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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

space was filed the overflow was put
in the vaults Of the subtreasury build
ing adjoining. Armed guards are sta
toned at the entrance and in the
rooms wherever deemed essential to
protect the wealth OF gold that Is
there. System is observed every
where.
When the foreign coin is received
in New York the iron-bound boxes are
opened and the bags OF coins care
fully weighed and recorded. AS the
alloy standards of France, England
and this country are so nearly the
same. the process is not compli-
Gated one. The scales are SO finely
adjusted that the result is disclosed
to a very small fraction Of an ounce.
The bags OF gold are then taken to
the smelling room and the metal
melted. At the right temperature
the molten stream is run into brick
shaped moulds, and when full. pow
dered charcoal is sprinkled over the
top and a second mould placed upon
it; when this is full another is added
and this process is repeated till there
are tier after tier of bricks. After
these are weighed and marked they
are ready for our mint.
The work is more complicated with
the bullion. While the weighing and
melting are the same, in order to re-
duce the long brick to its constituent
parts chemicals and electricity must
be applied. The silver is separated
and run into special moulds. From
the remainder the gold, platinum, irid.
ium, etc. is separated. The gold OBJ
tanned in this manner is pure and is
melted into bars of different sizes.
After being tested and stamped. they
are put away till wanted
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
IT'S GLORY HAS DEPARTED
The Sausage. Declares the Govern
n,ent, isn't What II Was Fifty
Years Ago.

A half a century ago sausage siz-
lied and burst On q cold fall eve
ming II di.used a pleasing aroma
through the house. and the children.
drawn to the kitchen BY an irresist-
ible compulsion, we're quite sure to
get underfoot-which was the great
childish crime.
Sausage was then at the zenith Of
its power It had all seasons for its
own, but preferably the fall and the
winter OF our content When you say
that IL sizzled in the pan. you have
said much. Sometimes II vas neces-
sary to prick it with fork lest it
burst and send the hot fat flying
about the stove The odor OF sage
was in the air and the prepared sau.
sage had about II a crispy. frizzly.
sagy bite" that was delicious.
Blu, how changed. How fallen from
its high estate. Sometimes. we are
led to fear never to rise again. Com
mercialism~ insinuated its way into
the sausage trade. the false CONNER
cialism of the writer's on political
economy Chopped beef took its place
on the links beside the pig. and 1t has
even been said that considerable va
ter was forced into this unnatural fed
GRAFTON. Be that as 1t may. some
where about the time of the Caliphate
of Ben Harrison sausage lost its siz-
zle. Appeals to the meat men seem
to be of little effect, though here and
there CLEANS Of hope are held out to
the hand only to become apples OF
Sodom to the teeth.
Some OF the savants who have stud
led the subject find that in the old
days there was youth. and the appe-
tite that waits on wood sawed In
tie open air. mixed into the ingredi
ents of the sausage. But this cannot
be 50, for the children OF today show
by their actions that sausage Is sim.
ply food, set on the table, and on par
with all other foods. They eat 1t, and
make no comment.
No. sausage has changed!-Minne-
apolis Journal.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
War Raises Drug Prices.

The big war in Europe is helping to
make it costly, if not criminal, to be
i'll these days. The proverbial ounce
of prevention is not only better than a
pound of cure, but it is hundred times
cheaper. The war has added from Is
to 300 per cent to the consumers cost
of these drugs, and many of them
entirely disappeared from the mar
ket-cannot be obtained at any price
In many instances no sign Of lower
prices appears. In others there is
certainty that diminishing supply
must result in the most outlandish
price figures. Factors in staple drugs
affected by the war are, they insist,
endeavoring to conserve the limited
quantities they have by fixing prohibit
tive figures-not for the purpose of
gouging the consumer, but to make it
possible to hold on to enough of the
precious products to supply emergen-
cies. Veronal, it's solutions and CON-
pounds has almost disappeared from
the market. and antipyrin, to be had
in only moderate quantities, has ad-
vanced from IS cents to SIS per ounce.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

dating lines into so equal segments
corresponding to the minutes OF the
hour. The names of the stops on the
motorman's trip are written in clock
wise order on this ring. The number
of spaces separating the names CORE
spends to the number of minutes
apart these points are on the sched-
ule. The cardboard is then placed in
the frame so that, at the time Of start
ing, the minute hand Of the clock will
point to the name Of the place where
the Journey begins. AS the trip con-
tinues the motorman can tell at q
glance whether he is ahead or behind
his schedule. II desired, the return
journey can be indicated on the other
side of the cardboard. In case the
trip is Of more than an hours dura.
ton a second ring can be inserted at
the end of the first hour.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
Killing Germs by Machinery.

In order to prevent epidemics WON
derful system of regular daily disin-
lection is now carried out behind the
battle lines, and war is waged against
microbes on a wholesale scale. Spe-
cially designed machines are used in
carrying out this work. Each machine
consists Of steam lorry with two
huge portable disinfectors, which are
able to disinfect the clothes of a bat
TALON of men in two hours. !, The
cleansing agency is steam, which 10
generated by the lorry engine itself,
and this plays upon the garments and
articles placed inside two large cyl
inders mounted on the wagon. A very
long section of the front can be COW
cred by these portable killers Of
germs in the field, and more than ono
epidemic has been nipped in the bud,
thanks to their timely aid. .ls !,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
TEACH BOYS HOW TO COOK
Domestic Science Applied by Lads In
Kansas Opposed by the Girl
Students.

Mcpherson, Kan.-Leap year IS pro.
ducing adverse results in Central
academy and college here.
A dozen boys have applied for a
domestic science course and others
will join. The instructor is Miss
Viola Graham, and she has received
a number OF additional applications
The course will include cooking and
sewing and will continue the remain.
der of the school year.
The girls are doing their best to
prevent the movement of bachelor.
hood by inviting the boys to attend
skating parties, but the domestic
science boy students are busy practic-
Ing the culinary art, and they assert
that II the women intend to live indie
pendent lives they Also can.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
Maybe They Were Friendly.

The Mesopotamian valley, up which
the British expedition from the Per-
Sian gulf has made its way, is, accord
ing to tradition, mans first-and last
paradise. But Tommy Atkins, toiling
through the sand under blazing sun,
fighting fleas and flies as we'll as
Turks and Arabs, did not find the
country Edenic. One night when the
troops were trying to sleep one SOL
der was heard to say to another:
"'Ere, Bill, If this is the Garden Of
Eden, l wonder what Adam and Eve
did with these ERE mosquitoes a-buz.
Elm around 'em?
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

we're conservative In their demands,
however, and the general average,
based on early replies, is about $1,000.
One girl wrote: What is money to
me? Give me = true. loving husband
and q cottage"
A large majority Of the girls de.
handed that their future husbands be
good dancers, some said they must
know the --latest steps" and one went
90 far as to ray she would marry only
q man who was dreamy dancer. 2
y Smoking would be permitted. even
demanded. BY large number o. the
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

Il A biz piece Of work done ut Day.
tons by Mrs.. Mary Mcleod gethune
was tho clearing up Of the turpentine
districts. Such places have an evil
reputation In tho South. A man will
buy 4 large tract Of pine forest for tho
purpose Of getting the turpentlne. He
puts up few shanties and distillery
and gathers together the riff.raff that
he can find on tho streets and sets
them 10 work ct small pay and large
promise OF rum. Womsn are sent out
~ cooks, and the place Is soon I'M
savoringly spoken Of - . "turpentIne
camp"
"We are changing conditions down
there" Mrs. Dethune declared. Once
3 week two or three workers or stu
dents Of the school are sent to the
Various camps TO speak 70 tho women
and children. The people are shown
the right method Of living. the dignity
OF the home, and the error OF their
ways. The children set three months
Of schooling every yesr. The men got
higher wages and have learned how to
spend and save 5udiciously We have
established i temperance sentiment In
svarything. and havo driven out strong
drink. We carried the polls when Day.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
HANDLE MUCH GOLD.
Employees Of United States AS
saw Office -RoH in Wealth"
ErAsFsyttor Has Beer Kept extremely
Busy Lately Handling the Foreign
srfc-enss That Have Come in
Such large Amounts

Within the heart Of q Wall strees
block in Es~ FORK city is the unpse-
sertious building OF tire United States
ssssv osIce. nothEag from its sTts-
rf9r indicating the great wealth con'
tanned therein
For the past few month"; the va
rfnms SeuarrueutS have been worEin
to full capacity. endsavOrtng to han
die the great shipments Of gold for
~artet TO this country II payment for
munitions of war. When the storage
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
II Was Too BIG a Job.

1t may not be generally known that
Larkin Goldsmith Mead, the American
sculptor, is brother-in-law Of William
Dean Howells. w. H. Sherwin of Kan
sas City is cousin Of the novelist,
and the other evening told this story:
Someone asked Mr.. Howells why
he did not have Mead, a talented paint
er and pen-and-ink artist as we'll as
a sculptor, illustrate his books. How.
ellis replied: 4 have asked him to do
so, but he has answered me by saying
that If he made the pictures he would
have.to read my books, and he would
be hanged II he ever did that"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
arEin nnss tine Held OF afntsls was IN
aynznau tmpak.abgs swamss.
Asrss.ss 9YEtis.sg. Cry.r-H Fbrs-


ss..s4:ax ypE.a.sss-. crvm Fprs-
On the eighth day reDnrra rsseasH
TIE German hines 1aat Ehs RGsatE@s I'M
tended 10 make sGTprfHe attack tha1
might NtGhng1 amy drum fire. Ehs Ger
aran ARTILLERY theretors shebBs'- tfs
gGallan woods At q TERRIFIC rats al
aSugrfy intervals Through the might All
the troovs remained 0a &wTg without q
E4aaurs ct sleep. b-r mo- aUssiaas
Came The nsEt day WAS gGbef-
That might again ii ~zs feared thece
nfgst be a 2grpr&zs attack and su
again the German sr15lI -ET s5eGIet the
gmssEan lines 1nriI morning But ghsre
wss ao2 attack until the following MOON
when utthawI any artillery preparz-
sEoa. the Russian onslaught WAS rs-
pe:sGe15. a German officer told NE the
story OF that attack He said that II
be had NOT seen ID hsrnsel! ne would
newer have selieTed IL possible that
az attack woGI come CUT OF the Rus
stzs woods, where the Hines were Al
naost 200 yards apart
Suddenly. without amy warning
mg6,coiOred wave began GO pour forth
from the forrest ID was line OF Rus
SLAMS three ranks deep containing
more ihan ,0,gG Eel They marched
step by step. and did not r1n- Be
hind this was a second ware like the
first and then a third, the intervals
between them being about $50 yards
The German artillery tore holes in
the ranks. which merely closed UP
again, marched On and made an at
tempt to fire They marched. az
though On parade 1t was magnEa-
cent. but criminal" said the German
officer.
Then came a fourth line like the
ether three The first line was less
than 1900 yards from the German
trenches I, came so slowly that II
was possible for the Germans to
make plans with cruel precision 10
meet it.
cauah. Between Walls Of Fire.
When the fourth line emerged from
the Russian wood the German artil-
lery dropped curtain of fire behind
it and then similar wall Of shells
ahead OF those in front. They then
moved these two walls closer togeth-
er with a hail of shrapnel between
them. while at the same time they cut
loose with the machine guns.
The splendid formation OF Russians.
trapped between the walls OF fire. scat
tered heedlessly in every direction.
but in vain. Shells gouged deep holes
in the dissolying ranks. The air was
filled with clamor and frantic shrieks
were sometimes heard above the In.
cessant roar and cracking or explodi.
projectiles.
Deafened men sought to dig them.
selves into the ground in the foolish
belief that they could find safety there
from this deluge of shells. Others
raced madly for the rear and some es-
capped in this way as II by miracle.
Still others ran toward the German
lines, only to be cut down by the Ger.
man machfnegun fire.
In less than twenty minutes the ter.
ribie drama was over. The attack had
cost the Russians 1000 lives. and yet
not Russian soldier had come within
500 yards OF the German lines. 1T
was a terrible harvest OF DEATH" said
the officer who described the battle.
1t was the last gasp of the Russian of.
fensive at this point.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
FOR STREET CAR DRIVERS
Device That Enables Motorman 70
Tell at . Glance II He 10 Run.
ming on Time.

A time-schedule indicator particu-
larly useful for motormen. Is being
employed on an English street car
line. The central portion Of the de-
vice consists of an ordinary clock.
About the face of the clock is large
circular frame into which Is fitted
cardboard ring. This is divided by ra-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
WANT HUSBANDS WHO DANCE
Woman Students Say Men May Smoke
and Play Bridge, but Must &,
. Not Drink.

h Minneapolis. Tho student newspa.
per OF the University Of Minneapolis.
which had asked the woman students
OF the institution tho question: How
much salary must . man receive be-
fore you would consent to nuarryi"
has received replies ranging from $500
O $4,000 = ysaS. Most q ths girls
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05


back the reserves and prevent the
bringing up OF relief to the halffrozen
German soldiers. who, bundled up,
were standing in the water-filled dug
knew was inevitable. At eight o'clock
the attack came and this time 1t was
more succeasfu!.
Despite the artillery, despite the ma
chine guns and despite the infantry
fire, the apparently inexhaustible regi-
ments OF Russians swept on over the
dead. over the barbed-wire barriers be-
fore the German line. over the first
trenches and routed the German SOL
diers. who were half frozen in the mud
OF their shattered shelters. A terrific
hand.to-hand conflict followed. Hand
grenades tore down scores OF defend
IRIS and assaflahts alike. The men
fought like mantacs with spades, bay
onets, knives and dubbed guns.
Within 100 Feet Of Victory.
But the Russians won at fearful
price for so slight gain. 1t might
have been worth more had the Rus
sian deluge swept farther, but it did
not. The Russians stopped within a
hundred feet OF victory. 1t may have
been lack OF discipline, lack of officers
or lack OF reserves; no one knows.
The Russians seemed helpless In
the German trench; instead OF sweep.
Ing on into the second lines they tried
to intrench themgc.ves in the wrecked
German first line. Immediately Ger
man artillery hurled shells OF the
heaviest caliber into these lines. and
tore them into fragments.
Then came the German reserves, and
by nightfall the Russians had again
been driven out, 500 OF them being
taken prisoners.
Four days Of almost absolute quiet
followed. with only occasional artillery
fire and now and then a sputtering in
fantry volley across the glade with its
burden Of death when the scout posts
on either side thought they saw the
enemy. The weather turned warm
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

tona had to vote on the drink question.
Three hundred and fifty Of our chill.
dren marched through the streets sing.
Ing songs OF prayer and faith. was
waiting at the poll and az tho men
passed me begged them in the names
Of their families and the citizenship
with which they could do so much. To
vote dry--~and they did.
II consider tho Daytona school, a
ciyilizer. ! do not know Of a better
name to give It. The spirit OF efficiency
Is instillcd into the minds OF the poo.
pic. ! want to bring about q dignity
OF labor and service. The work has
grown n good deal since ! first began.
We have added truck gardening, poul.
try raising, dairying. and chair Gaming
to the curriculum. Our girls go out
and become efficient workers, among
whom are numbered dressmakcrs,
laundresses, teachers. and students In
higher schools. A great deal of stress
IL laid on moral and religious training.
| believe that that Is the only founda.
ton"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
A CIlncher.

Il have here" said the book agent
"a set Of books which should be in
every home"
mot in this one" snapped the man
of the house. Il have no time for
reading and ! hate the very sight Of
q book agent" ...,. s.5... s. 8
. Then these books are the very
things you need. Just think how handy
they'll be to throw at the next book
agent that comes alonr,"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

girls. but drinking would be prohibited.
and those who advocated card playing
say bridge should be substituted for
poker, although one girl comedies her
future husband one night . week for
the latter game ~. IL
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
so There Ysu A..

So There You Are.
she-The lecturer said that . WON
an ID Drawer than aman.
He-Why. : woman Il afraid of :
mouse. 1sSs n.
M She And ! man = afraid of ~ |
same woman. VA
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

A Californian has patented docu-
mont envelope with an inner lining Of
asbestos covered with carbon paper to
receive and retain copies Of inscrip.
tons written on an outer paper cover
ing should the. latter be destroyed by
fire. " "a s~..a ,;st.-,.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

The eminent English physicist,
Thomson. explains tho phenomenon
giving radium it, name % gradual
loss OF some Of the ions Of its atomic
system, and thus II explained tho evi.
Gonce that its rays behave moro like
matter than like tho waves Of heat and
light. n. NJ s N * !. IS B 4
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

Tho United States public kealth
service maintains loan library Of
stereopticon slides.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

Tho government IL encouraging OK.
periments In France with q device to
protect against hail. essentially q large
lightning rod OF pure copper, which 10
said TO 30 affect atmospheric electric.
ity that hailstones cannot form.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

4 llfe>sav!ng suit which keeps the
rearer', head above water and his
body warm even I'm zero weather has
been perfected by r. r Aud, OF Hem
don. Va. The suit was tested In the
Potomac river In the presence Of Gen.
George UhIer and other officers OF the
United States steamboat inspection
service. the test resulting I'm favor
able, though unofficial. report by Cen
srai Uhier, The lower part OF the
suit contains four pounds Of lead to
the foot, and the upper part is filled
with cork TO float the body in an up
right position. The material IL nom
conducting 10 that the heat OF the
body will keep the wearer alive for
four days in Icy water. the inventor
claims. In the picture Mr.. Aud 10
shown wearing the suit.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

a new method Of using coal In com.
3pStition with oil fuel has been tried
al Vancouver, British Columbia. Those
conducting the experiments say that
crushed coai can BIO supplied to steam
producing furnaces BY tho same meth
"a II use Tor OIL II ID proposed to use
10 new process tor smelling In tho
Bis mining plants. ~,.. ~
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

Japan 10 pianning 70 adopt An alpha
~ ~ ~ letters, including most Of the
Roman characters. some Russian and
thV rsst original symbols. a
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05

X cold.bioodsd view Of tho war hos.
pitaIs reveals the wonderful and 9th.
serWisa unobtsinsbls practice that
syOnns surgeons, Of which many are
Americans, are obtaining. The young
follow Who sre going into that pro.
fassion could not have chosen better
scjaes ~ their graduation than 1914
~ i1is Thoss employed In France
srsSelve III . wssk and % Z day OK.
~ " IA0Si1U!
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-03-17
THE ORIGIN OF SHAMROCK WEARING!

Few put a sprig of shamrock in their buttonhole o. the Seventeenth OF
March realize that these little green leaves more than once kept the Irish
from death in dire famine times.
In 1896 the poet Spenser declares that the war has brought the
miserable inhabitants Of Munster to a point where they flock to a blot ii
watereresses or shamroeks as to a feast. In his view Of ireland" he
describes this as the depth of ruin to which a land formerly having
abundant corn and cattle had be plunged
The troublous times continued and the shamrock is mentioned as an
article Of food again und again. Fynes Morrison in 1898 writes that the
herbs still being Asnatched out of the bitches for food.
Withors in "Abuses Strpt and Whipt" 1613) sings:
"And for my clothing in a mantle go
"And food on shamrods is the Irish doeV
Not until later was the shamrock used as the national emblem of Erin
Nathaniel Colgan, member Of the Royal Irish Academy says the earliest
record Of the wearing 20 the green" is contained in the diary Of Thomas
Dinoy, who wrote in 1887:
nth day of March yearly is st. Patrick, an immoveabe feast, when
the Irish Of all stations and conditions wear crosses in their hats, some Of
pins, some OF green ribbon, and the vulgar superstitiousy wear shamrogues.
three leaved grass which they Likewise eat (they say to cause a sweet
beah) The common people and servants also demand their patdeks
great OF their masters which they go expressly to town, though half 4
dozen miles OF to spend, where sometimes it amounts ia a niece Of 8 or
cobb a piece, and very few Of the jealous are found sober at night
A later reference to the wearing Of the shamrock appears in the woIos
Of d.. Caleb Threlkeld, a bOtanist of the early eighteenth century. He
says; THE people wear the plant in their hats in commemoratiou of ST.
Patrick, believing that 81. Patrick used the three lobed leaf to explain the
Christian Trinity. This belief is generally said by anHouarians to have
Of Patrtfus," who died in A D. 43.
In that year, says the Annale Of Ulster, "Patntius, the arch apostle a.
the Scott Qrish) rested on the 10th day Of The calends o. Aprl CIareb IN
in the 10th year Of his life, the Goth year after he had come to Ireland
bapize the Scott"