Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIV, No. 16. CITY NEWS. [N.B. If you have relatives or friends visit the city you want to make a visit, please inform us. We solicit all your local news-KD. Shakespeare recital in Hamlet at Burna M. E. church Sept. 24. Mr. Wm. H. Crawford will go to Buxton where he will be for a week. Mrs. Georgia Flipens left last Thursday for her future home in Nebraska. Rev. Porter will attend the Grinnell Association at Stuart, Iowa Sept. 24th and 25th. Mr. J. H. Shepard will read a paper on Opportunities before the Men's league Sunday. The King's daughters meet at the A M E Church next Tuesday evening Refreshments will be served. Miss V. Olivia Bailey left for her home at Charleston, Ia., after a two weeks' visit with her aunt, Mrs. Ruth Powell. Mrs. W' Wampson Brooks is spending her vacation in Michigan. She will return to the city the first week in Oct. To the public: Any one wishing to engage Mr. Wm. H. Crawford for recitals, can reach him by addressing his mail in care of Bystander office. Quarterly meeting at Burns M. E. church next Sunday; sacramental services at 3 p. m., sermon by Rev. Lee of Oaklaosa M. E. church. The public cordially invited. The Intellectual Improvement club met last Friday with Mrs S. Joe Brown in business session, after which the club adjourned to meet with Mrs. Chas. Cousins. The M. T. C. Club will meet with Mr. Chas. Tarner on 14th and Day streets Monday evening the 23. Business meeting and program Regular services at Union Congregational church: Morning service 10:30 a.m.; Evening service 7:30 p.m.; Men's League, 3:30 p.m.; C.E. Society 6:45 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting 8 p.m. All are invited to attend all services. The Jewel, a new restaurant and ice cream parlor, has been opened at West Second and Walnut street by Mr. Chas Brewton. Your patronage solicited. The Callanan Industrial club met with Mrs. Ehiel Williams on Second and North street. The meeting was called to order by the President, Mrs E. B. Elliston, and the members responded with Bible quotations. The club adjourned to meet with Mrs. Shackelford on Ninth street. When in Council Bluffs, Iowa go to Lee Bercer for goods meals, lunches and short orders. Everything first class at reasonable prices. LEE BERGER, 1025 Broadway St. Geo. H. Cleggett who left last spring for Pueblo, Colo., returned this week and will remain. He is now serving on the Polk County jury. We are glad to welcome Mr. Cleggett back. His family will soon return. The historical people of the city opened their eyes when Mr. Wm. Crawford recited the Prince of Denmark. He will appear again to stir up the classical people. Programme for the Afro-American Council at Burns M. E. Church Thursday Sept. 26, at 8 p. m.: Invocation, T. L. K Griffith; Vocal Solo, Mr. E K Knox; Paper, Mr E S Morgan; Song, congregation; Discussion of paper opened by Rev McGraven. Admission on free. The public is cordially lauded. On last Sunday afternoon Geo. I. Holt delivered a paper before the David and Jonathan league at Union Congregational church. The subject, "Where are We, and What Think We of Christ!" To say the subject was easily handled and stop, would be an injustice to the entire meeting, and alike to Mr. Holt; for he briefly went into every phase of his subject, dealing with early families of antiquity, embracing their weakness as induced by their disobedience to God; then he brought the subject down to the present time with such a practical application to his subject, that the whole meeting was moved to an intense animation in heart and interest. It was a great treat by a great and brilliant young man. On Sunday afternoon, 2011, will be election of officers, for the ensuing year. Everybody invited to attend these meetings as they are both instructive and interesting. We received word from Grand Master Milligan this week of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He and Mrs. Milligan left Tuesday for Virginia to attend the Masonic Congress, to which he was elected to represent the Iowa Masonic lodge. He will be joined in Kokushi Iowa, by Past Grand Master A. A. Bland. Those are good, strong, able representatives from Iowa. Dr. Geo. S. Jackson of St. Louis, Mo. arrives in our city this week to spend a fortnight here in rest and recuperation. He is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Courtney at 1011 Crocker street. He has practiced in St. Louis for thirteen years. NOTICE. On Monday evening, August 23d, there will be a public celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of the first emancipation proclamation issued by the church, 222, 1862, at St. Paul's A. M. E. Church, the meeting will be under the auspices of the publican club of Polk county, and after the reading of the proclamation by Mr. J. C. Williams, secretary of the club, Hon. Liston McMillan of Osceola former schoolmate and a lifetime friend of Senator Joseph B. Foraker, will deliver the principal address. All race loving men and women in Polk county are urgently requested to be in attendance and thereby manifest appreciation for the manly stand. Senator Foraker on the Brownville bill. Music by the Capital City Cornet Club. Admission free. By order of J. C. Williams, Secretary, S. Joe Brown, President, Nerro Republican Club of Polk Co. Is your subscription paid this year? Wonder why our country can't be honest with us and why we stand dues without us running our heels off and spending out street car fare going the second, third and fourth time. You pay for the white time. They call the first time. Now see if you have honest and lay your subscription dues for our collector when he calls and don't say I got no money. Call again. CHAMPIONSHIP BALL GAME The Grant club (waiters) baseball team will play the Des Moines Browns a game of ball Thursday, September 16. The Western League ball park on Fourth Street. This will be the deciding name of a season for the championship among colored ball clubs of the state of Iowa. The Grant club boy won the first game, and Brownies winning the second 8 to 7. This game is for a prize of $100, and the state receipts go to the winning club. There exists an intense rivalry between these two teams and as there is an object for each team to exert some great sport is promised. *Admission 25 cents. Grand stand free.* HOUSE PARTY Probably one of the largest and longest lasting house parties ever given in the city of Des Moines was the one given by Mrs. Gould, in honor of Miss Beatrice Hicklin, who expects to leave soon for Porto Rico. The party began last Thursday, a week ago, and ended Wednesday of this week. The other young ladies who were entertained with Mrs Hicklin were Misses Zella Davis, Olive Smith and Rachel Elliott. One of the many features of the house party was that the party, headed by Mrs. Gould, all dressed alike last Sunday evening and attended services at St. Paul's A. M. E church, returning to Mrs Gould's home after services, with a large party of young people, where a delicious repast awaited them All seemed to enjoy themselves to the fullest extent The Des Moines Lyceum held one of the most interesting meetings, since its inception. Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Joe Brown. The evening was spent discussing France's Political History, her religion and the origin of her people. Mr. Hughes read an exhaustive paper on France, telling of her rise from a state of barbarism to one of the most powerful countries in Europe. The subject was aly discussed by Messra. E. Hall, M. L. Mackay, M. Care and Attorney S Joe Brown. The Lyceum is contemplating a literary contest among themselves, the winners to represent them in an inter-society contest. An announcement will be made later. The Lyceum will continue its study of France. Next meeting to be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hughes 1438 30th street. RECEPTION. One of the most refined receptions ever given in our city by the Knight Templars of King Solomon Commandry, was given last Monday evening at the beautiful residence of Mr. Harrison Gould, Emulien Commander. It was given in honor of Mr Frank Anderson, Grand High Priest of Louisiana, who was visiting in our city. Covers were laid for 19 men, all Templars except four who were invited guests. Mr. Gould was introduced by Sir Knight H. Cleggtess as the toast master and after a few well chosen remarks he introduced John L., Thompson, W. M. of North Star Lodge, who welcomed the guest of honor, Mr. Anderson in a few eloquent words, after which he spoke on Symbolic Masonry. The next speaker was Sir Knight Fred Jackson who spoke on Masonry in full Manhood He read a well repaired paper; after which the toast master introduced Sir Knight Joseph H. Shepard who spoke most beautiful on the subject Why He was a Mason, Prof. Geo, I. Holt was introduced and sung two of his most beautiful selections. Miss Beatrice Hickinel was his accompanist. The professor's selections were very fine and he coated himself with honor. The next speaker introduced was Sir Knight E. T. Banks, who spoke to the subject, Mascury and Religion. The guest of honor was introduced and made a masterly Masonic address, giving words of cheer and good wisdom, as his age and experience fitted him for the duty. Rev. W. S. Brooks was introduced and spoke briefly on the Holy Land. Supper was served in five courses under the direction of Mrs H. Gould. It was a great meeting, full of good feeling and brotherly love. A CORRECTION. Three weeks ago while the editor was away and our foreman also on his vacation our type was set up in another office and a correspondent sent in Ottumwa, Iowa, without any signature on the letter, but the editor had written it. In it there was several fahoods and the party writing them saw many things that she was writing was not true. It was not our regular agent, Miss Edna Martin, as many things that she did not write to her I will say that she did not write the articles nor did she know anything about it until she saw it in the Bystander. Hereafter we will not publish any correspondence unless signed. I have two letters this week assigned for Ottumwa to print them. This is warning others writing without signing their names. Below we publish a letter from a young man who has done an injustice as well as our regular agent. J. L. Thompson. Kirkville, Mo., Sept. 17, 1997. Dear Editor; I desire to state that the announcement of my marriage which appeared two weeks ago in the Bystander is false and without foundation. My mother has never at any time made such an announcement: W. H. JONES. This week we are able to present our readers with the cut of Prof. W. H. Jones of Kookuk, Iowa, who was on the program at the National Negro Business Men's League at Topeka, Kansas. His subject, was Up-to-date Barbering. He spoke his thirty three years of service in that profession. He has just received new honors by being selected by Major M. Melgs to accompany the presidential party as the president's barber from Kookuk to Memphis, Tenn. October 1 they will leave the Gate City. It is a great honor for Mr. Jones, na. we have one of the finest colored shops in Iowa. He is a Mazon. His able wife is past grand matron of Iowa court. We congratulate Prof. Jones. IOWA STATE FAIR GREAT. During our recent visit to Des Moines, we had the pleasure of attending the Iowa State Fair, which is said to be one of the best State Fairs in the entire United States. Iowa has for years boasted of stock and agricultural interests, and judging from the attendance at the fair they have every reason to boast loud and long of the productions of this great state. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of horses, hogs, cattle, sheep and poultry of every strain and breed could be seen in the stalls and pavilion. The Fair Association can boost of having the greatest stock, cattle, sheep and poultry in display rooms, stalls, rest rooms and other equipments to correspond. "The success of the fair from an agricultural standpoint is due to the cooperation of Ames College. The Ames College is regarded as the greatest agricultural school in the world, and is located at Ames, Iowa near the Iowa State Fair. It may be found an exhibit to excel the one at the fair grounds from this great institution. For years there has been a general expression that Des Moines is an over-grown country town, and judging from the appearance of the outterwear, we can be assured would declare that it is somewhat over-grown, but by no means a country town, but a coming up-to-date city, with a steady, progressive growth. Many colored people are doing weaving and are collecting wealth. Our stay was so very short that we could see little of the real progressiveness of the city, but saw enough to convince us that it was a live one. We visited the office of the State Bank and learned race journal in the state. With the brilliant John L. Thompson as editor, the Bystander circulates over the entire west and is a great race journal. Editor Thompson showed us to the office of the State Bank and S. Joe Bath both of whom are successful attorneys. We visited the county court house, which is one of the finest in the United States, costing over one half million dollars. Here we met a young man who accomplished young lady clerk in the person of Miss Zella Davis, who is a credit to our race and to her H and educated. Among the nice home town in which she was reared homes we had the pleasure of seeing her and her friends Shepard, Hyde, Jacobs, Thompson and Rev. T. L. Griffith. We hope to see more of this excellent city and the near future. The Professional College, Columbia Mo. R. L. Logan Editor ALBIA NEWS. Mrs. B. Jones has returned from attending the annual conference in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Butler and li the son Lawrence, returned from Chicago and went to Buxton after spending the week attending annual conference. Rev. J. Bell is our minister for this conference year. All will welcome the Reverend and Mrs. Bell back again. Quite a number of strangers in Quite a number of strangers in Albia the past week. Miss Maudalein Burnaugh returned MR. ANDERSON. It is indeed a great pleasure to us as well as we know it will be a surprise to Mr. Frank Anderson to preface the cut of one of Louisiana's strong men. Mr. Frank Anderson is a native of that state, born 72 years ago. After receiving an education as best he could under the very great disadvantages, he worked for many years as chief chef on the boat, where to her home in the city after an extended visit with relatives in Minneapolis. Mrs. Sarah Trimble came in last Wednesday evening from Chicago, where she attended conference. Misses Maude, Myrtle and Meriam Arbuckle returned home from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Drew of Burlington. They were delightfully entertained at Mrs. Drew's home. They also attended the home come week at Burlington. Mr. Chas. Watson came in from Kewanee, Ill., Monday evening. Mrs. Clay Reed, Mrs. Elias McNeal, Rev. E. H. Hackey and J. J. A. Carter have returned from conference. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamen Fuller of Fairfield were in the city Saturday and Sunday attending the association of the First Baptist church. While in the city they were the guests of Mrs. G. M. Harris. Thursday at high noon occurred the wedding of Richardson Coen of this city, and Alice Wicks Stone, also of this city. Miss Jone Moson and Mrs. Harry Burnage returned Monday afternoon from several weeks visit with relatives and friends in Des Moines. Miss Mason also visited in Ames at the home of Mrs. Edwin Gater. They report an enjoyable time. Miss Lizie Ree returned Saturday from a two weeks' visit in Keokuk. Mrs. Nina White of Minnesota and Mrs. Edwin Gates of Ames came in Saturday for an over Sunday visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. McCracken. Lame Back. This is an alliment for which Chamberlain's Pain Balm has proven especially valuable. In almost every instance it affords prompt and permanent relief. Mr. Luke LaGrange of Orange, Mich, says of it: "After using a plaster and other remedies for three weeks for a bad lame back, I purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and two applications effected a cure." For sale by all druggists. CEDAR·RAPIDS·NOTES. Thursday evening Sept. 2, one of the most brilliant social affairs of the season was given at the home Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Perkins' 1218 3rd West, in honor of Mr and Mrs. Alfred Perkins and daughter, Miss Luille. About one-hundred guests were present and spent a delightful evening. Mrs. W. H. Martin has returned from a pleasant visit in Newton where she was the guest of Mrs. S. L. Terry, formerly of this city. State Capital Historical Room Mrs. W. M. Robinson is a visitor of Ft. Madison this week, the guest of Mrs. King. It is rumored that one of our popular young couples are about to embark on that wonderful voyage of matrimony. The Executive Board of the State Federation of Colored Women's club convened in this city at the A. M. E. church all day Tuesday. Twelve of the state officers were present and a large amount of business was done. In the evening a reception was tendered the board by the local clubs, and all expressed themselves as having spent a pleasant as well as a profitable day. Mrs. R. L. Thompson entertained a number of friends Wednesday evening complimentary to Mrs A. Thompson of Muscatine who attended the Executive Board. After a pleasant visit among relatives whom he had not seen for seventeen years Mr. Alfred Perkins with his wife and daughter left. Tuesday morning for their home in Spokane, Wash. THE MEMORIAL he made good money. His lovable wife, who had been his companion for fifty years, died last April. This is his wife, who had been his own uncle of Mrs. L. R. Palmer, her own uncle. He is a high Mason, having taken all the degrees, is deputy grand master of Louisiana, also high puest. He has held nearly all the offices in the gift of the lodge. He is a race man. He is ordained of the church elsewhere given in honor of him. Mrs. Geo. H. Wade, sermery of this city but now of Minneapolis, is the guest of Mrs. F. Hawkins this week. Mrs. R. L. Thompson was hostess of a party given Monday afternoon from 3:30 to 5 o'clock, in honor of Mrs. Thompson of Anamosa. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Horn, Miss H. A. Martin and Mr. L. Warren formed an automobile party Saturday evening with Mr. Warren as chauff. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Milligan left Tuesday evening for Jamestown, Va., where they will attend the Masonic Conclave and also the exposition. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bird entertained at supper Wednesday evening Harry Martin of Red Oak. Mr. and Mrs. William Lavell entertained at 8 o'clock breakfast Thursday in honor hf Harry Martin of Red Oak. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Price entertained at 5 o'clock dinner Thursday in honor hf Harry Martin of Red Oak. Mr. Elmond Boney proved himself to be quite an entertainer, as the way he escorted his old friend Harry Martain around showing him the many fine attractions our city has made place Harry left. Much credit is due to him as Harry certainly enjoyed it. Mrs. Jones of Buxton was a guest of Mrs. Martin Brooks while at the Board You can earn from $5.00 to $10.00 a day selling Remoico Hair Dressing. The only dressing that is a sure straightener for colored people's hair. Send 50c for sample today and be the first in your locality. Address P. O. box 187 Des Moines, Iowa. CEDAR RAPIDS NOTES The membs rs and friends of Bethel A. M. E church was somewhat disappointed because of the absence of their new pastor Sunday, Rev. Moore who was unable to be with them, but writes that he expects to be an the city on the $2 ins. Rev. A Ford in somewhat indisposed at this writing. Harry Martin left for his home in Bedford last week after a visit to his mother, Mrs. Laura Brooks of Tenth street. Mrs. Myrtle Martin has returned from a visit to her friend, Mrs. S. L. Terry of Newton. Mrs. Ben Hawkins gave an automobile party Saturday evening in honor of Mendama A. Perkins of Nelson, B. C., and Geo. Wade of Minneapolis. The party went up to Marion and had supper at the Delmonico Cafe, after seeing the sights they returned to the Rapids and was driven over the city until a late hour when they were each left at home, being delighted with the evenings entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Perkins entertained at a 6 o'clock breakfast last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. A. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Sen Hawkins Mrs Geo. Wade and Miss Luelle Perkins. The breakfast of course was served at Marshall's restaurant. The table was beautifully decorated for the occasion Mrs. Hawkins entertain at dinner Sunday in honor of Mrs. Wade. Mrs Laura Brooks entertained at the Thursday in honor of Mrs. Wade. Mrs. Kilty Lewis has returned from a pleasant visit in Chicago. Rev. and Mrs P. M. Lewis left Thurs day morning for Buxton, their new field of labor. We wish him success. Mrs. Wyatt Smith and daughter, Marie of Ottumwa are now visiting in Jacksonville, Ill., with old friends whom they have not seen for many years Mrs. Smith is a very successful manufacturer in hair goods and millinery in Ottumwa. KEOKUK NOTES The death of J. w. walk occurred monday morning Sept. 16 at his heme 1312 Exchange st. His death was the result of Paralysis. With which he had been affected, for nearly three yrs. Mr. Walker was born in Kentucky and came to this city in his youth. He has spent most of his days here. Duering which time he has gained a large acquaintance, he was a member of the Baptist Church. The deceased is survived by his mother Mrs. Emily Walker a sister Mrs. Della Singleton and two brothers Ambrose and Thomas Walker. Thursday Sept. 10th is Old Settlers day at Kilbourne Park. Given under the auspices of the Pilgrims rest church There will be a special program at 3pm Soakers: Rev. T. L. Smith of Quincy; Rev.E. D. Green of Macon H. Hon. W. H. Milligan of Cedar Rapids. A good time is anticipated. Prof. W. H. Jones (tonsorial artist) has been chosen to go with the keokui party that will accompany President Roosevelt down the river to Memphis on the steamer Columbia October 14th. There are accommodations for thirty people on the boat and Leon Bland has been secured as chef for the trip. Miss Estella Bland who's illness was reported in last weeks Bystander is recovering nicely. Mrs. Hackley of M. Pleasant is visiting a few days in the city, the guest of her sister Mrs. Beckley 14th and Concert streets. The Misses Pearl and Katherine Brooks entertained about fifty of their friends Thursday evening from 9 to 12 at a miscellaneous shower and farewell party in honor of Miss Louise Hucknell The house was very pretty decorated with cut flowers and japanese lanterna Fields Orchestra furnished music for the occasion, during which a dainty four course supper was severed Mr. George Snody very becomingly acted as toastmaster. DR. E. A. LEE DENTIST. Rinth and Park Sts. Seamless Gold Crowns. Bridges and Plate work a Specialty. EXAMINATIONS FREE. CALL AT THE CLEAN CLOTHES SHOP 310 West Grand Ave. O. B. RIVERS, PROPRIETOR. Dry Cleaning, Dueling and Pressing of Ladies' and Gents' Clothing. REPAIRING NEATLY DONE. Forgetting an Injury. Church—I like to see a man who can forget an injury. Gotham—Well, there's that neighbor of mine; he's sling the railroad company for an injured leg, and every once and a while he forgets to limp. Cartridges as Small Change. Cartridges are taken as change all ever Abyssinia, at a rate usually ten to the dollar. The cap must be undamaged, the case in no way misform, the paper on the bullet the must be in a state of perfect preservation. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy One of the Best on the Market. For many years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has constantly gained in favor and popularity until it is now one of the most staple medicines in use and has an enormous sale. It is intended especially for acute throat and lung disease, such as coughs, colds and group, and can always be depended upon. It is pleasant and safe to take and is undoubtedly the best in the market for the purposes for which it is intended. Sold by all druggists. Price Five Cents Visil Our Balcony Premium Department Des Moines' Marketing Place McQuaid's 312-320 Seventh St Basket fancy Table Grapes 20c Bananas! Bananas! 10c, 15c and 20c Dozen Fancy Blue Plums-4 basket crate $1.39 Per basket .33 2 dozen Plums .15c 2 Rockyford Canteleuses .15c 2 bunches Golden Celery .5c Fanclest Elberta Peaches box .17.5 Fancy box Peaches .1.59 SOAP SANITARY MARKET ALL KINDS OF FISH, POULTRY AND MEATS. Sirloin Steak, pound... 12/20 Round Steak, pound... 12/20 Chuck Steak, pound... 8/14 Pot Roasts, pound... 7/8, 9c Nood Boll, pound... 4c Rolled Boll, pound... 15c Rib soup, pound... 10c, 12/15, 15c Pork Chops, pound... 15c Pork Steak, pound... 12c Sausage (home-made) 3 pounds. 25c Sausage, 3 pounds. 25c Liverwurst, 3 pounds for. 25c Bologna, 2 pounds for. 15c Hams— lb. 14c, 15c, 17c, 18c Bacon lb. 16c, 18c, 20c Salt Fish lb. 12/20, 14c Salt Fish, 12/20, 14c Pure Leaf Home Roasted Lard 43c, 70c, 81, 35c FISH DEPARTMENT A Strong Appeal. Almost no problem is the Persian story of the man who asks the voice in reciting his prayers in the mosque was annoying to everyone. One day some one asked him how much he was pad for reciting. "Pald!" he replied, "no am not padd, recite for the sake of the mosque, recite the other, for "allah's sake don't!" A Chance for a Bargain. An Irishman who had begun to practice photography went into a shop to purchase a small bottle in which to mix some of his solutions. Seeing one he wanted, he asked the chemist how much it would be. "Wel," said the chemist, "it will be two pice as it is, but if you want anything in it, I won't charge you for the cork." "Then," said Pat, "put a cork in it." Bogging. Prof. Sellin's excavations on the site of the ancient city of Joricho are yielding unexpectedly rich treasures. In his last letters to the Vienna Academy of Science the professor writes that over 100 men are digging at five different points. One of the most interesting finds is the historical city wall, built of burnt-lime bricks. It was some feet in thickness, rising from a stone foundation. On the western side of the city the wall was nearly 40 feet in width. At another point a private house was found built over another house of a still earlier epoch. Other discoveries, says Pall Mall Gagette, includes lamps, plates, cups, needles, weights, mortars and mills of bronze and stone, some of very rough and primitive handwork and others very finely executed. In the inner city remains of rows of houses have been uncovered. The ancient Hebrew lettering proves that the old Hebrew characters were in use. Prof. Sellin hopes to renew the excavating work next winter. In the meantime he says that the work already done has opened up a wealth of material for the student of the preIsraelite and Canaanite period. Drainage vs. Irrigation The immense possibilities of drainage in making new productive land for the United States are forcefully pointed out in the latest report of the geological survey. It is estimated that no less than 60,000,000 acres of land may be reclaimed in this manner. If less than half of this work is done, it is said that the land values of the United States would be increased $2,500,000,000 and that the crop values would be advanced $750,000,000 a year. This showing, says the Monitor Magazine, is expected to have a marked effect on congress in the matter of appropriations. But to impress the lesson still further, it is estimated that with the division of this new land into 40-acre farms, 1,250,000 families, or 6,000,000 persons, could be provided with homes; that each family would spend some $2,000 in making waste places bloom, and that the total expenditure in thus bettering the United States would be something like $2,500,000,000. Truly an imposing array of figures. Ethical Codes of Electrical One of the most gratifying incidents of the present era of ethical awakening in America was the recent agitation in favor of the adoption of an ethical code by the Institute of Electrical Engineers. It is true that at the recent annual meeting at Niagara the carefully prepared code, upon which a competent committee had unanimously agreed, met with delay, on mere grounds of technical procedure. The postponement of consideration by no means, however, implies rejection of the measure, says Century Magazine, and the present authorities of the institute will doubtless carry the matter forward with all constitutional dispatch, for no member of this honors, bble profession, a profession yearly increasing in responsibility and importance, would be willing to go on record as permanently opposing so desirable a reform, and one which the press of the country has halled with such cordial and significant approval. John T. Tagan, a driver of the Boston fire department, who, to avoid a collision of his truck with a crowded trolley car, realizing that many of the passengers might be killed, deliberately turned his horses toward the sidewalk and was killed himself as a result, was a truer hero than most of those who died in war, because without hope of reward or glory he gave his life that others might live. Tagan was credited with being one of the most skilful drivers in the department and his death under these circumstances is another illustration that the danger to the firemen is not always the fires, but the going to them, hence the wickedness of the false alarm. The London Chronicle advances the proposition that literary women live long, and says that, for instance, Carolina Herschel reached the age of 98, Harriet Lee 95, Mary Somerville 92, Hannah More 88, Maria Edgeworth and Anna Barbauld 82, Jane Porter 74, Georges Sand 72, and Mary Milford died in her 70th year. It would be easy, however, to make a list as long as that of literary women who have died young. The German army is to be supplied with paper kettles, a Japanese invention. Though made of pliable paper, they can be hung over a fire long enough to bring the water to a boll. One kettle can be used about eight times. "New York," says Dr. Derdiger, "is your times as big as it should be when the size of the island is taken into consideration." That ought to hold them for a while, but goodness knows it won't, says the Chicago Daily News. It would be ungallant, possibly, to institute a comparison, in point of general appearance, between the women of this country who sit cross legged and the women of Budapest—who don't. And, whatever we are, let us not be ungallant. Autodustolitis is a new form of disease they have invented down east. Let them keep it there. We shall pay no royalty on any disease like that when the old vellable ones we have always used are no satisfactory. IOWA STATE NEWS Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth. RESCUES CHILD FROM WELL. Perry Girl Goes Down After Drowning Child. Perry.—Descending into a deep well after the fashion of a chimney sweep, Miss Nell Van Leuvan of this city had a enracious escape from drowning, having raised her own life in an effort to save that of little Phillip Reed, two and one-half years old, who had fallen into the well. WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER. Bertha Montgomery Caught at Cedar Rapids. Vinton.—The woman, Bertha Montgomery, who was accompanying Will Stout in his covered wagon outfiel when he killed Frank Stewart, and who in the fight from the officer was placed upon a train and sent to Tama from Van Horne, was arrested at Cedar Rapids and brought to Vin The child, with his sister Katherine, 5 years of age, were playing in the back yard at the home of T. R. Phillips, where Miss Van Leuven had taken them to spend time on the platform of an old well, when a couple of planks gave way, allowing him to plunge down a distance of fourteen feet into about six feet of water. The little girl ran into the house, screaming and told that her Miss Van Leuven as soon as she had taken in the appalling situation, with rare presence of mind, jerked aside the remainder of the platform and descended into the well by means of her hands and feet and main strength. The well was thick, the bank thick and is less than three feet across. Miss Van Leuwan succeeded in reaching the child and keeping his head above water until Mrs. Phillips and daughters procured a ladder and lowered it into the well. The plucked water was great difficulty, and handed the almost lifeless baby to Mrs. Phillips, who soon resuscitated it. Only a few seconds longer and it would have been dead. The pieces of plank had fallen into the well first and the little fellow had fallen into the water, them a considerable length of time. The mother of the Reed children died about a year ago, and it was her last request that Miss Van Leuvan should take the little ones and care for them. Their father resides in Colorado. People of Perry think Miss Van Leuvan is entitled to a Carnegie medal. WOMEN CONTINUE CRUSADE. Wreck Ire on Liquor at Lovilla With Hatchets. Albia — the crusade of the women against the illegal traffic in liquor at Lovilla, ten miles north of this city continues. Three wagon loads of beer that had been seized and condemned in justice court were escorted to the outskirts of the village. The women were taken to the wakes, twenty women marched down the streets, each woman carrying a hatchet or an ax. When the place of destruction was reached, the Rev. Mr. Langdon of the United Church of Christ brewed beer and delivered a temperance lecture. The women then fell too and with hatchets they knocked the necks from the bottles and used axes in crushing in the hats of the kegs. The women poured dulled foamed ice; purred over their garments and they were literally baptised in beer. Following this they took their hatchets and made a raid on the two drug stores, and consequently did no damage. Photographs were taken of the indies while they were in the midst of the destruction of the liquor, and from these post cards will be printed and sent to the police, who will bring into prominence as the booze destroyers of Iowa. THREATENS LIFE OF WIFE. Attempt to Shoot Women Last Step in Decadent Drama. Thornton.—Angered because his wife had filed suit for divorce and had during his absence caused the furniture to be removed from their home, Chester Richmond of this place drew attention to the fact that he not been for bystanders it is believed would have shot her. He was intoxicated at the time and was crazed. He was placed under arrest by Justice Stuffer and is still awaiting the verdict. He is armed. Richmond has led a checkered life. He began when a boy as a brakeman for the old Fort Dodge railroad and rose to that of conductor in their freight service. Drink caused his downfall. He lost his position, but was never insulted, and when he went to Western Kentucky he began at the bottom of the ladder and was working well when let out again because of his habits. The climax of his matrimonial life was reached last week when he came home drunk, beat his wife and drove his family to a bar, and was bowled by a bill for a divorce and the act in the drama, that of threatening her life. Fierce Flight in Avcoa Depot Atlantic — Clyde Spencer operator in the Telegraph office here, is at home in a serious condition, suffering from bruises sustained in a fight at Avoca, and Ed Johnson is in bed with seven bad knife wounds in his abdomen and side. Both men were shot in the back. Just before returning home, they got into trouble at the depot and both were seriously hurt. Spencer did the cutting act and was held in jail at Avoca for a time. No info released. He was released, however, and he was released. Both men will recover. Fraight Tied Up At Clinton Freight Tied Up At Clinton. Ciltonton—More than 1,500 can be loaded in the Clinton yards located in the Clinton yards of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad company, and officials of the company are at a loss how to move the freight to expedition because of the lack of access. He has commenced on the railroads and will continue during the winter and coming spring, when the facilities of the great company as to locomotives and power are taxed to the utmost. Trying To Stave To Death. Iowa City—Miss Katie Lyon, the intern for the U.S. Army, tried to burn and otherwise deserved $4,400 of her money, is now to stave herself to death. She fuses absolutely to touch food. She lives in the Mercy hospital as sanitarium. Nurses and physicians are bewared. Bertha Montgomery Caught at Gedar Rapids. Vinton.—The woman, Bertha Montgomery, who was accompanying Will Stout in his covered wagon outfit when he killed Frank Stewart, and who in the flight from the officers was placed upon a train and sent to Tama from Van Horne, was arrested at Gedar Rapids and brought to Vinton on a train by the police matron of that city. After reaching this city she underwent a searching examination conducted by County. Attorney Nichols to ascertain what she knew of the affair. Her story does not in many ways corroborate the tale told by the statement gained from her will greatly weaken the plea of self defense that was told by the man. The details of the examination have not been made public. The coroner's jury reported a verdict that the cause of Frank Stewart's death was transferred from the hands of W. Stout. There is a striking similarity between this case and the case of Jenkins and Rounds at Corydon, last spring, where they may be happy they are like cases. Both trailing with women in covered wagons around the country; in both cases whiskey played an important part of the tragedy with the women in the case of Stout. But by the proprietors of the wagon outfits both times, and the plea entered by both was that of self defense. While it was so proven in the Jenkins case, it was also in the case of Stout. Another peculiar and very striking similarity is the fact that both Jenkins and Stout were raised in this town and are well known here, although this city was not the only place of their coming into the limelight. BLYDENBURG IS FREE. Judge Sustains Motion to Direct Verdict for Prisoner Eldora.—E. S. Blydenburgh is a free man. Thanks to the ruling of the trial judge, the man who once was sentenced and who served several years in the pentagonal for the alleged murder of his wife, has been turned loose. After the state had submitted its rebuttal evidence, Judge Wade interposed motion to have the jury directed to return a verdict acquitting the defendant. After a lengthy and sharp argument Judge Evans sustained the motion. Judge Evans maintained the validity of a verdict without leaving their seats. Immediately Blydenburgh was discharged. He was hardly able to rise at first, being overcome with emotion. Then he rushed over and wrung the hand of Judge Wade to knock the hands with the members of the jury. : SHOULD BE ASHAMED Des Moines Conference Roasted by Goodell Stoux City—Charging that the Des Moines Methodist Episcopal conference looked more to the material things of life than those religious, Bishop Daniel Goodsell, presiding at the northwest Iowa Methodist Episcopal conference, in session that the conference had shown falling off of 700 converts during the year, and that it should be heartily ashamed of the showing. His remarks were directed at the capital city. A heated debate took place among the clergy that made large mode that the conference was failing to keep its pledge to support the Sheesl Deaconess' home of this city The secretary, who receives $1,000 a year salary, has not as yet beef Many of the districts have as much as they can do to pay their share. EDITOR GRANTED NEW TRIAL Logan.—A. H. Sniff, editor of the Harrison County Mass at Missouri Valley, convicted of murder in the second degree for killing "Mort Bründle, was granted a new trial by Judge Green, the motion dled by his lawyer, was approved by counsel for the state. The date of the new trial has not been fixed. Man Hit By A Train. Marshallown—Chas, Carter, aged 40, a painter of State Center here at the airport found dead about a mile west of State Center. The northwestern tracks. He had jumped a freight train out of here about midnight with a companion, George Reimenschneider. The latter saw Carter get off andade him goodnight with a car that was struck by an astound passenger train shortly afterwards. Water Works. Shortage. Dubuque.—Expert accountants at work on the books of the municipal plant announced unofficially that the shortage runs to $10,000. A delinquency is found in the consumers' ledger kept by the former superintendent of the Earlier McArthur, who is now awaiting a hearing. The Earlier McArthur He confessed to the defalconation of $1,200. The investigation is not complete. Is Faithful To His Pals. Burlington—With his lips tightly sealed against exposure of his pals, George Robinson, who was fatally shot in the parking lot attempting to crack the safe of the Lleway Brewing company, died, leaving the local police no clue as to his confederates. Robinson is believed to have committed a number of crackmen who have committed a number of safe robberies here recently. Postoffice Robhore Admit Quilt Oaklanda — J., Tallahassee, Ga. A Wilson, the young men who robbed the White City postoffice on the night of August 29, securing $50 in stamps and coin, have pleaded guilty and have been taken to Council Bluffs,enced in the United States court. Both lads are under 21 years of age. "GONE TO THE DEVIL." London Inn Responsible for Origin of Common Saying. The old inns of England have been responsible for the origin of many common sayings. An instance of this is the proverbial phrase "He has gone to the devil." On Fleet street, London, near Temple Bar, was once a tavern which was known by the strictly old-fashioned name, "The Devil and Saint Dunstan." It was famous for its good dinners and excellent wines, and received a large patronage from the lawyers of Temple Bar. It was known as "The Devil," and when a lawyer left his office to go there he usually left a notice on his door, "Gone to the Devil." There were some who patronized the tavern to the neglect of their business, and the notice was so regularly exhibited on their doors that it finally came to be used to characterize the man who was losing his grip and going to destruction.—The Sunday Magazine. MEDICAL FAILURES. An Authority Says Three-Fourths of Graduates Are Unfit to Practice. That 3,000 out of the 4,000 graduates turned out by the Medical Colleges each year are wholly unfit to practice medicine and are menaces to the communities in which they settle was stated by Dr. Chester Mayer, of the State Board of Medical Examiners of Kentucky, at a meeting of the American Medical Association's Committee on Medical Education, held in Chicago not long ago. Dr. Mayer said that the graduates are qualified. Fifty-eight per cent of the graduates examined in 28 states were refused licenses. With few exceptions these failures took a second examination in a few weeks and only 50 per cent of them passed. "This does not mean that deficiencies in their training were corrected in those few weeks," Dr. Mayer said. "It probably shows that experience showed them what the test would probably be and they 'crammed' for the examination. Dr. Mayer said: Secretary of the State Board said: teachers of the our schools now teach their students how to pass examinations, not how to be good physicians." At the session of the American Medical Association held in Atlantic City in June, Dr. M. Clayton Thrush a professor in the Medical Christiurg College in Philadelphia said: "Many doctors turned out of the Medical Schools are so ignorant in matters pertaining to pharmacy that they know nothing about the properties of the drugs they prescribe for their patients!" Dr. Henry Beats, Jr., President of the Pennsylvania State Board of Medical Examiners, after scrutinizing the results of classes of medicines for licensure said: "About one quarter of the papers show a degree of illiteracy that renders the candidates for licensure incapable of understanding medicine." A great many more physicians and chemists might be quoted in support of the astounding charge that 3,000 incompetents are being dumped onto an unsuspecting public each year. What the damage done amounts to can never be estimated for these incompetents enjoy the privilege of diagnosing, prescribing or dispensing drugs regarding the properties of which they know nothing—and then of signing death certificates that are not passed upon by anyone unless the wrong person is present. In a grave yard from one end of the country to the other that does not contain the buried evidences of the mistakes or criminal carelessness of incompetent physicians. During the last year there have been perhaps, half a dozen known cases where surgeons, after performing operations have sewed up the incisions without first removing the gauze sponges used to absorb the blood, and in some cases forceps and even surgeon's scissors have been used to sew up the wound. In these cases there have been, where the patient died, there is no means of knowing and comparatively few of the cases where the discovery is made in time to save life become generally public. Reports from Sanitarians for the treatment of the Drug Habit show that members of the medical profession are more often treated in these institutions than members of any other profession, and that a majority of physicians themselves, can trace their downfall directly to a careless physician. How many criminal operations are performed by physicians is also a matter of conjecture. Operations of this class are, unfortunately, very frequent in large cities. Some graduated and licensed physicians, many of them of supposed respectability, make an exclusive practice of criminal medical and surgical treatment. Dr. Henry G. W. Rheinhart, Coroner's physician of Chicago, estimates the number of criminal operations, annually, in Chicago alone at 38,000. How many resulted fatally are unknown, as when death results, the real cause is disguised in the death certificate, which the physician signs, and which no one but himself and a clerk sees. Probably not one case of malpractice in 1,000 ever becomes the subject of a law suit but in the last year approximately 150 cases wherein the plaintiff has alleged malpractice have been reported in the newspapers, and owing to the social prominence and the favored positions of many physician-surgeons, probably, result in any newspaper publicity, but it would probably not be an exaggeration to state that the total cases of malpractice, not involving criminal operations or criminal medical practice, would amount to 150,000 or more than one case to each physician in the country. This estimate is, of course, more or less conjecture. Untimely deaths and permanent disabilities are frequent, and the number of cases most every one, when life could have been saved, or health restored had the physician been skillful, carefew and competent. There is n. s. debtor in the world a honorable so superbly honorable—as long—Henry Parmasm. ROGERS HIT HARD STANDARD OIL MAN SINKS GI GANTIC WEALTH IN ROAD. SELLS HIS GILT EDGE STOCKS Securities Sacrified during recent Depressed Prices—Success of Road Doubtful. New York, Sept. 20.—The Evening Post says: 'Confrimation was obtained in Wall street today of reports to the effect that H. H. Rogers was heavily interested in the Tidewater railway project. "According to the stories previously circulated upwards of 40 per cent of the fortune has been involved in the Tidewater investment. It was reported today that the personal obligation incurred amounted to $40,000,000. It can be stated positively that the sum is much larger than the amount named; also that the situation has been entirely clear. "In order to meet the demands made upon him in connection with the construction of the rulroad, Mr. Rogers was forced to dispose of his stock at a sacrifice. All during the recent decline in price the vice president of the Standard Oil company sold gilt edge stocks, such as Standard Oil, Consolidated Gas, Union Pacific and Lumber. "Some five or six years ago against the advice of his friends Mr. Rogers started to build in West Virginia a low grade road, which would have been the road to his. His object was to carry coal and lumber to tidewater. The line was to be 444 miles long. One hundred and twenty-five miles have been completed. By a few months ago, in order to realize $100,000,000 for the road Rogers issued his personal notes secured in first mortgage bonds, $10,000,000 stock and $10,000,000 dividend or interest paying collateral. These notes were indorsed by H. R. Rogers personally. "Railway officials who have watched the construction of the road with intense interest from the, beginning, say that the project, even at this stage, is more or less problematical it is believed, however, that with the assistance of the officers of high priced securities, Rogers is in a position to gain his end and see the mileage completed. "It was learned some months ago that the Standard Oil man and his associates had bought up all the available jumber and coal lands in West Virginia. These purchases have been made to supply, and will in some future time supply the Tidewater road with traffic. "W. N. Page is president of the Tidewater Railway. When completed the road will extend from Deepwater, W. Va., on the Kanawa river, to the coast. The authorized stock is $55,000,000. The first mortgage 5 per cent bonds, none of which have been placed on the market, are issuable as follows: Forty-five millions for the construction of the line from Deepwater to Swallows Point; 444 miles of single bonds; $50,000 a mile for branch lines and $50,000 for main line sec. ord track." THIRTY-TWO DIE IN WRECK. Mexico City, Sept. 20. -Authentic reports received here say that thirty-two persons were killed and thirty-three sustained injuries in a wreck of a train that no prominent persons among the killed or wounded. The Pullman cars were not badly damaged, but the two engines and several first, second and third cars were damaged. Theenger train were demolished. Relief and wrecked trains are now at the scene of the wreck. The injured are being taken to the hospital at Guadalupe Calientes. The disaster is said to be due to a disregard of the train orders. Negroes Anti-Boosevelt Washington, D. C., Sept. 20.—The colored voters in the District of Columbia, under the leadership of influential men of their race, have set out to control the selection of delegates to the next national republican convention. They intend to select two colored men the delegates who will oppose Taft or any man under the Roosevelt domination. They believe the effect of the action of the colored voters of the district will be important in various states. As the colored voters are not aware of the no question of their ability to carry out this programme if they stick together. signed. Paris, part 20—The treaty was signed commercial treaty was signed yesterday afternoon. It is stated officially that the treaty signed yesterday is much more comprehensive than that of 1903. The treaty not only provides for reciprocal arrangement on commercial mediations but also commits itself to the ciprocal doctrine designed to cover possible concrete contingencies in the future. Canada is unable to give France a more favorable duty on champagne that was allowed in 1833 but she will grant a special tariff on it and return it with a minimum tariff on certain farm and porch products. Jack Simpkins Near Arrest Seattle, Wash., Sept. 20—Jack Simplkins, who was desired as a witness for prosecution in the recent arrest of D. M. Haywood and for whose arrest he was accused by the state of Idaho, was recognized by several persons on the streets of Juneau, Alaska, a few nights ago. He disappeared as soon as he heard that a man had been shot and had been a companion of Harry Orchard, who was the leading witness for the prosecution against Haywood. It is stated that he was in Caldwell county for a explosion of the bomb which killed Former Governor Sunenberg. Score Doomed To Death SECRETARY. Riga, Russia, Sept. 20—The two out of fifty-eight men who have been on trial by court martial here charged with participation in the revolt of the Berliner Radio Workers in 1905, by which control of the republic was wrested from the Russian government for several months, have been condemned to death. Several hundred men who have been executed for their connection with this uprising. DAS MOI'TS REPETTER AND LEADER SAD TRAGEDY IN GOTHAM MARRIED MAN FATALLY WOUNDS YOUNG AUSTRIAN HEIRRESS. Jealousy Causes the Deed—Bloody Sequel to Suits for Divorce and Alienation of Affection. New York—Droga Selgel, an helress, 20 years of age, and daughter of a colonel In the Austrian army, now dead, was fatally shot Wednesday night by Julius Hoffman, a married man and formerly a Heutenant of Col. Selgel's regiment. The tragedy was the outcome of jealousy on the part of Hoffman, who, after shooting the Miss Selgel, tried to shoot himself, but was prevented by the dying girl. Hoffman and his wife came to America in January, 1906, and the latter worked as a dressmaker in this city. Soon afterward Miss Seigel, who lived with the Hoffmans in Austria after her father's death, came to New York. The wife three months ago began divorce proceedings and instituted a suit against Miss Seigel for $15,000 damages, for alienating the affection of her husband. Recently Hoffman suspected that he had a rival in the young woman's affections and Wednesday he went to her apartments, demanding that she tell him the name of, the man who had supplanted him in her love. Miss Seigel protested that she loved only Hoffman and not the acquaintance with a pistol for half an hour. Hoffman shot her twice, and, as he told the police, placed the muzzle of the pistol in his mouth intending to kill himself. Before he could pull the trigger, he says, Miss Seigel sprang upon him to prevent him and in the struggle that ensued the pistol was discharged, the bullet lodging in Miss Seigel's head and inflicting a mortal wound. Miss Seligel was taken to a hospital, still declaring her love for Hoffman. She would have come into a fortune of $100,000 a year hence. ENTOMBED IN BLAZING MINE. Terrible Predicament of Three Men at Sparta, Minn. Sparta, Minn.--Three men are entombed in the Malta mine here, which is afire. Firemen fought the blaze all Tuesday night and Wednesday, but made little headway. The fire was started by the careless throwing of a lighted cigarette into the hay in the underground stables. Britain to Burn Oil In Her Navy. Britain to Burn Oil in Her Navy. London—According to information from the inner circles of the admiralty, the British subtitleitute oil for coal at the British naval bases throughout the world. It is asserted that the government already has made heavy purchases of oil in Texas, Roumania and Galicia, and is also prepared to monopolize the entire oil-producing field of Nigeria. The latter is still undeveloped, but the authorities are drilling on a large inland area where the oil surface conditions indicate pustulous oil deposits. Two Hurt on Brooklyn Bridge New York—Caught in the "Brooklyn Bridge crush," Police Michaelman Fitzgerald was swept down by the crowd and badly trampled, and John C. Fallon was fatally crushed between two cars. The bridge condi- tions sections are made worse by the Coney Island landl gras festivities. Alleged Grafters Arrested. Harrisburg, Pa.—The long-expected arrests of those held to be responsible for the frauds committed in the furring the decorating of Pennsylvania's $13,000,000 capitol were made Wednesday, the attorney general causing warrants to be issued for 14 of the 18 persons and firms named by the capitol investigation commission as being involved in the scandal. The warrants were sworn out before Harrisburg aldermen, and nearly all the defendants appeared, waived a hearing and gave ball. - Agree to Peace Conference. Washington.—A protocol was signed at the state department Tuesday by the diplomatic representatives of the five Central American republics, accepting the invitation of the United States to negotiate at an early date to negotiate an agreement providing for permanent peace between the countries represented. The protocol was signed in the presence of Acting Secretary Adee, of the state department, and Minister Godoy, charge d'affaires of the Mexican em- Desperate Deed of an insane Woman at Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal. — Driven insane by brooding over her ill health and the protracted absence of her husband in Iowa, Mrs. Anna Baker, 31 years old, left the home of her brother-in-law Monday night, accompanied by her seven-year-old daughter, and proceeded to the shores of Johnson's lake, at the eastern city limits, where she hurled both herself and daughter into the deep waters of the lake. The woman left: the following note: "I want to save my dear little darling from this world. You will find us in Johnson's lake. Telephone to some friend of mine, Ellen II, and one should telephone from Streator to Fred that his father is sick. He should come to Streator. Don't telephone to the folks direct. Don't take me into anyone's home. Send us to Streator." FOUR TRAINMEN KILLED. Fatal Accidents Near Pando and at Calhan, Col. Salida, Col. — Freight train No. 61, westbound, on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, was wrecked today near Pando, 14 miles west of Leadville, killing Fred Nichols, the engineer, Fireman Pledger and Harry Sharpe, the brakeman, all of Salida. The airbrakes failed to hold on the 4 per cent. grade in Tennessee pass and the train, after attaining terrific speed, jumped the track. Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 18. The locomotive pulling passenger train No. 5, westbound on the Rock is land railroad, blew up at Calhoun, Col. Tuesday, killing Engineer John D. Hartman, and seriously if not fatally injuring Fireman A. E. Chinburg. CHICAGO'S CHARTER BEATEN. Voters Reject the Instrument at the Special Election. Chicago—Chicago's new city charter, the result of many months' work by committees and organizations, was defeated in the special election Tuesday. The vote was nearly two to one against it. The efforts of the United societies for Local Self-Government, the South Park board, the Dense faction among the Republicans and of the Democrats generally, are credited with the result. The claim that the new charter would result in much higher taxes had much to do with its defeat. Transport five Days in a Typhoon Transport #5 Days in a Typhoon. San Francisco.—In the grasp of a terrific typhoon, which raged unceasingly for five days and nights, the United States army transport Sherman, which arrived here Monday, received a terrible buffeting during the voyage from Nagasaki. Shortly after leaving the latter port the vessel ran into the tail end of a typhoon and was tossed about like a cork. Heavy seas swept over the Sherman's bow, and but small progress was made during the four days which followed. Dewey Sees Old "Tar" Burled. New York. — Admiral Dewey and a dozen rear admirals attended the funeral in Brooklyn of M. F. Tobin, commander of the Associated Veterans of Farragut's feet. Mr. Tobin conducted a lithograph establishment for thirty-five years in Broadway, and his office is a close reproduction of a naval officer's cabin. German Balloon Is Winner. Brussels—The long-distance prize in the international balloon race has been won by the German balloon, Pommern, plotted by Herr. Erbelbob. The Pommern came down at Bayonne, France, 621 miles from Bursonne. Disaster on Japanese Battleship. Tokio—Over 40 men were killed or injured on board the Japanese battleship Kashima by an explosion within the shield of a 12-inch gun after target practice near Kure. Five of the dead were officers. Leap In Panic and Drown: Pittsburgh, Pa.—Anicastriicken when a barge, in which they were crossing the Allegheny river, began to sink, six workmen employed by the Drave Contracting company on the United States government dam No. 2 at Aspinwall, Pa. a suburb six miles above this city, jumped into the river Monday and were drowned. With the exception of Frank Herman, all the men were Italian. None of the men could swim and all perished before assistance from shore could be given. The bodies have been recovered. ILLINOIS MAN WRITES RE GARDING HIS SUCCESS IN WESTERN CANADA. In Homestead Regulations Makes Entry Easily Accomplished. **choosing successes like success** is **used** and true saying have many situations in Western Canada. The **what** is an illustration. The **who**, Mr. Gerts, left Chicago a short time and the **how** has the success he may well be gained by any having pluck and energy by location on the free homestead lands in Western Canada. A change recently made in the Canadian homestead makes it possible for any member of a family to entry into other member of family entitled to a homestead. Instance, a man may now make better the local agent for his brother or brothers, for his son or sons, or for a sister daughter who may be the head of family having minor children dealing upon her for support. A sister daughter or mother are also able to make entry upon a homestead. The only fee required is $10.00 each entry. A great salary in rail expenses is also available when what Mr. Gerts has to say: Battlefield, Sask., Aug. 4, 1907. bring a letter from us Northwest that might interest you, and I write my lines and let you know we are finding finely and well pleased in our new home. I think of the many hard industrious men east with who are struggling for a liv- ing and doing the strenuous, laying up usually nothing for old age and the lands of acres of land here yet plowed and cultivated capable of styto by eighty bushels of oats, to forty bushels of wheat, or seems a city the two cannot be built. But I will repeat, it is only for the industrious bright; also I might add, it re- come capital to start. man should have at least a team of three good horses; better to have so as to have some colts合合 each year. It is best to bring with him as work horses are able. He should be able to purchase disc and drag, harrow, drill, and hay rake. Of course seaking up claims or buying land together can divide up the purging of the above machinery and storage work. This plan will work for a few years or until crops will meet each individual to purchase a cuttle. It has 480 acres of as good farm land in the famous Cut Kut笛. Every foot can be plowed. year our oats run 60 bushels per I sold them for 50c per bushel place. the indications are for a good crop year, though we were very late in ordering owing to the late spring. Winter was the coldest known in country by the oldest settlers (who have been here 35 years), with a comfortable house and air of firewood, which we hauled miles, we passed the winter quitter, and we arrived on the 4th of the days I came from work I surprised to find the thermometer at 40° below zero. Though never keep fire at night, we had freeze in our cellar. Our stock and chickens wintered I have a yearling heifer, who New to Him. the leading lady of a road company ring in one of the smaller cities in concluded that she would press one of her lace collars one morning, accordingly rang the bell, and in the hall boy appeared said: "Bring me up a hot iron." In course of time he returned empty bed, and when the lady answered knock he said: "I couldn't get it for you, lady." and why not?" she asked, mysti- The bartender said he didn't know to mix it." Beer white goods, in fact, any fine goods when new, owe much of attractiveness to the way they laundered, this being done in a user to enhance their textile bea- Home laundering be would be equa- tifactory if proper attention was to starching, the first essential to good Starch, which has sufficient to stiffen, without thickening goods. Try Defiance Starch and will be pleasantly surprised at the wore appearance of your work. Dutch at Home and Abroad. Baldhead has a population of only 5,000 but there are 40,000,000 of people in the Dutch East and West India. The Dutch are not at present addicted to emigration. In the United States, at the time of the last years, there were only 105,000 people of Dutch birth. The number of landers in the Dutch East India is barely 12,000. Her Idea of a Wooden Leg. Heart—Is your wife a woman of ideal ideas? Heart—Well, I could imagine that I might a leg she would think that I might could be filled by taking on a leg out of a pine table that we Koger use."—Judge. Many Bullets Had Gone Wild. Recently four tons and a half of bullets were dug out of a hill behind a range at Yarmouth, England, the simulation of two years' shooting to local volunteers. They sold for 100 a ton. It is quite easy to perform our duties they are pleasant and imply no sacrifice; the test of principles is perform them with equal readiness when they are onerous and disable-Langford. Canada Adds to Population. The population of the prairie provinces in Canada has increased in five from 486,000 to about a million. would hold her own in any "fat stool show." She has never had a drop of milk since she was four months old and has never had a mouthful of grain. A gentleman who saw her made the remark, "He bet that heffer had eaten leaf with grain," but would hardly believe she had never had any grain. This is a great country for growing all kinds of vegetables and we are certainly enjoying our garden. The flavor of the green peas is especial fine. Last season Mrs. G. caused a lot of them, and we have enjoyed them up to the fresh crop. I am sorry I did not have this past season to attend to transplanting trees, but will keep the land (I had prepared worked up for new season's planting). I received a number of small trees (ash and maple) from the Government Experimental Farm at Indian Head. I went around the edge of the garden and made doing fine. I also received quite a lot of other seeds, oats, wheat, potatoes and rubarb roots which were acceptable. It is useless for us to bother with garden flowers as wild ones grow in profusion. We are located near a fine creek, the water of which is soft and for bathing and washing. We have a well of water near the house, 32 feet deep and 21 feet of water all the time, though it is harder than the creek water. Land which could be bought for five dollars per acre three years ago is now worth $14 per acre and steadily advancing each year. All kinds of improvements are going on. Steam plows and large threshing outfits are already in. Roads are being graded bridges being built across rivers and creeks. Last year took my family also wagered on the katchewan river in a row boat, swam my team across and now the contract has been let for $200,000 bridge at that place. The C. N. R. have run their final survey from Battleford to Calgary, running west about one mile north of us. The C. P. R. have run a survey, which runs northwest passes about 500 feet from the northeast corner of our farm. The country will soon be covered with a net work of railroads and it will keep them busy hauling the output of grain. It is certainly encouraging to us settlers. Two years ago, Harry, my son, and I as you know unloaded our car at Saskatchewan and drove 130 miles to our claim. Last fall we had only 18 miles to haul our wheat to railroad and as you see, the prospects are we will have a railroad at our very door and a town nearby. This district can support a good town and it will be well patronized. Harry arrived home at 12 p. m. last night after going fourteen miles to blacksmith shop to get plowshares beat out. The shop was full of work and it was eight p. m. when Harry left for home and parties still in line to have work done. We will need stores nearer and good mechanics. We are all enjoying the best of health which is a great blessing. When we left Chicago over a year ago my youngest son's (four years of age) health was so poor that I almost depaired of raising him, but he is certainly a hearty, healthy little fellow who fresh air has done him worlds of good. So to sum up the whole. Why should we not be glad we made the break? A good farm, stock increasing, health and an independent life. What more can we expect? Did we have to make an effort? You can bet we did and hustle, too. Should you pass this way with your shotgun this fall, we should be pleased to let you share a rattle chickens off our grain stocks. Respectfully yours, CHAS. M.GERTS AND FAMILY. Dissillusion. The American contractor stood at the base of the great pyramid and looked at the venerable monument in disgust. "It's a big pile, all right," he said; "and it may do well enough for Egypt but if a man in the United States should turn out a job of stone work like that the papers would roast him from Hoboken to Heweswich." "Turning away disappointed, he soled himself by taking a knife on a camel, which animal he found fully up to all the descriptions he had read of No Grace. Four-year-old Anna was invited to take lunch with the family of one of her little friends. Before they par-took of their meal, the head of the house asked a blessing upon the food, during which time Anna chattered contemptfully about her child, her hostess said, "I suppose you don't have grace at your house." "Oh, no," the little girl replied, "we have Bessle." -Harper's Magazine. Opening Lower Brule Indian Reserva Location in South Dakota Parties wishing full information as to the character of the land, how to reach it and how to take part in the drawing in October, also information in relation to the opening of Tripp county, in the Rosebud Reservation, can secure some by sending a letter to Charles South Dakota, a member of Congress and author of the Lower Brule and Rosebud legislation. The First Steamboat. About a dozen years before the 13 English colonies declared their independence from the mother country, William Henry, a native of Chester county, Pennsylvania, attached steam engine to an amphibian and managed it for some distance the Conestoga river, but by some mishap the boat was sunk. Important to Mothers. Important to Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORLA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of CastorLA In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought Was Built to Last. The great military thoroughfare of the Roman world known as the Appian way, reaching from Rome to Brunswick, was but 15 feet wide, yet 70 years clapped between its commencement and its completion. A BIG PROFIT IN OIL STANDARD OF INDIANA MADE 1,000 PER CENT. ANNUALLY. SHOWN IN GOTHAM TRIAL Peculiar Bookkeeping Problem In Acc counts of New York Cor- tors Concern. New York—More light was shed upon the remarkable earning capacity of the various subsidiary companies of the Standard Oil company. Wednesday when Frank B. Kellogg, who is conducting the federal suit, succeeded in placing upon the record the profits of the Standard Oil companies in the years 1903 and 1906. The statement of the earnings of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, which was recently found for $29,240,000 by Judge Landis, of Chicago, for rebating, disclosed that in 1906 the company earned no less than $1,50,61,062 on a capitalization of $1,00,000,00 or over 1,000 per cent. a year. The indictment in 1906 earned more than any subsidiary company of the big combine. New York—Delving into the financial workings of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, the holding company of all the subsidiary organizations of the so-called oil trust, Frank D. Kellogg, conducting the federal suit for the dissolution of the company, announced publicly the public view for the first time the enormous profits made by the Standard Oil company. In a period of eight years, from 1899 to 1906 inclusive, the company, on a statement spread upon the records of Tuesday's hearings, was shown to have earned total profits of $490,315.34, or at the rate of more than $50 per year, and distributed to its shareholders in the same period $308.594.403. Oil Bond $6,000,000. Chicago.—The largest bonds in the history of criminal jurisprudence were fixed Tuesday by Judge Pegar S. Grosscup, of the United States circuit court, to secure the government's $29,240 judgment against the Standard Oil company of Indiana pending an appeal from the sentence imposed by Judge Landis. The aggregate security required by Judge Grosscup is $6,000,000, representing $4,000,000 for forthcoming bond of $4,000,000 and a conditional bond of $2,000,000. The total was considered by Judge Grosscup to represent the value of the property owned by the defendant company. 24 KILLED IN A WRECK. Terrible Diaaster Occurs Near Canaan Station, Vt. White River Junction, VL—A fearful head on collision between the south-bound Quebec express and a north-bound freight train on the Concord division of the Boston & Maine Railroad occurred four miles north of Canaan Station early Sunday, due to a mistake in train dispatcher's orders, and from a demolished passenger coach there were taken out 24 dead and dying and 27 other passengers, most of them seriously wounded. Nearly all those who were in the death car were returning from a fair at Sherbrooke, Quebec, 60 miles north. The conductor of the freight train was given to understand that he had plenty of time to reach a sliding by the driving according to Canaan Station, the superintendent of the division, a copy of a telegraph order from the train dispatcher at Concord which confused the train numbers 30 and 34. The wreck occurred just after the express had rounded into a straight stretch of track, but owing to the early morning mist neither engineer saw the other's headlight until it was 'oo late. ADMIRAL WALKER IS DEAD Distinguished Retired Naval Officer Succumbs to Heart Disease. York Beach, Me.—Rear Admiral John G. Walker, U. S. N., retired, died here Monday. He had been ill for some time, but his death was quite unexpected. He had been spending several weeks in the hospital at the cottage of Moss S. A. Pickerling of Salem, Mass. Death was due to heart disease. Washington.—Aside from his generally distinguished service in the Navy, Rear Admiral Walker, who died Monday at York Beach, Me., had held several important assignments, the most conspicuous of which was chairman of the ishmian canal commission, which officer of the navy from 1899 to 1904. Rear Admiral Walker was 73 years of age and was retired with the rank of rear admiral after 49 years on the active list. New York—The output of the copper mines controlled by the Amalgamated Copper company will be curtailed by 50 per cent. of the normal production immediately, and a further curtailment may be ordered. Foraker Speaks at Hillisboro, O. Hillisboro, O—With Senator J. B. Foraker, a native of this county, as chief orator, the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of Hillisboro was continued Wednesday. Lawyer Takes Too Much Chloroform. Montgomery, Ala.—Judge Terry M. Richardson was found dead in bed at Laverne Monday, having been overcome by chloroform which he had taken to allay headache. He was a prominent attorney. One Infant Kill Another. Washington.—While playing with a evolver, J. H. Borton, six years old, Monday accidentally shot and tilled his five-year-old friend, Robert *Donaldson. The boys had been playing." hold up." HERITAGE OF CIVIL WAR. Thousands of Soldiers Contracted Chronic Kidney Trouble While in the Service. The experience of Capt. John L. Ely, C. O. E. 17th Ohio, now living at 500 Enst Second street, Newton, Kansas, will interest the thousands of veterans who came back from the Civil War suffering tortures with kidney complaint. Capt. Ely says: "I contracted kidney trouble during the Civil War, and the occasional attacks finally developed in my body. sands of veterans who came back from the Civil War suffering tortures with kidney complaint. Capt. 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"I did tell him to take one," confessed the lady regrettely, "but you know, dear, how much Mr. Johnson celebrates the holidays. Why, he simply cannot help seeing things double." THREE BOYS HAD ECZEMA. Were Treated at Dispensary—Did Not Improve—Suffered Five Months —Perfect Cure by Cuticura. "My three children had eczema for five months. A little sore would appear on the head and seemed very itchy, increasing day after day. The baby had had it about a week when the second boy took the disease and a few sore developed, then the third boy took it. For the first three months I took them to the N—Dispensary, but they did not seem to improve. I used Curtica Cream and Curtica I used in a few weeks they had improved, and when their heads were well you could see nothing of the sores. Mrs. Kate Kelm, 513 West 29th St, New York, N. Y., Nov. 1, 5 and 7, 1996." Disparity. The two young women, who had not met for a long time, embraced each other with much fervor. "How's this, Kate? I hear you have gone and married a rich widower. Is he much older than you? "Well, there's considerable difference between our ages, Clara. In fact, he was much smaller." "Spanish war," "Oh, no; he wasn't in that." "Civil war, then, of course." "No—er—Mexican." What the Poet Says After their honeymoon to Niagara Falls they came back and settled on the old farm. "Gracious, Sile!" said Cynthia. "Why are you in such a bad humor?" "Making butter is blamed hard work," grumbled Sile, removing the beads from his brow. "Oh cheer up, Sile." Don't the poet go that he is "love that makes the world go round." "Yes, but, by gosh, it don't make the churn go round." Cool. "What does that stranger on the beach mean by his signals?" demanded the man at the helm. "Did you ever see the follow before?" "No," answered the girl in the yachting cap, but opposed to rope-skiing, and I have, accepted him. Our engagement, therefore, is off. Kindly put me ashore." 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There were six in the seat of the Broadway surface car, which was too many. However, everybody who boarded the car seemed to take a fancy to that particular seat, so some were also standing. A very small man sat crouched on the end seat, a pretty girl next to him. The small man seemed to be very restless, and no wonder, for all the rest were pushing the pretty girl, who necessarily pushed him in a way that seemed to infer that his room was better than his company. At length, unable to endure it any longer, he held up his shoulder under the rail and fell out, apparently. "Morcy!" screamed a nervous passenger, "has he committed suicide?" "I don't know," answered the pretty girl, "but, anyway, I've got the end seat-" "N, Y. Press." He Set a Date. A merchant in a Wisconsin town who had a Swedish clerk sent him out to do some collecting. When he returned from an unsuccessful trip he reported: "Yim Yonson say he vill pay ven he sells his hogs. 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Entry may now be made before the Agent or Sub- Agent of the farm, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister of intending homemaster. Any given number of Domesticated Animals may be placed in the North-West Provinces, cled by any person the sole head of a family. Any person the sole head of a family. The fee in each case will be $1,000. Churches, schools and markets convenant in Grain growing and cattle raising principal industries. Route, best thinking and where to locate, apply to R. T. BOLLERS 225 Jackson St. St. Paul, Minn.; ope- R. T. BOLLERS 225 New York Lifes Bank, Omaha, Neb. BAY COAST PRIEST AND CLEMENS VARIOUS KINDS OF COINAGE. Twenty-Six Different Monetary Units Are in Use. Twenty-six different monetary units are used by the 48 principal countries of the world. Thus, Great Britain uses the sovereign or pound sterling; France and six other countries of Europe use a unit equal to the franc; and Canada and the United States use the dollar. 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Natives of the Friendly Islands of Magnificent Physique. "The natives of the Tonga, or Friendly islands, off the east coast of New Zealand, are the finest in physique of any on earth," said E. A. Powell, of Cleveland. Mr. Powell is returning from a business trip to Australia, where he visited several groups of the Pacific islands. "The average height of the males is five feet ten inches. Many of them are over six feet. They weigh from 160 to 300 pounds and are very straight, being built in proportion. The women averag; a greater height than the women of America. They have fine, strong figures and average from 130 to 160 pounds in weight. They are of a copper color, straight haired and with features which made the Greeks famous. I firmly believe they are the original Maorls, while the natives of New Zealand are a smaller race—apparently a mixture with the Mongolian race. The islands are crescent shaped and mostly coral. There is, either wealth nor poverty on the islands. Peace and contentment are in evidence and the tribe is exceeding virtuous. The main article of food is the cocoanut, and the only drink used is the milk of this nut." Hot or Cold Water. It is a debatable question whether it is a wise practice to drink a cupful of hot water immediately upon rising every morning. The hot-water fluids fane that they cannot live without their morning drink, but there are reliable physicians who claim that this practice is debilitating to the stomach and that it cannot fall to do injury. The habitual use of cold water is an excellent habit to form. It is natural to drink cold water. Cold water is a tonic to the stomach, as it is to the skin. It gives tonicity to the mucous walls of the stomach. The practice of taking five or six glasses of cold water a day is a good one. It will help to clear the complexion, brighten the eyes, and is said to be almost a certain remedy for puffiness under the eyes. A Great Swimmer. A remarkable swim by an eight-year-old horse, says a Kildysart telegram, is occupying the attention of the local inhabitants. It appears that a farmer named Morgan Macnahon, who lives on a small island in the estuary of the Shannon, took the horse by boat to the mainland, and after working it all day turned it loose in the evening with a number of other horses. When the owner awoke next morning what was his astonishment to find the faithful animal peacefully grazing near its stable. It was wet as from a swim, and there is not the slightest doubt that the horse had swum all the way from the mainland to the island, a distance of a little less than three miles—Pall Mall Gazette. Terms of Latin Origin. In a legal sense an "inuendo" was originally an averment made by the plaintiff in a labial action, putting into plain words the injurious sense he detected in an institution published by the defendant. It is the ablative case of a Latin gerund that has become a common English noun substantive. Another Latin ablative with a similar modern history is "folio," which literally means "on page" so-and-so. The English language absorbs all cases in this fashion at its pleasure. There is "quorum" (gensitive plural and "omnibus" (dative plural), with "ignoranus" as an English noun that was once a Latin verb in the first person plural. Onions as Irrigators A farmer has made a discovery that will be of vaat importance to farmers during a dry season. He has found that by planting onions and potatoes in the same field in alternate rows the onions, being so strong, bring tears to the eyes of the potatoes in such volumes that the roots of the vines are kept moist and a big crop is raised in spite of the drought. It is time to commence putting out your onion sets now.—Reed City (Minn.) Clarion. Mad Tetter for Thirty Years. 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Was Distinctive Mark of Caste in the Middle Ages. "This is a medieval salt cellar," said the antiquary. "It is huge, it is shaped like a castle, it is solid silver and the price—but what is the use telling the price to you? Very magnificent, eh! in the middle age, you know, the salt cellar was the principal table ornament. Guests sat above or below the salt as they were prominent or the reverse. Where do you think you'd have sat, eh? Queer table manners they had in those days. The fastidious had individual knives, forks and spoons, but the common people ate with their fingers. You helped yourself from the general dish with your own spoon if you had one, but if you were very, very fastidious you licked the spoon clean first. The food was queer—rank food—swans, herons, porpoles, garlic, verjure, saffron. There was mead and wine in floods and ushers stood about whose duty it was to lead to convenient couches such guests as had dined too well. 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To the above named defendant, Mamlo Green: You are hereby notified that there will be on or before the 20th day of October, 1907, filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of Polk county, Iowa, the petition of the plaintiff, George W. Green, who claims from you an absolute divorce from the bonds of matrimony now existing between you, on the grounds of desertion without any just cause, an unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of November, 1907, term of the district court, which will commence in De Molines, Polk county, Iowa, on the 4th day of November, 1907, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this the 19th day of September, 1907. J. B. Rush, Attorney for Plaintiff. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS & C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may qualify asserting on one or more patent(s). Communities strictly bounded. 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Gran- ter, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Rural H. E. Jacobs, R. W. S. Graz- den, Des Moines. H. E. Williams, R. W. J. Warren, Ottumwa H. K. Hillon, R. W. Grand Tr Omaha, Neb. T H Sturgis, R. W, Grand Se Sioux City. E T. Banks, R. W. Grand Co Des Moines. J. H. Shepard, Chairman of C tee on Foreign Correspondence Moines North Star Lodge No. 2, Des M Meets first Thursday in each at Masonic Hall—northwest of Tenth and Centerstreets. Thompson, W. M.; H. Jacobi tary. Cedar Grove Lodge No. 15, R. G. Po Regular communication first w day in each month. R. G. Po M.; L. W. Waltworth, secretas THE CHURCHES and Fourth streets. Rev. F. Dursey Praesching 10.38 m. 1 m; Sunday school m. Mrs. J. T. Griffin Superint y people's meeting 7 p. m. 800 p. m. Burn's Chapel M. E. Church-Corner and Crocker Srs. Church-services, meeting 12 m Sunday; Sunday school m; Epworth League 7 p. m Sunday and Class meeting every Wednesday M. J. Harris Pastor 64 Maple Street Baptist Church-Situate Mpaching 12 m. 1 m; Sunday School M. C Ox Cox superintendent; Mrs. C. C Bible teacher preschool 9 p. m. Union Congregational Church-Corne and Park streets. Praesching 10.4 Sunday School, 12 m; evening school W. H. Porter, pastor SECRET ORDERS North Star Lodge No 6, Knights of Pt- me-every Monday night corner of and many streets, regular or and many town streets. Jo, C.G.J. W. Johnston, K. of R. and S.