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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
hills in COMPANY French "
ALL UNDER THE SAME ROO?
Five Generations of Macomber Fam
lily Live in Amity in Mich.
isan. Town.

Atlas. Mich.-Living under the SAM.
roof here are representatives of five
generations. ranging in age from
ninety-three years to seven months.
The roof is that of Mr.. and Mrs John
Macomber, with whom live Mrs Ma
combers mother and her daughter.
granddaughter and great-grandson.
Mrs. Margaret McCandlish, though
ninety.three. is in fairly good health.
During her youth in Scotland. where
she was born. she lived near the es.
tate of the Gladstones. and frequent.
ly attended the same church where
William E. Gladstone worshiped. She
came to America in lS43. and two
years later was married to John Nc.
Candiish. also a native of Scotland.
They came to Michigan in lS47. and
took up land near Atlas.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
TWINS ARE SENT By MAIL
Mailed to Postmaster in Nebraska
Town as First-Class Parcels at
Cost Of AZ Cents.

Ewing, Neb - The four-year
twins of Postmaster Waugh and wife
were visiting in the country about
seventeen miles out from Ewing and
suddenly becoming homesick they
wished to return home.
Mr.. Waugh being unable to 60 after
the young scions, telephoned for their
return by parcels post, and according
ly Perry Saiser, who runs route No. 2.
brought the youngsters home safe and
sound to anxious, waiting parents.
The twins eigh 81 and So pounds
respectively. and their safe transit
home cost the trifling sum of only 20
and "a cents. on each. a total of AZ
cents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
CHANGED HER VIEWS No AN|M0S!IY NOW
Century Has Wrought Change
in Feelings.
French Soldiers View Mementoes Of
the Downfall Of Napoleon, Exhib-
tied In British Capital, With.
out Expression Of Emotion.

Every American visitor to London,
probably, makes call at the three
stored building opposite the Horse
Guard, the former banqueting hall OF
the palace Of Whitehall. from win.
dow on the second floor of which
King Charles stepped onto the exc
cution platform and, after addressing
the gathered throng, bravely met his
tragic fate, remarks the London
Times.
The building is now called the Royal
United Service Museum. and in the
main hall, contrasting strangely with
the richly figured ceilings by Peter
Paul Rubens, are thousands of relics
recalling the almost numberless wars
in which the manhood of this country
has engaged.
Yesterday the writer followed
through the turnstile of the museum
two French infantry soldiers, on leave
from the front, fresh from months Of
fighting, side by side with Tommy
Atkins, against common foe. In the
great hall. in enormous show cases,
are models setting out the exact posi-
tions at the battles Of Trafalgar and
Waterloo. those historic combats on
land and on sea which did so much to
mar the fortunes of Napoleon and to
shatter the predominant position Of
France
In one case, little patches Of make
believe smoke trace the two lines, the
allies and the French, while clusters
of tiny red brick houses mark the po-
sitions of villages of Belgium familiar
even to every follower Of the present
world struggle.
In the second case the fleet of Mel
son is shown at the critical moment
when, led by the Victory and the
Fighting Temeraire, it pierced the
lines of the French and Spanish fleets
Indeed, it seemed to the writer as he
hung over the showcases and studied
the positions, that Nelson used the
"phalanx" as effectively as did Won
Mackensen in Galicia, and as French
and Joffre are trying to do in France
and Belgium now.
But, beside these two cases. there
are more immediate links with the
French and English past. Nearby is
the skeleton of Napoleon's favorite
charger In another case is the curved
sword worn by Wellington at most Of
his famous engagements. Many are
the relics of the peninsula campaign.
Here is the uniform. cape and hat
worn by Wellington during the whole
peninsula campaign, and deposited"
in the museum by his valet. On every
side are guns taken from the French,
while overhead are battle flags bear
| ing the scars of honorable warfare.
| And the two French soldiers viewed
it all without enmity or unpleasant
comment
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

tective garb. may smash into each
other or dive into a fence without the
least regard for the consequences
The armor consists of one.piece suit
of stout material into which the wear
er Is laced.
Attached to the exterior of the suit
is long tube curled back and forth
until the entire person of the wearer
is protected by cushion of air. The
latter is pumped into the tube in the
same manner as tire is inflated, ana
when it Is desired to pack the suit the
air may be allowed to escape so that
the outfit will take up as little space
as possible. The imitation and dena-
ton is done through the means G. me
check valves at the sleeves and at tho
trousers top.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
Aunt Emily Saw Things in a Dr.
ferent Light.
Ready to XIII Driver Who Had Almost
Run Her Down, But Had NO
Mercy When She Was In
the Auto.

In a street in Richmond stood Aunt
Emily, with her hat askew upon her
woolly old white head, and large ana
Notwithstanding cobblestone IN one
hand. She had every appearance OF d
staid colored nanny of thS anteoei'
Ium strain, who had determined 10
break somebody's jaw and was ABOUT
to begin the assault. Amid wagons
taxicabs, traffic of all sorts dashlng
madly at auntie from all sides, she
held her ground valiantly, evidently
determined not to fire that rock until
she saw the whites of her enemies
eyes.
While thus engaged, and while the
fire shot from her outraged eyes, gen
t!eman drew up to the curb in finely
equipped roadster and called out TO
her:
What in the name of common sense
are you doing there. auntie?'
To which the belligerent one re-
piled:
"Lawsie, Mistah John, one O these
yer autovillains come long jes' now
and lax to knock me down. An An
les gwine stay hyeh tell he come back,
and All spects to brek he haid wifi dis
yer rock"
Look here" said the man. Miss
Lou is waiting for you to come home
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
Apples and Onions.

An Illinois exchange congratulates
the people of it's county for raising
large crops of apples and onions, a
combination that is perfectly glorious,
and which furnishes a guarantee of
the future health and Joy of the PEG.
pie Of the county. Apples and onions
are both healthy in their own right,
and when they 60 together they are
the invincible foes of i'll health. Ev.
erybody praises the apple, and it is
universally regarded as the promoter
of a sound mind in a sound body.
And so is the onion, but some people
affect to underrate it, because of its
very positive virtue. 1t should not be.
The onion is brain sparkler, a stom-
ach rejuvenator. a nerve sharpener.
and likewise guide of old Somnos
to the happy land of dreams. Who.
ever affects to despise the onion is a
mollycoddle. male or female, as the
case may be. Onion Is the only thing
in the wide. wide world that can make
hash divine.-Ohio State Journal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17


stone in One Hand.
and get luncheon ready. Step into
this car and III drive you home"
Auntie pondered for moment be-
fore replying:
"Ah nevah road in one dose contrap.
tions."
III take care Of you. Hurry up
now"
So auntie gathered her voluminous
skirts, and with many evident misgiv-
ings took her seat in racing road
car that could touch ninety miles an
hour and never feel the strain. She
chung to the seat tightly as the car
started off. and hung on for dear life
as it swung corner. She grabbed
"Mistah John" by the arm in her fright
and begged him to let her out as they
threaded neatly through the crowded
Richmond thoroughfares.
She was in utter and abject misery
from fear and the tears rolled down
her cheeks.
But Mistah John took to the straight
road soon and set forth for the sub
urbs. The way was clear and he let
out few links in the engine and the
engine hummed like a bee and 81 ed
down the path like bird. Auntie
began to feel like she was flying. and
her fear gave way to sensation OF
grand delight, and by the time she
had gone ten miles she was singing
softly to herself and settled back on
the seat like an oldtime racer.
"Ratch-atch-atch atch" went the
raucous horn Notice they don't say
'honk. honk" any more).
What you do dat TO Mistah john
asked auntie.
Il wanted to warn the colored boy
to get out of the way"
And then auntie replied.
'Shucks, Mistah John, jes' yo' run
ovah dat fool niggah. What right he
got in de way nohow?"
Which goes to show as Winfield Lar.
ner says. that practically everythin.
depends on the point of view.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
WOMAN ADOPTS 10 TOTS
Plans to Educate the Whole
Flock.

Toledo, O.-Mrs O. H. Rosworth Of
Dickerson, S. D.. has arrived here with
10 children, all of whom she has adopt.
ed. Mrs. Bosworth is on her way to
visit relatives in Bowling Green.
Mrs. Bosworth formerly was rich
ranch owner in South Dakota. Recen.-
!y she sold the ranch and moved to
Maine. Her desire to visit her old
home in Wood county became strong.
and she started West with her fam
ily" The children range from three
to sixteen.
Mrs. Bosworth says that at che
time on her South Dakota ranch she
had % children. She has been a
widow for 20 years, and had enc
child.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
Remarkable Dental Work.

A dental achievement Of a most re-.
markable nature was recently de.
scribed at lecture in London. II
was stated that during the battle OF
Neuve Chapelle a young officer. a
lieutenant in a Highland regiment, had
his face ~half-turned upward, when a
piece Of shell struck the left side Of
his face and blew away most Of the
lower jaw. Incredible though II may
seem. the doctor put q new floor to
the mans mouth; actually induced two
inches Of bone to grow on the lower
Jaw, fixed complete artificial teeth.
and healed the remains of the lips.
with the result that now the man ia
as normal as ever, and the only re-.
suit of his mishap is a slight scar on
the mouth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
BIG MONEY MADE IN JUNK
Oregonian Has Cleared Over $4,000
in Eight Months Of Old
Metal.

Eugene, Ore.-The junk dealers Job
isn't such bad sort of occupation.
according to the statements of one
Eugene junk firm that today shipped
its eleventh carload of junk collected
in and around Eugene in the past
eight months. The shipment went to
Seattle.
Two men with a rickety wagon kaye
done this collecting and the results
hnve included eleven tons of rublsr,
nine tons of brass and fifteen tons II
copper and other metals. Receip.s
were more than $4,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
i. S. GETS WORK FOR MANY
Secretary Wilson Of Department Of la
Dor Pleased With His Employ.
ment Bureau. 8,

Washington. The federal employ
ment bureau is a success. declares Sec.
rotary Of Labor Wilson.
I'VE started In a small way he
said today, but the work has pro
crossed far enough to show the pos
abilities Of this line Of endeayor. We
have furnished Jobs to about SO per
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
IS THE YOUNGEST MARINE
Frederic c. Bradman, Jr., Aged Seven
Years, Is Corporal in His
Second "Hitch."

Vallejo, Cal-Although his parents
didn't raise him to be soldier, Fred
eric C. Bradman, Jr., of Mare island.
aged seven years, has twice formally
enlisted in the United States marine
corps and is a corporal in his second
hitch" to use the sea-soldier vernacu-
lar.
Corporal Bradman wears a service
stripe and good-conduct medal as a
reward for excellent service during
his first enlistment and also sports"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

cent of those who have applied for
work. Our aim IS to link together
In one big chain all the state and NUM-
cipal agencies for the unemployed
Some progress has been made along
this line already! x
The bureau does not merely place
unskilled labor; 1T has applications
from many men Of t-aining in vari.
Gus Industrial fields and has found
employment for \ large number. We
are constantly receiving applications
for Jobs and from the employers or.
ders TO ill theft employment wants.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
PERPETUAL Restraint.

when 1 was a boy,"%said Mr.. cum
rox. my father used to reprove me
for reading dime novels"
1T was meant for the best"
But person ought to get beyond
that sort Of discipline sometime. NOW
my daughters reprove me for wanting
to see all the moving pictures"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

sharpshooter's badge that was won
by proxy. The youngest marine has
had two years foreign service in
Cuba, which will count as four years
toward the thirty years necessary for
retirement. And Corporal Bradman
says he will re-enlist until he shall
have served thirty years.
Major Frederic l.. Bradman. U. s.
M. c.. father Of the boy, is proud Of
the fact that the regularly enlisted ma.
rines have accepted his son as com.
rade and obey his orders as corpor.S
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
Imitation Snaila.

The demand for edible snails has be.
come such that curious imitation Of
them has been developed in Paris.
The snail farmers collect the empty
shells which have accumulated during
the summer. clean them and sell them
for about twenty-five cents q thousand.
The shells are sent to Paris, where
they are filed with Z mixture Of snail
.nesh. liver. butter and herbs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

Uncle Isham Griffin, who will be
one hundred and five years old next
March, was born near Augusta, Ca,
and lives now in Chattanooga, Tenn.
He was ten years old when Napoleon
died. He was born before the tele-
graph. the telephone, the photograph,
or the motion picture. The aero.
plane and the fireless cooker are nine.
ty years younger than Old Isham."
]. d. Clemmer, in the Chattanooga
Times, writes Of him:
Thirty years ago in my teens, I
stopped at his cabin and he was then
the Oldest looking darby had ever
met. Since then at every election in
Benton, except the last one, l have
noticed q crowd gathered around him
after he had voted the ticket that he
always called upon Daniel Lillard for.
'.''The crowd always had him calling
turkeys. Initiating the gobbler. and
Growing like rooster. These he did
to finish. even completing the gar
Cling sounds following their most
strenuous efforts. The glass of cider
or other kind Of drink handed him on
such occasions, was too sacred a Gus.
tom for the law against treating on
election days to be thought Of by any.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
kissless for Thirty Years.

Mineola, N. Y.-Warren A. Brown.
defendant in an alienation suit, testt-
fed that he had gone kiss,ess and hug.
less for 30 years. That's mis- age. He
swore that he did not hold hands with
Mrs. St. john. He sat in her lap once.
but her husband put him there.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
Tho Masculine

The Masculine View.
His Wife-Isn't my new gown quite
becoming to me, dear?
Her Husband-Sure thing. And !
suppose the bill for It viii soon %
coming to me.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
PROTECTION FOR THE RACER
Novel Armored Suit That Il 10
Thought Would Save Lii, in
Event Of Accident.

A pneumatic armor has been pat
ented for the purpose of saving the
lives of motorcycle riders, and par
ticularly racers. who. with this pro-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17
Malicious lnsinuation

Malicious lnsinuation. 49,.
Miss Primer tells me that her
hair turned gray In single night"
That must HAYS been the night she
forgot to put the bleach on"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

There are 100000 Glove trees ID
xnzibar on 10000 acres " f NJ
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

Stuttgart has insurance against
aeroplane damage. NJ
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

We act precisely as clearing house
for labor"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

There are twice as many people in
the United States as In 1880, three
times % many as 1t the outbreak of
the Civii war and ave times as many
= 81 10. The increase between 1910
ana 1915 IL said to have been equal
to the entire population at the time of
\ tho Revolution. ~. (, t
one baby out Of ave dies before 1t is
= year old. .4a
Aust ralia yearly produces 225.000
I tons q cane sugar.
The library Of congress In Wash.
anst0u il just one hundred years old.
u ~ - prsssn. time It contains more
I $1,000 \ AOO, 900 books without reckon.
iIa ! multitude Of manuscripts.
40 cities = Germany, four in
3 pa, lee. ons u italy and one in Russia
d hsWS installed ozone plants for the
caSj0n of their drinking water.
". ~ states N the United States,
3 pSnsion laws have been en-
u n 900 300 Will Be paid ont
srp o 9 Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

Sweden is smoking smaller quanti.
ties Of foreign tobacco. w
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

There is more gold In the United
States than in any other country in
the world. The latest treasury figures
show that on August there was ST.
066. ,539 in gold cash and bullion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

Records Of the pension ONCE show
the total death toll since the close Of
the war to have been 1.8l6.995. In
that period the federal government has
paid to veterans, their widows and chill.
dren. $4.614,643,267.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

The total wealth OF the United
States, according to the last pub.
lished figures, is more than one fourth
of the aggregate of all the nations, and
it ia rapidly increasing, ard there 10
every indication that II will long re-.
main the leading nation, financially,
commercially and industrially. .e
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17

Justice Mccoy of the federal SUI
preme court dismissed an amended bill
of complaint filed by H. NJ Johnson of
Louisiana and other colored men
against Secretary McAdoo of the treas
ury department. The plaintiffs sought
to establish lien for themselves and
the descendants Of former slaves on
an alleged fund of $6S,072 1889 said
to have been collected by internal rev.
enue officers on the cotton picked and
prepared for the market through the
services of their ancestors, as slaves.
Secretary McAdoo, through United
States Attorney Laskey and Assistant
United States Attorney Archer, moved
to quash the proceeding OIL the ground
that Mr.. McAdoo had no personal in
terest in the fund in question. and that
the proceeding was an attempt to sue
the United States for property in it's
possession. II the plaintiffs had any
right, the defendant claimed, they had
lost it by delaying too long their eff.
fort to establish It,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-10

by heaven, knew she was not to
blame"
Have you finished?" asked Brood,
wiping his brow. 1t was dripping.
Except to repeat that am through
with you forever. I've had all that |
can endure and I'm through. My great
est regret is that didn't get out
long ago. But like fool-a weak fool.
kept on hoping that you'd change
and that there were better days ahead
for me. kept on hoping that you'd
be real father to me. Good Lord.
what a libel on the name!" He
laughed raucously. I'm sick of calling
you father You did me an honor
downstairs by calling me bastard
You had no right to call me that, but,
by heaven, II 1t were not for this bit
of cardboard here over my heart, I'd
laugh in your face and be happy to
shout from the housetops that | am
no son of yours. But there's no such
luck as that! I've only to look at my
mothers innocent, soulful face to-"
Stop" shouted Brood in an awful
voice. His clenched hands we're raised
above his head. "The time has come
for me to tell you the truth about this
innocent mother of yours. Luck is
with you. am not your father. You
are"
Wait! II you are going to tell me
that my mother was not good wom-
an, want to go on record in advance
Of anything you may say, as being
glad that | am her son no matter who
my father was. am glad that she
loved me because was her child, and
IL you are not my father then | still
have the Joy of knowing that she loved
some one man well enough to-" He
broke off the bitter sentence and with
nervous fingers drew a small leather
case from his waistcoat pocket. BE
fore you go any farther, take one look
at her face. 1t will make you
ashamed of yourself. Can you stand
there and lie about her after looking
into"
He was holding the window curtains
apart, and stream of light fell upon
the lovely face. so small that Brood
was obliged to come quite close to be
able to see it. His eyes we're dis
tended.
1T is not Matllde--it is like her
but Yes, yes, 1t is Matllde! | must
be losing my mind to have thought--''
He wiped his brow. But, good God, It
was startling-positively uncanny." He
spoke as to himself, apparently forget
ting that he had listener.
well, can you lie about her now?"
demanded Frederic.
Brood was still staring as II fas.
cinated at the tiny photograph. But
have never seen that picture before.
She never had one so small as that
It."
(To BE coNT1NUED)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-10

you-so It must have been the othef
way round. She's dead now. know.
but she didn't die for years after was
born. Why was 1t that never saw
her? Why was kept up there in that
damnable village"
Where did you get that photo
graph" demanded Brood hoarsely.
Where. ! say! What damned, inter
fering fool"
Il wouldn't be too hasty, II ] were
YOU" said Frederic, note OF triumph
in his voice. "Yvonne gave 1t to me, ]
made her promise to say nothing to
you about 1t. She"
"Yvonne found It? Yvonne? And
gave 1t to you? What trick OF fate is
this? But-ah, It may not be a por-
trait OF your-your mother. Some old
photograph"
mo, It is my mother. Yvonne saw
the resemblance at once and brought
It to me. And 1t may interest you to
know that she advised me to treasure
It all my life because 1t would always
tell me how lovely and sweet my moth
er was-the mother have never
seen"
Il insist on seeing that picture"
said Brood, with deadly intensity.
NO" said Frederic, folding his
arms tightly across his breast. you
didn't deserve her then and YOU"
"You don't know what you are say
ing, boy!"
"Ah, don't 1? Well, I've got Just lit
tie bit OF my mother safe here over
my heart-a little faded card, that's all
and you shall not rob me OF that.
Last night | was sorry for you. | had
the feeling that somehow you have al
ways been unhappy over something
that happened In the past that my
mother was responsible for. And yet
when took out this photograph, this
tiny bit Of old cardboard-see. II is so
small that 1t can be carried In my
waistcoat pocket-when took II out
and looked at the pure, lovely face. /
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-10
Baby's Bedroom.

The room in which a baby sles'
should contain no upholstered fun
ture or heavy curtains on which u
and germs can find a lodging y
breeding place. The walls, If posslh
should be so finished as to allow .
quent wiping with a damp cloth. u
temperature OF the baby's room shcl
be kept not higher than 6S or 70
grees in winter and in summer sh0l
be kept as cool as possible with az
ings and shutters. The wlndo'
should be, kept open day and night
summer and in winter the room sn0'
be aired two or three times day