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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
TO ASK FOR $4,000, 900.

Appropriation Of $13,Q00.000 will be
asked Of congress this year to cover
the Districts expenses. Last year
$12,429,935 was asked, but congress
cut the estimates to $10,675,833.50.
About S150,000 will have to be pruned
from various estimates by the commits
sioners during the next few days. The
budget was In the hands Of the secre-
tary of the treasury by October IL.
The largest item is the amount ask
ed for public schools. The board Of
education and the commissioners
agreed that 100000 would be the
smallest amount to be demanded for
the educational system. This includes
an item Of $25o.ooo for beginning the
construction of the new Central High
school at Eleventh and w streets
northwest. the total cost Of which IL
estimated at $1,250.00O. About 81.
10000 will be asked for the board Of
charities.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
LANDMARK TO GO.

Plans for the erection of a bust
ness block at the corner Of Twelfth
street and New York avenue will re-
move one of the most memorable
landmarks in Washington. The land
mark is a toy store where President
Lincoln was wont to take his little
son Tad.
The same little jumping jacks. the
same little arks with Noah and his
wooden family, and the same little
horses and monkeys occupy the win.
dows OF the toy shop at 1908 that
avenue, as when, half century ago,
It was the favorite resting place Of
President Lincoln.
1t is the Stuntz toy shop. the goal
of little Tad Lincoln's desires. Here.
when the burdens Of the greatest war
the world ever saw seemed too great
even for his broad shoulders to bear,
the president would 60, taking little
Tad by the hand and stealing forth
from the White House by the back
way, and here he would forget his
cares Of state, watching Tad and the
genial proprietor exploiting the vari-
GUS toys, oftentimes taking hand in
the play himself.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
SuppIylna Relic Hunters.

The relic hunter is still abroad In
the land and his desire for the unique
is fully met by several factories in
this and other countries whose bust
ness Is to supply the demand Of those
who will not be satisfied until they
get It," Tomahawks by the thousands
are turned out In KanEas City and are
sent to the Indian reservations In the
west where they are sold to tourists,
especially to foreign tourists. The
manufactured article is said to look
more archaic than the tomahawk
made by hand. There is relic fac
tory at Valley Forge that runs night
and day at this season turning out In
a continuous stream broken swords
and rusty gunstocks. pepperbox pts-
tolls, corroded bullets, blood-stained
knee .breeches. shot'rtddled haver-
sacks and other relics dear to the
tourists heart. o.,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Down with Russia! Clear out OF
Persia! Down with Russia!" The
demonstration was promptly removed
from the platform. On the following
day, M. Sazonotf. with the Russian
ambassador in London, visited Sir Ed
ward Grey at the foreign Office. On
the same evening the British foreign
minister left for Scotland. M. Sazonon,
Baron Won Schilling, and Count Beck
endorh started for Balmoral on the
following Sunday evening: arrived at
Ballater on the Monday evening. and
drove to Balmoral castle in motors
sent for them by the king. Sir Ed.
ward Grey. who had broken his jour
ney. arrived at the same time. 1t is
generally assumed that the "conver!
sations" are concerned chiefly with
the interests OF Great Britain and
Russia in Persia, and also with the
near east problems.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

after 1t had peen voted him by the
senate. And II there Is anything In
name, the Italian monarch will push
farther. into the center of history's
spotlight than Tiberius and Claudius,
who. politicians of acumen. refused to
prefix Emperor to their names.
Were pre-Caesarian Rome alive and
should Emmanuel take the field per-
sonally and administer a thorough
whipping to the Turk, he title un-
doubtedly would come to him In due
course by the hand NJ the comitia
curiata.
In the earliest usage the title first
was awarded magistrates. In strict.
ness 1t was more An epithet than .
title. Toward the end of the Roman
republic. however, it had become
rather a special title of honor be-
slowed by the reclamation Of victor.
ious army on their general. or by
vote Of the senate for distinguished
services.
The last man to wear the imperial
crown Of Rome with any degree Of
legitimacy was Romulus Augustulus
who assumed 1t A. D. AIS, and beset
by the barbarian invader, was glad
to cast 1t aside in the same year.
Thereafter many adventurous per-
sons. by various rough and uncouth
means. managed to establish them
selves for brief periods in the Eternal
City and dub themselves enperors.
but most Of them shared their power
with representatives Of "the people,"
as denoting their personal followers.
Such was Louis the Bavarian. who
in 1928. after whipping Henry VII.
managed to have himself proclaimed
emperor. but whose turbulent incum
bency was q matter only Of months.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

companied only by one lady in wait
Ing and courier. nF...
1t was many years since had seen
her. and thought could recognize In
her strong. thoughtful face new lines,
perhaps from the worries and cares OF
the past few weeks. Queen Olga, who
II An aunt Of the car, carries herself
as one would expect-a queen. Al
though dressed somberly In black. the
only touch Of lightness was her gray
hair and the natural brightness OF her
face. which was illuminated by her
smile OF recognition. e.,
Queen Olga spoke freely and de-
clared that AZ q devout Christian she
had message for the women of
Christendom throughout the world.
She said:
Greece does not fear to throw her
self into the scale. She does not fear
for what she may lose, nor has she
any hope of territorial aggrandize-
ment. Greece. like the other Balkan
states, has a solemn duty, that Of sue
coring Christian women and children
and men suffering the barbarities OF
Turkish misrule. 1t is strange
phase Of history that has made Greece
the champion Of Christendom. whilst
the great powerful Christian nations
stand aside, but this Is not question
of politics-it IL . question Of human
ity.
hNr
as those Of peace under the Turkish
flag. There will be many families In
restitution because those breadwin-
ners who have not carried the colors
have come forward as volunteers.
There will be many widows, many
women weeping for sons who will not
come back. Privation and perhaps
starvation will be added to the empty
chair of him who comes home no
more.
Greece will do all she can to aid
her people in distress, but Greece Is
so small and the distress Is SO vast
that her women will sell their jewels
and finery to provide for the stricken,
Just as they did in the last war. If
the women Of the great Christian ma
tons who are not asked to sacrifice
their men in this latter day crusade
would but sacrifice the smallest frac-
ton of their comforts and Injuries for
a few weeks, then the men would fight
with lighter hearts, knowing that their
dear ones are not starving at home.
Greeks throughout the world are
filled with enthusiasm. From all over
Europe and Egypt and even America
every incoming ship brings load OF
PARROTS. Their enthusiasm Is solid.
They do not cheer or shout on this
grim business. They take 1t earnest
ly. II the enthusiasm and grit Of the
poor man who risks his all means any.
thing. then there ia food for reflection
in the question of how much civiliza-
ton has borrowed from Greece"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
TO STOP CONTEMPLATING.

Robert O. Bailey, assistant secretary
OF the treasury. IL trying to compile .
list OF the ten greatest men In Amer
team history, to carry out q new idea
In the manufacture OF paper money.
Under his plan the face of some a.
nous American would appear on GER
tain denomination OF bill. His face
and none other would always be there.
1t has been the experience of the
treasury department that bill hhsef,
and counterfeiters always have thA
most trouble with the faces Of men on
the bills. The new plan would make
the raising of bank note above Its
denomination an impossibility. No
one could put beard on the picture
Of Abraham Lincoln and make 1t look
like that of Grant. =,
As there are ten denominations OF
United States paper currency, Mr.. Bal
ley needs ten famous Americans. He
made out q tentative list, and then
came another rub. Should the great
est OF the great be placed on the
bills OF larger or smaller denomina'
ton? Mr.. Bailey decided that since
the smaller bills. although not the
more popular, were more frequently
handled and were infinitely greater In
number, they should contain the en-
cravings Of the bestknown men.
Here is the list as 1t stands now:
George Washington goes on the II
bill. The next most handled bill is the
one OF the IS denomination, and Abra-
ham Lincoln IL down for It. Jefferson
is slated for the 81 bill. Coming down
to more modern men, Cleveland gets
the place on the misunderstanding
note; Hamilton, the father Of our
financial system. goes on the $40;
jackson. on the $50: Franklin, on the
800; Marshall-not Governor Mar
shall of Indiana-on the $500; Clay,
on the $1,000, and Grant, on the &c.,
900 bill, the largest In denomination.
This list, of course, is only tentative
and is subject to change.
Under the new plan, we can expect
to see the words "a one" "a fiver."
"a nifty" and the like, to become obso-
let Instead we will be paying q
Washington and a Jefferson for 50
pair of shoes. or will be asking for
change for "a Lincoln" Five or
ten Grants" would put us in Easy
street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Crcheatra Of Birds.

TO lie in the blind at the breaking
Of late May morning and listen to
the glad voices from the bird world
upon the prairie Is an experience a
thousand times worth while. And
here as ] lay alone now, waiting for
the return of the startled revelerss
I had entertainment Of another sort
the wonderful bird orchestra Of the
plain land in spring 1t was an or
chestra OF twenty or more parts. and
innumerable performers; a compost
ton without end, melody that rose
from every quarter Of the plain and
filled earth and air with q gentle,
fairy-like humming and sweet muir
muring. It was the love lyric Of all
the birds within the circle Of the
horizon. more deeply magical and full
Of the inner meaning of things than
that Of the wood birds whose songs
are so much better known.-H. M.
LAing in Outing Magazine. *'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Some people will, always. tend 70
retrogression. however favorable
might be the circumstances by wnicn
they are surrounded; because tney
delight In that excitement which ever
keeps their footsteps in the foreground
and expose them to the SHAFT OF pup
lie criticism. Unfortunately, that ele-
ment Ia little hampered by shame or
self-respect; hence ridicule. a weapon
most effective In the correction Oh
abuses where reason rules. Is pow
eeless in their case. In localities
where ignorance, superstition ana gen.
eral depravity are sufficiently denseo
al to become noticeable, the strong
arm Of the law is the only agency
able to cope with the situation; ano'
ut times, it's skill is baffled IN the
handling of conditions. The most In
telligent sometimes err; but mistakes
Of the head when good Is intended
may not be attributed to sordid design
vet these are not excusable IN the
eves of the law. But, when the mis-
creant willfully and maliciously tram
ples upon the rights of individuals
and disregards sacred privileges which
belong to others. he violates the cause
of humanity and subjects himself 70
the penalty which that violation IN
vites. The shortcomings OF these
,rresponsibles do much to retard the
upbuilding OF communities, and Cd
struct the trend of healthy growth.
In all ages, that class OF human YER
min has ever been the bane OF the
populace to which it was allied; ana
strenuous conditions had to be meted
to accomplish beneficial results. All
races have their failures-their vir-
tues and their vices-but the crimes
and follies which they commit Tex
cept the negro) are charged to the
culprits who perform the acts. Pre-
iudice is blind to merit, and does not
always give credit where 1t is due;
vet It scruples not, for the sins OF
part, to cast aspersions upon tne
whole. The negro, amid his peculiar
environments, has much to bear; ana
the load of the better element Is
made more burdensome because he Is
compelled to bear the stigma which
the thoughtless of his own people
evokes. Therefore, In order to safe
guard every interest which concerns
the body and protects the good name
Of each worthy son, it Is well that
the pulpit, press and lecture platform
make a general crusade against this
tendency to riotous inclinations, and
strive to elevate their sentiments to
nobler heights. There Is nothing so
disturbing to the harmony Of society
az the criminals in it's midst; nor
could there be anything more de-
structive to It's welfare.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
hobson's Choice.

An eastern man who was on bust
ness trip stopped at the small hotel
IN country town one day. He en-
tered the dining room and was shown
70 table by a waiter.
"Will you have some pork and
beans. sir?" asked the waiter, as he
brought the customary glass OF wa
ter.
mo. don't care for them" an
swered the man. II never eat pork
and beans" . ..-. ..
Dinner is over, then. SIR" said the
waiter, As he moved away-Youth's
Companion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
kiNoslRp ExoNERATED.

Uncle Sam has granted certificate
Of good character to the kingbird,
sometimes known as the bee martin,
4 species OF flycatcher which inhabits
pretty nearly every part Of the United
states. The kingbird has been under
Indictment in many sections as de-
stroyer Of bees and a foe to apiarists.
Department Of agriculture experts
fully exonerate the bird Of the charge
OF being destroyer. They say that
It kills only the drones and the use
less bees, and IL therefore a boon to
Bee raisers. a ~ @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Filipino Matrimonial AGENCY.

We observed that at night ali the
Igorrote unmarried women occupied a
large hut near the center OF the vii
lage. They call this institution an
olag. 1t Is a sort Of social hall, where
the young people Of the tribe meet at
night to do their counting. When an
Igorrote girl takes fancy to a par
ticular man. she will steal his spear,
or shield-in fact. any portable chat
leland hide it in the olag. To re-
cover his property the young man, Of
course. must go in person to identity
it. So all Igorrotes look on the olag
az the natural matrimonial bureau Of
the tribe. And once the Igorrote man
and woman are thus mated, they OBJ
serve the marriage bonds as faithfully
as they are kept in countries where
the ceremony Is not so simple.-Chris-
tian Herald
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
That Story In Coal.

Coal costs $3.50 at the mines, says
the Trenton Times. The miner and
mine owner have taken their earnings
or profits Then comes the shipper.
who puts on from $40 to $1.85 and
turns 1t over to the railroad company,
where another $1.70 is added for car
rying 1t about 100 miles. The retailer
charges $1.30 for unloading, screen
ing. reloading. hauling and putting II
into the consumers cellaroften by
means Of bags. BY adding these fig
ures one may understand why he
must pay 81 per ton. The middle
men and the railroads get practically
one half. #, ras3s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
BEAUTIFUL LANTERN SLIDES.

A very beautiful work Is being done
at the agricultural department which
IL bound to be Of benefit in public
schools and ought to be copied abroad.
Interesting teaching IN nature study
ind botany Is taught by Miss Susan
s,pe in the public schools and demon
strated in a lecture with colored Ian
tern slides. They are the most >ex-
quisite things the writer ever saw.
The slides contain pictures OF tulips,
narcissus. several species Of Iris and
also orchids. Other lantern slides
eive you hollyhocks. stocks. cherries,
wistaria, asters. chrysanthemums and
many others of the same class. The
f,rst complete exhibition Of these flow
ers was held in lecture at the agri-
cultural department, with Jack Hill
Tiers at the lantern and Mr.. e. L.
Crandall, photographer of the bureau
of plant industry, who took the photo
graphs and made the slides. These
slides were photographed from the
growing plants and many Of them
colored from the same models. The
colorist is Mrs. Catherine Mayo Rich
ardson. 1t is impossible to describe
the infinite care with which the work
has been done nor how exquisite
these blossoms are as presented on
the slides Usually It would be q
wonderful help to the schools Of the
country II they could be supplied with
similar collections. At the exhibition
which was given some 30 or 40 depart
ment experts and specialists were
present, and they we're united in de-
claring these lantern slides a splendid
study for young children especially.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

it was, his cash that backed the prose
cution of the case.
Mr.. spreckels IL son Of Claus
Spreckels. who built up great
fortune in the sugar business, which
figured recently in the investigation
Of the Sugar trust. He Is brother
of John D. spreckels, who Is identified
with a great many enterprises in San
Francisco and along the Pacific coast
aud Is owner of the San francisco
Call. Mr.. spreckels inherited much
of his wealth but even now, in add
ton to his business, he finds much
time to devote to politics and to the
driving out of crooks and grafters
wherever they may be found. n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Women Students In Germany.

Nowhere in the world have the uni
versities a more masculine outward
aspect than in Germany. and yet, II we
may Judge by recent statistics, femin-
inism is surely gaining ground even in
these strongholds. 1t 10 now only four
years since women were by law al
lowed to study at German universities.
Now they represent fve per cent Of the
incorporated students. Berlin counts
S46 Thy far the largest NUMBER; Bonn,
255; Goettingen. 224: Munich. 1888:
Heidelberg, 1856: Freiburg, 149; Bres-
lau. 134. and Leipsic. 10S. To this
total 1t is necessary to add nearly
1900 unattached students, making the
grand total Of women students In Ger
many $500. The majority are Pro-
testants or Jews. Very few are Catho-
lies. The courses Of study most In
favor with them are philosophy and
history. st@ s. - .... .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Iowa State Bystandc.
sysTANpER PUB. CO. Publishers
pes MoiNEa IowA
LACK OF ART OF OBSERVATION
Experiments Have Proved That Few
Really Take Reliable View OF
Surroundings.

How many people whom you meet
IN everyday life observe as much o.
they ought?
II you think It easy. try this: Ask
some member OF your family about
some object which they are accus-
toned to see. For instance, q picture.
~, which way the head faces. right
or left. Seven out OF ten will be un-
able to tell correctly.
The writer filled the Office OF leo
kurer in the grange for some time, and
Dor an experiment one evening asked
. number OF questions about the hall
IN which the meetings are held:
On Observation night" as 1t was
called, some sixty members were In
attendance. For . starter. they were
asked which way the Indian head on
the common cent faced. right or left
Only two could tell. ..
Two doors leading to balcony were
next brought to mind. A knob on one
door opened both. They were asked
on which door this knob was located.
Two gave the correct answer while
rs gave the wrong door.
The number Of pictures on the walls
Of the dining-room was next ques-
toned. Not one. not even the 5anitor.
could tell They all gave nearly twice
the correct number. which was
twelve. #&s ~
Ii there q telephone pole sQuarely
IN front Of the hall? was next asked.
a brother said there was. An
other brother said he thought 1t
was squarely in front, but little to
the left. Both brothers were positive
they were right and caused no little
merriment for the rest More merri-
ment was caused by the report Of .
committee that the nearest pole was
70 the right Of the hall.
All these objects had been seen by
those present probably hundreds of
times. but they hadn't noticed them
enough to remember about them.
Now. dear reader. when you meet q
friend on the street, Just ask him
which way the head on . five-cent
piece faces, left or right. Ten to one
he won't know.
Ask all your friends observation
questions" little things that they
should notice. Before you are aware
OF the fact you will be observing many
things you never noticed before. and
you will enjoy life more for having no
ticed them.-American Magazine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

The report of the American Church
Institute for Negroes presents on the
one hand an array of facts highly
creditable to the colored people, but
on the other a statement Of conditions
by no means satisfactory to either
whites or blacks. Since emancipation
the negro, starting without a dollar
and without education, has acquired
ownership of $4,000 square miles Of
land, has established more than $780,
900 homes owned in fee simple, has
built and maintains upward of $4,000
churches valued at nearly 100000
and has expended more than $25, 000,-
900 for his own education. Against
that bright showing stands the porten-
tious fact that after all this progress,
conditions remain such that of 3,0O0,-
900 negro children of school age less
than 100000 regularly attend school,
and that Of those that attend, the
training is meager because Of the
short terms. ..
It Is clear that in this respect the
negro Is not getting his share of the
advantages common to other races in
the Union. "~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Family Of Prominence.

A monument has JUS. been unveiled
in Mecklenburg-Schwerin bearing the
following interesting inscription: ITO
the knight Godefroy Won Bulows,
authentic ancestor Of all the Bulows."
The family has given Germany many
distinguished sons, including not only
the ex-chancellor, but also Hans Won
Bulow, the pianist, the first husband
Of Nine. Cosima Wagner, and they all
claim to be cousins. more or less dis
tant, ." &. ".
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Convincing Argument.

A Chinese cook and Japaa.esa
waiter served Father Vaughn at an
Alaskan dinner with caribou steak,
moose tenderloin, leg of mountain
sheep, wild duck. salmon, crabs and
brook trout. After that and 4 few
other things he decided the United
states drove q good bargain when it
purchased Alaska for $7,000.000. -