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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

stay little longer, as a number of
his friends were unable to see him
on his recent visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Va. Henderson spent
Sunday at Fulton, Ill.,, with the fam.
lily of Jesse Mitchell. -....-
Presiding Elder G w. Gaines stop
ped in Clinton Friday night. He left
for Dubuque Saturday morning.
Albert Lewis Culberson and wife Of
Cleveland, Ohio, are in the city the
guests of relatives and friends. They
expect to remain about two weeks.
Miss Melissa Glanton is slightly in
disposed with rheumatism.
Messrs. R. D. and Nicholas Smith
have returned from a visit to the
Worlds Fair. They were much i'm
pressed with the trip and loud in its
praise. ..@
Miss Minnie Meadows entertained
at six O'Clock dinner at her home
on Sunday, three courses being serv-
ed. Covers were laid for en- or
twelve. The event was in honor OF
her birthday anniversary.
The report that the Bystander was
IN need OF correspondent, which was
circulated last week by a certain in
dividual, is without foundation, as We
are informed that the business staff
OF that paper were ignorant of the
fact that solicitations along that line
were being made, as they had not
given anyone such authority.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Mcneil gave
merry Halloween party at their home
Monday evening to a few OF their
friends. The rooms were appropriate
ly decorated for the occasion, having
been transformed into veritable har-
vest home with cornstalks, cabbage.
pumpkins and ears of corn used in
unique decoration. Games appropri-
ate to Halloween were the pleasure
OF the evening. At a late hour re-
1reshments were served in two
courses E.is
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
Air Ship Makes a FIioht.

st. Louis, Nov. LATTER circling In
every direction at a height of 1000
feet above the cascades, in sight OF
thousands Of cheering, enthusiastic
spectators on the worlds fair grounds,
A. Roy Knabenshue of Toledo, Ohio,
in command of the Baldwin airship,
yesterday returned to the place from
whence he started over the same
course that he had come, covering the
three miles and a half Of the round
trip under his own power and demon
strating the claims of the inventor,
Captain Thomas s. Baldwin OF San
Francisco, that 1.-THE California Ar.
row" is not only dirigible, but that 1t
can make Roadway against moderate
brssze.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

According to the latest quarterly
statement Of the pension bureau, the
mortality among the veterans Of the
civil war is now one hundred day.
Il Is startling way OF putting plain
ami entirely natural statistical fact
But It Is none the less pathetic
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Even the London Times says it
can't understand Mr.. Kipling's latest
book. This is probably the first time
on record that the Times has admitted
it's inability to understand anything
and everything.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

A Chicago girl has been awarded
$4,000 damages against street car
company after nine years of litigation.
The question now is, How long will
it take her to collect it?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

"An epidemic of rabies has struck
this town." wrote an editor, but the
printer spelled rabies" with "b"
instead of an "r" and now the editor
bushes every time he appears upon
the street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Jack Root predicts that Jim JEFF
fries will be champion until his teeth
fall out" says the San Francisco Bull
IetjD. And chap will face him s0We
day ere long with a punch that will
make 'em fall out.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Ten million pills were taken into a
New York police court as evidence
the other day. Now let the mathe-
maticans get busy and tell the world
how high the pills would have reached
If they had been piled one on top of
another. ,...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Mr.. Alfred Austin, England's poet
laureate, can see little good in the
present generation. He says that
manners and literature alike have
declined. The poets, too, are deteri
Grating. Perhaps there Is one excep
ton. lust one. -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Lord Miner may, as soon as he gets
through in South Africa, be sent out
as viceroy of India. Such Englishmen
as William Waldorf Aston must won.
der how a man can stand it to keep
always doing time SO far away from
the tight little island.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

If Jupiter has any inhabitants they
must have been more or less inter
estcd lately in observing the transit
OF an Insignificant planet, known here
as the earth, across the suns disk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
ROBBERS ARE SURROUNDED
Wyoming Outlaws Have Been Loca,
ed InDesoIate REGION.

co InDeSoiate Region.
Cody. Wyo., Nov. 4.-The different
bands Of men hunting the parties who
killed the cashier of the First National
bank here have the robbers practical.
ly surrounded in the foothills of the
Owl creek mountains, fifty miles from
here and their death or capture is Ger.
tain within a short time. 1t is re.
ported that large force of their
friends are coming to their assistance
from the Hole in the Wall country and
number Of men have left here to re-
inforce the pursuers.
Buffalo Bill with Indian scouts and
cowboys have taken the trail and
lively time may be anticipated. Colo
mel Cody and his force are heavily
armed and are determined to get the
robbers. The bandits have cut all the
telephone wires leading through the
basin and it is almost impossible to
get further facts,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

To man like the sculptor St. eau.
dens the loss by fire Of his studio.
with its irreplaceable treasures, en-.
phasizes with peculiar pathos the sig
nificance of the truth that Life Is
short and art Is long"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Captain Volger, Of the Koenigen
lMise, said, the other day: can archi
tect was complaining because an ar.
chitects' club had been organized in
his town on total abstinence princl.
pies. Think Of it, he said, "a club
where you can't get anything to
drink The person addressed looked
thoughtful With such club" he
said. I suppose the remedy would
be to 60 there drunk"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
Cured Her Rheumatisy.

Deep Valley, Pa, Ce:. 3i.-jSfe-
cial.)-There is deep interest IL Green
county over the cure u tie little
daughter of l. n. WnipLsy OF Rheu-
matism. She was great sufferer for
five or six years and noting seemed
to do her any good till she tired Dodds
Kidney Pills. She began IL improve
almost at once and low she is cured
and can run and play as other chill
dren do. Mr.. Whipker says:
Il am indeed thankful for what
Dcdd's Kidney Pills have done for my
daughter; they saved her from being
cripple perhaps for life"
Dodd's Kidney Pills havs proved
that Rheumatism IS one Of the results
of diseased kidneys Rheumatism is
caused by Uric Acid IN the blood. II
the Kidneys are right there can be no
Uric Acid in the blood and conse-
quently no rheumatism. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills make tie kidneys right.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Whether man descended from the
monkeys or from the gods is not near
ly SO important as the question of his
present conduct and the promptness
with which he pays his bills.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Two little maids of four and six
years, respectively, were seated on
stool Presently the elder of the two
said, refectively: Don't you think
that if one of Us was to get up there
Rould be more room for me?"-Chca'
70 Record-Eerald.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
Hodge fwho has lust had a loot

Hodge (who has just had a tooth
4rawnl-"Well, guv'nor, how much
do you AK for the job? You did do it
quick" Dentist-"My charge is two
and-sfx" Hotge-"Twoand-six Why,
a doctor down at our place drawed a
tooth for me once and it took him two
hours; be hauled me round and round
the room-I never seed such hard
vork-and he only charged NE 9
shillin' ."-Scraps.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
sToRIErTEs.

A Chicago automobile on rampage
skipped the sidewalk, and took a head
er into basement cobblershop, turn
ing few somerSaults, and finally
stopping, sputterins, with its wheels
revolving in the air. The old cobbler
was found damned into corner of
the shop, unhurt, but dazed. What
did you think it wasp his rescuers
asked. II fought he gasped, "dot 1t
vas customer vat vas mad about bees
Shoes!"
A London lady who tried to climb
over stile the first day of her coun-
try vacation, certainly thought she
had left London a couple OF hundred
miles away; but she rather wished,
all the same, that the country was
not SO densely populated and she
turned an appealing look upon the
:'ustic gaffer who insisted on watching
her climb. A broad grin spread over
his countenance as he caught her
meaning. 'Lor, bless We, mum. iont
be shy before met he adjured her;
Il was a bus conductor for fifteen
years."
The house in Portland, Me-, where
Longfellow was born. is now a tene.
ment in the poorer part of the city.
mostly inhabited by Irish A few years
ago teacher in Portland was giving
a lesson on the life of the poet. At
the end of the hour, she began to
question her class. Where was
Longfellow born?" she asked. A
small boy waved his hand vigorously.
When the teacher called on him, his
answer did not seem to astonish the
rest of the class. but it was cold
shock to her. In Patsy Magee's bed.
ROOM" he said.
An irasible old colonel, who used
to play golf at Sandv'ish, which is on
the river Stour, had a habit. common
with many, OF blaming everybody but
himself for his bad strokes. Finally
one day. becoming badly bunkered.
he first took mighty vengeance on the
turf with his club: then. glarinz
around in expectation of the usually
friendly comments, and nobody say
ing anything. he blurted out: How
the devil can you expec, a man to
play decent golf On these cursed links
with ships passing UP and down the
cnannel?"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Witboi, the chief Of the Hottentots
has declared war on Emperor Will
liam and the German nation generally
William has got good fighting stuff in
him and we believe he is going to
win
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
CLINTON.

B. Frank Cooper, a former Clinton
boy, but for some time past an innu.
entail business man of Buxton, Iowa,
visited his mother last Thursday. 1t
is hoped Frank will make us visit
at some time in the near future and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

On the back Of the business card
If 2ernalt shoemaker is the follow
ing notice: Pay attention to this
Visitors are kindly invited to brought
your boots self to the shoemaker,
then they are frequently nagled by
tie PORTER and that is very iammage.
able for boots and kosts the Same
price."-Punch.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
Nearly all animals are afraid ct Ere

and will flee from it in terror. TO
others there is fascination about the
fame, and they will walk into it, even
though tortured by the heat. A horse
IN burning stable goes mad with
fear, but dog is as cool in fire az
at any time. He keeps his nose down
70 the floor, where the air is purest.
and sets himself calmly to finding his
way out.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

A Chicago milknan has sued a
stock company for the value Of GER
tain shares in which he invested 5000.
Presumably there was too much water
In the stock.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

"Ah." said Mr.. Borem. sitting with
her in secluded bower near the moon
Lit lake, isn't it delightful to be out
here alone?" "Yes, was enjoying it
so before you came" she replied,
promptly.-PhiIadelp Ledger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Automobiling may cause the legs
Of its devotees to waste away and be-
come useless. but it tends to cultivate
strength and activity in the legs Of Or
binary pedestrians.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

The doctors say free lunches serve
to spread diseases. There are people
who will insist that anyone who would
tackle free lunch deserves to catch
diseases.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
by Jinks!" said the man who keeps

"By Jinks!" said the man who keeps
track of things theatrical, 81 would
like to see one prima donna sing
as we'll as her press agent says
she can" IF she could" says the
girl who also keeps track of the
way things 60, "her press agent
would say she sung great deal
better than that."-Chicago Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

An esteemed contemporary says
there is a marked conflict of views
as to the remarriage of innocent par.
tiss to Divorces" What is an lin.
nocent party to a divorcee?"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

About the best thing that can be
said for war, as the discussion now in
progress indicates, is that sometimes
it is bad way u getting good re-
suits.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

1t is simply wonderful how muc.
some American railway officials car
forget about their business when they
get on the witness stand.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

A New South Wales woman has g
scheme for curing consumption will
hot air. But hasn't this been triec
ineffectively before? st..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
Ask Your Druggist for Aliens Foot.Ease.

Ask Your Druggist tor Aliens Foot.Ease.
81 tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recent
y, and have just bought another supply It
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbeara bic, and 1 would not De with
out it now.-Mrs. W. ]. Walker, Camden,
n. J.n Sold by all Druggists. sc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Tie whole state of Connecticut
should rise as one man and run down
the miscreant who is trying to de-
stroy its armor plate namesake.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
Iowa State Bystander
~ Dysaan1lsr Pub &C..
IOWA
DEs MONIES.

Somebody must have shot the doV'
of peace.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Mother-~Hhat Fighting again.
Such black eye. II you'd only fol.
low the lead Of the minister's litue
boy" Tonny-"1 did try to, BIZ
he led agen wiz his right. an da,
there he tifsi me''-Philadelph;
Ledger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

Cornell students are being expelled
for hazing. Evidently the authorities
at Cornell have decided that it is
about time to take hazing seriously.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

A fashion paper says that the Fall
gowns will contain thirty yards of ma
terial. We can readily understand
why some men are driven to divorce
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

There is sound sense in that de
cision to keep on remarrying divorce
people. Business in that line is get
ting bigger every year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

All the married women are getting
their lives insured. Will the hus
bands continue to warn them about
drafts and damp feet?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

A Chicago woman says her husband
Is right in style, as he has q darI
brown taste in his mouth every morn
ing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04
STOMACH ON FIRE

SlUMACH UH f|Rt
ONLY A SKELETON oRoUoEIEG BY
4 STOVE.
Mrs Doherty has an Extraordinary Ex'
perience and Undergoes n Marvellous
Change.
Mrs. E. Doherty, of No. lis Coates
street, Moberly, Mo-, is today a picture of
robust health, and yet five years ago, she
barely escaped death from progressive
emaciation. To a reporter she told the
following story:
In 1896 I began to have distressing
attacks Of indigestion that continued for
two years. Ny stomach was constantly
sore and burned az il it was on fire. 1t
became finally so delicate that it would
not retain even plain water. Ny inability
to take food reduced my weight to ninety
eight pounds, and faintuess and dizziness
kept me in bed most of the time. was
really starving to death and besides I was
extremely nervous. The doctor was
perplexed. He gave me tonics which
did me no goo!, and prescribed exercise
which / was too weak to attempt.
Zone day when I was so faint and
chilled that could do nothing but crouch
down on the floor by the fire, my father
brought me box of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. found on trial
that they would stay on my stomach un.
like everything else. I really felt better
sitter three doses and kept on using
them. Food began to taste well and to
stay down. The pain and the burning
In the pit Of my stomach lessened and mt
last went away altogether. My weight
began to increase until it reached
165 pounds and my neighbors, who
were convinced that was wasting to
death before, were astonished at the
change. / Presumed my Homework and
have hardly had occasion to call doctor
since. / have recommended DR.. Will
lams' Pink Pills to several friends, and
1 say to the pale, thin ones particularly,
II you want to get strong and well take
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People"
These pills cure stomach trouble by
kheir tonic action, building up the di-
gestive organs and enabling them to do
the work that nature intended them to
do. They are sold by all dealers, or will
be sent postpaid on receipt Of price, fifty
cents box or six boxes for two dollars
and 4 half, By addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, n. Y. "A
Diet book giving useful information viii
- cent tree on request.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

DR.. Wiley's poison squad" is to re
sumo its experiments, but it will no
tamper with wood alcohol.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-04

It seems that no matter how man!
attempts are made to revive hool
skirts, the ladies sit down on them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-08
RESIDENTS ALL SHAKE.
Citizens of vanceboro, N. c., Afflicted
with Chills and Fevers-Coun-
try Abounds in swamps.

The topographers who made the map
of the Vanceboro IN. CO. quadrangle,
recently published by the United States
geological survey, would probably not
choose the task again for a seasons
pastime. Owing to the idiosyncrasies
of the topography, the map they have
made has few Of the conventional fea-
lures that are supposed to be parts Of
most finished maps. 1t lacks rivers,
lakes, railroads, turnpikes, mountains,
hills and towns. 1t abounds in swamps.
aThe village of vanceboro, from
which the quadrangle takes Its name.
Is the one metropolis of the region.
Its existence is maintained by about
300 shaking citizens, all afflicted, peri
odically or perennially, with chills and
fever. Swift creek is happily near and
offers some escape to the outside world
for those who care to patronize the
steamer that plies between vanceboro
and Newbern once or twice a week.
Other parts Of the quadrangle are ex-
(, tremely inaccessible, as the only roads
ARE logging tramways.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-08
FOR UNIVERSAL ALPHABET.
Boston University Trying to Bring
About Reform in Languages
and Spelling.

Boston university is about to call .
worlds conference Of philologists and
language professors in Boston for the
purpose of adopting universal alphabet
by which to indicate the pronunciation
Of words in the leading European Lam
guages, and to institute some reforms in
the methods Of spelling.
A circular has been issued inviting
opinions on the proposal for an tnterna-
tional conference, and the initial steps
have already been taken. The 26 letters
of the Roman alphabet are known all
over the world and probably 80 per cent.
Of the worlds printing is done with
these letters. Thus the universal
alphabet" already exists. It only re-
mains to remove few differences. For
the most part the rs letters represent
the same sounds in all languages. By
slight notifications 1t is thought thit,
the, nifmber Of letters can be increased
from 26 till 1T sufices to represent. all
the sounds Of all the leading languages,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-08
The drawing under the
maSnifyinS glass

ences emanating from an accomplished
crime. cannot be content ,oith havino
pressed that spring once. A mania is
upon me which. after thirty years Of
useless resistance and superhuman
struggle, still draws me from bed and
sleep to rehearse in CHASTITY fashion
that deed of my early manhood. 1
cannot resist it. To tear out the dead.
~ mechanism, unhinge weight and
drum and rid the house of every eyi.
dence of crime would but drive me
to shrek my guilt aloud and act in
open pantomime what I now 60
through II feaGsdme silence and secre-
~: When the hour comes, as come 1t
must, that cannot rise and enter that
fatal closet, shall still enact the deed
ln dreams and shrek aloud in nv
sleep and wish myself dead and vet
tear to die lest my hell be to 90
through all eternity Staying over and
over my man in ever growing horror
and repulsion.
DO you wish to share my fate? Try
to effect through blood a release from
the difficulties menac eIt.g YOU" .
fT3he continued,l
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-08

Enter It's closet, pull out its two draw
ers and in the opening thus made seek
for the loophole at the back, through
which, If you stoop low enough, you
can catch glimpse Of the library
hearth and its great settle. With these
IN view. slip your finger along the wall
on your right, and when 1t touches an
obstruction pass it If it is q handle
for that is only used to rewind the an
paratus and must be turned from you
until 1t can be turned no farther-but
If 1t is a depression you encounter
press and press hard on the knob con-
cealed within it. But beware when
any one you love is seated in that cor
ner of the settle where the cushion In
yites rest lest it be your fate to mourn
and wall as 1t is mine to curse the
hour when l sought to clear my way
by murder, for the doom of the man
of blood Is upon me,
"The hindrance is gone out of nv life.
but horror has entered 1t beyond the
conception Of any soul that has not
yielded itself to the upimaginable influ-
The drawing under the
- G..s