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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIII, No. 48 CITY NEWS. (N.B. If you have relatives or friends visit ing in the city or going to make a visit, please return us. We solicit all your local news—2d. Mrs. D. Roy who has been sick is convalescent this week. Miss Zoe Richardson made a business trip to Enterprise Monday. Mrs Emma Carr is quite sick at her home, 747 W. Ninth street this week. Miss Stella Wilburn has accepted a position with Drs. Diskson and Bradner The Cosmopolitan Art club met last Wednesday evening week with Miss Alice Morton. Mr. Oscar B. Houston of Omaha who has been visiting here will soon leave for his home feeling much refreshed. WANTED—A good tailor to do general repair work and busheling. Splen- nid opportunity for a good man. Address Box 791, Buckton, Iowa. Mrs. Henry Tolliver was taken very suddenly ill Thursday morning. Her friends are quite alarmed over her illness. Mr. Fred Anthony, one of our popular young clerks of Boone, Ia., spent Monday in our city on business. He is looking well. Mr. Joseph Wells, an eminent preacher, who toured the Orden with Dr. Brooks will speak at St. Paul's A. M. E. next Monday night. Mr. Peter Bass of Clive, who has been very sick, is much improved, which is good news to his many anxious friends. The Dear Moines Edition of the Iowa State Bystander is in full swing. If you are in business or desire to be mentioned in that special edition, call at the office at once. FOR SALE—Five room cottage, 2 lots in West End on reasonable terms. Write me. Lou J. Shelton, 1323 Day street. A very nice little article entitled "Some One Touched Me," written by Miss B. A. Holston of Louisville, Ky., reached our office. It is a good piece from a christian girl. The H. B. S. meets Thursday at the home of Mrs. Geo. I. Holt, Mrs. Fred Jackson hostess. Quotations; pap-r. "Race Agitation" by Mrs. Luella Wilburn, followed by general discussion; reading, Mrs. L. B. Palmer. Mr William Smith and wife left last Wednesday for Los Angeles, Cal. They accompanied the Shriners who go on their own special train to attend their annual convention. Mrs. Smith will enjoy the trip as it will be her first trip over the mountains to the coast. Miss Edith Comley of Webster City who is visiting Miss Ada Hye, spend a few days this week in Enterprise the guest of Miss Sophia Hunter. She returned Thursday accompanied by Miss Hunter. Miss Comley will remain in the city until after the Masonic May Festival the 9th. In last week's Bystander it was stated that Mrs. L. Danny was the H. B. S. Reading Circle's alternate to the State Convention of Federation of Women's Clubso be held in Keokuk, Ia. in the month of May. By way of correction we hereby state that the duly elected alternate to said convention is Mrs. Gieo, L. Holt. Dr. W. Sampson Brooks left this week on a lecture tour in Minnesota, he will answer Senator Bill Tillman of South Carolina on the race question. Dr. Dalin will occupy his pulpit Sunday morning; the choir will render a special Winnona service in the evening. The Canadian Jubilee Singers will sing at the Y. M. C. A. next Thursday evening the 9th. A great many tickets have been sold and St. Paul's church will be too small to accommodate the audience. This company of singers is reputed to be, the most celebrated artist in their line in the country. FOR SALE - A good two chair combination barber shop, strictly modern, first class business. Lou J. Shelton, 1322 Day street. A birthday party was given in honor of Mrs. Wm Wood at the home of Mrs. Ella Mitchell, Fourteenth and Park. The club presented her with a beautiful necklace. A Dutch hunch was served at 11 o'clock. Games and other amusements were engaged in. The Intellectual Improvement club, met last Friday evening with Miss Martha Lafferty at the home of Mrs. S. Joe Brown to perfect arrangements for their "First Annual May Festival" that will occur this evening at the beautiful residence of Miss Mary Montaque 1317 Day street, after which a delightful repast was served by Miss Leffler. The Cosmopolitan Art club met Wednesday evening with Miss Florence Eus. Mrs. Gertrude Cannaday, president of the club, received a letter from Mrs. Gertrude D. Calibron of Clifton, State president of the Iowa Federation, which was read before the club. After business refreshments were served, the club meets next Wednesday evening with Mrs. Lizzie Walker. The Golden Link club will meet at the home of Miss Jessie Bell Wednesday May 9. Programmer: Paper on "The Progress of the Jews" Miss Jessie Bell; vocal solo, Gertrude Temple; instrumental solo, Lacie Bristow. Few remarks on the radical measures of the reform legislature by Mrs. Macy, the principal of Summit school. Miss Jessie Bell entertained twenty of her friends at her home on 1300 E. Freemont street, Friday April 26. A pleasant time was spent in music and games, after which refreshments were served and each departed for their homes declaring that they had a fine time and hoped that Miss Bell would entertain oftener. The long looked for and much talked of annual Monic May Festival will be held next Thursday evening. The ladies have been preparing their new daily gowns for several weeks for this occasion Mr. James Woods and his able committee have received assurance that several visitors from out of the city will attend, and it goes without saying that it will be the swellest festival of the year. The reception at Burns' M. E church April 20, in honor of welcome to Rev. James M. Harris and wife was a success. The following programme was rendered: Song, "Bless the tie"; Invocation, Rev. A. L. DeMond凸; Buxton; Address, Rev. W. S. Brook; Address, Rev. H. W. Porter; Address, Mr. A. E. Richdroon; Response by Rev. Harris and wife. Other speakers of note were called to the rostrum and palm honor to the occasion, Mr. E. S. Morgan was master of ceremonies. We are in receipt of a beautiful invitation inviting us to attend the crystal wedding of Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Adams of St. Paul, Minn., editor of the St Paul Appeal. While we know the able editor and efficient and lovable wife and would like to be present at their anniversary, but must forego this time, yet we hope they may live to see many more such happy occasions. Every race loving person will hall with delight the privilege of hearing Prof. M. J. Gilliam, the great race man and educator, who is at present super-intendent of the Buxton schools, in his most famous lecture "Forty Years Old" in the A. M. E. church, cor. of Second and Center streets, May 20th. All who heard him at the Pmancipation celebration the first of January will gladly hear him again. Admission 25 cents. Mr. Harrison Gould spoke to the Y. P. S. C. E. at the Union Congregational church last Sunday evening. Mr. Gould is a great Christian Endeavor worker and the way in which he handled his subject was very interesting and highly appreciated by all. The Topic for Sunday evening May 5th, "The Power of a Contented Life," Phil 41-1-9. There will be an address by Mr. J. L. Thompson; paper by Mrs. Chas. Turner; and special singing by the ladies quartette. All are cordially invited. The M. C. T. club met at the home of Mrs. Chas. Turner last Wednesday. A short program was rendered by the club, after which Mrs. S. Joe Brown, president of the Interictual Improvement club, addressed the club. Mrs. Brown spoke freely on club work and on the life of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, the lady whose name this club bears. Mr. Wm. Coelson was also present and gave some interesting and instructive remarks. Refreshments were served and adjourned to meet with Mrs. H. W. Hughes, 1426 Twenty-sixth street, Wednesday afternoon the 8th. Program as follows: Quotations, John G. Whitler, sketch of his life, Marie Bell; paper, Mrs. M. L. Mackay; readlog, Mrs. Turner; address, Mrs. H. W. Porter. Rev. A. L. DeMond of the First Congregational church of Buxton was in our city Tuesday enroute to Mitchellville, Ia., to attend the district association of his church. The Men's League of the Union Congregational church will be addressed by Rev. James M. Harris D. D: pastor of Burn's M. E. churn Sunday afternoon at 3:30. All men are invited to come out and here this bright young devine. The Sunday School Concert to be given Tuesday evening May 14th at the Union Congregational church will be very interesting from present indications. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1907. Brownsville Mystery Deepens. Chicago Daily Tribune. BY RAYMOND Washington, D. C., April 13 If the senate investigation into the Brownsville' affair were to stop just where it is now there could be one verdict reached by the committee. That would be an acquittal for every member of the three companies of the Twenty fifth infantry which were stationed at Fort Brown on the night of August 13, when the shooting up of the town took place. There simply has not been a scrap of evidence presented to the senate committee which in the slightest way tends to incriminate the soldiers. The men have stood the severest cross examination by the best lawyers in the senate. Not one of them has been confused, although they all are ignorant colored men. From the newest recruit to the oldest noncom., they have maintained their alignment from the beginning to the end. Their stories dovetail with absolute precision, and all the members of the committee admit that so far as the accused men themselves are concerned their case is complete. To cap the climax, the white officers of the battalion; from the major down to the youngest subaltern, have expressed the belief under oath that the men did not do the shooting and could not have done it under the circumstances. If the inquiry were to stop at this point, therefore, the inference would be irresistible that a great mistake had been made and that three companies of faithful soldiers had been discharged without honor from the service of the United States as a result of a plot by the Brownsville to get rid of them. The committee will convene again on May 14 and then the people of Brownsville will have their innings. Most of those who had any knowledge of the shooting made affidavits which were submitted in the report made by Assistant Attorney General Purdy, who was sent to Brownsville to investigate the shooting. Many of those affidavits contain circumstantial declarations as to the shooting which would be good evidence in a court of law to convict: the colored soldiers as a body. Of course, no individual was recognized at all and no particular soldier was ever pointed out by anybody as having been guilty of the shooting. The Texas grand jury which investigated the case was entirely unable to return an indictment against any of the soldiers. There is therefore before the senate committee no probability now of any particular soldier being identified, even if the facts in the long run should seem to indicate that the shooting was done by some member of the battalion. Died, last Monday evening young Percy Townsend a well known young man formerly of this city. He came here about eight years ago from Canon City, Colo., and entered the Highland Park Pharmacy department where he studied awhile later he worked here several years, then left, and had just returned here about two weeks ago and taken sick, he was taken to the Mercy Hospital where he died. He was born 25 years ago educated in Colorado; his mother died about 17 years ago. The funeral was held from the A. M. E. church conducted by Rev. W. S. Brooks Thursday afternoon; his father Mr. Amos Towson of Canon City, Colo., Scott Roffe and Mrs. W. D Sandofor of Omaha, Nebrere, were the floral offering was beautiful, John Rogers of Omaha, sent a nice wreath. The remains were laid to rest in Woodland Cemetery, thus the young as well as the old are called which remind us all to be prepared before it is to late. His only sister Miss Edna is a student at Tuskegee College and could not come. A New York physician has published a "last, stray or stolen" advertisement for "one redhead." He has received answers from or relating to girls, ducks, parrots, fricrackers and a white horse. But what he really wants in his office boy. Such is spontaneous humor in Manhattan. There are always two parties to a contract, and yet in a majority of cases but one is arrested to carry out EDITORALS Prize Winner. "Farewell Alma Mater" is the name of an instrumental piece of music which was composed by Miss Mable E. Harding of S. McAlester, Ind. Ter., who is a member of the Harmony Choral society of Western University, which took first prize at the Inter State Literary society held at St. Joseph, Mo., December 1, 1906. We believe it to have special merit and should be in the homes of every musician. A New Company The Colored American Novelty Co is the name of a new organization in Washington, D. C., carrying everything about eminent colored men and women in the way of pictures in colors, beautiful lithographs, also postal novelties and some of the leading books written by our race leaders etc. We hope this company may succeed, for certainly it may fill a long felt need of such a company. Jamestown Exposition Opened On last Friday April 26, the three hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the first English permanent settlement in the wilds of America, was formerly opened at Norfolk, Va., by President Roosevelt pressing the button which started the exposition moving. It was a great opening as well as historic. The magnificent military diplomatic and supurb naval display has not been equaled in the Western Hemisphere. The countries represented with their fleets were Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan Italy, Austria, Sweden, Chile, Argentins, Portugal, Brazil and America. Indeed, the shores of Old Hampton Roades and the towns that nestle around there was a most brilliant spectacle the eye could behold. The tercentenary celebration is already a success, beyond expectation. While we may not like somethings about this exposition yet we must play our part on the stage of this drama well. The Brownsville Investigation For several months the American people have been watching the United States Senate committee that is investigating the Brownsville affair, where it is alleged that colored soldiers shot up the town. Now the Senate committee has taken a recess until May 14, and all testimony from the soldiers and officers of the three companies and of the many men examined, not any evidence was secured which proved the soldiers guilty; in fact all their evidence proves that the shooting was done from people outside who were not colored soldiers, and the testimony of every white officer show that it was a physical impossibility for the colored soldiers to have done the shooting. While they at first thought that they might have been guilty, they now firmly believe them to be innocent. The Texas grand jury set and tried to indict some soldiers and they could not find any evidence sufficient to indict, and the court martial of Major Penrose for negligence found him not guilty. In short it now looks as though the colored soldiers are not guilty and they have been unjustly punished. Time will soon prove. We certainly feel proud of the soldier's testimony and now wait with unabated anxiety the final out come of the Senate investigation. For The Public Good. An independent and ably edited newspaper which commands a great circulation is probably the most potent influence for good in the United States to-day. The power for the better things in public affairs and policies, for instance, which is wielded by such a newspaper as The Chicago Record Herald can scarcely be exaggerated, and much of that strength comes in the case of this leading Chicago daily from the fact that it is absolutely independent, fearless and fair. It is not the mouthpiece of any interest except that of the public The Record-Herald champions the cause of the good, the clean, the beneficial in every matter of city, state or national moment. It is the knowledge on the part of its readers that it cares not whom it hits or what enemies it makes, so long as it battling for the welfare of the community, which gives to The Record-Herald much of the influence it enjoys. It gives in its news columns the most complete and impartial reports of political events, another evidence of its splendid news service Des Moines Edition Several months ago the Iowa State Bystander announced that they would get out a special Des Moines Edition, showing the progress in all lines of business and professions of colored people, also cuts of many homes and business conducted here; but at that time our man who had it in charge failed to do any thing, but now we announce that such an edition will come out about the 15th of this month, and only Des Moines people will be represented and all those having cuts or poems or literary production of merit call at once and make arrangement for this edition. It will be twice the regular size. Hon. T. Thomas Fortune. In the midst of a busy life in a busy world we seldom pause or think of the great men of our race who are weilding the pen in defense of our struggling race. Therefore it is a pleasure for us to present to our readers in the middle west the picture of Hon. T. Thomas Fortune, the brilliant editor of the New York Age, the oldest and best colored journal published in America. For more than 50 years the pen and voice of Mr. Fortune has defended our race in the great dailies, magazines and upon the rostrum of America. He has been a political leader for many years. While we have not always agreed with this distinguished editor, yet he has been a power in the empire state. The President, Roosevelt, recently honored him by sending him as a special diplomit to gather certain statistics in the Philippine Islands. He may visit Iowa next fall. TEACHERS TO MEET. Tuskegee, Ala., April 18, —The National Association of Negro teachers will hold its fourth annual session at Hampton Institute Hampton, Va., July 17, 18, 19. This will be the same week of the Hampton Conference. The present indications are that this will be the largest gathering of Negro teachers ever had in the United States. It is very evident that the Negro teachers of the country have fully decided and have succeeded in permanently organizing into a National Association. There is no doubt that great good will come of this Annual Conference of Negro teachers. The management will take advantage of the very low. R. R. rates prevailing at that time to the Jamestown Exposition. President J. R. E. Lee, of Tuskegee Institute, Ala., and the corresponding secretary, J. E. Dudley of Greenboro, N. C. are anxious to correspond with teachers through out the country concerning the Hampton meeting. MINNEAPOLIS BUDGETARIAN Death has been in our midst the past west and caland six violins. Price, Five Cents. John G. Sterrett passed away at the City Hospital and was buried last Friday afternoon from St. Peter's church. The funeral was in charge of the Elks who wound out in a body to pay their last respects to their departed brother, a mother survives. Mrs. Joseph Blackwell died Friday the 26th at Ank, she was brought home and buried Monday afternoon from St. Peter's church. Rev. Wilson officiating, she leaves a husband and sister. Mrs. John Griffin an old resident of Minnesota passed away Sunday morning last at her home on Fifth Avenue Softer a years illness of tuberculosis. The funeral was held at J. St. James church Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended by her many friends as she was loved by all who knew her. A husband, one son, one daughter and a sister survives. "Pambe to her ashes." The funeral of Chris Tewman was held Monday morning from St. Peter's church. The body of Frank Robinson was shipped to Louisville, Ky., his home for inquest; our own undertaker Mr. I. O. Modlin had charge of all the funerals with one exception. The Bazaar of St. Peters church given by the Wayman House Circle last week at the K of F hall was a success. The Longevity Gueses entertainment at St. James on the 26th was enjoyed by all, Mrs. John Witheres was awarded the first prizes 49b. sick of Pilibachi's best furls and Mrs. Aylor the second prize of fifty cents' money. The guesses were how many seeds in their leucon. The Pastor's Aid at St. James church Friday evening, the following subject will be debated: Resolved "That the city aords' better inducement to the wage warmer than then the country" by Messas L. L. Johnson, D. E. Buckner, W. F. Lisbon and Gordon Granger. The Mock-Trial at Bethesda afforded amusement for all who attended. Have you seen a copy of the St. James Monitor a monthly sheet published by Rev. Wade on his own printing press and in the interest of his church and its friends. The Twin City A. M. E. Alliance will hold their regular monthly meeting May 14th at St. James. A good programme will be rendered. The State Federation Board will meet on the 8th in St. Paul at the home of Mrs. Hoper. A new order of the S. M. T.'s is being set up in our city, also an order of the True Reformers. The different Lodges are preparing to have their annual sermons praised. Rev. Wade performed the marriage of Edward Williams and Miss Lottie Bailey Friday evening. The marriage of Athel Baird and Miss Minnie Gardner was scheduled Wednesday evening at the home of her Aunt. Madam Frances Delco has now the management of Bethesda, Baptist choir, she was formerly at St. Peters. Madames Vance and Frances Pierre has the St. Peters choir. The M. T. C. Art Club meets next Wednesday with Mrs. Sade Sample. The Tuesday Industrial held a meeting Thursday with Mrs. Hattie Darrows. The St. James Mite Missionary Society will meet Tuesday with Mrs. Matee Smith The ideas are busy getting in readiness for conference. John Tyler is ill at his home on Washington Avenue. With the heavy snow storm we had last Saturday night, one would not think it was May 1st. COUNCIL BLUEFES ITEMS Mrs. Geo. Spunas left for Alabama to jin her husband, B. Fields has returned to the city. The third Quarterly meeting was held at the A. M. M. church Sunday P. E. M. I. Godon was present and preached twice during the day, his sermon was good. A good attendance. The Baptist church had a very successful rally last week. The Quarterly conference was held at the A. M. E. church last Monday night, it was well attended and the P. E. was much pleased with the reports and condition of the church. The record was broke in raising ministers support. John Bark is very ill at this writing. M. I. Gordon P. E. and Hav. M. G. Newman are crowded with invitation to breakfast and dinners for this week. The names of the entertainers will be given next week. Mr. Easton has returned to the city feeling ill. The Daughters of Queen Elizabeth Tabernacle will render $90.00 to brother Leo Berger Wednesday night at a strawberry entertainment at A. M. E. churc Good Words for Chamberlain's Couch Remedy. People everywhere take pleasure in testifying to the good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, Mrs. Edward Phillips of Harclay, Md., writes: "I wish to tell you that I can recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. My little girl, Catherine, who is two years old, has been taking this remedy whenever she has had a cold since she was two months old. About a month ago I contracted a dreadful cold myself, but I took Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and was soon as well as ever." This remedy is for sale by all drummers. --- KEOKUK NEWS. The inclinement weather for the past month seams to have cast a gloom over the entire community the preparation for entertaining. The State Federation of Woman's Clubs is progressing slowly, but when the time does finally arrive everything will be 9, K. Cleave Circle gave a pie lunch April 16th at the Parish Hall on North Fourth-street streets which was well attended F. E. H. club met last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Emma Teaube Fourth and Blonde streets, and held their election of officers, all the old officers were retained. Mrs. Agnes Johnson and daughter Lotha visited in Lagrange over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of Monmouth, ill, is visitig get the home of Mrs. Johnson's brothers Gee, and Harry Ashby On next Tuesday afternoon May 7th. Cleave Circle will give another of those elegant lunches at the association Hall, every one is invited. M. M. Fraser is very ill at her home on North Thirthethreet. E. Martin is very ill at his home on Morgan street. MOLINE GLEANINGS. The tides on the carpet committee of the St. Paul's A. M. E. church gave an entertainment at the Art Gallery last week, a good crowd was present and the ladies cleared a sum of thirty dollars and seventy-seven cents. The young ladies of the city will give a drama at the church. Wednesday, of this week, the name of which is "The Sowing Society" the cost i; Mrs. Brown the hostess, Alice Golman; Mary Brown, her niece, Clara B. Tarver; Mrs. Robinson, chairman, Breathe K-ice; Mrs. Taylor vice-chairman, Crittle Harris; Mrs. Johnson, secretary, Daisy Settles; Mrs. White Treasurer, Ila Milch; Miss Jane Clyde, Mable G. Tarver; Miss Anne Gray, Estella Bradley. Mrs. George Johnson of South Rock I land spent Sunday at Mrs. George Tarver. John Foy has purchased a very beautiful home in South Mollue. Mrs. Louis Tarver entertained the H. Q. B. club Thursday where business part of the meeting was complete a four course lunch was served by Misses Mable Tarver and Daisy Settles. Music was formaled by Mr. B. Winsor and Misses Mable Tarver, the honored guess were B. Rev. Searcy, Madame Robert Bredley, Ruins Phoenix and Miss Kirstie Bradley. Miss Citiie Harris royally entertained Misses H. Godman and La Mitschk. Walter Liegie of Rock Island spent a very pleasant evening in Moline Thursday. The Misses Mable and Clara and Daly Sotts visited in Davenport Sunday. Relief from Rheumatic Pain. "I suffered with rheumatism for over two years," says Mr. Rolland Curry, a patrolman, of Key West, Fla. "Sometimes it settled in my feet and lamed me so I could hardly walk, at other times it would be in my feet and enda so I was incapacitated for duty. One night when I was in severe pain and lame from it my wife went to the drug store here and came back with a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Bain. I was rubbed with it and found the pain had nearly gone during the night. I kept on using it for a little more than two weeks and found that it droye the rheumatism away. I have not had any trouble from that disease for over three months." For sale by all druggists. CLARINDA NOTES. The Ladies' Mite Missionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Carrie Reed Thursday afternoon. The Art Club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Carrie Reed. Jo Jones has made quite an improvement on his place by building a new kitchen. The Second Baptist church expects to remodel their church this spring. Sunday is quarterly meeting, we are always glad to see our most worthy Presiding Elder Rev. Gordon. There was a surprise party at the home of Mrs. R. Banks in honor of her son James Banks. George Jones left Monday night for Otumwa where he expects to begin business. A Dally Thought It is only living that teaches us the right of our friends to help us. Mutual obligation is like rotation of crops, and saves friendship from sterility.—Octave Thanet. Compulsory Enthusiasm. A Sileian court recently sentenced to prison for two months a man who had failed to cheer the kaler during the military maneuvers. A Great Truth. A bright and happy morning salutation to your neighbor will give him courage for the week day—Baltimore American. Small Kindness Count Small kindnesses make a hundred friends where great talents make but one. All Dread Ridicule. Almost any man can be calm in the face of denunciation, but few can stand to be laughed at. The study of the relationship between the amount of sunlight and the growth of plants is a key area of research in the field of plant biology. Almostasador White and his son saw the tallest members of the diplomatic corps in Paris. It is sometimes difficult in Central America to tell where one war ends and the next begins. Vienna dressmakers have won a strike for higher wages. We know who will foot the bills. Japanese may land in Canada, which has no impassable barrier separating it from the United States. Two men have invented great fuel savers within the last few days, but so far no one has come forward with a self-running lawn mower. Hetty Green merely observes of current large philanthropic gifts by rich people that they are "none of her business." Not in her line, in fact. The mikado and the crown prince of Japan are each having an album made of photographs of all the military and naval officers killed in the war with Russia. The story about Mr. Fairbanks "hanging to a strap" in a New York elevated train is an obvious fak. One can't hang to a thing one has to stoop to reach. The unpleasant thing about it is that under recent weather conditions public opinion practically compels you to golf or admit that you are really younger than you look. Roumania is rebellion and rioting because Russia did. Which goes again to show that nations are merely aggregations of individuals, and that their foundation is human nature. President Bonilla, who when last heard from, was fleeing, to give battle again to his enemy. Evidently he believes is the maxim that he who fights and uns away will live to fight another day. Of course, a college education costs a good deal more now than formerly, but just think how much oftener and for how much less reason the colleges get their pictures in the papers nowadays. Admiral Dewey is preparing to move out of the house that was presented to him by a grateful people. Evidently the admiral has no more presidential ambitions and is sensible enough to do as he pleases. A Minneapolis man spanked his wife, after she had kicked him out of bed, and was sentenced to five days in the workhouse. How, ask the Buffalo Express can women be given more rights when men have no rights at all. In estimating the probable detriment to the railroad business involved in the hostility of American legislatures, says the Providence Journal, it should be remembered that most of the proposed statutes will never be passed. Whales weighing hundreds of tons sometimes rise slowly and deliberately out of the water until they appear to be dancing on the surface and then sink slowly back. A whale has been seen to dive over a small boat without touching—an estimated leap of 20 feet above the water. Nathaniel W. Voorhees, father of ex-Gov. Foster M. Voorhees of New Jersey, was a delegate to the national convention of 1880, which nominated Lincoln for the presidency. Mr. Voorhees, who is now nearly 80 years old, believes that he and United States Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois are the only surviving members of that historic gathering. President Roosevelt reads a greater number of daily newspapers at present than he was ever known to read before. If anything, he scans his news pages with more avidity than their editorial pages. The old custom of some member of his office force clipping from the daily papers merely the articles of in the judge of the clapper the president's desire to read has been abolished, at least temporarily, and now every paper, whole, is laid before him immediately upon its delivery to the White House. Close elections are not uncommon in any representative government, but it is not often that one constituency is so closely divided for so long a time as the parliamentary division of North Tyrone, in Ireland. In the last five elections, beginning with that in 1892, the total number of votes cast has varied less than 40. The largest of the five elections was 91, says Youth Council leader Don McKinnon and once 49. Nine was the majority of the Liberal candidate in 1906, and seven of his successor at the by-election in March of this year. A society has been formed in California to promote ideal marriages. But unfortunately for its success the members will first have to ascertain feces husbands and faultless wives, and here again the old, old obstacles to Utopian schemes bob up in the shape of original sin and human nature. The report that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was seen walking through Tarrytown with a bundle of stakes under his arm oughtn't to create any excitement. Why, a man of his income could afford to walk through town with a bundle of steals under his arm. The price of gasoline has gone up a gallon. Perhaps young John D. is to have a larger salary than the former superintendent of the Poencanto hills estate received. If there is anything in the report that the czar's wits are bobbling the shillows will probably see to it that he shall not lack excitement enough for a brain storm or two. A Philadelphia bricklayer fell 14 stories and wasn't badly injured. Now watch the paragraphers write nice things about how slowly he fell. IOWA STATE NEWS Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth. SHERIFF GETS BAD MAN. Perpetrator of Awful Crime Arrested Near Albia. Albia.—A peace of one hundred armed men handed by Sheriff W. B. Griffin is on the trail of Frank Balston, who assaulted his sister, then took his rifle and revolver and fled to the timber, declaring he would kill the enemy, who attempted to arrest him. FIND SUPERVISOR GUILTY. Hollen of Cass County Ousted From Supervisorship. Atlantic.—Henry E. Hollen, the Cass county supervisor, was found guilty of maladministration by the jury. In charging the jury, the judge held that the defense set up by Hollen was valid only as regard to one offense. It has been a Balsten went to his farm five miles south of here, where he lives alone with his sister Lucy, who is 40 years old. He told her he had been rescued he would shoot her. After a desperate struggle he accomplished his purpose. He then buckled on a cartridge belt and took to the woods with his weapons. He took a fast team and after notifying the shrift went to the home of her sister. A pose of men was at once organized and left for the scene of the attack. He certainly insane, it is feared he will murder someone before he is taken. He has threatened to kill C. W. Smallwood and J. P. Abedden, whom he says are trying to defraud him. He said he would end his own life. The Ralston estate, worth $16,000, has been involved in litigation since the death of the father. That any man could commit such a crime is not so believable, but the Ralston should have done it is even more inconceivable. Ralston is famous in this mining country as a man who does not drink, smoke or gamble, and who has never been known to be dissolute. More recently his property should have been the fancied cause of his revolution against the most elementary dictates of human conduct is a feature of the case which is equally inexplicable. Alba—Frank Ralston was captured at the door of his own house on the morning after he had committed his crime. Suspecting that he would return to his home for something to eat after his night in the woods, the officers lay in wait for him, and had dawn on his arms the officers pounced upon him. He is now in jail. SIMPSON BARS CIGARETTE. Students at College Plan to Put Ban on Tobacco Incinola.—"We, the undersigned, believing tobacco to be injurious to young men, do hereby pledge ourselves to refrain entirely from its use while students of Simpson college, or at least until 21 years of age." As a result of fifteen minutes' common sense reasoning interspersed with bitterest invective, which was an astute senator in the chapel talk, about fifty young men have signed the above pledge and vowed to touch the noxious wee no more. The talk was to be directed by the college council against the tobacco tabbit, but which has been undertaken in conjunction with the union revival services now under way. The journey of chapel service the ante room was filled with an eager throng of intending signers, "prep" and senior alike, struggling side by side in the pledge of abstinence. Among the leaders of the movement are several of the most prominent men in school, and as the assistance of the young leaders did hildaida win market success. KENSETT BUILDINGS BURNED. One Hundred Thousand Dollar Fire Visits Northern Iowa. Kensett—Four of the leading blocks in this city were burned with almost a total loss estimated at from $75,000 to $100,000. Twenty firemen from Northwood, a neighboring town, were rushed across the country in automobiles to assist in fighting the flames. Some of the territory burns were recently rebuilt from a previous fire. The principle losses were: The principless losses were: A. K. Jerico, hardware and buildin- lays. J. A. Savie & Co., general store. $15,000. George Merriner, building of general store. $15,000. Burgesson Bros., furniture and building, $25,000. B. E. Polleslude, harness, $12,000. The fire was first discovered at 11:00 a.m. the origin is unknown. The citizens fought it bravely and for a time it underwent a fire under the clock and was up again at 6:00 a.m. the assistance was then brought from Northwood. BEAT UP TRAVELING MAN. Is Alleged by Chamber Malds to Have Accused in Theft Ottawa Fire Coben travelling salesman for Horick & Horick, a ready-to-wear women's dress manufacturing concern of New York, was badly beaten up in the Ballgalln hotel here by Barbara Gillsple and Nan Hodga, two chambermaids whom stolen a shirt waist. from his samples. No one but Coben curled to question the honesty of the young woman and an investigation of the alleged theft resulted in finding the waist in the possession of the traveling man. The investigation faces was ons mass of court plaster and both eyes were thacked. Watt is Dead in Asylum. Cedar Marsh—Walter Watt, the young attorney who was struck in the session of the legislature, died on the 1st at the hospital for the insane at Independence. The young man had attended nearly the entire session of the assembly. Hard work and an old illness is thought to have been responsible for his mind. He was brought home from Des Molines in a pitiful condition and later taken to the asylum. Trinblts Born at Conrad. Marshallhill—Trinblts were born at Marshallhill and were the first St. Trinblts of Conrad. They are all daughters and strong and healthy. Hollen of Cass County Ousted From Supervisorship. Atlantic—Henry E. Hollen, the Cass county supervisor, was found guilty of maladministration by the jury. In charging the jury, the judge held that the defense set up by Hollen was valid only as regards one offense of the kind claimed. It had been alleged and evidence introduced to the court that the county for work done in different towings on the same day, when it was impossible that he could have traversed the intervening distance in the given time. For repeated offenses of this kind, the judge held that a plea of clerical errors could not succeed against Hollen was a bill he had submitted and received pay for, for expenses incurred in attending a good roads convention at Des Molles. Hollen is a well known man in Cass county, where he has been active in politics. The verdict in his dismissal from the board of supervisors. There is now talk of instituting criminal proceedings. TURNS AWAY 5,000 President Storms in Startling State ment Ames.—We find it necessary to turn away nearly five thousand students who clamor for entrance to, the college and we are forced to continue raise the standard of the school in order to keep out undesirable students. This statement was made by president A. B. Storms of the Iowa Agril cultural college and was uttered only as a matter-of-fact phrase in the course of conversation. President Storms says it is impossible to take care of the hundreds of students who apply to the college and it is absolutely essential to increase the high average in examinations at the time in order to give the young men enrolled the benefit of the school. There are now 1,899 in attendance and to show how hard the students are working, we have over eighty-nine out of 119 students flunked. They could not come up to the notch. The facilities for caring for students is limited, and though new buildings are going up all the time, we are still unable to care for those who wish to take a course at the college. SAY ATTORNEY SEEKS MONEY Question Motives of Attorney When Began Injunction Suits. Duqueque. — Twenty-five hundred dollars was the inciting motive for the injunction suits spring against ninety-seven local saloonkeepers because it is what the saloonkeepers say and what the Law and Order league also thinks. It is hard to say whether the league or the saloon men are the more disgusted at the young attorney andeyer, and the full football player, and whose rush on the saloon men's line seemingly likely to result in a score for him. It is difficult to convict the parties interested that the attorney acting from principles of patriotism and full enforcement of the mullet law and it is the opinion of many attorney nets that with the proceeding force Duqueque may be a dry town from the time the temporary injunctions are over, and for next week, until the cases are tried on their merits next October. CASHIER WARE UNDER ARREST Stockholder Charges Him With Em harmment. Seymour—Lekiyo Ware has been placed under arrest, charged with embezzlement by stockholder Owens County Attorney Carter visited her as did also Attorney Steel of Corydon and they were in conference with Bank Examiner Windsor. Ware will remain in his home for the present month. No further announcement regarding the shortage has been given quit. When Sheriff Merrick served the warrant, Ware seemed stunned for a moment, then rallied and made a plea. He was told to the penitentiary others will go with me. I know some laws yet. Then he began to rave again and I was necessary for his physician, who was necessary, to administer drugs to quiet him. ENJOIN 79 SALOONKEEPERS Dubuque Lawyer Springs Big Sun prise on Everybody. Dubuque.—A bomb shell was ex exploded in the ranks of the saloon men by the filing of jettisons of injunction against seventy-nine property owners in the lawsuited case of the firm of Chalmers and Thorne. Thorne acts on his own motion. The local Law and Order league which was preparing suits, disclaim any knowledge of these actions. Injunctions and cases are scheduled for trial at the October term. Temporary in junctions will be asked next week at the May term. Injunctions and Order league leaders are insignificant. There is a fee of $24 for the attorney for each injunction secured. Engineer Hurled From Cab. Davenport—Engineer William Ca hill of the Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern road is at St. Lukes. He was taken to the engine, the result of an accident which ha pened at La Clouse, twelve mile east of here. Cabill was taking water from a water tank when an engine was struck by the engine, thrashing him headfirst out of the cab and he struck the corner of the engine on his head. His skill was crushed, the bone cir- ling his brain. He is hovering be tween life and death. Stole $40,000 in Satchel. Clinton—A bold thief stole a satchel from the Northwestern trai- tle, saving $40,000 in bonds. He answered. SOUTH AMERICAN LIMELIGHT PLANS FOR FINANCIAL TONGAWA BLUFF BUNK PRESIDENT CASTRO OF VENEZUELA MAY RETIRE MAY 23 FILMAGUE SECRET INGER HERMANN ACQUITTED INGER HERMANN ACQUITTED FREED OF CHARGE OF DESTROYING ING RECORDS. Long Trial of Ex-Congressman and Former Commissioner of Land Office Ended. Washington. — Binger Herman, formir congressman from Oregon, and former commissioner of the general land office, was acquitted of the charge of destroying public records by the verdict of a jury rendered at 12:40 o'clock Saturday. The trial had progressed for 12 weeks, and the jury deliberated 21 hours before reaching a verdict. Nothing was heard from the jury room after the jury retired at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, until 11 o'clock Saturday, when word came that it was desired that Justice Stafford repeat his charge to them. This request was granted after brief argument of counsel, and the next hour and a half was occupied in rehearsal of the charge, the jury ordered it at ten o'clock Friday night and sent word to the jury room that it would be better at that time to drop consideration of the case and get some sleep, advised that the jury proceed to their luncheon before endeavoring to reach an agreement. The jury, however, disregarded this admonition, and within ten minutes after its second retirement appeared with the verdict of "not guilty." There was immediately a general scene of congratulation in the court room. Hermann covered the case to each of the old counsel. United States Attorney Baker and many others in the court room congratulated the defendant. ARRESTS IN RISK INQUIRY. Manager and Watchers for Policy Holders Accused of Conspiracy. New York. — Sensational sensational have quickly followed the inquiry by the district attorney's office into the recent election of directors of the New York Life Insurance company. George R. Scrugham, manager of the international policyholders' committee, which inspired the present investigation, making grave charges against those who conducted the election, was himself placed under arrest at Albany Tuesday night, charged with conspiracy. On the one charge Charles Shrimp C. F. Carrington were arrested in New York. They were watchers for the policyholders. It is charged that they caused the counting of defective, altered and forged ballots. Earlier on Tuesday Jacob Frank, a New York Life insurance agent, was arrested charged with forgery in the third degree. Lalter Wins Explosion Suit. Leiter Wins Explosion Suit. Benton, L. — A jury here returned a verdict of acquittal. in the case of the people against Zeigler Coal company, charged with employing mine examiners with certificates of compulsory employment within the explosion in the Zeigler mines two years ago. The motion of Joseph Letter for a new trial in the case of similar character, in which he was convicted in February, was overruled and the case taken to the appellate court on appeal. This is the last of the prosecutions instituted against Mr. Letter and his company as a result of the explosion. No Russian Ships Coming. St. Petersburg — After an inspection of the training squadron at Libau, Minister of Marine Rikoff, who returned from that city Wednesday, decided to abandon the idea of sending ships to the Jamestown exposition. St. Louis—D. Max Gregg, son of Col. H. H. Gregg, a wealthy mine owner of Joplin, Mo. here on his honeymoon, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of having attempted to ship four fish out of Arkansas. To Drive Oil Trust from Ohio. Findlay, O.-George H. Phelps Tuesday afternoon and a led a suit in the common day court, against the Standard Oil company, its subsidiary and directors of the companies asking that they be enjoined from doing business in the state of Ohio. Great Baku Strike Ended. Baku—The shipping strike is ended. Most of the shipping companies granted a ten per cent. increase in their concessions, which the strike are ended. Rockefeller Presents School with Midway Plaiance Land. Chicago. — Land valued at $2,000,000 has been given by John D. Rockefeller to the University of Chicago. Announcement of the gift caused rejoicing on the part of the student body and faculty of the institution. The newly acquired property is a strip of land along the Midway Plaiance from Madison avenue to Cottage Grove avenue. Although bought at most of about $1,500,000 it is valued at $2,000,000 at the present time according to Wallace Heckman, business manager of the university, and constitutes Mr. Rockefeller's richest gift of reality to the university. The property is 200 feet deep. The new property will ultimately be used for the William R. Harper memorial library, the proposed schools of medicine and engineering, a new ball park and a general athletic field, which will be used in addition to Marshall field. According to President Harry Pratt Judson the land will suffice for the needs of the school for future students. By the present donation the total of Mr. Rockefeller's gifts to the university is brought to $21,316,922. PACKERS MUST PAY FINES. Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Conviction for Rebating. St. Paul, Minn—Judge Sanborn Monday filed the opinion of the United States circuit court of appeals, which he had written, affirming the judgment of the United States district court for the western district of Missouri against the packers for accepting concessions of 12 cents a hundred pounds from the portion of the established rate for the transportation of provisions on through bills of lodging from Kansas City to Christiana and other points in foreign countries. Judges Hook and Adams concur in the opinion. The lower court imposed a penalty of $150 on each of the indicted firms, and these fines have been affirmed. The defendants in the case involved in the decision are Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Morris & Co., and the Cudahy Packing company. MAYOR SCHMITZ "SQUEALS." Makes Partial Confession, Hoping for Reduced Sentence. San Francisco. — Late Sunday night it was learned that Mayor Schmitz, has weakened and, in the hope of securing immunity from punishment, or at least concessions in the way of a reduced sentence, has made a partial confession of his guilt of the charges of graft. Detective Burns admitted that Schmitz had made a statement which sheds new and important light on the operations of the grafters, but would not give out the details. He said: "Schmitz has made a partial confession to the trolley deal and other matters. The negotiations for this statement were carried with us by a high official of the city. Schmitz has admitted that previous to the granting of the trolley franchise he and other city officials reached an 'understanding' with President Calhoun." Pioneer Lake Captain Dead Marine City, Mich.—Capt. George H. Cottrell, one of the pioneer captains on the great lakes, died at his home here Tuesday, aged 90 years, after an illness of one wek. Capt. Cottrell be gan sailing the lakes in 1836. Baptist Editor Is Dead. Parkersburg, W. Va.—Rev. J. D. Simmons, the editor of the Papist Banner, who died with apoplexy on Sunday and died Tuesday. He was one of the best known ministers in West Virginia. Big Fire in Union City, Pa. Cory, Pa. — Fire broke out at 10:30 Monday night in the building occupied by the Union City Chair company at Union City, Pa. ten miles west of here. At 11 o'clock the fire had spread with alarming rapidity and the loss was estimated then at $300,000. Minnesota*II* Physician Dead. Minnesota Minn.—Dr. William Huntington Leonard, who had procured medicine in Minneapolis for 52 years, died at his home in this city Monday. He was 85 years old. EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GIVI WAR COMMANDER UNVEILED. Diplomatic Corps, Army and Navy, Civil and Military Societies Are Represented Washington, D. C., May 3.—With appropriate civic and military ceremonies and in the presence of a distinguished audience, the horcous equestrian statue in bronze of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, erected under the auspices of the Army of the Potomac, was unveiled yesterday. President Roosevelt made the principal speech and with Gen. Frederick Grant on his right and, upon Governor Stokes of the Army, his left, wield an imposing military parade of regulars and militia. Mrs. McClellan, the general's wife; Mayor George B. McClellan of New York, son of the general, and Dr George McClellan of New York, nephew who the latter released the occupied seats on the president's stand. The diplomatic corps, the army and navy and civil and military societies were largely represented at the gathering. Among the diplomatic corps the ambassador; Vislount Aoki, the Japanese ambassador; Mr. Bryce, the ambassador from England; Jussierst of France, and Hengelmuller of Austria-Hungary. Secretaries Taft and Girrelt and seated seats on the president's stand. Brig. Gec. Henry C. Dwight, United States Volunteers, the president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac, presided As the great national flags which enveloped the battlefield there was an examination of admiration from the vast assemblage accompanied by the firing of a salute and the playing of "The Star Sangled Banner." Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bui, chief of star of the war in charge consisted of three divisions, made up of infantry, artillery and cavalry of the regular army, the National Guard of the District of Columbia and the Third regiment of Infantry of the United States A. of the field artillery and two troops of cavalry from that state in command of Brig. Gen. Dennis A. Collins. The president delivered a typical speech in which he touched upon a variety of subjects including the qualities that made for brotherhood and fraternity. GUATEMALA AND MEXICO. Strained Relations Worry The State Department Washington, D. C., May 3 — The strained relations between Mexico and Guatemala arising from the failure of the latter to surrender under extradition proceedings for trial in Mexico, General Lima, clauses in agreement of President Barrillas, are a matter of serious concern to the officials here. They are sincerely desirous of the maintenance of peace in all of the three Americas pending the meeting and conclusion of the second Hague conference; others are present at certain subjects in a reference by the United States would lose much of its force. With this in view, the state department has gone to unusual lengths in its efforts to terminate the war between Nicaragua and Honduras and prevent its neighboring countries, and also to guard against further troubles in the future by providing for a permanent peace commission to meet in Nicaragua. The details of this last arrangement, particularly as to the time and the place, are expected to be disclosed in the text of that recently negotiated convention reaches Washington. Hence the officials view with apprehension the increasing friction between Mexico and Guatemala and there are frequent conferences at the state department, the last being today, between Secretary Roo, Assistant Secretary Benito Juárez, andassador Creel of Mexico, in the pursuit of a common purpose to avoid a fresh outbreak of war. As the situation stands today, it may be stated, upon authority, that the Mexican government does not believe it will be necessary to go to the length of actual war. It does feel that it has a right to demand of Guatemala the surrender of fugitives who have committed the greatest crimes upon Mexican soil. It is feared that the demand for Jose Lima will ultimately be refused by Guatemala, if for no other reason than because Lima is regarded as the president Cabrera, in whose interest he is charged with having connived to the assassination of Barrillas. But even in that event war might not follow, according to this authority. The Mexican troops that have been sent to the U.S. to Uzama frontier to the number of 10,000 would be retained there and diplomatic relations of the two countries would be terminated, but there would be no declaration of war and no hostile on the part of Mexico so long as there was no fresh provocation by Guatemala. Tenor Cuts Out Tongue. Milan, May 3.—Arancelo Rossi, the president was with the Conried Opera company in Jacolice during the earthquake, and the result of the fright he experienced, has not since been well, endeavored to commit suicide here resurgent. He recently lost his voice. 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FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA MINERS FOUND ALIVE FAIL TO WIN LAHM CUP SEVEN RESOUED AFTER LONG IMPRISONMENT IN SHAFT. Their Comrades. Johnstown, Pa. — taken from the dark recesses of a coal mine where they had been imprisoned for over 100 hours, and snatched almost the jaws of death, the seven men taken from the Berwind-White mine No. 38, at Poutwell, are lying in the Windbend hospital, physically exhausted and oblivious to all around them. The men were reached about ten o'clock Tuesday night, but were not brought out until four our Wednesday morning, the physician fearing a reaction from the excitement and sudden exposure to the outer air that might have serious effect. Immediately upon being brought out all the men wanted to go to their homes and were taken to the hospital under protest. No food was given the first, but a stimulant in the form of alcohol, the water was administered to all, with the reception of Michael Bolya, who craved hot milk. This was not given him, however. Soon after arriving at the hospital the men were sound asleep and no communication is allowed with them. Correspondents and newspaper photographers swarm about the vitality of the hospital in an effort to get the men's stories and their pictures, but they are turned aside and the men are when they appear at regular intervals when their nurses administer broths and nourishment. After these treatments the men agree drop to sleep, apparently absolutely exhausted. The hospital physicians said this morning that the men would be able to be about in a few days. Life Came with Water's Fall. "We knew the men on the outside were at work pumping out the water in an endeavor to release us. We kept a careful watch and could note the water going down inch by inch. There nothing we could do to help and we had to carefully could hear the tapping on the pipe and knew it meant for us to keep up our courage," said Foreman Holya. "We always signaled back whenever we heard the tapping. "All the men had full dinner buckets when they came into the mine Friday morning, but the food in these was soon exhausted and we felt the pangs of hunger keenly. I don't think the men after the third day ever expected to see their families again, but the way they kept up their spirits was admirable." How Rescuers Worked. To reach the imprisoned men it was necessary for the rescuers literally to crawl and swim through a mile of tunnels filled with water. The first party, after grouping its way 500 yards, with only a few inches between the surface of the water and the roof of the tunnel to breathe, were stopped at a point where they reached the roof. One man tried to drive through in the hope of finding an air space beyond and nearly lost his life. When they returned, nearly dead, redubbed exertion with the pumps reduced the water sufficiently to let a second party crawl through the tunnel to the cut-off heading. The imprisoned men had improvised a pump, and they worked at this and hewed out coal to ward off the intense cold. One man was kept tapping on the compressed air pipe. The signals were always four taps and then three to indicate that they were in the fire. The other sign that the men of them were silly. No matter what the answer this signal was never changed. Mine Blast Kills Seven. Charleston, W. Va.—Three men were killed, four were severely burned and four others are entombed and probably dead as a result of a disaster at the Whipple mine, in the Leap Creek district Wednesday afternoon. Fire damp is thought to have been ignited at the sheo causing the accident. Although dams which have a capacity of 125,000 culef (feet of air per minute, continued working and doubtless did much to help the work of rescue. Sheep Camp Dynamited. Cheyenne, Wyo.—An explosion of dynamite at John Linn's sheep camp in Trapper Creek, Big Horn State, Sunday night, killed 700 sheep and completely destroyed camp wagons and other possessions of the camp. The story of the outrage was told by a herder who said that a band of masked men raided the camp and after binding him securely arranged for the work of destruction. Corey to Wed Miss Gliman May 13. New York—Miss Mabelle Gliman, who arrived here Wednesday from Paris, said she and William E. Corey, president of the United States Steel corporation, would be married in New York on May 13. Race Riot in Indiana. Greensburg, Ind.—Bitter feeling as a result of an assault on Mrs. Softon, an aged woman, last Saturday, caused a race riot here Tuesday night. Six colored men were badly beaten, one of whom may die. Fails to Die; Sues Rope Maker, Rochester, N. Y—William Seeley, of Norwood, has sued Rufus Wheeler for $200 damages, alleging that a rope which he bought of Wheeler with which to hang himself broke under his weight. Flour for Starving Chinese, San Francisco—The government transport boat bailed said at one o'clock day for Chinkiang with 4,000,000 round of American flour on board for the famine sufferers in northeastern China. BALLOONISTS END THEIR TRIP 119 MILES FROM ST. LOUIS. Descend Near Coloconda, Ill. After Being Carried Back and Forth by Air Currents. Coloconda, III—Capt. C. Def. Chandler, United States signal service, and J. C. McCoy, cf. New York, failed to break the long distance ball record and to win the Lahm cup. The balloon, which left St. Louis at 7:20 Tuesday evening, landed five miles north of Coloconda at 2:50 Wednesday afternoon. To have won the Lahm cup the balloon would have had to go more than 402 miles. Coloconda is only 130 miles from St. Louis. Changeable air currents demonstrated to the aerosmata that they could not win the cup and for that reason they made the landing here. The balloon made an easy landing. It was brought to Coloconda in wagons. Capt. Chandler made the trip for the purpose of making balloon observations for the United States army. He and McCoy, upon leaving St. Louis, would carry them toward the winds would carry them toward the winds would the balloon took a southerly course immediately upon leaving the ground. It crossed the Mississippi river and continued southward near the river some distance, when it was driven back into Missouri. It then continued southward, where it was Kansas line. At noon, Westerbork. At noon Wednesday the balloon hovered over Cape Girardeau, Mo. Just before crossing the river the drag rope struck a tree, impeding the progress of the balloon. Ballast was thrown out and the balloon rose to an altitude of two miles. The 'sun came out and it went still higher. It continued east into Indiana. Here an east wind struck the balloon, driving it into the clouds. Emerging from the clouds, the aeronauts found themselves over the Ohio river near Gotonda. They then descended. WOMEN TRAPPED BY FLAMES. More Than Two Score Persona Hurt in Chicago Fire. Chicago—More than two score men and women were injured in a fire which attacked a five-story building at 255 Wabash avenue at noon Wednesday. The upper floors are used by the Lotus Lunch club, which caters almost exclusively to women patrons. The flames spread so rapidly that they reached the lunchroom before the patrons had recovered from their fright. Then the women rushed to the fire escapes and to the stairway, and many of them fell down the stairs or dropped to the pavement, so great was their excitement. Fifteen women were injured in falling from the fire escapes on the Wabash avenue side of the building, and were taken into the emergency hospital of A. M. Rothschild & Co.'s store. Several more leaped from windows in the second and third floors and suffered serious injuries. CABRERA HAS A CLOSE CALL. Mine is Exploded Under the President of Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala—Estrada Cabrera, president of Guatemala, narrowly escaped assassination Monday. He left his private residence for his summary drive, accompanied by his staff. While passing, at first supposed to have been caused by a bomb, occurred, killing the horses attached to the presidential carriage, wounding the coachman and injuring several staff officers, including Gen. Orellana, the chief of staff. Examination showed that the explosion had been caused not by a bomb, but by a mine. The conspirators dug into a group of houses rented by a man named Carlos placed explosives under the roadway and connected them by wire with a battery in Rodolí's house and from there discharged the mine. Many suspects have been arrested. Parkersburg, W. Va.—Passenger train N. 716 on the Ohio division of the Baltimore & Ohio, the fast flier between Kenova and Pittsburg, was wrecked at Pleasantview, 45 miles below here at four o'clock Wednesday afternoon while running at 60 miles an hour. The baggage coach jumped the track, causing the engine, tank and all of the five coaches to leave the track, the two rear cars turning over the embankment. Twenty persons were injured, two fatally. Hurricane Sweeps Campeche. San Juan, Campeche.—A hurricane of terrific violence swept over this district Tuesday night entailing great loss of property and the death of several persons. The cocoa groves for some distance up and down the coast are ruined, causing a loss of millions of dollars. Warsaw—Near Paliance Tuesday night bandits attacked a carriage containing five Hebrew merchants, whom they shot and killed. The robbers took all the money and valuables of the dead men. Frisco Iron Workers Strike. San Francisco—Three thousand men engaged in the iron trades in this city and around the bay walked out of the shops Wednesday because their employers had refused an eight-hour day. Montenegrins Are in Revolt. Vienna—Dispatches received here Monday night report the outbreak of a revolt and a grave political crisis in Montenegro. Armed men are marching on Cetinje and serious street lights have occurred at Podgorica. John C. Schwartz is Dead. Cincinnati. — John C. Schwartz. former county attorney, prosecuting former state senator time prominent in Republican politics in this city, died at his home here Monday from consumption. Justice Geo. E. Law, of Brazil, Ind. Has Married 1400 Couples. Justice Geo. E. Law, of Brazil, Ind. has fairly earned the title "The Marrying Figure," by which he is known far and wide, having already married some 1400 couples. Ten years ago he was Deputy County Treasurer, "At that time," said Justice Tinker, suffering from an abdominal kidney trouble. My back ached, my rest my dad wired, having already married some 1600 couples. Ten years ago, he was Deputy County Treasurer. "At that time," said Justice Law, "I was suffering from an annoying kidney trouble. My back ached, my rest was broken at night, and the passages of the kidney secretion were present and contained sediment. Three boxes of Doun's Kidney Pills cured me in 1897, and for the past nine years I have been free from kidney complaint and backache." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Coster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. . SPRING LAMBS AND PEAS. Writer Devotes Some Eloquence to Subject Gastronomical. When the poet spoke of "etheral madness," he meant spring lamb and peas. How well he knew theral Lamb, the type of innocence, and the pea, the first fruit of civilization, away back on the Aryan summits. The pea grows nowhere in a wild state. It is the product of tender care and the heart's solitude, and hence fitted for a warm, sunny day. When the quiet moods of nature, when the anger, trouble, or tumult comes. When sharp wind arises or frost hurts a menace from a clear night, spring lamb and peas vanish, like a bird that feels a prying breath upon its nest. But when the shadows shorten and the robin is abroad in the early morning and the apple blossoms are whitening the air, then appear the lamb and peas, with a smiling salutation about us. Don't we? Don't we. Don't we real misdance? Don't we feast our imagination on the blue sky and the daffodils? Ohio State Journal. BABY IN TERRIBLE STATE. Awful H humor Eating Away Face—Body a Mass of Sores—Cuticura Cures In Two Weeks. "My little daughter broke out all over her body with a humor, and we used everything recommended, but she was not a cuticura, but she continued to grow worms. Her body was a mass of sores, and her little face was being eaten away. Her ears looked as if they would drip off. Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and before I had used half of the cake of Soap and box of Ointment the sores had all healed, and my little one's face and body were not be without it again it cost five dollars, instead of seventy-five cents. Mrs. George J. Stees, 701 Coburn St, Akron, O. Aug. 30, 1905." STUDENT MADE HIS POINT. No Doubt the Policeman Understood What He Meant. W. H. Mallock, the well-known English writer and political economist, said at a dinner in New York, apropos of a new definition of socialism: "I find that definition rather confusing. I remind me of the young Oxford student's friend with the police- man. Officer," said the youth late one night, "I'd like to ask you a question." "Very well, sir." "Does the law permit me to call you an ass?" By following the directions, which are plainly printed on each package of Defiance Starch, Men's Collars and Cuffs can be made just as stiff as desired, with either gloss or domestic finish. Try it. 16 oz. for 10c, sold by all good grocers. Prince Fend of Boxing. Prince Waldemar of Denmark is a capital boxer and is ever ready to put on the gloves. Krause's Cold Cure. For cold in head, throat, chest or back. Best remedy for La Gripe. Druggists, 23c. A really good complexion doesn't come out in the wash. It Builds Force THE VALUE OF PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE Personal knowledge is the winning factor in the culminating contests of this competitive age and when of ample character it places its fortunate possessor in the front ranks of The Well Informed of the World. A vast fund of personal knowledge is really essential to the achievement of the highest excellence in any field of human effort. A Knowledge of Forms, Knowledge of Functions and Knowledge of Products are all of the utmost value and in questions of life and health when a true and wholesome remedy is desired it should be remembered that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., is an ethical product which has met with the approval of the most eminent physicians and gives universal satisfaction, because it is a remedy of Known Quality, Known Excellence and Known Component Parts and has won the valuable patronage of millions of the Well Informed of the world, who know of their own personal knowledge and from actual use that it is the first and best of family laxatives, for which no extravagant or unreasonable claims are made. This valuable remedy has been long and favourably known under the name of—Syrup of Figs—and has attained to world-wide acceptance as the most excellent family laxative. As its pure laxative principles, obtained from Senna, are well known to physicians and the Well Informed of the world to be the best we have adopted the more elaborate name of—Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna—as more fully descriptive of the remedy, but doubled it will always be called for by the shorter name of—Syrup of Figs—and to get 'a beneficial effect, always note, when purchasing the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package, whether you call for—Syrup of Figs—or by the full name—Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE, KY. U.S.A. LONDON, ENGLAND. NEW YORK, N.Y. What is medicine for? To cure you, if sick, you say. But one medicine will not cure every kind of sickness, because different medicines act on different parts of the body. One medicine goes to the liver, another to the spine, Wine of Cardui to the womanly organs. So that is why has proven so efficacious in most cases of womany disease. Try it. Mrs. Wm. Turner, of Bartonville, IL, writes: "I suffered for years with female diseases, and doctored without relief. My back and head would hurt me, and I suffered agony with bearing-down pain. At last I took Wine of Cardui and new I am in good health." Sold everywhere, in $1.00 bottles. WRITE US A LETTER Write today for a free copy of valuable 66-page illustrated Book for Women. If you need Medical Advice, Laden Advice Depot, The Chattanooga Medical Group, Chattanooga, TN. PUTRAM FADLESS DYES color more goods, per package, than others, and the colors are brighter and faster. The reward for a good deed done is in having done it—Emerson. Mr. Winglow's Soothing Glypt. For children teething, the pain reduces the inflammation, pain cuts the mild color. Be a booster. A bad habit is often better than the real thing. For more reasons than one, Garfield Tea is in demand. It is Dear Please to take, Mild and Potent. Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Law. The archdiocese of Cologne, Germany, is the largest in the world, with a Catholic population of more than 2,000,000. Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease. It paints painful, swollen, smearing, sweating feet. Makes new shoes easy, by applying a shoe liner. Sample FURN. Address A, S. Olimet, Le Roy, N. Y. Would Grow Tobacco in Ireland. An effort is being bade under direction of William Redmond to repeal the law which prohibits the growing of tobacco in Ireland. It is held that soil and climatic conditions in Ireland are favorable to the production of a good quality of tobacco, and that its cultivation can be made profitable. IN WESTERN CANADA. Dellicate In the Old Home; Better Health in the New. To the Editor, Dear Sir, I came to this country from the State of Wisconsin three years ago, and must say that I am greatly pleased with the outlook in this western country. For my own part I am entirely satisfied with the progress I have made since coming here. I have raised excellent crops of grain of all varieties. Last season my wheat averaged 23 bushels of wheat to the acre, oats 60 and barley 40. He had a small garden this year, she opened successful tomatoes, musk melons, water melons, sweet corn and kindred sorts. The country is well adapted to wheat growing and mixed farming, and to my mind it is the best country under the sun for a man with a family and small means, as it is possible for a man to commence farming operations with much less capital than is required in the older settled countries. The climate is all that could be desired, being very healthy and invigorating. My wife came out about six months ago, and although inclined to be delicate in the old home, she has enjoyed the warmth of the house. In short, I am more than satisfied with the land of my adoption, and I am also satisfied with the laws of the country. Yours very truly. 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CHIPPEWA COUNTY LAND COMPANY MONTEVEDO, MN NESOTA THE VALUE OF ONAL KNOW --- HEALTH OF WOMEN In this nineteenth century to keep up with the march of progress every year, the medicinal system was usetmost, and the tax upon her physical system is far greater than over. In the good old-fashioned days of the past, herbs were used in medicines. They relied upon roots and herbs to cure weaknesses and disease, and their knowledge of roots and herbs was far greater than that of the past. It was in this study of roots and herbs that Lydia E. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, discovered and gave to the world more potent and efficacious than any combination of drugs. Vegetable Compound of unquestionable therapeutic value. roots and herbs contains no narcotics holds the record for the largest number of any medicine the world has ever may testimonial to do this in the testify to its wonderful value. I, writes—Dear Mrs. Pinkham.—"I take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable vice. It has done me a world of good me I know it will do for others." I irregularities, Displacements, Ulcer- Nervous Prostration, they should re- remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- ning Invitation to Women man of female weakness are invited to mass. Out of her vast volume of ex- y knowledge that will help your case. LEDGE RACE ECHOES. STATISTICS OF THE NEGRO Amos R. Wells gives the following statistics of the Negro and their pursuits of life: Nine-tenths of them live in the Southern States, and constitute one-third of their population. There are 21,000 Negro carpenters, 20,000 barbers, nearly as many doctors 16,000 ministers, 15,000 masons, 12,000 dressmakers, 16,000 engineers and firemen, 5,000 shoemakers, 4,000 musicians and 1,000 lawyers. Seventy seven per cent of the Negroes work on farms. Of the 746,000 farms on which they work 21 per cent are owned wholly by the Negroes and 4 per cent are partly owned by them. Nearly 4,000,000 Negroes are engaged in gainful occupations. This is about 45 per cent of their total population; while only 37 per cent of the white population of the United States are breadwinners. Major Taylor, the famous colorbicycle champion of America is again in training preparatory to making a trip to Europe, where he will contest with the leading cyclers of the old world. ALBIA NEWS. Mrs. G. A. Davis and two daughters Mrs. Della Martin* and Bessie Davi- were Oksiloam visitor, last Friday. Quite a number of strangers in town. The A. M. E. church is under going some new repairing, which much improves its looks. Little Nissie Bell daughter of Mrs. and Rev. Bell is sick. SIOUX CITY ITEMS Spring has come out but we hardly know it from the cold weather we are having. Riv. F. J. Paterson and family pastor of the A. M. E. church have moved to Lenaar to live in the future, the church is without a pastor at present. Miss Golde Hackley wait to Lenaar Wednesday to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Rev. Peterson a while. Master Lory Crawford had the misfortune of having his teeth knocked out beagl in the mouth with a disk at riverside while watching the game, he was rendered unconscious (or sometimes). The Shadow entertainment given at the residence of Meadstone Harrison and Lashy was a success both socially and financially. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Harrison will leave Tuesday for Shelburn, Mo., to be at the bedside of his aged mother who is dangerously ill. Mrs. Nestie Pikins née Mitchell of Atchison, Kansas passed through our city Friday enroute to Yankton, D. S. to be at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Kuney who is seriously ill win pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Heward of Sionx Falls, S. D. came to our city last week and expoits to reside here, we welcome them in our midst. Master Zeno Washington left Saturday for Phoenix, Arizona to live with his relatives. The ladies of the Old Maids' Convention will repeat the play Monday evening at South City, it will be given for the benefit of the debt of the Mr. Zon Baptist church. Rev. James Washington of Phoenix, Arizona who has a charge at said place is home, after an absent of several months shaking hands with old ciders. He will straighten his business up here before he returns to his charge. Mrs. Mary Baker, wife, of Joseph Baker went to St. Joseph - Hospital Tuesday for treatments. Miss Mary Thompson who has been quite ill with tonsilitis is much better. Chambertain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is probably no medicine made that is relied upon with more implicit confidence than Chambertain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. During the third of a century in which it has been in use, people have learned that it is the one remedy that never fails. When reduced with water and sweetened it is pleasant to take. For sale by all druggists. Pride and Vanity. 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 one's self respect—F. Marion Crawford. Rents Reference to "Copperpa" "What do you mean by talking about 'copperps' before me?" said a London magistrate to a man in the 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 latest report of the French natural history museum. Of orders alone there are 20,000 different species. The Business Post. John's the poet with the true bush instinct," said the wife. "He has a love song for the colour of man's soul." We Can Save You Money on Pianos Piano Department, Iowa Buggy Co., 209-211 West Walnut St. We have just added a piano department to our extensive business and are prepared to sell first class pianos at very close prices. Our line includes the Very low prices. Terms to suit. Small payment down, small monthly payments and the instrument is yours. Your choice of Walnut, Mahogany or Oak cases of latest and most artistic type. Beautiful Scarf and Stool FREE with each instrument. You cannot afford to purchase a piano without first seeing our line and learning our prices. We save you money. Remember the name and number. Piano Dept., Iowa Buggy Co. 209-211 WEST WALNUT STREET, DES MOINES. severe Ortega Milt tribe, who live on the Limpopo river in Africa, wear an extraordinary marriage dress. This wigd and uncomfortable-looking costume is made entirely of splint reeds, fastened together with grass; and the unhappy bachelor who contemplates matrimony is compelled to wear a wigd and happy event takes place, meanwhile leading a life of street seclusion. Pauper Clergymen. That ministers are underpaid would seem evident from the fact that during the last ten years 103 clergymen have been admitted to malmhouses in England as papers. Of these, one was a doctor of divinity, while the others held the degree of clergyal clergyman in England, 6,000 earn less than $20 a week, and the greatest majority much less.—The Sunday Magazine. Masterpiece of Peter Palkop. On a post card of the usual size shown at the Bucharest exhibition is written the bulgarian constitution in full, the opening speeches of various European parliaments and two poems by Rudyard Kipling—13,000 words in all. The calligraphist, Peter Palko, of Sofia, speak nine hours a day during three months to accomplish the feat. Geographical Peculiarity. The most advanced grand division of the old world—Europe—has the greatest number of islands in proportion to its area, dropping the island continent of Australia out of consideration, the sea, the land, the ocean, in similarly wanting in islands of any importance off its shores. Teach Scientific Gardening. In the national schools of Sweden and in the colleges for the education of national school teachers scientific gardening is taught. Children receive practical instruction in the cultivation of plants, berries, flowers, herbs and fruits, and in the management of hotbeds, greenhouses and so forth. Sora Nipples Any mother who has had experience with this distre sial aliment will be pleased to know that a cure may be effected by applying Chamblein's Salve as soon as the child is done nursing. Wipe it off with a soft cloth before allowing the bib to tube. Many trained nurses use this salve with best results. For sale by all druggists. Teaches Parrots by Phonegraph. 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 listens to the oft-repeated sound and tries to outdo the brazen throated parrot by using the strength of human strength, and in shorter time than personal attention would consume, he masters one lesson and then is put upon another. Horace 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 atempt 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 jail it had the words, Cease to do Evil—Learn to do Well." I sleered over the gateway. When it became a barracks the authorities perhaps realizing the uselessness of such advice in some cases, had the words removed. BITS OF NEWS. King Edward and President Fallerese exchanged visits at Paris. The interview at the Elysee palace lasted 45 minutes. The Russian council of ministers has decided to double-track the Siberian railroad. The section from Atchinak to Iruktak will be doubled this year. Senior Peter Caballero of Spain, ex minister of foreign affairs, has been appointed Spanish ambassador to the quinquil in succession to the duke of Arco. The first act of Lord Curzon of Kedleston as chancellor of Oxford university was to issue an appeal through the press for $1,125,000 to supply the most urgent needs of the university. Oxford university (England) has conferred the honorary degree of doctor of science on the professor of Alexander Graham Bell, agent of the Smithsonian institution Washington. D. C. measures for the suppression of anarchism in Barcelona, Spain, are in contemplation. The governor of Barcelona has recently visited Madrid and discussed the question with the government. Gov. Chamberlin of Oregon, president of the National Irrigation congress, has extended an invitation to President Roosevelt to be present at the annual meeting of the association next September in Sacramento, Cal. St. Augustine cooperatives are working in western Washington unearthing a series of land frauds that are declared to be more astounding in their far-reaching character than the discoveries made in Oregon and California. Lieut. Mac. MacArthur, who is in Seattle, Wash., to meet Gen. Kuruc on his way from the orient to the Iowa exposition, declared that in his opinion universal peace is still far distant. He considered the recent peace conferences more as a success for curiosity than for practical movements. HURRICANE IN CAMPECHE. Causes Great Property Loss and Death of Several Persons. San Juan Batista, Campeche, May 3. —A hurricane of terrific violence swept over this district Tuesday night entailing great loss of property and the death of several persons. The cocoa groves for some distance up and down the coast are completely deforested, inundated, Crops of various kinds were leveled to the ground and great trees in the forests were snapped like pipe-stems. It is feared there may have been heavy loss to shipping if the storm extended into the gulf. The wind apparently started in the mountains and swept along the coast. Numerous buildings and buildings were destroyed on the plantation of the Condé Brothers, French millionaires. Shoots Doctor in His Home. Ironton, O, May 3—Dr. Wayne McCoy, a prominent physician at South Point, was shot and killed at midnight by Capt. John Davis of the Portsmouth ferryboat. Capt. Davis claims that he was defending the safety of his home as he had carried unexpectedly at midnight and found Dr. McCoy with his wife. Davis fled to Kentucky. Edwards to attend Unvelling. Washington, May 3—Brig. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, has been designated to attend the unveiling of the Lawton statue at Indianapolis on May 9th the representative of the secretary of war. Gen. Edwards was chief of staff for Gen. Lawton in the Philipines. THE MARKETS. Grain, Provisions, Etc. **FLOUR-Market firm.** Spring wheat, special brands, $4.75; Minnesota hard patent, jute, $3.99; $4.10; straight, export bags, $3.93; $4.45; clear, export bags, $2.93; $3.83; May, $11%; Advances, July, $8%; $4%. **CORN-Active.** May, $47%; $4%. **OATS-Strong.** July, $43%; $4%. **BUTTER-Steady.** Creamery, per lb, $22%; $23%; dairies, $22%; $23%; LOW POWDER-Steady. Turkeys, per lb, 10%; chickens, fowl, 11%; ducks, 12%. **EGGS-Steady.** Fresh eggs at mark, now cases included, 12%; per dozen, prime fries, IRC; extras, IRC. New York, May 2 **FLOUR-Birm but slow.** **WHEAT-Strong on higher Liverpuff cables, continued unfavorable weather, both northwest and southwest.** May, $11%; July, $9%; $22%; September, $22%; $23%. CORN-Dull and no transactions. Turkish War Expenses. Turkish War Expenses Something like three-fourth of the annual expenditure of the annual government of has recycles years been for arms and munitions of war. Silent Japanese Soldiers. Japanese soldiers fight nolessly. They have no bands, no drums beat coville or tattoo, and in action they utter no cheers. Irrigation Adds Value. By means of irrigation something like 3,800,000 acres of land in Irak have been increased in value over 1230,000,000. Smiths Lead All. In the city of Washington there are 3,800 Browns, 15,000 Smiths, 14,000 Johnsona and 1,000 Joneses. Average Journey of Freight. The average journey of a ton of height is 122 miles. Tetter, Salt Rheum and Eczema Are cured by Chamberlain's Salve. One foot of salt is required for sanitation. The "Only Indispensable IT'S THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF RI The Only Indispensable Magazine IT'S THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEW THIS YEAR IT IS MORE IN- DISPENSABLE THAN EVER PRESIDENT ROOSEvelt "I know that through its solicitation we have be no one other than it, and access to, because all matter how widely our ideas diverge, are given. 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Martin, however, established the fact that the woman was his wife, and he was disdained accordingly without a bleemish on his cutcheon—Sidney Bullitt. --- THE CHURCHES Corbinian Baptist Church—corner of Fifeen and Lincen street. Preaching: at 11 a.m. Sunday School; at 12 noon. Preaching: p. m. Preaching: R. V. L. Griffin, Pastor. SECRET ORDERS North Star Lodge No 6, 8 Knights of Pethias- me-ev. every Monday night corner of Ninth and Walnut trees. Regular wear. Johns- C. C.J. J. W. Robinson, R. of K. and S. M. W. U. GRAND LODGE OF IOWA AND JURISDICTION The Grand Lodge Will Meet at Des Moines, Ia., July 8 to 11, 1907. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS. W. H. Milligan, M. W. Grand Master, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Rural Route T. H. Sturgis, R. W. S. Grand Warden, Sloux City. J. W. Bland, R. W. J. Grand Warden, Kookuk A. A. Bland, R. W. Grand Treasurer, Kookuk H. K. Hillon, R. W. Grand Secretary Omaha, Neb. E. T. Banks, R. W. Grand Custodian Des Moines. J. H. Sheard, Chairman of Committee on Foreign Correspondence, Des Moines North Star Lodge No. 2, Des Moines—Meets first Thursday in each month, and covers all matters of Tenth and Center streets. John L. Thompson, W. M.; H. Jacobs, secretary. Cedar Grove Lodge No. 18. Buxton—Regular communication first Wednesday in each month. R G Potter, W. M.; L. W. Stallworth, secretary. High Prices for Antiques. Old furniture collectors in the city have long been driving prices higher and higher and higher and higher. Shearon patterns of the finer lines is greater than ever, Chairs especially fetch astonishing prices. Even dealers are paying in some cases as much as $50 for a single Chippendale chair of rare pattern, though it be out of repair. A collector in this city paid the other $275 for a Chippendale armchair of less unusual pattern are sold very for $40, $50 and $100. New York lovers. RACE ECHOES. Amos R. Wells gives the following statistics of the Negro and their pursuits of life: Nine-tenths of them live in the Southern States, and constitute one-third of their population. There are 21,000 Negro carpenters, 20,000 barbers, nearly as many doctors 16,000 ministers, 15,000 masons, 12,000 dressmakers, 16,000 engineers and firemen, 5,000 shoemakers, 4,000 musicians and 1,000 lawyers. Seventy seven per cent of the Negroes work on farms. Of the 74,600 farms on which they work 21 percent are owned wholly by the Negroes and 4 per cent are partly owned by them. Nearly 4,000,000 Negroes are engaged in gainful occupations. This is about 45 percent of their total population; while only 37 per cent of the white population of the United States are breadwinners. Major Taylor, the famous coloried bicyclist and champion of America is again in training preparatory to making a trip to Europe, where he will contest with the leading cyclers of the old world. ALBIA NEWS. Mrs. G. A. Davis and two daughters Mrs. Dalia Martin* and Hassie Davi were Oksaloa visitor, last Friday. A number of strangers in town The A. M. E. church is under going some new repiring, which much improves its looks. Little Nellie Bell daughter _of Mrs. and Rev. Bell is sick SIOUX CITY ITEMS Spring has come out but we hardly know it from the cold weather we are having. Riv. F. J. Paterno and family pastor of the A. M. E. church have moved to Lennard to live in the lute, the church is without a pastor at present. Miss Gioise Hackley wait to Lennard Wednesday to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Rev. Peterson a while. Master Lory Crawford. had the misfortune of having his teeth knocked out beagly in the mouth with a disk at riverside while watching the game, he was rendered unconscious for sometime. The Shadow entertainment given at the confidence of Meidame Harrison and Lashley was a success both socially and financially. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Harrison will leave Tuesday for Shelburn, Mo., to be at the bedside of his aged mother who is dangerously ill. Mrs. Nettie Fikins nee. Mitchell of Atchison, Kunssa passed through our city Friday enroute to Yankton, D. to be at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Kunney who is seriously ill win pneumonia. Mr. and, Mrs. Heward of Stonox Falls, S. D. came to our city last week and expoits to reside here, we welcome them in our midst. Master Zano Washington left Saturday for Phoenix, Arizona to live with his relatives. The ladies of the Old Maids' Convention will repeat the play Monday evening at South City, it will be given for the benefit of the debt of the Mr. Zoon Baptist church. Rev. James Washington of Phoenix, Arizona who has a charge at said place is home, after an absent of several months shaking hands with old friends. He will straighten his business up here before he returns to his charge. The Silver Leaf Club met with Mr. and Mrs Wm. Gordon at Ocreson Park. 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Rents Reference to "Copperpa" "What do you mean by talking about 'copperps' before me?" said a London magnitate to a man in the dock. "It is a gross impertinence to police as 'copperps' in a court of justice." Many Species of Animals. Four hundred thousand species of animals are now known to exist, so according to the latest report of the French natural history museum. Of orders alone there are 20,000 different kind. The Business Post. John's the poet with the true bush instinct," said the wife. "He has a love song for two sailors of manneau." Atlanta Constitution. We Can Save You Money on Pianos We have just added a piano department to our extensive business and are prepared to sell first class pianos at very close prices. Our line includes the Very low prices. Terms to suit. Small payment down, small monthly payments and the instrument is yours. Your choice of Walnut, Mahogany or Oak cases of latest and most artistic type. Beautiful Scarf and Stool FREE with each instrument. 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Of all the Episcopal clergymen in England, 6,000 earn less than $20 a week, and the greatest majority much less.—The Sunday Magazine. Masterpiece of Peter Palkoo. On a post card of the usual size shown at the Bucharest exhibition is written the bulgarian constitution in full, the opening speeches of various European parlaments and two poems by Rudyard Kipling—19,000 poems in all. the calligraphy Peter Palkoo, of Sofa, spent nine hours a day dur- Geographical Peculiarity The most advanced grand division of the old world—Europe—has the greatest number of islands in proportion to its area, dropping the island continent of Australia out of consideration. The island, shaped, is singularly wanting in islands of any importance off its thores. Teach Scientific Gardening. In the national schools of Sweden and in the colleges for the education of national school teachers scientific gardening is taught. 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Horses In Shrimp Fishing Horses play an important part in shrimp fishing along the Belgian coast. A procession of weather-beat an 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 shrimps as they swim. The horse and horseback frequently make hands 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 jail it had the words, Cense to do Evil—Learn to do Well." I aseed over the gateway. When it became a barracks the authorities perhaps realizing the uselessness of such advice in some cases, had the words removed. BITS OF NEWS. King Edward and President Fallores exchanged visits at Paris. The interview at the Elysee palace lasted 45 minutes. The Russian council of ministers has decided to double-track the Siberian railroad. The section from Archinch to Istanbul was doubled, this occasioned this study. The Persian Caballero of Spain, ex minister of foreign affairs, has been appolated Spanish ambassador to the quinquil in succession to the duke of Arcoa. The first act of Lord Curzon of Kedleston was as chancellor of Oxford university was to issue an appeal through the press for the release of the needs of the university. Oxford university (England) has conferred the honorary degree of doctor of science on Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, regent of the Smithsonian institution, Washington, D. C. Severe measures for the suppression of anarchism in Barcelona, Spain, are in contemplation, the government has discussed the question with the government. Gov. Chamberlin of Oregon, president of the National Irrigation congress, has extended an invitation to President Roosevelt to be present at the annual meeting of the association next September in Sacramento, Cal. Six secret service operatives are awaiting in Western Washington unearthing a series of land frauds that are declared to be more astounding in their far-reaching character than the discoveries made in Oregon and California. Lieut. Gen. MacArthur, who is in Seattle, Wash., to meet Gen. Kuroki on his way from the orient to the Jamestown exposition, declared that in his opinion universal peace is still possible peace conferences more as a success for curiosity than for practical movements. HURRICANE IN CAMPECHE. Causes Great Property Loss and Death of Several Persons. San Juan Batista, Camppeche, May 3. —A hurricane of terrific violence swept over this district Tuesday night entailing great loss of property and the death of several persons. The cocoa groves for some distance up and down the coast are completely destroyed in the storm dollars. Crops of various kinds were invaded to the ground and great trees in the forests were snapped like pipe stems. It is feared there may have been heavy loss to shipping if the storm extended into the gulf. The wind apparently started in the mountains and swept along the coast. Numerous houses were blown down. The destruction of properties led to the plantation of the Conde Brothers, French millionaires. Shoots Doctor in His Home. Ironton, O. May 3—Dr. Wayne McCoy, a prominent physician at South Point, was shot and killed at midnight by Capt. John Davis of the Portsmouth ferryboat. Capt. Davis claims that he was defending the house as he had turned unexpectedly at midnight and found Dr. McCoy with his wife. Davis fled to Kentucky. Edwards to Attend Unvelling. Washington, May 3—Brig. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, has been designated to attend the unveiling of the memorial of Indianapolis on May 30 as the representative of the secretary of war. Gen. Edwards was chief of staff for Gen. Lawton in the Philipines. THE MARKETS. Grain, Provisions, Etc. FLOUR-Market firm. Spring wheat, special brands, $1.75. Minnesota hard patent. jute, $3.26;4.10. straight, export bags, $3.26;4.10. export bags, $2.92;3.93. WIBAT-advances. May, $18;$12;36. July, $4;$16;36. CORN-Active. May, $4;$16;36. OATS-Strong. July, $4;$16;36. HIRE-Advances. January, per lb., $2.92;3.93. dariet, $2.92;3.93. LIVE POULTRY-Steady. Turkeys. per lb. 116; chickens, fowl, 115%; ducks 125½. EGG-Steady. Fresh eggs at mark, new cases included. EGLE per dozen. prime cases, IIc; extras. Ic. New York, May 2 FLOUR-Firm but slow. 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Forestry-Georgia Gray, 728 E. 9th street, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Household Economic-Helena Downey, 711 Bashaw street, Ottawa, Iowa. Mother Child Study--Mrs. J. R. Erickson, Des Moines, Iowa. Music—Alice Thompson, $15 E Arts and Crafts—Margaret Hughes, $15 Arts and Crafts—Margaret Hughes, $15 For stomach troubles, billiousness and constipation try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Many remarkable cures have been effected by them Price. 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by all druggists. By order of a New York court a mother gave her seventeen-year-old girl who had attempted suicide a spanking with a hair brush. The fall from the sublime to the ridiculous might be more spectacular, but never more complete. Now Don't Laugh! In a case before the Melbourne court the other day, Sidney Martin was charged with insulting behavior — i.e. kissing a woman violently in the street. Martin, however, establish that the woman was his wife, and he was charged accordingly without a blond in his cutchone — Sidney Bulletts. The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. (None genuine without my signature) THE CHURCHES Corinthian Baptist Church—corner of Fitzness and Linden School—corner of Fitzness and Linden School. 18 m.; preaching, 5 p.m. Rev. T. L. Grithin, Pastor St. Paul A. M. Eulogius. Second and Second School at 8 o'clock. S. Joe Brown Superintendent at 8 o'clock. P. J. Brown Superintendent at 8 p.m. W. S. Browshall, Pastor First African Baptist Church—Journ. School and Fourth School at 8 o'clock. Sunday School at 8 p.m. Mr. J. T. Grithin Superintendent and Fourth School's meeting 7 p.m., preaching 800 p.m. Surur Chapel M. E. Church—Corner of Linden School at 11 a.m and 8 p.m; Class and prayer meeting at 11 a.m and 8 p.m; Class and prayer meeting at 11 a.m and 8 p.m; Class and meeting every Wednesday 8 p.m. J. M. Harris Pastor 566 lilith Maple Street Baptist Church—Situation on K Street Preaching 11 a.m.; Sunday School: 9 a.m. and Class meeting every Wednesday 8 p.m. Cox Bible teacher preaching 566 lilith Rev. J. O. R. Wimbush pastor Union Congregational Church—Teaching 10 a.m. Sunday School: 18 m.; evening service 20 a.m. Sunday School: 18 m.; evening service 20 a.m. Wednesday evening W. H. Porter, Pastor SECRET ORDERS. North Star Lodge, No. 8, A. F. & A. M.-Meet North Star - north west corner of Teen and Center streets. J. John L. Thompson, W. M.; B. I. Solomon Commandery, No. 6 - Meet Second and Fourth Thursday in each month. Solomon - E. T. Banke, C. G.; J. R. Mixon, Recorder. Naomi Court. No. 5 - meet Second Second and Fourth Thursday in each month. Dunny, Marion; Mrs. J. H. Shephard, sec- tary. Naomi Court. No. 4 - meet First First of each month at Mascone. Mrs. R. A. Wilburn, matron; Mrs. J. H. Shephard, sec- tary. Naomi Court. No. 3 - meet First First of each month at Mascone. Mrs. R. A. Wilburn, matron; Mrs. J. H. Shephard, sec- tary. Chandler Lodge. No. 292, G. U. of O. F. Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday in each month. W. J. Heath, N. G.; J. M. Jones, P. S. Grand Master Commandery of G. U. of O. F. Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday in each month. Dennis furry, W. M.; J. W. Heath, H. of R., No. 293, G. U. of O. F. O.-F. venues the Second Thursday at 2:33 and Mrs. Mary Blakey, N. M. G., Mrs. Kris kirley, W. R. Artsite. No. 493, Music meet and this month in each month, at the Odd Fellows Hall Sixth and Walnut streets. Mrs. Nette Mrs. Mary Blakey, N. M. G., Mrs. Kris kirley, W. R. Artsite. No. 493, Music meet and this month in each month, at the Odd Fellows Hall Sixth and Walnut streets. Mrs. Nette Mrs. Mary Blakey, N. M. G., Mrs. Kris kirley, W. R. Iowa Capital Fountain No. 2833 of the United Order of Traders for reemployers meets at 4 o'clock on the second and fourth Fridays of each month at 8 p.m. m. S. Joe Brown. Worship North Star Lodge No. 6, K. Knights of Patience-Meet every Monday night corner of Nath and Wainut Lodge. Regular work nights. C. C. J. W. Robinson, K. R. and S. M. W. U. GRAND LODGE OF IOWA AND JURISDICTION The Grand Lodge Will Meet at Des Moines, Ia., July 8 to 11, 1907. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS. W. H. Milligan, M. W. Grand Master, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Rural Route T. H Sturgis, R. W. S. Grand Warden, Sloux City. J. W. Bland, R. W. J. Grand Warden, Kookuk. A. A. Bland, R. W. Grand Treasurer, Kookuk. H. K. Hilton, R. W. Grand Secretary Omaha, Neb. E. T. Banks, R. W. Grand Custodian Des Moines. J. H. Shepard, Chairman of Committee on Foreign Correspondence, Des Moines North Star Lodge No. 2, Des Moines Meets first Thursday in each month at Masonic Hall—Northwest corner of Tenth and center streets. John U Thompson, W. M.; H. Jacobs, secort ary. Cedar Grove Lodge No. 18, Buxton Regular communication first W-den- day in each month. R G Potter, W M.; L. W Stallworth, secretary. Old furniture collectors in this city have lately been driving prices higher and higher. The rage for Chippe- dale and Sheraton patterns of the finer lines is greater than ever. Chairs especially fetch astonishing prices. Even dealers are paying in some cases as much as $50 for a single Chippeau of the same pattern, though it be out of repair. A collector in this city paid the other day $275 for a Chippeau dendale armchair. Chairs of less unusual pattern are bought every day for $40, $50 and $106. —New York letter.