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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
Mrs Gos EBr0w,z

Mrs. Chester Curry, Leader Of the
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toga Street, East Boston, Mass, writes !:
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Mrs. Charles F. Brown, vice-Presi-
dent Of the Mothers Club, 81 Cedar
Terrace, Hot Springs, Ark, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
I" / dragged through nine years Of miserable
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then noticed a statement Of a woman trou-
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love with me all over again"
! Women should remember that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound II
the medicine that holds the record for
the greatest number OF actual cures OF
female ills, and take no substitute.
Free Advice to Women.
Mrs. Pinkham. Lynn, Mass, invites
all sick women to write to her for advice.
Mrs. Pinkham's vast experience with
female troubles enables her to tell
you just what Is best for you, and
she will charge you nothing for her
advice.
an Rest lhdersfaniis q Wsm8U's l}ls,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
lvinr 4, the harbor near Mr.. G. G. Nc,

lying IN the harbor near Mr.. G. c. Nc
gregor's boat
Two new men are at the Admiral
Hotel. They are from Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Martin informally
entertained Sunday evening. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. John Wells,
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Logan, Mr., and
Mrs. G. G. McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. Dr.
II. G, Rose, Mr.. Leonard Lewis and
i1enry A. Martin. Music was furnish
ed by Mr.. Leonard Lewis and Little
Laverne Martin, his pupil and daugh.
ter Of Mr., e. Martin
Mrs. Kate Rose returned from Den.
yer last Friday much improved in
health.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
DUBUQUE.

A social was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lewis, 16 e. R. street. October 5.
Quite a number attended. Refresh
mems were served and music singing
and games were INDUCED In.
Mr.. Walter Posey was confined to
his home for several days with ton
silitis. He is better at this writing
and able to resume his duties.
Mrs. Ed Bush spent several days in
Chicago last week packing and ship.
ping her household goods. Sne has
moved in and commenced housekeep-
ing in their houseboat, which is now
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
To Refill the ocean.

It has been computed by geograph.
ers that if the sea were emptied of its
waters and all the rivers of the earth
were to pour their present floods into
The vacant space, allowing nothing for
evaporation, 10000 years would be
tequired to bring the water Of the
ocean up to it's present level.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
Dead Reckoning.

Dead reckoning is term used in
navigation to express the estimation
that is made of ships place without
having recourse to observation of the
celestial bodies. 1t is made by observ-
ing the way she makes by the log,
and the course on which she has been
steered, making allowance for drift.
ieeway, etc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
VERY Low ONE WAY RATES VIA
G. & N. W. RAILWAY.

$685. to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and nearly all other California points
500 90 to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle,
Victoria, vancouve and any other No.
Pacific Coast points; S24.OO to Butte,
Anaconda and Helena and common
points; $s6. 80 to Spokane and points
adjacent
Tickets on sale Sept 18Th to Oct. 3lst
and afford liberal stopover privileges.
Full information at city ticket office,
C. & N. w. Railway, 4ol Walnut ST.,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

Light setback, at first.
1t seemed so simple to turn Calcium Carbide into
Gas-light that Goo different kinds OF tanks and
"Acetylene Machines invented, patented, and
marketed for the purpose, by about as many different
people .
Well, the thing to be expected certainly happened!
About $40 Of these "Acetylcne Machines had been
invented and sold by people who knew more about
Tinsoare than they did about Gas usaking.
The Calcium Carbide" all right all the time
but s3o of the machines for turning it into Gas were
all wrong oil the time
So Acetyene Gas got bad name. though It IS
clear enough noav that deserved it at any time
1t was like selling Wood Stoves to burn Hard Coal
in. and then blaming the Coal for not burning
Lots Of things happened to grievc the Owners OF
these $50 makes of alleged "Acetylenc Machines
But very few accidents occurred from them even i'll
the days of rank experiment and dense ignorance,
among, Generator" Makers
Of course, gun will 60 off unexpectedly, now and
then if the trigger be pulled by person who didn't
know it was loaded"
But that's no fault Of the Ammunton--s it?
Well finally the Insurance Companies got after
these s3o odd makes of "Acetylene Machines that
wouldn't Acetyate, and the Insurance Board made an
investigation Of all Generators that were submitted to
them.
Then, out Of the GOO odd Machines" patented,
only about 70 were permitted" by the Insurance Board
to be used.
Oh what howl was taerel
Bv i"pern1itted' mean that the Insurance Board
was willing that any building should be Insured, With
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
A Mean Man.

How's this for mean man? He
gives his little boy penny for going
to bed without his supper. After the
little boy has gone to bed. he sneaks
upstairs and steals it out Of his pocket.
Vixen the little boy comes down in the
morning he whips him for losing 1t.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
Fuel in Irish Roas.

Experts calculate that Irish boys are
capable Of turning out 50000,000 tons
Of fuel year for thousand years,
md if this were sold it would bring
in $6Q,c00,0G0 year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

Ask Your Dealer tor Aliens Foot.Ease
Apowder. It rests the feet. Cures Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating Feet
and fngrowing Nails. At oil Druggists ana
Shoe stores, Is cents. Accept no substitute.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen s.
Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
root nache DESTROYS Temper.

The Paris Gaulois points out that
elephants that show sudden savagery
s1ay be suffering from pain in tooth,
and cites instances Of the restoration
If good temper after proper treatment
BY a dentist.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

Very Low Rates to Chattanooga Tenn
Via the Northwestern Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold Sept IA TO 16,
inclusive, with favorable return limits
on account of Anniversary of Battle of
Chicamauga. Apply to agents Chicago
& North. Western BY.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
we Have often Wondered.

Why is it that when you tell girl
che has pretty hair she always says
che Just had it washed the other day
ind hasn't been able to do thing
with it since?-Cleveland Leader.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
When a Mans Broke.

1T is never till a man goes broke"
said the philosopher, sagely, "that hig
friends advise him to mend. "-Baltt
more American
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
Pores in palm Of Hand.

In the palm of the hand there are
$500 pores to the square inch. II
these pores were united end to end
they would measure about five miles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
Covered.

Some men are SO wrapped up In
themselves that they need no other
covering -Tarrytown News.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

All country people will be interest
ed in reading about it in another part
OF this paper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

TO many people the most popular
hot-weather drink is the one some
other fellow pays for.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

EARNS FOR RENT OR SALE ON CROP
4 payments. j. MI1LHALL. Sioux City. la.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
A. the Charity Bazaar

Lieutenant shall not pay you fol
the two kisses, but give you permits
sion to use my name as reference
Meggendorfer Blaeter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

Tell girl that her bushes are be-
coming, and she will be on the look
out for things that cause them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

Births and Deaths In Europe.
IN the whole Of Europe there are
sixteen births and twelve deaths .
minute.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
Anpropriate Matct

A Birmingham (Eng.) man Nance
Bachelor has just married a yours
lady named Widow.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20

Refined sensitiveness without con-
troll interferes with good Judgment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-20
AcetyIene Gas.

Between scandal monger and q
CRATER there is mighty little choice.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
POSTAL EMPL0YE ARRESTED
F. B. Runder, Cashier at st. Louis,
Accused of Being Short In
His Accounts
BY Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21.-Francis B. Run
der cashier of the st. Louis postoffice,
was arrested by Postoffice Inspectors
]. L. Dice and John Sullivan, follow
ing the discovery of an alleged short
age in his accounts.
Immediately after taking Runder
into custody, the inspectors applied to
United States District Attorney Dyer,
and a warrant charging embezzlement
was issued. It is said that Runder
admitted the alleged shortage to the
inspectors and said he was responsible
for it, but that he did not know what
had become of the money.
The federal warrant issued for Run
der charges embezzlement of $780, 028.
Runder was Immediately arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Bah
bitt, waived preliminary hearing, and
his bond was fixed at $4,000.
Pending the securing of the bond he
was held in the marshaPs Office. He
declined to make any statement.
Postmaster Wyman stated that he
had regarded Mr.. Runder as one of
the most efficient and faithful en-
ployes in the service.
'I was shocked when the inspectors
Informed me of the situation" he said.
1.-The investigation of Mr.. Runders af-
fairs is still in progress and it will
continue until all the facts are OBJ
tanned"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
BURLINGTON ROAD WILL
BUILD TO SALT LAKE
EXTENSION OF EIGHT HUNDRED
MILES DECIDED ON
Construction of New Line to Be Begun
at Once-officiaI Announcement OF
the Project Is Made by General
Manager HoIdredge
hv Aasnciated Press.

by Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 21.-General Man
aoer Holdredee of the Burlington road
today officially announced that the Bur-
1ington will at once begin the construc-
tion of 800 miles of road to extend its
lines to Salt Lake City The line VIII
start from a. point near Broken Bow,
Neb.. and run to Bridgeport, Neb.'
where 1t will connect with the Guern-
sey, Wyo., line. Work on a line from
Guernsey to Salt Lake will start slnul-
taneouslv with that of the Broken Bow
Bridgeport cutoff.
Amended articles of the Burlington
road were filed with the county clerk
today by General Manager Holdredge
to cover the new extension, which Will
be part of the Nebraska, Wyoming d
Western railroad, which Is an integral
of the Burlington system. The branch
from Bridgeport eastward to the main
line will be about 250 miles in length
and the line from Guernsey to Salt Lake
City $50 miles long.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
WEATHER MAN AGAIN IN DOUBT
Forecaster Franklin Is Sure 1t Sprln-
kIed Last Evening, but Fails to
Predict for Future

IT, e rain again! 1t came, little of
IT. last evening. To be sure. it wasn't
downpour, and it didn't soak things
up to any extent. but the little drops
were there just the same, and they
clarified the atmosphere and delighted
the Angeleno. UP in Oregon, where
the skies weep eternally and little
fishes swim in the air. last nights
trickle would be shifted at, but it was
refreshing and welcome here.
Forecaster Franklin had been look
ing for it for some time, but he was
not going to raise premature hopes
again, so he only intimated 1t by maxi
ing general prediction of cloudy
weather.
"There has been no rain reported on
the Pacific slope" he said last night.
.But in the extreme south, along the
Mexican border there has been deep
depression which gives evidence of a
storm. For the last few days there
has been an area of high atmospheric
pressure everything the western portion
of the country, and once or twice be-
fore the prevalence of this condition
foretold a storm. The reports received
yesterday gave no evidence of storm,
but with this unsettled weather 1t
looks good for a rain"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
STARVING IN A BOX CAR
Boy Accidentally Locked In Is Now
Somewhere on the PennsyI-
vanla Line
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-That Lewis
Dobeck is starving in a box car some
where along the line of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad between this city and
the western grain fields is the belief
of the police who have been investi-
eating his disappearance since last
Tuesday, says dispatch to the World
from Philadelphia.
Young Dobeck was last seen in q
grain car destined for the west.
Leo Fisher, another boy, says the
car was shut while Lewis was in 1t
last Tuesday morning, The police
were not informed of his disappear
ence until nearly thirty-six hours
later.
Fisher says that Lewis, himself and
another boy were playing in an empty
car when they saw a man whom they
took for a railroad. detective coming
along the track. Fearing he would
arrest them, Fisher and the other boy
ran. Lewis hid in the car, the man
locked it, and In a few minutes it was
attached to string Of cars and taken
away.
Orders were sent out by the railroad
company to have every car searched
as 1t passes through Altoona and
Pittsburg.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
COTTON CHILD
AN |NCEND|ARY
EIGHT-YEAR-0LD BOY ADMITS
HE SET MANY FIRES
Il ls tho Opinion Of the Police That a
Gang Of Youngsters Is Implicated
and a Number Of Them
Are In jail
Special to The Hera

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. I'll
Dewey Pritchard, an s.year-old boy, is
under arrest at Cotton charged with
setting fire to barn which this af-
ternoon destroyed sixteen tons of hay
belonging to g. w. Bailey.
The child, under rigid examination
by officers, confessed and declared he
had set all the fires which during the
past eight weeks have kept Cotton
stirred with excitement. Later in the
day G. w. Bailey appeared and pro-
tested against the boys incarceration.
declaring there was no way in which
the boy could have fired his barn, as
young Pritchard at the time of the fire
was with him in his wagon, four
blocks from the fire and had been with
him for two hours.
City Marshal Adkins is confident
Pritchard Is the Collins firebug and
that other youngsters are also impli-
Gated. Tonight there was a general
roundup Of youthful subjects and the
Jail resembles kindergarten.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
UNITED BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY IS CLOSED
SHUT DOWN BY ORDER OF STATE
COMMISSIONERS
1t Is Alleged That the San Francisco
Concern Has Been Guilty of Un.
safe Practices in the Conduct of
Its Business
BY Associated Press.

by associated f'reSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-The
United Bank and Trust company was
closed today by the state board of
bank commissioners, who announced
that the bank, with it's two branches
in this city, and its Alameda branch,
were closed ito prevent further
waste" and until court of competent
jurisdiction could pass upon the mat
ter of the institutions solvency or in
solvency. The commissioners are re-
ported to have found that the bank
has not been conducted in manner to
meet with their approval.
There was no run on the institution,
for the notice of the commissioners
was posted only a few minutes before
the usual hour of closing on Saturday.
The officers of the institution are as
follows: f. N. Meyer, president; r. j..
Cheney, secretary; G. e. Souper, as
sistant cashier. All of these gentle
men claim to believe that the bank is
thoroughly sound and we'll conducted.
They say that they hope to open again
in few days. and express the belief
that the bank is not insolvent.
Commissioner Blackstock has been
placed in temporary charge of the
bank which is charged with ignoring
an order to discontinue the unsafe
practices" alleged to have prevailed in
the conduct of it's business. The bank
is not a large institution, its capital
being $112,S75
The affairs of the bank will be closed
up on Monday, when the state, through
Attorney General Webb will take ac-
tion. Whether depositors will lose by
the closing cannot be stated at pres
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
THIRTY PERSONS HURT
IN KANSAS TRAIN WRECK
BROKEN RAIL CAUSES DISASTER
TO PASSENGER TRAIN
No Lives Are Lost and Only Three or
Four Sustain Serious lnJuries-six
Coaches Leave the Track and
Turn Over
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, Oct. 21.-West-
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train
No. 40, carrying cars from Kansas City
and st. Louis, was wrecked five miles
west of Fort Scott early today, as the
result Of a broken rail. The baggage
and express cars, mail car, smoking
car, chair car and a sleeper left the
track and turned over. Fully thirty
persons were more or less injured, but
no one was killed. Only three or four
of the injured were seriously hurt.
The train at the time of the acci-
dent was running at the rate of thirty
miles an hour. The engine tender
struck the broken rail and left the
tracks, followed by the cars. The en-
gine alone remained on the tracks.
Physicians and ambulances were sent
to the scene from Fort Scott and the
injured were brought to this city.
OF the injured only thirteen were
seriously enough hurt to be taken to
the Hospital. The others, whose injuries
were slight, continued their journey.
The most seriously hurt follow:
A. Spangberger, St. Joseph. Mo-,
badly cut and mashed about head; can
not live.
Thomas Wright, Rochester Ill, Sc
riously cut about face and head,
G. B. Gray, Kansas City, cashier
American National bank; cuts on head
and chin
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
FOOTBALL AS PLAYED NOW
MUST GO, SAYS WHEELER
HEAD OF STATE UNIVERSITY
TALKS TO STUDENTS
Declares the Game In Its Essence Is
Good, but That II VIII Have to
Be Greatly Modified If 1t Is to
Remain
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
BERKELEY, Oct. 21.-President
Wheeler Of the University of California
declares that unless the football game
as played today is materially modified
that IL will have to go. The statement
was made on the campus and around
the big bonfire built by the seniors. He
continued:
This view is being accepted through
out the country as being the only logic
al solution of the problem which has
been reaching a head for many years.
The game in it's essence is too good to
abandon entirely. and the thing for us
to do in the immediate future is to
change It's nature radically so that it
will come within the pale of those COL
lege sports where highly specialized
training, costly equipment, unneces-
sary chances for serious injury and a
minimum Of participation on the part
of the student body are absent"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
AUTO CAUGHT between CARS
Chauffeur C. w. Mcfarland Of Fire
Dispatch Has Narrow Escape
From Death

Chauffeur c. w. Mcfarland narrow
ly escaped death when the big Winton
car which he was driving was crushed
between two Los Angeles railway cars
last evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Mcfarland is employed by the Mer-
chants Fire Dispatch, and according
to the manager of that company, had
the right of way in the street. The
chauffeur, in one of the Fire Dispatch
cars, was running south on Main
street at a low rate of speed. AT
Fourth and Main the street was
blocked on the right side. He crossed
over and when he was about half
way across car which he had not
seen, coming north at a high rate of
speed, caught his machine between 1t
and a car which was stading still. The
auto machine was crushed beyond re-
pair but Mcfarland was not so much
as scratched.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
Distinguished Naval Authority Greeted With
Laughs and Mock Cheers While Deliver
ing Trafalgar Day Address
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald,
BOSTON, Oct. 21.-A. T. Mahan,
the eminent naval writer, who was re-
ceived in England with almost royal
honors several years ago and who was
announced as the chief speaker at the
Victoria clubs commemoration of Mel
sons victory in fremont temple to-
night, was subjected to painful
series of what cannot possibly be In
terpreted as other than insults.
Mahan, when about half finished
with his address on Nelson and Ira
falgar, was interrupted by a round OF
mock applause. After he had CON
tinued for some time longer another
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
W RECKS
INCREASE
More Fatalities as
Storms Result
Barge Sinks in Lake Erie
With ALI on Board
Several Graft still Missing and 1t Is
Feared Death List Will Grow.
Steamer Siberia Founders,
but Crew Saved
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 21.-Later re-
turns from the storm which swept the
great lakes for thirty-six hours, sub
siding this morning, increase the known
death list to twenty-one, and the num-
ber of vessels either lost or damaged to
forty-two. Several small craft are
missing and it is feared that the death
list will grow.
The steamer Bulgaria came into port
this afternoon bringing news of the loss
of the barge Tasmania off Pelee island
in Lake Erie during Fridays storm.
The Tasmania sank at a. m. Friday
with her entire crew of eight men
Those lost were:
Captain William Radford Court
right Ontario.
First Mate George Whitesill.
Donkeyman Austin Mahers.
Cook T. r. Tershough.
Seamen Mike Doyle, August Albrick,
John Pratt, Harry Laypash.
The Tasmania, together with the
barge Ashland. carrying a crew of
eight men. were in tow of the Bulgaria
The Bulgaria and the Ashland rode the
storm off Pelee island all day Friday
and Friday night and early today start
ed for Cleveland, arriving here at Q
p. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22

burst Of applause and much coughing
greeted him. The same Interruptions
were repated at least five times. and
at last Mahan. appearing to realize
keenly his painful situation, said: 81
am very near the end" and a man
near the front haw-hawed loudly.
After Mahan had finished reading his
paper the chairman again raised the
disrespectful sympathies of the audi.
ence when in introducing Togo's sur
geon general he said: ''I think I shall
be most appreciated if I make my
words brief and to. the point" This
was met with laughter in the audience,
evidently being accepted as thrust
at Mahan.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
ACCUSED OF HIGH TREASON
Private Secretary of Baron 5anffy,
Former Premier of Hungary,
Is Arrested
By Associated Press.

BUDA PEST, Hungary, Oct. 21.-
Numed Denes. private secretary of
Baron Banffy. the former premier, was
arrested to-day on the charge of high
treason.
publication a month ago of the pam
phlet entitled 1.-The Hungarian Crisis
ard the Hohenzollerns, in which the
overthrow of the Hapsburgs and the
establishment of the Hohenzollern dy-
nasty in Hungary was represented as
the only way to secure the prosperity
of Hungary. Baron Banffy has been
openly charged with sanctioning the
publication. but has denied it in the
most positive terms. 1t is said that
the police seized letter in Baron
Banffy's handwriting in the rooms of
the author of the pamphlet.