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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
Explosives Confined and Cncon ,rr.,


There is a widespread :--ss:sapprsj.sa
sion In regard to the devastating esfec,
Of high explosives. When uncouGaed
the effect even Of large charges OF them;
upon structures is comparatively
slight. At the naval ordnance proving
ground, so long ago as 1884. repeated
charges Of dynamite, varying from Ave
pounds to 100 pounds in weight, were
detonated on the face of a vertica! tar.
get consisting of eleven one-irch
wrought-iron plates bolted to 4 twenty
inch oak backing. until 440 pounds 0,
dynamite had been 50 detonated II
contact with it, and yet the target re-
NAMED practically uninjured, while at
Braamfontein the accidental explosion
OF ffty-five tons of blasting gelatin.
which was stored in railway vans. ex-
cavated but 10000 tons OF soft earth
Thus at Fort Lee. on the Hudson. but
two tons OF dynamite placed in cham
Der In the rock and tamped brought
down 100000 tons Of the rock: aeLam-
beris, Wales. two tons and a hall Of
gelatin dynamite, similarly placed
threw out 10000 tons of rock, and at
the Talcen Mawr, in Wales, seven tons
OF gunpowdcr placed in two chambers
IN the rock dislodged FROM 1856 60
100000 tons OF rock.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
MUCHAKINOCK NEWS,

Mr.. Wiles Turner met with u ser
ious accident last Wednesday,, which
proved fatal. He was on his way out
OF the mines when a shot was dis
charged from a room on the entry
which blew him through the t.
door. He died from injuries last
Thursday morning. lie leaves a wife
and four children to mourn his alb
sence. His funeral was preached at
the Baptist church last Sunday. He
was buried with all the honors Of
the United Mine Workers of America,
who turned out over. 300 strong, led
by the famous NJ. C. band.
Mrs. Eta NJ. JACKSON spent Thanks
giving at the home of Mrs. Washing
ton in Boone, Iowa.
The a. M. L. church gave a grand
entertainment and debate Thanksgiv-
ing night at the OPERA house.
Mr.. James Beckley and Brisco
Miller are improving slowly over
their injuries, which they received
last week by the explosion of shot
at mine No. S.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
hNONEI.LE NOTES.

Mrs. Nelson Tonlin and son Udell
are on the sick list.
Clarence Fields of Oskaloosa is in
the city visiting friends.
Miss Armenia Jeifers is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert p. GivenS held
an at. home at their residence in
South Knoxville Friday, November
No colored people were there
as the color line is tightly drawn by
some people in this town. She re-
ce we'd about 200 of the wealthy peo-
pie Of the city
Two Married Women" headed by
Billy Rice, the black-faced come
dian, will play here Monday, Nov
ember rs.
Mr.. SIS. p. Bird expects to visit in
Des MONIES soon.
Subscribe for the Bystander and
get the news OF Iowa.
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Russell Sage rs y Farmer.

A handsome but simple frame house
at Lawrence, Long Island, surrounded
by some five acres of land, is the quiet
retreat where the tired Wall street
magnate, Russell Sage, has enjoyed his
summers for many years. Here he is
typical Long Island farmer in old
clothes and straw hat. Many a man
farming for bare living could gain
information in his own business from
Russell Sage. He has no use for or
chlds, and costly fads, but he watches
the development Of every field within
a radius OF many miles about his
country homo In the stable are half
e'ozen horses. raised and broken to
harness by the great fnancier. and he
shows the delight of roy in hitching
them UP and driving over the country
roads. There arc . goodly number of
domestic pets. 1t may be said that
there are two Russell Sages. one tho
flnancier familiar to New York. the
other the man of leisure in his coun-
try home. & III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
uare,s a Worried Citizen.

This is an age of hustle, hustle and
sweat, A man hustles from early
dawn until the katydids sing In the
twilight for three meals day and .
place in which to lie awake at night
and worry about it. If he doesn't over
work he is called lazy. and II he does
overwork he goes crazy. He tolls ana
saves through the days Of his youth
so that when he grows old he can wear
a silk hat and sit on the knee OF lux
ury, but when his hair turns to snow
and his whiskers grow thin and gray
in life's late afternoon. he finds ne
has been vlctimized and grievously
bunkoed by his own calculations ana
that rheumatism and poor relations
have shattered all his dreams anu
punctured his long hopes.-Dallas C'1'.
(1ll.) Review. 80 -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
ACUTE SENSES OF THE SAVAGE
eGienti0o View of Their Alleged Su;.e,,.
0ritY to Civilized Mon.

eGientino View Of Their Alleged Super.
ority to Civilized Mon.
In his last lecture on the Senses @!
Primitive Man" W. H. r. Rivers dis.
cussed the acuteness Of hearing in saw.
ages. In this respect none of the Tor.
res Straits natives were superior ta
one Of the Europeans composing the
expedition, while the majority were
inferior. No great weight, however,
could be attached to the observations,
because all the people were divc-s-an
occupation that certainly damaged the
ears to some extent. To investigate
their range Of hearing Cations whis-
tie was used, and it was shown that
they could hear very high notes. Tha:i
sense of smell was tested by means OF
series OF tubes containing solutions,
OF varying strength, of odorous sub
stances like valerian and camphor, and
the results, while not altogether salts
factory, tended to show they had no
marked superiority in this respect over
the members OF the expedition. With
regard to taste it was very difficult to
get information. as the natives, natur-
ally enough. did not like strange OBJ
5ects being put into their mouths. One
fact. however, was noticed, which was
Interesting when it was remembered
that sweet and bitter were probably
our most definite sensations and that
was the complete absence of any word
for bitter. For the sense of tempera-
ture the data were very scanty, but It
was found that the natives had points
en- their skin specially sensitive to cold
exactly as was the case with Euro
peans. AS to touch, when tested to see
how close the points Of pair of COM
passes must be put on the skin before
they ceased to be felt as two, their
constituencies was in general better
than Europeans, but there WAS always
the doubt whether they were really
able to bear pain with more fortitude.
However, the conclusion that the Muir
ray islanders were distinctly less SEN
Eitive than the Europeans in the expe-
dition was supported not only by their
subjective statements, but also by OBJ
5ect tests depending on the conditions
OF the blood pressure. In the discrim-
inatiop Of weight it was curious that
these natives, who had no abstract
idea OF weight and no word to express
1t, and who, moreover, could have had
no practice, were more accurate than q
practiced European. Finally Or. Riv-
ers. While commenting on the detective
knowledge of some OF the senses he
had treated and en- the absence of COM
parative data, concluded that in gen.
eral the sense organs of the savage
were not markedly superior to those OF
the normal Of average European, and
that the recorded instances Of appa-
rent extraordinary acuteness were to
be explained by his habits Of oAserya
ton 'ecialized, knowledge
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
s.ss FOR sLEEPLEss ONES
Dsskasss ne Proper Tin. 10 e.,,..
& u, sleep. IN

ne Prepsr Tims fsr sefre. \
Sleep "A
The Old tradition that the aon,. I.
sleep before midnight are hn, :. :. 7.
beauty sleep" means only that ~ !.
hours take away beauty rhnus. :. u, =
Ct night workers will testify thai s,aSs
hours OF sleep from 10 to 6 IL wn sn.
ten hours taken after retiring - !.
o'clock In the morning, Darkness !. !.
the proper time for the sleep that a.. {
.ne most good. It is not well to slasn
- 9 room IN which plants ara aros \
Ing. Their food is carbonic AHA
= they can live there the room !; ~, I
oao place Tor you to sleep in. Besides ! I
pants use up good deal of oxvgan
and give on efluvia and pollen ,r,,t ~ !.
Ing to the human system. The Soma
est sleep Is during the first three 4
four hours after going to bed rh,s
mas been ascertained by scientific a.
pertinent, though most people thin
tney sleep soundest just before m
time when conscience tells them IN ..t
up. Insomnia often comes from owe,
eating. A little dieting may do mores
good than a lot of doctors prescrin-
tons. More persons suffer from ovor
eating than from overworking In
deep BREATH kept up as long as nos s,
sible BY will power is the most een.
e:ally recommended remedy for occa.
slonal sleeplessness. The main aim n
such cases is to keep the mind from
thinking. This is sometimes accom- !
plished by the strain of keeping the
eye hxed on some point in the CEILING
or keeping the will fixed on the effort
not to move even the smallest muscle
Monotony will put any man to sleen in
spite OF himself. Most psychologists
acknowledge that deep study Of any
subject just before going to sleep NAV I
result In something like revelation
as to some phase Of the subject. the
mind through unconscious cerebratiop
accomplishing wonders without the as Z
slstance OF the will. Passages to be 4
mcmorized should be repeated several g
times before going to bed. Sometimes
the sleepIessnss Of children Is owing
TO excitation of the digestive organs.
In that case it is a good plan to allow #
only vegetable foods at the evening
meal. ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
OGDEN, UTAH.

To the Editor: Ogden is fast COM
ing to the front as a railroad CEN
ter. The roads running nito Ogden
giving employment to large num-
Der of colored men are the Union
Pacific railroad, the Southern Pacific
railroad, Rio Grande and Western
and the Oregon Short Line railroad.
The positions OF cooks and walters
are filled by our race on the dining
cars of the aforesaid roads. \ large
number of men are also employed as
porters, buffet men and composite
car men. On an average 60 to Is men
run into and lay over in Ogden daily.
During the past eight months about
so men with their families have taken
up their residence in Ogden. Socially
we have a very pleasant time in the
city. Surprise parties and afternoon
luncheons being our chief source of
amusement. We have Non-deno1n-
national mission called the Union
mission. We hold services every Sun
day evening and prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening. We have
two nice large well-lghted rooms in
the Public Library building as our
place of worship. Ogden can also
boast of a colorea club, the Eureka
club by name, run by Doc Tanner
and J. Battles. 4 restaurant and
rooming house is connected with the
club. Everything is run in frst-class
order.
Among the families residing in Og-
den are:
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. b. Terrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. Carter and Gaugh-
ter. ,,.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Spinks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Earnest.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Brady and daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Redd and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs.,J. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Clarke.
Mr.: and Mrs. j. Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Tillman and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Townsend.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Neusum.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Carper and daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Williams.
Nj. and Mrs. A. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. Tanner.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ross. ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Notice OF Expiration Of Right Of Redemption.
To G. w. Smith: "
You are hereby notified, That the following
Iowa, to-wit: ~
Lot Sixty-two (e2lI in J. F. Kennedy's sse-
ond addition to Lake Park. being included in
and forming part of the City Of Des Moines,
Iowa, was sold for taxes Of 1896 on the sew
enth day Of December 1897 to w. H. Boyle;
that the certificate of sale thereof has been
assigned to and is now owned and held by
Daniel T. Patton, and that the right Of re-
for said land will be made unless redemp-
ton from such sale be made within ninety
days from the date Of completed service OF
this notice. You will govern yourself accord
ingly.
Dated this 24th day of October A. D. 1900.
Daniel T. Patton,
by Geo. Harnagel, his agent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

A great man does not always attain
a ripe old age; in fact, hardly hal,
OF the greatest men Of modem ami
ancient times have reached tia liri,
OF age set by the Bible. Among states,
men: Mirabean was ~; Pitt, AZ:
Caesar, IS; Richelieu, 81; Cromwell
So; Frederick the Great, Is; Disraeu
70; Bismarck. SO; Talleyrand. g.
OF great conquerors: Alexander the
Great died at SO; Napoleon at 81. Han.
nibal at So, Marlborough at 72, Butcher
at rs, Wellington at SO, Xenoph on al
s6, Moltke at 81. The age of the de-
cease OF philosophers was: spinozs.
"a; Describes, SO; Aristotle, &c:
Socrates, 6S; I.innaeus, 70; Coocrni.
Gus, 20; Calico, Is; Kant, 70; Plato
81; Newton, "a; Humboldt, SO. tbs
longevity Of great writer's, poets, varies
from Byron, So, to Sophccles, 80. &c
painters death came at ages VARYING
%op' Raphael at 81. to T',tnn (.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
LIVING EXPENSES.
Provisions Arc Cheaper Now Than Th.r
We're Thirty Years Ago

The interesting disclosure is made
that the cost of"living is less in the
United States today than it was in
the 1860. Carefully compiled statistics
show that articles costing 500 then
cost SIS now. 1t is true that few
things are more expensive, but con-
modities consumed generally by fam
lilies, such as breadstuffs, sugar, rice.
salt, wooden and cotton goods, boots
and shoes, and silk and rubber goods,
are considerably cheaper now than
they were thirty years ago. Ali ma4la
featured goods, with hardly an exc b.
ton, are cheaper, mainly because y
improved processes Of manufa l 1ats
which enable the maker duE.
cost to the lowest point, says Les Hes
Weekly. The development Of our Vast
arabic territory in the west, north
west and southwest, and the striking
results of irrigation, when applied to
what were formerly considered desert
lands. have increased our crop sup
plies more rapidly than the increase Of
population. Despite the dire predic--
lions that prices of wheat, corn anu
cotton must inevitably advance be-
cause little land remained to be culti-
waited in the west and south, the fact
is that millions of acres are still await
ing tillage. In Texas alone an area
almost as extensive as that OF the
original thirteen states is virgin soil,
The emigrant may have to go farther
and work harder to establish home
stead in the United States, but Uncle
Sam is still rich enough to give every
able-bodied, industrious newcomer q
chance to own farm. 49,.
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week, so be prepared to meet her.

week, SD DC prepared W meet lcI.
Rev. A. Ford filled the pulpit at
the a. NJ. +. church Sunday night.
Inc teachers of Tyler school had
a delightful spread last Friday noon
in honor of Roscoe Roper, who was
formerly student in the school,
and was we'll thought of among the
teachers and scholars.
Rev. Ford has joined the list of
the Rapids subscribers to the By
stander. Brother Ford knows a good
thing when he sees it and delights in
pushing it along. We wish we had
more such men as Brother Ford in
the Rapids.
The Bystander collector will call
upon all delinquent subscribers in
very few days. Please be ready to
settle up.
Mrs. Horn of Ottumwa arrived in
our city Monday night to spend a
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Chas. boone.
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,y,i.,nc Of Watch Glasses.

Watch glasses ought not TO oe eA7
pensive, and are not. IN tne plo0
ton of common watch glasses, the
a olH 10 blown into a sphere about
meter in diameter, sufficient mate y;
heing taken to give the desired thick.
ness as the case may be. DISKS a
80. 49, cnt MT from the sphere with the
I'D ~ nair of compasses, having q
Diamond at the extremity of one leg
There is a knacl of detach hing tne aiss 8
after # has been cut A good WORT s'1 !!
man will, it is said, cut e,Ooo s4asses 4
in. day. ,togs #
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w., Handled S5O,OOO,0OO. i

A remarkable record was nc .s3
which had been gained by the ittesi
1ohn 1,oncon,be for 33 years cashier
q, the government printing cllce ~
W1os,,;n ofon and an employee Of the ne M
st,tnt,on in some capacity since it n
ostahlishment. His record lay In the ~
f.ct that as cashier of the printing OF
40 be disbursed more than s5o,oOo' ooeo 4.
and without the disallowance or sus.s
nension of a single account turned i IL.
Nv him to the auditors Of the treasury. 4
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lage blacksmith at Grahamsville, Sui

II, d" Co., N. T., says: "Our little SOD,
five years old, has always been su' ject
to Group, and so bad have the attacks
been that we feared many Times that
he would die. We have had the doctor
and used many medicines, but Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is now our
tough mucus and by giving frequent
doses when the croupv symptoms ap-
pear we have found that the dreaded
Group is cured before it gets settled
There is no danger in giving this rem
edy for it contains no opium or other
injurious drug and may be given as
confidently to a babe as to an adult
For sale by all Druggists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
CEDAR RAPIDS BuDGErARIAN.

We do not understand why news is
so scarce among our people and still
every one expects the correspondent
TO have items every week.
Henry Forester IS i'll at his home
on Oak Hill. ....--,..- .,~ -.-
Cedar Rapids is in need Of a good
literary society among our people.
Who will be the promoter of such?
Roscoe Roper, late bugler with the
Twenty-fifth United States infantry,
arrived in our city last week fro!n
St. Louis to visit his relatives. Ros-
zoe was partly reared in the Rapids.
He joined the Twenty-fifth regiment
about three years ago and was with
the company when they made the
daring charge on FL Caney- He was
mustered out of service November 4
ia San Antonio, Texas. His many
friends are glad to have him in their
midst again. The experiences were
great as well as beneficial ones to
Roscoe, as he is only about 10 years
of age. 5..-...5
The Sunday school board of the
A. 81. +. church met after Sunday
school last Sabbath to arrange for
Christmas exercises. s.+ .a~-.
b Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fl. Wade enter
tanned at tea Monday evening Roscoe
Roper. 4
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ALBA NEWS.


Lawyer Barber of Missouri was n
guest at. the Thomas home a few
days this week.
Grandmaster Dickinson of Much
akinocn and -,uxton visited the Abba
Odd Fellows this week and was a
guest at the Thomas home.
On Thursday evening at A. NJ. f.
church people will have supper and
refreshments served at the church.
The NJ. +. church has extended an
invitation to the A. NJ. f. church to
attend the union services at that
church.
On Saturday evening the D. of r.
will give social ut the Masonic hall.
Miss Flora Thomas, with a few
other co-worKers, is getting up an
entertainment for the holidays.
Messrs. Reese Underwood and lack
Taylor of Hooking spent Sunday in
Abba.
a few strangers come into our city
every week. - :. .~"~-sa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Boone are
happy parents of a bright Bouncing
boy.
Miss Myrtle Cooper is meeting With
much success in her eanyassing. She
viii make her first delivery next
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-11-30
TUSkEGEE.

Thanksgiving day was observed in
the usual manner at iuskegee. Aside
from devotional exercises, football
and other games were INDUCED in
by teachers and students.
The annual agricultural institute
fair. which was held on Tuesday last
at the institutions new barn, was a
marked success. Varieties of farm
products were exhibited, when in
dictated Improvement among the
farmers of the ''I'lack Belt"
The members of the rivers and
harbors co,nmimttee of the house
Of representative visited Tuskcgce
Saturday Of this week. After an IN
spection Of the various departments
of the institution to their delight
and satisfaction, addresses were de-
liysrcd in the chapel by members of
the committee and others, which
were ianpiring and helpful to ali
present. Is
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LAUNDRY

work. i.-'. .
And within four days, or sooner if
there is pressing need, it will be re-
turned, beautifully Hundred abso-
lutely uuiajured, and smelling sweet.
Chemicals or other deleterious
things take no part in the cleansing
process here. Pure soap and water
are our principal agents, aided in
the finishing by fine blue, starch,
etc.
THE NORTH WESTERN
Mutual 991 LAUNDRY
PHONES 4O7.4II
Iowa 1929. Grand Ave.
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A Village Blacksmith Saved
Hit Little Sons Life.
Mr.. Fl. Fl. Black, the well-known VII
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Instead of S.. 90 for IS and a. inch
fancy Cheviots and Tailor Suit
ings, GRANTEES, Mixtures and
Fancy Silk and Wool Novelties,
one of. the best lots in the entire
purchase. and - pieces strong.
Nearly so per cent saved to You
because the manufacturers ac-
cepted our very low offer.
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-01
EFFECT OF MUSIC.

Lizards, adders and serpents are
charmed by music.
Experiments on dogs show that
music is capable OF increasing the con-
sumption of oxygen by 20 per cent.
and Of increasing the elimination Of
.arbonie acid 1t was also found that
music increased the functional actiy-
ity OF the skin.
The national air Of the Swiss has
such an effect in making those OF that
nationality desire to return 10 their
native country that at one time il was
forbidden to be played in the Swiss
regiment in France on pain OF death,
says Health Culture.
In the London hospital on one occa-
sion a patient suffering from dropsy.
and another hurt in a railroad acct
dent, were soothed by music and testi-
fed the pain left while il was being
played. Medical journals quote the
cure Of a little girl who was subject
Of nightmare and sleeplcssness. on
whom sundry treatments had been
tried in vain. being cured by her
mother playing Chopins slow waltz
in A minor. A simple lullaby would
/ probably have the same effect. Upon
insane patients also music has a re-
markable influence
Even in speech we may note the dif.
ference in tone that soothes OF lars
ADDISON, in the Tattler. makes a con.
lecture at dispositions from the mod
ulations Of the voice. He saws: eve
know the Dorie mood sounds gravity
and sobriety; the Lydian. buNomness
and freedom: the Aeolic. sweet stilL
ness and quiet eomposure: the Phrv.
gian, iollity and youthful levitv. and
why may We not reasonably suppose
that those whose speech NATURAL,
runs into notes peculiar to any o.
these moods are H. wise in nature
thereunto eongenerousg