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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
Candy From theyFieIds.

One of the latest promises from
modern discoveries is that the candy
Of the future may be grown in the
fields. Alfalfa is the medium. A man
who owns food mills in Idaho and
Montana announces that he can make
at least seventy-five different kinds
Of candy from alfalfa. There is also
mill in California that makes meal
from alfalfa, which is for the raw ma
terial OF the candy maker. A rich
grade Of strip may also be made from
alfalfa The discoverer is so enthu-
siastic over the results of his alfalfa
research that he is planning for the
manufacture of alfalfa flour, which he
asserts will be superior to all other
flours for baking. This mill will prob.
ably be ready in six months. He has
mill in Idaho that has been making
a balanced food for live stock Gut OF
alfalfa. If the candy experiment turns
out to be reality, there may be ex-
pected large increase in the acre
age Of the planting.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
Landlord Bars Childless

Supercilious landlords may refuse
to rent houses to families with chill.
dren, but not Frank Mcdonnell of. De.
troit. In fact, Landlord Mcdonnell
will not rent his houses to childless
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Allen, who have
just celebrated their first wedding
anniversary, found an ideal cottage on
Bagg street, belonging to Mr.. MELON.
nell. Everything seemed satisfactory
to both parties until the owner learned
that the@Allens had no children, "You
cann.t have the place." the landlord
said. II learned long ago that young
couples without children, move often,
ifoy never stay long in one place. It
doesn't pay to rent to them. Onlv
couples with children can live in nv
houses. Sorry, but that's my rule
Detroit Dispatch: to Los Angeles
Times. 80.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
WHAT THE WAR MAY EFFECT
Some Good Possible to Come Out ~
the Frlahtful Destruction Now
Going On.

Is the war dreadful catastrophe?
Members of the western branch OF the
World Presbyterian alliance objected
to the designation and voted 1t out OF
a resolution. Their view was that the
present European struggle might be
ordained of God and designed for the
betterment of the world. Perhaps
that view may be correct, but we shall
have to wait for the verdict Of history.
One authority has made the COM
putation that it took 5000 battles to
win liberty of conscience, thought ana
speech. If so, the result was worth
the cost Culture was diffused through
the wars of Alexander the Great and
the foundations of modern govern
ment were laid by the conquests OF
Julius Caesar. There is great DIFF
ference Of opinion as to whether the
Crusades achieved any good. and the
beneficent effects of the Napoleonic
wars are difficult to discover.
Perhaps the very best result that we
may expect from the present conflict
is that it will demonstrate war to be
too costly too barbaric, too incon.
elusive method of settling interaa-
tional differences to be INDUCED in
again. All who have watched the
casualty lists, heard of the sufferings
of the noncombatants, calculated the
loss of industrial efficiency or deplored
the vandalic destruction of cathedrals.
museums, universities and other art
treasures will at least hope that such
may be it's influence on the nations
of the world.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
Deserted Euypt Mourns.

Egypt is suffering greatly from the
European war. There is no season
this year. The pleasant parties at
Cairo and Alexandria are missing and
the picnics, the little tours, the jour-
neys up the Nile have all ceased to
be. There are only the English, who
must be here, and a few French, but
no Germans or Austrians, no Italians.
and, above all, mournful to state, no
Americans.
Most of the big hotels are closed.
The Grand Continental and Shep.
heard's are open, but the Savoy. the
Semiramis and the Ghezireh Palace
will not open this year. Helouan Is
desolate, with only one hotel and a
pension open. A few hotels main
tanned by the aged invalids who insist
upon going there are open at Abas-
sieh, at Luxor and at Assuan. Egypt
mourns from the donkey boys to the
naughty ma;agers of its great hotels
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
srltlsh Military E+;r,,....,

Wholesale enlistment in England ..
responsible for some Gilbertian ajtvo.
tions. For instance, a woman writes
to q newspaper to know what ia .tha
proper thing to do under the follow.
ing curious circumstances: : :.
She has two sons in Lord Kitchen.
er's army--one an officer, the other .
private. On\ one occasion she want.
ed them to take her to a theater hit
military etiquette does not permit ~
officers and privates being seen -.
gether In public. Again. the brother.
cannot meet their mothers guests =
thu dinner table for the same raa.n !.
Socially when n mutt, they anrl
alike, hut nowadays uniform s. oflis II, I
tory ons az Occasions: Hence the fs ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
ARR LED BY GHOST USE NIAGARA FALLS
Power to Be Utilized Without
Affecting Beauty.
Enaineers Have Worked Out Scheme
Which II 10 Believed Will Give
Results Without Necessity OF
Destroying the Falls.

Niagara falls is to be put to work
without affecting the scenic beauty
Of one of the worlds wonders, a plan
having been worked out to save ana
utilize from rs to so per cent OF the
mower now going to waste without
outraging the artistic sensibilitles OF
nature lovers. Two of the most I'M
portant features of the fall, in scenic
way. are the DETECTION of light
through the water as it curves over
the crest, and the rising spray from
the impact of the water at the base
of the cliff, and both of these features
are to be preserved. This is to be &C.
complished by an ingenious arrange
ment of penstocks by which a por-
ton of the water is caught as 1t falls
from the crest, is led through the
turbines, and is then discharged into
the falling sheet of water at the foot
of the cliff, care being taken not to d.
vert enough of the water through the
penstocks to impair the beauty of the
falling sheet.
The plan involves the building OF a
permanent concrete crest for the falls,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
Russians See SkobeIeff at Their
Head.
Belief Said to Be In the Ranks 'hs'
Great Commander Directs tho
Movements &c the Armies
Of the Car.

Some Russian soldiers have de-
clared they saw the figure OF SKooe-
left on his white horse, leading their
forces, as of old, into battle. TO those
who know the profound impression
that wonderful man made on the ola'
vonic mind there Is no improbability IN
such suggestion Drawn so largely
from a primitive peasantry, the vast
host marshaled by the car must COIL
tain multitudes whose childlike mag
nations are quite capable of conlur'
ing up their legendary hero in visible
form once more, warding on de1ea'
and pointing to victory. Even WIFI
the less simple there may well De L
longing to have so famous fighter at
their head in that great struggle ne
predicted would happen, and in wnlch
he would 80 dearly have loved to play
his part
It was while the Russo-Turkish war
in 1877 was raging that, from the
midst of official incompetence and cor
rupt favoritism, Skobeleff emerged as
the magician to whose wand victory
was ever obedient. Entirely by his
own merits, without the advantage or
illustrious birth, and against the op-
position of prejudiced court, he had
won his generals epaulets before ne
was 49, After the fall of Plevna, MS
rapid passage of the Balkans in mid
winter brought about the surrender
of Turkeys last army in the field ana
this was speedily followed by, the cap
ture of Adrianople. He was already
at the gates of Constantinople when
Lord Beaconsfeld interviewed to pre-
vent its occupation, and in the Berlin
treaty that ensued Skobeleff ever pro-
fessed to see the seeds of the harvest
we are gathering today.
As a soldier he created among his
men an enthusiasm for his leadership
comparable only to that won by Ma
poleon himself. A strict disciplin-
arian, visiting any breach of COM
mands with merciless severity, he was
the friend and companion of every
rank, comrade who shared their
privations, fed from their camp pots
and merrily chaffed one and ALL
He did not know the sensation OF
fear, and faced the utmost dangers
with cool contempt. Yet always he
bore a charmed life. Horses were
killed beneath him, his staff fell shot
at his side, his sword was broken in
his hand, but no missile ever found in
him its billet. The story grew in the
army that he could not be wounded,
and some were found to declare they
were hit by bullets that could only
have passed through him first. 1t was
facts and fables like these, losing
nothing in the telling, that made him
the darling of the Russian people,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
Dogs Grief Ties Up Majia,

A dog is wearing out his lifeby
starvation over the grave Of anoIer
dog at Yeadon borough, and as DE.
suit the United States mail delivees
are late for the first time in ten YES,
says Philadelphia dispatch. Thdv
ing dog is Colonel His Complain.
Collie, is dead and buried, and Colel
Is showing his grief by refusir to
eat. Il
The postmaster is seeking alap
to carry the mail the one mileIon
the Fernwood railroad station 1.-THE
Yeadon post Office. Colonel anCol-
lie have been doing it for the laten
years. 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
Egg Always an Easter Symbol,

No other festival on the calendar is
the center of SO many ancient and
honorable usages : as is that of
Easter. The Oldest of all of" these
still. prevail in saxcny and .Branden.
burg, where old people, before dawn,
climb their neighboring hills to see
the sun dance for joy. The most uni.
versal Of all the pagan Easter institu.
tions, however, are the symbols of the
egg, the bun, and the hare-these
three, and the greatest of them ia the
sacred symbol Of the egg. The Egyp.
tian god Isis bore, on it's head, an o..
trfch egg. Henry Wis gift from the
pope was an ostrich egg in case of
silver filagree. Parsees give out
sacred eggs at their spring festivals
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
Most Conner Produced Here.

The United States is by far the
largest copper producer in the world;
in fact, we produce more than all the
r,st AZ of the world together The
growth of the copper. industry in the
United States has been notable. &C.
'ice6rdfns TO- Hgures complied by the
United States geological survey. In
1915 the production >; was 224.oo0
pounds: in 1918 twas l,224,4S4, oss.
he total production Of the United
States from 1850 to 1913 was 1857
476,910 pounds. -.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
lesehes From india.

One consequence OF the European
conflict is q leech famine. The battle.
fields occupy some Of the most fertile
leech areas In the world. England IL
now importing consignments Of leeches
from India. These are Of q different
genus and species from those hitherto
used In Europe, but are said to be
equally e1ncacious. "a. y, NV " 5 .g.s +
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
BATHTUB FOR THE PIGS
Receptacle in Which Their Hosships
May ReveI to Limit Of their
Hearts Content.

A cement bathtub for pigs!
~That's the very latest thing in pro.
gressive stock raising. The piggy
wiggys can roll in all the mud they
want to land they want to roll in a
lot of mud, you may be sure), but be-
fore retiring for the night they will
have to take a bath.
At the recent national convention of
cement manufacturers in Chicago the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
To Train for War.

Crawl through the trenchiif an
unfinished sewer excavation the
slush and cutting wind f.sleet
storm. Touch of a few stic.f dy.
Mantle from time to time to-, you
unaware Of the lack of reguheals.
and have an obliging policenImpty
his revolver occasionally ing gen.
eral direction. Four Of d early
hours of this willie YOU
forevermore a real neutralsllier's
Weekly. .-.ia.ss ~ ~. =. 4: &
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
JerusaIem's Canal,

Psychologists are manifestinruch
interest in the discovery byaron
Rothschild's excavating partyf a
water canal at ,Ophel, in Jerlem,
southeast of Temple place, VIII is
older than the famous canal King
Hezekiah. It was also on 9:rent
land level. The discovery throtome
light on the early water suppl Je-
rusalem. The Rothschild exctions
are still in progress.-Indipolis
News. 49,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

to prevent future erosion, as we'll as
the construction of tunnel across
the river back of the face of the cliff.
To divert the water from successive
sections SO that this work can he
done, dams are to be made by built.
ing cribs in the river above the fall,
and then floating them down toJh
point near the crest and sinking then.
After the work is completed, theIs
dams are to be removed by blastiR,
or by unloading the cribs and fldt.
ing them to new site.-From Pou.
lar Mechanics.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

If lou wish to interest idle men cir
culate the story that the hull Of a
sunken ship is full of treasure. If you
wish to excite them circulate the story
that it is full Of fine old whisky.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

Demand Would es orsat. w
II I'll the fruits and flowers worn
s,omen's hats we're the real thing.
@ardists and gardeners would all -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

Mrs. Kate Penner and Gertrude Pen.
DEL English nurses connected with the
Constantinople hospital, have received
Red Cross medals from the German
emperor for gallant service during the
Balkan war.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

The yellow poplar, or tulip tree, the
largest broadleaf tree in America, has
been known to reach nearly 200 feet In
height and ten feet in diameter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

All-steel cars are being experiment.
ed with on several railways in India.
Metal freight cars have long been
In use, but passenger cars have usual
ly been built of teak wood resting on
steel under-frames
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

The highest determined point In
Florida is Mount Pleasant, 301 feet
above sea level, according to the
United States geological survey. The
approximate average elevation of the
state is 100 feet above the sea
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

During courtship a girl thinks mar
riage is a haven OF rest in which she
will be free from worry and care. AT
ter marriage she has another think
coming.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

1t is tue, of course, that Professor
Just ~ not the only colored man to do
scientific work of a high order, nor
the only colored teacher ready to
labor for pittance in order to aid the
education Of his people. But the honor
bestowed upon him is worth while
merely il 1t recalls to public attention
once more the fact that no one can
measure the contributions colored
Americans are certain to make to our
common civilization, and not merely
in the fields in which lie their peculiar
talents. 1t was colored physician
who first ventured an operation on the
living human heart; colored painter
Is in the front rank Of his art as the
delineator Of Biblical scenes; no com
poser of recent years won greater hon
ors than Coleridge Taylor, the negro
Any policy, therefore, which should
limit the education and the opportu.
mites of the race must be a grave
loss to humanity as whole. No one
would think, in any country outside
Russia, of refusing to Jewish genius
the fullest play in every aeld. Yet
we continue to hear, not ouly in the
South, but in the North as we'll, re.
peated assertions that anything ex'
cept common schooling is out of place
for the colored people.-New York
Evening Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
In the Newest MOD

And those rippling skirts even
shorter than the tight skof the
last few months, thereby ding Mi.
lady's feet and ankles. Five to
eight inches from the q hang
the flowing skirts. while herable
styles may be followed. inlionfne
the remainder Of the COS The
cossack overdress Is espei up-to.
date. and IN this the str plain,
lines are emphasized, somsns b.
ing devoid OF trimming.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

The new poison extracted from seeds
of the castor oil plant by a German
chemist is said to bex 80 powerful that
a single gram would I'M a'million and
q half guinea pigs. a:,5Ia:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

xAfee judges OF the United States
M1cujt court OF appeals listened with
wound interest to the plea Of Ne.
|49x0 attorney. . one-time slave, who
1aDpeared before them in the Federal
3tailAlng 1t st. Louis.
Probably few In the courtroom real.
4 - until he started his argument that
Gray.haired Negro sitting near the
I mont was . noted lawyer who has
appeared before every United States
\ 3u1ke In the central district in many
4 1AMNus trials.
4 To attorney. Turner w. Bell, rep.
\ 1oaented three men who are confined
~ the federal penitentiary at Leav
isenw0rth, Kan. serving sentences %
4 oo0victions Of conspiracy in the II
nous structural iron workers dJns,
hitting cases two years ago.
Bell fingered his brief as he lat
81 tening to the argument of Assist ant
u ftsd States District Attorney l, s
brvsy Of the eastern districs of
Ansas, representing the government
S He had spoken but a few words,
y owever, when the crowd kner that
I buch incidents evidently were IN the
yery-day life OF the Negro lawyer.
S The men represented by Bell are
hite and were given sentences. of six
Mann 1t Indianapolis in December,
Is 10.
They were convicted OF being impli.
5s4ff In .srn fk.a,, rvo hurdrnd dvno.
|Ss ting cases, including the destruc.
y OF the Times building IL Los An.
,ES es. In half OF the states of the
Tied States. They were at one time
hers OF the organization of which
q. Mcnamara was a member and
IsI 0 II now serving life sentence
Sl& California.
"A ell represented the men in the
n tied States district cHrt in Kansas
s1st July and was defeated. He ap-
h kaled.
Bells chief contention is that the
u rem could legally have been convict
on but one charge under the re-
4fsAd statutes Of the United States,
md that the maximum penalty should
@hkve been but two years in the peni,
st&ntiafy Or. fine osxst They
were charged with having transported
lIynamite throughout the country, and
18th the blowing up Of a bridge at In
4 lanarolis. NJ
Bell has been practicing attorney
"a Lsavenworth 2S years. His hobby"
I y said, I'd appeal cases.
II 1914 AZ filed 81 appeals in the
! Emitted states courts. and was SUCCESS
slsin n 81 them. IN but tyS cases
e1s his clients Negroes.
Hell Was born ! slave IN tennessee
TO M taken With iii parents to
l$5Skaloosa n, when young, and
arnod enough money to carry him
through q course In law. .
The day he was admitted to the
bar. at LeayenwoYth, United States
Epudga Hook was in the courtroom,
land Bell considers Judge Hook one of
ahis best friends.
n Among famous appeals in which Bell
has been successful was the case Of
CHARLES "A. Stevens, q wealthy Negro
boy. OF Kansas City, who stole mail
hack containing $55.SO0. Stevens SEN
Stence was reduced from ten to five
years. As his fee Bell received 3d.
900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

new cement hog wallow, saucer.
shaped and ornamented in Grecian
style-a true hog wallow de luxe
was the object of much attention. 1t
seemed as perfect in it's appoint
ments-such as they were-as the
bath of an exclusive club
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

For the first time in about dozen
years mackerel have been caught in
1.-THE New Haven waters. In recent
years porpoises are believed to have
sdriyen them away, but in the last
sncnth thousands Of mackerel have
sbeen caught, 'r
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

In Stockholm the street car conduc.
tors sell hat pin protectors for half.
penny apiece to all women who wish
ito buy. "a s, III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

# It IL estimated that throughout tho
world blind men outnumber blind
women In the proportion Of two 10
one s3,3s5 VI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

Probably the speedtsst journey IL
that negotiated by prize fighter who
IL on his way back to obscurity. "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

r. %
The Supreme court, = speaking
I through the chief justice, denied the
4 appeal taken by the state of Illinois
ssin the case. OF. John B. Gaskill against
athe Forest Home Cemetery company
s|pf Chicago. which has become his
fprical. M I; " ~ ~
IL Gaskill Is Negro who purchased
lot In the cemetery, but was denied
fpermissions to bury q member of his
family there by, the trustees Of the
cemetery after they made the dis
covery that the purchaser was Ne.
$40. 5sg
IA bill for the relief Of Gaskill passed
the Illinois Legislature some years ago,
ssSbut Was vetoed by the governor on the
advice of the attorney general. j,
The case was dismissed by Chief
Justice White on the ground that no
federal question was involved in the
Judgment rendered by the supreme
court 81 Illinois. which found against
E0askill.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02
.rh r., vv.v II 49,!

The Way IL Can "A
How did the authoritiel wind
OF that Illicit distillery ?p .s
Euess y va throys still, /
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

There are 4l.046 miles Of electric
railway tracks ia the United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

The neighborss say 8. w. Feathering.
- initials stand for Southwest
a1ind. X The southwest wind" they
5blaIn. sblows nearly all the time"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-02

M view of prevailing high prices for
~ sides In Santiago, Chile, it is
scanned 10 establish municipal pro-
ytsion shops there at an initial cost
81 150O. 900. s.I