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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
HORSES IN WARFARE
Animals Carefully Trained for
the Service.
Perfect Understanding Established BE-
tween Rider and Steed Before
They Are Allowed to Enter
Into Active Operations.

The almost human instinct possessed
by trained cavalry and artillery horses
provides a Striking illustration OF
equine intelligence. They understand
the words of command quite as wei
as their riders and drivers and Will
answer to the regular calls in the most
perfect manner. One has only 10
watch cavalry executing turning
movement to realize how perfect the
understanding is Between the horses
and the men, and after a few lessons
in charging the horses will prick up
their ears the moment they hear the
word and throw themselves into the
rush as intellectually as the rlders'
OF course the animals have to go
through a strict course Of training De-
fore they reach this pitch OF perfec-
ton. AS a rule, they are bought as
raw colts, and after the preliminary
breaking INJECTING used to bit, sadie
and rider-they are taught to jump
and lie down. When this part OF the
training is satisfactorily accomplished
the horse is taught to halt sharply at
the word of command, to pull up IN
it's own length, even when galloping,
and to walk, trot and gallop in line.
This last is a very essential part OF
his education, because when a charge
is ordered in battle it is essential that
all the horses should be kept in a
mass.
A very important part of the train
ing is to teach horse to stand hre.
At first the horses are terrified when
they hear the thunder of artillery and
the crack of rifles. They get restless
and "whinny" with fright. After hav-
ing been through the hands of the ex-
perts at the cavalry school, however,
horse will allow round after round to
be fired over it's body without moving.
Natur lilly a perfectly trained army
horse is greatly treasured. The Brit
ish army veterinary corps has been so
successful during the present war that
it is estimated that out Of $4,000
wounded or sick horses that have
passed through the hands of the corps
10000 have been returned for service
at the front again, while very large
proportion of the remainder are max
Ing good progress at convalescent
farms.
The corps is now the largest organi-
cation of it's kind attached to any
army in the world. Many of the cases
it has dealt with have been wonderful
examples Of surgical skill, and the
lives of hundreds Of animals have been
saved, of which many would hitherto
have been condemned as incurable,
even in times OF peace.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
THREE DAYS IN ONE
Seeming ImpossibiIity Easiy
Shown as a Fact.
irregularlty Of Date Line Account, IA.
the Paradox-Explanation Given
by Scientist In the New York (
Sunday World.

Three days can exist at the sauna
time! 1t sounds impossible, but II IA
nevertheless fact that when It Il
very late Sunday night at Attu island
1t is Monday noon at London and Tues
day morning at Cape Desnnef, Siberial
If one travels westward, 6ne loses
day in going round the world; If ons
travels eastward, one gains a day,
writes Hereward Carrington in the
Sunday New York World Magazine,
Could one travel at the rate of Is
degrees a day, one would lose exactly
one hour each day. In twenty.four
days the circuit would be complete.
Inasmuch as sun and earth are con.
stantly revolving and day merging in.
to night, Sunday passing into Monday.
etc., it Is obvious that at one point
on the worlds surface an arbitrary
line must be set, to the east of which
is one day, to the west of which is the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
than there was on Its. deck. He told

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than there was on its deck He told
the truth.
Only one boat was swung out on Its
davits by the crew Of the Philadel'
phia; it could not have held by any
chance more than dozen or fifteen
people; it was swung out long time
before the war zone was reached.
Why? No one knew. 1t is as much
of a puzzle today as it was the day that
the crew swung the lifeboat over the
water.
1t has been said OF other voyages
that passengers on ships passing
through the Irish sea at night did not
go to bed, or If they did. they turned
in with their clothes on. There was
only one passenger on the American
liner who stayed up all night through
the Irish sea, and he was jolly, old
retired naval officer who had served
his time and who could not get over
the habit Of staying on watch. This
old chap must be seventy-five years
old, but he showed up at the breakfast
table shining, roster and more gen.
orally wide-awake than any compan-
ion passenger.
The night before the Irish sea was
entered an Englishman who was play
ing bridge and side talking about the
matter of stewards tips said:
Perhaps the only steward we must
tip will be the one waiting on Davy
Jones"
England a Solemn Place.
This word from the Britisher was
about the only one heard from man
suggestive of any dread possibilities
from the sailing of the war-zone sea.
The women, as l have said, kept off
the subject of the war and of danger
from start to finish. About an hour
before turning-in time fifteen or twen-
ty Of the woman passengers gathered
in a corner of the so-called social hall
and conferred together. There was
one woman in that throng of whom |
had the presumed right to ask ques.
tions. l inquired concerning the ma
ture of the conference, and my answer
was, mo matter"
l found out later, however, that the
women in solemn conclave had agreed
that it was safe to go to bed and to
turn in attired as they were ordinarily
attired on sleep occasions, and Ito
pass the danger by" and with it all
thought of anything except safe
landing on the, morrow.
One man can say who was going to
sleep with his trousers on and with his
shoes exceedingly handy. turned in
wearing the usual habiliments of the
night, and tried, not altogether sue
cessfully, to Danish thoughts of sub.
marines and to WOO sleep after the
ordinary coaXing manner
Liverpool was reached early in the
morning-the sea and it's submarines
were behind, but the war in it's other
aspects was in front, and one knew it
the instant that foot was put on land.
England is solemn place, and shows
it in the step and in the faces of the
people. A solemn place-and so must
be Germany and France and Russia.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
Duse Refuses to Helm.

The New York Worlds correspond.
ent at Rome writes to that paper that
Eleanora Duse, who sits in a corner
and feels lonely while women of her
age are making huge successes on the
STAGE refused to take part in char
ity performances in aid Of earthquake
sufferers.
why should I exhibit my voice,
tired with emotion, and my face, lined
with care, to well-dressed women IN
stalls and boxes?" she asked, Let
them give the price Of their beautiful
Jewels and gowns for the, poor"
And she wrote to the earthquake
committee to that effect, too. rs
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
What Causes 1uberculosis.

DR.. John North of Toledo, O., is
working on the theory hat tubercu.
losis may be due to lack Of lime in
the system as he says that while tn.
bercular germs are everywhere, they
OILY thrive in ripe soil and just what
is lacking In persons subject to tuber.
cular trouble gives food for thought.
He says that. there is less tubercu.
losiss among people living in arid re-
gions and plants In such places have
more lime in their composition than
those growing In humid regions.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
ness at Mayfair he inherited from his

ness at Mayfair he inherited from his
father.
One Of his hobbies was cook books;
at eighty-seven he was compiling one
for his own use from, ancient sources
when death overlook him. He had
just inherited a small fortune from
his sister. His collection Of 5000
volumes has gone to the London H.
brary. = u
He was often seen around London
IN : Holland smock, or a blue frock
cost with brass buttons, and Pana-
ma hat with yellow ribbon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

next day. This immediate Jump Of
day regulates the calendar for one
circumnavigating the globe. This "in-
ternational date line" as it is called,
passing north and south and dividing
our world into two equal parts, is the
180th meridian and crosses the Pacific
,ocean-where fortunately there is very
little land-taking slight bulge out.
ward to include Siberia, and one the
other way to include Attu island,
which belongs to Alaska geographical
ly. The map will show this. West Of
this line is Monday and east of it Is
Sunday.
When it is noon Monday II Lon
day, Tuesday has already begun at
Cape Deshnef, Siberia, but Monday
morning has not yet dawned at Attn
island; nearly half an hour of Sunday
still remains, .there-s7We are thus oN1--
fronted with the paradox Of three days
co-existing at the same time!
We must remember that every day
begins at midnight. If we could travel
round the world at the same rate that
it travels, beginning our fight at noon,
1t would be perpetually noon all the
way round! Yet we should lose day.
While at any particular point on the
surface of the earth day is twenty
four hours long, every day, as matter
of fact, lasts forty-eight hours-some-
times even longer. This seems another
contradiction. Yet it can be explained.
Any given day, say Christmas, begins
(as that day. Immediately west of the
lS0th parallel. One hour later Christ
mas day begins IS degrees west Of the
date line, two hours later 80 degrees
west of the line, and so on round the
globe. Those living just west of the
date line would have enjoyed twelve
hours Of Christmas when 1t reached
England, eighteen hours when it began
in the United States and twenty-four
hours "a whole day. when it began in
Alaska. Already Christmas had ex-
listed twenty-four hours on this globe,
but having just begun in Western
Alaska, it will last there twenty-four
hours longer
We have just seen that each day
lasts for forty-eight hours. AS a mat
ter of fact, day lasts in some places
more than forty-nine hours. This Is
because of the irregularity of the date
line previously mentioned. Let US
begin an imaginary journey from Cape
Deshnef, Siberia, at midnight AS mid
night sweeps westward successive
places see the beginning of the day.
When the day begins in London it has
been that same day at Cape Deshnef
twelve hours and forty-fve minutes.
When this same day arrives at Attn
island 1t has been twenty-five hours
and twelve minutes since it began Of.
ficially at Cape Deshnef. Since the
day will then last twenty-four hours
at Attu Island, before 1t is spent
forty-nine hours and twelve minutes
will have elapsed from the BEGINNING
Of that day until the time It closes,
Thus three days can exist at one time.
as before explained.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
Back From Cannibal Lands.

The Baron Erland Nordenskiold, the
Swedish explorer, who has just re-
turned from two years spent. among
cannibal tribes on the frontiers of Bra.
I'll and Bolivia, reports that he dis
covered important ruins there of stone
age civilization. He brings home with
him some sixty chests Of scientific
material, notes and photographs. Ills
Swedish companion in the expedition
was murdered by the natives. But
Baron Nordenskiold made the trip &C.
companied by his wife, without mis-
hsp to either.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

have freer sweep than in the valleys
and the blood of anemic persons gains
a new abundance of red corpuscles. AT
greater attitudes, on the other hand,
Professor Gaule of Zurich finds nerv.
GUS disorders common.
One solution of the altitude prob
lem has been found by romantic
young couple living not far from San
Francisco. They constructed a dove
cote in a tree in order that they
might not be molested, and, finding
life in the tree tops delightful, made
their permanent home there
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
Nav Grow EnolIsh Nut. u...

way GROW Eh0I1sh Nuts Here.
Horticulturists at the PENNSYLVANIA
State college have begun an exhaustive
investigation Of the possibilities Of
growing English walnuts commercial.
ly in that state. Every known tree
Of that variety In Pennsylvania will b.
studied by experts, and from data OBJ.
tanned In statewide survey 4 report
will be issued to hundreds Of persons
now writing to the college for in:for.
nation on the subject. NJ b VI sl54 1sS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
Tabby Adopts Wildcats.

Silver Lake, Ore.-A pair of baby
bobcats, whose mother was killed by
F.. R. Bass, have been adopted by
big tabby cat on the Bass homestead,
south Of Arrow. When the tiny wild.
cats arrived at the Bass place the
feline at once picked, them up, cat
fashion,, and carried them tother. bed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

Jules Bots, chevalier of the legion
OF honor and prophet of feminism in
France, Is now in this country to
make an investigation of our food
production and expectation. He will
make a lecture tour of the United
States and will study the methods of
teaching French in the schools of Cal
tfornia. He summarized his views of
feminism thus: Eyes, women should
have the vote, not that we may have
more votes, but that q new moral ele-
ment, the mother element, may enter
into the political world"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

Our work in the South is absorbing
and interesting because of what has
/ been done and because of what re-
mains to be done. In New York
state, for example, each child in the
public school has spent on his educa-
ton about $26. In Alabama each
Negro child has spent on his educa-
ton from the public school fund $1.4s.
In New Jersey each child has spent
upon it from the public school fund
$31. Each Negro child in Georgia has
spent upon him for his education from
the public school fund SLAP. In Hi.
nois each child in the public schools
has spent upon him from the public
school fund $23. In South Carolina
each Negro child has spent upon him
for his education from the public
school fund $1.09.
IN state like New York from seven
to nine years are required to COM
plete a public school course of nine
months in the year. Under present
conditions, it will require IA years
for Negro child to complete pub
lie school course of nine months in the
year In Virginia. In Florida 20 years
would be required; in Alabama "a
years would be required; in Louisi.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
BLAmEs HIS RUIN ON BOOKS
London HsrmIt's Passion Caused hin,
to Abandon a Prosperous i
RI Business. t., ID.

London. Books have been nv
rum, was one Of the best things said
~ the late Charles Augustus Ward.
who IN his latter days was 4 curious
old hermit Of Walthamstow in Essex.
His passion for books had led him to
dispose q the prosperous wine bust.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
ENJOY LIFE IN TREE TOPS
Romantic Young Couple Have Chosen
Abode in Which They Are Liv-
ing in Contentn1ent.

The choice Of moderate elevations
for home sites proves to be justified
by scientific experience. British med
ical men report that health and en-
ergy are most promoted by living at
heights of 300 to 500 feet, where winds
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
Sailed MANY Mia. An. c.,..o,. !,

Sailed Many Miles on caIsson.
The most remarkable ocean voyage
ever taken has been completed by .
lone sailor who rode on a giant Gals
son gate from San Francisco to the
Panama canal. The trip Of the gatA
which was towed from San Francisco
consumed forty-three days. Rough
weather made the towing 80 difdculs
that the crew deserted and left a lone
Waterman osreport his progress fron !,
DANGEROUS perch on the top Of III
caiSson, N 3i 4s7 sSs4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

r In California there are 100000 acres
on which grape vines are growing;
10000 planted to wine grapes. 1900
to raisin grapes and $4,000 to table
grapes. sY .s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

Mute Accused Of Nasslns.
Milwaukee, Wis. Answering his
wife's suit for a divorce, Carl r.
scheel, deaf mute. declared that she
often lighted the gas at night and
nagged him. Mrs. Scheel Is also 4
mute. eyre, -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

The most leisurely parade is that
given by the man who has caught a
good.sized string Of fish. Next to that
the most leisurely parade is the one
given by the fellow who made home
run with the bases full.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
Surprise for huahes

Elizabeth, N. J.-Andrew F. Hughes,
aroused from, sleep by an earthquake.
as he supposed, found big auto truck
embedded in hts house. @">,'T- 4" -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30
Wanted TO Be 4 Hero.

New YORK; wanted to be hero
and get medal like the boy In the
movies" said Samuel Balk, twelve,
charged with starting : A5s n his
homo. III sss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

More than 10000. 900 board feet of
timber was given away by the govern.
ment last year to settlers and miners
living in or near the national forests.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

ana 2G years would be required, and
in South Carolina 81 years would be
required. These figures give an in
sight into the work that yet remains.
In Mississippi, for example, only so
per cent of the Negro children are en-
rolled in the public schools; in Geor.
gia, Alabama and South Carolina only
little over 40 per cent of the Negro
children are enrolled. In many of
the counties of the South from ten to
fifteen times more money is spent on
the education of the white child in the
public schools than is spent on the
education of the Negro child. These
conditions must be changed in the in
terest Of the Negro and in the inter-
est of the white man, who cannot en-
JOY the highest degree of culture un-
til a sense Of justice controls him in
the distribution of the public school
funds.-Booker Washington.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

Although most of the cities in Japan
have good sidewalks, modern street
paving is practically unknown in tho
empire.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

FOR traffic on Lake Akanogan, Brit.
fish Columbia, the Canadian Pacific
railway has launched a steamer 200
feet long and 40 feet wide, steam heat
ed and electrically lighted, and with
. passenger capacity of 400.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

Stationary steam, oil and gas engine
plants Of the United States are produc.
ing about 100000 horsepower.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

A loafer's afavorite occupation ID
watching other men at work, IN.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

Many man Il too fond Of his own
voice to think 5of Joining the society,
for tho suDpreS sion Of unnecessary
noises. III 3tSs Il sS Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

When q politician IL in the hands Of
his friends he isn't always particular
where his friends hands are. 90
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

The man who marries a woman
with an independent fortune also gets
an independent wife. H..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

OIL lamps lighted the London streets
In 1861 and onward, while gas came
into use just over 100 years ago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

II 10 said that II the land of Eng
land and Wales were equally divided
I among the residents there would be
: Mttle more than one acre for each
person. az I'll.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-04-30

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-25

ened to much and can well listen to
a little more"
Judge, she is of a very affectionate
nature, and her appreciation of your
sons virtues is very great. Though
her conception Of yourself is naturally
a very vague one, it is only TO be
expected that she should wonder how
you could live so long without a visit
from Oliver
His lips took strange twist. There
was self-contempt in it, and some
other very peculiar and contradictory
emotion. But when this semblance of
smile had passed it was no longer
divers father she saw before her, but
the county's judge. Even his tone
partook Of the change as he dryly re-
marked:
What you have told me concerning
your daughter and my son is very in
teresting. But 1t was not for the
simple purpose of informing me that
this untoward engagement was at an
end that you came to Shelby. You
have another purpose. What is it?
can remain with you just five min
utes longer"
Five minutes! It only takes one to
kill hope, but five are far too few
for the reconstruction of one But
she gave no sign of her secret doubts,
as she plunged at once into her sub
ject.
"I will be brief" said she; "as brief
as any mother can be who is pleading
for her daughters life as well as hap
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-25

that the plants may be well estab-
lished by cold weather. Such plants
started from cuttings will bloom much
more quickly than those from seeds.
The box should be watered daily,
morning and evening, especially If it
is exposed to the sun all day.
Shower, spray, dip, wash, scrub; do
any and all these things to keep down
the insect enemies. Don't let bugs
pasture on your plants.
Get your supply of Chinese primrose
during August, that they may become
well established before cold weather;
keep in partial shade and water moder-
ately. A dozen thrifty plants will be
a window garden of themselves. Be-
gonias set in rich soil in the garden
should have the morning sunshine, but
cannot stand the afternoon rays with
out damage.
For roofing oleander cuttings, split
the stem q little way and push bit
of cotton between the parts, then place
in bottle of water, hang in a warm
shady place, sheltered from the wind.
Wrap a black paper or cloth about the
bottle to exclude the light, and bide
your time. Replenish the water, if
necessary. Acacia lopantha is one
of the most beautiful, fern-like plants,
is easily started from seeds, and will
show up" beautifully when only a
few months old. The flowers will ap-
pear the second or third year, under
good treatment. The plant requires
plenty of root room; viii grow to be
quite a tree, and is long lived.