Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-12-26
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Georgia knight, the
daughter Of Mr.. end Mr.e3sst
Knight OF Adair, who was s. sanoe
burned, has died after two sSesloase h
a siI.e sunerins. i is thought Il. - y "
c,a cent was caused by playing w e
To q group Of friends, Ellen -.
once said: Acting is not like 49,
Ing. You make q line. II Il ia vross
you rub It out 1T once and maj.
other. With acting that Is ~ -
sible; there Is no altering-,t ~. j
stand. l often feel as If l must Ivy. IVY
the audience, oh that Is wrons 4. = !
as ! meant 1t to be; let me act az
part or sentence over again" ~ n
A Texas paper declares that 4 -.
rant county girl, who Is attand,.r
school In Fort Worth, recently w,a.s
home to her parents: II am ,nst o Y
love with ping.pong!" When her sta. =
Texas father read her letter s1ln
marked: "You can write ana ~
Amarillis Jane that II she is going -
fall in love with any of them blamsS
Fort Worth Cinnamon she can iu.s
count on being cut of without a cent
AS Is generally the case with neon,.
who have nothing to say worth ~,
+, ing, a conceited drummer talkad Nv
great deal. to the evident disgust ~ 4
number Of his drummer friends whcs9
were dining at country hotel When
cheese was served it was of dac;a.S \
lively" brand. much to the delight x /
the irrepressible. He attacked it win
great gusto, remarking: Pm lila
Sampson, Staying them by the thms3
and!" "Yes," replied a uuickwitta1 \
diner at the end of the table cana
with the same weapon. tool"
A terrific boiler explosion took placsS
on board big ship lying at PORT. 1
mouth some months ago, and an enter.
prising London editor, wishing to give
the earliest possible news to his reaA. \
ers, thus instructed a reporter: "Gets
down there as hard as you can, Ia
you catch the eleven-forty from Lon.
don Bridge, you'll be there soon after
two and can just wire US sometime
for the fifth edition, but boil it down 81
The reporter obeyed his orders, and
soon after three o'clock that afternoon
sent a wire saying: Terrific explo
sion. Man-o'-war. Boiler empty, Ell.
gineer full. Funeral tomorrow. =.
In his biography of Alexander Du.
mas, harry A. Spur says that the i'm
provident French author who hated
avarice, was once waiting in line for
his cloak at soiree, when he saw ~
millionaire give tip of fifty centiness
(ten cents) to the servant who handed
out his paletot. Dumas, getting his
cloak, threw down a one hundred.
franc note. Pardon, sir, you have
made a mistake, I think" said the
man. offering to return the note. No.
no. friend answered Dumas, casting
disdainful glance at the millionaire;
lit is the otner gentleman who has
made the mistake"
WI Ting-fang is fond of relating d
story about Chinese doctor who
didn't satisfy his patient The sickel
the patient grew, the more indignant
his friends became at the unsuccess.
full physician. At last. when the sick
man was in the final stage Meath
was imminent, the relatives IL. !,
ent hands on the unfortunate doctor
and. tying him up to tree, started e
administer a smart beating. Blu
while his assailants were looking Il.
a stick with which to beat him, ths
doctor freed himself, and jumping intS
the river swan to safety. When q
reached home he found his son, who
was studying to be physician, por
ing over book on medicine. Put 4
up, put it up; shut 1t up" said the
doctor, grimly: "the first requisite q
doctor is to know how to swim, nol
to cure"