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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Valuable Document Stolen.

In the Spanish capital the police
have arrested Frenchman named
CASTOR, on charge Of stealing price
less historic documents in Paris. He
attempted to sell three documents,
which wer seized by the police. They
were the secret treaty between Louis
XIV. of France and Philip ~. Of Spain,
signed in 1859; the marriage contract
Of Maria Theresa and Louis XIV, when
the latter declared, 1.-THE Pyrenees no
longer exist" and parchment of the
Emperor Charles ! v. The Paris
police had given notice of the loss Of
these documents. El IN
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Personal.

Cynthia-You said you have lost
your complexion and ask US to tell
you what to do. Look beneath the
bureau. Perhaps 1t has rolled under
there. Those round boxes are very
elusive at times.
Horace-If you want to know how
to have a pretty lawn, ask your neigh
Dor. The neighbor always knows even
II his own lawn looks like crazy
quilt In distress.
Lemuel W.-One way to be popular
for a few days IL to promise all your
neighbors all Of the brook trout they
can eat.
Fannie-Hips are not in style. There
are not even hips on hurrahs this sea.
son.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
ForaetfuIness Causes -Four Deaths.

Forgetfulness Causes Four Deaths.
A terrible accident occurred the
other night at level crossing on the
line from Paris to Tours, France. A
woman who kept the crossing gates
forgot a new express service which
began the evening in question, and did
not shut the barrier against the pub
lie. AS the train was arriving at full
speed deaf woman and her little boy
aged two went to cross the track. Sud.
denly realizing the danger. the gate
keeper rushed to the rescue of the
woman and child, and a baby which
she herself was looking after, ran aft
er her. All four were struck by the
engine and killed outright.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Cruel Laws Of q Past Age.


1t 10 almost impossible to hang a
woman in this country, but IN old
time England this was not the case.
King George III. once offered twenty
three women offenders an alternative
to hanging. They might. should they
choose, be transported instead. Six
Of them voted for hanging. Many
women were then hanged for less
crimes than smashing windows.
George Pastor, for instance. notes the
fate Of woman left husbandless BY
the press gang: Rendered desperate,
she entered a shop and took up
piece Of linen but laid 1t down
again. For this she was condemned
to death, and was hanged, we are told,
with her infant at her breast"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

u Ths editor recently spent some time
1nspscting the class work Of two great
Institutions. the University Of Wiscon-
IN and Tuskesee Institute. the fsmous
school sstablished By Booker :.
wasAington 1t Tusksgee. Ala. for the
education Of negroeA and In which
IN the teaching II done BY negroes.
b many OF their features the two In
stttuuons present striking contrasts.
bit perhaps In no respect do they DIFF
f~ more widely than In the quality OF
he teaching: and In this respect the
1sGYo school has very decided ad-
vantage. The skin shown BY the teach
seS at Tusksges II fncompsrativeiy
greater than that OF the teaching force
q the University OF Wisconsin- Al
Tssksges. whsn student recites
- stands erect, and says something
That has . definite beginning. aim and
-: and - makes his statements
without Interference or help from the
y00C00s 4UGQ No - VDAAASA ~ s~
SlheT stpdsnts. At Madison. the stu
dents do not stand to rectte. ana many
q them do not ut: they loll or loaf In
. hall reclining position A. rule,
n any rscitations are made they are
rad from the note book In the hand
q tAs student. but most OF the A.
l1Gsd recitation work II done on the
cooperative plan: the teacher and the
anAsnt collaborate to produce . 70
salt, the students contribution TO
which In many cases IL limited to
~yss~ or no." or 1t best consists OF
Anishing out . sentence which the
tsscber has almost completed. the
teacher not infrequaentiy responding
with approval "eg-zacktly." or very
vood" When . student begins . reci
lahon Dc povo-a rare occurrence-he
ssually introduces It with why" or
Well" and often closes with the ris-
lns Observation-Disclosures Journal Of
Education.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
MANY VISIT MOUNT VERNON,

The visitors to the home OF Wash.
ington. Mount Vernon, during the past
year have numbered $4,000, the to-
tai receipts reported from the fees
amounting to $2S,250, which will be
used for the general expenses in.
Cured in preserving. Mount Vernon.
A new $4,000 pier has been ordered
by the Mount Vernon Ladies' associa-
ton. The wharf ut the present time
is a wooden one and IL beginning to
rot. The new wharf 10 to be OF a
substantial character. The ladies have
to cut their plans for improvements
according to their cloth, and some
times run pretty short Of funds.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Two Little Birds stowawax,.

I wa riding along the shore Of
Great Bear lake'in Utah one afternoon
and, coming suddenly over a rise Of
ground, surprised a grebe in the edge
Of the tules. She swan into the lake,
turning and calling repeatedly. Then
two little grebes appeared and, swim.
ming low with only their heads and
backs visible. hurried after their
mother. As they overlook her, each
one reached out and. catching the
feathers of her back In their beaks,
they drew themselves alongside and
quickly huddled under her wing, COM
pletely hidden. Had I not been q
spectator to the act, l should never
have suspected her Of carrying two
little "stowaways'' as she hurried OF.
y. Alden Loring. in the Outing Mag.
azine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

4 very suggestive article on the
1scs problem In South Africa was 70
esntly published In the Empire Re-
vjsw, Z British publication Of wide
colonial circulation. The article was
writtsn BY Mr.. Henry Smith, who says
3 part: "Ths racial problems Of South
Africa are rapidly assuming gigantic
Droportions and every fact which
comes to light indicates that the
BSiton and Boer win now have to de-
eide upon definite course Of action In
regard to tho future Of the country.
Tor many years We have witnessed
Tie growth Of the colored population
ana the decrease Of the white races.
South Africa 10 becoming blacker and
browner every year. The dispropor.
ton between the white and the color
"a races Ia increasing every year. II
the Union Of South Africa goes for
ward exactly AZ It has during the last
seven years 1t will fifty years hence
contain roughly 100000 whites and
1z,OO0,00 colored people II we take
III British South Africa and not mere.
y tn Union the preponderance will
b tn more overwhelming" :
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Opposite Causes, Sam. Er.c.

Opposite Causes, Same Effect,
Mrs. Billiard Player-How is it you
aren't at home this evening:
Second Ditto-My wife's in a had
humor; she had company arrive ana
she wasn't ready. How about your
self? .AE4l% x ~ 5.It%ri 'r. + -',+S 4
The Frst-Oh, my wife's mad. too. !:
she got ready for company and they
didn't come. E.s.a. =. b. T. is2i..-i. :,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
What.a tina uae2

George Ade, Oliver Herford and sew
eral others were once swapping stor'
les, having for their basis the inabil'
ity Of the Britonto understand an Amer
lean joke. The party laughed heart
ily At several Of the tales. when :
bromide" who CHANGED to be present
offered this perfectly obvious re-
mark:
well, you can always tell an Eng
Nshman." l3a.. \. + n S.
"of course you cam" said Ade. "bus
|1t doesnt DO any good. "-Nothsr's 49,
axino. Flu .# 5as..i 3a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Imagination Needed Massage.

imagination Neeoed MaooA0e,
w. d. Howells. at q luncheon at
Kittery Point, said Of a certain pop.
ular novelist:
There Is about az much poetry in
him as there is in McMasters.
"McMasters, you know, was walking
with beautiful girl in a Wild New
England wood. Ftstgs#..f",F ~. s.@
What is your favorite flower, Mr..
McMasters,. the girl asked softly.
"McMasters thought a moment, then
cleared his throat and answered:
y, :" 'Well,'I believe like the whole
wheat best" .+ s...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Couldn't Be Possible.

Seems to me your town IL overrun
with flies." asserted the visitor In
Plunkville 4 gst=&
Cant be-" declared the loyal citi.
zen. mo fies would dare hang around
Plunkville with the daily paper full ~
diatribes against them" ~,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
On Hand.

WAS your wife in the suffrage pa.
rade?" asked Morrowby, meeting Jell.
life on the street.
you bet she was!" said Jelliffe en-.
Enthusiastically. why, she is the flag
bearer for her chapter'!'
Mercy" cried Morrowby. DO you
mean to tell me that little woman car.
red the flag all that dtstance?"
"Well-no," said Jellifre. my chauf.
feur and l took turns at it"-Judpo
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
BRITISH MONEY BAGS
figures Show Wealth Of Nation
to Be Enormous.
Country 10 Said to Be Worth Six
Times 40 Much ~ II Was Q Cen.
tury Aso-Monsy unsqually
Distributed.

Within the last twenty years over
40 millionaires have died in thu
United Kingdom. Between them they
have left over $50. 000.0 pounds, or
an average Of nearly two millions
sterling each. ...
These are huge sums, but the in.
come of even the most INDUCED Of mil.
lionaires Is q tribe compared with tho
income Of the nation az a whole.
Among US, ofncial figures show, We
Inhabitants OF the United Kingdom
are making some two thousand mil.
lions sterling . year.
Our national capital works out at
the useful sum Of eleven and q halt
Thousand millions The eleven thou.
sand millions represents private prop
erty; the half-five hundred millions
10 the estimated value of public
property such a. government and mu-
nicipal buildings. warships. public
parks. ETC.. down to the postotacs
public inkpots.
How does Britain's wealth compare
with that Of the Britain Of a century
ago7 The answer IL simple. The
Britain Of 1872 IL worth Just six times
a. much a. the Britain Of 1872. The
omcial estimate Of that year made the
nations wealth rather less than two
thousand millions.
How much does the kingdom POS
sess in hard cash? Very little in
comparison. II An Englishman as rich
as Rockefeller decided to turn all his
wealth into golden sovereigns and
half-sovereigns. nobody else in the
kingdom would have one There is
only a hundred and thirteen millions
in sovereigns and half-sovereigns in
circulation, only twenty-four millions
in silver, and only three In copper
q total in all Of hundred and fifty
millions, which IL a trifle in compari.
son with the nations capital and an.
nual income.
The explanation II that paper-in
the form Of checks. drafts, bonds,
etc.-plays 4 very great part in our
national finance. Its importance IL
shown by the fact that though Brit.
ain possesses only . hundred millions
worth Of gold. some thirteen thousand
millions worth Of checks 90 annually
through the London clearing house.
As for the wealth possessed BY
Britons individually, there are, &C
cording to the Official estimate, nearly
300 people who are receiving over
100000 a year. some 800 people are
the lucky possessors Of incomes Of
between 100000 and 100000; nearly
5000 people have incomes Of from
10000 to 100000. while those who
get from $4,000 to 10000 a year
number about 1000.
In all, between 1900 and 10000
people are enjoying incomes OF over
$4,000 a year.
To deal with less fortunate people,
there are some 100000 income tax.
psyers-1,200,000 people, that is. are
In receipt Of incomes or salaries Of
over EGO a year. For every person
in receipt Of an income Of over $4,000
a year there are twenty-nine who are
making between E700 and $4,000,
and eighty whose incomes lie between
EGO and s700.-London Answers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
No one has ever yet strained their
back muscles breaking bad habits.
Only silly bachelors joke about
marriage. 81,

Perhaps you once were the "unde,
dog" the "downtrodden race" but now
you stand forth: in the glorious light
Of liberty and al indications are that
some Of you will triumph, rising supe-
rior. and dominant In the possession
OF al that goes to make . people hon.
ored and bles3ed. We are not proph.
ets, we have only , vague idea Of the
millennium, but our hopefulness and
belief In the courage and ability Of
our people, cause ~ to take this Opt.
mistic view OF present tendencies.--
Illinois Chronicle. # ..al3 p
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Moral 9uaslon.

II. don't want oatmeal" screamed
the hid. .s s.@. s
"You must have oatmeal" said hia
father. r. i. k "7~
Never force anything on a child
like that" interposed uncle. who has
theories. Always give the child
q choice" .55 "a. ]. Va ,. 5s
All right" said father. Nov, kid.
you can have oatmeal. or you can
have clip In the jaw. Which
10 III" .a..s M /, .&5ss, .t5
The child took oatmeal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Mara Matter Of Choice.

MARIE" asked the star Of her maid,
gazing perplexedly at her reflection in
the mirror, what was ! about to do
step into the bathtnb or 80 on the
stage7 /" Marie shrugged her shout.
ders. How can ! tell! Mademoisells
s. dressed for eithsr. Judge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Matter Of Credentials.

Il am honest, intelligent. discreet,
industrious, and capable Of making
friends" said the young man who was
looking for employment. WELL" re-
piled Senator Sorghum, you ought to
get along; although have seen lot
Of men go before conventions with
those same recommendations and fail
to get more than complimentary
vote - ..sS 4E.F F-A 80 .a 81. E.a.s. ..'. h..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Fjttlno Per.on

Shakespeare ought to have made
Hamlet give that speech about rather
being . dog and baying the moon"
Why should Hamlet have said it?-
Wasn't 10 : great Dane I" B, 54
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

Because the bureau OF census 1t
Washington insisted that mulattoes
be enumerated in the last census there
has been q genealogical mix-up the
negro being the loser from numeri-
cal standpoint.
Investigations show that the stats
tics just issued for publication by the
department Of commerce and labor
class thousands Of negroes with what
has been oficialiy designated as for
etgn or mixed parentage." Had the
bureau OF census designated all Of Al.
rican descent under the beading Of
Negro" figures would show that ne
groes constitute . much larger percent
age Of population. For Instance.
Greater New York Ii put down as hav.
ing q negro population OF sl.7os. when.
all told. there are At least 100000 cit
iSens OF color In the various boroughs.
The census people claim that there are
$4,000 negroes in Brooklyn, although
1t Was conceded by those familiar with
the population of this city that from
$1,000 TO $4,000 negroes reside across
the bridge. The census bureau In it,
statistics specifies the country's popu-
iation under the following divisions:
Native psfentages." foreign or mix.
I'd paYentages," foreign born Whites.
negroes" and ALI other" Thousands
Of citizens in the state OF New York
and throughout the country have been
classed under foreign or mixed par
entage," because mulattoes were emu
merated, when they should have been
put down "a negroes. The opinion OF
the census bureau OF what was a ne
gro and what was q muiatto was very
confusing aud caused Thousands OF
negroes who were not mulattoes to
class themselves as such. The CEN
sus bureaus instructions were that the
term black included all negroes OF
full blood. and that the term mulatto
included all not Of full blood, but who
had . perceptible trace Of negro blood.
Hundreds and hundreds of negroes
who were not black, neither were they
mulattoes. classed themselves ~ cit
liens of mixed parentage, being 10 con-
fused by the complex instructions Of
the census bureau. Therefore, In the
mentioning Of these negroes, they are
put in the foreign or mixed parent
age" class.-New York Age
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Man can build 3 house, but only a
woman can make 1t home for him.

The colored National Democratic
lsagus. represented by nfty-five dele
rates, was In session at Baltimore
during the national Democratic con
veption. Tho ieAgue II said to repre-
ssnt 100. 900 colored voters organised
into twenty-ninc clubs. The effective
.ness Of these votes will be measured.
10 course, BY their geographical Ioca-
TONS. N 4 s-r5s. Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

Champion Jack Johnson IL suing .
driver Of . motor truck for $4,000
damages for having run into and
smashed his automobile and for hav.
Ing indicted injuries on the champion
himself. At the same time Mr.. John
son has case against him on the
charge Of smuggling diamonds into
this country. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

BY will of Catherine Simons. q col.
ored woman who spent most Of her
life ~ q cook. several Boston ipspsu-
lions are to receive bequesta from her
estate OF 5000. The Will leaves $500
to st. Monica.s Eonie for Sick Col
ored Women and Children Of Boston.
$500 20 the Church Of the Holy Trim
ity. the largest Episcopal church in
this city. There are small bequests,
$500 TO the Home for Aged Colored
Women In Boston. $500 to st. Angus
tines church. Boston. $500 to Wood.
lawn cemetery in Everett. Mass, and
to relatives. The residue II left In
trust with ex-Gov. Frank B. Weeks OF
this city. the income to be devoted to
charitable purposes ut his discretion.
Miss simons In her early days was 4
slave. She worked ~ a domestic for
many years in the homes Of Middle.
town families. In Boston she was
cared for during her last days by
friends. She did much for the poor
OF her race. Distant relatives are
making q contest on the ground that
she was OF unsound mind.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

Problems Of home life. the needs
Il the negro In rural communities,
Aaa1tA and better school facilities were
distressed ut The sixteenth annual So
G1oa Of the Hampton Negro conference.
3hs conference was called to order
~ MAI. r. r. Notion Jackson Davis,
supervisor Of negro rural schools In
Virginia, said that in Is counties Of
he STATE the school term was length
Gned one month one year. and nine
Dsw buildings erected. $15.744.16
raised By the colored people in these
counties to aid In the support Of their
schools during the year. DR.. Thomas
Jesse Jones gave = review Of facts
called from the recent census. Pro-.
J. n. Candy OF the Negro Organizing
society, stated that 32,22S Of The 4S.114
nsgTo farm operators In Virginia own
Z0yz1U -1EySS. HS said that improved
nsthods would make the colored farm
81 TealisS % much % white farmers
n speaking Of the rush Of the negroes
u ths cities. Or. George E. Haynes
u fisk university gave the following
causes: Divorce Of the negro from the
soll; growth of commercial and indus
t51al centerS: legislation affecting city
and urban conditions; relations OF
landlord and tenant; influence Of en-
Dioymsnt agents; exaggerated stories:
Testlsssness. The part that the col.
1ssd minister can play in racial up.
Mf vas discussed ut length. n. w,
Reddick. Americas, Ga: DR.. J. J..
France, Portsmouth. Va: Mrs. @. w.
Cook, Washington; Mrs. Butler VIII
son, Boston: c. @. spaulding. Durham,
H. c.: the Rev. A. A. Graham. Phoe-
bus. Va: w. r. B. William. and Capt.
Allan Washington were among others
who took part In the discussion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

An Saints Episcopal church (col-
ered) of st. Louis recently gave an
5oRering Of $50 % help liQuidate the
+ indebtedness Of : white church.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

All the Indications point to = bum.
per cotton crop for this year. This
item Of news IL second In importance
only to the paramount and cheering
fact that the watermelon crop IL all
that could be desired. and the coun-
try, therefore. IL safe! On with the
dance, let Joy be unconfined!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

Now that Champion Jack Johnson
has blighted another white hope"
and thereby inflated his own bank &C.
count, he has opened up cafe In
Chicago. whose fixtures and appoint.
ments cost something like $4,000.
Running cafe az q side line seems
to have long been q mania with prize
fighters Nine-tenths Of the ring
masters have tried it-and come to
grief. It 10 predicted that in going
into that line himself. Ltl Arthur
has established rat hole" which In
time will devour more money than he
can make. However. when the game
is over, John will have the consola.
ton of rejecting. Il have had my
fling" There will be no color line
drawn at the cafe. but It is doubtful
ii its negro patrons will be very nu-
merous. Everything Is 30 fine and
so costly that IT. would bankrupt even
well-to-do negro to loiter around
there for a day or two. We can't stay
there an hour-Oid Hickory.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

Miss Edna Johnson. the 16-year-old
cp3ored girl who probably saved many
psrsons from death BY stopping the
Chicago-N New York limited train on the
Pennsylvania railroad. before rea.h-
tns ! burning bridge, was showeres
With silver coins for her bravery.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

Npoch-making Il not an over
crowded industry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

The lazy man suffers often from tire
troubles. /, VII
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

This ID not white mans country,
mi ! mans country: this. y not A
hiaek mans country, but mans coun-
t5y.g t Louis Central Afro-Ameri-
S1an. s5i558 5 III f5,s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23

pIow dsep. ruskesse Messsngsr.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-22
A SCHOOL SITE
FOR KALIHI-KAI

Educational Superintendent Pope
spent the early part Of the morning
at Kalihi.kai in company with DR..
Pratt president Of the board OF health,
in looking over the ground for suit
able site upon which to construct a
new school building
In selecting the site, It was neces-
sary to pick out centrally located
piece of ground connected with the
sewer and water systems, and it was
for the purpose Of gaining expert
sanitary advice that Mr., Pope asked
DR.. Pratt to accompany him.
A suitable site was decided upon
and the next step in obtaining it will
be for the educational superintendent
to visit w. E. Wall at the survey Of
flee and see what can be done in the
matter.
Mr.. Pope expects to attend to the
matter without delay and will file
application for the site, which is gov
eminent land, as soon as possible.