Iowa State Bystander

IOWA Bend money by post, fill order, money order, express or draft, to the IOWA STATE BYSTAND Published Company. Communications must be written on one side of the paper only and be of interest to the public. "Brevity is the soul of wit." remember We will not return rejected manuscript, unless accompanied by postage stamps. ```markdown ``` VOL. 7. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIEDAY BY THE BYNSANDER PUBLISHING COMPANY, FIFTH AND LOCUST, ROOM 400, MANQUAY BLOCK, IOWA 'PHONE 889. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF IOWA. J. L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. CITY NEWS The Beckwith Grocery Co. is doing a good business. Miss Phiolletta Langford has returned from Oscaola. Miss Bessie Woodward was on the sick list last week. Mrs. Anna Hall was visiting in Grinnell a few days this week. Mr. Elmer Richardson of Clive has been very sick the past week. Bishop Coppn of the A. M. E. church will sail on the 19th inst. for South Africa. The Corinthian Baptist church started a revival meeting on New Year's evening. J H. Mixon, Jeweler, No. 316 West Third street. Tunes Pianos and repairs rgans. Mrs. John Bryant of Osceola was visiting in the city this week. She ordered the Bystander. WRITE The African Monarchs of America. They have something to tell you. Sioux City, Ia. Mrs. Wm. Jones of Montazuma, Iowa visited her parents during the holidays and also attended the Masonic banquet. She returned home this week. On next Friday evening at 7:30 will occur the annual election of the officers and teachers of the A. M. E. Sunday School in the church parlors. WE WANT colored organizers for the best thing on earth for colored people. African Monarchs of America, Sioux City, Iowa. The H. B. S. was entertained by Madam Warrick. It being business day the program was short. The entertainment on the 14 of February was arranged for. The public will hear more in the future. Mr. Green Clark of Carroll, who has been spending the holidays with his sister, Mrs. Smith of 1056 B street, returned home last week after a delightful visit. Edward Weeks says it would please him if the Rock Island Route had better train service, especially between here and Colfax, if it only lasted for a few weeks. Mr. J. L. Hall, one of our successful young farmer's boy of Ackworth, Iowa, spent a few days visiting with his niece Mrs. I. E. Williamson, he then went to Omaha to spend the balance of the holidays, returning last week. He said that his father, Mr. B. M. Hall had just finished gathering his corn which amounted to 5,000 bushels. Several new subscribers have had their names put on our list and will read the Bystander for the next year, and a few of our delinquent subscribers have paid their subscription. We hope that others will do likewise. The monthly meeting of the stockholders of the Enterprise Investment Co. will be held at its office, 211 West Fourth street, Monday evening instead of Tuesday evening. The whole membership are expected to be present By order of the President. J. FRANK BLAGBURN. GERMAN REMEDY Cures Rheumatis Neuralgia, Male and Female Weakness Send $1.50; German Medicine Co. Moines, Ia. The BYSTANDER has this week opened its holiday rates. Anyone sending in only $1.00 between now and January 10th, 1001 can have the BYSTANDER for one year, and any regular subscriber sending in $1.00 can have a year's credit on their subscription. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1901. Midway Coal, 212 W. 7th street. 9th Phones. Master I. L. Brown, A. J. Raglin and H. C. Walker of Marshalltown. EMANCIPATION DAY OBSERVED. The Orpheus Jubilee Quartet of which, some of its members use be with the Original Fisk Jubilee Siers, are giving several entertainments in our city while stopping here ring the holidays, the guests of Mrs.ney Carvington, 512 Chestnut street. Mrs. Dade of our city has been singin with them, and their singing is ghly spoken of. The Sewing Circle met at the home Mrs. Dereco Friday, December 28. Members present 12. Recitation and songs were rendered by the mubers. It was a day of feast and enjement. After having a good time they sourned to meet at the home of Mrs.Scott Miss Grace E. Coggins, a pup of the piano, late of Oberlin college, siding at Jefferson, Iowa, arrived in the city Saturday evening, as the guest of Mrs. I. E. Williamson of 1212 Miberry street, returning Friday morning. Miss Coggins has made marked success as a teacher of the piano, and has many pupils who were anxiously waiting her return. Jefferson has but one colored family residing in it. Joshua Strawther, electrician, 952 West Thirteenth street. Electrical repairs of all kinds. Medical dental and surgical instruments a specialty; Dynamos and motors, light, etc. Give me a call. WEDDING Wednesday, at high noon, at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Birney, occurred the marriage of their niece Maude M. Williams to Mr. Frank H. Johnson. The wedding was a quite home affair. The bride was charmingly gowned in white swiss mull, lace and ribbon trimmings, and carried a large bunch of bridal roses. The ceremony was performed in an impressive manner by Rev. L. J. Phillips, of the A. M. E. church. The house was decorated with ferns and carnations. After the ceremony a five course dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will be at home to their friends after January 18, 1901, at 1924 Creeker street THE ELITE Restaurant, 314 W. Third street. Best 150 meal in the city. A trial will convince you. E. G. McAfee Prop. WHAT SOCIETY AND CHURCH PEOPLE ARE DOING. Rev. L. J. Phillips preached a special sermon to the aged people last tuesday morning; and after the sermon a number of them were served with dinner free of charge. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson entertained from 4 to 7 last Saturday in honor of their little son. About 20 of his friends were present to spend the afternoon with him, and they enjoyed themselves in a manner which would make adults wonder in amazement. Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Williamson entertained last night in honor of Miss Coggins of Jefferson, who has been visiting there for a few days. Rev. Roey of Fraser was in the city a few hours,last Wednesday enroute home from Ottamwa, where he had been attending the Knights of Pythias' Conclave that was in session at that city this week. In receiving invitations to attend parties and receptions during the holidays, one always expects them to be something very elaborate, and certainly those who attended the party given by Mrs. Fred Jackson at her home, 1122 Eighth street, last Monday night, can say it was a party long to be remembered, for every one present seemed to have such a pleasant time. It was said by persons present Oh! my I did not know that there were so many handsome people in the city. Mrs. B. J. Holmes assisted the host in serving. Mrs. Jackson evidently intended to mark the close of the 19th century by giving an elaborate party, and she was successful in her undertaking. Her husband, Mr. Fred Jackson, was excused from his duties at the Engine House long enough to be present to wish the guests a Happy New Year and to partake of the refreshments. Mrs. Jas. Woods gave an informal party to a few of their friends Tuesday evening. Those present report an enjoyable time. Those from out of the city who called on the Bystander last week were, Prof, W. H. Council, of Alabama Mr. and Mrs. Simon Terry of Boone, Grand Master I. L. Brown, A. J. Raglin and H. C. Walker of Marshalltown. Owing to the limited space and time last Friday we were precluded from mentioning the supper that was served. The menu as was printed by Mr. H. H Lewis and his able assistants there were plentj of most tempting and dainties of holiday seasons, everybody had plenty and all praise is due to Mr. H. H. Lewis in the efficient manner in which he served the people. BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION. Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Williamson gave an informal reception and musicals at their cozy home Thursday evening in honor of their guest, Miss Grace E. Coggins of Jefferson, Iowa. Those present from out of the city were Messrs. Sanford, Bronston and Tertzell and Miss Nevins of Detroit, Mich. of the Orpheus Jubilee Quartets company, each of whom were professionals along the line of music, besides being persons of high literary attainments, who are temporarily stopping off in this city, and Mr. F. W. Stepps of Clinton, Iowa, late of Chicago, who is an artist of no mean order. It was an evening bounding with fine musical selections of both vocal and instrumental and entertaining conversation. OUR NATAL DAY. Each New Year brings greetings to our race. Why? Because it is our birthday, but more especially ought we to rejoice for this New Year's day just passed for it marks an epoch in the history of the world, a new century and second, because it is the first century year that our race has been free and permitted to participate in the 20th century celebration. On last Tuesday, 37 years ago, our beloved martyred president broke the shackels of slavery from nearly 4,000,000 human beings, and bade them to go out into the world as freemen to paddle their own canoe. They accepted the long looked for ultimatum and how well they have paddled their own canoe can only be told to the world by our advancement and achievement in the past quarter of century. Within only five years after emancipation our race had a representative in the United States Senate sitting in the seat of his former master. Since then we have had 21 members in the Congress of the United States. One Lieutenant Governor, 249 colleges, Universities and academies, nearly 500 physicians. In brief you can meet and see colored professional men in every state and city in the United States. Give our race 100 years more then turn on the sarch-light of progress. We should celebrate each New Year's day for it is the real natal day for the American Negro. Subseribe for the Bystander A BISHOP RESIGNS. The report reached this office a day or two ago that Bishop H. M. Turner, the senior bishop of the A. M. E. church and president of the college of bishops, has resigned on account of some disagreement with his assistants on the board of bishops, which are holding their session in Atlanta, Ga., this week. It is understood that the disagreement grew out of the appointment that some of the bishops received at the last general conference in May, at Columbus. We are not advised as to all the details that lead up to this disagreement, but we do believe our senior bishop is making a mistake, and we trust that he will soon see the error of his way and return to his associates and his church that has made him what he is. The church has seen fit to honor him more than she has others who were his equals. Our senior bishop should remember that the devotion he received from his people are not given to many men, and for him to want to dictate the entire policy of the church is a mistake. BYSTANDER. Elegant Music and. Eloquent Orations. Last Tuesday evening, January 1, 1901, the colored citizens of Des Moines met at Webster's hall to observe the 37th emancipation anniversary. A very large crowd was out. The committee which had this in charge was J. B. Rush, J. H. Mixon, J. H. Long, and the success of it was due to each one, and especial mention of the hard work that Attorney J. B. Rush done for it's success. Our brass band, "The Brotherhood," was out and gave a great surprise present in the excellent manner in which they played their pieces, as the band has only been organized a few months. Their leader, Mr. F. G. Gorgins, is one of the best musicians in the state and at one time was leader of the famous Muchakinock band. T. Mayflower Mandolin Quartette also furnished excellent music. Miss Zella Davis, our popular young girl, read the emancipation proclamation, to the delight of all. Mr. J. H. Mixon was master of ceremonies and introduced John L. Thompson, who held the crowded house in wonder for nearly an hour with his history statistics, trials and achievements of the colored race. Next introduced was Mrs. L. J. Phillips, who by her power, eloquence and culture won many applauses from the vast audience. She is perhaps one of the best lady orators that ever spoke before a Des Moines audience. It was an evening long to be remembered by those present and reflects credit to the committee. BRILLIANT-BANQUET. Muchakinock News. During the Christmas week our little city has been the scene of much rejoicing and merrymaking. The grand holiday banquet of the Twentieth Century club is now a thing of the past, but many are the pleasant and delightful impressions left that will remain with us throughout the year. To say that the banquet was a grand success is to put it mildly. Through the work of the invitation committee invitations found their way into a number of Iowa's best homes, and as a result early in the week visitors began to arrive to be in attendance at this one of the grandest social events in Afro-American society ever held in Iowa. Two spacious halls were engaged for the occasion and were beautifully decorated in evergreens and the national colors. Promptly at eight o'clock the guests began to arrive and were received by John T. Washington, L. Perkins and F. Cooper of the reception committee. Their wraps were taken and carefully checked away by Mr. Frank Johnson, and Messrs. Ben Greene and Will Williams ushered them to comfortable seats. When the programme began Prof A. R. Jackson acted as master of ceremonies. The opening number was by Prof. Cower's orchestra, in a waltz, "Down the Lovers' Lane." A few of the numbers on the programme were, welcome address by President A. R. Jackson, a ladies' quartette, vocal solo by Mrs. Rosa Tolliver, address by John T. Washington, vocal solo by Miss Anna Willis, Revs. Williamson and Bingaman were present and made addresses as did also Prof. Brown. After the programme was finished visiting, two-stepping and waltzing were in order and many were those who tripped lightly and gracefully to the enchanting music of the orchestra. At 11:15 Marshal L. C. Curry announced supper and the couples retired to the dining room where Messrs. John Tolliver, Jr., William Greene and Jacob Brown received and seated them at tables where was spread a sumptuous feast consisting of all of the good things of the season. People expected this to be a grand affair and so everybody came prepared to appear their very best. At the hall where the guests were received one was reminded of the splendid bouquets tendered to kings and stately dignitaries. As to dress everyone looked their best. Space will not permit us to do justice to the subject, but let us add this was an important feature of the occasion that was not neglected. Of a truth when colored people get together they have a good time and as this was Christmas time every one felt good, there being no restraint. Regrets were received from many distinguished people, a few of who were Supt. B. C. Buxton, President McKinley, Governor Shaw, Miss Zella Davis and Miss Van Camp of Cedar Rapids and other popular Iowa people who found it impossible to attend. W. H. London said I enjoyed myself to the very highest. That the club was a winner was the opinion of B. F. Cooper and Mrs. A. R. Jackson declared she had the best time of the year, Grandest thing of its kind ever held in Iowa is what Willie Green said. Mrs. George H. Wade and G. D. Hawkins, of Cedar Rapids were loud in praise of the evening's entertainment. President A. R. Jackson said everything was grand. John T. Washington seemed to think it was his duty to care for the ladies and wanted to monopolize the whole thing. Prof. S. Joe Brown: "It was an occasion I greatly enjoyed." Miss Sarah Porter: "Oh, I had a lovely time." SOMETHING NEW. Our Motto is Quick Sales, Dividing the Profits with Our Customers. Our Prices are Low as the Lowest, and Goods Good as the Best. 2 cans Good Corn, 15c; Cabbage, 2c; 2 lbs. Oat Meal, 10c; Good Macaroni, 10c; Apples 25c a peck; Good California Prunes, 10c a pound. See Our Prices on Sugar, Flour, Meal, Tapioca, and other Groceries, in which we are prepared to please the most fastidious. So, do not fail to call at the Miss Fannie Coleman: "I had the Twentieth Century club at Muc best time. I had this year." the Twentieth Century club at Muc akinock. Mr. Washington secured Everybody laughed when Lewis Perkins said he went some because everybody knows that Lewis is slow. Too much praise cannot be given Messrs. Jacob Brown and John Tol liver, Jr., for their excellent work nor B. F. Cooper, Ben Greene, W. C. Rhodes and A. R. Jackson. The club is here to stay. Watch for us again. Mrs. N. P. Carey entertained Tues. day evening in honor of Mesdames George H. Wade and G. D. Hawkins of Cedar Rapids. Miss Fannie Coleman, the guest of Mrs. A. R. Jackson, returned home to Boone after a week's delightful visit. Prof. Joe Brown is visiting friends here. Miss Blanche White of Des Moines is visiting friends in our city. Eddie Carter of Iowa City is at the Foster home. A GOOD COUNTRY Cherokee, Kan., Dec. 27.—The Iowa State Bystander, J. L. Thompson, Editor.—Dear Sir: I wish to say a few words to be printed in your paper for those to read who may wish to hear me. I am well and so is my family, and doing well. I am working in mines and farm a little. I raised this year 125 bushels of sweet potatoes and 100 bushels of Irish potatoes and about 75 bushels of corn, and since I have been here I have bought three lots and two houses and paid for them. I have made the money since I have been here. this is a good country for a poor man that is willing to work. There is about 1,000 colored people in this country. Some of them are making good homes and a large number are doing but very little good. Mr. Editor, all of them are eating turkey this Christmas. Good bye, Mr. Editor. I must go to dinner. The address before the Teachers' convention on Friday afternoon, December 28, by Prof. W. H. Council, president of the State Normal and Industrial School in Normal, Alabama, on the subject, "The Negro As He Is," was one of the ablest presentations of the conditions of the Negro that ever was made in Des Moines, in my judgment. After very pointedly describing the Negro as the principal laborer of the south and contrasting his advantages for livelihood with that of the white man, stating that in the very face of numerous disadvantages against him, on account of his black skin, that no other race in the world, as far as history shows, has made half the advancement that the black man has in all of the avocations of American life, and that in course of time the differences that now exist between the southern white man and the southern black man will be peaceably and wisely settled by ney themselves. He truthfully held that the northern white man by not being thrown in position to come in contact with the Negro like the southern white man, he has failed to learn both sides of the Negro's condition. He has learned the bad side through avaricious and passionate newspaper publications in many instances. He don't know that the criminal Negro does not represent but about 25 percent of the real Negro, and that 75 percent are industrious and have as high regard for the laws of their country and the community where they reside as any one. Prof. Council further made it very clear that the Negro must stop trying to educate himself to be a white man, for with all of his efforts in that direction he is now finding that as one of the impossibilities that he never can change. He said when the time came that the Negro would learn to educate himself to be a great black man or a great black woman, and not a white man or a white woman. He will then find that many of the obstacles that is now in his way will be removed. His pointed representation of nearly every phase of the Negro's condition of enlightening the people's Des Moines of the real Negro than anything before. J. B. Rush. BOONE NEWS. Miss Bessie Coleman of Simpson college is spending the holidays with her parents. Mrs. King of Fort Madison went to Des Moines Monday, after a pleasant visit with her sons, Messrs. Wm. and Jas. Robinson. Mr. Strawthers of Des Moines has secured a position at the N. W. hotel. Miss Fanny Coleman and Mr. Wm. Washington attended the banquet of ```markdown ``` No. 29. ING NEW. Sales, Dividing the Profits for Customers. at the Lowest, and Goods the Best. 2c; 2 lbs. Oat Meal, 10c; Good 25c a peck; Good 10c a pound. our, Meal, Tapioca, and other prepared to please the most not fail to call at the Grocery Co. Store, Inter Street. the Twentieth Century club at Muckakinock. Mr. Washington secured a position in the company store and will remain indefinitely. Mrs. Brooks and daughter, Ethel, and Mr. Wallace of Des Moines visited with Mrs. Wm. Robinson last week. Mr. S. L. Terry and wife and Mrs. John Morgan went to Newton last week, where Mr. Terry will deliver an address January 1. New Year's evening the Misses Coleman entertained at their home on State street from 8 until 12 o'clock. The evening was spent in playing crookinole and other games. Dainty refreshments were served and everybody had an enjoyable time. Mr. Richard Cowan of Oskaloosa returned to his home, after a short visit with Mr. B. F. Taylor. "A WHITE WOMAN'S LOVER." Elza Booker Tells Colored Brethren Wherin He Ered. "In behalf of the young colored men whom I leave in the world—for I consider that I am going out of it—I warn them to not fall in love with white women." Thus spoke Elza Booker, colored, to a Courier representative at the county jail today. He was sentenced yesterday by District Judge Eichelberger to serve twenty years in the penitentiary at Fort Madison. Talking further on the subject, Booker said: "I hope that the young colored men who have read of this trial have noticed the amount of prejudice against the colored race that was shown, and I also hope that they will always remember that ignorance and prejudice are two things that go together side by side in life for the colored man. "I have got twenty years, and if anyone should ask the question, 'what for,' I would answer that it was for no other purpose than being the lover of a white woman. I am as innocent of the crime of which I stand accused as any man who walks the streets of Ottumwa or any other city of the land: "Ross Johnson took it upon himself to have me arrested to get me out of his road; this is the only reason I have been arrested." "Mrs. Hoevel never made any cries or at any time ordered anyone to have me arrested, but under the circumstances there was nothing better for her to do after being caught in the act, by the little girl, than to try to prove to those living in the community in which she expected to make her home that she was not guilty of being loved by a negro. The facts in this case have never yet been told and perhaps they never will be. But the just God who knows all things will bring it around in some way, which will perhaps be after I am dead and gone, though I have been sent to the pen an innocent man. "I was born on the Wilkes stock farm in Kentucky, and all my life has been spent on the great race courses of the United States and other countries. I have worked for A. S. Trude, F. J. Berry, A. S. Cooper, Neugass and Tishnor, all of Chicago, all of whom will join in a statement that my life has been one of uprightness, and that never before was I arrested for any crime or any alleged crime. There is not a mark against me in any state of the union. "I want to say this is a horrible thing—to be sent up for twenty years; just at a time when I am able to do some good in the world and to be of some good to my race, and I want to warn all my brethren that it is for nothing else than being a white woman's lover."—Ottumwa Courier. THE NEW MOVEMENT TO AFRICA THE NEW MOVEMENT TO AFRICA Fort Grant, Arizona, Dec. 26.—Agents wanted in every part of the United States, Canada, South America and islands of the sea where colored people inhabit to organize the colored race who love their liberty and children into civil and military organizations for the purpose of going to the continent of Africa to build up a government of their own among the wild natives. Those in the United States are first to move, but as the new government is to be framed here in many of its departments, and a council of wise men of the race elected at a convention which is to be called some time in 1901. We request that the wise men of the race in foreign countries be duly notified to come or send through others their views on the move and organizing of Ethiopia the Second. Organizing agents may be black or white, male or female, but all must take the oath to do right and just by the people. Send stamps for reply and address all communications to D. R. Thomas, Fort Grant, Arizona, U. S. A. VOL. 7. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE BYSTANDER PUBLISHING COMPANY, FIFTH AND LOCUST, ROOM 40, MAQUARDT BLOCK, IOWA 1044 H989. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRO- TECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF IOWA. J. L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. Bend money by post, fine order, money order, express or draft, to the IOWA STATE BYSTANDER Publishing Company. Communications must be written on one side of the paper only and be of interest to the pub- le. "Brevity is the soul of wit." remember We will not return rejected manuscript, un- as accompanied by postage stamps. CITY NEWS The Beekwith Grocery Co. is doing a good business. Miss Phiollette Langford has returned from Osceola. Miss Bessie Woodward was on the sick list last week. Mrs. Anna Hall was visiting in Grinnell a few days this week. Mr. Elmer Richardson of Clive has been very sick the past week. Bishop Coppn of the A. M. E. church will sail on the 19th inst. for South Africa. The Corinthian Baptist church started a revival meeting on New Year's evening. J H. Mixon, Jeweler, No. 316 West Third street. Tunes Pianos and repairs rgans. Mrs. John Bryant of Osceola was visiting in the city this week. She ordered the Bystander. WRITE The African Monarchs of America. They have something to tell you. Sioux City, Ia. Mrs. Wm. Jones of Montazuma, Iowa visited her parents during the holidays and also attended the Masonic banquet. She returned home this week. On next Friday evening at 7:30 will occur the annual election of the officers and teachers of the A. M. E. Sunday School, in the church parlors. WE WANT colored organizers for the best thing on earth for colored people. African Monarchs of America, Sioux City, Iowa. The H. B. S. was entertained by Madam Warrick. It being business day the program was short. The entertainment on the 14 of February was arranged for. The public will hear more in the future. Mr. Green Clark of Carroll, who has been spending the holidays with his sister, Mrs. Smith of 1056 B street, returned home last week after a delightful visit. Edward Weeks says it would please him if the Rock Island Route had better train service, especially between here and Colfax, if it only lasted for a few weeks. Mr. J. L. Hall, one of our successful young farmer's boy of Ackworth, Iowa, spent a few days visiting with his niece Mrs. I. E. Williamson, he then went to Omaha to spend the balance of the holidays, returning last week. He said that his father, Mr. B. M. Hall had just finished gathering his corn which amounted to 5,000 bushels. Several new subscribers have had their names put on our list and will read the Bystander for the next year, and a few of our delinquent subscribers have paid their subscription. We hope that others will do likewise. The monthly meeting of the stockholders of the Enterprise Investment Co. will be held at its office. 211 West Fourth street, Monday evening instead of Tuesday evening. The whole membership are expected to be present. By order of the President. J. FRANK BLAGBURN. GERMAN REMEDY Cures Rheumatis Neuralgia, Male and Female Weakness Send $1.50; German Medicine Co. Moines, Ia. The BYSTANDER has this week opened its holiday rates. Anyone sending in only $1.00 between now and January 10th, 1001 can have the BYSTANDER for one year, and any regular subscriber sending in $1.00 can have a year's credit on their subscription. ```markdown ``` Midway Coal, 212 W. 7th street, 9th Phones. The Orpheus Jubilee Quartett of which some of its members use be with the Original Fisk Jubilee Siers, are giving several entertainers in our city while stopping here ring the holidays, the guests of Mrs. Luey Carvington, 512 Chestnut street. Mrs. Dade of our city has been singin with them, and their singing is ghly spoken of. The Sewing Circle met at the home Mrs. Dereco Friday, December 28. Members present 12. Recitation and songs were rendered by the members. It was a day of feast and enjment. After having a good time they aocurned to meet at the home of Mrs. Scott MRS. JEFFERSON, Present. MRS. H. BROWN, Secrery. Miss Grace E. Coggins, a pup of the piano, late of Oberlin college, visiting at Jefferson, Iowa, arrived in the city Saturday evening, as the guest of Mrs. I. E. Williamson of 1212 Miberry street, returning Friday morning. Miss Coggins has made marked success as a teacher of the piano, and has many pupils who were anxiously wailing her return. Jefferson has but one colored family residing in it. Joshua Strawther, electrician, 952 West Thirteenth street. Electrical repairs of all kinds. Medical, dental and surgical instruments a specialty. Dynamos and motors, light, etc. Give me a call. WEDDING Wednesday, at high noon, at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Birney, occurred the marriage of their niece Maude M. Williams to Mr. Frank H. Johnson. The wedding was a quite home affair. The bride was charmingly gowned in white swiss mull, lace and ribbon trimmings, and carried a large bunch of bridal roses. The ceremony was performed in an impressive manner by Rev. L. J. Phillips, of the A. M. E. church. The house was decorated with ferns and carnations. After the ceremony a five course dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will be at home to their friends after January 18, 1901, at 1034 Cracker street. THE ELITE Restaurant, 314 W. Third street. Best 150 meal in the city. A trial will convince you. E. G. MCAFEE Prop. WHAT SOCIETY AND CHURCH PEOPLE ARE DOING. Rev. L. J. Phillips preached a special sermon to the aged people last Tuesday morning; and after the sermon a number of them were served with dinner free of charge. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson entertained from 4 to 7 last Saturday in honor of their little son. About 30 of his friends were present to spend the afternoon with him, and they enjoyed themselves in a manner which would make adults wonder in amazement. Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Williamson entertained last night in honor of Miss Coggins of Jefferson, who has been visiting there for a few days. Rev. Roey of Fraser was in the city a few hours,last Wednesday enroute home from Ottumwa, where he had been attending the Knights of Pythias' Conclave that was in session at that city this week. In receiving invitations to attend parties and receptions during the holidays, one always expects them to be something very elaborate, and certainly those who attended the party given by Mrs. Fred Jackson at her home, 1122 Eighth street, last Monday night, can say it was a party long to be remembered, for every one present seemed to have such a pleasant time. It was said by persons present Oh! my I did not know that there were so many handsome people in the city. Mrs. B. J. Holmes assisted the host in serving. Mrs. Jackson evidently intended to mark the close of the 19th century by giving an elaborate party, and she was successful in her undertaking. Her husband, Mr. Fred Jackson, was excused from his duties at the Engine House long enough to be present to wish the guests a Happy New Year and to partake of the refreshments. Mrs. Jas. Woods gave an informal party to a few of their friends Tuesday evening. Those present report an enjoyable time. Those from out of the city who called on the Bystander last week were, Prof, W. H. Council, of Alabama Mr. and Mrs. Sim Terry of Doone, Grand Master I. L. Brown, A. J. Ruglin and H. C. Walker of Marshalltown. Owing to the limited space and time last Friday we were precluded from mentioning the supper that was served. The menu as was printed by Mr. H. H. Lewis and his able assistants there were plenty of most tempting and dainty of holiday sessions, everybody had plenty and all praise is due to Mr. H. H. Lewis in the efficient manner in which he served the people. BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION. Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Williamson gave an informal reception and musicale at their cozy home Thursday evening in honor of their guest, Miss Grace E. Coggins of Jefferson, Iowa. Those present from out of the city were Messrs. Sanford, Bronston and Lertzell and Miss Nevins of Detroit, Mich. of the Orpheus Jubilee Quartett's company, each of whom were professionals along the line of music, besides being persons of high literary attainments, who are temporarily stopping off in this city, and Mr. F. W. Stepps of Clinton, Iowa, late of Chicago, who is an artist of no mean order. It was an evening bounding with fine musical selections of both vocal and instrumental and entertaining conversation. OUR NATAL DAY. Each New Year brings greetings to our race. Why? Because it is our birthday, but more especially ought we to rejoice for this New Year's day just passed for it marks an epoch in the history of the world, a new century and second, because it is the first century year that our race has been free and permitted to participate in the 20th century celebration. On last Tuesday, 37 years ago, our beloved martyred president broke the shackels of slavery from nearly 4,000,000 human beings, and bade them to go out into the world as freemen to paddle their own canoe. They accepted the long looked for ultimatum and how well they have paddled their own canoe can only be told to the world by our advancement and achievement in the past quarter of century. Within only five years after emancipation our race had a representative in the United States Senate, sitting in the seat of his former master. Since then we have had 21 members in the Congress of the United States. One Lieutenant Governor, 249 colleges, Universities and academies, nearly 500 physicians. In brief you can meet and see colored professional men in every state and city in the United States. Give our race 100 years more then turn on the sarch-light of progress. We should celebrate each New Year's day for it is the real natal day for the American Negro. Subseribe for the Bystander. A BISHOP RESIGNS. The report reached this office a day or two ago that Bishop H. M. Turner, the senior bishop of the A. M. E. church and president of the college of bishops, has resigned on account of some disagreement with his assistants on the board of bishops, which are holding their session in Atlanta, Ga., this week. It is understood that the disagreement grew out of the appointment that some of the bishops received at the last general conference in May, at Columbus. We are not advised as to all the details that lead up to this disagreement, but we do believe our senior bishop is making a mistake, and we trust that he will soon see the error of his way and return to his associates and his church that has made him what he is. The church has seen fit to honor him more than she has others who were his equals. Our senior bishop should remember that the devotion he received from his people are not given to many men, and for him to want to dictate the entire policy of the church is a mistake. EMANCIPATION DAY OBSERVED. Elegant Music and Eloquent Oractions. Last Tuesday evening, January 1, 1901, the colored citizens of Des Moines met at Webster's hall to observe the 37th emancipation anniversary. A very large crowd was out. The committee which had this in charge was J. B. Rush, J. H. Mixon, J. H. Long, and the success of it was due to each one, and especial mention of the hard work that Attorney J. B. Rush done for it's success. Our brass band, "The Brotherhood," was out and gave a great surprise present in the excellent manner in which they played their pieces, as the band has only been organized a few months. Their leader, Mr. F. G. Gorgins, is one of the best musicians in the state and at one time was leader of the famous Muchakinock band. Mayflower Mandolin Quartette also furnished excellent music. Miss Zella Davis, our popular young girl, read the emancipation proclamation, to the delight of all. Mr. J. H. Mixon was master of ceremonies and introduced John L. Thompson, who held the crowded house in wonder for nearly an hour with his history statistics, trials and achievements of the colored race. Next introduced was Mrs. L. J. Phillips, who by her power, eloquence and culture won many applauses from the vast audience. She is perhaps one of the best lady orators that ever spoke before a Des Moines audience. It was an evening long to be remembered by those present and reflects credit to the committee. BRILLIANT-BANQUET Special To The Bystander. Muchakinoek News. During the Christmas week our little city has been the scene of much rejoicing and merrymaking. The grand holiday banquet of the Twentieth Century club is now a thing of the past, but many are the pleasant and delightful impressions left that will remain with us throughout the year. To say that the banquet was a grand success is to put it mildly. Through the work of the invitation committee invitations found their way into a number of Iowa's best homes, and as a result early in the week visitors began to arrive to be in attendance at this one of the grandest social events in Afro-American society ever held in Iowa. Two spacious halls were engaged for the occasion and were beautifully decorated in evergreens and the national colors. Promptly at eight o'clock the guests began to arrive and were received by John T. Washington, L. Perkins and B. F. Cooper of the reception committee. Their wraps were taken and carefully checked away by Mr. Frank Johnson, and Messrs. Ben Greene and Will Williams ushered them to comfortable seats. When the programme began Prof A. R. Jackson acted as master of ceremonies. The opening number was by Prof. Cower's orchestra, in a waltz, "Down the Lovers' Lane." A few of the numbers on the programme were, welcome address by President A. R. Jackson, a ladies' quartette, vocal solo by Mrs. Rosa Tolliver, address by John T. Washington, vocal solo by Miss Anna Willis, Revs. Williamson and Bingaman were present and made addresses as did also Prof. Brown. After the programme was finished visiting, two-stepping and waltzing were in order and many were those who tripped lightly and gracefully to the enchanting music of the orchestra. At 11:15 Marshal L. C. Curry announced supper and the couples retired to the dining room where Messrs. John Tolliver, Jr., William Greene and Jacob Brown received and seated them at tables where was spread a sumptuous feast consisting of all of the good things of the season. People expected this to be a grand affair and so everybody came prepared to appear their very best. At the hall where the guests were received one was reminded of the splendid bouquets tendered to kings and stately dignitaries. As to dress everyone looked their best. Space will not permit us to do justice to the subject, but let us add this was an important feature of the occasion that was not neglected. Of a truth when colored people get together they have a good time and as this was Christmas time every one felt good, there being no restraint. Regrets were received from many distinguished people, a few of who were Supt. B. C. Buxton, President McKinley, Governor Shaw, Miss Zella Davis and Miss Van Camp of Cedar Rapids and other popular Iowa people who found it impossible to attend. W. H. London said I enjoyed myself to the very highest. That the club was a winner was the opinion of B. F. Cooper and Mrs. A. R. Jackson declared she had the best time of the year. Grandest thing of its kind ever held in Iowa is what Willie Green said. Mrs. George H. Wade and G. D. Hawkins, of Cedar Rapids were loud in praise of the evening's entertainment. President A. R. Jackson said everything was grand. John T. Washington seemed to think it was his duty to care for the ladies and wanted to monopolize the whole thing. Prof. S. Joe Brown: "It was an occasion I greatly enjoyed." Miss Sarah Porter: "Oh, I had a lovely time." SOMETHING NEW. Our Motto is Quick Sales, Dividing the Profits with Our Customers. Our Prices are Low as the Lowest, and Goods Good as the Best. 2 cans Good Corn, 15c; Cabbage, 2c; 2 lbs. Oat Meal, 10c; Good Macaroni, 10c; Apples 25c a peck; Good California Prunes, 10c a pound. See Our Prices on Sugar, Flour, Meal, Tapioca, and other Groceries, in which we are prepared to please the most fastidious. So, do not fail to call at the Beckwith Grocery Co. Store, No. 1003 Center Street. Miss Fannie Coleman: "I had the best time I had this year." Everybody laughed when Lewis Perkins said he went some because everybody knows that Lewis is slow. Too much praise cannot be given Messrs. Jacob Brown and John Toliver, Jr. for their excellent work. B. E. Cooper, Ben Greene, W. C. Rhodes and A. R. Jackson. The club is here to stay. Watch for us again. Mrs. N. P. Carey entertained Tues. day evening in honor of Mesdames George H. Wade and G. D. Hawkins of Cedar Rapids. Miss Fannie Coleman, the guest of Mrs. A. R. Jackson, returned home to Boone after a week's delightful visit. Prof. Joe Brown is visiting friends here. Miss Blanche White of Des Moines is visiting friends in our city. Eddie Carter of Iowa City is at the Foster home. A GOOD COUNTRY Formerly Lived in Iowa Cherokee, Kan., Dec. 27.—The Iowa State Bystander, J. L. Thompson, Editor.—Dear Sir: I wish to say a few words to be printed in your paper for those to read who may wish to hear me. I am well and so is my family, and doing well. I am working in mines and farm a little. I raised this year 125 bushels of sweet potatoes and 100 bushels of Irish potatoes and about 75 bushels of corn, and since I have been here I have bought three lots and two houses and paid for them. I have made the money since I have been here. This is a good country for a poor man that is willing to work. There is about 1,000 colored people in this country. Some of them are making good homes and a large number are doing but very little good. Mr. Editor, all of them are eating turkey this Christmas. Good bye, Mr. Editor. I must go to dinner. H. F. Sawfoot. The address before the Teachers' convention on Friday afternoon, December 28, by Prof. W, H. Council president of the State Normal and Industrial School in Normal, Alabama, on the subject, "The Negro As He Is," was one or the ablest presentations of the conditions of the Negro that ever was made in Des Moines, in my judgment. After very pointedly describing the Negro as the principal laborer of the south and contrasting his advantages for livelihood with that of the white man, stating that in the very face of numerous disadvantages against him, on account of his black skin, that no other race in the world, as far as history shows, has made half the advancement that the black man has in all of the avocations of American life, and that in course of time the differences that now exist between the southern white man and the southern black man will be peaceably and wisely settled by une themselves. He truthfully held that the northern white man by not being thrown in position to come in contact with the Negro like the southern white man, he has failed to learn both sides of the Negro's condition. He has learned the bad side through avaricious and passionate newspaper publications in many instances. He don't know that the criminal Negro does not represent but about 25 percent of the real Negro, and that 75 per cent are industrious and have as high regard for the laws of their country and the community where they reside as any one. Prof. Council further made it very clear that the Negro must stop trying to educate himself to be a white man, for with all of his efforts in that direction he is now finding that as one of the impossibilities that he never can change. He said when the time came that the Negro would learn to educate himself to be a great black man or a great black woman, and not a white man or a white woman. He will then find that many of the obstacles that is now in his way will be removed. His pointed representation of nearly every phase of the Negro's condition of enlightening the people of Des Moines of the real Negro than anything before. J. B. Rush. BOONE NEWS Miss Bessie Coleman of Simpson college is spending the holidays with her parents. Mrs. King of Fort Madison went to Des Moines Monday, after a pleasant visit with her sons, Messrs. Wm. and Jas. Robinson. Mr. Strawthers of Des Moines has secured a position at the N. W. hotel. Miss Fanny Coleman and Mr. Wm. Washington attended the banquet of --- No. 29. ING NEW. Sales, Dividing the Profits for Customers. of the Lowest, and Goods the Best. 2c; 2 lbs. Oat Meal, 10c; Good es 25c a peck; Good es, 10c a pound. our, Meal, Tapioca, and other prepared to please the most not fail to call at the Grocery Co. Store, Inter Street. the Twentieth Century club at Muchakinock. Mr. Washington secured a position in the company store and will remain indefinitely. Mrs. Brooks and daughter, Ethel, and Mr. Wallace of Des Moines visited with Mrs. Wm. Robinson last week. Mr. S. L. Terry and wife and Mrs. John Morgan went to Newton last week, where Mr. Terry will deliver an address January 1. New Year's evening the Misses Coleman entertained at their home on State street from 8 until 12 o'clock. The evening was spent in playing crookinole and other games. Dainty refreshments were served and everybody had an enjoyable time. Mr. Richard Cowan of Oskaloosa returned to his home, after a short visit with Mr. B. F. Taylor. "A WHITE WOMAN'S LOVER." Elza Booker Tells Colored Brethren Wherin He Erred. "In behalf of the young colored men whom I leave in the world—for I consider that I am going out of it—I warn them to not fall in love with white women." Thus spoke Elza Booker, colored, to a Courier representative at the county jail today. He was sentenced yesterday by District Judge Eichelberger to serve twenty years in the penitentiary at Fort Madison. Talking further on the subject, Booker said: "I hope that the young colored men who have read of this trial have noticed the amount of prejudice against the colored race that was shown, and I also hope that they will always remember that ignorance and prejudice are two things that go together side by side in life for the colored man. "I have got twenty years, and if anyone should ask the question, 'what for,' I would answer that it was for no other purpose than being the lover of a white woman. I am as innocent of the crime of which I stand accused as any man who walks the streets of Ottumwa or any other city of the land: "Ross Johnson took it upon himself to have me arrested to get me out of his road; this is the only reason I have been arrested. "Mrs. Hoever never made any cries or at any time ordered anyone to have me arrested, but under the circumstances there was nothing better for her to do after being caught in the act, by the little girl, than to try to prove to those living in the community in which she expected to make her home that she was not guilty of being loved by a negro. The facts in this case have never yet been told and perhaps they never will be. But the just God who knows all things will bring it around in some way, which will perhaps be after I am dead and gone, though I have been sent to the pen an innocent man. "I was born on the Wilkes stock farm in Kentucky, and ad my life has been spent on the great race courses of the United States and other countries. I have worked for A. S. Trude, F. J. Berry, A. S. Cooper, Neugass & Tishnor, all of Chicago, all of whom will join in a statement that my life has been one of uprightness, and that never before was I arrested for any crime or any alleged crime. There is not a mark against me in any state of the union. "I want to say this is a horrible thing—to be sent up for twenty years; just at a time when I am able to do some good in the world and to be of some good to my race, and I want to warn all my brethren that it is for nothing else than being a white woman's lover."—Ottumwa Courier. THE NEW MOVEMENT TO AFRICA. Fort Grant, Arizona, Dec. 26.—Agents wanted in every part of the United States, Canada, South America and islands of the sea where colored people inhabit to organize the colored race who love their liberty and children into civil and military organizations for the purpose of going to the continent of Africa to build up a government of their own among the wild natives. Those in the United States are first to move, but as the new government is to be framed here in many of its departments, and a council of wise men of the race elected at a convention which is to be called some time in 1901. We request that the wise men of the race in foreign countries be duly notified to come or send through others their views on the move and organizing of Ethiopia the Second. Organizing agents may be black or white, male or female, but all must take the oath to do right and just by the people. Send stamps for reply and address all communications to D. R. Thomas, Fort Grant, Arizona, U. S. A. een We me een ana ENA Se ENE CL een ENT rer eee . , , I caer he Reheat a ees ay Moen mae ger ny ama, cheeses eRe A, TO EG ee At ee ee OR ce eae mr ea pare coerce ey Late ae vee sae ee oo a ae Feerenes er orn at attageatl — _ a : = r shy Iowa Stat der, THE N || toss romwnn rire acer Vexanius DONNELLY DE NOTES FROM THE CAPITALIa wa State | = NEWS IN GENER ee all 2 | re USNR Re Chief of Sao and Fox ‘Tribe Alleges" is suadeniy expires white wailal) BY | Des Moines, January 4, 100.) py ‘Misnppropriation. Yather-in-Law | The resolutions adopted ee Me mes AMD EUR: OO: PEA IE RRA Cedar Rapids, Jan. 3.—Pakeckama- | ROBERTS MADE AN EARL. V scaneqpolis, alinn., Jam 8 1foy state Teachers’ qatoclation are se ten (aay Se ey dorprisve Towa Inseranoe Men by com- | (Ue) chief of Sno and Fox Indians Of queen westows Honors on the Hetura|tius Donner 'y, politician, o' tnis OWS! ay oe DESMOINES, - + IOWA. hag ite rhs ‘state, ‘Tama county reservation, has cont tag anor: tage, aged. 70, died at 2:3 tutinst-—That we hereby extend ome iaay DES MOINES, ++ TOWAL | stolnmes dame dears, Wright, {menced suit in the federal court! Cowes, Jan, 3.—The queen | belmorning, ithe eminent XintePOY thanks to the eitizens of Des Moines! coe oS a ee ety] against I. M. Rebok, former Indian’ geowed an earidom ai Porn ey guddenly illest MEN for furnishing rooms for the work offs BOERS EXCITING AL. arrested at Pagosa Springs, Colo., for a5; an : stowed an earldom on Lord Roberts} : e of hit BERBOHRRN : by t ARM. S3c°‘ltored musder of Georige Barber (2eent, for $50,000, claiming Rebok with a special remainder for iqvhile visiting at the hone, oor ee eae and without expense toylg : aaa ee auanicion that the erime was com: | (OOK Possession of the greaiur FAT% daughters. He was also nlnder for MiFuther-diciaw, Datren abet po, this body, and for their manitoldya) fnvasion Into Cape Colony Causes mitted for the purpose of securing of their lands, rents and profits while 9¢ ¢he garter. Pventy-eighth avemte Sow. fi), courtesies, sf Mis] \ Be) Cleans | Raat ee eee eoee policies hela | 2¢ting as agent, for malicious, selfisn . he first Air. Donnelly sank sf)" “Siecond—That we think Miss Ha | (acting. as agent, for mallclont er el cen. @RUILAG foc. G-cTihebnd segn became unconscious | rick Garton, the Simpson Glee olubeeal vInn. 3-- eta aaah PR ani other persons for tha’ exhale London, Jan, 2—The Cape Town eorrespondent of the Daily Mail ‘which dwells upon the gravity of the position in Cape Colony, sayst “The Boer invadors now number 5,000, ‘The western invasion gives the most concern. It has split into two divisions which are marching like the prongs of a fork, one by way of Sutherland toward’ Malmes: bury, and the other toward Beaufort West, “The enemy are now ranging over Ymmense tracts of territory neces: fitating the emptoyment of an army €orps to deal with them, Lord Kitelr €ner has poured troops into the dis turbed areas; but the fugitive tac, ties of the Rocrs have to a large extent neutralized his precautions. “It was felt that the only ineans ‘of exchiding the invadors from the rich districts in the western par ‘of the colony was to call out the farmers, Today's telegrams promise a splendid response from the east ‘ern portion, but the western is oubtful, not 30 per cent of the pop- ‘ulation "being regarded as loyal Hence the Boer concentration in thal direction. “Letters are arriving here detail ing damage and robbery by the ins vadors and beseeching ‘military ass sistance. Any action on the’ part yf the ‘colony will not abate the. ‘urgent, \meed of large reinforce- ments.” READY TO DO AS THEY SAY. Conger Says Chinese Will Fill Every Oiinnitea: Washington, Jan. 3.—Following a1 an interval of one day close upon hit announcement that the Chinese em peror had decreed the acceptance o! the peace agreement, Minister Con ger cabled the state department un der date of Peking, January 1, that the next step had’ been taken and that the ministers had been notified formally not only that the agree: ‘ment was accepted by the Chinese government, but that that govern: ment felt able to guarantee a per: formance of the conditions imposed. It was apprehended there would be auch difficulty in settling the import: ant subject of indemnities and the re-arrangement of the commercial ‘treaties between China and the pow ers, which is provided for only in general terms in tne agreement, is expected to present equal difficulties in the arrangement of the details. It is absolutely essential to harmonious relations in the future that there shall be no discrimination in the mak. fing of these treaties. If by covert arrangement one power is to obtain commercial advantage over the oth- ers, the result will be the cause of dissatisfaction. ‘Therefore it is with, in the bounds of probability that the outeome of thesnegotiations undes this sub-head of the agreement touch: {ng commercial arrangements will be the framing of something like a gens eral convention which may be signed collectively or singly by the powers ‘but which will insure uniform treat ment to all. ‘The Chinese government's guaran- tee of its ability to perform the acts called for by the agreement is now expected to be followed by the Prompt arrest and punishment of the joxer leaders and sympathizers who are named in the decree of Septem: Ber 25, as follows: g Prince Chwan, Prince Yih, Second: ary Princes Tsai lien and Tsai Ying, Prince Tuan, Duke Tsai Tan and the president of the censorate, Ying Nien, assistant grand secretary of the civil board, and Chao Chu-Chiao. ‘ CONGRESS. Washington, Jan. 3.—Senate—The subsidy bill was today displaced frou its position as “unfinished business’ by the army reorganization bill. Dur- ing the discussion of the army meas ure, the opposition members indieat ed that their line of attack upon the Bill would be against the creation of a large, permanent standing ar my. There was an intimation tha: objection would not be offered te a temporary measure to provide av adequate force {o maintain the au thority of the United States in the Philippines. Beyond this point, to day's proceedings developed nothing House—The radical element amon: the house republicans who favor cut ting down the representation fron the southern states in which fran chise is abridged, suffered defeat to day because a number of their col leagues refused to act with them Olmstead of Pennsylvania offered + resolution reciting the _—_allege¢ abridgement of suffrage in Louisiana ‘Mississippi, South Carolina, —Norti Carolina and directing the committe on census to investigate and repor the facts to the house in order tha a constitutional basis or representa tion could be established for thos states. When it finally came to : vote it was defeated, $1 to 83. ‘Th story of the defeat is found in tix absentees on both sides who wer unpaired. ‘Thirty-two republican were absent and’ unpaired agains the: eninosition: Porto Ricans Astonished, San Juan, P. R., Jan 3.—Thousands of people witnessed the starting ot the new trolley system, the island’; first road of that description. ‘Ty People were much astonished. Burginra at Clinton. Clinton, Jan. 4—While the employes were at dinner at noon burglars en tered the rear of the Coe & Stretsi; millinery store, broke open the east drawer and stole $40. Driver's Hands Frozen. Clinton, Dee. 29.—Kire badly dam- aged the power house of the State Electric Railway company, causing a damage of $5,000. During the fire one ef the hose teams ran away. ‘The driver clung to the lines. Ilis hands were frozen and he was taken to tie hadettal; THE NEWS IN IOWA éurprises Tows Insarauce Men by Com- ing to This State, Des Moines, Jan. 4.—Mrs, Wright arrested at Pagosa Springs, Colo. fos the alleged murder of George Barber on suspicion that the crime was om mitted for the purpose of securing the amount of insurance policies held by the Annuity Life association o| Bea Moines ang a similar institution ‘at Sioux City, and who was after wards released, has shown er hand. She has written a letter to the An- nuity association, demanding tte amount of the policy and intimating that if it is not paid at once there is trouble in store for the association. ‘The exact contents of the letter arc not, disclosed, but enough is known to form an iden of the substance sais to be in the nature of a threat. When Mrs, Wright and the man Neff, who was with her at the time Barber so mysteriously aied, were re leased it was believed she would make no application for the paymest of the policies and the letter receives by Manager Baker of the Annuity Life comes in the character of 1d! rect surprise. Parties interested in the case were of the opinion Wright and Neff would not dure to enier Towa and make their, whereabouts known to the associations. ‘The fact that the letter was post marked at an lowa station, and the further fnet that there is no attempt being made to keep the matter quict is au evidence that they are not afraid of prosecution either by the Annuity Life or the association at tea Cider: VETERINARY BOARD REPORTS. Nearly Six Hundred Veterinarians Reg- istered Under the Law. Des Moines, Jan. 3—The Iowa boaré of veterinary examiners has close ‘its registration books, after register ing about 400 non-graduate and 17: graduate yeterinaries. ‘The exact number cannot be known at present but it is estimated at a total of a Jittle less than 600. ‘The official rex: ister will be issued in about two months. ‘The registration by _veterinaries with the state board of examiners was made necessary by the enact- ment of a new law along these lines by the Twenticth general assembly, which makes it unlawful for a prac- titioner, after January 1, to follow the profession unless’ he has regis tered with the board, or unless he is a graduate of a Jegally chartered and authorized college at the time of the passage of the act, or holds a diploma from such an institution dat- ed prior to 1901 and has registered with the board. Tn. the future no certificates au- thorizing the practice of veterinary surgery, medicine or dentistry will be issued until the applicant Tias been examined and declared proficient by the board of veterinary examiners ‘The penalty for a violation of the law is a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty days. FARMERS NOW TAKE DAILIES: Raral Delivery Helps Iowa's Dollar 1 Year Daliy. Des Moines, Dec. 31.—Rural deliy- ery is greatly increasing the number of daily newspapers taken by the farmers. ‘The Des Moines “Daily News, which is only $1 a year, 7 cents for six months, and 50 cents for three months, has gained 5,000 subscribers in the past six months ‘and now has 31,000 cireulation. Tio- eal papers, however, are also gain- ing from tke same cause. Narrowly Facaped Denth. Sioux City, Jan. 3.—The whole fam: ily of Mrs, Jennie Peterson narrow: ly escaped asphyxiation by gas. Dur: ing the night gas escaped from a de- fective stove pipe, and in the morn- ing Mrs. Peterson turned on three burners of the gas stove, but by s0- cident lit only two of them, | ‘The escaping gas from the gas _ stove joined the coal gas and Mrs. Peter son and two children succumbed When neighbors found Mrs. Peterson she was nearly dead, and it toow three hours of a doctor's labors to bring her to consciousness. ‘The children were not so seriously af feeted, altnough they, too, were ren- dered ‘unconscious, Séuaa atacduen: New Albany, Ind, Jan. 2.—Wm. Gil- more of Uttumwa, Iowa, was myster- jously murdered at @ point on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern road twenty miles east of here. Gilmore was in company with a man when last seen, and this companion is now being searched for by the police. ‘The two stopped at Otisco and start- ed out for a walk. When near the edge of the town they were heard quarreling. Gilmore's body was found with the head erushed in as if by some blunt instrument. ‘The police hope to apprehend their man shortly. Bad Fire at Burlmeton, | Burlington, Jan, 2.—Fire at mid- night comp'etely destroyed the Con- ner Mercantile company's establish- ment. Loss $60,000, Fully insured, The Delano hotel had a narrow es- cape. Schramm & Schmiegs’ whole- sale dry goods store caught from the Conner fire and was destroyed. Loss $75,000; insurance $45,000, A Wortimanv« Fatal Fall, Dubuque, Jan. 2.—John Anderson, a workinan on the customs house annex, fell from the roof of the building this evening and was in- stantly killed. Davenport, Dec: 29—At a stock- holders’ meeting of the Towa Tele- phone company it: this city it was voted to increase the capital stock from $1,000,000 to $4,000,000. This will give the Iowa company the working capital it has needed for years, and its recent consolidation with the Cen- tral Union company seems responsi- ble for the change. A headquarters building will be built in Davenport, an underground system installed and extensive improvements made in. the exchanges in the principal lowa cities and the toll lines connecting them. WUES FORMER INDIAN AGENT. Chief of Smo and Fox Tribe Alleges Bilaapproprintion. Cedar Rapids, Jan, 3—Pakeekama- que, chief of Sac and Fox Indians ot ‘fama county reservation, has com- menced suit in. the federal court against H. M. Rebol, former Indian agent, for $50,000, claiming Rebok took possession of the greater part of their lands, rents and profits white acting as agent, for malicious, selfisn and corrupt purposes. ‘The laudy amounted to 3,000 acres, which he cams are worth $3 per acre, Ie also claims that Rebok ignored the Kneal chief and set, over, the tribe a bogus or false chief. ‘The suit is taught for the benefit of the tribe. HULL AGAINST THE RICE Great Opposition to the Hann Sub: utdy Museats koithe Hote Washington, Jan, 4.—Even if’ the ship subsidy hill passes the senate, i will meet with fieree opposition the house, for about twenty-five re publicans there are planning to deta its pussage. Speaker Henderson said (o be one of them. Represents lives Burton of Ohio, Hemenway | Indiana, Overstreet of Indiana, Thu! of flows and Crumpacker of Tidians are arrayed openly against the mes~ ure, ‘Mhey know the others who are to fight the bill and who for resson- of personal poliey are for the present keeping in the backround. Yo Colteot the Chgurette Tax. * Fort Douse, Jan, 2,—County Attor- ‘ney Chanthind has issued a notice to the assessors of the different town- ships in the county calling upon them to return the names of all cigarette dealers in the county in order that the $400 assessment may: be collected us provided by Taw, ‘The action ix diceetly traceable to the recent ac, tion of the American Tobacco Com? pany, as tne result of a decision by the United States supreme court in ‘Tennessee, where the cigarette law is practically identical with the law of Towa, which worsted the dealers. ‘The action of the county atorney has caused a great sensation among the tobacco dealers. Polk county was the only county in Towa to antici- pate Webster in this step. PES a Ae — Grundy Center, Jan. 3.—A farmer ‘named john Smitzer, living near this ‘place, attempted to drive over a eros ing near Holland in front of the night passenger train, when he was struck hy the engine with terrible results Roth horses were killed outright. ‘The buguy was demolished and Mr. Smit zer Was thrown a long distance upot the frozen ground. Tt was at first thought he was dead, but. he rallied and is yet alive, although recovers is considered doubtful. Shot at a Bookkeeper. Dubuque, Jan. 3.—J. Corbett made an sunsnecessful attempt to shoot ‘Fred Clarke, bookkeeper for the Iows ‘Paint and Color company of this eity Corbett is said to have had it in for Clarke beeause as treasurer of the 10 cal lodge of Woodmen he sent 3 num ber of notices of dues for which h was in arrears, Corbett was arraigne in police court and sent to jail te Await the action of the commission ers of insanity who are to investi gate his case. $15,000 Collected. Mt. Pleasant, Jan. 3,—Judge Me Coy of Oskaloosa, a member of th tax collecting firm of McCoy & Me Coy, has been here closing up the bus iness of collecting back taxes for th county a year ago. It is not knows how inuch has veen paid in throug! his efforts, but some place it as hig as $15,000.’ Tis firm had contraets it Henry, Jefferson, Monroe, Mahaska Poweshick and Washington countie’ ‘daring the vest vous: Big Fire at Fairbank, Fairbank, Jan. 2.—This city was ‘almost totally destroyed by fire. The flames were discovered in the millin- ery store of J. I, lutz, ‘The town ig without protection, and the ther- mometer registered 10 degrees be- low zero. Huldings were torn down to save them from destruction, John MeCunnis and G. C. Eckelberg were seriously injured. Loss, $15,000; in- surance, $7,000. | Shortage Mado Good. Burlington, Jan, 5.—The Burlingto: public school board met and compro mised with the friends of H. Kelly the embezzling secretary of the board, for the full amount of short age, $2,250.59. This compromise does not affect the criminal natnre of the [secretary's transaction, but it is probable that nothing’ further wit be done in the matter, Stole » Herd of Gait’, Eldora, Jan. 1—Cattle thieves have stolen a fine drove of corn fed steers from. Ex-Governor Boies’ Grundy county farm. When they were taken is unknown, This is the secon! Hoss of this ‘kind the governor hag sustained, although the theft was dis. covered before, and Mr. Boies received from Chicago a draft for the value of his stock. ic igen eae gon ecus: Dubuque, Jan. 1.—Dr. Slattery, who attended the late Archbishop 'Hen- nessey on his deathbed, and filed a claim with the administrator for a fee aggregating about 4,000, has se- cared judgment to the “xtent of $3,- a10, The judge disallowed claims amounting to $1,315. William Ford Fitted. Osceola, Jan. 4.—William Ford, ar old resident of this city, was instant ly killed while crossing’ the railrong tracks at Groveland, a small statios near here. Pardoned Before Henching Prison. Dubuque, Jan, 3—John. Arthofer who confessed to killing his brother indaw, Anton Lobil, and who wa: sentenced two weeks azo to a teri in the penitentiary, has been par doned by Governor’ Shaw. He had not yet been taken to the peatten, tiary. Accidentally Cut Mor Throat, Anita, Jan, 3.—Mrs. Hendricks, wif of Rev. M. F. Hendricks, had the mis fortune to cut her throat. She was going down in the cellar after some meat when a step broke and she fel forward on the knife. ‘There is some chance of recovery. NEWS IN GENERA ROBERTS MADE AN EARL. Queen ealows: Moneee onthe Neer ing General. Cowes, Jan. 3.—The queen be stowed an earldom on Lord Roberts with a special remainder for hi daughters. He was also made a knigh of the garter. Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 3.—Th steamer Canada, having Field Mar hal Lord Roberts on board, anchore¢ ‘off Osborne yesterday. ‘The ships in the roads were gaily Wecorated, the sea front was elabor: ately decorated with bunting and Venetian masts with festoons adorned the route to the Osborne Mouse, at the entrance of whieh was erected a unique tribute of the queen's appreciation of the field mar- shal's work, in the shape of an arch of laurel, ‘This was the first tine such an arch had ever appeared there jn honor of any subject of her ma- jesty. wethe field marshal landed from the royal launch at 3:30 p.m. which was the signal for deafening shouts of welcome, Princess Beatrice, in her capacity as governor of the Isle of Vight, and the Duke of Connaught, representing the queen, awaited Lord Roberts, whose arm was still ina sling as the result of being thrown from his horse in South Africa. Ie was warmly greeted and the party started in’ royal carriages for Os- borne House. After a hearty recep- tion in the council chamber of her majesty’s residence by a number of princes and princesses, Lord Roberts wae ushered into the presence of the queen. His audience of her majesty was quite private. Keplying to the addresses at the town hall, Lord Roberts said he re- rretted that his reception was not ac- ‘ompanied by immediate peace, but, ne added, while he feared hostilities would continue for some time, he vad implicit confidence in Lord Kiteh- ‘ner and had no fear regarding the utcome, He concluded with an eu- ozy to the magnificent army of Great sritain, all the components of which, ie pointed out, pulled together splen- idly. WELCOME TO ROBERTS. AML London Greoted Him—Entertatned wi aehinihats @atanic London, Jan. 4.-Lora Roberts yes- year’s absence in South Africa, ‘The on his return to London after a years apseence in South Africa. ‘The crowds were not so dense nor so de- monstrative as during the recent war celebrations, but. people paid from three to eight guineas for seats on Piceadillyand St. dames street bet conies. Stately mansions like Aspley house, Lord Rothchild's and the Duk of Deronshire’s were crowded witn notable personages, but there prevail ed on all sides a feeling that the pros. ress of the campaign did not warrant triumphal ovations, though this in no respect detracted from the affection with which the little field marshal was greeted, It was as a man rather than asa general that London wel- conied “Bobs.” ANXIETY AY CAPETOWS. Moors Moving in Parallel Columns, ‘eianahien tua Gountess WoNeees Aton) te eae Cape ‘Town, Jan. 4.—The military authorities are preparing for all cow: tingencies. It has been decided to transfer the Boer prisoners from the camps to transports. Farmers coming in from Carnavor describe the Boers as traveling in parallel columns with numerous flanking parties sweeping the coun try of horses, plundering loyalists and carrying off everything eatable It appears that they “are accompan ied by strings of pack horses lightly loaded. Colesburg telegraphs that Krit zinger’s commando is crossing the Middleburg, but is getting few, il any, recruits. The commercial companies have asked the mayor to call a mass mect: ing to urge the government to sup: press the disloyal newspapers and to proclaim martial law, Cape Town, Jan. 4.—A station mas ter of the Frazerburg road has seiz ed a mumnber of eases marked “con densed milk,” addressed to Frazer: burg, which’ contained 3,000 split but lets, 500 detonators and 150 pounds of dynamite. Senses: Sane eat Sar Ge ea: London, Jan, 2—The Boers have now reached a point half way bo- tween the Orange river and Cape ‘Town; and, in spite of the optimism of the London press, the government announcement at Cape Town shows how seriously the invasion is re garded there. ‘The only thing that really touches the general public is the loss of a ‘big naval gun. The Times, however, draws attention to what might prove a sérious danger. namely, the possi- bility of another outbreak of enteric fever among the soldiers worn down by the hardships and privations of a prolonged and non-exeiting cam- vaign. Gon Wood Setitor wm Strike, avana, Jan, 3.—Two thousand stevedores struck here on account of the employment of non-union men, Governor Wood notified the leaders that the police would preserve the peace, protect non-union workmen and also bring the ships to. the wharves, to offset the strike of light- ermen. “This brought the strikers to terms promptly and the strike was declared off. “The strike of sugar stevedores at Cardenas is still on, but there has been no disturbance and a settlement is near at hand. Zein Kiseenees, Buenos Ayres, Jan, 3.—The new Ar gentine-Chiiean’ protocol, in connec- tion with the frontier’ settlemem has been signed, and the presidents of Argentina ‘and Chile have ev- changed friendly telegrams of con. gratulation, Identifies Pat Crowe. Omaha, Jan. 1—John Smith, a broommaker, employed by the Schneiderwinn broom factory, has positively identified Pat Crowe as the nan who, in his presence, rented the Sehneiderwinn house on’ Grover street, which was used as a prison | for Eddie Cudaby. leNaTIUS DONNELLY NN _ Suddenly Expires While waltial | Yather-In-Law: Minneapolis, “Minn, Jan 2 —TE0y tius Donnelly, _ politician, author sage, aged, 70, died at 22 thi jorning. ‘The eminent, inneapolt man was taken suddenly ill tast night an OS etling. at. the hone of Et father-in-law, Batren Lanse 50s venty-eighth avenue Sou) ron ae Ase Aire Donnelly. sank se% 1°, Yoon became unconscious, It Parpiyy was. summoned and SIT {erry ced the. sick man was sti eanseious, ‘The doctor pronoun rejeart-failure, and stated Carls Are tGrening that there was little anes of the patient's recovery, ge Mr. Donnelly passed away 30° Mitied. by a number of his relte Wa From the first they had ™ Sood that he could not lives 28 was advanced in years, being arly 70 years in age, Tie died fhout regaining consciousness. WARSHIPS LAND GUNS. uation at Capetown Is Deemed ‘siehly Critical. Pape. Town, Sane: Be aun tksnip Menareh will Jand guts ay as a precautionary measure Ye situation is undoubtedly serious (is true that the Date have vt Ved the invadors in any consider HE numbers, but a lack of arms ie ered to be the true cause of a0 ition, Tn many places horses ar iy oitered and information read ig supplied to the Boers: i, he early proclamation of martial hf in the Cape Town division is ¢x: pefted. This division does not include eTown itself. fie latest reports show the situa tidh to be generally as follows: ‘uruman, if still uninvested, prob abfy soon will be. viqualand West is filled with smal patics of Boers, who are workins softh toward Prieska, for the pur poge of co-operating with or support ing] Commandant. Hertzog, whose nd vaike parties are in the neighbor hudd of Fraserburg. he Hoers are close to Graat Rei net] where of late the Duteh hav givgn many demonstrations of €% treme sympathy. | Cape ‘Town, Jan, 3—The invador have reached Glenn Harry, a fr: miles north of Graaf Reinet, in th heart of the disaffected portion the colony. Cradoek, Cape Colony, Jan, 3.— detachuent of Boers entered Root hoogte, south of Middleburg, Januar i. It is believed this force is goin to Graaf Reinet. The telegran Imes are cut between Carnavon au Somerset. west and Steynsburg an Maraisburg. In the eastern part of the colon he advance guard of the Boers ‘lose to Maraisburg, about, twent ive miles northeast of Cradock. The general opinion here is th: he position is not properly appr iated in England. ‘The Woreest: conference exeited the Dut. hroughout the colony. Many 0 residents, who are by no meat nlarmists, are agreed upon anu rising of the Dutch as quite likel RALLY CALL TO LOYALISTS. elo: cotonmts asked to Ropat “at Invasion. | Cape Town, Jan, 2—The Cape gor; ernment has called upon the loyal ists in twenty-seven districts, inelud ing Cape ‘Town, to assist the militar to repel invasion by the formation of a paid defense force. In a preamble to the eal, the gor ernment says as follows: “Owing to the fact that the armed forces of the enemy have penetrated south of Camurvot in the west and south of Middleberg, east, it is nee essary to repel the invasion prompt. ly} and the government called upon the loyal inhabitants to aid the mil itary in this duty by the formation of a colonial force for the sole and ex clusive purpose of repelling invasion, guarding lines of communication and maintaining order in the dis turbed districts, “Volunteers should enroll with the civil commissioners in their re- speetive districts, ‘They will be puid five shillings per day, with rations, forage, arms and horses. ‘The term of service is not expected to exceed three months. “This notice especially applies te the districts named in it, but other distriets may assist. Enlisting will begin Thursitay.” Tt is estimated that no fewer than 1,500 Cape Duteh have joined the in- vaders, who have penetrated further south than ever, KUSSIA IS SELE-SEERING, Charged With Trying for Undue Aaé Paden dae Werien. SE ee ee Seta London, Jan. 3.—The Pehing corre spondent of the Daily Mail, wirius January. 1, says: “Russia by conciliation is trying te secure special advantages and thers is a strong belief that she will re ceive American support. It is hinter that Russia inspired unfoundec charges of barbarity against the Ger man troops, her move heing to sow dissension between Great britain ane Germany.” Congratulations for Kruger, The Maxie, Jan. 4.—1x-Presiden Kruger received congratulations trom all parts of the world New Year" day. At present he is confined to hig room Witl © slight attack of brom chitis, He still has hopes that the kaiser will receive him. The Bank of Englint has usuat Ty about: £25.000,001 10 £230,000,0)0 of | Of its notes in circulation, 7 | ‘Sven Sibitine Caaes der chks 2 condoms an. B—"Martlal law hi, ‘een proclsimed in the Woreester ‘shire, Ceres, Prinee Albert, Fraset burg and Sutherland divisions,” say, the Cape Town correspondent of thy Daily Mail, wiring vesterday, Ty enlistment of the volunteers is actin and the best authorities antieipat further developments shortly, | “The great trouble is the seareit; of horses. Seven hundred [boers hav broken through the cordon at Zuur burg and are advancing upon Riel mond. The magistrate there port, that they are burning and hpting a few miles from the town, NOTES FROM THE CAPITAE ‘Des Moles. Jamcavt daar lows: Tang “inst —That we hereby extend ome/4 thanks to the citizens of Des Moines] for furnishing rooms for the work off the association without expense ton this body, and for their manifoldpy courtesies, oo “Second—That we think Miss Hang riet Garton, the Simpson Glee olubl and other persons for the excellent music which they have furnished! thereby adding to’ the pleasures ‘off the ansoclation: ae “Yhird—That we extend our thanksl to the press of Des Moines for theini untiring efforts to give a complete and accurate report of all proceed Ings of this body H Spourth—That we extend oun thanks to the executive committees the officers and standing committee: for their faithful work in caring fo the interests of the association in ali its various departments, 4 “Fifth—That hereaiter the chair} man of the executive committee shailfh ue allowed a sum not exceeding $50 with which to employ a stenographer: or a clerk who may assist him in the arduous detail work of his office. “sixth—Whereas, The association is any year liable to mect conditiongs arising from such unforeseen cireum| stances as an unprecedented storm, ‘yuilroad strike or other such thing} which would make it impossible t pay expenses for the given year; therefore be it “Kesolved, That we instruct the ex: ecutive committee to place the sung of $100 annually in a reserve fund which may be used only in an emer=] gency and which may’ be paid out] only-by the vote of the general as: ciation. “As it is unwise to create a lary | fund which might become injuri | to us in many ways, we further § struct the executive committee to ry port the amount of principal a1 interest in the reserve fund at e annual meeting and to invote og: | special action upon the matter wheb ever it shall amount to $1,000, 4 | “Seventh—We note with pleasur ‘| the ever widening influence of thy | public and the traveling library, also of the efforts now being mal ‘in our state in the direction of cen », tralization and the transportation of .| pupils in rural districts and we most} \| cordially invite the careful, pain ‘taking and sympathetic investigation| | of these movements by cil teache ./and school Loards and especially 0 ;| those who are charged with the care} »\ of distriets which would be affected ny by it.” | At the close of the annual meetin: [of the Osteopathists of the state al ; SUill college a resolution was adop! ‘ed empowering the directors of th * Towa organization to make an assess: | ment and use it_ at their discretion 1/in aiding Dr. C. L, Parsons of Eagis; | Grove in carrying through the man ./damus action” he has begun again {tae state board of medical examine {to compel that body to issue him | certificate. In this connection any 'S other resolution was adopted as fof > ows! Y| “Resolved, that we concur a heartily co-operate in the efforts 1, [cing made by one of our num ‘fifo Meanrettire Ow ‘a-Ut | sotial examiners to e by :| mandamus, diplomas from Feputabl | schools of Osteopathy.” : ae +! “The post will he named Fort De: *| Moines,” Captain Hull said in an in- |terview here. “That much has bee decided upon, though no official | tion has been taken yet, and probabil 3| Nill not be for some little time, But | there is no question about the name] {| Letters from Des Moines men, includ ding P.M. Casndy and Hoyt Shermi "| were forwarded to the secretary. 0: | war, and See-etary Root added. hig own recommendation to the request 2 of the Des Moines men that the post f be named Fort Des Moines” Com * gress ames the post. | The packing house plant, owned by. | Harry West, was sold on the last day, of the century to F. M. Hubbell, Sone. h & Co. The Hubbells will. hold. th - plant for a tenant, and will endeav. 4 to connect with one of the prospe | tive renters with whom Mr. Wesé| D'has been in correspondence, “We J shall not attempt to operate the plan |ourselves,” said Mr. Hubbell. “The : | plant will simply be held by us, ag : it has been held in the past by Mr. M West, ready for any tenant who ma; want to open up the packing busines: ,| in Des atoines.” Pe | The supreme court has handed [down a decision of vast importance tq, temperance people who are fighting saloons in the little towns, In sub stanee, it is held that the canvass of mimes to a statement of conseny must be made from the poll boo-« and that when the town is small and: only a part of a precinct, where votes are cast at a general election, there |is no poll books showing separately the voters of that town. In suteh 3 |case the petition of consent is nor |valid. ‘The case is entitled Hill vs |Gleisher and is originally from the Winneshiek county eourt, Judge McPherson of the federat sourt has handed down a decision jy the case of Ik. S.C. Davis, administra! tor of the estate of S. TN. Davis, der ceased, in which the question. of whether or not a bankrupt may 06 compelled to give an account: of hig “assets and liabilities after he hay ret ceived a discharge through fraudiam | Empress Numes a New Emperor. London, Dec. 29.—"Private advices from tne provinee of Shan Si say,” wires the Shanghai correspondent of the Standard, “that, while the cours was sojourning at ‘Tai Yuen fu, the vmpress dowarer secretly appointed a new emperor, with the title of ‘Tong Hsu. He Is a fifteen year old boy, who was taken to Sain Fu in the imperial yellow chair. This exe plejns the permission given to Ems, iif Kwang Su to return to Ey kite” AEmperor Kwang Su has notifed the reform party that he is returning to the capital and will need their saintanse” A Sacrifice To Conscience A Sad To Co CHAPTER VII.—(Continued.) He turned to Jasmine, and laid his hand again on hers. "I shall go and get something that will strengthen him meanwhile, and I shall telegraph for Doctor Bunthorne. I know he will come when I ask him to do so." "You will come back again?" Jasmine said, looking in his face with an expression of such pitiful appeal as almost overcame Enderby. "I am all alone—there is no one I know in all London whom I could ask to be with me, and I am afraid! I never have seen that before." "I shall come back, my child; do not be afraid," said Enderby gently. He went out. It was easy enough to get what he wanted in that district—a small flask of brandy. Enderby was, as has been said, a total abstainer, and never touched any intoxicant, but he believed the strong stimulant was of use as a medicine, especially in a case when the flicker of life is very low. Then he went to the nearest postoffice to dispatch a telegram to Doctor Bunthorne. As he came out of the postoffice he came face to face with Digby Dalton The latter smiled, lifting his hat. "Pray excuse me, I am in a hurry," said Enderby, endeavoring to pass the other. "I can go in your direction, and shall not retard your progress," returned the other, in the sneering tone which Enderby knew hid something of malicious triumph. "I have to thank you, Mr. Enderby, for a great kindness—intentional or the reverse—which you have one me." "Indeed?" said Enderby coldly. "Yes. It is, in fact, the passing over to me of a chance such as few men have so early in their career as I. Sir Henry Lennox has told me you had the first offer of the position of junior counsel in the great Brownlow Pearl case which is now pending." Enderby started slightly; Dalton, with a malicious smile, went on: "I am not too haughty to refuse to wear your rejected shoes, you see, Mr. Enderby. I have reason to believe that the whole case is now in proper the only difficulty hitherto be Belle rather important one, of ignor- of the culprit's whereabouts. se have now been discovered, and believe Mr. Paul Enderby might we have able to enlighten us re-arding these some time ago." Enderby started again, then turned and faced the other man with an expression which made the malicious triumph of Dalton's face fall a little. "I see you have not scorned to act the part of the spy, Mr. Dalton. Let me tell you you are quite welcome to continue so honorable a career, if you choose. I do know Mr. David Lloyd and his daughter, if you mean to insinuate that. At the same time, if they have anything to do with that case, let me assure you their whereabouts have been known to those who are connected with the prosecuting side long before they were known to me. Now, if you will pardon me, Mr. Dalton, I shall leave you. If you wish me to put the matter more plainly, I decline to walk in your company." The other turned livid. "I suppose you are aware that Sir Lennox and Miss Lennox cannot long remain in ignorance of your under- hand and deceitful course of conduct?" Enderby bowed coldly. "I have the honor of wishing you good-day, Mr. Dalton." He went on, leaving the other to look after him, with baffled rage and wrath depicted in his face. "So the bolt is about to fall," he said to himself. "It is inexplicable why it has never done so until now. Why has Dundas Lyndon known the whereabouts of this poor dying man for so long and never revealed them to the authorities? Has he kept it a secret from Sir Henry also? And has Sir Henry only now discovered it?" His mind wandered to the ravings of the dying man. Who was the "Hal" whom he was addressing. Could it be a name which Lyndon himself could lay claim? Enderby did not know the Christian name of the latter. Jasmine opened the door as soon as she heard his low rap. He has fallen into a kind of doze, or else it is the unconsciousness that comes before the end," she whispered. "Come in and see him." "Has he had any one seeing him today?" "Yes," she answered. "The friend who came to see him when first we came here. I do not know who he is; father would not tell me. He is tall and fine looking, and looks a great man. He came today about 10, and stayed with him for a while. I did not see him go away—he went out himself; but father was terribly weak and ill after he left. He kept on saying to himself again and again: "And it was for his sake—for their sake! Oh, God, my stroke is heavy!" H. B. Welsh "Then I had to run out for something to make beef tea with, and when I came back Doctor Lyndon was in. He said he had given father his medicine; but father did not seem ill like this until a little while before you came." CHAPTER VIII It had been Sir Henry! Enderby had no doubt of that as he entered the sick room. But he kept revolving in his mind the new mystery. If Sir Henry had seen David Lloyd nearly six months ago, why had he kept silence on the subject and prevented the law from taking its course? Had it been out of a human desire to save the miserable man from the fate that would be inevitable once his whereabouts and identity with the outlawed man Gerard were discovered? The dying man lay on his pillow with closed eyes, looking so ghastly that for a moment a fear took Enderby that he was dead. Jasmine, seeing the thought in his face, clutched his arm. "He is only sleeping; he has moved since I was in!" she whispered, in an anguished whisper. Enderby felt his pulse; then nodded. "Yes, he is sleeping; we can do nothing," he said. "We must wait till Doctor Bunthorne comes. He will not be long. I shall stay with you till he comes." "Oh, no, you have other things to do," exclaimed the girl. "It is too good of you, but you must not do it. I shall be all right alone." The pitifulness of the position of the poor child utterly alone in this great city, friendless, forlorn, with the dying father whom she loved, who was only, perhaps, to leave her a legacy of shame, struck upon Enderby's heart again with strange force. "I shall not leave you, my poor little child," he said, and instinctively his hand sought hers and closed upon it. Hers was cold and trembling; his strong, warm, and full of human sympathy. Jasmine's eyes rose to his face; but he did not see the look. If he had, perhaps it would have startled him a little. He did not know how, in the midst of an agony of sorrow and dread, the girl's heart thrilled at his touch as it had never thrilled in her life before. They sat down together, Jasmine with her eyes on her father's face, and set themselves to watch and wait. Enderby thought Doctor Bunthorne would arrive soon, and had made up his mind to wait until the doctor came. But the time passed, and he did not come; and still David Lloyd slept on. Enderby had an engagement with the solicitor in his case at 4 o'clock, but he felt he could not leave Jasmine alone even if he broke it. Suddenly, to the startled surprise of both his watchers, the sick man opened his eyes wide and fixed them upon Enderby's face. There was consciousness in them, notwithstanding the shadow that was ever creeping higher and higher, and deepening and darkening upon his face—such full consciousness that Enderby was startled. "Mr. Enderby," said the weak voice. It was only a whisper, and Enderby had to bend his head to catch it. "It is you, is it not?" "It is I, Mr. Lloyd," said the young man, while Jasmine, with hands tightly clasped on her breast, as if to keep down its wild heaving, stood close to her father's pillow. "Is there anything I can do for you?" "Yes, yes," he muttered faintly, "I— I have been wandering in my mind, I think, I imagined strange things; but now all is clear, even the fact that I am dying, and my child, my little Jasmine, is left alone to face poverty, hardship, perhaps shame. Oh, if I had but done that which I knew was right for me to do! But now I am weak— I have not strength." "Perhaps we can give you something that will revive your strength a little," said Enderby. He motioned to Jasmine to bring him a glass, and, dropping a little of the brandy into it, diluted it with water, and held it to the sick man's lips. Lloyd was able to swallow it, and a moment after a faint glow of color came into his cheeks a brightness into his eyes. When he spoke his voice had acquired a new strength. "Yes, that has given me new life." He looked at Enderby eagerly. "You are a barrister, Mr. Enderby, and you have been very kind to my poor girl. There is no one in this city whom I can entrust with my story but you. I shall tell it you, and leave it in your hands to make what use of it you deem right, for my child's sake." "You have a declaration to make? I shall take it down in writing, and you will be able to sign it!" exclaimed Enderby. He whispered to Jasmine, and in a few minutes she had brought paper and ink and set on a little table by him. Then she went to her father's side, and supported him in her arms as he spoke—low, and sometimes pausing a long time for breath, but still distinctly enough. "My name is not David Lloyd; it is Gerard—David Gerard. I fled the country and changed my name because I was accused of a fearful crime—the crime of stealing Lady Brownlow's jewels—while a tutor in her house." Enderby heard a low, instantly suppressed sound like a moan break from Jasmine's lips, but if the dying man heard it he gave no sign. He went on slowly, with closed eyes: "I was always an unfortunate man and when my wife died and my sister took my little Jasmine, I went as tutor to Sir Francis Brownlow's two boys. I was a public school and Oxford man. Of all the friends of my youth there was one whom I had never ceased to correspond with. That was Hal Lennox, who had gone in for the law, and was getting on wonderfully well. "When young, Hal and I had both loved the same girl. She had promised herself to me; but when she found out that I would never be a wealthy man, she threw me overboard. She was beautiful beyond the privilege of women; but she was ambitious, extravagant, unprincipled. Yes, I know all that now—I knew it then; but still I loved her. "She came to the Brownlows on a visit. She was deep in debt, though I did not know it. One night Lady Brownlow had showed her the jewels, and told her the priceless value of her pearl necklace. There was not one like it in England. "A few nights after temptation came to her. I do not need to tell you how—my time is short. She took the necklace while Lady Brownlow was absent from her boudroir for a few minutes. She hid them in my room, though I did not know of it then. The day after she came in for them, when I was supposed to be in town; but I returned unexpectedly, and caught her. She wildly flung herself on my mercy, saying she had come to give them back. "It was untrue; she sent her brother—her accomplice—to Paris to sell them there. A few days later the loss was discovered; there was a hue and cry, and all the rooms were searched. In my room, in a secret drawer of my writing table, was found one of the clasps of the necklace, with a bit of crushed pearl adhering to it. In her haste the necklace had caught in the hasp of the drawer as Lady Lennox thrust it in. Of course, I was accused. There was other evidence against me; but let that suffice. In mad desperation, Lady Lennox sent me a letter, beseaching me to shield her. No one knows I have that letter—not even her husband. "What could I do? I had once loved her; I loved her husband. I would say nothing, and I was sent to Monmouth prison to await my trial. There I heard that Sir Henry Lennox was to prosecute. "He came secretly to see me, and I told him all. I told him I had convincing proof of her guilt. I do not know if he had known of it before, but he besought me to spare him this awful blow. He said it would ruin him for life, and as for Clarice he dared not think of her doom. What could I do? I agreed to hide the truth, and my old friend promised to save me. "That was when I knew Dundas Lyndon. He certified that I was ill, and, when I obtained greater liberty, I escaped. "I came home because I heard of Lady Lennox's death; and I thought of my own child, to whom I had nothing to leave but a stainless name. I came! I saw Sir Henry. He tried to persuade me to keep silence; but now, for my Jasmine's sake, I cannot. Then I became ill, and Lyndon came. Each day I wished him to allow me to go out, that I might see a solicitor who would undertake my case, but he would not. He kept me back day by day. And now I am dying; but I leave this and the proof of my innocence to those who will see justice done to my poor little girl." (To be continued.) The Parasite of Elephantiasis. By Reuter telegram it is learned that the second malarial expedition of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has wired home from Bombay, in Nigeria, the important discovery that the parasite that causes ephphantiasis has been found, like that which causes malaria, in the proboscis of the mosquito. It has long been known that the small worm which produced this disease of hideous deformity by taking up its abode in the lymphatic vessels of the human subject can also live in the mosquito, but its discovery in the proboscis of the insect shows that the bites of these pests are responsible for the human affliction. The disease is very prevalent among the natives of tropical countries and sometimes attacks the European residents. It is an interesting fact that this discovery has been announced almost simultaneously with that from Bombay by Dr. Low in England, who found the parasite in mosquitoes brought from Australia, and by Capt. James as a result of his investigations in India. Warning to Americans. Referring to the marriages with foreigners, the Law Journal sounds a note of warning. It seems almost impossible to make American women understand that it is not safe to marry even distinguished foreigners without making proper inquiries and taking legal advice, and that the danger is greatest with Frenchmen. The result of the invincible ignorance of the American is that far too many of our women find themselves in the equivocal position of being wives in their own country, but not in that of their husbands. HER FATAL LOQUACITY. She was quite a worthy woman, but her best friends would allow She had 'a tongue, And her meek and gentle husband ever her will and bow, Because she clung Fast unto her owned prerogative, which as, as he averred. In each one of their discussions to pronounce the final word, Which would mean a final score or two, all certain to be heard, With vigor flung. So for years she masticated textile fabric day by day Morn, noon and night, And her meek and gentle husband's hair grew purple, gray, As well it might; But she went abroad a-touring in the mountains round about, Where she met a stubborn echo, and the Where she met a stubborn echo, and the echo tired her out, And her broken spirit, after a last, long, repairing shout, Did you hear? Did you hear? Morrill's Discovery. Morrill's Discovery. BY AD. H. GIBSON. (Copyrighted, 1900, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) There was a look of profound disgust upon the handsome face of Tom Morrill, editor of the Nutshell Magazine, as he tossed aside the manuscript of the story he had been reading and lighted a cigar. "This is the third month we have printed the notice that the Nutshell desires a number of fresh and original stories—tales out of the beaten track, that have something in them besides stale dialogue and worn-out plots," he muttered. "But what has been the result? An inundation of trash—driftwood, that only an idiot would publish and nobody read!" At that moment the office door opened and a girl came timidly into the room. She glanced shyly at Morrill, then stammered: "I-I have a story here. If you will let me leave it—if you will read it—" Certainly. I'll be glad to examine it," answered the editor, noting with a thrill of admiration the tall, graceful figure, the profusion of sunny hair, and the wine-dark eyes of his shy caller. "Oh, thank you!" she responded with a look of gratitude in her lovely face. Morrill's heart felt a strange flutter. "When may I call to see if—if you can use it?" she asked, placing a small package on the desk. "Tomorrow," said Morrill, feeling that he would not care how soon she came back. "Then I shall call tomorrow evening." A moment later she quitted the editorial room. Morrill took up the manuscript, written in delicate characters, beautiful as a copy plate. "A school girl's composition," he said half-pityingly, as he glanced it over hastily. "It's too bad, but a solemn fact, generally, that beauty and genius never go together." The he began to read: "The Children of the Valley of the Red Cactus. By Angle Thorn." "Angle! The name suits her—something like angel. But what a queer title! Who knows—?" he mused. And so Morrill read on, too deeply interested in the strange, tragic narrative of pure, unselfish sacrifice, to note the little crudities here and there in style and construction. To Morrill the story was a revelation. Its very crudeness seemed to draw him, and in the rugged simplicity that clothed the sad but beautiful little tale, he recognized that artless grace which glorifies what genius touches. "My discovery!" he cried enthusiastically. "Through the Nutshell I shall "Certainly, I'll be glad to examine it." have the honor of introducing this new genius to the world." When Angie Thorn called next evening Morrill handed her a liberal check for her story and asked her to submit other manuscripts. It was evident she had not expected such ready acceptance, and with tears in her pretty eyes she stammered out her thanks and hurried home. Three days later, however, she was back again with another package of MSS. "Have you always lived in the city?" Morrill ventured to ask her. "Oh, no, sir! We have just moved here," she answered in a musical voice. "We came from Southern Texas." "Ah! That is where you learned so much about Mexico." Not wishing to appear impertinent Morrill did not question her further. But after she was gone he mused a good deal on the "we." "Herself and an invalid mother, no doubt," was the solution he at last accepted as most probable. The busy editor of The Nutshell was fast becoming deeply interested in his fair contributor. This was especially remarkable from the fact that Tom Morrill had never taken much notice of women. His intimate friends said he was too much in love with literature to marry. One day he took a long ride on the electric cars. Then after a little walk he found himself in a quiet street. He was not long in locating "No. 714, a plain little cream-colored house, with flowers in the yard. Just opposite was an inviting park. Morrill crossed the street, and walking leisurely up and down the shaded paths, he kept his eyes on No. 714. Presently Angie came out and hovered over a bed of illles. She was soon joined by a tall, thin man with a very sickly complexion. He limped painfully. Morrill felt a pang of jealousy shoot through him, as the girl turned and placed her arms lovingly around the cripple. "Who are they?" he asked a boy who was playing marbles in the park. "Their name's Thorn," returned the freckled urchin. treated drear! "The stories were composed by my husband." "He's Thorn, too—a brother to the girl, my granny says," replied the boy, as he chased a recessant marble. This information gave Morrill instant relief. Noble Angie! It was a crippled brother whom she was trying to support with her pen. Morrill went home fully resolved to help the girl to the entire extent of his power in her literary efforts. He declined nothing that she wrote for his magazine, but patiently went over her work, eliminating crudities and changing a word here and there, thus adding vigor to the story. Then he wrote her kind letters of advice and sent her books to read. Under his friendly criticism her style soon improved, and her fame through the pages of The Nutshell grew each month. Then the editor began to be deluged with letters, asking all kinds of questions about this new writer, and several of his editor friends wrote him, congratulating him upon his discovery of this new star in the production of short stories. Morrill then wrote Angie, begging permission to use her portrait and a short sketch of herself in his magazine. But she firmly refused his requests, and Morrill's most eloquent entreaties were futile to change her decision not to give her picture to the public. Although slightly vexed at her obstinate caprice, as he called it, he liked her more for not showing a "common vanity." The park opposes No. 714 became his favorite resort for taking his "constitutional." If he caught but a glimpse of a graceful, willow figure among the flowers, he went back to the office well rewarded for his long journey. One day he found her reading in the park. "Do not go," he begged, as she started to leave. "I have something of importance to say to you. You must stay and listen. I have kept my secret for months." He came toward her, and the warm light in his eyes made her turn pale. "Angie, if you will only give me the right to help you always with your literary work," he pleaded, hardly knowing how to tell his story—his heart's sweet tale—now that he had begun. "You can help me so much, too; we will—" "Stop! she cried, a sharp, cruel ring in her voice. "I have deceived you. I am not the writer of those stories." "You are jesting with me," he said. "No; I have been the copyist; another is the author," her hands working nervously with her book. "But you signed your own name to the manuscripts," he said. "Yes, because he wished me to do so." "He? Oh! I understand. The stories were dictated to you by your brother.' "I have no brother," with flushing cheeks. "The stories were composed by my husband." "Husband!" Morrill gasped the word, and started back as if she had struck him. "Yes," she went on in tones that seemed to freeze him. "My husband met with an accident that made him a cripple for life. We came here to please a friend, who insisted that we should live in this house, rent free. We are poor and must work. My husband decided to try writing for papers and magazines. We both believed that a woman, as a beginner in that field, would get more kindly treatment from editors, than a man. So my name was used and I played author." She gave a little laugh at her own cleverness. Morrill looked into her eyes with reproach too deep for speech. Then he walked away. He resigned the editorship of The Nutshell, and went to Japan as correspondent. Angie Tohrn is sending MSS. now to other periodicals. The man who hesitates often loses a good opportunity. --- "Why did your cousin who was visiting you go back to Boston so suddenly, Mrs. Sijphers?" "Oh, she discovered a day or two before Christmas that the only grate in our house was in the room she occupied, and she got angry when we insisted on having our children hang their stockings up around it. She said she wasn't going to have a man coming down the chimney into her room, even if he was old and only a myth." Lord Rathmore has told a friend how he once took "Ouida" in to dinner, and how disappointed he was to find that the novelist devoted herself to the dishes rather than to intellectual refreshment. He said at last in despair at having only been able to get "Yes" and "No" in answer to his different subjects he introduced: "I'm afraid that I'm singularly unfortunate in my choice of topics. Is there anything we could talk about to interest you?" To which the chronicler of society's shortcomings replied: "There is one thing which would interest me very much; tell me about the duchesses; I have written about them all my life and never met one yet." MR. AYERS NOT DEAD. Very Much Alive and Out with a Letter Telling How He Was Saved. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 29.—(Special.)—Few who knew how ill Mr. A. E. Ayers of this city had been with Bright's Disease and Diabetes ever expected he could live. Four doctors gave him but three or four days to live. 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When You Buy Soap Insist on getting the genuine Maple City Soap. All grocers sell it. More failures are due to lack of will than to lack of strength. Rune's Bleaching Blue makes Brown musk white in a day. All grocers sell the resulting Burns. Refuse instations. Sold by all grocers Sickness and death always bring misery, and frequently financial embarrassment. The cost of first-class funerals has constantly grown until it falls with crushing weight upon people in moderate circumstances. Death comes to us all, and the wise man provides in advance for meeting the expense of his own funeral or the members of his family. The Des Moines Funeral Reform Association has been organized for the purpose of providing first-class funerals for its members at a moderate cost, and thus avoid hardship. Any person may become a member of the Association for a period of ten years for the sum of $1.00, and as such member will be entitled, in case of death in his family, to a well trimmed casket, the use of a hearse, five hacks, the under taker's services and chairs, for the sum of $45.00. Do not rob yourself or the living members of your family for the purpose of having a respectable funeral, but join this Association and get the best the city affords at the small cost specified above. ALBIA NEWS. Messrs. S. E. Franklin, Burt Jones, Charlie Davis and L. S. Jones were Ottumwa visitors Christmas day. Mr. E. Martin and Mrs. Martin with their little daughter Sadine of Garden Grove were in Albia visiting at the parental home Xmas. Miss Eskindy of Oskaloosa is visiting with her parents in Albia this week. On Monday evening the A. M. E. Sunday School gave an Xmas entertainment at the church. A nice program was rendered by the Sunday School children. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Thomas and two children of Muchakinoek visited during the holidays with parents and friends. Miss Oliver of Colfax attended the entertainment in Albia on Saturday evening. The Masons served supper at their hall on Christmas day to a large crowd. Messrs. W. G. Davis, E. Butler, U. S. Jones, J. Thomas, Burt Jones, Madam H. Snoddy, Misses H. Jones, Mattie Snoddy, Mable Parker, May Davis, Mrs. Anna Jones, Mr. and Mrs. E. Butler attended the Odd Fellows' social in Hocking on Wednesday evening. Messrs Scribet and Ousle of Muchakinock spent Xmas holidays in Albia. The House Hold of Ruth entertained in the Odd Fellows' hall on Saturday evening a large crowd from Hocking and a number of other visitors from out of town. COUNCIL BLUFFS. On September 2nd we called Rev. E. D. Wi'n in to this field. We had no place to hold services, up to date he has raised $80.89, bought a house and lot, fitted same for service and all we owe now is $300,00, which we hope to raise in as many months. God has wonderfully blessed us, and we thank all who has helped us, and thank you for this space. H. C. WALKER, Church Clerk. Explosives Confined and Unconfined. There is a widespread misapprehension in regard to the devastating effect of high exposives. When unconfined the effect even of large charges of them upon structures is comparatively slight. At the naval ordinance proving ground, so long ago as 1884, repeated charges of dynamite, varying from five pounds to 100 pounds in weight, were detonated on the face of a vertical target consisting of eleven one-inch wrought-iron plates bolted to a twenty-inch oak backing, until 440 pounds of dynamite had been so detonated in contact with it, and yet the target remained practically uninjured, while at Braamfontein the accidental damage of fifty-five tons of blasting gelatin, which was stored in railway vans, excavated but 30,000 tons of soft earth. Thus at Fort Lee, on the Hudson, but two tons of dynamite placed in a chamber in the rock and tamped brought down 100,000 tons of the rock; at Lamberis, Wales, two tons and a half of gelatin dynamite, similarly placed, threw out 180,000 tons of rock, and at the Talcen Mawr, in Wales, seven tons of gunpowder placed in two chambers in the rock dislodged from 125,000 to 200,000 tons of rock. The Ages of Men. A great man does not always attain a ripe old age; in fact, hardly half of the greatest men of modern and ancient times have reached the limit of age set by the Bible. Among statesmen: Mirabean was 42; Pitt, 47; Caesar, 55; Richelle, 57; Cromwell, 59; Frederick the Great, 74; Disraeli, 75; Bismarck, 83; Talleyrand, 84. Of great conquerors: Alexander the Great died at 32; Napoleon at 51; Hannibal at 63; Marlborough at 72; Blucher at 76; Wellington at 83; Xenophon at 60; Moltke at 91. The age of the decrease of philosophers was: Spinoza, 42; Descartes, 53; Aristotle, 62; Bocrates, 61; Linnaeus, 70; Copernicus, 70; Gallio, 78; Kant, 79; Plato, 82; Newton, 84; Humboldt, 89. The longevity of great writers, poets, varies from Byron, 36, to Sophocles, 90. Tc painters death came at ages varying from Raphael at 37. to Titling at 99. AS TRUE AS GOSPEL There is always compensation. Our angels go out that our archangels may come in. Unhappy is the man for whom his own mother has not made all other mothers venerable. It is poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, mein, inventions and actions of others. What an absurd thing it is to pass over the valuable part of a man, and fix our attentions on his infirmities. Virtue will catch as well as vice contact; and the public stock of honest, manly principle will daily accumulate. A greater value should be set on having received instructive and useful lessons than of possessing great store of wealth; for the latter is transitory good, the former is durable. There is scarcely a generalization for one sex which does not apply equally to the other, so perfectly alike in nature are men and women. The difference is only in circumstances. DES MOINES FUNERAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE Iowa State Bystander THE OLDEST COLORED JOURNAL IN IOWA and the leading paper in the North-west. It Goes Into 76 Counties in Iowa 29 States in the Union 2 Foreign Countries. Agents in 24 towns in Iowa and correspondence from many different states. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Sketch of the Career of the Hon. Daniel H. McMillan The birthplace of Col. D. H. McMillan, the new lieutenant governor of Manitoba, was in the county of Ontario, near the town of Whitby, in the Province of Ontario. The years of his boyhood and early manhood, however, were spent in the town of Collingwood. He received his education in the public schools and the collegiate institute of that town and in the city of Toronto. His early ambitions were largely towards military life; and it was his cherished desire to enter the British army. He took a course of training in the military schools of Toronto, where he was eminently successful, obtaining first class certificates in both the infantry and the cavalry schools. He was identified with military organizations in Ontario for a number of years, and served there during the Fenian raids at Niagara in 1864, and at Port Colborne in March and Fort Erie in June, 1866. In 1870 he was selected for the position of captain in the first Red River expedition under Colonel Wollseley. The young captain remained in Winnipeg with the force for a year, and returned to Ontario in the summer of 1871. Coming to Manitoba again in 1874, Mr. McMillan engaged in Winnipeg in the milling and grain business, with which he remained connected from 1875 until three or four years ago. He built, in 1870, the first flour mill ever erected in the province; and, in the following year, exported to, in Napolis the first shipment, as a commercial transaction, of Manitoba's wheat. He did not, meanwhile, lose his interest in military matters, but was ready for active service whenever troops were required. 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MUHN & Co. 361B broadway, New York Branch Office, 625 F St., Washington, D.C. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT. The Corvallis baptist Church - situated on 11th St., between Crocker and School Streets; at 11 A. M.; Sunday School; at 12 o'clock Preaching at 1 P. M. Rev. S. Bates, P. tor. St. Paul A. M. E.-Corner of Second and Center Streets, Preaching at 10:30 a. m.; Sunday School at 3 o'clock; Epworth League at 7 p. m.; preaching at 8 p. m. L. J. Phillips, pastor. First African Baptist Church—Corner School and Fourth streets. Rev F. Lomack passch, Preaching at 10:30 a. m.; Sunday school 2:30 p. m. E. H. Houston; Superintendent; Young People's meeting 7 p. m.; preaching 800 p. m. Burr's M. E.-East Second and Des Moines street.-Sunday services, preaching at 11:00 a. m and 4 p. m. Sunday School at 12:30 Prayer and Class meeting, Wednesday 8 p. m. All classes meeting, C. W. Holmes, pastor. Des Moines Reserves. Mount Nebo Baptist Church—E. Second street, between Lucent and Grand avenue—Sunday service, preaching at 11 a.m.; Sunday School service, preaching at 1 a.m.; Sunday School Preaching at 8 p.m. Rev. J. H. Bell, pastor, SECRET ORDERS. North Star Lodge, No. 3, A. F. A. M—Meets First Thursday in each month at Masonic Hall—Fourth and Court avenue. J. H. Shepard, w. M.; J. L. Thompson, secretary. Incoming Second and Fourth Thursday in each month at Masonic hall. Fred Jackson, M. C.; G. H. Clegget, Ree. Charity Lodge, No. 212, G. U. O. of O. F. Second and Fourth Thursday in each month at O. F. Dollies hall on West Sixth and Walnut street. D. Burra, N. G.; F. Brown, P. S. Naomi Court, No. 3—meets Second Monday at Masonic hall on West Sixth and Walnut street. Mrs. Fred Shepard, matron; Mrs. Fred Shepard, secretary. Mt. Olive Court, No. 4—meets First Monday of each month at Masonic hall. Mrs. Susan White, matron; Mrs. Flora Majors, secretary. Knights and Ladies of Honor of the World No 178 Victoria Lodge-meets every Monday in the Wood of Tenth Center streets. Mrs. E. A. Wood. Proctor. Mrs Rose Johnson. Secretary To margarite R. Watt: You are hereby notified, that the following described real estate, situated in Polk County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot Five (5) in Block "A" of the town of Mitchellville, Polk County, Iowa was sold for the taxes of 1896 on the sixth day day of December 1897 to W. H. Boyle; that the certificate of sale thereof has been assigned to and is now owned and held by Daniel T. Patton, and that the right of redemption will expire, and a "Treasurer's Deed for said land will be made unless redemption from such sale be made within ninety days from the date of completed service of this notice. You will govern yourself accordingly. Dated this 13th day of November A D. 1900. Daniel T. Patton. By Geo. Harnagel, his agent. 1115 West Locust Street. THOMPSON BROS. 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THE MIRACULOUSCURES Have Already been Effected by the British Doctors at Rooms 204 Owing to the large number of invalids who have called upon the British Doctors at the office room, 204 and 205 Marquardt Block, and who have been unable to see them, these eminent gentlemen have, by request, consented to continue giving their services free for three months to all invalids who call upon them before January 12th. These services will consist not only of consultation, examination and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations. The object in pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally acquainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no consideration whatever will any charges be made for any services rendered for three months, medicine excepted, to all who call before January, 12th. The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities, and guarantee a cure in every case they undertake. At the first interview a thorough examination is made; and, if incurable you are frankly and kindly told so, also advised against spending your money for useless treatment. Male and female weakness, catarrhal deafness; also cancer without pain or cutting; all skin diseases, rupture and all diseases of the rectum are positively cured by their treatment. Dr. J. Boyd, the chief consulting surgeon of the institute, is in personal charge. OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. No Sunday Hours. SPECIAL NOTICE—If you cannot call, send stamp for question blank for home treatment Thos. Mitchell and T. P. Daniels: Your are hereby notified, that the following described real estate, situated in Polk County, Iowa, to-wait: Lot Eleven (11) in Block "N" in the town of Mitchellville, Polk County, Iowa, was sold for the taxes of 1896 on the sixth day of December 1897 to Daniel T. Patton; that said Daniel T. Patton is still the owner and holder of the certificate of purchase issued in pursuance of said sale, and that the right of redemption will expire, an a Treasurer's Deed for said land will be made unless redemption from such sale be made within ninety days from the date of completed service of this notice. You will govern yourself accordingly. Dated this 13th day of November, A. D. 1900. Daniel T. Patton. By Geo. Harnagel, his agent. NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. To Thos, Mitchell and T. P. Daniels. You are hereby notified that the following described real estate, situated in Polk county, Iowa, to-wit: Lot Nine (9) in Block "N" in the town of Mitchellville, Polk County, Iowa, was sold for the taxes of 1896 on the sixth day of December 1897 to W. H. Boyte; that the certificate of sale thereof has been assigned to and is now owned and held by Daniel T. Patton; and that the right of redemption will expire, and Treasurer's Deed for said land will be made, unless redemption from such sale be made within ninety days from the date of completed service of this notice. You will govern yourself accordingly. David this 13th day of November, A. D. 1900. Daniel T. Patton. By Geo. Harnagel, his agent. NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. To S. S. pima county. You must be identified, that the following described real estate, situated in Polk County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot Fourteen (14) in Block Fre (5) of Hawthorne Grove, now included in and forming a part of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, was sold for taxes of 1896 on the Sixth day of December, 1897 to Daniel T. Patton; that said Daniel T. Patton is still the owner and holder of the certificate of purchase issued in pursuance of said sale, and the right of redemption will expire, and a Treasurer's Deed for said land will be made unless redemption from such sale be made within ninety days from the date of completed service of this notice. You will govern yourself accordingly. Dated this 24th day of October, A. D. 1900. Daniel T. Patton, By Geo. Harnagel, his agent. ENCURSION RATES TO WINTER RESORTS RESORTS Via the North-Western Line. Excursion tickets are sold daily, with favor able time limits, to numerous points in the West and South at reduced rates For tickets and full information, apply to agents Chicago & North-Western Ry. All Druggists guarantees every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and will refund the money to anyone who is not satisfied after using two-thirds of the contents. This is the best remedp in the world for la grippe, coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and is pleasant and safe to take. 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He gave me an excellent cigar and presently he said: 'You likee dly ostel?' What in the name of Confucius is 'dly ostel?' I asked before I realized that he was talking about dried oysters. 'Come! I show,' he replied; and opening the lid of a big box, he took out a handful of what looked exactly like oysters carved in mahogany. They were not shriveled and warped, like other dried foods, but were as plump and symmetrical as any well-conditioned bivalve fresh from the deep sea. The only difference was that they were dark brown in color and as hard as bricks. When Lee Yip tossed them back into the box they rattled like a handful of marbles. Of course, I was greatly surprised, and before I left I took palms to find out all about them. The oysters are found out all about them. The process is a trade secret, but as nearly as I could gather from Lee they are spread on the tops of large sheds and exposed to the sun for several weeks. What prevents decomposition I do not know, for they come out of the operation as sweet and brown as nuts. Last night I tried som, by special invitation in the backroom of a laundry run by another Mongolian friend of mine. They were brought in in a bowl and formed a sort of stew or sauce, which was really delicious. The oysters themselves were firm but exceedingly tender, and had a peculiar peppery flavor, differing from anything else I ever tasted. The Chinaman who did the cooking told me he had simply boiled the dried oysters in water and added a small strip of pork and 'seasoning.' When I tried to probe into the seasoning feature he suddenly lost command of English, so there. I suspect, the secret resides. I am told that the local colony consumes many barrels of these oysters every month, and that large quantities of them are sold in San Francisco and New York.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. PEWTER THE RAGE Titled Women in France Modeled in This Material. If you ever received a bonbonnière, a tray, an ash receiver, a mug or a plate in pewter for a gift, consider yourself unusually blessed. Pewter is the rage in Paris, just now, and every conceivable knick-knack that has ever been made up in silver has now been reproduced in pewter. The most desirable pieces are modeled to show the fleur-de-lis of the Bourbons or the graceful wreaths and hanging baskets of flowers trimmed with the double Le of Louis Quinze. A French correspondent writes that in France this rage for pewter is little short of madness, that fashionable women are hanging the side walls of their dining rooms with all sorts of rare and beautiful pewter mugs and with shelves decorated with odd pewter plates. There is also a great fad for figures in pewter, modeled from life or the antique, and at the last Paris Salon a pewter figure, known as "The Creole," created a profound sensation. The figure was modeled from life, and was a charmingly sympathetic bit. Since this figure appeared a number of titled women have been modeled in pewter. The results have been very satisfactory, as the materials soft and pliable, the soft grayness adding wonderfully to the artistic results. To keep pewter clean it should be rubbed with chamois once in two or th Richmond, Va., has a shirt factory that employs 200 colored girls and an iron woeks that employs 300 colored men. NELSONS STRAIGHTINE THE LATEST DISCOVERY FOR MAKING KNOTTY, KINNY, CURLY HAIR STRAIGHT BEFORE AFTER STRAIGHTINE is a safe, certain and reliable preparation. It is absolutely free from all injurious chemicals, and cannot injure the most delicate head. It not only preserves the hair, but stimulates the roots of the hair, keeps it from falling out, and produces a rich, long and luxurious head of hair. Cures all kinds of dandruff, it is also a humidifier, fumed, and is in every viennian elegant article for the toilet. It has been tested by thousands with the unanimous verdict that it is the best preparation made. Price, 25 cent per stamp. In 30 cents in stamps. Address, NELSON MANUFACTURING CO. Richmond, Va. Agents wanted. Write for terms. SOCIAL WHIRL IN THE GATE CITY TOWN. Drilliant Banquet of Master Masons Notable Events in Society's Realm. Thursday evening, December 27 1900, marked the gathering of Keokuk's most illustrious people, the occasion being the Masonic banquet of Union Lodge, No. 1. Beauty with her captivating charms and loveliness, youth with her "sparkling eyes and lips that smiled," age with her majestic mien and noble bearing were all there to revel in the pleasures of the "square and the compass." The opening address by Mr. B. L. Anderson, held the large audience spellbound and in the course of his remarks he paid a beautiful tribute to Mr. A. W. Draine, who made the Masonic address. Mr. F. D. Fields, a rising young musician, was next introduced and he favored the audience with an excellent vocal solo. This effort of the Masons was a splendid climax to the close of the eventful nineteenth century. The friends and admirers of the Masonic body that looked forward to this noteworthy event with high anticipations, and the Masons certainly rose to the loftiness of the cause. Many visitors were present and enthusiastic tension was high. AFTER The ladies displayed muea skill with the nimble toe. Regrets were received from Miss Rhoda M. Johnson of Quincy, Miss lessie V. Tymony of Moberly, and Miss Bernhard Kingsley of St. Louis. Mrs. Emma Teabeau looked the first rose blossom of happiness if the milliner did disappoint her. The ladies at the refreshment table informed the caterer that they were all well supplied with nerve. Mr. F. D. Fields displayed a delicate taste in his secession and arrangement of the programme. If Des Moines would allow a few of her many and brilliant young ladies to visit in Keokuk for a season the young men of the Gate City would not be compelled to form stag parties for social functions. Mrs. Young and Mrs. Starks of Peoria are the guests of Mrs. French D. Bland. Miss Carrie Turner entertained Rev Reeves, Miss Ella Draine, Miss Margaret Draine and Mr. A. W. Draine at Sunday dinner. Mr. Herbert Wright of Iowa City came down to attend the Masonic banquet. Miss Ella Draine arrived home last Tuesday morning to spend the holidays. The state of Missouri certainly overflows with toothsome eatables for Miss Draine looks as though she might weigh a ton. Miss Ida Mae Godfrey, one of the accomplished teachers of the Kansas City schools, spent a few days in this city, the guest of Mrs. C. E Beckley. Mr. and Mrs. George N. Kellis were at home to their hosts of friends Monday evening, December 31, from 8 to 12 p. m. The chief divertissement was whist. The ladies of the Gate City threw open their cozy homes to their hosts of gentlemen friends and admirers New Year's day. The home of Mrs F. D. Bland, on High street, was the scene of one of the most brilliant receptions that has marked the social season in many a day. Mrs. Bland, assisted by Mesdames G. E. Bannister, M. Bland, F. Robinson, G Lewis, C. L. Teabeau, and Miss Jesica Johnson, Elizabeth Miller, Sarah Miller, Margaret Draine and Mamie Wright were at their best and this attractive home was thrown open to these ladies' hosts of gentlemen friends in honor of Mrs. Starks and Mrs. Young, of Peoria, Illinois. From the hours of 3 to 8 p. m. a bevy of ladies received their guests in the spacious parlors from whence they were ushered into the dining room where dainty delicacies burdened the sparkling linen. Chief among the many features of this excellent affair were conversation graphite selections and dancing. With one voice the gentlemen voted the ladies splendid entertainers. The day was lovely and all were glad when the ladies assembled at the home of Mrs. F. D. Fields, on North 13th street, to do honor to their gentlemen friends New Year's day. The hours of this social fete were from 3 to 12 p. m. and the Mesa dames F. D. Fields, A. J. Fields, G. Ashby, J. Craig, B. L. Anderson, L. Wilson, W. W. Gross, F. Caldwell, and Misses M. Jackson, D. Ware, K. Hill E. Draine and L. Bland received the guests in the cozy library room from whence they were ushered into the handsome parlor. When all had assembled the scene was a very pretty one, indeed, the tasteful costumes of the ladies, of variegated silks and satins, displaying most pleasing hues in the brilliantly illuminated apartments. The chief feature of the reception was the dining tables, the glistening linen of which sustained a heavy burden of toothsome vandals prominent among which were fruits of many choice and rare varieties nuts, confections, ices and cakes Flowers formed dainty decorations. The guests did full justice to the inviting repast which divided the time with mutual greetings, cards and dancing. John Carr Renounces His Citizenship Rome, March 22.—Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, has appeared in court at Lucca and renounced his Spanish citizenship, declaring himself an Austrian subject. Sultan Said to Have Yielded to Czar London, March 22.—It is announced that the sultan has yielded "in all essential particulars" to the Russian demands respecting railway concessions in Asia Minor. Nine Nuns Receive White Vell. Dubuque, Iowa, March 22.—Nine young women, six of whom are from Chicago, received the white vell and were admitted to the mbther house of the Sisters of Charity Tuesday. MT. PLEASANT NEWS. Mr. J. H. Carter spent Christmas at home. Miss Ida Godfrey spent Christmas at home visiting relatives. Mr. W. V. Smith of Larned, Kan. visited with his uncle, Mr. H. Tansil last week. Mr. John Black of Des Moines is visiting his mother, Mrs. Hunt, on Lincoln street. Misses Eva Anderson and Eliza of Keokuk are visiting in the city. Messrs. Lasley and McQuay of St. Joseph, are in the city likely to engage in the work of making mattresses. Mr. and Mrs. Tansil gave a surprise party for their nephew, Mr. Smith, at their home on Broad st. Quite a large number were present and all enjoyed themselves very much. The A. M. E. Sunday school had their Christmas exercises December 24. The programme was very interesting owing to the patient training of Misses Taylor and Bartlett assisted by the assistant superintendent. Supper was served by the Stewartess Board. Regular services were held Christmas morning at the A. M. E. church. Mr. Tansil, leader of class No. 2 of the A. M. E. church, assisted by his wife gave a reception for his class Christmas afternoon at the church Those present will long remember the day. It was also the leader's birthday. The Baptist church had their Christmas exercises Christmas night. The Odd Fellows gave an entertainment December 27 at their hall on Jefferson street. A large crowd was present and it was one of the most pleasing events of the holidays Mr. and Mrs. George Green are the parents of a little girl born last week. The H. V. D. club met with Miss Mason last week. The club is making preparations to have its annual reception in February. Mrs. George Coulson Jr. and son Orvil are visiting relatives and friends in the city. Mr. Charles Roy of Fort Madison is visiting his sister, Mrs. C. Reed. Mr. Clay Reed has returned from his work east of Burlington. Mesdames Bartlett and Jones are victims of the lagpipe. Mrs. H. A. Page does not improve very much. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald entertained at dinner Sunday Mrs. George Coalson, Jr., Mrs. George Logan, Rev. and Mrs. H. Terribee. Mrs. Wesley Trimbles, Mrs. Robert; Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mosley entertained Mr. and Mrs. J H. Terribee at dinner Christmas day. Sunday before last was the confirmation of the Stewardess Board. The ladies confirmed were Mesdames Atkins, Baugh, Carter, Reed, and Trimbles. Evans, Iowa, Jan. 1, 1901. Officers of the Iowa Baptist Sunday School Convention: Superintendent of the various S. S.: I know no other way of speaking to you in brief than through the columns of the Rystander. The year nineteen hundred, with its many sorrows and joys, has passed. The heralds of the cross in the person of Sunday school laborers have achieved many victories. Many victories were lost and pupils in our Sunday school unsaved largely because we did not keep in memory the great responsibilities that rested upon us as officers. Since this is true—and no one will doubt it—permit me to suggest that we recruit in the study of Gods word, which will bring us more in touch with the unsaved and thereby strengthen our lives in Him. The spirit of this age is to row up stream in Sunday school work, as well as in the business affairs of life. To keep in line with this spirit we must exercise great patience in presiding over those who come under our care. Past deeds are immortal. Present deeds are the same; and future deeds we can't hope to be otherwise. Hence let us, as an element of a "great race," bow in thankfulness to God in our several Sunday schools on the first Sunday in the year and rise with new resolves to have men look upon us as God-sent servants to help in the evangelizing of this world. Perhaps recommendations in the minutes provide that our state missionary visit the Sunday schools instead of the president. Let us give him cooperation and hearty support. And now the spirit of "do" and the spirit of peace be with you all is my prayer. D. J. Tate. 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Then the heifer started to run, dragging Mrs. Ross about the barnyard until she was seriously if not fatally injured, the hook at last releasing her after tearing completely through the hand from the fleshy base of the thumb diagonally across to the little finger. --- Never before at Saratoga have large women—women of stature and weight or either—been as much in style as during the preset season. Men who have been visitis, Saratoga for thirty years solemnly affirm that never during the whole time were there so many women who weighed from 175 to 200 pounds as are on view this season. There is also expert testimony to be secured that never have there been so many overdressed women and such a vast display of diamonds, turquoise and marquise rings. One of the women guests at the Grand Union hotel is conspicuous for both her weight and height. She is at least six feet three inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. She is also accounted the most tastefully garbed woman in Saratoga, for in spite of her immense proportions she is most admirably and suitably gowned, both morning and evening. The other large ladies who sit on the plazas of the Grand Union hotel are dying to find out the name of her dressmaker. A well known actress, who is herself well advanced in the heavy-weight class, said the other evening that, she had never seen a large woman who was so properly attired. "I will find out her dressmaker," she said, "because I need her. She must be a wonder." Oldest Native of Illinois. Mrs. Lucinda Anson, of Cornwallia, Ill., is believed to be the oldest native born citizen of Illinois. She was born in the old village of Kaskaskia in 1818, and for eighty-seven consecutive years has made her home in this state. In the early days her father kept a tavern in Waterloo and there she met many prominent men in the early history of the state. She was well acquainted with Governor Ford, and when Lafayette toured the country she handed him a glass of buttermilk of her own churning. Another claim to distinction is that she is distantly related by marriage to "Old Anse," the former baseball celebrity. Mrs. Anson remembers that when she was a girl there was constant danger of violence at the hands of the Indians. One favorite plan on the part of the savages was to cover themselves with bark and lie down on a woodpecker until its unarmed owner had come near enough to shoot. To prevent the success of this scheme it was the habit of the early settlers to look out the window each morning and count the number of sticks in the pile before venturing out of doors. If extra sticks were discovered in the counting a few rifle bullets were usually sufficient to dislodge the Indian Mrs. Anson has been a widow for more than fifty years, and is still in good health.-Chicago Tribune. Stealing a Steam Whistle A gentleman who has a steam mill in Waldo, Mass., purchased a large steam whistle, which he carried home and placed on his mill. A number of boys conceived the idea of stealing this whistle—"just for a lark," they said. The owner, hearing of their plan, remained in his mill all night. Sixty pounds of steam was kept up. About midnight the boys put in an appearance and climbed upon the roof of the building. Just as one applied a wrench to the whistle, Mr. Sanborn opened the throttle wide and there went up into the stillness of the night such a screech as was never before heard in Waldo. People jumped from their beds in a fright and wondered what was up. The boys tumbled off the roof of that mill as though shot, and departed as rapidly as their legs could carry them, while Mr. Sanborn fired a gun after them to hasten their retreat. The whistle is still on the mill. Marketing Hints. When ordering meats remember that beef, when boiled, loses one pound of weight in every four, and when roasted eighteen ounces. Mutton loses even more than beef. This should be thought of where much meat is used. Meat should always be hung, for by this means air circulates all around and keeps it sweet. In very hot weather a wipe with a cloth once or twice a day, with a sprinkling of pepper or flour, will tend to keep it, and if only slightly tainted, a wash over with vinegar and water, or borax and water, will generally remove all unpleasant flavor. A Turk 120 Years Old. In the village of Bodru a Turk named Ismail, said to be 120 years old, frequently walks to Bartin, ten miles distant, to sell eggs. He has had 24 wives, the last of whom he just married. The bride is 63 years his junior, and the marriage was celebrated with much solemnity, to the sound of drums and fires and of volleys from firearms. The whole village was en fete. The wedding procession included all the male progeny of the patriarch bridegroom, consisting of 140 sons, grandsons and great-grandsons. "Died" Is Too Harsh. An aesthetic English Vicar at Wembley will not allow the worm "died" to be put on the tombstones of the people buried in the cemetery. He insists on phrases like "departed this life" or "passed away" or "entered into rest," and says that "died" is denial of the Christian teaching of immortality. Street Scene in Leavenworth. One of the features of the Looo day celebration at Leavenworth, Kau, was that of a mine superintendent riding at the head of his eight hundred striking miners. In always flatters a woman to be bull that her family lacks that delicacy of mind which is necessary to compete her. The Twentieth Century. The Twentieth Century. We now stand at the threshold of that age, the nineteenth in the history of the past. 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Get rid of it by stirring of Adams' Pepsin Total Fruit in each meal. Every time a wise man falls it teaches him something. LOSS OF MEMORY often derived from an unlooked for source—the Kidneys. Odorous urine that which scalds or stains is an insidible proof that you are progressing towards Bright's Disease or one of the other forms of Kidney Trouble all of which are fatal if permitted to grow reward will be paid for a case of backache, nervousness, sleeplessness, weakness, loss of vitality, inpatient kidney, bladder not be cured by MOWOBS S50 KID-NE-OIDS the great scientific discovery for shattered leaves and this impersonal blood. **OWL** a species aired by Kid-nc-olds. In writing, please please encampel addressed pages of the book. Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills, But Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty a box at drug stores. BRIEFS IN TARIFF CASES. Arguments Filed with the Supreme Court—Right of President and Congress to Impose Customs Duties on the Inaruar Possessions Is Denied. Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.—The first briefs to be filed in the cases involving the relation of the United States to their insular possessions, which are to be argued in the United States Supreme Court next week, were submitted to-day. There are eight of the cases, and briefs were filed in two of them—viz.: the cases of Carlos Armstrong and of Samuel B. Downes. In both cases the briefs represent the parties opposing the contentions of the government. Armstrong is a British subject doing business in Ponce, Porto Rico, and he sues to recover tariff duties collected on goods imported into Porto Rico from the United States. The Court of Claims decided against him, and he appeals. The plea is made in the brief that the collection of duties was, in the circumstances, a violation of the constitution of the United States, as by the terms of the Paris treaty the Island of Porto Rico became a portion of the United States. The brief lays down the following propositions as the basis of the appellant's contentions: "The constitution of the United States reaches over every portion of the national domain, whether in the form of states, territories, or districts, because this constitution provides for territories as well as for states. Cannot Impose Duties. "The President of the United States is an executive officer only. His imposition by executive orders of customs duties on commerce between the Island of Porto Rico and other parts of the United States, after the treaty of peace and the exchange of ratifications, is unauthorized and void. A government without limitations was never intended by the founders of the nation. They sought to establish and did establish a constitutional republic which furnishes a written guarantee of protection to all of its inhabitants. The idea that in one part a republican government exists and in another part an unlimited despotism is repugnant to the theory upon which the government was founded." In the brief in the Downes case the attorney asks: "If the Paris treaty did not make Porto Rico a part of the United States how could the Congress of the United States be vested with the right to legislate for it and to determine the civil rights and political status of its native inhabitants?" Replying to his own question, Mr. Coudert says: "The Congress of the United States is not invested by the constitution, and cannot, therefore, be invested by treaty with the power to legislate for a foreign country." Suggests Constitution 1 Amendment. Mr. Coudert also suggests the possibility of an amendment to the constitution, saving: "If the people of the United States deem it expedient that the additional powers exercised by their temporary agents should be approved and should be continued to their successors, the people can so ordn. A constitutional amendment, if demanded by the people, can be presented in Congress and ratified by the legislature in less time than it will take this court to unravel and determine the momentous questions involved in this case. If a revolution in our method of government and in the principles for which this government stands is to be made, it should be made by the power which is at the base of all government—the people—for whose benefit the government is made. It certainly should not be done by a court." Pork Polsons Twelve; Two Dead. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 4- In the Town of New Sweden, Nicollet County, this State, the entire Forbecook family, consisting of twelve members, is dying off one by one from trichinosis. The family ate sausage which had undergone no cooking, but had merely been smoked. The father and eldest daughter are dead and the condition of the others is pronounced hopeless. Killed by Escaping Gas. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 4—James W. Priestly, founder of the carpet mills bearing that name, was aspixylated by illuminating gas at the home of his son, John W. Priestly, last night. He was found dead in his bed this morning by his son and gas was flowing from a burner which Mr. Priestly had evidently turned on when retiring. Mr. Priestly was 82 years old. James H. Hardy a Bankrupt. Cleveland, O., Jan. 4.—James H. Hardy, a well-known attorney and real-estate dealer of this city, has filed a petition in bankruptcy to-day. His liabilities are placed at $243,851; assets, $12,400. Hardy built a number of business blocks and at one time was president of the Superior Street Railway company. Copper King's Daughter Weds New York. Jan. 4.—Miss Margaret Daly, daughter of the late Marcus Daly, was united in marriage this afternoon to Carroll Brown of Baltimore. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the copper king at 725 5th avenue. THE DONNELLY FUNERAL. It Will Be Held Saturday at St. Paul, Minn. Minneapolis, Jan. 4.—The funeral of the late Ignatius Donnelly will be held Saturday from the residence of his son, Stanley J. Donnelly, 817 Portland avenue, St. Paul. Many distinguished men of letters and politicians will be in attendance. The body lies in a casket. The features of the sage are life- IGNATIUS DONNELLY. like in the repose of death. Friends of the deceased have called and taken a last look at the face of the dead scholar. HARMONY IN MICHIGAN House and Senate Organize According to Caucus. Lansing, Mich., Jan. 4.—The opening of the forty-first session of the Michigan legislature today was in marked contrast with its two immediate predecessors, the utmost harmony characterizing today's event. The greatest good feeling exists between the two houses, which during the last four years have been at war with each other, the senate promptly killing all important measures as soon as they were passed by the house. All the nominees of the Republican caucuses of last night were elected today, and in most instances the few Democrats in the legislature voted with the majority, making most of the elections unanimous. This was especially true in the house, John L. Carlton of Flint receiving every vote except his own for speaker. Porto Ricans in Distress. New Orleans, La., Jan. 4.—Three hundred and eighty-seven thinly-clad, starved-out Porto Ricans arrived on the steamer Arkrdia from Ponce today. They are en route to Hawaii under contract to work on the sugar plantations. They are from the interior of the island. It is understood that 10,000 more of them are to be brought her on the same mission. All are suffering from anaemia, due to lack of food, and the men were too weak to stand up when the quarantine officers came. There were three deaths on the voyage, all due to anaemia. Sells $60,000 Acres. Chicago, Jan. 4.—Arrangements were made yesterday whereby the Illinois Central Railroad company transferred to a syndicate of Illinoisans, headed by George W. Fithian of Newton, former congressman, the remaining lands of the original Illinois grant made to the company by the government fifty years ago. The deal involved approximately 60,000 acres located in the counties of Williamson, Franklin, Union, Jackson, Perry, Johnson and Alexander, and the amount paid, which was offered as a "hump" price, footed up between $275,000 and $300,000. Crowe Seen in Bad Lands Chadron, Neb., Jan. 4.—Although the hunt for Pat Crowe on the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota resulted in the arrest of the wrong person, it is declared positively here that the man accused of the Cudahy kidnapping in Omaha is in this vicinity. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 4.—John J. Crowe, brother of Pat Crowe, the Council Bluffs saloonkeeper arrested yesterday for alleged complicity in the abduction of Eddie Cudahy, was released today. Edward A. Cudahy, Jr., failed to identify Crowe as one of the man who kidnapped him. "I never saw that man before," said young Cudahy. Victim of a Practical Joker La Porte, Ind, Jan. 4.—Miss Lizzie Biers of Waterford, this county, is lying at the point of death as the result of being made the victim of a practical joker. Miss Biers attended a dancing party last evening and as she was about to take her seat her chair was jerked away and she fell, sustaining internal injuries which physicians say will cause her death. Seeks to Bring D'Essauer to Chicago. New Orleans, La., Jan. 4.—Detective Timothy d Roche of Chicago arrived to-day to take E. George d'Essauer to that city. D'Essauer will fight requisition to the end. He is accused of forgery. Public Debt Jt $1 389 298 049 Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.—The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business Dec 31, 1900, the national debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $1,099,191.310, a decrease for the month of $1,933,565. Hopetoun Is Made Governor Sydney, Jan. 4.—The earl of Hopetoun was yesterday inaugurated as the first governor of the federated Australian colonies amid scenes of pageantry such as never before had been attempted in the antipodes. San Juan's First Trolly San Juan, Jan. 4.—Thousands of people yesterday witnessed the statering of the new trolley system, the island's first road of that description. The people were much astonished. ```markdown ``` CAPE TOWN FEARS THE BOERS The Battleship Monarch to Land Big Guns. Northern Contingent Near Graaf Reinel in the Heart of the Disaffected Boer District - Hoors Marching on Frasersburg - British Casualties. Cape Town, Jan. 4.—The alarm over the prospect of a Dutch revolt in Cape Colony is rapidly approaching a panic. So great is the alarm that the battleship Monarch will land a number of rapid-fire and heavy guns to protect the city of Cape Town from possible attack. Martial law has been proclaimed in the Worcestershire, Ceres, Prince Albert, Frazerburg and Sutherland districts. An early proclamation placing the Cape Town division, exclusive of the city, under military rule is also expected. Recruiting is going on at a lively rate, and the new regiment, the Prince of Wales Light Horse, is filling up rapidly. The Boer invaders are working toward Graaf Relnet, the heart of the disaffected sentiment. As far as can be learned the Dutch are not joining the Boers in any considerable numbers, but lack of arms alone, it is believed, holds them back. The Boers, however, are obtaining fresh drafts of horses and plenty of supplies. Seven hundred Boers have broken through the cordon at Zuurburg and are advancing on Richmond. Small parties of Boers are working toward Prieska, southwest of Kimberley, to co-operate with Mertz, zog, who is in the neighborhood of Fraserburg. Another party of Boers is close to Maralsburg. Methuen to Fight Invaders. Cape Town, Jan. 4.—Lord Methuen is concentrating a force at Vryburg, whither 1,000 troops have been sent from Kimberley, and others from more northern towns, to deal with a command that is raiding around Kurumman. The Boers have reoccupied Jagersfontelin, which, together with Faursmith, the British evacuated on Christmas day. The convoy of retiring inhabitants, with hundreds of wagons, extended for seven miles. It was a mournful spectacle. Camp was pitched at Edenburg. The motive for the evacuation was the difficulty of maintaining food supplies so far from the railway. SKINTORTURES Carvarvon, Jan. 4.—The Doers commanded by Hertzog, Wessels, Pretorious and Nieuwenhaut are continuing their march on Fraserburg. It is report that they have arrived at Spionberg. And every Distressing Irritation of the Skin and Scalp Instantly Relieved by a Bath with Casualties on British Side. London, Jan. 4.—A casuality list issued by the war office shows that a severe skirmish occurred on Dec. 26 at Groot Viet, near Greylingstad, in which eight British were killed, forty-five wounded and twenty missing. Cuticura SOAP Boers Moving South. Cradock, Cape Colony, Jan. 4.—A detachment of Boers entered Roodehoogte, southward of Middleburg, Jan. 1. It is believed this force is going to Graf Reinet. The telegraph lines are cut between Carnavon and Somerset west and Stensburg and Maralsburg. Large re-enforcements have reached Middleburg. Opposes Military Tribunals: Paris, Jan. 4.—M. Millerand's socialistic organ condemns military justice in the following severe terms: "It appears to be impossible that military judges should longer be allowed to try civil cases. The army seems to exonerate those who are in open revolt against the civil powers. Such a situation is dangerous. The government must put an can to such a state of things. The law must be respected by all." Maj. Cuignet's acquittal will probably influence the vote in favor of the bill at present before parliament for the purpose of abolishing court-martial in time of peace. And a single anointing with CUTICURA, the great skin cure and purest of emollients. This treatment, when followed in severe cases by mild doses of CUTICURA RESOLVENT, to cool and cleanse the blood, is the most speedy, permanent, and economical cure for torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, and pimply skin and scalp humors with loss of hair ever compounded. Iron Workers on Strlke. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 4.—One thousand structural iron workers struck to-day for an advance of 6 per cent per hour in wages and a nine-hour day. Not a single man is working and a number of important contracts are tied up. Work on the new union station is entirely suspended. This afternoon a committee of strikers left for New York to confer with President Roberts of the American Bridge Company. 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The duke of York visited Australia with his brother as a cadet twenty years ago. He is about to make another visit to Australia and will also spend some time in Canada. Gen. Batchelder Is Dying Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.—General Richard M. Batchelder, former quartermaster general of the army, who is critically ill here, is much worse today, and fears are entertained that he will not live till morning. He is in the 69th year of his age. nal and Internal Treatment for Every Humeral Consisting of Curticula SOAP (250), to cleanse the skin of crevats and scales and soften the thickened cuticle. Curticula OINTERM (400), to treat the skin of the neck. Curticula HEALTH (250) to heal and Curticula RESOLVER (500), to cool and clean the blood. A SINGLE SKIN often suffers to cure the most torturing, disfiguring, and painful skin conditions. Curticula HEALTH, with loss of hair, when all one fails. Bold throughout the world. WANT CANADA TO BE FREE. League at Montreal Works for That End. SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY. The Independence Club Draws Up a Constitution for the Consideration of the People-Would Call It the United States of Canada. New York, Jan. 3.—A special to the Times from Montreal says: For some time past there has been discussion about the clubs of an alleged "independence" club in Montreal, but the managers of the new movement did not appear to judge the time opportune for appealing to the public. A good deal of interest was added to the movement by the fact that during the Paris exposition a large number of young men appeared in Paris wearing "Independence of Canada" buttons, and an attempt was made to connect J. T. Tarte and J. J. Perrault, the Canadian commissioners, with the movement, because a number of independence buttons were among the spoils recovered from men who had robbed Mr. Perrault's house. Mr. Perrault explained, however, that these buttons were about fifteen years old and he had changed his views since. Now the Canadian Independence league has issued its platform and constitution, but has declined to publish its list of officers and members. The constitution consists of 18 clauses, the first eight of which are: 1. Dissolution of the colonial relation and declaration of independence. 2. New federation to be known as United States of Canada. 3. Provinces to become states with sovereign power. 4. Federal authority to have only such powers as shall be specially delegated to it by sovereign states. 5. No power shall be delegated to the federal authority, except with the assent of the majority of delegates of each of the sovereign states convened to a national assembly. 6. Creation of a state militia under command of a federal officer. 7. Universal suffrage. 8. The great highways and services (railways, canals, telegraphs, etc.) to be public property. Other clauses deal with changes in laws along socialist lines. COLD WEATHER KILLS STOCK. Cattle and Sheep Die in Great Numbers in Colorado. Walsenburg, Col., Jan. 3.—The weather in this vicinity is the coldest in several years. This condition was preceded by a snowstorm lasting several days. The snow was fine and the wind drove it right to the hide of exposed stock. This, followed by such severe cold, will cause the loss of considerable stock on the range. Reports are coming in of heavy losses of sheep. One herder east of this city is reported to have lost fully 50 per cent. Losses of cattle are also reported. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 3.—The Puget sound country is hidden under a blanket of snow made of big flakes, or what New Englanders call "sugar snow." The fall commenced yesterday at 6 a.m. and lasted throughout the day. This is the second snow storm of the winter. Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 3.-Fifteen inches of snow covers the streets, as a result of a storm which has been in progress during the past twenty-four hours and still continues. The storm is local, no snowfall being reported from points in the interior. Booz Inquiry Ends. New York, Jan. 3.—Gen. Brooke president of the board of inquiry which has been investigating the alleged haze of Cadet Booz at the military academy, West Point, was seen at Governor's island today and said all the testimony in the case had been taken, the last of which was the examination of two physicians in Philadelphia last Monday, who testified to treating Cadet Booz. Gen. Brooke said that unless something else should turn up the board would review the case and submit a report to the secretary of war by the end of this week. Zanesville Breweries Combining Zanesville, O., Jan. 3.—A combination of the local breweries has been consummated. The Star brewery has passed into the hands of Simon Linser and David Schmid, who already controlled the Washington and Riverside plants. This gives them complete control of the Zanesville output. The breweries are the largest in southeastern Ohio. Robert Made Earl Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 3.—The queen bestowed an earldom on Lord Roberts today and made him a knight of the garter when he called to pay his respects to her majesty at Osborne House this afternoon. In the matter of the earldom there is provision for a special remainder for his daughters. Wants Uniform; Worn; Berlin, Jan. 3.—In his New Year's address to the officers of the army yesterday the kaiser severely condemned the growing practice of wearing civilian dress instead of uniform when off service. Kruger Ill with Bronchitis. The Hague, Jan. 3.—Mr. Kruger is suffering from a slight attack of bronchitis. While there is no anxiety as to his condition, he is obliged to keep to his bed. Fears Expressed for Safety of British Ships Andrada and Bathdown Astoria, Ore., Jan. 3. — Twenty-two days ago the fine British ship Andrada, of 2,394 tons, appeared off the Columbia and Pilot Cordiner was taken aboard. A great storm arose at the time and the Andrada was driven to the north. She has not been seen since and it is feared she has met a fate similar to that of the British ship Cadzow Forest, which disappeared with Pilot Grassman five years ago, and was never again heard from. The revenue cutter Perry has gone in search of the Andrada. The British ship Rathdown, now 91 days out from Yokohama for this port, is long overdue and it is feared that she has been sunk by a typhoon off the Japanese coast. KILLED IN A COLLISION. Five Men Lose Their Lives in a Kali- way Accident. New Orleans, La., Jan. 4.—Five men were killed and one badly injured in a head-on collision between two freight trains on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad at Melton, Miss., last night. There were double-header engines on both trains. Both engines were demolished and a large number of cars smashed. The cause of the accident was disobedience of orders. The dead are: William Watson, engineer; Fred Creif, engineer; Charles Crane, engineer; two colored firemen. Engineer Held was badly injured. Greif was a brother of Superintendent Greif of the road. DAILY MARKET REPORT. # Chicago Board of Trade Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. Jan. ... 7.41% .75% .73% .74% Feb. ... 7.51% .76% .75 .77 May ... 7.71% 79 .77 .77% Corn— Jan. ... 36 .36% .35% .35%-6 Feb. ... 36 .36% .35% .35% May ... 37 .37% .36% .36% Oats— Jan. ... 22.12%-1/4 .22% .22%-1/4 .22% May ... 24.14%-1/4 .24% .24% .24% Pork— Jan. ... 12.67%1 12.67%1 12.55 12.57% May ... 12.85 12.87%1 12.72%1 12.72% Lard— Jan. ... 6.95 6.95 6.87%1 6.92% May ... 7.10 7.10 7.02%1 7.05-71% Short Ribs— Jan. ... 6.55 6.55 6.47%-50 6.52% May ... 6.65-71% 6.67%1 6.62%1 6.62% Helen Gould to Mine Gold. Leadville, Col., Jan. 3.—Helen Gould and M. Mancus, a Polish tailor of Leadville, are about to become mining partners. Mancus has been twenty years in Leadville. Last summer he located at Two Bit Gulch several claims that he believes are valuable, but he has no money to enable him to develop them. So he wrote to Miss Gould asking her to furnish the money for a half interest in the property. She made an offer which he gladly accepted. All that remains to be done is signing the agreement. Strasburg, Jan. 3—Last May an American named Joseph Fritze, from Louisville, Ky., arrived in Germany for the purpose of visiting his relatives at St. Amarin, Alsace. When the authorities learned of his arrival they arrested him on a charge of not having served his term in the army. He is now suing the government for $25,000 damages for alleged false imprisonment. Big Fire In Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Jan. 3.-The extensive pattern plant of S. Jarvis, Adams & Co., Thirteenth and Aetna streets, in this city, was almost completely destroyed by fire today, together with a large number of patterns and molds. The loss is estimated at $100,000 and is covered by insurance. The fire was caused by a defective electric wire connection. Trust Buys Tipplate Mills. Muskegon, Mich., Jan. 4.—The Champion Iron and Steel company's tinplate mills here have been bought by the American Tinplate company. The outstanding stock to be transferred amounts to $61,000. The price paid is about $500,000. The capacity of the mills is over 100,000 pounds daily. President Glyca a Dinner. Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.—President and Mrs. McKinley entertained last night at the first of the series of official dinners given in honor of the members of the cabinet and their ladies. The east room was elaborately decorated for the reception of the distinguished company. Prices of Sugar Reduced. New York, Jan. 3.—The American Sugar Refining company has reduced the price of all grades of refined sugar ten points and the National Sugar Refining company has made a cut of five points, making the prices of both companies the same. Owen Marie Henrietta III Brussels, Jan. 3.—The Etoile Belge announces that the health of Queen Marle Henrietta has been impaired and that she suffers constantly from bronchitis. The queen is quite weak and she does not leave her bed for more than a couple of hours each day. Death of Young McCormick Tarrytown, N. Y., Jan. 4.-The 2-year-old son of Mrs. Harold McCormick, daughter of John D. Rockefeller, died to-day at his parents' home Potantico Hills, of scarlet fever. John Scott, fireman, killed in wreck on Northwestern railroad. Engineer Bail injured. "LA CREOLE" HAIR RESTORER WILL RESTORE YOUR GRAY HAIRS THE CHANGE OF LIFE is the most important period in a woman's existence. Owing to modern methods of living, not one woman in a thousand approaches this perfectly natural change without experiencing a train of very annoying and sometimes painful symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes, sending the blood surging to the heart until it seems ready to burst, and the faint feeling that follows, sometimes with chills, as if the heart were going to stop for good, are symptoms of a dangerous, nervous trouble. Those hot flashes are just so many calls from nature for help. The nerves are cry- MRS. JENNIE NOBLE. ing out for assistance. The cry should be beed in time. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was prepared to meet the needs of woman's system at this trying period of her life. It builds up the weakened nervous system, and enables a woman to pass that grand change triumphantly. "I was a very sick woman, caused by Change of Life. I suffered with hot flushes, and fainting spells. I was afraid to go on the street, my head and back troubled me so. I was entirely cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." — Mrs. JENNIE NOBLE, 5010 Keyser St., Gernantown, Pa. The first striking clock was made in 1295. Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of the throat and lungs — WM. O. ENDSLEY, Vainbun, Ind., Feb. 10, 1900. A boy smoking a cigar is such a shocking sight that even men feel unpleasant in witnessing it. If you have never used Garfield Tea, the original herb medicine, send to the Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., for FREE SAMPLE. Garfield Tea cures. To be minutely accurate, a man loses time every time he looks at a clock. You Can Get Allen's Foot-Fase Free. Write to-day to Allen S. Olstedm, Le Roy, N. Y., for a FREE sample of Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures sweating, damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for Chiblains and Frost-bites. At all druggists and shoe stores; Ec. The fellow who does everything with a system should be careful not to let malaria get into it. LOW RATES TO THE SOUTH. Excursion tickets at reduced rates are now being sold by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to the prominent resorts in the South, including Jacksonville, Fla., Mobile, Ala., New Orleans, La., Savannah, Ga., El Paso, Tex., which are good for return passage at any time prior to June lst, 1901. Information regarding rates, routes, time, etc., can be obtained on application to any coupon ticket agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The fellow who laughs loudly at every joke he hears is bound to acquire great popularity. TIME TO GO SOUTH. For the present winter season the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company has improved its already nearly perfect through service of Pullman vestibulated sleeping cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and Chicago, to Mobile, New Orleans and the Gulf coast, Thomasville, Ga., Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa, Palm Beach and other points in Florida. Perfect connections made with steamer lines for Cuba, Port Rico, Nassau, West Indian and Central American ports. Tourist and home seekers' excursion tickets on sale at low rates. Write C. L. Stone, General Passenger Agent, Louisville. Ky. for particulars. When a man wants a drop of whisky for a pain in the stomach we can usually see through him. STORIETTES "British Museum" Newton, the archacologist, was a capital story teller, and Mr. Hare has preserved two or three of his tales. One is a spiritualistic seance where an old cockney was informed that the spirit manifested was his deceased wife, whereupon the following dialogue took place: "Is that you, 'Arriet?' "Yes, it is me." "Are you 'appy, 'Arriet?' "Yes, very 'appy.' "Appier than you was with me, 'Arriet?' "Yes, much 'appier.' "Where are you, 'Arriet?' "In 'ell.'" Two colored men on a street car were congratulating one another. The last to talk was newly wedded. "Sam, I see understand you'e took in' unto youeself a new woman?" said Mr. Johnston. "I'll kunfess Ise guilty," neekly responded Sam, his countenance covered with a broad grin. "Did you-all get a good start?" Do you look at Sam when apparently very anxious to answer his question, and in a much louder tone said: "Well, I should say I did get a good start. I got an old woman wid eleben little pickaninnies." Everybody who heard the remark was satisfied Sam had really a good start. "Down in the south," remarked a man at one of the New York clubs, "there exists more of a religious atmosphere than there is in the north. So most of the stories they tell have a sectarian flavor to them. One that I heard while in Charleston is entirely new to me, and it appeared to be so in the circle of gentlemen where I heard it. It ran this wa. "A dignified old gentleman stood on one of the city wharves watching an old darky who was fishing. No word passed between them until the darky landed a good sized fish. This was unhooked, and there was a look of disgust on the face of the fisherman as he threw the fish back into the water. "Why did you throw that fish back into the water, instead of keeping him, uncle?" queried the onlooker. "He no good, massa." "What kind of a fish was it?" "We calls 'em Baptist fish, sah." "And why Baptist fish, uncle?" "Ah couldn't say to 'suah, massa, but I speeds it's bekase dy spiles soon as you get 'em outen de water." The lawyer's best friend is the man who makes his own will. A vigorous growth and the original color given to the half by PARKER'S HAIRE HALSAM. HINDERCORNS, the best cure for corns. 13cts. The band of hope—an engagement ring. Thirty minutes is all the time required to dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Wine drowned care—and it serves care right for killing the cat. How's This? West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.; Waldman, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Hall's Catarin Burc is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 750 per bottle. Sold by all drugsists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. In every home there is one who walks off with things that belong to the others. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS. All drugsists refund the money if it fails to cure. E.W. Giove's signature is on the box. 25c. Strange as it may seem, it is the very fresh child that is usually spoiled. A HIGH MARK The New York Almanac for 1951, issued by Chas. H. Fletcher of New York publications during the new century, and shows remarkable enterprise on the part of the publisher when we consider that it is a great idea of cheapness, while the thought of the numerous publications of this character are usually gutted up with the single idea of cheapness, while the thought of the numerous publications in the case of the New York Almanac. The artistic colorings of the cover, the appearance of information all go to make it well worthy of perusal and preservation. It has innumerable hints for mothers as to the nature of motherhood. "Baby's Record" page, which is in blank, to be filled in with baby's name, date of birth, cut first tooth, etc. to be filled in a piece of work and may be procured at any drug store or direct on request, free. A man may be able to deceive his own wife, but not her father's wife. The largest proportion of the lilies to which ferre re liable is the direct result of an irregular guarantee. "Dr. Le Duee's Female Regulator" to keep the periods regular and bring them on promptness. "Dr. Des Molines, Iowa." Wise is he who learns from the experience of others. SISTERS OF GOOD SHEPHERD S. C. IN every county of the civilized world the Sisters of the Good Shepherd are known. Not only do they minister to the spiritual and intellectual needs of the charges committed to their care, but they also minister to their bodily needs. With so many children to take care of and to protect from climate and disease, these wise and prudent Sisters have found Peruna a never-failing safeguard. Columbus, O., July 10, 1900. The Peruna Medicine Co., City: Gentlemen—"A number of years ago our attention was called to Dr. Hartman's Peruna, and since then we used it with wonderful results for grip, coughs, colds, and catarrh diseases of the head and stomach. "For grip and winter catarrh especially it has been of great service to the inmates of this institution."—Sisters of the Good Shepherd. The following letter is from Congressman Meekison, of Napoleon, Ohio; You will never profit by your mistakes as long as you blame others for them. Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. A man is never old until he begins to look as if he had neglected to bathe and shave. The Great Labor Saver Is Maple City Self Washing Soap. Try it once and you will use no other. All grocers sell it. Take no substitute. Forethought is easy; it's the afterthought that pulls hard. If you wish to have beautiful, clear white clothes for Russ' Bleaching Blue. Refuse imitations. Sold by all grocers. The devil is the father of every doubt. THE ONLY MAIL BROAD DROUGH HOUSE IN THE WORLD ESTABLISHED 1908 WE SAVE YOU MONEY LARGEST OF CHEAPEST WORLDSALE AND REAL DROUGH HOUSE IN THE WORLD GENERAL MARKETS OF LONDON LONDON Prices NEW CITY CHEAPEST DROUGH HOUSE NEW CITY CHEAPEST DROUGH HOUSE NEW CITY CHEAPEST DROUGH HOUSE NEW CITY CHEAPEST DROUGH HOUSE PATENTED SUPPLIES MARKETS DIRECT LONDON MARKETS OF FAMILY LONDON MARKETS OF FAMILY LONDON MARKETS OF FAMILY HELLER CHEMICAL CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA HELLER CHEMICAL CO. Geutlemen-I have used several best ties of Peruna and feel greatly bemo- fited thereby from my catarrh of the head, and feel encouraged to believe that its continued use will fully eradicate a disease of thirty years' standing. — David Meekison. Dr. Hartman, one of the best known physicians and surgeons in the United States. was the first man Congressman Meekison. that its continued use will fully eradicate a disease of thirty years' standing. — David Meekison. Dr. Hartman, one of the best known physicians and surgeons in the United States, was the first man to formulate Pe- Congressman Meekison the United States. was the first man to formulate Pe- ru-na. It was through his genius and perseverance that it was introduced to the medical profession of this country. Send to the Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus. Ohio. Save a free book written by Dr. Hartman. DO YOU COUGH DON'T DELAY TAKE KEMP'S BALSAM THE BEST COUGH CURE It Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Coughs, Bursitis, Whining Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma. A certain cure for Consumption in first stage and a sure relief in advanced stage. Once. You will see the excellent result taking the first dose. Sold by deutsche where. Large bottles 25 cents and Catholic Agents OUTFIT FREE WANTED-Men or Women Town or City SOMETHING NEW. Write a once. Address: C. P. & L. CO., Carton Bldg., Chicago, HOME CURE FOR DEAFNESS AND CATA DEAFNESS, NOISE IN THE HEAD DISCHARGES from the EAR, CATARACTS OF THE NOSE AND THROAT Pre- mently Cured by Simple home Treatment Thousands cured. Save Specialist Care Diagnosis free. For particular ailments with full description of your ailment. DR. HILD BOY-SNEE, So, Bend, Ind. Baz Z FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE If you take on peasants, the land of peasants. Illus: rated peasants. Farmers who have come wealthy in small families. Defections. INFORMATION TO BE REDELIEGEES, and other information us to reduce railway arac- tions. Department of Interior. Oceanea Canada, or to N. Bartholomew, 50 St. Des. Jones, Iowa. W. N. U. Des Moines, No. 111-1906 --- 4 Yesterday was a beautiful day and as a result two very large congregations greeted Dr. Underwood at the Baptist church, and they were in turn treated to two sermons that would do credit to any pulpit in the state. Since coming to us, Rev. Underwood has demonstrated his ability as a scholarly preacher and an efficient Christian leader. Young and old are trying to outrival one another in attention to and attendance upon his ministry. Next week we will begin a protracted meeting. Our pastor will be ably assisted by Rev. Bingaman of Muehakinock, and with these strong men we expect to make inroads into satan's territory. Among the holiday visitors are Mrs. Elliot of Missouri, who is visiting Mrs. Jones of Elm street, and Mr. Parker of Rock Island, who is visiting at the pleasant home of Rev. McClellan and family. Most of the men of the city are in winter quarters on the island. The first one to move was Mr. Hayes. La gripe seems to be paying us an ansolicic visit. Among its victims are Rev. Geo. Chambers, Mr. Ambrose Jackson and wife and Mrs. Kitty Jackson, all of whom are convalescent. The choir at the Baptist church is doing very good work and add greatly to the life of the service. We hope they will continue to work in this important place in the church. Mrs. Bowman, one of our most esteemed citizens, has been quite sick, but was able to be in her accustomed place on Sunday. Christmas was observed by the Sunday school as usual and the hearts of the little ones and big ones was made glad. Too much cannot be said in praise of the program rendered. So good was each number that to particularize is needless. The Ladies' Sewing Circle starts out under auspicious circumstances. The officers are: President, Mrs. Eliza Underwood; vice president, Miss Mattie Thomas; secretary, Miss Lotte Tie Yeizer; chapman, Mrs. R. H. Higginbotham; custodian, Miss Laura Henry. Their efforts will be in behalf of the Baptist church. Mrs. Williams, mother of Mrs. Hughbanks, who has been very sick for a long period, is very much improved and will soon be in better health. The light lunch served at the church by Mrs. Higginbotham, ably assisted by her sister, Miss Laura Henry, was a social and financial success. Miss Williams, an efficient and cultured teacher of Missouri, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Hughbanks, will return in a few days to her duties. Mrs. Thomas and daughter, Mattie, entertained Pastor Underwood and wife Monday evening. Mrs. Lewis of Otumwa is visiting her son, Mr. Harper, and enjoyed the watch meeting. Subscribe for the Bystander. OSKALOQSA IOWA stainer Mrs. E. E. Jenkins in "At home" Monday, December 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. at her beautiful residence or N. Fifth street, in honor of Mes- dames George H. Wade and Ben Haw- kins, of Cedar Rapids. Only ladies were invited to meet the guests Mrs. Jones was assisted in receiving by Mrs. A. G. Clark. Elegant re- freshments were served through the hours mentioned. After extending the hostess and guests their sincere congratulations, the ladies departed for their respective homes, being assured that Mosdames Jones and Clark were delightful entertainers SIQUX CITY ITEMS Tail benefit entertainment which was given by the Sunday school children was fine. The little children deserve great credit for the manner in which they carried out each number of the program. The Pelletier Dry Goods company presented the Sunday school with a nice large Christmas tree which was tastefully decorated by the committee, Mesdames Grant, Supt. Washington, and Clark, teachers, and a neat little programme was arranged and carried out, with Mr. P.D. Brown as the speaker. Mrs. Clark read the Scripture lesson, the Reverend prayed, followed by recitations and ending by the children and distribution of presents, which closed a very pleasant Christmas eve. We wish the Bystander a happy New Year. Mrs. James Washington, little Ernie Hackley, Mrs. M. Thompson, Mr. P. D. Brown and Mr. West Barnum have been among the sick. Mr. G. C. Young came up from LeMars to spend Christmas and attend the dance in the evening. There will be a sacred concert given at the church next Sunday evening and an installation of the trustees and officers of the Sunday school. The children will take part in behalf of the Sunday school. Quite a number gathered at the church on the last night of the old year to watch the coming in of the new century. There can be no question as to where we are at this year. The Young Men's club gave a grand masquerade Christmas night. A kinds of costumes were seen. A certain young man would have made a very nice lady if he had not shown his feet. There are some women with big feet, but he had the edge on them. Better cry it again C. W., one's feet must be mates. Well they had a good time as re- port. Music was furnished by an cocktail bar. CLUB LIFE IN CHINA. Mandarins and Rich Men Congregate of Social Pleasure Club life in China is not an innovation from the west. For centuries the rich Chinman has had his club, and as a rule it is quite as elegant an affair as are the aristocratic clubs of New York and Chicago. Most of the large Chinese cities, such as Cantor and Pekin, contain a club for mandains and rich men with pretensions to rank. Some have a political taint some are merely social, but all have one peculiar feature. This is a room or oratory set strictly apart for religious exercises. In the oratory the image of a Chinese god is placed. From time to time members of the club enter the sanctuary to offer thel. devotions. Apparently it is no uncommon thing at the beginning or successful ending of a great enterprise—such as, say, the murder of an enemy or the consummation of a political conspiracy—to see a Chinman hastening from the secular part of his club bearing a rich offering or a prayer for the god in the club sanctuary. He observes his devotions with a gravity that bears witness to his sincerity. Some devout Chinman visit the god the moment they enter the club building and again prostrate themselves the last thing before leaving. The club god is not usually a war divinity, but now, in the centers where the "Boxers" hold sway undisturbed it is more than probable that the "Boxer" god has been placed in all the clubs. Arctic Night Icebergs dotted the blue surface of the sound, and far into the haze of Baffin bay we could see them drifting southward. The air was as still and clear as on a quiet, moonlit winter night at home, and the level sun rays streamed through in a glory of Italian pink. Enfolding all, as was the "peace that passeth knowledge," like the serenity of a soul that has won, through toil and storm, the strength and poise of enduring calm. It was well-nigh overwhelming. In ill-disguised necessity we turned from the vision to the sight of heaps of crumpled dead birds in the boat, and talked of shooting, and agreed that nowhere in the world was there promise of better sport than here. Then silence fell again. In spite of us, our eyes were drawn outward; and through all the peaceful beauty we felt once more the poignancy of its awful purity. He would be a man of spotless soul indeed and of assured faith who, seeing the stainless loveliness of the scene, would feel no pang. Not one's self only, but one's world came there, as into the presence of the great white throne, and stood condemned in a stillness that was unbroken.—From "With Arctic Highlanders," by Walter A. Wyckoff, in the September Scribner's. About Slate Pencils. Slate pencils were formerly all cut from slate just as it is dug from the earth. Pencils so made were objected to on account of the grit which they contained. To overcome this difficulty a scientific man devised an ingenious process by which the slate is ground to a very fine powder, all grit and foreign substances removed, and the powder bolted through silk much in the same manner as flour is bolted. The powder is then made into a dough and this dough is subjected to a heavy hydraulic pressure, which presses the pencils out in the required shape and diameter, but in lengths of about three feet. While yet soft the pencils are cut into the desired lengths and set out to dry in the open air. After they are thoroughly dry the pencils are placed in steam baking kilns, where they receive the proper temper. English Learn from America The ice habit is making rapid progress in Great Britain, says Marshall Halstead, United States consul at Birmingham, due largely to the incessant clamor for ice in hotels and public places by the thousands of travelling Americans. Not very long ago the attendants of public places in England where nearly everything except ice was provided, would be insulted if one complained because ice could not be bead. Today all first class places have a few small lumps swimming in a glass dish, and you pick these out with sugar tongs; and in country inns and even in second class public houses they apologize for not having it. Dr Adolph Harnack, for many years professor of ecclesiastical history in the University of Berlin and the author of "The History of Dogma," has just been elected rector of the university for the ensuing year. His election was opposed by the orthodox party, which objects to his somewhat liberal views, but the selection of this eminent scholar, whose services as the historian of Christian dogma are appreciated in both hemispheres, is warmly approved by the whole body of German scholars. He has attained this eminence at the exceptionally early age of 49. Caleb Powers and Number "13." Powers, the Kentuckian convicted of complicity in the murder of Goebel, may be excused if he put some faith in the idea that thirteen is an unlucky number. He was nominated for office June 13, 1899; arraigned July 13, 1900; as one of thirteen conspirators named; was defended by thirteen lawyers; his sweetheart was the thirteenth witness; the evidence showed that 1,300 soldiers were ready to defend him; he gave Culton $1,300 to pay the expenses of the mountaineers; he took $1,300 with him when he fled; the evidence closed Aug. 18. MARRIED WITHOUT COAT. Bat He Had to Wait Fifty Years for His Bride's Consent. The whirligig of time that eventually makes all things even made it possible for both Thomas Hartigan and Susan Thompson to keep their vows that prevented them for half a century from marrying, and yet permitted them, only a week ago, to wed after all. Fifty years ago Thomas Hartigan, in a sort of boyish prank, declared that he should marry in his shirt sleeves. His bride, Susan Thompson, went to the church on her wedding day, never thinking that her lover was serious in what he said, but when he appeared at the altar and declared that he should never marry except in his shirt sleeves, then she said she would never marry him if he did not put on a coat. So there was no wedding. All this happened in the Cascade valley, near Renva, Pa. After winning wealth in California Hartigan returned to the Cascade valley three years ago. Susan Thompson was still there. They talked of marrying, but each was still firm in the declaration in regard to the shirt sleeves they had made 50 years ago. Last summer the shirtwaist man appeared. Thomas Hartigan decided that if he wore a shirtwaist at his wedding he would be fulfilling his vow of marrying in his shirt sleeves to the letter. Miss Thompson decided that fashion had given the shirt waist the dignity of a coat, and that she could marry a man wearing a shirt waist without breaking her vow never to marry Tom Hartigan unless he wore a coat. And so they were married, and Tom Hartigan wore the most elaborate shirt waist that the storekeeper in Renova could get in Philadelphia. So the male shirtwaist has not lived in vain. WOMEN MAY WOO. So One of Them Thinks, and Expresses Herself. Of course women have to dispose of themselves in marriage, but should the woman ever propose? asks a masculine writer. Sometimes, even when it is not leap year, they should. There is first of all the case of queens; they must do so, and very prettily did Queen Victoria fulfil the task, says the Washington Post. But the sex is so good-natured in helping lame dogs over a stile! An Irish girl did it in this way. She thought that her boy was slow in coming to the point, so she said, "If I were you, Jack, and you were me, we'd be married long ago." Another shy man said to the lady of his choice: "I wash we were on such terms of intimacy that you wouldn't mind calling me by my first name." "Oh," she answered, "your second is good enough for me." Shakespeare's heroes are remarkably ready to take the initiative in this most serious business. Helena demands the hand of Bertram as the price of her wonder-working prescription. Desdemona hints broadly that she is to be had for the asking. Mirandada tells her patient logman that she is his wife if he will marry her. Olivia says to her lover's masquerading messenger: "Would you undertake another suit, I rather hear you to solicit 'Than music from the spheres!' Then, finding Sebastian himself more pliable than his fair double, she fetches a priest to make sure of him while he is in the humor. Juliet, caught thinking aloud, declares her willingness to lay her fortunes at Romeo's feet if he will but say when and where the holy man shall make them one. Refining Petroleum. The refining of petroleum is an interesting process. The petroleum is put into a tank, under which is a slow fire, burning the gas from the oil itself. As the latter warms up, the vapors pass through a long pipe, and are cooled in the process, condensing it into liquid again. The first thing that "comes over" is a gas which is used as a fuel in the works. Next, the varying grades of naphtha; next (the product becoming heavier and heavier all the time), the gasoline grades, then the low-test kerosenes, then the high-grade kerosenes. Then comes a long list of heavier oils, ending with the heaviest and thickest of lubricants. There is left in the tank paraffine and a black, dense, sticky substance which is little more than asphalt. From these bi-products, after the refining of oil, are made more than 150 substances of value, including such familiar things as dyes, soap, vaseline, ointment, and chewing gum. Molten Wood in France. Molten wood is a new invention by Mr. de Gall, inspector of forests at Lemur, France. By means of dry distillation and high pressure the escape of developing gases is prevented, thereby reducing the wood to a molten condition. After cooling off the mass assumes the character of coal, yet without showing a trace of the organic structure of that mineral. This new body is hard, but can be shaped and polished at will; is impervious to water and acids, and is a perfect electrical non-conductor. Great results are expected from this new discovery. United States Consular Reports. Passlon Play's Financial Results Oberammergau has been casting up the accounts of this year's Passion Play. There were forty-eight performances and 200,000 visitors, who paid $300,000 for admission. The profits of the village from lodgers, the sale of trinkets, etc., were between $750,000 and $1,000,000. Munich and Bavarian railroads have also profited, the latter showing a surplus of $2,500,000. West Women Patrons of Bucket Shops. Fine Women Patrons of Bucket Shops Six women and four men, accused of patronizing a bucket-shop in the Rialto building, were fined the costs by Justice Martin yesterday. One of the women, who gave her name as Maria Jones, attempted to leave the courtroom without paying the costs. Detective Wooldridge saw her and he pursued and overtook her at the door. He took her to a cell, where she was kept until she paid the necessary amount—Chicago Tribune. Diamond Polishing Tedious Work. Diamond polishing is a lengthy process. The workmen sit at long tables with their backs to the light and have in front of them small iron wheels revolving with terrible rapidity—1,500 times a minute. The rounded diamonds are dipped in oil and diamond dust, soldered to a handle and placed against the wheel. The many sides of the stone are given here and it is a tedious process. Barratry Case Is Not Pushed. When the charge of barratory, which means the encouragement of lawsuits, made by W. Van Kirk against Attorney Robert E. Cantwell came up for hearing before Justice Severson yesterday a nonsuit was entered by the complainant. Cantwell, it is said, advertised to conduct bankruptcy cases free of charge for any city employees who were in debt to money lenders.—Chicago Journal. Bound to Join the Army. A recruit for the British army was taken to be sworn in recently by the magistrate. Everything was going swimmingly till the magistrate asked the man, 'Have you ever been in prison?' At this the man looked startled, but quickly recovering himself, he blurted out, "No, sir, I have never been in jail, but I don't mind doing a few days if you think it necessary." A. Kafflr Newspaper. It is not generally known that the Kaffirs of south Africa, popularly supposed to be a tribe of wild savages, publish a newspaper. It is called the Imvo and has for its editors Tengo Jabalire and Mr. Makubalo. Contrary to the reports of the leanings of the Kaffirs in the present war, the Imvo strongly sympathizes with the Boers. Clothes Brushes in Cars. The South Chicago Street Railway Company has introduced into its cars whiskbrows and clothes brushes. These useful articles are placed in a small cabinet in the forward end of the car, within easy reach of the passengers, with an announcement beneath notifying travelers that the brushes are at their disposal. Nine Barrels of Stamps. A dealer has purchased nine barrels full of United States stamps, but this mammoth transaction has not created a ripple on the market. There are no Brattleboros, St. Louis, New Haven—nothing but plain every-day stamps, and the dealer intends to sell them by the thousand. They will come in handy to decorate furniture. Trenty Elm. A monument now marks the place where stood the famous tree in the environs of Philadelphia, Pa., under which William Penn negotiated the treaty with the Indian chiefs, of which it has been said that it is "the only one ever made without an oath, and the only one never broken." Tolstol's Daughters Assist: Count Leo Tolstoi is assisted in his literary work by his two daughters, Tatjana and Marcha, who have more than ordinary talent. "However great I may be or not be as a novelist," said Tolstoi recently, "I am much greater as a correspondent, because my two daughters write all my letters." Growth of Book Publishing: During the past few years the book publishing industry has increased, like all others. In 1897 and 1898 the industry was at a low ebb, less than 2,000 new books being put on the market in either year; but in 1899 no fewer than 6,000 books were published in this country. Germans Would Save Birds. The feeling in Germany against the wholesale slaughter of birds in Italy is getting very bitter. This year very few swallows have come from the south, and it is feared that in a few years they will be practically exterminated. Gotham Might Not Approve It is said that Commissioner Peck hesitated to offer champagne to his guests at the opening of the United States pavilion at the exposition, "as he was afraid that it would not be approved in New York." A Billion Dollars Employed A good English authority estimates that $1,000,000,000 foreign capital is now operating in Russia in manufacturing, industrial, steamship and other enterprises. Prince of Wales Studying Law. The prince of Wales still pursues his law studies most systematically. He was chosen a bencher of the middle temple a number of years ago. Great Britain's Insane For the last ten years there has been an increase of 2,000 annually in the number of Great Britain's insane COPYRIGHT EXCURSIONS CALIFORNIA and Tourist Sleeping Cars to points in Oregon every day in the year. CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS DAILY EX TO CAL Through first-class and Tour California and Oregon PERSONALLY COND Every Lowest Shortest Timp Finest Only route by which you the week and travel in t the way. For descriptive p tion inquire of nearest. Chicago & Nor Through first-class and Tourist Sleeping Cars to points in California and Oregon every day in the year. Every Thursday lowest Rates, at Time on the Road, best Scenery. which you can leave home any day in heel in tourist cars on fast trains all criptive pamphlets and full informa- tion. North-Western R'y. WE WISH TO MAKE YOU A PRESENT OF A VOLUME OF "The Story of My-Life and Work," BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute and Recognized Leader of the Negro Race. Lowest Rates, Shortest Time on the Road, Finest Scenery. Only route by which you can leave home any day in the week and travel in tourist cars on fast trains all the way. For descriptive pamphlets and full information inquire of nearest. This valuable work is published in one large volume of over 400 pages, and beautifully illustrated with more than 50 original drawings and photo-engravings - size 6 by 8½ inches. SEND US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. We want you to have a copy of this autobiography of the greatest living Ngorro for the purpose of introducing it to your community. We also want visitors in every county and district in the country to sell it. Only a limited number of free copies to each town. Write now and be sure to get one. Address: J. L. NICHOLS & CC., Naperville, III. Editor Bystander: The church is in a flourishing condition, both spiritual and financial. The first quarterly meeting, which occurred December 16, was a great success. Rev. Thomas Johnson, pastor of the A. M. E. church in this city, assisted Rev. Thomas in his quarterly meeting at Bloomington December 25. On Christmas tree eve a grand concert and Xmas tree were the features of the evening, followed by supper, from which a neat sum was realized. Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Johnson of Indianapolis arrived Tuesday to spend the holidays with the former's parents, Rev. and Mrs. Thos. Johnson. We, the committee of Wayman's chapel, A. M. E. church, Spencer, Indiana, appointed to draw up resolutions on the death of the late Bishop Moore, beg to submit the following report: Whereens. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Moore was chosen bishop of the A.M. E. church at the recent general conference assembled at Columbus, Ohio, in May, 1900. Since he had proven himself one of the most energetic, devoted sons of the church, and was cut down before he had fully entered into his work as one of the fathers of the church; and while we bow our heads to the aut-wise Providence of God, who holds in the hollow of his hand the destinies of the church militant and of the church triumphant; Be It Resolved, That this society feels the death of our bishop as the loss of a stalwart soldier of the cross, one who did what he could for the advancement of Christ's Kingdom here. Resolved further, That we extend to the general church our sympathy in this sorrow and to the bereaved wife and family our earnest assurance of affectionate regard. Resolved, also, that a copy of these resolutions be spread on the church record, a copy sent to the Iowa State Bystander and a copy to the wife. Respectfully submitted, Thos. Chavers, Chairman of Committee. Pleasant Evans. Geo. Evans. P. E. Eagleson. Thos. Johnson, Pastor. BEAT OUT OF AN INCREASE OF HIS PENSION A Mexican war veteran and prominent editor writes: "Seeing the advertisement of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, I am reminded that as a soldier in Mexico in '46 and '48 I contracted Mexican diarrhoea and this remedy has kept me from getting an increase in my pension for on every renewal a dose of it restores me." It is unequalled as a quick cure for diarrhoea and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all Druggists. Mrs. Fremont Permanently Crippled. Mrs. Fremont Permanently Crippled. Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, who is now in her sixty-ninth year, is living in Los Angeles. She is permanently crippled, as the result of an accident she met with early in the summer. ```markdown ``` --- J. B. H. SPENCER, IND., NOTES. Special to Blynder; TRUE AS GOSPEL because the statement is unimpeachable: If a sack or barrel of flour bears the mark "FALCON Brand," you may rely on its absolute purity, excellence and nutriment qualities when it is your desire to have good bread—and who doesn't want that?—be sure to order FALCON flour. Made and guaranteed by SHANNON & MOTT CO. Widows Do Not Remarry. In China it is the rule of good society that widows do not remarry. They are not forbidden to do so, but they are thought more highly of if they don't. In order to encourage them the government, when they have passed the age of 50, and have not remarried, confers on them a tablet containing a eulogy of their virtues. Raising the Hat an Ancient Salutation. Raising the Hat an Ancient Salutation When a knight of old entered a company of ladies he removed his helmet to indicate that he considered himself among friends, and that there was no need to protect himself. This practice has survived in the custom of raising the hat when saluting a lady.—June Ladies' Home Journal. Prince Rupert, the heir to the throne of Bavaria, dislikes the attentions of the White Rose league of England, which, because it recognizes the claims of the Siuarts to the British throne, persists, much to his disgust, in styling him "the rigatful prince of Wales." Britain's New Halfpenny Stamp Great Britain has issued a new halfpenny stamp, green in color; a new is bi-colored postage and revenue stamp will also be issued about midsummer, when the stock of the present single colored green stamp will be exhausted. Mississippi gets $25,000 from what is known as the Morrill fund, Alcorn A. & M. college gets $13,375 and the A. and M. college gets $11,525. A citizen of this republic is not permitted to be master of his own speech when language is to be conveyed by common carriers, such as the postoffice department and the telegraph. Yesterday a man who wanted to be vigorous started a telegram as follows: "To hell with likes and dislikes." It was in reply to an inquiry if he liked something. A ring brought a messenger, by whom the dispatch was taken to the sending office. Presently the boy returned, saying: "Mister, they can't send it like this; you'll have to change it." The astonished citizen cried: "Can't send it? Change what?" The boy blushingly placed his finger on "hell." Pink rushed to the office. "Look here, operator, what's the matter with this telegram? Why can't you send it? Are you a Sunday school superintendent?" "No, sir; I'm all right. I sent it as far down as 'hell,' when the chap at the other end of the wire challenged me. He refuses to receive it." And, to be accommodating the man made it read, "Hang likes and dislikes," which went through without burning the confidence of the receiver—New York Press. Prince Rupert's Dialikes The True Christian Spirit