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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
Number Tags on Fishes,

An idea of what is being learned by
scientific study of fish life in the
waters of the coast Of Norway was
given by DR.. John Hort in a recent
lecture. Fishes bearing numbered
tags have been Systematically released
during number of years, and the
records of the time and place of re-
lease and subsequent capture, with
other facts, have been carefully kept.
IN this way much has been learned of
migration and of growth and age as
indicated by annual rings on the
scales. 1t has been shown that growth
is more rapid in favorable years than
IN others. The basis of an estimate
OF the catch of any season to the num-
per OF fish available has been obtained
this ratio for the common food fishes
being about one to ten.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02

sity Of Wisconsin recommends the use
Of arsenic.
Hutchinson of the department of az
riculture says that when manure is
so spread out that it rapidly dries out
flies will not use it as a place in
which to deposit eggs. The depart
ment recommends that manure be
scattered on the fields and thus be
rapidly dried out. This is even more
effective than treating it in boxes with
borax, iron sulphate or paris green.
To prevent flies from breeding in
stable manure several procedures are
advised. Some of these are:
Prompt removal. From fly to fly
through egg, larva and pupa, the stages
when the insect must stay in che
place-varies at different seasons of
the year. In the hottest weather it IL
never less than ten days. Therefore,
If the manure bins are emptied once .
week the flies will not reach matur-
ity in the vicinity where the eggs are
laid.
Screening Of manure bins. This 10
even more difficult procedure than
screening house against flies. The
female fly, ready to lay, will try hard.
er to reach good laying place
than flies do to reach a good feeding
place. Nevertheless it can be accom-.
plished.
The larvae can be killed according
to the method of Forbes A barrel
/, OF solution of sulphate Of iron, two
pounds to the gallon, is kept in the
stable. Each day some Of this solu-
ton Is sprinkled in the manure box
and on the floor where the droppings
fall. The cost is about cent horse
a day. The manure ia lot harmed.
The stable is deodorized.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
Born Dissenter Finds Himself
With Few Friends.
The World Hesitates to Believe IN the
Honesty Of Such an Individual
Though He May Consider
Himself Independent.

The born dissenter generally merits
a share of the worlds frowns which
he somehow manages to evade. Per-
haps it is because the world pities
him, and what it pities 1t hesitates to
frown upon. But lively soul abhors
pity as much as it does condemnation.
Not the born dissenter, however. II
he abhors anything it is the thought
that some day he will miss an oppor-
tunity to exhibit his talent for dis
senting in a situation where his ex-
ample would influence others to see
his conception of right. He denies
himself tobacco not because he does
not like it, but because he likes to
have his friends believe that he thinks
it injurious, and has the strength to
do without it. In the midst Of social
gathering he pleads business en-
gagement as an excuse for leaving.
He has no business engagement, but
it pleases him to think that he has i'm
pressed a certain group of persons
with his attention to business, even in
the face of pleasant alternative. In
matters of politics and religion and
other things that do not Immediately
touch his pocketbook, his opinion is
generally contrary to that Of the ma
jority, not because that is the way he
thinks, but because to be with the ma
jority is to be merely one Of the mob,
and to admit the possession of intel
lectual attributes hardly above the or
binary. He calls this independence,
and as often as not he Is admired for
it. He is also commended for his vir-
tues. They are stern virtues, and he
clings to them successfully. AS a mat
ter of fact, they are negative virtues,
and all of them involve his penchant
for dissension. He is good because
to his way Of thinking, the vast ma
jority of persons are not good. He Is,
therefore, different and better, and
this is distinction enough for him. The
only trouble with him is that he has
frozen the soul out of himself. His
kindness consists in avoiding opportu-
mites to be unkind, and since kind
ness is the greatest Of human virtues
he is forced to live frigid existence
in the alleyways of life, and men pity
him.-EXchange.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02

A baking spoon and bowl have
wrought magic in black hands for
many generations. That the secret
OF their wonder working may not be
lost, and that the young Negro women
OF Kansas City may learn to render
good service as cooks and house
maids, Mrs. v. T. Williams, 1925 Jack
son avenue, gives her time and her
home. For six, years Mrs. Williams,
herself q famous cook and for years
q schoolteacher, has taught the Do
nestle Science Training circle without
compensation, her. only reward be-
ing the growing efficiency of the mem
bers, nearly ali Of them employed in
South side homes.
Although the class meets only on
Thursday afternoons, lessons are given
every day. Whatever a member OF the
circle needs. that she is taught. In
no case are the lessons measured by
the ability OF the pupil to pay Each
Gin Joining the class pays one dollar
III she happens to have one" for a
years membership. This is not
enough to pay for the materials used
in the class work. But It helps. and
the circle Is growing SO rapidly that
the Council Of Women's Clubs has
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02

confinement He said in transmitting
an order on the subject:
Il have no sympathy with hazing.
A hazer is essentially a bully and
must necessarily have in his nature
streak of the same innate cruelty pos.
sessed by brutes who torture dumb
animals for the pleasure of watching
their suffering"
Betting Is Forbidden.
Betting Is another forbidden de-
light to midshipmen. In the fall Of
1912 half the. students or about 400
men were involved in pool of $4,000
which was raised to be wagered
against an equal amount collected at
West Point on the result of an Army
Navy football game. The authorities
have stamped out the drinking Of in.
toxicating liquors with an iron hand
Another practice more than frowned
upon is the running Of extravagant
bills. especially for flowers and for
entertainment of guests.
This is not the first time that acad.
envy examinations have caused rue
tons. The entrance requirements
ments have been fruitful source Of
trouble. The charge has been made
on the floor of the house Of repre-
sentatives that the tests have been
made in such a way that candidates
were forced to 60 to the preparatory
schools which specialize in getting
boys into the academy
On several occasions, too, it has
been reported that candidates have
had substitutes take the examination
for them. Brilliant and INSCRIPTIONS
youths have been found to palm them.
selves of as the candidates in the ex-
animation room with the result that
young men deficient in preparation en-
tered Uncle Sans free school,
The cadets have a lot of things to
learn nowadays which were unknown
80 years ago. Much attention is paid
to electricity. The modern battleship
is great machine shop. The success
full naval officer has to be a good me-
chanical engineer, as wireless, automo-
bile, torpedoes, submarines and a
thousand and one other things must
be digested by the cadet today which
Farragut knew nothing Of
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

ty officials and officers of the church
acted as the pallbearers. They lnclud'
ed l., r. Williams, probate judge; w.
w. Lewis, J. S. Brice, Thomas r, Nc
Dow, J. r. Hart, J. A. Marion, mem.
bers of the bar; H. !, McCaw. court
stenographer; J. l.. Moss and George
w. Williams, deacons of the Associat-
ed Reformed Presbyterian church; n.
G. Brown, sheriff; F. F.. Quinn, deputy
sheriff; B. NJ. Love auditor; II. Z.
Neil. treasurer; John E. Carroll, super
intendent of education; J. A. rate,
clerk of the court, and Thomas W.
Boyd, supervisor.
Yorkville honored itself in honoring
Hannibal Beatty. He played well his
modest part and man can do no more
He was a credit to his race in his liv'
ing and in the tribute paid to him in
his death here is abiding proof OF the
affection in which the Southerner holds
the worthy and faithful black.-Rich'
ard Spillane in Commerce and FL
nance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
FROZEN FISH SAFE
Of safety which should b. sufficient
for all purposes.

of safety which should b. sufficient
for all purposes.
1T is essential, however, that the
fish be frozen in their freshest state
and jacketed with a coating of thin
ice which excludes the air. In prac-
tice, the fish are now dressed by re-
moval of the entrails as soon as they
are caught, thoroughly washed. and
laid in shallow pans.
These pans are placed on the ice
covered pipes Of the freezer, which
usually is at temperature a little
lower than zero. After from twelve
to twenty-four hours the fish are
frozen solid. They then form a large
cake held together by the freezing Of
the thin layer of water between the
fish.
This cake is removed from the pan
and dipped into water, which is al
once frozen on the fish, forming a
crystal glaze Of ice like a transparent
varnish. This glaze Theoretically seals
them. No air can reach them from
the outside and no moisture can evap-
crate from the inside.
THE glazed fish are then kept at
temperature of from seven degrees
to fifteen degrees F. until needed for
consumption.
Frozen fish is thus the only fish
produce the composition of which is
not altered in some way by the process
OF preservation. Canning, rmoking,
sailing or picking all alter the flavor
OF the treated article. With frozen
fish. however, the envelope Of ice has
only to be melted in order to give US
back an article Of food that is prac.
tically' identical with that taken from
the sea. If it were not for such a
method Of preservation fish could not
be depended upon as a constant source
Of food.
Another objection raised by the
many housewives Is the fish odor
which makes them undesirable com.
pany for milk, butter and other ar.
ticles commonly found in the family
refrigerator. Fish can be kept in a
refrigerator without affecting other
foods If 1t is first put in a tin vessel
with tightly fitting lid As a matter
OF fact, however, fish should be eaten
as soon as possible after they have
been received from the retailer. They
should not be allowed to soak in
water, as a certain amount of their
food material is thus dissolved. In.
stead, they should be thawed slowly
in an ice box and cooked as soon as
this process is completed"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
IMAM TO Be P|T|ED| GETTING RID OF FLY
On.y Sure Way Is to Keen
Things Cleaned Up.
Prevent Pests Breeding, and There
viii Be No Problem to Solve In
Hot Weather-Manure Pile
and Garbage Pail.

The only rational and sure way to
get rid of the fly is to prevent breed.
ing-clean up. Next to keeping the
premises cleaned up. the most impor.
tant thing is to keep the houses we'll
screened. Those that do get into the
home should be killed. It is especially
important to kill those that appear
early in the season. One fly killed
now means millions less in August.
The house fly breeds, usually, in
fresh manure. The more Of this waste
that is allowed near the house the
more will the dwelling be infested
with flies. Not only do flies breed in
filth, but they have filthy habits. They
are distributors of disease germs Of
all kinds, including tuberculosis germs.
Extreme care should be taken; there.
fore, to destroy breeding places and
to keep flies out of the house.
After you have excluded Mr.. Fly
from your house next turn your at.
tention to your garbage pail. This is
one of the great breeding places for
germs of all sorts. Don't be content
because the garbage man has emptied
your pail. It must be cleaned. If in
no other way, put few newspapers in
the bottom of it and burn them. Heat
is simple disinfectant. If possible
pour bit of creolin or an oil dis
infectant on the papers and place the
cover part way over the pail. This
will rid your garbage pail of any
germs. Remember that only by sani-
tation can fevers and various other
diseases be prevented.
The department Of agriculture has
just promulgated the following meth
cd: Powdered borax is sprinkled over
the manure at intervals of five days.
The quantity used is 81 Of pound to
eight bushels of manure. The Univer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
Millions In Pics.

Inc total value Of the pig industry
~, ~ IRE, Ireland increased from ss,ss7 900
IN 1906 to es,14e,ooo in 1914 pacon.
curing Is carried on by about fiftv
nrms, employing approximately ! fos
nands, and Ireland exports about ona.
nltn OF the total import Of bacon -
the United Kingdom. The Irish Ia
oorer and his family grow more ana
more reluctant, a departmental COM
nv, states, to feed and look after
plgs, the increased value Of the "a.
. .ulns from poultry and eggs inclininr
enem rather 70 that source Of income Z
small holders do the pig.raising.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
Shrewd Recruiting seroeant

An English recruiting sergeant one
day met an ignorant country youth
idling with his hands in his pockets.
and standing in front of a house on
which was the notice, This building
to be sold by private treaty" The
sergeant approached the youth and
asked him If he had ever thought Of
joining the army.
mot me-, was the reply. "Wbat,s
the good? There's nowt money in It."
lis that so?" said the other. "How
is 1t, then, that Private Treaty has a
house for sale?"
The youth looked puzzled and
thoughtful, and presently the possi.
bility OF owning house by joining the
army grew into certainty, and the
country secured another recruit
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
Ptomaine Danger Unfounded,
Says Agricultural Department.
Composition Not Altered by the Proc
ess Of Preservation, Say the Ex.
perts-Urae More consump-
ton to Help the Business.

Washington - Recent investiga.
tons carried on by the department Of
agriculture appear to indicate that the
prejudice against the eating of fish.
especially frozen fish, because of the
alleged danger Of ptomaine poisoning.
is quite unfounded," says statement
issued by Secretary Houston. "A par
tial decomposition Of either fish or
meat may result in the formation of
certain substances that cause diges
tive trouble. These substances are
popularity known as ptomaine, al
though many Of them have not yet
been fully studied and their nature de-
termined. The whole question is 8
very complex one, but there is, how
ever, no reason for assuming that
there is any more likelihood of pto-
names in fish than in meat. New
processes of preserving fish by freez.
ing, glazing and cold storage make it
as safe an article as meat.
This popular prejudice has done
much to hinder the development of
what might be far greater industry
and has prevented the people from
obtaining wholesome, economical
and attractive substitute for meat at
the very time when the price of meat
has been rising rapidly.
Many persons eat fish only on fast
days. and especially on Fridays. The
idea that Friday is fish day has com.
PEELED the fish trade to do what
amounts largely to a one-day-in-the-
week business. This, Of course, has
tended to make prices higher than
necessary. With the increased de-
mand the supply OF fish would be
much larger, and If the consumption
were distributed evenly throughout
the week the waste would be much
less and the prices should conse-
Quently be lower.
Both scientific research and prac.
tical experience have shown that a
fish properly frozen and kept under
proper conditions remains perfectly
good for period Of from one to one
and one-haf years. This. Of course,
is much longer than there is any need
OF In practice. and permits OF margin
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
Inventor Ahead Of M. Tin.

f11ty or more years ago a Birming-
man, (Eng) inventor manufactured an
a'tsnip very much on the lines of the
mooern Zeppelin, which it was sug.
sestea could be used for bomb-drop-
ping In the event of invasion. Tho
1oea was laughed at by the scientists
VI tne DAY as being impossible, and
certainly unworthy the attention OF
any civilized nation. So the mans in.
Vention was literally killed BY ridicule
ana al the machine, in which several
n.snts were made was eventually de-
stroyed BY fire as a means Of etfectu.
any removing any further cause for
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
Hid Gold In Garden.

Oakland. CaL-Arising from a bed
where he was soon to take his last
sleep, Frank Finn, seventy-two, con.
tractor, walked unsteadily into the
yard at the rear Of his home a few
days ago, took a shovel and dug in the
soft earth. He uncovered three cans,
took them back into the house with
MIN. covered them over in the bed
ana then, himself, climbed back Into
bed Five minutes later he was dead.
~ each q the three cans was 5000 IL
gold and silver. q III 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02

One OF the cows died while being
driven to Anderson's place and the
three others when shipped to market
were condemned by the federal In
spectors. They were all In the last
stages Of tuberculosis.
The board Of control turned the
money into the general fund Ander-
son asked to be reimbursed The
board couldn't get the money out OF
the fund to return II 10 him. II asked
the legislature to appropriate the
amount 70 be could ~ paid. The leg
1slatrre refused "a Dc "a. IL
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02

sockets and penetrate nearly a quar-
ter OF an inch into sockets on the body
or the lock, as shown by the dotted
lines.
Outside the room nothing shows
but metal circle, and this is concave
and countersunk, so that no jimmy
can get purchase. 1t is claimed that
the more burglar tries to pry at this
lock the more firmly does it close the
door.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02

Some labor unions admit Negroes in
considerable numbers. The Tunnel
and Subway Contractors Information
al union of New York city, for exam
pie, reported about 200 Negro mem
bers, and added: In our trade they
are as good as there are in the bust
ness" The tobacco workers reported
400 or 500 members, a decrease. how
ever, from the $500 they had in 1900.
The United Mine Workers of Amer
lea reported $4,000 colored members,
while Negro members predominated in
the largest local organization of the
union. The secretary OF the organ
ization described them as Intelligent,
honorable, progressive and good work
men," and this union exacts a fine
from members who discriminate
against Negroes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02

What the Afro-American has thus
far accomplished is only a promise
an expectation; the realization be-
longs to the future. A school must
and will be established, perhaps In
Washington, ID. c.; to head this school,
an eminent European composer and
teacher secured preferably Rus'
siam. who, unhindered by prejudice.
will understand, appreciate and foster
the peculiar musical genius OF the
Afro-American child. While giving the
child the same grasp upon the science
Of composition as was Beethoveu's, he
will also show that strength of char
acter and profound knowledge OF his
people, as we'll as technical skill,
which made Beethoven the master. In
dividuality-and then, more individu-
ality. ~
Such school will require money.
1t will not be forthcoming If as soon as
few Negroes have learned the prin-
ciples Of breathing. or being able to
play the scale of G one or two cctaves
without serious offense to tonality.
they are at once exploited in some
temple of music where, maybe, the
Boston Symphony orchestra had just
finished a concert, perfect in every de-
tail.
The Negro composer (there are
few in the United States who are re-
ceiving serious consideration should
mainly find his inspiration in the i'm
perishable melodies of his enslaved an
cestors. When he shall have devel-
oped works worthy of rendition. he
will find both Negroes and whites
ready and willing to offer them. All
through the South, Southwest and
West there are Negroes with beautiful
voices. What is more. because Of the
home life Of these people. they are
gaining real culture. They are laying
aside their shame of the past and are
beginning to glory in their unmatched
heritage Of folk lore and folk songs.
The Afro-American Folk Song Singers,
Washington, d. c., the chorus OF How
ard university. Fisk university, and
others, are ready to do justice to the |
choral works of Negro Beethoven,
should he appear To them We look for
results; by them would we be judged. |
New York and other large cities of the |
North are neither seeking nor finding |
the right way.-Wili Marion Cook.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
Finoer-PrInt Identification

Mrs. styles-1 see you have got the
same maid l used to have working for
you. N
Mrs. Myles-Are you sure it ia the
same girl |?
Positively"
why are you 50 sure?"
I can tell by the finger-prints on
the mantelpiece and furniture"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02
IS OUT cows AND MONEY
Paola Man Bought Animals From
state and how Claims He Got
the Worst OF T.

Topeka, Kan.D. g. Anderson OF
Paola II In hard luck The state has
some Of his money and he cannot get
It Last IAN he bought four cows at
= stats sale ~ the Osaxafomie asJ-
iRm i.l5 555i
IN paid s225 real money Tor them.
80 1tsse guaranteed fbs stnf Il sold
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-02

In the canning plant at Prairie
View, Tex, says the Houston Post. a
plant by the way which cost $3.50 COM
plete, sufficient vegetables are canned
to last the students at the dormitory
the year around. Last year 10000
cans of vegetables and fruits were put
up in this plant and this year the az
ricultural department will can fully
$1,000 cans. In the college garden OF
Is acres there are Is varieties of vege-
tables grown OF these beans, beets,
tomatoes and a few other such vege.
tables are canned and are served to
the students during the winter months
when fresh stuff is not available. In
cidentally this greatly reduces the cost
of living. Beef is slaughtered by the
students under the general direction
of members of the teaching staff.
There are 1,40O acres of land in
the site owned by Prairie view. or
that number $50 acres are in cultiva-
ton, 80 acres being planted to corn,
Is to black-eyed peas. 20 to sweet po-
tatoes, rs to watermelons, rs to sor-
ghum for making strip and the others
to various other crops. Twenty acres
are planted to broom corn for use in
the manufacture of brooms, and ten to
cotton for the use of the mattress
making school.
In the sewing department all kinds
of dresses, chi,drens wearing apparel,
hats and fancy work were shown.
These patterns were made by the stu
dents in the domestic arts depart
ment. Graduating dresses also were
made by these girls. The sewing de-
partment this year has made 6S4
complete uniforms for the girls, these
uniforms consisting of blue serge
skirts for wear in the home. on the
farm, and mems overalls and jumpers,
skirts and undergarments also were
made by these girls, who are enrolled
in the domestic arts courses.
Food principles, properly balanced
rations, chemistry of cooking. the eco
nomical management of the kitchen,
including cost estimates for each meal
are a few of the things that are
stressed in the domestic science
course of Prairie View. A neatly fur
nished dining room where the girls
are taught to properly serve meals
and dinners by courses is another fea-
ture of this department.