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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
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MR.. HOZZENBECK INTER.
VIEW.

Mr.. Hollenbeck explained to a report
er yesterday afternoon his plans for
the removal of the old building. THE
removal of large NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
many times larger than the court
house-for considerable distances, has
been accomplished 30 many times in
recent years. he said that there
seems little occasion for assuring the
public that we mean just what we say.
and can accomplish the task without
trouble. Why, we could just as easily
move the capitol from its present site.
It's simply matter of applying engl-
neering mathematics and using SUI
ficient power. In the case OF the court
house, it is not difficult. l have been
working for two weeks on the propo'
sition. l have examined the old court
house carefully and find it is in such
condition that there will be no diff
ficulty in removing it. The methods,
briefly, that we should employ in this
work is this: We would cut series
of holes about a foot square through
the lower wall of the building at inter-
yals of about two feet, entirely around
the structure. In these we would set
square timbers running under the
building like the joist in floor, but
long enough to extend short distance
outside the walls. Then under this
series Of timber we would place another
set at right angles to them. Then
rows of jacks would be placed under
all of these timbers, inside and outside
walls, and tho building would be rails
ed from the old foundation. Either
common or hydraulic jacks could De
used: in this work it would probably
be necessary to use other than COM
mon screw jacks. The two sets OF tim
bers, running at right angles to each
other, would assure against the walls
spreading and would afford just as safe
q foundation as that on which the
building has stood since it was built.
When It was raised sufficiently it would
be placed on rollers and by application
of jacks would be slowly moved from
the old foundation to the new location.
We have moved numerous brick build
ing some of them much more difficult
for such handling than the court house.
The arrangement of the wall OF the
court house is such that we woulc not
be compelled to use as large timbe's
as would be required in many smaller |
We would move the vaults |
along with the rest Of the structure.
When it was placed in the new location
we would build such foundation as
was required. and let the building
down to it. The structure is in such
condition that there would be no
trouble whatever about it's removal.
We make this proposition as matter
Of business, after the most careful ex-
animation and estimates, and if we
are given the contract will furnish
whatever bond the supervisors nj y
demand
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
site = I, cost which cannot IS III. thar

site - ! cost which cannot be less than
$500 600? n
The responsibility Of Hollenbeck
Bros. i beyond question. Every fl
nancial institution Of the city would be
willing to vouch for them. To show
their standing the following certificate
was filed with the county Auditor to-
day.
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan, IA, 1s99.-TO
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:-1 hereby
certify that have known the firm of
Hollenbeck Bros. for six years and they
have been doing business with this
bank for eight years. unhesitatingly
state that believe them to be able to
carry out any contract that they may
enter into. -
Yourf truly,
GEO. E. PEARSALL.
Cashier Citizens National Bank.
That our readers may know the fig
ures above quoted are authentic, the
following extracts are made from the
literature sent out from the river front
headquarters.
Rent for four wears for offices $4,000
Vaults for records $4,000
Removing into new quarters 5000
Keeping and transportation of
prisoners $4,000
Fitting up rooms for offices 5000
Total sla6,
Their revised figures are as follows:
Rent for 80 rooms for county
Offices and court rooms $500
Rent for vaults $1,000
Fitting up quarters 5000
Movinp 200
Moving prisoners on hand 1000
Transporting prisoners during
time of building 5000
Removing present building 1000
Extra guards for Offices 1000
Extra guards for prisoners 1000
Total $4,000
The offer of Hollenbeck Bros. does
away with this necessity of mourning
single dollar of any of the items in
cluded in the above tables.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
Aeetvlene for Street Lighting,

The city of Wabash, Ind, is soon to
be lighted by an acetylene gas plant.
now being installed by the Logans-
port and Wabash Valley Gas Com
pany, otherwise known as the DIETRICH
syndicate, says the Railway Review.
The machinery and materials are now
on the ground and the city authori-
ties inform us that the street lights
will probably be in operation shortly.
The city has heretofore been lighted
by artificial gas, in the usual way,
and the substitution of acetylene for
street lighting is an experiment which
has been but little tried.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
OUR UNCROWNED RULERS

Give the children roasted apples to
eat frequently and as many oranges
as they. want.
How long should a child remain in
bath? This must, of course, depend
lpon circumstances; the time must be
varied according to the age of the
child. For the first four or five weeks
Of an infants life it should not be
kept in beyond three or four minutes,
and the duration must be gradually
prolonged as the child grows older I'M
til it extends to a quarter of an hour,
q period which may be allowed after
It has attained the age of years.
When the baby pokes an inquiring
finger into the fire or tumbles against
hot steam radiator a quick way to
relieve his shrieks is to cover the
| burned surface with baking powder
till preparation of. equal parts of
linseed oil and lime water can be ap-
piled and covered with soft cloths. If
the burn is slight covering with the
white of an egg or pure lard will re-
ieve the agony. Burns caused by lime
Or I've or an alkali of any sort should
be treated by vinegar or lemon juice;
burns caused by acid should be treated
with water and moist earth.
There are households in which the
children are scarcely permitted to
speak above their breath. This is not
1t all right. In the home there should
be freedom OF speech Children should
be encouraged to express, in a modest
way, their opinions before their par
ents and to come to them for advice
ind counsel in all their difficulties and
dilemmas. II this course is pursued
they will not be likely to take any
serious steps in after life without either
consulting the old folk at home or APP
plying the home standard Of propriety
10 whatever enterprise they may havs
| In view.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20

The lack Of a timber supply for the
world is not likely to cause much un-
easiness for some years yet. 1t is
stated that in the province of Archan-
gel, Russia, there are forests belonging
to the government which cover $780,
400 acres in which the ring of the
woodsman's ak has as yet scarcely been
heard.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
Temperatures of Boiling Water.

Water hollis at different tempera-
lures, according to the elevation above
the sea level. In London water boils
practically at PIP degrees F., at Mu-
mich, in Germany, at 2O91a degrees; at
the City of Mexico, in Mexico, at 200
degrees, and in the Himalayas, at an
elevation of $4,000 feet above the level
of the sea, at 1870 degrees. These diff
ferences are caused by the varying
pressure of the atmosphere at these
points. In London the whole weight
of the air has to be overcome. In
Mexico, 1000 feet above the sea, there
are 1000 feet less Of atmosphere to be
resisted; consequently less heat is re-
quired, and boiling takes place at
lower temperature.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
How to Prevent Pneumonia.

You are perhaps aware that pneu-
monia always results from cold or
from an attack of la grippe. During
the epidemic of Ia grippe few years
ago when so many cases resulted in
pneumonia, it was observed that the
attack was never followed by that
disease when Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy was used. 1t counteracts any
tendency of cold or la grippe to re-
suit in that dangerous disease. 1t is
the bess remedy in the world for bad
colds and la grippe. Every bottle war
ranted. For sale by all Druggists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
100000 = 10 4 DEAD.
Look Wa lrissl.s.3

i K. u f16n
.# A drill sergeant was y.
among his men. They found MIX too
particular. One day he had on hand
party of recruits whom he was
putting through the funeral exercise.
Opening the ranks so as to admit, the
passage of the supposed funeral cor
tege among them, the instructor, by
way of practical explanation, walked
slowly down the lane formed by the
two ranks, saying, as he did so: NOW,
I'm the corpse. Pay attention." Hav-
Ing reached the end of the line he
turned, regarded the men with scru-
tinizing eye for, a minute, and then
remarked: "Your lands Is right, and
your 'eads is right, but you 'aven't
got that look Of regret you ought to
'ave."-Youth's Companion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT
OF REDEMPTION FROM TAN SALE.

NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT
OF REDEMPTION FROM TAN SALE.
To &. M. Reynolds: You are hereby
notified, that the following described
real estate, situated in Polk county,
Iowa. to.wit: Lot number fifty-three
(53), Kirkwood Glen an addition now
in and forming part of the city of
Des Moines, Iowa, was sold for taxes of
1894, on the fourth day of December,
1895, to The Lewis Investment Com
pany, of Polk county, Iowa, that the
certificate of purchase thereof has been
assigned to and is now owned by j. S.
Coskery and j. II Phillips, of Polk
county, Iowa, and that the right of re.
demption will expire, and Treasurer's
Deed for said real estate will be made
unless redemption from such sale be
made within ninety days from the date
of completed service of this notice.
You will govern yourself accordingly,
Dated Goth day of December, A. d. 1898.
J. S. CosKERY.
J. Ii. PHILLIPS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
SECRET ORDERS.

North Star Lodge, No. 9, A, F. A. M-Meetsi
First Thursday in each month at Masonic
Hall-Corner West Sixth and Walnut. j. F.
Blagburn, w. M; G. H. Cleggett. secretary.
King Solomon Commanderv, No. Objects
at Masonic hail. Fred Jackson, M. c.; G. H.
Cleggett Rec.
Charity Lodge, No. 2l92, G. U. O. OF o. F.
Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday each
month at Odd Fellows hall on West Sixth
and Walnut streets. D. Burns, N. G.; F.
Brown, r. S.
Naomi Court, No. 3meets Second Monday
in each month at Masonic hall. Mrs. ]. H.
Shepard, matron; Mrs. Fred Jackson. Score
tary.
Mt. Olive Court, No. Meets First Thursday
White, nsatron; Mrs.. Flora Majors, score
taIy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
Why He Didn't Reply.

1t is not always easy to be polite
Witness this from the Chicago Post:
why don't you answer" said mad.
dame, impatiently, to the Scandina.
Wan on the step-ladder engaged in
putting up new window fixtures. The
man gulped and replied gently: 81
have my mout' full of screws; l not
can speak till l svaller some"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
CHURCH ANN OUNCEMENT.

The Corinthlan Baptist Church situated on
18th ST., between Crocker and School SITS.
Preaching; at II A. NJ: Sunday School; at ~
O'Clock Preaching at Z P. NJ.
Rev. S. Bates, Pastor.
St. Paul A. M. E.-Corner of Second and Center
Streets. Preaching at 1890 a. m; Sunday
School at 8 O'Clock; Epworth League att
p m; preaching at p. IN. T. Reeves, pastor
Baptist-East Second Saskatchewan Walnut
and Court avenue. Service at II 80 a. m.
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m. ; Bible services at
$50 p. m. Young PEOPLES Endeavor at $50
p. m. preaching at 8 p. m.
First African Baptist Church-Corner Fourth
and School: preaching at 1880 a. m. ; Sunday
school at l2 m. preaching at p, m. Rev. F..
Lomack, pastor.
Burns NJ. Z. East Second and Des Motnes
street--Preaching at 1890: Sunday Class
meeting at II :45: Sunday school at 2:3O p. m.
preaching at 1880 p. m Prayer meeting
Wednesday. Rev. Il. A. Clark. pastor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
Stopping Holes In Stockings.

The Ladies' Home Journal suggests
that to darn stockings draw the edges
of large hole nearer one another by
taking long stitches across the hole
with fine cotton. Be careful not to
quicker the stocking. When the hole
is as small as it can be made without
wrinkling the edges darn it carefully
and then draw out the bastlng
threads.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
Crepe on the Coop.

Monday night thirteen turkeys
dropped into peaceful slumber in the
coop owned and replenished by Mine
Host Hamp of the Parker House. But
thirteen is an unlucky number, and
when Mr.. H. went out to call the roll
on Tuesday morning only one turk
said 'Here!' The other dozen had
stuck to the fingers of some turkey
hungry individual. There is crepe on
the door Of that coop now.-Latrobe
Advance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20

ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EVERY
6where for 1.-THE Story OF the Philippines by
Murat Halstead, commissioned by the Govern
ment as Offltcial Historian to the War Depart.
ment The book was written in army camps
at San FranscicO on the Pacific with General
Merritt, in the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong
Kong, liz the American trenches at Manila, in
the insurgent camps with Aguinaldo on the
deck OF the Olympir with Dewey, and in the
roar OF battle at the fall Of Manila. Bonanza
for agents Brimfrl OF original pictures taken
by government photographers on the spol
Freight paid, Credit given: Drop all trashy
unofficial war books. Outfit free. Address F
r. Barber, Secy., Star Insurance Bldg.
Chicago,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20

Human happiness has no perfect Sc.
curity but freedom, freedom none but
virtue, virtue none but knowledge has
any freedom, virtue nor knowledge
has any vigor of immortal hope except
IN the principles Of the Christian faith
and in - sanctions Of the Christian
religion. !.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
A Good Beginning.

Doctor-"What your husband really
needs, madam, is complete rest Now,
il you could only
Lady-"But he won't listen to me
DOCTOR"
Doctor-Ah! that's a. very good be-
ginning. Paul's.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
More Like 1t.

Householder-Do you pretend to say
that this meter measures the amount
of gas we burn? Inspector-I will en-
ter into no controversy, sir, but will
say that the meter measures the
amount of gas you have to pay for
Boston Globe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20

There never was duty that did not
bring its own opportunities for doing
rood, that never could have been done
before, and never can be again.--W. H.
6urleigh. &c.,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
Natural Tooth picks.

Toothpicks prepared by nature are
a product of Spain and Mexico. A
comparatively small plant in the Kew
Gardens was estimated to have 1860
and large specimen in the same place
could have had no less than $1,000
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
nit ':
'ECHOES.
\! / ARY FRIDAY 90.

s.s shat the various state legis-
ars convention, it appears
reed g idea for the Negroes
arlous states TO appeals to
9 sentatives Of these vari-
M states e enact laws bearing
Z the eqnal protection Of citi-.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20
1t Saves the Children.

Chamberlain's, Cough Remedy has
saved the lives of thousands of croupy
children. 1t is also without an equal
for colds and whooping cough:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20

a ls ltis said that the Afro,Am er-
Council that was held in
ashington was noted for noise
q lnd that common sense, decency
\ a l sobriety were conspicuous be-
ne Of their absence; such meet
~ will hardly help the Negro.
Suthern Watchman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20

81 " Is tax returns in Georgia show
sthe colored people Of the State
n! y tazes On SIS, 719, 200 worth Of
n enty There are also nine
yer, 80 doctors and FIVE den
\ ~ the State. There is a de-
4 Psse u the value Of farms though
- y a increase in acreage and
increase in the value Of city and
III = property.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20

Z Poverty may blunt our other senseA
but Il sharpens the taste.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-20

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Connecticut western news., 1899-07-20
SOUTH ERIN NEW MARLBORO.

Mrs 0 E. Ellis went to visit her aunt, Mrs Madison Adams, near Had sell street last week Wednesday. While there. about 5 o'clock, a immature cy- clone swooped down upon the pro m;asb of Mir Adams. striking the s. W. cor ner of the barn. wrenching out decay ed post and completely wrecking that part of the binding and scattering the boards far out into the highway. Mrs Ellis carriage which was standing out side, was by the force of the wind turn ed over two or three times, racking, wrenching and twisting it till there was not wheel or any portion servicable except the box. The kitchen door of the house blew open and the room fll- cd with dust. dirt and debris, and the table was swept of most everything movable. It was over in few mo. ments. Mir Adams feels quite despon- dent over this visitation but the neigh bors, I understand, intend to have bee to help him repair the barn. The wind blew down many trees and fences. It took John Cagney one whole day to put up his fences which had blown down. But little damage was done compars- lively in other parts of the town.
Connecticut western news., 1899-07-20
Former Brutality In War.

Before battle in former times the priests solemnly devoted to the gods the whole of the hostile army then in sight, and, If possible, no man of 1t was left alive. A writer in The Nine teenth Century says that when Her mann decoyed the great host of varus Into the forest depths all the Romans that escaped death in the battle were captured and led into the dark recess es, where every man of them was sac rificed upon hastily erected altars.
 Latham, in his edition of Tacitus, quotes six contemporary authorities to show that this practice of concluding victory with human sacrifices was customary among our Teutonic ances- tors. Some crucified their prisoners, others hung them up to trees for arch cry practice, but In general a captive was either slain on the spot or else re- served to be sacrificed to the gods. Even when the progress of agriculture induced them to keep a majority of the prisoners alive to be slaves they appeased the gods for this indignity by increasing the tortures inflicted on the small remainder.
 Gibbon describes how. before the blazing altar, every hundredth mans arms were hacked of him and, before his eyes, thrown Into the flames. All that a red Indian would have done last century was freely practiced by our ancestors of 12 centuries ago. And the highest ideal of a man then in- cluded, as a duty, dark cruelty and grewsome revenge against all his ene- mics
Connecticut western news., 1899-07-20
CORN w ALL.

At town meeting held on Saturday July l5. 1t was voted: That 1t is the intention of the town to build or i'm prove the public rosds or sections there If in sad town, an to that end the sum of S4500. be and hereby is appropriated to be used and expended under the provisions of the act for the improve ment of public roads approved June IA, 1899.
 Harvey Baldwin and George North of Thomaston visited With friends in Cornwall over Sunday.
 Samuel Gold of Englewood, N. J., spent portion of last week in town.
 Mrs Chas E. Hardy and children are visiting al Hiram Bennett's.
 Charles Syrisc and wife of Spring field, Mrss.. were in town last week. He has lately purchased the Garner farm about one mile south of the viii lsge.
 Mrs Frank Hotchkiss is visiting at T. H. Benedict's.
 Messrs McGau and Brsdon, who are to run the Hous. Valley Inst. the com ing year, have moved there and will open school the fore part of September
 Some of the farmers have finished having. All report light crop.
Connecticut western news., 1899-07-20
Mem. Feet.

The man buying a pair of shoes found the right one perfectly comfort able and easy, the left one rather snug.
 Its usually so," said the salesman; ''the left foot is commonly a little big ger than the right foot"
 "Whyaion't you make the left shoe a little bigger, then?" asked the custom CT.
 "Well," said the salesman, "the diff ference Is usually not great, and it might not be enough so that 1t would be noticed if trying on shoes. And then 1t Is not so great but what the differ ence in feeling of the two shoes disap- pears very soon. And then, too, in some cases the mans right foot is the larger, the man being right footed in this re- spect as men are sometimes left hand ed, the reverse of the common habit in the use of their hands. If shoes were commonly made with the left little bigger than the right, to ft the major ity of cases, they'd be worse than ever when you hit a right footed man. So the shoes are made alike in size a man gets pair that fit him comfortably to start with and they adapt themselves quickly to any slight differences in the eet."-New York Sun.