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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
PLAN FOR BEAUTY IN GROUNDS
BY L. N. BENNINGTON. /

The beauty which is near at hand Is
often neglected while we prize that
which Is denied us-we refer to the
beauty and desirability Of the Celas-
trus, or bitter sweet vine. This native
climber, found In our woods and along
our fences, Is one Of the most salts
factory vines that can be grown about
the home. &.
1t Is as hardy as granite, . quick
grower, twining securely about its sup
port and it IL not liable to disease. In
the fall, when flowers are scarce, 1t
covers itself with clusters Of orange
colored fruit, which the frost opens,
revealing its crimson seeds.
Choose dark, rainy day, II possible,
for the transplanting, otherwise do
this work at sunset-we mean In trans
planting seedlings. Water the seed
bed thoroughly short time before you
begin to transplant: then lift the
plants, with oil the soil their roots
hold, and remove to the permanent
bed.
Keep the seedlings covered with a
wet cloth, so that the heat and wind
will not dry them. With sharp-point-
ed stick make the hole for the plant
and then fill 1t with water. Plant the
Seeding in this puddle, drawing the
dark soil about the stalk when the
ground has been flrmed about the plant
as much as possible.
A miniature water garden is practi-
cal and will prove most interesting,
needing less attention than flower
bed Its size. Have sugar or vinegar
barrel cut in two, or use wooden tub.
Sink this in the soil. Make a potting
box about twelve inches square and I'LL
with rich mud from pond, or use half
rich loan, adding to the mud or loan
about one-third Of well-rotted manure.
Plant the nymphae-root in this and
place in the tub; fill with water until
it Is two or three inches deep over the
root.
When the growth commences and
the leaves appear, water may be added
from time to time until the tub Is full.
Never change the water, simply re-
place that which evapOrates.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

to be snugly assembled in house all
to themselves, where they may almost
forget that such q thing as a stair
exists.
To the small town or village resi-
dent the bungalow offers it's advan.
tages at their best. This type of con-
struction Is never so we'll exhibited as
where the prices of land are inducive
to the purchase Of large piece Of
land on which to build. Here the
bungalow may be designed to carry
out the low, broad lines which are so
attractive In this type of construction,
and with a well-laid-out lawn the re-
solting home is one which anyone may
be proud to exhibit to his, friends.
The design shown here Is intended
to incorporate as much of the truly
bungalow style as may be placed In a
house of this size. Incidentally the
coy simplicity, size and arrangement
of all of the rooms, the large and con-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
STRAY DOGS LONELY VIGIL
In Five Years Canine Has Never
Deserted Grave In Ohio
Cemetery.

Fultonham. DIN the cemetery q
homeless cur mourns on the grave Of
George Baker. The people call her
1.-THE graveyard dog" Five years ago
the animal went to the cemetery fol-
lowing the funeral procession Of
Baker, an aged farmer, who died at
his home near there. Every night the
dog keeps close vigil over the grave.
1t sleeps for hours at q stretch during
the day on the little mound that marks
Bakers resting place.
Villagers long ago gave up hope Of
coaxing the dog away. She leaves the
cemetery only long enough each day to
search for food. Friends of Baker say
he never owned the dog. Cemetery
trustees refuse to drive the animal
away and she seems likely to spend
the rest Of her days In this strange
and unusual manner.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

Of the basement 10 considerable, AMI
on account Of the nearly square design
of this bungalow and Its generous pro.
portions the basement may be divided
on In a manner which will render It Of
maximum value. Not only Is there
room for the usual cold-storage room.
furnace room, and laundry, but a very
handy little workroom may be fitted up
with bench and other useful equip.
ment. Such little workshop IL not
only Of value In repairing and building
articles for the home, but 1t offers the
younger generation means Of spend
Ing time at something which will later
prove to be of considerable value In
the training which It gives. ....
The interior arrangement of this
bungalow shows the results of careful
thought on the part Of the designer.
The entrance 10 into the reception hall.
which continues back through the
house. leading on into the various
rooms. A cased opening on one side
Of the reception hall leads into the
living room, while similar opening on
the other side leads into the dining
room. ... N.m
The living room offers an exceeding
ly pleasant gathering place for the
family, with Its six windows to assure
a room which Will be bright and cheer
full. There Is plenty Of room for some
attractive rugs. wall decorations and
furniture.
The dining room Is we'll lighted and
with its well-placed buffet and gener..
Gus floor and wall space, could be
made into q very attractive room by q
careful selection of finish and furni.
ture.
The kitchen contains many features
which should be of interest to the
housewife. It Is hard to overestimate
the convenience Of the little pantry,
with Its cupboard and refrigerator,
which Is iced from the rear porch. AL.
though this kitchen Is large enough to
be well ventilated and far from stuffy,
the arrangement gives it all of the ad'
vantages of the small kitchen.
The front porch Is very cleverly
placed back under the main roof with
fancy exposed rafters and two neat
posts. The broad steps blend well
with the other parts Of the house and
have IN inviting appearance from the
thoroughfare.
A few well-placed trees and shrubs
and a carefully graded lawn would
surround this house with an atmOs-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
DENIES THAT SHARK ATE HIN
Mr.. Baldwin Positively Refutes Story
Of His Taking OF by Man.
Eating Fish.

Berkeley, Cal.-George H. Baldwin
positively denies that he was eaten
by q shark, despite seemingly over
whelming evidence to the contrary. Re-
Gently man-eatlng shark was killed
of Catalina island, and when It's in
terror was examined fragmen OF a
mans coat were found, to whics Tas
attached pin of the American Soc.~.y
of Civil Engineers, bearing Baldwin's
name. His demise was announced In
some newspapers and his wife began
to receive scores OF kilograms and let
tiers of coincidence. Mrs. Baldwin some
months ago gave away one of Bald
wins old coats, from which she forgot
to remove the pin. .s. -,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
DUTCH RUBBER OUTPUT UP
East Indian Crop Expected to Reach
s,205,s25 Kilograms During
Current Year.

Batavia, Netherlands East Indies
The rubber production of the Dutch
East Indies, upon which America now
draws to q considerable extent, Is in
creaslng by leaps and bounds.
According to figures just published
by the Batavia Rubber Trade associa-
ton the crop harvested last year in
the island of Java alone was 6,O59, 008
Kilograms, as against 3,26O,274 In
1914, and it is estimated at as much
as 9,2O5;825 Kilograms in the current
year. Other parts Of the Dutch East
indies yielded 22s5,S8 Kilograms Of
rubber, as compared with 1872, 800 in
1914, while the estimate for 1915 is
3,752, 900 kilos. '.-. .
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
HUSBAND DINED "0THER MAN"
Divorce Denied AZ He Encouraged
Wife Of Associate With Cores
..-+. pendent. o., T.

Los Angeles.-Judge Wood, of Los
Angeles, refused to grant to Frank G.
Gegoux because the testimony showed
that the husband gave. a birthday
party to the "other man" in the case,
Edward G.: Branzier, after he had dis.
covered the relations existing between
the two, and encouraged the intimacy
by permitting them to be together at
hotels along the coast while he pur.
sued his own pleasures.
The judge held that Gegoux was not
in court to defend the action, and 1t
developed from the testimony that one
Of the considerations Of the settle
ment of the $4,000 alienation suit
brought by Gegoux was settled out of
court last February, was that Mrs.
Gegoux should not contest her hus-
bands suit for divorce.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
BARBER HAS SHAVED 243, $3.50
1onsorial Artist At lorain, O., Says
He Has Had That Many In
His Chair.

Lorain, O.-Theodore Curtis, a Lor.
ain barber, has just celebrated the
twenty fifth anniversary Of the begin.
ming of his career. Curtis, who has
kept account of every man he has
shaved, says he has removed the whis-
kers Of 243,96O men.
II have also cut enough hair to
make II mattresses and to pad 1852
crutches," said Curtis.
The barber has shaved some Of the
country's widely-known men, includ-
ing Presidents Mckinley Roosevelt
and Taft, Senators Mark Hanna, Matt
Quay, Albert Beverldge and Ben Till
man, Doc Cook, Buffalo Bill, Jesse
Willard, Tod Sloan and Harry Thaw.
II would like to add Charles Evans
Hughes to my list Of notables," OBJ.
served Curtis.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
.LANDLUBBERS TO
Be TRAINED FOR
NAVAL SERVICE
Hundreds Of Civilians to Be Civ.
en- Chance to Learn the
Sailors Life.
WILL have MONTH At SEA
Amateurs Will BE Taken Aboard Nine
eattIeships and Given Course Of
Trainino-No Mental Labor
for the Rockies, Says Sec
.~... Rotary Roosevelt.

New York.-Ye, no! My lads! For
the naval Plattsburg!
Aboard nine United States battle.
ships many hundred enthusiastic
young landlubbers will learn some.
thing about the gay sailors life off
the Atlantic coast next month.
Like their brothers in the military
training camps for citizens, they will
partly fit themselves to volunteer for
service in Uncle Sans defense when
war comes.
And incidentally, from all signs. they
will have jolly good time, brac-
ing vacation and q month Of exercise
and salt air which will put them back
into civil life ready for almost any
thing that comes along.
The amateur tars at this point will
assemble and 60 aboard the Maine,
now receiving ship at the New York
navy yard, and the Kentucky on Au-
gust Is.
On the same day the Virginia will
pick up its contingent at Portland,
Me-; the Kearsage at Boston; the Hill
!nois at Newport, r. l.; the Rhode
Island at Philadelphia the Alabama
at Philadelphia the Louisiana at Nor
folk, Va, and the New Jersey at
Charleston, s. G.
ALL will then proceed to Gardeners
bay, at the other end of Long Island
sound. holding ship drills on the way.
At the bay they will participate in de-
partment strategic maneuvers with
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

phere as homelike as anyone could
wish for.
If you have never experienced the
pleasure of arising early on q sum-
mer's morning to 60 out into your own
garden to work for an hour or two In
the refreshing air, or If you have
never been able to come home, tired
from the days labor, to be welcomed
into q snug little home surrounded by
the products Of your cooperation with
nature, then you have not found all
the pleasure there is In life. A home
such as the one discussed here Is not
extremely expensive, and 1t furnishes
satisfaction which cannot be esti-
mated in terms Of the money cost
which it involves.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

roof cutters, and liquid manure tubs,
Drain or and apply kerosene,
Make notes this year to guide you In
next years planting plans. II You sso
shrub or flower that you admire. find
out the name and variety IL possible.
Replace wooden floors and posts
with concrete, and the work IL done
for all time. ., -, ss Nj.
Keep all the fence corners cleaned
out. More vermin are harbored there
than anywhere else on the place.
BY ordering the various Dutch bulbs.
-hyacinths, tulips, crocuses, narcis-
sus, daffodils-early, and by enablin9
your nurseryman to book his ordeF,i
you can usually get better prices and
quality. ..,., as
Pinch on the seed pods from axalea1
and rhododendrons to insure COED
flower buds next year.
Give Japanese iris plenty Of water
to insure good blooms.
Use lawn clippings as a mulch for
rose bushes.
With nearly all plants it Is neces-
sary to keep the flowers cut to prOlOne.
the bearing season. This is especially
true Of sweet peas.
Flowers that are not making salts
factory growth may be stimulated into
activity by liquid manure.
Most native wild flowers may BE-
transplanted safely to the home gar
den If square piece Of soil is cut upt
with the plants, and the roots are,
disturbed as little as possible.
As fast AZ flowers fade on the herr
baceous plants, remove them. BY not
allowing seeds to form, the towering
season viii be considerably Length
ened. The lark *, II treated In this
manner, win p,sdnutte spikvs usll1ssg = r
good as thosefof the first crop, if late
fall, when there are few flowers I'M
the garden.
For late flowers Of gladiolus plants
bulbs not later than July 10. Put In
some tuberoses also.
Geranium cuttings made early In
July will make good winter.fowering
plants. During the latter part of the
month SOW seeds of English daisies,
pansies, foxgloves, Canterbury bells,
larkspur, ETC., In cold frames for next
years Towering.
Fill up the gaps left by peoples by
transplanting on the cleared ground
such ANNALS as China asters or pOrtu-
lacca. a
Plant q few pots Of oxalis and free A. n
sias for early flowers next fall.
When watering do it thoroughly.
One thorough watering week Is OF
much more benefit to the plants than
a little sprinkle every day. Sprinkling
tends to form surface roots, SO that
the plants suffer more quickly from
drought than of deep-rooted.-F. Il. =
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

other vessels Of the Atlantic feet.
Division drills will take place.
On August q the nine training ships
will set sail Tor steam, if you like it
better) for Tangier sound, part Of
Chesapeake bay, where they will hold
target practice and some Of them will
coal at Hampton Roads.
About September they will start
for their ports of embarkation and
here they will be Joined by flotillas Of
motor boats owned by citizens who
have periodically offered to train for
coast defense in time Of war. The
motor boats and training battleships
will hold joint maneuvers, studying
problems in the defense Of naval dis
,tricts. The Decentralization will take
place September II.
Bunch OF landIubbers.
Some of the men enlisted for the
cruise are. the veriest landlubbers.
There are bankers, brokers, lawyers,
ministers, mechanical, mining and civil
engineers, business men of various
sorts, artists and several bona fide
newspaper men in the New York de-
|tachment.
Readers Of salt water fiction know
that the first thing newcomer aboard
ship has to do is to holystone the
decks, n land parlance, scrub the
floor.
But not this time. There will be
no mental labor for the rockies. They
aren't above 1t. They have promised
and are willing to do anything they
are ordered to do. But Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy Franklin D. Roose-
welt, who has the cruise under his par
,,ticular wing, has decided 1t would be
ia waste Of time.
He decided the men going on the
cruise, mostly above the average in
intelligence, training and education,
need no lessons in pealing potatoes
and shoveling coal. Instead, they will
get work Just as hard, but more infor-
NATIVE. They will be trained inten.
sively, as the naval officers say, to take
Jobs as petty or commissioned officers
In time Of crisis. ~. g..
In general, according to Mr.. Roose-
welt; they will be organized. messed
and berthed after the methods en-
ployed with the midshipmen Of Annap-
oils Naval academy on practice
cruises. -. .,.., :.
The object will be to get them into
the habits Of ship life and to drill
and instruct, them at the lighter guns
OF the ship batteries. They will be
taught signaling, boating Of all kinds,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Why Children Like Candy.

Children like candy because Of its
properties of sugar, a food quickly alb
sorbed by the human system. The
purpose Of all food is to supply the
energy that is wasted by physical ex.
ertion. Some foods more than others
contain. the elements necessary to fur
nish this supply and vary In the time
required to feel their benefits.
Sugar is actually turned into real
energy within few minutes after II
Is eaten and candy gives quick sup.
ply Of the energy called for by the &C.
tivitles Of youth. Thus the constant
need Of energizing force by children
leads them instinctively to crave can
dy. 80. --
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

after the mother bear had been driven
of and the youngsters allowed to climb
q tall tree.
Temporarily the animals, which are
AZ gentle as puppies. will be kept In
Estacada, where they are furnishing
mrcl, amusement for young and old.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
WATCH FOR INSECTS

When ants appear upon plant, ex-
anime it carefully, for you may find,
it affected with a louise scale or other
insects.
If infested, sponge the leaves clean
with hot tobacco tea, to which has
been added enough soap to make suds.
To get rid Of the ants place layer
of chopped tobacco stems around the.
plant, and sprinkle with borax.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
BEAR I Al CUBS ARE CAPTURED
iOahy Bruins Are % Gentle % Puppies
After Their Mother 70 Driven
ss53 \. /, Away. III ~ NJ

Dstacada, Ore. Fred Bannisteri Of
Hstacnda returned recently from =
trip II the interests Of the forestry de-
Spertment. near Cary's Hot Springs, on
the Upper Clackanas river, bringing
With him two brown bear cubs.
These cubS IRE about three months
Nh md Wers captured ~ Bannlstss
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Candid Declaration.

Candid Declaration.
$50 you think women should be able
to run the cOuntry"
"Well, for logic and style, I'm will
ing to put my daughters graduation
essay up for comparison with lot OF
the regular campaign speeches. ~
Washington Star. $50
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
AN climber Roasts on Tower.

Boy Climber Roasts on Tower.
Cory, Pa.--While Floyd Lord, thir-
teen wears old, was at play, the other
day. q companion dared him to climb
a 5O-foot tower at the electric light
station. The lad reached the top,
touched q wire containing 10000 volts
anu died instantly. The body was held
suspended until current was shut on.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
WHATS In 4 Manner

"Say, paw" queried small Tommy
Toddles. whats captain Of indus
tryf"
1T IL a term that the head Of .
grinding monopoly applies to himself
my son." replied old man TOddles.
what Ii q 'robber baron.,
paw asked the small investigator.
IT'S 4 term the dear public appllesi
to the same tnal1. = anSwered 106
dies 81. M Il u
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Interior View.

M~-. interior View. M @ \.
did you read the report that since
vodka has been prohibited In Russia
the peasants are drinking furniture
polish" .,Aa. sfs \:
"Well, they certainly must be feeling
the need of stiff drink"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-04
Appreciates Courteous Treatment

Appreciates Courteous Treatment
/ desire to publicly express my
appreciation to the dealers Of Wax
for the courteous treatment
and cordial reception extended the
INSPECTION committee while on the
recent round OF food supply places
In ,our city. and also - state that
we feel much gratified with the spir-
L in which the movement has been
received and the willing response TO
spsRestiona for improvement The
women of Waxahachie ere not at
this work with a critical
81 dictatorial motive, but IN a spirit
81 helpfulness.
Yours for cleaner Waxahaehie,
MRS. r. l.. DARWIN,
Texas Food and Drug Dept.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-04
Military Feature of Control OF Oarda-
nellss Doesn't Completely Cover
Her Dreams by Good Deal.

Under the caption, "Russia's
Dreams Harper's Weekly says: ITO
the Slavic mind the fall of Constan-
tinople will be the greatest military
event in centuries"
Certainly, but the military feature
of control of the Dardanelles doesn't
completely cover Russia's dream by
a good deal
Dream of country whose popula-
ton has increased 90 per cent in 40
years, whose resources in human ne
eessities, such as fuel, food and build
ing material. are hardly approached by
any other country on earth--dream OF
such country getting fair chance
TO compete for the worlds trade, and
YOU are getting somewhere near the
size of the Russian dream. Hundreds
of thousands of acres OF finest timber
in one forest alone; unlimited oil
spouting from mere prieking OF the
earth's crust; vast deposits of all sorts
OF minerals that have hardly been
scratched; already leading the world
In production of cereals; labor at orr
entail prices; an army of 1O,0OO,0O0
fighters who fight merely because or
dered to do so.
Do you dream of great Russian COM
mercial fleets sailing the Mediterran-
can in continuous procession? May
be the English, so-called the nation OF
traders" are dreaming such things
Maybe the next mighty struggle will
be between the two great allies whose
gunboats now have designs on the OPP
age. Stranger things have happened
and, after all, trade largely makes up
the soul and conscience OF nations
Louisville Herald da
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-04

her daughter. graduate Of 81 Mary's
vanished.
Mrs. Lasher's decline has been
gradual. she is the daughter Of
the mayor OF an English town. she
said. and widow OF British army
officer. In London. she. Lady
Somerset and Princess Beatrice did
social work together :.
Upon the death CT her HUSBAND
Mrs Lasher discovered that she had
no funds Her husbands estate
wa stied up by British litigation.
Members Of the British nobility tool,
her children. she came to Canada.
thence into the states Her eldest
daughter found mother ties strong
est and let her life Of luxury ~
join her mother at the wash tub here.
British authorities. It is said,
need Mrs. Lasher's signature TO COM
plete certain land deals. out OF
which she would get nothing. Fear
that signing such papers would lead
to other complications, which she
declines to discuss, she has evaded
Officers. In Seattle they. sought
her. but she donned working clothes
and watched the Britishers' frantic
efforts to find her Her appearance
had been materially changed by he
experiences. Publication of her
story by newspaper here brought
authorities who found only the house
from which she had moved.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-04
CLOGGED UP BY SEDIMENT
Flow of Water in City Mains Restrict.
ed by Sedmentation and Incrusta-
ton Taking Place Within.

1t has only recently been observed
that the efficiency of the flow of'water
In city's main is very much restrict
ed by the sedimentation which takes
place in them. Because of the slow
ness with which these deposits occur,
1t is not readily noticeable. but the diff
ference is quickly discernible by max.
ms note of the character of the stream
issuing tharefrom before and after
cleaning. In the case of an eightinch
main iniCamden. n. J., the capacity was
found TO have been cut down TO less
than one-quarter. Another illustration
may be derived from the experience
of Belle Plaine. la. Here a cast iron
water pipe nearly mile long and six
inches in diameter had capacity
when clean OF 3S5 gallons a minute,
with pressure of 60 pounds. This
pipe became so clogged that press
ure of 1875 pounds was necessary in or
der TO deliver 24S gallons a minute,
There are several mechanical means
of accomplishing this task. One con-
sists of a nine-foot device which is
placed in the pipe and sent along by
pressure behind it, and as il moves the
deposit is cut by the many revolving
knives of which II is made. A flow OF
water is maintained and the released
material is washed away as it is de
tached