Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XVII, No 39. CITY NEWS. IN B. I you have relatives or friends visiting in the city or going to make a visit, please inform us; we call all your local news - Fed. Mrs. Martha Bass has been quite sick at her home the past week. Mr. E. J. Jackson, one of our young men has gone to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Davis of Clifton Hill, Mo., are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bell. LeRoy Tucker, Secretary of Y. M. C. A of 'puxton, was a Sunday visitor to attend the Washington meeting. Rev. S. Bates preached Sunday morning to a large audience at the Maple Street Baptist church. The Missionary Circle held a meeting last Friday afternoon at Mrs. Ben Edmonds, 1415 Franklin street. Rev. S. Bates and Rev. T. L. Griffith left Monday to attend the meeting of the executive board at Clarinda. Miss Ada Clegrett who was operated on last week is improving nicely at present, and will soon be able to return home. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Blagburn's little son Alden who has been so very sick is able to enter school this week, having nearly one year since he left school. The Get Busy club met last Thursday evening at Mr and Mrs Luther Campbell, 1635 Franklin street. An enjoyable time was reported. I L. Brown and W. D. Crawford of Marshalltown was in our city Sunday to attend the Washington meeting. Mr. Brown spoke at the Y. M. P. A. Miss Allie Terry of Foone and Mrs. Robinson of Carroll, were here visiting their brother. Rev S. L. Terry and also attended the Booker T. Washington meeting, Sunday. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McGuire died at the home of its parents, 1302 Park street, Wednesday night. The funeral services were held from the residence Thursday afternoon Their other little child is also quite sick. Mried at the bride's home, 923 W. 13th, last Sunday afternoon Mr. J. I. Lucas to Miss Jeneive Johnson. The ceremony was performed by Rev S. Bates; after which a wedding dinner was served the few fortunate who were present--Mr. and Mrs. S. Bates Mr., and Mrs. F. Rodgers, John Bryant, Florence Cheatham, and Robt. Oliphant of Evans. Attorney Geo. H. Woodson of Buxton was in our city, Friday, on business. He had been planning to return again Monday, to attend the Dr. session of the Legislature, when Dr. Washington was to address that body, but as the meeting was cancelled, because Mr. Washington was expected to address the Wisconsin legislature the same day, therefore he did not come on Monday. The West End Bridge club was entertained Wednesday evening by Miss Ida Davis at her home on Crocker street. After several games of Bridge had been played, the prize, a pair of silk hose, was awarded to Mrs. Joseph Stone. Refreshments were served. The club will meet next Wednesday evening with Mrs. Wm Gray, on Day street. The Iowa annual meeting of the State Miners Convention being held in our city this week. The following are the colored delegates: Buxton-G. D. Yency, Claybourn Carter, W. H. Brown and Gus Watkins; Centerville-Ben Baker; Norwoodville-Jus. Hill; Watches.... That you will be proud to carry and at prices that you can afford to buy. Come in and see the wonderful showing we are making on $10.00 to $32.00 watches. If you are thinking of buying a watch now or later, your chance is here now. You will have no better opportunity this Spring. Come in now and pick it out. Schlampp's Evans—R. R. Oliphant; Enterprise—O. H. Edmonds; Oralabor—E. M. Hendrieks. The services Sunday morning at Union Congregational church will be held at 10:30 prompt, preaching by Rev Simeon L. Terry, subject “Prosperous Young Man.” All are invited, Full choir will be present. Sunday School at 12 o’clock. Fully orchestra Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. All strangers are especially invited. The M. C. T. club met last Monday afternoon with Mrs. J. L. Thompson. The life of Booker T. Washington was discussed Mr. J. Davis of Clifton Hill, Mo., was present and gave a very instructive talk Next Monday evening at 8 o’clock the club will celebrate its fourth anniversary at Corinthian Baptist church, cor. 15th and Linden streets. A very interesting program has been prepared. There will also be a three minute talk by the presidents of the various clubs of the city. At the last meeting of the Intellectual Improvement club, which was held at the residence of Mrs. O. L. Glass. Mrs. J. H. Woods read a splendid paper on economics. After a discussion of the paper by the members the question box was an interesting feature. The club will meet this afternoon, with Mrs J. R. Erickson 1602 Des Moines street. Mrs J. Sone Brown giving the principal paper which will be on the Latter Day religion. Married, last Monday, March 6, Miss Iona Wilson and Mr. Allen Coleman, both well known young people of our city. They were married at the residence of Rev. I. N. Daniels, who performed the ceremony. Only a very few of their friends were present. The bride is one of Mr. J. Wilson's daughters of Buxton, sister to Mr. and wns Joe Brown. They will make their home at the grooms parents, 174 Peasant St. We extend to the happy couple our best wishes. Died at her home last week, Miss Olgerita White, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Miller, after a lingering illness of several months. She was 28 years 1 month and 6 days old. While for a long time their friends knew she could not live very long, it yet was to toose her in her young womanhood. The funeral service was held from her home at 321 Park street, conducted by Dr. J. Dalin, a life long friend of the family, assisted by Rev. Daniels. Thus the young girl was laid to rest amidst flowers from her friend. On last Sunday afternoon at the residence of Miss Lorna Wilson, 1058 5th street, occurred the meeting of the Phillis Wheatly club and after the regular business the club elected the following delegates to the Literary Association of Kansas and the Weat, to be held in Wichita Kas., in Dec. 1911: Misses Alka Steele, Bernice McDowell and Lorna Wilson. The contestants were the following persons: In music, Miss Bertha Allen; in oratory Miss Catherine Windsor and in poetry, Miss Virginia Steele. The club will hold its next meeting Sunday afternoon with Miss Bertha Allen, at which time the life and works of Paul Lawrence Dunbar will be given. DES MOINES NEGRO LYCEUM. The Des Moines Negro Lyceum meet Tuesday, March 14th with Attorney and Mrs. Brown on Fifth Streets. The program for the evening was "The Oregon Plan" bill, by Attorney J. Bush. The Board of Trustees will the president, Mr. Finne Bledsoe. The Lyceum will meet Tuesday, March 21 with the president, Mr. Finne Bledsoe, at his home on Sixteenth and School. The following program will be rendered. Quotations, Miscellaneous. History of Mexico. Mexican War," Dr. A. J. Booker. General discussion. Current events. Report of critic. THE CITY CONVENTION. The second meeting of the City convention, an auxiliary of the Interstate Literary Association of Kansas and the West, was held Monday evening with the chairman, Mr. S. Joo Brown, at his home on Fifth Street. The chairman appointed several committees to report the arrangements for the first Interstate Literary Association meeting, to report for the second Monday in May. The convention adjourned to meet Monday, April 10th with Mr. Branham N. Hyde, B$12 Thirteenth Street. FOR QUICK SALE House - 4 rooms, city water, sewer and gas. Gas 42% lx25 $1300.00. oil 75% lx25 $1300.00. Half block from car line; good neighborhood. E. Tracy Blagburn. 1827 Jefferson Ave Drake Park 774. WASHINGTON MEETING. Last Sunday thousands of our Dear Moines people were permitted to hear Dr. Booker T. Washington under different auspices. When he came at his mission and last Sunday there were no charges at all. Then again he could speak upon any subject so we saw him at his best. It was a great inspiration to our race at this particular age and encourages the race to greater possibilities establishes a more permanent confidence of the stability and progress that the masses of our race are making under disadvantages among the white race, who are inclined to be fair and reasoned, and this meeting united all the churches into a union never before heard of and may never again be attempted; yet it was good to see us together for once. Dr. Washington was greatly and most maked up by the people of our people and when he reached Madison, Wis. the next day sent to me the following telegram which explains itself: Madison, Wis., Mar. 13, 1911. Mr. J. L. Thompson, Caro Iowa State University Before leaving Des Moines I meant to let you all know how very grateful I am to your people in Des Moines for the great kindness which they showed me when I was there. I thank them through you for what they did for me but to say that I was greatly pleased at the many evidences I received of our race since I was last in the city. ROCK ISLAND NEWS mrs. Chas. Lambert of South Rock spent Wednesday evening in Davenport, the guest of Mrs. Henry Merchant. The A. M. E. revival closed Sunday evening with eighteen additions to the church. We consider this good. All friends, members and the pastor bade good-bye to Rev. M. C. Douglass and wished her well. She left for her home in Evansville, Ind., at a late hour last night. The McKinley Rescue Club, an organization composed of colored men, most of whom have been born, raised and educated in this city, was organized March 7th, at the Second Baptist church, under the jurisdiction of the church. Their object is to pay the interest and to collect the dues. The elected were as follows: President, A. H. Dawson; Vice-President, William Morrison; Secretary, Robert Thompson; Commissioners, William Taylor, Charles Shepard, and William H. Thompson. Mrs. H. Harding and her little son were callers at the Moore home this week. Several persons from Moline and Davenport were in our city Sunday afternoon and listened to a splendid lecture by Rev. M. C. Douglas on "Christian living." Mrs. B. Harding Island Progressive Club will meet with Mrs. Gco. Johnson the 5th of April. Mr. C. B. Hosmer, who represents Tuskegee Institute in Alabama returned today from Des Moines where he has been visiting. Booker T. Washington with his meetings. He says that Dr. Washington's tour through Iowa was a triumphant one. Dr. Washington was highly pleased at the splendid audience of colored people which received and heard him in Plymouth church. Mr. Hosmer will leave at once for Red Wing, Minnesota. BUXTON BRIEF8. The reef culture club met at the home of Mrs. Rushon East on 10th street, last Wednesday. After the regular opening they proceeded to elect their delegates to the convention which convenes in Cedar Rapids in May. Mrs. Belle Watkins and Mrs. Adie Johnson were chosen to represent the club. The hostess then served lunch to those present. The next meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Y. cey. Mr. Clarence Wilson is still on crutches with a lame foot. Mrs. Elinora Trigg left Saturday for Kirksville, Mo., where she will visit with her father. Before leaving she left seventy-five cents with the correspondent for six months subscription to the Bystander-requesting that it be sent to her there. Mrs. Trigg is quite a popular lady in Buxton, being identified with both the church and the clubs, and no doubt be greatly missed by her larger circle of friends. One of the best meetings ever held by the Sunday school Union was the one held last Sunday at the Bethel Mission. The little church was filled to overflowing, and some left because there were no seats for them. A very good program was rendered. The quartet from the Tebarkle Baptist church was very good indeed. A new feature has been added in the form of a question box, conducted on this wise. A list of questions from the Sunday school lessons that have been studied in the different schools was prepared and handed out to be answered by the members of the Union. Much interest was taken in this and it proved to be quite helpful. It will cause more careful study in future. The St. John's A. M. E. church is having a bazaar all this week. The Mt. Zion Mission circle met at the church last Thursday and was entertained by the president, Mrs Sally Jackson who served sandwiches, punch and other nice things. The subject: "Some work the Missionary society can do?" was led by Jenny Wright and discussed fully by the sisters. Mrs. Anderson Perkins is much improved at this writing. Clarence Strother is walking real well on his ex-broken leg. Services were quite well attested at at Tabernacle Baptist church last Sun- day. At 11 o'clock the pastor prescheduled from Matt. 16:25. There was one addition at this service. At 6:30 the B. Y. P. U. met and had a real good-meeting. At 8:15 the pistor prescheduled to a crowded house from the 9th vors of the 3rd chapter of 1 cor., using for his subject: "Divine and human partnership." Total collection $23 45. The Tabernacle Mission circle met at the house of Mrs. M. E. Oliver last Friday. After the regular order of business, plans were made for a bazaar and the ladies have a beautiful quilt to be given away the 9th of April to the one soliciting the largest amount of money. Mrs. Peter Abington was taken ill very suddenly last Sunday night after returning from church. We are glad to report her much improved at this writing. The blue-print for the new freeway company store building is already in the hands of manager, McRae, and the building will begin as soon as things can be gotten in readiness. The dimensions are 16x21x20, giving them a great deal more room than they had in the old building. There will be steel sliding doors between each of the departments with plenty of sky light thus enabling them to check a fire in any one of the departments without serious damage to the others. The building will only be one story and basement, with a great deal more basement room than they had before which will do away with the stoneware house standing back of the store. When completed the building will not only be the best 1st most substai tial in Buxton, but one that would do credit to a large city. Services were well attended all day at Mt Zion church. Rev. Woodard preached two very forceful sermons. The I, Y, P. U. was led by Mr. Robt. Hodge, lately from Crickets, Ia. The church choir of Mt Zion church is making preparations for a grand concert to be given soon after the second pay in April. Watch for the bills. Wm. J. W. Jones is much improved Mrs. W. J. Jones is much improved at this writing. We were delighted to see Mrs. C R. Foster in her usual place at church last Sunday She has been ill for some time. It is being reported that Mr. Joseph Baker is still selling out his household goods and preparing to go to Cheyne, Wyoming. The Y. P, S. C E. was lad by Miss Lelia Downey last Sunday The subject: First aid for the tempted Heb. 2:14-18. A committee was appointed to state the officers for the ensuing six months and report next Sunday. The committee follows: R. G. Potter, A. J. Hicks and J. W. Lucas. The White Vest Knights are very busy this week at the bazaar that is being held at St. John's church. Friday night will be the closing at which time program will be an old time Jubilee concert. Mrs. John Rowlett is quite ill this week. GALESBURG, ILL Mrs. Anna Worthington left Friday, for a visit in Peoria. Rev. G. H. Daniels of Enterprise Institute is stopping at the home of Mr. Neal Carter for a few days. Miss Ethel Allen and Charles Reynolds were quietly married Tuesday evening at the A. M. E parsonage by Rev Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are well known here and will be at home to their friends after Apail 1, on Whitesboro street. Quite a number availed themselves of the opportunity to hear the splendid program by the Chautauqua circle, Sunday afternoon. These meetings take place at the Second Baptist church each Sunday at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Wm. Jackson is on the sick list. The members of Allen chapel choir tendered their leader, Mr. Bass, a farewell reception Thursday evening at his home. Mr. Bass left last week for Fairfield, Iowa. Mrs. Adah Davis, charmingly entertained the members of the church club, their husbands and several other guests at her home, Tuesday evening. Following a short program a mock election was held, which resulted in Mr. Geo. Fletcher being chosen Mayor on the Socialist list. Dainty refreshments were served the guests. Present from out of the city, was Mr. Lance Williams of Moline. Mrs. Munson of Monmouth has returned to her home after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Helle Carter. The Sunday school of Lincoln Memorial chapel which has been closed for some time, started their work again Sunday. A program was rendered by the pupils, assisted by several children from the Baptist church and Allen chapel. Funeral services for Frank Logan, who died in Rock Island, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist church in charge of charge B. A. Alard Smith. Burial was in Lincoln. Mr. R. E. Lyons is confined to his home by illness. CEDAR RAPIDS NEWS. Mrs. Mate Clark of Otumwaa, was visiting friends and also attended the wedding of her niece, Miss Lellah Warren The city federation gave a social Fri- day evening at the home of Mrs. Addie Gray. It was quite a success. Mr. Harrold Price and Miss Lileah Warren were married Wednesday March 8th, at the home of the brides parents. Only relatives were present at the ceremony. Rev. J. H. Ferribee preformed the ceremony. Mr. Mate Clark was a visitor of Silver Loaf chapter, No. 5, on last Thursday evening. Mrs. Cark is Grand Matron of the State of Iowa. Her talk was very interesting and instructive After the meeting a social hour was spent with the Grand Matron. Mrs. Addie Gray is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas entertained, Sunday, to dinner, in ho or of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Price. Covers were laid for nine. Mr. Alnutt, who has been very ill is improving slowly. Mother Perkins was seen at church Sunday morning. Mr. Jackson Boyd is ill at his home on Seventeenth avenue. Mrs. Mae Terry and her sister, Mrs. Ella Lucas, has returned from Des Moines. Mrs. Jennie Robinson is on the sick list. Mrs. Flora Lavell is doing nicely. Grand master Milligan and wife entertained Mrs. Clark of Ottumwa to dinner. Rev. J. H. Ferribe preached two excellent sermons Sunday. The ladies are earnestly working for the coming Federation which convenes in our city. We trust and hope that all delegates names will be sent in soon, in order that that part of the work will not be delayed. ALBIA NEWS. Mrs. Nora Grayson of Hiteman was in Albia Monday, also Messra, Randolph Hiteman were in Albia Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grayson and son Bennie, of Hocking were in Albia Saturday. Mr. Burt Jones is at home again. The Dunbar club was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Bennigs, on last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Luce Moseley and Mrs. Strider of Hiteman, were in Hiteman, Saturday. Hiteman, were in Hiteman, Saturday. The Bible class met on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown. Mrs. Charlie Washington is sick. Mr. Will Remings is able to be out and around town again after his illness. Mrs Oscar Roder entertained the Ladies of the Stewardess board on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Mary F. Ward entertained at six o'clock lunch on Saturday evening the Rev. and Mrs. Manley, Rev. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs Henry Harris, Mrs. Tom Washington and Miss. Maria Thomas, Miss Frances Thomas Miss Edith Thomas. A very nice repast was served. Some strangers were in town this week. OTTUNWA NEWS The I. B. U. R. C club met last week at the home of Mrs Allen and have started out with a view to accomplish a great work this year. An interesting program was rendered and the power of prayer was discussed. Officers were elected as follows: President.....Mrs. H. P. Elliott Vice-Pres.....Mrs. Allen Secretary.....Mrs. A. Hicks Aistant see'y.....Mrs. George Bailey Treas.....Mrs. Reid Chaplain.....Mrs. Brad-haw The meeting will be with Mrs. George Baily, Friday, March 17 Memorial services were held at the A. M. e church, Sunday afternoon by the Allen club. The very impressive services were conducted by Mrs. Harry Owens and club president, Mr. Julius Ling. The life of Bishop Grant was delivered by Mrs. M. J. Gordon and the eulogy by Rev. J. C. Reid. Several short addresses were made by Rev P. M. Lewis end Mr. W. S. Page. Several beautiful soils were rendered by Misses Mand Lewis and Margaret Davis. Mr. Ira Junkin and Mr. Lucas of Buxton visited friends here sunday. "Under the Lawrels" will be given at the Mt Zion A. M. E church, Monday, March 27. Promoters are Miss Maria Lewis and Mr. Earl Wagney. Refreshments will be served in the basement. Mr. Frank Hanson left th's week for Hot Springs, Ark., for the benefit of his health. Mrs. Frank Clark and Mrs. Maude Marsha have returned from a few days' visit in Cedar Rapids. NT PLEASANT NOTES. Many were shocked to hear of the death of George McGee, who died suddenly last Monday, the 5th. He w-s a man of forty years of age, having been here only a short time. Nothing is being said of the people, the funeral was held from Bird's Undertaking parlors. Mr, Arthur soent Tuesday in Burlington. Mrs. Clifford was in Burlington Sunday. The King' Daughter's society met at the home of Mrs. R. bert Masten last Friday. After the business meeting adjourned a two-course luncheon was served and an enjoyable time spent by all. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Chas. McCracken. The "Harmonious Four" met at the home of Ralph Burnugh for practice Monday evening. State Capitol Bldg Histical Room Price Five Cents. GREETS THOUSANDS Booker T. Washington, the Great Industrial Leader, was Given a Rousing Reception by Des Moines People. He Greets Thousands at all Three of His Meetings Sunday and Hundreds Were Turned Away at Each Meeting. Booker T. Washington can truly say "veni, vidi, vici" in respect to all of his Iowa meetings. The reception given him at Des Moines was magnificent, greater than any other private citizen would receive. It was a free, enthusiastic, loyal greeting by both white and colored people, as one could see who witnessed the masses crowding and rushing to get a seat or standing room, or even to enter one of the distinguished American citizen. The Register and Leader of Monday, March 13th, had almost a verbatim report of his address delivered' at the union meeting of the colored churches, written by Mr. P. W. Beckman, and I would advise all of our readers to send in for that issue. The article is about four columns in length. Below we give a few of his best points, taken from the Register and Leader, as we cannot better it. Washingtonisms. Don't get to a point where you feel ashamed of the good old songs of our race. Don't ever grow to intelligent and proudous that you'll feel ashamed of the race to which you belong. I know some people of our race who would rather be third class imitation white people than first class Negroes. If I could go back again into the world which I came into this and I could which I came into this and should be and what sort of a skin I should wear, I'd say, "Make me again an American black man." You Negroes of Des Moines have two great responsibilities resting upon you: you must keep saved and to see to it that you set such an example here as will create a public opinion in favor of the Negro in the south and not against him. If you haven't got a little piece of land that's you own, get it as soon as you every Negro should have a home so comfortable and happy that no child would think of leaving it. You parents haven't done your duty by your boys and girls until with an adult you have to tell them that they have learned a useful trade for making an honest living and that they have learned the beauty and dignity of labor and the disgrace of any kind of idleness. Since I went to Europe and saw the people of labor, I quit abusing the white man in this country; he's the best white man I know anything about. Learn to save something of what you get fold of. When you get home, take the wife of your bosom and tell all your business; tell how much you owe—tell her everything and let her be a real partner with you. By F. W. Beckman. As a father admonishes his children, so Booker T. Washington, the leader of the Negroes of America, admonished the people of his race in Des Moines last night. He spoke to many hundreds of them in a great union meeting of negroes, in Plymouth Congregational church. They could not be counted by ten hundred, nor twelve hundred, not possibly fifteen hundred. He urged main floor of the church auditorium a compact mass of eager, attentive dark-skinned faces. The galleries were thronged with mingled blacks and whites, and even the annex and its galleries were filled. Never before in Des Moines, and possibly never in any other city, was assembled in a single audience. As Booker T. Washington looked over the assembly he expressed amazement and said, "I might almost say I had no idea there were so many colored people in the whole state of Iowa. I questioned why I should be more left outside of this meeting." Mr. Washington talked plainly, though kindly, to these of their faults; he reminded them of their duties; he pointed out their possibilities; he held before them the great inspiring hope that no matter what the past may have been, nor what the present now is, the negro is living, not dying, succeeding, not failing, going on and up, not backward. "What others have done, we can do," he declared in his final words. "It is possible for us to be a great, useful and powerful people." Booker Washington expressed himself as genuinely pleased by the outpouring of such an audience of his own people. "I was never more proud of this race of mine than tonight," he said. I求我 of your choirs, and I was inspired and uplifting. I am proud as I look in your faces now. I see you healthy; I see you strong-bodied; I see you well-looking; I see you good-looking; I see you fine looking; I see you well-dressed; I see you promenous and happy; I see you beautiful; I see you get out and away from a race like this!" The audience was a great demonstration of what men and women may do in climbing upward, even men and women like the Negroes of America, who have had impossible obstacles to climb. I went to a laboratory experiment from some great laboratory—a world, or a cosmic laboratory—and it demonstrated the possibilities that lie in the black man. Booker Washington did not come on to the platform to make his address 8 o'clock in the morning. Because the meeting was in the church of the city, there were many preliminaries with a chance for each of the pastors to be heard in prayer, scripture reading or otherwise. Then there was much music, first a splendid bit of congregational singing with 'Blest be the Ie T that Binds' as a chorus, composed of large chorus, composed of the choirs of all the churches, Rev. I. N. Daniels presided, Rev. T. L. Griffith and Rev. Samuel Bates offered prayers, Rev Le Roy Woolrich read the scripture and the various church announcements. Praises Choir. After Mr. Washington had expressed his appreciation of the splendid audience, he turned first to the choir to praise its singing and then with characteristic humor and good nature he rallied the negroes for giving up and forgetting their own songs for others. "I feel like asking you to sing. Sing our own songs on songs other fellow songs have to hire others to sing for them. We can sing for ourselves and we have our own songs to sing. TWO—Bystander Mar 16—G L "Let me plead with you not to get to the point where you're ashamed of the old songs of our race. They are fine; there are none nighl and prosperous that you'll be ashamed of the race to which you belong. There are two types of men with whom I have no patience. One is the man who is ashamed of his race; the other is the man who is ashamed of his own history. Every race has its music, its peculiar racial songs; the German has him, the French has the Russian. But no race has finer music than my race. The Irishman and the German are not ashamed of their race songs. Why should any black man be ashamed of his?" Don't Be Ashamed. When the applause that interrupted Mr. Washington at this point interrupted him and drove home the thought that the negro ought not to be ashamed of his race any more than of his songs. "Sometimes I have reasonable success in public speaking. I am asked how I attain it. I always answer this way: 'I am subject to the full known facts that most about and I know the most about.' A lot of our people are singing other people's songs and doing other things of other people's in a third class way instead of singing their own songs and living their own lives. "I know some people of our race who would rather be third class imitations of white people than to be first class negroes. One can never gain the respect and confidence of any race by trying to identify with it. If I could go back to the world from which I came on to this and choose what kind of a man I would be, I'd say, 'Make me again am American black-man.' "Friends, I'm proud of this race of man, more so than tonight as I look into your faces and hear your chorus sing. "I am proud and glad to see that you have been able to come into this cold country," and Mr. Washington emphasized the "cold" again, and again, evidently having been impressed by the day's raw March winds. We go to the Anglo-Saxon, looked him squarely in the eye and survived. History shows that every other race of dark skin that undertook to live with and in the midst of the Anglo-Saxon is either gone or going. We have the peculiar distinction as a race not only of living alongside a man, something from the white man to make us better and stronger." Last Sunday's 4:30 service at the Young Men's Progress association was one of the best in point of attendance and interest held for some time. Mr. I. L. Brown of Marshalltown, Iowa, delivered a very helpful and practical address. Subject: State of mind and state of body. Mr. L. W Tucker, Sec'y of the Y. M. C. A. Buxton, Iowa, was present and spoke encouragingly of the work thus far accomplished. Next Sunday's subject will be, Booker T. Washington, the man, the educator, His visit to our city and its benefits. Discussions with the Jesse Graves and Brham N. Hyle. All men are cordially invited. No More Gold Lace for Afghans. The amee has published an edifice which applies to all parts of Afghanistan, prohibiting the import into the country of all kinds of gold lace, including embroidered kullas lungis and embroidered shoes. The amee is evidently actuated by a desire to prevent his subjects from spending their hard earned money on showy dress. It is the poorer classes who are notoriously addicted to this extravagance which his majesty has decided to gold lace the Afghan is decidedly handsome, and although the amee has acted wisely in bringing into general use clothing less costly, his majesty's orders will doubtless be received by his subjects with rather mixed feelings. Proper Bestowal of Charity. Dickens: There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require 'n their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs; and hence it is that diseased sympathy and compassion are every day expended on out-of-the way objects, when only too many demands upon the legitimate exercise of the same virtues in a healthy state are constantly in demand, the most unobscure person alive. In short, charity must have its romance, as the novelist or the playwright must have his. Battleships go to the scrap heap almost as fast as purplits do. Smoke costs Chicago $21,830,000 a year, not to mention the agony. The process of dying poor is easily achieved by nine men out of ten. A Chicago woman takes taxi cab rides to cure the blues. Not her husband's, however. Thieves in New York stole a wagon lead of cheese. The police, we presume, are on the scent. A man went mad in a barber's chair in New York. Probably the barber was talking winter baseball gossip. It is now possible to go around the world in less than half the time it took Jules Verne's hero to make his trip. Possibly this world would be better off if there were no pistols in it. At least, there would be more people here. There is more money in being an ex-king of Portugal than in being an ex-president of the United States, but there is less excitement. Hello! Here's Vienna exceeding the 2,000,000 mark. Some of those old-world towns are getting nearly as big as a young American city. A new golf rule reads like this: "The shaft may be fixed at the heel or at any other point in the head." Is this golf language or what is it? A New York man who had lost his memory was found with $60,000 in his pockets. Probably discovered on a witness stand at an investigation. It is said that a St. Louis man kissed a girl 15,000 times in one month. Must have given a kissometer to keep the count. It is said by a glove dealer that Chicago men have reason to be proud of their small hands. Since when have small hands been a source of masculine pride? One of New York's millionaires is going to marry a telephone girl because she was always polite to him on the wire. Why spoil a nice polite telephone girl? Why? A popular danseuse makes cakes that her entire property is worth only $250, which may account for her economical use of stage dress. The "singing sparks" invention of the German professor will have no influence on the sentimental sparking songs of the American parlor. Madison Square garden, New York, is on sale at $3,500,000. Anybody want a nice little garden, centrally located? Gardening is fine for the nerves, the doctors tell us. The general manager of the Chicago telephone company says that the question, "What's the time?" is asked of his operators by Chicago subscribers no fewer than 52,000 times a day. There ought to be a good market in Chicago for clocks and watches that will keep time. A girl in Vienna was recently fined 36 cents for scratching a man's nose in the street with her hatpin. This is the first poetic retribution which has overtaken the elongated feminine hatpin, and it is so because the enormity of the offense was equated only by the hugeness of the fine. Now that it has been demonstrated that cattle can be herded with an aeroplane, we may expect soon to see the police handling crowds at parades and other public celebrations in the same manner. It will be an improvement over the pushing and hauling of the method in vogue at present. The prevalence of the bubonic plague in the east has put American health officers on their mettle. There is no occasion for special alarm, for the official skill is equal to the government, says the Troy Times. The fact that several cases have been discovered on incoming steamers and that effective quarantine has prevented further spread of the siliment is assurance that vigilance is maintained. It has been judiciously decided that when a man gives a girl a diamond ring as an engagement token, the ring belongs to her and she cannot be made to give it up if the engagement is broken. So poor mere man will be beginning to count his few remaining rights and wonder when they are all taken from him if he can accomplish anything with the dominant sex by beginning in his arm a militant suffragette. England, and especially London, is making great plans for the coronation of King George next spring. It is expected that the gorgeous spectacle will surpass anything of the kind ever seen in the British capital, and the show will bring enormous crowds to the other royal always mean a magnificent display of power and also big money for London manshots, hotel keepers and others. So the glad news is received with glowing anticipations. An English physician drank two billions of typhoid germs in Thamer water without ill effects. The marvel of this bold experiment was the vitality and constitution withstood the water that proved too much for the germs. A Greek poet has come to this country for the purpose of raising money to build a battlefield. Most poets are so busy raising money to buy their meals that they cannot permit other people to look at the raisins of funds for battle ships. Short Route Near Keosauqua Is Being Considered Engineer Bradley of Chicago and Var Buren Surveyor Examine Ground to Determine Feasibility Koeanagau.—Engineer R. D. Bradley of Chicago, with County Surveyor E. J. Craig is examining the ground preparatory to starting the work on the cut off across what is known as Great Bend, in the Des Moines river, the object being to establish and maintain a canal for waterpower purposes. The canal, when completed, it is estimated, will furnish 2,500 horse power, which will be used for interurban and manufacturing purposes. The project was agitated several years ago and work done to the extent of securing surveys, adopting plans and making all preliminary arrangements. The original survey showed a fall of 27 feet from a point at the head of the bend to the foot, and by trampling or cut through the highlands and straightening the river, this fall could be secured in a matter of three miles, one-half of which would necessitate extensive excavation, while a natural waterway would serve as the balance of the cut it was decided. The second survey reduced the fall to about 17 feet and this was considered inadequate and the matter was dropped. Now, however, it is proven that a fall of 23 feet is possible, which will furnish all the power necessary for local commercial purposes, and an early resumption of the work is assured. The workers below and other rights are being asked and the farmers and people in general are evincing an encouraging spirit, by disposing of options on the property at a reasonable figure North West Iowa Teachers North West Iowa W. City Sir West Iowa. Dwu. W. C. Wilcox of iowa university in his address before the Northwest iowa Teachers' association took several slaps at the laws which govern the United States, taking up in particular conditions surrounding divorce, and the need of punishing the murderer for his crime. dean stated that he believed in divorces. "The trouble is in marriage, not in divorce." Mr. Wilcox declared. Will Build Synagogue Mason City.-The Jewish colony of this city has filed articles of incorporation for a new synagogue which is incorporated after the manner of the rules of the church. Mier Wolf, a well known resident of this city, is president of the congregation, which starts with twenty-five members. The annual meeting is to be held "on the first and last days of the Holy Days of Suchas of each year." New Y. M. C. A. Board Clinton.—The following members of the state executive committee of the Y. M. C. A. were named to fill vacancies at the closing session of the state convention here: C. E. Thum of Des Moines, James Black of Waterloo, H. C. Vallace of Des Moines, Robert Patterson of Fort Dodge, H. E. Hopper of Indiana, J. L. Sawyers of Centerville. Salesmen Jailed. Waterloo—Because of the efforts of two men to dispose of a $40 harness for $25, the police arrested the pair. The men gave their names as Frank Brown of Clare, Mich., and William Neff of Nout, N. D. At the station Brown is said to have confessed that they stole the harness from the barn of Carl Poppe, a farmer living near Clarksville. Find Nothing New at Inguest Onawa.—The inquest into the death of Gus Sundell, the wealthiest man in this county, who calling his brother over the phone said, "You had better come, I am nearly gone," he replied. "I am more than a natural death. When his brother arrived he was lying on the floor dead. Railway Service Suspended Ames—Service on the old Newton & Northwestern railroad between Des Moines Junction and Newton has been suspended. The depots at Cambridge, Loring and Farrar have been closed, the doors and windows boarded up and all section men and other employees removed. Censured; Boy Runs Away. Fort Dodge—Arthur Hanrahan, aged 14, ran away from home because he lost a dollar and his mother reproved him. His frantic parents have started search for him through the police department. The lad is light complexioned and wore a blue suit. Buffalo's Skull Discovered Harian—Carl Dudley, Irwin, found the skull of a male buffalo. The skull is twelve inches across between the eyes and is well preserved. Pleas Gullity to Murder. Zagerville—Thaddeus Gillmore, colored, pleaded guilty in court here the murder of a Charlotte Hanley. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary. James Gillmore, a brother, was given eight years as an accessory. Injured Boy May Recover. Independence—Attending physician anson was charged with the murder of Paul Geen, son of Editor L. W. Geen of the Conservative, who shot himself in the left breast. To Investigate Cause of Death. Shenandoah—Because of the indigness of the death of the widow of William, a prominent citizen of this city, his heirs and their attorney, Predick Fisher, will have the body exhumed and an examination will be made of the contents of the stomach by experts brought here for the purpose. Because of the peculiar manner in which his death was caused, the idea of the heirs, seem consistent with the life and the intentions of the deceased. Paul Billingsley of Manchester, has been offered a position in river and harbor work with the United States government. He will be stationed at Dubuque for the present. Fights Big Oil Concern Sloux City—N. K. Wicks and the Iowa Tank Line company have started suit in the district court here against the National Refining company, asking $50,000 for breach of contract. The petition charges that the refining company, harassed the concern by disposing of inferior oil in its name, and misrepresented conditions. The battle of the City company started the concern in Iowa at $200.00. The National Refining company is the strongest competitor of the Standard Oil company and it is alleged the refiners saw in the local concern dangerous competition. New Claimant for Estate. New claimant I for Shenandoah A. a new claimant for the Shenandoah A. law estate has appeared here in the person of Clarence Griffin, who claims to be an illegitimate son of A. A. Miller. Griffin demands one-third of the estate, and has instituted an action at law to get it. Mrs. A. A. Miller filed suit some time ago to contest the will and had about reached a settlement with the other heirs when the new estate appeared. The real estate is personal property there is about $10,000 in cash in the banks to be distributed. Conrad Geiss is Dead Council Bluffs—Conrad Geise, one of the best known men in western Iowa is dead. The deceased came here in 53, and when the prohibitory law went into effect, was operating a large brewery. While the brewery did not come under the operation of the law, Mr. Geise closed it from a sense of duty. For many years he has operated a model stock farm of 800 acres, one of the finest in the state, near here. On it are buildings that cost $20,000 and they house stock of much value. Pensions Granted. Washington, D. C.-Pensions have been granted the following Iowaans: Franklin Aukerman, $20; Charles Cady, $20; D. Curtis, $15; Marie F. Eddy, $12; A. Gose, $15; J. M. Gudgel, $12; A. Carse C. Hanse, $12; P. Johnstone, $15; E. Hunt, $20; Johnstone, $20; J. Joseph Sylvain, $24 special act; I. N. Wilson, $15; Willem Wlmmer, $30, special act; W. W. Wright, $20. Iowa City Pioneer Dead Iowa City.—Joshua H. Secrist, for many years one of the most prominent and wealthy farmers of Johnson county, died at his home in Iowa City, where he has resided since he moved from his farm four years ago. Mr. Secrist, during his forty years' residence in the county, occupied many positions of trust and confidence. Children Assaulted. Council Bluffs.-Friends of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Raasch, living near Greenfield, Ia., are in a mood to administer summary punishment upon the two unknown men who were accused of the absence of the parents and assaulted two of their children, should the fiends be overtaken. Women Boost for Park. Dougherty—Thirty women of this place have organized themselves into a booster club for a city park. The organization is headed by Mrs. H. E. Fowler, president; Mrs. W. J. H. Christians, vice president; Miss Maude Wetz, secretary, and Mrs. John Solberg, treasurer. Court Dismisses Sult Council Bluffs—Judge T. C. Murger of the United States district court for Nebraska, held a brief session of court here. The court dismissed a suit grown out of a claim against a number of farmers for lack of jurisdiction. Partridges Turned Loose Pioneer—Forty-eight Hungarian partridges were turned loose by Game Warden Henry Pratt. The birds will fly to the field, where there is a good supply of them. Johnson County Man Dies. Johnson County Johnson City—Johann H. Sorest, 63, one of the most prominent citizens of Johnson county, is dead at his home here. Brings Rocks Into Court. Sioux City—Mrs. J. Bordunos, who lives near Morningside, walked four miles to police court carrying a sack containing rocks weighing about sixty pounds. She used the rocks in court to prove that Joe Welsh had thrown them at her house. Shows Fight Pictures—Fined. Doris—the manager of a moving picture show at Wlese tried to show the Jeffries Johnson fight but the mayor arrested him and fined him $100. Winterst Banker Weds Mile Whedon Winterst—Nelson Berthols, cashier at the Madison County bank of Winterst, and Miss W. W. Whedon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Whedon, were married. Mrs. Whedon, mother of the bride, is state president of the Iowa Women's Relief corps. Five Years for Carving. Mason City—Robert Little has been given five years imprisonment for carving Billy Moore with a WELL-TIME FOR A NIGHT! A-AH-HH! Mahanaghi, Newspaper BLOW UP BARRACKS REBELS EXPLODE NITRO-GLYCERIN UNDER BUILDINGS OCCUPIED BY DIAZ TROOPS. MEXICO TO SHOW NO MERCY Lenency for Insuercrests is at an End—Citizens of United States, Held in Jails, Are Assured Civil Trials for Sedition. El Paso, Tex.—Two heavy charges of nitro-glycerin were exploded under the barracks occupied by Mexican troops Wednesday night at Juarcez Mexico, and the buildings occupied by Mexican officials badly damaged. The attempt to blow up the barracks is attributed to revolutionists. Two of a small band of insurrectors who secretly had entered the town were wounded and captured. Assurance of the safety of all Americans who confined in Mexican prisons is given in an official statement issued at Juarez. Americans now prisoners will be given trials in the civil courts on charges of sedition against the Mexican government, but hereafter all American, whether citizens of the United States or not, may be subject to the death penalty under summary military procedure. The statement from the Mexican officials was issued relative to the seventeen foreigners now imprisoned in the federal jail at Casas Grandes. Fifteen of them are Americans. Pending their tails they will be given the prisoner due to the officers of Art Colonel Cuellar, in command at Casas Grandes, is suffering from wounds, and as soon as he is able to move, the prisoners will be marched 170 miles to Chihuahua to face the civil courts. The two other foreigners are European "soldiers of fortune" who have been in Central American revolutions. Colonel Manuel Tamborel, military commander at Juarez, said: "The Americans have not been shot and will not be. Colonel Cuellar has so reported to us here and to Mexico City. It is the intention to give the men a fair trial. This does not mean, however, the same consideration will give to foreigners here after captured." Colonel Tamborel at first said he had been advised that forty foreigners had been captured, but later said the report was incorrect. He said he had not received the names of the Americans. He said the citizens of the United States now fighting in the insurrection ranks number 600. The largest force is with Capt. Oscar G. Creighton, who has been active in blowing up railroad bridges. Government officials received orders to put a stop to the crossing of Americans from El Paso into the insurgent territory. Colonel Jalal A. Sargery Dell, an American jailer in El Paso, Mexico on a charge of conspiracy against the Mexican government, is reported as being held incommunicado. Colonel Lajol, in command of the Mexican force of 500 men at Ensenada, is expecting a second detachment of 500 men from Manzanillo, Mexico. He announced that following the attack, he would take the field and clear it. He would take the California of rebels from the ocean to Mexcall and the Gulf of California. Calexico, Cal.-Firing from the American side of the international line, Mexican customs officials at Igldones Wednesday sent a volley into the insurrects, the latter replying by firing across the line into the American town of Andrade. No one was wounded so far as is known. Roads Pay Heavy Fines Buffalo, N. Y.—The New York Central was Wednesday finned $15,000 and the Pennsylvania railroad $20,000 by Judge Hazel in the United States district court. The railroads had entered pleas of guilty to granting rebates to the Standard Oil Company. John D. Is coming North. August 16. John D. Rockefeller, after spending the winter, started Wednesday for New York city, and later will go to Cleveland. Rock Wrecks Two Trains Baltimore, Md.—An immense rock, its weight estimated at fifty tons, falling on the tracks of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Holloffell, twenty miles away, caused the wrecking of two freight cars Tuesday. Seven trainmen were injured. Favor Votes for Women. Carson, Nev.—The senate Tuesday passed the measure submitting the Senate's suffrage to a vote of the people. The assembly previously passed the bill. SEES U. S.-JAP WAR GERMAN EXPERT IS PREPARING CRITICAL OPINION. Count Asserts Statesmen Convince Empire Must Have Absolute Control of Pacific to Exist. Berlin.—The famous German writer Count Reventow, whose reputation in Germany as an expert entitles him to grave consideration, is preparing a critical opinion for publication concerning the relations of the United States and Japan. The count asserts Japan unquestionably is preparing for an aggressive war against the United States with as much care as she prepared for the struggle with Russia. He says states men are convinced the nikado's emire cannot control as a great power without absolute naval supremacy in the Pacific, which also is indispensable to her commercial prosperity. "The desire for this supremacy is the logical result of Japan's efforts to command the Chinese markets and defeat the attempted conquest thereof by the Americans," says the count. "Japan realizes she does not possess the enormous financial resources or the technical commercial efficiency of the United States that the United States has the means to expand her navy and army beyond the power of Japan to compete." Therefore, according to Count Reventlow, Japan's aim is to deprive the United States of all bases in the Pacific before the American fleet has attained an overwhelming supremacy over that of Japan. It is clear that by seizing the Philippines, Hawaii and the American portion of Samoa, as well as Guam, Japan has gained and unalterable advantage for herself. The count goes on to say there can be no doubt that Japan is now in a position to seize these islands. WALL FALLS. ELEVEN DEAD Contractors and Workmen Are Caught Beneath Tona of Debris at Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.—A gale, varying in velocity, caused the collapse of the walls of the burned J. H. Fall building Wednesday, burying beneath a car load of debris, insurance men, contractors, the number of 30 and of this number 11 dead have been taken out and as many more injured. Two additional dead are in sight. All hope for rescuing others alive has been abandoned, although superhuman efforts are being employed to lift the train load of shivered timbers and wrecked masonry that covers the remaining, all of whom are thought to be colored laborers. The dead bodies was that of Ralph McCullom, a contractor whose body was fearfully crushed. He was a brother of Guy McCullom, the widely known singing actor. ROUGH RIDERS HOLD REUNION Colonel Roosevelt Has Happy Time With Old Friends of the Saddie. Albuquerque, N. M.-Former President Roosevelt was in his glory last Wednesday, renewing friendships with old comrades in arms of the Spanish-American war. The Rough Rider regiment, of which Roosevelt was colonel, opened its annual reunion here, and one Iel of the diplomatic speaker at the opening exercises. The will come to a close tomorrow. Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt joined the colonel's party here and will stay with him during the remainder of his trin. Miners May Call Strike Columbus, O.—Tom L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, declared in a speech here Tuesday that ten thousand coal miners in the Tuscarawas field would go on strike if an increase in wages was not granted them by March 20. Kill Sunday Ball in New York. Albany, N.—Y. After a long debate the assembly Tuesday defeated by a vote of 65 years to 72 years the bill to legalize Sunday baseball by amateurs. Deputy Sheriffs Ard Stain. Stearns, Ky.-H. M. Holloway and J. T. Lovett, deputy sheriffs, were shot and killed here Monday while guarding the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific railroad coal chutes. Both men were shot from ambush. New Orleans Firm Falls. New Orleans—At the opening of the cotton exchange Monday the suspension of the brokerage firm of Kepling & Brown was announced. No effect upon the market was noted at the opening. END DANVILLE PROBE GRAND JURY ADJOURNS AFTER RETURNING 14 INDICITMENTS. Resolutions Adopted Urge the Enactment of Rigid Laws to Stop Practices. Danville, Ill.-The Vermillion county vote inquiry, started eight weeks ago, was ended Tuesday, almost a complete failure. The grand jury was dismissed until April 17, after returning but 14 indictments for political offenses. The politicians or prominent ones were indicted, the accused about the polls. In extenuation of the failure to accomplish anything of importance the grand jury made public a set of resolutions which, in view of their final report, was considered remarkable. They claim that evidence was concealed. The indictments returned charge conspiracy to bay votes and perjury. The resolutions adopted follow: "The grand jury now completing its work has discovered that a most astounding state of political corruption prevails in Vermont county and Danville township especially; that the election laws have been flagrantly violated and that vast sums of money have been frequently used in corrupting the electorate. "That political corruption has frequently found, encouragement in the enactment of public officials, a notable instance of recent occurrence being found in the appointment of W. C. Brown as election commissioner of Danville by County Judge Lawrence N. Allen. The grand jury further demanded that drastic legislation be enacted remedying the present laws providing for the punishment of vote buyers as well as vote sellers, as the present laws are declared to be unconstitutional in so far as the punishment of vote buyers is concerned. STANDARD ASKS RETRACTON John D. Archbold Telegraphs Elgin Pastor Who, Asails the Company. New York—The Standard Oil company does that it subscribed to a corruption fund alleged to have been used to secure William Lorimer his seat in the senate. The following telegram was sent last Thursday to the Rev. Milton B. Williams, pastor of the First Methodist church, Elgin, Ill.: "Dear Sir: In the morning papers of this date it is reported that at a mass meeting held in Elgin to denounce Senator William Lorimer, you said that $625,000 had been spent in the recent session of congress to obtain the acquittal of Senator Larry L. Hancock, who was put up by the Standard Oil company and other life financial interests. "As the statement is fouly and wholly false so far as it concerns the Standard Oil company, I call on you for an immediate public and complete retraction and an apology for libel and slander. The heat of public discussion does not protect the plain citizen, much less a minister of the gospel, in such unmeasured denunciations, from the irrevocable nature of the statement." "JOHN D. ARCHBOLD," "Vice-President Standard Oil Company. 26 Broadway, New York." TWENTY-SIX DEAD IN SLIDE Only Four of Track-Laying Gang Able to Escape High Mass of Snow Virginia, Minn.—Ten bodies, crushed almost to one unrecognizable mass of flesh and bones, have been recovered from the Norman open-pit mine where an avalanche of earth, rock, ice and snow buried twenty-six miners. The other miners, but the mine officials are, bending every effort to expedite the work of rescue. The catastrophe was due, it is said, to the thaws of the last few days suddenly loosening bowlers and earth and forcing the ore body to slide toward the bottom of the pit. Only four who were working on the outwaters had an chance to run, and the escaped a balloon. Three of these are in a hospital suffering from probably fatal injuries. FREED OF BRIBERY CHARGE Illinois Legislators Declared "Not Guilty" of Conspiracy in Connection With Furniture Contracts. Springfield, Ill., March 13.—After three and one-half hours' deliberation, during which time about twenty-one ballots were taken, the jury in the trial of State Senator Stanton C. Pemberton of Oakland and of former Representative Joseph S. Clark of Vandalia, who are charged with entering into a conspiracy to secure money corruptly for their votes in awarding the contract for the furnishing of the senate and house chambers of the state house, returned a verdict of "not guilty." Turn Down Stage "Cuss" Law, New York—Public opinion and not laws should regulate the use of profanity on the stage, in the opinion of the board of aldermen, which Wednesday refused to pass such an ordinance. Iowa Puts Off Liquor Issue Des Molnes, Ia—The Iowa senate Wednesday killed the resolution for a constitutional prohibitory amend- ment convention by adopting the com- mittee report for indefinite postpone- ment. Bandits Rob Uutah Hotel. Ogden, Utah—The Reed hotel, in the center of the business district of this city, was robbed by two masked men. The hotel is within a half block of the central police站 clerk Uanand, and five guests were lined up against the wall and while one of the bandits pointed a pistol at the men, the senate robb- made Clerk Uanend open the safe and embody about $700 into a bag. The robbers then left without molesting the five men lined up against the wall. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HOLDS CORPORATION TAX IS CONSTITUTIONAL Justice Day Read Decision—Law Provides That All Incorporated Bodies Shall Pay Tax on Net Income Above $8,000. Washington—Without a dissenting opinion the Supreme court of the United States Monday handed down its decision holding the corporation tax law constitutional. Thus ended a controversy waged almost continuously since President Taft suggested its enactment to congress. Justice Day read the decision in the corporation tax case suits testing the law having been brought from every section of the country. By its affirmation the revenues of the national treasury are increased annually more than $25,000,000 from the tax on the net incomes of corporations doing business for profit, in addition to which the principle of the right to be such tax is applied to, by such all or for which the government has been striving, access to the books of the big corporations and full publics with regard to their affairs is abolutely assured. The main points of the opinion, as read by Justice Day, are: It was within the power of the senate to insert the corporation provisions in a tariff law which originated in the house. The tax is an "excise tax on the doing of business," which is exactly the government defended the law. The provisions of the law are not the arbitrary exercise of a power. This was urged in argument as one reason why the law should be held unconstitutional. The tax is regarded as measured by income rather than being a tax on income. The all the objections to the tax raised by suits in all parts of the country none of them was found sufficient to nullify the law. Near the outset of the opinion is the statement that the tax "is imposed not upon the franchises of the corporation, irrespective of their use in business, nor upon the property of the corporation, but upon the doing of corporate or insurance business, and with respect to the carrying on thereof in a sum equivalent to one per centum of the entire net income over and above $5,000 received from all sources during the year—that is, when imposed in this manner, it is a tax upon the doing of business with the other sources in the othericularities of corporate or joint stock organizations of the character described. As the latter organizations share many benefits of corporate, interests it may be described generally as a tax upon doing business, in corporate capacity." The tax is one per cent. of the entire net income over and above $5,000 received from all sources. "The income," said Justice Day, "is not limited to such as is received from property used in the business strictly speaking, but is expressly declared to be upon the entire net income above $5,000 from all sources excluding the amounts received as dividends on stocks in other corporations, joint stock companies or associations, and the amount received to the tax. In other words, the tax is imposed upon the doing of business of the character described and the measure of the tax is to be the income with the deduction stated, received not only from property used in business, but from every source." Justice Day drew the distinction between the corporation tax and the former income tax law, which was declared unconstitutional, in answering objections that had been made to the law. He said the income tax was held to be direct because imposed on property simply because of its ownership. In the present case," said Justice Day, "the tax is not payable unless there is a carrying on or doing of business in the designated capacity and this is made the occasion for the tax, measured by the standard prescribed. The difference between the actual doing of business in a certain way." Justice Day first considered whether, as claimed, the law made an unconstitutional distinction between the corporations and partnerships or individuals. He said there was a substantial difference between the carrying on of business between corporations taxed and the same business when conducted by a private firm or individual. Measurement of the tax by the net income of the corporation or the company received by it from all sources was defended by Justice Day in his apinon as not being so unequal and so arbitrary and baseless as to fall outside of the taxing power. Charles H. Remington is Dead. Watertown, N. Y.—Chairman H. Remington, treasurer of the Remington Martin Paper company, died Wednesday, caused by a slight cut on his hand in flicted about a week ago. Carnagie to Lore $800,000 New York.-At the Carnegie Trust company inquiry before the grand jury in New York city Wednesday it was stated that Andrew Carnegie would lose $800,000 by the forgery of an official in the wrecked bank. Killie Turner and Himself Ban Francisco--R. R. Mostyn, a gunner on the cruiser California, Tuesday day shot and killed Bessie Cook, a dance hall singer, with whom he was infatuated, and Hugo Randall, a hotel clerk, and then committed suicide. Selective Trip to Start. Iowa City, Ia.—The war department Tuesday modified Prof. C. C. Nutting that the scientific expedition he is to lead to the Layasan island, to study the fating will call this summer, as carefully planned. ‘DAVENPORT NOTES. “with Masonic boners, The member of 1 Ms ‘honors. Tian Lodge No, 19, buried thelr be- Joved brother, Mr, | Fred. Calaway, ;, afternoon, March 9, Hiram foi ooo from their hall on Sec ‘ond and Ripley streets to 17th and Main ‘streets, the residence of the late Mr. Calaway, where a large sympathetic ‘crowdof relatives and friends had gath- ‘ered to pay their last tribute of respect to an honored citizen. Rev. T. B. Sto- vall gave a very fitting eulogy upon the life and work of the deceased Inter ment at Oakdale cemetery, Miss Cor- nin Calaway of Kansas City, Mo., and ‘Mrs, Fannie Stanley of St. Louis, Mo., ‘the sister and neice of the late Fred Calaway returned to their homes Mon- day evening. ‘Mr A. L. Hall of Washington, lows, made a flying visit to the Tri-Cities Fri- day. Mr, Hall's business wes 80 urged ‘and had to be accomplished with such dispatch that he did not have time to all on any of his many friends. Mr Hall is a delegate to the District con- ference, which meets in Moline, March 2ist. and then we will see more of him ‘Mr. Wm. Manning has boughts home at 1609 Bridge avenue. Mr. Manning will go into the poultry business anc will have springers on the market by the time the buds are out good. ‘The T. A. Anderson of Frankfort, Ky., will conduct class in millinary. Mrs, Hattie Lambert of South Rock Island, [1l,, financial secretary of Bethel Stewardnesses’ board, was an over night visitor in Davenport, lest week ‘Mrs, S M McDowell wrs a caller at the A.M. E. parsonage last week. ‘The Third Baptist church had three big services Sunday, upon the occasion ‘of s monthly rally. The Third Baptist church has been divided into clubs, the being to raise money to relieve the church of all financial embarrassment. ‘The E. L. D. club were royally enter- ‘tained at the residence of Mrs Georgia Perkins, S. Rigley St Business was traisacted expeditiously and systemat- | ieslly, after which a two-course lunch- eon was very much enjoyed by the fair ‘sex thus assembled. Webster E. Stovall, a member of the Davenport high school track team met with quite 2 painful accident while practicing with the team strained the ligaments in his left ankle and is con- fined to his home, but expects to be out in = few days. Quite a number of Davenporters at- tended the Tricity S S Union at Wayman chapel A. M. E church, Rock Island, Monday, March 13, 1911. Sunday, March 19, is Stewardess day at A ME. church. There will bea program at night, which promises to be the best that has yet been put on. Rev 8, Stouvail will preacha sermon to railroad men on April 9, 1911, at 7:45. in the evening. Rev. Stovall spent 12 years of his life as a railroad man, and no doubt has many good things to say. regarding railroad life, All of the rail~ road men rrnning in and out of the Tri- cities will do well to arrange to hear this sermon. He will tell how he pre- pared bis first sermon on the road be- tween New Yo.k and Chicago, being at that time in Wagner service. He will also tell how he got an old time spotter discharged, and how to sleep between station and not yet caught, | Mr, Gross, a brother of Mrs. Lena James, who wat brought home sick few days ago is some better, | Mrs. Charles Wilkinson, who has been in St, Luke's hospital for the last six weeks was taken to the house of her brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Shepard, on West 16th street, where she and her husband will room for an indefinite time. f Mrs. Wilkinson's many friends con- gratulate her on her miraculous recoy- covery. Mrs, Lottie B. Crawford has had a relapse and is now lying very low at the homie of Mrs. Sarah Huston. Brother Thomas Mitchell filled the pulpit Sunday morning for Rev. Stovall. Brother Mitchell preached a very good sermon considering the fact that he had no previous preparation. All who desi:e to subscribe for the Bystander, see rs. C. H, Marshall. Davenport will be blessed with anoth- er brass band, known as Bates Light Guard Band. This band is composed of first class young men, who make a showing commendable when ever they appear in public, This is something that the Tri-cities haye long needed. It is up to the colored citizens to sup- port these boys by givin, them some- thing to do and pay them for the same. What is life without music? ‘Three cheers for the Light Guard Band! ‘The Mt. Olive Aid society met Thurs- day with Mrs, Huffman, After regu- Jar businers the hostess served a deli. cious two-course luncheon, assisted by Mrs, Grant White. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edmonds le‘t last Wednesday for Des Moines where he is a delegate to the U. M. W. A. Mrs. James Bowles entertained at her home, Saturday, her little Sunday schoo! class The afternoon was spent in frolic ‘and games, after which a luncheon was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Battles and Miss Laura Brown. © When in ‘Bt, Joseph go to 5 Lankfard’s: Cafe ae ‘Lonch, Meals and - © Short Orders. eres at ot Moses meee NAT sR cl Ped “Rev. and Mrs. Jas, Bowles left Mon- day evening for Des Moines where abe will visit her parents, Mr. and Mra. Peter Bell, 1240, Jefferson street. Mrs Drew Hughes entertained, Fri day evening, at her home, » host of friends in honor of her sister, Mrs. Fannie Scott’a(?) birthday. After games and conversation the bostess [served « delicious two-course lunch. At ‘a late hour all departed for ther bore, reporting Mrs. Hugh aroyal entertainer ‘Miss Gertrude Barber is quite sick at her home, Her many friends hope for her speedy recovery. Rev, Jas. Bowles left for Des Moines Tuesday morning tor Clarinda where be will attend the board meeting of the Towa and Nebraska association. ‘A large number of the people went to Des Moines Sunday to bear Doctor Booker T. Washingion’s lecture. The Progrersive Art club met Wed- Inesday with Mrs. Allie Duier After Dasiness the hostess served a delightful luncheon. ‘The W.H. and F, M, society met Fri- day with Mrs, Fields, After a routine lof business the hostess served a deli ‘cious lunct.eon, When you have rheumatism in your foot or instep apply Chamberlain's Lini- ‘ment and you will get quick relief, It costs but aquarter. Why auger? For ala toy all seagate. Help Save the Church, Rock Island, Ills., March 14, 1911. Mr. Thompson, editor of the State Mystander. Dear sir: Will you kindly print the ffllowing in your paper? You can arrange it yourself if it is not ask- ing too much of your valtable time. The Second Baptist church of Rock Island, known as the McKinley chapel, is about to be lost. ‘The members have got to vacate in twelve months or pay the mortgage of $1,812. It almost seems impossible for it’s members to raise the money, So the sinner men have organized a club, with the unde-stand- ing that all money raised shall be payed on the church and if not tobe refunded. They wish to get one hundred or one hundred and fifty members dues is to be 31.00 a month to be placed in the bank by the clubs officers. The follow ing officers were elected: President, A. H, Dawson; Vice-Pres., Wm. Morrison; See'y, Robt. Thompson; Commission- ere, Wm. Taylor, Chas. Shepard and and Wm. Thompson. REORUE ITEM: Mr. Sumner Jones, who bas been re- siding in Quincy, Il., for some time is quite ill at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs. W. H Jones, 1123 Concert st. Mr. John Herris is very ill at the old homestead, 1219 S organ street. Friends wish for hima speedy recovery. ‘Miss Edna Draine has recovered from serious.attack of illness and has re- turned to her school at St. Charles, Mo. Mr. and Mrs, H. Ashley hes sold ther home at 1423 Franklin street, and a much better place and better locality. Mrs. Ashley's health is very poor and it is greatly feared that an operation will be necessary her many friends hope that she may soon recover. ‘A very quiet weding was solemnized Wednesday eyening, March 8th at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ed. Kryant 1320 Morgan street, in which theirson, Law- rence and Miss Luella yers, both of Keokuk, were united in holy wedlock at 9 o'clock, The Rev. Brice U Taylor officiated. ‘They are atighly respected young couple, and their many friends wish for them much happiness and a long and prosperous maraied life. They will be at home to thei many friends ut 1825, Morgan street, After the cere- mony a dainty luncheon was server, Little Doffeny Anderson is quite ill at her home 1408 Fulton street ‘The drama entitled the Old Maids convention was given at the A. M. E, church Thursday evening and was a great success. It was well presided by twenty-five Old Maids, each one acting their part in a charmieg manner. The management deserves great credit for the way the affair was conducted. It was also a financial success. RS ER Don’t let the tailor or ready made man tell you that we can- not make you a suit to order for $15.00—which is satisfactory— ‘They will say it can’t be done. The British Woolen Co offers $500.00 Reward if you can name any one in the U. S. who will make you as good a suit, and will show you as fine a selection of woofens in quality, style and workmanship ag we do, Don’t let themsfool you, but call and convince yourself, We now have our complete line of Spring and Summer wool- ens for your inspection. Suit or Overcoat to-Order 2 98 STORES JN THE U. 8. Ww co. Vetter Reg se, A | ems ae ‘Mr John Alden of Milwaukee, is. is visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs, Maria Alden 1407 Morgan street, Mra. 0 Fleldeeaye a very ‘successful Jenten tea March 2d. for the benefit of the chureh of St. Mary the Virgin, at her home 1125 Fulton st-eet Mra B, L Anderson gave a lenten tes, Thursday hfternoon, March 9th for the benefit of the church of St. Mary the Virgin, at her home 1403 Fulton stroet It was quite a success "Word was received in the city of the death of Geo. McKee, of Mt Pleasant Mr McKee formerly lived in Keokuk. He was industrious and weil known in the city, being called the champion brick layer. He was also associated with a number of secret orders. Marriage license was iSeved Saturday to Mr Earl White and Miss Beatrice Roach. Do you krow that all the minor ail- ments colds are by far the most dang- erous? It is not the cold itself that you need to fear, but the serious diseases that it ofen leads to. Most of these are known as germ disezses. Pneumonia and consumption areamong them. Wby not take Chamberlain's Cough Remecy and eure your cold while you can? For sale by ail druggists SIOUX CITY ITEMS. [+ Ties: Banding aemaele of Soe ene Ot ‘rehearsing for Easter, which comes cn Apel 16th. Booker T Washington, the Negro ' educator of our race, spoke in the city last Friday evening at the auditorium. He was greeted by over two thousand people, mostly whites. He was invited here by the Northwes'ern teacher's as: sociation. His lecture was announced by all, just grand. He left here Sator- day to appear before several different churches in Des Moines, Rev, G. H. McDaniel, a prominent educator and Prof. J. H. Hamitton, both of chicago, are spending a week in our city in the interest of the Enter- prise Institute, a general trades school for negroes now established in Chicago. These men are out soliciting financial aid of which the sahool is badly in need. They are in hopos of raising a $50,000 fand, The lectures are delivered at the different churches this week and meet ing with good success. Thy will speak at the Dunbar Lyceum, which meets ‘Tuesday evening atthe A M. E. church. Mrs, Anna Norris, who has been con- fined to her bed for a week, is able to be up and around. | Mrs. C, B. Stubblefield. who has been ‘quite ill with the pheamonia, still is quite sick, "Mrs, Smith, who died of pneumonia and old age, last Thursday, was buried in the Mt. Calvery cemetery, Monday She didn’t have any relatives to mourn departure. | Mr, and Mrs David Shores has been been confined to their home for the past ‘two weeks with rheumatism, is much better at this writing | Mrs, Lewis of Missouri is in our city careing for her daughter, Mrs Owens. She expects to stay ap indefinite time. Miss Blair of Pierre, S. D., arrived in our city last week in the interest of the South Dakota Colony Co She will remain here a month in the interest of eer work. She goes to Chicago from here. Mrs Mary Knight and Mrs. Anthus Webb will soon leave for Clarinda, Ia., tomake it their future home. Their Husbands willgo Inter om: John W. Sicktesmith, Greensboro, Pa., has three children, and like most child- ren they frequently teke cold. ‘We have tried several Iinds of cough medi- cine,"” he says, ‘but have never found ary yet that did them as much good ae Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.” For anise by all denwetate, WA] nN 5 cea ee Oy 4 ee Y I NLSSer7 | U THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINKY OR CURLY HAIR.IT'S USE MAKES “STUBBORN, HARSH HAIR SOFTER, MORE. PLIABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO COMB AND | (PUT UPIN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT. WRITE FOR TESTIMONIES, TELLING HOW THIS REMARKABLE REMEDY MAKES SHORT, KINKY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAVY, BEST POMADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRUFF, ITCHING OF THE SCALP AND FALLING OUT OF THE HAIR, BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, GET THE CGENUINE,PUT UP IN 25+AND 50+ BOTTLES wit CHARLES FORD'S NAME ON EVERY PACKAGE. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. IF YOUR DRUGGIST CANNOT SUPPLY ‘YOU,WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU DIRECT (AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES SMALL SIZED BOTTLE,25% LARGE SIZED BOTTLESO+ THE OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 246 LAKE ST.DEPT.. 235 CHICAGO,ILL. ‘AGENTS WANTED. For Diseases of the >kin, Nearly all diseapes of the skin, as ‘sezems, tetter, salt rhoum and barbers’ itch, are characterized by an intense itching and smoarting, which often makes life a burden and disturbs sleep and rest, Quick relief may be had by applying Chamberiain’s Salve, It allays @ itehingyand smarting almost instant, Bes Many sites have besa cured by ite Por sale by all dealers, “He That Hath a Trade Hath‘an Estate” Hair Di ing, Manicuring, Ha’ $500 Wore'esctaf'nasege or” scaip $500 fm Veatment foresee dee and any one of forty other trades taught in ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE at rates correspondingly Jow, Teachers all graduates. | ; ‘Unprecedented offer to men and women, but just t this offer st once, _ TNMiAddress, REV. I MeDANIEL, D. D, > ‘8711 State Street "Chicago, Tit, ~NEW MOVEMENT Soci Forma a Washington. ES apepiers fr Mea tpg eer cola ee econ ie when a special committee composed of fs > Serger ste i “rfemor ce Laon way ected ad oo Eg ‘ee y L. Scott secretary, and Rev. W. W. Mayle. superintendent of international Sunday school work and member of the editorial staff of the Washington ‘American, wat appointed chairman of the committee on publleity. Plans and Scope of the Movement. ‘The following plans were adopted: ‘That we create and incorporate a perma- nent organization to be known, styled and called the Emancipation Commemorative society, with perpetual existence; that the Organization shail consist of a president, fone vice president for each state repre- sented in the sockety, a recording secre- tary, a corresponding secretary, a finan- clal secretary, a treasurer and an execu- tive committee consisting of the several chairmen of the subordinate committees— ‘viz, committees on finance, program, print- Ing, Invitations, speakers, music, legisia- lon, public comfort, publicity, decora- tion, art and receptions; that the soclety shall hold a semicentennial in 1913 com- menmurate with the progress of the col- fored people during the last fifty years, that the celebration be held in Washing- ton tn 1913, that It be national in charac- ter and that the people from alt parts of the country be Invited to participate in it; thet the plan and scope be such as to Og b>] Se eo oe 2 Bete gies! show to the best advantage the progress. of the race since emancipation: that the celebration. be styled “a national jubilee In celebration of the Aftieth anniversary of the fssuance of the emancipation proc- Jamation."* \ Proposed Building to Be Erected. "At least one building of the proposed celebration should be of a permarient structure so ae to provide a place for the ‘meeting of thie annual congress. It should contain @ commodious auditorium, a ie brary containing all the works of colored futnors and all’ of the books about col- ied people by whomtorver written, an ‘ndustriat hall in’ which exhibits showing the industry of the rce might be placed, an art gallery In which could be exhibit: ed the art of the colored people of the World, an art studio where our aspiring youths might work out thelr creations un: er proper direcgions and a hail of tame providing @ niche for the bust or slab to the memorg of Abraham Lincoln, Clyases 8 Grant. John Brown, Charles Sumner, Thaddeus Stevens. Wililam Lioyd Garri- ton, Frederick Dougians,’Wendell Philips, Owen Lovejoy, Joshua R Giddings, Lo: eretin Mott, Henry Ward Beecher, Har- Het Beecher Stowe, Robert Purvis, George 4. Downing, “John M. Langston and others. Riddings Left Nothing to Tuskeges. ‘The Tuskegee (Aln.) Student denies the statement which appeared receutls fa many papers throughout the coun ‘try to the effect that the late Henry Ridings of Slowx City. Ja. 10 his will bequeathed $320.00 to the Tuskegee Institute, There Is no provision in Mr Ridings’ will for Tuskegee Institute. aud the r¢hoot often suffers from just ‘such statements an thin [earn \ Trade | ODD FELLOWS — -. OF AMERICA, Growih of the Gran United _ Order Since 1844, ABLE MEN wri ITS RANKS There has been so much criticism of the work of the blennial movable com- mittee of the Grind United Order of Odd Fellows, which held Its Ofteenth session in Baltimore Inst September, that little oF no tine oF attention has been given to the real merits, and achievements of the organization as whole. ‘The Grand United Order of Odd Fe lows of America was founded by Pe- ter Ogden, ‘The Sst three lodges the outgrowth of his teachings were PU lomathean, No, 646, and Hamilton. No 710, of New York and Unity lodge. No TIL, of Puilndelphia. ‘The growth of the order since 1844 to the present time hns been marvelous, Scattered throughout the country there are 5,045 lodges, 3,891 house. a [ee i i i <p fo | li: | Vigse ae bee ss | / aa | Wi 2 oS an Se yy a a2 re 4 Bos BON So MeN ars holds, 360 past grand masters’ coun- clis, 143 patriarchies and 767 juvenile branches. The total membership of the order, including all departments. Is 452.546. Among the men of note who were conspicuous as leaders in the public functions and work of the last bleanial convention were: Major General Jared W. Ford and bis chief trumpeter, Colonel Joseph Clinton Ed- wards of Atlantic City, N. J.: chief of staff, John H. Bucker, Chicago; ad. futant general, Colonel George W. Dawley, Philadelphia; inspector gener- al, Colonel James 0. Holmes, Wash- tngton; quartermaster general, Colonel Edgar Starliag, Washington; judge ad- ‘yocate general, Colonel James A. Fox, Indianapolis; surgeon general, Colonel 1. L. Roberts, Boston; chief engineer, Colonel J. R. F, Browne, Washington; chief mustering officer, Colonel Wesley Davenport, Boston; commissary gen- eral, Colonel George W. Hays, Cincin- nati; paymaster general, Colonel James H. Young, Raleigh, N. C.; chaplain, Pore Gl, ) -—e2 ta ’ 22 ee 7 w-* Be °. i a v Fee fe a ‘ ) . J i “ et aaa re Rte Sc Colonel George E. Moore. Columbus 0.; aid-de-camps, Colonel Harry Frank Wu, Baltimore; Colonel G. A. Smith Phoebus, Va., and Colonel James W Branson, Wheeling, W. Va. ‘The several regiments were headed ag follows: First, Colonel W. C. Gras of Washington: Second, Colonel Job W. Anderson of Pittsburg; Third, Colo nel P. H. Edwards of Philudelphin Seventh, Colonel D. B. Allen of New Haven, Conn: Twelfth, Major Law rence, ‘and a regiment composed of Patriarchs made up trom the remain ing twelve regiments who only. sen: delegates and officers, ‘The second anc third divisions were composed 0: lodges, househiolds. past grand maste: councils, nutional and foreign ofticer- of the order. s@ipecte A Good Garde SAE DS 5 TESS Sy tees See Pleasure, Health and Profit SE) in a by szreines hectare anaes Fowl by ' IA seers ssi SP eh Sat recta (al Sk eld” NOW 1S THE TIME ier Rg MR Saces acueccartalerngnenecen wei raats fi peed BAS Oi have cversubiag stared sony ft voor surton aad 2 sp FARM SHDD = fpeeots SESE nseers soe" NZ, IOWA SEED COMPANY, Des Moines, lowa, EES meme THK OHIGLAAL fe —_ Src i a ae in cou Be “8 Vee ee eg) ti TES? iw ae baa We Grew Our Hair, | ES CEMA Now Let Us Grow E yi mR | es ‘a al Yours with i bP ree i 1PORO 7 fe Pi TRADE maRK When we frst began our wonderful work of growing all kinds, all qualities, ail lengths, ‘and all conditions of hair, even to the growing of hair on bald places of the head, many versous scorned the idea that auch thing waa poset ble; but we have grown the hair for hundreds; rapidly acbieving success, Th Proof of the value of our work is that we are being imitated and largely bY persons whose own hair we have actually grown and the further fact that they have very frequently mentioned un when trying to sell their goods (saying that theirs is the same or ‘just us geod") or referred to PORO. We advise you @ tse only PORO Hair Grower, (the oldest and best of ite kind.) Gee that the samo PORO is on every box, uot genuine without {, Prepared esly by Mrw A.M, POPE. Beware of imitations, Call, or address mail to 8100 Pine Street. |” POPE- TURD Moe EEaEauaEEE——————————— PUT. MONEY IN BANK AND’ P FISTULA= ne Giri Cuneo Rectal Diseases Cured Without operation. Le eee 4 0 . $ Piles and See eae FREED i) DR. © ¥. OL : . a « (Get, BD ned Leaaet Hf. (ee nae ee ee hone i College Ceures In Politics. To Columbia university belongs ‘the eredit of offering the first course de figned to give atudente s practical knowledge of the conduct of pollticel affairs. That institution has asked the bureau of municipal research in New York to give the members of the class the benefit of the experience it bas @erived from the study of the af fairs of that city, and the Invitetion has been accepted. The growing de mand for the adoption of the sclen- tific methods of city governments lends support to the view that college men will be in demand In this de partment of the public service, hence the propriety and usefulness of a unt versity course established on the lines indicated by the innovation at Colum bia, ‘aches “G: Uiey Let" Sydney Brooks, writing to the iain fon Chronicle about Haitin rays the Haitians were the first people in the world to abolish slavery, and Mrs. C ReMiller, writing In Leslie's, Weekly. says of Haiti: “In that little repubtle covering about 10,000 square miles within five days’ sail of New York, cae may encounter mofe strange complica tions and a greater disregard for hw: man life than in the remote coun trles of the east. Situated in the very heart of the West Indies, where civilization exists in a high degree, Haiti alone bas kept her doors closed to progress. She became gn independ: ent state more than’ 100 ‘years ago er rich lands were already under cnl- tivation, but the lazy natives allowed the plantations to gd to ruin, and for ests have grown up instead.” Farm Employment for Criminals. Gov. Harris of Obio believes that criminals can be employed on @ farm with advantage to themselves and the state. He proposes that prisoners in the penitentiary who are not com: firmed criminals be transferred to the reformatory and put to work on the state farm. “It is the conditions of our eitfes that breed crime,” says the governor. “Most of it can he traced to.fdleness and drink, and idleness Is frequently the cause of drink. There is little drink in the country and prac tically no idleness. If the young mp who hud slipped over the bounds of 4 law were taught scientific farming he would come to like {t and escape the associates who carry him down whor he returns to the city.” Milk an Intoxieant. New York City aloue consumes an aually $40,000,000 quaits of milk. We drink 2,300,000 quarts a day. And this does not include mothers’ milk {or infants; just cows’ mils—watered and unwatered, for both infants and adults, “Milk,” says Emerson, “is readily made intoxicating in warm climates slmply by egitation. This teature was quickly discovered.” Be ing placed in a skin and slung from the shoulder or over the back. it was agitated by the motion of the hunter and fermentation was scon well under way. The skin waz undoubtedly none too clean, some milk of the previous day being left in it, which would ‘eck an 0 eaven: ‘A Pleasant Physic. When you want a pleasant physic give Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tab- lets atrial. They are mild and gentle in their action and always produce 8 pleasant cathartic effect. For sele at druggists, ~ Where Wife Is Master. In Abyssinia the wife ts master. 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The Iowa State Bystander ts the oldest Afro-American journal pub Iished in Towa; It wag established in 1894, and is read by nearly all the colored people of Iowa. We ttave correspondents in the. follov" Ing. towns: Albia ..........,...Miss May Davis Ft. Madison... difse Luta Willtame Oskaloosa.......Luella B, Franklia Washington. 20. orseseeNo La Black Burlington......Mrs. J. E. Johnsow Moberly, Mo...Mrs. M. Etta Bolden Mt. Pleasant .... 20s... 20sesesee .esseees. Miss Maudlin Burnaugh Monmouth, Ill..,. Georgia Norwood Galesburg, Ill...Mayme Richardson Cedar Rapids........Mrs. H. Horne Peoria. Hess scecs Mien “Bell Law Davenport......Mrs. C. H. Marshall ‘St. Paul..........,.Mrs. Q. H. Hicks Minneapolis ............H. K. Gibbs Keokuk... loca. S. Blelde Rock Island... fre.” W. H. Moore Molife, Ill,,....Miss. Matie~ Tarver- Sioux City..........Miss Etta Grant | Clinton ........2.02...-.A. A. Bush: Ottumwa .... 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