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THE BYSTANDER State Capitol Bldg Historic Town XXV No. 49 ANNUAL EXERCISES OF TUSKEGEE HELD; 124 GET DIPLOMAS. Hundreds of Friends of Famous Institution Attend 38th Commencement; Industrial Exhibits Set Forth With Remarkable Clearness Various Activities of School. Tuskegee, Ala., May 22.—The thirty-eighth annual exercises of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute which started Sunday, May 18th, with a stiring baccalaureate address by Dr. George H. Denny, president of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., concluded today when diplomas and certificates were awarded to 124 candidates. It was a day ideal in every respect for such a function and the good natured crowd, together with the tables where refreshments were served, all were pleasant reminders of the Tuskegee commencements of other years. Visitors came from far and near representing loyal friends of the Institute in every walk of life. In the broad ravine near White Hall, wagon from all nearby communities brought in farmers and their wives and children to the Tuskegee commencement for to them this is the big event of the year; to them it is a day of inspiration, a day of hope and withal a genuine outing; for they put aside their regular work each year and make the annual visit to Tuskegee to see their sons and daughters receive their diplomas and certificates from "Booker Washington's School." These humble, loyal and good natured folks were no less appreciated than were the many representative merchants and business men and other friends from Montgomery who were willing to set aside their duties and motor up to Tuskegee for the exercises of today. In addition to this crowd, a large number came by rail from nearby points on the Atlanta & West Point railroad. March to the Chapel. At twelve o'clock, Part One of the program was concluded and the visitors were invited to lunch provided for them by the Institute. Some were served in Dorothy Hall, others on the lawn in genuine picnic fashion. The afternoon portion of the program included the features of the day. Promptly at 1:30 o'clock, the academic procession was formed in front of Carnegie Library, and headed by the trustees, prominent visitors, officers and teachers of the school made an imposing array, as it passed through the grounds to the Institute chapel. The industrial exhibition, always interesting, set forth with remarkable clearness many of the various activities of the school, including domestic science, blacksmithing, agriculture, electrical wiring, steam fitting, auto mechanics, etc. Annual Commencement Address Given by Isaac Fisher of the Class of 1898. For the first time in the history of the Tuskegee Institute, one of its own graduates delivered the commencement address. Isaac Fisher of the class of 1898, University Editor at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, was unanimously invited to deliver this address, not only because of his public services, but also because he has always been so staunch an admirer and interpreter of the late Dr. Booker T. Washington. He spoke on the subject of "The Changing and the Permanent—the Transitory and the Everlasting." INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF STATIONARY FIREMEN AND OILERS ADMIT COLORED MEN. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, through its secretary, John R. Shillady of New York, makes public a telegram sent to the International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers in session in Washington, D. C., May 15. The Association's telegram is based on information received from the District of Columbia Branch, through the chairman of its executive committee, L. M. Hershaw, that this brotherhood admits colored men to its membership on terms of perfect equality and that at its convention in Washington there were present thirty odd delegates of the colored race. The Association's telegram follows: May 16, 1919. International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers, Timothy Healy, President, National Hotel, Washington, D. C. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, with 210 branches in as many cities in 39 states, and some 53,000 dues-paying members, sends you its cordial greetings and ex- Biliousness and Constipation. "For years I was troubled with bili- ousness and constipation, which made life miserable for me. My appetite failed me. I lost my usual force and vitality. Pepsin preparations and cath- artics only made matters worse. I do not know where I should have been today had I not tried Chamberlain's Tablets. The tablets relieve the ill feeling at once, strengthen the digestive func- tions, purify the stomach, liver and blood, helping the system to do its work naturally."—Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birming- ham, Ala. For a burn or a scald apply Chamberlain's Salve. It will allay the pain al- most instantly and quickly heal the in- fused parts. Boost Pay and read The Bystander presses its deep satisfaction that colored workmen in the crafts represented by your brotherhood are admitted without discrimination, and that, as we are informed, some thirty odd delegates of the colored race are sitting in your convention. John R. Shillady, Secretary, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The Bethel A. M. M. E. church Aid bazaar May 21 and 22 proved to be a success. Mrs. Martha Herndon was the chairman of the dinner committee. Mrs. Julia Farmer chairman of cream committee. Mrs. Ellen Rhonee and Mrs. A. A. Green had charge of booth No. 1. Mrs. Esther Richardson and Mrs. Minnie Herndon had charge of booth No. 2. Mrs. Gertrude B. Rhonencee had charge of the country store. Mrs. Alice Carter cashier. The bazaar was conducted by thirty ladies of the Aid, clearing $151.85. We owe many thanks to our president, Mrs. L. Payne, and her vice president, Mrs. I. Smith, who so faithfully performed their duty. The Bethel A. M. E. church started their rally Sunday and will continue ninety days and report the second Sunday in each month. Rev. W. C. Williams, pastor of the A. M. E. church, Omaha, was with us Sunday at 3 p. m. and preached an instructive sermon. Collections $150.00. We had a good time in the name of the Lord all day Sunday. Rev. D. W. Dowden of Albia, Iowa, was with us Sunday night. Rally raised Sunday $512.86. The board meeting Monday night was good with 26 present. Mr. John L. Thompson, editor of the Bystander, was present at the Bethel church Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. McCrae end their little niece, who are expecting to make this their home. Mrs. Ellen Rodrugze is ill at this writing. Mr. R. V. Robertson, Mrs. L. Anderson and Mrs. J. Nichols are all much improved at this writing. Charles M. Rhonence will be the guest of Robert Russell Tuesday evening at lunch. CLARINDA. IOWA Our editor, J. L. Thompson, was in our city in the interest of the Bystander last week. While here he gave a fine lecture at the A. M. E. church. Hope that he will come again. While in the city he stopped at the residence of Wm. Headley. Mrs. Henry Cook was called by telegram to Cheyenne, Wyo. Her daughter, Mrs. Lois Windsor, was very low. John Nash, wife and baby visited at Mrs. Albert Bennett's home at Bradville, Iowa, over Sunday. Rev. J. H. Reynolds, pastor of the Second Baptist church, held memorial services Sunday. He preached from 20th chapter of Luke, 6th verse. Little Kathleen Griggs is able to be out again. We are glad to see her in our midst. Rev. J. H. Reynolds and Mrs. Farrier were calling on Mr. Able Sunday. Found him much improved in health. Mr. Henry Johnson of Gravity is still very sick. Mrs. Eliza Sullivan of Clarinda is helping care for him at this writing. Rev. Robert Manley of A. M. E. church is down with attack of lumbago. We pray that he will soon recover. Mrs. Clara Farrin ate dinner at her sister, Mrs. Wm. Headley, last Friday. All the best make of cars are being painted at the Valentine paint shop. Farrin and Jones proprietors. Mrs. Geo. Johnson and Mrs. Thos Jones attended the wedding of Mrs. Johnson's sister at St. Joe, Mo., May 17. Please phone all news for the Bystander to 128 R. Mr. Adam Anderson, a discharged overseas soldier, has returned here and expects to enter, business soon. We wish the young man success. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Madison and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Gater were in Des Moines last Tuesday to hear Dr. Du Bois. Mr. Crawford, a member of the Iowa University base ball team, visited with his friend, Mr. Smith, on Monday. The guest night of the A. M. E. club, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Harris, was a great success. Mr. Anderson was present and gave a very interesting talk on his experiences in France. Corporal Isaac Valley left Tuesday evening for his home in Gerard, Kan., after a few days visit at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Gater, 125 Kelogg Ave. Corporal Valley has been cited for the distinguished service cross. He was in the Champagne sector, where he gave evidence of his bravery by preventing the loss of the lives of his comrades. The results of which a part of his right foot was blown off and other injuries received. He has been in the Fort Des Moines hospital since Oct. 28, and just received his discharge May 23. The colored citizens of Ames royally entertained him while here. Last Resort. Over Twenty-One—"Do you think women should propose?" Young Thing—"I don't know. Have you tried everything else?"—Fuck. COUNCIL BLUFFS NEWS. AMES NOTES. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919. THE LYNCHING. Hark the roar of rushing feet, Sounding through a Southern street! Voices harsh and shrill arise, And the fearful glaring eyes, Half illumed by glaring torch Centring round a prison-arch, Tell again the tale of shame Which doth sear one like a flame. Just within the sheriff stands And he holds within his hands More than keys to prison bars,— Liberty, the Stars and Stripes, Justice, Law, and Order, clasped,— Soon to be rudely grasped By the blood-red hand of Guilt, Stabbing Honor to the hilt. Hear the loud resounding blows, Hear the sounds which chaos knows— Diabolic cries and shrieks. When the time of doom bespeaks For the wight within his cell,— For the souls of the mas well, Who, destroying Justice's darts, Find her herbs, have pierced their Faithful steel and 'during stone Have collapsed. With awful groan Swings the door ajar. O God, Should 'st withhold Thy chast'ning rod, Seathless go. For human draw Prostrate lies. Let Justice draw Vengefully her damning steel, Giving Hate what victims feel! Desperate, opposing Fate, Pleads the victim. Murd'rous hate Walls him in and sears his soul Into silence; breaks the whole Chord of being, and he sees, As hq grovels on his knees, Demons recking in their den, There before he thought but men. Horror flees from such a sight. Pity veils here eyes in fright. Terror, Anarchy, and Death Hover o'er and speed the breath Of the victim. Eager hands Drag him to a tree which stands By the wayside, and they swing, Dangling there, a lifeless Thing! Tilford Davis, Jr. in Tonga Plain DAVENPOET, IOWA. The zealous members of the famous Missouri Club went over the top last Thursday night, when they pitched their most enjoyable concert for the entertainment of the public and their reception for the returned/Tri-City soldiers. The attendants were especially pleased with eyeing the two wonderful tableaux which consisted of (1) the brave scouts of the colored Davenport troop, (2) a number of returned soldiers in uniform, Uncle Sam, Justice. Miss Liberty and a Red Cross nurse attending a wounded soldier by giving him a drink of water. As a whole the concert was well appreciated by the attendants. After debits were paid they realized to their credit a neat sum of $62.00, of which the members of the said club feel very proud. Despite the intense heat above head and below foot, the colored band from across the pond in Rock Island, marched Sunday afternoon from the down town district to the A. M. E. church followed by a large body of men and a number of young boys, namely: the U. B. F.'s and their juveniles and were joined by the S. M. T.'s and their juveniles, where they listened to a sermon preached in the behalf of their respective lodges, commemorating their annual day of worship by the Rev. Dr. S. B. Moore. The lodges were well attended, and the coffers were well filled with lead and silver coins, the collection lifted to the amount of $84. The great powerful and speedy engine that pulls the rumbling steel coaches over the wooden rails to Galesburg, Ill., will once more carry our beloved pastor, Rev. S. B. Moore, and one of our highly respected citizens, Mr. Eugene Green, to the afore stated city, to remet the great body of like men that they met on last Wednesday, when they met in assembly and elected their lay delegates to the general conference and transacted their respective business, but they were again summoned by the call of the presiding elder to return to Galesburg because the former meeting held was contrary to the law of our great church discipline. Therefore the two said men will retravel their swift road an tomorrow morning the 28th. Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. J. Johnson and Miss Adams left this morning the 27th for Marshalltown, where they will attend the convention of the I. F. of C. W. C. They are expected to return the latter part of the week. The O. E. S. Lodge gave a very entertainable concert last night the 26th, and was enjoyed by the attendants. The concert was well attended counting upon circumstances. Next Sunday the O. E. S. Lodge will hold their annual sermon, which will be preached by Rev. Dr. S. B. Moore, at the A. M. E. church. If the men of our race walk upright and obey nature's commands together with the heavenly commands they will always be honored as our beloved pastor, Rev. Dr. S. B. Moore, is. Each lodge of this city and across the pond has come to the A. M. E. chureh to hold their annual sermons and also have Rev. Moore preach them. They were all well pleased with him and trust that the bishop will have pity upon the Davenport people and return Rev. Moore in September. THE NEW YORK MUSEUM One of the many beautiful buildings of which Des Moines boasts Graduation Gifts MAKE your graduation gifts from this rich and well selected display of fine jewelry, silverware, goldware, crystal and other fine pieces of home utilitiy and ornamentation. You'll find only the newest and latest modes, patterns, designs and materials, and a selection here will not only be appreciated for its value and beauty, but Schlampp's trademark on a gift will also reflect your good taste and good judgement. A fine line of valuable and useful gifts for youngs folk. Misdirection of Efficiency. Is the art of efficiency, by any chance, misdirected? Misdirected toward products as an end in itself, instead of toward the development of vitally initiative human individuals—joyous workers, to whom product is a by-product, wealth an incident—men who, for the very joy of the working, work explosively.—Industrial Management. "Providence has so ordered it that a state of rest and inaction, however it may flatter our indolence, should be productive of many inconveniences; that it should generate such disorders as may force us to have recourse to some labor as a thing absolutely requisite to make us pass our lives with tolerable satisfaction." — Edmund Burke. Graduation Gifts for Your Friend our graduation gifts from well selected display of dware, crystal and other y and ornamentation. are the newest and latest m aterials, and a selection ociated for its value and demark on a gift will also good judgement. valuable and useful gifts St. lampsy At the Corner of the big Clock LOCUST STREET AT SIXTH AVE. The best advertising medium to rech colored people in the west Price Five Cents Madame Walker Passes Away. Richest Negro Woman Dead. Madame C. J. Walker, owner of the Madame C. J. Walker Hair and Toilet Articles, the richest Negro woman, passed away at her beautiful home, Lenaro, Irvington-on-the-Hudson, Sunday morning, according to a telegram received by Mrs. S. Joe Brown. Madame Walker had been sick for some time, but took seriously ill while in St. Louis. She was rushed to her home and all that medical and professional aid would do could not save her life. DECORATION DAY, 1918, UNITES IN CLOSER BONDS AMERICA AND FRANCE Memorial Day, 1919, brings to America and France a new union in the one common cause—the great warfare for the maintenance of all those ideals of humanity and democracy for which the two republics stand. Just as the ardent followers of the Marquis de Lafayette, who gave their lives for the perpetuation of our American liberty, were buried here in the soil of America, so does America today requite the glorious sacrifice of France. Upon this day commemorating the love of man for his country—"greater love hath no man than this, that he gave his life for his friend"—upon this day, when our wonderful American boys are giving their lives for our civilization and sinking to their last earthly rest in the soil of France, could anything be more appropriate than Charles Wolfe's "The Burial of Sir John Moore," the silent night obsequies after Corunna, when his comrade laid him away in the lull between battles: Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried; Not a soldier discharged, his farewell buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeams' misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. Patronize Our Advertisers Published every Friday by the Bystander Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa. Office in Chemical building, corner Seventh and Mulberry streets. Phone, Walnut 899. Entered at the postoffice as second class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year ..... $1.50 Six months ..... .75 Three months ..... .50 All subscriptions payable in advance. Send money by postoffice order, money order, express or draft, to The Bystander Company. Advertising rates for display ads, 40 cents per inch, for each insertion. Three to six months' contracts, 35 cents per inch. Local advertising 10 cents per line for each insertion, counting six words to a line. For churches and secret societies where admission is charged, one-half of the above-mentioned rates. 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It would be the coarsest kind of profanation to speak irreverently of that fine and patriotic pronouncement; yet it only began the processes of national evolution. The work was continued in the Philadelphia convention, but the nation was not perfected until the time of Abraham Lincoln, whose gentle life fell in a period of our history when it was most needed. The men who will actively participate in the ceremonies of today heeded Lincoln's command, and saved the republic from erring friends who sought to destroy it. It was a noble service and the men who rendered it cannot be too long remembered, too much praised, or too highly honored. They are old now, and some of them are an unworthy of foot that they should be through the slow, mundane process. the day; time has left its frosty marks upon them, they may hurry on to the quiet evening, but so long as men just and patriotic in their judgments, the memory of those veterans will remain to bless and inspire the republic they helped to perfect. TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE SUMMER SCHOOL Tuskegee, Ala., May 17.—The tenth annual session of the Tuskegee Institute Summer School for teachers will be held June 9th to July 18th. Already applicants are coming in rapidly, and the indications are that the attendance of last year will be exceeded. This is the largest Negro Summer School in the country. Courses will be offered in English, mathematics, science, history, geography, business practice, education, physical training for women, first aid, agriculture, handicrafts, domestic science, sewing, canning and manual training. A special feature again this year will be the attendance of the teachers in the schools aided by Mr. Rosenwald. More than 400 of these teachers will be in attendance taking a special course. The General Eduction Board is paying the car fare of the Rosenwald teachers to and from Tuskegee Institute. Several noted speakers will address the teachers throughout the summer school. Dr. R. R. Moton, principal, will deliver a series of addresses. Dr. L. B. Moore, dean of the Teachers' College, Howard University, will be present the week of June 17th. The week of July first, Prof. J. R. E. Lee, principal Lincoln High School, Kansas City, Missouri, will be the speaker. About Rheumatism. People are learning that it is only a waste of time and money to take medicine internally for chronic and muscular rheumatism, and about ninety-nine out of a hundred cases are one or the other of these varieties. All that is really necessary to afford relief is to apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely. Try it. It costs but 35 cents per bottle. Large size 60 cents. GRIZZLY BROOKS NO RIVAL Testimony of Hunters Proves That He Is Beyond Question Supreme in His Own World. The grizzly was once the monarch of the Western ranges, says Walter Prichard Eaton, in Harper's Magazine. Nothing disputed his title till man came with the rifle. Of man the grizzly now has a most intelligent fear, except in places where he is protected and fed. Fierce and formidable fighter that he is, he doesn't fight man unless he is driven to it, but with the keenness of his tribe (the bear is one of the most intelligent of beasts) he avoids danger so far as possible, and has developed much cleverness at it. The testimony of all Western hunters agrees on the great caution a grizzly uses before crossing an open or approaching a dead horse or cow put out for bait, frequently charging all the bushes around to drive out possible foes in ambush as a preliminary to feeding. That the mountain lion is a real foe of the bears our hunter denied. The mountain cat is a coward. Once, he said, he had put out a dead horse for their bait, and watched from a tree two lions feeding on the carcass. A grizzly (called a silvertig by the hunters) approached, shouldered in between the lions and began to feed also. As one fat grizzly can take up considerable room the lions resented this third party at the feast and drew off snarling. Then one of them came back and evidently clawed the intruder or hit it. The bear, which had one fore-paw employed, swung with the other, caught the lion a tremendous blow and knocked him 50 feet down the slope. Then Mr. Silvertig resumed his repast as if nothing had happened. He did not even look around to see how far the lion fell or what he was going to do when he got up. Evidently the bear felt quite sure of his position. He was justified in this confidence, for the lion rose and with his mate sulked, snarling, off into the timber. The man who told this story had been a mountain hunter from boyhood, and he is, furthermore, an uncommonly sharp observer whose knowledge has been more than once employed by the federal government. There is no reason to doubt the accuracy of his tale, which seems to bear out the statements of other hunters that the grizzly is supreme in his own world, even contemptuously so. Hero of Naval Disaster. The man with the smile and the cheery word, the one who can lift the spirits of his fellows in the hour of danger—here is the man of herolsm. And it is for just this quality that praise is given to Lieut. John K. Richards, U. S. N., who was one of the officers on the torpedo destroyer Jacob Jones. The reports of her sinking brought a thrilling story of her commander, her officers and his men, of their bravery and loyalty to the last moment, all equal to the best traditions of the American navy. Lieut. Richards, the gunnery officer, was left in charge of all the rafts. At this post it was noticed that through all the ordeal he was cool and cheerful, putting heart into the men about him and making them all more able to stand the strain. Lieut. Richards is a native of Ironon, O., and was born in 1891. He entered the naval academy in 1907, and five years later was made ensign. In 1915 he became a junior lieutenant and was temporarily appointed lieutenant in 1917. THE BYSTANDER SAW WAR'S HORROR SAW WAR'S HORROR Pillage While Their Commander Is Occupied Elsewhere. I had not thought that we could possibly enter into a new phase of horror, but it was born on Boxing day, when the first whispers reached us of the destruction of the oil fields. Frankly, we had, each and every one of us, completely forgotten the oll! A man, a friend of ours, drove up in a motor, streaked with grime, weary and dead to the world. After lunch he started to tell his story, fortified by a big cigar. He had been one of a party who went out alone to the petrol city to destroy. No one would give them help, and he told us wonderful accounts of the scenes which he had witnessed. The first step had been to capture every single man and boy who knew anything about the petrol plans and deport them bodily to Moldavia, so that the Germans should find no skilled workmen to utilize to their own profit. And then a few pairs of hands sufficed to crumble and lay in ashes what many hundreds of brains had worked to build. First they broke up all the machinery—the how of the happening is immaterial; the most primitive and brutal weapons served them best. Then they poured benzine from the roofs of factories down their walls and set them alight, they dug trenches round the vats and started blazing channels of flame toward the reservoirs. These blew up each in turn, and soot and flames made of what had been sunlight an eternal night where the fire king went mad. Town by town saw the destroyers come to let hell loose, and factory after factory writed in a death agony of twisted iron to send jets of poison fumes after the four small flying motor cars. The devastation left by a retreating army lay before them, turnoll of an enemy drunk with success stirred in the wind-gusts that fed the flames from the south. One can hardly credit the fact that those few little men have so effectually accomplished what they set out to do that it will be six months before the Germans can squeeze a drop of petrol from the saturated earth. In our English hospital there is a man who has had his foot amputated. He lay pinned under a burning car. A hatchet was brought by a doctor to a French officer standing near, and the doctor said: "Do it if you can; I have no instruments and feel paralyzed." The Frenchman did the thing in the whole horror of the sunlight, whilst the Russian privates who were his charges took advantage of the opportunity and pillaged private passenger luggage on the train!—Lady Kennard in The North American Review. New inventions have been made by Americans, and American machine tools for shell making have been sent to Europe and are used in the factories there. The number of shells of shrapnel made in this country is almost beyond computation. Long before we entered the war our different factories were turning out hundreds of thousands of shrapnel a week, and it was due to this demand for munitions that enabled us to turn out the big product we are now making. This is so not only of shrapnel, but of powder and explosives of all kinds. Before the war one company was making about 400,000 pounds of military powders per annum, another was turning out 800 12-inch shells per day, and a third making 600,000 loaded time fuses a month. The orders of the allies ran into many hundreds of millions of dollars and it is said that almost $2,000,000,000 worth of war supplies were contracted ifor by J. P. Morgan & Co. alone. Broken homes, ruined factories, shattered churches, violated graves, it had seemed to me we had rung all the changes on the destruction of war. But there remained one—the tragedy of the trees. You can rebuild houses, churches, towns even—for that takes only money. But you can't rebuild orchards of fruit trees and avenues of great shade trees—for that takes time. We were seeing them everywhere now—orchards with trees that were but faded, shriveled bunches of brown leaves lying on their sides; orchards, where these had been cleared away, that showed nothing but white-topped stumps. They say that, when the warm spring came, some of those orchard trees, lying on their sides but not wholly severed, leafed gently and then—just before they died—bloomed once again for France.—Inez Haynes Irwin in McClure's Magazine. The Actor—What has become of your brother Bill The Actress—Brother Bill Oh! he's a "beauty doctor." Makes real blondes in 20 minutes. The Actor—Blondes, eh? H'm! I suppose he is doing a fair business. He Was Sure of it. First Dog Fancier—This dog used to belong to a woman. Second Dog Fancier—How do you know? First Dog Fancier—It stops in front of all the store windows. Making Shrapnel. Tragedy of French Trees. IN DUEL TO DEATH Brave Old Buck Proved Himself True Knight. Exhibition of Woodland Chivalry That Impressed Hunters in the Florida Everglades So Much They Spared the Victor's Life. A couple of hunters on the border of the Florida Everglades were surprised to hear the wild snorts and whistles of a buck in fight, mingled with the plaintive bleats of a doe in distress—a combination of sounds that was unaccountable. The men crept cautiously up, and in five minutes reached the edge of an open glade. In the center crouched a doe, wild with terror. By her side was a fawn only a few hours old, still too weak to follow its mother, while the old buck, with bristling hair, and anplers lowered, stood by, snorting in rage and defiance. His eyes, green with rage, followed some object moving in the palmetto scrub on the border of the glade. Looking carefully, the hunters saw a young panther passing backward and forward in an effort to turn the flank of the defense and get at the fawn. A wiser beast would have abandoned the attack as soon as such a defender went on guard, but this panther was evidently in the full flush of his first strength, and without experience of the prowess of an old buck at bay. Forward and back he crawled, spitting and snarling, only to find the buck always between him and the doe. At last he crouched for the spring. The buck, snorting grimly, braced all his muscles for the coming crash; he appreciated his danger, but dared the worst. The doe whimpered and closed her eyes, but did not desert her fawn. The panther rose in the air and came down within ten feet of the buck. Then the buck went into the air, and falling with his feet together on the struggling cat, seemed to stab him through and through. Immediately the buck rose again and landed a dozen feet away. Then he lowered his head and plunged at the panther. There was a confusion of flying dirt and grass, and again the deer sprang away. There, now deep cuts on his head and neck, and his antlers were splashed with red. The panther now tried to creep away, but again the buck leaped, stabbed with his feet together and sprang away. The cat now lay gasping, while the buck watched him with his hair stiffened into a mane and eyes that nearly bulged from his head. Then the hunters walked forward. When the buck saw them he must have realized that he was completely in their power. His proud crest fell, and he lost all the swelling part of the victory; but still he showed no intention of deserting the doe, but moved off and stood beside her. She crouched down again with the fawn. The hunters walked over quietly and examined the panther. He was very badly cut up. Both shoulders were broken, and the antlers had passed repeatedly through his body. During the examination the buck stood quietly in plain view, and no gladiator saluting Caesar and conscious of being about to die ever showed more dignity. Without a word the hunters waited off the field and left the old knight alone in his glory. Had he not shown knightly qualities—the chivalry that protects the weak, the courage that braves all odds in a good cause, and finally a dignified submission to what seemed the inevitable? Praised for Devotion to Duty. When the city of Norfolk, Va., was threatened with the complete destruction by fire of its thriving business section early in January, every available fire-fighting force at hand and from nearby towns was called into the battle. At the height of the fire the enlisted men of the United States navy on duty at the navy yard and in the harbor were called on to help not only in subduing the flames but controlling the crowds. To a man they gave a splendid account of themselves. Among these men was John Joseph McLoughlin, a chief boatswain's mate. Although he had worked all night, had narrow escapes and was drenched to the skin with ice-cold water, McLoughlin declined a relief when it was offered and remained on duty continuously until the danger was passed. For this conspicuous service he has been commended by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. McLoughlin enlisted in the navy in 1908 at New York. First Barber—I bet that fellow is a bum actor. Second Barber—Why? First Barber—When I asked him if he wanted an egg shampoo he put on his hat and walked right out. Immense Export of Oils. More mineral oils were exported from the United States during the fiscal year 1917 than ever before, the total amounting to 2,749,438,434 gallons. Either One. He—He's got an awfully red nose, but he swears he never touched a drop in his life. "Don't take me out in the breaker. I feel so disdy." "Then it's all right, if your head's swimming." Had Enough Eggs. Either One. 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The picture shows a Red Triangle worker distributing cigarettes to the fighting men of the new republic. The American Y. M. C. A. is now serving the soldiers of the Czecho-Slovak armies. The picture shows a Red Triangle worker distributing cigarettes to the fighting men of the new republic. "I Cured Myself of Tuberculosis" **From Week Wear** —everyone afflicted with chronic cough —should read this remarkable history of tuberculosis fitted with Tuberculosis, who experimented on himself, seeking road to health. With his own any cough-racked, tortured person may find quick relief in a home treat, pleasant; anyone may use it under plain directions, address on postcard to ADDILINE, 1469 Capitol Trust Bldge, Columbus. # Poison for Rabbits. Polsoning by means of paoosorized grain is said to be an effective means of checking the increase of rabbits in certain parts of the British colonies. Where the Real Danger Lies. A Boston physician has sounded the warning that there is more or less danger in wearing clothes. There may be, but the most danger lies in the path of a man who attempts to trip mercily through this life clad in filtered sunshine and a two days growth of whitish. Little strokes fell great oaks. Suggestion for a Camping Trip Buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colie and Diarrhoea Remedy before leaving home. As a rule it cannot be obtained when on a hunting, fishing or prospecting trip. Neither can it be obtained while on board the cars or steamships and at such times and places it is most likely to be needed. The safe way is to have it with you. Nothing New Under Sun. The strings of blue beads that the modern girl dons to ward off bronchitis are merely new versions of the strings of blue beads worn in Egypt 1600 years before Christ to keep diseases of the chest at bay, says a writer in the Philadelphia, North American. The tiny sealed bottle of mercury which she carried to ward off rheumatics had its prototype in bottles of a strange elixir used in India 30 centuries and more ago. That Was the Reason. "The paper states that you pleased a big audience at the banquet last night." "The paper is wrong. I did not appear." "Um, I guess the paper is right." Hang the Expense As George folded the fair young creature to his heart a dull, crackling sound smote his ear. "Ah! It's good by to those cigars in my vest pocket," he said grimly; "but hung the expense at a moment like this." CITY LOCALS FOR RENT. Three room apartment with some garden, $ 3.00 per week. Phone Wal. 7140 HELP WANTED. Wanted—2 reliable colored chambermaids, also colored first cook and dishwasher for first class hotel cafe. Address L. Jorgensen, Shenandoah, Iowa, stating lowest salary acceptable. NOTICE Princess Zorah Chapter No. 10, O. E. S invites all Eastern Star members of good standing from where they hail to take part in our Esther day service on Sunday, June 1. We shall meet at St. Paul church in the basement at 1:30 p.m. Henretta Graves, W. M. Alice Bell-Franklin, See. PERSONAL Miss Ruby Edgar of South Dakota is in the city visiting her aunt, Mrs. Anna Holmes. Atty. Geo. H. Woodson left the city Monday evening for Waterloo, Iowa, to attend court. Rev. G. W. Robinson, pastor of Corinthian Baptist church, returned home Saturday from St. Louis, where he had been assisting in a bog revival. Word has reached our office to the effect that Captain Chas. C. Cooper, formerly commanding officer of Company 22, Camp Dodge, delivered an address at a reception given by the faculty of straight College, New Orleans, to the graduating class. Captain Cooper has been Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Straight College. His subject was "Discipline, It's Value in Civil Life." Mrs. Wm. Smith of South Dakota, sister of Mrs. D. M. McGuire, left this week for her home. Among those who left the city Monday to attend the State Federation in Marshalltown were Miss Adah F. Hyde, Mrs. Jessie Davis, Mrs. Gus Nichols, Mrs. Jno. Mayweather, Mrs. J. A. Jefferson, Mrs. S. Joe Brown, Mrs. J. B. Rush, Mrs. Jessie McClain, Mrs. Bess Hughes, Mrs. Geo. Young, Mrs. Amos Adams, Mrs. Jennie Williams, Mrs. Hattie Jackson, Mrs. Daisy Beverly, Mrs. Emma Todd, Mrs. Mattie Woods and Mrs. J. P. Hamilton. CHURCHES The Christian Endeavor of Union Congregational church is steadily progressing. Every Sunday evening an interesting meeting is held between the hours of 6:30 and 7.30. The League is holding a picnic at Good's park Friday evening. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Refreshments free to all. QUILTING. See Miss Morris for quilting at her new residence, 523 So E. 20th St. Will give prompt and good service at her mother's home, Mrs. Jane Brown. Roy E. Handy J. W. Bland Handy and Bland Funeral Director Golden Rule Services Golden Rule Prices PHONE MARKET 1488 600 Eight Street Des Moines, Iowa A man in a suit and hat stands with his hands on his waist. an up-to-date boxback suit, cloth in stock for your selection. We have a high grade line of furnishings and shoes. We do cleaning pressing and all kind of remodeling 772 WEST 9th St. PHONE WALNUT 3441 Bradford's Barber Shop 228 W. 3rd Street FIRST CLASS WORK BATHS Bradford's Pool Hall M. J. BRADFORD, PROP A LINE OF TOBACCO, CIGARS & SOFT DRINKS Phone Wal 1916 757 W 9th St. DES MOINES, IOWA. CLUBS. Mrs. Hogsett of 1626 Lyon St. will be hostess to the W. C. T. U. Thursday. All members be present. The Marchiel Neal Art Club will be entertained the next week by Mrs. Pearl Thompson at the Girls Club rooms at the Army Club. The Mary Church Terrell Club met Monday with Mrs. Jonnie Shaw. An interesting meeting was held. Club adjourned to meet next week with Mrs. Pearl Thompson at McCree's Tea Room, at which time a report of the club delegate to the Federation will be given. The Step Lively Girls Circle of the War Camp Community Club met Tuesday eve at their club room and took up the study of Folk Dancing under the direction of Miss Lottie Pearl Mitchell, director of the girls activities of the War Camp Community Service. The U. A. Guy Girls Club gave a lovely party at the Army Club last week. These young girls deserve great credit for their untiring efforts to do something to make life more pleasant for our boys in khaki. SOCIAL Quite a number of Des Moines young folk held a picnic at Union Park Decoration Day in honor of Miss Mary Ellen McCree, who will leave the city soon, and Mrs. Wm. Moss-of Denver, Colo., who is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. Audra Alexander. The musical entertainment at Union Congregational church last Sunday was indeed a treat. The program, which consisted entirely of Negro pieces, was indeed very unique and was enjoyed by a large and appreciative audience. A Mass Athletic Meet composed of the girls of all the high schools was held Thursday afternoon at the East High Stadium. Among those of our girls selected to take part in the races are Miss Dorothy Hughes, Luttie Springgs, Jewell Russell, Edith Williams, Adah Newcomb and Enola Thompson. These are a few of our girls in the meet as there are many others in the high schools, all of whom will take active part in the meet. Y. M. C. A. NOTES The Saturday hikes are still going forward with a telling effect upon every boy who takes a part therein. Each trip adds a considerable number of new boys to both the work of the Y. M. C. A. and the Sunday school. Thursday evening a live bunch of high school boys with many of the younger boys will leave the city and camp on the Des Moines river southeast of the city. They will remain there until Saturday morning. The greatest treat that the colored boys of this city have ever had is promised them this summer by the Y. M. C. A. From June to September will be the camping season of the city Y. M. C. A. The camp is located about five miles above Boone, Iowa, in a must ideal spot on the Des Moines river. Ten days of this season have been set aside entirely for the use of the colored boys of the city. Never before have the boys had an opportunity for an outing in such an ideal location, with all the enjoyment that a camp can afford. The entire ten day program will be under the direction of devout Christian gentleman. Help the boys have a real good time once. It is hoped that automobiles can be secured from among us to take the boys to the camp. Only fifty boys can be accommodated. Some have already made application for reservation with the secretary. Get your name on file before it is too late. See or call Secretary Robinson at 1014 Center street. Phone Market 1485 or Market 1979. WOMAN WHO KILLED WHITE SOLDIER ACQUITTED. One of the most righteous verdicts ever rendered by a jury in the criminal courts of Polk county in recent years was that in which Mrs. Allene Robinson, a Negro woman, was acquitted last Monday of the murder of Orlin Lum, a drunken white soldier from Camp Dodge, last December. Mrs. Robinson admitted knocking Lum down with a stone she seized from the street after he had make an improper proposal to her, and knocked her down because she resented the insults. The trial lasted from Wednesday until Monday noon and the jury, which was all white, returned a verdict of not guilty, after being out only a half hour. Worn out by the ordeal, Mrs. Robinson, who is soon to become a mother, fainted as she was being brought from the jail to hear the verdict and fell, striking her head upon the iron stairs, and was unconscious for some time, but is resting very well at this time at the home of her father, Rev. J. W. Heath. She was ably defended by Attorneys Brown and Woodson and C. A. Weaver. Developing Self-Control. Self-control may be developed in precisely the same manner as we tone up a weak muscle—by little exercises day by day. Let us each day do, as mere exercises of discipline in moral gymnastics, a few acts that are disagreeable to us, the doing of which will help us in instant action in our hour of need.—W. G. Jordan. Fowler Brothers EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS FRANK F. FOWLER Embalmer and Director L. FOWLER Manager Phone Maple 2548 117 East Walnut Street Des Moines, Iowa THE BYSTANDER PARABLE WITH OUR CHURCHES th In Tale MAPLE ST. BAPTIST CHURCH. East Maple Street. Rev. Samuel Bates, pastor. 11:00 a. m.—Preaching. 1 p. m.—Sunday school. 6 p. m.—B. Y. P. U. 7:30—Preaching. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Cornithian Baptist Church Fifteenth and Linden Sta. G. W. Robinson, Pastor. 1 a. m.—Preaching. 1 p. m.—Sunday school. 6:30 p. m.—B. Y. P. U. 8 p. m.—Evening worship and preaching. old like to u., and he amping on section one Weary and place to mattress, wrapped in the tall Rev. H. E. King, pastor. 11 a. m.—Morning worship. 12:15 p. m.—Sunday school. Christian Endeavor at 6:15 p. m. Lieut. M. H. Thompson, president. Evening services at 7:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer meeting Wednesday. Announcement of the recovery of 70,000 specimens of prehistoric Aztec civilization from the famous "Aztec ruin" in the Amas valley in northwestern New Mexico has been made by the American Museum of Natural History. Work of excavation has been in progress since the summer of 1916, funds for which have been provided by Archer M. Huntington and J. P. Morgan. Asbury M. E. Church. Services in Congregational Church, 10th and Park Sts. Rev. F. D. Woodford, Pastor. Residence 844 13th St. Phone Wal. 8241. Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. Evening Service. Preaching, 7:45 p. m. Class Meeting, Friday, 8 p. m. MADE POINT BY PARABLE Chancellor Quick to See Truth in Tale Related to Him by Wandering Traveler. Lee, the chancellor of the kingdom of Han, was plotting to murder the king. Su, a wandering traveler, came to visit him, and introducing himself as follows: "Your humble servant, Su, wretched and poverty-stricken, possessing not even a feeble horse and an old buggy, has left his aged parents at home, tramped through the dust, braved the frost and snow, crossed River Tearn with the sole purpose of seeing you and offering you humble advice. Will you give him the privilege of speaking to you?" The chancellor, knowing the speaker's intent, answered maliciously: "Any word about men I am tired of listening to. But if you can tell me something about ghosts and spirits, I will be overjoyed to hear you." "That is just what I would like to tell about sir." returned Su, and he continued: "When I was tramping on my way here I lost my direction one night in a lonely forest. Weary and exhausted, I could find no place to rest. I had no blanket, no mattress, only a chilly, misty vapor wrapped around me. I hid myself in the tall grass. By my side stood a bulky tomb. Faintly I heard a quarrel between a wooden doll and a clay doll as to which was the superior in quality. The clay doll droned the following argument: "I am molded out of clay. If, perchance, I am ruined by swift wind or bitter rain, I can return to my home, to Mother Earth. But as for you, you are carved out of the branch of a tree. You have been severed from your own root. When you face swift wind or bitter rain, you will be thrown into the Tsarn river, carried eastward to the sea, to the ocean. Then where will be your abiding place? You will float and drift for eternity." "I, the traveler, listened and wondered, and felt that the clay doll was without question the winner of the dispute. "Now, your honor is plotting against the king and the royal family. Do you realize that you will kill off your own root and destroy the very foundation of your power?" "Remain with me over night, and I will talk some more to you to-morrow," said the chancellor, after a moody reflection.-C. Y. Tang, in Chinese Students Monthly. Aztec Relica Unearthed. The scene of the exploration was once a typical pueblo, or great fortified house and village, and although the work of unearthing the hidden treasures is only partly completed, what has thus far been found within the crumbling walls so long hidden from human view has exceeded, it is said, the most sanguine hopes of the investigators. Necklaces of shell and tortoise, agate knives, pottery vessels of various forms and ornamentation, cotton cloth and woven sandals are among the finds reported by N. C. Nelson, assistant curator of the museum and Earl H. Morris, in charge of the exploring party. Enough masonry in the ruin was uncovered to have built a wall half way from New York to Philadelphia. Wished the Spikes Also. The wife of a thrifty Western farmer had worked very, very hard for many, many years, depriving herself not only of all luxuries, but of many comforts. "Foolishness," she had termed such things. But the mall-order catalogue in which father was interested had caught her eye—or was it her neighbor's new bonnet? Some change had come over her ideas of what constituted "foolishness," and she astonished father one morning by announcing she was going to town to buy a hat. Arriving at a millinery store she surprised the clerk who came forward to wait on her by asking: "I want to know who's runnin' this here joint?" "I am at present," the clerk responded. "Well, what I want to know is, if I buy a fine hat here, will you throw in the spikes?"—Indianapolis Star. Their New Home? Who says there is difficulty in finding quarters in Washington? There is a colored family in this town that recently disagreed with itself. Mrs. Jones—we call her that—decided to leave Sam Jones, so she took the seven children and left suddenly one day for her old Virginia home. Sam suddenly found himself bereft. It cannot be said that Sam mourned. Fact is, he was pleased. That was why he mourned when he read the following post card one morning: "Meet your family at Union Station at 4:15."—Washington Star. "You were yelling in your sleep last night." "Yes. I dreamed dat I was float- ing around in de sky." "Why, dat ought to have been a pleasant dream." "No: I dreamed I was run over by suicide." CHURCH DIRECTORY. Union Congregational Church. Tenth and Park Sts. Everybody invited at all of these services. St. FauPs A. M. E. Church 12th and Crocker Sts. Rev. S. L. Birt, D. D., Pastor. 10:45 a. m.—Preaching. 12:30 p. m.—Class meeting. 1 p. m.—Sunday school. 6.30 p. m.—Christian Endeavor. 8:00 p. m.—Evening worship. Union Baptist Church Sixteenth and McCormick. Rev. M. 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It must be remembered that the skin is normally pro- tected by a thin layer of grease secreted by the sebaceous glands, and that one of the most important duties of this layer of fat is to prevent the extraction Come In and see us the next time you are in need of good printing We are specialists in the kind of work that pleases. A trial is all we ask. of water from the underlying tissues, water not passing through a greased layer. If this protection be removed or absent the atmosphere, especially if windy, will speedily extract water and leave the skin harsh and rough, 'chapped' according to common terminology. Hence it is important not to remove too much grease, and this is done by somewhat sparing hot water and soap before venturing out of doors. In the case of abnormally dry skins it is necessary to use either cold cream or cocoa butter to a limited extent. For those able to react, a cold bath or shower is one of the best skin, and general, tonics there is. In addition it keeps the person clean and does not lead to chapping. However, many persons do not react, and in them a cold bath is distinctly bad, for depression rather than exhilaration follows. Soft water is best, that is water free from magnesium or calcium carbonate. The objection to hard water is that it combines with soap to form a white precipitate, a calcium soap. The easiest way to render water soft is by boiling it, for by this procedure free carbonic acid gas is driven off. The addition of salt to baths is of no value. Borax and baking soda are alkalies, and will dissolve out some of the keratin, hence are not to be recommended. Mud baths are of no value to the skin. Much utter nonsense is believed about the different worths of soaps. The best soap is a good soap made by a reputable manufacturer at a fair price. The cheap soaps are bad because of an excess of alkali, and the expensive soaps are usually made from the same stock as the medium priced soaps, but wrapped and scented a trifle differently. Castile soap is still much in great vogue, but it is made in many different places by many different manufacturers and differs much in value. Good tar soap is excellent for washing the hair. The so-called green soap is a potash soap and makes an excellent shampoo. Medicated soaps are of no value except for the soap itself. A small amount of powder is not harmful to the complexion except when added upon some grease. Almost any good powder may be used. Powdering of the body is distinctly beneficial, especially in hot weather, when it will often prevent irritation and aid in evaporation. Cold cream is used by a most all women. In dry skins it is distinctly helpful for it protects against chapping. Perfectly good cold cream may be obtained from any druggist; the various creams that sell for twenty-five cents to a dollar for a small box are no better. Rouge (paint), when used in moderation, is no harmful, except to the sense of the artistic. As a general rule the tint of the complexion, hair and eyes form a harmonious unit; and when color of the skin is markedly altered the effect is very similar to that of a pair of dirty cuffs upon an otherwise well-groomed man. Do Your Best. Everyone should do all he can to provide for his family and in order to do this he must keep his physical system in the best condition possible. No one can reasonably hope to do much when he is half sick a good share of the time. If you are constipated, bilious or troubled THE BYSTANDEk with indigestion get a package of Chamberlain's Tablets and follow the plain printed directions, and you will soon be feeling alright and able to do a day's work. ORIGINAL NOTICE. In the District Court of Polk County, Iowa. Amy L. Richey, Plaintiff, vs. Verne H. Richey, Defendant. To Verne H. Richey, Defendant: To Verne H. Richey, Derendant: You are hereby notified that the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Polk County, Iowa, claiming of you a divorce on the grounds of desertion. For full particulars see petition. And that unless you appear and defend on or before noon of the second day of the next, July, 1919, term of this court, which will commence at Des Moines, Iowa, on the 7th day of July, 1919, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 15th day of May, 1919. McHENRY & BOWERS, Attorneys for Plaintiff. The time for converting government insurance into a permanent form is approaching. The plans are formulated and the government is only delaying the opening of conversion until every little detail is pe-ected. The government's plan is to have the system working so smoothly that a man may send in his premium and his policy will be sent to him within a week. This insurance is the result of a great deal of labor and effort on the part of some of the biggest insurance men in the United States. It is the best insurance a man can buy and is recognized and approved of by all the leading old line companies. The government is offering six different policies which embrace substantially all insurance. They are: Ordinary Life, Twenty and Thirty Payment Life, Twenty and Thirty Year Endowment, and Endowment at the age of sixty-two. The present term insurance may be converted into any one of these policies or may be split up into any number of them. This conversion may take place any time within five years after pence is officially proclaimed. If the present term insurance has been lapsed through lack of information or any other reason it may be reinstated by paying all back premiums. No medical examination is required. All ex-soldiers and sailors who are interested in obtaining information concerning their government insurance may do so by calling or applying to the Navy Recruiting Station, Des Moines, Iowa. Military Organization of Jews. The military organization of the Jews began with their departure from Egypt. Every man above twenty years old was a soldier. Each tribe formed a regiment with its own banner and its own leader. Their positions in the camp or on the march were accurately fixed. / ORIGINAL NOTICE The pelican is commendably regular in his habits. The parent birds catch fish, and, after eating their fill, fly their young, who eat by thrusting their bills down the mother's throat and feasting on the half-digested food. American foresters present a very strong argument against our friend, the pussy cat, as being by far the most destructive of animals, wild or tame of the birds, and every forester considers the birds as the greatest friends of the trees. Without the destruction wrought by the birds on the insect enemies of the trees there would be after a generation no tree left for the insects would multiply fearfully and demolish every growing tree and plant —Grit. OUR NEW HOME PORO COLLEGE PENDLETON AVE. ST. FERDINAND AVE. 25,000 MORE PORO AGENTS WANTED Equipped with the Very Latest Apparatus for Teaching the Poro System of Scalp and Hair Culture and all Branches of Beauty Culture Terms Moderate Diplomas Given Write Today for Further Information "PORO COLLEGE Poro Corner "Dept. A-5" St. Louis, Mo. Russey Cat Indicted. Plow Evolved Slowly. The plow evolved slowly from a crude instrument of wood into the steel tool of today. In many parts of the world even today a very primitive form of wooden plow is still in use. Abdications of History Ever since dynasties have existed there are records of kings having abdicated from one cause and another. Far back in the mists past one monarch gave up his throne because he was "awakened with the awakened" another retired out of power for the freedom of private life he had down his crown because his schemes failed; still another obligated in a fit of melancholy and there are two instances in which clans but their thrones because they were unable to cope with national crises. Instruments on an Airplane. The instruments on an airplane usually include an altimeter, for indicating the height; clock; compass; revolution indicator, showing the speed of the engine; speedometer, indicating the air speed of the airplane; and petrol and oil gauges, indicating the amount of fuel in the tanks. 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