Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. 9. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE BYSTANDER PUBLISHING COMPANY, FIFER AND LOCUST. HOOM 305 MARQUETT BLOCK. IOWA 'PHONE' 869. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN PRO- TECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF IOWA. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE MOST WORSHIP I UNITED GRAND LODGE OF IOWA, A. F. & M. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One year ..... $1.50 Six months ..... 75 Three months ..... 50 All subscription payable in advance. J. L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. Send money by post, fice order, money order, express or draft, to the IOWA STATE BYSTANDER Publishing Company. Communication must be written on one side of the paper only and of be interest to the pubi- c. "Brevity is the soul of wit," remember We will not return rejected manuscript, unless accompanied by postage stamps. CITY NEWS Plan on going to State Fair. Last week in August. Mr. Fred Branch left Saturday night for Minneapolis to spend the summer. A dance was given Wednesday evening at Union Park. Those present report a good time. Mr. C. W. Henry left Monday for Chicago called there by the serious illness of his sister. J. H. Mixon, Jeweler, No. 312 West Third street, tunes pianos and repairs organs. The Old Settlers' picnic will be held at Grand View park Thursday Aug. 14th. Atty. Geo. H. Woodson of Mucha- kinock was in our city this week attenting the State Republican convention. A nice little booklet telling all about the State Fair will be sent to any address by writing the Secretary, Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Robert Hogsett of Colon, Iowa, is in this city visiting her husband and daughter who are temporally located at Carbondale mining camp. L. H. S. Brown has a diploma showing him to be a graduate from Prof. L. A. Herraden's corresponding school of hypnotism and magnetism, with power to practice and teach. Don't forget to give me a call Equal Rights Barber Shop and Bath Rooms, 320 West Third street. Bath rooms open until 12 on Sundays. CHAS. J. ROY, Prop. A party was given at the home of Miss Lily Grew Tuesday evening, in honor of Miss Bertha Powell, who left Wednesday morning with her parents for Council Bluffs where they will make their future home. When in Davenport go to The Keystone Club for wine and refreshments and furnished rooms, 318 W. Front street. BILLY WILLIAMS, Prop. With no Expositions this this year to attract exhibitors, the visitor to the State Fair can depend upon seeing exhibits equaled only at the World's Fairs and great expositions. Remember that the excursion to the emancipation celebration at Moberly, Mo., will leave Des Moines Monday morning, August 4, at 6:40 o'clock. A big time and a very large crowd is expected to be there, and Des Moines and Iowa should be well represented. A barbacue, good music and speaking. The men of the city are requested to meet at St. Paul A·M. E. church at 4 p.m., Sunday evening after Sunday School, for the purpose of organizing a forum. The pastor issues this call for the benefit of several men who have asked for such a club and hoping that there might be great good done in the city. Sunday week is dollar money day, Rev. Jas. Clemens of Oakulcoa will spend the day with us. It is hoped that each member will pay his or her dollar money that day. A large photo of the church will be given to each one who pays a dollar. Friend will you help the pastor to carry the largest amount of dollar money ever taken. Give him a dollar or fifty cents, dollar money day. HENRY GRAY Successor to PORTER & GRAY Enbalming and Funeral Directors. 1115 Locust St. Mutual Phone 1000. Iowa phone 649. GOOD LIVERY IN CONNECTION. Residence 1428 Woodland Mutual 1005 Don't forget the excursion to Moberly Mo, next Monday only $3.00 for the round trip. The young people are going to give a trolley party Aug. 19th., for the benefit of the pastor of the A. M. E. church. Full report next week. Mr. G. Brown left this morning for Chicago on a business trip. On his trip he will stop at Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and several other places. There being no National Exposition this year, the Iowa State Fair will be of unusual interest. The big exhibitors are swarming about every available space on grounds and in buildings, and are extremely anxious to exhibit in Iowa. August 22d to 30th are the dates. Mr. B. J. Shepard of Clive, a brother of J. H. Shepard was in our city Tuesday, and called at our office. He presented us with a beautiful bouquet, the product of his garden. He has a nice garden this summer. Word reached the city this week that Mrs. E. F. Johnson wife of Dr. Johnson who formerly resided in this city left on the 88th ult., for Washington, D.C. where she will spend several weeks visiting with her uncle and family T. E Barton. Mrs. Barton still continues in poor health, but they are hopeful of her being restored to good health in the near future. Mr. Barton is preparing to visit the city this fall. When in Burlington, Iowa, call at The Little Equal Right, saloon, pool, billards, barber shop and bath rooms No. 315 Front street. Good accommodations to all. F. MARTIN Proprietor. Mr. Luther Brown, whose poems have appeared in our paper, will recite Friday night to the Young Women's Christian Association, of which Miss Edith Christy is president. Mr. Brown will recite some of his poems that have never been given to the newspapers. The above is a white organization. Sunday at St. Paul: The Eubanks family, a mother and five children will furnish music for us morning and evening. Mrs. Eubanks comes with her two sons and three daughters from Omaha, Neb., highly recommended by Dr. Schaffer as being earnest christian workers. They have over a dozen different instruments. The pastor will preach Sunday evening, subject: "Brains and Their Use." Last Days of Pompeii is the attraction for the evenin at the Iowa State Fair, August 22d to 30th. In this wonderful pyrotechnical production of the horrible destruction of the beautiful city of Pompeii by old Vesuvius, the spectator is an eye witness to the recent terrible disaster to the city of St. Pierre, by Mt. Pelee. $1.50 TO LAKE VIEW AND RETURN Sunday August 3rd, via Chicago & Northwestern R.y. Special train will leave Des Moines at 6:39 a.m. Returning train leaves Lake View at 7:00 p.m. Fine boating, bathing and fishing. For tickets and further information call at City Ticket Office 401 Walnut St. or Passenger Station, East 4th and Walnut streets. GEO. O. EBERHART, C. P. & T. A. We failed to receive a report last week of the District Grand Household of Ruth, which convened in Ft. Madison July 17, at Marquette hall. This order was organized in Keokuk a little over a year ago, and it bids fair to become one of the strongest organizations in the State. This was the first annual session since organizing. The following officers were elected: D. M. N. G., Anna Parker. Davenport D. R. N. G., Mattie Thomas, Fort Madison. D. W. T., Matilda Holmes, Des Moines. D. W. R., Sadie V. Brooks, Keokuk. POPULAR EXCURSION TO LAKE VIEW AND RETURN AUG 3 Via Chicago & Northwestern P'y Speci train leaves Des Moines at 6:30 a. m. Fare $1.50. City Ticket Office 401 Walnut St. Passenger Station East 4th and Walnut streets. GEO. O. EBERHART, C. P. & T. A. DR. A. G. EDWARDS. Physician and Surgeon. IOWA PHONE 1081 MUTUAL PHONE 409 (Office) Miles' Drug Store Over 764 West Ninth Street. A Fatherland Joke. Charles F. Saacke returned from Germany on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse with the following Fatherland joke, upon which he was not required to pay duty. The translation is his own: "What is the difference between the Lord Almighty and Kaiser William?" "The Lord Almighty knows everything; the Kaiser knows better." DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1902. THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. Last Wednesday the Republican State Convention was held in our city, over 1300 delegates were present besides hundreds of active and enthusiastic leaders of the great party. Congressman Walter I. Smith the friend of the colored race was temporary chairman and delivered a strong and ringing speech. The platform adopted was identical the same as last year in regard to the tariff and trusts. The best plank in the platform for our race is condemning lynch law and mob violence, this was the part that Woodson, Thompson and Anderson got the committee to adopt at the Cedar Rapids' Convention and this year Woodson and Thompson urged it to remain the same. The resolution is as follows: "We are earnestly oppose to all legislation designed to accomplish the distranchisement of citizens upon lines of race, color, or station in life and condemn the measures adopted by the Democratic party in certain states in the Union to accomplish that end" This is a good expression, of course we in Iowa have a fair chance, but many states are denying the suffrage to our race hence we the republicans of Iowa register our protest against such methods. The platform endorse Governor Cummins his administration, and the ticket nominated a strong one which will we think meet the hearty approval of all republicans. In another part of the paper, we give the proceedings in full. Let us all rally around our standard bearers and elect the whole ticket by a large majority. The standard bearers are as follows: Secretary of State—W. B. Martin of Adair county. Auditor of State—B. F. Carroll, of Davis. Treasurer of State—G. S. Gilbertson of Winnebago. Attorney General—C. W. Mullan of Blackhawk. Judge of the Supreme Court—Scott M. Ladd of O'Brien. Judge of Supreme Court (to fill vacancy)—C. A. Bishop of Polk. Clerk of Supreme Court—John C. Crockett of Hardin. Supreme Court Reporter—W. W. Cornwall of Clay. Railroad Commissioner—E. A. Dawson of Bremer. A REAL RACE WOMAN. College Springs, Ia., July 23.—Dear Sirs:—Being interested in the welfare of our race and wishing to know more of them. I send you a post-office order of $1.50 for one years subscription to the Iowa State Bystander, having read a few numbers of your paper, I am sure I shall be pleased with it. Very respectfully, MISS SARAH BLACK. A TRIP TO THE NORTH-WEST Stopping in the Twin Cities for a week one can get at least a glimpse at the attractions, the beauties and the vast resources of Minnesota and the great north. also same of its superior merits in lumbering and caelreel producing, first I shall mention Minneapolis, the metropolis of the state. There lives in this flour city about 240,000 people, nearly all struggling with that true western yankee spirit that characterize many eastern and northern cities. Minneapolis is located on the beautiful prairies, falling in against the father of waters, yet it is a small stream up there. She has her broad clean asphalt streets, her tall buildings, her hundreds of towering grain elevators—seemingly enough grain elevators to store all the caerels grown in the United States. Her large flouring mills, Washburn & Pillsbury, that has made it noted the world over, and with the flue water power of St. Anthony Falls, so named by Father Hennepin, the wandering Franciscan priest, also the beautiful Minneapolis Falls. This city has her splendid and spacious residences, with her many parks, also the oldest and most picturesque military station in the United States, Fort Snelling. The University of Minnesota is located here. In this city there lives about 3,000 colored people and they are doing exceedingly well. Dr. R. S. Brown is the leading physician, he was formerly an Iowa man, educated and practiced for a awhile in Oskaloosa. He has just built an elegant two and half story house with ten room, modern in every way. He enjoys a lucrative practice. Atty. Wm. Morris is the leading attorney since Wheaton left. Young Mr. Currit is also practicing law, with a bright future. Mr J. L. Neal, the pioneer real estate man of our race in the north, has been very successful, having applied his time, energy and labor to that one business, and he has succeeded. He has a well kept office in the Boatman building and owns some valuable property. Mr. Wm. H. Roberts, the registered pharmacist, is clerk at the West Hotel Drug store. He is also an Iowa man, formerly of Davenport, and at one time lived in Des Moines, He left here about 15 years ago for Minneapolis, where he has been very successful, and with the economy of his lovable housewife, they own a very valuable home in the residence district. It is two and one-half story, with nine rooms convienly arranged with all the modern improvements. They have two mannered and well raised boys, Roy and Kalph. Mr. Roberts brother James is on the police force, he is also doing well and owns a nice home. Madam De Leo runs the largest hair dressing and manuring parlor in the city. He has about 10 girls employed, all white except Mae Williams who superintends the business for Madam De Leo. Miss Williams is a graduate from the Minneapolis High School, at one time she was correspondent for the BYSTANDER. Mr. Robert Court is Deputy Clerk of the District Court. Mr. Allison is Deputy Sheriff and one of the trusted officers in that branch of the county. Mr. Gibbs Pleasant is a very successful and frugal man. Mr. J. C. Ried is an intelligent newspaper man. Rev. Lucas publishes the Northwestern Vine, a new journal on the roll, yet as the editor is an active wide awake man he will no doubt advance the Vine, as it is now the only colored paper printed in the flour city. Rev. Weathers has charge of the Baptist church. He is an aggressive young man and well liked. Rev. Timothy Reeves, Iowa's much beloved pastor, has charge of the Methodist church and is doing well. There are many colored restaurants and boarding houses. Mr. J. C. Blackwell owens his saloon and is doing well. There are many Iowa people now living here; chief among them are Dr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Redmond, Mr. and Mrs. Harding, Mr. and Mrs. Joyce, Mrs. Downing, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. James Roberts and many others whose names I donot recall. St. Paul, commonly known as the twin brother to Minneapolis, is situated only a few miles down the Mississippi river. It was so named for a little log chapel, erected by the Catholics in the early days. It is the capital of the State and second in size. She is noted for her tall business blocks, narrow streets and immense wholesale and jobbing houses. She has beautiful and costly residences and great lumber mills. Her population is 130,000. She has a colored population of nearly 4,000, many doing well; most of them buying or preparing to buy homes. Mr. Lyles is quite an old and influential citizen. He conducts a torsorial shop with success. Lawyer F. L. McDee is meeting with much success in his profession. Dr. O. Howard is an Osteopath. In the next issue I will take up the trip West. It will be published in a series of articles. NOTICE TO STOCKMEN Those intending making an exhibit at the coming Iowa State Fair, August 22d to 30th, will kindly write Hon. S. B. Packard, Marshalltown, Iowa, Superintendent of the Cattle Department of the Fair, stating the number of stalls they desire reserved for their exhibit. The cattle exhibit this year will be large, therefore those contemplating an exhibit will do well to reserve their space at once. SIOUX CITY ITEMS. Sunday was endowment day at the A. M. E. church. A nice program was rendered, after which a collection was taken for endowment funds. Mrs. Rev. Jeffries and little daughter arrived in our city Friday from California to join her husband. Mr. C. F. Williams spent last week in Sylden, Iowa on business. Misses Shepley and Frankie Bankston have gone to Nortork, Neb. on a visit. A trophy party was given Wednesday evening under the auspices of Mt. Zion church. All returned safely voting a good time. Rev. Magette, former pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist church, tendered his resignation rather suddenly; he left for Canada from there he sent his resignation back. The church is sorry to loose his services, as he was a vigorous young man and took hold of the work like a yeoman, however his relatives in Canada have persuaded him to remain with them. Mr. K. E. Oge is able to ring up. The wedding bells will ring again in the near future. The little Jubilee Singers who are traveling with Mr. and Mrs. Rev, Bingley gave a concert at the Mt. Zion church to a large audience. Watkins Cornet band consisting of twenty men have been launched on the public. Bruce Payne is the leader of the organization. The band makes the startling announcement that it will soon give public concerts when it will appear in gorgeous uniform. The colored people of our city will celebrate the 4th., of August with a grand picnic at Riverside Park. Rev. Jefferyes of Lincoln, Neb., has been called to take charge of the Mt. Zion Baptist church, we wish him success in his new field. The ladies of the Mt. Zion church will give a cantata entitled "The Flowers" in the near future, watch the date. Mr. Milton Dowdy who has been blind for some time is able to see a little. Miss Hendriks of Nashville, Teen., is visiting her sister Mrs. C. E Stubblefield. Walter Williams of Topeka, Kansas arrived in our city last week to spend the summer with his brother Mr. C. F. Williams. CLINTON ITEMS. Rev. L. E. Christy of Champaign, Ill. spent Sunday in this city the guest of his daughters Mis. Jao. Thompson and Miss Christy. The carpet which was procured through the efforts of the ladies of the Harmony club was last week adding much to the appearance of the church. The work of the ladies could have been more complete had some equally energetic persons gave there assistance by removing some of the dirt from the floor, the work of the society was commended by every one but the surroundings severely citised, some one is to blame for this short-sightedness uncleanness or something we know not what to call it, but at any rate it speaks bad for the church. Sunday was quarterly meeting Rev. Malone was present delivering one of his soul stirring sermons at the afternoon service. Rev. Christy occupying the pulpit morning and evening. Help a race enterprise by subscribing for the Bistander. Rev. L. E. Christy left Monday for his home in Champaiga gotug by way of Davenport. Rev. J. W. Malone left Tuesday for Dubuque. Mrs. C. V. Bush and daughters were indisposed the early part of the week. indisposed the early part of the week, Mrs. Moreland is greatly improved from her attack of small pox her son Willie is now suffering from a slight attack of the disease, Jas. Cooper of Morrison spent Sunday in Cilatton. Mrs. N. E. Stewart welcomed a bright baby girl to her home Wednesday. FORT MADISON NOTES. Mrs. Ambrose Jackson returned from Keokuk where she spent Sunday the guest of her niece Mrs. F. J. Peterson, Geo. Hackney and Miss Polly Dandridge were married last Saturday, their many friends wish them an unmarried life in their new home in Chicago. Rev. J. D, Underwood returned from Nebraska last week and filled the pulpit of the Second Baptist church last Sunday. The Rev. was greeted by goodly audiences of his former flock and friends. Mrs. Ray and daughter Pearl returned to Missouri after a pleasant visit with her sister and aunt Mrs. Stothers. Quite a number went on the excursion to Burlington on the "sydeny" last week. Blade and sister Vergie went to Burlington on the Sidney last week. They will visit thr grandparents at Denmark, from there they will return to their home in Kansas City. Miss Dandridge has returned to her home in Keukuk after a pleasant visit with her Aunt Mrs. Rhoda Harper. On last Sunday evening Mr. D, L. Holmes and Mrs. Lucile Jones were married at the Second Baptist church. Rev. Underwood officiating, the church was filled with friends of the contracting porties, Rev. J. O. Goodwin is reported sick. The A. M. E. church is regaled in a new roof. Rev. J. D. Underwood after a weeks rest departed Thursday for the West. The city is being billed for the Emancipation Day celebration to be held at Centerville next month. The members of the Baptist church are forming plans for the improvements of their edifice, they expect to begin their work in the immediate future. Rev, and Mrs. J. D. Underwood were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harper Tuesday evening. The supper table was fully supplied with the good things of the season and the evening was happily spent. ALBIA NOTES. Rev. Walden of Hilton was in town Monday. The Masons gave a social in their hall Saturday eight. Mrs. Sefers left Albia for Des Moines on Monday. Mr. P. A. Reed of Hilton was in town Tuesday. Rev. Ed. G. Jackson has been in Detroit, Mich., this week attending Literary and Educational Congress. Mr. Johnson and family of Kecosauqua have moved to Alba. Madam E. Hollingworth, G. A. Ervis Susie Snoddy, and Lizzie Grayson were Hilton visitors Thursday. Mr. Chas. Davis went to Hilton last Sunday. Miss Eubanks of Buxton is in attendance at the Monroe County Normal. NEWS FROM BUXTON. Last Sunday at St. John's A. M. E. church there was a sacred concert by the choir. A carefully prepared program was rendered with great success. The choir is improving nicely under the direction of its leader Mr, J. T. Washington. A large crowd of people attended the concert and the collection was splendid. Every number on the program was carefully rendered. The bass singing by Mr. Lewis London was of noticesable importance. Messrs Tale and Harris did some splendid work in the tenor. Messdames Ewing, Johnson, Misses Carey and Gibson did excellent work. Messdames Brown, Tolliver, Allen, Rigga, Humbles and Miss London sang their soprano with case and accuracy. Harry Lewis cornet, Addison Brooks claironet, and Miss Settla Humbles organist. SPECIAL EXCURSION TO CHAM BERLAIN, S. D., VIA THE Chicago & St. Paul R'y. Saturday —ug. 2nd, 1902. Only $3.00 for round trip. Special train will leave Union Station at 6:40 p. m., with sleeping cars attached. Make reservations at City Office, 410 Walnut street. MUSCATINE NEWS Mrs. Willie Busey and children of Davenport have been visiting Rev. and Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Mannie Harsch of Chicago returned to her home Tuesday morning after a pleasant two weeks visit with Mrs. Groomes. Mrs. Fannie Grooms will give a grand reception Wednesday evening in honor of her guest, Mrs. M. L. Black of Washington, Ia. Mrs. Peter Tomley and daughter Alice royally entertained Saturday evening at 5 o'clock dinner Rev. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Black, Mrs. Mannie Harsch and Mrs. Groomes. A pleasant time is reported Miss Myrtle Hall of Washington is the guest of Miss Florence White. A jolly crowd will charter the steam launch Thursday and have a pleasant days' outing three miles up the river. It will be somewhat of a 1st of August celebration. A pleasant time is anticipated. Mr. and Mrs. James Doughtery (white) will entertain a crowd of our musical young people at their pleasant country home, four miles north of city, on Friday evening of this week. Mrs. Ida Hobbrook of Washington spent Sunday with Mrs. Ed Baines. Mr. Nelson Carr is on the sick list. Mr. Wm. Greenway, School Superintendent was confined to his room Suncay, unable to attend Sabbath school. Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Johnson delightfully entertained a few friends at dinner Thursday. Everyone knows the hospitality of Mr. Mrs. Johnson suffice is to say they were royally entertained. Mr. Samuel Baines spent Tuesday in Rock Island. Mr. Forest White is breaking ground for the erection of a new house. Miss Alice Phoenix is preparing for a cantata "Fairy Land." IMPORTANT CHANGE OF TIME ON CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL RAILWAY. Effective August 4d the C. M. & St. P. Chicago train will leave Union Station at 9:30 p. m., ten minutes earlier than at present, and will arrive at Chicago 7:55 a. m. Des Moines sleeping car on the new card leaves Chicago 6:00 p. m. and arrives Des Moines 4:35 a. m., shortening the time between the two cities 35 minuets. BYRD MOORE... Bicycle Repairing, Renting-Tires & Sundries. 823 GRAND AVENUE. NOT IDLE DURING ILLNESS. Kentucky Housewife With Sharp Eye for Business. From Kentucky comes the solution of the problem, "How Shall I Avoid Loss of Time While Ill?" A Mr. Filson, a farmer residing near Eminence, in that state, was bedfast of a fever. Upon him depended' the support of a large family. Sickness in his case was worse than a luxury; it was a sin. To overcome the loss of labor as much as possible his good wife collected all the eggs on the farm, borrowed as many as she could from the neighbors, and tucked them carefully about her feverish husband. Then she resumed the concocting of grueels and awaited developments. Results justified the experiment. The husband was as good as a hen. His fever having no ague complications, he did not shake and crack the eggs, but now there is a large brood of spring broilers going to the-market from that little home. Furthermore, Mr. Filson's health is restored. He not only comes off his nest convalescent but he has no financial loss or worry to occupy his mind and throw him into a relapse. RICH MEN IN DIFFICULTIES. Occasions When Millionaires Have Had to Borrow Carriage. A man of large fortune is not infrequently caught short of pocket change. I have known John D. Rockefeller to borrow five cents for car fare, and it is no uncommon thing for Uncle Russell Sage to be "broke." The other evening a man of no small prominence in the community found himself at Thirty-fourth street and Sixth avenue with only four cents in his clothes, and he was in a hurry to go home, on the upper west side. Not caring to have a check cashed at a bar or hotel, and feeling a delicacy in approaching a stranger on so trivial a subject, he appealed to the crippled newsboy, who plies his trade at the foot of the elevated stairs, for the loan of a cent. "Sure!" exclaimed the capitalist, hauling out a fistful of colns; "wont you help yourself. What good will a penny do a gentleman the likes of you?" The gentleman took one cent and rode home. On the following afternoon he stepped off the train at Thirty-fourth street and slipped fifty-one cents into the boy's hand. "But what fur!" said the cripple. "Interest," replied the borrower. "The cent you lent me and half a dollar for interest. Awfully obliged." Just one touch of nature.—New York Press. ENGINE THAT RAN AWAY. Incident That Embarrassed Caller on Chauncey Denew. About ten years ago I called upon Chaucey M. Depow at his home. No. 27 West Fifty-fourth street, writes Tip in the New York Press. He was at dinner, and in that friendly way of his sent word that he would be up in two minutes; I must make myself at home, etc. As it was a professional call, and I was seeking an interview, I bided my time. On the mantpiece in the reception room was a diminutive locomotive, which I investigated. It appeared to be a model of one of the New York Central flyers, but I had no idea that the thing had motion. We got down on the floor together, and suddenly it started off at a mile a minute (more or less), tearing along the hall with me after it. The blamed little thing ran straight into the dining-room, and was caught under the table by Mr. Depew himself. Tall Buildings of Ancient Days. Numerous conflicting estimates have been made of the height of the Tower of Babel, but one fact never has been denied, and that is that it was a sky-scraper. St. Jerome, in his commentary on Isaiah, says that the tower was already 4,000 paces high when God came down to stop the work. A pace is about two and a half feet, therefore 4,000 paces must be 10,000 feet; consequently Babel was twenty times as high as the Pyramids (which are only about 500 feet). Father Calmet says the tower was 81,000 feet high, and that the structure was unfinished because the architects were confounded, as they did not know how to bring the building to a head. Moreover, it is understood that the Chinese language of to-day was originally the same language as the high German. Antediluvian Tree Found Antediluvian Tree Found. Recently near Morenci the construction force of the Toledo and Western road, at a depth of ten feet beneath the surface, came upon a black, curly walnut tree, in a perfect state of preservation. How long it had been buried is a matter of conjecture only, but the formation in which it was found indicates that the time was either anterior to or contemporaneous with the drift period, which, of course, was thousands of years before the pioneers of Michigan plied up black walnut logs and burned them "to get the land cleared" for a crop of fifty-cent slick-cut, hand-threshed wheat. The Detroit Free Press says that the railroad company has been offered $250 for its antediluvian black walnut tree. Anta: In Kansas A plague of ants has appeared in the northern central counties of Kansas, and the insects are destroying the alfalfa and wheat crops. All vegetation within a radius of several feet of their hills is killed. The ants are a larger variety than has ever been seen in the state before. They multiply very rapidly, and the farmers are using every means to exterminate them. The insects have invaded the cities and towns and are making life miserable for the inhabitants. They are very vicious and do not hesitate to attack either person or animal interfering with them. Sat on Safety Valve. Sat on Safety Valve. The death has just taken place at Rochester, England, of George Thomas Crook, formerly inspector of machinery in the royal navy. Mr. Crook, who was 72 years of age, was known in the service as "the man who sat on the safety valve." for his plucky action during the Egyptian war of 1882. He then, at the risk of his own life, adopted the heroic expedient indicated in order to raise sufficient steam to lift ashore two locomotives which were urgently required on the Egyptian railway. Chinese Physician Honored. The first Chinaman to receive a diploma from an American medical college is Dr. Young Wing, who was thus honored by Yale in 1854. He, too, just returned to this country after years' absence in his native land, where he introduced many of the modern methods of medical practice, despite the strenuous opposition of celestial doctors. ee : : ey ieee ‘ Pee iso, 3 “Jowa Stat ‘. a pane oo “pea wornes, - = __TOWA Remco ik ~~ Poor King’ Alfonsot He may mot ‘oven choose bis own wife, z “© As leasier for Baropean govern. ments to oppress Tolsto! than to sup 5 ese him, fe Often a man’s patriotism becomes "of the disappearing type when the as ‘sestors come around, © Apert ts boing made by the vo! feasoes and earthquakes to bridge the ~ Pacific with pumice stone. © th te to be expected that the now ‘pomp trust fust formed will find it Batural to water its stock, ‘The Boer and tho Filiplue wars ‘ere over but the French chamber of ‘eputies is still in sesston. Tt would be impossible to convince ‘the average. small boy that it was ‘worth $50,000 to Kiss a schoolteacher. ‘There ts a great deal in a name. It 430 largaly tho name that distingulshes 4 slant Srecracker from a dynamite ‘Bomb: ‘The buffalo of the plains is fast be- feoming extinct. The urban variety, Rowever, is known to be on the ia: pedi ‘The Yale janitor who stole Reginald ©. Vanderbilt's initial embroidered silk socks might have known he would put is foot in it. ‘The new premier of England !s an enthusiastic golfer. Perhaps the king fm selecting him wanted to make sure ‘of the golf vote. How careless the ki_z’s doctors are getting! They do not inform a wait- ng world how many cigars a day King award smokes. Gold in paying quantities has been found in Vermont. This will be glad ews to the people who left those “abandoned farms.” ‘They say that Mr. Morgan is able to Juggle with the commerce of the world. A man who can do that need ‘not be afraid of kings. ‘An Ohio paper speaks of a recent soclety function as an “Alice Roose. elt tea.” In the name cf the great hornspoon, what's (het? ‘The man who proposes to court fame by crossing the Atlantic in a 23- foot launch could save time by going over Niagara in a barrel. ‘The University of Chicazo professor ‘Who declared that the devil Is a dis- appointed idealist puts Satan in the lass with the spring poets. It Is to King Edward's splendid con- stitution that the doctors attribute his speedy recovery. It is a wonder tbat ‘the doctors do not take the credit lemnaatves. Chicago packers are preparing to abip wlenerwurst to Austria. Then the favored people of that country can have the Yankee peril for breakfast ‘svery morning. National League baseball umpires are reported to be taking out new life ‘and accident insurance policies. Mr. ‘McGraw has transferred himself to ‘that organization. ‘The sea servent Just added to the New York aquarium turns out to be nothing but a channomursena vittata, and there {s nothing whatever to be ‘afraid of but the name. It fs said thet a Topeka man was defeated fot sherif because he said “Gosh all finders!” It is shuddery to guess at what might have happened 40 him had he said “Dern!” ‘The announcement that Mrs. Lang: try lias settled an income of $1,000 a year on her daughter leads to the renection that beauty 1s sometimes ‘more to be desired than mere intel- leet. ‘The heirs of Madame Silva, tho ‘oman who left her fortune to her rooster, have assassinated the poor fowl. This shows that ther fs an ‘easy way out of a will contest—onco in a century. Gen. Buller bas placed himself on ‘a per with the overloquaciovs parrot. Some persons don't know just when to stop talking, and the general, in an effort to square himsclt, has justified bis ‘severest critics. British authorities now have pos- dee bi or a Ue cocussete at be Miesl Golke boas sereroment| Acy eotithal setet text vy acepess eae tg bee cn te Nerchert wl ees ies erat London fhe sewa Gat tle Mise Peary Gea ats hes tai and too Barend Horsey lee pean sacs torts boos Mia ica the King of tho easel Mecsds say Ye tsae be inuomucea ts the tplitiag tnduencen of bridee whist Miss Vinlg/of Bovion tra achieved SEG MS ewiae torrid tases Baie tee ok et bo lout as sae Rise aut Hac Doe ncfocotsion oat Mec suse ling we wl pro wos ioes ke cated a tks -pewspapers., : Spal Rsaie) prosoees to sent $50,090, if, necessary, to regein the eee soca from tasianes Bridendy Mr. Keene cares more son the cup than America docs. | Shey have fuat bad a riot fn the AWrecch. chamber of deputies, several ‘Beckiiesfaine been Gnatranget. Tae Sa aoe Rl Se Res Deen another eruption Sie ak eee oe To THE TICKET. 1 Eleventh—Geo, B. Scott of Wood: — bury. (re-elected). becretary of State— Adjourned until after dinner. ‘WILLIAM B. MARTIN of Adair. — Auditor of State— When the convention was again B. F. CARROLL of Davis, called to order, Senator W. F. Harti ‘Treasurer of State— man, as chairman of the committee 'G. 8. GILBERTSON of Winnebago. | on credentials, reported that there Attorney General— | were no contests, that all the counties CHAS. W. MULLAN, Black Hawk. | were represented and that all of the ‘Judge of Supreme Court (short term)—| delegates present were entitled to CHARLES A. BISHOP of Polk. | seats. ‘Tne committee recommended Judge of Supreme Court (long term)— | that the delogates present be allowed ‘SCOTT M. LADD of UBrien. to cast the full vote of their respective Clerk of Supreme Court— conatles. JOHN €. CROCKETT of Hardin. The report was unanimously adopt: Reporter of Supreme Court— ea 'W. W. CORNWALL of Clay. H, D. Copeland of Lucas county, as Railroad Commissioner— chairman of the committe on perma- EA. DAWSON of Bremer. bent organization made the following — | report: Des Moines, July $1—It was 11:13] Permanent chairman—E. C. Roach esterday morning when Coairman | of Rock Rapid. |. Spence called the convention to| Permanent Secretary—E. W. Weeks prder. Almost ali the delegates were | of Guthrie Center. present in thefr seats, |" Assistant secretaries—Furman Tut. Chairman Spence read the oMcial | tle of Webster City, W. F. Muse of call for tae convention. The band | Mason City, ©. R. Benedict of Shelby. then played. ‘The Star Spangled Ban-| Reading Clerk—A. v. Proudfoot of her,’ amid great applause, the audience | Indianola. ee eee, bel ae ae es eM a ie Se Ba AM is a Ss Es “ee ee oN eg OS Seige So Qa: ame ee a Bo Se yy es eS: <@ Be PV tee Epo hp ae eet eed foaur. i s&s BA cae ai Renominated for Secretary of State. Poe er Tising to ite feet. “America” and oth- tr patriotic airs foliowed. Dr. A. B. Marsbell, pastor of the Central “Presbyterian ‘church of Des Moines invoked the divine blessing. ‘Another selection by the band fol lowed. Governor Cummins entered at fbls Joncture and was escorted to lox which he entered amid tumultaous applause. He was accompanied bs G.'G. McCarthy, exauditor of state, ona Hob, W. H. Byers. ‘Judge Smih of rottawattamle coun- ty Was thea introduced as chairman and delivered bie address, being fre- quently Interrupted by applause. Judge Smith's references to Shaw. Wilson, Allison, Dolliver. Commins Hull, Hepburn, Lacey, and other lowa rougressmen and statesmen were loud. ly eplauced, All wore present except decrotery. Shaw. “Secretary Wilson way present as a delegate from Tama fousty and was a member of he reso- lations commnition: ee ag ee ees Ea ido Meee ae ear eee gee ae oe. yee Lee eee Re Aa ee er Bea EIR bo ee ete Oa. ay Ok eiea OD a Coe te AG es __ pg. F. CARROLL. DAVIS, A call of the convention for mem: bets of tho vartoss comamitece result dae follows Resolutions sist Dini Tames’. Davis of Secont—deo. W. French of Scott ‘Third Janes Wisoo of Tawa, Fourth—H. B. Hancock of Fayette. Fitth0, ib albrook of Hardin. Ststh Ni, Kousall of Aone Beventh-. He Berry of tndianola Bint it Towaey of Adame: Ninth 'W, Byers of Shelby. Teather B Roberts of Webster Bloveaile A. B, isk of Diskivesn Credentials. First alatice Wilson Payne , of naa Second—Dr. David Stewart of Joba. on ‘Third —W. R, Boy? of Linn, Fourth. 'b Berra of Nashua. Filth. F Barsiman ot Wrishe, BlsthYeaepu Hora of Saeper Beventiete w Clayton of fasper Bighth—Geo. 8. Aliyn of Ringgold. Nistie-a. G: hicCabe:of Harsison Tenth, @ Clank of Hallion Blovente-B Logue of Sovons. Permanent’ Organization Firat dlstict “Senator Molaberry of vedlas, Becend—B, Ly tlle. Paice eae J Tobe ot Benton. FourtiW. iu Converse ef Cresco: Filth. G, Hartston of Walsh Eikthoo. W. Carr of Pos cenioe Beventh-0. Br Jeckman of Polk Pipiee nD, Copeland ef Lacom: Bibieo at Tresnor of Posavatia mie Bieveit—Joha Blackmore of Bx oe State Centsar Committe. Final Savio, Naver (hold over | econd—C. W. Philips of Jeckaoa (re-elected). | Third Bustoa W Sweet of Bremer Tourth—ds G. siempel ot Eikader (ew). MMli—B. M, Sargent of Grundy Cox- er (hold pret), aaticds W clalon ot ahaa eeeygatt% D. Whisenana of Pome x. pith 1 L Sper eof Ringeold) Plath <Asmis’ Boysen of Audubon ") eae sie: e BPRS SR ag voc) os 8 | aepeteamed atl atten, otnner. When the convention was again called to order, Senator W. ¥. Harr man, ay chairman of the ‘committee on credentials, reported. that there | were Bo coatests, that all the counties eve represented and eat all of the delegates present were. entitled. to Scatt.Tne’ committee. recommended {hat the detogates preseat be allowed to cast the full vote of thelr respective conatiea. (QHee Sport was unanimously adopt © 1. D. Copeland of Lucas county, as chairman of the commultto on perma: bent organization made the following Feport: "Permanent chairman—B. C, Roach ‘of Rock Rapids. Permanent Secretary—E. W. Weeks of Guthrie Center. Auaistant sccretarlet—Furman Tut. ule of Webster City, W. Fe Muse of Mason City, ©. R. Benedict of Shelby. Reading Clerk—-A. v. Proudfoot of Indlanola, ‘Assistant readiag clerks—W. 8. Kenworthy ot Oskaloosa, J. Af, Wilson of Centerville. ‘The report was adopted. The convention at once proceeded to the nomination of candidates. There were but three nominations lavolving contests. These were for railroad commissioner, eupreme court clerk and Supreme court reporter. The struggle over the nomination of a supreme Be ae as bi si epee te 1 Rec. tein Eo ae ete oe, os eis fe ee |. G. 8. GUL.BERTSON, WINNEBAGO. Ronominaied for Treasurer of State. arene oust cig pas @ Brotonaal one, On the fifth ballot Joha A. Crockett of Eldora was nominated. For railroad commissioner, B.A. Dawson of Way erly wad nominated for a third term, defeating N. 8. Ketchum of Marshall: town by a close vote on the second ballot. “B. 1. Salinger of Carroll coun- ty, In the contest over the nomination of supreme court reporter, met defeat, W. W. Cornwall, of wponcer being nominated on the first ballot. In two. instances yesterday candidates seek ing a third term were beaten. Mr. Salinger Is now serving his second term and was in quest of a third term, as was also C. T. Jones, the present clerk of the supreme court. Other nominations yesterday were: W. B, Martin of Greenfield for second term, as secretary of state; B. F. Carroll of Blocmfleld for auditor of state to suc- ceed Frank F. Merriam; u. 8. Glibert- son of Forest City for second term ag state treasurer; Charles W. Mullen of Waterloo for a second term as at- re akin eenead po Aaa ce aa Be See, ies Mae “ae CRs coae be REN RSE en. Geen ae ee a Raed es eee | Bigs RSs Bee he gt. MeN RO eerie Cine PEt once | | SR airs Ea 4 Poowecnigecias A Sees a ee ©. W. MULLAN, BLACK HAWK. Rentominated for attorney General toruey goneraly Seow M. Ladd of Shel don fora" second teria aa supreme idee, and Charles A, Bishop of Des Holmes. for supreme judge to Ail the inoxpired term of Judge GM, Water. tan of Davenport, who recently ‘re signed. dards eaten ‘ported by the committee and passed ee se as te cova scons minis ‘ation was {ientiied. SE a ag see peter to ti aamiatsrtlon, aad ge ants Stetina Pee poopie borat ce ugar i boc We endoran ble recoien and belleve that this policy ts neces. ary 0 10 proserve at complete the work we have done inthe flands, ab That ie will Bo mmuwually: Denefcal tc the people of Gu.s and the United Staten We approve the determita tion of President Nosserelt to enforce {he awe of the lane, wherever Vola ay without prejudice or favor. AP proving his purpose, and assured that Kens the eoumidence of the people wre look. forward (0 bis lection. as resident fa 10vs, as to 4 foreehadow edevent demanded by the popular wil fnd one that: wilt wainiale and. pro tote the national prosperity and con forve very national industry. "We express. our approval of the work of the Pitty Seventh congress tn its Srat_seasion, and our pride ty the tmpertane pare of this wots borne bythe Towa: delegation. “The este Iation for the redaction of taxation, for the establishment of civil govern: mont athe Philipines, for the con struction of an Isthmian canal, for the protection of our dairy products, with bier messtires of pact ea usefulness, distinguish. the session. Se. relotee: that the, frm but_en- lightened poltey" pursued inthe PA iovines has secured. peace in the le: lands, and tbat the work ot education, civilization, development and upbulle: ing ie begin. We urge that conten: an over eur poly in tke Philippines thould now ceage, and «Ae dedehcent plans of the civil government be given the united and cordial support of al our peoble “Tye are proud of the high standard ot good conduct malstalned uy men bere of the American. famiiee_ Going iuty ia the arauyy wile they are axe: sthg our law and carrying. civsa- ion fo the peobler nthe far eat tn. fer exacting conditions we give them issuance of our sympathy and conf ince “We stand by the historic polley of he Tepublican party 12 giving protet: fon to home industries tnd-poltt for is ample ‘vindication fo. tue exttaor ary rapiaity. with which” our nm fonal reourees have heen developed dour industrial and foancial fade: endence secured, “We favor sith Stages if he taf from time to ine ar wil be of benadt (o the pro: fess of our ingustrics und. thely hanging relations to the commerce of no world. "We endorse the Tollcy ef eciprority an the natural compliment t protections and urge na development co. eas” 3, Sateen Be i aaeeiegerie Sa eee ae se ey es ee hd B Ree 5 Le mete Sr 5a RAE BD MEE OC Eee ear eer Ben Aeueeetnan =i eee sere as necessary to the realization of our highest commercial possibilities. "We assert the soverelgnty. of the people over all corporations and aggre: gations of cap.tal anu the right re siding In the people to enforce such regulations, restrietions or _prohibi- tious upon’ corporate management as will protect the individual and society from abuse of the power which great combinations of capita. wield. “We cordialiy endorse the position of President Roosevelt in appealing to the courts to secure the reeu.ation of great combinations of capital that pre- Yent competition and control all the in dustries of the people w..aout legal sanetion or public approval. We 1ay- or such amendment to the interstate commerce act ag will more fully carry out its, prohibition of diserimination in rate‘making. aud any modifieation of the tariff ccledules that may be re- quired fo prevent thelr affording shelt- er to monopoly. “We are camestly opposed to all ae a read ee eye Nae ees Pe i i ae nf ‘aaah 2m = es a af rh ieee 8 Asta”: Seca a He Rie Fie gp Di. ed Boe ae OO fed | orn iSeiaatgn esgic to waco Oe agile desinned tn aceon Jot race, color or station fa ie, a See, oer ae eeu ei oniean [be meanuse scam easels race fs coral, eas ya A ee an aa a cetatien ts of Goreme A orate engene uaa Beas cat oc a ete ashe eu estan se eons Scat Hon ete Sette ante develon to tke pogrenive holes ot eect the weegomnre sails Sean ee reese feateones ee ied oot oe pie eet ae saree Coens ay atantad sad Pee eeeter of Ge ect ante eae spol of the tis commas eee Bice bier me sees anti Biactie io tat snes shia foo asta tera us te nae aes ont aes tbe OU gen crae a proces 27 ne sanoraanet aa era cle a commutes et Renauiear eens ae eres era, ae, preeetad eater a Gomeiten ea ast Pega eee Bea centers ot tee cote SE ee ee ae careers ete Ges, eae Seite toi See eee ates tat he favored, the Feoiuions ae they corrected and bedleved that any Pee mae eee See ee eta te Pa Pa Ce to the Towner suggestion, saying a tan should eltaer concur if he ‘were in the mirority or else have tne cour. age of his convictions and bring in a minority: report. i ‘After some further discussion the ‘Town suggestion was roped, ‘no explanation was ordered made and the committee adjervmed. NE. Kendall presided as chairman ot the committer, but sc main part at the platform was wtten by Geo, Moverts, ‘The platform was reported by Nato Kendall, while the tellers were count ing up the results of the second ballot con the clarcsh.p content,” When thd SE Boas coe eal p< atmo = peg aN | Aes oko SS ae ie eae (outro) eae POSE Ve SS ot gel Sg MS os i Nee art Mee f ee RE Soe lige. Jecpeeaes a Mae ee f ar Bye), RiP a2 A Ee JOHN ©, CROCKETT, HARDIN. Nominated tor Clark of Bipeeen Const: platiorm had been read Mr. Kendall moved its acceptance. ‘The mention of Roosevelt's name in the platform wai @ signal for long, continuous applause ‘The tari’ plank’ came in for no lest ‘nthuelastic reception. Governor Cun ‘amigs Was dpplauced ior a ‘ull two min: tutes when the last plank of the plat form Was read. The motion for adoption wat promptly seconded and it carried Without a dissenting vote. SPENCE RE-ELECTED CHAIRMANi State Central Committee Heid Mect- ing at Auditorium. The new. state central committe held a meeting on the stage of the Auditorium shortiy before the conven; ing of the state convention and re: elected R. H. Spence of Mt. Ayr to the chairmanship o1 the committee. ‘The meeting wag short and perfectly har- monious. Mr. Spence was the ozly candidate for the positon, and there RIE Se Ley See MER OR | a. pees a I eo sae trae Eo eyaeny , CM <a Ce ls oe ae ee WW. W. CORNWALL, CLAY. Nominated for Reporter of Supreme Court Yas go omneaion vo vis teolecton ir Spence has beon a member of the digie "centr" commutes "from th tiehth istet for aeveah sears. a ‘eas lat Fear elecen tothe chairman’ fi over Re W. Clayton of che Sith ange, Tie Spezco. was, not originally 9 Cumming man, but was elected by Cummins voter ‘herent ofthe Fourth aatict ca cus gave the Cunsmatne peopte a mein fer of the state contrat commer that" aietrict and offset the lose of Heer cha Seems. th A story Is being told of a clergyman whose Jokes are not many. Hie first curacy bad prove rather trying, owing to the presence of so many indies, all too eager to help him. He soon quit: {ei the neighborhood, and sometims After, meeting his suecescor, he asked "How do you get on with the indies? “Ohy ail” righty” was the. answer: | Rarer | BR ace. aa ie ge ae | ee mean.’ Vitae he eae: eo | eens. Bert oe an & pass ot aes ee a ee be Rg ane es Sites Be aN ee ee ps Gray | Fe Be LS ecameR Mere, coe | Si eee ome es E. A. DAWSON, BREMER, Renonleaied for, Railway Commie sioner. “there's safety im Numbers” “1 found | is te elanGe hs iec tee mate. At SB Gl TESRIODd. Seviral meelins tho minister approached. Minnie, who ‘vas ‘only ten years old, and urged er to" go forward to the “mourners ench” for prayers, as many of her young friends Had done. "No, thank Jou," said. Minnic, holding’ back. "But, why?" questioned the minister: “don't” you want to be bora again?* “No,” replied Minnie, “Iam afrald 7 might be born a boy next time.” Senator Proctor, of Vermont, says the finest speech he ever made con- aisted of four words. It was a retort fo Seuator’ Hoar's sarcastic ‘Iitla thrust ina speech. delivered at tha Groen Mountain senator. He sald: "No man In Vermont is allowed. to ole tnlens Be bas made fve thousand dollars, trading with - Massachusett Beople.” Whereat Proctor wald: “And We all vote. a Items of Interest Gathered During the Past Week, RAILROAD ASSESSMENT FIXED 951,112,016 14 Fieed aa tho Total Valun- tlom—Inerease tn the Northwestera, Ie 81,100,540, the Largest on Any Road Sroaal taornae teba.gai Gem: Des Moines, August 1—The execu- tive counell has raised the railroad as sessment to $51,112,814, an Increase af $4,041 556 over the assessment of 1901. This fs the largest assessment ever made upon the roads of Towa and the largest increase ever made over a pre ceding year's assessment exceyt. in 1897. In that year through the exer- tions of Governor Larrabee, the as sessment was Increased more than $5,000,000 over wnat It. was tu 1885, ‘The Chieago & Noruwestern and the Mulwaukee systems. will have to Dear halt of the Increase, Tne. in. crease on the Northnestern’ line amounts to $1,100,518, ‘That onthe Milwaukee is $900,825. The C. B. & Q is also called upon to bear a iargely enhanced assessment, Its increase be- ing $005,457. ‘The Increace falls almost entirely on the larger systems or trunk lines, AML but $65,762 of the total. rise. 1s borne by nine large systems. The following table shows how the "In. crease 16 disteibuted: Be RR Necsccsssces. 8 268560 CUB eg. ciiS, Mnease GO Wisse sie thl ts, 20BS GAS ILI Snosee CaN, Wa. UTI aanepas GR L& Bocce, “Bonas9 Oimalia @ se, Louis 0. Basoo Dubuque @ 8 Cue cviess, 25mg Minneapolis & Si iouis 1010 “aeaa oer thes Van 6 Totaleoesse ssveesees ee SLOH BSG Assessment. 1801 SONI dies tee eee | panechanta er tha Tekin Gaicuk can tee gestments ot the lowa Central and the Wabash ssstems, “OF the total asses ment, but $192,000 is made ot new tack White ectuany tere” hasbeen a large Inofease in fhe assesemet os Jcomraied with the’ groce earnings, [there bas een ut a tmatl relatives Halse "The total asseasteat sear ago Was S41)71256. Tho arose cart Ings Ue preceding year wens suas: [Sth the percentage of azsessaend 0 gross carbiogs was S22, ‘The fous farninge reported this Sear for Tat [Sere S007 019. The pereontaze nt hin years aasetsment. to. the grote _garnige of the roads ‘ea ie over Sper cent. otter words, on tie Dale of gross entnings, the) aesces ‘ment of hia year te one ‘per coat isreates: than it was a year ago. ‘The Amount of His Shortage te Said Me Be $25,000 to $75,000, Cetar Rapids, July id=Chavies W. Perkins, cashier of wae Novtivesterh Life Insurance company in this city, | Sesterday afternoon mage n statement Aiming thet he tte from tine (| time during the ant ten years sr the’ companys money for personal ia vestments. “His shortage is placed at | from $25,000 to §15.000." Cireumstan: | feo freed him to provide for thee | families and he was uaable to do this Out of his snlary of 83.00, he though Avshort time ago te saw that he | was getting 20 deeply Involved that he | woul be toabie to return the money | te the compan. on time ase: had planned. ‘hen he confessed to ith | Stanger. ene general agents and tin | ed over to Minn ail Me. property of every kind. Mr. Munger wih have to | maak the shortage good antn ie cay | realize on Pervige’fnvestieats: We is able to doi it in ral | ‘Aaké DIVGGCE-ANO-ALIMONY. , Sensational Suit Filed in Audubon | County Court. |_ Audubon, July 31.—Lucinda B, Rob- gon has filed a petition for a divorce from Joseph Robson, and the case will come up in the October term of jthe district court. ‘The wife alleges jcruel and inhuman treatment and asks for $20,000 allmony. She is tne second [wife of Joseph Robson and married him only two years ago. She claims that he has abused her at various times since, beating and pounding her and forcing her to do farm work and the housework as well. ‘The case promise to be a very salacious one. Mr. Robson is a well-to-lo farmer liv. ‘ing in Audubon township, the owner of 480 acres of land and lots of per- sonal property. Mrs, Robson asks for $20,000 alimony and $5,000 attorney's fees. | CHILD MOWED DOWN, Wandered Into Field and Fell steep | in the crain, Eikader, July 30.—the lttle son of William Dickman, of Garnavino, Clay- ton county, was terribly injured, The | Mule fellow came out into the field Shere bis father was cutting grain | with a binder and soon lay down to sleep in the grain witnout heing 2 served by the father. On the next round he was run over by the bull | wheel and the back of is head crush | ed. He {s still alive with some hopes of ‘his recovery. German Banker Caught in lowa, Chicago, July 30—Karl_Gruenert, alias Peter Berthold, formerly @ bank: er and brewer in the Duchy of Saxe | Altenbers, Germany, has been brougnt | to this elty from Paulina, low, where | he was arrested charged’ with forgery | in Germany to the extent of 91,000 marks. Extradition proceedings will be begua against him at once, “Wkcial Se haa ec bk | Dubuque, July 30.—Crazed with fear of the ‘wind. and ‘rain storm. which passed over this city, urs. Saver Widow of the eest part of town, taied and died vithout fecovering coisefyte hess. ‘The ‘amy ‘usta every. meats possible to restore net, rat’ withent ale Layer Makes Towa Lawe, Dubuque, July 19-—For Recring his saloon open on Sunday In vicavon 0 the orders of Mayor Bere, Jobn Stimt was fined $98. ‘The mayors orders are that no saloon shail be Kept open os Sunaay unt 2 o'clock pve otis, Sanding the fact that the amulet law faye they shall not open x ail on the first day of the week. In other words, Mayor ‘Berg ‘can’ make laws for hat. pease pees pesteiets while the wr ot owas tenes 2A aise grow olde Tey thin fap ot, ‘and more of money. only a matter of time nati the overtakes us all. es ae DEFALCATION 18 980,00, And to Cap the Climax Perkins Hag been ae Cedar Raptas, August Lat augcovered tht 'chas'Y, ici stow SF eave any sore of oad he tee Maneer of ine Nornneatn > Cent urate Go, hone tangs ie {othe ine’ irom Goes eed tn the ‘past ten yest yl fh o> Bo Been arene He wrt, me eal and personal property, greet Par of deo avota dane fae Seems hat" gente ato Hat good for vrina, Sei au the Nortvettern comtny= (8% 2 Korn that Perkins tld Winget ‘mbesrlements or shorn fe Te" yer the maxcer ay Rect F886 patil unter deve tf he Femeral get tred (omnis (80 tan ceria and ‘ean 0" 6 state that eras ba {fc al {orm tne, aries aye ore the shortage torauverst wos" tlso' ald that ‘Perking ines Statement that the amoasy ented § Wan 0,000 Busine eat ema fasloned by the report shee ys 2 rien Oat ne tarace ena, (U Ware of such character tia pclae thee Perk bad specuntee ae tn reat ena, but Gouge toa ilies Gripe Greek® Ie see Nome. “He timed over niin aie Fesldence at 1228 rhind eves ata city, “whieh he estimates a2 as a digracre olive'aal eta Se: Arizoba: the value ot Sink me ae 25,0000 a tract of wa aes cas* valued st reson cenit AUS Properties and bask ee ink Sfezlean coffee and rusher achat and other personal “pend tee Which Bit Poskine ere ead cates Tust How Jercing footed the inspec tore or audiiras wha arent sme iy tent 10-40 rough hie be bustle. ‘Pew persone. hate eats that they’ were shecde aaa Beas tue appear tg beste ngee ae king “simply masipnaiee he eo and accounts Ia seh ails teat that cvergboriy wee foal aaa ger ig ln Milwaukee eostersey ak what the neat nore eh ig jople of general afceussion ig? : COURTS TAKE A HAND. Telephone Strikers are Restrained by Judge Mevey. Des Moines, July $1.—A samste of socalled “government “by Injunction" was administered to tie lea cst of ‘the telephone strike yerteriay when Judge McVey granted a tempora:y ia Junction restraining President ston of tae ‘Trades and Labor Assembly and the advisory board of the strikers Festraining them from remoting tele. plloncs of the Towa Telerhone commany Or conspiring to injure sald lows Tele. phoro company by boycotting oF i Auencing other persons to remove thelr telophoncs, ‘The order Is practicatly acainst all members of the Trades Aescubiy. for In the petltion are cited the oftcials and members of the advisory board, as well as the strikers generally. ‘The men listed 1 the petition are S.K. Minton, C. W. Owens, Gus F Miler, J. C, Byram, W. Ri Barnes, A. L. Urick, Owen MeCarsier, Jas Mare tin, ‘Chas. Ruff. Frank Baum, J.C. eller, Chas. VanCeiry and’ Fred Jones, In the petition it ts chargod that thoy “confederated and conspired tor gether to injure we property and busi ness of plaintiff and to originate a boy- cot, and carry cn the same against plaintif’s business in Des Moines,” and that they confederated and con spired with other numerous persons who are largely members of the sixty- four trades unlons of Des Moines, Also that they published a circular urging a boyco t of the company's phones, that they have endeavored to intimidate present employes and raised to be prblished threats azainst the company and its employes and that they would influence patrons to boy- ott the lowa ‘phones, PIERCE DEAN OF HISTORY. Eecomes Member of Faculty of Me- morial Urivercity. | Mason City, July 30.—The board of ‘regents of Memorial University. has elected Judge J. 0. P.srce of Minne. apo, Mian., as dean o. the college of Amerlean history now in prosress of ‘organization uncer the advisory super ‘vision of the Grand Army of the Re- ‘public. “J uge Pleree 1s now lecturer upon constitutional Jurisprudence, in the Unfversity of Minnesota and has riade history a life study. In the war of the rebellion Juage Pierce reached the rank of major. This school pro- vides a four year’s course in American history and is in charge of a serarate faculty. ‘The committee im chazse of thls work, consists of Commander ia Chief Elirisit Torrance, exoficio member; Hon. J. 0. Plezce, Minneapo- is, Minn.: Col, 4B, Raymond, Hamp- ton, Towa: Rov. T. T. Wallace, Chica- go; Hon. W. H. Armstrong, Indianapo. lis, Ind.; and Governor Van sant, of Minnesota. ‘The college o: American History will open at Mason City, Towa, on September 1s. 1902. IOWA PAPER LEADS THE WORLD. Has the Largest Proportional Cireula- sina Wat. inom; f ccu ec Sale eon es Bier Se: having the largest clreulation of any | dally newspaper in the world In. pro- | portion to the ponilation of the home [city is now accorded to the Des Moines | Daily’ and Sunaay, News, which has | over 96,000 clreufation » ough publish- ed in @ elty of lesa. than 75,000, oF ‘more than one subscriber for eve"y two men, women and children in the cts. The enormous elreuiation of the News 1s attributed. partiy to. the iow sub- seription price$1.50 a year, $1,00 (or & mes. 80¢ for 8 mos, Be for 3 mos. 260 for 1 mo, for both daily and Sun: day editions.” ‘Tho wonlerful success fof the News 1s shown by the recent fale of 280 eharea of Ite stock at $416 66 per share—tne highest prico ever paid for the stock of an fowa corpora tion. ‘The News 1s a member of the ‘Asosiated Press and pubtishes tho full leased wire dispatches, including dally markets by wire, THEY PURCHASE 50,000 ACRES. Maton City Capitallete Make Big Deal iy Winnepeg. Hanes. Mason City, July 40.—Will Potaban, A. Hy Yale, Truman Potter cod otvet Miascn Clty capitalists, have purchas fe 80,000 ances of «and near Wiinepea. Porahan will te marager and will oped offices at once inv innepes. Two Down Near Vinton. Cedar Rapids, July 26—Mark West cott, aged 34, end Floyd Webstoty 15 years ol, were drowned in the Cedar river sear Vinton. Webster was in bathing and got beyond is depth and Westcott perished in try- ine to saver kien: Creston, July 26—Henry Knotts, & farmer resident near Afton, was killed in the hay field, Knotts was working with a derrick when onc of the heavy timbers fei. upon him crushing out bis life. Lr rae See “ eon oe Pane - = a = FSNY |3 Little Mi ©O96S0069 [ar GET SE | re a eis only able to leon th pes. eet (UDITORIUM > fe 1 aa Fi ee or, The Wit oS Millions; Totn mea EGF SAL | Nambor of RSRESDR DON TART on einer can aie ee aml Ss ae Vish of Monte. 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Tit charas olan raregeduensatee ACADEMY oF THe VISITATION DUBUQUE, IOWA. is vobsarrs reatetaeay a Eermincesuemam cee Se ese icc Bae aS ap rat rhe leg eect reties far ete eater ‘ls is = eee eet a EST St. John’s University COLLEGEVILLE, MINN, ule resis tee, ue ee Sr Re Re a penile stwplonea! courses, “Spleadid new see ee Ue mentees 4 BOOKKEEPING EOE EE dot tS, ASE OE TTC SP ELLE O MHOETHAND: ceaen a evoe,, Ba, Joidee eatdiogian Calor acdvous 10WA DUST Rei coieite ceehtas bean, Rrra Tee Ska a IPEDS SSGSS SSSS GSSS 9 8508 96 Little Miss Millions; or, The Witch of Monte Carlo. A ROMANCE OF THE RIVIERA, By St. George Rathborne, inna Behan Ealing oo 4 ena af the GOS SSH GHGHG S GOSS GSSOSE carrer wv, | (2Tbat ip teratty true" Wear eet, SORE OUR Ie aeceaie Sadie ‘Hon nothing could daunt. Of coureo It was Jones. Mark slapped him on the back, and the look of anxiety upon Jones’ bronzed and rugged face at once gave way to one of pleasure as he turned to look upon his comrade, “Not hurt? Good! We're off at an early hour.” “For where?” “Oh! Monte Carlo." Merrick looked at him—he saw the glow of triumph In Jones’ eyes, and did not need to be told of the Success that had come. “You secured It," he whispered, re- ‘membering that there might be emls- sarles of Count Leon in the crowd around them, and not destrous of glv- Ing them more points than were neces sary, “You bet," laconleally answered the Yankee. “Let us go in; the danger It all over.” Jones apparently had something on tis mind, “Who set this fire going?” he asked. “Great Scott! How could 1 tell? ‘The hall above was fall of smoke when I first heard the racket. 1 took care to lock your door and bere 1s the key." “I have my graye suspicions. Per- haps i may be wrong in this case, but wwe shall goon see—we shall see. Come up with me and help unlock the door." Something strikingly significant in his voice impelled Merrick to follow. “Ah! yes, you locked the door?” satd Jones, with fine satire, and Mer rick confessed that his word seemed doubtful, since that door now stood wide open. “By Jove! perhaps you were right, after all, my friend,” he declared, “The paper ts gone.” “Are you sure?” "Yes, as positive as that I stand here.” Jones grinned. “Come, close the door if you can, and we'll examine the queer iegacy of the man I helped. Part of it we will trust to our memory, and with that portion destroyed none else can utilize the paper, even though it be stolen from us.” So they amused themselves by studying the intricate problem which the magician had left behind him. Merrick did not wholly understand the geometrical puzzle, but the result proved that It was a good thing, and results are what count. It was mfdnight when the two friends parted. Arrangements had been made for an early start, for, though the season at Monte Carlo had hardly been fairly inaugurated, Jones was keenly desirous of commencing his crusade against the dragon that yearly slew his scores, and ruined hundreds, aye, thousands, of others. He barricaded Mls door, made sure of the window, and then law down to rest, with -his revolver close to his hand. When morning came ho Joined Mer- rick at the breakfast table. Both of the comrades were genu- finely glad the time bad como to make a move. While Merrie in reality caret very Little about the successful issue of the system" at Monte Carlo, he was hu- ‘man enough to take some solid pleas- ure in the knowledge that Jones’ tri- uumph meant a bitter dose for the count. Jones had sewed the precious plan of campaign in the lining of his coat, under the botief that it would be sate there, since they must Kill him in or- der to steal his garment, ‘A fly took them to the gate where thelr train awaited them. Preceiled by a porter bearing thelr small luggage our two adventurers bought an obsequious guard body and soul, and presently found themselves the sole owners of all they surveyed, having @ comfortable smoking com- partment to themselves, ‘While Merrick was watching an ex- citing encounter between one of the wooden guards and a stout woman from Mursellles, who demanded her rights as a cltizen of the republic in a menner that made him think of those Amazes in history who led the mobs Guring the bloody Reign of Terror, Jones broke in upon his reverie with fan exclamation: “Lay low, my boy, there she comes,” and to hear the tone of consternation which he used in making this outery fone might have been pardoned for he- Heving that some terrible she dragon was bearing down upon them. instead of a most beautiful and charming ‘woman, chatting as vivaclously as usually’ only a French woman ean, with the gentleman at her side. Of course, it was the princess—per- haps sho, too, was being drawn by the alluriny glamour of the famous gam- ing place far away at the border of Italy, ar else she had learned of Mark's going thither. “Did you notice hor companion?” asked Jones, a8 he cautiously glanced along the platform to see which car- riogé the lady entered. “Well, he seemed a pompous, severo old autocrat, a general at least. But then you told mo she had princes and “dukes and American nabobs dangling tn her train, so why not a general?” “Ah! not General Mercier. There ean be but one explanation of his pres- ence.” : “And that?” demanded Mark, curl- ously. METLNbac, Ghia sesenuaite tn eeu hne: “That is Mterally true.” teccg eae tat tees ate ee Perhaps there were others on this early train for the South who might interest our two frlends dl they but know of thelr presence, ‘The afternoon dragged. ‘There were numerous stops at places of Importaneo, and, cramped by Inae- tion, our friends found themselves compelled to step out In order to stretch thelr limbs, Jones had rather dreaded this, fear- Ing lest hls comrade should In’ some midaner, he knew not just how, fall under the malign influence of the ad- venturess, Of course she discovered them, and Mark was of necessity compelled to obey the white hand that Imperlously beckoned him to the open window, where miledy relgned supreme, with @ maid, and accompanied by the dig- nifled old officer General Mercler had appointed to see her over the border in safety, It was only for a few minutes, and of course she begged him to take ad- vantage of the abundance of room in her compartment, so that she might entertain him during the long Journey with some of the novel things she had experienced, Merrick was equal to the emergency, and offered as an excuse that he and his friend were engaged upon a match Im their own carriage, which hie ab- sence would brea up. At least one pair of eyes had noted his warm reception by the dainty and vivacious woman who leaned from the window of the first-class earriage, and beamed upon him with such an ardent gaze, It was from the yery compartment edjoining the one our friends oceupted that this gentle cavesdropper—it one could dare bestow so harsh @ name upon so lovely a little ereature as the South African helress—was enabled to observe without being herself seen, and the fact that she would this stoop to a procedure that her soul must have abhorred, was positive evidence of an interest in the young man of far mere than ordinary Intensity, Nor could the fact that on the pre- vious night he had carried her from the burning hotel at the risk of his ‘own life wholly explain her eagerness to fasten her eyes upon his face, Whatever emotions stirred —Con- tance Dare, as she crouched there, and, holding her breath, peeped from bo- ind the halfdrawn curtain, she mate no move toward addressing Mark, even when he passed within a yard of her, sauntering back to his own compartment when the erles of the guards gave warning that the couth- ern train was about to pull out. Jones followed him—Jones who had remained on guard and watehed it all, It required Keen eyes lke those of Jones to diseover that the wonderful princess meant business for perhaps the first tlme in her life—that she had eoncelved a passion for the daring young fellow who hid chased her run- Away motor on a wheel and suceecd- ed in saving her a spill that might at least have risked marring the beauty which was her capital, And, knowing thls,” shrewd Jones feared for his friend, though ke hardly know himself in what way danger could come if Mark continued in the ‘same frame of mind as at present. “Well,” he sald, lighting a cigar, ‘set's atop the princess for the pres- ent, We have other fish to fry, that are good enough for the Joneses While yon swapped glances with that ‘enchantress, I locked around.” “And from your tone, I imagine you alseovered something.” Jones thrust his thumbs Into. the armholes of his vest, as he said, In a dramatic whisper: “Only this—that our dear Count Leon and his yellow-topped Russian bear occupy the next compartment to the rear!” When Jones made his astonishing announcement Merrick dd not appear shocked. ‘“H'm!" was the way in which he commented upon the matter, “they are very affectionate to snuggle up to us that way.” "Yes," returned Jones, dryly, “we quite Won thelr hearts by the warm reception we gave the brethren at the monastery meeting.” ‘Mark laughed Ina cynical way. “Seriously speaking, have you any iden as {o what fa In the wind?” Jones shook his wise old head in the negative. “Heaven only knows.” “When do we reach Monte Carlo?" “Bless me if T ean say. There are delays on the way, I was told. Per- haps twelve or fifteen hours will see us at Nice, which is close to Monte Carlo.” “That means some riding at night.” “Undoubtedly.” “Well, depend upon it, whatever scheme they may arrange, if any, wit! be brought to a head while darkness ‘covers the earth." “You volce my opinion, my dear boy.” “Since we are agreed on that point let's draw lots to see who shall stand the first wath, and let the other have a nap. I'm drowsy after that avom- inable luncheon we had.” ‘Thus the afternoon wore on. ‘The two friends stood “watch and watch" while the train boomed on to- ward the romantle shores of the grand Mediterranean, where fashion at Nice and along the Riviera came in contact suMiclent to allow ther to read, ond only able to keep the £:c2.:i ehad- ows at bay, Both men, while wide awake, were usted with thelr own thoughts, for ‘thom who have passed throuxh’ such checkered careers have much to re- fect upon, while the future holds out alluring hopes. of now experiences, ‘And it was Jones who suddenly ext Up and began {0 waif the aie with “great vigor Merrick pald no attention to him, being settled down In his corner as though it quite sulted is sybarite views of comfort. ‘Tho more Jones used his faculties the moro Intense became his susple cloas that alt was not as ft should be, He arose and made a move toward the door with the intention of letting the upper glass part down +0 that a current of fresh alr might sweep Mhrowgh the carriage. ‘To is surprise, he found that ls limbs actually ached, while his. head folt as thoush It would split, sue was the almost immediate effect of the Powerful gas that had been injected Into thelr compartment by susie m3 terious means. Jones grasped the truth, It wes stranger than fletion, “ore astounding even than anything he and Merrlek had conjured up when talking of the possibilities that might be taken advantage of by their bitter and re- lentes foes, Jones did not stop tn his weil dotng. If one opening was good, two could be deemed much better. So he presently had a second wine dow lowered, which allowed a strong breeze to sweep through. “Phow!" exclaimed Merrick, coming out of his lethargy suddenly with a shiver, “what are you trying to do, old man? Freeze ta to death?” “On the ecoatrary, I'm bent on bring. Ing you beck to iif, for unless Tm mistaken, you were tn a faly way’ kkk the bucket" sald Jones, atontly. “Well, to be ture, a8 the old saying has it, Fo feet as thorigh 1 had cured a little pate, But for. Hsaven's sake, what fs that vile oder?" Jones laughed hoavsely, “Ha! you got It nos, do you? Well for that and many other rank favor give thanks to our good friends nox oor, who Walch over us as constantly as the little cherwh ‘lott looks afte poor Jack at sea.” “The Geuest We chou have them committed 25 nuisances," said Mer rick, making for the opening in order | to Ureathe without pain, “Perhaps tt might be as well to s¢ | further and have them up for atteapt ‘ed murder by asphyxiation." Hearing whieh the other realize what it all meant “Good Heavens! the Infernal mons. ters!" ho ejaculated, showing ton signs of ewiden anger, (To be continued.) WAS A MODERN REINCARNATION Mow the Now York Sun Brought a oa afin to Lite, “Speaking of newspaper mistakes in anuowreing the deaths of persons,” Said an old newspaper men, “reminds me of that erratic gentus, Charles a. Dana, of the New York Sun, and the peculiar rule he adopted in the conduct of his paper. ‘Whenever you see tt in the Sun it is 0," was the motto of his paper, and In a thousand instances he lived up to the motto, If the Sun published a thing It was so, and that was the end of it as far as the Sun wea concerned, If the Sun killed a man he was dead, and he was dead for all tlme to come £0 far as the Sun was concerned. ‘The policy ef the Sun was never to retract. The Sum never made any mistakes. What the Sun publish- ed was true. ‘This wos Dana's rule, And he never went back on it. But T reeall a rather amusing story in connection with Dana and his poliey In this respect, The Sun eame out oa fone occasion and annourzeed a certain rian was dead, As a metter of feet tho man was a thoroughly alive ay any man on the New York sun, He was even able (a call at (hie Sun offee, and he took advantage of te fact, and did call to correct the statement that he had passed from the real:n of the liv Ing. "You stated in your paper this moming that I was dead,’ he sald to Mr. Dara, ‘Yes,’ replied’ Mr. Dana, “But Lam not dead,’ the man persisted. ‘Tsve you are not,” eaid Mr. Dana, ‘but you are dead so far as the New York Sun Is concerned, I'm sorry. But you are deaf. That's all.’ ‘But I'm not dead," persisted the citizen, ‘Look at me, Mr. Dana, I'm as much alive as you are. Here Lam. I'm a live, puls- ing man, and just as much alive as ‘you are, and I do not think you ought ‘to come out and annouzee that I was dead, because I'm not slead” "But, my dear friend," sald Mr. Dana, ‘you are certainly dead so far as the Now York Sun Is conecrned. Put in order to set~ tle Unis thing TM tell you what Tit do, We run a birth column in the Sun. In thet cohrmn tomorrow morn- ing Pl announce your birth,’ The man was puzzled and chagrined about the thing, but that was about the best thing he could do, so the next morn= Ing the Sun came out, according to Mr, Dana's promise, with the amouaces ‘ment of the man’s birvh, and that wag the end of It.” ‘The Many User of Blew Among all the industries and com- meree of Japan no one thing figures 20 largely as rice, hence its cultivation Is the most Important factor in agri- culture, Rice Itzelf Is used for a great verlety of purposes otlier than food. Millions cf bushels are consumed 1a the preparation of the mational arin’, alled eake, ‘The amount may be un- derstood when It fs known that $2 per cent. of the entirs na'lonal income {8 lerived from the amowut used in rhis manner, Pico floue ly used in great quanti*ies in the preperation of aweets In commion use amc ng all classes. ‘Tho strongest paper and much wilting materi! Is alco made from rive atiaw, which furnishes supplies for end'ess industries, Matting for beds is padded with Its longest ntalks, horses and bal- locks are shod with a poorer grade, houses thatched, rope manuf.ctured, sandals woven, while other grades are used for a multiplicity of purposes. Ten who speak make more nolee than ten thousand who Keep silence, That ts the secret of howlers Im the a AUDITORIUM ™ “BTOCK ~ CONTEST. SONIDO OF Drennan a atte. leanee in It Inereauing Every Day. Tntereat_ in tho “Audltartumy Stock Gontest, which was opened tn Omiha Jay", Nas tnereased steadily” every ‘ey fico that time. and the” project promluce to be a great auccens In e¥- ery way. The plan adopted for dlspon- Ing of & aufetent amount of the eont- mon stock of tho Omaha ‘Auditorium Company to completo and furnish ‘what will be the largest and handsome fat bullding.of its kind In the north: eat, Is. very alimale.. Tho comtuon tock has Doon divided into shares ot twenty-five conta each, aa with each sharo tho. purchaser is iven ‘two fuesses, one on a specal prize and one fone tee of 1001 prlzes, ‘Tho eapltal prize of $6,000 tn gold jontribuied bythe Detiance. Starch Corot Omaha, Neb, and 1,000 other prizes, ranging tn value fron $2.0 up 0 $3.30, contributed by tbo Dualness hen at maha, wil be awarded tn- diately after’ the eteetion next No- Nomber, but the contest for them ns ready’ opened, and ‘will closo Octo- Ser 2, of as. mitch sooner asthe shares of ntoek are aold. Tho eaptal Drlza will be awarded fo the person Ffuesuing closeet to. tho” total” vote ferch will be cast fOr Kovernot of [Now York, November 4, 1802, and the pates prizge to the 1,000 person tase fg’ tho next closest guesses. Tho total oto at the just dve elections was: AWoL, Laes.o85; 1894, “Lazs.0nL; Yea Sasioig; 1898, 18090; 1900, 1,850, Ben ‘There will bo seven more. spectat feats pres, to bo awarded the fst and fifteenth of exch month until Noven Der, and peraos buying tlekets now have "ono liens with ‘each shite. of stock on thei as well as on the other bien. Bech special prize will bo in fuah, and not tess than $20 ror more than’ $500. "The prize, divided "Into val, ‘billy and “change” will be dl Sided and pit Into two sacks without Tring ‘counted and the pergon ges Sing nearest the amount fn the itrger Sick will be given the contents of hott tacks. ‘The contest fe not canted to Fealiente of Omaia oF lmitet to any umber of tekets. “Anyone desing further fbformation or tlekets sould fuldeesa Onis Auditoriun” Co, Omaha, Nobraska. Constant criticism — acconiplishes: very litte good. Mra. Winsiow's Soothing Hyrey or colic retry efiens int tae pecee Ine ‘ERbuados alae uts,cutes wi Colse Beasotee We should help our neighbors tn tue hour of distress. ‘To Cure a Coid in One day, ‘Tako Lavative Bromo Quinine Tebvete. AM druggistarotund mousy ititfailstocury. S80, The man who sticks to the truth must content Limself with eatehing small fish, 1 do pot believe Plaors Cure for Consamp: tion hae si equal for coughs ae colde= John F Moyer, Tinlty Springs, Indy Web, 131000. ins ‘Only a great man can successfully dodge undeserved glory. DEFIANCE STARCH should be tn every lousehold, none, yo Rood, heats a wore for 10 Genta thea ny other Urand of cold water starel If a man fg unable to blush there 4s little hopo of reforming, him. scbeiicbe-teetadon Mlaanlal Wauthen. Tor: this gathering: 22. Sen Frencere in August next excursion tlekets will bo sold via the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. from Chicago to San Francisco or Los Angeles for $50 for tho round trip with final return limit September 80, ‘Tho “Chicago, Mllwaukeo & St.Paul” railway is the Short Lino between Chieago and Omaba, Two through trains dally in each direction with the best Sleeping Car aud Dining Cat Service, and all regular travelets know ‘and appreciate the merits of the Chl | cago, hilwaukeo & St. Paul Railway's | Short Line between the Bust and the West. ‘Timo tabtes, maps and information furnished on application to F, A. Mil- ler, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. | ‘The moro mistakes a man makes the easter It Is for him to inake ex TF BEST RESULTS IN STARCIIING gan be obtained only by using Detiance Bttich, honiden getdiox 4 on moro for Hine ineney=no Soakinn required. Wives, beware of widows—husbands are not all fireproof, ie bist LACHORY work | tedona by tho wan of Raxs Meccuing Blue, All | feacern. "ie Gekths wens There are two h’s in matrimony— heaven—and, oh, guess? Mothbe Gray's Bweet Powders for Children ‘Succenafully used by Motbor Gray, nurs {the Cilldzen's Homoin “ew York. Cure Forertshness, Dad Stomach, Teething Dis orders, move nad rogulnto Ube Bowls an Destroy Worms, Over 80,000 tertinoutals Avail drogeits. to. Bamplo FREE, Ad dress Allen 8, Olmsted, Levioy. N. ¥ Don't always follow your mother's ecknie whies por fall: 10: Jove, Batre Catarrh Care tataton internal. Prise wb GAUCHE Fou woud orice ae aU Men rend for Conaionue ‘wow to learn the eee ee se itis ave Ard Pon, sk necoaitt ee basalt Tare eR neon, MOT aes adel? Ghote hs Paha SES Pag Getentcomeemtra ts PATENTS Sze taunt See Sad see = Eeldira ih iteaarsaniscice'S of igure treat ards le Barn y frien en) ota ae IMlsave you many dollars. cette ne ater Py rena oe Tw Aidereny areiclese Te SER Nees B inesirintate gone (ook 2 Mens okeages te | Cisse mane caceoenmeas BALE TIES 2202S Sasstoses, oats Rane BRAKE UNIVERSITY. [iicench es see cit fie TRALEE at ers peceprereseeac oie nae ee Sendforian gira oie, ERAN with wooo memes oe — ’S THE WORD 4 fl ee BUT SOME HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE ae GT, A Dee them he Bilton are ACSA Rem, ihe Bitionsee Aertey Auditorium < < Stock Contest TWENTY THOUSAND TO ONE Sets sre ol the Cpls scam Stock TEEN wane ve pie Guise EB If You Doa't Know About it, Write to The Omaha Auditorium Co, Omaha, Capital Prize $5,000.00 % SIeeRrctite ooriances | ERG ROAR POMS tae Boe gt $5,000 IN GOLD—FREE For 18 Trade Marks Cut from 105 Packages of DEFIANCE Starch ‘To everyone who will Gg veriance sranch send to the Auditor fein ‘will be sent an Adul- tum Co, or the De (BCA fortum Steck and fanes Starch” Co, fed’ AMER Noe Cues ckeh hl ‘Omaha, Neb., 15 trade a ells for 25 ota aiving marks cut from 10 ct. figured you a guess: ks cut from 10 ct. Ute ys x guess in this or 16 on packages of JRUAZORRRINY reat contest to win $5,000 IN GOLD for some one of the 1,9 otter prizes. If you cannot get Deftance Starch fo your grocer we will nd it to. you espress prepaid tneluding @3@ leket upon receipt of the price of the starch, The Defiance Starch Co., Omaha, Nebraska: x arSe In @ apeech in London, the other day, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman told an admirable story of the advice given by an Englishman, a Scotchman, ‘and an Irlshmau, respectively, to a Kontleman whose’ servant was con- tantly breaking articles fn the house. hold. The Englishman sald, nhl Blunt, honest way, to the employer: “Oh, ‘ket rid of htm—dismiss: him.” ‘The’ Scotchman's advice was: “Stop two money out of his wages.” "But," sald the master, "he broaks more than his wages amount to.” “"Tnen,” sald the Irlshman, “raise his wages.” An extremely stout, goodtempered Englishwoman once contrived 10 wedge herself into a gallery seat at the Adolpht Theatre that would have accommodated a person of ordinary size, to the unconcealed annoyance of smartly dressed youth next to her. She began to peel an orange, and the youth, with a gesture of complaint, Femoved his silk hat fussily to a safer position. "IL suppose,” sald. the good tempered woman, “that, you ‘vould rat.er have had a gentleman sitting by the elde of you, sir, wouldn't you?" The youth replled, snappishly, in the afdrmative, “Ah!" sald the wo: man, thoughtfully, "so would 1” 4p courtesy avails muck and costs ttle, ‘a 'wtaaieen AA Stratford, Wis., July 2sth--Wiltiam Junemann ‘waa working with a farm. fe nenr this placo last summer and She day they ‘got stuck with a load ot grain, ait, Sunemann says: “We had to ittt iko fools and my back Greckod and. started to hurt me. a0 that T couldnt sand it any longer The inna Twas ‘working. with, took mmo hime and 1 went to bed, 1 saw fu advertisement ot Dodd's. Kidney Pisin tho paper and I sont and got one aity ‘cent tox. fore. I had thie ox used up 1 bogan to fool bet tor and 1 Kept on and. very aon my Deck waa ‘wellagaln, “can't aay enough for Dodi's Kid sey Pill avd 1 cnnact understand wy anyone abould contloue 10. set fer with backache ‘when Dot's Rig hay billy wil euro We #0 auleky.” Nathan Hale te. roported to have satis "tam sorry that ten ast ee sing sould aire nus ier is ap any Don't 398 Kiow that Denance sunsehs Genldes bolag ‘nbsototely nt peri ip nat lens in poe ap 18 ances to package nd, sells at santa orice ns" 120unes. package” of other Ainge Under a good cloak may bo a bal Ladies Gan West Shoes Onesisonmallernfir unig Allen's Foot SiselSpemders ts toaues tigbt or cor Tamu Careasvelion ken rscuor teil Nes froing wa ero ae Fie. Teil package FREM by mall. Ade fees allen: Oavted, Leggy N- It you would eet w noble part do goto we worthy. ae ‘o sell our xuods. Our “Simplex” skirt azn Salat supporter ts a wiauer. Bolla readily None totter on thamarkot Sond 200 for saat Ypttacrtory ‘Des Molanatkire Core Aitg. Co, 20-784 Grant ave., Desbfoines, in Some alleged friends of the people will bear watehing. Ane yOuR CLOTHES FADED? use Huse Dlenchte luo and mano them wll aga a, 10. -ACAll fond urooore A courtler dees not necessarily haye to be one who courts, Jv YOU NAVE novott, RED WANDS ‘Velvet Coca Soap wilt mata thetn white and aoouh. “Alloot grocerscalt trate weake- 2s prejudiced person Is a detriment oa community. Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces in the package, 10 cents. One-third more starch for same money. Sins of mankind should not be de- mexatale indaleea te: HpCIOAL 0 F SURGICAL OPERATIONS How Mrs, Palomo Singer, an Oper ais for Ovarian are Une ‘BOCOSSArY. “ Dean Mas, Presta >—Travelling Sods Gala as tampa oes io at Ani canals yoaraago thet ths Piven {bad gained eet Pr aaa oa WA gal ‘i ry tt ee ey 4 ee wae | FZ NN saflctent vitality, aay oDere tee tel Shravan eaten, oba tery cheerta crate tote ao eet Ldvised fo try Lydia B. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and San= NSRP EeaRS Blatt {or me. Before & months had peared Bite ea ae ae ih taut oe oe cured, and I have been in perfect, Eth ost ars Oe pics bane SLA conpred eo taint tea tee (oot ro eros ete Mela tec oa nae eee a siete rane Sige Boron een ee ‘The fullest counsel on this subject can bo secured without cost by writing to Jirs Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. 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