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Evening journal., 1920-10-15
10. o. u. CHIEr HERE.

Harry A. WinterrOwd, past grand
master Of I. O. o. F., OF Ind dn3polis,
nd, degree master OF lndian5pol's s
lodge, Of Odd Fellows. and
shahman Of the committee OF
iekree work OF .ihe S1yrein
srand Lodge. visited Eden Lodge.
. o. o. T., here last evening.
Evening journal., 1920-10-15
Wilmington MAN
now TESTIFIES
Claims After Suffering for
Years Plant Juice Has
Restored Him to
Health
HAS GOOD APPETITE
AND SLEEPS FINE

There are many things learned from
experience. Among them IS the fact
that stomach trouble, which may be
either inherited or acquired, and
which produces Indigestion, dyspep-
sia, .palpitatlon OF TIE heart, gas,
Evening journal., 1920-10-15
no FAMINE TINS MOTHER.

Mrs. Catherine Keller, charged with
r7ielty to her small children, was
leh for an examination as TO her
mental condition by Deputy Judge
ffnger in Municipal Court this morn
ng.
Evening journal., 1920-10-15
a 1Ilnl.E.s PnnTRIAT EOl any.

" portrait OF The .late City Judge
phi,ip Q. Churchman VIII be present
d 90 the Municipal Court some time
Iext week. probably on Wednesday.
r11e presentation OF the picture viii
e made by former Cuty Judge j. Frank
sxu
Evening journal., 1920-10-15
NEW LAWS ISSUED.

The laws passed by the recent ,spe-
clal' session OF the Legislature, nave
been issued in pamphlet form,l by
Secretary OF State Johnson.
Evening journal., 1920-10-15
GRANGE BAKE TOMORROW

hold a bake In the w C.. Il. u. Build
ing az Newport, tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1920-10-15

Oflce help. mechanics and carPen-
ter will End plenty OF works II they
win watch the want ad.
Evening journal., 1920-10-15

Dupont GIRLS DANCE TONIGHT
Girl employees OF the dupont Com.
nanv will give a dance IN the bau
room OF the Hotel dupont this eve
ming.
Evening journal., 1920-10-15

Twenty-four per cent. OF the farm
women in the United States assist in
the field work.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
COULDN'T LEAVE DEAR DADDY
Sweet Girls Affection Must Have
Been Very Comforting to the
Old Gentleman, Yes!

The blushing girl leaned over her
fathers chair and put her arm around
his neck.
"You dear old papa!" she cooed.
you've been very good to your little
cir, since her engagement"
I'm always glad to make my sun
beam happy" mur1nured father fondly.
IL want you to think sometimes OF
your foolish old father and remember
that I've did everything he could to
make home pleasant for you before
you left him in his lonely old age"
''Oh, you dear, sweet man! What
would you say IL didn't leave you.
after all7"
"Eh1" exclaimed the startled old
man.
"How can be so selfish after you
have been so good to me. and done
everything for me?" said the girl ten
DERBY. II don't care SO very very
very much for George. I'm going to
tell him It was all a mistake. and that
he can find somebody else, for I'm
always going to stay at home with
you. And then you can always
give me nice things!"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
AND he NEVER CAME BACK!
Pursuing Swimmer Had No Idea Of
Letting a Chance Like That Get
Away From Him.

There were mutinOus murmurs
aboard certain merchantmen when
word spread among the crew that the
ship would not. after all, put in at
Tahiti. but merely drop the mail over
and go on. Tahiti, being French soil,
is a little island Of liquor in mid-Pa
cific. and the thirsty men aboard had
been lying awake nights thinking of
the drinks that lay ahead.
The disappointment was too much
for one seaman, who, uttering a plain
tive cry. leaped into the sea and start
ed to swim for the visible shore. The
captain. much vexed and little cnvi-
Gus, ordered the best swimmer in the
crew to go after him and bring him
back before he reached land. An ex-
cited lookout kept all on deck posted
on the progress OF the race.
Hes gaining! Hes gaining! Two
hundred yards-a hundred yards-fif-
ty yards. In dozen strokes he'll have
him. Five more strokes! A yard to
go. Great gunsI'
"What is it? What is it?'
"Great guns. sir, he's passed him !"
American Legion Weekly.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
SHOULDN'T BE OLD At 10
vssor@May Be Retained by the EIimi-
nation Of Preventable and
Premature Decay.

At 70-odd you can be healthy. Wig
orous and full of fight. This Is the
belief OF DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. who
Is conducting In Good Housekeeping
The League for Longer Life" We
read:
Life in the Uni-ed States, and in
every other country. Is unquestion-
ably shorter than 1t need be. and its
period Of healthy efficiency Is too
short even for that average length Of
life. 1t has been computed that the
average of fully efficient manhood and
womanhood under the present condl-
lions Is only about ten years. Health
Is unquestionably the most important
possession that we have; our happi-
ness. our success In business, and in
family life. depend upon it.
Average life. as revealed by the
mortality statistics, undergoes In this
country two critical danger points as
regards deatn-the first under one
year Of age. the second about the age
Of seventy-five. The prolonging Of the
average duration Of life, which is now
about forty-tive years, to the second
danger point. is theoretically possible
by the elimination of preventable and
premature decay"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Senator Cumn1ins Reelected By
Large Majority
HIS DESTINATION NO OBJECT
As Example of Perfect Freedom From
Care, Coiored Boy Would Be
Hard to Beat.

Sitting in the rear end of day
coach on q jerkwater road In Texas,
my end of the car being smoker for
white passengers and the front END
being reserved for the accommodate
ton of colored persons. Hooking
through the open door Of the dividing
partition--saw the conductor stop in
the aisle alongside half-grown negro
boy who had boarded the coach at
flag station.
81 amt got no ticket, cap'n," I heard
the darby say. So saying. he hauled
handful Of silver dollars out of a
pocket and extended the hand. its
palm covered with coins.
''WeIl. then, where do you want to
gO?" asked the conductor.
''Cap'n. it don't make no difference,
quOth the boy. "Jes' you tells ne.
please, sab. when dis yere money Is
done ridden up an den I'll git OF
effen I LAX de looks Of de place. an
effen I don't lax it I'll give you some
mo-, money an keep on a-rdin."-
Irwin S. Cobb In the Saturday Evening
Post.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

Mrs. Mary Coalson has the unique
dictinetion of being the highest
salaried woman of our race in the en-
ployment- of state, city OF county. Dur
ing the administration of Ben Woolgar
and Jackson Mrs. Coalson was appoint
ed pelieewoman of the city. Her main
duty was to look after the welfare of
her own people, but she has in many in
stances helped individuals of tho other
race. Her reappointment by Mr.. Mar
shall Miller of the safety department,
was very gratifying to the colored peo-
pie of the city. Mrs. Coalson, prior to
her present duties as policewoman serv-
ed as matron during several sessions Of
the Iowa state legislature. Mrs. Coal
son is the widow OF VIM. (Billy) Coal
son, who for a number of years served
"a private messenger to the governors
of Iowa.
Her work here il the city has been
success from every viewpoint and her
methods Of helpfulness have been copied
nv other cities in their reforms for the
betterment. Of the colored man, woman
and child.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
THAT BROUGHT HIM TO TIME
Really Little He Could Do After Such
Declaration From His
Adored One.

In the hush Of the twilight they lin
gered by the gate. He was full Of
hope, but fearful to try his luck, while
she-well. her fair face was lined and
drawn with determination.
Presently. after a silence long and
deep, she began:
II will never" ... g.
Her eyes met his pleading orbs with
an intensity OF purpose which made
his heart quail.
A'Wed any man!''
His bronzed face paled and he felt
as If he stood on the brink Of a chasm
Of despair. Then, with politely cold
smile on her curved lips, she con-
tinued:
present company"
Again she paused and he waited in
feverish anxiety for her next words"
always accepted :"
And soon the wedding bells will be
ringing for him and his girl. ..
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
The Price Of Silence.

The negro preacher had successfully
concealed the fact that he had served
term in prison, but long years of
upright living had not destroyed his
fear Of exposure.
One Sunday, on rising to begin his
sermon, his heart sank on seeing in
one Of the front pews a former cell
mate.
Quick thinking was necessary. Turn
ing the Bible round a couple Of times
to gain time he fixed his eye on the
stranger and delivered himself slowly
and impressively as follows:
"Ah takes nah text dis mo'nin' from
de sixty-fo' chapter an de fo'hundre'th
verse Oh de Gospel OBJ Saint John
which says. Dem as sees me, an
knows me. an says nothin'. dem Will
All see later "-Exchange. .-+
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
A HeIpinQ Hand.

A very shy young farmer was court
ing a serious-minded young woman
who was not averse to him or TO mar
rage, but she found herself after a
long period Of silent courtship no near
er the goal than ever; the young man
could not summon up courage to speak.
One night. as they sat together-:n
dead silence, Of cOurse-in her faith
er's parlor, she decided that the hour
and the man had come.
George" she said in her most seri-
GUS tones. George, If you love me
and don't like to say so, you may
squeeze my hand"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Without Confirmation.

Pete johnson, carpenter on the
farm, was on the meadows Of Ho-
boken looking for game. He walked
around half day, and, finding moth
ing, he started for home, meeting a
COW which he shot at and missed. 1t
was his last shot, so Pete was out Of
luck when he met bear. WHICH chased
him a half mile to friendly oak tree.
The bear and Pete circled the tree I'M
til both were becoming exhausted.
Then Pete grabbed the bears paws
and held them around the tree until
the bear died of starvation. They had
bear meat at the farm and the skin
Of BRUNO adorns the farm gates. Note
The recent storm prevented us from
verifying this item. We hope it is
'true.-Unidentified.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
GOT HIS SEATS, ALL RIGHT
Under the Circumstances, Many VIII
Think BelI-Ringer Was Moderate
in His Demands.

One of the annoyances of the man.
acer of q show is the free list in
small towns, and itsis his duty to look
over the list when he arrives and DO
the necessary cutting. Edward Ar
mold Of "The Storm" company. tells
of a manager Of his company In the
Middle West, who found two seats
allotted to the "bell-r1nger." asked the
house manager why, and was intro
duced to the man. "Why two seats?'
he said. ...-. ..
"There's curfew in this town." he
said, II am the bell-ringer. If l get
the seats the bell gets couple OF
light taps. If don't it rings an hour"
"Where Is the bell?" ... $50
Next door," He got the seats
New York Post.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Too Good "a Work.

A tall ancestral clock stood upon the
mantelpiece in Southern home.
faithful to its duty. 1t had run unin-
terruptedly for years. On holiday
occasion the maid. an old-time negro.
decorating the house with holly and
mistletoe, furnished the clock with a
particularly brilliant wreath. and as
she said. dressed it up for the occa-
sion. The next morning when she
came to work, the faithful old clock
had stopped. = a.
She stood before it. arms akimbo,
and apostrophized 1t: 81 knowed you
was going to stop. clock! You Is just
like nigger-no sooner n you gets
all dressed up, you think you is too
good to work"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
PiscatoriaI Labor Saver.

Uncle Eph Johnson. aged negro. ma
tive Of Scott county, Kentucky. has
invented machine that reduces to the
minimum the labor of fishermen. 'Tis
simple. this invention Of Uncle Eph's.
It is not patented. On the contrary,
Its inventor offers 1t to any and all
devotees of the rod and reel. Stick
an umbrella rib perpendfcularly in the
mud on the bank, fasten sleigh bell
near the top, and connect the line with
this invention and you are ready to
ashland sleep. 1T amt nothin'
more'n labor saver" said Uncle Eph.
GU see, every time I get bite the
fish hends the umbrella rib and the
bell rings. Den wakes up an hauls
him in."-Exchange.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
SCRAPS

It isn't always n compliment to the
baby to say It looks like its parents.
A babbIing brook Is probably called
so because It can't keep Its mouth
shut.
Only very brave youth would at
tempt to steal n kiss from an unfair
maid.
Sobriety may not increase the wis
dom Of the world. but 1t gives 1t bet
ter chance. T.
A brilliant conversationalist Is In
danger Of falling into n belief in art
for arts sake.
Look pleasant. even If you force n
laugh. Lifc's always taking your
photograph.
A mans first conviction Of his I'M
portance comes when a newspaper In
terviews him.
About the only fault the average
woman has to find with her past is
that it's too long.
Black. green, brown and white am
Der. as well as the yellow variety. Is
sometimes found.
Don't boast of what you can do un-
less you are willing to take Off your
coat and make good.
Yes, Hazel. dear. repartee during
courtship develops into plain back
talk after marriage.
A married mans idea OF heaven is q
place where wives do not ask their
husband for money. 4"
If you train servants in the way
they should go. the first thing you
know they are gone.
If man is born lucky he discov
ers the hole in his pocket before he
puts any dimes into it.
Cheerfulness and content are great
beautifiers and are famous preservers
of youthful lOoks.-DickenS.
Make your chart before you start
Know what you're after before you
start out for It'll. Kaufman.
hate to see things done by halves
If it be right, do it boldly; If 1t be
wrong, leave 1t undon-.-Gilpin.
No girl can successfully chew pea
nut brittle and nurse case or dis
appointed love at the same time.
Courtesy is the eye which overlooks
your friends broken gateway but sees
the rose that blossoms in his garden
If all men were compelled to prac
tice what they preach the majority
of them would discontinue preaching
And the average married woman
would doubtless spend more money 1
her husband had any more to spend
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
SMALL COMFORT FOR TITUS
Mr.. Titmouse Might Have Felt Better
Had He Not Called on News
paper Editor.

Titus Titmouse was Infatuated, but
the editor of the Western Wind shut
him up in two seconds.
rs this the newspaper Officer in
quired Mr.. TitmOuSe.
1T is" responded the man at the
desk.
Didn't this paper say I was a
liar?'
1T did not"
Didn't it say I was a scoundrel9 2"
ut did not"
swell, some paper said it,"
POSSIBLY 1t was our contemporary
down the street." suggested the editor,
as he picked up paperwelght. ''This
paper never prints stale news."-Los
Angeles Times.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
No Behavior.

Il hear tell that your boy. Runt.
got whipped good and proper by the
schoolmaster luther day" said neigh
Dor. 'How did he behave about it
atterwards?'
cav, he didn't behave a-tall. to
speak Of" replied Gap Johnson Of
Rumpus Ridge. 81 ketched him trying
to sneak out with my gun to take
a shot at the professor. But l yanked
it away from him and bent it over
his head q couple of times and kept
him from behaving to amount to any
thing."-Kansas City Star.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
He Knew.

A western youngster who attends an
eastern college came home recently for
a few days. His mother, Of course.
cooked up all his special dishes and
the youngster rejoiced as he sat down
to the well-filled table. "1n tell you.
John" began his father, beaming at
the boy, "the happiest time in most
peoples lives is right when they are
eating, isn't it?'
John looked at mother, who had
acted as cook. and then at the rest Of
his family. Eyes. It is" he agreed.
"provided that they are eating with
some people for whom they actually
care"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Decent DRESSING.

Lotion Horton, the milk King. was
talking at A New York dinner about
the modern woman's ultra" gowns.
"A profiteer," he said. twas dress
ing the other evening for the opera
when his wife stalked into his
dressing room.
"'Here lyou are she Kissed, "a war
profiteer getting 800 per cent divt-
.aends, and I've only got one decent
Dress
He turned and looked her up and
down: then he said:
"'Well, wish to goodness you'd
wear itv"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
The Spirits Were cuttin' up.

An aged chief Of the Sauteau tribe
lay in his tepee, the cold sweat OF
death on his forehead. His CLASSY
eyes gazed into vacancy, and recog-
nized not any Of the wailing women
nearby. Then. suddenly, the grim,
war-scarred face lit up with an eager
10y, and he cried: II see EN-"
"See what?" queried one.
"See 'em Spirits" replied the dying
chief. '.5"'
"What they doing" ZEE '
drinking tea and jiggfng."
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
A cubist Difficulty.

Blasco Ibanez, the Spanish novelist,
was talking in New York about the
.cubiSts.
II know cubist in Madrid" he
said. "who paints portraits that look
like eggs, chains, bottles, rocks-any-
thing but the models they are painted
from.
II dropped in on this cubist in his
studio one morning, and found him
examining with low. troubled oaths
some 20 or 80 of his masterpieces.
"'What's the matter, old MANI !
said.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
YES, SAME OLD PET NAMES
Married Couple Employed Them as in
the Engagement Days, but They
Were EmbelIished.

The married lady at the wedding
party wiped her eyes and grasped the
brides hands fervently.
'Oh. my DEAR she said feelingly.
Il only hope that Mr.. Dinwadd!e and
you will be as happy as my husband
and are. Through all the twenty
years Of our married life we have con.
tinued to use to each other the dear
little pet names Of our engagement
days."
Then the married guest went home
and found hubby waiting for his sup
per.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
1920 Style.

In an indianapolis barber shop a
man got shave, haircut and tonic and
gave the boss barber dollar bill,
which the latter rang up as he said,
"Just right"
After about minute the customer
exclaimed: 1.-THE only difference be-
tween you and Jesse James is that
Jesse had horse"
''There is bigger difference than
that" replied the boss barber; Jesse
was piker. Why, I've got seven
passenger car."-1ndianapolis News.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
What God Requires.

What God requires is IN undivided
villa yielding will. desiring only
what he desires, rejecting only what
he rejects, and both unreservesily-
Where such n mind is, everything turns
to good. and its very amuseMents be-
come good works. Happy indeed iS
slich a One.--Fenelon.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Her Viewpoint.

"If I were rich you'd marry me
quick enough.!"' s-a a#E e.
THANK you, Freddie! That's the
INCEST thing you ever said to me, and
1t is so unusual"
"Why-er, what"
"You. and lot of others, have paid
compliments to my beauty, but that is
the first time any young man has ever
given me credit for common sense"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Dr.. PLIERS Handicap.

~ understand that young DR.. Pill
Iers had hard time getting estab-
fished here"
$50 he did" -'
"What was the troIble?''
.xrhiefy the fact that his wiliskers
wouldn't grow fast" ..'
''1ndeed?' ...s
Eyes. It took him about four years
to raise respectable vandyke beard"
-Blr1ningham Age-Heraid.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

Bobby. your mother tells me you
are a very bright boy. and she eX-
poets you to be great man." said
Mr.. Blossom. ms he sat in the par.or
waiting for Bobby's sister.
ma never does 'spect right. She
doesn't know what she's talking about.
She told dad she 'spected you and my
sister would be married fore spring,
and that was more than year ago"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Agreed.

"They seem to be having a row over
at Bilkins' house. Difference of opin-
ion, suppose"
mo. Usual trouble there-identica
opinion"
"How's that?"
Mrs Bilkins thinks she is not going
to be able to get hold of a dollar Of his
wages this week, and he is of the same
opinion"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Perhaps.
le easter nOW."

II can breathe easier now"
whats happenedT'
"The landlord called for his rent
today"
"Well.'
"And he went away without leaving
notice that next month he would
charge us $50 month more. Perhaps
he has gotten over his rentraisins
fever"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
LETTING the Widow Down Easy.

Letting the Widow Down Easy.
Brown always did possess soft
heart This is how he wrote:
Dear Mrs. Harrison-YOur husband
cannot. come home today because his
bathing suit was washed away.
"P. S.-Your husband was inside it"
London Tit-Bits.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Sorry He Spoke.

Hub--The~p said this morn
Ing. you'll remember, that the finest
garment a woman can wear is the
mantle Of charity.
Wife--Yes. and judging from the
fuss they make over the bills, it's about
the only garment some husbands want
their wives to wear.-Boston Tran
script. u.s. -.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
When Death Comes.

When death. the great reconciler,
has come, 1t is never our tenderness
that we repent Of, but our severlry.--
George Eliot.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Wooeo.

Juliet came out on the balcony.
II am the original porch eampaiEn-
err" she boasted.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Jailed for Love Of Books.

Lady visitor-What brought you
here. my poor fellow?
Poor Fellow--Love for books. mum.
what! What sort Of bOoks?'
"Rich blol1es' pocket books. num-"
London Answers.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Ler.s 40.

Bob-You look sweet enough to eat.
Cert do eat. Where shall we gOf
From the Orange Peel.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
obIiaina.

"Father. do you mind advancing me
my allowance for next week ~
My dear child, I'VE already ati-
vanced 1t to you
"All right. My allowance for the
week after will do as well.rJ udge.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
.Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins says he notices the
ouija board never attempts to spell
any very long words except when the
school teacher or the minister is sit
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Great Loss 81 Cows,

It Is estin,ated that Europe lost
about 22,000OOO cows in the last few
years. 8a
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

""The matter Is said !se. that Don
Mucho Denaro, the oil profiteer, mas
just sent around for his portrait, and
to save my life can't remember which
1t is" r
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Household Bills on His Mind.

Wife, wish you would put up the
hammock, John.
John (absently)- much do you
think could get on it?-Boston Eve,
ming Transcript.