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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Japan and War Prices.

In all other belligerent nations butt
Japan, said Mr.. Wakatsuki, minister
Of finance, addressing the conventionj
of clearinghouse managers at OsahI
recently, commodities have greatly
increased in price, while just the rel
verse is the case with this country
Britain and Russia have introduced
large increases in taxation, and|
France and Germany will probably bel
compelled to follow suit; even the|
United States. Italy and other coun.|
tries are faced with the necessity oil
increasing taxes, but in Japan no adj
dition has been made to the burdens
Of the populace. Whereas both the
belligerents and the Aasterjtyy. of non.
belligerents have been compelled toll
initiate currency by such means as the
suspension of conversion, and the I'm.
limited issue of notes, Japan has beenI
favored with the contraction Of cur
rency. 1t will thus be seen that Japan
has got rid of the two most important
factors in the outflow of specie, that
is, the appreciation of commoditiea|
and the imitation of currency. 1t is :
duty Of the government and the peel
pie alike to strive to the utmost forl
the furtherance of the economic in
terests of Japan at the present mol
ment by encouraging the development
of home industries and the indeDenst
dence Of capital.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
KILLED BY THOUGHT.
Example Of Fact Furnished by
Paris Woman.
Importance Of Controlling Thinking
Has Been Shown Time and Again.
-Deranaement Of the Nerv'
Gus System 10 Easy.

Everybody ought to learn, from
early childhood, the Importance of con-
trolling their thinking. Thoughts may
be, and often are, as deadly as the
worst engine of destruction ever In
vented.
Not long ago a Zeppelin went sail
ing over Paris, dropping bombs as 1t
passed. Fortune was kind to the
Parisians, and no one was killed or
seriously wounded by the exploding
bombs. One woman, however, though
untouched, fell dead.
She had been killed, not by bomb,
but by a thought-a momentary, de-
vastating thought of fear conjured up
in her own mind.
There was train wreck in illinois,
A number of passengers were badly
injured, but many escaped without
physical harm of any sort. Yet among
the latter there were at least dozen
who afterward developed paralysis OF
arms or legs.
These persons, repeat, had not re-
ceived the least real bodily harm. The
whole trouble with them was that they
had thought they must be severely
injured, and by thus thinking they had
so deranged their nervous system as to
cause the development of paralytic
symptoms.
Bearing cases like these in mind
and they are occurring every day-it
Is easy to understand and appreciate
the force of this emphatic statement
by a leading American Psychologist,
Professor Dearborn of Tufts college:
THE aspects of consciousness are
the realest Of all real things. For ev-
cry man crushed by falling rock or
an overturning car, dozens are crushed
by mental objects such as volitions and
feelings"
Again and again it has been con-
clusively proved that thoughts of fear,
anxiety, despair, have caused a fatal
outcome in case of accident and illness
where recovery would otherwise have
been assured.
Moreover, the world is, and always
has been, full Of physical wrecks whose
invalidism has been directly and solely
due to the destroying thoughts on
which they have allowed their minds
to dwell.
Truly thoughts are "the realest Of
all real things" and the whole trend
of mans life, for good or evil, de-
ponds on the kind of thinking in which
he INDUCES.
"As man thinketh, so is he," is no
mere picturesque literary phrase. 1t
accords with, and is supported by, the
facts of scientific research and every.
day observation.
Control your thoughts, and the Sc.
cret of health, happiness and success
is in your grasp.-Kansas City Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
magnet IN surgeon.
Hunting Needle In Body Is Nov
an Easy Matter.
Scientists Have Devised Scheme /.
Which Trouble Of the Most So.
ious Character May 30 Prom. 4
erly Dealt With.

When needle has wandered arounA
in the body. as needles so often do
and pain in some spot has aroused
suspicion that 1t is the cause, the sur
geon had to cut it out. This is not ~
easy as 1t may seem. because he doe.
not want to make an unnecessarily
large wound and he cannot find out
the precise position Of the needle until
he reaches it.
DR.. j. H. Monks recently devised ,
method of finding the needle, which
he describes in the Boston Medical
and Surgical Journal. A powerful
magnet is passed over the suspected
spot. This magnetizes the buried nee
die. Then another, suspended from
a fine silk thread, Is passed over the
same locality, when the poles of the
buried needle will attract unlike poles
Of the examining needle, causing the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

OF what Is really underneath the sur
face-a Russian individual character.
istic. Your Russian is a fatalist in
great crises. When it comes to
something really big he settles down
to an fmperturbable calm, shrugs his
shoulders, and takes his medicine"
That the general attitude of Russia
toward the war has changed since hos.
tilities began Is testified to by those
who have observed.
In the beginning of the war;" said
one Of, these observers, a Russian rler-
chant with large interests In Petro-
grad and Warsaw, I'VE felt that we
were fighting only to repulse an en-
emy-to prevent invasion of our ter
ritory. There was little show of bit
terness against the Germans. But 1t
Is different now. This war has done
more to make Russians think and to
draw them together than anything
that has ever happened in the historv
of the country. Today there is fixed
determination to fight it out to a
finish and to end the probability of fu.
ture conflict by destroying PrussiaI
militarism. That may sound strange
to those who have looked so long upon
Russia as military nation, but it
is nevertheless true. A new feeling
Of patriotism has been born.'
And do you know. he added, much
as though 1t were a matter of course,
that it is impossible for Russia to
lose-for the allies to lose this war?
Russian resources of men and money
are too vast. Why, there are mil
lion young men arriving at military
age every year. Russia could lose
million every - months, which is in.
conceivable, and still keep her armies
In the field In undiminished number.
Russia can feed her armies, and never
feel it. All the blockades in the world
cannot affect US! We raise our own
food, and can and will make our own
supplies of every sort, If necessary
We have the money, we have the
men, and, by heaven. we have the
spirit"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Use for Coal Refuse.

A. Malivozky, a Polish ceramic
chemist, who recently visited this
country, discovered that coal refuse
could be turned into brick and a larpa
corporation, capitalized at $4,000 ar,
mas been organized to enter UPON tha
manufacture Of this new product
The bricks are deep cream shade
closely fiecked with irregular "a
blotches due to the percentage a. iron
contained IN the coal This gives !.
most artistic color to the brick !,
has also the advantage Of being yerv
nard and close grained, 80 that it viii
take . higher polish than granite
which II closely resembles in texture
Another advantage OF this new build.
Ing material. which 1t Is believed VII,
4 soon be IN great popular favor. Il that
y can be made In any desired size ana
shape. While bricks ia standard sizaa
VII y be staple, the material can 81
.lormed Into pillar. ornamental al.
E ~ g steps and other forms
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

sulting rooms, In which the certainty
OF absolute privacy is desired without
the use OF key.
The diagram shows section
through the lock. At F the bar on
which the handles are turned is seen
IN cross section. This turns a bar
that presses against D D, the two arms
OF the bolt B thereby drawing this
back with the tongue c, which fastens
the door. A is tumbler that falls
into place when the handle on the in.
side of the door is turned. When it
has fallen the door is locked so far
rs the outside handle is concerned, for
the latter handle cannot move tho
tumbler A, and this is in such posi.
ton that the bolt cannot move back
until A has been turned out of the
way, which can be done only from tho
inside. e Is a protection to ston A
from turning too far.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

tary training. Teach young men and
boys to be soldiers"
where we stayed all night. Next morn
ing we found ourselves in a little pad
dock, only two fields away from the
Germans, in the middle Of their lines.
So we lay low all day.
70 Then eight Frenchmen crawled up
to US. We managed to keep out Of
sight until most of the Germans had
gone on. We had most Of the time in
orchards, and lived on pears for ten
days. We were then a party OF
twenty-one, eleven English and ten
French.
AS we were desperate for want Of
food we decided to make for vii
lage and fight to the last man If we
met any Germans. Just before we
left the orchards twelve Germans
caught two of our French comrades
and bayoneted them without giving
them any chance to surrender If they
had wanted to.
I'VE got to a village, making our
way along the railway line and
through the forest. Here we all
lodged in a barn, and a woman, the
best soul we ever met, brought us
milk three times a day.
THE Germans, who were searching
for US, were in horseshoe shape
round the village, and were closing in
on US. Private Jameson, a scout, and
a good one, took command. He got
us out. nearly under the noses Of
twelve uhlans. We got into field.
and stayed there for a month, with
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Modern Sailors,

A survivor from one at the torpeI
doed ships says: I'VE had no men mi
our boat who could row. We very
soon learned to row. I had never
rowed q boat before, but I can do col
now" The smallness Of the number
OF men In our mercantile marine who
can handle rowing boat would sur
prise the majority OF people, and
those who can handle a sail are an
even smaller band. They get almost
no opportunity Of learning. As for
swimming, very few are experts, and
battalions Of them cannot swim q
stroke. Just last summer I sailed
with British cargo boat Offered BY
nor1-swimmers, and having on board
only four men in I'LL who believed that
unaided, they could keep themselves
afioat.-London Chronicle. 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

Germans only six fields away.
I'VE dug a sort Of trench along the
fence, to hide in The farmer gave US
civilian clothes, and we worked for
him in the fields for three weeks, un'
der the noses of the Germans. Then
we had to clear again.
1--WE divided into three parties. MY
little party of eight got into a field,
where we made a dugout We lived
in this for a month, stealing out at
night to get food from some people
in a village close by. While we were
there a Frenchman brought us a no.
tice which had been stuck up by the
Germans in the villages about. This
said they knew where there were Eng.
lishmen hiding in the district, and
that If we did not give ourselves up
we would be shot when we were
caught
"We made another trek, and then
lived a month in a hut, which we
built in a corner of field. Then
Belgian guided us to village"
What happened to the fugitives az
ter this must not be disclosed, as 1t
might implicate friends who helped
them to escape. Private Jenkins has
scratches on his face and torn
clothes, as result Of creeping
through the barbed wire into Hol.
land.
For the first six months the six in.
trepid fugitives wore their uniforms
under their civilian clothes. Said
Private Carrighan: 1--WE were de.
termined to stick to our khaki"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Germans Gas 10 Made Harmless

1ermanS Gas 10 Made Harmless.
The perils Of the deadly gas used
by the Germans since the third battle
of Ypres was launched the latter part
OF April have already been minimized]
by French scientists. At first taken
by surprise. the French. English and
Canadians were driven back before ths]
terrific charges made by the Germani1
under cover Of the asphyxiating gas l
This gas has been found to be prinl
cipally bromide chloride, which in ed
treme cases affects the lungs to the
point OF suhocation. But now tho
French spray ammonia when the Ger
man gas comes rolling toward them
The ammonia combines with the
greenish-hued gas to form the nonin
furious ammonium bromide.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Prisoners May Fish.

Greencastle, Ind.-A fish pond prob.
ably soon will be built on the state
penal farm, according to the trustees.
Deer, creek passes through the farm,
and the trustees say they will stock
the stream with game fish. The trus.
tees say they want the prisoners on
the farm to have some recreation.
They are Of the opinion that fishing
will be about as good as any.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
LOCK THAT REQUIRES NO KEY
New York Man Has Patented lnven-
ton That Probably Will Be
Taken Up Eagerly.

A lock that can be locked from
one side without a key, by the simple
turn of the door handle, and that when
SO locked cannot be opened from the
other side of the door was patented
recently by Anders Gustaf Anderson
Of New York. 1t is quite simple and
can readily be understood by exam
nation of the accompanying diagram.
This lock is intended for use on
the doors of such apartments as bath
rooms, private offices or doctors con.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

about an hour he caught little eel.
He proceeded to string It. declaring
he was going 70 have something e
show, anyhow.
He dropped the long stringing line
over the side Of his boat, fshed for
nearly a hour, and caught i've
inch trout. .Ss .ass d sssss
He started to pull up his line TO-
string the trout and feltsa fierce tug
md after Z hard struggle he pulled II
IA big blac k-moutl1ed bass, running
frona pcund q two and i MN
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Jurles Selected by Girls.

A Los Angeles girl was allowed tsI
assist in picking jury. II the intuI
ition of woman is to be brought ID
bear IN the selection Of trial jurors
good many different elements win
be brought into play with varying rel
suits. On the whole the procesd
should be satisfactory, II the girls are
not too much inclined to exhaust the
number Of their challenges all In 4
bunch.-Los Angeles Times. NJ, n h
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
3. Names In 10 Minutes.

Winamac. 1nd.-Mrs. Ida Moore OBJ.
tanned divorce from William Moore
In the circuit court here and her mai.
den name, Ida Maibaur, was restored.
len minutes later her name was again
changed when she was married to
William Beach. 1t was the fourth
marriage for Mrs. Beach and the first
for Beach. ~.. .-.. .. ...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

The bass had tried to swallow the
eel. and i had slid through their eills
and strung them. Joe put the bass on
another line, dropped the eel overheard
again. IN Il minutes he pulled up u
more bass.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
BIG BIG HAUL 'J BY JOE MARTIN


Smith. "a Joe Martin has inst
brought "a tho finest mess Of bass b
t q season. and With II ! strange taIs.
IA bad 80 bis.Houfh black bass that.
: easght a tt1 hauls with ! string
IJine ','7s''ss
Be raa nsing slBall minnoss ~
I. q =, go ~ - Isek Atter lshsss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
His. Next Preferme ~.

Here's prominent foreigner who
mas had the Order Of the Bath and the
order OF the Garter conferred upor}|
MN. and probably he's now nervouslJ
waiting for the order OF the winter
underclothes as the next step In thd
line Of preferment. Ohio State Jour
nal. ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson, the
english actor. recently sailed for Eng
land, after completing farewell tour
OF the principal cities OF this country.
Just before sailing he said: my
last words to beloved America while 1
am on her soil are to be well prepared,
get ready. Establish compulsory mill
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
AFRO-AMER|CAN CUL[|NCS

II was after the war, when Rich
mond was under q military govern
ment and Grant was In the White
House, that a great dispute broke ont
at Richmc nd over the boundary lines
Of the wards. The two factions one
Of which was represented by Jackson,
appealed to the military governor, who
sided against Jackson and his follow
ers. But Jackson remembered Cen
eral Grant and appealed to him.
and representatives Of each side ap-
peared before the president.
After listening to the wrangle for
some moments the president said to
them that he knew only one Of their
number, and knew him to be honest.
because he had twice held him a pris-
oner OF war and each time he had
begged to be sent back to his master.
Then asking Jackson to present to
him the map of the plan which he
President Grant took from
his pocket a lead pencil and wrote
across the ward proposed by Jackson
the two words. "Jackso2's Ward"
And "Jackson's Ward" 4 remains
to this day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Needle imbedded In the flesh 10 found
by maonetizino It and swinging an
other needle over It.

latter to swing around parallel to thsl
axis Of the buried needle, and If one
pair Of poles is nearer than the other
there will be a corresponding dip Of
the examining needle, somewhat after
the manner Of the "divining rod"
1t is astonishing how a needle that
has been swallowed, as needles often
are, will wander about in the body
and perhaps after many months make
its presence known by q sore spot
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

Princess Mary Of England, only a
child OF seventeen, has been developed
into a keen, practical. as we'll as sym.
pathetic woman OF affairs. She spends
almost all her time every day in di.
recting and taking part in relief work
for the wounded soldiers OF her coun.
try and the allies. 3.Sa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Avalanche a. snrir1 U1...,. 4.

avalanche q Spring WhesIs.
The Scientific American says thai
since early last year an average 81
tnirty.fve patents on spring wheel|
1of motor cars and trucks have beer
granted each month. Il, 3ss'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
In New York recently Booker Wash
ington gave this sound suggestion to

In New York recently Booker Wash
ington gave this sound suggestion to
his people: $50
Settle down and get identified with
some one place. Then build up there
regulations for sohriety and industry.
II you can't find the right place in the
city, 90 to . small town near by, or
-et back to the soil. At any rate, set
tie down and get hold Of some proper
" and start q bank account. You will
soon find that your savings are grow.
Ing and that you are growing faster
and bigger than the bank account"
We have evidence from number
Of sources that Negroes in the rural
South are more careful about educat.
ing their children than white neigh
bors. Child labor Is not so serious a
problem among the Negroes as among
the whites. It would not be at all sur
prising II thus indirectly the solution
Or the racial problem be obtained. Ed.
ucated, well-to-do Negroes will produce
artists and professional people. Such
! group IL more powerful than laws
Their Wishes are the laws OF the fu.
ture. Chicago Herald. Hr
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

E. l.. Blackshear, president OF the
Prairie View (Tex.) State Normal and
Industrial college for Negroes, an
swered those critics of education for
the Negro who say that education OF
the black man only makes him have
less regard for law and order. In
opening the commencement exercises
proper Professor Blackshear gave a
short history Of the institution.
Some white people express the be-
lief that education of the Negro makes
him less honest and less upright" said
Professor Blackshear. This fnstitu-
ton was established as an agricultural
college in 1873, and the next year was
made a normal institution. In her his.
tory she has graduated LII students
and has given certificates to teach
to more than twice that number. Fig
ures show that not one Of our gradu--
ates has committed a capital o1ense
against the peace and dignity OF the
state; less than l per cent OF our
graduates have committed the least
misdemeanor, and not one OF them
has committed an act Of violence
against the white people of Texas.
1T is another particularly encour-
aging fact that since this schools
establishment there has never been
the slightest tinge of friction or hard
feeling between the white people OF
this county and community and the
students, faculty and officers Of the
Prairie View institute. In view OF
these statements, which are indisput-
able facts, l. do not think that any
one can consistently say that the
proper kind of education does any.
thing except encourage the Negro In
his attempt to live better and more
useful life"
commencement exercises at Prairie
View came to an end with the pres
entation of diplomas to the graduates
by Judge John l. Guion, president Of
the board of directors of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college, and the
Prairie View normal The presence
of large number of white people at
the commencement exercises at Prai'
RE View during the entire week has
been the source of much pleasure to
the members of the board of directors.
Leading citizens of Hampstead, Wal.
Ter and counties surrounding the
Prairie View normal are enthusiastic
In their praise of the institution and
the work it is Observation-Disclosures
Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25
Bargain Day at Flushlno

Bargain Day at Flushing.
Flushing, N. Y.-six shaves. two
haircuts. two shampoos and three mas.
sages for 81 was one OF the bargains
sold at . dollar day" celebration
here. -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

Mistletoe thrives on the western
coasts Of America to an extent not
approached in the East. In many
places this parasite growth is respon-
sible, directly or indirectly. for con.
siderable loss Of timber. VI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

In Java Dutch government engin.
GERS have built a road bridge more
than 100 feet long and with 4 central
span OF more than 50 feet entirely,
OF bamboo. u tss \ 85 33
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

In every 100 music devotees only
one is bald headed, while in every
other profession the percentage is IL.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

More fires occur IN London on Sun
day than any other day OF the week,
and August ana December are the
flremen,s busiest months.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

The aniline dye trade, It is interest
Ing to- recall. was made possible by
IN Englishman's discovery. The Ger.
mans came to monopolize the trade,
and now an attempt is being made
to build up an aniline dye industry
"a England. Professor Perkins first
produced colors from coal tar.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

Professor Arlong Of Lyons, France,
proved by experiment that human per-
spiration Is an irritant because 1t is
actually poisonous. 1t actually burns
away the epidermis Of sensitive skins
and leaves them almost raw. 1t is i'm
portant that perspiration be not
checked; it is equally important in
hot weather to change ones under.
clothing every day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-06-25

In motion picture theater in .
Maryland town patrons are admitted
ct lower price to room behind the
screen, where they can see the PIC
lures - well. although the reading
matter u reversed.