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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
MAN THAT GOT THERE
HE MADE GREAT UNIVERSITY
OF YALE.
Timothy Dwight, Retiring esident.
and His Services for "Old Ell"-He
Has Welded u Powerful Influence In
Educational Affairs.
Especial Letter.

The resignation of Timothy Dwight
from the presidency of Yale university
will relieve from active duty one
Of the most celebrated men of culture
and letters connected with an Amerl-
can institution of learning. President
Dwight has asked to have his resigna-
ton go into effect at the end OF the
present college year in June, but every
effort Is being made to induce him TO
reconsider his decision and to continue
to hold the reins Of government over
the sons and officials of old Eli until
the summer of the second year of the
new century. President Dwight has
been the head of Yale university since
1856, when on May 20 he was unani-
mously chosea by the corporation OF
the college to succeed Dr.. Noah Porter,
who had resigned six months before.
of Yale influences. He is grandson
Of the famous Dr. Timothy Dwight
who was president of the college from
1875 to 1917, in the stirring years or
the new republic. Hts father was James
Dwight, merchant, and he was born
at Norwich, Conn, in 1928. He en-
tered Yale at the age of II and grad
uated with high rank in 1S49. After
graduating he entered Yale a second
time as theological student, and at
the same time became tutor in the
college. After four years of work
among the students Mr.. Dwight re-
signed his professorship and went
abroad, devoting his time again to
study, which he pursued at Bonn and
Berlin. After three years sojourn
in foreign countries he returned to
America and again became associated
with the life of the New Haven uni
versity, being named Buckingham pro-
fesscr of sacred literature in the theo-
logical school, 4 position he retained
until asked to occupy the presidential
chair, left vacant by the resignation
of Noah Porter. Professor Dwight was
also a member of the American COM
mittee for the revision of the English
version of the bible.
1t is largely owing to the personal
zeal of the retiring president that Yale
developed from college into uni
versity. This important advancement
was effected at the opening Of the new
year following his acceptance of the
Office, and since the initial term OF
President Dwight Yale has steadily
increased in size. scope and impor-
lance. During lis wise SUPPLEMENTARY
many new buildings have heen added
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
FAMOUS BUT GREWSOME.

There are some subjects that have
been too we'll thrashed out to enlarge
upon nowadays. Among these is the
Paris morgue. The small, cold, gray
stone building, close under the shadow
of Notre Dame, with the water flowing
round it down below on three sides
the Seine, through which so many Of
it's guests have to pass-has made a
deep impression on the mind of every
person with the slightest degree OF
sensibility who has seen it. Stepping
out of the bright sunlight outside into
that chill. stone-hagged, dimly lighted
home of the homeless. the contrast can
hardly fail to strike even the least i'm
questionable. The most callous in
stinctively lowers his voice to a whis
per. Outside, under the trees in the
garden, just across the road, little bare
legged children were running about
merrily, as happy and as careless as the
chirping birds in the green foliage
overhead, whereas here. AS you turn
back to cast last glance at the gloomy
building you will observe, cut into the
stone over the doorways, "Liberte,
Egalite, Fraternite. the legend that
decorates every public building in
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

II drawee accepts draft and or
ders the bank to change it to his ac-
count would such charge to the GUS
toners account require stamp?
Also, in case draft is presented and
accepted, which is duly stamped, and
the bank of the acceptor, acting un-
der general instructions, paid it, or in
case of a note, and charges the same
TO the customers account, should such
a draft or note, or the charge made,
REQUIRE a stamp? These two questions
we're recently sent to the commissioner
of internal revenue for a ruling, and
In answer he says that If the accept
ance of a draft is accompanied by an
order to the bank to pay the same and
charge to the account Of the drawee,
this accompanying order requires in
addition a 2-cent stamp as an order
for the payment Of money. In case Of
a banks paying note and charging
same to account of the depositor NO
liability to stamp occurs thereby, I'M
less some written direction is given
by the maker Of the note to the bank,
which is in effect an order to the bank
to pay the amount Of the note from
funus 20 the credit of the maker OF
the note; this order would require a
2-cent stamp. 1t is not the charge by
a bank to a depositor's account which
is taxable, but the order authorizing
the bank to make such charge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

cess@ul preparation and selection Of
jockies, coupled with his SILL in plac-
ing the horses in company they could
defeat, won for Mrs. Pepfcr lSge sums
of money in stakes and purses; and in
bets with the bookmakers. Stories are
told of big amounts being wagered on
single events, and it is said that on one
race Mrs. Pepper won besides the purse
something like $4,000 from the layers
of odds. When the season was over
many of her friends advised her to keep
the horses and to race them next year,
but she declined this advice and offered
the horses at public cutlery. She
shrewdly saw that the horses would
bring more money when their prestige
was fresh in the minds Of prospective
purchasers, besides she would be TAX
ing no risks on the horses dying or get
ting out of condition. Then she want
ed the money for a purpose and that
purpose was to assist her husband, Col
onel James E. Pepper, in again getting
a controlling interest in the distillery
that bears his name. 1t will be re-
membered that Colonel Pepper failed
during the early part of last year and
that Mrs. Pepper, who had money in
her own right, bought in the property,
including the thoroughbreds. Mrs.
Pepper, who has been the mems of re-
storing the colonel to his old position
in the distillery, was one of the most
beautiful women in Kentucky, when as
Miss Ella Offutt she was social favor
tie in Louisville, Shelbyville, Lexington
and other Kentucky cities.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
Fall Flowers.

In present offerings of swell retail
millinery departments, flowers are not
neglected. They may be seen in COM
bination with dainty lace, winter fur
and soft, rich, many-hued velvet. Fo-
liage is used rather sparingly. Gorge
Gus velvet roses with violet leaves find
very general favor, as do roses COM
bined with the lighter shades of silk.
The larger the flowers themselves, the
more satisfactory they seem to be from
the wearer's view point. In fact, not
a few of the present offerings out-na-
ture nature, both in size and brillian-
cy Of hue. Other flowers are popular,
yet none so much so as the rose. The
widespread vogue of velvets for all
sorts and descriptions of hat trimming
has forced flowers toward the back
ground somewhat, although a good as
sortment of the counterfeit blossoms
is an essential feature OF all well-regu-
lated stocks.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
Freaks Of the Mauser.

"Those Mauser bullets did some
mighty queer things" said a wounded
soldier the other day to New York
Commercial Advertiser man. "As long
as they were flying through the air
they went straight enough, but when
one struck a mans body there was no
telling what it would do. Sometimes
it would be straight through him,
bones and all, and go tipping on to
plug some poor fellow half mile
away, perhaps And then, again, it
might chase around inside him like
hen with her head cut off. I saw
a man who was hit in the right eye by
a Mauser The ball, instead of lodg-
ing in his brain, went through his
temple and down the side of his face
in front of his ear, just under the skin
1t kept on under his skin, leaving a
red track all the way. went down the
side of his neck, over his shoulder and
down his back. Near his waist it came
out. The man is getting we'll. An
other man was shot in the left breast.
The ball went through his chest, turn
ed down, went through his liver, plow-
ed it's way through the muscles of his
right thigh and came out near his right
knee. It's mighty queer the way those
balls 20 sometimes. I suppose they
hit bones and glance, but that won't
account for it always. Another queer
thing is that most all the men were
hit between the belt and the knee. The
Spaniards fired low"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
CHAPTER II.

Miss Patience had heard the thought
less words. She handed over the shin
ing garlands on mistletoe to the merry
girls who ran into the library for them,
then dropped her hands listlessly into
her lap as she looked far away through
the window-not at the holiday sights
without, but down long vista OF years
at a girlhood as gay and impulsive as
Gracie's and Nellie's own. It was not
so strange that they should laugh at
the idea of any one caring to surprise
Aunt Patience under the mistletoe
bough. nor that to their sixteen or
seventeen years thirty-five should seem
a period Of life entirely remote from
all thought of romance.
When hearts are fresh and sympa-
thetic and loving, as Miss Patience had
always been, the touch of years falls
lightly. But it had come to her once
before, kind Of revelation, this real
tzation that youth was past. An old
time friend, oneAof those overhonest
persons who must say the truth and
the whole truth even at venture OF
saving q little more, on meeting her
for the first time after lapse OF years,
had followed up her first greeting with.
"How you have changed, Patience! But
then you can't deny that you are no
longer young"
Miss Patience. who would never
have thought Of denying it, although 1t
had scarcely occurred to her before,
said she did not doubt that she had
changed.
Alone in her own room, she fastened
her door and threw the blinds wide
open that the Implying light might
fall as severely as possible on the face
she studied in her mirror.
It was a pleasant face and youth
full one. But Miss Patience saw only
the coming Of the crows feet around
her eyes, the tiny lines settling about
the corners of her mouth and in the
soft, brown ~aves Of hair the shining
Of Z few gray threads.
She wasn't weaker than most OF as
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Wordsworth apostrophe to duty,
Stern daughter of the Voice of Cod"
is made clear by remark of Admiral
Sampson, quoted by Mr.. I. N. Hollis,
in his essay, The Navy in the War
with Spain," published in the Novem-
her Atlantic. I'm a conversation last
fall, writes Mr.. Hollis, Il suggested a
method of increasing the pay of Off
GERS as an inducement for continued
good service and study, and the adj
miral said, No, that won't do. The
word inducement is bad. You will get
the best work out of officers from a
high sense of duty, and not other
WISE" No increase of pay nor pros
pect of prize-money would have been
an Involvement" to Somers and his
crew, ninety-four years ago, to sacri-
fee themselves in an effort to destroy
the Tripolitan fleet. The deed of Hob
son and his men, and that of Cadet
Powell, in waiting close under the
Spanish batteries in steam launch 70
carry back the Merrimac's crew, were
not induced by hope of pecuniary re-
ward or even by the desire of promo
tion.\ Terrors were overawed by a
high Sense of duty" They were her
bondmen-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

TIMOTHY DWIGHT, D. D., LII. q.
to the college halls, among the most
notable being Dwight hall, a dormi-
tory named in commemoration of T.
G. Lawrence, the Kent chemical labo-
ratory, the library donated by S. B.
Chittenden of Brooklyn, lecture and
recitation rooms. Many of the de-
partments of the university were in
creased in usefulness by large dona-
tions, and the number Of students al
most doubled the record of previous
years-never during the term of any
president has so much money been
left to Yale university. Timothy
Dwight is a practical financer, and
he governed the university wisely and
we'll.
President Dwight has been honored
with various degrees. In April, 1869,
he was pronounced a doctor of divin-
ity by the Chicago Theological semi
nary. Yale gave him the same title in
1886. Harvard made him an ILL., D. in
the year of the centennial and Prince
ton followed suit in 1888. He is the
author Of "The True Ideal of An
American University" commentary
on the Gospel OF John, Translated
from the French OF F. Godet, with
Preface, Introductory Suggestions and
Additional Notes." and is editor OF
several volumes Of the American edi-
ton OF Meyers documentary on the
New Testament" He is also the au-
thor of many writings on college topics
compiled for different magazines.
In an interesting article in the For
UNI of 1887 President Dwight tells the
public how he was educated, begin
ming, as Henry Ward Beecher advised,
"by securing the right father and
mother" The fathers cultured an
cestry is we'll known, while he says of
his mother that so strong was her
determination that her children should
be educated that, as l have often
thought, if there had been only one
school or college in the country and
that one in Oregon, she would have
taken her family there regardless of
Oil NIAlCu Al1co anu anu WOulU
at any cost have secured for them the
blessing which she so highly priced"
All through life President Dwight has
been an advocate Of the theory that in
tellectual stimulus must come primar-
lily and most forcibly from family in
fluences. He says:
Education is like religion in many
respects. The children of household
grow most easily and naturally in the
religious life not when the parents are
always talking about it and pressing it
upon them, but when the atmosphere
OF the house is so full Of religion that
they do not think of leading any other
life. And in the same way, when par
ents make their children sharers in a
true intellectual life possessed by
themselves and make the house full
Of the sense Of the blessedness of
knowing, the minds Of the children
Will surely awake to the knowledge
and will be educated as the years go
on. My own mind was awakened in
this way. The years Of manhood have
not done for me all that could have
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

wished or all that they may have done
for many others, but the impulse Civ
en- me in my early home made me re-
joice in the working of my own menta!
powers, and whatever I may accom-
plish or fail to accomplish to the view
of others I have found so much de-
light in this working and in observ-
ing it that am sure that shall never
intellectually 90 to sleep. And so my
answer to the question, How / was
educated?' ends where it began: J
had the right mother
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Life is made up of contrasts. IL all
things they wildly affect us, and are
made to supply much both of our hap
piness and wholesome dicipline. Sick
ness imparts an exquisite sensation TO
returning health, which the uniformly
robust cannot know sorrow gives
birth to Joy only the afflicted can
taste; and long fear and anxious sus-
pense end in a rapture, in the hour Of
hope. All the darkness indeed, of this
world is but to show off its light; all
its fraility to direct us to Almighty
strength; and all its short lived scenes
to prefgure what is undying and eter-
nal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

perhaps. Yet she had closed the blinds
little sadly. -
Youth is beautiful and precious
nossession to us all. Who is there
among us who would not for its beau-
ty, its hope and even its Ignorance.
give in exchange a goodly portion or
such store Of knowledge, experience or
success as the added years have
brought?
On that other day she had folded
away favorite gown or two as I'D
longer suited, with their touches OF
bright color and frivolous adornment'
to her sober years. But now she tried
to put away in some secret cnamper
of her woman's heart certain sweet
memories and few fond hopes. For,
like that revelation Of her lost youth,
came the consciousness that the sweet
est things that had come into her life
would ever come into it-were only
memories now.
"Aunt Patience. we're ready for the
wreath for the doorway" reused her
from her reHerie.
She hastily gathered up the green for
the wreath not yet begun, and went to
work making it as carefully as If that
were TIE day before a Christmas OF
seventeen years ago. and she was Won
dering if Robert Bently would linger
after the other guests were gone and
tell her the secret she knew he wanted
to tell. He had waited. She would new
err forget how he looked standing there
under the chandelier, and she had
thought him surely the handsomest
lover in all the world. Even now her
cheeks burned as she remembered how
slight had been her resistance when
he said: But, Patty, you're under me
mistletoe. It's my right to kiss you'
you know"
Why should these old memories
come crowding upon her after all these
years? In the afternoon she donned
street dress and went out. Sitting
over the fire all morning has made me
mopey," she said.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
CHAPTER III.

In another handsome home young
girl sat dreamily rocking before
glowing fire when the doorbell rang
Not callers, hope" and it was with
a gesture of impatience that she took
the card the servant brought in. But
her face frightened as she glanced at
the elegant script.
"Oh, it's Miss Fairlee! Show her
right up here"
Indeed, Miss Patience she safd'
impulsively, when she had seated her
visitor in the warmest corner, Il don't
think any enc else would be quite SO
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
TURF QUEEN QUITS.

Lexington, KY, Letter: The retire.
ment of Mrs Ella Offut Pepper from
the turf, after one Of the most brilliant
seasons of success ever scored by a
Kentucky devotee Of the thoroughbred,
is cons dered great loss to turf sports.
She had one of the best stables out the
past season. She placed the hcrses In
the hands of that astute turfman and
trainer, H. Eugene Leigh, and his Sue
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

YOU NEEDN'T SAY A WORD, PATTY
welcome as yourself this afternoon.
You always seem so glad to see people
happy, and I am very happy indeed
There was, by way Of emphasis, a
little wave of one pretty hand, and
Miss Patience was not slow to discover
that it was meant as we'll to direct at
tention to the ring that sparkled on the
third finger.
You see," as she grew more con-
fdential. will said he meant to wait
until tomorrow, but he couldn't, and
as the bright color rose in her face
Il am very glad he did not, for am
so happy"
Miss Patience went down to the
street again feeling that, in a certain
sense. her calls were likely to prove
failure.
There was furry of snow in the
air. and she turned homeward.
Il might just as well,' she thought
"for clearly l am not in accord with
the season, nor with other people.
She was annoyed and impatient with
herself, for, try as she would, she could
not forget that in that far-away time
she had been a little unjust to Robert
She had been proud Of him, ambitious
for him; but how proud OF him and
| how dear his success would be to her
| she had not let him know. And me-,
hign-spirited and sensitive, had misun-
derstood.
Twas nothing, really nothing more
than "trifles light as air." but there
had opened that breach between Them
and he had gone off West somewhere.
The letter she was tempted to write
and which. she left sure, would have
brought him home again fast enough,
she had been little too proud to write,
and now she did not even know where
he was. His own family had not heard
from him for long time.
Married, Of course, long ago. And
one would think me pining because
am not married, too, and at being an
old maid instead"
She laughed a little scornfully al
herself, and changed her mind about
going home.
Il shall Just make different round
of calls from that l had planned she
decided.
The next bell that she rang was that
Of plain, little house on plain. mar
row street. The weary face OF tne
black-robed woman who opened inc
door frightened when she saw who hel
visitor was.
II hope you will excuse me- she
said, as she took up the work basket
beside her chair. but my mending mas
been accommodating. and some OF II
must be done today"
Miss Patience assured her that she
would enjoy her call the more. know
ing that it was not an interruption, and
added, with laugh:
II suppose every one almost Is busy
excepting myself this afternoon, and
ought to be at home this minute put
ting the finishing touches on few lit
tie gifts, but thought could do it TO-
night. Are you quite ready for your
little ones?"
There are no gifts to prepare.
don't much mind telling you, Patty, w
have been friends so long. This yea
have had only my little income, and
with Nellie's illness in the fall. there
was only enough left for the bare nee
essaries. While their father was aliv'
Christmas was always such. q happ!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
HJe Only Chance.

Mr.. Buyer-Mr. Green. there seems to
be something the matter with the horse
I bought Of you yesterday. He coughs
and wheezes distressingly, and think
perhsps he is wind-broken. What
would you advise me to do? Jay Green
(promptly)-sell him as quickly as you
can: ies' like did.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
The Cheerful idiot.

"say?" asked the cheerful Idiot, was
it Poe, Tennyson or Longfellow who
wrote that ode to the laundry girls?"
"Perhaps you are abiding to Hoods
Song of the Shirt" said the literary
boarder. NO" said the Cheerful Idiot,
"I mean that one about Wiring Out,
Wild Bells "-Indianapolis Journal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
Where the Rule Failed.

Wallace-"The way to get a thing
done properly is to do it yourself"
Ferry-"Oh, I don't know, + have a
distinct and painful recollection of try
ing to enamel my bicycle once."-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

Suggested by the Chicago Times
Herald that perhaps Justice doesn't
understand the French language. That
Isn't the trouble. The bandage over
her eyes has slipped down to her
mouth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

War talk in France is largely for the
purpose of forgetting Dreyfus, but it
may some day bring to France the
glory of getting whipped.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

A man expects other men to show his
wife courtesies abroad that he never
thinks of showing her at home
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

A western university is teaching the
art of getting married gracefully. What
they want in Chicago, however. is the
art of getting divorced in that way.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
WHAT XMAS BROUGHT
CHAPTER I.

HE heavy rumple
Of the long passen-
ger train from the
West had not yet
died away, ana
clouds OF smoke
still marked it's on
ward course, as a
man walked slowly
along the streets
of a busy Eastern
town. There was
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

1t is only when man dies that
every one of his good qualities comes
TO the surface.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23
Courhinp Leads to Consu m ption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get sample bottle free. Sold in
% and so cent bottles. Go at once;
DELAYS are dangerous.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-12-23

A title makes little man great and
q great man little.