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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
RECORD CATCH OF wALRys
1883 Are Landed in Five Months
Cruise Of the Steamer corwIn
In the Arctic.

Sattle, Wash.-A catch OF 1883 wal.
rus. the largest ever made In one sea.
son. was reported by Capt. o. A. An.
nevik Of the steamer Corwin. which
returned from q i've months cruise In
the Arctic. The Corwin made two
trips. using Nome. Alaska. as her base.
On the 'first trip. ahe bagged 1877 wal.
rus. which were discharged into the
freighter Latouche at Nome and sent
to Seattle. On the second expedition
the crew Of 90 skilled Eskimos killed
SIG walrus. from which were obtained
100 tons Of hides. 1000 pounds Of ivory
and 165 barrels Of oil.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
Postum n Hen Nest.

Dawson. GAIA few mornings ago
when Mrs. Fred L. Lasseter was max.
ing the rounds Of hen nests for the
purpose Of, gathering up the eggs she
was startled to End good size op-
possum curled up In one Of the nests
as II It was his home. Mrs. Lasseter
promptly placed M. Opossum in cap.
tivity. .,s s5 " ii;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

brought out on Sunday when you 60
to church? Why are they not being
cared for in tho way that is the only
valuable treatment for these wonder
full things? Give your ideals =
chance! Lat them have daily .infu'
ence on yon thoughts and acts. Bring
them into tie light of day and make
them important contribution factors
of your happiness and success a.
human being. You may not be get
ting so much money: % your next
door neighbo< or your hat may not
have the label Of an exclusive maker
in it's crown, but as a human being
filing a niche Id the great scheme,
yo"r ideals should be thanked every
hour. Thanking them is really shak-
ing hands with Their. 49,
IF you are woman who rides IN
La street car, do you thank the en-
lightened gentlemen who rise to give
you a seat? Or do you make them
very scornful of the weaker sex by
taking 1t as your due? I have seen
many men converted to the paper
gazers and the seated masculine row
by the neglect of women to thank the
men. Say 1t graciously and as II you
meant it. Good heavens! The cause
for a thank you of this kind Is grow
ing more remote. Let us cherish 1t.
X STRANGER ri Entitled to a thank.
n you when he has rendered you
service. Do not be IN insuderable
snob and accept help silently because
you have not been introduced or be-
cause his forefathers might not have
come over in the Mayhower. Say
thank you smilingly and be human!
no not forget to thank In the right
u way the children. It is only in
the respectful use of a courtesy Of
this kind that children will admire and
emulate.
Indeed, the thank you Of every day
is that which makes things 60 smooth
ly. It is such little thing that it
should never be forgotten. Try say.
ing thank you once every day. Look
around. You will find something
which should elicit your gratitude.
A NDythank you for listening.
"a BARBARA LEE.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
Man Loses His Pet Goose.

junction City. Kan.Ed Bicker
hauser. barber. 10 mourning th,
death of his pet Wild goose. which II
years ago he caught while on : hunt
Ing trip 81
The goose was reliable weathe.
prophet % we'll % . watchman. NJ
stranger could enter the Bickenhauses
yard without having his presence made
known. IN addition. the goose was q
exceptional decoy. His honkint
brought wild geese within shnotine
distance On many hunting tfipa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
LIKE NICKEL STORY

waters AMI placed on patrol duty in
the North sea. While his ship was be.
Ing overhauled Doyle served for a
time on the battleship Drake. During
this period, with SO others. he was
captured on the Belgian coast. The
small landing party was surrounded by
a large number of Germans They
were captured and marched mile in.
land to barbed wire stockade That
night 20 Of them. including Doyle. es.
capped.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19


Booker T. Washington has issued
circular directing attention to the
claims on public generosity Of the
Tuskegee Normal and, Industrial In
stitute, Alabama, of which he is the
principal. The school, which was es-
tablished to educate Negroes, started
with one teacher and 80 students. and
now has 1900 students from 80 states
and 10 foreign countries, officers and
teachers numbering 1913. The insti.
tuition owns 5000 acres Of land, and
the entire value of its property Is ST.
$4,000. Training is given in AGA
demic studies, trades and religion, and
5000 graduates and undergraduates
have been sent out as farmers, me.
chanics, housewives. teachers, and
business men. The managers are
seeking help for operating expenses
and to increase the endowment fund
Of the institution. Seth Low Is chair.
man OF the board of trustees.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
Jolt Brings Down sparkler.

Dixon. Cal. the result OF . slight
earthquake shock recently Mrs. Gif-
ford found her $3.50 diamond ring. Six
months ago she missed her ring and
presumed Il had been stolen. She
found Il on the floor beneath q pic.
ture hanging on the wall. She then
remembered she had placed the ring
behind the picture. The Jolt. shook
the sparkler down. .Ss "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
SHOW KINDNESS
WHILE YOU may
Expressions of Gratitude Timely
Made Denote Proper Feeling
of ThankfuIness in
the Heart.

IF far down in your heart you are
thankful about anything, will you
show the kindness to everybody
connected with you and to your
own personality by giving an honest,
sincere expression of your gratitude?
The man who dies with all the thank
yous in him is as deserving Of pity
as the one who stiles all the music.
Don't he afraid to say Thank you."
and say it loud.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

q sharp tail. and q NAT head with r..
versed 'spectacles. Its body 10
marked With diamond spots Il puffs
like some varieties Of poison reptiles.
but apparently has no fangs. |,
Doctor q Reilly will send the snake
70 the stats zoologtc teal department 4
Austin. hoping that experts there viii
% able % Identity Il. D.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

Every year more than 3.OO0, 900 beds
md {, O0o, OOo meals ars provided 81
The stelters md homes of the saw.
lion Ariay u Gre4t Britain
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

IHAVE in mind a family that allowed
! the. mother of the large circle to
wear herself out with unceasing work.
She worked so long and hard that she
never had time for considering rest.
The members of her family regarded
mothers work d 3 habit. They &C.
cepted her working and never thought
that she needed relaxation or a change
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
Maxim Gorky is lighting as volun-
|. teer with the Russian army.in Galicia.
The rivers Of the United States are
wearing down its lands 1t arate Of
about . foot In 1920 years.

When an aged man RECEIVERS from q
severe illness the neighbors make the
best Of It. But they never are able
entirely to conceal their disappoint-
ment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

The larger the town the less atten.
ton AZ ohicer q thu grand lodge IT
tracts. M
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

When man prefers the simple life.
that II IN Indication he never No.
compelled III I've II. q
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

N After " woman reaches j certain
Iags me becomes permanently lndebt
l "a q the dotted veil S3 rs,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

The popular conception OF the devil
ID that Of male adult adorned with
hoofs and q forked tail. But the devil
people really dread u old age.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

from the monotonous grind of keeping
home. They added to her burdens
by bringing others home with them
Mother smiled and worked a little
harder. Then one day mother did not
come down to shake the fire and pre-.
pare the breakfast. She had closed
her eyes and they were so tired that
she never opened them.
wish you could have heard the be.
lated gratitude at the funeral. wish
you could have seen the consterna.
ton and despair when the children
and father looked at each other and
said: What are we going to do with.
out her?' They were filled with re-.
greet. The ears could not hear the
thanks that they poured out. Thew
should have shown their gratitude
every day Of the year and in time.
Look over your own life. Are you
speaking and acting in time?
YOU are living In a great country
! and are indeed fortunate In hav.
ing freedom. the right to think and n
act, opportunity, countless chanc en- to
forge to the top II you have II IN
you. You have libraries, Fairgrounds
schools. You have your mind vomr
dear, sympathetic souls in relative.
or friends and the ideals which are
necessary to any human be.ux han.
piness. Do you fully appreciate tha
good fortune that cast your lot over
here? Are you taking the trouh,a -
express your thanks every once IN =
while! You ought to do this, II :.
good to get It out OF your system
II AVE you health? Be thankfn, J.,
- the right way. Do not throw -
the winds OF indiscretion yonr ~
cious heritage. Do not insult vomr
eoo . health BY eating, drinking
breathing the wrong things. Cut ~.
dissipation and lead q sane. balanc 49,
clean. normal life. Prize thar snnd
health. Sometimes It leaves in hisE
dudgeon and never returns. Ana a.,
tne poulticins and nursing may not
bring back to you that which ,ho ia
De appreciated every hour Of the dav
is TO be kind to it. ''n
j MENTIONED ID .als ! m,npto /. !.
= Have your ideals suffered rom az
1se W l are your Ideals? Az
my slowed away In camphor. - ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

In communities large enough 70 sup
port more than one newspaper there
always are two sides to every qnes.
ton. Is
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
AFRO.AMER|CAN CULuNCS

pers. but as self-supporting people.
Such happening would almost daze
the good bishop. when Immediately
the vexing character Of the new prob
lem would dawn upon him In all it,
fullness.
Under the legislation which Is prp.
posed, the solution would be quite
easy, and prove great triumph for
the church. and the cause OF Christian
| unity. The clerical and lay deputies
| In the general convention from the
North are not wise in treating this
question as pertaining to the South.
Southern Negroes are constantly
fiocking to the North, and when they
60 they carry themselves. They have
the same desire In the North that they
have in the South. They want their
own convention. and their own bishop.
Sooner or later, there will be trouble"
In the white camp II the black saints
of the household are "snubbed.
Twelve hundred Chicago Negroes
have banded together and purchased
about eleven hundred acres OF land on
the shores Of Crook lake. just outside
Baldwin, Mich. and the islands which
dot the lake. and are perfecting a form
OF government for the colony to be
transplanted to the new city the irst
Of next May.
At q meeting q committee was ap.
- r.
range for an election of officers by
postcard ballot and make preparations
for building a clubhouse on an island
in the lake. which has been rechris.
tened Lake Idlewilde.
The new city is tc be called Idle
wilde.
Negotiations are being conducted by
a syndicate OF Chicago Negroes look
ing toward the purchase Of the Draper
Hall summer resor.. in Oconomowoc.
Wis.-Chicago Herald
How the Tuskegee Normal and In
dustrial institute is teaching Negroes
and whites of the.South to raise their
own food crops: how It is establishing
rural schools. largely through dona'
lions from Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Rosen.
valid Of Chicago. and how II is estab
fishing a farm colony for graduates
are some of the things disclosed in the
annual report of the principal, Or,
Booker T. Washington.
In the report is made an appeal to
the public. for funds to carry on the
work OF this institution for the benefit
of the Negro race.
Seth Low, chairman OF the trustees,
the annual deficit Is about
10000. and Doctor Washington says
there is needed a $3.000.000 addition
to the endowment fund: $4,000 each
for boys and girls dormitOries.
The Star of Ethiopia" wasthe name
of a pageant held by colored citizens
in celebration Of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the adoption of the thirteenth
amendment to the Constitution. The
American League baseball park was
the scene Of the celebration.
Mrs. Quincy Shaw Of Boston and the
Misses Lewiston Of New York and
others furnished. the fund with which
this pageant Is given. The coiored
citizens of Washington guaranteed an
additional fund of $1,000.
Charles C. Hopkins. clerk Of the
supreme court at Lansing. Mich, is
the oldest employee OF the state in
point of continuous service, having
held his present position SO years.
Clerk Hopkins is also the only clerk |
the supreme court has had since the
court was given power to appoint its
clerk.
Booker T. Washington has issued a |
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

Charles C. Hopkins. clerk Of the
supreme court at Lansing, Mich, is
the oldest employee of the state in
point of continuous service, having
held his present position 80 years.
Clerk Hopkins is also the only clerk
the supreme court has had since the
court was given power to appoint its
clerk. ~ &s1''
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

A Nd thank you for listening.
"a BARBARA LEE.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19

n MENTIONED Il ais ! minute 49,
Z H !. =, your ideals suffered rom 1 az.
u we Where are your idealsY a. y,
tnsy slowed away In camphor y II
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SWEET HOME AS IT LOOKS TO RETURNING VACATIONIST

queer old shops down on Lexington
avenue and lhr man SWorr To me II
mad been in the Washington family
since George Was a boy. | suppose it
WAS too dry for it in here
You should have put it In the
drawing room you advise. There
MAS plenty Of dampncs> in there" At
this the companion of your bosom
gives one last shrek and colllpseS en-
t.rc,y among the dust Of the dining
room tab!" which covers it Ike Il
heavy plush cloth.
There are a few other riffs in the
lit nf the home, sweet home. song
Della. the maid. who promised hy the
beard of her groat-Grindfdthcr and
the barney Of the blarncy stone 10 be
waiting for You W. a dinner of Noulr
well known hroiled steak and blue
berry pie, is conspicuous by her alb
nee In her place is a thumb marked
'ct'er. by dint II a keen Imagination
yuu figure out the contents. Della has
married the "wop" who used To I'll
Your ice chest In the palmy days be-
fore som" evil genius put il int" your
head TO 90 away on a long vacation.
~ '' N'F', N'' ~ '''H ''"N -
haSty meal AT the dairy lunch Lround
the corner Nou see visions of that
hroilcd steak and say things about
Della the ungrLteful. The wife shifts
over her egg sandwich. when You
were discovering that moths had all
hut dcvourcd your dress suit. eat
ing their way right through a moth
proof clothes bag to get to II, WHEY
discovered the same hungry wretChes
were campcd in the fur OF her best
evening gown and had made n per-
fcctly good broadcloth suit look Ike II
was made out Of mosquito netting.
Back home in the rooms with the
musty smell and the beds with the
clammy sheets, the vacation bee bu22es
around our ears, Underneath the
huZ2 il "A strain of rihaid laughter.
Vacations are all very wcll. but the
transition from them to a regular
home, such as is mentioned in the
song. is II thing terrible To contcm-
plate, 1t is rife with disappnintments.
with nervous shocks. with heart
hurnings, with tumul, and strife,
\ couple of weeks of chaos and once
more it is home, home. sweet. sweet
home.' Vacations are fine. but after
all there's no place like home.'
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except those who attend to the busi-
ness of handling explosives. This. as
might he imagined, is an exceedingly
hazardous kind of employment. Such
handling is done at Sandy Hook.
Every now and then IL happens that
a shell fired experimentally at Sandy
Hook fails to explode. Then it is "A
question Of taking II apart to find out
what was the matter with it. 1t is
much like the Ease of the small boy
who feels himself Obliged to examine a
dilaiory firccracker: If it takes a no.
ton to 90 of he is likely to suffer.
Most pcrilous Of all Is the task of re-
moving the fuse from the uncXploded
projectile. In itself the fuse contains
enough high explosive to cut a msn in
two.
There is in the coast artillery also
an excellent opportunity for intelligent
and ambitious young men to acquire
various kinds of knowledge. They
may learn photography, mechanical
drawing. steam and electrical engi-
necring, expert gunnery and wireless
tclegraphy.
This branch of the service maintains
NJ Fortress Monroe u school in which
any OF four courses may he pur-
sued. One course represents a thor
ough training for tse grade Of fireman,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10

senator, oscar Underwood of Ala
hama, who, by the way, was also born
In Louisville.
\ hundred dollars looked big to
"TaylOr" Underwood at that time and.
although he liked Telegraph Operator
Edison better than any one else in
the office, he hesitated about letting
him have the 500 which he wanted
s. badly, So he consulted the chief
operator, who at that time happened
10 he Andrew Ellison. since deceased.
and also the manager of he office at
tn" time, Thomas r, Boyle, also now
dead. SAYS Mr.. Underwood:
THAT fellow Edison has "A wheel II
his head they all said, and added;
HE will be in the lunatic asylum
within six months if he doesn't quit
projectin'. Let him have 500? why,
boy, YOU would be as crazy as he is
to do So. You had a hard time earn
ing that SlO0 keep il, and pay uo at
tention To Edison and his inventions
And Zachary TaNlor Underwood
kept his 500. telegraph operator
edison soon aftcrward let, Louisville,
but not for a lunatic asylum, lie
left in order II accept a better posi-
ton in the East, and o - afterward
Mr.. Underwood heard that ne was
getting "A salary of 5000 a year. Mr.
Underwood and his fellow operators
who are still alive have heard Of
Edison many times since then, Mes
senGer Underwood became a telegraph
operator for the Louisville and Nash
VILE Railroad, and a afterward for
twenty-five years city ticket and pas
senger agent for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in Louisville.
Mr.. Underwood confesseS that he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10

with ghouIlsh CLEO for the better part
the high cos, Of forgetting Is fully
realized It takes NOR" than the smell
!ng salts to revive you.
Nor do Nogr troubles stop there. Ia
the drawing room, which you lately
caused 30 nc decorated at yuur oNn
expense for ,he sufficient Reason that
% close liS,,l landlord could not see
why blue Ills I'D mo-. harmonic, with
red upholstery, dire calamity is watt
ing Ia greet yuI, SumeNhc.c between
the ceiling and the floor above , pipe
has burst, What a water pipe was
doing in that part of the house only
heaven and apartment house arch.-
tocts know, luur beautiful ceiling
with the pale blue sky, the silver
clouds, the rupids fro,ickiug among
roses, resembles a cub.st's idea of a
rainbow. Little rivu,cts Of paint and
water have trIcklcd down tho side
wal. the ceiling hangs tN a hair.
which threatens At any m 10
snap and send the whole square hurt
ling duMu ON your heated brow
You are not left to view the wreck
of art in peace. \ screcch from
the dining room brings YOU on the
hop, skip and jump, There ny the
sunny window stands the wife The
cause of her pCrturbations seems tn
he Il luNuriant fern which was wont
To add "A note of dollhouse grccncry Ia
your pleasant domlci.c. The wife
looks AT You with wide eyes and open
mouth. Slowly she extends her hand
and touches a leaf Of the fern. 1t
crumples away into ashes. She
touches another. The same thing
happens.
Il meant to give it To Mamie to
keep while We were away" she says,
"lt hasn't been watcred this summer.
It's dried up"
$50 would Nou h" if yon hadn't been
watered all summer" YOU snap.
The wife filings herself into "A chair.
The chair protests with many n Creak,
t%ottcrs, gives way. WHEY bursts into
tears.
THAT was a real antique too she
' sobs, Il bought 1t In n OF those
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Some of the Riffs in the Lutte That Mar the Old Song
Melody at Times

in there. These apartment house
rustlers can't fool me"
Finally, after giving your entire
family tree with al of lis ramifica-
tons, YOU are reluctantly shot To the
third floor. The new boy is a speed
maniac. He leaps from landing TO
landing. After the simple pedal
methods of ascension used in the
country. tho feeling Of shooting up
through space does funny things to
your breath.
The home door at last. Your own
particular little a IN the cliff After
al, there is no place like home. You
remind the wife that she has been en-
trusted with the key t. the apartment.
Sho tiushes guilty, opens a ]capacious
hama bag and rummages among the
contents for the key, No success She
deposits her wraps ana other PAM
ph,rnasu on l.c tiled floor and begins
a process or climinat.on. bling the
Con,cn.S If tho h1c ON tip the pile,
Two or three do2en-odd pebbles gath
cred along the shore tor a prospective
gold fish aquarium are thus brought
To light, hut no key.
II must have m!sla,l IT," she admits.
Yes, I guess you must. Bu, II you
hadn't been 50 busy trying to outdress
that Mrs. Muuson and bunllng the
other summer boardors into believing
We We're q branch If the Astorbilt
family You might have kept the key,
y " what the deuce are We going TO
30"
The sad faced youth who had been
huvcrius IN the background omes for
ward with a bunch of pass keys. He
unlocks the door. You are all ready
To burst N ana gladden. your eyes with
the familiar objects when you come
your second croppcr. TIE door viii
open an inch. hut no further, You
push, you shove, you bruiso and batter
your shoulders trying 10 force the
issue. Precipitation streams down your
face ard aulphdliC sounds issue from
your lips, GAc last i|ieicuirau push
and the door gives way, Ringing you
Hat on your face,
SO this Is the answer, eh? Nine