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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XII. No. 33. CITY NEWS. [M.B. If you have relatives or friends visit in the city or go to make a visit, please show me we will attend all your local news-2d.] Mrs. Robt. Towell of Lincoln, Mo. is here visiting her sister Mrs. Suay Stanton and Mrs. Emma Jones. Mrs. Martha Bass spent last Friday in Clive with her sister who is indisposed with rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. H. Gould entertained at dinner Thursday, the Rev. James Whorton who is here running a revival at St. Paul's A. M. E. The Bystander acknowledge a pleas, ant call last Friday from Lewis E. Johnson, Cassander S. Sellers and Kenneth J. Hamilton of Buxton. The Bystander printed some very invitations last week of a ball to be given in Cycling-Hall Jan. 24, given by John McClaim and John Rodgers. Mr and Mrs. W. H. Humbard entertained at Sunday dinner, a number of friends in honor of Mrs. Pearl Banks of Chicago and Mrs. John Barquette of Oskaloosa. Rev. J. H. String of the Reform church gave a stereopticon view lecture at Corinthian Baptist church last Tuesday evening. A large crowd was present. The Carnation Club met Thursday with Mrs. Frank Lewis on 15th and Grand Ave. The afternoon was spent in the discussion of the study of the ensuing year. The ladies of the Carnation Club gave an indoor picnic Tuesday evening Jan. 19, at the home of Mrs. J, R. Eickson, in honor of Miss Lassie Peniston of Kansas City, Mo. At a late hour every one, on leaving, expressed themselves as having had a jolly good time. When in Buxton, Iowa stop at Jeffers Bros. for meals, lunches and lodging. Short order a specialty, East First street. We received the twelfth annual report of board of Park Commissioners, the compliments of W. B. Keffer. It is the finest, most and best report that the board ever gotten out a credit to the board and to the city, every public office should have one. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Blagburn left Thursday morning for St. Joseph, Mo. where Mr. Blagburn has accepted a position as Soda Dispenser for the Schoffin Pharmacy which is the main store of four, belonging to the St. Joseph Drug Co. Mrs. C. A. Garth of 11th street entertained the Carnation Club Thursday, Jan. 11th, from 3:00 to 5:00. A three course lunch was served. A pleasant time was had by all present. Twelve gentlemen gathered at the home of Mr. James H. Woods on last Monday evening at 7 o'clock on an anniversary dinner, the event being Mr. Woods birthday. Mrs. Woods arranged this as a surprise to Mr. Woods. The guests presented Mr. Woods a handsome cut glass wine set the stags reported the dinner as a most enjoyable affair. The guests were well entertained by the hostess. Services at Union Congregational Church Corner of Tenth and Park Streets. Sunday January 21st. Morning service 10:30. Subject, The Advantage of early Training. Afternoon, three clock Men's League. Evening service 7:30 Topic My Friend. Y. P. S. Christian Endeavor 7:00 p. m. Sunday School 12:00 m. Wednesday evening 7:30 prayer meeting and bible study. Rev. H. W. Porter, Pastor. We received an invitation from the industrial department of Western University at Quindario, Kans., to attend the dedicatory services of the New Trades Building Wednesday the 24th. The programme is filled full of good addresses and songs. The principle addresses will be delivered by 100 v. E. W. Hoch, Judge L. W. Keplinger, Hon. R. W. Stubbs speaker of the house, Hon. Cyrus Leland, Hon. I. F. Bradley, R. B. Smith and Nelson G. Crews, Bishop Abraham Grant President of trustee board and William T. Vernon President of the University. A Jamaica Lady Speaks Highly of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs, Michael Hart, wife of the superintendent of Cart Service at Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies Islands says that she has for some years used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, group and wheoping cough and has found it very beneficial. She has implicit confidence in it and would not be without a bottle of it in her some. Sold by all druggists. Cleaning and Pressing, Dyeing and Repairing. Special attention given ladies' garments. Phone 1846-M Leave orders For Coal. O. B. RIVERS, 559 Seventh street. Albert A. Bell of Sheridan, Wyo. arrived in our city Monday evening to visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bell in Lake Park and his old friends. Albert is well known here, having lived here several years ago. He is a graduate from the law department of Drake University and practiced in St. Joseph, Mo. and Omaha, Nebr., a few years. The old boys will return. Rev. G. McNeal commenced his series of revival meetings last Tuesday at the First African Baptist church. And more than a dozen accessions to the chureh. He will conduct services every night next week. At the meeting of the S. S. Normal class of St. Paul's A. M. E. S. S. last week the final examination on Normal Book 2 was conducted by the Normal Instructor Attorney S. Joe Brown. Only three members of the class took the examination and of these Mrs. W. H. Warricks and Mrs. S. Joe Brown passed successfully. Another examination will be held later for the benefit of those who were unable to be present last week. The class has begin the study of Book 1 of the Normal lessons and those who succeed in passing an examination upon the two books at the close of the Sunday School year in June will be presented to the District Normal Institute at the District Sunday School convention for graduation and diplomas. Veru Low Rates to the Mardi Gras at New York, to Mobile, Pensacola and winter Resorts. Via the North-Western Line. On account of the Mardi Gras, excursion tickets with certain stop-over privileges will be sold to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola, Feb. 21 to 25, inclusive, also on Feb. 26, for trains arriving at destination by noon of Feb. 27, with favorable return limits. Excursion tickets are also on sale daily, at reduced rates, to the principal; winter resorts in the United States and Mexico. For full information apply to agents Chicago & North-Western R'y. The Hyde Investment and Real Estate Co., at 120 West Grand avenue have a large list of property for sale and trade. They also have a list of houses for rent, Both phones, Iowa 793; Mutual 928 Main. R. N. HYDE, Mgr. B. N. HYDE, Sec. ORATOR WINS DEBATE Colored Collegiate Wits Hamilton Club's Annual Contest. Eugene V. Marshall, representing the University of Wisconsin with an onation on "Hamilton and the Constitution," won the first prize in the Hamilton birthday oratorical contest held by the Hamilton Club of Chicago at Steinway Hall last evening Jacob Cantlin of the University of Illinois, whose oration was entitled "An Estimate of Hamilton," secured the second prize. Chauney Martin, chairman of the club-conference, presented them with checks for $100 and $56 from John A. Guager, former president of the Hamilton Club, who was the donor of the prizes for this, the third annual celebration of the praises of Hamilton by college orators given in Chicago. Fred Cunningham of the University of Iowa, with an onation on "Alexander Hamilton and the New Individualism," and Kenneth E. Wineberger, from the University of Indiana, who spoke on "Hamilton, the Federalist," were the other contestants. The victory of Mr. Marshall, who is colored, was popular. Although a freshman at Wisconsin, he is a graduate of the law school at Michigan. Simon P. Shope and Joseph H. Defreses were the judges. How to Prevent Billious Attacks One who is subject to bilious attacks will notice that for a day or more before the attack he is not hungry at meal times and feels dull after eating. A dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets when three first symptoms appear will ward off the attack. They are for sale by all druggists. Her First Falling In Love Her First Failing In Love. It takes several rehearsals to make a girl letter perfect in the little game of matrimony. The first time a girl lays down a love note, a man in that he is a good waltour and wears proper collars, that his hair curls at the edges, and that he doesn't tread on her frocks - Helen Rowland's "Directions, of Polly." DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1906. Iowa Legislature. Last week the Iowa state legislature begun her Thirty-first session under the most favorable conditions to do some good legislation, because all or nearly all the members are experienced, because all are holdovers, consequently there need be no unnecessary delay in getting down to hard work. Governor Cummins gave them his biennial message on the very first day, so in all it bespeaks a business-like beginning. Death of Prof. Harper The death last week of William Rainey Harper of Chicago, the president and founder of the great University of Chicago, removes from the world one of the greatest scholars, certainly the greatest teacher in Hebrew, in this age. His great executive ability, his wonderful vitality that he exhibit to the very last days are object lessons for the people of this generation. He lived a Christian life and died a valiant soldier of Christ. Not only has the University of Chicago, but the world has lost an educator and mankind a mighty teacher. In his life and death let the coming generation emulate and exemplify his life and character. New Register of the Treasury. This week comes the announcement from Washington, D. C., that the President has appointed Prof. William T. Vernon of Quindoro, Kansas, to be Register of the Treasury to succeed Hon. Judson W. Lyons of Georgia. We congratulate Mr. Vernon first, because a Western colored man has been honored; second, because this is one of the best appointments ever given a colored man; third, because Mr. Vernon is one of the youngest aspirants. He is at the head of Western College, an institution for the education of colored children. We can only say Mr. Vernon, go fill this office with credit to yourself and country, be true to your trust, true to your duty and true to your race. Shall Buxton, Iowa be Incorporated? It has been talked and rumored that the mining town of Buxton should be incorporated, as it has about 6000 inhabitants, and several have asked our advice about it. Last week a delegation from Buxton, Monroe and Mahaska county appeared before Governor Cummins to present the pros and cons. The result has not yet been made public. At one time some years ago we favored incorporation, but after more thought and light on the subject we cannot see any reason or benefits the citizens of Buxton would derive from such an act. From a financial standpoint it would be an extra burden of taxes to keep and support an incorporated town. Then again as this town is only temporary and may not exist many years. What is the necessity for permanent city utilities that an incorporated town must have? This town is living much better with less expense to its citizens than many other towns of similar size that is incorporated. Takes Church to Task In this week's issue on another page we publish a very scathing letter from the able pen of learned Dr. Graham of Detroit, Mich., which was published in the Freeman last week; where he takes up his church and shows up the corruption, hypocracy, rottenness and pollution that is tolerated and practiced in his own church, and his so-called ministers won't cry out against it. We publish this letter because it is generally true and the manly courage in which this teacher of God has cried out against those practices which are wrong. While we do not quite agree with all the doctor has said, neither do we think that all the corruption and hypocrisy is confined to any one denomination, but it is more or less in nearly all the so-called christian churches. Therefore we print this article with the hope that all who read it might be benefited and heed it before it is to late. We remember only recently in our city a certain learned minister spoke in his pulpit against the vice and crime that our people were committing and uphold the officers and good people who were trying to rid our city of this worthless class, and publicly took a stand against that class, (as every true minister should), yet a coterie of so-called leaders, headed by one wet head who drink more whisky then he does common sense, written an article to an evening daily trying in his beclouded way his old old story of misrepresentation. If the good people of our race will ever be respected they must spurn such self bedecked leaders everywhere. MARSHALL FIELD IS DEAD Comes the sad news this week, that Maishall Field the great Merchant King of Chicago, Ill. died last Wednesday morning in New York City of a cold resulted in pneumonia, he had only been sick about one week, thus one of the greatest Americans has passed away. He was the greatest retail Merchant in the world and his Chicago store is the largest and best equipped in the world he was a great man in the financial world, a good business man in that he made his enormous wealth by honest business methods and not by stock or speculation. He started out in life as a poor farmer boy, began as a clerk in store and step by step he has arisen, until now at the age of 70 years, his wealth is $40,000,000. He was a christian gentleman a member of the Presbytarian church, also an officer in that church, honesty and fair dealing was his motto, unlike other rich millionaires he was not envied but like by his associates and loved by all who knew him; his pure life and honest character is a great inspiration to the young man and should be emulated, thus Chicago has lost two of her greatest benefactors within a week. George D. Dobson for Engineer. This issue we have the pleasure of presenting the cut of Mr Geo. D. Dobson, who is a candidate for City Engineer before the coming Republican city primaries. Mr. Dobson is a Hawkeye by birth; having been born in Heuva Vista county in 1883; came with his parents to this city in 1892, where he attended the public and High School from which he graduated. He then attended the Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, taking an engineering course and graduated with honor. He then took two more years work and received a master degree. By his thorough training and ability he won the appointment of assistant city engineer to the present incumbent, Mr. C. W. Budd for four years. His father is ex-state secretary and they are true Republicans. Young Dobson is very deserving and solicits your support. MINNEAPOLIS BUDGETARIAN, Snow, snow, snow is what we are enjoying at this writing, yet we cannot complain. The first Anniversary meeting of the Afro-American Women's Federation of Minn., will be held in Pilgrim Baptist church St Paul Feb. 8. an all day meeting will be held. The展会 being entirely devoted to the executive board, followed by a Federation breakfast to the board. the afternoon and evening will be a public meeting with appropriate programme. The M. T. O. Art Club held a very interesting meeting on the toph with Mrs. J. L Neal on 8th Ave' on the 24. The following programme will be rendered. Instrumental solo, Mrs. Kattie Smith; Paper, The Afro-American Woman in Business. Mrs. Geo. H. Wade followed by a discussion led by Measdaus Dr. R. S. Brown and L. Hardin; current topics, Mrs. W. H. Simpson. The following pupils of our race will enter high school. Coral Neal, Ella Cunningham, Cassie Williams, Jasper Gibbs, Harvey Moss and Carl Wade. A young people' Sunday club was organized Sunday afternoon at St. James church with the following officer President. L. L. Johnson; vice-president, Carl Wade; Secretary, Mrs. L. Butler; Treasurer, Sarah Cunningham. They will meet each Sunday at 6 p.m. Mrs. Rosa Grange has returned from En Glaine, Wis. Frances Dodd one of St. Paul's well known and popular young ladies was united in marriage to Beejushi Sears, Tuesday evening at the Vigram Baptist church. A large crowd attended the wedding and reception at the home of her mother 910 Margaret street St. Paul. The revival services at St. James church are still going on with unabated success. The pastor Rev. Wade has not had very much assistance outside of his local preschers. Rev. Wethers of the Baptist church prescheduled one evening, several additions have been made to the church. Lula Bair is reported quite sites at her home on 3rd Avenue. The National Notes edited by Mrs. B. T Washington at Tuskeguei containing some very interesting news this month and a copy should be in the hands of every club woman and non club woman of our race. Quarterly meeting at St. Peters the 21, Rev. Seymour will preschel in the afternoon and Presiding Elder Thompson morning and evening. Rev. Wade preschel the sacramental sermon at St. James church St. Paul last Sunday. Rev. Withers performed a marriage ceremony Monday afternoon. We did not learn the names of the contracting parties. Be sure and see the beautiful drama, "A Noble Outcast" at St. James church in Feb. The following are the characters, "Jerry the Trump" S. E. Pout, Col. Lee, Geo Ricks; L. Johnson; "Jack Worthington" Harry Lee; "France" a Displaced Passion Mrs.Geo Wade; Mrs. Lee "The Colonel's wife Dora Wither;s; "Sadle' faithful but free, Bastice Wade, Mrs. Jasper Gibbe is reported as being quite sick at this writing. The Grip. "Before we can sympathize with others, we must have suffered ourselves." No one can realize the suffering attendant upon an attack of the grip, unless he has had the actual experience. There is probably no disease that causes so much physical and mental agony, or which so successfully defies medical aid. All danger from the grip however, may be avoided by the prompt use of Chambrain's Cough Remedy. Among the tens of thousands who have used this remedy, not one case has ever been reported that has resulted in pneumonia or that has not recovered. For sale by nil druggists. BURLINGTON NEWS. (Last Week.) Mrs. Anna Burkhardt of Lincoln, Neb., formally is Miss Anna Jones of this city was here visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Jones at their home on South Hill for the past four weeks. Mrs. Burkhardt is one of the most accomplished artist in Lincoln if not in the west. She commenced her studies at the Catholic convergence at Chicago in 1860 and displayed a natural talent. Her work is not confined to one branch, but comprises canvas painting, china decoration and art needle work. Mrs. Burkhardt is the only representative of our rase to become a member of the Lincoln Art Association, besides Mrs. Burkhardt, being an artist, she is quite a delightful lady who may be taken as a model by our best people and as she was a Burlington girl in her youth we are very proud to have bar in our mourn and very sorry to see her leave which she did Tuesday evening. The 8. II. Club entertained at the home of Mrs. Archie Milchell the first inst from 9 to 11 and a very delightful time was enjoyed by all. Mrs. William Palmer of Plane street entertained New Years' day complimentary to Miss Bessie Early and Jenneet Earnest of Quincy. Music and cards were had during the afternoon which was followed by a dainty luncheon Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Tiggs entertained a few friends at those o'clock dinner New Years. January 2 Mrs. and Mrs. A. L. Draw entertainen in honor of Mrs. Burkhard and her brother of Ohioago William Jones Leonard Harrison's sister is here visiting at his home on Summer street. Mrs. James Brook has returned. Mrs. McDowell spent the holidays with her daughter Mrs. John Trent. Word has been received in this city of the death of Roy Smith who has been living in California. Mr. Smith was son of Mrs.丹娜 Smith who is now living in Sheridan, Wyo. He had been ill for sometime suffering with lumb trouble which caused his death. Mr. Smith was born January 10, 1891. He is survived by his wife mother, sisters, Medames E. Graham, Dora Williams of Sheridan Wyo. E. Harris of this city, brothers Elmer Smith of Sheridan, Wyo., and East of Chicago. Persons have news for publication, call old phone 457 M. Mr. and Mrs. King Peter of Foster street entertained with a delightful were laid for twelve. The afternoon was spent in playing games and music. After dinner the Xmas tree was light and each little guest rested in the room of potted fruit and a present which Santa Claus had left for them. All parted feeling very happy and no doubt they will long remember the day. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cook entertained colleagues in Kendall evening to Misses Nellie and Leona Jennings. An enjoyable time was had by all. (This Week's Items.) Medames Peter Johnson and Lafa Bland have returned from a two week's visit in Chicago. Peter Johnson was very sick last week but is better at this writing. S. Cook has been on the stetsick fist. Mrs. Peter Johnson entertained a few friends at dinner Sunday complimentary to Mrs. Austin and Miss Williams who are visiting Mrs. and Mrs. J. W. Mackey. Little Gurtrade Cowden on Valley St. entertained a few of her little friends Jan. 15, it being her birthday. In spite of the weather being bad a good time was had by all. The presiding elder committee of the St. John's A. M. E church expect to give a big musical concert in the near future. Reival meetings are being held at the St. John's A. M. E church and a kind invitation is extended to all. Two members of the young people's choir of the St. John's A. M. E church will give soles Sunday evening. ALBIA NEWS. The Dumas Club met at the residence of Mrs. George Hollingworth on last Wednesday. Meeting called to order by the P. resident Mattie Gaines. Reading of the minutes by Nellie Grayson. After the meeting a dinty lunch was served by the hostess Mrs. Hollingworth, adjourned to meet as Mrs. Bennings. C. Jones of Burton is the guest of Mrs. Kaysin Albia. The A. M. E. church is carrying on a series of revival meetings with Miss S. B. Schoolhold of Okalauoa as assisting this week. There will be others from time to time. The A. M. E. church Sawing Circle met at the home of Mrs. J. Ward. Mrs. S. B. Schoolhold gave a very interesting talk upon religious topic also Rev. Bell and Mrs. Bell, after prayer and business, the meeting closed, after which a nice lunch was served by Mrs. Ward. The Sunday school appointed new officers this week. Mildred Lewis, President Ola Lawis, Secretary; Mrs. M. G. Almuse, Treasurer and second bible class teacher, first bible class teacher Mrs. Bell. There are quite a few strangers in town CLEVELAND NOTES Mrs. E. Wilson from Woodburn was in town Saturday. Mrs Horn and daughter and son and also Mr. and Mrs. Smith and family arrived here last week from Brosburg, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Iisiah Brown are entertaining their sister from Alabama. Signore Pontella and wife are going to giveen entertainment Monday evening. Admission 25 cents. Oscar Roper who has been home on his two weeks visit returned Thursday to Oskaloosa. Lulu Outley entertained a number of friends Wednesday evening to a four course dinner in honor of Oscar Roper. The evening was spent in games and dancing at a late hour the guest departed. VERY LOW RATES TO DES MOINES IOWA Via the North-Western Line. Excursion tickets will be sold at reduced rates Jan. 19 and 20, limited to return until Jan. 23, inclusive, on account of Iowa State Traveling Men's meeting. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western R'y. DUBUQUE ITEMS The Ladies Sawing Circle and Missionary circle and Missionary Society meet at the home of Mrs. Dr. H. C. Rose Thursday afternoon and after the regular business was finished a social session and programme were in turn enjoyed to be closed for refreshments which were served and a general good way. Dr. H. C. Rose and Rev. K. H. Hauckey were visitors. Mrs. John Wells has been confined to her home for the past week. Mrs. Ruth Mathews has been a sufferer from rheumatism and neuralgia for the past ten days. The Byrons after a pleasant and prod- The Byron's after a pleasant and profitable weeks engagement at the Bibou were offered one-hundred dollars more than they received last week to remain another week. Israel Putman left for Duluth his home after spending two weeks with his mother Mrs. Chris Evans sixth and White street. The most delightful event of the season was the recital given by the two pupils of Leonard Lewis, Mise Lavera Martin and Master Earl Jones last Thursday evening at his home 18th E. Kook street. The two children were assisted by Mrs. R. H. Hackley, Soprano, Walter Posey Tenor, Chas. Jones, Basso and Leonard Lewis as bat肩膀 and pianist, although the guests numbered forty they were comfortably seated in tiers. The arranged program as follow: Piano Solo, Little Paradors March; Golden leaves are Failing, Lavern Martin; Solo, Where the Breakers roar Blow a Gale, Chas. Jones; Piano Solo, Chaperon Selections, Leonard Lewis; Duet, Tell me Pretty Maden, Waiense Posey, Mrs. R. H. Hackley; Mandolin solos. Swance River; Shade of the Old Apple Tree, Earl Jones, Violin Solo, Pulling hard against the stream; Home Sweet Home, Eddie Martin; Let me see you Smile, Walter Posey; Dust Piano and Mandolin Tun Soldiers' Parade, Lavern Martin and Earl Jones which was well rendered. The music of masters Eddie Martin as violinist, Earl Jones Mandolin and little Miss Lavera Martin was the great surprise of the evening. The Byrons and S. Kirkpatrick each contributed a number, Chas Byron rendered one of waggers most difficult operas; S. Kirkpatrick vocal Goody Sweetheart sweetbread Saxophone and Mandolin solos by the others were greatly enjoyed. Literature for the Sunday School has arrived and Rev. and Mrs. Hackley are at work planning great things for the children. All others are welcome. HAPPENINGS AROUND CLINTON. The week of prayer services which is observed by the churches the first of each year was observed at Bethel A. M. E. Church all of last week with goodwill. Mrs. A. B. Bush and children were on the sick list last week. At the meeting of the Clinton Lodge A. I., and A. M. on Tuesday evening January 9th the election of officers for the ensuing year was held. H. W. Williams, W. M.; William Henderson, S. W.; Jesse Mitchell, J.; W. M. O. Culbertson, Treas.; Wm. Richardson, Secy. Prior to the election three candidates were initiated. Other applications are now pending. A. M. P. Poise and P. M. A. M. E. Church will entertain their friends at a social on Friday night of this week. Wm. Williams has been ill for some time with consumption, passed away at his home on Maple avenue in Pine Hill. His funeral was held Monday afternoon from the A. M. E. Church. We would kindly request those persons who promised the collector so faithfully last summer that they would cancel their financial obligation to work for him. A kind of an effort along that line. Some of this endebtedness is of over two years standing and no efforts made to cut it down. None of us would like to work for an employer and then leave it. We would like for our pay and especially when it runs out. The Bystander has certainly been lenient with you for you have received your paper right along, although nothing was being received in return for it. M. C. Cooper who is now working in Morrison, I. Ill., spent Sunday in Clinton. Mr. R. D. Moore is at home after a three months trip through the state in the interest of Ambidexter Institute of Springfield, Ill. He tells many trials and tribulations while away. we are glad to know the Bystander fire of the marquard block last week. Pride and Vanity: The foundation of pride is the wish to respect one's self, whatever others may think; the mansiping of vanity is the craving for the admiration of others, no matter at what cost to one's self-respect.—F. Marion Crawford. Resents Reference to "Concern" "What do you mean by talking about 'coppers' before me?" said London magnitate to a man in the dock. "It is a gross impertinence to refer to the police as 'coppers' in court of justice." Many Species of Animals Four hundred thousand species of animals are now known to exist, according to the latest report of the French natural history museum. Of spiders alone there are 20,000 different kind. The Business Post "John's the poet with the true business instinct," said the wife. "He has just swapped a somethat for a fat turkey and has swapped a lot of molasses:" -Alanta, Constitution. A Mourning Gift. It is so difficult to know what present to give to a friend who has recently suffered a bereavement that we have nothing but praise for the enterprising American firm which has just produced a pack of playing cards for bridge with mourning borders.—Punch The chivalry of Europe is, in great measure, a product of the Saracen culture. The chivalry of Europe in two streams flowing through Constantinople and through Sparta. 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"I always had a great deal of distress after eating, and when I got up from my sleep my stomach would be so weak that it would hardly take any food. I had very uncomfortable skin and was dizzy, and whenever I stoped over and then straightened up, my eyes would be badly blurred. "I read the statements of several persons who had got rid of obstinate stomach troubles by using Dexil. We would have had to ask if I did did me a world of good. They acted promptly and did just what was claimed for them. I have no more distress after meals; the bad feeling has gone from the region of my heart; the alarming was disappeared, and I am strong again." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all dregsists and by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, M. Y. The best breed of hogs in France is the Cranian, which often attains the weight of 550 pounds in 15 to 18 months. A prize pig weighed 763 pounds at the age of 10 months and 25 days. Selawik is a curious lake near the sea-coast of Alaska. Tides rise and fall in the lake by reason of an underground connection with the sea. At the bottom the water is quite salt, but at the top is a layer of perfectly fresh water. A gold medal a valuable pipe and five pounds of his own smoking mixture is the Kaiser's gift to one of his subjects who recently celebrated his one hundred and fourth birthday. The man has been an inveterate smoker all his life. General William W. Belknap went to the war of the rebellion as the major of the Fifteenth Iowa infatry. In one or the companies of that regiment was a young fellow named Darby Greely. When the regiment was marching over the gang-planks on to the steamer Sucker State, the major sat on his horse close by. As Darby Greely stepped on to the plane mother pushed him and pulled him to her bosom. With intense Irish emotion she cried and crouoned over him, and then, seeing the major, she cried "Darby, me by', stick close to the major an' ye'll niver git hurted!" Sir Frederick Pollock used to tell this story about the Diltante Society: The qualification for membership was that the candidate had been met in Italy by the proposing member, but once it happened that a candidate met at Avignon. The error was discovered, and the society proceeded to vote "that, in the opinion of the society, Avignon is in Italy". This, however, seemed a ticklish precedent to establish, so they gravely laid their heads together and moved further motion "that, in the opinion of this society, Avignon is the only town in France which is in Italy." L. White Busby, secretary to Speaker Cannon, is one of the been dressed men at the national capital. He is a constant companion of Mr. Cannon, who is somewhat careless of his attire. Mr. Busby is a handsome man, heears a Vagabond beard, he wears a silk coat, Mr. Cannon and Mr. Busby strolled into an uptown hotel. Two men were standing in front of the desk, one of them a stranger. Mr. Cannon wore a slouch hat, and his cigar pointed upward toward his nose. Secretary Cannon was less attentive. He said the man about town "He's a handsome fellow," said the stranger; "but who's the old duffer with him?" Don't Wait. Hanna, Wyo. Jan. 15th (Special)—Delays are dangerous. Don't wait until all the awful symptoms of Kidney Disease develop in your system, and your physician shakes his head gravely as he diagnoses your case. If you suspect your kidneys, turn at once to the great Kidney Specific—Dodd's Kidney Pills. You can do so with every confidence. A few of Dodd's Kidney Pills taken in time have saved many a life. The early symptoms of Kidney Disorder may be the forerunners of Bright's Disease, Diabetes and Dropsy. Dr. W. H. J. Jeffries, a resident here, tells below how he treated an attack of Kidney Trouble. He says:— "Before I commenced taking Dodd's Kidney Pills, I had always a tired feeling every morning when I got out of my bed, and my Kidneys were in very bad shape. There was always a dull heavy pain across my loins, and I had hard work to stoop. I took two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the tired feeling and back pains have entirely gone, and I am now cured." About the quickest way for a young man to win a girl's love is to bribe her father to object to him. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. and see that it Bears the Signature of Charle Litchi In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. He—"Did you know I had become an actor?" She—"No. All I heard was that you had gone on the stage." Iowa State Bystander Bystander Publishing Co. Russia is a large empire, so there are still other places for trouble to break out. "What shall we eat?" asks the Philadelphia Inquirer. What! Has the scrapple given out? George Herring of London, has given half a million dollars to the Salvation Army, Odd fish, Herring. New Jersey wants $350,000 to fight mosquitoes with. One way to get it is to incorporate a few more trusts. Mrs. Collis P. Huntington paid $10,000 for her copy of "Fads and Fancies." Courting, or averting, publicity? Mr. Corey's Miss Gilliman is a "lyric artist," not a chorus girl. And she also spells her name "Mabelle." So there! The pot may call the kettle black, but if she is a female pot she will argue that black is becoming to her, anyhow. The old idea was that a man's house is his castle. Many a man's house never gets beyond being a castle in Spain. Heroes are quickly forgotten. In order to get his name in the papers again, Togo may have to get run over by a trolley car. While Ecuador is not a large country, it can manage to squeeze in three simultaneous revolutions without feeling overcrowded. King Edward is going to bestow the Order of Merit on Togo and Yama. So any doubt about their merit is finally disposed of. Lots of men find it hard to keep their good resolutions in regard to using only parlor language when the bills begin to come in. Russell Sage, though ninety years of age is able to make $75,000 a day. Yet John D. Rockefeller thinks old people should be pennised. Since we have seen that snapshot picture of Marie Corelli we understand why she has always been so unwilling to be photographed. The army of Santo Domingo was sent after the feeling president, but one of the soldiers got tired and the other one had to stop to take care of him. Of course it is only a coincidence that all this talk about D'Annunzio's divorce comes simultaneously with the news that he has just completed a new book. Of course the Cincinnati millionaire who took the street-cleaning job serves credit. Still, think of the undying fame of the man who makes Cincinnati clean! The good die young, sometimes. That is the reason why certain millionaires wait till they have passed the dangerous years before they be gin to be good things. Uncle Russell Sage, when last heard from, was in a fair state of health and loaning money to friends on good security and as a mark of special favor, at only 100 per cent. The father of the New York woman who could not struggle along on $80,000 a year was prophetically named Work. A good man; American fathers belong to the same family. The population of Berlin now exceeds 2,000,000, in spite of the fact that the kaiser now owes eight big touring cars and King Alfonso of Spain visits him occasionally. Bourke Cockran says no man worth $10,000,000 can be put in jail. Some trust magnates now under investigation may wish they were as sure of this as Mr. Cockran seems to be. In one factory in New York three employees have been employed for thirty years, and three more for twenty-five years. This speaks well for both employers and employed. The Grand Duke Cyril and Father Gapon were seen sitting opposite each other at the same roulette table at Monte Carlo a few days ago. They might both have been in better business. James J. Corbett has been promoted to playing in a Bernard Shaw play. "Fitz" ought to counter with a special production of "Spartacus the Gladiator." These are great days for the Drahma. If Carnegie's business required him to get up at 6 o'clock these cold winter mornings it would seem a small matter to him whether he was aroused by the soothing strains of a pipe organ or by an old-fashioned alarm clock. The agricultural department has discovered that barbed wire rusts because it is left out in the rain. The prudent farmer will hereafter watch the weather predictions and bring in his barbed wire when a storm is threatened. The Motor World makes the somewhat ambiguous statement that most of the fatal automobile accidents occur on the way home from the country clubs and roadhouses, instead of on the way there. The moral of which is painfully obvious. Mrs. Bunke-Roche's father says he will inherit her if she doesn't pay her more respect and live within her allowance of $60,000 a year. He is an old man now and the lady will probably regard his closeness as one of the eccentricities of advanced age. THREATENED TO BLOW UP CAPITOL Insane Man is Arrested at State House for Murderous Talk. HE WANTED A PUBLIC JOB Because It was Refused He Threatened Governor—Unfortunate Man was Released from Prison Two Years Ago. Des Moines, Jan. 17.—David S. Clayman of Fontanaille created a sensation at the capital yesterday afternoon by threatening to blow up the state house with dynamite unless given a job as door keeper of the senate. He became so loud in his demands for recognition that the police were called to the house, where he was locked in. He will be arranged before the insane commission this morning. The incident gave rise to many sensational stories, among them one that Clayman had made a desperate attempt to kill Governor Cummins, and that he had drawn a revolver on him. These stories were much exaggerated, however. He declared he was going to kill the governor, Senator Dowell, and Representative Teachout. He did not see the governor, and, when searched, no weapon of any kind was found upon him, and he had searched the office papers. He displayed no revolver or other weapon at the capitol. Clayman has been about the state house for several days. He has insisted that he was entitled to a public place, having served the state for twelve years. He referred to the police officer who attempted to prison. He attempted to see the governor yesterday, but was induced to leave the office. He told some of the office attaches that he understood that an effort would be made to keep him from seeing the executive, and that such a situation should not be. He made no threat, undoubtedly, to display no intimidation to force him at the time. Clayman has been out of the penitentiary only about two years. He served in the prison for twelve years for the murder of a man named Des Moines, Jan. 18.—"All that I said at the capitol was in jest. I wanted them to take notice of me. I am harmless and peaceable and wouldn't harm the world." That was the explanation of D. S. Clayman's commission as to his threats to blow up the state house with dynamite Tuesday afternoon. However, the insanity board held that Clayman is not a safe man to be at large. He was committed to Clarinda. Deputy Jeff Charles escorted Clayman to the asylum yesterday afternoon. PRINTING OF CENSUS REPORT ENJOINED Des Molines, Jan. 17. The state board of health dodged a row over vaccination methods yesterday morning by voting to refer the dispute between the various schools of medicine to the state legislature. Dr. Linn of Des Molines, a homeopath, supported the Powers motion dissenting in favor of dissenting vote, that of Dr. Hanchett Dr. Linn took occasion to declare, however, that he believed the legislature would wash its hands of the entire matter on the ground that to define vaccination in favor of one would be the other would be class legislation. The definition of vaccination by the state board of health, which is objectifiable to the homeopathic physicians, who advocate "internal" vaccination or variolium, is as follows, being the conclusion of a conference of state and provincial boards of health: "An inoculation, by sacification, puncture or injection beneath the epidermis, of a vaccine which produces, with some constitutional disturbance, the typical vaccine vesicle, which leaves, after the post has healed, its characteristic scar. It is used in Council Bluffs and in Hardin county have recently duce, with some constitutional dischagnation may be used. ENGLISH AND CHASSELL WIN Des Moines, Jan. 18.—The contest over state printer and binder closed in the caucus of the republican members of the legislature last night with an overwhelming victory for Emory English of Polk county and E. D. Chassell of Plymouth county, who nominated for printer and binder respectively. There were three tests of strength possible in the caucus. The first was on the empowerment of action, and the English Chassell forces won hands down, having a majority of 23 on a vote of 117. The second was on the nomination of a state printer, and Mr. English was chosen by a majority of 41 over his nearest competitor. Then on motion of Representative M. L. Temple of Clarke county, Mr. Chassell was nominated for state binder by acclamation and amid cheers. Civilization shows the life of a bountiful state he lives to be thirty-six or forty years old, while the domestic horse is at twenty-five years. BURNED TO DEATH State Normal Employee Meets Awful Death. Cedar Falls, Jan. 16. I—G. L. Long, an employee of the Iowa State Normal school, was instantly killed yesterday morning. He was shoveling snow off the north roof of the main building and slipped and fell. He grabbed a live wire and was burned to death in a fire that was passed through his body. He was 53 years old. His son was killed by a bolt of lightning eight years ago. Rockwell City, Jan. 19.—At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the jury in the Pratt murder trial announced that an agreement could not be reached, the vote being 10 for acquittal and 2 for conviction. Jurors W. C. Guenther and E. A. Griffith standing out for conviction. The jury was highly complimented by Judge Church on its good conduct, and was then discharged. Mrs. Pratt, who sat in her usual place in the court room near Attorney Parsons, was slightly nervous and her face twitched, but she made no demonstration when the decision of the jury was announced except to close her eyes for a few moments as if in prayer. Judge Church announced that she would be released on her old bonds and the case continued. She and her attorney then left the court room. Her face became radiant as she passed out into the open air and evidently felt that she was practically a free woman. County Attorney Hutchinson is not prepared to say whether she will be tried again or the case dismissed. The latter is most probable, however, as it is doubtful if she could be convicted on the evidence now at hand. Whether Cyrus Pratt died of arsenic poisoning or from natural causes may remain a mystery forever. The case will probably be retried as soon as possible, if at all, as it is understood that the county attorney desires to end the case against her. The argument for prosecution of William Persing who is now in the county jail on an indictment charging complicity in the alleged poisoning of Cyrus Pratt ADDED POWERS FOR BOARD OF HEALTH ADDED POWERS FOR BOARD OF HEALTH Des Moines, Jan. 19.—Increased powers for the state board of health in enforcing the observance of sanitary rules in public school buildings are granted in a bill introduced in the senate by Senator O. B. Courtright of Black Hawk county. The bill provides for the appointment of a sanitation board to oversee the submission, and if passed it will require the submission of all plans for new school buildings to this official for approval. The bill was referred to the committee on public health. If the bill becomes a law the board will have authority to adopt and enforce rules governing the heating, cooling, and plumbing of all city and town school buildings and all rural schools having more than one room. The inspector or prune buildings is given power to issue an order compelling school directors to remedy apparent defects in sanitation and the board of health may have recourse to the courts for an injunction restraining the erection or remodeling of a building. The health offices are consulted with. Senator Courtright's proposed amendment to the present statutes eliminates the civil engineer from the board and substitutes an "expert on sanitation," the latter to be appointed by the governor on or before January 1, 1907, as a member of the board for a term of seven years. His compensation would be $2,000 per annum. The duty of inspecting school buildings during the process of erection or remodeling is imposed on the board of health, and in the inspection of having particular regard to fire escapes. Des Molines, Jan. 17.—Preparations for the printing of the state census came to a sudden stop yesterday when members of the state executive council, from Governor Cummins down, were presented with a restrainin order signed by Judge Smith McPherson of the United States courts. Judge McPherson granted the restraining order late last night on petition of the Rock Island Brewing company. The latter company declares that the state census and officiated allowing that the census of Atlantic is 4,988. Instead, the petition declares, the census is 5,186. The date for hearing of the injunction has not been set but Judge McPherson issued an order declaring that he will set the date soon, giving each party five days' notice the so-fol. And so, in addition to being in both the federal and Atlantic and her census difficulties are now in the federal courts. Whether or not Governor Cummins, Secretary Martin, Treasurer Gilbertson and Auditor Carroll can be enjoined from certifying up the census figures as decided by the courts is an interesting question. The troubles of the census have been dwelt upon for weeks, but the new federal court phase of the affair promises to be even more interesting than previous developments. SAGE AND COWNIE FIGURES DISAGREE Des Moines, Jan. 17.—Iowa's corn crop for the past year is 40,000,000 bushels less according to the government crop report than that reported by Director J. R. Sage of the Iowa Crop Commission. Mr. Sage gives Iowa a total corn crop of 346,571,788 bushels. The government gives the state a total corn crop of 305,788,000 bushels. Mr. Sage declares, basing his statement on the report of the 150 crop reporters amounted to 467,000 bushels averaged 37.2 bushels per acre. The government gives the yield per acre as 34.8. But the widest difference is in the acreage. Mr. Sage gave Iowa's corn crop as 346,571,788 bushels complied from the reports of the assessors. The government report shows the acreage as but 8,787,000. Last year there was a discrepancy between the state and national reports of 20,000,000 bushels. The difference in grain circles. This year, however, the amount is more than doubled. AN EVERY-DAY STRUGGLE. Too Many Women Carry the Heavy Load of Kidney Stones. Mrs. E. W. Wright of 172 Main street, Haverhill, Mass., says: "In 1898 I was suffering so with痛 pains in the small of the back and had such frequent dizzy spells that I could scarcely get about the house. The urinary passages were also quite irregular. so with sharp pains in the small of the back and had such frequent dizzy spells that I could scarcely get about the house. The urinary passages were also quite irregular. Monthly periods were so distressing I dreaded their approach. This was my condition for four years. Doctor told me that he right away when I began with them and three boxes cured me permanently." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Coster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. A food-inspector was examining the meat in a small butcher-shop on a back street. The greater part of the meat was fairly good, but there was one lot of pork and beef that was questionable. The butcher stood outside with a customer. The inspector called him in, "Look here," he said, "what is your opinion of this meat here?" The butcher looked it up, "I had forgotten all about that," he said; "it is pretty old stock." "Well, what is your opinion of it?" "My opinion," said the butcher, slowly, "is that it is unfit for man food, but it might do for sauseage." Treating Wrong Disease. Many times women call on their family physicians, suffering, as they imagine, a disease, another from liver or kidney disease, another from nervous exhaustion or prostration, another with pain here and there, another with their own self-esteem to alike themselves and their easy-going and indifferent, or over-busy doctor, especially assuming them to be such, prescribes his pills and potions. In reality, they are all suffering, and the disease. The physician, ignorant of the cause of suffering, encourages this practice until large bills are made. The sufferer, worse, by reason of the delay, wrong treatment and consequent complications. The physician, worthe Prescription, directed to the cause would have entirely removed the disease, and the symptoms, and instituting comfort instead of prolonged misery. It has been well said, that "a disease known is half Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a scientific medicine, carefully devised by a doctor, and adapted to woman's delicacy system. It is made of native medicinal roots and adapted to woman's effects in any condition of the system. As a powerful invigorating tonic *Favorite Prescription* invigorates the whole system and up the entire distinctly feminine in particular. For overworked, *worn-out*, *run-down*, *debilicious*, *seamstresses*, *shop girls*, *house-keepers*, nursing mothers, and feeble women genetically is the greatest earthly boob, being unequal as an appetizing cordial and resource for a soothing and strengthening nerve. *Favorite Prescription* is unequal and is invaluable in allaying and subduing nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, chorea, St. John's wounds, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the brain, relieves mental anxiety and dependency, Dr. Dricele's Pleasant Pellets invigorate the stomach, liver and bowels. One to three a dose. Easy to take as candy. Automatic billiard-tables are in use in Germany, and are a check upon slow players, besides saving the expense of attendants. When a small coin is dropped into a bowl, the balls roll and are automatically the end of fifteen minutes they dispear from the table. A new ground for divorce has been discovered in California, extending the old principle, "Love me, love my dog." Judge Harrin, of Oakland, granted divorce to a woman because her husband had thrown her pet dog out of the window, breaking the legs, and otherwise cruelly treating it. An ingenious respiratory apparatus for the use of firemen has been invented. The cylinder, of Berkley, Cal. it consists of a hood lined with oiled silk to cover the head, and an air-cylinder which is strapped on the back. The cylinder is divided into three chambers, carrying, under a pressure that can be regulated, enough air to last an hour. Diamonds, soon after being brought up from the mine, sometimes explode. Occasionally they have burst in the pockets or the warm hands of miners, due to the effect of suddenly increased temperature. Large stones are more likely to do this than small ones. Valuable gems have been destroyed in this way. By way of safeguard, some dealers imbed large diamonds in raw potatoes for safe transport from South Africa. UNCONSCIOUS POISONING. How It Often Happens From Coffee. "I had no idea," writes a Duluth man, "that it was the coffee I had been drinking all my life that was responsible for the headaches which were growing upon me, for the dyspepsia that no medicines would relieve, and for the acute nervousness which unfitted me not only for work but also for the most ordinary social functions. "But at last the truth dawned upon me I forthwith hade the harmful beverage a prompt farewell, ordered in some Postum and began to use it. The good effects of the new food drink were apparent within a very few days. My headaches grew less frequent, and decreased in violence, my stomach grew strong and able to digest my food without distress of any kind; my nervousness has gone and I am able to sleep and sleep soundly o' nights. My physical strength and nerve power have increased so much that I can do double the work I used to do, and feel no undue fatigue afterwards. "This improvement set in just as soon as the cold coffee poison had so worked out of my system as to allow the food elements in the Postum to get a hold to build me up again. I cheerfully testify that it was Postum and Postum alone that did all this, for when I began to drink it I 'threw physic to the dogs.' Nama given by the teacher. Nama given. There's a reason. Read the famous little book "The Road to Wellville" in pgs. Chicago Merchant Prince Dies in New York After Brief Illness. DEATH DUE TO PNEUMONIA Waa Married the Second Time on September 6, Last—Son Accident- ally Shot Himself and Died Last November. New York, Jan. 17.—Marshall Field of Chicago, millionaire merchant and a leader in the dry goods trade of the world, died at the Holland House in this city at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after an illness extending over more than a week, beginning with a bad cold and developing quickly into pneumonia, which affected both lungs. Mr. Field, although 70 years of age, made a fight against the disease which the attending physicians characterized as being braver and stronger than would have been expected of a man many years his junior. Mrs. Field and other members of the family were with him when he lapsed into the period of unconsciousness which ended in death. In an adjoining room were many persons prominent in the business and social life of Chicago, intimate associates of Mr. Field, who had come to New York when the seriousness of his condition was made known to them. Mr. Field, who has been known as the "Merchant Prince of Chicago," is 71 years old. He was born in Conway, Mass., in 1835. He spent his boyhood on the farm. In 1858 he went to Chicago, where he became a place as clerk in a dry goods store. When he was 21 years old he went to Chicago. At that time the city had 60,000 inhabitants and one wholesale house, Cooley, Coolwell & Co. He worked in the store and made the acquaintance of Levi Z. Leetter, a clerk like himself. Four years later Field and Leiter had saved enough money and acquired credit enough to buy an interest in Potter Palmer's retail dry goods business. Potter Palmer's estate transactions to purchases and sales of calcees and silks and was glad to find somebody to relieve him. The young men could not afford to take the entire business, so a new firm was formed. Field, Palmer & Leiter did a good business until 1862, when Mr. Palmer was bought out and the style became the standard. The company prepared and in 1871, when its establishment at the northeast corner of State and Washington streets was destroyed by the great fire, its annual sales were in the neighborhood of eight million dollars. The next morning after the fire Field, Leiter & Co. were getting ready to do business. St. George and Twentheld streets and had contracted for rebuilding the burned structure. Soon afterward it began the erection of a wholesale house at Madison and Marvel streets. In 1885 the present magnificent pile was begun at Adams, Franklin and Quincy streets and Fifth avenue. Leiter retired in 1881. Mr. Field Field & Co. Among his philanthropic acts are the founding of the Field Columbian Museum of Chicago, with a gift of one million dollars, and his gift of $450,000 in land and money to the University. Mr. Field has been twice married. His second wife was Mrs. Arthur Caton of Chicago, whom he married in London, September 5, last year. The marriage caused much comment both in the United States and abroad. The marriage was performed the ceremony was $25,000. Mr. Field was mentioned as a possible democratic vice presidential candidate in 1904. Many of the party leaders were anxious to have him announce himself as a candidate, but he steadfastly refused to allow his nomination. Mr. Field was also talked of as a presidential candidate possibility. Mr. Field has one daughter, Ethel, now married and residing in Leamington, England. His only son, the late Marshall Field, Jr., accidentally shot himself in his home in Chicago December 22, 1905. He died five days later. SOUTHERN PACIFIC BLAMED. Charges Give Spice to Hearing In House, Committee. Washington, Jan. 16—Charges by Secretary Taft and Chief Engineer Stevens of the isthman canal commission, that the Southern Pacific railway is responsible for the freight congestion on the isthmus of Panama formed the most interesting development of a four hours' hearing yesterday on an committee here the house committee on appropriations. The Southern Pacific railroad company controls the Pacific Mail Steamship company, according to the statements of the secretary of war and Mr. Stevens, who say that since the abrogation of the freight agreement between the Panama railroad and the steamship company the latter has been dilatory in calling for San Francisco freight to the west side of the Panama Canal, the recently refuse to stop to take on freight and even leave port with only casual cargo, while great quantities of freight lie on the wharves. It was alleged that the apparent motive for this course on the part of the steamship company was to hinder materials intended for the canal delivered at Colon by the steamships operated at New York from New York that shipment would be necessary over the lines of the Pacific Mail from San Francisco. That the blockade had had this effect was asserted by Calef Engineer Stevens, who said that several cargoes had been shipped via San Francisco and over the Pacific Mail line for this very reason. Other shipments will go this way unless an end can be made to the blockade. A man can make a very good living by marrying a rich wife. The Greatest Wheat Crop of the Continent. The year that has just closed has done a great deal toward showing the possibilities of Western Ontario from an agricultural standpoint. The crop has run very near to the 100,000 bushel limit that was looked upon by the sanguine an estimate only a short ago, and the area that has been broken to fall wheat for the coming harvest go a long way towards enabling the farmers of the West to overlap on the 100,000 bushel estimate next year. And the spring and winter wheat has been doing so well during the past five years, the other cereals have been keeping up with the procession. Rye have made immense stries in peas and flax have been moving steadily along. Dairy also, has been made carried on in the new provinces, and in every stage the farmer has been writing it rich." To such an extent had the success of the West taken hold of the outsiders that the rush of our Americans to Saskatchewan and almreads last year, bids fair to be largely exceeded in 1996, and as there are still acres of free homesites available which the building of the new railways, the render accessible to the markets, new land will be opened ore long, the money first to avail himself of the opportunities in. A large number of Americans presented will be the American can cities Dominion Government Agents are located, who are able and willing to give the best and best information in regard to the new districts which the railways will open the rush to the Canadian primes during the coming season. Some time since a poet in the colonies "Toronto Star" had the following stirring lines, which three of the Western spirit: There's a stir in the air, there's a thrill through the land. There's a movement toward the great West; And the eyes of all men for the moment are turned To the country that we love the best. For 'tis Canada's day in the world's calendar. And to this merry toast let us sup: "Here to the land, the young gaint of the North. Where the prairies are opening up!" They come from the East, and they come from the South. They come over the deep rolling sea— They come, for they know they will dwell 'neath a flag That makes all men equal and free. Then, once more the toast, and let every man rise And cheer are he sips from the cup: "Here's to the land, the young giant of the North, Where the prairies are opening up!" It is awful hard to believe all the things you want your children to. A GLOBAL NETED CURE FOR BILES Toothed Bile, Bleeding, Proceeding Pile. Drugs gifts are authorized to record money if FAZO DINTEM Tells to cure in to 10 days. Dec. The food that fits the stomach is the food that rules the world. USE THE FAMOUS Red Crown Ball Blue, Large Rose, rackace counts. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. If the world owes you a living it will pay if you go after." Whole Foot Nothing But Prus Flesh —Had to Use Crutches —Cuticura Remedies the Best on Earth." "In the year 1899 the side of my right foot was cut off from the little toe down to the heel, and the physician who had charge of me was trying to sew up the side of my foot, but with no success. At last my whole foot and way up above my calf was nothing but proud flesh. I suffered untold agonies for four years, and tried different physicians and all kinds of ointments. I could walk only when crutches. In two weeks afterward I saw a change in my limb. I began using Cuticura Soap and ointment often during the day, and kept it up for seven months, when my limb was heated up just the moment if I never had trouble. It eight months now since I stopped using Cuticura Remedies on God's earth. I am attending at the present day after five years of suffering. The cost of Cuticura Ointment and Soap was only $60, but the doctors' bills were more like $600. John M. Lloyd, 718 S. Arch Ave, Alliance, Ohio. June 27, 1965." Imagination doth make cowards of us all. Lewis' Single Binder straight so clear. Made of extra quality tobacco. Your loafer or Lewis' Factory, Pooria, ill. It is generally the smallest men who have the most colossal nerve. FILM TIME CENTER "AUNT JEMIMA'S PANCAKE FLOUR Oldest and best brand on the market. MILLED BY THE DAVIS MILLING CO., ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI Virginia Farms BEE CATALOGUE of Splendid Barpals CRAFTSMAN & CO., Inc. RICHMOND, VA. THE WORLD'S LARGEST TOMATO WEIGHT 6 LBS. 2 OZS. BE MARVEL OF THE CARDENING WORLD TOMATO Never before has there been such an enormous Tomato grown as the one herewith illustrated. This wonder being grown by Mr. W. H. Richards of Wilburton, Ind. 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Mayer Working Shoes For Farmers, Miners, Lumbermen, Mechanics and Working Men are expressly adapted to the needs of working people of all classes. The leather for these shoes is carefully selected and the sole made of tough, pliable sole leather that wears like iron. Honest stock and high grade workmanship have placed Mayer working shoes above all others in strength and wearing qualify. Insist on getting Mayer Shoes and look for trade mark on the sole. Your dealer will supply you. For a Sunday or dress shoe wear the "Honorbilt" for men. F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co., Milwaukee, WI. THIS COUPON IS GOOD FOR $1.00 ON PURCHASE and 10c in stamps or silver to pay postage we will mail you a sample free, you have never used Mulla Grape Tonic, and will also mail you a certificate good for one dollar toward the purchase of more Tonic from our druggist. Address MULL'S GRAPE TONIC CO., 148 Third Ave., Rock Island, Ill. YOU WRIGHT YOURSELF TO SUFFER Constipation and Stomach Trouble You have a stomachache with constipation or stomach troubles when there is a hurdle, hammers, natural, positive cure within your reach? CONSTIPATION AND STOMACH TROUBLE Blood pills, skin diseases, sick headache, bitterness, typhoid fever, appendicitis, piles every kind of female trouble as well as many others. Your own physician will tell you that this is true. But don't drug or physio yourself. Use MULL'S GRAPE TONIC The natural, strengthening, harmless remedy that builds up the tissues of your digestive organ puts your whole system in splendid condition to overcome all attacks. It is very pleasant to drink, and it is very refreshing. It contains 250 cef, 60 cef and 40 cef bottles as all drugges. The $1.00 bottle contains about six times as much as the 35 cef bottle and about three times as much as the 50 cef bottle. There is a MULL'S GRAPE TONIC CO. 168 BROOK ISLAND, NJ. --- ```markdown ``` PACE. 25 Cts. TO CURE THE GRIP IN ONE DAY ANT-GRIPINE DO NOT EQUIVALENT COOLER CURES INDIGESTION When what you eat makes you uncomfortable it is doing you very little good beyond barely keeping you alive. Digestive tablets are used to deprive the stomach of all power to digest food. The stomach must be toned up—strengthened. The herb tonic-laxative. will do the work quickly and pleasantly. Sold by all dealers at 250. and 500. So we can guarantee them. All the varieties known as "beats" are from our nurseries. Hand-made illustrated catalogue on request. THE OLD RELIABLE J. WRAGG & SONS CO., WAUKEE, IOWA. SPARK DYNAMO FOR GOSOLINE KINGES NO RATTERY NEEDED A perfect and well built dynamic weighing 15 lbs. The cheapest and best on the market. Shipped with pulley on receipt of $120. Sure to work and banish trouble. SURVERGED ELECTRIC MOTOR, R.E., Ransomable, W.A. SPARK DYNAMO FOR GOLFING ENGINEERS A perfect and well built machine, the best and best painting on receipts of $20, and on receipts of $100. ELECTRIC GROUND SURFERED ELECTRIC MOTOR CD., Neonacoustic, WI. The Government of Canada FARMSTERN Gives absolutely FREE to every settler one hundred and sixty acres of land in Western Canada. Land adjoining this can be purchased from railway and land companies at from $6 to $10 per acre. On this land this year has been produced upwards of twenty-five bushels of wheat to the acre. It is also the best of grazing land and for mixed farming it has no superior on the continent. Splendid climate, low taxes, railways convenient, schools and churches close at hand. Write for “Twentieth Century Canada” and low railway rates to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada; or to authorized Canadian Government Agent—E.T. Holmes, 815 Jackson Street, St Paul, Minnesota; or W. V. Bennett, 801 New York Life Building, Omaha, Nebraska. When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. DEFIANCE STARCH — 18 ounces in the package — other starches only 12 ounces — same price "DEFIANCE" IS SUPERIOR QUALITY. FRANCE ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT M. Fallieres Elected on First Ballot by the National Assembly. THE CHOICE A POPULAR ONE President-Elect is Hearily Congratulated by Loubet-Will Take Over His New Duties on February 18—Grandson of Blacksmith. Paris, Jan. 18.—M. Fallieres was elected president of France on the first ballot taken by the national assembly yesterday. When the figures—M. Fallieres 446, and M. Doumer 371—were given out there was an outburst of enthusiasm, which was renewed after the corrected figures, giving M. Fallieres 449, and thus increasing his already clear majority, were announced. In all 839 voters were present. The final figures were: M. Fallieres, 449; M. Doumer, 371; and 18. One voter abstaining from casting and depositing his hand. M. Fallierles returned to Paris from Versailles, escorted by a military guard of honor. He will take over his new duties Feb. 18. After spending a brief period at the official residence which he occupies, M. Fallierles went to the Elysse palace to visit President Loubet, who warmly congratulated the president elect. The new president of France is the son of a magistrate's clerk, and the grandson of a blacksmith. The Armament Armand Fallierles was born Nov. 14, 1820, department of Lot-et-Garonne. He studied law and was called to the bar at Marac, of which town he became mayor, retaining that office until 1875. In the following year he was elected to the chamber of deputies as a republican, and affiliated himself with the republican left group in the chamber, which distinguished himself as an orator and was re-elected in 1877 and 1878. In 1880 he was named as under secretary to the minister of the interior, and he was again re-elected to the assembly in 1881. He retired from the ministry at the time of the fall of the Jutes Ferry cabinet, but returned to power the following year, and was made the council and ad interim minister of the state. Subsequently he was successively minister of public instruction, minister of the interior and minister of justice. He was elected senator in 1890, a position which he has held since that time, and was elected to the presidency of the senate in 1899. He was re-elected in 1900 and was again re-elected Jan. 11 of the present part in the House. Fallenlers took an active part in the opposition, opposing at first the proposition of separation of the church and state, but later energetically advocated the repression of the clergy. Washington, D. C. Jan. 16.—President Roosevelt is preparing to send to congress a message which will favor a lock canal. He had conferences yesterday with several members of the senate committee on interoceanic canals, including Senator Kittredge, Knox, Dryden, Hopkins, and Ankney. The committee has in its possession an advance copy of the report furnished by the president, for use in examining Chief Engineer Stevens when he appears before the committee today at the opening of the investigation ordered by the senate. This report contains the views of the consulting board, as expressed before the foreign members left this country, together with amendments to the bill, since, and to which General Davis is now getting their indorsement. The message of the president will favor the construction of a lock canal on the ground that it is in the interest of the present generation and not for posterity, and that it can be built at less cost of time and money. It is said that the president incidentally asked the republican members of the committee to support the nomination of Bishop Hayson to be a member of the canal administration, every effort to prevent indiscriminate reductions of the salaries of canal officers which he fears may be the result of the investigation. Cincinnati, O, Jan. 16—The Times Star yesterday published a story to the effect that Mrs. Grace Taggart, who was to have appeared in court yesterday in connection with her recent divorce from Capt. E. F. Taggart in an courtroom in the municipal Court with her two sons enroute to Paris. She is said to have been booked as Mrs. Grace Thompson. The arrangements for her sailing are said to have been made by friends without her knowledge and that she was afterward persuaded to make the trip. New York, Jan. 16—On the passenger list of the White Star steamer Cedric, which sailed from this port Jan. 10 for Liverpool, the are names Mrs. Gertrude Thompson, Master William Thompson, and Master Robert Innopson. STRIKE BLOW AT REVOLT Member of Russian Workmen's Council Arrested. St. Petersburg, Jan. 17-All the members of the workman's council, numbering twenty-two persons, were arrested during the night. The policezelized many revolutionary documents and a mass of correspondence. The government officials consider hilarity to be uttered by revolutionists will be hampered by the capture of the members of the council and the revolutionary documents. BIGELOW SAYS WILL NOT TELL Magazine Writer Who Criticized Canal is now Under Examination. IS AN UNWILLING WITNESS Refuses to Reveal What He Terms "Confidences"—Morgan Declares That Force Will be Invoked to Se cure All Facts Desired. Washington, Jan. 19. -Poulneyt Bigelow, the magazine writer, whose arrangement of the administration and the management of the isthmian canal affairs, in an article published in the Independent, which was denounced by Secretary of War Taft proved to be a contumacious witness before the senate committee on the terrocean canals yesterday, and in involved the committee in a controversy, which continued throughout two executive sessions, and must be considered again today before action can be taken. The recalcitrance of the witness was shown as an example of a statement made by him that the impoundment had declined to accept employment of the government because of physical conditions on the isthm. The committee demanded the names of such engineers, and Mr. Bigelow declined to give them on the ground confidence and subject these persons to embarrassments. He mntated that the displeasure of the administration would be exhibited in the form of reputations would be with nothing after the official replies should be concluded. Two opportunities to answer were given to Mr. Bigelow, he persisted in his refusals. Senator Morgan, who conducted the last examination, warned the witness in such manner as seemed to commit the tined to bring himself into contempt, but the advice was of no use, and the doors were closed for a second time. In executive session it developed that the committee was agreed that the offense of Mr. Bigelow was of such a nature that there could be no doubt of the committee's power to have him dealt with summarily. Senators Knox, Hopkins and Morgan favored a certification of his recalcitrance against the mission of the case to United States Attorney Baker for the District of Columbia. ROASTS ROOSEVELT FOR MORRIS INCIDENT Washington, Jan. 18—An impressive and almost sensational scene occurred in the senate yesterday. Mr. Tillman was severely arraigning the president, and Mr. Hale, in a firm and intense manner, declared that Mr. Tillman had no right to vent his personal feeling against the president in doing so. Mr. Tillman declared that he was not allowing his personal feeling to enter into the subject. Owing to his high regard for the senator from Maline he would listen to Mr. Hale's reprimand without losing his temper. The criticism which Senator Tillman was given by Justice Jecton, Mrs. Minor Morris from a white house, which he said, was the most puffish example of anything that has ever been associated with a president Mr. Tillman charged that Mr. Roosevelt had been made by the press and that he now sought to control the press and that "the pussy pills" were adored by the secretary of state anything was said to the president did not like there was great wrath at the executive mansion. It was at this point that Mr. Hale had to abuke to the South Carolina senator. London, Jan. 18.—The most prominent feature of yesterday's election returns is the wholly unexpected sidem made by Birmingham. Not only were all of Joseph Chamberlain's seven candidates returned, but Mr. Chamberlin himself secured a majority of the others averaged 3,000. Even allowing that the liberal candidates were not very strong, as the seats were practically uncontested at the last general election, and though the liberal organization was not as good as in other parts of the country the results at Birmingham are of the highest groundlessness of the liberal constitution that this general electica has killed the fiscal agitation for a generation to come. Besides showing the unabated confidence of Birmingham in Mr. Chamberlain, the results there go also to confirm what already has been noticed in isolated contests, that the candidates who openly pro-autonomist leanings had good support and in some cases were victorious. Willemstadt, Island of Curacao, Dutch West Indies, Jan. 18—France on January 18 broke off diplomatic relations with Venezuela through the American minister at Caracas, Mr. Russell, who at present is in charge of the embassy in Venezuela, and retiring French charge duffairs, who left Laguna January 15 on the French steamer Martinique for Curacao via Porto Cabello, Venezuela, arrived here today. M. Taliny was not permitted to land at Porto Cabello. He is writing for a French cruiser to visit Venezuela. The chiefs of the French cable offices at Caracas and Laguna, M. Jacoux and Pourgure, have been expelled from Venezuela and are expected here by the first steamer. Cable communication with Venezuela continues interrupted. HIGH CLASS DRUGGISTS AND - OTHERS. The better class of druggists, everywhere, are men of scientific attainments and high integrity, who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians' prescriptions and scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacture many excellent remedies, but always under original or official names and they never sell false brands, or imitation medicines. They are the men to deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usually includes all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and best of toilet articles and preparations and many useful accessories and remedial appliances. The earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of the benefits conferred upon their patrons and assistance to the medical profession, is usually their greatest reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil. They all know that Syrup of Figs is an excellent laxative remedy and that it gives universal satisfaction, and therefore they are selling many millions of bottles annually to the well informed purchasers of the choiceest remedies, and they always take pleasure in handing out the genuine article bearing the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package. They know that in cases of colds and headaches attended by biliosness and constipation and of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels, arising from irregular habits, indigestion, or over-cating, that there is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as Syrup of Figs, and they are glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction. Owing to the excellence of Syrup of Figs, the universal satisfaction which it gives and the immense demand for it, imitations have been made, tried and condemned, but there are individual druggists to be found, here and there, who do not maintain the dignity and principles of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment, and who do not hesitate to recommend and try to sell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. Such preparations sometimes have the name—"Syrup of Figs"—or "Fig Syrup" and of some pristine concern, or fictitious fig syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.-printed on the front of the package. The imitations should be rejected because they are injurious to the system. In order to sell the imitations they find it necessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception, and whenever a dealer passes off on a customer a preparation under the name of "Syrup of Figs" or "Fig Syrup," which does not bear the full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package, he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has been so unfortunate as to enter his establishment, whether it be large or small, for if the dealer resorts to misrepresentation and deception in one case he will do so with other medicinal agents, and in the filling of physicians' prescriptions, and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness. Knowing that the great majority of druggists are reliable, we supply the immense demand for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists, of whom it may be purchased everywhere, in original packages only, at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, but as exceptions exist it is necessary to inform the public of the facts, in order that all may decline or return any imitation which may be sold to them. If it does not bear the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.-printed on the front of every package, do not hesitate to return the article and to demand the return of your money, and in future go to one of the better class of druggists who will sell you what you wish and the best of everything in his line at reasonable prices. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES Color more goods brighter and faster colors than any other dye. Give the package colors all fibers. They dry in cold water better than any other dye. You can dry any garment without ripening apart. Write a free booklet—How to Dry, Beach and Mix Colours. MONOGRAM BRUSH, UNIVERSITY MUSEUM Denmark has an average of one cow for every two inhabitants, and is noted for the excellence of its butter, which finds a ready market in various countries of Europe. He—"Do you think blondes have more admirers than brunettes?" She—"I don't know. You might ask Miss Turner. She has had experiences in both capacities."—New Yorker. Many a man's winning ways are due to the way he deals the cards. The Race Question Is a problem that has puzzled the profoundest minds, for many years. The best thing for the human race to do is to eat Fillisbury's Vitos for breakfast. It is easier for man to stop a runaway horse than it is for him to stop a woman's tongue or a baby's tears. No chromos or cheap premiums, but a better quality and one-third more of Defiance Starch for the same price or other starches. A kiss on the lips is in Finland, even from a husband, a deadly insult. Mrs. Wainston's Scouting Syrup. For children teaching, soften the gums, reduce inflammation, allain pain, curse wind colic. So a bottle. Women make the best aglers' flies, often earning $25 and $30 a week. You always get full value in Lewis' Single Bind straight beogar. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Foors, ill. When flattery is applied to friendship it's a case of make or break. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the numerous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do in ten fold to the good you can possibly de- oryzate the�. Theடைing of the product is not a matter of the industry, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In the buying Hall's Catarh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheung & Co. Testemiaia free. Don't Forget Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. It's easy going when your stomach works all right. A large 2-oz. package Red Crpss Ball Blue, only 6 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. Be sure of the foundation before attempting to put up a bluff. TO CURE A COOLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMQ Quinine Tablets. Drug- gized from money, it is falls to cures. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. Flattery should always be diluted with tact. Piso's Curo for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. Fortunately the child doesn't realize that he is the father to the man. More Flexible and Lasting, won't shake out or blow out; by using Defiance Starch you obtai better results than possible with my other hands and one-third more for same money. It is impossible for some men to associate with their inferiories. It permanently cursed. No shoes or nerzons after first day of ir. Klime street Nerve Hector. Bk II. KLIME. LN. 911 arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. A girl with a pretty foot never objects to short skirts. Those Who Have Tried It. will use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quality—16 oz. for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 oz. A practical joker is one who possesses the ability to turn his jokes into cash. W. N. U., Des Moines, Ia., No. 3—1906 HIGH C The better class of druggists, who devote their lives to the w WHO SHE WAS And a True Story of How the Vegetable Compound Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of '73" Caused it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores. PILES NO MONEY TILL CURED SEND FOR FREE TREASURE OR RETURN DRS 238 THORNTON & HORN 1031 ST. KANSAS CITY, MN 63105 (212) 238-7777 This remarkable woman, whose maiden name was Estes, was born in Lynn, Mass., February 9th, 1819, coming from a good old Quaker family. For some years she taught schc., and became known as a woman of an alert Years for Health Lydia & Pinkham and investigating mind, an earnest secker and an knowledge, and above all, possessed of a wonderfully sympathetic nature. In 1843 she married Isaac Pinkham, a builder and real estate operator, and their early married life was marked by love and happiness. They had four children, three sons and a daughter. In those good old fashioned days it was common for mothers to make their own home medicines from roots and herbs, nature's own remedied ailments, and to treat urgent cases. By tradition and experience many of them gained a wonderful knowledge of the curative properties of the various roots and herbs. Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest in the characteristics and power over disease. She maintained that just as nature so bountifully provides in the harvestfields and orchards vegetable foods of the earth, she must also find them, in the roots and herbs of the field there are remedies expressly designed to cure the various illls and weaknesses of the body, and prepare simple and effective medicines for her own family and friends. Chief of these was a rare combination of the choiceest medicinal roots and herbs found best adapted for the needs of the world, particularly to the female sex, and Lyda E. Pinkham's friends and neighbors learned that her compound relieved and cured it and became quite popular among the public. All this so far was done freely, without money and without price, as a labor of love. But in 1873 the financial crisis struck Lynn. Its length and severity were too much for the large real estate interests of the Pinkham family, as this class of people were so fearful of depression, so when the Centennial year dawned it found their property swept away. Some other source of income had to be found. At this point Lyda E. Pinkham's vapour compound was made known to the world. The three sons and the daughter, with their mother, combined forces to restore the family fortune. They argued that the medicine which was so good for their woman friends and the women of the whole world. The Pinkhams had no money, and little credit. Their first laboratory was the kitchen, where roots and herbs were steeped on the stove, the ginger grown in bottles. Then came the laundry, it, for always before they had given it away freely. They hired a job printer to run off some pamphlets and newspapers, now called Lyda L. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and these were distributed by the Pinkham sons in Boston, New York, and Brooklyn. The wonderful curative properties of the medicine were, to a great extent, recommended it to others, and the demand gradually increased. In 1877, by combined efforts the family had saved enough money to commence newspaper advertising and from there to the enterprise it were assured, until today Lyda L. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound have become household words everywhere, and many of them are used annually in its manufacture. Lydia E. Pinkham herself did not live to see the great success of this work. She passed to her reward years later, and she means for continuing her work as effectively as she could have done it herself. During her long and eventful experience she was ever methodical in her work, and she serves a record of every case that came to her attention. The case of every sick woman who applied to her for advice—and there were thousands—received sympathy, treatment and results were recorded for future reference, and to-day these records, together with hundreds of thousands made since, are preserved, and the details are over, and represent a vast collaboration of information regarding the treatment of woman's ills, which for authenticity and accuracy can hardly be maintained in any library in the world. With Lydia E. Pinkham worked her daughter-in-law, the present Mrs. Pinkham, she was carefully instructed and a warm knowledge, and for years she assisted her in her vast correspondence. To her hands naturally fells the direction of the work when its originator passed away. For nearly twenty-five years she has continued it, and she shows when the first Lydia E. Pinkham was born, and the present Mrs. Pinkham, now the mother of a large family, took it up. With woman assistants, some as capable as herself, the present Mrs. Pinkham continues this great work, and the office of no other person have seen it. She vised how to regain health. Sick women, this advice is "Yours for Health" freely given if you only write to ask for it. Such is the history of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; made from simple roots and herbs; the one ingredient, the alliments, and the fitting monument to the noble woman whose name it hears. THE MINISTER MAKES CHARGES. Dr. D. A. Graham Throws Hot Shot Into Camp. CHURCH LAW OPENLY DEFIED. Drunkards, Seducers, Adulterers and Thieves are Transferred Around the Country and Kept in Good Places. —A Terrible Arraignment. A recent writer in the Christian Recorder repeated the old cry, "The A. M. E church is in the Throes of Death." In justification of his statement, he quoted liberally from a number of prominent writers on conditions on the church. I do not rise to try to controvert the claims of any of these wise men. But granting that all that they say is true, I would find fault with them for not probing a little deeper to find the causes of this sad state of affairs and offering us some remedy. It is useless to seek a remedy for any disease until we have ascertained its origin, whether it be a more eruption of the skin or whether the blood is impure. O汁ments will not care bad blood. I believe that the first great cause of so much rebellion and corruption in the church, lies in the wholesale disregard for law and authority. Who obeys the law in the A. M. E. church? the laymen do not. And if one minister undertakes to enforce the law on the members, other ministers undo all that he does. For this reason members must be left to do as they please, for fear that we will lose them. Again ministers are not required to obey the law, and how can they enforce it on others? If a minister does anything wrong, rarely can he be punished. In fact, it is seldom that any attempt is made to punish him. The bishop just transfers him to another conference and thus saves the brother the humiliation of answering charges and the bishop the trouble of having trial. This is true often, when the complaints are of the vilest nature. Thus law has no torrors for wicked men who have intruded themselves into our ministry. Drunkards, seducers, adulterers and thieves are transferred around the country and kept in first-class charges, bishops transferring them well knowing the rottenness of their character, and the laity looking on at our support of criminals. Since the law is not kept by the ministers, nor enforced against ministers by conferences and bishops, it becomes useless. Again the law is not kept by the bishops, or at least, by many of them. It is constantly violated by the transfer of bad men, and in the condoning of the crimes of these mgn. For instance; bishops know certain men to be drunkards, yet they will pass them around from one conference to another often giving them the very best charges and try to find excuse for such action by saying that no charges had been filed against the brother. They often transgress the law in the handling of finances of the annual conserence. With many of them, the law is never considered. Hence the widow and the orphan are neglected, and the superannuate is oppressed. This is seen over and over, and who dares to say a word about the law? The liberty thus taken with the law by the bishops individually, is continued by them collectively when they meet in council. Note the gross infraction of the law in the so-called settlement of the Pittsburg trouble, and almost as bad in the New York case. I simply mean to say that the law was wholly disregarded, and the work of the general conference annuled in each case. In previous communications, I have called attention to the utter disregard of all law by the financial board, and need not repeat it here. I will say, however, that I have tried to detract attention from the lawless actions of the board by defending Dr. Lampton. That will not work. Criticism is not on Dr. Lampton, the servant of the board, but on the board itself. For several quadriniums, it has been a law unto itself. It has paid cut thousands of dollars, without the authority of the Discipline, and then come to the General Conference to have its actions endorsed. It is now expending thousands of dollars annually, positively contrary to the published laws of the church. Who dare to deny it? To sum up this point, everybody does as he please in our church so long as he pays, or raises his dollar money. The 2nd great cause of our condition, is the influence and power of secret societies in the church It is not easy to separate this from what I have already said. Nearly all the officers of the local church belongs to societies. When we desire to bring the member to justice we often find that the offence is bound to the officer by societies which the slider of more importance than the church rules, and it is impossible to secure any earnest effort at prosecution. This is as true in the ministry as in the laity. Preachers and bishop are generally Masons, Odd Fellows something like a monastery, a convict or punk one who belongs to such an order, when the bishop belong to the same. I have seen this tried, and when the evidence seemed overwhelming, the that oath, blinding bishops, gamblers, ministers, saloon touches and Christians into one stronger than their obligation to God and the church, and the adulterer and seducer were continued in good standing and transferred to another good appointment. As shocking as this it it occurs over it. This will be denied of course, by the devotees of secretism, but can be substantiated by giving names and dates in abundance. All bishops are not guilty of such ungodly actions. Thak God there are several who are weeping day and right over these things and who would almost give their lives to change the awful drift of these people. Often their earnest efforts to reform the church under them, are minimized by the compromising or apologetic position o. their associates. What shall we do about these things? Denying them, or growinganche because powerless but the case. The world knows these things to be true, and we are loosing influence, and power because of these things. Here is the only remedy. We must enforce the laws of the church everywhere and with everybody, and officers and officers; conferences, general boards and general officers must recognize the supremacy of the law, no matter how many members we may loase by. Character and true righteousness must be regarded above financial abillities and do not be spared out of our mind; no matter how great financiers they may be. Finally, Christians should not be unequally, yoked together with unbelievers. "For what fellowship hath Christ with the Lord?" he asks Christ with Bellai? Secret societies are the curse of the church and certainly, bishops and ministers should not be mixed up with such unfrustful works of darkness. Nearly all Christians are connected in the connection is a Mason or an Odd Fellow. They join these orders for the protectin they afford them in their devilment. From behind them and be ye separate. "Will we heed the call? Or will we persist in this downward course until we awake to find the church cursed of God and blown to the winds. It cannot stain twenty-five years longer." Dangers of a Cold and How to Avoid Them. More fatalities have their origin in or result from a cold than from any other cause. This fact alone should make people more careful as there is no danger whatever from a cold when it is properly treated in the beginning. For many years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been recognized as the most prompt and effectual medicine in use for this disease. It acts on nature's plan, loosens the cough, relieves the lungs, opens the sections and aids restoring in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Sold by all drugists. Eyes Tested Free 12 to 12 A.M. 30 to 30 p.m. a p.m. a p.m. Saturday Spac Spac April between Hourse By the Des Moines Judge Doctor of Upstairs Opposite Meadow Cur Waiting Room Phone 788 9 to 12 A.M. 30 to 5 p.m. Saturday evenings. 9 p.m. Saturday evenings. Sp cea Appeal ment Between Work Hours By Sew Arnold DR. ARNTZ' GLASSES WORK WONDERS Mrs. Kate Gray of Ross, II, for two years suffered intensely from headaches and nervousness caused by compound as-tigmatism. Her case was so severe that she frequently had to go days at a time, without seeing the sunlight, as the light was so irritating to her eyes. No middle-fledge in the world could help her made of this nature. Mrs. Gray had also been fitted with glasses by many doctors of optics without success, and had but little hope of securing relief when she came to Dr. Arntz. Grinding lenses and making corrections for defects of visio of the nature with which she was afflicted is very difficult, which but few doctors of optics can do successfully. Dr. Arntz made a very careful examination and correction of her errors of vision, with the result that she can now see perfectly. All headaches have vanished and she is now happy over the wonderful results accomplished. Mrs. Gray writes Dr. Arntz as follows: ROSS, Lt. Nov. 23, 1935.—I want to try to help the poor. I have a low笔征 Des Moines, sr. a rite man to fit them. I had suffered intensity when trying to look at anything near or far. I had to try to find the best that I could bear all to no effect. My trouble only grew crazy by this time if I did not receive the help did. I had to do it. Low笔征 Des Moines made up my mind to try one more, but with it I hope of getting any help. When Dr. Arntz examined my eyes he MRS. KATE GRAY. said he was satisfied he could furnish him a chair. He said he had been trying to get for so long. I want to say to the public that the glasses he had been trying to get for so long. I can not say too much for Dr. Arista. I can not say too much for Dr. Arista. Also found him to be a man that can be railed upon and he will do exactly what he says. MRS. KATE GRAY. French Users of Tobacco. In France there are 6,000,000 smokers, and of every fifteen there are eight who smoke a pipe, five who smoke cigars, and only two who use cigarettes. Still the French consume more than 5,000 cigarettes a year. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for City Park Commission, subject to the city primaries. W. B. Keffer. I hereby announce my name as a candidate for City Treasurer, subject to Republican primaries. John Lucus. Please announce my name as a candidate for City Auditor, subject to the Republican primaries. John W. Hawk. I hereby announce my name as a candidate for City Solicitor, subject to the Republican primaries. John McLennan. James A. Stanley hereby announce his name as a candidate for Alderman of the Second ward, subject to the Republican primaries. Please announce my name as candidate for City Assessor, subject to the decision of primaries. CEDAR RAPIDS NOTES This week will be the second week of revival meetings, being conducted by Rev. Lewis. Word has been received by friends in this city of the marriage of Jasper Keene. Mr. Keene has many warm friends here and we will him success in his married life. Jessie Martin was hostess at a five o'clock dinner Sunday, the Misses Francis Parks and Harriet Martin being the guests. Mrs: S L Terry accompanied by Mrs. O. B. Clare had the opportunity of hearing the Canadian Concert Company sing at the Mass meeting for men at Green's Opera house January 7. They were granted the privilege by Sin Clare of the Y. M. C. A. owing to the fact that Mrs. Terry was acquainted with some of the company. They report the singing splendid. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jackson, son and daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson arrived in the city last week to make this their future home. Mr. Jackson has recently returned from the stage, having traveled for a number of years with Old Kentucky. The P. L. D. Literary met last week with Jessie Martin at the next meeting there will be an election of officers Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Price entertained E4. Marshall and Clyde Washington at fire clock dinner last Thursday evening Mr. E4. Marshall has returned from a pleasant visit to Omaha. Mr. J. Downing spent a few days last week in Chicago the guest of her brother Alfred. Mrs. Or. Morris who spent the holidays with parents in Monmouth, "I'll" has returned. On Jan. 4, a large number of friends representing the J. S. Y. club surprised Mrs. F. Parkins at her home. They carried with them' reflections and all requisites for servicing at the close of the evening, a beautiful teacher's bible was presented to Mrs. Parkins by the pastor Rev. Lewis as a gift from the club of which she had recently completed a fourteen month term of office as president. The club will always hold a dear place in her memory. Mrs. A. J. Gray and Mrs. G Gray mother and grandma gave a six course birthday dinner in honor of the first birth day of their Everett Price Cray. Covers were laid for nite and only the relatives were present. A very enjoyable time was spent. On last Tuesday evening occurred the sad death of little Edna Stewart. The funeral was conducted Thursday by Rev. Lewis. The many and beautiful floral gifts expressed the sympathy of her many friends. The J. S. Y. club held a very pleasant session at the home of Mrs. Brooks last Wednesday. The following officers were installed by Mrs. A. M. Boyd, Mesdames W. H. Raspberry, President; W. Robinson, Vice-president; J. Downing, Second Vice-president; L. Brooks, Secretary; A. Gray Treasure. Visitors were Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. M. Martin. We do high grade work in Copying, Manifolding, Mimegraphing Name and Address inserting to perfectly match, and guarantee satisfaction. Give us your order. METAL PHONES Office 1917 Residence 998 ROOM 998, 300, 300 GOOD BLOCK Urs Mines, 14 SPECTACLES MADE TO FIT ANY EYES DELEASES OF THE EYE-CAR MOS & THORN CURED EYES TESTED FREE DR. DUNCAN OCULISM DR. DUNCAN OCULISM EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT MUNGERS LAUNDRY is the best in the city. Try them and be decided. Maine Office 1091 1111 Grand Ave. Branch office 504 MULBERRY ST. Phone 579 Tax onSnapshot Photographers, At Pempei, Naples, San Martine and other Italian cities tourists could obtain formerly with ease, permits to snapshot historic places for a nominal fee, but now the objects intended to be photographed have to be specified in writing, and a tax, varying from ten cents to $1, is imposed for every negative. Easter.Time To Omaha. The North-Western Line announces that under the new schedule, effective the 31st秋, Fast Mast Train No 15 which carries coaches for passengers Cedar Rapids to Omaha, now leaves, Des Moines at 8:10 A. M. arriving Omaha 3:00 p m fifty minutes earlier than heretofore. Northwest. West and Southwest 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 RY, ORIGINAL NOTICE IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, March Term, A. D. 1906. KATHERINE M. CASPER, Plainiff, VS. HARRY H. CASPER. You are hereby notified that on or before the 22d of February, A. D. 1906, the petition of the plaintiff in the abeited petition cause will be filed in .e office of the Clerk of the District of Columbia for the defense before me on the 24th of the defended day for Folk County, claiming of you a divorce on the grounds of desertion and non-support. For further particulars see petition when filed and unless you appear on the 24th of the next term, being the March term of the said Court, which will commence at Des Moines on the 5th day of March, 1906, default will be entered against you and judgement and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 17th day of January, 1906. Roe & Roe Attys, for Plaintiff Published in the Bystander January 19a and 26th and February 2d and 9th, 1906. Teaches Parrots by Phonograph. Mrs. J. Hope of Philadelphia charges a phonograph with the word of praise she wants the parrot to learn, and then shuts him in a room alone with the machine. The bird oft-repeated sound tries to outdo it, then threatens trumpet, that with no expenditure of human strength, and in shorter time than personal attention would consume, he masters one lesson and then is put upon another. Horses In Shrimp Fishing Horses play an important part in shrimp fishing along the Belgian coast. A procession of weather-beaten fishermen starts from the shore, each man mounted on the back of a trained horse, dragging the triangular purse-shaped net, which scoops in the water. These fishermen on horseback frequently make hauls of several hundred weight in a single trip. Frozen Meat Frozen meat will keep any length of time. It undergoes a change, however, and is of the quality of second-rate meat after long staying in cold storage. It is thawed by being allowed to stay some hours in a warm atmosphere, never by being put suddenly to the fire. It is useless to attempt the cooking of frozen meat. Thawing must take place first. Useless Advice to Soldiers. The London News calls attention to the fact that when the building that is now Wellington barracks, Dublin, was a fall it had the words, "Cease to Evil—Learn to do Well," chiseled over the gateway. When it became a barracks the authorities, perhaps realizing the uselessness of such advice in some cases, had the words removed. Now Don't Laugh! In a case before the Melbourne court the other day, Sidney Martin was charged with insulting behaviour — i.e. kissing a woman violently in the street and calling her a "bitch" fact that the woman was his wife, and he was discharged accordingly without a blemish on his excusebook — Sydney Bulletin. 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Via the North-Western Line Excursion tickets will be sold on Jan. 27, 25 and 29, limited to return until Feb 15th inclusive, on account of Wool Growers and Live Stock Association Meetings. Appoint to agents Chicago $ North-Western R.Y. Henry Gray. Embalming and Funeral Director. 1115 West Locust Street. A. F. St. Clair's Livery in Connaction. The CHURCHES Corinthian Baptist Church—corner of Fifth and Lincoln streets. Preaching at 1 A.M. on Sunday School at St. Smith, Pastor P.M. Rev. T. L. Griffith, Pastor St. Paul A.M. E.—Corner of Second and Central Streets. Preaching at 1st & 2nd School at St. North Learners at 1st & 2nd School at St. Horace S. Orreptor. African Baptist Church—Corner School and Fourth streets. Rev. F. L. Griffith, Preaching at 1st & 2nd School at St. North-western. Young People's meeting of 7 P.m., Preaching at 8:00 p.m. Burns Chapel M.E. Church—Corner of 1st and Crocker Sts. Church services, preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Class and preaching at 12 m. Sunday School at St. St. St. St. St. St. In Etpworth League 7 P.m. Sunday. Preaching at 12 p.m. Class meeting every Wednesday 7 p.m. O. A. Johnson, Pastor, 10th and 11th Street, St. St. Smith and North Street. Maple Street Baptist Church—Staircase on Maple Street between Ninth and Fourth streets. Preaching at 11 a.m. Sunday School at St. St. St. St. St. St. C. C. Cox Superintendent, Mrs. Bill B. Bible teacher, preaching at 10th St. St. St. St. St. Unlon Congregational Church—Corner 7th and Park streets. Preaching at 10th St. St. St. St. 10th Street, 10th and 10th Street, St. St. Smith and North Streets. STATE OFFICERS OF THE IOWA FEDERATION OF AFRO-AMERICAN WOMEN. Mrs. Helena Downey, State Organizer, 711 Bashaw street, Ottawa. Mrs. Belle Grace, president, 1110 Center St., DesMoines, Ia.; Mrs. G Cedar Rapids, president, 1110 Cedar Rapids, Zack Tiern second vice-president, 125 Davis St. Ottawa, Ia.; Miss Lella Sheffy, recording secretary, Lock Box 77, Okea loa, Ia.; Mrs. Fannie Groomes, corresponding secretary, 1128 East Eight Street, Ottawa. treasurer, 613 Harrison St., Davenport, ia; chairmans of state committees, Mrs. Anna Bettus, chairman of household Economic, 1517 Concert St. Keokau, Ia.; Mrs. Holly, chairman of Mother's Child Study, Cedar Rapids, Arts and Crafts, Musicae, Iowa; Mrs. Emma Gardner, chairman of Proctecture Bureau, Rural Route No. 5, Ottawa Ia.; Miss Gertrude Evans, chairman of Social Purity, 695 Main Dubuque, Ia.; Mrs. L. R. Palmer, chairman of Education, City of Rollins Block, Des Moines. --- --- --- Makes Harsh Stubborn HAIR Soft and Pliant and Removes All Dandruff. A. B. C. Dea Moines, Ia., Feb. 6, 1904 THE CHURCHES Cristianian Baptist Church - center of fifteen and Lincoln churches. Preaching at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 12 noon. Preschool at 5 p.m. at Ret. T. L. Griffin. Pastor. First African Baptist Church - Corpus Christi Baptist Church 1930 a.m.; Sunday school 2 p.m. Mrs. J. T. Gittin Superintendent's meeting 1 p.m.; meeting 2 800 p.m. Burns Chapel M. E. Church - Corpus Christi at 11 a.m and 8 p.m; Class and guest meeting at 11 a.m and 8 p.m; Sunday School at 11 a.m and 8 p.m; Parish and Class meeting every Wednesday O. A. Johnson, paulson 800 p.m. Maple Street Baptist Church - paulson 800 p.m. Frenching 11 a.m.; Sunday School 8 p.m. C Cox Superintendent's Bible teacher at 11 a.m. Rev. J. O. R. Wimshurst, union Congregation 10 a.m. Baptist Church 1930 a.m.; evening school Sunday School 18 m.; evening school W. Porter, pastor SECRET ORDERS. North Star Lodge. No 2. A. F. A. & M.-A. First Thursdays in each month. Tuesdays and Teesdays and Saturdays. E. Tracy Biggaron. W. M. E. Jacobs. secretly. E. Tracy Biggaron. W. M. E. Jacobs. secretly. King Solomon's Anniversary. No 6. King Solomon's Fourth Thursdays in each month. W. Humbard E. G.; G. Mason hall. W. Humbard E. G.; Naomi Court, No. 3—meets Second Monday in each month at Masonic hall, Mrs. L.V. Donny, Matron; Mrs. J.H. Shepard, secretary. Mt. Olive Court, No. 4—Meets the First Friday of each month at Masonic hall, Mrs. R.A. Wilburn, matron; Mrs. Georgia Midget, secretary. Charity Lodge, No. 2192, G. U. G. of O. F., Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday and month at Odd Fellows hall on West Shire and Walnut Streets. Harry McCraven, N. G. H. H. of R., No. 339 of G. U. O. of O. F.-On venues the second and fourth Thursday M en month. promptly at 8 o'clock. Mr. Mildred Raleigh, M. N. G. Mrs. Nettle Davi W. R. Artic Tabernacle No. 472-Meets first and third Thursday in each month, at the Odd Fellows Hall. Sixth and Walnut streets. Mrs. Nettle Davis, C. P.; Mrs. Lingle Bush, C. R.; Miss Bettie Wetzel Fountain No. 333 of the United Order of True reformation months on the second and fourth months on the second and fourth months. Worn. Brown. Worn. Frances Wake Worthy Seo. W. F. EVERTS, Peoria, Ill