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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Miss Cora Smith has been compelled to
remain at home for some time on account
Of her eyes. She is very studious pupil
and il is to be regretted that she is not
able to attend school. Mrs. A. 0. Smith
has three other children in school.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Come and receive the watch to be
given away at the Christian church, b.
and Schovl streets, Thursday, Feb. ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

George !. Holt has been employed to
instruct glee club at University Place.
This is club composed of white gentle
IMAM and musicians who are willing to
recognize the ability of Mr.. Holt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Read our advertisements in this paper
aud see what good bargains are offered
by The merchants who want and should
have our trade.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Mr.. Call Pettigrew's son, who has been
very sick for the past few weeks, is no
better Three physicians held consulta-
ton, the case being very serious.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Miss Bertha Allen entertained few Of
her friends Wednesday afternoon in honor
her ninth birthday. Tafy pulling and
corn popping were the features Of the oe-
casion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Miss Clara Smith has been very sick at
hor home IN the south east part Of the
city. She had very severe attack of
ncuralia of the heart. She is improving
slowly, but is unable to be out at present.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21
TIME REDUCED.

Remember that the
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
Runs Their
Phillips Pullman Excursion Cars to
CALIFORNIA
on their fast trains. Examine time cards
aud see that we are nearly
TWO HOURS
quicker than any other route CHICAGO TO
Los ANGELES.
The Phillips excursions are popular.
He has carried over $4,000 patrons in
past fifteen years, and a comfortable trip
at cheap rates is guaranteed, and the fast
time now made puts the PHLLIPs-RocK
psLAND EXCURSIONS AT THE Tor.
a Post yourself for a California trip bsfor
deciding, and write me for explicit intorm-
alton. Address,
JOHN SEBASTIAN. e. P. A., Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Mrs. r. A. Wilbur of East Lyon street,
who has been confined to her home for
some time is much improved.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

IA special sermon on professional and
domestic work will be preached by Rev.
Williams at East Side Baptis. church
Sunday $50 p. m. Everybody invited.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Mrs. 8. w. Palmer returned last week
after spending several weeks in St. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

The big 1907 concert at East Side
Baptist church next Monday evening.
Admission 15c or Csc per couple.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Rev. q. w. d. Gaines, the evangelist,
will begin series of meeting next We'd
needay evening at East Side Baptist
church.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

+. Browns nephew, who has been in
the city some time, will make this city
his permanent home.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21
The Pathfinder entertainment was well
attended and pleasant evening spent.

Thea. NJ K. church began a revival
meeting last week. A Rev. Pharris is IN
charge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

All communications and correspondence
must be signed by the writer. Do not tail.
We do not desire them for publication.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Ifyou want the best coal in the market
order it Of Redhead at the Coal Palace,
3l7 Sixth avenue. 1-9-3-m.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Mr.. aud Mrs. Alex Wilburn's little
daughter is troubled with an affection Of
the eyes. She is quite young, but by hard
and faithful study has been promoted to a
class Of much older pupils. She finds her
greatest delight in school and at home
reading good books.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21
Announcement Cards.

/ am candidate for the nomination as city
treasurer CT Des Moines, subject to the deci,
sion of the Republican city convention.
A. 3. ELLIOTT
! am a candidate for the Office Of mayor of
the city of Des MONIES, subject to the decision
Of the republican city convention
JOHN MAcVICAR.
am candidate for alderman of the Fourth
ward, subject to the voters OF the various pre-.
cincts of that ward. Y. F. G.. MORGAN.
am candidate for the Office of mayor of
the city of Des Moines, subject to the decision
of the republican city convention.
F.C MCCARTNEY.
F. a. French is candinate for assessor in
the Second District TO succeed b. NJ. Rosen
burg subject 10 the decision OF the republican
convention. F. a. FRENCH
=. am a candidate for re election to the office
of city engineer, subject to the decision of the
republican city convention. FRANK PELToN.
am candidate for reelection to the ONCE
OF city auditor, subject to the decision of the
republican city convention.
THOMAS WATERS
am candidate for the office of city auditor,
subject to the decision of the republican city
convention. B. o. HANGER.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

struggled on and alter twenty years came
to write such superb English that he shares
with Shakespeare and Bunyan the praise
of having shaped our English literature.
And here is Africanus, the black chief, at
40 n cannibal and colossal lump of de-
pravity, but who, wakened by the teach
ing and example of Nlotfat. took on the
aspect of man; became the emancipation
Of his race; learned to read and write and
speak; learned agriculture and husbandry
and taught farming to his savages; learned
the use of the saw and hammer, and taught
his people to build houses and villages;
made himself scholar and founded
schools and churches and Christian homes !;
at 60 stood forth under the aspect of a
Christian hero--a veritable Moses for his
race. Heredity may hinder, but it de-
stroys no man. A virtuous ancestry makes
success and happiness easy, but even then
the birth-giits are only raw materials; the
successful man is the architect of his own
fortune. Thus, also, a depraved ancestry
gives poor materials and makes happiness
and virtue hard, buteven then each David
must father his own sins. 1t is response
bihty that clothes the soul with manhood
and elevates it above things"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

And not only next Tuesday, but on
every Tuesday during the winter one of
those handsome Pullman Tourist sleeping
cars will leave Minneapolis via. the Chi
cago Great Western (Maple Leaf Route)
and run throughh to Los Angeles without
change, via. Kansas City and the Santa
Fe Route. These cars are complete In
every respect. supplied with curtains, bed
dIngs and pillows, and in charge of
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Miss Belle Jones is very sick and her
parents and relatives and friends are
alarmed at her condition which is very
serious She has had several slight hem
orrhages. She is a very industrious
Young lady and her Illness is dine mainly
10 oYertaxing herself physically.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

A grand surprise was given Rev. DR..
Williams at 12O East Locust street
Wednesday evening led by Miss Blanche
Renix and Miss Ella Ferguson, together
with host of friends, who left table in
the kitchen grooming under the weight Of
-four. coffee, lard, sugar, canned fruit, etc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

II you ask soma men for a few dollars
advertisements, they will tell you that it
don't pay and that no one reads the adj
rertisernents, but you catch the same man
with his arm around some other mans
wife. the same as we did few nights ago,
and il the Office were seven miles high
that same man would climb the stairs,
and beg the editor to keep the matter
still. etc. And yet no one reads the local
papers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

II any one thinks this can be accom-
plished without talent he or she is mis-
taken. There is no grander place to dis
play kindness, and frugality and useful
ness aud good manners than at home.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Rev. T. A. Clark made q speech at the
court house Tuesday evening. IT was
..stunner.n The ladies were shocked at
his illustrations and VOW they will never
attend another meeting where Rev.
Clark is down for a speech. The men
were surprised and chagrined at his re-
marks. Rev. Clark is great politician
and if he does not know more about the
..sky-pilot' business than he does politics
be must do a poor business. During the
gubernatorial contest he is alleged to have
gotten pair Of pants out of the cam
paign and it is now supposed that he's in
dustriously working for a pair sus-
penders.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

Geo. H. Siddon, n colored man, is one
Of the leading florists of Baltimore. He
has eighteen employees. all colored." The
above clipping shows how Afro-Ameri-
cans are trying to assist one another when
placed in position to do SO. The ex-
changes are full of such accounts. 1t is
only occasionally that one is found who
has the temerity 10 disown the race OF
which he is member. In public and
private the loyal man will not forget to do
his plain duty. We would respectfully
call the attention of Constable C. S. Stew
art 10 the above quotation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

But the place where the men and wo-
men, young and old, will tind the greatest
field Of usefulness, calling into play the
brain and heart is in the home around
the freside.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

The man who works and tolls to get a
home and make his life and that OF his
family happy is q great man, And the
woman who stands by him through the
struggles is great woman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-21

There are few persons with an exiguity
of intellect who insist on making display
of their good manners and great kindness
and love for wife and child while at some
large public gathering. The moment the
door closes, their disposition is found to be
really antipodal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
Picture Of n Sea Fight,

Instantaneous photography has
made it easy today for mon with lit
tie knowledge of seamanship to place
ships and boats under sail in pic
ture, but in early days the power of
doing so correctly was limited to q
few men like Stanfield and Captain
Beeohy, r. N.
The difficulty Of obtaining any
thing like reliable description of O
sea fight, even from those who had
taken part in 1t, was, according to
Stantield, very great, and he told us
how, when planning his picture Of
"The Battle of Trafalgar" ho ap.
piled to Captain Hardy for advice as
to the position of the Victory, Har-
dy's answer being that, owing to
tho smoke. it was impossible during
the height of the action to see bo-
yond the ships alongside, adding, II
am about the worst man you could
come to, for some time before that
which your picture represents the
victory tiller ropes had been shot
away, and 1 was below in the steer
age attending to them and the helm,
and down there we knew SO little
of what was going on that we con-
tinued to load and fro ono of her
storm guns until ordered from the
deck to stop because we were firing
into one of our own ships"
Like Loutherbourg, Stanfield had
been at sea as young man, while
both owed much of their facility
and power of composing subject
to their early training in the scene
loft. But l think Loutherbourg
greatly surpassed Stanfield as a
craftsman and in knowledge Of ma
val architecture Bar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09

Now and again we arc startled to
find how tho ago relishes still an old
fashioned romance if written with II
new fashioned vigor and directnoss; /;
how quaint and simple and lovely
things, as well as what is altogether
modern and analytic and painful,
bring our most judicious friends
crowding, purses in hand, to the
bookstalls, and for awhile we arc
puzzled to see wornout styles and
past modes revived. But we do not
let these things seriously disturb our
study of prevailing fashions. These
books of adventure arc not at all, we
assure ourselves, in tho true spirit
of the age, with its realistic knowl-
edge of what men really do and
think and purpose, and the taste for
them must be only for the moment
or in jest. We need not let our sur.
prise at occasional lurries and vari.
ations in tEe literary market cloud
or discredit our analysis of tho real
tasto of the day or suffer ourselves
to be betrayed into writing ro.
mances, however much we might
rejoice to bo delivered from the
drudgery of sociological study and
mado free to go aiold with our i'm
aginations upon joyous search for
hidden treasure or knightly advon-
turo. o.--Professor Woodrow Wilson in
Century.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
.ATToR N EYS'
That "Loveiy" Word ..uousekeeper.

/ am glad you have discovered
how much that is lovely as woll as
useful that word housckecpor means.
Tho nero providing of beds, meals,
etc, is worry small part of the
work. Tho homomaking, the COM
fort, the sympathy, the grace and
atmosphere that n true woman can
provide arc the noble parts, and thoy
embrace all that is helpful for soul
as well as body. / wish our girls
would sec this and set about being
true housekeepers, Mrs. Ripley used
to rock her baby's cradle, shell
peas or sew and fit class of young
mon for college at the Same time.
Ono can discuss Greek poetry and
chop meat, as saw her doing once
with Mr., Emerson and Margaret
Fuller, and the one task ennobled
the other because it was duty
From One of Louisa NJ. Aloott's I'm.
Iettors in Iadiaai Hanna
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
Painless Bullets,

Steel coated rifle bullets for the
new magazine guns cause worry little
pain, says DR.. Delormo, surgeon in
chief of tho Fronch army, During
tho riots at Fourmios one man was
wounded so badly as to be paralyz.
od, but did not suspect that he had
been shot until ho saw blood stains
on his clothing. Ono shot through
the leg only felt n slight shivor an
othcr, shot through tho arm, felt his
elbow twitch and closed his fist me-
chnnically. At short range, 100 to
$50 yards, the bullets arc apt to OK.
plodo and to do serious mischief.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09

A GEORGIA soNa.


Thero's lots o. fun in livin In tho country oil
aroun
When the frost is In tho furrow an tho green
Is turnin brown,
When the days aro cool and crispy an the
nights have brighter stars,
With tinhle, tinkle o. the bells across the
pasture bars.
No uso In wishin'
whilo tho ~cather's flno for Hshin;
No use In sigbip
When the pnrtridges arc nyin;
There's 6sh that's for tho ketcbin
An deer hides needin stretchin
An honey for tho fotchin
Every day.
There's lots o. fun in livin when the woods are
full o. haze
An you hear tho fiddle singin where the cabin
fires blaze;
When the girls nro candy pullin, IN they 'yo
robbed the honey bees,
An you're dancin when you want to, an you 're
spnrkin whom you please.
No use In grievin
When the girls orc 80 beliovin:
No uso In pinin
When tho eyes o. love arc shinin;
There's cider for tho maxim
An hiok'ry nuts for shalsin,
An sweethoarts for tho talSin,
Every dayl
Oh the whrrin O. tho partridge nn the bound.
In o. tho buck
Tho trocin o. the possum nn tho rabbits foot
for luClki
The bnrltin o. tho. squirrels ON the oah an
hiclI'ry trees:
You strike ON when you want to an you ketch
'em when you pleased
No use In wishin
When the weather's flno for flshin
No uso In runnin
When there's game enough for gunnin |;
Milk nm honey flowin,
Hunters horn a-blowin;
Don't care IL It's a-snowin
Every dnyi
IF. L, 3. In Atlanta Constitution
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
srulled Ills Tas,e For Ilesh.

A man who has made n careful
study of tho habits of animals and
birds, and who firmly believes that
birds think and are controlled by
brain action in n great measure
about, if otquito asInuch as human
beings, and not by the "overrated
instinct told n few nights ago Of
tho odd effect natural history had on
him.
"Do you know" said he, that
since l learned that birds and man.
mails think l have had sort of
spleen against flesh? When l cat q
partridge, think of tho bird S wiles
used in its endeavors to escape the
hunters merciless shot, 1t is tire
same with the ducks, turkey, deer
and beeves and all other flesh, but
not fish. / have tho dread or feeling
that / am eating a rational being. /
think that if vegetarianism over be.
comes universal it will DO when we
understand tho thoughts of birds
and mammals and are able to con-
verso with them. We are just now
entering on wonderful field of re-
search. We have found tho door to
real natural history knowledge, and
wo are now cropping for the key.
hole. New York Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
Stag and Snake.

There Is no beast in tho world to
which moro legendary virtues are
attributed than tho stag, partly
owing to tho talo of st. Hubert,
partly to supposed antipathy of
stags toward serpents, partly to a
peculiar mass of gristle in the shape
of cross which is found in tho ami
mails heart. A whole book might
be written on tho miraculous power
of the heart and the efficacy of diff.
ferent parts of him against tho trou-
bles of this evil world. Fouilloux,
In tho sixteenth century, gives q
long list, and Master Robert Topsel
fills page upon page with thcm, but
our author in his solid English fash
ion is chary of accepting such stories.
Mon say. he admits, that when o
stag is right old he beateth SER
pent with his foot till she be wroth,
and then eateth her, and thon goeth
to drink, and then runnoth hither
and thither till the water and venom
be meddled together, and maketh
him cast all his evil humors that ho
had in his body, and maketh his
flesh como all now; but, he adds,
with tho solomnity of Horodotus
bimsolf, "thereof maku l mono af-
firmation." And this phrase occurs
again and again. for tho Comte de
Folk Is too great and noble hunter
that any assertion of his should be
laughed at.--Macmillan Magazine
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
Kleptonania.

A woll dressed, middle aged wo-
man, living in tony noighborhood
and tho wifo of man earning $15,-
900 per year. was arrested for steal
ing 10 cent bottlo of perfumery
from a Now York store tho other
day, and on searching her they found
gloves, hosiery, a dress pattern,
iaoes, bairpins, cakes of sohp, rib.
bons, silvcrware, photographs and
beoks-50 different articles in all,
but tho wbolo not amounting to the
yalue of SIS. We ridicule tho idea of
kleptomnria. and yet what could
possess such woman 70 pick up NIL
tbat cboapstuff as q shoplifter whea
shs had 5000 in her purse to buy
what she wpntod9 She simply saw
and coveted. and the covetous feol-
ing outweighod all tho dangers of
detection and loss of social position,
Detroit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
During the Summer Months

OullllS Jll6 oulIlLl6T pn OIlJllS
When old mercury reaches the
hundreds your one desire will be
to reach a cool shady spot, where
the refreshing breezes will fan your
fevered brow and lull your weary
body to rest. There is but one
place OF this kind within easy reach
for those living on the line Of the
Buckeye Route and that is Putin.
Bay. The new hotel Victory will
be opened by June Goth and the
management will be of the most
liberal and progressive character,
insuring our patrons a pleasant
place to live and recuperate during
the sun mer months. The Hotel is
a magnificent affair, its furnishings
and Accommodations most luxurious,
while the bathing, tobogganing and
fishing facilities cannot be eXcelled.
Low excursion rates will be in ef-
feet and tickets placed on sale al
all stations Of the G. III. V. e. +. Ry
during the season to Put-In-Bay
and return.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
rho n1en.e pepartmont Of 1e1g.


The following arc among somo Of
tho samples of items that the New
York Journal predicts will appear
in the mems columns of the news.
papers of 1915;
"Henry w. wishes to know if it is
proper for young lady whom no
has met but three times, and who
has asked him to dance with hor, to
squeeze his hand while waltzing. 1t
is generally wiser for young men to
ignore such imrertinence, but if the
young woman-we will not call her
q lady--persist in her behavior he
should quietly request her to take
him back to his father or unolo, and
under no circumstances should he
dance with her again or acoept-an
invitation to accompany her to a
straw ride, storeoptioon entertain.
ment or any other place which af-
fords opportunities for Irritation.
willie d. wishes TO know what
is expected of him at leap year So
oiable. He should certainly be par
ticular to invite every young lady
who has been polito to him during
the winter to dance at least once,
and he should take down to supper
the one whom ho hopes to 10 polite
to him during tho season just at
hand. He should remember, more-
over, that on such occasions as this
little politencss shown to the
mothers and aunts will not be
thrown away"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-09
Material For Roads,

People don't always know what
they've got, and have TO send cut some-
times for other people, who have been
Taught something, to tell them. We had
one bad stretch of clay that went around
hill that was considered about as
worthless piece of land as there was
anywhere about. Professor Votey came
to see MS ono day aud told us to dig into
that hill and spread 1t out on that clay
road, and we did, and tho limo in 1t
has given us road as hard as asphalt
and that will stand $4,000 pounds. 1t
was "the stone which the builders ro'
jected" There's sand heap, or stone
heap, or heap Of something that will
be just what You want If you will only
look for 1t and bo wise enough to know
it when you see it. t.-Ex- Governor Fuller
OF Vermont