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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Laundry Notes.

The ideal wash boiler is at least
copper.bottomed. This Is to conduct
heat and avoid rust. 1t has, too.
faucet to allow of easy removal OF the
water.
A washing machine should be en-
ployed to save wear and tear on the
human machine. There are three
types Of mechanical washers-the
dolly" or dasher, and churn type,
generally operated by hand. The
vacuum or suction type, also hand-op-
Grated. The cylinder generally used
in laundries has two drums, one re-
volving inside the other, and the rock
ing or oscillating type, one cylinder
Of metal or wood swaying back and
forth without dasher or beaten. The
rocking type is least wearing on the
clothes, and 1t and the cylinder type
are preferable If they can be operated
by power Before choosing any wash
er, It Is best to have an actual demon
stration and thoroughly understand
the cost of operation per hour, ETC.. OF
the machine before buying.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
GOOD HOMEMADE ICE BOX
Costs Little and, According to lnven-
tor, Keeps Ice In Condition
for a Long Time.

An economical ice box Is described
by its owner and maker as follows:
For this bought wooden box
about four feet long. two wide and IL
inches high. being careful to select
one closely built; next I bought
pair Of cheap hinges and made top
which fitted closely. Across the bot
tom of the box l took off a strip
through the center IL inches wide,
then | fitted across the bottom. on
the outside, a piece of wire netting
Inside, across the center, put strip
about ten inches wide and as long as
the box Is wide, which I can take
out and scald. This holds the piece
Of ice without having it come in con-
tact with the wire and cause 1t to
sag. l keep two wooden cloths to
wrap around the ice, taking out one
each morning. scalding it and let
ting it hang in the sun. Next to the
ice l put newspapers, then the cloth.
and the ice keeps splendidly. The
box is on legs and the water drains
off into tub under It,"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
PUT EASE BEFORE DRUDGERY
Every Device for Improving Methods
Of Housekeeping Should 30
Employed.

There are thousands Of housekeep'
ers who cannot take summer trip,
but they can greatly improve their
methods Of housekeeping. First, free
the house Of unnecessary articles to
sweep, wash, dust. iron or move. Only
the useful and the beautiful should re-
main. A porch may be made the
greatest of blessings to the summer
housekeeper If sheltered by vines. The
Dutchman's pipe Is a fast-groWlng
vine, and the moonvine and morning
glory make rapid growth. Do all the
work you can out here, or under big
tree in the yard, such as Smelling peas,
stringing beans. pairing apples and
divers other tasks, which will suggest
themselves to the thinking house
keeper.
When work Is finished. sit out on
the porch or under a tree, anywhere
but indoors, and don't forget the pic
MICS. Don't tire yourself out by baking
a lot OF fancy dishes. Make good.
plain things which will be relished out
of doors. Do nothing that Is not abso-
lutely necessary Once in while take
an entire afternoon for sleep, reading,
lounging under the trees, or resting IN
the way most helpful to you.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
when CARL HAYDEN PUT AWAY HIS PISTOL

Which Is Arizonaese for carrying .
pistol.
This conclusion Is wrong, however.
The beetling eminence swelling from
the rugged flank Of Representative
Hayden and dominating the scene, as
the critics put it, Is no massed artillery
Of deadly automatic; it is nothing
more formidable than hip pocket
crammed full of handkerchief.
u wear EN- there SOS to feel more
like my natural SELF" explains the
representative from the newest state.
You see, when l was sheriff, packed
a gun on that hip for so many years
that 1t got to be just like clothes on
me; Id as soon have thought of leav-
ing off my boots l observed last win.
ter, however, that guns were no longer
worn in the East by the best dressers,
and, Wishing to be in style, laid mine
aside.
Il felt SO blamed uncomfortable
without 1t, though-so sort Of half
dressed and like wasn't fit to appear
in ladies' society-that I stuffed lot
of pocket handkerchiefs down in that
hip pocket; now l feel more decent
and respectable
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
YOUTHFUL LADY DECIES TO FORE IN LONDON

beth to cross the muddy way! Lady
Decies is quite as popular, perhaps a
little more SO, than Viscountess Cur
zon. who retains her reputation of be-
Ing the prettiest young married wom-
an on that side. But Lady Decies de-
ponds very little on her looks, though.
Of course, she is very nice looking; 1t
is her smartness and wit that carry
the day
Lady Maidstone. formerly Marga-
retta Drexel, is more in the picture
this year than for some time. but, Of
course, she moves In quite different
set from Lady Decies, whose friends
are all social celebrities. 1t Is the
intellectual crowd that attracts An.
thony Drexel's daughter. II man Is
poet he need not possess a dress suit
to be admitted to the presence of tho
lovely lady. Indeed. the story goes
that she has anonymously and in the
incest way possible bestowed on bud.
ding geniuses of both sexes the neces-
sary smart garments to enable thens
to take up their places in the great
world.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
CALDER0N SAYS U. S. IS NATION OF IDEALS

titude essential to an unprejudiced
study OF nation and its people.
True, his first wife was an American.
q Virginian, and his three daughters
were born In this country, for his resi-
dence herein Is not limited by his term
Of Office as plenipotentiary; but never
theless he Is Bolivian. not an Ameri.
can.
His shrewd. kindly eyes have seen
much In America that Ia denied to the
native who cannot have his perspec
tive. The result Of all his observations
may be summed up In the statement
that they have given him an almost
passionate desire that Americans may
know Latin-America as he knows 1t,
that Latin-Americans may know
America as he knows it.
He analyses the United States as
nation Of ideals, more idealistic in Its
thoughts and impulses than any other
nation on earth. Few aliens are SO
complimentary
This idealism OF ours he traces as
the product Of evolution. finding It's
basis in our system OF government
and fed by the better and higher
thoughts Of the intellectual leaders OF
the country. grown into broad hu-
mainly that has eliminated national
selflshness.
AS he sees the United States, 1t II
a nation that seeks nothing material
that rightfully belongs to another ma
tion a nation that, in its international
relation, is animated solely by the
Golden Rule. 1t is an exalted opinion
Of the United States that this great
Bolivian holds.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
RenedIctlon to Sleep.

Don Quixote was one Of the jolliest
and best favored Of knight Grants
when he uttered his immortal bened1c-
ton to sleep and any one who tries
to make it meat for the hungry ana
drink for the thirsty" without his
choice equipments will fall short OF
the mark. Some passable relation be-
tween day and night is part OF ma
lures plan In the case as clearly the
giver of sleep designed. Shakespeare s
distrust Of nights purposes OF sweet
repose for the man who sleeps while
he wakes" was we'll grounded, no
doubt, for in the very rhythm OF HE
waking and sleeping play ant1phonai
parts, and rest after healthful toll IS
sweet. 1t is thus that Summer 8
honey breath holds out" against all
strain of warm or busy days and TO
preserve the happy balance is to nno
the secrets of life, not death, in that
sleep which has been called deaths
half brother.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
concentratlnu Offices,

The record concentration Of office
into a single hand was achieved oy
the Duke of Wellington in 1884, when
William w suddenly parted with MS
whig ministers. Sir Robert Peel, VINO
was to form the new ministry, was ID
Rome, and 1t took between three ano
four weeks for the kings messenger
to reach him and for him to return
travelling almost continuously nigh1
and day. In the meantime Wellington
was practically the entire government.
He actually held the office only OF
first lord of the treasury and homo
secretary, but any one Of the secre'
taries of state can perform the duties
of any other or all Of them. Yelling
ton was not secretary Of state for war
however, because that office did MOI
vet exist.-Factory Times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07

through an interpreter as he sat in the
office of Indian Commissioner Cato
Sells, where a small group of report
ers and government officials gathered
to bid him godspeed.
Forty years ago a priest came to
our reservation He told US his religion
Later Protestant missionary came.
self II the white men differ about it
then I believe in the one God.
AT night when the insane men and
women at the hospital had gone to
sleep and everything was quiet l
asked God to take care Of me. trust
ed in him. l believed that some day
the wrong that had been done me
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
SAYS FAITH IN GOD CHEERED HIM IN ASYLUM

would be righted." continued Spoo Pee
through Robert J. Hamilton, Blackfoot
delegate. acting as Interpreter.
"All about me | heard mutterings
Of the crazy men and women. How |
stood 1t God only knows. 1t was q
test. 1t must have been his will that
l was not driven mad by my surround
ings. God was my comfort, my help.
washington will no longer be my
address, he remarked in the course
of his conversation, and in saying this
his eyes scanned the 20 in the rooms
to see IL wit had been appreciated. He
seemed to enjoy the fact everybody
laughed when he told them this.
THE white man is peculiar and curl
ous," he added when asked what he
thought OF the paleface.
In 1879 Spoo Pee, returning from a
hunt found his camp in ruins, his
mother, father and other relatives,
killed His wife and children were
missing He wandered over the hills
alone, hungry. and friendless. He came
upon camp of several white men. He
asked for water and for something to
eat. This was refused. The white
man, Charles Wallemsly prospector.
told Spoo Pee to keep away from him
If he didn't want to be killed. One
thing led to another. A quarrel re-
suited, and the Indian shot The miner
was killed.
He was tried. convicted and SEN
fenced to be hanged. His. sentence
was committed to life Imprisonment
and he was sent to the criminal ward
of the Government Hospital for the
Insane
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Educator Who Studies Them
Says They Think.
DR.. Charles Lincoln Edwards Of the
Southern California University
Tells Of Some Very Interesting
Discoveries he Has Made.

; After years Of study and expert
menting with CATS DR.. Charles Lincoln
Edwards, professor of zoology at the
University Of Southern California and
head of the nature study In the Los
Angeles schools, announced the other
day that he has found that cats think.
reason, have a language Of their own
and possess keen sense Of humor.
As a cat fancier, Doctor Edwards
has had several tabbys near him at his
home for many years, and as care
fully observing man of science he has
studied these felines as he has studied
no other animal, and has arrived at
the conclusion that the only difference
between the intelligence OF the cat
and the intelligence of human is a
difference of degree rather than kind.
He expressed his views relative to
the intellectual attainments and man
ifestations of the cat family in an In
terview, in which he used his prize
orange tabby cat, Shadi Fave the
prize winner at many cat shows. for
the purpose Of demonstration.
Whats said about animals not hav-
ing reasoning power is all nonsense"
he declared. Il have observed cats
more closely than any other animal.
as they are near me so much Of the
time at my home, and know that they
act in accordance with reason and not
alone by instinct.
The animal Is lacking in the ability
to express itself through articulatory
sounds as does a human, perhaps" he
said, but for the natural means Of
expressing desire or emotion. cat
has man, bereft of his voice, bested.
The cat has a language Of It's own.
BY its succeeding experiences. 1t is
able to understand the law Of cause
and effect, just as a human does, and
1t can reason in bis limited capacity as
does man.
The sheer Of human is the lineal
descendant Of the snarl of the beast.
The cat perhaps cannot express HIM
self in his meow but he does sue
cessfully by his attitude and his &C
lions.
"Cowper, the poet, in letter to
friend, told of some Of the remarkable
actions Of his pet cat, and stated that
it moved its lips, as though in talking
l have observed this in some cats, and
with others thiC seem to articulate
from the throat. 1t might be possible
through the proper sympathetic IN
derstanding, to understand the wishes
and desires of the feline kind.
my wife, who is a great cat fancier'
was able to so successfully initiate the
meow of pet cat that 1t would fol-
lew her around and from all appear
ances, talk to her"
Doctor Edwards intends to carry on
his close observations Of his pet CATS
and is of the belief that he will be able
to come to a greater sympathetic IN
Outstanding of the working of the In
tellect of the animal. Being scholar
he has named his pet cat from the
Persian, "shadi" meaning perfect de-
light"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07

traveller. he knows the world pretty
thoroughly.
AS secretary Of the treasury OF his
own country he has had his experience
in the art OF governing.
AS diplomatic representative OF his
country in Italy, in Peru and in the
United States, he has had the oppor-
the manhood, the national impulses
and characteristics Of the European
nations with those OF the nations of
the two Americas.
So he dwells in the United States
country, but not of it, his alien ma
tivity giving him that aloofness Of at
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07

IN London society
as a hostess than
almost any of her
countr y W O m e n
and is by her
cheekiness q n d
originality recall
ing the vivacious
American girl that
used to make a
sensation there in
the past. She and
Lord Dec1eS nave
had several river
parties this sum-
mer and were
overtaken on a re.
cent Sunday by a
terrific t h u n der
storm. A m o n 6
their guests was
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07

ing IN washington
can get, on a clear
summer morning,
a good view Of
r 9 pre- s entative
Hayden OF Arizo-
ma, looking west,
he cannot fail to
observe a COM
manding, knob
like protuberance
jutting from the
southeast flank Of
that we'll known
political landmark.
And, recalling
that this particu-
lar bit of man
6Cape was lot
many years sher-
iff Of MarinOna
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07

OF age, Spoo Pee.
the BlackfOOt In
dian, incarcerated
for 80 years at the
Government Hos
pital for the In
sane at Washing
ton, the other day
started across the
continent back to
his native haunts.
He was charged
with Staying a
man in Montana.
II threw away
the white mans
religion because
they were arguing
about 1t and trust
ed In the one
God he said
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
LucuIlus Imported Cherry Trees.

Cherries are among the good things
that have come to Europe out of Asia.
The tree was introduced in Italy about
70 B. C. by Lucullus, who obtained
both the fruit and it's name from the
city OF Cerasus. In Pontus. 1t was first
planted in England some two centuries
later and soon became acclimated. but
the real impetus was given to English
cherry.growing in 1910, when various
fine kinds were brought from Flanders
and planted in Kent.
And stu. az you journey by the boat
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Woman Conducts LARGE Business,

Mrs. Virginia Eeahon, widow Of
Patrick H. Keahon, Tammany Hall
leader, is managing the large business
interests in New York left by him.
She has recently obtained the govern
ment contract for transporting the
baggage Of all immigrants who land
at the port Of New York. Several
months ago Mrs. Keahon obtained
through competitive bids another lu-
erative contract, that Of transporting
to the public stores all undeclared
merchandise seized by the customs Of
flcials Of this port because Of non.
payment of duty. She underbid sew
eral competitors in each instance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
VInaiurette Salad.

Vinaigrette salad made with aspara-
gus stalks, chopped chicory and
heart Of lettuce is delightfully."-
agreeable for summer luncheon or
dinAer This salad is not served with
mayonnaise dressing, but with a
French dressing mad? with lemon
rather than vinegar and plenty Of the
best olive oil.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07

CalQerOn, 1Or the
past ten years
minister to the
United States from
Bolivia. a happy.
m 1 n d g d philoso-
pher, a keen stu
dent of all things
American.
As some stu
dents study bugs
and bacilli, he al
ways Is turning
his mental micro
scope on men and
nations - chiefly
American men and
the American ma
ton.
Educator, bank.
er, diplOmatist and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
SAVING the Hands,

If you are doing Homework, try to
soil your hands as little as possible.
While busting and sweeping or doing
any dry, dirty work, wear loose pair
of old kid gloves. Rubber gloves are
no longer very expensive; provide
yourself with a pair Of these and use
them while washing dishes or any
work that demands the use Of strong
soap and water.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Chilled Bananas.

Lay some bananas on ice for cou.
ple of hours before they are to be
served. Just before they are to 60 to
the table peel them and split each in
half lengthwise, and lay these halves
on a plate with quarter of lemon
and heaping teaspoonful of powdered
sugar. Eat with a fork or spoon after
sprinkling with lemon juice and Dip
ping in sugar
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07

Britain and most OF the European
countries practically every wooden
cross.tie and telephone or telegraph
pole receives preservative treatment.
In the United States less than 30 per
cent of the 1876, 100000 cross-ties an
nually consumed are treated. and the
proper treatment OF an annual con-
sumption Of 100000 poles may be
said to have scarcely commenced.
Real progress in the United States
dates from 1889, when the Kyantzlng
process. using bichlorides OF mer-
curry, was developed In 1887 two 9TH
er processes were introduced, the Bur
nett process. using zinc chloride, and
the Bethel process, using coal tar
creosote These last processes are
very largely In use today.
The idea OF timber preservation at
first made very slow growth in this
country, on account Of the large sup.
ply OF cheap and durable umbers
and the general disregard shown to-
ward economy In the use of natural
resources. In 1885 there were only
three pressure plants IN the United
States; and in 1896 only Is. Since
then. however the industry has grown
rapidly; in 1913 there were III plants.
The secretary Of commerce and the
secretary Of agriculture have COM
pleted plans
Plan to Save whereby their
Timber Supply. two departments It's
a constructive study of the supply and
exploitation OF timber in the United
States, which has now become one OF
the big conservation and industrial
problems. The study is to be under
taken in the belief that the methods
used in exploiting timber resources
and the restoration Of normal ana
healthy conditions in the industries
which convert timber into disable prod
ucts, vitality concern the public at
large.
One Of the conditions which, in the
opinion Of the secretaries, make this
study of immediate Importance. is the
fact that the United States, which con-
tains some three thousand billion feet
of standing timber, Is now reducing
it's stock Of stumpage at the rate OF
sixty or more billion feet annually. IN
spite of this limited timber supply,
lumbermen are now unable to market
much Of the poorer grades. They
hor IN, tho woods hllrn
in their mills from one-third to one
half of the material in the trees. Poor
varieties Of timber often are not cut
at all, but are left to be burned In the
slash fires which usually follow log
ging Some of this waste 1t Is be-
leved is preventable. and much more,
1t Is hoped, can be saved under i'm
proved conditions Of marketing and
use of wood.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
A Safety Deposit.

"Thats nice refrigerator" com
mented the stranger in Crimson Gulcn'
Yep" replied Piute Pete. 1--WE or
dered 1t special"
Lots of refreshments in it?'
mo. We got 1t SOS to keep our
game properly chilled down. Every
pack of cards that amt in use is kept
in cold storage, 30 that If any little
strangers get to flourishin arouno
through the, game, they'll be not'ce'
Immediately"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Squash Puff.

Press a half pint of cooked squash
through sieve, and add rounding table
SPOONFUL Of butter (melted after meas
uring), four tablespoonful of milk,
and salt and pepper, then mix and
fold in two stiffly beaten whites Of
eggs. Turn into a buttered dish and
bake until the center Is firm. Servc
as a side dish.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Fruit Bouillon.

Wash six ounces Of sage and add 1t
gradually to two quarts Of nicely fla
vored white stock (veal or chicken).
Let it simmer gently Oil the sage Is
quite clear, put into 1t preserved rasp-
berries, currants or cherries. Ripe
fruit may be used In season, but must
be boiled with the sage. Serve in
cups. Add sugar to taste.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Century Old, But Active.

Mrs. Sally Banks Pillsbury OF Par
sonsfleld Me-, who recently observed
her one hundredth birthday anniver-
sary, is the most remarkable woman
of her years In Maine. Although she
has reached the century mark she is
still interested in the fashions, talks
on all topics Of the day in an intelli-
gent manner, and can move about as
sprightly as most people who have
reached the age Of seventy-f1ve.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Cheerful Existence,

Isn't life rather cherries with
your wife away from home so much Of
the time delivering lectures on votes
for women?"
II should say not" replied Mr.
MeektOn. Life isn't cherries
enough. I have to be on hand at
every one OF Henrietta's speeches to
lead the cheering"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
Forced Activity,

Into every man 8 life come crowded
moments"
mo doubt you are right. dare
say the LATEST man on earth occa-
sionally has to dodge motor car,
a bill collector or something of the
sort"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07

rome the most interesting case at pres
ent is that of the Archduke Franz Fer
dinand, whose sons cannot succeed
to the Austro-Hungarian throne as the
law stands at present. There were
a good many morganatic marriages in
the last century in the Hohenzollern
family, but the last seems to have
been in 1853, when Prince Albrecht,
the elder brother Of the Emperor Will
lam |, married Fraulein Won Rauch.