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Evening journal., 1913-09-20
REAL EsTATE-FOR SALE

L. OR sAIE~s9 500 Will Buy 4 CEN.
II trally located store property. Splendid
business neighborhood. Address scr.
Evening Journal Office. aug2o-1m.
Evening journal., 1913-09-20

- bEkGEk PAYS MORE THAN OTHFR
IL. dealers for your ofice furniture and
household goods. You're losing money II
you don't sell TO him. A postal win bring
our buyer there with the ready cash. Bcr,
ger Third end Shipley streets. d. A.
f.one. 5t18A. mts.tf
Evening journal., 1913-09-20
WANTED

w ANTED-wATCH AND JEwE1,Ry
w repairing. Also eye fitting. store
open evenings until O'Clock. Saturday
evenings until 10 o'clock. L. Thomas. No.
4oo Market street febf4.tf
Evening journal., 1913-09-20

& ALESMEN-LIvE MEN. OUR FAST
- selling line 20 merchants; every bust.
meas possible customer. liberal commits
sions. Write for particulars. Universal
Advertising Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
MAKE A FINE FRUIT PICKLE
Nothing to improve on Peach Man
goes Has Been Devised by the
~ Expert Preservers.

Peach mangoes are one Of tho
most delicious Of all fruit pickles.
To prepare them select ripe. free
stone peaches and put them In brine.
strong enough to float an egg. for ~
hours. Then soak them In clear.
cold water for 20 minutes. Dry them
and remove a small section from each
peach. DO this with sharp silver
knife and bruise the flesh Of the
peach as little as possible in doing
1t.
Remove the pit through this hole.
Sprinkle the cavity where the pit was
with celery seed and I'LL 1t with
freshly grated horseradish> moistened
with vinegar Then replace the piece
taken from the peach and sew It in
place with strong cotton or linen
thread stand the peaches In glass
Jars.
Count the fruit and for every sixty
peaches boil a gallon OF vinegar, \
pound Of brown, sugar and a quarter
Of teaspoonful OF cayenne pepper.
Pour this spiced vinegar. boiling hot,
over the fruit in the jars, These
should be standing In kettle Of boil.
ing water. which has been brought to
this point gradually.
When the fruit and juice are cold.
tie them up or seal them. They will
be ready to eat In ten days or two
. weeks. but, Of course. they are bet.
ter the longer. they stand.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26

the English soldiers was the ambush
ing Of camel corps OF naval troops
near Burao About sixty English.
men were killed or wounded.
In the archives Of 10 Downing
street. London. Is . large packet Ia.
beled "Somaliland." . large part Of
which Is made up Of material dealing
with Abdullsh. II IL probably the
most costly budget Of material In the
archives. for 1t represents an expen-
diture In the last eleven years Of
$4,000, 900 and 5000 lives. and .
Notifying, humiliating failure. with
out jot Of compensation.
Who is this Mad Mullah who has
caused Downing street to lie awake
at nights. sent cold shivers down the
spines of numerous Italian foreign
ministers. and has even caused the
famous King Menelik to buy trolley
string to hold on. his crown more Sc
curely? Mad Mullah is sort OF
combination Of an, African Washing.
ton and Napoleon rolled In one. with
q temperament which is liable to run
amuck at any time. He wins his vic
tories by decisive defeats like Wash
ington. and like Napoleon he domi-
mates the Imagination of his follow
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
MAKE THE DISHES DAINTY
Many Ways by Which the "Thro~'-
Aways"' May Be used to Ex.
celient Advantage.

We are so used to the term left.
over" that we can hardly realize that
only few years ago it did not exist.
would like to coin another word.
the "throw-away." for those many
bits tina, the unthinking housewife
generally puts into the garbage can.
Instead OF cheerfully peeling the Gu
cumber and serving 1t in unattractive
slices. why not slice a long section
from the side OF the cucumber and
scoop out the contents. This would
easily make cucumber boat" and
the pulp could be mixed with French
dressing. chopped onion and topped
with radishes. A little moro time,
but so much more attractive! The
same can be done with a half or tho
top Of the pineapple. Scoop out tho
contents Of the half. or a small sec
ton. and fiji with a gelatine Jelly. 4
pineapple whip. or a salad OF cream
cheese There would be almost no
extra trouble. and It would be more
than repaid by the added attractive
ness OF the dish. The green leaves
OF the cauHhower. II not faded; tho
tops OF carrots, the peels OF oranges.
grapefruit and lemons. have some
worth as containers. and instead Of
being "tbrow-aways" will add novel;
ty and attractiveness to various
MISUNDERSTANDING
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
AMERICAN WOODS GO TO ORIENT

Recent statistics indicate marked
increase In exports OF lumber from the
United States to the Orient. More
than a quarter Of a million feet OF
American woods are reported az being
used In Samoa, laval, and the Philip
pine Islands. .. .ga
Heretofore. 1t is said, raw materials
have been made up into finished arti-
cles in the United States. almost with
out exception. and exported az. such.
With the discovery by American man.
ufacturers in the Philippines that they
could import United States woods AID
make them up with profit there, wood.
using factories were built. Pacific
coast woods, in consequence, are In
many cases taking the place OF the ma.
tive woods with such picturesque
names as ,apitong. teak, nara. and
yacal.
Douglas FIR. according to the infor.
nation collected by the forest service.
ia the principal wood exported from
this country. 1t is said to be the favor
tie wood among insular manufacturers
for flooring, ceiling. siding. cornice.
shelving, finish. and boat work.
Makers Of furniture demand California
redwood and sugar pine, southern
quarter-sawed oak. eastern ash. sugar
maple, and western white pine.
Four woods. principally conifers and
oaks, go into the construction OF
boats: for framing parts. masts. spars.
interior trim, planting. boat crooks
and tiller handles. Meat, blocks are
made from sugar maple. which with
sycamore supplies the entire demand
in the United States. Wagon felloes
are made Of white oak, and other parts
OF vehicles are manufactured from
high grades OF white ash and white
cAk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
QUESTION NAME Of WRITER
Serious Controversy RACES as to
Proper coenomen Of the Author
Of 1.-THE Raven"

A bitter controversy has arisen be-
tween the architect who designed a
new school building on Rittner street,
in this city, and members of the
school board over the spelling Of the
full name Poe.
Over the entrance OF the building
in large letters is engraved Edgar
Allen Poe"
Simon Gratz, member of the board
of education, insists that the correct
spelling of Poe's middle name Is AL
lan," and he has demanded that the
architect make new engraving. The
architect maintains that ALLEN" is
correct, and refuses to change 1t.
The argument may be thrashed out
in councils. ,GratZ asserts that Poe 8
middle name was obtained from John
Allan, a Richmond man, who adopted
Poe when two years old, in 1911. The
new school is short distance from
the little brick house where Poe wrote
his famous Gold, Bug"
Reference books give Poe's middle
name as Allan.-Philadelph Dispatch
to New York World.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
HE CAME BACK.

Representative Ben Johnson. chair
man of the District of Columbia COM
mittee of the house, was aroused from
sleep at three o'clock the other morn
ing by the ringing OF the electric door
bell. Being alone in the house, Mr..
Johnson had to answer. Poking Ills
head out of second story window, he
asked:
What Is it,"
. "A, telegram" came the plaintive
cry Of a messenger boy.
Read It," said the congressman.
The telegram was from a constltu-
ent asking Mr.. Johnson who Is go
ing to be recommended for post
master at Blennerhasset. where the
present incumbent has IS more months
to serve.
Take it back to the Office: can't
come down for it."
Mr.. Johnson returned to his bed and
went to sleep. About five o'clock the
bell rang again.
What is it?' he shouted.
You didn't sign for the telegram"
said the boy.
What Mr.. Johnson said would not
do to print.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
SCOTT FERRIS TOO FAST FOR YOUNG STENoG.

rapher who can take his correspond
ence Is no SLOUGH.
Not many weeks ago Ferris had to
employ an extra stenographer to help
out with the heavy mail. The man he
selected appeared to be bright young
chap. At any rate he bent to the
task and took notes all day In the
face of a torrent of Indian names.
Some Of them were ten syllables long.
and others are almost unpronounce.
able in English. There were more In
dian names in that mornings CORE
spondence than Longfellow wrote in
his "HiaWatha," and the young
stenographer never whimpered.
Apparently 1t was the greatest snap
the youth ever had. He seemed to eat
those names like an expert from the
bureau of ethnology in the Smithson-
ian institution. When Ferris paused
for breath the stenographer waited ex-
pectantly for more to come. When
Ferris finished the dictation the young
man said he, would 80 to lunch and
return to typewrite the letters after
he had tasted a bit OF pie and milk.
Evidently he Is eating yet. He never
returned. The Indian names had done
him uD,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
IS VEx|NG. PROBLEM
Distribution of Public Documents
Big Job for Bureaus.
Government 10 Spending Millions OF
Dollars for Popu,Ar Dissemination
" Of Information Through Me-
49, dunn Of Printers Ink.

WASHINGTON. to insure prompt
ness in the distribution of publica'
lions continues to be vexins prob
lem in many bureaus Of the various
, branches of the government, .particu-
larly in the departments OF agricul'
ture, commerce, interior and LABOR
These are the departments which pub
lish the greatest number OF printed
documents for which there Is a popu'
lar demand. The government Is spend
ing millions of dollars on printed bull
letins for popular distribution each
year, the fund for the dissemination OF
information through the medium OF
printers ink in the department OF a.
riculture alone amounting to more
han 100000.
At the present time all bulletins are
sent cut by the superintendent CT
documents OF the government printing
once. This officials task would be
easy and his service most satisfac'
tory, II his work were restricted to
the sending out OF bulletins to large
MAILING ltSLS, UuI, .dNSOioAho ~ s~N,S
law passed by the last congress. ne
has to take care Of all miscellaneous
distribution. and all mail requests TOR
bulletins OF any kind must be filled
by the government printing ofice.
The object OF this law was efficiency
and economy, hut chiefs OF various
bureaus believe that It entails more
expense in the end than the original
system Of direct distribution. When
congress made the law. which has
been in operation about one year. It
did so on the Information that at the
time bulletins were carted from the
government printing cfice to the in
dividual bureaus and thence mailed
out over the country. Because OF the
fact that the government printing Of
fee ia near the Union station 1t was
figured that a saving in transportation
could be effected If the bureaus would
refer their requests tor bulletins to
tho superintendent Of documents and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
TO BECOME HER HUSBANDS LAW PARTNER

Interesting. She has completed the
second volume written by that noted
expounder Of the law, and she knows
all about "Shelley's case" Next fall
she intends entering either Georgetown
University Law school or the George
Washington Law school. both OF which
institutions are located In Washing
ton.
In accordance with her present
plans, Mrs. Mcclure expects to grad
uate In law and, be ready to hang out
her single, II need be. by the time
the term Of Mr.. Mcclure as member
Of congress expires. two years hence.
She reads Latin, German and French
fluently and as understandinsly as
she does English, and has already
grasped the principles that govern the
practice of law in a manner that Is
highly pleasing to her intimates at the
national capital. 1t is likely that
upon her. graduation from law school
that Mrs. Mcclure will form law
partnership with Congressman Nc
CURE. and that the firm, Mcclure &
Mcclure. attorneys at law" may be
launched in one of 'Oklahoma's cities.
In any event, Mr.. Mcclure will have
a valuable side partner In the law
If he should ever be retired from the
halls of congress, where he has served
both the state and territory Of Okla
homa for a number OF years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
noetored 4 Toy Dog.

DR.. r. s. stearns Of seliwooo' o'. a,
has performed a remarkable su ts"sr
operation. The patient was sn n,as.
toy dog which was brought in D by ~ n' u
ard, the two.and-a-half'year.0sld a,' son j.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Brock Of s sa,s.ssd
In some way the tail became ts dets ss,sd
from the body, and the child n ss's.
that the doctor could repair the '7"
age. missing
A little later Richard vas m as 81
from home and search was mau torod
him. Later the search party en' thew
the office of DR.. stearns, where i, , ner.
found the physician engaged III ink, t
forming the operation. wnl.v inter
Richard looked on with teariu n,rhard
est. After the operation n ~ With
emerged from the doctors ONCE
a satisfied smile on his race vi
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
PUT BLAME, on THE DEVIL
Sudan. Natives Have. Comforting ~
lief That AbsoIves Them From
! Personal Blame.

Everything that goes wrong Is a..
tributed by the Berberines. tribe CT
the Sudan, to the devil. Ethel 5. SIC.
vens, in my Sudan Year." quotes
story told her by Bishop Gwynne o.
his boys" coming to him one Gay
and announcing 1.-THE devil Is IN eoe
house."
oh" said the bishop, that is very
interesting! When did he arrive!
He came in with the COOK lfoln 'n'
SIOUX market yesterday evening
Really" commented the '0'Snop'
puzzled. ~,
Yes, and in the night he came ou'
Of the cook and passed into me-
"Oh, and what did he do"
He went to the cupboard anu U.0A'
a plate and the top of the jam JAR
A light broke in on the bishop
"Oh, he was after the jam! l Sup
pose he ale some?" ~
YES" said the boy, "he DID! =,
The idea Of devil possession ~ ~.
merely an elaborate form OF eAeu'.
the native servant really believes ~
Youths Companion. Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
NEW POSTMASTER LIST BIG.

In the 176 days, including Sundays
and holidays. since postmaster Cen
eral Burleson assumed the duties OF
his office, he, among other things, has
appointed 5,765 postmasters. This
makes his average something over 80
a day. OF the total number, 1908 were
presidential postmasters, who receive
In excess of $1,000 a year salary, and
whose appointment must be confirmed
by the senate. The remainder, 6,562,
are postmasters of the fourth class.
named either as a result Of civil serv'
Ice examinations or after personal In
vestigations by postoflce inspect
ors.
First Assistant Roper the other day
reported to Mr.. Burleson that the ap-
pointment work was up to date, all
cases having been settled in which the
department has the necessary data
upon which to base Affirmative action,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
THIS MAD MULLAH PERSON IS A REAL FIGHTER

ers. When he calls them together
and says the season for British sol.
diers Is now open. they oil agree that
he ia right
Abdullah 10 about fifty years old.
the son Of a poor shepherd OF the
HabI Sulieman Ogaden. When he
was eighteen years old he married
into the Dolbahanta All Gheri. At
this age he showed that he was al.
ways looking out for the snsin
chance. for he sold all the herds that
his wife brought him and went to
school at Berbera, Where he became
versed in Islamic lore and learned
Latin from Catholic missionary.
He even went 50 far as to read
Caesars Commentaries In the orig
inal. and his subsequent campaigns
showed that he had high opinion OF
the Roman as soldier. When he
was twenty years old he made his
FIRST pilgrimage to Mecca.
The most interesting campaign con.
Quoted against the Mad Mullah was
one deliberately planned by the Brit
ish' foreign ONCE In 1902. with the, aid
Of Italy and King Menelik. The
British expedition was in command
OF Brig. Gen. Eric Swayne. then 4
colonel with ten years experience
In Somaliland. So we'll was the ex-
petition planned that 1t seemed impos'
sible that the new mahdi could es-
cape. But the crafty African was not
to be taken 80 easily, and worried
and harried the Italians, British and
Abyssinian forces In q most exasper-
ating manner. When the smoke OF
battle cleared, away It was found that
the expedition had cost the British
government 100000 and the Mad
Mullah was still his own master.
Abdullah has about 10000 men. all
of whom are either we'll trained to
modern, warfare or fatalists Of the
usual Mohammedan type. About hall
have modern magazine rifles. He
has 10000. cavalry. he manufactures
his own powder and bullets. and IL
burdened with no commissariat. Fiji
ty thousand square miles. containing
100000 Mohammedans, are apparent
ly at his disposal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
Scenes in Windes, Where Ne,
Work in Armor,
Precautions Taken by BLEACHING pov
der Packers ToiIin9 In pesdlv
Chemical Factories - Good
Wages for BIG Risks.

All the way from "Fairyland" >.
"Heiltown' range the Nickname.
which have been given to the town =,
Windes, in England, by eminep, y,s VI
tors to this strange, busy little vo,,s
where chemistry Is king.
The very atmosphere has a viv,.
artificial quality that makes It dino,
ent from other atmospheres. The 10.
tories send out great volumes OF v.,i
colored smoke. which help to mai.
the brilliant chemical sunset, n.
which the town Is noted. The worl
men. many Of them. 90 to their nj,
attired In strange looking costumes m
protect them from the fumes a, N.
gases which they must inhale durIn,
their work. They look like ben,s
from another sphere or like weird vsr
riors armed for conflict with demon,
of the underworld.
"Windes and the chemical tr,d.,
stand for each other" says the Ion.
don Sphere. "All sorts of chemical
compounds which are used to perfee,
the products Of other factories a,s
sent out from the town. More alk,H
10 sent out from Windes than from
anywhere else in the world. Great
quantities Of soda compounds are
manufactured to be used in paper
works. The cotton mills send to
Windes for their bleaching materials,
the potters get their glazing materials
from the town. Mining engineers De.
pend on Windes for the cyonide pro.
cess which extracts the gold from It's
ore. Hundreds Of other substances,
such as wall distempers. nitrogycerne
and baking powder, are made In
Windes, wholly or In part.
The name "Helltown" was conferred
upon the place by Journalist who
once visited 1t and was horribly i'm
pressed by the chemical factories A
scientist Of equal eminence with tks
journalist took the opposite point Of
view and was so delighted with all the
extraordinary processes which we're,
TO be seen in the shops that he called
the place "Fairyland." The town Is
q flourishing one. The workmen make
good wages and in some Of the worst
trades have short hours, but even 50
their lives are shortened by the I'm.
natural atmosphere which they inhale. 4
Among those who have the most
hardships to endure in connection with
their work are the bleaching powder
packers, who breathe through "a
thicknesses OF flannel, wear goggles
and calico clothing around which
brown paper is tightly wrapped This
Is necessary because these men must
enter the chambers in which chlorine
gas is turned on lime. 1t used to be
tradition that nothing green could
grow within three miles of Windes, 7
but the inhabitants, who are very loyal
to their unique dwelling place, point
proudly to their large and fourlshlng
public park, whose verdant foliage
disproves this tradition. There are
10000 persons in the town. The men
work either in the chemical factories
or In iron or copper works.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
DANIELS RIDES IN COAL TRUCK.

Their, was some mistake in placing
an order for a cab to take Secretary
Josephus Daniels of the navy depart
ment to hear President Wilson deliv-
er his message on Mexico to congress-.
At ten minutes before time for the
message no taxicab appeared.
Mr.. Daniels and his secretary, How
ard A. Banks. stood on Pennsylvania
avenue waiting. 1t was too late to
take street car. Two minutes later
Secretary Daniels and Mr.. Banks.
seated by the driver. were going up
Pennsylvania avenue as fast as the
law would allow, in a big truck used
to haul coal for the navy departl: ent.
Mr.. Daniels, seeing U. 8. N. on the
truck, hailed the driver, jumped IN,
and told him to beat 1t" for the cap
itol.
II am the secretary Of the navy, and
have authority to press any OF our We
hicles into service" was the order tbs
driver got.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
LETTERS TO TAKE CRUISE IN GOULD YACHT

terranean until the hrst OF the year.
Then she will be started eastward
through the Suez Canal, and will
visit India Ceylon, China, Japan. the
Philippines and Honolulu.
The return home will be made by
way Of San Francisco and the Pan
anna Canal. Mr. and Mrs. Letter and
their young sons, Joseph Letter, Jr.
and John Letter, will make the entire
trip. In Europe they will be joined
by Mrs. Letters parents and sisters.
Colonel and Mrs. John r.. Williams.
and the Misses Frances and Dorothy
Williams. They have also arranged
to meet former Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and have
them as guests on part Of the cruise.
The Niagara will be overhauled be-
fore the trip starts. the yacht is OF
steel. She is 2s2 feet over all rs
feet beam, and 10 feet draft. She has
a speed of IL to Is knots, and was
built especially for long trips.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-26
Mock Olives,

Mock olives made OF green plums
are worth making. Get quarter Of a
peck OF them. Mix an ounce OF mus
tard seed. two quarts of vinegar, two
tablespoonfuls of salt and boil it..
When it is boiling. pour 1t over the
green plums. which should have been
washed. sorted and laid out on board
or table, to- dry. Let the rlums stand
in the spiced vinegar until the next
morning and then drain 1t OF. Heat
1t and pour It, over the plums again.
Let them get cold and bottle and cork
them