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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
NEW TARGET F!R!NG.
WarshlGs to Fire at Actual Boats
Instead Of Canvas
Orders Issued to Prepare Three o. sne
Old Torpedo Craft Of the Reserve
Division for Service a. Tar
'le aae. oct Vessels.

washington.--The Atlantic meet II
target practice this fall ana mex
spring will make several Important
departures. These include:
Firing at actual torpedo ooats In
stead of canvas targets In night prac
tice.
Firing actual torpedoes. minus ex
plosives, at real ships. :,
Firing on the old San Marcos wrecA
1t short instead Of long range.
Heretofore the feet In practice nrec
ut targets made by hosting screens
Of canvas on masts erected on rafta
of heavy timbers. which were ancnor
ed on the range ut various points
their exact location being unknown %
the firing vessel. These screens weie
painted dark gray. with wniee
streak at the foot, supposed to repre-
sent tho bow wave Of an oncomine
torpedo boat.
There were usually four targets
and the firing ship was directed 70
steam along . certain prescflDeo
course. At certain point. marked Dy
anchoring another vessel. brightly III
up, on the range, the firing ship was
permitted to turn on her searcniisnt.
and begin hunting for the targets, o.
which there were usually two on each
side. When she found them the snip
had a certain number Of minutes q
lowed her in which to hit all four tar
gets.
+, The targets this year will DO gen
uine torpedo boats. Orders have been
issued to prepare three Of the OLD ano
out-of-date torpedo craft Of the reserve
division for service as target vessels
They win be built up amidship to give
them the high free board and as near
" ~ possible the general appearance
OF a modern destroyer, and Will be
filed with cork to keep them anoa'
as long as possible, even though nd
died with rapid-fire shells.
One ship from each class OF vessels
that is, one dreadnaught, one battle
ship of the Connecticut class. one OF
the Georgia class, and so on, Will &c
tho actual firing. The entire fleet Will
form In column to come on the range
|. Az shown in the diagram mo. u
the point for commencing fire Is mark
ed by a station ship. But, to assist N
reproducing as nearly as possible the
exact scenario of night engagement
a 1lotilla Of destroyers will be sent Out
ahead of the feet to act as a screen
precisely as would be done IN time OF
war, and these destroyers are expected
to discover the enemy" and report
their presence just az they would un
der real battle conditions. The only
difference will be that the destroyer
themselves will not open fire.
The guns Of the broadside batter.
win be allowed five rounds OF amnunl
ton apiece for this practice, and II
addition q few rounds Of the new IL
inch shrapnel will be distributed fol
use in the turret guns.
/, shrapnel consists Of thin stee
shell filled with a great number o
steel balls, which are arranged arount
q small charge Of powder called thu
bursting charge" A fuse 10 attached
timed 10 that Just before the shell
reaches the target it bursts and scat
| ters the steel bullets.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

ming of Friday,
September 20. AS
he alighted from
his saloon at Vic
tOria a man,
standing within a
few feet of him
held aloft a white
placard on which
was printed. Rus
STA must evacu-
ate Persia if she
wishes for Eng
lands friendship"
and at the same
A{- - =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

per from Athens
as follows: y
had the good for
tune to travel on
the steamer Praga
from Brindisi to
Corfu with her
m a ] e sty, the
queenN Of Greece.
from whom ] OBJ
tanned an exclu-
sive statement.
Her majesty trav-
eled with her usu-
al lack of ostenta-
ton and was &C.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

hs1 decided to as
sums the title OF
" 3 m peror OF
Rome" In the
near future.
Should Victor
e m m a n lei as
sumo on his own
motion the title
" e m peror OF
Rome" he will In
vest himself with
a d e S ! 6 u q ton
that even julius
Caesar. its first
wearer tOok only
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
uJnpardonable offense

objectionable offenss.
do you mean to say that policeman
arrested burglar and gunman In the
wicked metropolis? III.
Yes: the miscreant stole a dark
lantern and q Jimmy from another
burglar who had better pull than
his 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
A Harmless Scrape,

12fmTe88 SCfapS.
The trap drummer chuckled joyful.
ly.
Coma be some fun In a minute"
he said. 49,. -.
"Whasa matter?' asked the from
bonist-
AS soon as he could compose himself
sufficiently the trap drummer replied:
Il just rubbed soap on the bass nd
dler's bow" -. &.eu.E
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
pImcu,ty Removed.

Pa Embrace me, Thora. Reginald
has asked your hand in marriage.
Thora-But don't want to leave
dear mother, pa,
S5 Pa-Oh, never mind that. Take
her along with you.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

DR.. A. Clayton Powell goes at the
matter in the right way to correct the
evil when he shows by statistics that
the negroes of Harlem, in New. York
city, spend $4,500,0O0 annually for
food and clothing, the profit Of which
must be $4,000, much Of which
should be handled by negro business
men. How much of it is handled by
them? Encourage the young folks
to go into business, however small the
beginning, and patronize them as well
as the old ones who are already estab-
lished and fighting to succeed.-New
York Age.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

We wonder If the negro will ever
see the folly Of having everything 60
ing out and nothing coming in? There
is only one way in which to force
white men to realize the necessity Of
giving US a square deal and that is by
touching their pocket books. So far
as insurance is concerned we have
negro companies just as solvent. just
as able financially to guarantee you
insurance protection as any white COM
panies operating in the state. Sup
pose that the negroes had the conf
dence in them they ought to have and
would join them as readily, don't you
see that you could demand employ
ment for your boys and girls which
they could not hope to get otherwise?
Let's get together on these questions.
Louisville Defender.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
The day never comes for a woman
20 realize the futility Of powder.

The reason for the sinking of the
Titanic and the sacrificial Offering of
human lives was the direct result of
carelessness on the part of British
sea captain; avarice on the part of
British ship owners, and the same is
the cause Of Afro-Americans not max
ing greater material progress; racial
Jealousies and petty prejudices.-Ca.
diz Informer. -'..a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
The TemptFess.

The Luncher-I don't think ri take
anything else.
The Waitress-No sweets today,
sir? The apple tart u very nice.
che LunchsrAh, Evei-Londoa
Opinion. #
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

CAL. on charges
of political cor
ruption and mu-
nicipal graft. Ru-
dolph Spreckels
has become q
leading figure in
the fights for
purer politics in
many large cities
in the United
States. 1t was
detectives In his
employ who IN
covered Ruef and
hia methods and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Foolish Girl.

Daughter Impossible / will never
marry Mr.. Millions. He has hideous
red HART "a Ss ID s,35 III " Il. ri
Mother Heavens! What ii hairy
/ He has lost nearly all Of It'll Puck
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
A .strona Character,

Mrs. Twobble u very superior
woman" x. ~
II know she has great personal
charm, but why do you say she ID
SUPERIOR" h b I 4.l /.
Because she IL the only woman in
our neighborhood who didn't get ex-
cited over Mrs. Vanderbilt's latest
blowout at Newport. 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

There have been too many fancy
ideas Of education. Too many OF our
young people who have completed
courses Of study in college find them
selves handicapped in the world from
the fact that they don't know how to
do anything. They have acquired GER
tain knowledge, but they can't apply
it. This circumstance is detrimental
We want men and women Of action.
We commiserate, to say the least, the
Young man who has spent several
years in college acquiring knowledge
of mathematics, language and science,
and then goes out into the world un-
able to render the people practical,
efficient service On the other hand,
we must regard him as educated.
though he might have never spent a
day In college, who is able to achieve
some victory for the race and thus
increase admiration for it on the part
Of the outside world.-Savannah indie
pendent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
GREEK QUEEN IN PLEA
TO WOMEN OF AMERICA

Gordon Rose. special correspondent OF
the Chicago American, wires his pa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Her Mark Down Mania.

Her Mark Down Mania. 81
Mrs. Benham-You are always max.
Ing mountains out of molehills.
Benham-And you are always
marking mountains down to mole.
hills. v
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
.To,ushi.
whispered his

more tough luck, " whispered his
wife. HI VI: ",
.sNell. what now!. he muttered.
you know Miss Green never sings
without her music = X 5S
yes" M 81 u \. &
85 "a. Wen. she's brought her music. :
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Not Saying Much.

3i Not Saying Much. ..5
Narie-Hans says grow prettier
every day.
Oretchen-How horrid Of him.
Narie--I don't see that 4s
| 80retchen-Lcok what fright he
!, makes out Of you q TIE start KGnich
IAstige Hiaetter. VI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Hence the Full Houses

hence tno run houses. t@~I, "
Rather scanty costumes those
chorus girls are wearing. "a
Yes. The man who staged this
sbGH must have had an idea that
beauty unadorned 10 adorned the
most" %,t%l& ss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

The negro in the short period IN
which he, as a free man has COZ
Quoted his own operations has zone
much that the world commends; Du'
there are still disagreeable assocla'
tions which he needs to ignore II ne
would win the recognition OF inc
more worthy Of mankind. Discourage
rowdyism, drunkenness and KINDRED
errors. Drive from compromising
the worthless parasite; keep to up
right conduct, and in the not far ols
tant future the negro will come lnto
his own.-Atlanta Phalanx.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Mrs. Emma M. Nakulna Is a water
rights commissioner under the terri
torial government In Hawaii. Mrs.
Nakulna is an American woman,
granddaughter of Captain Metcalf OF
the Eleanor. She lives In Kalihi.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
KING or ITALY ASPlREs
TO TITLE OF CAESAR

It has been announced In Rome
that King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
A..c,,ua..

Woman-Ive lost little boy. police.
man. n q. h n.
Bobby What's he like.
Woman (displaying : patch Well,
he's i patch on his trousers like this.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Ell you'd spend ten minutes countin'
20 blessings you'd fergit all about yo'
troubles. Fe
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
FOREIGN MINISTER Of
RUSSIA VISITS ENGLAND

The Russian minister for foreign az
fairs arrived in London on the eve
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

There is fault that is always at.
tributed to women-that Of never be.
ing on time. sf% TIM t#
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

To be patient with fate ana WV.
those whom fate seems to have st'ioA
en- should be commensurate. %#
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Ninety thousand persons have paid
a penny each for admission to the "a
nous maze at Hampton Court Palace
this summer, the largest number for
some years. It is estimated that about
rs per cent. of these were foreigners
mostly French and German. During
August $4,000 people passed through
the turnstiles. For number Of years
the takings at the maze were the per-
ouisities of one Of the palace attend
ants, upon whom the right to collect
and retain them was conferred by the
late Queen Victoria. Since his death
few years ago the takings have gone
to his maiesty's Office Of works.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Frances annual consumption Of
wine is about one hundred bottles per
capita. & ..@z%1
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

, You can't ever tell what s
thinks OF a man until his s Boz.
CLEANS on her finger. s'sS;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

What can the white people of the
country do to help advance the inter-
ests Of the ten million negroes, who
contributed in 1911 over $7O0,0OO,OOo
to the wealth Of the nation, and show
ed unusual activity in the work Of
building up business enterprises? 1t
is true that the negro has succeeded
In spite Of opposition, lack of train
ing. and the schemes of designing
men. Nevertheless the fact remains
that where the negro has had 4
sympathetic contact with the best
white people, he has made the great.
est progress and has suffered least
from wasted activity. The white peo-
pie Of this country can do a great deal
OF good by encouraging the negroes
about them to assume responsibility
to begin business operations, and to
follow out the suggestions which Dr..
Washington and others offer. White
people can explain the methods that
they have found to be OF value to
them and point out some Of the pit
falls OF business life. They can do
what Julius Rosenwald, president Of
the Sears, Roebuck company of Chi.
cago, recently did-speak with per-
feet frankness out of their rich bust
ness experience and give that whole
some advice which has already been
perfectly squared with practice in and
out Of business life. They can give
publicity to the good things that they
know concerning negroes. They can
keep an open mind on the race ques-
ton and deal with negroes as men
and women who are struggling vail
antly for the higher things of life
They can be generous, kind hearted,
sympathetic, and fair In all their re-
lations with the colored man. Through
cooperation in its various phases,
through understanding based upon
helpful contact, and through justice
itself will the white people and the
black people of this country continue
to secure the blessings Of earth
Southern Workman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
RUDOLPH SPRECKELS
WEALTHY FOE OF GRAFT

Since the conviction OF Abe Ruef
and his associates in San Francisco,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Foredoon.sd.

"DGabs seems to think he's . man
4 OF destiny B: (.
Yes. His wife's II VI,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Cares are never as large as ~
thinks. nor AZ trivial as the otnef -
low deems. ..,.~. 5.g5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Some men are born lovers; ing =. 3,
sible woman never tries 70 ID
them. @s,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

When a woman is afraid of show,
ing her age she tries to cover It with
q coat Of paint. ,-+.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

To trust is to lead others to Do tru0'
worthy. -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

M Ef dar wuz q elevator gwine up ter
Heaven you'd soon ketch ole Satan
tryin' ter cut de cables. NJ. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Show your hand and perhaps u
other fellow will hide his face.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Every day teaches us how mucn y
life there is still to know.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

A woman consciously dislikes' .
man unconsciously hates.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Juvenile idea.

Mamma, ] know the difference be-
tween Z poet and anybody else"
well. dear
Anybody else says Try, and i
1 pest sayS strive. (" .3 \,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15

Give your heart out to your 80 :
and he will show you the RICHNESS
his own.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08

Oats make an excellent ration for
laying hens.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
TOOL THAT MEANT VICTORY
Properly Tempered, 1t Always Will
When in the Hands of a Man
Who Means to Succeed.

"You can'ti"
He did not exactly count the voices,
but it seemed to him as if every voice
In the world screamed at him, and
from all sorts of queer places:
you can't!"
When the voices had hoarsed them
selves into silence, rude hands scraWl-
ed the words on bits of bark and pa
per and thrust them before his eyes.
Once the words formed themselves
into opposing rocks in his path and
he fell over them.
Again, they multiplied themselves
like drops of water into an unfriendly
Sea and he nearly drowned.
He listened vainly at the lips of his
kin for one fair word of cheer
He prayed nightly to a stony-heart-
ed and busy God and took back to his
torn heart only the hollow echo of his
prayer.
He saw many fingers tapping upon
foreheads and knew that the motions
Of the fingers spelled Fool.
In the wales the brooks sang taunt-
ing songs to him; as he swung. up the
steep places in the forest the squir-
rels from the trees pelted him with
empty, symbolic shells; upon the
plains the wind, having good chance,
cut the skin of his cheek and scudded
away through the grasses with sar-
donic laughter.
The hand of sickness pinned him to
his cot for long seasons; his conlpeti-
tors in the race for achievement ran
away from him as if he were tied; the
very bigness Of the looming cities leer-
ed at him as be struggled with disap-
pointment and delay.
You can't"
It stung him into greatness.
Somewhere within the locker of his
being he found q tool and sharpened
it. The tool was labeled Will. With
this, through many patient days, he
wrought upon the sreering face Of
Fate to make it smile The while he
worked the voices spat their jibe-
"You can't" "Gibe on!" he cried.
He let his kin go hang. He ceased to
rail at Gods Indifference. He dis
covered a mighty divinity within him
self and bent him anew to his task.
His Work-the Will to do it-these
were his friends, his life, his all.
The work was never finished, quite
no good work ever is-but when at
last his hands were still, upon his slab
men carved the paradoXic phrase:
HE did!"-From the Magazine
Business.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
Model for All Fathers.

The Suitor (rather diffidently)-Mr.
Darlington, have come to ask you If
L to say, that is, that L
Mr.. Darlington (beaming) g)-That
you want to marry Ethel, is that it?
Take her, my boy, and be happy. She's
a good girl, and I'm glad to see that
she's going to get good man. I've
known how things were with you and
Ethel, my boy, and I've been waiting
/. to congratulate you both.
The Suitor-You know, of course,
Mr.. Darlington, that | am not
wealthy man, that in fact, | cannot
support Ethel in the style to which
she has been accustomed. l can give
her a good home and We won't starVe,
but We'll be pretty poor.
Mr.. Carrington-Don't let that wor-
ry you, Albert. If I'm any judge OF
men you'll be a lot better off than L
am when you're my age, and it's a
mighty good thing for young couple
to go through the years OF struggle
together. / was poor when | married
EthePs mother and We had a lot OF
fun out of being poor. Shake, Albert
and have a cigar.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
Longevity Calculations.

According to Button, the life Of man
"can' last six times as long as it takes
him to become fully developed: ac-
cording to Bacon and Hufand, eight
times as long Now, since man is not
considered in the anatomical sense
completely mature before the twenty
fifth year of age, his life, according to
the last named two authorities,
could" last 200 years. But, as mat
ter of fact, outside the Bible, there is
no record whatever of such long lives.
evity on record and well attested is
that of the Englishman, Thomas Parr,
who lived happily at Shropshire to
the age of 152 years. The celebrated
Harvey, who dissected him after death,
found his body in excellent condition,
and stated that had it not been for
his intemperance he might have lived
much longer. A census taken under
Emperor Vespassin showed in the
relatively small territory of Italy
alone so persons over 100 years old,
and among these are two had reach
ed the age of 140. The census of the
United States for 1900 shows 1881
centenarians, and that for 1910 1904
(males 1,271, females, 1888. These
figures have only dubious value, and
merely because the vanity of some
old people causes them to claim their
age much higher than it really is,
but for the fact that the majority of
these centenarians are ignorant per
sons (2,533 negroes, Ill Indians and
three Mongolians), whose statements
as to their ages cannot be relied upon.
Christian Herald.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
The Men Who Succeed

as heads of large enterprises are men
of great energy. Success today de-
mands health. To all is to fail. It's
utter folly for man to endure weak
run down, half alive condition when
Electric Bitters will pnt him right on
his feet in short order. -Four bottles
did me more real good than any other
medicine I ever took" writes Chas.
B. Allen, Sylvania, Ga. after years
of suffering with rheumatism, liver
trouble, stomach disorders, and de-
ranged kidneys, 1 am again, thanks
to Electric Bitters, sound and WE'LL"
Try them. SOC at Oberdorfer's.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
Missed Heaven for a Penny.

One of the most curious stories of
a man down on his luck is Clephan
Palmer's tale of the poor fellow who
missed heaven for want of a penny
Weary of the struggle for life, he went
to bed and turned on the gas tap in
a we'll closed room. Just as his feet
were on the threshold of the mansion
above the gas ran out, and there was
not penny in the house to put in the
slot.-LondOn Chronicle.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
Youthful Grandmother.

Probably the youngest grandmother
in the world is Mdme. Kuni Medzu-
kami, the wife of farmer in the pro-
vince of Idza, Japan. The woman,
who is now % years old, was married
when she was 13. She has a daughter
fifteen years old who was married a
year ago and has given birth to a son.
still alive at the age of go.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
Couldn't Use 1t.

Agent Ito sour-faced but rich old
lady)-Madam, | am soliciting funds
to start a beAevolent enterprise for
the Door blacks of Africa, and L
thought
Sour-Faced LADY, can't give you
money. sir; l have been swindled too
often. All | can do is to lend my
couptenance to the scheme.
Agent (sadly)-That would simply
ruin it.-Tit-Bits.
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
Uncle Ezra Saws

1T don't take more'n a gill NV effort
to git folks into a peck of trouble" !"
and little neglect of constipation.
biliousness, indigestion OF other liver
arrangement will do the same If all
ing take DR.. Kings New Life Pills
for quick results Easy, safe, sure,
and only s5c at Oberdorfer's
The Bourbon news., 1912-03-08
What We Never Forget

according to science, are the things
associated with our early home life,
such as Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that
mother or grandmother used to cure
our burns, boils, scalds, sores, skin
eruptions, cuts, sprains or bruises.
Forty years of cures prove its merit.
Unrivaled for piles, corns or cold sores.
Only 25c at Oberdorfer's.