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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

But worst OF ali was the Knowledge
that Major Brown had raised his head
and was wonderingly surveying the
crimson hue Of her checks. and prob
ally even divining the cause OF her
confusion. This last thought was too
much for her. without another word,
and giving Gilbert Falkland only sre
flash Of her angry eyes. she suddenly
turned away and walked of indignant
~ towards the house.
"The wretch" I hate him!" she muir.
INJURED q moment later, as she stepped
through the open window Of Lady How
ards sitting room and threw herself
into q low chair. 4,.. f..
One contemptuous glance she gave
at her check book as it lay open on
the table by her sido, and then, a.
though annoyed by the very sight Of It.,
she took it up, and, thrusting 1t into
her writing case, locked the key an
grily upon 1t.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
Two Happy Thought t.

From far-away Ceylon comes a
funny little story. A tea planter who
had glass eye was DESTROYS Of going
away for a days shooting with a
friend, but he knew that as soon as the
natives who were at work on the plan
tation heard that he was going they
would not do a stroke OF work. How
was he to get off? That was the ques-
ton. After much thought an idea
struck him. Going up to the men, he
addressed them thus: ALTHOUGH N.Y.
sci. will be absent, yet I shall leave
one of my eyes to see that you do your
work" And, much to the surprise
and bewilderment Of the natives, he
took out the glass eye and placed it
on the stump Of tree and left. For
some time the men worked Industrious
~, but at last one of them, selling his
tin in which he carried his food, ap-
preached the tree and gently placed 1t
over the eye. This done, they all lay
down and slept sweet.y until sunset
Waverly Magazine. .r
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
ANALYSIS Of Instinct.

An English traveller in northern
Russia, telling how he made his way
through a forest after fall Of snow
simply by keeping that side of the tree
to which the snow chung always in the
same relation to his course, is led to
examine how it is that savage gains
the instincts Of his race. We often
hear Of "the instinct of direction" as
we may call it, possessed SO marvel
ously by savage races. People profess
to explain it in one Of two ways. 1t Is
either said that the Indian actually
does take note of the sun, the wind.
the lay of the land, or the course of the
streams,-which, as fact, it; IS often,
In the denee forest, impossible for him
to door else it is set down simply as
instinct" and this, although 1t Is
nearer the mark, is, in a sense, to beg
the question. Instinct, however 1t
may be in the case of animals, is here,
no doubt, hereditary experience. The
sun, the wind, the streams are influ-
ences, but only that. The Indian does
not consciously observe them. Just as
you, using an experience gained In
daylight. can follow without hands in
the dark a winding staircase between
the baluster and the wall, so with the
Indian in his forest. His "observa-
ton" is entirely subjective, an I'M
conscious impression, the sum OF small
influences, to which, by heredity, his
senses are alive, as the retina to light
pictures. In the same way had not
consciously remarked the lay of the
snow on the trees, yet the fact kept me
from going astray.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
CHAPTER VII.

It was two days later-a soaking
wet afternoon. Ever since early morn
ing the rain had been descending in q
steady persistent downpour, beating
upon the scorched grass. dashing to
pieces the rows of stately calceolartas
and geraniums. and converting every
path and flight Of steps into as many
miniature streams aud turbulent cas-
cades of seething waters. ~.
Major Brown, driven almost to des-
pair b. the depressing prospects Of
the day, wandered aimlesslyl from
billiard room to smoking room. from
smoking room to library, and at las.
sat down before one OF the writing
tables and hastily dashed of one or
two unimportant letters. His corre-
spondence completed, he directed and
sealed the envelopes, and was leisure
ly. aflxing the stamps, when his at
tention became suddenly arrested by
something on the sheet Of plotting pa
per before him.
What was it? With the exception
Of number of indescribabl hierogly-
phics and the impression of a line Of
more boldly written characters, which
had evidently been hastily blotted, the
surface of the pink sheet was perfect
ly blank. Putting up his eye glass.
he scanned them for at least a couple
Of minutes in absolute silence. and
then, giving a cautious glance round
the room. as though a sudden thought
had struck him, he advanced, blotting
book in hand, towards Enthusiastically
framed mirror which stood above the
marble mantel. This further scrutiny
was. to all appearance, even more Sue
cessful, for, as Major Brown held up
the strangely interesting sheet close
to the glass. smile Of satisfaction
Immediately lit up his face.
ITO be continued.)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
hat
Mysterious ), !;
Major.

should have been Just as reluctant
to have anything to say to him as l
am about this other man II we had
rot discovered In him an old friend Of
both my husband and your father. At
the same time I must say never met
anybody before In whom could place
such complete confidence. lie Is so
different from the general run Of young
men, who can talk of nothing but their
shooting, their horses. and their dogs.
''Oh, yes-he is very nice. Of course:
but'-Miss Luttrell paused for mo-
lnent-"he is not exactly q young
mani" "=
Possibly not The touch Of impa-
thence in her ladyship's tones was su-
perseded by one of distinct annoyance.
Neither" she added, lis this mystic
rious individual with whom you have
struck up such warm friendship. !
should imagine there are only very
few years difference in their ages"
"Now, Aunt Lydia. do not talk nom
sense! Major Brown may be as old
as Methuselah for all I care! And.
as for saying that have struck up
a friendship with him-well. that Is
really mean Of you!" Evelyn pushed
hnck her chair. advanced to the mid
die Of the room, and with her hands
clasped behind her. gazed serenely at
her aunt "You surely know that you
did more towards making that ac-
Quaintance in the ten minutes when
you talked to him last evening and
overwhelmed him with thanks for res
cuing me than I could have done in
a whole year! Why, II had not known
to the contrary, should have thought
he was the one person in the hotel for
whom you had the greatest respect"
"Yet, what else could do, when.
but for his timely aid, you might at
this very moment be lying famed for
life or even dead" returned Lady
Howard, with a little shudder.
"Oh, no! You did quite right, OF
course!" said Evelyn thoughtfully.
Perhaps nobody realized more fully
than 0erself how much she had to be
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

SeS~S~SS~~
ordinarily polite to a man who has
saved your life"
"Yes-that is it," said Evelyn lusu-
briously. j.
1T is very annoying-the whole al
fair has been SO unfortunate" pro-
ceeded Lady Howard with emphasis
IF it were absolutely necessary that
you should be rescued by somebody, all
we'll and good; but there Is not an
other person in the hotel whom
would not have chosen to undertake
the task in preference to that man"
Evelyn received the information In
silence. Leaning her elbows on the
adee Of the table, she let her chin
sink slowly into her two palms and
pazed out reaectively through the
epen window.
"still there is nothing really against
him" she suggested at length. with
slight though perceptible dif1dence.
'He--he is very nice TO talk to. The
colv objection is that nobody knows
who he Is, and that his name is
.Brown'-plain common 'Brown'-with-
ont even an e. to add little elegance
to It. And of course one generally
considers that an officer is at least
1 gentleman"
IAN officer? Nonsense, child! Be-
cause he calls himself Major. Brown.
40 you suppose that is any criterion OF
his position in society,"" Lady How
,rd spoke quite disdainfully. HE may
be- an officer, certainly-he has the ap-
,earanee Of a soldier-but 1t Is far
more likely, since nobody can discov-
lr what regiment he is in-and there
ls no such name in the retired Army
vst-that he is merely major of vol
a,teers in an obscure country town.
following q vulgar but honest trade
o. soap boiler or sugar rehner."
"Hs may be, of course. Pigs, I be-
lieve, may n.y." returned Evelyn. nib
bling the end Of her pen with per"
fectly unconvinced expression. But
there 10 nothing suggestive Of either
soap or sugar about Major Brown"
mo- do not. say that there is; but
I dislike making promiscuous &C.
Mr.. Falkland was talk
Ing about him only this morning, and
he seems thoroughly to understand my
feelings upon the subject"
"Yet month ago Mr.. Falkland was
quite al promiseouous an acquaintance
himself. It was only BY chance we
got to know him: and in his case he
had not even done anything for which
we were under any obligation to him"
was Evelyn's prompt reply.
.'My dear child, what are you talk
,ne aboat!'' Lady Towards tones were
slightly impatient. Mr.. Falkland's
Wa quite 4 different case. We made
hij acquaintance by chance: but I
: re ~ Il . . s j F. +. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

thankful for. But do not nay it is
my fault IL newell, If for the future
he does not merely take off his hat
and pass on with distant bow when
he chances to meet you!"-laughing
lightly.
No; the distant bow was quite a
thing OF the past, their acquaintance
was On totally different footing now
"a state Of affairs to which Major
Brown himself was thoroughly alive
when, haif an hour later, he CHANGED
to meet Miss Luttrell in the garden.
He welcomed her warmly, persisted in
showing her some new plans for a
projected golf course, and was still
walking by her side when a turn in
the path brought them face to face
with Gilbert Falkland.
$50 there you are, Miss Eve!" he
began by way Of greeting, utterly ig-
noring her companion. Il was just
wondering where the bird had flown"
The words were spoken lightly. in
the same familiar half-patronizing
strain which Mr.. Falkland usually
adopted towards the daughter of his
old friend. give minutes ago, when
was passing along the verandah I
noticed that the window of your sit
ting room was wide open. that the
apartment itself was empty. and that
check book was lying on. the ia
ble." u.
"A check book?" Evelyn nodded.
"Ah. dare say it was NINE"
$50 suspected" observed Falkland
calmly. "Are you aware, though, that
1t is most dangerous practice leav-
ing your check book about like that"
Dangerous" Evelyn laughed. "Well,
yes; suppose that it would be con-
sidered dangerous by some people who
go on the principle Of locking up ev-
srything,s from the wine cellar itself
down to such trifes rs penny stamps
ans halfpenny post cards."
yet check books; shsuld imag-
Inc, scarcely come under that cate
cory" remarked Falkland with quiet
sarcasm. but perhaps you have for
gotten our conversation of a week
ago7" he supplemented. with = stgni-
f,cant glance from Evelyn to Major
Brown, who was standing silently pass
ing his stick along the edge OF the
gravel path, an edited listener to the
discussion.
At his words the hot color rose
quickly to Evelyn's cheeks, mounting
to her forehead and spreading over
throat and ears. Like lightning her
thoughts had gone back to that mora
ing when her first encounter with Ma
jor Brown had taken place; and. %
she realized to what Mr., Falkland
was alluding. = feeling Of the utnost
annoyance took poas.sssion Of her.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
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true winter route, avoiding col.
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every Monday following, one 81 thesa
new Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cara
van leave Dea Moines Ten route fron
st. Paul Wis Oelwein) at s:45 D. n. via
the Chicago Great Western for Los
angeles and Southern CaDifornis Viz
Kansas City, and reaching Los An.
Heles the following Friday morning,
thus avoiding all Sunday travel. These
tours are personally conducted by an
experienced railway Official, who 90
companies the train to Sd stination.
Inc cars are well equip ..a long
Journey Sy and are as comfo @ the
Pullman Sleepers, while vice Il
only 70 for double bertA ~. so
from stations south Of WatA less
than half the price in the srd
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

Tho progress Of the construction
work at La Porte, Texas, the future
great deep-water shipping point at the
head of navigation on Galveston Bay
on the Gull OF Mexico. IL progressing
favorably. The wharves and switch
ing tracks are nearing completion and
the work ON the streets and on the
sewerage and water systems Is now
under way. Mr.. I. r. Holmes, the gen.
eral manager of tho La Porte Improve
ment Company and the La Porte
Wharf and Channel Company. Is per-
sonally experimenting the improve
ments. Mr.. Holmes makes his head
quarters at the Sylvan Hotel and WIS.,
itors to La Porte during the next six
weeks and before the time OF the first
general La Porte sale. which will be
held in February, 1900. should intro
duce themselves to Mr.. Holmes and al
low him to extend to them facilities
for getting a thorough understanding
Of the conditions surrounding the LA
Porte e1terprises.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
CHAPTER VI.

- L ID -. 4
1T Id very awkward, but then It IL
Just exactly what one might have sup
posed wsuld happen" Lady Howard
spoke in strangely perturbed tone.
For the past few minutes she had been
occupied in reading the London pa
per, but the remark, which was ac-
companied by a faint sigh, was EVIL
IDENTIFY the outcome Of previous con-
versation. III one has q particular
aRtipathy for certain individual, one
may be quite sure that, az ill-luck will
have 1t. one will be brought in con-
tact with that very individual at every
iurn and corner; and 1t has sust been
10 with Major Brown. During the past
tour or 1--WE days we must have had oc-
ession to speak to him at least q
dozen times. What with lending us
his umbrella on the day we were caught
In that thunder shower, helping in the
search for Sambo when you lost him
the other morning, and to crown all,
rescutng you almost from under the
hoofs Of that tiresome horse upon the
shore yesterday. we seem to have pass
q! our time in saying nothing but
thank you to him. Really every
thing has happened as awkwardly as it
could. OF course accidents are con-
stantly occurring; still I cannot mag
inc how you managed to get under
the hoofs OF that horse"
"Woll, yes It was troublesome Of
me. It would have been almost bet
ter II it had killed me outright" was
Evelyn's answer from the deep en-
brasure Of the window, where she was
sitting before small writing table
busily scribbling OF several notes.
But, anyhow, we were under an OBJ
legation to him for getting wet through
on our account the other night, when
In that pouring rain he found us a cab
after the theater. After that, we were
obliged to be polite to him."
"Yes-polite of course" agreed her
ladyship, twisting her rings somewhat
thoughtfully round and round upon her
fingers; "but you have to be more than
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
A Boston Man Pleased.

In conversation with some friends, q
prominent Boston man told Of his SUI
ferings from rheumatism and nervous
ness, and one of his friends gave him
sosce a,dvice, which will be mentioned
later, and which has proven to be Of
incalculable value.
To successfully act on the advice, it
was necessary to make a. trip OF over
2.OOe miles, but he undertook it, and
now thanks his friend for the advice,
as he finds himself fully relieved c*'his
old trouble and has returned to his
home feeling able to cope with his
business demands, new man.
The advice given was to 60 to Hot
Springs, South Dakota, and there take
the baths and enjoy the finest climate
Of any health resort in America.
If this man was satisfied after making
. long trip, those residing within q
few hundred miles and similarly af1ict-
ed can certainly afford to try it, or
rather can't afford to neglect to try it.
Ask any agent Of the North Western
line for full particulars, or write ~
j. Z. BUCHANAN,
General Passenger Agent,
r. E. & NJ. v. r. R., Omaha, Neb.
Il costs only two cents to ride on .
street car In Milan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

. "~r,, Southern ,n4tfe. Gomaanyw an
Mr.. Z. A. Carter has returned to resume
is tudies in State University after holi-
ay visit with parents and friends at
lchakinock.
Sliss Bessie Mason has returned from
poihleasant visit with friends at keo-
Excufa Burlington.
st. Lous. Thompson has returned from
apolis, \ Louisa county; he will re-
City. etc. te University Collegiate de-
tive literatt E'..'
Gent Westei, H. r. Wright spents
Chicago; W. hlatives and friends at
Chamber Commuarshalltown.
Ohio, or W. j. Beis visiting in Cedar
go Ellicott 3d., Bus sss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
StronI Glasses.

Mr.. Stubb-Can Sally see good
through her new glasses? Mrs. Stubb
Yes, John, but she says they ex.
gerate. MIR. S.u1D-E1aggerate, Ma,
ria? Mrs. Stubb-Yes, outrageously.
The other night she declared the moon
had golden rim and then she found
out 1t was her glasses that had q
golden rim. ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
romAHAwK or rEcvMsEH.
famous lndian Carried In Battle Of tn
Thaunaa In lRll.

6amOus 1ndlan Carried In Battle q the
Thsmes In 1873.
Sarah L. Russell. who lives With her
daughter, Mrs. q. H. Belts. at 1913
East Sixteenth street. Kansas City. has
the tomahawk carried by Tecumseh.
when he was killed at the battle OF tho
Thames In October. 1912. Col. William
Russell. the founder Of Russellville.
KY, who commanded the Kentucky
contingent Of that famous battle. was
permitted by Gen. Harrison to, remove
the tomahawk from the dead body Of
Teeumseh and retain 1t, and It has been
in the possession Of the Russell family
ever since. It was made in England.
and presented to Tecumseh by the
British commander at Detroit Sew
eral hundred towahawks were made IN
England and sent to the British COM
manders at Detroit for use among the
Indians whom the British endeavored
to induce to drive out the white set
tiers Of Kentucky. Indiana and Michi-
gan. With few exceptions these tom
ahawks were made rather rudely OF
iron, with the handles bound with
bands Of the same metal. but the enc
owned BY Tecumseh was made Of high
ly polished steel. with silver bands en-
circling the handle. It can also be
used as . pipe for smoking. the blunt
end Of the blade being made like the
bowl Of a pipe and the handle answer
ing the purpose OF q stem. The Brit
ish commander had several Of them
made after the pattern, which he pre-
sented to Tecumseh, the prophet "a
brother Of Tecumseh). Ketopah and
Topanabee. celebrated Indian warrior
chiefs. who bore conspicuous part IN
the battles Of Tippecanoe, the siege OF
Fort Harrison. the battle Of the Raisin.
and other. noted battles which took
place In Indiana and Michigan and
along Lake Michigan while the British
held possession OF Detroit and were
using the Indians as their allies In the
endeavor to hold the west and north
west country, The Tecumseh toma-
hawk Is the only one known to have
been preserved. Mrs. Russell has had
many offers to part with 1t. but the
relic will probably remain with her
descendants for many years to come.
Mrs. Egbert Russell, soon after 1t came
into the possession Of her husband.
showed it to Blue Jacket. a well-known
Shawnee chief. who was then over ~
years old. The old chief went into
ecstasies when told that the relic was
taken from the dead body Of Tecumseh.
He kissed 1t and pressed 1t to his bosom
and told Mrs. Russell he was too young
to follow his grand chief. Tecumseh. IN
the warpath, but he we'll remembered
how proud Tecumseh was with that
tomahawk beled about his waist
Kansas City Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

Inc b. & 0. r. r. will have 81 new
compound consolidated freight loco
motives by the last Of January. Fifty
were ordered in September from the
oaidwin Locomotive Works and the
o1aer oas Just been augmented By II
more: These locomotives, when COM
p!e:eo. Will represent the highest tyDs
OF heavy freight power.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
Deafness Cannot Bs Cured

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and thai Is by const.
tutional remedies Deafness Is caused by IN
inaamed condition Of the mucous linj,.s OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have rumblIng sound or imperfect hear
Ing, and when 1t Is entirely CLOSED deafness is
tho result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restor ed TO its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out OF ten are caused by caturrh
which Is nothing but an innamed condition Of
the mucus surfaces.
Of Deafness (cauaed by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists. Zoo.
Halls Fanily pills are the best
Every prodig al knows the fatted calf
story. jt
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
The Parrot Gave Him Away.

Victor Chevalier, clever criminal In
Paris, was run down in shrewd way.
He was known to be exceedingly fond
Of a pet parrot, and the police were in
structed to look for loquacious bird
Of this kind. After a few weeks search
the laxative parrot was discovered In
the Montmartre district. The police
kept 4 close watch on the house, and
In time the criminal appeared to have
an aflectionate chat with the bird.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
Grounds for It.

QUINN wore one of those new rub
Der collars to save laundry bills. Do
Fonte-Was it success? Quinn-No.
/ had to throw it away. Every one ]
met yelled ''Rubberneck."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
D.ilv paner for n : Ya.r

The Iowa legislature meets this winter. congress
and the Philippines viii lead to great results Tio
Des Moines Daily News Will tell ysu all about
these events and.all other news Of Iowa aud the
ton price, one year, 81; six months, u cents;
three months. W cents. cash in advance. Address
The News, Dos NOines> Iowa. NJ =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT,
Take Laxative Bromo. Quintne Tablets. An
druggists refund the money Ii it fails to cure
80. s. W. Groves signature on each box.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

The Nile is the longest river in the
World, 1890 miles. The Niger is $500
miles and the Zambesi 1000 miles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29

4 spain's Sunday Schools.
& n al Spain there are only $3.50
chillren IN the Sunday schoolA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-29
IN CnRH en-

No difference how cheap q thing ID
offered, people want it for less.