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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Rubies and Diamonds.

Heirs to the dream Of the alchem.
Ists. who sought to transmute base
metals into gold, many scientists to-
day are striving to unite the cheap
slements which make up precious
stones. and 20 build US Jewels while
Ne wait Theoretically the task 10
simple. Practically, the difficulty OF
:ounterfeiting that welding point OF
neat and pressure which existed
when the molten earth Was cooling 10
very great. Apparently 1t can be
done. Whoever fuses alumina with
chromium oxide In the oxy.hydrogen
aame may obtain q veritable ruby.
The diamond is \ tougher opponent
but ssoissan points out the road to
success. BY saturating molten iron
with carbon In the electric furnace at
temperature Of $500 degrees, and
then suddenly cooling the mass. he
produced the pressure necessary to
crystallize the carbon, and obtained
minute but real diamonds. Lately
Sir Andrew Noble obtained worlds
record temperature of $500 degrees
from the pressure Of cordite exploded
d closed vessels Of iron, and In the
rehdue Of the explosion chamber
small diamonds were found. In the
near future. perhaps, methods will be
found Of producing all crystals In the
size. homogeneity Of texture, and col
oring which make them precious
stones. No longer. then. says Col
Hers. will the blood-stained gems Of
Indian princes glow In the pages Of
sixth-rate novels. In our children's
children. It may be, the tales Of the
arabian Nights" will wake no Wis
IONS Of unearthly wealth. and the ad.
venture Of Mowgli with the Bandar.
Log Of the Forgotten City will have
TO be explained.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
BRING GOOD HEAITR
pr. William Pink Pills, lIsed /.
The Grip, Arrest Fatal Decline y
Rebuild tho System, y

neDu''s ..0 sys'e'rs'
Any bodily WEAKNESS caused
deficiency In the blood car BE- T.
by the use OF DR.. Williams' Pint
because these pills actually NAV. \.
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
FAMILY OF CULLEN Is LOCATED
Daughter Writes From Michigan In.
h quirino About Property.

Charles City.-Sherin w. w. scher-
merhorn is in receipt Of letter from
a daughter of Jas: Cullen, the double
murderer who was lynched here on
the night of January 10. She states
In the letter that her father was mar
ried in 1866 to Sarah Welty at Wyota,
wis. TO them were born three chill
dren, Kate, horn in 1866, now Mrs.
Kate Shepherd Of SGT Spruce avenue,
Salt Lake City, Utah. Maude E.
Hutchinson, born in 1868, and Rich
ard H. Cullen born in 1870. The lat
ter is deceased and is supposed to be
the young man reported to have been
hung also in Missouri for horse steal
Ing. Maude Il. Hutchinson, who Is the
author of the letter, lives at Pompeii,
Michigan and writes to find out GER
tain matters pertaining to the prop
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
BOY BANDITS BREAK JAIL.
Two Held For Theft Make Their Is
cape.


Centerville.-Three boy bandits, ar
rested after committing number OF
petty thefts, being held on the specl
fic charge of Iobbing the Ranale
store, escaped from the Jail and are
supposed to have left town on tram
The boys, Adlai aid Earl SteTens, ana
Albert Stewart, range in age from
10 Is years. Every effort Is being
made by the police to capture them.
Following close on the series OF
crimes committed here, two youths,
Don Murphy and James Bryant. en-
gagged in battle with knives and one
may die. The Murphy boy drew a
large knife and cut the Bryant boy n
the side, which may prove fatal. Both
boys are under Is yeads of age.
The school laws are being left to en-
force themselves in Centervills and
many youths are running the streets
who should be in school. Many acts
of petty thievery have been commit
ted which can be traced to youths.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
LAWYERS DEATH A MYSTERY.
Inquest Over Body Of Lawyer Found
Dead In Office.

Ottumwa.--A sensational surprise
was sprung when the coroner's Jury -
the inquest over the death OF Attor
ney B. w. Scott, returned q verdict %
the effect that "he came to his deatn
by pistol shot wound, but by whon'
inflicted, by accident or otherwise Is
to this jury unknown"
Friends OF the dead attorney scou'
the idea of suicide and claim tnat MT
Scott was never in. better spirits tnan
on the day OF his death. Some stated
that his supposed suicide was due o
worry over Ill health, but on the othei
hand 1t is claimed that Mr.. Scott hau
fully recovered from his recent III
ness and had resumed his law pray
tice.
Mr.. Scott was found dying IN his OF,
fee In the Hoffman building shortis
after Z o'clock p. M. A 44-cahoer re.
volver lay at his side and pulie'
wound was found in the right temple
The missile had crashed through ms
brain and tore out large piece Oh the
skull on the left side of his head.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

Sheer white. goods, In fact, any finl
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in q
manner to enhance their textile beau
~. Home laundering would be equal.
~ satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
evssasdsr PsA O.
InseressIne w,vss y sordIa Msn.

,s interesting WIVES ~ Sordto Msh.
Occasionally one comes In contact
with ! number Of ladies who are
much more interesting than their nus.
banda. They know more outside o.
Tho sordid and dull business Of money
making. know farmer and nis
wife, writes . correspondent Of Mon
treal Herald, who hardly seem 70 i've
IA the same world. The farmer 10 Q
nice fellow, but his interest IN Things
Is bounded by the fences OF his farm'
With hazy-eyed look occasionally az
party politics. His wife. on the con-
trary, Is an Intellectual force In the
neighborhood She has made reading
Of the better sort popular within her
sphere OF influence; and there are
few subjects OF human interest upon
which she has not formed an inteii.
gent opinion. 1t Is not that her ori-
ginal education was any better than
her husbands; but that she mas nad
more time since to supplement IT. or
at all events has taken more time.
In many cases 1t is opportunity which
gives the wife the better education
the higher culture. The husband is
30 busy manipulating stocks or hand
ling his business that he has no time
or mental force for the study OF art,
the reading Of good literature or the
cultivation OF musical taste. His
wife, on the other hand, Is put hy his
efforts In 50 happy a financial posi-
ton that she enjoys considerable
leisure: and she spends It on mental
culture instead Of taking an empty
course OF afternoon functions" and
Keeping up to the latest thing In fash
ion and gossip. Europe Is full OF
travelling tourist wives who are both
interested and interesting. touching
Ill that makes up the culture OF that
continent, while their husbands Will
only run over occasionally for its curl.
osities and amusements. For the vast
majority who cannot go to Europe
there u the home culture Of the u.
brary.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
indictments May Be Mi.

Mason City.-Testimony and argus
ments we're concluded on the motion
that the grand jury which indicted j..
D. Barlow, president of the Bank OF
Thornton, was illegally chosen and
Judge clyde took the matter Under
AMUSEMENT. Supervisors on the wit.
ness stand testified that the names
were drawn by each and read in the
presence Of the board hut not certified
to before the auditor. If the drawing
of the jury,is held illegal by the court,
the indictments 4: a gainst six car
thieves and two other offenders will
be illegal. Barlow returned to New
Mexico, where he has real estate H.
terests.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Banker Must Stand Trial

@ Mason City.-By the ruling of Judge
Clyde the motion to set aside the in
dictments against J. D. Barlow, presi.
aent OF the sdefunct Rank Of Thorn
ton, was overruled.
The trial OF the bank president is
set for Jan. 20, Judge Kelley to pre-
side. Objections covered the Illegal
ity of the drawing OF the granu jury
which returned indictments on the
ground that returns Of names were
not properly certified to by supervi-
sors.
The trial Of G. L.. Ehrs, cashier,
Jointly indicted with Barlow on one
Count, will follow the Barlow hearing
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
CHAIRMAN sHoNTs RESIGNS.
Canal Chief Elected President Of Go
than Traction Company.

Washington.-Th resignation OF
Theodore. P. Shonts, as chairman OF
the canal commission was announced
at the White House Wednesday, hav.
ing been rendered to the president and
accepted by him Tuesday, according
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
shakespe are a. Novel \ H Y.

William Shakespeare is the herr
= new and striking novel BY the '
ish woman writer Sophus Bans
Moreover, British and Americsn 4
sers will probably soon have q cha
to read this tale, for Queen Alexan
who recently read It IN the origl
was so much impressed BY It that
advised the authoress to have
translated into English. This tran
ton Is now proceeding and the
llsh version is to be dedicated toJ
queen. who Is herself = Dane. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

Lynching In vardaman's Town.
Jackson, Miss. Information was re-
ceived here that Henry Ball, a negro,
was lynched at Greenwood, the home.
Of Gov. Vardaman, Tuesday night, by
unknown parties. The negro assault.
ed Mrs. Graves.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Trustees ResIan a dubuque.

d. :. III. 49, ~ttlng or Tie COM
n1ittee. of the whole Of the city coun.
Gil municipal water works trustees,
John Elwanger and Phil Rider, ten
sdered their designations. Mayor
Schunk declares that unless Henry
Kniffke, the third member, also re-
signs, the designations will not be ac-
cepted. The trustees contracted an
Indebtedness Of $4,000 said to be IL
legal and the city refuses to pay SO
long as the present board continues.
The designations are the biggest SEN
satlon Dubuque has had in many
years. ss s5ss A.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

Appearances are deceitful at times
IN regard to person who is sup,
posed to be dead. We have had sew.
eral Instances Of the sort Of late. A
woman who took poison woke up ano
told the undertaken not to be sc
rough. a man supposed to be dying
In q New York hospital jumped out Of
bed and whipped another man. A
woman in that city. after her husband
had shot her, made her husband think
that she was dead &c thu: he ,~ou,dn';
shoot her again.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
BIG CEMENT MERGER.
Companies CT The Country To Be Un
der One Head.

Davenport.-A deal of national
scope, for the merging Of the cement
making companies OF The county,, re-
suited in the purchase here of the lola
Portland Cement company of ,Dayen.
port, drafts for $2,00O.OO0 coming into
the German Savings bank to be paid
out to stockholders who have deposit.
ed their stock, while more money Will
be furnished as fast as needed TO take
up other stock. The deal was
handled here locally by H. G. Hamil.
ton Of Youngstown, O., and st. Louis,
Cleveland and Youngstown capitalists
are reported the principals in tine
deal. Directors OF the new concern
yesterday elected S. H. Bassett presi,
dent j. A. Lewis vice president, anu
]. w. Perry secretary and treasurer.
All three live in st. LOUIS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Twenty Miners Killed.

Trinidad, Colo. Twenty miners lost
their lives as a result Of an explosion
which occurred Wednesday, In the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company'ss
coal mine near Primero, 20 miles west
OF this city. WIN
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

An Illinois court has ruled that d
whisky Jug Is deadly weapon. In
this case one man threw q Jug at an.
other. II doesn't appear to make much
difference. then, as far as defini.
lions are concerned. whether the vic.
tim Is hit with the inside or tho out
hide OF the jug.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
New Use TOR Roe ntgen Ray.

An ingenious II not novel use has
been found for the kind Of radiance
discovered by Roentgen With its aid
photograph has been taken showing
the machinery OF an automobile. with.
out removing the hood which covered
~ }gE53 SE{f 2 $S3 Il III 4tSI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Rock island Viii. Garry Mail.

Omaha,-Recause its trains >reae',
Omaha one hour earlier than the Bus
lington trains the Roc!. island roa
has been awarded the contract fc
carrying the fast mail between CHI:
cago and Omaha, Wrestling it from tn
Burlington road which has held It 70:
twenty consecutive years. The Bur
lington also holds the contract fol
the fast mail between Chicago anc
Denver. Whether the Rock island
will secure this contract also is moi
yet known.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Senate Accepts Salary Raise.

Washington The senate Wednes-
day accepted the proposition of the
house of representatives to increase
the salaries of senator's, members and
territorial delegates to $500 annually,
and those Of the vice president, the
speaker Of the house and members
Of the presidents cabinet to $4,000. z
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Four Killed In Freioht Wreck.

Parkersburg, w. Va. A bad
freight wreck occurred on the
Ohio division Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad near Letart, about 40 miles
from this city Wednesday night. -Four
people are reported to have been
Killed and many others injured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Gomez ia aIoWs II Council

Dubuque. "a royal battle held sway
In the mayors Office. During the pro-
gress OF the council meeting Alder.
man Stump was accused Of Juggling
bids for the care OF Ice In the harbor
by;s Jack Hay, local character. Hot
Worlds were exchanged and the two
climbed each exchanging blows.
While the council uproar was WI III
sheighths Chief Of & Police Pickley rush.
"a I'M parating the combatantE who
I wore bleAdinR prof1sely "A
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Theodore p. shonts.

to correspondence made public. It
will take effect not later than March 4,
Mr.. Shonts having been elected
Wednesday as president of the Inter-
borough-M Metropolitan company, which
controls the rapid transit and many
surface lines In New York. sE
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
KILLED WITH FENCE RAIL.
Terrible Murder Discovered Nea,
New London.

s..i s.sts-s .a New lOnCons
q Mt. Pleasant.-John Gaven, well
known farmer, aged SO years, living
four miles west of Few London, was
murdered. His body was found in
the morning on road mile and a
half west OF New London, near Mt
Pleasant. His head was beaten to a
pulp with a fence rail. The weapon,
covered with blood and hair, was
found near the body. His team was
hitched to a fence. Gaven was In
New London at hog sale all day
the previous day. He started for
home at 8 o'clock p. m. The sus'
pected motive is robbery. The au.
thorities are searching for mysteri.
GUS stranger seen with Gaven.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
A Paris Journalist has founded

A Paris Journalist has founded !
babies club. It is spacious and
pleasant building. with a garden and
clubhouse where games Of all kinds
are provided. There is a Punch and
Judy show, with cafe where sweets,
cakes. tea, milk and various kinds OF
lemonade are sold to members and
their parents, while there are also in.
Vulnerable toy-shops and theater.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

y With a smooth IRON and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and 1t will be a positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

= Garfield Tea 1.-THE Herb remedy which |.
Guaranteed under the Pure Food and
Drugs Law should be taken to regulate
the Liver, Kidneys, stomach and bowels
and to purify the blood. 81.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Senator Bailey Reelected

@ Austin, Tex Joseph w. Bailey was
Tuesday reelected United States sen
ator from this state by vote, in the
two branches Of the state legislature.
Of los to As. He needed SO votes to
win r=5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

Tidal Wave Engulfs Entire Island.
The Hague The tidal wave which
devastated some Of the Dutch East
Indian islands practically engulfed the
Island OF Simalu. 1t Is said that
probably 1900 persons lost their
lives. tts, #,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Pin Prick May Prove Fatal.

Marshalltown. "A slight prick from
an embalmer's needle may prove
fatal to H. E. simkins Of simkins &
Estel, an undertaken Of this civ
Blood poisoning has developed and the
case is very serious.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

Building materials for the recon.
struction OF Valparaiso Will probably
Be exempted from import duty. a
proposal TO this end Is before thu
Chilean government.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

D - iacidsnt A. Koepenick VIII caust
- - gcld brsck artists 70 wonder hos
N ~ svsr cams y oysrlook ~ I, ~
ln as1ly. AZ & l1: N ~ h
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
onfederate Con are.sr en-,

Fifteen men are known to be still
alive who served as confederate con-
ressmen-John Goode and Roger A.
Pryor, Virginia; A. s. Colyar, ]. D. G.
Atkins. Joseph B. Heiskel and John v.
Wright, Tennessee; Hiram P. Bell
Georgia; Henry c. Jones, Florida;
James L. Pugh. Alabama; s. B. Gala.
han, Indian Territory; J. "A. p. Camp.
bell, Mississippi; s. H. Ford, Ken.
lucky; w. H. Tibbs, North Carolina.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

There IS nothing that stands still IN
time, 80 that no duty ct all admits Of
delay; each is strictly the duty Of the
moment. -Martineau. n Y n 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Found Dead ana Mutli..ed.

South Bend, Ind. The naked and
terribly mutilated body Of william
Heston was found Tuesday hanging
from g rafter In q shack at Mud lake.
9 few miles northwest Of South
Bend. " 81 q, ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

Blacksmith lnherits $4oo, coo.
Mayfield, KY. w. Benedict,
blacksmith here, has fallen heir to
$4,000 by the death Of a relative at
Union City, Tenn. ,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

Keeps Young BY Outdoor Exerei
sis Although James Bryce. the
British ambassador to this couu
10 6S years old, he has not by
means exhausted his physical Z
gies or his fondness for exercise
the open. His favorite recreatid
mountain climbing, and he II 4
dent Of the English Alpine club
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

Starch, like everything else. is be-
Ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market Is years
ago are very different and inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat
est Observation-Disclosures Starch-all In.
furious chemicals are emitted, while
the addition Of another ingredient, in.
vented by us, gives, to the Starch q
strength and emoothness never ap.
preached by other brands.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25

New York now claims to have more
than 1000 plillionalres. We might
- that vefy few of them grew u
- New York
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
Make. Plea for Dance.

It seems c very gsceatapiity~ that some
determined effort cannot be made to
make dancing more popular. Nova.
days, when exercise is a kind Of re-
ligion to men and women alike 1t Is
odd that one recommended by all doc
tors and frecognized all the world over
and in all ages as an attractive pas
lime, into which the art of fascination
largely enters, should be more and
more neglected among us.-Lady's Pic
prial.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-01-25
AWFUL EFFECT OF Eczsxa
Covered with Yellow sores-
Worse Parents Discouraged
ticura Drove Sores Away. Il

"our little girl, one year ant
half old, was taken with eczen
that was what the doctor calld
We called in the family doctor
he gave some tablets and said
would be all right IN q few
The eczema grew worse apd
called in doctor No. 2. He SAID
was teething, as soon as the
were through she would be all
But she still grew worse. %
No. 3 said 1t was eczema. By
time she was nothing bat q yel
greenish sore. Well, he said he'd
help her. 50 we let him try It 9
q week. One morning we discov
q little yellow pimple on ohs|
her eyes. OF course we 'phenedl
doctor No. 3. He came over
looked her over, and said that
could not do anything more
her. that we had better take
to some eye specialist, since It
an ulcer. SO we went to Osweg
doctor No. 1, and he said the
sight was gone, but that he q
help 1t. We thought We would!
docto: No. s. Well. that proved!
same. only he charged SO more =
doctor No. 4. We were nearly
couraged. saw one Of theS Y
cura advertisements In the paper
thought we would try tho Cuti'
Treatment, so / went and purch'
a set Of Cuticura Remedies, v
cost me 81, and IN three days
daughter, who had been sick q
eight months. showed great in9pr
ment. and in one week all sores;
disappeared. OF course It could
restore the eyesight, but Il we
used Cuticura IN time / am comb
that 1t would have saved the ey:s+.
think there Is no remedy SO gcod
any skin trouble or iliipurity 0ii'
blood as Cuticura. Mr.. and Mrs. r
Abbott, r. +. D. No. 3. Fulton
wego CO., N. r, August II, 1906