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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
Hens Adopt Male Plunaoe.

Remarkable developments in poul-
try would seem to suggest that the
masculine tendencies Of some women
have now spread to the hens! Lon.
don letter states. Fs$
A well known Sussex breeder Of Hal
lisham possesses two and one-half-
year-old speckled Sussex hen, which
at the end Of her first year was in
appearance q hen. laid quantity Of
eggs, set and reared q brood Of chick
ems. Last year she did not lay, but
NOTED into q cocks plumage, with the
exception Of the headgear. which is
normally a pullet's. ,
"A partridge Wyandotte hen has been
presented to the Natural History mu.
scum which presents specially Pc
culiar case. ~.
I The hen was Matched in 1910 and
NOTED normally In the autumn Of
that season and again in 1911. After
the 1912 mott her plumage became In
ali respects that Of cock. Although
she still laid eggs, not one Of them has
been Matched.
Mr.. AR. Cooper Of Knaresborough
has had blue Leghorn female with. .
males headgear but in this case the
bird did not lay any eggs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

teen and is typical Parisienne with
sparkling black eyes. rich warm lips,
raven hair. and OF vivacity typical Of
French metropolis. Her delicately oval
face and exquisitely nodded nose are
remarkable even among nation Of
women renowned for these features.
Mile. Helene Is typical child OF the
Latin quarter and lives with her
mother In an attic on the Boulevard
Montparnasse. And here in the win
dows OF this little attic under the
caves bloom every sort Of flower from
earliest spring until the first frosts
wither the heliotrope in the boxes and
blacken the leaves of the waxy ger
aniums
1t was here that she first developed
her love for flowers. for in this boule-
yard and it's numerous gardens all
sorts of rare and delicate flowers
bloom throughout the summer. =
And evenings, after the days work
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
CHILD or THE TENEMENTS rs MADE QUEEN

was over, Mile. Mangenot and her
mother used to walk to the Luxem-
bourg gardens and wander through
the narrow paths, bordered with ram
bling roses. alive with statues OF
nymphs and ancient goddesses. And
then they would sit by the sparkling
fountains, while the sun set over the
palace and the couples wandered two
by two and remarked on the beautifui
young girl who sat alone with. her
mother on bench.
The soul OF those flowers has gone
into the heart Of Mile. Mangenot. And
SO It was especially fitting that she
should be chosen the queen of roses
and that she should preside, few
weeks ago. over the festival Of roses,
one OF the gayest carnivals OF the
year in the Latin quarter.
For years Mile. Mangenot has been
known among the artists Of the Latin
quarter as one of the most beautiful
models. But since she would never
pose for the nude she received fewer
engagements than the other profess
sional models, and had, to exc out her
existence with dressmaking. At this
humble trade she makes five francs,
or a dollar day. But when she
poses she receives 81 for an after
noon. #'
To the French artists 1t Is incom'
prehensible that this graceful poser
is unwilling to be model for the
nude For a child Of the Latin quar-
ter, to take this attitudeNis surprise
to all the old-:iIaers. They call her
the little American, because they al.
ways assert that the American mod
els are so prudish. g., +-..
Her favorite pictures Of herself are
those painted by the well-known
French artist, Eduard Becque. IN
which she is portrayed as child OF,
the tenements,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
WOODROW THE COOL"

These be warm days In Washington.
both meteorlogically and politically
President Wilson has been In the
thick of both kinds Of warmth. Yet
close observers declare that he has
not yet perspired;
Has not been seen to mop his brow;
Has not wilted collar;
Has not used fan;
Has not complained Of the heat;
Has not once said: "Whew, but it's
hot"
Has not started the air cooling
plant under the Offices.
All this in spite Of the fact that he
ia the hardest worked man in the
United States.
Blighting summer heat has fallen
on the white house, but he has re-
solved to stay ION the Job" all sum.
mer, to carry out the Administrations
reform policies.
His bedroom and his office are only
a hundred feet apart, so that he is
obliged to steal the time II he gets
away for a bit of exercise, yet, even
at that, he has established a white
house record.
He has not even takeno his vest.
/, He turns on the electric fan in his
office and goes on working and weigh
ing 17S pounds without turning a
hair.
And all perspiring Washington 10
wondering how he does it.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
GRAND DUKE WORRIES THE CAR AND czARINA

came out that he had taken the money
from man from Moscow, immensely
rich, who had gone up to St. Peters
burg to have good time and fallen into
the grand dukes clutches. The crowd
was so pleased with the largesses, and
clamored so persistently for more
which the grand duke had not-that
the police were called in.
The czarina is said to dislike him
more than any other of her husbands
relations. One day, when she first knew
him, she tried to persuade him how bad
his way of living was. and especially
his love of champagne. But he only an
swered, IF you had the misfortune to
be born.a grand duke you would drink
from morning till night, too" She gave
him up after that: -
He is very goodnatured, and never
has enough money, in spite of his huge
fortune. because he always gives to any
who ask He set up half dozen poor
Russian exiles as shopkeepers in Paris
lends them money whenever they ask
for it. .
When he went out to the front, in
the Russo-Ja panese war. he took the
whole lot of dancers with him., Need.
less to say, he amused himself with
them instead of fighting.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
Bargaining in Court.

Prisoner at the bar" detained the
learned Judge, your offense is of such
a nature that, it you plead guilty, I
will let you off with fine.'
Pardon me,p and the prisoners
counsel popped suddenly UP from his
seat. Before we plead guilty it will
be necessary for us to know exactly
how much the fine will 7be."
But this is unprecedented, sir"
exclaimed the Judge warmly You
cannot bargain with the court"
well, it may be little unusual,
Your Honor" replied the lawyer. but
am sure, when you learn the full cir
cumstances> Of the case you: will en-
tirely agree to my proposition. You
see, the prisoner is in the possession
Of 500; my fee is $50, and so we Cali.
not afford to plead guilty II you in.
sist on finding him more than $10."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
OLDEST, WISEST AND THE WlL|EST SERvIAN

Nikolai. He understands men, and Is
a clever politician. w.
Pashitsch runs the Balkans. He
runs Servia without challenge. He Is
the Oldest. wisest and widest OF Ser
Wan politicians; he has been prime
minister five times. and when he has
not been prime minister he has bossed
the prime minister. To Servia's par
Lament. the humble skuptschina,
Pashitsch is the embodiment OF pene'
trating statecraft. man OF superhu'
man talents, who proves his genius
by almost always keeping on the win
ming side. or, If he is on the losing
side, by getting away safe with some
fellow-victim's boots. ~ This legislative
organ, ever since a wise electoral law
gave every Serb vote If he pays 10
dinars-about Sis entirely in the
hands of the petite bourgeoisie," an
unpolitical class to whom Pashitsch,
with his profound political achieve
ments, is Washington. Lincoln, Glad
stone, Bismarck and Gambetta rolled
into one.
And all this is surprising, for Ser
Was uncrowned king, the fox OF the
Balkans, has not the talents which
make for commanding statecraft. He
is a bad speaker, master Of corrupt,
cosmopolitanized. Servian jargon. he
hates putting pen to paper. he is not
a scholar or man of strong will, and
of finance. administration and high
diplomacy he knows little more than
the members OF the petite bour-
gecise" skuptschina.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
plenty Of Time t. eepafr t.

st2ES-- SIenIy OF INA " sSp1tF ".
One day a well-dressed elderly man
called at the shop OF the local Jewell
er in . small Scottish town. and ask.
ed: .
Is my watch ready?"
As the matchmaker had at the mo-
ment no remembrance of the man. he
asked him in turn:
When did you leave your watch? 7"
"Oh, replied the man. Il didn't
leaveiit In this shop. Ye we're over
by Nelson street when ye got It"
Il Nelson street," repeated the Jew.
eler. I'VE left Nelson street seven.
teen years ago"
"But l felt It with ye. for a that"
Can you tell me the name and the
number Of the watch?"
They were promptly given. as we'll
% q description Of the watch, and 1t
was found. Exactly twenty-five years
had passed since 1t was left for re-
pairs. yet at the end Of that time its
owner had called for 1t as naturally
as II he had only left 1t the preceding
week.
why have you not got your prop
erty before?" asked the jeweler. ~, (
"Weel." responded the man. II
went over to America shortly after.
kent the watch would be safe with
ye till cam back. but stayed wee
thocht LANCER than l intended
Youths Companion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
SCHOOL FOR coNeREssMEN.

During the discussion OF the tarih
bill Representative J. Hampton Moore.
Pennsylvania Republican, delivered
his piece" in the shape of what he
called tariff primer" He had the
clerk read questions and he answered
them, incidentally roasting the Under
wood measure.
While "Hamy," as Mr.. Moore Is
called by his intimates, was getting
along swimmingly with his primer les
son, Congressman Lobeck Of Nebraska
did his best to make the scene as edu-
cational as possible. Mr.. Lobeck rails
ed his right hand and frantically waved
it in circles.
"For what purpose does the gentle
man from Nebraska riser" asked the
presiding officer.
please, teacher, may 60 out?" was
the response, while the house shook
it's sides laughing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
GODDESS GETS BATH.

The Goddess of Freedom the dame
on top of the capitol, has received her
triennial bath.
q For the bathing and painting OF the
goddess and her approaches and foun-
dations, congress appropriated $4,000.
Charles MacNichol. who has twice be-
fore washed and painted the great
metal figure on the capitol, had the
Job. 1t required 100000 gallons OF
paint to give back to the goddess OF
freedom her original color. 1t took the
time of many men several weeks to
touch the lady up properly. \
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
Rulino Protects Banks.

If the drawer of check dies oe'o'e
it is presented for payment the oan ~
is protected in the payment OF .ne
check if the payment was MADE II, Wv wv
due course of business and "i'nous
knowledge Of the drawers death W. =,
it paid the check. The court VI ,; "r ,
peals of New York made this rune
in Glennan VS.. Rochester irus. 40. d
safesDeposit company. IN holding sn .v.
the bank was protected IN Tue ~ IT.
ment Of the check the court sa'u 80,
would be utterly impracticaple ,ont
business to be done if before the p' a.
could safely pay checks II mus .ar 4
lay to find out whether the draw" -"
still living" .,& ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
PENSION FOR BURR
His Application Found In Musty
Records.
Writing ~ Leslble 40 " Only Month
Old and dated 1884. When the
Revolutionary Veteran Was
70 Years Old.

Washington. - The application OF
Aaron Burr of revolutionary fame fpr
q pension has been unearthed among
the musty files of the pension bureau
Secretary Lane has dispatched It to
the Smithsonian institution, suggest.
ing that place as the proper depository
for such an interesting document. The
application is In an excellent state OF
preservation.
The writing is as legible as II writ
ten month ago, and the paper is still
intact. The signature of the applicant
is modestly placed in the lower right
hand corner and read "A. Burr" There
are four pages Of the application.
which is dated in 1884, and is closely
written on both sides Of legal size pa
per. Therein is set forth that Colonel
Burr, the applicant. Is seventy eight
years old, and that he enlisted in 1775
at the age of eighteen.
1t is further recited that the appli-
cant's first important expedition was
with General Arnold on the campaign
IN Canada. At that time he was aid
70 General Montgomery, who was kill
nd in the attack on Quebec. Young
Burr's next assignment was as aid to
General Arnold, who was in command
of the invading army at that time. La
ter he was aid to General Putnam and
was present at the battles Of Long
island and White Plains" I'd
The papers also declare that Burr
was made lieutenant colonel by Cen
eral Washington; that his health be-
came impaired and that he made sew
eral attempts to resign on that &C
count, and his resignation was accept
ed conditionally and with protest BY
Genel al Washington, but before 1t took
effect Colonel Burr was persuaded to
undertake the destruction Of British
blockhouse on the Bronx river. which
he accomplished most successfully,
and was then persuaded to forego his
intention to resign and continued in
active service until 1881.
Among other papers in the file Is
copy of letter to Colonel Burr from
George Washington, dated "Headquar-
tiers Frederick. 26 October, 177S." The
substance of this letter Is found In the
following quotation:
you in my opinion carry your ideas
of delicacy too far, when you propose
to drop your pay while the recovery Of
your health necessarily requires your
absence from the service. 1t Is not
customary, and 1t would be unjust.
You therefore have leave to retire un-
til your health is SO far re-esta blished
as to enable you to do your duty" 8
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
KILL 12,s1o,soe ANIMALS.

There were 12.910,506 animals
slaughtered in the federally inspected
establishments OF Chicago under gov.
eminent Inspection In 1912. These
consisted OF 1.664,613 cattle. 463,7 50
calves, ATHEIST sheep. 1928 goats
and 5.994,513 hogs. +,
The total number OF animals In
spected in the 700 slaughtering and
processing Establishments under fed.
eral inspection in 226 cities and towns
In 1912 was 57,62S,491. This Is an In
crease Of nearly 100000 over the fig
ures for the fiscal year 1911.
Since 1911 the number Of inspected
establishments, including meat food
factories, has increased from 919 to
$40. OF the animals inspected in 1912
cattle numbered 7.245,5S5 calves. g.
277,954. sheep 14.979.a54, goats 1851
and hogs 33,052,727.
The total COMBINATIONS at the time
of slaughter for disease or other
cause numbered 232.GS7. whole car.
casses and 494,32S parts Of other car
casses, or a total Of 727,015 condemna'
lions. In addition. nearly 100000
pounds of prepared meats and meat
products were condemned on reinspec'
ton because they had become un.
wholesome subsequent to the first in.
spect1on. i~
Chicago. with 12,s1o.5oe animals
slaughtered under federal. inspection
by the department of agriculture,
leads in numbers The other principal
points of federally inspected slaughter
are in the following order: Kansas
City. 5,64e,161; South Omaha. 4.609,-
655; New York, 3.0s46S5; National
stock yards Cast St. Louis), 2,966,292;
South St. Joseph, 2,671,44 Boston. L.
S26,O44: indianapolis. 1,S9S,5o3;. Sioux
City 1.520,607; Buffalo. ,.581,271.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

shitsch maintain, his power; by what
maneuver will he return to office If the
military action fer a time succeeds
and drives him to retirement.
Nikolai Pashitsch's triumphs, ruses
lures. tricks. manipulations and mys-
tifcations have earned him title
more expressive than uncrowned king.
1T is the Fox Of the, Balkans"-'Bal-
kanska Lysitsa! And in, fact, since
Jacob, the son Of Isaac, achieved a
blessing from his father by donning
gloves Of goatskin. never has there
been such willy, cunning, canny, as
tute. unseizable success hunter as is
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

have been followed In the national
capital this summer arr Endorsed In .
bulletin Just issued from the Office Of
the state entomologist Of Minnesota.
The local plan was iEaugurated with
q cleanup campaign. Since then the
method has consisted principally Of
bringing to the attention OF citisens.
by means OF educational posters, let
tiers and newspaper articles. sugges-
tons for fly eradication that have
been tried out with success in various
cities F
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
DRILL. THROUGH ! iron
Remarkable Power Displayed by
Horn-Tailed Wasp.
Matched Out In Wood, Few Materials
\ Are Hard Enough to Prevent u
Boring to Liberty on Attalp-
Inc Full Growth.

That so small and apparently deli
cately formed an insect as wasp car
actually drill through steel and, iron
seems unbelievable. but entomologists
now have abundance Of proof that this
is true. This insect is commonly
known as the horn-tailed wasp, It'll
proper name is sirex gigas, and In
summer 1t haunts dense pine woods
for the purpose of Matching Its
eggs. mut..G Il, 80. Z
This wasp bores into the trees with
it's long. ssharp tail and deposits an
egg III each place. This egg soon
matches out as q six legged. whitish
shiny grub or larva with exceedingly
strong jaws. 1t promptly begins to
bore deeper into the wood, making
large cavity and sealing the en-
trance with the shavings and saw
dust thus secured SO that it might be
said actually to crawl into a hold and
pull the hole in after 1t.
A cocoon Is formed In this large
chamber and in two years this Is
burst open and full-sixed horn-tailed
wasp energies. The first thing this
wasp does is to bore for liberty. to
get air and food. ~ -. @t-.e.."
But as it takes two years for the
grub to become wasp, 1t very fire..
quently happens that during that time
the tree has been felled and cut up
into lumber If the nest is not ~.
turbed by the saw the grub keeps
right on growing, and by the time the
wasp is ready to bore his way out
he may be in a piece Of wood that Is
part of sheathing for structural iron,
part of some furniture, or, as 1t once
happened. part of the wooden lining
of a safe.
But such little thugs as steel and
iron do not hinder the wasp from
keping right on boring, and many a
time people have wondered In vain
what made the big hole in some piece
of furniture. L.
Sometimes the wood containing the
cocoon is used for roof rafters, and
MANY a tinsmith has been blamed
for leaving leak in "a tin roof, when
it was really the horn-tailed wasp that
made the hole while boring his way
to liberty.
AT Vienna" says q German savant,
there was a safe in the imperial
mint with sides of steel one-half
inch thick. One of these horn tailed
wasps finally penetrated to freedom
through this" ,...
In Paris at the Academy OF Sci
ence, a French naturalist DESCRIBED
these examples of metal penetration
by this wasp. A barrel Of cartridge
shells that had been stored away for
some time showed that some living
thing bored holes through many OF
them. The barrel in which these were
stored was then examined and it was
discovered that these light-seeking
insects had not only drilled their way
through the wooden sides Of the bar
rel, but through the pasteboard car
tons in which the cartridge shells
were packed and the empty shells be-
sides. True enough many of them
were found dead, but that does not al.
ter the fact that they had penetrated
the brass.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
Miraculous Blaekthorn.

IT'S the blackthorn winter" said
the countryman to the week ender in
explanation of what the latter consid-
cred the untimely cold. And the black.
thorns were certainly there in beauti-
full show to compensate for the bleak
wind. At. st. Patrice, on the Loire
they have two blackthorns which are
associated with the actual winter
4 Legend tells how st. Patrick rested
beneath these bushes at bitter
Christmas time, and how they shook
OF the snow and burst into blossom
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

from Newport. r.. I.
And, with goats end sheep and
chickens and the negro hoy whom his
father has picked out as playmate
that the young multi.millionaire may
grow up democratic. he Is having a
bully time. s'-'.' --
Baby Mclean, now three years old.
has gold cradle, the gift Of King
Leopold of Belgium, in, the Washing
ton mansion Of his parents, and over
So, 700 worth of splaythings there.
But he cares little for any Of these.
He would rather feed chickens or
make believe pillow with an angora
goat on his farm: He particularly
likes to work in the corn field, and
next to that, perhaps to look after
his chickens. = e %,.as.t> s..
II am going to bring my son up to
be ,Eplain, democratic American,
said. Papa Mclean. His farm is bet
ter for HIM than. all the toys in the
world" >@ ,44,s. ~, ..4-, +'a% .. ;
Little Vincent is a beautiful child
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

WHICH HIS ldlACA
Edward Mclean,
says is the most
sensible of all his
toys, the total
cost of which
would foot up
nearly as much
as the president
OF the United
States salary for
a. year. The new
plaything is a
farm with a goat
on it.
Baby Mclean,
who, if he inner
its all he may be
expected to, will
have about $780,.
100000 and by the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

His triumphant
administration is
'collapsing before
a military onset.
Having survived
five ca bin e t 8,
three wars, a VIC.
lent assault, two
court martialings,
a death sentence
and a sentence Of
five years penal
servitude. Pash-
itsch is little per-
turbed by the
prospect. But peo-
pie are asking by
which Of his in
Vulnerable we'll
tried ruses will
the aStute Pa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
Easy Way to XIII MoIes.

An excellent way to exterminate
moles is as follows: Prepare small
can of calcium carbide. which can be
purchased from an automobile or BIZ
cycle dealer, open the hole where the
mole has been digging and place some
Of the carbide in 1t. .l.'.
Pour two or three gallons of water
into the hole and close up the open
ing. In about Is or 20 minutes Open
the hole and Immediately ignite the
gas formed. ~ .2s%e> ~ o..
= Be careful in lighting the gas. A
gas lighter or match placed in the
end of long stick should be used.
The gas will burn for few sec
onds and then It will back-fire in the
hole. There will be no more trouble
from the mole.-Popular Mechanics.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

who hate pomp and
royal state, is CIV
ing his cousin, the
czar, many sleep
less nights. He
threatened to mar
ry one of the most
notorious WON en-
o f s u b m re e d
Paris.
Boris has earn.
ed the distinction
of having painted
all European CAPT.
tails red. Even In
Paris he is called
the wild grand
duke" His IA
vorite haunts are
@Maxim's and the
Cafe de Paris. He
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

Seno, q u @ en- OI
roses. For a year
she will reign In
Paris. a sover-
eign without q
rival, q queen
without a peer.
She need fear no
mutiny or rebel
lion. She will
neither be de-
throned nor abdi-
cate. For In ev.
cry sense she is
queen Of, roses
and there is no
one In Paris who
will d envy h Q r
claim or refuse to
accept her beauty.
CT
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01

is, a heavy drinker anf is always sur
rounded by the smartest butterflies OF
the city. U. g.. ,'- 's.>s--s,
Recently he thrilled st. Petersburg
by getting into box at the Aquarium
and throwing paper money down among
the crowd. People were astonished.
knowing he is always hard up, till it