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IOWA J. H. Mixon, Jeweler, No. 312 West Third street, tunes Piano and repairs Organs. Mr. Charles Roy has returned from Algona and will remain here indefinitely. Miss Nora McKee of Adel is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Roy of 1222 Pleasant street. by the The m East Si This is but the several ed them and tim ECUM --- VOL. 8. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. @ BROUGHT ON FRIDAY BY THE BYSTANDER PUBLISHING COMPANY, FIFTH AND LOUSER, MOOR STREET, LOUISVILLE, KOWA *PROSE* 500. @ NORMAL PAPER OF THE AFRICAN PRODUCT ASSOCIATION OF IOWA. @ NORMAL PAPER OF THE NOST WORSEFUL PUBLISHING COMPANY OF IOWA. A. F. & A. M. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year..... 81.10 Six months..... 75 Three months..... 70 All subscription payable in advance. J. L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. Send money by post, fax, order, money order, expense or grant, to the IOWA BRANCH BYPHAN- MER Publishing Company. Communications must be written on one side of the paper only and be of interest to the bill. "Brancher" is a registered number. We are not reprinted manuscript, an- nouncement or portrage stamp. CITY NEWS Mra. W. H. Humbard is quite ill at this writing. Mra. Ross Fitch is confined at her home with fever. Atty. Geo. H. Woodson was a business caller in our city this week. Mr. John Walker made a business trip to Osceola, once his home. Mra. H. W. Hughes will spend next week at Boone visiting friends and relatives. Mra. G. A. Pergerson left Tuesday to visit two or three weeks with relatives in Davenport. Pressley Jackson, who has been in South Dakota for the past two months, returned to the city last week. Rev. Ms. L. J. Phillips will presach Sunday, both morning and evening, while the reverend is at Conference. Messera. J. H. Shepard and Wm. Coulson left Wednesday for Chicago as attend the General Conference of the A. M. E. Church. Miss Edna Holt of Keokuk is enjoying a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. I. Holt. She will leave soon for her home. She is a niece of Mr. Holt. Harding Ice Cream is always best and suits the people. Phones 647. 762 Ninth street. Mrs. Wm. Buckner last left Sunday evening for Moberly, Mo., on the excursion, to visit her father, from there she will go to St. Louis to see the Veil of Prophet. Mrs. Wm. Fletcher received the sad news of the death of her mother at Lincoln, Nebr., Friday. Mrs. Fletcher left Saturday morning for that city. Mr. Edward Simmons of Sandwich, Ill., and Miss Ella May Franklin of Des Moines will be married Tuesday evening, September 24th, at 9 o'clock at Rev. Lomneck's church, School and B streets. Mr. Murphy has purchased A. Pierson's interest in the barber shop at Third and Walnut streets, and has taken possession of the same. The Messers, Weeks and Huston will remain in his employment. Miss Zella Davis and her mother left last Saturday evening over the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad for Chicago, where they will remain a short time and then go to Pan-American Exposition to spend their vacation. Mrs. Edwards, Dr. A. G. Edwards' wife, arrived in our city last week. They have a nite suite of rooms adjoining the doctor's office at 764 W. Ninth street, upstairs. The doctor has nicely furnished office rooms and seem to be doing fairly well, considering the short time he has been here. When in Oskaloosa, Iowa, stop at Mr. Peter Williams, No. 216 North A street, for good meals and room. John L. Thompson made a visit to Cascade on legal business Frieay. After a week's stay in Clarinda Mr. Wm. Rusa returned to the city. He has concluded to not move his family to that city. There is no place like the Capital City. Miss Glass, the youngest daughter of Mr. Joen Glass, arrived in the city last week to live here. Mrs. Glass will come this week, and they will make their home on Sixth and University. We welcome the family here and trust that they will like Des Moines. Mr. J. T. Blagburn is remodling his house. He is having the whole house overhaul and enlarged, making it two and one-half stories high and modern in looks. When completed it will be one of the nicest homes in the city. Among those who went to St. Joseph and Kansas City on the excursion last Saturday night were the Messrs. A. Birney, Eugene McCraven, Mrs. A. Hall, Mrs. J. F. Blagburn and children and Miss Mary Montague. They all returned home Tuesday morning, except Eugene McCraven who stoped at St. Joseph. President of Christian Weking Club: Please express to the officers and members of the club my sincere thank and deep appreciation of their beautiful gifts bestowed upon me on my birthday. I assure that these gifts will be highly cheerished, and on behalf of myself and wife kindly allow me to thank you all once more and to wish that the Christian Working Club may have long life and prosper. Lewis COURTNEY. PLATFORM MEETING. The platform meeting which was held last Sunday at the A. M. E. church was well attended. The meeting was presided over by the pastor, Rev. L. J. Phillips. The music was furnished by the East Side Baptist church choir. This is a newly organized choir, but they did well. There were several speakers and each acquitted themselves, giving good words and timely advice. ECUMENICAL CONGRESS. The closing of the great gathering of Methodist, so recently held in London, was represented by more than 50 delegates from the different branches of the church, and while in London under the protection of the British crown, they told England the true story of the cruel hand of lynching and murdering of innocent men, women and children in America, and how they were driven from their homes simply because of color. We are glad that the true facts were made known in England, as the white American newspaper's reports are often bias. HOME VISITOR'S EXCURSION TO OHIO AND INDIANA. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1901. A grand opportunity to visit your old home at a very small expense. On September 17th and 24th, October 1st, and 8th, the BURLINGTON ROUTE will sell tickets to nearly 400 cities and towns in Ohio and Indiana. These tickets are sold at greatly reduced rates, and are good to return anytime within 20 days from date of sale. The route is through Peoria except on October 1st tickets will be sold via Beardstown to certain points. Full information at city ticket office 400 Locust St. F. L. Gannaway City Passenger Agent, Des Moines, Iowa. Human Nature Exemplified. Buman Nature Exhibition. An Atchison father who has a lazy, worthless son sent him adrift on Saturday at noon, saying he never wanted to se him again. The young man mother carried on in a pitiful way, but the father was inexorable, the young man must get out and shift for him self. The young man went away saying he would return a rich man someday and make his father ashamed of himself. His mother said he was a noble boy, and swoooned. That night at 6 o'clock the kitchen door opened softly, and the young man came in carrying a small armful of wood. When supper was ready he took his usual place at the table, and ate with his accustomed appetite. The father said nothing, but the mother waited on her son with unusual care, as though he had returned with the fortune he had talked about at noon—Atchison Globe To-day the honor and glory of this nation is blackened with the weeds of woe and shame and consternation, sits hand in hand with anguish in the homes of the American people. All the vaunted freedom of America is enslaved by the cruel hand of crime, and now our grand old flag with all its clustered glories, with its cheerished memories and proud victories is floating to-day in the breeze at half mast, in mourning because our chief executive was killed by an assassin's hand. This is the third time within almost a quarter century that our presidents have answered death's call by the cruel hands of assassians; Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley. The best three and most beloved of all the presidents. The three typical Americans. The whole civilize world feels the shock. Our nation mourns the president, the people mourn the man, and we all extend our tears to the grief stricken and sad sorrowing wife, in this her hour of sorrow, for we can but little realize the real suffering of his beloved wife, who had depended upon him so long. We cannot eulogize or give praise enough for the life of such a noble man to humanity. It is true that the man is dead, but the christian love, heroic fortitude, noble manhood and pure character will shine brighter as the ages passes. Upright, genial, tender and wise historians will write him down as one of the greatest men that America has produced; a character so unique in its symmetry, splendid in its beauty, magnificent in its strength and stainless in its purity. BURLINGTON, IOWA The weather is much cooler. Rv. Donglass has returned after an extended visit to Keokuk, and La Grange, Hannibal and other Missouri towns. He will leave Thursday the 19th for Louisiana, Mo. Mrs. Wilson of Keokuk left Thursday for Ft. Madison. The J. G. T. gave the last excursion of the season Thursday night, and many enjoyed a trip on the steamer Nantilus and barge. The wedding of Mr. Benjamin Wheeler and Liss Lena King occurred at the home of Mrs Emma Warfield Thursday night at 9 o'clock. Mr. Matthew Ross was grooms-man and Mrs. Emma Warfield bridles-man-Rev. J. W. Smith offlated; after which an excellent supper was srived. Mr. M. L. Mackay spent Friday and Tatday in Oskaloosa. Rev. Jas. Higgins prescheduled his farewell sermon to a large audience Sunday night, at St. John's A. M. E. church. The farewell concert given in honor of Rev. Higgins and wife Monday night was greeted by a crowd of interested bearers, The program was excellent. A reception was given after the rendering of the program. Rev. J. Higgins and wife lets Tuesday for Chicago to attend the Iowa A. M. E. Conference. Rev. Higgins has been a faithful and persistent worker, and all regret to see him leave. Mrs. Raskins of Davenport, Misses Lucille and Nellie McCillan, Lucy Woods, Stewart and Mrs. Jones of Ft. Madison and Mrs. Elliott of Wichita, Kansas were the guests of Mrs. Grace Allen for a few days. Mrs. Smith of 834 Valley street is very sick. Mrs. J. W. Cartes returned home Friday from a delightful visit to the Pan-Virgian Exposition. Mr. J. W. Mackay spent Thursday in Centerville on business. Mr. Edward Johnson, formerly of this city, is an employee in the Keokuk hotel at Keokuk. Candidate Not Tall Enough A young woman at Conway Springs, Kan., advertised for a husband and the advertisement was answered by a young farmer living near Pratt. Correspondence followed and in time the pair became engaged. Recently the young fellow went to see his lady love for the first time. When he arrived at her house and before he could salute her she scanned him over critically and said: "I can never marry you. You are three inches shorter than my ideal and we never could live happily." And that ended the affair. OTTUMWA NEWS. Rev. Underwood of Ft. Madison passed through our city last week, on his way to the national convention of the Second Baptist church, which will be held in Cleveland, Ohio. While here he called on Atty. S. E. Holton. Mr. Ames Jefferson and several of our young men went to St. Paul last Saturday. Rev. J. H. Jones will leave for Emporia Kansas for a week or so. Rev. S. M. Arthur of Centerville will hold services Sunday. Rev. Arthur is a fine speaker, come out and hear him. Rev. S. S. Miller, the state missionary, is in our S. C. and will remain over Sunday. Mr. Samuel Harper has been very sick with fever, but is now out again. All who do not get the BESTANDER please call at Atty. S. E. Holton's office and he will have it sent to you for $1.50 per year. Subserve and find out the Ottumwa news among the colored people. Mr. Frank King of Chicago is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry King. He will locate in Believeon a far for his future home. Mrs. James Hamilton has returned home again from her long visit with relatives, friends in Des Moines. Mrs. Hamilton says Des Moines is a fine place but she would rather be in Ottumwa. Miss Geneva Cagney is on the sick list. S. E. Holton made a good talk last night to the colored people of Ottumwa and Keb. SIOUX CITY ITEMS. Rev. T. A. Clark has gone to Chicago to attend the general conference. Misses Lettie Mitchell and Mary Kinney are down from Tankton, S. D., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford. Miss Edith Waskins has returned from Sloux Kapids, where she has been visiting her father Isaac Watkins. Miss Myrtle Porter of Atchison, Kansas is visiting her aunt Mrs. Maggie Thompson. Miss Josephine Protran left last Wednesday for St. Paul, Minn., where she was called by the illness of her sister Mrs. Bertha Oraford. Master Henry Koss has arrived from Winnebago, Minn., to spend the winter with his grand mother Mrs. Robert Herns. Mrs. Kate Miner returned to Wyandotte Kansas, after spending a few days visiting Mrs. Fred Baker. Mrs. Rashee Harral and daughter Lena of Pleere, S. D. are visiting friends in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee have bought a lot out on Rose Hill and are building a ooey little home, which they will soon move to. They believe in the old adage, "a long headed man pays no rent." Mr. and Mrs. Algee have moved from Manilla, Iowa to our city where they will reside in the future. Mr. C. E. Stubblefield has been appointed on the mail carriers force and he will be the senior substitute after Oct 1st. There was a surprise party on Mrs. Kate Miner last Wednesday evening, and all reported a good time. Mrs. Robert Cage who has been quite sick with the quinny is getting alon nicely. There was a grand rally at the Mt. Zion Baptist church Sunday and little over three hundred dollars was raised to pay on the church debt. Rev. E. D. Wilson, who is pastor, has struggled hard to raise the sum and has been successful in his grand effort. He is noted for clearing debts, and is a great worker both spiritually and financially. He has been successful in clearing as many as fifty churches during his time in the ministry. Would that we had more such faithful workers in our vineyards, our churches would prosper both spiritually and financially. OHIO & INDIANA HOME VISITOR'S Excursions, Via the BURLINGTON ROUTE, at very low rates. Tickets on sale Sept. 17th & 24th, and Oct. 1st & 8th, or on such dates as will enable passengers to pass through the eastern 7ate way by evening of those dates. The route is through Peoria, except on Oct. 1st, tickets may be sold via Beardstown to certain points. All tickets good for return 30 days from date of sale, if deposited with destination agent within twenty-four hours after arrival. For further information call on any C. B. & Q. agent for rates and particular, or address, J. M. Bechtel, Div. Pass. Agt. Burlington, Iowa. An Old Lady's Mistake Cardinal Gibbons was formerly a frequent visitor to Cape May and usually took long walks morning and afternoon by the seashore. He always wore his cardinal's skull cap of scarlet silk, of which an inch or so showed below the rim of his silk hat. One afternoon he while he was on the board walk an old lady stopped him and said: "Excuse me, sir, but the lining of your hat has slipped down in the back." The cardinal thanked her gravelly, but as soon as she left laughed heartily as her mistake. Bird Fans in Vogue The newest and prettiest fan is quite small and composed of feathers from the breast of ... pheasant or the peacock. At the same time the tiny fan of lace or painted gauze, elaborately spangled, holds its own in fashion's favor. As a matter of fact, really good fans never look old-fashioned, and one wonders why a girl who has a large sum to expend upon her trousseau does not invest in a beautiful fan—a genuine antique, if possible; if not, a modern work of art. Types on the Webster Farm The trees now growing on the farm (near Franklin, N. H. More Daniel Webster was born are to be cut up into friction matches, a manufacturing company having paid $2,800 for the standing timber upon it. The legislature of New Hampshire refused at its late session to pay $3,000 for the entire farm, though many patriotic citizens of the state petitioned to have it preserved as a perpetual memorial of New Hampshire's greatest son. Birds Which Rise Early. The greendinch is the earliest riser among the bird family. It begins to pipe about 1 o'clock in the morning. The blackcap begins at 2:30. It is nearly 4 o'clock before the blackbird appears. It is heard half an hour before the thrush, and the chirp of the robinb begins about the same length of time before that of the wren. The house sparrow and the tomtit take the last stage of the list. Commands Polar Expedition Emperor William appointed Professor Erich Drygalski to command the German south polar expedition. The objective point of the expedition is Kerguelen and thence southward. In case the south polar land is discovered a scientific station is to be erected and maintained for at least one year. The expedition must return in the spring of 1904 at the latest. Blading an Agreement in China having his Agreements in bank. When you engage a servant or make a barrang, the fact is not considered binding until "the fasting penny has been paid. Although his bad faith is notorious in some matters, yet, to do him justice, when once this coin has been paid by you the Chinaman, coolie or shopman will generally stick to his bargain, even if the result to him be loss. Wives of Henry VIII. Three of the six wives of Henry VIII, of England bore the name of Catharine, viz.: Catharine of Aragon, his first wife; Catharine Howard, his fifth, and Catharine Farr, his sixth and last, who survived him several years. The others were Ann Boleyn, his second; Jane Seymour, the third; and Ann of Cleves, the fourth. Serving Fruit Row. Three points must be observed in serving the raw fruit; first, it must be ripe; second, free from any indications of decay or fermentation, and last, but not least, to enhance the enjoyment of this delightful gift of nature it must be served ice cold. A suggestion of green adds greatly to the enjoyment of the fruit. An Enormous Diamond. The largest cut diamond belongs to the Rajah of Mattan (Borneo), its weight being 376 carats and its value about $25,000,000. The second largest cut diamond is the Star of the South, found by a poor negress in Brazil. It weighs 254 carats and was once known as the Dudley diamond. A Burning Coal Mine: The "burning mountain" of Montet, in Aveyron, France, which is often mistaken for an active volcano, because a pillar of cloud rises from it by day and a pillar of fire by night, is in reality a coal mine which has been burning for several years. Test for Diamonds. For diamonds a good test is that of hardness. A genuine diamond cannot be sacrificed by a file or by quartz, and a ruby should stand a similar test; but emerald is not much harder than quartz and cracks easily. Do Not Gratify Weakness If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil; his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.—William Penn. Placer Miner Is a Girl. In the Molave desert mining camp of Burstun, Cal., Miss Short, 16 years old has taken the chinches of chimneys the arbs all the dirt that washes and is said to average $6 a day. Swissa Ride UnisB: The Swiss Rifle Union has no less than 4,000 sections spread all over the country, with a total of 120,000 members, says a Lucerne correspondent. Every fourth year this union organizes a grand rifle meeting, at which prizes are given. --- No.15. A Surreal Dead. A curious deed is on file in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, according to the Sunbury Republican. It bears date of October 9, 1792. In a series of whereas it traces the ownership of the land conveyed from the Creator of the earth, "by parole and livery of seismi did enfoff the parents of mankind, to-wit, Adam and Eve, of all that certain tract of land called and known in the planetary system as the earth," down through the ages to the maker of the deed. Great Britain's Population Great Britain and Ireland, according to the compiled census returns, has a population of about 42,000,000. The exact figures are: England, 30,805,458; Wales, 1,720,609; Scotland, 4,471,967; Ireland, 4,456,546; the Isle of Man, 54,758; and the Channel Islands, 95,841, making a total of 41,605,177. To this is added an estimate of 400,000 for the men in the army, navy and merchant service abroad and for the troops serving in South Africa. Old Style Comes Back Glazed chints in exact reproduction of the patterns in use forty years ago is again coming into favor for wall and furniture covering and is exceedingly quaint and cool looking with trails of old-fashioned flowers on a chalk white background. This material is exceedingly durable and after a couple of years' service for furniture covering, it may be reglazed and is as good as new. Ornamental Designing The trades in which the ornamental designer is chiefly employed are the various branches of the textile industry, as the manufacture of cotton prints, carpets, curtain materials, dress goods, etc., and also wall paper and oll-cloth. The salary of a designer of course varies according to his capabilities, but one with artistic taste and originality is always well paid. Chair of Historical Research The Italian government has created at the Royal University in Rome a chair for the advancement of historical research in connection with medieval and modern art. The new chair was created through the efforts of Prof. Venturt, who for the last eleven years has been in charge of the medieval and modern art classes at the university. Two Calamitous Fires The two most calamitous fires ever known anywhere in the world occurred in the United States within thirteen months of each other. In the first of these, in Chicago, on October 8-9, 1871, the property loss was $300-000,000, and in the second, in Boston, November 9, 1872, $80,000,000 of property was consumed. United States Cities. The census taken on June 1, 1900, gives the population of the ten largest cities in the United States as follows: New York, 3,437,202; Chicago, 1,698, 575; Philadelphia, 1,293,697; St. Louis, 575,238; Boston, 560,892; Baltimore, 508,987; Cleveland, 381,768; Buffalo, 352,387; San Francisco, 342,782; Cincinnati, 325,920 An Invisible Ink. Among the Romans an invisible ink was made with the milky juices of certain plants. Its manufacture was a state secret, death being denounced to any who should disclose it, and all important dispatches from the capital to the provinces, or vice versa, were written in this ink. Date of Shakespeare's Birth Considerable uncertainty prevails regarding the date of Shakespeare's birth. Tradition points to April 23, old style, corresponding to our May 5th, as the date. This is in accord with the statement made by the late Sir Walter Besant in his magazine article. A. Big Boss Tree. There is a rose tree with a trunk two feet and nine inches in circumference, in a Ventura garden, in California. It is a Lamarque, has been growing a quarter of a century, and yielded over 21,000 blooms in 1895. Planting Rubber Trees The rubber trees is to be introduced into India by the British government The Mexican rubber tree has been selected as the best, and a large shipment of seeds has just been made to Madras. CHURCH AND CLERGY The Rev. 4. G. Fitzgerald, D. D., has been pastor of the Third United Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, for 25 years. The Rev. C. S. Abbott, pastor of Christ church, Newark, N. J., has completed a quarter of a century as pastor of the church. The Rev. A. C. Eggleston of Windsor, Conn., has accepted the position of financial secretary of Wesleyan academy at Wilberham, Mass. He has been a trustee of the academy for many years. I acme ees iB 7 eee i = 4 2s oT. : iy SENT ns A CRS EN RT ana Te Soe sie a Towa State Bystander. gy BYSTANDER PUD. 00. DES MOINES, -- - ‘IOWA SERVICES AT CAPITOL. ‘They Consisied of a Prayer, an Ad- peneisted oF Oey services at the capitol over the re- mains of the late President McKin- Jey yesterday were simple and beau: wiful. “hey were of the form pre- seribed in the Methodist church. Two hymns, a prayer, an address and a benedietion comprised a. of it, yet the impression left at the end’ was of perfection. At twenty minutes to 11 o'clock the cabinet entered and were seated te the south of the platform, and then to the strains of “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” by the marine band out: side, the casket was borne into the rotunda. General Gillespie and Colonel Bing- ham ed the way, and every one arose. ‘Lae guard of honor on either side separated and the casket was placed gently upon the catafalque. Next came members of the family of the deceased, Abner MeKinley Tead- ing. They were seated near the head of the casket. Mrs. McKinley was not present. Senator Hanna was with the family party. Next the diplo- auatie corps entered, all in full court regalia, and were seated to the south. Former President Cleveland with Gen= eral Wilson, his escort, sat in the first row. Lastly came President Roosevelt, escorted by Captain Cowles and preceded by Mr. Cortel- You, secretary to the president. He was given a seat at the end of the row ocenpied by the cabinet, just xouth of the casket. Mr. Roosevelt's face was set and he appeared to be restraining his emotions with diffi- culty. When the noise occasioned by seat- ing the late comers has ceased a hush fell upon the people and then the choir softly sang “Lead. Kindly Light,” Bishop Newman's divine an- them, while every one stood in re- verence. At the conclusion of the hymn Rev. Dr. Henry Naylor. presiding elder of ‘the Washington district M. E. church, delivered the invocation, while the distingaished company lstened with bowed heads. ‘As the pastor ceased the voices of the choir swelled forth. and the rich soprano notes of Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes led the hymn, “Some ‘Time We'll Understand.” ‘The music was remarkably effective and touching as the notes came back in soft echoet from the fullness of the dome over head. As soon ax the hymn ceased Bishop Edward G. Andrews of the svethodist Episcopal chureh, who had come from Ohio to say the last words over the remains of his life-long friend and parishioner, arose. Ho stood at the head of the casket and spoke in sympathetic voice, and with many evidences of deep emotion ‘The acoustic qualities of the rotunda do not favor such addresses and although the bishop spoke in clear and firm tones the rippling echoes from each side made it difficult for those a short distance from him to cateh bis svords. ‘The address lasted only a bare quarter of an hour. As the bishop conehuded every one in the vast. ro- tunda rose and. the choir, intoning the air, hundreds of voices joined in the grand old hymn, “Nearer, My) God to Thee.” Té was an effecting moment. In the midst of the singing Admiral Robley Evans, advancing with silent tread, placed ‘a beautiful blue floral cross’ at the foot of the casket. The last notes died away softly and with uplifted hands the bene- diction was pronounced by Jtev. W. Mf. Chapman, acting pastor of the Metropolitan’church. ‘This ended the religious service. ‘The fnueral train bearing the re- mains of the dead president started for Canton last night at $220, It will reach Canton at 11 o'clock. London, Sept. 20.—The Doers have captured 290 British troops ind three uns at Sheeper's Nek. A dispatch from Lord Kitchener. trom’ Pretoria; dated. Sept. Ih an Toe es innt the Boers, Sept, 17, au reated chiee companies of inounted Piawirg, with three guns, command ta by Major Gough: in the vicinity of Shedhor Nek “Afier severe fightin The Miritish were overpowers! amd 18S, rete owt the aignts and breech thoclte of Ghich sere Arst destroyed. eo oflecrs and fourteen men were fata’ aad vo: olteers and exon: fee mee woundea. “Fire omtvers. au Ted moa sure wads frisosers, Mejor Gough who escaped Uuving thé night, es Vas dae sees Mamoored Teoma cee and chat wer wer" setiended by Geveral Botha, Quedies, Sop: 18--Amidst the boom: ing of elanoe and the whistling of wh decds of steam vennels, hele covet Mghnosees: the Duke. and. Duchess of Via secived hare om epbedulo tite tn beard hin majcnty'e, otenmship Gpneee the ‘aecival of thelr royal Tiohaeeooe won selinesned by the Inte Le Soed cast won ever 35 this ety. ‘As the Ophir and escort arrived in Poor's Coral Gatate wae fvod trom Per ieee aed ons trom tne eiphtinch guns and ene from the citadel. After Ene salate the Ophit. and. s. frigate haffmasted the Stars and Stripes out ‘of respect to the deceased president. fae averse: general of Cane ada, and Sir Wilfred Laurier, premier of Canada, boarded the Ophir and had SOBA thterriew with the Duke of Setven cad vork. Gn their return to shore a salute was fired from the fo mics Goneral Daniel KE. Sickles of New ‘York withdrew from the fight, leay: Ang the field to Stewart and Torrance. ‘The balloting stood 230 to 476 in favor of Torrance, when Commande: Wagner, whe had ‘the Stewart inter- ests in hand, moved to make the nom Saation weanimous. MOMAN'S BODY FOUND. Grewsome Discovery Made By Worklng- ‘men Near Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa, Sept, 17.—The body of ‘a woman in’an advanced stage of de- ‘composition was found in a clump of high weeds southeast of the city by farm hands who were cutting corn in a field. Attracted by the stench the men penetrated the thicket and found the body stretched on its back, the arms and legs stretched out. The condition of the body indicates an ex- posure of six or eight weeks. The weeds had grown about the form and any signs of a struggle which may have existed were obliterated. ‘The woman was well and — stylishly dressed, her long black lair dishev- eled, Her hat was found near the body. No weapons or papers were found and identification és impossible on account of the advanced stage of decomposition. No one is missed cout here, so far as known, and the ren.est mystery surrounds the case. Circumstances point toward the nec- essity for a careful investigation, ‘The place where the body was found is a lonely, unfrequented spot south- east of Borest cemetery, $00 feet from the public road, iu high weeds at the side of a plum thicket, Abso- Tutely no clue exists as to the iden- tity of the corpse or the manner of death. The body was that of a me- dium sized woman, and the hair indi- cated youth. She wore a woolen skirt, plaid shirt waist covered by a vest like a male’s garment, a small jacket, summer hat, trimmed, and Saak walking ahoes: DEDICATE JENNIE WADE MONUMENT Iowa Women Condacted Vrogram ‘Car- rled Oat xt Natlonal Cemetery. Gettysbura, Pa.. Sept. 18.—The dedi- cation of the Jeany Wade monument took place yesterday in the National cemetery here, ‘The monument was erected by the women’s relief corps ‘of lowa to the memory of the only avoman killed during the battle of Gettysburg. ‘The shaft is twelve feet in height and is surmounted by a fine statue of Jennie Wade. ‘The inscription on the face of the monument is ‘Jennie Wade, killed July 3, 1863, while making bread for union soldiers.” On the opposite side appears: “Erected by the Women’s Relief Corps of Jowa, A. D. 1901.” ‘The Wade family motto, “Whatso- ever God willeth must be, though a nation mourns,” is on the third side, and on the remaining side the simple epitaph “She hath done what she could.” ‘Those who took part in the pro- gramme are all Iowa ladies, Mrs, Sadie I, James of Centerville, depart ment president; Georgia B. Worke of Davenport, Mrs. Colonel” Springer, Mrs, Springer Snyder and Georgia Wade McClellan of Denison, a sister of the dead girl; Mrs. Margaret FP. Hinman of Belmond, Mrs. Joan Allen of Davenport and “freasurer Stella Plopper of Towg Falls. nnn Tate Did CRIMINAL. SOE Orr ee arate, Des Moines, Sept. 18—Judge Con- rad, in his instructions to the grand jury, declared that fully 90 per cent of ail crime is attributable to liquor. Te enjoined the jury to spare no ef- forts in searching out and investigat- ing all illicit sales of liquor in the city. He urged that the slightest vio- Iation of the law be taken into ac- count and indictments returned. His condemnation of the alleged prac- tices of some drug stores in the matter of selling liquor was most se- vere, and he urged the jury to take the matter up as soon as ‘the cases of confined persons were disposed of, His stricture upon gambling and upon houses of ill fame were searcely less severe, and he urged that all of these violations of the Jaw be carefully in- Festigated, “Above all, is it my pur- pose to stop the illegal sales of liq- hor," said Judge Conrad, “and it is the duty of the court and grand jury to seo that all such sales are punishi- ed to the fullest extent of the law.” wonbnannid Guktennowe: ‘The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers’ 20th Century Collossus has had a successful eareér in New York city the past three years, since the Rarnum & Bailey Show was taken to Europe. It is owned by the same persons, and has been accepted in New York as the representative and only metropolitan elreus exhibition, and its succes: has been besond meas: vure greater than that attained by [any other eireus now in this country. It is is plensant fact to contemplate that whon these shows are here they Will be seen precisely the same as they were at Madison Square Garden, New York City: tne sume shows that caused the New York papers to unite in saying they were unquestionably the greatest ever seen Without any exception whatever. ‘Their date at Des Moines is Saturday, September 21, Seta'w Glrte Hair on Fire. Sious City, Sept. 17—Lottie Mur- ray, aged 13, was the vietim of a Dratal attack in broad day, made by a thief who entered the house after ns: certaining that she was alone. Ie Gragied her abdut by the hair, then Set her tresses on fire, after which he eut them of, He choked her into in- Sensibility, ‘ehloroformed) her and robbed the, house. W. 1b, King ie Recovering. Newton, Sept. 17—-W. H. 1. King, ‘one of the prominent, business men of this city, who was trampled almost to death by horscs a week ago, is out (of danger now and will recover.” IIis Oe en acs TalpneulOne. Suce For Funcial expenses. Sioux City, Sept. 14.—A ease involv- ‘man Catholic offices at a funeral is on ‘trial, Rev. Father Daignault, pastor ‘of the French Catholic church, sues the estate of Victoria Brughier for $75 for the services of himself and his choir and for the candles and in- cense burned at her funeral. The ad- ministrator claims the charge is, ex- cessive and resists its payment, The priest testified that ttle or nothing ix charged for the rites over « poor person, but when a first class funeral ‘fs given to a person money charges ee adie, QUEER DEFECT IN STATUTE. petation Ouly:, Des Moines, Sept. 20—A strange oversight in the laws relating to Duflding and loan associations has come to light. It has been discovered that “an individual or a partnership can transact a building and Joan busi- ness in Iowa without being obliged to comply wth the building and loan laws. ‘The statutes on this subject apply solely to corporations. ‘Phe discovery was made in dispos- ing of the question whether the Home Co-Operative company of Kansas City. Mo., could transact a building and Joan business in Iowa. Not long ago, it came to the knowledge of Auditor Merriam. that the company was dis- tributing literature and preparing to transact business in Iowa that was to all intents and purposes a building and loan business. As the concern had not complied with the building and loan laws he wrote E. D. Beards- ley, the local manager, that this could not be permitted unless there was compliance witn the reqnirements of the code respecting building and loan corporations. The defense of the local manager and of the company was that the Home Co-operative company was a Partnership and not a corporation and hence did not come under the building and loan statutes. ‘The mat- ter was referred to Attorney General Mullan. He has rendered an opinion that no law exists to. prevent the partnership from transacting a build- ing aud loan business if it sees fit to do so. Corporations only are referred to in the Inws relating to building and loan associations. ‘The attention of the legislature will be called to this evident over- sight. which leaves a wide loophole for the introduction of building and loan methods. Attorney General Mullan said yesterday he hoped when the Ievisiatire met to have the law so completely safeguarded that it would. be impossible for either an individual or a partnership to tran- sact building and loan business, save under the regulations imposed on in- corporated building and loan organi- bh fie WILL SPEND 825,000. State Falr Aptoointion to Pave Streste ana Baila Walle Des Moines, Sept, 20.—It thas been ‘decided by the executive committee fof the state agricultural depart- ment to spend about $25,000 of the $40,000 cash on hand in the state fair treasury on permanent improve- ments.” It is proposed to pave that part of the main rond leading from the west entrance to the grand stand, south to the main road from Gran. avenue, thence cast to the fork waich ning southwest and south to the Rock Island; down this paving will be placed past’ the office of the seere- tary. Walks will be built from, the Rock Island gate and the gate where the street car terminal is to the brick paving at the secretary's office, Walks Will be made six-feet in wideh, with cement bane, Figures will be sceured at once for the cost of this work It is not known exactly, but will be considerable. Tt was decided also te erect two additional toilet rooms, One will be for campers and one built down by the stock barns, ‘The com: mittee has bought the. manufactur- crs building and will open manufac. turers’ classes for all comers, Build- ings east of the seeretary’s office will be converted into restaurants, Furth- er improvements are in view. Don Wall OF EWEN Men. Cedar Falls, Sept. 14.—A trial test was given a new machine on the Fields farm with satisfactory results. ‘The machine was a corn harvester and shocker, The harvester cuts and shocks 100 hills of corn in three min. Utes, A record of two minutes and twenty seconds was made here. ‘The test was made under the direction of a traveling inan. This is the fest Shocker placed on the market. One than with a team will do the work of a score of men with corn knives, Victim of w Live Wire. Clinton, Sept. 16—Charles MeMa- hon, a well known eitizen and super- intendent of construction for. the Towa Telephone company, was badly hurt, and possibly fatally, by being caught by a live wire, He'was up on f high pole assisting in stringing new Cables, when a dead telephone wire Aropped upon a live electric Tight wire, He took hold of the wire and Feeeived u shoek that rendered hii insensible, He was equipped with a belt preserver, which held him in place {ill help Was called, He is ina critical coneiiion, Dellnerate Suicide in ® Saloon. Sioux City, Sept. 16.—A- stranger entered a saloon here aud ordered a glass of beer. When it was served, he emptied the contents of a bottie into it and drank it. In a few ming uites the police picked him upon the Sidewalk, and an hour later he was A corpse atthe police station, “Ie had taken poison, | Papers on his pers son showed his name to be Max have tan, He was a solicitor. No eause for ihe deed is known, Si Lace emma Tock Rapids, Sept. 18—Two men Rave been arrested here on suspicion Of being iinplicated in the postotice robbery at Alford in this county a short, time ago. ‘They had a cigar box full of postage stamps whieh they attempted to dispose of at one of the saloons here. The bartender took ove of the stamps and called ir a police officer and their arrest fol: lowed, Deputy United States Mar shal ‘Fraey was notified and took the prisoners to Sioux City. Gi bhot iy Nanter. Dubuque, Sept. 14.-~Twelve-year-old Evalyn Majerous, of Mosalem town- ship, as a result of a hunting ace dent, received the contents of i shot. gun in her shoulder. ‘The child's an. juries while of a very serious nature may not, in the opinion of the attend. ing surgeon, result in death. ‘The ae. cident happened ax follows: Little Evalyn lives with her parents on a farm and she was out gathering eggs, While busy at her work, two hunters approached unseen and, seeing some rabbits, fired, never dreaming that a human being’ lay directly in the path ‘of thelr nite; LAST TRIBUTE TO DEAD One Hundred Thousand People at ‘Canton on Thursday. Canton, O., Sept. 20.—Wth majestic solemnity, surrounded by his coun- trymen and his townspeople, inthe presence of the president of the Uni- ted States, the cabinet, justices of the United States supreme court, seaators and representatives in con- cress, the heads of the military and naval establishments, the governors of states and a great concourse of people who had known and loved him, all that was mortal of the third president to fall py an assassin’s bullet was yesterday committed to the grave, “it was a spectacle of mournful grandeur. Canton ceased to be a town and swelled to the pro- portions of a great city. From every city and hamlet in Onio, from the remote corners of the south and from the east and west, the human tide flowed imto the town until 100, 000 people were within its gates to vay thelr Jast tribute to the fallen ‘The funeral procession was very imposing and ineluded not only the representatives of ihe army and pavy of the United States, but ‘the entire military strength of ‘the state of Ohio and ‘hundreds of eivie, fra- ternal and other organizations, It was two miles long. One -of the most’ pathetic events of the day was the absence of Mrs. MeKinley “from the funeral Services at the ‘chur: and cemetery when the body of her husband was laid to rest. Since the first shock of the shooting, then of death and through the ordeal of state ceremonies, she had borne up sravely. But there was a limit to human endurance, and when yesterday came it found her too weak to puss through the trials of the final cexemonies. Through the open door of her room te heard the prayer of the minis- ter as the body Was borne out of the house. After that Dr. iixey re- mained close by her side, and al- though the full force of the calamity had come vpon her, buoyed up by those about her, there was a provi- dential merey in ier tears, as they gave some relief to the anguish of the heart, within. At 7 o'clock Jast night President Roosevelt and the members of the cabinet started back to Washington. RECEIVED THEIR MARTIXR FKIEND Dead President. Canton, Ohio, Sept. 20.—Tenderly and reverently those who had known William Mekinley best received his martryed body into their arms, ‘They had forgotten the illustrious career of the stateman in the loss of a per- sonal friend, who had grown dearer to them with the passage of the years. ‘They hardly noticed the pres: ident of the United States or his eab- inet, or the generals and admirals in their resplendent uniforms. The beautiful flag-draped casket which contained the body of their friend and fellow townsman held all _ their thoughts. ‘The entire population of the little city and thousands from ‘all over Ohio, the full strength of the National ‘Guard of the state— eight regiments, three batteries of artillery, one battalion of engineers, 5,000 men in all—the governor, lieu- tenant governor and a justice of the supreme court, representing the three branches of the state government, were at the station to receiv the re" mains, ‘The whole town was in deep black. The only house in all this sorrow stricken city, strange as it may seem, withont a touch of mournful drapery, was the old funiliar MeKinley cot: tage on North Market street, to which so many distingushed men in the country have made pilgrimages in the days that are gone.” The blinds were drawn, but there was no out- ward token’ of the blow that had robed it of its most precious posses: sion. There was not even a bow of erepe upon the door when the stricken widow was carried by Abe ner McKinley and Dr. Rixey through it into the” darkened home, from. which the light, for her, had flown, forever. Sad as was the procession which bore the body to the conrt house, where it lay in state in the afternoon it could not compare with the infinite sadness of that endless double line of broken-hearted pevple who streamed steadily through the dimly lighted corridors of the building from the time the coffin was opened until it was taken home to the sorrowing, widow at nightfall. ‘There it rested tr ee CHING PRAISES AMERICANS. Chinese Prince Mentions No Others 1 Sis aoa Peking, Sept. 20.—Prince Ching, in taking control of ‘the forbidden. city whieh he received from Major Robert- son, said that thanks were due to “the Americans and the other. gen- erals that the interior of the build- ings and the furaiture remained in- tact. He pronounced the word “Ameri- cans” many times in his address, but mentioned no other foreigners by name. ‘This was especially noticeavie when he said: “I shall immediately bring to the notice of the emperor the great kindness shown to us by America, which is sure in the future fo have’ the lasting friendship of China.” Major Robertson replied to the prince briefly thanking him for his high esteem and saying that the Americans had only done their duty and obeyed orders. Revolution In Afghaniatnn. London, Sept. 20.—A dispatch tc the Times from Simia says fighting has occurred at Peiwar Kotal (pass) at the upper end of the Kuram valley, between the ameer’s troops and the Jargis, a tribe which has long com: plained of Afghan oppression. Some hundreds of the tribesmen moved across the British border, camping on the hills. ‘The amecr's’ troops sur prised them, crossing the boundary in pursuit. ‘The local British anthor ities warned the Afghan officer in command that he must prevent. his men from transgressing the frontier. ‘TWO APPOINTMENTS DECIDED, Hizey to Become Surgcon General and Hid gely Comptrolier of Currency. Canton, Sept, 20.—President Roose- yelt has’ informed Mrs, MeKinley, through Secretary Cortelyou, that, in pursuance of tie intention of the late President MeKinley and, in ree- oguition of devoted services, as well as because of eminent fitness, Medi- cal Inspector P, M, Rixey will be ap- pointed surgeon general of the navy hpon the expiration of the term of Surgeon General Van Reypen. ‘The secretary of the navy has been requested by the presidnt to instruct Dr. Kixey to make such arrange- ments as will enable him to continue. if needed, his eare for Mrs, McKinley between now and the time of his ap- pointment to his new position. President Roosevelt, in conformity with his policy to carry out as far as possible the plans ot Presideut Me- Kinley, has announced the appoint- ment of W. B. Ridgeley of spring- field, 1ll., aS comptroller of the eur reney. ‘Mr. Ridgeley, who is the son-in-law of Senator Culiom, was the choice of the late president for the post to Be made vacant, on October 1 by the retirement of Charles G. Dawes, Tn fact, the commission was signed by Mr. MeKinley just before ie journey to Buffalo, but formal announcement of the appointment was not made. BRITISH WARSHIP SINKS Sixty-seven of Those on Board Went Down. London, Sept, 20.—The torpedo boat destroyer, the Cabra, has foundered in the North sea, the result of an ex- plosion. ‘The ship was enroute from the yard of her builders, the Arm- strongs of New Castle, to Ports- mouth. Pee cole waa seveseutos oul ‘on board. For sixty-seven no hope is held out. ‘The disaster is the most serious the British navy has suffered ‘since the sinking of the Victoria. Lieutenant Bosworth Smith, ‘he Cobra’s commander, stood upon the bridge with his arms folded as im- passive as if on parade and went own with the vessel. ‘The first intimation of the disaster was the arrival of a fishing boat at Yarmouth, with six bodies, wich had been picked up in the vicinity of the spot where the Cobra was last seen. According to the fishermen the Cobra was sighted by the lirht- ship off Downings Sands enveloped in steam, and she shortly afterwards disappeared. ‘The men on the light- ship supposed that the Cobra had sniled away, until in the evening, wlien they observed the bodies float- ing in the water, and signaled to the fishing boat to investigate the dis- aster. ‘A dispatch from Middlesboro says twelve survivors of the erew of the Cobra were landed there and confirm- ed the report that the others were drowned. The explosion occurred after the Cobra struck a rock, and she sank immediately. esaraieet on iat ae ce - SRE e Ee Neen ee are ra ere ee in the First Degree. Bullalo, Sept. 17.—Leon V. Czolgosz, alias Fred Nieman, was indicted yes: terday by the county court grand jury for the crime of murder in the first degree in fatally shooting Presi- dent William McKinley at the ‘Temple of Music in the Pan-American expo- sition grounds at 4:15 o'clock on the afternoon of September 6, When arraigned before Judge Ed- ward Emery, in the county court, the prisoner stubbornly refused to’ an- swer questions repeatedly asked of him by District Attorney Penuey as to whether he had counsel or want- ed counsel. ‘The district. attorney then suggested that, inasmuch as the defendant refused to answer, counsel showld be assigned. Judge Emery assigned Hon, Lorain 1. Lewis and"Hon. Robert C. Titus, former supreme court justice of this city, whose naines had been suggested by the Erie County Bar association, Czolgosz probably will be arraigned again this morning to plead to the indictment. District Attorney Penney presented the evidence in the murder case to the grand jury. Aside from the sur- geous and physicians in the ease no Witnesses were sworn other than those who were in the Temple of Mus sie and witnessed the shooting. ALL MEMBERS TO REMAIN. + MeKiniey's Cabinet” WIN Continue as Rooneveit’s Cabinet. Washington, Sept. 20.—It is stated on excellent authority that all mem- bers of the cabinet have accepted the reappointment tendered by President Roosevelt. ‘The manner in which the president made the tender rendered it impossible for the members of the cabinet to take any other course, as they already are in the positions and cannot decline, but must resign their places if they desire to leave the eab- met. More than this they all believe in the sincerity of the president in desiring their Services and in return they wish to assist him to the full extent of their powers to carry out the policies of former President Me- Kinley, which Mr. Roosevelt, has adopted for his administration. Another feature of the relations of the new president with the last ad- ministration has become known to the effect that Mr. Roosevelt has been fully advised and has approved of the proposed isthmian canal treaty with England. Mr. MERInteys TanaFince. Chicago, Sept. 17—Mr. McKinley's insurance is placed by Chicago agents at $65,000, although at one time he was known to have considerably more than $100,000 in varions comm: aies. 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Set > ooTSRE QTE Baran mento: name ¢ PISO’S CURE FOR_ is CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAIL ban, om ee ace re Pa .The Filibusters of Venezuela... ‘Or the Trials of a Spanish Girt : “ By SEWARD W. HOPKINS, « ae Copsvlunted 189 by Robert Banner's Sons EO SHHOEPEIELOESOLEESESESEEHEEES E+O44466644600604 CHAPTER I. | the crimson testimony of the conf ‘The President's Message. ‘Between (Richt and ‘GieGhet ace valiey of the Coroni than that of the great plantation of General Jose Sal- Yarez, which lies on the left bank of ~The Coronl about twenty miles from the point of confluence of that river / ‘eith the great Orinoco. Here are raised foffee, second to none, not even the famoas product of Maracaibo; sugar- cane, bananas, cotton, indigo, cocoa mits, corn and wheat. ‘Along the river was a thick growth, » where, among many other things, ould be found caoutchoue, the tonka- dean and gutta-percha, "Besides being the proud owner of twolve thousand acres of tis magnifi- ent and wealth producing territory. General Salvarez was the commanding general of all the troops of the Repub- jie of Venezuela south of the Orinoco. ‘There were, in all, not more than a thousand, and were scattered over miles of ‘territory; but under the im- "mediate command of General Salverez, quartered in the comfortable fortress which formed part of Castle Salvarez, yas a regiment consisting of two hun- dred men, with a battery amounting to six guns; and at the eity of Bolivar, above the Coroni, on the Orinoco, was asmall company in the tumbledown varracks that formed a poor shelter ‘even when they needed shelter least. Some of these’ soldiers of the Republic ‘sere of Spanish blood without mixture; some Wore negroes, and some were Tn- dians; but the majority were half- weeds, the descendants of whites and egtoes or Whites and Indians. There was another type of half-breeds, too utterly worthless for use as soldiers, auf thoroughly untrustworthy, the re- ‘ito a mixture of negro and Indian Yoxt. There were many of these in tte Giron! valley, and they frequently mide trouble. Their patriotism was mihing. They were ready for any wp- wing or deeds of violence for which ‘they were well paid. These were the Zambos, the distinctive name of their tore. The forces of General Salvarez were P ily well armed and discipiined have, and thoroughly devoted to the Republic, They adored their brave commander, and were ever ready to “follow him, ever faithful, unflinching, ‘uncomplaining. General Salvarez was a very weaithy man. In fact, it had been said that he (ild"not count his wealth, Taking [this to mean that the value of his crops depended on favoring weather and the Worth of his great herds of cattle out ‘ou the Ianos, or plains, rose and fell increased or diminished by favoring or untoward circumstances, then the say- ing was true. Be that as it may, Don Jose Salvarez was a wealthy man, a ‘general of the Republic and a personal friend of President Crespo. But of all the valuable possessions ‘st Don Jose Salvarez, none compared, 4n bis estimation, with his lovely wife, Dona Maria, or ‘his daughter, Senor- ta Jacinta, Senorita Jacinta was the brightest 4Jevel of the Coroni valley, and no one knew this or appreciated it better than ‘Senorita Jacinta. She was the toast and ‘often the sweetheart of the officers of the garrison, and with whom she would frequently promenade under the frown- ing guns, with her mantilla thrown loosely about her well-rounded form, and her black eyes snapping with the passions of her southern blood. Senorita Jacinta, at the time our story opens, was about 18 years of age; but maturity comes early to the girls of the warm countries, and Jacinta’s physieal developement compared well with that of an American young wom- an of 23 or 24. L have spoken of Jacinta as some- times being the sweetheart of an officer in her father’s garrison. But it was not only the officers of the garrison that loved Jacinta, Pedro Francisco, the wealthiest land and cat- tle owner south of the Orinoco save General" Salvarez, had wooei her persistently; but Jacinta was a repub- lican, and Francisco leaned toward Spain, and she would have none of him, ‘Though Jacinta had had many lov- ers at her feet, her own heart had never yet been touched. Yet so quick Was her nature, so warm her blood, that it needed but a spark to kindle the flame. Love at first sight is more than a possibility with girls of Jacinta’s temperament. It 1s the rule. And when once that fathom- less depth of fire and passion should spring into voleanie action, who can tell the consequences of herself—and ‘others? ‘The castle of General Salvarez was, Uke all other houses of wealthy men in the Orinoco valley, situated on high ground, to keep it up out of the floods that sometimes cover the land. It was great square bullding, partly of stone, partly of fron, and partly of cement. But there was to come a time when this repose was to be rudely interrup- ted; when the soul of Jacinta was to be ‘tom by grief and anxiety; when for a moment she was to know the consum- ing power of love; when the voice so weet in song would tremble as it feat eee defenders of Right are weak. He bringsa powerful sustenance to the waning strength, or sends some mes- sege of His power to stay the course of the powers of Evil. / ‘One day General Salvarez was sitting on his shady porch, smoking his after- dinner cigar. When three horsemen, | covered with dust, and bearing other evidence of a long and hurried journey, came up the shell road leading to the castle and saluted the commander. General Salvarez rose in some sur- prise to meet them, for he recognized their uniforms as velonging to the g2n- eral staff at Caracas. “From the President,” sald one, leap- ing from his horse and placing a pack- et in the general’s hand. Salvarez replied graciously, and took the packet. “How far have you come in the sad- dle?” he asked. “Not from Caracas, surely, else how did you cross the Ori- noco?” “We came from Caracas, neverthe- | less," said the officer, “but our horses came only from Bolivar. We rode to the Orinoco, and at the village of Can- do left our horses, hired some fisher- men half-breeds to row us over, ob- tained fresh horses at Bolivar,’ and hurried on.” “Your message must be Important,” said the general. He called an officer, and, having or- dered the best entertainment for the three riders that the castle afforded, sat down to read his message. As he read, his brow grew dark with anger: “Gen, Jose Salvarez,” the message ran— “We are in receipt of cable dis- patches trom our consul in New York city, conveying the startling news that a band of conspirators sailed from that port on the 6th of this month, June, in steamer Agostura, bound for Ciudad Bolivar, carrying a cargo of firearms and ammunition, invoiced as agri- cultural implements, and consigned to Pedro Francisco, the friend of Spain in your valley. The startling information {s furnished by the consul that the chief conspirators are Don Juan Garza, who was driven out of Venezuela ‘some years ago for conspiring against the government, and Ferdinand Gomez, a most unscrupulous adventurer. The ob- ject of this expedition is to organize an army in remote regions, seize prop- erty and march on Caracas. overthrow- ing this government and replacing it with a monarchy. The information is also furnished that the conspirators are accompanied by a mysterious per- son who Wears the royal purple and the arms of the house of Aragon. He is addressed as king by his associates, and is probably the one chosen to be monarch of Venezuela in case of a successful invasion or uprising. Yon will accordingly take prompt and ef. fective measures to give these invader: ‘a warm reception and prevent the land- ing of these arms. You will also neca to keep your own force well in hand, for it is certain that a few men would not undertake this task unless they “were assured of prompt support by the natives. “If necessary, sink the ship with all on board, but I would prefer to have ‘this Pretender, who is known as Phil- ‘ip of Aragon, seized alive, that nis identity may be ascertained. “The Agostura may never come to port, for we shall have gunboats watching for her in the usual path of steamers, and also at the mouth of the Orinoco. Should she succeed in passing, she will be due at Bolivar about the 18th. “The consul further-states that Don Juan Garza, who seems to be the most powerful among the conspirators, is accompanied by his daughter, a beau- tiful girl, who is to be married against her will ‘to this Philip of Aragon, when he becomes King of Venezuela. ‘This is put here to explain to you the fact that two young American gentle- men,.one of whom is engaged to be martied to Don Juan's daughter, will arrive at Bolivar on the Steamer Cal- lao, bearing letters of introduction from the consul. As these young men are earnest in their efforts to defeat the purposes of Garza and his asso- ciates, show them the courtesies due citizens of our great and friendly neighbor, the United States. “CRESPO. President.” ‘When General Salvarez vad read this through, the clouds cleared away from his brow, and he lighted another cigar and strolied leisurely away to meet his subordinate officers, and to communi- ate the news to them, General Salvarez felt that he had no cause to feel alarmed or disturbed over the news he had received trom Caracas, In the first place, the Agostura, allow- ing that she reached the Ciudad Boli- var, at all, would not arrive for four days to come, But Salvarez did not for a moment believe that the ship of the adventures would ascend the Orinoco, for it would hardly be possible that she could pass the gunboats at the delta, even though she had suc- ceaded in eluding those farther north. ‘Therefore, thefe was ample time for Sclvarez to act, and no reason to de- could select, and having been put on his guard, might find a way to defeat the watchfulness of the officers of the Republic. Salvares, mowever, found that he could not ‘obey the commands of the President without betraying to the en- emies of the Republic the fact that thelr plot was discovered. In the first place, there was only one gun at Bolivar, and it was nearly worthless, Cannon had to be dragged there from the castle, The infantry would have to be withdarwn, surely by the 16th, to march to Bolivar, for it was at Bolivar, no doubt, that the first act of aggression was to take place. So tho General abandoned all thoughts of secrecy, placed a garrison of thirty men in charge of the castle, fondly kissed his wife and Jacinta good-bye, and marched away to Boll- var, with his band playing merrily, his huudred and sixty odd men marching proudly, and his artillery, consisting ot two guns lumbering along in the rear, Reaching Bolivar, he so placed his guns as to command the river, and calmly awaited the 18th and the Agos- tura. ‘The 18th came, but no steamer came in sight, General Salvarez smiled calm- ly to himself at this verification of his hopes. The gunboats had captured the Agostura, The soldiers played games and got drunk, for surely 20 enemy was near. ‘The 19th was a day of impatience, for, although it was plain that Agos- tura need not be expected at Bolivar and Salvarez was in a hurry to get back to his planation, it was not be- coming in a general of the Republic and a friend of the President to put his private affairs ahead of the safety of the Republic, so he remained at his post. ‘On the 20th the steamer El Callao, from New York, arrived at her dock, and among her passengers were two young Americans, named Arthur Med- worth and Jack Tempest. Medworth was a tall, handsome young fellow, about" twenty-two years of age; and Tempest was taller still, and of a gigantle breadth of shoulder, his development showing great muscular strength. ‘These young men at onco inquired for General Salvarez, and, having found him, placed in his hand two very satisfictory letters of introduction from the Venezuelan consul at New York. ‘When General Salvarez had read the letters of introduction and greeted the young men warmly, he took them to his headquarters. “Now, gentlemen,” he said, when they were comfortably seated, “please give me all the Information you have in regard to this business. I am work- ing mostly in the dark, The Agostura, now, What do you know of her. (To be continued.) Fancles in China. Much of the handsome china used nowadays is marked with the mono- gram or crest of the owner. It is a distinctive mark that differentiates the china from all the other ware, and the lettering is an ornament in itself. It ig usually the more simple china that is ornamented in this way, and an at- tempt is made always to put the letter- ing upon the side or wing of a plate, as the professional will say, to pre- yent wear. Old-time china was fre- quently marked in the center of the plate and the marking was worn away by the knife and fork. In some in- stances entire sets of china for differ- ent courses are marked, and always cach piece of a dish—the cover, the dish itself, and, if soup tureen, the piece upon which it rests. The let- ters for the marking are always the initials of the mistress of the house and are put on in script Im preference to the black letters. The lettering 1s usually in gold, but occasionally one letter will be put in color and the others in gold. ‘The gold may be flat or raised, and upon this will depend largely the cost of the lettering. —Chi- cago Journal. nite’ emis aemsine tick One of thd most remarkable breach of promise cases that have ever been brought before the courts is about to be tried in Athens. Plaintiff, a young woman from the village of Marco- powtlo, some 35 miles from Athéns, bases her claims upon an ancient cus- tom of the village, which, it is held, will influence the jury in her favor. ‘The custom, which has the force of Jaw in the village, is as follows: On certain fete days the villagers as- semble on the green, when dancing Is indulged in. Any girl wishing to marry drops her handkerchief, and the swain who picks it up is bound to marry her. In the case in question the young man, who picked up the handkerchief by accident, had never seen the girl before. When acclaimed by the assembled villagers as the pros- pective husband of the girl, he de- murred, hence the action at law. ‘The young girl is decidedly good looking, and his lack of taste in not taking her for a bride is much commented on in the village. waviian Qubbe tate Sickk FES Oey ee ansky of Altorff is sald to have just discovered a means for turning smoke into light. His apparatus collects the smoke, no matter from what fire forces it into a filtered receiver, where it is saturated with “hydro-carbure" and turned into a brilliant light. By means of this invention, which the Belgian papers are all busy discussing at the moment, an ordinary kitchen fire can be made to produce a ght equal to that of 50 Becs Auer, or, i preferred, it can be made to warm four or five ordinary rooms or drive a gas engine of four or five horse- power, . _ June 15 the regiment sailed to join Gen. Shafter in Cuba. Theodore Roosevelt Is Notw With the Rough Hidere th t - J Cc ‘h - From the time of landing until the e Nati of fall of Santiago the Rough Riders on s ze were giant figures in the campaign. . Their work reached a climax on July Magistrate. 1, when LicutCol. Roosevelt Ted the By the death of William McKinley among those who did not regard Mr.|Tesiment in the desperate charge up fat the hands of the assassin Czolgosz, | Blaine as the most avallable candi-| Sam Juan hill, He had shared all the ‘Thesdore Roosevelt, the Vice-Presi- | date of the party, but after the latter's | M@rdships of his men, and when he dent, becomes President of the United | nomination Mr. Roosevelt gave him| broke the red tape of discipline to tates, his hearty support, and in the face | Complain of Gen. Shafter’s camp and — of tho remarkable defection in New | !t8 dangers from disease the army was Thoodacs; Rocserett| was: torn \ii| Pore at thar ane sith him and the war department 1i8- New York City October 27, 1858, of tened to his judgment. On. July 11 he Dutch and Scotch-Irish ancestry. By Za the Hasioast Civil fer view: was commissioned a colonel of volun- all laws of heredity he is a natural In May, 1899, President Harrison ap- | teers. leader, as his ancestry on both his| pointed him civil service commission- Elected Governor of New York. father's and ble mother's side, who | er, and ho served aa president of the| Scarcely two monthe later the new trace back beyond revolutionary days, | board until May, 1896. During his in-| military hero was nominated for gov- were conspicuous by reason of their| cumbency he was untiring in his ef-| ernor of New York, In the conven- uallty, His father was Theodore| forts to apply the civil service prin-| tion he received 753 votes, against the 218 cast for Gov. Franke 8. Black. Col. Roosevelt entered into the cam- PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Oe ee a ee ee ae Roosevelt, after whom he was named, and his mother, whose given name | was Martha, was the daughter of James and Martha Bulloch of Georgia. Educated at Home, Young Roosevelt was primarily edu- cated at home under private teachers, after which he entered Harvard, grad- uating in 1880. ‘Those qualities of ag- gressiveness which have marked his more recent years of public life were present with him in college, and he was a conspicuous figure among his fellows. It was an interesting period in the history of the party and the nation, and young Roosevelt entered upon the political field with eagerness and en- ergy. The purification of political and official life had been for some time an peo): (Pith el ; <A ide ee i aw ae go. SS wet Range MRS, atonGe ROOSEVELT. {deal with him, and with this came the bellet in the efficacy of the appli- cation of civil-service rules to execu- tive conduct. So strongly did he im- press himself upon his political asso- clates that in 1882 he was nominated for the state assembly and elected. In the State Assembly. He served for three years and soon came to be recognized as an able and fearless advocate of the people’s rights and he succeeded in securing the pas- sage of several measures of great ben- efit. The abolition of fees in the of- fice of the county clerk and the aboli- tion of the joint power of the board of aldermen in the mayor's appoint- ments were among those of special benefit to the city of New York. Another Important work done by him was the investigation of the city gov- ernment, and particularly the police department, in the winter of 1884. An- other important service was securing ‘the passage of the civil service reform law of 1884. Runs for Mayor of New York. In 1886 Mr. Roosevelt was nominat- ed as an independent candidate for mayor of New York, but, although in- dorsed by the Republicans, was de- feated. In 1884 he was chairman of the New York delegation to the national Re- publican convention. He had been among those who did not regard Mr. Blaine as the most available candi- date of the party, but after the latter's nomination Mr. Roosevelt gave him his hearty support, and in the face of the remarkable defection in New York at that time, In the Natloaal Olvil Ser vios. In May, 1899, President Harrison ap- pointed him civil service commission- er, and he served as president of the board until May, 1896. During his in- cumbency ho was untiring in his ef- forts to apply the civil service prin- ciples of merit and capacity to all ex- ecutive departments. As a result of this zeal the country was shown the first practical application of the rules to civil government. Civil Service Reformer. He proved that unflinching eivil- service reform was not only consist- ent with party loyalty, but in the highest degree was necessary to party service. None doubted the reformer’s Republicanism, but it was not an easy task. Judgment,,tact, honesty, ener- gy, and a certain sturdy pugnacity were necessary to the accomplishment of his purpose. Every detail of the system was opened to carping critt- cirm and to hostile attacs. The ad- ministration itself was only friendly to the movement. Not only had poll- ticlans to be kept out of places, but competent servitors had to be pro- vided. ‘Sia Cie Wahi Daan, As president of the civil-service commission Mr. Roosevelt resigned in May, 1895, to become president of the New York board of police commission- ers. Legislative investigation had shown the corruption in that body, and to this field he turned with a new zest. An uncompromising enforce- ment of law was his policy. It brought criticism and vituperation upon him, but he persisted. Honest methods in the police department were forced, and civil-service principles were em- bodied into the system of appoint- ments and promotions. Sunday clos- ing of saloons became a fact, and a seemly observance of the day was in- sisted upon. Navy's Assistant Secretary. In April, 1897, Mr. Roosevelt was nominated by President McKinley to be assistant secretary of the navy. He pushed repatrs on the ships and worked with might and main, forseeing a con- flict with Spain. He left nothing un- done to secure the highest efficiency in the navy. On May 6, 1898, Mr, Roosevelt re- signed this place to muster in a cav- alry regiment for the Spanish war. Lite in the west had made this a fit- ting ambition. As a hunter of big game, used to the saddle and the camp and an unerring shot with rifle and | {ERs ye fay SN fii = aN Lb TAN seth a Ti eee a RR cae Ps ee eae e xaeal ROOSEVELT'S COTTAGE AT OY- STER BAY, L. I revolver, tho country recognized in him the making of a dashing cavalry leader. He had experienced military duty in the New York National Guard in the '80s, Col. Wood was put in command of the Rough Riders; Mr. Roosevelt was Meutenant colonel. On June 16 the regiment sailed to joim Gon, Shafter in Cuba. With the Bough Riders. From the time of landing until the fall of Santiago the Rough Riders were giant figures in the campaign. Their work reached a climax on July 1, when Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt led the regiment in the desperate charge up San Juan hill. He had shared all the hardships of his men, and when he broke the red tape of discipline to complain of Gen. Shatter’s camp and its dangers from disease the army was with him and the war department lis- tened to his judgment. On, July 11 he was commissioned a colonel ot volun- teors. Elected Governor of New York: Scarcely two months later the new military hero was nominated for gov- ernor of New York. In the conven- tion ho received 753 votes, against the 218 cast for Gov. Frank S. Black. Col. Roosevelt entered into the cam- paign with characteristic energy. Men of all parties supported him and he was elected by a plurality of more than 18,000. His administration was very satisfactory to his state. ‘As reformer, official, military leader and state executive, he has carried bis earnest dashing personality into it all. Aa a Writer. As a writer of outing papers bis varied experiences on the trail bave served him well. In biography, bis lite of Thomas H. Benton and of Gouvernour Morris have been praised. Essays and papers dealing with pollti- cal life have added to this reputation. Of his latest work, “The Rough Rid- ers” has been pointed to as “one of the most thrilling pieces of military history produced in recent years.” When his name was first proposed for the vice presidency, Mr. Roosevelt declined the honor, preferring to. re- main governor. He finally consented, after much pressure, Mr. Roosevelt's Family. Mr. Roosevelt has been married twice. His first wife was Miss Alice Lee of Boston; the second, Miss Edith Carow of New York. He is the father of six children, ranging from 16 to 3 years of age. His domestic life is ideal. Whether ensconced in winter quarters at Al- bany or New York, or at the famous Roosevelt home at Oyster Bay on Long Island, he is an indulgent father and romps with his children with as much zest as the youngest of them. The youngsters are known as the Roose- velt half-dozen, and all reflect in some manner the paternal characteriatic. ‘AML Bright Children. The oldest girl 1s Alice, tall, dark and serlous looking. She rides her father’s Cuban campaign horse with fearlessnes and grace, The next olive branch is Theodore, Jr., or “young Teddy,” the 1dol of his father’s heart and a genuine chip of the old block. Young “Teddy” owns a shot gun and dreams of some day shooting bigger game than his father ever did, He also rides a pony of his own. Alice, the eldest girl, 1s nearly 16. Sho {s the only child by the first Mra. Roosevelt. “Young Teddy,” the pres- (EIN, . Gps FT SOF) SFr Say er ae cath 5 Pa F yy \q SB =| Wa =n ~» — Spo WA ff SEZ Y NW, v ffi EZ) p ae oe ALICE ROOSEVELT, ent Mrs. Roosevelt's oldest child, 1s 13 ‘Then there are Kermit, 11; Ethel, 95 ‘Arobibald, 6, and Quentin, 3. Prof. Marsh of Wisconsin, in speak- ing recently of the pecu'iarities of Lake Winnebago, sald that it 1s re markable for its shallowness. Al- though it 1s about twenty-eight miles in width, tt has a depth of only twenty-five fect. This is due to the fact that the lake's outlet 1s constantly deepening and that its inlet Is gradue ally filling Its bottom with a sandy or earthy deposit. But | Winnebago’s shallowness makes it remarkably rich In fish; indeed, {t is one of the most productive known. Shallow lakes al- ways have more fish than deep ones, chiefly, perhaps, because there is more vegetation on the bottom of tho shal- low one. Vegetation does not flourish in deep water. An Alphabetical Advertisement. ‘This alphabetical advertisement ap- peared in the London Times in 1842: To widowers and single gentlemen. — Wanted by a lady, a situation to su perintend the household and preside at table. She is Agrecable, Becoming, Careful, Desirable, English, Facetious, Generous, Honest, Industrious, Judi- clous, Keen, Lively, Merry, Natty, Obe- dient, Philosophie, Quiet, Regular, So- clable, Tasteful, Useful, Vivacious, ‘Womanish, Xantippish, Youthful, Zeal- ous, ete. Address X. ¥. Z., Simmonds” Libray, Edgwareroad. $ ```markdown ``` Uncle Sam Works Fast. Two Spaniards who had been absent from Cuba for several years recently sailed up the harbor of Havana and walked through its renovated streets. "Does it give you pain," one traveler was overheard inquiring, "to see the stars and stripes waving over Morro Castle?" "No." replied the other, looking earnestly about him; "what pains me to the quick is to see that the Americans have in two years done more for this island than the Spaniards did in almost 400 years."—New York Tribune. Gotham's Capacious Maw; Some idea of the quantity of stuff that New York will absorb in the way of food in one day may be gleaned from the fact that on one express freight the other day there were five cars of lettuce, all of which was disposed of three hours after the car reached here. The salad leaves came from Florida in refrigerator cars of the "Jumbo" type, used chiefly in the California fruit trade. It took 30,000 pounds of ice to refrigerate the cars for the trip—New York Times. Suggests Motor-Car Kitchens. Sociologists see in the motor car a possible way out of more than one of our difficulties. Mme. Schmahl suggests its use as a kitchen which would travel over a regular route leaving ready-cooked meals at the houses of its patrons and would thus reduce the labor of the household without taking away any of the pleasures of the family life. A perambulating restaurant for supplying suitable food to the sick is already in operation in Berlin. Washington as a Lumber State. Washington is the principal lumber state in the Union. /It has an estimated two hundred billion feet of merchantable timber, an amount that would allow of cutting at the present rate for 100 years before its exhaustion. But the same wasteful methods prevail there which have denuded some of the older states of their timber, and there is the same lack of provision for the future. Tanning Leather. The slowness of the process of tanning is largely due to the difficulty with which the tanning penetrates into the hide. As the penetration progresses the outer part of the hide becomes converted into leather and is thereby made impervious, consequently the rate of penetration decreases. Months of soaking in the tanpit are therefore necessary for thick hides. About Wax Matches. The best matches used in this country are imported, and come from England. No other manufacturer in the world, it is asserted, has mastered the art of making a wax match that will remain stiff in the warmest climates. Moreover, the English wax match has an ivory finish which others have never been able successfully to imitate. The Horses of London It has been estimated that 25,000 horses are employed in the London metropolitan carrying trade, that their value is a million and a quarter, and the cost is, for food alone, £800,000 a year. A rule prevails of foraging the horses on 3d an inch per week; that is, a horse costs as many shillings a week as it stands hands high. A Spectacular Performance. So far back as investigation has gone the English people have been willing to pay an admission price, as it were, to see its king crowned. The prices vary from half a farthing for a seat at Edward I's coronation in 1272 up to $500 for a window fully covering the processional part of next June's show. The Making of Pens. In 1820 pens began to be made by Gillott, who manufactured them of steel finely tempered. The pen was hand-made throughout, and though very inferior to the machine made article of the present day, was still a great advance upon the iron-barreled pens that had been previously made. Scotch Armorial Bearings. The armorial bearings of many of the Scottish border families are symbolic of their old predatory profession. "We'll have moonlight again" is the motto of Lord Polwarth. "Best riding by moonlight" was the ancient motto of the Buccleuches. Lifesaving at Sea. The latest invention for lifesaving at sea is a lifebelt that carries a light to guide the struggling swimmer to it, and whose lamp is lighted by contact with the seawater. This device is reported from Germany. Bacon Exports to Canada. Canada's exports of bacon to Britain last year amounted to 135,000,000 pounds, as against 4,000,000 pounds in 1889. This vast increase is no doubt greatly due to the preferential trade established. Emigration From Italy. The number of emigrants who left Italy in 1900 was 153,209. Of these only 22,696 went to America. Austria got 44,916 of them; Germany, 48,395; France, 34,900; Switzerland, 27,129 etc. Long Travel on Trolleys. A commercial traveler who had a route covering 1,300 miles in northern Ohio, performed half the journey on the trolley roads connecting many of the towns in that region. ALBIA NOTES On last Tuesday evening a surprise party was given at the home of Mr. Benning by the young people, in honor of his daughter. There was a social given for the minister at the Masuic hall Saturday evening. Rev. W. A. Searcy succeeded in paying off the debt of the A. M. E. church this Conference year. Mrs. M. F. Ward and Mrs. Burton entertained Rev. W A. Searcy and family, Mr. S. E. Franklin and Mrs. G. A. Davis at tea last Thursday evening. Mr. Benning of Keorauqca has moved to Albia. Mr. Warren Taylor of Hilton attended the social in Albia Saturday evening. TRICK OF VOICE. how One Lawyer Keeps the Judge from Slipping There is said to be a lawyer in Philadelphia 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 common practice for the high dignitaries of the federal supreme bench to indulge in a nap in the course of a long and tedious argument, such happenings 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 something 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 explained as purely a matter of sound involved in the skillful control of the voice. It is said that a barrister practiced in the art and rhetoric of addressing 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 accomplished, is said to have been worked repeatedly with success on the late Judge McKennan, whose habit of going to sleep on the bench was once a notorious subject of comment in the litigation over the Berliner telephone patients. This queer trick of the voice, while it is said to be the peculiar property of one celebrated lawyer, is probably attempted often with varying success by others.—Philadelphia Record. OHIO & INDIANA HOME VISITOR'S Excursions, Via the BURLINGTON ROUTE, at very low rates. Tickets on sale Sept. 17th & 24th, and Oct. 1st & 3th, or on such dates as will enable passengers to pass through the eastern gate way by evening of those dates. The route is through Peoria, except on Oct. 1st, tickets may be sold via Beardstown to certain points. All tickets gold for return 30 days from date of sale, if deposited with destination agent within twenty-four hours after arrival. For further information, call on any C, B. & Q. agent for rates and particulars, or address, J. M. Bechtel, Div. Pass. Agt. Burlington, Iowa. SURCH AND CLEAGY. The Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman is to 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 raised over $27,900 for missions during the year. The death roll in the Congregational ministry in Great Britain was unusu- ally 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 receipts of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, for the year make a total of $38,000, of which $17,000 is from pew rents. The annual council of the South African churches was held at Graef Rennet, and owing to the preoccupa- tions of the war, only thirty-eight delegates attended. Since his resignation from the Church of the Pilgrims relief from care has conducted to a marked improvement in the health of the venerable Dr. R. S. Storra. HOME VISITOR'S EXCURSION TO OHIO AND INDIANA. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1901. A grand opportunity to visit your old home at a very small expense. On September 17th and 24th, October 1st, and 8th, the BURLINGTON ROUTE will sell tickets to nearly 400 cities and towns in Ohio and Indiana. These tickets are sold at greatly reduced arte, and are good at return anytime within 30 days from date of sale. The route is through Peoria except on October 1st, tickets will be sold via Beardstown to certain points. Full information at city ticket office 400 Locust St. F. L. Gannaway City Passenger Agent, Des Moines, Iowa. What a Gun Did. A girl named Ackerman, aged 14, daughter of an English laborer, has just completed her education. She has never missed being present since the school was opened, and in completing her 3,451 attendances is said to have walked 6,000 miles. She has passed every standard successfully and in the three subjects on first grade drawing obtained "excellent" prizes in free-hand and model, as also in the three stages of the specific subjects, literature, domestic economy and animal physiology, and in one stage in physical geography. She has also obtained 26 other prizes for good attendance, sculpture, knitting, etc. Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea After Thirty Years of Suffering. "I suffered for thirty years with diarrhoea and thought I was past being cured," says John S. Holloway, of French Camp, Miss. "I had spent so much time and money and suffered so much that I had given up all hopes of recovery. I was so feeble from the effects of the diarrhoea that I could do no kind of labor, could not even travel, but by accident I was permitted to find a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and after taking several bottles I am entirely cured of that trouble. I am so pleased with the result that I am anxious that it be in reach of all who suffer as I have." For sale by all Druggists. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT. The Corinthian Baptist Church —situated on 8th St. between Crocker and School Sts. Parkway, at 12:30 a.m. Sunday School; at 19 o'clock Preschool; at 7 p.m. Rev. S. Bates, Pastor. St. Paul A. M. E. —Corner of Second and Center Streets. Preschool at 10:30 a.m. m.; Sunday School at 3 o'clock; Epworth League at 7 p.m.; Preschool at 8 p.m. m. L. J. Phillips, pastor. First African Baptist Church —Corner School of the Preschool. Rev. F. W. Bray, Baptist Preschool at 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school 2:30 p.m., Mr. M. E. Housten. Superintendent; Young People's meeting 7 p.m., preaching 800 p.m. Burn's M. E. —East Second and Des Moines Sunday services, preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday School at 12:30. Prayer and Class meeting, Wednesday 8 p.m. All are welcome. Rev. C. W. Holmes, pastor, Mount Neho Baptist Church —E second street, between Lucent and Grand avenue—Sunday service, preaching at 11 a.m.; Sunday School 12:30 p.m., Superintendent, Rose Johnson. Preschool at 8 p.m. Rev. J. H Bell, pastor. Tabernacle Baptist Church Mission —Situated between Lucent and Grand avenue—Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; preaching at 8 p.m. Rev. J. R. Winch, pastor. SECRET ORDERS. North Star Lodge, No. 2, A, F. A.M. —Meets First Thursday in each month at Masonic Hall, Courts avenue, H. Shepard, W. M. J. L. Theoretical secretary. King Solomon Commandery, No. 6 —Meets Second and Fourth Thursday in each month at Masonic hall, Frud Jackson, M. C.; G. H. Cleggg, Rec. Mt. Olive Commandery, No. 3 —Meets Second Monday in each month at Masonic hall, Mrs. J. H. Shepard, matron; Mrs. Fred Jackson, secretary. Mt. Olive Court, No. 4 —Meets First Thursday of each month at Masonic hall, Mrs. Susan Wheat, matron; Mrs. Flora Majors, secretary. Charity Lodge, No. 109, G. U. of O. F. —Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday each month, Felballs hall on West Sixth and Walnut streets. D. Burns, N. G.; F. Brown P. S. H. H. of F., No. 339 of G. U. of O. F. —Convenes the first and third Thursday in each month, Felballs hall on West Sixth and Walnut streets. D. Burns, N. G.; F. Brown P. S. H. H. of F., No. 339 of G. U. of O. F. —Convenes the first and third Thursday in each month, Felballs hall on West Sixth and Walnut streets. D. Burns, N. G.; F. Brown P. S. Knights and Ladies of Honor of the World No 173 Victoria Lodge—meets every Monday evening at Webster's hall corner of Tenth Court, M. N. G. Mrs. G. L. Williams, W. R. Mrs. Rose Johnson, Secretary Broad Vestibule First-Class Sleepers DAILY— Between Chicago and Sanfrancisco WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. Great Rock Island Route Leave Chicago on Big 5 at 10:00 p. m. All the best scenery of the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada by daylight in both directions. These cars are carried on the limited trains of the Great Rock Island Route, Denever and Rio Grande (Scenic Route), Rio Grande Western and Southern Pacific. Dining Car Service Through Buffett Library Cars. JOHN SEBASTIAN, G, P. A., Chicago. Grave Filling Device. A device for use in constructing graves, the invention of Henry D. Cameron, of Burlington, Iowa, is designed 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 prevent the earth within from being seen. This receptacle is filled with earth previous to the ceremony and carried 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 a spade. The Merchant of Venice A Venetian merchant who was lolling in the lap of luxury was accosted upon the Rialto by a friend who had not seen him for many months. "How is this?" cried the latter; "when I last saw you your gaberdine-was out at elbows, and now you sail in your own gondola." "True," replied the merchant, "but since then I have met with serious losses, and been obliged to compound with my creditors for ten cents on the dollar. Moral—Composition is the life of trade.—Lanigan's Pables. BY EXPERIENCE COOKS..... Short Orders and Meals. Nice Furnished Rooms By Day or Week..... 221 S. Market St. Ottumwa, Ia. LITERARY NOTES. E. Neesbit's new story, which will be published in the autumn, will have the queer title, "The Wouldbegoods." S. R. Crockett's new book, "Love Idylls," will be published soon. It will be uniform in size with "An Englishwoman's Love Letters." Maurice Thompson's "Alice of Old Vincennes" is to be published in Great Britain, as is also "The Story of Eva," the Chicago novel by Will Payne. Few persons are aware, even in England, that a privately printed collection of unpublished writings from the pen of Robert Louis Stevenson is about to be issued. In Dr. Minot J. Savage's new book, "The Passing and the Permanent in Religion," the author tries to make clear the great positive elements of religion which cannot pass away. Henry James was recently told that Sarah Grand, the novelist, says she was 14 years old before she ever learned to read or write. "She hasn't learned to write even yet," he remarked. Edmund Gosse is about to become a publisher. His first venture will be a collection of the poems of his friend Austin Dobson which have been written since July, 1899, when the last edition of his collected poems was published. The new book will contain about thirty pieces, among them being poems on the war and on the late queen. Mr. Gosse intends to charge $3.20 for each copy. A new book on "Modern Strategy," which is said to be a work of importance, will be published soon. It is the work of Capt. Walter H. James of the British army. It is a treatise on the strategy of today and deals with the effect which railroads and telegraphs and the increase of newspapers have had on war. The campaigns chosen to illustrate it are chiefly taken from the Napoleonic wars and those of recent times. At the end of the book a chapter has been added on the effect of modern weapons upon tactics. IN A NUTSHELL. in size, not counting colonies, the European powers stand in this order: Russia, Austria, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy. Immigration from Europe. More immigrants are said to be arriving from Europe this year than ever before. Most of them come from southern Europe and Scandinavia. Italy furnishes the largest quota this season. Most of them are coming west to work on railroad extensions of the Burlington, Union Pacific and Great Northern. Italians, it is said, are the best track workers that can be obtained, and they are replacing the Chinese heretofore employed by the railroads on the Pacific coast. Latest End of Critics. The latest fad of critics, the New York Press says, is to rebel against the names of months. They point out that it is absurd for Europeans and Americans of today to dedicate one-sixth of the year to the memory of Julius Caesar and Augustus, to name a third after heathen gods and goddesses, to have two months of doubtful nomenclature, and to designate the remaining four by misleading numericals. September being obviously ninth and not seventh in order. "Papering Up" Silk Goods. Silk goods should not be folded in white paper, as the chloride of lime used in bleaching the paper will impare the color of the silk. Brown or blue paper is better; yellow India paper is better still. Silk intended for dress should not be kept in the house long, as lying in folds causes it to crack or split. White satin dresses should be pinned up in blue paper, with coarse brown paper on the outside, sewed together at the edges. Lord Halsbury, the Lord Chancellor of England, is the son of Dr. Stanley Lees Giffard, who was editor of the London Standard for twenty-seven years. His grandfather, a noted Dublin politician of the union period, John Giffard, had for more than a generation the sole editorial control of the Dublin Journal, which had been started and for fifty year edited by George Faulkner, the friend of Swift and Chesterfield. Orange Free State Flag. The Orange Free State flag is a simple rectangle of vivid orange. An orange tree in full fruit is the most distinctive feature of the arms of the Orange Free State. Beneath the tree are on one side a lion and on the other a number of oxen. An ox-wagon similar 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 of Hope surmounts the shield, the "supporters of which are a couple of native animals." Fruit Basket This is what Captain Beall says to day: DR. C. M. McLAMAN My Dear Doctor.—"After catarrh had blighted my boyhood days and cursed my ma- hood, and after it had produced a chronic catarrh of the stomach and cursed me, and when all the other doctors had made a failure of my case you had of it and cursed me have set had a pain or ache or a sign of catarrh for several days, and I want the world to know it." Very respectfully yours, GEORGE BEALL We refer the afflicted to people we have cured, among them: H. C. Harris, of Harris, Emery, Dry Goods Go; Rev. Dr. Wirt, Pastor St. John's Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa. The treatment at 8.00 per month includes all medicines for the cure of Catarrh, Deafness, Hay Fever, Bronchitis, Asthma, and all affections of the Nose, Throat, and Lungs; also Stomach, Lice, Wound, Knees, and Bladder troubles. Consultation free by mail or at office. 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Educator Goes West Dr. Max Farrand, who has resigned the professorship of history at Wesleyan university to accept a similar post in Leland Stanford, Jr., university, was prepared for college at the Newark (N. J.) academy, and was graduated from Princeton university with high honors in 1892. He took a two-years' post-graduate course at Princeton, and then went to Germany, where he studied for two years more. Incident in Bontelle's Life Nathaniel M'Kay, formerly a Boston shipbuilder, but now a hotelkeeper in Washington, says that the late Congressman Boutelle of Maine was deeply in love with Mrs. Hazen before she became Admiral Dewey's wife, and that her refusal to marry him had much to do in bringing on the mental collapse from which he suffered at the time of his death. Mascagni Wears Bracelets. Mascagni is one of the men who wears bracelets, and they are not confined to his arms, but ornament his ankles as well. The creator of "Cavalleria Rusticana" is said to be passionately fond of jewelry and numbers many splendid and valuable rings given to him as well as bought by his own money, among his personal effects. Sullivan's Instruments Sold Shrineau Instruments Sold Well. Sixteen of the violins and violon- cellos owned by the late Sir Arthur Sullivan were recently sold for $1,800. The greatest prize realised for any one of the instruments was $850, which was paid for a violoncello by Joseph Guarnerius. In '1894 Capt. Beall's days seemed to be numbered. He and his friends had given him the honor of being a Captain's stripe during the war, and who later became a Chief of Police was killed in the war. But Capt. Beall did not die; he was buried by Dr. Molean's New Treatment. The family doctors and his friends wove a picture of Beall's living monument of what Dr. Molean Certain Beall says today: Dr. C. M. McLean, a boyhood days and cursed my wife, with the stomach which was killing me, and when case you took hold of it and cured me. I have not in years, and I want the world to know! Every respectfully yours, GEORGE BEALL, among them, H. C. Harris, of Harris, Emery, Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa. All medicines for the cure of Catarrh, Dearness of the Nose, Threat, and Lunge; also Stomach, Lice, free by mail or at office. With Dr. McLean's Monograph on Dearness, and is of great value to the Afflicted. All letters from deceased patients. MEDICAL INSTITUTE, McLean, Chief Consulting Physician, 606 Walnut St. Des Moines, Iowa. FREE! FREE! NATAL DISCOVERY OF THE AGE. Remedies for the cure of diseases. Treatment, Free of charge, to any giving the description of their diseases, postage. WILSON, Specialist. Be for the Bystander The Best Covered Nail in Iowa Over in the North-west. Les in Iowa Us in the Union On Countries. In Iowa and corres- tany different states. WANTED—TRUSTWORTHY MEN AND women to travel and advertise for old estabs. and new establishments. 7/80 a year and expenses, all payable in cash. No canvases required. Give references and enclose self-addressed stamped envelopes. Address Manager, 385 Canton Bldg., Chicago. Sherry in the Coffee A little sherry and also coffee added to chocolate very much improves the drink. A tablespoonful of sherry and four of clear, strong coffee to six cupfuls of chocolate is about the right proportion. Both should be added after the chocolate is taken from the fire. Police Need Language Drill: At the suggestion of a Chicago justice of the peace a school is to be opened in that city in which policemen will be taught elementary grammar, so that they can express themselves more clearly on the witness stand. Baltimore's City Bacteriologist Dr. William Lloyd Stokes, bacteriologist of the city of Baltimore, has been elected a member of the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in that city, and has been given the chair of pathology. World's Largest Apple Orchard Ex-Gov. Morrill of Kansas owns what is said to be the largest apple orchard in the world. When work now in progress has been completed, the orchard will contain 64,000 trees. Ellijah and "Dr." Dowle Compared, "I am Ellijah," says "Dr." Dowle. One difference that suggests itself is that whereas Ellijah was fed by the ravens, Dowle is fed by the gulls—New York Merald. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Great Favorite. The soothing and healing properties of this Remedy, its pleasant taste and prompt and permanent cures have made it a great favorite with people everywhere. 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WANTED-TRUSTWORTHY MEN AND women to travel and advertise for old estab sites, 1200 a year, and 1,200 a year, 1,200 a year, and expenses, all payable in eash. No canvassing required. Give refer ences and enclose self-addressed stamped office Manager, 388 Canton Bldg. chicago. EVERYBODY KNOWSTHAT MUNGER'S LAUNDRY is the best in the city. Try them and be decided. Maine Office 211-215 NINTH St Brand Office 504 MULBERRY St. PHONE 579. CHEAP ROUND TRIP HOMESEEKERS' RATES-VIA NORTHERN PACIFIC RY. On the first and third Tuesdays of each month, up to and including September, the Northern Pacific Railway Co. will sell, to points on its line west of Little falls, Minn. round trip tickets at the rate of one fare plus $2.00. For full particulars, address G. D. Rogers, D. P. A. N. P. R., 503 Locust St. Des Moines, Ia. Chas. S. Fee, G. P. & T. A. St. Paul, Minn. SHANK BROS., Funeral Directors 517 Mulberry St. Telephones 686, 688 and 689. DES MOINES, - IOWA. IT IS IN THE LEAD! ...DO YOU READ... THE FREEMAN? If not. Why not? The Leading Paper of THE RACE. A digest of all the news of the race, on all questions and from all parts of the country. It Is Supreme In Its Field SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR 30 DAYS THE FREEMAN will be sent to any address for one year for $1.00. Sample copies on application. Write for list of premiums. Address THE FREEMAN, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS & C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may qualify successfully for patent protection, even if not probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents and Free Information on securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without c. argv, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest collection of any scientific invention. Sold by all new dealers. MUNN & Co. 361 Broadway, New York Burton Office, 85 P. St., Washington, D.C. A Harmless Powder. Oatmeal mixed with water makes a most soothing face wash, as well as softening and whitening the skin. It should, however, be sparingly used by those with large pores, which it is apt to clog. Fine oatmeal, or oatmeal flour, forms a very good face powder, and is, of course, absolutely free from the harmful ingredients of many expensive powders. NOTHING MR. CHAS. S. F. E. General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn., will send out, carefully mailed, upon receipt of prices given. Any combination can be made, andnoney or express orders, silver or stamps will be accepted. This is a fine opportunity to obtain good descriptive reading matter for little or nothing. FOR ALMOST folders, ten up contain NOTHING tion can be made accepted. WONDERLAND 1901- An annual publication, beautiful and half-tone. This number tree history of the Northern Pacific's Battlefield in Montana, and the T MINIATURE WONDERLAND— A neat and dainty publication co history of the Northern Pacific T tiecovers of the wonderland 1901 WILD FLOWERS FROM YELLOWSTONE A book of pressed wild flowers f showing the real flowers in the dainty and beautiful souvenir—te and six full page illustrations of YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK— A new 112-page book in strong paper, plain type, illustrated, po-ium and descriptive of the World CLIMBING MOUNT RAINIER— An illustrated, pocket-size book flexible cevers, printed on heav an ascent of the highest peak in outside of Alaska—of a glacial n 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 apply vaselline. Apply arnica to a bruise if the skin is unbroken. A hot bath taken at night affords 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 whalebone warm it by the fire. Sufferers from dyspepsia should not drink while eating. Bruised cloves kept among furts frighten moths away. When the dirt is removed rinse it well with cold water. The busy housewife should get an hour's sleep in the afternoon. If possible, hold a wet towel to your face while escaping. -Boston Journal AS TRUE AS GOSPEL. There is always compensation. Our angels go out that our archängels may come in. Unhappy is the man for whom his own mother has not made all other mothers venerable. It is poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, mein, inventions and actions of others. What an absurd thing it is to pass over the valuable part of a man, and fix our attentions on his infirmities. Virtue will catch as well as vice by contact; and the public stock of honest, manly principle will daily accumulate. A greater value should be set on having received instructive and useful lessons than of possessing great store of wealth; for the latter is transitory good, the former is durable. There is scarcely a generalization for one sex which does not apply equally to the other, so perfectly alike in nature are men and women. The difference is only in circumstances. Mr. B. Mayehatake, a young Japanese who has been studying in Chicago gives an explanation of the method by which time is reckoned in the chrysanthemum land. The Japanese year begins on our January 1, but instead of counting from the birth of Christ a reckoning is made from the reign of Japan's first emperor, Zimu. Our 1901 is the year 2561 in Japan. When a new ruler mounts the throne a distinctive name is given to his reign and a sort of petty calendar is kept of the years of his government, as as we keep track of the age of our republic, writing in legal documents: "Year of our Lord 1901, and of the independence of the United States the 125th." The name for the present mikado's rule, which began thirty-three years ago, Meiji. This word is pronounced Maye, and means "peaceful government." Therefore, the current year in Japan in Meiji 34 as well as Zimu 2561. New Jersey's Constitution. The present constitution of the state of New Jersey, adopted in 1844, has remained unchanged for fifty years and remains practically the same as when first adopted. The term, of the governor of New Jersey, which expires in December, is three years, and New Jersey is now the only state in the country which adheres to the three years' term. Fastest on Home Stretch. A statistician has discovered that the average business walk in New York is a mile in twenty minutes, and the church-going walk is a mile in twenty-five minutes. The fastest walk is that of the homeward-bound Brooklynites, a mile in eighteen minutes. The Northern Pacific is noted among railways for its advertising matter. Its pamphlets, booklets, etc., are tastefully got-and are valuable for what they Here is a partial list of what S. F. E. General Passenger Soul, Minn., will send out, carefully ceipt of prices given. Any combina- press orders, silver or stamps will be tain good descriptive reading matter fully illustrated in color seats particularly of the Send Trademark, the Custer Six Cents Yellowstone Park containing a complete Trademark. The artis- Send ware are used in miniature. Four Cents NE- from Yellowstone Park their natural colors. A Send ten specimens of flowers Fifty Cents of Park scenery. long flexible covers, good pocket size, a compend- d's Wonderland. book, 72 pages, in strong Send vvy paper, descriptive of Twenty-five in the United States—Cents signed. BURLINGTON SAYINGS. Last week. The weather is much cooler. Mrs. Wilson of Rockau is in the city, a guest of Mrs. Douglas. The J. G. T. club will give an excursion Thursday on St Nautilus and barge. The following members of Hawkeye lodge No. 8, K. of P., will attend the annual session of the grand lodge at Centerville this week: J. Purity, P. Johnson Rev. J. W. Smith, L. Martin, J. W. Mackay, G. W. Parker and J. Dean. Riv. Higgins and wife will leave next Tuesday, Sept. 17, for Chidago to attend the Iowa A. M. E Conference. J. Major, age 7 month died last Friday at 11 a. m. The funeral was held last Sunday. MUSCATINE NEWS. Last Week. Mrs. Ida Holbrook of Wilton spent last Tuesday with Mrs Ed Baines. Mr. Joseph Carr is improving nicely. His many friends will be pleased to hear this news. Mr. and Mrs Wm. Davy have moved to Davenport. The choir rendered a sacred concert Sunday evening. The Fontella club will give a spelling match Tuesday evening. Wednesday evening, Sept 11, will be a grand jubilee for the members and friends of the A. M. E. church. On this date the mortgage will be burned by one of the oldest members of the church, Mrs. Roseita Watson. A program will be rendered, in which some of our leading citizens will take part. A free lunch will be served. Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Johnson entertained Misses Helen Johnson and Florence White at dinner Sunday. Meadames Gordon, White, Lee, Birney and Misses Maude Ousley, Nora Taylor, Alice Phoenix, Gertrude Lee, Emma Boyd and Florence White and Mr. Shackelford went to Burlington last week on the N. B excursion. They all report a pleasant time. Ask the girls to tell you about the ferry boat ride. Cuts and Bruises Quickly Healed. Chamberlain's Pain[Balm] applied to a cut, bruise, burn, scald or like injury will instantly allay the pain and will heal the parts in less time than any other treatment. Unless the injury is very severe it will not leave a scar. Balm Balm also cures rheumatism, srains swelling and lameness. For sale by all Druggists. OHIO & INDIANA HOME VISITORS' Excursions. Via the BURLINGTON ROUTE at very low rates. Tickets on sale Sept. 17th & 24th, and Oct. 1st & 8th, or on such dates as will enable passengers to pass through the eastern gate way by evening of those dates. The route is through Peoria, except on Oct. 1st, tickets may be sold via Beardstown to certain points. All tickets good for return of 30 days from date of sale, if deposited with destination agent within twenty-four hours after arrival. For further information, call on any C. B. & Q. agent for rates and particulars, on address. J. M. Bechtel, Div. Pass. Agt. Burlington, Iowa. Britains Regenerating Physically: According to Arnold White, an English critic, the inhabitants of the British Isles are degenerating physically. He bases his conclusions on the results of recruiting for the Boer war. In the Manchester district alone 8,000 out of 11,000 men who offered themselves for military service were certified unfit to endure a soldier's life. Salton Dostory Himself The Sultan of Turkey is devoted to the study of chemistry and has given a good deal of time to the study of medicine, a study which he first took up because of fears that his life was in danger from poison. He now doctors his own alliances so long as they are not of a serious nature. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. The Afro-American Voters club of Cedar Rapids met Tuesday evening, Sept. 17th, and drafted the following resolutions: Whereas. It has pleased Almighty God, in his wisdom, to take from us our beloved and noble president and Whereas. We the members of the Afro-American Voters club of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, do regret and deplore the manner of his taking off by the hand of an assassian. Be it Resolved. That we, the Afro-American Voters club of Cedar Rapids, Iowa do hope that the coming legislature and congress will enact laws that will forever suppress anarchy in America. Be it Further Resolved. That we will and do lend our support to that end, and Be it Further Resolved. That we extend our heart-felt sympathy to Mrs. McKinley and the bereaved family, and Be it Further Resolved. That these resolutions be published in each of our daily papers, and also in the BYSTANDER of Des Moines. L. D. Lowery, Cor. Secretary, 903 S. Eighth street, Cedar, Rapids, Ia. EARLY STRAWS OF FASHION. The drooping hats will be much seen in the spring. Tucks will be very much in evidence the coming spring and summer. Mixed cloths are very much seen—that is to say, black with a liberal peppering of white, gray with white, and pastel blue. Gowns are made long on the shoulder, yokes and collarette are run down long on the shoulders, or the shoulders are trimmed. Cashmere will be popular the coming spring, and all the women at Nice and Monte Carlo are wearing the light pastel shades in cloth and the pale pinks, blues and belges, as usual. It is really too early to tell whether the furore for gold will run over into another season. We must wait and see if we feel gold when the summer days come. Cravats are seen on the new cloth gowns. For slender women nothing can be prettier for the spring than the boleros with basque backs, consisting of three little pieces on each side, one over the other and rounded at the ends. Above these pieces is a belt.—Katharine de Forest's Paris Letter in Ladies' Home Journal. HOME VISITOR'S EXCURSION TO OHIO AND INDIANA. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1901. A grand opportunity to visit your old home at a very small expense. On September 17th and 24th, October 1st and 8th, the BURLINGTON ROUTE will sell tickets to nearly 400 cities and towns in Ohio and Indiana. These tickets are sold at greatly reduced rates, and are good to return anytime within 30 days from date of sale. The route is through Peoria except on October 1st, tickets will be sold via Beardstown to certain points. Full information at city ticket office 400 Locust St. F. L. Gannaway City Passenger Agent, Des Moines, Iowa. We want you to subscribe for the Iowa STATE BYSTANDER Ingenuity. The following ingenious mode of crossing a river was once displayed by a kafir, who had for some time stood watching the vain attempts of a party of scissors to cross the stream at a time when to ford it was attended by considerable danger. After smiling at their efforts with that sardonic expression remarkable among these savages, he quietly raised a heavy stone, placed it on his head and then walked, with perfect ease, through the torrent to the opposite side. Sober Second Thought Tom—"Was it hard to tell Miss Autumnal you loved her?" Jack—"Not half so hard as it was to explain matters after I got sober."—Chicago News. If we could only look at our own troubles as philosophically as we do at those of others happiness would come easy. BITS OF INFORMATION. Egypt exported last year 65,000 tons of sugar, 55,300 of which went to America. In Pennsylvania the trolley is carrying the mail and thus supplanting the star routes. The agricultural output of the state of Colorado for 1900 will approximate $90,000,000 in value. It is estimated that 135,000 Americans who visited Europe last year spent there $60,000,000. Heart Women on Surfaces The Connecticut house of representatives took a recess recently in order to give Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker an opportunity to address the members on woman suffrage. She was given a respectful hearing and was heartily applauded, but the measure was defeated as usual. Work of Livingstone's Daughter. The two surviving daughters of Dr. Livingstone recently opened the extension of Livingstone College at Leyton, England, founded eight years ago for training in medicine and surgery those missionaries about to depart for far away stations where they would be called up to play the part of doctors as often as that of priest. It was because Livingstone himself was such a splendid example of the medically trained missionary that the fine college at Leyton was erected to his memory. Boy Story-Writer's Honor A monument to the late Rev. Elijah Kellogg, the preacher and writer of books for boys, is projected in Maine, and three towns are laying claim to its location—Portland, the city of his birth; Brunswick, where he was educated, and Harpswell, the little seacoast town where he preached for so many years and where he died. Some of his friends suggest that the monument be erected in Portland and memorial tablets be placed in Brunswick and Harpswell. Transvaal Gate New stamp First: The first stamps to be issued by the British government bearing the imprint of King Edward VII, will be a complete set for use in the Transvaal, says a London newspaper. The government designers are now at work on the pattern, which is understood to be a profile of his majesty on a background of deep carmine. At the same time the imprint of the King when Prince of Wales has been used by one or two of the colonies. One Woman in Business A Chicago broker recently found a postal card in his morning mail reading as follows: "Dear Sir—Please buy me five thousand shares of People's Gas at 95 cents and sell the same at $1.15. After deducting your commission you may remit the balance in a registered letter. Yours respectfully, Mrs. Bland. P. S.—My future patronage depends upon the promptness with which you act in executing the above order." Married Each Other Often John and Mary Burkett, of Kokomo, Ind., began marrying each other about forty years ago, and have kept it up at intervals ever since. They have had three divorces and four weddings, neither having wedded another in the meantime. Kokomo also reports another couple, Henry and Myrtle Mohn, who have been married to each other three times, and are now living happily. Waves Checked by Nets. Baron Benvenuto d'Alessandro, an Italian, has invented a means of checking the force of waves by means of nets made of waterproof hemp. One recently tried with success at Havre was $80 feet long and fifty feet wide, with meshes eleven inches apart. The nets will break the waves at sea, and will also be a bulwark for hydraulic works against heavy surf. Policeman's Christian Association Canon Hobson, the founder of the Policeman's Christian association, has arrived at New York. This association was founded eighteen years ago in a cellar in Liverpool. It had three members at the start, but today has over 100,000 throughout Great Britain and her colonies. He comes over to visit his sister in Fulton, Oswego county, New York. Real Coral the Cheaper A store in New York which makes a specialty of fancy articles for woman's wear recently displayed in a window two chains of coral beads. One was of round, smoothly polished beads and bore the legend, "Imitation coral, 65 cents." The other, of ragged, uncut coral, was marked, "Real coral, 25 cents." Wheat Belt Around Wichita. The Kansas wheat belt centera around Wichita. Within a hundred-mile radius of the town fully 60 per cent of the wheat of Kansas was raised, while in seventeen counties of southern and central Kansas 50 per cent of the yield was reaped. In northern Kansas but little wheat is raised. Damage-Suit Lawyer's Wealth A lawyer named Patterson died a few days ago in Brooklyn, leaving about $1,000,000, nearly all made by conducting damage suits in cases of accidents and personal injuries, the defendants being chiefly street railroad and similar corporations. Poems by King James I. An interesting literary discovery is reported from Oxford, where a number of hitherto unknown poems by King James I. have been found in the Bodleian library. They are stated to be undoubtedly genuine and bear the royal autograph. Traveling with 0x Teams A novel vacation trip is being taken by Banker Jenkins and a party of eleven friends, from Carrolton, Kas. They are traveling across the state of Colorado in an old-style prairie wagon behind relays of oxen spans. University Extension for St. Helena St. Helena is to have a university extension. The Cape University is going to send examiners to the island for the young Boer prisoners who are studying to enter the university. Debt of Four Great Cities New York City's debt is now $233-042,000. The debt of Chicago is $26,000,000, of Philadelphia $48,000,000, and of Boston $56,000,000. The oldest cities have the largest debts. www Fish P50 Years Old. There are some goldfish in Wash- ington which have belonged to the same family for the last fifty years and they seem no bigger and no less vivacious today than they did when they first came into the owner's pos- session. A few of the fish in the Royal Aquarium at St. Petersburg are know- to be 150 years old and the age of the sacred fish in some of the ponds are tached to the Buddhist temples in China is to be counted by centuries if we are to believe the priests. Strawberry Vinegar: Put two quarts of strawberries into a stone jar and pour over them one quart of good cider vinegar. Cover and stand aside for two days, then drain off the liquid without mashing the berries, pour it over a quart of fresh fruit, and stand as before. Do this once more, the last time straining through a muslin bag. Now add one pound of sugar to every pint of this liquid. Boil slowly five minutes, skim let stand fifteen minutes, bottle and seal. A Very Novel Watch In Zurich a very novel watch has just been made. It forms the cup or heart of a jeweled flower, which is intended to be worn as an ornament. The flower itself can be opened or closed by touching a tiny spring, and when it is closed the little watch is not visible. When a lady wearing such an ornament desires to know the time all she has to do is to touch the spring, whereupon the flower opens and the watch is revealed. Major's Experience Major Scott, says the Jintown Annalas, being suddenly awakened last night, found five snakes in bed with him. The major jumped out of the front window and climbed a tree. He had not been there long before a hurricane blew the tree down; the tree fell on the house, smashed the roof, demolished the bed, and killed all the snakes. The only damage the major suffered was having a couple of his legs broken. Peter Goerner's Way: The unveiling of the Peter Cooper tablet in the building that was named for him in New York not unnaturally reminds us of the fact that there was something good in the good old days, not the least of which was the philanthropist who did what he could for the race without boasting of it, and who even sought to hide the bulk of his gifts from the public eye.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Dublin University Honors America The honorary degree of doctor of laws has been tendered by the University of Dublin to Hannis Taylor of Mobile, formerly United States minister to Spain and author of "Origin and Growth of the English Constitution" and of "International Public Law," and he was requested to be present in the city of Dublin, Ireland, in order to receive it in person on June 27. Mexicans Adhere to Candles. Candles are extensively used in Mexico, owing to the great expense of petroleum. A bookkeeper may be seen making his entries in a great ledger by the light of a single candle. A Mexican printer can work with a candlestick stuck carelessly into one of his boxes, and two tailors in the small shops can be seen sharing the rays of a single dip. Money and Sweatheart Gone- For five years Miss Bertha Hoyt and Ernest Bixby of Bridgeport, Conn., were engaged to be married. Ernest gave his sweetheart a part of his weekly earnings to save for him. Two months ago burglar's broke into the Hoyt residence and stole the money. Now the sweetheart has eloped with another man. Money Returned to Subscribers. A great many persons were much put out by President McKinley's inability to keep his New England engagements. In Worcester, Mass., for instance, 300 tickets at $10 each had been sold for the banquet projected in his honor, and the money was returned to subscribers. Showcase Manufacture Among other lines of manufacture in which Baltimore leads the world is that of making showcases, and not only does Baltimore's output exceed that of any other city on the globe, but it was also one of the first to construct this useful article. Barley Production: Of the 2,080,000,000 bushels of barley produced by the civilized countries of the world Russia produces by far the largest amount. Next in order comes Austria, which is followed by Germany, the United States, England and Spain. Studying Our Commercial Methods Loo Chin An, a high Chinese official and a commissioner of commerce, arrived in San Francisco recently, sent by his government to examine the commercial methods and history of this country. Hired Twelve Extra Flamen Three passengers who left New York on the steamship St. Paul recently paid for twelve extra firemen in order to keep a dinner engagement in London the next Wednesday evening. The Oldest Lifeboat South Shields, England, is said to possess the oldest lifeboat in existence. It has been in use since 1830, and by it it 10,282 persons have been rescued. ```markdown ``` A GLOWING REPORT. INDIANA MAN COMPARES WESTERN CANADA WITH THE UNITED STATES. What Mr. Frank Fisher, a Prominent Dunkard, Has to Say After a Trip Through Canada. The Department of the Interior at Ottawa has just received from Mr. E. E. Holmes, the agent of the government stationed at Indianapolis, Ind., the following letter, which requires no comment. It is only necessary to state that Mr. F. Fisher, the writer of the letter is one of the most prominent of the Dunkards and a man upon whose word the utmost reliance can be placed. His home is at Mexico, Ind., and he will be pleased to substantiate verbally or in any other way all that he says in his letter. Anyone desiring information apply to nearest Canadian agent, whose addresses are here given: M. V. McMinnes, 2 Avenue Theater block, Detroit, Michigan. and there, thereby covering a hundred and sixty acres. I have no doubt but that this country excels as a grazing or ranching country, because they have such rich grass, having an abundance of rain to keep it fresh. They also have plenty of water streams, and as a rule water may be reached at a depth of from 20 to 40 feet. From this you can see there can be plenty of hay mow for winter feeding, and I have had reliable farmers to tell me that their stock will feed on hay alone, and be ready for market in the spring. Upon inquiring about the expense of raising a steer, a farmer replied that he did not consider it would cost any more than $4 or $6 to develop a three-year- James Grieve, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. J. S. Crawford, 214 W. Ninth street, Capex City, Mo. Lansing City, Inc. Benjamin D. Dines, 154% East Third St. Paul, Minn. T. O. Currie, Room 12 B. Callahan's block, 231 Grand avenue, Milwaukee, Ws. C. J. Broughton, 672 Monadnock building, W. V. Bennett, 811 New York Life building, Omaha, Neb. H. Hogus, Watertown, South Dakota. N. Bartholomew, 306 Fifth street, Des Moines, Iowa. J. H. M. Parker, $38 Chamber of Commerce, Duluth, Minn. E. T. Holmes, Room 6, Big Four build- d. Indianapolis, Ind. Joseph Young, 61% State street, Columbus Ohio To My Many Friends—I am pleased to make a report to you of the pleasant visit my wife and I had in Western Canada. We visited the territories of Alberta, Assiniboia, and Saskatchewan, and found them far surpassing our imagination, but little did I expect to and such rich, loamy soil, so much of it, and so uniform in its level prairie lay. I do think the soil of Canada as a rule equals if not excels the finest prairie farm lands of Indiana. These lands are immense in their richness, and when once the sod is rotated and pulverized, it is as pliable and as easily cultivated as Indiana sandy soil. Western Canada, from my point of view, offers as fine opportunities for mixed farming as any place in my knowledge. The long, sunshine days, together with the rich soil, produce very fine wheat, oats, barley, flax and other cereal products. There is scarcely any attempt to raise corn, except early varieties for table use. The season is too short to depend upon maturing field corn. From the standpoint of getting this land ready for the plow, I must say that I never saw such a vast extent, practically all ready so all that one has to do is to pitch up the plow and go to work. This is not the case with all the Canadian land, however; some of it has quite a bit of timber, much of it may be called brush land, and some of it has lovely forest groves, dotted here Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the Women's Suffrage Association, said in a record speech at Ocean Park, Me., that one-fourth of the millionaires in America are women. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch contains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. The one-hand man has an off-hand method of doing things. Hall's Catarrh Cure Praising a rival may be good Christianity, but its poor politics. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are the brightest, fastest and easiest to use. Sold by druggists, 10c. per package. Lots of men would rather lose a friend than a dollar. Pain relieved, sickness prevented, by timely use of Wizard Oil. Keep it always in the home. Wise men make mistakes, but onlyools repeat them. AVOID FADELUENT LIMITATIONS Use the genuine Russ Bleaching Blue and preserve your clothes. All grocers, 10c. Occasions do not make a man; they can only show what there is in him. 15. Von Want Chromos Buy inferior goods and the dealers will throw them. But if you want Distance Starch go to your grocer and he will sell you a 16 ounce package for ten cents. The only premium that goes with it is the merits and quantity. At your grocers. Made by Magnetic Starch Co., Omaha, Neb. Other "just as good." Germany still imports 75 per cent of her steel pens from England. I do not Believe Pike's Cure for Consumption can equal for coughs and colds. John F. Royer, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 5, 1900. Actions and words are carved upon eternity.—Froude. IT'S Permanently Curred. Notices or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Ketone. Good for coughs and treat. John F. Royer, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 5, 1900. How many actions, like the Rhone, have two sources, the one pure, the other impure.—Julius Hare. "Gonova." Tablets are guaranteed by the Kidd Drug Co. Elgin, IL, to cure all diseases and information with injection. Per mail $, or for $2 Detail and wholesale of J. N. Hurburt Co. Dos Molines, Iowa, who can treat you with water bags, kidd Drug Co., Elgin, IL, Importers. The secret of success is constancy to purpose.-Disraeli. and there, thereby covering a hundred and sixty acres. I have no doubt but that this country excels as a grazing or ranching country, because they have such rich grass, having an abundance of rain to keep it fresh. They also have plenty of water streams, and as a rule water may be reached at a depth of from 20 to 40 feet. From this you can see there can be plenty of hay mown for winter feeding, and I have had reliable farmers to tell me that their stock will feed on hay alone, and be ready for market in the spring. Upon inquiring about the expense of raising a steer, a farmer replied that he did not consider it would cost any more than $4 or $6 to develop a three-year-old steer. I truly think Canada offers a fine opening for a young man or a man who is renting land in Indiana. One hundred and sixty acres of good black land will cost you on.y $10 at the time you enter it, and by plowing and cultivating five acres each year for three years, gives you one hundred and sixty acres of good land for $10. This land can be bought from the railroad companies, private corporations or the government for $3 to $4 per acre. From a financial standpoint, I believe that for a series of years (five) a young man can make $10 in Canada, whereas he would only make $1 here, and I feel sure that I spent more money to get my eighty acre farm in White county, Indiana, cultivated than it would cost me to cultivate eight hundred acres in Canada. This may seem a strong view to take of the matter, but when you take into consideration the clearing, ditching, fencing and the expensive breaking in of the stumps, and then compare the expense to that of land needing only the breaking, you will conclude that it is not such a wild or exaggerated statement as you might at first think. I enjoyed the balmy, b atmosphere, which was bracing, refreshing, and the cool nights which made it so pleasant for sleep. On making inquiries regarding the winters in this country, I learned that the people never suffer from the cold, as the weather is dry and invigorating, and in a great many places farmers and herders allow their stock to run outside the year round. One great advantage to the settlers in Western Canada is the free creameries established by the government and run exclusively in the interest of the farmer. I visited Thomas Daley, a farmer near Edmonton, Alberta, who showed me oats he had raised, some of which took the first prize at the Paris Exposition last year. The same yield 110 bushels to the acre in 1899. Yours truly. FRANK FISHER, Mexico, Ind. Swarms of mosquitoes attacked an old man named William Maher, as he was crossing a stretch of swampy land near his home at Nanticoke, Md., and made him unconscious by their stings. When found by a searching party, he was in a dying condition, his head swollen beyond recognition. "OH, MAMA. Something is Biting Me." It is not latching piles that咬 you or your child. It is the pin or seat worm that causes it. It is the pin or seat worm that causes it after reattiring for the night the worm appears. It bites and stings and causes scratching and aching. Mother's, Ma, Ma, something is biting me." And sure enough, upon examining her child, she finds the naughty, white, sharp point bedded in the child's rectum. The t worm causes more nervousness to young or old persons but pins it. The pins pins but pin worm. The only sure and harmless remedy is STEKEEEE'S PIN WORM. The steekeeee's pins PIN Worm Destroyer. In order that you get the right medicine, send me 326 postage. Will send me STEKEEEE'S Grand Rapids, Mich GEO. G. STEKETE, Grand Rapids, Mich. Please mention this paper. No man is strong who is unable to conquer himself. WISCONSIN FARM LANDS. The best of farm lands can be obtained now in Marinette County, Wisconsin, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway at a low price and on very favorable terms. Wisconsin is noted for its fine crops, excellent markets and healthful climate. Why rent a farm when you can buy one much cheaper than you can rent add a few years it will be your own property. For particulars address F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Chicago. The female who has money out at interest is not a poor loan female. Some of the Venetian gondolas are now driven by electric motors. WHAT CAUSES DANDRUFF. Greatest European Authority on Skin Diseases, Says It's a Germ. The old idea was that dandruff is scales of skin thrown off, through a feverish condition of the scalp, is exploded. Prof. Unna, Hamburg, Germany, European authority on skin diseases, says dandruff is a germ causing disease. It buryes the scalp, throwing up little scales of cuticle, and sapping the vitality of the hair at the root. The only hair preparation that kills dandruff germs is Newbro's Herpicide. "Destroy the cause, you remove the effect." Not only cures dandruff, but stops falling hair and causes a luxuriant growth. Delightful hair dressing. A dog with a bone knows no friend. If one man tells a woman she is beautiful all the rest of the world cannot convince her she is homely. DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT Bullet Fired by Assassin Czolgosz Completes Its Foul Mission. "GOD'S WILL BE DONE, NOT OVRS" HIS LAST WORDS. The Entire World Mourns the Fate of the Victim of an Anarchist. After every resource was exhausted for over twenty-four hours, after the sinking spell early on Friday morning, death came to William McKinley, the twenty-fifth president of the United States, at 2:15 o'clock Saturday morning at the Milburn residence, Buffalo, N. V. WILLIAM M'KINLEY. A. For many hours the President's hold on life was so slight that the work of the surgeons was confined to watching the flickering spark without attempting to fan it into life artificially. Hope Abandoned at Midnight. Practically all medicines and oxygen treatments were abandoned a considerable time before midnight. All hope was abandoned then, and the only thing left to do was to wait for the worn out machinery to run down. Mrs. McKinley had been with the President twice during the early part of the evening. Just before the President lost consciousness Mrs. McKinley knelt at his side. He knew her and said: "Goodby all; good-by. It is God's way; not our will, but Thine be done." Loss of Consciousness. The life of President McKinley, which had been sustained with power- McKINLEY AS A RAW RECRUIT. (At the time of his enlistment in the Army.) ful drafts of oxygen, seemed to fade away soon after 10 o'clock, and consciousness was lost permanently. Around what was supposed to be the actual deathbed, besides the surgeons in the case, were Abner McKinley, Miss Helen McKinley, and Mrs. Duncan, the brother and sisters of the President. They were hurriedly called to witness the passing of a brother and a President. Yet an hour seemed to be delayed from one brief moment to another. Members of Family Gathered. Members of Family Gathered. Down-stairs and in the hall were the other members of the family, Mrs. Abner McKinley, a sister-in-law; Miss Mary Barber, the President's favorite niece; Mrs. McWilliams of Chicago, a cousin; Lieutenant James McKinley, a nephew; John Barber, a nephew; Mrs. Baer, a niece; with Mr. Baer, and Secretaries Root, Wilson, and Hitchcock, and Attorney General Knox. The latter, with Secretary Long, had arrived only a few minutes before midnight, and Secretary Long left about 10 o'clock, so that he was not present when the end came. Officials See the End. Next in official importance among the watchers were Senator Hanna, Controller Dawes, Senator Fairbanks, Governor Yates of Illinois, J. H. Milburn, President of the exposition, in whose house the President died; Colonel Myron T. Herrick, with his wife; and half a score of others who came and went. Included among these were Colonel W. C. Brown, Abner McKlein's law partner; Russell B. Harrison, son of a former President; Webb C. Hayes, son of a former President; and M'KINLEY. many others whose figures could scarcely be distinguished in the gloom. The Struggle With Death. The President's turn for the worse came at 2 o'clock on Friday morning, and it was almost exactly twenty-four hours later before the last flicker of life had died away. It was the heart which failed early in the morning following upon the partial collapse on Thursday night, and all through the terrible day into the night the heart of the good President beat with irregular throbs which told of the inevitable end. Mrs. McKinley Informed. Mrs. McKinley was warned that it was only a question of minutes before the end came, but as these minutes drifted into hours her strength failed completely and she was forced to retire, under the commands of the physicians, who alone could tell whether life was extinct or not. The result was that when the end really came, at 2:15 o'clock in the gray, foggy morning, those present in the death chamber were only Miss Helen McKinley, Mrs. Duncan, Abner McKinley, James McKinley, John Barber, and Dr. Rixey. The other physicians had left the room when it was decided that human skill could not save the President. Sad News Glven to Pubile. Secretary Cortelyou came out of the Milburn house about 2:20 a. m., and in a voice that trembled with emotion announced: "The President died at 2:15." He then gave the names of the family and friends present at the-bedside when the end came and returned to the house. Immediately thereafter the party that had been assembled in the house during the night broke up, coming down the walk singly and in pairs. Men Weep as They Leave. Everybody was deeply affected. Several of the men were sobbing aloud as they passed on their way to their carriages. Secretary Wilson says that the party will go first to Washington, where the body will lie in state in the Capitol, but interment will be in Canton, O. The details of the President's funeral will be in the of the Secretary of State. The notices and invitations to distinguished foreign representatives will be extended. Congress May Attend Funeral. Congress may Attend Parliament. The wishes of the members of the President's family will be observed and the character of the services will depend entirely on them. Congress will attend in a body, if the services are held at the national capital, but if they are performed at Canton this arrangement may be changed. The House is not organized, and the oath has not been administered to the members elect, but they will be in charge of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the last House, who holds over in office. Mrs. McKinley Informed Final Deathbed Scene. MRS. WILLIAM M'KINLEY. The Senate, being a continuous body, will be present officially, with President Pro Tem Frye at its head, and the Sergeant-at-Arms in charge of the details. Secretary Root and Secretary Long will detail suitable bodies of military and naval forces to be present at the funeral. Death Cause 1 by Heart Trouble. The President's heart gave trouble from the beginning, but its erratic action was at first thought to be due to the shock of the wound, but when the would had begun to progress favorably the heart gave more trouble and anxiety than ever. Its action became feeble and finally gave out altogether. The President's death was due to heart exhaustion, but some of the physicians did not believe there was organic heart trouble. The theory of at least one of the physicians is that the original shock of the first bullet over the heart had to do with the trouble which caused death. Slayer Saved by Darkness. A noticeable theme of comment was occasioned by the hour at which the death occurred. It partook somewhat of the providential that the event should have come in the dead of night instead of the early evening, when the thousands who gathered on the streets of the city were in no tender mood. Had the death come earlier it is possible that the authorities would have had to cope with more or less violence. Crowds Surround Jail. During the early part of the evening crowds began to gather about the station-house, where the assassin, Czolgosz, was confined, and the purpose of their gathering was at no time mysterious. People gathered rapidly, who openly declared they intended to lynch the assassin, if the President died. The authorities were fully alive to the situation and agents of the secret service reported that the people were excited beyond measure. There were not only the people of Buffalo, indignant at the disgrace to their city, but strangers, who had no neighborly respect for the local authorities. Gov. Odell pacted promptly and gave orders to protect the jail. Thus the assassin was safe from penalty for the miserable death he had dealt out to the President. All the World Mourns. All Friday and Friday night 80,000-000 of Americans stood in thought and heart at the bedside of their dying President. A simple people, devoid of the arts which in other lands are used to decorate the emotions, they knew only how to sorrow in silence and hope that the impending blow would be spared. In his daily life the President of the United States is mere.iy its first citizen—a.plain man in plain clothes,accessible to other plain men in plain clothes. By virtue of his office he is only the foremost among his equals, and as such he meets his fellow citizens without claiming or expecting from them the studied deference or ostentatious affection which is so seduously displayed in the capitals of other lands. Yet for days, while this man of the people lay stricken by the assassin, bound down by wounds, and hovering between life and death, 80,000,000 men, women, and children turned from the tasks of a crowded life, forgot their personal strivings and personal griefs, and in dire suspense reached out for the least word of comfort, of courage, or of cheer from their President's bedside. Sorrow, affection, and anxiety were written across the face of the whole nation, throughout the days and throughout the nights, and now, with the blow fallen and the watching done the land gives itself over to the mourning which no crown or scepter could command, which no throne could gather to it, and now the civilized world has joined us in grief over our calamity. The republic may appear at times ungrateful, for its heart is deep, but he who finds that heart has not lived or died in vain.-Chicago Inter Ocean His Work Done. The nation mourns as one which has suffered a great loss, but a loss which is not irreparable. His work has been, to a great extent, accomplished. Of the problems which confronted him when he was elected, or which have arisen since his election, nearly all have been happily solved by him. The war with Spain has been conducted to a successful conclusion. The country is at peace with all mankind. It is tranquil and prosperous. There are no threatening clouds visible on the political or business horizon. If the President thought of himself at all in his last moments he could have taken comfort in the reflection that he had well-nigh fulfilled his mission—that he had done for the people all and more than they had expected of him, and had won for himself fame that time cannot obliterate. So far as one can read the future there was McKINLEY IN 1866. little of great moment left for him to do for his country during the next three years except to carry out that policy of the extension of its commercial relations outlined by him in his last public address.-Chicago Tribune. The Return of the Cameo. Old-fashioned cameos are now in the hight of fashion, as is almost the kind of jewel that boasts of antiquity. Cameos are worn as ornaments and figure in belts and bands in the latest embroideries. Many of the old-fashioned brooches with huge jewels in the center, which we have abjured with a vengeance, are coming back to us, not to wear as a brooch, but in combination with leather, velvet or chiffon in the ornamentation of dress. Among the choicest new jewels are pendants of dull rough gold with imbedded jewels and pendants of natural pearls or bits of turquoise suspended by tiny gold links. The color combinations in many of these ornaments are rich and exquisite. A Perfect Boy. "I never heard of but one perfect boy," said Johnny, pensively, as he sat in the corner doing penance. "And who was that?" asked mamma. "Papa—when he was little," was the answer. And silence reigned for the space of five minutes. Over 100 delegates to Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs narrowly escaped death in dynamite explosion, thought to be work of Cripple Creek miners' unions. FAREWELL TO MARTYR DEAD. Tearful Ceremonies Mark the Funeral of McKinley. THE TRAVELLER'S GARDEN CATAFALQUE IN THE NATIONAL CAPITOL USED FOR THE THIRD TIME. FOR A STRICKEN PRESIDENT. William McKinley has been laid to rest in the great west, which gave him to the nation, back to Mother Earth, which gave him to the world and history. Beneath the great white dome of the Capitol the official and ceremonious good-bys of his country and of the nations of the world were said Tuesday. Then came the people, silent but for their manifestations, passing in unbroken line before the flag-draped and flower-covered owl, sobbing their farewell. A train, black as the night through which it can, bore the body to the little Ohio city whose residents called the illusorious dead their townsman. Wednesday they looked on him for the last time. And then ended all pomp and ceremony. The patient, stricken widow out away the inanimate clay and her sad cry of farewell re-echoes from the hearts of a stricken nation gathered in memorial meetings wherever the flag so loved and so honored to William McKinley. General Services Are Simple. Funeral Services Are Simple. As befitted the occasion and the character of the man whose remains were lying cold and rigid in the narrow embrace of the metallic casket, the funeral services in the Capitol were simple. They were conducted in accordance with the rites of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which President McKinley was a lifelong member. Consisting only of two hymns, a long, a prayer, an address, and a bendirection, they were solemnly impressive. Special prominence was given to the beautiful hymn, "Nearer, My God, on Thee," which, in spite of the fact that it has been familiar property for many long years, already has come to be known as "President McKinley's hymn." It was played as the casket left the White House, and again as the military soldiers and sailors carried their precious burden up the broad eastern steps of the Capitol. It was sung by the choir over the body in the center of the rotunda, while as the procession passed the President's church the chime of the bells rang out the same sweet melody. Great Men of Country Mourn. Great Men of Country Mourn Gathered around the bier were representatives of every phase of American national life, including the President and the only surviving ex-President of the United States, together with representatives at this capital of most every nation of the earth. Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, and all the republics to the enward of the United States mind their tears with those of the american people. Despite the fact that no attempt had been made to decimate the interior of the rotunda, beyond the arrangements made about the chalume, the assemblage presented a memorable sight. The somber black of the attire of hundreds of civilians present was splashed brilliantly with the color and gold of the representatives of the army and the navy and the court costumes of the diplomatic corps. At the White House At the White House The last entry of William McKinley, the dead President, into the capital of the nation was in the evening of a perfect autumn day. On the casket rested large sheaf of wheat, emblematic of CATAFALQUE IN THE NATIONAL TIME FOR A STRI he gathered harvest. McKinley, the man and the statesman, had passed through the same portals of the old roadstation perhaps a thousand times in the last forty years. His first coming was as a boy soldier, and then he came as a legislator and governor, and finally as President-elect of the United States. That was on March 2, 1877. It was a perfect spring day, with adding trees, spring flowers, and singing birds. It was early morning when a magnificent train, covered with uttering flags, swept along the historic Potomac and into the Pennsyl- vanla railroad station. It was the McKinley train and it carried the President-elect and his wife, his aged mother, who had taught him that religious fortitude with which he faced death; his brother and sisters, his other relatives and personal friends, all plain people from Ohio. Monday night the last McKinley train that will ever enter the capital rolled into the same station, to be greeted by mute and sorrowing thousands, representative of every rank and station in American life. There were the officers and men of the army and navy, the heads of departments, the clerks, and the charwomen, business men and workingmen, whites and blacks, wedged in the street behind the ropes to receive the nation's dead. It was the ripened fruit of the harvest. McKinley the beloved, cold in death, had come back to the nation's capital for a last pause within its historic precincts before proceeding to the grave by the side of his mother and father and his two children in the cemetery at Canton. The flags over the capitol and the White House were at half-mast, and the flags of the army and navy were shrouded, while muffled drums spoke the sorrow for his death, but above this sorrow rose the spirit of McKinley's triumph as the sorrowing multitude felt that his life at the head of the nation had effaced old sectional lines and even party lines in this hour, for among those who stood with uncovered heads and tear-dimmed eyes were men who had worn the gray, as sincere mourners now as those who had in the political strife followed the star of McKinley as President. The casket, which was borne to the east room of the White House, was covered by the stars and stripes and two wreaths, one of white roses and the other of white carnations, rested on the top. After President Roosevelt and the cabinet retired from the east room Mrs. McKinley, attended by her sister, descended from her private apartments, and entered the room. She stood for two or three moments at the side of her dead husband, and then was led away back through the broad corridor, where she has been the hostess at so many state dinners, and finally to her apartments. President Roosevelt drove directly from the White House to the residence of his brother-in-law, Commander W. S. Cowles, U. S. N., No. 1733 N street, N. W. He was accompanied in the carriage by Secretary of State Hay and Secretary of the Treasury Gage. The cabinet ministers did not enter the Cowles house, but, leaving President Roosevelt there, they were driven to their respective homes. President Roosevelt found Mrs. Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., his eldest son, awaiting his arrival, they having reached there from New York in the afternoon. AN IMPOSING CORTEGE. Order of Procession Which Accompanied Body to Capitol Building. The following was the order of procession which accompanied the body of President McKinley from the White House to the Capitol Tuesday morning: Funeral escort, under command of Major General Brook; battery of light artillery; battalion of District Columbia National Guard; two troops of cavalry; battalion of foot artillery; CAPITOL USED FOR THE THIRD KEN PRESIDENT. battalion of marines; clvlc procession, under command of Chief Marshal General H. V. Boynton; clergymen in attendance; physicians who attended the late president; hearse, flanked on either side by bearers and guard of honor; members of the Grand Army of the Republic; members of the Loyal Legion; the officers of the army, navy and marine corps in the city and not on duty with the troops forming the escort. In full uniform, will from right in front, on either side of the hearse—the army on the right and the navy and marine corps on the left—and PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S FAVORITE HYMN. SUNG THROUGHOUT THE NATION THIS WEEK. Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom; Lead thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead thou me on! Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene—one step's enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou Shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path, but now Lead thou me on! I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruied my will; remember not past years. So long thy power hath blessed me, sure it still Will lead me on; O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till The night is gone; And with the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN. compose the guard of honor; the president; the diplomatic corps; the cabinet ministers; the chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States; the senators of the United States; members of the United States House of Representatives; governors of states and territories and commissioners of the District of Columbia; the judges of the department of claims, the judiciary of the District of Columbia, and judges PRESIDENT M'KINLEY SUNG THROUGHOUT T Lead, kindly light, amide Lead thou m The night is dark, and Lead thou m Keep thou my feet; I do The distant scene—one e I was not ever thus, no Shouldst lea I loved to choose and s Lead thou m I loved the garish day, Pride ruled my will; r So long thy power hath Will lead m O'er moor and fen, o'er The night i And with the morn thou Which I have loved lon of the United States Court; the assistant secretaries of state, treasury and interior departments, the assistant postmasters general, the solicitor general, and the assistant attorneys general; organized societies and citizens. RUSSIAN PRESS ON MKINLEY. Leading Dallies Show Deep Sympathy for Nation's Bereavement. The all-absorbing topic in St. Petersburg has been the death of President McKinley. The tone of the press was uniformly sympathetic with the American people in their bereavement and uniformly just in estimating Mr. McKinley's character. The Novo Vremya says: "He was a man of rare talents and a beloved son of the country for whose welfare he unceasingly and successfully labored." The Soviet says: "Let us hope that the death of a talented and energetic president will rouse those lands which for the sake of freedom of conscience and thought harbor bad elements and become the breeding grounds for plots to action against the enemies of civilization." The Boerse Gazette says: "Mr. McKinley was one of the most popular figures in American history and one of the best representatives of American ideals. Society is defenseless against the propaganda of murder. It is scarcely probable that means will be found to prevent the repetition of such crimes. The semi-official Journal of Commerce and Industry says: "Mr. McKinley was not an extreme protectionist. Shortly before his death he spoke out against crude trust protection." MOURN M'KINLEY IN BERLIN. Germans, British and Americans Unite in Memorial Service. The services of mourning for the death of President McKinley held in the American church in Berlin, Germany, was very impressive. The edifice was heavily hung with crape and crowded with Germans, British and Americans. Among those who attended was Baron Von Richthofen, German minister of foreign affairs, United States Ambassador White, Mr. Jackson, secretary of the United States embassy; Mason, United States consul general in Berlin, and the members of the family of Commander Beehler, the United States naval attack. The papers treat of the death of Mr. McKinley, the anarchist danger, and the political outlook under Mr. Roosevelt. The Kreuz Zeitung describes him as anti-German in his sympathies, but otherwise gives him credit SYMPATHY IN CANADA Laurier in Message Expresses Horror at McKinley's Death. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the premier of Canada, has sent the following to Mr. Lowther, first secretary of the British embassy at Newport: "I have the command of his excellency the governor-general of Canada to ask you to convey to the secretary of state the expression of grief and horror which has been caused through this whole country by the death of the president of the United States under circumstances so tragic and so heartrending. The uncontrollable sorrow of the American nation will be almost as keenly felt by the people of Canada, who, being so close neighbors of the United States, have had many an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the noble qualities which characterized Mr. McKinley in his private as well as his public life." King at Memorial Service. King Edward, Queen Alexandra and other royal personages attended a memorial service for President McKinley held in the English church at Copenhagen. Rev. Mr. Kennedy, who affiliated, referred to the assassination in Y'S FAVORITE HYMN. THE NATION THIS WEEK. I the encircling gloom; me on! I am far from home, me on! I do not ask to see step's enough for me. or prayed that thou and me on; see my path, but now me on! I and, spite of fears, remember not past years. th. blessed me, sure it still me on; her crag and torrent, till is gone; rose angel faces smile long since, and lost awhile. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN. terms of the deepest indignation and offered a prayer for Mrs. McKinley. The dowager empress of Russia, who is visiting the king of Denmark at Fredensborg, sent the Russian minister in Copenhagen to the United States legation to express her sympathy with Mrs. McKinley and the American government and nation. The legation received many callers and numerous telegrams of condolence from the provinces. Comes Next to Lincoln. Rev. William B. Leach, pastor of Wicker Park Methodist Episcopal church in Chicago, held memorial services Sunday morning. The church was appropriately decorated. Dr. Leach said: "The nation hides her face today in sorrow and shame. Sorrow because the greatest and best loved of all her sons lies cold in death at a time when we could least spare him. Shame that in this 'land of lands,' guaranteeing to all 'life, liberty and happiness,' there could be such a thing as an anarchical plot consumed into assassination. Today our hearts are sobbing out our love, our sympathy, our regret. Love for the noble man, sympathy for the bereaved man, regret for the nation. Never since Lincoln did God make a man better fitted for the place than McKinley. Never a man so loved because he was not of caste or class, but from and of and for the people. Loyal to his God, he could not be otherwise than loyal to manhood, to home and to his country. Great as soldier and statesman, he was greater still as the exemplar of Christian life and citizenship." Victoria Flags Half Masted. Flags all over the city of Victoria are flying at half mast, and many business places and offices are draped in mourning as a mark of respect to the late President McKinley. At Esquimalt, the headquarters of the British navy on the Pacific, the American flag was flying at half mast from the cruiser Warspite, the flagship of Admiral Bickford, and in many ways the residents of the city showed their grief at the death of the president. Abraham Smith, the United States consul, has been the recipient of many expressions of condolence from citizens of all classes which were collectively transmitted by him to his government. News Heard at Glibraltar. The British squadron at Gibraltar half-masted flags, on the announcement of the death of President McKinley and the garrison flags were also lowered to half-mast. Rear-Admiral Wilson sent condolences to Commander Comly of the United States training ship Alliance. The falls of Glomen, in Norway, are to be utilized for the operation of an electric generating plant almost as large as the one at Niagara. CATARRH OF KIDNEYS Quickly Develops Into Bright's Disease. JOHN HERZIGER John Herziger, son of Alderman Herziger, of Neenah, Wis., and Vice President of the Neenah Young Men's Club, writes in a recent letter to The Peruna Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio, the following: "After suffering for two years with kidney trouble I received relief and a cure from using your wonderful medicine. Peruna." "For months I was unable to work on account of a severe pain in my back, and when I was able to do anything I was in pain and distressed most of the time. 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The boy resisted violently, and succeeded in reaching the ground, where he was alone from the farm hands drove off the bird with the aid of pitchforks. The lad's face was badly lacerated, and he was sent to Chicago for treatment. A London "cabby" says that once two distinguished strangers hailed him at Westminster Palace, and bade him drive at top speed to Marlborough house. After a moment of recollection, he recognized the Prince of Wales and his friend the king of Belgium. An awkward attempt at an obeisance from the box was promptly rebuked, and the cabby settled down to his business of driving his royal guests as fast as a hansom may go in London streets. They stopped at Marlborough house, and it was to pay the cabby a cabby, said the prince; "what do I owe you?" "Please, sir, I've already 'ad a sovereign and a 'arf in the 'ausm', replied cabby, bowing to the prince and the king of Belgium. "Here's for the king of Belgium, then," said the prince, handing the driver a sovereign; "I don't count, you know." A NARROW ESCAPE Bath, N. Y., Sept. 16th.—There is now at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home here an old soldier who has been nearer death than anyone who has lived to tell the story. His name is A. E. Ayers. For many years he lived in Minneapolis, Minn. where he is well known. Four physicians of that city once told Mr. Ayers that he could not live four days. He had Brights' disease. As a last resort he tried Dodd's Kidney Pills. He is strong and well today. He says: "I was in the very presence of death, but Dodd's Kidney Pills saved me. They are the greatest medicine in the world." The Japanese emperor has an allowance of $2,000,000 a year, to maintain the dignity of his office and have a good time. This is equal to $5,479 a day. 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I know of at least twenty friends and members of the lodge to which I belong who have been cured of catarrh, bladder and kidney trouble through the use of Peruna and it had been used in this city."—Samuel R. Sprecher. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. 四 generations of her descendants recently greeted Mrs. Lavinie Wenkler, of Kokoma, Ind., on the occasion of her ninety-first birthday. They numbered 207 persons, comprising 9 children, 86 grandchildren, 103 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. The world has 2,500,000 acres under tobacco cultivation, which produces 850,000 tons each year. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 16. The Garfield Tea Co., manufacturers of Garfield Tea Garfield Headache Powders, Garfield Tea Syrup, Garfield Relief Plasters, Garfield Digestive Tablets and Garfield Lotion, are now occupying the large and elegant office buildings in the city, recently prefected them. For many years the Garfield Remedies have been growing in popularity and their success is well deserved. The oftener a man is sold the cheaper he feels. Dropea, Indication, all stomach and bowel troubles, and the recently recently sample bottle sent by mail free. Write Dr. Taber, Pooria, Ill. It is nice to be handsome, but it is handsomer to be nice. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch contains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. The people who are always harping on their troubles will probably never be troubled with harps. DONT REGIL YOUR CLOTHES Use Russ Blackglow Blue and keep them white as snow. All grocers. 105 a package. 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Cupid has been playing havoc with the marble hearts of some of our young society ladies. Rev. Nickerson preached an eloquent sermon Sunday evening to an unusual large congregation at the First Baptist church. The coloured 'citizens' held 'memorial services Sunday evening at the First Baptist churche, in honor of our late President, William Mokinley. The choir rendered some excellent music, while Grand Master I. L. Brown's address was well received, and Mr. Geo. Suitor's yaper on the president's life, and Rev. Nickerson's illustrations of the mytre president, statesman and soldier were grand. Miss Delia Aoward and mother of Albia spent Sunday and Monday in the city visiting relatives and friends. We learn that Miss Dottie Warren is studying music quite faithful. 'Success to you. MT. PLEASANT NEWS Mr. A. S. Smith of Council Bluffs is visiting his mother, Mrs. Eliza Smith. Mr. John Pate of Galesbuog is in the city. Misses Hester Bartlett and Agnes Mason left last Saturday for Evanston, Ill. to spend the winter. Rev. and Mrs. J. H., Ferribee left Monday for Chicago to attend Conference. Miss Lizzie Pate of Galesburg, who has been visiting friends and relatives, returned home. The I. P. C. met with Miss McCracken last week. After the new officers were installed Miss McCracken, the Ex-President handed the Secretary a program which she had made out as a surprise. Each member was on for a solo or recitation or impromptu quotation. The program was very interesting. Mr. McCracken gave the young ladies a talk from which much benefit and encouragement was derived. The study of literature will be continued and perhaps other studies will be added. Mrs. Alfred Coalson has recovered from her recent illness. Mrs. Emerson Jones is not feeling as well as usual. Mr. Wm. Haruison has returned to the city. The A, M, E. church gave a farewell coterainment last Friday evening. An admission of 150 was asked and in response you received an elegant supper. Over $20.00 was rerolled from the entertainment, and all present spent a very pleasant evening. Mr, and Mrs Elias Berry gave a reception last Thursday afternoon at their beautiful home on east street. A number of their friends were present and all desire to be soon invited there again. Mrs. John Greenup was called from Lockridge on account of the illness of her mother Mrs. St. Clair. CLINTON ITEMS Rev. P. P. Taylor of Monmouth arrived in the city Monday for a visit with his family before leaving for Confidence. Mrs. F. J. Peterson left Saturday for a visit with rdlatxes in Monmouth, where she will remain while Rev. Peterson is at Conference. Mrs. T. W. Stepp returns to her former home in Chicago this week, after several months residence in this city. Cinton did her part in decorations and otherwise in memorial of President Mo. Kinley. Revs. P. P, Taylor and F. J. Peterson left Tuesday fo. Chicago to be in attendance at the annual Conference which convene Wednesday. Mrs. Jeremiah Taylor is visiting in St. Louis with friends. Fred Akens has accepted a position as porter with Dr. Walters. COLD INDEED. Some of the Odd Tricks of Liquid Air. Liquid air is, perhaps, the coldest thing in the world. It is so cold that a cake of ice is like a fierce fire as compared with it, for a kettle of liquid air placed on a cake of ice will boll just as water boils over a hot fire. It freezes mercury so hard that one can drive nails in it. The story is told that Mr. Charles E. Tripler, the experimenter 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 restaurant to eat a beefsteak. The waiter brought in a hot broiled steak and placed it in front of Mr. Tripler. As seen as the waiter's back was turned Mr. Tripler hastily opened the can and exposed the meat to the liquid air. 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Bolero jackets are very popular in the kingdom of small costumes, and the attempt to produce the effect of stoke 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 effect is made by two box plaits in front, one at either side from the yoke to the hem, and two in the back, giving a long effect to the waist, which is defined with a narrow velvet belt ending in small velvet rosettes at either side of the front on the plaits. The skirt gathers on to the waist between the plaits, which apparently are a continuation of those in the waist. A sailor collar of lace covers the shoulders in the back and opens in front over a yoke of tucked white silk or batiste. Thin gowns of point d'esprit for party wear are variously trimmed with ruches, ruffles, lace insertion and rows of colored satin ribbon. A pretty feature of the small girl's costume is the coat and hat to match.—New York Sun CAUSES SURPRISE. Connecticut Man Declares His Assessment Is Man Too Low. Robert M. Bruce, one of the millionaires of Greenwich, Conn., a former cotton broker and a friend of E. C. Benedict, has caused surprise by appearing before the board of assessors of the town and asking them to have his assessment raised 50 per cent, says the New York Sun. He said that he had never paid any attention to the making out of his list of taxable property, leaving it with the assessors. He had looked the matter up recently and had decided that he was not paying all that he should into the town treasury and he asked for the raise. The assessors promised to comply with his wishes and it is understood that they will raise the taxes of all other millionaires there to some extent. Mr. Bruce's example is the subject of much comment. For many years past Greenwich has raised $90,000 by taxation, and has spent $30,000 more than it raised. The debt has rolled up to nearly $400,000. The town appointed an investigating committee and the members reported that more money must be raised by taxation. Fixing up the taxes last fall was put over until next spring. The assessors figured up the amount of taxable property and an increase of the tax rate seemed probable. Persons who have looked up the matter say that there appears to be one law for the poor man and another for the rich man. The law says that each property owner must put in a true list of the real value of all property, real and personal, but the general rule among persons of moderate means has been to pay on 60 per cent of all value. The millionaires in some instances have not paid on 10 per cent of the property. OHIN & INDIANA HOME VISITOR'S Excursions, Vla the BURLINGTON ROUTE, at very low rates. Tickets on sale Sept. 17th & 24th, and Oct. 1st & 8th, or on such dates as will enable passengers to pass through the eastern gate way by evening of those dates. The route is through Pearia, except on Oct. 1st, tickets may be sold via Beardstown to certain points. All tickets good for return 30 days from date of sale, if deposited with destination agent within twenty-four hours after arrival. Foher further information, call on any C. B. & Q. agent for rates and particulars, or address, J. M. Bechtel, Div. Pass, Agt. Burlington, Iowa. A fishu effect of Hamburg is pretty on a wash frock. Lawn collars with colored borders are the latest fad. Very long waisted effects are now the fashion for small children. Black grenadines, both plain and figured, are offered in great varieties. A popular style of trimming for the street and everyday hat is the draped silk scarf. Gainsborough and Duchess of Davonshire hats appear among the high-priced millinery. Rich, dull black is exceedingly becoming to golden-haired, fair-complexioned women. Embroidered ponges appear beautiful in the excellence of their fiber and needleworked design. Cotly netted fringes add greatly to the grace of the sweeping, clinging gowns of soft fabrics. Long, unlined sleeves are again the mode of evening gowns. They are made long over the hands. Entire gowns of crape for either the street or the house are exceedingly handsome, and always becoming. Plaited and flounced skirts will be worn the entire summer season for morning, afternoon and evening. French challis and sheer nun's velling are two very favorite materials in the preparing of the summer outfit. Black and white is perhaps the most favored combination of the season, and some lovely effects are to be seen in simple materials. All waists have a becoming fullness at the front and skirts are extra full at the bottom. Puff effects are also noticeable on the sleeves. Striking-looking parasols are those made of silk of broad pronounced stripes, running around the upper part of the parasol, while the lower part is of chiffon and silk. Mercerized sateens, which very closely resemble satin fouled, and soft silk and linen mixtures in dainty colorings, striped, dotted, and plain of surface, are among the favored materials for shirt waists for morning wear this spring. HAPPY TIT-BITS. "Poor Matie, her marriage was a disappointment." "Was it?" "Oh, yes; she didn't get half the nice presents she counted on." "You are not addicted to any kind of athletics, are you?" "Athletics?" Gracious man, I earn a good living for a family of seven. "The doctor says I must go away for a change of climate," said Mrs. Dukane. "If that's all you need," replied Dukane, "stay right here, and the change of climate will come to you." "Wait a minute," she said to the young man. Now, the young man, being a wise party, immediately went to the telephone and told his friends he would possibly be with them in two hours. Mistress—Bridget I am tired of your carelessness. Only look at all that dust lying about on the furniture; it is six months old at the very least. Maid (very dignified)—Then it is no fault of mine. You knows, very well, mum, that I have been with you only three months. WHAT THE LAW DECIDES. A loan made to a married woman on her credit, although she gave notes therefor payable to her husband, which are void, is held in National bank vs. Tyndale (Mass.), 51 L. R. A. 447, to sustain an action at law against her estate upon the common counts for money lent or money had and received. Bona-fide residence of the plaintiff in a suit for divorce is held, in Bell vs. Bell, U. S. Adv. Sheets 551, to be necessary to give jurisdiction of a suit for a divorce against a resident of another state, and a recital of facts necessary to give jurisdiction is held not to be conclusive on the courts of another state. Actual notice of proceedings for divorce in a court of the state which has always been the domicile is held in Atherton vs. Atherton, U. S. Adv. Sheets 544, not to be necessary to bind a non-resident defendant if reasonable efforts to give her actual notice are required by the state statutes and are actually made. ODDS AND ENDS. There are now fifty-eight factories, with 250,000 horse-power in the French Alps. The number of Japanese at present living in the United States is estimated at 35,000. The population of the German empire includes 3,000,000 who use the Polish language. The Neodesha (Kas.) Register has a report of a shale bed that shows the prints of horses' feet, shod. In New Hampshire the state government pays a bounty on dead grass-hoppers at the rate of $1 a bushel. "Tartar" morocco is the leather of which the new card cases and purses are made. The colors are delicate and artistic. Although the letter carriers have been ordered to wear shirt waists, they are not forbidden to deliver mail in wrappers. Godmother on Wholesale Scale Ex-Empress Eugenie of France is not only godmother to the children of an immense number of personal friends, but also to 3,334 of her husband's subjects who were born on March 16, 1856, the day that her son, the ill-fated prince imperial, first saw the light. TO CALIFORNIA Through first-class and Tourist Sleeping Cars to points in California and Oregon every day in the year. Lowest Rates, Shortest Time on the Road, Finest Scenery. Only route by which you can leave home any day in the week and travel in tourist cars on fast trains all the way. 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