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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
Would Leave Bullet In Body

The mere presence of a bullet in
side the body will Of itself do no harm
at all. The old idea that it will cause
infection died long ago o.. -. We now
know that, provided they are clean. we
can introduce steel plates, silver
wires. silver nets, into the body with.
out causing any trouble at all, and a
bullet is no worse: than, any ;of these;
Nsts a matter in which the public are;
very largely to blame, for they con.
slider that unless the bullet has been
removed the surgeon has not done his
Job. Unless he has some specific rea-
son for it, I know that the surgeon
VINO removes bullet does not know
his work. ~.& %ftt -. ~. -
1T may be the mark of Scottish
ancestry. but if ever l get a bullet in
my own anatomy, I shall keep TIA
surgeon in Belgium" by H. 8. souttar..
F. r. G. s. ........- - y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
learned FROM E|s.
How Scientists Got Notion 1
Gyroscope.
Lord Kelvin Frequently Used Il Il
Lectures to His Glasses, and PRO.
lessor Grey Has Added In.
" terestins Comment.

II you place a hard-boiled egg on III
side on a smooth table and give il u
spin it rises on one end and rotates
on it's tip. A raw or soft-boiled egr
will not do this. E's
This habit of hard-boiled eggs was
favorite illustration used by Lord
Kelvin in demonstrating gyrostatic.
motion before his classes at Glasgow
university. In G recent lecture before
the Institution Of Electrical Engineeers
Prof. A. Gray repeated the experiment
with the following comment:
"The first experiment made was al.
ways that of the equilibrium Of this
nearly egg-shaped piece Of wood, which,
scientifically described, is a homo.
geneous probate ellipsoid Of revolp,
ton. Its surface may be imagined to
be generated by the revolution of an
ellipse about its longer axis. lay II
on it's side and we see that in that
position it is stable for fore and aft
inclinations, pitching may call the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
RED GUM FOR GUN STOCKS
British Agents Seek Estimate of
Available Supply in the
South,

Memphis, Tenn.-Owing to the
scarcity Of Circassian walnut from
Russia since the outbreak Of the Euro
pean war, the British government, is
making tests of quarter-sawed red
gum for gun stocks.
The gun lumber manufacturer A.
sociation of Memphis has been asked
by English agents to estimate the
total available supply of dry two inch,
two and \ quarter inch and two and
q half inch first and second quarter
sawed red gum in the southern field,
In the event the test prove, salts.
factory tile greater part of the avail.
able supply will be bought outright
by the British government. Memphi1
manufacturers Of red gun. lumber ara
preparing to give the prospective or.
der immediate attention.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

cannon are long and narrow and al
most horizontal when firing. The
howitzers, which fire at angles OF
more than 80 degrees. and the mortar
pieces, which at even greater angles
fire heavy projectiles loaded with
enormous explosives intended to crush
such things as cupolas OF forts, are
short and massive and stand almost
vertically.
Why Some Guns Are Short.
by the way, do you know the rea-
son for the difference in the lengths
of artillery pieces? For instance, the
3O5.millimeter Austrian howitzer, a
very short gun, fires greater charge
of powder than the French marine
gun of equal caliber, which Is IL
yards long?"
| had never tried to find the reason
of this difference.
And yet it is very simple" the
lieutenant said. "The marine gun is
designed to ire the shell at it's maxi
mum speed, so the combustion of the
powder must be complete before the
projectile leaves the barrel. This re-
quires a fraction of second, during
which the shell covers exactly IL
yards-the length of the piece. This
will give you an idea of how difficult
1t is TO make the exact calculations
necessary in the operating of these de-
structive machines. Thus, when the
combustion is complete, the pressure
developed by the gases is also maxi
NUN. As long trajectory is not re-
quired of the howitzer and mortar
piece, 1t is lot necessary to have a
barrel of this II .lgth, which is incon-
venient.
Surprise Ahead for Germans.
The largest mortar, as you know,
is the famous 42-centimeter. The
huge guns of this caliber have all the
same drawback; they are difficult to
handle 1t is almost useless to think
of transporting them by anything but
rail.
And ] may tell you. we have no
longer any reason to envy the Ger
mans. Right now, in France, We have
achieved the construction of mortar
pieces still more powerful, which, for
our adversaries, will be a cruel reve.
lation the day they are brought out
ready to fire"
As the officer did not wish to tell
me more on this subject, spoke to
him again of his life in the trenches,
and he humorously related how, on
the parapet facing the enemy, his SOL
diers had planted radishes, which
grew very we'll.
Come: and pay us visit" he said,
and you can gather them under the
noses of the 'boches.' And you will
see that the, presence of the Germans
gives them very special flavor"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
india's Rice Crop.

The rice crop of India for the cur
rent season, according to the second
general memorandum shows total
area Of 100000 acres under the
CROP being only hundred thousand
acres short Of last year. Weather con
ditions in Bengal, Behar and Orissa,
Assam and United Provinces have not
been favorable since September, how
ever, and the outturn of winter rice,
in consequence, is somewhat shorter
than these figures indicate, especially
in Behar and Orissa, where 1t is esti-
mated at only Is per cent of normal.
As regards extra-Indian areas the in
formation is that, in Egypt conditions
are favorable, in Japan the crop is IL
per cent above normal, while in Korea,
Italy and the United States but slight
variations, compared with last year,
are expected. '-..5s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
japanese Potato KIM,

Reading story Of the visit Of
George shima, the potato king Of
Lodi, CAL, to Los Angeles. in q paper
Of that city, merchants Of Lodi recall
that not many years ago the Japanese
capitalist could not obtain credit in
the stores o.. this, city, not because he
was not honest, but as a newcomer
he had not established credit.
Those business men who refused to
trust did not anticipate that in a few
years Shima would control $4,000
acres in California and have 5000
acres in his own holdings, and have
established large credit in California
banks ~ a
Last July shima owned about
quarter Of the 100000 sacks of pota-
toes in California, and today he owns
half of the 100000 sacks unsold in the
state. +.f
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
TO FOIL The PICKP0CKET
earbed Guard Is an Old Device, but It
is Guaranteed to Hold the
Watch Secure.

Though patented SO long ago that
the patent has run out, the device for
holding watch secure from pickpock.
cts, which is illustrated herewith, is
SO ingenious and SO little known that
1t deserves to have attention called
to IT, 1t consists Of a little acorn
shaped bulb between the hasp and the
ring to which the chain is attached
and in this bulb three slender, sharp
spikes that protrude the. instant the
chain is pulled: The spikes stick into
the lining of the pocket, from which
the watch cannot possibly be pulled.
AS soon as the pull is released the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
The Spinning Egg That illustrates
Gyrostatie Action. -.

motion, and in Indifferent equilibrium
for port or starboard displacement, Or
rolling. This is. of course. all without
spin. .. s#$
If, however, I apply to the solid, 40
it lies on the tray before me, an i'm
pulsive twist with my fingers, so %
to make it rotate about one of the
minimum diameters (that is, Of
course, a diameter about which, the
moment OF intertia ii : maximum I, the
solid shows that when spin is applied
the equilibrium is unstable. The el
lipsoid at once sets itself on one end,
and then rotates in stable equilibrium
with the long axis nearly vertical.
This is q remarkable result. The CEN
ter of gravity has been raised. and the
equilibrium is now stable. The spin
has altered the conditions Of equilib-
rum completely. -. ..sr} r.s,
"Of course, it was pointed out to us
that all these phenomena are well
shown by the ordinary spinning-top,
spun by the unwinding from it of .
string when the top has been skillfully
thrown from the hand. The swaying
round of the axis Of top when ris-
ing just after spin to the sleeping
position. and the similar conical mo-
ton Of the axis when the top is about
to fall, give examples of professional
motion of, in fact, the, astronomical
phenomena called procession of the
"equinoxes."
A raw egg will not rise to spin on
end because of the unstable condition
of its contents. These, being liquid,
are agitated by the spinning motion
and series of whirlpool-like motions
is set up in them; these produce such
confusion of forces that any slight
gyrostatic effect is stopped.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
WOMEN AS CAR. CONDUCTORS
Glasgow Tries ali Experiment TO Re.
lease Men-Wi'I Get Same Pay
az Men.

Glasgow. - Woman street-car con.
ductors are being l11s] in Glasgow
The uniform includes neat blue skirt
and coat, edged with gold braid. II
the trial squad Of woman conductors
proves efficient, a considerable mum
Der will be employed at once. For
the present the woman fare-collectors
work only four: aours a day, running
between University and Dumbreck.
They will be paid the same wages a,
men-$6.25 to - q week. ....a.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
AVIATOR PLAYS LITTLE JOKE.
DropS 4 Football From an Alrship n
Lille and Germans Take 70
Their Ho0ls.

British Headquarters in France
rAll fools day was not allowed to pass
without Z practical joke being played
on the enemy writes the British eye
witness IN his latest dispatch. IAN
aviator lying over the Lille aerodrome
dropped football. II fell slowly
through the MI and the Germans could
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

pc seen hurrying from all directions
to take cover from what they thought
was bomb. That It bounded 10 an
enormous height from the ground with.
out exploding probably was taken to
pc due 70 Z delay action fuse. for it
was not until the ball finally came to
rest that they e emerged from their shell.
ters to examine IL On It was written;
April fool lott strafe England
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
Az to farley.

That man farley is without any
exception the most inaccurate man L
ever knew" said Dobbson. Tell me.
Jones, does he ever get anything
right" as a, II. ~ 5S5
oh, yes replied Jones. Any
thing that is left farley will always
get right."--Judge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
e Plurihua unum

Dribble-Hello, old boy! What are
you doing now? Nv ,~"~ :
scr'oole-Writing for the maya.
zines. e@.I...
Drioble-Don't you find it rather
thankless sort of work? s.. = u
scrtbble-o On the contrary, nearly
everything I write is returned with
thanks. 3. A
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
An Easy one. for %.

Z Llt1ie Lemuel-say, paw, what 10
meant BY breathing SPELL a.
, raw--That's what had, son, when
! went g the station the other day q
meet your mothers mother, and ~
Train was half an hour late. gs z,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
sSmartness.

what makes you think that sensa.
t'onal orator is such smart man 4,
The fact" replied Mr.. Cumror5
mat ne wont undertake to reform
our city unless he gets paid ii adj 3.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
have its first absolutely French re,
taurant-with an American bar,
Novel Signal.

New York.-A new signal on IN.
Long Island railroad tracks reads.
Don't Judge Baldwin Il. ~ by n,
railroad station-it IL q Good Tow
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

In bulletin prepared by the bureau
Of the census. which shows the stand
ing Of the Negso race in this country
at the time OF the last census, nve
facts stand out to the credit OF Ne
groes, and to the country at large
The report shows an increasing ten
dency among Negroes toward home
ownership. marked increase IN the
percentage OF schools, a decided DE-
crease In the percentage Of illiteracy,
decrease in the mortality rate, ana
an increase In the proportion OF
4 church membership. Another feature
In connection with the report worthy
OF special notice is that all the WORK
on It, including the preparation OF
the statistical tables, as well as the
clerical work. was done by Negro en-
ployees OF the department.
In 1890 the Negro population OF the
United States was 757,20S. which al
that time was 1913 per cent OF the TO-
tai population Of the country. In 1910
the Negro population was 9,S27763, or
1917 per cent Of the total population
It should be remembered in this con-
nection, however, that since 1910 there
has been practically no Negro immi'
grafton into this country, while the
white population has been constantly
augmented by the inflow OF immi'
grants from Europe. The report
shows that 1872 per cent of all Negroes
In the United States in 1910 were ma
tives Of native parentage. while the
remainder were of foreign or mixed
foreign and native parentage. Thus
1t would appear that the race is in no
danger from dying by the slow process
Of race suicide.
For several years associations inter.
.ested In the advancement of the Ne
gro race have urged on southern Ne
groes the advantage of owning their
homes. The Negro is naturally home
loving. He 10 not by nature inclined
to rove from the place where he has
attained maturity, yet 1t was found
that the number Of Negroes who
owned their homes was small This
movement seems to have met with the
approval OF the Negroes, especially In
the southern states. In 1910 there
were In these states 1,917,3s1 Negro
homes, OF which 43O.449, or ga per
cent. were owned by Negroes. In
Virginia the percentage rises to ALB,
but the Negroes farther south appear
to be slower to adopt the home-buying
plan, for In Georgia the percentage
drops to 14.7. The total increase,
however, is substantial, and this is
i hopeful sign which should give en-.
coufagement to all interested In the
progress Of the race.
~ L<S slA ssrlt4 0s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
Looking Ahead.

II you had q magic lamp and you
could get anything you wanted By
merely rubbing It, what is the first
thing you would wish f0r?"
Another magic lamp to use Y
case ] dropped the first one and broke
it," n SS ts .s5,5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
N[,alm,l,yeIl. . roo \ Expyloslxe,.

Linden, n. declaring his nam.
sis too explosive. Loudivic Mcszozan
sky has petitioned to have Il chanra.
to Smith.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

The judges OF the contest have de-
cided that the verbatim report Is the
most 9tiresome thing. NJ III Il. III rs
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

The number OF women who have
died Of broken. hearts has been great
3ly 0yerestimated
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

An election is also to be deplored
for the reason that 1t gives every lazy
man. an excuse for quitting work.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

When woman has no diamonds
there ID nothing she deplores so much
as the yulgarity Of people who wear
diamonds. 5@sls.... g.-a.....ss 49,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

The rule is that &c a woman secs
much Of her husband she must do II
before she marlies him. XII
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

Az 4 rule We don't carr to have PEG
PIE tell US their troubles. unless W
happen to be lawyers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

Boys and girls in Vienna under the
age Of fourteen have been ordered to
serve as hospital orderlies.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
His one Reu.sa ~

Ills One Regard. B
SWiggs-I wish i was about three
feet taller than am.
Briggs What's the am wer? lsS
Wigs The doctor u whisky y
killing me BY inches. s 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

In the decade from 1900 to 1910 the
number Of homes owned by Negroes in
the southern states increased by 1922.
912, or 3l.4 per cent. In 1910 in Ala
bama 1927 farm homes and 1914
other homes-chiefy in urban com
munfties-were owned by Negroes.
In a Tuskegee pamphlet it is stated
that 100000 Negroes in the South are
seriously i'll all the time; that the an.
nual cost of sickness Of these 100000
Negroes is $75,ooO.00o; that one-half
Of this sickness is preventable; that
the annual economic Loss to the South
from sickness and death among the
Negroes is $300,000,000.
This whole question is Of great eco
nomic importance and the white pee
pie OF the South should stand ready to
assist the Negroes In this better
health movement"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

Friendship is essential to happiness.
Even the man who Is his own best
friend can't get along very well with
out q few others. .lya. go,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

The reason q long -lost friend looks
you ZIP 4 that Ne wants yon 70 indorsei
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

londo1 Copies Paris.
London. Lotdon - becoming 10
Partisan In ltd mode OF life 1t IL to
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

sim Heckle has been married three
3tirnes. But Sim claims ,he never pro
pcGed to = woman IN his life.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

There are 217.5S6,892 Hindus, &C.,
e47,299 Moslems, 10.721,453 Buddhists
and 3,876,2O3 Christians in India.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

Contempt may also be defined as .
3raerchant's attitude toward q package
lthat wasn't tied up IN his store
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

Ihose who wish TO establish the
truth Will md II necessary TO lie =
800 dsal IA doing sos 3S
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

Ss IL there were anything In having
national reputation Harry Thaw would
b one Of our greatest men. III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

A, the Watch 40 It Rests in the Pocket.
3, the Same When the Chain 10
Pulled.
spikes drop back into tiny holes. The
owner OF the watch has to take hold Of
its ring and not of its chain when
he wants to take it out. ' y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

you have good tssts You we're
$szofn With Il, Good TASTE q ! gift. not
u = acanirement 1;sa "a, n II
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

:
The world 10 accustomed to marvel
at the progress made by the Japanese
and BY the Germans during the last
half century, and rightly. But here
In the United States q race has ranved
forward no less triumphantly. The
drama OF the American Negroes ad-
vancement, it is true, has not been &C
companied by military glamour with
its martial music, nor has 1t had the
literary stimulus of a great racial con-
sciousness.
But for all the quietness and unob-
trusiveness Of this upward movement,
the victories Of the Negro have an i'm.
mense meaning for the welfare of the
world. The Negroes have succeeded
IN the arts Of peace. Individually,
generation by generation, they have
become more At for the great struggle
OF contemporary life. They have &C
complished the miracle Of lifting a
people en- masse. t
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

.#5 For twenty years Hampton institute
has been sending out into the South a
band OF we'll trained tailors--men who
have not only been able to make good
clothes, but also have been able to
help their communities in church and
Sunday school work, the management
Of boys clubs and the improvement
OF civic conditions. Today one finds
III positions OF responsibility and trust
Hampton tTained tailors who, on &C.
count OF their rigorous years Of ap-
AprenticeshiJl have learned how to use
their nativs powers.
IS whether as journeymen or as pro-
prietors. the tailors who have gone
out from the school have done, on the
whole, uncommonly we'll" says the
southern Workman. THAT the South
offers young Negroes an opportunity
10 succeed In the tailoring business
y clear from the fact that many Of
The Hampton tradesmen have re-
ceived, without dimculty and without
prejudice, the patronage Of some Of
the very best southern white people.
Hampton has succeeded in the tailor
Ing department IN training men who
cannot only make their fellows out
.wardly more attractive, but also bet
ter In character"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

Cray horses are the longest lived
ana cream colored ones the most af-
fected ~ temperature changes
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

Robinson Crusoe's immortal island.
Juan Fernandez. now has communities
ton with the mainland by wireless.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14

" v
ter IN character"
Robinson Crusoe's immortal island.
Juan Fernandez. now has communities
!: ton with the mainland by wireless.
Cray horses are the longest lived
4 ana cream cOlored ones the most az
! fected ~ temperature changes.
Contempt may also be defined as .
merchants attitude toward a package
that wasn't tied up IN his store.
II there were anything In having 4
national reputation Harry Thaw would
81 one 81 our greatest men.
sim Heckle has been married three
stirnes. But Sim claims he never pro
\ rosed Is ) woman II his life.
Ss n Those who wish to establish the
truth VIII md II necessary TO lie .
4 6ood dsal IA doing so. ss
II ycu have good tssts You were
y lIcfn With II Good taste a ! gift not
U % acanfr ement. "A II
4 y ~, Az bscpnaej of
N ~ yhsi
Ii
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
NOTED HUMORIST
CALLED BY DEATH

Berkeley, CAL, Aug. II. George
Fitch OF Peoria, ILL.,, the humorist, who
died here Monday following an oper-
alton for appendicitis, came to Cali
fornia early last month in anticipation
of the annual session of the American
Press Humorists' association, of which
he was president, to be held in San
Francisco beginning August %.
After establishing his wife and
daughters in residence near his SIS
ter, Miss Louise Fitch, he devoted
himself to writing and to visiting the
Panama Pacific exposition.
George AIDE. the humorist, and John
T. McCutcheon, the cartoonist, were
close friends Of Fitch and both are
exposition visitors. They were among
the first to offer their services in max.
ing arrangements for funeral services,
which will be held here next Friday.
After the ceremony, the body will be
taken to the family home at Peoria.