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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
e. THE DAYS o. rHE ouEL
Reminder Of Times When Gentlemen
Met on AFlstd OF HSnos.~

The years which separate US Amer.
leans from dueiing are fewer than
most Of US realize. The late Prof.
6haler's Autobiography. IN the Allan.
DC. has this amusing rewiniscence:
The first occasion Vas when q
silly cousin OF mine with too much
wine In him challenged well-known
duelist, James Jackson. who rs a gen.
eral fell at Perryville. Fortunately, !
knew Jackson well AZ q h,y OF Is may
know . man OF twice his years. !
made my plea TO him to give my kins-
man an easy way out. A: first he was
obdurate. saying that hs would have
his hfe--he had. indeed. reason to be
vexed--but In the end he told his sec.
ond to 'dx 1t up with me. Ny good,
! may say indeed ahectionate, rela.
lions with Jackson had begun q year
before in q like absurd business In
ballroom. Frankfort. had acct.
dentally stepped into mess made on
the floor by the breaking Of bottle Of
champagne, which he az manager was
trying to have cleaned up. With
sharp word, he pushed ne aside; my
new-found manly dignity was offend
ed; 50 therefore, as usual In such
cases. asked him for his card. His
answer was: I beg pardon. my dear
str. l took you for a boy We
both saw the fun Of the situation, and
became friends. He was one Of the
glories of this world; he lifted my
sense OF what 1t was to be man
the ancient type of gentleman"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
He HAD THE FAMILY FAILING.
Humorous Apology Made BY Pompous
Old coiored Butler.

A relative of Thomas Nelson Page
who resides In the south, has in bis
employ an old family butler. who goes
By the name of "Ebe," short for Eben.
ezer. Ebe is very pompous "cul.
uhed gemmun," intensely proud Of de
family" and cumulative of his master.
de cuhnel," in every possible in.
stance.
A few days ago there was a big
dianer ZIP at de house." and in the
colonel'R absence Ebe took advantage
az the occasion to get gloriously in.
toxicated, and was unable to attend
to his duties for day or two. A
daughter Of the household undertook
to reprove the old man, who expressed
great repentance, promised reform,
and. finally, when he saw how seri.
ously his onense was taken, ended
with:
Nov, Miss Lucy, doan' 20 be too
hahd on his dahkey. All knows alb
oughtn't tub drink dat whiskey when
ell dem folks was heah, but den yo'
knows. Miss Lucy, Abs JUS lax de
cnhnel: and. Miss Lucy. yo' knows
yose'r none OBJ US Pages evan could
stan no liquah."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Aaitians a Lazy Lot,

Sydney Brooks, writing to the Lon.
don Chronicle about Haiti. says the
Haitians were the first people in the
world to abolish slavery, and Mrs. c.
r. Miller, writing In Leslie's Weekly,
says of Haiti: In that little republic,
covering about 10000 square miles.
within five days sail Of New York, one
may encounter more strange compiled.
tons and a greater disregard for l.u'
man life than in the remote co,ln.
tries of the east. Situated in the
very heart Of the West Indies, whore
civilization exists in a high degree,
Haiti alone has kept her doors closed
to progress. She became an independ'
ont state more than 100 years ago.
Her rich lands were already under cul.
tivation, but the lazy natives allowed
the plantations to go to ruin, and for.
ests have grown up instead"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
The "No.sreakfast" Habit.

The no-breakfast habit is harmless
enough, provided hearty meal is
taken, not before going to bed, but
early in the evening. Late diners
have no need Of breakfast" until
noontime. The French and other con.
tinental people discovered this ages
ago. and have thrived under it. Barring
the cup Of coffee or chocolate, the late
dining Frenchman wants nothing to
eat until luncheon. But the habit of
avoiding early food and drink in this
stimulating climate when the physical
eneT gies must be taxed during the
morning hours is one of those silly no
tiops which bear anaemic results, Wis
ible in the complexion. the color and
eventually the constitution of those
desoted to it.-Boston Herald.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Principle Of Education.


At the foundation of the art of edu.
cation must be the following principle,
which those who make in advance the
plans for such education must under.
stand: 1t is necessary to bring up
children SO that their education shall
be adaptable not to the present, but to
the future, perhaps better, condition
Of the human race-that is, it should
be adapted to the idea Of mankind and
to its entire designation. This princi-
pie Is important In the highest de-
gree. Usually parents bring up their
children 30 that they shall be fit only
for the present world. even though 1t
is derraved. But they should educate
their children better in order to Gre
ate thus future better state Of man.
hDd.--Kant
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
At TOMB OF GREAT WARRIOR.
Description Of Last Resting Place Of
Genehis Khan.

Genghis Khan. the Mongol chief, In
the thirteenth century proved himself
one Of the worlds greatest warriors.
His tomb exists at Edchen Koro. and
Is described In Count de Lesdain's
From Pekin to Sikkim:" 1.-TWO small
tents. one behind the other, and con-
nected by very low inner door, made
of wornOut felt, and admitting
through their rents the rain and the
wind. are the monuments destined
to perpetuate the renown OF the
greatest conqueror the world has
known. =. The ashes of the body
of Genghis Khan are deposited In
kind Of chest. cubic in shape, and
placed on a wooden support made of
small colored pillars, adorned with
paintings on all its sides, except that
facing south, which is covered with
finely worked copper plate represent.
Ing a divinity surrounded by four ami.
mails which are difficult to identify.
.. The tomb, In fact, has not always
been here, but 1t Is difficult to know
exactly where the first descendants
OF the great emperor laid his remains"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Give Your Doo More Water.

Fully one-half Of canine misery
comes from lack Of drinking water.
The agony OF thirst trays dog temper
to the vicious point, and impatient
animals are much like cross humanity.
ready to resent an act or look.
Thoughtful families leave basins Of
fresh water where stray animals can
find it, but they are not many, and
they will never do as much good as
running water in places where it can
be reached at will. Dog lovers are
many, but they do not always give due
attention to the animals which more
than repay their kindness and affec-
ton. Let US make a New Years res
olution to use our influence to estab
lish few sensible preventives of mad
dog scares, chief of which is plenty Of
fresh water for all animals. o. p
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Insist on yellow Flour.

Charles Christadoro, an expert on
-four and grains. sounds the keynote
Of the new situation brought about by
the bleached -four decision when he
says in communication to the editor
commenting on the bleached flour de-
cision: THE housewife will now in.
sist on yellow tinted or creamy flour,
and will learn to realize that q natural
-four very white can in no manner
compare with the creamy or yellow
-four in SO far as glutens and muscle
building values are concerned.
"As from IS to 80 per cent. Of the
large -four mills Of the country were
using this bleaching process. the deci.,
sion is far.reaching. National Food
Magazine. n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
College Course In Politics.

To Columbia university belongs the
credit of Offering the first course de-
signed to give students a practical
knowledge of the conduct Of political
affairs. That institution has asked
the bureau of municipal research In
New York to give the members Of the
class the benefit of the experience 1t
has derived from the study OF the at
fairs Of that city, and the invitation
has been accepted. The growing de-
mand for the adoption of the scien.
tif1c methods Of city governments
lends support to the view that college
men will be In demand in this de-
partment of the public service, hence
the propriety and usefulness Of uni
versity course established on the lines
indicated by the innovation at Colum.
bia.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Where They Came From.

1t is surprising from whence came
the most common articles Of food. The
onion, the leek, garlic and pea were
favorites in Egypt; rye and parsley in
Siberia; the the citron and currants in
Greece, and radishes hail from China
and Japan.
The horsechestnut Is native of
Thibet, "The Forbidden Land" and
the mulberry tree, walnut and peach
Travelled westward from Persia. Very
few consider that oats originated in
North Africa at time when Egypt
was the granary Of the world.
The chestnut came from Italy,
celery from Germany, spinach from
Arabia, the sunflower from Peru and
cucumbers from India. Tobacco is a
native of Virginia. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Farm Employment for Criminals.

Farm Employment for Criminals.
Gov. Harris Of Ohio believes that
criminals can be employed on farm
with advantage to themselves and the
state. He proposes that prisoners In
the penitentiary. who are not con-
firmed criminals be transferred to the
reformatory and put to work on the
state farm. 1T is the conditions Of
our cities that breed crime" says the
governor. Most Of 1t can be traced
to idleness and drink. and idleness is
frequently the cause of drink. There
Is little drink in the country and prac.
tically no idleness. II the young man
who had slipped over the bounds OF a
law were taught scientific farming be
would come to like it and escape the
associates who carry him down wher
he returns to the city"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
THe cHURcHEs

corinsnisn Baptist Cnurcn -corl er IT Fifsseo,l
and Linuen strysets r:eAchtng: from n:N
10 10 SUNDAY school: at 10 J'ciocx PreAcn
Ing. 7t3o 70 Q p. m.
Rev. T. L. Grmsh, Pastor
Z. Paul A. n. E--Cornsr Of Second ana Ceufei
Streets. Preaching NJ i0.a o. n. SUNDAY
school q B O'Clock, g. Joe Brown Supertn
tentent: Epwortn League ~ D. NJ: nr.A~n
ing ats p. NJ. Geo. w. Gaines pastor
turns Chapel n. e. Church Corner OF Ia,i
and Croker Sts.-Church SERVICES preach
ing ~ II . m and 8 . m; Class meeting Is ia
p. n N SUNDAY; Sunday School 81 D. M
Epws.rth League m Sunday; Praye,
meeting every Wednesday, p NJ.
Z. p. Gsiger. Pastor
Maple Street Baptist Church-SituAted on Z
Maple between Ninth and Tenth streetey
Preaching II &. m: Sunday School 90 q mi
Henry Davis superintendent. Mis- Myp
Hubburd, secretary.
Rev. Samuel Bates, pasys
Union Congregational Church-Oornsr fenn
ard Park streets. Preaching l0A6A.1
Sunday School 10 m; evening ssruce g
p. m. Prayer meeting WEDNESDAY svennSs
q. w. Porter. psssof
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Milk an lntoxieant.

New York City alone consumes an.
nually S40,0OO.0O0 quarts Of milk. We
drink 100000 quarts day. And
this does not include mothers milk
for infants; just cows milk-watered
and unwatered. fcr both infants and
adults. Milk" says Emerson. lis
readily made intoxicating in warm
climates simply by agitation. This
feature was quickly discovered" Be
ing placed in q skin and slung from
the shoulder or over the back. 1t was
agitated by the motion Of the hunter.
and fermentation was soon we'll under
way. The skin was undoubtedly none
too clean, some milk Of the previous
day being left. IN It, which would
act as q leaven.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
0M-z, Aa,x2.f.
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court of the State of
Iowa in and for Polk county.
Mrs. Katie Groves vs.. Nels Groves,
May Term A. D. 1909.
To Nels Groves:
You are hereby notified that the pc
tition of the plaintiff in the above en-
titled cause is now filed in the Office of
the Clerk of the District Court of the
State of Iowa, in and for Polk County,
Iowa, claiming of you divorce on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment, and unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon Of the second
day of next term, being the May Term
of said Court, which will commence at
Des Moines On the third day of May,
1909, default will be entered against
you and judgment and decree rendered
thereon.
Dated this 25th day of March, 1909.
]. B. Rush,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Published in the Iowa State Bystan-
der, Des Moines Iowa. ),
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Between Two Thorns.


Rosenbaum had a store between
Smiths and Browns, and all three
sold clothing except Rosenbaum. who
only tried to. Smith and Brown were
often hilarious together over their
neighbours lack of business ability.
After the three stores had been visited
by a very cautious fire, Smith and
Brown covered the fronts Of their
stores with flaming signs announcing
the fire sale; but to their horror
everybody went to Rosenbaum's. Not
until their unbusinesslike neighbor
had sold everything but the gas meter
did they discover his large sign,
main Entrance" Success Maya.
zine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
OBJECT % strons rlsd,clne.

Many people obj .ct 70 taking the
medicines usually prescribed BY phy-
sicisns for rheumatism. There Is NO
need for internal treatment in any
ease OF muscular or chronic rheuma-
tism, and more than nine.out OF every
Tn cases Of the disease are Of one or
ths other Of these varieties. When
there u no fever md little III ANY,
swslling, YOU may know thst y + only
nssesssry u sppiy Chlmb erlain's Lint
n1ht ftsely VI - quick rellsf Try
~ ~ ~ drngg ists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Protective Device.

When telephone line is electro
statically charged the telephone acts
as condenser. The winding serves
as one plate of the condenser, thu
frame Of the receiver as the dielectrit
and the person who is holding the re
ceiver to his ear as the other plate o
the condenser. In order to proven
this condenser from dischargin
through the person, a German invente
provides grounded metallic cover Il
the receiver. the capacity Of which
somewhat greater than that Of Il
body.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
A cockroaeh Remedy.

"A housekeeper who was recommend.
ed to try cucumber Feelings as rem.
edy for cockroaches strewed the floor
With pieces of the peel cut not very
thin and watched the sequel. says q
writer in Suburban Life. The pests
covered the peel In short time SO
rhat>it could not be seen, SO voracious.
" were they engaged In sucking the
poisonous moisture from It. The sec.
ond night that this was tried the mum.
Der Of cockroaches was rsduced to Z
quarter and none we're lett on the
third night.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Small aov Then and Nov.

omdII BOY then 1no NOW.
This is the way the editor Of the st.
Joseph, Ga, Eye writes It:
David was considered noble little
fellow because he went forth and slew
the giant. Goliath, with his sling. 1t
pleased King Saul and all the children
Of Israel to such an extent that he
was at once crowned as hero and
made q ruler. Very little heroism
would be credited to an act Of that
kind In our day OF the world.
give the average ten-year-old boy
. sling Of the David style and he
would not only kill all the giants with
IN four miles Of him, but there would
not be window light nor dog with
IN that radius"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Rare Washington Portrait.

~
A rare and curious mezzotint portrait
Of George Washington in the library
Of the late Lafayette s. Richardson
OF Lowell, Mass, was auctioned on
last year in Boston. 1t is entitled
George Washington, late president Of
the United States Of America. etc. :"
and was published March Il, 1901. by
J. Hinton Lindon. 1t is a small folio
and IL colored by hand. 1t looks as
much like George III. 40 it does the
Father Of His Country. Baker. who
wrote the Engraved Portraits Of
Washington" says that only one i'm
preston Of this mezzotint has come
under the notice Of the writer. 1t was
in neither the Clarkson nor the Car.
son sale Of Washington portraits.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
M. w. U. GRAND LODGE OF
IOWA AND JURISDICTION
A. F. & A. M.
~
Grand Lodge meets ut Keokuk,
IOWA .lnlu 1909

Grand Lodge meets ut Keokuk.
Iowa, July, 1909.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.
w. d. Milligan, IL w. Grand Mas.
ter, Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Rural Route
w. b. London B. W. 8. Grand War
den, Buxton.
81 e. Williams, B. w. ]. Grand
Warden. Ottumws.
81. K. Hihon, 3. w. Grand Treasurer
Omaha, Neb.
T. b Sturgis, r. W. Grand Secretary
Sioux City.
W. P. Wade, 3. W. Grand Custodian
Omaha, Neb.
I, L. Brown, Chairman Of COMMITTEES
on Foreign Correspondence, Marshall.
town
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Fashlon and coed Iaate.

W. Wa FaOhton ana 1000 ! ooSo. ii Y ";
II 10 very foolish and betrays what
! small mind We have. to allow fash
Ion TO sway US in everything that re.
cards taste; In our way Of living, our
health and our conscience. To
have . hobby II not to have q taste
for what 10 Scod and beautiful. but for
what II rare and singular and for
what no one else can match; 1t II not
70 like things which are perfect. but
those which are most sought after and
fashionable It Is not an amusement
but . passion; and often so violent
that In the meanness Of its object Il
yields only to love and ambition
Jean De Ii Bruyere. sss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
RHUMATlSM.

More than nine ont Of every ten
cases Of rheumatism are simply rheu-
matism Of the muscles. due to cold or
dam 5. or chronic rheumatism, In such
cases no internal treatment is required
The free application Of Chambrlain's
Liniment is all hat is needed. and IT il
certain 10 give quick relief. Give II 2
trial aud bee for Yourself how quickly
II relieves the and soreness. The M.di-
ciDes usually given internally for rher !
mstism Are poisonous 0r very atroDg
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Willing to oblIoe.

when you feels any Temptation.
comm along" said the friend and N.
WISER "you mus say: Get thee benin.
me, Satan n
"Da's what done said," ansversa
Mr.. Erastus Pinkley. AN den !
'n.Asi.es I hyuhs Satan answer -.
back: Las all right Yves both gwins
dc same way, nohow. an II dom maj
no dift'unce to me which leads a.
succession
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02
Perhaps.

Pearl-In the first chapter OF this
novel 1t states that the heroine has
hazel eyes and in another chapter 1t
slludes to her liquid eyes.
Ruby-Liquid! Well. er--perbaDs
she has witch hazel eyes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-02

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on,c;, paper Of the n. w. q. Graud
lie of Iowa, A. F. 4 A NJ, and
IyArnAtionAl Grand Congress Of
aroines Of Jericho of America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

ing by every possible means, to secure
the balance of power in the middle
west. If something more than pas
sive resistance be not offered to u,
the results written upon our statute
books may be disastrous to the NOR
ais of our people, and menace to the
great constitutional principles upon
which the American republic IS round
ed We appeal therefore to the Tree,
enlightened, patriotic middle west IN
the name of the mothers OF the ma
tion, to stand by the republic. ana
preserve to its women those grsa.
rights which it insures to them III Ing
unity and stability of the home anu
their representation through 1T IN the
councils Of the state
In another connection the authors
of the address declare that we ieei
that our present duties fill up the
whole measure of our time and AFFINITY,
and are such as none but ourselves
can perform Our appreciation OF
their Importance requires us to pro-
test against all efforts to infringe up
on our rights by imposing upon us
those obligations which cannot pc
separated from suffrage, but which, as
we think, cannot be performed by us
without the sacrifice of the highest IN
terests of our families and OF society
The address is strong document