Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-11-06
SToRIETTRs

s-What In the dIners0oe DetWeen q
misfortune and . calamity9' some
body once asked DiarReA We'll. II
f.ladgtoue ftll into the ThRmeH." was
fhe reply. .Mhat would be = miEfor,
time. and II anyone pulled him OUT,
that / suppose, would be q calamity"
The other day, an 1rishman bought
= COPY ID finish Melodies" at q SECOND
hnnd London book -stpre for q shil-
iinr The bookseller was surprised
= few morpeuts Inter, when the OK.
ri sd purchaser returned and, Shaking
his fist at him, crde6- II could Lill
We for selling these immortal gems
30 cheap.
AT dinner in Boston. the other even
snr the guests insisted upon George
AIDE. Of .islans fable" fame, making
a speech. Finally. In cheer despera.
tion. after all the others present had
sang SONGS or tcN stories. he rose
End said. Il will tell yon Of I'M Ell.
celisnt trick in parlOr magic You
take a tuInbler and eli 1t twothirds
fun of filtered water. Then YOU In.
ser-t in the water lump N sugar and
q spoon, and you begin to stir. Ins
few minutes the Sngar VIII become
invisible"
A medley Of young literary me.
were once gathered to meet Robert
Browning. The most aggTessirely
literary OF lne gfpnp HAs Alsl 1nlro-
uuoea, anu Al eauss 49, " 49, oua
his personal neiIsnL Ala Aui =. 4iaso
with SO unesas1ng 2 nov LlsAL ne OLD
or 1ntrodaelluns we're psdue nS1o 10
Ebsyance, ana me piafel aihsa a -, suuns
men slarRsd 5aoN - u!a ~ a.
VIII sIeaI soou Dl .la. Is go LIE
At lasl, ne pun Aie alalo aal1es, "a
ieclaohapso3 VI aDs sSo 'A1s eliou'aet'
ana saaas bHl 6hu 1l'o1' i'oiaIahs
you.
ne slc1s VI Ky" Nlipf'ili NpAn k''sea
his famous FuneTai Marcn 10 neiat
ed by M. Zlen, the celebraDeu PALMER,
who Etill hives IN FaIfs zaeIn vas the
friend and eumrade Oh Gnopln, ana II
was n the formers studD Thai DO
hemian repast WIS gwen, WI1n Ludre.
A'~ @a-e7A~sD~ -
1.-THE palntsr-t lneFanaaef os va
drome, and CHOPIN, as by 1nu aest1Ve
spirits around Inc laDie inefe was
an old rickefy piano IN the corner.
Eli the panels having Deeo t1Ksn out
for pictures. rs Llm was poor. dnd
had to economic. Behind 2 curtain
Was skeleton. and TINS gave m 1dea
to Tin, who brought the sKeleodn out,
covered II with drapery, ana began 70
agitate II with Tealastac euecL lie
Polignaes then COOK the Skeielnh 70
the piano. and sat with II rs though
TO make II play. II was n 1nls EDO
ment that Chopin. who had been
rather quiet, was seized Win sudden
inspiration. UnfTaog an eJacuialaon.
he rushed forward 10 the piano,
pushed aside DE Pollgnac, fmprcEased Z
the worldfanous FUNERAL March
MIR Spielmann, the art critic, tells
nairter WIN was ,onn,ar enough TO
have his work forged in his lifetime:
4 se7jer unknown TO him. EMPLOYED
Morland to paint 50 many pictures
pfoElaen MN Will a slnaio' Ae, AZ
an upper hoor OF ms tine dealer 81
uouss' anu 1850 - 81
liouo.e ~ psan. ~. us sa.a go
Il LIZA LIE -. - l .1-s 49, -
in want OF money. readily agreed But
what Morland did not know was that
as soon as he had left, on and from
sr.as sarna ~ h.cE cnnv;s.s into the
. 800 - ,, s;n,;,ar r-snrsses IL renro.
ouoe tAa1a! W a
Done IN the morning anu - .he go
ing all traces OF the incurslon were
removed. Each day, until the com
was continued. and thus. at the end
- a. .,n,-s,,,.r, tha dea,o- M,