Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. 10., No. 45. --- CITY NEWS. Mr. R. If you have relatives or friends visit in the city or going to make a visit, please in turn us, we solicit all your local news - Ed A. Wm. Crews is on the sick list this week. Mr. J. H. Lewis made a business trip to Omaha this week. Mrs. Archie Perguson who has been quite ill, is improving at present. Mrs. J. O. R. Wimbush is reported to be on the sick list the past week. Mr. H. S. Clay, one of our industrious and genial citizens, is sick this week. Mrs. Ed Knoll is sick at the home of her sister, Mrs. R. Harris on W. Ninth street. After a ten days visit in our city Earl Bradley returned to his home at Molina, Ic, last Monday. Mr. J. T. Thomas of Albia was in our city the past week visiting his sister, Mrs. T. L. Griffith. Fred Wright of Davenport left Tuesday for home, having been employed on the extra night janitor force at the capitol. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Austin of 1031 B street, has been seriously ill for the past two weeks. 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. Henry Tolliver, an old Decatur county boy who has resided in Oklahoma the past three years, arrived in our city last week to remain awhile. Last Sunday was the ninth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hudlin, and they entertained a few of their friends at 7 o'clock dinner. Mr. Charles Harding of Chicago was called here this week to attend the funeral of his mother, which occurred Monday afternoon. The Iowa Legislature has adjourned and the employees have wended their way homeward, after spending a pleasant three months visit in our city. The young ladies says come again. The Wednesday Night Dancing Club held its regular meeting at 314 Grand avenue. Refreshments were served and a real good time was enjoyed by all present. Mr. Wm. Smith gave a dinner at his home, 1228 Twentieth street, last Sunday, complimentary to the Messrs. J. W. A. and Rev. O. Walker. An elegant four course dinner was served. Work has been resumed on the new Burns M. E. church and the pastor, Rev. O. A. Johnson, expects to hold services in the lecture room on the second Sunday of next month. Mr. Alvin Tolliver, one of our boys who is now traveling in the western states, writes to his parents from Washington state, telling them that he is expecting to go to Alaska this summer. Your Patronage is Kindly Solicited at the Jewell Restaurant W. Second and Walnut MEALS SERVED AT 15 CENTS. Under management of R. N. HYDE and MISS MARY MONTAGUE Mr. Frank Bryant of Osceola spent last Wednesday here. He was enroute to Chicago on a visit. Harry Burnaugh of Mt. Pleasant, who has been spending the winter here as an employee in the 30th G. A., left Thursday afternoon for his home. Harry had a good social time and made many friends while in our city. The ladies will be sorry that the legislature adjourned sine dine. MUTUAL PHONES Office 1917 Residence 098 ROOM 398, 300, 292 GOOD BLOCK Des Moines, Ia CLARA A. CLIFF General Steengrather 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. Mrs. Caroline Williams is very sick at her home on Freemont street. Several of the young men are making preparations to give a select sorcer during the early part of May. Mrs. Howard Cravena who has been very sick with pneumonia for the past several weeks has been taken to the Mercy hospital. It is the anxious hope of her many friends that she may soon recover. In our last issue there was a typographical error in the article where we said that a duet was sung at the church by Mrs. Wm. Coalson and W. Burnaugh, should have been Mrs. W. H. Birney instead of Burnaugh. The Olive Branch Whist club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Woodward last Wednesday night, and as usual a pleasant evening was spent. Next week they will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Wilkinson. Mr. W. H. Stanton and Miss Sarah Golgus were married Thursday evening by Rev. T. L. Grifith. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton have lived here since childhood and have many friends who wish them much happiness and success. Mrs. S. Joe Brown entertained at 8:00 o'clock dinner Wednesday Mrs. B. S. Smith of Kansas City, Kan., her sister Mrs. W. H. Warricks, and Meedames J. B. Rush, Wm. Smith and H. R. Wright. Mr. Al. Walker, our representative at Marshalltown, who has been employed in the House chamber during the recent session of the legislature, returned to his home last Wednesday evening. - This month of April seems to be the month of moving for our people, as there has been several changes within the last fortnight, among which are W. L. Tomlin, who has moved to 783 Oak street; James Woods to 1064 Park street; Clifford Williams to 1319 West Nineteenth street and John McClain and family are now living at 764 Oak street. Homeesekers' Excursions to the Northwest, West and Southwest and Colonist Low Rates West. 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 Recalling Chair Cars and "The Best of Everything" For dates of sale and full particulari apply to Agents Chicago & North Western RY. Mr. Henry Yauq, who recently moved here from Missouri has purchased a house and lot at No. 908 Eleventh street, and is having the house remodeled, and when completed will make a beautiful home. We wish more such men would come to our city and buy homes while they can get them at reasonable terms. Mrs. Lena Mason, the noted evangelist, arrived in our city Wednesday and will immediately conduct a series of revival meetings at the First African Baptist church, corner of B and School streets. The public is cordially invited. It will be remembered by those who were here a few years ago that she conducted a series of meetings in this city. DR. A. G. EDWARDS. Physician and Surgeon. OWA PHONE 1081 (Office) MUTUAL PHONE 400 Miles' Drug Store 8 to 10 a.m. 2 to 4 p.m. 7 to 9 p.m. Office HOURS: 8 to 10 a.m. 2 to 4 p.m. 7 to 9 p.m. Office 818 Park Street. A WHIST PARTY. Miss Olive V. Smith entertained about 20 of her friends last night by giving a whistle prize. Prizes were awarded to the lady and gentleman winning the most gres. Mr. Lee R. Blagburn won first prize, offered to the men, and Mrs, Peter Hadlin won the prize offered for the ladies and Miss Eiffie Spears won the ladies booby prize and E. W. Thompson won the booby prize offered for the men. An elegant luncheon was served. The Mesdames Joseph LaCour and E. T. Blagburn assisted the hostess in serving. It was conceded by all present that Miss Smith was a good entertainer. SUIT OR OVERCOAT TO ORDER NO MORE $15 NO LESS WOOLD'S LARGEST TAILORS 56 Stores in America 16 Stores in Europe A THOUSAND STYLES A SINGLE PRICE Fit and Satisfaction Guaranteed The Glasgow 710 WALNUT ST. DES MOINES Long Time Prime Minister. Sir Robert Walpole held the unbeaten record of having been prime minister of England for, in all, twenty-one years. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1904. YOUR MOVE. (Special to Bystander.) Marshalltown, 1a., April 8.—My Dear Sir: I would beg leave of you to permit me space in your honorable paper to say a few words to the public, and also to those who are contemplating on coming to Marshalltown to make their future home. We notice on our streets a great many strangers; some of them have obtained employment and some have found a good warm place in a saloon, where they hang out from day to day. Now there are quite a number of us who have made this city our home for twenty-five years, striving to build ourselves a good reputation of thrift and honesty, and unless there is a great change in the life of living of some who are here and a desire to get out and hustle. it will surely be your move, as we will not submit to it any longer. It is getting so our girls are not safe away from home, for fear they will be induced by soft words and pleasant smiles to go where they have no business. The white citizens have asked us to help them to get rid of this class and we have accepted the offer. We have no fault to find with those who want and show it to be their desire to work, do right and be honest. There happened in our midst an incident, a few days ago, that has driven from us one of the best friends that we had in the city. A Negro applied to Mrs. J. L. Williams for a good hot meal which she refused and told him to get out. He would not go until she called to her son to bring the 'shot gun; then he ran. This has stirred up the town, and as I said before this will not effect the honest Negro, but to those who are gamblers and everything else but what is honorable and upright. If you come here, we do not care if you are from Missouri or any other state, we will certainly show you. Yours for the betterment of the race, I. L. BROWN. MORE LIGHT ON ORIGIN OF THE NEGRO RACE. To the Editor: It seems to me that some reply should be made to William C. McCracken's article in the Battle Ground entitled "Khilians Not Negroes." This communication is rather a seeking after more light than a reply, since the information Mr. McCracken gives is of such startling nature and contrary to all preconceived notions. The so-called Negro is of a variegated race, which no scientist has yet exactly classified, although the Bible makes it clear that he is a son of Ham. Rev. Dr. Koele, a missionary to Africa, brought to America the vocabulary of more than two hundred well formed languages representing as many people, to say nothing of other tribes not yet studied. Their color shades gradually from a light brown to a jet black, with hair crisp and curly. In view of the above I am at a loss to know how Mr. McCracken fixes so readily the color and other characteristics of the Negro. The same is true of the people of Abyssina, who are as varied in physical appearance and color as the American Negro. This brings us to Mr. McCracken's play on the words Cush, Cushite, Ethiopian and Negro. He makes the statement that the Babylonians were Cushites, but not Negroes, and that Moses married a Cushite woman and not a Negro and Psalm 68:31 does not mean a black man. If any one will take the trouble to look up the Hebrew word Cush, he will find that it is derived from the Egyptian word Kesh, and that the Egyptians used this word to define a people living to the west of Egypt, including Nubia, Meros and certain other dark rises to their south, extending into Abyssina and northeast into Asia. Easton does not hesitate to translate Cush as black, and says further that the representations upon the Egyptian monuments are those of a distinct Negro type. Easton, Smith, Strong and the Century Dictionary all agree with this same translation—black. Since Kesh is the oldest word de- fining the Negro, this ought to be evidence enough. It may further be said that the King James version invariably translates this word into the Greek derived from "Aithos" (Aithops), and the Greeks used this word in referring to the same people denoted by the Egyptian "Kesh." "Aithos" means a burnt face, darkness, gray and black. The translation of "Aithops" to mean black is so well established that science has adopted it in describing certain minerals and chemicals, such as "Eithiops" mineral, meaning a black sulphite of mercury; and "Eithiops" material, meaning black oxide of iron. The word Negro is from the Latin Niger or Neger, and is the most recent of the words defining the families or tribes of Ethiopia, and needs no other comment than to say that all authorities agree in giving this word the same general interpretation, describing the same Egyptian Kesh or Cush. It must not be understood, though, that the Cushite was confined to Cush. Many good authors might be quoted to show that the Cushite at different times inhabited parts of Egypt, Arabia, Babylonia, Persia and Western India, and there if alsy evidenee to show that the Negro, Ethiopian, or Cushite, as you choose to call him, had good government, large armies, and was a force in the world. J. ULYSSES TURNER, In Chicago Record-Herald. PARAGRAPHS The three great topics in the news of the past month,—the Northern Securities decision, the first steps in the construction of the Panama Canal, and the progress of the war in the far East,—are comprehensively treated in the Review of Reviews for April. In addition to the editorial summaries, Mr. Walter Wellman sketches the personnel of the Iatmanian Canal Commission, which has just sailed for Panama, and outlines the successive stages of its work. Dr. E. J. Dillon the well-known English correspondent and writer on Russian affairs' discussions the question "Jas Russia any Strong Man?" Dr. G. Frederick Wright contributes an important paper on "Russia's Civilizing Work in Asia," and there brief summaries of "Russian Opinion on American" "Meddling" in the Far East," and "What the People Read in Russia," besides ten pages in the department of "Leaning Articles of the Month" made up from current discussions of the Russo-Japanese war in the leading European reviews. Other noteworthy articles in this number are: "American Literary Influence Abroad," by Chas, A. L. Reed; "The Magnitude of American Benefactions," by George J. Hagar; "The Yellow-Pine Lumber Industry in the South," by W. Watson Davis; "School Gardens in Great Cities," by Helen C. Bennett; "A Garden City in England," by William H. Tolman; and "A Model Industrial Village," by F. H. Stead. OBITUARY. It is with some hesitancy that we chronicle the sad death of Mrs. Harding, who died last Sunday at the hospital. Mrs. Harding was a conscientious, earnest Christian mother who had struggled very hard to raise her family, although a widow. Her oldest daughter died a few years ago. We extend our sorrow and condolence, and hope that this noble mother's character will ever stand out in her orphan children—Ed. Below we publish an article from the children: In memorial of Mrs. Myra Harding, who departed this life April 10th, 1904. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 1st, 1854. She was converted in Atchison, Kansas when quite young and since that time has lived a consistent Christian. Mrs. Harding moved her family to this city about eight years ago, and has made a host of friends who deeply mourn her death. She leaves five children; Charles, William, Grace, Ada and Frances, whom are well known in church circles, and they wish to return many thanks to their friends who have been so very kind to them during their mother's illness and since her death, especially Mrs. J. W. Fields and the numerous white friends. "A precious one from us has gone. A loving voice is stillled A chair is vacant in our home That never can be filled." The Children. KEOKUK NOTES. On Thursday evening, April 7 the young gentlemen of the city gave a dancing party in honor of Miss Halidet Buckner of Monroe City Mo., and Miss Ethel Jackson of Ft. Madison. A number of people were at the A. M. E church, Monday evening to hear the lecture on "The Signs of the Times," delivered by Mrs. M. J. Dove. Mr. Jacob Bentham is ill at this writing. The new converts of the Pigrem Rest Baptist church will be baptized Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Margaret Ann Court No. 1 met in their regular monthly meeting the second Monday in this month and elected the following officers: Mrs. Ollie Gross, M. A. M.; Mrs. F. D. Fields, M. V. A. M.; Mrs. A. J. Fields, secretary; Mrs. N. I. I. Fields treasurer; Mrs. Inez Kelles, G. I. K. M.; Anna Alden, O. G. K.; Mr. A. A. Bland, W. J. The Christian Endeavor of the A. M. E. church will give a sock social Thursday evening of this week. The invitation contains the dainty silk socks, in which you are to put as many cents as the number of your shoes, are in many of the homes. We hope the young ladies will make a success of their novel entertainment. Little Ollie Hayden is very sick. CLINTON ITEMS Wm. Riggs is at his daily occupation at the Candy Kitchen, after an illness with appendicitis. Presiding Eder Malone is scheduled to be in Clinton Thursday to try to settle up some matters in local church circles. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John Doughlass died the latter part of last week and was buried Sunday. We are informed that Edward Aikens has gone to St. Louis to remain indefinitely. It now begins to look as though spring was inedible here, though it is still quite chilly. G. W. Luckey is again in Clinton to remain indefinitely. Mr. Marshbanks of the C. and N. W. dining car service spent Sunday in Clinton According to the calendar next Sunday will be quarterly meeting. Mrs. Fairlax has returned home after spending the winter in Chicago, the guest of her daughter. MT. PLEASANT NOTES. The Ladies Sewing Circle was entertained at the A. M. E church Friday by Mrs. Jane Thompson. A very enjoyable time was had by all who were present. At the next meeting the ladies will begin arrangements for their Summer Fair. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fitzgerald and families expect to leave Mt. Pleasant in the near future to make their home in Omaha. Their many friend regret much to see them go, but wish them success in their new home. The following officers were elected at the A. M. E. Sunday School Sunday afternoon: Miss Lydia F. Bartlett, Superintendent; Miss Ione Mason, Assistant; Miss Myrtle Taylor, Secretary; Mr. Arthur Owens, Assistant; Miss Myra McCrocker, Treasurer; Mr. Kalpurna Burnugh, Librarian; Miss Myrtle Taylor, Chorastor; Teachers, Mr. N. Mosley, Mrs. A. T. Clark, Miss Cora Taylor, Miss Nora Harris. Mr. A. Bones of Salem was in the city last week, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Will Pickins and daughter Helen, came up from Denmark last week. Mr. Pickins was on his way to St. Paul, where he has accepted a position with the R. R. company. Mr. Lucian Garter of Denmark spent Sunday in the city. Misses Letiaha and Minnie ne Caine and Mr. George Robinson went down to Denmark Sunday for a short visit. The pulpit committee of the A. M. E. church gave the drama "My Lady Darrell" or a strange marriage, at June's hall Friday night. In spite of the fact that the weather was unnaturally bad they were greeted by a very appreciative audience, who considered the play a decided success and asked that it be repeated in the near future. A number of the little friends of Miss Blanche Fitzgerald gathered at her home Monday afternoon to a farewell party, given in her honor. A very enjoyable time was had. Her friends will greatly miss her from their circle. A vey enjoyable evening was spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. McOracken. The young men had secured the services of the Black Bramond Orchestra who rendered music of a very high order. During their stay in the city the orchestra has played for the leading clubs of the city. GOOD ADVICE If you are troubled with kinky of curly hair use Ozonized Ox Marrow; it will make your hair straight, soft and beautiful. If your hair is falling out, Ozonized Ox Marrow will stop it. If you have dandruff and itching in the head, Ozonized Ox Marrow will give you instant relief, and make the hair grow. Ozonized Ox Marrow is a hair food that imparts to the hair a healthy, life-like appearance so much desired. Sold over forty years. Never falls. Warranted harmless. Send us 50 cents and we will ship you a bottle express paid. Address Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabush avenue, Chicago, Ill. WASHINGTON ITEMS. The election of officers of the A. M. E. Sunday School was held last Sunday. Superintendent, W. L. Black; Assistant, G. W. Black; secretary, Leon Mottas; Assistant, Jes. Crump; treasurer, Mrs. G. W. Clack; Teachers, Mrs. F. W. Lillace, Mrs. G. W. Black and Mr. G. W. Black. Mrs. J. D. Daniels entertained at a six o'clock dinner last Thursday in honor of Mrs. M. L. Gordon. Rev, and Mrs. Gordon returned to Ottumwa Saturday morning after a very pleasant visit in Washington. Rev, Payton gave an ice cream social at the personage Wednesday evening. The C. C. Club met with Mrs. G. W. Blast last Thursday evening. The program consisted of reading on the works at Tuskegee by N. L. Black; club creed by Mrs. N. L. Black; reading on clubs. Mrs. G. W. Black; paper, "Progress of the Negro," Mrs. Jas. Redd. Mrs. N. L. Black entertained a few of her friends Friday evening at tea. Mrs. M. I. Gordon was the greatest of honor. The Booker T. Washington Literary society will render a mock trial in the near future. EASTERN USES OF PAPER. Japanese Would Find It Hard to Get Along Without It. The Japanese use paper at every moment. The string with which a dethanded "darling of the gods" does up the articles you buy is made of paper. The handkerchief (thrown away after use) is paper, the partitions dividing the houses are paper, and the pane through which an indiscreet eye looks at you is paper! The pane is certainly wanting in transparency, but there is a simple remedy. One finger is passed through the paper—that is all! Afterward a small piece is stuck on the opening with a grate. The more hats, the cloak of the porter who carries his burden, singing a cadence, through the rain; the garment of the boatman who conducts you on board, the tobacco pouch, cigar case—all are paper! Those elegant flowers ornamenting the beautiful hair of the Japanese ladies, and those robe collars which are taken for crape—paper! NO CAUSE FOR GRATITUDE. And Sturdy Scotchman Gave No Lip Service to Hia Maker. The following example of a quaint, philosophical Scotch character is related in the Scottish American: The season had been an exceptionally bad one for farming, but in a church not far from Arbroath the officials had resolved, according to custom, to hold a meeting of the church. It was noticed that on that particular occasion Mr. Johnstone, a regular attendant and pillar of the church (whose crops had miserably failed), was not in attendance. The minister in the course of the following week met Mr. Johnstone and inquired of him if his absence from church on such occasions (the Weel, *sr.* replied Mr. Johnstone, *i dina care about approachin' my Maker in a speerit o' sarcasm.* Ambassador Bearded Czar. Sir Jerome Bowes, Queen Elizabeth both's ambassador to Ivan the Terrible, czar of Russia, in 1583, had an exciting time. Ivan had killed his own son a few years earlier in a fit of passion, and was no easy character to deal with. The czar saw fit to disapare the English queen, whom, he declared, "he did not reckon to be his son." But the time when he better hers, Bowes could not stand this sort of thing, and pluckly asserted that his princess was as great as any in Christendom. "What! As great as the emperor of Germany?" demanded Ivan. "Why." answered Bowes, with a fine assumption of scorn, "such is the greatness of the queen, my mistress, that the king her father had not long since the emperor of France." The czar was at last burdened, than ever, but in time he took Bowes into his favor. Old Hymns. There's lots of music in 'em—the hyrze of long ago— And when some gray haled brother sings the ones I used to know, I sorter want to take a hand! I think of days gone by. "On Jordan's stormy banks I stand and cast a wistful eye!" There's a lot of music in 'em—those dear, sweet hymns of old— With visions bright of land of light, and shining streets of gold; And I hear 'em singing—singing, where mom's dreaming stands. "From Greenland's ley mountains to India's coral strands." An' so I love the old hymns, and when my time shall come. Before the light has left me, and my singing lips are dumb. If I can hear 'em sing them then I'll pass without a sigh. To "canna's fair and happy land, where my possessions lie." —The Cooking Club. Measuring a Wink. How fast can a man wink? One who is interested in this fascinating subject has made experiments in connection with it, and successfully measured the time occupied by the several phases of the movement. He says: "The mean duration of the descent of the lid is seventy-five to ninety-one thousandths of a second. The interval while the eye is shut was in one case only fifteen hundredths of a second. The rising of the lid occupied approximately a quarter of a specially-arranged photographic apparatus was used for the experiment." Export Millions of Rabbitts. Twenty million rabbits were exported from Victoria, Australia, last year Efficiency in have multiple of applic before after Three techniques beet bet bet Price, Five Cents. COWS NOT FAST ENOUGH. Trouble Was They Could Not Keep Ahead of the Train. "While I was traveling out in Ohio last month," said a drummer, "I had occasion to patronize a miserable one-horse' railroad which serves several of the Ohio river towns. We were fogging along at a distressingly low rate of speed when of a sudden the train came to a dead stop in the middle of a large meadow. Many of the passengers whose patience had become exhausted asked a brakeman the cause of the delay. "There's a herd of cows on the track ahead," he answered. "In about ten minutes the train got under way again, jerking convulsively along for about a mile or so. It again came to a halt. That wrath of a brakeman who was sitting near the door turned to the brakeman, who was plainly annoyed by the many questions, and said irritably: "What in thunder is the matter, anyhow? "Why, we've caught up to the cows again! sarcastically explained the brakeman." NERVOUS IMPULSE IN MEN. Research Shows That It Varies Slightly in Individuals. A curious instance of the care and minuteness with which the human body is now studied, in the effort better to understand its powers and functions, is furnished by a paper read recently at a meeting of the Royal Society in London on the "Rapidity of the Nervous Impulse in Tail and Short Individuals." Even the difference in time required for a "nerve telegram" to traverse the bodies of different people is regarded as a matter of scientific importance. A series of observations has shown that the length of the nerve does not affect the velocity with which an impulse passes between the brain and the extremities, and consequently that more time is needed if the pain is relieved. It is also clear that a short man should feel a hit on his corn quicker than a tall man, but the difference is slight that the offender has no better chance of escape in one case than in the other. Youth's Commotion. Poison of Plants. While strong plants destroy weaker ones by crowding, or by depriving them of air, light or food, it is rather surprising to hear that one plant may poison another. In a recent case reported in England the plant called humea elegans, which exhales a powerful odor of Russia leather, was placed in a greenhouse near a peach tree. The tree had the latter began to wither and fall off. The influence was felt even at considerable distance, the result being that at last the young leaves were all stripped from the peach vine. Claim World's Finest Choir The Cathedral of Alexander Nevskoi, St. Petersburg, is said to have the finest choir in the world. It is composed of about thirty of the best voices in the Russian monasteries. Whenever a novice with an exceptionally good voice is entered he is sent to the monastery of Alexander Nevskoi, where he is trained as carefully as an opera singer, and remains there doing nothing except assisting at the morning and weeps in the afternoon until he becomes aged, when he is retired on a pension. Heart of Love. to dis om, his be his to畏 stand as its great It as many?" answered tion of of the longer emperor prince?" funnious Bowes Oh, who is he to whom—sometimes— At man's shall surly come Thefulness of the love of earth When earth was silent, dumb? To whom, for unrequited good On earth, shall surely be— In time, return to earth; Oh, who is he? "Tis he Who walks the common ways of earth With heart of love for others. And does the love of earth And calls all men his brothers; Who counts his duty pleasure, yea. Its burden falls so lightly; Oy whom it is in pleasure by day Looks down, and love-stars nightly; Who, to his priest self is true In spirit and in letter. Who does the love of earth do, And seeks to make men better. George Newell Lovejoy in Boston Transcript. A Rich Beggar. For years past an old woman has solicited charity from visitors to the Pere Lachise cemetery, Cemetery Pearl. She was known as "The Cemetery Pearl," from the habit she had of collecting the imitation pearls which fell from the wreaths in the cemetery. She was returning to the garret where she lived, when she fell unconscious on the pavement, overcome by the cold. At the police station government, and municipal bonds worth $6,000 were found upon her and at her house papers representing another $10,000. Painless Dentistry. When a Chinaman wants to have a tooth drawn he feels no nervous apprehension of pain, for the excellent reason that he knows his dentist will not inflict any. The latter simply rubs a secret power over the aching tooth, fills it with saline, squeezes and the toe falls out. Many attempts have been made by Europeans to get some of this mysterious powder, but no one has yet succeeded. Time Is Money. inter- in one a se- occupied cond. A ac app- ment." A man once berated his Hebrew debtor for not having included him among his preferred creditors. "But I makes you a 'speshul creditor.'" was the answer. "A special creditor? What's that?" "Vy, a speshul credit- dor, mine friend, knows now that he gets nothings. The preferred, he won't know that for three years. Time ist money—ain't it?"—Everybody's Mag- agine. NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL Des Moines, April 12, 1904. In the W. T. Wood malicious prosecution damage suit for $10,000 Judge McVey held that the Iowa statute section 5040 of the code, made any selling on the Sabbath, no matter whether or not necessary, a violation of the law, and hence a criminal offense. The evidence had shown that the Retail Grocers' association had employed two men to go to Mr. Wood's store on a Sunday and there to purchase goods for the purpose of obtaining evidence against him of the violation of the Sunday law. When the evidence had been obtained in connection with him before Justice Duncan, and upon trial Wood was acquitted of the charges against him. He then immediately sued the retail grocers for malicious prosecution, claiming that they had acted without probable cause. The ruling was that the full Sunday selling, whether or not necessary, was a criminal offense, knocked the prop out from the plaintiff's case. Having stolen goods in possession is taken as proof presumptive by the Iowa supreme court that the person having such goods in his possession stole them. This finding was reached by the court in the case of the State of Iowa vs. Joseph Raphaelland Charles Raphael of Black Hawk county, Iowa, who was the court's chief in the decision of Judge A. S. Blair. The residence of Mrs. C. W. Brown of Waterloo had been burglarized and a day or two later, some silverware taken from the Brown residence was found in the house occupied by the man. The cloaked they had secured the silverware from a young man, a friend of their from Nebraska, and whose whereabouts they did not know. They appealed on the ground that in view of these circumstances the court should have held the person responsible. The court holds otherwise, and the Raphaels will continue to serve their sentence for breaking and entering. The board of supervisors, in a petition to the district court have taken action upon the charges against Warden Brendel of the poor farm, and recommended that the entire matter be at once referred to the grand jury, which will sit on the 18th of this month. Judge McHenry upon the presentation of the petition, at once made the order, referred to the board, and ordered the board to control will be thoroughly looked into by the grand jury, which is the only body in the county which has the power to summon witnesses under oath and compel their testimony regarding the matter. No action will be taken looking to the discharge or prosecution, and the result of the grand jury's investigation is known, and even then it is probable that the board of supervisors will do nothing more than to let the law take its usual course in the prosecution of Brendel, if it shall then appear that the charges are true. The entire board united in the petition to the court, and all express themselves in the form of a clear up, and the responsibility for the recent charges fixed. If true, they recommend that the warden be discharged and prosecuted; if not, they want justice meted out to the people who have stirred the affair up. Forerer L. M. King appeared before Judge McHenry and pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery. Upon his plea of guilty, the county attorney dismissed the other charges against him, and he was promptly sentenced to seven and one-half years in the penitentiary at Fort Madison. Before he left, however, King turned over all the money and property he had left out of the ill gotten奖金 he procured at Des Moines, to the German Savings bank, which appeared as the principal prosecutor of the man. . . . For extraordinary expense the legislature appropriated about $2,500.00. Of this, nearly a million went for the institutions under the management fact which shows what an important item of expense these institutions have become. The three state educational institutions managed to secure about $600.00. Other important items of expense were the $200,000 appropriation for the completion of a state historical archive of the $250,000 for the incarceration at Knoxville. In all the state appropriated over $3,500,000, but notwithstanding this, the tax levy for the coming year will not be greater than before. After being out less than an hour, the jury in the Alexander murder trial found the negro guilty of murder in the first degree, and imposed the sentence of life imprisonment. There was, it is understood, no difficulty among the jurors in finding the man guilty of murder in the first ballot upon the question was unanimous. The only matter over which the jury were inclined to wrangle was the sentence to be imposed. Four of the jurors were for a time insistent on being indicted, but the others were unwilling, and there were some who said that rather than sign for the punishment of death, they would report a disagreement to the court. A man is as anxious to get away from a baby as a woman to get to it. The reformer never thinks it necessary to practice on himself. Short prayers have the surest aim. Railroad travel in Brazil is discontinued on Sundays. In Indiana consumptives are not permitted to teach school. Only one twentieth of the population of India can read or write. "That walking delegate sacrificed his health is the cause of labor." "Did, oh!" "Yes. He always rode, never walked, drank nothing but champagne, smoked forty-cent cigars, and soon got an incurable dyspnea. and then died." He who will not be a servant can not be a saint. Stationers are about the only men who are able to keep diaries. MAKAROFF WENT DOWN WITH SHIP Russian Leader Drowned In Port Arthur Harbor. STUNNING BLOW TO RUSSIANS Flagship Petropavlovsk's Hit a Hidden Ming—Carried Her Crew to Death—Grand Duke Cyril Among the Few Survivors—Was Slightly Injured. St. Petersburg, April 14.—The following official dispatch has been received from Rear Admiral Grigorovitch, the commandant at Port Arthur addressed to the emperor: "Port Arthur, April 13.—The Petropalavlos struck a mine, which blew her up and she turned turtle. Our squadron was under Golden Hill. The Japanese squadron was approaching. Vice Admiral Makaroff evidently was lost. Grand Duke Duke of Württemberg was captured. Captain Jokovsek was saved, though severely injured, as were five officers and thirty-two men, all more or less injured. The enemy's fleet has disappeared. Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky has assumed command of the fleet." The following dispatch to the carr has been received from Viceroy Alexieff. "Mukden, April 13.—A telegram has just been received from Genet. Genet Stoessel, commander of the military forces at Port Arthur. I regret to report to your majesty that I was injured in a fireable loss by the death of its brave and capable commander, who was lost, together with the Petropalavlos." Another dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff to the carr says: "Accorning to reports from the commandant at Port Arthur the battleships and cruisers went out to meet the enemy, but in consequence of the enemy receiving reinforcements, making his total loss of life, the commandant returned to the Toadstead, whereupon the Petropavlovsk touched a mine, resulting in her destruction. Grand Duke Cyril, who was on board, was saved. He was slightly injured. The whole squadron then re-entered port. The Japanese Navy sent a large Navy NP reports had been received from the acting commander of the fleet up to the time this dispatch was sent." St. Petersburg, April 14—The Petropavlovsk disaster has created a profound impression in official, naval and military circles, where the feeling is one of consternation. Officers speak of the catastrophe with deep emotion. The imperial family and court were also deeply moved. The news has been circulated only among the high and middle classes and as yet few have been publicly acquainted, there were no scenes in the streets last evening and no special editions of newspapers were issued. St. Petersburg, April 14—According to later reports, Grand Duke Cyriac was more seriously injured than at first believed. He has been removed to a hospital at Port Arthur for treatment. Despite the statements in the dispatches, the Grand Duchess Vladimir believes that her son is dead, saying, "Everybody has been killed, and nobody believe that the Cyrus was saved." St. Petersburg, April 14—The sinking of the battleship Petropavlovsk at Port Arthur and the loss of almost her entire crew of more than six hundred men and the death of Vice Admiral Makaroff, has been a terrific blow. It would have fallen less heavily if the ship and the commander in chief of the fleet had been killed, but to be the result of another accident, following upon the needs of a succession of tragedies, of which the Port Arthur fleet has been the victim, has created something like consternation. Besides it has just become known a hole was hammed into the battleship Polkava several weeks ago by the battlecruiser that was maneuvering in Port Arthur harbor. While nobles, set going by private dispatches, drove wildly through St. Petersburg to learn news of the disaster, the city was filled with the wildest rumors, but official dispatches were so meager and private dispatches were so conflicting regarding what had occurred, that the public was kept in suspense for six hours. Then, although the report was incomplete, dispatches were posted on the Nevsky prospect and other war bulletin boards. The late Vice Admiral Makroff was appointed Feb. 25 last, to the command of the navy, and was the hero of the fighting on the River Danube during the Russo-Turkish war. Makroff and Skrydloff, who have since many times been honored by their government, were at that time lieutenants in the Russian navy, and volunteered to make a night attack on a powerful Turkish ironclad in blowing up the Turkish vessel), and it was calmed at the time, thereby made the first successful demonstration of the usefulness of torpedo boats in naval warfare. Makaroff originated the idea of constructing the famous ice breaking steamer Ermak, which was built on the Tyne from his designs. Since his appointment to the command of the Russian Pacific fleet Makarov had shown himself to be a man of great courage and energy. Early in March he personally sailed a corvette in torpedo boat the troopers which was hard pressed by the Japanese, and inspired the naval forces under his command with a great deal of enthusiasm. He passed Easter on board a guard ship at the entrance of Port Arthur, and every night personally supervised the cautious patrols adopted to pretect the Russians from being surpriSED by the Japanese. The Petropavlovsk, which had twice previously been reported damaged in Japanese attacks on Port Arthur, was a first class battlefield of 10,900 tons displacement and 14,213 indicated horse-power. She was 367 1-2 feet long, and 63 feet beam and her armored belt was of about sixteen inches of steel, with ten inches of steel are mounted on four 12-inch, twelve 6-inch, thirty-four smaller guns and six torpedo tubes. The complement of the vessel when fully manned was 700 men. She was built at St. Petersburg and was completed in 1938. A GREAT BATTLE ON THE SEA. Japanese Attack Russian Vessels CII Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, April 14—It was rumored last night that Rear Admiral Prince Ootokatsy, acting commander of the Russian feet at Port Arthur, engaged eighteen Japanese warships of Port Arthur yesterday afternoon. London, April 14—The Telegraph's correspondent at Wet Hol Wet, telegraphing under date of April 13, says: "The British cruiser Epilepsie reports that at 5:45 o'clock this morning (Wednesday) she sighed five Japanese warships engaging the Russian Port Arthur from the direction of the Yahir river. The Russian cruiser Askold and another cruiser issued from Port Arthur to assist the Bayan. At 6:45 o'clock the Russians got under the siever of the forts, but the Bayan was evidently damaged, as quantities of ammunition did not reply, and, after fifteen minutes' bombardment, the Japanese retired to the eastward." London, April 14—The Times' correspondent, from Port Arthur, on Wednesday's date, reports a Japanese torpedo attack, followed by a desultory bombardment. He does not mention the disaster to the Petrovaliwsk. His wireless messages say that the Japanese torpedo boats attacked Port Arthur in the early morning. He says at 9:45 o'clock and at 10:40 the fleet was still shelling the forts. St. Petersburg, April 14—Even if Rear Admiral Prince Oustoksmy, who is now in charge of the fleet at Port Arthur, is able to go to sea with four battleships, which it is not certain he can do, Vice Admiral Togo can bring against him a greatly superior force. It is pointed out that all the ships in the fleet do is to side Port Arthur, and transports can pass with impunity. Every one tonight admits that the outlook on the sea is gloomy for Russia. NEW YORK FOR ROOSEVELT. Republican Convention Gives a Unanimous Indorsement. New York, April 13.—The republican state convention to elect delegates to the national convention to Chicago, met yesterday in Carnegie hall. As a prelude to his assuming the chairmanship of the state committee, Governor Odell was elected a member of that body as a member from the Temple. The convention named these delegates, and alternates: Senator T. C. Flatt; alternate, J. S. Fassett; Senator C. M. Dewp; alternate, Loyal Sturm; Governor B. D. Odell; alternate, E. C. Knight; Franki S. Black; alternate, H. C. Brewster; vote for Theoredo Roosevelt. Many of the townships in Tuna county have raised the wages of rural school teachers this spring. Few are now paying less than $35 per month, and several pay more. Lincoln township is the lead. In some of the districts there $40 and $42 per month is to be paid first class teachers, and in two or three the teachers are allowed $5 per month *xtra* for building fires and caring for the school house. This is more than the teachers get in some of the towns. TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYED. Prince Ouktomsky Wires Of Loss Of Torpedo Boat St. Petersburg, April 15—Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky wires from Port Arthur today that the Bestzstralman, one of the Russian torpedo boat destroyers sent out during the night to recoonolter became separated from the boat to the bad weather prevailing, was surrounded by Japanese torpedo boat destroyers and was sunk in the fight. Fifteen men were saved. Admiral Ouktomsky adds: "I have taken command provisionally of the fleet since the disaster to the Petropolovskv. "During some maneuvering of the battleship squadron the attacker against a minelayer apposus on the starboard side. She was able to regain port by herself. No one on board of her was killed or wounded." JAPANESE WIN ENGAGEMENT. Repulse Russians' Attempt to Cross the Value Toklo, April 14—An official telegram received from Wiji says that a company of Russian troops attempted to cross the first stream of the Yalu river west of Wiji Tuesday morning, and that a company of Japanese attacked and drove the Russians back. The bodies of twenty dead Russians, the telegram adds, were found after the fight. Their uniforms showed that they bengled the Twelfth regiment, many of whom were small parties of Russians without uniforms attempted to cross the Yalu river at different points, between Wiji and Yongamp, but they were all driven back. Dietrich Fully Exonerated. Washington, April 15—Senator Dietrich of Nebraska has been declared by a special committee of congress to be not guilty of any violation of the statutes of the United States or of any corrupt or unworthy conduct relating either to the appointee at Hastings, Neb., or the leasing of the building in that city to the United States for a postoffice. The committee which investigated the charges against Senator Dietrich was composed of Senators Hoar, Platt of Connecticut, Spooner, Cockrell and McCormick. The committee are republicans and two democrats. The report is unanimous. Receiver For Buffalo Bill. Trenton, N. J., April 15—Frank C. Maeder, of St. Louis, Mo., a stockholder of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, filed a bill in the court of chancery yesterday asking for the appointing judge to oversee the Maeder also wants an accounting by the officers. He claims the concern has been making money and that the dividends are being withheld for the purpose of forcing him out of the cor MANCHESTER MUKDEN HILSOYANG Halchang New Lhwang Kaiping AK-TYNE NEW JERSEY CHANGSUNG CHOSAN WONKONG CHANGSUNG KOREA DAY Chilnam Park O.Wongan Ulmny Port Arthur SEOUL Chemulpoo (Circles on above map show location of Russian forces. Squares show the Japanese. Dispaces state that the Japanese advance had reached Chang-seng, on the south bank of the Yalu river. Small bodies of Russian troops are said still to be at Chosan and Pyokfong, on the same side of the river, although the main Russian force has retreated to the north bank, which is reported to be strongly fortified. RUMORED HARBOR HAS BEEN CLOSED TRAGEDY OF THE FLAGSHIP Mystery Attending Disaster Is Explained By Russians—Reports Are Persistent, However, That Japanese Torpedoed Makaroff's Vessel. St. Petersburg, April 15.—(5:52 a.m.)—Rumors are current here that Vice Admiral Togo sent in a number of steamers on the night of March 31 and succeeded in sinking several of them and in blockading the channel of Port Arthur. The rumors cannot be confirmed at this hour. The date referred to by the correspondent in the above dispatch, Marcia 31, is probably according to the old style calendar, by which the event would have taken place on April 13, according to the new style calendar. London, April 15—The Daily Mall's Che Foote correspondent declares that advices from both Russian and Japanese sources indicate that the battleship Petropavlovsk was torpeded. By a pretense of an attack on the harbor by the enemy, Admiral Makarow, says the correspondent, was enticed outside for the Japanese torpedo boats, which crept behind him and awaited his return and dealt the blow as he was nearing the harbor on the return. St. Petersburg, April 15—The Associated Press obtained last night what is practically the official version of the sinking of the battleship Petropavlovsk at Port Arthur and it clears up to a great extent the mysterious destruction of that vessel's destruction. This version is as follows: Retiring before the advance of a superior Japanese fleet, the Russian squadron approached the entrance to the harbor. It was shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning and most of the officers and members of the crew of the flagship were at breakfast. On the bridge Grand Duke Duke Cyril, his friend, deputeman Captain, off-handing the vessel, and two other officers were on watch examining the narrow entrance preparatory to entering it. At about 8:30 o'clock there was a terrific explosion of the boilers followed a few seconds later by a detonation from the well-stored magazines. Huge gaps were torn in the hull of the ship and the water rushed in. The ship rolled on her side and sank. All information tends to prove that a mine was responsible for the destruction of the Petropavlovsk. The scene below will never be described, as so far as known, not a single person between the ship and the sun which scaled the men on deck indicated what must have been the character of the death met by those in the engine room. The men on deck were thrown in all directions, those falling into the water, the men who wreaked to which some of them were able to cling. The remainder of the squadron immediately stopped and lowered small boats, and the torpedo boats steamed as quickly as possible to the rescue of The escape of Grand Duke Cyril and Lieutenant Von Kobe was nothing short of miraculous. The force of the explosion sent Grand Duke Cyril by fire. The enemy's skull struck on an iron stanchion. Fortunately he did not lose consciousness. Believing that the ship was about to sink he climbed hastily down its side and succeeded in reaching a piece of wreckage to which he clung. The grand duke was in the water about twenty minutes before he was picked up by a torpedo boat. Lieutenant von Kobe succeeded in reaching and was picked up, Captain Jakovlef was thrown against a stanchion with such force that he was killed. Grand Duke Cyril's injuries were severe. Besides receiving a blow on his head, he suffered a serious shock. He was immediately taken to a hospital at Port Arthur where his injuries were attended to. He will remain there for three weeks, until then he be brought to it. Petersburg. The exact number of Vice Admiral Makaroff's on board when she sank is unknown, but it is thought by the admiral that the exact number of the crew lost is also unknown. Marconi Withdraws His Exhibit. Marco St. Louis, April 12—Guzellel Marconi the invader of the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy, has withdrawn his acceptance of the exhibit space granted him by the world's fair. Hir. ALL IN THE TURRET PERISHED Only Prompt Action Prevented Destruction of Ship—Captain Cowles Led His Men In Heroic Effort to Rescue Unfortunate Comrades. Pensacola, Fla., April 14—By the explosion of two thousand pounds of powder in the after 12-inch turret and the handling room of the battleship Missouri, Captain William B. Cowles commanding, twenty-nine men were instantly killed and five injured, two probably fatal. The Missouri was on the target range with the Texas and the Brooklyn at practice, about noon, when a charge of powder in the 12-inch shell have exploded, and, dropping below, ignited four charges of powder in the handling room, causing all to explode. But for the prompt and efficient work of Captain Cowles in flooding the handling room and the magazine with have exploded, the ship would have been destroyed. Captain Cowles, overcome by the disaster, referred all newspaper men to Lieutenant Hammer, the ordinance officer, who gave out a statement of the explosion and its probable cause. The officer, about noon, after the first pointer of the after 12-inch piece had fired his string and the second pointer had fired the third shot of his string, the charge ignited. The fourth shot was loading and, from all indications, the fire had been extinguished. The rammed home and the second section was ramming home, when gases from the shot previously fired, or portions of the cloth cover, ignited the powder. The breech was open and a dull thud gave notice of something unseen. Nine hundred flames were seen to leap from every portion of the turret. A few seconds later another explosion, somewhat fierce, occurred. This was in the handling room below, where sixteen hundred pounds of powder, or four charge ready to be hoisted had fired. Fire quarters were sounded and every man of the ship responded and the magazine and handling rooms were flooded with water. In a few seconds after the first explosion, two rooms of the ship were filled with water, when volunteers were called for, every man of the ship responded, cager to go into the turrets to rescue the gunners, if any were alive. The second explosion occurred near one of the magazines and so hot was the magazine and work of the magazine was melted. Smoke and fumes of burned powder made it almost impossible to enter either the turret or the room handling, but officers and men with handkerchiefs over their faces made efforts to rescuethem. The party was Captain Cowley. The officers endeavored to keep him from going below, as men fell unconscious as they entered and had to be pulled out by their comrades, but the commander officer rushed below, followed by Lieutenant Hammer, the ordnance officer, and Lieutenant Cieland Davis. Captain Cowes caught up a dying blue jacket in his arms and staggered to the deck with him. The blue jacket with two others from the handling room had crawled partly from their overcrowd of duty before they were overcome. Before the fumes of the burned powder had left the turret, officers and men were lifting out the dying and the dead. Within a few minutes the men were lifting out the corpses were on deck and the surgeons from the Missouri, the Texas and the Brooklyn were attending them. The men in the turret were found lying in a heap. They had started for the exit when the explosion had been just realised door when the more terrible explosion in the handling room occurred, burning and strangling them to death. Lieutenant Davidson, in charge of the turret, evidently had given some room to the top of the heap of men, having fallen there after he had allowed them to pass him to get out of the turret. The bodies were hardly recognizable, the fire having burnt clothing from the men, whose flesh hung from the albedo. The fire was mitigated by smoke and flames. Only one of the men in the turret was breathing when removed, and he died in a moment after he reached deck. Hobson Han Met Defeat. Birmingham Ala., April 13.—Fuller returns from the military elec- tory to Captain Hobson defeated by Congressman Barkhead Four Men Made Daring Attempt to Crack Bank Safe. WATCHMAN DISCOVERED THEM Robbers Fled, Exchanging Shots With Guardian — Made Their Way Into Bank Vault By Picking a Hole Through the Brick Wall. Fort Dodge, April 14—An attempt was made Tuesday night to rob the Duncum bank and yesterday every man in Fort Dodge who could be spared was sent on the trail of the four men who opened fire on Night Watchman Latta when they were discovered in the act of blowing open the safe which contained the bank's money. The night watchman while making a decision about 3 cars saw two men lurking in the shadow of the bank building and immediately opened fire on them. The proved to be sentinels posted outside to watch while the two other members of the gang operated on the safe. The alarm was given to the confederates on the street by the noise of the building and the four men on path on Main street and escaped by means of a hand car which had evidently been placed handy for that purpose. During the retreat down the street a steady fire was kept up on the marshal, who pursued them until they procured the hand car and out of range, the alarm was organized which scoured the country all day yesterday. Investigation showed that the hand car at the Central road had beer stolen. The four men went west to within a quarter of a mile of the East Carbon station just east of FT, Dodge where the car was abandoned men were found there from the foot. The officers think it likely that horses were waiting a little distance off the road to carry the members of the gang to a place of safety, Examination at the bank showed that the tools from the Illinois Central tool house had been stolen for the work of breaking into the bank. The front door of the bank had been forced and a hole picked in the brick wall of the bank to mit the body of a man. The two men working inside had proceeded far enough into the interior vault that they were ready to blow open the safe containing the money when the marshal opened fire outside. Pieces of soap and nitro-glycerine were found on the floor of the vault. The police have a good description of the men. Four strangers were found at Dumbece for several days. They seemed to have plenty of money and no apparent business and there is no doubt that the men constitute the gang. HELD TO GRAND JURY. Thirteen Gypsum Mill Workers Under Bond Fort Dodge, April 13.—The trial of the striking gypsum mill workman accused of assaulting non-union employees of the Cardiff gypsum mill last Friday, was concluded yesterday before Justice Magowan. Thirteen men were hand over the grand jury, five under $100 bonds and the remainder under $100, all of which were furnished. Witnesses at the hearing testified that the strikers were looking for trouble and stated that then was as good a time as any to "clean out" the result of the hearing had had a sobering effect on the non-strikers and it is believed that the mills can be started in a few days by non-union men. Fred Sommerland, the non-union man who was shot in the face during the fracction at Cardiff last Friday, is it thought that no further trouble will follow. LAKE MILLS MAN ROBBED Money Taken By Pickpockets In Minneapolis Lake Mills, April 15—A telegram has been received here from J. C. Jorgensen who left here last week for Lisbon, North Dakota, saying that he met the station at Minnesota. Mr. Jorgensen has been residing on a farm in Mt. Valley township near Lake Mills and had decided to locate in North Dakota, taking with him the money to purchase a farm. He paid the money until out of the city, when he made his loss known to the trainmen. One of the brakemen said he saw two suspicious looking characters among the passengers as they were boarding the train and is sure he can identify them. He said he waited until his train left in the evening. As he walked through the waiting room at the union station he was caught in the crowd and again he was jostled as he was boarding the train. He thinks his purse was stolen at FORGERY CHARGE PREFERRED. Mt. Ayr, April 15—John W. White, an attorney from Carrington, N. D., who came here on Tuesday to assist his uncle Dr. J. H. White, in a $4,400 civil suit growing out of the Citizen's bank failure, was arrested last evening at the instance of Sheriff Henry Olson of Wobster county, who told me that he was wanted there on an indictment for forgery. Mr. White is very much worked up over the arrest, saying he knows nothing of committing any such offense, and that the only time he ever was in Fort Dodge he passed through on a train. He was taken last night to Ft. Dodge, via Des Moines. 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Kilgore, O., April 11.—A rather re markable case has just come to light in this place. Mr. John T. Riegle had been suffering for some time with an aggrivated form of Kidney disease which had caused him a great deal of discomfort. He received treatment of several doctors, but did not get any better. At last he chanced to read an advertisement of Dodd's Kidney Pills, a remedy which has been making many wonderful cures, and he bought some at once and began to use them. He says of the result: "Dodd's Kidney Pills do just what they are advertised to do. I can praise them for the good they have done for me. They cured me completely, and I wish that every poor sufferer could hear of them, for I know they will cure Kidney trouble." There seems to be no case of Kidney Trouble, Rheumatism or Backache that Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure perfectly and permanently. These things that are cooked in a chafing dish late at night taste terribly like crepe on the door. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the disease portion of the care. There is only one way to cure death, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of its mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or impoverished hearing and is in the entry closed. Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by a tarrub, which is nothing but the damage to the mucous surface. We will give the Oral Nursery to the case of Deafness (caused by caerarr) that cannot be cured by Hall's Cataract Cure. Send for circums, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, OH Add by Druggists, 750 Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A spacious farm is owned by David Rankin, of Tarklo, Mo. It comprises 21,000 acres, all under cultivation. In one vast cornfield there are 14,000 acres. He is the largest stock feeder in the world. In 1902 he raised and sold 7,539 head of cattle, which brought the sum of $172,520. When Mauritus was captured by the British, from the French, in 1810, there was a gigantic turtle at the artillery barracks at Port Louis, and it is still there, although almost blind. It weighs 330 pounds, and stands two feet high when walking. Its shell is eight and one-half feet long, and it can carry two men on its back with ease. The candid correspondent of a Russian paper hastens to correct a misstatement that the "pips" in raspberry, strawberry and currant jams that are made of wood, bluntly declares that they are seeds of seame. "This," he reassuredly adds, "is quite harmless and gives a pleasing air of reality to what would otherwise appear a palpable fraud." The Persian army strikes a stranger with wonder, and he is apt to imagine that he is gazing upon the gathering of opera bouffe characters. To every three characters a donkey is assigned, for there is neither bagge train nor commissariat. On this donkey is placed the worldly wealth of its masters and wield muskets. Occasionally the soldier headdress the wife of a soldier headdress the wife. ARMY TRIALS. An Infantryman's Long Siege. This soldier's tale of food is interesting. During his term of service in 17th Infantry in Guba and Philippines, an Ohio soldier boy contracted a disease of the stomach and bowels which all army doctors who treated him pronounced incurable, but which Grape Noodle food alone curdred. In October, 1899, when my enlistment expired, I was discharged from the army at Caluata, Philippines, and returned to the States on the first available steamer that left Manila. When I got home I was a total wreck physically and my doctor put me to bed saying he considered the morses broken-down man of my age he ever saw and after treating me 6 months he considered my case beyond medical. During the fall and winter of 1900 and '01 I was admitted to the Barnes Hospital in Washington. D.C. treatment for chronic inflammation of the stomach and bowels but after 6 months returned home as bad as ever. "I continued taking medicine until February, 1902, when reading a news paper one day I read about Grape-Nuts and was so impressed I sent out for a package right away. "The result is quickly told for I have used Grape-Nuts continually ever since with the best results, my health has been days' hard work stomach and bowels and in all the dittion, have gained 40 pounds in weight and I feel like a new man alto gather. "I owe my present good health to Grape-Nuts beyond all doubt for medical science was exhausted." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Had he consulted any one of several thousand physicians we know of or prescribed Grape-Nuts immediately. Look in each pkg. for the famous little book "The Road to Waltville." CONGRESS. Washington, April 8.—Senate.—The contracts for cancelling machines used by the postoffice department was debated at length in the senate today in connection with the postoffice bill. The bill required a large number of bills, including the Philippine shipping bill and the bill appropriating $475,000 in aid of the Lewis and Clark continental exposition to be held in Portland, Ore. The only amendment made to the Philippine shipping bill was one offered by Mr. Lewis, extending until July 1, 1906, the time when the law shall become operative. Washington, April 8—Senate—in the senate today Mr. Spooner reponed to the democratic scripures on the conduct of the postoffice department and also traversed quite an extensive political field. He defended the course of the postmaster general in connection with the irregularities of his handling of the law, and effort on the part of democratic senators to secure a congressional inquiry was in the interest of party politics. He also defended the president against the charge of violating the law, which he said had been made by the democrats, declaring that in notting was the president so much distinguished as in his determination to enforce the law. No progress was made on the postoffice bill. House.—The recent executive order of the president relating to age as evidence of pensionable usability today furnished the text for an impassable run of New York to the members of the house to uphold the dignity of that body by refusing to submit to what he alleged to be the usurpation of the legislative authority of congress by the executive. The president and secretary of state supported in Messrs. Dalzell, Grosvenor, Gibson, Calderaer, Lacey and Hepburn. A resolution introduced by Mr. Cockran directing the committee on the judiciary to investigate the recent pension order was laid on the floor of the House.—Washington, April 11.—Senate: The Culberson amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill, providing for a commission to investigate the postoffice department was before the senate all of today and after being ruled out of order in modified form, when the senate adjourned. House.—The house today passed the bill reported by the committee on rivers and harbors appropriating $3,000,000 for the restoration or maintenance of channels, or of other river and harbor improvements. Mr. Burges, the chairman, explained in explaining the bill, urged the adoption of settled principles with regard to river and harbor work. Messrs. Burgess of Texas and Randall of Louisiana favored increases in the appropriation for river and harbor improvements, the former urging that they should be doubled, and the latter that they should be much. Mr. Clark of Missouri made a plea for the improvement of the Missouri river. Quite a large number of bills of minor importance were passed. Washington, April 12.—Senate-A sharp colloquy occurred in the senate today between Senators Teller and Hopkins, growing out of the reading session of the late General H. H. Thomas of Chicago, attacking the civil service administration of the treasury department. Mr. Hopkins took exception to the quoting of the letter, and declared that the Colorado senator would be allowed to speak in the slums," whereupon Mr. Teller declined to yield further, declaring Mr. Hopkins' reference to the slums insulting. The incident occurred in connection with the discussion of the postmaster under discussion during the half of the session, and was passed, all amendments offered by the democrats being voted down. The bill provining a form of government for the Panama canal zone was taken up, but debate did not begin when the senato adjourned. House.-The house spent the day in considering the Alaska bill. the majorly and minority reports of the McCain investigation were brought up and after reading were ordered printed, which the Alaskan bill was resumed. Washington, April 13.—Senate.—The senate today began discussion of the bill providing for the government of the Panama canal zone. The greater part of the day was occupied by members offered by himself. None of them was accepted and the reading of the bill was nearly half completed. Mr. Morgan attacked the new Panama Canal company and contended that the United States should provide for the construction of the treaty with Panama regardless of the demands of that company. House.—Under a special rule the house today devoted itself to the consideration of a bill amending the law relating to the Philippine islands. The provision in the bill in reference to the granting of broad franchises and the financing of the cash capital actually invested in such railroads was opposed by Mr. Jones of Virginia, who alleged that British and Belgian capitalists were ready to build the roads without such guarantee. Messrs. Cooper of Wisconsin and Belgian capitalists passage of the bill, declared that it properly safe-guarded the interest of the Filipinos. A man in reduced circumstances isn't a woman's idea of a bargain. A woman's idea of happiness is to possess something her neighbors can't afford. By suspense, the other day, Adela Patti told a reporter how she had recently been teaching music to a little American girl. "This little girl," she said, "is a delight. Her questions and answers are as entertaining as a comedy. The other day, I was explaining how to play the piano to F.' F. I said, "means force. Now if f means force, what does f mean? "Eighty," said the little girl." What is strength without a double share of wisdom? - John L. Sullivan. The man with an empty mind will shuffle his furniture in the windows of his life. Men take naturally to card games and speculation. Now we get far more illumination from electricity than from gas. According to figures just issued from the Census Office, there are nearly 4,000 electric light stations in the United States, and 1,000 electric plants. The electric light plants are earning about $85,000,000 a year, and the gas plants $75,000,000 a year. Crown Skin Salve My daughter had eczema all over her eyes, face and body for nearly a year, and could hardly see. If you have Tetter, try it. We had given up all hope of her getting well until we tried. You have given gave immediate relief and soon a complete cure. If you have Scaldhead, try it. Monroe, Iowa. E. M. KEENEY. If you have Granulated Eyelids, try it. 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The Iowa State Bystander is the oldest Afro-American journal published in Iowa. It was established in 1894 and is read by nearly all the colored people of Iowa. We have corresponded to the following towns: Clinton. A. Bush Davenport. John T. Mabry Koenuk. Miss Artisla Fields M. Pleasant. Miss Lydia F. Bartlett Muscatine. Miss Fannie Grooms Marshalltown. H. C. Walker Mochakknock. Mrs. Pearl Thomas Umwawa. Mrs. Relaen Downey Roland City. Mrs. Etta Grant Sloux City. Mrs. Etta Grant Moline, Ill. Mrs. R. H. Pollard Boone. Mrs. R. Mary Coleman Washington. Mrs. James Redd Galesburg, ill. Mrs. E. J. McGruder Barrington. O. C. Folks Dubaque. Mrs. Gertrude Evans Superior, Wis. Mrs. Fay Mays Albia. Mrs. May Davis Codar Flats. Mrs. Adeladeo Perkins Ft. Madison. Anna Harper ALBIA NEWS. Mr. Wilt Ousley of Charlton was in Albia Friday. Mr. Andrew Gaines of Oskaloosa and Miss Maddy Snoddy of Albia were united in marriage at high noon Sunday at the home of the bride's parent, Mr. H. Snoddy Little Theodore Martin is very sick at this writing. Albia young people gave a dance at King's hall Friday evening. Quite an enjoyable time was had, Mrs. M. Bennings and Miss Ola Johnson of Hocking were present, also Mr. Bert Bulley. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson of Charlton are staying in Albia for an indefinite time. Quite a few strangers are in Albia. Laura Schoolfield leaves Albia for Oskaloosa Monday. She will make her home in that city or an indefinite time. Mr. Wallace Davis was an Ottumwa visitor fast Sunday. MOLINE GLEANINGS Mr. and Mrs. E. Poonex spent Sunday with Mrs. Chas. Lewis of Davenport. They report a fine time. Mr. J. L. Jones spent Saturday afternoon in Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pollard were Rock Island callers Sunday. Mrs. Lewis Tarver is on the sick list. The L. L. D. club gave a reception at the home of Mrs. L. B. Tarver Thursday night. A delightful time was by all present. An elaborate luncheon was served. The club is growing, there being about 25 young people belonging. They are a young club of people and we wash them God's speed. Miss Hattie Thompson of Monmouth is in our city, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Bradley. She intends to remain with us awhile. We hope she will be pleased with our city for we would be glad to have her remain with us. Mrs. John Curt is on the sick list. Mr. Harper of Rock Island was a Moine caller Sunday. Miss Estella Bradley is on the sick list. The Stewardess will give a pink tea at the parsonage Wednesday evening. Mrs. Wm. Maxie entertained the Poly-hymnal club last Wednesday. A dainty lunch was served and a grand time had by all. DUBUQUE ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Erans have moved from their house boat in the ice harbor to the corner of Eleventh and White streets and will be pleased to receive calls from their friends. Mrs. Lola Martaina who has been a visitor in Outumba has returned and is making her home with Mrs. Alien. Mr. Ss. Williams has gone to Cedar Rapids for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Gertrude Davis Evans has returned after a pleasant visit in Indiana and Illinois. Wyatt Hayes has gone to Chicago after spending a few weeks with her husband. She will return next month for permanent stay. Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy left Dubuque for Chicago. Mr. Lovejoy's run was changed which necessitated his moving. Mrs. Capitolis Johnson has gone to Monroe, Indiana for an indefinite stay. There seems to be an epidemic of leaving, about half of the colored population of Dubuque have left in the past few months. You'll need a few Seeds, Then bear this in mind: Under equal conditions the better the seed the better the crop. Let us send you some of our splendid seeds—they're fresh, clean, tested and full of vitality—they cost no more than inferior kinds. Many customers call us "the old reliable." We've had 30 years' experience in raising high-grade seeds—so come to us with confidence. HE SERS BEST WHO SERS THE CONSEQUENCES. Eyes Tested Free. Up-Starla Opposite Street Car Depot. Up-Starls Opposite Street Car Depot. DO YOU REALIZE the Berrious Consequences of continued eye strain? Priceless beyond all poss. If you have eye trouble or headache you should see a doctor. Monials. They may change your mind if you are skeptical and better your condition. Mrs. Berdia B. Jackson, a slave for over twenty years in the noted Hutchinson family of Glascar, Mo., and when freed after the war moved to Iowa, now resides at Evans, Iowa. In consequence of great mistreatment during the war, eyesight, and would of late have gone totally blind had it not been for using Doctor Arnta's Special Ground Glasses. Evans, Iowa, March 28, 1904. About 7 months ago I thought I would have lost my sight. I thought I would he could do no more for me, and I gave up all hopes until my friends advised me to go to Dr. Lew Arntz of Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Arntz after making a careful examination, told me he could cure blind as no one else could do anything for me. He cured my eyes without medicine as no one else could do anything plaster that I am now wearing. About 75 years old and can now see as well as when I was a slave, about 45 years ago. Mrs. Berdia Jackson, Evans, Iowa. W. S. Anderson of 204 West 28th St. manager of the Anderson Grand Ave., whose reputation no one can assail, has the following to say of Dr. Lew Arntz. For about two years I suffered a great deal with my eyes, and would undoubtedly have had to give up work as well as reading, had it not been for the treatment of Dr. Lew Arntz who holds a special ground glass, which have now restored my sight to a normal condition. The pain I experienced before he fitted the glasses caused a severe headache and neryness which has now disappeared. I take great pleasure in commanding Dr. Lew Arntz to any eye sufferers. W. S. Anderson. W. 204 West 28 h St. Des Moines, Ia. Messrs. Will and Ed Martin are occupying the parsnage and are keeping bachelor quarters. Mr. George Mills is now residing on the hill. He is rooming with Mr. and Mrs. Epps. The Colored Womans Social club met with Mrs. Henrietta Jones with the following program for the evening: Paper, Our President, Mrs. Anna Green; Sole, Dolar Lord Remember Me, Gerritude Davis Evans; Select Reading, Mrs. Henrietta Jones; Song, Mrs. Elen Bartlett; Recitation, Mable Green, Refreshments were served. LOW RATES TO PACIFIC COAST. The meeting of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Los Angeles, California, in May, with very low rates in effect, gives those who desire a rare opportunity to spend a month in Southern California, and return home via the Shasta route and Northern Pacifc and see Portland, the Columbia River, Puget Sound, Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Butte, Helena, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, and visit Yellowstone Park when it is to be seen at its best. The round trip rate from Chicago or St. Louis, for example, returning by Portland and St. Paul is but $1.00. The Park has been improved greatly in recent years, the Government having spent nearly $500,000 in improvements and additions. Two new and splendid hotels have been built—in 1034 at Upper Geyser Basin and Yellowstone Lake, the roads will be sprinkled, thus alluring the trouble from dust, and everything will tend to the greatest trip of one's life. Write for particulars or call on E. D. Rockwell, D. P. A., N. P. R., 38-19, Citizens Bank Bld., Des Moines or address Chas. S. S. Fee. Gen. Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn., sending the latter six cents for "WONDERLAND 1904" which describes the Park. Chivalry. The chivalry of Europe is, in great measure, a product of the Saracen chivalry which entered Europe in two centuries. Constantinople and through Spain. Jewels Require a Best: Many jewels require an occasional sleep, so to speak, in order to retain their brilliance. 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Pleasant, Iowa, June 14, 15, 16 and 17. Subjects for papers and discussion, see Discipline, pages 375, 376 and 377. Bring your Disciplines and well prepared papers on the subjects, etc. Dear Brethren—Onward and upward; hold the fort and preach the word. Fraternally, J. W. MALONE, P. E. No. 213 W. Fourteenth St. Kokui, Kokui. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT MUNGER'S LAU- DRY is the best in the city. Try them and be decided. Manne Office 211-215 NINTH St. Branch Office 604 MULBERRY St. PHONE 579. SETTLERS RATES TO MINESOTA AND DAKOTA. The Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. will place on sale each Tuesday during March and April one way exursion tickets for the benefit of settlers at very low rate. Through trains daily to St. Paul, making direct connections in Union Depot with Northern Lines, giving only one change of cars. For details at to rates etc., apply to agents or address A. B. Cuts, G. P. & T. A. Minneapolis, Minn. HOMESEEKERS' RATES. On the first and Third Tuesdays of each month the Minneapolis & St. Louis R. E. sells special Homekeepers round trip excursion tickets to points in the Northwest, West, South west, South and Southeast, at one fare plus two dollars. Return limit twenty-one days from date of sale and stopovers permitted. On same dates special one-way rates in effect for benefit of settlers. Call on agents for full particulars or address, A. B. Cuts, G. P. & T. A. Minneapolis, Minn. Notice to Iduene From Tax Sale. O. I. L. Mention: You are hereby notified that the real estate hereinafter described, situated in Polk County, Iowa, was sold at tax sale on the 4th day of December, 1900, by the Treasurer of said county, 1899, to-wit: Lot seventeen (17), in block twelve (12), and lot thirty (30), in block thirteen (13), and lot twenty (20), in block nineteen (19), Easton Place, being in the city of Des Moines. That the same was purchased at sale from said tax sale and am the lawful holder of the certificate of purchase. That the right of redemption from said tax sale will expire and a deed for said real estate so sold will be made unless redemption from said tax sale is made within the time of the completed service of this notice. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, April 3, 1904. F. W. Worse. Subscribe for Bystander. ORIGINAL NOTICE In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk County, May Term, A. D. 1904. Wade Mallory, Plaintiff, vs. Myrtle Mallory, Defendant. To Myrtle Mallory: We are hereby notified that the petition of plaintiff in the above entitled cause is niled in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk County, Iowa, claiming of you a divorce from the bonds of matrimony now existing between you and the plaintiff on the grounds of inhuman treatment, drunkenness and threats. For further notice see petition on file. And unless you appear before noon of the second day of the next term, being the May term of said Court which will commence at Des Moines on the second day of May, 1904, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 16th day of March, 1904. F. B. Huckstep, Attorney for Plaintiff. Notice to Redeem From Tax Sale, To Eliza J. Burkett: You are hereby notified that the real estate afterher described, siti- ated in Polk County, Iowa, was sold to the same owner, bert, ber, 100, bert, the Treasurer of said County, for taxes thereon for the year 1899, to wit: Lot twenty-three (23), in block ten (10), Easten place, in the city of Des Moines, that the same property is purchased at said town, W. Vorse and that I am the lawful holder of the certificate of purchase. That the right of redemption from said tax sale will expire and a deed for said real estate so sold will be made unless redempo- ment of said sale is made within ninety days from the completed service of this notice. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, April 8, 1904. F. W. Vorse. EXPIRATION TAX NOTICE. You are hereby notified that at a regular tax sale held in Polk County, Iowa, on December 4, 1904, the following described real estate, viz: Lot Five in the Easton Place in the city of Des Moines, were sold separately to F. W. Vore for the payment of the taxes for the year 1899, and certificates of purchase for the same. The Treasurer of said Polk County, Iowa, which certificates are now owned by said Vorse. That the time for redemption from sale will expire and a deed for said lots will be issued to him by the said Tr-assurer unless redemption from sale said be made within ninety days from the completed service of this notice. Owner of said certificate. Des Moines, Iowa, April 18, 1904. SPECIAL REDUCED EXCURSION RATES. Will be in effect from all points on the Chicago & North-Western Railway for the occasions named below: Los Angeles, beginning May 3d, General Conference Methodist Episcopal Church. San Francisco, May 3d to 8th, Retail Grocers' National Association. Atlantic City, N. J., July 13-15. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. San Francisco, Sept. 5th to 9th, Triennial Conclave K nigh tts Templar. San Francisco, Sept. 10th to 23th Sovereign Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. For information as to rates, dates of sale, etc., of these or other occasions, call upon the ticket agent of the North Western Line. WHEN IN CHICAGO ...STOP AT THE... New Northern Baths Hotel and Bath Combined. For Gentlemen Exclusively. (Occupying entire building of 8 stories.) Traveling men are assured every comfort and attractive establishment of its kind in the United States. 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Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill. For Sale by M. E. Wood, Des Moines. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By THE MUSIC OF THE MONTH OXONIZED OX MARROW CO. LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA. Commencing March 1st and continuing daily until April 30th, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad will place on sale special one way colonist exposition center in the Minneapolis, Angeles, etc., at a reduction of $15.00. Only $29.00 from Twin Cities; $31.60 from Waterville; $31.55 from Waseca; $31.05 from Albert Lea; $32.90 Watertown and correspondingly low rates for two Pullman Tourist Cars are operated through to the coast each week; on Wednesday via Kansas City and the popular Santa Fe system through New Mexico and Arizona; and on Thursday via Colorado, Route 'through Colorado, Ogden and Southern Pacific. Rate for double lower berth through is $6.75. For full information as to rates and bed occupations, apply to agents, or address CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT The Gorinthian Baptist Church — attested on 11th St., between Crocker and School St. Preaching; at 11 A.M.; Sunday School; at 19 o'clock Preaching; at 7 P.M. Rev. T. L. Griffith, Pastor, St. Paul A. M. E. — Corner, St. Wood and Center Streets. Preaching at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School at 3 o'clock; Epworth League at 7 p.m.; preaching at 8 p.m. Horace S. Graves pastor. First African Baptist Church—Corner School and Fourth streets. Rev. F. Lomack pastor Preaching at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School at 3 p.m. Mr. M. E. Houston. Superintendency Young People's meeting 7 p.m., preaching 800 p.m. Burn's Chapel M. E. Church-Corner of 11th and Crocker Sts.—Church services, preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Class and prayer meeting 13 on Sunday. Sunday School 13:30 p.m. Epwithout Leaving 7 p.m. School. Preaching and Class meeting every Wednesday 8 p.m. O. A. Johnson, pastor, 86 11th St. Maple Street Baptist Church—Situated on F. Maple between Ninth and Tenth streets. Preaching at 11 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:00 a.m.; preaching at 7 p.m. Rev. J. O. R. Wimbush, pastor Union Congregation Church—Corner Tenth and Park streets. Preaching 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 12 m. evening service 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings SECRET ORDERS. 10 00 pm Chicago Limited. *10 80 pm 10 30 pm Day Kipress & Mail. *8 10 pm 10 00 pm Chicago Limited. *8 10 pm 8 90 pm Rocky Mount L. Limited. *7 90 pm 8 90 pm Rocky Mount L. Limited. *7 90 pm C. R. L. & L. BOUND WEST. 833 am ..... Denver Limited..... 43 am 845 pm..... Night Limited Express ..... 70 am 850 pm..... Day Express..... 45 pm 255 am..... Rocky Mountain Limited..... 40 am *11:40 am..... Fast Mall..... +190 pm C.R.I. & P. TO KEOKUK. 10:30 am..... Eldon..... 70 pm 845 pm..... Keokuk..... 745 am 1045 pm..... Eldon..... 115 am DES MOINES & FORT DODG. 635 pm..... 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