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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
NATION, GRAIN De. LERs.
The Convention at Des Moines Was Il
Very Profitable One.

The Convention at Des MONIES was u
Very Profitable O"e.
Des Moines, Oct. 4.--The sixth an
nual convention of the National
Grain Dealers association came to
an end yesterday. The convention
was the best in the history of the
organization. Members Of the Cere-
al club, upon whom devolved the care
Of the visiting delegates, were re-
peatedly congratulating by the visit
ors, who expressed themselves as
agreeably surprised at the manner
in which the convention had been
entertained.
The convention did much for Des
Moines and Iowa Il. A. Lockwood.
Des Moines man. was reelected
president in recognition of his ser
vices in behalf Of the organization.
The state has teen benefited, in that
all of the southern delegates were
here for the purpose of perfecting ar
engagements with Iowa grain men for
the shipment of oats and hay to the
south, which produced little hay or
corn this year. 1t is expected that
these two commodities will reach
high price because of the great de-
mand for them in the south. Iowa
is also honored in the selection of
G. A. Stebbins of Red Oak as secre-
tary of the association. G. S. Clark
of Chicago was reelected to the sec
retaryship, but declined, owing to
private interests.
The convention has resulted in a
better understanding as to the grad
ing of grain and has shown Iowa
grain men how their samples compare
with the best from other sectios of
The country. Another outcome was
the organization of a national asso-
station of grain inspectors.
Memphis won the convention of
1902 mainly on the proposition that
hundreds of grain men from the
south would become affiliated with
The association if they could be in
iuced to attend one Of the conven-
tons. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, B. A.. Lockwood;
first vice president, Il. p. Baxter; sec
ond vice president, H. S. Grimes; Sec
.etary G. A. StibbinS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
e75 DYING DAILY FROM PLAGUE
Astounding Loss Of Life Recorded in
Eastern Part of India.


Eastern Part of India.
Washington, Oct. 3.-Reports to
marine hospital service from all PAD
of the world show a continued spre1
of the plague in most sections.
British East India during the wea
ended August End, last, there we
2,622 new plague cases, and u,
deaths recorded in the Bombay Pr
idency, an increase OF more than2
deaths over the previous week. The
were 1876 plague deaths in the city,
Bombay that week and many oths|
suspected. In Egypt the total ny
Der of bubonic plague eases fr
April 18th to September End, was
with sixty deaths. In Queensland Y
destruction of rats continues but
official report shows thirty-t
plague cases, including ten deaf
from February 2sth to July 9th.
China, at the port and town of sws]
and neighboring districts, the plasI
is steadily decreasing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
Fatal Hunting Accident.

Eldora, Oct. 3.-Chas. Fannon,
about 10 years of age, living in this
city, met an almost instant death
here. He and another young man
were going for Il hunt and were wait
ing for a team by the roadside. Young
Fannon accidentally turned the bar
rel of the gun toward himself, and
it instantly went off, the shot taking
effect in the head. He was barber
by trade.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04

The compliments of the Companion
TO fifteen millions of boys and girls
who again take their seats in the
schoolrooms and pick up their books!
A most respectful bow to the four hum
dred thousand teachers whose summer
vacation should send them back to
their sacred task with freshened energy
and joyous enthusiasm! And three
times three for the public schools OF
America! ~. ..-. -..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
sChLEY COURT OF INoUIRy.

Washington, Oct. 4.-After Lieuten-
ant Doyle, formerly of Commodore
Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, had
completed his testimony before the
Schley court of inquiry yesterday,
Capt. VIM. G. Dawson of the marine
corps was called, and was followed
by Lieut.. Chas. w. Dryson Of the bu-
reau of steam engineering of the
navy department.
Capt. Dawson was signal officer on
board the battleship Indiana during
the naval engagement off Santiago,
and he gave an account from recol-
lection of the behavior Of the vari-
Gus ships of the American fleet dur
ing that battle. He said that the
Brooklyn had gone about 1000 yards
to the southwark before joining the
pursuit of Cervera's ships.
Lieut.. Dryson was introduced to
testify concerning the coal supply of
the flying squadron, but the court
adjourned the day before he could
be heard to any extent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
Waterloo Daua~e Suit.

Waterloo, Oct. 4.--The Rapid Tran
sit company has been notified of a
suit for $4,000 damages instituted
by the heirs of John Durfey. Mr..
Durfey met his death in a runaway
several months ago. He-~was not
killed at the time, but received in
iuries from which he died. He was a
irayman and his team became fright
sned, it is claimed, at the car and
from the constant ringing of the
PONG .- .r.a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04

London, Oct. 1.-The Odessa colIa
pondent of the Times says thai =
recent bank failures in South kussI
were caused by the general 1een7
of insecurity among commercial
cles in the south. The COLLAPSE
the Kharkoff Land bank, with llau.i
ties of 100000 roubles (sa,o'u,v
and almost no assets had specla
injurious effect. Kharkoff busl lDs
concerns have lost their repu1aa
to such an extent that Odessa trau
have told them openly that i 10
want goods they must pay cash ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04

Commodore Perry is a name high In
honor in the United States navy, hav-
ing been the title of two famous broth
ers-Oliver Habard and Matthew CAL
braith Perry. On September 10th,
Lightweight years ago, the elder broth
er, young lieutenant who had never
seen a naval fight, fought that fierce
Battle of Lake Erie, which saved the
Northwest to the United States and
gave the world the dispatch: 1--WE have
met the enemy and they are ours"
Forty-eight years ago last July the
younger brother landed in Japan with
a message from the president which
practically opened that country to the
world. The Matthew Perry monument
recently unveiled at Kurihama, Japan,
Is a shaft thirty-three feet high made
of a rare native stove and bearing an
inscription in gold written by Marquis
ITO A dense crowd of natives wit
messed the ceremonies, both japanese
and American battleships fired salutes
from the harbor, and one of the speak
ers was Rear Admiral Beardslee, who.
as a midshipman under Perry. was
present at the original entry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
Woman Shot lSy Boy3,

Tama, Oct. 3.-Two boys of Mrs
VIM. Chapel We're trying to extract
the loads from an old 22-caliber re-
volver, when it was accidentally dis
charged, the ball striking Mrs. Chap
pei in the abdomen and inflicting
perhaps fatal wound. Mrs. Chapel
is the wife of Mr.. VIM. Chapel, ex-
press messenger between Tama and
Sioux City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04

The Ruskin commonwealth of social
sts at Waycross, Ca, has failed, &C
cording to dispatch to the New York
Sun. Only three families remain, the
others having departed for the North
and West Their printing outfit Is adj
vertised for sale and the land will go
the same way. This will wipe out the
last vestige OF the colony, which went
from Tennessee two years ago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
BAD FIRE AT BkADLYvlLLE.
North Halt of the Business Section
the Town Is Destroyed.

North Halt OF tho Business Section of
the Town Is Destroyed.
Clarinda, Oct. 2.-The north half of
the business portion of Braddyville
vas destroyed by fire yesterday. The
fire started in Fine G. Maxwell's hard
ware store. Lightning is supposed
TO have been the origin. Worley's
restaurant, Whites dry goods store,
he postotfice, Fine & Maxwell's hard
ware and implement store and Hol-
Ton & Gray's hardware and nipple
nent store were destroyed. Several
other buildings were damaged. The
loss is estimated at 100000; insur-
anc, $4,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04

Henry j. Furber, Jr., professor of
political economy at the Northwestern
University, Evanston, ILL.,, has been
decorated with the Cross of the Legion
Of Honor, in recognition Of his interest
N the educational affairs of France.
About five years ago Prof. Furber sug-
gested to the French Minister of Public
Instruction certain changes in the
rules governing foreign students at
tending the French universities. The
suggestions were adopted, and the
change was followed by marked in
srease in the number of American
students in French colleges.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
Both Legs Cut on.

Lamont, Oct. "a serious accident
happened to Willie Mayhem at Wood
burn. The day before he and few
boys went there to work on the
railroad and while in the discharge
of his duties he fell under the wheels
of moving train and lost the lower
part of both legs, one just below the
knee and the other just above the
ankle. The boy is II years old.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
Arrest burglary Suspects.

Charles City, Oct. Three men,
Frank Riley, Carl Van Gordon and
Thos. Williams, charged with com.
plicity in the Powersville burglary,
were arrested near Gainesville, west
rue xsH sIeoWO Gq 'NooH. eIqIeJV 10
Atherton, and on trial before Justice
Merriam in this city each was held
to the grand jury in $500 bail. Two
others of the gang were arrested at
Mason City and will be brought here
for trial.
A small prayer book was found in
the stomach of an ostrich lately dis
sected in London.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
New Comptroller Begins.

Washington, Oct. 3.-Mr. VIM
Ridgeley of Illinois, who was
pointed recently as comptroller
the currency to succeed Chas.a1
Dawes, resigned, took the prescrlo
oath yesterday, and entered W
the duties of his Office. Mr.. DaM
resigned to enter the campaign
Illinois for United States senator, q
will leave for that state tomorroV'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
Cell sion at Marsh al town

Marshalltown, Oct. "A North
western passenger train and an Iowa
Central freight train collided at the
Third street crossing in this city.
Jne engine was demolished and half
= dozen cars completely wrecked.
The coaches of the passenger train
we're badly damaged No one was
seriously hurt. The property loss is
leayy.
The progeny Of pair Of rats, un-
der favorable conditions, will in three
years number about one thousand.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04

o OFT OF fsSlroads 81 Holland are so care
and Ola, managed that the accidental
4seEes son them average only one
I yt&r for the entire country.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
CHIN nsE UPRISING IS COSFlRMED.
Rebels We're Badly Punished After They
Had Burned q German Mission.

Rebels We're Badly Punished After They
Had Burned Il German Mission.
Washington, Oct. 3.-The state de-
partment received a cablegram from
United States Consul McWade at Can
ton, China, confirming the reported
uprising in the Singing district. The
dispatch follows:
Canton, Oct. 2.-Secretary of State,
Washington: General WI, with 1900
soldiers, routed Triad rebels in Sing
ling district, Swallow, killing 200 and
capturing and decapitating many
prisoners. German mission burned.
German missionaries fled to Hong
Kong.
(Signed) "McWade"
This dispatch, taken in connection
with previous advices the department
has had from Minister Conger leads
to the belief that the Boxers have
had nothing to do with the present
outbreak, but that it is local dis
turbance growing out of the famine
conditions, which the Chinese govern
ment can suppress. -- a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
South Russian Bank Failures

Wher the sky is blue nobody
should be.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
Sampson lsetires.

Washington, Oct. 3.-Admiral Samp-
son has surrendered command of the
Boston navy yard. His successor,
Rear Admiral Mortimer L. johnson,
who is on his way north from Port
Royal to take command, called upon
Secretary Long to pay his respects.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04

The will of the late Herman 0. Ar
mour disposes, in requests to his
family and relatives, of $2,25O,OO0 of
real and personal property.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-04
Alarming Rumor Revived.

p Copenhagen, Oct. 4.-The newspa
pers here today revive the rumor
that King Edward is in serious
condition from cancer of the tongue
without adducing any evidence t,
that effect.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19

Ground-moles, aside from the dam
age they do to growing plants by
lifting them or disturbing their roots,
are rather a friend than an enemy.
They are insectiyorous, and it is in
searching out grubs and cutworms
that they make tunnels. These tun-
nels are merely traps, into which the
worms fall and are picked up by the
mole in his rounds. Persistent
tramping in of his runs will drive him
to parts of the garden or lawn where
he will do no harm. However, if he
must be killed, it can be easily done.
Open his tunnel, saturate some waste
with bisulphid of carbon, put it into
the hole, and cover with dirt The
fumes will permeate the whole system
of tunnels, and kill all animal life
there. Don't poison grain; he won't
eat it.-Farm and Preside.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19

Take your pillow, go into the bot
toms where there is a known surplus
of rich soil, pillow four or five inches
deep, put your team to common
pond scraper and dump on the poor
points sufficiently close. When scat
tered the soil will be three or four
inches in depth. More good can be
accomplished IN one day in this way
with one hand and team than twenty
years clovering will do, for the rea-
son that clover nor anything else will
grow where there is no soil. judy
ment should be exercised to move
only the soil where there is a known
surplus, for to impoverish one point
to enrich another would be bad poll
cy. BY such treatment of the eye
sores on your farms their value will
be increased from IS to s15 per acre.
Farmers Home journal.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19
Success With TURKEYS.

Our success with turkeys hinges on
many things. In the outset the par
ent stock should be of matured age.
This counts considerable with chick
ems, but more with turkeys.
Old toms with young hens, or vice
versa, our success will be about the
same. 1t toms and hens are all past
one year old, best results can be OBJ
tanned.
Turkeys hens are the best moth
ers for rearing the young, for the
fact that when they become large
enough to roam over the fields the
turkey mother will go with them: the
chicken hen win always keep them
near the house.
\ wet or dry season counts wonder
ful with our raising many turkeys.
Young turkeys can't stand the wet
weather, not even heavy dews. While
poults are very young, dry yards
should be provided for them and they
should be kept in while dew is on.
When they reach the age that their
wings cross on their backs they have
passed the danger line and are not
apt to die unless killed They can
then roam the fields, chase the grass
hopper and require little feed or at
tention. a young turkey is a delicate
feeder the first few days of its life.
We feed them about the same as we
do our broodcr chicks. Boiled eggs
and light-bread crumbled dry will
start young turkeys of well, but is
rather expensive to feed them in
large numbers. The old standby, and
one that will wear, is corn-bread
made of coarse meal, sharp grit and
green stuff, lettuce, onions and green
rye and plenty of fresh water.
After they commence to roam the
fields and pastures, throw them, of
evenings, to lead them home, n little
wheat, oats or corn.-E. W. Geer, in
Farm and Ranch.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19
Increased Consumption of Rice.

The average yearly consumption
OF cleaned lice in the United States
tor the past ten years has been not
far from two hundred and fifty mil
lion pounds, and the average produc-
ton about one hundred and fifty NIL
hon pounds, leaving net annual az.
erage of about one million pounds to
be supplied by Importation In the
last year Of the decade, however,
there were indications of a decided
increase in both domestic consumD-
ton and production, and also OF u
significant lesstning in the difference
between them. Apparently the CON.
sumption OF rice in the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1900, amounted to up-
ward of two hundred and seventy
FIVE million pounds: or, in the fiscal
year 1s99-1900 the production of rice
in the United States was only about
ffty-tiye million pounds short of sup.
plying the domestic needs-Fal IN
and Fireside.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19

If any of our readers who have
gone into the sheep business, even in
small way, do not yet realize the
Importance Of dipping the lambs, the
sooner they wake up on this subject
the better it will be for both them
and the lambs. The ticks go for the
sheared and make life burden for
the little fellows, seriously interfer-
ing with their thrift These pests
can be held in check very easily by
dipping the lambs and the sooner it
is done the better.-Farmers' Home
journal.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19
HERE AND THERE.

Intelligence is the key to success.
full farming.
The best way to lift mortgage is
to raise larger crops on fewer acres.
Eight pounds of potash is an
equivalent of about two bushels of
hardwood ashes.
The greatest problem that now
confronts the agriculturist is: How
can the fertility of our soils be main
tanned.
The farmer who knows why, as
well as how, to make every lick count
is likely to be the most successful
one.
1t is discouraging fact that the
farmers are the hardest class of peo-
pie in the world to organize for their
own protection.
in order to place farming on the
right basis the farmer should be able
to give the reason for the methods he
has adopted.
DO not attempt to feed and rest
the horse at noon with his harness
on. You might just as well expect
TO enjoy your dinner by sitting down
to eat it with oyercoat, hat and
gloves on.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19

cultlvating. Have your nuts sheUed
oflhg careful not to break the brown
SKIN surrounding the kernel. Open
furrow or plant with hoe or spad..
about three inches deep. two kernels
IN each hill or about one foot apart.
cover with pillow or hoe. and in about
Il week drag light harrow over the
entire patch. This breaks crust and de-
stroys all maturing weeds. Peanuts
require little or no billing, but the
mis- must be kept loosened in order
mat the fruit-bearing stem can easily
enter the soft ground. If it can not
90 ms 1T viii at once die. When plants
are up, fertilize with acid phosphate,
only; that is unless your soil already
contains a sufficient amount of phos.
phoric acid
PEANUTS do best in sandy soil, al
though they may be grown in almost
any kind OF soil that is kept in n pull
Verlzed condition. In harvesting,
which should be done as soon as
leaves begin to die in center of plant.
pull up vine and turn bottom up to
the sun, as they make excellent hay.
also sun dries the nuts. In pulling
up the vines nearly all of the nuts adj
mere TO the vine. At night stack up
same as hay. Next day spread out
Tor about an hour before hauling
to NOV. The nuts can be thrashed off
the vines by thrasher or hand
picked. Peanuts are most excellent
food for ali kinds of stock, and q
great egg producer, the hens doing
the shelliEg-W. II. II. Clark, in Epi-
tomist.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19

A Baltimore woman recently secured an
old and typical southern cook named Dinah,
whose unfamiliarity with city ways and
her questions were a constant source Of
amusement to the family
One morning shortly after she arrived
the door bell rang and Dinah answered it
as usual. In a minute she came back with
a surprised expression. M issus," she ex-
claimed, der am a man deere what wants
"a cents for de Sun" Mrs JUST gave her
the money and she returned TO the door
After the man had gone Dinah asked:
"Does you hab to pay for de sunshine mere
missus! In Virginia we don't hab to pay
for de sun. It's just as free as de air Of
hebben baltimore Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19
Peanut Culture.

OF the many kinds tried I select the
shIalI or Spanish nut, as the most easy
OF culture, sweetest and surest crop,
with least number of pops or imma-
lure pods. Prepare the ground thor
ouSniy, having it well pulverized. Lay
on rows three or four feet apart, ac-
coIding 10 nature of tools to do the
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19

at is said that Holsters will be extinct in
Is years" remarked Hiland.
"Oh, well, replied Halket, who is very
fond of lobster, let us not worry about il.
Let us look on the bright side We may all
die before that time Pittsburgh Chron-
icle Telegraph
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19
The Charges.

Wilie-Pa, teacher told us to be pre-
pared tomorrow to tell what meter the
"Charge of the Light Brigade" is in
Pa-That's easy. Gas-meter, OF course
Phladelphia Press.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19

when was il you first noticed your IA
Tiers deafness had disappearedE" Last
night. | was singing away when suddenly
he clapped his hands on his ears and rushed
from the room. Philadelphia Times.
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19
skiffer-Sweef

Ted-That girl OF mine has the germ fad
and won even eat ice cream.
Ned-Y cure in lick
But she doesn't stop there She won't
kiss me for fear Of microbes
The Forrest City times., 1901-07-19

When you get out Of humor with any
body, It IS generally your own ult.-Wasa.
iEgton Ia Democrat.