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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
TOLD BY PASSPORTS NOT A POETIC SOUL
Maiden Might Be C|assed as 0!
, the Earth, Earthly.
Simple Narrative Which Further
Proves That Love Must Endure
Many Hardshlpa In Its Search
for q Kindred Feeling.

He was a very poetic and impress
sionable youth. and. though she was
very prosaic maid, there was some
thing very attractive about her and
he often asked her to accompany him
on moonlight walks along the country
lanes. He was sometimes nettled at
her Interruptions, but. lost in reverie
a. he often was, he allowed her to
prattle on until he recovered the
thread of his discourse.
They were crossing small bridge
over a creek. when he said:
Don't you admire little bridge"
"Yes," she interrupted: bridge Is q
great game. l often play with Mrs.
Van Duser as my partner"
Al she gossiped on he became lost
in meditation. Coming to broad river
they paused at the margin and he ex-
claimed:
How wonderfully enhancing this
Is! Just to see the CLEAN on the wa
ters! Don't you like the moonlight
dancing"
Yes" she chimed in, dancing in
the moonlight is so fine! I attend all
the hops at the hotel. and there. on the
broad. open PLATFORM"
He betrayed no disappointment at
her lack OF interest In their surround
ings as they stood by the edge Of the
stream. and he wandered on with her
into the open country. They fingered
by a low stone wall as he said, i'm
pressed by the scene:
How wonderful is Nature in all her
aspects! How inspiring the lofty trees
and the grassy levels! Is it not boon
to get away from the Gifts heat?
pine so for the country zephyrs Do
you not feel . yearning in you for
COOL"
YES" she said. I'D ever so much
like to have an ice"
And sadly he took his way back
with her to the hotel, and ere long he
disappeared into the narrow confines
Of his room, to get what comfort he
could from his poetic musings.-Na-
than M. Levy In Judge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Pleasure Deferred.

Somebody was talking to newly
married couple who were spending
their honeymoon at Scarborough.
"You mustn't leave Scarborough till
you've seen the cemetery" he said;
"it's we'll worth visit"
They said they would 90, but they
forgot about 1t until too late. Then
the young wife reproached her hus.
band.
Z George" she said, you haven't
taken me to the cemetery yet"
well. dear" was the reply, that
is a pleasure I must have in the fu-
ture!"-Pearson's Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29

kitchen. In addition to cookery there
are classes on home nursing and first
aid and kindred subjects. 1t is from
GpeT aqua eApom o3oIlaBd H[elnd q
Esher has inaugurated her ambulance
classes. She thinks that the women
Of England should be ready to do their
part in case Of emergency, Just as the
men should be ready to fight. She
wishes, too, to save some of the many
infant lives that are lost yearly
through the incapacity of the mothers.
There are both afternoon and eve
ming classes in cooking and house.
keeping, but, from the relative atten-
dances, it would appear that these
mbjects appeal more to the woman
II leisure than to the business girl.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29

Suppression Of Oldest Newspape', ~
The president Of the Chinese TO
public, Yuan Shat Kai. recently mtI. p aar
pressed the newspaper King bao'
which undoubtedly was the o 'los,s
paper in the world. For 1900 : year
it has reported the more impo port .,
news not only Of China, but also ..
foreign countries. At the time me-, v ,sss
the art Of printing and journalism w w.
as yet unknown in Europe, os ~,
Chinese Gong-Chung invented a msa ar
for making types from lead and s,lv na,
and in the year 400 A. D: the pace s,pee
King-Bao was printed. and has aa.a s,tS.
been issued regularly until recen tsn
The first edition was printed on. on - =.
sheets of yellow silk. neatly ' ~, me
gether, and was thus sent to a 81,
high oncials Of the Chinese enp
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29

Under the administration OF Presi'
dent Taft. INDUSTRIAL education In the
Philippines has made rapid progress.
For the last four years Industrial IN
struction has been prescribed In the
primary course for both boys snd
girls. and the work IL systematically
carried on in an advanced stage In
the intermediate schools. Twenty
six well-equipped trade schools have
been established in Manila and the
provinces; there is college OF agri-
culture at Los Banos. and college OF
engineering has been added to the
University of the Philippines. .~.
The civil government finds It's du'
ties much less onerous now that the
military invasion OF the islands has
been superseded by the educational.
In certain lines. particularly iacemak-
ing and embroidery. the products OF
the Philippine schools not only COM
pare favorably with the work OF the
famous French and Swiss experts, but
promise to compete with them sue
cessfully in the worlds markets.
This whole system of education In
the islands Is based on the principle
that the children should receive train
ing that will prepare them directly for
the life they are to live. In the low
est grades they make articles that
they can use and sell. both in their
own localities and elsewhere.
The most important industry taught
the boys is hat weaving. The schools
do not attempt to replace hand ma
cninery with modern apparatus. for 1t
is recognized that there IL a real de-
mand for the products Of careful hand
workmanship. A set of dining room
furniture In red narre. made At the
Philippine School of Arts and Trades
in Manila. recently sold for $500 at
carnival
The frst thing the Filipino girl does
in the sewing class in school Is to
make herself a complete outfit Of
clothing This work she usually be-
gins in the second grade, but some
times in the first Armed with an en-
broidery frame, in most cases made
by the boys in the same school. she
advances in proficiency through the
various grades; hemming and en-
broidering cotton squares, fine linen.
handkerchiefs, waists and SO on. Tho
more expert girls turn out master
pieces in French net and embroi.
derry. In lace they make all varieties
Of PILLOW lace" including "torchon"
Spanish lace), maltese. Ceylon. Irish
crochet, and SO forth. Battenberg Is
also made for local use.
Nearly 100000 pupils are engaged
in some kind OF industrial. work in the
islands.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
"c,eanlIness 10 Next to Goodness"

"cleanllness 10 Next to Goodness"
The author of the phrase, "cleanlt-
ness is next to Godliness," quoted by
John Wesley in his sermon on
Dress" and again In his journal
(February IL, 1772). is not known.
Long before Wesley, Bacon had put
the same Idea into the words, Clean
liness Of body was ever deemed to
proceed from due reverence 70
Cod" and Aristotle, still further back,
into Cleanliness Is half virtue"
But even long before Aristotle this
well-known English phrase had been
taught by the Rabbins Of the Talmud'
both as a religious principle and
sanitary law in the form: THE doc
trines Of religion are resolved into
carefulness; carefulness Into vlgor'
BUSINESS; vigorousness into guiltless'
ness; guiltlessness into cleanliness'
cleanliness into godllness."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Iowa STATE 3ystandl.
BYsTANDER PUB. CO.. Publishers
nEs Mo,Nxa. IOWA
BEING CARELESS WITH LIONS
Story OF intrepid Hunter Who PAID
for His Contempt Of the Beast
With His Life. Ets| n

When the author OF THE Journal OF
Q Sporting Nomad" was in Africa he
assembled the Pungwe river to Beira
and engaged professional hunter
named Hopping to take him out on
short trips In the immediate vicinity,
for at that time buffalo. hartebeest,
lions. quagga and bushbuck could be
obtained by going out from the hotel
and returning the same evening.
Lions. especially. were plentiful. roar
ing continually all around the camp:
THAT night the lions roared inces-
sanity quite close to camp; one OF
them must have been within nfty
yards OF u.s. took the precaution to
load my .577, which seemed to amuse
Hopping, who told me he never loaded
his old Martini. At night, he said, II
q lion came for US 1t would be too
late to shoot. differed from him. for
did not see the use OF cropping
around in the dark looking for cart
ridges when by little foresight the
rife could be loaded and ready for An
emergency.
I'VE argued the matter for some
time and happened to say he would
pay the penalty one Gay tor his care
lessness. little dreaming that within
q month this man would be killed by
q lion, the whole tribe Of which he 30
openly scorned. It happened that. aft
er he had been out in this part OF the
veldt with Lord Ennismore, he enc
day went out by himself. accompanied
only by one or two boys. CHANGING
to come upon lion. NANCY one, TOO,
he wounded 1t, and had no time to re-
load his rifle before the beast came
for him, killing him almost instantly
Had he been accompanied by al
other white man, or been armed with
q double barrel rife, the story might
have had quite another ending. He
had the greatest contempt for lions
and paid the penalty Of that contempt
with hiz life. Personally I should al
ways keep my rife loaded in a coun-
try fairly swarming with these beasts.
and / proved later on the truth OF my
conviction"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Ice1andlc Ponies.

Icelandic ponies. which are being
impressed into the service Of the
Swiss army. aroused the admiration
Of the great traveller. Nine. Ida Pfeif-
fer. I'm spite Of scanty food" she
wrote, "they have marvellous powers
OF endurance. They can travel from
IS to 40 miles per diem for several
consecutive days. They know by in
stinct the dangerous spots in the stony
wastes and in the moors and swamps.
On approaching these places they
bend their heads toward the earth and
lookly sharply round on all sides. II
they cannot discover a firm resting
place for their feet they stop at once.
and cannot be urged forward without
many blows
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Machine to Write Music.

A German musician has invented q
machine which, he states, automatical-
ly registers the notes emitted by the
piano. The new machine, Harper's
Weekly states, has the same object as
one invented by an italian and used
by Mascagni in writing his operas, but
1t is a larger instrument and is operat-
ed by electricity. Into the machine
is inserted roll of paper and the CON-
poser seats himself before the piano
and executes the composition that he
desires to give to the public. The ma
chine faithfully registers every note
produced, so that the musician does
not have to depend upon his memory.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Cards Signified Much to Those
Initiated.
French Minister Of Foreign Ana'rs
Under Louis XVI Devised lnsen'
.lous System, Described BY
Writer In the Century.

The mysterious cards employed by
the Count de Vergennes, who was
minister for foreign affairs under
Louis XVI, In his relations with the
diplomatic agents of France exhibit
great ingenuity in their arrangement
and show what the political condition
Of Europe must have been at that
time to require such precautions
writes John H. Haswell, who. In Gen.
fury, describes many forms Of secret
writing" The count was great
friend of America, and 1t was largely
through his influence that the trea-
ties OF amity and commerce and OF
alliance OF ITS were concluded.
These cards were used In letters OF
recommendation or passports which
we're given to strangers about to en-
ter or depart from France; they were
intended to furnish information with
out the knowledge Of the bearers.
This was the system: The cards CIV
en- to a man contained only a few
words, such as "Alphonse D'Angeha
Recommends a Monsieur lie Comte de
Vergennes, par lie Marquis de Puyse'
CUR. Ambassador de France a Ia
Cour de Lisbonne."
The card told more tales than the
words written on it. Its color indi-
Gated the nation Of the stranger.
Yellow showed him to be English;
red. Spanish; white, Portuguese:
green, Dutch; red and white. Italian;
red and green. Swiss: green and
white, Russian, etc. The persons age
was expressed by the shape OF the
card. II 1t was circular. he was un-
der 25; oval. between Is and 30:
octagonal between 30 and As; hexag-
onal, between As and so; square, be-
tween so and 60; an oblong showed
that he was over 60. Two lines plac-
ed below the name of the bearer indi-
Gated his build. II he was tall and
lean, the lines were waving and paral-
lei; tall and stout. they converged;
and so on.
The expression of his face was
shown by a flower on the border. A
rose designated an open and amiable
countenance, while a tulip marked a
pensive and aristocratfc appearance.
A flllet round the border, according to
its length, told whether the man was
bachelor. married or widower. Dots
gave information as to his position
and fortune. A full stop after his
name showed that he was a catholic;
semicolon, that he was Lutheran;
comma, that he was Calvinist; a
dash that he was Jew; no stop indi-
Gated him as an atheist So also his
morals and character were pointed
out by a pattern in the angles of the
card. So, at one glance the minister
could tell all about his man. whether
he was gamester or a duellist; what
was his purpose in visiting France:
whether in search of a wife or to
! claim legacy; what was his profess
sion-that Of physician, lawyer or
man of letters; whether he was to be
put under surveillance or allowed to
60 his way unmolested.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Removing Ink Stain From Book.

Removing Ink Stain From a Book.
You can quite effectively remove
the ink stain from an injured volume
by applying a dilute solution Of OK.
alic acid. tartaric acid, or citric acid.
Any Of these acids take out ordinary
writing ink. but do not interfere with
the print. You would achieve results
slowly by just moistening the spot
with a sponge and sprinkling over it
a coating Of damp cream Of tartar, let
dry and repeat. II acid solution
is used 1t should be quite dilute and
applied with a damp sponge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
How tho Finest Caviar 10 Cured.

How the Finest Caviar 10 Cured.
The finest caviar Is the bieluga.
prepared from the roe Of the white
sturgeon; little less fine is the sevrt.
uga, prepared at Astrakhan, Russia.
According to United States Consul
John H. Grout. stationed at Odessa,
the roe Ia rubbed through sieve with
care not to break the grain. 1t falls
into brine, where it remains for three
or four hours, after which 1t is packed
in sacks and allowed to drain. This is
the only preparation given to the best
caviar. The cheaper Varieties are more
strongly sailed. Caviar is digested
with ease and is one Of the finest
forms of nourishment, especially for
the sick. Y :,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Typical Cross. Examination.
Counsel-Do you know Julius Cae-

Typical Cross'exam'"aso"'
Counsel-Do you know Julius Cae
sar?
Witness-No, sir.
Counsel-Have you ever met nlm'
Witness-No, sir.
Counsel-You remember that you
are under oath?
Witness-Yes, sir.
Counsel-Then, II you have never
met Julius Caesar, how can you say
on your oath that you do not know
him?
Justice-1 think we have had enough
of this style Of examination.
Counsel-Your honor will please
note my exception to your coming "
the assistance OF the witness. :
Justice-1f you say that again
shall have you expelled from 'nS
courtroom.-Town Topics.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29

higher tribute to her business acu-
men than was Paid to Mrs Hartman
by her late husband. when he trusted
his entire fortune into the care and
keeping Of his wife. The confidence
he placed in her was attested by the
drawing up Of his now famous will.
which reads:
I. Edward H. Hartman Of Arden. in
the state of New York. do make, publish
and declare this as and for my last will
and testament. that IL to say:
! give. devise and bequeath all my
property. real and personal of any and
every nature. to my wife, Mary w. Har-
and I do hereby nominate and appoint
the said Mary w. Hartman executrix OF
this will.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this eighth day OF
June in the year OF nineteen hundred and
three.
Edward H. Hartman.
This will. containing less than q
hundred words, bestowed property up.
on Mrs. Hartman valued at $149, 00O.'
600 or at the rate of over a million
dollars a word. To the public thif
remarkable document appeared very
curious But e. H. Hartman knew
we'll the executive ability Of the WON
an in whose hands he trusted his mil
lions. Indeed, 1t was a well-known
In the world who possessed MIR. Far'
riman's entire confidence. and that
one was his wife.
Mrs. Hartman has manifested re-
markable capacity for business. Her
suite of offices or Fifth avenue. New
York. occupies comparatively the en-
tire second floor. Here she may be
found daily. actively engaged In ad'
! minjstering the affairs Of the vast
Hartman estate-the directing CT ev'
cry detail connected with the man
agement of that great fortune Is en-
tirely under her supervision She has
already shown the world what a WON
an can accomplish. Today she is &C
credited as being the greatest woman
banker in the country. The recent
changing a state bank in which the
late Mr.. Hartman had been large
stakeholder, to q national institution
was brought about through the in
fuence of Mrs. Hartman.
1t is generally considered by rail
road men that their business is a
mans game" a profession Of which a
woman has little influence; but In the
railroad world today Mrs. Hartman
is a striking example Of the exception
of this rule-for she Is recognized al
most influential and powerful factor
in the affairs of the Southern Pacific
| and Union Pacific roads.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Novels and Piavs.

An English writer describing the
difficulties that lie in the way of q
successful novelist becoming effective
as a playwright notes that a novelist
is free while the playwright is limited
by the stage, and adds: In a play
It all has to take place in somebody's
chambers and all the women Of the
play have to be got there somehow.
The method mostly adopted is to take
away their characters because then
you car put them where you like"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Ran pres. With Motor Car.

=. Ran Press With Motor Car.
A newspaper. known as the African
Standard, is said to have been recent
ly published at Nairobi, South Africa.
under unusual circumstances. Owing
to the breakdown Of the electric sup
ply the printing machinery was stop
ped, but the ingenuity Of the proprie-
tors was equal to the occasion. They
harnessed a motor car to the print
ing press and ran OF the edition at the
expense OF a considerable quantity Of
petrol, the paper appearing at the
usual time without q hitch. q,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
LIKES UNCLE SANS LAUNDRY

Heinrich Wollheim. representative
of the Imperial Bank Of Germany,
who came to Washington to inspect
the operations of the bill.washing ma.
chine in use at the bureau Of en-
craving and printing, has expressed
his entire satisfaction with the device.
He will return to Germany within a
few days, and will submit a report to
the Reichsbank OF Berlin, recon.
mending the purchase Of one or more
OF the machines for use in Germany.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
WHITE HOUSE SENSATION

The sensation of a recent White
House garden party was the pufing
of cigarettes by an Austrian woman.
the first to ever smoke at White
House function: that ia. the, first to
ever smoke at a White House func-
ton within the memory Of living wit.
nesses. Dolly Madison. the beautiful
Dolly, whose fame has delighted two
continents, probably smoked a pipe
there: at any rate, she rubbed snuff,
which is ten times worse.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29

known IN ireland
for her charitable
work among the
poor Of Balm.
coona. her home.
arrived in Amer
lea a few days
ago. and will de-
vote the next few
months to a study
Of American hos
pitfalls,
Miss Brodertck
Is the founder of
q small hospital
at BallincOOna
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29

Averill Hartman.
the widow OF the
great American
financier and fam.
GUS railroad king.
Edward II. Harri-
man. has Joined
the front ranks
of the great army
of women who
WELD a powerful
influence In the
business and phil.
anthropic world
today. No wom'
an ever received
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29

Mrs. Frederic
HIATT on referred
to the Connecticut
justice who said
that every mar
ried couple should
be compelled to
remain together
for on e y ga r,
W h e I h err they
wished or not. He
Is of the opinion
that II a bride
comes home cry
ing to mamma she
should be bundled
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
FOSTERING Canal Traffic

In order to take care of the trafflc
on the New York state barge canal,
which will be completed in 1915, an ex-
penditure of $1s,soo.ooo has been au-
thorized for canal terminals In New
York city and other cities along the
canal. In New York city there will
be IA canal terminals, costing alto
gether $9.74o,0O0. The remainder Of
the money will be spent in building
terminals at Fl different cities and
towns. * :
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Deduction

Il wonder what that slender young
woman works att" says the man with
the vibrant ears. ~ ~
sshe must be Z school teacher" an
swers the man with the deep-set eyes.
r overheard her ray that she tans
very quickly. Judges Library.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Doctor Knew,

Doctor. my husband is losing his
mind, fear. He continually mumbles
and mutters to himself"
rs 1t possible?"
Eyes: he mutters to himself and
when you speak to him he stares at
you blankly."
II know what the trouble H." said
the doctor, smiling. Hes memoriz.
ing some lodge work. I belong to the
same lodge" .., ~ "a ~ 49,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Wanted 20 Know.

New Boarder (gently)-Hasn't this
tutter rather-er..-a peculiar taste,
Mrs. Slimdiet? ...f,
Mrs. Slimdiet-That1 That's roll
suffer, sir. -,
New Boarder-Yes-erI suppose
10; but where have they been rolling
Knew York Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
70 Teach Automobile se,.,..

TO Teach Automobile Science.
The University Of Southern Califor-
MIA has instituted chair Of autorno-
bile science. being the first university
in the country to recognize the i'm.
portance Of the motor car as a sub.
ject Of technical study and investira-
ton from the engineering standpoint.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Natural Explanation.

si 5 Prosecuting Attorney (testily) You
nay the candidate wasn't running for
alderman or councilman or for any
city once: then what was he running
for? MI FL +.
Witness (stupidly) ~ dunno Mess
Il might be he seen . cop comm
round the corner. Judge. ",
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-29
Reduced Mortality From Cancer.
Cancer has at last. by a steady and

Heouceu mortdIty FROM lancer.
Cancer has at last, by steady and
uniform increase year after year,
reached a mortality of eight thou
sand" recent bulletin of the New
York state department Of health re-
ports. Cancer as a disease has in
creased more rapidly than tubercu-
losis. The comparison with tubercu-
losis shows that In the preceding 20
years there have been 100000 deaths
from that cause and 100000 from
cancer" The bulletin adds: Com
pairing cancer with the almost sta
tionary mortality Of consumption, it
would appear that within another 20
years there will be more deaths from
cancer than from consumption"