Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

denominations.
ious deaf and dumb societies, recently
held conference In CHARTERS, France
The chairman called the aasemblags
to order by pretending to ring bell
and speeches were made in the dea
and dumb alphabet.
! Myer-''In olden time 1t Is said that
| It was possible for man to render
| himself invisible" Gyer-"Pshaw!
that's not at all remarkable. Men ir
this country are doing :. every day.
| Myer-, You don't tell me! How dc
they manage it," Gyer-"By marry
| Ing famous women
Now" said Mrs. Bigglesons cous-
In at. breakfast on the morning after
her arrival, don't make company OF
me. want to be treated just as II ]
were one of the family" "All right
replied Mr.. Biggleson, helping himself
to the tender part of the steak, well
try to make you feel right at home
Zone smile makes 2 Irritation. One
Irritation makes one kiss. One kiss
makes several more. Several kisses
make an engagement. One engage
ment makes two fools. Two fools make
one marriage. One marriage makes
a mother-in-law. One mother-in-law
makes red hot time"
my dear sir" wrote the editor to
the persistent young author, I'm order
to simplify matters somewhat, we are
inclosing a bunch of our declined with
thanks notices. II you will put one Of
these in an envelope with your manu-
script, and malt it to yourself, 1t will
make it easier for all Of US, and you
will be saving something in postage
as we'll"
Richard Harding Davis makes no
pretense of being a pianist, but he
does play the guitar and sing well.
Having composed musical setting to
Kipling's Danny Deever," with that
instrument, he picked it out. quite in
the secrecy Of his home, on the piano
The accompaniment to his voice con.
sisted of few chords which, from fire.
quent repetitions, he fixed in his mem.
Opy. One night Mr.. Davis was at an
evening party of musical people, many
.)f them celebrated composers. AS a
joke, some one asked him to play one
of his own compositions. To every
ones surprise, he consented, and bold
ly went to the piano, where he eyed
the keys in a puzzled way. Turning to
Paderewski, he said: II can't find
the starting note. I composed my tune
on a Steinway, and this is Weber.
Where would the note that Is under
the W on . Steinway be on Weber,?
Just In Time.
Broadland, So. Oak, Feb. 23d.--Bea.
die county has never been so worked
up as during the last few weeks.
Every one is talking of the wonderful
case OF q. w. Gray of Broadland. the
particulars Of which are best told
the following statement which Mr..
Gray has just published:
Il was dying. had given up all
hope. i was PROSTATE and as helpless
as little babe. had been ailing
with Kidney Trouble for many years.
and 1t finally turned to Bright's DIS.
ease. All medicine had failed and /
was in despair. --.-.5.
Il ordered one box Of Dodd's Kidney
Pills and this first box helped me cut
Of bed. continued the treatment till
now am strong, well man. praise
God for the day when decided to use
Dcdd's Kidney Pills.
Everybody expected that Mr.. Gray
would die and his remarkable recovery
is regarded as little short of miracle
by all who know how very low he was.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are certainly
wonderful remedy. 49,.