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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor OF
q well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Re-
ugious Press of the Country and 9TH
ers, including ourselves. Also regard
ing suits for libel brought by Golfers
against as for commenting upon Its
methods. s-
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out.
1.-THE religious Press owes you
debt Of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
"YellOh Man." Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the boo
Hoo Baby" as the "YellOh Mans
successor?" .s ,~.@ fl. s-
"A contemporary remarks that Col
Tiers has finally run against solid
hickory Post" and been damaged in
its own estimation to the tune Of
&750.000.00."
Here is q publication which has, In
utmost disregard Of the facts, spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and
has suffered those false statements to
60 uncontradicted until, not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet. and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, 1t makes the mistake of wander
ing into fresh field and butts its rat
tied head against this Post and all the
World laughs. Even Christians smile,
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
1t back a dose of its own medicine"
1T Is a mistake to say all the World
laughs. No CHEEKY laugh comes from
Golfers, but it cries and boo hoos like
q spanked baby and wants $3.50, 100000
to soothe it's tender, lacerated feel
ings." @.. @
Thank Heaven It has at last struck
q man with back bone" enough to call
a spade spade" and who believes in
telling the whole truth without fear or
favor" .f5.z !
Perhaps Golfers with its utmost
disregard for the facts" may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless It Il
on file In our office and Is only one Of
. mass of letters and other data, news
paper comments, ETC., denouncing the
yellow methods Of Golfers. This
volume Is so large that a man could
not well go thru It under half a days
steady work. The letters come from
various parts of America.
Usually private controversy is not
interesting to the public, but this is a
public controversy. G
Golfers has been using the yellow.
methods to attract attention to itself.
but. jumping in the air, cracking heels
together and yelling Look at me"
wouldn't suffice, so 1t started out on a
"H0lier Than Thou" attack on the Re-
ligious Press and on medicine.
We leave ito the public now, as we
did when we first resented Golfers
attacks, to say whether, In q craving
for sensation and circulation, It's at
tacks do not amount to systematic
mercenary bounding. We likewise
leave It to the public to say whether
Eollier'a. by IT. own policy and meth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
HANGS HIMSELF ON A TRAIN.
Henry Nleland, Of Wisconsin, Commits
Suicide In Passenger Coach.

Winona, Minn.-When passenger
train No. 504 on the Chicago & North.
western railroad pulled into the sta.
ton here Tuesday afternoon. Henry
Nieland, aged 40, OF Dane county, Wis.
consin. was found hanging by his sus-
penders. which had been attached to
pipes in the toilet room Of the coach.
The man boarded the train at Huron,
s. D. A ticket to Madison, Wis, and
few silver dollars, together with q
note directing that whatever was dis
covered on his body be given to his
brother William, at Dane, Wis, were
found. The dead man held tightly in
his hand badly worn prayer book.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Held Up.

"Stop!" shouted the man on the
country road, holding up warning
hand. Muttering something about
rural GODS, the automobilist obeyed.
Turn around and come back TO
town with me-" said the stranger.
"You were going at least S5 miles an
hour"
You're constable, suppose said
the automobilist, with covert sheer,
when they had reached the village.
"Me| replied the passenger. NO.
I'm farmer and had to come Into
town when all the teams was busy.
Nice growing weather? Thanks. Good
BY"
Ensuing comment is purposely omit
ted.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
NINETEEN BODIES RECOVERED.
Sole Survivor Of Foundered Steamer
Cyprus 10 Second Mate.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. - The
bodies of nineteen members Of the
crew of the steamer Cyprus, which
fcundered in Lake Superior Friday
night of Deer Park, have been re-
covered and brought to this city. Sec.
ond Mate c. J. PITT, of Manitowoc,
Wis, the sole survivor Of the % peo-
pie who were on the ship, arrived here
Sunday afternoon on the tug Schenck,
which brought the bodies from the
Deer Park life saving station.
The bodies Of Capt. F. B. Huyick and
two firemen. whose names are not
known, are still missing.
Mate PITT has somewhat recovered
from the exposure and the battering
he received from the waves while be.
ing washed ashore on life raft.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
es,,lno q Rat.

You have probably read or heard
that the best way to rid house OF
rats is to catch one and fasten bell
about its neck. A boy in Delaware
tried the experiment two months ago
He was badly bitten In making the
bell fast, but he turned the rat loose
and expected the tinkling of that bell
would have great results. 1t did have.
In the first place.. the rat who wore 1t
was constantly on the move all night,
and the tinkling bell kept the family
awake, and in the next the sounds
brought scores of new rats to the
house. Instead of being afraid OF the
bell, they were charmed with the mu-
sic. Had the boy tied harmonica
to another rats tail, the rodents would
have had a dance every night
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
MORRIS HEIRS BREAK WILL.
Widow and Four Children Agree to
Divide $3o,oCo,oCo.

Chicago. "A s30.O0o,0O0 will con-
test that was argued and settled
out of court was disclosed Mon
day when the last testament of Nelson
Morris, the packer, was filed for pro-
bate.
AS a result Of this remarkable stu.
alton the principal provision of the
will has been nullified. Instead of
carrying out an arrangement which
would have held the bulk of the estate
in trust for at least Is years the widow
and her four children will divide the
property equally among themselves at
once. Instead of 100000 and an an.
nuity Of $4,000 during the next 20
years each of the five principal heirs
will receive at once s6,000.0O0 in cash
and securities. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
She Was Willing.

YES" says the husband. Il have
consented to accept the nomination.
Il am so glad the party is begin
ming to recognize your merit" beams
the wife.
Now my dear" the husband con
tinues, you know that political at.
fairs are not love feasts. by any
means. You must expect to see me
vilifed and attacked in a scandalous
manner. No doubt the opposition will
try to dig up sensational rumors about
me, and all that sort of thing, but you
must not @ t...s- -sa
WELL" she interrupts, Il am really
glad of 1t. You have always been
strangely silent about whether or not
you ever were engaged to anyone be-
fore you met me"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

During the first meeting Of Emper-
or William and Andrew Carnegie on
the deck OF the Hohenzollern at kiei.
when there came a pause In the con.
versation, Mr.. Carnegie, In o candid
spirit OF banter. said to the emperor:
"You know, your majesty that !
never cared very much for kings.
"But there was one king you cared
4 great deal for" said the emperor
quickly. "And who was that?" dc.
handed Mr.. Carnegie. Robert Bruce.
Your majesty is very right" laughed
Nj Carnegie.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Open Air Sermon In Wall Street.
New York. Standing on q tenn
porary platform. where an ofilce desk
served as a pulpit. and with his back
to the gray stone Of the old custom
house, the bishop VI London preached
the Gospel In the open air Of Wall
street Tuesday. It was the second ap-
pearance In the financial district Of
ri. Rev. Arthur Foley Wilmington In
gram and . multitude filled the street
from curb to curb. Bankers, brokers,
policemen, clerks and messengers
made up the audiences. After the ser.
mon the biahop vas given 4 luncheon
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
ELOPER IS ARRESTED.
Daniel e. Brennan, Jr., In Custody at
Hot Springs, Ark.

Hot Springs, Ark.-Following tele.
graphic instructions from st. Louis to
Chief Of Police Bentz. Daniel B. Bren.
nan, Jr., who secretly married Miss
Lilly zimmerman. said to be niece
of the millionaire brewer. Adolphus
Busch, in that city last Monday night,
was arrested here Wednesday and
will be held pending the arrival Of his
father, who. 1t Is alleged. ordered the
arrest. The reason for the arrest is
not known. The young couple arrived
here Tuesday morning, and had in.
tended to remain few days and re-
sumo their journey to Mexico City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
y a...k n The Ceremony.

Little Tom was two years Old ana
talking before his proud parents took
him to be christened Though limit
cd his vocabulary included one or
two choice words picked up from n's
father. or course, he looked Ike .
perfect little cherub on the eventiui
day with his wide blue eyes and Shin
ing curls and mother had got him up
in great shape for the ceremony. Az
the most impressive point Tom turn'
ed 70 his father and exclaimed IN e.
erayated tones: "Why. damn It. Ne
wet my head!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
"BOO-HOO"
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

DDS, has not made itself more ridicu.
lous than any comment Of ours could
make it. 3d.,
Does Golfers expect to regain any
self-inflicted loss of prestige by de-
monstrating thru suits for damages,
that it can be more artful in evading
liability for libels than the humble
but resentful victims Of It's defamation.
or does It hope for starting campaign
of libel suits to silence the popular in.
dignation, reproach and resentment
which it has aroused.
Golfers can not dodge this public
controversy by private law suits. It
can not postpone the public judgment
against 1t. That great jury, 1.-THE Pub
lie, will hardly blame us for not wait.
ing until we get petit jury in court
room, before denouncing this prod
igal detractor of institutions founded
and fostered either by individuals or
by the public, itself.
No announcements during our entire
business career were ever made
claiming medicinal effects" for either
Postum or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal ef-
fects are results obtained from the
use OF meQlclne6. II. .> SO.
Thousands Of visitors go thru our
entire works each month and see for
themselves that Grape-Nuts contains
absolutely nothing but wheat, barley
and little salt; Postum absolutely
nothing but wheat and about ten per-
cent of New Orleans Molasses. The
art Of preparing these simple ele-
ments in a scientific manner to obtain
the best food value and flavor. re-
quired some work and experience to
acquire. ass
Now, when any publication goes far
enough out of its way to attack us be-
cause our advertising Is medical" It
simply offers a remarkable exhibition
Of ignorance or worse.
We do claim physiological or bodily
results of favorable character follow
ing the adoption Of our suggestions re.
garding the discontinuance Of coffee
and foods which may not be keeping
the individual In good health We
have no advice to offer the perfectly
healthful person. His or her health
is evidence in itself that the bever.
ages and foods used exactly fit that
person. Therefore, why change?
But to the man or woman who Is
ailing, we have something to say as q
result OF an unusually wide experience
IN food and the result of proper feed
ing.
In the palpably ignorant attack on
us 4 Golfers, appeared this state
ment, One widely circulated para
graph labors to induce the impression
that Grape-Nuts will obviate the ne.
cessity OF an operation in appendi.
citis. This Is lying aud potentially
deadly lying"
IN reply to this exhibition Dwell
let the reader name it, the Postum Co.,
says:
Let It be understood that appendi-
citis results from long continued dis
turbance In the intestines, caused pri.
narily BY undigested starchy food.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
slMPklNS SEEN IN SPOKANE
Missing Miner, Reported Dead, Inter
viewed in the Washington City.

Portland. Ore.-A special from
Spokane says Jack Simpkins was
recognized on the streets OF that city
last week and interviewed, and said
he did not make any move to avoid
arrest, that he had been in Denver,
Seattle, British Columbia and other
places. that he had brushed up against
policemen and detectives, but that he
Is not counting arrest because per.
haps several years would elapse be-
fore he was brought to trial.
What Is there in Orchards comics.
sion?" he was asked.
Il don't know. will say this, was
In Boise at the time and saw Orchard
there. He was trying, so he claimed,
to buy small ranch"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

W Atwealthy Texan is having q statue
Of John D. Rockefeller made and
wants 2 suitable inscription. Well.
there IL. HE made him to suck hon.
ey out Of the rocks. and oil out of the
Unity rock VIII the Lord be
pleased with ten thousand rivers OF
elf Or But the wise took oil'' or.
:says the indianapolis Star, II he does
not want scnptural extracts. he might
31ss.s He MAS Z big I'VE man; or
Base 10 the slave that pays" But
4 he really wants to, touch John with
delicate flattery. let him make it "He
Gever fuddled his tee
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
III. Nav Of the Child.

A small boy who had recentU
nassed his fifth birthday was ridine
in a car with his mother, when they
we're asked the customary question:
"How old is the boy?'' After being
told the correct age, which did NOV
require fare, the conductor passed.
on to the next person.
The boy sat quite still as II ponder
ing over some question, and tnen.
concluding that full information HAD
not been given, called loudly to ,he
conductor, then at the other END os
the car: "And mothers BY!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
WANTS LIBELERS HANGED.
Or. Andrews Denounces Distortion o,
Acts of Public Men.

Washington President E. Benja-
min Andrews, of the University OF
Nebraska, In addressing the fall con.
vocation of George Washington uni.
versity here Wednesday, bitterly de-
nouuced what he termed malicious
and willful Misrepresentation Of the
acts of public or prominent men by
the press. Hanging. he said, should
be the punishment melted out to q
proved libeler. None Of the busi-
ness villainies alleged to be SO rife, "
he continued, "can compare in atroci-
ty with these squalid campaigns OF
libel and libelous caricature which re-
cent months have produced"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
The "Mound City"

st. Louis rejoices in the sobriquet
of Mound City from the fact that the
original settlers found there many
elevations which 1t is supposed were
relics Of that strange people VINO
dwelt in the Ohio and Mississippi val.
leys and are known to modern times
only as the Mound Builders. NO ade.
quate explanation has yet been founu
Of their strange mode Of leaving
memorials Of their existence. Inc
limestone bluffs on which part OF
st. Louis stands furnish solid foun'
dalton for the business buildings.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

There is one inlet in the Pacific
ocean where the conventional term
the silver sea" is absolutely inap-
prc>-iate just now. At the mouth of
the Santa Clara river, California, the
water has bright golden hue, owing
to the presence Of tens Of thousands
Of floating oranges. These are not
the hotsam Of washed-out orchards
but were deliberately thrown into the
river from the great packing houses
IN the Sespe neighborhood. The
crops are so large that only the bes.
oranges are worth keeping.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
A Younu Composer.

Rachel, aged IL. wrote an compo'
sition on wild flowers in which she
praised the arbutus, the liverwort,
the spring beauty, the blood root, and
all of the other blossoms Of dell and
iale. But she wrote on both sides
II her sheet Of paper. and when she
asked her father, who was an editor,
to publish her article. he called her
attention to that fact.
you've written on both sides OF
your paper" said he.
"Well," was the reply, land don't
you print on both sides Of yoursT
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Now that 1t is at least legally pos
sible for an Englishman to marry his
deceased wife's sister British clergy.
men are evidently afraid OF rush O,
such marriages. They need have no
such anxiety. Where one such mar.
rage occurs a hundred other brothers
and sisters by law will be found to
regard such alliances with the same
degree of distaste that the clergymen
do. not because Of the degree of con.
sanguinity, however. tut because they
know each other too we'll.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

One would imagine coal mining to
Be little short Of deadly occupa-
Non, what with coal dust-laden cir,
the cramped position and the damp
and confinement ever threatening
consumption, rheumatism and other
diseases, vet the death rate annually
y barely nine per one thousand.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Girl Wins Typewriter Contest.
New York:-ln the preliminary trial
scr tho typewriter speed contest at the
national business show in Madison
Square garden Miss Rose L. Fritz led
Ill competitors With 1893 words cor
rectly written In Is minutes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Rich American Loses $1,000.

Rich American Loses $1,000.
Paris.--A wealthy American during
the lunch hour Of the dressmaking es.
Establishments on the Rue de la Paix
got into conversation with two pretty
young women who he thought were
dressmakers. Suddenly the bell re-
calling the girls to work was heard
and the young women rushed indoors,
taking the mans pocketbook with
them. 1t contained $1,000. The police
were notified and found that the girls
were not known in any dressmaker's
establishment In the neighborhood.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Nineteen Perish In English Wreck.

: Nineteen Perish In English Wreck.
Shrewsbury. England.-The latest
report from the scene Of Tuesdays
railway wreck near here says that 10
persons were killed, while 80 others
we're injured. There is. still no ex'
PLANTATION OF the accident. It Is suG-
gested the cause may be failure Of
the vacuum brakes to respond. 1t
seems certain that somebody blum.
dered, for the engine was going at a
tremendous rate of speed when the
train left the tracks.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Minnesota Mayor Missing.

Paramount, Minn.-W. w. Ward,
mayor Of this city, is missing. Four
or five weeks ago he went to St. Paul,
and three weeks ago left that city.
saying he was going to return to Fair
mount. Since then nothing has been
heard of him. His wife went to st.
Paul, Chicago and Peoria, his former
home, to search for him, but found no
trace Of him. There is no known rea.
son why he should voluntarily dis.
appear. and friends fear he has met
with foul play. sgsz 4E#e aa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Wooden Steamer Sinks Near Detroit.
Detroit, Mich.-The wooden steam
or Case Of the Gilchrist feet was sunk
Wednesday afternoon In collision
with the Pittsburg Steamship COM
pany's steel steamer Marsha in the
Lime Kilns Crossing. y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Cause and Effect.

"Plump figures" said the woman
who was reading the fashions. are
going out Of style.
"Nonsense!" answered her husDanu'
.Food is rather expensive. But inc
situation isn't as bad as that"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Burglars sutcher Aged Couple

Burglars Butcher Aged Couple.
Morgan City, La.-Near Franklin.
81. Mary parish, Tuesday night per
sons supposed to have been burglars
entered the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Seifred, an old couple, anc
butchered them with an ak.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Mrs. Hetty Green says the dom.
inant vice Of women Is idleness. All
Of which goes to show. that Aunt
Hetty knows absolutely nothing Of.
Tho long heartbreaking hours our,
Aard-worklng women suffer at bridge
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Five Workmen Are Drowned.

Five Workmsn Are Drowned.
: Joliet. Ill.-Five workmen were
drowned and 20 others narrowly es.
capped a like death by the capsizing OF
a small boat in the Illinois and Mich
igan canal about ten miles from Joliet
Wednesday afternoon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
studxIno Espsranto.

Field Marshal Lord Roberts IS STUDY
Ing Esperanto and has Joined the BRIT
ish Esperanto association. THIS an
nouncement was received with entnus'
iasm by the delegates to the Esper'
anto congress at Cambridge. England
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
3upervlsor !. Indicted.

Santa Barbara. Cal-Superyisor J..
+. Frick, Of Lompoc. was indicted
Tuesday by the grand jury on FIVE
counts alleging ENFORCEMENT Of
county funds and preparing a fraudu.
lent claim upon the treasury. WI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Prof. Larkin. astronomer, says that
marriage for life" is great crime.
He knows he is right because 1900
intelligent women whom he asked
about 1t told him SO. Also he prob
ably read the answer in the stars,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

The American Bar association
tabled Indefinitely a resolution de.
claring that "the unwritten law is the
word of Cod" thereby administering
. severe shock to excitable gentlemen
and professional pistol-toters.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Young spreekels, cIose can.

!. San Francisco.--J. D. Spreckels
Jr. con Of John d. Spreckels, had q
narrow escape from asphyxiation al
his home Sunday night. Mr.. Spreck
els was taking bath and was over
come by escaping gas from the heater
in tie bathroom. XII
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Automobile danger signals are be-
Ing put up in towns near New York
ITO protect children. A few OF the
right size for adults, suggests the
Springfield Republican. would not be
amiss, either
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

A New York clerk went on two
days vacation and his substitute dis.
covered that he had embezzled $4,000
Here is further evidence that there
II no rest for the wicked.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

1t Is said that good way to ward
on seasickness is to hold looking.
glass In front Of the face. We know
some men whom that treatment would
make sicker than ever the sea could
do. - =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Andrew Carnegie has declined to
furnish a library for Berlin, but he
might offer medal for those heroes
who refrain from singing the "Stein
Song" in American summer gar
dena. .r.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

A Kansas editor says his idea Of
luxury Is pair Of suspenders for
each pair of trousers he has. An
Ohio editor says his idea of 1t Is to
have more pairs Of trousers than he
has suspenders.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Sets New Automobile Record.
Birmingham. La.-Christie Strang,
q nephew OF Walter Christie. lowered
the worlds mile automobile record
for circular track here Wednesday
covering the distance in 81 IS sec
N1ds,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Another western man has invented
. bottle that cannot be refilled. Now
let the geniuses devote themselves to
invent bottle that won't need to be
refilled.