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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Hogs and Bulls as Racing Mounts.
The eighteenth century experiment.
ed with bulls and cows as racing
mounts, instead Of horses. The early
nineteenth century saw an equally in.
teresting substitute for the harnessed
horse. Just century ago small
farmer Of the neighborhood drove into
st. Adams on market day In little
ear drawn BY four hogs. Having
toured the market place three Or four
times amid applause. he put his ami.
mails up ~ stable. did his marketing
and drove o. again % the accompani-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Absorption.

"Why do we always bring out q lot
of fairy tales at Christmas time? III
tell you why. It's because the fairy
tale is irresistibly absorbing"
The speaker was Mitchell Kennerly,
the popular young New York publisher.
He went on:
Il gave little boy book of fairy
tales last Christmas. One evening,
after his supper, the little boy began
to cry. s<a
What Is the matter with your
asked his nurse. What are you cry.
ing for?"
boo, hoo!' he blubbered. I ate all
my supper while you were reading me
one of my fairy tales, and here
didn't know I'd eaten it,"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

In time one may become familiar
with this sort of business card:
Society Knitting Sought-All the
latest fancy stitches impaired in six
easy lessons. The New Needle Nip,
the Double Drop and the Pavlowa
Lock Stitch. illustrated by diagrams.
Half-knitted hose constantly in stock.
Work started for beginners. Full sup
plies OF gold and silver needles, lambs.
wool yarn and rainbow worsteds-:
scented and unscented. Write for our
handbook, Knitting as a Society Art
Every applicant is given copy Of the
'knitknit Gavotte.' Start class now.
Address Nine. Click Click, the Hum.
mer apartments. '-Cleveland Plain
Dealer. "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Fish Puff,

This Is a delicious dish made from
remnants Of cold cooked fish. Chop
fish and mix 1t with equal parts of
mashed potato. Season with salt and
pepper and tablespoonful of melted
butter. Stir into it two eggs, form into
roll, brush with beaten egg, roll
in bread crumbs and bake in quick
oven until brown. w t,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
LIKE MAIDS Blush
Tree Stimulates Color That Comes
and Goes on Cheek.
To the UnInitiated, One Of the Won,
ders Of the Florida swamps 10 the
Plant That Constantly
Changes its Hues.

The blush of q pretty maiden has on
been extolled in song and story. But
do you know that among the many
wonders of the vast Florida swami,
there is a tree. known as the blushins
tree. whose mysterious and beautiful
glow of color during a rainstorm |,
far prettier than that Of the prettie,.
maiden? ,2 |aa..a n
When the cool rain drenches the
blushing tree a change of color |,
noted. Gradually, yet Enthusiastically
the green hue gives way to pink. In ,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
A SMILING FACE IS A GREAT HER.
lTAGE.

II jist loike to let her in at the
dure," said an Irish servant of a lady
caller. "The very face of her does one
good, shure."
How glad we all are to welcome
sunny souls! We are never too busy
to see them. There IL nothing we wei.
come so much as sunshine. Someone
has said, "A happy human FACET is
the gift that may be made by poor or
rich, by old or young. 1t is the gift to
which all are entitled. with which all
are pleased"
oh. what riches live in a sunny
soul; what a heritage 10 smiling
face-to be able to fling out sunshine
everywhere one goes, to scatter the
shadows and to tighten sorrowing
hearts; to have the power to send
cheer into despairing souls through a
sunny and radiant disposition!
And yet all about us we see people
going through life peddling vinegar,
radiating bitterness, finding fault, and
seeing only the ugly; worrying, fret.
ting, cynical and pessimistic! Some
people have genius for seeing only
the crooked, the evil and disagreeable.
Pessimism is always destroyer, never
q producer. t&Sz5 X .z5I2E.@ }9&& 3
We need more Joy peddlers, and sun.
shine makers. more people who refuse
to see the ugly. the bitter and the
crooked; who see the world Of beauty
and perfection which God has made,
and not the world which sin and discord
and disease have made. We need
people who see the man and woman
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Little Cake Decorations.

Decorate your small cakes with
white icing and form a bowknot on
each cake with pale green icing. Be-
fore laying the knot place a narrow
strip of white paper on, slightly
raised. When the ends are set in the
icing, ice over the knot with the green.
Before serving slip small spray Of
holly with the bright red berries on
through the loop.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Cape May omelet.

Soak one-half cupful stale bread.
crumbs in milk. Beat one egg we'll,
add salt, pepper and tablespoonful
melted butter. Add one-half cupful
canned corn and mix with the bread.
crumbs The mixture should be quite
thick Bake In buttered dish Just
long enough to ret the egg and brown,
the top Il, yis5 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Honukono.

Hongkong Is small island con.
tanning ~ square miles, lying to the
northeast of the estuary Of the Pearl
river and 80 miles from Canton. The
new territory, the Kowloon extension,
contains 376 square miles. The popu-
lation of Hongkong and the new ter.
ritory approximates 100000, and the
European population does not exceed
$4,000, Of whom 5000 are soldiers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Wine Jelly

Take half box Of gelatin, soaked
in half pint Of cold water for is
minutes. and add three gills Of boiling
water and two.thirds of cupful Of
sugar. Let this come to the boiling
point. then add seven tablespoonfuls
Of best sherry wine and two teaspoon.
fuls Of French brandy. Boil up once,
strain and cool, NJ 75s 5Y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
RENDERING az ia.a

a quick way to render leaf lard Il
to cut II In stripi about the size that
VIII At into meat grinder. using the
largest opening. which will allow IL
to come through very nne. Put II
kettle and place IN . hot oven until
the lard y extracted, strain through
cheesecloth and put IN crooks,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

What I Takes 10 XIII q Man. &l
One mathematician has calculated
that during the first ave months Of
lighting in Europe It required the fr.
Ing OF 1853 pounds Of metsl for every
soldier killed. This Is less than was
required during the Civil war.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
New Chinese Government Journ

new CnInese Government Journal.
The Chinese ministry of agriculture
and commerce has decided to issue a
magazine, which will be written in
conversational style, and the editorial
staff will be composed Of technical ex.
perts and specialists of the ministry.
The principal object of the paper is
to arouse the people from their slum.
Der and encourage them to proceed
with their commercial business and
other enterprises. r.. Ss.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Reaimental pet..

Z Some of the Canadian regiments
took their pets to England with them
In front Of one detachment during tho
march through Plymouth was yonno
trooper with the neck and shoulders
OF 9 wrestler, and on his shoulder
playing with bis ear, was tame white
rat Another battalion intends to take
e the front 9 small black bear can.
tured In the Canadian woods.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
When Steak Touch.

To make tough steak tender, put
three tablespoonfuls Of salad oil and
one tablespoonful vinegar on large
fiat dish.
Lay the steak on the mixture and
let 1t rest in this way for half an
hour, then turn 1t over, and let 1t rest
another half hour in the came guam.
tity of vinegar and oil.
The toughest steak will yield to this
treatment and be nice and tender
when served.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
A Scientific Ace.

THE monograph has made 1t posi-.
BILE for public man to be in one place
and deliver a speech at another place."
Il amt thought of that. His speech
is reproduced on a record" .s
Yes. The other night POSTMASTER
rose and said, Gentlemen, we have
with us this evening the voice OF our
eminent fellow citizen, Senator Jones.
by, who is himself unable to be pres.
emit" Ee.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Although the most intelligent lead
ers Of the race are proud of the folk
lore songs as the rhythmic cry OF the
slave, there are those who feel
ashamed Of them because they bark
back to the days Of ignorance, super
stition and childlike trust. Doctor Du.
Bots says OF them: They are the
music Of unhappy people. OF the chill
dren OF disappointment; they tell Of
the death and sufferings and unvoiced
longings toward q truer world OF misty
2wanderings and hidden ways. They
are the most beautiful expression OF
human experience born this side OF
the seas 4
SSS4 Special emphasis is placed on these
songs In all the southern colored
schools. especially in Tuskegee,
/ Hampton, spellman and Fiske univer-
ssity, to which the Negro folklore will
always be indebted for its revival. The
Fisks jubilee singers sang the slave
songs % deeply into the hearts OF q
half-credulous world that It can never
wholly forget them again.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
NOT MEANT FOR THE POCKET
First "Watehes" May Have Kept Good
Time, but Were Of Most lncon.
venient Size.

At first the watch was about the
size of dessert plate. It had weights
and was used as a pocket clock"
The earliest known use of the modern
names occurs in the record of 1862,
which mentions that Edward vi had
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
"cost Of .Livino" n chIn..

- Cost OF Living" IN China.
One dollar to get married, ten cents
to go to college. and fifty cents to
graduate are some Of the items in
the new regulation governing tho
affixing Of stamps on certificates con.
corning human affairs" which were re.
Gently promulgated In China.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Pa Pm

&c, simply must marry nobis
rnsn.' HI 5.5 Md n ~
II have scheme that oueh. "a su,,
everybody IA IA 81
What 10 TT" 55
You marry o good American. Thor
Il necessary. III buy him 4 titles
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Hls Gamers Must 81 au.,,..... !, \.
4 camera small enough II ~ ~
~. .Sse J. g photograph the interior u !,
,Ss stomach, mas been invented ~ = !.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Modern W.rs...

Mounting biz gallant 20 horse % d var
au1omobile' the colonel led the pnen .
n na.'c a,sack on the trenches. And
Defore the sun fell upon the nia;n
e. mac iour altos shot from undar
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

ment Of louder cheers. which did moi
= make them shy. It had taken him
six months to train them. and he re-.
fused IN offer Of $3.50 down for III.
vehicle and team. n !.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
LMlacaatI.

Mlscast. ".
what part did your. wife play IN
your amateur theatricals? r.
The cook" n
WI. ln ~ !. y was I tragedy ana nos d
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Affection.

Mrs. Twobble must have an ele-
sant home. She's always talking
about her breakfast room #
FINE! That's the same place
wnere she has luncheon and dinner" y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Bakers in Rotterdam have started
to make bread composed Of equal
parts Of -four and potato. They like
It. Potatoes there are cheaper, than
wheat flour. a .5 q
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Mrs. Mary S. Howarth of Chester,
Pa. just admitted to practice in the
supreme court of Pennsylvania, is the
first woman in that state to be so hon.
ored. W.. $sssf X * ~, ,.5...-,. X
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

DR.. M. D. Edwards Of st. Paul has
served 20 years as pastor Of Dayton
Avenue Presbyterian church, his first
and only pastorate. G rs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

1 More than $4,000, 900 punches Of ba.
nanas we're imported into the United
States last year, OF. about 40 bananas
for each man, woman and child.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Berne, Switzerland. exports much
higher value IN Swiss cheese than In
Swiss watches i N Il If ss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

In Melbourne no Sunday papers are
permitted and no hotels are allowed
to open their bars. .S355 \, W.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Japanese wood prints are made on
lengthwise sections Of cherry wood
parallel to the grain.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26
Fifty st. Louis women have formed
league with the object OF cleaning
up that city OF rats.

Tho Henry 8. Denison memorial
building for medical research at the
University OF Colorado has now been
made ready for use. It contains labor
satortes for research in bacteriology,
pathology. physiology. chemistry and
clinical methods. "a. IA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Talk of cutting down next years
cotton acreage In the South-which
may be an economic necessity-comes
largely from white planters. What the
mass Of poor Negro tenant farmers
will do is distressing problem,> as
Booker T. Washington has said. They
have never been taught to plant any
crop but cotton. and the system under
which they borrow money in the
spring to carry them and their fam.
lilies until the harvest is based on COT
ton growing exclusively. If many Of
them cannot plant cotton in the COM
ing year they will be idle and plung. ID
into the deepest poverty. The North
now has It's une 'ployed; the South
may have horde of Negroes to look
after before the end Of 1915.-Spring-
field Republican. Al. - ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Dr. Isabel Brad ley will most likely.
become 3 member of the Akron (O.,
\ ~ N ~ M III, NJ Ell M
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

White citizens Of South Carolina
have contributed $4,000 for hospital
for Negroes, to be erected at Colum-
bia. There are $4,000 colored people
i IN the state who are without hospitals
where they can 60 for treatment, as
the hospitals for white people do not
admit them. e aE
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Corsets worn by the women on the
islands Of Malaysia are made Of tele-
graph wires. hi 4 $4.y h,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Nfty-four women have received
medals and rewards for heroism from
the Carnegie Hero Fund commission
during the past ten years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

Expsfimsnts 70 ten growing have
;bssn started n San Diego. Cal. BY
English tea dealers. Tea growing ii
;already carried On at summerville,
y. and Southern Pines. N. e. 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

One OF the very important phases o.
the work OF the Manassas Industrial
School for Colored Youth Is q summer
school, held for the rural school teach
err during July OF each year. To this
come about hundred teachers from
the rural districts, men and women,
( who are heart and soul In the work.
Some OF these teachers are well
trained and competent, but the greater
number are wholly unfit to teach.
Many have had no training above fifth
grade, and often can only read and
write with great difficulty. During
the winter OF teaching. they often have
TO travel many miles to their school
houses, which are usually meager d.
lapidated frame buildings. neither wind
nor rain-proof, where they are COM
PEELED to teach all grades and ages
in one room. For this they receive
pitifully small salaries, and II they
want to add any special work over the
regular curriculum, the pennies Of the
children, with share OF their own
small income, are forced to meet the
added expense. .a..
They must find enough inspiration
during this one short month at the
summer school to carry them through
their trying winter. The state of Vir-
ginia contributes to the work. Be-
sides this summer school, there Is held
for these rural teachers Of northern
Virginia, q Teachers institute during
the Christmas holidays, where all
questions relating to school life and
work are discussed by prominent
speakers, as well as general discus.
sions on subjects of school hygiene
and teaching methods.
There Is no doubt that the work
accomplished by the school, both in
its training Of the children and in the
broader field OF its community work,
Is OF vital importance to the people
of northern Virginia-not alone to the
colored man, but to the white man as
well. That the white man fully real
ICES this can be judged by the fact
that the mayor Of Manassas says that
the colored community all love and
work for the school, and forget to get
drunk and get into jail. One mayor
told friend of the school, some years
ago, that he attributed his empty Jail
to the influence OF the Manassas In
dustrial school. .-.. IA
The great financial stress confront
ing this country on account of the Eu-
ropean war, and the diverting into
foreign channels Of much of the sup
port which in ordinary years goes to
our own philanthropies, has forced
Manassas, as well as other schools of
this type, into very difficult posi-
ton. The vitality Of this work is too
strong to let it die, but if the strug-
gle FOR existence becomes too great,
the work must suffer. There is dan.
ger OF the Gripping OF one of our most
valuable institutions, which has only
gained power for good through years
OF untiring effort and sacrifice.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

In Kansas II per cent of the women
are married, IA per cent separated,
divorced or widowed. and SO per cent
are unmarried girls.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-02-26

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tor ccnsists mainly Of . huge wheel.
within which u the motor that fur.
nIshes the power. q N 35a
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-06
ADEQUATE PENSIONS URGED,
Ivy City Citizens Association Also
Seeks Trash Collections,

An adequate pension for policemen
and flremen Of the District of Column
bia was urged by the Ivy City Citizens
Association at meeting last night at
the home Of President James H. Brown,
1888 Montello avenue northeast.
The merits Of the clean city cam
paign were discussed, and it was de-
clared that much benefit would be de-
rived by the community If trash was
removed regularly. A resolution was
adopted urging the Commissioners to
have wagon sent to the section once
week to collect all such refuse.
Attention was called to the fact that
numerous sidewalks are in need of re-
pair, and the committee on improve
ments was instructed to urge the re-
pairing of them.
DR.. Charles H. Marshall was favored
by the association for reappointment
as a member of the board of educa-
ton.
The juno meeting is to be held at the
home of Rev. c. H. Toulson. 81 Cor
coran street northeast, at which time
an amendment to the constitution. eff
fecting reduction Of the dues, will be
taken up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-06
WANTED TO SEE ENGINES.
Boys Start Rubbish Blaze and Call
Out Firemen.

Harrison Wrenn. seven years old. and
jeremiah Van Landingham. five years
old, the former residing at 1908 Poto-
mao street northwest and the latter at
1919 Potomac street. created consider
able excitement this morning on the
5000 block Of N street. where q small
fire made a great amount Of smoke.
The boys were playing under porch
in front Of a vacant house. They had
a box of matches, the police were told.
and when fire started in a pile of rub
bsh so much smoke was emitted that
neighbors became alarmed.
Wrenn hastily wrote a note asking
that the firemen respond. He handed
the message over to his young com
panion and sent him to No. engine
company. and the f1remen made hasty
response, but found no fire.
The incident was reported to the po-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-06
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to tho following:
Charles f. Bane. to build store and
apartment at sol2 Sd street northwest
architect. ]. Germuiller; builder, ]. F.
Mills & Bro: estimated cost, $4,000.
Joe & Bro, to build garage in rear
Of $50 14th street northeast: architect.
L. T. Williams: builder, Joe 6 Bro.
estimated cost, $3.50.
Clarence f. and Bessie M. Wise, to
repair garage at 61S Essex court north
west: estimated cost. 5000.
l.. l.. Randall. to repair dwelling at
2S07 Central avenue northwest: esti-
mated cost, 5000.
John Simpson, to repair dwelling at
925 street northeast; estimated cost,
$500.
Arthur N. Murphy. to repair dwelling
at 1913 F street northwest; estimated
cost, $165.
Albert Carry properties, to repair
saloon at southwest corner Of 18th and
D streets northwest; estimated cost.
$3.50.