Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIV, No. 28. CITY NEWS. Mr. B. If you have relatives or friends visit city or city park or visit the museum, we are asked all your local news-foil. Mr. J. B. Rush made a business trip to Buxton Saturday. The Holiday Edition of the Bystander will be issued next week—look for it. Mrs. S. Joe Brown and Mrs. Gus Wuske spent Sunday in Buxton, Ia., in business. Mr. Louis Watson spent his Thanksgiving in Knoxville and reports an enjoyable trip. The Men's League of Union Congregational church will hold their regular meeting at 3:30 Sunday. Mrs. Emma Piree returned home from Knoxville, Ia. last Thursday, after a brief visit with friends, being the custor of W. P. Bird while there. Has your clothing been cleaned for the winter? If not call up the continental Cleaners, W. C. Franklin manager. All kinds of dry cleaning, just repairing. Work called for and adhered. Both phones: Mutual 924, 872-M. 579 Seventh street. Mrs. Delila Coleman of Buxton is in city or city park at the mercy Hospital to take treatment from Dr. Priestly. It is used that she will have success. Quarterly Meeting at St Paul's A. E. b Church Sunday, Dec. 15. Preaching Elder I. M. Gordon will be present. Miss Perkins of Buxton was a visitor our city this week, also made a present call at the Metropolitan Realty's office while here. The Callanan club met at the home of Mr. E. B. Elliston Tuesday. The man was from Palms. The spelling he was a success. The club adjourned to meet with Mrs. G. W. Scott, 24th and University. The suit of Att'y. S. Joe Brown quintet the Bell Coffee Co. was on trial the week. The case was vigorously prosecuted by Att'y. Geo. H. Woodson of Oklahoma, and is now in the hands of Judge Cope who will render his decision later. A special program and supper at Mrs Literary Friday evening the 20th a.m. Th. pastor, Rev. J. M. Harriott will speak on "Not the College but he will." An enjoyable surprise party was given Monday evening by a few friends of Theodore Bell, who has been absent from the city for several months, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bell 1300 Fremont street. The evening was spent in games and music, after which a three course lunch was served. The Cosmopolitan Art Club was entertained a Wednesday evening by Miss Tisha Mash. The program consisted of short talks by the members Misses Tisha and Buckner were added to the membership. After the program retirements were served Beginning December the 15th, 1907 and lasting until January 15th, 1908, the Spyder will be sent to any address in the United States for $1.00, for one year, if the money accompanies order. You must send direct to the office. North Star Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. L. elected the following officers for the evening year: Chas. B. Woods, W. L. Leslie Williams, S. W., James McKilliln, J. W.; Wm. Buckner, Treasurer, H. E. Jacobs, Secretary. The public installation will be held Thursday evening, the 26th inst. at the hall, Bath and Center. The musical concert given by Mrs. Wm. Coalson at Union Congregational Church Dec. 6, was a grand success. Each number was enforced to the echo. Mrs. Coalson extends many thanks to the friends and participants for their assistance. Quarterly meeting at the Burns M. L. church Sunday, Dec. 22. The Rev. A. H. Higgins, D. D., Presiding Elder will preach. Sacramental Services at 2:50 p. m. All the city pastors and congregations are expected in the after time. Rev. J. M. Harris, pastor WANTED—Colored ladies every day to sell our toilet articles manufacture especially for our race, the colored paper to America. Special opportunity to make money. Most special terms. Full size packages FREES agents who will use the preparations of their own hair and face. FREE agents to their agents and customers.匙 part or all of your time. Write for prize territory. Have a pleasant and businessable business of your own. Men send this paper. The Burton Toilet Co. , Century Blk. St. Joseph, Don't fail to see Damon and Pythias at St. Paul's A. M. E. church December 19th. For benefit of band. Nothing doing until after Dec. 26th. Charity Lodge No. 2192, G. U. O. of O. P. will give an Oyster and Wine Supper in Cycling Hall, Sixth and Locust streets. Everybody invited. Admission, single tickets 75c; per couple $1.00. Music by Kromer's orchestra. The Des Moines Negro Lycum met at the home of M. and Mrs. S. Joe Brown where an enthusiastic meeting was held. After the transaction of much business, a discussion in which the two great American characters, Lincoln and Washington, were 'placed in contrariety. Poignant talks were made pro and con by Misses Carey, Hockady, Hyde, Hammett, Reeves and Taylor. Att'y. Woodson was introduced in and in his eloquent and inimitable way made a short but brilliant talk. The club adjourned to meet in their public demonstration at St. Paul's Chapel Dec. 17. KEOKUK NOTES Saturday evening Dec. 7, Mes. Emmia Tebeau delightfully entertained the I. C. M. N. M. O. E. club at her home 407. Blondenth street. The horse was hand-simply decorated for the occasion. The color scheme in she dress room being pink and white. A dainty four course luncheon was served by the hostess. The Sunshine club of the A. M. E. church will give a game supper Dec. 21 to which all are invited. Mrs. Gee, Ashby who resides at 1307 Morgan street has been quite ill for a few days. Ers. Amos Johnson and son Wilbert who have been visiting in California with Mrs. Johnson's mother for the past year, returned home Saturday evening. A delightful surprisenalty given by Miss Beatie Brooks and Miss Queenie Green, in honor of Miss Ethel May Wilson on her home 1321 Morgan street. Miss Wilson is one of Keckuok's young ladies, who has been spending the summer in Chicago. There were about thirty guests present. The evening was pleasantly spent in games of varied kinds. The music was furnished by Prof. Morton, who rendered beautiful music for the occasion. Mrs. Nannie Jefferson left Sunday morning for Chicago, called there by the serious illness of her daughter, Maude Jefferson. Little Beulah Anderson has been quite ill for the past ten days at her pome on Fourteenth and Fuldn street She is recovering quite rapidly. Mr Otis E Fields left Friday Nov. 28th for Chicago. He is employed with his uncle in the Steel Works in South Chicago. For any of the ordinary diseases of the skin Chamberlain's Salve is excellent. It not only allows the itching and smarting but effects a cure^c. For sale by all druggists. MONMOUTH, ILL, ITEMS. No question, Thanksgiving dinner excelled any we have had for years, being managed by Mrs. Tomas and Mr. Roper. It was not only a success financially but one of the most pleasant affairs we have enjoyed for a time. The Second Baptist church is now in the midst of a great revival, having with them the Dr. Botts of Missouri, one of the ablest preachers of their connection. No doubt there will be much good accomplished by their effort. The A M. E. church is now being favored by their pastor, Rev. S. McDowell, of a series of sermons on the history of Isabel, inheld at the call of Abraham. His sermons being delivered in his usual eloquent manner on Sunday nights to a full house. Next Sunday is our first Quarterly meeting of this conference year. We are anticipating a high day in Zion because the church is alive, both spiritually, and financially. The Miss A. Allen and Boulder of Galesburg worshipped with us last Sunday morning. Come again ladies and bring your friends anytime you want to hear a good sermon. Miss Ora Morris spent last Sunday in Macomb visiting her grandparents. Mrs. Eliza Skinner and Mrs. Ida Corn of Galesburg were Monmouth visitors Sunday. Rev. J. E. Skinner of St Louis arrived in the city Saturday to spend the holidays. Mrs. Belle Brown of Springfield spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. Sarah Floyd. Dr. E. A. LEE DENTIST. Birth and Park Sts. Seamless Gold Crowns. Bridges and Plate work a Specialty. EXAMINATIONS FREE. CLARINDA ITEMS Theodore Pemberton and Miss Phalia Louner were married at the home of her mother, Mrs. A. J. Reed, Thanksgiving day in the presence of forty three-course lunchoon was served and a three-course lunchoon were received. She was one of Clarinda's best young ladies. We are in hopes she will decide to remain in Clarinda. She is one of our greatest church workers, most especially Sunrise A. John, who will wish them a happy and prosperous life. Mrs. Laura Jones will entertain the Ladies' Art club. The club is nice. They will have a paper on the first chapter of psalm first and second. Miss Margery Louner will leave the twenty-second for Bedford to visit Mrs. John Howe. Mrs. Joseph Jones received a pleasant visit from her sister, Mrs. Georgia Howe of Bedford. Mrs. Banks and family have returned from Omaha to spend the winter at home. Mrs. Kate Jones served a dinner at her home from 1:30 until 6:30 in honor of her father. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pemberton will at home after December 9th. Mrs. and Mrs. A. 6 o'clock dinner Saturday afternoon. Mrs. H. Drake expects to leave soon for Kansas City for a short visit. Miss Susie Lee returned home from Gravity Saturday evening. She reports of having a good time. Mrs. Isley Library society of the A. M. E. church is doing splendid work this year. Miss Savannah Smith of Coin was the guest of Miss Mattle Wight over Sunday. Mrs. Georgia Howe and baby returned home this morning, after a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Jones. OTTUMWA NEWS. Mrs. Pollard of Kirksville, Mo., spent Thanksgiving in the city. The stork has visited three homes in this city recently. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn are the proud parents of a son. Rev, and Mrs. Batchlar have a visitor in the person of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks lost their little son last week. The fall fair at the A. M. E. church was a decided success. Mr. William Downey is quite ill. The colored Baptist church served Thanksgiving dinner at the church. Thanksgiving spent Thanksgiving in Kirkville, Mo. Mr. Magill of Galesburg spent Thanksgiving in the city. THE MOLINE GREETINGS. The Young People's Sunday club held its regular meeting at the church Sunday. A large crowd was present and the discussion was as follows: "Is a Woman Responsible For the Lack of Ambition in a Man or He Himself?" I miss Mabel Hall departed for West Liberty, Iowa, Monday to visit her uncle for a few days. The Aid Society and Stewardess of St. Paul's church gave their annual Thanksgiving dinner and supper at the Art Gallery. A very neat sum was raised. Udell Tomlin of Muscatine, Iowa, spent Thanksgiving day in the city. Miss Mabel Hall entertained twelve of her friends at luncheon Sunday evening. The Tabernacle Baptist church gave their annual dinner at the Masonic Hall Thanksgiving day in H. Hardin entertained the Misses Mabel Hall, Mabel Tarver, Clara Tarver, Daisy Settles and Zadic Saunders at dinner Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brice were callers in Moline Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood entertained at a dinner party Sunday. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bright and Mrs. and Mrs. James Colquoit of this city. Mr. Penny and children from Mornmouth, Ill., spent the last two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Bradley. The Misses Mabel Tarver, Alice Gorman, Francis Moppins, Daisy Settles and Clara Tarver gave a reception at W. Lewis and family, in the parlor of the November 21. A very large number of friends highly appreciated the hospitality of the young ladies. Mr. Raymond Hughes of Davenport spent the evening in Moline Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Settles enter the dining room. Louis B. Tarver at dinner Sunday. When to Go Home From the Bluffton, Ind., Banner: "When tired out, go home. When you want consolation, go home. When you want fun, go home. When you want to show others that you have reformed, go home and let your family ggt acquainted with the fact. When you want to show yourself at your best go home and do the act there. When you feel like being extra liberal go home and practice on your wife and children first. When you want to shine with extra brilliance go home and light up the whole household." To which we would add, when you have a bad cold go home and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and a quick cure is certain for sale by all dtdgtts. GALESBURG, ILL. Mr. I. McGill is visiting his daughter in Ottumwa. Mr. Clarence Carter entertained Wednesday evening in honor of the Bryon Brothers. Mr. Anderson and daughter and Mrs. Rebecca Logan of Milwaukee spent a few days last week in St. David and Canton. Miss Leda Berry entertained a few friends at her home last week. Mrs. Julia Davis entertained at day in honor of Miss Rhoda Shaw of Pooria. Miss Lillian Palmer of Rock Island spent Thanksgiving in this city. Mrs. Belle Lowrie gave an interesting song recital in the Second Baptist church. The recital was under the auspices of the Thimble Circle. Master Johany Johnson of Chicago is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Rowena Johnson. Ms. Rowena Smith entertained at dinner Friday. The A. M. E. church closed their rally Friday evening. Those who assisted in soliciting are to be complimented, as nearly $200 was raised. DUBUOUE, JOWA. Thanksgiving service at the M. E. church was a grand occasion, which resulted into about $50, all of which we received from the church for their liberal donations, and will say any preacher that can't live here had better quit the job and try his calling. We also have a fine set of young men who have trustees who have the church at heart. MOBERLY, MO. Rev. F. Bates, pastor of the Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, has resigned his position as pastor of that church to take affect March 1st, 1908. Miss Carrie Johnson, who has been very ill at her home on West Coast streets, has been sent home. Mr. Arthur Dickerson returned home Thursday from Cameron very sick. He is having a very severe attack of the rheumatism. Mrs. Amanda Merchant is in the city visiting some of her old friends. Mrs. Olive Evans and wife have moved to their new home on William street. Rev. J. D. Evans visited Lincoln school Monday afternoon. Quite an exciting fire broke out in the building on Monday afternoon. Nor much damage, waa-dog. Mrs. Carter and her son, Edward, visited friends in Moberly, Mrs. Carter is one of Huntsville's oldest citizens. We are glad to announce that Mrs. Belle Thompson is improving rap sheets. It is the treasurer for the Sisters of the Mysterious Ten of this state. We are glad to say that about fifty colored men are working in the Wabash shops at this place. We are only asking our white brothers to give us a meal, and we know them that we will come to the front. Prof. A. B. Bolden received a telegram from his sister Tuesday informing him of the death of her son, James Cropp, who has been making his home in Glasgow, Mo. The Cooper has resigned his position in the shop of Mr. Aderbury and is now working for Mr. A. W. Hurley. BURLINGTON, IOWA Thursday a.m. December 5, at her home, 1033 Brook street, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary Ellen Emanuel. Her maiden name was Chatman, being married at the age of 15 years to Merle Searle, a teacher at Searle's soul. To this union were born seven boys and seven girls. Mrs. Emanuel came to Burlington in 1864 and was married in 1874 to Mr. William Emanuel. She was a devoted member of the A. M. E. church for more than 40 years. Her generosity will ever be remembered. She was also a member of the Industrial Art club. She was known throughout the city and many other places for her generosity and was respected to the highest. Her memory will ever be cherished by her family. Mrs. Emanuel leaves to mourn her loss a husband, Mrs. William Emanuel; one sister, Mrs. S. Florence of Lincoln county, Missouri; five sons, George and Thornton Palmer of Lincoln county, Missouri; Silas, Charles and William Searle of daughters, Mrs. O. Spheres of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. J. Watkins, R. Pleasant, Mrs. A. Newton and Miss Ida Palmer of Burlington, also eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. The funeral was held at 2:40. Rev. E. C. Jacksons, officiating. Boring of the Baptist church. The choir selections were very appropriate. Mrs. Trent sang very beautiful. Pall bearers were Messrs. J. Brooks, J. Watkins, son-in-law, James Brooks, Mitchell, child. Our loss is heyears' gain. Mrs. Jane Florence and Mrs. May Gordon of Louisiana, Mo. Mrs. Millie Davis of Jacksonville, Ill., Mrs. L. Palmer of Des Moines, Mo. and Mrs. J. Colson of Colton, Colo. and daughter of Keokuk attended the funeral of Mrs. Emanuel. BURLINGTON ITEMS Mrs. S. Cook is in the city, the guest of Miss Nellie Johnson. Mrs. Elsic Williams entertained Miss Lena and Nellie Johnson, Miss Shepard, W. Drew, L. L. Tyler and Fred Williams Thanksgiving. The fair dinner given by the Industrial institute given by G. A. R. hall was quite a success. Mrs. J. F. Trent entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson and Mrs. Lincoln Cook at dinner Thanksgiving. Grace George is able to be out, after suffering with rheumatism for months. Last week occurred the death of Mr. George Johnson, who was hospitalized but a short time with rheumatism. Funeral was held at the Chapel on Valley street. Mr. Taylor leaves a wife and one son. Mrs. Lincoln Cook is in the city for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Lizzie Mitchell is suffering with a bad cold. Little Irwin Young fell and broke his jaw last week, but is getting along very nicely. Mrs. Nan Jackson is indisposed. Mrs. Bert Johnson is visiting with his mother on Washington street. Mrs.-Cheek's son, Andrew, was in the city last week from Thursday till Monday, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Baker of South Fourth street. Mrs. Cheek and son are from Eureka III. Mrs. Colings of Keckuk is visiting in the city. You should take advantage of the Bystander's $1 rate during the holidays CEDAR RAPIDS On last Tuesday evening at Bethel A. M. E. church occurred the graduation of Bible and normal traing class, which has been under the superintendency of Mrs. A. Ford for some time ago. Rev. and Mrs. Phillips were in attendance and both made excellent addresses to the class. A splendid paper by Mrs. A. M. Boyd on the S. T. teacher was also read. Mrs. Hawkins also gave one of her beautiful essays to the class. Other addresses were made by Rev. Ford and the pastor, Rev. W. A. Moore. The evening concluded with a social in the basement and the entire affair was fine. E. Price was hostess for the J. S. Y. club last Wednesday. The afternoon was musical study and many profitable and interesting points were brought out. So much so that the subject will be reviewed later. Mrs. J. Mosely and sister, Miss Elisse, were visitors. We are sorry to learn of the departure from the city of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Martin. Mrs. Martin will be sorely missed in the clubs and Sunday school. We wish them the heartiest success in their new home in Des Moines. Mrs. and Mrs. Chatman have returned to their home in Rock Island, after a few weeks' stay in our city. Little Goldie Green is dangerously Little Goldie Green is dangerously ill with pneumonia. Logan Marshall has been quite ill with pneumonia, but is much improved now. Mrs. Anna Boyd is also improving slowly. Mrs. Mrs. Andrew Gray were host and hostess of a party last Wednesday evening. All had a most delightful time. Mrs. E. C. Thomas is visiting friends in Keokuk. The Odd Fellows will give a grand banquet in their hall Xmas night. The usual guest is promoted. A Sunday school is preparing to have an Xmas ladder this year in place of the tree as usual. A special program will also be given. Mr. Walter Martin is at home for a few weeks visiting relatives. Mr. Oddie Thorpe, who was in the team last summer, Baker for some months past, left for a few 'weeks' visit at his home in Macomb, Ill. Continue to look for the agent. About Digestion. It is not the quantity of food taken but the amount digested and simulated that gives strength and vitality to the system. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver and enable them to perform their functions. The result is a relish for your food, increased strength and weight, greater endurance and a clear head. Pries 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by all druggists. PLEA FOR SELF-RELIANCE. Charles G. Dawes' Good Advice to Young Men in Business. This is a hard world in business. It always has been and always will be. There are many good and generous men in it. There are many who will lend a helping hand to you in your adversity, but in the time of need you will not find them among the men who tried to get you to embark in speculation with your little surplus, and to sell you something that money can buy. Be self-reliant. Make your own investment into investments. When you cannot, put your money in a good savings bank. Distrust the financial demagogues as you distrust the political demagogue. Keep your hand on your pocketbook as you travel life—first, to give always in proportion to your those who are poor; second, to hold from those who are rich; third, to know what you need for yourself and yours. You will then, writes Mr. Dawes in the Saturday Evening Post, have your hand where most of the other fellows have only their eyes. In this alone you will have the advantage of them. How Diotheria Is Contarcted One often hears the expression, "My child caught a severe cold which developed into diptheria," when the truth was that the cold had simply left the little one particularly susceptible to the wandering diptheria germ. When Chamberlain's cough remedy is given it quickly cures the cold and lessens the danger of diptheria or any other germ disease being contracted. For sale by all druggists. Citron Tree and the Bible was the citron tree the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden? Some persons think it was. In any event it appears that "citron" would often be the right rendering in passages where the authorized version of the Bible gives "apple." For instance, in the Proverbs, "A word fifty spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." And in the Song of Solomon, "As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons." And again, "Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples, for I am sick of love." A piano for its face value—a piano may be all right in its face and all wrong in the heart. I buy and sell pianos for their heart merit. Forty years of piano success. W. H. Lehman Eighth and Walnut Streets NOT ALL A COMPLIMENT. Vice's Pride In Husband's Success Had a Tide of Regret. The doctor and his wife had lived together four years. She was a widow then he met her. He was a physician I note. Their life together was a happy one and no quibbling had entered the home to set a bad example for their hopeful. But the wife had a reputation as a wit. Her witticisms and little sarcastic remarks were nown far and wide. Her friends had been with him, and he sting of them. The physician had been working with a hard case. He had spent day and night at the home of his patient and had won the fight or life. And he was accordingly well satisfied with himself. On his arrival home one evening he turned to his wife, saying: "You see, wiley dear! I have pulled my patient through. He is now well on the road to recovery." Yes, hubby, dear," returned the wife, and he much affection of your profession. You are so successful. Ah, I wish that I had met you five years sooner than I did. Then my poor, dear Billy would never have lived." CLEVER TRICK OF THIEVES. Use Offensive Odor of Onions to Aid In Shoepitting. "I incredible as it may seem," said Lecoq, the detective, "there are a number of shoplifters who steal by the agency of the onion. They abandoned men, before setting up upon their contemplated crimes, eat of raw onions abundantly. Then they stroll into the silversmith's or the haberdasher's or the jeweler's or those large solitaires surrounded with pigeon-blood rubles, please, says the jeweler thief. The clerk brings forth the tray of gems and, bending over it, the thief sighs with admiration. His face close to the clerks, he sighs again. And the clerk's nostrils quiver and he turns away his head. The inspection of diamonds continues for some minutes. Throughout the day, the clerk keeps turning his head away and hence it is no wonder at the day's end that a couple of costly rings are missing." A Dog Worth Knowing A Dog Worth Knowing. Two years ago a boy 14 years old named Edward Sweeney, living at Opelika, Ala., was followed home by a small dog. The animal was by no means good looking, and the boy was laughed at for having him around. Within a week, however, the dog brought home a five-dollar bill in his mouth. The next week he brought a silver dollar. Then he brought a pocket knife, and followed that with a dollar bill. There has hardly been a week in these two years that the dog has not found something. He makes it his business to hunt the streets and highways, and often travels a distance of 30 miles. Up to the present date he has found and brought home $38 in cash, besides many useful things. Women of Yezzo. The women of the island of Yezzo, whence it is supposed came the original inhabitants of Japan, have a very peculiar custom of making up their faces to look as though they have mustaches. These women are called Alnus, and upon the upper lip of each Alnus belle is tattooed something that resembles a long, flowing mustache. To possess an artistically tattooed ornament of the kind she attracts, and her chances of making a good matrimonial alliance are very small if she is not thus adorned. As a matter of fact, the men of the island choose their spouses more for the beauty of this tattooed design than the grace of form or charm of feature. The Pet Animal Stage. "Why don't you get you a cat?" asked her woman friend. "You wouldn't be half so lonely if you had some little live animal like that always around." "I haven't come to the animal stage yet, thank heaven," she replied. "When men and women lose all hope of human love they go to the animal kingdom, the men to the animals, the women to the cats; and they are right, perhaps, since faithfulness is to be found mainly among the animals; but as I say, I haven't quite arrived at that stage of the game yet." Her First Impressions "The first impression is the one you should always go by," the little grass widow advised. "I know by experience. I have never yet had a husband that I liked at first sight. He always had to win me. Then, after I had been married awhile, I invariably been keen, I impatiently kept that kept on getting worse and wore till I had to leave him. I shall never marry again," she finished, "unless I fall head over heels in love with him the first minute I meet him." Best Sleep of All "I see that an eminent physican declares that two hours of sleep before midnight are worth more than six after that hour." "Nonsense! Two hours of sleep after you're called. in the morning are worth more than anything else." Dull Times. "Hello!" said the funny man to Finnegan the undertaker. "I suppose your business is dead with you?" "Faith it's worse than that," replied Finnegan. "Shore, I haven't buried a living" soul in near a month." WHERE LOCATION IS --- Price Five Cents GAUGHT THE FAIR CULPRIT. How the Naval Officer Recovered His Lost Buttons. It happened on one of the United States cruisers now at Hampton road, as the Washington Herald. A lieutenant, having met two very charming ladies while ashore, invited them on board for luncheon. They came and were shown over the ship. They lingered long in the lieutenant's room, which was daintily furnished, and they admired his photograph of home, and left them there. Returning, he took them to luncheon and, having to go on duty in the afternoon, he excused himself as so as to get into uniform. Alas he found that every button on his best coat had been cut off and then he remembered that one of his fair guests has been rather important on the avenue question. He got her alone after luncheon and accused her of the theft and after some prevarication she confessed that the buttons were in her ornament. With some firmness the lieutenant led the cuirput to his cabin, pointed silently to the denuded coat on the sink, and gained needles on the wound, and gave them to the outside. In half an hour he returned, unlocked the door, found that his coat was once more in excellent order and then, with great gaiety, bowed the lady over the side. She has not been invited to luncheon on the same ship since. A FASHION FROM WAR. How Flat Watches Took Place of the Old-Time "Turnips." When the neat man takes unto himself a watch as thin as pachment he little thinks that that thin watch results from army regulations. Up to the time of the Allies taking Paris the ordinary watch was convex in shape and called from its outline a "turpill." The officers of the Russian and other armies objected to this because its bulbous form made the uniform of a man on parade look untidy, and because the watch fob. Here in Paris, however, they found that the watchmakers of the Palais Royal had contrived a chronometer which got over the difficulty. Flat watches were the fashion in Paris. The English when they appeared in the streets of the French capital marched in not in gala dress such as the others wore, but in the raiment which they had worn on cambain. Great was the innovation they had created, and they at once adopted the smart flat watch and brought it back to England for our own manufacturers to copy—London Standard. Paddy and Taxes. A voice from the jungle of Burma is heard in the following letter from a missionary correspondent to the Christian Herald: "The Lord has sent me $10 from a friend in New York, which will buy thatch for the three native houses and an addition to this one I live in and pay for its transport here oesides. Another gift also came and with it I have paid this new man's wages for one week, bought a small supply of dried fish, paid for a fresh supply of stamps and left a little for daily needs. Our store of rice is fast melting away and daily the prayer is offered at morning and one children and heathen visitors, that the Lord will send money for more rice, for paddy and for the taxes, which are now due." Creatures of the Wild. "Wild animals and birds are no more angelic than human beings. In every family, in every herd and in every cage, from tigers to doves, the strong bully and oppress the weak and drive them to the wall. Of all quadrupeds, deer are the greatest wolves, foxes are the meanest, apes the most cunning, bears the most consistent and open-minded, and elephants the most intellectual. Of birds, the most intelligent, the most philosophic, the cranes are the most domineering, the darters are the most treacherous, the gallinaceous birds have the least common sense, and the swimming birds are by far the quickest to recognize protection and accept it."—N. Y. Sun. Photographing the Mirage. The photograph represented a palm grove, a lake and a caravan of Indian camels and white-broiled Arabs moving in stately wise across the pale desert. "That is a picture of a mirage, or fata morgana," the traveler said. "I took it in the Sahara, not far from Tombuktook. There was really nothing there but sand—wastes on wastes of sand, but my dazzled eyes saw that mirage and my camera saw it, too. This is e only mirage picture I have. How can I see it? Egypt and in Morocco to photograph various mirages, but always in vain. There are scarcely six mirage photos in existence." Words and Deeds "There never was a time in my life, fellow citizens," exclaimed the candidate, "when I hadn't the courage to call a spade a spade!" "Yes," spoke up an old farmer in the audience; "and there never was a time in your life when you had the courage to take one in your hand!" A. Mlaunderstanding. In his bathing suit the little fellow was digging in the sand. "Why, Jimmy, said a lady, 'how tanned you are!' He continued to dig sullenly. "Did you hear me yell?" he asked, without looking up. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. XIV, No. 28. CITY NEWS. Mr. B. If you have relatives or friends visit us or city or town, please give a visit home; we call all the news news-Edii. Mr. J. B. Rush made a business trip a Burton Saturday. The Holiday Edition of the Bystander will be issued next week—look for it. Mrs. S. Joe Brown and Mrs. Gus S spent Sunday in Buxton, Ia., in business. Mr. Louis Watson spent his Thanksgiving in Knoxville and reports an enjoyable trip. The Men's League of Union Congregational church will hold their regular meeting at 3:30 Sunday. Mrs. Emma Pire returned home from Knoxville, Ia. last Thursday, after a brief visit with friends, being the most of Mrs. W. P. Bird while there. Has your clothing been cleaned for the winter? If not call up the continental Cleaners, W. C. Franklin manager. All kinds of dry cleaning. Not repairing. Work called for and advised. Both phones: Mutual 924, 972- M. 579 Seventh street. Mrs. Delila Coleman of Buxton is in city at the Mercy hospital to take treatment from Dr. Priestly. It is loved that she will have success. Quarterly Meeting at St Paul's A. E h Church Sunday, Dec. 15. Pre- eding Elder I. M. Gordon will be present. Miss Perkins of Buxton was a visitor in our city this week, also made a candidate call at the Metropolitan Realty. Our office while here The Gallanan club met at the home of Mr. E. B. Elliston Tuesday. The man was from Paslam. The spelling he was a success. The club adjourned a meet with Mrs. G. W. Scott, 24th and University. The suit of Att'y. S, Joe Brown quest the Bell Coffee Co. was on trial this week. The case was vigorously prosecuted by Att'y. Geo. H. Woodson of Oakbanks, and is now in the hands of Judge Cope who will render his decision later. A special program and supper at the Literary Friday evening the 20th a.m. The pastor, Rev. J. M. Harris will speak on "Not the College but the Man." An enjoyable surprise party was Monday evening by a few friends of Theodore Bell, who has been absent from the city for several months, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Bell 1300 Fremont street. The evening was spent in games and music, after which a three course lunch was served. The Cosmopolitan Art Club was en- trained on a Wednesday evening by Miss Maita Mash. The program consisted of short talks by the members Miss Tangha and Buckner were added to the membership. After the program reunions were served Beginning December the 15th, 1907 and lasting until January 15th, 1908, the expander will be sent to any address in the United States for $1.00, for one year, if the money accompanies order. You must send direct to the office. North Star Lodge No. 2. A. F. & A. E. elected the following officers for the envisioning year: Chas. B. Woods, W. Leslie Williams, S. W., James Mitchell, W. Jw; Wm. Buckner, Treasury H. E. Jacobs, Secretary. The public installation will be held Thursday evening, the 28th inst. at the hall, lath and Center. The musical concert given by Mrs. Wm. Coalson at Union Congregational church Dec. 6, was a grand success. Each number was enored to the echo. Coalson extends many thanks to the friends and participants for their assistance. Quarterly meeting at the Burns M. M. church Sunday, Dec. 22. The Rev. A. H. Higgins, D. D., Presiding Minister will presch. Sacramental Services at 10 p. m. All the city pastors and congregations are expected in the after time. Rev. J. M. Harris, pastor WANTED--Colored ladies everywhere to sell our toilet articles manufactured especially for our race, the people of America, Splendid county to make money. Most small terms. Full size packages FREE who will use the preparation of their own toilet. FREE premiums to their agents and customers. Devote part or all of your time. Write for particulars. Secure exclusive territory. Have a pleasant and profitable business of your own. Men want the paper. The Burton Toilet Goods Co. Century Blk, St. Joseph, Don't fall to see Damon and Pythias at St. Paul's A. M. E. church December 19th. For benefit of band. Nothing doing until after Dec. 26th, Charity Lodge No. 2192, G. U. of O. F. will give a an Oyster and Wine Supper in Cycling Hall, Sixth and Locust streets. Everybody invited. Admission, single tickets 75c; per couple $1.00. Music by Kromer's orchestra. The Des Moines Negro Lyceum met at the宅. m. and Mrs. S. J. Brown where an enthusiastic meeting was held. After the transaction of much business, a discussion in which the two great American characters, Lincoln and Washington, were 'placed in contrariety. Poignant talks were made pro and con by Miss Carey, Hockady, Hyde, Hammett, Reeves and Taylor. Att'y. Woodson was introduced in and in his eloquent and inimitable way made a short but brilliant talk. The club adjourned to meet in their public demonstration at St. Paul's Chapel Dec. 17. KEOKUK NOTES Saturday evening Dec. 7, Mes. Emmia Teeban delightfully entertained the I. C. M. N, M. O, E. club at her home 407. Blondesne street. The horse was hand-simply decorated for the occasion. The color scheme in the dining room being pink and white A dainty four course lunchon was served by the hostess. The Sunshine club of the A, M. E, church will give a game supper Dec. 21 to which all are invited. Mrs. Geo, Anbhy who resides at 1307 Morgan street has been quite ill for a few days. Ers. Amos Johnson and son Wilbert who have been visiting in California with Mrs. Johnson's mother for the past year, returned home Saturday evening. A delightful surprisery given by Miss Beatrice Brooks and Miss Queenie Green, in honor of Miss Ebbel May Wilson at her home 1321 Morgan street. Miss Wilson is one of Keckuk's popular young ladies, who has been spending the summer in Chicago. There were about tirty guests present. The evening was pleasantly spent in games of varion, kinds. The music was furnished by Prof. Morton, who rendered beautiful music for the occasion. Mrs. Nannie Jefferson left Sunday morning for Chicago, called there by the serious illness of her daughter, Maude Jefferson. Little Beulah Anderson has been quite ill for the past ten days at her pome on Fourteenth and Fulton street She is recovering quite rapidly. Mr Otis E Fields left Friday Nov. 28th for Chicago. He is employed with his uncle in the Steel Works in South Chicago. For any of the ordinary diseases of the skin Ghamberlain's Salve is excellent. It not only allays the itching and smarting but effects a cure^a. For sale by all druggists. MONMOUTH, ILL, ITEMS. No question. Thanksgiving dinner excelled any we have had for years, being managed by Mrs. Tomas and Mr. Roper. It was not only a success financially but one of the most pleasant affairs we have enjoyed for a time. The Second Baptist church is now in the midst of a great revival, having with them the Dr. Botts of Missouri, one of the ablest preachers of their connection. No doubt there will be much good accomplished by their effort. The A M. E. church is now being favored by their pastor, Rev. S. M. Dowell, of a series of sermons on the history of Israel, beginning at the call of Abraham. His sermons being delivered in his usual eloquent manner on Sunday nights to a full house. Next Sunday is our first Quarterly meeting of this conference year. We are anticipating a high day in Zion because the church is alive, both spiritually and financially. The Miss's Allen and Boulder of Galesburg worshiped with us last Sunday morning. Come again ladies and bring your friends anytime you want to hear a good sermon. Miss Ora Morris spent last Sunday in Macomb visiting her grandparents. Mrs. Eliza Skinner and Mrs. Ida Corn of Galesburg were Monmouth visitors Sunday. Rev. J. E. Skinner of St Louis arrived in the city Saturday to spend the holidays. Mrs. Belle Brown of Springfield spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. Sarah Floyd. Dr. E. A. LEE DENTIST. Ninth and Park Sts. Seamless Gold Crowns. Bridges and Plate work a Specialty. EXAMINATIONS FREE. CLARINDA ITEMS Theodore Pemberton and Miss Philia Louner were married at the home of her mother, Mrs. A. J. Reed, Thanksgiving day in the presence of forty guests, three-course luncheon was held, and three desserts were received. She was named Inda's best young ladies. We are in hopes she will decide to remain in Clarinda. She is one of our greatest church workers, most especially Sunday superintendent. We all wish them a happy and prosperous life. Mrs. John will entertain the Ladies' Art club. The club is doing nicely. They will have a paper on the first chapter of psalm first and second verse. Miss Margery Louner will leave the twenty-second for Bedford to visit Mrs. John. Mrs. Joseph Jones received a pleasant visit from her sister, Mrs. Georgia Howe of Bedford. Mrs. Banks and family have returned from Omaha to spend the winter at home. Mrs. Kate Jones served a dinner at her home from 1:30 until 6:30 in honor of her father. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pemberton will be at home after December 9th. Mrs. Joseph Jones gave a 6 o'clock dinner Saturday afternoon. Mrs. H. Drake expects to leave soon for Kansas City for a short visit. Miss Susie Lee returned home from Gravity Saturday evening. She reports of having a good time. The Literary society of the A. M. E. church is doing splendid work this year. Miss Savannah Smith of Coin was the guest of Miss Mattie Wright over Sunday. Mrs. Georgia Howe and baby returned home this morning, after a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Jones. OTTUMWA NEWS. Mrs. Pollard of Kirksville, Mo., spent Thanksgiving in the city. The stork has visited three homes in this city recently. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn are the proud parents of a son. Rev. and Mrs. Batchler have a visitor in the person of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks lost their little son last week. The fall fair at the A. M. E. church was a decided success. Mr. William Downey is quite ill. The colored Baptist church served the poor. Miss Maitte Foster and E. Martin spent Thanksgiving in Kirkville, Mo. Mr. Magill of Galesburg spent Thanksgiving in the city. THE MOLINE GREETINGS. The Young People's Sunday club held its regular meeting at the church Sunday. A large crowd was present and the discussion was as follows: "Is a Woman Responsible For the Lack of Ambition in a Man or He Himself?" It was led by Miss Zadie Saunders. Miss Mabel Hall departed for West Liberty Hall. Monday to visit her uncle for a few days. The Aid Society and Stewardess of St. Paul's church gave their annual Thanksgiving dinner and supper at the Art Gallery. A very neat sum was raised. Mr. Udell Tomlin of Muscatine, Iowa, spent Thanksgiving day in the city. Miss Mabel Hall entertained two of her friends at luncheon Sunday evening. The Tabernacle Baptist church gave their annual dinner at the Masonic Hall Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. H. Hardin entertained the Misses Mabel Hall, Mabel Tarver, Clara Tarver, Daisy Settles and Zadie Saunders at dinner Thanksgiving. Were callers at Moline Sunday were callers in Moline Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood entertained at a dinner party Sunday. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bright of Davenport and Mr. and Mrs. James Colquit of this city. Mrs. Penny and children from Monmouth, Ill., spent the last two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Bradley. The Misses Mabel Tarver, Alice Gorman, Frances Moppins, Daisy Settles and Clara Tarver gave a reception in honor of their pastor, Rev. T. W. Lewis and family, in the parlors of the church November 21. A very large number of friends highly valued the hospitality of ladies and ladies of the church, and Huebs of Dauport Mr. Raymond Hughes of Davenport sport, the evening in Moline Friday. spent the evening in home Trudy. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Settles entertained Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Tarver at dinner Sunday. When to Go Home. From the Bluffton, Ind. Banners: "When tired out, go home. When you want consolation, go home. When you want fun, go home. When you want to show others that you have reformed, go home and let your family ggt acquainted with the fact. When you want to show yourself at your best go home and do the act there. When you feel like being extra liberal go home and practice on your wife and children first. When you want to shine with extra brilliance go home and light up the whole household." To which we would add, when you have a bad cold go home and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and a quick cure is certain for sale by all drtgglists. GALESBURG, ILL. Mr. I. McGill is visiting his daughter in Ottumwa. Mr. Clarence Carter entertained Wednesday evening in honor of the Byron Brothers. Mr. Anderson and daughter and Mrs. Rebecca Logan of Milwaukee spent a few days last week in St David and Canton. Miss Leda Berry entertained a few friends at her home last week. Mrs. Julia Davis entertained Sunday at dinner in honor of Miss Rhoda Shaw of the University. Miss Lillian Palmer of Rock Island spent Thanksgiving in this city. Mrs. Belle Lowrie gave an interesting song recital in the Second Baptist church. The recital was under the auspices of the Thimble Circle. Master Johany Johnson of Chicago is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Rowen Johnson. Mrs. Richard Smith entertained at dinner Friday. The A. M. E. church closed their rally Friday evening. Those who assisted in soliciting are to be complimented, as nearly $200 was raised. DUBUQUE, IOWA. Thanks giving service at the A. M. E. church was a grand occasion, which resulted into about $50, all of which we gave to the church for their liberal, donations, and will say any preacher that can't live here had quit the job and try his calling; so he have a fine set of young men on the church to trustees who have the church at heart. MOBERLY, MO Rev. F. Bates, pastor of the Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, has resigned his position as pastor of that church to take affect March 1st, 1908. Miss Carrie Johnson, who has been very ill at her home on West Coat street, has settled better. Mr. Arthur Dilworth returned home Thursday from Cameron very sick. He is having a very severe attack of the rheumatism. Mrs. Amanda Merchant is in the city visiting some of her old friends. Mr. Ollie Evans and wife have moved to their new home on William street. Rev. J. D. Evans visited Lincoln school Monday afternoon. Quite an exciting fire broke out in the Wabash shops Monday afternoon. Not much damage was done. Mrs. Carter and her son, Edward, wished to thank this volunteer. Mrs. Carter is one of Huntsville's oldest citizens. We are glad to announce that Mrs. Belle Thompson is improving rapidly. Mrs. Thompson is the grand treasurer for the Sisters of the Mysterious Tor. We are glad to say that about fifty colored men are working in the Wabash shops at this place. We are only asking our white brothers to give us a chance and we will show them that we are working. Prof. A. B. Bolden received a telegram from his sister Tuesday informing him of the death of her son, James Cropp, who has been making his home in Moorow, Mo. Mr. Cropp has resigned his position in the shop of Mr. Aderbury and is now working for Mr. A. W. Hurley. BURLINGTON, IOWA Thursday a. m., December 5, at her home, 1033 Brook street, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary Emanuel. Her malediction name was Chattman, being married at the age of 15 years to Meredith Palmer in Lincoln county, Missouri. To this union were born seven children, and she came to Burlington in 1864 and was married in 1874 to Mr. William Emanuel. She was a devoted member of the A. M. E. church for more than thirty-one years and her great assistance will ever be remembered. She was also a member of the Industrial Art club. She was known throughout the country and was a generous and was respected to the highest. Her memory will ever be cherished by all who knew her. Mrs. Emanuel leaves to mourn her loss a husband, William Emanuel; one sister, Mrs. S. Florence of Lincoln county, Missouri; five sons, George and Thornton Palmer of Lincoln county, Missouri; Sias, Chies, and William Palmer of Lincoln county, Missouri; five Mrs. O. Spheres of Chicago, Ill, Mrs. J. Watkins, Mrs. R. Pleasant, Mrs. A. Newton and Miss Ida Palmer of Burlington, also eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. The funeral was held at the A. M. e. Church Sunday p. m. at 2:30, Rev. E. G. Jackson officiating. Prayer by Rev. Bolling of the choir were applied to. The choir selections were applied to. The trianglent sang very beautiful. Pall bearers were Messrs. J. Brooks, J. Watkins, son-in-law, James Brooks, A. Mitchell, John and Archie Brown, grand children. Our loss is heaven's gain. Mrs. Jane Florence and Mrs. May Gordon of Louisiana, Mo., Mrs. Mille Jack of Jacksonville, Ill., Mrs. L. Palmer of Jacksonville, Ill., Mrs. Fred Graham, Mrs. G. Coleman and daughter of Kookuk attended the funeral of Mrs. Emanuel. BURLINGTON ITEMS Mrs. S. Cook is in the city, the guest of Miss Nellie Johnson. Mrs. Elsic Williams entertained Miss Lena and Nellie Johnson, Miss Shepard, Drew, L. L. Tyler and Fred Wimpey. The fair dinner given by the Industrial Club at G. A. R. hall was quite a success. Mrs. J. F. Trent entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson and Mrs. Lincoln Cook at dinner Thanksgiving. Grace George is able to be out, after suffering with rheumatism for months. Last week occurred the death of Mr. George. He was being been sick but a short time with rheumatism. Funeral was held at the Chapel on Valley street. Mr. Taylor leaves a wife and one son. Mrs. Lincoln Cook is in the city for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Lizzie Mitchell is suffering with a bad cold. Little Irvin Young fell and broke his jaw last week, but is getting along very nicely. Mrs. Nan Jackson is indisposed. Mrs. Bert Johnson is visiting with 'his mother on Washington street. Mrs.-Cheek's son, Andrew, was in the city last week from Thursday till Monday, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Anne Baker of South Fourth street. Mrs. Cheek and son are from Eureka, IH. Mr. Goings of Keokuk is visiting in the city. You should take advantage of the Bystander's $1 rate during the holidays CEDAR RAPIDS. On last Tuesday evening at Bethel A. M. E. church occurred the graduation of Bible and normal traing class, which has been under the superintendency of Mrs. A. Ford for some time. Rev. and Mrs. Phillips were in attendance and both made excellent addresses to the class. A splendid paper by Mrs. A. M. Boyd on the S. S. teacher was also read. Mrs. A. M. E. teacher was full readings on the Burial of Moses. Other addresses were made by Rev. Ford and the pastor, Rev. W. A. Moore. The evening concluded with a social in the basement and the entire affair was fine. Mrs. A. E. Price was hostess for the J. S. y. club last Wednesday. The afternoon was musical study and many profitable and interesting points were brought out. So much so that the subject will be reviewed later. Mrs. J. J. and slater, Miss Elisse, were visitors. We are sorry to learn of the departure from the city of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Martin. Mrs. Martin will be sorely missed in the clubs and Sunday school. We wish them the heartiest in their new home in Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Chatman have returned to their home in Rock Island, after a few weeks' stay in our city. Little Gold, Green, is desperately Little Goldie Green is dangerously ill with pneumonia. Logan Marshall has been quite ill with pneumonia, but is much improved now. Mrs. Anna Boyd is also improving slowly. Mrs. and Mrs. Andrew Gray were host and hostess of a party last Wednesday evening. All had a most delightful time. Mrs. E. C. Thomas is visiting friends in Keokuk. The Odd Fellows will give a grand banquet in their hall Xmas night. The usual good time is promised. He is preparing to have an Xmas ladder this year in place of the tree as usual. A special program will also be given. Mr. Walter Martin is at home for a few weeks visiting relatives. Mr. Oddie Thorpe, who has been in the employ of Mr. J. Baker for some months past, left for a few weeks' visit at his home in Macomb, Ill. Continue to look for the agent. About Digestion. It is not the quantity of food taken but the amount digested and simulated that gives strength and vitality to the system. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver and enable them to perform their functions. The result is rellish for your food, increased strength and weight, greater endurance and a clear head. Prices 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by all druggists. PLEA FOR SELF-RELIANCE. Charles G. Dawes' Good Advice to Young Men in Business. This is a hard world in business. It always has been and always will be. There are many good and generous men in it. There are many who will lend a help hand to you in your adversity, but in the time of need you will need to help. You who tried to get you to embark in speculation with your little surplus, and to sell you something which would help you to "easy money." Be self-reliant. Make your own investment into investments. When you cannot, put your money in a good savings bank. Distrust the financial system. Be critical of the logical demagogue. Keep your hand on your nookbook as you travel life. —first, to give always in proportion to your means to those who are poorer; second, to hold from those who would take through force or fraud what you need for yourself and yours. You will then, writes Mr. Dawes in the Saturday Evening Post, have your hand where most of the other fellows have only their eyes. In this alone you will have the advantage of them. How Diotherla Is Contarcted One often hears the expression, "My child caught a severe cold which developed into diphtheria," when the truth was that the cold had simply left the little one particularly susceptible to the wandering diphtheria germ. When Chamberlain's Cough remedy is given it quickly cures the cold and lessens the danger of diphtheria or any other germ disease being contracted. For sale by all druggists. Citron Tree and the Bible. Was the citron tree the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden? Some persons think it was. In any event it appears that "citron" would often be the right rendering in passages where the authorized version of the Bible gives "apple." For instance, in the Proverbs, "A word fifty spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." And in the Song of Solomon, "As the apple tree among the trees, of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons." And again, "Stay me with flags, comfort me with apples, for I am sick of love." A piano for its face value - a piano may be all right in its face and all wrong in the heart. I buy and sell pianos for their heart merit. Forty years of piano success. W. H. Lehman Eighth and Walnut Streets NOT ALL A COMPLIMENT. Vice's Pride In Husband's Success Had a Tinge of Regret. The doctor and his wife had lived to together four years. She was a widow when he met her. He was a physician of note. Their life together was a happy one and no quibbling had entered the home to set a bad example for their hopeful. But the wife had a reputation as a wit. Her witticism and little sarcastic remarks were all ill board of them. They had all felt the sting of them. The physician had been working with a hard case. He had spent day and night at the home of his patient and had won the fight for life. And he was accordingly well satisfied with himself. On his arrival home one evening he turned to his wife, saying: "You see, wifey dear! I have pulled my patient through. He is now well on the road to recovery." She hubby, dear," returned the wife, saying: "You see, wifey dear! Your profession. You are so successful. Ah, I wish that I had met you five years sooner than I did. Then my poor, dear Billy would never have died." CLEVER TRICK OF THIEVES. Use Offensive Odor of Onions to Aid in Shioplifting. "I incredible at it may seem," said Lecoq, the detective, "there are a number of shoplifters who steal by the agency of the onion. These abandoned men, before setting out upon their contemplated crimes, eat of raw onions abundantly. Then they stroll into the silversmith or the haberdasher's or the jeweler's that they propose to rob. 'Show me those large solitaires surrounded with pigeon-blood rubles, please,' says the jeweler thief. The clerk brings forth the tray of gem and bondage it, the thief sighs with admiration. His face close to the clerks, he sighs again. And the clerk's nostrils and he turns away his head. The inspection of diamonds continues for some minutes. Throughout it the cliff keeps breathing hard, the clerk keeps turning his head away and hence it is no wonder at the day's end that a couple of costly rings are missing." A Dog Worth Knowing Two years ago a boy 14 years old named Edward Sweeney, living at Opelika, Ala. was followed home by a small dog. The animal was bob-tailed and squint-eyed and by no means good looking, and the boy was laughed at for having him around. He was brought home by a brought home a five-dollar bill in his mouth. The next week he brought a silver dollar. Then he brought a pocket knife, and followed that with a dollar bill. There has hardly been a week in these two years that the dog has not found something. He makes it his business to hunt the dogs and dislike them at 30 miles. Up to the present date he has found and brought home $33 in cash, besides many useful things. Women of Yezzo. The women of the island of Yezzo, whence it is supposed came the original inhabitants of Japan, have a very peculiar custom of making up their faces to look as though they have mustaches. These women are called Alnus, and upon the upper lip of each Alnu bella is tattooed something that resembles a long, flowing mustache. To possess an artistically tattooed ornament of this kind marks a woman as especially attractive and her chances of making a good marriagemake are greatly enhanced, she is not thus adorned. As a matter of fact, the men of the island choose their spouses more for the beauty of this tattooed design than the grace of form or charm of feature. The Pet Animal Stage "Why don't you get you a cat?" asked her woman friend. "You wouldn't be half so lonely if you had some little live animal like that always around." "I haven't come to the animal stage yet, thank heaven," she replied. "When men and women lose all hope of human love they go to the animal kingdom, the men to the animals, the women to the cats; and they are right, perhaps, since faithfulness is to be found mainly among the animals; but as I say, I haven't quite arrived at that stage of the game yet." Her First Impressions. "The first impression is the one you should always go by," the little grass widow advised. "I know by experience. I have never yet had a husband that I liked at first sight. He always had to win me. Then, after I had been married awhile, I invariably went back to my first impression of my husband. I was worse till I had to leave him. I shall never marry again," she finished, "unless I fall head over heels in love with him the first minute I meet him." Best Sleep of All. "I see that an eminent physician declares that two hours of sleep before midnight are worth more than six after that hour." "Nonsense! Two hours of sleep after you're called in the morning are worth more than anything else." Dull Times. "Hello!" said the funny man to Finnegan the undertaker. "I suppose your business is dead with you?" "Faith, it's worse than that," replied Finnegan, "Shure, I haven't buried a livin' soul in near a month." --- GAUGHT THE FAIR CULPRIT. Now the Naval Officer Recovered His Lost Buttons. It happened on one of the United States cruisers now at Hampton roadside, the Washington Herald. A lieutenant, having met two very charming ladies while ashore, invited them on board for luncheon. They came on and were shown over the ship. They lingered long in the lieutenant's room, which was daintily furnished, and they were soon seated. When he was summoned on deck he left them there. Returning, he took them to luncheon and, having to go on duty in the afternoon, he excused himself so as to get into uniform. Alas! he found that every button on his best coat had been cut off and then he remembered that one of his fair guest had been rather importunate on the luncheon. He asked the luncheon and accused her of the thief and after some prevarication she confessed that the buttons were in her cravings. With some firmness the lieutenant led the cuckpit to his cabin, pointed silently to the denuded coat on the bunk, produced needle and thread and, going out, locked the door on the outside. In half an hour he returned, unlocked the door, found the luggage in the order and then, with great gas entry, bowed the lady over the side. She has not been invited to luncheon on the same ship since. A FASHION FROM WAR. How Flat Watches Took Place of the Old-Time "Turnips." when the neat man takes unto himself a watch as thin as pearlenth little thinks that that thin watch results from army regulations. Up to the time of the Allies taking Paris the ordinary watch was convex in shape and called from its outline a "turpil." The officers of the Russian and other armies objected to this because its bulbous form made the uniform of a man on parade look untidy, and because it was too heavy for the fob. Here in Paris, however, they found that the watchmakers of the Palais Royal had contrived a chronometer which got over the difficulty. Flat watches were the fashion in Paris. The English when they appeared in the streets of the French capital marched in not in gala dress such as the others wore, but in the salient which they had worn on campher, which they had worn on their hammers created. But they at once adopted the smart flat watch and brought it back to England for our own manufacturers to copy. London Standard. Paddy and Taxes A voice from the jungle of Burma is heard in the following letter from a missionary correspondent to the Christian Herald: "The Lord has sent me $10 from a friend in New York, which will buy thatch for the three native houses and an addition to this one I live in and pay for its transport here oresides. Another gift also came and with it I have paid this new man's wages for one week, bought a small supply of dried fish, paid for a fresh supply of stamps and left a little for daily needs. Our store of rice last month, adding to daily the preparation is offered at morning and evening worship, before the children and beathen visitors, that the Lord will send money for more rice, for paddy and for the taxes, which are now due." Creatures of the Wild "Wild animals and birds are no more angelic than human beings. In every family, in every herd and in every cage, from tigers to doves, the strong bully and oppress the weak and drive them to the wall. Of all quadrupeds, deer are the greatest fools, wolves are the meanest, apes the most cunning, bears the most consistent and open-minded, and elephants the most intellectual. Of birds, the most intelligent are the most philosophic, the cranes are the most domineering, the darters are the most treacherous, the gallinaceous birds have the least common sense, and the swimming birds are by far the quickest to recognize protection and accept it."—N. Y. Sun. Photographing the Mirage. The photograph represented a palm grove, a lake and a caravan of indian camels. I was walking a long way across the pale desert. "That is a picture of a mirage, or fata morgana," said the traveler. "I took it in the Sahara, not far from Tombuktook. There was really nothing there but sand—wastes on wastes of sand, but my dazzled eyes saw that mirage and my camera saw it, too. This is e only mirage picture I have seen. I was in Egypt and in Morocco to photograph various mirages, but always in vain. There are scarcely six mirage photos in existence." Words and Deeds "There never was a time in my life, fellow citizens," exclaimed the candidate, "when I hadn't the courage to call a spade a spade!" "Yeah," spoke up an old farmer in the audience; "and there never was a time in your life when you had the courage to take one in your hand!" A. Misunderstanding In his bathing suit the little fellow was digging in the sand. "Why, Jimmy, said a lady, 'how tanned you are!' He continued to dig sullenny. "Did you hear me yell!" he asked, without looking up. . ```markdown ``` The Girls Who Are Snapped Up. All young men are not ally, and apt to be fascinated by a pretty face when more enduring charms are lacking. Marriage in a serious affair, and thus they contemplate it when looking for a wife. It is no wonder, then, says the New York Weekly, that the girls described below are the first to be snapped up when they appear in the matrimonial market: The girl who is her mother's right hand in household matters, and who is not above taking an interest in the most trivial things in connection with household duties. The girl who is a bright, entertaining companion, and who has ever a kind word and pleasant amile for those around. The girl who is always neatly dressed, no matter if with inexpensive materials, and who never dresses loudly or in questionable taste. The girl who can adapt herself to any society, and who never puts on alrs and who would scorn to do an action of which all the world might not know. The girl who, in an emergency, can turn her hand to anything, from cooking the family dinner to retrimming an old hat. The girl who is unselfish enough to give up some pleasure of her own to benefit another, and does not consider herself aggrieved at having to do so. The girl who can talk of more important things than dress or the last new play, and who can listen intelligently when deeper subjects are introduced. Belgium and the Congo The latest turn in Congo affairs is the decision of the special commission of the Belgian chamber, by vote of nine to seven, not to interfere with the king's control of the budget of the proposed African colony. The world must, then, hereafter hold Belgium itself and its people responsible for the misgovernment attributed to Leopold, declares the Boston Transcript. It is evident that public opinion regarding this "open sore of modern civilization" must be concentrated rather upon the supine community which tolerates a money-making king in his atrocious exploitation of fifteen to twenty millions of unhappy natives rather than upon the case-hardened old sinner himself. Still, as shown by the size of the minority of the commission in this vote, there is a large and respectable opposition to the scandalous commercialism which has made the name Congo Free State a sinister joke and fraud. The president of the State Agricultural college of North Carolina is a real reformer. He advised the students to substitute man-to-man fighting in the open, for haring, and the students have taken up the system with enthusiasm. There have already been encounters with from 60 to 75 men on each side, with some broken noses and numerous black eyes, but that is vastly better, remarks the Indianapolis Star, than having a crowd jump on one unfortunate and maltreat him. If college classes wish to demonstrate their physical prowess, what can be fairer than an open, fair fight, on equal terms? And that is American, for this country takes no stock in speaking, cowardly or underhand methods. The most valuable opal in the world is to be seen in the imperial cabinet at Vienna. Another, worn by the Empress Josephine, known as the "Burning of Troy," which only is a little less magnificent, is in the possession of the marchioness of Butte. How the idea arose in the first instance that the "broken rainbow of the unlucky opal" brought ill luck it is not easy to tell. Some algeae that the word is derived from the Greek for an eye, that the gem shares the evil influence of a peacock's feather and acts as a spy in the house; others that the opal only got its reputation after Sir Walter Scott had connected it with bad luck in "Anne of Gelerstein." An incident which shows how secure women have made their place in the industrial structure of the times has lately occurred in Rhode Island. A woman who had worked for a single great manufacturing concern for 35 years was discharged for causes which her fellow workers, men as well as women, believed to be unjust. The whole power of the trade union, involving all the 5,000 employees, of both sexes, was brought to bear, to secure a fair hearing for this one working woman. When you enter a shop stat, just what you want. For then the merchant can be intelligently to work to sell you something else. The great law of commerce is to sell people what they don't want. What they do want will sell itself. Canada has just made us a present of another strip of Alaskan territory which belonged to us because we bought it from Russia. In order that there may be no bitter feelings this time let us extend hearty thanks. We should cultivate daily the garden of our own soul and heart, rooting out the weeds and nettles of envy, malice and tyranny, leaving nothing beod, bloom and fruit but hope, beauty, mercy, truth, moderation and benevolence. Surgical operations may be per formed upon Pittsburgh schoolboy who held in the studies. Get busy. Hope. If it is successful in Pittsburgh the practice may be adopted else where. IOWA STATE NEWS Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth. Jefferson Farm Shoots Himself And Dies At Her Feet. Jefferson.—For love of his neighbor's wife, who had first accepted his advances, but who at the crucial moment decided she loved her home and her babies more, D. H. Breeze, a wean thy farmer, 34 years of age, seized a bullet crashing through his brain. He fell at the feet of her. He was home and her husband, W. W. Fitch, a railroad contractor, witnessed the tragic affair. Six months ago, Fitch went away from home, called by his business. During his visit, she was a handsome woman, 40 years of age, and the mother of two children. He was spurned at first, but he persevered. He won. Weeks ago he pledged him that she would seek a divorce and All this was while the husband was busy in the west with his men and his teams working on a railroad contract. A few days ago he was in the presence of ignorance of the true condition of affairs. Then, instead of getting mad and going after the wrecker of his home with a gun, he adopted new tactics. His proceeded to win the battle. He decided that she still loved her home and her babies. Breese, too, persisted in his suit. Finally the wife called him and with her husband the whole matter was gone over. Breese pleaded with her husband, sue for divorce and marry him. The wife remained obdurate to his pleaings. Finally as the husband strode away, Breese called to the husband and entreated him, give him a gift. He was done with the affair and would have nothing more to do with it. Breese made one last faint appeal to the woman, whipped out a gun and placing it in the arm of a bullet crashing through his brain. Breece was wealthy. He owned considerable property in the vicinity of Jefferson and Glidden. Three weeks ago, while he held the assurance of Mrs. Fitch that she would sue for a divorce and wed him, he deeded to her a farm of 40 acres. When his death was found a note unsigned. It declared that if he could not have the woman he loved he did not care to live. FERREN GIVEN FIVE YEARS. Clearfield Banker Pleaded Gulity to Charge Against Him Bedford—W, A. Ferren, wrecker of the defunct Farmers' State bank of Cleareday, entered a plea of guilty on one of the many indictments against him and was sentenced by Judge Tommer to five years' imprisonment at hard labor at the penitentiary at Fort Madison. The expeditious manner in which this matter has been handled by the bank, and the precedent established is one other counties could well afford to follow. In June, 1968, the condition of the bank became known and Ferren, the cashier, disappeared. Ferren mentions the jury against Ferren, and Sheriff Humphrey at once began the search for his man. He worked quietly but effectively, and on Aug. 24 last, he arrested Ferren at Kansas City and lodged him in jail. In just a trifle over ninety days later Ferren was sentenced to penitentiary serving, a five year sentence. The plea of guilty came somewhat as a surprise, as able lawyers had been employed by Ferren and seemed to be the most powerful long legal battle. The idea seemed to be to fight for time and wear the prosecution out with continuances and delays. However, a ruling of Judge R. H. Moore and brought the matter to a focus. Fifty Poisoned by Chicken. Fifty Polished by Chicken. Davenport — inbound, bound of fifty people, attended by Lutheran church supper, are suffering from stromaine poisoning, received from eating chicken which is supposed to have been poisoned in cold storage. The poison took effect on the chicken between the hours of 2 and 6 a.m. nearly every physician in Davenport was summoned to attend the patients. The younger patients have most all recovered, but many of the older people are still in a dangerous condition. So far no deaths have occurred. Dubuquers Polished by Pie. Dubuque — Mrs. James Grue and her four children were polished from eating mince pie, and, for a time it was possible to eat the Grue and a daughter, Elizabeth, the poisoning would prove fatal. After several hour's work on the part of physicians, all members of the family were brought out of danger. It was impossible to ascertain the nature of the poisoning, but that the pie was made from mince meat that was somewhat old and unfit for use. Atlantic--Mrs. W. A. McCue, wife of a farmer living near Cumberland, shot herself in the side with a 88-pallet revolver, and her death followed three-quarter of an hour later. Her husband and 5-year-old child were witnesses of the accident. Mrs. McCue's husband had handed her the revolver to put away. She turned the gun up, pulled and pulled the trigger, as she sank to the floor Mrs. McCue exclaimed, "I didn't know it was loaded. I didn't mean to do that." **Prune Pudding.** Slow half a pound of prunes until soft, stone and chop. Add half a pound of sliced chopped dates, half a cup of English walnuts and half a cup sugar. Mix well and add stillly beaten whites of three eggs. Cook 30 minutes in a hot oven and serve cold with cream. **Apple Salad.** Take red apples; polish; dig out inside and fill with applesauce and marmalate. Serve on ice of brittle, cowrie apple over with mycorrhizae bran. Attorney General Tells County Attorney He Must Act. Council Bluffs—County Attorney Hess declares that Council Bluffs must be good and obey the laws of Iowa, especially its liquor laws, to the letter. In brief, he says that the lid must go on. His action is prompted by the stand taken by Attorney General Byers that county attorneys must live up to their duty or get out. The edict of County Attorney-Hess has caused something of a sensation, and that a large proportion of the saloons of this city and county will be forced out of business, is believed certain, for with the shortened hours and other restrictions of them of the county to exist. The letter to County Attorney Hess from Attorney General, Byers was dated Dec. 5, and was brief and to the point. Attorney General Byers opened by saying: "The plaintiffs have been made to me about the manner in which the saloons are operating in your county, and especially in the city of Council Bluffs. This condition of affairs must not be allowed to continue." Byers also said that he will harden to comply with the mulet law, or go out of business." Although no reference is made to the gambling houses of this city, public interest will not center in them, and there will be much speculation regarding them, when asked if he would also proceed against the gambars: "The grand jury meets five times a year, and will convene again Jan. 10, and no one has ever been refused an audience there." The liquor dealers place the shrinkage that will follow as high as 40 per cent. MACKOWN SET FREE. Jury Declares Alleged Embezzler Not Guilty Fort Dodge,—"Not guilty" was the verdict brought in by the jury in the case of George Kackown, charged with embezzling $10,000 from the Northwestern Felt Shoe company of Webster City. The jury was out over twenty/four hours before it reported. Judge Evans took occasion to rebuke the jurors severely for their finding in the case. His remarks zero to the effect that under the eviction doubt as to the guilt of the defense ant and the verdict was evidently the result of sympathy or prejudice. He concluded his remarks by stating that he did not think the verdict was correct. It is reported that the jury stood eight for acquittal and four for conviction from the start. One after another he stated that the strongest point for George Maskown, and the one which more than all else was responsible for clearing him, was the fact that the company collected money from the jury on invoices which they claimed during the trial to be false. YEGGMEN TRAPPED Had Blown Safe at Haskine and Fecand on Handcar Ottumwa—Two safe blowers of the yegmen type were handdoubled and placed in irons as they stepped from the train at this place. Sheriff T. H. McCarthy following them from Eldon, where they transferred from a handcar to the train after blowing a safe at Haskins in Washington county, where they were blown by the two men gave their names as Frank and George Howard. They were heavily armed and carried burglar appliances when arrested. The safe of a general store and a shop in the city, the two men at an early hour. The noise attracted the attention of the night marshal who shadowed the men to the railroad yards. Here they broke open a section house, stole a fire car and boarded the train the marshal followed in a carriage, notified the sheriff, T. H. McCarthy, at Eldon, and when the two safe blowers boarded the train the sheriff was also a passenger. The train stopped at this place the sheriff alighted first. As the two men stepped to the platform they were arrested. Big Judgment Sells Cheap Storm Lake—At a sale of assets of the defunct First National bank, a judgment of $37,176 against W. E. Brown sold for $11; a judgment of $22 against Donald Hill, sold for $202. The latter had some collateral which went with the judgment. Dubuque Judge Hide Saloon Man. Dubuque—Judge Benson finned W. E. Brown, a saloonkeeper, $200 and perpetually enjoined him from conducting a saloon in the county for violating a mulit injunction issued last June. Iowa City, Roy 14, Killed. Iowa City—James Siegling, 9 years old, son of Marcus Siegling, ten miles southwest of Iowa City, was instantly killed in church. He was thrown from the pony on a dark timber road, and two teams immediately behind ran over him. His neck was broken, and he fell or by carriage passing over him. Suffit is supplied routinely to the members of the officials of the House. It costs $1,000 a year to furnish it. Bloe Pudding and Marmalade. Mix two tablespoonfuls of rice with two of sugar, a good pinch of salt and a quart of milk; put this in the oven and bake it; lifting the rise from the bottom every 15 minutes or less, and stirring all well; when the whole is soft and creamy let it bake without stirring for ten minutes and take it out. Cool and spread with a thick layer of orange marmalade and cover the top with a meringue made with the beaten white of an egg and a tablespoonful of grated sugar; brown lights in the oven and give cold IS NOT A CANDIDATE PRESIDENT PUTS AN END TO THE THIRD TERM TALK. Formal Statement issued by Mr. Roosevelt Repeating That Made the Night of Election in 1904. Washington, — President Roosevelt will not be a candidate for a third term. All doubt on this point was dispelled Wednesday night by the authoritative statement from the White House that Mr. Roosevelt still adheres to the declaration of renunciation made on the night of the election three years ago. In his statement issued President Roosevelt says he has not changed and shall not change the decision communicated to the American people in 1904. It appears that President Roosevelt has been awaiting the call for the Republican national convention to afford the proper opportunity for making his position clear and unmistakable, thus leaving the field clear for Fairbanks, Taft, Cannon, Knox, Foraker and other declared or receptive candidates for the Republican nomination. The president's statement follows: "In view of the issuance of the call of the Republican national committee for the convention, the president makes the following statement: "On the night after election I made the following announcement: 'I am deeply sensible of the honor done me by the American people in thus expressing their confidence in what I have done and have tried to do. I appreciate to the full the solemn responsibility this confidence imposes upon me, and I shall do all that in my er lies not to forfeit it. In fourth of March next year I have served three and half years, and this three and half years constitute my first term. The wise custom which limits the president to two terms regards the substance, and not the form, and under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or accept another nomination." "I have not changed and shall not change the decision thus announced." change the decision thus announced." The announcement that the president would not accept the Republican nomination, if tendered, came at too late an hour to become generally known as the result of a nomination learned of it. Democrats and Republicans alike, the feeling was general that it left no element of doubt in the presidential situation, so far as relates to the third term talk, and that it definitely eliminates Mr. Roosevelt from the contest now being waged. Some Democrats, however, express a belief that a Roosevelt stumppee in the Republican convention would be more effective and that he would prove no exception to the historic precedent that no American citizen ever rused a presidential nomination. Administration Republicans declare that the announcement gives a great impetus to the Taft bump, while the Democrats, many of the leaders of the Republican party, are meeting of their national committees, are shouting that it means "Bryan in a walk." BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED. D. F. Walker, of San Francisco, Taken at Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, Cal.-President D. F. Walker, of the California Safe Deposit & Trust company, was arrested at the Potter hotel by Policeman Ross Monday. Ross went to President Walker's room and was refused admittance by the police. He was not in to anyone. The officer entered, however, and placed Walker under arrest. Mrs. Walker fainted. San Francisco.-Attorney General U. S. Webb late Monday afternoon commenced proceedings in the superior court for the appointment of a peace officer. Suspended California State Deposit & Trust company, president and general manager are arrested for embezzlement. Oklahoma's Senators Elected Senator Mallory Seriously III. Alanta, Ga.—A special from Pen-sacola, Fla., says United States Sen- sor Stephen R. Mallory is seriously at it in his home in that city. Senator Mallory has been confined to his bed since November 20. Rockford Y. M. C. A. to Disband. Rockford, Ill.—The Rockford Young Men's Christian association, formerly one of the most important in the state, has voted to disband January 1. Lack of financial support is given as the cause. Fatal Shooting in a Saloon Montgomery, Ala. — A stranger walked into a crowded down-town cate Tuesday night and shot Dick Galtam, a bartender, in the face. A policeman shot and killed the stran- CODIES OF 141 TAKEN OUT RESCUE PARTIES AT MONONGAH ARE WORKING RAPIDLY. Grand Lodge of Elka Adds to Relief Fund—Ohio Mine Inspector There. Monongah, W. Va. — The scene of America's greatest mine catac- trophe has lost its fascination for the idlers who have surged about the pit entrance of mines six and eight of the Fairmont Coal company from the moment of the awful explosion of last Friday morning. There now remain only the forces composed in rescue work, the newpa- ter workers and the inconsolable near relatives of victims. Tuesday night 141 bodies had ac- tually been brought to the surface, while many more were located. Men are working incessantly. After the bodies are located, the rescuers say, the most difficult part of the work encountered. The bringing out of bodies, a distance of a mile or more through the underground working, is tedious on account of meager faci- ties. The rescue parties in mine No. 8 have begun exploring the right side of that mine. There a majority of the dead, it is said, will be found. The relief work is progressing well. The amount received is close to $40,000. One of the contributors was the Grand Lodge of Elks, which gave $1,000. None of the mines in the Recent territory have resumed work. Among the arrivals at the mines Tuesday were Mine Inspector Harrison, of Ohio, and William Clifford, an expert miner, of Jeanette, Pa. Mr. Harrison made an examination of the mines in company with the West Virginia inspector, but would express no opinion on the cause of the accident Mr. Clifford, when asked for an opinion on the cause of the disaster, "I don't care to express an opinion, but will say what the Scotchman said: 'Too much gas and too little wind.'" Members of the rescuing party stated that a number of the men who were suffocated show evidences of great agony before death relieved them. One miner was found tight grasping a piece of paper and a lead pen, the other. An officer who was recovered who was not marked nor were his hands or face soiled a particle. JENKINS AND SONS ARRESTED. Four Brooklyn Bankers Are Accused of Conspiracy. New York—John G. Jenkins and his three sons, John G. J., Frank and Fred, all bankers of Brooklyn, were indicted Monday Wednesday for criminal conspiracy in having illegally obtained loans aggregating $847,000 from trust companies of which they were officers. The father, John G. Jr., and Frank were indicted for perjury in having made false statements to the state superintendents of banks. The four men were arrested, arranged and, after pleading not guilty, held under bonds for a hearing. The Jenkins have been an important factor in Brooklyn banking for some time, and at their Long Island homes long have been persons of influence. Not long ago an impromptu vote of confidence in the father was given by a church congregation at Sea, the bishop, who took hold in years, in taking part in the service, had touched upon the banking crisis, and while tears streamed down his face, he pleaded with his neighbors to suspend judgment so far as his family was concerned. When called to the bar Wednesday Mr. Jenkins appeared feeble and leaned heavily on the arm of one of his sons. Bonds of $10,000 were required of him, the sons, who were already under ball, were held each in $2,500 ball only. The court ordered that the aged banker be not measured and photographed by the police. RACE RIOT STORIES FALSE. Alabama Editor Denies Reports Killing of Negroes. Montgomery, Ala.—A telegraphic request to Editor W. J. Peters, of the Gordo Messenger, for an accurate account of the alleged riots in Pleickens county, brings the following reply: "There has not been a riot in this county. Two negroes were arrested at Lowtown, two miles from Gordo, for interfering with an officer. Negroes fired on the officer and killed his negro prisoner. The officer, Constable R. V. Lowe, was slightly wounded. Everything is quiet. There has been little excitement." Explosion Wrecks Gas Plant. White Pigeon, Mich—The White Pigeon carbonite and gas plant was totally wrecked by an explosion Monday evening. Several persons were severely injured and every window in town was cracked. The shock was felt for 12 miles.] The explosion is attributed to a leak in the gas tank. Empress Alexandra Quite Sick. St. Petersburg—Empress Alexandra, who for a considerable time has been suffering from a light attack of influenza, was strenched with a high fever Wednesday and was ordered to remain in bed. John Soloy Saved from Execution. Columbus, O.-Gov. Harris Wednesday afternoon commenced to life imprisonment the sentence of death imposed upon John Soloy, of Cleveland, who was to have been electrocuted next Friday. Steamer Yarmouth Is Aghore St. John, N. B.—The Donation Atlantic Railway company's stater Yarmouth, bound from Dirby, N. S., to this port, is ashore at Black Point, near here. The vessel is not in immediate danger. Abandons Trains from Topeka. Topeka, Kan.—The Missouri Pacific railway Monday abandoned its only passenger trains out of Topeka. The officials give the two-cent fare enforcement as their reasons forinking off of these trains. ROYAL EDICT USE THE TELEPHONE PRESENT YOUR MICKS WON'T BE ONE ANY MORE PETITION PLEASE, DO HAVE TO BE BE HEADED TODAY, PLEASE! DON'T MISS MILWAUKEE LEFTHORSE The Bhah of Persia Has Inaugurated a System of Receiving the Petitions of His Subjects by Telephone—News Item. The Bhah of Persia Has Inaugurated a System of Receiving the Petitions of His Subjects by Telephone—News Item. KING OF SWEDEN IS DEAD WHOLE COUNTRY MOURNS PASSING OF OSCAR II. Gustave V., Crown Prince, Takes Oath of Allegiance and Is Made Monarch. Stockholm. — Oscar II., king of Sweden, died at 9:10 o'clock Sunday morning. The death of the venerable monarch occurred in the royal apartment of the palace, where, surrounded by the members of his family, including the aged queen Sophia and the crown prince, Oscar Gustave, and high ministers of state, the inevitable end had been announced while outside the palace, great crowds stood with bowed heads and tearful eyes long after the announcement came of the death of their well-loved sovereign. The whole country is bowed with grief, for King Oscar was something more than a ruler of his people and had endured himself to them as an intimate and personal friend. When the flag on the palace was dipped to half mast there was a moan of anguish from the assembled multitude and many of them cried "our dear old king is dead" in response to the throne of Sweden now passes to Oscar Gustave Adolphe, dame of Vermilion, the oldest son of the late king. At a meeting of the council of state, Sunday afternoon, King Gustave V. the new, king took the oath of allegiance under the title of Gustave V., and adopted the motto "With the People for the Fatherland." The prince then took the oath of allegiance, and the new monarch accepted the homage of the state officials. CARNEGIE GIVES $2,000,000. Large Donation to the Institute That Bears His Name. Washington.—Andrew Carnegie has added the sum of $2,000,000 to the $10,000,000 endowment fund of the Carnegie institute. Announcement of the fact was made at a dinner Tuesday night at the New Willard, of the board of trustees of the institute, to which had been invited a number of scientists and men prominent in public affairs. Minneapolis Pigeon Holds Record. Boston. — At the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the international Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers, which closed its session here Wednesday, the best record for the year was awarded to Torrance belonging to F. May, of Minneapolis, Minn., with a flight of 600 miles in 15 hours. Another record flight was by a bird owned by Dr. John Schilling, of Fort Wayne, Ind., which covered 1,000 miles in 47 hours. Four Killed by Dynamite Blast. Bristol, Tenn.—On the farm of John Daufus, his son William, aged 15 years, who was killed by Dynamite when it exploded killing the boy, Mary. Nathaniel Barnes and Mrs. Ellish Moody and her child. Pulliam Is Resected. New York—Harry C. Pullam was reelected president of the National league Wednesday for the sixth time. Secretary-Treasurer John Heyder was unanimously, reelected, as was the board of directors. Special Holiday Law Upheld. San Francisco—The special holiday statute recently passed in extraordinary session of the legislature, to protect the banks and at the same time provide for the business of the courts, was sustained Monday by the United States supreme court. Ploner Republican Dead Sterling, ill—William R., Parker, one of the founders of the Republican Party, was at his home here Sunday. For many years, the parker was engaged in newspaper work. WANTS GOLDFIELD FACTS. President Sends Labor Department Officials to Investigate. Washington.—Assistant Secretary Murray, of the department of commerce and labor; Charles P. Neill, commissioner of labor, and Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations, left Washington late Wednesday afternoon for Goldfield, Nov., to make a thorough investigation of the trouble between the miners and mine operators at that place. Secretary Murray and Commissioner Smith made this announcement after a conference with President Roosevelt Wednesday. President Roosevelt is anxious to ascertain the exact conditions existing at Goldfield. He has given to the commission a letter of instructions, which is very broad in its character and will enable the commission to make any such investigation into affairs at Goldfield as it may determine upon. The lettet is very brief, simply directing the commission of the commission to proceed immediately to Goldfield and to make inquiry into affairs as they exist there and report to him personally. The letter also directs all civil and military authorities to furnish the commission with any information bearing upon the situation that they may possess. BRIDGE COLLAPSES; SEVEN DIE Floods Cause Fatal Disaster at Mifflinville, Pa. Bloomsburg, Pa. — High water Tuesday night caused the collapse of a new bridge in course of erosion over the west branch of the Susquehanna river at Milwaukee, eight miles north of here, and resulted in the death of seven men and the injury of nearly a score of others, two perhaps fataly. Forty men were at work on the traveler on the middle span of the structure when it collapsed. They were all thrown into the swollen river. The bodies of four of those killed were found floating on the surface of the water entangled in the bent and twisted girders and iron work, but the others have not been found. The men were caught, the rapid water and a mile or more of the river before they were rescued. One of the most miraculous escapes was that of William Nesbett, who was caught in the iron work and held a prisoner for an hour with his mouth and chin above water, before being rescued. Philadelphia. — Loss of life and great damage to property in reported from central and eastern points in the state by floods caused by the heavy rains of the past few days. Former Chicago Sheriff Dies. Melrose, Mass. — Lieut. Aaron F. Walcott, exsenlor vice department commander of the Illinois Grand Army of the Republic, and exsenlor of Cook county, IL, died at his home here Wednesday, aged 71 years. Leut. Walcott served in the Massachusetts light artillery, and fought in 32 of the principal battles of the civil war. He was a native of Boston, but lived for some years after the war in Chicago. A widow and three children survive him. Night Raiders Die of Wounds Mayfield, Ky.-Two alleged night riders, Will Gray and Ed Cook, died Tuesday as the result of wounds received during the visit of the 600 night riders to Hopkinsville early Saturday morning. Both were young men and resided on Muddy Fork, in Trigg county. Tragedy in Iowa Town. Jefferson, Ia.—For love of his neighbor's wife, who had first accepted his advances, but later decided she loved her home and her babies more, D. H. Breese, a wealthy farmer 48 years old sent a bullet through his brain. Francsh Museum Ja Bobbed. Amiena, France—Five most valuable pictures, the works of Françon Boucher, and Vanloe, have been stolen from the Museum de Picardie, together with a collection of coins and art objects valued at about $50,000. Next G. A. R. Encampment August 31. Toldeo, O.—At a meeting of the national executive committee of the Grand Army of the Republic here Tuesday the date of the national encampment of the G. A. R. to be held here next year, was set for August 31 to September 7. Post Office in Iowa Robbed. Des Moines, Ia.—The post office at Decatur City, Ia., was robbed Monday night of $50 in cash and $380 in stamps. It was located in a drug store, which was also robbed. DR. EDUARD EL. BURTTY. 1 Recomposed Po-r-u-ne. MR. EDWARD M. BURTZ, 5 N. J. Jefferson St., ALESTHIA, Mo., writes: "It affords me much pleasure to announce that I have used your medicine that it has given entire satisfaction, not only in my own family, but also that of others my friends. 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The Englishman kept quiet for a few minutes, when, seeing his attendant reading, he blurted out: "Why don't you shave me, sir?" "You will have to go up the street for your shave," quietly replied the barber. "We only lather here." Not for Vacation Use. It seemed to Boby that there was no end to the advice and instructions his mother gave him when he was starting off with his father for a week's trip. "Now I want you to be sure you have everything you need," she said, opening his bag in spite of his assurances that it held all a boy could possibly require. "Why, Bobble, where is your hairbrush? You were forgetting it!" "No, mother, I wasn't forgetting it." said Boby, looking desperate. "I thought you said I was going on a vacation." How He Did It. Early in the morning session, when the pupils were feeling bright and happy, the teacher thought it a good plan to give them sentences to correct, both as to grammar and sense. She accordingly wrote on the blackboard: "The hen has four legs. He done it." Thoughtful little Ignatius, at the foot of the class, pondered deeply, and at the end of 15 minutes' time, allowed for correction, he wrote: "He didn't done it; God done it." Corpse in No Hurry. Respect is due to the man on his last journey to the cemetery, and the New York cabman who was making for the Central station showed the proper feeling in driving for some distance along the procession without trying to cross it. But at last he could contain himself no longer. Turning his horse across the hearse, he said, in a cabman's whisper: "Look ere, my fare's in a 'urry, an' yours it!" BOTH GAINED Man and Wife Fatten on Grape-Nuts The notion that meat is necessary for real strength and the foundation of solid flesh is no longer as prevalent as formerly. Excessive meat eaters are usually sluggish a part of the time because they were born to fully digest their food, and the undigested portion is changed into what is practically a kind of poison that acts upon the blood and nerves, thus getting all through the system. "I was a heavy meat eater," writes an Ill, man, "and up to t y p e r ago, was in very poor health. I cufed with indigestion so that I only weighed 85 pounds. Then I heard about Grape-Nuts and decided to try it. My wife laughed at it, and when I gained to 155 pounds, and felt so fine, she thought she would eat Grape-Nuts too. "Now she is fat and well and has gained 40 pounds. We never have indigestion any more and seldom feel the desire for meat. A neighbor or surge 68 years old, was troubled with indigestion for years; was a heavy meat eater, and now since he has beer eating Grape-Nuts regularly, he says he well and never has indigestion. I could have a lot of compassion who have really enjoyed of indigestion by changing from a heavy meat diet to Grape-Nuts." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Walleyville" in npcs. "JOYFUL,JOYFUL,WILL THE MEETING BE" The burglar cautiously approached a window which stood partly within a shadow, and slipping a steel "jimmy" under the lower sill, prized first gently, then with all the strength of his hardened muscles. Again and again he brought his strength and weight to bear upon the slender steel; the window refused to yield. He carefully he climbed up and until he reached the mullion sill. When he had gained a secure foothold, he took from the pocket of his tightly buttoned coat a small roll of putty which he pressed against the glass in a tiny circle just opposite the catch holding the window on the inside. This much accomplished defy and silently, he produced a small glass-cutter from the same capacious pocket, and pressing it heavily against the glass within the ring of putty, soon sent that portion of the pane linkking softly to the ground. Quickly inserting his hand, he turned the catch, raised the window, and climbed in. A clock in a nearby tower struck the hour, the tones pealing out full and clear on the still night air. "Nine o'clock," he muttered, "rather early for a gentleman of my professional standing and ability to begin operations, but if I get the sparklers, now is the time!" Once safely inside, there was no special need of caution. He knew the diamond necklace was in the house; that the colonel and his wife were spending the evening with a married daughter and would not return home for several hours yet, at least. The servants had taken advantage of circumstances, and were having a little social gathering back in the rear; he knew all these things, because it was his business to know them, because he had spent several months studying conditions and waiting for just such an opportunity as now presented itself. Quickly he made his way along the halfway; he felt elated, hilarious even; a twenty thousand diamond necklace right within his grasp. "Had it been the opera to night," he mumbled to himself, "she would have worn the sparklers; but not to just a little family gathering." Guided by a slender gleam from his lantern he headed straight for the sumptuous sleeping apartments, where stood the little hardwood case in which the jewels were kept. Reaching the spacious room he threw the lantern's yellow gleam hither and thither on all sides; the little case was not in its accustomed place; no matter, find it. Silently an swiftly he passed from one part of the room to another, carefully examining every nook and corner; now he was humming a tune as he worked, a tune he had not heard or thought of before since childhood. He chuckled softly as he thought how aptly the words of the tune fitted in with the search for the diamonds: "Joyful, joyful will the meeting be!" He couldn't think of the words to the next line; but he didn't mind; those sane words were good for any case; they were so sweet so he sang them softly over and o'er as he searched. Suddenly the lantern's gleam fell upon the polished surface of the jewel-case. He sprang forward eagerly and opened it, there it lay, sparkling, schittling, in all its beauty—the diamond necklace. A moment he gazed at them covetously, glintingly, then secreted the precious gems beneath his coat and turned to leave. At that instant a door behind a film suddenly opened and the electric lights flashed on. With the snarl of a wounded beast at bay, he turned quickly, he grasped his revolver, and a look of determination to kill, if necessary. O'grewsp his evil countenance. Then gradually his features relaxed, and the hand that grasped the weapon fell to his side. The slender girl of 12 was standing in the door-way, her blue eyes wide open in astonishment. In all his carefully laid plans he had failed to take into consideration this youngest child of the family; but he knew that she must be "tirely alone, and he felt quite at ease again. At length she recovered herself sufficiently to speak to the intruder. "What are you doing here?" she demanded. "Why, you see it's this way. I just dropped in for a little social call, an butter must have neglected to bring up my card; very careless of the butter, but too eager to yoh pa about him to-morrow; I think we should let him go." She presented his taunting tone and The great mystery about Indo-China and one which must ever be insoluble is the story of the lost race and the vanshed civilization of that strange The mighty walks of Angkor-Wat, rising in the midst of sparsely settled jungles, remain as the memorial of a great empire which has utterly disappeared and is altogether lost to history. No one will ever know who planned this gigantic city, the tyrant hounded on by myriads of people to build up their immense blocks of stone and cover them with the most elaborate of sculptures. Angkor-Wat was one of the most astonishing monuments in the world, and this forgotten temple was built so as to endure as long as the earth itself were not for the irresistibly destructive effect of plant life on the strongest walls that man can build. Only a highly civilized and very wealthy people could have erected Angkor-Wat, very different race from the samite of modern dwarfs, whose nation has disappeared utterly as the busy myriad who once easy insistence and with flashing eyes she exclaimed: "You're a burglar, that's what you are!" "Yes, my little 'un, to be perfectly frank with you I am a burglar, an' while we're on the subject, I want to say that more than likely you've got some heavy plate laying around just gettin' in folks way! Lead me to it!" Then as she started to obey he thought once more of his song, and learing at her amicably he sang soft and sofultely: "Joy! I will fill the meeting bel' her anger at his audacity and hafting it had not occurred to her to be frightened; resentment alone filled her mind. "Why do you sing that song?" she asked, wonderingly. "Well, miss, it's a sort of old time favorite of mine; and besides, it sort of fits the occasion; it was a joyful meeting between me and the diamond necklace. I'm joyful as can be, as you see, just at the prospect of meeting a ticker for it. What you might call a ticker for the first thing of things! But here, were wasting too much time in convivial discourse, so to speak, show that my silver, an' be quick about it!" Silently she led the way down the hall until she came to a large closet with heavy oaken door now standing ajar. "It's in there," she said, with sobs in her voice as she thought came to her, that thought had been left home to look after things, she was actually helping a burglar steal their beautiful silver. He entered quickly, and with discriminating taste began sorting the silver into piles, conglaciously humming his favorite as he worked: "Joyful, joyful will the meetin' be!" The girl stood at the door looking at him disdainfully. Suddenly an inspiration came to her, she sitting with shearing the heavy door and turned the bolt. A shower of blows fell upon the door—then she muffled sound of curses from within. Ardently the burglar pledged to be released; she was deaf to both threats and entreaty. She listened sily to his ravings for a moment, then going up close to the door she shouted: "Excuse me a moment, please, while I chose for the police." Then she tripped away singing merely. The words of the song floated back to the ears of her captive, it was an old song—a beautiful song—and the words were: "Joyful, joyful will the meeting be!" Who. Indeed? President J. L. Leary of the Pitt's burg Peace society, on a recent visit to Germany endeavored to persuade the leading German toymakers to stop making warlike toys—cannon, soldiers, guns, and so forth—on the ground that such playthings fostered an ugly spirit in little children. "But I failed," said the good peace advocate, shortly after his return. "I could not bring the Germans to my way of thought. They held that the abolition of war was still a long way off." He aighed. "And I suppose," he said, "that the abolition of war will be a long way off till the young private does his thinking—till the poor, brave lad who is only 'food for powder' considers war logically. "There is a young private in the west—I heard of him the other day—who is logical enough. I wish there were more like him. "His regiment had been fitted out with new uniforms, and the colonel observed the men in his dapper cloak one morning. After inspection he made a little speech. "And I expect each one of you—so the speech ended—I expect each one of you to honor his new uniform by behaving like a general." "The private smiled and said fairly loud: "I wonder who'd do the fighting then, sir?"—San Antonio Express. The Stingiest Man. "About the stingiest man I have ever seen," said a local oculist the other day, "was an old fellow who came in here not long ago to be fitted with glasses. In examining his eyes I found that he scarcely see with one of them, and yet the trouble was one that could be remedied by a slight operation. I asked him about having the eye attended to, but he said: "No. I guess I'll just let it go out, and I will only see it to fool with when I get glasses. I can just save the cost of that extra lens each time." populated the wastes and solitudes o Memphis—Singapore Press. Foolish Quarrel A foolish conflict has arisen, o rather recurred, between Vienna and Budapest in connection with the adresses of letters from Hungarian authorities. The Vienna municipal authorities have issued an ordinance instructing all municipal offices to retain unopened letters from Hungarian authorities that are addressed with the word "Bee," the Hungarian name for Vienna, instead of the German nabe, "Wien." This is a reprisal against the Hungarian practice of returning letters and parcels addressed to the German names of "lungar" us cities. An Historic Room. The room now occupied at the capitol, in Washington, by the supreme court, was until 1859 occupied as the senate chamber. Previous to that time the court occupied the rooms immediately beneath, now used as a law library. CONTAGION A QUESTION OF PREVENTION Sinks, dresas, eating and cooking utensils, sick room lines and clothing frequently carry the dreaded disses*m unnoticed by the household. Thorough and hygienic cleaning is the best safeguard against infection, and such a safeguard is found in the universal household necessity-Borax. This simple preventive carries in it self, disinfecting qualities which enter the fabric or act as a barrier to be cleaned in a hygienic manner, eliminating every unwholesome property, rendering it cation-proof, while at the same time Borax is of itself as harmless as salt. Unlike most disinfectants which depend upon their strength of odor or harmful-to-the-system qualities, to achieve this effect, Borax is Nature's remedy, being easy to obtain and easy to apply, a simple solution in hot water being all the application necessary and requiring no prescription, it can be obtained from any grocer or drugstreet in convenient economical household packages. In addition to its disinfecting qualities, Borax is especially a household necessity, and can be used for softening water, cleansing and whitening clothes, clearing the skin, whitening hands, makes an excellent dandruff remover and can be used on the finest lace or most delicate fabrics without injury, while as an adjunct to the bath it removes all odor of perspiration and leaves the skin soft and velvety. RATHER A POINTED REBUKE Minister's Amendment to Usual Grace Fitted Circumstances. 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I told him that I was interested in the arts and my interests in Canada and Infirmated that my financial affairs were in a very unsatisfactory condition. It was about a week later that I met the beautiful Miss Forguson, daughter of one of Rochester's wealthiest manufacturers. I shall never forget the thrill of pleasure I had when she got down on her knees before me the moment we were alone together and told me how glad she would be to turn over to me the $2,000,000 which her father had agreed to give her in case she became the wife of a titled foreigner. Poor girl! She had many admirable traits, and I would have married her if I had not the very next day met the beautiful Mrs. Haskins, of Baltimore. She had recently secured a divorce, and I was given to understand that she had a fortune of about $10,000,000. It was at a house party that she was introduced to me. 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Of course I knew it would be a fatal mistake to go as far as that, and after she supplied me with the funds to meet my most pressing needs I left for Missouri, where I met the lovely Miss Hunter, whose father had made a fortune in the coal business. I had in the meantime changed my title and now I had myself as the Marquee of Knifow. I went to the home of the Hunters without waiting for the observance of any formalities. The servant who opened the door took my card to Miss Hunter and she met me in the drawing room. For a moment she looked at me as if she did not understand the object of my visit. "Darling," I said, advancing a few steps toward her, "do you not understand? I am the Marquis of Kinfrew. I am unmarried. My creditors are becoming impatient, and my estates are in need of immediate repairs." With a glad cry she flung herself into my arms, and nestled fondly against me, sald: "Dear marquis, you have made me the happiest girl in the world. But—but let us not be married in New York. I am so afraid of mobs. I was with papa once when he had to face one during a strike at the mines. Let us have the wedding in St. George's, himself with the American ambassador present." Just to satisfy her for the moment I agreed, and the next day her father handed me a check for $15,000, saying as he did so. That I probably needed pocket-money. As a guesser he was all to the good—Chicago Record-Herald. Splash of a Raindrop Even the splash of a raindrop is of sufficient importance to receive scientific investigation. _ Prof. A. M. Worthington of the Royal Engineering college at Deventon, England, has found that a drop of water falling into water excavates a perfectly spherical hollow, which is lined with the liquid of the drop, reaches its greatest depth as the water rising atits its maximum height, but is enormously greater in volume than the water thrown out. 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Address, DLTON 8 BEALY, CHICAGO EVERY FAMILY CAN SAVE $25 HAVING A BOTTLE OF Ginseng Tonic in the house. It regulates the stomach, bowels, liver and kidneys. Agents wanted. GINSENG TONIC COMPANY GINSENG TONIC COMPANY 4533 Forestville Avenue, CHICAGO, IL. PATENTS Nature C. E. Clyman, Patent Attorney Washington, D.C. 2000, Terminus, Highest Patent If afflicted with I more rare, use Thompson's Eye Waters W. N. U. DE MONIES, NO. 50, 1907. extravagance in Dress. Very few persons outside of the glittering circle of our enormously rich families, who constitute what is referred to as "the best society," can understand how any young woman is this or any other country can seem upon her wardrobe so expanded by the daughters of some of these families. The history of the world does not show such rockiness extravagance in the way of dress. Nor, for the master of that, does the history of the world show so riotous a use of money as that practiced by our very rich in their strictly social diversions. Happy is the lot of the man or woman who is not tempted to such foolish indulgences, which take the edge from life's real joy! Flag from Gas. "I had a friend," said the brushed man, "who got out of paying a bill he ewed in an original way. When the collector arrived he sent word to him that he would see him in a few minutes. Then he went into the parlor, shut the doors carefully, turned on every blessed burner in the chandelier, came quickly out, and had his man show the bill collector. Do you think that collector waited a few minutes for him to come down? Not on your photograph. He fed from that gas filled room in about two seconds by the clock. If he had stayed three'd have been suffocated." Good Enough for the Dog. Bobby's mother was often distressed by her small son's laps from corrupted speech, all the more because his reports from school were always good. "Bobby," she said, plaintively, one day, "way do you keep telling Major to set up" when you know wilt up is what he said. "Bobby" answered harshly, "of course I have lots of grammar, but I don't like to waste it on Major, when he doesn't know the difference, being a dog."—"Youth's Companion." Speaking of Fathers. Two kids had been engaged in a seated argument over the respective merits of their sires, when Johnnie clinched his argument with the following: "Huh, that's nothing! My father was in the army, and once, when he was standing on a hill beside a cannon, a war came up the hill, and he fired the cannon and killed the whole war."—Judge's Library. Hope. "Woman is naturally more hopeful than man," began the moralist. "Yes, interrupted the plain man. "There's my wife, for instance; every time she has had occasion to buy fish since we started housekeeping she has asked her dealer if they were fresh, hoping, I suppose, that some day he'll say Each to His Trade. "I'm more useful than you are," soasted the collie. "Yes?" replied the bulldog. "You don't say?" "Yes. You should see me go for the sheep when they start to run away." "Well, just wait until some tramps come here and when they start to run watch me go for the calves." SALT CELLAR OF LONG AGO. Wae 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 people you think you'd have sat, eh? Queen Anne 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—rich, rank food—swans, herons, poripiles, garlic, garlic, saffron. There was meat and wine in floods and the duty it was to lead to encounters such guests as being dined too well. These ushers, being overworked, were continually striking for more pay. The hours were warmer, queer, too. Breakfast, dawn; dinner, ten o'clock; supper, four o'clock in the afternoon." TAKING NO MORE CHANCES. Keepsers Had Special Cartridges For Poor Markman. Dr. Seward Webb at a dinner at Shelburne Farms, his great Vermont estate, sold of a certain poor markman: "Visiting his English brother-in-law, he shot the head keeper in the lee of the morning and the deaconant shot him limped away currying horribly. Next day he had wretched luck, though the wounded head keeper without malice had assigned him to a fairly good place. Bang, bang, bang, went his gun every few seconds, but not a bird fell before it. He was much embarrassed. It seemed, too, that at each of his misses the under keepers smiled at one another oddly. Finally his cartridges gave out. He hurried to the nearest door, and he didn't no more, sir' the man answered. 'No more! Nonsense. Why, you've got at least 1,000 in that box' The keeper flushed and stammered: 'Ah, but them ain' for you, sir. They're for another gent They've got shot in 'em, sir.'" Opening Oysters by X-Ray. The X-ray has just been introduced to the pearl fishers of Ceylon to show whether an oyster has pearls without opening. He Is in New York. An Atchison paper asks, "What has become of the old-fashioned boy. who fought against wearing his Sunday clothes?" He's in Wall street feeding the lambs, using the same methods that he employed to organize a corner to marries in the good old days. EYESTESTED FREE EYESTESTED FREE by the Des Doctor Doctor of Opio- tics Doctor of Opio- tics paste the street a room. Mut. phone the most rela- tive known citizens speak in high praise of Dr. Law Arnae. Cole (No 1) says in part: Dr. Law Arnae. Dear Sir, I desire to testing my eyes and in fitting glases to them, you have greatly reduced in increasing years, and I want to thank you for the skil you have made in preparing glases for me. I can commend you to others and aid in the care of your respectively. C. C. COLLE. Something like three-fourths of the annual expenditure of the Turkish government has of recent years been for arms and munitions of war. Silent Japanese Soldiers. Japanese soldiers fight noiselessly. They have no bands, no drums beat reverie or tattoo, and in action they utter no cheers. Irrigation Adds Value. By means of irrigation something like 3,500,000 acres of land in India have been increased in value over 230,000,000. Smiths Lead All. In the city of Washington there are 13,000 Browns, 15,000 Smiths, 14,000 Johnsones and 1,000 Joneses. Average Journey of Freight. The average journey of a ton of freight is 128 miles. A recent venture not yet listed as paying or otherwise is a mink farm, started by a man in northern Wisconsin, who, noting the popularity of mink and the scarceness of good skins has turned his few acres into a mink farm from which he hopes to make big y- The chivalry of Europe is in great measure, a product of the Saracen chivalry which entered Europe in two streams flowing through Constantinople and through Sparta. A Home Made Happy by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. About two months ago our baby girl measles which settled on her lungs and at last resulted in a severe attack of bronchitis. We had two doctors but no relief was obtained. Everybody thought she would die. I went to eight different scores to find a certain remedy which had been recommended to me and failed to get it, when one of the storekeepers insisted that I try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I did so and our baby girl is alive and well to day.—Dio W. Spence, Holly Springs N. O. For sale by all druggists. 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 frame; and Canada and the United States use the dollar. In value these differ, and the money of these countries is money of the United States. They are represented in their turn by coins 'he values of which are either multiples or are fractional parts of the value of their own chief units, and there are no doubt at least 200 such different coins, not one of which seems to have a value equal to that of any commonly known unit of weight, as the gram, or stamp, of a coin. In 1843, 43 of these 48 countries have accepted gold as their standard measure of values. In the coinage of the world there seems, indeed, to be little that is logical or reasonable. Adoption of a single monetary unit or base, if not of an universal system of coinage to be used in all commerce between the nations, suggests E. W. Perry in Moody's analysis that evolution through the centuries, because there has been no concerted, well planned and persistent effort to remove the evils of the existing disorder. SPLENDID RACE OF MEN. 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 average; 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 I love. They are their original Morris, 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 coconut, 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 flonda fancy 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 fail 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 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 kaily 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 Macmashon, 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, his astonishment to find the faithful horse grazing near its stable. It was wet as from a swam, and there is not the slightest doubt that the horse had swam 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 "innuendo" was originally an averment made by the plaintiff in a libel action, putting into plain words the injurious sense he detected in an insinuation published by the defendant. I* is the abitative case of a Latin noun that has become a common English noun substantive. Another Latin abitative wita a similar modern history is "folio," which literally means "on page" so-and-so. The English language absurbs all cases in this fashion at its pleasure. There is "quorum" (gentive plural and "omnibus" (dative plural), with "ignoramus" 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 vast 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.) Clarton. Japan Takes to Horse-Racing. Seventy-two horse-racing clubs have been organized in Japan. Most of them, the Japan Mail says, were established for gambling purposes only. WANTED - Active colored ladies; to sell to sell报纸 we manufacture especially for our race, the colored demonstration samples. Large profits. Write for exclusive territory. The Burton Toilet Good Co. St. Joseph, Michigan. Office hours # to 12 a.m. 1:30 to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. 1:30 to 2 a.m. evening. ```markdown ``` Special appointments between office hours JACOB SEXAUER, Crocker, Iowa. J. S. MURROW, Altoona, Ia. J. B. VREIZLAAR, Otley, Iowa Turkish War Expense Silent Japanese Soldiers. Smiths Lead All Wisconsin Mink Farm. Official paper of the M. W. U. Grand Lodge of Iowa, A. F. & A. M. Iowa State Federation of Colored Women and International Grand Congress of Heroines of Jersey of America. Published every Friday by the BRYAN DEN Publishing Co. Les Moines, Ia. Iowa 'phone 567. Office over 201 Mul- berry street. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year ..... $1.50 Six months ..... 75 Three months ..... 50 All subscription payable in advance. J. L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. Entered at the Post Office as second-class matter. Send money by postoffice order, money order, express or draft, to the Iowa State Bystander Publishing Company. Communications must be written on one side of the paper only and be of interest to the public. "Brevity is the soul of wit," remember, not return rejected manuscript, unless accompanied by postage stamps. 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H Wade Albia, Miss May Davis Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Adelalde Perkins Ft. Madison, Mrs. Harper Oskalosaoa Lennox, Mr. D. S. Johnson Washington, N. L. Black Burlington, Mrs. J. E. Johnson Moberly, Mo. Prof. J. A. Bolden Buxton, Mrs. A. L. Demond Macon, Mo. Prof. A. A. Hill N. B to correspondents. Please mail for publication not later than Wednesday morning to insure publication for the current week. THE WORLD'S GREATEST SEWING MACHINE LIGHT RUNNING NEWHOME If you want either a Vibrating Shuttle, Rotary Shuttle or a single Thread [Cheta Stitch] Selling Machine write to D. 5. RUTTER & Co., De3 Moines Will Develop Youth's Voice. Money has been subscribed to send Andrea Baldacci, a young Welsh subman, who has the remarkably fine tenor voice, to the Royal Academy of Music. FORD'S HAIR POMADE Formerly known as "OZONIZED OX MARROW" So STRAIGHTEN KINKY or CURLY HAIR that it can be put up in any style Ford's Hair Pomade was formerly known as the only safe preparation known to us that has only safe preparation known to us that the only safe preparation known to us that shown above. It uses makes the most attu- able and easy to comb. These pomades bodies are usually aniline for a year. The prevents dandruff, relieves itching, in- gredients, or breaking off, makes it grow and, inhibits it. Being slightly porous and ad- jacent to hair, it is gentle on the skin. Introduced about 1850, and label "OZONIZED OX MARROW" for its pamphlet Office in 1850. By so long Ford's hair pomade has been of imitations. Remember that Ford's Hair Pomade is in Chicago and by us. Genuine has the age. Befalse all others. Directions with drugs and dealers. If your drug or drugs are not available for you from jobbers or dealers for $4.00 for three bottles, buy for six box- charges all in U.S. dollars. Overwrites name of all persons in U.S. dollars. Overwrites name of all persons in U.S. dollars. Write your name on this paper. Treatment of Ox Marrow Co. (None guarantee without my signature) Charles Ford Baird 125 R HINTE R, CHECAR, IL Agents wanted everywhere. perpetrating an injury. Churchman, who can forestall an injury, Gotham—Wall, there's the neighbor of mine; he's suing the railroad company for an injured leg, and every once and a while he forgets to limp. Love and Marriage. A good bit of love goes to waste before marriage that would help a lot afterward—Puck. F. J. WEAVER GET The Afro-American Will Get We are sending hundreds of co- good positions, in and out of the city We are Headquarters When you come to Kansas City have a modern Hotel in connection can locate you in a position. We are bonded by the Me- ence: Missouri Savings Bank Help sent to all parts of the furnished. Main Office 1005 McGee street. Hon- Bell GET BUSY - American Employment - Will Get You a Job Bring hundreds of competent colored men and out of the city. Headquarters for Reliable N come to Kansas City come direct to our o Hotel in connection and can take care of a position. Bonded by the Metropolitan Surety Tari Savings Bank. Do all parts of the country, where t McGee street. Home Phone Main 6236 Bell Phone Main 4821 THE WESTERN COLLEGE TRIAL INSTITUTE, Macon, a pleasant home, through in christian culture, at the lo day, September 30, 1907. ents: Elementary, Academic, Col ial, Industrial and Agricultural. Sculars write J. H. GARNETT, Presid GET BUSY The Afro-American Employment Agency Will Get You a Job We are sending hundreds of competent colored men and women to good positions, in and out of the city. We are Headquarters for Reliable Negro Help When you come to Kansas City come direct to our office. We also have a modern Hotel in connection and can take care of you until we can locate you in a position. We are bonded by the Metropolitan Surety Co. Reference: Missouri Savings Bank. Help sent to all parts of the country, where transportation is furnished. Notice! THE WEST TRIAL INS a pleasant christian open Open Monday, September 2 Departments: Elementary logical, Musical, Industrial and For particulars write J. H. --- Notice! THE WESTERN COLLEGE AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE, Macon, Mo., affording a pleasant home, through instruction, and christian culture, at the lowest rates, will open Open Monday, September 30, 1907. Departments: Elementary, Academic, Collegiate, Theological, Musical, Industrial and Agricultural. --- WANTED Organizers The Home Protective Association field force. We want men our representatives, and it have a proposition that will Our plan is the best self-management is honest and a We Court Investigation We are the only Negro instress in this line. As to the we refer to the men who hail If you want to work insurance will in the end give you an among the workers of the w HOME PROTE Hannibal RATES: $1.00 to $2.00 per day Organizers or Agents The Protective Association wants to e- nforce. We want men and women of cha- ncless presentatives, and if they are willing to opposition that will win. We are 4 yea- rs old is the best seller in existence too- ment is honest and up-to-date. Bourt Investigation and H are only Negro insurance company duly this line. As to the way we treat our w- ork to the men who have been with us from ent to work insurance and secure a po- tec and give you an honorable and lucr- e workers of the world, write to day. THE PROTECTIVE A Hannibal Missouri. to $2.00 per day Bell p The Home Protective Association wants to enlarge its field force. We want men and women of character for our representatives, and if they are willing to work, we have a proposition that will win. We are 4 years old. Our plan is the best seller in existence today. Our management is honest and up-to-date. We Court Investigation and Publicity We are the only Negro insurance company doing business in this line. As to the way we treat our field force, we refer to the men who have been with us from the start. If you want to work insurance and secure a position that will in the end give you an honorable and lucrative place among the workers of the world, write to day to HOME PROTECTIVE ASS'N. Hannibal Missouri. --- Strictly First-Class—All Modern Dunbar Hos 1013 Oak St., 3bl Kansas City's largest an middle west. You will country at the Dunbar. Umbar Hotel and 3 Oak St, 3 blocks from Post O as City's largest and best Negro hotel the west. You will meet the best people ery at the Dunbar. Dunbar Hotel and Cafe 1013 Oak St., 3.blocks from Post Office Kansas City's largest and best Negro hotel in the middle west. You will meet the best people in the country at the Dunbar. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. IN THE COMING with its tense interest in the trust, the political personages, the Review of 25 cents a Copy THE COMING ELECTION interest in the trusts, the tariff, the railroads, politi ages, the Review of Reviews will be doubly w THE AMERICAN REVIEW REVIEWS EDITED BY ALBERT BEW THE IN THE COMING ELECTION YEAR Kansas City, Roof Garden in Connection. An Irishman who had begun to prescribe photography went into a shop to purchase a small bottle in which to mix some of his solutions. Seeing he wanted, he asked the chemist how much it would be. "WcL," said the chemist, "it will be two npces as it is, but if you want anything in it, I won't charge you for the bottle." "Then," said Pat, "a put cork in it." Manager BUSY Employment Agency You a Job Competent colored men and women to for Reliable Negro Help come direct to our office. We also and can take care of you until we Eropolitan Surety Co. Refer- country, where transportation is the Phone Main 6236 Phone Main 4821 Missouri. TERN COLLEGE AND INDUS- STITUTE, Macon, Mo., affording home, through instruction, and culture, at the lowest rates, will 1907. Academic, Collegiate, Theo- Agricultural. GARNETT, President. --- or Agents iation wants to enlarge its and women of character for they are willing to work, we win. We are 4 years old. er in existence today. Our up-to-date. igation and Publicity urance company doing busi- way we treat our field force, we been with us from the start. ce and secure a position that honorable and lucrative place world, write to day to ELECTIVE ASS'N. Missouri. Hotel and Cafe locks from Post Office best Negro hotel in the meet the best people in the ELECTION YEAR starif, the railroad, politics generally and views will be doubly valuable to you. 53.00 a Year Macon, Mo. Bell phone 2836 Main Steam Heat Private Bath First African Baptist Church - Jones School Preaching 10 a.m.; Sunday School 8 p.m. p.m., Min. J. T. Griffin Superintendent Preaching 10 a.m.; Sunday School 8 p.m. 80 p.m. Sarah Chapel M. M. Church - Oversee of meeting at 11 a.m and 8 p.m. Class and prayer meeting at 11 a.m Sunday School at 12 a.m and Class meeting every Wednesday 8 a.m. J. M. Harte, Pastor 681 a.m to Maple Street Baptist Church - Oversee of meeting at 11 a.m Sunday School 8 a.m & Preaching 11 a.m.; Sunday School 8 a.m. C O C Xox Church - Oversee of C O C Xox Bible teacher, preaching at 8 p.m. Rev. Samuel B. Vos, pastor Union Congregational Church - Corinth School 12 a.m; Sunday School 12 a.m; eveing service 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 a.m. SECRET ORDERS. M. W. U. GRAND LODGE OF IOWA AND JURISDICTION A. F. & A. M. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS. W. H. Milligan, M. W. Grand Master, Cedar Banida, Iowa. Rural Route H. E. Jacobs, R. W. S. Grassd Warden, Des Moines. H. W. Williams, R. W. J. Grand Warden, Otumwa. H. K. Hillon, R. W. Grand Treasurer Omaha, Neb. T. H. Sturgis, R. W. Grand Secretary Sloux City. E. T. Banks, R. W. Grand Custodian Des Moines. J. H. Shepard, Chairman of Committee on Foreign Commerce, Des Moines. When in Burlington Stop at CAFE DE FAY MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Furnished Rooms and Board by Day or Week. Wines, Liquor and Cigars FATE MARTIN, Proprietor. 108-108 JEFFERSON Burlington, Ia. Suits to Order $15 to $40. Troubles to Order $3.50 to $12 Moses D. Lawrie Tailor and Cleaner. Swell line of Misfit Suits always on hand. Cleaning, Dueling, Pressing and Repairing a Specialty. TELPHONE 1604 212 Francis St. St. Joseph, Mo. ORIGINAL NOTICE. In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Poik County, January Term, A. D. 1908. Fossley Johnson, Plaintiff. Robt, Johnson. Defendant. To the above named defendant: You are hereby notified that on or before the 24th day of December, A. D. 1907, the petition of the plaintiff in the case of the Clock of the District Court of the state of Iowa, in and for Poik County, Iowa, claiming of your divorce from the bones of marimony, on the grounds of habitual drunkenness and desertion and, unless you appear thereafter, on the second day of the next term, being the January term of said Court, which will commence at Des Moines on the 6th January, 1907, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. S Joe Brown, Attorney for Plaintiff. NEW RAILROAD UXCHANGE . . . Lindsey Pitts, Prop. FINE WINES, LIQUORS. CIGARS In Acordance with the Pure Food Laws of the U. S. 214 Front Street Phone 619. Davenport, low Don't Buy A piano for its face value—a piano may be all right in the face and all wrong in the heart. It can sell years on their heart merit. Forty years of piano success. W. H. Lehman Eighth and Walnut Streets