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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. 10., No. 33. Jewell Restaurant W. Second and Walnut MEALS SERVED AT 10 CENTS. Under management or R. N. HYDE and MISS MARY MONTAGUE MUTUAL PHONES Office 1917 Residence 955 ROOM 338, 360, 390 GOOD BLOCK Des Moines, Ia ```markdown ``` CITY NEWS. Mr. B. M. You have relatives or friends visiting in the city, and you are interested in them but we do not ask your local news. kd. There is a letter at our office for Mr. Walker B. Cottsma. Mr. W. K. Perry who has been suffering with the arsipelas for more than a week, is convalescent. Miss May Lafayette of Oskaloosa spent several days here this week and a few at Olive visiting friends. Miss Miss Hamilton, one of our East Side young ladies who has been real sick, is improving nicely, which is good news to her friends. 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. Companies L and C of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, U. S. A., were in the Governor's inaugural parade last week, and they were the recipient of a number of compliments for their stately appearance. The Olive Branch Whist Club will meet at the home of Mrs. J. E. Todd next Wednesday evening, as the guest of Mr. W. W. Clipper. The regular monthly prizes will be awarded to those who won the most games. The A. M. E. church have paid off their old debt of many years standing, which is good news to her many friends. The mortgage was burned last Monday evening. The officers of the church contemplate repairing, enlarging or building soon. DR. A. G. EDWARDS Physician and Surgeon. OWA PHONE 1081 (Office) MUTUAL PHONE 460 Miller Drug Store Mrs. Henry Roberts, one of Minneapolis, Minn., highly respected and society ladies, will visit Iowa next summer, Davenport, Rock Island and Des Moines. While in the latter place she will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thompson on West Eighteenth street. She is an Iowa woman, having lived in Iowa several years ago. Regular services Sunday morning and evening at Union Congregational church, Tenth and Park streets. Rev. Monton will preach at 10:45, Sunday School at 12 o'clock. In the evening Rev. Henry Avery of Highland Park will preach. Everybody invited. --- Mr. W. H. Humburd, one of the colored men drawn on the jury for this term, was drawn on a case this week and the balifit took them out to a local boarding house to get dinner, the landlady or rather landwoman, refused to serve Mr. Humburd, because of his color. Mr. Humburd politely withdrew, and this landwoman will, we hope, be compelled to answer to the court why she violated the civil rights statutes of Iowa. WORLD'S LARGEST TAILORS 56 Stores in America. 16 Stores in Europe A THOUSAND STYLES A SINGLE PRICE Pit and Satisfaction Guaranteed The Glasgow 710 WALNUT ST. DES MOINES Little Enola V., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thompson, is sick this week. Your Patromage is Kindly Sollicited at the MUTUAL PHONES Office 1917 Residence 928 ROOM 338, 300, 290 GOOD BLOCK Des Moines, IA CLARA A. CLIFF General Stenograhmes and Nostery Public... We do high grade work in Copying, Manifolding, Miscographing Name, and Address inserting to perfectly match, and guarantee satisfaction. Give us your order. Mr. Peter Bell has been on the sick list this week but is better at this writing. The new Union Congregational church has purchased a church site on the northwest corner of Tenth and Park streets and have fitted the little house up there to hold services in until the construction of a new church, which they intend to begin very soon. When completed it will be the nicest and most convenient church in the city among our race. The list of colored delegates to the republican city convention to be held tomorrow (Saturday) are as follows: First ward—None. Second ward—John L. Thompson, 3d precinct. Third ward—U. B. Woods and J. B. Rush, 2d precinct and E. T. Banks of the 3d precinct. Fourth ward—Jake Robinson, 2d precinct; Joseph H. Shepard, 3d precinct. Bixth ward—Jefferson Logan, 4th precinct. S seventh ward—None. R. N. Hye was one of the judges of the 1st precinct and Second ward. Card of Thanks We desire to express our sincere gratitude to our many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sincere sympathy, shown us during our dear Ida's illness, and in our sad bereavement of her death. Hon. S. F. Protty of this city opened his canvass of this county for the republican nomination for congress to succeed Congressman Hull at Altoona last Thursday evening, by delivering strong address to a crowded house. The famous colored glee club of four enlivened the hall with and catchy prouty songs. This same club sang for him two years ago, and was much more impressive. Mr. J. A. Dyer also made a good address. About 75 people, including some ladies, went from Des Moines out on the Inter Urban car line. Burnaugh Gets It. Harry Burnaugh of this city was appointed as one of the three cloak room jailers in the house of representatives. Mr. Burnaugh is a young colored boy, and is a son of the late T. M. Burnaugh. He is an excellent representative of his race, and the honor is worthily (bestowed). He will leave as once for Des Moines, where he will remain during the session of the legislature. Hon. Wm. Carter, Henry county's representative, secured the position & him.-M. Pleasant Journal. ABOUT NEGRO PROBLEM Less than 300 years ago there were about 20 Negro slaves in America, and up to the time of the closing of the civil war there was about 4,000,000 of us delivered. These poor ignorant refugees started out for a new life, and started right from the stump, or with nothing, and we are proud to say that God had prepared the hearts of the God-fearing people to receive us and to help us to develop in education, trades and wealth, along with morals and religious motives. At the same time we have pulled against the current all along the stream of time for the last 40 years and still we are advancing and gaining ground. Now if some of our so called leaders of the race would lay aside their presumptious ideas that Negro leaders alone are the ideal thing for the Negro and that our various ministers would elude their pulpits of political issues and indignation meetings, and preach the true gospel of our Lord and Savour Jesus Christ, so as to convict and convert the hearts of those who are out of the ark of safety, that they may learn to engage themselves in keeping the laws, both civil and moral; and that some of our newspapers would censure publishing every sort of stuff about Negro lynching and worthless criminals, and holding such a one up before the public as general results of the Negro problem. And that some of our southern statesmen would cut out their speeches on Negro equality, and teach their children through the schools and in the high ways, that all nations are of one blood and one flesh and are the children of one father, the God of the universe. Then the so called Negro problem will sooner or later solve itself. The Negro is all right, just simply let him alone and treat him as one of the family. He is learning to do every thing every other nation is doing in every sense of the word. Of sources then we have some credit of doing some good. The greatest trouble I see in the whole make up of the Negro's progress is, that he exercises the practice too much of the old saying, "one dollar in the pocket and two dollars idea." Let us stop so much public commotion; keep at work and never mind what the other fellow says about us. If he says something good of us it will help us, and if it is something bad, try and out live it. This is the malady. M. G. Newman. Der Moehner, Louis. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1904. EDITORIALS. DEATH OF COL. PLEDGER The death of Hon. William A. Pledger, the great republican leader of Georgia who died at his beautiful home in Atlanta Jan. 9th inst, takes from this earth one of the greatest and most influential race men of America. He was a tower of strength in the southland for the republican party, a friend of humanity and lover of his race. For twenty-five years he was chairman of the state central committee and had been a delegate from Georgia to every national convention for the past twenty years. He was editor of the Atlanta Age, one of the oldest and best newspapers printed in the south. Col. Pledger was admitted to practice law about twenty years ago. He was an orator and his eloquent voice never ceased to defend his race and the g. o. p. in the southland as well as in the north. He was known as 'the old fighting guard' and easily ranked with Douglas, Bruce, Lyon, Langston, and Pinckback, and his influence for good, honesty and fair play for his race was very impressive among the Caucasian race. As a leader he was a prince, as a race loving man he had but few equals, as a lover of right and justice he excelled. His remains were taken to Athens, Ga., in a special car, loaded with his many admirers. Peace be this great man's ashes. GOV. CUMMINS INAUGRAL Last week Hon. Albert B. Cummins was again inaugurated governor of Iowa for his second term, as was Lieutenant Governor John Harriott. Governor Cummins has made one of the best chief executives that our fair state ever had—honorable, elevating, dignified, able and progressive—a leader among leaders of the party, with clear broad and advancing ideas: bold in announcing his opinions and able to defend them. He is today one of the most popular governors in America, and no doubt should not only lead our state republican delegation, but should be chairman on the resolution committee. The people of Iowa are with him; first last and all the time. REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. The republican city primaries were held last Monday in our city and resulted in the following nominations: Mayor—George Mattern. City Treasurer—Harry Gross. City Auditor—John B. Lucus. City Solicitor—W. H. Bremner. Police Judge—W. R. Tris. City Surveyor—John Budd. City Assessor—(goes into the convention.) Alderman at-large(West Side) oL. C. Southland and 6th ward were stolen. Aldermen: First Ward—Joe Myrely. Second Ward—A. L. Smith. Third Ward—Ed Higgins. Fourth Ward—Eugene Van Dyke. Fifth Ward—C. C. Christy. Sixth Ward—(settled today). Seventh Ward—(goes into convention Saturday.) Thus Monday ended one of the most exciting contest in the local city politics for mayor, and the debuching, humiliating and immoral methods practiced was enough to disgust all good citizens. The stealing of the ballots in one of the East Side precincts simply adds another degree in the long chapter of unfair methods and ballot frauds. We are becoming close imitators of the Kentucky and South Carolina methods of elections. Shame, shame, on such men who practice them. The scorn and condemnation of all good and honest citizens should cry out against such flagrant wrongs practiced in our city primaries. COLORED DELEGATES. St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 20.—Florida republicans held their state convention and the conventions for each congressional district. The question of putting out a state ticket was left to the executive committee. The state and congressional delegates to the national republican convention were divided equally between the races. INSURANCE NEWS Insurance men of the West who read the daily columns of insurance information in the Chicago Record-Herald keep pace with the times and are prepared for all emergencies and contingencies that have grown into the insurance business. The columns. "With Insurance Man" gives in compact form all the latest doing in the insurance world, and is conceded by insurance men everywhere to be the best and most up-to-date report published by any newspaper to the United States. The Record-Herald does not copy its information from insurance journals, but secures it first hand from managers agents and companies and by telegraph from its own special correspondents, by telephone and in special cable dispatches from abroad. The New York service of The Record-Herald's insurance department is equaled by no other paper. In fact The Record-Herald is the only daily newspaper that gives insurance men the first information daily on every important event in the insurance business. OTTUMWA NEWS (Special to Distance) Seldom has intelligence bean more shocking to the people of Ottumwa as was the announcement Tuesday of the death of Mrs Ida Hamilton-Hudson which occurred in Des Mones Jan. 11, Mrs Hudson was born in Ottumwa where she grew to womanhood and the news of her death comes as a severe blow to her many friends. The golden light of life seemed ever to be with Ida. If her heart ever ached it was hidden by the light smile and pleasant words. The heart is what is weighed in the balance. One does not know, cannot know the secret of of others lives, but when the books are balanced by One who is able to look through the doors, those who knew her best feel sure that opposite her name will be written: "well done good and faithful." She is gone. "A single star sparkles new in set heaven." The sympathy of Ottumwa friends is extended to the parents and him who was nearest and nearest. Rev. Dan Brown of Huntsville, Mo, returned to his home Friday night after visiting with relatives in the city. Mrs. Chas. Taylor returned from Des Moines Tuesday where she was called to the bedside of Mrs. Hudson. Mr. McGill after a pleasant visit with Mrs. H. Owen returned to his home in Galesburg Saturday. Rev. E. Willel, rector of St. Mary's church, Keokuk, will lecture here Jan. 23, under the suspice Good Intent Club. His subject is "Rain in Disguse." Revival meetings are in progress at the A. M. E. church, with good audience in attendance. Rev. Gordon is being assisted by Rev. Andrew Burton. The many friends of Mrs. Helena Downey who has been seriously ill for the past fortnight with pertonitis and whose life was dasired of, will be pleased to learn that she is owning "mg. Mr. James Gardner after a pleasant visit with his family returned to London, Canada where he will resume his missionary work. The dance given by the Dewey club was well attended and the youngsters stripped the light fantastic toe unil the three aeses "hours" of morning. Mr. Essex Horn continues to improve and will be out soon. Score cupid once more—a wedding soon on the south side. Leap year and the old maids are made young, widows have brightened up; widowers getting as playful as six-months olives. Leap year reception Feb. 14, and each wants to appear young. Sunday was as clear and pleasant as a day in June and all nature seemed to invite the people churchward to worship the giver of every good and perfect gift. Rev. J. H. Jones is confined to his home with a gripe. Mr. Wm. Winston is confined to his home with a gripe. MOLINE. ILLINOIS The Polynesian Culture club was royally entertained by Mr. Frank Jones at her home on Boulevard avenue last Wednesday evening. All had a delightful time, both socially and intellectually. Mrs. Hart is preparing to return to her home after being ill for a long time at the city hospital. "Oh death where is thy sting. Oh! grave where is thy victory." The grim and uuwecome hand of death has again visited our midst and takes with him one of Molina oldest settlers, Mr. John W. Bogers, more familiarly known as West, departed this life last Wednesday. He was born a slave, was also a hero in the civil war. He was a very pepant man and always had a kind heart for everyone. The funeral services Don't buy anything except what you want to buy, only, by a little bunch of it at once and get along with your $5.00 order including coffee and tea, $1.00. We don't keep the shop shop groceries usually palmed off by cheap advertisers. You get best sugar—best coffee or tea and the best of everything. No finer stock is carried by any grocer anywhere. WITH YOUR ORDER AS ABOVE WE WILL GIVE A carload of 1,300 boxes prunes—fancy prunes—sineet you ever saw. We offer a 35-pound box—medium size—for $1.02. COME AND SEE US. H. S. CHASE & CO., GROCERS MAIN STORE 602-604 WALNUT. Branch Stores All Over the City. were held from St. Paul's A. M. E. church Friday and he now lies sleeping at Riverside cemetery. He leaves to his death, his widow. God has promised to be a husband to the widow and a father to the fatherless. We deeply sympathize with Mrs. Mogers. Mrs. Maggie Phoenix entertained the A. M. E. church Ald last Thursday Jan. 7, at her home, 2412 Fourth street. She served a dainty repose, and all greatly enjoyed her society, as we always do. The choir gave an entertainment at the church last Friday evening and it proved to be a sucea, both socially and financially and was greatly enjoyed by those who attended. The choir wishes to thank those who came out and helped them. Mrs. J. L. Jenses spent Sunday with Mrs. H. Wood. She reports a fine time and says that Mr. and Mrs. Wood and daughter are good entertainers. Mr. Card is slowly improving after his recent illness. Mrs Rais Phoenix entertained the Medames Hutte Toliver, Regina Hounston, and Miss Lissie Morrison in honor of Mrs. Mase Hilbring and son Master Aldaixo of Chicago, formerly of Rock Island, at dinner last Sunday. Mrs. R. H. Pollard entertained the ladies ADS society at her home. 2426 Fourteenth street, last Tuesday Jan. 14. A dainty lunchroom was served. The ladies of the stewardess board are preparing to have a 'possum supper in the near future. We are very sorry that we did not have a report ready for last week's issue, but we will endeavor to do booster next time. Miss Anna Studefeld visited Mrs. Geo. Tervar last Sunday. Mr. C. B. Walkup is quite ill at his home with throat trouble. Mrs. R. B. D. Pollard of Rock Island was a Moline visitor last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Phoenix took dinner with Mrs. Colquit Sunday. Miss Mamie Bitchie left. last Wednesday for Aedo, Ill., to visit her sister, Mrs. Henry Robinson. Miss Stela Bradley spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Mae Wood BURLINGTON NEWS. Mrs. C. V. Alton of La Grange, Mo., has returned home after a weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. Cox on Third street. Mrs. Marguriete Lee's condition is improving. The Olive Baptist church gave an oyster supper at the home of Peter Johnson on Fifteenth street, Thursday afternoon and night. Mr. John Trent left for Boston Tuesday morning. Mrs. Mary Lee wishes to extend her thanks to friend and members of the Burlington police force for the beautiful flowers which were sent, and to those who kindly assisted her during her recent bereavement. Mr. M. L. Mackay is visiting his parents in Louisiana, Mo. Mr. Sanford Mitchell had a narrow escape last week. While driving along Summer street his wagon was struck by the street car, he being thrown to the ground. He suffered several bruises and at present writing he is able to be up and around his home. Burlingtonians who were acquainted with the late Mrs. Ida Hudson, were shothed when they read of her death in the last issue of the Bristander. They extend their sympathy to the bereaved husband and family. ALBIA NEWS Rev. Stater of Oakalcoas, and Mr. Shapat of the Buxton Eagle was in town Monday of this week. A sleigh load consisting of H. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis, Miss Allie Reagan, Frances Parker and Bessie Davis attended the Odd Fellows Installation at Buxton Monday night. Messra. Doo Brummer, John Mines and Mrs. Dosie Alien are on the sick list. Miss Jessie Harris of Hilton was in town Tuesday. Mr. Bob Johnson of Buxton was in town Saturday. Mr. John Wright of Hoeking was in town Saturday. Miss Maddy Snoddy returned from Oaklake Monday. Little Hattie Hollongworth is quite sick at this writing. It is thought that she has the consumption. AMERICANS WANTED FOR SOLDIERS. London, Jan. 18.—Jacques Lebandy, "emperor of the Sahara," has decided to seek officers for his army in the Middle East, and to battles of imperial life guards from America and Great Britain, and in pursuance of this idea he will submit to President Roosevelt an invitation to name any officers of his former army as members of the recommend for commissions. Colonel George Gourand, Thomas A. Edison's rt representative in England for many years, who, as governor general of the empire of Sahara, organized a military force for the defense of a nation said today to the Associated Press: "The invitation to recommend officers will be submitted to President Roosevelt in a few days. Whether the president will consider it proper to accept the invitation of not, the emperor wishes to护 him this compulsion. "It is proposed, besides the formation of the battalions of life guards, to organize a Sahara constabulary, which will police the country somewhat along the lines of the Canadian Northwest police force. The Sahara constabulary be composed wholly of American negroes, but whether under white or colored officers has not yet been decided. The management of the entire force will be in the hands of a retired Brittish officer, who has already been selected—man with an unsurpassed war record. "Extensive farm lands will be located on which ex-officers and the men of the constabulary can obtain home-street rights if they choose at the end of the period of alliance. We purpose also to encourage the emigration of the American negroes to the new empire, selecting only approved settlers, who will be chosen by thoroughly reliable agents scattered throughout the country. We believe this scheme will secure the support of the American negro to an extent which no other emigration plan has ever yet attained, because it will not involve the taking of them to a new place. We them in a new and prosperous land with a mixed white and black population." SUPERIOR, BUGGETIAN. We were sorry indeed to hear of the injustice done Miss Fails of Des Moines and feel that the name has cast a sorrowful bloot over the name of the grand old state of Iowa, as it happened right at the capital. We were assisted by Rev. Wade of Superior is carrying on very successful revival meetings. Sunday will be quarterly meeting at Meadams Jas, Johnson, Harry Johnthe' A: M. E. church. Presiding Elder Thompson will be present. son, R. B. Newsome, Helen Wagner and May Merry of Duluth were visitors at the A. M. E. parsonage last Wednesday. M. E. hippo social will be held at the A. M. E. church the 21st inst., given by the "Light House" society. Misses Beatus and Opal Wade spent Saturday in Duluth, the guest of Miss Jessie Pope. Mr. J. S.强 of St. Paul preached an afternoon at the A. M. E. church Sunday evening. The following officers of the Ladies Industrial circle were selected last Tuesday: President, Mrs. Mary E togy; vice president, Mrs. Gertle Bowman; secretary, Mrs. Mattle; Judge A. M. E. the society will meet this week with Mrs. Theo. Oldham. Mr. Athal Blair, who runs from St. Paul to Superior seems to be winning with the ladies, especially those in Central Park. Mr. B. Rowman gave an informal reception at her home last Wednesday night in honor of Mr. Blair of St. Paul. The members of the Light House society re-elected their officers for another term of three months at their last meeting. The rackets contemple plays giving a drama in the near future. Several of our people are attending the meetings in Duluth. We think HOMESEEBKERS' EXGUESIONS TO THE NORTHWEST WEST AND Via the North-Western Line. Excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the territory indicated above. Standard and Tourist sleeping Cars, Free-Reclining Chair Cars and "The Best of Everything." For dates of sale and full particulars apply to agents Chicago & North-Western Ey. they will be greatly benefited. The trial of Chas. Crump, the colored man, who is charged with killing a white man, is being held this week in the courtroom. We are glad that Galesburg has awakened out of her slumbers and we always readen reading her items. Let the good work go on. Master Eimer Johnson of Duluth takes the court with his friend Carl Wade of Central Park. CEDAR RAPIDS. The surprise party given on Mrs. Andy Grey last Monday evening is reported a very pleasant affair. A large crowd was present and the evening was spent in conversation, games and dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Perkins entertained the choir last Wednesday evening at their home on Third avenue and two-course lunch was served by the hostess. The usual number of the choir and the following were present: Elder Clemina, Mrs. W. D. Claybrook, Mr. Fried Morris, Mr. Ben Hawkins and Mr. Clyde Washburn. A public entertainment held at the church on last Friday evening was a financial success. Mrs. O. B. Claire is improving slowly but gradually in health. Mrs. Jennie Robinson, who has been slick with la gripe is on the mend. Grandma Raspberry remains about the same. Mrs. Lewis Boyd has also been afflicted with the la gripe, but is much improved at this writing. Mr. Laura Martin's on Monday evening was attended by a merry crowd and an enjoyable time reported by those present. Master Leonard Lawell is able to be at school again after a few days illness. Aluminum Dishes. Aluminum cooking utensils are being pushed by many of the big shops. They are brought out in shapes as attractive as the fine silver, copper and gold lined cooking vessels used in wealthy households. The stew pan, kettle, pot and kettle of aluminum have now such beauty of contour and finish that they seem almost more appropriate to the dining-room table than to the kitchen. Expensive Invitations. The latest craze in New York among the very wealthy is an extravagant style of invitation card. Not long ago the wife of a millionaire ordered 200 of these from a local firm and they cost her just $10 each. The cards were made of ivory edged with gold, the name of the guest and hostess being lettered in gold on one side, the other being hand-painted. Cards at $5 each are quite common. Art for Revenue Only. "So you could not get on with eminent actor, Walker Tize." "No," answered Waterman Barnes, "our professional association had to cease." "Professional jealousy?" "Certainly, if邓迪 was entirely due to his mercenary disposition. He spurned a half interest in the business and insisted on his salary of $25 a week."—Washington Star. Work of Weather Bureau The Weather Bureau collects its information by telegraph, and for a short time twice a day the whole telegraphic system of the country is at its service to the exclusion of all other business whatsoever. The telegrams are sent in cipher, to secure their correct, careful transmission, and to lessen tolls. First Schoolhouse Flag. On Catamount hill, at Molrain, Mass., a swell monument has been raised to mark the site of the first schoolhouse in a white schoolhouse in the United States. The flag question was displayed in May, 1812, from a log schoolhouse which stood on the hill. Siberian Market. Eastern Siberia offers an enormous field for iron and steel ware for building purposes; also for tools, etc., for carpenters and locksmiths. These tools are also used in German. There is also large demand for guns and nautical material. Up-to-Date Trains. The "trains de luxe," which now cover the distance from Moscow to the Pacific in sixteen days, and which rival in luxury any in the United States, each carry a physician and an inspector who speaks half a dozen languages. Ideal Electric Lamp. Hundreds of electricians are at this moment striving to construct lamps in which nothing is consumed save the electrical energy applied to them—lamps that have the radiance of the sun and the coldness of the moon. Heat From Incandescent Light. It is usually imagined that the incandescent electric light gives out very little heat. As a matter of fact, only 6 per cent of its energy goes to make light, while 94 per cent goes into heat. Sun Parlors John D. Rockefeller is building two sun parlers in his residence in Westchester county, New York, and will spend $100,000 in rebuilding a number of private drives on his estate. Suggestion for Hero. "I want a hero for a new story," said the author. "Let me see," said a friend. "Suppose you take a man who has read all your books?"—Atlanta Constitution. PUBLISHED EVENT FRIARY 12 AND NURSING BOOKS ON FRIARY 12 BOOKS ON FRIARY 12 BOOKS ON FRIARY 12 A "WARNING" BOOK P.O. Box 100 New York, N.Y. 60010 All subscription payable in advance. L. THOMPSON, EDITOR J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER Real money by post. See credit, money order, or dawn, to the Iowa State Breweries Publishing Company. Organizations must be written on one side of the cover, and "Security is the goal of it," remember. We will not return related manuscripts, unless accompanied by postage charge. Advertising rates for display Adds per line for each month, counting seven words to a line. For churches charged, one-half of the above mentioned rates. For professional, legal and announcement cards, yearly contracts and etc., terms are given on application. All advertising is to be paid in advance. We are prepared to do first-class job work at reasonable prices. All of our work is guaranteed. 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There is hardly a sine's group of insects which does not suffer from the appetite of one or more species of birds. The eggs and larvae are dug and pried out of their burrows in the wood by woodpeckers and creepers; those underground are scratched and slaved up to view by quail, parrots and marmosets and marmosets every leaf and twig. Fly-catchers, like the cat family of mammals, lie in wait and surprise the insects on the wing, more particularly those flying near the ground, while swifts, swallows and martins glance a harvest from the host of high-flying insects. When we think of humming birds are taking dainty sips of honey, more often snatching minute spiders and flies from the deep cups of the calyxes. When night falls the insects, which have chosen that time as the safer to carry on the business of active life, are ponned on by crepuscular feathered beings; the cavernous mouths of whip-poor-wills engulf them as they fly, and the bristles of nighthawks brush them into no less rapacious maws if, perchance, they have succeeded in reaching the upper air—New York Post. The Irishman's Protest. The late Amos Cummings of New York used to tell this story of his first assignment as a newspaper reporter. He was sent out to write up an acclid dent where an Irish hodcarrier was injured in a fall from a building. He arrived just as two officers were as sisting the injured man into the ambu lance. "What's his name?" asked Cummings of one of his officers, at the same moment pulling out his pad and pencil. The Irishman heard him, and mistakenly him for the timekeeper on the job, exclaimed, with a look of disgust covering his face: "Isn't it trouble enough to fall three stories without being docked for the few moments I lose goin' to 'th' hostal?"—New York Times. Professor's Little Joke The late Prof. Samuel D. Gross was a man who, like many of his colleagues, was very fond of a good story, and was equally quick at repartee, says the Philadelphia Ledger. The following anecdote of his happy retort to an admiring patient is too funny. Dr. Gross had been ill for some time and was just beginning to get around, when he met a patient, who said: "Professor, I am very glad to see that you are out again; while you were sick your patients were dying by the dozen.erry twinkle came into the doctor's eye, as he replied: 'I see! Now, I suppose, they will die by the Gross.' 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With one simultaneous crack the three topmasts went over the side, and as the men and officers jumped under the shelter of the weather rail Lampert and those of the watch who were with him came tumbling down from the poop. A whirlwind arose after and sweeping them away. But though the malignity native to matter had set the Potluck ashore, by good luck she was hard and fast in the one sheltered cove on the island. When Lampert by instinct altered her course to port, as he heard the coast breakers at sea, he jumped in between two ledges of rock, of which the outer or more westerly one acted as a complete breakwater. "I spike Eagelash," nodded stranger. "How you come 'ere'?" asked eager chorus. The Frenchman nodded. "Gumped!" he said, smiling. "Shir Por smout—London!" I spick Ilish. "Well, then," said Hart. "Deserted! just dry up with your mix in wash and split it all out free as to you came 'ere,' and wot the name this bally rock is, and who's 'abitant. Now, give it lip!" "Hart's a natural born speaker, r as a clear 'ead,' said the crowd. puts it in a nutshell, and don't run away. But the Frenchman said puzzz "Comb wiz," he said: "spik Eagelash," better," and he pointed over the hirise. The skipper, who had been lying flat when the others jumped for the main deck, got up and crawled forward to the break of the poop. He half paralyzed with a mixture of funk and rage. He addressed himself and his remarks to the sky, the sea, and the island, but above all to Lampert. You man-drowning, slop-built caricature of a sailman, what 'ave you bin and done with my ship?' he beLOWed. "Oh, Lord. Llord is a ruined man; byosh, I'll murder you!" He tumbled down on the main deck and made for Lampert, who easily dodged him. "Shut up, you old idiot!" said the mate contemptuously. "Who but me told you that if you drove her in thick weather, and no sun seen for a week, you'd pile her up?" Simcox caught Jones and held him. "Good Lord, sir," said the second greaser. "It's no time to fight." "No it ain't," said the second bolder. "The sun should dare to shove his ore in almost cowed the poor old Guffin. It was something out of nature. "It ain't no time for jawbating," insisted Hart, about whom the others had gathered. "It's time for thinkin' out the politics of the situation, and if I'm not mistaken we shall! be able to walk ashore by the morning, and there won't be no ship for any one to command—so what the use of jaw? I say up get stores, eh, Mackenzieiz." "Don't ask me," said old Mac. "I was thinkin' that might soon we'll be able to set that question about the business of the job." And as by this time Jones was calming down and was rather inclined to cry, Lampert came up to the restive crowd. "You dry up, Hart," he said roughly. "Until the ship's broken up you're on the articles. Say another word and I'll break your jaw." "Yes, sir," said Hart, respectfully. Until dawn they loaded on the boat, the table, discussing whether they were on one of the Crozets or what, and whether they would stay long there, and if so what, and so on. And just as the dawn broke over the island they got an awful surprise. They saw a man standing on the low cliff on about a level with the jagged splitters of the foretopast where it had gone short in the cap. "The bloomin' hisland in abilt," cried a foreast手, and every one rushed forward to interview the gesticulating stranger. "Wod's the bloke say?" asked the crowd. "Oh, say it again!" And the stranger said it again. But the crowd shook a unanimous bob. "I believe the silly galoot don't talk English." cried Hart; "tere, where's Dutchy?" They shewed their one "Dutchman" forward, and after some interchange of unintelligibilities, listened to by every one with bated breath. Hermann turned round. Simcox caught Jones and held him. "I not versteh, captain. I denk him ehl French." The Frenchman was joined by two or three wore, and then by a dozen "Why, they're all French," said the disgusted crowd. "What's the Frenchmen doin' on any island of ours?" And until the sea went down, which it did sufficiently to allow them to get ashore at about 10 o'clock, they discussed the question as to whether the island was not. It was settled by old Mackenzie. "All islands as don't belong to any one belongs to us," he said; "it was arranged so by Disreck." They got ashore with some risk, and were greeted by the Frenchmen in the most amiable way. "Poor beggars!" said the crew; "it was a terrible lot of things like them to be on a desalt island. Aln't it a wonder Froglies ever goes to sea? But does they belong 'ere, or was they piled hup sune himself?" Hart found himself alongside a Frenchman with a long red Liberty cap on, and a big pair of ear-rings in his ears. "Goddard," said the Frenchman. "what we say we cried Hart. 'Here you-chan, he speaks English.' 'Hurrah,' said the crowd. "I spike Eagelish," nodded the stranger. "How'd you come 'ere?' asked the eager chorus. The Frenchman nodded. the Frenchman indeed. "Odentman!" he said, smiling. "Ship 'Odentman'—London!" I spik Eph lish. "Well, then," said Hart, desperately, "just dry up with my mixed hogwash and spit it all out free to as 'ow you came ere,' and not the name of this bally rock is, and who's its inability to do." Hart a natural born speaker, and 'as a clear ead,' said the crowd. "E puts it in a nutshell, and don't run to waste in words." But the Frenchman looked puzzled. "Comb wiz," he said: "Spik eullish besser, and he pointed over the low rise." "Steady!" said Hart; "boys, I'm not clear as to whether we hank bein' bled hints hambush. It haint natural for shipwrecked Englishmen to find Frenchmen shipwrecked, too!" The captain squatted on a rock. "It ain't," said the crew suspicious "And even if it's all right, we bein' strangers might be led into makin' a treaty without known' all there is to know. I vote waitin' till the officers comes up." They squatted down on rocks and on the lumps of tussac grass till the captain and the two mates came along with the rest of the Frenchmen. Hart communicated his suspicions to the skipper, who was decidedly under the influence of alcohol. "That's all right," said the Guffin thickly. "We can manage Frenchmen. They ain't goin' to make no French shore question on no more of our islands. One Newfoundland's enough for me. I'll show you n' gourdons' gotlachuns is my forte." And he led them to the hill. Below them they saw the wreck of a French barqueus. "Bilimp," said the crowd, with a a frown, "if they 'avent' got the best sort of our husband." It was not to be endured by any lot of Englishmen under the sun that the best part of this rock should be occupied by their natural foes, and soon there was evidence that in any attempt to turn the Frenchmen out the British leader would have a united nation at his back. The Guffin and the two mates argued it, and Lampert was the Opposition. "Wy, wot's this you're sayin'?!" asked the disgusted skipper; "did I think to have shipped a Verning 'Arcourt among my lot? You're a Little Englander, and nothin' but it, Lampert." "They was here first," said Lampert obstinately. "The butisland is British ground," urged Simcox, "and where our flag flies no Frenchman can have the best. They can take what they trade and they can take what's left. What for have we always beat 'om if we're to give in now?" "Continuosity of foreign politics is my mottet," the skipper. "With continuity and foodlush firmness, and a polite 'hout o' this, you'll see 'em listen to reason, and evacuate. I shall send him my hultimatum this very afternoon, and you, Simeco, shall show you the look of a Simcox looked anxious. "Well, captain, I was thinking it would be judicious policy to send in the Dutchman. It will remind them that Europe is more or less again them, and to have a Dutchman here will make 'em think twice after they elect for war." The skipper hook his head. The Dutchman looks, it looks jubilous on the surface, but takin' deeper thought it ain't. It would aggratewate them, and that ain't policy. We fight if we must, but don't start it by doin' anytin' unpleasen' more'n askin' for our rights. And in 'n gottatnam it ain't policy to remind 'em deliberate of the time the Proschans beat 'em. And moreover it's accordin' to no tradition I've heard of to send a furriner as hambassador. No, Simeco, you shall I draw up the hultimatum at once. He returned on board the wreck of the Potuck, and in company with a bottle of brandy strove with the situation, while the crowd and their spokesman, Hart, argued like a house of commons. "It alitn't any good talkin'," said Jack, "and hevy one knows that give a Frenchman the chance of argument he'll talk a government mule's 'ind leg off.' 'Hout of this,' is the only argument a Frenchman hunderstands." "But they seem to be a good many more of 'em than us," suggested the crowd. "Come to that," said Hart. "It's the only just ground we 'as to go for them. For if they was only okay number it'd be cowardly to whack 'em and for one would be on the side of just gold down there and showin' them out peacefully. I'm for the hutmanat right off. I wonder 'ow the Guinn will put it. Say, boys, 'ow the ecom'!" "The old man" staggered up with a sheet of paper in his hand. "Have you done it, sir?" asked Simcox. "Let's hear it." "Yes, read it out," said Lampert, with half a sneer, which the skipped officer told. The crowd gathered round as the captain squatted on a rock. "On board the British barque Potluck, belonging to the British port Liverpool; owners, McWattle & Co; Captain Abednego Jones. "Mr. Simcox-Sir——" "What?" said the astounded Simcox. "It's addressed to you, Simcox," said the skipped blandly. "Why? asked Simcox. The skipped shook his head impatiently. "I thought you'd 'ave known, Simcox. You're the hambassador, and you've to communicate to this 'om.'" "Mr. Simcox—Sir, you'll be so good as to be so knowledgeable to the contents of this 'ere letter to them French of the wreck we don't know the name of, and tell them to clear. For there ain't no reasonable grounds for suppose! this ain't a British hisland (seeing that most all hislands is) and they must have possessed of the best bit of it, which can't be allowed, as it's contrary to law in such case made and purified. So you'll inform 'em it ain't goin' to be put up, and with them must evacuate immejit and resume the status quo—"' "What that?' asked Simcox. "It's Latin, you unutterable ass," said the skipper, with a look of withering contempt. "I don't know Latin," said the poor second mate. "He expected it of you?" asked the skipper. "It means that things are to go on as they was afore they come: "——resume the statues quo, and no stand不 narguement. You are to tell 'em it will be be considered an unfriendly, heath, and that we 'as cleared for haction in consequence of not believing them such cowards to quit, they must, and no mistake, or we resort without delay to the arbitrage and general haverage of war. Given this day on board the British barque Potnick by me. "Captain Abednego Jones." "First rate!" said the crew. "That'll give 'em the jumps." And how am I to translate it? asked Simcox. "That's your look-out, said the Guffin, with a hiccup. 'Shall I keep a dog and bark myself? Now, 'urry and get it hover. And let hevery one 'ave a weapon, and 'aspispi and belayin' pins. Now go, Simcox. "Hart, come along with me," said Simcox. Was it the 'old man' was engaged in keeping his balance he made no objection. (To be continued.) ONE WAY TO CATCH A THIEF. Russian Muzhik Shows Craft in Bringing Theft to Light. Charles Chapman Grafton, bishop of Fond du Lac, has just returned from Russia. He brings back a hearty oeuvre for the Russian church and a hearty liking for the humble muzhik. "The muzhik is singularly honest." Bishop Grafton said recently. "This characteristic in him was proved to me by an episode I witnessed in a remote Russian village, and this episode was also notable for the credit it reflected on the intelligence of a certain village leader. "It appears that a plow had been stolen from the field. The like of this had been happened before. It had always been customary to leave everything unguarded in the village. Now that a thief had suddenly appeared, what was to be done? "To consider what should be done a council of muzhiks was called. The men, bearded and stern, gathered on the common. The head muzhik held up his hand for silence, and said: "We are dishonored. A thief has arisen among us, defiling our good name. But all will end well, for I have discovered the thief, and I will not lay my hand on him. See "and" look up a big stone—"see, the thief is before me, and now" he raised his arm—and now with all my might I hurl this stone at him. "In the most violent manner the head muzhik pretended to throw the stone, and one man—only one ducked. This fellow he was—only half a dozen, of course, the thief plow was found in his cellar tat after afternoon." NUMBER ON PAPER MONEY. How to Tell Without Seeing the Figures if It Is Odd or Even. "If any one comes up to you and wants to bet you that they can tell whether the number on any of Uncle Sam's paper money is odd or even by looking at that part of the bill on which the number does not appear, shum him as you would the plague," said guest at the Hotel McKay last night. "Why? What is the joke?" asked another guest. "Only this," replied the first. "I was out this afternoon with a number of men with whom I have business dealings. We ate lunch and then one man wanted to bet me that he could call the even or odd on the number of any bill I had, the loser to pay for the bill. I said a bill from my pet, folded it so that the number did not show and after he had looked at it he said even." "It was even. Soon afterward I not stuck for the cigars the same way. After I had been done four or five times they explained to me that all of the bills marked 'A' and 'C' were old, while those marked 'B' and 'D' were even. It cost about $6 to find it out, but I guess it was a good investment at that. It is the same, on all bills. Be careful when attempting to do the work not to take the series letter in front of the number, but hunt for a small letter on the left hand side of the bill."—Duluth Evening Herald. German Railroad Earnings. The income of all German railroads in October was $115,100,000, a gain of $2,379,500, or 6 per cent, over October last year. Monkeys Like Onions. The onion is a delicacy of the monkey. STATE MARSHAL LAW. Convention Decides Upon Bill to Go to Legislature. Des Moines, Jan. 22.—At the state marshal convention yesterday morning the bl. which will be presented by the organization to the legislature for adoption was decided upon. The bill is similar to the one adopted by the convention held at Grinnell last May. There have been a few important changes, however. In brief, the bill is as follows: The state is divided into five marshal districts. One marshal shall be appointed for each district. The terms of office for the marshals first appointed shall be one year in District No. 1, two years in District No. 2, three years in District No. 3, and four years in District Nos. 4 and 5. Afterwards the terms of those appointed shall be four years. Deputy marshals may be appointed in one district and transferred to another. District marshals shall enforce the state liquor laws. They shall report violations to the district attorney, who will commence prosecution; or they may prosecute the case themselves. They will be required with the power of peace officers and may discharge their duties at any place in the state. District marshals have power to employ attorneys to prosecute cases where the county attorney shall have the power to shall be taxed as costs in the case and on conviction as judgment against the defendant. If not paid by defendant the fee comes from the state treasury. Marshals shall have power to appoint deputies and special deputies. Duties of state marshals shall not require the peace officers of their responsibility. Drugists hold permits to sell liquor shall file with district marshals copies of reports filed with county auditor. Compensation of marshals and deputies left for legislature to fill in. Must file itemized accounts of expenses, etc. with the state auditor. Of the mulit tax collected by the counties $200 in each instance must be remitted to the state treasury as a fund to pay the expenses of the state marshals' department of the state government. Legal fees now taxed in liquor prosecutions for sheriffs shall be taxed for services of the marshals and their deputies and shall be paid into the state treasury. Should the assessor fail to make the mulit assessment the district marshal can be appointed. Deputy marshals shall make reports to the district marshals and the district marshals shall make annual reports to the governor. Section 16 locates the office headquarters of the various district marshals. Deputy marshals appointed must be confirmed by the state senate before taking office. MT. AYR BANK TO WALL. Citizen$^2$ Bank, One of Town's Leading Financial Enterprises. Mt. Ayr, Jan. 18—With liabilities of $450,000 and only $70 in cash in the vault, the Citizen$^2$ bank of this place closed its doors Saturday morning. The president, Day Dunning,Essential liabilities, but there are others who say that depositors will only get 10 per cent. The bank had over $400,000 in deposits. Dunning and his sons, Clyde Dunning, the cashier, and Clarence Dunning, assistant cashier, held a consultation after banking hours Friday night and decided that the end of their string had been reached. Their account at 5 o'clock Saturday morning, and a statement was prepared to post on the bank door at 8 o'clock, giving notice that Mr. Dunning had turned over to John L. Patterson all his property in the prestigious head for the benefit of his creditors. Although it was stated by Cashier Clyde Dunning that a quiet run on the bank had been progressing for the past year, the doors came as a distinct surprise to the business and farming community. The word spread over town and country with great rapidity on the dozens of depositors. Farmers from every direction came pouring into town. While there were hundreds of depositors hard hit, the talk was for moderation. **SHOOTING AT THE POLLS.** Ballots were Stolen and One of the Robbers, Was Shot. Des Moines, Jan. 19.—A mixture of Tammany and Kentucky methods combined succeeded in getting away with everything in sight at the polling place located at the corner of East Thirteenth and Walnut streets, in the Third precinct of the Sixth ward, about a quarter of eight o'clock in the morning. The number of the ballots cast in the primary election for that precinct, all MacVicar ballots and some of the Mattern ballots have disappeared, and one at least of the ballot thieves is probably the one who has entered the voting place and presented an offer from Chairman Harsh that they be permitted to witness the counting of the ballots. They were permitted to do so, and as the count was proceeding they turned out the light and the ballots to the ballot box with a large portion, but as they ran one of the judges fired, hitting one of the robbers. His companion, however, added him in getting away. BODY SEARED BY THE FLAMES Little Negro Girl in Marshalltown Receives Terrible Burles Veteran Johnson Heller of 706 H Walnut street, Urbana, III., says: "In the fall of 1899 after taking Doan's. 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The woman of New York have been making much of Prince Mohammed Barakatullah. Recently he delivered a lecture before the Professional Women's League on the standing of a Jordanian woman in their own country, and addressed upon the subject of polygamy. After his lecture, one of the ladies became personal, and asked him: "Prince, would you be contented with one wife?" "Madame, declared that never had a desire for more than one until I met the American woman." In all of his accounts of European travel, Mark Twain expresses his dissatisfaction with the cooking there, and in his "Tramping Aboard" he devotes more than a page to a list of the good things he will get upon arrival in America, and by a description of a real American beefsteak that would make Thackeray, famous as is his pancyric on the juicy tenderloin, turn in his grave. From all accounts, the American historist has not modified his opinion of the chef chefs. It is said that, on leaving the kitchen, he confided to Senator Depew: "Rather than eat those European breakfasts, do you know what I'll do? I'll nail a piece of cuttlefish bone on the chimney, and every morning I'll hop up on the mantel and pick at it with a tin bill. It will be just as filling and much cheaper than an European breakfast." WORRY A Sure Starter for Ill Health. Useless worrying (a form of nervousness) is indirectly the result (through the nerves) of improper feeding. A furniture man of Memphis says: "About a year ago I was afflicted with nervous spells, would worry so over trivial things. "I want to consult one of the best physicians in Memphis and he asked among many questions if I drank coffee. "His advice was: 'Go to some provision store and get a box of Postmilk, drink it in place of coffee and as you are confined to your desk to a great extent try and get out in the open air as much as possible.' I followed his instructions regarding the Postmilk. 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THEY APPEAL TO GEN. KNOX He Says Congress Can Help By Fixing a Stable Price—Association Is Formed to Work With Those of Other States. Des Moines, Jan. 22.—Two hundred and fifty of the leading live stock feeders and shippers in Iowa, controlling more than 60 per cent of the stock shipped from this state, met in Des Moines yesterday and organized "The Cora Belt Meat Producers" association of Iowa" for the purpose of fighting the meat trust and the withdrawals of privileges by railroad companies. Organization of meat producers in Iowa includes the State of South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin into one massive body, to co-operate in retaining and establishing the rights of the producer, will follow. Every county in each of the states will have an association, and within one year it is proposed to have the interest of all stock raisers, feeders and shippers in the Iowa belt states amalgamated. One or more independent packing plants will be established by this organization, the stock to be subscribed to meat producers. The first plant will be located in Des Moines, Chicago and Omaha. One of the most important actions taken was the endorsement of the resolution offered by Frederick Larrabe of Fort Dodge, son of ex-Governor James L. McCormick, for enactment of a national law prohibiting the reduction of prices in certain territories to squelch competition of smaller concerns. The resolution is printed in full, and will be introduced in the House of Representatives assembly by either Hon. R. W. Wright, of Fort Dodge, or Will C. Whiting of Whiting. The object of the proposed federal law is to prevent the alleged packing trust from driving out the independent packing plants which the American government owns. Mr. Larrabe says that Attorney General Knox stated to him that such a law would be constitutional; that congress has power to regulate prices in preservation of competition by producing cut rates to destroy competition. At the final meeting last evening, a resolution was passed instructing the directors of the association to investigate the cost of establishing an independent packing plant at Chicago or Des Moines. This committee of the directors will probably consult with the team of the organization organized in Kansas City and expects to be able to report within the next few weeks. HELD WITHOUT BAIL. Wm. E. Slifer Will Answer to District Court Feb. 8. Grundy Center, Jan. 20.—The preliminary hearing of Wm. E. Slifer, who was arrested December 23, 1993, charged with the murder of his wife, was held before C. E. Butler, justice of the peace. The hearing was be heard in the courthouse in this city. The attorney for the prosecution were County attorney F. W. Reflinger, E. A. Crary of this city, and Chas. Pickett of the firm of Mullen & Pickett of Waterloo. The attorneys for the defense were A. N. Wood of this city and Bert Boles of this city. The attorneys for the nesses were examined: Prof C. N. Kinney, chemist of Des Moines; Dr F. Connard of Reinbeck, ex-coroner of Grundy Center, who held the inquest over Mrs. Slifer's remains; Dr F. P. Butler of Whiten, who assisted in the autopsy, and a number of others. Her arrest introduction of plaicefaw, the defendant waived, and was held without ball to the district court which convenes February 8. BURLINGTON BOY'S MISTAKE. Kills His Mother While handling a Shotgun. Burlington, Jan. 19.—Reeling like a drunken man towards the prostrate form of his mother he had accidentally killed while handling a shotgun, Charles Crabtree, a 12-year old son, who was shot in the awful deed and sank half swabbing to the floor, "Papa, papa," he moaned, "I have killed my precious mother." The accident occurred just before 6 o'clock. The boy was cleaning his gun, the muzzle of which he had directed at it, it was in some manner discharged, a full charge of shot taking effect in the mother's breast. A coroner's jury exonerated the luckless youth from all blame. BIG ACTIVITY REPORTED. iowa People Eager to Purchase Cape Breton Stock. Des Moines, Jan. 20.—A wonderful activity in the purchase of stock in the Cape Breton Coal & Iron Co. is evident here. The rumor that this stock is about to advance to 256 per cent in an eagerness for purchase at 156 that bids fair to precipitate the advance. Orders from all over the state are pouring into the Des Moines office and the fact that many prominent Iowa men have become heavily interested in the company. A big success is predicted and large profits will be realized. Full information can be obtained by writing the company. **Austin Pleads Gulty.** Marshan, own, Jan. 22.—George Austin, the colored man who stole the city and attempted to shoot Officer Large when the latter sought to arrest him, pleaded guilty in the district court to the charge of assault with intent to commit murder. He wished he had a bad record here and at Oskaloosa, where he was mixed up in several notorious affairs. **Badly Injured by Burting Saw.** Mitchellville, Jan. 16.—By the bursting of a circular saw which he was assisting to operate, Bert Craig, a young farmer living south of here, was shot in the chest and the piece of the saw struck him between the eyes, splitting his skull. QUESTION MULCT LAW. Action of Judge Smith McPherson Affects Constitutionality. Council Bluffs, Jan. 20.—The constitutionality of the Iowa muct law is called into question in a temporary injunction granted by Judge Smith McPherson against Attorney Wadsworth and Receiver Hair in favor of the Grand hotel. They are restrained from prosecuting the hotel company under the muct law, and if the case is fought, may be obtained as the status of the present law. The petition for the injunction declares that certain sections of the Iowa muct law are contrary to the constitution of the United States, particularly to amendment 14.10. The court may make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property without process of law in violation to any person in its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law. The petition declares that "the statutes named are unlawful, unconstitutional and void because under their provisions - private prosecutors who are irresponsible, and without the necessity of giving security for costs of prosecution - without any protection or guard for the rights of citizenship, but merely for the purpose of personal and private gain and for the gratification of personal malice, may be permitted to prosecute and force the defendants or those whom they may allege have violated the provisions of the statutes of the law. They must have time and deprive them of their property without due process of law." The Iowa mulct law sections are unconstitutional, the petition goes on to assert, because they provide that the defendant is successful to be taxed as costs in the action in event the plaintiff is successful, and there is no provision whatever for the costs and attorneys' fees in case the defendant is successful in the action. The defendant is also made because by the provisions of the statutes in question a lien is allowed and permitted to the plaintiff for costs and attorneys' fees in case he is successful, but no like provisions are allowed, in the defendant in event he is successful. SLUGGED IN HEART OF CITY. Two Young Men of Davenport Are Knocked Down and Robbed. Davenport, Jan. 21.—Another hold-in has been perpetrated in Davenport. This time right in the heart of the city about 7 in the evening. Martin Stebbins, who is a salesman for the Tri-City Packing company, was passing up Perry street, between East Front and Second streets when suddenly one or more thugs jumped out of the alley, attacked him from behind, beat him into inscumbency and left him lying in a pool of blood. Although Stebbins carried considerable money, none of which was taken by his assailants, it is thought that their motive was robbery, and that they were frightened away before they had to search the unconscious victim. The assault is similar to that on young Allen Hammond, who was robbed of $40 on Saturday night. The fact that both carried money and passed regularly the places where they were assailed is taken as evidence that the highwaymen, or men, matched both assaults are the same, and that they are both local characters. No arrests have been made by the police as a result of either slugging, and they apparently are as much at sea as the remainder of the populace. Nothing is said at the station about either of them, and no suspects have been booked for some lime. The two daring crimes happening with him are not unusual, occasional some alarm and inasmuch as either might have resulted in murder, some apprehension is generally felt. BANK WAS INSOLVENT. Startling Condition of Affairs in Holstein Bank. Ida Grove, Jan. 22.—It has developed in connection with the affairs of the estate of the late E. H. McCutchen of Holstein, that his banking business of E. H. McCutchen & Co. was insolvent at the time of his death. Only later developments can disclose just how bad the insolvency is, but it is estimated that the liabilities of 21% of the most liberal estimate of the assets is $200.00. Others estimate that the assets will yield much less than $200.00. In the list of the McCutchen bank's liabilities is a deposit of $100,000 belonging to the Modern Woodmen of America, Mr. McCutchen's institution having been made a deposit of $100,000 in this sum, by surety bonds signed by twenty business men and farmers of Holstein. The bank also held about $50,000 of local deposits and $3,000 of county deposits; other liabilities exist to the sum of about $100,000 of the McCutchen assets is the fine stock farm owned by Mr. McCutchen near Holstein. It comprises 600 acres of choice land and a fine lot of fancy cattle and hogs. The herds include some of the finest ani- The affairs of the estate are in the hands of Mr. McCutchen's two sons. A statement of some kind is expected soon. FORMAL DEMAND ON LAYMAN. Supervisor Instructed to Collect Colfax Bank Deposit. Des Moines, Jan. 20.—The Polk county board of supervisors at its meeting Monday afternoon instructed its chairman, Mr. Morrison, to demand upon ex-Counselurer Al Layman for the Colfax bank deposit of 25,000 which is missing. In case of the failure of Mr. Layman to turn over the deposit in cash within a reasonable length of time, the chairman has been instructed to make a demand upon each of Mr. Morrison's thirty-four personal sisters. Pending the carrying out of these instructions, the suit against Mr. Layman and his bondsmen is being held up. It was stated yesterday morning that the board deemed it probable that either Mr. Layman or his bondsmen would make the missing bondsmen good and maintain the bringer of the bondsmen, the courts of the city. 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A trial will prove what we are able in the household. Many people say, it is safe and all proportions are priced. Capsicum, at all temperatures, is able to send this amount to us in postage stamps we are to be accepted by the public unless the carriage carries our name, it is not genuine. GHESEBROUGH MFG. 17 State Street, New York City. appreciates nicely starched arch under the sun gives Starch. It is absolutely other starches contain. It or causes the clothes to m. For 10 cents you get which can be made. Thousands have been cured of every form of pain and chiefly Rheumatism Little Joseph Green is convalescent. Mr. John Logan made his usual trip to Glenora last Sunday. Miss Augusta Williams of Chicago is in our city. She will reside with her mother and brother, Mr. Shelly Williams. Little Mattie McDonnell accompanied Miss Williams here and will be her guest. Williams has gone to Dixon, IL, to reside permanently. Mr. Sol. Williams will visit his relatives in Dixon soon. The Colored Woman's Social club met with Mrs. Henrietta Jones last Monday night. We wre glad to have several visitors in our midst, who are always welcome and we hope in the future more will be invited into the room and come to our "Onward and upward" march. After the business part of the meeting was over we had our usual social chat and light refreshments were served. We always enjoy meeting with Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Charles Lewis, who has been indisposed, is able to sit again, and Mrs. Ruth Mathews and Mrs. Lovejoy were on the bill last week making calls. Mr. M. O. Culberson of Clinton, Iowa was a guest in our city Sunday. DOINGS IN CLINTON Mrs. F. E. McNell has gone to Sava- nathan, G. on a visit with relatives and friends. The date of the trustee concert has been delayed to February 12th. The annual election of officers of Bittel A. M. E. Sunday school was held on last Sunday with the following result: Superintendent, Miss Dozier; assistant superintendent, Miss Dozier; assistant secretary, treasurer; assistant secretary, Mamie Gilbert; treasurer, Murda Beason; librarian, Carrie Owen; assistant librarian, M. O. Culberson, Jr.; chorister, Miss Simpson; organist, Miss assistant organist, Mrs. S. V. Emerson. M. O. Culbertson spent Sunday in Duobue. Evangelistic meetings are being held all this week. Miss Horton, the sixteen-year-old child evangelist, will preach at Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday. We were invited as to the service of Mrs. S. C. Smith. At the time of information she was well and hearty, visiting with her husband in Sterling. Rev. Miller has accepted the pastorate of the Second Baptist church. He was formerly from Des Moines. GALESBURG (ILL.) RIPLETS. GALBERTSON (ILE) NIPELTS. Household of Ruth, 387, installed the named officers of A. P. N. G., A. P. W. Phelan, Y. Turpin; W. Recorder, E. Logan; W. Counselor, H. Wells, W. Usher, C. Wells; Worthy Shepherd, C. McGruder, N. G., E. J. McGruder; W. Treasurer, M. Simms; Supports to M. N. G., F. Washington and Becca Amp Washington to R. N. G., J. H. Washington and M. Hain, Supports to the University trustees for the year, N. McAtee, Addie B. Fletcher and Charles McGruder. Rev. Fenher preached a very able sermon Sunday morning, theme "Sweet Memory of Intellectual Social and Spiritual Strength." The Sunday school has purchased a new organ. Mr. Fenher's many friends were glad to see her out to church last Sabbath. Mr. John Duke and wife are proud over the little daughter born to them this week. The Leap Year entertainment spoken of the time may well come off Thursday evening at the A. M. E. church. There will be a chicken pie entertainment at Knoxville on the same evening. Quarterly meeting Sunday at the A. M. E. church. Presiding Elder Booth Rev. Douglas of Lexington, Ky., has accepted a call from the Second Baptist church. He will come February 1. Miss Erica Welcome is attending Lombard college. The grip has been doing its work here for few days. Quite a number are better. Mrs. John Johnson had a very sick attack last week. She is much improved. WASHINGTON NOTES The ladies of the A. M. E. church will give a leap year. Entertainment next Tuesday evening in the church. The young people have organized a literary society, known as the Booker T. Washington Society, as evening event, January 14. Miss Zora Mytle Hall became Mrs. Henry knides, wearing the honors of matron with quaint grace. Promptly at eight o'clock the young couple entered the courtyard beneath a beautifully decorated arch. Rev. Payton performed the ceremony. The bride looked charming in a dress of white Persian lawn. The groom appeared at his best in full dress. After the ceremony a three-course lunch was served. The groom sat Miss Nora Motts, cousin of the bride, and Mr. Aron Howard. The bride is a granddaughter of Mrs Samuel Hall, and is one of Washington's charming young ladies. The groom, Mr. Henry Rhodes, fromerly of Baltimore, was a pioneer of prising young farmers. He is one of those young men who by close application to business and pleasant manners, is bound to succeed in this world. About fifty guests witnessed the ceremony, many beautiful presents were presented to the guests in which they are held by their friends. The event is one which society has looked forward to for many days. Mrs. Robert Rhodes of Richmond, KY, mother of the groom, was the guest of honor at the new home southeast of Washington, where a nicely furnished cottage was in readiness for them. Mrs. J. W. Martin left for St. Paul last Thursday evening. Miss L. Banks has returned to Osakao. Mr. Sharp of Buxton was in the city in the interest of the Buxton Eagle recently. Degrated for Religious Separation, An Austrian officer, the Marchane Tweil, declared a challenge on noon, and he was sent to prison. He was not only degraded from his rank, but has been ordered to serve his time on a private in the rank. CHICAGO MAN'S HEAD BIGGEST. How the Sizes Vary in Different Sections of the United States. A hatter had just finished selling a hat to an Irishman. "The Irish," he said, "have heads of a graceful shape; long and oval, and very large. The Americas has a head shaped very much like the Irishmen only it is smaller and slightly smaller. The German has a square head, flat on top and very wide between the cars. A German's hat always looks too big for him. It looks so encompass the head's great breadth it must be bought a little too loose in it. The German's hats who are particular, have their hats made to order on this account. "I sell hats all over the United States, and I find that heads run bigger West than anywhere else. The Chicago man has the biggest head in America. The Southern has the smaller West. The North has the New Yorkers and Bostonians—all have heads about the same size. That size is on the average." The Westerner's size is 74%. The Southern's is 6½%. "Philadelphia Record. GREAT POWER OF TO-DAY. Symbol Means as Much, Though Not Waving Over Armed Men. "I never see the letters S. P. Q. R." observed the professor of history thoughtfully, "without feeling a little thrill of what they once meant to the world. Wherever they were borne over the eagles of the Roman legions the people recognized their masters and paid tribute. There is no emblem of absolute control in the world to-day corresponding to it. Just then one of the big oil tank wore on its sides the classic legend, "Standard Oil Company," came around the corner, at the sight of which the good professor looked as if he would like to modify his last statement. Search for Wrecks in Lake Huron. One of the most thoroughly organized hunts for lost treasure ever attempted on the great lakes is to be made on Lake Huron, where the Milwaukee Wrecking Company is preparing to search for the bucks of vessels. Representatives of the company, the chief of the Phoenix of Oscaoda, and, with another vessel to aid her, will seek weathen among the wrecks dotting the lake bottom six or seven miles off the shore. One of the most valuable cargoes is one of copper lost in the early days of lake navigation. Another is of steel ingots, and still another is a cargo of whisky, lost in a schooner bound for Mackinaw many years ago. The Milwaukee Wrecking Company is cargo of the steamer Pewabic, al Olpeana, after it had been in the water nearly forty years. — Chicago Inter Ocean. New York's Tall Buildings. the tallest buildings in New York are: The Park Row building, 29 stories, or 382 feet high; the St. Paul building, 26 stories, 308 feet; the Manhattan Life, 22 stories, 348 feet; the Times Square, 22 stories, 348 feet; the American Tract, 23 stories, 306 feet; the Empire, 20 stories, 293 feet; the Home Life, 16 stories, 280 feet; the Washington Life, 15 stories, 273 feet; the Gillender, 16 stories, 273 feet; the Bowling Green, 19 stories, 272.6 feet; the Bank of Commerce, 20 stories, 272 feet, 70 feet; the Standard Oil, 15 stories, 253 feet, and the Commercial Cable, 21 stories, 255 feet. Fond of Milk. Bishop Coleman, of Delaware, takes a long walking trip every summer. Usually he goes alone, but on one occasion several gentlemen accompanied him. The party toured the White Mountains. On an August afternoon they stopped, very warm and thirsty, at a farmhouse and bought several quarts of milk. Even now, though, they were unsatisfied, so the farmer's wife fetched from the spring house no less than three gallons of milk in a pail. Setting this before them, she said: "One would think, gentlemen, that you had never been weaned."—Detroit News-Tribune. Bute Comfort Before Looks Secretary of War Root is a firm believer in the idea that a soldier should look the soldier when engaged in military work, but he also realizes that in very hot weather some measure of smart appearance must give way to comfort, so he has practically said: "Bother your uniforms; dress as you please." Indeed, he has set the example for his burean chiefs at the war department by stripping off coat and waistcoat and making himself as nearly comfortable as possible in a becoming colored shirt waist. Probably Knew the Widow. Visits of consolation are not by any means pleasant, and there is no class of men in the world who know it better than ministers of the gospel. They try to be comforting, but it is not always they say just the right thing. "Did the minister say something comforting?" asked the neighbor of a West Philadelphia widow recently bereaved. "Indeed, he did not," was the quick reply. "He said my husband was better off." A Midget Fireman. The smallest volunteer fireman in the world is Leopold Kahn, of White Plains, N. Y., proprietor of a large hotel there. For years Kahn traveled extensively, writing his is also a widget and has traveled extensively in the show business. Silence for a Month. A curious custom prevails in Bulgaria which must be a hard penalty for the woman who loves to hear 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 remove this restriction permanently the husband presents her with a gift, and then she can chatter to her heart's content. Dr. Lew Arntz. A. In this issue Dr. Arnts publishes testimonials of appreciation from patients who were greatly benefited by the use of properly ground lenses. Each week Dr. Arnts relieves scores of patients, some of whom had tried to use the factory glasses. He prescribed spectacles for them, which remedied the defect and stopped all severe headaches and eye strains. Patients wishing to consult Dr. Arnts on Sunday will find him at his office between the 10am and 12pm on Friday. Phone 605, Office UPSTAIRS OPPOSITE THE STREET CAR WAITING ROOM—NOT DOWN STAIRS. WHERE OTHER DOCTORS Failed. Mrs. M. A. Wagoner Bays a Last Resort Proved Successful. Des Molines, In., April 13, 1903. For about eight years I suffered with hernias and a lizziness that could cause pain to all. The doctor meant that one of my eyes was entirely blind, or at least seemed to be. I tried to get out of the most prominent window, but the doctor they put into my eyes the worse I got. One specialist told me that the sooner the left eye was entirely dead the better, be as, as it interfered with the other. Dr. Aratz, after making a careful examination, told me that my left eye was almost as good as my right. He examined both my eyes and in a little while informed me that he is necessary to have very different tenses for each eye. His story sounded so unreasonable that I placed very little confidence in it. But as I had tried everything I could think of, so as a last resort I told him a long story shoot I will say he restored the sight in the eye that was almost blind. I am not troubled with severe headaches or eye troubles any more. I think people should know this as a fact and be cared for and might be cured by going to bim. MRS. M. WAGONER. 1217. Twenty-first St. MR. JOHN McCANNY TALKS. Saylorville Man Tried Various Opticians and Medicines. $100.00 WOULD NOT BUY HIS SPECTACLES. I tried to get glasses that would help me see to get around like other people, but failed to get any until I went to Dr. Lew Arntz. He has now entirely erupted my glasses, and I could never be helped. I tried all kinds of medicines, but none did me any good. I am now happy to say I can see to read the smallest print with ease, and I can read the credit thousand dollars without my glasses if I could not get another pair like t.em. Yours truly. JOHN M'CANNEY, Baylorville. Enoch Nichols, Mine Foreman at Gibson Coal Company's Mine, One of the Best and Favorably Known Coal Prospectors in the State of Iowa, Who Has Been Engaged in the Business for Years. I think I would have loved my sight had not been for Dr. Lew Arntz. I could not read a letter in the newspapers if my life had depended upon it. He fitted me so perfectly with glasses that I can now see both far and near. I would not take $100.00 for my glasses, though they only cost me $8.50. DR. ARNTZ HELPED ME. Twenty-five years of Suffering Stopped by Properly Ground Glasses—So Says Mrs. J. L. Wood of Ankeny, Iowa. Mr. J. L. Wood is the daughter of Gear. J., a bible teacher the farmer living near Ankeny, Iowa. After suffering from eye troubles for over twenty-five years and having tried numerous kinds of eye-glasses and medicines, prescribed by doctors and opticians, all of which proved to do me no good, and I had almost given up all my work. I was very fortunate to some of my friends to see me Lew Arntz, Doctor of Optics, Des Moines, Iowa, which I did. He took my case in charge and I can faithfully say he has almost restored my sight to its normal condition. I heartily thanked the Arntz to any of my acquaintances and friends who suffer from eye trouble. MRS. J. L. WOODS De Moines, Iowa, Dec. 7, 1903. Dear Doctor: Arntz! I want to express my opinion to the public and tell them that I will not be for my son Walter. You have certainly convinced me that you understand your business as Doctor of Optics. I will not be for your business as Doctor of Walter's eyes I was afraid that nothing could be done for him. His eyes have been weak from infancy and for over a year before I went to you he was ill. He was goering on, and was compelled to quit school on that account. I want to say this to the public, that no soon as you examined his eyes, you were confident that you could eliminate the defects by properly ground glasses. And surely you have done as you agreed to do. Walters's right is to wear glasses, and he has not missed a day since. To make a long a short or Dr. Aranz has given him his sight again. Had it not been for Dr. Aranz my son would have worked and many of the pleasures of life. Yours truly A. A. BURRELL. ORIGINAL NOTICE. In the district court of the state of Iowa. In and for Polk county, March term, A. D. 1904. You are hereby notified that on or before the 26th day of February, A. D. 1904, the pittition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause will be filed in the office of the clerk of the dis county for Folk county, praying for an absolute divorce from you, together with the permanent custody of the two minor children of said plaintiff and defendant, alleging against you as grounds therefor, desertion, cruel and inhuman treatment, and habitual see petition when filed. And that unless you appear therefor and defend before noon of the second day of the March term, A. D. 1904, of the said court, which will commence at Des Moline, Iowa on the 7th day of March, A. D. 1904, a default will be entered against you and judgment be rendered thereon. B. Dean Fuller, Attorney for Plaintiff. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By BROADWAY OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. ALL DIED OUT OF BED. Curses on Zborowski Family Finda Another Victim. That Elliot Zborowski, who was killed on Tuesday in an auto accident at Nice, died as he did, will be no surprise to those in this city who remember him as the greatest daredevil New York and Newport society ever had. Even Foxhall Keene, who had hated Zborowski by broken, was not the equal to this American count for his wild, reckless disregard for life. He was born in this city of a long line of Zborowski. Strangely enough, his death is in keeping with the traditions of his family, for none of the male members ever dies in bed. Back of this remarkable circumstance is a tale of a curse four generations ago launched by the head of the greatest bishop of Zborowski, by a Irish lord, who in his anger, called upon heaven to prevent any male Zborowski from ever dying in his bed. None has since. Elliot's father was stricken with paralysis and died in his chair before the son could ride for a physician. One of his uncles, Joseph, was born in New Haven & Hartford train. 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