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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
1rfiEa tlOn In tho Humid Statos.

DR.. A. c. True, Director of tho Office
OF Experiment Stations at Washing
ton, says: During the past two years
more miles of irrigation canal have
been built and more money expended
for pumping plants to furnish water for
irrigation in the state of Louisiana
than In any of the arid states The
application of irrigation to growing
rice has raised the value OF large areas
of land from IS and SO an acre to $50
or 800 an acre, and promises to make
the United States an exporting instead
of an importing country so far as this
product is concerned. At the request
of those interested, Mr.. Frank Bond, ir.
rigation expert, has been detailed ia
aid in the solution Of the problema
created by this new form of asricul-
ture along the Gulf coast and l4r,
George H. Keeney is making similar
Investigations along the Atlantic sea.
board. In the Mississippi Valley pro-
vision for the experimental use OF wa
ter in irrigation was begun in 1900 in
Wisconsin under the direction of Prof.
F. H. King, and in Missouri under the
uA CSLAOA " AAOA. IL. y. "dlSES. i no
work in New Jersey, inaugurated tho
year previous, has been continued. The
severe drouth of 1901 has given a more
than local interest to these efforts to
provide water supply, whenever need.
ed, for the lands of the humid states.
The director of the Missouri expert
ment station states that their irriga-
ton experiments are heing watched
by the farmers of that state with more
interest than any work previously at
tempted by that station.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
EDITORIAL WIT AND WISDOM.

Mr.. Yerkes' $1O,0OO,O0O identification
Boston Herald.
According to the charges of his
brother-in-law, Elder Dowie is di.
vine stealer.-Washingto Post.
The London papers are plunging
into the Schley controversy just as ii
England hadn't troubles Of its OVID
Kansas City Star.
The payment of $50 100000 of Span.
ish war claims would also tend to re.
mind us of the ingratitude Of the Cub
ans.-Washington Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
Maria de Metlfcl.

Maria de Medici, the second wife OF
Henry w., who married her in 1000
year after his divorce from Margaret
OF Valois, was an Italian beauty. Pc
tite and dark. She was hot-tempered
and her intolerance Of her husbands
infidelities caused constant domestic
pickering. Her voice was shrill. and
when angry she raised it almost to a
scream. so that when the king and
queen were engaged in a domestic ar
gument everybody in the house knew
al about 1t.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
A STRONG PEOPLE.

Innuits of Alaska Arc Classed Among
Very Rugged People.
It now seems probable that not all
the Innuits Of Alaska are so SMALL as
has been supposed. Indeed, if one is
to believe the tales of travellers who
visited an island south Of Bering Sea,
these Indians must be classed among
the tallest people in the world. The
travellers story is given In Popular
Science News: On Kings Island In
dams were found who by their phys
ical characteristics belong to the In
mutt or Eskimo family, having small
black eyes, high cheek-bones and full
brown boards which conceal their lips.
The majority of the men are over six
feet high and the women are usually
as tall as and often taller than the
men. These women are also wonder
fully strong. One of them carried of
in her birch bark canoe an eight-hun-
dred pound stone, for use as an an
Choir to a whale boat. When it reached
the deck Of the vessel 1t required two
strong men to lift it, but the Innuit
woman had managed it alone. An
other woman carried on her head q
box containing two hundred and
eighty poun&s q 1eaS. 8oth n1en and
women are also endowed with re-
markable agility. They will outrun
and outjump competitors Of any other
race who may be pitted against them.
Their strength is gained from very
poor food, and they frequently travel
thirty or forty miles without eating
anything. They live on carrion fish
and sea oil. The fish, generally SAL
mon, are buried when caught, to be
kept through the winter and dug up
as consumption requires. When
brought to the air they have the ap-
pearance Of sound fish, but the stencil
from them is unbearable. In the mat
ter of dwellings these Eskimos are Pc
culiar. Their houses are excavated
in the sides of hill, the chambers be-
ing pierced some feet into the rise.
and walled up with stones on three
sides. Across the top of the stone
walls poles of driftwood are laid and
covered with hides and grass and last
" with q layer Of earth. These odd
dwellings rise one above another, the
highest overlooking perhaps forty low
er ones. Two hundred people live in
the village.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
OLD JOE. THE NIGHT WATcHMAN
(Erom the Pail Mall Gazette. London.l

(From the Pail Mall Gazette. London.)
How often on returning homo late
on a dreary winters nigh. has our
sympathy gone out to the poor old
night-watchman as he sat huddled up
over his cage fire, overlooking the ex-
cavations which our city courcil in
their wisdom or otherwise. allow the
different water companies to make so
frequently in our congested streets.
IN all weathers and under all climatic
conditions, the poor old night-watch-
man Is obliged to keep watch over tho
companies property, and to see that
the red lights are kept burning. What
a life, to be sure; what privations and
hardships; no wonder they have aches
and pains, which nothing but st. ia
cob'3 Oil can alleviate.
"Old Joe'' is in the employ Of the
Lambeth Water Works. and is well
and favorably known. He has been .
night-watchman for many years. In
the course Of which he has undergone
many experiences. What with wet and
cold, be contracted rheumatism and SCH
atica, which fairly doubled him up. and
1t began to look a serious matter for cid
Joe whether he would much longer b
able to perform his duties. on which
his good wife and himself depended
for livelihood; but as 1t happened. q
passerby, who had for some nights no
ticed Old Joes painful condition, pre-
sented him with bottle Of St. Jacobs
OH, and told him to use 1t. Old Joe
followed the advice given; he crawled
No. IL I,S
wife rub his aching back with the St.
Jacobs Oil "a gentleman gave him."
and undoubtedly his wife did rub. for
when old Joe went on duty at night he
met his friend and benefactor. to
whom he remarked: Them Oils you
gave me, Guv'nor, did give me doing;
they was like pins and needles for a
time. but look at me now" and old
Joe began to run and jump about like a
young colt. All pain, stiffness and
soreness had gone; he had been tell
ing everybody he met what st. Jacobs
OIL had done for him.. Old Joe says
now he has but one ambition in life.
and that is to always to be able to
keep bottle of St. Jacobs Oil by him
for he says there is nothing like it In
the world.
st. Jacobs Oil serves tho rich and
the poor, high and low tho same way.
1t has conquered pain for fifty years.
and 1t will do the same to the end OF
time. It has no equal. consequently
no competitor; it has many cheap inai-
tations. but simple facts like the above
tell an honest tale with which moth
Ing on earth can compete.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31

~ 10 uOPeIcSSly GUM 40 you TO-
member seeing lit"
II do remember seeing amidst the
rest bracelet set with diamonds; but
only on the clasp. think. It.
That was another; that is all safe.
This was Of fine gold links, inter-
spersed with brilliants. Did you see
it?"
"Not that remember. was there
scarcely a minute. for had only
strolled into the back room just be-
fore you came down. To tell you the
truth, Alice, my mind was too fully
occupied with other things to take
much notice even Of jewels. Do not
look SO perplexed; it will be all right.
Only you and I were in the room. you
say. and we could not take it"
"Oh!" exclaimed Alice, clasping her
hands and lifting her white, beseech-
ing face to her sisters, did you take
it? In-sport; or in-oh, surely you
were not tempted to take it for any
thing else? You said you had need
OF money"
alice, are we going to have one Of
your old scenes of excitement? Strive
for calmness. I am sure you do not
know what you are implying. My
poor child, would rather help you to
jewels than take them from you
But look at the mystery"
1T does appear to be mystery, but
it will no doubt be cleared up. Alice.
what could you have been dreaming Of
to suspect me? Have we not grown
up together in our honorable home?
You ought to know me If any one
does"
"And you really know nothing Of
it," moaned Alice with sobbing
catching Of the breath.
Indeed I do not In truth I do not.
If could help you out of your per-
plexity would thankfully do it. Shall
I return with you and assist you to
search for the bracelet?"
mo thank you. Every search has
been made"
Not only was the denial Of her sis
ter fervent and calm but her manner
and countenance conveyed the i'm
preston Of truth. Alice left her In
expressibly relieved. but the convic-
ton that it must have been Gerard
returned to her in full force.
II wish I could see him!" was her
mental exclamation.
And for once fortune favored her
wish. AS she was dragging her weary
limbs along he came right upon her
at the corner Of street. In her eager
ness she clasped his arms with both
her hands.
II am so thankful" she uttered. II
wanted to see you"
II think you moet wanted to see
a doctor, Alice. How Ill you look"
II have cause" she returned. THAT
bracelet, the diamond that you were
admiring last evening-it hao been
stolen; it was taken from the ROOM"
Taken when?" echoed Mr.. Hope.
looking her full in the face-as q gull
ty man would scarcely dare to look.
"Then, or within a few minutes.
When Lady Sarah came up from din
ner it was not there"
"Who took it," he repeated. not yet
recovering his surprise. ..-.. ....
II don't know" she family said.
1T was under my charge. No one
| else was there"
"You do not wish me to understand
that you are suspected?" he burst
forth with genuine feeling. "Their
unjust meanness cannot have gone to
| that length"
(To be continued.)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
Must Understand State Papers.

The young queen of Holland, like the
late Queen Victoria, absolutely refuses
to sign any paper which she does not
understand. If she cannot make out
the meaning of it herself she sends
for the minister from whose depart
ment it comes or some other compe-
tent official and asks him to explain 1t
to her.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
Pensioners Compared by States.

The state in which there are tho
least number of government pension
ers is Nevada, in which they number
only 275. There are 800 in Wyoming
and $50 in Utah. Ohio and Pnnsyl-
vania together have 210.OOO--only TO-
900 less than the total number of per-
sons engaged in the federal service CT
the United States at home and abroad.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
Pianaa for Maid-SaryantA

1.-THE day will yet come when the
maid-servant will demand piano priv.
ileges. It will be a revival them" OBJ
serves the Boston Journal. AS it re.
members history, in Queen Bess' TIM
the maid-servant who could sing and
play the harpsichord was not forced tc
sit all day in an employment office.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
Daughters OF Revolution Lost Fight.

DaUS o
The old blockhouse of FIT. DuQuesne,
in Pittsburg, is to be cut off from kba
public by the closing of several streets
in the interest of syndicate desiring
to construct warehouses in the vicinity
The streets are to be closed under .
city ordinance, passed against the
protest OF the Daughters of the Revo.
luton, who made an effort to keep
highway open for the use OF visitors
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
Growing Fruit Indoors.

Work has begun IN the Salt Rivel
valley on great plan for the growing
of citrus fruit indoors. The project in
wolves the roofing of more than 1000
acres of orange, lemon and pomelc
trees, and is undertaken by the Terri
torial Association Of Citrus Fruit
Growers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
Beds for tho Very Poor.

It is the practice in Berlin, when
any poor person dies and leaves no
heir, to have the bed disintected ana
stamped by the official stamp or the
Town Council. In this way a large
number of beds are collected and are
then lent to the very poor
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31

What would you do If you woke up
some morning to find that you had in
herited a million dollars?' I'D turn
over on the other side and try to
dream 1t again"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31


of the famous Hot Springs, of Arkan-
sas, for notwithstanding properties
has brought thousands of invalids
from all quarters Of the world to par
take of it's restorative waters. Tho
season opened January 1 and no win
ter resort offers better facilities for
rest and curative advantages than Hot
Springs, Ark. The Springs are under
the control of the U. S. government.
which guarantees moderate charges
and good treatment at the baths. The
quickest and most comfortable route
for the people Of the West and North
West is the Iowa Central. Very low
round trip rates are now in effect over
dress ticket agents or Geo. S. Batty.
G. P. & T. A., Marshalltown. Iowa.
The demand for sincerity is far in
excess of the visible supply.
General William Joyce Sewell. who
,assed away in Camden, N. j., on De-
ember q, was a generous friend and
n equally good hater. as was shown
by his treatment of Colonel Scovel.
who had dared to dispute Lis authority
in Camden politics. One time. when
the colonel thought he had smoothed
things over sufficiently to make 1t
possible, he ventured to ask Sewell to
send him pass to San Francisco. The
pass came by return mail. But, gen.
eral." Scovel exclaimed. at an early
morning call at the West Jersey rail-
way office the next day, 1.-The pass is
only to San Francisco. There is no
return coupon with it" Sir the
general roared, I'm willing to send
you to California. but I'll he d II
III help you to get back again"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31

Forget the good thou hast done, and
do better.
He who incurs no envy possesses
no happiness.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31

There are few horses over seven
:een hands high, but there is one in
Doniphon county, Kansas, wu-ch meas
ures twenty hand. and weighs 2,412
pounds. The owner Is farmer named
Stout
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31
The World Wide Popularity

CoQuettes are like weather vanes-
only fixed when they become rusty.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-31

CHAPTER V.
A knock at the door. Alice lHted
her sickly countenance and babe the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-28
SEVERITY OF PENALTY
OF THE AMTi-GAMBLING LAW OF
ARKANSAS
Prevents Its Enforcement, and Mr..
Lou Owen Also Goes
Free

Lou Owen was tried Monday after
noon on charge of exhibiting a gam
ing device and was found not guilty
The trial was in Esq. Nance'S court
before a jury of six men,
The testimony of the states wit
nesses was about the same as that
given in the Senyard case. Mr.. Owen S
defense was also the same as that of
Mr.. Senyard. He produced several
letters tending to show that he was
just preparing them to dispose of
them.
With reference to the slot machine
cases which were disposed of Monday
a prominent attorney of the city said
to Graphic reporter that in his opin
ion it was impossible to convict a man
for running five cent game like the
slot machine on account of the ex-
cessive penalty for that offense.
"The lowest fine is $780," he said,
"and you will not find jury that will
impose a fine of that magnitude ON a
citizen Of the city for running slot
machine. If there was a fine of $50
instead of $500, there would not be
any more outbreaks of the slot ma
chimes. A jury would not hesitate to
fine guilty person $50, where the
same jury would refuse to fine him
$500 Fifty dollars would also be suf
fcient to prevent the saloon keepers
from attempting to violate the law by
operating the machines"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-28
MARRIED BY PHONOGRAPH,
Machine Answered for Bride Who
Was Under Quarantine.

Toledo, o.. Jan. 2S-Miss Nellie
Stone was married at Owesgo by pho
nograph to J. F. Duncan. of that city.
The regular marriage ceremony was
impossible, owing to the fact that the
home of relatives. with whom Miss
Stone was stopping, was suddenly
placed under quarantine for small
poX.
The brides physician came to her
relief and hit upon the phonograph
Acting on his suggestion Miss Stone
in the presence of witnesses spoke
these words into the recorder:
Il, Nellie Stone, do take this man
James F. Duncan, to be my lawfully
welded husband. for better or for
worse, till death do us part
The record was then removed. fu
migated and taken to the Duncan res
idence. where the bridegroom and a
clergyman did the rest. The marriage
is said to be perfectly legal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-28
TIE STATES WARDS
Cos of Feeding item is
S4.4O a Month
Each.
GROCERIES COST ON AVERAGE
OF 1864 FOR EACH
MONTH.
Figures Furnished by the Secretary,
John r.. Page, OF the State Chart
able Board.
TEMIZED EMENT

John II. Page, secretary and pur-
chasing agent of the state charitable
institutions, when asked how the in
stitutions were getting along, said to
the Little Rock Gazette
well, considering the rather high
prices reigning in the grocery
line, it would perhaps be surprising to
YOU to know how cheaply the institu
tions. severally and upon the whole
are bing conducted. In fact, I do not
think any tax payer will object to the
taxes paid in this direction when they
so far toward relieving the tnfortun-
ate and afflicted ones, as few figures
have made covering the next months
supplies will reveal The grocery sup
ply is about the same each month and
they are obtained by making a requis-
ition for a monthly supply at each
board meeting | have just received
the acquisitions from the three insti-
tutiOns, the insane asylum, the blind
school and thedeaf mute institute, for
supplies for the month of February.
On the items of groceries | have made
some figures, based upon the amount
required and the cost to the institu
tions now, under contracts awarded
at the last meeting, as follows:
In.ane Asylum.
Total cost of groceries for the
month, $3,441.83.
Number of patients, officers and
employees, 766.
Average cost. per capita, for susie
nance per month, $4.49.
Deaf Mute Institute.
Total cost of groceries for the
month, $1,210.17.
Number of pupils, teachers and en-
ployes 294.
Average cost, per capita, for sus-
tenance per month, $4.12.
Blind School.
Total cost of groceries for the
month. s1,432.84.
Number pupils, teachers and en-
ployes, 235.
Average COST per capita, for susten-
ance per month"; SAB.
Total amount groceries for all, per
| month, $5,694.S4.
General average, per capita, cost
per month $40.
"As to the variety and quality Of
groceries furnished very good idea
may be obtained for bids placed in the
Gazette each month. AS to qauilty.
we require all contractors to furnish
standard goods. Yes. we sometimes
get goods that do not come up to the
standard, but those in charge of the
storerooms at the institutions are in
structed to always return them in
such instances and | am pleased to
note that the dealers are generally
glad to make a correction at once.
Il consider that $40 per month is
pretty reasonable board these times,
don't you?'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-28
RAILROAD CROSSING TRAGEDY
Father instantly Killed and Son Ser
lously Hurt.

Prescott, Ark, Jan. S.-W. J. Hit,
merchant who lives at Morris, was
instantly killed here yesterday even
ing by the cannon ball due at 5 30
He and his son. Luther, were in a GOV
cred wagon and attempted to cross
the track, and did not see the ap-
preaching train until too late to
avoid the disastrous collision. The
son is also seriously hurt but may re-
cover The wagon was completely de
molished but the team escaped
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-28

greeting upon leaving the harbor of
New York city. the statue of Liberty,
and the storms were graphically pic
tured. Sea sickness. the dread of
every traveller, received large share
of attention from the speaker In re
ferring to this subject he quoted from
Mark Twain, who said that when a
man was afflicted with sea sickness
''he first was afraid he would be sick.
then he was afraid he would die and
after that he was afraid he wouldn't
die
The Bermudas were reached by the
Friesland and the lecturers descrip-
tion of those famous isles. with all
their beautiful scenery. elected the
closest attention from the audience.
He related the further travels of the
cruisers. They visited Gibraltar. Nal
ta, Spain, and in the last named coun-
try, the land of beautiful women and
indolent men, as he described it, Il
journey was made to the Alhambra
of Grenada. That marvellous struc
I'i Z VI Illt MOOlS NdS lullULelN De
scribed. He told of its history, of its
romantic scenic setting. of Washing
ton Irving's residence in it. and of
many historical incidents connected
with it. His dissertation upon the AL
hambra was one of the most interest
ing descriptions of his lecture.
From Spain the travellers went on
until they reached Egypt They visit
ed Alexandria and the ruins of that
city. They paid their respects to the
ruins of Memphis and to the sphinx
and the pyramids. The lecturer con
cluded at the point in his narrative
when the pilgrims had reached the
Threshold Of the Hold Land, but had
not entered it. a narrative of his
travels in the Holy Land he promised
to give at some future date. When
he had concluded the audience gener-
ously applauded.
The lecture was one of the best de
scriptive narratives heard in this city.
Mr. Atkinson is a forcible and intel,
esting talker, and held the rapt atten-
ton of the audience during the even
ing.
After the lecture was concluded the
knights and their guests repaired to
the Masonic hall where a banquet had
been prepared. The spread was a de
lightful one, and enjoyed by all who
partook of it.