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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. 10., No. 27. OWA PHONE 1081 MUTUAL PHONE 460 (Office) Miles' Drug Store OFFICE HOURS: 7 to 10 a.m. 7 to 9 a.m. 7 to 9 p.m. Office 818 Park Street. joy a ha SUN $15. --- CITY NEWS. [M. B. If you have relatives or friends visiting in the city or going to make a visit, please tell us at: we-shift-all-your-local-news-nd-jd] I. M. Jones spent a few days of last week in Buxt n. Rev. O. A. Johnson was in Oskaloosa this week. Miss Louise Clay will entertain some of her young lady friends to-night. Mrs. L. Courtney left Friday night for T. xas to visit her husband. Mrs. Claire Harris of 773 9th street who has been sick for sometime does not improve very much. J. L. Thompson had legal business in Charlton this week at the Lucus Co. District Court. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Phelps after a few weeks visit in Keokuk and Peoria, lk., have returned home. Miss Mable Mitchel left Wednesday morning over the Rock Island for Dearborn, Colo. Miss Mable was a lovely young girl and will be greatly missed b, her many friends. The Appomatox Whist Club was entertained at the home of Mr. Lee B. Blagburn at 379 School street Wednesday the 9th Mrs. Marsa Arthur Jones and Lee Blagburn being hosts of the evening. We received the sad news of the death of Mr. W. W. Carey of Buxton, who met with an accident in the mines last Saturday from which he never recovered, he died Wednesday. Funeral was Friday conducted by Rev. T. L. Graffh of this city. Mrs. Eliza Signor is suffering from burns she received from the explosion of a gasoline stove last Sunday evening, but as she is under the care of Dr. Edwards will not be long ere she is well again. Mr. R. L. Mayfield of Nashville, Tenn. who lectured last Friday night at the Y. M. C. Auditorium under the anabies of the Parka lecture bureau was not well attended, the lecturer delivered a tolerably well written ar. ticle. Mr. and Mrs. Loyed White was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Williams Sunday. Mr. White is an old friend of Messrs Geo. Wilson and Williams while out in California. When in Chariton, Ia., stop with Mrs. M. A. Shelton for good rooms and meals, two and half blocks south of the depot, across from the foundry. The members of the Congregation church will hold services at the Odd Fellows' Hall corner of 6th and Walnut streets, Sunday morning and evening, Sunday School from 12:00 to 1:00. All are cordially invited DR. A. G. EDWARDS. Physician and Surgeon. In writing to a friend in this city, Mr. L. E Walker of Colfax who is now in Boston Mass attending the medical department of Harvard says "He attended the annual foot ball game between that university and Yale which was one of the best games he ever saw and Mr. Arthur Payne formerly a member of the Orpheus Jubilee Singer but now a student of the Boston Musical Conservatory are rooming to gather. Attend services on Sunday at the First African Baptist, Rev. N. E. Steward will conduct the services of the day. Come to hear him. In the morning at 11:00 A. M. Subject, Confessing Christ before Men, text Mathew 10.23. In the evening 7:30 P. M. subject, The Opportunity of the Influent church, text. Rev. 3:28 and Matt 25:10. Sunday School at 3:00 P. M. E. L. Lomach Bates Your Patronage is Kindly Solicited at the Jewell Restaurant W. Second and Walnut MEALS SERVED AT 10 CENTS. Under management of R. N. HYDE and MISS MARY MONTAGUE The BESTANDER holiday number will appear next week look for it. Rev. T. L. Griffith was called to Buxton to presch Mr. Carey's funeral. Levi Biley one of our policemen went to Clinton this evening to attend the funeral of Captain Milligan Saturday. Rev. N. E. Stewart a Baptist minister from Indian Territory was in our city this week, he at one time lived in Clinton, Ia. he says that the South-west will soon become a goat place for the colored man. The sad news of the death of an old Des Molnes man, Captain C. Milligan reached our office this morning. He died in California, his home was in Chicago and the body will be brought to Clinton his old home for interment. HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES. On December 24, 22, 31 and January 1 the Minneapolis & St. Louis, R. R. will sell reduced rate excursion tickets at one and one-third fare. Final limit for return leaving destination January 4th. For particulars and folders call on agents. The reception is honor of Rev. E. G Clark pastor of Puritan Congregational church, Charleston, S. C. and which the ladies of Puritan Congregational church had planned to hold at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coalson December 15, 1903, has been postponed until a later date. FOR RENT—Several good rooms furnished for gentlemen only, down town; bish, etc. For further particulars inquire at HYSTANDEB office, room 405 Marquette dr. The North Star Lodge No. 3 will celebrate St. John's Day by giving a Masons' Love-feast to its members and their wives at their hall on 10th and Center streets on Tuesday evening December 29th. A short programme in connection with an address by Grand Master Brown who will be present on this occasion. All members and their wives are requested to come with filled baskets and enjoy yourself, by order of H. Gould W. M. Mrs. Geo. I. Holt was hostess of the H. B. S. R. C. Thursday afternoon, Dec. 3. The entire membership was present except Mrs. Palmer who was ill. The programme was 'rendered with credit to the members who taken part and a general discussion which was enjoyed. At five o'clock a four course luncheon was served by the hostess. Mrs. L. R. Palmer will be the next hostess Thursday Dec. 17. NUPTIALS Last Tuesday at Adel occurred the marriage of Mr. James Dixon of this city and Miss Nora McKee of Adel at the home of the bride, it was a very quiet wedding only a few personal friends being present. The groom is one of our prosperous young men, he formerly was a member of the Dixon Bros. grocery store. He has already purbased a home, the bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs. McKee who is one of the pioneer resident of Dal-Co, she is very affable and will no doubt make it true and trustworthy helpmate May they live long to enjoy a happy marriage life is our wish. UNION LABEL SUITS TO ORDER $15, 16, $18, $20 and up PRESSING Pants... 15c C and Vest... 35c Overcoat... N.c Cleaned and Pressed Pants... 3 o to $4.00 Built... 75c to 110 Cost and Vest... N.c $0 to 100 DYEING Pants... $1.00 C and Vest... 1.00 Overcoat... $0.00 Dress Skirts Pressured... 63 Skirts Dyed and Press-d... 1.00 Dress Skirts cleaned and Pressed... $0.00 Dan Connolly 909 LOCUIT a door W. of Equitable FIKE & FIKE Des Moines Second-Hand Book Dealers. Second-Hand Books Bought, Sold and Exchanged. BARGAINS IN NEW BOOKS. 307 Fourth Street. SUIT OR OVERCOAT TO ORDER NO MORE $15 NO LESS WORLD'S LARGEST TAILORS 86 Stores in America 16 Stores in Europe A THOUSAND STYLES A SINGLE PRICE There are always two parties to a contract, and yet in a majority of cases but one is expected to carry it out. Mrs. C. Thomas and Mrs. M. F. Ward returned this week from a pleasant visit in Mudhakineck. Nrs. Nora Grayson of Hiteman was in town this week. Mr. John Mines returned from a visit with his daughter in Cleveland this week. a week with Mrs. Soody in Alibia, Quite a few strangers are in town. MUCHAKINOCK NEWS. Mrs. I. Thomas and S. Ward were the guests of their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. P. Thomas during Thanksgiven. They returned home Sunday. There has been quite a number of Buxton people in our town the past week. Mrs. Susana Jones returned home last Thursday from the East, where she spent the summer. Mrs. Sadie Mopkins is the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. Jones. Mrs. E. Thomas entertained in honor of Mrs. Ward and Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Lervey and Mr. and Mrs. Will Williams Thanksgiving evening. Mr. H. Johnson, Will Soreen and M. Henderson were visitors in our town last week. This wedding bells will soon ring again, P. The above cut in a true likeness of Rev. G. V. Clark, the new Congregational minister of Charleston, S. C. who arrived in our city yesterday to organize a Congregational church which will be the first colored Congregational church in Iowa, Rev. G. V. Clark comes very highly recommended. He was born in Oxford Ga., 1851, receiving a common school education. He entered the Atlanta University from which he graduated, later going to Howard University where he took the Theological course, graduating with honor. He THE WORLD'S FIRST BICYCLE Air Rifles. 68c and up. ..Calking Machines.. $5.00 Buys a Machine and 12 Ree 100 Other Things for Xmas. HOPKINS B Cross & M Success BISHOP & LINDQU BISHOP & LINDQUIST HARDWARE CO. Special Sale on Heating Stoves a to make room Heating Stoves and Steel Ranges to make room for new stoves. Paints and Oils a Specialty JOHN LINDQUIST, Manager. 430 E. Locust St. C. H. Gross but say mister please make them as chap as you can, for money is getting scarce with me, is what one of our young men told the clerk a few weeks ago. Last Saturday evening a number of young people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Larson to a surprise party, which his wife had so nicely arranged for him. They all departed at a late hour, wishing that Mr. Larson's birthday would happen twice instead of once a year. Last Monday a young man, stranger, visited our town, and while assisting Mrs. Windero to put up a stove in the restaurant his hungry eyes rested upon a chicken which was more than his fingers could resist. He picked the chicken up and disappeared, but did not get far before a number of our heroes had captured the young fellow and had him safely lodged in jail that night. There is no need to come to our town and play bad for our boys wont stand for it. Mr. J. H. Lewis was an Oskaloosa visitor Thursday. Mr. Roma Jones is very ill at this writing. Mrs. Meace is the guest of her daughter Mrs. M. Burkett. Miss Kitty Jones was the guest of Mrs. E. Thomas Thursday. Mrs. Rosa Carter and Kitty Jones were Oskaloosa visitors this week. taught school in the college at Athens, Ga., and also preached, he was soon called to the Second Congregational church in Memphis, the first being a white congregational church, later he was elected as field missionary in the South where he worked for nearly fourteen months, then he was called to the First Plymouth Congregational church in Charleston, S. C. He is a man of broad experience, having traveled and lectured in many states. He will preach Sunday morning and evening and several nights next week. All are invited. Striking Bags and Boxing Gloves $1.25 up machines... e and 12 Records Iron and U G NS BROS. McGarraugh, pressors to JUST HARDWARE CO. All Sale on and Steel Ranges for new stoves. --- Skates 45c and up Sleds Iron and Mechanical Toys-All Prices. Games and Game Boards. ROS. Co. 7th and Locust Sts. J. D. McGarraug There was a surprise party last Monday Iowa Phone 810 ```markdown ``` Mr. and Mrs. Laron were Oskaloosa visitors Thanksgiving night. Atty. Woodson returned from Buckton Monday. We have several new Dutch families in our town. Mr. Foster returned to Das Moines last week after spending several days at home CLINTON ITEMS. Fey. Jas. Robinson of Lions preached at Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday morning. In a sacred coe t was given by thd choir. The following program being rendered: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name—Congregation. Scripture and prayer, by postor. Song, Never Alone—Congregation. Anthem, Beacon Light—Choir. Attitman, Bailey Dugt-Carr Solo, selected—Mrs. Mary W. Williams. Quartet, Lord of the World Above—Messara, Bush, Doolier, Henderson, and Spence. Solo, Holy City—Rev. W. H. Speere. Offering Stepping in the Light—Congregation. Rev. P. P. Taylor, is a new subscriber to the BY-TANDER. The BYSTANDER is getting quite a large list in Clinton. The imperial service of the late David Green was held at Bethel church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Speere officiating. Mrs. Jeremiah Taylor is reported as being quite ill. Friends in this city regret to hear of the severe illness of Mrs. McGaw of Davenport. Wm. Emerson is reported on the sick list. Mr. Nick Smith and wife are now nicely situated in their home on Fifth Ave. Paul Laurence Dunbar literary society met last week and spent an enjoyable evening. A mistake was made in the name of the members of the concert committee last week, it appearing as Miss Ruth Chin, when it should have been Miss Bush, chairman. SIOUX CITY ITEMS. The holidays are near at hand and everybody is wondering what Old Santa will bring them. Miss Nina Williams returned home last week after visiting two weeks with her grandparents at Canton, S. D. Mrs. Alberta Murray has been ill the past week. Mr. J. H. Baker had the misfortune of having several articles stolen out of his home by one of his roomers, Mr. E. M. Watkins. Died at the St. Joseph hospital Dec. 3, at 6 a.m., Mrs. Martha Wanzer of dropsy She was a member of the A. M. E. church. While she has been a long sufferer, yet she was patient during the ordeal of sickness. She leaves one son, Walter, to mourn her departure. The funeral service was held at the A. M. E. church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock; Rev. E. G. Jackson officiating. Interment in Floyd cemetery. He has our sympathy. 45c and up 25c and up There was a surprise party last Monday evening on Master Leroy Crawford. About twenty of his little friends were on hann to make it pleasant for him. The evening was spent in games and music. Light refreshments were served. The Silver Leaf club met with Mrs. Maggie Thompson last Tuesday evening. Mr. Wheeler is very low with the consumption at the home of Mr. N. K. Cage. Died at her home, West Fifeenth street, Dec 7, at 12 o'clock, Mrs. Julia B Herns, of pneumonia. She was suck but eight days and her death was a surprise to her many friends. Her husband Mr. Robert Heins, died one year ago in Richmond, Va. where he went in search of health. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Katherine Comley, to mourn her departure. She has our sympathy in her bereavement. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Gauche is reported much improved Mr. J. L. Jones, the chef at the Merchant's restaurant, is house for a short vient to his family; his son taking his place for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Mattaon Alexander died at the home of Mr. Gee, Washington, of dropy. She was about seventy years of age and was born in Hailur county, Kentucky. She came to Mollie some 6 or 7 years ago and has lived here every since. Her husband preceded her to the grave some two years ago, and since then she has gradually got worse. She leaves to mourn her death two daughters, Mrs. C. Harding and Mrs. C. McDoudly. Mrs. Hart who is sick at the city hospital is slowly improving. Mrs. J. L. Jones has been quite ill with tonsilitis, but is slowly improving. Mrs. K. H. Pollard, the reporter for the BYSTANDER, is on the sick list. The debate at St Pauls last Thursday was a decided success. The women of course won the day. It was a very interest subjugate, and a good number were out. A patent $5.50 was cleared. Miss Bessie Moppia was quietly married in Chicago about a week ago. There was a song service Sunday evening at the St. Paul A. M. E. church and the choir sang some very appropriate songs. Mrs. Ethelie has gone to Aledo to visit her daughter, Mrs. Robinson. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walkup is very ill. The Arsenal lodge No. 60 had their election for the ensuing year. The following officers were elected: A. Lunding, W. M.; H. Wood, S. W.; L. Parwer, J. W.; J. W. Iqnam, Sec.; J. L. Jones Tress; J. M. Busey Trustee and Mr. Alexander Tyler. MUSCATINE NOTES (Special to kystander.) Rav. Paulipli, Mrs. Watson, Woodson Johnson, Carr and Groom, Samuel Barcus and I. P. Johnson, ate birthday dinner last Wednesday with Arthur Manly in his "Bichhor" quarters on Fallam Avenue. Mrs. Julius Seay is home from a two weeks visit with her daughter in Rock Island. A new acquaintance of Mr. Lawrence Jones a student in the University at Town City spent a very pleasant evening last Monday at Mrs. A. Thompson. Mrs. L. Jones and Miss Mattie Perkins are in the city from Boston, the format to learn shorthand and Miss Perkins shorthand and Miss Perkins typing at the Business College here. Mrs. Gerrard is a Snackford invited a few friends last Wednesday evening to assist in celebrating her birthday. All present report an enjoyable time. Mrs. Peeer Fawlesay has been quite ill since Thanksgiving. Mr I. P. Johnson made another of his mysterious visite to Dwantport last week. MARSHALLTOWN NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. Toum is Gloy entertained Rev. Green and wife at dinner Sunday. Rev. Green and wife at dinner Sunday. Mr. William Pierce returned from Des Moines Saturday where he has been attending to some business. Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Niekerson are the proud parents of a baby girl. Mother and daughter doing nicely. Rev. Green is making preparation for a big bonanza and social at the First Colored Baptist church X u s night. Subscribe for Bystander. FORT MADISON NOTES. Mrs. Mary Woods is seriously ill at her home on Fifth street. The A. M. E. choir rendered a beautiful song service Sunday evening. Mrs Early or Burlington visited in the city Sunday. The Baptist choir was given a purse of ten dollars for singing at the prison. Cupid has been very active of late. We understand that there will be two weddings soon. The A. M. E. and Baptist Sunday Schools are preparing excellent programs for Xmas. Mr. W. M. Brown of Burlington visited at the home of Mr Geo Yeither last week. THE NEW IDEA IN JOURNALISM A new and pleasing innovation a great metropolitan Sunday newspapers has been introduced by the Chicago Record-Herald in giving away with its Sunday edition The Chicago Record-Herald Sunday Magazine. In The Sunday Record-Herald Magazine readers of The Sunday Record-Herald will recognise the advent of a new epoch in journalism. On December 6th The Sunday Record-Herald began furnishing it readers without extra cost a magazine that surpasses the illustrated weeklies in the beautiful execution of its color pages and equals them in every other particular. The magazine having a minimum size of sixteen pages will be printed on heavy enameled paper. At the present time eight pages will be in colors, four of which will be suitable for framing. The beautiful highly illustrated pages in colors must be seen to be appreciated. Any newdealer handling Chicago Sunday papers will be glad to show you a sample of the magazine and the advance pages for next Sunday. If you will give him an opportunity to do so. --- The board of health returned death certificate to a careless physician for correction, with a politely worded note to the doctor that while the board did not question the correctness of his diagnosis it was thought he might like to revise his version of the cause of death before the certificate was published. The doctor had written his name in the space reserved for the disease from which the patient died! Bones of Kings. Cardinal Ferrari, who attended the German Catholic Congress, took back with him to Milan as a present the bones of the three kings, Melchior, Gaspar and Baltasar, which were the most famous relics in the Cologne cathedral. The legend is that the relics were taken away from a Milan church by Frederick Barbarossa's men, and the gift is intended as a restitution. Drummers Are Exempt. Commercial Agents who travel in the British Isles are exempt from all taxes and special trade licenses or concessions, except in case of those commodities for the sale of which special public license is requisite. In the latter case foreign agents are subject to the regular trade regulations governing the sale of excise commodities. New South Wales Business. All business, or nearly all, in New South Wales is conducted through "trade industrial" unions." Up to March, 1903, 108 unions of employees and eighty-two unions of employers had been registered in the arbitration court. When a union has been duly registered it becomes amenable to the arbitration law. Problem Buzzled Youngster Aren Puzzled Younger. Here is a dialogue which took place between Prof. Van Dyke of Philadelphia and his little daughter; "Iapa, where were you born?" "In Boston, my dear," "Where was mamma born?" "In San Francisco." "And where was I born?" "In Philadelphia." "Well, pas, isn't it funny how we three people got together." A Serious Condition. Ethel had heard her Sunday school teacher speak of backsliders, and one rainy Sunday morning when her mother thought it best for her not to attend Sunday school, she said: "I've just got to go, mamma; cause teacher says if we don't come every Sunday our backs will slide!" Decline of a Great University. The University of Valladolid, Spain, was once famous and was founded by Pelayo and the Saints in the 12th century. It attained its greatest in the 16th century, when there were 6,000 to 7,000 students upon its rolls. Nowadays they number about 1,000. An Impassable Barrier When an Arabian woman does not wish her husband to enter her apartments she puts her slippers outside the door. This is such an ancient and inviolable law, albeit an unwritten one, that he would be a bold man who would transgress it. Long Day. Prof. Schuman of Cornell is reported to recommend eleven hours for study, two for meals, three for athletics, one for recreation and the remaining eight for sleep. The trouble about this program is that it calls for a twenty-five-hour day. High Prices for Pigeons. At a sale of pigeons in Manchester, Eng., attended by buyers from all over the kingdom, one bird realized £60 and two others £50 each, while the net result of the sale of seventy-one birds was £86 12s. 6d. Age of the World. In an article on "The Age of the World, Sir Edward Fry, the famous English geologist, declares that 450,000,000 years must have elapsed since the existence of life on the globe. Monument to Pigeons A committee has now been formed in Paris to erect a public monument to the memory of the carrier pigeons that rendered such signal services during the siege of Paris. Cats' Well. In the south of Ireland, near Inchigeeelah, is the "Cats' Well," the waters of which are supposed to exert marvelous remedial effects upon alling tabbles. Compilers of ancient calendars declare that No. 5 was the day on which it began to rain when Noah's flood resulted from the steady downpour. WINTER TOURS Are most inviting during the winter months. The rates are reasonable. Mention where you want to go and we'll gladly send Tour book and particulars. Address GEORGE MORTON, GEN'L PASS. AGENT, M. K. & T. R.I.Y. 11 KATV BLDG. ST. LOUIS, MO. PUBLISHED IN THE WEEK OF JUNE 17, 2015 BY THE BRYAN BROTHERS MEDIA GROUP PUBLISHED BY BRYAN BROTHERS MEDIA GROUP AUTHOR: A. A. BRYAN EDITOR: A. A. BRYAN # PAGE 200 # BEGIN # BEGIN # All subscription payable in advance. # L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. # H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. Beneath money by postal office, money order, expense or death, to the Iowa STATE BYTENBERG Publishing Company. Communications information on our website and on interest to the public. 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Co., Chicago, Ill. For Sale by M. E. WOOD. TEA TABLE EPIGRAMS. These clever sayings are from "What to Eat": It is time to leave the table after the tea leaves. Nervous dyspepsia is one of the symptoms of plutocracy. A saline solution of griddle cakes doesn't constitute a salt and battery. When the coffee won't settle, a man thinks he has good grounds for a kick. A man never knows the value of a wife until he has to get up his own laundry. If every man got his desserts he would be kept too busy to worry about the soups. If the baker sends you an overmeasure of cakes, have him arrestel for lunacy. It's a mighty poor way of showing partiality to save up all the wings for the star boarder. One way to keep peace in the household is to forget what you intended to say about the steak. SUICIDE OF A COLFAX BANKER Geo. D. Wood Shot Himself Almost in the Presence of Two Friends. HIS MOTIVE IS A HIDDEN ONE He Was Interested in Seven Solvent Financial Institutions in Iowa—Had Worried About His Health, But Carefully Planned Suicide. Colafx, Dec. 5.—Calling his two most intimate friends to his home and explaining that he felt his mind weakening under the burden of business cares, George D. Wood, cashier of the Bank of Colafx and interested in four other like institutions, yesterday morning drew a revolver and shot himself in the middle of the forehead. He expired immediately. While no one had ever suspected any such contemplation frequent events now point to the fact that the tragic end came only after the most deliberate consideration. Thursday he sent for his closest friends, R. A. Penquite, with whom he has been interested in the hardware business, and John Maine, who was his partner in the stock business, to come to his home. Mr. Maine was in Chicago and the appointment could not be kept. Again yesterday morning he sent for them and they went together to his home. Thursday he asked where he was, and when asked he wished of it he responded he only wanted to have it so he knew where it was. Calmly clitting in an easy chair Mr. Wood explained to his friends that he has been lt. fc. some weeks. He regretted that he felt so, but said he was not sure he had in the past. When he walked he said the base of his brain hurt him. For three quarters of an hour they talked and the two friends tried to cheer him. He looked with them, and he was with them as well as pieces. Mr. Maine made a move to retire when Wood asked him to wait a minute as he wished to go to the bathroom. As he went through the room, he saw the water ver and slamming the bathroom door he pressed the cold steel barrel against his forehead and fired. The report attracted the friends and they rushed to the room. Throwing open the door, he saw the water on his back with an ugly wound in his head and blood gushing forth. Mrs. Wood, who with her daughter was upstairs, rushed below, but not if the friends had time to close the door, so she her from viewing the awful scene. "The domestic relations of Mr. and Mrs. Wood have been most pleasant and it is believed he purposely called it his last act and give out to the world there was no foul play. Des Moines, no Dec. 7. The State Savings bank of Baxter closed its doors temporarily yesterday, upon its reopening. George D. Wood, cashier of the bank or Colafx. George Wood, with his uncle Alex. Wood, was a large stockholder in the Baxter bank. The Baxter bank is not known, amount not known, in the Colafx bank. The deposit of savings bank funds in private banks is not countenanced by the law, but the fact that Mr. Wood's concern probably made it very difficult for the Baxter concern to turn him down. About half of the stock of the Baxter concern was owned by Wood and his uncle. The bankers' Encyclopedia the name of George D. Wood appears in the following bank directories: Bank of Ira; private; Geo D. Wood, president; Alex. Wood vice-president; Chas. S. Weston, cashier. City Bank of Mitchellville; private; Geo. D. Wood, president; Peter Miler, vice-president; E. B. Trouklin, State Savings Bank of Baxter; capital $25,000; Geo. D. Wood, president; Fred Hager, vice-president; R. L. Arnold, cashier. Bank of State Center; capital $50,000; Geo. D. Wood, president; W. N. vice-president; vice-president; F. O. Ecklund, cashier. Bank of Colfax; capital $75,000; Alex. Witm-r, president; Geo. D. Wood, vlc-president; A. W. Frey, cashier. Bank of Colfax; capital $75,000; Alex. Wood, president; Geo. D. Wood, cashier. POLK COUNTY'S $5,500. It Had $10,000 General and $25,000 Court House, asses - es Moine. Dec. 5.—Polk county had $10,000 of general funds and $25.00 court house funs on deposit in Wood's bank at Colafax until a few days ago, when $10,000 was withdrawn. Both deposits were secured by bonds so that the county was persecuted under all conditions and circumstances. The money still is in the custody of former Treasurer Al Layman, whose bond is an additional protection to the county. He says ago Mr. Layman drew a check for $10,000 of the general fund on the Wood bank and said last night this was honored. It was rumored that the worry occasioned by the heavy drafts of the sundress of the draft Mr. Layman said this idea was preposterous. Before leaving for Waterloo last night Attorney General Mullan considered the matter of taking an account to collect the disbursement from Polk the state. While there is no way of deciding definitely what is the amount of taxes due from Polk county to the state, it is estimated at the auditor's office the sum will approximate $30,000. Polk is delinquent for the months of August, September and October, tax taxes are the general state tax, and the taxes for the State Agriculture Department State Normal and the State University. The state auditor is having no trouble with any other county in the but has been unable to secure a settlement with Polk. State Auditor Carroll yesterday morning took the matter up with Attorney General Mullan. The attorney general stated that he would not take any immediate steps to enforce collusion. Moiseis Dec. 6.—The cause of the suicide of George D. Wood remains a mystery. Unquestionably financial wretches contributed to it; the immediate influence is unknown yet, by any who will talk, at least. It was rumored in Des Moines yesterday that a commissioned because of Mr. Wood's realization that he could not meet obligations that he knew were about to become due especially referring to the $10,000 award he received from Former Treasurer Al Layman gave Treasurer Murrow a check for this $10,000 on December 2. Mr. Murrow banked it with a local institution. Mr. Murrow said that and there it was paid by Wood's bank. "We paid the check," said Assistant Cashier Gill last night. "I had arranged to secure the money of an institution in another city, but before that Mr. Wood had committed suicide." So that the belief is held by most people that the Polk county matter did not furnish the immediate causes for Mr. Wood's rash dead. It was said yesterday that Mr. Wood had invested in about 500 head of feeding cattle and the slump of from $15 to $20 a head had caught him heavily. Suicide Causes a Failure. Des Moines, Dec. 8.—H. G. Stauffer & Co., of Colfax, have a petition in bankruptcy, in which they state they are indebted to the Bank of Colfax in the sum of $15,000, and this may throw additional light on last week's tragedy in that city. The petition is signed by H. G. Stauffer, the owner of the firm, which is a mercantile establishment. The debts are given as $34,000, of which $27,576.41 are unsecured claims. The Bank of Colfax is a creditor of the company to the amount of $15,000 on open account and notes. The Bank of Colfax is $32,482.22, of which $19,000 is stock and $10,233.06 accounts due the firm. A STRONG ORGANIZATION. An Iowa Company With Holdings in Cape Breton Creates Much Interest. Des Moines, Dec. 7. —A financial or organization which has recently sprung up in Cape Breton Coal & Iron company, capitalized at $3,000,000. Hon. N. E. Coffin o Des Moines is president, Oren Ruff corn, well known through southern Newfoundland. Des Moines, secretary, and H. H Reynolds, Des Moines, treasurer. The company is but recently incorporated being a merger of three very strong Cape Breton companies controlled by three offices are at 31 Crocker building. It is reported that the company own holdings approximating forty square miles of valuable coal and iron land in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, which have increased enormously after the rapid development of eastern Canada and especially of Cape Breton. The company intends active development of these properties immediately and is reported to have received favorable consideration of areas from easy access to assets with the intention of purchase. Stock has been offered for sale at a remarkably favorable prices and buy it now. The savvy business men are behind the organization and a bright future is predicted. It is seldom so much in business that it is worthy of note. FIGHT PACKERS' TRUST. To Prohibit Railroads Granting Discriminating Rebates to Combines. Des Moines, Dec 10—lowa granger who are in this city for the annual meeting of the state grange executive committee are planning an attack on the "meat combine" and the "packers trust." The organization, which is one composed of farmers, has a membership in this state of 1,000, and at the meeting here plans are being laid to increase twenty delegates at the convention which is now in session here and these firmly maintain that demand and supply is not governing the price of corn; it is not taking a stand against the so-called trust and will demand the legislature this winter to enact a law such as will prohibit all railroad from granting corn to farmers, to favor of any persons, company or corporat or locality against another. They wish to make it a state's private offense for any officer of any railroad company knowingly to permit his company to violate the interstate commerce law. A failure to do this, they voice the sentiment of government ownership of railroads. Other legislation which will be enacted, this whiter in the enactment of such laws as will equalize taxation, pure food laws, the readjustment of railroad laws, a law compelling telephone companies of the state to make connection one line with the other and an amendment to the schools laws so that serious will be taught in the public schools. $40,000 LOSS AT DUBUQUE. Big Plant of National Biscuit Company Destroyed. Dubuque, Dec. 11. - Fire last night totally destroyed the local plant of the National Biscuit company. The fire is supposed to have started in the building on the right. The building is three stories and covered nearly half a block. The loss is estimated by the manager as follows: Building, $15,000; stock, $15,000; machinery, $10,000. The fire was caused by a fire insurance. The east wall fell shortly after the discovery of the fire and a number of firemen had a narrow escape. The fire had a good start before discovered and the entire front of the building was covered in flames when the firemen arrived. A fireman was seriously injured by being thrown from a hose wagon while on the way to the fire. PRUIT MEN ELECT KINNEY. State Horticultural Society Selects State Horticultural Society to Success Wragg. Des Moines, Mo. State Horticultural society last night elected P. F. Kinney of Storm Lake president of the society. The election of officers followed an interesting meeting and the following more named officers: Lake; vice-president, W. A. Burnap, Clear Lake; secretary, Wesley Greene, Davenport; treasurer, Elmer Reeves, Waverly. The following directors from the estate district were named: Second district, Mr. Foster, Albis; Fourth district, Wm. Langham, Cedar Rapids; Sixth district, M. J. Graham; Adel; Eighth district, Eugene Secor, Forest City. Boy instantially Killed. Fairfield, Dec. 10.-Herbert Robertson, 12 years old, was struck by a vehicle on a day afternoon. He was instantly killed and his body badly mangled. IOWA FARES WELL ON COMMITTEES Washington, Dec. 7. Iowa will have three big chairmanships, a membership on appropriations and a representation upon almost every other important committee in the house, as a result of Speaker Cannon's appointments, which were announced Saturday. Iowa's representatives appear upon committees as follows: Hedge, first district—Postoffice, coignage, weights and measures and improvements of the Mississippi. fade, second district—Naval afraid. Birdsall, third district—Elections and merchant marines. Haugen, fourth district—Agriculture and war claims. Cousins, fifth district—Foreign affairs, naval affairs and expenditures in the treasury department, chairman. Lacey, sixth district—Public lands, chairman, Indian affairs, chairman. Hull, seventh district—Military affairs, chairman, and militia. Hepburn, eighth district—Interstate and foreign commerce, chairman. -mith, ninth district—Appropriations. Homer, tenth district—Public buildings, labor and library. and, in addition, a small town. Thomas, seventh district—Claims and indictment. and nobility: The chairmen of the important parties so as follows: Appropriations, Homonway; judicial Jeenkens; banking and currency, Fowler; interstate and foreign commerce, Hepburn; rivers and harbors, Burton, merchant; maritime and foreign affairs, Wadsworth; foreign affairs, Hitt; military affairs, Hull; naval affairs, Foss; postoffice and post roads, Overstreet; public lands, Lacey; Inclan affairs, Sherman; torritories, Hamilton; railways and railings and grounds, Gillett; labor, Gardner; militia, kick; invalid pensions, Holloway; pensions, Patterson; District of Columbus, Babcock; irrigation of Mondell, immigration and naturalization, Howell; cousus, Crumpeer. STATE FAIR IN 1904. No Disagreement on Board as to Next Year's Show. Des Molnes, Dec. 11.—The state agricultural board, after selecting the old officers again, proceeded at once to consider the question of a state fair in Iowa for 1904. It was decided unanimously that there should be a state fair. Secretary Simpson climbed the matter when asked to make a showing as to whether or not the big exhibitors would be present and exhibit at the same time as the St. Louis exposition. He had written to the leading exhibitors in each department and showed 100 letters from them. They had been asked to state frankly whether they would or would not exhibit at a fair next year. Only eleven of the letters were adverse to a state fair all the time, and they would be here again, some of them even went so far as to suggest that inasmuch as many of the big exhibitors will send their best stock to St. Louis it will be an incense sojiqzqi sojqms eu jojg earm come in and try for the premiums when competition may not be so share. The matter was discussed all foreground and the conclusion reached unanimously that a fair should be held. But it was also acknowledged that the fair will have to depend largely on entrance from Des Molines and vicinity and an extra effort will therefore be made to interest Des Molines people in the fair. But for the assurance that Des Molines would do the right thing there would have been some notes in opposition to the holding of the fair. BIG FIRE AT CEDAR RAPIDS. Wilcox Building Destroyed With Locs of $100,000. Cedar Rapids, Dec. 11.—The Wilcox building on Third avenue, occupied by Lyman Bros., wholesale millers, was gutted by fire last night with a loss of about $100,000 on building and contents. The fire started shortly before 7 o'clock. When it was extinguished at nearly midnight, the barn been broken, including the millery stock, the value of which is estimated at $65,000. There was about $35,000, possibly $40,000 of insurance on the stock. The building was erected at a cost of $40,000 two years ago, insurance on it was $0.000. No insurance companies can be secured tonight. No one knows exactly how the fire started. There are two theories. There was a lot of slack coal in the basement near the furnace which supplies the steam for heating the building. The steam is then sent to the floor of the elevator shaft and one theory is that it ignited and that the flames crept up the freight elevator shaft. Another theory is that the dynamo which rung the elevators which had been used a great deal during the day, had in some way become defective of overheated. Colfax Bank Hold Much Cattle Paper. Newton, Dec. 9, 2000. In uncancelled 2000s given to the Bank of Colfax by J. B. Ross, a big cattle dealer in Jasper county. Much of this paper may have been paid, but it is presumed most of it was not. This may explain the shortage feared when the receiver makes his request. Treasurer Roberts fears the bondsmens's surety for the amount he has deposited in the Bank of Colafx will be affected if the bank fails and that Jasper county may never see a cent of the money deposited there. The matter is being investigated. Woman Loses Life in a Fire. Muscatine, Dec. 8—Mrs. Emaline Jamison, aged 65, was burned to death in a fire which destroyed her residence in Morning Sun yesterday morning. McGregor Opera House in Ashes. McGregor, 2—Bergmann opera house been destroyed by fire. The ground floor was occupied by the Kramer Clothing and Dry Goods houses. Loss $55,000. THE PROMOTION OF THE ADMIRAL AND OTHER SEA COMEDIES By Morley Roberts Author of "The Colossus," "The Fugitives." Copyright, 1909, 1909, by The Curie Publishing Company. Copyright, 1909, by L. C. Page & Company, (Incorporated.) It is easy to understand that there was something more than a flutter in shipping circles in San Francisco, to say rothning of the sailors' boarding-houses, when a telegram reached that city from New York which was expanded as follows: "Mr. Sirial Sir Richard Dunn, whose mysterious disappearance in San Francisco three months ago caused such great excitement, has arrived at New York in command of the ship California. He was, it appears, assaulted and drugged, and put on board that vessel, and owing to a series of exciting incidents during the passage, finally took charge of her. The admiral is in good health, and the banker, idea who was responsible for the outrage." The bartender at Shanghai Smith's house was the first to spot this cable. He put his hand on the bar and vaulted it. Say, billy, be my friend. He the runner who was taking a caulk on a hard bench, having been engaged between four and six in getting three drunken men on board the Wanderer. He was very tired and sulky. "Well, wod's up now?" he grunted. "Hell is up, and flamin'," said Tom. "You ain't forgot the admiral by any chance, now?" Billy woke as suddenly as if he had been sleeping on the lookout and had been found hard and fast by the mate. "Eh, what, has the California turned up?" "You bet she has," said Tom. And he burst into laughter. "What'd ye reckon he was on board of her when she came to N' York?" "Cook's mate!" "No, contain! captain! Think of that. And he says he don't know who laid him out and put him aboard of her." Billy rose. "Here, gimme the paper. You're drunk." He read the telegram with protruding eyes. "By the holy frost, but he must be a dandy. Say, Smith must know this." a dandy. Say, Smith must know this." He marched to Smith's bedroom and induced his boss to sit up and hear the news, after Smith had used more bad language with his eyes shut than most men in San Francisco could lay their tongues to when wide awake. "Don't I tell you it is about the admiral, exulated Buiy; 'it's about Durn, as you shoved on the California." But now Shanghai was wide awake. He looked at Billy with wicked eyes. "As I shoved in the California, eh? Say that again and I'll get up and knock the corners off of you. You miserable Tarhead, if I hear you whisper that I had the last joint of the little finger of my left hand in the game, I'll murder you." He fell back from the bed in alarm. Though he looked big enough to have eaten Shanghai Smith, he lacked the "devil" which had made his boss what he was—the terror of the "coast" and of sailormen, and a political power in his quarter of the city. "Oh, very well then, Mr. Smith, but who done it?" "Understand that no one knows who done it, you dog," said Smith, reaching for what he called his "pants," "but if any one done it, was you. And don't you forget it. I am to do the work, and I'll see you does it." And Billy went back to Tom. "He's fair lunny, that what he ts. Now Shanghai was wide awake. But if he reckons I'm goin' to the calaboose for him, he'll run up agin a stag." Ard presently Smith came out to breakfast with a face as black as a near cyclone. Billy and Tom jumped when he spoke, and all those men in his house who were in a leashshore, as regards dollars, got away from him and adorned a neighboring fence. "What's wrong wiv Shangal!" asked a Londoner; "es a black un', but 1 never seed 'im so rorty as this!" And no one answered him. They were a sick crowd at any time, and now, when their slave-owner roared, their hearts were in their boots. But Smith was only trying to keep up his own courage. Not once, but many times since he had got even with the man who had given him a knife and regretted his method of revenge. "I'd best have bashed him and left him laying on the Front," said Smith, "ard here' Tom and Bill know the whole rocket. Ive half a mind to have them put out of the way. In such a place as this, who can a man trust? Bah, it sickens me, it does, it fair sickens me." How in, the name of all that was holy and unholy had the admiral managed to rise from the focole to the command of the California? "And I thought Blaker and Simpson was both men!" said Smith with disgust. "There aren't any trustin' to appearances, nor to reputation neither. But how could the swine have done it?" An early evening paper had the whole story, and as Shanghai was still up town, all his crowd of crimps and slaves roared over the yawn. "He foe the mate that gave我 'is billet,' said Marx. 'I say, but old Bubba the war sport. That's real old Western Ocean packet law. And then Blaker went lynp with palm singing and the hadmiral locked 'im up,' Strewth, but it must 'ave bin a picnic!' I 'ave give a month's wages to see the show. But 'oo' was it shang'aed a hadmiral?" He spoke with bated breath. "Who'd it be but Smith?" asked the speaker's mate sulkily. "He's a devil, a notorious devil, as we know. He'd shanghail his father for a quarter, if he was dry. And a month back my own brother that shipped in the Cyrus F. Brown told me as Shanghai had a down on this very man." "Then I wouldn't be Smith for all 'is money. This'll be a government business." It would have been if the admiral had been any other kind of man. But Admiral Sir Richard Dunn was one of those, and they get rarer every day, who prefer handling their own affairs. He had a gift of humor, and was mightly pleased with himself. Who it was that laid for me, he meant to make me master of the California" he said, as he came west on the car. "And whohever he was, I will fix him. The mate was pretty certain it was this Shanghai Smith. If it was——" If it was, it seemed a healthy thing for Mr. Smith to leave San Francisco and hide somewhere in the islands. But all his interests kept him where he was, even when H. M. S. Triumphant came down again from Esquimalt and lay waiting for the admiral off Goat Island. The triumphant, being very proud of their own special admiral, were in so furious a rage against any one connected with crimping in the city, that no "liberty" was granted to any one of them. "It hall very fine," said the Triumphants, unanimously, "but these 'ere Americans are too smart by 'alf. Them and his'll put brass-rags one of these fine days. But ain't it fine the only cry went to sea as a man before the stick, and come out on top?" They chortled with exceeding pleasure—with pleasure founded on his achievements and on the unexpected experiences he had had of sea life. "To think of Dicky bunking it among a crowd of merchant Jacks," said the crew. "Wed'd give a lot to 'ave seen him shinning up aloft for dear life." But all the same, they loved him早熟, and when he came alongside five days later, not all their sense of discipline prevented their breaking into a storm of cheers that rang out at Oakland. And was almost heard at Oakland, he was taken by Dicky Dunn, he was taken by his cabin rather in a hurry. For once in his life he could hardly trust himself to speak. But he received the congratulations of the captain and officers, including young Selwyn, who had been with him when he had been kidnapped, with the greatest calm. "Yes, I've had some experience," he said, "and I don't know that it has done me any harm. I know more of the conditions on board merchant vessels than I did before." "The authorities and the police seemed very anxious to do what they could." The admiral lighted one of his own cigars, and found it more to his taste than the ship's tobacco of the California. "I don't propose to trouble the police," he said, "nor need there be any international correspondence so far as I'm concerned. I'll play my own game. I think, Selwyn, that I know who leid for us that night. And from what I learn in the California I learnt a lot, by the way). I've a notion that ordinary justice would never get hold of the man, at least not in San Francisco, not even if I paid for it." "Then what——" But Dicky Lunn interrupted him. "I've a notion," he said significantly. And that afternoon he sent Selwyn ashore with a very polite note to the chief of the San Francisco police, saying that Rear Admiral Sir Richard Dunn would be very glad to see that gentleman on board the Triumphant late that evening, if he could make it courted. "Let the band begin to play!" said Mr. Peter Cartwright; "it looks as if I'd better face the music. I wonder if he has any kinkie to the man who did it? It's more than I have, unless it was Smith, or Sullivan. He looked with a groom at the pile of correspondence which had accumulated since the admiral's disappearance. "And here's the British consul want to see me to-morrow! he cried. 'Which mech if they can get no one else.' And he went on board the Triumphant feeling as if he was out of a job. The admiral received him courteously, and was alone. "This has been a bad business, admiral, sir," said Mr. Cartwright, "and as chief of police of this city I feel it as a personal shur. Your request, to see me anticipated me by no more than twelve hours. I proposed to seek an interview with you to-morrow morning." "I am obliged to you," said the admiral. "Will you have anything to drink?" "It was rather cold on the water," replied Cartwright. "And when the chief of roller had tumbler of hot whisky and water in both hands, the admiral opened up. "I've sent for you, Mr. Cartwright, he began, "to tell you that I don't want any proceedings taken about this matter." Cartwright opened his mouth and stared at the admiral in surprise. "He began to imagine he understood. Sir Richard Dunn had evidently been somewhere on the night of his disappearance which would not suit him to have known." "Ah, I see," said Cartwright, with a subtle smile. "I've my own notions as to the brand of justice dispensed in this state, Mr. Cartwright. It is considerably milder in the native liquor. I want you to assistance in doing with law, and in administering justice myself. Have you any notion of the gentleman who shipped me at the California?" "It was probably a boarding-house master," said Cartwright. "Of course." "It might have been Sullivan, or "Yes, I've had some experience the Sheeney, or Williams, or Smith," she said, "that the two they know here as Shanghai Smith?" asked the admiral. MAKE MONEY ON TOURISTS. Swiss Recognize Commercial Value of Their Scenery. The commercial value of her scenery to Switzerland has been computed by Herr Freuler of Zürich, and what this statistician finds is a most interesting confirmation of the fact that Swiss prosperity is conferred by the foreign tourist. About 100,000 people visit the Alps every year, and 380,000 people in all resort to the country for pleasure, health or incidental business. In an average season they spend in railway and steamboat fares £75,000, and in board and lodging, etc., £3,800,000. What that means to Switzerland is best shown by the statement that nearly a fifth of these sums is disbursed on railways and in hotels by her own population. These are useful figures. One store them up against a day when they may be easy to disburse to travelers with a railway officer. but we must be fair. Dr. Freuler says on the other hand that only £2,478,000 is clear profit—on a capital investment of £22,000,000—and on this shows he that we get off very cheaply. Well, it is a profit of 11 per cent. Seeing that half the hotels are open only for the season, and cost very little for maintenance when shut, some of them must do uncommonly well—Pall Mall Gazette. ENJOYS A UNIQUE PENSION. Restaurant Keeper Furnishes Ex-Employee Food and Drink. All men who draw pensions are not veterans in a military sense. The proprietor of one of Washington's leading restaurants has provided for one of his ex-employees in a manner most unique. The pension consists of three square meals a day and as many drinks. The old man who draws this pension is an ex-bartender of the establishment, and was put on the retired list some time ago. As the pensioner was known to be fond of "the cup that cheers," the employer found it necessary to add one clause to the pension, viz., "when appointed time, before breakfast, dinner, and supper, provided there are no signs of having indulged in intoxicants elsewhere." It is a very familiar sight to this old man comfortably seated at a neat looking little table enjoying his food as much as he did in the days when he was in active service.—Washington Post. Dainty Cup and Saucer. 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FARM smooth, bail, rail barm, barn corm, 2 mi off Cure, in Walton, coney, in. Towne one fourth cash, hall, time, Frank L. HILL Dust, 09. 100-180 Dr. Lille, Bel Lime, IOWA BUSINESS COLLEGE. Da Moinne, Iwa, Odea salva que con- tém, que nos ilustreva en lo lombrado. Da Moinne, Iwa, Odea salva que con- tém, que nos ilustreva en lo lombrado. -BIG MONEY MAKER- Don't Delay. You can earn $4.00 Weekly. Triumph Mng. Co., Des Moines. THRIFTY FARMERS are invited to settle in the state of Maryland, where they will find a delightful and healthy climate, far-streets from the production and plenty of land at reasonable prices. May and de-cognitive pamphlets will be sent to H. BADENHOOP, Soy's State Board of Immigration, ALTIMORE, MD. Hipopolitan Tables are the best dry-packed bundles of minnesotas or them have a single year. Constitution, bear-burn, sick headache, diatheses, and breath problems are rare. Nausea from a disordered stomach are relieved with a diet. One will generally give relief within twenty minutes. All drugs sell them. Tone's Spices and by Tone's Exclusive Process. They are sold in pack-ages which within twelve months, Fourteen kinds. Use "That fellow," said Alfred Henry Lewis, the other day, when a certain well-known Tammany man was mentioned, "puts up a good bluff, but there is nothing to him. He front door and you are in his back yard." Alexander Dumas' good-natured vanity was so undisguised that his famous son once said of him in his presence. "My father is so vain that he is capable of standing in livery behind his own carriage to make me think he sports a negro foot man." Maclyn Arbuckle's, once a great fan write here with the Frawley company, recently received a mysterious package at his hotel in Chicago. It was a pint of yellow scouted that — indeed, a pint of yellow scouted that — received a for a week Mr. Arbuckle used it after shaving with a great sense of relief. He had about exhausted the supply when he received a letter from the proprietor calling attention to the box, saying that you have had a chance to try it though a favor with us a testimonial for our Great Imperial Breakfast Food—sample box sent you a week ago! The Journal deb Dogs tells a story of the late Professor Rudolf Falb. In 1874, he predicted an eruption of Etna on August 27th. He had the Etna editor to write an account of it if he could help him to Sleipow. Falb was commissioned. When he reached Etna there was not the slightest sign of disturbance. As the twenty-seventh apocalypse came, Etna's lightning, and sleepless nights watching the volcano. Nothing happened on the twenty-seventh and twenty eighth. The following morning his room ran into the professor's room shouting, "urple eruption!" Falb saw the spectacle, and sent off his dispatch. Commenting on his first meeting with James McNeill Whistler, Mark Twain is reported as saying: "I was introduced to Mr. Whistler in his studio in London. I had heard that the painter was an incorrigible joker, and I was determined to get the better job of painting on my most hopeless stupid air, and I drew near the canvas that Mr. Whistler was completing. "That aint bad, I said; it aint bad, only here in this corner—and I made es so to rub out a cloud effect with my finger. 'I d'rd away with that cloud if I was you.'" Twain said he was careful there. Don't you see the paint is not dry? "Oh, that don't matter," said I; 'I've got my gloves on.' We got on well together after that." Bright's Disease Cured. Whitehall, Ill., Dec. 7. — A case has been recorded in this place recently, which upsets the theory of many physicians that Bright's Disease is incurable. It is the case of Mr. Lon Manley, whom the doctors told that he could never recover. Mr. Manley tells the story of his case and how he was cured in this way: Dodd's Kidney Pills after the doctors had given me up. For four or five years I had Kidney, Stomach and Liver Troubles; I was a general wreck and at times I would get down with my back so that I could not turn myself in bed for three or four days at a time. "I had several doctors and at last they told me I had Bright's Disease, and that I could never get well. I commenced to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and am am able to do all my work and am all right. I most heartily recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills and am very thankful for the cure they worked in my case. They saved my life after the doctors had given me up." Dumley — "By George! I believe I'm the greatest food in the world." Synnex — "That makes it unanimous." Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c. Some pictures are like some people—hanging is too good for them. The Best Results in Starching can be obtained only by using Distance money—no cooking required. A racing car inability isn't in it with feeling fame. FITS Permanently Cured. No time or a visitation after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorers. Distance money for more of money. E. H. Kline, 119th St. Arch, Philadelphia. Prices Luxury is apt to transform pleasures into burdens. HOUSEKEEPERS, ATTENTION! Try a package of Russ Bleaching Blue and you will no other. 100 at grocers. Women don't think much of a doctor unless he has a dozen different shades of pills in stock. Mrs. Wishlow's Soothing Syrup. For children with pain, pain cure winds. Soo bottle. "We'll drop the subject," as the king said when he tread one of the crew overboard. You Buy Starch buy Defence and get the 16, 10 for 10 cents. Once used, always used. The hair dresser doesn't succeed by having a pull. THANKS HARD Straighten Up The main muscular supports of body weaken and let go under Backache or Lambago. To restore, strengthen and straighten up, use St. Jacobs Oil Price 25c, and 50c. 2 Instruments in One, Slope Write of all Axes from Kooting, Delorcescalves makes 10 different. Sail Market, 1970-1974. Pronto $1.50. Or send $1.50, 10% of the cost of the price. Not and Calf Solder only. Its costs. FARMER REHIGHTON, Fairfield Washington, Dec. 9—Senate—The senate today closed the extraordinary session at noon and immediately entered on the duties of the regular session. The unusual features were the close of the called session by announcement of the oblast and the two prayers in the senate within a half-hour of each other. The business transacted consisted of the reading of the president's message and the beginning of the discussion of the Cuban reciprocity bill. Mr. Cullian made a speech, advocating its passage in the interest of American trade. The reading of the president's message was concluded at 3:28 p. m. The senate took up the resolution calling on the postmaster general to postmess on postmess and post roads the papers bearing on the recent investigation into irregularities in the postoffice department. It was laid over until tomorrow. The Panama canal treaty was sent to the senate on the day of the session after its receipt, it was not referred to the committee on foreign relations. Washington, Dec. 8.-Senate--The recent investigation into frauds in the postoffice department was the basis of a sharp debate in the senate today by Gorman and another judge, Mr. Lodge, over a judgment by Mr. Lodge to refer to the committee on post offices the resolution introduced by Mr. Penrose looking to a senate investigation into the conditions in the department had been partisan in character and said that counter charges had been made against the men who had made it. "Let us have all the facts," he said, "that the investigation will turn the ransels out." Mr. Lodge, who made a motion to refer the resolution, stated that what Mr. Gorman said only further convinced him that the resolution should be referred, and that he made a speech in opposition to the Cuban measure. He severely criticized General Wood and declared the bill was in the interest of the trust. The senate has absolute power in making treaties. Senator Nelson introduced a bill almost identical with the Aldrich fiscal bill, introduced in the Fifty-seven congress, in so far as it suggested that the senate notes of national banking associations. The senate in executive session today referred the treaty between the United States and Panama for the construction of a canal across the Isthmus to the committee on foreign relations. House.—The house today authorized the committee on postoffice and post roads to request the postmaster general to supply the committee with paper and pencil for the investigation of the postoffice department. It was explained by Mr. Overstreet, chairman of the committee, that the purpose of the resolution was to supply the committee with information on the issue. The house also instructed the judicial committee to make inquiry and report whether the isle of Pines can be ceded to Cuba without the concurrent action of the house and senate. Representative Heepburn was introduced the pure authority of the committee to nominate the national pure food congress. Washington, Dec. 9.—When the senate first convened, the Cuban bill was taken up immediately following the conclusion of routine business. Mr. Teller continued his speech begun yesterday in the activity of the activity of General Wood, while acting as governor of Cuba, in behalf of Cuban reciprocity with the United States. He declared that the press of both the United States and Cuba had been utilized in supporting Mr. Teller's figures showing the amounts paid for newspapers advocating this policy. Morgan followed, devoting the greater share of his attention to the Panama canal question. He charged that the United States had paid for the bill he said, to obey the Spooner law, and warned Cuba that the same course might be followed by us towards that country in case the pending bill should become a law. Mr. Morgan referred frequently to the Panama bill, which he said freely criticised what he denominated "presidential usurpation." Washington, Dec. 10—Senate—When the senate met today a number of bills were introduced and reports presented. Mr. Hear gave notice that the senate had approved the constitution of the Cuban bill, he would call up his resolution introduced yesterday requesting information from the president concerning the code under which the independence of Panama was guaranteed. The senate then laid before the senate, but as no one appeared ready to speak on it Mr. Hale moved an adjournment and the motion prevailed. Senator Gallinger today introduced a bill providing that the senate would approve representatives and delegates in congress shall be $7,500 per annum. House.—The house today adopted a resolution directing the judiciary committee to inquire into the official conduct of Charles Swayne, judge of the northern district of Florida, and to "report whether the action of the house is requisite." Representative Williams of Mississippi introduced a bill today giving the interstate committee the power to decide what shall be a "reasonable" rate for transportation when they declare a rate to be "unreasonable." To many high balls will lead you to the "three balls." It's no credit to a man to be good at the point of a gun. "Walt a second," she said, as she stepped into the store. "Certainly," he replied, and when he had been uptown, looked through his mail, spent two hours on Change, and taken lunchon at the club, he returned and found her just emerging from the door. "I have been thinking," said Father Time, "of abandoning the carol of the sorethe sorethe" said the goddess Aurora, who is always on hand to greet the old gentleman. "Yes. Don't you think an alarm clock would be more appropriate?" The lawyer—"Of course, my dear madam! The great thing in a case of this sort is to introduce something into the evidence that will appeal to the jury." The lady—"Oh! I shall change my costume every day," the man said, "but do ye call that big round thing on their back of that auto billy?" Mike—"Sure, an' thats an ixor tory, if wan should burst, ye zay hatn." Pat—"Begory, or 'n' ought it war a life preserver!" After a man has been married, we have to tell the house strong enough for his wife to sit in —s lap. DRESSMAKING $CHOOL You are taught to make your own clothes and to be self-reliant, if it is necessary for your own living. Simplified course by mail. Mme. HOLEHAN, Des Moines, Ia. "Mind your eye," as the thread said to the needle. Send 500 for pearson of Nielsen's Thy-Oil. If it doesn't work, CZEK or MUSIC! HUL MEGINEINE 00 Dobies Moors, Iowa. Sin is like seed, to cover it is to cultivate it. **YELLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLE** Keep them white with Rice Hleeching Blue. Get the genuine. All grocery. 100. Those two between whom there are no memories are strangers. Pice's Care cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure. J. W. O'BRIEN, 223 Third Ave. M., Minnesota, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. "I feel run down," was the remark of the old woman after the cycle had gone over her. It's no credit to a man to be good at the point of a gun. **Beware of Ointments for Catcatch that Contains Mercury.** as mercury will surely destroy the sense of small and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used to make the overcirculation from reparable physicians, as the damage they will do is tenfold to the good you can possibly derive from the Delle's Catarrh Curo, manufactured by F. J. Obney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and blood flow of the system. In buying Hali's Catarrh Curo, we sure you get the seguine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Obney & Co. Tertimonia free. Sold by Drugintech, Price for bottle of Hali's Family Fils are the best. There is always room for a man of force, and he makes room for many. All Up-To-Dits Housekeepers use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because it is better, and 4 oz. more of it for some money. In Finland the East Turkestan thunderstorms are wholly unknown. Keeley Cure. The oldest branch Keeley Institute in the world is located at Des Molles, 1a. Drunkenness, Morphine, Optum. Tobacco and all narcotic additions cured. It might be just as well to remember that fast men are usually slow pay. THE IOWA SANTARIUM is an up-to-date institution located at 005 E. The institution is well equipped for both medical and surgical cases. The patient is written once, who are skilled in application of mass a/p, electricity and hydrotherapy. A careful analysis of the various fluids of the body is done when the patients arrive this evening; his physician is prescribe more in-tell, early, "That was a shocking affair," said the man after colliding with a "live electric wire." HOG CHOLERA AND WORMS. Three hundred farmers and breeders reported at the recent Illinois State Fair that they cured cholera hogs with the Snoddy Treatment. They say it is also the great part of the destrover and thrift producer they have used. Write to Dr. J. H. Snoddy Rem. Co., Box 842, Des Molnes, Iowa, for free book which explains this treatment and gives much valuable information on the care and treatment of hogs. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. Do Your Clothes Look Yellow? Then use Defiance Starch, it will keep them white—16 oz. for 10 cents. If you would have lasting fan don't give us the world a chance to forget you. If you want creamery prices do as the creameries do, use JUNE TINT BUTTER COLOR. Beyer—"The boys of Captain Lushman's company want to present him with some little testimonial." Cutler—"How about a nice pocket knife? Here's the beauty with four blades and a knife that jiggle. You get any with a blade and four corkscrews?" "It certainly isn't," mused the man who occasionally lets out an audible thought. "What 'ts that isn't?" queried the chronic butter-in. "It isn't fair," exclaimed the roisy thinker, burnished with the acidity of the cigars born bake by the quality of the cigars its proud father hands out." "Did you hear about the game worked on Harker in the skyscraper this morning. Some sleek chap walked in and told Harker he'd give him an umbrella he'd go up to the roof and come down holding on to the handle, and he came down in the elevator, and I guess he's holding on to the handle yet." Uncle Remus was driving a white mule hitched to an ancient gig. "That's a very old affair in the se days of progress," remarked the stranger. "Doin matter wd me." drawn the driver, and he suddenly pulled his pipe; "din heath gig kin bray loudh den be biggest hohn." Mrs. Hayford (in country post office)—"Anything for me!" Postmaster—"I don't see nothin!" Mrs. Hayford—"I was expectin' a letter or postcard from Aunt Spriggs, tellin' what day she was comin'" Postal mastmaster (culling to his house) you see Mrs. Hayford's Aunt Saly? His wife—"Yes, she's comin' on Thursday." Often Comes From Lack of Right Food. Napoleon said that the best fed soldiers were his best soldiers, for fear and nervousness come quickly when the stomach is not nourished. Nervous fear is a sure sign that the food is not supplied with the right food. A Connecticut lady says: "For many years I had been a sufferer from l digestion and heart trouble and in almost constant fear of sudden death, the most acute suffering possible. Dieting brought on weakness, emaciation and weakness, and was a complete wreck physically and almost a wreck mentally. "I tried many foods, but could not avoid the terrible nausea followed by vomiting that came after eating until I tried Grape-Nuts. This food agreed with my palate and stomach from the start. This was about a year ago. I had a friend from France who had sickness to health came until now. I have no symptoms of dyspepsia and can walk 10 miles a day without being greatly fatigued. I have not taken a drop of medicine since I began the use of Grape-Nuts and people say I look many years younger than I really am. Our old sick body has been made over and I feel as though my head had been too. Life is worth living now and I expect to enjoy it for many years to come if I can keep away from bad foods and have Grape-Nuts." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Loving a little package for a copy of the famous book, "The Road to Wellyille." Mir. Whitby Miss Whittaker, a prominent club woman of Savannah, Ga., tells how she was entirely cured of ovarian troubles by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "Dear Mrs. Pinkham—I heartily recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a Uterine Tonic and Regulator. I suffered for four years with irregularities and Uterine troubles. No one but those who have experienced this dreadful agony can form any idea of the physical and uterine those endure who are thus afflicted. Your Vegetable Compound would surely treat you well, and would need to keep strength, and now my periods are regular and painless. What a blessing it is to be able to obtain such a remedy when so many doctors fail to help you Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is better than any doctor on hand. Very truly yours, Miss Easy WHITAKER, 608 39th St. W., Savannah, Ga." No physician in the world has had such a training or such amount of information at hand to assist in the treatment of all kinds of female ills as Mrs. Pinkham. In her office at Lynn, Mass, she is able to do more for the ailing women of America than the family physician. Any woman, therefore, is responsible for her own health. In the case of Lydia E. Pinkham for advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass., and her advice is free. A letter from another woman showing what was accomplished in her case by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonials which we are constantly publishing from grateful women prove beyond a doubt the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to conquer female diseases. $5000 FORFEIT! if we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of above testimonials, which will prove their absolute genuineness. Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Mae. Dr. W. D. Kinney, Supt. Incorporated for 100.000 THE COLFAX SPRINGS SANITARIUM CO. The Colfax Springs Sanitarium Co., Oak Park, Colfax, Iowa PRUSSIAN STOCK FOOD, The Greatest Conditioner and Stock Fattener Known. HORSES GROW and maintain milk and richer milk. HOGS Grow and fatten quicker if given this food. MAKES PIGS GROW. GOOD FOR STUNTED CALVES. THE PIGS GROW AND MAKE THE PIG GROW. I also tried an unstained carve with matte an appetition and make the pig grow. I also tried an unstained carve with matte FREE 50-piece Pursuit's Hand Book. ACENTS WANTED. Pressman Brewery Co. St. Paul, Minn. MILK Every tidy housekeeper appreciates nicely starched clothes and linens. No starch under the sun gives so good a finish as Defiance Starch. It is absolutely free of the chemicals which other starches contain. It never sticks to the iron or causes the clothes to break. It does not rot them. For 10 cents you get 16 ounces of the best starch that can be made. Get Defiance. to your Vegetable expo infirm mac Lycopersicon Tak duce stor chai shi you Dar The testimonials which we grateful women prove beyond a ham's Vegetable Compound to $5000 FORFEIT if we cannot fort above testimonials, which will p Dr. W. D. Kinney, Supt. THE COLFA SANITAR THE HOTEL "Dear Mrs. PINHAM: I am so grateful to you for the help Lyda E. Pinkham's vegetable Compound has given me that I am it too restored to write you an expression of my experience. "Many years suffering with weakness, inflammation, and a broken down system, made me anxious to die than live, but Lyda E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has restored me strength. Taking the medicine only two weeks produced a radical change, and two months restored me to perfect health. I am now a changed woman, and my friends wonder as the change, it is so marvellous. Sincelessly MATTIE HENRY, 429 Green St. Danville, Va." We are constantly publishing from and a doubt the power of Lyda E. Pinkham to conquer female diseases. With produce the original letters and signatures of will prove their absolute geniusness. Lyda E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynds, Mass. Incorporated for $10,000 FAX SPRING ARIUM CO. **T NOWS every sick person wants to be cared, be heard, and be treated.** Spring Baptist Hospital, our care unit. If you will write to us we will place the evidence before you and leave it with us. We will send the evidence of case care of the following diseases any institution on Rheaumatam, Canen, Parayah, Dropery, Disease of women and all chronic disease. Dropery, Disease of women and all chronic disease. Your home, home except a very few cases. Our care unit also physicians consist of every good doctor, a chiropractor, a nurse, a social worker, a childrish, a nurse or perhaps at their home any woman. Don't delay. Write today. DEATH OF MRS. DOUGLASS Washington, D. C., Dec 1—Mrs. Helen Pitts Douglass, widow of Fredrick Douglass, died Tuesday at her home, "Cedar Hill" Anarostia, D. C., age 61 years. The cause of her death was dropsy. She was a white woman of brilliant attainment, woman tectured and wrote upon race problems with great success. She was Mr. Douglass's second wife, having married him in 1884. He died in 1895. During his service as minister to Haytii she spent considerable time in that country. Since his death she lived in Washington, her Her home, with a rare collection of historical objects collected by her husband will pass into the possession of the "Douglass Memorial Association" and will be under the control of the Federal government by a special act of congress. Mrs. Douglass desired to be buried at Cedar Hill and that her husband's body be brought to Rochester, N. Y, and reintered beside her own. She was a native of Honeoye, N. Y., and was educated at Mt. Holyoke Seminary. She was a clerk in Frederick Douglass's office in Washington at the time of her marriage with the famous orator. The ceremony was privately performed at S. Augustine's Catholic church, Washington on Jan. 24, 1884. At that time Miss Pitts was forty-six years old and Mr. Douglass sixty-one. She was a widower, with four children living, and his bride was a member of a Troy (N. Y.) family, tracing her ancestry back to colonial days. Mrs. Douglass was educated as a school teacher and taught for some years. A pen picture of her at the time of her marriage said: "she is a prepossessing woman of fine figure. Her countenance is intelligent and serious. As she converses her large blue eyes light up with pleasure or fill with emotion, and she seems to be an earnest cultivated woman, devoted to her husband and to the advancement of the people of his race." The mixed marriage caused no end of talk and many prominent persons, white and colored condemned it strongly. Mrs. Douglass, however always maintained strongly that she married the famous old colored statesman purely for love. WANTED—FAITHFUL PERSONS to travel for well establish house in a few counties, selling on retail merchant and genealogical book territory, 500 per week with expenses additional, all payable in cash each week. Money for expenses advanced. Position permanent. Business successful and rushing. Standard House, 330 Dearborn St., Chicago. Notice of Expiration of Right of Redemption. To Adama & Hastie and Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., the parties in whose names the following described real estate is taxed: Bimura Morandue of Davonport retains the rights to lease after pleasant wait with his daughter. You and each of you are hereby notified, that on the 27th day of December, A. D. 1898, the following described real estate, to-will, Lots numbered twelve (12), thirteen (13) and fourteen (14), block. No. 104 (104) Halls' Hall, Aachen, included in and forming a part of the city of Dea Moines, in the county of Polk, and State of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent and unpaid taxes on said property, as follows: sold lot twelve (12) for the unpaid taxes on the then delinquent and unpaid taxes for 1895, 1896, 1897; sold lot thirteen (13) for the then delinquent and unpaid taxes for the years 1896 and 1897; and sold lot fourteen (14) for the then delinquent and unpaid taxes for the years 1896 and 1897. That all sold lots aforesaid were sold as such, and that the above county of Polk and State of Iowa, and that the undersigned is now the legal owner and holder of the certificate of purchase issued in pursuance of the above mentioned sale; and that the right of redemption will expire and a deed for the land be given within ninety days from the completed service hereto. E. M. Parker, Owner and Holder of Said Certi- cates. WANTED—A TRUSTWORTHY GEN- lemens or lady in lead county to man- age a farm. A old established house of cold financial standing. A straight bone fed weekly salary of $9. Baid by check each Monday with all expenses direct from head quarter. Money advanced for expenses. Bond address on cottage. Manager, 200 Barton Bldg., Chicago. Where Sheep Have Pastured. It takes six years for grass to grow where sheep have pulled it up and applied it. Hawaiian Farm Wages. In Hawaii the average wage of a farm hand is $30 a month. Pinterest on Ninepole Street. 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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. To Amanda Johnson, below the party in whose name the property herein- after described is taxed: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED: That, on the 6th day of December, A. D. 188, the following described real estate towalt: Lot number twenty-eight (28) in block number two (2) of Elliott's Addition to Grant Park, now included in and forming a part of the county of Deptford of the district within the county of Polk and state of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent tax of the years 1896, 1897, 1898 to Geo. H. Parker; that the undersigned is now the legal owner and holder of the certificate of purchase; and that the mentioned sale; and that the right of redemption will expire and a deed for the land be made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service hereto, as provided in the WANTED, M. L. Parker, Owner and Holder of Said Certificate. WANTED—SEVERAL PERSONS OF character and good reputation in cash state (on behalf of a required request) to the advertiser and advertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial standing. Salary $11.00 weekly with expenses additional to cash direct in cash direct from the advertiser. Home and carriage furnished when necessary. References. Enclose self-titled envelope. Colonial, 332 Dearborn St. Chicago. Presents for Sultan of Morocco. J. W. S. Langmanar, Morocco's commissioner to the world's fair, has just bought the Moorish sultan a brace of mules, a number of Angora cats and goats, some fancy dogs and a pacer and a span of fine carriage boxes, all of Missouri breeding. The carriages horses were Boff and Blue, well-known ribbon winners and they cost the sultan $2,000. Holiday Goods of all variety to suit Everybody... Prompt and courteous treatment The public cordially invited. Notice of Exploration of Right of Redemp.lon. To M. T. V. Bowman, being the party in whose name the property hereinafter descr beil is taxed: You are hereby notified that on the 5th day of December, A. D. 1899, the following described real estate, to-wit, Lot number one hundred and eighty-one (181) in block number seven (7) of Home Park, an addition to and now include in and forming a part of the city of Des Molnes, and all situated with the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent and un-p-id tax of the year 1898 to Geo. H. Parker; that the undersigned is now the legal owner and holder of the certificate of purchase issued in pursuance of the above mention sale; and that the right of redemption will expire and a deed for the land be made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service hereof, as provided by law. E. M. Parker, Owner and Holder of Said Certi- cate. Notice of Expiration of Right of Red- ement. To M. V. T. Bowman, being the party in whose name the property hereafter described is taxed: You are hereby hereby Aid that on the ship of the vessel D. 1900, the following described real estate, to-wit, Lot number one hundred and eighty-one (181) in block number seven (7) of Home Park, an addition to and not included in the forming a mooring at the Moorings all situated within the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent and unpaid tax of the year 1899 to Geo. H. Parker; that the underdeed of the certificate of purchase issue: in nursurance of the above mentioned sale; and that the right of redemption will expire and a deed for the land be made unless redemption is made. All completed service thereof, as provided by law. M. L. Parker, Owner and Holder of Certificate. Notice of Expiration of Right of Residency. To M. V. T. Bowman, being the party in whose name the property hereafter described is taxed: You Are Hersely Notiftee. You Are Hersely Notiftee of December, A. D. 1900, the following described real estate, to-wit, Lot number twenty-four (24) in block number one (1) of Home Park, an addition to and now included in and forming an apartment with the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent and unpaid tax of the year 1899 to Geo. H. Parker; that the undesigned is now the lowest price of purchase issued in pursuance of the above mention's sale; and that the right of redemption will expire and a deed for the land be made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the end service provided by law. M. L. Parker. Owner and Holder of Certificate. Notice of Expiration of Right of Redemption. To M. V. T. Bowman, being the party in whose name the property herein after described is taxed: You Are Hereby Notified: That on the 5th day of December, A. D. 1899, the following described real estate, to-wit. Lot number twenty-four (24) in block number one (1) of Home Park, an addition to and now included in and forming a part of the city of De Moor, New York. The lot of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent and unpaid tax of the year 1890 to Goe. H. Parker; that the undersigned is now the legal owner and holder of the certificate of purchase issued in puruance of the above mentioned sale; and that the right depletion was made less need for the property be made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service hereof, as provided by law. E. M. Parker. Owner and Holder of Certificate. by law. E. M. Parker. Vets Power is Unused. No British sovereign has vetoed a Parliamentary bill during the last one hundred and eighty-five years. ne's Place MARRIORS IN- uors, Cigars... Des Moines, Iowa. HENRY GRAY Embalming and Funeral Directors. 1115 West Locust Street. Mutual 1990 Residence 1498 Woodland Mutual 1096 In the District Court of the State of Iowa. In and for Polk County, January Term A. D. 1904. The Plano Manufacturing Company. Plaintiff, v. W. W. Brannan, Defendant. To the above named defendant: You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of said District Court of Polk County, the petitioner, on behalf of you the sum of One Hundred Twenty-six and 14 100 an money justly due from you, with interest on said $126.14 at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, from the 16th day of January, 1904, upon your one certain promissory note made, executed and delivered by you to plaintiff at Traer, Kansas, on April 16, 1907, in the sum of 105 47 together with 10 per cent interest from the 16th day of January, 1904, expt of plaintiff, past due and wholly unpaid, except for $1.00 credited thereon on July 5, 1902. Plaintiff further asks that a Writ of Attachment issued to secure a claim and costs, on the grounds of Iowa, against your state of Iowa. For further particulars see patition now on file. You are also notified that unless you appar- thereto and defend before noon of the second day of January A. D. 1914 term of said District Court of Poli- cty, Iowa, to be begun and that a Missouri Iowa, on the 4th day of January 1904, a default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. DUDLEY & COFFIN, no. 32. Attorneys for Plaintiff Notice of Expiration of Right of Re- demption. To E. F. Jennings, being the party in whose name the property herein- described is taxed: You are hereby notified that on the 5th day of December, A. D. 1899, the following described real estate, to-wit, Lot number one hundred and eighty-two (182) of Lake Park, an addition now included in and forming a part of the town of Lake Park, situated within the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the delinquent and unpaid tax of the years 1897 and 1898 to Goe. H. Harker; that the undersigned is now the local owner and holder of the certificate of purchase for the property sold on sale; and that the right of redemption will expire and a deed for the land be made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service hereof, as provided by law, and the Holding of Certificate. NELSONS STRAIGHTINE THE LATEST DISCOVERY FOR MARRIAGE KNOTTY, KIMMY CURLY HAIR STRAIGHTEN AFTER OOUPON. Enclose $1.00 and we will send you 2 Box Nelson's Straightine, 80 1 Box Nelson's Soap and Hair Closers, 25 1 Cake Nelson's Composition Soap, 25 1 Electro-Magnetic Hair Brush, $2.00 Guarantee--If goods are not perfectly satisfactory, return at our expense and get your money back. For sale by Gibson Drug Co. 900 Public notice is hereby given that the undersigned have formed a corporation for pecuniary profit, under the laws of the State of Iowa. The name of the corporation is Royal Ins. of Co., and its principal place of embator Co., and its principal place of business is Des Moines, Iowa. The general nature of the business to be trapped is to manufacture handle, purchase, and sell incubator and brooders and all kinds of poultry, supplies, and to raise poultry, supply eggs and eggs, to carry or generalize the business and retail business kinds of poultry and poultry, supplies and products. supply a sum of capital stock authorized to $88,000,000, divided into 25 shares of the par value of $100,000 each. The company may commence business when $10,000 of the capital issued, and $10,000 of the capital issued, be issued from time to time in such amounts as the Board of Directors shall determine. All stock when issued shall be fully paid up and non-assailable. The corporation commence as soon as the incorporation is filed for record in the county recorder of Polk County, Iowa, and shall terminate 20 years thereafter unless sooner solved by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding shares of stock, the nurer provided by the corporation of perpural succession. The affairs are to be conducted by a board of directors of not less than 2 nor more than 5 of the stockholders, who shall be elected by the stockholder at each annual meeting to be held on Thursday of January in each year. Until the first meeting of the stockholders in January, 1904, M. H. Hartung and C. G. Hartung shall be the directors of the company. Immediately after the election of year, the board of directors shall meet, the president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary, and such other officers as the board of directors shall determine. Two or more officers may be filled by the same person. If the annual election of year shall be presided by the president and C. G. Hartung vice president and secretary. The highest amount of indebtedness to which the corporation is at any time to be subject itself shall not exceed two-thirds of its subscribed and paid up capital stock. The private property of the stockholders is exempt from tax. The Des Moines, Iowa, this 12th day of November, 1903. M. H. HARTUNG C. H. G HARTUNG Royal Incubator Co. SPECTACLES MADE TO FIT ANY EYES. DESEASED OF THE EYE, CAR MASK & THIRD BAT CURSED EYES TESTED FREE DR. DUNCAN.OCULISTI DES.MOINES.10WA. 602 West Wainut Street. KNOWSTHAT MUNGER'S LAUR DRY is the best in the city. Try them and be decided. Maine Office 211-215 NINTH St Branch Office 604 MULBERRY St. PHONE 573 Our Great Special — Complete WORTH FIVE DOLLARS. ONLY $1.00 BEAUTY OUTFIT "Ozono" HARMLESS-RELIABLE-SUPREME READ! READ! TO THE Colored People OF THE WORLD POSITIVELY straight, neat, intelligent and beautifies the hair. It is never too strong and can be absolutely grown soft, thin, plait silky, long, browning hair. 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Bawero of imitations. Get the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow as the genuine never fails to keep the hair straight, soft and beautiful, giving it that healthy, life-like appearance so much desired. A toilet's pecessity for ladies, gentlemen and children. Elegantly perfumed. Owing to its superior and lasting qualities is it the best and most economical. Is it not possible for anybody to produce a preparation equal to it. Full directions with every bottle. Only 60 cents. Sold by drugists and dealers or send us 60 cents for one bottle or $1.40 for three bottles. We pay all the money order. Send postal or express express charges. Send mention name of this paper when ordering. Write your name and address plainly to ODONIZED OX MARROW CO. 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Notice of Expiration of Right of R- demption. To E. F. Jennings, being the party in whose name the property herel- erate. You are hereby notified on that the 5th day of December, A. D. 1899, the following described real estate, to wit, Lot number one hundred and eighty- two (182) of Lake Park, an addition now included in and forming a part of the city of Chicago, of the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the delin- quent and unpaid tax of the year 1899 to Geo. H. Parker; that the undersigned is now the legal owner and holder of the certificate of购 charge issued in pursuance of the law of redemption will expire and a deed for the land be made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service hereof, as provided by law. M. L. Parker. Owner and Holder of Certificate. Subscribe for the Bystander. AFTER By its use Electricity in a mild form is applied directly to the roots of the Hair.