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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.

Sleeping in Northwestern Freight
Car at Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs, May 3.-A third
frfghtful catastrophe for Council Bluffs
within a few months happened in
the Northwestern yards at l o'clock
yesterday morning when four human
beings, three men and boy, lost
their lives by being burned to death
like rats in a blazing box car. No
clue could be found to their identity,
the clothes having been burned from
their scorched and almost unrecog-
nizable bodies.
1t is believed the four were no
boes and that they had stolen ride
into the city with the car which ar.
rived at 1870 o'clock from Chicago.
AS both ends of the car were open,
it is impossible to tell where the men
boarded the train. The car was filled
with bedding and it is believed that
the fire started from one of the mep
smoking The four blackened bodies
were taken at 2:30 o'clock a. m.
to Cutters undertaking rooms, where
they will be held for the coroner's
inquest and for possible Identification.
The car was discovered to be on
fire by a car checker as switch en-
CINE was moving it along with train
in the north part of the Northwest
ern yards. The engine crew accord
ingly hurried the car down to the
water tank at the Northwestern
roundhouse, where on stopping cries
of the men inside were heard plte-
ously calling to be released from the
raging furnace. The car doors were
at once broken open, but no relief
could be afforded the dying men as
the excelsior and bedding in which
the furniture was packed furnished
fury to the flames and made 1t i'm
possible to enter the car until the
flames had been subsidized with water.
As soon as possible the railroad
men forced their way into the car
and were Mortified to fird the burned
and distorted bodies Of three men
dead in one end of the car and that
of a boy about 16 years old in the
other end. The bodies were taken
from the car and efforts made to
identify them, but few traces OF their
clothing were lett ana the features
were badly burned. It is thought,
however, that one of the men was
negro. They apparently range in age
from Is to IS years and in general
appearance seem to be tramps.
The doors at either end of the car
were unsealed, which showed the
means of entrance to the car. The
train which contained the car arrived
at 1880 from Chicago, where the car
was picked up at the Wood street
station. There Is no way of telling,
however, if the meE came all the way
from Chicago.
Though the contents of the car
were destroyed, the car itself was not
badly damaged except for being con-
siderably charged on the interior.
The owner of the household goods
destroyed could not be ascertained
from the railroad records last night.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06
Affcts Iowa Men.

Fort Madison. May "a lockout of
Santa Fe machinists at Fort Madi-
son occurred yesterday morning, in
volving boilermakers, blacksmiths
and roundhouse men, in all, possibly
two hundred men. The company fore.
stalled the strike which had been or.
dered by the international officers OF
the union. The machine shops were
Idle today, but the company officers
say that men will be put on tomor-
row to take the places OF the strikers.
1t is said that the union men are not
barred from the shops, but can return,
provided they sign IN agreement.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06
SToRIETTES.

Mgr. Farley, who has been visiting
Ne Vatican, flnds that Pope Plus has
. keen sense OF humor, and reports
that no greatly enjoyed the following
story: It was OF Con Creegan's faith.
Or. who. on his deathbed. was max.
ing his will, and. In order that he
might have strength to do SO, was
plentifully piled with punch by Con
and group Of neighbors. Toward
the close the dying man cried to his
son: "Ah, Con, Con! Just touch my
lips once more with the jug. Whist
my son, you watered the drink" mo.
indeed, father, dear" while low muir.
muir Of pity chorused through the
cabin; but it's the taste that's lawn
ye."
Some ten or fifteen years ago, Jul.
ian Hawthorne visited a jail in order
to write magazine article on prison
life. On returning home he described
the horrors he had seen, and his des.
cription made deep impression on
his daughter Hldegarde, who was
little girl at the time. Mr.. Hawthorne
and Hildegarde, week later, were
4 u IuSSlASl, "AiCA StOPpSu a.
a station near gloomy building. A
man asked, What place is that?"
1.-THE county JAIL" another answered,
Whereupon Hildegarde embarrassed
her father and aroused the suspicion
of the other occupants of the car by
asking, in a loud, shrill voice: us
that the Jail you were in, father?"
'Tody" Hamilton, the ingenius
press-agent of the Barnum & Bailey
Show, took the newspaper men OF
New York on thier annual excursion
to the winter quarters at Bridgeport
a few weeks ago. For their edif1cation
he arranged for series of expert.
ments to demonstrate how far the
wild beasts would go in the consump.
ton of strong drink. Huge pans OF
beer, whisky, and other intoxicants
were put in the cages Of the animals
Some drank the liquor, and some
would not go near it. AS big pan
Of whisky was been showed into the
polar bear, one of 'Tody's" friends
inclined to bibulousness, looked ap
pealingly at him, and said: Say
'Tody,' have you got an empty cage
you could put me in?"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06
HUBBARD FOR CONGRESS.
Eleventh Iowa District dominates o.
54th Ballot,

Cherokee, May Con the fifty
fourth ballot at o'clock yesterday
morning the Eleventh district repuh-
lican convention nominated Ebert H.
Hubbard for congress to succeed Lot
Thomas. The nomination was made
by the delivery to Hubbard of the en-
tire strength Of /. s. Struble, includ-
ing twelve votes in Plymouth, eleven
in Sioux, three in Osceola and one
in O'Brien, and also Of the strength
of. w. A. Hellsell, consisting Of ten
in Sac and eight in Ida, and OF
Hogue's eleven in Monona. Buena
Vista, the home Of Lot Thomas, voted
last. moving to make It unanimous.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06
To Prove what Swamp-Root, the Great Kidney y
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Weak and unhealthy kidneys responsible ~
sickness suffering than other disease, theref
through neglect other causes kidney trouble Is
continue, fatal results sure to follow. %g
Your other organs may need attention-but your KIDD
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as soon as your kidneys begin to get better they will
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06
TEACH FARMING TO PUPILS.
Rudiments of Agriculture to be Part
of Nature Study.


Des Moines, May 5.-Enlargement
of nature study IL the schools Of
Iowa so as to include the teaching OF
rudiments of agriculture, was the CEN
trail thought in discussion of teach
ing agriculture, at state conference
Of county superintendent with Supt.
J. F. Riggs at his office. The concen-
sus Of opinion was that teaching agri-
culture alone was a good thing but
the time has not come for such an
advanced step in the common schools.
The subjects of school sites and
school architecture were discussed by
the superintendent. In regard to the
desirableness of a change in the be-
ginning of the school year the sup
erintendants were unanimously fav-
orable. ~,
They discussed the question of hay
ing the state board examine all pap.
ers of applicants for certificates and
pass on them and while few doubted
the wisdom of the plan they general
w approved. sa- t#.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Manager Conried has gone so far as
o talk of producing "Parsifal" in San
Francisco. And if the horror stricken
widow of Wagner lives long enough,
she may even hear that it has been
produced in vaudeville.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

1t is reported that the daughter Of
a New York millionaire recently de.
clined an offer of marriage from a
titled foreigner because he was bow.
legged and lisped This foolish girl
must think it is going to be possible
for her to get something more than
title for the money invested.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

The Chicago judge who has enjoin.
ed Boston man from working ruust
have political ambitions. There are
many patriots who would like to vote
for him, upon assurance that he
means to follow his own precedent on
all occasions. WIZ. ....-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

That insane tramp in Connecticut
who recovered his reason through be-
ing struck on the head with a brick
does not represent an isolated case.
Many man has come to his senses
by receiving a severe jolt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

The Tibetans who visited the Brit.
ish camp at Chumbi took the maxim
guns for "comical toys" No 'uncivil.
lied race" that gets in John Bulls way
fusion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Says John l.. Sullivan: 'Pd like
to get into Office so some decent laws
could get passed" Meanwhile John
might focus his powers on a revised
version Of the Marquis of Queens.
berry code.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Philosophy and religion have
thrown many fits in endeavoring to
explain the nature of human happi.
ness. 1t is very simple. Good health,
financial independence, and love are
IT'S ingredients.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Conservative estimates place the
winters cleanup of the Alaskan gold
fields at a million and quarter. Ours
was something like that; at least, we
cleaned up about a quarter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Two hundred and nj, ety-seven men
at Silver City, New, are yearning for
wives. It might be well, however, for
girls. who desire to annex the joys Of
matrimony to try again before start.
ing for Silver City, which is a hard
place to get away from.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

We should like to see that school
teacher who is boasting SO loudly
about being the champion speller of
the world go up against few of the
words that wriggle through the cen.
sOr
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

The Washington girl who visited
heaven in trance says she saw
great many people there. Let us have
something more explicit-did she see
any ex-congressmen there?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

The Brooklyn woman who has pre-.
scented triplets to her husband twice
within three years. is not yet thirty
years old, SO that the happy husband
has reason to hope that in the course
Of time he may have quite . family.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Presiding Elder Palmer must be a
lively preacher. At all events he told
the conference in New York of the
difficulty of supporting sealskin
wife on a muskrat salary"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

o. Prof E. Benjamin Andrews has fig
ured it out that no family ought to
have more than ten children. But
suppose the problem is complicated
by twins?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

A. Yale professor is credited with
saying that the masses eat too much.
He said this, doubtless, for the benefit
Of the classes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

do not drink whisky if you wish
to avoid typhoid fever" urges DR..
George W. Webster. DR.. Webster is
a spendthrift of words. What's the
use of the last seven?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

When Charles M. Schwab opens his
palatial new residence in New York
It is said that champagne will be serv.
ed in buckets. Why not in a trough?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

At Handy, the mountain capital of
Ceylon, is the famous temple of the
Tooth. Sweet tooth, doubtless. Must
be a paradise for dentists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Bad news for the pesky moths. The
price of camphor gum has dropped
from ninety-three to seventy-nine cents
pound.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

A New York man is learning to
talk without a tongue. This is new;
but many people have learned to talk
without brains.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Some people will not consider votS'
ing machines a success until they
shell out two dollars when the right
button is pressed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

1t is comparatively easy to discover
the germ that produces disease. The
zeal trick is to prevent the germ from
discovering his victim.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

The British are learning something
about Tibet, and the Tibetans are
learning great deal more about the
British. @ 49,. -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

In London there are afty-three the
aters where plays are regularly pre-
scented, and forty-three music halls de-
voted to vaudeville performances.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

A scientist claims that he has dis
covered that fish can talk. Good gra.
cious, what lies they might contra.
dict! .. ...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06
EDITORIAL NOTICE.

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

A Kansas paper states that New
Jersey man while getting out of bed
"broke two legs" Job for the carpen.
ter?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

A Cleveland man drank quart Of
whisky on wager The undertaken
won out.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

The paragraphers who have been
Joking about the Petropav' ovsk disas.
ter do not realize it.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

Some men. Mr.. Carnegie, acquire
the title Of hero only to have it en-.
graved on their tombstones.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

: The letter Of Miss Mefkley,
whose picture is printed above,
proves beyond question that
thousands Of cases Of inflamnla.
ton Of the ovaries and womb
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Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
"DxAB Mrs. PMKHAx:-Gradual
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me something was radically wrong
with me. 1 had severe shooting pains
through the pelvic organs, cramps and
extreme irritation compelled me to
seek medical advice. Tho doctor said
that I had ovarian trouble and ulcera-
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strongly objected to this and decided
to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound. I soon found that
nv Judgment was correct, and that all
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any heartiest thanks are sent to
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me- Sincerely yours, Miss MARGARET
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-06

You can easily make man hot BY
rubbing him the wrong way.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-02

dumb will also be given opportunity
to display their method Of instruction.
College professors at work in labora-
tories promise entertainment for the
layman, and likewise there will be
demonstration of the methods en-
ployed in using the modern telescope
and taking photographs Of the sun,
moon and stars.
Supplementing these active exhibits
will be others quite as interesting that
have been secured from all over the
world by means Of the camera. Enter
one booth and turn the swinging doors
of a movable cabinet. You will see
picture after picture illustrating school
life, the children entering a class room,
the pupils at recitation. in a fire drill,
during the recess hour-in fact,
through all the stages from the hour
when they assemble. for their studies
until time comes for dismissal.
AS illustrations of public school life
in large cities, New York, st. Louis
Cleveland and other municipalities
have planned to make extensive dis
plays, while cities of the old world will
bring their systems into comparison.
Higher education is exemplifed as
never before at a worlds fair. All the
large colleges of the United States
have prepared extensive exhibits
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-02
A surprised Duke.

Just after the late Duke of Rich.
mond and Gordon received the latter
half. Of his title-he was created Duke
Of Gordon in January. 1S76-he was
sent to this country as president of the
British commission to our centennial
exposition. While in this country he
heard of a certain picture owned by q
country woman in which he thought
he might be interested, and so wrote
to her. using the official stationery Of
the commission and signing himself, as
q peer does, simply by the names of his
title. Richmond and Gordon"
Much to his surprise and a good deal
to his disgust-for he had precise ideas
as TO- his dignity as a duke-the letter
which he received in answer to his was
addressed. "Messrs. Richmond e. Cor
dom" and began. "Gentlemen!w
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-02
NOTICE AND CITATION HEARING OF
FINAL ACCOUNTS AND DIS
TRIBUTION.

State Of North Dakota, In Coun y Court:
In the matter of the Estate OF Edwin Forrest
K0ene, Deceased.
Aurelia j. Duprey. Administrative will, the
Will Annexed, Petitioner,
Elizn N; Keene, (born Eliza May
ThOm2s) personally and Elisa NJ. Notice and
Keeno IS T.trix In due form Of law Citation.
to Gladys May keene. Marjory A.. Hearing OF
ksene and Forrest 1. keene minor Final Ac;
ceased and !. +: Funk resident Distribu-
guardian ofthe estate Of said minors ton.
Respondents.
naned Respondents:
You the said respondents and each Of you are
hereby Rotit1ed that the final account VI the
Estate Of Edwin Forrest Keene late Of the City
and sN1 Fro?inee ' Of quebec Cd sAe' cs1Sds,
therein Showing that che estate Of said ti, deceased
Is ready for final settlement and distribute IL.
and petitioning that her account be allowed,
the residue of said estate be distributed to the
be dosed and she be discharged; that Monday
the 18th day OF April A.. De-, 1904, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon Of that day, at the Court Rooms
County Of Mclean ana State Of North Dakota,
has beon duly appointed by this Court for the
settlement thereof, at which time and place any
nile bis exception, in writing, to said account
and petition and contest the same.
And you the above named respondents. and
ea0h OF you, are hereby cited and required
Court. and show cause. if any you have. why
said account shall not he allowed, the residue
OF SAID estate distributed, the administrator
Of said estate closed and said Administrator
with the Will annexed discharged.
Dated this 18th day Of February a ID. 1904.
BY the Court,
y. A. Lamb,
feSG Judge Of tile County Court.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-02
PALACE OF EDUCATION, WORLDS FAIR.
Showngap portion 9 te South Facade The racfMa and imposing onnnadch repeated on usdea

slight effort upon the part of their
teachers in visiting the Government
building and examining the precious
documents to be shown there. Here
also the science Of civil government
may be taught to much better advan-
tage than from text books, for each de-
partment of the National Government
will have its separate exhibit, showing
the workings of the departments, its
methods and aims.
To afford the pupils a general idea
Of the nations Of the world it will be
necessary merely to make a tour Of the
foreign government buildings, the teach
ers taking the pains to describe the
habits, industries and arts of the re-
spective peoples represented.
Suggestions as to how to study the
Exposition to best advantage will be
prepared by competent persons and fur
nished to those in charge of school
children. &,