Iowa State Bystander

```markdown ``` IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. Have You Tried Our Dandy It is equal in flavor to the finest c butter. is pure and clean and costs you ju half as much.—Think that over. If you try it once, you'll come back. BOSTON MARKET Both Phones. Have You Tried Our Dandy Butterine? It is equal in flavor to the finest creamy butter. it is pure and clean and costs you just about half as much. —Think that over. If you try it once, you'll come back. L. F. Shank Undertaker and Embalmer. Fourth and Grand Avenue. (421 Fourth Street.) BOTH PHONES 516. The Central State Bank ENGLEEN-EADE DRUG CO'S., Christmas Store is Complete. Choicest Leather Goods, Perfumes, Toilet and Manicure Articles, Cigars and Candies 406 W. Walnut and 601 E. Locust DE DRUG CO'S., Store is Complete. Perfumes, and Manicure Articles, Cigars and Cand es t and 601 E. Locust Both Phones 686 Open Day and Night ENGLEEN-EADE DRUG CO'S. Christmas Store is Complete. Choicest Leather Goods, Perfumes, Toilet and Manicure Articles, Cigars and Cand es Henry Shank Udertaking Co. 708 Mulberry Street W. H, JOHNSON, Prop. and Mgr. DES MOINES, IA. THE Valley National Bank Seventh and Locust St. Capital Stock $100,000.00 Deposits $1 500,000.00 Surplus and Profits $ 50,000.00 C. H. MARTIN, President. Capital Stock.....$300,000.00 Surplus.....$160,000.00 R. A. Crawford, Pres.; D. S. Chamberlain, Vice Pres.; W: W. Lyons, Vice Presided; W. Baarett...Cashier Show This To Your Pastor And Help Your Church. I am prepared to offer cash donations to colored church in the U. S. Pastors will write for particulars and bank references I. W. AH Mention Bystander St. Jo I am prepared to offer cash donations to every colored church in the U. S. Pastors will please write for particulars and bank references Christmas Trees 15 cents to $4.00 Get the children a Christmas Tree this year it means lots of fun for them and for you. Mistletoe, Holly, Xmas Wreath For many years, our store has been this city headquarters for Christmas Decorations of a kinds. Store open every evening till Christmas 615 Locust IOWA SEED CO, Christmas Tree this year, for them and for you. Xmas, Xmas Wreaths. Our store has been this city's Christmas Decorations of all every evening till Christmas. SEED CO, 615 Locust buy piano may all wrong pianos for ers of piano Get the children a Christmas Tree this year, it means lots of fun for them and for you. Mistletoe, Holly, Xmas Wreaths. For many years, our store has been this city's headquarters for Christmas Decorations of all kinds. Store open every evening till Christmas. 615 Locust IOWA SEED CO, 615 Locust Don't Buy 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. ```markdown ``` --- VOL. XIV. NO. 29. Both Phones. Capital City State Bank Bank Building, East Fifth and Locust Streets, Desflores, la. ESTABLISHED 1878. Capital, Fully Paid.....$100,000.00 Surplus and Profits.....25,000.00 Shareholders' Liability.....$100,000.00 OFFICERS: Henry Wagner, Pres.; J. A. T. Hull, V. Pres.; J. A McKinney, Cashier; D. J. Van Leiw, Asst. Cashier. Iver G. Newlen Under-taker. Under-taker. 619 East Grand Avenue DES MOINES. . . IOWA. Schmucker & Loper DRUGGIST. Cor. East Fifth and Locust Sts Peoples Savings Bank Mention Bystander W. H. Lehman Eighth and Walnut Streets DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1907. Capital $ 50,000.00 Surplus $ 50,000.00 Deposits $ 943,758.87 I. W. ALLEN, St. Joseph, Michigan BELL Marquardt Savings Bank Iowa Mail Bank. Fifth and Locust Sts. Banking in All its Branches. Correspondence Solicited. For Christmas Diamonds, Rubies Pearls Loose and Mounted ALSO RINGS_OF ALL KINDS Watches, 'Bracelets, Combs Ear Rings' Brooches, Shirt Studs, etc. Lamps Combs AT THE GaS Office. Hermann Kirch Manufacturing Jeweler 311 Fifth Street. M. E. Davis Christmas Lin E. Davis Drug C Christmas Line is Complete Davis Drug Cos'., nas Line is Complete. Christmas Line is Complete. Candies, Cigars, Perfumes, Toilet and Manicure Articles. Prescriptions a Specialty. Iowa Ph Mutual S. W. Cor. Ninth and Center Streets. A FRIENDLY METROPOLITAN MAIL Mercantile & FRIENDLY PARTY METROPOLITAN cantile & Realty NDLY PARTING Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. METROPOLITAN ile & Realty CO. THE MUSICIAN A FRIENDLY PARTING Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. NEW YORK CITY. Capital Stock $1,000,000. Largest Negro business corporation in $25 per share in blocks of five and upwards; payments. DIVIDENDS declared regularly f 7 per cent. Call or write LUTHER H. SMITH, S. Office--515 Mulberry St., Op. Court House. JEWELRY XMAS GIFTS $1. At Negro business corporation in America there are in blocks of five and upwards; cash or DIVIDENDS declared regularly for past s Call or write NUTHER H. SMITH, State Agen Mulberry St., Op. Court House. ELRY XMAS GIFTS $1.00 DO business corporation in America. Stock of five and upwards; cash or installment declared regularly for past six years at site H. SMITH. State Agent. Op. Court House. Des Moines. Largest Negro business corporation in America. Stock $25 per share in blocks of five and upwards; cash or installment payments. DIVIDENDS declared regularly for past six years at 7 per cent. Call or write LUTHER H. SMITH. State Agent. Office--515 Mulberry St., Op. Court House. Des Moines. JEWELRY XMAS GIFTS $1.00 DOWN Balance in small payments, as you can spare the money. You need not buy cheap, shoddy jewelry because you are short of funds. Use OUR plan of easy payments and get the best. In addition to the CREDIT which we extend, we SAVE you at least 25 per cent on Watches, Rings, Fine Silverware, etc. All goods marked in plain figures. Open evenings until Christmas. Balance in small payments, as you can spare the money. You need not buy cheap, shoddy jewelry because you are short of funds. UR our plan of easy payments and get the best. In addition to the CREDIT which we extend, we SAVE you at least 25 per cent of Watches, Rings, Fine Silverware, etc. All goods marked in plain figures. Open evenings until Christmas. Peoples Credit Jewelry Co., 303 West Seventh Street—Opposite Younkers. WANTED—Colored ladies everywhere to sell our toilet articles manufactured especially for our race, the colored people of America, Splendid opportunity to make money. Most liberal terms. Full size packages FREE to agents who will use the preparations on their own hair and face. FREE premiums to their agents and customers. Devote part or all of your Write for particulars. Secure execlusive territory. Have a profitable business of your own. this paper. The Burton Goods Co., Century Blk., St. Jo Michigan. FREE ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` Maple Block Coal Co. When you buy our coal you get value for your money. CALL US ANYTIME Office 417 East Fifth street Yards 99 East Fifth street Portable Tubing and Connection Free. SATURDAY, DEC. 21. 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. Mention this paper. The Burton Toilet Goods Co., Century Blk., St. Joseph Michigan. Iowa Phone 1334 Mutual Phone 1987 THE GLASGOW WOOLEN MILLS CO. 319 SIXTH AVENUE Des Moines Savings Bank CAPITAL $200,000.00 We solicit both your commercial and your savings account. Fleming Building-Cor. Sixth and Walnut Lozier's FLOWERS PALMS, ETC. 317==6th Avenue. Des Moines, Iowa BOTH PHONES 384. Northern Artificial Limb Co. Manufacturers of Christmas Gifts FOR Musical Friends Our stock of Music Rolls, Music Bags, Finely Bound Music Books, Music Literature, Opera Scores, etc., is very complete. Special prices on all Violins, Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos, Flutes and Clarinets until after Holidays. Kindly make us a call when shopping. HOWARD MUSIC HOUSE 315 SEVENTH STREET. Xmas Souvenir A Beautiful ART CALENDER Given as a Souvenir with each 25c Purchase at Our Store Beginning Saturday Morning. Come early and get a fine Calender for 1908. Grand Union Tea Co., 504 Walnut Street. 200 STORES Mutual 1091 3000 WAGONS Century Savings Bank Clapp Block, 5th anl Walnut SUs, CAPITAL NOS) MEA, IS $100.000. Ge M Christian, John B Sullivan P C Keevon W G Burnside W C Harvison J B Uhl H H Teacooat John W Pindebeck L E Harbach THE BEST PLACE IN TO BUY MEN'S CLOTHES THE GLASGOW 319 SIXTH SUIT ON OVER COAT TO-ORDER NO MORE NO LESS CLOTHES MAKERS FOR MEN. Iowa National CAPITAL $1,000,000 Des Moines Saw CAPITAL $200,000 We solicit both your commercial and Fleming Building—Cor. Sixth Lozier F PA 317---6th Avenue. D BOTH PHONES Northern Artificial Manufacturers of ARTIFICIAL LIMBS with adjustable slip socket. Warranted not to chafe the stump. Trusses and all kinds of brace work for deformities; crutches and elastic goods. 08 4th St. Des Moines, Ia 208 4th St. Des Moines, Ia Christmas Gifts FOR Mus Our stock of Music Rolls, Music Bags, Music Literature, Opera Scores, etc., is very all Violins, Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos, Fi Holidays. Kindly make us a call when shopping. Mail Orders Solicited. Guiberson COSTUME CO. Historical and fancy Costumes, Wigs, Beards, Masks, Gold and Silver Trimmings, Grease Paints and all Make-Up Articles. Costumes and Wigs for rent at reasonable prices. 504 Walnut Street. POSITS. Rounds, Mill, Cash- nut. lies e Sell, ES LEN S CO. AN BUY ORE LES S. C. Iowa alnut er. of the who ```markdown ``` PRICE FIVE CENTS. State Savings Bank. M. Strassau, President; J. G. Rounds, Vice President; Geo. E. Pearlsall, Cashier; I. M. Lieser, Asst. Cashier. N. E. Cor., Sixth & Walnut. XMAS. Kelso's Candies 318 Sixth Avenue We Make Everything We Sell, E IN DES MOINES CLOTHES IS AT ASGOW WOOLEN MILLS CO. TH AVENUE E. F. BAILY, Prop. YOU DO YOURSELF AN INJUSTICE IF YOU BUY ELSEWHERE BEFORE SEEING OUR THOUSAND STYLES National Bank 1,000,000.00 Savings Bank $200,000.00 Financial and your savings account. For. Sixth and Walnut ier's FLOWERS PALMS, ETC. Des Moines, Iowa ONES 384. Official Limb Co. AL bucket. e the brace utch- ines, Ia. FOR Musical Friends Bags, Finely Bound Music Books, is very complete. Special prices on jojos, Flutes and Clarinets until after shipping. MUSIC HOUSE WITH STREET. Between Locust and Walnut Gladstone as a Phrasemaker. Mr. Gladstone was a master of the art of phrasemaking. It was he who first declared "The flowing tide is with us," who dubbed himself the "Old Parliamentary Hand," and used the now everyday expressions, "Within measurable distance," "by leaps and bounds," and "within the range of practical politics." --- 12000 SANTA ```markdown ``` Bell HOLIDAY BELL The army needs more dentists. Wear a soldier's teeth have to be drilled. West Point is shy 73 cadets, but the country is yet to behold a West Point or shy. More than 200,000,000 corsets are turned out every year in this country. Surely enough to go around. A shelter home for cats may be alright, but supposing the cats prefer the comforts of the back fence. A Jersey miser was found to be an illicit distiller of applejack. He was consistently determined to be tight. The woman who rushed into the burning building to rescue her false teeth also escaped by the skin of them. The manner of the man will prove his meanness or nobility, poverty and riches making little difference to the soul. It will take more gold than that turned out by the Philadelphia mint to develop anything like a yellow streak. The optimist has a great advantage over the pessimist by looking on the worst side of life even when it seems the darkest. Naturally the Utes feel aggrieved at the president for being so specific in his manifesto against those too lazy to work. An Oklahoma newspaper runs a matrimonial department. Some editors are absolutely without dread of the enemies they make. Washington sends out statistics to show that America is second in naval strength. It might have added that Japan is a long way from being first. In addition to the weight of his 66 years King Edward is burdened now with the responsibility of having to own and look after a $750,000 diamond. A man who paid $95,000 for a seat on the New York stock exchange not long ago has just sold it for $42,000. He was lucky not to have bought it or a margin. A woman in doing housework is said to cover seven miles a day, a fact which may be of service to her if she is trying to get her husband to buy an automobile. Now it is decided that the Panama canal is to be 150 feet wide. From the way vessels are increasing in size and speed, it might be a good idea to make the thing square. A tract entitled "Good Newes from New England" sold for $1,250 in London, which shows that some one in the world can be interested both in religion and in Massachusetts. The way Glidden is going in for ballooning arouses the suspicion that he has weared of appearing in court every time some one is run over by one of his automobile races. Prof. Pereval Lowell says he has conclusive evidence that Mars is inhabited, but he does not go so far as to furnish any data concerning the present price of turkeys on the planet. Notwithstanding the common check restrictions, the cashier of an Oklahoma bank drew $50,000 just before departing for parts unknown. Just think what a good thing a $10 limit would have been! Lord Avebury says that the financial trouble in the United States is due to the nation's great prosperity. Gentlemen who have been too prosperous should hasten to plead guilty and throw themselves on the mercy of the court. A New York man has just couched up a nail which has been in his lungs for 18 months. Incidentally, he coughed up in the interval much more than a nail for bronchitis bills, as that is how the doctors diagnosed his trouble. Now he is taking iron in his system in the regular way. A controversy is now on as to whether Americans appreciate real musical art. They appreciate it quite as much as the musical artists appreciate American dollars, for they all come over here when they feel the necessity of placing high art on a substantial basis. In England the greatest possible phenomenon has happened. In the case of the threatened railway strike a precedent has been established by which both sides are satisfied. To establish a precedent is a wrench to the British mind in itself, but to satisfy everybody in doing so is so unpredicated as to reddouble the shock. In these days it requires big quantities and a great variety to satisfy the requirements of 'jack at sea.' The outfitting of the battleship fleet which is going to the Pacific ocean for a practice cruise includes 48,000 cigar rettes, 1,000 pounds of navy plug to tobacco, 20,000 cigars and 15,000 pounds of candy. Of course, all this is in addition to the ordinary stores of flour meat and other "chuck" which are in dispensable. It is clear that Uncle Sam means that his blue jackets shall lack for none of the necessities or life. A man was caught under the bed in a New York house. He ought to be put in an iron cage and kept at the zoo or some other public place, so that timid women could be assured by seeing him that the dread of every female life—the man-under-the-bed—was caught at last. Through the execution of a bad elephant at Bridgeport, Conn., one day last week a quantity of elephant meat estimated at 9,000 pounds, was thrown on the market, but without any visible effect on prevailing prices. IOWA STATE NEWS Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth. Murderer of Charles H Morris Must Go to Pen Des Mohnes.—Imprisonment for life in the penitentiary at hard labor is the penalty J. C. Cain must pay for shooting down Charles H. Morris at Enterprise last October. The jury reached a verdict of murder in the first degree after being out just three hours, including an hour for sapper. Cain's guilt was established on the first ballot taken after the twelve men entered the jury room. It then only remained for them to decide the degree and the punishment. The next ballot resulted in a vote of eight for murder in the first degree and four for murder in the second degree. Two of the jurors who voted for second degree changed their votes on the third ballot. The next note resulted in two votes declaring for Sunday in the first degree. The fifth and last ballot resulted in a unanimous vote for life imprisonment. None of the jurors was in favor of inflicting the death penalty. Cain shot Morris and Johnson on Oct. 16 at his home in Enterprise, Mr. Morris, who was superintendent of the Enterprise Mining company, and Johnson, who is manager of the Saylor Supply company, went to Cain's place on his invitation. After talking over the value of the property they started up stalwart Cain picked up a revolver and fired three times one striking him, the back of the gun hitting Mr. Morris. Both men were brought to Merey hospital where Mr. Morris died ten days afterwards. Cain left Enterprise after the shooting and remained in hiding for three days, then gave himself up. DAVENPORT NOT BLUFFING Saloons Close Promptly at 10 O'clock —Getting Bonds. Davenport,—C. W. Lyon, assistant to Attorney General Byers, is in the city making sure that the Davenport Saloon keepers are obeying the mulet law in fact and not by pretense. He declared that every saloon keeper would have to file the $3,000 bond required by law, a tormancy which it is understood most of the saloon keepers hope to omit. Mr. Lyon said regarding the results of his investigation. "I made a trip around the downtown section of the city last night and found that the saloon keepers universally closed their doors and turned out their lights at 10 o'clock. As long as the saloon keepers show a disposition to get under the mulet law and take steps in this direction, no radical measures will be used to force them into it. They will not be allowed to net to net of their own record. We have set no definite time in which they must act." Davenport awaits with intense interest the public announcement of the decision of the Kulp court martial No one in Davenport talks of much except the saloon situation and the Kulp trial. Some hot headed persons suggested meeting Captain Kulp at the train with a brass band when he returned from the trial, but cooler counsels prevailed, and the city has settled back to wait for the worst, while honoring for the best. THRILLING CHASE AND ARREST Alleged Thieves Jump From Train Robbed Man in Pursuit Britt—As train No. 8 on the MHW wainkee was ready to pull out of here a passenger noticed that he had been relieved of his purse and $15. He immediately accused two young men who had occupied the seat with him, and as the train was moving they threw the purse at the accuser in hot pursuit. They were lost in the darkness, but were located at Garner by telephone and brought here and identified by the man who was robbed. They were taken to Garner next morning by a deputy sheriff, as the grand jury found that the accuser is found that he will be given a speedy trial, as court is now in session. TWO BAD YEGGMAN CAUGHT Suspects Held at Washington Have Bid Record. Burlington.—The two yeggmen in jail in Washington, charged with the burglary in that locality have been positively identified by Chief of Police Hilz here at Eddie Stops, allied Teddy Otter仁 and Jack Nolan仁 who have been charged with the killing of Leibs Brewing company here last September at the time Officer Weis killed third member of the gang in a ransom pistol fight. The men have their brains matters in Ottumwa and are wanted for other crimes in this part of Texas for robbery. Both men have served a term at Fort Madison. HE SLAYS ANOTHER Young Man Accused of Stabbing Ot- tumwa Woman. Ottumwa—Mary Judson, a conspicuous character of Smoky row, is dying in the city hospital from kafle wounds received in a fight in front of her home about midnight. She accesses Miles Morrow, a young man of Mount Pleasant, who shot and killed Ben Farrel, a negro, in a quarrel over the Judson woman on May 5. In the trial of Morrow a month ago the Judson woman was the star witness for the state, but Morrow was acquitted, the jury finding that he killed Farrell in self defense. Morrow was arrested and is now in the jail. The woman was stabbed in the back. Waterloo Thieves Are Busy Waterloo—Sneak thieves are operating in Waterloo and merchants are missing merchandise. One woman was hold enough to appropriate a set of furs valued at $140 and then asked the proprietor what he thought of her purchase. In this way she evaded Mrs. B. La Porter, lost three rings through theft. The jewelry was valued at $375 and was taken from the plano, where Mrs. Parker laid them while preparing the evening meal. Boy Shoots His Sister. Farley. The little 8-year-old daughter of John Meyer of Holycross was shot and killed by her little 12-year old brother while playing with a gun. PENSION FORGER IS CAUGHT. Federal Authorities at Ottumwa Have a Clever Criminal. Ottumwa—Alfred Daugherty, aged 67 years, until recently an inmate of the soldiers home at Marshtalltown who is now lodged in jail in Ottumwa is claimed by the United States an thorities to be one of the clereres pension swindlers caught in recent years. Daugherty was brought to Ottumwa from Keokuk yesterday and was arraigned before United States Commissioner Hunter here. Daugherty has been operating for some time and has been using several aliases, according to the charges preferred by the government officials. He secured a pension under the name of John L. Markett, who resides in Washington county, Illinois, and when recently the rightful Markett applied for a pension the officials at Washington discovered that a forgery had been committed. They also found that Daugherty had applied for a second pension under the name of William Crouch, and that he was about to be pensioned under that name. DUBUQUE SON SAVES FATHER. Current of Electricity Was Running Through Body. Dubuque: Frank Herbert, a shop foreman, knocked prostrate by an electric shock from an electric light current which continued to flow through his boy as he lay, was discovered by his son in the nick of time and rescued. Mr. Herbert was working at his moulding case, when in stepping over his electric light touched the framing of the case and the result was a terrific shock which fell the victim to the ground. In dropping to the ground, Mr. Herbert fell in such a way that he continued to receive the shocks unremittingly, the son attempted to severely shocked and was beheaded to draw the light away before he could be of any assistance. It was half an hour before Herbert It was half an hour before Herbert was brought back to consciousness. ELOPERS IN HASTE Daughter of H. G. McMillan Weds at Marshalltown Marshalltown - Hurrying from a train to the home of a minister, asking an immediate performance of a marriage ceremony, and leaving the city twenty minutes after the ceremony for a wedding trip throughout the south was the creation of a cultural development of pretty Florence McMillan of Cedar Rands, daughter of H. G. McMillan principal owner of the farmers' Tribune of Sloux City, and former owner of the Cedar Rapids Republican, and an ex United States district attorney, and Floyd B. O'Brien, son of a merchant of Ames. It is claimed by friends here that the bride's parents objected to her marriage of O'Trien, wishing her to wed a Pennsylvania man. THREE KILLED UNDER WHEELS Father, Son and Daughter-in-Law Victi- tions at Foworth Farley—Jas, Campbell and his son, Will Campbell, and the latters wife were struck by passenger train No. 1 of the Illinois Central white crossing crash at Eupworth and instantly killed. They were driving home from church. Town Defies Standard Oil. Decorah.—The city council of Decorah has defied the power and might of the Standard Oil company and ordered the great oil company to remove its distributing tanks here to a place of safety outside the city limits. The company protested through its attorneys, but the vote of the aldermen was 6 to 2 for removal. The tanks now are a menace to property and they have caused an increase in insurance rates on property nearby. Decorah has set a precedent in Iowa in this matter. Gambler Ends His Life Council Bluffs.—R. M. Baldwin was found dead in his room at the Ogden hotel, with an open gas jet. The circumstances clearly indicate that he had committed suicide. Baldwin was employed in the Hoffman gambling house and came here from Denver a few years ago. He or friends here and nothing is known of the cause that might have led him to kill himself. --- Otumwa—Twenty-five masked men drove H. C. Wilson in his night clothes to a pond half a mile from Albia, and by cutting a huge hole in the ice, immersed the vetnet until he promised to use all power possible to lift the man used from an asylum where he had her placed unlawfully, it is alleged. Bad Fire at Garnavillo. Elkader.—Fire originating in the City hotel at Garnavillo totally destroyed the hotel and saloon annex, Krazinsky's general merchandise store, the Garnavillo independent office, and Miss Leuthold's residence were also burned. The loss is estimated at $16,000, partially insured. Farmer Killed in Runaway Clinton.—J. Haunrauk, 57 years of age, a prominent Petville farmer, was killed in a fall from a buggy, his horse running away and throwing him against a bridge rail and crushing his skull. The body fell into the river, but was later recovered. Mason City Man Loses Eye Mason City.-A. J. Brown will probably lost an eye as a result of a collision with a wagon while riding on a bicycle. The force of the collision was the forces of the revolving wagon wheel and the pain was fully bruised and crushed. Leg Shot Off During Quarrel Fort Dodge—White hunting together, Heary Will and John Lindberg quarreled. Lindberg was shot in the knee at close range, and his leg was down off. Will has been arrested. He says the shooting was accidental. NEW MINE DISASTER EXPLOSION ENTOMBS ABOUT 250 AL JACOBS CREEK, PA. Number of Fatalities Comparatively Small Because Many Miners Were Celebrating Festival of Greek Church. Jacobs Creek, Pa.—An explosion of gas in the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal company, located here, Thursday entombed between 200 and 250 miners, and there is scarcely a ray of hope that a single one of them will be taken from the mines alive. Partially wrecked buildings in the vicinity of the mine and the condition of the few bodies found early in the rescue work indicate an explosion of such terrific force that it seems impossible that any one could have survived it. That this disaster does not equal or even surpass in loss of life and attendant horrors the one in West Virginia is due to the devotion to church duties of a considerable number of the miners. In observance of a church festival many of the 400 or more men regularly employed at the mine did not go to work Thursday morning. Those who escaped through this reason are members of the Greek Catholic church and they suspended work to celebrate St. Nicholas day. As was the case at Monongah, the explosion followed a brief shut down, the Darr mine having been closed Tuesday and Wednesday. It was just 11:30 o'clock when the tenth trip of loaded cars had been brought out to the tipple and there came an awful rumbling sound, followed immediately by a loud report and a concession that shook nearby buildings and was felt within a radius of several miles. At the same time there came out of the mouth of the mine an immense cloud of smoke and dust that floated across the Yonghheghey river. As far as known, only one man who went to work Thursday morning escaped. Joseph Mapleton, a pumper, emerged from one of the side entries shortly after the explosion. He had left the part of the mine where most of the men were working and was on the way to the engine room for oil. Forty-Two Dead Taken Out. Forty-Two Dead Taken Out. Yolande, Ala. — At eight o'clock Tuesday night 42 bodies had been taken from the ill-treated Yolande mines, in which an explosion occurred Monday. Nineteen more are reported in the mines, making a total of 61 victims. No one is yet able to tell what caused the explosion. The theory most generally accepted now is that one of the men allowed a stick of dynamite to explode, which stirred up the dust and this in turn exploded, spreading death and destruction through the whole mine. This theory is borne out by the fact that the entire front of one man's body was torn away. Slaughter in Mines. Washington.—The coal mines of the United States are killing three times as many men per 1,000 employees as those of most European countries. In the last 17 years, 22,840 men have given up their lives in the mines of this country. As many violent deaths have occurred in the mines during the last six years as during the preceding 11 years. The number of fatal accidents each year is now double that of the year 1855. In 1906, 6,861 men were killed or injured in the mines, the dead numbering 2,061 and the injured 4,800. These terrible facts have been gleaned by government experts acting under orders from Secretary Garfield of the interior department to investigate the nature and extent of mine accidents, particularly those resulting from explosions, and also to make suggestions as to how mining conditions may be improved and accidents prevented. The conclusions of the experts are found in a bulletin issued Wednesday on coal mine accidents; their causes and prevention. Diamond Jo Line Sold. Burlington, Ia.—The Diamond Joine of steamers has been sold, or soon will be, to a syndicate of men who will improve the present fleet of passenger and freight boats and increase its carrying capacity very materially. The statement is made that the sale has already taken place. The price is stated at a million and a half dollars. May Be Taken to Idaho for Trial. Madison, Wis. — J. T. Barber and Summer G. Moon, the millionaire lumberman of Eau Claire indicted with Senator Borah for alleged conspiracy in land frauds, may be taken to Idaho for trial. Judge Quarles handed down this decision in the United States court Thursday afternoon. Bold Burglary in Springfield Bordurgly in Springfield, Springfield, III-While the street was crowded with Christmas shoppers, about six o'clock Thursday evening, two burglaries broke the plate glass window of the jewelry store of John C. Pierik and made their escape with $10,000 worth of diamonds. Small Cleveland Bank Fails Cleveland, O.—The Glencoe Banking & Trust company, a small concern in the suburbs, made an assignment late Thursday in the insolvency court. Louisville Surveyor of Port Resigns Louisville, Ky.—Announcement was made Monday that William G. Dearing, surveyor of the port at Louisville under the federal government, has resigned his office to accept the position of assistant general counsel of the Louisville & Nashville railroad. New National Forest in Nevada. Washington.—The president has just signed proclamations creating the new Vegas national forest in Nevada, and making an addition to the Aquarius national forest in Utah. MILWAUKEE SENTIMEL BLOWS EXCHANGED IN HOUSE BLOWS EXCHANGED IN HOUSE WILLIAMS AND DE ARMOND RESORT TO FISTICUFFS. Latter Calls Forme, a Liar and Lively Combat Ensues for a Moment. Washington.—The spirit of rivalry that for five years has alternately smoldered and blazed between John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, leader of the minority, and David A. De Armond of Missouri, leader of the minority opposition, culminated in a fist fight Thursday on the floor of the house of representatives. The blows of Mr. De Armond caused blood to flow down the face of Mr. Williams, and only the forcible intervention of friends cut the combat short. Mr. De Armond bore away a scuffed nose. The immediate cause of the fight was the passing of the lie by Mr. De Armond to Mr. Williams, resultant of a complaint by the former that the minority leader had broken faith in "burying" Mr. Booher of Missouri by recommending his assignment by Speaker Cannon to the committee on colage, weights and measures. According to the statements of the principals, Mr. Williams defended his action by declaring he had been told by Mr. Booher's colleague, Mr. Lloyd of Missouri, that the committee assignment would be satisfactory to Mr. Booher, Mr. De Armond bluntly questioned the truth of the statement, and after the failure of an effort on his part to transfer the scene of controversy, Mr. Williams struck Mr. De Armond a blow in the face with closed fist. The exciting incident will not be set down in the official records of the Sixthieth congress, for the house had been some minutes adjourned when the first blow was struck. Some representative cried out: "Look, look at the fight." Everybody looked; but so startled were they by what they saw that no one seemed for the 'moment to think of rushing forward and stopping it. Meantime Mr. Williams and Mr. De Armond, wedgeged between two rows of desks, were still exchanging blows. Hood was blowing down the face of the leader of the minority, while Mr. De Armond was endeavoring to grasp his opponent by the throat, at the same time vigorously returning blow for blow. Then everybody awoke to the unseemliness of the scene and crowded in and made an end of it. Cummins Seeks Toga Only. Dea Moines, Ia.-Ivo, Cummins, of Iowa, referring to his suggested candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, said Sunday: "I have no thought of surrendering my candidacy for United States senator. The suggestion about the presidency is new here, although I have heard about it in other states. I do not intend to do anything that will take me out of the race for senator." Drowns in a Bathtub North Attleboro, Mass.—Frederick E. Sargeant, cashier and vice president of the Jewelers' National bank of this town, and prominently identified with Providence, R. I., and North Attleboro business firms, was found dead in the bathtub of his home in the bank building Tuesday night. Medical Examiner Holden stated that in his opinion death was due to accidental drowning. Yaquis Murder Twelve Men. Nogales, Ariz.—Information which has just reached here tells of the frightful murder of 12 men by a band of 150 Yaqui Indians 45 miles southeast of Magdalena, State of Sonora, Mex., Wednesday of last week. Lad Blows Off His Sister's Head. Holy Cross, Ia.—Thinking it unloaded, John Meyer, a farmer boy, living here, pointed a shotgun at his 16-year-old sister Thursday and pulled the trigger. So close was the girl to the muzzle of the weapon that her head was blown from her shoulders. Col. J. B. McGonigal Is Dead Kansas City, Mo.,-Col. James B. McGonigal, who was a conductor on the first train operated on the Panhandle railroad in 1850, died in Kansas City Thursday, aged 74. Bank Examiner in Charge North Attleboro, Mass.—By order of the comptroller of the currency, Henry F. Currier, national bank examiner, took charge of the Jewelers' National bank Wednesday night. Its vice president and cashier, Frederick E. Sargent, was found dead Tuesday night in a bathtub at his apartments. By vote of the directors the bank was not opened for business Wednesday, and a notice posted on its door announced that it would remain closed pending an examination of its books. Liabilities are $1,000,000. OSCAR OF SWEDEN BURIED. Impressive Funeral of Late King in Stockholm. Stockholm. — Seldom if ever in its history has this city witnessed such a grand and solemn ceremony as that which Thursday marked the funeral of King Oscar, who died December 8. Although the weather was bitterly cold, the entire population of Stockholm and thousands of visitors from the country stood bareheaded, silent and sorrowful along the line of procession to catch a last glimpse of the casket containing all that remained of their beloved king. The funeral procession included some 2,000 persons, among them being Gustave, the new king of Sweden; the king of Denmark, the Swedish princes and princesses, and the ambassador, representing foreign monarchs. Charles H. Graves, the American minister, as the special representative of President Roosevelt, was given a place of honor immediately following King Gustave. The queen of Sweden and the queen of Denmark drove to the church, but the dowager queen of Sweden, widow of King Oscar, was prevented by illness from attending the funeral. As the funeral procession entered the Riddarholm church the organ and the orchestra played Haydn's magnificent dirge and, as the casket was carried up the grand aisle by a number of sailors, accompanied by the aides de camp of the late sovereign, every eye in the congregation was filled with tears. The funeral oration was delivered by the bishop of Lund. A salute of 42 guns was fired by the forts and the ships in the harbor, and volleys of muskety burst forth as the coffin was placed in the vault of the Bernadottes. MANY KILLED BY EXPLOSION. Powder Magazine in Palermo Blows Up—Whole Town Shaken. Palermo—A terrific explosion occurred Thursday evening in the military powder magazine, where a large quantity of dynamite was stored, and was followed by a number of lesser explosions, the whole town being badly shaken and the people thrown into a panic. Almost immediately flames shot high in the air and spread to the ruins of houses that had fallen, adding greatly to the terror of those who were in the immediate neighborhood of the disaster. It is estimated that about 25 persons were killed and a hundred others injured. Troops were ordered out to aid the firemen in clearing away the wreck and succuring the wounded. Engineer Faithful Unto Death Cleveland, O.—Engineer Frank Krag 50 years old, of Buffalo, N. Y., though ill and faint, stayed at his tilthettle till he had brought his fast Lake Shore train safely into Collinwood yards Thursday afternoon. Then he stepped from his cab, and in a few minutes was dead. Krag was in his usual health when he took his train out of Buffalo. His illness came after the train had left Erie. The engineer had hardly strength enough to lower himself from the cab at Collinwood. Buck Hinrichsen Dead. Alexandria, III. — W. H. Hirnichsen, familiarly known as "Buck" Hirnichsen, formerly treasurer and secretary of the state of Illinois, died at his home here Wednesday from paralysis after a long period of declining health. Mr. Hirnichsen was about 59 years of age and was secretary of state during the administration of Gov. Altgeld. He had been a conspicuous figure in Illinois politics for many years. Refuse to Indorse Gov. Huckle New York.—At a session which lasted less than ten minutes the Republican county committee of New York county Thursday night, by a almost unanimous vote, refused to consider at this time a resolution indorsing Gov. Charles E. Hughes for the Republican presidential nomination. Norwegian Minister Is Dead Christiania, Norway.—C. Hauge, the Norwegian minister to the United States, died Thursday while on a snow-shoeing trip. Hawaiian Appointments Confirmed. Washington.—In executive session Wednesday the senate confirmed the nomination of Walter F. Frear to be governor of Hawaii and of Alfred S. Hartwell and S. M. Ballou to be chief justice and associate justice respectively of that territory. Gus Ringling Is Dead New Orleans.—Augustus Ringling, head of the circus combination which controls the shows of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey and Forepaugh Sells died here Wednesday at a sanitarium --- INJUNCTION DECREE SIGNED THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR IS ENJOINED. Writ Granted Expected to Have Far-Reaching Effect Against Boycott. Washington. — After hearing arguments on various points in the case Justice Ashley M. Gould in equity court Wednesday signed the decree temporarily restraining and enjoining the American Federation of Labor, its officers and all others from interfering with the business of the Bucks Stove and Range company and from declaring and threatening any boycott against it. All attempts of counsel for the American Federation of Labor to modify the decree failed, except in one particular, and that was to exclude from the order the Electrotype Molders and Finishers' union No. 17, against which it was shown no specific allegation had been made. Justice Gould took occasion to dwell upon the question of jurisdiction. He said there would be no attempt made by the court to assume jurisdiction beyond the confines of the District of Columbia, but that its order was operative upon all the persons defendant who are within the District of Columbia. An act, he said, committed by an agent or associate of one of these defendants outside the District of Columbia could be held as the act of the person within the District of Columbia so ordering it and subject such person to the punitive power of the court. New York. — Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, who is now in this city to attend the meeting of the National Civic federation, refused to go into the merits of Justice Gould's decision. "This is an old case brought several months ago," said Mr. Grompers, "and before I have anything to say on the decision I should like to know just exactly what we are enjoined from doing. I do not know what further action we may take, and I shall want time to confer with some of my associates and to investigate in person before I have anything further to say." CIGARETTES CAN BE SOLD. Illinois Law Doesn't Prohibit It, Saye Supreme Court. Springfield, IL.—The supreme court Wednesday handed down an opinion declaring the anti-cigarette law passed by the legislature this year does not apply to cigarettes which contain pure tobacco, but only to those cigarettes which contain substances deleterious to health. It holds that the legislature has the right under the exercise of its police power to pass an act prohibiting the sale of cigarettes, but that it cannot prohibit the sale of cigarettes under the present act, the title of which only provides for the regulation of the sale of cigarettes. The act of June, 1907, prohibiting the sale of theater or amusement tickets for prices greater than the amount printed on the face of the tickets, was declared invalid. The supreme court also decided that Mayor Busse of Chicago removed without authority five members of the school board appointed by Mayor Dunne. LORD KELVIN PASSES AWAY. Noted Scientist Is Dead at Glasgow, Aged 83 Years. Glasgow.—Lord Kelvin, the noted scientist, died Tuesday. William Thornton, first lord Kelvin, was born at Belfast, Ireland, June 26, 1824. He was a celebrated mathematician and physicist and occupied the chair of natural philosophy in Glasgow university from 1146 to 1899. He was knighted in 1866 and was created Baron Kelvin in 1892. In the domains of heat, electricity and magnetism he was one of the great investigators of the century. He invented a number of instruments used in navigation and deep sea exploration and took a prominent part in the laying of the first submarine cables in the Atlantic. For his efforts in behalf of science Lord Kelvin had been decorated many times, having been a grand officer of the Legion of Honor of France, a member of the Prussian Order, Pour le Merite, and commander of the Order of King Leopold of Belgium. He received honors also from the Japanese and other governments. Cortelyou Denies Stories. Washington—Secretary Cortelyou, in a statement given out Tuesday, pronounces unqualifiedly false the current rumors of undue political activity of his friends in forwarding a movement in his interest. The secretary declares that neither he nor his friends have used their influence in behalf of any candidate for the presidency and that he has not been a candidate for anything but the confidence of the people. He adds that if he should hereafter decide to be a candidate for any office, he will say so frankly. J. Israel Tarte Is Dead Montreal—J. Israel Tarte, former minister of public works, died here Wednesday. He received the appointment of minister for his services to the liberal party in showing up the scandals in the public works department under the conservative regime. Small Los Angeles Bank Closed. Los Angeles, Cal.-The state bank commissioners Wednesday afternoon tock charge of the West End bank, a small state institution located in the western section of the city. Mangled by Civil War Bomb New York.—One of the civil war bombs found in the old custom house exploded and nearly killed M. J. Howell, an employee of the bureau of combustibles, while on its way to be dumped into the sea. Woman Loses Suit for $300,000 St. Louis.—A decision was handed down in the St. Louis court of appeals Tuesday against Miss Lillie Belle Pierce, who laid claim to the $200,000 estate of the late Luther E. Imboden *as widow*. Their Christmas Surprise HIS year," said Cartwright firmly, "there are going to be no Christmas surprises in my happy home—none of those pleasant little attempts at playing Sarita Claus which begin with suspense and effort and end in mortification and disappointment. I am going to take my wife down town and let her pick T put anything she wants within the limit of my spending capacity, and then I'm going to let her take me around and fix me up with a pair of embroidered suspenders or gold cuff links or any old thing she likes and that will make her happy. Neither of us has quite got over the effects of the last holiday season yet. Such a system, it seemed to me, would be far more practical than the miscellaneous guessing. We had been doing with such decidedly poor results. "You see, we had been married just long enough last Christmas to wear out our first installment of furniture, and most of our wedding gifts. Things were looking a little bumpy around the house, so we both agreed that in selecting our little remembrances for one another we ought to confine ourselves to something which would be mutually useful and attractive. Both of us had been secretly longing for a Morris chair, one of those new mission things with big leather cushions that swallow you up in a delirium of comfort. Mrs. C. wanted it for the beauty of the library and her afternoon siestas and I wanted it for evening recreation. We also needed new portieres, a new rug, a lamp globe and dozens of other things to make our happy home "the complete house beautiful," but we were satisfied always to buy such things one at a time, and to get what we wanted at any price. "Months before the Christmas season I began putting by a little sum weekly, with the Morris chair in mind. Two weeks before the 25th I went down to a dealer's to look at chairs. I had been looking casually for weeks before, but it was not until I came upon this particular shop that I discovered what I wanted. It was a beauty in the darkest and finest of weathered oak, with all attachments and a pair of fat, greedy-brown leather cushions that fairly felt like pipe dreams, laced with leather strappings and tied to the woodwork with thongs. The minute I saw the chair I knew it was for me; but the price was rather staggering. The dealer wanted $55 for it at first, and when I had got him down to $80, he acted as though he thought he were giving the thing away. I thought it best to hold out a little, so I merely requested that he give me a day's option on the chair, and paid a small deposit for the privilege. Meanwhile my wife had been saving every penny, cutting down on the grocery bill and keeping me on cheap meats with Christmas In view. It seems that she, too, had a Morris chair on the brain. On the afternoon of the same day on which I discovered my prize, she strolled into the same shop. The first sight of the chair was enough for her, and she offered to buy it on the spot. The dollar was inconsolable. He had sold the chair, he believed, at least he had given a gentleman an option on it, and the gentleman had paid a deposit, but if Adam would leave her name something might be done. When my wife spelled out her cogwheel for him he fitted his eyebrows in establishment. That was exactly the name and those were the initials of the gentleman who had already spoken for the chair. My wife thought for a moment. Then she controlled her emotions and merely remarked that such coincidences were quite common, and walked out without leaving her address. "Next day I hied me to the dealer's quickly prepared to leave my order for the chair. But the dealer did not seem half so inclined to sell. A lady had been there it seems—a lady of my own name, with the same initials—odd, was it not—? who was willing to give the full price for the article. Then it was my turn to think. On the whole, I decided I did not want the chair after all. If Ellen wanted to buy it, I'd let her have that pleasure. The man seemed glad to give me back my deposit and that was the last I saw of that Morris chair. "Christ as morning we both fussed about the house expectantly. I wondered where on earth Ellen was keeping my Morris chair. After breakfast I unloaded a pair of green portieres I had bought for her. As the wrappings off I saw her face fall. Then she went over to a corner and produced an exactly similar bundle and unrolled another pair of green portieres—for me. "B-'but,' I stammered. 'I thought you bought a Morris chair!' "I! O John, didn't you buy it after all?" "And then, in the light of our understanding, we wept on one another's shoulders." Her Secrets. Wife—Have you any secrets you keep from me, dearest? Husband—None, darling. Wife—Then I am determined I will have none from you either. Wife-For several days I have had a secret-a secret longing for a new dress with hat to match for Christmas. The Christmas Tree Me? Why Am Waitin' For the comin' O Christmas, you bet. An' I guess There'll be Somewhat a' Doin' in town on That gladsome day, when the Time comes' round besides Roller skatin' 'My Eyes, an' it finz when each One of the stores is crowded and Packed from ceilings to floors with things That a feller has' want, every one an' He's sure to get some of dem, too. Ann't It fun when every one's good, an' There isn't any bad, an' dad, an' ma, an' Aunt-Lucy, an' sis angels o' mercy if any such is. I'm afraid I can't wait for the time to come' round; it Seems to me now I can be a tain't sound o' sleighbells A jingling it seems I can see the candles all lighted Up in a big tree, an' big cornaciasi filled to the brim With candy that melts in your mouth, every climb o' the Tree loaded down with the bestest of toys, what squawks, or plays Music, or dances, or does something' funny or dangerous to jolly the Girls an' boys. I don't know what you think is the best, but For me there isn't nuttin' else on this earth quite so Fine as a well lit lit up, deep loaded down Christmas tree. That for me! see you blink, as if it was so what I'm sayin'—it Ann't, but it sure is a gorn' be thee'—the whiz' it's the Biz of Santa Claus to lay' round all the year, somewhere Away off in the clouds, with his car fold close to a telephone we never See—course he can't not hearin' like you an' like me, it's one O' them wirelessixin' I pose, ga that' how he knows' what each Boy an' girl is a whishin' for; he don't ever forget' he'members, you bet, everything He'll bring me a knife with a handle of bone, an' a big graphophone at' plays songs 'At I like, an' a bike, a golf bag an' clubs, an' two Teddy cubs (live ones, I Can tame 'cm), a beautiful book at'ats chuck Fully o' fighin'—some paper to write on—all the Things' at I wish for I see when I look but I never could Names 'cm. Never taint, They'll be Hangin' Right up there for me, when Christmas Comes' round, on the evergreen tree. THE BELLS OF YULE THE bells of Yule ring loud and clear Across the threshold of the year; The quiet moon is rising slow Beyond the margin of the snow; The white glint sparkles far and near. How long have those old sounds been dear! How long have we from youth to scar Re-heard their rippling carol flow,— The bells of Yule! Old days return; old dreams appear; Old conflicts rise of Hope and Fear; And yet, with all, 'tis good to know Despite Life's change of kiss and blow, We still thank God to hear once more The bells of Yule! AUSTIN DOBSON. The spirit of Christmas! What is the spirit of Christmas? Is it the generous spirit, the spirit of giving? Yes, but that is not all. There will be millions of gifts made between now and the new year, and they will not all express the Christmas spirit. Some will be made out of pockets of plenty and thus entail no personal service; some will be made under compulsion of supposed necessity. How many people give things at this time because they think they must. They must give to those who, they hope or fear, will give to them. It is almost unfortunate that giving and taking has become such a feature of our Christmas celebration because the mere gift is incapable of expressing the spirit of this occasion, and the occasion itself has become a burden to many because it has been so much abused. It is not by giving lavishly that we honor Christ, whose birth we celebrate, but by sharing unselfishly every good thing we possess. This puts the best things of Christmas within reach of every human life and enables every human being however poor in goods to give generously of whatever else he has. We all have much. Is money denied us, then let us give what is better, a word to a smile, a smile to awaken hope, something out of our hearts' treasure. Who would not rather take a cardial message from a friend that would express his thought and appreciation, than to get a dollar trinket? What hey to think that we cannot express an unselfish love at Christmas time except by harvish use of money. The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of Christ. He came on a giving mission but the gift was Him—His life. Silver and gold had he none to give, but He gave health to the diseased, sight to the blind, hope to the despairing and salvation to all who will accept it. He proved his unselfish love not only by giving but by sharing, by undershooting, not only for us but with us, all our griefs and temptations. We would honor Christmas and enjoy it, we must not only give but give wisely. Whether it be a trinket, a watch, a picture, a book, or a coral word and a warm grasp of the hand, let it be an expression of the giver's beauty identification with the other's interests and needs. - Ram's Horn. Changed History of World. Changed History of World. The history of the world prior to Christ is a history of barbarism, cruelty and bloodhed. Read the history of Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome and you read a history of vice, degradation and crime. A history that is written in blood and iniquity. The classic Greeks and tenacious Romans worshiped a multitude of gods. Even the inhabitants of Syria had gone astray until it was declared by the prophet. Our worthy ancestors, the Teutonics, were a semibarbarous people without literature, without government, without refinement and without religion, but when they received the glad tidings of the gospel of Christ their habits were changed, their manners refined and their civilization improved. Wherever this gospel is proclaimed it is as a well of water springing up into overcasting life. Greatest Event in History Greater Event in History. There have been many great events in the history of the world, such as the clerk given to Persia by the Greeks at Chelsea Crossing; such as the defeat of the Greeks by the Romans at Syracuse; such as the history of Charles Martel over the Mammadens; such as the discovery of the new world by Columbus; such as the defeat of Navalion at Waterloo; such as the Declaration of Independence and the adoption of constitutional liberty, but the one event that stands preeminent in the world's history is the advent of the Lord Jesus Christ. God's Gift to Man Jesus Christ is the Father's unspeakable gift to man. His birth is now a conceived fact in history. His coming was the beginning of a new era in the experience of the race. His coming was a mighty impetus to civilization. To compare the civilization of the world before Christ to the present state of civilization is like comparing darkness to light. HE boy stretched the long black stocking and regarded it with satisfaction. G "I'll take it," he said. "How much?" "Twenty-five cents a pair." Dorothy Winslow answered. The customer fished out a dime and three pennies and laid them on the counter. "I'll take this one," he said. "But we never break a pair!" Dorothy exclaimed, with some amusement. "Oh," she added, sympathetically, as the boy's face fell, "was it—was it for some one with only one leg?" "It's for my partner. He's got two legs, but he's crippled—just been let out of the hospital. And I'm going to give him a Christmas." "Oh!!" said Dorothy, comprehending, "And you wanted the stocking to hang up? I'm sorry, but—wait!" she cried suddenly, as the boy was gathering up his money in disappointment, "I can let you have it, I think, Cash! Cash!" The little girl who came in response to the summons mended to the boy, and then sped away to the desk with the quarter that Dorothy substituted for the dime and three pennies. When the customer had departed, carrying his package, Dorothy contented the odd stocking which had come into her possession. "Well, what an idiot I am!" she murmured, "Why didn't I give him both of them? But of course he wouldn't have taken them—as long as he was paying for one." She called the little cash girl again, "Do you know the boy that was here a little while ago?" she asked, "I thought I saw you nod to him." "Barney Flynn. He lives on the floor above us," "Cash" answered, "with Billy; and Billy got run down by a 'electric' Barney sees to him." Customers claimed Dorothy's attention, and for awhile she was all busy and bustle. During the afternoon, however, when the neighboring saleswoman volunteered to watch over her counter for her, she slipped down the aisle to the shirt waists, says Youth's Companion. She was quite excited for fear that the particular shirt waist should be gone. There was that woman with the bargain counter habit. Dorothy had seen her dallying at the counter. She rummaged a moment in a pile of shirt waists; then she looked tragically at her friend behind the counter. "O Peggy, it's gone! I knew it! I knew it! I saw it in that bargain woman's eve!" She had waited so patiently for that waist to be marked down! It would have suited her complication—it had just the right warm, rosy tints. "Peggy, why did you let it go?" she eried, reproachfully. "Had to, my dear. I did my best—put it at the very bottom of the pit, but she fished it out." Dorothy went back slowly to her counter. "Dick would have liked it, too," she thought, disconcertedly. "And now hell have to see me in just my shabby old one." It occurred to her that other people probably had Christmas disappointments; and then she thought of Tarney Flynn and his partner. "It's going to hang up the stocking for Billy—and I don't believe he ever had a Christmas for himself in his life." Dorothy meditated. "I know what I bought the old stocking for—so long as I can't buy myself that lovely waist." And she felt a glow of enthusiasm as plans began to take shape in her mind. It was almost closing time when the little cash girl came darting up with a message from Peggy. "She's brought it back—the shirt waist—sleeves too short. If you want it, better hurry. Dorothy hesitated "No, I've changed my mind," she said resolutely, "Tell Peggy I'm much obliged." And she added to herself: "Now if Dick doesn't like me in my old plaid waist, I guess we'll have to quarrel. When Dorothy returned to the store the morning after Christmas, the little cash girl came running up to her, and cried: "I got it in for you all right, Miss Winslow! I worked it fine. I creep in in the dark, when Billy and Darney were asleep; you couldn't have heard me with an ear trumpet. And I felt for Billy's stocking, and hung yours alongside. And then I filled 'em both with all the things you'd given me." "Well," said Dorothy, eagerly; "and what happened?" "O my sakes," said the child. "All of us on the floor below was waked up that early Christmas morning! Such a yellin' and stompin'! You'd like to have thought they'd never had a Christmas!" Dorothy turned away to hide a smile. "And Dick was glad to see me just as I was," she thought, contentedly. Holly Luck. A bunch of holly with berries, so runs the tradition, must be used in church decoration and kept until the next Christmas to protect from lightning and to insure a lucky year. Real Helplessness. There's no helplessness quite so abject as that of an old bachelor trying to select Christmas presents. A Cinch. Old Maid Lady Bug—Tee-bee, how lucky it is to have mistletoe growing right over our door. NEW LEADER OUR NEW LEADER BARGAINSPECIALS Very Interesting Christmas Bargains These Bargains should especially interest Christmas shoppers. We have made it an object to gather together such items that no doubt will make appreciable Xmas Gifts, and still the prices are kept in reach of every shrewd shopper. Silk Mufflers, hem stitched, in plain black or white, positively $1.00 value, bargain special ... 50c Men's hem stitched. Initial Linen Handkerchiefs, 20c value, for tomorrow only ... 10c Men's Initial Silk Handkerchiefs, worth 30c, now ... 25c Men's, Ladie's and Children's Oriental House Slippers, all sizes, extra special, a pair ... 35c Ladie's Felt Slippers, fur trimmed, $1.50 value a pair now ... 98c Men's house slippers, $1.50 values, a pair during this week only ... 98c Men's Smoking Jackets, value, for this week as an extra ecial Men's Half Hose, in liste in a collection of fancy plain color effects, worth 30c, extra special, a pair only Men's Fancy Vests, in new novelty effects, als white, priced at $2.50, $1.75 and... $1 Men's hem stitched. Initial Linen Handkerchiefs, 20c value, for tomorrow only ... 10c Men's Initial Silk Handkerchiefs, worth 30c, now ... 25c Fancy Suspenders, in beautiful individual boxes, priced at $1, 75c, 50c and ... 25c A large and beautiful assortment of neckwear for men, in all the new shades. Four-in-lands, Tecks and String Ties, priced in two lots 50c and ... 25c Men's Dressed Kid or Undressed Kid Gloves and Mittens, $1.50 values for this week only, a pair ... 98c Men's and Boy's Sweaters, priced at $3.00 and down to ... 48c Ladie's Felt Slipped, $1.50 value, pair now Men's house value, a pair during this week only ABSOLUTE FRE An imported Brush, with your $2 or over. FRI MEN'S SUITS COATS, that are in new up-to-date materials, and which price for the new in and see them. Ma's Ma And the m Falcon Pancake — highly nou A Tempting Recipe Two caps of Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour, one crop milk, two egg, one tablespoon butter, butter the size of a wa- mil. Ma thoroughly before adding the flour. For Delicious Waffles or Gems THE NEWS HARRY B. 514 East Lon Ma's Making Hurrah And the more they ate the Falcon Pancakes are almost as indisper- —highly nourishing. To make the Falcon Self Pancake A tempting Recipe one can get from Self Rising cake Flour, one milk, two eggs, table-pound bag, set the size of a wa- l Mix thoroughly adding the flour. For Delicious Waffles or Gems A constant convenience to the busi- corn and rye—an ideal food combin- to the breakfast table. If you en- lise, then ask your grocer for Fa- cake Flour, and have a treat for Shannon Fe Mort Millers of Fresco P Des Moines, Ma's Making Pancakes Hurrah! And the more they ate the better they liked them. Falcon Pancakes are almost as indispensable as bread—easily digested—highly nourishing. To make them, use Falcon Self-Rising Pancake Flour A tempting Recipe Two cups of Falcon Self-Rising Pancake Flour, one cup milk, two eggs, one table-poisonful sugar, butter the size of a walnut. Mix thoroughly before adding the flour. For Delicious Wafles or Gems A constant convenience to the busy housewife. It's wheat, corn and rye—an ideal food combination adding a new delight to the breakfast table. If you enjoy the good things of life, then ask your grocery for Falcon Self-Rising Pancake Flour, and have a treat for breakfast tomorrow. Shannon & Mott Company Millers of Falcon Pump Foods Jes Stones, Iowa MAKING OF MATCHES MAKING OF MATCHES ABOUT 3,000,000 A MINUTE USED THROUGHOUT WORLD. Wood Supply for Enormous Demand a Burning Subject—Hundreds of Factories Engaged in the Industry. Washington—The nations of the world strike 3,000,000 matches every minute of the 24 hours. Nearly one half of these are ignited in this country. Americans use up the enormous total of 700,000,000 a year. Hundreds of factories over the country are engaged in this industry. One on the Pacific coast covers 240 acres, with 32 miles of railroad which supply the match machines with 200,000 feet of sugar pine and yellow pine logs a day. For the manufacture of the match the best grade of wood is necessary. Sapwood, knotty or cross-grained timber will not do. The match manufacturers are as much concerned over the timber supply question as any others. It might be supposed that because matches are small the makers of them would utilize scraps and left-overs. This is never the case. The match machine takes the finest timber and what it rejects goes to the by-product yard. Among the by-products turned out by the large Pacific coast factory are 1, 100 doors and 800 sashes daily. As a matter of fact, it would be impossible to carry on the match business at all at present prices if the rejected lumber were not worked into something else. This country, although it has the most abundant material and the finest machinery in the world, does not manufacture enough to sup- DESERTS OF ASIA. DESERTS OF ASIA. Just north of the Himalaya mountain range in Chinese Turkestan lies a belt of land which is watered by north flowing rivers. These, however, do not flow anywhere, but lose themselves in the sand of the desert. The worst deserts of American are mere child's play to the desert conditions in this part of Asia. In many places there were formerly, one thousand or two thousand years ago, a condition of --- An imported bristol Clothes Brush, with your purchase of $2 or over. FREE! FREE! MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS, that are made right, in new up-to-date winter materials, and which we specially price for the next week. Come in and see them. NEW LE HARRY BLOTCKY 4 East Locust S Making Pancake Hurrah! more they ate the better they times are almost as indispensable as bread- rishing. To make them, use falcon Self-Rising Pancake Flour at convenience to the busy housewife. It's rye—an ideal food combination adding a new breakfast table. If you enjoy the good thing when ask your grocer for Falcon Self-Rising P Pancake Flour, and have a treat for breakfast tomorrow Shannon & Mott Company Mailers of Falcon Pure Foods Des Moines, Iowa The fire department of the District several automobiles and their practic. The above photograph shows the spec. department in responding to alarms. 1909 The fire department of the District of Columbia has recently purchased several automobiles and their prac. capability will be given a thorough trial. The above photograph shows the special auto for the use of the chief of the department in responding to alarms. ply the home market. Thousands of dollars' worth are annually imported from Germany, Austria, France, Sweden and other countries where they are made by cheaper labor and poorer machinery and usually from higher-priced wood. The imports are largely safety matches which can be struck only on the box or other specially prepared surface. Nearly every manufacturing company has machinery made specially for its use, and covered by patents, and it also employs processes discovered or devised by its own chemists and mechanics, and kept secret to prevent rivals from obtaining and profit- ing by them. A single machine has been known to turn out 177,928,400 matches in one day—boxed and labeled ready for shipment. Some matches are shaved with the grain from sawed blocks, some are cut both ways by saws. In some factories the blocks are boiled to make them cut easily. By some machines a boiled or steamed log is revolved on its own axis and a shaving—the thickness of a match—is cut round and round. This shaving is at the same time cut into lengths and split into match sticks. Round matches are made by forcing them through dies. The Japanese make paper matches. soil and climate so that they could support a considerable population. There are the remains of villages and even cities, which must have had water in large quantities in places now far distant from any reliable source of supply. So dry is the country that ruins of wooden houses which have been exposed to the weather for ten centuries or more have hardly the beginning of d' NEW LEAD BLOTCKY Ocust Street Pancakes h! better they liked them. sponsible as bread—easily digested them, use Self-Rising Flour easy housewife. It's wheat, ination adding a new delight enjoy the good things of Falcon Self-Rising Pan- for breakfast tomorrow Cott Company Pure Foods N.C., Iowa AUTO FOR FIRE CHIEF ment of the District of Columbia has and their practicability will be give ph shows the special auto for the use bending to alarms. --- of Columbia has recently purchased ability will be given a thorough trial. ial auto for the use of the chief of the ing by them. A single machine has been known to turn out 177,926,400 matches in one day—boxed and labeled ready for shipment. Some matches are shaved with the grain from sawed blocks, some are cut both ways by saws. In some factories the blocks are boiled to make them cut easily. By some machines a boiled or steamed log is revolved on its own axis and a shaving—the thickness of a match—is cut round and round. This shaving is at the same time cut into lengths and solit into match sticks. Round matches are made by forcing them through dies. The Japanese make paper matches. Low Voltage Incandescent Lamp For use in conjunction with storage batteries a new low voltage incandescent lamp has recently been put on the market in Germany, the filament of which is made of osram instead of carbon. The results of this substitution is that storage batteries made up of a small number of cells can furnish ample current for the operation of such lamps, which are especially designed for use on automobiles, motor boats, etc. ```markdown ``` ... THE FARMERS' CONVENTION. Macon, Mo., Nov. 19. The Farmers' Convention at the Western College Macon, Mo., proved to be a marked success, notwithstanding the inclement weather. The meeting was opened in religious form, led in prayer by Rev. E. D. Green. The president of the college delivered an opening address setting forth the object and importance of the meeting and pointing out the advantages which the agricultural department school will have to offer. Extended remarks were made by Mr. Craig Griffin of Macon county, O. T. Redd of Cooper county, Mr. Speed Daniels and many others favoring the permanent organization of the convention with a view to developing the agricultural feature of the college work, looking to a regular annual meeting for the purpose of relating facts and experiences and observations in a way to improve and advance the art and science of farming in all phases. A committee was appointed on permanent organization and the meeting adjourned till 10 o'clock on the morrow. The morning session of the second day was begun with singing by the CHAS. W. ANDERSON. The convention went into permanent organization by electing the following officers: Mr. Craig Griffin of Macon, president; Wm. Henderson of Bunceen, Vice president; J. H. Carter, Macon county, treasurer; Prof. C. B. Johnson, associate professor; writing papers were read on "Poultry Raising" and "Floral Farming," after which the convention adjourned to meet at 7:30 p.m. Judges were then selected to award the premiums on the products, cakes, butter and bread. About two hours were spent in hearing reports and speeches from representatives of 33 counties, which were immersely interesting. The committee recommended the award. Whereas, The idea of a "farmers' Convention at the Western College and Industrial Institute was conceived by our president, Dr. J. H. Garnett, T. T. FORTUNE. Timothy Thomas Fortune was born of slave parents in Florida in 1856. Like all boys of that time he had a hard struggle. He finally found work in the printing office in Jacksonville, Fla. Later he attended Howard university for three years, after which he returned to New York and started a newspaper called the Rumor; later the New York Freeman, and in 1885 the New York Age, which he has made such a great success. He resigned the editorship last summer. He is an author, a journalist, an agitator and lecturer of the highest rank. He has held several lucrative political positions. Be it resolved, that a standing vote of thanks be tendered him by the convention accusing thereby expressing its gratitude for his thoughtful service and its approval of the movement. Whereas, The farmers in measure compatible with the weather have shown their interest by their attendance and exhibits and. Whereas, the students entered so heartily into the spirit and purpose of the convention. Be it farther resolved, that we thank them individually and collectively and recommend that all engage in a united effort to propagate and perpetuate the idea of a great Farmers' Convention at Western College. Whereas the need and usefulness of the convention to our industrial folk and to our educational plant at Macon, Mo., is so imperatively necessary, Be it resolved, that this organization become permanent and meet annually at the Western College and Industrial Institute on the first Friday and Saturday in November. Respectfully submitted, C. B. Johnson, Chairman. I. L. Garnett. R. B. Johnson. J. A. Gray. M. F. Lewis. FARMINGTON ITEMS. Mrs. Ellen Perkins, near Farmington, was called last week to Keoasquail by the bedside of her little grandson, who was suffering with the croup. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Perkins entertained a few of their friends on Thanksgiving at a four o'clock, where they were served with 'possum and other refreshments. Everyone reported a nice time. Miss Lizzie Russ and sister, Mrs. Turner, sent the evening with Mrs. J. W. Perkins Monday of last week. ... Roosevelt appointed him Internal Revenue Collector at the important port of New York. He is the most eloquent orator, studied law in Robert G. Ingersoll's office, admitted to the New York Bar. Miss Leona Russ, who has been visiting her sister in St. Louis far the past three months, is expected home soon. Mrs. L. W. Perkins spent Friday afi- Mrs. J. W. Perkins spent Friday afternoon at the Russ home. Mrs. Russ has been suffering with crises in her face the last week. Mr. Wesley Perkins of Crown made a business trip to Farmington last Sunday. Mr. French Perkins was visiting with Mrs. J. W. Perkins and wife Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. Edward Alexander spent Thanks- giving day in Keokuk. Mr. Horace Foster was a business transactor at Mr. Wesley Perkins'. Plumbs' Founded 1865 A WISE MAN ONCE SAID "You can buy a straw hat for a quarter, a suit of clothes for $6.75, and a grand piano for $50. But you get what you pay for. You can buy a straw hat for $40, a suit of clothes for $80, and a grand piano for $18,000. And then again you get what you pay for. Strictly speaking, there are no real 'bargains.' The cheap skate gets what he is looking for—cheapness. And the man who wants merit, pays for it." There are no lines of merchandise to which these remarks so aptly apply as Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry. It is the "bargain hunter,"5 the person who shops for a price with but small consideration or knowledge of value who is always being imposed upon. Remember that in buying from this store your confidence is never abused. Our assortments are large and varied, our stocks fresh and new and our prices the very lowest consistent with good value. In dealing with us you have the advantages of our forty-two years of experience and our large buying facilities. Our future business success and prosperity is dependent upon our giving you good value and absolute satisfaction. The Plumb 518 Jewelry WALNUT Store STREET In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Pork County, January Term, A D 1908, Fossy Jones, Plaintiff. Versus Robt, Johnson, Defendant. To the above named defendant: You are hereby notified that on or before the 23rd day of December, A. D 1907, the above entitled cause will be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the state of Iowa, in and for Pork County, Iowa, claiming of you a divorce from the bonds of marriency, on the grounds of habitual drunkenness and desertion; and, unless you appear there and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the January term of said Court, which will commence at des Moines on the 6th day of January 1907, and will be entered against you and judgment and decreed thereon. S. Joe Brown, Attorney for Plaintiff. --- 2 dozen Navel Oranges Free with $5.00 order (exclusive ol sugar.) Des Moines Marketing Place McQuaid's 312-14-16-18-20 7th ST. CANDY! CANDY! CANDY!! Tons of Candy. Lemon and Orange Slice Farcy Mixed Creams... Mint... Starlight Kisses... Nut Patties... Crystal Stick... Honey Balls... Smooth Curtains... Soft Kisses... Cherry Gum... Mixed Cream... Chocolates... 3 Bs. Assorted Stick Candy... 25c 3 Bs. Broken Mixed Candy... For Ice Cream Cups... For Ice Cream Buns... Mint Puffs... Vassar Curtains... Lifted Barrier Scotch... Lifted Barrier Scotch... Pure Mape Sugar, Bb... Food Bags... Zetra Bags... Jelly... Assorted Barrier Balls... Assorted Fruit Balls... Pop Corn, peek... 25c Pop Corn, peek... 69c Black Walnuts, peek... 40c Hazel Nuts, peek... 95c Mixed Nuts, pound... 15c Flesh Balls, peek... 17c English Walnuts, Bb. 20c and 22c 18c 28c 38c 58c Dozen Once per cent of Prices Low Cloudy Laminates, dozen .15c Fancy Laminates, dozen .20c Mammoth Laminates, dozen .25c Cloudy Laminates, dozen .25c Good Eating, per peck .35c Fancy Pen Days Apples .45c Apple Pencils .50c New Lotatoes .60c Comb Honey, per frame .15c Oyster Cocktail Cups .25c Oyster Cocktail Cups .25c 12 Biscuit Mixed Candy .25c 2 dozen Fruit Softslices .25c 2 fancy Fruit Softslices .25c CHRISTMAS TREES, WREATHS, WREATHING, HOLLY, BUTELS, ETC. 10 PER CENT OFF FOR CHURCH DECORATIONS. guest bread Northern Flour ... $133 Northern Cream Flour ... $144 Rare Special Flour ... $144 Machaels' Pure Food Flour ... $154 Gold Metal Flour ... $154 Machaels' Grass Flour ... $174 Machaels' Grass Meat ... $30 DOUBLE COUTONS ON FLOUR Silver Cream Pistachio ... $196 Southwick 8 Ibs Booster Coffee ..... $1 5 Ibs Perfection Coffee ..... $1 3 Ibs No. 100 Coffee ..... $100 purchase in Tea or Coffee Department. All varieties Perfection Tea. Ibs 100 Tea. No. 100 Tea. ..... $190 Tea Blend ..... $190 New Seeded Rullsus, pkg New Cleared Currents, pkg New Large Rullsus, lb... New Santa Clara Prunes, pkg Large Can Tomatoes ..... Shredded Wheat Biscuit ..... shown on O'Reilly Old Style Smoking.....4C pkg. Sterling Fine Cut Zib Smoking Big Dound Smoking.....160 Battle Ax Tobacco, plug.....330 Martin's Navy.....330 Newsworth.....170 Ocean Union (30 oz. plu.) Visit our Premium Department. Extra Certificates with orders. See the new Goods. College department by phone. Deliver to all parts of East Des Moines foroon and afternoon. Arroyo, west of High Park. Webster's High Park. Junction Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, South and Southeast City, foroon and afternoon delivery. A TRIAL WILL PLEASE OPEN EVENINGS. A New Book ENTITLED FROM THE Log Cabin to the Pulpit by the EEV W. H. ROBINSON, is printed—its second edition—a book, but every person should read. Price, $1.00 Address: EEV W. A. ROBINSON Lock box 721, Buxton, Iowa, or Daily Tribune Office, Albia, Iowa. --- The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States. (Entered according to the Aact of Congress in the year 1872, by Currier and Ives, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. TOP ROW—Robert C, Delarge, M. C., of South Carolina; Jefferson H. Long, M. C. of Georgia. BOTTOM ROW—U S. Senator A. R. Revels, of Mississippi; Benj. J. S. Turner, M. C., of Alabama; Josiah T. Walls, M. C., of Florida; Joseph H. Bainey, M. C. of South Carolina; R. Brown Elliott, M. C. South Carolina. The above group show the represeal statesman after slavery. Many of the intelligent representatives at so sentatives of the early colored men inour readers will no doubt be some early a period in our American his- National Affairs and our first politi- what surprised yet much annoyed at tory as citizens. THERE are few homes in Des Moines but what at Christmas are recipient of some piece or more of Furniture. How fortunate all would be if every piece was from this good furniture store. The furniture store of Des Moines where quality is the foremost issue. Let your gift come from here—let it bear a Chase & West tag—and you yourself have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift was received with utmost pleasure. This great store—its six spacious floors and basement today are filled to overflowing with the finest and best home furnishings—goods suitable and appropriate for Christmas. We extend a most cordial welcome to the Christmas shoppers and desire that you see these stocks whether purchases are made or not—come and look them over—tomorrow at your earliest convenience. ONE of the best slipper values offered in the great Kahler holiday book is 100 sented by the list of women's felt romesos at $1.00 a pair. They are FUR TRIMMED All made of soft, warm felt in a felt line. Of attractive coor- lings. Ideal for home wear. They are bargains at $1.00 A Pair Curt Kahler Shoe Co. MMED arm felt in live co or- wear. They Pair Shoe Co WHY. E but PIANO If you ment. hew that the worry LIABL in writ feeling NOTICE IN PROBATE. To Whom It May Censure. You are hereby not fitted to appear at the Court House in Poik County, Iowa, on the 15th day of January. A D. 1905 at Brockock a, m to attend the probate of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Martha J. Brockridge, deceased, late of Poik County, Iowa, at a hime time and place will appear and show cause, if any, who said will should not be admitted to probate. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seat of the District Court, at Des Moines, this 16th day of December, A D. 1907 R. F. Coffin, Cust District Court A E. Mahon Deputy Useful Suggestions The "Wright" Quality Silk and Opera Hats Neckwear Fancy Vests ght" Hats Vests Las s gs Silk Umbrellas Suit Cases Handkerchiefs Traveling Bags Bath Robes, Men's Tose Wright bama; Jo Elliott, M. The ab sentatives National CH 71 furniture— New homes in Des Moines Every piece was from this from here—let it bear a C This great store flowing with the private for Chris shoppers and do not—come and l E. T. Leavenworth, Mgr. 402 Walnut Street. CASH OR TIME PAYMENTS Gift Furniture THERE are few homes in Des Moines would be if every piece was from Let your gift come from here—let it lie with utmost pleasure. This great flowing w priate for shoppers a not—come Rockers the home for another —and always a wel- Think a rocker will se? We know it will moreover we know that the most pleas- ing rocker is here. Always a place in the home for another comfortable rocker—and always a welcome Christmas gift. Think a rocker will please? We know it will and moreover we know that the most pleasing rocker is here. Come and see them. Golden Oak, Fumed Oak, Mahogony, or any kind your fancy may desire. Solid, substantial, perfectly Come and see them -Golden Oak, Fumed Oak, Mahogony, or any kind your fancy may desire. Solid, substantial, perfectly balanced and comfort giving. $1.50 TO $35.00 --- PIANO QUALITY COSTS MONEY Don't be misled when you read some firms' ads. they read like this— Regular Price $375. Xmas Price $249 How can this great difference in price exist? What not do some stores make? HY, I CAN SELL YOU A PIANO FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS "REGULAR" AND "XMAS PRICE." Don't be missed when you read some firms' ads. They read like this— Regular Price $375. Xmas Price $249 How can this great difference in price exist? What profit do some stores make? WHY, I CAN SELL YOU A PIANO FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS "REGULAR" AND "XMAS PRICE" But you must remember that PIANO QUALITY SELLS AT PAR AT THIS STORE. If you pay me $130 for a piano you get a $130 instrument. If you pay $460 you get a $400 instrument. Howare of "Slaughtered Xmas Prices" and be sure that the Quality is not slaughtered. You need not worry about your Piano purchase if you buy of a RELIABLE DEALER. All of my Pianos are guaranteed in writing. This is unnecessary, but it will give you a feeling of safety. W. H. I PIANO QUALITY SELLS AT PAR AT THIS STORE. If you pay me $130 for a piano you get a $130 instrument. If you pay $460 you get a $490 instrument. Heware of "Slaughtered Xmas Prices" and be sure that the Quality is not slaughtered. You need not worry about your Piano purchase if you buy of a RELIABLE DEALER. All of my Pianos are guaranteed in writing. This is unnecessary, but it will give you a testing of safety. W. H. LEHMAN Eighth and Walnut Streets The First Colored Senator and the 42nd Congress of the United States (Entered according to the Aact of Congress in the year 1865, at Washington, D. C. TOP ROW—Robert C, Delarge, M. C., of South Carolina; BOTTOM ROW—U. S. Senator A. R. Revels, of North Carolina; Josiah T. Walls, M. C., of Florida; Joseph T. M. C. South Carolina. The above group show the reprecent statesman after the victories of the early colored men in our readers will not be national Affairs and our first politi-what surprised yet. CHASE & WALK 712-714 W. WALK The King Pines but what at Christmas are recipient of some of this good furniture store. The furniture store or a Chase & West tag—and you yourself have the store—its six spacious floors and basement to enjoy the finest and best home furnishings—good Christmas. We extend a most cordial welcome and desire that you see these stocks whether you look them over—tomorrow at your earliest notice. Couches Senator and Representative of Congress of the United States of Congress in the year 1872, by Currier and Company. large, M. C., of South Carolina; Jefferson Senator A. R. Revels, of Mississippi; Benj. C., of Florida; Joseph H. Bainey, M. C., of real statesman after slavery. Many of the current readers will no doubt be some eagle-wit what surprised yet much annoyed at torment. & WEST W. WALNUT The Kind That are recipient of some piece or more of Furniture store of Des Moines where you yourself have the satisfaction of knowing. ers and basement today are filled to overflow furnishings—goods suitable and appropriate, most cordial welcome to the Christmas stockes whether purchases are made or not, now at your earliest convenience. Leather couches—good consurrection and material—guaranteed in every way— $25.00 AND UP Other couches, covered in velour and in all colors—from $10.00 AND UP --- below. But you must remember that The old "plano makers" are dead, the factors have changed hands, yet many dealers use the reputation of these old makers to sell their instrumentnts. They find it easier to do this than to build a reputation for themselves. When you buy a piano you had better buy on the reputation of the DEALER than of the maker. The DEALER is the man to make good any wrong, not the man whose name is STENCILED on the case of the instrument. I've been in business in Des Meines 40 years. I want any man or woman in this city to show me one dissatisfied customer. Never yet have I failed to make good any defect. I can't say that my pianos are perfect, no piano is, but I can say that I am right here to make good anything that goes wrong. It will cost you putting to talk it over with me whether you want a piano now or not. Bookcases. Fine Christmas gifts. Golden Oak polish—plenty of room for books and good roomy desk with drawers below. ..... AND UP or rill ess O. SISTER Sell You a P.ano are dead, the factories have calers use the reputation of their instruments. They and build a reputation for them- Remember MAN sets atives in the United States. er and Ives, in the office erson H. Long, M. enj. J. S. Turner, C. of South Carol the intelligent repro early a period in o tory as citizens. in the 41st and S. in the office of the Librarian Long. M. C. of Georgia. Turner, M. C., of Ala- uth Carolina; R. Brown gent representatives at so period in our American his- tizens. CASH OR TIME PAYMENTS at Please of Furniture. How are quality is the for- owing that your gift w over- opro- mas table or leases !! How fortunate all is the foremost issue. your gift was received 446 ses. Fine Christie polish—plenty of good roomy desk wi the Christmas gifts, plenty of room for desk with drawers N.B. If you have relatives or friends who are the city or relatives to make a visit, please inform us. We solicit all your local news - end A Merry Christmas to all. Now is the time for you to secure the Bystander for one year, only $1.00. Mr. W. K. Perry of enterprise is a pleasant caller at our office Monday. Remember to trade with the people who advertise with us. They solicit and merit your trade. Miss Mollie Fox of Jacksonville, Ala, a niece of Mrs. I. M. Jones, arrived in the city last Monday and expects to spend the winter here. Mrs. A. L. Smith is just recovering from a severe spell of sickness. Rev. J. M. Harris was called to Warrenburg, Mo., this week, because of the serious illness of his brother. The Cosmopolitan Art club met Wednesday with Misses Elected and Elinch Lewis. A very enjoyable evening was spent after which refreshments were served. Mrs. June Ford who has been so Mrs. Ford is much better now. Able to be around again. She is stopping with Mrs. Manning, 318 S. W. 4th. Complimentary to Mrs. Sadie Wilkins of Minnesota, the guest of Mrs. L. V. Denny, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jackson entertained informally at dinner Thursday evening. Has your clothing been cleaned for the winter? If not call up the Continental Cleaners, W. C. Franklin manager. All kinds of dry cleaning, neat repair. Work called for and delivered. Both phones: Mutual 924, 722, 672 M. 579. Seventh street. W. H. Milligan, Grand Master of the Masonic lodge, will make his official visit here Jan. 13th. In the afternoon he will meet the Masons wives at North Star Hall. We are in receipt of a very beautiful wedding invitation, announcing the marriage of Miss Gertrude Verde to J. B. Rush, to occur at the Teton Congregational church next Sunday, the 23rd, at 8 o'clock. Those who came from Buxton last Sunday to attend the large Fred B. Smith special men's meeting at the Anderson were A. A. Turner, L. E. Tucker Mills. Nothing doing until December 26th. Cairn Lodge No. 2192, N. G. U. of O. F. will give an Oyster and Wine Spper in Cycling Hall, Sixth and Lost streets. Everybody invited. Admission, single tickets 75c; per couple 1,000. Music by Kromer's orchestra. Those persons desiring a good value and useful Xmas gift is the By- sander for one year for $1.00. Send it to your friend for one year. It will be an acceptable gift. Mrs. E. T. Banks has been sick the last week but improved now. The Union Congregational S. S. will give their Xmas exercises on Tuesday evening. They will have a spendid exercise and a tree. A Young People's Literary Socio- ly was organized Dec. 12. It will not every Thursday evening from 10 until 9 o'clock. The organiza- tion was held at Mrs. Emma Hurri's residence. Otto Wade was elected president, Helen Craven, prespe- cial Windruth Deck, crea- turing the young people one to make success. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Allen Craven's. Dec. 19. Beginning December the 15th, 1902 and lasting until January 15th 1908, the Registrar 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. 3, Knights of Pythias, held their semiannual election of officers Monday night. They are as follows: W. M. Warfield, C. C.; W. E. Rhodes, V. C.; A. L. Smith, M. E.; Bryant Garr, Prelate; L. W. Green, K. R. S.; Ed Wilson, A. A.; G. A. Johnson, I. G.; Ed Noron, E. G. The Calendar Club next met at the Mrs. G. W. Scott on 24th and Cracker Sts, and the pastor was called to order by the president. Mrs. E. B. Ellisten. The club is arranging to have an entertainment on the 20th of December and are going to meet at the home of Mrs. A. Brown, on 9th and Small Sts. Mr. A. A. Turner, assistant Secretary of the Y. M. C., of Duxon, made a special trin to our city Sunday to hear Fred B. Smith lecture at the Auditorium on the subject of "Sins that Kill." He was well pleased with the lecture and says it was well worth the trip. The Ariel Bowen Art Club was effected last Tuesday evening at the house of Mrs. Carrie Porterfield, 918 Fourteenth St. The club is named in honor of Mrs. Ariel Bowen, deacon of Dr. J. W. E. Bowen, President of Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Bowen was one of the most educated women of her race. Being an accomplished musician and a most attentive public speaker, she was active in the work of the Wesley's Home Mistery Society of the Episcopal church, also the Y. W. C. A. and was at the time of her second president of the Federation of Colored Women for the state of Georgia. The club will meet Wednesday afternoons, Officers, Pres, Mrs. Carte Poterfield, Vice Pres., Mrs. E. J. Mark, Secy. Mrs, J. M. Harris, Treas. Mrs. Ruth Powell. For one of the ordinary diseases of the skin Chamberlain's Salve is excellent. It not only allows the itching and smearing but effects a cure. For sale by all druggists. You should take advantage of the Bystander's $1 rate during the holidays EDITORIALS. CHRISTMAS. Nineteen hundred and seven years age in the town of Bethlehem in Judea, Palestine, was born a baby who was to become the Savior of the world. In some respects the world was prepared and looking for His coming. It was at peace, Rome flourished and the Greek language was the literature of the empire. While the prophets of Israel had 400 years before phosphetes of the coming Savior, yet He came not as the world expected Him to come, but lowly meek, born in a manger, rocked in the cradle of poverty. Yet this child desyne was guarded by the great God of the universe. The stars, angels and wise men gave this special spot honor. His name is called Jesus, the Son of Man and Savior of the world. Thus do we Christian people celebrate His birthday December 25th. It is the best and should be the most and hallowed of all days. We should see that every little child receive a present to make them merry and happy. Let our hearts ring out glad happiness and good cheer to all. The Bystander extends to all her readers and especially her subscribers a Merr. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. OUR HOLIDAY NUMBER This week we print our annual holiday edition which in many respects is perhaps the all round best issue that we have gotten cut in it you will find some very interesting facts pertaining to our race that can be obtained elsewhere. The cuts give us a chance to see more race, who are moulding the destiny of the race and making its history. Then the editors have been carefully selected for the issue and one other feature is the large number of advertising that the business men have given us. Those who advertise in our paper want your patronage and are interested in the developments and when you want to buy anything in their line go to them and say you saw their advertisement in the Bystander. We must menti in a few large advertisements: Brinsmaid, Chase and West, Mandelahaus, The Leader Store, Davidson Brose, Purchase, Plumb's Jewelry, The Why of the Race, The Utica Clothing and McQuaid's large grocery and many others that have adds in this issue. The Bystander will be glad to receive your criticism or praises of this issue. POSSIBILITIES OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO. To the student of history, especially ancient, who has studied the rise, decline and fall of monarchs, kingdoms, empires, nations and races and has noted the rapid progress and exceptional capabilities exhibited in the American Negro cannot but arrive at one conclusion, viz.: That the Negro has been cast along lines that is as fixed as the stars in their courses. You have read of the power of the black man in ancient times, his valor in battle, his eminence in letters, his skill in science, his genius as an inventor and his patience as a servant. Slavery while a curse may have had some rebeaming features, the great wealth of Green African slavery and American wealth which prepared us to become a competitor in the most advanced civilization of the world, yet in the short space of fifty years living among this splendid civilization some few of our race have reached the highest fame, which is indicative of what possibilities ahead in the next fifty years. One thousand years is but a short time to develop a race. Space prevents me from giving a large number of individual greatness the exhibition in the race. In war the blood of the Crispus Attuck, which appeased the British wrath and cemented our union, down to San Juan Hill will ever stand for Negro and patriotism. In education the names of Booker T. Washington, Prof. W. E. B. DuBois, Profs. Kelly Miller, and J. C. Buois, J. W. E. Bower and will stand among the best. In the field of inventive genius stands the names of Grenville T. Woods, W. T. Scarborough and 400 other inventors. In science, art, music and poetry the names of Dr. Wheatley, and Dr. Daniel H. Williams, Tanner S. Coleridge, Taylor and Dunbar will always be sung with now 500 students (estimated) in the universities and higher institutions of learning, and with the door of opportunity partially open are there not many possibilities yet left for the earnest, honest, ambitious young Negro to grasp and come out at last triumphant over environments. BLACK LAWS OF IOWA REPEALED We Give Some Old History Found in the Public Archives of Iowa. Last week the editor, J. L. Thompson (who is working in Public Archives) found several old petitions from the different citizens of the Territory of Iowa asking the Legislature to repeal the Black laws the ear number of petitioners came from Mt. Pleasant, Ia., where the names of 265 citizens of Henry county petitioners sent in 1840 and 1811. All were sent in these years. Below we publish the first and only one found that was sent by 35 colored citizens of Musc caution. To The Hon... the General Assembly of The State of Iowa: Your petitioners, the colored citi zens of Muscatine County, Iowa, Pr y your honorable bodies to repeal the act, entitled "An act to prohibit the immigration of free negroes into this state" approved February 5th, 1851 and as in duty bound we will ever January, 1855. pray. No, your petitioners deem it unnecessary to say anything about the injustice of the Law, or the oppressive influence upon us as free colored citizens of the United States of America but we will submit to the honest consideration of your Hope; able body ever hoping that the God of heaven may guide and direct your acts in favor of Justice and oppress humanity. Alexander Clark, Rev. L. Anderson, N. B. Harrison, Themas C. Motte, William Beener, Daniel James Warner, Ripen R. Keath, Chas. Jackson, Role D. Young, John Stuard, Joseph Cook, Benjamin Mathews, Wm. Anderson, Petter Boyd, Elton Boyas, T. P. Pritchard, CLIPPINGS OF INTEREST ABOUT THE RACE. NEGRO PROPERTY OWNERS IN PHILADELPHIA. Richard R. Wright, Jr., in the Hampton Southern Workman. The Negroes of Philadelphia own 802 pieces of property valued at $2,438,675, which is an average of about $3,040 each. The largest number of properties are valued between $1,000 and $3,000 and nearly four-fifths of them are $3,000 and under. The highest single valuation is $2,000 and the lowest a lot for $75. Though the assessed valuation is supposed to an- THE WEEKLY PRESS THE LADY OF THE MIDDLE-SEX Mary Ann United States. She was born in Tennessee, attended Oberlin college, where she graduated. Organizer of National Association of Colored Women of America. Was its president for three years. She is employed by the great lecture bureau. [Name] PRESIDENT PRESIDENT we need not attempt to give his life history, as it is so interwoven with the American history of this age his great college and great work will stand for. Few if any man is more quoted and sought after than Mr. Washington. The Best Gift For Man or Boy Something Use or Boy Is g Useful. Something Useful. Something to wear is always useful and the best place to buy things to wear is at THEUTICA I.&A.FRIEDLICH Strictly First-Class—All Modern Dunbar Hotel and C 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. Hotel and Cafe books from Post Office best Negro hotel in the meet the best people in the 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. --- Syras Woods, Jenkins Pennol, Charles Prehan, George Manly, Charles Ed Mathing, Rev. William C. Trevan, A. E. Jackson, Jane D. Motts, Hannah Mathing, Magrit Stuard, Elen Anderson, Dolley Loyas, Deborah Pritchard, Catharina Clark, Margaret Reyd, Jane Outlaw, Rebecca Clark, N. B. The above named persons are all colored citizens of Muscatine State of Iowa. Abe Clark. MRS. MARY CHURCH TERRELL. The foremost lady of the race is Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D.C., who is a member of the public. She is a graduate of the scholars of our race and the most elegant lady platform speaker in, the PROF. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, A. M. The above cut is the man of the hour. The name and history of Booker T. Washington is so well known to even every school boy in America that RATES: $1.00 to $2.00 per day Roof Garden in Connection. Bell phone 2836 Main Steam Heat Private Bath Make the most of your Xmas allowance Comfort Rocker, Couch, Shaving Mirror, etc., for the Husband or Father, Kitchen Cabinet, Sewing Machine, China Closet, etc., for Wife or Mother, Princess Dresser, Ladies Desk, Music Cabinet, etc., for Daughter or Sister. Gentlemen Chifonier, Morris Chair, Bookcase, etc., for Son or Brother. Children's Rocker, High Chair, Doll Furniture, etc., for the Little Ones. thousands of others suitable, delightful, and enduring gift pieces, many at special prices this week. IOWA'S LARGEST FURNITURE STORE. The Sewing Circle met at the home of Mrs. E. Gravson on Monday. After the business the ladies served lunch. Mr. Walter Bennings is on the sick list. The A. M. E. Sunday school has a very nice program for Xmas, consisting of songs and dialogues. Mrs. M. Bell and Miss Nellie Grayson, instructors; Miss Ora Lewis, organist. Rev. Robinson preached at the A. M. E. church. Sunday evening. Mr. Wesley Greenup, better known as Grandpa Greep, of Fairfield came down last Saturday for an over Sunday visit with friends. He returned home Monday, afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James Wicks entertained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Greenup. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Reaser entertained at dinner Sunday Miss Beatrice Hedge of Milwaukee, Wis., who is now visiting her parents and Mrs. Charles Watson and daughter, Beatrice. The Sunday school scholars of the A. M. E. church will give an entertainment Tuesday evening, the 10th, under the leadership of their superintendent, Miss Ione Mason. The proceeds are for the benefit of the Sunday school treasury to prepare for Christmas, the little folks are loking forward to. Messrs. Emmanuel Graham, Tracey Hughes and Clifford Cowden of Burlington were over Sunday visitors in our city. 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 stockkeepers insisted that I try Chamberlain's Cough R medy. I did so and our baby girl is alive and well to day.-Geo W. Spencer, Holly Springs N.C. For sale by all drugeists. DR. E. A. LEE Mr. Joe Johnson is seriously ill at home. An interesting musical was given by Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Owsley, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. King and Mr. and Mrs. D. EXTRAORDINA FOR CHRISTM From This Date We Are O Hopkins Bros. Co Seventh and Locust Prompt Delivery Guarunted. iowa State Bystander BY BYSTANDER PUB. CO proximate as nearly as possible the real value of the property, still, after careful comparison, I am of the opinion that the above represents an investment of between four and a half and five million dollars by the Negroes concerned. Besides the above there are about forty church edifices owned by Negroes valued at from $1,000 to $300,000. There are many Negroes who own real estate outside of the city. Two are known to the writer to have more than $25,000 worth of real estate in other places, while many others own a lot or small farm outside of Philadelphia. The largest individual Negro property holder in the city owns not less than 23 city houses assessed at from $9,000 to $18,000, and owns property also in New Jersey and Virginia. He was born in Virginia of slave parents, and came to Pennsylvania after he was 21 years of age. He has steadily built up a good business, and amassed a large amount of real estate, besides being financially interested in many of the business and industrial movements among the Negroes of the city. THROWS BABE FROM WINDOW Excited Mother During Fire Imperial Infant's Life—Negro Woman Catches Tot and Chicago Firemen Rescue Parent Near Collapse. Chicago, Dec. 1.—One woman tossed her 18 months old baby out of a third story window and a number of other women were partly overcome by smoke and carried down fire escapes in the Cerald apartment building. Mrs. M. E. Leffler was in her apartments on the third floor when she discovered the rooms filling with smoke. She seized her baby and ran into the hallway, but the smoke was so thick there that she was unable to go farther. She then ran to the window, opened it, and threw the child out. It was saved from probable death by Mrs. Martha Blackburne, colored, who caught it in her arms. When Mrs. Leffler realized what she had done she fainted. She was found a few minutes later, by firemen, who carried her down the fire escape. MULATTO WINS BEAUTY SHOW. She Surprises Friends of Her White Competitors. Tavlorstown, Pa., Nov. 29.—Edna Mason, a matriarch girl, won the first prize in a charity show held at a charity last right. The admirers of her white competitors threaten to expel the entire colored population from the neighborhood. JEWELRY SOLD AT WHOLESALE Financial Stringency Forces Guinand Bros., 513 Locust, to Dispose of Wholesale Jewelry Department Insomuch as the Wholesale Price is Half of the Usual Retail, You can Buy Two Xmas Presents at the Usual Price of One Here are some quotations which will surely save you half or more on a single purchase: STICK PINS-Real Gold filled, 15c. STICK PINS—Real Gold filled, 15c, 25c, 38c, and up. HAT PINS—Gold filled, solid silver in original designs, 38c, 59c, 75c up. PRACELETS—Plain and chased in fancy designs, warranted, $1.50, $1.98, $2.25, $2.50. CUT GLASS—33 per cent off. $1.50 up. WATCHES—20 per cent off. WATCH CASES—Gold filled, warranted 10 to 25 years at 50 per cent discount. BELT BUCKLES—Fancy embossed, inlain and plain, 38c, 69c, 79. CK CHAINS—75c, 1e, 1.50 to $2.25. GENTS' CHAINS—Rope and Link, $1 to $3.25. CUFF BUTTINS—Original designs, novelty designs, gold filled, solid gold fronts and solid gold, 38c, 59c, 99c, $1.50 and up. BREAK AWAY—A job lot at a deep can seem actually worth three times the money, 18c, 25c, 38c, 59c and up. Come at once, do not delay or you may not get waited on. Jason Phonographs and Victor Talking Machines. Very large portment to select from at all prices. ALBIA NEWS MT PLEASANT NOTES DENTIST Binth and Park Sts. Seamless Gold Crowns. Bridges and Plate work a Specialty. Me A large seek in very po- sizes—a venience fee me at only Teddy Bears and Kitties in all styles and sizes.....35c to $4.00 Dog Tige, latest fad ..$1.50, $1.75 In Games, Pitt, Sherlock Holmes, Blocks and numerous other kinds, all going at .....10c each Sleds of all kinds, Flexible Flyers, combo girls sleds ..35c to $4.50 Batteries, Berry skates, all grades aides .....65c to $5.00 us. 75c to $1.50; Pop Guns, Tool Chests, Pocket Knives, complete assortment. --- D.S. RE Freight Paid on Orders Over $5.00 TIME PAYMENTS: Garnett at the home of Mr. Garnett on Friday evening. The numbers was rendered, after which light reflections were served on gues. Mrs. Hiram McGill, who has been quite all, is much improved. Mrs. M. Davis of Jacksonville spent a short time last week with Mrs. Kochd Worthington, Sr. The Heaping F. and club gave their annual apron fair in the parlor of the A. M. E. church Friday evening. THE CHURCHES known kid came enter- and Mrs. enter- Beatrice is nere Charles of the intertain- and under Corinthian Baptist Church corner of Fifteen'+ and Linnion trees. 15. Church at 11. m. & Sunday School at 5. m. Rev. T. L. Griffith. Pastor St. Paul A. M. E.-Corner of Second and Center Streets. Preaching at 10:30 m. Sunday School at 3. church. Preaching at 10:30 m. pre- aching at 8. m. W. S. Brooks pastor. First African Baptist Church some school and Fourth schools. Preaching at 10:30 m. Sunday seh of 4.30 m. Mrs. J. T. Griffith Superintendent, Young People's meeting 7. p. m. preaching 8:00 p.m. Burn. Chapel M. E. Church corner of 11k and Croaker Sis.-Church services, preaching at the church and 4. m. Church services, preaching at 12. m. Sunday. Sunday services at 4. m. Epworth League 7. p. m. Sunday. Prayer and Chase meeting every Wednesday 8. p. m. Union Congregations church-Corner Teeth and Park streets - Presenting 10 a.m. sunday School, 12 p. evening service 7:30 p. prayer. Meet with members 9:30 am. BINARY BARGAINS STMAS SHOPPERS Men's Sweater Coats A large shipment of these coats with V neck in gray with navy blue trimmings, very popular, the best goods made, in all sizes—a garment for comfort and convenience for clerks, drivers, autoists and office men at only $5.00 Cameras, Kodaks, all styles, Premo and Eastman goods, $1.00 to ..... $50.00 For boys - Very practical and instructive mechanical + electrical engineered by battery $2.00 to ..... $5.50 Gas engines operated by gas and alcohol ..... $7.50 and $10.00 Boxing Gloves, amputes and professional goods, also striking bags, rango of prices up from ..... $1.00 and Victor Talking Machines. Very large m at all prices. Are Open Evenings Till Christmas S. Co. Santa Claus Headquarters WA AN LX IN _ AMY) WOMAN’ HOME IN MOURNING WEA cect The intreduction of many soft and supple fabiics in place of the stiit silks and cloths of days gone by has entirely revolutionized: mourning at ure Crepe as a trimming is not Ukely to Ue taken froin its qluce of honor, while there is no denying that asa trimming it combines ndiairably with eoft fabrics, which are. so high in favor nowadays, the new make of crepe being as amenable as the thin fabries themselves ‘The old fashioned glossy crepe, which In times past caused sitch end- Jess anxlety to its wearer lest its bril- Uant surface and unimpeachable stiff ness should be marred by the first Grop of rain and which was apt to as- sume a depressing rusty look after a short period, has been succeeded by a erepe that will stand the weather and Pineneonnan onan een eoneneeneneneeronentoces TO WEAR WHEN VISITING Effective Costume in the _ Caprice of Fashion. Face cloth In a pretty shade of fawn fg employed for this dress. ‘The skirt has a plain front breadth; the back fend sides have an added piece at the foot, which is trimmed with embrol- dered xalloon, ‘The blouse Jacket is edged with gal- foon of a wider width, and is strapped with the cloth at each edge; the @houlders are cut with rounded epau- AER Wy oy 1 yy Vi > eas) ees fi; © aes Welt ae a Saas ey (oo EV {CY Pees Heh 32 a ee LSE a hs Ves he Gage 4 \ ae si aed Vey eal cease ven \ Sil id |) |e sen || | es Mey | tise ei | ia Bees | NG Be: fet oe Bea | HE we py 4 i. ft i i 7 A good wo ty which an old cigar L ee eS i ee ee i is pen ele ION: SM em gree Where to place the changeable silk ook ke 9 prc tein, tll AU was dls covered that # save a beautiful effect fea Toaidatiea when covered with tome ebiame ses ihe maverial, It Fag at Incat oe ekeet with white fibiehs was te water gaement rie Sein ary aan eA xoed changeable She enten iss sendid. tor foundation samen ts x aulugled color Of gray sap, “The say anust Ie. al MOS Mite, which) sels a pinkish tone S wive and pink ts pretty, while veahasen Line aud silver Is. ex FR acudcoawe Only: very ight Tale should. be. worn with walle, though ruby snd plus is a lovely Thode to wear mcs a black met dress. Cente and yellow Is a rich color for fue Toundarion to a white mousseline, ta ‘when the onter garment ts right Jy omamented with wide lace Inser Jalon and large med.ilions on the Agounce, the openwork is picturesque | hard wear without showing the effects tele Tae serge is now fnctuted Jn he hist of muouinine faites, but of as dul A bled an possible. A goo Woking dress conti be miade up of thks mate Mal for 810 tie munarning of to-day ts exeved tals beroming to young and old Tho teep. mourning of few $eOrS ARO, whieh onsisted of dressing in ante: Aleve erepe, and “unbecoming owns “an hats for at Indesiate tie 10 108 tr is considered essential a a mark fof respect to the departed, yet mourn ing ig obizators, and the dressing 14 crepe necessary to the correctly Veiling In dnl lack fs the fashion: abe materlal for mourning gowns for indoor wear, Plaited monsseline de sole and eb fon boues are fashionable for mourn In, and ea he anaes OF maast "The effect mst be af dull lack, and no white fe allowed on the neck oe sleeves, A simple, pretty walst of thts tspe ean be mae for about 86, Wie in: mournine as much alten tion Is pald to fashions nowadays. 3s tn ‘colors, there 1s one point which Inust_be emphasted and never for fotten—a sorrowing woman attires Herself 60 as to escape the notice ot the world at large rather than by I congruous and startling effects 10 ‘eae aiehtiod to herself: trimmed with rosettes of spotted teiie and two shaded ostrich feathers Materfals required: Seven yarda 48 Inches ‘wide, five yards skirt lining, Uhree yards silk for lining lous Jacket, and gallon according to “width TO HOLD LINGERIE RIBBONS. Lawn or Fine Lisen Best Material to Die far lag: If you like to make faney bags, but Ge Sd atid cues atone Te a hs tien es aap pi Sao aar atthe ons ur aloe Sea tal atl i badlag ingore tons | "AB agrow ‘llama ae ab ewtally coed Br tne ie ues Sorted RETR ene aE von ee a eet tae sofled and creased, ea SY rer veinsh, et once isa camels a tle she wntaitera ia sil’ Hee en eee ae ie retreats ee ares Se Se ere iCall Beteeet. pect STE Benin ie iat of tes See Oe tua toaca te as te ee ae rire aes og Teed Sih hata Re ina wee Reena Ati ant neue ea cua tes eam ten Pare een ee ee nti a8 os ees = There is a ureat deat to be said for the black and white toilette. Pir ine sianes, a fe autital white easine eval, reachins tt the ankles amd et in cir: lar share, Wie sins ly tinned with A fourineh band of white soutache on Mack velvet rihbon, Ther is nothing now bent this mitre, but iL was ex {remely effective, and stood ont a crowd, at ance ptoctaiming the wear. er to be & welldreseed woman, paste a picture of some kind on tho Frouts the top any alsa be achamented Fon, He will be quite an easy matter [a any tie to wntasien the Td Chic Touches of Ribbon. There fs no end to the varied use ot Hbbon, Sashes, it seems, were never fo much worn as now, Usually they are disposed with long ends and tied fa little to one side of the back oF front, Nearly all the shirts seen at the autumn opening of a great Rua de Ia aly house were fastened — at one side of the back. It was odd, but really atiraetive, The: fastening was perfectly obsions and. ornamented With buttons, hows of ribbon, or Hite passementerie ornaments, to cover the | snace of si or seven inches necessary for the opening, in shaowing the uncertain yellow Hinge beneath, Y Was Ge A large black satin hat worn at a club recepticn had chinchilla crown and a lovely drapery of old lace falling over the brim, while at the side was a bow of old-world embroidery in dead colorings. It was worn with a chine chilia and lace stole and muff with a great fesioon of lace at one side, and fast, but not least, on the muff and rorsage were clusters of dahlias, The frock itself was of gertnium blue cloth and the combination of colors was exquisite Trio of Fashion Hints, Broad bands of cretonne veiled with chiffon ave used by Paris designers as trimminzs cn foundation skirts of handsome net and lace costumes, Black spangled trimmings in novel effects will be popular for silk gowns this season, Black passementezies in new designs are also shown, Owing to the somber colors of many of the new materials and the mixture of Linck in many faney fabries, black trimming will be used greatly. tog AME: BY. BY Sap SS o WAS SR ATER GY BY eye ‘CLYDE. ‘ALISON: MANN: — — = | Capt. Riley was intently watching “from his net loft window the approach of his biggest fishing tug, the Allee Riley. Even in the inner harbor she “was pitching and rolling in the Decem: ber seas and was sheathed In fee from bobbing thuber head to the overhang alt “Not a boxful, not one," he groaned, ‘secing the nested fish boxes still ashed to the deckhouse roof. “Rut ‘the boys ‘Il get their pay, somehow; they'll get It, IFT have to slap a mort fase on all the outfit.” No one else should know It, but the truth was Christmas cheer was not in Capt Riley's heart as he turned gravely to the twinerecling he had busied him. self with since he broke his ankle and Hilly Noonan Mud proudly taken out the Alicw Iiley, the most powerful tz that fished off Skilligalee in the Straits of Mackinac, ‘The tug tied up to the deck with a Dunip, there was some shouting, heavy footsteps elunping on the tey wharf, then up the shaky stairs and the door New open letting fa a blast of raw north wind and an iee-coated being in oil skins who presently shed his ehrys: ais and became a erestfallenskipper. a curly haired, alert young fellow, who almost hugged the roaring stove, for he was drenched and shivering. “Not a pound, eap'n,” was his greet Ing. “Breezed up so we couldn't touch the nets," he added, “Old Michigan must be enttin’ up considerable,” the old man answered cheerily. "Never mind, boy, ye'll get “em next time.” Hut Billy Noonan knew how bad the fishing had been all year, and could fixure ag well as his employer how bad matters must be. Not a man of them 4 iy" S eae: IR (7 [SN ia a AVAN GS f Re THe WAS Ws Nee all tat foved the erizaled old man, and tuarveled af hin, for he knee the lal Hotton trem Point Hetsie to the great fees dotway tat seared the. blu hott of Wasisoshanee Heht, #36 most thew Liaw drys hea Billy” Noonan, inowevers ase fovea the old captain's Mauston, Mary, sind had hoped hove tre hal Hope! tus ae fa big ected oF whitetish when he wae given the bic tr te JIE the Kast wet oF the yee Chitathsas, seemed certain iu the Riley bine home for afb hothetess tds st Chsfsnas tine, Mary's kawgh, had theca intieapient of kav ad her ere sient Had been forced Here she was herself inthe dont ay as the crew clumped tn, “Illy Nena.” she ealed, “don't sew know Sel swamp the tg with de fish jamened tothe gmnivalls, 302" “There wsas a note in her aillery Cat ent his tor thie aiek, How queenty she was this straight, bhuw-cxed brunette, wrap ped fn the captain's oilskins, ushed from fact the storm! Tilly: Noonan tay: avvake that night “notwithstanding the long day at the ‘wheel of the lurching tug. Through fis windov he stared out at the bluck hess, aiid he listened tothe. wailing wind; walling, t scented to hint, com: “paint at the year of misfortines and fifa catches of fish, wailing com paint aL the wages and prices of fish “fixed by the union that made the lot of Capt. Riley so hard in an “oft” year | Far ont on the Charlevoix. pler nc Fwhite Might shone, up snd down tha Langry lake the lighthouses and-light ships were nowhere else on wateh the fox shznals were silent, although | badated barges still stumbled up ané Fdown the Jake. Suddenly a flash ty | the north, and another and another “the flash of roekets, Drought him out | of bed. | “This side o” Wangoshance, about | White Shoals,” he ealeutated. "Isat place with this wind” He shook his bedsellow, Kelly, the | fireman, and finally roused Min, | “Get out Kell, someone's in trouble | ear the strats and maybe the Alte Riley can eet a line to her first! | Kelly knew what that would mean, a least $400 a day for “the old man,” and | he knew the need, | Everyone suid the Atlee Riley ha jan uncommon crew; two hours lates | the tus's whistle blew four booming | beasts in the darkness—"strong ahead’ —and five more that were Bily’s fare well to Mary if she was avake—or cared. She saw from her bedroom window the tug steam through the channel, sparks ying welrdly in the ‘wind, out to the open lake where no flu'shoue to mark the way for the 8¢ tniles of desperate tussle with waves ‘hat now at times buried the very ae ‘feckhonse roof. Again the five short blasts as the starboard light turned north beyond the pler. then was gone “itere’s hopta’.” growled Dilly as be whirled the whe! over. He wag hans Ing on grimiy, for at times the tug stood about on end. A sea emashed one of the pilor house windows and he fixed it ag best he could by the dim Vinnacle Isht, ite lashed the wheel to a course two points east of north In the blackness hie could sce only the white crests of waves, ‘The panting of the tug's exhaust told him Kelly was stoking like a fleud and that O'Neil was squeezing the last ounce out of bis bis engine, 16 square, Aheal was black: ness, the maddened waters and the In: frequent flash of roekets. Tt was still dark when Billy saw, as the tug topped a great wave, a ship's Hight ahead twinkle a moment where the whitecaps marked White Shoals. At dawn he had a line to the derelies and the great seven-inch hauser was going to her overside; an hour later they were fast by the forward towing post. It would tie easy in such a sea to trip on the hauser and “turn turtle,” or to be snatched by a great wave and rave the hauser break. ‘The barge on the shoal was an ore freighter loaded © the water's exe, a heavy tow. With his hand on the bell cord to fznal to O'Neil, Billy muttered: ‘Here's for Mary and better—" He rang, the engines started, then, srash! Billy's Christmas wishes were cut short; the tow post was gone and water poured into the hole in torrents, tt was hours later when they got that hanser again, when the tus's hearse whistle roared, “AIL rizht," and the petiow of the stranded barge reptied It was dreary work and Billy and the new wore gant with hunger aud weariness: Again slowly In the teeth of the wind they went ahead, jerked tremen- dously at Intervals when the waves snatched the tow, When they were Ketting Into deeper water ONeil'S e zines suddeniy stopped, and ten pin utes liter the barge had drifted back to the shoal. ‘The cecentrie hal stip: ped; the tug was but drifewood; bad business In sueh a sea. Billy Noonan and O'Neil kept her afloat someway, and all the time Billy, SUIL clutching the wheel, was mutter: ing of Mary and Christmas; he had strange vagaries, but was Stull sane as a skipper. When at last the frantic hammering in the engine room eeased, near evening of the next day, they were still near to the barge Ut was pounding on the shoals, The sua broke through ihe clouds, a red sun near to setting beyond the tossing way ters, the sunset of Christmas eve. It was never clear how they Zot the slow steel barge to move so fast once thes got her off asain. Tut in the midnight homs when St Nick, Kris Kringel and all the Christmas fairies were abroad on buwl, when the last embers of the yule loss smouldered cozily under lines of stockings in many, many homes, the Alice Riley's deep whistle sounded off the Charle. voix pier. Capl, Riley still sat before his fireplace, waiting hopefully—as was bis nature, Hut for the hundredth time he looked about the room at Mary's pititul efforts at Christmas: decorations, Suddenly he heard, faint hut unmistikable, Uhe bass call of the Mice Riley. . Instantly he picked up his ertteh and rapped on the door of Mary's room, So quickly did she appear, sus Hieionsly redeyed but smiling, she must have been awake, too. Listen” he cried, hulding up bis hand Hooamennmn, boowe-com, boo oaoum! PAIL risht” Azain, deep, full and srowing less faint, the whistle souuded, “AM recht.” ePphar mens a Christmas fer all of wo Mary, in spite of the lish!" ‘Then there came a suceession of short, sharp tools and the captain stared perplexed. With a twinkle he tuoned to Mars, To yon kaw what that meas, Mary 7 he ashe She thiched crimson, but hefore she pat her gems aboat her fuher with f hie that he understood she flashed her answer from the bow window with a kunp, ‘The eayistin, smiling. for a Jat tine sat ookine: at a pictase over the mantel, the pieture of her mother Mery Chrisinnis.” he said to the ple ture, very softly. E huew 1€ wontd Lilly ronsht it and Willy had it an unforzetable Christmas—with the Riley's, When at last he crafted i with Kelly, the ficonsin would have his ‘oke—he called Ht “Mary: Christmas.” Copgriasit, Eee by) Wright Ay Patterson I an SE ee a OP PS Ey SEO SF ay R \\ oe NK The Season's Appeal. Christmas comes once more with {ts annual appeal for hospitality, hos- pitality for all that is sweet and tem der, natural and human, gentle and childlike, Let ns heed its apyea and make room In our hearts, Gur lives and our worid—room for the Christ mas spirit, room for the child-like temper, room for the love of God and the love of man, Let this be our pray. er today to the Incarnate Love: ©. Holy Child of Hethchem, iseend. to tt, we pr, can out our ain and er tne Be born fn us to-lay. Die eee eee, Life is a long Christmas stocking. We cannot see the bottom of it, nor reach our presents, save as one by one we take them from the top. ‘Thank God for the gifts that bulge out at the top, the commonplace mercies we have learned (9 expect. And thank Him most of all that when we have reached down as far as we ean there 43 room for some other litte blessing, hidden away in the toc, perhaps the choicest little gift of all, which we nearly overlooked. An Old English Custom. ‘The old country Englishman never falls to unbar his door at 12 o'clock New Year's eve to let the old year ‘gut and the new year in, Ln Se No Higher L l HY No Lower | 316 Sixth Ave. | | A $2.50 Hat Given} Away Absolutely Our Eastern buyer, ever on the alert for good things, again suc- ceeded in a clean-up of an over- slocked New York clothing man- ufacturer, consisting of 425 Men’s | and Youths’ Overcoats and Crav- | eneltes. The material cannol be | duplicated at any store from— $13.50, $15.00 vp to $18.00, all colors, lengths and fabrics. These have been placed in addition fo our large varicly of SUITS and CRAVENETTES al the vsual “Why”’ price of $1 O | Po ict Ah et To move these quickly so thal our buyer can taKe advantage of more “snaps” he has in view, we will GIVE AWAY FREE---while they last---with any purchase a $2.50 Hat in all popular Fall shapes and colors. As the quantily of these © is limited to 300 Hats, delay | means to lose the opportunily. eee BENEATH the SPRAY) SER of Se Valh Mister td on DNESEIT by Tn truth she is a lovely sight, | ‘Her cheek is like the rose, | Her bow as fee ‘is white, | Her eye is blue with heaven's lights She holds a queenly pose. Arete ae den eacae tony otra toe TES er ae oa Dest war cal oti ce For she pasing il — Pea Bola, tks” Eee < ING Ri NS | SS PRE Se pos TSR AN. ow yt a / f f° ay {2s D\ Vy 4 WT 0) ee, (Aare, He rie ote her aaey bet i lek op a soe: (Hie purges ey a bi i well equipped wih guile neh er er Tipci iggy” | He im bt wit ‘And then, in eadelen, arlet haste, ‘The damsel fair is kissed! Ah, luscious smack and honeyed taste “That he would not have missed! And now she gazes in surprise — } Is she surcharged with ite? “The lan hin et ezueeyea— Will she wih wrthtl rousing tien Call forth her sturdy sire > f I | eu | [ies SER y | NGI | (Se We Nees ek sh <\é ise \ ins Pees yo key i LIRA SN ie ) LAP eS LS ENA nee ae \ Fe Ah, vt She laughs! 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Well, we’re honest in this sale and you will | Sia if just as we tell you. | Everything Goes at or Below Cost FOR INSTANCE THESE Ccth Thomas Alarm Clock................. 980 Lsevican Alarm Clock .......0. sss sss. 73C $5.00 Gold Filled Bracelet................., $2.98 iewa Scuvenir Spoons, up from............ 75¢ Iiantel House Clocks, up from............. $1.90 | Gold Killed Cuff Buttons, up from.......... 50c £9 PER CENT OFF ALL CUT GLASS. Open evenings until 9 o'clock. We vordially mvite you to attend the Cost Sale whether | you bay or not. ‘The coming of Christ gave empha- sis to the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. ‘The great prin- ciple of Christianity stands out prom inently in contradiction to many of the noblest principles of heathendom, Race prejudices ran thronzh all peo: ples and amongst all tongues, but when Christ. came he taught the fatherhova of God and the brother. hood of man, He tanght that God is no respecter of persons, He made the poor as well as the rich his disciples. He dined with the publicans and sin- ners, as well as with priests aad noblemen, He commanded that the Gospel be preached to every crea ture, His church today is a living witness that there is neither bond nor free, male nor female, Greck nor Jew, for we are all one In Christ, «Ss oe ae eee eee eo Let Us Be Your Waiter a We never tire of helping others when they ask pS for good job printing. We can tickle the most di exacting typographic appetite. People who Gy’ have partaken af our excellent services come ands back for a second serving. Our prices arg the 2 most reasonab'e, too, and you can always de- R Pend on us giving your orders the most prompt and careful attention, Call at this office and look over our samples. ne His New Year's Resolve. Fred—dack is xoing to give up smoking on New Year's, Tom—Oh, he can never quit to. bacco. Fred—Yes; he's got a great scheme, Just before making the resolution he’s going to smoke one of those cigars his wife gave him for Christmas,— Judge. His Popularity, At Christmas Santa Claus ts the only attraction that plays to a full house. : RACE ECHOES. Her grandparents were slaves and she was brought up in a southern family of wealth. She spent two years abroad as the maid in a family in which she had been brought up. Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 24.—Fire destroyed the main building of the State Agricultural and Normal university at Langston today. The loss is $35,000, with insurance of $32,000. Langston is inhabited solely by Negroes. The university was established here ten years ago. Nearly five hundred students are enrolled. It is believed the fire was of incendiary origin, resulting from the bitter Jim Crow fight. From the gold fields of far off Nome Mrs. J. B. Verden, a former East Des Moines colored woman, has returned, after an absence of thirteen years. She drove directly to her home, an humble cottage at 1108 Fremont street, which she had left a poor girl, to return a woman of wealth. Mrs. Verden conducted hotels in the Yukon country while others mined breathlessly for gold. She charged miners $190 a month for meals alone, but she was obliged to pay as high as 78 cents a pound for meat. She saved enough to invest in mines and her fortune was founded. Mrs. Verden returns to Des Moines to make her aged father, Henry Bell, comfortable. Other members of the family have died in the long absence. RACE ECHOES Many Negroes are leaving Georgia, Florida and Alabama, going to the far west. William S. Rogers, an Afro-American of Xenia, Ohio, has been elected member of the city council in that city for two years. His associates are all white. W. A. Calhoun, a colored musical director at the new opera house at Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. Calhoun has appeared in piano recitals for the white Y. M. C. A. of that city, and also at the German Ratskeller, and was received with much favor. W. Walter Hall, a former student of the Baltimore Normal School and graduate of the class of 1906, has been awarded a scholarship at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. It is said this is the first scholarship ever awarded a colored student by this college. Mr. Hall won the Harrison prize for the second year, and the Cushing gold medal for the third year. For the eight time William Tillman, Clarksburg, W. Va., aged seventy-five years, has taken a bride, his last matrimonial venture being with Mandy Walker, aged eighty-eight years, who had been married three times before. The ceremony was performed on the front steps of the court house at Clarksburg, by Rev. George T. Smith, in the presence of a large throng. A big wedding reception followed at their home, hundreds of white and colored people attending. Among the white northern colleges Negroes have been graduated from Amherst, 9; Bates, 20; Brown, 14; Boston, 8; Bucknell, 11; Cornell, 14; Cotton, 27; Colgate, 17; Chicago, 7; Dartmouth, 12; Dillon, 4; Harvard, 8; Hamilton, 10; Michigan, 20; Rochester, 12; Vassar, 5; Yale, 14. There have been graduates also from State universities in Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota. The largest number from any northern college is 128, from Oberlin. Dr. Raul P. Diaz, director of rural schools in the Argentine Republic, and Mr. Henry W. Creses of the Birmingham University club, Birmingham, England, spent four or five days at the school, last week, studying its various departments and especially the Children's House and the rural schools of the immediate neighborhood. Dr. Diaz has a commission from the Argentine Republic, covering two years, during which time he is to visit and study the rural schools of America, England, France and Germany, the idea being to build up a first class system of schools for the children of the South American republic: M. Legittinus, a Negro from Guadeloupe, has been elected a member of the French chamber of deputies in Paris. His parliamentary salary is 53,000 a year. R. L. Edmunds, a colored boy, is captain of the Boston English high school football team. There are 25 Negro students enrolled in the high schools and seven in the colleges of Des Moines. The Iowa State University has eight colored students. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 12—Bishop Henry M. Turner, head of the African Methodist Episcopal church; Bishop L. H. Holsey, the senior bishop of the colored M. E. church, and Bishop J. W. Hod, of the African Methodist Zion church, have been authorized by their several denominations to call a council of bishops to meet in Washington February 12, 1908. It is said those bishops represent through their churches more than 2,000,000 people. Bishops Turner and Holsey are quoted as being quite dissatisfied with the political aspect of the Negro question in Georgia. They claim that it is destroying their churches and that more than 3,000 of their membership have gone west and north since March. MR. JOHN L. THOMPSON SPOKE AT Y. M. C. A. SUNDAY. Mr. John L. Thompson, editor of the Eystander, of Des Moines, was the principal speaker at the Y. M. C. A. services Sunday afternoon. Mr. Thompson dwelt at length on people studying the Bible. At the close of his talk a dozen men asked to be remembered in prayer. The men seem to become more interested in the meetings each Sunday.—The Burton Gazette. J. F. Grooves, the "Potato King," is considered one of the wealthiest colored men in the country. He owns 2,030 acres of farm land and a large amount of live stock and employs 120 black and white laborers. WANTED -Active colored ladies to to sell toilet articles we manufacture especially for our race, the colored ladies and gentlemen of America. Free demonstration samples. Large profits. Write for exclusive territory. The Burton Toilet Goods Co. St. Joseph, Michigan. [Name not visible] JOHN H. BURKE CLARINDA NEWS. The Woman's Art club met at the home of Mrs. J. Jones and elected officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. W. L. Headly; secretary, Mrs. J. L. Jones; chaplain, Mrs. A. J. Reed; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. B. Cason; treasurer, Mrs. Dr. W. M. Gibson, after which they proceeded with their work. A very interesting paper was read by Mrs. A. J. Reed after which all the teachers spoke on the first day of Psalm, first verse. Mr. Frank Nowling has returned home from a pleasant visit with her mother. Mrs. Carrie Reed expects to spend GEORGE L. KNOX. The above cut is a true likeness of Hon. George L. Knox of Indianapolis, Ind., editor of the Freeman. He was born in Tennessee in 1841, learned the shoemaking trade. In 1862 he joined the union army and bore his part as a soldier in defense of the country that New Year's visiting her son, Peercy Lounneur and sister, Rev. Mrs. R. Knight in Sioiu, City, Na. The Second Bailment church is preparing for a grand concert Xmas. Hope to prove much success. Revival meeting will begin the first of January at the A. M. E. church. The Woman's club is greatly improving and hope for more success in it. KEQKUK NOTES. Mr. Thomas Rush is very ill at his home on Tenth and Franklin street. The Dorcas Organ Fund society will give an entertainment December 26 at the home of Prof. W. H. Jones, 1123 Concert street. Everyone is cordially invited. A beautiful Eastern Star pin was presented to Mr. Orange Fields by the members of Electra Chapter No. 46 complimentary to his birthday anniversary. Mr. Field is royal patron of Electra Chapter. Union lodge No. 1 of A. F. and A. M. met in regular session December 10 and held their election of officers. Harold Ashby was elected W. Master; Wm. Martin, S. Warden; Fielding Johnson, secretary; Charles Goeens, treasurer. The installation was held Thursday night, December 19, at Union lodge No. 19, North Fifth street. 1910 HON. H. P. CHEATHAM. But few men has attained real leadership whose strong, manly impulse to forget self and become the embodiment of principles as Hon. Henry P. Cheatham, who is one of the successful forces in public life. He was born Monday night, December 23, Union lodge No. I, A. F and A. M., will give a grand entertainment at Schontens hall, Tenth and Main streets, to which everyone is invited. Mrs. O. Fields pleasantly entertained twelve gentlemen at a three-course dinner Monday evening, December 16, in honor of Mr. Fields' birthday. The dinner was a surprise. The gentlemen met at the home of Mr. Geo. Kelles and at the appointed hour marched to the home of Mr. Fields. Those present were Messrs. Henry Tebeau, James Adams, H. Woodward, E. Goens, D. W. Anderson, Geo. Kendrick, A. A. Bland, W. H. Jones, Wm. Shortridge, F. Jenkins and Geo. Kelles. Subscribe forth the Bystander now. HAPPENINGS AROUND CLINTON. Miss Eather Taylor is confined to her home on account of illness. W. A. Emerson is in Chicago, the guest of relatives and friends. The Y. P. S. C. E. gave an entertainment on Friday evening. Owing to the inclement weather the number of people present was not very large. p. M. O. Culbertson is again confined to his home by illness. Arrangements are in hand for the annual Christmas entertainment of the A. M. E. Sunday school B. W. Cooper spent Sunday in Cipion. Chief hold him as a slave. After the war he settled in Indianapolis and opened a torsorial shop. Later he purchased the Bates hotel shop, which is said to be one of the finest shops in this country. He is an active republican worker; sent as a delegate to the national republican convention. He was a candidate for congress two years ago. The Woman's Loyal club gave a grand reception, at which their gentlemen friends were the guests of honor, on Monday evening, December 9th, at Good Templars hall. The club colors, purple and white, predominated. Flowers were used in profusion, adding grace to the surroundings. At 8 clock Mrs. M. O. Culbertson called the club to order, they singing iowa, Beautiful Land. On roll call the members responded with a quotation. A debate then followed, Resolved, That the Indian has been more beneficial to America than the African. Affirmative, Mrs. M. O. Culbertson, Mrs. Hattie Robinson and Miss Minnie Sayles. Negative, Mrs. Charles Thompson, Miss Aline Simpson and Miss Anna Cain The affirmative was declared winner, beth sides handling the subject credit- bly. At the conclusion of this part of the evening's pleasures the guests re- paired to the dining room, where an exlabore lunch was awaited them. Mrs. M. O. Culberman toismistress, introduced to follow persons with toasts: Miss Beisson, "Our Fathers"; Mrs. Wn. Allen, "Our Sons"; Mrs. Red Akins, "Our Husbands"; Mrs. Emma Scott, "Our Brothers"; Mrs. Emma Heron, "Our Beauts." Respon- ses were made by Messrs. F. P. Aikins, Holland Williams, Ike Robinson and Henry Henderson. At a late hour the evening's pleasures came to an end. Henry Henderson has accepted a sit- uation with the Clinton Pantorium. M. B. 10 North Carolina 49 years ago, educated in the schools of his state and Shaw university. He was county register of deeds and elected to the 51st and reelected to the 52d congress. President McKinley appointed him recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia. He is a good campaign speaker. It is now nearing the New Year. Prepare to start right by paying your back subscription. BURLINGTON ITEMS. Mrs. Hamm of Seattle, Washington, is the guest of Mrs. Ellen Morris. The Art Industrial club met with the elegant slimmer was, wasgryd yr. hs. hogs Mr. Jeffers of Buxton is visiting with Rev. Jackson. The choir of the A. M. E. church will have a sociable at the residence of the chorister, Mrs. J. Trent, Thursday evening. Summer lodge No. 3 held their annual election the first Tuesday this month. O. C. Folks, G. M.; A. L. Drew, S. W.; T. T. Cook, J. W.; W. C. Clark, Sec.; M. Bender, Treas.; C. Mc- BRINSMAID & CO. 215-217 FOURTH ST. BRIN 215-2 2nd C Last were pie repeat it offered b jobbing b sible to n down to the cheapest German transfer w... and great and prices, read the list below: Plates—$4.50, $6 and $7.50 dozen, from $8, $9, $12 and ... $15 Salad bowls—$1, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 from $1, $3, $4, $5 and ... $6 Chip dishes—$1, $40, $2, $2.50 and $3 from $2.75, $4, $5 and ... $6 Chocolate pots—$1.40 and $3, from $2.75 and ... $4 Colery trays—one $1.15 and $1.50 from $1.75, $2.25 and ... $3 Bread trays—$1.25 from ... $2.50 Plates—$1, $1.40 set, from $3 and ... $4 Bread trays, Sugar and trink sets - $1 and $140 set, from $3 and Spoon trays - $10, $1 and $150, $150, $2 and Olive dishes - $200 and $300, from $600 and Ginnis, S. L. Tugg J. W. tees. The Lucy Thurman club was entertained by their president, Mrs. Christe Trent, this week. The club will give a musical Christmas night at Chubbs hall. They are all entertained Rev. Jackson and Mrs. Jeffers at dinner Sunday. manshire, Chas. Bartette, M. Hubbard Quinn, M. at arms. Sussexshire please pay you for the paper. Prof. R. L. Logan passed city Sunday, going to Colum Miss Carrie Johnson is m today. Mr. W. C. Carter of Key is in the city visiting Mr. Mrs. Minnie Graham returned to her hometown, Koochie, Texas. home in Newkirk. Mrs. J. F. Taur entertained at lunchcon Monday afternoon Mrs. Tenneck of Chicago and Mrs J. E. Johnson. Mabel Con is on the sick list. M. PLEASANT NOTES. Mr. Wm. Carter of Kewanee, Ill., came in last week for a few days' visit with his sister, Mrs. Nellie Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bucklele returned home from Chicago last Tuesday night, the 9th after a few months' stay, where he had been working at his trade as stone mason. Rev. R. Bolden of Burlington preached at the Second Baptist church Sunday evening and Monday evening. He returned Tuesday morning. Mrs. Albert Homes is still on the sick list. We hope she may soon recover. Mr. Eugene Patterson left last Friday to spend the holidays with his sister, Mrs. R. P. Palmer of Clarinda. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burnaugh entertained Mr. Wm. Carter of Kewanee, Ill. at supper last Thursday evening. The A. M. E. church is progressing nicely with our pastor, D. W. Brown, both spiritually and academically. We have found we still keep our name, Athens of Iowa. On last Thursday evening, the 12th, one of the most elaborate social events of the season was the reception given at the house of Mrs. Sarah Trimble in honor of Rev. and Mrs. D. W. Brown. The hostess was assisted in receiving by Rec. D. W. Brown and Miss Myrtle Burnaugh. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. S. H. McCracken. Mrs. S. H. McCracken. James Wicks, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Reed. Mr. and Mrs. McCracken. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burrell and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Keith, Mrs. Matilda Atkins, Mrs. Ananda Battley, Mrs. Jane Thomson, Mrs. Rena Logan, Mrs. Mary White, Mrs. Melva Harris, Eugene Patterson, Miss Lizzie Reed and Mr. Fred Kelly. The table was decorated with beautiful white goses. After a threecourse supper had been served short but interesting addresses were made by S. H. McCracken, Rev. D. W. Brown and James Wicks. All departed saying they had a most delightful time. CEDAR RAPIDS. On last Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock occurred the marriage of Mr. W. L. Warren and Miss Hattie Martin. Rev. W. A. Moore officiating. Both of these young folks are highly esteemed in this city and every one joins us in wishing them a successful and happy life. Mr. and Mrs. Warren will be at home after December 27 at 821 N. Tenth street. On account of the indisposition of the pastor Rev. Ford filled the pulpit Sunday morning. After a previous nomination by the pastor the following officers were conferred by the S. S. board Sunday; Superintendent, Mr. D. D. Lowery; assistant superintendent, Mr. E. C. Thomas; secretary, Miss Ruby Forester; treasurer, Miss Fanny Hawkins. Miss Iva Martin has been confined to her home for the past two weeks with a slight illness. Mrs. W. M. Robinson was hostess for the J. S. y club last Wednesday. Subject. Arts and Crafts. After the usual program the guests were served a dainty two-course lunch. The following officers were installed by the Mt. Olive lodge last Tuesday evening: W. M., William Robinson; S. W., William Lavell; J. W., French Perkins; secretary, L. D. Lowery; treasurer, Thomas Jackson. The Culture club convened last Thursday afternoon at the county residence of Mrs. French Perkins. The ladies of the club are preparing to have a phantom social on Friday, January 10. The J. S. Y. will give a leap year social Wednesday evening, January 1. Place to be designated late. Gents put on your best smile and look wise, for the ladies are already on the lookout for the company. You know they will treat you really. Grand banquet at the Odd Fellows hall Xmas night. Elder Moore still requests you who have not paid to give in that S1. The rumor that the church debt had been entirely paid is untrue. You who do not believe it consult the trustees and pastor. Mrs. E. C. Thomas, accompanied by her little grandson, Master Evert Gray, returned Saturday from a pleasant visit with friends in Keokuk. MOBERLY, MO. Mrs. Cordel Dickerson of Fayette, Mo., spent a few hours in our city Sunday. She was en route to Columbia, where she is teaching. Miss Verlie Hubbard of Louisiana passed through Saturday en route to Sedalia to visit her brother, Prof. C. C. Munce. The Knights of Pythias met Tuesday night and elected the following officers: Geo. T. Carr, C. V. M.; Norba Muncie, V. C. C.; E. J. Alexander, M. of exchequer; Newj宝蜜, M. of 2nd Christmas Sale Traveling Men's Samples Last year we offered for the first time our sample lines at retail. They were picked up so quick by eager Christmas shoppers that, of course, we will repeat it each year. These goods that have done their duty as samples are offered below wholesale price, and are some of the choicest items in our entire jobbing line. There's such a great variety of odd pieces that it's impossible to name them all. The lot includes everything from hand painted China and competition of Japanese goods. To give you an idea of the assortment THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY J.MANDELBAUM & SONS 503-505 WALNUT STREET Special Before Christmas Sale of Girls & Children's Coats ET Santa Clans bring the little girls a pretty, warm new coat! a useful, sensible gift, and one she will highly appreciate—and think of this opportunity to buy it? We've just gone through our entire stock of more than a thousand garments and reduced the prices as follows: Women's Misses & Children's Christmas Furs A grand stock of Good Furs—Thousands of pieces to choose from—And, Furs you know make the finest of Christmas Gifts—Here are a few price hints—Why not decide on Furs? Children's White Angora Children's Sable Coney Children's French Sets—Muff and Collar— Sets—Muff and Collar— chilla Sets—Muff at ..... $1.25 for ..... $1.98 Scarf for mancee, Chas, Bartlette, M. of works; Hubbard Quinn, M. at arms. Subscribers please pay your agent for the paper. Prof. R. L. Logan passed through our city Sunday, going to Columbia, Mo. Miss Carrie Johnson is much better today. Mr. W. C. Carter of Kewanee, Ill., is the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Baker. Prof. James Viley spent a few hours in our city Saturday. He was en route to Jacksonville, Mo. Prof. A. B. Bolden was called to Yates, Mo. Saturday. Prof. Lizzie Turrell is at her post of duty at the Merchants hotel, after a few weeks' illness. Mrs. Turrell is a very fine pastry cook. We are thankful to Mr. Spencer Johnson, the very efficient cook at the Merchants hotel, for his subscription. W. Henderson and Mrs. Geo. Evans spent Monday with Mrs. Ella Hardy. The members of White Rose Royal House celebrated their second anniversary Friday night. Mrs. Fannie Coleman and Mrs. Roda Renro served a very fine turkey to the members. Mrs. S. T. Tettigrew of Huntsville, the state Excellent Queen, was present and presided over the meeting. Miss Haskin of Granville, Mo., spent Sunday with her uncle, Grant Chinn, and wife of S. Fourth street. Mrs. Mattie Varn, who has been in the city at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Ever Kirby, who has been very sick, has again returned to her home in Kansas City. Mrs. Gabert, a waiter at the Merchants hotel, is very ill at his home on East Reed street. Master Leslie Foster, who is attending Lincoln school, will spend Xmas in Slater, Mo. Mrs. Pearl Barton is making arrangement to give a grand entertainment at the Fifth Street Baptist church Xmas. About Digestion. It is not the quantity of food taken but the amount digested and a simulated that gives strength and vitality to the system. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and lives and enable them to perform their functions. The result is a culinary for your food, increased strength and weight, greater endurance and a clear head. Price 25 cents Samples free For sale by aid drugstores. J.MAN Spec Sale of Gin LET Santa Clans bring the gift, and one she will We've just gone through our the prices as follows: GIRLS' WINTER COATS FOR ages 6 to 14 years: full length box styles, made of wool chevi- tis and meltones in plain colors also fancy novelty cloaking— values up to $6.50. Priced in this coat sale for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday at $2.75 GIRLS' WINTER COATS FOR ages 6 to 14 years: full lengths, box styles, made of wool, chevi- tis, red, blue, honey, and fancy novelties—Good warm serviceable garments; Values to $7.50—Reduced to $3.75 GIRLS' WINTER COATS FOR ages 6 to 16 years—new long box styles made of wool chevi- tis, Kerses, Meltons, Astrakhan, velvets, bear skins and novelties in all the new effects and wanted colors—Values up to $10.00. Reduced to $4.75 GIRLS' WINTER COATS FOR Women's Miss A grand stock of Good you know make the Why not decide on Sable Coney Scarfs. 72 inches long fur lined and trimmed with two heads and 10 tails—a rich and handsome Fur. Most exe cellent value at ..... $3.48 Blended and Natural Silberian Squirrel Zaza Scarfs—Satin lined and trimmed with two heads and silk briar ..... $5.00 Children's White Sets—Muff and at ..... Angora Collar— $1.25 Children's Sets—Muff for ..... At One-half and Two-thirds regular Pieces. Salad bowls, 35c, 50c, 75c and Cake plates, 35c, 50c, 75c and Chocolate pots, 75c, 85c, $1.25 and Crackle, jars, 75c and Sets of teapot, sugar and cream Condensa milk holders Covered rattles, $1 and Sugar jugs and plates, 50c, 75c and Toothpill brush trays, 25c, 50c and HON. WM. H. LEWIS. above cut represents one of leading and most highly educat- ing men of the race, is Hon. H. Lewis of Massachusetts in the best. Massachusetts The above cut rep our leading and most ed young men of the William H. Lewis of educated in the best public schools of When to Go Home From the Blufton, 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 get 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 brilliancy 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 drtrigs. THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY NDELBAUM & 503-505 WALNUT STREET Special Before Christmas Girls & Children the little girls a pretty, warm r highly appreciate—and think of entire stock of more than a tho THE NEW YORK WEEKLY. es & Children's C ood Furs—Thousands of pieces to ch e finest of Christmas Gifts—Here Furs? Japanese Mink Zaza Scarfs, 36 inches long. Satin lined and trimmed with heads and braid trimming— $6.50 Blended and Natural Siberian Squirrel Throws 65 inches long; heavy satin lined—very handsome and —Priced at ..... $10.00 en's Sable Coney Children's French Muff and Collar—chilla Sets—Muff ..... $1.98 Scarf—for ... graduated from Yale College. While in College was a noted athlete, was a candidate for the Massachusetts Legislature, later for President Bush. When U. S. District Attorney for Boston district. He is a successful lawyer. How Diptheria is Contarcted. One often bears the expression, "M 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 diptheric germ. When Chamberlain's Cough remedy is given it quickly cures the cold and lesses the danger of diptheria or any other germ disease being contracted. For sale by all drugists. Power of Woman's Tongue. A woman's tongue is only three inches long, but it can kill a man six feet high. Japanese. & SONS Christmas Men's Coats new coat! a useful, sensible this opportunity to buy it? thousand garments and reduced ages 6 to 14 years, Blacks, reds, blues, browns in Astrak- hans, cheviots, Kersers, Meltons, etc. Long loose box styles and College Coats. The nattest of the season's styles that sold up to $10.00. Re- duced in this sale to... $6.75 GIRLS' WINTER COATS, OVER 200 garments in this lot; all colors and sizes for ages 6 to 14 years. Made of fine broad- cloths. Astrahans, velwe- bear skins, chinchin, cheviots, Meltons, etc. in blacks, blues, browns and grays—Values to $12.50 for $8.75 CHILDREN'S WINTER COATS for ages 4 to 6 years; long loose box styles with storm col- lars and well lined throughout —made of bear skin and Astrak- han cloths in all the wanted colors and white. Entire stock goes in this sale at very SPECIAL REDUCTIONS. Christmas Furs. Goose from—and, Furs are a few price hints— Isabella Fox Scarfs, full double Fur, 72 inches long, trimmed with two large heads and tails and 4 claws for only ..... $10.00 Muffs to Match All Scarfs. We can match with muff any Scarf shown in our stock. Two piece sets, Scarf and Muff, are very stylish and they're ideal Christmas Gifts. Chin—Misses' Brook Mink Sets— f and Large size Muff and Scarf $2.98—for $6.50 ---