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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
WOMEN SMOKERS IN EUROPE.

In the most exclusive circles Of
French society nowadays smoking has
become a fixed habit with nearly all
women between % and 40. In Paris
a woman of fashion no longer apollo
gizes to her guests for lighting cigar
cite after dinner, and even as an ac-
accompaniment to O'Clock tea gold
en- tipped Egyptian cigarette is fire.
quently INDUCED in by fair Paris
iennes. Russian ladies who inhabit
the capital are largely responsible for
the growing taste for tobacco among
the grand danes Of Paris. In Ger
many feminine emancipation is not
sufficiently advanced to make the prac-
tice of smoking among ladies very
prevalent In certain circles and the
smart restaurants, however, many
women may be seeG~ with cigarettes
and even cigars. Among the middle
and working classes it is safe to say
that scarcely woman would think Of
smoking except for fun. Berlin wo-
men who go in for speculation invari-
ably smoke cigarettes. The habit has
not yet obtained much Of foothold
in England.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Farmer Murdered for Money.

Duquoin, ILL.,. Dec. 13.-Bound,
gagged and blindfolded, the dead body
of Ewald Eichhorn, German farmer,
was found in his late home in the eve
ming three miles east of this city, by
John Thomas. a nephew. Eichhorn
was a bachelor, and lived alone. He
was last seen alive on Saturday, and
was supposed to have gone to visit rel
atives at Belleville. The murder was
committed with a stick of stove wood,
with which Eichhorn's head was beat
cn to jelly. Robbery is supposed to
have been the motive, as Eichhorn had
drawn considerable sum- from the
bank Friday
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
QUEER FIRE REs,r,

They have some queer fire.
tons in Germany. Ex-senato, i ,a.
ell of Wisconsin, says a Ber,, , slseA'
spondent, had a funny exneria. .O'fs
an apartment where he was snass,
last winter. Something caught , ~
his rooms early in the mornina ~
the servants rushed out and san. -
alarm. In the meantime tho go. "
was awakened, and, organ,zin ua'o
shirt tail brigade of the memhass
his family, he extinguished the A., .
with bowls and pitchers Of waton .l
the bathroom. When the f,remal nOu
rived the family was sitting 49,. =,
calmly talking it over, but the no,i
were determined to march them p ~
jail for interfering with the 6ro "
partment. After the alarm wac s,s
they should have locked their AZ a.
and left the house, placing the en,, ,.
responsibility upon the fire dens.
ment. 1t was unlawful for them "
do anything toward putting It ont
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Grants Horsemanship.

General Grants strong point was
iorsemanship when he was a cadet at
West Point and the ringmaster, wheth-
or seriously Or o.s ? jcoke> 1:ate'22j2e6 ta
"take down. the young cadet. At the
cavalry exercise Grant wasf mounted
on a powerful but vicious brute that
the cadets fought shy of, and was put
at leaping the bar. The bar was raised
higher and higher as he came around
the ring till it passed the record" The
stubborn rider would not say enough,
but the stubborn horse was disposed
to shy and refused to leap. Grant
gritted his teeth and spurred at it.,
but just as the horse gathered for the
spring his swelling body burst the
girth and rider and saddle tumbled
into the ring: Half stunned. he gath
cred himself up from the dust only to
hear the strident, cynical voice of the
riding-master calling out: cadet
Grant, six dcmerits for dismountine
without leave!" a. .,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
AMERICAN HERO WORSHIP.

Perhaps the hero is no mean idol for
worship, but we Americans are apt to
carry the thing too far. While I be-
,ieve in giving the hero all praise and
honor due him, yet when man has
only done his duty-only donesawhat
was in his power to do and what was
expected Of him, there is no reason
why he should be worshiped at all. In
behalf of the heroes of our army and
navy, perhaps it would be we'll to take
a little of the praise from the officers,
who are well paid for their services
and suffer little of privation, and give
it to "the men behind the guns" es-
pecially those who could make no
greater sacrifice than to lay down their
lives for their country's sake. How
much praise and honor is given to
those men on our battleships who, dur
ing the glory Of the battle, toll with
out ceasing at the hot furnaces below,
without even knowing the turn OF the
battle, and who are in the most i'm
mediate danger Of their lives, should
the vessel be destroyed by torpedoes
or meet disaster in any other way?
Some of the heroes of old and some
modern ones, who suffered undue pri-
vations and succeeded where it SEEM
ed impossible, we'll deserve the name
of hero, but in great many cases to-
day heroism has almost become a
profession. Some are so we'll paid in
honor and money for one good achieve
ment that they feel their cup Of glory
is full and they need never try to ac-
complish another. In some instances
thousands Of dollars have been spent
to bestow honors where they were not
even appreciated. After all. true hero
>iassHa siiles no. IN ~ Ma, emo Is reached or
aim accomplished, but in what sacri-
fee is made to reach that end or &C
complish that aim.-Mrs. L. A. Shrin-
err, Of Newberne. N. c., in Pennsylva-
MIA Grit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
TRAINING WAREHOUSES;.

The main difficulty in training a war
horse is to accustcm the animal to
the thunder of firearms. A horse that
can be quickly trained to the roar of
cannon and musketry is an acquisition
which instructors know how to appre-
ciate. You hear people talk glibly
enough nowadays of supplying our
troops in the east with plenty OF re-
mounts, and it's quite evident from
the remarks they make that they
imagine they need only to lasso few
thousand wild horses in Texas, ship
them off to Manila and-voilo! our SOL
diers are remounted. Although most
horses can be quickly trained to face
the most whitening fire, many are very
difficult to- convince that a tremendous
noise is not necessarily a signal OF
danger, while some never can be
taught to ignore the rattle of mus
kerry. Your correspondent has had the
pleasure of visiting the farm of train
er Of war horses, situated in the wilds
of Texas. In a field adjoining the sta
bles found, ranged in a circle ready
for instruction, some three dozen fine
horses, including few splendid chest
nuts. The instructor stood in the cen
ter of the circle, with the horses facing
him, gave the signal to the attendants
to be in readiness and fired three
chambers of a revolver in rapid sue
cession. Instantly there was a great
commotion. Most of the horses reared
and plunged, and it was only with the
greatest difficulty that some Of them
>x,arA- -S,eSz1ssS.. SIX. '110rn D1eaKlnS away
and racing madly about the field. A
few, on the other hand, did nothing
more than prick up their ears and toss
their heads, and these were promptly
taken away for test. The more FESTIVE
ones, of course, were subjected to the
revolver shots until they could face
them uAhincninsly. The second test is
much more severe. The horses are
galloped up to a supposed company of
infantry, who fire simultaneously 20
soSs. as Epe animals have got properly
into swing. The first volley usually
plays havoc with the formation of the
advancing cavalry, and some of the
horses rear so wildly that their riders
have considerable difficulty in keeping
their saddles. In few moments. how
ever, the charge is continued, another
volley fired-this time of course, at
close range-and the formation is once
more deranged. This mane3ver is con-
tinued until, familiarity having bred
contempt, the horses advance as read
lily in the face of musketry (both VOL
leys and "straggling" ire) as when
faced by nothing at all. They are
then taught in precisely the same way
to disregard the boom of cannon. Once
properly trained, horse faces the
deadly fire OF an enemy on the field
of battle with an absolute fearlessness,
of which man, be he brave as lion, is
inca pable. This. however. is only nat
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
SAYS Local Boards Violate Law.

St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. Estate In
<s,lrance Commissioner Elmer II.
sssaatm IN a ietler TO Wlnona in
surance agency in effect holds that the
local boards Of underwriters of the
various cities throughout the state,
which fix insurance rates and regulate
the acceptance Of risks, are combines
which violate the state antitrust law,
in that they do away with all competi-
ton and regulate arbitrarily the rice
of insurance. bad. ...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
ROAD TO TUNNEL
HUDSON RIVER
Pennsylvania Lines Will 90
Underground from Jersey
City to New York.
BRIDGE IDEA IS GIVEN UP
Contracts Let by Same Company foI
over st,O0O.OoO Worth of Improve
lnents at Other Polnts the System-
Horseshoe Curve to Go.

New York, Dec. IA. J. Cassatt,
president of the Pennsylvania railroad.
has confirmed the announcement that
the Pennsylvania railroad would build
a tunnel under the Hudson river in
stead Of a North river bridge in order
to secure an entrance into this city
and to connect with the Long Island
railroad In addition to this important
decision the Pennsylvania company
awarded contracts amounting to over
81 900 900 for building bridge over the
Raritan river and for tunnel which
will do away with the famous horse
@shoe curve in the Alleghenies. The
tunnel will cross under the North river
so as to touch this city at Thirty-third
street and continue in an eaSterly d.
rection so as to enter large under
ground station that is to be constructed
in the block bounded by Thirty-second
ssstreet. Seventh avenue, Thirty-third
street and Eighth avenue, and in part
of the block bounded by Thirty-second
and Thirty-third streets and Eighth
"a and Ninth avenues. From the under
ground station the tunnel is to proceed
>east, nearly along the line of Thirty
second street and under the East river
to Queens, connecting with the Long
Island railroad. Under the North river
the tunnel will have room for two
railway tracks. East of the under
ground station in Manhattan there will
be four tracks and under the East riv-
Aer each track will be in separate tun-
mel, SO that there will be four tunnels
selnder the East river. The Long Island
railway will have the use of two of
the tracks running on the line Of Thir
ty-third street, just east of Broadway.
viduai station at 40 and 81 West Thir-
sy-third street, jus east of Broadway.
The Pennsylvania and the Long Island
railroad companies will have joint use
q of the large underground station at
Thirty third street and Seventh ave-
nue.. The tunnel under the North river
will bring the Pennsylvania railroad
7nto the heart of New York City and
give easy and direct communication
with Long Island. By means of
Bridge near Wards Island and another
connecting railroad, the trains of the
Pennsylvania system can be run to
the tracks of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad and into
New En- gland.. . .r-. g..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
THIS MICROBE-RIDDEN von,n

'ONAU.
To the bacteriologist NOTHING 81
sacred. In his positive greed 70, 4
new scare he will ransack the sec,..l
recesses of my lady's wardrobe atta,s
Herr Baby's feeding bottle, ruthlesel,l
create panic in the pantry, and eva,
destroy ones faith in sealed yesss,.
Casting about to find some fresh II,
Of his beloved bacillus, he would Aim
over the headgear of beauty herself &
microbe shadow, so to say. He Womb
have US believe that the ubiouihn
germ fingers in the material Of VhI,A ]
our dainty hats are composed, ,nd
furthermore, that the very jeweled hat.
pins wherewith we secure them a
our coiffures become coated with tim
organisms, which are thus conveyed|
to lips and threats. 1t is surely rath.
er ridiculous suggestion, which hai
manufacturers treat with contemr
Really, if we were as microbe-riddua
as all this, life would soon not NJ
worth living.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
A Very Remarkable Clock.

To the list of remarkable cloeh1
in the world that just completed byi1
Bohemian in Chicago, who has Oea4
at work on it for nineteen years, VIII
have to be added. It is more TIM
eighteen feet high and is fifteen fss1
square at the base. A miniature sa'i'
circles around the dial and turns on "
axis every twenty-four hours VIM
the sun, moon, Venus, Mars, Salun1
and other planets are represented "
their proper relative places. When Y
clock strikes a door opens and piol
cession Of all the presidents OF ny
United States issues, followed py -.
ures which symbolic the growth =
the republic. The inventor has ksp
his work a secret all these years. any
even now refuses to sell it or alps
it to be exhibited.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Oueer Kinds OF Bread.

Bread is made of vastly dif1eren
materials in different countries. = !.
Lapland, oats with the inner PARK =
the pine are used. The two toge'ns -,
we'll ground and mixed, are MADE in' y
large fiat cakes and cooked in pa -
over the fire. In Kamchatka, IN =. :.
attic Russia, pine or birch bark Os !,
self, well macerated, pounded, a -.
baked, frequently constitutes ~. =.
whole of the native bread tooa = .
Ice1ander scrapes the Iceland moss j.. :
the rocks and grinds it into me NV. na
uh5ch seccez aotA sor bread anu pa =,
dings. In parts of Italy chestna's s ~
cooked, ground into meal, anu . ass
for making bread. Durra' a , aasnt
of millet, is much used in India, hs ~,
Arabia and Asia Minor for naA'r'
bread.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
GRAND ARMY FADING AWAY.

Death is making sad inroads In the
ranks of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. The report of the adJutant-
general at the recent encampment at
Cleveland shows that the number lost
by death during the year ending June
80, 1901, was s,166. and the total mem
bership of the order is now placed at
269,5O7. This Is the smallest member
ship given in any annual report since
the early years Of the organization.
The death and suspension of members
is partly made good by reservations to
good standing and the addition OF new
members. But notwithstanding these
the gap grows steadily wider. In ten
years past the membership OF the
Grand Army has dropped from S98,Q67
to 26s,5O7, loss of 12s,56o. The annual
loss in each of the seven past years Is
given in the following table:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Rov Confesses to Arson.

New York. Dec. 13.-Just because he
liked to see the engines and yearned
for the company Of firemen, George
C,;2Jlaz::: terrier -31sa1s III: .eta,1e5
fifty-three fires in the Chelsea Jute
Mills. williamsburg. He confessed in
court after having been caught start
ing the fifty-third fire Monday. He
Implicated four other sweep-boys in the
factory and said they only did it for
the excitement OF the thing. The loss
by these fires was $4,000
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Three Texans Killed in Fight.

Houston, Tex, Dec. ia street
Fight with firearms, which resulted in
the death of the three participants,
was witnessed here by large crowds
OF people who are in town for carnival
week Officers J. G. James and Her.
man Youngest attempted to arrest Sid
Preacher, a well known gambler,
whereupon the latter fired at James,
mortally wounding him. Preacher then
shot Youngest, knocking him down, and
was beating the officer when James
raised himself from the gutter and
shot the gambler dead. Both officers
expired before bystanders reached
thcn
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
METHOD Or KILLING TIME.

"You might think a travelling mans
time was fully occupied" said drum
mer recently, "but there are occasions
when he feels the need Of relaxation
and, although theaters are we'll In
their way, they occasionally pail. I
was in Boston last week, and man
put me onto something new. The
idea is like this. It won't work In a
town where you're acquainted, but
say you are in strange place. It has
its exciting elements. You go out Of
your hotel in the evening, either alone
or with man who is equally ignorant
Of localities, and you walk two blocks
in any direction. Then you halt and
toss a cent. Heads, you turn to the
right; tails, you turn to the left The
next two blocks, you repeat the toss
ing up, and follow the indicator. So
you keep on until you have twisted
and turned all over the town. For
variety there is nothing to equal it; it
brings you into the strangest quarters,
and you see sights that you would
otherwise miss. OF course, there is
a chance that you will double on your
tracks, and come back to where you
started, but in that case it is allow
able to cheat, or take another toss-up.
Try it some time when you are in a
strange town and you will have more
fun than a cat fight"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13

as soon as 1t is killed ana
~ when It is more or less tas.s sques
Is rubbed with slice Of ~ s.e'e.i
impart flavor to it and al ths ae
time make it more digestible ' ~ say
ment, or engine, which is ~ 70 ~
digestive element, is known - .ue actil
TIN. It has been separated Fray papas !.
juice in the form Of Whit Aon Y
though not as yet in a pure st posdss
has the appearance of pens,n ses.s
from the stomachs Of animals hus y.
fers in the fact that it is renaa ~. ds'
gastric juice. u til
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
SOCIETIES UNITE.
+ federation Finally Completed at . Fro
;lourcd Sesslon at Cincinnati

federation Finally Completed NJ FRO
slonged session At Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 13.-The Amer
lean Federation OF Catholic Societies
was perfected here. A constitution was
adopted and T. B. Minahan of Column
bus. O., was elected President. The
new federation holds its first regular
national convention in Chicago on
July Is, 1907 It is believed that the
new federation will have million
Catholics or its rolls the first year.
Up to last night the proposal to Or
ganize all the Catholic societies OF the
United States into one great federation
did not include the membership OF
women. The constitution as reported
did not admit women, but the conven-
ton took up the matter and voted to
admit them.
The contest over the Offices pro
longed last nights session until after
midnight. At late hour last night
the committee reported the following
nominations: President, T. B. Nina
han, Ohio; vice presidents, L. J. Kauf-
man, New Jersey; G. H. Cannon, Illi-
uOlSs l.. w. ANc" 1Olh SCS-
rotary, Nicholas Conner, Dubuque;
treasurer, H. J. Fries, Pennsylvania;
marshal, J. J. O'Rourke, Pennsylvania.
A contest was precipitated by John j.
Coyle of Philadelphia, who presented
the name of Thomas w. Fitzgerald of
Brooklyn in opposition to Minahan for
president. After several motions to
adjourn and other dilatory proceedings
had been defeated, balloting began.
Shortly after midnight Minahan was
elected over Fitzgerald by vote Of
143 to AZ, many Of the delegates hav-
ing left the hall before the balloting
began. During the evening a cable
gram from Cardinal Rampolla was
read, in which the Pope sent an apos-
tolic benediction to the federation. 1t
was loudly cheered. A feature of the
evening, outside of the organization OF
the federation, was an address on so.
cialism by Father Mackey, who main.
tanned that all anarchists were first So
cialists. s.s -s. ..-.-.- r1
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Verdict Of $4,000 for Libel.

Omaha. Dec. 13.-The jury in the
case Of Miss Agnes Frizzell, who sued
J. C. Root, sovereign commander Of
the Woodmen of the World, and others
tor the publication in the Tidings Of
an alleged libel, last night returned a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff, allow
ing her $4,000 damages. The publ
cation was in connection with con-
troversy over the placing of tomb
stone over the grave of victim of
an Arkansas tornado.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
TIL HANG MY HARP.

HANG uAA n<AnAs
III hang my harp on willow tree.
I'll OF to the wars again;
NY peaceful home has no charm LOT
me,
The battlefield no pain.
The lady love will soon be bride
With a diadem on her brow;
Oh! why did she fatter my youthful
pride?
She's going to leave me now!
She took me away from my warlike
lord.
And gave me silken suit;
I thought no more of my masters
sword,
When I played on my masters lutte.
She seemed to think me boy above
Her pages of low degree;
Oh! had I but loved with boyish
love,
It would have been better for me.
Then I'll hide in my breast every sell
fish care,
I'll flush my pale cheek with wine;
When smiles awake the bridal pair.
I'll hasten to give thee mine.
I'll laugh and IN sing though my
heart may bleed,
And I'll walk in the festive train,
And, if I survive it, Ill mount my
steed,
And IL off to the wars again.
But one golden tress of her hair I'll
Irvine
In my helmets sable plume,
And then on the fields Of Palestine
I'll seek an early doom.
And If by the Saracen's hand I fall,
Mid the noble and the brave.
A tear from my lady-love Is all
ask for the warriors grave.
There is considerable doubt as to the
authorship of the above song, once
very popular, and still occasionally
sung. Andrew Lang, in an amusing
article on T. Haynes Bayley, the song,
writer, credits him with it, but in this
he appears 20 have made mistake.
The common story told as to its origin
is that it was suggested by Lord FL
phinstone's unfortunate attachment to
the Princess Victoria. Elphinstone,
who is said to have been very hand
some young man of good abilities, as
pired to the hand of the heiress to the
throne; and report says was grievously
disappointed when after her accession
to the throne the queen became en-
gagged to Prince Albert. Lord Elphin-
stone went to India, where he had
brilliant career as soldier and ruler,
dying unmarried in 1860. The author
ship Of the song has even been imputed
to Lord Elphinstone-but on no prob
able grounds.-Montreal Herald and
Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Left a Shortage OF $4,000.

Wilson, N. c., Dec. BE. l..
Powell, manager of the brokerage
business of Murphy &, Co. of New
York. has disappeared from Wilson,
and it is reported he is 100000 short
in his accounts. 1t is said he left a
note saying he would commit suicide
and mailed it at Rocky Mount. 1t is
supposed he is in New York. Powell
claims in his note that he lost the
money on Union Pacific stock and cot
ton deals
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
THE PAPAYA TREE.

The papaya, or papau (Carica pa
paya), which grows abundantly at
about the isothermal Of II degrees in
Asia, Africa and America, is reported
as having remarkable properties and
as being put to many uses. It's bark
makes excellent rope, and it's fruit is
eaten both raw and cooked, while it's
juice possesses the power Of dissolv-
ing albuminous substances. The ma
tives of the Antilles use the pulp of
the fruit as a cosmetic, and in some
sections where meat has to be eaten
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Funston and Taft to Return.

Manila, Dec. 13.-General Funston
will sail for the United States Dec Is
on the transport Warren. The doc
tors have ordered change of climate,
and the general is going home on
sick leave. He has improved in health
since he left the hospital Governor
Taft will sail for home on the Grant
on Dec. 20. He says the rumors to
the effect that he will not return here
are incorrect
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-13
Carnegie Increases His Gift.

Pekin, ILL.,, Dec. 13.-Trustees of the
public library fund have received let
ter from Andrew Carnegie in which he
agrees to raise his donation to the city
from $4,000 to $4,000 under the orig
inal agreement-that the city raises a
proportionate amount and sets apart a
fund for the maintenance of the insti-
tuition