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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
COLD INDEED.

s,,ne or che Odd Tricks of LIquid Ali
Liquid air is, perhaps, the coides.
thing in the world. 1t is so sold that
cake of ice is like fierce fire as com
pared with 1t, for kettle O; liquid al:
placed on a cake Of ice Will boil just
as water boils over hot fire. II
freezes mercury so hard thss one can
drive nails In it. The story Is told that
Mr.. Charles e. Tripler, the expert
menter in liquid air, recently took a
quart can Of the remarkable substance
with him on a visit to friend. On
the way he stopped in restaurant to
eat a beefsteak The waiter brought
in a hot broiled steak and placed it in
front OF Mr.. Tripler. AS soen as the
walters back was turned Mr.. Tripler
hastily opened the can and exposed the
meat to the liquid air. Instantly the
steak was frozen hard as rock. When
the waiter came back his customer
complained that the steak was frozen.
So the waiter called the heat waiter,
and the head waiter blamed It all on
the cook and the cook was at Il loss to
explain. and the result was that the
frozen steak was taken back into the
kitchen as a mysterious curicsity.
new steak was broiled for Mr. Tripler
md this one he ate with much relish
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
AS TRUE AS GOSPEL

There Is always compensation. ooI
angels go out that our archangels may
come in.
Unhappy is the man for wnom lis
own mother has not made all other
mothers venerable.
It is poor wit who lives by borrow
Ing the words, decisions, meln, lnVen-
tons and actions of others.
What an absurd thing it is to pass
over the valuable partA OF man, anu
fix our attentions On his infrmltles.
Virtue Will catch as well as wee p1
contact; and the public stock OF non
est, manly principle will daily accuno-
late.
A greater value should be set on
having received instructive and use1u'
lessons than of possessing great store
Of wealth; for the latter is transltor5
good, the former is durable.
There is scarcely a generalization
for one sex which doe .ot apply equal
ly to the other, so perfectly alike IN
nature are men and women. Inc ak
ference is only in circumstances.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
SAVIOR ITEMS.

Wedding bells are still ringing IN say
lor. Mr. Francis started them, Mr.. VIII
kams followed him and now Mr.. y.
Emanuel thinks he is able to stand the
same. j. S. whats wrong with you? We
are waiting for you.
Rev. and Mrs Bates and number OF
of others were entertained at dinner the
II by the Garrett brothers.
The members of the church OF Saylor
are preparing program for the 20, after
which the ladies will serve refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker are anticipating
a trip to Marshslltowu to spend the holl-
days
Mr.. Jacob Madison has moved to colfax
MI. Basfieid is on the sick list,
Miss Marie Emanuel of Centerviile il in
Saylor visiting her father and brother.
The young men Of Saylor have organ
lied band, under the careful manage.
n.ent of Henry Madden. They are now
ready and waiting for their instruments,
which will soon be here. b.. ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
CARRIER PIGEONS.
Their Csc on Land and Sea Is Steadily
Increasing.

Their Use on Land and Sea- Is Steadily
Increasing.
Here is a new word for you, coluE1
bophilism. 1t means raising and train.
Ing messenger pigeons. Within the
last few years this industry has growr
wonderfully. The governments of Bel
GUM, Germany, France and the United
States are training these birds to serve
as messengers from army stations.
The United States makes use of them
more especially from ships. Nearly
every one Of our big ships carries
coop of homing pigeons, az they are
called, which are released as occasion
demands, and almost without excep-
ton the birds go with uEerring swift
ness to their home on shore, carrying
contains message written on the
thinnest of paper. They can be de-
pended upon to 60 O. hundred miles at
a speed Of fifty miles an hour when
they are three years old. Special at
tention has recently been paid In
France to the use of carrier pigeons by
the cavalry. The bird is placed in a
wicker tube lined with hair to deaden
the effect Of the jolting. Three such
tubes can be carried in basket. which
Is attached to the riders shoulders in
the same way as a knapsack. The
birds feet are drawn up and its wings
are folded when it is placed in the
tube, and light form Of folding cage
is carried. in which the birds can rest
and eat during halt. Twelve men are
sent every year from the French cav
airy ranks to attend course of In.
struction in the treatment and han.
ding of pigeons at the military pigeon
station at Vanguard. The sense that
guides the pigeon back to its home is
as much mystery now as 1t ever was
When set at liberty, 1t Immediately
rises in the air in spiral, higher am
higher, as If getting its bearings, tn
away it goes in the right direction
nightfall the bird goes into camp neE
water, and early next morning resume
the journey.--Little Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Dog Parted the Fencers.

A friend, accompanied by his collie
recently called on M. Provost at the
artists studio in Paris. After al
hours chat the men decided to fence
a while. Scarcely had the bout begun
when the dog, thinking his master at
tackled, flew at is host, knocking him
down and out in short order. The
fencing-mast was all that saved the
artist from an even worse injury, for
the indignant collie was pulled from
his victim with the greatest difficulty.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
prouosed Highway for l3lcy CLOS.

PROPOSED lux hAcySAOe
A perfect highway from New Yort
to San Francisco, in as near stralgh
line as it is possible to make it, with Z
width of 12O feet, for the use of auto
mobiles and bicycles. as we'll as for th'
use of the farmer, is a thing that til,
Automobile club of America will tt!
to bring about. The subject was seri
ously discussed at banquet, in honor
of members of the National Highway
Commission, at the Waldorf Astoria.
In New York, when plans we've made
and the route announced. Besides a
ifrect path from New York to San
Francisco, passing through Chicago.
st. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and
Ogden, the club wants highway
along each coast. Congress will be
asked to appropriate one-third OF the
expense, and the states, counties,
townships and cities en- route Will be
asked to pay the rest; the owners Of
property benefited to donate the right
of-way. The club and highway som-
mission have on their list or mem
bership the names Of come OF the
Foremost men Of America
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
What q aylr hid.

A girl named Alderman. aged IA
daughter of an English laborer. has
Just completed her education. She has
never missed being present since the
school was opened. and in completina
her s,451 attendances is said to have
walked 5000 miles. She has passed
every standard successfully and in the
three subjects on first grade drawing
obtained excellent" prizes in frea-
hand and model. as also in the threa
stages OF the specific subjects, Ntera-
ture, domestic economy and animal
physiology. and in one stage in phys
zeal. geography, Size HIS also oh
tanned rs other Dr;z's for good attend
ance, sculpture, ~~~-'~r. knitting etc
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
No Fashion; Many Styles.

AS IL to prove conclusively the inn
mite number Of ways in which COM
paratively simple thing may be done.
note the various fashions in which
men hold their cigars in their mouths.
Every man seems to work out his OVID
way of smoking a cigar, evolving 1t
slowly from the first time, when he
placed it carefully in the middle of hir
mouth and blew the smoke out as IL he
were whtstling. There is no accepted
conventional standard; no fashion, but
many styles.-New York Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
SEMINAL WEAKNESS AND SEXUAL DEBILITY
New Fancy In Rims.

A change from the multitude of jew
eled rings that everybody wears is the
fancy for plain, broad gold ones, in
nocent of stones or tooling, with a
date In simple square figures. One
woman who does not consider senti-
ment old-fashioned wears three, the
nrst with the year of her engagement,
the second with the year Of her mar
rage and the third with that of the
birth of her younger son.. IN ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
COcoanuts at Their Best.

Before the shell of the cocoanut be-
comes thick and hard and while the
meat is soft and about the consistency
Of clabber, many of the nuts are gath.
cred and sold upon the street corners
of South American cities and in the
drink shops. The nuts are cut open
with a machete. The milk proves a
most refreshing drink, while the meat
is eaten with spoon, or more often
with silver cut from the shell.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Birds Which Rise Early.

The greenfinch is the earliest riser
among the bird family. 1t begins to
pipe about 1 o'clock in the morning.
The blackcap begins at 2:30. 1t is near.
1y o'clock before the blackbird al.
pears. 1t is heard half an hour be-
fore the thrush, and the chirp Of the
Robin begins about the same length
of time before that of the wren. The
house sparrow and the tomtit take the
last stage Of the list.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
The Imitation Reuben"

The imitation Reuben clad in a
linen duster and carrying a carpet
bag, no longer fools the people in New
York streets. Time was when such
a man, if he had a guileless expires.
sion, and concealed his advertising
dodge long enough, could collect
crowd anywhere; nowadays, people
who are much in the streets have be.
come too wise. New York Press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Wives of Henry VIII.

Three Of the six wives Of Henry
VIII of England bore the name CT
Catharine, viz: Catharine of Aragon.
his first wife; Catharine Howard, his
fifth, and Catharine Parr, his sixth and
last, who survived him several years.
The others were Ann Boleyn, his Sec
ond; Jane Seymour, the third; and
Ann OF Cleves, the fourth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Commands Polar Expedition.

Emperor William appointed Profess
sor Erich Drygalski to command the
German south polar expedition. The
objective point of the expedition is
Kerguelen and thence southwark. In
case the south polar land is discovered
a scientific station is to be erected and
maintained for at least one year. The
expedition must return In the spring
OF 1904 at the latest.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Coffee q Barometer.

Drop a lump Of sugar in cup OF
hot coffee, watch the bubbles rise with.
out disturbing the coffee. If they col.
lect in the middle the weather will be
fair. If they adhere to the cup, form.
ing a ring, rain will fall. If they sep-
arate, floating in unixed position, it
is a sure sign of changeable weather.
Picnickers, watch your cup of coffee
in the morning.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
SeIf-SupDortfne Students.

It is worth noting in these days that
in the graduating class at the Univer-
sity of Vermont this year was a young
woman who supported herself doing
homework through the entire four
years course, and 4 young man who
supported himself by working at his
trade of stone cutter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Where Sedan Chairs Survive.

Will it be believed that the Sedan
chair still exists in a busting town
not far from Paris-in Orleans? In
this pretty city, says Paris newspa-
per. especially on Sundays at the hour
of mass, the classic Sedan chair, as IL
was known to the gallants of the
Eighteenth century, is borne through
the streets by robust carriers, its &C.
cupants being aged people and inva-
lids, to whom the jolting of carriage
Is intensely disagreeable.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
An Enormons Diamond.

The largest cut diamond belongs to
the Rajah of Mattan (Borneo), its
weight being 376 carats and it's value
about s25,00O,000. The second largest
cut diamond is the Star of the South,
found by poor negress in Brazil. It
weighs 254 carats and was once known
as the Dudley diamond.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Serving Fruit Raw.

Three points must be observed in
serving the raw fruit; first, it must be
ripe; second, free from any indications
OF decay or fermentation, and last, but
not least, to enhance the enjoyment of
this delightful gift OF nature it must
be served ice cold. A suggestion of
green adds greatly to the enjoyment
OF the fruit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Treea on tho Webatef Farm.

The trees now growing on the farm
(near Franklin, N. H.) where Daniel
Webster was born are to be cut up
into friction matches, a manufactur.
ing company having paid $4,000 for
the standing timber upon it. The leg
tslature Of New Hampshire refused at
its late session to pay $4,000 for the
entire farm, though many patriotic
citizens of the state petitioned to have
it preserved as a perpetual memorial
OF New Hampshire's greatest son.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
All Druggists guarantees every bottle

All Druggists guarantees every bottle
Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
will refund the money to anyone VINO
is not satisfied after using two-thirds
of the contents. This is the best rem
edy in the world for la grippe, coughs,
colds, Group and whoopin cough and
is pleasant and safe to take. 1t pre-
vents any tendency of cold to result
in pneumonia.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
IOWA'S BEAUTIFUL LAKE REGION

Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake most
favorably reached by the quickest
route, the C. NJ. & st. P. Ry. New
summer schedul now in effect. Two
fast express trains each way daily
with dining cars, serving all meals en-
route. A la Carte. Excursions and low
rates now in effect. Ticket Office 41O
Walnut. Train arrive and depart from
Union Station. tt
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
A Burning Coal Mine.

The burning mountain of Montet,
In Aveyron, France, which is often
mistaken for an active volcano, be-
cause a pillar of cloud rises from it by
day and pillar of fire by night, is In
reality a coal mine which has been
burning for several years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Test for Diamonds.

For diamonds good test is that OF
hardness. A genuine diamond cannot
be sacrificed by file or by quartz,
and ruby should stand a similar test;
but emerald is not much harder than
quartz and cracks easily
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
BIRD Fans in Vogue.

The newest and prettiest fan is quite
small and composed OF feathers from
the breast OF pheasant or the pea.
cock. At the same time the tiny fan
Of lace or painted gauze, deliberately
spangled. holds its own in fashion's
favor. AS matter OF fact, really good
fans never look oldSfashioned, and one
wonders why a girl who has large
sum to expend upon her trousseau does
not invest In beautiful fan-a genu-
inc antique. IL possible; II not. a mod
ern work Of art.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Kind to the Negroes.

r. B. Wellington, a Union county,
North Carolina, farmer who died re.
GENTLY, lived in the kindliest relations
with the negroes, and in his will he
gave three tracts of land to three OF
his faithful colored servants, leaving
money to others. The remainder o.
his estate, amounting to 1860 acres,
he bequeathed to the Methodist church
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Binding an Agreement in China.


When you engage servant or make
a bargain in China, it is not considered
binding until "the fastening penny"
has been paid. Although his bad faith
IL notorious in some matters, yet, to
do him justice, when once this coin
has been paid by you the Chinaman,
coolie or shopman will generally stick
to his bargain, even if the result to
him be loss.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Gain OF Some Cities.

In the ten years between 1890 and
1900, Passaic, N. j., gained 113 pei
cent in population; Butte, Mont, 1874:
Superior, Wis, 100; Newcastle, Pa.
1856; Seattle, Wash, SO; Waterbury
Conn.,, 60; St. Joseph, Mo-, SO; East
st. Louis, ILL.,; 95; Jacksonville, Fla.
IS, and South Omaha, Neb., 222 per
cent
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
BritaIns Dsgeneratlng Physically.

According to Arnold White, an Eng
fish critic, the Inhabitants of the Brit
ish Isles are degenerating physically.
He bases his conclusions on the re-
suits of recruiting for the Boer war.
In the Manchester district alone 5000
out of 1900 men who offered them
selves for military service were Ger
tilted unfit to endure soldiers life.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Sultan Doctors Himself.

The Sultan of Turkey is devoted to
the study of chemistry and has given
good deal of time to the study Of
medicine, a study which he first took
up because of fears that his life was
in danger from poison. He new doc
tors his own ailments so long Re sAg
re not Of sssnss2a 1919.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Brltain'S Population and Ours.

Britain's Population and Ours.
Forty-one and one-half millions OF
people are now crowded into the Uni
ted Kingdom. A similar density OF
population in the United States would
mean a total population in this coun-
try, excluding the dependencies, OF
about one billion thirty-six millions.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Dairies of New York.

Outside Of the business of supply
Ing New York with city milk. the
farmers of New York state have an
investment Of $43,450,O0e in cows, and
corresponding amount in dairy
farms and fixtures-an amount not
less than $3.50 900 900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Do Not Crafty Weakness.

If thou wouldst conquer thy weak
ness, thou must never crafty it. No
man is compelled to evil; his consent
only makes it his. It is no sin to be
tempted, but to be overcome-William
Penn.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Demand for Meerschaum Pines.


Among retail dealers, it is said that
the demand for meerschaum pipes and
holders has greatly decreased in the
last few years. French briar has sup
planted it in popularity. .-..-...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Objected to Being in Novel.

Dan Godfrey, the famous British
band-leader, has recently obtained
damages for libel from publisher and
2 woman author for putting him into
novel, also an injunction against
the further publication of the book.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Odd Advertising in Chicago.

The following advertisement appears
in Chicago paper: Young men hav-
ing a large circle OF friends exerting
their influence can obtain their fall
clothes free of charge. Address, etc."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
British Coal Fields.

South Wales raises more coal than
any other part of Great Britain, near
ly 100000 tons a year. Twenty
seven millions come from Midland COL
leries and 26,OO0,OO0 from York and
Lincolnshire.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29
Plncer Miner Is n Girl.

I'm the Mojave desert mining camp
of Burstown, CAL, Miss Short, 16 years
old, has located one OF the best claims.
She works all the dirt with a dry
washer and rs said to average Sc a day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29

ONLY ONE NIGHT OUT
See your Agent for details and Colorado itera-
ture or address
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. P. A. CHICAGO.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-29

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
BILL IS PROGRESSING.
Legislature Coming Together on
the Question of Corpora
ton Taxation.
MEASURE WILL PROBABLY PASS
Legislation for the National Guar. :
Defeat ofthe Good Roads Joint
Resolution.

Lansing, Mich, May 13.-Some lit
tie progress has been made toward a
settlement of the differences be-
tween the two houses over the rail.
road Or equal taxation bill, and there
are good reasons for believing that
still greater progress will be made
this week. In fact, it need surprise
no one if the conference committees
get together on mutually satisfac-
tory bill before adjournment Friday.
The senate committee has yielded to
the extent Of consenting to have the
work of assessing the property of the
corporations done by the state tax
commission. the membership of which
shall be increased from three to five.
thus abandoning their stand for IN
entirely new and separate assessing
board. This is agreeable to the house
committee, but the two committees
are still far apart as to what corpora
tons shall be covered by the bill. The
house end insists on having all the
corporations stricken out by the SEN
ate reincorporated. These are tele-
graph, telephone, express, sleeping car
and fast freight companies. a portion
of the senate conferrees insist that
canvass of the senate shows that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
RIGHT UP TO DATE.
(henSons Plaster Is Pains Mastery

These are days of records and of the beat
ing of records. Bensons Porous Plaster, for
quickness of action and thoroughness of
cure, has no records to beat except its own.
Benson's Plaster, always the best, always
the leader, is to-day better than eoer. 1t
sticks to the skin but never sticks in its
tracks. 1t marches ON.
- The people not only want to be cured
but cured Quickly-and Benson's Plaster
does it. Coughs, colds, mmbago, asthma,
bronchitis, liver and kidney complaints,
and other Ills approachable by an external
remedy, yield to Benson's as ice does to heat.
Neither Belladonna, Strengthening or
Capsicum plasters are to be compared with
Bensons. People who have once tested
the merits of Benson's Plaster have no use
for any other external remedy.
More than 5000 physicians and drug
cists land thousand times as many nom
professional persons) have called Benson's
Plasters one of the few CD home remedies
that can be trusted.
Fifty-fve highest awards have been made
to it in competition with tho best known
plasters of Europe and America. Better
proof of its merits is uncomfortable. Be
sure to get the genuine.
Forsale by oil druggists, or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered In the
United States, on receipt of Csc. each.
Ssabury Il johnson, Mfg. Chemists, ny.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
On Concerted Action of Metal Trader
for a Nine-Eour Day.

Washington, May 14-In view of tht
movement initiated by the Information
al Association of Machinists for tho
establishment OF a nine-hour work dss
May 20, President Gompers of the
American Federation Of Labor calico
conference OF the officers of the Or
CARNATIONS particularly interested il
the machinery trades of the country
the conference occurring at the head
quarters Of the American Federation
of Labor in this city yesterday.
James O'Connell Of the international
Association OF Machinists, John Muh
holland of the International Associa-
tiCn OF Allied Metal Mechanics, L. r.
Thomas of the Patternmakers' League
of North America, and e. J. Lynch OF
the Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers
and BrassworkeTs' Union of North
America, met and discussed the vari-
Gus phases Of the matter, and plans
have been determined upon so that a
concert of action will be taken on or
before May 20. The purpose of the
general movement is to establish tha
ninehour work day for all engaged in
the machinery industry. The confer
ence will be continued today at tho
headquarters Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, when general policy
will be decided upon.