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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
The BEAUTY OF A fine LAWN
sv z, VAN RENThUYsEN.


The question OF whether to sod or
seed Is Of primary Importance. A
solid greensward is Immediately Sc
cured If we sod. The objections to
sodding are many. Good sod is not
always procurable. It requires an ex'
ira amount of labor to sod. II the
grounds are very large 1t is not prac-
tical.
If, however, sodding Is decided upon,
the ground should first be leveled ana
smoothed to the proper grade. Inc
surface should then be stirred and pull
verized to a depth OF an inch or more
and suitable fertilizers worked In.
It is we'll to spread rich dirt from
the creek bottom or woods over the
surface. 1t will give the sod quick
start and give new life to the original
soil.
It is not essential to cut the sod
more than an inch thick, or Just deep
enough to include all the underground
stems, but the thicker the sod is the
better.
1t is not necessary in laying the
sods to lay them flush against each
other as grass will sprout from the
sides and the spaces allow for expan-
sion in settling and leveling. AS soon
as the sods are laid give the entire
lawn a complete wetting, then go over
the surface with a roller to level It.
A good homemade FOUNDER for the
lawn can be made by mailing board
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
COTTON MILLS PROMENADE"
Machines In American Plants Man.
ufactured in This Country.

Practically all Of the equipment Of
the cotton mills of the United States
Is homemade" says Uncle Sam.
More than 80 per cent of the cotton
spinning machinery now installed in
American plants is of American man
ufacture There was a time when
American mills were almost wholly
dependent upon foreign manufacture
ers for machinery but these conditions
have changed in recent years.
The rapid decrease in imports Of
cotton-spinning machinery since 1909
shows what great changes have been
taking place in this industry. The
number of cotton-textile machines i'm
ported al New York, Boston and Phil
adelphia decreased from 1882 in 1909
to 275 in 1914.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
GOLFER HAS PRIVATE TUTOR
Topping Employs Noted Professional
at $4,000 Year to Teach
Him Game.

New York.-Henry J. Topping pur-
poses to make cleanup on the links
this summer and to attain this end he
has engaged Macdonald Smith, noted
golf professional, as his private tutor
at a salary believed to be $4,000 a
year. Mr.. Topping won the Ardsley
tournament, defeating some of the
best golfers in this country.
Mr.. Topping, like many other golf
ers, has his careless spells. 1t was
to cure these and to speed up his
game little more that he recently
hit on the idea of hiring private tu-
tor. He selected Macdonald Smith,
young star who won the Metropoli-
tan championship at Scarsdale in 1914
in a new worlds record for u holes.
Mr.. Topping has for several years
appeared well up in many Of the lead
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09

some time after the accident, and that
If the organ can be kept in that state
until the patient can be treated to
clear the lungs hundreds Of persons
who are given up as dead can be
saved.
Restore Freezing Victims.
Some time ago a New York physi-
clan claimed to have perfected ma
chine to be used In restoring life to
persons frozen to death. The appa-
ratus was tried in a number Of cases
in the Arctic regions and. according
to the accounts, met with some sue
cess. 1t was only short time after
this that the physician at the Johns
Hopkins hospital invented a machine
to restore to life those apparently
dead from drowning. The machine
proved successful on animals that
could be put under treatment imme;
diately after the accident.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
TABLE DECORATIONS.
By L. N. BENNINGTON.

We cannot all have flowers for the
table If we are dependent on the green.
houses in our neighborhood for
the supply. The cost is out Of all
proportion. But flowers we ought to
have and can have at very nominal
cost in time and money If we are will.
ing to take care of few plants in the
home.
The best all-round plant for decora-
ton for the table is asparagus plumo-
sus. It's foliage is far daintier than
any other fern. It can easily be made
to grow in the bushy, compact form
which a plant designed for use on the
table should have.
Pinch Off the ends of the young
fronds when they have made growth
of IL or 10 inches. This causes the
lower side branches to spread out
broadly and thus breadth is secured
where there would be little If the plant
were allowed to train itself.
Long stem flowers can be thrust
through it's tilmy green foliage il add
ed beauty is needed, but there are few
ferns comparable to this filmy, lacy
fern.
This plant requires soil of gar
den loan made light with sand. Water
moderately. For it's successful culture
sunshine is not necessary.
Keep the red spider from injuring
it, and shower several times a week.
Nip off the end of each shoot and
make the plant spread out well.
Pots of Roman hyacinths and lilies
of the valley and narcissus make
charming adjuncts to the breakfast
table. Few plants can be kept on the
table day after day without becoming
unhealthy. Have shelf in your win
dow and give the flowers a change,
using one only for day or two and
changing to something different. This
gives them all fair chance at the
sunshine and light.
Several types of begonia make sue
cessful plants for the table. The Gloire
de Lorraine, whose flowers literally
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
Henry }. Topping at the Finish OF
His Drive.

ing golf meets. He first attracted at
tention from golfers when he defeated
Chick Evans in a 19-hole match in
the seminal round for the North and
South Championship at Pinehurst, N
c. In the spring Of 1914 he accom-
panied Francis Ouimet, Jerry Trav-
ers, Chick Evans, Fred Herreshoff,
Frasher Hale and Edward Knapp
abroad for an invasion Of the English
links. Mr.. Topping lasted longer in
the British amateur championship than
Travers, Ouimet, Hale and Knapp.
Hen" Topping, as he is Familiarity
called, married Miss Rhea Reid, only
daughter of Daniel G. Reid, the Wall
street magnate. The elder Mr.. Top
ping, also a golf enthusiast, presented
the Greenwich Country club with $751;
900 to remake the fifteenth, hole in
the course he didn't like. Now the fif-
teenth is one of the best short holes
in the country.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09

4 foot or two square to the bottom Of
a piece Of ( by finch scantling. Place
a handle 1T the top and 60 over tho
lawn pounding 1t down fat and even.
You will not hurt the sods by pounding
II the surface is thoroughly soft from
heavy rain or thorough watering.
A good lawn may be made from
seeding. It takes much longer to pro-
duce q permanent grassy lawn. The
seed must be sown thickly and worked
thoroughly and evenly into the soil.
It ia a good idea, II trees and shrubs
do not interfere, to pillow the ground!
or spade it fine, smooth and compact
before sowing the seed. Be sure the
soil has been made rich with decom-
posed manure or very rich soil hauled
In from some other place.
Seed at intervals Of about six weeks
from early spring until late summer
in the yard with open and tree shel-
tered spaces. Keep the surface moved
clean and short so that the young
grass will have q chance to grow.
After grass gets to be two or three
inches high there is little danger OF
killing it by frequent mowings. Il Tor
no other reason than to keep down
the weeds moving is essential. NOW
ing also helps to level the lawn the
mower acting as light roller. the
clippings from the lawn mako good
mulch for young plants. No matter
what the weather, wet or dry, do not
neglect to NOW your lawn II you Wish
1t to be the thing Of beauty 1t can be
If cared for.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09

"They are making pots of money
in the states" the mother of young
woman of nineteen is quoted as say
ing, "and after the war the marriage
able daughter of every new plutocrat
will come over with her mamma just
to buy an English husband. Think OF
the distinction, not only in New York
but in st. Louis or Denver or Chicago,
of importing a husband not only con-
nected with our peerage but who mas
been under fire! Mamma will make a
deal with someone in English society
to introduce her daughter, adding the
promise of further big check on a
graduated scale according to the rank
of the man she marries. l believe it
would pay me better to run an Ameri-
can heiress than to speculate in rub
ber."
The writer asks if it is possible to
institute Protection for Eligible Eng
lish Girls"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09

new in the annals Of Kentucky. When
circuit court met witness failed to
show up and q. warrant Of arrest was
issued. This witness lived about four
miles in the country, and as the high
sheriff and other deputies were all
busy It devolved upon the oflce deputy
to do the Job. 4s
Rising to the occasion Mrs F,lan-
cry mounted her horse and ret out
armed with the warrant ~ arrest. and.
needless to Ray, she delivered the
goods to the satisfaction oie the court
and I'll concerned ass "
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
Mumps Immunity Possible.

THAT it may be possible to make .
serum that shall confer immunity to
mumps seems likely as q result Of
experiments on cats at the Rookie
Teller institute by Doctor Wollstein.
She inoculated them with the saliva
of persons having humps and found
that they contracted the disease. She
attenuated the infectious material
with the serum Of cats that had re-
covered and found q distinctly slight
ar reaction. And reinoculation of
animals that had recovered produced
but little effect. s,S "A .,r.l N,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
Uncle SAM ENTERS
into FUR BUSINESS
CROSS RECEIPTS ARE NOT LARGE,
BUT NET PROFITS IN NEW
VENTURE ARE BIG.

Uncle Sam has gone into the fur
business. He says the gross revenue
is not yet as large as that which he
obtains from his better-known bust
ness-that of selling postage stamps
but that the net profits are whole
lot bigger and, just as side line, it's
not bad at all.
Uncle Sam was forced to go into
the fur business because his official
hunters were turning In so many
skins of predatory wild animals that
they threatened to clutter up all the
government buildings in Washington.
To relieve the situation the depart
ment of agriculture evolved a plan
for selling at public auction all the
pelts that are not required for scien-
tific purposes.
In four months 1899 pelts useful for
manufacture into furs. muffs, or rugs,
were sold in four sales for $2,552, the
last sale yielding $1,155.55.
The skins disposed Of include those
of the coyote, bobcat, skunk, badger,
opossum. lynx, gray fox, kit fox. rae
econ, civet cat and ring-tailed cat.
All of these animals have been killed
by employees of the biological sur
yey in its various campaigns to rid
different sections of the country OF
animals which sre hurtful to live
stock, cultivated crops o: timber. AS
each of the official hunters is trained
carefully in handling and preserving
the skins of animals. the pelts reach
the department liz excellent shape.
The bulk OF the skins sold has
been coyote, or prairie wolf, pelts re-
sulting from the very active cam
~aalgns 8. .ee9teyginati!99ps e satpat t11f
animal in the cattle-raising districts
Of the West. These in charge of the
sales report that the coyote pelt is
growing in popularity as fur, and as
a result the prices offered for these
skins at the auctions have steadily
been increasing.
The department reports that the
needs of museums and other scien-
tific institutions for specimens have
largely been satisfied, so that prac-
tically all skins received at the de-
partment are now put on sale.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
Birmlnuham Industries Grow.

The manufacturing industries OF
Birmingham, Ala, experienced a great
growth between 1909 and 1914, accord
ing to report of the bureau of the
census. The number of establish
ments engaged in manufacturing in
creased 41.5 FER cent during that time,
while the number of persons engaged
in manufactures increased 1858 per
cent. The amount of capital employed
in manufacturing increased from $685.
71S,o00 to $55,S44,000, gain OF 1854
per cent, while the primary horse
power employed showed an increase
Of 1887 per cent.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09

Grace Clifford, the gentle-bred Irish
girl who married Joseph Plunkett, the
Sim Fein rebellion leader who was
among the first of the revolters to be
executed, in the condemned cell just
q few hours before he was shot as
traitor. The photograph is copy
from a beautiful portrait of the girl
wife painted by William Orpen,
A. r. A.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
FEAR U. S. HElRESS INVASION
British Mothers clustered Over Pros
poets for Their Manageable
Daughters.

London.-Englisk mothers of mar
riageable daughters are worrying over
their daughters prospects, according
to a writer in the Liverpool Daily Post.
Not only is the war decreasing the
supply Of eligible men, but fears are
expressed that American girls with
fortunes made in war stocks behind
them, will come over after the war
and carry of the titled prizes.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
Mother Of IL at 90.

.Annover, Ark.-The fourth set of
twins has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Davis here. Mrs. Davis, who
is 80 years old, has now IL children.
The first twins died, one OF the Sec
ond set and both of the last two sets
are living and in good health.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
For Bljuht In Pansies.

Stir lime and sulphur into the soil
when blight attacks pansies. Remove
the affected plants and burn them. II
the blight continues best make new
bed elsewhere. Spread lime and sui.
phur freely on the old bed and stir it
we'll into the soil.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
FOR ROSE MILDEW.

For rose mildew spraying with sui.
phide of potassium, using one ounce
to three gallons of water, is much
more effective than the old-fashioned
method of busting the foliage with
flowers of sulphur.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
Starve the flv.

Paterson, N. J.-Starving has been
added to swatting in the anti-dy cam
paign here. The health department.
advises householders to wrap up all
food DO that the houseay will fail of
sustenance IA
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
North Carolina Gold Output.

~ North Carolina Go1d VutPuts
Uncle Sam reports that North Caro-.
lima easily retained first rank In gold
output among the Eastern or Appa'
lachian states in 1915. The total pro-
duction OF gold In 1915 amounted to
S,S2055 fine ounces, again 6,343.94
ounces In 1914. In 1915 the value OF
the North Carolina gold yield was
slightly more than half of the total
OF the Eastern states.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09

cover the plant, are Of an exquisite
y. .tas urOwn~ 'puratoes. - !"
ss---
pink Which ARTIFICIAL light seems to
make more, vivid.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
Chance Tor American Goods.

N Chance for American Goods.
New Zealand offers splendid mar.
' yet ' T. now for American bathing suits
ana footwear, sayp Uncle Sam. It 10
dimcNt to secure sufficient supplies
rom Europ ean countries and local fac
tories ne unable to supply the DE-
3mand
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
REEVES THOSE
BELIEVED DEAD
New Serum Discovered at Johns
Hopkins Causes Heart to
React
WORKING ON 4 new THEORY
Will Revoiutionize the Treatment OF
Persons Apparently Dead From
Drowning or Asphyxlation--
After Effects Serious In
Some Cases.

Baltimore, Md.-A departure in
medical science which, II successful,
wal revolutionize the treatment OF
persons apparently dead from drown
ing or asphyxiation Is now being ex'
perimented with at the Johns Hop
kins hospital.
The new treatment will be the In
lection of q serum to stimulate the
blood to such an extent as will form
a reaction of the heart. This will
keep the person alive until the appa
ratus perfected some time ago to clear
the lungs can be put into use.
81 Icy !, .. ~ a.
The serum has been tried on num-
Der of animals in the laboratories of
the institution, and in q number of
cases has proved successful. How
ever, in most Of the cases there have
been after-effects such as high blood
pressure or hardening Of the arteries.
Dead Four Hours-Revives.
According to the physicians, If the
serum can be perfected, and there is
every assurance at this time that it
IAN, the serum can be injected in
the person several hours after the
accident and restore the persons to
life.
In one case, on an animal, the
serum was injected four hours after
the drowning took place and the ami
NAL was brought back to life, but
died later of a high blood pressure.
The physicians for more than three
years have worked on the theory that
the heart in drowned or asphyxiated
persons is still active, in a way, for
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
-s,.,..... nu+nu+ no,,hla.

Tennessee Output Doubles. A.
The combined value Of gold, silver.
copper and zinc produced at mines In
tennessee in 1915 was twice that Of
the 1914 output, says Uncle Sam,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
SHE BROUGHT IN HER MAN
Woman Proves Ability to Hold Her
Job as Deputy Sheriff In .s
,.., Kentucky. u. 49,

Beattyville, Ky.-Mrs. L. T. Flanery,
wife Of the high sheriff, who has been
acting as Office deputy ever since her
husband has held Office, has always
by her businesslike methods and pleas
ant ways. proved 70 I'll who ever have
business In tho sherin's once her
ability to hold down the Job.
she has lust turned = trick that y
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
SHIPS NOW BEING BUILT
.:1@ FOR UNCLE SANS NAVY

Uncle sam gives out the information through the bureau .,
srucon ol inc navy department has under
baleshps thirteen doyers two fuel Sims ona , h
transport and thiryeght submarines " ~ Npp'' 'Ap
OF the bateships, hree-the Arizona Nev Mov,o, .s
are peins punt IN inc New York California is under
construction ~ ne Ware Island yard Pennsylvania and Mis-
sppi are being built by the Newport
and the Idaho being turned the New York Shin
Building company ~ ~ "p
OF the thirteen destroye construction seven bov h
named. They the Wainwright Sampson Rowan Davis Allow
Wilkes, and Shaw. ~ ' A
The fuel ships which being Mare Island nvv ward
the Maumee and the Guyana The Bridge supply shin is heinz
built in the Boston yard Henderson, nsno 10 rrdo
construction in the Philadelphia navy yard ~
thirtyeight all known nv .+
numerals with the exception
Schey Inc are all being constructed plants
which,
are being completed in the New York navy yard ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-30
LDPACK|NG HOUSE
ASSUMES NEW NAME
All Sulzberger & Sons Company
Signs Changed to Read VII
son & Company.

On July n. by a completely prear-
ranged plan. the signs on every plant.
branch agency. and other distributing
center Of sulzberser q Sons Company
were changed to read Wilson a Co."
For weeks tho preliminary work Of
preparing the signs has been under way.
and arrangements were also perfected
to substitute the new name for the old
one on the painted walls Of the plants
and branches.
Changing the name Of a small concern
Is simple enough. but In the case Of a
worldwide organization such as this
one. the details of changing the letter.
heads. envelopes, and all the voluminous
printed matter Of the company were
enormous.
Thomas e. Wilson. who became presi-
dent OF 6ulxberger q Sons Co. some
months ago, is. one Of the leading 'fis-
ures In his business. His rise from the
position of office boy to that Of presi-
dent Of an ipstitution capitalized at
many millionS OF dollars and today
pansacting n business. which represents
millions in volume. Is attributed to his
genius for hard work and his ability to
inspire his associates to hearty cooper
ton.
1.-THE success Of the suisberger organ
ization need not be commented upon"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-30
my KIDNEYS WERE
AWFUL BUT NOW
THEY'RE ALL RIGHT"
Mrs. M. Snyder, of 42e N.
Luzerne Avenue, Balti-
more, Finds Quick Relief
From Stubborn Kidney
Trouble.

Honestly. I believe I had the worst
case of kidney trouble ever heard of.
said Mrs. Snyder. a day or 80 ago.
honestly. when first got up In the
morning, the pains In the small of my
back were something frishtfuI! SO
sharp. In fact. that It required at least
a half hours effort on my part before
! could straighten up and walk around
The urine was fearfully high colored,
and with very offensive odor.
I've only taken one bottle Of preco.
and am now on my second. md I'm
miGhty glad to say that II has rnnIv
worked wonders for me, for II seams
as II 1t has cleared up all my Trouble
ana oegan TO DO SO with the very Hrst
up In the morning and move about lust
as / used to. without any sort or an
ache or pain In my back. That was al
most enough good Improvement In It.
self: but 1t wasn't all.
MY urine is now normal. no more bad
odor. at any time. and the bad taste
In my mouth when awoke each morn
ing Is almost entirely gone. Tn going
to take the second bottle Of DrSco.
and I honestly believe that will be ali /
need. but I've proven to myself that
this was the remedy was looking for.
ties rye got home. some I've taken half
of and some all-you'd almost feel sorry
for me for having put so much Of
drugs into my stomach"
This is an interesting case. because
kidney trouble is so prevalent and
painful but vt It's ns.I really nothing out of
Get Dreco today at o'ponneils Stores.
Bury's In Anacostia. Aliens In Alex
andria.-Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-30
GOVERNOR KEEPS HIS
PROMISE TO GIRL

ATLANTA. Ga. July 2s.-The promise
he made to a little girl was kept tonight
by Gov. N. e. Harris when he pardoned
Thomas Edgar STRIPPING. perhaps the
most famous prisoner in Georgia's an
mails. The Girl was Bessie Lucille Strip
ling. daughter of the prisoner, and the
promise was made over a year ago.
when Governor Harris was investigat-
Ing. at the prison. the assault Of Will
liam Green on Leo Frank.
The prison commissions failure to act
on the case until May OF this year was
given by Governor Harris as his reason
for not having carried out his agree
ment earlier.
Stripping was convicted In 1897 Of the
murder Of w. J. Cornett, whom he
charged with having insulted his wife
and sister. Sentenced to life imprison-
ment. he appealed. and while the appeal
was pending. he escaped. and for four
teen years remained at large.
He became chief Of police at Danville,
va, ana was serving. In h!sn r,s.,.. :,
when he was recognized by a Georgian n,
who informed home authorities
STRIPPING has served since then, 1911,
IN the prison farm penitentiary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-30

said Mr.. Wilson. Their frst plant
opened over nifty years ago In New
York. Today the company has large
cities In this country. also packing
plants In South America, the prin-
cipal plant now being located at Chi
cago. the headquarters Of the COM
pany. The growth Of the company dur
Ing the past fifteen years has been very
rapid, the sales having increased to over
800. 900. 900 annually. The new organiza-
ton will maintain all the high standards
Of the old one. and will add TO them the
enterprise and ambition of the live, en-
ergetic men who were eager for the OPP
portunity now afforded them.
Our policy In to make the Wilson la
bel the synonym for pure food products,
whether meats or other foods Our
plants are scrupulously clean and sani-
tary; we are rigid I'm our enforcement
Of our own regulations In this respect.
and the United States Government in
spection adds a further guarantee to
our own"