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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL XV, No 20. CITY NEWS. (N. B. I you have relatives or friends visiting in the city or going to make a visit, please inform us; we solicit all your local news.—Ed.) You must register. Why don't you pay your subscription? Mrs. John Bryant of Osceola is visiting in the city, the guest of relatives. Our collector is still calling on our city subscribers to pay their subscription. Mr. Rufius Hoskins and Mr. Richard Morris left Thursday morning for La Port, Ia. Mr. W. L. Scott of 844 6th avenue has been appointed as one of the clerks of the election. Mr. Spencer Elliston will leave Oct. 28 for Ohio to enter the Wilberforce University. Mrs. Lawther of East Grand avenue who broke her arm some weeks ago, is improving slowly. Miss Frances Walker spent Saturday in Newton and Colfax and Tuesday in Enterprise in the interest of the Bystander. Registration board open October 22, 23 and 24 Register! Dr. A. J Booker of New York City, recently from Paris, France, is visiting in our city and will likely locate here. He is both a physician and surgeon. Club No. 2 of Union Congregational church will give a musical concert Thursday evening the 22nd. All are invited to attend. Mr. E. Tracy Blagburn who has been sick, was out to church Sunday for the first time since July. His many frierds are glad to see him out again. Mr. I. C. Burrell of 1055 5th street, who was taken to the Methodist hospital last week is getting along nicely. His many friends hope for his speedy recovery. Mrs. P. M. Lewis, the wife of Rev. Lewis of Buxton, was in our city Thursday enroute to Everly, Ia., to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Sellers, well to do farmer of that place. While in the city she was the guest of Mrs. S. Joe Brown. Mrs. J. W. Holmes of Colfax will entertain the Intellectual Improvement club at her home Friday afternoon. All members are looking orward to a pleasant time while guests of the member residing in Colfax. Rev. H W. Porter will leave Monday for Galesburg, Ill., to attend the 62nd annual meeting of the American Missionary Association. He will preach Sunday Oct 25 at two of the largest churces in Ottumwa. Mrs. W. B. Cottoms of 960 W. 22nd street entertained a few friends Oct. 3rd in honor of her sister, Miss Lettie Mabel Carter of Keokuk, who has been visiting for the past year in Des Moines Miss Carter left on the 5th over the Wabash for Macon, Mo, where she will attend Macon College. If you wish to vote at the November election you must register, regardless of when you registered last. Don't forget it. Registeration boards will be open October 22, 23 and 24. Voting machines are now scattered about the city in cigar and grocery stores, also at the Court House. Examine them and know how they are operated. A letter from T. H. Sturgis of Sioux City states that his wife, who has been sick for more than a year, is getting worse and the doctors offers no hopes for her recovery and can give but little relief. It has been very taxing upon Mr. Sturgis as he is a mail carrier and Grand Secretary of the Masonic lodge of Iowa trying to get out the annual minutes. We all extend our heartfelt sympathy to Mr. Sturgis. The Callanan club was entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wm. Shackelford. After the general order of business the club presented the chaplain, Mrs. W. Sampson Brooks, with a lovely gold bracelet Mrs Dora Scott of 24th street will be hostess to the club next week, at which important business relative to "The Spinster Convention" which the club is contemplating giving about November 16th. We are doing business in the same old place Let Me See Your Faeo. VARIETY CO. R. E. PATTON MG'R. 1010 CENTER STREET Don't forget to register. Mrs. Anna Cook leaves to-night for St. Louis, Mo. after a two month's visit with her mother Mrs. Anna Banks and sister Mrs. B. J Mitchell on 1421 Park St. She had a pleasant time. Mr. Thos. E. Barton of Washington, D. C., but formerly an old and highly respected citizen of Des Moines, arrived here Saturday to remain until after the election. He is looking well. Our collector is now collecting in the city, and we urge and sincerely hope that all of our subscribers who are in arrears will pay their subscription when she calls. Mr. Alex Birney, formerly of this city but now of South Dakota, arrived in our city Saturday to remain indefinite. He is visiting his son W. H. Birney and friends. Mr. B. is looking well. He likes the great northwest as there is a world of opportunities for our race and those who are there are doing fine. DES MOINES NEGRO LYCEUM On last Tuesday evening members and friends of the Des Moines Negro Lyceum were entertained by Miss Estella Wilburn. The debate "Resolved that Journals are not Detrimental to the Negro Race," was on the account of the absence of one of the debaters turned into a general discussion, which was very interesting. At the conclusion of the program the hostess served dainty refreshments. Miss Mae Lee of 731 W. 9th street will entertain the club Tuesday evening, at which time all members are requested to be present as business of importance is to be taken up. The following program will be rendered: Quotations from Wm. Shakespeare; Oration, Wm. Shackelford; Reading, Edith Comely; Oration, G H Mason. MEN'S LEAGUE. The David and Johnathan League which meets every Sunday afternoon in the basement of the Union Congregational church, is increasing in interest and in numbers. Subjects of interest are being discussed Sabbath after Sabbath by men who are interested in all that pertains to the good of mankind. The sole object of the League is to help men to be better men. To help men think like men. To help men to speak like men. To help men to act like men. To help men to help society. The League is for all men, old and young. The Subjects for next month and the last Sunday in this month are as follows: Sunday Oct. 25, "Streugth in Christian Fellowship." Sunday Nov. 1, "Mastering One's Business" Sunday Nov. 8, "Patience." Sunday Nov. 8, "Patience. Sunday Nov. 15, "The Influence of the Bible on Society." Sunday Nov. 22, "The Need of Heroic Citizenship." Sunday Nov. 29, "Ingratitude." Sunday No. 20, 1978. Englewood All men are invited to the league, and are welcome to take a part in the discussions. Program committee J. H. Shepard, Geo. H. Cleggett Sr. and W. H. Porter. E. T. Banks, Pres. Geo. H. Cleggett Sr. clerk. MAMMOTH SALE CONSIGNED PIANOS SENSATIONAL PRICES. Jones Piano Co's Big Sale of Consigned Pianos Attracts Attention of Thoughtful Buyers. Sale Comprises over 200 Standard Pianos 37 Slightly Used Pianos—Many Used Only Two Weeks Some Are Going at 50c on the Dollar. USED PIANOS $50, $75 AND $100. One of the best deals we have ever made in the history of our business was recently closed with one of the largest and best manufacturers of, high grade pianos in the United States. They had their products scattered over a large territory in Iowa in the hands of piano dealers on consignment. We are now able to offer you some choice bargains in standard makes with elegant cases in unique designs at about 50c ON THE DOLLAR. 500 ON CHEMICALS We will also offer 37 pianos, some of which have been used only two weeks, at a big sacrifice. Every piano on our floor will be offered at bargain prices, in such well-known makes as, VOSE, SCHILLER, CROWN, PRICE & TEEPLE EMERSON, AND OTHERS Some choice bargains in college pianos $50, $75 and $100. We will take your organ or square piano at sexual value as first payment. You can buy a piano on payments from $4 to $10 a month. Jones Piano Co., 513-515 LOCUST Subscribe now. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1908. Governor Cummins Appoints Dr. Williams. On last week Governor A. B. Cummins appointed Dr. J. H. Williams of our city formerly or Juxton, to represent Iowa at the National meeting of the National Fair Association to be held in Mobile, Ala., next month to perfect plans for holding a fair in said city during November 1909. It is quite an honor, the Association has 30 acres of ground just outside of the city limits and are now erecting an exhibition building costing over $10,000, covering over an acre of ground they will ask congress to appropriate $250,000 for the enterprise. The following governors have appointed the following men: A. L. Crother, Md., appointed H. S. Cummings; C. I. Crawford, S. D., B. P. Blair; G. S. Chamberlain, Oregon, M. Stewart; N. B. Broward, Florida, N. B. Young; J. A. Higgins, R. I., E. A. Watson; A. L. Harris, Ohio, Wm. R. Green; E F. Noel, Miss., P. L. Mingo; J. A. Johnson, Minn., F. L. McGhee, W. M. O. Dawson, W. Va., J. M. Jones, J. Burke, N. D., Wm. Evans; G. Durry, N. Mex., Wm. Vaughn; J. N. Gillent, Cal., G. W. Wickliffie; A. H. Buchetel, Col., A. G. Fallings; A. B. Cummins, Ia, Dr. J. H, Williams. The Association is incorporated under under the laws of Alabama and Mr. Newsome is president and general manager. CURRENT LITERATURE REVIEW. The editor is in receipt of a new book just from the printers, entitled "Students in the American Race problem," by Alfred Holt Stone, of the department of economics and socialogy of the Carnegie Institute of Washington, D. C., also statistical studies of the Negro by Prof. Walter F. Willcox of Cornell College, both of these contributors are white men of learning whose aim is an honest scientific study, they are not propogandist, neither have they a panecea but a fundamental and original study applicable to race relations all over the world, their aim is the removal of stumbling blocks and a better understanding between the sections. It is perhaps the best work I have yet read from a scientific view point, and I would urge my race to purchase a copy, price $2.00, Doubleday, Page & Co., New York. Another book just out reached my office a day after the above is the William Howard Taft American by Robert Lee Dunn, published by the Chapple Publishing Co., L, D., Boston, this book treats on the life of Mr. Taft from boyhood days up to the present time, and the true spirit of American manhood in home life in business and in public service. It is interesting and fascinating, a book that every American boy should read. A very neat 132 page phamphlet gotten out by the Hon. Cyrus Field Adams of Chicago entitled the Republican Party and Afro-American containing statistics and list of Colored men in the U. S. Government employ, their salary and extracts of some of the constitution of the Southern states in regard to Negro dischisement and jim crowism. It is illustrated with cuts of the most prominent colored men holding office under Theorodore Roosevelt. We congratulate brother Adams for so well written pamphlet. Another neat 24-page pamphlet just received at our editorial desk is a book called "Conditions That Confront the Colored Race," by P. W. Chavers, editor of the Ohio Standard World, 247 North Washington avenue, Columbus, Ohio. Price, 25 cents. Bro. Chavers is an intelligent young man and as he sets forth his aim and purpose it is worth of the public perusal. He says some very good things and we hope that this pamphlet will be generally read and appreciated. "The Men of Washington," a white magazine, in its last issue gave a history of the colored men's Y. M. C. A. and a half-tone cut of our old friend. Lewis E. Johnson, the secretary who once had charge of the Buxton Y. M. C. A. work. We will say more about it next week. REV. W. S. BROOKS' LECTURE Last Wednesday night Rev. W. Sampson Brooks, formerly pastor of the A. M. E. church, gave his famous lecture and moving picture view on a trip to Jerusalem, as his last public appearance in our city before he goes to his new charge in Nashville, Tenn. The church was crowded to its uttermost and standing room was scarce. The Reverend was at his best and delivered a fine lecture on the Holy Land as he saw it. While Rev. Brooks and his good and amiable wife have only been here two years, yet they made some dear and lasting friends, and the church wanted his return again. He and his wife leave this city carrying with them the best wishes of all Christian people. He left Thursday for Nashville, Tenn., and his wife went to St. Paul, Minn., thence to Chicago to visit before joining Rev. Brooks. EDICT. To All Whom It May Concern: To All Whom It May Concern. Greeting: Be it known that the grand officers-elect of the Grand Chapter, E. S., of the state Iowa and jurisdiction of tromawo, Iowa, on the 15th day of August, 1908, and was then and there installed and declared a sovereign grand chapter of the O. E. S. for the state of Iowa and jurisdiction by Prof. J. H. Simms, G. R. P. of the Grand Chapter of the state of Missouri. Therefore, be it known that all chapters within the geographical limits of the state of Iowa that are at this time holding warrants under the authority of other jurisdictions than that of Iowa are illegal and of the status of clandestine chapters. Be it also known that the said Iowa Grand Chapter recognizes no higher power or authority than that of a sovereign state Grand Chapter O. E. S. Wortyn Grand Parron. Be it further known that said Grand Chapter is recognized by the Most Worshipful United Grand Lodge of Iowa, it having organized according to all Masonic and O. E. S. laws. See Mackey, page 424, and O. E. S. ritual, pages 26 and 27. W. H. Milligan, Grand Master. AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. Will Hold Sixty-second Annual Ses- October 20, 21, 22. The American Missionary Association was formed by Christian men moved by profound convictions of religious duty and of human obligation. Its purpose was neither controversy nor agitation but missionary service. Its special care was for the oppressed. It received this great faith, which it still seeks to cheerish as the gift of Christ, and for the power to make it effective it looks alone to Christ. It finds its social ethics in the parable of the good Samaritan and the commission under which it serves is the divine command to "go and do likewise." The Association was founded on the third of September, 1846. The men who formed it took high ground on the question of human slavery; and its doctrine of human freedom was drawn from the scriptures. It sought to unite the scattered efforts of like-minded Christian men in a common missionary endeavor, at home and abroad, in the name and behalf of a free and pure Christianity. The union was effected in the fear of God and for the advancement of His kingdom and the patriotic and Christian nae which its founders chose for their organization was the American Missionary Association; and it is not too much to say that no other single organization has done more for the mental, moral and spiritual uplift of the Negro. No backward step has been taken. Our churches have multiplied to more than two hundred among the Negroes. Our schools have advanced in dignity, and character as well as in numbers—60 schools with 450 teachers and over 15,000 pupils. The progress has been phenomenal. The record of forty-three years has been one of inspiration and encouragement as we look back over the brave and patient st-ugglees of this lowly people, out of the disabilities of slavery into the good estate of a self-respecting freedom. These are facts not always recognized by those who study the Negro problem. The Rev. H. W. Porter, pastor of the Union Congregational church, who is doing so much to help raise the standard of the race in our city and state is a product of the American Missionary Association, and will go as a delegate to this great body next week. More Than Enough is Too Much. 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 disorders of the kidneys. If troubled with indigestion, revise your diet, let reason and not appetite control and take a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will soon be all right again. For sale by all druggists. SPEAKING OF ISSUES. UNCLE SAMS POLITICAL STORAGE WANT YOU WANT TO TAKE THE COAT OUT THIS FALL WILLIAM? IMPELISH POLITICAL RELICS FREE SILVER CROWN OF THORNS CROSS OF GOLD FORGET IT! WANT THE PEOPLE TO BUILD THE SAMS ORDER, FREEDOM, UNIONATE —From the Philadelphia Press. TRUE PROPHETS AND FALSE. HOW TO TEST THEM. "I will not deny that there may be tell the true prophets from the false on will rise. It tells us how to distinguish 'By their fruits ye shall know them.'" more, Jan. 20, 1900. BRYAN PROPHECIES. "TARIFF WILL CRU 1892. Free Trade. "I will not deny that there may be prophets to do-day, but the trouble is to tell the true prophets from the false ones. The Bible says that false prophets will rise. It tells us how to distinguish the false from the true. It says: 'By their fruits ye shall know them.'"—William J. Bryan's Speech at Baltimore, Jan. 20, 1900. "Thus in every State, so far as these statistics have been collected, the proportion of home-owning farmers is decreasing and that of tenant farmers increasing. This means but one thing: it means a land of landlords and tenants, and, backed by the history of every nation that has gone down, I say to you that no people can continue a free people under a free government when the great majority of its citizens are tenants of a small minority." -William J. Bryan; speech on the protective tariff in the National House of Representatives, March 16, 1892. "GOLD STANDARD WILL DESTROY HOMES." 1890, Free Collage—1-10 to 1. "I reply that, if protection has slain its thousands, the gold standard has slain its tens of thousands."—William J. Bryan; speech at Democratic National Convention, July, 1896. "The Democratic party has begun a war of extermination against the gold standard. We ask no quarter; we give no quarter. We shall prosecute our warfare until there is not an American citizen who dares to advocate the gold standard. You ask why? We reply hat the gold standard is a conspiracy against the human race, and that we should no more join in it than we would an army to destroy our homes and to destroy our families."—William J. Bryan; speech at Albany, N. Y., August, 1896. "NO MORE FOURTH OF JULY." 1900. Imperialism! "The fight this year will be to carry out the sentiment of that song we have so often repeated; 'My Country, 'tis of Thee.' If we lose our children and our children's children will not succeed to the spirit of that song, and celebrations of the Fourth of July will pass away, for the spirit of Empire will be upon us."—William J. Bryan; speech to the Bryan Home Guards, Lincoln, Neb., July, 1900. "BOOSEVELT THE SPIRIT OF WAR." 1904. Anti-Loosevelt. "I would rather glo down to eternal oblivion than be instrumental in the election of Roosevelt."—William J. Bryan, Oct. 17, 1904, while touring Indiana. "The surrender of the present President (Roosevelt) to corporate influences furnishes an excellent proof of the wisdom of Judge Parker in making the statement he has. But President Roosevelt stands for militarism. * * * The present occupant of the White House (Roosevelt) represents in an aggravated form the warlike spirit, as contrasted with the pacific policy that has heretofore characterized our nation."—William J. Bryan, in a speech at Springfield, Mo., Sept. 1, 1904, where he accused President Roosevelt of surrendering to the corporations and holding "bloody, brutal and barbarous" sentiments. 'GOVERNMENT MUST OWN RAILWAYS.' 1906, Government Ownership of Railways. "I have already reached the conclusion that railroads partake so much of the nature of a monopoly that they must ultimately become public property, and be managed by public officials in the interest of the whole community.—William J. Bryan; Home-coming speech at New York City, August, 1906. prophets to-day, but the trouble is to es. The Bible says that false prophets fish the false from the true. It says: —William J. Bryan's Speech at Balti- THE ANSWERS, ISH THE FARMER." The Answer in 1003. The answer is found in the prevailing good prices for grain, corn, hogs, cattle, hay and all the products of the farm, together with the fact that since the date of Candidate Bryan's "crushing" speech, Western farm lands have doubled in value, and thousands of "tenant" farmers of that date have become prosperous home-owners, tilling their own land in peace, happiness and plenty. Under the National Irrigation Act, and the Republican conservation movement, the West is soon to be the intense agricultural and horticultural producing area of the United States. The gold standard has "slain" no one, nor did it write the "future in blood," nor did it destroy our homes nor foreclose the farm mortgage, nor did it close the district school; on the contrary, it has proved the sound and solid foundation of widespread prosperity, leading to individual progress and happiness, aided in paying off the farm mortgage and expanding the country's educational facilities. It has brought such prosperity to our country as was never known before. Americans are the happiest and most prosperous people on earth to-day. The Answer in 1908. Answer this for yourself. Do you know of any spot in the United States where the spirit of 1776 is dead and forgotten and the Fourth of July a meaningless date on the calendar? On the other hand the humblest citizen is growing prouder of his American citizenship and the spirit of 1776 is permeating the entire body politic. President Roosevelt, instead of representing the "spirit of war," stands before the world the greatest exemplar of international peace in his generation. History will in full season award him the titles he has justly won, and the greatest of these will be "The Peacemaker," in spite of Candidate Bryan's assault upon him in 1904. Under President Roosevelt's policies the United States has taken its place in the front rank of world powers. Taft is committed to continuing these policies. The broad meaning of Candidate Bryan's remarks on this subject is that railway regulation by statute law is impossible, and that "government ownership" is the only remedy for transportation abuses The enactment of the Federal Rate Law has totally disproved the claims of Candidate Bryan and vividly displayed his unsound reasoning on great public questions. POLITICAL NOTES OF INTEREST. The progress of the Afro-American people in 40 years of freedom has been greater than that of any other race, similarly environed, recorded in history. A great deal of this progress should be credited to the republican party. There were more than 15,000 Afro-American private soldiers in the Spanish-American war. They served under Afro-American officers commissioned by a republican president—William McKinley. The election of Taft and Sherman means continued prosperity for all the people. Tillman has boasted in the United States senate that the democrats of South Carolina have butchered black men for attempting to vote. A vote for Taft is a vote to sustain the principles of human liberty for which he stands. The Afro-American has everything to gain by the triumph of the republican party—the party which stands for freedom nd human rights. Party principles have not changed. The democratic party is the same today as it was before the war, so far as the Afro-American is concerned. The election of Bryan can bring no possible good to the Afro-American. Better let well enough alone and vote for Taft. Under the Roosevelt administration there are nearly 14,000 Afro-Americans in the public service of the country and they receive about $8,000,000 in salaries. The Afro-American people know too well what democratic success means to be beguiled by the smooth talk of the democratic spellbinders. The Afro-Americans will never turn from the republican party and go over to the democrats who are disfranchising and jimrowning the people of their race in the south. There are 512 Afro-American employees in the Chicago postoffice, drawing annual salaries aggregating in round numbers $400,000. Mr. James A. Cobb, appointed assistant district attorney for the district of Columbia, prepares cases for prosecution under the pure food law and has charge of forfeited bonds cases. Hon. Mifflin W. Gibbs was elected city judge of Little Rock. Ark., by the republicans of that city in 1873, and was the first man of the race to be so honored. In the Houston, Texas, postoffice there are 21 Afro-American employees whose salaries aggregate $14,000 annually. There are 30 colored employees in the Montgomery, Alabama, postoffice who draw salaries aggregating $27,000 annually. Twelve Afro-Americans employed in the St. Paul, Minn., postoffice are paid salaries amounting to $12,300 annually. All of the letter carriers at the Muskogee, Oklahoma, postoffice are colored men. They draw salaries amounting to $10,260 annually. There are 15 Afro-Americans in the internal revenue service at Louisville, Ky., whose salaries aggregate $16,500 per year. The 14 Afro-American employees in the Kansas City, Kansas, postoffice draw $9,400 in salaries annually. Fifteen Afro-American employees in the Columbus, Ohio, postoffice are paid salaries aggregating $13,500 annually. W. H. Lewis, Esq., assistant district attorney at Boston, Mass., has charge of the naturalization cases. He is an Afro-American lawyer honored by the republican party. The total force of the Mobile, Ala., postoffice consists of 33 clerks—16 Afro-Americans and 17 whites. The 32 carriers are all colored. The Afro-American employees receive annually $42,000. S. L. Williams, Esq., special assistant district attorney at Chicago, has charge of the naturalization cases. Mr. Williams is a colored man. In the postoffice and federal building at Jackson, Miss., there are 18 Afro-American emplores whose annual pay aggregates $11,560. At the Galveston, Texas, postoffice there are 13 colored employees whose annual compensation amounts to $10,000. Mr. H. H. Garner entered the postal service at Little Rock in 1890 when he was appointed letter carrier. The force then consisted of nine carriers. Mr. Garner was recently made superintendent of carriers. The present force consists of 45 regular carriers, thirty-one being Afro-Americans. There are also eight substitutes, four white and four colored. Fifty Years a Blacksmith Samuel Workey of Hixburg, Va., has been shoeing horses for more than fifty years. He says: "Chambarain's Palm Balm has given me great relief from lame back and rheumatism. It is the best liniment I ever used." For sale by all druggists. The chivalry of Europe is in great measure, a product of the success chivalry which entered Europe in two streams flowing into Constantinople and through Asia. ```markdown ``` Defense of the Sparrow. Let us see what a weed means to the farmer! A thousand per cent in the increase nature yields in corn; but the ordinary garden weed reproduces in a single season from a single plant 100,000 seeds, which in another year would yield 1,000,000 weed plants. Up in Indian Head, in northwest Canada, where—if any place on earth—frost should prove death to weeds, the government horticulturist found a tumbling mustard plant which by actual count produced 1,500,000 seeds. Science may counsel spraying for weeds; but you can't spray out weeds that are carried to the four corners of the earth by winds, and wing their way in all sorts of fairy parachutes like thistle and dandelion down. The only way to destroy such weeds is to destroy the seeds early in the game, says Agnes C. Laut, in Outing. Now there is probably no bird regarded as more of a pest than the small sparrow. His ill-bred, loud-wooled clatter drives away song-birds. He hangs your barn and steals your grain, and he nests in the caves of your poultry house and infests the snacks with that vermin pest of chicken life—miles—and he proves a musyistant on your house plazas. Yet balance the little sparrow's account with what is to his credit. A scientist in Iowa by test after test found that in winter time the sparrow ate about a quarter of an ounce of weed seed a day. Then he counted the number of sparrows ordinarily seen in winter to the square mile. He put the number at ten. I think that is away below the average. Try it yourself, wherever you live; but on the basis of ten birds to the square mile, he figured that the sparrows must eat in the state of Iowa alone 875 tons of weeds a winter. I would not like to have to figure out how many acres of good land those weeds would have assuredly contaminated. The automobile is forcing the coming of the dustless road. It is making the nuisance of dust on unwatered and impassed highways, in the dry weather of an American summer, so great an will that it cannot long be endured. There will have to be a cure for the dust or also the dislike of automobiles which is still common in the country, will grow into more active hostility. As it is, many farmers find their homes half-spoiled in the pleasantest part of the year by the clouds of dust in motion by the swift and massive motor cars which pass their doors. Windows cannot be opened without filling the best rooms in the houses with dust. Furniture is begrimed and the air of bedrooms is made thick when it ought to be clean and pure. Driving for business or pleasure along dust-choked roads is made burdened for some man and beast, in some much-use automobile thoroughfares. The motor cars and their occupants suffer with the rest. They get a large share of the dust nuisance. There will be much discussion of farming for the next few months from many angles, one among them being the most useful size of farms, says a writer in Collier's Weekly. We do not wish to be one-sided, and shall always state fairly the large farm or combination arguments, but it seems to us that farming in this respect is the exception among businesses. Economy in the cost of supervision is the only reason for the expansion of the unit in any business, and land is more productive under the small farm system. Even if larger farm units are possible they are not desirable. We do not want the European regime or an overlord with tenant farmers. We want the greatest number of independent little farmers, who hardly need even one farm-hand. James J. Hill has more sense than nearly all of the professors, and he delivered an opinion two years ago to the effect that the individual farmer must have fewer acres and more hides. When Mr. Sherman declares that British agriculture is now a thing of the past because such work cannot thrive with out a market for its surplus, how much surplus does he estimate Great Britain would have if every acre of its arable land were economically cultivated? The main trouble with British agriculture is that too large a per cent. of the potentially productive land is used for deer parks, hunting preserves and other non-productive purposes. We have it from the Washington Star that the president is going to visit the land of the rhinoceros and the hippopotamus. Also the elephant, tiger eye and the cannibal, to say nothing of the other deadly beasts and serpens of the jungleski.—Detroit Free Press. Dr. Wiley says that "we are not a nation of racalis." Certainly not; we maintain the courts simply to provide jobs for a lot of jurors who need the money. It is stated once more that Raisul is coming to this country. The next time the rumor gets about several readers are likely to rise up and inquire. "Who is Raisul?" A St. Louis man hits his sweetheart's father with half a brick, and lost the girl, of course. He should have waited until after he was married. And now comes the pigskin further to divert attention from the game of masing the country. Iowa State News Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth. Dr. Albert Reports on Fairfield Epidemic. Iowa City.-Milk and ice cream probably started the epidemic of typhoid fever at Fairfield recently, according to a statement which State Bacteriologist Henry Albert will make in his twenty-first quarter report before the state board of health. "The source could not be learned with absolute certainty," said Dr. Albert, "but it appears that the milk and ice cream were probably at fault." There were between sixty and seventy-five cases at Fairfield two weeks ago and Dr. Albert was called to cover the cause. But the loss is probably due to an investigation in the state bacteriological laboratory during July, August and September is another interesting fact shown by the report. Of the 2,055 examinations, 833 were for tuberculosis, 644 for diphtheria, 357 for typhoid fever and 171 miscellaneous. TAMA INDIANS WIN Government Cannot Compel Them to Sand Children to School. Send Children to School. Cedar Rapids.- In federal court Judge Reed decided the habeas corpus case brought by Indians of the Tumwater县, against the government. He holds that the government has no authority to take the children away from the Indian parents and compel them to attend school at Toltec, nor to arrest and imprison the parents who refuse to send their children to school, as was done in the case before the court. It is held that the Muckwakks own their land in fee simple and that it is not a reservation and the government has no right to build even a jail on the land. It is a complete victory for the Indians and as a precedent will attract much attention wherever there are people of their race. DAVENPG3T $100,000 FIRE Thousands of Barrels of Syrup De streved - Lumber Co. Hit Davenport—Lumber Co. Hit. Averoyne—Fire the 14th completely elevator of the Rothschilds Grain company located in the western part of the city. The loss on the elevator and grain will amount to $75,000, fully covered by insurance. The warehouse of the Glucose company nearby containing several thousand barrels of syrup was destroyed, entailing a loss of $15,000. The Mueller Lumber company lost a quarter million feet of rough lumber valued at $10,000. The entire loss to the three companies will aggregate over $100,000. The fire started in one of the grain sheds adjoining the elevator, and its origin is unknown. MILK QUENCHED BIG FARM FIRE Many Gallons of Fluid Used at Fire on Farm of C. P. Rung. Waterloo...Milk was used to extinguishe a fire in the farm buildings owned by C. P. Rugg, south of Waterloo. Many gallons of lactal fluid was thrown upon the corn erbs, and these buildings and contents were saved. A barn and several sheds were beyond control, the heat therefrom cutting off passage to the wind mill. Nine horses, seven calves and one cow were incinerated and much farm machinery and grain was destroyed. The loss exceeds $3,000 with insurance of $2,000. APPLE RAISING PAYS IN Mason City,—Frank Trigg, of Rockford, has a 24-acre apple orchard which has received scientific care. As a result year after year the product is growing better and this year there was very little that would not go on the market demanding the very best. It is usually the wealthy and Patten Greening nursery is a ten-year-old orchard. This year he marketed 900 barrels, and the crop brought him in cash $1,200 or $50 an acre. Tax Government Men Council Bluffs—In response to an inquiry from the city poll-tax collector, City Solicitor Kimball rendered an opinion, holding that postal clerks, letter carriers and other salaried government employees are liable for the payment of poll tax. An offer to be made to enforce the ordinance of petition of government officials, and the question which it is stated has never been decided by the courts, will be adjudicated in a test case. Seventy Strikers Return Marshallown,—Seventy men who have been out on a strike of the Iowa Central shopmen resumed work in the shop here. As many more would have been put to work had they been] available. Because of the resumption of work on the part of the strikers, many of the strike breakers and workers of the contracts were up. Within a few days, players will be union men, and the shops will be running with greatly increased forces, day and night shifts. 2.320 Attend University Iowa City—The State university enrollment figures given out show an increase of 150 over last year. Excluding duplicates, the enrollment is 2,320, compared to 2,164 for the corresponding period last year. Mason City Wins Davenport—The Modern Brotherhood of America voted to keep its headquarters at Mason City. The vote against Des Moines was about two to one. Davenport was another victory. KINDNESS WORTH $25,000. Rolfe Family Inherit All of Old Man's Estate. Rolfe—When capitalized, the kindness and attention of Mr. and Mr. R. B. Williams to the late W. H. Halt during his declining years, was worth more than $25,000 to the worthy pair. When Mr. Halt, who was wealthy, died, he left his entire estate to Mrs. Williams, whom being the goodness of herself and her husband to him in his old age. The Williams have lived on the Halt farm for about twenty years. Mr. Williams worked for Mr. Halt before he married Mrs. Williams, and the two made a home for him since the death of Mrs. Halt some years ago. The properly which is given to Mrs. Williams without any restrictions, consists of 300 acres of restricctions, consists of $25,000 worth of cattle, about $200,000 in cash, while the debt of the estate is less than $3,000. The net value to Mrs. Williams is at least $25,000. TAGS FOR CHARITY: Home for Friendless Children Profits From "Tag Day." Des Moines —Nearly $3,000 was lured from the pocket of the Des Moines people by fifty young women armed with red tags and red coin boxes. The results of "Tag day" exceeded all expectations. So enthusiastic were the directors of the Home for Friendless Children with the success of the first venture of the kind in Des Moines that they decided to repeat it next year. Nearly all of the laundries, the department stores and most of the big groceries and transfer companies had their wagons covered with tags, for which they paid from $ to $10. Miss Gertrude Hewitt carried off the honors for raising the largest amount of money, bringing in $163.32 during the day. A number of other young women did almost as well. NEW HOSIERY MILL8. Des Moines Concern Organized and WIL. Establish Factory. Des Moines—The organization of a new textile manufacturing company for Des Moines has been completed and in about thirty days will commence the manufacture of hosery. The first two floors of the building on East Grand avenue, formerly occupied by the Iowa Knitting company, will be completed by Finch for this purpose and the work of remodeling the quarters and installing the machinery will be completed as soon as possible. R. B. Dennis of Des Moines and several others are the principals. The concern intends to make a special of the machinery for hosery. For the present the first two floors of this building will be occupied. Mother's Congress Ends. Des Moines.—The Iowa Congress of Mothers closed its fourth biennial convention on the 13th with the election of officers. It was decided at the meeting to raise funds for the expense of an organizer by assessing each of the twenty-seven clubs holding membership in the congress $10; to invite women to join; to invite women to donate to swell the fund. Several Des Moines women immediately responded with donations amounting to $50. Plan Big Power Plant Cedar Rapids—Announcement has been made that W. G. Winds and Isaac B. Smith of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway and Light company have purchased water power rights in the Cedar river at the Pallasades, a noted pleasure resort six miles below this city. A twenty foot dam built in 1914, with 50,000 horse power will be developed Ultimately there will be an electric line to the Pallasades, and Mount Vernon. Dencounce Certain Druggie Dubenance Certain Druggists. Dubuean. At a meeting of twenty-five retail druggists hold here the practice of selling liquor never ever being allowed to take action was taken refusing to assist when they get in trouble those engaged in the nefarious business. It was decided to assist in the prosecution of such offenders. The association refuses to longer carry the burden of iniquity forced upon it by three or four members. $400,000 Will Contest on: Ida Grove—Thirty special jurors were drawn by order of Judge Church, making a list of seventy men from which to select the jury for the trial of the famous Alex McHugh will contest, in which nieces and other relatives of the deceased McHugh will endeavor to have the will of the deceased set aside and receive a share of the $400,000 estate. Iowa Aggies Win Ames. -For the second time in two years the stock judging team from the State college brought back the team prize from the American Royal Live Stock show at Kansas City. In case the team is successful again next month, the sophomore come in to permanent position of the college. In addition to the team prize three men won individual prizes. Reorganize Sloux City Fair Slox City.—Frank L. Wrick, who for the past six years has been secretary of the Interstate Live stock fair has tendered his resignation to the board of directors. Ill health is given by Mr. Wrick as the cause of his retirement. Joe Merton, who has been secretary of the O'Brien county fall at Sheldon for a number of years, is the probable successor of Mr. Wrick. GREAT BRITAIN, RUSSIA AND FRANCE UNITED IN PROPOSAL. The Program Also Includes Recognition of Austria's Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. St. Petersburg, Oct. 16.—A further important detail of the discussions between M. Iswolsky and Baron Arhrenthal, in their interview at Buchau has been learned. Baron von Achrenthal broached the question of the Dardanelles and offered to support the Russian's wishes with regard to the strait in return for Russia's acceptance of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the governors have personally accorded to this point of view with regard to annexation, Russia is in a position to claim fulfillment to the promise. Austria has not formally been consulted as to the programme elaborated. London, Oct. 15—Great Britain, Russia and France have reached an agreement on a programme to be submitted to the other powers as a basis for discussion by the proposed European conference to settle the Balkan situation. The proposals to be laid before the powers are eight in number. The first recognizes the independence of Bulgaria as at present constituted and determining the financial obligations of Bulgaria toward Turkey. The second and third proposals are that the powers take note of the annexation of Austria, the annexation of Hserogov, and the return of the Sanjak of Novpazhar to Turkey. The fourth article relates to Crete, by clauses recognizing the annexation of Crete to Greece, and determining the financial obligations of Greece in respect to Crete toward Turkey. The fifth proposal is to the effect that arrangements similar to the above shall apply to the Armenian provinces of Turkey. The sixth article deals with Montenegro and her rights of sovereignty. The seventh point in the programme is the statement that it is desirable to seek and give compensation to Servia and Montenegro by a settlement of the territorial frontiers adjoining Novpazhar. The eighth proposal concerns the river Danube, and declares it is desirable to revise the regulations governing the Danube traffic so as to give larger rights to the states bordering on the river. The eight articles of the programmes are followed by a declaration that as the new Ottoman constitution fireshadows a reorganization of the judicial system and a remodeling of Turkish legislation in conformity with the principles of other European states, the powers are prepared to consider the reforms. These reforms are realized, the best means of doing away with captulations. It is desired also that this occasion should be taken to consider the abolition of the postoffices now mainained by foreign powers in Turkey. BULGARIA'S INTENTIONS Has No Plan to Send an Ultimatum To Turkey. Paris, Oct. 16.—M. Stanchloff, the diplomatic agent of official advises from Sofia, which deny the alarmist rumors current here of Bulgaria's purposes. Bulgaria has no intention of sending an ultimatum to Turkey or of ordering further mobilization of her forces. On the contrary the outlook for a peaceful adjustment with Turkey and the powers is now regarded in Sofia as practically assured through the international conference. M. Stanchloff said he did not give credence to the bellicose language attributed to the ally of the Bulgarian explained that Bulgaria was ready to make whatever money compensation was proper on account of the oriental railway and eastern Rumelia. He characterized as absurd the report from Belgrade of a secret treaty between Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary. WELCOME AMERICAN SHIPS Japs Send Wireless Message of Friendly Greeting. Tokio, Oct. 16.—The American battleship fleet, somewhat in advance of its schedule, has been sighted by the Japanese war vessels sent to convey a friendly greeting, and a message reports that Admiral Sperry, his of command, was present moment witnessing the maneuvers of the Japanese vessels off the island of Kushin, in southeastern Japan. The gunboat Yankton, tender to the fleet, is reported by wireless to have been sighted off Yenku shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Japanese vessels at 10 o'clock today and a reception committee will leave Tokio at an early hour to welcome the Yankton. SUES HART FOR $17,194. Andrew Gilbert Files Sult Under the Henry Law. Council Bluffs, Ia., Oct. 16—Sutn has been brought against Ernest E. Hart, republican national committeeman for Iowa and president of the First National bank of this city, by Andrew G Gilbert, former city alderman and prominent business man, to recover $17,194 which Gilbert alleges Hart owes him as a result of the usury law. Gilbert alleges he paid Hart $8,579 usury on a loan of $23,339, and has collected the federal lawsuits national banks Hart and his bank are liable for twice the amount collected. Gilbert also sued for $25,000 damages for alleged defamation of character. $100,000 Cleveland Memorial Chicago, Oct. 16.—Definite action has been made here for the erection in Chicago of a $100,000 memorial to the late Grover Cleveland. The Cleveland Memorial association announced that within a few days hitherto unrecognized members that the necessary fund was practically assured. THE CALL BOY. THAW SENT BACK TO ASYLUM RETURNED TO MATTEAWAN BY ORDER OF JERSEY MILLS. Trial by Jury is Denied—Counsel for Prisoner Refuse to Submit Evidence of His Sanity. White Plains, N. Y. — Harry K. Thaw will have to remain in the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan, N. Y., until the court of appeals shall decide whether he is entitled to a hearing before a jury to determine the question of his sanity. Justice Mills of the supreme court refused a week or two ago to grant the application of Thaw's counsel for a jury trial on the sanity question and defended himself the hearing was fixed for another. When Thaw was brought into court his mother and several relatives were present. The prisoner's counsel again moved for a jury trial, and when this was denied asked that Thaw be discharged from custody on the ground that the jury in the last trial for murder did not find him insane. This, also, was denied. Thaw's counsel then declared that they had appealed to the judge, wk state court of appeals from the decision refusing a jury trial and that until the higher court had given a decision they would submit no evidence on the question of Thaw's sanity. Justice Mills said there was no other alternative than for Thaw to be returned to Matteawan asylum, and he was ordered to be returned to that institution. District Attorney Jerome of New York, who withdrew from the case when Justice Mills refused to transfer it to New York, did not appear in court Monday. As soon as the judge had ordered Thaw sent back to Matteawan an order cliting him to appear in Pittsburgh forthwith and give testimony in the United States court in the bankruptcy proceedings brought against him, the prisoner. It could not be learned what action will be taken in this matter. An order committing Thaw to Matteawan asylum was signed by Justice Mills in the afternoon and he was taken back to that institution. Dr Baker, acting superintendent of the court, he would serve with Thaw in Pittsburgh if he were served with an order to that effect. GOTHAM ASKED TO PAY $39,000 Ten-Pound Note of English Colony Presented for Payment. New York.—A ten-pound note of the English colony of New York, issued February 16, 1771, 137 years ago, and before the Declaration of Independence, has been presented to Comptroller Metz with a request for payment. He has staggered by the figuring of his experts, who have informed him that if the city is obligated to redeem the note, with compound interest to date, it will have to pay over something like $3,000. Standard Oil Tanks Burned. Baltimore, Md.—A spectacular fire broke out shortly before three o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Canton plant of the Standard Oil Company, a short distance beyond the eastern limits of this city, and it was not under control until nearly four hours later. The fire originated in the pump house, where a spark set fire to oily and the blaze ran along them to nearby ranks, of which three were destroyed. Teeth Drawn; Lockjaw Results. Bulldivee, N. J. M.; Arthur. Armur 25 years old, died here Tuesday of stroke. 14 teeth drawn. 14 teeth drawn. The next day she became quite ill and Monday unmite takable signs of tentanus developed. Aurora Priest Found Dead Aurora, III — Rev. Father Carl Schneuckle, for 29 years rector of St Nicholas German Catholic church of Aurora, was found dead in beeh Wednesday morning. He was 62 years old. Gives Million to a Hospital New York.-James S. Kennedy, a New York banker, has given $1,000,000 to the Presbyterian hospital of this city of which he is president. The money is to be used in construction of buildings. Leaves His Brain to Science. Newark, N. J.-The brain of Dr. Alexander Wilder, journalist and author of many works on evolution, philosophy, psychology and medicine, was bequeathed to Prof. Burt Green Wilder of Cornell university by the will of Dr. Wilder, which was filed for probate Tuesday. "Wets" Win in Ohio County Columbus, O—Putnam county Tues- day voted to retain saloons by a majority of 145. This is the third county in the state to vote "wet." EXPLORER HEADED FOR POLE First Message is Received from the Cook Arctic Expedition. New York. — The first message from Dr. Frederick E. Cook, the arctic explorer, since he started for the pole from a point north of Etah February 26, has been received in this city. It was brought here by Rudolph Franke, who accompanied Dr. Cook on the early stage of his journey and sent messages to the messengers he sent back to the winter base after he was well on his way to the north. The message was written March 17, about three weeks after Dr. Cook had started on the last stage of his journey. It was dated "Polar Sea, North of Cape Hubbard," and said that up to that point everything had gone well, although there were still challenges. He was making a straight line for the pole at that time, he said, and expected to be back at the base late in May. "I am making a straight course for the pole," Dr. Cook wrote. "The boys are doing well and I have plenty of dogs. I hope to succeed. At any rate, I shall make a desperate effort. While I expect to get back by the end of May, still I wish you to be ready to go to Acopie, the island off North Star, where the whalers' steamers come, by the 5th of June, and if I am not back, to go home with the whalers. I think, however, we will be back." POCKETS FULL OF DIAMONDS. St. Louis Negro Arrested for Big Jewelry Robbery in June. St. Louis. — Foster George, colored, was arrested at 2914 Pine street late Monday afternoon on a charge of stealing diamonds and jewelry exceeding in value $3,500 from S. C. Powell, a wholesale jeweler at 170 Broadway, New York. When Foster was searched by the police $25,000 worth of unset diamonds were found on his person, as diamonds, jewelry and $600 worth of watches. The jewels were secreted in nearly every pocket of his clothing, and many were stowed away in a razor case. George denied that he had stolen the gems and said that they were given to him by an employee of the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago. The valuables were stolen, it is said, from Mr. Powell while he was on a train coming from Chicago to St. Louis. He was born a dining and sleeping porter. He said that he had pawned some of the jewelry in Kansas City, and many pawnshop tickets were found in his clothing. Killed by Canada Indians Winnipie, Man.-It is reported here that James Oliver Curwood, the well-known author of Detroit, Mich., who recently went into the Hudson Bay wilds for a Detroit publishing firm, has been killed by Indians in the Lac La Ronge country. Details are wanting, but the trader who brought in the Indians asserted that the Indians assert the white man began the trouble by shooting one of them. Moted Educator Dilea Suddenly Norwich, Conn. —The death of Dr. Daniel Colt Gilman of Baltimore, formerly president of Johns Hopkins university, occurred here suddenly Tuesday afternoon. He had gone to his room to prepare for a drive after dinner, where he was found helpless on the floor by his wife. Dr. Gilman was born here July 6, 1831, and burial will take place here. After Young Cudahy Again Jung Cudah Again. Omaha, Not. A stranger was found in the home of Edward A. Cudah, the millionaire俯面. Two day night, who made his escape out of an open window on the second floor when a servant girl screamed. He was well dressed and wore a silk hat. He was in the room of Edward Cudah, Jr., who was kidnapped seven years ago. Big Lasters' Strike Ended Lynn, Mass. "The strike of lasters, which brought operations in the majority of the Lynn shoe factories practically to a standstill for two weeks, will be off Wednesday, and the men will return to work in all the factories shortly." Wireless System on Balk Washington.—The army dirigible balloon, which was purchased from Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, will be fitted with the lowest receiving and sending apparatus. Funeral of W. A. Rothwell Moberly, Mo.-The funeral of William A. Rothwell, Democratic national committeeman, took place Monday. Nearly all of the members of the committee appointed by Norman E. Mack of the national committee were here. Batdorf Dropa Libel Suit St. Louis — The libel suit of col. St. Edwin Battardt against former Gov. Gov. Stephens for $40,000 was dismissed. He was on Monday on Monday for want of prosecution. MISS HELEN SAUERBIER Miss Helen Sauerber, of 815 Mile St. St. Joseph, Mich., writes an interesting letter on the subject of catching cold, which will be valued to all womens who catch cold easily. It Should be Taken According to Directions on the Bottle, at the First Appearance of the Cold. ST. JOHN, MICH., Sept. 1981.—Late winter I caught a sudden cold which developed into an unpleasant cataract of the head and throat, depriving me of my appetite and usual good spirits. A friend who had been cured by Peruna was ill, and I bought a bottle at once, and I am glad to say that in three days the phlegm had loosened, and I felt better, my appetite returned and within nine days I was in my usual good health. Miss Helen Sandler. Peruna is an old and well tried remedy for colds. No woman should be without it. NOT THE RIGHT MAN. The Rejected—And will nothing make you change your mind? She—M'yes, another man might. With Fearful Eczema - Pain, Heat and Tingling Were Excruciating - Cuticula Acted Like Magic "An eruption broke out on my daughter's chest. I took her to a doctor, and he pronounced it to be eczema of a very bad form. He treated her, but the disease spread to her back, and then the whole of her head was affected, and all her hair had to be cut off. The pain she suffered was excruciating, and with that and the heat and tingling her life was almost unbearable. Occasionally she was delirious and had to have a proper hour's sleep for many days. The good doctor we tried afforded her just as little relief as the first. Then I purchased Cuticula Soap, Ointment, and Pills, and before the Ointment was three-quarterly finished every trace of the disease was gone. It really seemed like magic. Mrs. T. W. Hyde, Breast wood, Essex, England, Mar. 8, 1907." Johnnie's Position. "Yes," began Mr. Peters, Sr., "John Peters, Jr., has quit school and accepted a position in Davis' general store." "Indeed!" commented the summer visitor. "What are his duties?" "He is superintendent of the cracker and cheese department," replied Mr. Peters, Sr., with guarded satisfaction. "He has the entire charge of wrapping up the cheese."—Youth's Companion. 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"For Two Years." : "For two years my back was weak and rheumatic. Palms run through my back-hips and limbs. I could hardly get about and lost much sleep. The action of the kidneys was much disordered. I began using Doan's kidney Pills and the back was weak and rheumatic. Palms rinsed through my back hips and limbs. I could hardly get about and lost much sleep. The action of the kidneys was much disordered. I began using Doan's Kidney Pills and the result was remarkable. The kidney action became normal, the backkneeased, and my health is now unmally good." Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. He Went Back to His Old Tricks "You ingrate!" exclaimed the fratridge, addressing the culprit; "this gentleman took a fatherly interest in an after you had promised to stop sealing, and he gave you a job in his ore, did he not?" "Yes, alr!" "And when he left you alone in the one day you repaid his gratitude by sneaking behind the desk and filing the cash drawer, didn't you? "Yes, sir." "Now, why did you do this?" "I got remorse of conscience, judge!" How's This? We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarina that cannot be cured by Hail's Catarina Ouro. F. J. CHINEYE & CO., Toledo, O. Michigan. We offer the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honest in all business transactions and financial dealings. We also offer any payment made by the firm WALDING, KINNAM & MARVIN, Hail's Catarina Ouro is taken internally, at Catarina, two times a month. Price 12 cents per bottle. Sold by All Druchs. His Wish Fulfilled A German peddler rapped timidly at the kitchen entrance. Mrs. Kelly, angry at being interrupted in her washing, flung open the door and glowed at him. "Did ye wish to see me?" she demanded in threatening tones. The peddler backed off a few steps. "Vell, if I did," he assured her with an apologetic grin, "I got my visit; thank you."—Everybody's Magazine. A very simple and efficient Stock Tonic or Stock Food may be prepared at home at small cost by using ten pounds of wheat bran or other ground food, two and one-half pounds of oil meal and two and one-fourth pounds of Compound RoC. Compound RoC may be had at any drug store, and should not cost to exceed one dollar for two and one-fourth pounds. A successful man isn't necessarily a contented man. After suffering for seven years, this woman was restored to health and was sent to a compound. Compound. Her letter, Mrs. Salille French, of Paucaun, Ind. Teres, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: "I had female troubles for seven years—was all run down, and so nervous I could not use for different troubles but did me no good. While in this condition I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegu- FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female illis, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, in flammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulence, indigestion, dizziness, or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it? Don't hesitate to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there is anything about your sickness, you do not understand. She will treat your letter incomprehensible. Your woman ever regretted writing her, and because of her vast experience she has helped thousands. Address, Lynn, Mass GUBS CAPTURE THE FIFTH GAME FROM DETROIT TIGERS. Decrease of Interests This Year Shown by Attendance—Teams' Share of Gate Receipts is $46,116. Detroit, Mich. — By defeating Detroit Wednesday afternoon, 2 to 0, the Chicago team of the National league retained its title as the champion baseball team of the world. The present series differed but little from that of last year. In the previous series Detroit managed to get one tie game and then went down in four straight defeats. In the present series, Detroit snatched one victory out of the five games played. The score by innings Wednesday: R. H. E. Chicago . 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 Detroit . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 The Chicago team, according to the critics, showed superiority in every department of the game in the series as a whole, although this superiority was not so apparent on the day that Detroit won. Where Detroit Was Weak. Detroit was handicapped by Schmidt's inability to cut down runners at second and by the failure of her heavy hitting outfield to bat at critical moments when hits meant more. None of the Detroit pitchers seemed able to consistently puzzle the Chicago batsmen, for even Mullin, who pitched Detroit's only victory, was found for seven hits. Throughout the series Chicago's hitting was opportune. The occasions were rare when, with men on bases and runs needed, a Chicago batsman was not there with the need hit. The games were singularly free from squabbling and on only two or three occasions were the decisions of the umpires questioned. At no time was it necessary for a player to be sent to the bench to enforce discipline and to prevent the series, however, created less interest in the two cities most affected than that of last year, if the attendance may be taken as a guide. Players Get $46,115. The paid admissions were only 62,232 for the five games and the receipts totaled but $49,978, as compared with $101,040 last year. The attendance at the final game Wednesday afternoon was but $210, with gross receipts of $3,577.50. The money earned in the players of the winning team, get $27,69, and the Detroit players $18,446. The club owners get $16,981 apiece, and the national commission $4,947. Hopeful to the End. Jennings was not beaten Wednesday until Schmidt's foul in the nthatch had found secure and final logdament Kling's capacious mitt. Through the fierce uphill battle he stood on the coaching line first off base, coaching and ringing the batmen on to make their best efforts. No success of the rival team and no failure of his own club dampened his determined cheerfulness. There was never a faltering note in his well-known cry "Weeah" and any slight advantage set him to executing his peculiar war dance. A feature of the game was Schmidt's recovery of his throwing arm. Chicago was not able to steal a base on the first time during the series. Overall Pitches Well. Overall, for the second time, pitched a masterly game. Only three hits were made off him and one of these would have been an easy out had the ball not taken an erratic and unexpected bound as it approached Steinfeld. He was wild at times, giving four bases on balls, but on the other hand his strike-outs numbered ten. Donovan, on the other hand, met with a very vigorous reception in the first inning when three consecutive hits sent Evers over the plate with the first run of the game. With the exception of the fifth inning, Evers double gave on balls to Evers' Evers' double run. Donovan managed to keep the hits scattered. It is probable, however, that Chicago would have run up a larger score had it not been for the brilliant work of the Detroit infield. O'Leary's spectacular catch of Tinker's "Texas league" far back of second base was a feature of the game. Tsabalkeysky to Be Released St. Petersburg—After having been confined in the Fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul for ten months, Nicholas Tschalkovsky, a member of the Russian revolutionist organization, is to be released by order of the Russian government. But M. Tschalkovsky will be obliged to furnish $25,000 ball, pending his trial, the date for which has not yet been fixed. As the decision of the government becomes effective immediately, Tschalkovsky's daughter is now making an endeavor to raise the sum. Baseball Writera Organize. Detroit, Mich.—Baseball writers connected with the leading daily papers of every major league city except Brooklyn met here Wednesday and formed the organization to be known for the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Grain Dealers In Convention. St. Louis.—The twelfth annual convention of the National Grain Dealers association convened in this city Thurs. 10 a.m. at the National Grain Dealers' association. One those delegates are present. dente' Pranke Forbidden. Columb, Neb.—Chancellor Andrews the State university has forbidden as fight, kldnapings and sneak days and night-gown parade. Chancellor Andrews may any of the exercises participating in the forbids exercises will be expelled. Pacific Elect at Honolulu. Honolulu—The Pacific fleet, towing torpedo boat destroyers, commanded by Rear Admiral Swinburn, arrived at this port Tuesday on its return from MATTERS TO BE SETTLED AT CONFERENCE ON BALKANS. Turkey's Compensation Will Be Large- ly Financial—British Warplane Safety Paris. — It is believed here that the International conference on the Balkans situation, which is now regarded as certain, will be limited to the ratification of private arrangements. The matters to be settled between Turkey and the powers probably will be the recognition of the independence of the country, the presence of Bosnia and Herzegovina as accomplished facts; the annexation of Crete to Greece through the intermediary of the four powers under whose protection Crete has been; the opening of the Dardanelles; the abandoning of the Austro-Hungarian tutelage over Montenegro, and, if possible, some sort of satisfaction to Servia. It is desired here that Britain provisionally upon the consent of Turkey, is now ready to see the Dardanelles opened to certain of the powers. The Black sea is regarded as a mare clausum, and Turkey's compensation from all quarters is to be largely financial. Smyrna, Aslatic Turkey. — Six British warships from Malta arrived Wednesday off the island of Rhodes. Rhodes is a Turkish island located in the west coast of the west coast of Asia Minor. The fleet which has arrived there is under the command of Vice-Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg. It left Malta October 9 and consists of the battleships Prince of Wales and Glory, the cruisers Diana and Suffolk and the destroyers Angler and Bananee. They were sent from Malta by the British government to watch events. It is believed that a quelling effect of the situation in the Levant. Turkey welcomes the appearance of the fleet. London.—M. Iswolsky, the Russian foreign minister, has succeeded in impressing upon Sir Edward Grey, the British secretary for foreign affairs, the necessity that not only should a conference of the powers be held to settle the crisis in the near east, but that this conference should take under advisement other questions besides those involved in the annexation by Austria of Bosnia and Herzegovia and the declaration of Bulgarian independence. This change of front on the part of Great Britain, which has caused great turmoil, was announced by the former president of the commission of a long conference between Sir Edward Grey and M. Iswolsky after a meeting of the cabinet in the morning, at which Sir Edward set forth the position he had taken and explained the views of the Russian foreign minister. Two Brothers Found Slain In Their Farmhouse. Oswego, N. Y.—When Charles Ward, surprised at getting no response to his rapping at the house of his neighbors, and Peter Pebble at the inn, broke in the door Tuesday he found the two brothers dead. They lay on the floor with several bullet wounds in their bodies and their heads battered in, evidently with an ax, which lay beside them. The riled pockets of the two farmers, an empty wallet on the table and a ransacked cup and knife, robbery had been the motive, but there was every evidence also that it was not accomplished until after a fierce fight. INDIAN ACCUSED OF BIGAMY. White Wife Says She Has Learned He Has Red Spouse. New York—Henry Standing Bear, a full-blooded Sloux Indian, who is a graduate of the Carlisle Indian school and formerly was a fullback on the Carlisle football eleven, was arraigned in court here Wednesday charged with bigamy. The complainant is Hazel M. Moran of St. Louis, who said she was a graduate of Smith college at Northampton, Mass. Miss Moran alleged that she was married to Bear in May last and has now discovered that bear has a Sloux wife and three children at Pine Tree, S. D. Bear was held in ball for a hearing next Monday. Deadly Duel Over a Woman. Chicago.—A duel to the death over a young woman early Monday resulted in two men being taken, dying, to the county hospital, and the severe bruising of seconds in jumping from a third-story window to evade arrest. The men, who fought with knives for the affections of the unidentified woman, are George Kohlk and George Santeret. Their seconds, who tried to escape when the police arrived, are Alexander Pearcheck and Joseph Busherman. The seconds later were arrested. Jus Heads Big Milling Co Wee Head Big Mining Company, Minneapolis, Minn.—At the annual meeting of the Northwestern ces- tated dating Company Tuesday, Bray- age of New York was elected president to succeed Albert C. Loring of Minneapolis, who has held the office since 1899. W. F. Rink, Montello, Wis.—Dies. Fond du Lac, Wis.—Will F. Rink, quartermaster of the Third battalion of the Second regiment, Wisconsin National Guard, died Tuesday at Montello after a long illness. Fatal Collapse of Dwellings. Philadelphia.—An explosion that occurred in a near-by factory more than six years ago, it is declared, causes the collapse of two dwellings in the city, the one was killed and several injured. Football Player Is Killed. Cannonsburg, Pa. — William Potts, the football player who was in jured in a game here on October 3. He was unconscious since last Monday. Purify These and You Will Be Safe From Contagion. DISINFECTING THE ONLY PREVENTIVE Borax, unlike every other cleaner and disinfectant, is absolutely harmless to the system, and is safe, simple, economical, and can be purchased at any druggist or grocery. 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It may be impossible to do it. The mind mind views everything in a way incomprehensible to westerners. But if only a title of the concealed hoards of India were vitalized a new aspect might be given to the conditions of life in England's great eastern empire. Expressions of a Cynic Walter Pater, an old man at 50, bald as a coot and grotesquely plain, regarded every woman much as did Dean Swift, who wrote: "A very little wilt is valued in a woman, as we are pleased with few words spoken intelligibly by a parrot. "You don't approve of marriage" a friend once observed to Pater. "No," he replied, "nor would anybody else if he gave the matter proper consideration. Men and women are always pulling different ways. Women won't pull our way. They are so perverse." WANTED TO KNOW The Truth About Grape-Nuts Food. It doesn't matter so much what you hear about a thing, it's what you know that counts. And correct knowledge is most likely to come from personal experience. 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They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. THE HEAD OF DATTO KAIM By Albert W. Tolman. (Copyright, by Shortstory Pub. Co.) Through turbulent Mindanao, from Jurigua's shark-infested strands to volcanic Buanil frowning over the Sea of Celebes, the Americans in garrison talked of the unconquered brigand, Datto Kalm. Bullets and bolo-slashes, generously dispensed in lightning raid and treacherous ambush, had taught them well his prowess as a dealer in merchandise of naughty, sweet and deadly amusements, he left a trail through the jungle as easy to follow as yesterday's pre-track in the surrounding sea. Of his face and figure no white man could speak certainly, for the lips of the dead are sealed—yet many and various were the traits that were ascribed to him by his foes. His is tall and supple, with slender hands and feet, an Arab of the Arabs, handsome as Apollo and brave as a lion," said a young lieutenant, with conviction. "Short and squat, black as burnt coffee, hideous as a nightmare, cruel and cowardly," was the dictum of a grizzled captain. Still a third painted a different picture. The Moros themselves knew, but said nothing, deeming silence and cawed as Apollo and brave as a lion. Wearied at last my frequent tidings of Datto Kalm's evil deeds, the authorities in Malta determined that the brigand must be taken. "Alive or dead" ran the decree; and, as he had been a very cruel man, a price was set upon his head, with exemption and full pardon for any rebel who should bring it. Then began a hunt with Krag and Masser through jungle and jungle and hill and valley, until finally the quarry came to buy in the wooded hoof of Now an old crater. Deep in a bosque of tall cog-grass-lurked Darto Kalm. From his lain four scouts stole out by different trails to spy what way of escape lay open. The first panted back from the north with cheek redly bullet-scored. "The Americano pigs hold the path," said he. By the route that led to the sea the second slunk in. "There also are the sons of the devil," was his report. Quoth the third, fresh from the southern pass: "The hank strangle gun that talks fasty to an angry woman." The fourth scout did not come back at all. Then indeed the Datto knew that the game was near its close. He sat silent in the gloomy circle, hand toying with bolo-handle. His keen glance read the suilen faces, are he spoke: "Tis the end of the hunt. A price is on my head. Does anyone want it?" All swore by Mahmoud that they did not man led; and the Datto knew it. He arose, and the rest rose likewise. "We must scatter, each for himself. Let none follow me; that path is safe for me alone." Into the jungle they glided stealthily, a single man on every trall but one; and on that were two, far apart. But the first knew that the second was following. He scaled a crag, and looked out through its screen of vines over the sun-kissed breeze-swet treetops. It was a pleasant world to live in. He had no desire to tread just yet the razor-edge of Sirat that bridges the believer over the pit of hell. To avoid it he would try a last resource. Again he sank into the foliaged gloom. That afternoon in a forest glen two contestants debated with bolos in quick-breathing silence. The issue was a question of heads; and the champion who argued with the glide with two, one on his shoulders, the other in a bloody bag. At sunset from the jungle-edge a white rag on a stick waved turem to the American camp, and a brown man crept out with a grisly burden. To the sentries he said: "Take me to your chief. I bring the head of Datto Kalm." They led him in. Of the captain he exacted a solemn pledge: "Swear to me on the Book of your Prophet that I, Sollman al-Melik, bearer of the head of Datto Kalm, shall go by the Black Stone of the Kaaba to be loyal to the United States." The captain pledged him full pardon and safety. "Now open the bag," said he; and the troopers, grouped around, stood at gaze with wide eyes and parted lips. Out roiled a bloody head. They stared on it, fascinated, curious; for never before had white man seen the face of Datto Kalm and lived. The captain broke the silence: "Is this the head of Datto Kalm?" "No, but of his servant, a traitor who would have betrayed him." "Where then is his head?" came the stern inquiry. The brown man placed his hands upon his brow and salamed low. "Behold, on the shoulders of Solliam al-Melik, loyal to the United States and protected by thine oath—the head of Datto Kalm." Home. In the boarding house parlor they talked of home. "Home," said the old-maid schoolteacher, "is the best place for a married man after business hours." "Home," said the extravagant clerk, "is the dearest and yet the cheapest place for a man to live in." "Home is the flower of which heaven is the fruit," said the young divine. 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PARKERS Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Kyron Walker to Rescue Grow Grow Cousins chose a half-mile half-mile ```markdown ``` I am licensed with Thompson's Eye Water W. N. U. DES MOINES, NO. 42, 1908. "The Cream That Beautifies" MILK MILK FARMER'S REPLY TO CRESS. It seems that the democratic party has opened headquarters for the Negro contingent in the city of Chicago at 3160 State street. The leading spirit in this movement seems to be Dr. Henry C. Cress, who is chairman of the advisory committee. It is not how many positions Dr. Cress fills in this August body, but is has been hinted that Dr. Cress and one other constitute the strength of the Bryan movement among the Colored people in the city of Chicago. The stationary that they send out bears this strickingly inconsistent motto and heading. The motto is "With malice toward none but charity for all." The heading is "Cook County Executive Committee—The Lincoln Loyal League." This executive has been doing all it can to attract attention, even to the extent of attempting to disturb Republican meetings by hisses and ungentlemanly interruptions. Unable to secure an audience of its own, they struck upon the novel plan by which their chairman hoped to secure an audience through the assistance of the National Republican committee. With this brilliant idea in mind Dr. Cress sent a challenge to Mr. Walter N. Farmer, a member of the speakers bureau, of the National Republican committee for a joint discussion. Below is the Honorable Walter M. Farmer's answer to this challenge. Oct, 6th., 1908. Dr. Henry C. Cress, Chairman, National Executive Committee, Negro Anti-Taft League, Chicago, Your communication of Sept 30, embodying a challenge to a joint debate on the following subject, "Resolved that the success of the democratic party, in the pending election through the aid of the Negro will prove more advantageous to him than the success of the of the Republican party," has been received. Believing as I do that there is only one side to the resolution you suggest, I cannot accept your challenge. It is difficult for me to believe that you are serious in your contention that the Negro has more to gain by supporting the party of Bryan, Ben Tillman and Vardaman, than in supporting the Republican ticket. I believe that the Negro man who advises the race to support the democratic party at this critical part in our history is either too reckless in his conclusions to be trusted as a leader or is at heart absolutely indifferent to the best interest of his people. Entering such convictions therefore, I can not and will not lend my support to any movement that tends in the remotest degree to mislead the Colored voters of this country. Our people are showing an increasing interest in the serious questions that confront them. We believe that never before in the history of the race in this country has a national election meant so much to them as the one to take place November 3rd., next. We are persuaded therefore, that every man of the race who is seriously interested in its welfare and future will carefully weigh the situation before attempting to advise any untried and unusual course for our people, perchance there should be one of our race who has not thus carefully considered, clamly and seriously, the best interests of the race, then he must be a dangerous leader. If through Providence or opportunity any one of us is given advantage over the rest of our fellows, it is our duty to use the power thus gained in the service and interest of our race. We owe it to them, therefore, not to be hasty in judgment nor reckless in advice as the result may prove disastrous both to the leader and to the people who follow him. We believe the cause of ten million of people to be a sacred one. The struggle upward during this last 43 years has been a trying one but we are thankful to say that has been crowned with remarkable success. What we do in the approaching election may have a telling influence on what we are to accom- 1 plish in the next generation to follow. The questions confronting the Negro are unlike those confronting any other class of people in this country. In every conflict the Negro must consider how his actions will affect his civil and political rights. No white man has this to consider in casting his vote next November. At most he is concerned about economic questions, protection to labor, protection to commerce, protection to manufacturing interests, banking interests and the like. We have staring us in the face the question of disfranchisement, of humiliating discriminutions, Jim Crow cars, and a total exclusion from any participation in the affairs of government. How are we to be guided then in a matter so serious and so far-reaching. You realize that the past is a very excellent guide to the future and I am sure that you must agree with me that so far as the part is concerned, the democratic party has been the unyielding enemy of every interest dear to the Colored American citizen. Not only have they disfranchised the Negro and humiliated him by class legislation, but the leaders of the party are even menacing the rights and interests of the Negro in those states where he has enjoyed a certain degree of freedom and been permitted to cast his ballot unrestricted. Not content with disfranchising the Negro in the southern states, they declare themselves determined to repeal the 14th., and 15th., amendment to the constitution. They have let the Negro know that they do not want him in the democratic party. Congressman Rainey of Illinois, during a debate in the House o the 27th., of May 1908, said, "The democratic party is the white man's party in this country, in the north as well as in the south. We have been able to make it a white man's party in the past and do not care how long it remains white man's party." This view of Congressman Rainey, as you know, is concurred in by the leading democrats of the country, and when I mean those democrats who control the states that make up the bulk of the democratic party. Here is Congressman Griggs of Georgia has to say about the Negro as a citizen and a voter: "There is not a white man in any of the so-called Negro states, who would gladly see the repeal of the constitutional amendment making the Negro a citizen and a voter." Now, those democratic friends of yours are not satisfied with disfranchising the Negro and humiliating in the states known as the "Solid South" but to further emphasize their determination to eliminate the Negro completely from politics, they have threatened to disfranchise him in every state north of the Mason and Dixon line that is known as a democratic state. CEDAR RAPIDS NOTES On last Thursday the stewardesses were hostesses of a reception given in honor of the new pastor, Rev. B. W. Taylor. Welcome addresses were given from the departments of the Stewardess board. Trustees, Industrial Art club, steward board and Sunday school represented respectively by Mrs. E. C. Thomas, M. G. C. Tyler, Mrs. M. L. Lowery, Rev. A. Ford and M. L. Lowry. Music both vocal and instrumental being interspersed throughout the program. Dr. Taylor responded to these in a pleasing and touching address. Lunch was served afterward in the basement and a good time enjoyed by all. Little Ruth Boyd returned from Chicago Sunday where she accompanied her grandma, Mrs. G Gray on a visit to friends and relatives, Mrs. Gray will return in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Fry of Milwaukee who have been in our city for the past week left Saturday for Iowa City. While in the city they were guesses at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDavis Little Forest Martin is out again after quite a sick spell. Miss Addie Diggs left Saturday for a few days visit in Muscatine with her father. She was accompanied by Mrs. Oma Morris. Mrs Josephine Rice has been visiting in the city for several days, the guest of her mother, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Rice will return to Chicago this week, but will leave a littled daughter to attend the public schools of this city. The funeral of the late Lee Webb was held Thursday y afternoon from the residence, 1808 Franklin street. The funeral was conducted by Rev. W. T. Green, pastor of Pilgrim Best Church Mrs. D. A. Alexander of Topeka Kana, is visiting in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, 1133 Concert St. Mrs. F. D. Fields returned home Saturday evening from Chicago, where she has been visiting her son Otis for a fortnight. Horace Craig left Thursday for St. Louis, Mo. where he has a position. Miss Helen Wilson and sister Mrs. Madaline Scholter of St. Louis returned home Saturday evening and will remain indefinitely. The annual Bazzar given by the Parish Aid society of the church of St. Mary the Virgin, the fourth week in October promises to be a success. Miss Isabella Moore of Kansas City Mo., is visiting in the city, the guest of Miss Kittie Brooks 1127 Orleans street. Ralph Teebau left Wednesday morning for Macau City to enter college He was accompanied as far as Hannibal, by his father Chas. Teebau. Mrs. F. D. Fields very charmingly entertained the Elite club Saturday afternoon Oct. 3rd in honor of her return home from Chicago. Each guest was presented with a souvenir spoon. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess. The guests were Medsams Wm. Goss, Geo. Ashby, Chas Tebaeu J. Craig and A. J. Fields. The death of Mrs. Greer, a well-known and highly respected old lady occurred at the home of her daughter. Mrs. James Boyd Monday evening Oct. 11th at 6:30 o'clock. The death of Charles Ford who accidently shot himself Friday evening Oct 2nd while entering a window at his home, occurred Monday evening at Craham hospital, where he was taken immediately after the accident. The Blind Pianist Wonder appeared before a large audience Saturday at the A. M E. church. The a fair was given under the auspices of the Dorcas Ogan faud and was a success. Blind Boone, the pianist kept the audience in good humor the entire evening with his laugh and gestures, which would peal forth as he wrought a favorite piece on the keys. The singing by miss Emma Smith was also good. CLARINDA ITEMS. Mrs. Mary Knight and grand-daughter of Sioux City and Mrs. Carrie Need and daughter spent Saturday and Sunday in Shambaugh with their sister, Mrs. Albert Casson and family and reported a good time, Mr. Andr w Reed expects to go to Des Moines the 19th of this month. Mrs. Matilda Lee returned home Thursday evening from a visit with her brother in Omaha and friends and also Mrs. Stewart in Blair, Neb. She reports having a fine time. 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Mr. Fa Burus of Oakaloosa was an Alba visitor over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Butler and son Lawrence of Buxton were in Alba visiting Sunday. Mrs. Calwell of Hiteman attended the Quarterly meeting in Alba Sunday. Uncle Doc Brummer who has resided in Alba for about twenty-five years died at his home Sunday at about ten o'clock. He was a good Christian man loved by all who knew him and as long as able a faithful worker in the A. M. E. church. He leaves a wife and two sons to mourn his death. Funeral services to be held at the A. M. E. church on Monday afternoon at three o'clock. Presiding elder M. T. Gordon of Otumwa held his quarterly meeting for this conference year at the A. M. E. church on Sunday assisting Rev. J. H. Bell, the pastor. Mr. John Brummer of Missouri is in Alba to attend the funeral of his father Uncle Doc Brummer. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lewis spent Sunday with their son and family, Mr. Udell Lewis in Oskaloosa. WASHINGTON, IOWA, NOTES. Miss Marie Redd visited in Davenport on her way home from Chicago, where she had been visiting the Shelton home. Why Colds are Dangerous 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 gears that would not otherwise have found lodgment. It is the same with all infectious diseases. Diptheria, scarlet fever, measles and whooping cough 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 effected by this preparation have made it a stable article of trade over a large part of the world. For sale by all druggists. WINCHESTER THE RED W BRAND LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS LEADER = REPEATER Loaded with Smokeless Powder NUBLACK = NEW RIVAL Loaded with Black Powder Used by the Most successful shots SOLD EVERYWHERE WINCHESTER No 12 REPEATER Helen Motts is home from a visit in Rock Island at the Wm. Taylor home, Mrs. F. D. Motts is visiting in Rock Island and Moline. She is on her way home from a visit with her sons and at the Robt. T. Motts home at Chicago, Hayes Crayton accompanied N. L. Black to Chicago where he visited with friends for a week. Services morning and evening Sunday at the A. M. E. church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. T. B. Stovall. No little amount of interest is being manifested in the teacher's meetings that are being held each week at the homes of the different teachers. The Chautauqua club will meet next Tuesday evening with Mrs. Redd to begin work for the winter. LINTON HAPPENINGS. A financial rally is on by the members of Bethel A. M. E. church, for the purpose of raising funds for needed repairs on the church, raising it and general improvements. Three clubs have been organized, captained by the folloving ladies, Mrs. Hollan Williams, Mrs. Emma Scott and Mrs. F. P. Alkens. Entertainments will be given on the following evenings by these clubs, Oct 17, 21 and 31, A bazaar will also be held the last last week in this month. In our last correspondence, in the mention of the going away of Miss Lillian Hancock, her name appeared as Lizzie out of courtesy we make the correction. Rev. S. L. Birt visited last week in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Emma Herron is in Rockford, Ill., where she will remain indefinitely. Miss Anna B. Cooper left for Buxton last week where she will visit indefinitely. Major Culberson Jr. is home again after several weeks absence in Cedar Rapids. Mr. John B. Easley of Pittsburg, Pa. and Mr. T. G. Dezier have formed a co-partnership in a business which will be known as the Pennsylvania Clothes Cleaning Co., located at 604 S. 6th street Clinton, north side. They also make a specialty of carpet and rug cleaning. The new firm starts out under favorable circumstances. We wish them success. We want a few more subscribers, the agent in person, write or telephone and your wants will be attended to. SIOUX CITY ITEMS. The churches throughout the city observed parents' day Sunday which was issued by Gov. Cummins of our state. Some of the churches rendered a special program. Mrs. James Washington of Mexico, formerly of our city, is in the city Straighten Your Hair DAR Sars: I have used only one bottle of your pomade and I would not be without it for it makes my hair shine. I need easy and easy to dry. Mrs. W. F, W. Walker. Sts. I.-Harrima. Tenn. 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Mr. Carter is in the city on his way home to Coffeeville, Kans., where he expects to spend the winter. He is the guest of Rev. M. G. Newman and family. A surprise party was given on little Katherine Downing. Twelve of her little playmates greeted her on last Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Anna Roberts, 1410 Myrtle street. Games and music was the past time for the little ones. A three course luncheon was served. Mrs. Roberts was assisted by Mrs. Fannie Smith. The hour came for all the little friends of Katherine to bid he good bye, she is going to move to Chicago with her parents to reside in the future. The Tuesday Night club of the A. M. E church will meet with Mrs. Beatrice Freeman. The Improvement society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Fannie Smith. The ladies of the Mt. Zoon Baptist church gave an oyster supper last Wednesday evening. Miss Emmie Crawford and Mrs. Murphy spent Sunday at Sioux Falls, S. D. the guest's of Mrs. Coleman. Miss Mitchell of Boston, Mass., has come to our city to spend the winter in our midst. The dances given by the Watkins' Band is becoming quite popular, they give one once a week. Mrs. Mary Coburn who has been so poorly for some time, we are glad to note her being able to be out. The Stewardesses of the A. M. E. church will have a rally Sunday. THE WORLD'S GREATEST SEWING MACHINE LIGHT RUNNING NEWHOME Many sewing machines are made to sell regardless of quality, but the home is made to wear them. Our many sewing machines are only Sold by authorized dealers only. FOR SALE BY Rev. R. Knight filled the pulpit in the A. M. E. church Sunday evening. Mrs. Ida Downing and family will leave soon for Chicago to make the place their home. We are very sorry to lose such useful citizens, but on loss is Chicago's gain. Mrs. Jerry Lee and her sister, M. Slaughter returned home last week from St. Paul and Minneapolis when they have spent a week visiting friend A good time is reported. DAVENPOF: ITEMS A Midget wedding was given at the Third Baptist church Wednesday the 7th. Mary Fergerson and Eugene Ballard were the happy couple on Carl Holmes, son of Rev. D. A. Holmes was the officiating clergyman. They were six bride's maids and six usher the best man was also included in the bridal party. An interesting program was rendered, after which supper served in the basement of the chur Clarence T. Gamble, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Green, after spending two weeks at home with a rising on the right hand, returned to work the week. The L. L. D. club met this week at Mrs. E. Green, 310 West 5th street after the routine of business a vice program was arranged for the occasion. Mrs. E. Green while cleaning house Friday morning slipped and fell down stairs, knocking her knee cap out a place. It was necessary to call doctor to attend the injury. At the writing she is able to be up but in proving very slowly. 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