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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. 10, No. 28. SPECIAL LAUNDRY FOR THIRTY DAY North-Western 407-409-411 Grand Collars.....1½ each Drawers Cuffs.....1½ o Night Shirts.....60 Handk Shirts.....70 Socks... Above rates only for laundry left and No calls or deliveries at above price. SPECIAL LAUNDRY RATES FOR THIRTY DAYS North-Western Laun- 407-409-411 Grand Avenue. 1½c each Drawers. 1½c Undershirts. Shirts. 60 Handkerchiefs. 70 Socks. tes only for laundry left and called for or deliveries at above prices. SPECIAL LAUNDRY RATES North-Western Laundry, Collars.....1½¢ each Cuffs.....1½¢ " " Night Shirts.....6¢ " " Shirts.....7¢ " " Drawers.....5¢ each Undershirts.....5¢ " " Handkerchiefs.....1½¢ " " Socks.....3¢ " " Above rates only for laundry left and called for at office. No calls or deliveries at above prices. A Christmas Present Go to our Savings Department Window and the Book for your boy or girl, your sister or brother, nephew, your cousin, or anybody else. Deposit it as you want to, and a Book will be given you may son you mention a legislative card will be held on and returned to the Bank after Christmas. Such a present means more than the money are starting someone on the road to success in life. One of our handsome Metal Savings Bank Book without charge, if desired, where more than CENT INTEREST PAID. Capital City State Bank Open Saturday evenings; 5:00 to 6:00, beside the JAMES CALLANAN, President HENRY J. A. McKINNEY, Cashier D. J. VAN The City Book and Station 510 Walnut St HOLIDAY STOCK IN BOOKS—Fiction, Juvenile, Standard and Fancy PICTURES—Gibson, Christy, Water and Plateno Prints, Etc. Fine Stationery, Fountain Pens, Leath Calenders, Art Novelties, Etc., Etc. FRAMING A SPECIALTY. A choic Mutual Phone, Main 69. Over 450 Patterns or Savings Department Window and tell the clerk you boy or girl, your sister or brother, your servant, cousin, or anybody else. Deposit $4.00 or $3.00, cash, and a Book will be given you made out in the bank. A signature card will be laid in the Book, which is turned to the Bank after Christmas. Present means more than the money you give. Is someone on the road to success in life. Or handsome Metal Savings Banks will also be charged, if desired, where more than $1 is deposited. BEST PAID. All City State Bank, EAST FIELD LOCUS Saturday evenings, 5:00 to 8:00, beside the usual banking CALLANAN, President HENRY WAGNER, Vice-President A. MCKINNEY, Cashier D. J. VAN LIEW, Ast Cashier City Book and Stationary Company 510 Walnut Street NY STOCK IN BOOKS—Fiction, Biography, Juvenile, Standard and Fancy Sets, Etc. TES—Gibson, Christy, Water Colors, Pasteur Plateno Prints, Etc. Olsonery, Fountain Pens, Leather Goods, Painters, Art Novelties, Etc., Etc. G A SPECIALTY. A choice assortment one, Main 69. Over 450 Patterns of Mouldings to Go to our Savings Department Window and tell the clerk you want a Bank Book for your boy or girl, your sister or brother, your servant, your niece, your nephew, your cousin, or anybody else. Deposit $4.00 or $3.00, or as much more as you want to, and a Book will be given you made out in the name of the person you mention. A signature card will be laid in the Book, which is to be filled out and returned to the Bank after Christmas. Such a present means more than the money you give. It means that you are sending the money to the road to your niece. One of our handsome Metal Savings Banks will also be let out with the Book without charge, if desired, where more than $1 is deposited. FOUR PER CENT INTEREST PAID. Capital City State Bank, EAST FIFTH and LOGUST STREETS Open Saturday evenings. 5:00 to 6:00, beside the usual banking hours daily JAMES CALLANAN, President J. A, MCKINNEY, Cashier D. J. VAN LIEW, AstICashier The City Book and Stationary Company HOLIDAY STOCK IN BOOKS—Fiction, Biography, History, Juvenile, Standard and Fancy Sets, Etc. PICTURES—Gibson, Christy, Water Colors, Pastels, Carbon and Platten Prints, Etc. Fine Stationery, Fountain Pens, Leather Goods, Pyrography Calenders, Art Novelties, Etc., Etc. FRAMING A SPECIALTY. A choice assortment of OVALS. Mutual Phone, Main 69. Over 450 Patterns of Mouldings to select from. DEPOSIT YOUR SAVINGS In The Iowa State Bank Sixth and Locust Sts. —In The— Iowa State Bank Sixth and Locust Sts. and get 4 per cent interest on monthly balances... Des Molnes Second-Hand Book Dealers. Second-Hand Books Bought, Sold and Exchanged. BARGAINS IN NEW BOOKS. 307 Fourth Street. CAPITAL $50,000.00 SURPLUS $35,000.00 H. B. HEDGE, President J.D., W. HISENAND, Vice President F. L. WALKER, Assistant Cashier Fourth Street. SURPLUS $35,000.00 R. N. H. MISS MARY President AND, Vice President WALKER, Assistant Cashier Central State Bank, J. G. Olmsted, H. B. Hedge Chasa R. Chase, J. W. Hill H. A. Elliot R. T. Wellelinger, P.empater J. G. Beerger, D. W. Wenand G. E. McKinnon Xmas Kelso's Candies.. 318 Sixth Avenue. WE MAKE EVERYTHING WE SELL Center Coal Mining Co. Good Coal & honest measure «1007 CENTER STREET» Mutual Phone 1430. We Wire You House AT COST Des Moines Edison Light Co., 200 Fifth Street. Long Time Prime Minister. Sir Robert Walpole held the unbeaten record of having been prime minister of England for, in all, twenty-one years. ```markdown ``` --- -In The- How and tell the clerk you want a Bank brother, your servant, your niece, your Deposit $4.00 or $3.00, or as much more you made out in the name of the per- be laid in the Book, which is to be hir- christmas. the money you give. It means that you press in life.nga Banks will also be let out with the more than $1 is deposited. FOUR PER Bank, EAST FIFTH and LOCUST STREETS beside the usual banking hours daily HENRY WAGNER, Vice President J. J. VAN LIEW, Ast'lCashier Stationary Company out Street BAKS—Fiction, Biography, His- and Fancy Sets, Etc. Water Colors, Pastels, Carbon Leather Goods, Pyrography Etc., Etc. A choice assortment of OVALS. Patterns of Mouldings to select from. Munger's Laundry 213-215-217 West Ninth Street Our Motto:—"Not how cheap but how good." Jewell Restaurant W. Second and Walnut MEALS SERVED AT 10 CENTS. Under management of R. N. HYDE and MISS MARY MONTAGUE The Rex Coal Co. Sellers of Iowa's Best Coal. Office and Yards. 416 W. 7th. PHONES Mutual 624 Iowa - 644 FRED MORRIS, MGR. HANDY MARKET Choice Meats Popular Prices Trading Stamps Opposite Street Car Waiting Room BOTH PHONE NO. 688 Henry Shank, 517 Mulberry Street Undertakers and Embalmers. At old stand of Shank Bros. Holiday Large stock of Oil Painting bought at 25 per cent on the dollar, to be closed out in the next two weeks. Pictures framed and mats cut while you wait. Wall Paper, 50 to 75 per cent off to make room for new goods. A. MADOLE, 721 Locust. Old Library Building. L. F. SHANK Undertaker and Embalmer W. Fourth and Grand Avenue (421 Fourth Street) Both Phones 519. White Red Large Black Veil OF THE LATEST MISS SUSIE 705 LOCUST For Holly, Mistle Wreaths and for Holly —Go to W. L. MORR CHRISTMAS Holly, Green Rope, Sn of all Description. Our Go Prices, Satisfaction G Examine G HAWKEYE 208-210 W. 7th South of W Patron Adve White Reception Black Velvet Hat OF THE LATEST DESIGNS AT SUSIE BRADLE 005 LOCUST STREET. Holly, Mistletoe, Wreath, Breaths and Cut Flowers for Holidays -Go To- MORRIS, 609 WALNUT CHRISTMAS TRE Green Rope, Mistletoe, Smilax and wreath. Description. Our Goods are the best. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Call Examine Our Stock. NEWKEYE SEED O South South of Walnut Desi atronize O Advertiser White Reception Hats, Large Black Velvet Hats, OF THE LATEST DESIGNS AT MISS SUSIE BRADLEY'S, 705 LOCUST STREET. For Holly, Mistletoe, Wreathing. Wreaths and Cut Flowers for Holidays -Go To- W. L. MORRIS 609 WEST WALNUT STREET CHRISTMAS TREES of all Description. Our Goods are the best. Lowest Prices, Satisfaction Guaranteed. Call and Examine Our Stock. 208-210 W. 7th South of Walnut Des Moines, Ia. THE MASTER'S CALL To Judah's maid an angel came Prepare, dear heart, prepare. When the angel came to the little maid, And she heard his voice, she was sore afraid. At the sorrowful, beautiful words that he said— "O Mary, maid, prepare." 8 A mother-mald loses wits within. God's circle round her hair. Dumb kneeling brutes the wonder see; A star attests the mystery; Bring praises and luscess rare. Meyer's Cen 313 WEST T Try our "CrockerFarm" Saus all kinds of Sausages at Lo 1205 High Street and Phones at all the Markets Ber's Central Market 313 WEST 7TH STREET RockerFarm" Sausage, also best gra f of Sausages at Lowest Prices at the High Street and 211 East Walnut and the Markets Try our "CrockerFarm" Sausage, also best grade Meats and all kinds of Sausages at Lowest Prices at the Markets: 1205 High Street and 211 East Walnut Street. When the Flood Began. 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. --- Standard Laundry. 520 WEST GRAND AVENTE. LIVE AND LET LIVE. WE DO MENDING. GIVE US A TRIAL HIGH GLOSS IF YOU WANT IT. Reception Hats, Velvet Hats, DESIGNS AT BRADLEY'S, STREET. Petoe, Wreathing. Cut Flowers Holidays RIS, 609 WEST WALNUT STREET AS TREES Mistletoe, Milax and wreaths Goods are the best. Lowest Guaranteed. Call and Our Stock. SEED CO. Walnut Des Moines, Ia. Organize Our Artisers Central Market, 17TH STREET usage, also best grade Meats and lowest Prices at the Markets: 211 East Walnut Street. Cats' Well. In the south of Ireland, near Inch- geelah, is the "Cats' Well," the waters of which are supposed to exert mar- velous remedial effects upon ailing tabbles. ```markdown ``` HAY, FEED COA EES 919 Center St. Maid Mary waits at the stable door. Prepare, dear Lord, prepare. A little bed for Thy maid to rest. For she stands without by Thy stran bbehest—Begs but a place to lay Thy guest—For Mary, Lord, prepare. A virgin-mother-queen's in state, the monkey-rose her hair. The stabber's in state. Its moss-rimmed troughs are chalices; Theres a chalice in state. Drink to the royal heir. ```markdown ``` XMAS SOUVENIR A beautiful JAPANESE CAL ENDER given as a Souvenir to each 25c PURCHASE AT OUR STORE, beginning Saturday morning. Come early and get a fine Calen- der for 1004. GRAND UNION TEA CO. 504 WEST WALNUT ST. Olympia Candy Store FOR Fancy Box and Basket Xmas Candies... 520 West Walnut Street. PharmacY Prescription Druggist Sixth and Grand Avenue GUS MORRIS HAY, FEED, COAL AND STRAW. 919 Center St. Mut. Phone 1663 Iowa Laundry 4th and Grand Ave. Best Work on Short Notice. TRY US 2. put the stable door. ord, prepare y maid to rest, without by Thy strange lay Thy guest— prepare. NO MORE $15 NO LESS We send samples and self measurement blank to out- side customers. A Thousand Styles A Single Price. The Glasgow 710 WALNUT DEB MOINES. IOWA Subscribe for the Bystander. Price, Five Cents. BER... Excursion Tickets Bought, Sold and Exchanged... (Established 1880.) 226 Fifth St. PHONES: Mutual 29 Clapp Block IOWA 1464 Des Moines, Iowa ..Peoples Laundry.. S, HOMES! Our Husband or Wife a AS | PRESENT from Ewing & Jewett for the PAYMENT We we will build a house on it for you, all payment down and the balance in y Payments. We lot don't forget you can get the best prices on Paint and Nails & JEWETT E, Seventh & Walnut Note the excellence of our work and our Special Low Prices for the next ninety days. on a lot, and if you desire we will build a house on it for you, and you can make a small payment down and the balance in Monthly Payments. If you own your own lot don't forget you can get the best prices on Lumber, Paint and Nails no close, cash or $15 cash upright MUTUAL PHONES Office 1917 Residence 933 ROOM 388, 390, 392 GOOD BLOCK Des Molines, Im ```markdown ``` A SALE OF PIANOS AND ORGANS THAT MEANS SOMETHING. By the Big Manufacturers, W. W. Kimball Co., 802 West Walnut Street. Most All Good Makes are Rep- resented at this Sale. Sale Ends in Six Days Cash or Payments on Pianos $4, $5, $6, $7 to $10 Per Month. OPEN EVENINGS. This is no Christmas sale. While we are selling a great many pianos and organs daily to be delivered December 24, yet the purposes of this sale have a fair deeper and different meaning than a mere Christmas sale. It is a manufacturer "End of the Year Clearing Out Sale" at factory prices of all new pianos on hand sixty days or longer, of all odd styles, sample styles, etc. The good merchant must make sacrifices at least a year for the proper conduct of any retail business and this applies more forcibly to the piano business than meat any other. Piano prices are being sacrificed here sure enough. A call of investigation will demonstrate the truth of this statement. Practically all the good makes are represented in this sale in new, used and slightly shopworn pianos. Nice upright pianos, agents and dealers' prices $175, $225 and $250 sale prices $125, $140 and $165. Terms cash or $10 cash, $5 per month. Here are a few new upright pianos, Boston and New York makes, former prices $275, $325; sale prices to close, $155, $170 and $160. Terms cash or payments no difference; $10 to $15 cash $6 to $9 per month. High class parlor grand upright pianos, various makes to choose from, former prices $350, $375 and $400; sale prices, to close $120, $135 and $248. Terms $15 to $30 cash, $7 to $8 per month. Art case styles of cabinet grand upright, combining the best achievements in musical worth and excellent case designing; regular prices $450, $500 and $550; sale prices to close, $297, $315 to $365. Terms, $20 to $25 cash, $1 to $10 per month. Special cut prices on piano players, $275 players for $135, $350 players for W. W. Williams, TICKET BROKER. 531-533 SIXTH AVE. $180; $225 players for 160. Terms to suit. Used "Emerson" upright piano $80, Used "Cable" upright $85; another $100 "Gabler" upright $95; "Hinze" upright $135; "Kimball" upright $180, another $190, and still another for $180; "Fisher" upright $150; "Hallet and Davis" upright $190; "Hale" upright $120; "Cambridge" upright $130 Terms $6 to $15 cash, $5 to $8 per month, buys them. An organ, in good playing condition, only $12; $2 monthly. An organ, splendid shape, only $16; another $19, and still another $21; $3 cash, $2 50 monthly. An organ as good as new $23; another for $26, and still another for $37; $3 to $4 cash, $3 monthly. A new organ, shop-worn, worth $70, only $32; another, finer case, only $67, and still another for $43; $5 cash, $3 to $4 monthly. Fine, new $75, $90 and $125 organs for $47, $58 to $67; $5 cash, $4 monthly. Good square pianos for $20, $23, $32, $47 to $60; terms, $5 to $7.50 cash, $3 to $5 monthly. It will pay to attend this sale early to secure good choice. It only lasts six days longer. W. W. KIMBALL CO. (Established 1857.) 802 Walnut Street. C. B. McNERNEY, Manager. Steaming hot; simmering slow; Strong hot fire or flame turned low; Just as wanted each magic change A cook can make on a good Gas Range! Buy Your Wife a GAS STOVE For Christmas Capital City Gas Light Co 413-415-417 Locust St. MUTUAL PHONES Room 388, 390, 392 Office 1917 GOOD BLOCK Residence 933 Des Moines, Ia MUTUAL PHONES Office 1917 Residence 933 Room 388, 390, 392 GOOD BLOCK Des Moines, Ia CLARA A. CLIFF General Stonegrapher and Notary Public... We do high grade work in Copying, Manifolding, Mimeographing, Name and Address inserting to perfectly match, and guarantee satisfaction. Give us your order. There are always two parties to a contract, and yet in a majority of cases but one is expected to carry it out. Published by TEDDY TEDDY is the official Publishing淡泊大道，FUTURE AND LOSSING. Source: KAIKANG LAW, 2014. SPECIAL PAPER OF THE NATIONAL VENUE OF THE LAND OF LAND AND LANDS IN THE LAND OF LAND OF LAND. WEAR OF EXPLORER AS RESEARCH PAYS IN TOBACCO L. THOMPSON, EDITOR, J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER And money by public-media carbon, money when, and, or death, of the Great States Formula. The Publishing Department, Commissions must be written on one side of the paper only and be of interest to the public. "Severity is the end of you," remember. We will not wasteเวลาในแต่ละวัน. Advertising prices for display Aids can be paid for, for each inertion, three by the position advertised in each pay link. Local advertising in each for line for each inertion, amounting from work to a loan. For queries and special questions please enquire in person, one of the office managers, or email management, local management, legal and management, policy enquiries and the terms are given on application. All advertising is in if paid in advance. We are prepared to do business job work on reasonable prisons. All of our work is guaranteed. The Iowa State Bureau of Law in the State Ava. Armored Department is now established in light and is read by nearly all the colored people of Iowa. We have营运企 in the following towns: May Davis Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Adelinda Davy Olaton. A. A. Bush Davemport. John T. Mahry Koekk. Miss Aristina Fields MR. Pleasant. Miss Ione Fields MR. Gorman. Mrs. Gorman Marshalltown. H. C. Walker Muchknock. Mrs. Pearl Thomas Ottawa. Miss Florence Dow Rock Island. Mrs. C. J. Toliver Sloux City. Mrs. Bita Gillen III. Mrs. Bita Gillen Mary M. Mary Coleman Washington. Mrs. James Rodd College and Knoville, III. Mrs. Geo. Wade Chicago, Ill....Mrs. K. O. Tillman Burlington....O. C. Folk Dubuque....Mrs. D. R. Bassfeld Newton....Miss Mae May Bryans....Mrs. R. Bake 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS Treasury Museums Government de. Scientific American. 50 Years of Success This is our record. From a small beginning we have grown until our factories now cover many acres. Many of our machines and equipment they use are still giving their users faithful service. Can anything be more convincing of their merits and durability? Did you ever hear of any other machine with such a record? Were down of the many superior points of the The Rotary Hook displaces the old, out-of-date, unmechanical and trouble-some shuttle. The Frictionless ball bearings and perfectly balanced ball bearings be operated with one-third less exertion than is required by ordinary machines. It sews three yards of goods while a shuttle machine sews two. It makes the most elastic and most durable machines, whether sewing light or heavy goods. With our superior attachments the greatest variety of work is possible. Do not make the mistake of buying a wheelchair for a child. Give the Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 a trial. Cats' Well. In the south of Ireland, near Inchigelah, is the "Cats' Well," the waters of which are supposed to exert marvelous remedial effects upon alling tabbles. When the Flood Began. Compliers of ancient calendars declare that No. 5 was the day on which it began to rain when Noah's food resulted from the steady downpour. Army Vocencles. After the appointments to the army from the class at Fl. Leavenworth, there remain ninety-two vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant. Buys Welch Coal. The Russian government contracts yearly for 50,000 tons of Welsh coal to be delivered at Port Arthur before July 1. Import Less Hosiery. The imports in hosiery from England have fallen in ten years from $1,500,000 a year to $200,000. Paper From Cotton Seed. A high grade of paper is now made from cotton seeds. BANK ROBBERS CAUGHT BY POSSE TELEPHONE DID THE WORK Rural Lines Enabled the Sheriff to Rouse the County--Although Heavily Armed the Robbers Surrendered Without Firing a Shot. Sheldon, Dec. 17.—Tuesday night four robbers blew open the vault of the Bank of Quimby at Quimby, and secured $8,000 in cash and a bundle of valuable papers. At noon yesterday, less than twelve hours afterward, the robbers were captured after a long chase by Sheriff Price and a pod of farmers. The rural telephone lines, which form a perfect network of wires over northwestern Iowa, played no small part in the capture of these desperate bandits. The bells began ringing and jingling in the farm houses along the route supposed to have been taken by the robbers in making their escape, and in a short time Sheriff Price had them well located with weapons all of sorts, in pursuit. The men were located shortly after noon, six miles southeast of Sheldon, where they were surrounded. Though they had three big revolvers, a Colt's magazine gun and hundreds of cartridges, they were without fire, shot a shot at their pursuers. Just before they were surrounded, the robbers threw away a large package, which was later packed up and found to contain gold, silver and paper. They were then taken in their possession more than $1,300 of their plunder. The postoffice at Paulina was also entered and robbed Tuesday night of about $115 in money and stamps. It was discovered that the robbers also located, and a capture is not unlikely to follow soon. The robbery at Quimby was much like the other robberies in Iowa. The bank was entered through a hole in the wall, and the safe were forced open with four charges of nitrogylene. The vault and safe were completely wrecked. The bank was insured in the New Amsterdam company of New York under urgency, and will not lose anything. The Bank of Quimby was started about half a dozen years ago as a private institution by J. B. Groves, a wealthy farmer of this county, later incorporated the principal stockholders of the institution are E. D. Huxford, vice-president of the State Bank of Cherokee; J. C. Hall of Cherokee and John M. Hamilton of Cedar Rapids. WOULD CHANGE PENAL LAW. State Board of Control, Buggets Many Important Inventions. Many important innovations. Des Moines, Dec. 17.—Revision of the De Moines, Dec. 17.—Revision of the forcefully suggested for the consideration of the coming general assembly by the state board of control, through a paper read by Judge G. S. Robinson, one of the three members of the board, at the quarterly conference of superintendents today. The following summary embodies the recommendations in the briefest possible form: inspection of city and city prisons. 2—Juvenile court with large discretionary power. 2—State reformatory for males under 20 and women under 25. der 30 and women under 25. 4-Power to suspend sentence when for less than two years. - 10-Indemnite sentences for all bishops. - 6-Creation of a parole and prison board. - 7-Supervision of the paroled criminal and furnishing him employment. - 8-Witness of the punishment and Reformation." It was most carefully prepared, and was warmly approved by his confers on the board. Hon. John Cowie and lieutenant to tail to show that the present Iowa statutes are lame and defective, and in many respects behind the times. He earnestly urges that the legislature and judiciary create a special board for paroles and pardons. These are the most important and radical changes suggested, although the recommendation for juvenile offenders if adopted, would constitute an important innovation. Iowa State college won two grand championship prizes at Chicago, and a total of 49 prizes on cattle and hogs to amount of $1,600. The champion pen of Berkshire were bred on the college farm, also College Lad, the prize yearling Angus animal, who won cross-country and Shorthorn-Gallway cross calf calf, took three firsts and the championship prize. H. L. Carpenter was killed at Waterloo while crossing the Illinois Central belt line with his milk wagon. He was bundled up and the windows of his wagon were frosted so that he could not hear or see the coming train. The Illinois Central passenger train ran from New York to him to the ground. His skull was crushed, and he died as the result of the accident. Levy's brother died in Chicago the other day. The undertaker telegraphed ed to Levy: "What shall I do with the body? I can embalm it for $50 or freeze it for $30. And I can graph it from the up for $20; he had his feet frozen last winter." Johnny—Pa, what is tac?” Wise pa—“Tact, Johnny, is knowing how to do things without appearing to be doing them, or “for” doing them, to dinner this evening, and incidentally I remarked that your mother would entertain us on the plano. Mr. Ardman he was so sorry he couldn’t come.” “Fifteen two and a pair makes four,” said Sububs, who was playing crabbage with Foley, and “Ah,” replied Popley, mindlessly, “just the sweets ‘little ootsums toootums girl in the world.” “It all seems so strange,” said Miss Roix MacKinnes, the heiress, who was engaged to the foreign couple, “Fath not at all,” replied the old servant of the family, “fur thou’s what yer gran’ father had before ye, an’ ‘twas all he had,” “What do you mean?” A woman named fish an’ peddled ‘em out to’ Gaway Bay. Action of Legislature Killed Building and Loan Business. Dec Moine, Dec 12—Building and loan companies in Iowa will soon become ancient history. The state auditor, B.F. Carroll, authority for the statement that they are all winding up their affairs as rapidly, as possible and going out of business. All this is brought about by the passage of a law at the last session of the legislature that limits their revenue to 8 per cent on the investment and requires that they be failures for many years, and the failures that were frequent, are at an end. Banks are offering as good opportunity to the borrowers who really have decent security to offer as was ever offered by the banks. Those who desire to build are usually accommodated if they can show that they have the means to make periodical payments and will reasonably be expected to do so. The interest rate on the investor is much better protected. This situation was recalled as the result of an application of the Boone Building and Loan association for authority from the state executive to issue a lien against the firms almost by virtue with that provided by law. The new statute provides a form for litigation, and, wherever it is desired to depart from this, the plan must be outlawed. The Boone Company plan was discussed at the meeting of the council yesterday afternoon, but no action was taken. There are still a large number of businesses in the city, but they are all preparing to liquidate as soon as possible, says the state auditor, and have all ceased to solicit business. The winding up of their affairs is proceeding as rapidly as possible, and the state guarding of the interest of those whose funds are invested. Woodward of Decatur County Moine, Missouri. Studied a chemistry course in its contents, the stomach of Mrs. Charles Woodward, of Decatur county, whose death occurred last Tuesday, is now in the hospital of Decatur County. N. Kinney of Drake University. The stomach was brought here last night by Dr. H. R. Layton, coroner of Decatur county, and Dr. A. Brown, also of the same county, and placed in Dr. Kinney's possession. The coroner will be to full of mystery. The autopsy, according to Coroner Layton's story, revealed evidences of strychnine poisoning, the certainty of which will be determined by the chemical analysis which Professor Kinney will make at Drake town. In connection with the action of the doctors is a strange story of a son disinherited by a wealthy father in favor of the son's wife, a life insurance policy and various other incidents, sufficiently startling to make some laughs and plot for a Sherlock Holmes story. Coroner Layton said: "The woman was the wife of Charles Woodward, the son of a farmer supposed to be worth $200,000, and one of the leading residents of Decatur county, the Woodwards live about two miles from the town of Lost Lake Tuesday morning. Woodward and his wife was起 to drive to the home of Mrs. Woodward's mother, about eight miles distant. On the way Mrs. Woodward was taken sick and died a short time afterwards at the home of her mother. "Convulsions preceded her death, and it was suspected that she had been poisoned. B. L. Eikker of Decatur, performed the autopsy, and were of the opinion that strichne was the cause of the woman's death. MUCH INTEREST SHOWN. An Iowa-Cape Breton Company Creates Great Interest in State. Des Moines, Dec. 16—During the past few weeks much interest has been shown throughout the state in an active campaign inaugurated by the Cape Breton Coal & Iron Co., of Des Moines, for the sale of its capital stock. It was understood that the company own about forty square miles of valuable coal and iron lands on the Island of Cape Breton whose vast stores of coal and iron and other wealth producing minerals have recently created so much interest in the industrial world of America that the company's holdings, it is said, offer large opportunities for profit. Report declares that the sale of stock is progressing rapidly and that the company is being placed upon a very favorable financial basis for the success of its properties. The company is composed of conservative business men and is interesting the best class of investors of the state. Confident predictions of a wonderful future are being made. Stock is being sold in the high class of the investment and the value of the company's holdings, and is certain of a quick advance. A very fine booklet "Cape Breton Coal and Iron," which describes the enterprise, has been issued and is mailed free upon request. Fire at Ottumwa destroyed the library barn of William Walker in Batavia. Five horses were burned, and Night Watchman was escaped from death in the flames while trying to save property. The loss is $2,000. Twenty years ago an unsuspected man in Lexington, Ind., stole three geese from a neighbor. The despolied farmer has just received five dollars from a resident in Washington, D.C., confessing the theft, and thus making financial reparation. He states that for years he has been unable to sleep well, as a flock of geese always haunted his dreams, no matter where he slept. "Have you heard the latest? Brown's dog was with his chauffeur." More what a pity! He was such a good chauffeur! Brown will never be able to replace him." The tiny storm petrel possesses immense wing power, and is the smallest web-footed bird known. It belongs to every sea, and although so seemingly frail, it breathes the utmost fury of the storm, skimming with incredible velocity the trough of the waves, and over the ocean many crevices Petrel have been observed 2,000 miles from land. "Why did you let Him get away from you?" thundered the chief. "He —er— took a mean advantage of me, he repiled the green detective; he, ran up to the door and said, 'Well?' "Well, there was a sign there. 'Keep off the grass.'" THE PROMOTION OF THE ADMIRAL AND OTHER SEA COMEDIES By Morley Roberts Author of "The Colossus." "The Eugitives." Copyright, 1908, 1909, by The Curtis Publishing Company. Copyright, 1902, by L. C. Page & Company, (Incorporated.) "The crew of the California put it down to him at once." "I don't know that it was necessary him," said Cartwright pensively; "though he has the worst name, he's no worse than the others. For a crew that knocked the Shannon is a Jew boy, of course—is a deal tougher than Smith." And just then Selwyn, who knew the chief of police was on board, put his head into the admiral's cabin. "Could I speak to you a moment, Sir Richard?" And Dicky Dunn went outside. "I'll have you had this Cartwright with you, sir," said Selwyn, "that I ought to tell you a queer yarn that has just been brought me by one of the quartermasters. It seems that one of the men has a story that you once had a fight with Shanghai Smith and hurt him badly. It was in Australia I believe I said—"the admiral; "let me think. By Jove, I did have a row on Sandridge Pier years ago, and I broke the man up so that he had to go to a hospital. And his name—yes, it was Smith. Thanks, Selwyn. I'll see if this man ever was in Australia." He went back to Cartwright. "Didn't you see the Sheeny, admiral," said Cartwright, who was beginning to feel comfortable. "Never mind the Sheeny, Mr. Cartwright," said his host; "do you know Smith's record? Where did he come from?" "He came from Melbourne," replied the chief. And the admiral slapped his leg. "That's the man, I believe." "Why?" "Never mind why," said Dunn. "But supposing it was, could we prove it against him?" "Doubt it," said Cartwright cheerfully. "Probably no one would know it but his runner. And Bill Haines would perjure himself as easy as drink lazer." "But if we did prove it?" "There'd be an appeal, and so on," said the chief. He indicated large and generous delay on the part of the merciful American law by a wave of his hand. "You see we couldn't prove, anyhow, that he knew you was you," said Cartwright, "and if I know my own business, it would come down to a matter of assault and so many dollars." "That's what I imagined," said the admiral. "So I proposed to take the matter in hand myself and relieve you of it. For though Smith, or the real man, might come off easily, if I choose to have it made an international business some one will have to pay who is guilty enough," said Cartwright uneasily. "On the whole, admiral, I'd rather you took the job on yourself, provided it was put through quietly. What do you propose?" Dunn put his hands in his pockets, and "quarter-decked" his cabin. "I want to be sure it's Smith—morally sure. How can I be sure? I'll tell you now what I know about him." He repeated what Selwyn had said, and told him the story of his having fought a man on Sandridge Pier at Melbourne fifteen years before. "His name was Smith." "I said that a pair of handcuffs," said the chief of police. "I'll think it over and let you know. Stay, sirree, I've got it now. Look here, admiral, now you mark me. This is a scheme. It'll work, or my name's Dennis. I'll have it put about in the right quarter that though there isn't evidence to touch the real man who worked the racket on you, it is known actually corralled you and aboved you on the California. I'll get the proper person to do that. The evidence is being made out. And next day I will all the runners of all the chief boarding houses arrested. Do you see?" "No, I don't," said the admiral. "Oh, come," cried Cartwright, "the man we don't arrest will be the man who done it." Yes, 8. "Well," said Cartwright, "I understood you didn't particularly hanker to catch the under-strapper." "Ah," said the admiral, "of course I see. You mean—" "I mean the boarding house boss will shove the runner that did it out "Your plan is excellent." of sight. And then you'll know him by reason of the very means he takes not to be given away. For of course he'd reckon that the runner on being hold would squal. "It's a good plan," said the admonitor, "to know what kind of punishment would Mr. Smith like least of all?" "Provided you remember he's an American citizen, I don't care what you do," replied the chief. "But if you asked me I should get him served the way he's served you. Shanghai Smith among a crowd of informal in an office, such as the Harvester (and the skiffen of the Harvester hates him like poison)—and she sails in three days—would have a picnic to their life. For you see, they know him. "I'll think it over," said the admiral. "Your plan is excellent." "So it is," said Carlwright, as he rowed ashore, for "Saint mith no favorite of mine, and at the same time it will look as if I gave him the straight racket, anybw." He sent an agent down to the water front that very night. The man dropped casual hints at the boarding houses, and he dropped on bar-ben ground everywhere but at Shanghai. "Jehoshaphat," said Smith, "so that's the game!" Peter Cartwright had, in his own language, "reckoned him up to rights," for the very first move that Smith played was to make a break for Billy's. A man is fighting a man in bed. "What's up now?" Room. As the runner had been up most of the night before enticing sallormen off a Liverpool ship just to keep his hand in, he was as fast asleep as a bear on Christmas day, and he was mighty silky when Smith shook him out of sleep by the simple process of yanking his pillow from under his bed. "An't a man to get no sleep that works for you!" he demanded. "What's up now?" "Hell is up, and fizzling," replied Smith. "I've had word from Peter Cartwright that you'll be arrested in the mornin' if you don't skin out. It's the admiral. I wish I never set eyes on him. Come, dress and skit; 'nw do you for you be jailed; mebbe they'd got all you need. There nw' no such thing as real gratitude loft on earth." Billy rose and shuffled into his clothes sulently enough. "To Portland," said Smith; "the Mendocino leaves in the mournin' for Crescent City and Astoria, don't she? Well, then, go with her and lie up with Grant or Sullivan in Portland till I tell you know the coast is clear. And here's twenty dollars; go easy with it." He sighed to part with the money. And in the morning, when Smith heard that ten runners at least had been killed in the attack on Mr. Peter Cartwright, he was glad to be able to declare that Billy was not on hand. "He's gone East to see his old man," he said drily. "And as his father is a millionaire and lives in the Fifth avenue, N' York, he couldn't afford to disregard his dyn' desire to see him." You are a daly, Smith," said the police officer who had put Billy, "Between you and me, what have you done with him?" Smith shook his head. "I shot him last night and cut him up and pickled him in a cask," he said, with a wink. "And I've shipped him to the British ambassador at Washington, C. O. D." "You're as close as a clam, ain't you, Smith? But I tell you Peter is havin' a picnic. This admiral's game was playin' it low down on Peter, whoever did it. There are times when man can't help his friends." Smith lied freely. "You can tell Peter I had nothin' to do with it." "Yes, I can tell him!" said the police officer. And he did tell him. As a result the chief of police wrote to the admiral: "Sir—I have interrogated all the runners but one belonging to the chief boarding houses, and have succeeded in obtaining no clue." The one man missing was running to Mr. William Smith, commonly known as 'Shanghai' and considering what you said to me I inclined to wait developments. If you will inform me what you wish to me, I should be glad to accommodate you in any way. "P. S.-If you could write me a letter saying you are quite satisfied with the steps I have taken to bring the offender to justice, I should be obliged. "P. S.-If you wish to meet Mr. John P. Sant, captain of the Harvest, now lying in the hay and sailing the day after to-morrow, I can arrange it." Dicky Dunn, on receiving Peter's letter called in his flag lieutenant. Selwyn instinctively put his hand to the back of his head. "Yes, Sir Richard. They sandbagged me, as they call it, and kicked me." "I pretty sure I know who did it," said the admiral, "and I'm proposing to get even with the man myself. I like getting even in my own fashion. What would you do if I could tell you who it was that laid the plot against us that night," "he told the admiral, sir." The admiral nodded. "I believe I did punch his head, years ago, Selwyn. But he was look- lug for a fight and found it, and ought to have been satisfied. Between you and me and no one else, the chief of police here and I have fixed this matter up between us. He says that he has no evidence, and the only man who might have given the affair away has been shipped off somewhere. I'm going to show Mr. Smith that he didn't make a buccino mate of me for nothing. And I want you to help. I've got a selvese." He unfolded it to Selwyn, and the rover, lieutenant chuckled. "He used to be a seaman," said the admiral, "but for twelve years he's been living comfortably on shore, sucking the blood of sailors. And if I know anything about American ships—and I do—he'll find three months in the focacle of the ship where wores than three inches in a jail. Now we are paved the United States quite unofficially, with the convivance of the police!" He lay back and laughed. He my back, came. "Oh, I call you," said the admiral "to the against something not laid down in his chart when he fell in with me. You can come ashore with me now and we'll see this Cartwright American ways suit; me, after all." "Then I understand, Mr. Cartwright," said the admiral, an hour later, "that there won't be a policeman anywhere within hall of this Smith's house to borrow night." "I've got other business for them," said Peter. "And I can see Mr. Sant here this afternoon." "I'll unaware to have him here if you call along at three." ("To be continued.) Not Sold to the Same Extent as Formerly, but Still in Demand. "Do we still sell the old-fashioned family Bible, with pages in it for the record of births, deaths and marriages? Oh, yes," said the bookeller, "but not so many of them as we once did. "There are more Bibles sold now, taking them altogether, than ever before, and the Bible is issued now in an almost endless variety of format styles; but the demand is in this particular form is now. I should say, not more than one-third what it once was." "Still, we keep these record Bibles to-day in a dozen styles, ranging in price from $2 to $20. The blank record pages, these often illuminated, are bound in between the two Testaments. "In some of these Bibles there is a blank presentation page upon which may be written the name of the person to whom the Bible is presented, with the name of the giver; and in some of them is contained a blank marriage certificate with the pages for the record of births, deaths and marriages, pages for the record of temper ance pledges. "These Bibles are more likely to be bought nowadays by country people and it might be by people of the German race and by Irish Protestants; all likely to be substantial people of comfortable means; conservative people who cling still to time-honored cus toms, while the old-time family record Bible, with pages for the record of births, deaths and marriages, has gone somewhat out of fashion, and is not sold to the extent to which it once was, yet it is still sold, and the demand for it is still considerable." Good Judges of Whlsky "When you hear a man say that he is a good judge of whisky," said an importer, "take the statement with a large allowance of salt. This is especially true of a man who is in the habit of drinking whisky. Most drinkers who smack their lips and shake their heads knowingly cannot tell good whisky from bad. A man whose whisky is too strong, who is tasting it all the time will not swallow half a pint in a month. He merely tastes it. Drinking the liquor blunts the senses and destroys the taste. A good judge of whisky must have a natural aptitude for the business, as in any other trade, and must guard his appetite. He must be careful what he eats, avoiding onions, garlic, and highly scented foods. Some professional whisky tasters mix their whisky with water and then heat it before they taste it. But that is not necessary with a man of experience who takes care of his appetite." Japanese Wedding Presents Japanese Wedding Presents Japanese wedding presents are not of the same material favor favored in our part of the world, are chiefly intended to express some valuable sentiment. Thus at a recent event, the most prominent gift was a mountain formed of rolls of white and red floss silk, the ends of each roll being tied with part-colored twine in hard knots, emblematic of the indisolubility of the marriage tie. The floss silk typified gentle but enduring constancy, the strength of its skin contrasting with their softness and flexibility. Round the base of the mountain, were ornaments of fresh rice straw, plaited into the forms of the storks and tortoises of longevity, and the pine bamboo and plum of pleurium bloom, while into the loops of the plants were thrust pieces of the dried Bonito fish, a favorite accompaniment of wedding presents, its name "Katsu-woboshi" is a homonym for the three Chinese characters signifying victorious, manly and brave. Among the Brass' River tribes of West Africa when a young couple got married it is the custom for the oldest member of the bride's family to present the bride with a plot of ground six feet long. This is for the grave of her family and herself when they die. The first member of the new family who dies is buried about twenty feet below ground and the next one almost six feet, and this goes on until all the family die and are buried. The grave holds them all, and this, they think, prevents them from being separated. This gruesome wedding present is the most valued by the bride, the favored saying being being, "When all other things are gone, this remains." M. G. W. Pocks of Rustby, Bury, Forks, Middletown, Forks, Sheffield of Wichomock county, says: "I suffered with kidney complaint for eight years, gradually, I felt tired and Mrs. G. W. Pooks of Bury, Bury, with of Forks, sheriff of Wicomice county,县. I suffered with kidney complaint for eight years it came on me gradually. I did not weak, was short of breath and was troubled with bloating after eating, and my limbs were badly swollen. One doctor told me it would finally turn to Bright's disease. I was laid up at one time for three weeks. I had not taken Dona's Midney Pills more than three days when the distressing aching across my back disappeared and later all the other symptoms left me. For sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. The average of suicides is less in friend than in any country in the world. ON THE "DUDE" TRAIN "It has been my dream of joy supreme To ride in roll and velvet splender Polar car for a swell tailender Platform jacqued with a swell brass feeder On the Regular Limited Train Electric bell right under your nose Porter to come and brush your clothes Grab in the cliner the beat that grows A down bunk for a night's repose On the Regular Limited Train CROUSS Bell Bass on a mile a minute No other method of travel is in it I want to go ripping, skipping and sipping Away on the Limited Train." These lines are not original with me. They are taken from a tuneful little dity angry in George Ade's comedy, "Peggy from Paris." The single dance through my brain the other day as we lay on the sliding at Prairie Junction, or some such place, to let the Santa Fe's west bound California Limited go by. It was a gorgeous train of car parks, and behind the glass observation windows beauty and fashion and youth and old age were loiling among the luxuriant cushions, some still reading a novel, still dozing, some making wreaths or cigar smoke, some gazing dreally through the windows at the passing of cities, and fields, and forests and rivers. I stood on the rear platform of the last car of our train and watched the California Limited us she faded away toward the golden west. And I thought of the difference between travel now and travel in the days of '49, when it took the gold-seeker half a long, weary year, filled with all kinds of hardship to travel the distance that is now covered in three days. I thought of the slowly moving wagons, the dust, the stones, the jolting, the thirst, the hunger, the homesickness, the smalllike crossing of plains, the laborious climbing or mountains, the difficult跋涉, the ending trail. In these palaces that had just glided by were people going to the same place to spend the winter months where the climate is perpetual summer. And they were not to endure a single hardship on the journey. When night came they were to lie in beds whose soft embrace makes sleep a luxury—and in the day time the velvet cushions of their seats were to be made deeper still by pillows—and they were to spend a diligent day glittering dining car, where every dainty that ever tickled the palate is cutically served—in short, they were to have on the trip all the comforts of home—and of the best kind of home. I stood there and watched them pass out of sight while my soul was consumed with eury. But I derived some sense of joy from the joy of time I, too, would see California, and I promised myself that if I ever did go there it be would be over the Santa Fe. "JOHNNY DRUMMER." A small door may lead to a large room. The fossil coral of the Fiji islands is the best building stone in the world. Wear of these time, you can cheese, but it solidifies in the air until it is as hard as granite. "Have you heard the latest? Brown's wife has run off with his chauffeur." "Mercy, what a pity! He was such a good chauffeur! Brown will never be able to replace him." Storekeepers report that the extra quantity, together with the superior quality of Defiance Starch makes it next to impossible to sell any other brand. At the Church of the Sacred Heart in Paris, a twenty-two-ton bell is tiled by electricity. Fise's Cure is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of the throats and lungs.—Wm O. Enderby, Vandurens, Ind., Feb. 10, 1908. The delight of zero weather is to get people by the ears. BOURNEPEERS, ATTENTION! Try a package of Russ Bleaching Blue and you will use no other. 100 at grocers. A man begins to go down the moment he ceases to look up. 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Everybody wants to be truly and quickly informed about this or that public question that has forged to the front; to know about the new candidates and personal factors in politics, to have a complete picture at hand of the current movement of history. In Dr. Shaw's editorials, is its authentic and timely contributed articles, in its brilliant character sketches, in its condensed and concise essays, of the most important and distinguished members and in its hundred a month of valuable portraits, witty cartoons, and interesting views; the REVIEW OF REVIEWS gives the most powerful images of this period, our own pages, and the World under a Field-glass." It is the way one subscriber describes it. Morn in public life, like President Theodore Roosevelt the man who was born in New York, must keep "up with the times," intelligent man and women all over the world. K. C. S. 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Three trains a day to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland Through service of compartment, drawing-room and Pullman tourist sleeping cars, dining cars, observation and buffet cars and free reclining chair cars. For tickets and information apply to agents of THE NORTH-WESTERN LINE or address W. E. KNISKERN, Passenger Train Manager, CHICAGO. BEFORE AFTER COMMANDING OFFICERS AND ST. AFE AT FORT HARRISON MONT. NONCOMMISSIONED STAFF AND CLERKS AT POST HEADQUARTERS. 1 A This year we have endeavored to present in a brief manner a summary of the famous 24th Infantry colored regiment, of which General Corbin was at one time colonel, and we might remark right here that it was through this regiment has gained his star of the brigadier. There is no American regiment since the history of this country that has been in so many engagements, won as many battles and received as many compliments from a military point of view as this famous regiment, when we remember that the American people are color prejudice. The general headquarters of this regiment at present are at Ft. Harri- NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF AND son, Mont., which is located three miles west of Helena, the capital, Cos, N, C, S, and A, B, C and D are there, while Cos, F, G, and H are at Ft. Assinibone, Mont., and Cos, I, K, H and M are at Missula, Mont. All of the above companies have saw hard service both in Cuba and the Philippine islands for their courage to accept the challenge, except the chaplain are white, and who chief musician all the rest are colored men. The maximum strength of these companies are sixty-five men, while their band is supposed to have but twenty-eight men. They have a number of beginners for instruction, The image provided does not contain any text. It appears to be a grayscale photograph of a building interior with multiple rows of windows and a central hallway. which raises their number to about forty pieces. Their expense per month amounts to $2.50, and leaves them a very nice sum with their monthly salary, which, when deposited with the government, draws 4 per cent. They have a musical library valued at $5,000, which contains none but high class music. Any duly qualified musician who wishes to enlist with the band which communicate with the band musician James A. Moss. In giving further history will quote occasionally what other papers have said of this famous regiment. Within a few days Manila will be pulled upon to sex farewell to a re- 100 --- ment which both socially and as a military organization has added much to the pleasure of its citizens. A few spasmodic occurrences brought about by the bad element that exists even in the congregations of the faithful cannot obscure the fact that Manila will be the loser when the 24th Infantry goes away. The active part taken by its officers in affairs civic and social, the smart appearance and, in general, orderly behavior of the men, and above all the artistic advantages enjoyed through the presence in the city of the regiment's incomparable hand, have all combined to make its presence in Manila a thing to be remembered—Manila American. FAREWELL CONCERT OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH. The Twenty-fourth Infantry Band, whose presence in the city has given so much pleasure to the residents of Manila, not only at the evening drives on the Launeta and at the Zorrilla, but at many social functions in the capital, will go on board the transport Thursday for home. It is a source of regret to not only every American resident, but to the foreign colonies as well that duty calls this excellent musical organization from these islands. Director Thompson has brought this organization to a degree of excellence not surpassed by any military band and he is to be ND CLERKS AT POST HEADQUARTER Before leaving, however, the band has prepared an exceptional program for this evening, which will positively be their last appearance on the Luneta until duty calls them back again. The American promises a large turn out to bid farewell to the colored boys who have given so much pleasure to all. The following is the pro program: Farewell Concert by the 24th Infantry Band. Arrived in the Philippines August 10, 1899. Scheduled to sail for home within the next few days on the U. S. A. T. "Thomas." COMPANY "D." The Luneta Tuesday evening, June 24, 1902. 1. Overture—"Morning, Noon an' Night in Vienna," Suppe. 2. Selection—"Runaway Girl," Caryll. 3. Humuesque—"Band!Idntatrike," Dalby. 4. Grand Selection—"Faust," Gounod. 5. Waltz—"Manila," Chofre. 6. March—"Home Again," arreng ed by Thompson. Auld Lang Sine. Star Spangled Banner. Wilfred O. Thompson. Chief Musician 24th Infantry. Conductor. BAND TWENTY-FOURTH INFANTRY Lots of Work for Idi Hands. Loud and urgent are the calls from western farms and orchards for scores of thousands of wage earners for the harvesting of the crops and the garnering of the fruits. But too many illiers, tramps and boggars in our cities, and in the country regions also, turn deaf ears to such appeals and refuse tempting opportunities to earn honest and comfortable livings. The vagrant spirit, the "dead-beat" desire to get along without working, is too conspicuous everywhere.—New York Tribune. Belleves Sea Serpent Exists The naturalist of the Belgica expedition latly told the Zoological Society of France that he believes the sea serpent to exist, and that it is not at all an imaginary creature of song and song. He says it is not a reptile, but a mammal of the order of the pliopsidae, to which family the seals being. In form it resembles somewhat the extinct pliopsaurus, attaining a length of 200 feet, the head and neck being one-fourth of the length, the trunk one-fourth and the tail one-half. It never approaches the coast except in pursuit of the fish on which it lives. ERS. Old furniture collectors in this city have lately been driving prices higher and higher. The rage for Chippendale and Sheraton patterns of the finer lines is greater than ever. Chairs especially fetch astonishing prices. Even dealers are paying in some cases as much as $50 for a single Chippendale chair of rare pattern, though it be out of repair. A collector in this city paid the other day $275 for a Chippendale armchair. Chairs of less unusual pattern are sold every day for $40, $50 and $100—New York letter. Anked and Answered. "What is a prodigy?" asked the boarding house landlady, as she looked up from a letter she was perusing. "A prodigy," answered the wise guy at the southeast corner of the table, "is something rare. For example, a rare steak would be a prodigy in this hash dispensary." Cause and Effect "You seem to be in a weak and nervous physical condition," said the medical examiner of the insurance company. "No wonder," replied the victim. "Your solicitors have made my life a burden during the past six months." RY. Jewels Require a Rest Many jewels require an occasional sleep, so to speak, in order to retain their brilliancy. Diamonds, rubles and sapphires are among the number. They should be put away in total darkness every now and then. The usual velvet or satin-lined cases are the correct receptacles. It is best to wrap zems in jewelers' tissue paper, then pack in wool and lay in airtight compartments. A number of stones are seriously affected by fumes from furnaces, sewer gas, moisture and sea air. Father of Lexicographia Dr. Johnson, even excepting his predecessor, Bailey, was not the father of exticographers. In the latest volume issued by the Historical Manuscripts Commission on manuscripts in the Welsh language it is stated that the idea of illustrating the meaning and correct use of words by actual quotations from the literature of a living language seems to have been first put in practice by Griffith Hiraethog, the herald bard of Wales, who died in 1564. Export Wood to Germany. Imports of wood into Germany from the United States have more than trebled since 1880, amounting in 1902 to more than $5,850,000. It consisted mostly of pitch pine. This wood is more resistant to the weather and costs much less than oak. It is used for making doors, windows, floors, etc., while oak is used in the manufacture of the finer grades of furniture. Japanese Hemp. Among the industries of Japan which are receiving especial attention is the manufacture of hemp. It is reported that orders have recently been executed for a supply of fishing nets for Alaska valued at $30,000, and that a commissioner has lately been sent to Canada to investigate and report on the prospect of extending the market for nets in that country. Cost of Gravitation. In an address before the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Mr. Charles Hawkin's remark that water obtained by gravitation is almost, if not quite, as expensive as water obtained by pumping, may be something of a surprise to a lawman, but is easily explained by the greater cost of gravitation works. A Touching "Appele." The following notice is said to be posted over the almsbox of a certain cathedral door in Northern Italy: "Appee to charitables. The Brothers, so called, of Mercy, asks slender arms for the hospital. They harbor all kinds of diseases, and have no respect to religion."—Harper's Weekly. American Monte Carlo. The American Monte Carlo is in the principality of Flagler, at Palm Beach, Fla. The concessionaries, owning the Casino, are two brothers of the name of Thompson. They come from Texas and their little gaming establishment at Palm Beach is worth to them $200,000 a season. Radium Energy. It has been calculated that the energy stored up in fifteen grains of radium is sufficient to raise 500 tons weight a mile high. An ounce would, therefore, suffice to drive a fifty-horse power motor car at the rate of thirty miles an hour around the world. Puns of Shakespeare Searching Shakespeare for puns is a strange way of spending time. A contributor to "Notes and Queries" proclaims the discovery of thirty-nine and adds that "all readers of Shakespeare are aware that punning was with him a favorite form of fun." New Industrial Enterprises Bait farms and fish farms, ostrich farms and mushroom farms, ginseng farms and pigeon farms—these are some of the hundreds of unique industrial enterprises which this age of specialization has developed in the United States. Illiterate Children: The number of illiterate children between ten and fourteen years of age is: In Alabama, 66,072; Georgia, 63,329; Louisiana, 55,091; South Carolina, 51,536; North Carolina, 51,190; Mississippi, 44,334; Tennessee, 36,276 Newfoundland Fisheries Of the 100,000 men in Newfoundland more than half are fishermen, who catch 150,000,000 pounds of cod a year, consume one-fourth of it and sell the rest to Catholic countries for $4,450,000. Millions for Religion The American investment in religious and educational institutions in Turkey is $6,500,000, and more than $20,000,000 has been spent in mission work covering nearly a century. The chivalry of Europe is, in great measure, a product of the Saracen chivalry which entered Europe in two streams flowing through Constantinople and through Spain. Turkish War Expenses Something like three-fourths of the annual expenditure of the Turkish government has of recent years been for arms and munitions of war. Silent Japanese Soldiers Japanese soldiers fight noiselessly. They have no bands, no drums beat eville or tattoo, and in action they utter no cheers. Irrigation Adds Value. By means of irrigation something like 3,500,000 acres of land in hoa have been increased in value over 230,000,000. In the city of Washington there are 3,000 Browns, 15,000 Smiths, 14,000 ohnsons and 1,000 Joneses. Average Journey of Freight. The average journey of a ton of eight is 128 miles. Silence for a Month. A curious custom prevails in Bulgaria which must be a hard penalty for the woman who loves to bear the sound of her own voice. All newly married women are obliged to remain dumb for a month after marriage, except when addressed By their husbands. When it is desirable to move this restriction permanently the husband presents har with a gift, and then she can chatter to her heart's ```markdown ``` Twentieth Century Problems. Twentieth Century Problems. Some of the problems which Dr. Simon Newcomb expects the twentieth century to solve are the minute corpuscles which exist around the millions of atoms, which, for example, make up a drop of water; the slight change of the magnetic needle; the mystery "of the so-called new stars which blaze forth from time to time," the causes of these outbursts; the possible solution of earth problems from these and other phenomena, and the things that M. Curies' radium suggest. Alcohol From Sawdust. A Norwegian chemist has discovered a new and cheap way of making alcohol from sawdust. Sawdust is treated under pressure with diluted sulphuric acid, by which the cellulose is transformed into sugar, which, by adding fermentation producers, is converted into alcohol in the old manner and then distilled. Two hundred and twenty pounds of sawdust yield fifteen pounds of alcohol. Dr. A. Negril of Pavia announced last March the discovery of the specific micro-organism of hydrophobia. He now states that he has examined more than 100 dogs with natural or laboratory hydrophobia, and has never failed to find the specific micro-organism in the nerve centers. On the other hand, he has never found it in other dogs. Honest Man's Epitaph A cemetery in Warcham contains this tribute of praise to an honest man: "John Christy, died June 17 1838, age unknown. Hibernia's son, himself exiled, without an inmate, wife or child. He lived alone, and when he died his purse, tho' small, contained enough to pay us all and buy this stone." Bcaln Measurements. The largest human brain of 900 measured was that of a woman, 115 cubic inches; the smallest adult male's, 62 cubic inches. There is mentioned the skull of one of the Inca Peruvian race which is but 60 cubic inches. The Caucasian skull is larger than that of any other race. Effect of Sun Spots. In speaking of the effect of sun spots on the earth, Prof. Elkins of the Yale observatory, said: "They produce no climatic or atmospheric disturbances or changes. The effect of the spots is entirely magnetic. It takes a very sensitive compass to be affected even." Old Remedy for Smallpox. In the twelfth century a certain John of Gaddesden advocated that smallpox patients should be dressed in red clothes, and that red curtains should be placed before the windows; this is really the essence of the Finsen treatment—Stray Stories. Poor France. Statistics, like fishermen, tell curious stories. In fifty years the population of France has increased 12 per cent. In the same period the consumption of alcohol has increased 225 per cent. The Frenchman is learning to drink—Denver News. Lends Money to Convicts. In Italy the government permits an old warder to act as moneylender to the convicts. He advances them money to buy luxuries in the shape of sugar, butter and oil, and in return he receives an order on the amount they earn. Small Wages in India. Official statistics also show that the income of the agricultural laborer in average Indian districts is from $1 to $2 a month, and with that income the poor man has to support himself as well as his wife and children. Improvement in Shaft Sinking. The sinking of shafts through wet ground has recently been successfully accomplished by the aid of artificial freezing. The ground is hardened in this manner to prevent a sudden inrush of water. Hopeleasness. The lack in our spiritual life of the hope of an existence beyond the grave is like the hopelessness for recovery from a disease of the flesh, only infinitely more terrible—Exchange. Short of Apples. This year's apple harvest in France will be unusually short, on account of the late frosts and the ravages of the caterpillar. Prices will be even higher than those of 1902. Largest Nugget Ever Found. The largest nugget ever found weighed 210 pounds, and was worth $45,000. It was found in the Donolly district of Australia in 1865. Col. Hunter Is Retired. Col. Robert Hunter of the judge advocate's department of the United States army, has been placed on the retired list for age. Electric Lights in Berlin. The cost of electric current for lighting purposes in Berlin will be reduced to 40 pfenunigs (10 cents) per kilowatt hour. Russian Acquisition. Within fifty years Russia has acquired new territory which in area is larger than the United States. Premium Dollar. A silver dollar, 1798, small eagle, is worth $2: large eagle, $1.50. An Irish Built. George Moore, the novelist, has accumulated from his residence in Ireland and a number of Irish anecdotes that are not included in his sad book, "The Untitled Field." Mr. Moore says that he was walking one day in a Dullin street when an undertaker's assistant passed him, carrying on his back a coffin unusually tiny. A young man stopped the assistant near Mr. Moore, "Is it possible," exclaimed the young man, "that this coffin is intended for GEORGE HENRY WHITE. "The heights which men have gained and kept Were not attained by single flight; They, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. —Longfellow. The "poet of the fireside" probably had never heard of George Henry White when he penned these immortal lines, but to no man do they more fittingly apply than the need of the helm of the American congress. From the pine forests of North Carolina to the congress of the United States is a fairy, but Mr. White in a trifle over forty years made the journey—not by a "single flight," but by incessant toil, intelligently devised industry, rigid economy, development of a sturdy character, a well-kept physical body—all stirred and animated by a burning love of race, a brilliant fire of genius that knew no discouragement. Bladen county, North Carolina, miles and miles from a railroad—almost virgin soil—in the year 1852 George Henry White was born. His early youth offered little that was inspiring. But men of ambition are not held down by circumstances. They find joy in overcoming obstacles. Young White outgrew his surroundings and seized his first opportunity, went off to a country college, and began to graduate of education. Later he took a course under Prof. D. P. Allen, president of the Written Normal school, at Lumberton, N. C. He afterwards entered Howard University, Washington, D. C., graduating from the ecolec department of that institution in the class of 1877. While taking an academic course he read law, which reading he completed, and he became a member of North Carolina. He was licensed to practice in all of the courts of his state by the supreme court in 1879. For a time afterwards, Mr. White served as principal of one of the state normal schools and taught in other institutions, meanwhile perfecting himself in his profession. So favorably did his abilities impress the people that in 1880 he was elected to the North Carolina house of representatives. In 1884 he was sent to the state state senate. In 1886 he was chosen solicitor and prosecuting attorney for the second judicial district of North Carolina for a term of four years, and for a like term in 1890. Mr. White's unselfish disposition was vividly shown in 1894, when, after having been enthusiastically nominated by his following for congress withdrew from the district of harmony he. He was too good a man to lose, however, and in 1896 he was elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress, reversing a heavy democratic majority that had won two years previously. He was elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress in 1898. He represented the second North Carolina district. During Mr. White's four years in the national house he was one of the most conspicuous figures, partly by reason of the beneficial measures advocated by him and his keenness in debate; partly from the fact that he was the only bronze face that appeared in either branch of the two congresses. That Mr. White served ably and conscientiously is attested by the record and by the universal esteem in which he is now held by his fellow-citizens all over the land. He served the largest constituency of any single member, representing the ten million colored people of America. He was a useful legislator and was active in promoting the Home Office, groves, to establish colored battery of artillery, and was especially valuable in assisting the McKinley administration to solve the problems dur- and growing out of the Spanish-American war. At the close of his term he delivered a valedictory which, for convincing logic, dramatic intensity, pathos of appeal, array of historical facts, optimism of belief in his race and force of presentation, has never been excelled in this country by any man, white or black. Mr. White was immensely popular with his home people in North Carolina. In 1896 he was state delegate at-large to the national republican convention at St. Louis and voted for the nomination of Major McKinley. In 1900 he went as a delegate to Philadelphia from his district and again supported Mr. McKinley. He did yoemen service for the republican party in many states during both campaigns. Mr. White is a thirty-third degree Mason and for six years was grand master of the North Carolina organization. In 1896, within thirty days of each other, he had conferred upon him the honorable degree of LL D. by Biddle University, Charlotte, and by Livingston College, Salisbury, N. C. In 1897 his alma mater, Howard University, added A. M. to his titles, and in 1900 the A. and M. college at Normal, Ala., followed with the Ph. D. degree. All of those honors he bears modestly. BURLINGTON NEWS. The Sewardard Board gave a pink 'tea' Thursday which was a brilliant affair. During the evening the following programme was rendered. Little Alabama Love, Geneva Smith;利息 Mrs. Smart Learns how to Skate, Miss Nellie Johnson; To-day our Love Dream Ends, Mrs Della Brooks; Under Southern Skies Golde Cowden; A Little Boy in Blue, Mrs. Green; recitation, Nellie Early; Your's Welcome as the Flowers in May, Lena Johnson; address, The Advance of the Negro Race, M.L. Mackay. Mrs. Lemuel Reed is very sick at her home on Valley street. Mrs. A. Mitchell's condition was so much improvod that she was able to be brought home from the hospital Sunday. The members of the Olive Baptistchurch surprised their new pastor one evening at week. Burlington is proud to have such a pleasant couple as Rev. and Mrs. [Name] HOLIDAY GOODS IN JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, CUT GLASS ... Best Qualities at Popular Prices, S. JOSEPH & SONS Established 1871. 400 WALNUT ST. CONFECTIONS MENIER'S Allegretti's Purity In Handsome Boxes Appropriate for Gifts. Perfumes Toilet Articles and Christmas Sundries Hot and Cold Sodas Menier's Hot Chocolate CIGARS--Imported and Domestic--all the well known brands in Holidays Boxes. McARTHUR DRUG CO., 606 WALNUT Nellie Early of Quincy is visiting relatives in the city. The correspondent wishes to state to Burlington readers, as this being his busy season. He will be pleased, if those have any news or friends visiting or any going away, if they will phone him at his place of business, Old 1148 New 148. CEDAR RAPIDS NOTES. Lewis Boyd and wife are now living over the river on the west side, Mr. Boyd has purchased a barber shop and is building up a splendid trade. The ladies of the J. S. Y. club were royally entertained last week at the home of Mrs. Hattie Raspberry. Several visitors were present, among them being Elder Clemins Mrs. Searcy, Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Starks. At the close of the meeting the hostess served hot rolies, butter, tea and coffee. A number are on the sick list they are, Mrs. Sarah Boney and Mrs. Starks. The Christian Endover was led Sun- The Christian Endevor was led Sunday evening by Mrs. C. H. Searcy. Miss Barbara Boy one of Iowa's leading young woman left for her home in Dayenport last Saturday. The church fair begin Tuesday evening. Mrs. Marshall Perkins who has been in ill health for several months is rapidly improving. Repairs on Bethel A. M. E. church are fairly under way, and cold feet will soon be under date. (Special to Bystander.) All persons in the state who are competent in the following lines of work or professions, send your name, wore and address on a post card to 512 E. 7th St. Muscatine, Iowa: dressmakers, milliners, caterers or cateress, cooks, laundrymen, grocers, merebants of any kind, panentees carpenters, brick or stone masons, cement workers, engineers, poultry raisers, electricians, photographers, bakers and confectioners, candy makers, authors of books, periodicals etc. dairyman, plasterers, jewelers, gardeners, farmers pharmacists, music-teachers, vocal instrumental, printers, lecturers, hair dressers, school teachers, manufactures or any professions not mentioned that are exceptional, send at once and receive later on valuable information, address L. J. PHILIPPS. 1870 The familiar face of Benjamin F. Cooper, who bears distinguish honor of being first registered pharmacist in Iowa and the only colored man that has a first class drug store owned and operated by himself. Mr. Cooper was born in Illinois. Later he moved with his parents to Clinton county, Iowa, where he first learned the trade, beginning in the store of A. B. Legg in 1885, and was registered in 1889 at Des Moines. He first clerked in the drug store in Clinton, Iowa, and later he owned a drug store in Muchaknock. He then spent two years in Blake, Bruse & Co.'s wholesale drug house in Omaha in their laboratory; nine years HOLIDAY GOOD Best Qualities at S. JOSEPH Established 1871. MUSCATINE NOTES. Lawrence Jones a student in the State University at Iowa City and friend Mr. Pope Harold spent Thanksgiving week with his Aunt Mrs. R. C. Ousley. Mrs. M. G. Ousley of Cheenut street has been quite ill since Thanksgiving, but is much better at this writing. Messrs Jones and Harold and Mrs. Alice Thompson and Miss Maud Ousley were very pleasantly entertained by Miss Effie Greenway last Friday afternoon. Mr. J. Lee or Rock Island spent Monday in the city the guest of Mrs. Ousley and daughter Maud. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT The Corinthian baptist Church - attested at 11th St. between Crocker and School St. Preaching; at 11 a. M.; Sunday School; at 1 o'clock Preaching; at 12 a. M.; Sunday School; at 1 o'clock Preaching; at 12 a. M.; Sunday School; at 3 o'clock; Eworth League at 8 p.; preaching at 8 p.; Morace G. Graves Pastor 69. Paul A. M. E.-Corner of Second and Center Streets. Preaching at 10:30 a. M.; Sunday School at 3 o'clock; Eworth League at 8 p.; preaching at 8 p.; Morace G. Graves Pastor First African Baptist Church-Corner School. Fourth streets preach. Rev. F. Lounge pastor Preaching 10:20 a. M.; Sunday school 5:20 p. m.; Mr. M. E. Housen. Superintendent; People meeting 7 p. m.; preaching 800 p. m. Surna's Church M. E. Church-Corner of 11th and Crocker St.-Church services, preaching at 11 a. m and 8 p.; Class and prayer at 11 a. m and 8 p.; Class and prayer; Eworth League 7 p. m.; Prayer and Class meeting every Wednesday 8 p. m. A. O. Johnson, pastor, 586 11th St. Tabernacle Baptist Church Mission - Situated east East Lake Street, East Lake Street, Sunday School 9:00 p.; preaching at 8 p. m. Rev. J. E. Winsh, pastor SECRET ORDERS. North Stair Lodge, No. 2. N. F. & A. M.—Meets First Thursday in each month at Masonic Hall, on Tuesday and Thursday streets. H. Gould, W. M.; K. J. Hamilton secretary. Ring Solomon Commandery, No. 5—Meets First Thursday in each month at Masonic hall. W. Humburd E. C.; Geo H. Cleggett, Recorder. Nami Court, No. 4—Meets Second Mounds at Masonic hall. M., L. R. Dunney, Matron; Mrs. J. H. Shepard, secretary. Mource Court, No. 4—Meets First Thursday of each month at Masonic hall. Mrs. R. A. Wilburn, matron; Mrs. Geo Migdett secretary. Goshen Court, No. 219. G. U. O. of F.—Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday each month at Odd Fellows hall on West Sixth Street. H. S. H. Brown, N. G.; Lucan Brown P. S. H. H. of R. No. 330 of G. U. O. of F.—Convenes the second and fourth Thursday in each month promptly. J. D. Fowman, M. N. G.; Mrs. Scula Rush, W. R. Artic Tabernacle No. 472—Witness first and third Hall. Fleventh and Center streets. Mrs. Mary Holmes, C. P.; ars. Jeanneve B. Wilinson, Sec.; Mrs. Maria Woods, assistant ```markdown ``` ago he returned to Iowa and went into the drug business for himself, which by his energy and honesty and punctuality in business he has succeeded financially until today he has got a very large trade in Buxton, Iowa, owning his own ground and buildings and other valuable property. Mr. Aisley is a young man and continues as his friend the road of wealth will be his. His social ways and genial disposition and courteous treatment of his many patrons speaks volumes for his success. This lesson alone proves the ability of our race that every man in business, if conducted right, will succeed. IN JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, CUT GLASS ... Popular Prices, I & SONS 400 WALNUT ST. Morris Chair Mahogany Rocker Mission Rocker Leather Rocker Sideboard Chiffonier Dresser Shaving Stand Dressing Table Cheval Mirror $9.75 $0.75—Regular Price $14.00. Crown Gold Filled Open Face— Guaranteed 20 years—Jewel Elgin movement. No. 619 $12.25—Regular Price $16.00 Gold Filled Hunting Case, Guaranteed 20 Years, Elgin Movement, Finely Jewelled. No. 602. $3.00 Regular Price $3.75 14K Gold Filled Gold Soldered Made by R. F. Simmons Co. No. 670 $1.75 Regular price $3.90 Made of 12K Seamless Gold Filled Wire Warranted, 10 yrs No. 677 Morris G. Mahogany Mission Leather Sideboar Beautiful P Notice of Expiration of Right of Re- demption. To Adams & Hastie and Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., the parties in whose names the following descriptions Edmund Moreland of Davenport returned to that city Wednesday after a pleasant visit 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-wilt, Lots numbered twelve (12), thirteen (13) and fourteen (14) in block No. fourteen (14) of Hail's Addition, now included in and forming a part of the city of Des Moines, in the county of Iowa, to whom you are sold for the then delinquent and unpaid taxes on said property, as follows: Said lot twelve (12) for the unpaid and delinquent taxes of the years 1895, 1896 and 1897; said lot thirteen (13) for the then delinquent and unpaid taxes for the years 1896 and 1897; and said lot fourteen (14) for the then delinquent and unpaid taxes for the years 1896 and 1897. That all of said lots aforesaid were sold as aforesaid to L. O. Shaffer, of the County of Polk and State of Iowa, and that the undersigned is the legal owner 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 made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service hereof. E. M. Parker, Owner and Holder of Said Certi- ficate. CHRISTMAS IDEAS BEAUTIFUL THINGS At an IMMENSE REDUCTION from Regular PRICES From one of the LARGEST MANUFACTURERS in the Country SALE will continue only until CHRISTMAS The volume of business of this Sale of Manufacturers' Sample has been many times multiplied since we introduced it to the public. Its stupendous business demonstrates that the people know and are quick to appreciate the wonderful values being given. These results, we feel warranted in saying, go to prove the significance of this Sale, else the people, our patrons and those of others, would not have been so quick to grasp this wonderful opportunity. This sale will go steadily on UNTIL CHRISTMAS. 50 Cents Regular price $1.00 Solid Gold Baby Ring, either Ruby Pearl, Emerald or Turquoise. No. 562. $1.00 Regular price $1.50 Solid Gold Baby Ring, Genuine Diamond, Roman or Bright. No. 557. 50 Cents Regular price 75c Solid Gold Baby Ring, Plain Oval Band. No. 561. $5.75 Regular price $7.50 Solid Gold, Beautiful Genuine Opal. No. 491. $4.25 Regular price $6.00 Solid Gold, A white Ring, Bright Polished, Very Heavy, Elegantly Engraved. No. 508. $3.50 Regular price $5.00 Solid Gold, Bright Polished, Genuine Australian Opal. No. 828. $3.00 Regular Price $4.25 Solid Gold, Bright Polished, Green Gold Leaf with Ruby. No. 839. $1.25 Regular price $2.00 Gold Filled, Warranted 20 years. Set with 5 Fine Brilliantas. No. 860. $7.50 Regular price $10.00 Solid Gold, Pendant, Attachment with Set 55c Genuine Pearls. Opal Center. No. 317 Large New Illustrated Catalogue FREE. Call or Write. R. N. BROMLEY & SONS. Corner West Sixth and Locust St. NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. To Amanda Johnson,. being 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. 1897, the following described real estate, iowit: Lot number twenty-eight (28) in block number two (2) of Elliott's Addition to Grant Park, now included in forming a part of the city of Des Moines, and all situated within the county of Polk and state of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent tax of the year 1897, 1898 to G. H. Parker; that the undersigned is not the legal owner and holder of the certificate of purchase issued in pursance of the above mentioned gale; 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 complied service hereof, as provided by law. M. L. Parker, Owner and Holder of Said Certificate. Notice of Expiration of Right of Redemption. To M. T. V. Bowman, being the party in whose name the property hereafter 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-one (181) in block number seven (7) of Home Park, an addition to and now a subdivision of the city of Des Moines, and all situated with the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent and unpaid tax of the year 1899 Mail Orders Promptly and Carefully attended to. ON from Regular PRICES MANUFACTURES in the Country Only until CHRISTMAS of Manufacturers' Sample has been we introduced it to the public. rates that the people know and are values being given. These results prove the significance of this Sale. pose of others, would not have been opportunity. This sale will go $8.50 Regular price, $12. Solid Gold, Gold, Solid Gold, Diamond, Solid Fire Fine Cut stone, Heavy Mounting. No. 504 $4.25 Regular price, $6.00. Solid Gold, 2 who Roman Pearls in Tiffin Settings. No. 497 $5.75 Regular price, $7.50 Solid Gold, Diamond, Solid Fire Fine Cut stone, Heavy Mounting. No. 491 $4.25 Regular price, $6.00 Solid Gold, 2 who Roman Pearls in Tiffin Settings. No. 491 $1.25 Regular price, $2.00 Solid Filled, Warranted 20 years. Set with 8 Fine Brilliance. No. 800 $7.50 Regular price, $10.00. Solid Gold, Pendant Attachment with 8 Solid Fire Fine stone, Opal Center. No. 311 Estrated Catalogue All or Write. LEY & SONS Both and Locust St. & NUT ST. Chiffonier Dresser Shaving Stand Dressing Tape Cheval Mirror PRICES the Country STMAS Example has been to the public. Know and are These results, Price of this Sale, not have been sale will go $4.25 Regular price $8.00 1 Gold, 2 whole Man Pearls in Tiffa settings. No. 407 $4.25 Regular price $8.00 2 Gold Signet Heart Heavy, Elegantly travel. No. 508 $7.50 Regular price $10.00 3 Gold, Pendant Attachment with Se Genutus Pearls Center. No. 317 Logue ONS. St St. iffonier presser long Stand essing Tab Mirror EST ffonier resser ng Stand ssing Table Mirror Holiday Goods of all variety to suit Everybody... 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 saie; 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 Certificate. Notice of Expiration of Right of Redemption. To M. V. T. Bowman, being the party in whose name the property hereafter described is taxed: You are hereby notified that on the 5th day of December, A. 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 now included in and forming a part of the city of Des Moines, and 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 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 made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service thereof, as provided by M. L. Parker, Owner and Holder. tion to and now a part of the and all situated Polk and State the then delin- of the year ; that the un- legal owner and of purchase the above men- HENRY GRAY Embalning and Funeral Directors. 1115 West Locust Street. Notice of Expiration of Right of Redemption. being the party property herein DES MOINES, IOWA 602 West Walnut Street. To M. V. T. Bowman, being the party in whose name the property herein- ```markdown ``` $14.85—Regular Price $18.50 Gold Filled, Guaranteed 20 Years— Jewelled Elgin Movement, Hunting Case No.623. $12.25—Regular Price $16.00 Gold Filled Hunting Case, Guaranteed 20 Years, Elgin Movement, Finley Jewelled No. 602. $1.50 Regular price $2.25 Fine Quality Gold Plate, Gold Ornamented Slide, Opal and Pearls Made by H. F. Co. No. 600 $4.00 Regular price $3.00 Gold Slide Opal and Pearls Made by R. P. Simmons Co. No. 633 after described is taxed: You Are Hereby Notified. That on the 5th day 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 ap art of the city of Des Moines, and all situated 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 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 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. Mutual 1000 Iowa 619. Residence 1488 Woodland Mutual 1055. SPECTACLES MADE TO FIT ANY EYES. DESEASES OF THE EYE-EAR-NOSE & THROAT CURPLE EYES TESTED FREE DR.DUNCAN.OCULISE KAHLER'S GREAT Holiday Shoe and Slipper Offering Kahler's Special $3.50 Shoe FOR Men and Women Will make a useful gift. They come in all leathers and the latest toe shapes. We are sole agents for the celebrated J. & M. (Johnston & Murphy) E. H. Stetson and Stacy. Adams & Co.'s fine shoes for men. 312-314.316-318-320 WEST SEVENTH STREET. 27 lbs. Best Granulated Sugar for $1 Along with your $5.00 order including $1.00 worth of Tea or $1.00 worth of any of the following: If you are buying on Time it will surprise you how easily we pay you 20 to 30 per cent on your money. If you pay Cash the following will show you whether or not you are trading at the right place. 21 pounds Ganulated Sugar for. $1.00 Good Flour per sack. 95 10 pounds Cracked Hominy for. 25 10 pounds Flaked Hominy for. 25 8 pounds bulk stach for. 25 1 gallon can syrup for. 27 Quart can syrup for. 9 7 pounds bulk rolled oats for. 25 6 pounds California pink beans for. 25 5 pounds lima bean, for. 25 2-plint bottles catsup for. 15 2 Worcestershire sauce for. 15 2 bottles lemon extract for. 15 2 bottles vanilla extract for. 15 2 pounds good chees for. 25 2 cans Crawford peaches for. 25 2 cans soup for. 15 2 cakes Sapollo for. 15 1-galon can apples for. 19 Soor pickles, per gallon. 30 Home made mincemeat —3 packages for. 15 2 packages macaroni for. 15 Large bulk olives—per pint. 15 Sauer Kraut, per quart. 5 Mixed nuts, 2 pounds for. 25 New comb honey two for. 25 Fancy navel oranges per dozen. 34 Black walnuts, per peck. 20 Cranberries, per quart. 10 Popecorn, 3 lbs. for. 10 Peanuts, per quart. 5 ```markdown ``` YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR HOSIERY AT 309 SIXTH AVENUE Not because it is made in Des Moines by home labor, but because it is made right and dyed perfectly. The materials are selected with great care and work is done by intelligent labor in a well lighted, airy building. Our black is German process; equal in fastness and purity to Hermsdorff's and we are retailing at wholesale prices, saving you 5 to 15 cents on every pair. Des Moines Hosiery Mills RETAIL STORE OUR STOCK of Holiday Shoes and Slippers is now ready for your inspection and criticism. They are here in such quantities and variety of design that every individual taste can be suited. Do not wait until the sizes have all been picked out but come in now and take your choice. We will lay aside your purchase if you so desire and deliver the goods later. In the following prices you will find something in foot wear that will appeal to you when making a choice for father, mother, sister, brother, wife, sweet-heart or the baby. Men's Slippers—Very fine—the high grade novelties that make the most pleasing of Christmas presents—the very newest in effect— prices $2.00 up to $3.50 Men's Slippers at $1—An astonishing line from which to make selections at this price—not a good style or a desirable color missing—you'll find them equal in fashion, finish and quality to those sold elsewhere for $1.50—our price $1.00 Men's Slippers--Of brown or black seal with patent leather quarters—all solid---special values 50c A large assortment of Ladies' Vici Kid Slippers, in every style, shape and pattern—auseful gift—prices per pair, from $1.00 to $5.00 D'S... H STREET. sugar for $1 of Tea or $1.00 $1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 our Chicago, St. Paul and here. If you try them once ly we pay you 20 to 30 per ULD BU SIERY AT Mr. John Wesley Bowen, A. M., P. H. D., D. D., was born in Louisiana; when he was three years old his father, who was a carpenter, bought him and his mother out of slavery, and when he was 13 he entered the preparatory school of New Orleans University; when he was 17 he entered the university proper and five years later he was graduated. The same year he was converted at the Methodist revival and later was licensed to preach. Soon after he graduated he became professor of Latin and Greek in Central Tennessee College, in Nashville, he resided there, and he designed enter the Boston University, where he studied four years, taking the degree of D. B. in 1885, and a degree of P. H. D. in 1887 from the School of All Science of Boston University. He is a linguist and thoroughly versed in the Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Caldee, Arble and German languages; he has also H. Jones was a Des Moines visitor this week. Editor J. L. Thompson af the Bystander spent a few hours in our city Friday on his return from Charlton to Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Check moved from Albia this week. The A. M. E. Sunday School children are making preparation for their holiday entertainment. 519 Wrnut St. We are now showing exclusive styles of Ladies' Dress and Party Shoes—every new style that is right can now be found only at Kahler's [Name] 1849 ```markdown ``` studied metaphysics and psychology; he was the first colored man in the Methodist church taking the degree of P. H. D. He has been pastor or some of the largest churches of his denomination in the country, for a time being pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Washington, D.C., and at the same time was a professor of the Hebrew at Harvard University. He is one of the most scholarly orators and thinkers of our race; he is now professor of history and theology in Gammon Theological Seminary, at Atlanta, Ga. At the last general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church he lacked only a few votes of being elected bishop, which would have been the first honor ever recorded a colored man in that denomination, and his friends predict that he will be elected at the forthcoming general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. WORDS OF CHEER. Springfield, Ill, Dec 14. John L. Thompson Dear Sir:—I want you to continue my subscription for the Iowa State Bystander, this is seven years I have taken it I am an old worn out retired Methodist preacher. I love to read your valuable paper, it is like fl letter from home. Enclose please and a $1.00. Yours truly, W. G. RHINEHART. 8AVED BY A SONG. Familiar Tune the Means of Rescuing Youth, from Slavery. A remarkable incident is that of a Scottish youth who had learned at home to sing the old psalms that were then as household words to them in the kirk and by the fireside. When he grew up he wandered away from his native country, was taken captive by the Turks, and made a slave in one of the Barbary states. But he never forgot the songs of Zion, although he sung them in a strange land and to heathen ear. One night he was solacing himself in this manner, when the attention of some sailors on board of an English man-of-war was directed to the familiar turtle, "Old Hundred," as it came floating over the moonlit waves. At once they surmised the truth that one of their countrymen was languishing his life as a captive. Quickly arming themselves, they manned a boat, and lost no time in effecting his release. What a joy to him, after eighteen long years passed in slavery. Presents for Sultan of Morocco. J. W. S. Langerman, 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 horses, all of Missouri breeding. The carriages horses were Buff and Blue, well-known ribbon winners and they cost the sultan $2,000. M. B. Mr. Henry Plummer Cheatam, ex- member of Congress, is one of the scholarly, generous, broad-minded men of our race, and his public life has been such that it has been admired by all. He was born in Henderson, Caro- nia (North), over forty years ago, taking i n the public schools, attended Shaw University. His first public office was that of register of deeds in Millsap G Millsap Grocery C Millsap Grocery Co 27 Ibs. of Granulated Sugar $1.0 Ibs. of Granulated Sugar $1.0 27 lbs. of Granulated Sugar $1.00 along with a $5.00 order, including a $1.00 of Tea and Coffee. ELEVENTH AND CENTER. FINE .. Christmas Gifts.. Gold watches are beautiful, useful and inexpensive gifts. Our jewelry department is prepared for Xmas shoppers. Our immense stock of Watches, Finger Ringer Rings, Clocks, etc., will make it easy for you to select an appropriate present for either young or old lady or gen- tleman. EVERY WATCH IS FULLY WARRANTED. ELEVENTH AND CENTER. FINE Christmas Gifts. Gold watches are beautiful, useful and inexpensive gifts. Our jewelry department is prepared for Xmas shoppers. Our immenselck of Watches, Finger Ringer Rings, Clocks, etc., will make it easy forto select an appropriate present for either young or old lady or german. EVERY WATCH IS FULLY WARRANTED. Gid watches are beautiful, useful and inexpensive gifts, our jewelry department is prepared for Xmas shoppers. Our immense stock of watches will make it easy for you to select an appropriate present for either young or old lady or gentleman. EVERY WATCH IS FULLY WARRANTED. Watches, Wholesale to Everybody. Elgin, Springfield, Waltham, Columbus, Rockford and Hampden Movements. 21 Jewel Adjusted.....$19.80 17 Jewel Adjusted.....8 93 15 Jewel.....6 84 7 Jewel.....4 23 20 year boss, DuCber, Crescent Fahy's and Crown Hunting Cases.....6 74 Same open face. $4.99; 25 year cases, $2 extra. Best main springs, warranted five years.....1 00 Cleaning and regulating watches.....1 00 Watch Crystals, tbick or thin. 10c ARNTZ JEWELS UPSTAIRS—NOT DOWNSTAIRS CAR WAITING The Up=7 Brihn, Springfield, Waltham, Columbia, Rockford and Hampden Movements. Jewel Adjusted. $19.80 Jewel Adjusted. 8 93 Jewel. 6 84 Jewel. 4 23 Jewel Boss, Dueber, Grescent Pahy's and Grown Hunting Cases. $4.99; 25 year cases. $2 extra. At main springs, warranted five years. 1 00 Cleaning and regulating watches. 1 00 Watch Crystals, thick or thin. 10c RAILROAD WATCHES. 23 Jewel Veritas Elgin. $29 8 21 Jewel Veritas Elgin. 25 6 19 Jewel B. W. Raymond, Elg. 19 8 17 Jewel B. W. Raymond, Elg. 17 7 23 Jewel Vanguard Waltham. 29 8 21 Jewel Vanguard Waltham. 25 6 21 Jewel Crescent Waltham. 19 8 We also carry the celebrated Spring field and Hamilton movements which are well and favourably known among railroad men. 24 Jewel Bunn Special., 21 Jewel Bunn Special., 17 Jewel Bunn Special. We will furnish prices on request. ARNTZ JEWELRY CO. POSTAIRS—NOT DOWNSTAIRS—OPPOSITE STREET CAR WAITING ROOM. The Up=To=Date UPSTAIRS-NOT DOWNSTAIRS-OPPOSITE STREET CAR WAITING ROOM. The Up=To=Date The Up=To=Date Things in Photography and the Exclusive Things in Mountings can only be had at the Edinger Studio, 240 K. P. Block Edinger H. Gross J. D. McGarraugh Gross & McGarraugh, Gross & McGarraug Successors to BISHOP & LINDQUIST HARDWARE CO. Special Sale on Heating Stoves and Steel Ra To make room for New Stock Special Sale on Heating Stoves and Steel Ranges To make room for New Stock. Special Sale on Heating Stoves and Steel Ranges To make room for New Stock. Paints and Oils a Specialty... JOHN LINDQUIST, Manager. 430 E. Locust St. Iowa P JOHN LINDQUIST, Manager. 30 E. Locust St. Iowa Phone 810 C. H. Gross his native county, and he was elected in the Fifty-first Congress and again in the Fifty-second Congress, and he was appointed recorder of deeds under President McKinley, an office which has become to be recorded as carrying the insignia of leadership in the political council of the race. He is an orator and one of the foremost champions of our race. roceryCo LOW PRICES ated Sugar $1.00 AND CENTER. ns Gifts... and inexpensive gifts, used for Xmas shoppers. Our immense gifts, Clocks, etc., will make it easy for for either young or old lady or gen- LY WARRANTED. RAILROAD WATCHES. 23 Jewel Veritas Elgin.....$29 80 21 Jewel Veritas Elgin.....25 00 19 Jewel B. W. Raymond, Elg. 19 80 17 Jewel B. W. Raymond, Elg. 17 39 23 Jewel Vanguard Waltham. 29 80 21 Jewel Vanguard Waltham 25 00 21 Jewel Crescent Waltham. 19 80 We also carry the celebrated Springfield and Hamilton movements, which are so well and favorably known among railroad men. 24 Jewel Bunn Special..... 21 Jewel Bunn Special..... 17 Jewel Bunn Special..... We will furnish prices on request. VELRY CO., AIRS—OPPOSITE STREET NG ROOM. To=Date J. D. McGarraugh cGarraugh, J. D. McGarraugh Sale on and Steel Ranges for New Stock. IST, Manager. Iowa Phone 810 S P M Mr. B. If you have relatives or friends visiting in the city or giving you a visit, please inform us we will all your local news—bld. Christmas Gift. Mr. W. H. Bisney is improving slowly. Geo. Dunn is on the sick list this week. Wm. Roy has been quite sick this week. The Iowa STATE BESTANDER is now only $1.00 per year. We extend to our many readers a Merry Christmas. J. L. Thompson had business in Leon last Monday. Send us $1.00 and we will send you the BESTANDER one year. Mrs. Rollen Weeks who has been visiting her mother in Oakloose returned home last week. Don't forget to attend the lecture Monday evening at the Y. M. C. A. and hear Dr. Clark. Mrs. Amanda Black was confined to her room a few days last week with cheumatism. Miss Louise Clay entertained a number of her young friends last Friday evening, an enjoyable time was reported. Mrs. Ruben Gaines of Buston arrived in our city Thursday to visit during the holidays the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Dixon on Day street. The Musesers C. B. Woods and W. H. Humbard names are among those selected as Petit Jurors for the next term of Court. Any one can get a copy of our beautiful holiday number by calling or sending to the BYFANDER office only 5 cents. Remember that Rev. Clark the eloquent southern orator from South Carolina will lecture next Monday evening at the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Anna Taylor of St. Joseph, Mo. arrived in our city to visit her brother, Mr. C. S. Stewart, from here she will go Boone to visit her sister. Mr. Geo. Patten received a telegram from Kansas City yesterday morning, stating that her father was not expected to live very long, she left in the afternoon for that city. There will be a Christmas tree at Gurna M. E. church next Thursday eight and all the Sunday school scholars of that church will receive presents. A cordial invitation is extended to all. and patronize them namely; Bremley Jewelry, McQuaid's grocery, Ghase & West furniture, Ridgbay, Kahler shoes and others. Chua, Bradford, one of our boys has entered the employment of the Rock Island By. C., his run will be through our our city from Davesport to Phillipburg, Ila. Rev. S. Johnson formally of our city is now located in Burton, where he is a teacher. He was in our city last Saturday and Sunday on business, he took advantage of our holiday $1.00 rates and ordered the BYSTANDER. The BYSTANDER printed some beautiful invitations announcing a grand social service to be given at the Cycling Hall, 6th and Loosest Wednesday, Dec. 23, to be given by the saloon porters, A. C. Fisher, Ed Ashley and James Mitchell. Mr. ira Jones our expoliceman has been tendered a position as chief of policemen in Burton, he accepted, and has gone, his wife will remain here and conduct the restaurant. Mr. Jones is one of our good honest reliable citizen and we wish him success. Master Cecil Jones was five years old last Tuesday and his mother invited a number of his little friends to spend the afternoon at his home to assist him in enjoying his birthday and the little folks enjoyed themselves. Dr. G. V. Clark will presach Sunday at the Old Fellows Hall. Morning theme, "God's great Love for Man," at night, "Man's desired Love for Man," love being the central thought. Come on time. All are cordially invited. Miss Mable Hall was the only colored graduate of the Capital City Commercial College this week. She finished the short hand course and received her diploma. Miss Hall will leave tomorrow for Kookuk to visit her mother Mrs. T. W. Lewis who is now a resident of that city. A number of invitations have been sent out which reads as follows: You are cordially invited to attend a social reception given by the saloon porters at Cycling Hall 61 and Locust streets Wednesday evening Dec. 23 1903. Music by Kromer' Orchestra, Grand March at 8:30 prompt. Admission $1.00 per couple, single 50 cent. Committee, A. G. Fisher, Ed. Ashby, James Mitchell. --- EXPERT PHARMACIST. Corner Sixth and Locust Streets. The Olive Branch Progressive whistle Club met at Mrs. T. E. Woods 1038 Center street, Wednesday night of last week and was entertained by bar this week, they met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Woodard on East 28th St. After a number of games had been played the band and hostess served refreshments. The club will give a reception on New Years day from 2:00 till 6:00 F. M. at the home of Mrs. G. W. Woods 809 11, street. Ladies and gentlemen are invited to call. 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. Mrs. M. M. Patton entertained a few friends at dinner last Tuesday evening and they had only been through eating a short time until Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brewton and about fourteen of their friends arrived and informed Mrs. Patton that it was her and its narcissity and they had to spend the evening without an invitation, but after gaining her composure she invited them in and told them to spend the time as they thought best. The surprise party was arranged by Mrs. Brewton the guests were free to say that Mr. and Mrs. Patton made a good host and hostess. FOR BENT—Several good rooms for friends for even then, down to bath; for bath. For further particular lars require at BSTANDER office, room 405 Maquard block. Subscribe for the Bystander HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES. On December 24, 25, 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 on January 4th. For particulars and folders call on agent. UNION LABEL SUITS TO ORDER $15, 16, $18, $20 and up PRESSING Pants.....15c Suits.....15c Wear.....10c Overcoat.....50c Cleaned and Pressed Pants.....30c to $5.00 Suits.....30c to $10.00 Coat and Wear.....30c to $1.00 DYEING Pants.....1.00 Suits.....1.00 Wear.....1.00 Overcoat.....9.00 Dress Skirts Skirts Dred and Skirts Dred and Dress Skirts cleaned and Pressed.....$1.00 Dan Connolly, 609 LOCURT 2 doors W. of Equitable DID NOT WANT WHITE OFFICERS. Denver, Colo., Dec. 14- It appears that Coloradoists have no colored contigent in her national guard. Two companies of colored men had been enlisted and were at the armory tonight to be mustered in Colonel Bloom was present as mustering officers when "Major" Charles Jones a colored man to whose efforts the formation of the companies were largely due, announced that he learned that Governor Peabody intended to officer the companies with white men. The colored results at once refused to enter the service. The BYSTANDER comments the actions of the Afro Americans who refused to enlist under white officers, we have plenty of men in our race who are capable to fill all "safe officers" position for two companies and if the Governor of any state cannot let us have our own officers, don't be in a rush about enlisting, whenever we have persons competent for any position, we want them to have it. SPECIAL Holiday Rates Only—For Thirty Days—Only WE will send Iowa State Bystand to any ad- ress in America or in Canada one year for $1.00 OUR Clubbing Rates The Bystander and Weekly Inter Ocean, one year $1.60 The Bystander and Amer- ican Monthly Review of Re- views, one year $4.00 The Bystander and Deline- ator, one year $2.00 Iowa State Bystander, 1 year $1.00 e Bystander, 1 year $1.00 Dec 21, 1903 to Jan 21, 1904 Dec. 21, 1903 to Jan. 21, 1904 EDITORIALS. # CHRISTMAS Again the cycle of time has brought us around to Christmas, with its enchanting fascination, and its exciting Christmas ada la one mile stone in the great chain of time; then dear readers the question should come to us all, what have I done in the past twelve months' time? What has been the result? These are serious questions and should be answered by us all 1903 years ago Christ was born whose natal day we commemorate now, and God sent his only son into the world to kind and through him we be saved; therefore if this was our lovely Savior's mission, what must be our mission on earth? The great answer comes to us like the wailing wind here as a symbol of our West. Then we are not here for selfish aggrandishment, or to acculate vast sums of fillure, nor to sit upon the stool to do nothing, but here for greater work then this here as agentum we aggrandize this sinful and wicked world of ours. We are here as ambassadors of Christ to spread the Christian religion and morality unto all the earth. We are to make the world a weaker nation in our countries. Nations should be like individuals, seek to make man kind happy, then when we sit around our well laden table we should know that we have made some hearts light by our kindness. Our reigns are more unilicious than one year ago, let each strive to do our Master's will more fully the coming year and greater results will await you next uyletide. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Last Monday the American Congress convened in regular session and according to law and custom, the President submitted his annual message, which gave a clear insight into all the great questions effecting our nation, he also mentioned our trade relation with the other countries of the world. He took up the great question that is now being watched by all civilized nations, namely the Panama revolution or the overthrow of Columbia authority in Panama. Most of the other countries have taken his recommendations that it is to remain neutral, except to recognize Panama republic, as a de facto government. He says that we are at peace with all nations. It was a well-written message and should be read. COLORED LECTURERS. This winter our city has been favored with the opportunity to hear some colored lecturers and will have the opportunity of hearing more. Of the three already heard there has been but one real lecturer or orator, and that was Prof. H. T. Kealing of Philadelphia. He is one of the best thinkers and renown orators before the public to-day, from a literary standpoint. Mayfield's paper is unclassified. The distinguished scholar and linguist, Prof. DuBois, who gave his lecture here last week, was poorly delivered, having to read it as an essay and the effect was not so good as it would have otherwise been. He is undoubtedly a profound scholar and great thinker, but his delivery is not up to the standard. The next lecture of note will be next Monday evening by Rev. Geo. V. Clark, D. D. LL, D., of Charleston, S. C., a Congregational minister who has lectured all over the country, and is a much older and experienced man than any that have yet appeared here. AGE OF IRON AND STEEL. The Scientific American has issued another special number, this time devoted to the Iron and Steel industry of the United States. Technically considered, the number is one of the best of the special issues which have so far been prepared by the Scientific American. Each article bears the stamp of absolute certainty of fact—a certainty gained by a personal examination of each of the plants described. Instead of giving a condensed account of a large number of less important works, the editors have wisely adopted the plan of selecting a certain number of large industrial establishments, and of giving them a very thorough description. Among the more notable articles of the issue may be mentioned those on armor plate and gun steel, structural shapes, tube making chain making steel and wire making, and rail making. The number is dressed in a handsome colored cover. One Disease, Two Ports Dr Charles Hose, of Sarawak, after many experiments, has formed the theory that the disease beri beri arises in tropical regions from the consumption of moldy soil. Dr. Strange and Dr. Hose have expanded the theory to "Island." --- THE LADY OF THE WEST MR. C. W. HENRY ADJUED INSANE. Driven to insanity by illness, C. W. W. Henry for years a barber at the state Capitol, attempted to kill his faculty and is now confined at the hospital for the insane at stocken and is not expe ted to live long. Henry was one of the most popular of his race in Iowa. His long connec tion with the state house barber-shop scoured for him a wide acquaintance among Iowa politicians, many of whom frequented Henry's shop, if for no other purpose than to listen to his shrew comments and his genial con- versation. Henry's health failed and he went to California last August. He was suffering from an affection of the kid- news. He was a member of Kinsman Post, G. A. R. in Des Moines, and his standing in the post is indicated by the fact that he was senior vice commanar. Some time ago he wrote to the post to have his card transferred to the Oakland post. This was done, but last week Adjunct Carper of the post received a letter from Mrs. Henry asking that his card be returned to Kinsman Post and that Henry be restored to full membership. She stated in her letter that Henry's disease had gone to his head. Action was taken by *the post last Friday night and Henry was restored to full membership. The following dispatch in the San Francisco Bulletin explain the situation. Oakland, Cal. Dec.—C. W. Henry, the aged colored man of West Oakland who went insane and attempted to kill his family, was to-day committed to the Stockton State hospital for the insane by Superior Judge Ellsworth. The insanity commissioners were Dr. J. J. Medros and J. H. Todd. The patient is 66 years of age. He enlisted in the army September 3, 1864 and was first sergeant of Company C. Eighty-eighth regiment, colored infantry of Ohio. The many friends of Mr. Henay of this city and state will be sorry to hear of his condition, but hope that he may recover. mily Reeves It is with pleasure that we here with present the cut of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, expresident of the National Association of Colored Women, and with present the cut of Mrs. president three times in succession. There has been no matter of interest affecting the colored women of America of which Mrs. Terrell, of Washington, D. C, has not taken an active role in the struggle dress the National Woman's Suffrage Association, and a few years ago when Congress by resolution granted power to the commissioners of the District of Columbia on the behalf of Mrs. Terrell, the school Mrs. Terrell was one the women appointed; she served on the board for Buxton, Ia., Dec. 10—Mr. W. W. Carey, a high-degree Mason and highly respected citizen, died at his residence, 10am, attending at 7 o'clock, from the effect of injuries received at mine No. 10. He was thrown off the engine on which he was riding from his work, and was taken to the hospital. Mr. Carey was visited by many friends last Sunday, but none seemed to realize that he was fatally stricken, at though he seemed to be in terrife misfortune. Mr. Carey also loved his suffering and he joined the angel's band around the throne of God. Mr. Carey was deputy grand master of the Lodge, the state of Iowa, and jurisdiction. He belonged to, the G. U. O. F. lodge, No. 229, Buxton, Iowa, president of the colored colony of Buxton, one of the forty men that built the Baptist church in Buxton. He deacon at the time of death; he was also an ex-stable of old Muckhacktock. Mr. Carey was a man of good character and his death will be long felt by all. He was a priest at Mt. Zion Baptist church Friday afternoon and was largely attended by friends of the family. Rev. Griffith of Des Moines officiated and preached an appropriate sermon, assisted by Rev. Mendenhall. The community of occasion was made a sweet selection by the sweet selections by the chair. The Masonic lodge, headed by the famous Buxton Band lead the line o. march from the house to the church chance to the Buxton cemetery. He married two sons, a daughter, two brothers and a number of distant relations. Funeral Director Wesley Brock, of the W. A. Wells store, had charge of the obsequia. OCTUARY. Buxton, Ia., Dec. 10, 1903.—Wheras, the great monster death has visited the home of our beloved brother. W. W. Carey, who has been a consist and Gloriatus a faithful member of Cedar Grove lodge No. 18, A. P. A. M., for many years. Buther, the life he lead causes us to believe that today he is transplanted in the Master's vineyard. WRONG IDEA It is safe to assume a garrison of Afro-American troops has been sent to the new $1,600,000 army post in Des Moines the voters are eradged and threaten to defeat Captain Hull for renomination. The city kept in congress for five years this promiscuous location located there. When the Afro-American soldiers were sent to guard a big crowd of federal convicts, it has been proven to be a fact that the Afro-American soldiers in the United States so far as sobriety and good behavior are concerned as well as in many other essentials in the make-up of good soldiers, and it is a shame that they receive outrageous rewards. The governor serves so faithfully and well—St. Paul Appeal. The Appeal has been very wrongly mishinformed or the informant was totally ignorant of the real facts as they exist. Those wild misleading reports are usually sent out to the name of the informant and then sent them here. The facts are simply this, that the Jefferson barricks at St. Louis. Mo., were over-crowded with convict soldiers, and a few were sent up to our new army post, and two colored companies of the regulars were sent to the convict soldiers, and no real man or set of gentlemen to our knowledge are enraged at our congressman on this account. I want to say now. If Congressman Hull is defeated this coming spring it will not be the companies of bringing the convict soldiers, even if he had ordered them here. These soldiers are like any other soldiers, may be detailed to any post in the U. S. Army Vacancies After the appointments to the army from the class at Ft. Leavenworth, there remain ninety-two vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant. Buys Welch Coal The Russian government contracts yearly for 50,000 tons of Welsh coal to be delivered at Port Arthur before July 1. Import Less Hosiery. The imports in hosiery from England have fallen in ten years from $1,500,000 a year to $200,000. Paper From Cotton Seed. A high grade of paper is now made from cotton seeds. 100 five years with a great success to herself and to the race. She graduated from the Oberlin College in 1884, with a degree of a A. B.; later she taught in Wilberforce College. In 1887 she graduated from the colored school of Washington, D. C.; she then went abroad for further study and traveled for two years in Europe, spending some time in Paris, Switzerland, Germany and Italy. She then returned and re-adjusted her career of his eloquent lecturer and has traveled extensively in the West. Her eloquent 'addresses always make an impression upon her audiences. She is making an opening for her sisters, as no one else has ever done. Resolved: First That we extend to the bereaved family our sympathy and commend them to God, who says "I am the resurrection and life; he is the resurrection and dead, yet shall live." So weep not, relatives; your loss is heaven's gain. Resolved, that a copy of this be sent to the Buxton Gassette and Iowa State Bystander for publication; also ceased as a token of love and friendship; and a copy be on file in the minutes of Codar Grove Lodge, No. 18. God can say that God in his way has severed -our friendship for severed -our Sleep on, Brother Carey. Thy work is done. DR. A. G. EDWARDS. Physician and Surgeon. OWA PHONE 1081 Office 1081 MUTUAL PHONE 400 Miles 1071 Drug Store OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. 10 to 4 p.m. 7 to 7 p.m. Office 818 Park Street. SUIT OR OVERCOAT TO ORDER NO MORE $15 NO LESS WORLD'S LARGEST TAILORS 56 Stores in America 16 Stores in Europe A THOUSAND STYLES A SINGLE PRICE Fit and Satisfaction Unguaranteed The Glasgow 710 WALNUT ST. DEE MONES Vets Power is Unused. No British sovereign has voted a Parliamentary bill during the last one hundred and eighty-five years. --- [Name not visible] It is indeed a pleasure to be permitted this week to present to our many readers the true likeness of Dr. Daniel H. Williams, M. D. C. C. L. of Chicago, IL, who has not noted physicians and surgeons in America, whose achievements have been complimented in this and other countries and his contributions to the medical journals and scientific papers has been largely sought and cagely read by the learned professions throughout the world. Dr. Williams was born in Holidayburg, Penn. Educated in Wisconsin; then he entered the Northwestern university Medical School in 1883, from which he graduated, later obtaining a very lucrative practice. He was elected member of the Illinois State Board of Health for five years, founded the Providential Hospital in 1891, which was the first hospital in the United States for colored people and the first to educate and to open up a field The Doctor's Mistake The board of health returned a death certificate to a careless physician for correction, with a politely woreded吻 to the effect 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 church. The relics of the church were taken away from a Milan church by Frederick Barbarosa's men, and the gift is intended as a reintroduction. Drummer 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 New South Wales Business. All New South Wales is conducted through "trade industrial unions." Up to March, 103, 108 units of employees and eighty-two unions of employers had been registered in the arbitration law has been duly registered it becomes unenable to the arbitration law. --- Big Horn Squad of Yankees Here is a dialogue which took place between Prof. Van Dyke of Philadelphia and his little daughter: "Hapa, where were you born?" "In Boston, my dear." "Where was mamma born?" "San Francisco," "And where was I born?" "San Francisco," "Well, pa, isn't it funny how we three people got together?" A Serious Condition. Ethel had heard her Sunday school teacher speak back of backsliders, and one rainy Sunday morning when her mother thought it best for her to not attend Sunday school, she said: "We just got to go, mamma; 'cause teacher says if we don't come every Sunday our backs will slide!" Decline of a Great University Decline or a Great University. The University of Valadillo, Spain, was once famous and was founded by Pederhild, a Balkan in the 12th century. It attained its greatest success 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 *f*~ 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 £886 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-ton ships have disappeared since the existence of life on the earth. to train nursing for colored women and at the same time getting colored medical graduates and post graduate training. He was physician to the Protestant Orphans' Asylum eight years, surgeon of the Providential Hospital six years, also surgeon in the Cook County Hospital. He was elected surgeon-in-chief of the Freedman's Hospital at Washington, D. C., for four years. While there he reorganized it by uniting modern methods to the training school for colored nurses. He is at present professor of operative surgery in Maharashtra College, Nashville, Tenn. There are but few men with such busy lives. He is in constant demand at medical associations and societies and his superior school and surgery especially has distinguished him. This is one lesson of what industry, energy and technology is in so short a time. It surely demonstrates the capability of our race in the higher sciences. FARM LANDSI If you are looking for a home or an investment, do not forget that the best farm lands in the Northwest are along the line of The Minnesota & St. Louis R. R. where crop failures are unknown. Good soil, good climate, good people there. Farm values are rising rapidly and the time to buy is NOW. Low excursion rates from points on the Iowa Central and Minnesota & Lt. Louis Railroads, if you wish to investigate. For particular addresses, A. B. CUTTS, G. P. A., Ia. Cent. and M. & St. L. R. R. 12-31 Minnesota, Minn. DES MOINES PASSenger TRAINS C. R. I. P., GOOD EAST. ARRIVE 10 00 pm .. Chicago Limited .. 90 16 pm 10 30 pm .. Denver International .. 90 16 pm 8 20 pm .. Rock Island Express .. 90 00 am 8 30 pm .. Rocky Mount Limited .. 90 00 am C. R. I. P. PASSenger TRAINS C. R. I. P. GOSWEST 8:38 am Denver Limited. 46:44 am 8:38 am Nichol Limited Limited. 46:44 am 9:56 am Rocky Mountain Limited. 44:00 am 9:14 am Fast Mail. 12:01 pm G. L. & F. TOLEDO 8:30 am 8:00 pm 8:45 am 7:40 pm 10:45 pm Eldon 11:35 am DES MOINES & FORT DOGGE. DES MOINES M. PORT DOUGLAS 6:40 am . Tara and Forest Dooerg. . 4:30 pm 7:40 am . Tara and Forest Dooerg. . 4:30 pm 7:40 am . St. Paul and Minn. Flyer. . 7:55 am WINTERSET BRANCH. 11:40 am . Mail. . 4:40 pm 6:40 am . Freight. . 7:40 pm 6:40 am . Freight. . 7:40 pm CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY Trains Leave Union Station 7 18 pm ..... *Pearla & Chi-age* ..... 7 45 am 9 20 pm ..... *Alai Accommodation* ..... 7 45 am 10 15 am ..... *Omaha & Pac Coast* ..... 12 41 pm 10 15 am ..... *Cincinnati* ..... 12 41 pm **CINCINNATI & NORTH WESTERN** 6 45 pm Stouston City, N. & W. 8 10am 6 30 pm Stouston City, N. & W. 8 10am 6 15 am Stouston City majors 7 60 am 6 10 am Stouston City majors 7 60 am 6 35 p m Chicago Special 11 45 am 6 50 p m Omaha express 11 45 am 6 50 p m Omaha express 11 45 am 6 25 p m Omaha and MaconExp. 10 10 am WABASH RAILWAY 8 15 am . St. Louis Passenger . 7 45 pm 9 00 am . St. Louis Eastern Exc. . 7 45 pm 9 00 am . St. Louis Eastern Exc. . 7 45 pm 18 00 am . Pacific Xpp.= . 5 40 pm 1 25 pm . California Express . 6 00 pm 1 25 pm . St. Louis Eastern Exc. . 6 00 pm 1 25 am . Chicago Pitcher . 9 00 pm 1 25 am . Nioux City Birk & Spirit Lake . 9 10 am 1 25 am . Chicago Pitcher . 9 10 am 1 15 am . Boe Mali . 7 25 am 1 45 am . Ora aba & Sioux City . 1 45 am 1 45 am . Ora aba & Sioux City . 1 45 am 1 40 pm . Madrid Local . 18 00 am 1 40 pm . Chicago Limited . 11 10 am *Daily. †Daily. All other trains daily except Sundays ORIGINAL NOTICE. In the District Court of the State of Iowa. In and for Folk County, March Term A. D. 1904. In and for manufacturing Company Plaintiff, and J. F. Walley, defendant. To the above named defendant: You are hereby notified that there is now on file the petition of the plaintiff in a above entitled cause office of the State of Iowa. In and for Folk County, claiming of you the sum of One Hundred Thirty-eight 50-100 dollar money justly due from you and interest from you, on the 14th day of December, A. D. 1904. upon your one certain joint promissory note, with one Myrtle Waller, in the gams interest from date, did not note being executed at Geneseo, Kansas, November 14, 1901, and on due or before June 1, 1902; said note being still the proprietor's interest from date, did not note being attached issue against you to secure said judgment by reason of your non-residence of the state of Iowa. In and for folk particular, see petition now on file. And that unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the March term A. D. 1904, of the said Court, which will commence at Des Moines, Iowa, on the 6th day of March, A. D. 1904, a defaunt will be entered against you, and judgment rendered there on. DUDLEY & COPPIN Attorneys for Plaintiff. No. 29. Where Sheep Have Pastured. It takes six years for grass to grow where sheep have pulled it up and trampled it. Hawaiian Farm Wages. In Hawaii the average wage of a farm hand is $20 a month. A Another club woman, Mrs. Haule, of Edgerton, Wis., tells how she was cured of irregularities and uterine trouble, terrible pains and backache, by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "DRAW MRS. PINKHAM—A while ago my health began to fall because of female uterine problems, I did not. I remembered that my mother had used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on many occasions for irregularities and uterine troubles, and I felt sure that it could not harm me as any rate to give it a "I was certainly glad to find that within a week I felt much better, the terrible pain in the back and side were beginning to cease, and at the time I was so sad as sorrowful a time as heretofore, and its continued use for two months, and at the end of that time I was like a new woman. I really have never felt better in my life, and weigh 20 pounds more than I ever did, so I unhesitatingly recommend my medicine." — Mrs. MAY HAILE, Edgerton, Wis. Pres. Household economics Club. Household economics cannot be protected. Afflicted with Thompson's Eye Water 3 Instruments in One. Great Swine of Different Breeds. Different Marmoset Larvae, or if it were possible, Pusat. May 16, 1918. FAIRKEE REJEKTON, Fairkee, New York. G. D. OARR 217 SOUTH WATER STREET WRITE FOR PRICES AND TAGS. CHICAGO DOLLAR WHEAT If you want a farm in the "dollar wheat belt," write for our booklet. Log W.A.L.B. into descriptions of the finest in the to sell your land we obtain highest prices for it. Our booklet is free. Don't buy or sell land till you see us. Vurtland Land & Inv. Co. St PAUL, MN. If you want a farm in the colt wool bell "wow," you can buy it in ND WALTH, "HY" descriptions of the finest hickory prices of it. Our booklet asks you to sell your land we obtain highest prices for it. Our booklet asks you to buy or sell it and tell you see us. FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE WESTERN Canada DURING LAST YEAR. They are settled and settling on the Grain and Grazing Land, and are prosperous and satisfied. His risen on the horizon, and it is in toward it that every immigrant who leaves the Grain of his ancestry takes him. He lives for himself now turns his grass "Canada." Room for Millions. FREE Homemade given away. Schools, Climate, everything to be desired. for a descriptive Atlas and other information, 6093 to Superintendent Immigration. Ontario, Canada. B. T. Holeman, 325 Jackson Street, S. Park Minn. B. T. Holeman, 325 Jackson Street, New York Life Building Ontario, Neb. BROMO-SELTZER 10 CENTS. CHEWS ALL HEADACHES. WHEN PAIN AND ANGUISH WRING THE BROW, AMINSTERING ANGEL THOU: BROMO- SELTZER 10¢ SOLD EVERYWHERE. PISO S CURE FOR GREED WHERE ALL LEFT AIN Best Lough Syrup. Kaston Good. Use Only. Sold by Ernestia. CONSUMPTION UNION PACIFIC EAILROAD LANDER. The Union Pace owns 400,000 acres in the great wheat belt of Kansas, which grassing lands $1.50 per acre. Nebraska ranch lands $1.75 per acre. Kansas ranch cash banks $1.00 per month. Ten cach banks, balance 10 years. Excursions first and third tuesdays of each month. UNION PACE 232 St. Dresden, Mo. 2a. Chinamen consider it impolite to wear spectacles in company. IOWA FARMS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. FUN TRAINS FUN SALE ON EXCHANGE TOWN Cars for sale from Cordyon; improvements cost $1,000.00 from Cordyon; improvements cost $1,000.00 from Des Moines residence property; 11 acres in Lee county; find land and well improved; send for description. Have everything in your car and send for description. Have everything in your car and send for description. Tell me your wants, I can draw out it. 81 & 83 Clamp Block, Des Moines, IA. Gray horses are here to be exclusively used by the artillery in the Russian army. The reason given is that animals of this color are stronger than enduring than brown or black ones. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any uses of cartrils that are small, small or even by Half a Cattle Cure. We, the undersigned, have known P. J. Chemby for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable to carry out any obligations made by their firm. We offer the TruVac & Mavril Drugs, Toledo, O.W.C. and the TruVac & Mavril, Wholesale Drugists, Toledo, O.W.C. He is the most well-known and successful drug, a testimonial seat free. Price We per bottle, told by all Drugists. He is a family member of the best. There is only one living pensioner who took part in the war of 1812. He is Hiram Cronk, of Oneida county, N.Y., and he is 103 years of age. Strange to say, there are 1,115 widows of soldiers who took part in that war, all of whom draw pensions from the United States Treasury. The oldest twin sisters in the United States are Mrs. Emeline Perrim and Mrs. Eveline Tilton, both residents of New Hampton, Iowa. They were born in 1811, and this year celebrated the ninety-second birthday of their birth. An electric "whip" has been invented by J. A. Giles, a rural mail carrier in Georgia. It consists of small copper plates, let into each side of the horse's collar. From these a wire stretches from the horse to the wagon itself, where there is a small battery. All that is required to set the horse in motion is the pressure of a button. The Rev. Howard B. Bard, of Lansing, Mich., in a recent address, said: "I do not encourage smoking, but if your son, brother or husband does smoke, don't let him go to places where the whole atmosphere is full of smoke, let him smoke, let where there is no danger of being ruined. Therefore, provide a smoking-room in your church." Well Remembered. Valley City, N. Dak., Dec. 14.—Two years ago Mrs. Mattida M. Boucher of this place suffered a great deal with a dizziness in her head. She was cured of this by a remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills, and has not been troubled since. Shortly afterwards she had a bad bilious attack, and for this she used Diamond Dinner Pills and was completely ill in January 1808, she had an attack of Scalatica, of which she says: "I was almost helpless with the Scalatica, but remembering what Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills had done for me before, I commenced a treatment of these medicines and in three weeks I was completely restored to health. I have great faith in these medicines, for they have been of so much benefit to me." Dodd's Kidney Pills are very popular in Barnes County, having made a great many splendid medicines of Rheumatoid Kidney Disease. Many families use no other medicine. The man whose wife makes it hot for him never speaks of her as the sunshine of his existence. (PUT UP IN COLLABORATIVE TUBES) A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin. The pain-allaying and curative qualities of this article are wonderful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve headache and sciatica. We recommend it as the best and safest external counter-irritant known, also as an external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach and all rheumatic, neuralgic and gouty complaints. A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will be found to be invaluable in the household. Many people say "it is the best of all your preparations." Price 18 cents, at all drugstals or other dealers, or by sending this amount to us in postage stamps we will send you a tube by mail. No article should be accepted by the public unless the same carries our label, as otherwise it is not general. CHESEBROUGH MPG. CO. 17 State Street, New York City. Do you know that a cold cannot exist if the bowels are thoroughly cleansed and active? Dr. Caldwell's (LAXATIVE) Syrup Pepsin Is the best medicine for a cold. It will oure the youngest child or oldest sufferer. Try It. 50c and $1.00 at your druggists. PEPSIN SYRUP CO., Monticello, IL. BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coughs and colds. ```markdown ``` THE NEWS IN IOWA. The city of Marshallton is planning to begin suit for more than $10,000 against the county for money spent in maintaining roads and streets within the city limits. It is claimed by the city that inasmuch as the city pays road taxes to the county the county also payed taxes to the city roads. This the county has refused to do, however. The result of the suit is awaited with much interest. Alleging that the carelessness of the railroad company was responsible for an attack of pneumonia, contracted November 16 while sitting for four hours in a cold depot at Sedon, Mr. Enunice Hendon of Moulton, has brought suit against the C., B. & C for $2,000. He might have brought a debt from Moulton to Centerville, and because the K. & W train was late was compelled to wait W. T. Wood, a Dos Molines grocer, has commenced action in the district court against the Retail Grovers' association for $10,000. He alleges malpractice in the Retail Grovers' association caused the arrest of Wood a number of times for an alleged violation of the Sunday laws. In his original notice he declares that he was acquitted each time and that he has been in the nature of a persecution. Harry Mayme, cashier of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank at Linn Grove, shot himself through the heart while in bed at his home. It was not the wife or five children. The bank is in bad shape and it is believed Mayme has been speculating on the board of trade. The institution is private. It was not controlled by the First National of Storm Lake. The bank is closed. Fire, the origin of which is not exactly known, threatened for a time a few days ago to consume the residence of Commandant C. C. Horton, at the Soldiers' Home. By the aid of home fire depot, a fire brigade was extinguished before any great headway had been gained, although the upper story of the house was badly soaked with water. The extent of the dam was to be learned, but was estimated to be less than $300, mostly due to water. Three small children of August Batten, a farmer near New Albany, Amakame county, were burned to death a few nights ago in a fire which destroyed the home while the parents were in bed when the fire broke out, but only the two oldest, a cripple girl aged eleven and a boy aged nine years, were able to make their escape. The oldest boy helped his sister out of the house and returned to the house to get the three younger, but the room in which they were all ablaze, the heat and flames driving him back. He was badly burned. The parents knew of the holocaust until their return. W. L. Moore, street commissioner of Cedar Rapids, was indicted by the Linn county grand jury for embezzlement, the grand jury finding that for a period of several months he drew the pay of one William Martin, when no such man existed. Several witnesses testified that there was no pay for him. He was "straw man." The investigation was instigated by Alderman Hughes of the First ward. Several months ago he preferred charges in open council meeting. A "Loxow" committee was appointed and it exonerated Moore. Alderman Hughes then laid the manslaughter charges against his friends say the streets and walks committee of the council knew what he was doing. To heal her broken heart, caused by the failure of her sweetheart to fulfill his promise of marriage to her, Miss Blanche E. Campbell, daughter of George C. Campbell, a traveling man, was awarded a judgment of $10,000 for her service to City, the defendant in the case being George J. Staley of Beloit, WI., a young contractor who spent several months in Sloux City in 1901. Endearing letters in which Staley referred to Miss Campbell as his "dear, little sister" were sent to City, so the final letter in which he said he had changed his mind about getting married. Staley tried to settle the suit for $500 and, failing, he defaulted and permitted judgment to be entered against him. The suit was dismissed as an unpaid on behalf that sum. The wedding day set was June 7, 1902. The Garden City bank, owned by R. B. Ballard, son of H. D. Ballard of Webster City, and A. N. Drake of radcliffe, was looted by robbers a few nights ago. The safe was blown open and about $500 cash was secured, the robbers were seen second expedition and crack the safe so that the robbers could get at the contents. The whole front of the safe was torn off and the bank counter was badly wrecked. The robbers were seen second expedition and just across the street. He was awakened by the first explosion. He arose, looked out of the window and saw two men standing in front of the bank building. He wondered what they were doing when the man did not raise an alarm at once. Shortly after, however, the town was aroused and the owners of the bank, at Radcliffe, were notified. The man did not raise an alarm as it was able to notify the surrounding towns. Watch was kept at the various depots in the hope that the robbers would board a train at one of the not-far distant towns. No suspicious charm was detected on the trains at any of the surrounding towns. The Marshaltown bigamist who married Emma Mitchell in Webster City last July, was sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary by Judge Whitaker. A long petition from Marshaltown people was presented to John Williams, a well to do young man of Salem, was accidentally shot to death by a companion, William Bates, while out hunting. A load of bird shot entered his abdomen, frightfully tearing his body. He stated that he was the victim cent of any wrong intent. He leaves a widow and small family. Gustav Lund, whom Henry Hold shot through a door at 1 o'clock a.m. while the wife was trying to break down a door in Mr. Held's house at 1 o'clock a.m. When the coroner's jury returned a verdict completely exonerating Mr. Held, declaring that he was justified in firing the shot and acquitting him of all blame for the death of his son, proved by all of the people of the city. Lund was drunk and it is believed he was looking for his boarding house. August Luith, the young German was shot and killed, where he was held on a kidnapping charge, was caught at Davenport. Alleging that the carelessness of the railroad company was responsible for an attack of pneumonia, contracted November 16 while sitting for four hours in a cold depot at Sodan, Mrs. B. W. train was brought suit against the B. C. & Q. for $2,000. In her petition she says she bought a ticket from Moulton to Centerville, and because the K. & W. train was late was compelled to wait. Mrs. B. W. train was issued a case and says she was refunded and not treated properly. Fire at. Nora Springs destroyed the store building and entire stock of the Galbreth company, the loss being $10,000. The fire originated from the store in the store and was not discovered until the flames had found their way through the roof, and by that time the fire had been extinguished that it was impossible to save any of the stock or the building. The firemen centralized their efforts toward saving the Abendroth meat market and City bank, close by the meat market, being not more than six feet from the fire, and lost all or most of its goods and building will be $10,000; insured for about half that amount. There is no longer any doubt that young Robson, whose body was found in a potato patch near Exira, where it had laded for nearly four weeks, was murdered. The coroner's examination of his remains disclosed the fact that he was a victim of a large fracture that the lad had been struck by some heavy weapon. The sutures of the parietal and occipital bones were fractured two inches or more in length. The large fracture that in itself could have caused death. It is doubted by local officials, however, whether anything will ever be disclosed as to the cause of the fracture. Those who are at work on the case have their suspicions, but so long a time elapsed before the boy's body was found that it will be difficult to get definite evidence to establish suspicions sufficiently to justify prosecution. Rev. George Giglinger, the young priest who is managing Bishop Cosgrove's crusade against immortality in Davenport, gave further evidence—a few nights ago that he is in earnest, by filing injunction suits against six more saloons. One of those suits was run by Louis Martin, brother of Henry Martin, Davenport's chief of police. Two are notorious negro resorts where white men are regularly enticed by saloons. George Giglinger is the busiest man in Davenport. Representatives of the brewing and saloon interests are seeking him out in a continual stream, and written guarantees have been given him by saloons. By saloons and low resorts will be run in strict accordance with the Iowa laws, if he will only call off his dogs of war. He declares that any saloon that is not cooperated than midnight, will be enjoined and permanently closed. A suit for $16,000 was filed in the district court at Court Bluffs against H. I. Forsey, the president of the Union Transfer company, by the Union Transfer company, that concern alleging that during the last five years Mr. Forsey has overdrawn his salary, misappropriated funds used for outside business, that he has used the company's telephone for private business, and that at last he destroyed the books of the company so that there is no means of the members of the company standing. Mr. Forsey states that he has not been connected with the company for six or seven years, and that he has not been guilty of any of the allegations set forth. He makes a general denial. The Union Transfer company concerns doing business in Council Bluffs, and Mr. Forsey is considered one of the leaders in the business in the Missouri valley. The case promises to attract wide attention, as the parties to the suit are entitled and will sight to the last ditch. The coroner of Worth county went to Hanktonton to investigate into the cause of the death of George Louge, a barber, who located in Hanktonton two months ago, moving from Mason City. Louge's shop was upstairs. He had some trouble and that night about 11:20 o'clock, as some boys were passing by the side of his building, he was discovered lying unconscious on the ground. Louge was carried into his shop and a physician summoned. Upon examination his skull was found to crushed. He was found lying and lying along till 1 o'clock p. m., when he died without regaining consciousness. The window above where Louge was found was broken, but it wound have been impossible for him to have fallen and injured, and later examining the evidence, decided that Louge was murdered. Martin Wescott was arrested and confessed that he had quarreled with Louge. He said he struck him over the head with a beer bottle in a bottle of wine, and through the window. Wescott was taken to Northwood and held to the grand jury. A destructive fire broke out at 3:45 a. m. in the Mack-Easton building, on Main street at Manson, and occupied by A. H. Restloff, jewelry, bookseller and music instrument dealer. Restloff had just received an invoice of $1,000 from the building from one of the chimneys. The loss to Restloff is $6,000, with $3,000 insurance. The building was of frame and was worth $2,000. The Hotel Long was damaged to the amount of $600. The postoffice was also damaged. $1,000 in company did good work and saved the town from a much larger loss. Fire at Whiting destroyed nearly all the business portion of that town. The loss was about $45,000, well covered by insurance. The damage was caused by Casady & Whiting's general store. The fire engine failed to work and the games spread rapidly to adjoining buildings. The two story business block of Casady and Whiting was also the home store, the Whiting bank, a lodge hall, and an opera house, was completely destroyed, as was also the clothing store of Casady & Whiting. Baxter's store was one of the heaviest losers is Representativg W. C. Whiting. ADMIRAL SCHLEY ENDORSES PE=RU=NA. Pe-ru-na Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen: "I can cheerfully say that Mrs. Schley has taken Pe-ru-na and I believe with good effect." W. S. SCHLEY.—Washington, D. C. ADMIRAL SCHLEY, one of the foremost notable heroes of the Nineteenth Century. A name that starts terror in the heart of every Spaniard. A man of steady nerve, clear head, undaunted courage and prompt decision. Approached by a friend recently, his opinion was asked as to the efficacy of Peruna, the national catarrh remedy. Without the slightest hesitation he gave this remedy his endorsement. It appeared on later conversation that Peruna has been used in his family, where it is a favorite remedy. opposition and has won its way to the hearts of the people. The natural timidity which so many people have felt about giving endorsements to any remedy is giving way. Gratitude and a desire to help others has inspired thousands of people to give public testimonials for Peruna who heretofore would not have consented to such publicity. Never before in the annals of medicine has it happened that so many men of national and international reputation have been willing to give unqualified and public endorse- Such endorsements serve to indicate the wonderful hold that Peruna has upon the minds of the American people. It is out of the question that so great and famous a man as Admiral Schley could have any other reason for giving his endorsement to Peruna than his positive conviction that the remedy is all that he says it is. The fact is that Peruna has overcome all Ask Your Druggist for free Pe-ru-na Almanac for 1904. An authority on the subject declares that many cases of defective eyesight are caused by wearing tight collars, which interfere with the circulation of the blood to the head. Fully one half of the trees struck by lightning are poplars. From this forest and the other, the poplars have some value as a conductor of lightning. 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Mr. Paul Coleman has been suffer- ing for the last two weeks from an old-fashioned carbunk. Last week Mrs. Shaw Tayler sang a song entitled "Per- haps" at the Boone musical. She was roundly applauded and replied with a stanza of the same song. Mrs. Anne Tayler of St. Joseph, Mo. is expected to spend Christmas the home of her son George, of this city. The sewing circle met at the home of Mrs. Frank Taylor on Harrison street last week. Mrs. Shaw and little daughter, Eva, returned to their home. Mrs. Tayler stayed at the home of Mrs. Emily aborn. The following program was rendered at the A. M. E. church last week to show the musical ability of the choir, nearly every number being a solo. Mrs. Alice Celestial Solo. Miss Beasie Coleman. Solo. The Pride of My Heart Ballo.....The Pride of My Heart Miss Margaret Payne. Duet. Two Little. Blue Little Shoes Masters Leon Peterson and Vernon Brown. Solo ..... Because Miss Lotta Coleman. Solo ..... Absence Mrs. Blanche Washington. Solo ..... Beyond the Gates Miss Fannie Coleman. Duet ..... Beyond the Shadows Misses Fannie and Bessie Coleman. Solo ..... Perhaps Mrs. Shaw. Quartette ..... Selected Three Coleman sisters and brother Henry. WANTED-FAIITHFUL PERSONS to travel for well establish house in a few counties, celling on retail merchant sales. Position requires salary $20.00 per week with expenses additional, all payable in cash each week. Money for expenses advanced. Position permanent. Business successes. Bachelor's degree. House 120 Dearborn St, Chicago. Mr. J. L. Jones, who has been visiting at home for a week, has returned to his work. The stewardess board had charge of the services at St. Paul's A. M. E. church Sunday evening. A very fine program was rendered and the collection amounted to $6.50. The Mild Malda will give an entertainment Thursday evening at the church parlor. Everybody invited to attend. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walkup is slowly improving. H. C. Walkup was a Rock Island visitor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jones were Davenport visitors last Thursday. The Stewardesses gave an entertainment at the church parlor last Wednesday. A neat little sum was cleared. The shop of Mr. Robert Bradley came once being destroyed by fire last Monday. Cause unknown. Little Robert Pollard is on the sick list. Mrs. Milton Ritchie has returned from Aledo, after visiting her daughter, Mia. Sally Maxin has gone to Shelbyville, Mo. to spend the winter with her son, Mr. Thomas Howard. Mrs. Ritchie has returned from Chicago after visiting Chicago. SUPERIOR, WIS. Did you say it was cold? Well, I guess so, only 15 below. Colder, they say, for this season of the year than it has been since 1879. Snow about 18 inches deep. Skating is all the rage now. Boots have about all tied up for the winter, though we see one occasionally. Mrs. Gerirude Bowman returned home from Fargo, N. D. Friday night. Misses Alice Fogg and Beatrice Wade entertained at a taffy pulling last Thursday evening. Mr. Butler the expert candy maker, and Mrs. Baldwin made the candy; about eight pounds of different kinds. A large number were present and each went home about midnight with their pockets and hands full of candy, and expressed themselves as having an abundance of fun. The candy pulling was at the A. M. E. parsonage. We just received the sad news of the sudden death of Mrs. Cella Bolden of Duluth, but a member of the A. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By THE MUSIC OF THE 1970S This wonderful hair pomado is the only safe preparation in the world that makes kinky or curly hair straight as shown above. It nourishes the scalp, prevents the hair from falling out or breaking off, cures a dandruff and makes a she hair grow forward billy, still do for forty years and used by thousands. Wear your hairless harmless. It was the first preparation ever sold for straightening kinky hair. 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E. parsonage, under the auspices of that church, Miss Ann Harris, President, Miss Anna Harris; vice president, James Moody; secretary, Miss Amy Fogg; treasurer, Miss Mattie Wade; sorgent at arms, John Butler; journalist, Rev. Wade. The society has a large membership and meets each Tuesday evening at the parsonage. A debate will be the program for the Women's Received, That Women is Man's Superior. The Christmas tree and exercises will be held at the A. M. E. church on Christmas night. Mrs. Lydia Grass expects to spend the holidays with her homefolks in Ohio. The funeral of Mrs. Cecelia Bolden Stuart was held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the A. M. E. church in Duluth, Minn. Rev. Wade of Superior officiating, assisted by Rev. Pope of Duluth. va. must he er- ek he a mal on art es on se ce es ws. pa ed CLINTON NEWS The funeral of Mrs. Jeremiah Taylor, who died last Thursday after several weeks' illness, was held from her late home on Elm street with services at the Second Baptist church on Sunday afternoon, Rev. Russell officiating. Interment in Springdale cemetery. Friends in this city were shocked to learn last week of the death of Lymus Milligan in Oakland, Cal. Deceased several years ago was a resident of this city. His remains, which at this writing have not arrived, are expected daily. s d o f E. e o l r e e t o H. s v r s t a y Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Taylor entertained a few of their friends at din at the nursery at their Sixth avenue home. Covers were laid for ten in the dining room. The decorations were American Beauty roses. In an adjoining room a table was spread with flowers. The decorations being miniature lighted candles set in oranges. The following persons were present: Rev. and Mrs. Speese, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. McNell, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Richardson, Mrs. C. V. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bush Each one present voted Mr. and Mrs. Taylor royal entertainers. Mrs. Moines is in the city called here on account of the death of Mr. Milligan. Despite the cold weather a good sized crowd attended the entertainment given by the tribe, Sons of Glideon, on last Friday night at Bethel A. M. E. church. During the evening a musical and literary program was reduced, after which most appetizing refreshments were served. A neat sum was realized as a result of the effort, which will be devoted to the new parenonage fund. Mrs. Milligan, wife of the lately deceased Lymus Milligan, arrived from Chicago Monday to meet the remains. She was accompanied by Miss Henderson, quartet composed of Henry Henderson, A. A. Bush, James W. Cooper and W. H. Speeze, with Miss Bush as accompanist, sang at the Congregational church at Lyons Sunday night at an India mission service given by the congregation. Those taking part in the recent Thanksgiving concert have been asked, through a communication received by the manager from a resident of Muscatine, to render the concert program in that city in the very near future. The girls are not only appreciated at home but, abroad. The new Masonic lodge met in regi cial communication. After due open- ing they received a fine lecture from W. M. John M. Logan, and all presen received with interest the said instructions and was greatly benefited by the same, after which the lodge was closed in due form. Shiloh Mission will leave for Chicago this week on business. Mrs. Martha Davis of Chicago is in our city and will spend the winter with her daughter. The Colored Woman's Social club met with Mrs. Ada McGregor. There were more members out than have been present for quite a while, and the plans for the winter were discussed and fully decided upon. We have two new members, Madams Eri and Elisabeth. We are very thankful to note the deep interest the ladies are taking in the work. The Missionary Sunday school, which is under the management of the Woman's Social club, will have children on a Monday and a masafternoon at 3 o'clock. All children are invited to come and join us and all well wishers are invited to COMPANY "A." come and see the efforts of the little ing their niece, Miss Violet Hatcher ones. Several of our wealthy white friends have donated very generously to the cause and did us Gun-speed. We have taught them at teaching school in Buxton, will spend the holidays in the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Lewis. Prof. Dick Allen has been in his city for about a week with his combination playing for the Elks. Mr. Allen is worth hearing. Miss Esther Lester of Galena was in our city for a few hours last week. COMPANY "B." Mr. and Mrs. McGregor are expect- of Nachusa, Ill., to spend the holi- days. Mr. John Logan was in Galena Friday. A private reception will be given by the brethren of the Masonic lodge in honor of their families and friends. Mr. Edward Martin caterer. MT PLEASANT. The St. John's A. M. E. church Willing Workers' Sewing circle held its annual bazaar the 9th and 10th inst. Through the assistance of Messrs. ansil, Patterson, Burnett and Cole, who made and so artistically decoded the designs of the lace who so faithfully worked for its success, a most pleasing result was obtained. Much credit is due its president, Mrs. T. L. Burnett. COMPANY "C." Mr. Charles Watson has returned from Kewanee, Ill. Mr. Wm. Burnaugh has come down from Creston to see his mother. Miss Rose Hedge returned from Keokuk last Thursday in very poor health. Some of the young men gave a dance at St. James' hall one night last week. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. McCracken, assisted by their daughters, very pleasantly entertained the I. K. S. club and other friends in honor of Mr. L. N. McCracken's nineteenth birthday. The evening was a formal event and conversation. Elegant refreshments were served and at a late hour the parlors were vacated. KEOKUK NOTES. Mr. W. H. Jones is confined to his home suffering with a severe sprain, the result of a fall. A novel and pleasant entertainment was given at the Seventh Street Baptist church entitled the Carnation Social. This entertainment was under the direction of the Rev. Mrs. Cren- show, and did credit to her ability as an entertainer. The A. M. E. church raised $198 at their rally Sunday, Dec. 1. their rally Sunday, Dec. 1. The night school at Pilgrim St. under the able management of the Rev. Mr. Greene. M. F. Sunday school social at the home of M. Triplet Thursday evening was largely attended. Mr. James Jenkins left this week to visit his parents in Bonaparte, la. A number of young people enjoyed the treasures skating Saturday evening. After skating a few hours they roamed the campus, visiting young ladies, where dainty refreshments were served. The even of the holidays is the St. John's Day celebration, given by Union lodge No.1. Monday evening, the ladies looked forward to with delight by the pleasure seekers of the city so royally are they accustomed to being entertained at this time. The ministerial board of Iowa will convene at the Seventh Street Bap- tist church this week. There will be preaching every night. Notice of Expiration of Right of Redemption. To E. P. Jennings, being the party in whose name the property heretofore held is now extinct. You are hereby notified on that the 5th day of December, A. D. 1839, the following described real estate, to-wit, Lot number one hundred and eighty-one (189) of the property now included in and forming a part of the city of Des Moines, and all sit¹. 10 ated within the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the delinquent and unpaid tax of the years 1887 and 1898 to Geo. H. Parker; that the undersigned is now the legal owner and holder of the certificate of purchase issued in the county, 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 Certificate. Degrated for Religious Curseurs. An Austrian officer, the Marches Tacol, declined a challenge on account of religious curseurs two years ago. He was not only degraded from his bank, but has been ordered to serve out his time as a private in the ranks. WHEN IN CHICAGO ...STOP AT THE... New Northern Baths Hotel and Baths Combined. 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Hats at lower prices than ex- clusive hat stores. $1.50 to $3.00 Your Credit is Good. 0. Ridgley M H. B. Ridgley Mdse Co. 217-219 Locust Street. WANTED-SEVERAL PERSONS OF observer and good reputation in each state (one in this county required) to represent and advertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial wealth and have weekly with expenses additional all payable in cash direct each Wednesday from head office. Horse and carriage furnished when necessary. References. Enclose self-addressed envelope. Colonial, 323 Dearborn St. Chicago. Notice of Expiration of Right of Redemption. To M. V. T. Bowman, being the party in whose name the property hereafter described is taxed: V. That on the 5th day of December, A. D. 1899, the following described real estate, to in-watch Lot number twenty-four (24) in block number one (1) of Home Park, an addition to and now a subdivision of the city of Des Moines, and all situated with the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent and unpaid tax of the year 1898 to Goo. H. Parker; that the undersigned is now the legal owner and owner of the property issued in pursuance 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 within ninety days from the completed service hereof, as provided by the owner and Holder of Certificate by law. E. M. Parker. WANTED—A TRUSTWITHY GENTLEMAN or lady in cash county to manage business for an old established house of solid financial standing. A straight bona fide weekly salary of $8. paid by cheek each Monday with all expenses direct from head, quarters. A monthly salary of $10. close address-sided envelope. Manager, 360 Caston Bldg, Chicago. Notice of Expiration of Right of Res- demption. To E. F. Jennings, 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 one hundred and eighty-two (182) of Lake Park, an addition to the city of Des Moines, the city of Des Moines, and all situated within the County of Polk and State of Iowa, was sold for the delinquent and unpaid tax of the year 1899 to Geo. H. Parker; that the undersigned is now the legal owner of the property charged with the charge issued in pursuance of 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 hereof, as provided by the Offer and Holder of Certificate. NELSONS STRAIGHTLINE THE HISTORY DISCOVERY FOR MAKING KNOTTY. KINNY CURLY HAIR STRAIGHT BEFORE AFTER COUPON. 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