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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
owl EATS LIKE A LION
But Then It's a Fo:ty-Pound Bird All
the Way From the
kiondike.

New York.-Many things have come
to light in the Klondike, especially
gold nuggets. but one Of the latest
is an owl named Bobo, which has been
presented to the Central park mena-
5gerie by family which returned from
there short time ago and sailed for
Europe from this port. Bobo weighs
forty pounds, is the biggest owl ever
seen by the menagerie officials and
has an appetite, according to Donald
Burns, the bird keeper, that ID as
great as young lions.
Bobo has a cage to himself and is
looked after by Burns. The persons
who brought him from the Klondike
mentioned only his weight and size
IS being Of heroic proportions, but
ald not mention his appetite.
The other day when Burns sought
me meat for his forty-pound charge
Bil' Snyder, the head keeper, who
a@ charge Of doing out the provis.
Ions, said:
What do you want with such a
pig piece of meat, Donald?"
Then Burns told him it was for the
Fowl.
Why, he eats as much meat at one
suing as a lion," said Snyder.
bobos boots sound like a foghorn
on an ocean liner.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
DANGEROUS Exercise.

Every person who has received
gymnasium training is aware OF the
fact that an exercise which calls for
painful effort on the part Of the be-
ginner is often performed almost
without any conscious effort at all
after certain amount of training has
been received. Again, 1t is perfectly
we'll known that brute strength alone
does not make q gymnast, and that a
simple exercise may offer great diff
f1culty to a muscular and we'll develop
ed Individual who has not been train
ed in the gymnasium. The explana-
ton for this Is made plain In an ar
ticle by Prot. du Bots Raymond in Die
Umschau, who points out that one OF
the essential functions Of gymnasium
work is not so much to build up mus.
Gle as to train nerves and nerve
groups to work in proper unison and
coordination.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Facts About Rainfall.

After a drought continuing for I'VE
weeks, rain fell on Saturday last gen
orally throughout the country, and the
opportunity was thus afforded OF ex-
aiming samples Of rain with = view
of ascertaining whether the long arid
interval had affected its composition
in any way. Clean samples Of tho wa
ter caught nthe roof of the Lancet
Offices about an hour after the shower
had begun were submitted to partial
analysis with interesting results. A
feature of the analysis was an IN
usual amount of ammonia in the
water. This, Of course. had been
washed out of the air. The quantity
found was equal to 1915 grain Of am
monia to a gallon of the rain water.
This is about seven times the amount
found volume for volume In rain in
normal times Of NATURALIZATION
Lancet.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
In Navajo Land.

Whom q Navajo dies he ID buried
on the desert, usually at the scene of
some feat of valor or Of the chase
IN which he attained fame. His last
resting place is encircled by stones.
and around him are placed the car.
casses of seven horses slain In his
honor, with all of their silver trap
pings so that he shall have mounts
to help him along to road to the hap
nv hunting grounds. These shrines OF
the dead are sacred, and any desecra'
ton of them is swiftly punished. Not
withstanding all warnings. however.
a youth with the surveying party
could not resist the temptation to help
himself to a silver bride lying beside
ona Of these desert graves. For days
hefore that, the party had seen no
signs of the Indians, yet within twenty
minutes a dozen Navajos appeared
and compelled the desecrator Of tho
burial place to take back the head.
stau The Indians, evidently super
stitious, would not touch 1t them
selves. Then they demanded food,
and departed.-Overland Monthly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Frozen Peach Prallne,

Put the yolks of five eggs into
granite saucepan. Beat them until
light and foamy, then add three table
spoonfuls of thick sugar strip and cook
over the water only until the mixture
coats the back of the spoon; then
turn it into chilled bowl and beat
until it is light. Add two tablespoon
fuls of praline powder, one piut Of
cream that has been beaten solid and
Just enough thick peach strip to fla
vor "a very little will be required),
turn it into a ring mold with water
tight cover and bury in ice and. rock
salt for four hours. Serve unmolded
on platter with the center filled with
sliced peaches that have been busted
with powdered sugar.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Roman Masons and 1helr Ioola,

The excavations at Pompeii and
Herculaneum have unearthed masons'
tools much resembling those in use
today, and demonstrated the freer use,
Of large tiles, the employment OF ironl
to tie together brick and stone work,
and the use of kind of concrete Of,
which lime was the binding mediums
and finely broken brick a favorite ma,
terial. The dome of the Pantheon,
built in the first century of the Chris
tan era, still testifies to the enduring
nature Of concrete superstructure, al
belt bound with lime and not with
cement-"Nobility Of the Trades"
Charles Winslow Hall, in National
Magazine. ,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
.Ex-PRIEsT PoIsoNED1
LEFT FORTUNE IN JEWELS VAL.
uED Al s375,ooo.
Mysterious Death Of former Clergy
man Puzzles Berlin Police-Had
Been Missionary In East, Where
He Collected Diamonds.

BerliR-Jewels worth $4,000 have
been found at the residence of Rev.
DIR. Liebe, an ex-Roman Catholic
clergyman, whose mysterious death
Is puzzling the police. DR.. Liebe. who
was formerly an army chaplain. be-
came violently sick after drinking
from bottle labeled "an!Eette" and
soon died. The police, who knew
that he was interested in various COM
mercial affairs, expressed the opinion
that he had committed suicide by poi
son on account of financial difficulties.
though they were unable % explain
why the clergyman's housekeeper and
her husband, who also had drunk
some of the stuff in the bottle, had
become sick but recovered. The sui.
eide theory has been promptly aban-
doned In view Of the present astonish'
ing discovery of the jewelry.
The lawyer and police officials who
were charged with examining the
contents of the house found, besides
diamond pins, studs and links, a dress
ing room safe containing miniature
golconda There were dozens OF pill
boxes, numbered neatly and labeled
diamonds" 'rubies," "emeralds,
"opals," pearls" and "sapphires.
When the boxes were opened they
yielded up contents in accordance
with the description, until the aston
ished searchers, who had accompan'
led DR.. Liebe's brother, had collected
some hundreds of fine gems. includ'
ing $50 sapphires, 21S diamonds, l6A
turquoises and SO rubies.
In addition to these there was
magnificent gold communion chalise
studded with 43S gems, chiefly rubies,
emeralds and amethysts. The challce
is estimated to be worth $4,000.
1t is believed that DR.. Liebe's pas
sion for gems was due to his travels
in the east. He went to India as
Catholic missionary thirty years ago
Thence he went to China and Japan.
He returned some years ago and aban
doned Catholicism to become q
Protestant. Lately he had been talk
ing of getting married.
Apart from his love of gems Dr.
Liebe lived the simplest life. He did
not seem to be at all eccentric.
Other things found were bank
books with considerable amounts and
collection of old porcelain.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
WAY OF THE MODERN WOMAN
Not q Great Deal Of Shrinking Violet
About Her, Perhaps, but She
"Gsts There"

She was u quietly dressed woman OF
middle age. and she learned the name
Of the junior partner from the ground
glass door. The young man looked
at her rather doubtfully. trying to
recognize her, for from her looks she
might have been the widow Of almost
everybody sufficiently dead. She spoke
with great earnestness.
"Yes. I am Mrs. Jones. and I came
to see you about something very In
teresting, for you see my husband
before he died made great invention.
and have 1t here with me and III
show 1t to YOU"
There was no break In her speech.
but somehow her modest shopping
bag had opened and q small TIN box
and soiled cloth had come out.
now this remarkable shoe polish
is only a quarter Of a dollar the box.
and we call 1t The Polish Of a Gentle
man. and 1t goes on with truly mar
verous rapldity. like this. and you
see"
Marvellous rapidity" was mild for
what happened. While the young man
was grasping the idea that the lady
was not an old friend OF his mothers
she had gone down on her knees.
smeared the oily stun over his right
shoe and fallen to rubbing 1t Violent
ly with the rag. The pretty stenos'
rapher at the side desk put on .
burst Of speed that made her machine
talk like gatling gun.
The clerk, coming in to report,
stopped, looked and backed out
stammering. The young man did his
best to interrupt The senior partner
came IN to find tho modestly dressed
woman folding dollar bill. the pretty
stenographer blushing over due bill
and the junior member Of the firm
the color of Cardinal Farley's new hat
slowing shoe polish into his desk and
trying to get his undaubed left foot
out of the waste basket unobserved.
1T really is good backing" the
young man said after he had told the
story to show how little he really
cared. And I suppose she's worked
every Office in the building the same
way"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
PUTTING HIM on TO SECRET
Dear Old Lady Meant Well, but She
Was . Little Behind
the Times.

"The other day." said the dentist. II
was called out of town to extract an
aching tooth for old Mrs. Exmoutn.
hrs. Exmouth. you must know. 10 min
ty-four years old and has lived In .
remote little suburb for the last eighty
yearR Her head 10 perfectly clear.
but she has never been what could
be called q progressive woman. Well,
pulled out the old lady's tooth. which
was very loose. without the least
trouble to either of US and she was
perfectly delighted to be rid OF It and
very much surprised that l hadn't
hurt her more. She said ! must be
the finest dentist in the country and
that she was sure I would some day
acquire worldwide fame.
Yesterday" pursued the dentist. I
had long letter from her. She writes
that she has just received q letter
from her granddaughter, who lives In
England, telling of an operation that
had been performed on one OF her
teeth and that was made painless by
tho administration of certain gas
which Mrs. Exmouth assures me must
be a very recent discovery because
she never heard Of 1t before. Listen
to what she writes" and the dentist
read from tho page Of neatly writ
ten letter: IL am going to tell you
the name Of this gas, because think
that any dentist who can pull teeth
as beautifully a. you can deserves to
be rewarded by being told about this
marvellous discovery and l would like
you to be the nrst in this country to
use it. Perhaps you can send over to
England and get some at once. 1t ID
called Nitrus Oxid Gas. Now you
know the secret and I am glad to be
able to tell you and l hope that you
may make your fortune from its use
Quite q serious matter to Mrs. Elk
mouth-this laughing gas" concluded
the dentist facetiously.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
TEACHES THEM THRIFT
FATHER MAKING HIS CHILDREN
LEARN VALUE OF MONEY.
Each Has Some OF His Own for
Household Work, but Allowance
Is Reduced II His Savings
Fall Below Mark.

William Jones is thrifty father
with plan of his own for teaching
his four children the value of money.
These children are IL, II. 8 and 8
years old; the two eldest are girls,
and the two youngest are boys. Father
Jones Is head of a branch of his house
hold which he calls the thrift de-
partment."
To teach a child to save, Jones be-
lieves, 1t is essential to let him handle
little money of his own, and always
to have some in his possession. Il be-
lieve," says Jones, that the boy who
| can 60 through store full of attrac-
tive things. spend small amount
thoughtfully, and come back with some
loose change in his pocket Is on the
road to thrift"
In carrying out his duties as general
manager Of the thrift department
Jones pays each child certain amount
| for work done about the house. The
! 8-year-old boy earns twenty-five cents
a week in this way. He is expected
to spend fifteen cents of that amount
in any way he pleases, but to have at
least ten cents every Saturday night
for the small metal home bank"
which is kept for him. If he brings
only eight cents, the next week his
allowance is cut to twenty.three cents.
and fifteen cents Of this is put into
the bank by General Manager Jones
before the boy can touch it.
The plan works. Nearly a hundred
dollars is in savings bank to the
credit of the eldest girl; the other girl
has $40. The S-year-old boy has been
broke" number of times, but he is
learning that 1t doesn't pay to spend
1t all. Jones says that, his 15-year-old
daughter has become a careful and
successful shopper, that she always
has money for whatever she wants
most, and that so far as she is con-
cerned his duty as overseer is about
ended.
I've never heard OF thrift plan that
seemed more reasonable, interesting
and likely to succeed. believe it
would do lot to hold q family to-
gether. Certainly, in Jones's case, It
is going to ease the responsibilities of
the future.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Provlno an AlIbi.

II culture remains confined within
the splendidly bound volumes Of the
new library that has just been bought
by a rich man. it will not be the fault
of the rich mans secretary. He is
doing everything he can to lot 1t
loose.
II am cutting the leaves in all the
hooks" he said. THE chances are
that nobody belonging to the family
will ever look inside these books. but
the boss has friends who may go
shopping around through the library
sometimes. In case they do, he
doesn't want them to gain the impress
sion that literature Is neglected in
this house, so am making sure that
they will at least find the leaves
cut"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
No Time to 9poll,

An old.fashioned woman who some.
times complains OF fads In the public
schools has an opera bag and q letter
marked Exhibits Nos. and 2. which
she shows without comment to de-
tenders Of the system. The opera
bag Is made Of soft, burnt leather.
deliberately monogrammed and be-
frinxed. The letter reads:
Dear Aunt: l had expected to get
up to see you during the holidays. but
was disappointed. This Is my second
year in high school and am Literally
rushed to death. The Opera bag l
am sending you for birthday pres
ent / made myself. I made 1t at
school. We devote an hour every
day to artistic work Of this kind: 1t
is extreamly interesting. I hope you
will ind the bag useful as well an
ornamental"
"One hour q day." sighed the old
fashioned person. ito make opera
bags and similar handicraft, and then
second year high school pupil pro.
duced an ill-spelled letter like that"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
The Process.

Finding one ol her pupils In pecu-
liar distress over his lesson, a teacher
in a primary school inquired as to
the trouble. The boy stated this ar
duous problem:
III Richard has three red apples
and John has four, how many have
they both got together"
us that so very hard?" she asked.
Eyes, ma'am."
But, surely" the teacher con.
tinued, you know already that three
and four make seven. There can be
no trouble about that
II know that, maam," was the
pathetic response. But the process!
It's the process that wears me out!"-
Lippincott's.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
EverIast Yeast,

A yeast that is always ready, in hot
weather or cold; In town or on the
.arm, may be had, If at each baking Is
saved a small quantity of the bread
sponge, before any salt has been used;
10 this must be added about one-half
he same amount Of sugar for a pre-
,ervative. have used the same yeast
N this way for two and one-half years
aow, and it is as good as ever. Freez-
ing does not harm. No salt should be
lsed. II in warm weather it seems to
be- without life, try it with little
Hour and water. and it will be all
tight. This makes the finest possible
oread.-Home Department, National
Magazine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
He FIXED The DOCTOR
FINAL MESSAGE OF sPANlARD
DYING IN HOSPITAL.
Not Black Hand Letter, as Nurse
Feared, But Instructions to His
Brother Not to Pay the
Medical Man.

In New York hospital a cadaver.
GUS Spaniard, with the aid OF oxygen
and a pump, was staving of the final
moment of exit.
Rallying temporarily, he stretched
out a hand and clutched at the arm
Of the nurse, motioning her to lean
over and put her ear to his mouth.
MY doctor go?"
Yes; he's gone"
shut e door"
Lock him." he begged-it was the
custom to humor the dying.
He beckoned her closer and pulled
her down to him again. You make
promise?"
Yes, indeed: what Is it,"
Get paper, pencil. and-what you
call?--envelope."
Shielding his writing with one hand
he managed to scrawl a single line or
the note paper and to address the
message, but before loosening his
hold on the paper he called her t
him once more.
Now you promise for me again
You promise you not show this to doc
tor?-not show 1t tonight, nurse-no
to anybody? Just mail it-you prom
ise?"
She nodded.
He slipped the sheet from the en-
velope once more, grinning with wha
had every appearance of fiendish ex
ultation.
THAT fix him." he muttered. "Tha
fix him."
An hour later, when the doctor re
turned, he found the nurse crying.
HE died fifteen minutes ago, and
don't know what to do. l ought tt
mail this, but I'm afraid it's some
Black Hand business or something
Would you be willing to look it owe
and see If it's all right to send? Yo'
read Spanish. She handed him tn
letter.
He glanced at the one single lin
and shook his head.
rs it a Black Hand messenger" sh'
whispered.
NO." he said plaintively. tits to hi
brother. He just writes, Don't pa!
the DOCTOR "-Lippincott's
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
QaY,a Effect on the Mood.

But the days themselves are not re-
current periods Of limpid quietude.
They vary as the landscape in its
extreme, Of storm-terror and warm,
autumn haze. And we vary with them,
very mirror of responsive emotion
to all that surrounds us. The quest,
then, is to learn so to live that we are
content to make our way along a path
we see but dimly, yet do so having no
fear. Our faith must never waver in
the security Of the way; and each
days Journey must find US enriched
by what has been revealed.-Thomas
Taper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
WRONG BODY BURIED
.rrs WAKE AND FUNERAL
CORPSE" CONES HOME.
a. THAT Was Mortal Of John Malone
~. Laid to Rest. But There Were
Two MaIones; Both Had
Crooked Fingers.

r,,cago.-A few days ago, at Mount
o,,yet cemetery, all that was mortal
~ Iohn Malone was laid to rest. Be-
Nod the hearse walked William Ma
,ane mourning for his brother, and
s,so 1ohn Major who was paying his
,..t respects to a cousin. and other
,r,ends Malone had died at the OAK
rorest infirmary. The county officials
Nd certified that Malone, who had
lived in South Deering, was dead. his
ro,atives had identified the body, and
me incident was closed.
The day after the funeral John ma
,one walked into South Deering and
met Con and John O'Keefe, both OF
whom had been pail bearers.
Hello, boys" said Malone Ho"
goes it," o,voo,.
shrinking back from the outstretched
hand. ...
,ts Jack Malone's. See the crooked
finger on his right hand. l saw that
hand in the coffin"
Ghost! You're crazy" sturdily re-
torted Malone. 1--WE been sick, but
] I'm no ghost. What's the matter with
you fellows?"
Then when things we're sifted down
there came to light an unusual IN
4 stance Of resemblance, Of mistake
Nv county officials, and a mistake by
close relatives in identifying the body
of a total stranger as that Of their
kin.
II appears that there were two John
Malones as patients at the county nos
initial. One was from Michigan. the
other from South Deering. The Chi
cago Malone grew better and told his
{ friends he would soon leave the hos
pital. The Michigan Malone grew
worse. Finally one of the Malones
was dicharged as cured and the other
was taken to Oak Forest.
On March 20 relatives OF John Ma
lone of South Deering received word
that he had died at the infirmary
They protested at first that he had
left the county hospital. The county
hospital records and those Of the In
/. Urinary at Oak Forest were consulted
They showed that John Malone OF
South Deering he' been removed
from the hospita, the intirmary
and had died there.
William Malone, brother, and
John Malone, cousin, went to Oak
Forest. They looked the body over
It looked like John Malone, their rel
alive might have looked after hav-
ing ,withstood the ravages of disease
for months. On the right hand OF the
body was a crooked finger. John Ma
lone had such a finger. They identl'
/ fed the body. &c..
After that came the funeral and the
subsequent temperance Of John Ma:
lone in South Deering, looking for a
lob.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Horseshoe Nails In South Africa.

7OT6S6uOC III 0OOSN AITiC6s
The demand for horseshoes nails is
fairly good throughout South Africa.
Away from the railways, the truck
wagon, with five to eight pairs of
bullocks, is still very much in evil
dence. Horses, mules and donkeys
are used in more populated centers
for drawing heavy loads. In the coun-
try horses are used chiefly for riding
and driving. AS the roads are usually
quite rough all these animals require
frequent shoeing. {
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Fewer Second MARRIAGES,

s@, S~''A WAL 'o6So'
London.-The detailed vital Stats
ucs Tor 1910 show that both the birth
/ :, rau tne death rate In England and
Na'es continue to decline. and that
| uaAl7'ages are relatively fewer a2d
ny generally speaking, contracted
'a'sr IN life than they used to be.
another interesting fact brought out
! mat the proportion of persons who
IaAe second venture in matrimony
steadily declining. Thus while in
~ years 1860 the number of wild.
y, yssts IN every 1000 bridegrooms was
~ n 1910 the figures had fallen to
me ratio Of widows fell from SO
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Marshmallow Merinque.

One-fourth pound marshmallows,
Quartered; one cup English walnuts,
broken; one pint whipped cream; mix
and set in ice box for three hours;
serve with syrup, made as follows:
One cup sugar. three-fourths cup wa
ter; boil until slightly thick, add one
cup fruit jam. raspberry preferred;
have syrup cold when served. A de-
licious dessert.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Peanut Salad.

To two quarts Of peanuts, ground
ane, add one cup of milk, two eggs,
one teaspoonful of SALT two table,
spoonfuls of sugar, two tablespoonfuls
Of butter, two tablespoonfuls Of flour,
one teaspoonful of dry mustard and a
little pepper. Cook about three min
utes, stirring all the time. Remove
from stove and add cup Of vinegar.
This makes excellent sandwiches for
picnics or parties.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-30
Coffee Cake.

Take the yolks of two eggs and
save the whites for frosting, take
also one.half cup butter or part lard,
one-half cup white sugar, one-half mo-
lasses, one-half cup strong coffee, one
teaspoon each cinnamon and cloves,
one teaspoon soda Two cups or a lit
tie more Of -four makes a three-layer
cake q. .'-r