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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
NO SPECIAL SESSION.
Would Not Effect Immediate Relief
For The PeonIe. "A

Des Moines, June 4.-There will
be no extra session of the state legis-
lature on account Of the floods. The
city. council Of Des MONIES passed a
resolution asking for, special session
thai saiae. 2aw aslght be passed under
which the city might make special
levy for dykes and thus give employ
ment to q large number of men. The
matter was looked up today and it
was found that any measure the legis
lature might pass could not be got
into force until after the next session
Of the legislature, and no tax levied
could be collected and made use Of
this year. 1t would therefore be lust
as well to- wait for the regular ses.
sion. The council committee has not
yet called on the governor to make,
formal request for q special session
and the governor will not take 1t IN
until the committee presents its pain.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
THREATEN TO SPREAD PLAGUE,
Said To Have Secured BaciIli, Which
Will Be Used


London, June 4.-The Sofia cores.
pendent of the Daily News alleges
that the Macedonian revolutionary
leaders have obtained possession of a
large quantity of Indian plague bacilli,
which they threaten to use to cause
an outbreak OF the plague il their de-
nands are not conceded.
The correspondent quotes the lead
ers as saying that if within eight
days after their warning the great
powers do not guarantee the abroga-
ton OF the Berlin treaty then I'VE
may die, but we will not die alone.
1or there shall, follow us into the
grave myrlads OF the people of Eu-
rope, the continent which has robbed
us OF our liberty" It is stated that
the determination of the leaders is to
infect Constantinople, Salonica and
even Berlin.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
cOroner's Jury's ouaIined Verdict.
u. =. WO on.
Dss loines. lows Y

c0ronsrss Jury's Qualified Verdict.
During the landlord and tenant die.
turbance IN Ireland some years ago .
certain property owner was disc0y-
cred lying dead near village Of
which he vas owner. The coroner's
Jury. knowing full well that the man
had been shot down BY the boys Z
were nevertheless Ioath to further In
xestiga te;; therefore they rendered the
l1lI0wfng verdict; We md the de-
ceaeed gentleman died ~ the vista
ton Of God under suspic circum.
stances.y Philadelphia Public
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
sToRIETTEs.

rhe Emperor Nenslik has had =
curious experience In his efforts to
replace barter by metallic currency
In Abyssipia. The Maria TheresA
th.ier has for generations been cur.
rant hut for want Of smaller COIN
AGE salt blocks became the standard
~ exchange, and resisted al efforts,
oven of the emperor, to replace them
nv a new currency coined In Paris
some wears ago The salt blocks have
riyen way, but not to the new coin.
age, which the people VIII not touch.
The new standard Of values is-the
rifle cartridge. s !.
The late Paul du Chaillu was on
one occasion asked why he had never
married. well, once upon q time" he
answered, without smile, IAN old
African king who was very fond OF
me offered me my choice OF eight
hundred and flfty-three women as q
wife. Your majesty, I replied. II
should marry one Of the beauties OF
yours there would be eight hundred
and fifty:Chree jealous women here
Well, replied the king, that Is easily
settled. Take them all That was a
little too strong for me. however,
and as have never had such field
to choose from since. am still
bachelor"
A certain American woman, tho
wife of a former representative in
congress and minister abroad. who
now aims at social leadership in the
most exclusive and top.lofty circles
of Washington, D. c., is noted for her
love of display and her penchant for
wearing about all the jewels she can
bear up under. One recent night she
gave a dinner. Several of the diplo'
matte set were present Madame was
in high feather and she also wore
a diamond tiara and several strings of
pearls around her neck. During the
evening she complained Of feeling
bit chilly and told one Of the servants
to call her maid. When the maid ap-
peared she is said to have shiyered
little, and exclaimed: "Susette, am
so cold; please get me another
string of pearls.
Salvatore Cortesi, in a very read
able article in the Worlds Work op
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, says
that after the assassination Of his
father, Queen Margherita was very
anxious that King Humbert should bs
buried at the Superga at Turin, where
all the rest of the House Of Savoy lie,
with the exception of the great Victor
Emmanuel. Moreover, her majesty
did not wish to wound the susceptible
tiles of the papal party by . state
funeral in Rome. King Victor, pale
and tired, entered the room where the
Queen was, exclaiming: We'll. that 10
arranged-my father will have . 1T
ting burial in the Pantheon. Victor"
cried his mother, Il see you want to
break my heart. You offend my re-
ligion as well as my affections" II
nm sorry, mother" Sc said gently, and
am sorry, mother" he said gently, and
which is offended at martyr being
buried in his own capital and lying
beside his own father needs radical.
changes" g.,i5 b $
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
CLARK HEADS MAsoNs.

Burlington Man is Elected Grand
Master by Unanimous Vote.
Waterloo, June 4-The Masonic
Grand lodge Of Iowa yesterday confer
red a signal honor upon Charles c.
Clark of Burlington when it elected
him grand master by reclamation
Not in twenty-five years past has an
election occurred in the body by &C.
clamation. Following are the officers
elected:
Grand Master-C. c. Clark of Bur-
lington.
Grand Senior Warden-P. J. Mar.
tin, Waterloo,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
LEvEE BREAKS At kEokuk.
Floods 10000 Acres Of Land-Lo s,
5# Estimated at $75o,00O. /.

Keokuk, June 4.-The Hunt levee
on the Illinois side Of the river below
this city broke yesterday afternoon
and 10000 acres are flooded south Of
Warsaw. v;
The break occurred at the same
point as In 1892. Nine hundred feet
OF the Indian Grove levee further
down the river also went out this az.
ternoon and flooded $4,000 acres.
AZ . result Of other disasters ali
the low country between Warsaw and
Quincy is under water. The loss IL
$3.50, 900. The river 1t warsaw II
1873 feet eiEht inches higher than
D 1881. ss5s q.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

The Four-Track News, with .
monthly edition of $4,000 copies, has
steadily increasing subscription list,
while its system of distribution Is one
or the best enjoyed by any magazine.
IN the United States and Canada it is
handled by thirty-fuur news companies,
while the International News co. dis
tributes it throughout Europe. For.
elgn offices for the reception OF sub.
scriptlons are maintained at London,
southampton, Bremen, Paris, Havre,
Antwerp, Liverpool. Hamburg and
Genoa, and files are kept at the ONCE
OF every United States consul and con.
sular agent in the world. Through the
express companies and tourist agents
IL Is also on sale at upwards Of 500
places' embracing 210 cities in forty
nVe foreign countries.-From Printers
Ink. ~ EEEE $1,000 J, "a S
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
DO \ BE;
F00l :: D

Advertisements having appeared in
various publications wherein Sears,
Rocbuck & Co. offer Wheeler g. Wilson
sewing machines, we wish to warn the
public that they are not our auttor-
lied agents and that we do not sell our
machines to them nor any other cata.
logue house or department store.
Their advertisements are not for the
purpose Of promoting the sale of on,
machines. They are using our reputa.
tion q makers Of the highest grade ma.
Shinessonly, in order to get the names Of
possible buyers and persuade them to
purchase one Of their cheap STENcILED
4 MACHINES, the manufacturers Of
which they are, evidently, ashamed I,
make public. ISL
IL you want genuine Wheeler &
Wilson machine, do not waste your time
writing to anyone who is unable to fur
nish II. The genuine Wheeler s Viii.
son machine, made BY u and backed BY
our ,sA,,ara, !, ~ Tor sale by our author.
lied dealers only. When you buy .
Wheeler & Wilson, J o. get ! machine
Shat Is ! machine, backed BY 4 reputation
~ 50 years unparalleled success.
1hsslsr 1 Wilson Efg. Go, Chicago. ~:
For Sale Nv V
u. =, WOOD,
Dies Noines. Ioxa. MI 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

lion dollars, none of which was Gov
cred by storm insurance.
The death list 80 far compiled in
cludes thirty-two at the Pacolet cot
ton mills at New Holland, all of whom
were killed in the demolition of the
company's cotton mills, near the
Southern railway station, where the
tornado first struck.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
Ohio Republicans.

Coiumbus, O, June 5.-"Hann,
herrlck, Harding and Harmony" a H.
.ne Keynote in the republican corn -
paign. Hanna was a biz fantan :. cam
.t hIhve.ltlon: Foraker paid graceful
mo Ne. 70 MN, and Herrick and Hard.
I'M, 1hg were chosen for governor .'a ans
,,l,eault.enant-governor, respectively T Tha
ana pledges support to Rooseua,.
OF protection. o uoctrlne
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
CONTROL FT. DODGE LINE.
Big Change In the Directory Of the
aiL Road -

Des Moines, June 5--As was anti
cipated, Edwin s. Hooley. president
OF the Evansville & Terre Haute rail-
way, and also stock broker in New
York, made coup at the annual meet
ing OF the stockholders of the Des
Moines & Ft. Dodge railway in this
city yesterday afternoon. In railroad
circles it is believed that the outcome
will mean the REIMBURSEMENT of the
line by the Rock Island, which has
been operating it under a lease, and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
Creston Suffers serious Eire.

Creston, June ga disastrous fire
visited the business section OF this
city last night, about l1::3O O'Clock.
Motifs livery barn and the Creston
Steam laundry we're completely de.
stroyed. The loss was about $4,000.
covered by insurance. AT one time the
entire west end was threatened with
destruction but rain aided the fire.
men u their work. The origin is IN
known II M 8 IA s-- ..s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
Mlnnesota Mani. pl.cox very.

Adrian, MINI, juno 1st.-Phillip
Doyle Of this place says he has found
out a medicine that will cure any
case Of Kidney Trouble. AS Mr..
Doyle was himself very sick for .
long time, with this painful disease
and is now, apparently, as well ri
ever, his statement carries the Cons;
frmation Of personal experience.
The remedy that cured Mr.. Doyle
is called Dodd's Kidney Pills.
In speaking Of the pills. Mr.. Doyle
says: ~.
In regard to Dodd's Kidney Pills
they are certainly wonderful medi.
cine-the best that have ever taken
Il was very bad for long time
with Kidney Trouble and could gel
nothing to help me till tried Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
Il used altogether about ten boxes,
and l can say emphatically that
am completely cured. I am entirely
well. without q symptom Of Kidney
Trouble left.
Il can heartily recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills to anyone who is SUI.
fering with Kidney Trouble. for they
made me all right. 3fst
Il have advised several Of my
friends to try them, and not one has
been disappointed"
Williams, have you named the baby
YETI" Almost. We've got the two
grandmothers to agree to arbitrate
the case"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

l.. VINO is this Sumplunks that's cut
I'm: .lng SUCH a wide swath at Gnuport?"
mes young man of wonderful YER
satility. You ought to see him when
h he puts MS thumbs in his ears, waves
~, ms myers back and forth and brays
IKE donkey. The imitation is start
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

.,,h Say, u, mamma" queried little E,s,a
da.r a. !, y 9 stag party?" stag PIG,
gear, is an abbreviation 81 stem, my Z
.ep'ied me knowing mother.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

~ a London cloakmaker has placed
inv. .ne l"llowlns notice in his window:
-, ne misguided creature who remov-
Gu me thermometer from this door
mad better return it. az It viii no of
i mJ use wnere ne Is going, 1t only reg
. areas : one hundred and twenty-five de-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

husband (angrily) fl never saw 4
W Wonlaa as hard to please az you are.n'
we (calmly)-"My dear. you forget
that married Won !" 4 r.,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
GREAT ARMY ON A STRIKE
About 10000 Textile Workers Out =
PHILADELPHIA,

Philadelphia. June 2.--It did not
need the assertion of the executive
Doard OF the textile workers yester.
day 10 carry conviction that the great.
est conflict between EMPLOYERS and
employees ever seen in Philadelphja is
now on: me crowd of idle men, wo.
men ana children that congregated on
me streets of the city's textile mill
alstrlcts formed story without
WORDS. 1t was estimated last evening
Dy leaders in the strike that more
IMAM $4,000 textile workers refused IN
20 10 work today as protest against
tne employers refusing to reduce the
working time of the workers from
sixty to fifty.ive hours a week
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
Regular Troops ia prot..+ c..

Leayenworth, Kan, June 2.Co,.
onel Miner, commandant at Fort Leav.
enWorth, last night ordered ont two
companies of the engineer corps VIII
tnelr pontoon boats and arms Than
went to Kansas City on a special traiv
early this morning. Colonel " Minan r
LOOK this step on receipt of messae ea
from Mayor Gilbert Of Kansas s Si45e
Kansas, saying that all tho aro ol.y,
5, STORES OF that city had been complete
~ sold out and that the criminal e1e
ment had gone to pillaging and 1 dc
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

,,ur now wasteful Of that gardener"
s Gov, INJURED the star boarder as he bit
s 1us put hopelessiy at his aspara-
, suS. 40. LOW is that?" asked the land
lazy. aray Why, II he had let these stalks
sa,v one week longer he could have
sold them for telegraph noles 3 ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05
GLENWooD GIVEN FUND.
Executive Council Appropriates $4,000
to Repair Ravaues of the Storm

Executive Council Appropriates $4,000
to Repair Ravages Of the Storm.
Y Des Moines. June 3.-The executive
council at meeting yesterday appro.
priated the balance of the money in
the providential contingent fund,
$4,000, for the relief of the institution
for feeble minded at Glenwood This
money, with the sum that the board
of control will scrape together, will, it
is thought, keep the institution run
ming in fairly satisfactory manner
until the legislature can appropriate.
Chairman CoWnie, of the board of
control, said yesterday that with the
$4,000 appropriated, the board would
probably be able to get total of
$4,000 together for repairs. This, he
thought, could be made to suffice. The
sum of $1,000 for boiler house repairs
appropriated by the last general as
sembly, will be used, also about
$1,000 Appropriated for plastering the
custodian building. Small appropria.
tons for a deep well pump and for
generator will also he used.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

Grand Junior Warden-Thomas Ar.
thur, Logan.
Grand Treasurer. J. Davis, Ma.
rion
Grand Secretary-N. r. Parvin, Ce.
dar Rapids.
Custodian-H. Gilmore
Sioux City was selected as the next
place of meeting, without opposition.
There has been nc business of special
Importance at this meeting with the
exception of that of routine nature.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-06-05

=. q. FOOT COMFORT Cures Sore.
= and Aching feet. Price 25c.
r. n. Mccarthy, Jefferson. Iowa. N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
Aunt Dorothy's Letter

e. Dear Children: / sat down here a little
while ago to look over some of your letters
and to think of what the subject of my
letter to you this week should be- when a
neighbours parrot across the way gave an
unearthly scream that startled me from
my thoughts. / sat a few minutes longer
during which the bird screeched again and
again. 1t sometimes seemed to say some
thing, and people gathered around the
fence outside and encouraged II by say
ing. Polly wants a cracker" so that it's
sense of hunger and probable desire of i'm
itation might lead IT TO say the same words
But ii didn't. 1t would simply reply In
"quack' or other word of like character.
q i think and / believe that you do too
that parrots are given credit for saying
and doing a good many intelligent things
that they are not entitled to. You know
that there are scarcely two parrots that
are nearly alike in plumage. and you can't
And two that are nearly the same in be-
htvior or in their efforts to talk. They are
Of widely divergent plumage also, vary
Ing from the gorgeously plumaged macaws
to the soberly clad owl parrots They are
easily tanned, though there is one thing
that they have a fear of and never lose 1t,
taking a cane and quietly introducing one
EN- In the cage and pushing 1t forward as
though you were going to pass IL through
the cage. You will soon see Polly flutter
np TO corner or other place for safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
Origin Of the Name "Puss."

A great many years ago the people OF
Egypt, who had many idols. worshiped
the cat among others. They thought
she was like the moon, because she was
more active at night, and because her eyee
changed like the moon. which is sometimes
full. and at other times only a light cres-
cent, or, as We say, a half moon. Did you
ever notice pussy's eyes change? So they
made an idol with a cats head and named
1t Pasht! The same name they gave to
the moon, for the word means the face Of
the moon.
The word has been changed to Pas" and
''Pus." and has came at last to be "Puss"
the name the most of us give to the cat.
Puss and pussy cat are pet names for kitty
anywhere now. Whoever thinks of the
name as given to her thousands of years
ago and people then bowed down and pray
ed to her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
"Playing ,Possumv

A hummngbird had flown into the house.
and, after fiuttering around darkened
room, was finally caught and brought to
me. 1t appeared to be dead but its limp
condition caused me to examine II more
closely, when 1 noticed a very slight move
ment. as IL the breathing was not entirely
suspended; so held II on my hand outsieo
the window, hoping the air might revive it.
The moment the tiny creature felt the
breeze which told of freedom IL opened
its eye. so slightly and quickly. however
that l was totally unprepared for the Sc
quel-and In an instant was gone. winging
its way across the garden with rapid
steady flight which certainly did not be-
speak either WEAKNESS or exhaustion while
L sat gazing vacantly into space as the reali-
ty dawned upon me that 1 had been i'm
posed uron and my sympathy wasted: or.
In plain English, our wee guest had been
playing 'possum." HIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
FOUR Q DMK
| ~ ~

Dear Aunt Dorothy-Sunday as I was
feeding the birds at the side of the house,
as do every day, a little sparrow fell from
the tree. Our cat had been watching from
a hole under the fence and it jumped up
and got the bird. / got it away from her,
but it was almost dead. Sister made me
give it back to the cat for she said it would
suffer and die any way. 1 did not like to
was best.
1 am a reader of the childrens page
ELLEN NJ.
Dear Editor-I would like to belong to
your Children's Sunshine League. 1 lived
In Washington but moved to Cumberland,
Md. There are lots of mountains and hills
around Cumberland. / will tell you what
great or not. AS 1 was walking up the
street 1 saw the roof Of house on fire.
leaped over the fence and told the people.
Yours, sincerely,
RICHARD B., aged IL.
Dear Aunt Dorothy-I am going to tell
you about the nice time had in the coun-
try Sunday AS l was coming in the lane
l could see nothing but apple blossoms
The grass was fresh and green and blue
bottles were peeping up among the tall
grass Two cows and calf were grazing
in the field. The fields were blue with
violets and bluets. The peach blossoms
We're frost bitten by the cold weather we
had The spring is under oak tree; 1t is
very large, and the water is very clear. AS
/ was standing on the porch tiny bird
came and perched on branch near me, and
began song, and the cat scared 1t so It
flew away. / feed the birds near my house
every day. Yours truly, NELLIE NJ.
Dear Editor: am a reader of the Chill
drens Page, and l find many interesting
things in 1t. / own a kodak and have
taken many pictures, some turning out
good, some not. l have not done much
Sunshine work the past week. for / have
had a bad case of mumps. When 1 was
well and mother was not did the market
ing for her. That is all the good l have
done since l Joined the club.
Yours truly, DOROTHY H.
You can do no better work than helping
your mother.-Ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
Lieut.. Hobson's Bravery.

When he was boy Lieut.. Hobson was
called 1.-The Parson'' at Annapolis because
Of his Christianity.
One day young Hobson. with the rest Of
his class. was at the swimming lesson. He
was far out, along the rope, in the break
ers 1t would be almost sure drowning to
lose hold of the rope. But it happened by
some mischance that as Hobson pressed
still further out he met classmate coming
in, clinging for life to the rope. The two
were alone out there In the breakers
The two lads looked into each others
eyes. 1t was a hard moment for the young
sters. Safe passage along the rope for both
was nearly an fmpossibility.
Hobson gave way to his classmate keep
ing the merest touch on the rope. But some
how at the moment of the boys passing
him even this slight hold gave way, and he
sank in the breakers.
E, The boy left on the rope got in, and sent
aid. and Hobson was brought to shore. All
supposed he was dead. but he revived final
ly...
Nobody could have come out of 1t alive
but Hobson." was the general cry. He is
a tough fellow to stand that!" And from
that day he was known among his class
mates as "Parson Tough"