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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
SAYS SOCIETY WORST WORLD HAS EVER seen

ten social environment, but charac-
ter is not thing which can be ruined
by environment, as he proceeds to
prove, and whenever the environment
is improved the unconQuerable spirit
Of man rises as II it had never been
suppressed. He has small patience
with such reformers as the eugenists,
who seek to improve character by i'm
proving the breed" and declares
that they are aiming at effects, not
causes. 1t is idle. he asserts, to try to
improve the human character until
the conditions that spoil it are re-
moved, and this canno: be done with
out reforming our whole system.
Attacks upon our social system have
been made before, but generally, on
the ground that there are serious de-
fects. though on the whole there has
been progress. 1t Is not usual to
assert, as this eminent scientist does.
that not only has there been no prog
ress except material progress, but that
there has been actual retrogression.
and that the world has never seen
such a rotten social environment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Chance In Habits.

Lovely lady drifted into a congress
sional conversation the other alter
noon, and Timothy Woodruff tolo .,
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith. who llVe'
in a southern city.
Friends in early youth, according "
the story Of Mr.. Woodruff, they me-
again few days ago after a sepafa
ton of several years. In the mean
time Mrs. Smith, like her chum' m's..
Jones, had married Naturally tnei'
talk eventually drifted In that q'fe''
ton.
"By the way, Minnie" was the ~ 70
mark of Mrs. Jones. II understand 'na'
YOU have been getting married. wv
I think l saw something about II !"
the newspapers"
YES" replied Mrs. Smith, l
been married nearly five years
us it really so long as that? ~
turned Mrs. Joues. II have been ina.
ried six years. I understand your luz
band is quite a bfbllomanfac. .he
ooh, no, not any more, was .Ie
prompt rejoinder Of Mrs. sm'tn. 700.
used to be, but he is on the water woo
on now."-Philadelphia Telegraph
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

London marks another step In the too
frequently repeated history Of the
American heiress who marries for
eign nobleman. Other disappoint.
ments have been hers, but this social
defeat has been the greatest of all. g.
Fortunately the Countess Szechenyi
has not, according to her intimate
friends, suffered disillusion in love,
one defeat which many heiresses have
suffered. The other defeats--lack OF
social prominence, lack Of social sue
cess, disappointment In being a
countess" and Of nobility and titles
in general-have been hers.
Countess Szechenyi was Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt. She was married
in January, 1908, to Count Laszio
Szechenyi. . Hungarian noble. Love,
not money, was supposed to be the
inspiration Of the engagement. 1t
was Gladys Vanderbilt's beauty and
charm and not her fathers millions
that are supposed to have won the
foreign nobleman.
The Szechenyi family were not as
poor as the noble families Of Europe
sometimes are. They had lands, cas-.
ties, money. Their wealth was small,
according to American standards Of
wealth, but they were not even as
land poor" as many mobiles, who own
land but are not able to pay for its
upkeep. 1t is quite possible that the
marriage Of Miss Vanderbilt to Count
Szechenyi really was love match.
Disillusions started directly after
the wedding. This time 1t was not
the disillusion of love- But the dis
illusions nevertheless were great.
The first disappointment came in
Budapest. after several months Of
travel. Instead Of being received with
open arms, as she had expected.
Countess Gladys was received much
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Badness.

The chief inconvenience Of a totally
bald pate is that in the summer time
the flies imagine 1t Is skating rink
and continually cut up didoes thereon.
There are many remedies for balS
heads, but the best. save one. is to try
to persuade the head with soft words
that it shouldn't act that way. II the
head ID not convinced the case is hope
less. The only consolation man can
find in a bald dome is to refer to 1t as
the battle ground Of thought and Inn
press his hearers with his wisdom. In
the days of ancient Egypt the BARRIERS
consolidated convention declared the
best thing for a hairless head was a
wig. and though we think we have
something better, the wig stays few
laps ahead.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Orloln Of "Reptile Fund.-"

Tho phrase reptile fund" is OF Ger
man origin. In 1868, before the estab-
lishment Of the empire, because the
reposed King George v. of Hanover
refused to renounce his title to the
throne, Prussia sequestered his pri-
vate property called the Welfenfond
or Guelph fund, amounting to about
twelve million dollars, and for several
years its income was used by Prussia
as . sort of secret service fund. Bis
marsk's enemies nicknamed it reptil-
len fond, or reptile fund. because they
said he used 1t to bride newspapers to
support the government policy. The
deposed king died in 1873. and several
years after his death the German gov
eminent restored the entire income OF
the sequestered fund to his son. the
duke of Cumberland, whose son, the
prince Of Cumberland, recently mar
risd the daughter of Emperor William.
When the duke of Cumberland dies
the Welfenfund will pass to Emperor
Williams son-in-law and the reptile
fund will become a marriage fund.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
GLADYS VANDERBILT is sNuBBED BY ROYALTY

a. II she had been any other countess
in any other capital. or even In New
York. To be sure. people were any
ious for a glimpse of her. but they
were not the people whom she cared
to know. They were idle curiosity
seekers, for the most part. and news
paper reporters. Beggars and charity
seeking people sought an audience;
beggars were more insistent than IN
America. But nobility and royalty
left her alone. -.5.sa'se-sr'-"-.es- ."'
After a short visit in Budapest the
count and countess went to Castle
Szechenyi, in Oermezoe, Hungary
Oermezoe is small village near
Kaschau. Upper Hungary, and is over
hundred miles from Budapest
And the castle proved the worst
disappointment Of all, SO far Instead
of wonderful castle. castle OF
dreams, 1t was a rambling, old fash
toned structure. The grounds were
beautiful, but the castle itself was
old and weather beaten. The interior
was furnished with various kinds OF
furniture, nearly all old. but not real
ly antique. 1t was dark, dismal.
Ever since her marriage Countess
Szechenyi wanted to be presented at
court In Vienna. Millions may be
helpful They may seem even indis-
pensable at times. But they do not
give one court entries. Countess
Szechenyi was ineligible. She and
the count did all they could. but she
could not gain real acquaintanceship
to the inner circle Of the Austrian
court.
This snubbing by royalty has been
the greatest disillusion Of all for tho
American girl.
In the five years since her marri'
age Countess Szechenyi has done
everything In her power to gain ad'
mittance into the court circles OF Hun
gary and Austria. All in vain. MIL
lions have been spent on charities and
on entertainments.
Count Szechenyi himself at last 10
disheartened. He has spent much
money in the Balkan war. His small
fortune Ia gone. Some intimate friends
say that he still wishes his wife to
change her mind and move back to
Vienna. Others say that he has ex'
patriated himself for love Of his wife
and his two children. For In spite OF
the many disillusions that come when
an American heiress and titled for
eigner marry, love between the Szech'
enyis has still remained as firm AZ
ever, according to all reports.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

provements in crop growing. transpor-
tation. storage and marketing OF foods
there Is much less seasonal variation
In the food supply and consequently
much more uniformity In the diet at
different times OF the year. WI
In considering the human race, as q
whole. there are three great epochs In
mans diet, namely: The early hunting
period. in which man depended entire
ly on a natural supply Of both animal
and vegetable food; the cooking pc.
Rod, In which man stu used nat
ural supply Of food. but prepared 1t for
use with the aid Of heat. and the So
called cibicultural or food producing
period--that Is, the period IN which
man has depended upon the cultiva-
ton Of both focks and herds and field
and garden crops to supplement a wild
supply Of food.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
ACT THAT PUZZLED SCIENTIST
AZ Least Two Tribes Obtained Fire
by Comprising AIr-lnfinltes'mal
0lxe of Atoms Described.

While lecturing on atoms at the
British Royal Institution Sir Joseph
Thomson alluded to an extraordinary
method for obtaining FIRE that was
practiced by at least two savage tribes
"a method in which compressed ali
was used
Sir Joseph had Just been explaining
how intense cold could be produced
by suddenly expanding air. and how
equally intense heat could be caused
by COMPRISING 1t. 1T is one OF the
most extraordinary things In connec-
hon with the habits Of savage races
be continued, that at least two tribes
use this method to get fire. 1t Is an
extremely difficult problem to know
how ever they got hold Of the idea.
| am quite sure they did not obtain 1t
from lectures on physics, SO 1t must
have come from some kind Of prac-
heal experience"
Even with special apparatus 1t was
not easy to accomplish this feat In
Z laboratory. One could easily I'M
aerstand how men had discovered
that branches rubbing together some
times caught fire. This would give
the idea OF rubbing sticks together,
but 10 highly complex an operation
- making fire by COMPRISING air
could hardly have been copied from
any natural phenomenon.
The only thing he could think OF
was that these tribes must have been
accustomed to shoot their arrows
lrom blowpipes. II one Of these
wooden tubes got obstructed 1t was
conceivable that vigorous efforts to
dislodge the obstruction would cause
the b1owpipe. or some part Of 1t, to
take fire.
The larger part of the lecture was
taken up by an explanation of the
various ways in which atoms had
been counted and the wonderful agree
ment between the results obtained by
different methods. The figures are
amazing. Two grams (about thirty
grains) OF hydrogen contain 80 many
atoms that no ordinary nomenclature
can be used in expressing the number.
II put down in ordinary numerals Il
would be 6s, followed by % ciphers,
which means that a cubic centimeter
Of gas contains 275. followed by II
ciphers.
Even these gigantic numbers are
exceeded by the number Of ultimate
corpuscles in the same volume Of
gas. No perfectly reliable measure.
ments have yet been made, but Sir
Joseph stated his belief that a mole
cule of mercury vapor contained be-
tween 400 and 600 Of these electrified
corpuscles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

his day and generation, and to have
advertised them in the way that he
did. In mentioning now the fact that
they have passed. we feel that much
credit should be given to Moses.
The fact that the commandments
have gone out and are no longer in
use need not necessarily detract from
their virtues. While they lasted they
did good work. Now that they are no
longer considered in our modern life,
while we need not necessarily look
back upon them with regret. we can at
least give them the credit that - AaA,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
CHICAGO WOMAN IS WON BY SUFFRAGE VOTE

majority and that Mrs. Riley will
make formal announcement Of the en-
gagement of her daughter and the
youthful speaker Of the house.
For several months the women
leaders in the equal suffrage move.
ment have marveled at the affability
and uniform courtesy Of Speaker Nc
Kinley while they were lobbying for
their bill But they knew not of Miss
Riley.
Mr.. Mckinley was not member Of
the state legislature when he met
Miss Riley four years ago. He had
just finished a night school course in
law after going to Chicago from Iowa,
where he had been school teach.
err. The couple met at school re-
ception.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Would Save Time.

IT am going to take my luncheon
to the state department with me here
after" said Secretary Bryan at the
White house the other day as he
glanced into the press room at re-
porter nibbling at crackers and drink
ing from bottle Of milk. my wife
has bought me a lunch basket and IL
going to prepare my luncheon. 30 that
can take 1t to the department with
me. think 1t will save me much
time-nearly IN hour each day."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Chemists Monument.

A monument to the chemist Berthe
lot is being finished by the sculptor
aint-Marceau, and it is designed to
be erected only a short distance away
from the laboratory where he worked.
The funds were secured by interna-
tional subscription. The subject of a
memorial to w. T. Stead is being
considered by his English associates
and will probably take the form Of
some sort of an institution for women,
Oh he was always greatly interested in
the cause Of woman. 7.,.s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

ress, "our whole system Of society Is
rotten from top to bottom" Accord
ing to this great authority on evolu'
tom. 1.-The result Of this vast economic
revolution has been almost wholly
evil"
1t is not a mere jeremiad that he
delivers, for he points the way out.
Character is being warped by rot
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Ihouuht So. Too.

Church-During the last century
war caused the death Of over 100000
900 of civilized men.
Gotham-I didn't think the civilized
men went to war"
"Oh, yes, they do"
II thought they stayed at home and
sold the government the canned meat
and things"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Everything Passeth.

We note the passing of the ten COM
mandments with something of regret.
While they were with US for a consid-
cradle period OF years. they did excel
lent service. Moses was great man.
The fact that he copied the command
ments from the Book Of the Dead is
nothing against him. Almost every
great writer has copied the ideas Of
others. Moses knew his public. 1t was
q stroke of supreme genius on his
part to have recognized instantly the
value OF the ten commandments for
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Educating Maynard Children

Mrs. Frederick Schof says tna' 49,. 49,.
time will come eventually wnen ~
probation system will come unoe. ua..
state board of education. me ea oaid
ton of hayward children, sne sa au'
should become part Of the state 20.
cational system and she advocates y, ~
nlacement of large reformatories "
small classes for Juvenile of1enoef''
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
cIoars Worthless In Ten Years.

A cigar, according to leading
dealer. is practically worthless when
1t has reached the age OF ten years.
one dealer possesses as curio box
OF cigars that were packed forty-four
years ago. In a rash moment the
other day he smoked one Of the old.
timers, but he vows he never will
smoke another All the aroma had
vanished. Enough flavor was left to
show that the cigar was made Of to-:
bacco, and that was about all. 1t
burned well, however and left .
0hite nh. y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Violet Liaht Destroys Germs.

The mercury vapor lamp is claimed
by Herr Otto Haase to be as effec-
tive as a sterilizer Of underclothing
as in treating water. The ultra
violet rays produce ozone. and this
destroys all disease germs without
injuriously affecting the textile mate.
rails in any way. In the experiments
made, not less than thirteen of the
most virulent disease bacilli were
present, all of them being totally de.
stroyed by exposure to the light rays
for periods ranging from five to sixty
seconds. ~" 20
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Iona Service.

C.. N. Richards, seventy-two years
of age, recently completed his 49th
years service for the United States
government. There is not a single
member of the houes or member of
the Supreme court who was in Office
when Mr.. Richards began work. He
was appointed superintendent Of the
senate stationery room before Senator
Luke Lea OF Tennessee, ut present the
youngest member Of the senate. was
born. II ..;I .r .zs5s s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

come a power in national politics.
Senator Stephenson is type Of the
self-made, self-educated American. His
boyhood was spent in poverty. Today
he is the richest man in Wisconsin, be-
ing worth at least $15,00O,000. The
bulk OF his vast fortune was made in
lumber.
Mr.. Stephenson was born on June
18, 1929, near the city Of Fredericton.
N. B. He went to Wisconsin with
his family when he was only sixteen
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

and has moved to
London. She has
become disheart-
ened and Is will
ing to admit that
she has been beat
en- in the game Of
ranking with no
bility. The count
has spent his In
come, too. The
count and count
ess are living
now on Wander
bilt money.
This moving to
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

per house in point
of age, entered
upon his eighty
fifth year June 1S,
but Is as vigorous
as the average
man of fifty. For
many years Sena.
tor Stephenson
has been an infu.
entail figure In
the financial and
industrial affairs
of his state and OF
the nation. OF late
wears he has be-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

doctrine or natu-
raj selection, AL
fred Russell Wal
lace, makes the
charge that the
progress" Of the
world during the
last century has
resulted In q So
cial system which
is 1.-The worst that
the world has
ever seen."
According to
him, after a CEN
<,,~1, ~ ouch nrov.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

IN I II q IOWcI
house of the state
legislature"
This is said to
have been the re-
ply Miss Katherine
Riley, daughter of
Mrs. P. M. Riley,
43 East Division
street, Chicago, to
the pleadings Of
William Mckinley,
speaker of the
house.
Suffice it to say
that the Woman's
with q handsome
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

Is is easy to see there Is press
agent at work in the department OF
agriculture. Fol
warm Bread he comes to bat
for All. with two wonder.
full tales, vibrant
with exciting news interest. The first
announces the startling discovery by
the omniscient bureau of chemistry In
Secretary Houston's department OF
method by which wrapped bread
can be warmed.
THE experts found" says the an
nouncement, that II cold wrapped
loaf is unwrapped and placed IN
pan in the oven, in good medium heat
for ten minutes. 1t will be as good as
fresh, crisp without and tender with
in"
The other dissertation touches upon
an even more important item OF house
hold economy-"how to keep eggs
from cracking" To show how impor'
tant this problem is, the press agent
records the fact that out Of 1.532,275,'
200 shipped into New York last year,
137.8O4,768 were broken. So Secre-
tary Houston has put the food re-
search laboratory to work on this
problem, and they are shipping eggs
to all quarters of the country, by par
eel post and otherwise, in an effort to
find the best way to ship them. with
out breaking. No results have yet
been announced.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

Forty-two delegates, representing
all English-speaking countries, gath
cred in Washing
As Defined by ton and former
the Guide. Senator Sc a chaun n's,
York, acting as guide, conducted the
party through a greater part OF the
capitol and then announced that he
would next show them the Chamber
of Horrors"
A number of the English delegates
failed to comprehend, and Andrew
Carnegie raised his hands in horror at
the remark as the delegation entered
Statuary hall. where the great men
OF the nation repose in granite and
stone. The visitors commented ON
each statue and were as polite as any
one could be under the shock Of the
first sight Of this hall.
And now, gentlemen, we come to
the chamber of the senate Of the
United States" said Guide Depew.
Have you many rules?" asked Lord
Weardale.
mo rules to shut of debate" said
Guide Depew.
And when a senator talks too long,
you call that filibustering, do you
not?" inquired Frenchman.
I'VE call 1t a nuisance" replied the
venerable and polished capitol guide.
The ink used in printing the paper
money is a splendid germicide and for
this reason few OF
Ink on Money the thousands OF
Is GermiCide. professional mon
ey handlers have
ever contracted disease from this
source, according to DR.. w. C. Rucker.
assistant surgeon general OF the Unit.
ed States public health service.
THE formula Of the ink used in the
engraving of the money Is, either by
design or accident, splendid germi-
eide" said DR.. Rucker.
THE public health service was call
ed upon some time ago to examine the
old money returned to the treasury
after months Of travelling around the
country and passing through all kinds
of hands. 1t was found that 1t was
comparatively free from bacteria, and
the ink is given credit for this salts.
factory condition of affairs"
1t is not known to what ingredient
of the recipe for the ink Is due the
credit. for the secret OF its compost
ton is carefully guarded by the gov
eminent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

Our engagement will be announced
when the woman's suffrage bill passes
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

q The Countess szechenyi has given
up her struggle for social recognition
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wis
consin. the Oldest member Of the up
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

One Of the greatest evolutionists,
the codiscoverer with Darwin of the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Good Toast.

Good Toast.
Here's to the milk punch WIZ
the punch" YORK 1r'ouA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
Reports Most
Interesting.

struction Of the
REPORTS MOST Panama can q J.,
Interesting. while in WASHING a,z,s
ago, referred to the great number OF
reports which are sent to his office
from all branches of the work, and
which he reads himself. He declared
that II gathered together the reports
would make a volume Of most inter
esting reading.
A copy of a report from the assist
ant foreman of the toolroom to his su-
perior officer, which had been for
warded to Colonel Goethals, was pro-
duced. The report was on an acct
dent to a Jamaica negro employe OF
the canal commission, and was as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Jordan: Mr.. D. Adams got
bust his big thumb almost cut on.
He was attended by other machinists
In toolroom. The uses Of wrappings
was required. He start fainting and
stretchers was getting ready. There
was no small stir; everybody In mo-
ton as brigade. Mr.. Cassell was the
swiftest. Locomotive ready at hand
and blowing solemn for hospital. |
guess he was gone and all was over.
jim"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11

Col. George w. Cocktails. who is IN
charge of the army Of men on the con-
struction Of the
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room detached brick house with In =
trobc heat; lot 2JXli5 feet Price
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