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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XVII, No.1 OUR BOYS AND GRILS. Graduates from the Iowa High Schools. In this article we have tried to get the names of every colored graduate from the high schools of Iowa. Of course, it is not accurate, for doubtless we will have missed some, but it will be the best list ever printed and the most authentic yet published. Albia high school—Edward Ferguson was the first; Mrs. Jennie Ferguson, Mrs. Carrie S. Thomas, (Griffith), Miss May Francis Davis, Burdett Jones, Henrietta Jones, William Hollworthing, Nellie Grayson (Esters), and Wallace Monroe Davis. Fort Madison graduates—Mrs. Nellie McClellan Parker, 1892; Miss Susie Johnson, 1896; Mrs Lottie Carer (Carer), and Pearl Davis, 1900; Miss Anna Harper, 1905; Miss Irene Jackson and William Harper, 1908; Miss Jennie Harper, 1911. Albia high school. Thad S. Ruff, Mrs. May Ruff (Johnson). Albia high school—Miss Luck Good, (deceased); Edward W. Thompson, Mrs. Bertie Pugh (Lee). Debutur high school—Mrs. Lillian Taylor (Neal). Newton—Mrs. Josie Whitsett (Waldron), Mrs. Vergie Whitsett (White), Mrs. Lottie Blackwell (Taylor), Mrs. Lottie Green (Shirley), Mrs. Ella Maves (Lacas), Mrs. Eldora Green (Holmes) Miss Jessie Moore, Mrs. Genevieve Green (Tolliver), Fred Green, last two deceased. Coffax high—Mrs. Mable Douglas (Dillinger), Mrs. Beatrice Terrell (Crane), Misses Lessie and Ethel Terrell, she also graduated from the Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City, Mo.; J. Owen Redmon, 1909. Mt. Pleasant—Samuel R. Burnaugh, 1875; Susan Moseley (Grandison), 1881; Agnes M. Mason, 1883; Ida M. Fidler (Hackley), 1878; Wm. T. Mason, 1888; Luther Mason, 1889; James E. Mosley, Ida Godfrey, Maude Dorch (Spots), 1894; George Mason, 1895; Lyda Bartlett, Ione Mason (Burnaugh), 1898; Frec McCracken, 1898; Hattie Tailor (Poor), 1898; Nora Bartlett (Burnaugh), 1900; Onida Hedge (Watson). 1900; Mcra McCracken (Gaters), 1900; Cora Taylor (Mason) 1900; Rose Irish, 1901; Harris, Mora Harris, Mora Harris, 1902; Mora Barbuckle, 1902; Bartlett Hills 1902; Bertha Hawkins 1906; Holt 1905; Elizabeth Hawkins, 1906. Debutur high school reports Mrs. Anantha Stewart, 1905; Miss Estella Bush, 1908; Mrs. Missouria Dozier (Slater), 1908; F. P. Akens, 1900; Miss May Taylor, 1906; Miss Maude Beason, 1907; Miss Ida Taylor, 1901; Miss May Taylor, also graduate from the Chicago University in 1910. From the Lyons high school F. P. Alkens, 1896; Louis A. Alexander. Charinda—Mrs. Flora Knight (deceased), Miss Eliza Brown (deceased), Miss Mary Nash, Emmett Moss, 1910; Nellie Brown, Miss Susie Lee, 1911; Essex high school—Miss Lillian F. Wilkinson, 1900. College Springs high school gives us the Misses Florencee and Sarah Black, and Miss Anna Wanstreet. Coin high school reports Willie Prince, now a student in the North-Western University, Chicago; Langston Prince, now a student in the Omaha, Nebraska, college. Bodford high school reports Miss Roberta Laeus, 1905. From Gravity high school comes Miss Mahal Johnson, 1907; Fred Johnson, 1908. Creston——Miss Minnie Martin (deceased). Sioux City——Leland Washington, Erni Hackley. Those reporting from Washington: Mrs. Hattie Black (Jackson) 1872; Lucy Lindsay, 1878; Stella Black (Jacob) 1888; Mrs. Ophelia Jackson past 10 days, curate to Cairo, Ill, to Wilson) 1005; James Jackson, 1890; Nora Motts, 1898; Theodore Turner, 1900; Thomas Motts, 1901; Robert Motts, 1905; James Crump, 1906; Leon Motts, 1907; Howard Motts, 1901. The first graduate named here is also the first colored child born in Davenport, Iowa, in 1855 and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Black. Those reported from Ottumwa are Mrs. Eva. Crump (Harris) 1891; S. Joe Brown, 1894; Miss Blanch Horne (Bell), 1898; Miss Edna Fowler (Martin), 1898; Mrs. Bessie Owens, 1901; Miss Lorine Vincent, 1909 from the Osakowe are Freeman Williams, 1886 (deceased); George Blagburn 1898; John Lewis, 1890; a physician and druginist in Chicago; James Dameron, 1801; Eddie Carter, 1900; Willie Ringo stenographer in Cleveland, Ohio; Miss Bertha Strauthers, 1910; Edhul Terrel and Helen Strauthers, 1910; Des Moine in High Isaac E. Williamson the first colored, also first mail carrier now in Washington, D. C.; John Jackson, 1892; N. L. Black, 1886; H. W. Hughes, 1899, a mail carrier; MissSarah Porter, a teacher in Kansas City, Mo, Miss Blanch Renix, 1898; Branham N. Hyde, 1907; Miss Adah F. Hyde, 1908, a senior next year in the regular course at the State University; Geo. McCraven, 1908; William P. Warrick, 1909; Miss Zelma Stanton (Brown), 1903; East High Luella D. Davis (Wilburn) William Jackson; Luther Abey; Miss Jella Davis; deputy county Recorder; Mrs. Clara Smith (James); James Davis; Misses Nettie, Pearl and Tolliver; Mrs. Francis Walker (Hall); Miss Nettle Woods; Miss Stella Wilburn (deceased); Robt. S. Bruce. North Des Moines High School, Oak Park; Leonard and Archie Alexander, the former now a student in full course in State University 1912, a great athlete a football ball man on the regular football school. North Des Moines High School; Reeves deceased; Lotta Carey, mason at 1012; State University; Miss Ann Reeves Those from Marble Rock: Miss Jillia Baily, 1907; Miss Mamie Baily, 1902; August Baily, 1910. Red Oak give to us Lola Graves, 1904; Bulah Burton, 1906; (deceased) Chas. Alexandra, with a concert company in Chicago; Andy Reed; Dave Reed. Marshalltown, I.: L. C. Jones, 1903, now president of Piney Woods Ind. Institute of Braxton, Miss. Wanango; J. - Iowa Lottie Mills were quietly married Monday evening at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. Bynum, on South Scott street. Marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. T. B. Stovall. Mrs. A. D. Sumlins friends will be glad to know that she is fast recovering and will soon be out among them again. ```markdown ``` HILLON NEW HOME. This is the ne whome Mr. H. K. Hillon purchased this spring and has recently moved into. Mr. Hillon of Omaha, Neb., is grand treasurer of the Iowa Masonic Lodge and Jurisdiction. He came to Omaha in 1886 with only $3 in money, leaving his family back in St. Paul for lack of means. The net year he went into the tonsorial business for himself and by honest labor, good workmanship and courteous treatment and judicious investment he has saved and bought two other houses and lots besides this beautiful one just purshaered at a cost of $3,000. It has eight rooms, completely modern, with a beautiful east front and plenty of shade and large lot. It is at 2902 N. 26th St. Mr. Hellon is a good business man and has n intelligent wife who is a church and secret society worker. BROADWAY BAND BUXTON CONCERT BAND. Our famous Buxton Concert Band of 41 pieces is the finest colored musical organization in the great middle east. This famous band has delighted the hearts of many thousands within the past 20 years. Its present manager is Prof. Richard Oliver. It is now very busy making dates with churches, societies, etc., for the summer engagements. He has developed a fine body of players that will please any audience. This band won first prize in the K. of P. contest five years go back in Philadelphia. They are a member of the National Musical Union. Write to Prof. Richard Oliver, Buxton, Iowa. of this sketch I was born near Frank, in 1857. He was edu- public schools of Nash- er attended the Central College (now Walden Uni- ficient in Anatomy, thus fitting him- self scientifically for the training of atheletes, in which he is very suc- cessful. He is a graduate of Chin- cody, and in these he enjoys a lucrative among the best people of his community. He is a "race" man and believes that by sane methods, intellectual, moral and material, progress and justice alone will in time solve the problem of recial differences or antiphles. Dr Norris is compiling a book to be published a book of the American Nation." His suit is 237 and 238 Lute Block Sioux City. He came to Iowa in March 1902 settled in Sioux City May 1902 in Chropody and Scientifice massage, with trade he now has a large practice, a complete modern office and several assistants. The Third Baptist church is very active just now planning to raise two hundred and fifty dollars with which to meet pressing obligations. Sunday is their rally day. Mrs. David Underhill is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. George Larrison are both on the sick list. Mr. Ed Barnes is very sick at this writing. Mr. George Washington who has been quite ill is now on the mend. The A. M. E. church will hold their children's day exercises this year t 9.30 A. M. The children will be treated to ice cream t the conclusion of Wesley Thompson, 1899. Hendrick High School: Margaret Mason (Lowery). In Muscatine high school we find A. G. Clark, Jr. high Susie Clark (Holly), Miss Clark (Applegate), Mr. William Greenway, Miss Nora Taylor, Miss Eilee Greenway, Miss Gertrude Lee (Shackelford), Lee Greenway and Mary Fairy, Fairy. HILLON NEW HOME: This is the ne whome Mr. H. K. Hillon purchased this spring and has recently moved into. Mr. Hillon of Omaha, Neb., is grand treasurer of the Iowa Masonic Lodge and Jurisdiction. He came to Omaha in 1886 with only $5 in money, leaving his entire estate in the same means. The net year he went into the torsorial business for himself and by honest labor, good workman- Our famous Buxton Concert Band of 41 pieces is the finest colored musical organization in the great middle west. This famous band has delighted the hearts of many thousands within the past 20 years. Its present manger is Prof. Richard Oliver, who is now very busy making dates The subject of this sketch by Wilbur Norris was born near Franklin, Tennessee, in 1857. He was educated in the public schools of Nashville. He later attended the Central Tennessee College (now Walden University) where he received higher education. He taught at Norris for a number of years, taught school in his native state, and for a while held the chair as Professor of Mathematics in the Hot Springs branch of Shorter University. He served on the reportorial staff of a Southern Daily the only Negro reporter on the paper. He is the author of the "Condensed Record," and "Class Record" of the A. M. E. Church. He studied at the American School of Osteopotomy at Kirkville, Missouri, where he became pro- DAVENPORT NOTES. Esther day of the Eastern Star Chapter had their annual sermon at the A. M. E. church Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Lillian F. Phillips preached an elegant sermon from the text I Kings 7-22. And upon top of the pillars was the work of Mrs. Phillips finished. "Mrs. Phillips reviewed the history of the order, painting a beautiful picture showing the worth of the society to humanity and proving the value of virtue and purity and how it beautifies and regulates all society to the glory and admiration of God. Mr. Jesse J. Buckner and Mrs. the programme. Dr. C. C. Jones a returned missionary from Libria is spending a few days in Davenport in the interest of his work in Liberia, Africa. Dr. Moore has pictured the white churches of the city and has awakened quite an interest in favor of his work. Bethel A. M. E. church has devised the church into clubs representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel. This is an indevoer to raise money to finish the interior of the church. Mr. Earl Bert a porter at the Davenport Hotel met with quite a painful accident monday afternoon, having his left foot caught between the third floor and elevator. Notes. The Third Baptist realized $300.00 from their rally which was concluded with three big services last sunday. Mr. James M. Marr, city clerk and ademan of Mound Bayon Miss., addressed the W. C. Federation Tuesday afternoon at Bethel. A. M. E. church Mr. Marr gave a clear and concise address full of enthusiasm and inspiration painting a beautiful picture of the opportunities and possessions of the land. Rev. Rov with delegation of five Sunday School workers left Tuesday morning for Des Moines to attend the Iowa, Nebraska S. S. convention of the Baptist Church. The Tri City S. S. Association was royally entertained at the 3rd Baptist Church. A. E. Who was six times elected District Superintendent of A. M. E. Sunday Schools; was the founder and-first editor of the "Iowa Colored Woman," the official organ of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs; also founder and ex-president of the Intellectual Improvement Club of Des Moines; chairman of the Educational Committee of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs; member of the Ways and Means Committee of the National Association of Colored Women, and also o member of the Order of the Eastern Star. 1st church, monday evening with a well arranged programme and refreshments. Mrs. C. H. Marshall entertained Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Stovall and Mr. Marr of Mound Bayon, Miss., at luncheon, Tuesday. The childen's day observed at Bethel, A. M. E. church Sunday morning proved to be quite a unique affair at the conclusion of the program School, parents and friends, were all served to ice cream and cake. Rev. Stovall presided an able sermon Sunday morning from the parents and gardens from the statues of the Lord, Deut. 6-7. The parents and gardens was made to feel the weight of their responsibilities. Mrs. L. Cunningham is quite sick. Mr. J. S. James of S. Harrison St. met with quite a painful accident last week, having two of his fingers badly mashed between the chimes of a heavy loaded barrel and a wagon bed. Mrs. G. W. Harrison remains quite sick. Prof. O. W. Burnett a teacher in the public schools of East Continued on page 4 IOWA NEGROES ARE PROSPEROUS They Own About One Million Taxable Property. Reports of S. Joe Brown, Statistician of Afro-American Council Gives Interesting Report—15,000 Negroes in the State. Editor Bystander:—After having examined both the state and national statistics and finding that they contained practically no information regarding the members of our race as such in Iowa, we set about it to take a census of our own and through the kind assistance of the other officers and friends of the council we have collected the following which is the best information we have been able to find from the thirteen counties of the state containing the three counties of our race. Boone county (Boone, county seat)—Has 300 negroes; 5 business enterprises; 1 farmer; 3 professional men; 10 high school graduates; 20 home owners; homes valued at $5,000; church property valued at $6,500; (negroes reported to be the most law-abiding people). Cerro Gordo county (Mason City county)—Has 300 negroes; 5 business enterprises; 1 beauty parlor; 2 barber shops; 3 high school graduates; 3 home owners; home valued at $7,000; church property valued at $100. Lee county (Keokau, county seat)—Has 2,000 negroes; 1 doctor; 6 business enterprises; 26 farmers; 6 high school graduates; 50 home owners; homes valued at $10,000; church property valued at $30,000. Linn county (Marlon, county seat)—Has 450 negroes; 4 business enter- THE NEW YORK TIMES THE HOME OF THE MOTHER OF THE FAMILY A. E. prices; 2 restaurants; 2 carpet cleaning machines; 1 farmer; 5 high school graduates; 21 home owners; homes valued at $48,400; church property valued at $10,000; people reported to be generally good. Monroe county (Albia, county seat)—Has 400 negroes; 2 drug sto s; 1 general house furnishing sto e; 2 groceries; 1 hotel; 4 restaurants ; post office; 20 farmers; 2 doctors; 10 teachers; 5 high school graduates; 50 home owners; homes and farms vaulted at 300,000; church C. F. WILLIAMS. The above cut is one of Iowa's hustling business men, Mr. C. F. Williams of Sioux City, Ia., who is manager of a rug manufacturing and carpet cleaning establishment. His office and factory is at No. 704 W. 7th, and he owns the building and ground. THOMPSON'S HOME. This very beautiful and expensively built home is owned by Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thompson, editor of this paper. It was built last year THE MEMORIAL MRS. J. B. RUSH. This picture is a likeness of Mrs. James B. Rush, of our city, the newly elected president of fthe Iowa State Colored Women's Clubs, which was recently held in Cedar Rapids. She was born in Kansas, educated there, came property valued at $15,000; Y. M. C. A. building valued at $25,000; also have 1 deputy sheriff; 3 justices of the peace; 3 constables; 12 public school teachers and the only negro postmaster in the northwest. Marshall county (Marshaltown county seat.)—Has 500 negroes; business enterprises; baskets; 12 farmers; 14 home owners; homes valued at $50,000; church property valued at $1,200; negroes claim to own property per capital than any other in the state. Polk county (Des Moines, county seat.)—Has 5,000 negroes; 30 business enterprises; 1 grocery; 1 undertaker; 1 electric carpet cleaner; 1 newspaper; magazine: 1 real estate office; 1 employment office; 6 barbershops; 6 restaurant; 3 law offices; 1 doctor; 1 dentist and 6 pool halls; 30 high school graduates; 250 home owners; homes valued at church property valued at $55,000; Y. M. C. A. property $1,000. We also have the following which we consider worthy of note; 2 stenographers; 1 assistant city engineer; 1 deputy recorder; 2 policemen; 2 firemen; 2 court balliffs and 2 trained nurses; 2 mail carriers. Page county (Clarinda. county seat) has 24 Negroes; 1 general store; 29 farmers; 1 mail carrier; 1 veterinarian; 17 high school graduates; 36 home owners; homes valued at $14,000; church property valued at $14,000; more plenty of work and are contented. Van Buren county (Keosuaquon county seat) has 48 negroes; 2 plasterers; 1 sign painter; 3 farmers; 2 ministers; 3 high school graduates; 15 home owners; homes values at $1.1. Condition of the people very good. THE NEW YORKER a two-story building. He first entered the fruit and ice cream business in Topeka, Kans., and in the fall of 1889 came to Sioux City, where he entered said business and it is estimated to be worth $5,000. His wife is a great helpmate and assistant to him. They are real race people. and is 8 rooms completely modern, beach floors down stairs and hard wood up stairs, cement basement, lot 60 by 150 feet, east front on street car line. to our city with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Durden, where she married Atty. J. B. Rush. She is an active worker in literary and club society. She has been attending the Des Moines Baptist college. She has put on several plays with success. Wapello county (Ottumwa, county seat) has 1,600 negroes; 19 business enterprises; 5 barber shops; 2 restaurants; 1 loundry; 2 dress makers; 1 hair dresser; 1 caftress; 3 expressmen: 1 poultry farm; 1 brick layer; 1 general contractor: 4 professional men: 7 high school graduates; 29 home owners; homes valued at $70,000; church property valued at $18,000; county seat (Washoula, county seat) has 118 negroes; 1 printer; 5 barbers; 1 blacksmith; 2 cement workers; 1 hair dresser and 2 custodians of banks; 3 farmers; 2 high school graduates; 16 home owners; homes valued at $25,000; church property valued at $2,500. Informant adds that there is not a negro in the country poor house nor in the county jail and not a negro loafer in the county. Woodbury county (Sioux' City, county seat) has 1000 negroes; 1 grocery; 2 barber shops; 2 restrooms; 1 stockman; 1 veterinarian; 2 bath houses; 1 dentist; 1 chiropodist; 1 osteopathist; 4 high school graduates; 20 home owners; homes valued at $15,000. Informant thinks this a good field for one good lawyer and another physician. Worth county (Northwood, county seat) has only a half dozen negroes but of these 2 are owners of farms, 4000 and two others are farm renters. Summary of Report. A summary of these reports shows that there are in Iowa about 1500 negroes, conducting about 100 business enterprises, about 75 farms, and owning about one million dollars worth of taxable property and about $100-100 worth of church property and that among them are about 100 high school graduates and about 100 professional men, including ministers, lawyers, doctors, teachers, newspaper men, one postmaster, one undertaker and three dentists. Respectfully submitted, S. Joe Brown, Statistician. BENJAMIN J. HACK. W. M. elect of North Star Lodge No. 2 A. F. & A. M. BURLINGTON ITEMS The Golden Gate club gave a Rose social on Tuesday evening, June 1st., at the residence of Mrs. A. Pleasant. The house was beautifully decorated with various varieties of roses, and each lady and gent was presented with a rose. There was a large attendance and a delightful time. The I A. club was entertained by Mrs. H. Earlie, last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. Irvin very delightfully entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray and son, James, at dinner, Sunday, June 13th at the residence of Mrs. R. Brooks of S. Hill. Mrs. N. Harrison of New London, Ia. is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. Anderson, of Lewis street. Mrs. J. Gains and daughter Miss Daisy Douglass of Louisiana, Mo., were the guests of Mr. Bert. Washington, last week. Mrs. L. Washington entertained a company at breakfast last Sunday. Mrs. J. Trent who was indisposed last week, is able to be out again. One of the most enjoyable events of the season was the picnic given May 31st by the Optanates. Quite a number of friends joined them and enjoyed a very delightful outing. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker of Carthage, Ill., was the guest at the Trent residence, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clayburne of Aledo, Ill., have returned to Burlington, Iowa, after a years absence to make their future home. Mr. Ben Green of Aledo and R. Catlin were visiting in the city last week. The G. G. club will give a feast in the Wilderness, Tuesday evening. OTTUMWA. Esther Chapter No. 4, O.E. S. will hold their annual Esther day service Sunday, June 18, at three o'clock, at the A. M. E. church. Rev. and Mrs. L. J. Phillips will deliver the sermon. You are cordially invited to be present. Mr. Loren Bradford was baptized on Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. C. Reid, at the second Baptist church. Sunday, June 4th, Mrs. Earl Wagner entertained about fifteen guests in honor of her sister, Miss Nellie Jackson. Mr. Wm. Jackson entertained a few friends at a theatre party. Afterward they were served with light refreshments at the home of Miss Alberta Horne, in honor of Miss J. Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. George McGill of Plum street are the proud parents of a baby girl. The entertainment at the Second Baptist church Thursday evening was a great success. The singers deserve great credit. Raymond E. Clark, 118 West Division street, entertained about forty guests Thursday evening in honor of Miss Josephine Jackson of Delavin, Illinois, Music, cards, dancing and games were enjoyed by all. Light refreshments were served. About twenty of our young people enjoyed a hayrack party Friday evening in honor of Miss Nellis Jackson. Miss Lorene and Lorenzo Vinson, and Mr. Roscoe Gums, left Sunday night for a few days' visit in Chicago. A party of merry makers enjoyed a boat ride to Rock Blues Sunday evening, June 11, in honor of Miss Josephine Jackson. There will be a social at the Second Baptist church Thursday, June 15th, after the band concert. All are welcome. The Children's day exercises were held at the A. M. E. church Sunday afternoon. A memorial service was held at the Second Baptist church Sunday night for Mrs. Jennie Winston. Don't Miss the box party to be given at Second Baptist church Tuesday evening, June 20. Miss Josephine Jackson has returned to her home in Delavin, to spend the rest of her vacation with her parents. Iowa State Bystander BYSTANDER PUB. CO., Publishers DES MOINES. IOWA Experimenters are developing the stingless bee. The season for Sunday accidents is at hand. Look out! The coinage of a two-and-a-half cent piece would mean cheaper campaign cigars. At a bull fight in France a bull kill- ed a torader, but usually the result is less gratifying. The world is certainly growing bet- ter. Nobody has killed this year's peach crop yet. Mary had a little lamb, and in this respect she stood one ahead of the Wall street of today. Advocates of long sheets on hotel beds think that a tall man should not be punished for his size. The season is arriving at the pivotal date for prices of coal to go down and prices of ice to go up. A Pennsylvania man filled his pipe with gunpowder, thinking it was tobacco. And then it happened. At any rate, infant paralysts does not appear to have made much headway among our infant industries. Baseball can be played in any language, though some noisy persons in the bleachers will never believe it possible. One out of every ten couples married in Iowa in 1910 were divorced. Evidently marriage is not always a failure. The news that there is $300,000 lying in the government treasury unclaimed is sure to start a new crop of claims. Archery is going to be revived this summer, but among girls with thin arms it will be no more popular than playing on the harp. Mankind has been raising chickens for 6,000 years or so, and has not yet produced a king of the poultry yard with a soporific voice. An insane old maid in Brookoklyn has been found to possess $1,000,000, so doubtless she is an old maid by choice and not by insanity. How big London is is illustrated again, by the fact that the city's total debt is officially reported to be a little more than $555,000,000. One of the deplorable features of the British coronation is that it will cause a flock of alleged poems to be perpetrated on the innocent public. A child labor law which would make it illegal for a boy to drive home the cows would undoubtedly be quite popular among the youth of our rural districts. Boston women school teachers ask higher pay than men because it costs them more to live. If that is not a sign of the times we are painfully mistaken. Not less important and worthy of ceremony than the christening of the baby, the amateur gardener thinks, is the arrival of the first mess of radishes. A Chicago woman wants a divorce because her husband called another lady "Morning Glory" and "Honey Bunch. The "Morning Glory" might have been overlooked, but "Honey Bunch!" Oh, putty! Thieves in Harlem stole a grand plano from a house. There must have been harmony in the gang to get away with a prize like that, and probably there was music in the air when the owner discovered his loss. Flies and mosquitoes are to pass a strenuous summer, if all the plans for crushes against them are carried in effect. What they are preparing for the public may only be surmised, but unless the plans materialize it wh, also be something strenuous. Scientists say files hate blue paint and will not remain where the walls have been coated with it. If your kitchen is painted blue and files continue to congregate there it is probably because your files are color blind. London is to have a dock that will accommodate vessels 1,000 feet long. Of course Germany will have to proceed to construct one for 1,100 foot vessels. But that is more sensible than the Dreadnaught competition, since the docks will be useful for other purposes than those of destruction. A noted philanthropist, in denouncing "the devil of sneering cynicism" who sits in the editorial chairs of modern journalism, declares that newspapers need young men who prefer $15 a week and to stay honest than $50 a week to doing otherwise. Why newspapers alone need a band of such noble martyrs he does not specify. An Ohio woman in a divorce suit claims that her husband has not spoken to her in seven years. Possibly the poor fellow never got a chance. Seventeen Baltimore medical students offered to submit themselves to inoculation with cancer, in order to test a supposed remedy. That showed the proper spirit. The doctor making the experiments with the supposed remedy has refused their offer. That also showed a proper spirit. Baseball has a woman club president, and now comes a report that the game may acquire a professional woman pitcher. And so, in a new and startling direction, the feminine conquest looms up again. ```markdown ``` IOWA BANQUETS DRY Hotel Men Believe No Liquor Can Be Served Now UNLESS PATRON HELPS SELF Law Probably Will Allow Convivial Frequenters of Hotel and Cafe To Carry In His Own Liquid Refreshments. Des Moines.—Has a hotel the right to serve the customary cocktails at private banquets held in the securi- private dining halls? Can a man purchase a bottle of liquor at a bar and take it into a café to drink the contents with his meal? These are among the questions that are bothering the hotel men and sauna keepers of the city following the decision of the district court in the test case at Sloux City of H. H. Sawyer vs L. H. Frank. All Des Moines cates have stopped the practice of sending waiters out for intoxicating liquor for the accommodation of patrons. The management of the leading hotels have notified their waiters to refuse such requests. "I acknowledge that a man would have to be rather hard up for a drink to bring liquor into the cafe with him," said T. E. Veitch, manager of the Kirk wood hotel, "but I do not think that he could be prevented from doing so under the law. No such instances have come under my observation in our cate. I think that the decision will prevent serving liquor at banquets." W. L. Beattie, manager of the Savery hotel, holds the same opinion so Mr. Veitch. "I do not think that we could refuse to serve meals to a man who brought liquor into the cafe himself," said Mr. Beatty. "We have given orders to our waiters to refuse to go after liquor for patrons. I do not think that the decision will hurt our patronage to any extent. "The question concerning banquets is a difficult one. The committee in charge of the banquet could not give us the money to purchase the liquor. The saloons cannot deliver liquor outside their places of business. The banqueters, however, might bring it in themselves." Des Moines...Iowa bankers will likely enter a unanimous protest on the excessive bank taxation laws of this state when they convene at Mason City, State Secretary P. W. Hall of the Bankers' association says that the bankers are becoming nervous over the raise in taxation on bank stocks. This raise was incorporated in a recent law passed by the legislature. Seek to Close On Bonds Des Moines.—Seeking authorization to close $80,000 worth of mortgage bonds issued by the Centerville Waterworks company, of Centerville, Ia., the Fidelity Trust company of Buffalo, N. Y., filed a petition in the federal court, asking appointment of a receiver to settle the business of the waterworks concern. Fight Saloons Turned Eight Saloons. Des Moines.—With one sweep the city council revoked the licenses of eight Des Moines saloons, ordering that they be permanently closed. The thirst parlors that fell before the councilmanic action were all licensed after April 15, 1969, making the grants issued then in conflict with the Moon law. Accused of Sale of Fire Water. Des Moines.—H. M. Wyler, of Tama, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Wayne Morse, on a charge of selling liquor to an Indian, George Ward, a charge of the government on the Indian reservation at Tama, declares that Wyler sold him a jug of whisky. Wilton Light Plant In Flames Wilton—Fire starting in a box of waste damaged the Wilton Light and Water plant. The city will be without light for several days, but the water supply is unimpaired. The plant is owned by the city. The loss is estimated at $2,500. Grand Lodge Mesange Nivet Cedar Rapids—Nearly 1,000 delegates were present when the sixty-eighth annual grand lodge of Iowa Masons was opened here. It is expected the attendance will be increased by at least 200. Britt Editor's Son Marries Mason City,—Joel D. Bailey, son of E. N. Bailey, of the Britt Tribune, has married Miss Grace Hartzell. Vinton Woman Kills Self. Vinton,—Mrs. Elizabeth Atwater, despondent, because of ill health, hanged herself. Horse Kills Its Rider Fairfield—Ira Grammer, a well-known horseman of Birmingham, was instantly killed when a horse which he was riding fell over backward on him. Grammer was taking a bunch of horses from Fairfield to Birmingham. Cedar Rapids Burglar Nabbed. Oskalosao—John Mattock, wanted by the police of Cedar Rapids on a charge of burglary, was arrested here by J. E. Muir, an Iowa Central railway detective. Let Masonic Contract Tuesday Des Moines.—The contract for the new Masonic temple to be built in Des Moines at an approximate cost of $200,000 will be let next Tuesday. The committee having charge of the affair decided upon the postponement in order to give bidders more time. Commander Dver Very III. Mason City.—H. A. Dyer, commander of the Iowa G. A. R., is ill at his home here, and he is feared he cannot state employment at Muscating this month. New Marshallownet Marshallhill—A deal has been closed whereby the Union Stoneware company of Red Wing, Minn, will sell their abandoned plant in this city to the Marshallown Virtified Sewer Pipe & Tile company. Capitalists will incorporate the company here for $300,000 and will spend $75, 000 in getting the plant ready for operation within ninety days. The company will employ one hundred men. Francois Granted at Keokuk Keokuk.-Two twenty-five-year public utility franchises were vested to the Stone & Weaver company of Boston, at a special election. The franchises were for the establishment of lighting and street railway systems in Keokuk. The Stone & Ware company is financing the new Keokuk water power dam, now in process of construction. Seek to Close On Bonds Des Molnes.—Seeking authorization to close $80,000 worth of mortgage bonds issued by the Centerville Waterworks company of Centerville, Iz., the Fidelity Trust company of Buffalo, N. Y., filed a petition in the federal court, asking appointment of a receiver to settle the business of the waterworks concern. Bank Cashier is Missing Cedar Falls...Louie Bourquin, cashier of the State bank at New Hartford! has disappeared. Before departing, Fourquin took $1,500 belonged to himself, together with some life insurance policies and mortgages from his safety deposit box. Grain Buyer Disappears Storm Lake.—George Devire, who has been stationed at Alta for the past ten years as grain buyer for the Western Elevator company, has mysteriously disappeared and all attempts to locate him have failed. Madden Arraigned on Murder Charge. Des Moines.—William Madden was arraigned in the criminal court charged with the murder of Mrs. Florence Durril last Thursday. He waived preliminary hearing and his case was sent to the grand jury. Clear Lake Man Injured Clear Lake Main injured. Mason City, M.-M. V. Score, of Clear Lake, had his shoulder crushed when hit by a Minneapolis & St. Louis train at Forest City, while driving an auto, Mrs. Hught, who was in the machine, escaped severe injury. Grinnell Head Gets a Raise. Grinnell—President J. H. T. Main, of Grinnell college, received an increase which raises his annual salary to $5,000, according to the action of the board of trustees, who met at Grinnell. Association of Postal Clerks. Dubuque—The annual convention of the Iowa Association of Postoffice Clerks and Carriers closed with a banquet in the Wales hotel. Des Moines was chosen as the next place of meeting. Hart Purchases Bank Malvern—E. E. Hart, Council Bluffs banker and national republican commiteean, has bought the Malvern bank. W. H. Guyer will remain as cashier. Man, 70, to Wed Nurse, 40. Sloux City—Frank H. Seidel, 70 has secured a marriage license to wed Mrs. Linda Hafling, 40. She was formerly a nurse in his home at Anthon. Endsuparers Hold Meeting Endevourers Held Meeting. Waverly. The twenty-third annual convention of the Christian Endeavors of the fourth district was held here this week and was largely attended. President of Lutheran Synod. Washington, D. C.—Ev. Dr. J. B. Remensnyder of New York was elected on the first ballot president of the general synod of the Lutheran church. Deere Buys 2 Large Plants. Davenport, Deere & Co. has purchased the Davenport Wagon company plant and the Syracuse Chilled Plow plant at Syracuse, N. Y. Altoona Young Man Killed by Train. Logan, J.-E. Bisting of Altoona, aged 25, was run over and killed in the railroad yards at Missouri Valley. Creston.—The city council has increased the saloon license from $1,500 a year to $2,100. The new ordinance goes into effect July 1. Toledo Youth Shoots Self. Toledo—Despondent because he was backward in his studies, John Walkowski, 18, shot himself. Let Contract for Y. W. C. A. Cedar Rapids.—A contract has been let for the new Y. W. C. A. building here, to cost $60,000. Tired of Being Hunted Des Moines.-Tired of being fugitives from justice, William J. Connors and Irvie Dunn, indicted in connection with the Mabray gang of swindlers, came to Des Moines and gave themselves up to the federal authorities saying they were tired of being hunted. Charles Citation 89 Years Old Charles City - Father Lacian M. Poster is celebrating his ninety-ninth birthday. He was born in New York state and is still hale and hearty. Kick of Horse is Fatal Washington.—Arthur Wittig, 20 years old, of Noble, was kicked by a horse and instantly killed. He had taken Miss Mable Kephart drawing and after helping her from the berg, turned to unhitch the team of bronchos. He was kicked in the left side and died instantly. Nearly Drowns In Well Greeley.—Falling through a well platform, 30 feet down the shaft of a deep well at Sweet Home, Irene Fisk, 14, was nearly drowned. IF MY CROWN ON STRAIGHT? BLAWST ME ROOMIN' ROBY CHICAGO INTERN UNION Russell Haston TO QUIZ ROOSEVELT EX-PRESIDENT AND J. P. MORGAN MUST TESTIFY, SAY STEEL PROBERS. F. B. Kellogg, Government Prosecutor In Standard Oil Case, Admits He Is Counsel for Subsidiary Companies in Steel Combine. Washington.—Ex-President Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan will be summoned to appear before the Stanley steel investigating committee to give testimony on how certain railroads owned by the steel trust are able to declare enormous dividends on small capitalization. Chairman Stanley made this known when he declared there was so much in connection with the steel corporation he desired cleared up that he intended bringing before the committee everyone who could throw any light on the subject. Colonel Roosevelt will be asked about his tacit assent to the absorption of the Tennessee Coal & Iron company by the steel corporation, and Mr. Morgan will be queried concerning the panic of 1907 and the financial transactions preceding and consummating the deal through which the Tennessee company stock was turned over to the steel corporation. Frank B. Kellogg, special counsel of the government in suits for the dissolution of the Standard Oil, admitted to the committee that his law firm is counsel for subsidiary companies of the steel corporation. He said he had no apology to make to the American people for this connection. Since 1907, Mr. Kellogg has been prosecuting the Standard Oil under engagement by the department of justice. Before that he had been employed by the government to make arguments in suits against the paper trust and the Union Pacific railroad. Attorney General Wickersham knew of his connection with the steel corporation. Mr. Kellogg said he had never been asked by anyone connected with the government as to his views as to the legality of the steel corporation under the Sherman law, or the legality of any of its acts or methods of operation. He was incensed by criticism of his connection with the steel corporation. James Cayley, former vice-president of the steel corporation, told the committee there had been an understanding during many years between the railroads and steel rail makers as to the price of rails. He had never heard of apportioning the tons of the rails among the rail makers or a territorial division of the business. He said there was no duty of an iron ore famine because of the vast supply not only in the United States but throughout the world. In 1907 and 1908 he attended the famous Gary dinners, but never heard any discussion as to prices or business territory. He gravely stated the only discussions he recalled covered such points as abolishing Sunday labor and improving the welfare of the workingmen, together with talk as to general business conditions. Varsity Honors Clews Ada, O.—Henry Clews, the New York banker, has been honored by Ohio Northern university with the degree of doctor of philosophy. Bust of Sherman Complete Washington.—A marble bust of Vice-President Sherman has just been completed and will be placed in the capitol. The likeness, which shows the vice-president wearing spectacles, has been accepted by the government. Gould Party Buys Texas Road. Palestine, Tex.—A committee said to represent the Gould interests purchased the International & Great Northern railroad at receivership sale here. The road sold for $12,645,000. Wcman Lives 123 Years Old. Bakeenfield, Cal.-Mrs. Mary Rodriguez, a native of Mexico, died here at the reputed age of one hundred and twenty-three years, seven months and eleven days. She asserted she was born November 1, 1788. Tries to End Life Nagara Falls, N. Y.-Harold L. Cobb, who says his father is a clergyman at Decatur, Ill., was found here shot in the head. He said he had tried to kill himself. He may not recover. RECIPROCITY BILL IS REPORTED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. Adverse Reports Are Submitted by La Follette and McCumber—Gore Offers Amendment. Washington.—The Canadian reciprocity bill was returned to the senate, with several reports setting forth the diverse views of members of the finance committee. The majority report was noncommittal—neither for nor against. Senators Williams, Stone and Kern, Democrats, submitted a statement indorsing the measure as "half a loaf," and therefore better than no tariff revision at all, and urging its acceptance without amendment, declaring proposed additions to the bill intended to bring about its defeat. Senators La Follette and McCumber presented reports in opposition to the measure. "When I want two things I want both, but if I can't get both, then I want the one I can get." Mr. Williams said. "Not only is it true that I would, as original propositions, favor most of the amendments offered, but I could easily write down several hundred others that I would like to put upon the statute books, reducing the burden of tariff taxation upon the people. "But I see no sense in refusing to kill a rattlesnake because I cannot at the same time kill an anaconda." Mr. Williams favors the house "farmers' free list bill," but is not in favor of it as an amendment to this bill, because he thinks the result of putting it on would be to defeat the bill. Mr. La Follette says the bill makes the farmer the scapegoat in the interest of the railroad, the miller, the packer, the newspaper publisher. MRS. NATION LEFT $10,000 Last Testament Filed in Washington, D. C., Which She Claimed Her Home. Washington.—The will of Carrie A. Nation was filed in the probate court here. It was dated in 1907 and in It Mrs. Nation declared herself a resident of Washington. It is estimated the estate disposed of by the will is valued at $10,000, consisting of houses and lots in Guthrie and Shawnee, Okla., an account of $1,000 in an Alexandra (Va.) bank, and a life insurance policy. To the Woman's Christian Temper ance union of Kansas Mrs. Nation bequeathed her "Book of My Life" and all rights thereunder. Charlion A. Mc Nab. her only child, is bequeathed $60 a month if not in an insane asylum After the death of Mrs McNab her children are to receive $500 each. The remainder of the estate is to be given to the Carrie Nation Home for Drunkards' Wives and Widows at Kansas City for a home for children twelve years old and under. Medals Given to Six Tara Washington.—President Taft presented medals of honor to six members of the crew of the warship North Dakota and spoke in praise of their heroic deeds whe: on September 8, 1910, an oil fuel explosion on the North Dakota killed three men, put in jeopardy the lives of scores of others, and placed the battleship itself in danger. In addition to the medals of honor, a gratuity of $100 was given to each man. Gives Parrot $3,500 in Will Oklahoma City, Okla.—A will leaving $3,500 for the support and maintenance of a pet parrot has been drawn by Thomas Billingsby, a capitalist of this city. The parrot is twenty years old. Billingsby was a sailor for many years, and came into possession of the parrot in Polynesia. Two Asphyxiated in Well. London, Ont.—Two farmers, Ellias and Warren Hicks, were asphyxiated at the bottom of a 75-foot well near here. Both are dead. Chicago Has Biggest Bank. Chicago.—The Continental and Commercial National bank has absorbed the Hibernian Banking association. The amalgamation gives Chicago the greatest bank in the United States, with assets of $265,000,000. The National City bank of New York boasts of deposits of $181,000,000. Ex-Congressman Dead. Salt Lake City, Utah—George W. E. Dorsey, former congressman from Nebraska and well-known mining man of this state, is dead. HELD FOR SWINDLING HEAD OF AMERICA ELECTRIC FUSE COMPANY ARRESTED. Frank G. Jones is Charged With Having Forged Notes Aggregating $800,000. Muskegon, Mich.—It is believed by the creditors of Frank G. Jones, president of the American Electrical Fuse company and a director of the Hackley National bank of this city, that he has, through fraudulent operations, swindled them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Jones was arrested on a warrant sworn out by officers of the Old National Bank of Grand Rapids, charging him with obtaining $50,000 under false pretenses. An under sheriff took him to the Grand Rapids jail. In the Grand Rapids federal court a petition in bankruptcy was filed by George A. Hume, Thomas Hune and John G. Emery, three Muskegon creditors with claims amounting to $33,999. Referee Wicks appointed Paul S. Moon of Muskegon as receiver. It is alleged the liabilities of the concern are $750,000 and the assets $150,000. Banks throughout the central states are believed to have been victimized in sums of $20,000 to $50,000. Jones was a Chicago lawyer before he went to Adrian to establish the company. In Adrian the company got into trouble through some checks it sent out. Many of the stockholders are Muskegon people, quite a number of them employees of the company. The receiver has discharged all the high salaried officials, keeping only a small working force. The plant will continue in operation. RAIL LOOT TRIAL IS ON Chicagoue Being Made Scapegoat to to Protect the Big Four Is Charge. Cincinnati—Charles W. Baker, attorney for Edgar S. Cooke of Chicago, who is on trial here charged with embezzling $24,000 from the Big Four railroad, in his opening statement declared that his client was being made a scapegoat by officials of the company to protect the road from punishment for giving rebates. Baker said that officials of the Big Four railroad were suspected of taking millions of dollars from the treasury and paying it in violation of federal laws to favorite shippers. "If the truth were known," said Baker, "Warriner did not take $643,000, as charged, but he probably took $1,643,000 or $2,643,000, but he took it for the purpose of the railroad." The Big Four, he said, did not make any charges against Comstock, the former treasurer of the railroad. He said they induced Warriller to appear without counsel and plead guilty, and then had Cooke indicted for embezzlement. He said the Big Four railroad had not made any demand upon the American Surety company, which signed Cooke's bond, and that P. A. Hewitt, auditor at the time, covered in the indictment of Cooke, had been promoted since. DIRECT ELECTION BILL WINS Resolution for Popular Election of Senators Is Approved by Senate. Washington.—By a vote of 64 to 24, the United States senate, after a day of sharp debate, adopted a resolution to submit to the states an amendment to the constitution for the election of senators by direct vote. The Bristow amendment, which reserves to the federal government the right to control the senatorial elections in the states, was adopted before the final vote, 44 to 44, with Vice-President Sherman casting the deciding vote. The resolution as amended must pass the house of representatives by a two-thirds vote, and then be ratified by three-fourths of the states. LORIMER CASE IS DELAYED Hearing in New Inquiry Postponed Until June 22 Because Senator's Counsel is Otherwise Engaged. Washington. — Announcement was made by the special senate committee of eight which is to conduct the second investigation into the election of Senator William Lorimer of Illinois that the first hearing will be held in Washington on Thursday, June 22. The committee had previously determined that the first hearing would be held on June 19, but the change was made after a lengthy conference with Senator Lorimer, who said that his counsel, Judge Elbridge Hanecy, is engaged in the trial of a case in Chicago and will probably not be in a position to appear until June 22. Judge Hanecy represented Lorimer at the previous investigation. Held as White Slayer White Plains, N. Y.—William Simon, engineer of the New York Central, is under arrest here pending an investigation of the alleged murder of his wife, who was found dead, a towel and pillowcase bound around her neck. Found Guilty of Embezzlement. Washington.—For the second time John Barton Miller, former secretary and treasurer of the First Co-Operative Building association of this city, has been found guilty of embezzlement of $135,000. Fears Banks; Loses $4,700 in Fire. Troy, N. Y.—Because he had no confidence in banking institutions, Myer Daniels of Hoosick Falls, Renskeer county, is mourning the loss of $4,700, burned when his house was destroyed by fire. U. S. in Need of Sailors Washington.—The United States navy soon will need a large number of sailors and orders have been sent out by the navy department to begin recruiting at the new office in Chicago July 1. KNOX SHIFTS BLAME TRACES $5,000 PAYMENT FOR DAY PORTRAIT TO HAY AD- MINISTRATION. Secretary of State Tella Hamlin Committee if Receipt Has Been "Doctored" There Will Be Some Vacancies in His Department. Washington.—That the scandals that have turned up in the state department cannot properly be laid at his door, Secretary Knox made clear to the Hamlin committee of the house, but belong to past administrations. He explained the $5,000 payment to young Mr. Hale, which Eilhuh Root contracted for, and the affair of the Rosenthal portrait was traced to the administration of John Hay. At the same time Secretary Knox resented what he regarded as an imitation that perjury had been committed by some of the present clerical force of the state department. The committee has not succeeded in solving the riddle in connection with payments made to Albert Rosenthal for the Day portrait and the recovery of the voucher for that payment. Secretary Knox gave the committee the original voucher and the explanatory memoranda attached to it. As companying the latter was a receipt from Rosenthal which the latter has no recollection of giving. There was a letter from Consul General W. H. Michael, former chief clerk of the department, written in answer to Secretary Root's request for information, in which Michael says the balance of $1,600 was given in cash to Secretary John Hay and used by him in connection with Chinese affairs under Mr. Rockhill. "Don't you think," asked Mr. Hamlin of Secretary Knox, "that this receipt was prepared since this hearing began?" "Are you charging anyone with perjury?" remarked Mr. Knox. "I am not, but I think this suspicous," said Mr. Hamlin. "If you can ascertain," retorted Secretary Knox, "that since you got your letter from Rosenthal that some one in the department fixed this up there will be some vacancies." "I may do Secretary Root an injustice," said Davis, "but I think he said the voucher was in two parts. This is all one document." Secretary Knox—"I gave it to you in the shape in which I received it." "With these papers is a letter signed by Rosenthal referring to a portrait of Secretary Day. It is signed March 23, 1906, and addressed to no one. Do you know anything about it?" asked Hamlin. "Nothing," said Secretary Knox. "As soon as this affair developed I ordered a search for the voucher. I found the affairs of the department in an chaotic condition. I have reorganized it and will endeavor to install business methods." MEXICO CITY IS MENACED Rebel Head of Strong Force Demands That Madero Remove Military Commander of District. Mexico City.—General Jose Vera commanding 4,000 rebel soldiers, the flower of Madero's army in the federal district of Mexico, sent an ultimatum to Madero declaring that If Madero did not make a change in the commander of this military zone he would take Mexico City within twenty-four hours. Madero's agents here have sent back word to Vera parleying for time. Vera is reported to be a bandit like Zapala, but has a strong force of the best, most daring of all Madero's men. He cannot take this city, but might begin a hot battle on the outskirts. Madero named Emilio Sobrino to command all the forces in the state of Mexico. Now Vera has risen against Sobrino. SEAMEN'S STRIKE IS BEGUN Walkout is Called at British, Belgian and Dutch Ports—Vessel Owners Are Not Worried. London.—The seamen's strike was formally declared at London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Cardiff, Bristol, Southampton and other British ports, and also at Belgian and Dutch ports, but the chances of any real international strike being declared seem remote. Indications show the confidence of the shipping federation is well placed, for at hardly any of these ports was enthusiasm displayed for the strike, and the shipowners maintain an attitude of indifference, semingly satisfied that they will have no trouble in filling the places of the strikers. The men demand chiefly a conciliation board and the establishment of a minimum wage, and complain bitterly of wholesale employment of Asiatics. Mint Becomes Warehouse Washington.—The historic New Orleans mint will cease to exist as such after July 1. It will be conducted henceforth as an assay office and a storage place for 22,000,000 silver dollars. Only one of its old vaults is considered burglar-proof at present. Kills Self When Son Weds. Kansas City.—Despondent because her sixteen-year-old son married against her wishes, Mrs. Nettie Supernana nawed herself in the basement of her home in this city. Score Drown in Mexican Flood. Chihuahua, Mexico.—Rain has caused an overflow of the Chuviscan river, damaging much property in the lowlands. The village of Santa Eulalia is reported to have been washed away and twenty persons drowned. Albany, N. Y.—Seven men were injured seriously and Frank S. Adams superintendent of the Albany Chemical company, is missing as the result of an explosion in the company's plant at Van Rempsseler island. --- Kadeshbarnea A Sermon And we came to Kadesh-barnea.— Deuteronomy, 1:19. Kadeshbarnea was the place of the Israelites, greatest opportunity to possess the "promised" land of "Canaan," and their failure to do so at this particular time and place brought great sorrow to the heart of Moses, their leader, and caused the Israelites themselves to wander in the wilderness 40 years trying to recover that which they might have won in a single day if their faith in God had been sufficient to make them follow his commands. Opportunities come in the life of the Israelites if they are not embraced in many instances they are irrevocable—therefore we should ever be on the watch for the "Kadeshbarnea" of life. The past, present and future of Israel met at Kadeshbarnea and made a supreme moment in the life of the individual and nation. They had marched many miles, had toiled and struggled and denied themselves of many comforts to reach this very place, the threshold of the promised Canaan, upon the threshold they failed. Every day is not a time for a nation and many nations are not toys to be played with, for it is possible, as in the case of Israel, to reach the margin of a glorious destiny and then for lack of moral strength or living faith turn and go wandering in the desert. Kadeshbarne is to be a place of difficulties, and difficulties always bring forth either "fath" or "unbelief," and in this instance only two men (Caleb and Joshua), after listening to the stories of the spies about the great difficulties to be encountered, stood firm in their faith; all of the others lost their grlp on God and began to make excuses for not undertaking the conquest of the land. Notwithstanding the fact that they had already endured hardiness in the war to Kadeshbarne, they would have to endure in their march to Canaan, yet their belief apprised their courage and left them with all kinds of prudential fears, turning them practically into cowards. Their belief begins to grow by their cowardly fears and stage after stage in their spiritual life begins to unfold. The unbelief of the people that God would not fulfil his promise caused them to act foolishly; they had been seeking a crown, a crown that was indeed hard to win. It was the crown of their liberty, their happiness and their cowardly fears. They stood at Kadeshbarne, with their courage to go up and possess the land they view to the crown of their follomose journey from Egypt and with foolish unbelief that God would fall them they deliberately destroy the crown so hard to win. The faith of Caleb and Joshua attempt them to wake up the people, but unbelief, like a poison, has enervated them, their spiritual life is changed, and the golden opportunity of Kadeshbarne is lost forever to the entire generation and the younger generation to endure 40 years wandering in the wilderness that might have been the promised land of Canaan. Their unbelief practically maligned behovah himself. They doubted the promise of God and gave no heed to his warnings, and in doing so they made God a liar. Such unbelief is the essence of blasphemy, the seed of misery and the germ of hell. The law of the New Testament concerning unbelief is the same as the law of the Old Testament. Because, says the writer of the epistle to the Hebrews, "of the unbelief of the people at Kadeshbarne God that they should not enter into his rest no longer has sworn that those who are unbelievers shall enter into the heavenly Canaan, the rest of the people of God." When people say to God "Depart from me" there is a severe but equitable retribution when God says to the people "Depart from me." When opportunities come, though they may be surrounded by many difficulties, if we do not accept them the punishment of losing them is greater than the hardships of the fight to win them. When the Israelites at Kadeshbarne said "We will not march to Canaan, for the journey is too rough and stony," then God said "Theunity is lost; there is another way to途途 in desert;" so for 40 years they wandered around the place of rest, but never set foot upon it. They paid dear for their unbelief, and like Esau, who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage, sought it afterward with many tears, but found no place for its redemption. So with this generation of Israelites. Only Caleb and Joshua lived to set up the banner of victory in the land flowing with milk and honey. Many of them, no doubt spent day after day the banner of loss lost opportunity, but God did not help them; they moved dreadfully to "nowhere"—their lives as empty as the desert over which they walked. There is a solemn lesson in our text. The great leader of the nation, before his own departure for the heavenly Canaan, tells those who were too young to remember the splendid opportunity of the Israelites at Kadeshbarnea, the sad event in their history, and as the she rehearses we can imagine we hear his voice trembling as he says: "And then we came to Kadeshbarnea." For to Moses the name of that place was but another name HISTORIC BEAUTIES The famous beauties of the world are wise when they leave no portraits of themselves. Take Marguerite of Valolis. She was an immoral, dishonorable, criminal, scheming, unscrupulous villainess, but she was lowered with such charm that there was not a faller or an enemy she could not charm when she tried. No, nor a woman—an not even the wives of her lovers. Men came from every country, taking year long tourneys, only to see her. . for "irrevocable," "disappointment," "might have been," and the "weary marches of 40 years had printed in the sand of the desert "Opportunity and unbelief equals forfeiture of rest." The place of the brightest promise now becomes the place of the most solemn warnings, the place of happy hopes—the place of painful despair, the threshold of rest becomes the portals of restlessness. "And we Kade-dash-beas-ness what? Faith? What faith or Joshua, with the unbelief of a generation? If we come with the former, we will gain a Canaan; if with the latter, a wilderness. WHAT LIFE IS CLAIMING SOMETHING AS YOUR OWN, FINDING IT, IMPROVING IT To locate a claim! Why, that's what life is! Claiming something as your own, finding out exactly where it is, then going to work on it to improve it. Many a boy begins to locate his claim before he is in the high school. We say he has a "bent" toward this or that. He has literary tastes. His claim is the world of books. Or he has mechanical genius. Another has an ability to speak easily standing on his feet. His claim is the world of speech and oratory, persuasion in the courts for the sake of justice, or in the pulpit for human uplift. These are great claims, and it's a splendid thing to feel that one is naturally drawn to come one of these large lines of activity. If he has this large early in life, and is conscious of it, he saved much hunting in the dark to "find a job," and he wards off that bad state of mind when one must wonder what he is really going to do to make an honest living. For pay our way we all surely must. That great man, Thomas Carlyle, said. "Blessed is he who has found his work. Let him ask no other blessedness." Which is as much as to say, Blessed is he who has located his claim. I know a man today who is over fifty years old who has gone to farming in the last two years. He is struggling very hard, and I admire him for that, but it is such a hard struggle that I am sorry for him. I know he can never be a successful farmer, because he off-beginning until too late. He defiin't care for calm easily enough. The men who have helped the world most are those who have worked long at one thing, even though they might play at many smaller things. And the only way to work long at a thing is to begin early. George Washington became leader of the American army because, many years before, he located that claim by hard service in the French and Indian war. I once saw a small boy running down the hill to reach the ferry, going across the river. But he was just too late. Well, mtl boy, I said, "it's too bad; I was a small boy. Oh yes, I ran fast enough," he said, didn't start soon enough." He was a wise boy. To locate your claim, start soon. It's better than running fast. George L. Parker in St Nicholas. THE LORD'S PRAYER. By Miss Grace B. Berry. Our—gracious Lord who lives and reigns on high. Father—of all, beyond exalted skies. Who art in Heaven—and earth forever the same. Hallowed be—thy blessed Holy Name. Thy name shall ring o'er land from shore to shore. Thy kingdom shall be sought forever. Come gracious Lord with all thy Heavenly power. Thy will be done on earth each coming hour. As 'tis around thy holy righteous throne. In Heaven which splendor here was never known. This day our sins beyond all years to come. Our daily bread like Heavenly manna send, And grant us peace with these our brethren. Forgive us every vain and idle thought. Our trespasses, oh, Lord, remember not; As we forgive wilt thou forgive the same. Those who trespass against us. In Jesus' name. Lead us forever by thy side. Not into temptation may we ever able. But deliver us when weakened by earth's trial. From evil when we're tempted to denial. For thine is, the world and all its treasure: The kingdom, the power and the glory Forever and forever will remain. SALTED RAILWAY SLEEPERS. Railway sleepers used in south Russia are sailed for preservation. The discovery of the efficacy of salt for the purpose was made accidentally some twenty-five years ago. The telegraph poles of Sebastopol soon rotted below the ground, and one of the stair tried the experiment of putting a pool of salt into the hole prepared for the reception of the base of a pole. The wood laid under the pole was usual, and the experiment was repeated and linked to railway sleepers, a sea salt, such as is recovered along the Crimean coast, is used. and went away after a little glimpse, saying they had "seen loveliness it self." Then one sees her portraits Too much forehead, not a man's brow, a woman's pensive eye, on one picture a lovely mouth) — and that is all. Mary, queen of Scotts, was very lovely—three king doms battled because of her beauty—and yet her pictures leave one cold. Fouche said her portrait showed a very young woman, a type that was before he knew whose picture he criticised—London Truth. SOUTH AMERICA NO PLACE FOR THE POOR MAN Periodically up bobs a "header of colored people who talks very loudly about South America as a possible home of the American Negro. From the other side there comes now and then the same word. For South America we have always entertained the liveliest feeling of rasset, beaten, and bruised by hoarshears and zozwa the traveling people that race prejudice is there almost unknown and that many dark persons are 'way up in the civil and social scale. But let us settle on a territory as a land of promise, and sure as grass grows there is the man who will turn the medal. We have an example of that before us. A mayor of an Illinois town in South America. At the Wolcott he gave an interview, from which we take the following sentence: "South America is a revelation. We in the states don't know what there is in store here, nor do we know how to get our share of it. At the same time South America is not a place for a poor man. A farmer had better stay in this country. But a man who can go there with $25,000 and purchase a large hactienda and work it with peons can make money. The man who wants to work his own place is lost and had better stay away. There is a great opening for capital for investment in manufactures. Since South American countries import everything they use. It is only recently that they have begun to manufacture their own boots and shoes, and all the machinery that is going in for this purpose is American." No place for a poor man? Then it is no place for American Negroes, for those who would seek it as a free land would also seek it as a land of labor. Few negroes have $25,000 to invest in a hacienda, and no Negro wants to be a peon. If there is not the widest opportunity in South America for free labor that will bring a living wage, there is no hope for the American Negro, who when he works lives by the sweat of his brow, and lives well. So it goes. Prejudice, proscription, injustice, inequality and the bitter gall of cruel words bow us to the ground, but after all, there is no promise "land of the free," and there is no promise "as held out to us and to all in the "home of the brave." The civil opportunities that are said to be in South America we will make in our own country by the worth of us that cannot longer be hidden—New York Age. CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY GET GIF Andrew Carnegie Gives Institution $10,000 Building Which Will Be Used by Agricultural Department—School Making Progress. Andrew Carnegie has given another building to the training school for coloring the flowers. The time it is a building for the agricultural department and will cost $10,000. It will contain the usual laboratories for scientific work in agriculture. The school offers professional courses for teaching the industrial subjects and hopes to correlate these subjects with the agricultural Three-fifths of the graduates are now teaching in the former slave states. The Institute for Colored Youth was organized in Philadelphia in 1837. In 1903 the management decided to reorganize the work as carried in the city of Philadelphia and to concentrate their efforts and funds in a first-class normal school with this aim: To give the young people the industrial and industrial, that will prepare the young people for teachers of the various industrial subjects and graded school work. The courses are so arranged as to permit a large portion of the time to be given to the actual work belonging to the different subjects. The institute claims now to translate the advanced and approved educational methods of instruction to the present condition of the niger child. The school has developed and published a leaflet "Daily Menus for the School Year and a Dietary Study for October," and a set of record sheets for the keeping of storeroom and dining room accounts. Mention of the leaflet has been made in the U. S. A. Experiment Station Record of 1910. The daily menus have received the commendation of experts, hotel managers, stewardesses of boarding schools and many other prominent authorities. The menus are especially commended for their variety, wholesomeness, economy and scientific arrangement. HIS APOLOGY. A recent refusal by a member of the English parliament to withdraw "one comma" of what he had said about a member of the government recalls the fact that Richard Brinsley Sheridan once declined to punctuate an apology. In the house of commonmen, Sheridan said he opposes the lie directed. Called upon to apologize, the offender remarked: "Mr. Speaker, I said the honorable member was a liar it is true and I am sorry for it." The insulted party was not satisfied and said so. "Sir," retorted Sheridan, "the honorable member can interpret the term of statement according to his ability, and he can put punctuation marks where it pleases him." EDUCATION NEEDED Slavery is but half abolished, emancipation is but half completed, while millions of freemen with votes in their hands are left without education. Justice to them, the welfare of the states in which they live, the safety of the whole republic, the dignity of the elective franchise—all the bonds of ignorance shall be unloosed and broken and the minds as well as the bodies of the emancipated go free—Robert C. Winthrop. TO MAKE GOOD CAKE SOME RULES THAT SIMPLY MUST BE OBSERVED. Proper Temperature of Oven One of the Most Important Points—Different Confections Require Varying Degrees of Heat. First attention should be given to the oven, making sure that the fire is not too hot to reach. Repeat even until the baking is done. Unless you have control of your fire do not attempt to bake cake. Loaf cake requires less heat than thin cakes. If the oven is too hot at first or is suddenly cooled while the cake is baking the cake will be heavy. Loaf cake should bake as long again as the cake is baking into quarters. The first quarter should show a rising, with the edges higher than the center; the second a continued even rising, with a slight brown tint; the third a deeper brown, and the last a shrinking and settling. If your cake rises and cracks in the center, are using too much four; when it browns before rising, the oven is too hot. How to Put Butter Cake Mixture Together—Cream the butter with hand or a large spoon, add sugar and a cream again until very light. When the proportion of butter is small it may be put in with the eggs and sugar. Beat the yolks until light yellow, add to butter and sugar and beat again. Add flavoring and then a little milk, then a little flour, a little milk again, and so on until the milk and flour are all used, and beat vigorously until your mixture is smooth. Add lastly the beaten whites. Fruit should be added last, and fruit cake mixtures should be a little stiff with flour. Large Cake Mixtures—Beat the yolks until they are a light yellow and creamy and slowly beat in the sugar. Add flavoring and liquid and beat again. Beat the whites until stiff and fold it without beating. Add flour lastly with as little stirring as possible, as it makes the cake tough. Always follow these directions and cake failures will never be known. ALL AROUND the HOUSE Turpentine will remove tar from any kind of fabric. To remove iron rust from white goods molten spot, cover with cream of tartar, put in a basin of water, simmer gently for an hour. Rinse and dry. To clean linoleum, place some fresh skim milk in a basin, and with a clean cloth dipped in the milk wipe over the floor, and the linoleum will look as new. To officially clean a dirty bottle, half fill the bottle with slack coal, add just enough water to cover, and shake vigorously. Then empty out, and rinse in several waters. Sweep your carpets thoroughly to remove all dust and dirt. After an hour slightly dampen a broom, and again sweep over the whole surface. In this way an old carpet will look clean and fresh, however faded it may be. Glass is an ideal shelff for a kitchen enclose, as it can be kept clean so easily. If this is too costly paint the shelves white and give a coat of enamel. This is easily scrubbed, and does away with the necessity of papers. The walls of a kitchen quickly look dingy and for this reason should be prepped with a spray bottle. When gray with soot dust with a soft brush covered with cheesecloth, then wipe with a cloth wet in cold water. Hot water has a yellowish effect. Chocolate Fruit Tarts Make the tarts of puff pastry, leaving as large a space as possible for the filling. In each tart place canned peaches or apricots from which all the juice has been drained away, and pour over them a chocolate sauce. The sauce is made as follows: Boll one half pint of milk and grate three ounces of chocolate. Mix a little of the milk with the chocolate until it is smooth; add the rest of the milk and let it boil up; then add one ounce of sugar and a teaspoonful of vanilla. If the tarts are to be used hot, pour on the sauce as soon as it is finished and serve immediately, covering the top with whipped cream. The tarts may also be used cold, and in that case the sauce must be cold, when poured over them—Harper's Bazar. Strawberry Puffs. Cream puffs and eclairs, filled with crushed and sweetened strawberries instead of the usual cream, are delicious. Into a granite saucepan put one cup of water or milk, one-half cup butter (scant measure) and boll. Then add one cup flour, stirring continually, until the mixture is smooth. It should be smooth and velvety. Re move from fire and, when cool, beat in four eggs, one at a time. Beat ten to twenty minutes, then drop by spoonfuls upon buttered tins and bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes. While still warm coat with strawberry icing made by adding strawberry juice to a sugar powder or confectioner sugar, then drizzle on the baking. When cold cut open and fill with crushed and sweetened strawberries. Lentil Salad Take some boiled lentils and let them get quite cool. Drain them with care and mix them with about a fourth of their weight of cooked onions or celery or the two mixed. A pile should then be made in the middle of a dish and then put into the pot and be put around it. Pour some salad dressing over and serve. Molasses Cookies. Two and one-half cups sugar; two cups molasses, one tablespoon ginger, one tablespoon cloves, one tablespoon cinnamon. Let this come to a boll. When coolen in four eggs and one tablespoon medal, add the milk to roll out next day. Moderate ogen. NATIONAL ORGANIZER OF THE NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE VISITS GALVESTON, TEXAS The National Business league meets in Little Rock, Ark., in August, this year. Hon. Emmett J. Scott of Tuskegee is corresponding secretary. A SIMPLE LUNCHEON MENU. Now that Lent is passed and the spirit of hospitality may once more find natural expression the woman who entertains is thinking of inviting her friends in for a luncheon or tea. This does not mean that she must spend a great deal of money upon the meal. A menu of simple food dainty served is in much better taste and is sure to be more appreciated than one of extravagant and querely concocted dishes whose ingredients are matters of doubt because of the mixture of flavors and seasonings. The meal may be prepared by the home cook or by the maid of all work: Masked French lamb chops Pea patties. Fruit salad. Coffee. Trim French chops neatly. Have ready some nicely seasoned mashed potatoes, beaten light. Broll the chops quickly for five minutes, and while they are warm heap the potatoes on one side of the lean portion of each chop. Dip into beaten egg, sprinkle thickly with flour, plump up the hot fat. Decorate the buns with paper and place attractively on the chop dish. GEMS OF THOUGHT The rank is but the guinea's stamp The man's the gowd for a that. —Burns. As high as we have mounted in delight In our dejection do we sink as low. —Wordsworth. While Memory watches o'er the sad review Of joys that faded like the morning dew. —Campbell. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS The cant-saying so popular now in the slang of the day, "they all look good when they're far away," has pressed and vital application in the discussion as to whether America or Europe is to be preferred by the American colored citizen. The number of dissatisfied and disgruntled colored people in this country is growing daily, and the much heralded freedom from color prejudice of the old world has caused not a few strong and sensible colored men to ponder seriously the question as to whether they should not flee from the color prejudice of New York yet come forth to deny the assertion that Europe is far less prejudiced than America. But if Booker T. Washington may speak through the notable series on "The Man Farthest Down," in the Outlook, the United States is infinitely better as a home for the black man than any country in Europe. On his recent trip abroad he was imported, he reacts, by many Americans, both white and colored, to assist them in getting passage back home. A colored citizen especially bemoaned their fate, declaring there was no work in England for his race. Nor would Mr. Washington have us believe that the colored man on this side is only better off than the colored man in the opposite. We declare that the colored man here is infinitely better off in his chances for work, life and enjoyment than the white man of his same station there. In short, the distance of Europe lends almost her only enchantment. Singularly enough, George Clemenceau, former premier of France, recently in his series in the New York Times, gives complete collaboration to the words of the Tuskegeean. In studying conditions in Brazil on his travels, he tells his "French brethren in shiny threadbare sleeves," that the black people of Brazil are better off in the Coachella Valley than "young men, in shiny threadbare sleeves, who make your way nightly homeward to the close dams around the Sacre Coeur; and see and see these black coffee planters, men, women and children, living close to nature on the outskirts of civilization, and compare your own wretched quarters furnished by Dufayel on the 'Hire' system that has cost you such anxious moments, with the blissful nudity of these cabins and tell me where you are living among the newly emancipated Africans or at home under your own roofs"? To all those colored men grooming with discontent at American conditions and yearning for Europe, we suggest that they follow those series by France's great statesman and America's great industrial educator. Yet to those same men we do not urge that they abate by one jot or little their fight to have America give their race the rights and opportunities of equal rights. The colored citizens of right. The colored citizens of their citizenship, unworthy possessors of the great heritage of freedom and equal rights handed down to them by 200,000 of their heroic fathers, if they did not press the battle to the gates until they are admitted to an equal place in their fatherland. And for this reason, too, they should stay here. Europe is settled with her faded clines and her poverty. This is still the land of wealth and opportunity. It is for America's colored citizens to make the most of it—Editorial: Amsterdam (N. Y.) News. Several weeks ago a hundred teachers visited Tuskegee Institute. They were amazed at what they saw. All men are amazed at Tuskegee, in many respects the thing wonderful, in America. Among the number there were several Ohio teachers and the editor of the Ohio Teacher. The editor puts in his journal his impression of the things he saw, and we venture the easiest paragraph for a layman's eye: "We might as well admit in the outset that Booker T. Washington has been doing for years what many a white educator has talked about and conjectured he would do some day. During the past five years prominent educators have discussed the pay of teachers in the school at Tuskogee has been motivating for a quarter of a century, and during the past ten years has solved many a pedagogical problem relative to manual training, vocational studies, the correlation of motor and sensory activities and the social efficiency of the individual. While many of us work in schools and other things, Dr. Washington, born in slavery, has been modestly working them out for his race." That is too much for our usual willing hands, and we spread it on the minutes of general achievement, with the rather ragged translation that Tuskegee is the model American university, that it came out of the brain and struggle of a Virginia slave, that it is the beacon light for educational effort everywhere, and that Booker Washington is the prophet of useful learning. If that translation proves not the purpose, it is no fault of ours.—N. Y. Age. The negro must not be a consumer but a producer. He can only be a strong factor in a community in proportion as he purchases real estate and engages in business enterprises. The young women of the race must be given employment in business enterprises as well as in professions. The negro is not contending for social equality in this country. He wants equal rights along all walks of life. With these he would be well contented. --- A London professor has found that the white race is doomed to die off the face of the earth, and he has discovered that the original color of man was brown. While the information brought to us by the London truth-seeker is of great human interest, it is not altogether informing. We do not believe that the white race will ever die off the face of the earth, and its life by fusion, or by the art of combining with all other races against what is still the undiscoverable purpose of time. What the white race may lack in vitality may be supplied by the blue bloods of our own southern states, as represented by the first families of Carolina, led by Tillman; the first families of Arkansas, led by Jefferson Davis, and the first families of Mississippi, led by Jeems Katyldy Vardman. No formula or discovery, and the first defenders of the earth and heated defenders of the white race that their time of passage from the earth will ever come. We side with them. We should have so much to give up white people, for they have their place in the civilization of the world and oggett not to be disturbed by professors and uncoach scientists. As for the color of original man, we have known all along that it was a color other than white, for that color is out of all harmony with nature, but have faced to claim that we should be shouldered its plant form. We are willing to compromise on brown, the most engaging of all the colors, and which fits so well in all scheme and shadings. The whites, as this London professor points out, may be unable to fit in tropical climates, but they have fitted in well enough in Africa to gobble up all the lands and riches of that continent, and in most all other climates, tropical or otherwise, where they have settled. There may be races that go to the races of the earth, their color, shadings, varying constitutions and organisms, such as Boaz of Columbia presents, but that one race will ever completely die away and another race alone survive, give no stock in the fact. It is, let us take our own country, that both white and black, yellow and brown, are increasing year after year, increasing by hundreds of thousands. The group of people called negroes, for example, started out 50 Today, a fair count would give them 12,000,000. So it is with the American whites, with this advantage for the blacks, however, that their increase, except through a handful of West Indians, who do not affect the native colored population numerically, is altogether continental, while the whites are constantly receiving recruits from Europe. We hope the professors and the scientists will give the whites a chance. They are needed and, with prophecy, will be able to all lands and governments. Here in our own country we are doing all we can with them to make them yield up something in the way of equality and justice to men and women of other colors. If they are put off the earth, what are we to do? To whom we are to appeal? How lonely it would be—New York Age. The courts have recently decided that if a person has one-sixteenth negro blood in his veins, such person is to be classed as a negro. We thank the court for that decision; it solves a historical doubt that has been worrying us for many years. We've always admired the glory and achievements of black ethnologists who knew they were colored, but the racially ethnologists whom we studied always denied us the pleasure of thinking they were negroes. The courts have transferred a large section of brilliant history to our side of the house. We wonder what will the Hon. Tom Watson, the greatest master of style that this country has produced, says about this? Won't he have to release some of these black subjects? When Mr. Watson goes again on this theme we are going to cite the decision of learned judges.—Old Hickory. Some weeks ago we read an abj) written editorial in one of the on the very important subject, "Are Preachers Overpaid?" The writer concluded that they are not. But isn't there another side to the question? We think so. And as it is a settled "habit" with us to look for the other side of questions that have been set down and marked Q. E. D., we propose at the first opportunity to look for the other side of this question, to examine into it "with the cold neutrality of impartial logic," extinguishing nothing and setting down naught in malice. "Shall draw the thing as he sees it, for the God of things as they are." _Dallas (Tex.) Express. If you see your neighbor progressing, help him rise by giving him a lift. Do not pull him down. We need race co-operation more than any existing race. We scatter too much. In union there is strength. MUST "MAKE GOOD." The man errs who believes a woman he has jilted forswears love on account of him; the real' truth of the matter is that he never made love sufficiently attractive to be interesting, consequently she wants no repetition of a game that didn't seem worth the candle. SHAVEN LITTLE ONES. The heads of all Chinese babies are shaved when they a month old. THE PARK SOME OF THE IOWA STATE FAIR GROUND SCENES. [Image of two men in formal attire, one with a mustache and the other with a short haircut]. R. N. Hyde and B. N. Hyde, dealers in real estate, have a large number of bargains. Any one would do well to call on them. They have houses, lots and acreage. Also a list of houses to rent. Their terms of commission for selling and trading property are as follows: per cent on the first one thousand, $2\frac{1}{2}$ per cent for all about that. Our rental rattes are: For WASHINGTON, IOWA. June 13—Children's day was observed at the A. M. E. church at Sunday in a fitting manner. The church was nicely decorated with a profusion of flowers and in the afternoon a program of recitions and songs and analogues and music under the direction of Mrs. G. W. Black was carried out by the Sunday school. The pastor, Mr. John, attended the day for church extension. The pastor, Rev. Williams, preached both morning and evening. The many friends in the state of John W. Lewis, R. Ph., M. D., physician and surgeon, of Chicago, a torner Oksalsoa boy, and a particular friend of the writer, will be glad to know of his advancement in the commercial world in that he has organized and established a business of his own in connection with his profession. He is now at the head of the "West Side Drug and Supply Co." at No. 1753 West Lake St. Everything necessary to be carried in a drug and prescription house is in stock and efficient pharmacists and to take care of the trade are in evidence on every hand. Success to the new venture. We wish to call the attention of the readers of this paper to the interesting articles of race progress which appear on the inside of the paper, generally on page 3. The management should be congratulated on the product. Let every reader be a booster and the effort will result in time that the whole paper will be filled with interesting articles of race doings. Mrs. Milligan of Ottumwa is a guest at the home of Henry Rhodes. Miss Marie Redd is visiting at the A. G. Clark house in Osakaloa. A. G. Clark home in Oskaloosa. Last Tuesday evening the young fellow of the School Park for Miss Iona Phillips, who left Wednesday morning for Clinton, Iowa, to remain with relatives during her school vacation. John Spencer of Grinnell visited at the Horace Spencer home last week. The stewardesses of the A. M. E. church held a social at the A. L. Hall home Tuesday evening for the benefit of the church and a neat little sum was made. The school picnic was held Thursday on the banks of the classic Crooked creek and a goodly number availed themselves of the chance for the outing. Mrs. Anderson and Miss Goodin of Ottumwa visited at the Horace Spencer home last Sunday. Fred Williams was a Burlington visitor last Sunday. Mrs. Curry and Mr. Horace Spencer visited in Ottumwa last week. cer visited in Ottumwa last week. Mrs. Sarah Davis and Mrs. Chas. Berkley expect to go to Davenport next week to visit at the Rev. L. J. Phillips home. Quarterly meeting at te A. M. E. Echurch will be July 2. Chas. Hughes of Champaign, Ill. was in the city last week canvassing for a farmers' book. Spencer Bros. were a prominent factor in the bidding on the paving of a street in the city recently. They had the wishes of their many friends renting a house we charge the owner $2, but we charge the renters nothing. We are old and established in the city. R. N. Hyde has been here in business since 1876. B. N. Hyde was born and educated in this city and at Ames college. Our office is 120 W. Grand avenue. Phone Walnut 793. R. N. HVDE and B. N. HVDE. that they might be successful. Frank Leland's Chicago Giants baseball team of Chicago played ball here Wednesday and defeated the home team in a well played game by the score of 7 to 3. The Giants making 4 scores in the ninth inning. success. "He has achieved success who has lived long, laughed often, and loved much; who has gained the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men, and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty nor failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and given the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory beamediction."—Bessol A. Stanley. 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Marr of Mound Bayon will give an address in the evening which will be the chief number on the Stewardess program M. M. Marr will tell about the Mound of Mound on a high resident in it, with a community of over 6,000 negroes don't fail to hear this address, at 7:30 clock Sunday June 18. The trustees of the A. M. E. church has awarded the contract for the completion of the plastering and cementing of the A. M. E. church to Mr. G. W. Luckey of Clinton Iowa. Mr. Luckey being the lowest bidder out of five considered If You Want A Good Meal, Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, A Picture Framed, Human Hair Goods Just See R. E. PATTEN Red 52% Patten's Novelty GO. John Carter If You Want A Good Meal, Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, A Picture Framed, Human Hair Goods Just See R. E. PATTEN Ref 5200 Patten's Novelty CO. John Cutter Stomach Troubles Many remarkable cures of stomach troubles have been effected by Cham- berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. One man who had spent over two thou- dand dollars for medicine and treatment was cured by a few boxes of these tablets. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at drug stores. ```markdown ``` [Image of a village with houses, fields, and a river] BIRDS EYE VIEW OF BUXTON. READ w the Des Moines Water Co. Secures its Water Su Des Moines Secures and How the Des Moines Water Co. Secures and Purifies its Water Supply quantity and low cost are the essenlity the consumers of a water supply. Moines Water Company is the purveest sanitary quality, maintaining capacity of five times the normal rate Quality, quantity and low cost are the essential features demanded by the consumers of a water supply. The Des Moines Water Company is the purveyor of water of the highest sanitary quality, maintaining in reserve a pumping capacity of five times the normal rate of consumption, and all at the lowest cost to the consumer consistent with the quality of the service. An extensive system of "Infiltration Galleries" collects the supply from the deep underground flow in the gravel beds of the Raccoon Valley. Thus all of the water is thoroughly purified by Nature's own process of slow filtration and long contact with the deep and extensive deposit of sand and gravel, identical in purity with the best deep well gravel water, absolutely impossible of contamination from surface impurities and must not be confounded with the Raccoon water itself. However, in spite of these most foverable natural conditions every drop of water pumped into the mains is mechanically steralized before it leaves the pumps, as an additional sanitary safeguard. Daily analysis by the company's expert water specialist proves the absence of harmful constituents, so that the company can assure its patrons that no disease-bearing organism, or any other unsanitary condition can reach them through the agency of the water. Boiling of the city water as a safeguard is as unnecessary at all times as it is a waste of fuel; and the use of bottled spring water (either of themselves or in the bottling of questionable or sanitary quality) is an expense that may be spared. The pumping station, the laboratory, and the daily records of analyses are, as in the past, cheerfully open to the public and the company invites intelligent inspection of its property and product. The Leader June Sales Offers amazing values for all. For tomorrow and next week these wonderful bargains are here for you. Of course early selections gives you first choice--that's why we advise it. $1.95 Men's $3 Oxford at $1.95 Men's patent leather, gun metal or tan Oxford, Oxford, positively $3.00 values—Sale price, pair. $1.48 Ladies' $2.50 Oxford at 1.48 Ladies' Oxford or Pumps, veryobby lasts in all desirably leather. Sale price, per pair. $1.48 MEN'S Dress Shirts, coat style, neckband or collar attached, all sizes—values to $1. 50c BOYS' Wash Knee Pants, sizes 6 to 14—a pair at only. 9c Boys 50c Waists at 25c BOYS' Blouse Waists, with separate collars to match, at. 25c CHILDREN'S Rompers, sizes 2½ to 7, in our June sale at. 15c Men's Summer Underwear 21c Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers in colors and black, extra fine garments—shirts or drawers. 21c Boys' Suits 50c LARGE showing of Boys' Wash Suits, sizes 3 to 8. Positively $1.00 values going at. $ 8.95 MEN'S and young Men's Suits—that embody the highest standard of excellence in fabric, style and workmanship. All desirable fashionable colorings, also blue serges are here. Choose any suit fully worth $15 at the low price of only $8.95. The Leader 514 East Locust Street MEN'S pure Worsted Pants, blue serges included in the lot, values here to $4. All go at, pair. . . . Shoes For Men Women and Children JOHN A. BROWN Rev J. C. Reid of Ottumwa, Iowa, one of the leading Ministers of the Baptist denomination. He is Secretary of the State Association and President of Afro-American council and a real race man who will be heard from soon. He has an able helpmate in his wife. FORD'S HAIR POMADE THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINKY OR CURLY HAIR. IT'S USE MAKES STUBBORN, HARSH HAIR SOFTER, MORE PLAINABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO COMB AND PUT UP IN 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 GENUINE, PUT UP IN 25* AND 50* BOTTLES WITH 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 BOTTLE, 50* THE OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 216 LAKE ST. DEPT. 235 CHICAGO, ILL. AGENTS WANTED. M EN'S Khaki Pants, excellent in every respect, sell in all stores at $1.25 a pair, sale price, pair during our June Sale..... The Lead 14 East Locust S Announcement Patten's Novelty Co., a Consolidated Under N Announcement Extraordinary. Announcement Extraordinary. Patten's Novelty Co., and Brown Bros. Pub. Co., Consolidated Under Name of Pattens Novelty Publishing Company. The Patten Navelty Co., represented by Mr. R. E. Patten, and Brown Bres. Pub Co., represented by Mr. R. E. C Brown, came on terms of consolidation for the purpose of conducting a co-operative business method. Co-operative plan is the only method of doing business and the principle by which we shall conduct this company will appeal to anyone. Competition drives the small dealer out of business but by co-operation we can secure all advantages. $2,000 invested by twenty men in which all may assist actively, will produce four times the result it would if invested by one man. At present we maintain a magazine and publish the progress our people are making along all lines and sue classics stories that you will take delight in reading during your leisure hours, will be the policy of this magazine to publish its monthly issue as is the custom with other publications before the month announced on the cover. We have consequently cancelled Many and June numbers in order to make the change PATTEN'S NO R. E. Patten and H Phone Red. 5296. Clydesdale horses in a harness Iowa Company in Spanish-American War—Under Capt. Brandt M EN'S ribbed or Mesh Union Suits, sizes 36 to 44 Very special, at ..... Extraordinary. d Brown Bros. Pub. Co., name of Pattens Novelty Company. Those subscribers who have paid their subscription will receive their full number of copies. We conduct a restaurant where you can get good service and quality meals at reasonable prices; ice cream porter with sauce dainnes that will appeal to any one. We conduct a printing office with all equipments to do good work at a reasonable price. We frame picture pictures and are dealers in human hair goods. On the first of July we shall move to a larger building on the corner of Eleventh and Center streets, which will be equipped for rendering better service and doing a large business. Will you become a member of this company to make it a success? If not a member you will patronize it on the principle of getting quality goods at a cheaper price than elsewhere. It will not only mean success to the managers or stock holders but success to every negro in Des Moines. If you agree with us "come across." --- Clothes for Men and Boys Des Moines, Iowa CITY NEWS IN. B. If you have relatives or friends visiting in the city or going to make a visit, please inform us; we collect all your local news.—Ed.) Screen Doors, Windows and Wire, Dawson Hardware Co., 417 Sixth ave. Miss Daisy Jacobs has been employed by the Harris-Emery company. Mrs Mary Miller of Newton, Iowa is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B Hack. Mrs. C. B. Woods, while here attending the grand session. Mrs. Emma Harris, who has been sick, was able to be out again, which is good news to her friends. Mrs. Curd of Davenport, Iowa, is the guest of Mrs. Julia Taylor. Mrs Emma Teabeau of Keokuk, Ia., is the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fields of Park street Rev. Wm. A. Searcy, G. W. J. of J. Monmouth, Ill., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs J. B. Michell. Mrs. Naomi P. Fields, G. C. S. of Keokuk, Iowa, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson. Mrs Ella Walkup, G. M. A. M. of Moline, Ill., and Mrs Ella Tarver, G. C. T. of Davenport, Iowa, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Woods. Mr. Wm. Mathews, 421 Ninth street left Monday for Colfax, Iowa, for a few days visit to recuperate his health. Save the Lawn's. Lawn hose and sprinkler's. Dawson's Hardware 417 Sixth avenue. Mrs. L.C. Graves of Minneapolis was visiting in our city last week, the guest of Mrs. Wm. Shackelford. Mrs. Anderson Perkins of Buxton, Iowa, was a visitor in our city this week enroute from Colfax, where she was visiting with old friends Mrs. Mary Durden of Buxton is in our city visiting the Baptist Sunday School. While here she is the guest of Mrs. Minnie Neal. Rev. H. R. Pinckney left last week for Kansas City, Mo., to attend the Central High school, graduating exercises in which his son graduates. He will return this week. A reception given by Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson of No. 223 Thirteenth street for the general offices, visitors and delegates Thursday evening from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Junior Christian Endeavor society will give a Musical and Literary entertainment at the Union Cougregational church Tenth and Park streets, June 20th, at 8 o'clock. Admission 10c Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Perry of Enterprise, have moved to our city. He built a new house in May at 3118 N. Union street, where they are pleasantly located. Cherry seeders of all kinds at Dawson's Hardware, 417 Sixth avenue. Mrs. Naomi Fields of Keokuk, is in our city, the guest of Mrs. J. H. Wilkerson. She is a delegate to the Grand Court. She made a pleasant call at the Bystander office, as she is our news gatherer for Keokuk. Mrs. Mattie Hickes of St. Paul, arrived in our city last Saturday to spend a fortnight, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Gould. She is well known in our city, having visited here before. She made a pleasant call at the Bystander office. Best mixed paints, varnish, etc. Dawson's Hardware, 417 Sixth avenue. The annual Sunday school picnic of Union Congregational church will be held at Union Park Tuesday, June 27. Every one invited to come and bring your baskets, well filled, also bring the children. There are several of our ladies taking the advantage of the Drake University summer school and have enrolled. Among the new ones are Miss Georgia Blackburn, teacher of Buxton, Miss Nellie Leftage, teacher in Enterprise, Miss Maude Pierson of St. Joseph, Mo., and Mrs. R. E. Patton, of this city. We wish for them success. The Dawson Hardware Co., have moved to 417 Sixth avenue, just south of Cleland's grocery store. 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 Sixth and Locust St. Lawmowmers Mowers and Grass Catchers at Dawson's Hardware 417 Sixth avenue. Mr. Chas, Richardson, who is very sick with paralysis does not improve very much. He remains just about the same, with slight improvement. Mr. Gus Watkins returned from Albany, Mo., where he has been at the sick bedside of his father; he reports that while his father is a very sick man, but he thought him somewhat improved. Mrs. Georgia Caldwell of Keokuk is in our city, having come to remain indefinitely, the guest of her brother, Mr. Charles Wilson, on Arthur street Miss Anna Reeves, who has been visiting in Colorado, the guest of Miss Susie Lee, came home last week, accompanied by Mrs. Susie Lee of that city, who recently graduated from the High school to visit among her friends awhile. Rev. J. C. Reid and wife of Ottumwa, are in our city this week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Bell on East Maple street. They are delegates to the Iowa and Nebraska State Annual S. S. convention. The International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor's Thanksgiving services will be held next Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p. m. at the Maule Street Baptist church. Sir Knights will leave hall at Eighth and Mulberry streets at 1:30, headed by the new Tabour Band. The Daughter's will meet at the church at 1:30 ard fall-in ranks with the Sir Knights at the church. Mrs. Katie Green, D. M. N. G. of Household of Ruth of United Order of Odd Fellows of Davenport, Iowa, was in our city last week, on her official visit to the Household of Ruth, No. 339 of this city. After a meeting and ritual work, she left for Colfax, Iowa. While in the city she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bryant, on West Eighth street. Mrs. Richard Oliver of Buxton, visited in our city this week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shackleford She also visited in Colfax, Iowa, with her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Terrell and spent Thursday, June 1st, in Oskaloosa to see her niece graduate from the High school. Her husband, Prof. Richard Oliver joined her and; spent Sunday in our city. He sang at the Corinthian Baptist church, also A. M. E. church. He is the Buxton band leader. They made a pleasant call at our office Monday. Rev. A. J. Carey, D. D. of Chicago, Ill. spent Sunday in our city, preaching both evening and morning at the A. M. E. church. Dr. Carey was a very busy man while here. He spoke before the Minesteral Association and Tuesday, Iowa and Nebraska State Union and Deacon's associations. Tuesday. He lectured at the A. M. E. church. He called at the Bystander office and enjoyed looking over the exchanges as he is an editor of the Chicago Conservator. He complimented our office. He will be here again this fall at the Annual conference. He has his eye on one of the Bishop's of his connection. The house party given by Mr. and Mrs. Gus Watkins gave the opening reception Thursday evening, invitations were issued to many and a very delightful crowd greeted the young girls Thursday evening. It was a very pretty reception, everything in style and up to date. The young ladies composing the party are Laura Pierson and Marguerite Perry of St. Joseph, Mo. Edith Comley, Webster City, Bernice Davis, Mason City; Julia and Mamie Baily, Marble Rock, Iowa; Adah Hyde, Cathine Windsor, Adah Clegger, Nellie Leftage, Marguerite La Court, Alice Mitchell, Lorna Wilson, of this city. There are an equal number of young men who are assisting in entertaining, but as we were unable at this writing to get the names of all the boys we will not publish any at this time. THE CITY CONVENTION. The city convention will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday, July 3, at the home of Mrs. E. R. Hall, 817 Maple street. All delegates are urged to be present, as much important business will be transacted at that time. THE DES MOINES NEGRO LYCEUM The Des Moines Negro Lycceum will hold their semi-annual election of officers and nominees, June 20th, at the home of Attorney and Mrs. S. Joe Brown, 1058 5th street. All members are urged to be present. V. C. M. C. A. The members and friends of the Young Colored Men's Christian Ass'n were fowored with a rare treat last Sunday in the form of addresses by Hon. Jerry Sullivan, former Gunbatorian candidate and Rev. Dr. A. J. Carey, pastor of Industrial A. M. E. church, Chicago. On next Sunday Rev W J. Brown, pastor Seventh St. Baptist church of Keokuk, who is in attendance at the Baptist State S. S Convention will deliver the principal address. Other addresses will be delivered by Rev Dr. J. C. Ried, pastor Second Baptist church of Ottumwa and president of the Iowa Afro-American Council and also by other prominent ministers of said convention. All men and boys are cordially invited. Whooping cough is not daugerous when the cough is kept loose and dangerous when the cough is kept loose and expectoration ersy by giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It has been used in many epidemics of this disease with perfect success. For sale by all dealers. --- THE WORLD'S FIRST WOMAN S. JOE BROWN, A .B., A. M., LL. B Attorney at Law and Notary Public Des Moines, Iowa. A graduate of three colleges of the State University of Iowa; formerly professor of English in languages in Boston; Marianth in New York; de- putte of the Iowa Negro Bar, Associs THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES REV. T. L. GRIFFITH. This cut is Rev. T L. Griffith, who is president District Association and recently received the degree He is the eldest Minister of Des Moines in point of power, able, Christian Ministers. Always ready to This cut is Rev. T L Griffith, who is president of the Western Baptist District Association and recently received the degree of DD by two colleges. He is the oldest Minister of Des Moines in point of pastorate He is one of our strong, able, Christian Ministers. Always ready to assist any worthy person. EDITORIALS. Under the auspices of Union Congregational church, Mine, E. Azalia Hackley of Philadelphia, the greatest prima donna of the race, gave a song recital at the church, Thursday evening, June 8th, which captivated the audience. She has a charming stage presence and an agreeable personality. Her voice is rich and powerful and splendidly trained. Before she recited the song, she explained to the audience the meaning of the composers. And indeed it might be said that between songs she gives musical lectures which helps the audience to a clearer knowledge of music, and hence one who makes no pretensions as to musical knowledge can better appreciate the concert. She explained how as a race we had trained musical powers not possessed by other races, and that if we would one day be able to perform alentons which God has given us, we could sing ourselves to wealth. She emphasized the fact that there were three requisites in singing. The first requisite is brains, the second breath and the third voice. To be a fine singer she said required an education. By proper intellectual training one can grasp that he is being taught, and wisely direct the vocal powers. She gave a most interesting explanation of the muscles of the voice, and how they are formed, and demonstrated clearly how these muscles are exercised and used by great singers. Mme. Hackley is a great race woman, and is deeply concerned as to our future. She told of her struggles and trials to reach the high eminence to which she has attained, and inspired the audience to high hopes by her noble counsel and an earnest representation of the race, and in recognition of her great musical ability, we would do ourselves honor as a people to take the first steps toward the establishment of a National Afro-American Musical Conservatory, at some central point in this country, at the head of which this famous singer and great teacher has been active, and which can go on and sit at the feet of this noble instructor and race lover and learn race patriotism and inspiration from this musical fountain of knowledge. --- HACKLEY. tion; president of the District Normal Institute of the A. M. E. church; statistician of the Iowa Afro-American Council; founder and honorary president of Des Moines Negro Lycum Association; president Inter-Literate Literacy Association; president of the West Worshipful Master of Doriate No. 30, A. E. & A. M. JPS no is president of the Western Baptist given the degree of DD by two colleges. in point of pastorate He is one of our days ready to assist any worthy person. NEGRO BAPTISTS MEET. Iowa-Nebraska Union Holds Session at East Side Church. The Iowa-Nebraska Ministerial and Deacon's union of the colored Baptist churches, closed its sessions at the Maple Street Baptist church last night. The union meeting was preliminary to the state Sunday school convention, which will begin today and continue throughout the week. President John W. Evans of Charinda, presided over the sessions. Among the speakers were the Rev. A. J. Carey, pastor of a large A. M. E. church in Chicago, the Rev. L. N. Daniels, and Rev. G. W. Sims. Among the delegates to the union convention are Rev. J. W. Evans of Charinda, Rev. R. J. Palmer of Burlington, Rev. W. F. Battis, B. S. T. of Omaha, Rev. W. Clark of Marshalltown, Rev. James Bowles of Colfax, Rev. J. Cornelius Reid of Ottumwa, Rev. F. B. Woodward of Baxton, Rev. L. J. Burr of Davenport, Rev. M. J. Burton, missionary; Rev. S. Johnson, Rev. G. Saunders, Deacon F. B. Bowman of Colfax, Deacon L. M. Brown of Des Moines, Deacon J. Evans of Ottumwa, Deacon Rivers Officers of the Iowa-Nebraska union were elected last night as follows: President, J. W. Evans of Clarinda; first vice president, F. B. Brown of Colfax; second vice president, James Evans of Ottumwa; secretary, M. J. Barton of Kookuk; treasurer, G. E. Saunders of Des Moines; executive board, C. Brown of Des Moines, C. Cookson of Omaha, J. Reynolds of Des Moines. The officers were installed by the Rey, W. D. Carter. CITY WATER COMPANY OWNER SHIP On next Monday the city voters will be called upon to express their desires as to the purchase and owning of the city water plant. At one time we favored municipal ownership, but upon a more matured judgment and more experience, leads us to believe that it is not the best thing for our city, because if the city owned the water company there would come such a graft and corruption that would disgust the honest voter and run our city into a greater debt, thereby enhancing our taxes or raising the city water still higher. Therefore, we had better let well enough alone. We now have a fine water system, economically managed. OUR UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE GRADUATES Who They Are, Where They Are And What They Do The Compulsed Their Course One of our very interesting features of the Iowa Special Edition is to name and locate all the colored men and women who have completed their course and graduated in the various colleges, universities and academies of Iowa in the last half century. To our knowledge man has ever attempted this task, therefore we submit these names as a part of the graduates, perhaps not all, but the next attempt will we must be more thorough and complete. Thus the Iowa heyres real part of the Iowa heyres the article contains only the graduates who attended higher courses than high schools, which we will deal with in another section. Perhaps the first colored person to graduate in Iowa is L. Blackshurst, Ph.D., of Tabor College, Tabor, Iowa, now president of the State Normal at Prairie View, Texas. The next one was H. T. Kensington, A. M., of Tabor, now president of the Western University of Quincy, Kansas, and Tabor has shown out one other colored man, Karen Spouse, now a minister in the A.M. church. Tabor is one of the oldest colleges in Iowa, founded by the Those who have graduated from the Iowa State University at Iowa City are Hon. Alexander Clark, St. Olaf, while in the consular service to Liberia; Austin H. Higgs, now of Marshall Mo., M.; S. Joe Brown, now of Des Moines, Iowa; H. H. Hirsch, now of Belo Harte, Venezuela; Edward A. C. Rayon, Iowa, physician; Lawson C. Jones, president of Piney Woods institute, Braxton Miss.; Edward W. Thompson, Guthrie, Okla., pharmacist; Wm. T. Redan, St. Joseph Mo., lawyer; Rufus P. Beshears, St. Joseph, Mo., dentist; Geo O. C. Campbell, Columbia, Mo., pharmacist; St. Julien O. Drayton, Columbia, S. C. pharmacist; Blaine Dau, Laurea La; Geo. Overstreet of Kentucky, both of these are Pikin High School, Iowa City who bears the distinction of being the first colored student to receive the degree from the College of Applied Science. Those graduating from Drake University at Des Moines are Edward E. Johnson, physician, Indiana, Indiana; Albert Bell, lawyer, Sheehan, Wye; Miss Lulu Gaines, teacher; W. Kansas City public schools; W. Kansas City public schools; D. C.; Goo L. Hott, law and music and music; Des Moines; John L. Thameson, lawyer and editor, Des Moines; A. E. Lee, dentist, Des Moines; Luther L. Henderson, professor of histology, State University, Langston, Okla.; Nanael Sawyer, wife of Dr. Luther Sawyer, professor of topica, Kans.; Miss Edith Cowley, from the College of Oratory and Education of Webster City. Those coming from the state col DOSONS. Clearance Sale day, June 17.. throughout the Month USEFURNISHINGS and DRAPERIES S and GAS STOVES. STOCK and VERY REDUCED REDUCTIONS. Calling events of the year at Davidsons, namely Craftsman furniture, Globe- on which factories place a stipulated ons will prevail throughout the entire not the essential feature of David- portance—and Quality and Low Price price, through the medium of which we ncts of thousands throughout Des time to our store at any time during good furniture at lower prices than at any time during the remainder of DAVIDSONS. June Furniture Clearance Sale Begins Saturday, June 17. and Continues Throughout the Month FURNITURE AND HOUSEFURNISHINGS RUGS, CARPETS and DRAPERIES REFRIGERATORS and GAS STOVES. OUR ENTIRE STOCK and VERY UNUSUAL and PRONOUNCED REDUCTIONS. This is one of the greatest selling events of the year at Davidson's. With the exception of a few lines, namely Craftsman furniture, Globe-Wernicke Office Furniture, etc., upon which factories place a stipulated price, exceptionally strong reductions will prevail throughout the entire stock. Remember that low prices is not the essential feature of Davidson's sales. Quality is of equal importance—and Quality and Low Price form a combination in this instance, through the medium of which we appeal to the money-saving instincts of thousands throughout Des Moines and vicinity. Watch the daily papers. Come to our store at any time during the last two weeks of June and buy good furniture at lower prices than you will be enabled to secure it for at any time during the remainder of this year. DAVIDSON'S IOWA'S LARGEST FURNITURE STORE 414-414-416-418-WALNUT-ST. and Straightening Oil C. H. H. The most wonderful hair preparations on the market. When we use Magic we do not compete, as you can see result results in the few treatments. We guarantee Magic Hair grower to stop the hair once from falling out and to walking, making hair shinier hair and silky. Magic Hair grower grows hair on hard points of the head, and you use these preparations once you will never be without them. Magic Hair grower will also assist you to maintain it maintained only by Macdonald South & Johnson. MAGIC HAIR GROWER SOO. STRAIGHTENING OIL 01267 SHORTCAST NO. 0124 All orders must be paid by check, send live for delivery, or pay by money pany all orders ATTENTIONS WANTS Written Recommendation We carry everything in the latest fashionable hair goods at the lowest prices. We make switches puffs, transformation curls, coronet braids, and combings made to order, matching all shades a specialty. Send sample of hair with all orders. 2405 Blondo Street Phone Webster 880. Omaha, Nebr. BYSTANDER ANNIVERSARY. Our eightth anniversary having come we extend greeting to our thou-sands and thousands of readers throughout this country. We have struggled along for this many years trying to encourage and inspire the latent power with new hope and zeal. We are meeting a longfelt want among our people in the middle west. The Bystander is now giving our readers more news clean, clear and wholesome, than it has in the past and with your co-opers in the present and future to place our race before the civilized world, in their proper sphere. Then, as吏forteon with your help, let us pull onward and upward, lifting our brother's burden and give hope and encouragement to the race. THE IOWA SPECIAL EDITION This week we have attempted to give to the world in brief what some of our most important citizens are going to, what the children of our country are going to done within the past 15 years of their freedom. There are many worthy examples and people that we could not mention this time. We find worthy examples of members of our society in all parts of Iowa, working among their white brothren, making a good law adding citizen, and helping to develop Iowa in all her diversified industries and agricultural parents. We are very much indebted to our many friends and all our neighbors who are a worthy one. We thank you one and all and would urge that our readers patronize those who advertise in our paper, hoping that every reader who may scan this issue will find something to encourage and inspire him in the race of Life to higher ideals. COLORED BOY WINS FIRST PRIZE The Spaulding Contest at Grinnell. For the first time in the history of old Grimdl College the Spaulding prize of $20 and a scholarship was won by Redmon of Colfax, Iowa, the subject of his oration being "The African in America." There were five contestants, the second place was won by W. H. Young, subject "Elijah P. Lovejoy, the Martyr." Young Redmon is the only colored student at present in this college. Our fellow citizen and old friend Harry Crews has been appointed to a position in one of our city parks by the superintendent of public instruction, J. Wesley Ash. Mr. Ash has more colored men working in his department than any other head of departments. To our knowledge Charley Schramm has none, neither Helen Hill nor Shawn. It seems the wise for our colored voters to think about those things when next city election comes around. All we ask is an equal chance in the political position and a square deal. Mr Crews is a good man and a worthy man for the place. MME JOHNSON & SOUTH --- ```markdown ``` --- Lage at Ames, George W. Carver, professor of agriculture at the Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala.; P. C. Parks, Clark University, Atlanta, Ga. Those graduating from the Iowa Westeyan University, Mt. Pleasant, are Mrs. Susan Mosely Grandison of Pleasant; Louise Mason, Mt. Pleasant; M. Mason, Mt. Pleasant teacher in the public schools of Kansas City, Mo.; Miss Agnes Mason, a teacher in Illinois. The Iowa College of Grinnell is Lo Welker, physician, Chattanooga, Tenn. He took a post graduate course at Yale, the first Iowa man of color to receive a degree from Yale. The ncolell college gives us us Frank Coleman Institute and Henry Coleman of Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Ark. Those holding diplomas from Coe College are Wm. Bruce, lawyer of Color Rapid, mail carrier; Linton U. Martin, Minneapolis, Minn. (state University). Penn college gives us Miss George Blackburn, teacher in the public From the Memorial University at Mason City comes James Loggett and from College Spring Academy comes Upper Prince (groceryman) in Coin, Iowa; Miss Florence Black. Simpson College gives us James Shackelford, Colorado Blaine Park National College reports the following: W. J. Weitheer, pharmacy, Chicago; Mrs. Mattle Dickinson, pharmacist; at Baxton; Meet Nina Field, music teacher in Worcester, Okla., and Ralph Armstrong, J. G. Groves, business course, Kansas. The Upper Iowa University reports C. W. Lewis, teacher in a white school in Fayette county, Iowa. The town Business College gave a diploma to John L. Thompson, and the Capital City Commercial College graduated Miss Zella Davis and Kenneth Haltzall. The City Contest The City convention held their annual elimination contest, Monday evening June 12th, at St. Paul A. M. E. church. Eight different literary clubs of the city were represented in the various contests. The winners and subjects of the compositions are as follows: Oratory—1st. "The Way to Victory" – Miss Nellie Leidridge. Dramatic Art Club—2d. "Power of Unity" – Mr. J G Dillinger—Des Moines Nogee Lyceum Association. Poetry - 1st. "Spring." - Miss Vivian Warrick - Warrick's Choral society. 24-Mrs. H. W. Hughes--Intellectual Improvement club. Music--"Sad Heart"--Prof. W. H. Warrick--Des Moines Negro Lyceum Association. Nectly Furnished Rooms and Good, Board at Reasonable Prices at ELLA EPPERSON 1125 West Walnut Street. Des Moines. Phone, Red 4076 IMPORTANT COMING EVENT FOR CITIZENS OF ST. LOUIS. Educators to Hold Eighth Annual Convention There July 26-30. Unusual interest is being taken at this early date in the forthcoming eighth annual convention of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, to be held in St. Louis from Wednesday, July 26 to 30, inclusive. The convention will be the guest of the city teachers, who will act as a reception committee. Professor R. H. Cole, principal of the Simmons school, is chairman of the committee. Summer high school, in which the sessions of the convention will be held, is admirably adapted for such gatherings. The fact that Dr. Booker T. Washington is to be one of the principal speakers has created new interest in the work of the association, and the attendance will doubtless exceed that of former years. The officers of the association are: President, W. T. B. Williams, agent of the Slater fund, Hampton, Va.; vice presidents, Inman E. Page, president of A. and M. college, Langston, Okla.; N. B. Young, president of A. and M. college, Tallahassee, Fla.; L. S. Clark, president of Baton Rouge college, Baton Rouge, La.; F. L. Williams, principal of Summer high school, St. Louis, and I. M. Terrell, supervisor of schools, Fort Worth, Tex.; secretary, Ida C. Plummer, city schools, Washington; assistant secretary, Mrs. J. E. Porter, city schools, Okmuglee, Okla.; corresponding secretary, J. R. E. Lee, director academic department, Tuskegee institute, Tuskegee, Ala.; treasurer, J. A. Martin, principal city schools, Jackson, Miss.; registrar, G. H. Garvin, principal city schools, Winchester, K.; chairman executive committee, M. W. Dogan, president Wiley university, Marshall, Tex. Young Afro-Americans of Real Worth. The race takes pride in the success of the following young Afro-Americans who will graduate from the several departments of the University of Pittsburgh this summer. They are Hubbard Hollenworth, Riley Lettwick and Ray H. Wooten, collegiate and engineering department; William Writt, Jr. and S. Rosemond Davis, medical department; Loe P. 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The funeral of the late Geo. Clemens, who died at 40'clock, Wednesday morning, of Cancer of the stomach at the home of Thos. Rush 915 Franklin St., was held from St. Peters Catholic church Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Quite a number of sorrowing friends gathered to pay their last tribute of respect. The services were conducted by Father Giglinger. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Norah Rush Clemens, two sisters and a niece, Mrs. Ida Watts of Springfield and a number of other relatives. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery. A very successful social was given to Anna Alden for the benefit of the A M. E. church at the home of Mrs. Eudora Ware. 1615 Morgan St., Tuesday evening, May 25th. Miss Elizabeth Gross left Thursday morning for Kansas City, Kansas, to visit her aunt, Mrs. A. J. Starnes. Her mother accompanied her as for as Oriney. Mrs. Mary J. Dove of Chicago farm- ly of Keokuk is visiting at the home of Rev. Grant. She will be in the city for a month. Miss Mamie Jackson of Chicago is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alden 1607 Morgan street. One of the most pleasing events of the season was the social given at the home of Mrs. Jennie Freeman at Messengerville, May 30th, by company I, of which Mrs. Freeman is captain. A large crowd greeted Mrs. Freeman Boat afternoon and evening and it was a splendid successful. The Rev. Price Taylor has organized all his church members into companies there being twenty-one in all. This is done to raise a certain sum of money for church debt. Another pleasing event was the social given by company P at the home of Mrs. R. M. Jenkins is Captain. It was also a splendid success. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stewart of Chicago are visiting at the home of Mrs. Stewart's sister, Mrs. Mary Bennett. The Rev. Brown, pastor of Seventh Baptist church, Mrs. Emma Teabeau and Miss Edna Henderson, will leave Monday morning for Des Moines, Iowa, to attend the Sunday School convention. Mrs. Teabeau will also attend the convention of H. of J. Mrs. A J. Fields will leave Monday for Des Moines to attend the Grand Court of Heroes of Jericho, which convenes in that city 13-14-15 inst. Miss Mable Bland returned home last week from Turkegain, where she has been attending the institution for nearly two years. Invitations are out for the High School commencement, June 6th, from which Miss, Irelia and Myrtle Bland will graduate. The woman of today who has good health, good temper, good sense, bright eyes and a lovely complexion, the result of correct living and good digestion, wins the admiration of the world. If your divination is faulty Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, will correct it. For sale by all druists. ENTERPRISE. IOWA. (Last Week) Mrs. Huffman and daughter, Irene and sister, Miss Cora Elligin, left Sunday night for Des Moines where they will spend the week visiting friends, Melta, the little daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Grant White arrived home from Clinton, Iowa, Tuesday, where she had been attending the college for the blind. Rev. and Mrs. James Bowles were entertained at a number of delightful dinners this week, before their departure to make their future home in Colfax, Sunday. They were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Hunter, Monday; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Battles, Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. G. Divers. Mrs. Ada Harris and mother returned home Thursday from Centerville, where they spent a delightful week visiting at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Bolling. Mrs. Henry Edmunds entertained Monday at the home of her mother, in honor of Rev. Mrs. Jas. Bowles, a numb of her lady friends. The evening was spent in music and conversation at a late hour. All departed for their homes, reporting a delightful evening spent. Mr. Tom Davenport who got his arm broken last week is up and is reported doing nicely. Rev. and Mrs. James Bowles left Wednesday for Des Moines for a few days visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bell enroute to Colfax, Ia., where they will make their future home. GALESBURG ILL. (Last Week.) Mrs. Anderson of Chicago is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. Tyler. The annual sermon to the Christian Endeavor of Allen's chapel was preached Sunday by Rev. Wilkerson of Moline. The sermon which was a masterpiece, was attended by a large number of the society and friends. Miss Eva Triplett of Jacksonville is the guest Miss Dimple Christburgh. Miss Christburg graduated from High School Friday afternoon, and has made excellent marks for three year's work. Her many friends remembered her with a beautiful array of handsome and use- ful array of handsome and useful presents. Rev. S. L. Birt of Chicago and Rev. Horace Graves of Evanston were visitors here last week. Mrs. Georgia Fletcher is enjoying a visit in Chicago. The Culture club met with Miss Mayme Richardson, Tuesday afternoon, A program from Paul Lawrence Dunbar's works was enjoyed. Guests of the occasion were Mrs Anderson of Galesburg Chicago, and Mrs. Harry Owens of Ottumwa, and Mrs. Tyler, each of whom addressed the club The Young Ladies Band and Lewis' Colored band enjoyed a picnic Sunday at Clay's Grove. Mr. Gabe Lewis is director of both bands and under his leadership. They are making much progress. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Roberson of Marcelline, Mo., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. Garnett. MT PLEASANT NOTES. (Last Week.) Many people from here were entertained at the Wick's home, out near Rome, last week. A very enjoyable time was reported. Mr. J. Carter is seriously ill Miss Hazel Mosley of Quince is here visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Watts The Missionary society met at the home of Mrs. M. Hughes last Friday, after the usual procedure of business light refreshments were served and a very enjoyable sociable. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Palmer's home. Mr. P. Robinson made a business trip to Burlington, Friday. Rev. child's of Ankeny, Iowa, filled the pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday. He is an able minister and his sermors were appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burnaugh are the proud parents of an $8^{2}$ pound girl. Born Friday, June 2d. Mother and daughter are doing fine. Messrs. James Moss, Herbert Hutchison and Bert Gilmore were down from Fairfield, this week. The ladies of the Baptist church are getting the parsonage repaired They have succeeded in getting the interior portion in good condition. Mrs. Holt of Keokuk was here to see her mother, who has been very poorly. She was accompanied by little Therman Smith and Robert Shepard back to her home. A Friend to Negroes Lew Arntz, the well known Doctor of Optics, believes in treating the colored people the same as whites. This is evidenced by the fact, he offers to sell or rent to black or white alike, his residence at 3215 Fourth St, Highland Park, which contains city water, sewer, gas, barn, etc., for $1250, on monthly payments of $10. tf ALBIA NEWS Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Butler and son Lawrence, spent two days of this week with friends in Buxton. Mr. Alfred Grayson is staying in Hiteman a few days this week Mrs. Ellen Bristo of Des Moines, is the guest of Albia friends. Mrs. Chas. Washington entertained a large crowd on Monday evening at a birthday party for Mr. Charles Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Washington has just finished and moved into a very nice home on West avenue, coming to Albia from Hocking, where Mr. Washington He is employed by the Hocking Stove company. He received many valuable presents from friends in Albia. A three course lunch was served by the hostess and her assistants. The evening was spent in toasts and conversation of the occasion. All departed wishing them many years of such happy hours. Mrs. Henry Jones entertained the Trustees Aid society on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Maggie Gordon and children of Duffy were the guests of her sister, Mrs. Henry Bowman a few days this week. The Dunbar Club was entertained by Mrs. Walter Bennings Thursday afternoon. A number of strangers have been in Albia the past week. Sunday evening was children's day at the A. M. E church. The children and superintendent prepared a program for the evening's entertainment. Mrs. Joe Ruben of Hocking visited with Mrs. John Allen over Sunday. OSKALO08A NOTES: Miss Maree Ha edoed Washington, Ia. is visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. A. G. Clark, on Third avenue East. Sunday was childrens day at the A. M. E. church which was well attended at the morning services. Rev. M. G. Newman preached to the children and mothers, and the children gave a program at night which was well rendered. Mrs Chas. Wilson of Ottumwa spent last Thursday at the home of her mother Mrs. Ed. James. Etude club met at the home of Luella Franklins, 517 Drivenport Thursday afternoon. Mrs. John Barquett entertained at her home, in honor of Mrs. Slaughter, Mrs Glass, Mrs. Allen, of Des Moines. Mr. A. Hardy is making quite an improvement remodelling his house inside. CEDAR RAPIDS NEWS Mrs. S. V. Holley, who was taken seriously sick during the Iowa State Federation and had to be taken to her home, is improving nicely, and hope to see her out again. Mrs. Clara Price leaves for home in Macomb, Ill., Thursday morning. Mrs. M. I. Lowery is improving nicely and was seen driving out last week. Mrs. Georgia Gray entertained on last MUSIC FROM THE GREAT CONCERT RANDS ENTRANCES. MANY AT STATE FAIR—BEGINS AUG. 26 Wednesday evening at a six o'clock dinner in honor of her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Poyd and gand daughter, Ruth, who left Saturday morning for Chicago and from there to Michigan where Mrs. Boyd and daughter will spend the Summer at the lakes. The dining room was decorated in smilax and cut flowers. Covers were laid for twelve. Mrs. Clara Price and Mr. John Harrison spent Sunday at Ellis Park, where they enjoyed a lovely outing. Mr Ed. Milligan is here visiting his parents. Mrs. Laura Brooks is improving nicely and hope to see her out soon. MISS MARIE L. BELL. There is no more interesting and progressive young lady in our state than Miss Marie I. Bell, who was born in Dallas county, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bell, now of our city. Miss Bell is best known as a Christian worker and a Sunday school worker. She organized GREAT 217-2 ONLY A FEW DAYS N end. Thousands of people one of them? If not, why next few days. We will co act now. We want you to the reserved stock; the pic than ever before. GREAT P 217-219 W LY A FEW DAYS MORE, a Thousands of people have rea of them? If not, why not com few days. We will continue t ow. We want you to come to reserved stock; the pick is still ever before. GREAT PUBLIC SALE 217-219 West Walnut Street ONLY A FEW DAYS MORE, and then this great carnival of values will be at an end. Thousands of people have reaped the benefit of this wonderful sale—Are you one of them? If not, why not come at once; you will have the chance within the next few days. We will continue this slashing of prices; you have no time to lose—act now. We want you to come to this great sale. We have brought forward all of the reserved stock; the pick is still to be had, which will be sold at lower prices than ever before. LADIES' DEPARTMENT Ladies Hats, well worth S Public Sale Price..... Ladies' Hats, well worth S Public Sale Price..... Ladies' Hats, well worth S Public Sale Price..... Ladies' Wash Suits, well w $8.50, Public Sale Price Ladies' Wash Dresses, well es Hats, well worth $5, public Sale Price.....$ es' Hats, well worth $10, public Sale Price.....$ es' Hats, well worth $15, public Sale Price.....$ es' Wash Suits, well worth 50, Public Sale Price.....$ the first cradle roll class in Iowa that has been a success, beginning with only five she has a classified kindergarten or primary department of 51 members at the Union Congregational Sunday school, all graded, with three assistant teachers. It is a great sight to see these little tots. She attended the East Side high school, then studied music at Highland Park college under Dean Nagle. In talking with a friend, she said: "Miss Bell has brought into splendid use the leading traits of her strong personality, energy, fidelity, earnestness and efficiency." [Name] This young man is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Norris, who see cut will be seen in this issue. He is the only man from Iowa now regularly enrolled in the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial College in Tuskegee, Ala., in the musical and designer department. He is a member of Tuskegee Student Band of 52 pieces under Prof. Clark. This is the finest colored band organization in the United States of our race. MR. M. ASKEW See write up under the cut of his home PUBLIC SALE nut Street Great carnival of values will be at an t of this wonderful sale—Are you will have the chance within the prices; you have no time to lose— We have brought forward all of which will be sold at lower prices MEN'S DEPARTMENT all wool Suits, well worth $4.98 Public Sale Price all wool Suits, well worth $6.98 Public Sale Price all wool Suits, well worth $9.98 50, Public Sale Price all wool Suits, well worth 14.48 Public Sale Price JOHN W. NORRIS A. B. BUXTON & RIEFS. Mrs. Hannah Hale, who has been ill for the past year, departed this life Sunday in Colorado where she had gone in hopes of recovery. She will be brought home as soon as possible and the funeral will be preached here by Rev. Woolard, her past ir. Mrs. Nelson Walker is improving slowly, and it is hoped that she will be out again. Buxton had a week of carniva', beginning the 5th inst. There were large crowds of people on the grounds every night and seemed to enjoy themselves. Last Sunday was children's day and under the management of Mrs. W. A. Brown a very splendid program was rendered by the children of Mt Zion Sunday school. $5.25 was raised for Foreign Missions. APPEAL TO RACE PRIDE White Man Will Give a Dollar for Every Dollar Negroes Give. Capt. Asa Turner of Farrar, Iowa, who commanded a Company of Colored soldiers during the civil war, in an address last Thursday evening in Des Moines, offers to give to the Piney Woods Industrial school, Braxton, Mississippi, a dollar for every dollar the colored will people raise here or elsewhere during the next two weeks. This school was founded by one of our own boys, Lawrence C. Jones, the first colored graduate of the Marshaltown High School and graduate of the State University, Iowa, 1907. From a dilapidated log cabin, thru sacrifice and labor he has developed a substantial institution of two large buildings, seven trades, five teachers and one hundred and thirty-five students enrolled for next year. Now is your time to help, your dollar counts for two. You can help to show your race pride and patriotism by sending from a dollar up. Remember every dollar you give means two for the Negro uplift! Show your color. This is a test. The opportunity is yours. The Bystander will publish a list of those who push this matter to the front. The following have responded. Will you be on roll in the next issue? A full list will be published in the next issue. Every church Woman's Club, Missionary society, and literary organizations ought to join this movement and demonstrate the motto: "Lifting as we climb." 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The Sunday School union will hold its meeting on the fourth Sunday of this month, on account of children's day coming on its Sunday. Announcement of the place of meeting will be made in next issue. Robt, Lowery, Jr., has gone to Omaha to work this summer. Rev F. B Woodrow left Tuesday morning for Des Moines to attend the Ministers and Deacons Union in session there this week. Miss Alice Graves arrived in the city Monday from Des Moines to visit with her mother and other relatives. The pit boss at 14 mine was severely hurt Tuesday by falling slate. He sustained one broken leg and three broken ribs. Miss Florence Green was on the sick list a few days last week. Ed, Green is a tonsorial artist in S. Wofskill's barber shop these days. Misses Tillie Cox, Georgianna Disleet and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brown left Thursday morning to attend the Sunday School convention at Des Moines. APPEAL TO White Man Will Give a Dollar Capt. 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MISS SELINA LUE and the Soap-box Babies by MARIE THOMPSON DAVIESS Illustrations by Magnus G. Kettner COPYRIGHT 1909, THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY SYNOPSIS. Miss Selina Lue, spinister guardian angel of River Bluff, presides over an annual gathering in the neighborhood in the rear of her grocery. Her charges are known as "Soup Boxers," and she makes her an object of sympathy to the mothers. One of her friends is Miss Cynthia visits Miss Selina and learns that she has taken another "Soup Boxer," in a court, a young artist, establishes her barn. Blossom Miss Lue's adopted baby, and one Cynthia is very fond of, shows an ebullient leaves. Alan hears that her mother is in danger of losing the old homestead. A Cynthia tells how she came to locate in the place and start the haven for little ones, responsible for Alain's respect of herself. CHAPTER IV.—Continued. "No, Miss Selina Lue, not worse; it's the mortgage agail... Mr. Everson was out Monday, and he says the—the whole place will have to be sold. He has a good proposition from the land company, which wants to pave and improve the whole tract and push it on the market for us; but they must have the house too, for the situation is valuable and they can sell it to the Golf club, which will insure the sale of all the lots. If we don't take their offer, it means we shall have to sell it all at a disad vantage and perhaps only make the mortgage. Mother refuses to decide it for herself and has left it to me. What shall I do? I don't want—to sell—my home, but there seems no way to keep it." My Cynthia's lips quivered, but her eyes smiled bravely down at Miss Selina Lue. "Honey, my heart is jest a-aching fer you, but there ain't nobody can tell what a mortgage and a Golf club will do. If worst comes to worst, we can build another room by tearing down some lumber off the barn, and you can bring your ma right here to live with me. I would admire to have her." Miss Sellina Lue made her offer with heroic eagerness, for she and the invalided Mrs. Jackson Page had failed to find the accord which existed between the grocery owner and the sclon of all the Jacksons and Pages, albeit their few interviews had been marked by great cordiality for the sake of their common interest in the conductor thereof. "Miss Sellina Lue, you are a darling and I would rather be a soap-boxer than almost anything; but we shall have a small competency if we sell now in the right way. It's giving up the home—I'm afraid it will kill her—she worries so." "No. It won't, honey, not when she's got you—you'd be a set-off against any kind of trouble. Leaving an old home is a wrench, as I found when I hitched up and started down from Warren county; and, Miss Cynthile. I left graves behind me that I might not never see again in this world. But it looks like the Lord floated mine and Charity's mother's ark on the right mountain, and He'll do the same by you and your ma. Now, don't go and mistrust His wisdom in selecting mountains." "Oh, Miss Selina Lue, I knew you would say the right thing about it all. What would I do without you?" and Miss Cynthile's slim white hand stole in Miss Selina Lue's strong brown one, whose sympathetic clasp was only rendered the closer by the smudge of sorghum off the Kinney molasses pitcher which held their fingers tight together. "Looks like I couldn't hardly stand it if I couldn't git even the edge of my shoulder under any burden you was a carrying, honey. Now, I've got something to show you that'll take your mind off all distractments, Lay Blossom in her box and come along of me to the barn." Considering its relation to the grocery and the Bluff in general, the barn was a most ostentatious struc ture. It was large and roomy and sat on the brow of the Bluff overlooking the river, while the little handful of houses that clustered about the grocery seemed stranded at its feet. It had been built for the teams that had worked on the dam up the river, and had become the property of the grocery owner for a song when the work that had brought the horses and men to the settlement was finished. The army had moved on, leaving the barn and the grocery in a sort of guardianship of the few families which elected to stay and find work on the river or over in the city. Only the Hill Mansion of Mrs. Jackson Page farther up the river on the Bluff had any such outlook, and for all its wide, tall pillared verandas and spreading wings it failed entirely to dwarf the imposingness of the barn. "Is it a new calf, Miss Selina Lue?" demanded Miss Cynthia as they entered the door together. "Lands alive, child, the little spotted one ain't more'n two months old, what's sold to Mr. Si Bradford's cousin on 'count of the richness of Charity's milk to raise from." "I beg your pardon, madam," said Miss Cynthia with elaborate courtesy, as she threw Charity a bough of sugarmapple leaves she had pulled for that exact purpose on the way up. Charity gave her tall a friendly switch and her large soft eyes roamed over the radiant vision by her stall with phacid appreciation. "Don't you and Charity gossip too long," called Miss Selina Lue from half-way up the ladder. "Mind your dress don't get snagged on that nail there." A little breathless, Miss Cynthia pushed her head up through the opening and cautiously swung herself to the floor above; then halted and stood spellbound. The barn loft had become another world! A large window that stretched half across the end, opened out to the blue hills across the valley, and the river wound through the picture like a silver thread. On the walls were rough sketches and some pictures, hold and startling, and in the middle of the room stood an easel on which was a huge canvas. A cot with one of Miss Selina Lue's old patchwork quilts covering it stood in one corner, and a familiar gray coat hung from a neg. With horror Cynthia realized that she was in the camp of the enemy, and her first incintration was for pre-capitous flight, but Miss Selina Lue's bright eyes held her, and for the life of her she could not voice her dismay to that plainly overjoyed lady. "Now, there!" she exclaimed, breathless from the climb and from delight. "I've got you here at last, and I can see how happy you are from your face. Ain't it a surprise to have a art gallery jest sprout up at your back door unbeknownst to you or anybody else? It do beat all how that boy can paint! Now come here and get a good light on this one here in the middle. You would think that any light up here would be a good one, with that big window he knocked in the wall there—Mr. Flarity helping him of nights and Mr. Dobbs aputting in the glass—but it ain't, and you've got to step around to git jest the right view of them." Miss Cynthia stood before the canvas, lost, unable to utter a word. He had painted the sunset hour on the wharf and the rostautbouts unloading bales of hay from up the river in the mellow light. It was a tremendous, decorative thing of which Miss Cynthia had never seen the equal. "It's a order for a big building in Chicagoy, and Miss Cynthia, what do you think? It's to be hung on the walls of a room where workingmen can go and have meetings, and some big rich men are going to pay him ten thousand dollars for this one and two more! I tell you he don't man-nothing but a number-one, triple X art, he don't! All three of 'em are to be about the 'doing of something, and I think it will be mighty uplifting to men that has to work as hard as them men does to have a great artist paint pictures of the doing of it. He says this one is his best—has got more climate than the others." "More climate?" asked Miss Cynthia in a small voice. "Yes, climate all around it: like that sunset light on the prow of the boat and the men's backs and sich." "Didn't he call it atmosphere?" ventured Miss Cynthia delicately. "That it's! I knew it had something to do with the weather. Anyway I am learning to know it when I see it, like out the back door at early sun-up when I take in the Flairty twins. It seems like all the men in the Painters' Union tries to paint with it. Once along come a man named Singer and painted it better'u any of 'em cause 'it' is born in some folks, like the making of ples and cake and sich. That's a copy of the picture the man done of his own mother, over there by the cot. Mr. Alan always takes it with him 'eause he ain't got no picture of his own mother, who had the mischance to die when he was born. He says the picture means everybody's mother anyway—and I think it do." "Oh, Whistler's mother! How bawdier wonder if he made the mess himself!" "Yes, he done it over across the ocean—in Jerusalem, I think. And the man's name is Whistler instead of Singer. I remember it was some kind of a musicianer. He talks and tells me all about every kind of art-thing and sometimes I am kinder slow at catching on, but I like it and I feel like I was a hearing a person come back from heaven and a telling about what's over there. And Mary Ellen Dobbs and Mis' Kinney and the rest feels the same about it, him being jest as kind about telling and showing them as can be. Mary Ellen left Ethel Maud to watch the pot for dinner the other day while she come over here to see a picture he had painted of her back yard and clothes line I was a telling her about, and the child let the bacon and cabbage burn and then tasted 'em! When her mother got back she ran screeching something orful with a burnt tongue. Mr. Alan put some of his own tooth-wash on it to make her hush; he's such a hand with children as I never saw often." As Miss Selina Lue talked, Miss Cynthia was looking from one picture to another, rapt in delight. The rough sketches of men and draft horses and great loaded carts and straining mule teams were awe-inspiring, but were relieved by tender bits of landscape and quick sketches of the children in charming characteristic poses. How strange it seemed to find them hanging on the walls in the old Bluff barn! And yet perhaps no stranger than to find the painter himself coming and going among the Bluff people in perfect sympathy and friendship. For a moment her heart was abased before him in admiration—and could it have had a touch of longing—when Miss Selina Lue precipitated the old enmity upon her grain. "And this here picture of you, Miss Cynthia, is jest done to a turn. When I first seen it I took such a fit over that he promised to do a real big likeness of you some day. But whatever made him paint the back of you I don't know. It was on the river road, wasn't it?" And Miss Selina Lue picked up a small sketch that stood against a pile of books on the table. The recently melted blood in Miss Cynthia's veins froze again stiff and hard as she gazed on the picture in Miss Selina Lue's hand. It was a bit of the river road with the forked tree in the distance, and retreating down the vista was a back view of herself, skirts switching, ribbons flying, and roses on her hat as stiff as possible. Every line in the figure breathed stiffness and snubbery, and it was the cleverest bit of work she had ever seen. Oh, why had she passed him stonily there in the lane, only to give him such a chance? The wretch! And under the picture was a line that added injury to the insult—"What care I how fair—" Her face burned and an explosion was imminent, but was cut off in the fuse by Miss Selina Lue. "I think the writing under it is so sweet and good, and like him; for of course he means he likes you jest as much with your blue eyes and yellow hair, even if it ain't the style he mostly admires. Looks don't make no difference in his liking; though a heap of men is all for looks, and nice goodness in women don't interest them noways. Not that you ain't got looks in plenty of your own kind. Dearie me, if I ain't left the grocery to mind itself! I must hurry on down, but you come along when you're done looking. He says his friends are always welcome to come up and look and I know he means you more'n anybody." Miss Selina Lue paused as she gathered her stiffly starched gingham skirts about her preparatory to descending the ladder. "Honey," she said. "I've jest got to tell you what he's going to do for me. You know that little, old, faded tintype I've got, what is all that's mortal left to me of Adoniram Millsaps? Well, he's going to make me a life-sized likeness of it, all colored according to Mr. Dobbs, who do favor Adoniram some. I knew you'd love him too for being so feeling towards me, on 'count of Adoniram being snatched so suddenly like from this world. You know better than any one how he is just still one of the whys of me." "Oh, Miss Selina Lue, I love—I love his doing it fo: you!" "Honey child, I knew you would. Mr. Alan's a fine man. He couldn't paint such pictures if he wasn't beautiful inside hisself. The wonderful part is the thinking of 'em; the painting 'em is just work." (TO BE CONTINUED) No Acrobat. Smith—I say, my good fellow, do you know you have your board upside down? I cannot read it like that? Sandwich Man—Well, ef you thinks I'm again' ter walk aboard on me giddy 'ead ter please the likes o' you, you're tolly well mistook. 'TkBits. WASHINGTON GOSSIP Postal Clerks Ask Right to Organize Postal Clerks Ask Right to Organize Would Label the Unspoken "Speeches" Would Label the Unspoken "Speeches" Auto-Suggestion Way of Keeping Cool --- RIGHT FOURS FORWARD RIGHT HE'S DIPPY WASHINGTON.—An army that does not exist is being officered by the war department in obedience to the mandate of congress. Fifty and more men versed in the profession of arms are already on the eligible list for commissions in this army. Three new boards of army officers, composed of seasoned colonels, experienced majors, captains and first and second lieutenants, were recently named to pass upon the qualifications of other candidates ambitious to direct imaginary military forces. Artemus Ward's shoulder strap company of warriors, assembled to take part in the big family feud of 1861.5, had at least one private—the humorist himself, who was in command; but the army of the United States volunteers is to have none. Don Quixote armed with a big stick, his head protected by a "Malbrino helmet," mounted on his charger, "Rosinante," and followed by the faithful Sancho Panza EMPLOYEES of the postal service, particularly the men employed it the railway mail branch, are making a determined fight for legislation under which they may organize and affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, is supporting the movement. Many men formerly in the postal service, but who were let out because they were active in encouraging employees of the service to organize, have told the committee of the wrongs which they assert are done the employees. In a general way, the grievance of the employees is that men are frequently dismissed for purely political reasons, men let out of the service have no recourse. It is pointed out that the postoffice department now forbids the individual employee from laying any complaint he may have before his senator or member of congress. The civil service commisson has come in for much THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD SPEECH YOU DIDN'T MAKE I JUST READ IT IN THE RECORD CONCESS RECORD REPRESENTATIVES VICTOR MURDOCK, Insurgent Republican, of Kansas; Swager Sherley of Kentucky and Frank Clark of Florida, both Democrats, have been fighting to have every unspoken "speech" printed in the Congressional Record labeled something like this: "Not delivered in the house of representatives." These men believe that the Record, as it now leaves the press, perpetrates a fraud on the reader every time it declares that Congressman — delivered the following speech on such a date, when all Congressman — did was to get permission to insert in its columns a carefully prepared man- A WILTED representative, John J. Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, N. Y., chairman of the house appropriations committee, is the first distinguished convert to Dr. Harvey W. Wiley's theory with respect to the effect of auto-suggestion on the temperature of the body. Mr. Fitzgerald sat at his desk all through a slizzing, sweltering day, wearing a smile of perfect peace. His coat was buttoned tightly, the collar of it turned up around his neck, and every now and then he shivered with unseasonable delight. Right in front of Mr. Fitzgerald a large person with bushy black whiskers lay on his stomach on a snowbank squinting through a transit or some other funny looking instrument of that sort. To his right another large person, clad in furs, sat on a cake of ice and scribbled busily in a notebook. In the middle distance three Eskimo dogs fought over a dead fish. In the background dozens of stately ice barges floated round casually. Whistle to Dodge Bergs. These are the days when icebergs worry the transatlantic steamship skippers. It isn't pleasant to run along through a fog on a murky night and smash into one of those floating mountains of ice. The liner captains have a way of finding ice that at first strikes the landman as curious. When it is suspected there are bergs in the neighborhood the whistle is kept going. If there is an echo the navigator shows down and keeps a sharp eye out, for echoes don't grow in the open ocean. Unique Lighthouse. Lighthouse keeping from the main land is possible in the case of a new light house on the coast of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. The lighthouse contains a powerful fog siren, as well as an acetylene light, and the lighthouse keepers are stationed as the electrical plant on the shore, more than a mile distant. Triumph of Nature There is not so contemptible a plant or animal that does not confound the most enlarged understanding. -Locke. was a more real, more tangible and more formidable force than the ghostly army of United States volunteers. It's a joker in the Dick militia bill, enacted into law by congress on May 27, 1908. The Dick bill originally provided for an actual army of United States volunteers similar to the volunteers who enlisted for the Spanish-American war after state organizations were found to be troublesome. The bill also provided for a separate section for an eligible list from which officers were to be commissioned when the army of United States volunteers, subject only to the will of the commander-in-chief of the armies of the United States, might be called into being in a condition of war. The section providing for the volunteer army was stricken from the bill in the course of a legislative wrangle over the privilege of the states to organize volunteers. The authority creating the army was thus destroyed, but the contingent section bringing into existence the list of eligibles for the army's commissioned officers was not disturbed. The bill thus passed congress, disembodying the army but providing officers for it. That is why the war department is now qualifying men as eligibles. THEY FIRE US FOR POLITICAL REASONS AND I. P. I. I. I. criticism because it has not taken more interest in cases of dismissed employees. Witnesses have pointed out to the committee that the commission will not act in the case of a dismissed employee unless it has prima facie evidence that the dismissal was because of politics. It is next to impossible, say the dismissed employees who have testified, to prove that men were removed from the service through political influence. Some of the new members of the house who have become much interested in the grievances of the postal employees believe a remedy of some sort will be found in the committee on civil service. uscript intended for the consumption of his constituents, at the expense of the United States government. "It is the only honest way," declared Murdock to the correspondent. The Record, under the present system, is not a true report of the proceedings of the house. It may well be that an article of value, prepared by a member of congress, should be printed in the Record, but it should be so designated. "The first result of labeling things in the record by their right names would be the abandoning of the present abuse by Individual representatives. When a man's constituents begin to ask him, 'Did you really deliver this speech, or did you just have it printed?' he will quit the practice. "Congress could not possibly afford the time that would be necessary for the delivery of all the speeches that appear in the Record. Therefore, speeches will have to be shortened, and they ought to be." this painting of the "Farthest North" of the Greely expedition," said Mr. Fitzgerald, referring to the enormous canvas in front-of him, which, massively framed, covered most of the west wall of the big appropriations committee's room. "Dr. Wiley is right when he says this worrying about the heat is largely the result of one's mental attitude. I've been sitting here looking at this picture for an hour and I am thinking of resuming my winter fannels. I wish I could carry it around with me." "This auto-suggesting business is fine." Mr. Fitzgerald remarked to a visitor. "I'm going to Install a picture of the burning of Rome in my home next winter and see how much I can save on coal bills." Considerable Halibut Constructible Haircut: A halibut caught recently in Thurso bay measured eight and one-half feet long and over three feet broad, and weighed over two hundred and fifty pounds. It was far the biggest fish caught off the north of Scotland for many years, and was sold for over £4. Emotions In the Sexes The old notion that women are more emotional than men has been discredited by a celebrated authority of Europe. An Old Malne Bear Tran T. B. F. Bates of Oakland has a bear trap made by a Lubec blacksmith in 1787 to catch bears. The present owner has also used it for this purpose. The trap has two large springs, one on each side of the jaws; on one of the jaws are five large teeth and on the other side six. The jaws have an opening of 12 by 14 inches.—Lewiston Journal. One of Nature's Wonders. A bee can carry twice its own weight in honey. Miss Morgan's Message Casscells stopped and stared in astonishment at the girl across the way. Even as he looked, the gesture was repeated. Casscells glanced up and down the street, which at this hour was deserted, and moved slowly on. It seemed impossible that a girl of such refinement could be deliberately beckoning to him, a total stranger, yet once more before he moved on the gesture had been repeated. Then someone had come and led the girl away from the window. All that day Caspar Casscells performed his duties in a mechanical sort of fashion while his mind revolved the happenings of the morning. He regarded himself as a keen judge of human nature and this girl at the window did not seem to be the sort of person to indulge in a vulgar flirtation with an unknown man. And yet he could have sworn that she had thrice beckoned to him. He detested such things and he strove to put her from his mind, yet his dreams were all about a girl with great masses of golden hair piled upon her shapely head. Her features bore every indication of gentle breeding and, constantly in his dreams, she beckoned to him. It was the same the next day. As he came from his office the girl was standing in the sunshine at the window and again the beckoning gesture was repeated, while a merry smile displayed the full red lips and flashing teeth. He went up the street with a curious sense of disappointment. He felt an interest in the girl that he could not explain and still less susceptible of explanation was the fact that he could feel an interest in any woman who would flirt with a stranger in the street. He was genuinely glad when one morning the face did not show at the window and the front stoop was boarded up. He told himself that now he could give his entire attention to his business again, but he soon found out his error, for sleeping or waking he thought only of the girl who beckoned. In the end he was forced to confess to himself that he was in love with the girl. It preyed upon him until at last a vacation became imperative and, turning his patients over to another practitioner, Casscells went to the mountains. He arrived shortly before supper time and as he passed down the broad corridor toward his room, he came to an abrupt halt, while beads of perspiration stood out upon his brow. Directly before him was the girl who had beckoned and not until she came close and Casscells could see that she was actual flesh and blood did his fears subside. He had thought for one horrible instant that she was an apparition conjured up by his diseased brain. He met her after supper and as she gave her silm, cool hand into his fevered grasp, he breathed a prayer of thankfulness that he at last knew her. "Are you the Dr. Casscells of Gordon?" she asked. He bowed his affirmative and she went on. "I remember a sign across the street from us. I live in Gordond, too. We moved there just before we came to the mountains." "I think I have seen you," he said, staggered for an instant by her frankness. Could she be trying to recall to his memory her frantic efforts to attract his attention? "I think I have seen you once or twice," she said carelessly; "you must be more neighborly when we return." Grace Morgan turned her attention to one of the othe men who formed her little court and presently Casscells slipped away to ponder over the meeting. If she had beckoned to him, her reference to having en him was to recall the fact, yet even now he could not bring himself to believe that he was right in his deductions. For two weeks he puzzled over the situation, while he devoted himself to Miss Morgan. He made rapid headway in gaining her affections and though he was not a vain man, he felt that he had only to speak. Yet again his dislike of a common flirtation deterred him. It was near the end of his stay that the situation cleared. He had been down to the postoffice in the light drizzle that kept most of the guests indoors, and as he came across the wet grass he discussed Miss Morgan standing at one of the dining room windows and she was making the same gesture that had first attracted his attention. As she caught his eye, she threw up the window and called out an invitation to enter. Divested of his wet things he sought the dining room. Grace was still making that beckoning gesture, but as he entered she gave a little cry of triumph. "I've got him," she called excitedly. "Please, doctor, will you raise the cover of that box, so." She dropped the imprisoned fly into the tiny cage and watched a chameleon as it seized up, the Insect. "I'm getting to be quite an expert fly catcher," she aid as she turned back to the window to resume her hunt. "I got this little fellow when we were in Florida last winter, and I've done nothing but catch flies ever since for him." "You were catching files for him the first time I ever saw you," he said with a sudden lightness of the heart. "Will you let me help—now and always?" It was an absurd proposal, but she read his meaning and placed her hands in his outstretched palms. "Not to catch files for a chameleon—but because I love you," she said simply. Buying a Suit. "If madame will pardon me, this suit does not match her complexion as well as the other." "The suit is all right. I want it to match a bull pun." --- DROUTH IS BROKEN Hotel Proprietors Suddenly Come To Relief of Thirsty Patrons Hotel Owners Apply for Rehearing and Declare Intention of Taking Case to United States Supreme Court. 一 Des Moines, June 16.—Two Des Moines hotels, the Chamberlain and the Kirkwood, resumed serving liquor in their cafes yesterday afternoon under the old system which was recently declared a violation of the mulet law by the supreme court of the state. A number of minor cafes and restaurants following the lead of the hotel men re-established the service, and last night the Savery and Elliott were practically the only places where the practice was formerly in vogue that the lid was held intact. A conference was held last night between George M. Christian and Howard L. Hedrick, proprietors of the Savery and Elliott hotels, to determine whether their cafes should resume liquor service. Announcement of their decision will be made today. The action of the hotel and restaurant men in reopening their places of business to liquor service was taken following the filing of notice of an appeal for a review and rehearing of the decision recently handed down by the high court. This move, the hotel men were informed, will prove an effectual bar to prosecution on the ruling for thirty days. That many more days will be added by the perfection of the appeal, they state. The supreme court has indicated that it will not take up the appeal for a rehearing until the September term of court and the local men who are interested declare that they have the hands of the anti-saloon element tied until that time, so far as the enforcement of the law is concerned. PAROLE IS DENIED PRISONER The Parole Board Refuses to Show Mercy Upon the Plea That Prisoner Has Suffered Enough. Des Moines, June 16.—The hopes of an imprisoned man were blasted today when the parole board refused to parole L. R. Van Tassel, serving a life sentence for killing his young wife fifteen years ago. The crime was committed near lonia, in Chickasaw county. A skilled Chicago detective claimed to have secured a confession from Van Tassel (who always claimed his innocence), and upon the evidence of the detective and circumstantial evidence, Van Tassel was convicted. The parole board, reviewing the case, says that the evidence shows that Van Tassel committed the murder, disregarding the alleged confession, and that "the law is the law." The board refuses to show mercy on the theory that Van Tassel has suffered enough and should be allowed to enter the world and live a life of usefulness. MASONIC MEETING CLOSES The Retiring Grand Master Fred W. Craig of Des Moines Is Given Fine Jewel. Cedar Rapids, June 16.—With the installation of the new grand officers and the presentation of a handsome jewel to the retiring grand master, Fred W. Craig, Des Moines, the sixty-eighth annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Iowa Masons has closed. Burlington is making elaborate plans for the next annual meeting when a bronze tablet will be unveiled to commemorate the foundation of the first lodge in Iowa in 1837. The Youngest June Bride Des Moines, June 16.—Winnie Lewis, 12 years old, is the youngest June bride in Des Moines. Last Sunday, with the full consent of her parents, Winnie, who is a pupil at Scott school, and Frank Bishoff, 20 years old, were married at the home of her aunt in Williamsburg. Winnie's mother is not quite 37 years old and is the grandmother of an 8-year-old boy. Thousand at Meeting Mason City, June 16.—Over 1,000 Iowa bankers are here attending the twenty-fifth annual meeting and silver jubilee. The address of welcome was by C. H. McNier, president of the First National of this city, Prof. J. Lawrence Laughlin, Chicago university, speaks today. Million-Dollar Fire In St. Louis St. Louis, Mo., June 16—Losses conservatively estimated at more than $1,000,000 were sustained in a fire which raged for four hours last night in a manufacturing district bordering for four blocks the terminal railroad yards in the southwestern part of the city. Iowa Stockman Killed in Chicago. Chicago, June 16—L. Schlesseman, stockman, aged 50 years, supposedly from Victor, Iowa, was killed by an auto truck last night. Mason City, June 16—Chris Pappas, a Greek interpreter employed at the Lechigh cement plant, was killed during the night near his home here. His body was found in an alley, with three bullet wounds. Rebekahs Meeting in Boone Boone, June 16.—Twelfth annual convention of the Rebekahs of Boone and Story counties is in session here. Mrs. Etta A. Cadd is presiding. Mrs. Helen Prescott, state president, is present. Cleveland Music Taylor Mandolin Club Address of Welcome pastor Matt Woods. Music Taylor Mandolin Club Address Our Masson North Star Lodge No. 229 Mr. John L. Thompson. Music Taylor Mandolin Club Response sister Naidu P. Fields, Kee kall, Iowa. Response and Address sister Elie Walkap, Molline, 41. Music ..... Taylor Mundell Club Address, Mrs. J. B. Rush, Pres. of Iowa Federation of col. Women Club Closing Remarks, Rev. W. A. Searcy, Mommouth, H. M. Wednesday, June 14, 9:30 a. m, promptly the G. M. A. M. called the Grand Court in by opening ode, "Path above, while we meet, which is a composition of Sister Ida Meltchot of Sister Ida H. G. M. A. M. Illinois, and regina of the Grand Court at 2 p.m. Wednesday, and June 14th of the election of the Grand Officers, and resulted as follows: Sister Maude M. Wilkinson, G. M. A. M. of Des Moines, Iowa. Sister Emma Teabear, V. G. M. A. A. M. of Keokuk Iowa. Rev. Wm. A. Searcy, G. W. T., of Montmouth, U. Sister Naomi R. Fields, G. C. S., of Keokuk. Sister Ella Tarver, G. C. T., of Deeport. At 8:30 p.m. m. Grand Court of Sorry at Union Congregational church. Evidently sacred program rendered. Thursday, June 16th 8:30 p.m. m. Regular session of Grand Court at 2 p.m. m. Regular session and final reports of m. committees. 3 p.m. m. installation of clerks and closing of the twenty first annual convention of Grand Court of Iowa and its Jurisdiction, and closing of Grand Court. And sight sequester tour of State Guard and building. At 8:30 p.m. m. grand reception at Kromer Hall, given by Mt. Olive Court, No. 4, M. of J. Music furnished by Kromer's full orchestra. There is one medicine that every family should be provided with and especially during the summer months; viz. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea. Remedy. It is almost certain to be needed. It costs but a quarter. Can you afford to be without it? For sale by all dealers. SIOUX CITY ITEMS The city schools has closed for the summer vacation and the little boy runs away to the fishing ponds and to the swimming pools for pleasure. The Aid society of the Mt. Zion Baptist church will give a lawn social at the church Thursday evening, June 15th. The Mt. Zion Baptist church will give a rally on the first Sunday in July for the benefit of the church debt, it being under the head of the White Baptist church of when Rev. Mr. Stevens is pastor. Miss Belle Dowdy is still confined to her home with illness. Little Lemon, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Watkins, is quite ill with the tussilis. The A. I. P. club met with Mrs. J. W. Patterson Friday afternoon. The W. C. T. U. society met at the Mt. Zion Baptist church Tuesday evening. The Mite Missionary society met with Mrs. J. W. Hudson Thursday afternoon. Married in the city Tuesday, June 6th, at the A. M. E. parsonage, Mr Walker Dickinson and Miss Margie Lamarre, Rev. J. W. Dowden performed the ceremony. The bride is quite a popular young lady in the city, and known, and liked by all who know her, and a number of relations in the city. The room is quite a nice young man, and many friends in the short time he has been in the city. Only a few were present at the marriage. May they BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE GREAT IOWA STATE FAIR GROUNDS. THE FAIR BEGINS AUG. 24-SEPT. 1 THE HOME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUNKER BROTHERS Specials for Men and Boys Men's Un'on Suits 50c. 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The ladies of our city have organized a new club, to be known as the "Art and Culture club." The following adies have been elected to office: President, Mrs. J. W. Patterson; vice president, Mrs. J. H. Sturgis; secretrer, Mrs. A. J. Hogg; treasurer, Mrs. Victoria Shores; chaplain, Mrs. J. W. Hollison. Mr. Alister, who came here from Kansas City, to take a position with the M. and L. Deutz city, is very ill at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Priemann. He opened his Art and Culture club will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. H. The commencement of the high school and graduation exercises were Friday evening at the auditorium, one of the largest classes ever organized in our city, numbering 1,500. A most beautiful scene being was one of our popular young teens sitting among the great numbers from Elizabeth Hackley, She first girl graduate in the city and was a people have as much right to lead her as she has of her A. E. It is a pleasure to present to our many readers the likeness of Rev H. 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A trio by Nellie Clay, Christina Carter and Claude Heron, Addresses by Mrs. Finley of Boston, Miss Murda Beason, Mrs. Emerson and Mr. R. D. Smith were given. Curtis Burs visited for a short time Sunday in Port Byron, Ill. Subscribe for the Bystander. Miss Ida Taylor has returned from a THE HOTEL has since remained as a messenger. Savings his earnings he has been able to buy a beautiful lot and built upon it the beautiful 6-room modern house, a cut of which appears else where, and will vouch the truth of my statement. He marled Miss Anna Lee of Atlanta, Ga., who is a very amable and loveable helpmate. BROTHERS Men and Boys asement visit of two weeks in Cairo, IL, the guest of her sister Miss Mary, who is a teacher in the schools of that city. She was accompanied by the latter, who will spend the summer vacation in Clinton with her parents. Mrs. M. P. Finley who has been the guest of Miss Burda Beason for the past ten days returned Tuesday morning to her home in Baxton. Mrs. Aubrey Routte was reported on the sick list this week. A. A. Bush and son Curtis spent Sunday in Davenport and Rock Island with friends. They also witnessed the flights of the aviators which was a pleasing spectacle. We once more call your attention to the official collector of the collector. The official collector of the Rystander is out and may reach the city soon, pay the local agent at once that he may be able to settle all obligations readily when he arrives. Mrs. Martha Washington of Minneapolis, Minn., has been the guest of Rev. P. P. Tayler and family for the past 10 days emulate to Cairo, IL, to visit her daughter Mrs. S. A. Hardison. DO YO KNOW That we can do Expert Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing, Dying on all kinds of work. Our prices are reasonable. Work called for and delivered. Use the phone. All work guaranteed. Residence Phone, Store Phone, 4767 Red. 1740 Walnut SIMON COEN, Manager. GRAND WALNUT AT EIGHTH Snappy June Barg AND AT EIGHTH ne Bargains GRAND WALNUT AT EIGHTH Snappy June Bargains TABLE LINENS Every bit new, fresh stock. Lay in your supply now—you'll not get chances like often. Odd Pattern Table Cloths at a Reduction of 1/3 Less Than Regular Price. By Odd Pattern cloths we mean cloths without match. When we buy Pattern Table Cloths, we half the amount of Napkins to match. We ha Napkins to match these cloths; therefore the reduc cloths run in lengths from one to four yards, all si wide. stock. Lay in your full not get chances like this ins at a Reduction or Price. Ocean cloths without Napkins to turn Table Cloths, we get about its to match. We have sold all s; therefore the reduction. Thees to four yards, all sizes, 2 yards Every bit new, fresh stock. Lay in your full supply now—you'll not get chances like this often. Odd Pattern Table Cloths at a Reduction of 1/3 Less Than Regular Price. By Odd Pattern cloths we mean cloths without Napkins to match. When we buy Pattern Table Cloths, we get about half the amount of Napkins to match. We have sold all Napkins to match these cloths; therefore the reduction. Thees cloths run in lengths from one to four yards, all sizes, 2 yards wide. Table Linen. Warranted All Pure d Irish Satin Damask Tablelinen, Damask Tablelinen, Heavy Un- bleilinen. These three different best values which can be found, men which is guaranteed all pure than 75c a yard. sk, Yard 25c. 1., 25c. As a special inducement 12 pieces of 60 inch Mercerized 0c quality at a reduction of 15c Damask 5 values, but out regular stock of a big reduction. Our stock is too me pieces with Napkins to match. Your choice of Full Bleached Irish Satin Damask Silver Bleached German Damask Tablellinen bleached Scotch Damask Tablellinen. These three grades of Tablellinens are the best values which can as there is very little Tablellinen which is guarant linen, which is sold for less than 75c a yard. Restaurant Table Damask, Yard 25c. Restaurant Table Damsk, yd., 25c. As a special to Restaurants, we will sell 12 pieces of 60 inch Finished Table Damask, a 40c quality at a reduc per yard. Your choice of Full Bleached Irish Satin Damask Tablelinen, Silver Bleached German Damask Tablelinen, Heavy Unbleached Scotch Damask Tablelinen. These three different grades of Tablelinens are the best values which can be found, as there is very little Tablelinen which is guaranteed all pure linen, which is sold for less than 75c a yard. Restaurant Table Damask, Yard 25c. Restaurant Table Damask, yd., 25c. As a special inducement to Restaurants, we will sell 12 pieces of 60 inch Mercerized Finished Table Damask, a 40c quality at a reduction of 15c per yard. $1.50 and $1.25 Double Damask Table Linen, Yard 98c. Not so-called $1.50 and $1.25 values, but out regular stock of this price Tablelinen at such a big reduction. Our stock is too heavy—that's the reason—some pieces with Napkins to match. JUNE TOWEL SALE! You always need Towels. Bleached an Unbleached B Cotton and Linen Towels—Individual, Glass, Dish, Face Towels—all at these very special June Prices. 5c each 5c each 7c each 9c each 6 for 25c 55c dozen 75c dozen $1.00 doz. 15 each 19c each 25c each 29c 2 for 25c 6 for $1.00 6 for $1.25 $3.00 BEDSPREADS, SHEETS, I We buy these goods direct from the m chch 9c each 12½c each dozen $1.00 doz. 6 for 70c 25c each 29c each 6 for $1.25 $3.00 doz. SHEETS, ETC. eet from the mills---car- You always need Towels. Bleached an Unbleached Bath Towels. Cotton and Linen Towels—Individual, Glass, Dish, Hand, and Face Towels—all at these very special June Prices. 5 c each 5 c each 7 c each 9 c each 12½ c each 6 for 25c 55 c each 75 c each $1.00 doz. 6 for 70c 15 each 19 c each 25 c each 29 c each 2 for 25c 6 for $1.00 $1.25 $3.00 doz. BEDSPREADS, SHEETS, ETC. We buy these goods direct from the mills--car- load lots--buy them for less--sell them for less-- Special Notice! Our wholesale connections enable us to supply restaurants and hotels with goods in our line for less money----Let us figure with you and quote you prices. Our June Clearance of Curtains is a great success, and a great many are now laying in their Fall Supply--- --- quarters with two waiters, a cook and herself and last summer they again had to move into larger quarters. They now employ 5 waiters, two cooks, a silver man, a dishwasher, laundry woman, errand boy, besides herself and husband. They also herself and two waiters day all to white people. This business is fast solving the race problem. Linen---Special Yard 49c. Table Linen. Yard 98c. Modern and Sanitary 320 SIXTH AVENUE The Savoy Cafe 304 West Grand Ave. First-class Meals Good Lunches at all Hours MRS. MINNIE NEAL, PROPRIETOR. The public invited. Courteous treatment to all persons. For Guaranteed Summer Comforts. Gas Ranges Gas Water Heaters SEE? Des Moines Gas Comphny FOR ALL KINDS OF DENTAL WORK SEE DR. E. A. LEE 755 NINTH STREET POINTERS—Graduate of Drake Universi- versity. The only licensed colorec Dentist in the state. All work guar- anted to be first class. PHONE WALNUT 3558 POOL! POOL! Fulton Pool Hall A good place to spend your idle moments in Games and rest. Corteous treatment All are invited ANDY FULTON, 229 THIRD STREET A SMOKERS GLEE CLUB A new organization for men only to meet for social and politi- cal purposes where strangers and friends may meet and enjoy the fellowship of men. Up stairs over 300 WALNUN STREET. A L. SMITH, Pres. and Treas. A FULTON, Vice-Pres. and Sec. For 200, $250 & 275 We guarantee to give you the best abtainable anywhere at the prices. Steinway, Haddorff, Behning, A. B. Chase, Ivers & Healy, Washburn and Clarendon. We make terms to suit your convenience and we allow you the privilege of exchange for a better grade any time within two years. Call or write for catalogue and terms. Smith Music House Successor to Early Music Hovse. 611 Locust St., DES MOINES, IOWA. --- Official paper of the M. W. U. Grand Lodge of Iowa, A. F. & A. M. and International Grand Congress and Heroines of Jericho of America, and Western Baptist Association. Published every Friday by the Bystander Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, in Chemical business, corner Seventh and Mok berry streets. Iowa phone, Wn nut 99. JOHN L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. Entered at the postoffice as second class matter. Advertising rates for display ada 20 cents per inch, for each insertion. Three to six months' contract, 10 cents per inch. Local advertising 10 cents per line for each insertion, counting seven words to a line. For churches and secret societies where admission is charged, one-half of professional, legal and announcem cards, yearly contracts, etc. tem are given on application. All ad advertising is to be naid in advance. 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Miss Lorenna Vincent The Iowa State Bystander is the oldest Afro-American journal published in Iowa. It was established in 1894, and is read by nearly all the colored people of Iowa. We have correspondents in the following towns: Ahlia . . . Miss May Darya B. Madison . . Miss Lulu Williams Oskaloosa. . . Luella B. Franklin Washington . . . N. L. Black Burlington . . Mrs. J. E. Johnson Moberly. Mo. Mrs. M. Etta Bolden Mt. Pleasant . . . Miss Maudlin Burnsau AGENTS WANTED. Colored men and women solicitors wanted in every city for a strictly legitimate proposition, paying good commissions; easily transacted and agreeable work. Must have education, energy acquaintance and good address and furnish good references. This is an opportunity worth investigating. Address Lock Box 244, Topeka, Kansas. HOPKINS BROS. CO. We will have the Big Stocks of . . . Fire Works THIS YEAR Special pieces and assort- ments given special atten- tion. 618-620 Locust St. DES MOINES, IOWA. OTTUMWA. (Last week.) Mrs. Earl Wagner returned last week from a two weeks' visit with her parents at Milan, Mo. Mrs. Wagner was accompanied home by her sister, Miss Nell Jackson. Mrs. Josephine Jackson of Delavale, Ill., is the guest of Miss Alberta Home and her brother, Mr. Wm. Jackson. Spencer Brothers of Washington, Iowa, will give a concert at the Second Baptist church Thursday evening. Mr. Forest Harris entertained friends at his home on South Mechanic street Sunday afternoon. From there the party enjoyed a boat ride to Rock Bluffs. Miss Lelia Downey of Buxton, returned home Friday, after visiting her mother. Miss Beatrice Downey entertained a few friends in honor of her sister, Miss Lelia, Thursday evening. Mr. Orville Spotts has been permanently appointed railway mail clerk by the government. Mr. Roscoe Gunn will leave Sunday evening for Chicago to visit his mother, Mrs Ida Stevens. The faithful few met at the home of Mrs. Frank Clark, 118 West Division street, Thursday, June 1st. The next meeting will be at Mrs. M. L. Gordon's on Meadow street, Thursday, June 22. It is worse than useless to take any medicines internally for muscular or chronic rheumatism All that is needed is a free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all dealers. ---