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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28
"1AMeo" IN CONGRESS.

One Of the greatest pieces of min
strel mimicry ever seen or heard
comes annually from Representative
Hefin of Alabama, who is known as
the typical southern orator of the ma
tional legislature.
Toward the end OF the sessions,
when the house and senate are sit
ting up nights to get rid Of business
and to wait for presidential signatures
to important bills, the house demands
that Mr.. Helm give his camp meeting
sermon.
It lasts for three-quarters Of an hour
and never fails to convulse the mem
bers as we'll as the watchers in the
galleries. It never appears in the con-
gressional Record, although once the
stenographers took half Of it down
before motion was presented to dis
pense with the services Of those hard
working men for the OCCASION
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28
NEW SOCIAL GET.

Washington's social season this year
promises to be particularly interesting
Though the inaugural ball was aban'
doned at the suggestion OF Governor
Wilson, there will be plenty OF social
functions later.
Future social affairs are uncon-
sciously shaping themselves to the
philanthropic and artistic tendencies
OF the Misses Wilson. and from all
over the country are coming whom
connected with oficial life who Will
add much to the interest OF parties.
balls and receptions. Society Is pre-
pairing to set up new intellectual
standard in its tea-drinking and frivo-
lities.
Miss Elsie Hill, daughter Of Repre-
sentative Hill, of Connecticut. Ia one
OF the young women now In Washing
ton who will be more or less promi.
nent In the life of the coming season.
Another attractive young woman In
Washington society is Miss Lillian
Gronna, daughter Of Senator and Mrs.
A. j. Gronna, OF North Dakota. whose
engagement has just been announced
to DR.. Oscar N. Begtrup. Of that state.
The wedding will take place in Wash
ington. -. I'D
Mrs. William P. Jackson. wife Of the
new senator from, Maryland. will en-
terrain extensively. they having leased
q handsome residence in the city.
One Of the most charming and popu-
lar hostesses will be Mrs. Edwin 8.
Underhill, wife Of the new congress
man from New York. She has wide
circle Of acquaintances and is q WON.
an Of attractive personality.
Miss Dorothy Shuey, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Shuey, OF Washing.
ton. D. c., Is one of the "buds" Of the
season. She has been educated abroad
and has just returned after spending
nine years in schools in Switzerland
and France. She is very talented and
an accomplished musician and linguist.
An interesting girl Of the southern
colony in Washington is Miss Shirley
Curry, who is spending the season in
Washington with her grandfather,
Senator Bacon, Of Georgia. This Is
her first season at the national capital,
and she is already a great favorite
among the younger set.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28

ment. His ideas on the ,suject were
presented by himself the other night
at Phoenix, in q debate before the
church society OF Trinity Espicopal
parish. The governor and Editor G..
H., Akers of the Gazette spoke In
abolition Of the death penalty. while
Judge Joseph H. Kibbey. former gov
ernor OF Arizona, and former District
Judge Ernest w. Lewis argued In
opposition. 1f@
The governor declared that hang
ing is one Of the last relics of bar
barism. an act of revenge rather than
Justice and he stated that he had &C.
cumlated statistics that states with
out capital punishment have the least
crime. These figures he will submit
in a recommendation to the next leg
islature. asking abolition Of the death
penalty. 'la
Possibly the most material point
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28
Plantaasnet's Long Pedigree.

The longest authentic pedigree on
record was probably that Of the late
Gen. Plantagenet Harrison. which is
inserted in his History Of Yorkshire. I"
It begins with Odin. King Of Asgardia,
76 B. c., and among the generals an.
cestors are numbered the Emperors
Claudius. Diocletian and Maximilianus,
Gonderguslus, King of the Vandals
our own Edward III and many lesser
known monarchs. ..s
General Harrison, who died only q
few years ago, always claimed to be
legitimate prince Of the blood royal
of England and Scandinavia. He was
known among his friends as the Last
of the Plantagenets," title which
fitted him we'll az he stood s feet 4
inches in his socks and looked every
inch a king-London Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28
LAUDS MERE MAN AS WOMAN'S BEST FRIEND

THE women's clubs have brought
the women Of all sections In this coun.
try together in one great cause.-the
cause OF human progress" she said
in discussing her work.
They have given the inspiration
for more thorough, intelligent work.
saner, broader and more altruistic
work.
| "They have taught women to know
and understand and admire the gent
us and labors Of the country's best
men, and this Is one of the most i'm
portant of their accomplishments.
Eve are fighting for better educa-
tional laws. We are striving to Sc
cure better property laws guarding
the rights OF married women in such
states as have not already adequate
laws governing married woman's prop
erty.
1--WE are anxious to bring about the
use of school buildings as social Gen.
tiers. We are vitality interested in
child labor laws that will actually pro-
tect the child.
National forest conservation is an
others OF our interests. We are working
for the protection of bird life and to
! secure the cooperation of women in
that they shall cease wearing bird dec.
orations In their hats.
1--WE want to come in closer touch
with the woman who goes out into the
world to earn her living. That way
we can lbreak down prejudice be-
tween the so-called classes.
I'VE are making scientific study
of the living wage Of women and girls
in order that we may deal intelligent
ly with the white slave octopus
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RepalrIna St. Paula.

The repairing to be done to st.
Paul's cathedral, whose stability -
thought to be threatened by modern
traffic conditions, reminds one how
Wren. the architect, had long to con-
tend with those who. after the great
fire. proposed mere patching up OF
old st. Paul's rather than the building
OF the new. Pepys, in his diary for
1868. notes two visits to the totterins
wreck Of the old cathedral. Il stop
ped at st. Paul's," wrote he. land did
see hideous sight of the walls OF
the church ready to fall, that was IN
fear as long as I was in It." A sec
ond entry runs: up, betimes, ana
walked to the temple, and stopped,
viewing the exchange. and Paurs ana
st. Faiths, where strange how the
very sight Of the stones falling from
the top Of the steeple do make me sea-
sick!" One notes the phrase as COM
ing from secretary to the admlraf
ty.-London Chronicle. ~.
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&c. -
The Golden Fleece.

The Order Of the Golden Fleece
originated with Philip the Good in
1929. 1t is said that the order ives
founded at the time of Philips we'd
ding and named on. account; of the
large profits that the duke was making
out Of wool. The original number of
knights was thirty-one. They wore q
scarlet cloak lined with ermine, with
an open collar bearing the dukes
cipher, 3D." to signify Burgundy. At
the end Of the collar hung . golden
fleece. The order later became COM
mon to all the princes Of the house Of
Austria. The order Is still in exis-
,tence, and among the members are
most Of the royal princes and other
noble" individuals Of the continent
New York American. Z,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28
women RANK HIGH.
BesrzG Report Tells Their Stand
inQ N Educational Work.
In Some States They Appear to Have
Almost = Monopoly Of the Higher
Positions In the Public
School sy1tsm.

7. washington.-How women have ad
vanced from the educational ranks T.
the higher administrative positions II
the public schools IL revealed In ne
sres Just compiled by the Unitet
etates bureau OF education. Foul
states- Colorado, Idaho. Washington
and Wyoming-have women at thu
aead of their state school systems
and there are now 495 women county
mperintendent In the United States
aearly double the number Of ten years
ago. Rs sa. l@ae
In some states women appear &c
have almost y monopoly Of the higher
positions in the public school system
Wyoming has q woman state superin
tendent; the deputy state superintend
emit Is q woman. and Of the fourteen
counties In the state, all except one
are directed educationally by women
In Montana, where there are thirty
counties, only one man is reported &c
holding the position Of county super
intendent. :, ..... ,... .-
Il
women county superintendent 10
most conspicuous in the west. but IL
not confined to that section. New
York reports forty-two women dis
trict superintendents." as against
twelve school commissioners IN
1900. Other states showing marked
increases are: Iowa, from 10 IN
1900. to "A in 1912; Kansas, from 2G
in 1900. to SO in 1912: Nebraska, from
10 to AZ in the same period; North
Dakota, from 10 to "a; Oklahoma. 7
to IA. In only two states Is a de-
crease reported; Tennessee had 3
in 1900 and only in 1912, and Utah
has one less than a decade ago.
With the advancement Of women
in the administrative branch OF edu-
cation has come demand for women
on local school boards, and this de-
mand has been recognized in many
communities. The following cities OF
100. 900 population or more report one
more women on the school board
New York, Chicago, Cleveland. San
Francisco, Milwaukee, Washington.
Indianapolis, Rochester, st. Paul, Den
yer, Columbus, Worcester. Grand Rap
ids, Cambridge and Fall River Many
smaller municipalities have adopted
the idea. In commenting on the facts
the head OF the bureau Of education
says: Es..s..
1.-THE important place assigned to
women in American education has
become so usual as to excite little
comment in this country; yet Amer
lean conditions in this respect are
the reverse OF, those of most nations.
1t is probably safe to say that in no
other country In the world are there
as many women proportionally as In
the United States; in fact men teach
ers greatly outnumber the women in
most European countries"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28
Art Of Not Hearing.

A kind Of discreet deafness saves
one from many insults and much
blame, therefore the art Of not hear
ing should be learned by all. 1t is
quite as important to domestic hap
piness as q cultivated ear, for which
80 much money and time are expend-
ed. There are so many things which
1t il painful to hear, many which we
ought not to hear. very many which.
II heard, would disturb the temper.
corrupt simplicity and modesty. de-
tract from contentment and happiness.
that everyone should be educated to
take In or shut out sounds. according
to his pleasure.
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Held Dead Man NeolIoe n.

In Morse vs.. the Commercial Tray
elers Accident Association the su-
preme court Of Massachusetts, had be-
fore it the case OF an accident insur-
ance company which refused to pay
a policy on the life Of a person drown.
ed while canoeing. The facts showed
that the insured had continued on q
pleasure trip on lake In q high wind
when persons familiar with the loca-
ton had warned him Of his danger
and when no other canoes were out.
The court decided that the insured
voluntarily exposed himself to unnec-
essary danger and vas negligent and
that no recovery could be had. ...5
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Cost Almost Too HIah.

l, Professor Metchniko1 (sneezy
name to pronounce, but we are never
sure about the spelling), in his latest
book. asserts that with sour milk and
it, by-products as the chief articles
Of diet one may defy time and the un.
dertaker3 ard easily live to be two hun
dred years Of age or thereabouts.
A friend Of ours, who has given the
Metchnikon bill fare months trial,
says that. while two hundred years Of
life on earth may sound like an at
tractive proposition. II he has got to
stick to the sour milk dietary as a
steady thing he would be perfectly
willing to die at the end Of the first
hundred.-Judge.
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Iowa State Bystander
BYSTANDER PUB. Co. Publishers,
DIES MONIES. IOWA
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM ROCKET
German military invention for Get
ting Accurate Information
About the Enemy.

Il takes an active lima gination
surely to sec any sympathetic rela-
&ionship between skyrocket and 9
camera--so boisterous IL the ona. 90
delicate the other; but the feat was
not beyond the powers Of Alfred
Maui, who has linked the one to the
other in = happy co-portnership.
The rocketcamera, rs It might be
called. was designed for military pur.
poses and was demonstrated before
che German military authorities with
such success that It has been onl-
cially accepted. The problem was not
IN easy one. says the Scientific
American. and the inventor claims to
have bees trying to yoke up these
two very dissimilar things for some
twelve years, for It has taken that
time TO bring the device to its pres
ent undoubted perfection.
Tho apparatus Is described a. con.
sisting Of a camera held in = point
ed hood, ut the top Of which Is 4
pneumatic electric contact, and .
holder which contains parachute
and the upper part Of the rocket.
On the top Of the holder is a gyro-
scope which serves to maintain the
camera in the desired position for
the snapshot The stick Of the rock
ct IL about Is feet In length, and 1t
Is lifted at its lower end with wood
en- feathers. The whole rocket Is 20
feet In length and 1t weighs about "a
pounds. The camera is capable OF
taking 8x10-inch plates. y 4
For giving the proper direction In
firing the rocket is mounted in a spe-
ciai form of "gun carriage" which
Is mounted at the apex Of stout
triangular base, and is capable Of
being elevated through any range
from the horizontal to 80 degrees.
When the rocket is fired electrically
(from distance OF about 200 yards)
the gyroscope is started, and in
about eight seconds time the rocket
with the camera reaches a height Of
about 1900 feet. .~n &
When the rocket is turning at the
highest point Of its trajectory. the
camera being held in the proper d.
rection. covering the field Of view, by
the gyroscope. the camera shutter 10
released and the photograph is tax
en-. At the same moment q para
chute which forms part Of the appar-
atus In the head Of the rocket is set
free and tho rocket divides into two
parts.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28
Raising Flowers indoors.

Bulbs have the great advantage OF
being clean to keep in the house. no
soil being required. Fill the pots to
within one inch Of the top with peb.
bles. set the bulbs In and cover the
whole with water. Put away In q
dark, cool place for two or three
weeks. but take care to keep the wa
ter at the same height all the time
Then bring them out and give then
a. much light and air as possible
changing the water every eight daya
BY draining It of. and replacing II
by water ct the same temperature
The question Of keeping the water
at moderate temperature all the
time y ! most important one.
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superhuman.

The brand new curats who attempt
ed to press other people into church
work on Z very slight acquaintance
was indignant because the agreeable
looking man whom he had asked to
make house-to-houso canvass Of one
corner OF the parish and urge every
man and woman and child to abstain
from eating meat had refused to com
ply. e s 55..; i,s VI. 4. 4. 5g <
"oh, we'll" said the old clergyman.
drily, you mustn't expect too much Of
folks. That man u good Christian.
i guess, but he ID also butcher"
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PECULIAR RULING OF A new YORK JUSTICE

begged Justice Amend to issue an in.
junction restraining his other and
stronger half from using violence in
her attempt to mold him after her
own fancy. Her arguments and sug-
gestions took the form Of assault and
battery in the highest degree. and
friend husband invoked the power
Of the law to ease the lash of his
Mrs. Simon Lagree.
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his wife is bent upon winning the
smuggling championship Of the fam
ily. .,4,.t Il ri 2h ;s b j. 49,
To be exact Justice Amend did not
advise the gymnastic answer to the
problem. He merely said he thought
It might be prudent" to take some
such precaution. -s..a
Recently = husband who had never
laid claim to any physical superiority
and who hadn't even = speaking &C.
quAintance with the gentle art Of 1iu.
jitsu came with tears in his eyes and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28
Never Satisfied.

Hark, o ye that rail at the clinging
skirt. to this from Pearson's Maya
zine Of January, 1856:
'"The present shape of the hoop
skirt IL detestable II the wind blows.
the skirt swings to one side. exposing
the person; even In stepping up .
curbstone the same thing happens.
The shape in fashion q year or two
ago was much more modest Why not
return to it?'Franklin p. Adams In
the Metropolitan Magazine.
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eno,I.h property Held BY Monks.

4 English Property Held BY Monks.
Il The monks OF st Bernard. who have
found It necessary recently to revolt
against the manners Of British tour
lists. have had interests TO guard In
ENGLAND TOR several centuries. Their
mother house Il Martigny held former.
" possession OF many broad acres In
that country. IN 1717 We lind record
ed among their landed estates the
chapel OF Rumford. Henry II. gave
them the hospital It Horne church (or
Hayering), IL Essex. which was 90
CURED nom them II William q WIZ
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the young head Of the house of Aston
stood. hatless and overcoatless, on the
wind-swept outer end Of the pier at
the foot of West Thirty-fourth street,
chatting with a reporter.
"As soon as we get outside, Smudge
will be the most miserable dog in the
world. He'll never be one Of those
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Sins Of the Father.

morose. YER f.
& well, my son." observed his fatneI
cheerfully. how did you get on .
school today"
Tommy said that he had oees
whipped and kept In. -.
1T was because you told me -.
wrong answer" he added. Last nisn.
asked you how much was mll'lOp
dollars. and you said 1t was
Of q lot. That isn't the right az
sWer."
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Annoying Speed Limit.

An old man nearly eighty years old
walked ten miles from his home to an
adjoining town. When he reached his
destination he was greeted with some
establishment by an acquaintance.
you walked all the way!" the lat.
ter exclaimed. How did you get
along?" .z...
"Oh, first rate!" the old man replied,
genially. "That Is, did till I came
to that sign out there, Slow down to
fifteen miles an hour That kept me
back some."-Youth's Companion.
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ham for his foundation Of New college,
at Oxford, which still owns the prop.
erty and "advowson" Of the living.
One OF the earliest detailed itineraries
OF the st. Bernard pass IL that OF Sig.
erie. archbishop Of Canterbury. who
crossed It in 900. II ;3, Z. y I
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28

unOer U OuSnei.
for he Is perfect
ly wiling to an
nounce at all
times and under
any circu m
stances his stand
upon the ameliora
ton Of the evils
now known to the
human race. AS
Is now well
known his strong
est stand Is on
the abolition OF
copifa1 niinish-
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8 t e a m zach t
N orm a he re-
vealed an ambi-
ton achievement
of which mere
accident of birth
has cut him OIL.
The richest youth
in America, next
best to directing
the destinies of
the fortune left by
his father, would
like to be a re-
porter.
For a half hour
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Meannls.ss 81 Him.

He plays upon her avarice to keep
her from suing him for divorce. It
is provoking. # y. s5
Upon her avarice?"
Yes. he makes her . bigger allow
ance than any Judge on earth would
allow her for alimony.
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h1mSelf against
his wife's heavy
hitting average.
This Is what
Justice Edward B.
Amend, Of New
York. intimated
when caught be-
t " e e n sessions
and pressed for a
solution to the
problem how "a
man may secure
his life and limb
against perma-
nent injury when
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Al Exception.

.$.'Do you think only Of met" muir
INJURED the bride. tell me that you
think only Of me. 81 \
4, cts this way" explained the groom.
gently. Now and then ! have to think
Of the furnace, my dear s
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Just as 5 ~ asrous.

Lets send the Gear I bomb con
cealed In : plum pudding"
why not merely send him ! plum
pudding! 4" suggested the other plotter
II he eats II our work II done anl
W run no risks e
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SreSSlVe OrSdulZd'
ton in the world.
the General Fed:
GRAFTON OF Wo-
mems Clubs, lauds
mere man as an
admirable institu-
ton.
Mrs. Pennypack.
er was in Chicago
recently 10 attend
several important
business meetings
in connection with
federation mat
tiers.
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rlie3 jvljIetaiee.

.We want someone who. knows m
about ! typewriter. a Y s5sS
n know ! whole lot shout q number
I " them. Perhaps 4 know semsfhing
abcst ~ QUO you m - lnind 4
sleslIl5 1uss IA ~ ~ 4! ~ & 'sS
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Def Phraseoloov.

why did you ask the hotel waiter
Il there were any barnyard terminals
in this town? 4" m WI Y. 5 Il,
because, you stupid. want to get
some cccktails.s ssi II .
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Aside Issue.

Woman eufrags Advocate 10 poll.
5ticianJ ~ maintain that woman has a..
ways bssh the prime factor In this
world. NH
Politician (blandly)Oh. don't
know. IN the very beginning woman
va only side issue. tit. Bits.
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Necessary Condition.

Nov that the police are after you
u lastly against NJ IA this graft case.
You beat Il. !. n II S.5s "A
M right but must have money
m NJ raining sxpsnses." y
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n the Tram Car.

Man (sitting) Pardon me. madam
but you're standing on my feet. Il
Woman (standing) If you were any
thing Of 1 man you'd b standing d
than yourself 4.
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Expensive Furniture.

ExpOnoJve Fufnlsu5e.
You've had your phonograph -
now, haven't your .S,3a
YES: 1sist : year. ~ ", y
How much did Il cost you -.
"A hundred and nifty dollars. US. !.
for the machine and records, ana - =.
81 i week the landlord put UP -
rent because had the DOOM.
thing" "A. q 9
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. A good course in any well-equipped
gymnasium ought to help man protect
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Mrs. Percy Vivian Pennypacker,
head of the greatest woman's pro-
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Humanitarian ideas OF Governor
Hunt OF Arizona are not to be hid
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VINCENT AST0R WOULD LIKE TO BE REPORTER

Before Vincent Aston sailed south
ward the other day on board his
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Ths Diet.

""How 81 Smith feeding his coy ".
II suppose ~ y doing
hay fever