Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. CITY NEWS (N B. I you have restraints on grids visiting in the city or going to make a visit, please inform us; we solicit all your local news—EJ.) Hiram Sorrell of Baltimore, M. D. was the guest of Bert Harton, last Sunday while in our city with a traveling man. Miss Elain Brooks of Macon, Mo. is in the city for a two weeks visit with her cousin, Mrs. Mrs. Hattie Brooks, 1804 Brooks street. Mr. G. W. Chestham of Buxton came up to attend the State Fair and also visit his old friend H. R. Graves who was so terribly burned a few weeks ago. The Elks Orchestra will entertain you at Union Park Pavilion Monday, evening. Sept. 4, from 7 o'clock to 10:30. You are invited. Good music. John Rhodes, Mgr. Mr. G. Shaw and children of Colfax, Iowa, is visiting this week in our city attending the Iowa State Fair. He is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Blagburn, on Jefferson avenue. Mrs. S. Joe Brown entertained a number of young Misses Monday afternoon in honor of her niece, Miss Edy Jones of Buxton, and Miss Dorris Barquette of Oekaloosa. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Arnette of Tacoma, Washington, arrived in our city this week to visit a fortnight as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Windsor on W, 7th street. Miss Susie Jones of Buxton and Mrs. Alice Flowers of Chicago were in the city a few days last week, the guests of Mrs. Wm. Coalson on Center street. They returned home Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Humbard entertained at luncheon Sunday afternoon in honor of the Misses Corrina Barquette of Oaklake and Eldyh M. Jones of Blyton. A few of their friends were present. Mrs. H. R. Grave's mother, Mrs. Mary Blair of Nashville, Tenn., will arrive in our city this week to be the guest of her daughters, Mrs. Murphy Mrs. Graves sister, of Davenport, will also be here and assist her mother. They will enjoy the sights of the great State Fair. Those who called at the Bystander office was Mesdames Barber, Harry Allen of Enterprise, G. W. Cheatnam of Buxton, Morton Sell of Decatur, Ia., Mr. Davis of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Parnock of Rock Island, Ill., Chas. Jones, J. H. Carter and Columbus Wade of Buxton, Iowa, Isaac L. Brown of Marshallthwn, Ia. Union Congregational Church, Tenth and Park Street. Preaching 10:30 a.m. "The Test of Baal," Evening, 7:30 p. m. "The Draw-met" Sunday School, 12 m. You are cordially invited to our service. JOHN PURKINS Proprietor E. S. MORGAN Manager Palasade Barber Shop First-Class Work Guaranteed . . . Hot and Cold Baths 1010 West Center St. Des Moines, Ia. 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. I have used your Pomade. Its the best thing I ever used for making curly hair. lie smooth. I have not finished my first bottle, but can see wonderful results, writes Mrs. Louise E. Hayes of Pineville, S.C. Try Ford's Hair Pomade for harsh stubborn and unruly hair and Ford's Royal White Skin Motion for the complexion. Ask your druggist for them. Be sure and get the genuine (Ford's) manufactured by the Ozonized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. State Capitol Hirz hall, ideal Room Mr. W. H. Humburd is able to be up and out again Mr. R. H Johnson, one of our successful men of Gravity, Iowa, was a fair visitor this week. Mrs. W. H. Birney, who was called to Chicago last week on account of the death of her sister-in-law, returned home Sunday. Mrs. Keene of Nebraska, the mother of Mrs. Harrison Gould died last Monday at her home and the remains were brought here Thursday for burial. Our city collector will call upon all of those who have not paid their subscription next week, so please be prepared to pay him, and do not ask them to call again or that you will call at the office Remember the time The Dramatic Art Club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Goo, Patton and began book IV. Mrs. Durden read a paper on the Dragon, which made an interesting discussion. Next week with Mrs. H. Spaulding; book IV continued. Principal papers, "The Grecian King," Mrs. J. W Morton; "The Faith of Hope," Mrs. Patton; "The Hesterian Fables," Mrs. Rush; "Afmodeus" by Miss Georgia Blackburn. The Des Moines Negro Lycum meet Tuesday, Aug. 29th with Miss Georgia Blackburn, 12th and Park St. The program for the evening was a very interesting and instructive one. Sir Walter Scott and his works being fully discussed by the members of the society. Several fair visitors from out of town were paeesot and addressed the Lycum among whom were Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lewis of Davenport, Miss Ira McClain, of Fairbank, South Dakota and Mr. Jno. McClain of the city. The Miss Lette Cary and Nelle Leftridge, members of the Lycum, who have been spending the summer at the Lakes were also present, and addressed the meeting. The Lycum adjourned to meet Tuesday, Sept. 8th, with Miss Lette Cary, 3d and Corning avenue, at which time the following program will be rendered. Quotation from State Fair speaker. Paper on State Fair by Arthur W. Branham. Discussion on paper led by Miss Lette Cary, the Stock and Poultry exhibit by Branham W. Hude. Every Negro man and boy in Des Moines should have heard the splendid address delivered by Rev. T. L. Griffith at the Young Colored Men's Christian Association rooms last Sunday afternoon. The speaker by well chosen illustrations from among biblical history pointed out the one beating sin of almost all that had failed, and the cardinal virtues those who had succeeded and advised his hearsen to shun the vice of those who had failed and to emulate the virtue of those who had succeeded. Next Sunday will be popular meeting day again and the principal speaker will be Mr. R. E. Patton, one of the charter members of the Association, who has opened a mercantile establishment in this city upon the co-operative plan, which he will explain in detail at this meeting. Ladies especially invited to attend. If You Want A Good Meal, I Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, A Picture Framed, Human Hair Goods Just See R. E. PATTEN Patten's Novelty Co. 1010 Conner For Sale--5 room house, lot 50x182 feet on Arthur street, Highland Park. $950.00; small payment down and $10 00 a month. Improved properties or vacant lots can be purchased of E. TRACY BLAGBURN, 1827 Jefferson Ave. Phone D. P. 774, Watches.... Schlampp's Sixth and Locust St. Y. C. M. C. A. NOTES. 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 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. Crise in now and pick it out STAT DES MOINES, IOW REV. AND MRS. REV. AND MRS. REID HONORED. Observed Twentieth Wedding in Ottumwa Last Service committee—Mrs. Anna Poster, Mrs. Alberta Graham, Mrs. Clara Crawford, Mrs. Harry Hughes. Waitresses—Misses Elizabeth Beverly, Victoria Jackson, Pearl Marshall, Helen Wagner, Rebecca Beaverly. At the punch bowl presided Misses Nora Harra, Hary D. Beverly, Cleopatra Clark, Loreana Vincent. Presents From Clubs. Club No. 1: Mr. and Mrs. E. W Fowler, Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Williams and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hall, Mrs. and Mrs. E. Moon, Mrs. E. King Mr. and Mrs. O. Williams, Mrs. C. Reid, Mrs. Henry Elliott and sons, Mrs. and Mrs. J. Rose, and sons, Mr. and Mrs. W. Moon, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hennington, Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Weeks, Mr. and Mrs. J. Harris, Mrs. and Mrs. G. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. C. Willer, Mrs. M. Sneijder, Mrs. W. Willer, Thea Spiiri Lorca Bradford, Z. Taylor, S. A. Arnold, E. Nobson. Fino gold hand dinner set of 100 pieces. Club No. 2: Mr. and Mrs. C. Hughes, Mrs. Della Harris, Mrs. N. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. J. Beverly, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ross, Mrs. and Mrs. E. Anderson, Mrs. W. Foster, Mrs. Oster, Miss E. Gravay, Mrs. S. Gravay, daughter Lottie, Mrs. D. Merys, Messrs. G. Jackson, N. Carson, F. Beamon, Fancy Japanese Chocolate set with rich gold designs; hand painted. Club No. 3. Fish club of sixteen. (Withheld by request). Decorated fish set. Club No. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Downey, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. McColland, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Rdgar Lee, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. N. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. S. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. L. Kippen, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. S. Parlen, Mrs. Lydia Williams and Miss E. Williams, Mrs. A. Lewis, Mrs. S. Parlen, Lorenzo Rosso, Goburn, Gold decorated toilet set. Club No. 5. Mrs. Clara Crawford, Mrs. Anna Taylor, Mrs. Lovenia, Vinson, Messrs. Lorenzo Rosso, Roscoe Gunn, Lloyd Crawford. Clarus pottery jug or decorative piece made in France. Ottumwa—Mayor and Mrs. S. H. Harper, two hand painted gold rimmed cake plates; Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Foster, Venetian sugar shell and creamer; Mr. and Mrs. James Fields and Clata, Dresden Chocolate set; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Grover, two decorated saiad bowls; Mrs. A. Jordan and son Frank, hand painted chop plate; Rev. and Mrs. Marshunan, Haviland cake plate; Miss Mand Buckner, olive dish and fruit plate; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. THE WOMEN'S HERITAGE Thompson, bonbon diary; Frank Alexander, Italian bonbon diary plate; Wm B. Paton and daughter, old English blue cake plate; Mr. and Mrs. S. Mitchell, Miss E. Bohman and J. Hollefouse, jardiner; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hollefouse, jardiner; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Torrell, one dozen plain Haviland China cups and sauces; Mrs. A. Judkin, hand painted water pitcher; Miss E. Berole, hand painted salt and pepper shaker; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris, Mrs. S. M. Barnett, decorated boy set and dish; Mrs. H. Kinnay, half dozen Haviland cups and sauces; Mrs. H. Downey and eau puff bowl; Mrs. C. Skrothers and Mrs. T. Cheshin Abner, Persian hand painted sugar bowl and cream; Miss Clara Crawley, hand painted fruit plate; Miss Victoria Jackson, Japanese bonbon diary; Mrs. M. Marshall and daughter, doesen decorated fruit dish; Mrs. M. Marshall and daughter, doesen decorated fruit dish; Misses A. and D. Wagner, hand painted cake plate; Mrs. E. Greer, hand painted cake plate; Mrs. Pearl Marshall, celerium dish; Mr. and Mrs. W. Eagner, decorated fruit bowl; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Woodley, half dozen bounon cups and plates; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. German blue sugar and cream set. Out of Town Gifts. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Milligan, Cedar Rapida, Iowa, Haviland sugar and cream set; Miss Jessie E. Walker, Marshalltown, Iowa, extra fine Nippon hand painted salad bowl; Atty. and Mrs. S. Joe Brown, Des Moines, Iowa, gold decorated plaque; Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Hutchinson and Miss Helen Williams, Buxton, Iowa, half dozen Haviland sugar and cream set; Mrs. S. Joe Brown, Des Moines, Iowa, hand painted chop plates and decorated cake plate; Mrs. Wilda Warren, Marshalltown, Iowa, fine Nippon hand painted cake plate and shaving mug; B. F. Doughty, oriental plaque; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beck, Sioux City, $3; Mrs. W. H. Beck, Sioux City, daughter Naomi L. Des Moines and daughter Battenburg lunch cloth; Mr. and Mrs. G. Johnson, Mrs. M. Cetter, Mrs. J. Ebitte, Pittsburgh, decorated salad set; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. W. Helm, Mrs. M. N. Sample, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mann, Mrs. W. Mm, Smith, Richard, Mrs. Wm, Smith, Allison, Mesames Ophelia Rise, Jasper Gibbs, J. Watson, E. Wheaton, A. Barron, Minneapolis, Minn, water pitcher, Holland ware; Mrs. M. M. O. Cannon, Minneapolis, Minn, Bavarian china sugar bowl and creamer; Mr. and Mrs. H. Sturgis, Sioux City, Iowa, gold hand cream set; Mrs. W. Mm, Smith, Mrs. J. John Shores, hand painted fruit plate; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hudson, Sioux City, Iowa, hand painted cake receiver; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hogg, Sioux City, Iowa, hand painted fruit plate; Atty. and Mrs. J. B. Hush, Rev. and Mrs. F. Durand, Des Moines, Iowa, decorated mayonnaise dish; Mr. and Mrs. W. Mm, Smith, Mrs. J. H. Warriicks, cake plate; Mr. and Mrs. E. Holmes, Kookuk, Iowa, Haviland china salad bowl; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Warriicks, Des Moines, Iowa, hand painted cake plate. Editor's Observations Ottumwa was our next stop. Here we found most of the people well, except Mrs. W. H. Bailey who is quite sick. Mr. J. Taylor is still on the quixie wagon. He now lives in one of his house, but he is not the wealthiest colored man in Ottumwa. James H. Johnson, our old friend, is still working at the Ballingall hotel. He has bought a beautiful home in South Ottumwa, the city suburbs, where he has all the conveniences of a home, including trees and lots of fruit this year. J. H. Weeks is still working at the same place, doing well. He has repainted his home. Mr. Wells Fowler is working for the Ottumwa Club house and is doing nicely. H. E. Williams has changed his name, now working in an automobile garage. S. H. Williams is working in the Courier newspaper office. Eugene Anderson is still working in the blacksmith shop. H. T. Elliott still lives on his truck farm in the city limits. He is doing well; while he has so much luck with his hogs he is making a big profit from his hogs. He is a very interesting race man and well liked in Ottumwa. We found Bev, J. C. Reid and wife twentieth marriage, anniversary re- servations. union. He is pastor of the second Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Spotts are living at the same place. Their son Orville W. Spotts is only twentyone years old; he has taken the civil servant milt clerk and passed with a good average of 94 per cent and was soon appointed on the Northwestern Railway Company from Tama, Iow. west, he is now on regular and draws $80.00 per month. This is good for a boy and is encouraging to our other boys to finish their education. Don't become discouraged; continue on. Mr. C. T. Gooch met with a serious accident; he ran a nail into his foot, which prevents him from working at the packing house where his place is hard to find. He is a good citizen. His house is a good house. Rev. P. M. Lewis has charge of the A. M. E. church here and is doing well. They are well experienced in the church work by many years' service. His wife and daughter are good workers. Miss Hael Clark will now be our age for the ensuing year and we hope that our friends will give her the news. Mr. M. M. Coats owns a nice house and lot well covered with fruit trees and fowls. This is the home of Rev. I. M. Gordon, P. E. of this district of the A. M. E. church. He is a strong, hard-working man made many friends with the past five years that he has been presiding elder here. Our next stop was in Fairfield, Iowa. Here we found everything doing nicely. Mr. Sam Sykes has moved his barber shop to the westwest corner of the square. He owns a beautiful home in the downtown town section and it was here that he learned to bake that the Fairfield colored people own a nice church building, built about three years ago by Rev. Stovall who is now building one in Davenport, Rev. I. Bass is now the pastor. This church is a credit to the colored people here and too much praise cannot be given. Mr. Wm. Smith has time and money to establish this worthy enterprise. Mr. L. H. Moss is still working in the Fuller barber shop, which has been moved since last year to the northwest corner of the square. Mr. Wm. Smith is also working here. they are both active men. G. W. Nelson is still working at the gas plant. Mr. T. W. Price owns a nice property. Into Ft. Madison we fell (but not into the pen). Here we had been customized to meeting Mr. Fred Henry, the baggage man, who recently died at his home of heart trouble. He is greatly missed in this city and state, he was a young man in the prime of that he was one of the best baggage men they had. In fact he was in the only colored man in lowes in such a capacity to our knowledge. He left a very amiable young wife and one child of about ten years of age. He owned a valuable home and home life to them and he thought that he think it is a pity to call such valuable young men so soon, while other willethless ones remain. Mr. R. Harper is still working at the same place. One of his daughters, Miss Anna, has been attending the summer normal school at Tuskegee, Ala. He has another daughter graduated from the last years' high school and graduated from the high school. Walter Arnold is living at the same place. Mr. C. H. Eubanks is still working at the hotel. He has been here a quarter of a century. His wife has the hair parlor and has a large business. Miss Matilda Thomas is sick. Her father has the contract for carrying the mail from the depot home. Geo. C. Walace is doing nicely. Mr. Chas. Henry of East Mollie, Ill., has moved back to Ft. Madison. He is a brother of the late Fred Henry. He is IOWA ODD FELLOWS The District Grand Lodge No. 30, G. U. O of O. F. in jurisdiction of Iowa, convened in annual session in Davenport, Iowa, August 22 to 24, 1911, and the following officers were elected: M. V. P., Geo. O Terrell, District Grand Master, Colafax, Ia. The session was counted one of the best in the history of the Association. The next meeting will be held in Keckuk, Ia ENTERPRISE, IOWA (Special to mystander) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allen have returned from Chicago where they went to attend his 'brothers wifes' funeral who died on the 10th. They also spent a few days with his brother Charles, in Gary, Ind. John Ousley and children have spent a week with her sisters and returned home on the 22d. Mrs. Frank Johnson and Mrs Brent's mother and aunt are visiting them, Kansas City, this week. Mrs. George Diners entertained Mrs. Ousley and sisters and a few friends at a dainty luncheon on the 21st. Mrs. J. H. Hickman entertained Mrs. Johnson and Brent's mother and aunt and a few friends on the 22d. She served a three course luncheon. Everybody enjoyed themselves. Billiousness is due to a disordered condition of the stomach. Chamberlain's Tablets are essentially a stomach medicine, intended especially to act on that organ; to cleanse it, strengthen it, tone and invigorate it to regulate the liver and to banish billiousness positively and effectually. For sale by all dealers. Iowa-Nebraska Association program in full on page 4. Mesdames Jno. Blakey, Grant Brown and Robt. Walker are attending the State Fair at Des Moines this week. Mesdames Addie Johnson and Lucy Ewing will attend the Grand Lodge of the Knights and daughters of Tabor which convenes at Council Bluffs, Tuesday the 29th. Mrs. Johnson will go from there to Hampton, Ia., to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Donnally who is quite ill. Muss Bertha Strother returned from Colafax and Davenport last Saturday after a three weeks visit in those cities. Messra, Clarence Strother and Othelo Scroggins are attending the fair at Des Moines this week. Mrs. D. W. Carter is on the sick list this week. Mrs. Dollie Rhodes, formerly of Buxton, but now living in Canton, Ill., is in the city for a week the guest of "Pet" Harvy. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Struther left Saturday for Colafax for a ten days visit with friends. Mr. Geo. W. Cheathem is doing the fair at Des Moines this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brown entertained Monday evening in honor of their son, Wm. A. Jr., who is to return to Western College very soon. Aside from the friends in town the Misses Zenola, Freda and Jeanette Jackson of Topeka were present. The young people enjoyed themselves until a late hour at vocal and instrumental music after they were sumptuously served to spring chicken and wiches, ice cream, grapes, etc. Miss Zenola Jackson who is a student Washburn college, Topeka, Kas, and quite an accomplished young pianist furnished most of the music for the evening. Mr. W P, Lewis is improving quite nicely and without a relapse will soon be at his post again at the Monroe Mercantile Co. store. Misses Zenola, Freda and Jeanette Jackson returned to their home in Topeka, Wednesday after a three weeks visit with relatives and friends. Prof. C. W. Rodgers lectured at Mt. Zion church Monday evening to an appreciative audience, his subject was "Watch." He told the young men and women many things, that if they will heed, will help them greatly through life. Prof. Rhodes delivered this lecture before the students at Western College last and some of them are not through talking about it yet. He will leave in a few days for Oklahoma where he expects to make his home. Rev. Tilman Brown of San Francisco preached for Rev. Woodard last Sunday at the evening hour. Rev. Brown is a good preacher and has traveled a great deal and has seen much of this world. Wedding bells are ringing for Mr. John Williams and Miss Mary Green. Miss Mamie Pettis, Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson of Stanton, Va., are visiting Mrs. Johnson's brother, Jno. S. Mayes. Will be here about a week. Mrs. Jennie Ecko of Pittsburg, Pa., is in the city the guest of Miss Gertrude Mayes. An eight pound boy was born in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson last Wednesday. Mother and son doing fine. Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Moore are the proud parents of a beautiful little girl girl that came to their home about 12 days ago. A banquet was held at Mt. Zion church Tuesday evening in honor of Prof. C. W. Rodgers who is to take his departure from Buxton very soon. Thos. Martin, an employee at the company's large store, who recently took to himself a bride from among the "country lasses" and has been living out of Buxton since, will move to town very soon and will be at home to his friends at 17 A street. COLFAX NOTES. Mrs. James Bowles has recovered from her recent illness. Miss Bertha Strother a former Spring City girl, and at present one of the popular clerks in the Buxton postoffice has returned to her home after a pleasant two weeks visit with her many friends in this city. Mrs. W. D. Miller returned home last Thursday from Colorado Springs where she has spent the past four months in search of health. We regret that she did not derive the benefit she anticipated. Misses Berkley and Randolph of Hiteman were guests of their uncle, Rev. Bowles last Sunday. The following persons attended the di-triest Grand Lodge agd D. H. H. of Ruth of G. U. O. of O. f. which convened in Davenport last weeks D. G. Master, G. O. Ferrell, D. G. T., Mrs. John Brodus, Rev. W. H. Clark and Past D. W. R., Mrs. J. W. Holmes. Mr. Henderson of Ottumwa is again again in our city, employed at Hotel Colafx. Mrs. Charles Oliver is a guest in the Lewis Morris home. The evening party given by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dean Saturday, complimentary to Miss Bertha Strothers was a delightful affair. The Tom Thumb wedding given by the Rosebud club Monday evening at Bethel Baptist church under the direction of the Mrs. James Bowles was a very interesting and amusing event. Each person on the program acquired themselves with credit. Mrs White, who has been in Oaklons during the past year is taking a vacation in the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Broadus. The W. F. and H. Missionary society will give a social Saturday evening at the residence of Mrs. Frank Brown. The Benevolent club held an interesting meeting at the residence of Mrs. F. Brown. The Benevolent club held an interesting meeting at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Beasley last week. Mr. Mack Banks left Monday for New London, Iowa, to visit a sister whom he has not seen for about 30 years. Mr. Geo. Boles has returned from Lake Okaboji where he was employed during the summer. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lewis of Davenport are expected to arrive in the Spring City in about ten days. MOLINE ILL. GREETINGS. Mrs. Henry Weed and Mrs. Wm. Maxie have returned from attending the State Federation at Monmouth, Ill. While in the city they were the guests of Mrs. Emma Stokes, Rev. BenJ. Penn delivered the sermen at St. Paul's church Sunday evening to a large audience. Rev. S. B. Walkup also assisted in the service. The choir held an entertainment in the church yesterday Thursday morning. the church parishes Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Paris Robinson are entertaining his mother, sister and niece from the South. Mrs. H. C. Walkup and children were the guests of her patients, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ingram, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Mitchell, Misses Amanda and Bertha Buckner and Mr. Udell Tomlin, were the guests of Miss Clara Tarver, Monday evening. Clifford Hardford and granddaughter, left Wednesday for an extended visit with relatives in Chicago and indianapolis. Mrs. Delia Patterson of Chicago is here on an extended visit. A large number from Rock Island attended Sunday evening services. Mr. Roscoe Oliver is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ford. Mrs. Mary McDudley entertained at a very elaborate three course dinner, Sunday. Covera were laid for eight, the honored guests being Mrs. Robinson and daughter and Mrs. Cilia Parker of New Orleans; Miss Mitchell from Kansas City and Mr., and Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Fannie See from this city. In the afternoon the following were entertained also Mr. and Mrs. Colquit and Mr. Bertie Bates. Mrs. Fannie See entertained at a six o'clock dinner garty Monday evening, in honor of Mrs. Robinson and daughter of New Orleans, also Mrs. Parker, Other invited guests were Mesames McDudley, Mitchell and Wm. Waxie and Mr. and Mrs. Paris Brown, at a 12 o'clock dinner, Mesames Robinson and Parker departed for Chicago. BOONE, IOWA. (Special to Brybander.) The members and friends of the A. M. E. church tendered Rev. M. I. Gordon, their presiding elder, who has been for the past 5 years a reception. It was his farewell quarterly meeting up here and the people came out to respect and appreciation for him on Monday eve'ng. H reception was held at the church in which addresses were made by many of Boone citizens. Rev. Wm H. Stark, the pastor presided and a splendid time was had. Good for Billiousness. "I took two of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets last night, and I feel fifty per cent. than I have for weeks, says J. J. Firestone of Allegan, Mich. "They are certainly a fine article for billiousness." For sale by all dealers. OTTUMWA ITEMS. Mr. Luther Williams, Grove st., is in Des Moines on business. Miss Naomi Courtney of Des Moines is visiting at the Rev. J. Corneilus Reid is attending the Rev. J. Corneilus st. She attended the Reids wedding anniversary. Mr. Herbert Robertson, N. Grant st. will give a party Wed. evening. Miss Lorain Vinson and W. Ambrosh Bibb were married at the brides residence 814 Hackberry st. Wed. evening August 23, by Rev. P. M. Lewis. Mrs. Ed. King's home on E. Div. st, was burned to the ground last week. She was unable to save anything. Mrs. B. J. Fuller of Fairfield is expe- lenced to drive in the city one day this week. Mrs. Wm. Baily, Center ae. who has been suffering for some time is report- ed as doing as well as could be expected. Miss Alberta Horne, Center awe will leave Monday for Gedar Rapids to attend the Labor Day Ball. Follows in the afternoon. Follows in the young people Sunday afternoon. Light reflections were served. There will be an entertainment at the M.A.E. Thompson Tuesday evening. Mrs. M.A.E. Thompson on the Wm. Thompson residence on So. Wapelle st. She was an out-of-town guest at the Reids wedding anniversary. Rev. D. E. Butler, Burton, attended the wedding anniversary also Rev. Gordon, P. E. of Ottumwa. Rev. I. Bates preach at the Second Baptist church last Sunday evening. "Bird-woman" is the very newest word. Don't take your vacation too seriously. What is so rare as an actress without a divorce? The summer girl is now queen, with the Cupid as her prime minister. Some men feel flattered when a strange dog wags his tail at them. Babies are scarce in Pasadena, but the town is strong on grandparents. A farmer with a good potato crop would have no trouble in trading it for an automobile. Motor boats now make thirty-five miles an hour. The speed craze thus rules land, sky and water. It is such a nuisance to be a French playwright, compelled to write all of me's masterpieces between duels. In Colorado, where potatoes have become legal tender, one can take me's change in Saratoga chips. What should be done with the offensive person who says: "Well, how does it feel after your vacation!" Life's little annoyances include persons who persist in walking on the wrong side of a crowded sidewalk. In Waterbury, Conn., a man paid a stiff fee rather than wash himself in ball. It was no night of the bath for him. In the interests of navigation it may become necessary to put fenders on the rocks that line the Pacific coast. Articles in an esteemed contemporary on "Modern Aeroplanes" should be followed by others on ancient areoplanes. A Minneapolis girl had the courts change her name from Olsen to Smith. Nevertheless Olsen is a good Ole name. Dr. Wiley is probing into the mysteries of the restaurant mince pie. That man isn't afraid to tackle anything. There is one thing in favor of the leeman. Thus far nobody has been able to invent "something just as good." Unless that block of comets can guarantee something more exciting than cyanogen gas it may as well keep on going. The Aero Clug of America has adopted a rule barring flights over cities. There are few haystacks in the cities. Aeroplane engines of the revolving type consume vast quantities of castor oil, doubtless for that colicky noise they make. Our millionaire polistes are applauded for defending the international cup, but nobody sees fit to say a few kind words about the ponies which really won. A New York woman claims to have solved a household problem by importing a Filipino girl as a servant. It will be all right if she keeps Moros out of the kitchen. A Tennessee man has absolutely forgotten his identity. The fact that he is not called upon to give testimony in any investigation makes his case especially remarkable. Women residing in or traveling through New Jersey are forbidden to decorate their hats with any portions of birds, but they may use the milliners' bills if they so choose. A man in Connecticut dropped dead from joy. Yet joy kills even fewer than lightning strikes, and everybody has a thousand or more chances to one of escaping the latter mixture. Dr. Pranard says the steak and chicken we leave in restaurants goes to waste. The doctor does not know of the kitchen reincarnations which caterers learned from his own Paris. It is possible to see one of the comets with a field glass, but the average timorous person will not begin making his will before the celestial visitant becomes visible to the naked eye. Society women have taken to diving in a submarine boat, one advantage of that method being that they do not get their hair wet. Pieria's ex-abah paid a steamship $25,000 to take him back to that country. Some men go to a lot of expease and bother in hunting trouble. One of the turbines of the battleship North Dakota has been "stuck" for five weeks. It is best to have these incidents develop in times of peace. "Why do women outlive men?" asks the Medical Record. One of the reasons is that women do not try to jump on moving trains. If some persons had spent the sum man raising potatoes instead of sun burn they would soon be ready to move into more expensive flats. Passengers on the great ships of the ocean can now get weather reports from everywhere and all the news of the world by wireless. Why, then, go to see it all? INTERURBAN DEPOT Cars Will Enter Rock Island Station After November 1 New Line Is Being Built From the Interurban Tracks Near Kelley To Connect With St. Paul and Des Moines. Des Moines.—After November the interurban cars of the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad company will come into Des Moines over the St. Paul and Des Moines tracks to the Rock Island depot. Cars for Boone, Ames, Rockwell City, Fort Dodge and intervening points will leave and arrive at the Rock Island station. Negotiations for the new arrangement have been closed with the Rock Island officials by the receivers for the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern. Under the new system, the interurban cars on the line will not use the Des Moines city railway tracks to enter Des Moines. Work has commenced already. A line is being built from the interurban tracks near Kelly to connect with the St. Paul and Des Moines, a mile north of Des Moines. From the intersection to the Rock Island depot the Short Line will be electrified to accommodate the interurban service. Will Improve City Park. Manchester.—Senator R. W. Tirrill of this city, who recently donated $0,000 Riverside park to the city, has engaged the services of a landscape gardener from Germany to beautify the park. In addition to donating the park, Senator and Mrs. Tirrill also provided a permanent improvement fund of about $0,000. Charged With Bootlegging. Des Moines. — Fred Madden, a wealthy farmer living near State Center, was arrested by Deputy Marshal Bidwell on a charge of bootlegging. Madden was given a preliminary hearing in the federal court. He pleaded not guilty and was released on bond to await the action of the federal grand jury. Camp Routine Instituted Routine Instituted. Ottimwa—Regular camp routines was initiated in the camp of the Fifty-fourth regiment, I. N. G. Battalion drills were the feature of the program, the three battalions of the regiment being in command of Majors Ball, Hollowell and Haines, during the maneuvers. May Be Stabbed Fatally. Otumwa—Jack Donahue is in the hospital here, lying near death from a deep gash in his right groin said to have been inflicted with a pocket knife in the hands of Charles Hix, who attacked him during a dispute over a dollar. Donahue is expected to die. Gas Plant In Action. Newton.—The city began charging people for their gas after having granted free gas since the plant was opened. No charge was made because there was a great deal of air in the pipes and the council did not want to charge consumers for pure air. Muscating Factory Closes Muscatine Factory, Omaha Muscatine. — Following disorders which have threatened to become more violent, the management of the McKeen & Bilven plant, where non- union workers were employed, have announced that the plant would be closed for an indefinite time. Old Settlers Day Logan—Ten thousand persons attended the Old Settlers' day celebration at Magnolia. W. B. Credson was the speaker of the day. Over two hundred and fifty automobiles were on the grounds. To Lay Cornerstone. Cedar Rapida,—Knights of Pythias and grand lodge officers of Iowa were here to assist in the laying of the cornerstone of the new Knights of Pythias home. An elaborate program was presented. 500 Cars of Melons Shipped. Muscatine—Already 500 cars of watermelons have been shipped from here and vicinity to the markets of the east, and the crop this year is larger than ever and of splendid quality. New Buena Vista President. Storm Lake—The Rev. James P. Linn, the new president of Buena Vista college, has arrived in Storm Lake to take up his labors. The coming year promises to be a good one. Charles City.—M. C. Bird fled aut against the Hart-Parr Gasoline Traction Engine engine company for ..... for alleged injuries which he claims crippled him for life received in De ember, 1809. Postal Inspector Injured. Iowa City—Dr. C. E. Stewart, postoffice inspector, was seriously inju ened when an automobile turned turtle near Williamsburg. He now is at his home in North Liberty near Iowa City. Another Booster Idea. Iowa Falla—On September 4, every resident of the city will send out scores of postcards advertising the city to their friends all over the world. The cards in sets of ten ad vertising the city are now on sale. Pioneer Dropa Dead. Cedar Rapids.—Francis Ritchie, 63 years old, a pioneer of this vicinity, dropped dead after eating a hearty lunch. He came from Ireland in 1879, arriving in Cedar Rapids in 1880. Historic Gun in Well. Des Moines--Anyone want a job lifting an old brass cannon weighing some few hundred pounds out of an abandoned mill well at Carlisle, Ia.? The well is twenty feet deep. The cannon was fired in celebration of Lincoln's first election. Later it was dumped into the well during a war time dispute. W. P. Keeney of Carlisle and E. E. Chapman of Eugene, Ore, formerly of Carlisle, reported the whereabouts of 'the cannon to Supt. B. F. Osborn of the Iowa State Players' association. Re-catabiah Still College. Des Moines.—A campaign to raise $50,000 for the purpose of assuring the re-establishment of Still College of Ostepopathy is being considered. The preliminary work for the campaign probably will be started within a short time. The institution of a campaign for money to place the institution on its feet comes as an indirect result of the activity of the student body of the college, who were moved to action by the announcement that the institution would be closed. President Will Visit Iowa. Des Moines.—A telegram from W. B. Hillis, private secretary to President Taft, to Governor Carroll announces the Iowa itinerary of the president. The tentative schedule is: Council Bluffs, Sept. 28, 6:10 A. M. leave 7:20 A. M.; arrive Fort Dodge, 11:05, leave, 11:20; arrive Waterloo, 1:55 P. M., leave 8:15 P. M., for Des Moines; leave Des Moines next morning for Ottumwa, last stop in Iowa. Prisoner Identified As Confict. Anamosa—Charles Smith, with the aid of A. D. Mecum, a half-brother, effected a sensational escape from Guard William A. Hamaker, of the Anamosa penitentiary several weeks ago, faces a charge of murder at Winnipeg, Manitoba. He and his half-brother killed a Winnipeg constable there several days ago while trying to avoid arrest and both are held on the murder charge. Dr. Stuntz May Be Bishop. Des Molines.—Dr. Homer C. Stuntz first assistant corresponding secretary of the board of foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal church, and who is a member of the Upper Iowa conference and has held pastorates in different Iowa cities, is prominently mentioned for a bishopst in the Methodist church at the general conference in Minneapolis in May, 1912. Scalds to Death In Tub. Waterloo. — Edward A. Morgan, aged 40, was found dead in a bath tub. While taking a bath he was selzed with an attack of vertigo and the water heater, left uncontrolled, raised the temperature of the water until the flesh was cooked so badly that it dropped from his bones. Building Old People's Home. Cedar Falls—Ground has been broken for the Western Old People's home on the site of the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pfeiffer. It will be of brick and stone. By the payment of from $300 to $800 anyone of advanced age can live there the rest of their lives. Trouble Over Drainage Canal. Webster City.-Barney Thompson, a farmer, woke up the other morning to find a big drainage ditch being dug across his farm. He roared at the supervisors who were managing it and it developed that his property was not included in the legal publication for taxation. Two Iowana Injured Cedar Rapids.—Among those injured when the grandstand at the Bigin race course collapsed was R. C. Toms of Marion, superintendent of city waterworks. Mrs. Carver, who also was hurt, is wife of H. V. Carver of Marion, a brakeman for the Milwaukee road. Stafford WII Case Settled. Stafford Will Case Bettle. Atlantic — It is reported that the famous Stafford will case, has been hit in the will case. P. T. Stafford, who contested the will of her husband, the late P. T. Stafford, as guardian of her three children, has been given $20,000 for her minor children. Old Settlers Dedicate Monument. Webster City.—The monument of Mrs. Henry Lot will be dedicated here September 10. She died in 1849 following the raiding of her home by Indians who killed her children. The old settlers will have charge of the services. Will Build Interurban. Iowa City.—The Davenport Railroad company announces the contract to build an interurban between Iowa City and Davenport, has been let, contingent on the getting of the right of way. The work of excavating has begun. Lights for Prairie City. Colfax-The Colfax Electric Light company has been granted a' franchise to maintain a cable for the purpose of transmitting an electric current to Prairie City from the Colfax plant, and will furnish illumination for that city. Nineteenth Iowa Infantry Ft. Madison—The program for the reunion of the Nineteenth Iowa infantry association, to be held in this city September 27th, 28th and 29th, has been announced. Picnic at Oskaloosa. Marshalltown. — A special train, bearing 1,200 people from this city, largely employees of the Iowa Central and their families, went to Oskaloosa, where the annual picnic of the Iowa Central employees was held. Memorial University Closes. Mason City—Memorial university, costing $100,000 with 160 students and opened fifteen years ago is to be closed and the building sold. It was managed by the Sons of Veterans and the G. A. R. POOLHAIRDINESS CARELESS AUTO DRIVER DIDN'T HOW IT WAS LONGER THE BIRD MAN OVER MIDDARA FALLS CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER 400 FLEE FLAMES FIRE IN CHICAGO OFFICE BUILDING IMPERILS LIVES OF SCORES. Elevator Operators Stick to Post Until Last Person Leaves Burning Structure — Police Rescue Telephone Operator Overcome by Smoke. Chicago.—Fire starting in a storeroom of the Chicago and Allon Railway company in the Patton building, Harrison street and Fifth avenue, imperiled the lives of 400 men, women and girls employed on the eighth and ninth floors. Only a few were injured slightly, cool-headed men and women preventing a stumpede that might have resulted in great loss of life. With scores of frightened women clinging to the fire escapes men in the street gave warning that there was no great danger and prevented several from jumping. A. B. Greig proved the hero of the elevators. He was the operator of one and he never left his post until the last person was out of the building. When he brought down the final "load" he had to be carried from his car, but quickly revived in the open alr. The three other elevator men also did heroic work, all sticking to their cars till the last. The loss is estimated at $25,000, not including priceless records of the Chicago & Alton railroad. TO CUT OUT MIDDLEMAN Fifty Farmers Gather in New York to Start Co-Operative Marketing. New York.—A delegation of fifty farmers from various parts of Pennsylvania and New York state are in this city to start a plan for co-operative marketing of their products. They claim to represent more than 50,000 farmers, who will hereafter sell their produce direct to the city retailer without intervention of the middleman. The scheme, they say, will mean a reduction to the ultimate consumer of at least 40 per cent from present prices. FOOD SHORTAGE IN MEXICO Man Returning From Sonora Says Crop Failure Causes Dis- orders. Douglas, Arie, Disorders have occu- rred in the Montezuma district in Sonora as the result of a food shortage due to crop failures, according to R. L. Cosgrove, who arrived from Montezuma. Failure of crops planted and of many persons to plant crops because they were engaged in the revolution, Mr. Cosgrove says, has caused almost a famine condition and great suffering among the people. FAIR VISITORS IN WRECK Hecking Valley Coach Overturned as it Enbors Columbus, O. Columbus, O.—Hocking Valley train No. 30, Toledo to Columbus, narrowly escaped a serious wreck when one of the coaches, loaded with visitors to the state fair, left the rails and overturned just after the train had crossed a bridge near Oientangy park, on the outakirts of Columbus. Many of the passengers received minor bruises and cuts. Iron Mine's Shops Burn. Duluth, Minn.—Fire destroyed the machine shops of the Hawkins mine, belonging to the International Harvester company at Nashwauk, Minn. on the Mesaba iron range. The damage was $60,000. Canada Seizes U. S. Scheeener, Ottawa, Ont. The gasoline schooner Sarah of Seattle was taken into New Westminster Harbor in charge of a Canadian: fishery, protective cruiser while fishing, it is alleged, within the three-mile limit. Kentuckian Kills Two. Pineville, Ky.—In a revolver battle near here Calvin Miracle shot and killed Matthew Jones and immediately after killed Mrs. William Gibson. Miracle killed Mrs. Gibson to prevent her testifying against him, it is thought. Fire Wipes Out Town. Elmhurst, Wis.—Fire practically de- stroyed this town, the loss being esti- mated at $200,000. A rawnill, $100, 000 worth of timber, six stores and 14 residences were destroyed. 26 KILLED IN PANIC 26 KILLED IN PANIC FUSE BLOWS OUT AT MOVING PICTURE SHOW. Dead and Dying Piled In Single Stair Canonsburg, Pa.—Twenty-six persons were killed and six injured in a panic which followed the explosion of a moving picture film in the Grand opera house in this city. Of the dead thirteen were children under fifteen years of age and seven were women. Operator John McCullough had just thrown the title of the next series of pictures on the screen, "A Little Child Shall Lead Them," when the film exploded and his asbestos cabinet was filled with flame. Some one yelled "Fire!" and the 1,500 people in the audience turned in their seats, saw the smoke and made a frantic rush for the one door way leading to the narrow eight-foot stairway, with 50 steps leading up from a vestibule. Hert they plied down on 200 people crowded into the passage, awaiting the en of the performance to take the places of those who had seen the show. Immediately the narrow stairway was packed and jammed ten feet high with the dead and dying, the sturkle ing injured and the screaming un hurt. BEATTIE CONFESSED, SAYS KIN Accused Virginian's Cousin Paul Gliver Damaging, Evidence Against Defendant at Trial. Chesterfield Courthouse, Va.—Paul Beattie, cousin of the man now on trial for his life in connection with the murder of his young wife, made his effort to send Harry Clay Beattie, Jr., to the electric chair. Without the least hesitation Paul Beattie declared that Harry Beattie had himself said that he killed the bride of a year. This testimony created a sensation not equaled since the murder of Mrs. Beattie. The prosecution sprung another surprise when it introduced as a witness without warning, Mrs. R. V. Owen, mother of the slain girl. In a taxicab, the arrival of which was timed to coincide with the moment Sheriff Gill exhibited in the courtroom the clothing worn by Beattie on the night of the murder. Mrs Owen appeared and took the witness stand. Prosecutor Wendenberg questioned Mrs. Owen as to her knowledge of the domestic life of the Beatties and brought out a point intended as relevant to the alleged motive for the murder, namely that Beattie's physical condition, due to disdain, had caused much unhappiness to his wife. The witness said that on the night of the murder she had cautioned Mrs. Beattie not to go out alone with her husband. TO TALK ON CONSERVATION Taft Will Be Only Speaker Evening of September 25 at Kansas City Congress. Kansas City, Me.—President Taft will be the only speaker on the program of the national conservation congress at Convention hall here the night of September 25. The congress convenes for its first session on the morning of that day, and the officials decided to set aside the entire time at the evening session for the president, who will speak on the general subject of "Conservation." Reosevelt Baby Named San Francisco—The daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., will it is reported, be christened Grace Green Roosevelt, after her grandmother. Many presents are arriving for the baby from all parts of the country. Bridge Collapses; 15 Killed. Geneva, Switzerland—Fifteen men were dashed to death and 20 others injured when a railroad bridge over a deep gorge collapsed near here. It is feared that most of the injured will die. German Bankers Are Arrested. Berlin, Germany—Paul Kwlet and Marth Gans, the heads of the firm of Kwlet & Gans, a private banking house here, were arrested charged, it is alleged by the police officials, with embossing $500,000 of the bank's deposits. Human Chain Snap; Man Dies. Tucson, Aril—The breaking of, a human chain formed in an attempt to rescue Henry D. Hidy of Belle Plaine, in, from drowning in the Saatà Crus river, cost Hidy his life. BELGIUM IN WAR MOVE MILITARY PRECAUTIONS CAUSE GREAT EXCITEMENT AMONG PEOPLE. Garrisons Are Strengthened to Pre- Garrisons Are Strengthened to Preserve Line If France and Germany Fight. Liege, Belgium.—An intense sensation has been created among the Belgian people, especially near the boundaries of France and Germany, by the military precautions which are being put into effect by the Belgian government. A secret military council was held at the villa of Lleut. Gen. Hellebaut, the minister of war, at which the commandants of all the frontier defenses were present. The conference was called to consider measures to preserve the neutrality of the country in case of war between France and Germany. Great military activity has been in evidence during the past two years. Large supplies of shells for the frontier forts and rifle ammunition have been sent forward, and additional batteries of artillery and rapid-fire guns have been shipped to re-enforce the posts on all roads leading to the German frontier. Specific instructions, it is understood, have been sent to the commanders of troops concerning the blowing up of bridges and the destruction of railways should war break out. JOHN W. GATES FUND GIVER Will Leaves, Nephew $10,000 for School Expenses With $250,000 as Graduation Prize. Aurora, Ill.-The late John W. Gates left an estate worth about $34,000,000, according to relatives living at St. Charles, Ill. who have just returned from New York. By the will approximately $1,000,000 was distributed among about thirty distant relatives and friends. The bulk of the estate is divided equally between Charles Gates, the son, and the widow. They are made executor and executrix of the estate, the main sum of which is reported to be held in trust for ten years. Henry Baker, twenty years old, of St. Charles, a nephew, will get $250,000 if he graduates from college. He is left $10,000 with which to defray the expenses of his schooling. He intends to enter Harvard "prep" this fall. "Henry is a bright boy." Mr. Gates once said of his favorite nephew. "He takes an interest in football as well as his studies and that is the right kind of a boy. I want the boy to get a good education." C. J. Baker, father of Henry, who married a sister of Mr. Gates' widow, will receive $25,000 and a farm near St. Charles, which is valued at $50,000. Mrs. Baker is remembered with $25,000. Mrs. Lucerne Angell, a blind sister-in-law of Mr. Gates, is left $100,000, while her daughter, Dolores, ten years old, will receive $100,000. This amount is left in trust. TWO DIE IN ELGIN RACE Driver Buck and Mechanician Jacobs Loses Their Lives in Auto Contest. Elgin, ill.—Tragedy raced with the record-breaking speed demons here and overtook one of the cars in which two men were careening around the road course. Just before the winner of the National trophy flashed across the finish line, one of the automobiles of the Pope-Hartford type, jumped into the air and turned a somersault. The mechanician, Samuel Jacobs, was killed instantly and the driver, David Buck, suffered injuries that resulted in his death a short time later. The trophy was won by Len Zengel in a National car, who ran at an average speed of 66.45 miles an hour, four miles an hour faster than the record of 1910. DISHONESTY IN ARMY POSTS Major-General Grant Recommends That They Be Managed by Civilians. Washington. — The revelation of irregularities in some of the post exchanges in the department of the east during the fiscal year, which ended recently, has caused Maj-Gen Frederick D. Grant to recommend to the war department that post exchanges be placed in the hands of civilians. Bad management and dishonesty has been disastrous to two post exchanges, he says, causing the loss of funds and the trial of one officer and several enlisted men. He attributes the trouble primarily to the fact that the army officers, occupied with military duties, are unable to give the exchanges the proper attention. Woman is Young Till Thirty-Five. Cambridge, Mass.-The mooted question of when a woman ceases to be "young" has been settled by the directors of the Cambridge Young Women's Christian association. The directors voted that no woman is young after she has passed the age of thirty-five years. Congressman Smith Dying. Los Angeles, Cal.-Congressman Sylvester Smith of the Eighth district is dying in a sanitarium at Monrovia of consumption. Kaiser Has Narrow Focus Berklin—The kaiser narrowly escaped injury in a collision between two trains, which occurred the track adjointing that on which his special was standing. The accident occurred at Luebeg, Germany. Lawson After 80,000 Acre Ranch. Greeley, Colo—Thomas W. Lawson. Boston financier, is negotiating for 80,000 acres of land 45 miles northeast of Greeley. He intends to raise fancy cattle and horses for exhibition and racing purposes. YOUTH SAVES SHIP WIRELESS OPERATOR ON LINER LEXINGTON PROVE HIM- SELP A HERO. PUTS OWN LIFE IN PERIL Sixteen-Year-Old Jack Schoetz Climbs Into Rigging and Sends Call of Distress When Station on Steamer is Wrecked. Charleston, S. C.—The 12 passengers and crew of 44 of the steamer Lexington declare they owe their lives to the courage and bravery of Jack Schoetz, the sixteen-year-old wireless operator. Storm-racked for 24 hours, her nose driven deep in the quicksands off Hunting island, with sea dashing over her, the Lexington threatened to break up and fling her human cargo to death in the seething waters. But Young Scheets did not despair. Persistently he ticked out his call for help and kept the terror-stricken passengers from abandoning hope. Finally a terrific wave swept the ship and wrecked the wireless station on board. For a moment it seemed that hope was dashed, but Sheets climbed into the rigging and hastily fixed up a station. In imminent danger of his life from the high wind, which threat ended to tear him from his seat, and blinded by the spray, Scheets sent out his plea for aid. Suddenly through the storm he was answered by the revenue cutter Yamacraw, which had heard his call, and came on the way to save the lives of the Lexington's crew and passengers. The 12 passengers, a steward and three negro employees on the Lexington were brought here by the Yamacraw, which left the captain and crew of 43 men on board. Two firemen were burned to death and a third terribly scalded when the vessel grounded. First Officer Chamberlain suffered a fracture of his right shoulder. The Lexington, which is a Merchants' and Miners' liner, was bound from Savannah to Philadelphia. Three times she was covered with water, the pumps expelling enough water to clear the upper portions and float the stern. Passengers incessantly prayed for abatement of the storm and when the government steamer hove into sight a mighty cry of relief went up from the sorely-streaked people on the Lexington. When the captain realized the danger of the liner's breaking up at any minute he had life-preservers strapped on every passenger. Charleston, S. C.-At least: 15 persons are dead as the result of the storm which swept this city. Conservative estimates of the damage place the loss at upward of $1,000,000. Both bridges into the city have been badly damaged. ITALIANS TO COMBAT CRIME All Detectives of That Nationality in New York Assigned to Trail Countrymen. New York.—All the Italian detectives in the city have been assigned to stem the wave of Italian crime. The Italian consul here has a list of crimes committed by natives of that country here since the first of the year and is much exercised by the showing. No less than 5,000 Italian ex-convicts are believed to be in New York. The immediate provocation of the crusade was the two kidnaping cases reported to the police. Police records show 14 cases of bomb throwing since July 14. CIGARETTE STARTS A BLAZE Careless Smoker Drops Stub Among Light Fabrics and Causes Fire In Cincinnati Hotel. Cincinnati. — The stub of a lighted cigarette, carelessly thrown into an open suit case filled with light fabrics last night caused a fire at the Burnet house, one of Cincinnati's leading hotels. A ten-blow alarm, calling upon all available fire companies, was turned in, but the fire was extinguished with small loss. All of the guests were taken from the building in safety. RACE TROUBLE IN MISSOURI One Negro Killed, White Man Wounded in Fight Over a Pint of Whisky. Huntsville, Mo. — Race trouble is feared as a result of a fight over a pint of whisky at a negro barbecue seven miles south of here in which one negro was killed and a white man and a negro were wounded. John and Robert Dameron, Roy Burton and William Terry were the whites men in the fight. Edward Evans, a negro, was shot in the head and killed. John Dameron was cut with razors. Two of the whites and six of the negroes were arrested. Waterway Meet to Chicago. St. Louis.—Official announcement of the sixth annual convention of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway association to be held at Chicago, October 12, 13 and 14, was made by W. K. Kavanaugh, president of the association. New Japan Cabinet Formed. Tokyo—The new Japanese cabinet formed by Marquis Salonji, the premier, in succession to the retiring ministry headed by Count Katsura has been approved by the emperor. Will Call Arizona Election. Phoenix, Aris.—Governor Sloan received from President Taft an official certification of the passage of the statehood resolution which authorizes him to issue a proclamation for an election of state officers and for a vote on the recall of the judiciary. W. C. T. U. Mitsa Mrs. Reese. Iola, Kan.—Judge D. B. D. Sheltzer's action in sentencing Mrs. Ella Reese to work with the city chain gang has been indorsed by the W. C. T. U. of Husbandt, near here. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS The Southwestern Christian Advocate has undertaken the job of teaching the Philadelphia Inquirer something about the rather curious relation between slave and master in slavery days. It is all over old Jim Jones, who was born to be a slave. Dr. Jones observes: "incidentally an aged negro, a few days ago, was the occasion of a lively debate in the United States senate. He was the body servant of Jefferson Davis during the times that tried men's souls. This negro has been on the pay roll of the United States for years, doing practically nothing. During the past year, he even attended." An effort to strike names from the government pay rolls, along with others, provoked the signified gentlemen of the upper house to a use of sharp words. (By the way, sharp words are not unusual in that august body.) At any rate, the chief point of interest about this negro, and the one that gives him the "pull" with the southern senators, is that he was interested in the keeping of the great Davis of the Confederacy. Only Mr. Davis and this negro knew the whereabouts of the seal. Mr. Davis died years ago. The negro was charged never to reveal the secret. He has not done so. Doubled there are few southerners or negroes who do not believe the story. But some of our friends across the border hesitate to accept the stance of the great Davis with the seal. For an instance, the Philadelphia Inquirer is among the doubts, in referring to the story of the negro, Mr. Davis and the great seal, the Inquirer says: "It looks very much as if it were either a figment of his imagination or a cunningly devised tale to secure support through life. Why Davis should have confided the secret to his servant does not appear. If it had been done that would pose a sensible but that Mr. Davis felt it incumbent to unburden his mind to one of those whom he had labored to enslave seems a little out of the picture." "Now, Mr. inquirer, you are off. If there is one thing the days of slavery proved beyond a quibble it was that the negro could be trusted. The negro yearned for freedom, prayed for it, sang about it, and, too, loved the Yankee soldier, his brass臂, his blue jacket, and, above all, the flag, and yet the negro protected the families of those who fought to keep him in slavery. Personal honor means much with the average negro. Individual responsibility placed upon a negro has坠 been betrayed. Write this characteristic down as one of the claims of the negro to manhood. Likely enough Jefferson Davis had the negro to hide the seal and, enjoined, never to tell the secret, the negro's lips were sealed. But one could unseal them. Jefferson Davis could be the negro to bring the seal and he would have said, "Yes, sah." But now that Mr. Davis own lips are sealed, no man can speak the word of power to the negro. This whole story is clear to him who knows the character of the negro. Even the negro in the rough is worthy of serious study. Know him and you will conceive that he is a part of the human family, with virtues peculiarly racial, but virtues nevertheless." The following news item indicates that in the matter of founding and operating schools we are at last getting down to bad rock. The item follows. An industrial school for negroes is to be established at Texarkana. It will be on rather a large scale and will be patterned after the school of Booker Washington at Tuskegee, Ata. Wealthy local white men are behind the enterprise and will give it all necessary financial aid. Among them are Mayor De Loach of the Texas side, Mayer Kline of the Arkansas side, President E. A. Frost of the State National bank, President W. L. Wood of the Board of Trade, Cashier E. L. King of the City National bank, and others. A site has been secured two miles south of the city for consideration of $15,000, and nounced that the construction of the necessary buildings will be begun in the site and it is proposed to raise enough foodstuffs on it to supply the students. Besides farming, the boys will be taught carpentering, brickmaking and bricklaying, skoeking, stock raising, upholstering and other trades, while the girls will be taught cooking, washing, ironing, sewing, etc. Prof. Rudus S. Stont, formerly of Little Rock, who has had large experience in teaching such lines, is president of the school. He has decided to name the institution the Interstate industrial college of Texarkana, Ark. Tex. Farmers, cotton-selling time is near at hand. Get your crops out, pay your debts, save the other and do not throw it away foolishly. Several years of this saving and perseverance will put you on the plane of independence. Idleness is a vice generator. Keep busy and avoid perhaps serious trouble. Mr. W. C. Daniels, the sheriff of Macon county, Alabama, in which the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial institute is located, reported that at the commencement exercises of the Tuskegee institute, held on May 25, although there were at least 4,000 people on the school grounds during the day, he did make a single arrest, nor did he find a single disorder or interrogated man or woman among the 6,000. "Curiosity and gossip usually run in the same channel." -Progress. Robert, Coates is the janitor of the Democratic cloak rooms of the house of representatives, and though his skin is black, he has a friend in every southern member of congress. Northern men are surprised at the good fellowship displayed when Coates meets Tom Heiflin, or Finis Garrett, or Claude Kitchin, or Ollie James, or Tom Sisson, or Bill Oldfield. No man has a heartier greeting from these and such as these, the first day of a session, and no man gets a kindier farewell from them. Coates is a character this Coates, he is a character this Coates, he has invented and secured several patents for inventions. He found that in a single year 1,332 persons had been killed or seriously injured by runaway horses hitched to vehicles. So Coates set about the invention of a brake by means of which a child can detach the team from the carriage in a twinkling. Then he invented and obtained a patent for a combined plow and harrow that is pronounced a valuable labor and time-saving implement. Not is that all; he has invented and obtained a patent for an overshoe for a horse that renders it difficult to climb. Dozens of people traveling on the most durable travel and the smoothest ice. The shoe will last for ages, and only the splikes need to be replaced. It is a positive economy to supply the horse with it. And there is not a southern member of congress who will not be delighted in Coates shall make a fortune as fruit of his inventive genius.—Ex. A. J. Berry, a porter for 35 years at the Thousand island house, Alexander Bay, died a few weeks ago and left an estate of $160,000, which he had obtained by saving his tips and investing them. Mr. Berry is a good example of what a man can do by saving his earnings and investing them. Though a porter is no disgrace of thrift, energy and business sense, which are characteristics of the magnates and capitalists of America, it is generally conceded that it isn't so much of what you make as the amount saved, and above all the wisdom of its investment. Many are known to make money, earn large salaries, and earn a living, but at the end, they are none the better off and die with a big name and an empty pocket book. Again we say, Mr. Berry's business actions are worthy of example. Of the whole number, 245,509, of farms reported in 1910, there were 207,206, or 84 per cent, operated by white farmers, and 38,249, or 16 per cent, by negro and other non-white farmers, as compared with a total of 224,632 in 1900, of which 180,728, or 85 per cent, were conducted by white farmers, and 33,895, or 15 per cent, by negro and other on-white. The increase in number of farms of white farmers during the decade amounted to 16,532, and in the number of farms of negro and other non-white farmers to 4,354—U. S. Census Bureau. There are many of our professional men, especially ministers, who make themselves mursues by standing on the streets and around negro business houses arguing religious and political questions. Such idleness as time and breath thrown away. Go home to your wives or read up on different subjects and learn something about them, then call a debating society to settle these questions elsewhere than the sidewalk pulpit—Palestine Palindaler. Don't worry too much over the desire to become rich in land and money. Give your wife and children a comfortable house do live in and passable clothes to wear, not necessarily extravagant; have some pride around your home and in the tidy appearance of your loved ones. Be a good Christian hearted husband and father at home (not a good pretender) and God will give you a share of his houses, land and some of the cattle, too, that feed upon the hills—Grangeburg (S. C.) Recorder. The most important and vital factors in the development of a race are physical, intelligence and mortality, these three, but the greatest of these is morality. The individual or race possessed of either or both of the first two, and that utterly ignores the third, can never attain to the full status of man, nor reach the zenith of full racial development or the pinnacle of civilization—Clarkburg (W. Va.) Clarion. "About all they (children) have learned in how to spend what the old folks have spent a lifetime in accumulating, and they generally do it in much less time."—The (Newberry) Herald and News. "Faith is the venture of the will acting on the suggestion of the mind."—Afro-American Presbyterian "Paying high rent is against the poor man; he would find it much cooler out in the country."—The Charleston Messenger. "The kitchen snap hunter, the gambier and the vagrant are all drawbacks to the race. They are undesirable and should be attended to. Everybody cannot be leaders, for they all are not capable. Therefore, give the reins to those who are competent. There are many of our young men who do not see their dismal fate. They are good-dining men, who are good at making way their lives. The poorhouse will be their goal. National Association of Colored Teachers Holds Eighth Annual Convention. DR. WASHINGTON SPEAKS FROM TWELVE TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND PERSONS HEAR TUSKEGEEAN — EDUCATORS CLAIM BOOKS SHOULD BE USED MENTIONING ACHIEVEMENTS OF NEGROES—RESULT OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS. St. Louis, Mo.—The eighth annual convention of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, which convened in the Summer of 2005, closed auspiciously with Dr. Booker T. Washington delivering an address before from 12,000 to 15,000 persons. Colored and white citizens filled the large auditorium to hear the noted negro leader. His reception was the most enthusiastic ever given him in the Mound City. Sunday was a very busy day for the colored educators. In the forenoon and educational rally was held and every colored church in the city was visited by a colored educator, who spoke on the great need of educating the members of the race. In the evening a number of negro churches were also visited. The following offices were elected: W. T. Williams, Hampton, Va., president; Inman F. Page, Langston, Okla., first vice-president; N. B. Young, Tallahassee, Fla., second vice-president; Mason A. Hawkins, Baltimore, Md., third vice-president; W. H. Singleton, Chattanooga, Tenn., fourth vice-president; Frank L. Williams, St. Louis, Mo., fifth vice-president; W. B. Waco, Tex., tenth vice-president; Miss Ida C. Plummer, Washington, D. C, recording secretary; Mrs. J. E. Porter, Okmulgee, Okla., assistant secretary; J. R. E. Lee, Taukegue, Ala., corresponding secretary; J. A. Martin, Jackson, Miss, treasurer; J. S. Clark, Baton Rouge, La., registrar. The members of the executive committee are: M. W. Dogan, Marshall, Tex; G. M. Grisham, Kansas City, Mo; J. H. A. Brazelton, Oklahoma City, Okla; J. O. George, Oklahoma City, Okla; O. Coleman, Glissburg, Ia.; G. A. Haves, Indianapolis, Ind; Joseph A. Booker, Little Rock, Ark; G. W. Thenholm, *Ucumebul*, Ala.; L. B. Moore, Washington, D. C.; L. W. M. Rae, Tallahassee, Fl.; D. A.; R. M. Memphe, Tenn.; T. W. Turner, Baltimore, Ky.; KY; B. F. Bowes, East St. Louis, Ill.; R. R. Wright, Atlanta, Ga. and J. B. Beck, Charleston, S. C. A resolution recommending the appointment of a committee of three to confer with other national organizations, with the hope of procuring their co-operation in an effort to create and maintain a successful and creditable exposition of negro progress was unanimously adopted by the convention. A resolution providing for a committee of seven to devise plans for procuring the introduction into text books in use in negro schools of mention of the history of the negro legacy history and literature that will inspire race pride among negro children also was adopted. Chattanooga, Tenn., was chosen as the place of meeting for the sixth annual session. COLORED FISHERS FOR PEARLS SOME VERY PROFITABLE "FINDS" IN LOUISIANA REPORTED. Shreveport, La.—It is stated that about one hundred negroes are engaged in fishing for pearls at San Beach, near here, and that the catches are large. Pearls which have been found in the mussel are reported to have brought as much as $190 from speculators, and the same here to buy are stated that some negroes are making $30 a day. It is almost impossible to get hands to work, for they are all at the bayou fishing for the gems. JACK HAB MUSIC HAB ENGAGE MENTS GALORE. Toronto. Ont.-Finding that there was no immediate prospect of a championship fight in England or Ireland for jack Johnson, Tom Flannagan, who succeeded George W. Little as manager of the heavyweight champion, returned to his home in this city somewhat unexpectedly. Flannagan says that Johnson is booked solid in the balls until Christmas, and that he has fairly knocked the Britons off their feet. He also took occasion to deny the reported interview with Johnson, in which the big fellow is alleged to have declared against America and for kingland. WELL INTENDED. Bertle and Alice were sitting alone together in the moonlight uttering tender nonsense. "And," said the girl, bravely, "if poverty comes, we will face it to gather. "dearest," he replied, "the more sight of your face would scare the wolf away." Ever since he has been wondering why she returned his ring. "Tie-Bits." "That is a rather stiff assertion," said Senator Curtis, a dinner in Washington, of a reckprocy argument. "That, in fact, reminds me of one of our Kansas store's," "What is that that chimney for?" said a senator in Kansas, pointing to a warehouse "its somebody putting up a factory in this lonely quarter?" "No," was the reply. "That's just Joe Miller's well." Cyclone turned he inside out."—Washington Star. WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR COLORED WRITER, A NERVOUS WRECK, DROWNS HIMSELF AT CATKILL, N. Y.—REMARKABLE CAREER. Catkill, N. Y—Robert Cole, the n歌 song writer, author of many popular melodies, committed suicide here. Cole came here a nervous wreck from overwork and registered at the English school, where summering. While walking with friends he reached Catkill creek, waded in fully dressed and swam for a few minutes, and then without uttering a word, allowed his body to sink to the bottom. He was drowned before his friends realized that he was not fooling. Cole was fourty-three years old and resided at 102 West One Hundred and sixty-seven York, where his body will be taken for interment after the inquest. His mother is prostr ated. Cole was born in Atlanta and began his career there as bell boy in a hotel. By virtue of his musical ability he attained the vaudeville stage. He married early and several years ago his wife divorced him. The couple had no children. He turned up in Johnson in "A Trip to Coontown." The team of Cole and Johnson soon ranked with the Williams and Walker combination. "Later productions of theirs were "The Shoofly Regiment" and "The Red Moon." When the latter was taken off the team split, and in a short time Cole had made a joint partnership with Johnson. He joined, with whom he had been associated ever since under the old team name. This combination of Cole and Johnson turned out many song hits. Some of these were: "Under the Bamboo Tree" and "Congo Love Song," written for Marle Cahill; "The Malden With the Dreamy Eyes," for Anna Held, and "Oh, Didn't He Ramble," for George Primrose. Other songs were written by Glenn, Edna Wailes Hopper and Elena Jania. After Cole left "The Red Moon" he and J. Rosamund Johnson went into vaudeville, Cole singing their songs with his partner at the piano. They appeared at intervals until a year ago when Cole had a nervous breakdown and went to the Manhattan asylum on Ward's island. From there he was taken to a private room where he fell ill. Catskull. Five several years Cole and Johnson maintained a studio at the Hotel Marshall, 127 West Fifth-third street, where Cole lived during much of the time while in New York. MORAL CONDITIONS ARE TO BE IMPROVED CONDITIONS OF IMMORALITY EXISTING AMONG GIRLS IN SOME SECTIONS OF BROOKLYN SAID TO BE DEPERATE. New York—The Society of the Sons of North Carolina held a monaster mass meeting at Concord Baptist church, on which occasion steps were taken to better the moral conditions in certain sections of Brooklyn. Invitations were extended to the churches, societies and organizations brooklyn to take part in the meeting. The following statement was issued by the Society of the Sons of North Carolina: "Fully realizing and deploring the condition of immorality existing among the young girls of our race in certain sections of this community and being destious of bringing together those forces and influences which need to raise the standard of morality, we respectfully and earnestly call your attention to the following: "in the matter of caring for immoral girls of our race in the borough of Brooklyn, and the application of proper and helpful corrective influences, a problem is presented which should command our attention and enlist the earnest, and loyal efforts of all members of the colored community of our youth, and the Society of South Carolina being deeply impressed with the great necessity existing for an application of "a first aid" towards the solution of this question, by resolution appointed the undersigned members, a committee to respectfully request the pastor, churches, societies and all organizations, as well as individuals to unite in a civic movement, to institute a memorial guarantee an institution that will take to its sheltering arms and give wayward colored girls between the ages of twelve and sixteen years an opportunity, in life to make amends for wrongdoing." HI$ DECLINATION. A young woman prominent in the social set of an Ohio town tells of a young man there who had not familiarized himself with the forms of polite correspondence to the fullest extent. When, 'son one occasion, he found it necessary to decline an invitation, he did so in the following terms: "Mr. Henry Blank declines with pleasure Mrs. Wood's invitation for the nineteenth, and thanks her extremely for having given him the opportunity of doing so."—Lippincott's. A FOREIGNER. Mr. Vanderkase—Vy you gall me a foreigner, ch? I no more foreigner dan yourself Mr. McCork—Hear 'tir shpalpeen! Any one might think he'd be born in Orland! Mr. Jinks—What a trusting little woman George's wife is! Mrs. Jinks—Yes. She has never been married before. RIVAL REBELS SECURE A FIRMER RULE THROUGH A COMMITTEE OF SAFETY-GERMAN AND BRITISH MARINES ON LAND TO LEND AID-SIMON ON AMERICAN SCHOONER UNDER PROTECTION OF CRUIBERS. Portau-Prince, Hati—Haiti is without a president or organized government. The capital is occupied by two rival revolutionary parties headed respectively by Gen. Cincinnatus Leconte, a former minister of the interior, and by Gen. Antenor Firmin, who deserted his post as Haitian minister to Great Britain to join the revolt against President Silmon. A committee of safety, composed of leaders, has led Leconte and neutrals, has been organized through the initiative of the diplomatic corps, and is maintaining public order. German and British marines have been landed to aid the provisional authorities. There were attempts at pillage and it was necessary to shoot several of the looters. Energetic measures prevented any serious outbreak. Antonine Simon, the deposed national executive, who was compelled to withdraw from the city, was still on board the American schooner Bradford C. French which anchored the ship under the protection of the men of the American cruiser Chester. Simon awaits the arrival of a fruit steamer for Kingston, Jamaica. His boarding of the schooner was due to a misunderstanding. He wished to go aboard the American cruiser Chester, but was directed by the American officers to the American cruiser Des Moines, the senior ship. Simon failed to understand and went aboard the schooner. That craft moved off into the roadstead to where the Halten warship 17 December was anchored. The schooner moved over close to the Chester and a guard was sent from the cruiser on board the schooner to protect her and Simon. Following the debarkation of Simon there was an attempt to pillage the business house of Makhoufie & Co. the proprietors of which are Syrians. The attempt was put down by forces under the direction of the committee of public safety, and four of the rolters were shot on the spot. Some of the soldiers also refused to lay down their arms when ordered to do so, and there were occasional conflicts between the soldiers and civilians. It is estimated that forty persons were killed during the occupation of the city by the revolutionists and subsequent rioting. A band of armed men made an attack on the customs house and also attempted to raid some nearby shops. A force of police and soldiers under the command of M. Tancrede Auguste, a member of the public committee. Six of the pillagers were shot and this put an end to the outbreak. Later a detachment of marines was landed from the German cruiser Bremen. They occupied the German ligation and the banking houses I Kitel & Co. and Herrmann & P. Marines from the British Warship Melpomene occupied the British consulate. The committee of public safety consists of 21 members, one of whom is an American resident, Stephen Archer. The diplomatic corps, after organizing the committee, arranged to notify the rebel leaders outside the city, and who may soon come in, that order must be preserved in the capital. Revolutionary troopa under General Leconte and the Firminist leader, General St. Jude, are marching hither from Cape Haiten. The location of General Firmin himself is known here. There is some fear that the two revolutionary parties will clash when their leaders meet at Port-au-Prince. Meantime a sort of armistice between the two factions has been arranged and this is being observed by the rebel forces still outside. FIRST BEARING NAPIER'S NAME NASHVILLE NEGRO'S SIGNATURE NOW DECORATE NEW MONEY. Washington.—The first issue of paper money bearing the signature of J. C. Napier, the new registrar of the treasury, has been put in circulation by the secretary of treasury. The Nashville colored man secured the initial note, which is of the denomination of a dollar, and will, of course, preserve it. Serially it is a number 51,494,001. Only the one dollar note bearing Napier's name have been put in circulation so far. Issues of all denominations running up to $50 bills are being prepared at the bureau of engraving and printing. SHE COULD APPRECIATE The new cook, who had come into the household during the holidays, asked her mistress: "Where ban your son? I not seeing him round no more." "My son!" replied the mistress pridetully. "Oh, he has gone back to Yale. He could only get away long enough to stay until New Year's day, you see. I miss him dreadfully, though." "Yas. I know yoost how you feel My broder, he ban in yall sax times since 'Tanksgiving.' A BAD BARGAIN. Eleanor (aged five)—How much did you pay for the baby, mother? Mother—I don't know; he isn't paid for yet. Eleanor—Do you think it will be more than three dollars? Mother—I think so. Eleanor—Well, certainly think you get stuck on that baby!—Harper's Weekly. The man who tells the soil always gets the most reward for his toll. IT IS EXPECTED THAT COLored COMPANIES WILL BE FORMED IN LEADING CITIES OF NEW YORK STATE BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR — REMARKABLE GROWTH OF ORGANIZATION. Buffalo, N. Y. — The boy scout movement has greatly interested the colored boys of this city, and several troopers have formed in Buffalo. In New York city several companies were formed among the colored boys some weeks ago. It is expected that by the first of the year there will be colored companies in all the large cities of the state. George H. Young is one of the scout masters of Buffalo. The Boy Scouts of America have tripled in the last eight months. There are now 4,500 scout masters registered with the national organization. On January 1 there were only 1,400. These facts alone show that there are three times as many troops of scouts under the direction of the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America as there were in the beginning of the year. In the past, the number of boys, yet it is quite probable that the boy scouts alone number three times as many as at the beginning of the year. This remarkable growth is due to many reasons. First, boys in every village, town and city through the country have read of the principles of the scout movement and have appreciated how much more fun they can have under a good trainer or scout master, who takes them into the woods and teaches them various useful things for play and work. Secondly, many young men, learning of the principles of the scout movement have become enthusiastic workers and have made efforts to organize troops because they are fond of the woods and the scout activities outlines in the scout manual. The general interest in the scout organization has spread over the country gradually and persistently in the last year and a half, and there are more boy scouts in America today than there are in any country in the world. Since the meeting of the national council at the White House early in February, greater interest has been aroused in the movement because new badges have been turned out for the boys, a new manual has been issued, and many things have been done to appeal directly to the American boys. Business and professional men also have taken increased interest in the work and have formed local councils in various cities and towns to supervise the scout activities in their localities. The scout organization has become so strong in several districts that secretaries have been employed to handle the great amount of detail. The leaders of the boy scout groups this great time but as due to the inherent strength and appeal to the scout principles. They feel sure that the organization which has been approved by the members of different religious and different organizations dealing with boys' work is a thoroughly permanent institution in the life of the country. DISPOSING OF THE DEAD. Major S. Harris, one of the Australians who fought in the South African war, wished British Columbia and finally settled down in Vancouver, says the Argonaut. Now he tells of a man in his province who went over to see London for the first time last year and was being shown through Westminster abbey. He got into conversation with a tourist agent who was showing a party about, and at intervals the man who was explaining asked the British Columbian questions about Vancouver; suppose that you have no knowledge that you have no idea like the abbey? he suggested. "No," replied the other. "Then what, may I ask, do you do with your illustrious dead?" "First," replied the British Columbian, "we appoint a commission to see whether the man is really read, and then if the commission decides in the affirmative we send him to the legislature." LOST BOUNDARY MARK. "Poor old AIL!" sighed Mr. Crimp, as the form of her husband vanished down the road, says London Answers. "He's grown 'shockin' bald!" "Yes, I've noticed it," assented her neighbor. "Ever since his last illness he's been moltin', as you might say. He hein a nott 'worryin' over it, Mr. Crimp." "Well, it do bother him a bit," she admitted. "And well it might," said her neighbor. "When my old man lost his hair he felt the cold somethin' terrible." "Oh, it ain't the cold that worries AI," replied Mrs. Crimp. "It's the bother he has when he washin' himself. If he doesn't keep his hat on, poor dear, he can't tell where his face finishes." A SCRIPTURAL INJUNCTION. "Yes, sir," said Dobblehorn, "horses are ruining my brother Tom. He's crazy about them. Just paid $3,000 for a span of trotters." "Well, I don't know," said Billups. "How about yourself? What did you pay for that touring car of yours?" "Five thousand dollars," said Dobblehorn. "But what—" "Well, you better not criticize the team in your brother's eye until you have cast out the motor that is in your own eye," retorted Billups.—Harper's Weekly. IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS. A little boy, noticing the absence for several days of the little girl next to him in school, inquired of the teacher where she was. "She was sick," replied the teacher, "and the Lord took her away." "Him!" said the boy; "I was sick all last week, and he never came near me."—Harper's Monthly Magazine. It a man responds impolytely to a girl's fronto politeness, he lowers himself to the position she first save him ```markdown ``` OSAGE MAN MADE PRESIDENT Shirley Gillilland, Senator Cummins, Lieut. Gov. Clarke, E. R. Harian and Judge C. C. Cole Were Among the Speakers. Des Moines, Sept. 1.—With aeroplanes翌耀 above them, automobiles chugging past, and the cries of 1811 state fair concessionaires on every side, the pioneers of Iowa, embracing in their number men and women who came by ox teams to its right, praised before the man ran or cities wore, held their first meeting Thursday afternoon at the state exposition grounds. White ribbons, emblems of Pioneers' day, were worn by men and women who were here long before the first 100 years of the republic had been rounded out, before even the state itself was in existence, who found Indians occupying the country. And on the same fair grounds Thursday was a wireless outfit of the United States naval exhibit, representing one of the latest strides in the field of progress, a field wherein the pioneers who met Thursday have seen much that is remaining. There were 500 pioneers in the tent where the meeting was held and Superintendent F. B. Osborn of Ripley that 2,500 were in Iowa before Dec. 31, 1876, have registered at headquarters. He estimated that 500 territorial residents have registered and that there are 1,000 in Iowa. MAIL CARRIERS CONVENTION Hold Their Annual Session in Des Moines Commencing Today; About 250 in Attendance. Des Moines, Sept. 1—Rural letter carriers of Iowa will meet in annual convention in Des Moines. The sessions open this morning at the Coliseum. Senator A. B. Cummins will be among the speakers at the opening of the meeting. Papers and talks having to do with the general welfare of the rural letter carriers make up the program. The parcels post will be one of the subjects discussed. Robert A. Weesner, who has charge of the rural carrier's pay roll at the Des Moines postoffice will have a paper on the subject. There are 2,424 rural carriers in Iowa and between 200 and 300, it is expected will be in attendance in the sessions. Des Moines, Sept. 1—Judge Lawrence DeGraft who handed down the famous injunction which ended the Des Moines street car strike has been flooded with resolutions from labor organizations all over the country thanking him for his honorable action in bringing about the labor movement. He labor and capital. He received resolutions yesterday from head offices of the International Association of Steam Fitters at Memphis, Tenn. ACCUSE YOUTH OF FORGERY Arthur Katerman of Clinton, Iowa Accused of Signing Father's Name to $1,200 Check. Clinton, Sept. 1.—Police are seeking Arthur Katerman, aged 33, a Chicago & Northwestern fireman, running on the Iowa division, who is charged with forging the name or his father, Dr. Katerman of Ida Grove, Ia., to a check for $1,200 and drawing $500 on the check from the Poor and Saving Bank of this city, after securing indemnation of Henry Paul, a wealthy Clinton liquor dealer, who is responsible for the money. Drive Presachers From Town. Webster City, Sept. 1.—Two Mormon presachers who have been holding street meetings at Kamar have been run out of town by mobs of women and girls beating girls and cans which drowned the speaking. Men stood ready to back up the women and the Mormons fled from town on foot. Last Reunion of Veterans. M. Ternau, Sept. 1.—What was probably the last reunion of the Twenty-fourth Iowa infantry, which saw gallant service during the civil war has been held here this week. Let Fire Station Contract. Mason City, Sept. 1.—The contract for the erection of a modern fire station was let today to the Ballley Marsh company of Minnesota for $21,000. The building will cost when completed $25,000 and will be built of Bedford stones. Mason City Grocer Shot. Mason City, Sept. 1.—Morrell Severnas, a prominent grocer, was shot and perhaps fatally injured following a quarrel with Thomas Brewer. Brewer is under arrest. WALKED On Running Train. Creston, Sept. 1—An unknown man walked off the rear platform of the Burlington train on the St. Joe branch near Barnard while the trails was, running 30 miles an hour, and nothing has been seen or heard of him since. Division Point Remains in Clarion, Clarion, Sept. 1—This town will keep the division point and round house of the Chicago Great, Western and Fort Dodge which wanted it, is disappointed. PROGRAM OF THE WOMEN'S HOME AND FORGIVE MISSION CONVENTION. 9 to 9:30—Devotional exercises led by delegates from Davenport and Colfax. 9:30 to 10—Appointment of committees 10 to 10:30—Introduction of visitors. 10:30 to 11—Report of enrollment committees 11 to 11:45—A lecture on how we can best foster the mission spirit in the state of Iowa and Nebraska, by Mrs. T. I. Griffith. 11:45 to 12—Collection and adjourn Afternoon Session. 1:20 to 2-Devotional services led by delegates from Hitenam and Corin- 2 to 2:30—Annual address of the president, Mrc. W. A. Brown. 2:30 to 3—Paper by delegate from Maple Street Circle, "How to interest children in mission work." Soil: 3 to 3:30—Paper by delegate from Ottawa, "In the Mission Circle a Necessity to the Church?" Discussion. 3:30 to 4:30—Preaching by Rev. J. N. Evans. 7:30 to 8- Devotional exercises led by delegates from Carney, Iow, and ML 8—Welcome address on behalf of Loc al Circle. Response by Mrs. Bertha Long, Carne ney, Iowa. D. B. Phillips, Al 9 to 9:30—Devotional services led by delegates from Buxton and Enterprise. 9:30 to 10—Reading letters. 10 to 11—Children's Hour, conducted by Mrs. J. C. Reid. 11 to 11:45—Miscellaneous talks from each messenger. Personal pledges paid. Adjournment. Afternoon. 1:30 to 2—Devotional services led by delegates from Clarinda and Centerville. 2 to 2:30—Reading of letters continued. 2:30 to 3—Reports of Secretary and Treasurer. 3 to 3:30—Reports of State Organizer and Corresponding Messengers. 3:30 to 4—Election of officers. 4 to 4:45—Preaching by Rev. R. P. Palmer. Collection, adjournment. Evening. 7:30 to 8—Devotional services led by delegates from Mt. Pleasant and Otumwa. 8—Closing sermon, Rev. S. Bates. MRS. W. A. BROWN, President. MRS. S. BATES, Corresponding Sec'y. PROGRAM OF THE IOWA-NEBRAS KA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. Thursday to Sunday, September 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 1911. Thursday Morning 9 to 10 - Devotional services led by Rev. W. H. Clark and Deacon H. T. Randolph. 10 to 10:30 - Appointment of committees on enrollment and finance, and report of enrollment committee. 10:30 to 12 - Annual sermon by Rev. F. W. Clark Alternate, Rev. G. W. White, Carney Afternoon 1:30 to 2-Devotonal services led by Brother John Smith, Centerville, and Brother Morton, Oralabor. 2 to 2:30—Annual address of Moderator, Rev. R. Bates. 2:30 to 3—Report of Executive Board, Rev. J. C. Reid, D. D., Corresponding Chair. 3 to 3:15—Report of Treasurer, Rev. P. C. Bolling. 2:15 to 3:45—Report of Missionary, Rev. M. J. Burton. 3:45 to 4:15—Election of officers. 4:15 to 5—Sermon by Rev. J. J. Adams. Evening. 7:30 to 8—Devotional services led by Brother Jas. Evans and Rev. S. D. Warden. 8—Addresses of welcome. Address of Welcome on behalf of city—Maxor S. H. Harper. Afternoon 1:30 to 2-Devotional services led by Rev. R. P. Palmer and delegate from Ft. Madison. 2 to 2:40-Reports from the Western Convention led by Rev. S. Bates. 2:40 to 3-Paper by Rev. G. Saunders; subject, "Opportunities of a Young Minister." 3 to 3:30-Paper by Rev. J. J. Chappelle, Morgan Park, Ill. 3:30 to 4-Paper by Rev. Jas. Bowles; subject, "Ministerial Fellowship." 4 to 5-Sermon by Rev. J. L. E. Burr, Davenport. **Evening.** 7:30 to 8: Devotional services led by Rav, O. B, Smith and delegate from Union church, Kookuk. Saturday morning. 9 to 9:30—Devotional services led by Rev. P. C. Bolling and delegate from Radford. 9:30 to 9:45—Rending of minutes. 9:45 to 11—Reports of committee. 11 to 12—Sermon by Rev. W. C. Howell, Omaha, Nebr. Aftergoon. 1:30 to 2—Devotional services led by Rev. J. W. Evans and delegate from Enterprise. 2 to 3 - Reports of committees and general auditing 8 3:30—Paper, Rev. J. C. Reid, D. D. "How to Secure Efficiency in Church Choirs." 3:30 to 4—Paper, Rev. W. J. Brown. "The Minister as a Student." 4 to 5—Sermon by Rev. C. H. Mendenhall. **Evening.** 8—Platform meeting in charge of Second Baptist Church. **Sunday.** 11 a. m.—Sermon by Rev. W. F. Botts, Omaha, Nebr. 3 p. m.—Foreign Mission Rally conducted by Rev. T. L. Griffith. 3 p. m.—Glosing sermon by Moderator. Best Treatment for a Burn If for no other reason, Chamberlain's Salve should be kept in every household on account of its great value in the treatment of burns. It allays the pain almost instantly, and unless the injury is a severe one, heals the parts without leaving a scar. This salve is also unequaled for chapped hands, sore nipples and disease of the skin. Price 25 cents. For sale by all dealers. MT PLEASANT NOTES. (Last Week.) Mr. Keffen Bartlett was born in Moberly, Mo., Aug. 12, 1850, and died Aug. 15, 1911, age 61 years and 3 days. On July 29, 1875; he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Fermon. To this union was five fine children, Hester, Lydia, who died March 27, 1907, James, Nora, Julia. Mr. Bartlett professed religion early in life and lived a consistent christian life until death. He was District Grand Master of the Iowa Lodge for three years. He was deputy police for years and was merchant police for four years and held the office at the time of his death. He was in poor health for a year with cararth of the stomach. He came to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in the Fall of 1879, and reside here until time of his death. He he leaves to mourn his death a wife, Mrs. Hester Bartlett, Mr. James Bartlett and Mrs. Julia Hill, all of Chicago, and Mrs. Burna Burhung of Mt. Pleasant, and a sister, Mrs. Charlotte Davis of Des Moines and Mrs. Elliott Bartlett of Moberly, Mo. He has gone from the home where his presence will be missed, but our loss will be his gain, but his departure from this home means entrance into the home above. GALESBURG ILL (Last Week) Mrs. R. E. Lyons entertained Wednesday evening in honor of her sister, Miss Mabell McGaw, of Davenport, The time was pleasantly spent until a late hour. Those present from out of the city was Mrs. W. D. Owesal of Gray, Miss. Fay Sykes of Fairfield and Mr. Simon Rhodes of Bloomington who rendered several of his musical compositions to the delight of those preset. Mrs. Rufus Phoenix of Rock Island spent a few days last week with Mrs. Thomas Waters. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Johnson and Miss Jennie Bell have returned from a trip to Chicago. Mrs. Emily Brant Fields of Quincy was called here last week by the illness of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. F Mason. Mrs. Georgia Fletcher was hostess to several of the younger set Wednesday event being a birthday party for her niece Miss Irene Fletcher. Mrs. Fletcher also entertained at dinner Sunday for Miss McGaw. Mrs. W. D. Owsley and children left Saturday for their home. They(were accompanied by Mids Addie Johnson who will remain indefinitely. Mr Ed Skinner has returned from a visit in Chicago. Mrs I. W. Bess was hostlss Wednesday evening to about sixty people in in honor of Fay Sykes who has been her guest the past three weeks. A musical program by the Lewis band was enjoyed also selections from the graphaphone. Present from out the city was Miss Ella Smith Chicago. Miss Grace Read is visiting relatives in Chicago. Miss Vivian Greene has returned from a week's visit in Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Carter, Sr., left Tuesday for a visit in Denver. The Misses Allen charmingly entertained at a thimble party Monday afternoon for Miss Sykes and Miss McGaw The following the afternoon was spent with fancy work. The young ladies were served light refreshments. The members of the choir of Allen Chapel A. M. E. church was entertained Friday evening at the home of their leader, Mr. Geo. Fletcher. Those fortunate enough to be present report a delightful time. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kidd and Mrs. J. H. 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Philip Rushing is learning to be Chafeur at Lytle Bros. garage. He is an apt pupil, too, as he has been there but a short time and already he has driven cars to Muscatine, Columbus Junction and other nearby town. Cordella and Marie Whaley went to Memphis, Mo., Monday morning, called there by the serious illness of a relative. Samuel Hall, Jr., is visiting relatives in Rock Island and Moline, Ill. Miss Cassell is visiting relatives in Fairfield. The Fish Fry given Tuesday evening at the parsonage by the young people of the church was a complete success socially and financially. There should have been more people out though as the cause for which it was given to assist in the payment of the organ was a worthy one. Mrs. Julia Currie supervised the entertainment. Mrs. G. H. Jones of Oskaloosa and Mrs. Wilson of Ottumwa arrived Monday evening from Oskaloosa and were guests for a few days at the T. Turner home before going on to Burlington for an extended visit. Miss Leah Barquetta was in the city Monday evening on her way home to Oskaloosa from Muscatine. After a short visit at home she intends going to Chicago for an indefinite stay. Fred Williams visited in Burlington the first part of the week. Harvey spencer went to Ottumwa last Saturday for an over Sunday visit with "relatives!" There will be a rally at the A. M. E. church next Sunday evening for the benefit of the Stewards. A special literary and musical program will be given. This is the final for this year, so let everyone rally and do his best. At the meeting of the city fathers, Monday evening, the contract for making the cement walks for the city was awarded the Spencer Brs. The work could cave fallen into no better hands and the city knew it, and it speaks well for them. It is the consensus of opinion that when they finish their cement work it is finished in the strongest sense of the word and it is this that has won out for them in this instance. Every one is glad they received the contract. ROCK ISLAND NEWS. Representative C. B. Hosmer of the Tuskegee Institute has been spending much of his vacation season here. On the 20th Mr. Hosmer received as a business and social visitor, Prof. R. D. Taborn, newly appointed agent for Tuskegee in Illinois and Indiana, with headquarters in Decatur, Ill. Prof. Taborn is a native of Southern Illinois, having been born at Carrier-Mills in Saline county. He is a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. On the 24th of August, Prof. Hosmer favored with a visit from Robt. C. Bedford of Beloit, Wis, who made a brief business visit to Rock Island. Dr. Bedford had dinner with Prof. Hosmer, Mrs. W. H. Moore and Prof. A. E. Maloae left the city at noon that day at 6:30 p. m. for Sterling, Illinois. 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