Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIII, No. 23. The Republican party in both the Senate and Congress and most of the states where honesty and fairplay is practiced was given a certificate of authority to proceed further in the management of the affairs of the United States. It was a great Republican victory, considering the great opposition the party had to fight. It will remain the dormant party so long as honesty, justice and liberty shall be her motto and her future guide. It is indeed a great pleasure to us to report the re-election of Hon. Albert B. Cummins again for the governor of Iowa for the third term. He is today one of the greatest leaders of the common people in the United States, and this election is a stepping stone to become a formidable candidate for presidency when we consider the magnitude of his victory Tuesday. No other man in Iowa or the west could have won under similar conditions. He had the united opposition of the democrats, the sainted hypocrites of the "stand pats" against him, the corptions against him, the united opposition of the railroads and the opposition of nearly all the federal office holders with most of the congressional delegation, and then for him to have won by 25,000 plurality proves that the grand old party still loves to honor this fearless leader and wise counsellor. On to the White House. CITY NEWS. (M B). If you have relatives or friends visit again, please make a visit to our office. We inform you about all your local news. Mr Madden of St. Joseph, Mo. has located in the city and is employed in the barber shop of L. J. Shelton on 6th Avenue. Branham Hyde a senior in the West Des Moine High School and who plays in the foot-ball team went with the team to Ida, Grove. The members of the Engaged Girl Musical Club are requested to meet at the home of Louis Clay Monday at three o'clock Gertrude Cannaday, president; Louise Clay, Treasure. Mr Lewis Straightner arrived home recently Minneapolis and expects to remain still after the holidays, when he will leave for college. Mr. and Mrs. R. J Anderson of Clive spent bunday in our city visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thompson. Wm. Ewing arrived here again from Richmond, Mo., his old home where he has been visiting. He will leave soon for the West in Oakland, Cal., where he will make his future home. Mr. R. S. Morgan, formerly employed in Jones' barber shop on third street, has opened a neat two-tail shop of his own at 309 West Walnut street, where he will be pleased to meet all old and new customers. When in Burlington, la. stop at Mrs. A. A. Lamb for good lodging 421% Jefferson St. New Phone 1918. 3mo. Mrs. Amanda Jacobs of Richmond, Mo. was called to the city this week on account of the illness of her daughter, Artie Mae. Miss Jacobs is considerable better and accompanied her mother home Thursday morning. Mrs James Smith of Buxton, Iowa, was brought here to the Methodist Hospital, where an operation was performed last week. The latest report is that she stood the operation well and is getting along nicely. The Intellectual club met last Friday evening with Mrs. Wm. Smith on 844 Sixth avenue. After the business session they adjourned to meet next Friday evening with Mrs S. Joe Brown on 787 Seventh street. "Under the Laurels" a drama given last Monday evening, at the A. M. E. church was a decided success. Misses Mary Montague, Beatrice Hicklin and Mrs. Elliston were the stars. The solo by Mr. C. Elliston was good, in fact all who took part in the drama did well. The second regular annual meeting and election of officers of the Negro Republican Club of Polk County will be held at the old court house on Third street, Thursday evening November 15 at 8 o'clock. All members please take notice and govern themselves accordingly. By order of R. N Hyde, Pres., S Joe Brown, Sec. Go to Mrs. Vina Murrell for good rooms and accommodations, 118 E. 5th street, Davenport, la. The "Engaged Girl." a musical comedy, under the auspices of Cosmopolitan Art club recorded a big success Wednesday evening at Our Circle Hall, playing to a crowded house. The principles in comedian work and singing made quite a hit, as also some pretty costumed choruses of eight boys and girls. The entertainment given last night at the Union Congregational chu chw was wellattended. The special feature of the programme was the music by the trio composed of two violins and piano Miss Lillian Fields the accomplished pianist played and L. J. Shelton and L. McGuire the violin. The subject for the Christian Endeavor meeting at Union Congregational church is "Christ Life, his sorrow and How he bore them," special music duet by Mesdames J. L. Thompson and Howard McCraven, also a solo by Mrs. J. H. Shepard. All are invited. The play entitled "The Engaged Girl" given last, Wednesday evening at Our Circle hall, was largely attended and the actors did nicely considering the limited time they had in preparation. Miss Gertrude Hyde and her girls should be congratulated. Mr. Lee Greenway of Muscatine arrived in our city Wednesday to attend the musical college. He is a High School graduate and a fine musician. He will study violin cello. He was a member of the large orchestra in Muscatine and comes from one of the oldest and best respected families in Muscatine; a family that believes in the better things of life. His parents have lived to see three of their children to graduate from the High School. In another part of this paper we publish a full report regarding the President's action in charging a battalion of colored soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, which is three companies. We are indeed sorry to see such a wholesale course taken, for there are nearly 300 good loyal innocent soldiers who must suffer the ignomy of a dishonorable discharge which carries with it the stigmy of a traitor, and yet all must suffer for the acts of one or two who were down town that night from the post. Would it not have been better to have discharged all who were away from camp or down town when this killing took place? Certainly those innocent ones knew nothing about it. We do not want to shield crime on any of our race, or tolerate any one who would, but in the name of fairness and common justice give each man a square deal. ELECTION RETURNS. CUMMINS A WINNER The progressive movement is on the increase and will continue to increase. In 1908 he who would lead the Republicans to victory must stand on the progressive platform. The combined influence of the Standpatters and the Democrats could not defeat the standard bearer of the Republican party. The corporations and Standpatters could not save the Democrats from defeat. What will Bryan think when he learns that Blythe, Shaw, Perkins and others who championed the cause of high tariff lead them to defeat. This is the third time that this fight against Cummins was waged and, the third time that he has won. It is the third time that the voters of Iowa have stood by their leaders and the principles upon which he stands. Is it not time that the corporations should learn that the people are not going to follow them. Will Mr. Blythe and his followers remain in the Democratic party or will Bryan ask them out as he did Mr. Sullivan. Major Lacy was in the storm center of the fight, he was deserted by his friends. The colored voters should not loose sight of Mayor Mattern and his private clerk, they will be looking for plumbs. More than 3,000 votes behind his ticket will be a wholesome lesson for those who would insult the Negros of Polk County. Senator Dolliver's re-election is assured to 25,000 more republicans in the state than democrats and standpats together. TAYLOR-SHEFFEY Wedding Bells Ring at Woodson's Residence, Nov, 7, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Dr. C. Sumner Taylor, M. D., formerly of Washington, D. C., and now of Buxton, Iowa, was united at high noon in marriage to Miss Lelia Sheffey, formerly of Washington, D. C., and now of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Dr. Taylor comes from one of the oldest and best families in the east, and graduated from Howard University Medical College in the year 1903. Shortly afterwards he came to the state of Iowa and passed the medical examination with high honors at Des Moines. He then came with his certificate and his diploma and registered in both Mahaska and Monroe counties. He began with offices at Oskaloosa and Buxton, but his practice at the latter place soon became so large and important that it required all of his time there and the young couple will make Buxton their future home, where a residence has lately been erected for their comfort and pleasure. Mrs. Lella Sheffey-Taylor. Miss Sheffey, or Mrs. Taylor, the bride, comes from a union between the Sheffey and Woodson families of Virginia, and can easily make good her title and claim to belonging to the first families of the old dominion. Miss Sheffey is a graduate in short hand and typewriting from Howard University, Washington, D.C., and immediately entered the employment of Woodson & Brown where she remained. She is one of the best lady court reporters in Iowa. She has been a resident of Iowa for nearly eight years, and for nearly five years she has taken an active part in every public question of importance affecting the welfare of her people, and she has been especially helpful in the uplifting work carried on by the women of her race in this state. Many friends in the whole country congratulate these deserving young people, and wish them long life and abundant success. The marriage was private and the ceremony was performed by Rev. A. Cato Keye of the First Congregational church of Oskaloosa. There were only present Mrs. Connie Carr of Muscatine, and Lawyer George H. Woodson, the bride's cousin, and the pastor's family, Mr. Woodson acting for the parents of the bride. The Iowa State Bystander extends congratulations and wish for this worthy young couple happiness and prosperity. BUXTON NEWS. Church Social and Business The Monroe County Teachers Association held their second educational meeting in the Buxton public school building on last Saturday. Superintendent R. B. Spencer, presided and there was a full attendance of teachers from all parts of the county. Mr. L. E. Johnson, the general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. has been confined to his home for several days with threat trouble. A political love feast was held at the auditorium on Saturday night with speaking by home talent. Mr. E. F. Butler formerly of Alba, Iowa, where he was connected with the Monroe County News, is now a resident of Buxton and engaged in the office of the Buxton Gazette. On Monday morning the ministers of the city organized a Ministerial Association with the following officers: President, Rev. C. H. Mendahl; Secretary and Treasurer, Rev. A. L. DeMond. They have arranged for a union Thanksgiving service. Mr. Ely Cook, a young man connected with the Y. M. C. A. was bred from the St. John Methodist church on last Sunday, The members of the Y. M. C. A. turned out in a body. The political campaign closed here with an eloquent oration by the matchless N. E. Kendall of Alba. The new electric lights that are being distributed over the city will be but another step in the line of constant improvement that Buxton is making. BURLINGTON NOTES. Messus. M. L., J. W. and E. M. Mackay have returned from Louisiana, Mo., where they attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs Mary Mackay. Mr. Uliases Drew has accepted a position with Dr. Flemming of this city. Rev. Bolling preached a very able sermon Sunday evening on the resurrection of Christ. There was a hay ride party given by some young people which was quiet a success from all accounts. After their trip into the woods they returned to the St. Johns A. M. E. chauch where they enjoyed a fine Hallowen repast ECHOES FROM ROCK ISLAND. Mr. and Mrs. C. Lambert visited in Davenport Sunday afternoon, they also attended the quarterly meeting. The Capital City club gave the first of their series of dances on last Wednesday evening. The dance was largely attended by the young people of the rizicities. Miss C. Morrison who was indisposed for several days is recovering nicely. The Eastern Star anniversary which took place last month was largely attended and quite a number of addresses were made and some very fine papers were read. The McKinley chapel Second Baptist church young people have organized a literary society for the coming winter. The society meets every Monday night. The Rock Island Ladies Art club will meet with Mrs. Wm. Moore Thursday afternoon. The Elmora Helms left Wednesday afternoon for several weeks visit in Chicago. The Ladies Improvement Sewing Circle was entertained Saturday evening by Miss Buby Holmes. The following young men joined the circle: Mr. Johnson, Terrell, and Partee, and Mrs. Jones. Horane Tabernacle will give a dance Thursday evening at Turner hall. Mr. and Mrs. James Toliver are the proud parents of a baby girl born Wednesday. The New Model sewing Circle are preparing to give a play at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium. MINNEAPOLIS BUDGETARIAN. The weather man says we are having Indian Numbers at this writing. Ronald Sumner is an old resident of Minneapolis passed away at his home in East Minnesota last Tuesday and was buried from St. James church Thursday afternoon. Rev. Wade officiating. Mr. Stockton is very low at the city hospital. I. O. Modlin our popular undertaker is quite sick at St. Barnas hospital with the typhoid fever. Mr. Arthur Spence and Miss Cora Living were united in marriage Monday night at the St. James parapens. Rev. Wade performing the ceremony. Wish the couple a happy and prosperous life. Mr. Spence is a member of St. James choir. ANTHONY CYCLE CO At the meeting of the first district session of the Loyal Legion of Labor held at St. Peters church Sunday afternoon, the following programme will be rendered, Selection, St. Thomas Episcopal choir, Invocation, W. R. B. Woose; Solo, Mina E. Gibb; Welcome Address, Rev. K. H. Wilson; Mrs. W. M. Smith; Response, Z. W. Mitchell; Solad, Madam De Lourd Address, Dr. K. S. Brown Selection, St. James Choir; Address, Lawer Wm. Muris, Solad, Prof. J. A. White; Solad, Mrs Glo H. Wade; Report of members M. K. Mar-hall; Selection Bethesda Choir; Announcement; Reception; St. Peter's choir. The revival meetings at St. James church are dolg an abundance of good Sunday night Mr. Howard presided from the bax "fifty-two ords" the church and gallery were filled to over Flowing. The session was well delivered and much influence has resulted rom it, the attendance each night is good. Last Sunday was quarterly meeting at St James St. Paul and was largely attend Rev. Wade prescheduled the sacramental session at 3:00 p.m Elder Gaines filled the pulpit morning and evening Rev. Wil-ion of Minnesota also assisted Rev. Graves in the afternoon services, quite a number of Minnesota people attended. Mrs. Annie Nelson entertained Mrs. H. ward the evangelist at dinner Sunday. John Witheris is the new Superintendent of St. James Sunday School. Mrs. Ethel Williams entertained at dinner Sunday Rev. Mrs. Wade, Opal Wade and Mrs. W. J. Adkerson of St. Paul. Mr. Howard the evelogist will begin a series of meeting for Roy. Graves in St. Paul sunday, from there she will return to Minneapolis and be at St. Peters. Mrs. John Wethers is expected home soon from Bobo, Colo., where she has been visiting the past three months. The M. T. C. club meets this week with Mrs A. M. Miss. A new club is being organized in our city known as the Charity Club, they will do Philanthropic work. We wish them success. The Pastor's Aid of St. James church meets each Friday evening. A splendid programme each meeting, all are invited to be present. Subscribe for the Bustander and then you will know just what is going on. Mrs. Elizabeth outball gave a dinner Sunday in honor of her daughter Mable. Those present were Meryl Myrtle Taylor, Cail Oi and Byron Wade. A pleasant tidy was by all present. OSKALOOSA TIDINGS Miss Anna Jones is on the sick list this week. Messrs William and Dudley Buckner of Des Moines were called to the city by the death of their father. Mrs. Emma Black of Washington and brother John Buckner of Koeasaua taken the remains of their father, Samuel Buckner, who was called to rest last Wednesday night, to Koeasaua, In. for burial. Mr. Buckner was a man of clean character and loved by all who knew him. He came to Iowa some years ago from Missouri, and spent ten years of his life in Oksaloosa. ENTERPRISE NEWS. Mrs. Moble Column of Saylor and Mrs. Dilla Fowler of Enterprise was a pleasant caller at the ielent of Mrs. and Rev. G. E. Green Sunday afternoon. D. T. Mosley arrived here with his family Friday to make this their home. Mrs. Julia Postom of Buxton is visitig her daughter Mearth and Gus Robinson entertained Rev. G. E. Green Sunday. Mrs. Berer entertained at a four course lunch Friday Morrendes Caby, Banks, Lane and Rev. G. E. Green. Jas. Wilson and wife of Woodbine is in our town. Mr. and Mrs. Phine of Little Rock, Ark, in company with Mrs. J. K. Moinkley visited Mrs. G. E. Green and mother Sunday. CEDAR RAPIDS NOTES On last Tuesday evening the ladies of the Eastern Star gave an entertainment at the bme of Mrs. M. G. Tylor. The entertainment was opened with an interesting programme and followed with supper. A large attendance was present an ever body enjied a good time. Ms Elsie Tro-ber left last Tuesday evening for her home in Breckinridge. Mo. where she was called to the bedside of the slick sister. Mr. Ed Marshall is still improving. A few days ago Mr. Stanley Calder made a flying trip to Kentucky without a word of farewell. He returned last Thursday evening with a pleasant smile on his face and a pretty bade on his arm, Cedar Rapids extends to them best wishes and happy life. Mr. Calder was also accompanied by his sister Miss Pricillis, who will make her home with her brother on Third Avenue West. The members of the choir will give an oyster loaf entertainment next Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hawkins, oysters served in all the styles everybody invited. Rev. Andrew Ford filled the pipit Sunday evening and delivered an excellent discourse a large audience. Frank Saddler has returned from a pleasant vacation in Chicago. Mrs. Clare Baird returned Saturday. Price. Five Cents. evening from a visit to the parental home in Macomb, Ill. The index of the J. S. F. club led by Meddames A. J. Gray, A. M. Boyd and M. M. Robinson gave a beautiful children's contata at the church Monday evening. The stage was furnished with doxations typical of the autumn and the speaking and singing were splendid and highly appreciated by the large audience present, after the programme oysters, ice cream and cake were served in the basement. Mrs. Armstrong of Marion attended the Sunday morning services. Mrs. Ben Hawkins is entertaining this week Mrs. Owens of Independence. "MOLINE GLEANINGS." Rev. W. A. Scary has returned from springfield, Ill., where he was sent as a delegate to the National Order of Foresters. The St. Paul's A. M. E., church are arranging for a Thanksgiving dinner and supper wh a will be given a Matoule Hall. A large number of Moline people attended quarterly meeting services in Dav export last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Colquist entertained Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood and daughter Sunday. The Eastern Star Chapter will have a supper at Matoule Hall Wednesday evening. Mrs. Edward Robinson and little daughter departed for Chicago last week where they expect to make their future home. Miss Mayota E. Wood has returned home from her tour through the south and reports a very delightful time. Miss Hattie Kelly of Rock Island was a Mollie caller Sunday. Miss Estella Bradley visited friends in Davenport Sunday. We are glad to hear that Mr. C. B. Walkup has purchased some more real estate. Misses Mable and Clara Tarver entertained friends Sunday. GRINNELL NEWS Mrs. Eva Renfrow and children who have been visiting for three weeks at the parental home returned to her home in Red Wing, Winn. Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lucus, entertained the Ladies Sewing Circle Thursday afternoon. In the evening they were jined by their ambassad and all parook of a sumptuous three course supper. Messrs. Harvey and Horoce Spencer who have been working here for the past summer returned to their home in Chicago. Mrs. Annie Goode entertained in in honor of her sister, Mrs. Eva Renfrow. Each reported a fine time. Several attended the dedication of the $10,000 pipe organ at the Congregational church Sunday. Everyone was well pleased with the music. Mr. George Banks of Colfax is working in our city. We want as many subcribers for the Bystander as possible. Help us along. ALBIA NEWS. Miss Hart, Messrs Grayoon and Will Benning of Orkaloosa was in Albia Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Butkr and son Lawnia of Buxton spent Sunday here. Miss Hart, Mrs. Snoody and Mrs. M. Galoes spent Sunday in Buxton. .OBITUARY. (Special to the Bystander). Oskaloosa, Iowa—Samuel Buckner who died at his home in Oskaloosa October 31st 1906 age 84 was born in Green County, Kentucky He spent his boyhood days in Kentucky and Missouri He married Amenda Laurence in 1852 who died in 1874, to which union were born ten children, eight of whom are living. He came to Iowa in 1863 settling in Van Buren County where he lived for about twenty-three years, he then removed to Oskaloosa in the year of 1848 where he resided until the time of his death. The children are Mamesdas Lida Hockedy, Lucy Jeffers of Oskaloosa; Emma Black of Washington, Ia; Messrs Charles of Auuxase, Mo.; John of Keoasque, Ia. Dudley and William of Des Moines, Ia. and Earnest of Topeka, Kansas. The remains was taken to Keoasqua where he was laid away amid flowers by loving friends. He was a good citizen a true friend and a loyal race man. We extend to the berieved children our condolence. COUNCIL BLUFFS ITEMS. Weather fine. There is quite a good deal of bad colds and general not feeling good all around. Mr. Allen Esters died Sunday even at his mother's residence, 1104 Avenue C. The funeral will take place at the residence Wednesday morning at 10 o'c.ck. Rev. Newman will conduct the funeral services. 1. *Ta-Cri Ministry* Ministers' Alliance meet at the A. M. E. church Monday morning. There was nine ministers present and a good number of visitors. After a good bit of business had been transacted, Mrs. Newman, the pastor's wife, assisted by Mrs. Martha Herdon, Mrs. Emma Burger, Mrs. Lazia Tannahill and Mrs. Chatman served an excellent dinner in honour of the occasion. A long time was had. Rev. Dulwall, former pastor of the Baptist church in Ottawa, and en route to Pennsylvania, was one of the visitors to the Alliance Monday-and made an address that impressed upon the body assembled. Presiding Elder M. J. Gordon came to our city for his first time October 31 and held a successful quarterly meeting. He prepares two sermons during Sunday to a well attended congregation. The spiritual interest was great. The interest was good, and a new hold on general affairs was grasped. It is said this is one of the best quarterly meetings that has been here for years. NOTICE OF OFFICIAL VISITATION. I will visit officially the lodges of the jurisdiction on the dates as here stated. W. M. S, will take notice. Clinton, December 3 and 4, 1906. Dubuque, December 5 and 6, 1906. Davenport, December 7, 1906. Burlington, December 10 and 11, 1906. Keokuk, December 13 and 18, 1996. Ottumwa, December 14 and 17, 1996. Albia, December 18 and 19, 1996. Buxton, December 20 and 21, 1996. Clarinda, December 22 and 24, 1996. Enterprise, December 27 and 28, 1996. Des Molles, December 31, 1900, and January 1, 1907. Omaha, January 2 and 3, 1907. Omaha, January 2 and 3, 1907. Sloux City, January 7 and 8, 1907. Newton, January 9 and 10, 1907. Oskaloosa, January 11 and 12, 1907. Marsallown, January 14 and 15, 1907. Guar Rapids, January 17 and 18, 1907. DAVENPORT ITEMS. Mrs. Rev. M. I. Gordon, P. E., is in the guest of Mrs. R. Bright. Last Wednesday evening at the parsonage of the Third Baptist church Mr. Chas, Clay and Miss Hattie Cleveland were married by Rev. D. A. Holmes, the pastor, and at home May a long, happy and prosperous life. Last Sunday was quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church. P. E. Phillips was present and preached morning and evening to a large congregation. In the afternoon he excelled in an excellent sermon. Rev. Searcy and quite a number of his members, including his chair, were in attendance at the afternoon service. Mrs. Rev. Wm. Williams of Burlington came up to quarterly meeting. Miss E. Merchant wished birthday Monday night. A large number of her friends were present. Delicious refreshments were served and the received many valuable and useful presents. The A. M. E. church will give a reception evening, compiling to the pastor and wife. Rev. and Mrs. Wm. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bates entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Monday evening Rev. Phillips, P. E. and Rev. and Mrs. Williams. Miss Misa Merchant of Greenville, Misa in the city visiting her brother, Henry Merchant, and Mr. and Mrs. E. Green. Merchant has been a stenography student in Chicago for some time and recently finished, and is now en route to her home in Greenville, where she has accepted a position. Mrs. C. B. Lewis will entertain the T. L. club at her home Wednesday afternoon. PEOPLES SHORT ORDER First-class service guaranteed $15. W. Third St. 100000 415-222-2222 The foundation of pride is the wish to respect one's self, whatever others may think; the mainspring 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 "Copperpa." "What do you mean by talking about 'copperps' before me?" said a London magninate to a man in the dock. "It is a gross impertinence to refer to the police as 'copperps' in a court of justice." Many Species of Animals. Four hundred thousand species of animals are now known to exist according to the 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 sonnet for a fat turkey and a love song for two gallons of mossen."—Atlanta Constitution. The unusual spectacle of a bridegroom appearing at the altar hand-cuffed has been seen, according to a contemporary author, an Italian village, in Italian, was undergoing a long sentence for burglary, and recently prevailed upon the governor of the prison, to whom he stated he had committed the torture for the sake of his dance, slow him to merry, and drowned them in untimely as witnesses, and guardians at the same time. At the church door the young bride and bridegroom parted with heavy hearts. HITCHCOCK TO RETIRE J. R. GARFIELD WILL SUCCEED AB SECRETARY OF INTERIOR. President Announces Appointment of Attorney General to the Supreme Bench to Succeed Justice Henry Billings Brown. Washington. — Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock will retire from President Roosevelt's cabinet on the 4th of next March, and James R. Riefeld, of Ohio, at present commissioner of corporation, will succeed him. Herbert Knox Smith, now assistant commissioner of corporations, will be appointed to Mr. Garfield's place. These changes and that of the retirement of Commissioner Richards of the general land office on March 4 were announced in the following statement from the White House Wednesday: The secretary of the interior, Mr. Hitchcock, has informed the president that he would be unable to stay after March 4. Mr. Hitchcock has for some time felt that the very exhausting work he has been engaged in for over eight years in the interior department was wearing on him so as to make it impossible for him much longer to remain. At the president's earnest request he consented to accept a reappointment on March 4, 1905, at the time of the president's inauguration. J. R. Garfield. But he then stated that he could not say how long he could stay, and he feels now he must insist on being relieved after March 4. Declines Foreign Post. The president urged him to accept the ambassadorship to France, but Mr. Hitchock feels that he is entitled to receive the offer. The president carefully over with Mr. Hitchock the choice of a successor who could be depended upon to carry on with absolute fidelity the present policies of the department, and agreed with Mr. Hitchock that the best man to carry on the exceedingly onerous, difficult and responsible work of the department, and to present commissioner of corporations. Mr. Garfield has accordingly been notified that he will be appointed on March 4, when Mr. Hitchock retires. Land Commissioner Resigns. Land Commissioner Resigns. Commissioner Richards has informed the president that in accordance with his intention, expressed to Secretary Hitchcock last May, the president will resign. He will be effective April 4. This will complete eight years of service in the land office, four years as assistant commissioner, and four years as commissioner. His successor has not yet been determined upon. The assistant commissioner of corporations, Herbert Krohn Smith, will succeed Mr. Garfield as commissioner of corporations. Mr. Smith has filled the position of assistant commissioner of corporations since August 15, 1903. He was appointed from Connecticut. Moody to Be Supreme Justice. The president Wednesday announced the appointment of Attorney General William Henry Moody of Massachusetts as justice of the supreme court of the United States, to succeed Justice Henry Billings Brown, who retired some time ago. Mr. Moody has filled the office of attorney general since July 1, 1904. Previous to that time he had served for more than two years as secretary of the navy. He had also represented his state in the fifty-fourth, fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth and fifty-seventh congresses. It is generally expected that Mr. Moody will retire from the department justice the latter part of Decem- Chicago—Henry W. Hering, former cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue Street bank, pleaded guilty to forgery and embezzlement in Judge Pinchney's court Monday afternoon and was sentenced to the penitentiary. Ends Life Under Train. Edwardsville, Ill.—Because of despondency, William J. Schwartz, aged 38, a saloonist and well-known Democratic politician, threw himself under a Wabash train Monday and was instantly killed. Dead at Age of 102. Findlay, O.-Mrs. Anna Depew, one of the oldest residents of Ohio, died Monday at her home in Wharton. Her age was 102 years and she has been a resident of Wyandotte county for the last half century. Lovers' Quarrel Ends Fatally. Marion, O.-Following a quarrel Sunday with her lover, Miss Hilda Peabody, he was fatally injured due by taking caraboil. Her Diana thought she was only joking when she said she would kill her. IOWA STATE NEWS Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth. WAS ALMOST KILLED. County Attorney of Story County is Assaulted. Nevada.—County Attorney E. M. McCall was assaulted and seriously injured shortly after 7 o'clock on the evening of the 2d, as he was leaving his home for the city. He was struck three times with a club, once blind the ear, and on the forehead after he had fallen. Suspicion points to local parties and officers are working on the case, and watching all outgoing trains. Mr. McCall's condition is critical. Some children playing in the vicinity early in the evening noticed a stranger loitering in the alley, and a good description of the assault occurred from the blunt instrument, evidently a heavy hickory club, was used. The first blow landed back of the ear and felled McCall. Not content with this the man struck the prostrate attorney two more blows on the forehead, then fled down the alley, leaving his victim insensible on the pavement. The children at once gave the alarm. The children took up the trail and from description expect to make an arrest soon. Suspicion points to local parties. TWO ASPHYXIATED. Young Men of Des Moines Are Victims of Gas. Des Moines.—Frank Merriam, aged 25, and E. R. Campbell, aged 22, were asphyxiated by illuminating gas in their room at 1435 West Locust street. The double tragedy, from all appearances, was accidental. The gas set which worked very loosely, had been left partly open, apparently in the act of turning it off carelessly. The room occupied by Campbell and Merriam was fifteen by twelve feet in dimensions. It was a front room with windows on two sides, but all the windows were closed. The young men were discovered dead in bed at 8 o'clock a.m. by the land lady, Mrs. C. Reynolds, who immediately notified the police. The door of the room had been left unlocked but was tightly closed. The odor of gas was not noticed in the house until morning. Young men had roomed together for only a month. Campbell came from Paton, Iowa, a year ago, and was employed with the Carr Adams company. Merriam is the son of G. D. Merriam of Shannon City. No reason can he be assigned for the attempt on McCall's life. He has been conducting a grand jury investigation, but the cases are minor ones, and not of sufficient importance to cause any of the persons on trial to wreak vengeance on him. He has been in politics for some time, but this was his first term as county attorney. It was not known he had any enemies. He is a son of former State Senator McCall and a brother of John A. McCall, a well known Des Moines attorney. Nevada—After a night spent in search in an effort to apprehend the assailant of County Attorney McCall, two men were captured and are logged in to the office of the judge which they can not furnish. Lester Burrel is held on the charge of assault with intent to commit murder, and Will Herald, his friend, is confined as a witness. The condition of Mr. McCall is improved and the injured man will no doubt recover. It was reported that Burrel, who had been before the grand jury and who had become violently angry in the investigation, had made 800 to the statement before three other witnesses after the session that he would get McCall, showing a sling shot as he spoke. CASHIER IS DISCHARGED. Sensational Developments in Express Robbery at Burlington. Burlington—A sensational development in the recent robbery of the United States Express company's office here, occurred when L. M. Berry, a police officer, was robbed and held begged and robbed by a thief, who then helped himself to a sack containing $300, was discharged by the company. The police state that the evidence was strong that Berry himself had taken the money and used the hold up as a blind. The detectives found that Berry had been sponored by the company, and that when he found his peculations from the company must become known he instituted the robbery sensation as a cloak for his crime. The large dark bruise on his face which he exhibited as the mark of the robber's club, his alleged, was probed. The police probably not be pushed, as it is said he is related to prominent individuals in the company. FAVOR UNIFORM CERTIFICATE. Southern Iowa Teachers Indorse Legislature's Action. Atlantic—The Southwestern. Iowa Teachers' Association, at its recent meeting here, adopted, among others, the following resolutions: "Resolved, that we command the course step taken by the legislature at its last meeting to enacting a law for a coliform county certificate; and "Resolved, that we shall also urge that the coming legislature shall consider the question left over from the last session of the legislature, viz: "Granting of state certificates to those candidates who have completed a four years course in approved courses of higher learning, and thus complete our revised certification law." "Resolved, that we heartily endorse President Beveridge's protest against recent magazine pronouncements charging the public schools with causing the break-down in health of many pills, through overwork and overstress, over a higher percent of these are caused by irregular living, bad habits, and lack of parental supervision outside of the school house." DEDICATE NEW DAIRY HOME. Fine $100,000 Building at Ames Ready for "Dairy Day." Ames—January 4 has been set aside as the day for the dedication of the new $100,000 dairy building. This day will be known as dairy day. The principal speakers will be ex-Governor W. D. Hordon of Wisconsin and Dr. Robertson, president of the new Mac Donald college of Quebec Canada. The department of dairy has received a great many letters from the students of other colleges and universities expressing their intentions of attending the annual agricultural dairy short course. Hip Fractured By Fall. Cedar Falls—Luther Smith, a well known resident of this town, suffered fall in his home which caused the fracture of his hip. One of the strange things in the event is that it is the sixth old person in this community to suffer with a fractured hip during the past few months. Accident is Fatal. Glimore City—John Hajlman, 18 years old, who has been injured on the Donahoe College mouth of a skull filled in an accident. He was shot through the head. One of the Donahoe boys was with him at the time of the accident. Young Men of Des Moines Are Victims of Gas. Des Moines—Frank Merriam, aged 25, and E. R. Campbell, aged 22, were asphyxiated by illuminating gas in their room at 1435 West Locust street. The double tragedy, from all appearances, was accidental. The gas jet, which worked very loosely, had been left partly open, apparently in the act of turning it off carelessly. The room occupied by Campbell and Merriam was fifteen by twelve feet in dimensions. It was a front room with windows on two sues, but all the windows were closed. The young men were discovered dead in bed at 8 o'clock a.m. by the landlady, Mrs. C. Reynolds, who immediately notified the police. The body of the comadron been left unlocked but was tightly closed. The odor of gas was not noticed in the house until morning. The young men had roomed together for only a month. Campbell came from Paton, Iowa, a year ago and was employed with the Carr-Adams company. Merriam is the son of G. D. Merriam of Shannon City, Iowa. He was employed here with the Hurling Hardware company. Both were bookkeepers and neither the handling of any money for the firm. BADLY HURT IN EXPLOSION. Furnace in Colfax Home Shattered Into Thousand Pieces. Colfax—in a mysterious explosion which shattered the furnace into a thousand pieces, Mrs. D. S. Duffs of this city was quite badly injured. Mrs. Duffus had been filling the furnace with coal. Just as she closed the furnace door there was a tremendous explosion and she was hurried twenty feet to one side of the cellar. The furnace was blown to pieces and only by a miracle was the house saved from destruction by fire. Mrs. Duffus was picked up almost unnoticed and explains the mysterious explosion. It may have been caused by powder or dynamite in the coal or simply from an explosion of coal gas. The mystery is now being investigated. LABORATORY IN HARD STRAITS Hygienic Institution at Iowa City Will Not Have Enough Funds. Iowa City—Unless the coming legislature makes additional provision for the hygienic laboratory of the state board of health, located in this city, the funds which were intended to last until July, 1907, will be exhausted some time during the spring. The demands upon the laboratory have been unusually heavy and it has been necessary to furnish the necessary of a special kind because of lack of equipment and insufficient support. The laboratory at present receives $290 per month from the state, while the laboratory at October alone, estimated upon a commercial basis, would amount to $3,950.50, which is more than the laborate cost from the state during the entire year. EXPRESS AGENT ROBBED. Burlington Agent Hit Over The Head. $500 Taken. Burlington—The United States express office in this city was robbed of $500 on Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. Cashier Berry was alone in the office when an unknown man entered the rear door and struck him a blow on the head which rendered him unconscious. The stranger then made good his escape. Berry was not badly hurt. No clew to the perpetrators. Struck Rich Copper Mine. Des Molines—Out near Helena, Montana, they have recently opened two or three copper mines that have been wonderfully rich. One of them is the Helena, owned largely by Des Molines people. They commenced getting ore at a depth of ten feet and are now in ore all the time. Mr. Adams, banker at Scranton, Iowa, is one of the men who is also interested in the property. The stock is being handled by the Pugh investment Company, 310 Crocker Blld. Des Molines and they are putting it on the market at ten (0) share. They expect it to go to one dollar per share very soon. montana copper is making men rich every year. Little Child Bitten by a Hog. Perry. "The young child of John Hohenshell, who resides in the south part of the city, was bitten by a hog, the escape route being made by one Mr. Hohenshell, and taken the baby with him while feeding the hogs and in lifting the child to the top of the pan that it might see a passing interurban car, one of the hogs snapped at its foot. As the father tried to place the child man of the rides the right arm of another attack catching the child's arm in its mouth. The arm was badly lacerated at the elbow, but there are no fears but that the child will recover. Child Falls on Broken Glass. Dubuque.—John Thormann, a small child, while walking from one room to the other with a glass in its hand suddenly slipped and stumbled, falling heavily to the floor. The child alighted in such a way that his face was buried under the floor, in pieces, tearing the mouth toward the ear, in a horrible manner. The child is in a precarious condition from shock and loss of blood. Almost Electrosuted. Cedar Jobs—Monte Soules, of this city, an employee of the Citizens Gas & Electric Light Company, was nearly electrically connected while working all some repairs on Main Street. That he was not immediately killed is the wonder of all who saw the effect of the live wire upon his arm as if struck him. One hand is badly burned too. OPEN SEASON FOR BIG GAME IN MAINE. DUMMATOUILY NEWS OUR TROOPS TO TOUR CUBA AMER CAN RL3JULARS T' MAKES TRIPS OVER ISLANDS. P-actice Marches Planned to Influence Restoration of Confidence in Provisional Government. Havana.—It is the intention of the provisional government to have the American troops here make extensive practice marches throughout the country. This should not be interpreted as a threatening demonstration; the step is taken for its moral effect on the restoration of confidence. In a general order Gen. J. Franklin Bell enjoins all officers and enlists 4 men of the American army of occupation to courtey towards Cubans of all parties and to take no active part in the suppression of disorder, except in extreme emergencies rendering interference for the protection of life and property necessary. The duties of the American forces are, generally speaking, limited to the tendering of good offices for the prevention of friction between conflicting elements. Upon the recommendation of Carlos Garcia y Velez, inspector of public institutions, San Lazaro hospital, in which there are several hundred lepers, probably will be shortly remote to an island off the northern coast of Matanzas province. The removal of this hospital has long been desired, the project has been opposed by the wealthy private corporation by which it is controlled. Americans on the isle of Pines are excited over the arrest and imprisonment of a countryman named Holmesburg, on the charge of cutting down a tree on the boundary line of his own property. A committee has come from the island to request Gov. Mackenon to depose the present mayor and appoint as acting mayor Second Lieut. Robert Titton, of the marine corps. BANK AT LA SALLE, ILL., ROBBED Two Bandits Secure $7,000. From Cashier and Escape. La Salle, Ill.—The Farmers' and Miners' bank, of Ladd, a mining town, was held up and robbed Monday afternoon. The assistant cashier, J. J. Hurley was alone in the bank when two men entered and asked for some pennies. The next moment, covering Mr. Hurley with revolvers, they ordered him to throw up his hands. The robbers then marched Hurley to a back room, where they bound him hand and foot. The robbers then helped themselves to cash and escaped. They left $130 in gold besides a quantity of silver on the bank counter and disturbed little in the vault. The amount of their body will be about $7,000 as near as the bank of ficeurs were able to estimate the loss. New Congressman Kills Man. Baton Rouge, La. — Democratic George R. Favret, Wednesday evening shot and instantly killed his lifelong associate and former schoolmate, Dr. H. H. Aldrich, one of the best known children of Baton Rouge. While hundreds of persons were near the scene of the shooting none knew what happened between the two men. Judge Favrot refused to talk beyond letting it be known that the matter was a private quarrel. Crosses sea 90 times. New York. Thomas Kinsley pursuer of the American Hst. Paul Paul returned from the Engl. lish channel, finished his nine hundred and first trip across the Atlantic ocean. Mr. Kinsley holds the record of having crossed the western sea oftener than any other living man. His mileage amounts to about 2,703,000 miles on the Atlantic alone. Valuable Letter Missing. Fayetteville, N. C. The post office here was robbed of a registered letter containing $3,000 on October 26. The money was sent by the Planters' National bank of Richmond, Va., to the National bank at Fayetteville. Attempted Murder and Suicide. Rock Island, Ill—in a fit of jealous rage because his attentions were rejected, Barney Howland stabbed Mrs. Eilee Baker a dozen times and cut his own throat. He will probably die. The woman will recover. Pioneer Judge Is Dead. Walla, Walla, Wash — Judge William H. Upton, one of the best known attorneys of the Pacific northwest, and one of the first judges of the state of Washington, died at the hospital Sunday of heart failure. Gored to Death by Bull. Gallopolls, O. — Charles D. Balley, 18 years old, was attacked by an enraged bull while crossing a field Sunday and gored to death. Mr. Balley was a former member of the state board of agriculture. INDIANT T ) KEEP RICHES. Whites Lose Suit for Stare of Cherokee Wealth. Washington.—The supreme court of the United States Monday affirmed the decision of the court of claims in the case of Daniel Red Bird, the Cherokee nation and others, versus the United States, known as the "White Man's Case." The cases involved the long pending claims of 2,000 and 3,000 white persons to participate in the distribution of the lands and the funds of the Cherokee nation because of marriage with members of the tribe. There are over 4,000,000 acres and the tribal funds are extensive. The decision was favorable to the Indians. The Indians strenuously resisted the claim, contending that they had never by law recognized property rights on account of intermarriage. In passing upon the cases the court of claims held that the tribal lands are not communal lands, but that whites who acquired citizenship by marriage prior to 1875 have equal interests with the Indians. In the case of marriages into the tribe since that time it was held that no right of property had been acquired except by those who had paid into the common fund the sum of $500. The court of claims also held that white husbands of Cherokee women who have abandoned their wives have forbidden the rights as Cherokee citizens, including those in the proceeds of sales of Cherokee land. The decision affirmed that decision. The decision affirmed that decision in all respects. UTES WILL GO TO FORT MEAD. Chiefs of Dissatisfied Indians to Conference with President. Sheridan, Wyo. — A conference of the Indians and the groups has resulted in an agreement on the part of the Utes to return with Col. Rogers to Fort Meade, S. D., to be cared for there by the government while Chiefs Red Cap and Black Whiskers go to Washington to talk the matter over with President Roosevelt. The Utes will go overland with troops of the Sixth cavalry. The Indians have not been disarmed and will not be as long as they make no threatening move. The conference was held between the Indians and the Ute camp, 15 miles northeast of Moorhead. The chiefs in attendance, where they are by the band with power to act, are Red Cap, Unkhnak and Ponnap, Chief Black Whiskers stayed with the Ute band. Before leaving for the council the Indians hare a dance in the open and solemnly discussed the situation. At the conference the chiefs were offered transportation for the tribe and its ponies back to Utah and rations during the winter. A promise to consider the matter of giving them a new hunting ground next spring also was made. Harahan Heads Illinois Central. New York. — By the election Wednesday of J. T. Harahan president of the Illinois Central Railroad company, to succeed Stuyvesant Fish, it is believed that E. H. Harriman has at last realized the fulfillment of his plan to control a railroad line from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. In this great plan the Illinois Central was the one link missing to complete a line of track from New York to San Francisco and Portland, Ore, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the gulf to the Pacific again. Former Governor's Wife Dead. St. Louis. — Mrs. Ethes A. Stanford, wife of former Gov. E. O. Stanford, died of neuralgia of the heart at her home here Wednesday. Mrs. Stanford was 73 years of age and although she had been ill for some time, her death came unexpectedly. Philippine Transport Service San Francisco—The transport Logan sailed Monday for Manila. Hereafter a transport will be dispatched to the Philippines on the 5th of each month, instead of every 20 days as formerly. Death of Business Manager. Milwaukee—Albert E. Huegin, well known in newspaper circles throughout the country and for many years coexisted with Milwaukee peppers in the capacity of business manager, died Monday. Bars Jews from Lectures. St. Petersburg—In spite of protests by the students, the rector and the council of the University of St. Petersburg, the prefect of police has refused to allow Jews not members of the university to attend lectures. Panama's Third Anniversary. Colon—The third anniversary of the foundation of the republic of Panama continued to be celebrated Sunday. There was a built housing and other amusements in the afternoon and fireworks in the evening. MATILDA BORMAN MYRTLE MILLS Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Makes Sick Women Well. Proposal to Honor Engineer. A proposition in honor of John A. Roebling's memory by the erection of a monument in Trenton, NJ. You are asking the citizens may build a new school of industrial arts and dedicate it in his name. Mr. Roebling was the builder of the Brooklyn and other suspension bridges, and one of the foremost engineers in the country in his day. For Our Women Readers. As probably of you know, the name QUAKER is a package of rolled oats means exactly that starling does on a piece of silver. Both stand for PURITY. In another part of this paper you will find an advertisement of QUAKER OATS, now put up for the first time in large FAMILY PACKAGES at the same price as inferior oats. In addition you get in each package FREE a beautiful piece of imported China. Read the presentation, and then ask your professor to hold the package of QUAKER OATS. You will be with the oats. You will be more delighted with the beautiful present in the package. Plenty More! Russell Sage was much opposed to drinking. He would often rail with homely and humorous wisdom against drink. "Men drink," he said one day to a broker, "because they are happy, because they are sad, because they are too warm, because they are too cold. Is there any logic in that? "When I see men drinking I think of a little boy at the seaside with a little boy, he plays with his bucket and in the sand, suddenly ran to the edge of an advancing wave, and, scooping up a handful of salt water and foam, drank it greedily. "Oh, don't drink that," said his nurse. "It will make you thirsty." "What if it does?" said he. "There's plenty more." THEY CURE RHEUMATISM A Particularly Painful Form of This Disease Yields to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Of the many forms which rheumatism makes, that which is popularly known as sciatic rheumatism probably tortures its victim more than any other. That Dr. Williams Pink Pills have cured this rheumatism, this trouble is a fact proven by the following example and no sufferer who reads this can afford to let prespice stand in the way of trying these blood-unking pills. Rheumatism is now generally recognized as a disease of the blood. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make—actually make—pure blood. When the blood is pure there can be no rheumatism. Mrs. Thomas Breschenel, of 54 Mill street, Watertown, N. Y., says: "My trouble began with a severe cold which I took about a week before Christmas in 1904. I began to have rheumatic pains in my back and limbs in the morning, and in the afternoon I suffered the most awful months and much of the time was unable to leave the house and I had to takeold of a chair in order to walk and sometimes I could not stand up at all. The disease was pronounced sciatic rheumatism and, although I had a good physician and took his medicine faithfully, I was not able to suffer some six weeks of this terrible pain and suffering I tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and that is the medicine that cured me. After a few boxes the pain was less intense and I could see decided improvement until I was entirely cured and I finally never had any return of the trouble." 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Send your name and address to M. R. Zeagel & Co., Chemists, 161 Main street, Sheboygan, Wis., and they will you free in plain wrapper, securely sealed, a trial bottle of the genuine Swedish Essence of Life that may restore your health and add many years to your life. Write to say for the free trial bottle, stating the nature of your complaint. ZAEGEL'S HUMAN ESSENCE A LIFE PRESERVER TRADE MARK REGISTERED. Disappointed Man's Explanation for His Lateness. The other afternoon a man rushed into the Reading terminal, galloped up the stairs and dashed for the train shed just as the gates were closed against him, says the Philadelphia Telegraph. "Did as if he wanted to sweep most vociferously, but he was out of wind, and that he could do was to lean against the *fence* and soulfully sigh. It was then that the grinful idiot, who is always on hand, paced over and butted in. "Did you miss your train, old boy?" he queried, with a smiling glance at the painting one. "No," was the grouchy rejoinder, "I chase myself up here that way every five minutes to see them shut the gate," made you so late?" queried the other, not at all abshed. "Is your watch out of order?" "No, my watch is all to the good," popped the man who missed the train, "but I think that my feet are about two minutes slow." Romance in Writers' Lives. A strange comedy and tragedy was entered into the lives of Jesse and Bjornson, whom they were great friends; then politics dung them apart; they quarreled and never met for years and years. Strange fate brought the children of these two great writers together and Bjornson's daughter married Ibsen's only child. The fathers met after a quarter of a century of separation at the wedding of their children. HARD TO SEE. Even When the Facts About Coffee Are Plain. It is curious how people will refuse to believe what one can clearly see. Tell the average man or woman that the slow but cumulative poisonous effect of caffeine takes the alkaloid in the nose and causes them to weaken the heart, upset the nervous system and cause indigestion, and they may laugh at you if they don't know the facts. Prove it by science or by practical demonstration in the recovery of coffee drinkers from the above conditions, and a large per cent. of the human family will shrug their shoulders, take the drugs and—keep on drinking coffee or tea. "Coffee never agreed with me nor with several members of our household," writes a lady. It enervates, depresses and creates a feeling of languor and heaviness. It was only by leaving off coffee and using Postum that we discovered the cause and cure of these ills. "The only reason, I am sure, why Postum is not used altogether to the exclusion of ordinary coffee is, many persons do not know and do not seem willing to learn the facts and how to use this bitter beverage. There are this one way—according to directions—bottle it fully—15 minutes. Then it is delicious." Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book. "The Road to Well Life, in spare." "There's a reason." CUMMINS HAS 20,000 PLURALITY Semi-Official Returns From All Counties Re- ceived KENNEDY WINS IN FIRST Legislature Is Republican on Joint Ballot by 68 Majority—Returns on Sate Ticket, aside from Governor, Coming in Slow. Des Molnes.—Semi-official returns from Tuesday's election give Governa- rion Cummins a little more than 20,000 plurality in Iowa. Complete returns from ninety-one counties show a net plurality for 20,147. The eight counties on which the total vote has not been received are Alamakee, Clayton, Buchanan, Grundy and Wayne, in which he will have about 1,523 additional plurality, and Chickasaw, Dubuque and Monona, in which Claude R. Porter will have about 1,539 plurality. A net final plurality for Governor Cummins of 20,131 is computed from these semi-olial returns covering the whole state. Governor Cummins forty counties out of ninety-one, according to the semi-olial returns. Most of these were the larger counties of the state, those having large cities. In the ninety-one counties from which returns were received in full, Governor Cummins polled 195,714 votes and Mr. Porter 175,567. The eight counties yet to be heard from Governor Turbush about 15,000 votes additional to these figures. In 1903 Cummins had 283,604 and Sullivan 159,725 votes. One of the notable things about the election this year has been the manner in which the votes for the candidates below the head of ticket have been neglected in the returns received from the counties. The head of the ticket has been counted and attention then turned to the county and legislative tickets. It is plain, however, from the meager returns at hand, that Senator Garst for leutenant governor has run ahead of Governor Cummins, and that the other nominees on the state ticket have more votes than either. KENNEDY SEEMS A WINNER NOW Burlington.—With but two small precincts in Louisa county missing, the unofficial vote in the Federal district makes Kennedy's (rep.) plurality for congress 244. The missing precincts will not change that plurality ten either way. The Evening Gazette, the official democratic paper, concedes Kennedy's election by 200. In the Sixth district the reports received confirm Tuesday night's reports of Lacey's defeat by Hamilton, democrat. Incomplete returns indicate that the majority against him in the lower county attributed a large part of this majority for Hamilton, twenty-three precincts in twenty-nine giving him 2,012 votes as against 812 for Lacey. In the Eleventh district various circumcisions to cut to cut Hubbard's majority of two years ago, when he piled up a total of 9,133. This was about cut in two by Dickson, democrat, who was aided by the organized opposition of standup republicans in the Sixth district, was reported to have even a larger majority than two years ago. None of the majorities of two years ago were equalled save by Dawson in the Second district, and the majority of 1,500 over Ball is much larger than his majority of 1902. Haugen, and Birdsdall in the Fourth and Third districts, respectively, came near their old time majorities, as did Hull also in the In the Eighth district Hepburn had a wide margin over his opponent, and in the Ninth district Smith has a big majority. THE LEGISLATURE. Republicans Have More Than Sixty Majority on Joint Ballot. Des Moines—Complete returns as to the legislative elections Tuesday give the republicans sixty-six major- ity on joint ballot as follows: Rep. Dem. Senators, holdover .....24 4 Senators, elected .....12 10 Rep. elected .....77 31 Joint ballot .....112 46 Republican majority .....66 CHANLER WINS IN NEW YORK FIGHT New York, Nov. 9.—With the official vote of but three counties missing, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler apparently is elected Heutenman governor on the democratic independence league ticket by a plurality mating 1,700 votes over him Bruce, republican, at these figures, Bruce's probably plurality in the counties Essex, Ontario and Niggers. On the vote for the republican gubernatorial candidate. Fulton county is also missing, excepting a statement of Bruce's plurality over Chanler. While slight changes may be made in the return from the original counties, it is not clear they will materially reduce Chanler's lead, but on the contrary may increase it. It appears he tonight will all the other candidates on the democratic state ticket are elected by small pluralities. Coatman Woodruff of the state republican committee said today am neither claiming nor considering any thing. In the case Bruce probably the courts will possibly as many as 16,000. Now nearly full returns from all counties of the vote for governor gave Hughes 746,334. Hearst's Hughes' plurality in New York was greater New York's plurality in New York. Hearst's plurality in New York was 747,26. MINNESOTA ROADS ARE INDICTED FOR REBATING MINNESOTA ROADS ARE INDICTED FOR REBATING FEDERAL GRAND JURORS.VOTE MANY TRUE BILLS. Elevator Companies Also He'd for Violating Law — Indictments Came as Great Surprise to Parties Affected. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 9 — Indictments have been voted by the special federal grand jury, which convened in Minneapolis Oct. 23, to investigate alleged freight robates. In the case of the railroada the indictments contained 167 JUSTICE. The maximum penalty for conviction on each count is $1,000, and the maximum $2,000. The general offense alleged in the railroad indictments is absorption of grain elevation charges. The railroad indictments absorbed railroads expected they would be indicted. Each company had disclaimed with apparent sincerity the possibility of any criminal act in their relations with the grain companies concerning the employees had given testimony before the jury. It is believed that the grain companies and individuals connected with them had received no inking of the fact that they were being investigated by the grand jury. No member of other grain company was called to testify. The grand jury road men indicted who had testified before the grand jury. H. B. Duncan, special agent of the Department of justice, conducted the investigation. In the fact that the jury broke all records in this district for length of sitting and for care in its examination of witnesses was conveyed a significance which was not thoroughly grasped by the railroads and shippers generally. The list of indictments follows: Grain Not Allowed Railroad company six indictments, five officials. six indictments, five officials. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis Omaha railroad, three officials. Wisconsin Central railway, two officials. Minneapolis & St. Louis, two officials. W. D. Devereaux company. K. McCall, Dusmore company. D. W. F. Rehmer. Ames Brooks company, Duluth. One other, not yet returned. Nature inflictments: Nature Northwestern debates to Spencer Grain company. Great Northern—Rebates to Ames Brooks company. Great Northern—Rebates to Duluth Superior Milling company. Great Northern—Rebates to McCaul Dinsmore company. Great Northern—Rebates to W. P. Dinsmore company of Omaha on 100 counts. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad company—Rebates to Spencer Grain company, fifty counts. Wisconsin Central—Rebates to Spencer Grain company, seventeen counts. Minneapolis & St. Louis road—Rebates to Spencer Grain company, five counties. Other companies, receiving rebates and concessions. Washington, D. C. Nov. 9. "Goodby, I am going down to see how the ditch is getting along," shouted President Rooseveit, as he stood on the after starboard deck of the yacht Mayflower at the Washington navy yard, as the vessel was leaving the dock with the president for his Panama trip. Accompanying the president were his wife, Surgeon General Hixey of the navy and M. C. Latta, one of the assistant secretaries at the White House. The Mayflower will take the party to Wolf Trap light theouth of the appalachian river in Chesapeake bay where a transfer will be made to the battleship Louisiana, which is to convey the president to and from the isthmus. As the vessel started President Rooseveit appeared on the deck and shouted a good-bye to the crowd which had assembled. He appeared to be in particularly good spirits and remained on deck until the vessel was out of sight, and the round trip passed the dock of the navy yard a parting president's salute of twenty-one guns was fired. The Louisiana will be conveyed to and from the isthmus by the armored cruisers Tennessee and Washington. Aboard the Louisiana is Leont. Frank E. Evans. The armored apparatus with which the ship is equipped for communicating with the White house at Washington whenever the president desires it. In this way the public will be accurately informed of the movements of the ships. Secretary Tebb will send from the president from time to time. The president will spend four days on the isthmus. Blake Life But Saves Children Belle Plaine—The workshop of H. B. Conklin, a contractor, was burned. The fire was discovered by Mrs. Conklin, who believed one of her workers built a building in her frantic efforts to rescue the little one she received severe burns about the face and hands, which may prove fatal. There is no cause known for the loss of both shoes and tools is about $3,000. No insurance was carried. Breaks Both His Ankles Colafax.-While engaged in football practice Frank Sharp, a pupil of the Seventh grade, fell in such a manner as to cause a fracture of his ankle bones. Sharp is a heavyweight and plays center in the "Colts" team, an independent team here. He will be laid up for some time and will be out of the game the rest of the season. Trained dogs are put to a strange use in Nice. They wear light harness, and to it it is fixed a strong cord at the center of the harness. The dogs draw this through the small sewers of the city, and thus clease them. 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SEND YOUR ADDRESS AND WE WILL MAIL OUR VASE-LINE PAMPHLET WHICH WILL INTEREST YOU. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. 12 STATE STREET, NEW YORK CITY Enameline NO DUST DIRT SLOP SPILL STOVE POLISH PILES: NO MONEY TILL CURED: SEND FOR FREE DRIES TRINCTON & MINOR: NO DAY 31, KARSAJ CITY, NO. ( NO DUST DIRT SLOP SPILL NO SMOKE SMELL MUSS OR SPATTER CURED • SEEP FOR FREE ALLERGY TITATION OR BREATHING DO GAME ST. KANSAS CITY, NO. (MARKS OFFICE AT 25 LIGHTS.) PILES: NO MONEY TILL CURED: SEEED FOR FREE LINES, TRAINER AND MORE DEA TREBERTON & MINOR: 1800 OAK ST. KARAISN, MO. (MARKET OFFICE AT 25 LINES) THE CANADIAN WEST IS THE BEST WEST FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE The testimony of thousands of farmers in the west that the Canadian Year by year the agricultural industry in Canada and in the western Canadian Government offers 160 acres or more land now easier. 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Paxtine represents the most successful local treatment for feminine illness ever produced. Thousands of women testify to this fact. 50 cents at druggists. Send for Free Trial Box R. THE R.PAXINE CO., Boston, Mass. INVENT "HOW AND WHAT TO INVENT ORGANIZED" W.R.E. (CARLFESTER KROWN, Patient Alyx, 700 F. R., Washington, D. O. W. N. J. DEG MORENS, 45, 1980. The testimony of those years is that the Canadian year is that the Canadian Year by year the agriculture in volume and in income has increased in government offers and government offers every bona fides and settles. FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Dattuillon Discharged. PRESIDENT DISMISSES SEVERAL COMPANIES OF SOEDIERS. ACTION IS UNPRECEDENTED. REFUSED TO DISCLOSE IDENTITY OF GUILTY IN MURDER. Also issues Order Which May Amount To Courtmartial of High White Official of Army. Washington, D. C., Nov. 6.—Unprecedented in the history of the army of the United States if the action of the president, just announced, in dismissing in disgrace from that army an entire battalion of negro troops because of their failure to disclose the nature of the person who, and been guilty of violence and murder. As an evidence, however, of his intention to be fair to the colored troops the president has accompanied this action by an order which may amount to the court martial of a white army officer of high grade, who was charged with having cast slurs upon the officers. Both actions is told in official correspondence made public today by the military secretary. The correspondence follows: The report of an investigation made by Brig. Gen. E. A. Carlinson, inspector general of the army, relative to the riotous disturbances that occurred on August 14, 1906, and which resulted in the death of one and the wounding of another citizen of that city, has been considered and acted upon by the president. Following are his instructions with regards to the matter: The White House, Washington, D. C. Nov. 6, 1906—The Secretary of War: I have received General Carlinson's report dated October 22, submitted to me by you. I direct that the recommendation of General Carlinson be compiled with and that at the conclusion of his report be published with our sanction as giving the reasons for the action. "Theodore Roosevelt." Following is the concluding portion of General Carlinson's report, which embodies the recommendations that, after the war, he would carry into effect immediately by the war department; "I recommend that orders be issued as soon as practicable, discharging, without honor, every man in Companies B, C and D of the Twenty-fifth infantry, serving at Fort Brown, Tex., on the night of August 13, 1906, and forever debarring them from re-enlisting for the army or the navy of the United States, in any civil capacity under the government. In making this recommendation, I recognize the fact, that a number of men who have no direct knowledge as to the identity of the men of the Twenty-fifth infantry who were the shots on the night of August 13, 1906, will incur this extreme penalty. "It has been established by careful investigation beyond reasonable doubt that the firing into the houses of the citizens of Brownville while the inhabitants thereof were pursuing their peaceful vocations or sleeping, and by one citizen was killed and the child of one citizen was killed and the child of another he lost an arm, was done by the enlisted men of the Twenty-fifth infantry, belonging to the battalion stationed at Fort Brown. After due opportunity and notice, the enlisted men of the Twenty-fifth infantry have failed to tell all it is reasonable to tell them know concerning the shooting. If they had been willing to tell all it is reasonable to believe they know concerning the shooting. If they had done so if they had been willing to relate all the circumstances—instances preliminary to the trouble, it is extremely probable that a clew sufficiently defended have been disclosed. They appeared to have been willing to tell all it is reasonable to detect the detection of the guilty and therefore they shall stand together when the penalty fails. A painful lesson should be given to the army at large, and especially to the non-commissioned officers, that their duty does not cease upon the grounds, with the calling of the respective units and the respective and other duty of formal actor; but that their responsibility of office accompany them everywhere and at all times; that it is their duty to become thoroughly acquainted with the individual members of their respective units and to know their characteristics" to be able at all times to discover the beginning of discontent of mutinous intentions, and to antiparty any organized act of disorder; that they must notify their officers at once of any such conditions. Moreover, the people of the United States wherever they live must feel assured that the men wearing the uniform of the infantry are the directors and not midnight assassins or warriors of the peace of the community in which they may be stationed on. "On October 5, 1900, a squadron of the Ninth cavalry, an organization of colored troops, reported at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, Ill. under orders from the war department assigning them to duty there. Soon after this the public press the following account of a statement alleged to be made with regard to the matter by Col. William L. Pitcher, twenty-seventh infantry; "The negro troops would never have been quartered at Fort Sheridan without protest if I was to remain in command here," said Colonel Pitcher. "I never liked them and the farther away they were, the better it pleases me. For the life of them I cannot see why the United States should try to make soldiers out of them. Certainly there are enough fine young men in this country to make soldiers of without recruiting from such a source." This alleged statement by Colonel Pitcher having been brought to the attention of the president, the following commissioner, regard to it was sent to the war department by Secretary Loch: "The president directs that an immediate report be called from Colonel Fitzher to know whether or not he is correctly quoted in the enclosed clipping; and if he is correctly quoted, the president directs that proceedings are against him for such punishment. The president thinks that such conduct is better than that of the offending troops themselves. Very truly yours, William Loeb, Jr. "Secretary to the President." GALESSBURG. ILL. NEWS. Rev. Phillips of Mannouth was in L.e. city Sunday filling his position of presiding elder. Mrs. Jerry Mason has returned home after a month's visit in Denver with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Mason. Who has been the guest of Miss Mattie Mason returned to her home in Rock Island Saturday. Miss Jessie Skinner of Mannouth Wm Skinner, the Wm. Wm. Skinner wills in Galesburg, Mr. Mrs. J. B. Selph of Kewance is visiting Miss Mattie Mason. Mr. Williams was called to Indianapolis, Indiana, by the sad news of his mother's death. Mr. Gardenson has returned to his home after an extended busness trip to Beardtown. Mr. and Mrs. William Kimbrew have moved from Rock Island to Galesburg, where they will make their own busness trip. Eugene F. Mason of Chicago went to Quincy, Saturday after a few days visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mason. Mr. Harry Hill of Chicago returned home after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mason. Mrs. S. Brown of Delevan is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Wilder. Miss Jennie Lewis of Kawnee is the guest of Mrs. Wm. Owlsy. Miss B. Brown of Peoria is the guest of her sister Mrs. F. Wilder. **PATTON-WILDER.** With great simplicity, but unusual prettiness was celebrated, Wednesday evening, October 24, 1906, the marriage of Miss J. H. Ward, the bride of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wald, and Thomas S. Patton. At eight o'clock in the presence of some hundred invited guests, Rev. Alexander of the Second Baptist church took his stand under the wedding canopy. The bride and groom were attended by L. C. Carter, Jr., as best man and Miss Mattle Mason as bridesmaid. Jesse Haze, Jr., as best man and Hazel Weld as uncle. Miss Eva Welcome rendered the wedding march preceding the ceremony. Miss Eva Carter sang the solo "o, promise Me." Mr. William King also rendered a vocal selection at the close of the ceremony. They were the recipients of hearty congratulations from all present after which the guests were seated at bountiful wedding ceremonies, seeing Miss Eva Welcome of Messra. Jesse Wilder, Richard Hazel, Will King and Roy. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Patton took no wedding trip but will live for the present at the Wilder home. Among the presents were a profusion of linen silverware, chinaware etc. The bride-was becomingly gowned in a creation of white Persian lawn trimmed in Irish Band ace and satin ribbon. A long, white tulip well was worn and in place by a small spray of white rose buds. The bridesmaid wore white lawn trimmed with tucks and white setin ribbon. The color scheme of green and white was beautifully carried out. Guests from out of town were Mrs. Chas, Jones, Rock Island; H. Hill, and Eugene Mason, Chicago; Mrs. S. Brown, Delevaney; Miss B. Brown, Peoria; Mrs. J. Selph and Miss Jennie Lewis, Kewanee. A Mention. Mrs. Patton has always made this city her home, being a graduate of the Galesburg High School. She is a member of the Second Baptist church and has acted as organist for the church and Sunday school for some time. She is especially talented along musical lines. Mr. Patton has lived in this city but has been coming here from Hot Springs, Ark, where he learned the trade of printer in the office of the Hot Springs Echo and in which office he was employed two years. Mr. Patton's parents reside in New Orleans, La. Since coming to Galesburg he has been employed at Schloss-Brothers Clothing store. Mrs. John Graves and son, Robert, enjoyed a visit with friends in Mon- Mr. and Mrs. John Butler have moved into the house and purchased home goods. Mr. Skirtet Mrs. James Ramsey is suffering from the effects of a fall down her basement steps. While the injuries are not serious they are quite paina CLARINA ITEMS Memorial services were held at the A. M. E. church. Very beautiful was rendered by Miss Phalble and Marcy Lounger. Miss. Tillie Lee gave an oyster supper for the benefit of the church. Rev. Peterson and son, Leon, arrived in our city and entered, high above the ground, are indeed glad to have such boys come. Miss Margery Louneer sang a beautiful soprano solo Sunday night. Miss Sussele Iee will entertain the Wife on Sunday. The Mite Missionary are doing great work. Rev. Peterson will be in Bedford, Iowa, next Sunday. Mrs. N. M. Pemberton will be at home, soon Mrs. George Howe will be in our lounge and other friends. Mrs. Laura Jones and other friends. Fred Jones is visiting here from Buxton. Mr. Give Notin is reported very sick at home. Ice. King has gone to St. Joseph, Mo. to make her home for the winter. A union concert is to begin soon. Mr. Albert arson is very busy gathering his corn. Mrs. Carrie Read will entertain a few friends Wednesday at 4:30. Mrs. Margery Louncer will sing for the grand occasion to be given room to do willing to listen to sing. She has an extraordinary voice and well trained. The two churches are reported doing nicely. WASHINGTON, IOWA, NOTES. The election passed off quietly here. On Halloween night the entertainment committee of the A. M. E. church he'd a social at the varsanone and served oysters fried and stewed, pumpkin pie and cider and coffee and dournuts. There were not very many people out, but over $5 400 were served. For the benefit of the meeting elder. Everybody was pleased and had a good time. A. L. Hall visited his brother and ster in Moline last week. Miles Shelton of *Clicago* was a rest at the N. L. Black hose Thursday of last week on his way home from a two weeks' vacation and vintages and relatives over the state. Mrs. G. W. Black was called to Kaloska last week to attend the funeral of her father, Samuel Buckner. He had been an invalid from rheumatism about twenty years. He was at Koeauquen Saturday, November 30. There has been quite a revival in the A. M. E. church and among the people of Washington since our new pastor has come. The official board of the church is on Monday night and at the conclusion of the work the following trustees were elected to care for the church for this conference year, which met the approval of the members, not one disclosing: Lewis Griffin, N. L. Black Geo. W. Turner, Jos. D. Daniels and Henry Campbell. The stewards are: Geo. W. Black, Samuel Hall and Lewis Gwinn. The stewardesses are: Mrs. Sarah Davis, Mrs. Geo. W. Black, secretary; Mrs. Frances Wallace, treasurer; Mrs. Anna Rushing, chairman; Mrs. Elisa N. W. Black, Mrs. Geo. Turner, Mrs. Vina Milligan, Mrs. Emma Hall. The entertainment committee is: Mrs. N. L. Black, chairman; Mrs. Jas. Redd, Mrs. Jennie Jones, Miss Cordella Whale, Mrs. Jessie Stone. The presiding elder committee is: Mrs. Robt. Rustling, Mrs. Geo. W. Black, Mrs. Lewis H. Wallace. The trustees gathered in $6.25 last Sunday for the furtherance of same. Mr. Samuel Hall, wh o has been slick, is getting better fast. KEOKUK NEWS Miss Nellie Kellis is visiting in Monroe City, Mo., and expect to visit in the state of Kentucky before returning home. Mrs. Sarah Vaughn returned home last Sunday evening from Hannibal, Mo., where she will be visiting with relatives and friends. The Dorcas Organ Fund Society met Thursday evening, November 1, at the home of the president, Mrs. P. A. Jones. The Sunshine Waverly club of the A. M. E. church are preparing a cantata to be presented in the near future. Mrs. Etta Goos was at home to a number of her lady friends last Thursday afternoon. The rooms were very tastefully decorated and games were indulged in, after which a dainty luncheon was served by the hostess. At the A. M. E. church, Seventh and Morgan streets, a special revival has been started under the direction of Rev. Williams, an evangelist recently from Corday, Iowa. Rev. Willis and Morgan streets have been a great deal invested manifested and the meetings promise to be a success. The stewardess board served a 6 o'clock lunch Thursday evening, November 1, in the beautifully constructed apartments in the basement of the A. M. E. church, Seventh and Morgan streets. A military surprise party was tendered Mrs. Norah Rush Clemans to the F. E. H. club at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rush, Tenth and Franklin streets, Friday evening, November 2. An elegant luncheon was served and every one reported a good time. Miss Julia Ware expects to leave soon. Pablo, Colo, to remain indefinitely. The bazaar given by the Parish Aid society of the church of St. Mary the Virgin was a financial success. A very beautiful and impressive service was held at the church of St. Mary the Virgin, corner Fourteenth and High streets, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The service was conducted by Rev. Robert of More. Iowa. A parish club will serve lunch Thursday evening. November 8, from 3 to 8 o'clock in the basement of the church. Subscribe to the Bystander. BUXTON IOWA (Special to Bystander.) Mr. Editor: Please allow me space in your paper to say anything of the wonderful progress of our church under the leadership of Rev. J. Q. R. Wimbush, who came to us one month ago, and accepted the call as pastor. At the time he taken charge of the work we had no place to worship in, and only a membership of nine. Since that time by the help of the good Lord he has raised $1,250, added fifty-four members and built us a house 36x60. Too much cannot be said about the work that has been done. Chas. Cross Trustee. Homeseekers' Rates Every Tuesday via the C & N-W. By until December 1906, to authorized homekeepers' points in Wisconsin Northern Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota East of Missouri River, North Dakota, Alberta, Manitoba, Western Ontario and Saskatchewan. Full information at C & N-W passenger station 410 Walnut street. Turkish War Expenses. Something like three-fourths of the annual expenditure of the Turkish government has of recent years been for arms and munitions of war. Silent Japanese Soldiers. Japanese soldiers fight noiselessly. They have no bands, no drums beat reverie or rattoo, and in action they utter no cheers. Irrigation Adds Value. By means of irrigation something like 3,500,000 acres of land in India have been increased in value over $220,000,000. In the city of Washington there are 13,000 Browns, 15,000 Smiths, 14,000 Johnsons and 1,000 Joneses. Average Journey of Feight. The average journey of a ton of feight is 128 miles. Tax on Snapshots Photographers At Pompeii, Naples, and Marina ad other Italian cities tourists could bain formerly with ease, permits to captain historic places for a nominal but, now the objects intended to be photographed have to be specified a writig, and a tax, varying from en cents to $1, is imposed for every elegant. Czar's Winter Palace. The winter palace is the crane's winter home and officially the palace of the government. The winter palace was built by the empress Anne on the site of a house given to Peter the Great by one of his admirals. Finished after several interruptions in 1763, it was largely destroyed by fire in 1837, and immediately rebuilt, its furnishings are said to be gorgeous. Dropper Her False Teeth. A passenger on an English railway train pulled the "communication cord" the other day and stopped the train. When the guard came to the compartment in which the cord had been pulled he found a distracted woman passenger. She had been looking out of the window and had dropped her false teeth. She wished to go back and find them. Horseshoes In History. Even horseshoes have been made to serve the purpose of extravagance and display. Sabina Poppas, the beautiful and luxury-loving wife of the Roman emperor, with gold, with gold. All the world over, horseshoes are supposed to possess some occult power of attracting luck and ward off evil. A farmer was in the city hunting for a boy who wanted a farm. The boy could earn a home with food, clothing and education and a future chance to rent a farm, make money buying farms while some men are losing them. Is it due to education?—Earl M. Pratt. London Police Court Decision "Sleeping in the open air can only be practiced with safety from arrest by wealthy persons, or those who can show that they have plenty of means and are doing it for experiment—and then only so long as no obstruction is caused," said the magistrate of *London* police court the other day. Warrior's Death-Bed Toast. Gen. De Sonnaz, Italian senator at Rome, before dying, and just after he had received the Last Sacrament, expressed a desire to put on his uniform. He then called for champagne, and drank with those around his bed, "To the health of the King and the prosperity of the country." Juliet Ahead of Modern Girl. The mode of procedure in courtship has indeed altered since Shakespeare's day. He made Juliet first confess her love. She asks, "Do you love me?" and bids Romeo, if his purpose be marriage, to send her word next day. This is stages in advance of the modern girl. The First Writing. The first writing was picture writing, in which the meaning was indicated by a drawing, as a serpent or bird to represent those creatures. The Phoenicians invented characters to indicate signs which are subtentually the same as our present letters. Brunettes Have Advantage. It is claimed that the faculties and senses of brunettes, as well as of dark and full-colored animals, is much more acute than that of blondes and white females, and the dangers which their less fortunate grethren would not notice. CantHouse Bridge in Thibet Cannon In recent lecture in London it was marked as curious that though the Tibethans had not realized the princi- ple of the wheel or arch, they thou- oughly understood that of the cantile- ver and used it in their bridges. Typeographical Error. Some typographical errors compel a correction. A Tennessee paper that anbunced the introduction of a bill to put a tax of $500 on dealers in furniture hasters to explain that it meant dealers in futures. NELSON'S Hair Dressing NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING FOR MAKING HARSH, STUBBORN HAIR SOFT, GLOSSY, LUXURIOUS. PRICE 25 CENTS DANDROFF Not New or Experiment Preparation of Nelson's Hair Dressing is a hands-on course that you wish, or stop it any time without any hair. Nelson's Hair Dressing is a hands-on course that with its length, at the same time giving it Ana Hair Grower we consider of anything made. 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They little dream not that they never get the best servicewing to their piggardiness in showing their piggardiness. It is surprising how a little word of praise stimulates to new effort, and interest into the work of those about it. FORD'S HAIR - POMADE Formerly known as "GZOMIZED OX MARROW" BO KINKY or CURLY HAIR that it can be fitted in, any style desired consistent with its The Ozenized Ox Marrow Co. (None genuine without my signature) Charlie Jock Luck 70 Wahaskan Ave., Chicago, IL. 708-222-2222 Corinthian Baptist Church—corner of Fifteenth Sunday School at 12 o'clock Sunday School at 12 o'clock Preaching at a, p. M. m. Preaching at a, p. M. m. Preaching at 3 o'clock; Eworth League at m. Sunday School at 3 o'clock; Eworth League at preaching at a, p. M. horr. S. Graver pastor First African Baptist Church—Jones School Preaching at 10.90 a.m.; Sunday School at 8.30 p.m. Mrs. J. T. Griffin Superintendent; Wimpey School at meeting 7 p.m., preaching 800 p.m. Burn's Chapel M. E. Church—Corner of 11th Sunday School at 11 a.m.; class and prayer meeting 11 a.m; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Class and meeting every Wednesday 8 p.m. O. A. J. oson, pastor, 866 11th Maple Street—between Ninth and Tenth streets Preaching 11 a.m.; Sunday School 9:10 a.m. Cox's Bible teacher; Cox's Bible teacher; preaching at 8 p.m. Rev. J. O. R. Winnibush pastor Union Congress Hall; Park street. Preaching 10:45 a.m. at Sunday School 12 a.m.; evening service 7:25 at Wednesday evening. H. W. Porter, pastor. SECRET ORDERS. North St. Sledge, No. 3, A. F. & A. M.-Meets First Thursday in each month at Mascotte street. E. Tracy Blightburn, W. M.; H. J. Jacobs, secretary. O. Cammadyne, No. 5-Meets Second and Fourth Thursday in each month at Mascotte hall. E. T. Tanks, C. J.; H. J. Naomi Court, No. 3-meets Second Monday in each month at Mascotte hall. Mrs. L. V. Vaney, Matron; Mrs. J. H. Shepard, secretary. Olive Court, No. 4-meets the First Friday of each month at Mascotte hall. Mrs. R. A. 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