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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
HAVE A FLOWER FARM
By e. VAN sENTHUYsEN.

The demand for choice flowers never
falls and the big cities of the United
States sell enormous quantities. They
must be fine though.
The city man who wishes flowers for
. special decoration does not care how
much they cost II they are the best
that can be grown.
Flower farming 10 an agreeable &C.
cupation. But little help is required.
The costly adjuncts. such as curing,
drying, housing and storing are not
required. Plants increase in value.
and once q place 10 going 1t continues
to increase in productive ability with
each year.
Flower farming does not require rich
soil, but It must be quick and respon.
sive. Some of the requirements for
success, however. demand that your
farm be located near railway station
and should have the convenience Of a
telephone, ice or a cold spring, and q
good road to town.
Start in a small way. Be content to
buy from 100 to 500 plants each year
until your plants get old enough to ID.
vide and build your stock from. BY
starting in small way you will &C.
Quire the necessary experience to cope
with the situation and understand the
workings on a larger scale. No book
knowledge can compare with a years
actual experience.
There arc many plants that increase
prodigtously.. Others take several
years to be strong productive plants
The hydrangea will pay for itself in
. single year. The peony takes longer
to arrive at perfection.
II planted in the fall the peony will
bloom the first season, but youne
plants are apt to be too quick in get
ting out In the spring and the buds
may be injured by late frosts. One
thousand bushes three gears old will
produce 10000 flowers.
The dahlia IL q good flower to grow
It can be planted June I, come into
bloom about August Is, and will be in
full bloom by September. It IL q. free
OoCy curly OAOOACAs Aao VI A6AI COAOA y
long stems and good plump tubers.
The peony must not be overlooked
It's requirements are simple. yet at q
few periods they are very easily dam
aged.
Plants that are kept dormant by be
Ing dug in the fall may be planted until
June with fine success. When plant
ing peonies in clayey ground they
should be set about four inches deep
but in light, sandy soil or loamy soil
+ five or six inches deep.
Never use much manure the first
year on newly planted peonies. and
never overmanure them. Cultivate
them about three inches deep, then ap
ply about one inch OF manure and
work well into the soil in the spring
Plant peonies in the bright sunshine
away from trees that are liable tc
shade them or whose roots may saI
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
AUTO AID IN COAST DEFENSE
seven.Inch Howitzer Carried Thirty.
Eight Miles in Three Hours Over
lilly Road.

San Francisco.-Of1cers of the coast
artillery here expressed satisfaction
over a test made to determine the
value of the automobile as factor In
coast defense.
The Thirteenth company was rushed
from Fort Miley to Half Moon bay.
The artillerymen took with them .
seven-inch howitzer. weighing four
tons.
The distance is 80 miles, over billy
road. and the trip with horses would
take, army officers estimated. about q
day and q half. The artillerymen COW
cred the distance in 80 minutes in mo-
tor cars. The gun was only three
hours on the way.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

them that banana Feelings and the like
should not be thrown from windows
into the streets and that rubbish must
not be permitted to accumulate in tho
corners Of the room. -. - -...-.
The girl police has been organized
by Harry 8. Schlacht, president Of the
East Side Protective association.
The captain Of the squad is Cecilia
Goldberg, thirteen years old. The girls
have given pledges to keep their own
homes clean. They are intelligent
school children between the ages Of
twelve and eighteen. ssis v
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

stacle to meter manufacturers At
present meter acceptable in San
francisco might not do at all in New
York.
Inc bureau, thanks to the experts,
could furnish at this moment a set of
rules for the government of public
utliitles anywhere, which, with posi-.
Oily Few minor alterations, could be
put into effect with marked benefit to
the community and without serious
hardship to the corporations affected.
For instance, three sets of model cleo.
trio ordinances have been prepared
one for large cities, one for medium.
sized cities, and one for smaller cities
and towns. Big-city requirements are
inclined to be more stringent than
those applicable to smaller communi-
ties, and to enforce these requirements
upon electric power companies in small
towns would be more or less of a hard.
ship. Then there is a different set Of
model regulations, suitable for adop-
ton by state utilities commissions,
which strike happy medium between
the stricter regulations of the large
cities and the laxer rules applicable
to the smaller communities. In formu-
lating these tables of measurements
the bureau has received support not
only from utilities = commissions
throughout the country but from cleo
trio companies as well.
1t frequently happens that represen-
tatives Of the bureau are asked by pub
lie utilities commissions to attend hear
ings on matters of more than usual
importance. In such case an expert
is sent, and usually he supplies data
of vast benefit in enabling those in
terested to reach definite conclusion.
Safety Codes.
One important phase Of the bureaus
work is its plan to formulate and have
adopted national gas and electric
safety code for the protection of both
workers and consumers. The idea is
to have the code uniform throughout
all states. This work, however, is not
completed. Sometime this year a con-
ference will be held in Washington
to consider the bureaus national cleo
trio code, and II adopted by the con-
vention its adoption by the state leg
islatures will be urged.
The same method has been followed
in the preparation of a gas safety code
for all the states.
To investigate the telephone AZ q
public utility It has been necessary
to make some survey of telephone
transmitting and receiving apparatus.
as well as switchboard equipment. So
far this work has been slight, but from
now on the bureau will devote itself
more theoretically to this task. In the
opinion Of the bureau telephone stand
ardg are in sore need of fixing.
Public service commissions through
out the country are noting increasing
frequency Of petitions for permission
for connections between telephone sys.
TENS under different ownerships and
the question is constantly arising as to
whether an impairment Of service
would result.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
HYDRANGEAs

! In the spring hydrangeas should
have some branches cut out at the
bottom to give them = more compact
and sturdy look They should occupy
. sunny positioa in the garden and be
protected from the. cold winds Of ,au-
tunn. When the buds begin to swell
in the spring cut tho branches at the
bottom and tho plant will quickly
throw up shoots that viii produce large
heads Of bloom. VI
The plants should be watered occa-
sionally with liquid manure.
Hydrangeas make - good house
plant II good cir and sunsAtne ~
Given them. Nj 81 III s# 3Ss
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
SINGS HIS WAY TO FREEDOM
Boy Wins Release OF Parents Who
Were Prisoners Of Villas Band
Of Cutthroaks.

Philadelphia. - Little four-year.old
Harry Joline Of this city sang to VII
las ferocious guerrillas and brought
about the release Of his imprisoned
parents.
This youthful traveller is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Joline. With
his father, who is mining engineer.
and his mother he has travelled during
the last 45 days a distance Of $4,000
miles, passing through the United
States, Canada and Mexico. At the
time of the Columbus raid he and his
parents were in Juarez. Mexico, and
were subjected to considerable affront
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
knoeke H,s Customer Down.

Portersville, Cal.-W. s. Beller, .
carpenter, employed at local mag
nestle mine, was prevented from com.
hitting suicide when he was knocked
down by q clerk in local drug store
iust az he had thrown back his head
preparatory to tossing into his mouth
sufficient poison to have killed q resi-
ment OF men.
He bought the poison with the state
ment he was to use It IN poisoning
rophers, ana his actions aroused the
suspicious Of the clerk. 85
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

Onion SaIad.-Cut In small dice two
or three cupfuls of apples Of good fla
vor, add third as much of finely
diced onion and mayonnaise or any
good boiled dressing. Celery may be
added If liked, using the same amount
of celery as onion. This is a salad
particularly we'll liked, served with a
pork roast or with chops.
Apple and RaIsin saIad.-Pare and
cut into small dice three choice ap-
pies, squeeze over them the Juice of
a lemon and add a cupful of raisins
that have been soaked over night in
orange Juice, q cupful of the tender
hearts of celery, cut in small pieces,
season with salt and paprika and pour
over wellprepared French dressing.
Serve on blanched lettuce we'll
chilled.
Plum and Cheese saIad.-select
choice canned greengage plums.
Drain and dry them and cut open
from the stem to the blossom end on
one side, removing the stones. Chop
fine dozen pecan meats and half q
pimento, rinsed in cold water and
dried; beat these into a cream
cheese, adding cream if more mois-
ture is needed, little olive oil and
lemon juice, any one, or mixture Of
the three. Shape the cheese into
balls and fill each plum with a small
ball of cheese. Arrange the cheese
balls and the plums in a nest of heart
leaves of lettuce and serve with
French dressing.
Crab CocktaiI.-Take a half cupful
of mayonnaise, third of cupful Of
catchup, a third of q cupful of olives,
shredded, stalk Of celery, cut fine,
and q can of crab meat. Mix and
chill and serve in green peppers or
in cocktail glasses.
Care should be taken when serving
delicately favored fruits not to over.
season the salad dressing and thus do:
stroy the flavor of the fruit.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
Japanese Proverbs.

Proverbs have great influence with
the Japanese In their daily lives, &C
cording to q writer in the Christian
Register. Among their countless ad.
ages these. with their English equiv.
alents, are quoted: "Some insects
feed upon smartweed" (There is no
accounting for tastes). IT in q hurry,
go round" (The more haste. the less
SPEEDY. Live under your own hat"
(Let we'll enough alone). 1.-THE mouth
is the front gate to misfortune (The
tongue 10 fire, . world Of iniquity).
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
$1,000 for Nine Lives.

Des Moines, Law. o. Allen, .
West Des Moines high school teacher,
has received a Carnegie hero medal
and $1,000 in cash for bravery In
saving nine persons from drowning at
Athens, O., in 1907. Allen was stu
dent at Ohio university at Athens.
when the Hooking river overlooked
and carried everything before it. Al
len and a companion, using small
skiff, rescued nine persons.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
Not What 10 Wanted.

had taken my little nephew to .
restaurant for dinner. When the waiter
put the menu down in front of him,
he picked it up and handed It back to
him, politely, I'VE don't want any
thing to read, thapk you. We want
something to eat. Chicago Tribune.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

Among all the SSasics' pfi iiss75sss .. ]
economic life, none is more vital than
this-that every able-bodied adult
should have a Job; that he should work
at the thing for which he is best fitted.
and that he should be paid the full
value for what he produces.-Scott
Nearing.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

The WHOLESOME uIBneO
in combination wit b
other foods are legion.
Rice Czarina.-Butter
3 baking dish and put
q layer Of boiled rice in
the bottom. Over this
sprinkle fine chopped
fresh tomatoes, season
with salt and pepper
and dot with butter;
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
N.u M1~f~t4
ConsIderate Statesman.

"Of course you have your own ideas
about what the government ought to
do in a crisis" Eyes. But I'm not
saying anything. Maybe the govern
ment will have to act 80 promptly
there won't be time to listen to all the
speeches, I could make on the SUD.
tect. Star. !
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
When Plants Do Not Thrive.

When Plants Do Not Thrive.
Bury q small piece Of beefsteak close
to the roots. or lay piece Of raw 20
tae5 on the surface Of the ground near
the roots. II there are worms around
tho roots. they will come to the meat
or potato to eat. and may be easily
removed. iii ID.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

CranDerrfeS are OUT Oh
season. Add q cupful OF
seeded raisins to q quart
of cranberries that have
been cooked and rubbed
through q sieve. Cook
five minutes after adding
the raisins, then turn into
a mold and chill.
Graham Cookies. -
Take a beaten egg, add q
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
Ready for Bio Flood.

Drayton, Mo.-Foreseeing flood to
cover the whole earth, John Rule, q
farmer, living on Red river, has built
an ark in which, he expects to save
himself and his family.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
GIRLS FOR POLICE WORK
|OreanIzed 20 Clean Up New rork's
East Side and Keep Il ,."-.
1 5 Clean. ~. -. =. B..

New York. Five hundred organised
olice girls. with badges. clubs. blue
Raps and jackets are the latest thing
4 tho campaign to keep the East side
TheA gifis, bedecked with glittering
sdsel recently, swooped upon the
esiden| 81 the district and informed
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

dressing combined with
q mayonnaise, seasoning
with paprika, tabasco
sauce and chilli sauce,
and adding enough may.
onnaise dressing to give
the sauce q thick con-
sistency.
ANA1A AAA
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

Thomas Mott Osborne, former war
den of Sing Sing prison, posed for the
Survey in the old iron head cage
which he found in the cellar Of Auburn
prison. The head cage weighs eight
pounds, and was used as recently as
IS years ago on refractory prisoners.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

tirrhinum, Calendula, Calliopsis and
Marigold.
Red-Carnation, Poppy, Peony,
Stocks, Sweet Peas and Zinnias.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
The sure way to catch success Is to
catch the opportunity.
GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE.

When preparing cranberry sauce try
this combination, to be served when
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

broth as 1t Is needed.
When done add two tablespoonful of
sausage fat and two canned piment0s
cut in bits. Turn out on a platter and
surround with cooked pork sausages.
caifs> Liver en- casseroIe.-Fry five
slices of fat salt pork until brown. Add
to the hot fat one dozen potato balls,
one dozen carrot balls, one stalk Of
celery, six onions sliced. Cook very
slowly for ten minutes, then place In
the casserole. Cut in thin slices .
liver. and lay it on top of the vegeta-
bles. Season with salt and pepper.
add a pint of boiling water and table,
spoonful Of kitchen bouquet. Cool one
hour.
Goette.-Boil two pounds of flank
beef until tender, then put it through
the meat grinder. Put into the liquid
left from boiling the meat one pound
Of coarse oatmeal; cook thirty min
utes then mix 1t with the meat; Sea-
son with pepper and salt and pour
into mold to cool. Cut in slices and
fry brown. This is q dish similar to
scrapple and is served with or without
strip. ,....
Rice With Orange Marmaiade.-
Cook rice In milk and season well,
then mold in ring mold. When ready
to serve fill the center Of the mold
with orange marmalade. This COM
bination Is especially good when
served with whipped cream, sweet
ened and favored with grated orange
rind.
Philadelphia serapple.-Cook pigs
head In boiling water until the flesh
slips from the bones; chop the meat
fine. Remove the fat from the liquid
| when cold and reheat the liquid to tho
boiling point, adding teaspoonful OF
| salt for each quart Of liquid with pep
per to taste; sift in carefully, stirring
constantly, cornmeal, to the consas-
| tency of mush. Let 1t boil vigorously
for q few minutes then cook moro
slowly for half an hour. At the last
stir in the meat and turn into pans
to cool. Cut in slices half inch thick
and fry brown. Serve hot for break.
fast.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
DISHES DAINTY AND DELICIOUS.

When serving q fruit cocktail of
grapefruit, for example, use French
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
SEASoNABLE DISHES.

Brown q cupful Of we'll washed rice
in two tablespoonful OF butter, them
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

Success doesn't consist In never maxi {
ing plumbers, but In never making the
same one twice.
The worse a reputation the harder It
Is to lose.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
MORE RICE DISHES.

In America, rice is more commonly
used as a dessert than as an entree.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
Goes Too Far.

00oo 90 f1T. \ ~
Any man who can laugh at all hie
troubles is too hypocritical to be Q
desirable acquaintance. V }#
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

II you rise superior to your disap-
pointments. whatever they may be,
you are adding 100 per cent to your
power to conquer future difficulties.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

All things come to him who waits
But here's q rule that's slicker,
The man who goes for what he wants
VIII get 1t all the quicker.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

add a small onion cut IN;
shreds; stir and cook un-'
til the onion Is slightly
Drowned; add two cup
fuls Of hot broth, half .
teaspoonful Of salt and .
dash Of paprika; cook
until tender, adding more
hr1,fh % IL Ia noodod
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17
Is MIR. Bryan a Democrat?

R. w. Whited, of Omaha, has filed with the
Secretary of State protest against the appear
ance of the name of William Jennings Bryan on
the Democratic primary ballot a candidate for
delegate-at-large from Nebraska to the Democratic
National convention on the ground that Mr.
Bryan is not Democrat. He asks that date
be set for hearing. This is important news,
because it holds out the hope that a question
that has frequently arisen in the minds Of manv
Democrats, but that has never been given the
general consideration the political activities of
Mr.. Bryan justified, may be decided authori-
tatively in his own State. By all means let A
date be set for a public hearing and let Mr..
Bryan be given an opportunity to appear, with
witnesses to prove his Democracy if he can
1t is possible that decision may be reached
which will be binding upon the whole country
though this is not to be counted upon with GER
tainty because it is not known definitely lust
what constitutes a-Democrat in Nebraska, and
Mr. Bryan himself may have had so much to do
with laying down the specifications that he will
pass the test, in which event an appeal would
be imperative
However, the opportunity which Mr. Whited's
protest offers should not be overlooked. The
inquiry should De thorough, and 1t should begin
with the year in which Mr.. Bryan first contracted
the habit of running for President on the Demo-
cratic ticket, which must OF course be regarded
as his chief claim. In that year. 1906 he headed
both Democratic and Populist ticket, but he
was opposed by John NJ. Palmer at the head of
another Democratic ticket. He may offer the
action of two national conventions to prove that
he was Democrat in 1900 and 1908 but this is
1916, and there must be inquiry into the thrust
he administered to that sterling Democrat Champ
Clark in 1912, and testimony to the God bless
you" bestowed on the present occupant of the
White House when he left him in crisis 70
help him by denouncing his policies On the
other hand Mr.. Bryans philanthropic efforts to
make way for deserving Democrats" at the nub-
lie crib cannot be ignored, and here Mr.. Whited
NAV find himself in difficulties, but he should NOT
shirk the issue, if Mr.. Bryan appears thanked
by score of them. There is too much at stake
If Mr.. Bryan is not Democrat the country
ought to know it and his name should not he
permitted to appear on the Nebraska ballot as a
candidate for delegate-at-large to the Democratic
National convention, just because he happens to
be distinguished citizen.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17
SEEN AND HEARD
BY GEORGE MINER
special Correspondent Of The Wash
inEton Herald.
Copyright. 1915, b. the Mcclure Newspaper
Eyndiczte)

Merida, Yucatan. March l0-If cIesnll-
ness is next TO godliness then the peo-
pie OF Yucstan must all be saints.
They don't look exactly like saints but
they do look clean. And they are clean.
There are no people in the world who
keep 50 clean, battle 80 often or change
their clothing so frequently as do the
inhabitants OF this state OF MeNiro.
Whether they be MAYA Indians who
compose 30 per cent OF the population
or half-breeds, they invariably bathc
once day and In many cases twice
In this hot climate the men Of the Ia
boring class only wear two garments,
trousers and a sort OF shirt or tunic worn
outside the trousers. These garments are
almost invariably white and Of cotton
or linen, depending on the prosperity Of
the wearer. The native women gener-
ally wear only one garment, a sort Of
white Mother Hubbard Sometimes they
wear a skirt under it,
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17
The Herald's Army and Navy Department
Latest and Most Complete News Service and Personnel Published
In Washington.

number of new men will reach the
organization on the border
A cablegram from Manila TO the
adJutant general OF the army. an
nounced that the transport Thomas
SO lied from the Philippines March Is
sengers:
For Nagasski: David c. Shanks. col
6. Dept; Fred L Munson. cant
., NJ. G; Bruce Msgruder, frst lieut.,
Eighth Infantry; Robert b Grubbs
MAJ. NJ c; George G Lewis. can't.
thirteenth Infantry; Max Sullivan
second lieut.. Twenty-seyentb IDfart~,'.
For San Francisco: Albert G lev
kins, maj. c. A; Herman A Sieyert
CAPT. ninth Csvelry; Harry II. Moore.
CdpI >; Albert YoungIoff. capt. p
= Matthew Demmer. first lieut.. +. s.
IeIesphor q. GottsChalk, first lieut
second +. A; Max Sebold. first Iieut
r. $ John D. Won Holzendorff. second
leut' F. A; Curtis H. Nance second
lieut' second F. A; Herbert s VIII
Jams, vein. Fifteenth CaIvery: Howsrd
X Perry capt infantry; Fred f Ru-
chan' capt O. NJ. c.; John s e YonDg
capt Eighth Cavalry; William u AZ
len capt Med. Corps; William II
shepherd, first lieut. Second r
James H. Dickey, first lieut.. Fiftesrtb
CaVelry; N. Butler Briscoe second
Ileut. Fifteenth Cavelry; LjndsIey N
beach second lieut.. Fifteenth Csy.I-,..
MlIIiam b. Duty. second lieUt p : :
Surg. Deh''