Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XV, No. 18. CITY NEWS. [N.B. If you have relatives or friends visit us, inform us; we solicit your local news—Ed. Jack Frost is here. You asked for this now don't grumble. Mrs. Wright of Springfield, Ill., is visiting her sister Mrs. Wm Woods. Mrs. James Hamilton, of 6th, avenue, entertained Mrs. Amanda Graves at luncheon Monday. Mason's the latest styles in millinery Mrs. Amanda Graves, of Moulton, In., is spending a few days in the city the guest of relatives. Rev Lewis of Moline, Ill., is spending a few days in the city visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Frank Good of Richmond, Mo., is in the city visiting her son Mr. C Williams at his home 915 Center St. Miss May Robinson of Hannibal, Mo., is attending school here. She will make her home with her aunt, Mrs. B. Carr. Mrs. Geo. Mason and daughter Effie of Iowa City, are spending a few days in our city. They were callers at our office this morning. Mrs. B. Carr of 778 W. 10th., entertained Mr. and Mrs. Wm Woods and Mrs. Wright of Springfield, Ill., at a six o'clock dinner this evening. Dr. W. Sampson Brooks will deliver his farewell lecture in the northwest on his trip to the Holly Land, Oct. 14th., at St. Paul church. The lowest prices are at Mason's, 240-212 7th., street. Mrs. Della Bryant and Mrs. Geo Law entertained Mrs Wm. Mash, of Spokane, at a 3 o'clock course dinner Monday evening, music was one of the features of the evening. Our collector is now collecting in the city, and we urge and sincerely hope that all of our subscribers who are in the arr-ars will pay their sub-their subscription when she calls. Mrs. Wm. Mash, of Spokane, Wash. who has been visiting relatives in the city for the past six weeks returned to her home Tuesday via St. Paul, and Minneapolis at which places she will visit for a few days. The Des Moines Negro Lyceum met last Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. Geo; Mason, a very interesting program was rendered. The club will met Tuesday evening Oct. 6th., with Miss Frances Walker, 1653 Lyon St. Mrs. Maria Coleman, of 913 14th., Place, died Wednesday at the Methodist hospital. The funeral was held at the late residence this morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Bates officiated. She leaves husband, a son and daughter, Interment will be at Kehoka, Mo. The Men's League met last Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p. m., at the Uton Congregation church. Mr. Jesse Graves's paper on "Sociability" was very interesting and drew forth likely discussion. Next Sunday Mr. Mason, hall will read a paper on "Duty." All men are requested to be present and take part in the discussion. Mason's selling new frames the members friends of St. Paul A. M. E church tendered their new pastor Rev. Geo. W. Gaines, a reception at the church Wednesday evening, a very interesting program was rendered each department of the church was represented, other speakers of the evening were Atty., S. Joe Brown, Rev. Geiger, H. R. Wright, Geo. W. Woodson and Rev. W. Samson Brooks. The M. C. T. club met Thursday evening with Miss Marie I. Bell, after the program was rendered light refreshments were served and the club adjourned to meet with Miss Winnie Blair, Thursday evening Oct. 8th, with the following program; Quotations, Ralph Waldo Emerson; biography, Mrs. Frank P. Johnson; solo Miss Marie I. Bell; paper "practical education" Mrs. E. M. Mackey; followed by discussion; journal. STALLINGS Photographic Art ...Studio... 615 Walnut Steet. Post Cards, Cabinets, Penny Pictures --- Miss Zelia Davis was the hostess to the "Ioareles" Thursday evening Oct. 1st, at their first autumn meeting. Vacation days being over every member was present. This occasion was a diversion from the usual Sabbath afternoon meetings, in as much as the young ladies attended the Union Congressional church where an elaborate dinner was served in the dining room. And the "Ioareles" seated around a special table with daimy decorations, discussed the coming years work. The studies of English, Ioareles hints and Orthography will be continued, and some important additional features are to be taken up. Mason's seiling new braids. EDITORIALS. REPUBLICAN PARTY. The Republican party was conceived in the cradle of Liberty and honesty more than half a century ago. It was necessary in that trying period of the American Republic that a new party be born, pledged to cardinal principals of liberty, freedom, loyalty, honesty and equal justice to all men. Upon these principles the great Republican party was anchored and upon these fundamental tenents she has won her victories, fulfilling her promises and bringing a divided union into a united free people, and a prosperous nation of nearly 100,000,000 people. No other American political party can show such a marvelous record. There may be individuals and frequently men of high standing in the Republican party that have in the past deviated from these principles, have done wrong, but remember voters that individuals do not represent the party, and men will pass away but principles, if based upon justice will live forever. Thus it is we as citizens and voters should hold to the principles rather than the men, the principles of the Republican party has always been for the common people, and the Colored people, and the democratic party has always been against the Colored man and the common masses of the laboring people. For me give me the grand old party that has carried us well thus far, or give me something better, but not the democratic party no never. I AM A REPUBLICAN FROM PRINCIPLE. Be Honest to Yourself and Be What You Know You are--a full Fledge Republic. DES MOINES IOWA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1908. Afro-Americans in Government Service In a number of speeches William J. Bryan has said: "The Afro-American has bestowed presidencies upon the Republican party and received janitorships in return." The statement is absolute false. The Afro-American has received more recognition under the Roosevelt Administration than ever before in the history of this country. That the places have not been confined to janitorships will be seen by the following list showing the official position and occupations of Afro-Americans in the service of the United States Government: Auditor of the Navy Department, assistant district attorneys, assistant librarians, architects, assistant postmasters, assistant weighers, attorneys, bookbinders, bookkeepers, boatmen, collectors of customs, collectors of internal revenue, consuls, chiefs of division, compositors, chaplains, custodians, cleaners, caster helper, clerks, counters, charwomen, carriage drivers, deputy collectors of customs, deputy collectors of internal revenue, deputy United States marshals, domestics and waiters, draughtsmen, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, examiners of merchandise, engineers, elevator conductors, folders, farmers, firemen, floor hands, gaugers, guards, heads of departmentnns, helpers, inspectors of customs, immigrant inspectors, imposers, jantors, letter carriers, laboratory assistant laborers, minister resident and consul general, musicians, messengers, messenger boys, machine operators, monotype keyboard operators, mimeograph operators, openers and packers, postmasiers, patent examiners, pressmen, press feeders, pay clerks, private secretaries, receivers of public monies, register of treasury, register of treasury, registers of lands offices, recorder of deeds, railway post clerks, rural delivery carriers, surveyor-general, superintendents of construction, samplers, shippers, stenographers and typewriters, storekeepers, skilled laborers, sewers, stablemen, teachers, translators, timekeepers wagon messengers, watchmen, wrappers, wagon drivers. The highest salary paid an Afro-American is received by the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Haiti, whose salary is $10,000 per annum. A number of government officials receive from $2,500 to $5,000 per year. Clerks are paid from $900 to $1,800. The number of Afro-Americans in the service of the Government, exclusive of the Army and Navy, has more than doubled in the last four years of the Roosevelt Administration, and aggregate pay has increased from $3,000,000 in 1904 to $8,00,000 in 1908. | | No. | Salaries. | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Diplomatic and consular service | 11 | $35,000 | | Departmental Service, Washington, D. C.: | | | | State | 19 | 14,200 | | Treasury | 689 | 470,201 | | War | 146 | 103,801 | | Navy | 47 | 35,736 | | Post Office | 176 | 106,468 | | Interior | 405 | 237,775 | | Justice | 22 | 14,301 | | Agriculture | 120 | 63,924 | | Commerce and Labor | 110 | 17,040 | | Government Printing Office | 552 | 376,188 | | Interstate Commerce Commission | 31 | 15,440 | | United State Capitol | 185 | 126,420 | | Washington, D. C, City Post Office | 190 | 150,240 | | District of Columbia Government, including unskilled laborers | 2,798 | 1,252,588 | | Departmental Service at large: | | | | Customs and Internal Revenue | 585 | 492,131 | | Post Office | 2,958 | 2,298,424 | | Interior | 23 | 26,226 | | Commerce and Labor | 66 | 44,002 | | United States Army, officers | 2,890 | 901,683 | | United States Army, enlisted men | 1,935 | 1,161,250 | | Miscellaneous, including unclassified | | | | Total | 13,978 | $8,032,355 | deaver to have other Negroes do the same. I think he is not a safe voter to follow. See the inconsistency of the Negro who denounces the Clansman, Tillman and Vardaman and jincrowism and disfranchisement of the Negro, and then come out and advise the Negro to vote for the Democratic party. It is time for us to be men and remember that those who will fight from principle will in the end win and even our enemies will respect us, the mare. Grant that the Republican party has made mistakes; will not the mistakes of the Democratic party exceed those of the Republican party? Can the party which has done so much for the good of humanity be held responsible for the mistake of one man? Then what shall we say of the mistakes of the many men of the Democratic party? I am a Republican from principle, and not to please Roosevelt, Taft or any other Republican. And I believe that the men who placed the man Taft in nomination for president of the United States did the thing that was best for the country at large and it is the duty of every member of that party to fall in line and stand by the grand old party that has done so much for the good of this the richest and most prosperous country in the world. I think it the duty of every Negro to leave a heritage to his posterity of which he will not be ashamed and which will in nowise humiliate his posterity. Be honest to yourself and be what you know you are, a full fledge Republican and not a Democrat. If I am defeated I shall vote the Republican ticket, and live under the winning party until I can vote the Republican ticket again. Rise up and collect your forces and do not suffer yourself to be woodhunked by Bryanism, vote for Taft in November, for you can vote for Bryan anytime. Watch the Bryanities who outwardly entrerts and persuades you to vote for Bryan but inwardly exclaims what fools ye Negroes ore. Rev. H. W. Porter. CLARINDA-ITEM 3. Mrs. Laura Jones accompanied by Mrs. Tillie Lee, and Mrs. T. G. Jones will leave Thursday to visit a few w cats with her mother Mrs. Sarah Stewart of Blair, Neb Mrs. Ed Nash left today to visit her daughter, Mrs. A. Fields of Omaha. Mrs. Mary Knight and little granddaughter Celia May of Sloux City, is visiting her sister and niece, Mrs. Pemberton. Mrs. Ella Hesler returned to her home at Pittburg, Kans, after a few weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. A. J. Reed. Mrs. Stout of Glenwood is her visiting her daughter, Mrs. R Banks. Mr. Simds Banks returned home from Omaha after visiting friends and relatives. Rev. Robinson is expected to arrive here Sunday to take charge of services. Miss Lulu Baker and Jessie went to Omaha Saturday to spend a few weeks with friends and relatives. DAVENPORT ITEMS Rev W. W. Williams of the A. M. E. church returned from the conference to serve in this city one more year. Mrs. Ben Bright of 1106 Ripley st., was called to Ottumwa this week on lodge business. She returned home Wednesday morning. Rev. Gordon and wife are in the city, guests of of Mr. and Mrs. Bright, 1106 Ripley street. The Y. P. D. C. are preparing to give a grand entertainment in the near future. Mrs. E Green is manager. Mrs. C. B. Lewis, 412 west Pent st., Mrs. A. D. Sunbils of west Eleventh and Mrs. Mott attended the call meeting of the board of Federation at Clinton, returning home last night. Mrs. Ballard attended a surprise party in Rock Island Thursday evening and reports a very nice time. Mrs. Price and daughter of 513 Western avenue departed for the South Friday morning to visit relatives and friends. They returned home Tuesday morning. The grandest picnic of the season was held at North-west Davenport, Turner Garden. A very nice program was carried out. Speakers of the day were Mr. Mark A Walsh, candidate for Congress on the Democrat ticket; Mayor Geo. Scott and Mr. Roberts of New York. A paper on Enamulation Proclamation wail read by Mrs. C. B. Lewis, and a paper on the Declaration of Independence by Mrs. A. D Sumbilin, after which the Stewardess of the A. M. E. church served a very nice dinner. Funeral services of Fay Deising's baby which smothered to death at 223 E. 4th street, was held at Boies undertaking parlors Tuesday afternoon at 230. Mr. and Mrs. E Green of 316 W. 5th street, officiating. Listen for the wedding bells, they are to ring soon. Mr. Anderson Jones of 316 W. 5th street and Miss Laura Britt of E. 10th street will be married in the month of October. Reception at the home of the bride. The Violet club inyitted the L. L. D. Toussalut Overture and Autumn Leaf clubs to join them in a grand outing which was held at Central Park. The out of town guests were Mrs. Gertrude Calbertson, ex-president of the Federation, Mesdames Henderson, Williams, Alkons and many others who were all from Clinton. After the days out they departed for home on the 7 p. m. train reporting a lovely time Mr O. W. Culbertson of Clinton was the guest of Mr. E. Green at 316 West 5th street. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hills of Hampton, Ohio, who was called here by the death of his father, W. Hill, after spending several months with her mother-in-law returned home Sunday morning. If you have news for the paper call C. P Johnson, phone 989 new. GALESBURG (ILL.) NEWS Mrs. Hiram Megil' is visiting relatives and friends in Chicago. Miss Marie Cess of Peoria is the gaest of Mrs. Will Skinner Mrs. Will Corn has returned from a visit in Fowler. Mrs. Pettis and Miss Sena Bassett of Paris, Mo. have arrived in the city for a visit with Mrs. Henry Harmon. Mrs. Henay Weils and Mrs. J. W. Crew delightfully entertained about 130 ladies Friday afternoon at the home on Mrs. Weils, in honor of Mrs. Minnie Coston of Omaha, who leaves this week for her home. An informal musical program was given during the afternoon after which dainty refreshments were served the guest by the Misses Ethel and Illa Allen. Mr. Chester Cooper of Chicago spent Thursday in the city. Miss Laura Richardson and Mr. Harry N Beckley were united in marriage Wednesday Sept., 23rd, at the home of the brides parents, Rev. J. R Skinner of Monmoth performed the ceremony. The bridal party consisted of the bride and groom, and Miss Stella Carter as bridesmaid and Elmer Richardson as groomsman. After congratulations a wedding supper was served, Mr and Mrs Beckley are well known having lived here all their lives. They will be at home at 710 west Knox street, after October 15th. Those present from out of the city were, Mr. J. W. Beckley, of Terre Haute, Ind. Mable and Clara Tarver, of Moline; Bertha Bates of Davenport; Marie Cess, Peoria: Mary Ferguson, Charlotte, Va.; Rev. and Mrs. Skinner and Miss Jessie Skinner, of Monmouth, Miss Lydia Crawford has returned from a visit in Moline. Miss Estella Couter departed Monday for Austin, Tex', where she has accepted a position as stenographer. Mrs. Geo, Kide entertained at a six o'clock dinner Monday evening at her home in honor of Mrs Coston. The members of the Autumn Leaf club held a reception Thursday evening in the parlors of the A. M. E. church in honor of Rev. S. B. Moore and wife, quite a number were present to welcome them to their second year. Mr and Mrs. David Garnett entertained the musical Monday evening. The honored guest was Mrs. Coston. An informal musical program was rendered by the members. SIOUX CITY ITEMS Rev. M. F. Newman has been sent back to his old charge for another year pastor of the A. M. E. church, we certainly welcome him in our midst. He has re organized all or the departments of the church and has started out to make this a year of jubilee. The A. M. E. church had a church conference last Wednesday and layed out the work for the ensuing year. Master Emmet Morgan left this week for Omaha, to visit friends and take in the street fair also. Mrs G. W. Newman organized a club for young people at the parsonage Monday evening, their work will be to raise money to finish the interior of the parsonage recently built, they have started out with a good membership. There was an entertainment given at the Simeon's hall, for the benefit of the Mt. Zion Baptist church, a literary program was rendered after which light refreshments were served. A good time was reported by all present it was under the management of Mr. Alfred Morgan. Master Earl Riggins has gone to Omaha, to work, he expects to make his residence there. Mrs. Fannie Pindard of Council Bluffs, was in the city a few days the latter part of last week to visit her aunt who is in poor health. Mrs. Chas. Watkins has been quite sick at her residence on Center street, but is better at this writing. A select dance was given last week at Simpson's hall by Messrs Green Coats and Abe Cason, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams who returned to their home the last of the week in Aberdeen, S. D., voting a good time on the visit. Mrs. Anna Parker is very sick at her home 502 west 7th, street. We hope for her recovery. Mr. Thomas Gee brother of Mrs Newman returned to our city after an absence of two months, to spend the winter among us we welcome him. To whom it may concern, I wish those parties who were so kind in sending special writ-ups for said paper without the agents consent, would be just as kind in paying the Hystander their back dues, the notes appeared in last week's issue. There will be a literary society organized at the A. M. E. church for the benefit of the young people to train the minds for future work in life. Sloux City had a rousing time Tuesday by the presence of our candidate for president Mr. William H. Taft. A large committee him, those among the Colored citizens who were on the committee were Rev. M. G. Newman, Rev. J. G. Reid, Louis Grant, Wilber J. Norris. Your agent has been confined to her home with the asthma for the past two week but is able to be about her work again. CEDAR RAPIDS NOTES. The ladies of the Household of Ruth gave an entertainment at the Calder hall last Tuesday evening, a good attendance was present and a pleasant time enjoyed. Mrs. Bush of Davenport, is a Cedar Rapids visitor this week the guest of Mrs. William Morgan of 547 8th, street west. Mr. Harry Martin was in the city last week a visitor at the parental home. Little Forest Martin has been quite sick for the past week. Mrs. W. M. Lovell has been indisposed but is much improved. Mr. Gus Smith entertained a party of ladies at dinner Tuesday at Jones restaurant, complimentary to his sister Miss Emma Smith, who was a visitor in the city last week. Mr. Arthur Jackson is in the city after a prolonged absence. He expects his wife and infant son soon. Their many friends receive them with a hearty welcome. The mandolin club had better get busy. The Christian Endeavor is to be reorganized and will hold regular meetings at the usual hour at the church. Mr. S. L. Terry gave the Sunday school a most excellent paper on the theme of the lesson, "Temperance," the paper was very much enjoyed by all. On account of the inclemency weather the congregation at the church Sunday was not large but those who braved the weather felt amply repaired by the beautiful sermons delivered by Rev. Taylor. Subject in the morning "This boundless efficiency," evening, "Temperance." You who do not attend are missing a vast amount of wholesome instruction as spiritual benefit. Why not make up your mind to attend church, start this week. A Negro's Triumph. A young Negro, William Hanley Braithwaite, poet and author, has earned the highest gratitude of the literary world and the Negro race by the publication of his recent book, "The Book of Elizabethian Verses," issued by Small Maynard & Co. of Boston, Mass. This book contains more than 800 pages of the rarest verses from more than a hundred poets of the Elizabethan age. Many an old favorite we meet again in this book and learn the author's name. The notes are sane clear and full bearing witness to the painstaking knowledge and literary judgement of the editor. This book the achievement of a Negro, deserves hearty appreciation and wide circulation among his people. It is a feather in the cap of Negro authorship. The book is now in its second edition. CHAS. B. JOHNSON. GOOD HOPE. D. C. Born to Mr and Mrs. W. P. Black burn, of Good Hope. D. C., a daughter Friday morning Sept., 25th, mother and little one are doing well under the care of Dr. W. K. Scott, one of the leading Colored physicians of the District. MACON MO., NOTES (Last Week.) Harry Davis the Colored lad who was killed by Henry Rhea white, August 27, will be defended by Attorney Barbour, Colored, of Oklahoma. The populace as well at the attorney are praying for justice, and all parties hope that it will be liberally meeted out to the guilty one Esq. Barbour is one of the coming young lawyers, bold as a serpent and harmless as a dove, is thoroughly prepared to take care of his client's case. E. T. Barbour, of Oklahoma, delivered a timely lecture to the Colored citizens of Macon in the A. M. E. church last Wednesday evening, he spoke from no particular preemesis, but merely a miscellaneous advisory talk, he advises the people to get money get land get an education, and to be prepared for every emergency, and the best time to prepare for war is in the time of peace. After an end the him. I wish mind in and paper should be astender armed in quiet orch for people to work in Tues. Prof. E. W. Perkins, has just returned from Fulton, Mo., where he has been doing some hustling work for the H. P. A. Prof. Perkins is the right man in the right place, and will leave no stone unturned to make the Association a success. Miss Mamie Carter left for her school at Marcelline, on the 5th. inst., success Miss Cartar and may your work be a blessing to humanity. Miss Mayme Martin the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Martin, left on the 5th. inst. for Pola, Kan., to visit Miss Crysolla Runyuns, we anticipate a pleasant trip for her. Quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church was held on the 6th, of the monthpresiding elder Bryant officiating. Rev. Bryant delivered three very excellent sermons. The quarterly conference was held on Monday night and after the election of a secretary the roll was called. The total indebtedness of the church to $1,352, the quarterly collection was $14.91. Next came the application for license to preach, L. R. Rout asked to be permitted to preach, was called for examination and found worthy was granted license to preach. After reading some resolutions complimentary to the presiding elder the conference adjourned, sine die. Miss Mabel Maxwell is on the sick list at the home of Mr. Nathan Maroys, she is improving slowly and her friends hope to see her out again soon. Mrs. Judia Holstelaw of Fayette, Mo., is visiting in our city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley. Dr. W. P. Dudley, of Philadelphia, who has been in our city for the past few days representing a book known as Medicology, left for Kansas City. We wish him success. Mose Hall of Wellman, visited relatives here for a few days on his way home from a visit in Moline and Rock Island, Ill. Mrs. F. D. Motts, Miss Marie Redd and Mrs. S. Black are all visiting in Chicago. Rev. Stovall has been returned to this charge for another year much to the satisfaction of the peoples of this place. The people here wanted him returned and sent a very strong petition to the Bishop of the Iowa conference asking for him and the request was complied with. we also welcome the same presiding elder. Rev. L. J. Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rhodes and children Mr. Beveridge of Wellman, and Mr. Rice of Richmond, Ky., were guest at the A. L. Hall home last Sunday. Mr. Henry Cassell of Fairfield, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams visited at the home of N. L. Black a few days last week. Lewis Wallace who has been ill with lumbago is convalescent. Mrs. Dixon and Miss Eina Strothers who have been visiting at Rev Stovall's home have returned to their home in Beloit, Wis. Rev. Stovall is home from a visit to Fairfield, and will conduct services both morning and evening, Sunday at the A. M. E. church. DRED DISEASE While sitting at home, serene and at ease, The people were startled with snawful disease. Which came in their midst with an ugly frow. And speed its wings over country and town it lurked about first here and there. It seemed to nestle high in the air Till down it came with an easy pace. And seized its victims irrespective of race. Then the doctor came with the yellow flag, With ointment and pills all tied in a bag, Saying, take this, be patient, it won't be long, Before you again can join in the throng. As the flag thus floated and played in the breeze, It seemed with its mission to be highly pleased. pleased, And said to troubles don't stop here, The plague of men is in hiding near. There hung that emblem till were tired. Its folds and colors no more desired. And there remained till twas clearly seen. That the doctor said rais' the quarantine. More Than Enough isTooMuch. To maintain health, a mature man or woman needs just enough food to repair the waste and supply energy and body heat. The habitual consumption of more food than is necessary for these purposes is the prime cause of stomach troubles, rheumatism and d'sorders of the kidneys. If troubled with indigestion, revise your diet, let reason and not appetite control and take a few doses of Camberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will soon be all right again. For rate by all druggists. ```markdown ``` For Better Roads. Many Americans who live in or near large cities would be surprised to hear it stated that the United States has the poorest roads of any civilized country in the world. Nevertheless, the statement is declared by all who have had opportunity to learn by experience to be questionable true, when the roads of the whole country are considered. Lately there has been much criticism of the automobile as being destructive of good roads. The damage is so great that in France the government has been forced to take up the matter, and is even now studying preventive plans. In the United States, however, it may be that the automobile will vet prove a powerful influence in better roads. The American Automobile association has recently held a two days' good roads convention in Buffalo, at which provision was made for practical demonstrations of the best methods of road-building and repairing, and for experiments looking toward the discovery of a binding material for surfacing roads which will not be sucked out by the pneumatic tires. There are signs, too, says Youth's Companion, that the old policy of throwing upon the towns the burden of building the roads and keeping them in repair is to be superseded by the more sensible plan of having the state do it. The towns will, of course, care for their own streets, but the main highways should be built and cared for by the state, as they are in France, Germany and Switzerland. The national government has decided to send the director of the department of roads to the international good roads convention which will open in France in October, and at which the problem of the automobile and the roads will receive especial attention. That readiness in an emergency which made the New Englanders the wonder of the world has not been entirely lost in these latter days. A Connecticut farmer has recently exhibited it. He man found four boys stealing his early apples, and gave chase to them. He was handicapped, however, by the loss of a leg—he left it on the battlefield at Antietam—and had to get along with a wooden substitute. When he was about to reach out and seize one of the running boys by the shoulder his wooden leg went down a hole in the ground and broke in two. The boys stopped to jeer him; but he took a string from his pocket and splice the broken leg so quickly that he was up again and at them before they realized what had happened. He caught the boy he was after, and the others surrendered. There are several morals to this tale, but the most obvious one is that man with wooden legs ought always to carry string in their pockets to be provided against accidents. Light In the Dark Continent: There is a new ray of light for Africa. Belgium has decided to take under national control the region of the Congo. Not since the days when Great Britain was aroused to a white heat by Armenian massacres has there been so much international indignation as in recent years over reported atrocities in the valley of the Congo. To be sure, there have been pro and con, and the controversy has been general, says the Boston Herald, that the exploitation of the resources of the Congo has given much more attention to the size of the product than to the life and happiness of the natives. Perhaps the fittest and most hopeful comment is the fact that Belgium itself has taken this African dependency from the personal control of the sovereign, King Leopold, and has made national the government and the responsibility therefor. Are foreign-born American citizens more patriotic than the native-born? An ex-mayor of Detroit thinks that some of them, at least, are. In speaking of the matter to a friend recently, he recalled a visit from a delegation of Poles a few days before December 14, 1899. They asked what program the city had arranged for the day. The mayor told them that he had heard of none, and asked why they supposed there would be any. "Why," said the spokesman, "have you forgotten that it is the centennial of the death of Washington?" The mayor had forgotten, but he attended the meeting which the Poles themselves held, and listened to the intelligent and deeply reverential address on the life of Washington. The residents of a town in Massachusetts whose water has been bad were stunned by the knowledge imparted to them of the reason thereof by the state board of health. They were informed that the cause was due to "Aphanizomenon, one of the cyanophyceae." To this was added the simple advice: "Get rid of them." Such water as that is certainly enough to drive any brain not under the direct intellectual influence of Boston to drink. What good news! An alarm bell for motors which rings automatically when speed is raised beyond the lawful limit, has been invented. But stay! won't the noise crusaders object to this increase of nerve-tearing sounds? Nearly every automobile will then go ringing, as well as whizzing. Aliphatic invention may make sufficient progress in this country to make it a matter of indifference to Capt. Hobson whether there is an old-fashioned foot in the Pacific or not. Iowa State News Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth. ROBBER PLEADS GUILTY. ENGINEER HAS CLOSE CALL. U. S. Officers Are on the Track of His First Accident In Thirty Years Is Almost Fatal. Des Moines—When arranged before Commissioner McArthur of the United States court, George Neal insisted to his part of the robbery of the postoffice at Stater early Wednesday morning. He stated that Neal was an assumed name and refused to give his right one. According to the story told McArthur by Neal he had but one accomplice in the crime committed and whose name he did not know or where he resided. Neal claims his home is in Wisconsin, where his mother, a window now rebuilt, was born. He just failed to await the meeting of the federal court which meets in Des Moines on November 17. His bond was fixed at $2,000. Deputy United States Marshal Bidwell has gone to Omaha, where he believes the man who worked with George Neal in the Slater postoffice robbery, is in hiding. Mr. Bidwell is of the opinion that the second robber, after ditching Neal at Madrid, took a train headed for Omaha. He had sufficient time to reach the western part of the state before the news of the burglary had been flashed on the news network. At Omaha Deputy Bidwell will be joined by several government secret service men and the clues which have led the officers to believe that the fugitive is in Omaha will be followed up. $75,000 INVOLVED. Two Dubuque Sisters Go Into Court Over Estate Dubuque.—Papers have been filed here in a suit that promises to be of unusual interest. Kate Farrell seeks to set aside her brother's will in which Margaret Farrell-Brandigan, sister of the dead James Farrell and of Kate Farrell, is named sole heir. The estate is valued at $75,000. The death of James Farrell occurred several years ago, no leaving his entire ownings to his sister Margaret. Owing to the fact that she is incapacitated, a guardian was appointed for Kate Farrell, and the guardian he seeks to set aside the will, claiming that undue influence was used over the dying man to have him favor Margaret Farrell-Brandigan Much interest has been attracted to Margaret-Farrell Brandigan recently because of the announcement made to the effect that she had recently married a prominent business man of St. Paul, John Brandigan. The license was published. But shortly afterwards she returned to this city and indigently denied their marriage. The papers in the suit name her as the person who now believed her romance and its culmination in marriage in St. Paul in a fact. A desperate fight will be made to secure for Kate Farrell her share of the estate, as it is believed Margaret Brandigan will fight the suit to the end. RIVER NAVIGATION PLANS Company Buys l'and for Docks, Elevators, and WarpHOURS Davenport—F. A. Hollens and F. C. Kenney of Chicago have bought fifty acres on Suburban Island, in the Mississippi river just below this city, on which the Ohio and Mississippi River Navigation company will build docks, elevators and warehouses for extensive four and arm large lines. W. T. Piney Winkeney Pa's a third member and Grant Van Sant of Minnesota a fourth. The property purchased is just opposite the mouth of the Hennepin canal. The company has also bought the four steamers and several barges of the Van Sant Transportation company. It is proposed to bring coal on coal to the extensive coal lands on its banks to do a general freight business, and to make the island the chief distributing point by boat and rail. POLICE WANT 8-HOUR DAY Sloux City Guardians of the Law Desire Shorter Hours. Sloux City.—The members of the Sloux City police department have filled with the police committee and the city council a request for an eight-hour day. A committee headed by the police commissioner convened with Mayor W. G. Sears and Aldermen Hannon and Kirby, at which the matter was discussed. The committee was told that the question was one of which the board of police and fire commissioners had entire control over the work longer beats in order to bring about the reform. They at present work on a twelve-hour schedule. New Phone for Marshall Marshallton—Signing a contract with this city to expend $50,000 in 1909, the recent ordinance adopted by the city council, granting a franchise to the Farmers and Merchants' Telephone company, was signed by Mayor O. L. Ingledeu. The company filed its articles of incorporation. The capital stock is placed at $250,000, divided into $100,000 common and $150,000 preferred stock. The common stock carries most of the voting power, although the preferred is given the power of voting on questions of issuing bonds or increasing or diminishing the capital stock. Dubuque Takes up 1915 Bonds Dubuque Takes up 1915 Bonds Duhueque.— The board of supervis- ors passed a resolution providing for 1915 bonds. The bonds are in 1000 in bonds outstanding, repre- resenting the cost of the construction of the court house. The bonds are due in 1915 and draw $ per cent. It is the plan to take them up as rapidly as possible and save the interest. It is that $10,000 per year can be rea- died. ENGINEER HAS CLOSE CALL. His First Accident in Thirty Years Is Almost Fatal. Marshallown…After running an engine on the Iowa Central thirty years, and never meeting with an accident, Miles Kelleher of this city received injuries that may forever end his railroad career. That he was not instantly killed is a wonder. Kelleher was pulling passenger train No 5 in a car that was a early hour, when, at a point a short distance south of the city, the pin holding the right side rod broke, allowing the rapidly revolving rod to puncture the boiler and reduce the cak to kindling wood. Kelleher sustained a terrible fracture of the right knee cap, and a severe fracture of the left knee cap, scaled by escaping steam. His fireman, Harry Andrews, had an equally close call, but escaped without being injured. BURGLAR LOCKED HIMSELF IN Cornelius Morgan, Waterloo Hotel Thief, Catches Himself. Waterloo—Cornelius Morgan, an itinerant umbrella mender, awaiting trial in the Waterloo jail, enjoys the unique distinction of having delibertately but unsuspectingly locked himself in after raiding a number of rooms in a local boarding house. After leading himself up with nummer, he stepped into another room and pulled the door shut. There was no knob on the inside and Morgan could not get out. After a time his pounding and his cries brought another roofer, who released him. In opening a box of cigars in one of the rooms, Morgan cut his hand, and by the drops of his everything he coached in the various rooms his path was easily traced. PROPOSE WAVERLY BONDS Proposition up to Electors for Bonds to the Extent of $30.00 Waterloo—The city council at Waverly, where the electric light and water plants were burned last week has decided to submit to the electors a proposition to issue $20,000 in bonds for the erection of new plants. As the council is limited by law in the expenditure of funds to one and one-fourth per cent of the actual value of the property, a special election must be called to authorize its action. To call a special election of this kind it must be approved by one-half of the qualified voters which means 1,000 signatures must be secured. The first day's canvass showed 600 signatures and the remainder will be easily obtained. The city owns these utilities at Waverly. NO MARKET FOR THE BONDS Sioux City Gas Company Files Grievance—Wants Election. Sioux City.—Claiming that it is unspoil suq jap payum u pay ouq because of a clause in its franchise, the Sioux City Gas and Electric company has filed at the office of the city clerk a petition asking that the objectable portion of the ordinance be amended for that purpose be held on Nov. 19. The clause of the ordinance to which the company objects is in section 7, which contains what is generally known as the purchase clause and provides in substance that the city shall have the right to purchase the company of the company the expiration of ten, fifteen, twenty or twenty-five years. LABOR WINS SUIT Mine Workers' Fund of $300,000 Exempt from Taxes. Sligourney--Judge Willcoxon of Sligourney handed down a decision in the case of Thompson vs. the Iowa Mine-Workers of America and granted a perpetual injunction in favor of the mine workers. This decision involves an interesting question. The mine workers were required to large benevolent fund of nearly $300,000, and the tax ferrets at Oaklake got the fund assessed for a term of years, the tax amounting to about $16,000. Major Lacey was employed by the mine workers to defend this tax and the case was tried a couple of months ago and Judge Willcoxon has sustained the contention of Major Lacey that the mine workers and exempt from taxation. This decision will interest the labor unions generally who attempt to accumulate funds for defense and charity. Asks $12,700 for Auto Hurts. Iowa City—Robert Rogers quadrupled the amount of damages asked for his alleged injuries in a runaway caused by an automobile belonging to Louis E. Lyon, the wealthy Iowa City jewelry manufacturer. He first asked $3,500 for the injuries he averted he received. Now Rogers claims his injuries are more serious than at first supposed and the sum is $1250. Is asked for a verdict for $2,500 in the early trial of the case. Shriners at New Temple Sioux City—Exercises attending the presentation of the charter to Abbe Bekr, Order of the Mystic Shrine, the youngest temple in the United States were held. The formal presentation was made by Edmund I. Alderman Imperial Potentate of the order, Shriners were present from all parts of the state and from South Dakota and Nebraska. Bresthen at Lake City Lake City—The annual conference of the United Brethren church began its sessions here with Bishop Weekly presiding. A large number of ministers and delegates are in attendance. Evangelist Montgomery has been holding revival meeting at the local church for a week prior to the opening BANKERS MEET THE CONVENTION AT DENVER ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS. Association is Against Guarantee of Bank Deposits and Postal Savings Banks. Denver, Colo. Oct. 2.—The convention of the American Bankers' association came to an end yesterday afternoon with the election of George M. Reynolds of Chicago president, and Lewis E. Pierson, vice president. The convention placed itself squarely on record as against both the proposition to guarantee bank deposits and to establish postal savings banks. The closing sessions of the American Bankers' association were replete with incident and full of interest. Besides the election of officers and the winding up of the business of the convention, resolutions that may have farreaching effect were the report of the commission expansion explanation that has been done during the past year towards securing a national currency law satisfactory to the bankers. The committee also explains the passage in congress of recent financial legislation and to give in the rough at least a draft of a bill that will be submitted to congress. BIG MILLS ARE SOLVENT. Assets of Pillbury-Washburn Co. Exposed Liabilities Largely Minneapolis, Minn. Oct. 2—Mari wick, Mitchell & Co. who have been examining the books in Minneapolis of the Pilsburgh-Washburn Flour Mills company and of the Northern Elevator company, in favor of the receivers of the two companies have submitted their report. This was the subject of the discussion of the crediti tors' committee in session at the Northwestern National bank recently. The general consolidated liabilities of the two companies are shown to be $2,982,244.85. The quick as sets given in the report, $2,858.66, and the unities of the Pilsburgh- Washburn company and the properties of the Minneapolis & Northern company combined at $3,991,629.55. This makes excess of assets over its liabilities of $1,145,629.55. 2-CT. POSTAGE TO ENGLAND. New Foreign Rates Went Into Effect Yesterday. Washington, D. C., Oct. 2—Two cent postage rates went into effect between the United States and Great Britian yesterday. The postage rate applicable to letters mailed in the United States addressed for delivery any place in the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland is two cents an ounce or fraction of an ounce. Letters unpaid or short paid will be dispatched to destination but should the defect postage calculated about the same amount be detected on delivery to the address. This notable reduction in the postage rate is effected under a recent convention between the two nations. Michigan Democrata Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 2—A protracted discussion of the party platform in the resolutions committee, as a result of the introduction of some planks held by the party leaders to be too radical furnished the features of the state democratic convention here yesterday. There were but two contests in the election of the state ticket and in each case they were settled on the first ballot. The coefect Henans of Mason for governor. The platform is almost entirely devoted to state issues. It indores national candidates and platforms and favors popular election of senators. For Wood Conservating Saratoga, N. Y., Oct. 2—Resolutions endorsing the work of the national commission for the conservation of national resources were adopted at the final meeting of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers. The resolutions pledge the association to co-operate with the commission, and recommend the pass of a resolution to establish a "apply in correction of loss through fire, waste and unscientific lumbering, and encourage the planting of new trees necessary to accomplish an increase in our wooded area." Municipalities at Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 2.—"Home Rule for Cities" was the subject of discussion at the morning session yesterday of the work of the chapter of American Municipalities. Officials of several cities of the east and middle west road papers on the subject. Elgin, Ill., is the most prominently mentioned candidate for next year's convention; Mayor A. E. Price of that city heading a delegation which is making a vigorous campaign of the delegates for the honor. Government Report Out Washington, D. C., Oct. 2—The monthly comparative statement of the government receipts and expenditures shows that for the month of September, 1908, there was an excess of expenditures over receipts of $4,483,971, as against a deficit for August of $3,909,123. The receipts for September, however, were over $3,000,000 in excess of that for August and the expenditures $3,700,000 in excess of August. The Public Debt Washington, D. C. Oct. 2—The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of Sept. 30, 1908, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $68,263,650, which is an increase for the month of $4, 377,062. Six Killed In Collision. Cleveland, O. Oct. 2—Six lives were lost and a number of persons were injured at 8 o'clock last night when a Toledo Ohio Central pass train came an accident crowd from Bowling Green fair into Toledo was run into from the rear at Sugar Ridge by a freight train. THAT DELIGHTFUL MOMENT WHEN YOU UNPACK HUBBY'S LAST WINTER'S SOULS OVERCOAT AND FIND THAT YOU HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT MOTH BALLS. CHICAGO TRIBUNA NOTABLE CONGRESS OPENS IRRIGATION EXPERTS ARE IN SESSION AT ALBUQUERQUE. Letters and Telegram from President Rouse Enthusiasm-Addresses from Foreign Delegates. Albuquerque, N. M.-The proceedings of the opening session of the sixteenth National Irrigation congress, which met in Convention here, turned Impressive and the spectators who entered the galleries were moved to repeated demonstrations of approval. Two letters and a telegram were read to the congress from President Roosevelt. The first was addressed to the congress and conveyed the president's greeting, his approval of the congress and reference to the importance of reclamation and conservation. The second was addressed to the letter was addressed to the local board of control, replying to an invitation on gold plate recently conveyed to the president. A postscript at the bottom of this letter aroused wild enthusiasm when it was read by Secretary Fowler as follows: "I will welcome you to this winter. I shall have a chance to sign bills conferring statehood on both New Mexico and Arizona." The congress unanimously directed its officers to reply to the message with an especial expression of thanks. Addresses of welcome were made by Major G. H. Lester of Abuquerque and President Frank G. Goudy of Denver in response made the opening address of the congress. The afternoon session was occupied by brief responses to the addresses of welcome, among the speakers being Rene Tavernier, chief engineer of the French bureau of public works; Lourenco Beata Neva, chief engineer of the Brazilian government; Julio Larrigina, representative of Porto; Ignacio de Costa, consul general for Portugal; and the Chief of the Chilian government; N. Kaumann, representative of Germany and representatives of Canada, England and Cape Colony. Former Gov L. B. Prince of New Mexico delivered the closing address of the session, his subject being "Yesterday and To-Day." LORD ROSSLYN IS DEFEATED. His Roulette System Proved Fallacious by Sir Hir Maxim. London...The unique gambling contest between Sir Hiram Maxim and Lord Rosslyn came to an end Tuesday afternoon and shows defeat for the system advanced by the latter. Lord Rosslyn claimed that by his system of playing it was possible to win at roulette against the Monte Carlo bank. Sir Hiram said this was impossible, and in order to settle the 'controversy the two men began playing roulette in a Picadillo club, Sir Lusha said, 'the game in the same way it is played at Monte Carlo. Lord Rosslyn started to play with $50,000 in "dummy" money and the bank had an equal amount. Lord Rosslyn's system has been proved to be utterly fallacious. Launch Sinks: Seven Drown Chicago. — Seven men out of a party of eight were drowned in the Calumet river Sunday night when the pleasure launch Lemon struck one of the supports of the Nickel Plate railroad bridge in the river at One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street and, turning over, sank. Street Car In Fatal Runaway. Wheeling, W. Va. — a city railway car got beyond control on Mozart Hill Monday, dashed down the heavy grade, and crashed into a house and telegraph pole. One person was killed and six others injured. Lasker Still Chess Champion. Munich — Emanuel Lasker of New York retains his title as chess champion of the world. Wednesday he won with surprising rapidity the sixteenth and last game in his contest against Dr. Tarrasch of Nuremberg. Of the 16 games played, Tarrasch won three, and five games were drawn. Marcel Jambon, Painter, Dies Paris—Marcel Jambon, the French deceased on October 19, 1848, was an officer of the Legion of Honor. Storm on Lake Superior Houghton, Mich.-Lake Superior has been laashed by the worst storm of the season, and one of the most severe ever known in this section. The wind at the ship canal during the night attained a velocity of nearly 40 miles an hour, while at Houghton it reached 26 miles an hour. Killing Frost in Illinois. Springfield, Ill.-The mercury went down to near freezing point Monday night and there was killing frost over most of Illinois. BAG ACTS AS PARACHUTE. Two Aeronauts Have Remarkable Escape In Germany. Dusseldorf, Rhönish Prusnica, Germany—Capt. Von Abercron and Lieut. Von Goltzheim, well-known aeronauts, had a miraculous escape from death Monday afternoon during the course of an ascent in a spherical balloon. Thousands of aeronauts had gathered to witness the ascent and they were horror stricken at the accident which occurred high in the air. On being released from its fastenings the balloon soared almost directly upwards to an altitude of 6,000 feet, when the envelope suddenly ripped open. The gas escaped in streams and the balloon shot downward. The aeronauts swiftly clambered into the network in the desperate hope of avoiding the shock of contact with the ground. After a fall of 2,000 feet, however, the envelope spread out, seemingly in a purely acclimatized manner. The parachute which checked the descent the balloon then gradually came down, taking an hour and a half to reach the earth, the two men clinging to the ropes and the basket. They suffered no injury except a few scratches. The cause of the accident was the sudden expansion of gas. BRITISH SHIP IS WRECKED. Loch Finlas Lost and Twenty of Her Crew Drowned. Laucecon, Tasmania.—The British ship Loch Finlas, from Port Pirile, South Australia, for Callao, was wrecked off Foster island at daylight Sunday and 20 of the crew of 24 were drowned. The other four men were picked up by a passing steamer. Foster island lies a short distance off the northeast coast of Tasmania and it is surrounded by dangerous shoals. Early Sunday the residents of the island observed a large ship in the high sea, but a high sea, was blowing and the vessel soon struck the reef. The crew could be seen trying to lower the boats, when suddenly the boat sank. WOMAN'S SHOCKING SUICIDE Throws Herself Under Train in Presence of New York Crowd. New York.—In the presence of a crowd of women shopmers waiting for an up-town train at the Fourteenth street station of the Sixth avenue elevated railroad, a well-dressed woman of 26 threw herself in front of a moving train Monday and was so terribly injured that she died a few moments later. The tragic act created almost a panic on the crowded platform. Woman in a suit jumped and hurried the exits leading to the street and half a dozen of them fell in a faint. While the woman's mangled body was still lying on the tracks a priest knelt by it and administered the last rites of the church. Honor Paid to Life-Savers New York—Ninety-three heroes who within the last year have saved the lives of drowning persons in the waters around New York were presented with medals or certificates of honor Tuesday at the city hall by the United States Volunteer Life-Saving corps. Ten-year-old Minnie Richmond was the idol of the occasion. The girl ished her life to save a girl from drowning in Gravesend bay. Can't Take Liquor from Depot. Lawton, Oka. — It is a violation of the prohibition law for a transporter man or any other person to convey liquor to the railroad depot. Liquor shipped from without the state ceases to be interstate commerce after it leaves the carrier's hands. This is the opinion of Judge J. H. Wolverton of the county court, announced in a liquor case here Wednesday. Michigan Independence Ticket Grand Rapids, Mich.—The Independence party state convention was held here Wednesday. There were but six delegates in attendance, but a complete state ticket was nominated, headed by A. W. Nicholls of Montcalm, for governor. Ferry Is Sunk; 140 Drown. Smyrna—A Turkish steamship ran down the steam ferry boat Stambul outside the harbor Wednesday. One hundred and forty persons were drowned. Girl Killed by Motor Car. Kansas City, Mo.—One person, Pearl Guinard, aged ten years, was killed and several others injured here Tuesday night when a motor car carrying a number of passengers collided with and demolished a light road wagon in the suburbs. American Collage Criticised. Philadelphia.—The collage of the United States was criticised at the opening session of the American Numismatic association, which began its annual convention here Tuesday. Cured by Doan's Kidney Pillle After Years of Suffering. F. A. Rippy, Depot Ave., Gallatin, Tenn., says: "Fifteen years ago kidney disease attacked me. The pain in my back was so agonizing I finally had to give up work. Then came terrible attacks of gravel with acute pain and passages of blood. In all I passed 25 stones, some as large as a bean. ney disease attacked me. The pain in my back was so agonizing I finally had to give up work. Then came terrible attacks of gravel with acute pain and passages of blood. In all I passed 25 stones, some as large as a bean. Nine years of a down in a state of continual weakness and I thought I never would be better until I began using Doan's Kidney Pilla. The improvement was rapid, and since using four boxes I am cured and have never had any return of the trouble." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. LEFT IT TO MRS. BROWN. Reverend Gentleman Very Willing to Evade Responsibility. The trust and dependence which characterized Rev. Mr. Brown's attitude toward his wife's judgment in all practical affairs were sometimes touching, but occasionally they were amusing. "I'm sorry you've been troubled with the toothache," said the family dentist, when Mr. Brown appeared in his office one day. "I gave you the first minute I had free after receiving it. Let's see which tooth is it that's troubling you?" "M-m, it's not aching just at present," said Mr. Brown, after a moment's hesitation, during which he made a cautious investigation with his tongue. 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The American board of missions maintains 38 hospitals and twice that number of dispensaries in the foreign field, and its medical missionaries last year treated over 370,000 cases. Wanted—The Co. of Camps. Worth to the Ferry- man, manage bush office. Sub-camps to be produced. Unbearable of profit. Reduced Grosse Point. Almost say man can marry money if he is willing to take a widow older than he is along with it. MY OWN FAMILY USE PE-BIL-NA. PETER HARRIS Hon. George W. Honey, National Chaplain U. V. U., ex-Chapman Fourth Wisconsin Wisconsin ex-Treasurer State Treasurer former General State of Texas G. ex-General State of Texas G. from 1700 First St, N. E., Washington, D.C., as follows: I highly recommend your preparation for the relief of your troubles in their various forms. Some members of my own family have used it with most gratifying results. When I have proved most efficacious and I check my certify to its curative excellence." Mr. Fred L. 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Accordingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs and Lixix of Senna is the only remedy of known value, but one of many reasons it is the best of personal and family laxatives is the fact that it cleanses, sweetens and relieves the internal organs on which it acts without any debilitating after effects and without having to increase the quantity from time to time. It acts pleasantly and naturally and truly as a laxative, and its component parts are known to and approved by physicians, as it is free from all objectionable substances. To get its beneficial effects always purchase the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale by all leading drugstores. YOUNGSTER AN AFT PUPIL Every Indication That Tommy would Be Successful Politician. The children, especially Tommy, were very much interested in the game of politics, and father was delighted with their precocity. The other day there was more than the usual whooping in the playroom, and their mother found the two small children assailing Tommy vigorous," "What's the matter?" she asked "Tommy, what have you been doing?" "Nawhin: Only playing politics." "Well, but what did you do to the children?" "Just playing convention. We adopted the unit rule and I was chairman of the delegation. Then we introduced a resolution to decide whether they should take my apple or I should take theirs." "Woll!" "I cast the vote of the delegation." WOMEN PRETTIER TO-DAY. Authorities on beauty agree that women of to-day, and chiefly middle-aged women, are far fresher, prettier and younger looking than were their mothers at the same age. The cause is plain. Present-day women, who have pride in their looks, give a few minutes each day to preserving their complexion against the ravages of wind, dust and age. It is strange how many women will still spend a half hour a day on their hair and not a minute on their complexions, aside from a hasty wash. Yet men and women notice one's complexion almost first of all. And unfortunate is the woman who has a sallow, muddy skin or wrinkles that make her seem an old woman, though still comparatively young, and devoted to their several times. To keep young women young and good-looking, and to a large extent make prematurely old women seem many years more youthful. There are many face creams which promote and preserve one's good looks, but care should be exercised to select one of the standard brands sold at your drugstores. Small Urchin (to major, who has been thrown from horse into pond)—Hi, mister, as you 'appens to be in the water, would you mind looking for Willie's whistle? Too Rough for the Cows. Mrs. Rorer, of cook-book fame, tells of seeing a maid drop and break a beautiful platter at a dinner recently, says Everybody's Magazine. The host did not permit a trifle like this to ruffle him in the least. "These little accidents happen most every day," he said, apologetically. "You see, she isn't a trained waitress. She was a dairymaid originally, but she had to abandon that occupation on account of her inability to handle the cows without breaking their horns." STATE OF ONGO CITY OF TOLEDO, FLUCIA COUNTY. FRANK J. CHENEY, 1st C. J. CHENEY & CO., doing business in the City of Toledo, County & State. HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of CATARN that cannot be cured by the use of HALZ'S CATARN CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Swoa to before me and subscribed in my presence this 6th day of December, A. D. 1838. A. W. GLEASON. NOTARY PUBLIC. HAL'S CATARN CURE is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for treatment, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Gold by at Drug端点76. "Remember," said the earnest inventor, "it itt's so very many years since the telephone caused laughter." "That's true," answered the man who has trouble with central. "At first it caused laughter; now it causes profanity." Every woman knows she is shrewd enough to manage successfully any kind of business she cares to engage in. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES PHREUMATISISSE BRIGHT'S DISEASE DIABETES BACKCH 1875 "Guaranteed" Fragments of an Interrupted Courtship BY ANNIE T. ROTTER The ragged pines of old Virginia had hardly settled themselves firmly in the soil of the confederacy to which the secession of the old foxy state had transplanted them, when, in the shadows of an antiquated library, a young apostle of the new doctrine wrote: Confederate States of America, Richmond, Va., Apr. 20, 1861. Dr. Schuyler VanSiltart was unerringly taken—our flag trembled and fell— And so it went on, the familiar but ever moving tale of a flag bearer killed, a soldier—the narrator of the story—springing to the rescue of his standard, himself to be laid senseless by a bullet. From this oblivion he had been wakened from a drowning cold waterbath to hear the verdict. "Poor fellow; lag badly shattered." My Dear Shr: You will observe that (without, believe me, a tronor or the straining of a single heart tendon) I have changed my nationality and my country, headed of the "stars and stripes," the "stars of the breces" the breces (excuse extreme originality) and our brand new ship of state dares, alone, the storms of war. You and I may never meet again—nothing would induce me to marry a horrid Yankee—so try to be, as the very remembrance of you is ignored, three cheers for Dixie. You're. ELIZABETH PONSONBY. War opened, hostile armies confronted each other between Richmond and the Potomac; Mason and Dixon's line was accentuated by fixed bayonets and enforced by the booming sword thrusts gave point to geographical boundaries, while the long roll of the drum warned off all intruders. Letters flew north from the blue uniforms on the Potomac, and traveled south from the gay coats at Manassas, but never crossed, save by flag or truce, the sharp wall made by picketed muskets. Terrible orders from frasible old generals, who had outgrown romance and outlived sentiment, sternly directed all letters to be read before passing under the white folds of these same peaceful banners. So every word was weighed, and dictionaries became the popular literature of the day to those that wrote to "the other side," in order that a phrase might be found capable of expressing everything to some particular person, but betraying nothing to the flag-of-truce-letter-reading department. No one must suspect that the loving inquiries about Aunt Jane's neuralgia, or the intense anxiety concerning Uncle John's rheumatism meant an altogether different query to those that wrote so geared. So, "personals in the leading newspapers, north and south, were resorted to, and many a line held a bleeding heart, while a single word often carried joy to an entire household, or that most awful of all persons, initials and a date, followed by the one word "killed," embodied too frequently the history of a broken life. But no such tragic announcements were for Elizabeth. A calm, dignified, eminently proper personal in the H— SCMUYLER hopes little sister's fever is abating. Grandpa sends love. Richmond E — please copy. was all. Back by rapid transit traveled the answer (he could almost see the nervous fingers飞 over the帕尔马). ELIZABETH no better. Grandma never liked blue. H — please copy. One dismal morning Mrs. Ponsonby was sewing diligently on a soldier's haversack, one of an immense pile, in Bewing Diligently on a Soldier's Ha versack. such haite to finish her task that she wasted no time in fastening stitches or in strengthening straps. Thus, without the eye of the prophet, one might, in future wear marches, many a poor fellow's scanty rations slipping through the gaps in this same haversack made by fingers more enthusiastic in effort than proficient in accomplishment, and hear, instead of the blessings the old lady expected to be poured on her industrious hands and self-sacrificing heart, the echo of an assortment of ejaculations, made possible only by confederate whisky, flung at the careless fingers of the maker. "Mighty po-lookin' sojer want to see you on Her 'Clementine' said efficient enough ungrammatical Judy, nodding her turbanned head to Mrs. Ponsely through a diminutive opening in the door. "Say, he ain' horrigy, 'cause I dun as' him dat fus' thing; look musons poly, do' fus' soser I see in a mont' o moons what ain' horrigny. "On the nineteenth of May," said the limping wearer of a ragged gray coat, as he stood in Mrs. Ponsonby's presence, with the crown of a hat surrounded by a broken halo of brim in his hand, "our regiment held a position on the right of the Tenth Alabama, the attacking old house, of the right angle, as it set forth to us, to hide an ambush party of sharpshooters was carefully and all too accurately pickled off our men. Suddenly an am was unerringly taken—our flag trembled and fell—" And so it went on, on the familiar but ever moving tale of a flag bearer killed, a soldier—the narrator of the story—springing to the rescue of his standard, himself to be laid senseless by a bullet. From this oblivion he had been waked from a drenching cold waterbath to hear the verdict, "Poor fellow; log badly shattered!" pronounced over him by a voice with a slight nasal—twang. "A voice, chanced, that he was destined to hear daily during his tedious illness, for the man who had picked him up on the floor, the assistant at hospital, and quite a friendship grew up between the young doctor and his patient, through their many conversations. So it was that on the day of the narrator's discharge, the surgeon, along with congratulations on the other's recovery and approaching exchange, gave a confidence and asked a favor, as he said, "while your ardor is yet at white heat." "Three years ago," the doctor continued, "before this hateful war was ever dreamed of, and while I was a student in Philadelphia, I became acquainted with a young lady from Richmond. The circumstances—were romantic—well, never mind them—it's a long story—tell you some other time, perhaps." he added, dubiously, "five years" he agreed of peace, as the concurring bids of hope, "Well, without going through the various stages of the affair, from capture to despair, and from despair back, through faint gimmelings of hope, to ecstasy again, the decision was finally reached that we were, well, after a fashion, engaged; quite, I assure you, on the order of poor Harry and the well-nigh forgotten Flora of Madison Square fame. Just then, with abominable inopportunities, I felt, Mr. Lincoln asked Virginia (mind you, when the day was, after many delays, actually fixed) for her quota of troops. He had in her usual deliberateness, but she did; this call moved her—out of the union—leaving me, as Miss Elizabeth thought, on the wrong side. "One day, it must have been by the last through mail. I received a most astounding letter from the young lady herself; terrific headlines, shocking sentiments, 'Southern confederacy,' and all the rest of it. Quite a doubling up of fists all 'round, a regular 'one southerner-can-whip-ive-Yankees' epilepsy. She said 'ending everything.' I said 'Never,' with a capital N. Well, to come to the pit of the affair, we hear through personalities of each other the cut out and kindly of love letters though, you know; so I ask you, as man to man, to get a letter to Elizabeth for me. Of course you can't carry a written communication. I don't care to treat the camp to a specimen of my ability as a military Romeo, so I am going to read the epileptic which you, once safe in Richmond after your exchange, are to write out in my name and hand to her in person. Now will you do this, without altering jot or title, except to throw into it all the fervor you can convey on paper; and will you remember that under no circumstances are you to give this precious document Involved in the little rebel who wrote the wonderful little rebel of 1861; or, if impossible to see her, into those of her mother?" To that question the letter that now passed from the hands of the "raggedy man" to the feminine fingers that dropped the unfinished hawksack to receive it, was the silent and sufficient answer. The smoke still lingered over the amoldering chimneys of Richmond when Judy, ignorant of the interstate episode in her mistress' love affairs, entered one morning to announce a visitor. "Gemmen in de parlor, Mis' 'Lizeth, an clar to goodness, you'll 'how to' souse me, but he moss' sholy do look powerful like one o' dem Yankees who curtied at the end of the after Appatoxom, when the guns were stacked for all time by the tired hands of the starved men who wept as they laid them aside, Surgeon Vanittart and Elizabeth—But what need to go over the old story? Patriotic fervor gave place to cosmopolitan love—was it ever otherwise? Cupid is blind, so gray and blue are alike to him. And ought we not to dwell together in "love and peace?" Passing the Time. From an eastern city comes a and story of a pawnbroker. He was enjoying a beauty sleep when a furious knocking at the street door brought him to the window with a jerk. "What's the matter?" he chanted. "Come down," demanded the knocker. "But—" "Come down!" "Come down!" The man of many nephews hastened downstairs and peeped around the door. "Now, sir?" he demanded, "I wan'sh know the time," said the reveler. "Do you man to say you knocked me up? How dare you?" The midnight visitor looked injured. "Well, you've got my watch," he said. "Arogonaut." Ollyx HU Culture Owing to the strict government in spection, practically all Italian export olive oil is pure on leaving Italy. For home consumption there is hardly a sufficiency, from year to year, necessitating large imports of cotton-seed oil from America; and this has induced the government to take special sector toward the improvement of olive culture. GREAT GATHERING OF NOTABLE MEN IN WASHINGTON. Secretary Corleyau Opens the Congress and Thirty Foreign Societies, including Dr. Koch, Make Response. Washington — Monday witnessed one of the most notable gatherings ever assembled in the international capital, when medical scientists representing every civilized nation united with their brothers in America in an effort to solve the problem of how best to cope with tuberculosis. The occasion was the official opening of the sixth triennial international congress on tuberculosis. The museum of the new National museum was filled with men who have consecrated their best talents to the study of tuberculosis, representatives of the sovereigns of foreign countries, high officials of government. The keynote of every utterance reflected the hope that the day is not far distant when medical scholars shall triumph over the great source. Notable Men Present. When Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou, as the personal representative of the president of the United States, officially declared the congress open, there were grouped on the platform such distinguished men as Dr. Robert Koch, the discoverer of the tubercle bacilli; Dr. A. Calmette of Paris, Prof. Bernard Bang of Denmark, Dr. Arthur Newshole of London, G. Dr. Woodhead of Cambridge, Eng. Dr. Cleelan of Oxford, F. W. Philp of Edinburgh, found the first tuberculosis dispensary; Prof. L. Landouye, Dr. N. Tendeloo of Leyden, Dr. Simon von Unterberger, honorary physician to his majesty's court of St. Petersburg; Dr. Camilo Calleja of Madrid and many others. Among the members of the diplomatic corps present was Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister. When Dr. Koch arose to respond in behalf of the German government in the solemnly remarkable demonstration in his house, men and women waving hats and handkerchiefs for nearly five minutes. * Welcomed by Mr. Cortelvou. The official welcome on behalf of the United States government was extended by Secretary Cortelyou. His address evoked warm and frequent applause. Then followed the responses of the official representatives of 39 foreign countries. When his name was called, Dr. Koch declared that the German takes a particular interest in all that tends toward the solution of the tuberculosis problem and that his government would watch with the keenest interest the delibrations of this disease in the tuberculosis situation in Germany. The tuberculosis is distinctly favorable during the past three decades, the mortality from tuberculosis in Prussia having been reduced practically one-half. Dr. Jee, the Chinese delegate, declared that notwithstanding tuberculosis has a strong hold upon his country, his government was doing little for the prevention of this disease. He expressed the hope that the next congress would be held in China. At the conclusion of the responses to Secretary Cortelyou's address the congress adjourned and will not again meet in Washington. Afternoon was devoted to the deliberations of the various sectional meetings where a number of addresses were made. Death Predicted for 5.000.000. Washington.—That 5,000,000 people, now living in the United States, are doomed to all consumptives' graves unless something is done to prevent it, was the startling declaration of Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale university in an address on "The Cost of Tuberculosis" at the Congress on Tuberculosis Tuesday. Prof. Fisher's address, which was the feature of the day, created a sensation among 'the hundreds who listened to his statements. Prof. Fisher further declared that the 138,000 persons who die of consumptives annually in this country cost, in hard cash, over $1,000,000,000 a year. American Steamer Is Wrecked San Francisco. — The Merchant's exchange has received a cable dispatch from Manila stating that the United States steamer Tarlack was caught in a gale on September 23 and driven ashore on Borongan island, one of the Samoan group. It is thought the vessel will be a total loss. Cloudburst Drowns Eight Manila. A belated official telegram has just been received here which reports that a cloudburst struck the penal colony at lwaheng and that the prisoners were drowned, including; Harold MacKnight, the superintendent of the farm. Cure for Leprosy? Honolulu—Drs. W. P. Brunckerhoff and J. T. Wayson have notified the board of health of this city that they believe that they have succeeded in curing a leper patient by use; the Nastin treatment for the disease. Michel, B. C., Swept by Fire. Spokane, Wash.—The town of B.M., B.C., was swept by fire Wednesday. Practically all the business houses were wiped out except the Great Northern hotel, Kootenai hotel, a drug store and billiard hall. Fall Army Maneuvers End. Port Benjamin Harrison, Ind.-The annual fall army maneuvers and camp of instruction ended Tuesday. The troops of the Wisconsin National Guard and the twenty-eight United States infantry began entraining. Disastrous Floods In India Bombay, — Thousands of native houses have been washed away and there has been a heavy loss of life in the Hyderabad and Deccan districts as a result of the floods which followed ar. unprecedented rainfall. CASTAWAYS AT FIJI ISLES PASSENGERS OF THE WRECKED AEON BROUGHT TO SUVA. Baby is Born to Chaplain Patrick's Wife on Christmas Island Just Before Rescuers Arrive. Suva, Fiji Islands. — The castaway from the British steamer Aeon, who spent nearly two months on Christmas island, an almost barren coral formation in the Pacific ocean, arrived here Wednesday on the steamer Manuka of the Canadian-Australian line, all well and all cared for by one in number. A daughter was born to the wife of Chaplain B, R, Patrick, U, S, N. 24 hours before the Manuka was sighted, and this event was made the occasion of much rejoicing. The Manuka reached Christmas Island on September 23. Six hundred bags of mail were transferred to the steamer during the night of the passengers and crew of the Aeon were taken aboard the next morning. The Aeon left San Francisco on July 6 for Auckland, by way of Apla, and was carried on the coral island by the strong currents setting in shore. The steamer specially broke up, but the mats were saved and a large quantity of stores. The refugees suffered few privations. She marched the officers and crew, the Aeon carried Mrs. Patrick and her children and the wife of Lleut. W. K. Riddle, U. S. N. Rude shelters were built, but later quite an artistic cottage was erected for Mrs. Patrick and her nurse out of lumber and the cabin fittings of the ship. Among the stores saved were plenty of fresh vegetables and the men of the crew got fish in abundance by the use of clubs in the surf. The supply of fresh water was found at a depth of seven feet and, according to the castaways, under the circumstances they fared well, indeed. The United States supply ship Sola ace, which has been in attendance on the torpedo boat destroyer fleet, also arrived here Wednesday, having sailed from Pago Pago, Samoa islands. She will return to that port on Saturday with Mrs. Patrick and her family and Mrs. Riddle. FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK Yeggm Use Dynamite in Cogswell N, D, N_d and Then Flee. Cogswell, N. D.—Citzens, around at 1:15 a.m. m. Wednesday by three daytime explosions, poured out from their homes to find that yeagerm had blowed off the front door of the safe in the Sargent County State bank, but had been robbed by a robber's stole a handcar at Nicholson on the Soo road and came upon it. They transferred the car to the Milwaukee line and used it to make their escape. They abandoned the car near Newark, S. D., and attempted to conceal it in a cornfield. The authorities bounced to trick the fugitives, and posses are out from Cogswell, Newark and Brampton after them. DAVIS HELD FOR MURDER Suspect In Rustin Case Released on $10,000 Bail. Omaha, Neb.——Following a five-day's legal battle before Police Judge Crawford, Charles Edward Davis was bound over to the district court Tuesday to answer the charge of murder in the first degree for the killing of Dr. Frederick Rustin on the morning of September 2. Ball was fixed at $10,000, which was promptly furnished by two brothers of the defendant, and the accused man was permitted to go, although he will remain in charge of a guard which has been retained by the Davis family. BIG STRIKE HAS COLLAPSED. Canadian Pacific Mechanics Seek to Get Their Jobs Back. Winnipeg, Man.—Indications are that the Canadian Pacific railroad mechanics' strike has collapsed. Bell Hardy, who has been conducting the strike from Montreal, arrived in this city Tuesday to confer with Vice-President Whyte, and if possible arrange for the men to be taken back. It is understood that a message was received from the International Labor Federation at Washington advising the men to approach the company immediately with a view to going back. Carload of Abandoned Children St. Paul, Minn.—A carload of 60 brightlooking boys and girls from New York reached St. Paul Wednesday. The unusual consignment was made up of children who had been deserted by their parents and had been sheltered in the foundling hospital of the metropolis. They are being taken to the Dakotas, where homes have been found for them among the farmers. On their arrival here about 35 of the children were transferred to a Soo line coach to be taken to points along that road in North Dakota. Fruit Growers in Session. Kansas City, Mo.-Two hundred fruit growers, from nearly every state, with one from London and three from Canada, attended the first meeting of the California Fruit Growers' exchange which began Tuesday. Six Injured in a Collision. Kearney, Neb.—A fruit train crashed into the Grand Island accommodation train in the Union Pacific yards in this city late Tuesday afternoon. Six persons were injured, some of them seriously. Famous Russian Is Dead. St. Petersburg—News has been received here of the death of Charles von Schwanebach, ex-controller of the Russian empire and ex-minister of agriculture at Magdeburg, whither he went for treatment. Canadian Athletes Win at Rome Home—Although the full list of the prize winners at the gymnastic contests held in honor of the pope's jubilee has not been made public, it is known that the Canadian team has captured first prize. Property owners should know how to prove the purity and quality of white lead, the most important paint ingredient, before paying for it. To all who write, National Lead Co., the largest manufacturers of pure white lead, they must make a simple and sure test of white lead, and also a free book about paint. Their address is Woodbridge Bldg., New York City. "New-Fangled Contrivance" Emphatically Failed to Win Approval. The French abbreviation of the bath a nature is shared by many people, particularly one old woman up in an east Tennessee town. The town had jus' had a water system installed and the natives were "plating with pride" their bachelor's degree, but they could perform his abilitions it will without waiting and longing for Saturday night. This old woman was an exception to the rule. She made her home with her son, and his wife, according to the mother-in-law, was "allus a-hankerin' after somein' newfaund' in when in to inspect the improvements in the house, remarked to the old woman: "Well, Mrs. X—, this will be a pleasure for you—bath any time, night or day. You will certainly enjoy it—" "I that I won't," said the old woman, tartly, "I been a member of the thirty five." I always lived honest upright. Glt inter one or them tubs? Me? Why, Sary Ellen, them things ain't decent! After Other Treatment Failed—Raw Eczema on Baby's Face Had Lasted Three Months—At Last Doctor Found Cure. "Our baby boy broke out with eczema on his face when one month old. One place on the side of his face the doctor took for three months, and he would cry out when I bathed the parts that were sore and broken out. I gave him three months' treatment from a good doctor, but at the end of that time the child was no better. Then my doctor recommended Cuticura. After using a cake of Cuticura Soap, a third of a box of Cuticura Ointment, and half a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent he was well and his face was as smooth as any other child. He had half old and no eczema has resounded. Mrs. M. L. Harris, Alton, Kan, May 14 and June 12, 1907." A French lady living in America engaged a carpenter to do some work for her at a stipulated price. She was surprised later to find that he charged more than the price agreed upon. When she attempted to demonstrate with him, however, her English failed to meet the price. He are done to me now than when we were first engaged."—SUCCESS. 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U., DES MOINES, NO. 40, 1908 MILK MILK MILK Mrs. Thomas was in Dos Moines the past week visiting her daughter Mrs. C. Griffith, who has been very sly, Mrs. Lalia Miller is also at the Griffith home. Miss L. B. Schoolfield of Oskaloosa, was in Albia Wednesday and Thursday on business. Ulcee Doc Boummer has been very much worse the past week. Mrs. Bessie Grayson is on the sick list. Mrs. Geo. Hollingworth is improving from the injuries she received a few weeks ago in a runaway. Mrs. Kay is visiting her mother's brother in the country this week. The Western Lever a very nice little magazine edited by Rey. J. D. Petitgrew in Des Moines, has been circulated in our town. Quite a number of strangers are still passing in and out of our town. Mrs. Elias W. Wallace entertained at an 11 o'clock luncheon Sept. 18th, the guest of honor was Mrs. George stocks of Chicago. Mrs. Louise Dover entertained one evening in honor of her niece Mrs. George Stocks. Mr. James H. Hardina and wife returned home from their honeymoon and are at home to their friends at 116 N. A. Mr. and Mrs. Boone South and daughter left for their home in Frankford, Mo. Quite a number of visitors were in the city during the home coming. (11th week) Mr. Eli Crenashaw is re-modeling his home in the south part of the city. Mr. Geo, Fayman of Glasgow, Ky. and Mr. Marshall are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fayman on south 8th street. Miss Florence Brown, left Wednesday for Nashville, Tenn., where she will enter Fiske University. She holds a four year scholarship Miss Essie Neal left Monday for Cologne where she will visit her sister Mrs. Thas, Thurston. Hector, the Black Knight, will deliver an address Wednesday evening in the Circuit Court room, subject, "Liquor Traffic." He is highly recommended as a polished speaker. Mr. Henry Grant entertained at a six o'clock dinner at her home on south 8th street. The dinner was given in honor of Miss Ella Skinner. The frost and freezes Monday night killed a large amount of garden stuff in this locality. Phone your news to 4300 Ind., phone Because you have contracted ordinary colds and recovered from them without treatment of any kind, do not for a moment imagine that colds are not dangerous. Everyone knows that pneumonia and chronic catarrh have their origin in a common cold. Consumption is not caused by a cold but the cold prepares the system for the reception and development of the germ that would not otherwise have found lodgment. It is the same with all infectious diseases. Diptheria, scarlet fever, measles and whooping cough are are much more likely to be contracted when the child has a cold. You will see from this that more real danger lurks in a cold than in any other of the common ailments. The easiest and quickest way to cure a cold is to take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The many remarkable cures affected by this preparation have made it a stable article of trade over a large part of the world. For sale by all drugstores. Negro Disfranchisement the Democratic Purpose From West Virginia Democrat: Platform 1968 We favor the enactment of a law requiring common carriers engaged in passenger traffic to furnish separate coaches or compartments for white and colored passengers. FRANCHISE PLANK. Believing that the extension of the elective franchise to a race inferior in intelligence and without preparation for the wise and prudent exercise of a privilege so vital to the maintenance of good government, was a mistake, if not a crime committed by the Republican party, during the reign of passion and prejudice following the Civil War, for political ends and purposes, we declare that the Democratic party is in favor of so amending the Constitution as to preserve the purity of the ballot, and the electorate of the state from the evil results from conferring such power and privilege upon those who are unfitted to appreciate its importance, as it effects the stability and preservation of good government. Wisconsin Mink Farm. A recent ventures not yet listed as paying or otherwise is a mink farm, started by a man named W. War, who noting the popularity of mink and the scarcity of good alps has turned his few acres into a mink farm from which he hopes to make his yoyo. ```markdown ``` MONMOUTH NEWS (Last Week.) Why Colds are Dangerous. JIM CROW PLANK. POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS A Safe and Sane Plan for the Con venience of the People and the Encouragement of Thrift. "We favor the establishment of a postal savings bank system for the convenience of the people and the encouragement of thrift." This is the declaration of the Republican national platform, and postal savings banks will without doubt be authorized by law and established as a part of our financial system by the action of Congress at its coming session, which will be convened in December. Indeed, much has already been accomplished towards the enactment of this law. At the last session of Congress a bill was carefully prepared which met with the approval of the Postmaster General. We reported upon favorably that the Senate Committee, Office and Post Roads. This bill is now on the Senate calendar and can be acted upon as soon as Congress is convened. The scope of the proposed law is set forth in the committee report, which is in part as follows: Committee Report. The purpose of this bill is to place at the disposal of people of small means the machinery of the Postoffice Department to aid and encourage them to save their earnings. The subject of postal savings banks or depositories is not new in this country and it may be truly said to be quite familiar to the people of Europe and the British colonies. The propriety of establishing postal savings banks became the subject of discussion in England as early as 1780 and to such use of the postoffice facilities urged in this country was vigorously pressed in the long-continued discussion of the subject in England. For over fifty years private savings institutions waged bitter opposition to the growing sentiment in favor of postal savings banks, but notwithstanding such opposition in 1861 an act of Parliament was passed entitled "An act to grant additional facilities for depositing small savings with the security of the government for the due repayment thereof." That the alarm of private institutions was His former found in amply proven by the accounts banks increased their capital by more than ten millions of dollars in the first fifteen years following the establishment of postal savings institutions. That the postal savings institutions proved successful is satisfactorily attested by the fact that no backward step has ever been taken in England on this subject and by the further fact that in rapid succession the lead of England was taken by other countries. The primary purpose of these institutions is to encourage thrift and a saving disposition among the people of small means by phasing at their disposable expiry, every cost of the disposable facilities for the depositing of small sums, with absolute assurance of repayment on demand with a low rate of interest on a limited aggregate amount. Postal Savings Banks Needed. In certain parts of our country savings institutions are sufficiently numerous to accommodate the people, but such areas are quite limited, being confined to New England and New York. It is alleged that by reason of the number and location of savings banks there is one savings account to every two of the population of New England, whereas in all the country outside New England and New York the average is only one savings account to every 157 of the population. Taking such figures to be approximately correct and recognizing the fact that the people of all sections of this country are pretty much the same in habits, inclinations, and purposes, it must be obvious to the most casual observer that the people of the South, the Middle West, and the West do not save their earnings as do those of New England from the mere want of secure places in which deposits may be made. To those who feel inclined to believe that the establishment of postal savings depositories will involve an element of paternalism it seems quite sufficient to suggest that the machinery of the Postoffice Department is now in existence and will continue to exist without diminution of expense whether such depositories are created or not and that the establishment of these depositories for the benefit of the people who have deposited a loss to the PostOffice Department, but will probably, on the contrary, prove more than self-sustaining. Very slight computation will clearly demonstrate that the postal savings depositors can not burden the PostOffice Department with any additional deficiency. Favors Publicity Law. If I am elected President, I shall urge upon Congress, with every hope of success, that a law be passed requiring a filing in a Federal office of a statement of the contributions received by committees and candidates in elections for members of Congress and in such other offices as may be within the control of Congress. —From Hon. Wm. H. Taft's speech on Presidential nomination. His Discovery. Choly--You remember I told you yesterday that Miss Perkyn told me the night before that she would marry me. Jack-Yes, Choly--Well, I happened to think this morning that she said that she would marry me on the thirty-first of September, so I looked up the calendar to see what day of the week it would be, and, do you know, September has only 28 LABOR LEGISLATION Democratic States Have Done Little to Make Labor Conditions Better Within Their Bounds. It is a fact that every important step for the benefit of American labor has been taken either by a Republican Congress and administration, or by the Legislature of a Republican State. of course with the consent, and sometimes by the advice, of the State executive, Democratic Congresses have been notably negligent in this respect, and Democratic States have either done nothing to make labor conditions better within their bounds, or have slowly and reluctantly followed at a distance in the trail of Republican reforms. State Legislation. Twelve States have enacted legislation intended to effect the extinction of the sweatshop system, with its degrading and revolting accessories. Of these twelve States ten are Republican and two Democratic. Seventeen Republicans and five Democratic States have recently enacted laws, formally or, in some instances, prohibiting a longer period than one month between my days. Trade Union Labels. Fourteen Republican States and only one Democratic State—Nevada—have laws in force prohibiting employers from discharging persons on account of membership in labor organizations, or from compelling persons to agree not to become members of labor organizations as a condition of securing employment or continuing in their employ. Forty States have passed laws allowing trade unions to adopt labels or trademarks to be used to designate products of the labor of their members, and prohibiting the counterfeiting of the use of such labels or trademarks by unauthorized persons. Of these States twenty-eight are Republican and twelve are Democratic. The foregoing presents for consideration by intelligent, patriotic labor substantial facts and figures taken from the statute books of the several States. No plattitude can upset them. They prove the records of the Republican party and of the Democracy on the labor issue, and they must convince every reasonable reader that the Republican party has not only brought American labor up to its present honorable standard, but that labor can look only to the Republican party for assurance of protection and prosperity in the future. Would Restrain Unlawful Trusts. Mr. Bryan asks me what I would do with the trusts. I answer that I would restrain unlawful trusts with all the efficiency of injunctive process and would punish with all the severity of criminal prosecution every attempt on the part of aggregated capital to suppress competition—Hon. Wm. H. Taft, at Columbus, Ohio. 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