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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIX, No. 9 CITY NEWS. Miss Catherine Meare is visiting with Mrs Allice Huston of Macon, Mo., indefinitely. Mrs. Fulton entertained at dinner, Tuesday in honor of Grace Morris-Hutton. Covers were laid for eight. Mrs Davis of Arizona is a guest of Mr. and Mr., and Mrs. Wm. Williams on Fourteenth St. Mrs. Geo. M. Mason returned from an extended visit in Kansas City, Mo., last week and report a very pleasant time. Beautiful invitations are out announcing the twelfth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thompson on Thursday, Aug. 15 at their home. The Grand United Order of the Odd Fallows will hold their annual session in Keokuk, Aug. 27-28-29. A great time is expected. Mrs. Luther Abby and son Leon of Minneapolis are guests of their uncle and aunt, Dr. Thos. J. Dulin of E 1619 Walnut St. They expect to remain in the city two or three weeks. Grace Morris Hutton, who has been visiting friends and relatives, will leave for her home in Omaha, Saturday. She has been the honored guest of mary social affairs. Mesames J. B. Rush, the State presidet of the Women's clubs, and H. R. Graves, returned from the National association of Women's clubs. Mrs. Rush reports a very good session and much work done. Mrs. J. H. McDowell of W. 7th St. will entertain a company of friends, Thursday evening as a courtesy to the Misses Adah Hyde, Letta Carey and Mr. Archie Alexander. Everybody is cordially invited to the reception given at the Knights of Tabor hall, Tuesday evening, Aug. 13th, 8th and Mulberry Sts. A public reception will be given Aug. 16th by the A. M. E. church, in its parlor in honor of the High school and college graduates. A very interesting program is being arranged. Mrs. S. Joe Brown, one of the delegates to the National Association of Colored Women at Hampton, Va., last month, returned Tuesday morning, after a delightful sight-seeing time up the Atlantic coast, coming in by way of Boston, Montreal, Buffalo and Niagra Falls. The Old Settlers picnic that was held last Thursday, Aug. 1st, at Union Park was largely attended by the Des Moines people and a very enjoyable time was had by both old and new settlers. Base ball, crochet and horse shoe games and plays furnished the amusements for the day. The weather was ideal and continued interest is aroused each year. John L. Thompson has been invited by Booker T. Washington to address the National Business Men's League at their annual session to be held in Chicago, Aug. 21-28.24 on the subject; Eighteen years as a nespaper publisher. He is the only one from Iowa that will be on the program. This meeting will bring the largest body of successful business men of our race in America. A very nice five o'clock tea party was given last Friday evening by Mesdames C. A. Cleggett and Laura Lewis at the former's home on W. 12th. st. in honor of Mrs. Lee Blagburn of Denver, Colo. The table was beautifully served, Mrs. Mae-Ruff Johnson sang a solo. A very delightful time was enjoyed by all present. We were very sorry to learn of the destruction by fire of the home of Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Shepard at Clive, Iowa. The home and all the furnishing were a total loss. The fire occurred Saturday morning, Aug. 3d, both while Mr. and Mrs. Shepard were on their way to Des Moines. On account of ill health Mr. Shepard left the city last spring to try farming and, was getting along nicely. Their many friends extend their sympathy. 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 Pineview, S.C. Try Ford's Hair Pomade for harsh stubborn and unruly hair and Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion for the complexion. Ask your druggist for them. Be sure and get the genuine (Ford's) manufactured by the Ozonize\ Ox-Marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Jas. B. Mitchell returned home last week after pleasant three weeks visit with relative and friends in St. Louis and Moberly, Mo. Mrs. Lee Blagburn, of Denver was the honored guest at a dinar party Sunday, given by Mrs. Lewis Blagburn. Covera were laid for twelve. The Dramatic Art club met Tuesday afternoon with Miss Georgia Blackburn Began the study of book XI of Paradise Lost. Meet next Tuesday with Mrs. Wm. Hammitt, on 6th ave. Continue the study of book XI. Mrs J. B. Rush left Thursday evening for Leavenworth, Kansas, where she has been invited to deliver an educational address at the A. M. E church of which Rev. A. C. Terrell is the pastor. Mr. and Mrs. L. J, Shelton gave a 10 o'clock lunch to about eight of their friends in honor of Mrs. Lee Blagburn of Denver and Mrs. Mae. Ruff-Johnson of Chicago. Mrs. Davis of Arizona was an out of town guest. An enjoyable afternoon was spent by all present. The Burns M. E. church will hold their 50% rally Sunday, Aug. 11th. Presaching morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. S. Bates of the Maple St. Baptist church will preach in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. All members are asked to be present. A cordial invitation is extended to the members of the other churches. Mr. Arthur Winn, Miss Mable Easter and brother, Fred Parker entertained a few friends in honor of Mrs. Grace Hutton of Omaha, Neb. The evening was spent by having a delightful auto ride after which the party drove to the home of Mrs. Harry Henderson in Highland Park, where the remainder of the evening was socially spent. Mrs. Hutton is a cousin of Miss Easter and Mr. Parker also of Mrs. Henderson where she has been staying during her visit in this city. Atty. S. Joe Brown has recently been notified of his appointment by Hon. W. Justin Carter, attorney at law and Chairman of the Committee on kcal remedies, as one of the twelve leading Negro lawyers of the country who are to prepare papers to be discussed before the Sociological congress which will be held in the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, at Washington, D. C. Monday, Sept. 23d, during the five days celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation to be held in that city Sept. 22d to 27th. The other eleven lawyers honored are Jas. D. Carter, Jas. L. Curtis, Chas. W. Canslery, Perry W. Howard, Afue McDowell, Wm. R. Morris, Josiah T. Settle, Richard R Horner, T. McCants Stewart, Henry Lincoln Johnson and E. M. Howlett. New Minister. The members and friends of Union Congregational church are delighted to announce that their new minister, Rev. T. M. Brumfield, D. D. of Oberlin, Ohio will arrive in our city this month to take up the work at Union church which has been without a minister for the past eight or nine months. Mr. Brumfield comes thoroughly equipped, intellectually for the ministry, he having graduated from the Chicago High school; then took a full course at Fisk University and entered Oberlin University where he took the full Theological course, finishing there this spring. He has pastored two years at Plainfield, Ohio, Congregational church. It was quite a shock to the community last Monday when it became known that Mrs. Britton Thomas, one of our highly respected citizens, had committed suicide. Mrs. Thomas was formerly known as Mrs. Childers who up to her death was an earnest worker in the Baptist church. She was a property owner and was always highly respected as a good, noble Christian woman. Mrs. Thomas has been ill for some time and it is thought that through her lingering illness she became crazed and ended her life. She leaves to mourn her death a husband to whom she had been married but a month, a daughter, Mrs. Claud Harris of this city and a son, Mr. Avery Miller and hosts of friends. We join them in their sad bereavement and extend to them our most heartfelt sympathy in their loss. Holt's Progressive Study club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson White, Wednesday evening, and was called to order by the president, Chas. Johnson, who gave the society a few very interesting and instructive remarks on the future success of the club and appointed the following committees: Membership committee: Mrs. F. P. Johnson, Mise Eiffe Mason, Mr. Chas, Miss George Blackburn, Mrs. Hampton Graves, committee on advertising, Mr. Geo. Mason, Mrs. Thornton Graves and Mrs. Massey, Librarian, Mr. Hampton Graves, Reporter, Miss Mayne I. Bell. After the regular routine of business the evening was spent in music. Several selections were rendered by the club. Vocal solo. Mrs. Anderson White, vocal solo, Mr. Chas Johnson; one of the most important features of the program was a vocal solo by Hartense, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas, B. Woods. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs Julia Williams. Visitors present, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Mosby, Mr. Lewis Penkins of Buxton. Next meeting with Miss Lucile Morrison 809-12th St. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rowlett are the happy parents of a fair young lady who came to their home July 25th. That accounts for that large smile that John has been wearing, recently. Mother and daughter doing nicely. Mr. Glessner Douglass a former Buxtonian, but now of Chicago is in the city for a few weeks visit with old friends. Messrs Gertrude and Helen Lucas who visited with their sister W. Wessrs. Horace and Harvey Spence expect to attend the colored street event at Chicago which commends Mrs. Lewis H. Wallace contemplates a trip to Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburgh Penn., in the near future. A. L. Hall is grooming a small he of Brown Swiss cattle to take to State Fair at Des Moines. You can on it that when he goes with the hard it will be all right and he will "bring home the bacon." Messrs. Horace and Harvey Spence EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS BUXTON BRIEFS. A fire of unknown origin last Monday completely destroyed the house in which R. A. Booker and family lived The friends and neighbors succeeded in getting out most of the household goods. Mrs. Booker and the children left for Pittsburgh, Pa., the following Tuesday, and Mr. Booker is to fellow scon. Miss Victoria Medley, who has been on the sick list since July 4 is able to be out again. The six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cairo Ray, while playing in the street one day last week, was suddenly seized with heart trouble and fell dead. She had a severe attack of lagrime last winter that left her heart very weak. Miss Ora Spears who has been in Omaha since spring, was in the city for a few days last week visiting relatives and friends She returned to Omaha last Tuesday. Misses Elenor Eubanks and Gertrude Lucas returned from summer school at Drake University, Des Moines, last Tuesday night elated with the session, Mrs. Minnie B, London left last Thursday for Seattle, Washington for a short visit with her husband, W. H. London. Messrs Leonard Roberts, Ed. Mills, Jr. Chester Dishman, Lonnie Carter and Misses Pearl, Ada, Gussie and Louise Mardis, Lelie and Susie Roberts and Miss Ross attended the Wallace shows at Oskaloosa last Wednesday, Miss Bessie Coleman who visited with her brother Fred's family last week, left Wednesday for her home in Boone. Miss Coleman is one of the teachers in the city schools at St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Nannie Strong and son Maurice arrived in the city Saturday for a ten day visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rowlett are the happy parents of a fair young lady who came to their home July 25th. That accounts for that large smile that John has been wearing, recently. Mother and daughter doing nicely. Mr. Glesaner Douglas a former Buxtonian, but now of Chicago is in the city for a few weeks visit with old friends. Messra Gertrude and Helen Lucas who visited with their sister Mrs. W. H. Bailey left Tuesday for their home in Redford. Mrs. Louise Rhodes left Monday for Colfax for a short visit. Mrs. Anna White of Des Moines, after a month's visit with relatives and friends left Monday for her home The Buxton Cornet band ran an excursion to Cedar Rapids, Aug. 1st to attend the Moson's celebration there. The train was composed of four coaches but there was not more than one coach full of excursionists. However, those who went report a very pleasant time W. L. Perkins went to Cedar Rapids on the excursion and has not returned as yet. It is thought that he found a "Beautiful Doll" and cannot afford to leave just yet. Mesdames W. H. Bailey, Rob Wade, G. J. Carter, and Messra Len Gains, John Wright, B. F. Cooper and James Wesley attended the circus in Oskaloos last Wednesday. Mr. Arthur Hill is reported quite sick. Miss Ida Davis returned from Des Moines Saturday after spending two weeks in the Capital City. Little Agnes, the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lewis fell from a porch and broke her arm near the wrist. She is getting on nicely now. Mrs. A. H. Lee left Monday for Muscatine to join the jubilee singing in the 4th of Aug. celebration which was held on the 5th Mr. Martin Lee, who was thrown from a wagon in a run-s-away some weeks ago, has recovered from the injuries he received. Miss Bertha Allen of Des Moines, who came here to organize a class in music has succeeded in getting twenty pupils and is doing nicely thus far. TABBRNACLE CHURCH NEWS The rally given by the Mission circle Sunday, July 28th, notted the sister $28.46. A very interesting lecture was given in the evening by Hon. Geo. H. Woodson. Subject: "Stretch forth thy hand." Rev. C. H. Mendenhall is on the sick list this week. We hope for him a speedy recovery. Many of the little friends of Willie Bee Darden gave a pleasant surprise party for her last Wednesday evening. They enjoyed themselves with the amusements common to children and left expressing themselves as having had a pleasant evening. The lawn social given by the Eastern Star club was a very pleasant affair. Music was furnished by Buxton Concert band. Mr. N. C. Pendleton arrived in the city Fri. day to visit a few days with his daughter, Mrs. S. B. White. He returned home Monday taking his little granddaughter, Creola, with him. Rev. Michael Segnoe, an African, preached for Rev. Mendenhall, Sunday. He gave a very fine sermon from Acts 22:9. Rev. Wm. Taylor preached at cricket sat Sunday. The B. Y. P. U. will give a rally in the near future. A good program is being prepared. The Literary is very much alive. Good debates and programs are had each Monday evening. Come out. Mrs. Bendie Sanders, after a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. C. G. Green, left Monday for her home in Clinton. Hills are out announcing a musical treat to be given by W. A. Brown, Jr. assisted by his parents, in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, Wednesday, August 14th. William has developed a beautiful baritone voice and will be prepared to give a good program. Admission, adults 25; children under 15 years, 15c Mrs. Peter Abington and her daughter, Georgiana returned from Topeka, Monday where they have spent several weeks visiting her brother. Mr. A. R. Jackson, who also came with them to spend about ten days vacation. WASHINGTON, IOWA. Mrs. G. W. Black has returned a short visit to Oskaloosa. Mr. and Mrs. Denny, of Roone, Iowa, are new arrivals in the city for an indefinite stay: Mrs. Sarah Armstrong has removed into her own property again after being out of it for three and one-half years. Phone Red 1035 Pool and Billiards 216 W. 3rd Street. G. W. SCOTT, PROPRIETOR We have opened a first class pool and billiard hall at the above address and solitify your patronage. Courteous treatment to all. We carry a full line of choice Cigars and Tobacco. TANDI 1912. Pr ce contemplates ALBIA NEWS. Mrs. Lewis H. Wallace contemplates a trip to Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburg, Penn., in the near future. A. L. Hall is grooming a small herd of Brown Swiss cattle to take to the State Fair at Des Moines. You can bank on it that when he goes with that herd it will be all right and he will "tring home the bacon." Messrs. Horace and Harvey Spencer expect to attend the colored street carnival at Chicago which commences Aug. 17. The carnival will extend over seven days, and he held on State St., from the 29th to 49th streets inclusive. It promises to be a grand thing. Tom Lewis, an employee at the C. R. I & P. coal ship, shovels an average of forty-three tons of coal a day, and works every day in the week. Isn't that shoveling some coal. The Misses Una and Pearl Cicle are spending a month visiting relatives at Mason City, Iowa. Mrs. M. Davis, of Keokuk is the new "chef" at the county hospital. Mr. E Jones of Oskaloosa was a guest at the Theo. Turner's home recently. The Horace Spencer family gave a picnic last Thursday evening at Sunset Park in honor of Mrs. Taylor, of Jacksonville, Ill., who is a guest at the Spencer home. Miss Leona Bassfield, who has been in the city for the past month at the N. L. Black home, has been notified that her application to enter Fisk University at Nashville, Tenn., has been accepted, so she is making preparations for leaving for that place in the near future. Everyone is glad to know that she will have the opportunity of the greater development of her musical talent. Robt. Graver has put in an application forjanitor of the new 4-story Farmers and Merchants State Bank building which is now being erected on the N. E. corner of the square. We hope he succeeds. All those indebted to the Bystander Co., are requested to pay the collector N. L. Black, phone 348 black and he will call and give you a receipt, The Ladies Missionary society of the A. M. E. church met at the home of Mrs. T. L. Burnett last Friday and had a most enjoyable meet. The program was replete with interesting papers and discussions. The next meeting will be he home of Mrs. Francis Wallace Aug. 16th. Mr and Mrs. Horace Spencer entertained Wednesday evening at a luncheon about twenty-five guests in honor of Mrs. Taylor of Jacksonville, Ill., a sister of the Spencer Bros. Mrs. F. D. Motts and daughter Helen leaves next week for a visit of an indefinite period to Mrs. M's. sons, Tom, Ralph and Leon. James and Theodore Turner have just added to their already great supply of cleaning necessities a large vacuum cleaner for carpets and rugs. They now intend to make a specialty of rug cleaning. The cleaner is operated by a 3-horse gasoline engine and will make the work of house cleaning a pleasure now. Success to the boys in their new venture. The initial entertainment and dinner dedicate the basement lecture room of the A. M. E. church was held Thursday and night, Aug. 8, and was a success in every respect. Invitations have been received in the city to the twelfth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thompson of Des Moines to be given Thursday evening, Aug. 15th. The writer can hardly realize that twelve years has passed since John L. became a beneficent. But time flies. Many more anniversaries is the wish of the scribe for Mr. and Mrs John L. L. Thompson given Thursday The writer can sevele years has name a benedict. more anniversa- 114 East 5th St. Good Meals and Lunches Everything First Class. Cigars and Tobacco Telephone the Theatre trying to arrive at the ticket office find not an available seat in the telephone prevents such a situa- other arrangements to be made. There may write or regrets to send. The Bell telephone necessary for people at a distance to reserve in advance. The Bell service is both Local ence. Its connections are universal. Can I Get two Seats for Long Distance? It is annoying to an late and find not a house. the telephone tion. There are other arranger be friends to invite or regrets makes all this easy. It is often necessary for theatre tickets in advance. and Long Distance. Its conn Telephone the Theatre It is annoying to arrive at the ticket office late and find not an available seat in the house. the telephone prevents such a situation. There are other arrangements to be made. There may be friends to invite or regrets to send. The Bell telephone makes all this easy. It is often necessary for people at a distance to reserve theatre tickets in advance. The Bell service is both Local and Long Distance, Its connections are universal. IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY --- --- IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY OAKLAND DISTRICT SHORE TELEPHONE BELL SYSTEM IOWA TELEPHONE & TELEMARKET State Capitol Using Hist, float Room ALBIA NEWS. Rev. Mr. J. Bell of Okaloosa came over to Albia Saturday for a short visit with her Albia friend, the guest of Mrs. Nellie Eates while in the city. Rev. Mrs. Jackson the traveling evangelist has been having a series of meetings at the A. M. E. church the past week. She was a good speaker and liked by all who heard her. The Buxton's and Albia's ball team played at the Midway Park on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Geo. Hollingworth entertained at dinner Sunday, Mrs. J. Bell and Dorcia Bell. Mrs. Carrie S. Griffith of Des Molnes and children are visiting at the parental Thomas home. The Rainbow social given at the A. M. E. church on Monday evening, was given by the Mite Missionary society, instead of the stewardesses. It was a novelty affair and the ladies were complimented by all who attended. ARE HAVING GREAT REVIVAL MEETINGS Rev. Wm. H. Stark and wife, assisted by sister Irena Jones, the well known Holiness Evangelist of Oakiscoa are holding a successful meeting. Souls are being saved and sacrificed and the church is being built up in the most Holy Faith which was much needed in this part of the moral vineyard. Those meetings will continue by the help of God while souls are being reached. "I was cured of diarrhoea by one dose of Chamberlain's Colle, Cholera and Diarrhoea Romedy" writes nothing better. Orville, Pa. There is nothing better. For sale by all dealers. MASON CITY NEWS. The Ladies Aid will hold their meeting and serve supper in the New Park, Friday from 4 o'clock to 8 p. m. Mr. Huttlon of Ft. Dodge is in the city visiting Mrs. Walter Davis. Rev. W. A, Walden a former resident of this city, but now of Des Moines is visiting his two boys, Virgil and Louie Walden and friends. Mrs. H. B Lewis of Omaha is visiting in the city with her mother, Mrs. Cowell of Ninth street. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wright and Mr. Oscar Wright are expected in the city Thursday, from Minn. to visit their mother and sister, Mrs. Wm. Carter. The ladies of the M. E church will give a Butterfly drill and musical program Wednesday, Aug. 7h. Mr. Bryant Brown has left the city for a few days visit in Chicago, and from there he will start for the south and will stop off at Nashville, Tennessee, where he will have his physician's license registered and on to Alabama, where will visit his parents and take a month's rest before he begins his practice. Let us all join hands in wishing him success. Mr. W. H. McNealy of Chicago has took the run as waiter on the Milwaukee road. When in Davenport Iowa go to E. Green's RESTAURANT E. GREEN. Prop. Davenport Special to Bystander. Price Five Cents. came visit Mrs. Mrs. veling dies of the speaker the speaker Mr. B. B. Lewis in the city as second cook to Mr. U, U. L. Blair on the Milwaukee road. A few of Mr. J. Bannings friends gathered at his home to celebrate his birthday. All seemed to enjoy themselves wishing he may live to enjoy 88 more years. Mrs. J. T. Bass left Saturday to visit friends in Fayetteville, Mo. CLINTON HAPPENINGS The Woman's Loyal club gave a most enjoyable social on the spacious lawn of Mr. W. A. Emerson on Friday evening, July 26. A good number were in attendance, and a pleasant time had by those in attendance. Mrs. E. W. Mann left recently for her home in Champaign where she will visit indefinitely. Mr. Asa Williams and wife of Buxton arrived in the city last week for a visit at the home of Mrs. Elliabeth Cooper. The stewards and trustees will give a social Monday evening, Aug. 12 at Bethel A. M. E. church. Miss Mura Beason arrived home last week, after spending several weeks in attendance at the State Normal in Waterloo. Rev. D. E. Butler of Buxton, spent part of Tuesday in Clinton, enroute to Chicago to attend a reception tendered blisha Shaffer and Lee. The Woman's Loyal club entertained Tuesday evening at aupper at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper. Mrs. Louis Alexander and baby daughter and mother, Mrs. Garret, left a few daps ago for St. Charles Mo., where they will make their future home. Send in your name as a subscriber to the Bystander to the local agent. Invitations have been received in Clinton announcing a reception in honor of the twelfth marriage anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. L. Thomson at their home, Thriday evening Aug. 15, in Dea Moines. If you have any friends visiting you or news of any importance tell the agent about it. We don't want to stop your paper, but you persist in taking the paper without making an effort to pay for it only in promises, can expect nothing else. We have indeed been patient with you. Mr. W. S. Cunseau, a farmer living near Fleming, Pa., says he has used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in his family for fourteen years, and that he has found it to be an easy remedy, and takes it in recommending it. For sale by all dealers. CLARINDA ITEMS. Mrs. M. Sellers who has been in this city in the interest of the Daughters Tabernacle left for Centerville, we are glad to note that she left the daughters of this city in good condition. Mrs. Anna Baker is visiting in Des Moines. Rav. J. W. Evans made a business trip to Bedford last week. Mrs. George Jones is seriously ill at this writing. Maddesan Mattie Benfro and Jessie Carlson are visiting Mrs. Lottie Williams in Creston. Miss Susie Lee has returned home from her visit in Des Moines. She was accompanied by Mrs. Anna Harris. Mr Virgil Lewis and Miss Martha Oldham spent Sunday at Red Oak. Messrs. Glen King and John Franklin of Gravity spent Sunday in this city. Mrs. Allen Jones has been enjoying a visit from Mrs. Jennie Scott of Omaha. She expects to leave for her home this week and Mrs. Jones will accompany her for a two weeks visit. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stevens entertained Mr. James Washington of Omaha to dinner, Sunday. Mr. Otto Baker andred, Adalene and little Mildred Linrod are visiting in Esser this week. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moss has been enjoying a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Lecture of Nebraska City. Miss Lydia Long of Kansas City is visiting relatives in this city. Champion Chester White. Iowa State Fair At the Iowa State Fair last year there was on exhibition in the live stock department the following: Howes, 1,018; cattle, 1,044; swine, 3,000; sheep, 800; chickens, 2,200. No other annual state fair or exposition or live stock show has ever been able to make any such a showing of large numbers of animals. The estimated value of the live stock and other exhibits at the fair last year was $3,000,000. Undoubtedly the live stock exhibit will be fully equal to anything in the past and possibly in excess of last year --- Iowa State Bystander BYSTANDER PUB. CO. Publishers DES MOINE. . . IOWA WAS GLAD TO ESCAPE ALIVE Exciting Experience of English Officer Who Intruded on Served Monkeys of India. In various parts of India monkeys are regarded as objects in worship. One of the principal monkey temples Nandi Monkey. Such veneration is shown here to Hushman, the monkey god, that visitors may not enter the court of the temple without removing their shoes. On one occasion an English officer, in passing up the country near Nudues, chanced to stroll into a bamboo jungle, when his boat had "put to sea" the night he had to far before he heard a fiercely upright all about him, and was not a little alarmed to behold a whole army of the largest monkeys he had ever seen making toward him from all quarters. Some jumped on the ground before him, others swung by the bamboo over his head, and many closed up the path in his rear. Several females had climbed up to theirs so this fact did not seem to render them less able than the others. The Englishman knew not what to do. He yelled at the top of his voice for assistance. To his intense relief, each time that he yelled the monkeys retreated a bit. This encouraged him to look closer. He observed that when he himself began to retreat the monkeys would again begin to close in upon him. Then he stood still and gave one tremendous shout, whereat the monkeys went back again. This time the man had gained fully 20 yards and was about to repeat the call when he appeared to be calling. He was the person of an aged, decrepit woman hobbling through the midst of the animals. This aged person shook two or three of the monkeys by the paws as she passed. No sooner had she come within hearing of the Brittisher than she opened upon him the vlas of her wrath for disturbing the sacred animals in their retirement. She bade the intruder depart, and that quickly, an order which he lost no time in executing. The monkeys all seemed implicitly to obey the old woman's bidding, making a way for the man's retreat. The old woman, it appeared, was employed by the Brahmins to supply the monkeys with their food, candy or other treats, by the people in the country round, who brought offerings of rice and sweetmeats to them continually.—Harper's Weekly. Cruelty to Parents. That whimsical philosopher, James Douglas, in London Opinion, writes of the crying need of a new society, urging that it is high time to do away with the society for the prevention of cruelty to children and substitute therefor one for the prevention of cruelty to parents. He remarks that donations and subscription fees would help children play in from those who know by sad experience how sorrowful is the lot of the father who finds himself abandoned to the ferocity of his children. "Too long," he writes, "has the cry of the parents fallen upon deaf ears. Do you hear the parents crying, O my brothers? The young lamb are playing in the meadows, but the old people are weeping bitterly. Many a fat city merchant conceals behind a neat coat a heart that is lacecored by the soot that is his children. Many an adult diluvian hides his turtle soup with tears of anguish as he thinks of the torments his children are preparing for him in the dark precincts of his suburban home." Collapsible Army Cart. A collapsible military cart has been invented by an officer of the army service corps in London. The cart will be tested during the grand manoeuvres of the army next September. The cart is built entirely of tubular steel and canvas, and is extremely light to haul, though it will carry the load to the army. Several of them can be carried in a motor lorry of the type now in use in the army, and would be instantly available for use in any desired direction. It is claimed by the inventor that no country is too rough for the cart, and that it is practically indestructible. It costs very little to build these carts, since all the parts to inter-connect them to the army breakdown would be not a very serious matter, since spare parts could easily be carried on the motor wagons. He Guessed Right. Bacon—I see a new book has a small looking-glass set in the title page. Egbert—That is to prevent the women from turning over to read the last chapter the first thing. I suppose. A Long Sesslon. "You'll have to go see Mr. Huggins" and the girl, with a yawn. "What! so early?" exclaimed the man. "Yes, you see, papa is a union man, and he'll only allow eight hours for courting." Keep Him Busy. "What are the principal activities of the official position our friend occupies." "Those involved in holding on to it," replied Senator Sorgham. Nelay Things. Bacon—I see some one has made the discovery in England of the lawmaking provisions of the guinea-pig. Egbert—Wel, come to think of it. I guess they do make as much noise as a lawnmower. "That's the slowest-moving man I ever saw you've got there" said one farmer to another. "How?" replied the other. "Well, say you ought to see him when the sheep rose!" --- AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS Let us consider wealth for a moment, says one writer. Man cuts down a tree and makes a house of it. Thus nature has been arrested—damned up, so to speak—and man has created wealth. Thus we have the thing we term wealth—houses, palaces, benches, cliffs, stands, steambuildings of the wonderland, that man has built, which has been created by him through his energy, by arresting nature. But something else has happened meanwhile. It is about like this: In every 100 men, say, there will be one who has something else besides energy. He has brains. He is naturally superior to the rest. At first his superiority may be only the breadth of a hair. It is just enough for him to differentiate from the rest. Afterwards this difference may grow, as he has opportunity to cultivate it; but at first it is slight. What has this man discovered? Merely that he is capable of playing a trick upon the rest. He says: "You are doing it this way; this is a pretty good way, of course, but I think I know a better. At present each one of you is working on his own hook, and sometimes you work against each other—without meaning to, of course. Now if you will let me direct your movements a little, I can produce twice as much wealth as you are producing at present." So the man, who really makes a bargain with each one of the ninety and nine naturally gets his profit from each one, but don't realise that each one thinks he is the only one concerned. In a short time the man with brains owes about nineteenth of the all wealth that the energy of the ninety and nine men has created. This gives him more leisure to think and to develop other plans. He then creates, from the resources of his own mind, three things, religion, law and government. With religion he solaces the ninety and nine poor devils who have never learned to think, and if anyone argues with him about it, he says: "Sh! would you deprive them of their greatest consolation? Apostate!" With law he arranges a process of selection so that the wealth which is constantly being created by the ninety and nine will all or to his own self and assigns. He fortifies himself thus against his own indications, so that his children, who may not, and probably will not, have any brains at all, will be able to float along on the tread of wealth the ninety and nine are constantly renewing for them. With government he clinches the whole matter and makes respectable his process of robbing the ninety and nine. Thus we have that degenerate thing called society, a mass, retrograde brains, spouting culture, literature, and money, all blindly supported by the ninety and nine, who in the first place didn't want to think, because it was too much trouble—"Old Hickory." There is no aliment or disease more prevalent among our people than that technically known as "aphasia." This disease attacks those brain areas that control speech. The symptoms of this disease in a mild form are lack of energy in talking, lapse of memory at frequent intervals in conversation, and a most annoying tendency to verbal "scatteration" and The negroes of Washington and the District of Columbia of the old settlers, before the war, acquired much and valuable real estate when land values were cheap, but which has appreciated greatly with the years and the marvelous improvements that have made Washington one of the most beautiful capitales of the world. Much of this property was owned or their immediate heirs to get away from them, but much of it was "kept in the family", and is now held by the heirs. A very great volume has also been secured by "newcomers" since the war. The Washington Bee chronicles the passing of block 900 in S street to the ownership of negroes. For a great many years Mr. Daniel Murray of the Congressional library was the only negro proprietor in the street. Mr. Benjamin Washington purchased the adjoining property and the exorcism of the slave. "Among the sweet 'colonists' in this '900 block of S street, are prof. and Mrs. L. Moore, Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Tigrn, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Francis, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thompson, Mr. and Dr. Booker T. Washington traveled the red light districts of London, Paris and Berlin and was not molested, and thus we had "The Man Farthest Down." Then, why should it be dangerous for him to travel in the same district in his own country? An encouraging sign of the times is the fact that there are occasions when we certainly get together and work the entire race pressure set the Washington race case. Display headlines we well written stories of the affair did credit to the publishers. In many We will cite an instance of the referendum, or recall, which the west is now advocating, to show how old it is. A noble citizen by the name of Aristides was so honorable and so just in his relations that he became known as Aristides the Just. His enemies in sufficient numbers petitioned for his banishment, and a vote was ordered. Another instance was that he took an arm in defense of Athens. He, too, was marked for banishment, or recall as it is now put, and a vote was ordered. general loitering along instead of going directly to the point. The victim of this aliment surcharges his expressions with "er"-er"ers" until the hearer becomes nauseated; he tries to give you the name of some one, and the name eludes him; he refers to a place but can't think of its name; in other words, he is conducting you down to a point on the stream of conversation and instead of going directly to the place, he follows and obliterates little rivulet running into it. Wearied, you forget what he intended to say, or where he intended to go. The talk is at once diffusive and confusing, showing that the speaker is a victim of mental "scatteration" rather than a master of concentration. This common time-wasting fault is general among both the literate and the illiterate among our people. It becomes hideously disgusting among the educated (2), who, in addition to the foregoing, will illuminate the illiterate which make confusion worse confounded. Some days ago a young man boarded a train to go to a certain place. He had failed to buy a ticket. After the train had gotten under way, the conductor came in and shouted: "Tickets, tickets." Our young man handed him a piece of money. The conductor asked, "Where do you want to go?" There was considerable hesitation, scratching of the head, floundering over the head, and falling into a yellow hat and turn to one of his companions and ask, "What's the name 'er de place I want to go to?" This had consumed about four minutes of the conductor's time, and the latter passed on a sadder and a madder man! Through the efforts of Dr. James H. Dillard, field agent of the combined Jeanes Rural school and John F. Shrater funds, a commission of southern state university professors has been formed to study the race question from an economic, educational and sociological viewpoint. "The chief aim of the organization," says Dr. Dillard, "is to study the negro in his relation to southern life. I know that student groups in many southern universities have been studying this question. They have done this systematically and with high promise. So I was led to conclude that we should look to our state universities for the prosecution of the work, and it appeared that the work could best be prosecuted through co-ordination and cooperation by the landmark The University of North Carolina, formed by the selection of a member from each of the 11 state universities of the south as follows: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Prof. C. H. Braugh of the University of Arkansas is president, and Prof. Hunley of the University of Virginia is secretary. The negro lodge and the negro church should not forget from whence cometh their strength. They control thousands of dollars yearly, nearly all of which is placed in the banks owned and operated by white men, notwithstanding the colored banks are quite numerous. There are five colored banks like, $250,000 of colored money belonging to colored lodges and churched not 5 per cent of it can be found on deposit in colored banks. This condition must change. The negro must not be separated from his money.—Dallas Express. Mrs. George Henry Murray, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jones. It is given that Prof. and Mrs. W. A. Hunton and Dr. Julia R. Hall have purchased property in the square, and will soon join the 'colony.' We may continue to erect and purchase churches, foster and promulgate protective organizations like that of the Young Men's Christian and Young Women's Christian associations, but until we begin within the home and let a higher and better influence radiate from those homes little if any good will be accomplished. Let the thoughtful Christian people of this city begin a crusade as has been suggested in and see that every man and woman in our community goes to work. There is at present too much idleness among us. The minister in the pulpit and every member of his congregation ought to bestir themselves to rid this community of these octupuses of idleness, these incubators of evil, such as infest many of the corners of this city—Philadelphia Courant. Instances the news article was backed by a forible editorial declaring the decision a travesty upon justice and the distinguished educator's influence increased rather than impaired by the incident—Chicago Defender. Love has been known to perform miracles, but it is so frail that it must be constantly petted or it will die. When a girl sends a note to her best beau inviting him to call, it is writing for the press? Athens still exists as the capital of Greece, but this wonderful scheme passed out of existence 2,300 years ago. Now it is halled as a new creation—Washington Bee. It is impossible to travel successfully in double harness unless the pair train themselves to pull together. Peace conferences are all dismal failures because man get so little practice in that line at home. STAFF'S NEW PLANS Seek an Entire Reorganization of Uncle Sam's Army. Report Probably Will Not Be Presented to Congress at This Session as Committees Desire Ample Time to Consider Provisions. Washington—The general staff of the United States army has completed its plans for an entire reorganization and increase of this country's military establishment, a work upon which it has been busy over since it was formed some some years ago, although the report on these plans is now in type it probably will not be presented to congress at this session, owing to the fact that members of the senate and house committees on military affairs desire ample time in which to consider all the provisions recommended by the general staff. Among those most active in the conferences on these plans are Senator Rockefeller, Senator War, and Senator DuPont of Delaware, chairman of the senate committee on military affairs. The plan for the reorganization of the army as drawn up by the general staff is declared by experts to be the most important and comprehensive piece of constructive work along these lines ever performed in this country. It is also regarded as marking the first schematic military policy yet drawn up for the land forces of the United States. While some of its details have been embodied in congressional bills or letters of the secretary of war, the report has never been made public in its entirety. The great object sought to be gained is the organization of the army on a footing of constant readiness and constant expeditionary force always ready for instant service. In order to ensure this result it is recommended that the forces liable for duty anywhere be increased about seven times. In the regular army the highest proposed unit of organization is raised and the mobile branches, which include all arms except the coast artillery, are divided into two parts, the foreign and the domestic. The domestic service is to be kept permanently in continental United States, while the foreign service is to be sent to American territory elsewhere, to remain, as an organization, outside of this country for good. In addition to a proposal making for the federalization, within constitutional limits of the present national state guard, the general staff also asks for the creation of two new types of American soldier, namely the federal volunteer, the latter to be recruited in time of peace for war service and held responsible only to the central government. The general staff also recommends that the present regular army be relieved of police duties in Alaska, and suggests that peace be preserved in that district by a federal constabulary to be legislated into existence by congress. If this suggestion becomes law, the United States will have, for example, the right to force owing its authority directly to the federal government. In outlining the importance of this reorganization the general staff points out that the land forces of the United States are now in no condition to face the armies of a first-class power, and maintains that the necessity for this country so to prepare itself is immediate and imperative. "Whatever our military institutions may be," says the report, "we must recognize the necessity that victory is reward of superior force that modern wars are short and decisive and that trained armies alone can defeat trained armies." NEGRO HAS HOUSE FLOOR PRIVI LEGE. An elderly negro recently presented himself at the door of the hall of the house of representatives at Washington and proceeded to walk past the doorkeeper. That august person immediately grabbed the negro by the arm and, whirling him around, asked him what he wanted. The negro calmly told the doorkeeper that he had the right to be a former member of the "greatest deliberative body in the world." This statement the doorkeeper hallied with what nearly approached derision, but as the man did not appear much frightened or show signs of abandoning his intention to enter the house chamber, the doorkeeper dispatched a messenger to the speaker's rostrum. The messenger also conveyed to the speaker the card of the colored man, which bore the name of the doorkeeper, in line to the effect that Mr. Lynch was engaged in the practice of law in the commonwealth of Mississippi. Speaker Clark for a moment was at a loss as to the proper course of procedure. First he called upon the dean of the Mississippi delegation in the lower house, who informed the speaker that John R. Lynch was fully entitled to the floor privilege. He had served a number of terms in congress from Mississippi. Lynch was admitted. He was admitted to the house, who experienced such difficulty in being admitted to the floor of the house, a privilege to which the customs of the house entitled him, was twenty-eight years ago the temporary chairman of the Republican national convention at Chicago, a posi- The Result. "It is queer how successful Jack Jaggs is in borrowing money. But then everybody like him because he has such a breathy way with him." "I suppose that is why he is able to raise the wind." In Washington Society. "I wonder how Miss Gabber managed to sprain her wrist!" "She was conversing with a distinguished Russian diplomat yesterday and tried to take the words out of his mouth!"—Puck. tion to which the greatest politicians in the country aspired not long since. And, stranger still, the man whose motion placed Lynch in that position was Theodore Roosevelt, then a delegate from New York. HEAD OF NOTED GARDEN DIE&. William R. Smith, for nearly sixty years director of the National Botanic Garden, died the other night in the little brick cottage within the gardens which he had occupied since its construction before the days of the Civil war. In the period of Mr. Smith's reign the national garden has developed to the largest horticultural collection, public or private, in America. Mr. Smith was a native of Scotland, born at Athlestone Falls, East Lothian, in 1825. He acquired his earliest knowledge of practical forliculture as a gardener's helper on the estate of Lord Abercrombie, near Sterling Castle. At sixteen he was attached to the estate of the Duke of Athlea at Barden in Berthahire. He came to the United States and founded a few months in Philadelphia he journeyed to Washington, where he was offered the post of chief gardener of the then new botanic gardens. He has occupied that position ever since. The Smith collection of the works of Robert Burns and the historical, biographical and critical literature bearing upon that Scotoph is said to be the most extensive in the world. Mr. Smith began his collection many years ago. I embarked on volumes filled the walls of two rooms in the cottage. Mr. Smith is survived by his aged wife, who is an invalid. PROTECTION FOR THE SPONGE In view of the attention which has been given to the protection of seals in the northern waters, it may be of interest to note action that congress is taking to protect a product of the tropic seas—the ordinary sponge of commerce. It should be a matter of as much economic distress—if not more—have the sponge of universal use exterminated as would be the case if the seals were eliminated. Anyway, congress has taken alarm and the senate committee on fisheries has reported out a bill already passed by the house, to prevent illegal fishing in the waters. In the same time extend the open season for the catching of sponges. Probably not more than one person in a thousand has known there was such a thing as an open or closed season for sponges, but such is the fact. Although permitting a larger catch of sponges than has been possible in the past, it is important for the young sponges, the taking of them to be prohibited until they are at least five inches in diameter. "ARTICLES" OF WAR REVISED. A general revision of "The Articles of War," under which the conduct of the army has been governed for more than a century, has just been completed by Judge-Advocate Crowder after a years hard work. Secretary Stimson has also been asked to see the new "articles" put into operation by act of congress. Although service conditions have changed greatly, there never has been a comprehensive revision of the "articles." General Crowder has retained the provisions of the old code which governs the notorious unsystematic and unscientific features. One of the most important changes is the proposed creation of an intermediate court to deal with that large proportion of cases midway between the grade of offenses calling for dismissal, dishonorable discharge or detention to the court, and the minor offenses calling for very light punishment now dealt with by summary courts. U. 8. WOMEN WELL DRESSED Mme. Vassilleff, wife of the naval attache of the Russian embassy in Washington, and one of the most beautifully gowned women in the diplomatic set, says that in no country has she seen so many well-dressed women as in America. She does not mean American women are extravagant and wasteful, but that American women have the knack of dressing neatly and attractively, of making a gown of comparatively cheap material look graceful. She does not agree with several members in the diplomatic set that French women are the best dressed in the world. LITTLE AT A TIME. A man in Kittery, Me, has just forwarded a $2 bill to President Taft for deposit in the conscience fund. He has been at this for more than a year and sends $2 a month. He writes: "I am sorry to keep troubling you in this matter, but am anxious that all you have done to me He is evidently a laborer, but it is not known in what way he has cheated the United States treasury. Not the Same Thing "My wife, dear doctor, thinks she must go to the Riviera for her health. I don't there some other remedy for her illness." I can cure the illness, but I can't cure your wife."—Filegende Blatter. "Well, I'd hate to say he's stingy but parting with a dollar is a terrible strain on his nervous system." Labor-Saving Suggestion. Mrs. Bacon—I see that to an Illinois woman has been granted a patent on a screw book, made of a single piece of wire, so shaped that it serves as a shade-roller bracket and a palm-pole holder at the same time. Mr. Bacon—Too bad the lady didn't go a step farther and make it to button a woman's dress up the back. When a millionaire dies it generally develops that he was worth about $100,000, and that he had been paying taxes on a valuation of $300,000. LOOMING LARGE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Just as the charges and pending impeachment proceedings against Judge Robert W. Archbold, of the United States commerce court, bid fair to unmake one man; so the sifting of those charges and the case against the federal judge promises to disclose to the country a new and acilliating figure among the guardians of bold, of the United States commerce court, bid firm, to unmake man; so the sifting of those charges and the case against the federal judge promises to disclose to the country a new and scintillating figure among the guardians of Uncle Sam's laws and institutions. Among the shrewd young lawyers in the bureau of investigations—the new secret service it is called—of the Department of Justice, a number more than ordinarily capable men have been found, men whose shrewdness and pervulence have proven stumbling blocks for violators of the law, big and little. Few, however, have been called upon to stand the tests of strength which Wrisley Brown, one of the youngest of that body, has come through victorious. Mr. Brown is only twenty-eight years old. He graduated from the G. W. U. law school in this city in 1997. But in the four years since he has been a law student, he has been an extraordinary legal mind, backed by a budding persistence and a natural ability to solve men and problems of human nature, to such account that he is recognized as one of the strongest figures in the body of legal lights which Wickersham, Tatts' fighting ability general, has gathered around him. When William F. Poland, *t.* *Scranton* coal operator who preferred the original charges against Judg Archald, had succeeded in calling his charges to the attention of the president, the latter instructed his attorney general to have the charges lifted to the bottom as quietly as possible, and make a report to the White House. Realizing not only the seriousness of the charges, but the difference which would be expressed by any one on the floor to all them without notorily, Mr. Wickersham called in Mr. Brown, and put him on the case. His instructions to Brown were to get at the bottom of the facts, regardless of who might be hit, and report his findings. Mr. Brown had to start in on a mass of indefinite, hearsay evidence brought by Boland. To corroborate or refute this he had to go into a room by railroad interests, and interrogate people who not only feared this railroad influence, but were distinctly friendly to the man whose record Brown was trying either to clear or hopelessly discredit. He had to get from the people he mentioned without the power of the subpoena or other legal advantages. It was with full knowledge of these difficulties that Attorney General Wickersham selected the quiet young lawyer to make the investigation. Brown had stood the test of fire before. In spite of offers of bribes, threats of personal violence, and the use of great political influence in an effort to eliminate him from the government service, he had ruthlessly prosecuted the campaign against bank wreckers, bucketshops, and fraudulently selling concerns which had been insisted on by the department of justice. He was hardly known outside of Washington to the great mass of the people, but the forces of evil he had attacked kgwu him to their sorrow. When Mr. Brown reached Scranton he found conditions no less difficult than he had anticipated. That he overcame these difficulties is strongly testified to by the House Committee on Judiciary, which by a unanimous vote declared for the institution of impeachment proceedings against Judge Archbald almost entirely upon the framework of the case Brown made out without the help of a subpoena. LADY DECIES PREPARING FOR THE STORK'S VISIT Preparations for their first visit from the stork are being made. hx be being made by Lord and Lady Decies at their home near London, friends of former Miss Vivien Gould hear. The visit is expected at the end of this month, and there is much excitement about the bride's old home in New York city. He patrons, Mr. and Mrs. George, L. Lord and Lady Decles at their home near London, friends of former Miss Vivien Gould hear. The visit is expected at the end of this month, and there is much excitement about it at the bride's old home in New York city. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould, sailed the other day for England so as to be present to welcome the little stranger, who, they hope, will prove an heir to the title. So soon as the young mother and baby can travel, Decles purpose to go to their Irish estate where they will do much entertaining. Lord Decles has succeeded the late Marquis of Waterford as commandant of the South Irish Horse. Not Surprised. Biggs—I see that a new telegraph machine has been invented that will handle 300 words a minute. Wonderful, isn't it? Wiggs—Oh, I dunno. Did you even hear my wife talk? The Cautious Taller "Now, look here, Snipperton, "pleased Hackley, "why can't you be patient with this old bill of yours? I'm going to be married in the fall to a girl who's worth her weight in gold." "That's all right, Mr. Hackley," returned Snipperton; "but is she going to be worth my wait in gold? How much does she weigh?"—Judges La- brary. Might Be Needed. To be safe and sane this time We all assent. But still, I shall invest a dime LON HILL IS RICHEST INDIAN IN THE WORLD Not all the good Indians are dead Indians, the late Gen. Phil Kearner Phil. Paul Kearney he contrasts n to standing. At least ten at least one exception to that rule, the same being Lon C. Hill of Harlinger, Tex. to possess a fortune of $6,000,000 thereabout. Britletzed he might be called Lord Harlinger, for he to the contrary not withstanding. At least there is at least one exception to that reason the same being Lon C. Hill of Harlinger. To who is said to possess a fortune of $6,000,000 or thereabout. Brit lezed he might be called Lord Harlinger, for he owns the town of Harlinger. It is just a mile in the midst of his estate. All around the town stretch miles of land owned by Lon Hill. Clear on down to Brownville, 25 miles, his acres run, and nearly every day when he is at home one of his round dozen of high-speed automobiles also runs for Brownville and back to Harlingen, where he goes to glimpse the Lon Hill car on its declaration that it really flies. Hill said to break the automobile road record for speed every time he travels between his home at Harlingen and his business headquarters at Brownville. The 11 automobiles not used for the daily run to the office are at the disposal of his family and friends for touring the Lon Hill estate, and for prospective purchasers of some of his assets. All Texas knows Lon Hill, who knows all Texas. "I was born in Texas and raised in the United States" he remarked to a writer. Lon Hill is a bright and shining protest against the commonly accepted dictum that an Indian cannot be a good business man. He is altogether Indian—mark that. A fullblood of the aboriginal merchant with the blood of the aboriginal merchant of the native born of usurpers who crossed the seas to conquer a new world and an ancient race. Furthermore, Lon Hill is a living testimonial to the fact that an Indian need not be a ward of Uncle Sam unless he chooses. He has not shared in the land allotments of his tribe. All he has earned by his own energy and sagacity. No "grass money" for Lon Hill! Lon Hill believes in education. Two of his sons have finished the course at the State University and others are matriculated. It occurred to me before to figure it up," he said, "but I reckon he have sent about 100 boys and girls through college. Every one of them has turned out well, too. They'll make their marks. I have made it a goal. I will go through the university to take along another boy and educate him simultaneously. NEW BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR The recent appointment in England of Lieut.-Col. J. E. B. Seely as the new secretary of state for war, has been received with general approval in that country. To the army also his appointment has given satisfaction. Colonel Seely has had good training for office, particularly since Lord Haldane's elevation to the peerage, during the period that be PETER H. represented the war office in the Commons as Under-secretary. He has seen active service as an imperial yeoman (colonel of the Hants Carbineers), in the South African war, winning mention in dispatches, the D. S. O. and the Queen's medal with five clasps. He is forty-four years of age, a Harrow boy, and a graduate of Trinity College Cambridge. He entered Parliament in 1900 as a Conservative, but crossed the floor of the house of tarot of tarotism in the Isle of Wight. Colonel Seeley, as a member of the Brooke lifeboot crew, saved nine lives from a wrecked French ship by swimming out to the wreck with a lifeline. For this he received a gold medal from the French government. Its Possibility. She-I don't think Danae's fate when Jupiter showered her to death under gold, was so remarkable. He-You don't? She-No. I know lots of modern wives who would die of the shock, too, if their husbands showed them the color of their money. Hard. "Poor old Bobbalsley! His is a hard lot." "Why, I thought he had a pretty easy time of it. "He has had he recently bought a site for a new residence and he finds that it will be necessary to dig the cellar with dynamite." May Find Use for Bamboo Pulp. Experts in China are investigating the possibility of using bamboo pulp in the manufacture of paper napkins. The Real Reason: "Why," asked the hen, of her intimate friend, the house cat, who was, so to speak, in the confidence of the humans, "do you suppose I am getting so much praise as a great institution?" "Him!" purred the cat. "That is merely to egg you on." The Bad Truth. Investigator—But surely your child dren are already old enough to work? Coal Miner's Wife—No. The already work edough to become old—Puck VICTIMS OF THE YAWN OF PREHISTORIC DAYS ALL SUFFER ALike WHEN INFECTION IS ABROAD. Once its Influence is Felt There Can Be No Escape—Struggle is a Hopeless One From the Start. It was the early owl car northward bound with a little party of six—three young men and three young women returning from a dance, and, oh, how sorrowfully, stupidly tired they were. One of the young men yawned and yawned and yet again yawned he. What an open countenance! No effort at concealment on the part that honest young man that young men soon followed the example and yawned unselfequently. It was evident that the young women were fighting against the infection. It was painful to contemplate the struggle and realizes its utter, hopelessness. The first victim was a beautiful girl, bit. oh, how sleepy! Her mouth was like Cupid's bit, but soon seized by the demon of the yawn the bow was frightfully twisted and then broken into many pieces. The second girl struggled longer. Oh how sleepy she was! Here was a rosebud in a mouth, a mouth and a scarcely been so sweetly shaped without long practice on that combination, poultry, prunes, prisms and palamas! But all in vain. She yawned, and that pretty, pretty mouth went to pieces like ice in a January haunch. The third young woman was rather plain, and, of course, one need not be so greatly interested in her. She, too, was in the throes of an unavailing struggle. It was pitted to gaze upon her endeavors to fend off the demon. One could see the changes in her countenance showing that the end was near. She was in the grip of the cinematic yawn. Ha, ha! What a cinemagraph picture would be when the paroxyman was in the full! It was interesting to await the event. And then, just at the moment, on schedule time, as the yawn in its full strength was about to imprint new features upon her visage, when the facial break-up was inevitable, she quietly, firmly, but, oh, how sleepy, put her hand over her mouth and the hand one was the wise virgin, after all. Years ago, in a party of friends, the late F. G. White was giving his experience as a laughter provoker, showing that laughter is catching and that it is no trouble to make an audience laugh, even where the simplest thing can be done, said Mr. White, "is as catching. When I was a boy out on the old farm place with the family, in the winter evening seated about the blazing hearth of an open fireplace, the old dog next to the chimney jamb would yawn, and that yawn would go along the entire half circle, sparing none, from the youngest to the oldest. And" "I even seen a very wide and satisfactory yawn produced by taking a pain of tongs and opening them slowly." Spiders Disturb Scientists In describing in Knowledge a simple device for recording atmospheric electricity, Charles E. Benham points out that perhaps the chief difficulty in the whole science and art of collecting the latter is circumventing the spiders, for a single thread of gossamer is sufficient to earth the outdoor part of the collector and stop all signs of electricity. It matters not how high the collecting point may be, for it is never out of reach of making their webs at night, when the automatic recorder should be of the greatest value. Even a coat of bird-dime on the pole does not prevent it from being it is only by making a radio-active collector in the form of a windmill, where the web is broken by its revolutions, that it can be hoped to surmount the difficulty at all satisfactorily. Energy Displated by Man Accounted to the Electrical World, the average man dispatches 2.5 kilowatt hours of energy a day in motion, muscular action, mental exertion and heat radiation. This is equivalent to a continuous expenditure at the rate of about 100 watts, or the rating of a one-eighth horse power motor. In spite of his high body temperature—86.6 degrees Fahrenheit—and large radiating surface, man's heat losses are surprisingly small—about 50 watts per square meter of the body of total energy expenditure. As a heating device, the average man is thus about equal to a 16-candle power common filament lamp. Ordered Recullar Tomb The following peculiar instructions with regard to his burial were found in the will of the late Rev. James Thornton Newbury, Buryall kctory, County Wexford, recently. D deceased objected to being interred in any of the churchyards in his parish on the ground that they were overcrowded. His coffin was not to be screwed or malled down, nor buried in the ground, in a raised tomb of brick, seven feet wide and eight feet high, and in the room of a piece of thick plate glass was to be inserted, not less than 18 inches in diameter, and the tomb was to be enclosed with strong iron rollings. Benham—Never mind; everything else is going up. Whisper of Conservation. "We have made some vast improvements in our political system," said the patriotic citizen. "Well," replied Senator Sorghum, thoughtfully, "some of these new ideas we are taking on are improvements and some are merely decorations."—Washington Star. Made a Difference. Dobson—Rogers is comparatively rich, isn't he? DeBroke—That depends upon whether you use me as a standard of comparison or Mr. Carnegie. MUMMY DECLARED TO BE 6E VERAL MILLION YEARS OLD. Rello of the Reptilian, Sea Discoverer by Scientist, Who Hopes to Find Also the Coxlentian Human Species. The oldest mummy in the world has been found. It is the body of a reptile said to be several million years old, a relic of the reptilian sea. The skin of this creature shows a marked resemblance to the skin of the presen-tive dinosaur, the sheenys surface, decorated with tiny puckers and fine lines running through it. This suggests a color pattern in life, which may have been a shagreen, displayed in a color design. It is not unlikely that when seen from in front these reptiles presented a larger appearance than when viewed from behind. The skeleton is equally well preserved and shows that the animal was between fifteen and sixteen feet in height and some thirty feet long. Besides being in an excellent state of preservation, the skin is stretched over the skeleton in much the same way as it was in life. This reptile belongs to the "dinosaurus" and was designated "duck beaked" because of its form of toothless muzzle. This mummy was found by Mr. Sternberg, a collector who has worked for many years for the American Museum of Natural History. He saw it in a museum and a giant reptiles which at that time took the place of elephants, rhinoceros, giraffes and other animals common today. It has been sent to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Prof. H. F. Osborn, the president of the museum, says that after the death of the reptile the carcass lay for some time on the bank of a river, where it was exposed to the sun until it was mummified; then it was washed down stream by a flood and buried in some deep pool, where it was covered up with a clayey sand which was fine to preserve the outline of the animal. Prof. Osborn says that this is a most important discovery for a number of reasons. It is the oldest mummy in the world and shows what terrifying looking animals were associated with man and closely related to him in those early prehistoric days. Most important of all, Professor Osborn, Mr. Sternberg and other scientists interested in this mummy hope to find in the same region what will prove that early man was as large and strong as those terrible sea monsters they met and combated. Discount for Rent. When the bachelor maid wrote a check for her rent she looked thoughtful: "What is the matter?" asked her mother. "I'm wondering why 'enants do not get a discount for cash in ten days. Merchants do. The usual rule in business is a discount of five per cent, for cash in ten days. Tenants, on the contrary, are asked to pay their rent 30 days in advance of the time it really is due, and such a thing as a discount never has been heard of so far as I know. Merchants do not pay their rent 30 days in advance, but we enants are expected to pay for something we have not had and may never have, if, for instance, the premises should burn. I am not much of a political economist. I wonder if some of the presidential candidates could explain the situation to me—I mean an explanation that would really explain." Sulphur aa a Fertilizer. Experiments by M. Boulanger have determined that sulphur (in the form of the familiar "flowers of sulphur") is a valuable fertilizer of the soil, lending materially to increase the harvest. Its action is not direct, as in the case of other mineral fertilizers, however. It operates as a modifier of the bacterial flora contained in ordinary soil. It acts as a destroyer of noxious microbes in the soil, and it is favorable to the useful bacterial flora. This is proved by the circumstances that its influence is exerted only on normal earth. When the soil has been sterilized by heat the sulphur becomes impotent. Many a Lip Here. Dr. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the Kansas board of health, is the owner of the oldest common drinking cup in Kansas. It was hammered out of a solid piece of steel by a blacksmith more than 50 years ago, and was hung over the sulphur spring at Fort Scott. The edges of the bowl are worn thin and smooth just from the rubbing of thousands of lips of Indians, soldiers, negroes, white men and women and children in its years of constant service as a common drinking cup—Philadelphia Record. Plan to Boost New York The Hotel and Business Men's league of New York city is planning to institute a campaign to make the city "bigger, better and busier" during the bigger months, when things are usually somewhat slow even in the metropolis. A series of pages and fetes will, it is expected, be held three times a week for three months, with special illuminations of Riverside drive. Let Him Out. Mrs. Henpeck—We're going to get up a woman's parade and there isn't going to be a single man in it. He's a hide) — Geel! That's lucky, for me. Well Qualified. A man who was traveling in the mountains stopped at a cabin and asked for a drink of water. An old woman brought it out to him, and after drinking he had quite a talk with her, telling her great stories about some of the wonders he had seen in the outside world. Finally, when he stopped to take breath, the old woman took the pipe out of her mouth and said: "Stranger, if I knew as much as you do, I'd go somers and start a little grocery."—Everybody's Magazine. COOKING PEAS AND CARROTS Many Ways of Preparation to Built the Individual Taste—Peas Served in Turnip Shells. One way of preparing peas, and for my own taste there is none better; Blend together two tablespoonfuls of butter and one tablespoonful of four, one-half teaspoonful of salt and a little pepper, for each put of peas. When the peas are cooked in the peas and cook five minutes, in preparing them in that way all the flavor and nutritive value of the peas are retained. Use care that there is not too much water; there should be only enough to cook the peas in, which is scarcely enough to cover them. To Cook Young Carrots.—Wash and scrape the carrots and cut in quarters lengthwise; then holding the quarters together, place on a board and cut crosswise through the four quarters in one-half inch pieces. Boll twenty minutes or until soft in enough water to cover. They are very nice prepared by the same recipe given for peas; nutritive adding ingredients of parsley finely minced to each pint of carrots. Peas and Carrots—One cup of carrot cut in small pieces as stated and two cups of shelled peas. Cook the carrots and peas together until soft. Drain; add four tablespoonfuls of cream and one tablespoonful of butter, one-half teaspoonful of salt and one-eighth of a teapoonful of pepper. Heat over hot water and serve as soon as served in Turnip Shells—Use the flat turnips for this dish and choose them near of a size. Wash and pare the turnips and with a sharp knife scoop out the center, leaving a shell one-half inch thick. Steam the turnips and be careful not to overcook them or they will fall to pieces. Put a folded napkin in the serving dish and place the turnips on it; shake a little salt and pepper over them, and fill with cooked peas. Place the salt and pepper. Do not waste the turnip which was scooped out, but cook and mash it and reserve for another meal. ADORNMENTS FOR THE TABLE Cloths, Luncheon Sets and Dolls Should All Be Finest Finest The tablecloth is becoming a thing of rare beauty and some of the new ones are lovely enough, with their wealth of lace and hand embroidery, to be used for a lingerie gown. For the round table the linen covers only the top, a 14 inch border of cluzy tissue hanging below. This is same lace fabric, the center of the cloth and takes the place of the usual center-piece. For the luncheon set color is being introduced. Daisies embroidered in natural tints upon heavy Irish linen give a charming new touch. These, as a rule, include a large centerpiece and a dozen dolls. The flowers are done with very thick, fuzzy floss and the embroidery can be finished in a very short time. Other pretty lunch sets are made of finer linen, the dolls being cut in squares instead of round, while the new punch work and a very fine French embroidery are introduced. The table linen is much plainer, and these sets include the cloth and a dozen small napkins. Damask embroidered in quaint little flower designs in color are very attractive, while others are of linen crash embroidered in cross-stitch. All of these are rather expensive when bought in the shops, but the housewife who has several idle hours during the day can with but a slight expense and little trouble give her table linen a distinctive air. Health Plum Pudding Two cups best graham flour, fitted and then measured. Mix with half a teaspoon of salt, one-half teaspoon of soda and one teaspoon of baking powder, one cup of nuts (either almonds, English walnuts or walnuts), one cup of milk and one-half cup of molasses. Wash, seed and dry the raisins and flour them lightly. Slices or chop the nuts fine, then add molasses and milk to the flour; mix well and quickly; add raisins and nuts; mix thoroughly again; put pudding mold, turn in the batter, pudding mold, turn in the batter, and three hours. Serve with lemon sauce. To Wash Blue Duck To wash the child's blue duck suit, shake it free of all outer dust, then dip it in cold water containing ox-gall in proportion of a tablespongful to a gallon of water. Let the garment get almost dry, drying it in the shade; then wash it quickly in tepid water, using borax soap, or if you have not this, use a very little pure white soap wherever necessary to remove the dirt, and add a little borax to the wash water. Rinse well, dry in the shade, and iron while still damp, or at least not thoroughly dry. Seeded Grape Pie. Take your grapes, pulp them, set aside the skins, bring the pulp to a boil slowly, then press through a sieve, mix with the skins. Take a cup of sugar and a spoon, it, put with your seeded grapes, add a lump of butter. Have a nice, rich ple crust; line your pan with it, put in grapes, then your top crust. Cut holes in it to allow the steam to escape. Brush the skin of the butter, butte in a hot oven to a golden butter. Serve a little warm with coffee. Pecan Meats. The meats of pecan nuts may easily be removed if they are first placed in a pan and boiling water poured over them. Allow them to remain in the water for 20 or 30 minutes. When the nuts are cracked, the meats come out without trouble and are usually whole. Cold Blaw. Take one head of cabbage, chopped very fine; one cup sweet cream; one-half cup vinegar; one-fourth cup sugar; mix the cream and sugar together; add the sugar to taste. Is delicious when served with roast beef or fowl. ATTENTION TO A DAIRY COW Care Given Animal After Calving Determines—Good Method Given. The care given the cow just before and for the first few weeks after calving determines very largely the production for that period of lactation. Improper treatment will have a more direct and lasting effect than at any other time, and it means dollars and cents that be handled to give the maximum benefit. The following is a method that has given good results: Dry up the cow from four to six weeks before the calf is due, and feed liberally, getting her to gain in flesh. Three or four days before her time, place her in a box stall and feed dry feed. If any constipation is noticed, mix a little lined oil with the grain. Those cows liable to be affected with milk fever feed very little milk to that couple of days. If the udder needs to cake milk out and rub well. After the calf is born and has taken its first feed, milk the cow and manipulate the udder thoroughly. Allow the calf to remain with the cow the first day and then put in a pen out of sight and be experienced with a caked udder, but in bad cases milk three times a day, and after each milking bath for some time in hot water and then rub well with turpentine and lard. It is the rubbing that counts more than the lard. Take care to see that the afterbirth is passed properly, and do not allow improper cases to go more than 24 hours without treatment. The first day after calving feed the cow very sparingly, then gradually increase. Within three or four days, if doing properly, it back with the rest of the herd, but then on increase. Determine how much determine this when the milk record fails to rise with any further increase of feed. DRAFT HORSES FOR FARMING Experience Teaches Most Economical and Satisfactory Motive Power is Heavy Mare. There is an insistent market demand for high-class horses, especially for draft horses, that cannot be supplied. On the other hand, says the Farmers' Home Journal, the country is bounded with common, ordinary "plug horses". They do not fill any particular requirement or demand, hence the very low and profit-killing prices for which they must sell. This insistent demand for high-class draft horses does not come from the market alone. There also comes a demand from the farm, for this is a day of heavy machinery demanding an increased amount of motive power. Experience has proven that the most satisfactory and economical form of motive power on the average farm is the heavy, draft mare. Besides doing most of the farm's work, she remains usable coct each year, if properly handled. Thus she is constantly producing a profit ether than by means of the work she does. Chickens In Summer Don't crowd the chickens in warm weather, and don't put those of different ages together. The smaller ones will not have a fair chance, and where they are crowded are apt to be smothered. Pullets hatched in May can be brought to laying by November, if they are properly fed and cared for, and crowded as fast as possible. It cannot be done, however, they are half fed to tormented with lice, short hair, water, or allowed to become stunted for any other reason. You will be to the expense of raising them anyway, and the sooner you begin to get returns for that expense the better, so give them the best chance to make good. Home-Made Drinking Fountain Cheap and satisfactory water fountains can be made by carefully unsoldering one end of a large fruit can. The edges of the open end should be notched about one-half inch. The can may then be filled with water covered by a small pleat in or flower pot saucer, and the whole inverted. The water will rise as high in the saucer as the notches are out in the water. The water is a constant supply of water in which chickens cannot drown and which prevents a very small surface for evaporation or for gathering dirt. Rape for Hogs. Rape may be sown as late as the first of August and still make a lot of good pasture for hogs, says a writer in the National Stockman. It is a good thing to sow in the corn at the last cultivation, but owing to the fact that it winter-kills I should like to sow something else with it. I expect to seed down five acres of corn with the following mixture per acre. One half gallon of corn seed and one and one-half gallons of crimson cloth. If for any reason I fall to get a stand I will drill in rye after the corn is slooled. Belling Hogs. The soooner a bag is sold after he has reached 200 pounds the more profit he will make for his feeder. This is the conclusion arrived at as an extended investigation at one of the leading western exp尔尔ment stations. Killing Poultry. Poultry should never be eaten the day it is killed. The tenderest fresh-killed chicken will be tough as soon as the animal heat has left the body. In the case of poultry, the muscles will relax, and it then becomes acce- tentable for food. Fine the Boll. Plant root hairs feed from the minutes particle of soils. Clods are useless. Crush them and make plant food available. A land-roller, pulverizer, mumber and several kinds of harrows are indispensable. Food for a Hen. Experiments have proved that a heat in good condition will eat, on an average, three ounces of mash in the morning and four ounces of bread in the evening and four ounces of grain at night. GOOD CULTURE OF POTATOES Disequilibrium of Planting Seed Deep in Soil—New Land Planted to Clover is Best In growing potatoes, my pet idea is to plant the seed deep, so the crop will get all the moisture possible. Let the seed be at least 4 or 5 inches below the level of the soil in which it will be planted. Write or in the American Cultivator. By all means set the seed in deep. We need not cover them full depth when planted, but leave the furrows to be filled in gravelly during the subsequent cultivations. Do not kill the potatoes much; just round the earth about the vines sufficiently to keep the tubers well covered over. Soil suitable for potato growing has been done, either naturally or artificially, it is very important, this planting deeply so the roots will form well down deep in the moist, cool soil, which makes ideal conditions for the production of large tubers in abundance. This is the principle of so-called "trench culture" of potatoes. Happily, we can perform now nearly all the work of cultivation and hardening by machines run by those possessing the costly and tedious hand labor. In growing all crops we must cut down the expense of culture to the lowest possible mark. In selecting soil for potato culture, new land or land recently in grass and clover affords ideal conditions for the growth of the potato. The second season after plowing up the grass or clover sod is much more suitable for potato culture than the first, as obviously we cannot plant the seed deep on a new tough soil, but a year or two, first in corn culture, will tame the sod so as to fit it admirably for the potato. RIGHT TIME TO PLANT TREE Work Should Be Done Just as Soon Begin-Start. With Season. It may be said that the right time to plant any tree, root or shrub is just as the new growth is about to begin. It follows from this that the planting season may be prolonged if the tree or plant can be kept in a dormant condition. This is constantly done, by keeping it in a low temperature until two weeks after the natural planting time. But there are other considerations, besides the convenience of the planter. A tree will make a better, healthier growth, if it starts with the season. The condition of the soil is more likely to be right then, than later. We are more certain of the proper amount of heat. Later there may be a lack of rain, and too much heat. And yet we sometimes have in the early part of the season too much rain, so that the soil is really not to work. It is too much like mortar. So it is sometimes necessary to hold trees waiting for the proper condition of soil. So it can be seen that the trees will just before the new growth starts. There is no harm done if the buds swell and open, and the leaves begin to expand, provided the weather is not too hot and dry. But it is preferable, because a little safer, to set them out say twenty-four hours before the buds open. The trees cannot say that trees may be successfully transplanted both earlier and later than the ideal time. It is done often. Gulpea as a Forager. The guinea fowl is a great forager and destroys many insects that the hens will not touch. They do not scratch the garden, and, though not easily kept near the house, they make known the places where they lay by a peculiar noise, which enables one accustomed to them to find all the eggs they lay. They really cost nothing to raise, and they boosting near the house create an alarm should intruders make their appearance. Boys to Farm Schools. Not a day too early to be making plans for sending at least one of the boys to an agricultural school next fall. Perhaps if he has a few acres for his own use he may be able to pay part of his expenses. At any rate'he is entitled to an education and a fair start in life. Grading Plg Stock. To grade up your pig stock is as important as grading up the dairy cows. The most conservative course is to select the breed most popular in the common individuals to improve on the common individuals by the use of improved boars. Cribbing Corn. If you are a little doubtful as to the keeping qualities of the corn you first gather, put a load in one crib, then a load in another, allowing each load to air out and cool. You will next load. You will thus avoid heating and subsequent mold. Boosters In Summer. Market or otherwise remove the males from the flock as soon as no more eggs for hatching are wanted. They have no influence on the num- ber of eggs in the nest. Eggs keep much the best, especially in warm weather. Freedom for Results Don't try to keep the turkey hen and poults confined in coops or yards after the poults are a month old. After that age they must have free range, and if accompanied by the hen they will pick up lots of food in the The Crimson Rambler. The crimson rambler is so easily grown and so beautiful that it should be in every home. Other ramblers are fast winning the way to prominence through the brilliancy of this most deserving one. Meadow Grasa Several kinds of grass should be sown when starting a meadow. Red and alike clover, timothy, redtop and bluegrass make a fine combination. FREEDOM IS SPURNED MINNESOTA CONVICT DECLINES ALL PROFILS OF RELEASE He is a Man of Good Habits and in pulses, Has Considerable Money Saved, and Could Have Been Free Long Ago. Stillwater, Minn.—The man whom Dickens wrote about when he visited America, who refused to leave prison, has a counterpart in the Minnesota state prison. Frank Johnson, a "lifer" in the penitentiary here, declines all proffers of freedom thrust upon him; has declined them for ten years. He goes from here; I intend to die in prison, he said when offered a discharge. Johnson is 64 years old; has served longer than any other "lifer" now in the prison, his term having begun before the sentences of the famous Younger brothers. He has been indifferent and contented while other lifers clamored for release. The law passed in the interest of the Younger brothers' years limited the limit for a life prisoner, brought no consolation to Johnson. Johnson came from Sweden and worked in a brick yard in Minneapolis. Thirty-six years ago, while drinking, he shot to death one of his close friends, and for that crime was sentenced on March 11, 1876, for murder in the second degree to life imprisonment. He was not the only person on record does not reveal the name of the man he killed. Johnson has been a model prisoner ever since he entered the prison's doors, and he is in the truity class. He is not required to do heavy work, but now assists about the engine house as a wiper. His intellect has declined under the pressure. That the prisoner is a man of good impulses and probably the victim of mere circumstance is the belief of the prison authorities. Warden Wolfer says that years ago Johnson loaned to a friend fund 'o send for the friend's sweetheart in the old country. The young woman came, and was married to the friend located on the street. She and her husband have prospered and are now possessed of considerable property. Under the law passed in the interest of the Younger brothers a few years ago, thirty-five years was made the minimum sentence for a life-term person. Under that law a person serving twenty-three years, seven months and eighteen days, with good time allowance, may be paroled, upon the action of the state board of parole with the unanimous consent of the state board of pardons. Johnson has persistently objected to any movement for his release. Johnson has more than $1,228 to his credit in the state treasury, earnings for overtime, and the money is accumulating. He has refused the offer of a bosom friend near Graceville to make his home with him and rest the remainder of his days, an offer made from gratitude. SEA LION SUPPLANTS DOG Monster of the Deep Installs Himself at Gatway of a California Hillabor, Cal.-A weird story to the effect that a real live sea lion had found its way from the ocean beach to Uplands, the Hillabor home of Charles Tempelton Crocker, has been going the rounds in San Mateo county. Up till a few nights ago the report of a man who was considerable akkawitism, albeit many motorists are said to have steered clear of the Crocker gateway, at which the new "watchdog" was supposed to have installed himself. The monster of the deep may have departed for regions where there is more congenial seabird activity, but that he was there in spirit and in truth, even if more in spirit than in truth, is no longer doubled. What greater confirmation of the report is needed than that he was alleged to have been seen by members of a jovial stag party returning in the cold, gray dawn to the beach, but that he does not run to sea lions, but they are a pleasing variation of visions of pink crocodiles and blue lizards. Jumps In River; Wins Bet. Leavenworth, Kan—John Filling jumped off the Terminal bridge the other day and was drowned in the flooded Missouri river. Filling, while in the business district, is said to have bet several friends that he was "game" to jump into the river. The bet was taken. After reaching the bridge he hesitated for a moment, then mounted to the rail and jumped. Cupld In Court. Chicago.—The trial of Charles St. Glich on a charge of larceny as ballee was suddenly terminated when St. Glich proposed matrimony in court to the prosecuting witness. She dismissed the case. Broke Up Party. New York.—A pet snake snipped the string that held Mrs. Jackson's Gora's pearl necklace about her neck. The excitement broke up the party at which her $25,000 portrait was unveiled. Suspicious of Wife, Shoots Her. Steubenville, O.-Charles Selgel, an iron worker, got up of out bed, procured a revolver and shot his wife, Irma, as she lay sleeping. He charged his wife with unfaithfulness because she had black marks on her neck, indicating choking by some man, as he thought. Convicts Are Scientists Trenton, N. J.-Ninety-eight convicts in the state penitentiary are members of a Christian Science class arrested in the prison by Edward A. Skokov. To Tax All Funerals New York—Borough President Connolly of Queens has announced his intention to revive $1 tax on all funeral costs. The governor has ordered the caskets on the way to the burial grounds. --- REMAINS OF A BIG INDIAN FOUND IN CALIFORNIA. Seven Feet Four Inches Was the Height of Member of Extinct Race Whose Bones Were Dug Up. San Francisco, Cal.-Up to about 300 years ago a giant race of Indians inhabited the coast region of California. Remains of these have been discovered in the islands of the Santa Barbara channel. To William Altmann, assistant curator of the Golden Gate Park Memorial museum, belongs the honz of discovering one of the tallest and best preserved skeletons of this extinct tribe. Altmann utilized his vacation in excavating an old Indian burial mound in the nursery of Thomas S. Dune, two miles from Concord, in Contra Costa County. His skeleton was found ten feet from the surface, and around it were a large number of mortars and pestles, charm stones and obidian arrow heads. The skeleton has not yet been mounted, but the bones were assembled on a table in the curator's office and placed on private exhibition. The bones are, in good state of preservation, being hard and firm, although brown with age. Two or three of the vertebra are missing, and three of the bones are three parts. The skeleton measures seven feet four inches. The tibia is seventeen inches in length. The skull is in great contrast with that of the Digger Indian of the present day, being of a much more intellectual type. The under jaw is square and massive, being remarkably thick and strong. Either the dead Indian was of great age or he was substituted on by his mollars, which are worn perfectly flat and close to the grids. The find is of the greatest importance to anthropologists the world over, confirming as it does, the theory advanced when the giant skeletons were unearthed in the Santa Barbara islands, that a superior race of Indians, physically and mentally, preceded the Digger and other native races of the present day. This is evidenced also in the pestles and charm stones found in the vicinity by the Digger. The former are ornamented with phallic carvings, whereas the pestles made by the former and present day Diggers, are not carved or ornamented in any way. The charm stones are of baked clay, a beginning in the art of pottery making, which are not found with Digger remains. This interesting find was made on the Salvador Pacheco ranch, part of which is occupied by the nursery, and whose intention to make a further exploration of the mound at an early date for other relics of the bregone tribe. TAKES PAL'S PLACE IN JAIL Man Breaks Into Lookup and Fresses Chum, but Landa in Latter's Court Altoua, Pa.—Breaking into the borough lockup at Tyrone, William Neugebauer liberated a comrade, William Davidson, but subsequently landed in the cell vacated by the latter. Davidson was arrested the other day for disorderly conduct on a train between Altoua, Tyrone, and was confined the lockup to await a Neugebauer went to the lockup about midnight, picked the lock on the door and walked in, found the cell keys hanging on a peg, opened Davidson's cell, and the two departed a few hours later. "Hey, Bellie! Let me out, too," cried another inmate, but the request was ignored, whereupon the unliberated one "peached" on Billie to Chief of Police Wafers a few hours later, and when arranged before a magistrate made no defense, so he was held for court. Meantime his pal, Davidson, has gone away on a vacation. Kent Vow Sixty-Eight Years Kept Vow SIXTY-eight Years. St. Louis, Mo.—John M. Frey, eighty-nine years, old kept a vow 89 years, in which time he never saw the Mississippi river. With he had lived continuously in St. Louis. Born in Switzerland and christened there Trel he came to St. Louis at the age of twenty. The three months' trip in crossing the ocean so disgusted and terrified the young Swiss-Italian that he vowed on reaching St. Louis he never again would trust his body over water. Ferries at St. Louis were succeeded by bridges, but the vow was kept, and he did not cross the river. Didn't Like New York Bean New York.Jhillp Walsh, fourteen of Boston, who came here to make his fortune, became homestick in two days. He told City Hall Park Policeman Campbell that New York beans were not fit to eat. Twice Dialogates Neck Camden, N. J.-Turning his head to dodge a falling timber at the New York shipyards in Camden the other day, Hugh Washburn, forty-nine years old, dislocated his neck for the second time within two years. He was taken to Cooper hospital suffering terrible agony, where it was stated that he would recover. Washburn was injured in a like manner while working in a Baltimore shipyard two years ago. Woman Miner Spurs the Ballot, Pittsburg, Pa.-Rear back in the coke regions of southwestern Pennsylvania has been found a woman who for 30 years has worked side by side with her husband in the coal mines. Approached by suffragettes and asked if she would like to vote, just as her husband, she declared she would rather let her husband do that. Small Reward. Kalamazoo, Mich.—A Burdick hotel chambermaid, who found $40,000 worth of jewelry belonging to a New York store, lost for 28 hours, receives $1 reward. OBSERVATIONS. There is something being added daily to the progress of the American Negro morally, intellectually materially, sociobly and financially, to the progress of the community, village, town and city. There is something good in every man, woman and child. Obcure, uneducated, uneducated, bringing in aheves. The progress of the race is accelerated more by the so-called uneducated than by the "college bred" Negro, for he is not educated, schooled in the college of experience where diplomas are given on sheep skin, while the latter knows all things because he has a college diploma. Children are called coders these the Alpha and Omega. The schools of Peoria rank among the best in the country. The chief industrial school is Bradly Polytechnic institute. It is said to be one of the best colleges in the state with the possible exception of Hampton. The attendance is large. Many Negro boys and girls have taken advantage of the faculties of this industrial school. The graduates are free to do any address on the campus. Turning to Abraham Lincoln or Frederick Douglass. Many have graduated from the high school and added a state university course by grasping these opportunities. These boys and girls are prepared—as much as they can fit one—for what may turn up in the ragged parts of life. The city of Peoria can also boast of a colored band, which is under the leadership of John Richardson, a cousin of Richard Windsor, of Kirkwood house. The band is quite a number who have exceptional musical talent. Misses Eulalia Irwin and Georgia Harrison, soprans; Misses Clara Gibbons and Florence Harrison and Mrs. Eiffie Harper, piano; and Mrs. Im and clarinet are also represented, and they given occasionally by home talent. Many Negroes are following various trades at good wages. Among them is one stereotyper, Martin Journey of the Peoria Shrimp blacksmith; there—one printer; many in the factories at one of the large distilleries. The white men objected to a negro work. He is one of the most efficient all around men in the city. The president, name and gets his every week just the same as thour. he worked. It is truly unfortunate for Peoria colored people, old and young, men and women, that more attention is not given to good, clean, wholesome literary work. The talent is here but it needs cultivation. It seems to me that it is the duty of parents to see that the children read good books at home and that they spend time at home and study of the duties of life. Butterfly life wrecks men and women, boys and girls. Life is not made up of pleasure entirely. The Colored Women's Aid Club is one of the oldest organizations in the city. Mrs. Sara Sheffler is president, Miss Nora Stanford, secretary; Mrs. Sara Floyd treasurer; Mrs. Julia Gibson, chairman of the executive board, owns valuation for which it receives a monthly rental of $20. The members are making a heroic effort to procure money for the purpose of building a modern club house, where the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and other amateur societies and there entertainment can be given. It is also planned to have the armory on one floor of the building. The club kept "open house" during the month of June and disposed of many useful articles and realized about $125.00 to attend a breakfast given by these colored women. The breakfast is an annual social event of the colored women and is attended by women only. It was a revelation to the white women in attendance because of the intelligence good manners and the meeting close and a colored woman of superior intelligence, "well dat" and tactful, performed the duties of toastmastress and introduced the speakers. The white men spoke on various subjects as did also the colored women and the meeting close and a party with something of a colored woman of superior intelligence. The Colored Women's Aid Club is officiated with the club work of the city. The president was a former school mate of Dr. DuBois. Nil Desper Andurn is the name of a club composed of young ladies. Miss Vana Boneo, president; Miss Miss Boneo, president; Miss Miss Boneo, treasurer. This is mostly a pleasure club and is a good social organization. But last year the club expended $50 in charitable work. This year the charity are engaged in farming. Some are engaged in general farming, some are raiding fancy chickens and squabs, some are truck gardeners and some are leading a rural life and investing in city property. Each year witnesses the increased number of colored property holders in Peoria. Some of it is valuable and increasing rapidly. I can not mention all the nice homes I have Mrs. Melvina Cotton probably leads in the value and numbers of pieces of city property. She owns seven or eight pieces of good paying property, which represents, in post, her accumulation, by hard and intelligent $3 year储蓄. She resides in her home in the principle residence district of the city and the house is modern throughout. I want to emphasize this fact that Mrs. Cotton and Mr. Hagan gave preference to good reliable colored tenants. Mrs. Cotton contemplates some flats and colored tenants have the first preference. This is race pride Joseph Conway conducts a first class restaurant, Thomas Hayden owns a first class "equal rights" barbar shop and Ivan C. Harper has a clothes cleaning establishment. The Harper is a member of the association Commercial House has for its object design up of Perla. U. A. Awke, Dr. J. A. Cotton and Dr. J. H. Sheppard represent the medical profession. Rev. Morrow is pastor of the A. M. E. and Rev. Murrell of the Baptist church. Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Voshiion lewara lawyers. H. F. Johnson and H. C. Gibson. mail carriers. Miss Sophia Gibson of this city is attending University, Washington. D. C. Miss Cassie Hall, daughter of Mrs. H. C. Gibson, has been in the pension office at Washington. D. C. for the past four years. Mr. Douglas Sheppard of this city has the state university, and has returned to complete lecture course. Horace Lewis, Des Moines, was the chemist in a wholesale drug house in this city. He is now in Washington, D.C. at a salary of about $1,600 per annum. DAVENPORT NOTES. Joe Martin, an old railroad porters departed this life last Thursday morning at the county hospital. The funeral was conducted by Rev T. B. Stovall, Saturday at 2 o'clock. Interment in the Rock Island cemetery. He leaves a sister, Mrs Florence Pettford. The tri-city Sunday school Union had a large attendance at its annual picnic at Longville Park, at Rock Island, on the 25th inst. The musical and literary prize entertainment at Bethel A. M. E. church, Monday evening, July 29th was a grand success Mrs. Alice Richardson received the first prize, a beautiful dress pattern. Miss Ida Marshall received second prize, a nice dress pattern, also Mrs Alice Speaks, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ida Marshall for the past five months, left for her home, Pontiac, Ill., Mrs. Sparks was very active in the A. M. E. church, while here, which is highly appreciated by the Bethel people. Mr and Mrs. D. S. Johnson entertained for dinner Tuesday, Presiding Elder, Rev I. N. Daniels, Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Stovall and daughter, Esther, Mr and Mrs. W. J. Oneal, entertained Rev. I. N. Daniels for dinner Sunday: Miss Rosa Merchant of Greenville, Miss, is the guest of her brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Merchant, Mrs. C. B. Lewis is returning from Hampton, Va., via Washington, D. C. Mrs. Lewis writes that she is having a glorious good time, Sunday is rally day at Bethel A. M. E. church. All the twelve tribes will report Rev. M. Toomey of the Third Baptist reports that Sunday was a letterday for hot weather attendance at all church services. Bethel S. is growing quite a good deal since the play ground has been in vogue. THE NEW YORKER "Poro" College 3100 Pine St. St. Louis, Mo. THE "PORO" SYSTEM of Scalp and Hair treatment is based on the latest scientific and sanitary methods, effecting a healthy scalp thus promoting a growth of beautiful hair. In connection with the treatment are made and sold exclusively by myself, having the exclusive right to that name; and I, alone, know the secret of the composition that bears that name. Our hair begins to grow as the result of the use of "PORO," it will continue to do so if only the scalp and hair be kept clean. This sanitation having the desired effect in helping to prevent the spread of diseases, for it is a fact that hair in an unantibiotic condition carries the germs of disease which may be present in contact with them. For treatment, call on or address: Mrs. Mollie Whitney 726 10th St. Des Moines One of the most common aliments that hard working people are afflicted with is lame back. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment twice a day and massage the parts thoracically each week to get quick relief. For sale, by all dealers. 8T. PAUL BUDGETARIAN. We are having some very cool weather at present. It feels like October instead of August. The National Association of Colorado State Teachers made a better selection than Mrs. Booker T. Washington as their president. She is not only competent and equal to the task but is more than deserving for no one has worked harder and worked harder. She is the National what it is. Having served as chairman of the Executive Board, vice president at large and Editor of Our National Notes making it one of the foremost monthly publications of the National itself to the goal she so earns deserves. May success crown her efforts. The clubs of Minnesota should take on new life now and work with renewed energy, as we now have a new present in the event. We will be at the Metropolitan College was reared among us and needs no introduction. The Self Culture Club meets this week with Mrs. Emmia Hood of Sherburne Ave. The Union S. p. s. picnic at Minneapolis the 30th was a most enjoyable affair to all present. As the day was an ideal one fully 600 persons attended from the Twin Cities. Miss Levy who has been spending a couple of weeks the guest of Mrs. S. L. Maxwell of Minneapolis in Orangeburg, S. C. Tuesday. She was the guest of many social functions while in the city. Mrs. Blanche Charleston was in attendance at the Grand Lodge of the U. B. F.'s and S. M. F.'s at the Grand Choir at Metropolis, Ill., the 13th inst. Mrs. Dora Adams has returned from Ben Dan Hardin an old and respected citizen of our city and one of the organizers of St. James church was stricken with paralysis last week at Lake City, Minn. He was hospital where he is resting as comfortable as possible. His many friends hope for him a speedy recovery. Mr. Jas. Lee of Shorburne Ave. is enrolled to his home with sickness. Mrs. W. J. Echols entertained the Catholic lady's club at her beautiful home on Thomas street Monday afternoon. Father Theobald was a guest of honor. The mission has returned to our city from Great Falls, Mont. where she spent the winter with her husband who had a run out there. The many friends of Miss Margaret Adams who has been ill for some months to see her out at the Union picnic. The Sunday Forum seems to be the "biggest" thing in Minneapolis now-a-day. Not even the churches can get an attendance any more only on Sunday occasions. Wake up Minneapolis. Rev. H. E. P. Jones of St. James A. M. E. church says, if he remains in St. Paul long enough, he will see to it that he will be built on the corner lot. Sovery imposing an edifice that Quinn Chapel will now stand a ghost of a show beside it, is the way we see it now. Beau Douglass an old and respected citizen of our city and member of Pilgrim Baptist church last week and was buried from the church Monday afternoon. He was the promoter of a birthday party for Rev. W. D. Carter which was given Wednesday evening at the Rev's home on Inglehart Ave. He did not want it known but he was a friend of the 50th mile stone. Yet he says he feels like a young man in his thirties. A most enjoyable time was enjoyed by the many friends present. St. James A. M. E. is the handsome boy of color among the Twin Cities schools, in having the largest attendance. Mr. O. C. Hall the Baptist has an efficient corps of teachers numbering about 14. Mrs. Adelle Belesene has charge of the Pri We have several visitors in our city at present. Mr. and Mrs. Early and daughter of Minnesota polls were dinner guests of Miss Josephine Protean Sunday, complimentary to Mrs. Etta Grant of Short Creek High School. Miss Protean, Stev E. G. Jackson P. E. of St. Paul district for Duluth last week to hold his last quarterly meeting for this conference year. Mr. Flye is quite sick at his home on Thomas street. Mr. George Hoag is attending the Shriner's Grand Lodge at Washington, D.C. Subscribe and pay for the Iowa State Bystander. OTTUMWA NEWS. Aug. 18th has been named as dollar money day at the A, M, E. church. Miss Luella Carey spent Friday in the city the guest of Miss Maggie Davis. Miss Luella Franklin of Osceola spent Friday with Miss Maggie Davis. Mrs. Mamie Graves of Minneapolis, is in the city the guest of her 'mother, Mrs. H. Horn on Center Ave. Mrs. Wm. Bibbs is in Wisconsin on an automobile trip, but is expected home soon. Miss Leatha Beverly has gone to Kansas City to visit her aunt. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bibbs a son. Miss Hazel Clark left Wednesday night for a visit with relatives in Battle Creek, Mich. Mrs. George Bailey returned the 6th from a week's visit in Cedar Rapids with friends. Mrs. Maud Marshall and nice Nola Clark returned Monday morning after a few days visit in Cedar Rapids. The 1st of August social given by the Faithful Few Society at the home of L. H. S. BROWN JACK DAVIS Brown & Davis Headquarters for Cigars and Tobacco Billiards and Pool Phone Walnut 2314 229 Third St. NOTICE OF INCORPORATION. NOTE. No notice herein given, that the understand have incorporated under the name of the North Star Masonic Temple Association, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter One (1), Title Nine (9) of the Code of the Church for the purpose of leasing or purchasing real estate, and the erections of buildings on such real estate as the Association may lease or own. The principal place of business of the Association is the Mothers in Polk County, Iowa. The authorized capital stock of this Association shall be Twenty. Thousand Dollars ($20,000), none of which shall be issued until fully paid for. The stockholder must present the certificate when its certificate of incorporation is issued by the Secretary of State of Iowa, and shall continue for twenty years thereafter, unless sooner dissolved in the manner provided in the Association in accordance with law. The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a board of directors who shall be elected by a ballot from among the stockholders, on the date of Tuesday, in accordance with the provisions of the stockholder shall at no time subject itself to an indebtedness than subject itself to two-thirds (2-3) of its paid up capital stock. The private property of the stockholders shall be exempt from corporate debts. The stockholder Mothers in Polk County, Iowa, this 31st day, July 1912. E. TRACY BLAGBURN, JOHN L. THOMPSON, H. E. JACobs, V. L. JONES, V. E. JONES, EFFEE WATKINS, GUS. WATKINS, H. GOULD, JE, J. H. WOODS. Moine, Wednesday evening, and will continue to reside at 915 Franklin St. The lawn social, given for the Sunday school of the A, M. E. church, at the home of F. T. Blands, 1316 High St. was well attended and quite a financial success. Mrs. Wm. Alden was the promoter. Mrs. Ellen Gregory left Thursday morning for Omaha, Neh., to visit her son Alenzo Gregory and family. She will remain infinitely. Mrs. Wm. Gross, who has been quite ill for a few days in recovering. The Home of Mr. and Mrs. George Brannard located at 1021, Morgan St., has undergone a course of reconstruction, and is now one of the most beautiful homes among the colored people in the city. Benjamin Harris a highly respected citizen of this city died at 1:30 o'clock Saturday morning at his home 1012 Franklin street, aged 65 years. He came to Keokuit in 1865 and since that time has made this his home. He was a good citizen; a kind father and a devoted husband. He is survived by his wife, Anna Harris and six children, Mrs. B. Pyles, Mrs. G. W. Snoddy, J. J. T. Harris of Keokuit and Mrs. M. C. Buckley of Chicago. He was a member of the A. M. E. church and Lodge No. 98 of the U. B. F. of the Missouri Jurisdiction. The funeral was held from the home: Monday afternoon at three o'clock. The Rev. Brewer of the A. M. E. church officiating. The remains was laid to rest in Oakland cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Blond has bought the property located at 423 N. 10th St. Mr. and Mrs. George Ashley has bought the property located at 1215 Morgan street. These are both splendid investments. Rollingtondon. set at allison last in atten- tion with apurg, the Don. Her never. besides at fial fever proving, the church have a so-day even- body is of the society of id at Kill. 2. There kinds of paper will spare at the the members of the A. M. E. church will celebrate their sixth anniversary of the removal into their new place of worship Monday evening, Aug. 12th. There will be music and speaking. Refreshments will be served by the committee. Everybody is invited. A vast amount of ill health is due to impaired digestion. When the stomach fails to perform its functions properly the whole system becomes deranged. 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Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Taylor on Marion street entertained at dinner Sunday in honor of her grand daughter, Miss Bayou Gunn of Chicago. Miss Bayou Gunn spent Monday with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henson on Frank street. It is rumored that several former Ottumwa young ladies, now living in Chicago, are soon to be married in the windy City. Mr. John Harris on Mechanic street is still in a critical condition. What is Best for Indigestion? Mr. A. Robinson of Drumquin, Dauphin, was been taught for years with indigestion, and recommends Chamblain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as "the best medicine I ever used." If troubled with indigestion or constipation give them a trial. They are certain to prove beneficial. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. They cost 10 cents. Samples at ALL DEALERS. KROKUK IOWA. Mrs. Anna White is in Burlington visiting her son, Clarence Weldon. Quite a few of Keokuk smart set attended the barbecue at Ft. Madison last Saturday. A large crowd was in attendance and a fine time reported. Mrs. Arthur Fry, who is ill with appendicitis, was taken to Galesburg, the home of her mother for operation. Her friends hope she may soon recover. Mrs. Carrie Johnson, who resides at 213 N. 14th St. is ill with material fever Her condition is somewhat improving. The Parish Aid society of the church of St. Mary the Virgin will have a social on the church lawn. Thursday evening, Aug. 15th, to which everybody is cordially invited. The Third reunion and picnic of the Women's Mite Missionary society of the A. M. E. church will be held at Kilbourn Park on laborday, Sept. 2. There will be speaking and all kinds of amusements, Dinner and supper will be served. The committee will spare no pains to make this the event of the season. One of the pleasing events of the season was the birthday party, given for Ollie Brown at his home on 17th and Benks St., it being the occasion of his birthday. 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