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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Comoote Of Pears.

Select firm fruit, not too ripe. Wash
them and cut in halves lengthwise,
and carefully take out the core. Make
a strip in the proportion of two cup
fuls Of sugar to one Of water. When
the strip is boiling put in the pieces
of pears and cook until tender. Take
them out with a skinner and arrange
in pyramid form, the stem end upon
pretty dish. Slice an unpeeled
lemon very thin and put IN the strip.
Let the strip cook until 1t thickens.
Put the lemon slices over the fruit
and pour the strip over all by the
spoonful when little cool. Place the
compete where it will become per-
fectly cold before serving.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
HAVE QUEER MAN|As
Burglars Sometimes Seem to
Steal for Pure Fun.
All Sorts Of Articles Taken Which it
Would Seem Could Be Of Very
Little Use to the Daring
Maurauders.

The tendency nowadays in all trades
Ind Industries Is toward specializa-
lion and London criminals heTe fol-
owed the example of honest men.
There Is burglar-still at large
by the way-who takes nothing but
old silver. He has ransacked over
thirty houses in the aristocratic sec
ton of London.
One of the houses was that OF the
Spanish ambassador. Here piles OF
silver were found collected on Ia.
BILE, yet the only thing that was miss
ing was silver vase Of great age,
and worth many times its weight as
precious metal The man must have
very considerable knowledge of old
silver and its marks.
Recently q man was sentenced for
stealing bicycles. So many were
found on his premises that a large
furniture van was required to bring
them to the court. This thief seems
to have been a very clever mechanic.
FOR handle-bars, municipalities and ped
els were altered all around, making
Identification a very difficult matter.
So far as known, he stole nothing but
bicycles
India rubber@ mats were the espe-
cial prey of a man who was sentenced
10 years imprisonment at the Lon
don guildhall Twice before the man
had been convicted of similar or
tense, yet the moment he was out OF
prison he went back to the same form
Of crime. Some of the mats weighed
half hundred pounds and we're worth
s25 apiece.
Cemetery thieves form a class apart.
Their prey Is the artificial wreaths
placed by Borrowing relatives on the
graves OF their loved ones. From
Woodgrange Park cemetery 60 were
taken in one night, and 1900 In little
over year. The City Of London Gem
etery lost similar number within
seven months.
Some of these wreaths, including
their cases, cost as much as $25 each.
The question is how the thieves dis
pose of their plumber.
Every secondhand book shop knows
the book thief. The man who steals
books rarely interferes with any oths!
form of property. Only year ago
one Of these gentry was sentenced at
Peterborough to three years penal
servitude for stealing old books to
the value Of $500, the property Of the
dean and chapter Of Peterborough ca
thedral.
At Kew and other botanical gardens
watch is always kept for the plant
thief. One caught at Kew In May
1912, had two small tins Of water
fastened under his waistcoat for the
purpose of keeping his stolen cuttings
alive.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Ferry In the Air,

An interesting application of ava
ton to the practical requirements OF
everyday life is reported from Flor
Ida. This is an airboat ferry at
Tampa. Three hydroplanes have been
put in commission on commercfai
basis in a commuters ferry service
It Tampa bay-a % NILE trip at
mile a minute.
Other services Of the same sort sug-
gest themselves for other localities.
The two prime concerns for hydro
aeroplane ferry are population to
furnish the traffic and climate to In
sure that the water shall remain wa"
ter. What has been done on Tampa
BAY could be done as easily and prof.
itably on Delaware and Chesapeake
bays, or in the vicinity OF Los Angeles
and Santa Catalina, Unfortunately
millionaire limited to Lake Forest or
a honeymoon express to st. Joe has
to figure, through good part OF the
year, on ice.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

In an address before the Wabash
Avenue Y. NJ. C. A., former Governor
Charles S. Deneen vi Illinois, review.
ing the negro's activities in this coun-
try during the half Century of his free
dom. told the exact truth when he said
That the record was one of which no
member Of the race need be ashamed
The sudden stepping from "paternal
and protective" condition, where the
negro was entirely dependent and
his individual efforts were repressed
to the utmost b. the very nature of
his condition, to d status of freedom
made his problem al unusually diff
cult one.
When to the normal difficulties of
such a condition were added the nat
ural race prejudice which existed and
still exists, and the bitter prejudices
engendered of four years of bloody
civil strife, it is plain enough that the
negro's problem was one of the hard
est that history records. Thus, how
ever, is the negros record summa.
rized by Mr. Deneen:
1T was under these adverse condi.
tons that the negroes of the United
States began their uphill struggle for
industrial independence. Fifty years
have elapsed since that time; very
brief period in the calendar of racial
or national progress, and yet in that
time think it can safely be said that
the advancement made has been some
thing which the American people, and
those of your own race in particular,
may we'll be proud"
The conclusion reached by Mr..
Deneen is that the negro has made
good That must be the conclusion
of every unbiased observer. This
fact gives promise that, despite noisy
and offensive agitators among the
whites and the impulsive and frequent.
ly ill-timed and i'll judged utterances
of some negro leaders, we shall ulti-
mately reach a solution of the race
problem" through the fairness and tol-
erance of the majority of the domi-
nant race and the industry and con-
tinued usefulness and progress Of the
great majority of the negroes.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Try Tnla Pie.

A reader sends in the following
recipe:
Noting the recipes for ounces in
last Sundays Times, always fail to
find any reference in any magazine
to the pie I make with the ounce
flavor. 1t is nothing more than an
ordinary apple pie made from good,
rich apples In a, deep pie plate, then
after the apples are sliced and filled
In the under crust take half glass
of ounce Jelly and spread smoothly
over the top Of apples a few bits Of
butter and sprinkle little sugar over
all, then add some water. Wet the
edge of the under crust before putting
on the upper crust, and after trim
ming smooth, ripple with the thumb
and finger. Then pinch the top crust
few times with fork.-New York
Times,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Little Home Helps.

When ironing a blouse with buttons
on it, it is often found difficult to iron
the material around the buttons. Try
this hint and save time: Take rough
towel folded several times, lay the
buttons face downward on it and iron
over the backs. The buttons sink
into the soft towel an6 the material
is quickly made perfectly smooth.
When scissors become dull, put a
pin between the blades and rub 1t up
and down, working the blades as In
cutting. This will put a new edge on
the scissors and takes but moments
time.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
There are some $4,000 Asiatics EN-.
ployed on British ships.

A strange instance Of freak memory
Is recorded in the case of servant
girl in a Scottish manse. She was al
most illiterate, yet, when delirious In
fever, surprised those around her by
repeating long passages Of the Bible
In Hebrew. The kitchen where the
girl spent her evenings adjoined the
minister's study. He was accustomed
to read aloud. The girl had not I'M
derstood or consciously taken heed Of
the reading, yet her mind had seized
upon and stored the phrases.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
French Catholics Active.

The Roman Catholic bishops Of
France have just met in Paris to lay
the foundations Of great Catholic
party, and to constitute committee
which shall draw up program to Of
fer to candidates, to watch over alb
sentation from the poll, and, above all,
to centralize resources. The move
ment would appear to have definite
polite complexion, says the London
Tirnoa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
GinQer Custards.

Beat four eggs we'll. add two ounces
castor sugar and beat again. Then
stir in half a pint of milk and two
ounces of chopped preserved ginger,
Pour into creased molds and steam
until the custards are set. While the
custards are cooking put three or four
tablespoonfuls of the syrup OF pre-
served ginger in a saucepan, with .
little lemon juice and make quite hot
Turn out the custards, pour the gin.
ger sauce round and serve at once.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Boiled Dressing.

, cream four yolks, two tablespoons
sugar. one ball Of butter, one teaspoon
,ui mustard, cayenne pepper and salt.
1.er come to boil one-half cup OF
vinegar and one-half cup OF water,
thickened with one tablespoon nour
and hour over the above mixture.
when cold and ready for use mis
with plain cream. J.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Not Guilty,

The negro teamster has been ar
rested for using the whip too freely
on the public street.
"You are charged with cruelty to
animals" said the Judge. How do
you plead?"
"Why, jedge," answered the pris'
oner, IT want crool to no animiles.
Them beasts dat / wuz lickin' war
mewls."-Buffalo Express. f,I ;y...,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
.Jeilv FritterO.

Make a batter of two eggs, a pint
Of milk and a pint bowl Of flour Beat
It light; put a tablespoonful Of lard
or beef dripping in frying pan and
add saltspoonful Of salt, making 1t
boiling hot. Put in the batter by the
large spoonful, not too close. When
one side is delicate brown turn tho
other. When done place on dolly
covered dish. Put dessert spoonful
NJ fellv OF each fritter. r..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
SPORTING
WORLD

University of Oregon's new athletic
field at Eugene, Ore, will consist Of
two football fields, one Of which win
be used for soccer; three baseball dia-
monds, tennis courts and a quarter
mile running track with 320.yard
straightaway on one side.
The Nebraska university football
schedule as completed provides for
eight games, beginning October 3. For
the first time in many years Minnesota
is not included in the list, Michigan
Agricultural taking its place.
The golf course at Montrose in Ire
land, where the game has been
played for some 900 years, is being
reconstructed according to a plan
made by Fl. S. Colt at a cost Of $500.
At the Lexington sale c, A. Valen-
tine of Columbus purchased a two
year-old trotting colt by Morgan Az
worthy (2:17), out Of the dam Of Far
ra (2:0SA).
Champion Johnny Kilbane has
turned down q tempting offer from
Promoter Snowy Baker to display his
ring cleverness In Australia.
Pontius, football star, has had to
leave Michigan because he was back
in everything excepting gridiron stu
dies. ..
Tom McMahon of Pittsburgh slightly
shaded Dan ("Porky") Flynn Of Bos-
ton in q tan-round bout at New York.
Mcmahon weighed 1s4h and Flynn
1876. IT -..-,...s< T.. -. 81
Havis James will have Grand Opera
and Colusa for the pacing stakes this
year. ',s...a .E.t
Wisconsin, will meet Marquette on
the gridiron at Madison on October 10.
John J. Ryan will train the James
Butler horses a. usual this year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
kino Ferdinand to Travel.

King Ferdinand to Travel.
King Ferdinand Of Bulgaria, to-
gether with Princes Boris and Cyril,
probably will visit the San Francisco
exhibition next year. 1t is possible
that Queen Eleanore may spend some
weeks this spring in the United States,
her majesty's visit being connected
with various charitable objects.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
DANGEROUS Test, Though.

Hobbs-I'm puzzled about Jones. !
really can't make out whether he's
philosopher or . fool. 81
Dobbs-T That's easy to determine.
Call him the latter. and II he makes
! fuss he isn't the former Boston
Transcript. 81 e ~ S.l
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

The Italian supreme court has re
fused to allow Signorina Teresa La
briola to practise law in the country
on the grounds that woman cannot
do anything in public life without the
consent of her husband, and If she
were allowed to practise law her hus-
band might withdraw his consent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
A Friendly Tip.

Mistress don't want you to have
80 much company. You have more
callers in a day than have In
week.
Domestic-Well, mum, perhaps II
you'd try to be little more agreeable
you'd have as many friends as I
have. h..,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

The Swiss silk industry consists at
present of more than 80 mills, nearly
all Of which are in the vicinity Of
zurich. There are $4,000 looms in op-
Grafton, and about $4,000 workers,
chiefly women, are employed in this
industry, earning from 60 cents to
$1.2O q day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Those cities which have large col
ored population show high death rates.
1t has long been known as scientific
fact that the mortality among the ne
groes is greater than among whites.
and the returns from the various
states and cities demonstrate this
fact. For instance, while the death
rate in Portland, Ore, is but ITO, in
Richmond, Va, it is 22.4; in Birming-
ham, Ala, 2O.4; in Atlanta, Ca, 1913;
in New Orleans, La, 21.3, and in Bal
timore, Md, 1874. Here in Washing
ton, where one-third of the population
is colored, the death rate is IT'S, and
In 1911 it was as high as 1879. These
figures for the national capital are
more significant when it is remem-
bered that conditions are vastly diff
ferent from those prevailing in such
industrial centers as Pittsburgh, Cleve-
land and Detroit, where the danger
from violent death in the mills and
factories Is a feature to be reckoned
with. Here there are no factories and
death from accident is much rarer
than in cities such as those named
Washington Star
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

The Texas owner Of large dairy
herd believes he is the only man In
the United States who cultivates the
prlckly pear. raising 6oo-acre field OF
it annually and feeding his stock the
mods after removing the thorns.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Hard to please-The stage villain.

There are now rs days in the year
recognized as legitimate occasions for
holidays in most cities Of England.
These are in addition to the weekly
half-holidays observed on Wednesdays
and Saturdays. An effort is being
made to lessen the number of holidays
and to bring those retained into more
systematic order. K,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

One Of the Privileged Glass.
'Wadley must be in good deal bet
ter financial circumstances than for
merly." ~. --.s D..
"Why sol" X. j.. i, :. r,
"He's so much slower paying his
bills than he used to be-" 5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Hated Rival.

why these tears IN ss ,ss #
Harold has written poem for an
other cir" 5:H$ a8s : rs 3s$ i.s
N "To whom is the poem addressed7s
aurora Borealis- boo-hools
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Coal is by far the most important
mineral product Of India. The value
Of the output of the coal fields in 1912
reached a total of $16,0S8,374, which
represents an advance of more than
81 per cent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

AS an additional safeguard against
icebergs one transatlantic passenger
steamer is carrying $4,000 candle
power searchlight with an effective
range Of five miles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
Room Savers.

''These collapsible opera hats are =
great convenience" 3s
"So?"
Eyes, you have no idea how much
room they save In fiat louisville
Courier-J Journal y n.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

An umpire must MAINTAIN OlgnluoO
attitude on the field, and IL there is one
thing peeves Umpire Silk O'Loughlin
1t Is to ruffle his dignity. He courts
an argument. provided he gets the de-
writes Umpire Billy Evans.
Catcher Krichell of St. Louis put
one over on Silk last summer that
drew a laugh from both teams and
from the spectators within hearing dis
lance. OLoughlin failed to appreci.
ate 1t.
His countenance so plainly disclosed
this that Manager Wallace feared his
entire team might be sent to the club
house for Krichell's bon mot.
In baseball. when a player meets the
ball squarely with his bat, some of his
teammates sing out, That's putting
the wood on 1t, old boy"
During the game in question
OLoughlin was working the plate and
foul tip struck his mask, near the
top, sailing into the grand stand with
terrific speed.
To everyone 1t seemed that the ball
struck O'Loughlin on top Of the head.
and while he delayed the game mo-
mentarily to recover his wits, there
came from the St. Louis bench krich-
ellis voice:
Mice work, Silk That's putting the
wood on it, old boy"
In an instant O'Loughlin's expires.
sion changed from pain to astonish-
ment. He glared at the st. Louis
bench and Wallace was relieved when
he failed to start a procession Of ath.
.etes to the clubhouse.
Charlie Doom Is trying hard to in.
duce George Stallings to let him have
Bill Sweeney, now that John Evers
has consented to play with the Braves.
Doom is in need of player like Bill
to fill In at second base.
The national commission has re-
fused to reopen the case of the Of
tumwa club against the St. Joe club
for the services Of Player Parks. The
national board has awarded Parks to
st. Joe.
Barney Dreyfuss, president Of the
Pirates, says the Evers sale will stand
and the Cubs will not get paid for
Johnny, but may be permitted tn pur.
chase some one to FIJI his shoes.
Jim Shaw, the Senators husky re-
cruit, is so pigeon-toed that every time
Nick Altrock looks at him he thinks
the youngster is falling over, and
runs to hold him up.
The White Sox will be sorry TO SEQ
Bob Groom go to the Federals. The
Washington pitcher never finished .
game he started against them last
year.
Hugh Jennings claims the tallest
pitcher in either league. His name
is Miles Main and he Is on the tooth
pick order. being six feet six inches
The Giants are said to have the taIl-
est battery in either league. Rube
Marquard and Larry Mclean arc
called the Eiffel tower twins.
Now we know why Christy Mathew
son didn't care to join the outlaws.
Matty wants to remain q real Giant
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Addressing an audience of 500 ne
groes at Chicago, Judge Orrin N. Car
ter pointed out the real and gratifying
progress made by the negro in Amer
lea since the Civil war and, COM
menting upon the future Of the race,
said:
1.-The future is largely in your own
hands and must be provided for by
education. It depends upon both the
white and colored races if the Eman-
cipation Proclamation is fully carried
out"
It is true that education is usually
a solvent of prejudice. In that sense
education is An excellent thing for the
negro. Education to certain degree
is absolutely requisite. The negro
should be able to read and write,
should know commercial arithmetic
and should have a fair knowledge of
things in general.
1t is doubtful. however, whether
what is commonly known as higher
education" will prove an unmixed
blessing to the negro. One Of the I'M
happiest persons in the world Is the
average highly educated negro. BY
supereduction he acquires contempt
for the ordinary activities of his race
and the prejudice which still unhap-
PLY prevails prevents him from min
Cling upon terms of equality with the
dominant white race, in which he
would find in larger numbers his in.
tellectual and cultural equals. There
are exceptions to this rule, but their
number is exceedingly small.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

But it's better to be born great than
1t is to thrust yourself upon great
ness.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
|AE&N RRI07

Third Baseman Bill Hopke, who
jumped the Utica team Of the New
York State league last year to join
the Federals has applied for rein
statement in organized ball. He
played a few weeks with the Indian.
apolis Federals.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Sweden is making efforts to revive
Its lobster industry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Chinese bought 100000 Bibles the
FIRST six months of this year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Austria will soon spend 20,ooo,Ooo
for new railway lines.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Colored teachers of the District OF
Columbia public schools formed an or
ganization looking to obtain closed re-
lations between these educators. Of
ficers were elected at the meeting,
which was held in the colored Y. M. c.
A., as follows: r. A. Gillen, presi-
dent; Miss May Cromwell, vice-presi-
dent; Miss Helen Moore, recording sec
rotary; Miss Julia H. Smith, CORE
spending secretary. and Miss N. E.
Gibbs, treasurer. A. U. Craig, Robert
Mattingly, Miss zela Dyson, Miss L.
G. Arnold and J. l.. Chestnut were ap-
pointed a committee to frame consti-
tuition and bylaws.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03
AfRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

The American Missionary associa.
ton is making strong effort to raise
$1,OOO,0O000 for the partial endow-
ment of the following colleges: Fisk,
Talladega, Tougaloo, Straight and Til
lotson, for the education of our peo-
pie in the south, writes Booker T.
Washington. They are concentra ting
particularly on Talladega at present.
> wish people might realize how far
reaching the work Of these colleges 10
In the development of the civilization
Of our country. l am constantly trav-
cling throughout the South and other
sections of our country, and wherever
| 60 l meet strong men and women
who have been educated at one of these
Institutions. The men and women
from these colleges are succeeding as
Teachers and leaders in nineteen other
occupations. Many of the strongest
men In the pulpits of the large demon.
nations. such as Methodist and Bap-
fist, have been educated at one of
these institutions. But for the pres
ence and influence OF such educated
men and women it would have been
impossible for US to maintain peace
and order between the white and
black peopse In the South during all
these years,
If anyone wants to help in changing
the attitude of the white people in
the South toward the education Of the
colored people, he cannot do it in
more effective way than by contrib
uti1g toward the endowment of these
five leading colleges for our race in
the South.
1t was my privilege recently.
through an invitation, to attend the
meeting of the executive committee
of the American Missionary associa-
ton, and l have never met body of
men who were more unselfishly de-
voted to the welfare of the South than
is true of these committeeman. livery
much hope the appeal which they are
making to the public will meet
hearty response.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Nebraska's 1912 mineral output was
valued at 81, 490,5S2. ...%l H.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-03

Hollands production of potato hour
Ia increasing rapidly from year to
year. o.. go