Twin that
you're beholden to:'
mo one" @
Then take my advice and be Fowl
err, and stick to it! Be Fowler until
Fowler turns up and thanks you for
it: for you've saved FOwler's life, as
Pete would never have funked and
lost his grit over Fowler as he did
with you; and you've the right to his
name"
He stopped and the same odd. super
stitious look came into his dark eyes.
Don't you see what this all means?
Well, III tell you. You're in the big
gest streak of luck a man ever had.
You've got the cards In your own
hands! They spell Fowler Play
Fowler first. last and all the time.
Good night and good luck, Mr.. Fowl
err"
The next mornings journal contain
ed an account of the iustifiable killing
of the notorious desperate and eX-
convict. Australian Pete. by courage
Gus young miner by the name of Fowl
or. IAN act of firnlness and daring"
said the Pioneer, which will so far
counterfeit the terrorism produced by
those lawless ruffians.
In his new suit OF clothes and with
this paper in his hand, Flint sought
the dry goods propriator-the latter
was satisfied aud convinced. That
morning Harry Flint began his career
as salesman and as SHELBY Fowler"
From that day Shelby Fowler's ca
reer was one uninterrupted prosperity.
Within the year he became a partner.
The same miraculous fortune followed,
other ventures Later. He was mill
owner, mine owner, bank director--a
millionaire! He was popular, the repu-
tation of his brief achievement over
the desperate kept him secure from
the attack of envy and rivalry. lie
never was confronted by the real Fawl-
er. There was no danger Of exposure
by others-the one custodian Of his Sc
cret, Tom Flynn died in Nevada the
year following. He had quite forgot
ten his youthful past, and even the
more recent lucky portmanteau; re
membered nothing, perhaps. but the
pretty face Of the daguerreotype that
had fascinated him. There seemed TO
be no reason why he should not live
and die as Shelby Fowler.
His business Il year ago took him TO
Europe He was entertaining tram
at one OF the great railway stations OF
London, when the porter, who had just
deposited his Dortmanteau in a com
partment, reappeared at the window
followed by young lady in mourning.
Beg pardon, sir but | handed you
the wrong portmanteau. Ihat belongs
to this youns lady. This is yours
Flint glanced at the portmAnteau on
the seat beside him. 1t certainly was
not his, although it bore the Initials
"S. f." He was mechanically handing
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
ALLEGED WITTIcIsMs.

She-When will you call and see
papa. He, nervously-I don't know.
When will ne be out?
"What going to make tour Of
Africa? Why, man, it's 100 degrees
in the shade there" s'Well, suppose
it is; it's not necessary for me to
travel in the. shade, is .t?''
WOOL didn't take any vacation
this year; didn't need one. Van
Pelt-But you worked hard, didn't
you? Wool-Yes, but you see saved
myself q good deal by not taking any
last year.
Ethel-Here is the loveliest house
coat that I bought for Tom, and he
doesn't seem to care for it the Least
DIT. Clara can tell you how to
make him value it above everything.
Ethel-Oh, how. Clara = Tell him
that you have given it a, ray to some
poor man.
She had met him for the first time
that evening at function, and half
an hour or SO later, when some of the
party rather doubted q story he had
told, he appealed to her. '.You don't
think I'd tell a lie, do your he asked
in somewhat tender strain. SWELL"
she replied cautiously, 81 don't know.
What business are you in?"
II wonder" said Mr.. Wedderford,
ssif there is anything in the theory
that sunlight will cure badness? I
have half notion to try it" 81 don't
believe there is anything in it," re.
sponded Mrs. Wedderford "You
have been right in the glare of the
lootlights for more than ten
years. and the closer you sit the
balder you get"
Rev. DR.. Fourthly, accompanied by
srs. Fonrthly. was making pastoral
call at the Schackelford dwelling, and
had uuconsciously prolonged his stay
until the afternoon sun was low in the
sky and Tommy Shack .lford had
begun to grow hungry. Burning with
righteous indignation and moyed by a
strong sense Of personal ill-treat-
nent, Tommy strobe into the parlor.
NAV" he said, In high pitched
voice, you'd better get gait on
you. If paw comes home and finds
.appar amt ready again he'll raise
cne darndest row you ever went
through anywherel"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
Do You Wish the
Finest Bread and Cake :?

1t is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is the
purest and strongest of all the baking powders.
The purest baking powder makes the finest sweetest
most delicious food
The srsngest baking powder makes the lightest food
That baking powder which is both purest and strong
est makes the most dgestible and wholesome food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself Il
the baking powder which will give her the best fooa
with the least trouble?
Dr. Haines of Rush Medical College Consulting
Chemist of the Chicago Board of Health says Royal
is only the pures but the strongest baking powder
with which am acquainted" #
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
OUT OF A TRUNK.
ny Bret Hmrtc.

II was slightly cynical, but fairly
good humored crowd that had gathered
before a warehouse on Long Wharf in
San Francisco one afternoon in the
summer Of '5l. Although the occasion
was the auction, the bidders chances
more than usually hazardous md the
season and locality famous for reckless
speculation, there was scarcely any
excitement among the bystanders, and
a lazy, half-humorous curiosity seemed
to have taken the place Of any zeal
for gain.
II was an auction Of unclaimed trunks
and boxes-the personal luggage of ear
ly emigrants--which had been left on
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HISTORICAL DATA.

The first newspaper was published
in the English language.
The Egyptian alpl 6 bet is said to
have been invented i. c. 1922.
Painting IN both oil AMI water col
ors was known in Egypt 1900 B. G.
The first recorded eclipse Of the
coon was observed ct Babylon B. G.
s2l.
The first rejecting telescope was
made on the plans of Sir Isaac New
.on in 1892.
The first recorded use of bricks and
mortar was B. C. 2s47, in the tower of
2elus, built at Babylon.
The use of the Christian era in chro-
zoology began in Italy in 525. 1t was
not employed in England until SIG.
Tarring and feathering was once n
legal punishment for theft. 1t is said
70 be found in the statutes of both
England and France about the time of
she crusades.
Playing cards were Introduce into
Europe by crusader about 1890 to
~nuse Charles ~. king Of France,
who had fallen into gloomy state of
snind bordering ON madness.
Bells were first placed in churches
obout 400 A. d. They were used. not
70 call the worshippers to service, but
- be rung on the approach of storms,
- prevent the prince of the Power
Ct the Air" from shifting the sacred
edifce with Lightning.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
Scared.

" !
The clocks of the city were point.
ing all the way from Lbs to 2,1I a. m.
1t was, however, long past mid
night.
who's therea" shrieked the
woman in the brownstone house.
upon which the electric light was
throwing garish glare as often as
once an9hour.
Il am a burglar!1 responded the
man who stood beside her with q
pistol in his hand.
Il know BETTER" she cried, .'you
can't fool me. You are my husband. !"
Can | not convince you?" he fall
tered.
Never. I'll teach you to come
home at this time -
In wild alright he fled. = Detroit
Tribune.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-12
A Necessary Revision.

Hiland-On account of the dry weather
the Keep off the Grass signs will have to
be taken out of the parks and reprinted.
Halket -Whys 3{6
Hiland They should be made to read
ssKeep Of the Hav.''