Iowa State Bystander

IOWA --- VOL. 7. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE BYSTANDER PUBLISHING COMPANY, FIFTH AND LOCUST. ROOM 400 MIDDLE FIELD LOCK. IOWA "PHONE 800." OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF IOWA. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE MOST WORTHFUL UNITED GRAND LODGE OF IOWA, A. F. & A. M. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year..... $1.60 six months..... 75 three months..... 750 All subscription payable in advance. J. L, THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. Send money by post office order, money order, express or draft, to the IOWA STATE BYSTAN- DER Publishing Company. Communications must be written on one side of the paper only and be of interest to the pub- la. "Brevity is the soul of wit," remember We will not return rejected manuscript, unless accompanied by postage stamps. CITY NEWS Monday was alls fool's day, Easter Bonnets Ready—Mason's. Miss Ethel Wells has been quite sick this week. Chas. West has been quite sick this week, but is convalescent. Mesdames Cleggett and Palmer made the quarterly review last Sunday at the A, M. E. Sunday School. J. H. Mixon, Jeweler, No. 316 West Third street. Tunes Pianos and repairs organs. Will Hicks of Des Molnes, Ia. spent Saturday and Sunday in Omaha. He left Monday for Rock Springs.—Omaha Enterprise. WE WANT colored organizers for the best thing on earth for colored people. African Monarehs of America, Sioux City, Iowa. Miss Sarah Porter was in the city last Friday on her way to Muchhakinock from Greenfield, where she had been to attend the funeral of her mother. Easter Hats are ripe—Mason's. The Colored Union Hod Carriers will give a ball at Painter's hall Tuesday evening, April 16. It is the first ball this organization has ever given and a large crowd is antleipated. Owing to crowded work this week we are unable to print the write up of Dr. Heaton and Frank Morris, also the Brotherhood Band. Prof. H. Prampin and wife of New York are visiting in the city. Mr. Prampin is one of the leading cornetist of the race. His wife is also a cornet player. They expect to remain here several weeks. The appointment of Ira Miller on the police force, under the additional policemen which were added, is a good selection, as Mr. Miller was on the force at one time he will easily understand his work, and we trust will be successful. NOTICE—Members of Naomi Court No. 3 are requested to meet April 8, at 8 o'clock, Monday evening at Masonic hall. All members are requested to be present, business of importance and oblige Mrs. J. H. Shepard, M. A. M. LOST—A pink and white pearl stone on a small gold chain and a gold padlock attached, in Webster's hall last Monday night. Finder return to BEXANDER office and receive reward. The Annie Murray Aid Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Callendars Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, April 12 All members will please take notice. By order of the president, Mrs. C. S. Stewart. Easter services at the A. M. E. church; sunrise service, preaching by the pastor, at 10:30 sermon by the Rev. Mrs. Pdillips, Sunday School at 2:30, at 3:30 a sermon to the Knight Templars by the pastor, preaching at 7:30. The public is invited to attend these services. CHAS. F. WEST. (Formerly with Dr. Rood) HAS OPENED A Billiard AND Pool Room 304 W. Grand Ave. Choice line of CIGARS AND TOBACCOS. Your Patronage is Solicited. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1901. Lowest prices—Mason's. WRITE The African Monarchs of America. They have something to tell you. Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. James Shackleford, a student at Simpson College, Indinola, was an over Sunday visitor last week during the college vacation. Mr. Shackleford is a very promising young man, one in whom the race will have a strong and able representative. He was raised on his father's farm in Taylor county, and is taking a scientific course in the Sophomore year at Simpson. We wish him success. Dr. Phil A. Hubert, who has been in our city in the interest of Wilberforce University, has been preaching at several of the leading white churches, and last Wednesday was invited to address the students of Drake University by Chancellor Craig at the chapel hour. He delighted the students and was invited to appear again. Rev. J. B. Lucus and wife of Grinnell passed through the city this week enroute from Omaha and Glenwood. While here they were the guests of Mrs. Annie Hall and Mrs. J. H. Shepard. Rev. and Mrs. Lucus will be remembered as as the parents of the little triplett daughters in Poweshiek county. Mrs, Wilburn of East Fourteenth and Lyon street was hostess of the H. B. S. R. C. yesterday afternoon. After the transaction of business it was agreed upon to entertain Dr. Hubert and Rev. Phillips and wife. The Circle will meet with Mrs Dennie at 2 o'clock sharp. The Circle is very anxious to to help strengthen the idea of a state organization. We will decide however in the near future. Charity Lodge No. 2192, G. U. O. of O. F. on Tuesday March 26, elected the following officers for the ensuing quarter: J. H. Heath, P. N. F.; C. H. Heart, N. F.; J. B. Rush, P. N. G.; Henry Wright, N. G.; J. H. Brewn, V. G.; James Rhodes, E. S.; Godfray Williams and H. Gater, supporters to N. G.; John Long and C. M. Brown, supports to V. G.; John Gater, Warden Henry Soward, Rear Guard. Best Milliners on Earth—Mason's The Christian Working Club met at the home of Mrs. Pettigrew 776 Ninth street. Owing to the delay of our president, Mrs. Nelson, the meeting was called to order by Mrs. L. Courtney, open reading 106 Psalm, Mrs. R. Battle, song by Mrs. E. Allen, prayer. The minuets of the preceeding meeting was read by Mrs. A. C. Fisher. The following named officers were elected for the next three months: President, Mrs. L. Curtney; Vice President, Mrs. John Allen; Secretary, Mrs. L. Pierce; Assistant Secretary, Mrs. A. C. Fisher; Treasurer, Mrs. Maggie Strange. This club meets every Thursday at 2 o'clock and all Christians that wants to become united ought to attend and join this Christian Working Club. Free to all. The Enterprise Cafe. 314 West Third. SUNDAY DINNER. 25c. From 1 to 6 p. m. SOUP Cream of Corn Turkey with Cranberry Sauce Veal Roast Cream Potatoes Sweet Peas Cream Slaugh Radishes and Pickles Cream Apple and Pie Ice Cream and Cake HARRISON GOULD, JR., MGR. THE INDIAN AND THE NORTHWEST. A handsomely illustrated book, just issued, containing 115 pages, of interesting historical data, relating to the settlement of the great northwest with fine half tone engravings of Black Hawk, Sitting Bull, Red Cloud and other noted chiefs; Custer's battle ground and ten colored map plates, showing location of the various tribes dating back to 1600. Price 58 cents per copy. On sale at ticket office, Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 401 Walnut st. --- It will not take much of a weather prophet to predict that this will be a rainy month. Editor Bryan is using his paper to thrash David B. Hill. It looks as if the editor's time will be taken up trouncing the members of his own party, so he will have little time for his enemy, MCKAY FOR COUNTY TRKASURER. Mr. John McKay, Sr., of this city, the present incumbent, is a candidate for renomination for County Treasurer for his second term. But few men have arisen so rapidly in the public estimation and maintained the highest esteem as has Mr. John McKay, Sr., who only 4 years ago was practically unknown but on being elected to the City Council during the stormy period of the MacVicar reign, he took such an honest fair stand for the people and what he thought to be right, rather than to be dictated by any person or corporation, that the people called him higher to safely hold and guard the county money. He has made an excellent Treasurer, and one thing above all which should appeal to all colored voters is that he had the courage and honest manhood to appoint a colored man as one of his deputy treasurers, the first and only colored man to be thus appointed in Iowa. He has set a precedence and let us remain loyal to him. WHICH WAY ARE WE DRIFTING. Are we becoming a race of gamblers and are our society women setting the proper example when they introduce cards and other games of chance into their social gatherings. The Rev. Huntington of Grace church New York City, uttered some very pointed remarks on this subject before the New England society a few days ago, in contrasting the Puritans and their descendants Of course the women do not call it gambling, because that name associate their amusement with the most disreputable people that can be found, but it is a fact that card playing for prizes is as much gambling as playing for money. Those same women admits that if the prizes are not valuable there is but little, if any interest taken in the game. We would like to think that we are becoming more moral and more refined than our ancestors, but if our leading women will play cards in their homes and spend their leisure time in the club over the card table, we need not wonder why we are not progressing as we should. Nothing is more alluring or destructive the morals than gambling, nothing corrupts society more than does the card table. There is nothing in the gamut of passion which has brought more misery to the race than the love for the piece of painted cardboard which was first used to amuse a mad King. Will our noble women of the twentieth century drive this evil from their homes, clubs and societies. The Oklahoma Opportunity is a book descriptive of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Reservations in Oklahoma to be opened this summer, with 2,000,000 acres available for public settlement. This publication contains complete information as to soil and climate, a sectionized map of the district, conditions of entry and the Act of Congress opening the Reservation. The Great Rock Island Route is the only line running to and through the reservation. The Oklahoma Opportunity and the Western Trail, giving more facts of interest to Homeseekers will be sent free by JOHN SEBATTIAN, G. P. A. Chicago. RESOLUTIONS Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty God in His divine wisdom to take from the home the devoted wife of Mr. Porter, and the mother of our esteemed friend and faithful member and co-worker of the H. B. S. R. C., Mrs. Warnick, words fail to convey the feeling of sorrow in this circle on the receipt of the intelligence of her death. Be it, Resolved, That we, the members of this circle, do sympathize with the family in this hour of almost unbearable sorrow. Be it Resolved, That we commend them to Him who is amply able to heal the wound which is still bleeding under the sad affliction. May they be able to say "Thy will and not mine, Oh, Lord, be done." Be it. Resolved, Whereas the husband has lost an untiring helper and conscientious adviser through adversities and disappointments, and the children an unselfish and self-sacrificing mother, whose teaching has not been in vain, and whose love knows no bounds, and may their consoling thought be when life's dark days are over they can go to her who is watching and waiting for them, and may God sustain them under this heavy affliction. Be it Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to our friend, Mr. Warick; a copy to the husband and family, a copy to the Iowa State Bystander, and spread upon the face of the H. B. S. R. C. minutes. Signed by the committee. Mrs. E. T. Banks, Chairman. Mrs. L. R. Palmer. Mrs. A. O. Smith. Washington Letter. Washington, D. C., Mar. 23, 1901.—"Testimonial to Hon. Geo. H., White, at the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, Friday evening, March 23, 1901." Surely those who witnessed the testimonial to Hon. George H. White, member 516th congress, Second congressional district of North Carolina, on the above date, went away from the meeting filled with more moral courage, and manhood than ever before. This testimonial was given by the "National Memorial Home Association" and the "Citizens of the District of Columbia." The spacious auditorium was filled with an appreciative audience. Dr. A. P. Miller presided and made a few remarks in the opening of the exercises. A fitting invocation was made by Rev. J. B. Smith of South Carolina. Rev. J. B. Smith of South Carolina. Musical selections were rendered during the evening by the choir of the church, under the leadership of Prof. J. T. Layton and by the Aeolian Mandolin and Guitar Club. Several testimonial letters were read by Miss Ottie M. Brooks. Many of them were from senators and government officers. Dr. J. Albert Johnson, pastor of Metropolitan A. M. E. church, was then introduced to make a few remarks on testimonials. He said: "Miss Brooks has covered the ground so fully on said subject that there is nothing left for me to say." His remarks were timely and full of sound sense; speaking particularly of the moral courage that it must have required for the Hon. Geo. H. White to present a plea for a race that has been proscribed against for so many years. Prof. Kelly Miller spoke for Howard University, and with great pride he pointed to Mr. White as a product of Howard University, Prof. Miller's favorite passage of scripture that he quoted throughout his address was, "Shall these dry bones live again?" "Yes, these dry bones shall live again and shall be clothed with flesh." Prof. Jessie Lawson made a brief speech, also Rev. W. H. Brooks, D. D., pastor of Nineteenth Baptist church. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, president of the National Association of Colored Women, spoke on "Our Women." It was logical and mixed with humor. The next speaker introduced was Hon. John P. Green, superintendent United States Stamp Agency. His speech captivated the house. One of the former speakers said in the corse of his remarks that "this is a white man's country." Mr. Green seized this clause and riddled it to pieces. He said that the white and black man worked side by side and made this country what it is today. The black man tilled the ground, planted cotton, gathered it, and all the work that has been done in the United States, has been accomplished by the white man and the black man. No other race plase so important a part, outside of the white man, in the affairs of state, as the black man. The Chinaman is not counted, the Indian is not counted, nor the Japanese are not counted, but the struggle is between the white man and the black man. He took his seat amid the waving of handkerchiefs, loud cheering and great applause by both colored and white. Dr. W. S. Montgomery, superintendent of Colored Schools, spoke for the "Public School." Dr. W. J. Howard, pastor of Zion Baptist church, spoke on "A Word." Mr. John W. Pope, of Rich Square, N. C., delivered a presentation address in behalf of the "Constituents of the Second Congressional District of North Carolina." The present was a silver berry set. Miss Ella M. Boston, superintendent of the "National Memorial Home Association," delivered a presentation address in behalf of said associ- ation. Their gift was a handsome silver tea set. Last, but not least, the Hon. George H. White of North Carolina, and ex- member of the 56th congress, was introduced to make the closing remarks. At first he was so full of emotion that he could scarcely express himself. He soon regained himself, however, and delivered a speech that filled the house with enthusiasm. I would say of him, in short, that he is a man of simple honesty of purpose, founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right. Men, like nations, are purified and strengthened by trials. The Hon. George H. White is a man of character; for character's noblest embodimen exemplifies human nature in its highest forms, because it exhibits man at his best. T. E. B. ENGLISH DEVELOPS STRENGTH. The candidacy of Emary English of Valley Junction for representative, has rapidly assumed formidable proportions, and many are predicting his nomination on the first ballot in the republican convention. The Bystander has regarded Mr. English as one of the strongest candidates, and the successes he is meeting with is gratifying. He possesses qualifications for service in that capacity more acceptable to all of Polk county's interests that make him most available for the nomination. He is conversant with all the public matters in Polk county, and his long residence in the country towns of Altoona and Valley Junction as an editor of a country newspaper, has brought him in close touch and relationship with country people, including the farmers, many of whom are according him cordial support. CEDAR RAPIDS BUDGETARIAN. Mrs. Chas. Searay has returned from an extended visit in Virginia. She reports a pleasant visit, notwithstanding the fact that she was indisposed during most of her stay. Mr. and Mrs. John Forrester were again called to mourn the loss of their infant daughter last Sunday afternoon, the little one being stricken with pneumonia. The funeral occurred Monday afternoon from the house, conducted by Rev. Bass. Geo. H. Wade left Friday morning for Keokuk to join T. W. Stepp in the art business. They have established a firm known as the "Ampliper Portrait Co," and will make an extensive travel through important cities, introducing their line of work, which ranks among the best in the market. We trust they may make a success at the business. Mrs. Flora Roberts is entertaining the la grime at this writing. We failed to see our items appear in last week's issue; we do not know why, as they were sent in time. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Terry, of Boone, arrived in our city last week with the intention of making the "Rapids" their future home. We certainly welcome them in our midst and hope they may like it well enough to remain, as we are in need of several intelligent families, such as Mr. and Mrs. Terry. They are at present stopping with Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Martin, 1000 Tenth street. We see several strange young men on the street, but have never learned their names. Cedar Rapids is very scarce of young men, so much so that the girls are lonesome and say they will leave town. Now young men, come out and get acquainted. Let them know of your arrival. Two white ministers who were in attendance at the Evangelical Conference, preached at the A. M. E. church Sunday morning and evening. They were full of the Holy Ghost thereby, making the meetings quite interesting. Rev. Wood preached in the morning, and Rev. Force at night. The choir sang most excellently Sunday evening. At the choir practice Monday evening. G. H. Wade resigned his position as leader of the choir owing to his departure from the city, and John Van Camp was appointed in his stead. The choir is in excellent condition and harmony reigns supreme among its members. We trust it may continue so. Mrs. G. H. Wade is anticipating a visit from Mrs. T. W. Stepp of Clinton in the near future. The stewardess will give a unique entertainment some time soon. We were informed that Archie Price will leave Saturday morning for Macomb, Ill., on very important business (7). W. H. Lavell is progressing nicely with his mandolin lessons. We precian in the near future. Have you dict that he will be an expert musi-heard his latest? What has become of Muchakinock? Have they all moved over to Buxton, or are they dead? Let us hear from you. Will our beloved editor make his annual visit this spring? -TRY THE- Home Shaving Parlors Under 609 W. Locust. ...WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE.. Formerly the shop of T, E, Barton. GO TO CALIFORNIA On the Iowa Central Railway's excursions every Tuesday until April 30th, 1901 at lower rates (single trip) than ever before offered. Tickets also sold to points in Washington, Idaho, Mon- ```markdown ``` No. 42. tana, Oregon and British Columbia a unheard of low rates. For full particulars call on Iowa Central ticket agents, or address, Geo. S. Baty, G. P. & T. A., Marshalltown, Iowa. SAYLOR ITEMS. We are having very bad weather. The snow is still on the ground. All the coal miners held a parade the 1st of April and everything was grand. They did look grand marching through the streets. The papers boomed it to be a grand thing. Coal mining is all right, and after all, it don't come last. Saturday is money day out here. We are glad to say that Mrs. Emiline Bryant is fast improving. Mr. Joe Francis is on the sick list this week. Many of our ladies of Saylor were in the city the 1st of April to see their husbands marching through the streets. Miss Sadie Bratton is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Bass and Mrs. Jackson. Listen for the Saylor boys Saturday to flush their money. We will say for the Vinon restaurants to prepare a good dinner for the Saylor boys Saturday. Mrs. Francis Young is on the sick list; also Mrs. Addie Jenkins and J. S. Madison. We are preparing a good program for Easter Sunday. Rev. Haggard will preach an Easter sermon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Haggard returned from Carbondale last Sunday, where they were carrying on revival meetings last week. He reports a grand success. Mrs. Ella Strider and Mrs. Maggie Barfield were in the city shopping monday. Mrs. Cora Bryant and child returned yesterday. There is talk of the weddings bells soon. We will not call his name, but we hope we will call it in the next issue. A. L. Bradley left for Marshalltown Sunday. Mr. Morton, of Des Moines, will start a hack line tomorrow from Highland Park to the Saylor coal mines. Mrs. Minnie Martin has returned for a visit to the mines after a six months stay in Oklahoma. Hello, Frazier, what is the matter with your reporter, that they never mention the Sunday school? Mr. Garrett thinks they sleep all day Sunday. AMONG THE RAILWAYS Rock Island Will Run Cheap Excursions to Colorado. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway, which made a phenomenal success of cheap excursion rates to Colorado last season, has again asked its competitors in the Western and Southwestern Passenger associations to agree upon a series of cheap excursions to and from Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo for the approaching season, on the following basis: Tickets to be sold from Chicago and all Territory up to Missouri river. June 18, 25, July 16, 23, and 30, Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27, at rate of one fare plus $2, or 31.50 for the round trip. On July 2 and 9 and Sept. 3 and 10 a rate of $25 is to be made from Chicago, and $15 from Missouri river points for the round trip. Intermediate territory will have proportionate rates. Tickes are to be sold from Missouri river points one day later than the dates given above in eace case. Proportionate rates will be made to and from Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City, and Ogden. A series of East bound excursions is also proposed, tickets to be sold from Colorado common points every Thursday, commencing with June 20 up to and including Sept. 12, at a rate of one fare plus $2 for the round trip. All tickets will be limited for return passage to Oct. 31. These rates will be tendered connecting lines for basing purposes, which will probably insure a very low basis of rates throughout the United States for these excursions. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific will unquestionably make these rates and arrangements effective, regardless of the action of its competitors, and will run special trains, only one night out to and from Colorado, on the dates named.—Chicago Inter Ocean. Miss Gracie Johnson after a few months' visit in Chicago, returned home and reported a good time. Caught a Dreadful Cold. Marion Kooke, manager for F. M. Thompson, a large importer of fine millinery at 1658 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, says: "During the late severe weather I caught a severe cold which kept me awake at night and made me unfit to attend my work during the day. One of my milliners was taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a severe cold at that time, which seemed to relieve her so quickly, that I bought some for myself. It acted like magic and I began to improve at once. I am now entirely well and feel very pleased to acknowledge its merits." For sale by all Druggists. ```markdown ``` DES MOINES. 10WA. The Mexican army of more than 25,000 men is supported upon a trifle more than 1,000,000 Mexican dollars a month. The Mexican congress does not cost $1,000,000 a year. Captain Richard P. Leary, U. S. N., who, as governor of the Island of Guam, won laurels which have not yet had time to fade, is hobbling around on crutches. His leg was injured a few weeks ago in a fall at the League Island navy yard. Mr. Justice Brewer, of the United States Supreme Court, said in a recent address that he who calls a mob into being cannot be pronounced wholly guiltless of that which the mob may do. The remark is both seasonable and full of sound sense. Army recruits are scare in England as well as in this country. In order to stimulate the laggard military spirit among British yokels a genius of the war office in London has devised what he calls a "recruitograph." This is a moving picture machine which shows all sorts of attractive views of army life. During harvest last year Edward Pallas of Maysville, Kan., was caught in a machine and terribly injured. While he was still laid up his wife deserted him. In October he secured a divorce, which under the state law did not become final until the expiration of six months. He died before that time and now his divorced wife claims his estate. Mexico knows nothing of the diary court methods so common in this country. A California prospector had a case involving some mining property in Sinaloa. It came up first in February, 1900, and went against him. It has since been appealed three times, all four decisions having been secured in eleven months. Three of the courts favored the American. It is estimated that if Mr. Carnegia continued to give away money at the rate at which he has been distributing it for the past fifty days his entire fortune would be gone in the course of the year 1963. But as he is in good health and has a reasonable expectation of life of at least twenty years he will probably so arrange his benefactions as not to deprive himself of the pleasure of passing them around at such an early date. Former Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley of Georgia, greatly to the surprise of his friends, has matriculated at the state university for a special course in mathematics. The judge is now seventy-six years old. He is writing a book in which he treats of mathematics, but finds that he is somewhat rusty on the subject. It is for the purpose of "brushing up," as he says, that he is attending college. An enormous quantity of fruit is going to waste in southern California, for lack of cars to convey it east. The crop was the greatest on record, being estimated at from 22,000 to 25,000 car loads. There are from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 boxes of oranges there just now, worth under favorable conditions about $5,000,000, but owing to delay in shipment it is questionable whether it represents much value. No remedy is in sight. The chancellor of the exchequer in England has asked the speaker of the house of commons to punish the London Times for printing official secrets by excluding its representatives from the house. The Times is something of a national institution itself, although it has been badly treated by its editors, and it is just about as essential to parliament as parliament is to it. A good many English public men might as well not talk at all as not to have their speeches reported in the Times. A complete list of the things named in honor of Queen Victoria would not only show the esteem in which she was held, but would also suggest how much of the world's progress had taken place during the period covered by her reign. The great Australian state bearing her name recalls the history-making developments in that quarter of the globe; the Victorian triumphs of exploration are typified by the discovery of great lakes in Central Africa, one of which commemorates her name. The famous bridge at Montreal, the beautiful park on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, and some at least of the sixteen Victorias in the United States are among the interesting North American memorials. It is a good advantage for a sovereign to possess a name not identified with anybody else, for then things named in her honor will indicate to all the future about the time in the history when they came into being. Under the national bankruptcy law many curiosities in litigation h v appeared, but Frank II. Wessa of Cincinnati, takes the prize. He owes $10 for rent, provisions and medical attendance; assets, nil. He drew up the papers himself, thus saving a lawyer's fee, and included the United States among his creditors, entering the country as entitled to the $25 fee for making him a bankrupt, although Uncle Sam must go empty-handed with the others. The court clerk refused to file the petition without the $25 fee and Wessa fled it himself. The coal oil discovered at Greenville recently was first noticed in a small ravine oozing out of the ground on a lot of the town site company. It is claimed to have been known by some for three weeks, but kept quiet. S.A. Outcelt, agent of the town site company, took a bottle to Minneapolis for examination. Interest is intense and it is believed that coal will also be found. Frank Jones committed suicide at the Stowell House at Kingsley by shooting himself through the heart. Jones was traveling agent for the Beyer Portrait company at Kansas City, Mo. He has a brother residing at Kingsley. No motive for the act is given. He left a note to his brother asking that he be buried by the Christian people of Kingsley. The note also stated that he had a little money due him from the company and some money in the Jefferson bank. Charles McFarland, a young man of Lisbon, died a few days ago as the result of being accidentally stabbed. McFarland and a friend, Will Albright, were scuffling in the blacksmith shop of the latter's brother, the former with a large knife and the latter with a large knife in his hand. In the Seattle McFarland made a lunge at Albright, catching the knife squarely in the left side. The left lung was punctured. McFarland was carried to a physician's office and later taken home. He grew worse steadily until death resulted. Albright is nearly crazed with grief. McFarland was about 22 years of age. He was married five years ago to Miss Aona Graver of Lisbon. They have one child. Frank Raeusch, a traveling salesman for a Burlington liquor house, has been found guilty at Washington under the law passed by the last general assembly of soliciting orders for intoxicants, and was fined $20 and costs. This is the first conviction in a district court in Iowa under the new law. In this instance the liquor was shipped from Burlington, and no appeal will be taken from the decision. The attorney for the liquor house announces, however, that another salesman will be sent into the county and that his orders will be filled from Dallas Center, III, and under those circumstances he expects to appeal a case to the supreme court and have the law declared unconstitutional on the ground that it is in restraint of interstate commerce. A Dubuque special says: P. O. Heide of Prairie du Chien has been here the past week. He is buying pearls for the New York jewelers and has already paid out nearly $25,000. He has stopped at all the places along the river between Dubuque and Prairie du Chien where clam fishing is done and has secured many valuable gems. He showed one stone as large as a marble, saying it was worth $1,500. He had smaller ones whose value varied from $100 to $150. Mr. Heide says he is on his way down the river and will make stops at the clam fishing camps and towns between Dubuque and Keokuk. He is not the only purchaser of pearls that is making a trip along the river, and a great deal more money than he has paid out has found its way into the pockets of the clam fishers along the river, showing that the industry brings many thousands of dollars to the west from the east. Nine women and a man cleaned out two joints in Centerville a few days ago and were instrumental in securing the destruction of liquors contained in one other. They were repulsed at a third place and made two drugstores promise they would sell no more liquors. At 9 o'clock Mesdames Wininger, Adams, Stevenson, Charles Bryant, Elizabeth Charlton, John Dalley and Michael, all of that place, gathered at the home of Mrs. Satter, south of the square. Headed by John Dalley, a prominent grocer of the city, they left the house and proceeded to the south part of the town, where there had been much drunkenness for the past week. They proceeded to the place kept by D. Johnson, entered and in a short time left it in a wreck. They smashed the bottles, glasses, the mirrors and ended by demolishing the plate glass window. They next hurried to the joint kept by Buck Roberts and repeated the performance, smashing everything breakable in sight, leaving the place in a condition much like it would appear after a cyclone struck it. Their appetite whetted for more joints to conquer, the little bit of determined women repaired to the place kept by Blanche Kinder. Kinder saw then coming and bolted the doors, making a desperate attempt to remove his stock by the rear door. The enslaved his move and promptly checked it by making a detour. In desperation Kinder knocked in the heads of his keys, broke the bottles and allowed his enemies to enter. They saw what he had done, and left, after warning him to desist selling liquors. "Slippy" Holden, the keeper of another joint, heard of what the women had been doing and marshalled his friends in force. When the band appeared "Slippy" was ready for them. The ensladers saw that they were outnumbered and retired, repairing to the H. & H. drug store, and the Scandinavian drug store, where they frightened the proprietors into promising they would sell no liquor, and then went up town, where they were met by the police and dispersed. Archbishop Keane at vespers recently delivered a most seething sermon again the traffic in liquor. He denounced it as one of the greatest evils of the age, and said that no self-respecting man would ever engage in it. He deprecated the large number of Catholics engaged in the business. He said: "I have been told, and was ashamed to hear it, that the liquor traffic controlled the city government of Dubuque. If I thought the people of Dubuque were in sympathy with the saleouts in their mannable business of destroying men's souls, I would send in my resignation to Rome immediately, and leave Dubuque on the double quick." General Taxes Should Bring in Over $1,400,000. Des Moines, April 5. - From the returns certified to the auditor of state by the county auditors it is computed the amount of state tax authorized to be raised for the general revenue fund by the levy made in 1900 and collectable this year is $1,404,828.37. This will be the proceeds from a levy of 2.6 mills on the total assessed valuation of the counties, not considering taxes that are delinquent. In the enactment regarding the general levy for state purposes, the legislature in 1900 fixed the amount to be raised for general state purposes at $1,400,000. While the executive council fixed on the levy necessary to raise this sum, it was figured out in the revenue department of the auditor's office what the levy should be. The reports from the auditor show that the rate was determined with unusual accuracy, a levy of 2.6 mills coming within but $1,828.57 of raising the exact amount required. While the total of the amount the county treasurers are authorized by the county auditors to collect is $1,404,828.37, it is to be in mind that not all of this will be collected. From experience it is learned the state gets on an average of over ninety-eight per cent of the amount of the levy, the delinquent list being less than two per cent. On the other hand, the uncollected tax will be offset by the amount of the collections of the tax ferrets. Hence it is computed the state will receive this year almost an even $1,490,000. In addition to the amount to be raised for general state purposes, there is a levy of one-tenth of a mill for the state university and one-tenth of a mill for the agricultural college. These levies will raise $54,931.91 for each institution. In a short time the matter of computing the levy to be fixed by the executive council this year, the proceeds from which will be collected in 1992 will be taken up. On or before the third Monday in June the county auditors are required to transmit to the state auditor abstracts of the assessment in their respective counties. The second Monday in July the executive council will meet as a board of equalization and equalize the assessments between the counties. Before the first Monday in August the results will have to be certified back to the county auditors. The executive council can then fix the rate of the levy. The amount to be levied for general state purposes this year and collected in 1992 is $1,500,000, or $190,000 more than the amount to be raised by the tax collections of the year 1991. This year a real estate assessment is required by law. It is expected there will be a large increase in the valuation of real and other property, and although the state will pay $1,000 more general revenue, yet it is believed a rate of 2.6 mills, the same as the rule now in force, will be sufficient. In the revenue department of Auditor Merriam's office, it is calculated it will not be necessary to raise the levy from the present rate in order to get $1,500,000 on the increased valuation of property. In 1899 the rate of the levy was 2.9 mills. Harry Lee, alias Featherstone, alleged to be a noted crook wanted in Chicago, was arrested at Oelwein. He is a desperate character and put up a fight when arrested, requiring three officers to find him in jail. George Struble of Montezuma, employed as breakman on the Burlington, Celer Rapids & Noether railway, while working on the switch, was thrown from a car, the wheels passing over a portion of his body. The extent of his injuries are not yet known. It is probable he will lose one arm. Rose P. Duffey, assistant postmaster at Parnell, was held in bonds of $1,000 to await the action of the federal grand jury on the charge of conzezement. There is a shortage in the office of $1,000. It is a very complicated case and there is the greatest excitement at Parnell, where it is believed that Miss Duffey, who is a popular girl of 19, is innocent of the charge. Her friends claim that others in the postoffice are responsible for the shortage. Miss Clara Stancheff of Creston, who has been in San Francisco for several weeks awaiting the arrival of her allied, Captain Warren Iekis of the Thirty-sixth United States army, will sail April 9 for Manila to become his bride, Captain Iekis having decided to remain in the islands, where he is government title examiner. Miss Stancheff goes at the request of Captain Iekis. Their engagement has existed since the war with Spain. Captain Iekis expected to return to America when the Thirty-sixth was mustered out and soon after his arrival in Creston the wedding was to have been solemnized. Miss Stancheff is a beautiful girl and talented. Winfield Scott, an Italian, committed suicide at the land reservation near Toledo by shooting himself with a shotgun. He was 19 years of age, married to a squaw of 17, and from writings he left it is supposed that domestic infidelity was the cause. Joseph Tesson, the interpreter, says this is the fifth case of suicide among his people since they located in Iowa about forty years ago. The deed was done in the house, not a tepee, but a pretty fair little house of one of the Indian police. Scott, who was alone and had no light, sat upon his blanket which was spread upon the floor, put the butt of the gun against the foot of the cook stove, pointed the muzzle at his breast, kicked the trigger with his toe and fell over dead. Hon. William E. Fuller of West Union has gone to Washington, D.C., where he will investigate the duties of the office of assistant attorney general of the United States, to which he was recently appointed. If he can make certain arrangements he will accept the appointment. It is probable that the arrangements will be made so he can accept it. Levi Durk, a very old resident of La Hoyt, was found dead on a bench in his store. It is supposed that he died from an attack of heart disease, which had been troubling him for years. Mr. Durk was a well known business man and had lived in Henry county for many years. NOTICE SERVED ON RUSSIA China Formally Refuses to Sign the Manchurian Treaty. Peking, April 4.—The Chinese government has formally notified Russia that China, owing to the attitude of the powers is not able to sign the Manchurian convention. "It is China's desire," says the formal notification, "to keep on friendly terms with all nations. At present she is going through a period which is the most perilous in the empire's history, and it is necessary that she have the friendship of all." "However much she might be willing to grant any special privilege to one power, when others object, it is impossible that, for the sake of making one nation friendly, she should alienate the sympathetics of all others." Li Hung Chang says this letter settles the matter definitely and that Russia was informally notified to the same effect March 29. Prince Ching asserts that every Chinanman except Li Hung Chang was against signifying the convention. As soon as the generals of the powers notify the ministers as to what disposition is desired of the articles 8 and 9 of the protocol, everything will be practically conducted except the indemnities, the only claims not ready being the British, German and Japanese. The Germans say they can be ready in two days and the Japanese assert that they can be ready at a moment's warning. Private claims, however, can be filed until May 11. A majority of the ministers are in favor of making a general claim as soon as the German chlains are in, making allowances for a few thousands for possible future claims, although it is believed that all private claims are now filed. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching have sent to the court for a private list of names presented by the ministers of the powers for punishment. The death list has been reduced to four names for degradation and to ninety-one for loss of office. No objection is anticipated, as the men are only prominent in local communities. HARRISON AGAIN ELECTED. Democrats Carry Chicago Election by a Large Majority. Chicago, April 3—Carter H. Harrison has been re-elected mayor of Chicago for the second time, and next week will commence his third term as the chief executive of the city. His total plurality over Judge Haney, the republican nominee, is 28,257 votes. The total vote of the city is: Harrison 159,632, Haney 128,695, Harrison's plurality is 28,257. Out of the thirty-five wards of the city, Harrison carried twenty-six and Haney nine. The vote was badly split, some of the strongest republican parts of the city giving only a small plurality for the party nominee, and some of them going for Harrison, who, however, suffered in some of the democratic strongholds. The city wards were co-districted after the presidential election, and the regular majorities in some of the wards were turned squarely around from what they have always been. One of the features of the campaign was the aldermanic contest in the Twenty-first ward, where Honore Palmer, son of Mrs. Potter Palmer, was a candidate for election on the democratic ticket, it being his first essay in politics. His appoinment was S. H. Helm, republican, who has been alderman from the ward for two years. Palmer was elected by a majority of about 1,200. The democraters carried all the city offices on the ticket, as well as that of mayor, William Loefter was elected city clerk; A. J. Ryan, city attorney, and C. F. Gunther, city treasurer. $335,000 MORE FOR THE KING. Committee Recommends a Big Increase in the Civil List. London, April 5.—The report of the committee appointed to consider changes in the civil list recommends that the new civil list be fixed at about 70,000 pounds as follows; Privy purse, 110,000 pounds; salaries of household and retired allowances, 175,000 pounds; expenses of household, 195,000 pounds; works, 20,000 pounds; royal honour, alms and special services, 15,000 pounds, and souries 8,000 pounds. The report recommends an annuity of 20,000 pounds to the Duke of Cornwall and York, 19,000 pounds to the Duchess of Cornwall and York, and 6,000 pounds to each of the king's daughters. The queen's annuity in the event of her surviving the king is increased to 70,000 pounds, and an annuity of 20,000 pounds is provided for the Duchess of Cornwall and York in the event of her surviving the duke. The proposals for the civil list show a net increase of 67,000 pounds, Mr. Labouchere, the sole signatory of the minority report, thinks that no increase is necessary. JAPAN BACKS UP CHINA New York, April 14—A dispatch to the Herald from Peking says: Despite statements to the effect that China has not rejected the Manchurian convention, it is thought here that she will probably do so. Japan has given to China written assurances that she will share the consequences of China's refusal to sign the Russian treaty if these consequences include war. The peace negotiations are at a standstill. British Capture Guas. London, April 3--Under date of Pretoria, April 1, Lord Kitchener reports to the war office as follows: "Plumer Has occupied Nylstroom and Frech has captured three gums on the lower Pongola. Thirty-one prisoners have been captured in the Orange River colony. There were no casualties." Boers Want Injunction. New Orleans, April 3.—Proceedings were brought in the United States court here yesterday by representatives of the foers to prevent the sailing of the steamship Anglo-Australian, landed with mules consigned to the British in South Africa, Judge Parlange, after reading the petition issued an order requiring the defendants in the case to show cause on April 6 why a preliminary injunction should not be granted. Turnip tops are invaluable when young and tender. Watereresses are excellent tonic, stomachic and cooling. China Referee to Sign the Manchurian Iron Man, M. Madelon Tuesday Evening London, April 2.—"The Chinese emperor, I am officially informed, has instructed the Chinese plenipotentiaries," says the Peking correspondent of the Daily Mail, "not to sign the Manchurian convention, even in a modified form." Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Times from Peking March 28, says: "The Yang Tse viceroys have carried the day, Li Hung Chang, who wired Tuesday urging Emperor Kwang Su to reconsider his decision, received an answer that the throne's decision, in the presence of the unanimous advice of the chief provincial officials was irrecoveable and that the Manchurian convention convention could not be signed. "In spite of her threats Russia seems disinclined to slam the door. Negotiations between Li Hung Chang and M. de Giers were certainly proceeding yesterday when M. de Giers agreed to several formal amendments of the text, Russia's cynical and bold diplomacy seems for once to have over-reached itself." SCANDAL HITS MANILA Big Frauds Found in the Commissary Department. Manila, April 2. Interest in the capture and fate of Aguinaldo is well high occluded in Manila by sensational developments, present and prospective, of big trauds in the commissary department. A large number of arrests have been made, and more will follow. Captain Frederick J. Barrows of the Thirteenth volunteer infantry, and formerly of the Thirty-fifth, quattromaster of the department of southern Luzon, together with seven commissary sergeants and a large number of others, has been arrested. The trauds are said to have amounted to not less than $100,000 a month. Besides the quattromaster's officials arrested several civil chiefs, a propritive government contractor, the manager of the Hotel Oriente, the proprietors of the largest bakeries in Manila, are already in custody. The investigation so far has shown that bacon and other goods, all bearing the government brands have been sold to unauthorized persons. It is said that the contractor who figures most conspicuously in the affair has done a business amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars a month and has spent large sums of money in entertaining army officers. A prominent commissary officer is accused of leading a scandalously immoral life. It is asserted that large quantities of stores have been lost or stolen in transit, and also that there is a shortage in the commissary depot. New scandals are developed daily. Illicit transactions have been traced back to June, 1900, and it is possible that there are others of earlier date. The exorbitant tariff on provisions makes the surreptitious sale of commissary supplies immensely profitable. FUNSTON GIVEN REWARD The President Makes Him a Brigadier General. Washington, April 1.—The following army appointments were announced at the white house Saturday. To be major-general in the United States army; Brigadier General Lloyd Wheaton, Vice Miles, promoted lieutenant general. To be brigadier general in the regular army; Col. Jaeob H. Smith, Seventeenth United States infantry, brigadier volunteers, vice Daggett, retired; Brigadier General Frederick Funston, United States volunteers vice Wheaton, promoted. The announcement of these appointments was made in a conference between the president, Secretary Root and Adjunct General Corbin, and at the same time the long expected list of appointments of majors and captains in the paymasters' quartermasters' and commissary departments and of chaplains was made known. The list included two majors and twenty-five captains in the paymasters' departments; twenty-one captains in the commissary department; thirty-seven captains in the quartermasters' department and seventeen chaplains. All of these appointments are in the regular army, under the recent net of Congress enlarging and re-organizing the army, and without exception the staff appointees are from volunteer officers. The chief interest, however, centered in the three high appointments of a major general and two brigadier generals and more particularly in the selection of General Funston after his gallant exploit in capturing Aguinaldo. Following are the announcements General Corbin sent to General ManeArthur: Washington, March 30.—MaceArthur; Manila: The following appointments made: Wheaton, major general; Smith and Funston brigadier generals. Secretary joins me in congratulations to all. Corbin. PEACE PLANS REJECTED. New York, April 4- A special to the Herald from Washington says: the Herald from Washington says: Important proposals relative to the surrender of all the insurgents in the Philippines have been made by Aguinaldo through General MacArthur to the United States. The proposals were brought before the cabinet meeting and at its conclusion instructions in reply to them were sent by Secretary Root. The president will not bargain with Aguinaldo, but if the prisoner will use his influence the United States will welcome his aid and will consider his conduct when determining the future of the prisoner. DeWet and Botha Comblac. London, April 4.—Dispatches from Cape Town indicate that General Botha and General De Wet may join in gathering a force of 13,000 men for operations against General French in the Transvaal. Two hundred Boers have reappeared near Richmond, Cape Colony, and the town guard has been called out to defend the place. London, April 2.—A dispatch to the Morning Leader from Kieff says it is reported that an officer of the household attempted to assassinate the czar. He fired at his majesty, but missed. He then shot and killed himself. William McMillan of Des Moines has loaned to the state historical collection a large number of rare gougs, running from a blunderbuss of the fifteenth century down to modern rides. A relic in the shape of an oak ten inches thick and four feet long, in which are imbedded three grape shot, a solid shot six inches in diameter and innumerable pieces of shells is in the collection. This came from Chickamauga. The iron is ingrown in the wood, evidently having been impotent to kill the tree. A soldier's button, in which is a minnie ball imbedded by its force like the setting of a ring, accompanies the collection. The board of control has received the report from the warden of the state penitentiary at Anamasa giving the information which had been asked regarding the valuation of the state property there and a statement of losses which had been sustained by fire. The report shows the state has suffered a loss of $17,000 in the last five years. In 1896 a fire occurred in what was then the dining hall at the penitentiary. Fire protection was inadequate and the loss on the building was $5,000 and on personal property $12,000. The valuation of the buildings will be estimated at a later date. Over three million dollars in improvements will be made in the cities and towns of Iowa during the coming season. Nearly three million alone represents the assured outlay in forty of the leading centers of the state, the figures being based upon statistics gathered through numerous Iowa correspondents. The exact amount, figured in round numbers, that will be expended in the forty cities and towns referred to is $21,700,000. The improvements contemplated, many of which are now in process or have just been completed, embrace a large variety. Many of the cities and towns are erecting new public buildings, including churches and school houses in many instances, some are improving the business portions of the towns, while nearly all are being honey-combed with new and modern residences. Secretary Wesley Greene of the State Horticultural society has received and tabulated reports from twenty counties in various parts of the state, on the condition of the fruit trees. These show the trees in good condition. The circular sent out asked for reports on the present condition of fruit trees and "The indication of an average condition in which 100 represents the normal condition." The tabulated returns thus tar make the following showing: Apples, 82; pears, 86. Plums- American, 81; European, 89; Japan, ; cherries, 85; peaches, 82; grapes, uncovered, 82. Raspberries, red, 5; black, 74; blackberries, 85; strawberries, 84. "This showing is very good, considering all the conditions," said Mr. Greene. "There has been some little injury to cherries, the trees starting to grow last fall because of the long warm weather. There has been a good deal of damage to blush and red raspberries, many of the trees having been killed. Peach buds are promising. The prospects for a large fruit crop are not quite as good as last year, the trees not being set so full of buds as they were a year ago. However, there is an ample number of buds for a good crop and it does not necessarily follow that the thickest set of buds will be followed by the most fruit. I think the reports thus far in show pretty accurately the conditions, though there may be slight changes when the reports are in from all the countries." There is no prospect of any attempt to insure the state buildings, according to John Cowie, of the board of control. Mr. Cowie in speaking of the question said the losses as shown by the reports to the board were too tight to warrant the state in taking out policies and paying premiums. "It has been shown," said Mr. Cowie, "that thirty per cent of the premiums paid into a fire insurance company is sufficient to cover the losses, the other seventy per cent going to the company. If any such percentage holds true as to the losses on the state buildings, the state certainly would make money to carry its own insurance." Mr. Cowie is satisfied the insurance companies will not consent to issue blanket policies taking risks on all the institutions under the board without exacting a tiff premium. In his opinion the legislature would be pursuing a poor financial policy if it directed that the state buildings should be insured, in view of the losses sustained. Judge Silvana, as the result of a test case tried before him, in which the defendant was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs, announced that the Sunday closing law must and will be enforced. He declared that any storekeeper brought before him in the future on the charge of violating this law will be fined as high as $100 and costs, that he was determined the rights of the clerks shall be protected. 'The clerks' unions are organized to make a determined fight. japanese Press Beilicose. London. April 4.—The Japanese press continues very bellicose," says the Yokohama correspondent of the Daily Mail, wishing yesterday, "Count Okuma (formerly premeir and now leader of the opposition) declares, that Japan must assert herself or the in the course of an incisive article, work of thirty years will be lost. Korea, he says, is not a Russian chatel, and Russia's action is a direct challenge to Japan." BIG OFFICIAL TENSION IN JAPAN. London. March 31.—The Yokohama correspondent of the Daily Mail writes: "There is great tension in official circles. "The foreign office is open day and night." "Frequent conferences are held between the generals. The emperor has been present thereat, and has made frequent inquiries as to the condition of the service. Three staff officers have been despatched to Korea to make investigations. "The possibilities of war are freely discussed." A PRETTY COMPANION By Louise Bedford. --- Janetta only stayed long enough to "listen to a few polite inquiries as to whether she had suffered any inconvenience from the accident, then rose and asked leave to retire for the night. "You can go if you wish," said Clarice; "but please don't imagine that Harry and I always need to be left together. I am generally down in the drawing room in the evening. "Tonight was an exception, Good-night. Tell me if you are not comfortable." Captain Merivale rose and opened the door. the use. Then Janetta bethought herself that it would only be courteous to return down-stairs and wish Mrs. Mortimer good-night. She found her seated before the fire, reading a novel. "The interview was a long one, and therefore I conclude successful," she said, laying down the volume. "Miss Seymour is quite delightful, and kinder than words can say," answered Janetta eagerly. "And you feel the world1 beneath your feet? So it may be for a time. You will be the reigning favorite, just because you happen to be blessed with a handsome face and figure. Prize them whilst you have them; when you lose them the world will pass you by." "The world, perhaps; but not those whose love one has won already. I shall think poorly of myself if I have not made a single friend." It was the second effort Janetta had made in their brief acquaintance to reach Mrs. Mortimer's sympathy; apparently it failed. "Shall you like it when you see another step into your shoes?" Janetta rose. I am very tired. Will you think it rude of me if I go to bed?" she said, not answering the question. Mrs. Mortimer's attitude towards her did not greatly disturb her. She had a bright, wholesome nature, and felt it possible to outlive the lady's unspoken jealousy. Besides, the days that followed were so full of delightful and existing experiences that she had no time to trouble her head with what Mrs. Mortimer thought about her. Clarice Seymour had taken an impulsive liking for her new companion, and poured tokens of her favor upon her. The very difference of character between the girls possibly made them greater friends. Janetta was strong, self-reliant, and self-contained, even-tempered, and accustomed to give help rather than receive it; Clarice was capricious as the mother—one day all smiles and sunrise, the next at war with herself the world, railing at the fate that her helplessly tied to the sofa. Through all her varying moods possessed a fascination for all her; and Janetta condoned her illness and waywardness for the and charm that peeped out conduit, even in her most irritable moments, like specks of blue sky on cloudy day. "How old are you?" asked Clarice suddenly, when Janetta had been with her for about a week. "I believe you are years younger than I am, and yet you have a kind of motherly way with me when I'm wicked and cross, as I am today." "I'm two-and-twenty," said Janetta, with a laugh. "And I am four years your senior, and yet I feel as if I were a child and you a woman; you are so tall and strong, and you make me feel comfortable even when you are sitting in the room. You are making me a monster of selfishness. Do you know you've scarcely been out of the house since you came?" "I don't want to go out. I'm never dull with you." "I've told Harry it must not go on," said Clarice. "I've sent him off to hire a bicycle for you, and he'll take you out; it will cheer you both up. I wonder sometimes if Harry will get tired of waiting for me—do you?" "I think the very fact that you are delicate, and need so much petting and love, would make me love you all the more," said Janetta. "Ah! that's a woman's view. I wonder if it's Harry's. I often want to ask him, and I'm such a coward I dare not. If he wants his freedom he must ask for it; I will not give it him." "I think," Janetta said, rising to recrange Clarice's cushions, "if you fret yourself over imaginary illies you won't be down tonight." "I shall if you leave me quiet!" cried Clarice, who had not ceased talking for the past hour. "You'll promise that you'll go out with Harry?" "Oh, yes; I'll go if you like," said Janetta, who was learning that the simplest way of managing Clarice was to humor her whims. She looked such a picture of grace and strength when she came down ready equipped for her ride, in a neatly-made coat and skirt of some dark material, relieved only by a bright-colored ribbon in her sailor hat, that Captain Merlvale gave her an involuntary glance of admiration. "My mistress' orders are that I'm to take you for a good long ride," he said, wheeling round Clarice's bicycle. "She says she has kept you too tightly tied to her sofa." "It is the place where I like best to be," Janetta answered, with perfect sincerity. Yet the swift ride through the bright sunshine of the February afternoon was real enjoyment, and the companionship of a clever, cultivated man CHAPTER IV. like Captain Merivale was intellectually invigorating. They were racing along the broad road that stretched like a white line for miles along the top of the cliffs when Jenetta began to slacken speed. "Tired at last?" cried Harry, with a triumphant laugh. "I thought I would just let you have your fling. You must be magnificently strong to keep up a pace like that." "I am not tired now," retorted Janetta, with shining eyes and flushed cheeks. "I could go on for miles and miles, but Miss Seymour will be glad to see us back." "Do you know why I brought you this way?" asked Harry, with a sudden change of tone. "We are close to the very spot where Clarice was thrown over the cliff on to that projecting ledge of rock that you can see if you get off your bicycle for a minute." Janetta jumped off, went to the edge of the cliff, and peeped over, with sudddering interest. "I wonder she was picked up alive! Were you with her?" "Yes," replied Harry shortly. "It was hard lines on us both, wasn't it? We had been engaged just a month." "She's getting better, isn't she?" "I do not know. Sometimes I think—" Harry came to an abrupt pause, and Janetta did not ask him to finish his sentence. They pursued their way home at a more sober pace, and Janetta felt the brightness of the day, had departed with the relation of that sad little story. They found Clarice on her couch in the drawing room, every vestige of ill-temper gone, looking her best and brightest, arrayed in a new gown of soft texture and bewitching hue. "Yes, I hope you are going to say something nice to me," she said, with an arch smile at her lover. "I had it made as a glad surprise, and came down partly to gratify my own vanity, and more to annoy Doctor Drake, who told me to stay upstairs this evening. Instead, I've invited him to dinner and put on a new frock." "I care little for the motives that brought you down, as long as I find you looking so happy and pretty, if I may give expression to a truth," said Harry, sitting down by her sofa. "Mrs. Mortimer, will you be kind enough to give us some tea? We are hungry and thirsty after our ride." Mrs. Mortimer looked more glum than usual. She had employed her afternoon in lecturing Clarice upon the impropriety of sending out Janetta with Captain Merivale, and Clarice had answered her remonstrance with merry, derisive laughter. "I'm not afraid to trust them—Harry is going to marry me; but if you feel like that, dear Mrs. Mortimer, take a tricycle and follow after them," she had remarked, a little flippantly. "If harm comes of it—" "No harm will come," interposed Clarice, a little sharply. "Janetta is the soul of honor, and of Harry there is no need to speak." "You have known her for a week," said Mrs. Mortimer. "And she is as easy to read as a book," Clarice had said. And there the subject dropped. "I'll tell you a secret, Harry," said Clarice, when they were left alone for half an hour's chat before dinner. "I've ordered a new dress for Janetta—an evening dress—such a pretty one, and it's on her bed ready for her to put on tonight. I want her to look her best. She knows nothing about it." "Will she wear it, do you think?" asked Harry, a little doubtfully. "I shall be furious if she doesn't. I want Doctor Drake to take a fancy to her." "So that's it, is it--you are turning into a matchmaker? A dangerous game, Clarice. I advise you to drop it." To Clarice's intense mortification Janetta, who did not come down until the dinner gong sounded, appeared in the simple black dress that she wore every night. Neither did she and Doctor Drake seem to find interests in common; for although he took her in to dinner, and talked to her as in courtesy bound, when he came into the drawing room afterwards he seated himself by Clarice's sofa, and devoted himself to her for the rest of the evening. "Janetta, I'm going to call you by your Christian name and you can call me Clarice," announced Miss Seymour the following morning. Janetta looked up from her writing with a swift shake of the head. "I should like you to call me Janetta, but I prefer to call you Miss Seymour. "I've been waiting for your faults to crop up. I feared you hadn't any; but I've found you out now—you've a very nasty pride." Janetta laughed merrily. "How have I shown it?" "Twice already. You didn't put on that new dress last night, you decline to call me by my proper name today." Janetta's colors came and went. "Did it seem horribly ungrateful? I had a hard struggle with myself before I knew what to do, and then it seemed quite clear to me that I must keep my independence, and wear my own clothes as long as I can earn money enough to provide them. You are so klud and good to me that you ignore CHAPTER V my true position; but I must remember my own, and respect its conditions. It does not seem fitting to take your gifts and call you by your name when I am really your paid companion. We are not on equal terms." "It seems to be as if we were very equal terms; both of us are orphans—at least, I think you told me that you had neither father nor mother living." "Yes, they are both dead," said Janetta shortly. "And because I happen to have more money than you, why should you mind if now and then it pleases me to give you things? I have not many pleasures." "You don't really know me, you see. In your generous, impulsive fashion, you've invested me with various qualities which, as you know me better you'll find I do not possess." "You think my friendship is like Jonah's gourd—that it will wither in a day or so," said Clarice patulently. Whatever topic of conversation might be started, Janetta noticed that it always veered round to one or two subjects—either Captain Merivale, or the likelihood of Clarice's recovery. With a heart at lissure from itself she grew day by day more painfully interested in what the future might hold in store for the two whose love story was being enacted before her eyes. Sometimes she suspected that the passion of devotion must always have been more on her side than his. His manner to her was gracefully affectionate; but for herself she felt that she would have demanded something warmer from the man she was going to marry. "I shall go to India with a much easier mind now that I know Clarice has some one with her who will make her life so bright," said Captain Merlvale one afternoon, as they were returning from a walk by the sea. "It is good of you to say that," Janetta answered. "I need not assure you that I'll do everything I can to make Miss Seymour happy. She's the kindest friend I ever had, and I'm glad I've got to know you so well. I like to think that, when she gets better and you marry, I shall feel that I may keep you both as friends." Captain Mervale did not answer for a minute, and Janetta glanced up at him a little uneasily, and saw that he had turned rather white. "Yes," he said carelessly, "we've been capital friends ever since we met in that curious way on the railway, and I pulled you through the window." Janetta felt puzzled and hurt by his manner. His tone was studiedly indifferent, and he referred pointedly to what had been, rather than to what might be in the future. She thought, with bitter mortification, that in her eager sympathy with him and Clarice she had proffered friendship which had evidently been regarded as an impertinence. "With all my boasted independence, I've forgotten my position," she said to herself reddening with vexation; but her resolve was taken at the risk of vexing Clarice, she would have no more walks or talks with Captain Merivale. She did not make her way as usual to Clarice's room that afternoon when she came in from her walk. She felt as in her inward annoyance might find expression in her face. She was considerably surprised as she entered her bedroom to hear the quick shutting of a drawer, and Mason, with some appearance of confusion, began to close the window and draw the blind. Janetta was certainly not suspicious by nature, but the girl's manner made her feel certain that she had been tampering with her things. (To be Continued.) MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE The Only Man in the British Cabinet Who Could Speak French When the Marquis of Lansdowne was governor-general of Canada he had to make a speech to the French-Canadians, says M. A. P. With all its loyalty to the English connection, this little bit of transported France adheres very rigidly to many things French and especially to the purity of the French tongue—at least as it was spoken in the eighteenth century. Few viceroys have ever ventured accordingly to leave the safe security of the English tongue, and it was with some trepidation that the French-Canadians heard that Lord Lansdowne was going to deliver a speech to them in their own language. But he had scarcely uttered the word "messieurs" when the whole audience burst into cheers; they recognized at once the accent of the true French tongue, the accent only possible to a man of French blood, and one who had spoken French as his mother tongue. It is perhaps this accomplishment which had something to do with Lord Lansdowne's latest appointment. When some one demonstrated with Lord Salisbury for retaining the two offices of prime minister and foreign secretary, his reply was that he could not help himself, there was but one member of his cabinet who could speak French, and that was Lord Lansdowne. And now Lord Lansdowne will receive the foreign ambassadors every Wednesday afternoon, and whatever else may be found fault with his French will be faultless. Lord Lansdowne's mother was a daughter of Gen. Flahalt, one of Bonaparte's officers.—Toronto Star. Rock Made of Money. A devout Spanish lady, who was an enthusiastic admirer of the Pope, recently sent him a present of a book. It consists of 250 leaves, elegantly bound. Each leaf is a duplicate of its brother and is simply a thousand-pesa note. EASTER ETCHINGS The customs, traditions and superstitions connected with Easter are almost innumerable. Their origins are in many cases impossible to determine, because they evidently took place at a time when the season was still pagan in its character. Others, again, are directly connected with the Christian observance of the festival. The early Christians in many countries used to greet one another on Easter morning with the salutation: "Christ is risen." The reply to this was: "Christ is risen, indeed, and hath appeared to Simon." "This custom, it is said, is still observed in the Greek church." The giving of eggs at Easter, or the spring festival, is one of the most widely known, as it is also one of the oldest, of the customs. From the remotest times the egg has stood to the Eastern nations as the symbol of the universe, and its breaking at that time has represented the opening of the new life of the year. When the custom was carried over into Christian practice the Easter eggs were usually sent to the priests to be blessed and sprinkled with holy water. In later times the coloring and decorating of the eggs was introduced, and in a royal Children's Easter It was the Saturday before Easter, and the children all ran out to the barn to hunt eggs, with Egypt, the tame crow, hopping after them. Nanny was sure there must be several dozen eggs in the hen house. Billy thought the haymow was the best place to find them, and Kitty said she had seen old Topknot flying out from Dobbin's manger. Egypt said nothing, OUT IT CAME WITH A LOUD "OW!" but I rather think he knew as much about the nests as they did. Egypt was a sly old fellow. He liked buttons and pennies, but he had the greatest fancy for pins. He would pull them out of every pin cushion in the house when he could get a chance, so you might search through room after room, and not come across a single pin. Nobody knew what he did with them all. He was fond of eggs, too, and I am afraid this was the reason that the children had such a long hunt for them, and found so few. At last they climbed up the long ladder into the mow. The hay was piled almost to the roof and covered the windows. It was so dark that Nanny and Kitty were a little bit afraid, but Billy went first, floundering along in the hay, just as you wade through a snow drift. "Guess there are nests on this beam," said Billy, "but it's so dark I can't see. I'll feel." EASTER MORNING Through the long night of darkness and gloom We follow Thee unto the opened tomb. And, standing by its side, Behold life glorified, Know immortality, Because of Thee. Through the bright morning still we follow Thee, Our fears forget, our fairtest doubts shall flee. Let praises linger long. For death is conquered. Lest the farthest skies Are filled with song! O heart, rejoice! Art blinded at the door Of thy safe tent? Thy Pilot went before, He leads thee in; then sing, "Ours is the victory, O suffering One, Because of Thee!" Homeless ere yet He knew the darkened tomb, Homeless henceforth no more; in each glad heart His home. Wake! every flower of spring, And swell the Easter song, And every bird awing The praise prolong! "Christ is risen." roll of the time of Edward I., which is preserved in the Tower of London, there is an entry of 18d, for 400 eggs, to be used for Easter gifts. In the last few years artificial eggs of candy, china and other materials, and egg-shaped articles of all kinds, have largely replaced the real eggs as Easter gifts. The shop windows each "CHRIST IS RISEN!" year at this season testify to the ingenuity expended In devising new and attractive objects in which the idea of the Easter egg shall be preserved. In Paris these Easter presents are generally given on the first day of Passion Week. All are emblematic of eggs, and are known as "oeufs des Paque," or "Paschal eggs." In went billy's hand, and out it came in a second, with a loud "Ow!" "It's hornets or yellow-jackets or something!" he screamed, "Fetch the barn lantern, Kit, and I'll knock 'em out!" Kitty brought the lantern, and then ran to the other side of the barn, for fear of the yellow jackets. Billy held the lantern over his hear and peeped in. What did he see? Not hornets, but pins. He had run his hand into' Egypt's own little "hidy-hole," where the sly little rogue had laid away a whole pile of his favorite treasures. No wonder they pricked like hornets. But what the queer old bird was saving them for I never knew. Nature's Easter Girl. The gladstone Easter-tide comes on, The sesame of spring; When birds begin to tune the voice, A summer's praise to sing. No more in this, our better age, Do malders seek in dress And costly bonnets to express Their Easter happiness. The modern maid, with beimming health Gives hecks a saucy curl; Brings forth her bike and natty suit— She's Nature's Easter girl. Origin of Easter Hats To neglect the putting on of some entirely new article of dress on Easter Sunday was regarded by the English of olden times as sure to bring bad luck, and certainly this is one of the practices which has lost nothing with the increase of years. Only now it has been slightly altered, so that to have no new clothes to exhibit at the Easter parade is considered sufficiently bad luck in itself, without the fear of any further misfortunes that may result from it. After donning their new Easter garments the English country people dined off tansy pudding and bacon or tansy pudding and "good red herring," the tansy being the symbol of the bitter herbs commanded to be eaten at the Paschal feast. MORNING the darkened tomb, o; in each glad heart His home. ter of spring. master song. awing ong! --- THE BUCKET-SHOPS PROBLEM This Federal Law Hard to Enforce. SEEKING LIGHT ON SUBJECT. Bucket-Shops Are Prohibited by Law in Four States—Officials in Washington Will Work Hand in Hand with Colle- lector Hertz at Chicago. Washington, April 5.—Collector Hertz of Chicago has a troublesome problem to solve in the new bucket-shop law. He is receiving the assistance of the commissioner of internal revenue, and the entire force that bureau, all making strenuous efforts to discover a method by which it can be successfully enforced. In four states—Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and New York—bucket-shops are prohibited by law. The attempts that have been made in Chicago to enforce the state law have met with indifferent success. A conviction was secured through a confession, but the efforts of the Chicago Board of Trade have not been fruitful, because of an inability to prove to the satisfaction of the courts that the concerns are bucket-shops alleged. Seek Interpretation of Law: An interpretation of the new federal law by the commissioner of internal revenue has already been sought. A large firm, with headquarters in Kansas City, recently in the courts at Chicago, through an effort of the Board of Trade to remove its ticker service and prohibit the display of bulletins, appeared before the commissioner with voluminous briefs and a prominent lawyer, and made an argument in support of the contention that it came within section 2 of the law, which reads: "Upon each sale, agreement of sale or agreement to sell any products or merchandise at any exchange, or board of trade, or other similar place, either for present or future delivery, for each $100 of value in said sale or agreement of sale or agreement to sell, 1 cent, and for each additional $100 or fractional part thereof in excess of $100, 1 cent, etc." The members of the firm explained in detail their method of conducting business, produced books and extracts to show that their transactions daily were more than half as large as those of the Chicago board of trade, and contended that their settlements were on the same basis. They have constructed warehouses where they store products and merchandise for delivery should it be demanded, and have placed themselves, they assert, in a position where they are entitled to classification under the head "or other similar places." $ \frac{1}{4} $ Is Left to the Courts. They are not bucket shops within the definition given in section three, they claim, and sought of the commissioner a ruling which would protect them against the imposition of the special taxes of that section. The commissioner refused to classify them under section two, preferring that the merits of their claims should be passed upon by the courts. This is a fair sample of the fight which Collector Hertz must enter. The burden of proof is upon the government. BOTHA TRYING TO MEET DEWET Boer Generals Trying to Secure a Conference—British Plans. Standerton, April 5.—Dewet is reported in the vicinity of Vrede. Botha has not passed here, as stated, to meet Dewet. It is believed Botha wants a conference with Dewet, who will try to join him by crossing the line near Platland. The British are trying to frustrate a meeting of Dewet and Botha, and an excellent system of native scouts has been organized, which keeps the intelligence department well supplied with information about the plans and movements of the Boers. May Have Stain Peace Eaxor. London, April 5.—The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Morning Post asserts that the Boers have tried for treason and executed Mr. De Kock, the peace envoy who took the message from General Smith-Dorrien to Commandant General Louis Botha Feb. 12. DAILY MARKET REPORT To Ship a Million in Bars. New York, April 4.—Lazard Bros. have engaged $1,000,000 in gold bars at the assay office for shipment to Paris by to-morrow's steamer. DAVENPORT There was a surprise party given in honor of Mr. James Christenia's birthday at their new residence, corner of Henry street and Arlington avenue, March 21. A very large crowd was present, and his wife handled the guests in a very pleasant way, assisted by her mother and Mr. Christenia's mother and sister. Mr. Christenia received many presents. At 1 a.m. the crowd left the house for their several homes, but the agent did not learn as to how many summers she has seen. It is to be an excursion to Peorin, Ill., Easter Sunday. The fare is $3.00 for the round trip. There will probably be a good crowd gathered from the tri-cities. The Married Ladies Violet Club was entertained by Mrs. Sarah Allen at her residence, 2101 Main street, Wednesday, March 20. A very pleasant time was reported. Mr. James Thomas has resigned his position as porter for the Reed Temple of Music, and has accepted a position with the Davenport Carpet and Furniture company, at the same job he held when the company was burned out a few months ago. We wish him success in his returning back home again. Mrs. Anna Fox, who spent a few weeks in our city visiting her friends, Mrs. M. L. Hedden, has left for Des Moines. We have since heard that she has changed her name. Whether it is true or not we can't say. Mrs. M. L. Heddenwent to Chicago the 25th. From there she goes to Evanston, Ill., to visit her sister. She expects to be absent from the city for three weeks. Mr. George Holoway is the father, Mother and child are said to be doing well. Keokuk Tidderwinks seems to have it in for Mr. Claude Harris, Mr. Chas, Williams and Mr. Wm. Martin. You should take them one at a time, Keokuk. We notice from the Saylor items that they have organized a base ball team, and expect to sweep the country. Davenport wants to tell them have quite a job on hand, as the country isn't very clean just now. We are glad to learn that Saylor Sunday school is getting along nicely, but you should not create strife by calling the Des Moines superintendents high-toned because they don't visit you. It may be impossible just now. The Silver Autumn Leaf club was entertained Thursday afternoon, March 21, from 2 to 6, by Mrs. B. Warnick, at her residence, 712 Harrison street. The club has a membership of twenty, and twelve of them were present, and several friends of the club were invited to partake of one of the greatest receptions, which was their annual reception, ever tendered the club since its organization. Mr. Warnick is known as the popular Harrison street barber, and his shop was closed and very beautifully decorated and turned over to the club and their friends in order that they might have plenty of room. The menu consisted of the following: Salmon and tomato salad, and deviled tongue sandwiches; Saratoga chips, macaroni and cheese; fruit jelly and whipped cream; roast turkey and escalloped oysters; French bread steaks and coffee; port and sherry wine; strawberry fruit and ice cream; cake and lemon sherbet. One of the greatest attractions was a lovely jar filled with American Beauty Roses. Those who attended say it was the greatest reception ever given in this city. Mrs. Ida Woods and Miss Mable Allen assisted Mrs. Warnick in serving the guests. Outsiders say that those who attended were dressed as they never saw them before. Mrs. A. D. Corbin is president of the club, Mrs. Ruth Richardson vice president, Mrs. H. McGaw treasurer, Mrs. Hughes editor, and Mrs. L. Foy critic. Mr. Lyman Shearp is at home on a fifteen-day vacation, and on the 21st March another one was added to his family and mother and habe are doing well. KEQKUK SIPS Regardless of the Rystander inkdealer's suggestion to the ladies to buy sunbonnets, they purchased Easter bonnetie by the box loads. To Buffalo C. A. Harris—We heard that she said, "I don't care if you never come back." Now, then send us eleven cents, and we'll make you— "Wheel about and turn about And do just so. And every time you wheel about You'll jump Jim Crow." Mrs. Effie Collins, who has been visiting Mrs. Emma Teeban, leaves Monday for Iowa City, to be gone several weeks. Mrs. M. J. Dove, who has been spending several months in Chicago visiting friends and relatives, returned to her home last Tuesday. Mr. David Cross, the captain of Co.D., has a big surprise inside his coat pocket, which he is going to make public in a few days. He says his "big time" will be May 21st. Watch his movements. Mr. Fairfax, of Hamilton, Ill., spent Saturday and Sunday in the Gate City. Mrs. Belle Smith passed to her eternal reward at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening. She had been a long sufferer from sickness, but patiently awaited the end. The sympathy of a host of the friends goes to the husband and his little family. Mr. Lee Bland's hair has assumed its usual shape and smoothness since his little adventure last week. Northern Wisconsin Railway Farm Lands for Sale The North-Western Line has for sale in Northern Wisconsin, at low prices and easy terms of payment, about 350,-000 acres of choice farm lands. Early buyers will secure the advantage of locations on the many beautiful streams and lakes, which abound with fish and furnish a never ending and most excellent water supply, both for family use and for stock. Land is generally well timed, the soil fertile and easy of cultivation, and this is rapidly developing into one of the greatest sheep and cattle raising Chicogo, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Superior, Ashland and other towns on "The North-Western Line" furnish good markets for stock and farm produce. For further particulars address: Geo. W. Bell, Land Commissioner, Hudson, Wis., or G. H. MacRae, Assistant General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn. A Testimonial from Old England. "I consider Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the best in the world for bronchitis," says Mr. William Savory, of Warrington, England. "It has saved my wife's life, she having been a marryr to bronchitis for over six years, being most of the time confined to her bed. She is now quite well." Sold by all Druggists. A MILE A MINUTE. high Speed by a Trolley Car in Philae In whatever other respects Philadelphia may be slow she has a trolley car which sweeps through the city in the gray hours of dawn and which, taken day by day, is swiffer than anything else of its kind or class in the world, says the New York Sun. It starts from the heart of the city just after the newspapers are out of press and tears away through the silent streets in a northerly and westerly direction, up and down hill and along valleys, with occasional stops to throw out bundles until twenty-seven minutes later it rests on the northern summit of Chestnut hill, fourteen and three-quarter miles away. This is at the average rate of thirty-five miles an hour, including at least one stop every three-fourths of a mile. Sometimes on its route it has run a mile in a minute and an eighth and it has made the distance in twenty-five minutes, including the stops, which is just the schedule time of the steam express trains for practically the same distance between the same places, though on neither the Reading nor the Pennsylvania railways do the trains make any stops. Sometimes, as on market day, there are interruptions, when sleepy teams get on the lines of metals, and occasionally another trolley car gets behind time and doesn't give it the right way promptly, but despite the occasional delays, for two years, in all conditions of weather, facing rain or snow, with mechanical incidents adverse to its career, it has made on an average thirty-five trips out of thirty-five on time and only once has it been longer than forty-five minutes in covering the distance. On that occasion the wreck of a hay wagon was on the road and for this the Eagle Flight trolley was not responsible. From the fact that this car carries the morning newspapers for distribution it might be thought to be a journalistic enterprise in Philadelphia, but this is not the case. It is an experiment by the Union Traction company to test the maintenance of high speed and the evenness of schedule time under conditions peculiarly favorable for securing exact factors for all the problems it is sought to solve. Every trip is observed by electrical experts, the induction is estimated, the power measured, the state of the metal, the thermometrical and barometrical conditions noted as well as the humidity and fog at the different elevations along the line, and when 1,000 trips have been made the data thus gathered will be considered, with a view of formulating a result to be applied in such directions of economy and accelerated speeds as may be opened up. 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 boiled 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 explosion 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 attains a ripe old age; in fact, hardly half of the greatest men of modern and ancient times have reached the limil of age set by the Bible. Among statesmen: Mirabean was 42; Pitt, 47; Caesar, 55; Richelleu, 57; Cromwell, 59; Frederick the Great, 74; Disraell, 75; Bismarck, 83; Talleyrand, 84. Of great conquerors: Alexander the Great died at 32; Napoleon at 51; Hannibal at 53; Mariborough at 72; Blucher at 76, Wellington at 83, Kenophon at 86, Moltke at 91. The age of the decease of philosopers was: Spinola, 44; Descartes, 53; Aristotle, 62; Bocrates, 61; Linnaeus, 70; Copernicus, 70; Gallileo, 78; Kant, 79; Plato, 82; Newton, 84; Humboldt, 89. The longevity of great writers, poets, varies from Byron, 86, to Sophocles, 90. Tc painters death came at ages varying from Raphael at 37 to Titian at 93. STATE OF IOWA, OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE. Annual Certificate for Publications Des Moines, Iowa, March 1st, 1901. Whereas, The American Fire Insurance Company, located at Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania has filed in this office a sworn statement of its condition on the thirty-first day of December, 1900, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 9, of the code of Iowa, relating to Insurance Companies; and whereas, said statement shows that the said Insurance Company has complied with the laws of this State relating to insurance. Therefore, In pursuance of law, I, Frank F. Merriam, Auditor of State, do hereby certify that said Insurance Company is authorized to transact the businesses of Fire Insurance in the State, by Agents properly appointed, as required by law, until the first day of March, A. D. 1902. I further certify that the statement shows— 1st. The actual amount of paid-up Capital of said company, Dec. 31, 1900 to be..... $ 500000.00 2d. The aggregate a- mount of Assets of said Company, Dec. 31, 1900. to be..... $ 2477009.00 3d. The aggregate a- mount of Liabilities of said Company, including the a- mount required to safely reinsure all outstanding risks, Dec. 31, 1900, to be.. $ 2229708.58 the year 1900 to be..... $1433708.98 5th. The aggregate expenditures of said Company for the year 1900, to be..... $1600216.07 for the year 1900, to be... $1600216.07 In Testimony Whereof, I have here-unto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my office the day and date above written. FRANK F. MERRIAM, Auditor of State. STATE OF IOWA. OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE. Annual Certificate for Publication. Des Moines, Iowa, March 1st, 1901. Whereas, The American Fire Insurance Company, located at New York in the State of New York has filed in this office a sworn statement of its condition on the thirty-first day of December, 1900, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 9, of the Code of Iowa, relating to Insurance Companies; and whereas, said statement shows that said Insurance Company has complied with the laws of this State relating to insurance. Therefore, In pursuance of law, I, Frank F. Merriam, Auditor of State, do here by certify that said Insurance Company is authorized to transact the business of Fire Insurance in the State, by Agents properly appointed, as required by law, until the first day of March, A. D. 1902. I further certify that the statement shows— 1st. The actual amount of paid-up Capital of said company, Dec. 31, 1900, to be $ 400000.00 be..... $1423971,64 3d. The aggregate amount of Liabilities of said Company, including the amount required to safely reinsure all outstanding risks, Dec. 31, 1000, to be. 4th. The aggregate Income of said Company for the year 1000 to be..... 5th. The aggregate expenditures of said Company for the year 1000, to be... for the year 1000, to be... $1044508.28 In Testimony Whereof, I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my office the day and date above written. FRANK F. MERRIAM, Auditor of State. Subscribe for the Bystander. Proposed Highway for Bicycles. Proposed Highway for Bicycles. A perfect highway from New York to San Francisco, in as near a straight line as it is possible to make it, with a width of 120 feet, for the use of automobiles and bicycles, as well as for the use of the farmer, is a thing that the Automobile club of America will try to bring about. The subject was seriously discussed at a banquet, in honor of members of the National Highway Commission, at the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York, when plans were made and the route announced. Besides a direct path from New York to San Francisco, passing through Chicago St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Ogden, the club wants a highway along each coast. Congress will be asked to appropriate one-third of the expense, and the states, counties, townships and cities en route will be asked to pay the rest; the owners of property benefited to donate the right-of-way. The club and highway commission have on their list of membership the names of some of the foremost men of America. M. Waning And they To consult skilful Specialists like Drs. 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E FOR THE Bystander THE BEST WORLD DEAL IN WA in the North-west. in Iowa and corres- y different states. as MONT eT mee i i la ate . cei il Pr Sepa aes 4 : Se an - f F ¥ : z FE a is c tt eee eee ee CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT, Corinthian Baptist Churoks aitndted or BR Gay ct Ie i fanart oe germ ne ‘Rey. 8. Bates, Pastor. “a ecommgromant et nt aa sree Sires fg eerlock! EpwonR Leeeue, at? Bence preaching a8 Ps M- Le J ‘Philips, bom tna cts Se vg gs, duns aa Be ve cee SEE eae a Hii (Se a eae Pie Me ary pee po get rr at Sot ont, Dn Me Bern's, Mastaday serzicos, preaching at re aan ates tata oe Petotin a caabatiaast basin Gam ast eine Sh iiuaener “" «Robo Baptist Church. Second street oaptX Satt Eee Gena te Sand a a re Ecemenoenautay pues Boe Sawer art aoa ner i cre Mi neg evince, Mie ene oi, eee pier ee ee abate éECRET ORDERS. forth Star Lodge, No. month st Masonic Nam Suraday dn ech, month ot Magont Hair pti scala canna So 8a was, Smog, Goma, Se ae Fae ak nccesan O07 wal Court, No, Smeets Second Mond: ee: eM PE Rai dr Es ric cont No, est Ft Tara ie Sm Ne Mee Sige Sates” MPH ls so & tate 22, 9,0. 2 ite a ns eae Ei Maogl sueets D. Barmy Neg shel Nes ot0,§, 008 0. Fea it NRA MaLOTY Oui a PRE Ietthats oti ea eT stant one Weg nog ae a ese HS LGM Hl oar op ea seat ae ka hee nee a DES MOINES PASSENGER TRAINS SMM eee a MRS cent R ene anve DEpanr Harta .. 1 Ohfeago Limited,,.....*9 98 pin 13 fn. Digp gprede all 44 Bn ipa Nigne ermited......8i201 am Wat fin. C2 Day Express. ccs e12 $8 DOL Mf) pt ccs awheye Limited... 00 am G.R1&P,, GOING West. $99 om. s-cz:Denver Limited........1835 am $8 orn. Night Limited Express’ <. 640 am [onde Day Express... 004 18 Dm $8 Ein" Hocky Moumtain Limited...o4 00 am ta ony. Pant Matl.n..-oc 411 49 ain Git L kp, 10 KEOKUK. U0 ames orev BIGOD ses soeeves $86 DM Ft pn oie Meals eco 10 am ‘DES MOINES & FORT DODGE. 3 pm..-Ruthven Mall & Express, ..12 10 pm SB ame Tiare and ort Dodgesn=448 Da: Big pm. gainms and St, Lous. 800 ba 242 bine, Paul and Minn, Figet...8 90 am ‘WINTERSET BRANCH. | MBO oMmcesseerese Mlle vevsoeeres 440 DOD ip pat cc Rixpremi 220000. 730 am 00 Pino arelgteseee 202 88 at CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN—NORTH 41s pm...Chloago and St. Pau! 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Omahe & Pa express’ ”-°800 ain WABASH KAILWAY 215 mn...,.Bt, Louis Passonger.....{6 $8 pm SBS Se Louie astern es. 724690 am G/M. and St. P.—Fonda Line, 122m Storm Lake Express .405 pm {2 Fin; onde & Sioux Chy Lim..908 am CWa ST P-BOONE LIME 18 pm....Boone Mail and Express ...840 pm tig Folland prea 2 39 in fob i glen tame i949 am A100 am’? -2/Ghleage Express...-- 1200 am 43 pu. -Bloux City & Omabia 200 am ‘att. Pally. Allotter trains daily except Sanday CALIFORNIA. Broad Vestibuled First-Class Sleepers DAILY— Between Chicago and Sanfrancisco SHOUT ORANGE OF CARE, ar Leave Chicago on Big 5 at 10:00 pm. All the best scenery of the Rocky Moun- tains and the Sierra Nevada by day- light in both directions, oe These cars are carried on the limited trainsof the Great Rock Island Route, Denever and Rio Gtande (Scenic Ronte), Rio Grande Western and Southern Pacific. Dining Car ServiceThrough Buffett Library Cars. JOHN SEBASTIAN, G, P. A., ‘Chicago. CALIFORNIA AND THE NORTHWEST On every Tuesday in February, March ‘and April the Iowa Central Railway will sell one way Settlers’ and Colo nists’ excursion tickets to points in California, Oregon, Washington Mon- tana, Idaho and British Columbia at very low rates-—lower than ever before. Tickets for California points sold on Tuesdays will be honored for passage in Tourist Cars of the Iowa Central Railway on Wednesdays of each week. For full particulars call on Iowa Cen- tral ticket agents, or address Geo. S. Batty, G. P. & T. A, Marshalltown Ia, .NEEVOUS WEAKNESS CURED VIRTUMA $8 ® French treatmen aos =" "* tor both sexes that is positively guaranteed to cure IMPO- ‘ENOY vitality and vigor, restoring the desires, ambitions and aspirations ‘of youth and health, fitting for success aod happiness in business ; professional, social and married life. $2 8 package or 3 for $5, Ask your druggist, but re- fase cheap substitutes. Sent anywhere prope on recelee of price and guaran- by the Kidd Drug Company, Elgin. Miinots. Retail and wholesale by J. R. Hurlbut Co., Des Mofmes, Ia. Full line of Rub- ber Goods name what you want. SHANK 'BROS., Funeral Directors 517 Mulberry St. Telephones 666, 688 and 689. DES MOINES, - IOWA. New Service for Homeseek and ‘Settlers. Tourist Car service for persons en- route to the South, South-west and California is inaugurated by the M. K, &'T, Ry. from Kansas City. Tourist car leaves Kansas Clty every Tuesday at 9:05 p. m. on M. K. & 7. train No. 11 running through to San Francisco vis the Waco Flatonia Route, This route is through the beautiful Indian Terrl- tory. Central and Southern Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southerr California and will be found 0 great convenience for Homeseekers and Set tlers enroute to Oklahoma, Texas, Louisians, Old and New Mexico, Ari zona and California. ‘The carsin this service are} of the latest Pullman pattern of Tourist Car: and are quite as comfortable as the Standard Pullman Sleepers and are in charge of Tourist Agent and have regular Pullman porter to look after the comfort of passengers. For furth- er information address, T, B. Cookerly Dist. Pass, Agent, Des Moines, Iowa. PRACTICAL ADVICE. A stitch in time saves nine, Never let a child sob itself to sleep. An egg beaten up in milk is a good pick-me-up. Sponge black silk with spirits to revive it, Soot covered with salt is easily brushed up. If broken wash the bruise and ap- ply vaseline. Apply arnica to a bruise if the skin Is unbroken. A hot bath taken at night affcrds refreshing sleep. Lemons stowed separately in dry sand keep fresh, Dry hair turns gray sooner than moist tresses do. If your clothes catch fire instantly roll on the floor. Crawl out of a room where there are smoke and fire, ‘When you want to cut whalcbone. warm it by the fire. Sufferers from dyspepsia should not drink while eating. Cut glass needs scrubbing with warm water and soap. Bruised cloves kept among furs frighten moths away. When the dirt is removed rins2 i: well with cold water. The busy housewife should g:t an hour's sie in the afternoon. If possible, hold a wet towel to your face while escaping.—Doston Journal TRICK OF VOICE. mow One Lawyer Keeps the Judge From Sleeping. ‘Tiere is said to be a lawyer in Phil- adelphia who possesses a trick of the voice to which a certain measure of his success in United States Supreme court practice is due. The trick consists in waking a judge. Whether it is a com- mon practice for the high dignitaries of the federal supreme bench to in- dulge in a nap in the course of a long and tedious argument, such happen- ings are not unknown, and it Is well for an able logician of the bar to be prepared for it, The trick of waking a sleepy Judge would seem to be some- thing in the nature of slamming a law book under his nose or connecting his personality with the current of an electric battery. But the trick is ex- plained as purely a matter of sound involved in the skillful control of the yoice, It is said that a barrister prac- ticed in the art and rhetoric of address- ing the bench can gather all the waves ‘of sound from his throat into a focus ‘and deposit it in the orifice of the Judge's ear with the general effect of a bomb. The trick, however it Is ac- complished, is said to have been worked repeatedly with success on the late Judge McKennan, whose habit of going to sleop on the bench was once a no- torious subject of comment in the liti- ‘gation over the Berliner telephone pat- ents, This queer trick of the voice | while it is said to be the peculiar prop- erty of one celebrated lawyer, is prob- ably attempted often with varying suc: cess by others.—Philadelphia Record. EXCURSION RATES TO WINTER RESORTS: Via the North-Western Line. Excur- sion tickets are sold daily, with favor able time limits, to numerous pointe in the West and South at reduced rate: For tickets and full information, apply to agents Chicago, & North-Western By GOD garden gives health. pleagure and pro- ASO Rene tats ccepanton 90 Taigoratiog ao working withthe fresh soll de adds strong 12 the body reat tho mind, an, the ure and eaor of freahiy wired eoil gives Hilo. 10. the Blood Arie aieaaure t@ weigh and aeelet the Work’ of nature in_produciag yepetabics. a Howers trom tiny mee S108 08 can be ‘saved on our family Cxpenwen tia year by having w kare den “Good ‘seeds ‘aro the iret requisite. and thoGe witch wooffer aro of strong ‘ataly and tre tho very Dost and puirent whieh ean be Ob- trineds Also lat grass ceed bulbs, hardy roten eta aguitge nd for copy of our Tarra exialoguo geyucrte: IOWA SEED CO. The Best Remedy for Rheumatism, Ggiok Gnsine Yeon Pak’ All who use Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism are delighted with the quick relief from poin which it affords, When speaking of this Mr. D. N. Binks, of Troy, Ohio says: ‘Some time ago Thad a severe attack of rheumatism in my arm and shoulder. I tried num: eros remedies but got no relief until Iwas recommended by Messrs, Geo. F. Parsons & Co., druggists of this ploce, to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, They recommended it so highly that I bought a bottle. 1 was soon relleved of all pain. I have since recommend: ed this liniment to many of my friends, who agree with me that it is the best remedy for muscular rheumatism on market.” For sale by all Druggiste. FRILLS OF FASHION. Variations in children’s gowns blos som out from time to time, even thous! they are very slight, and small girl rival their mothers in their ambitio: to keep up to date, Soft wool materials make up very prettily in this way. In figured French flannel the collar may be made of th: same and trimmed with rows of narrow braid or velvet ribbon, Skirts of the small gowns are usually plain, but tix older girls have some sort of trimming either tucks, stitched bands, ruffles o1 velvet folds, stitched on. ‘The long-waisted mode, in which the waist Ine rounds down low in front, is conspicuously evident among the gowns for girls over 10 years of age and the small gowns for dainty littl girls of 6 imitate this fashion as much as possible by having the long waist all around. Guimpe dresses, which never seem to go out of style, are sult: able for all ages, from 6 to the more mature years of middle age. Bolero jackets are very popular In ‘the kingdom of small costumes, and the attempt to produce the effect of stole ends is seen in one little gown, where narrow lace revers are carried down the entire length of the front, as shown In the illustration. Another pretty effec 4s made by two box plaits in front, one at elther side from the yoke to tht hem, .and two in the back, giving?’ Jong effect to the waist, which is de fined with a narrow velvet belt ending in small velvet rosettes at either sid of the front on the plaits, The skirt gathers on to the waist between the plaits, which apparently are a contin. uation of those in the waist. A sailor collar of lace covers the shoulders in the back and opens in front over 4 yoke of tucked white silk or batiste. ‘Thin gowns of po:nt d’esprit for part; wear are variously trimmed with ruches, ruffles, lace insertion and rows of colored satin ribbon. A pretty feat ttre of the small girl’s costume is the coat and hat to match.—New York Sun. Grave Filling Devios. A device for use in constructing graves, the invention of Henry D. Cameron, of Burlington, Iowa, {s de- signed to fill the grave with earth after the coffin has been lowered, and to conceal as far as possible the actual throwing of the dirt upon the coffin, the most trying termination of the grave ceremony to the bereaved mourners, It consists of a receptacle, with detachable sides and bottom, and a gate in the latter sc arranged as to be capable of being opened to allow the contents to fall, The front is a flexible curtain, extending from the top to the gate, and designed to pre- vent the earth within from being seen. ‘This receptacle is filled with earth previous to the ceremony and carrled to a convenient point. When all is over and the grave is to be filled, the receptacle is placed‘ over it, and the gates opened, thus gently closing the last sad scene in a much more fitting manner than the seemingly cold- hearted return of the earth with 2 spade. COLD INDEED. Beme of the Oud Tricks of Siquit Air Liquid air is, perhaps, the coldest thing in the world. It is so sold that a cake of ice is like a fierce fire as com- pared with it, for a kettle of liquid air placed on a cake of ice will boil just as water boils over a hot fire. It freezes mercury so hard the’ one can drive nails {n it. The story is told that Mr. Charles E. Tripler, the experi- menter in liquid air, recently took a quart can of the remarkable substance with him on a visit to a friend, On the way he stopped in a restsurant to eat a beefsteak ‘The waiter brougin in a hot broiled steak and placed it in front of Mr, Tripler. As soc as th: waiter's back was turned Mv. Triple: hastily opened the caa and exzosed the meat to the liquid air. Jastuntiy the steak was frozen hard 23.2 ro", When the waiter ame hack his -ustome: complained that the steak wax frozen So the waiter called the heat waiter and the head waiter iaried ‘tall er the cook and the cosk was at & loss te explain, and the reswit was that the frozen steak was taken back into th kitchen as a mysterios curiesity. A new steak was broiled for Mr. Tripler ‘and this one he ate with much relish KNOXVILLE NOTES. > Mrs. Geo. H. Hackney, of Evans, wil wisit with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bird ‘Easter Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, of Ottum wa, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bird, when they were moving to Des Moines, where they expect to farm, We hope, they, will be successful in their undertaking. Miss Jessie M. Jeffers is on the sick list. . Miss Minnie Jeffers.is also on the sick list, Mrs. Celia Jeffers, who has beer sick for the past three months, does not seem to improve very fast. Mattie B. Jeffers, who has been sick with typhoid-pneumonia for the past two weeks, died on last Wednesday evening at half past eight o'clock, March 27, 1901, aged 13 years and 6 months. "She leaves a mother, five sisters and one brother. Miss Gene- vieva Jeffers of Marshalltown, Mr. F. F. Jeffers of Des Moines. A large mumber of friends sympathize with the bereaved family, All of her class- mates turned out in a body to see Mattie. Her teachers bought some lovely flowers. RAR PTR UA. Mrs, J. Phillips and children left Thursday for her home in Alabama Mr. Phillips will follow soon. Mrs. Lulu Floyd left for her home Springfield, IL, on ‘Thursday. ‘Mr. Henry Johnson and Mr. Jin Douglass are on the sick list. Sunday Rey, E. Roey preached the KK. 1's annual sermon . ‘Mrs. Mabel Coleman is preparing the children for Easter Sunday. Mrs. Cora Bryant arrived home ot Wednesday from Saylor, where she has been attending the bedside of her motherin-law, and on Monday, Apri Ast, she left for Saylor in company with her brother-in-law, Jas. Bryant and her little daughter, Minnie. Mr. E. Mamuel moved Monday to th east side of the park to keep bachel: or's hall with Mr. Jas. Phillips, Rev. E, Roey has moved on Mair street, where he will be convenient: t his shop and team. AFARSHALLTOWN ITEMS. Miss Clara Miller, of Newton, Iowa, was a visitor in our city a few days last week. Mrs. Frank Miller was reported as being very sick last week, but at this writing is better. ‘The glucose works is making quite a demand for colored help, and some who apply are given work, and some of them go dressed up and are told to go to work, when the remark is made that he has not got his working clothes, so some one else gets the po- sition. ‘The majority of men who come to Marshalltown’ are not looking for work, but a chance to shoot eraps or gamble, and the good citizens of our city have suffered in the past what they are not going to put up with in the future, so be “warned” that these coming to our city will be given a good chance to get work, and then ii he don’t: keep himself busy, he will be ‘asked to Jeave. quickly, so don't for- get your ‘working, clothes when you drop off heré,. ‘The new mayor has taken the chair. Now I worder'if-he will pick out some ood colored man to fill some posi: tion. Mr. and Mrs, L. H Johnson are re- joicing over the arrival of a baby girl, Mr, Joseph Woods, who has been quite sick, has recovered enough so as to be able to go to work the Ist of April. Subseribe for the Bystander, DOCTORY OURSELK. “ Gonova” Tablets are mailed and guaranteed by Kidd Drug Company gin, IlL., to cure all forms of diseases of Urinary organs, and system, Bladder, ete., iacluding ‘Gonorrhoca, Gleet, Whites, Lucorrhoea, unnatural dis. charges, irritations and ulcerations of the urinary orgats acd mucous mem- branes never gives stricture, harmless and painless. An fnternal remedy with injections combined; only one i the warld. Sent per mail on receipt of price, $3 pernackage or 2 for $5. Don't fool ‘with cheap substitntes. Retail and wholesale of J. R. Huribut Co., Des Moines, Ia, Full line of Rubber Goods; name what you want, “ei aacunaae gaan: The series of entertainments given on last Tuesday and Wednestay even- ings by the ladies of the AM. E. chureh for the benefit of remodeling the chureh, proved quite a success both financially and socially, It is nothing but Easter now and what are you going to have new? Great preparations are being made by the churehes to have a fine pro- gram, Mr. R. Herns writes from his old home at Richmond, Va. that he is feeling better, and that he has gone to work in a factory. Me has to sit down to do the work, as he has not regained the use of his limbs yet. Mr. B.A. Comley leaves for his home at Winnebago City, Minn., some time this week. Rey. Mr, Wilson, of Council Bluffs, will be installed as pastor of Mt, Zion Baptist church the second Sunday in this month. It is expected that, some prominent. minister will assist in the installation, ‘There was a union meeting at the Baptist church Sunday evening, as the ladies are having the A. M. EB. chureh remodeled for Easter. Mrs. Hattie ‘Thompson is able to be around again after quite a sick spell. ‘A new society is about to be started in our city. ‘The solicitors have some sixteen or twenty names now. They want to get a good full club to hand in at the time they are to be set up, in two weeks. “Only ladies, mind you.” There is going to be a goat in this case. We dare not say more. Mrs. Perkins filled the pulpit a Mt, Zion Baptist chureh Sunday even: ing. Her text was, T see men as trees walking; theme, “he Second Touch.’ She argued that the Christians o this city needed the second touch that they migh tbe willing and ready to g¢ everywhere and dig out these peopl and bring them to church and to the Master, and henceforth see men a creatures of God's own handiwork and not as trees laking. We are sorry that we are unable to send in our prograin at this witing, but we shall later. ‘There are quite a number of stran: gers in the city, but we have not been able to learn their names, ‘Mrs, M. Corbin, who has been quite sick 8 convalescent. Revs, T. A. Clark and Jas. Washing- ton occupied seats on the platform at ‘Mt.-Zion Baptist church Sunday even- ing, while Mrs. Perkins preached. Mrs. Perkins is quite a talker, and gave her hearers much food for thought. She is now doing mission- ary work in the city. Goldie, and Ermie Hackley are on the sick list, DOGS WEAR SHOES. Alaskan Animals hold Up Feet to Have Bhoes Pat On. In Alaska shoes for dogs have been Introduced. The use of shoes for animals in the far north country 18 not merely out of kindness to the dogs. It 1s a matter of necessity, for one of the greatest dangers to travelers in Alaska is that the dogs which draw aledges or transport goods freeze thelr feet by contact with the ice. This sometimes renders the animals practi- cally useless and leaves the traveler without means of transit over the fields of ice, Before the introduction of the shoes it was the custom to wrap the fect of the dogs in cloth, but this was a poor measure at best, as the cloths often came off, leaving the poor Deasts »uprotected. The cloths also tnterfered wrth the free locomotion of the dogs. Since the gold fields opened more dogs have been used and great speed in travel has become necessary. The dog's shoe was invented to meet the requirements. The lacings are at the back to give free play to the dog's legs. The wonderful intelligence of these faithful animals {s shown by their readiness in taking to the shoes. They become so accustomed to them that they aro uneasy without them. On the trail the dogs have frequently been known to come to the driver in the morning and hold out their legs to have thelr shoes put on. If the shoes happen to be laced too ‘tight, they will whine and make their dis- comfort manifest, wagging their tails for joy when the laces are fixed to their liking. A Newsboy Evanzelist. St. Louls has a newsboy evangelist His name is Earl Jamison and he ts 11 years old. Several weeks ago young uarl went to one of his nelghbors and asked him if he could mot use his barn for religious services. His re quest was granted and every evening since meetings have been held by the young evangelist, except on Sunday aights. Earl does the preaching and praying and leads the singing, His service continues about an hour and he generally has a fair-sized congre gation. Those who attend, both young and old, are Impressed by the fervor of the youthful preacher. Earl is a sturdily built little fellow, with light hair and frank, fearless manner, His serious mien is like that of a white haired judge. He is a good talker and ean quote the scriptures freely. He has collected money during his evan gelistic career for the famine-stricken peovle of India, (eieeccieaenn ak i mean Carolyn King, daughter of General Charles King, has been accorded an unusual honor. Miss King finished her course at the Sorbonne in June, and then entered for competition in the Alliance Francaise, which meets every summer and confers its diplo- mas on such foreigners as can pass Its rigid examinations after attending lec: tures and submitting essays on several of the standard authors and dram- atists. Moliere, Racine, Corneille, La Rochefoucauld, and J. Rousseau were ‘assigned to Miss King, and it was her essay on Corneille which was given rst plece unanimously by the judges CHURCH AND CLERGY. ‘The Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman fs te write the life of D. L, Moody. Bishop Edsall has just completed a highly successful mission at James- town, N, D. Tomkins Avenue Congregational church of Brooklyn ratsed over $27,000 for missions during the year. ‘The death roll in the Congregational ministry in Great Britain was unusual: ly heavy during the year 1899. A congress of the history of religions will be held at Paris, France during the first part of September next year. ‘The recelpts of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, for the year make A tota of $28,000, of which $17,000 is from pew rents. ‘The annual coaneli of the South At rican churehes was held at Graal Reinet, and owing to the preoccups: tlons of the war, only thirty-eight dele gates atiended. Since his resignation from the Church of the Pilgrims rellef from car has conduced to a marked improve ment in the health of the venerabl Dr. R. 8. Storra Orange Free State Fiag. The Orange Free State flag is a sim- ple rectangle of vivid orange. AD orange tree in full fruit is the most distinctive feature of the arms of the Orange Free State, Beneath the trée are on one side a lion and on the other a number of oxen. An ox-wagon sim- ilar to that on the Transvaal arms and three suspended horns complete the whole. “Spes Bona"—good hope—Is written underneath the arms of Cape Colony, the chief feature of which Is a lion rampant. A figure ot Hope sur- mounts the shield, the “supporters of which are @ couple of native animals” ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS. | Please announce my name as a cam didate for one of the members of the House of Representatives from Polk county, subject tn the decision of the republican eonvention. EMony H, Exorsam. Please announce my namie ax a candi- date for State Senator of Polk eoumty, snbject to tho Republican Connty Conwes- tion. Casas M. Dowsu. Thereby announce my name as a.cam- didate for a member of the Legislature, subject to the decision of the republicans county convention, P. F, MALLY.o Please announco my nonic as a candi- date for a member of the Legistatiie oa Polk county, subject to thedecision of the repablican convention. 5. B, Wires, L hereby authorize the announcement of my nauie a8 a candidate tor Comty Supefintendent of Publio Schools, ject to the county convention, 7.. 0, THORNBURG. Will you pleaso announce my aameas as a candidate for member of County Se- pervtor from Bee township subjot the Fepublican voters of said townebip. Joun Loverwen. Please announce my name as a came dato for member of the Legislature, sab- ject to the republican convention. ‘W. H. HEATOx. . Please announce my name as a caa- didate for County Treasurer, subject te the republican convention, Jou MeKar, Se. : lama candidate for renomination for second term for Supervisor First Supervisory District, subject to repnb- liean primary and convention. TRANK'T, Morus, « ALBIA NEWS. Mr, Ben Grayson has been siek for the past few weeks. Mrs. Delia Martin, of Garden Grove, is visiting for a few days this week at the parental home. The Household of Ruth had twe members initiated into the order last week. Mr. Joe Brown, of Muchakinoek, was an Albia visitor on Friday of this week, Miss Maddy Snoddy returned this week from ashort stay in Oskaloosa. RUSE eee vente KAKOKA, MO. Miss Clara and John Robinson gave a party last Thursday evening compli- mentary to Miss Clara Berry, of Keo- kuk, lowa, who is visiting the Misses Smith, ‘There were quite a number of young folks out as follows: Misses Sallie Smith, Hettie Weldon, Grace Smith, Anna Smith, Messrs, Ed Smith, B. BF.’ Weldon, B. F. Lewis, WE Weldon, J. Lewis, H. Webster, Wm Johnson. Whist and two stepping were the predominating pleasure of the evem- ing, after which refreshments were served. Then the young people de- parted for their homes. ) ~—— The Kings Daughters will serve breakfast at the residence of Mrs. Emanuel from 9 a, m, to 12m, om April 5th. ‘The committees are Mea- dames Emanuel and Bird, and Misses Tyler and Palmer. Breakfast 15 cents. ‘The proceeds are for the aid of the St. John’s A. M .E. chureb. ‘The Financial club meets at Mrs. Ellen Williams’ on Wood street, om Thursday evening, April 4th. Mrs. Morris, president; Mrs. J. Folks, see- retary. Litile Dorothy King, the infant baby of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel King, died at 9 o'clock Sunday morning, at the age of 4 months and 15 dayx ‘The funeral was condueted by Ree. Smith, Mrs, J. W. Carter has moved to Ne. 610 8. "Tenth street. St. John's Cirele of Kings Daugh- ters met at Mrs. Walker Bird’s on 2 business meeting on Friday, Marek 22nd. Mrs, J. W. Carter served breakfast to the Cirele of King’s Daughters and a number of friends. Tt was 3 success. ‘The Circle is doing well. Mrs. Sadie Huston had a sad acc dent: ast. week, burning her face se- verely with gasoline, Mr, Clem Welch is able to be home from the hospital. ‘The Missionary Society, which met with Mrs, Arms, was a stecess. Mrs, Geo. ‘Tyler was home sick for a few days, but is better at this writ- ‘ine: Maman Naters 1x plied. An Atchisoa iatio who las a tay worthless son sent hin witist en S2t- urday at noon, saying be never want: ed to se him again. ‘The youur min's mother carved on ina pitiiud ¥ 4, vat the father was inexorable, the yous man must get owt and shift £6 hie self, ‘The young men weit avy sy Ing he would return a rich ge (a day ané make his tath r asie ved ot himseif.? His mether si@ Qo sara Mnoble bey, and sweoacd, hes sha at 6 oclsck the kichen doa spn d softly, and the Jotug maa ven wh carryiag a small armsful of woo! Wan supper was rendy be tock Ml esol place at the table, and ate Wita bse customed apnetite, The fat r sist nothing, but the mether wasted ot her son With unustal cate, as tect 2 had returned with the fortune b= ood talked about at noon. “Ate? $ 55h bs Caused bys Cow's Tail Lock Haven (Penn.) Spe. Philadel phia Inquirer: Mrs, Joseph Ross, of Pleasant Gap, met with a most peculiar accident. When she went into the barnyard to do the milking a cow switched its tail, which caught in the handle of the milk bucket. The hook on the bucket handle caught In the palm of Mrs. Ross’ hand. Then the heifer started to run, dragging Mrm Ross about the barnyard until she was seriously if not fatally injured, the hook at last releasing her after tear ing completely through the hand from the fleshy base of the thumb diagom- ally across to the little finger. i es tl ce a foes , sg coke aoe : Piney : : ‘ oo a ON, SY . om an aa aire) 1D Sf] SG A. SAAN, ne CE SG ee aaa caw MALYADOR KARTHOUAKE, | tar to stop up de cracks in de floah. ‘“£ was in San Salvador, staying with ‘am American friend,” said the re- fmrned tourist, “when one summer's might, as I sat In a chair on the ve- -xanda. and ho reclined in a hammock, here came a rumbling and a quak- ug. I instinctively knew it for au earthquake, but I said to my friend: “Jim, aren't we in for a calamity ‘of some sort?” “Ob, I guess not,’ was the lazy T- aly. “But that was a shock, wasn’t it?” 7 "F guess it was’ How's the house?" “Pretty solid, No need of worry- ns” : “There came a second shock,,atter -@ minute, and that veranda wabbled around under it till my head swam, ¥ herd the servants running and Yel- wg, and I was, pretty thoroughly sxared as I said to Jim: “Don't you think we'd better get ‘ont into the garden, where all is clear?” “<Not yet. The ground ont there amight open and swallow us.’ * “Sut anotherstich shock will bring ‘tha house down over Us.’ “Hardly. That’s only the second shock. The third won't be much erorse, but the fourth will be a buster, 4¥f there is one we'll have to walk in time? “The third shock did make things waille. Tho house scemed to be picked up and shaken like a rat. I was not anty seasick, but frightened to death sas I eaid: “Don't you think it’s time to move, Fin?" “Not yet; may not be another shovk ani we must Keep our dignity wefore the natives. Just listen for a far-off roaring.” “In about two minutes we caught it nd Ieft the veranda for the garden, and we were only clear of the howe when it collapsed with every other Yallding on the place, ‘The earth Beaved wp as if rolling in waves, and cas I was flung down I seized the grass cand held on. ‘The shock was over in a rsinute, and as I sat up I called out: “‘For God's sake, Jim, is this the Rast?” ‘Sure, Mike!’ he laughed. ‘We mever have to exceed four shocks at save. ~*And the house is destroyed?” * “Peetotally busted, as you see." ~sAnd what—what—" “Oh, nothing!" he interrupted. ‘It's x derned muisance, of course, but I've zat fo go to work and build up again. 4s tho seventh time and enough to Fore a man, but let's look for the whis- &y and then find a bush to sleep un- er. Ho—hum! Why can't things ef a feller alone when he's dog tired sand half asicep?’ ” » KNEW WIM BY MIs DUCKS, Tho custom of knowing a man by this fruits is exemplified in the case of am artist of considerable reputation, “aso has been in the habit of spending his summers in cultivating a farm in New England, As there is a large pond on the place, he has found it musing and profitable to fill it with a8 many ducks as it would float. ne day a New York friend went in- to the country to visit the artist— whom we shall call Smith, He met & countryman and a conyersation along these lines followed: “I want to go to the farm of Mr. ‘Smith, the artist.” “Don't know him." “Why you must know him. He's a man with a national reputation. “omes [rom New York.” ‘The countryman pondered a minute, “You say his name is Smith?" “That's what I said.” “Not A. B. Smith?” “The same.” “Why in thunder didn't you say so? He ain't no artist! He raises ducks!” ILLUSTRATED DEPINETION, a ee * oy eis “¥es, Jedge,” said the colored broth- ver who was arraigned for disturbing ‘Whe peacg “I reckon I'ze guilty of wirat syo" say,’ Yes, sp I had a row wid Eider Bebee ot fe church, an’ mebbe K frowed him down a lectle too hard, Sut I had de biggest kind of a provo- asbum. Do yo’ know what dat pus- eon did, sah?” “I do not, but you may relate.” “Well, sah, I was in my pew In harch, an’ I was blessin’ de Lowd fur ‘Bis goodness an’ about to pray far ‘wain an’ ask dat my lottery ticket hit a thousand dollah prize when de Elder tomes along mighty sudden an’ hops van to me.” “How hopped?" asked his honor, “Jest told me dat he'd dun figgered ‘ap an’ found I owed thirty-seben hun- red dollahs pew rent an’ wanted de “fax of it right down ina hunk’to buy ee ; = J A SUDDEN Hor, tar to stop up de cracks in de floah, I owe dat pew rent, Jedge—I owe it, an’ ain't gwine to deny de same—but de suddenness of dat hop jes’ took my bref away, an’ de fust think I knowed Thad de Elder on his back out doabs an’ wasn’t carin’ two cents whether de Lawd sent lots of rain or let all de watermillions shrivel up on de vines,” MADAGASCAK HEDGEHOGS. At the Regent's park menagerie tn London several living specimens of the “tenrec,” the hedgehog of Mada- gascar, were recently received. It is sald that stuffed specimens in muse- ums‘give no adequate {dea of the form of these strange animals: Their re- sentfe to hedgehogs. rests only uponftfe(r possession of d sping cover- ing. ‘The shape of their bodies resem- bles thitt of an inflated globefish. They aro insectivorous, and are said to be restricted to the island of Madagascar, ‘The specimens in London, at any rate are remarkable for their habit of yawning. ene Tink: \ i ie SP <2 Aa o i 1h) a le q a q i ONE rh) iy U5 oy $ Howard's new And as It soem: plug hat as it to Howard really is, ies Boke ee, James Alvery, the dramatist, was one day descending in a great hurry the steps fronting the Savage club, Londen. when a strang:r, in a state of mind which defled punctuation, addresseu him thus: “{ beg your pardon, but is there a gentleman in this club with one eye by the name of X.2” Albery answered the question eager ly with another: “Stop a moment; what's the name of his other eye?” LITTLE LAUGHS. ‘The Comins Dancer, Melton—"Hello, ‘Tanierton, what are you doing out in the woodshed xt thiv hour?” ‘Tankerton—"Sh! I'm hiding the hat: chet. My wife has been reading the story of the Kansas crusade and you can’t tell what minute she may follow in Mrs. Nation's footsteps.” Short Glayes “My husband came home very late Jast night.” “What was his excuse, dear?” "I think he must have gone to ¢ horse auetion,’”” “Indeed?” “Yes, he sald he tried a few ‘po- nies." Not a Volunteer. Bill—"My dear lady, I got this sear at Gettysburg.” ‘The lady—-"How did you come to get it, poor man?” Bill—“Just_ my lek to be hangin’ aroun’ town when the vaccine physi- cians made der roun',” Large Extremities, Pearl—"1 wonder why that merchant is rolling the grinding stone under the | counter?” Ruby—"Why, that shoplifter wit take anything she can cover with her hands and she is from St, Louis.” Inexhanstibie Nousense, “Is there anything more nonsensical than your poetry?” asked the very can- Gid friend. “Ob, yes,” responded the great maga- zine editor; “we are going to publish love letters of famous men.” In and Out, Ida—"Ever since Harry asked for your hand he has been drinking heav- ily, Aren't you worried about his out- come?” May—"Yes; but I am more worried about his income.” Not Alnrmed. “Uncle Sam says if you don't settle up he'll send-over a man-o'-war.” ‘The sultan grinned. “and it seems that even Uncle Sam is stuffing Turkey with chestnuts these days.” Progrea. Stubb—“Is Nibbs making any prog- ress in the literary world?” Penn—"I suppose so. He has raked up an ugly middle name and calls ht hallroom a ‘den.’ ” The gain in population made by Vi- enna in ten years is 293,710, making the present poptilation of the Austrian vapital about 1,635,647. | ITEMS OF INTEREST. Tn a day one workman can eut by anid 6000 waieh glasses. Consumptives are much benefited by the use of camel's milk as a bey- erage. ‘A dog's bark is often worse than his bite—but his bark is preferable just the same. In the United Siaies and Canada there are 960,004 Odd ‘Fellows and $37,105 Free Masons. Over one-third of the manufactured gonils made in France are the pro- duets of female labor. Mark ‘Twain sees at least one vir- tue in woman suffrage. “If women could ole,” he said recently, “there wrould be ‘elected a mayor ‘of New York who would put an end to muni- ‘cipal corruption.” ‘The oldest person in the state, Aunt Poway Jones, died recently in Ghenf, ky. Her age was 121 years, and her oldest living child, Charlotte Jones, has just completed her 100th year. Aunt Peggy lived to see five genera- tions of her descendants. ‘An unfortunate leg is possessed by Haward Conrad, a ruilroad gateman of Allegheny, Pa, An accident, some years ago, necessitated the amputa- fion of one of his legs. Since that time he has been the victim of five aecidents, in cach of whieh his arti- ficial leg was cut off. ‘A burglar stole the trousers of W. F. Allen while, the latter lay in bed in a house ‘n Concord, NX. H.” Mr. Al- Ten discovered the’ intruder, and, Douneing out of bed, pursued Iim in his nightrobe. “There was a lively sprinting match over the snow, but the man who was clad in a single, niry garment quiekly overhauled the burglar, and held hin while he drew on his trousers, ‘Then he led the ras cal to the police station. It is the custom in the University of Rochester for the professors to five wuriows compounds to the stti- Gents to analyze without telling them what they are. George Van Vrooman received ‘a bottle containing a dark substance. He heated a platinam wire redhot, and plunged it in the bottle. In an instant, when an ex- plosion occurred, he found that the shattered bottle had contained gun- powder. As he lay in the hospital, hursing his wounds; it was little com- fort to him ta know that he had made an unusually rapid:anulysies Deafness Cannot Bo Cured by local applications, as tuey cannot reach the dlseasea portion of the ear. ‘There iy only one way to curv deatness, and that fy by coustl- Tutlonal remedies. -Bonfuess 1s caused by an intiamedondition ofthe mucus iting af the Eustachtan Tubo. When this bebe is fotiamed youhovea rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when it is entirely closed deatness is the'result, and unless tho Inflammation ean be taken out’ and this tbs restored to its normal condition, hearing will bo destroved forever: hing eages ant of ten are caused by eatarrh, ‘which fs nothing butan inflamed condition of the mucus surfaces ‘We will give One Iundved Dotlars for any caso fof Deafness (eaused by catarrh) thay cannot be cured by Tail's Catarra Cure. Send for elreulurs, free. EJ, CHENEY & CO,, Toledo, 0. Sold by Drvewdsts, te. Hall's Family Dlils aro tuo best ‘The sharper a man is the harder it is to make a fool of him, PAYS FIVE TIMES AS MUCH AS CORY. Thay Rice Lande ia6, F. Tees and 6. WDA ee #1) told per acre. Neta ga) per acres Welln Seis. Mil Hotnida Tex “Cateron Boro, Livery, Text Geng, Sickianaua, Deaumont, Tory Re'Pe Rowan, Sounign Lacs Hitrany C- Wheeler: Galveston, ex. Go south Vin Santa Fe, Til. Cen. & So. Pac. 44 rate, Infinite is the help man can yield to inan—Carlsle. Yellow Clothes Look Bad. Keep, them white by using Maple city seit Washing Soap. "All grocers sell 1t oF Can get IU FOr You, Fry once, Nearly every girl can wear a No. 3 shoe if it comes to a pinch, Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCIT, the only 16 02. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent. starch contains only 32 oz Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Fomatocs are health-giving and pu rifying, either eaten raw or cooked, Home-Seekers! Excursions. On the first and third ‘Tuestays of each anecid the Chicago. Miwaukee 8 St Paul Rattway. wilt sel round-tri esete= Hon tekets froat Chlate, Milwantoe tnd other poluts on Ms fing to a great Many points in South” Dakota,” North Dakota and other Western aid North. Western States au about one fare, Take Grip west amdeges the Nondertil crops And what_an amount of jood. Line) ean Hevpirehased for a Hite serge er fuformation as to rates, routes, pelos of farm innds, ete. mas be-obslwed “by Mudeessing. be Ae "Miller, “Genetal Pas Senger Agent, Chiiease, {0 TF a man ean't be a Christion at home he is not apt to be abroad. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 02. packaze for 1 cents, AM other L-rent stareh contains only 12 0%. Satisiaetion guaranteed or money refunded. It is believed that electric power, generated at Niagara Falls, will, be supplied to Toronto on and after Jan- wary 1, 1203, AMONG THE RAILWAYS, Rock Island Will Rua Cheap Excurstona ia ‘The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacite allway, which made a phenontenal sue- cess of cheap exetirston rates Lo Colorado last season, has again asked Its compett- fors In the Wester and Southwestern Passenger associations lo agree upon a series of cheap excursions to and. from Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pieblo, oF the approaching seavon, of the following basis! Tlekets to be so!d from Chicago and all territory. up to Missourl river, Sune 18, 2, July 16, 29 and 29, Aug, 6,13, 29 land 27, at rate of one fare plus $2, oF $3.30 for the round trlp. On July 2-and 9 andl Sept. 3 and 10 a rate of #25 Is to be made from Chicago, and $5 from Missouri river points for the round trip. Intermediate territory will have proportionate rates. Tickets are to be sold from Missourl river points one @ay later (han the dates given above In each case. Proportlonate rates will be made to and from Glenwood Springs, Balt Lake Clty and Ogden, ‘A serles of east-bound excursions fs also proposed, tickets to lie sold from Colorado common’ polnts every ‘Thursday, com. meneing with June 20 up to and including Bept. 12, at a rate of one fare plus & for the round trip. All tickets will be limited for roturn passage to Oct. 31. ‘These rates svill ba tendered connecting ines for bas- ing purposes, whieh will probably insure avery low basis of rates throughout the United States for these excursions. ‘The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific will unquestionably make these rates and arrangements effective, rogardiess of the action of {ts competitors, and will run special trains, only one night out to and from Colorado, on the dates named.—Chi cago Inter Ocean, Probably its many feet enable a gas bill .€a ren'up so rapidly, REEL CHIEF MAY GON McKinley Said to Have Invited Aguinaldo TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES, Reported in Manila ‘That We May Salt fon April 15—Bolloved That a Frocia- mation of Peuce Will Ho Issued by ‘ax eee: iiioceseteee eh il el al. ilies tas that President McKinley has invited Aguinaldo to visit the United States, and that the former insurgent leader may sail from Manila on April 15. Gen- eral MacArthur, when questioned re- garding the rumor, said he had abso- Jutely nothing to communicate, Not Dented in Washington. Washington, D. C., April 5.—The re- port from Manila that the President has invited Aguinaldo to visit the United States, and that he will sail from Manila on April 15, cannot be verified here, but the fact that the re- port is not received with surprise or positively denied justifies the impres- sion given that the suggestion is one originating in Manila, and that it may have been urged upon the War de- partment and the President for early acceptance. Attention is directed by the War department to the fact that great confidence has been placed upon the recommendations of the military authorities, and the Philippine com- mission is dealing with problems as they have arisen, and if General Mac- Arthur has asked that Aguinaldo be allowed to come to Washington to see the President, it is not denied that there may be great probabilities that the recommendation will be carried out. . May Prociaim Teneo In June. Manila, April 5.—A proclamation of peace is expected in June, but the mat- ter is being kept a secret by the au- thorities, who are waiting for the de- velopments expected to follow Agul- naldo’s action in taking the oath of al- legiance. Aguinaldo is preparing manifesto in which he will declare that the war is over and call upon all in- surgent still remaining in the field to lay down their arms and accept the sovereignty of the United States. Agui- naldo is ignorant of American insti- tutions and American history, but he seems to be reasonably open to convic- tion. He fs desirous that the insur- gents’ funds in possession of the Unit- ed States he devoted to the education of the native youth, as bas been sug- gested, MacArthur Keports Surrenders. Washington, D. C., April .—The fol- lowing cablegram has been received at the War department from General MacArthur at Manila: “Brigadier General Robert P, Hughes reports sur- render at Banga, northwest Panay. on March 31, thirty officers, 185 men, 105 rifles. General Kobe reports twenty-one men and twenty-one guns surrendered on March 31, northern Mindanao. Commissary frauds being investigated; not sufficient gravity to cause concern; apparently dite irregu- larity sales savings. Press reports in- gaat aed mialacaing? FLAMES SWEEP FARMS, Prafele Fico Dovastates Dinelet_ and Nwon, 8. D., April 5.—A prairie fire swept over a streteh of country east of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway, starting a few miles southeast of Virgil and traveling north ten or twelve miles, ‘The burned district is two miles wide. Several farmers sut- fered heavy losses, Frank Wood lost his house, barn, and a supply of hay and corn; Arthur ‘Thompson lost a barn, and the immense sheep-sheds on the J. H. Cone ranch, four miles north of Virgil, were destroyed. ‘Thousands of tons of hay were burned. The flames were driven by a gale blowing forty miles an hour. ‘WRiSbAOn ah. tend at Bale Washington, April 5.—Ex-Senator Fohn M, Thurston of Nebraska has been designated as chairman of the St Louis fair commissioners by President McKinley, Mr. Thurston called at the white house with four members of the commission, ex-Senators Lindsay and McBride, ex-Representatives John Allen and John F, Miller of Indiana, and had a briet conference with the president regarding their work, Mr, McKinley announced his selection of ‘Thurston as chairman, and the com- missioners then visited the state de- partment, where the oath of office was administered to them in the presence of Secretary Hay. Duet In a Courtroom, | Cincinnati, 0., April 5—A_ Times- Star special from Chattanooga says: ‘A sensational shooting occurred in Kingston in the courtroom during a session of the court. Sam A. Brazeale and James J. Littleton, prominent at- torneys, fired six shots each at each other. Both were hit, but not seriously hurt. ‘The men are leading Republican politicians in the Second congressional district. ‘The quarrel arose over a speech which Littleton made against Brazeale, who is running for mayor of Kingston. Poth men are under arrest. miiaidtis as tawen | meuanaiaat: New York, April 6.—Harry Bud- worth, the old-time minstrel and vaudeville performer, died last night of hemorrhage of the lings at the home of a friend iu this city. Mr, Bud- worth was over 50, and at one time was one of the most popular members of Haverly's minstrel troupe. Recently he played the vaudeville houses with his wife, Nellie Budworth. PAi.MA CANAL GFFER, haa tnd tt ac tes coc Nc Pease hl ae the Cates states New York, April 4.—A special to the the Herald from Washington says: Specific official denials greeted the published report that J. Plerpont Mor- gan, having discovered a gold mine on the Panama canal route, would head a syndicate to build the canal, and had secured President McKinley's co- operation and the aid of Colombia, De- nials came from the White House, the state department, the Colomblan lega- tion and the French embassy. Most of those who denied the report declar- ed that it was started to make difficult the negotiation of canal treaties by the United States. The new develop- ment in the canal situation is that Minister Silva, who is also Colombian minsiter of foreign affairs, in his memorandum to Secretary Hay has formally agreed on behalf of his gov- ernment to grant the United States @ long lease of the territory through which the canal passes. He states em- phatically, however, that his govern- ment would not be willing to cede sov- ereignty. The lease is to be granted on these terms: ‘The United States shall pay to Colombia in half-yearly installments during the first twenty- five years after the opening of the canal to the public service & share amounting to 5 per cent of its gross income; during a second period of twenty-five years 6 per cent; during a third 7 per cent, and during a fourth 8 per cent, This is on the basis ofa ninety-nine-year lease. The United States guarantees that this share shall be i nno case Jess than $250,000 annu- ally. In case of the issuance of stock, Colombia is to receive a share, based upon that given it by the Panama Canal company, amounting to one- thrteenth of the number of shares {s- sued. Colombia is to receive $250,000 annually for the use of the railroad, Colombian mails, troops and effects be- longing to the republic, and eml- grants to the country up to the number of 2,000 must receive railroad trans- portation free of charge. Colombian vessels are to be allowed freely to use the canal. Finally, Colombia binds herself to grant permission to the French Canal company to negotiate with the United States for the sale of its concession. The concession abso- lutely forbids the company “to cede or mortgage its rights under any con- sideration whatever to another nation or foreign government under penalty or forfeiture.” Senator Hanna's atten- tion was called to the Waldorf-Astoria, last night to the report that J. Pierpont Morgan had formed a syndicate to buy the riguts of the French Panama Canal company and that in conversa- tion with the president and Senator Hanna Mr, Morgan had advocated the abandonment of the Nicaraguan route. “Yes, I have already seen that report,” he said, “and you may say for me that there is not a word of truth In it. Personally, 1 have never expressed a preference for any route, but as for this story, I have never heard of such a thing. If Mr. Morgan is going into the canal business, | am not in his ennai damen:t BULL FIGHTS AT BUFFALO FAIR WI Be Renllsite Exhibitions, with Cruelty Lett Out, New York, April 4—H, F, MeGarvie, President of the Pan-American Conces- sionaires’ association, has just return- cil from Mexico, He said last night at the Hotel Partholdi that President Diaz is in fist rate health, He said there will be bull fighting at the Pan- American exposition, with the blood and eruelty left out, “The Mexican government is sending up i fine exhibit to the streets of Mexi- co, one of the features of the exposi- tion,” said Mr, MeGarvie. “There wil be representatives of all the military organizations of the republic, including the mountain police, who will have brand new uniforms, ‘There willbe a squad of the most expert bull fight: ers and fighting bulls in Mexico, ‘The bulls are the flercest and quickest that can be found. ‘There will be given ‘realistic exhibitions of bull fighting, with the cruelty left ont. The bulls will have full swing, and the toreadors will give exhibitions of horsemanship and dodging in keepiag clear of their ‘sharp horns. Instead of running a blade inio the bull at the point of the contest when the animal usually is killed, the fighter will place a rosette on his hide on the spot where he would maturally eétike’ the bull.” Sagasta Mas Iniluonza, Madrid, April 4.—Premicr Sagasta has been confined to his bed for twelve days with a serious and prolonged at- tack of influenza. His doctors have Prohibited him fvom attending to state affairs and from receiving visitors, ‘They promise unhesitatingly, how- ever, that the venerable chief of the Spanish government, despite his 73 years, will shortly recover his health if he follows their instructions. The queen regent displays deep con- cern and inquires dally regarding bis condition, Thinks Settlement Likely. Liverpool, April 4.—The White Stat line steamer Majestic, which sailed from here to-day for New York, has among her passengers E, P. Morris, the Newfoundland delegate on the French shore question, Mr. Morris sald that, while a settlement had not actually been reached, he was hopeful that they were nearing the end of tho difficulty. DOrley Carto T+ Dena London, April 4.—D'Oyley Carte, the theatrical manager and impresario, dled this morning at Tunbridge Wells, counties of Kent and Surrey. The 80,000 barmaids of Engiang work fourteen hours a day. ‘Theip wages are $2.50 a week and free heer Tt has been estimated that 100,005 of brand new five dollar bills, or Villy of any othier denomination will weigh 2,176 2-3 pounds avoirdupois, “George, dear, you and T would get on better if there were a little mnore give and take between us.” “Humpht ‘A little more give on my part and a little more take on yours, T suppose.” Senator Pettus, who is 80 years ola, says his age is telling against him! “Lean't keep up with the procession,” he says. “I only stagger along.” Oy the other hand, Senator Morgan, who ‘ig 11, is remarkably active and vigor. ous. Geprge B. Cortelyou, the presi. dent's secretary, has entire charge of the proposed 13,100 inile journey of President McKinley around the Uni- ted States. He makes all the ar. rangements as lo trains and hotels and is said to have the time tables at his fingers’ ends. ‘The Niagara Falls Power company now generates 50,00 horse power of electricity and is doubling its. ca- pacity. Grants have been made on the other side of the river which will involve the production of as much more. Now a third company is seek- ing incorporation, which plans to se- eure 100,000 horse power from the river below the falls. It wonld ap. pear the development of electrical power at Niagara Falls is only in its infancy. INDIAN MISSIONARY’S STORY, Choctaws. Little York, Ind., April 1.—(Speclal), ‘Twenty-five years ago the Rev. ¢. H. 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As a result today he subscribed and swore to the declaration on page 11 of my annual report. MacArthur." The oath referred to is as follows: "I hereby renounce all allegiance to any and all so-called revolutionary governments in the Philippine islands and recognize and accept the supreme authority of the United States of America therein; I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to that government; that I will at an times conduct myself as a faithful and law-abiding citizen of the said islands, and will not either directly or indirectly hold correspondence with or give intelligence to an enemy of the United States, nor will I act, harbor or protect such enemy; that I impose upon myself these voluntary obligations without any mental reservations for purpose or evasion, so help me God." Four asterisks in the cablegram mark a passage withheld from publication, about which the officials will say nothing. Washington, April 3.—Notwithstanding the taking of the oath by Aguinaldo he still will be held as a prisoner by General MacArthur. It is possible he may be granted more liberty of action but we will not be afforded complete freedom for the present. The action of Aguinaldo in taking the oath, it is believed at the war department, will have a far-reaching effect in the pacification of the islands. RUSSIA IS THREATENING. Declares Her Intention to Leave Concert of Powers. London, April 5. "The Italian minister at Peking telegrams," says the Rome correspondent of the Daily Mail, "that M. de Giers has threatened that Russia will leave the concert if the powers continue to oppose the Manchurian convention." The Reuter Telegram company has received the following dispatch from Peking, dated April 4: "China's rejection of the Manchurian convention appears to be of a rather temporizing nature, leaving the matter still open to future discussion." "By the end of May," says the Moscow correspondent of the Daily Graphic, "the Russian army in Manchuria will number 300,000 men. It is understood that the Russian minister of war (general Kourouttin) reckons upon the possibility of having to dispatch an army corps south into Corca." The Daily Chronicle publishes the following dispatch from Berlin: "Count von Walderseer has sent an urgent telegram to Emperor William imploring him to endeavor to hasten the negotiations for the withdrawal of the allied troops, on the ground of the war, and to establish allies between soldiers of the different nationalities which might at any moment lead to serious trouble." LI HUNG CHANG LEAVES PEKING. Bellied That the Emperor Is Displeased With His Conduct. Washington, April 4.—Although no official notice has reached here of the reported departure of Prince Li Hung Chang from Peking for Shanghai, the officials are inclined to believe it is true and that Li Hung Chang is really leaving Peking for good and because the emperor is displeased with his conduct of the negotiations. It was known here that when Li Hung Chang was made one of the peace envoys that he was pro-Russian in sentiment, but there was no cause for complaint on that score until the Manchurian agreement came up for consideration. Now it is believed by officials here that Li has proved so earnest an advocate of the Russian cause and has so stronely worked for the signature of the agreement that his own government has felt obliged to deprive him of power to further that agreement. If this understanding is correct it is believed that an effectual check has been administered to Russia in her designs upon Manchuria, for it is thought the emperor of China would scarcely have acted in this summary fashion had he not received assurances of support from some of the other powers. PHILLIPS PAYS $440,000. Takes That Much to Cover His Losses in the Chicago Wheat Pit. Chicago, April 4.—George H. Phillips, whose daring operations in grain have made him the cynosure of all speculative eyes interested in the cereal markets, passed a crisis in his career on the board of trade yesterday. He was driven from the wheat pit, the weakest of his defenses, but stood firm behind the breastworks of corn and oats he has thrown up during the past few weeks. Monday a call for additional margins was made and the young speculator put up $220,000. Tuesday it was reported that an additional call would be made yesterday and that tremendous onslaught, calculated to force him to the wall, would be made by big operators. At the tap of the opening gong yesterday the attack came. Phillips produced $200,000 additional margin money in response to the second call. Severely pressed, he retreated from the wheat pit, after selling 1,500,000 bushels of May wheat at a loss which will probably average 1½ cents per bushel. Dietrich Will Hold His Job. Lincoln, Neb., March 30. —Senator-elect Dietrich announced definitely last night that he would not resign as governor until late in the fall, probably not until after election, barring, of course, an extra session of congress, which he did not regard as probable. Governor Dietrich justified this action by saying he had outlined a plan of state administration which he was anxious to put in effect, and in this he is upheld by Lieutenant Governor Savage. 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She holds back something, loses her head, becomes agitated, forgets what she wants to say, and finally conceals what she ought to have told, and this completely mystifies the doctor. Is it a wonder, therefore, that the doctor fails to cure the disease? Still we cannot blame the woman, for it is very embarrassing to detail some of the symptoms of her suffering, even to her family physician. This is the reason why hundreds of thousands of women are now in correspondence with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. To her they can give every symptom, so that when she is ready to advise them she is in possession of more facts from her correspondence with the patient than the physician can possibly obtain through a personal interview. Following we publish a letter from a woman showing the result of a correspondence with Mrs. Pinkham. All such letters are considered absolutely confidential by Mrs. Pinkham, and are never published in any way or manner without the consent in writing of the patient; but hundreds of women are so grateful for the health which Mrs. Pinkham and her medicine have been able to restore to them that they not only consent to publishing their letters, but write asking that this be done in order that other women who suffer may be benefited by their experience. Mrs. Ella Rice, Chelsea, Wis., writes; "DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:—For two years I was troubled with falling and inflammation of the womb. I suffered very much with bearing-down pains, headache, backache, and was not able to do anything. What I endured no one knows but those who have suffered as I did. I could hardly drag myself across the floor. I doctored with the physicians of this town for three months and grew worse instead of better. My husband and friends wished me to write to you, but I had no faith in patent medicines. At last I became so bad that I concluded to ask your advice. I received an answer at once advising me to take your Vegetable Compound, and I did so. Before I had taken two bottles I felt better, and after I had taken five bottles there was no happier woman on earth, for I was well again. I know that your Vegetable Compound cured me, and I wish and advise every woman who suffers as I did to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Believe me always grateful for the recovery of my health."—Mrs. ELLA RICE, Chelsea, Wis. staining the hands or spotting the vessel. Colors more goods than others and colors silk, wool or cotton at one boiling. 100 per package. Sold by druggists or sent by mail, postage paid. MONIKOE DRUG CO., Unionville, Mo. EDUCATE YOUR BOWELS Don't neglect the slightest sign of irregularity but see that you have at least one natural, easy movement a day. Pills, salts and black draughts are dangerous because they strain and weaken the bowels. 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