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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIX, No. 24 CITY NEWS Mrs. Peter Bell is much improved this week, which is good news to her friends. Little Ruth, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Davis, is quite sick this week. Marjorie, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James, is very sick this week. Mrs James Bowles left for her home in Fort. Madison, Thursday morning, after spending two weeks with her mother, Mrs. Pete Bell. Mr. Andy Thompson of Decatur county is quite sick on his farm, although not bedfast. He is the father of Editor John L. Thompson. Mrs. Chas. Mash took suddenly sick at church last Sunday and has been sick this week, but somewhat improved. Come out and here the musical programme given by the Home Missionary society, Sunday evening, November 8, 1912, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Archie Day, one of our highly respected East Side citizens, called at the Bystander office yesterday and paid up his subscription in advance, a good example for others. Prof. Louise McGuire's orchestra will furnish the music next Tuesday evening, November 26th, for the dance given by the Nocturnal club. Public invited. A program will be given by the intermediate class of Union Congregational Sunday school. November 26th at 8 o'clock at Union Congregational church. Tenth and Park streets. Public invited. The East Side Dancing academy is planning on having a special entertainment next Thursday evening instead of Tuesday evening. The public is invited to attend. Miss S. A. Merrill, treasurer of the Town Home Missionary society of this city, addressed the missionary society of the Union Congregational church last Thursday. Quite a number were present. Mrs. Sarah Wright, mother of U. S. counsel, H. R. Wright, was in the Methodist hospital several days this week, receiving treatment for her eyes, but has sufficiently recovered to return to her home in Marshall-town. The Dramatic Art club met Tuesday with Mr. W. H. Warrick and studied chapters 34 to 39 of the book of Job. The club decided to give a reception to presidents of the Federated clubs of the City, Monday night, November 25. Meet next Tuesday with Mrs. J. H. Brown and finish study of book of Job. The Woman's Political Study club met Thursday night, November 14th, with Mrs. Harvey Brown and discussed "The Unions," led by Mrs. Warrick, "Street Railway Franchise," led by Mrs. Harvey Brown. Meet the second Tuesday in December with Mrs. Warrick. The topic for discussion will be "Equal Suffrage for Women," the numbers of states that have equal suffrage and the results. Discussion led by Mrs. V. Simmons. All women interested in the study of politics are invited. Program of the union Thanksgiving services to be held at the Corinthian Baptist church Thursday, November 24th, 11 a.m. Song—By the choir. Prayer—Rev. Samuel Bates. Song—By choir. Scripture Reading—Rev. T. M. Brumfield. Song—By the choir. Reading Governor's Proclamation —Rev. W. L. Lee. Sermon—Rev. B. W. Taylor of St. Paul A. M. E. church. Song. Collection. Announcements. Benediction. Master of ceremonies, Rev. T. L. Griffith. MRS. GOV. CARROLL SPEAKS AT SPECIAL MISSIONARY SERVICES. The following program will be given at Union Congregational church on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock: Voluntary. Invocation 'y' Rev. T. M. Erumfield. Open Every Tuesday Evening From 8 to 11:30 East Side Dancing Academy EAST SIXTH AND LOCUST, STS, B. J. HACK, Manager. Music by L. McGuire's Orchestra ADMISSION 35c Science reading. Vocal solo by Mr H. W. Hughes. Address, Mrs. B. F. Carroll. Quartette, Mrs. Chas. Wilson, Mrs. Chas. Roy, Mr. Chas. Wilson, Mr. L. J. Shelton. Blind Boone Concert Co. at Corinthian Baptist church Thanksgiving night, Tickets, 25 cents. At the meeting of the Intellectual Improvement club last week, Mrs. O. L. Glass read a paper on the "Life and Work of S. Coleridge Taylor, which was discussed by the members. The meeting this afternoon will be with Mrs. Chas. Cousins at 1546 Lyon street, at which time Mrs. B. K. Mosley will render a musical number and Mrs. J. H. McClain will read a paper on "Lifting as we Climb." The Des Moines Progressive Choral Study club met last Tuesday evening at Asbury church on Eleventh street. Alarge number were present. The next meet will be Tuesday evening, November 26, 1912, at which time there will be a solo by Mrs. Wm. Shackelford and Mr. J. H. Graves. On the first Tuesday of the month, the society will elect officers for the ensuing year. Rev. J. W. Morton spent last week home with his wife, 1521 Pleasant street, Des Moines. They also made a flying trip to Oralabor, where he preached a wonderful sermon. His text was, Finally, Brother, Farewell. He returned to Council Bluffs on Saturday morning, where he and his wife will make their home in the future. CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS 10:30 a. m.—The pastor will preach Sunday morning. Sunday school follow- ing morning service. 6:30 p. m.—B. Y. P. U. 7:30—Dr. D. D. Proper, district se- cretary American Baptist Home Mission society, will preach. T. L. Griffith. Minister. THE LYCEUM. The recent election and its effect upon the Negro was discussed by the Lyceum, led by Prof. W. H. Warricks, last Tuesday. On next Tuesday the annual Thanksgiving program will be held with Mr. B. N. Hyde at 821 138 street, at which t iime each member will respond with a quotation on Thanksgiving. Miss Mamie James will read a paper and Mrs. J. B. Rush will give a review of the recent address of Miss LaFollette at the Y. M. C. A. A full attendance is urged, as the delegate to the Inter-State Literary association meeting will be elected at this meeting. HUNTING PARTY IN DECATUR COUNTY. A very interesting hunting party, consisting of Oscar Glass, John Smith and John L. Thompson went down to Decatur county to hunt on Andy Thompson's farm and in that vicinity the boys walked about twenty miles in the game territory, yet the warm weather prevented them finding much game. They got twenty-five pieces of rabbits, squirrels and quail. Oscar Glass brought back the most game. The good fresh country dinners were very fine. All had a good time. A. GRAND RECEPTION. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph La Cour, formely of this city but now of Omaha, Nebr., gave a grand party in honor of their only daughter, Miss Marguerite, whose entrances into society, marks an event in the social life of Omaha, long to be remembered by those so fortunate enough to be present. The house was beautifully decorated in pink and blue, corresponding with Miss Marguerite's beautiful gown, and a profusion of flowers also bedecked the room. Miss La Cour received many boxes of flowers and telegrams of congratulations from her absena friends. The out of city guests are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Gus Watkins, Mesdames Lewis Blagburn, the girl's grandmother, Walter Briney, Mary Caalson. Miss Ollie Emith, Mr. Clyde Glass, de Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs. Frank Henry of Oakland, California, and Mr. John Simms of St. Joseph Mo., Mrs. Mary Coanson rendered a beautiful piano selection. Clyde Glass rendered a fine piano solo. Dancing was the enjoyment of the evening, which was given in Peterson hall. The following social functions were given in honor of the visiting guests. On Friday night, Mr. and Mrs. Alfredson Wilson gave a reception and dancing party at their home. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Mahmitt entertained informally and at 5 o'clock Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. La Court gave an elaborate dinner, and at 8:30 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Sargent Bailey gave a large reception in their beautiful new modern home. NEW VENTURE. The Haynes Advertising Agency of New York City is the name of a new agency to secure advertising for the colored news papers of North America. They have about one hundred colored journals. They claim that DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1912. Phone Maple 44 FAIR STORE 504-6-8-E. LOCUST 91 F.J. & I. Younken We Guarantee our Ads. as they are Saturday Specials Warm Bedding Now For $2.39 Heavy Australian wool fin- ished blankets of good full size Very best quality pure cotton. Have a very heavy nap. Equal in warmth to many a real wool blanket. Come in gray, tan and white $3.00 value, pair... $2.39 Heavy Cotton Blankets in the full range size. Heavy plush nap—in gray or tan $1.75 values, pair... $1.39 From Our Linen Department Pattern Table Cloth of an exceptionally fine grade highly mercized table damask Pure white bleached, has the conventional and floral design. $2 values, full 68x90 size, each Saturday... $1.49 Napkins. Pure white satin damask, all linen. Several pretty designs, full 5-8 size, doz., value... $1.98 Specials for Saturday After Supper 15c Machine Oil—Satur- day after supper... $25c Dr. Graves 25c Tooth Pow- der Saturday ater supper... $9c Mennen's 25c Talcum Powder Saturday after supper... $11c 5c Safety Pins Saturday after supper—2 cards... $5c LADIE'S 50c UNDERWEAR Heavy fiseed—high neck and long sleeves. Good and warm. Saturday after supper... $33c 15c Heavy Union Huck Tow- els—size 18x40—triple red border—a splendid values. Saturday after supper... $9c more than a $1,000,000 of advertising is missed by the colored newspaper, simply because there is no agency to solicit the advantages of advertising in our colored journals. We hope that it will not only be a benefit to the colored journals, but a benefit to the agency and ensure a benefit to the advertisers. We wish this new venture sucess. EDITOR'S OBSERVATION. Rolling into Salisbury we found a wide-awake, live bunch of colored people living here. Mr. C. H. Bently is still the millman at one of the large flour mills and Mr. W. P. Moss is another millman working at the other large mill. They are both competent men of experience. Mr. Wm. M. Damerson is still working at his trade doing well. Albert Gooch is still at his trade, that of a carpenter. He is a successful man. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hairgrow are highly esteemed citizens, and Miss Mattie White live in the country on a farm and are doing nicely. We next stopped at Keytesville, a small town of only few hundred colored people. Mrs. Belle Norman still lives on her beautiful home in the suburbs of the town. She owns a valuable five acre tract of land in the town. G. A. Lewis is doing well. Mrs. Anna Baldwin owns a nice home, as also does Mrs. Ewing. We next fell over into Brunswick, Mo. Here we found only 1,000 colored people. This being the first time any of our representatives ever stopped off in this town, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. While a stranger to all, yet most of the people were not a stranger to the Bystander. I was only here one-half day and fourteen new subscribers enrolled their names as members of the Bystander family. Brunswick is a town of about 3,000, of which one-third are colored. They have two school teachers, Prof. R. H. Payne and Prof. S. W. Bigby, both bright, active, preceptors and well experiences in school teaching. They are great race men. Mr. Ben Price and Spencer Payne are well respected citizens here. Mr. John L. Ford is a hustling man, owns his home. In fact nearly every family own their homes and an extra family piece of property. S. R. Robinson is a hard working, respected citizen by both races, as is J. W. Morris and Spencer Dean. There are many colored farmers, well-to-do, living in this county. The churches, two in number, are doing as well as usual. Our next stop was in Chillicothe. Here the colored people do not take to reading very much. Their attention is engaged in something else. We hope for improvement. Cameron being our next stop. It also being the first time that a representative ever stopped in this town. It is a nicely located little town of about 2,000 people, a very old town, with about 250 colored people, with one school teacher, Prof. F. H. Ridge. Mr. W. W. Fields is one of the leading and most highly respected citizens of this community. He is a successful business man, having the finest tonorial parlors in the city. He has a loveable family. His wife is the only first class hair dresser in the town. She has nice parlors on the main street. His only child is Miss Nina Fields, who it will be remembered attended the Highland Park Musical Conservatory in Des Moines. She is a very accomplished and loveable young lady, having been teaching in the Muskogee, Oklahoma, school. Mr. Fields is an active high Mason, grand secretary of the relief department of Missouri. Dudley Wilson is a successful man. The Mr. McGills are two highly respected members of our race. We next found our feet trodding upon the paved streets of old St. Joseph. KEdKUK NOTES Responsive to the request of many who witnessed the presentation of "Among the Breakers" last spring, the play will again be presented in the near future, possibly during the holiday season. With only a slight difference, the cast will be as before, and under the auspices of the ladies of the Sunshine club and for the benefit of Bethel A. M. E. church as before. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bland of 1029 High street delightfully entertained at dinner Sunday, November 3rd, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Prof. M. Bland of Sparta, Mich., and Mrs. Augusta Pepper of Green Bay, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fields very pleasantly entertained at their home, 323 N. 13th street, November 1st complimentary to their brother, Prof. M. Bland, and wife, also Mrs. Augusta Pepper of Green Bay, Wis. A three-course luncheon was served by the hostess. FORT MADISON NOTES The Willing Workers club will meet Friday evening with Mrs. E. J. Thomas of 327 Second street. Rev. James Bowles and wife were in our city Sunday. Rev. Bowles preached Sunday morning and evening to a well filled house. Mrs. Mahala Green of Macon City and son, Macie, spent a few days in our city last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hoskins of Davenport are visiting at the home of Rev. and Mrs. McClelland. Mr. Hoskins is just able to get around since he met with an accident on the railroad about a year ago. His many friends here are glad to see him. Miss Effie Range of Canton, Mo., is visiting in the city, the guest of Miss Grace Smith and Miss Lillian Woods. The Sunday school is preparing to give a fine program Thanksgiving and the church will serve dinner and supper. Rev. and Mrs. Dawles were entertained at 1 o'clock dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace will leave soon for Monmouth, Ill., to make their home. We regret very much to have them leave our city. The Ladies' Social club will meet Thursday with Mrs. Robert Goodwin on Fifth street and will elect officers. The ladies of the A. M. E. church are making arrangements for a grand time on Thanksgiving. Will serve dinner and supper and render a program at night. SIOUX CITY ITEMS. Presiding Elder S B. Moore, remained in the city over Sunday on his way from Yankton, S. D. He filled the pulpit Sunday at the A. M. E. church. A reception was tendered Rev. A. L. Johnson and family at the A. M. E. church last Thursday evening. A nice sized crowd was present to greet him. A Lyceum has been started at the Mt. Zion Baptist church by Rev. M. State Capitol Blvd Historical Room H. Spencer and the young of the city, All who are interested in such good work come out and take part. Mesdames Henderson and James and Miss Collier of Higginsville, Mo., arrived in the city last week for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morgan. They left Saturday for Omaha for a short visit with friends before returning home. Mrs. J. B. Rush of Des Moines, who is president of use Iowa State Federation of Women's Clubs, will lecture at the Mt. Zion Baptist church on December 5th. Rev. James Washington arrived in our city last week on his way from the Kansas conference. He spent a few days greeting old friends and left Saturday for Omaha to visit his sons. The leap year party given by the Morning Star club of the Mt. Zion Baptist church was a success both socially and financially. The sum of $12.50 was taken in. The ladies of the Mt. Zion Baptist church will present the play, entitled "The Inter-State Milk Maids' Convention," on Thursday, November 28. Don't fail to see it. The ladies of the Mt. Zion Baptist church will serve dinner at the church on Thanksgiving day. Mr. Clarence Stacker has returned home to spend the winter with his mother, after traveling during the summer with the Barney Robinson circus. Mr. Johnson went to the St. Josephin hospital two weeks ago for an operation. He has been released and is getting nicely. Mrs. Moses of Lexington, Mo., is in our city for a visit, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mullen. Mrs. Harry Jewell, who underwent an operation at the Samaritan hospital last Friday, is getting along nicely. (We are glad to note.) Mesdames Lee and Johnson returned home Sunday from Chicago, where they have been visiting the past three weeks. They reported a nice time. Miss Ora Spears, who has been in Omaha for the past three or four months, is in the city again for a while. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Graves are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine girl that came to their home on the 7th inst. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reasby are also very happy over the arrival of the third son that has come to make his home with them. He arrived the 11th. The mother and children are doing nicely. Miss Helen Williams of Des Moines is in the city spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. Hattie Hutchison. Mrs. Walter Blaney left for Poplar Bluffs, Mo., last Tuesday night to visit her father. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Patterson are just simply elated over their second son that put in his appearance last Saturday night. Mrs. Patterson and son are doing nicely. Misses Josephine Bryant and Minnie Doyle will leave for Des Moines next Wednesday to remain a short while visiting friends. Mrs. Sarah Williams of No. 12 mine was visiting friends in Buxton this week. The Mt. Zion Mission Circle met in the home of Mrs. Bessie Clay, No. 8 E. Eleventh street. There were sixteen of the sisters present, and after the rendition of a very splendid program, the hostess served a dainty lunch. Miss Veetta Step, who was quite sick last week, threatened with typhoid fever, is able to be out again. Mr J. F. Baker has severed his connection with the Monroe Mercantile Co. and is now sticking to his printing business with the tenacity of a buldog. "Jim" is a dandy good printer and knows the business from "a" almost to "z." Then he is a fine big fellow and so very pleasant to deal with. Messrs. Eddie Ellis and Clifton Lee returned from Omaha last week. Rev. Biggs of Missouri preached for Rev. Woodard on Sunday night. The revival meeting began at Mt. Zion Baptist church Monday night. Rev. T. J. Carr of Ottumwa is assisting Rev. Woodard. Mr. Edward Green is again in the city visiting relatives, friends, etc. Miss Ora Hale and Mr. Jas. Gallant were married Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the home of her sister, Mrs. Ruth Rhodes. A full account of the wedding will be given in next week's issue. Tavernacle Church News. The church is progressing slowly. Rev. Mendahlhain's health is still very bad and his members and friends are donating enough to send him to Hot Springs for recuperation. Our prayers are that he may soon recover. Mrs. L. G. Garrett is on the sick list. Mr. Junior Tate and family will leave for Des Moines on Tuesday to remain indefinitely. Rev. S. S. McMann addressed the Sunday school in a very pleasing manner last Sunday morning. Miss Lillian Simmons left for Centerville last Saturday to visit friends. Mrs. Mollie Picey returned from Des Moines, where she went to visit her mother, who is quite sick. The entertainment given by the choir Thursday night was a success. Rev. L. Biggs of Higbse, Mo., of BUXTON BRIEFS Tabernacle Church News. Mt. Caairmel district preached a good sermon in the morning and Rev. C. G. Green preached at night. Lee Medley has returned to the city, after spending some time in Memphis, Mo. BUXTON BRIEFs. Last Sunday evening, November 17, Mrs. Ada Monroe entertained some of the officials of Guiding Star Chapter. The characters present were R. G. Potter, Mrs. W. H. Bailley, Mrs. E. A. Carter, Mrs. Minnie B. London, Mrs. C. R. Forster, Mrs. Sampson Johnson, Mrs. Anderson March, Mrs. Frank Melton. Business of vast importance was discussed. Everyone left on their face an expression fairest among thousands and altogether lovely. MASON CITY, IOWA. Since the weather has been so fair it has been the means of several visits by the stork. The stork visited the nome last week of Mr. and Mrs. John Stephenson, leaving a fine baby girl. Both mother and child are doing nicely. We are indeed glad to report the honor of having with us this week Rev. Dr. Sherrill, president of George R. Smith college, Sedalia, Mo., who has given us several lectures which were very interesting and well worth listening to by one of the strongest and most ablest men of our race. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spencer of Washington, Iowa, have moved to our city. Mr. Spencer is a contractor and expects to engage in work here. We welcome such good men to our city. We are glad to report that Mrs. Mary E. White of E. Ninth street is back from her visit from the east and reports a pleasant visit. Mr. and Mrs. S. Stratton were over rejoiced by the arrival of some realties from Frankfort, Ky. Mrs. Henry Cabbell of Ninth street entertained Dr. Sherrill and Rev. Woodford for breakfast Sunday morning. Mrs. Walter Davis of Warren street entertained Dr. Dr. Sherrill, Rev. Woodford, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spencer for dinner Sunday. A three-course dinner was served. Rev. Sherrill delivered an excellent lecture at the M. E. church (white) Monday evening, which was well listened to by a large audience. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Reeler of Eighth avenue very pleasantly entertained at a 12 o'clock dinner Tuesday. The following parties were present: Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Stratton of Manely, Iowa, Dr. Dr. Sherrill of Sedalia, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. W. L. James, Mrs. M. M. Brewton, Mrs. Walter Davis and Mrs. E. Williams and Mrs. Wm. Carter. After each one found their place cards they were seated to a beautifully decorated table, in the center of which stood a large pot of white chrysanthemums. They were served to a three-course dinner. All departed declaring the hostess a pleasant entertainer. We are sorry to report the illness of Mr. Chas. Cecil, who was brought home this morning by his brother. We hope to report his condition better soon. The Ladies' Aid society will meet at Mrs Cabbel's. All members are urged to be present. Business of importance. The Union Memorial Literary society will meet Friday evening as usual. The debate is, Who is the most intellectual colored man, and an old-time spelling match will also be held. All are invited. We have been wondering what had become of Mr. Dobbins, the chef on the Milwaukee railroad. No one had seen him for nearly a week, but we can announce at this writing that a visitor arrived at his number, Mrs. Dobbins. W. L. James and family went out to odinner Sunday to the Stratton farm in an auto. They report a pleasant trip. The young ladies of Mason City and grass widows also want to know if all railroad men are married. Ask Mr. Dobbins. Mrs. Thomas Allen of 123 East 7th street entertained at a 6 o'clock supper Tuesday, Dr. Sherrill and Rev. Woodford and Mr. and Mrs. H. Spencer. Mrs. M. M. Brewton will entertain for supper Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. Lacey Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Howard, Mr. and Mrs. S. Sampson, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crawford and Mrs. Couzins of Yankton, S. D. Sick Headache This distressing disease results from a disordered condition of the stomach, and can be cured by taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Get a free sample at any dealer's and try it. MT PLEASANT NOTES Mr. John Henderson left last Tuesday morning for his former home in Bloomfield, Iowa. Mr. George Blake, a young man from the south, who has spent several months in our city, started for his Alabama home, arrived at Moberly, Mo., and was in some manner killed, being shot by some one of that place. Particulars are not known. Mr. Blake had won many friends in the city, and we are sorry to learn of the sad accident. Little Eva Parmer is very sick at this writing. We sincerely hope for her speedy recovery. A donation party was given on ```markdown ``` Price Five Cents. Rev. Lowery and wife last Friday evening. It proved to be a little surprise party also, as that day was her birthday also. CLINTON JOWA. The reception tendered Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Slater Monday evening, November 11th, was a success in every sense of the word. A large number were in attendance, who gave the guests of honor a hearty greeting. Mrs. C. E. West returned to her home in Chicago on Monday, after spending Sunday with her brother, A. A. Bush, and family. The cantata which was given at Bethel A. M. E. church Friday evening, November 15th, under the management of Mrs. F. P. Alkens, drew a good sized audience, who were pleased with the evening's entertainment. The program was interspersed with solo and quartet numbers by cantata members, who in the main compose the choir. The proceeds are to be devoted to the trustees to be used in assisting in defraying the expense of repairing the church roof. Thanksgiving will be observed as usual at Bethel A. M. E. church with a dinner and program at night. The rally held at the Second Baptist church the 17th was a success to the amount of $86.76. The program rendered was enjoyed by a large crowd. The pastor says the debt will soon be paid and he and his people can worship God under their own vine and fig tree. The W. W. club met at the residence of Mrs. Donahue on Monday evening to arrange for a Thanksgiving dinner. An excellent program will be rendered, for which tickets are being sold. The many friends of Rev. Sandy McDowell were pained to hear of his death, which took place in Burlington last week. He was a former pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church of this city and was well liked. We hear the wedding bells will ring soon for one of Clinton's well known colored boys. We await the peal. ST. PAUL. BUDGETARIAN. And the weather man says, "Our nice weather is to continue." The Kings Daughters will serve Thanksgiving dinner at St. James A. M. E. church, assisted by the trustees. The Social and Literary society of Pilgrim Baptist church will serve Thanksgiving dinner at their church. In the evening a grand military drill, composed of sixteen married ladies, will be given. Union Thanksgiving services will be held at St. James A. M. E. church at 11 o'clock. Sermon by Rev. A. H. Tealhead of the Episcopal church. Special music by the choir. The Self Culture club was entertained last Wednesday by the president, Mrs. Mattie R. Hicks, of Thomas street. A paper on the life of John Brown was read by Mrs. Emma Hood and discussed by the members. The club will take a Thanksgiving basket to a worthy old lady, as is their usual custom. After adjournment, refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Blanche Charleston of University avenue. Friends of the late Mr. Flye were pained to hear of his death, which occurred on the 14th inst. at the home of his parents in Memphis, Tenn., where he went recently. Prof. Harrison, the dramatic reader of Chicago, will appear in a recital at St. James A. M. E. church on the 19th inst. Be sure and hear him. It will be worth your while. Mrs. Mattie R. Hicks was commissioned by Gov. Eberhart as a delegate to and attended the Conservation Congress in Minneapolis last Tuesday and Thursday. Mrs. Blanche Charleston is temporarily in charge of the Crispus Attuck Home, Mrs. King having resigned. Miss Lucile Wheeldin was compelled to leave her studies at Wilberforce college on account of her eyesight, which she came near losing. She is now at her home on Rondo street. Bro. Dan Hardin has recovered from his recent illness enough to be removed from the hospital to his rooming place. Such news is pleasing to his many friends. Rev. Father John Dorsey, a colored priest of Alabama, has been attracting large crowds of both white and colored at St. Peter's Claver Catholic church (colored), where he has been delivering interesting sermons for the past two weeks. Father Dorsey is one of the five colored Catholic priests in the United States. The Excelsior club of St. James church is preparing to give a baby show at the church in the near future. The Christian Endeavor will have charge of the evening services at St. James A. M. E. church Sunday next. We regret very much to hear of the death of Rev. S. McDowell, who passed away recently at Burlington, Iowa, where he was pastor of the A. M. E. church. Rev. McDowell was one of the old landmarks of the Iowa conference. Don't waste your money buying strengthening plasters. Chamberlain's Liniment is cheaper and better. Dampen a piece of flannel with it and bind it over the affected parts and it will relieve the pain and soreness. For sale by all dealers. * ‘ Towa State Bystancet BYSTANDER PUB. CO, Publishers. DES MOINES, > + + lows RETURN. TO OLD FAVORITE Bleek Walnut Wall Bracket Has Been Brought Into Use to Display "Small Collections. ‘The black walnut wall bracket long ago banished as old fashioned, unsight- Ih even useless, 1s reappearing among house furnishings. It 1s found to De just tho thing to dlaplay a modest Mitle collection of trinkets or small earls. ‘One carved bracket picked up In‘s weoond hand shop is being used by its Sew owner to hold dozens of tiny for ‘eign sliver articles—reprosentations ef musical instruments, boxes, fura- tare and animals. In another bome, ‘where cloisonne ts « hobby, little box- ‘es, teapots, vases and traps of this ‘ware are dleplayed on a three shelf racket, hung low, so the trinkets can ‘be bandied and enjoyed. The owner 4 not want to put her collection in 8 glass cabinet, and the long discard- ea parlor bracket fills the need ft- tingly. On the shelves she has laid strips of rich blue and gold Oriental embroidery, a perfect r»ting for the Bittle ebony stands on which the choice pieces of Chinese brica-brac are Placed. Ul another woman has a ite gal ery of her family photographs, dozen oF more, in heavy silver frames, ‘arranged together on one of these old ‘Wrackets, which hangs in ® conspicu- eas place in her morning room. ‘A pair of old Brackets of generous imensions have beon covered with & fecat of white enamel paint and are etng service 1a a blue and white nur ery, where they bold an interesting fcllection of curious dolls from many ‘countries. ‘The small single brackets with carved tapering underpicces are pret 7 In bedrooms, hung near old-time ‘€resting tables.” In one room on such fa bracket the owner has her grand- father’s snuff box standing fn front of fe mintatare of her grandmother. Just ‘@ single brass candle stick 1s quite fesongh decoration for one of the Drackets ‘A young couple inherited along with an old walnut dining room set two oda ilttle brackets ‘which they are ow uring on either side of the bulfet tnto whlch the gigantic sideboard was immediately converted. An of4 wood- en clock stands on one and a piece ot pewter pleked up in Normandy 08 aeter. $ Made an Innovation. ‘Over the door of a pretentious s- Joon downtown 1s a chime of gongs at may be played trom an electrical Neyboard inside. A. wag from the Jewelry region, who has some facility a's planist, got to the Keyboard the ether day and passersby were amas St to hear snatches from rollicking Grinking songs instead of the usual formal ding, dong, dang, ding that sounds automatically each quarter Dour. Later when all th street was ‘alighted except for the flaring lamp fest above the chime “Lead, Kindly Light" was played through by the Jewelry man—New York Sun. . ———— LS pubic and Private Life. Distinguished beauty, brilliant tal ‘eat and the herolc qualities that play great part in the affairs of Ife, sink foto minor place among the le maonts of married happiness. Marriage Brings every faculty and sift Into play, but in degrees and proportions ery different from public life or cas ‘ual intercourse and relations. Power to soothe, to sympathize, to counsel fand to endure, aro more ‘mportant ‘than the highest qualities of the hero for the saint. It is by these alone that ‘the marrled life atiatne ite full meas ture of perfection —W. Lecky. PLS er ae How a gigantic sperm whale brows two steel ribs of a whaler and disabled ‘a dynamo and oneéngine when har pooned off Sitka bay, was told by the Grew of a whaler which arrived at Beattle, Wash., from Baranof island a few days ago. The battle with the ‘whale began when the whaler’s gunner Rarpooned the big fellow. The whale dashed at the vessel with terrific speed. ‘There was a crash as be struck am{d- ships on the port aide. The force of ‘the collision increased the whale's fury and after a bard struggle it escaped. ‘as soon as the blow was struck, the ‘captain went below and examined the hall. He found that two steel ribs had ‘been broken and the machinery put ‘eat of commission by the shock. Keen Kid. “wother, didn't you say that some ‘ene would get spanked it my new doll got broke?” “Yes, 1 Ald.” Then would you mind spanking Golly most severely, mamma? The aughty thing has just broken ber orn!” ‘Tabhenu, ‘They sat Deneath the apple blow soms The moon shone softly. ‘Suddenly he broke the silence: swhat's to prevent my. kissing yout” > “Why, may goodness!” she exclaim oa, But tt didn't Specialist. ‘Mrs. Hoylo—My husband fs pesat- mist. : Mis, Doyle—t don't imow much about the different schools of meds Psst ‘Sure Proof. “poes the old millionaire | really ‘trast his. pretty, young witer” “Wall, he eats her mince ples” y ‘The Only Way. Mrs. Youngwife—Do you eook lob- art " New Cook—Always, mum. Do youse at youra raw?—Brookiyn Life, 2 thats Ditterent. _ Bier Aty. daughter can never be pease, at ‘want herfora wife German Co-Operative Credit Sys- ‘tem for Workers and | Farmers. United States Ambassador Reports on System of Banks Which Serves the Artiaan, the Workman, ‘and the @mall Bust meas Mad: esr Bbatt by scaly 3 tats nfo apa Peemyetin RE fat neh ori ‘vided himself with financial machin ery to assist him in the conduct of is business. As with the farmer, co operation is the basis of his banking schemo—cheap credit and quick credit Js obtained for him by offering a col Ieotive guaranty. What he could not secure alone he finds readily obtain able when he combines his limited re souress with those of his fellow. workmen. ‘The system of banks which serves the artisan, the workman, and the small business man of the towns of Germany is known as .the /Scbulse Delitesch system. As the membership of these banks includes a high per centage of agriculturists and their op- erations have an important bearing ‘upon the question of financing the farmers, Ambassador Leishman has tncluded this system in the investiga. tion which he is making in connection with President Taft's effort to estab Uiah co-operative credit in this country for the benefit of the American far mer. ‘Aa the soclal atructure of the town 1s more complex than that of the farm- tng communtty, so the structure of the ScholseDelitesch or urban coopers. tive banks fs more complex than that of the rural banks of the Raiffeisen type. Thelr membership includes men from many walks of life and of vary- tng degrees of financial standing. It as been found necessary, therefore, to supply these banks with « larger foundation capital than fs the case with the farmers’ banks of the Raiffel oon type. ‘The collective guaranty offered by ‘the farmers {s, indirectly, » land guar anty. ‘The guaranty of town residents 4s not so well defined. ‘Therefore, the members of the urban banks are re- quired to subscribe a comparatively large amount for capital stock, and the banks operate upon this cash be ais more in the manner of other banks than ia the caso with the Raittelsen ‘Yanks, which operate almost entirely upon the guaranties given by the members and with only = practically nominal capital. ‘Also the urban banks do more of » goneral banking business. Thelr larg er cash capital makes this possible for them. They do not dqpend for thetr funds upon central co-operative Danks, but receive loans from outeld banks, ‘They maintain and neck t pay dividends upon thelr capital stock ‘This dividend runs generally from | to 7 per cent, but a few of th SchulzeDelitasch banks of Germany pay as high as 10 per cent, and Gividend of 25 per cent. fs not un known. ‘The primary object of the urban banks {s to furnish thelr members ‘with cheap, gulck money. ‘They lené fn two forms—loans on current ac count and loans for fixed periods Loans on current account compris something over 40 per cent. of th Danks’ business. Loans for fixed pe rlods are made on pledge or by dls ‘counting bills of exchange. Also Idan ‘on mortgage form about 10 per cent of thelr total loans. A small numbe of loans are granted without guarant, of any sort. Capital shares in the Schultze Dolitzsch banks averago a little ove $90. ‘The Mabiiity of a shareholder 1 Senerally limited. The rate of inter eat paid for their money by thes Danks averages about 3% per cent. 0 the total working capital, while th ‘gross profits average about 6% pe cent. of the working capital. Deduct ing from this margin the cost of op erating the banks and other expense there Is still left a net profit for dis tribution averaging about 8% pe ‘cent, of the share capital. A portio of this net profit ts carried over a reserve and the remainder distribute as Zivigends. ‘Surplus funds not needed dy th banks in making loans to member fare deposited with outslde banks o are invested in first-class securities ‘The urban banks in three province fn Germany havo organized centra Danks, but for the most part th banks are able to obtain money sat {efactorily from outslde banks, an the three provincial central bank fare not of much tmportance. Th urban banks do, however, maintai current accounts with the Dresde Bank, a private bank, in order to fs cllitate the movement of their fund ‘and to equalize their debits and cre¢ “MOVIES” RUINING SALOONS. Moving pleture shows have prac tleally ruined the saloon business of ‘the national capital, according to tn- ‘vestigations of the excise board. Al- though the new license year began November, only 175 applications have been made for renewal of retail Neenses, Last year 613 retail lquor Moenses were taken out and unless Dusiness picks up during the next few days the board anticipates only one third of the regular saloon busl- eas will be in fores during the coming ‘year. ce ‘The People’s Most Prominent Part “T tnsist,” shouted the political can- Aldate, “that this shall be a govern- ‘ment of the people, by the people and for the people.” “Yes,” sald the man in the audience, wand I guess you might as well add ‘at the expense of the people” ‘The Fight. ‘Willis—o your’ wife recovered? Fine! 1 heard: the doctors made great fight for her lite. Gills —They aid and they almost got it; too-—Woman’a Home Companion. NEW RULING IN NAVY. All young officers in the navy will hereafter. sorve at least one year on runboat duty, according to a new pian Of detailing. announced at the navy department, ‘The navy department regards gun boat duty as highly importang be ‘cause the gunboat officers aro thrown ‘on thelr own resources to larger ex- tent than on the battleships and more quickly learn self-reliance and conf! dence in their own abilities. Tn the future the period of duty for all gunboat offcers, except the com- mander, will be one year. At the end of this period they will be ordered to the battleships and armored cruisers. ‘With this new system a greater num Der of officers will have the advan- tage of gunboat training than Is now the case, Tho offlcers will have, while ‘on gunboat duty, larger individual re- sponaibilitios and range duties. It {s expected the new plan of one year Getails will make gunboat duty more popalar, as such assignments will not hereafter mean long separation from the fleet. ‘A number of ensigns of the class of 1911 are now being detailed to the gunboats, ‘This gives them a distinct Advantage over their classmates not #0 detailed, ‘as those ensigns tmme- Giately become watch and division of- flcers, with quarters in the wardroom. For this reason, only those who have proved special efficiency at sea in the Int year are being chosen, At the end of the year they will return to the battleships. It tu expected that the same policy, somewat modified, will also be applied to the destroyers. In this serv- foe, however, young officers will be allowed to remain two years if they cheese, GRADUATES SHUN MINISTRY. A remarkable decrease tn the num- ber of Protestant ministers gradu: ated from the untveralties of the coun- try {a shown in a current report of the United States bureau of educs- thon. “Tt ts plain,” says the report, “that ‘educated men no longer seek the cloth as they did when the nation was younger. It may mean much or little ‘hat the percentage of ministers ‘ating the graduates of typleal col- Teges as declined from a proportion of 60 to 70 per cent. to less than 10 per cent. ‘An examination of the figures col lected at the close of the nineteenth century from 37 representative col Teges discloses the fact that the min- fatry takes between five and six per cont, of the university graduates, which marks the lowest point for that profession during the two and one halt centurtes of American college his tory. Between the years 1896 and 1900 only 866 divinity students were gradu: ated from 37 representative colleges and universities, or 6.9 per cent. of the total number graduated, which was over 14,478, genes DAE ‘The Atlanta prison cow, whose tn- Aiscretions caused a two hours’ debate tn congress several months ago, and changed the wording of a $450,000 ap- propriation bill, stirred Comptroller of the Treasury Tracewell the other day to write a long legal opinion as to her conduct. ‘The cow wandered out of her pas: ture and ate up all the neighboring farmers’ turnips. She was !mpound- ed and Warden Moyer paid two dol- ara out of his own pocket to get her free. He could not collect from the government because the auditors here disallowed the clatm. ‘Congress failed to remedy the situa- tlon, so that Moyer could get his mon- ey back, and the comptroller the ‘other day added another chapter by [banding down # decision that the ex ‘penditure was an {llogal one that the fovernment could not repay. The ‘warden will make another appeal to ‘congress for bis two dollars. ‘TEA ROOM IN U, 8. TREASURY. Secretary of tho Treasury Mac- Veagh has officially recognized tea ‘as one of the rights of women dy ‘authorizing the opening of a “tea room” in the freasury department, where 100 individual pots of tea keep up a merry song during the lunch hour, The new tea room is the. énly ‘one under Uncle Sam's protection. Some time ago indiscriminate tea mak ing throughout the building caused Secretary MacVeagh to {asue an “antl. tea” rule. The women raised a pro- test and the special tea room was the result. ‘To Osterize Reesters. Harry M. Lamon, tn charge of the poultry division of the bureau of ant- mal Industry of the department of ag- rleulture, recommends the Osleriza- tlon of all roosters after the spring hatch, Ho thinks that if his advice fn followed, the cost of eggs and con- sequently the high-cost of living, will be considerably reduced. ‘Mr, Lamon has found, after ‘many experiments, that infertile eggs are Dest for food, and will keep longer than fertile ones. By confining, killing ‘or selling all male birds after the droeding season, Mr, Lamon says the ‘farmers of this country will prevent fan annual loss of $15,000,000 in eggs. “phe statement made by Mr. Lamon ‘is cheering news to the poultry keep- ‘ers of Washington, whose roosters are ‘under ban of the health office. ‘There's a Reston. “why do you wish t divorce her, decatise she doesn't cook like your mother used to?" “No, because she does.” Saving Mle Life, “He's dlways borrowing my clga rettes!” “Perhaps he is trying for a hero medal.” a waka: “The old saw says. ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.””” “But suppose the beholder squints?” ‘The:Alternative. ‘rwould you leave a mean man?” “Do you think T- would hesitate be- tween alimony and. parsimony?” MRS, DAVID HUME GUEST OF SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR Mrs. David 7, Hume, wite of Com inlesioner Hume of tbe Killaiaro ai ‘Met of Brith Atrica, _ recently iste the harem Pas | othe sultan of PRMD | tacsiver The Pe MD youne sultan, Al PONG ic tanous, as P| « eplenaid Bos: Sf | isn education, be Day ing a graduate of Ae toes Bton. os Mra, Hume, tn Ie om an article in oe RS Shiewgo on EER | Srtase, ater ae ‘Tribune, after de ception at the palace, and the splen- dors of the sultan's home, has this to say regarding the harem proper: “The harem is in a building com nected with the palace by # bridge. ‘As we entered the long court he (the sultan) pointed to some rooms with the doors closed, or half open, and sald these were unimportant, as they belonged to the lowest class of wom en, who are practically slaves. “4a one of theso rooms I noticed ‘two Arab girls wearing masks in sem!- Moslem fashion. ‘They were squatted on the floor, just as do the higher types of monkeys, Their faces were protected by bright yellow masks that Teached the mouth and were allt #0 the eyes showed through. Their dresses were even more ridiculous. The one had a large black and white shawl wound to protect the lower part ‘of her body, Her chiet upper cover- ing was a long strand of shell beads. “We walked on some paces and en- tered a more spacious apartment. The frat room was a large reception room. ‘The floors were covered with splendid rugs from Persia and India, and about the room were scattered great quan- titles of ebony, Srory, and lacquer work. “The adjoining room was a bedroom crowded with furniture, including a handsome Turkish couch, costly silk draperies, and a handsome ebony Greseer, piled high with tollet articles of soltd gold, “On the couch was a slight, grace- ful Zanzibar maiden. She was fairer than most of the women fn the harem, and when ahe smiled she showed & double row of handsome pearls. “Close by were the sultana's room, the favorite wite of the sultan, AS ‘we passed the sultan pointed out the ulto and sald that he was sorry he ‘was not able to show me his favorite wite and her handsome rooms, but it ‘was the rule of the harem that he was the only one, other than her slaves, who had the right to enter her apart: ments. “Aw we retraced our steps we pass- e4 a room with the doors wide open, and I saw a beautiful girl with rosy cheeks, reddish hair, and large blue eyes seated on a couch doing some Deautitol English embroidery. “Sho had been brought to the place when she was not much more than @ child, and was the daughter of a San Francisco carpenter, but he could not find out from her of from anybody in the harem how she had been brought there. : “As we left the harem I remarked to the young sultan: “You are for tunate to have so many wives.” “Tt 4s all tho way you regard these things, he replied. ‘It I had my way, I should choose an American br Eng- Aish girl for my wife, and love her and her alone’” WEDS THE MAN HER DAUGHTER REJECTED Mrs, George A. MeLean of River- aide, TL, is the bride of George Isham Randolph, son of Isham Randolph, 5 the wellknown vos civil engineer of ~ 2c a a The coupte . A, | were united in | marriage at the BX 5 | cathedral of 88 | a Peter and Paul fn a Chicago by Dean SE Walter 7. Sumner ARMM and Rev. Oscar PRESEN De Wolt Randolph ee ea peace ae eee 5 the wellknown civil engineer of A attire es | The coupte A, | were united in ofp | marriage at the BX 5 | cathedral of 88 | a Peter and Paul fn eS Chicago by Dean SE Walter 7. Sumner Went) and Rev. Oscar GALERROMISH Do Wolt Randolph of Leo Memorial Chureh, Lexington, Va. ‘The wedding 1s the sequel of a ro mance begun when the groom was re jected by a daughter of his bride. ‘Announcement of the engagement of Miss Dorothy Mclean, daughter fof the bride, to Mr. Randolph, the bridegroom, was mado in August, 1909, and was Inter canceled. Harold Hellyer, next. door nelghbor ‘and childhood sweothea~t, bad become ‘a constant caller on Miss MeLean and within a year she married Hellyer. ‘The jilted man continued calling at the MeLean home, and the fact that the ia tn tho early thirties while Mra MeLean is nearly forty-five, served to allay notice. The wedding came as a surprise, sas capee ieee eae Gen, Sir John French of the British army talked to a reporter on the Lo: aitanta about aviation, “Ite mortality {2 dreadful," be sald “guch sacrifices, however, attend ev- ery human advance.” ‘With a grim smile he added: “On an aviation flelé an aeroplane Snventor sald one day to me comple. cently: : “Bee the aeroplanes looking down fon the plodding motor cars! ‘That ts ‘tho general rule now. Aeroplanes ev. erywhere are looking down on motor cara.’ “Yee, and falling down on them, too,’ wat 1” ‘A Pampered Pet. “annette.” i “Yes, madame.” spake Panky ott for an alrtog to ‘the oar.” “Yes, madame.” “and be sure you put on the little darling’s rain coat. I thought his bark sounded. rather hoarse this morning.” ‘One Must Eat. “1 presume there js the deuce to pay ‘when Seriblet writes a poom?” "“No, It is usually the buteber.” REV. F. C, EISELEN DECIPHERS OLD LETTERS Four thousand years ago in Baby- Jon ® young man wrote a love letter ‘wo his sweetheart. He wrote it on 8 : chunk of damp Ba, | slay with a stylus RY | tn cunettorm char. ; acters, Then he Meee Aap) | baked the missive Aue ey | ic tues ite N Be| | « brick, which WARY) | iresersea ths \ = fe e day. ‘The baked » A) love letter was de- y elphered recently PSE by the Rov. F. A han canons tg q ‘ : ws f . : sor of Old Testament interpretation {n an address upon “The Recovery of Lost Civilization,” at the commence ment of tho fall term of the Garret Biblical Institute of Northwestern unt versity, Evanston, Mil. In addition to this cuneiform ro mance, Prof, Biselen read inecrip tlons on other bricks setting forth marriage contracts of Babylon an¢ Nineveh; contracts relating to alt ‘mony; complaint from a lodger in s Doarding house against the fare: prescription for toothache; busines ‘and government records; and mes ages rolating to the daily lite o those anclent peoples whose capital have been dust for centuries. ‘These bricks were unearthed by savanta of the German ‘Oriental 10 clety (Deutscher Oriental Gesell: schaft), who are now making exten ‘ive excavations on the sites of Nine voh, Babylon and Ashur, which ante date Nineveh as the capital of the As syrian empire. ‘The Northwestern un! versity recently bas obtained 60 o theso bricks. Many of the bricks ar Inscribed with temple records. Oth ers are engraved with messages tc the kings, official records of govern ment, and letters of the common peo ple. ‘The bricks vary {n size. The larg. feat are three inches long, two inches wide, and onehalf inch ‘thick. The smallest are not more than an inch Tong, half an inch wide, and one-fourth of an inch thick. The average 1s ‘about an inch and a half long. an inch wide, and one-fourth inch thick Tho temple records and the brick which may be termed “ofctal docu ments” aro Kiln baked. The love let ter {a Ukewise kiln baked. But mos of the private letters are on sun. ried bricks. Tho bricks vary as cently in value as In size. The tem ple records and the bricks setting forth official minutiae are valued al ‘five dollars aptece. Others, especially those of historical significance, are ‘valued at hundreds, and even thou sands of dollars. The cunolform writ ings cover both sides of the bricks. SIR THOMAS LIPTON PLAYS BEING NEWSBOY ‘An amusing incident occurred not tong ago at Boulogne on the return of ‘ir ‘Thomas, Lip ton and str Thom |] a8 Dewar trom a | continental motor MMM) | trp. Anxious co RS learn the latest _ og er land, Sir ‘Thomas hak | Dewar purchased bas t percel of Eng NX? lish papers, and a handed them to Sir ‘Thomas Lip ton to take car = eS) of. On the arriv. ,. | a8 Dewar from a ® | continental motor MM) | tip. Anxious to 5 Tearn the latest eh | news trom Eng a | land, Sir Thomas ‘pf, | Dewar purchased a parcel ot Eng: ey Ush papers, and ee handed them te Sir Thomas Lip ton to take care a of. On the arriv. al of the boat ex press from Paris Sir Thomas Lipton, wearing his yachting cap, was stand ing at the head of the gangway. An ‘American went up to bim, and think: tng Sir Thomas was a newspaper vender, said: “What papers have ron got there? Have you got any New York papers?” Sir Thomas immedt- ately realized tho situation and enid that he had no New York papers, but had come English papers, Including the Daily Telegraph, the ‘Daily Es- press, the Dally News, the Star, the ‘Westininster Gazette and Reynold’s. "Give me the Daily Telegraph,” sald the American. “How much ta it?” ‘Thinking to make a profit, Sir Thomas replied "Twopence.” The purchaser took the paper and made his way to bis cabin, ‘Subsequently, on Sir Thomas Lipton Informing Sir Thomas Dewar that he had made some money for him dur Ing his absence, the latter quickly told ‘him that he was mistaken, that the pa. per had cost him threepence, and through the transaction he was a loser by a pomny, or, as he put it in commen olal language, 83.18 per cent. Geography of Blushing. ‘Fie Weare, seated wnier 8 Senened tree upon & mound of red and yellow leaves, ato a luncheon of sandwiches in the mild sunsbine of an October day. “Doge blush," he said. “Look at carlo. Tl frighte Bim, and -you'll fee him blush plainly. Dogs blush to the tail” He pretended that he was going te whip ble butting dos, and the animal Thowed the whites cf its eyes. in fright, while tho skin of its white tall was, sure enough, suffused with Blood. ‘The tall blushed vividly. “Horses,” continued the huntsman, “lush. {a the ears, expecially in the left ear. Cows and sheep blush just abore the fetlock. Watch that spot on a cow. When tho blushes there It's a sign she's nervous. Move the silk pall then, for ahe is likely to kick Yt over. “Gate and mice and Hons and tigers brush at the roots of thelr antennae or whiskers!” Fortune Worthy Used. mho new woman suffrage club re ‘cently opened in Rome has established f tree employment bureau for the Deneft of Malian working women, Th aking this departure, thé club ts cerrying out the wlahes of the late Donna Glacinta, Martini, who was president for many years of the Ital fan Women Suffrage Association. |All her life Donna Martint worked tor the betterment of the conditions ot working women, and she devoted large part of her fortune to this end. MARK’S LOST SOGK'SIMPLY WASTE TIME Humorous Incident Not Creature] Mistakes That Mr. Wilkinson Way of Writer’s Brain. Not Repeat. ~ ee ee Declared In After Yeare That it Was | Has Practically Given Up Idea That S True Story of His Search in | Telephone Giri Can Be Induced Dark for His Lost Article to Acknowledge That She ‘of Apparel. Has Made Mistake, Readers of “A Tramp Abroad,” who tecall the incident of the finding of the ost sock in the vast hotel bed room in Hellsbroun may be interested {fo compare the atory as thus told with ‘what really bappened. Tn bis snatall ‘ment of the Mark Twain biography n {he uae’ Harpers, albert Basi Paine quotes a letter {rom Mr. Clem tne to his frond, Rev. 3. H. Twlchell Gated from Munich, Ia which we are fiven the earllest version of this inc! ent. In the Tetter the account runs as follows: vas ‘Laat night T awoke at threo thls morning, end after raging at mysel for two laterminable hours T gave tp. Trove, astumed a catlike stealth ess, to keep from waking Livy, and frosted to dee nthe ch ar fowiy but surely T got on garment after garment~all down to one sock: Thad ne slipper on and tho other 10 my hand. Well, on my hands and Knees 1 crept softly around; pewing fd feeling and scooping slong. the carpet and among chalr logs for ta fatasing aock. 1 Kept that up, and etil Kept Ie up, and Kept ie up. At fet only sald to myselt, Blame that sock’ Dut that eoon ceased to answer. “ay expletives grew steadily strong: er and stronger, and at last, when 1 found T wan toat, Thad to sit down on fhe floor and take Hold of something to keep trom lifting the root off with the protane explorive that was tr7ing to'got out of me. I could sco the dim Bur of the window, Dut, of course I twas in the wrong place and could give fro no information aa to where 1 waa But T had one comfort—1 had not waked Livy: 1 Delleved 1 could find That sock tn allence If tho night lasted Tong enough. £0 1 started again and softly pawed all over the place; and ture enough, at tho end of aif an Hour ald my band on tho missing ardicle. 1 rose foyfully up and butted the wash-bowl and pitcher off the fiand, and. simply raised —, #0 to peek. ‘Livy screamed, then sald: Wo ts it? What in the matter?” 1 ald: "There ain't anything the mat ter, Ym hunting for my sock’ She fala: “Are you hunting for it with « club? “T went tn the parlor and iit, the lamp, and gradually the fury subsided tnd the dlculous featares of the thing began to suggest themselves. So Ty on'a sofa with « notsbook and pencil and transferred the adventure {> our big room {the hotel at Helle tron, and got it on a paper a 6004 eal io. my. tatlatactlon.”—Rehoboth Sunday Herald, Dangerous Story. ‘A Yale undergraduate had been hav- Ing a fairly tively thme of It during his summer vacation, He was Invited out to dinner with his mother, and he was seen to get a bit nervous when she be- ‘gan one of her favorite stories. This ‘concerned the burning of their home, ‘on which occasion the son’s watch, eft on a bureau, was found ticking im the ruins after ‘the house bad been destroyed. ‘At the conclusion of the story the college boy jumped up abruptly and left the room with bis handkerchtet over his face as itsuddenly setzed with nose bleed. He did not ret for sev. eral minutes, by which time the con versation bad drifted, ‘After dinner the “undergrad’s” chum asked the significance of the move. “Tl tell you, but nobody else,” said he. “When mother told that story 1 ‘was afraid she was going to ask me to show the watch.” bia tek at ene Albert was a sclemn-eyed, spirituar looking child. “Nurse,” he sald one day, leaving his blocks and laying his hand gently on her knee, “nurse, 1s this God's day?” "No, dear,” said the nurse, “this is not Sunday; it 18 Thursday.” “I'm so sorry,” he sald, sadly, and went back to his blocks. ‘The next day and the next, in, his serious manner, he asked the same question and the nurse tearfully said to the cook: “That child ts too good for this world.” ‘On Sunday the question was repeat, ed, and the nurse, with a sob in her voioe, sald: “Yes, Lambie, this {s God's day.” “Then where ts the funny papert” he demanded. ‘Beerrésciion,. A tramp knocked at the door of a lonely apinster's home. “Kind lady, art yer ‘usband if ’e ‘ain't got a old pair o' trousers to give away.” ‘The spinster, not wishing to expose her solitude, replied: “Sorry, my good man, he—er—er— never wears such things."—Harper's Magazine, ‘You'd Think 80, “He's a brute.” “How so?” “When she promised to be his wife he sald he would do everything in his power to make her happy.” “Well?” “He spends all of bis time at the lub!” “Well, if he 1s really a brute that ought to help some.” Lucky Fish. “The codfish,” sald the protester, “lays considerably more than a million fsa “It {8 mighty lucky for the codfish that-she doesn't have to cackle over every ogg,” sald the atndent who came from the farm, It Pays to Advertise, “Why should I'a@vertiso?” “Well, here's an example, America wasn’t named after Columbus, who Alscovered St, but after Amerigo Ves: jpuoel, who first advertised it.” Mistakes That Mr. Wilkinson Win Not Repeat. or Has Practically Given Up Idea That Telephone Girt Can Be Induced to Acknowledge That she Hes Made itetaie, ‘Mr. Wilkinson bad just fallen into « sound sleep when at 11:45 his wite shook bim, saying “William, Wilam! Hurry—get up ‘The telephone's ringing.” “Let tt ring,” Mr. Wilkinson sleep. fy replled. “No. not Hurry and answer it 1 may be long distance. I'm 20 afraid mother may be worse—sbe might be dead! Please hurry! I'm so fright. ened I don’t know: what to du.” Mr. Wilkinson reluctantly crawet out of bed and stumbled through the darkness to tho electric switch, While ho was turning on tho light the tele phone bell rang again. “Please hurry,” Mrs. Wilkinson tor plored. “They may not walt.” “Tam hurrying,” Wilkinson gum. dled. “It they don't want to walt let ‘em g0 to the dickens.” ‘At last he got down into the ball and took the recelver from the fork, “Well?” he asked,“‘what fs it? ‘There was no immediate reply. “Hello!” he exclaimed. BUIII there was no response, ‘Then he jiggled the arm a few times and presently @ swest voice asked: “Number, please.” “Number nothin’! replied William Wilkinson. “Who's calling ust “Number, please.” “T say, who's calling us? “Nobody 1s calliug. you.” “This bell has been ringing” “Nobody {a calling you." "Sell, what do you mean by get ting people out of bed at this time of night?” “Number, pletse.” “T say, what do you mean by ring ng us up at this time of night i nobody wants ust” “Did you wish to call anybody?" “Didn't you ring this phone fost now?” “Number, please” “Has anybody beon trying to eet ur “Nobody is calling you." “The bell has been ringing for the past ten minutes.” “Hae itt ‘The wires must be crossed.” ‘While he was lying awake during the next two hours Wilflam Wilkin son arrived at the philosophical com clusion that {t was useless to try to Bet & telephone girl to acknowledge 8 mistake—Chteago Record-Herald. ‘The Vandal. Senator Depew was deprecating st Saratoga certain contemplated changes in the Constitution. “To break up the venerable Const tution like that,” he sald with a smile, “smacks of vandallsm, and recall ‘Tom Tunkin to my mind. “Tom, traveling in Italy with & friend, sald one Gay In Naples: “Well, we've done Naples thoroagh- ty—Aquarium and Arcade, Pomel ‘and Vesuvius, Let's get on to Flor ‘ence.’ Oh, the deuce with Florence,’ his friend growled. “Tiere's no cate ite ‘there, nor nothin’* “Look here; eal Tom Turks sternly, ‘a man tours Eutope for some thing a little bit more elevatiog than ‘cafe life. I'm going on to Florence if T go alone. I've got to get 8 chunk of of Michael Angelo’s famots statue of David for my souvenir collsetion.’* ‘Fee Thrusts, Congressman Henry was deprecat ing in Washington an international “marriage 40 convenance.” “Two men were talking about this marriage cynteally but truthfully” be sald, "The first man remarked: "Ot course the carl won't be shi to support Miss Lotta Golde in the style he’s been accustomed to’ “ob, ald tho other, ‘her father ‘will make allowances for that” Congressman Henry gave a sri taugh and resumed. “The first man looked thoughtful for ‘a moment, Then ho said: "Despite the stories about tb earls past, tt does seem to me tht he's Miss Golde's devoted slave’ “ob, yea! waa the other man's re ply, ‘he's eager for tho bonds, al right” Child Labor and Health, “cutld Tabor predisposes to tuber tosis. Thia does not apply exclushely to child labor io tho factory. tn mi? cases child Tabor in the home 1s 68 ad_as in the factory, and the dit fer from tuberculosls{s fust as sre ‘These are among the statements mide na paper before the recent Courtet on Hyslene and Demography in Ws {neton. by Dr, 8, Adolphus Koopt ot New York. “Tuberculosis is « sods! Glncage fn the final analysis. It 3 not be eradicated until wo have sods! fustice.” aaa ae “Do you find your husband ir fa help?” asked the Indy who vat * candidate for the legislature, “Yes,” replied the one who hi running for mayor, “I really dt Know how I should be ablo to # flong without him, Ho latens te my speeches before I make then # publte.” “Does he ever criticize them?” “Never. That is what gives 1° ‘dence in myselt.” f ae ‘@trange Sounds. ‘he Russians have no seote ft mor" remarked the frivolous Pert “Why do you think so?” tt thoy had, no presiding OB ‘could get through « roll ‘call witbet laughing at his own words.” aie All the Same to Him. een the nights ar 6 fo long! stone ie doesn't make ony éifeg to me, My wite always sits op a Malta tor me, no mater bow 08 night may be.” (FALAMERCAN” LINES Dr. P, A. Johnson, ex-president of ‘ue National Medical association, an¢ ho served three terms as chairman Tine executive committee, is of the Spinlon that the south is destined te foie great fold for efficlent colored focors and surgeons, This conclu ifoa was formed while he was at feeding the recent session of the Na “Yous! Medical association at Tuske fee intitute, Alabama, when he par Halpated ih the toteresting clinics and fame in contact with the physicians “fad wurgeon of the south, whose ef fdeney was in the nature of a revela floc to bim. Dr. Johnson became ec teeply interested in one of the cases zring the session of the National Medical association that he 1s treat fog the patient by mall, although the ‘ase {s an aggravated one, The pa: feat 1s 2 sixteenyearold gold who fives about 30 miles trom, Tuskegee. Yor ten months she has been under the care of a doctor who was treating der for pulmonary tuberculosis, An ‘enminatlon by Dr. Johnson showed fiat she had Bright's disease, Eme- dated and weighing only a few younds, the sick girl has not been {ble to sleep in bed for five montha for tear of amothering to death. Since fhe was given medical ald at Tuske- fre Institute her condition 1s much fnproved. ‘The need of additional eapable doc: {ors in the south fs further emphasized ty Dr. Johnson in relating a case in which a male patient, fifty years old, ‘was being treated for Indigestion ‘when an examination by doctors at- fending the session of the National Metical association showed that he ‘was tuffering with the enlargement of Abe heart. Dr. Johnson was shocked to find ‘at tn many parts of the south no record 1s kept of the death of a negro, ‘condition he aid not think existed anywhere in the United States. It ts commonly reported that the umber of mulattoes 1s decreasing, and observation in the south tends to antrm that view, but the census re- tums show an incroase for the coun- tty generally. Among mulattoes are fucluded all persons except full blood aegroes, who show any trace of negro Wood. In 1910 the census enumerated $827,168 negroes of whom 2,050,686 or 108 per cent. were reported as mulat- toes. in 1830 there were counted 7,488, {416 negroes of whom 1,192,060 or 15.2 yer cent. wore reported as mulattoos. Jn 1870 there were oounted 4,880,000 aegroes of whom 584,049 or 12 per cant, wero reported as mulattoes. This showing of a atoady increase would be ‘damming but for the accompanying mgsestion that ft does not necessarily mem a growing intermixture of whites and negroes, and that it may be accounted for by a growing inter- nixture of mulattoes and full-blood negroes, and the marriages between mulatioes fs increasing, ft may still te true that fewer children are born ot pure white and black parents than formerly. From the southern point of view it ls encouraging to find that the comparison of states shows relatively fewer mulattoes where the negro Dop- ulation Is densest. In New England, the east north central, and in the Pa- ette states about one-third of the me- foes are reported as mulattoes, ville a general average of about twen- ty per cent. in the estimate, It is strange that the average writer on this subject never reckons with the fact that marriages between mulat- tees increases the number of mulat- tces—Macon Telegraph, The negro soldier has demonstrated his ability to serve with less loss ot Mime from active duty by reason of sickness than the white enlistment. According to the annual report of Sur- fon General George H. Torney, made fablic today, the non-effective rate of the colored soldier was 26.88, while that of the white soldier was 33.60; the Porto Rican 29.78, and the Filipino teas, ‘The report Itkewise shows that the ‘Nhite troops required the highest ay- ‘rage number of days treatment for tach caso of disability. ‘The Porto Rican had the highest rate for admis, tions to hospitals and for deaths and ‘the colored troops the highest rate for tacharge. Things which never could make a wan happy develop a power to make Mm strong. Strength, and not happ!- 2ess, or, rather, only that happiness whlch comes by strength, is the end ‘ot human living—Phillips Brooks. With all sublunary entries, this 1s the question of questions. What tal- ‘at fs born to.you? How do you em- ‘mloy that?—Carlyle. ‘You find yourself refreshed by the Wresence of cheerful peopde—why not ‘make earnest effort to confer that Measure on others? Half the battle ‘is gained it you never allow yourselt {8 my anything gloomy —L. M. Child Antiety and ennul are the Scylla and Ghayrbdis on which the bark of hu- Ran happiness {8 most commonly ‘Wrecked.—W, Lecky. ste who speaks honestly cares not, Meds not care, if his words be pre- terved to the remotest time—Carlyle, The emancipation from care and sor. Yow.and unrest lles tn that going out St ourselves which we call by the Same of loye—Dr. Maclaren. Let us not sit with folded hands, (xing upon the past as if it were the Malling; it is but the foundation — Frome KK. Jerome, Atter duty hath been driven forth en neltahnesn creeps in—Lowell. Ja all things t 1s--better to~hope Man to despair—Goethe. “Have you a man to take care of our farm?" “We wish a soung woman to teach domestic science In our elty school?" “We need skilled mechanics to teach carpentry, wheelwrighting, and black smithing?” “Negro nurees, men and women, are in great demand here in our town.” ‘There are some of the many calls that assail the principal of Tuskegee institute at all seasons of the year. It ts reasonably s0. ‘Tho change of the trend of education among both white and black; the increase of wealth and courage to venture Into Dusiness among negroes; the higher and higher esteom into which the skilled negro workmen are rising— all make this call louder and more general. At Tuskegee Institute some 30 odd of these industries are taught. There ‘aro millinery, dressmaking, ladies’ tailoring, upholstering and mattress- making, domestic setence, laundering ‘and gymnasties for girls; there are shoemaking, tailoring, wheelwright- tng, carpentry, cabinet making, tin- amithing, printing, harness making, ‘mechanical and architectural drawing, mechanical, electrical and steam en- gineering for boys; and there are datrying, swine ralsing, truck farming, poultry raising, stock raising, florieul- ture, landscape gardening, veterinary sclence, frult growing and many other branches of industry, both mechanical and agricultural trades for both boys and girls. This again ts the modern trend of things. ‘Therefore let no one halt at the {dea of young women en- tering the agricultural trades. Morevover, experience and experl- ments at Tuskegee institute are demonstrating that the young woman {s fust as apt and ablo a pupil with the machinery in the creamery, with the aclence of feeds in the poultry yard, with packing and handling fruit in the orchard as she is with gram- matical syntax in the class room, and fust as quick and aggressive as her young man classmate, to whom time and prejudice have hitherto restricted these trades. ‘The colored man that proposed & negro flag has certainly lost bis bearings. And he fs sald to be @ Dishop, too. Well, whoever he 1s, he has a right to his private opinions, about whatsoever, but when he breaké into print with the object of influenc- {ng and teaching he should be cau- tlous. Of course no harm follows, but {t makes the race appear silly and foolish. How 1s {t possible to get a flag under the conditions? Flags stand for something. We think the bishop would be ashamed if he was riven to the possible source of his flag getting. ‘The Africans, apparent- ly, have not worrled themselves about what banner they essayed their wars under, or cultivated thelr flelds in peace. Perhaps he would not be ashamed of the source of his extrac: tlon, but ashamed of the actual ban- ‘ner if they had any. The art of ‘manufacturing cloth did not spring up in our portion of Africa. It would be too bad to hark back to the Garden of Eden in the hopes of finding a vestige of cloth suMicient for a flag design— Indianapolis Freeman, ‘A man who lives right and {s right has more power In his silence than another has by his words. Chatacter fs like bells which ring out sweet mu tle, and which, when touched, accl- dentally even, resound with sweet mu- ‘Sic.—Phillips Brooks. At the recent meeting of the Negro Business League the most striking story of financial success was that of Watt Terry, a young negro. who in 1900 went from Virginia to Brockton, Mass., with a capital of 16 cents. He worked as coachman, janitor, porter and shoemaker, and finally became & real estate broker. In the last named ocupation his success has been #0 Great that at the present timo he ro- ports that his income renges from {$6,000 to $7,000 a = month. One great value of initiative fe the conquering of fear. Through all his- tory we find that those that have ac- complished things lived above fear. Fear of adverse criticism, fear of hard- ship, fear of failure, all’ were lost in ‘8 supreme effort to share with thelr fellow men the gifts entrusted to them.—Blanche Blessing. ‘Talents are dest nurtured in soll: ‘tude: character ts best formed in the ‘stormy billow of the world.—Goethe. Have ita fixed principle that get- ting Into any.scornful way is fatal to the best that is In you—Bushnell, The world always judges a rian (and rightly too) by his little faults, which he shows a hundred times s Gay, rather than by bis great virtuos, ‘which he dlscloses perhaps but once {ne lifetime and to a single person — Lowell. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.—Saadl. Carry your cross with patient sub- mission, and in the end ft will carry you-—Thomas a Kempis. It always surprises. a girl @ore or tess when © man tells her that he Joves her—fust as if she didn't know stall the time. ‘Man's work in life {x to turn himself from the raw product into a plece of fine art—Whiteing. ‘The girl who romans faithful to her faoals fe likely to break into the spin- ster class. ‘Phe height of «girs ambition 1s goldom less than five fect six. WHAT STEEP GRADES MEAN TO ALL FARMERS Ae RSS on Ga REE 2 chee aneien ox 3 qpsolB aE Ae eet ae Eno SUE er et it RN 4 ‘ine Giprerarer ——_—_—_—*? > 4 ye 1 nm___Stieeepert —___—4% § 3 ae __ ote? __a” B ies Ste weve POWER RUGURED O¥ BFFERENT GRADES “Accurate tents have shown that a horse whieh can pull 1,000 pounds on s tevel road will draw only 800 pounds with a tise ef ovo foot tb 100," Tue fuculty tnereases steadily an tho grace becomen steeper Nr rere GOOD GOOD ROAD CONGRESS ROA D Meeting at Atlantic City Mark mh fat Epoch in History. OmeS — SQ = rca <q | Moct Important Feature Was Attemp oH eM |e rina Waye and Means to Stop X geese Tremendous Drain on Rev- es ‘nueeSubjecte Discussed. ss The rat national road congres aero | held at Atlantic City, N. J. October ROAD MATERIAL IS TESTED|15 marke a econ'y, Ns Octove Machines In Engineering Department of Kansas Agricultural College ‘Give Geek Sstie: ‘When you ride over a good road or 4 paved street in your carriage or notor car do you ever wonder how ‘ong that road or pavement wil re nain in good shape? Doesn't st seem as if It would be a big waste of money X the road should prove to be of in: fertor material and would have to be teplaced in a few years at an enor mous expense? It you are a tax payer on a paved street you have undoubt idly asked these questions, Fortunately, the men who butld ‘hese streets and roads know just how vong the material they use will last, lust how much wear it will stand and now long {t will hold together. There {8 no guess work about such things when properly done. Several small, insignificant looking machines were ‘received, a few days so, by the engineering department of the’ “Kansas Agricultural college. These machines mean much to road duflders and to tax payers. They are mechanical contrivances with which tests are made to show just how much Dressure may safely be put upon rock to be used on a rond, and they deter- mine, also, approximately how long the rock will last or, rather, how it will wear. A sample of the rock 1s powdered and the powder {s tested to discover how well it will stick together—ce- mentation, In the laboratory of the department fs another machine which tests sand for {ts bullding qualities. Not long ‘ago a test was made of all the differ. ‘ent brands of sand sold in the state. Different brands of cement are tested fm much the same way. Other road materials are tested in this depart- ment, and then the engineer can tell ‘easily what his road is going to be ‘when It {8 finished, There is no guess ‘work about road building as one might ‘euppeeec Buying Stock Swine. Never buy an animal simply be: cause he hae a pedigree, and because he {s on aale at a low price, Pedi- gree does not constitute merit, for there are animale with pedigrees a foot long which would ruln any herd Into which they were Introduced. The next class—the farmer's pig—is that which fs not good enough for the breeder of high-class stock; this ant- ‘mal may be a bit coarse, and not wp to standard, but he 1s a good growthy or a prolific sort, which the pork pro: ducer will be-glad to have. ‘The next Kind Includes the culls, runts and in- ferlor specimens, which should be turned into butcher's meat as soon as possible; under no circumstances whatever should they be used as breeders. Use Ample Coops. Shippers of Ive poultry should never use coops which are too small to carry the poultry properly. Poul: try arriving In a cramped and wreteb. ed condition will not command satis: factory prices, and, furthermore, the commission man 1s apt to get himselt into serious trouble with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals unless the stock s removed im. mediately {nto other cops, and these are not available at all times, jiakdia haces: ‘The pickle worm has caused some trouble this fall and much of the loss might have been avoided by the tune of arsenate of lead. That fs, hac the cucumbers been sprayed ‘with arsenate of lead the larvae could not hhave entered the fruits, This ma terlal is easily removed from the cucumbers by washing, so that no Ganger attends {ts use when the eu. ‘cumbers ere thoroughly washed be- fore using. Grow Solling Crops, ‘When a sufficient number of stock Js Kept to consume the farm products to the best advantage, it will nearly always pay to grow some crops that canbe used as needed as solligg crops. Hen Pays Feed Bill. ‘A ben that begins to lay In Novem: ber and lays even as many as ten oggs a month through to the end of Feb- ruary, at the prices that prevall in ‘any town, has paid for her feed for ‘a whole year, and all she produces the remaining elght months of the year $s cleer, profit. Remedy for Scaly Lege, Apout the best remedy for scaly legs, which 1s the work of miniature pa¥asites, {8 an application of sulphur ‘and melted lard once a week, GOOD ROAD CONGRESS Meeting at Atlantic City Marks Epoch in History. Mott Important Feature Was Attempt to Find Ways and Means to Stop Tremendous Drain on Rev: dinta~-Eithieite Dinteiend The frst national road congress held at Atlantle City, N. J.. October 16 marks an epoch in tre history of Sood roads. Among the purposes of the road congress and one of the most important of many was the attempt to find ways and moans of stopping thi tremendous drain on road rev: enues; also to consider the best meth: ods of road management and of road construction and maintenance, and dis- cuss the innumerable questions that arise out of these fundamental ones, writes J. W. Darrow In the New Eng- land Homestead, ‘The first cwo days of the congress were road users’ days, ao called, and the program was under the direction of the American Automobile associa: tion, Among the subjects discussed Was, “The Farmer and “Good Roads," by N. P. Hull, lecturer of the national grange, who contended that good Toads would help solve the problem of keeping the boys on the farm, and Would reduce cost of products to con- sumers by giving farmers easier and quicker access to the markets. On automobile Inws Charles . Terry, chairman of the A. A. A. legislative board, objected to the motorist pay: Ing the cost of road bullding and de clared that the double tax levied on autolsts in all but two states was un Just, Natfonal old trails was discussed im a paper by Judge J. M. Lowe ot St. Louis and by Mra, Donald Me- Lean, honorary president-general of the D. A. R, and the “see America first” idea, was presented by Preston Belvin of the Virginia State Automo- bile association, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt of North Carolina and“Dell Mf. Potter of Arizona, who is general “booster,” in other words the prest- dent of the Ocean to Ocean Highway ‘association, which proposes to con- struct a highway across the continent. Among the other speakers up to tho UUme covered by the third day of the congress were Col. W. D. Sobler of Massachusetts, who advised uniform road making laws; H, W. Anderson of Richmond, Va, who discussed needed reforms in road legislation, ‘and advocated a complete system of federal, state, county and town roads; James H. MacDonald of Connecticut, who was introduced as the father of the good roads movement in Amer- fea; and Clarence A. Kenyon of In- Alanapolis, who described the Indiana aystem of good roads as unworthy the state, yet much had been accom pllshed tn spite of it. “The road machinery and material exhibits were most complete and in- structive and they added distinctly to the success of the congress. Tho exhibit won praise on all hands. The government exhibit consisted of a se- rles of models showing the develop: ment of road building from early Roman times. The stato exhibits af: forded much Information relating to roads within thelr respective bound: aries, and a dozen or more states were represented in this mafnner. The road congress went on record as favoring federal ald for the purpose of bullding and maintaining good roads, ‘The president of the congress was authorized to appoint a committee to confer with and Interest the American Bar association in regard to formulat- {ng uniform laws relating to the building, maintenance ond use of roads, Lawa for the employment of prison labor I the tmprovement of the public highways were also recom- mended. ‘The congress commended ‘the proposition to construct an “old tralls ocean to ocean highway.” Eradicating Quack Grass. Some e~;periments that have been conducted during the past two ses sons by the Iowa experiment station, show that quack grass can be com. pletely and effectually eradicated by sowing sorghum. Infested tracts were pat in good tlith and broadcasted rather thickly in the latter part of May with sorghum. ‘This made such a vigorous growth that it swamped and smothered the quack grass go that not a bit of it was cut for feed tn the fall. The advant- age of this sorghum method ‘s that thera 1s no loss: of crop, the process that knocks out the grass giving valuable and nutritious ration for the farm animals, Highest Producing Cows. Data shows plainly that the highest producing cows aro also on the aver age the most economical producers. It ig true that the cost of feed eaten by these cows is considerably higher than for the low producers, but since the products obtained are much more valuable than the feed consumed and since a larger proportion of the net energy in the feed eaten can be used for production, in the caso of such cows, the net returns secured are in- creased to a far greater extent than the fnerease in cost of feed,’ YOU CAN MAKE WASHING EASY ‘There Will Be No After Aches If the ‘Tubs Are Only Placed ‘High Enough. The washday ts often spoken of as “blue Monday” because ft {s usually a day of bard work, followed by days of recovery from auch aches as wor: fn thinks her due. Now, it bas been definitely proved, says J. Howard Frick, instructor of Medical correction gymnastics In the Samaritan hospital of Germantown, according to tho Now York Tribune, that washing clothes har nothing to do with making wom- fn feel gloomy, but that the way she does it has all to do with her after health Tho most common complaint of women after a day's washing is the terrible backache which almost com: pels them to go to bed. This ts some. times foltowed by headache in the middle of tho head and behind the eyes, whieh often last for days. Now, what Ir the cause of theso after ef fects? Certainly ordinary work stould not entall such after sufferings. The whole cause Ie the position of the woman while working over the tubs. ‘The majority of wash benches are too tow and the woman must stoop over While nt work This causes the mus- cles of the abdomen to relax, which al tows the stomach, liver, kidneys. and, im fect. oll the organs, to fall forward out of thelr normal positions, caus Ing the terrible after effects of such work, ‘Tho proper position before a tub ts & pertectly erect position, Here It ts impossible for the abdominal organs to fall out of position, ae the abdom- {nal wall Is tense, as It should be when Jn the creet position, Another point of value in tho erect position is the fact that the wringing of tke.clothes Is much eastor, since the whole force of the arm can_ be ‘used without having to exert an effort to keep the erect poeitton. ‘Tho Utting of the tubs is an entire ty unnecessary labor. When they are not of the stationary kind they can be emptied by means of a siphon, Cocoanut Candy. One and a halt cupfuls of soft pale yellow eugar, halt a cupful of dark sugar, two and one-half ounces of dee feeate? cocoanut, one heaping table- spoonful of butter, a quarter of a tea: spoonful of cream of tartar, half a pint of cold water and two ounces of plain fondant. Put in pan the sugar, Water ond cocoanut and stir and dis. solve, adding cream of tartar when tt bolle. Stir most carefully all the time and boll to 245 degrees F. Work the tondant quite soft and pliable and put ft in the batch and mix and attr {t un- til Mt bogins to grain. Pour into but- tered tin and when halt cold cut in strips and wrap each In wax paper Tea Blacuit. Take two cupfuls of sifted pastry flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow: der, one teaspoonful of salt, two table- spoonfuls of butter, two-thirds cupfal of milk. ‘After the flour has been sifted and measured, add baking powder and alt, sift again, then rub butter in with the finger tips. Now with a fork combine this and the milk, neither stir nor knead, fust seo that’ ingredients are blended, then take on lightly floured board. With a floured rolling pin roll into a sheet a little more than an inch, cut with small round cutter and bake in greased fat tin. Sanasuas based: To get rid of carpet moths scrub the floor with hot water made exceedingly ‘salty before laying the carpet and ‘sprinkle the carpet once a week before ‘weeping till the pests disappear. ‘To have gema bake nicely, when fll. tng the gem pans with batter leave ‘one of the cups empty and fil it with water, The gems will not scorch when this method {s followed and will brown nicely. ‘Onlon Chowder. ‘Two large ontons, three good-sized potatoes. Slice thin, put into pan, with water enough to cook without burn- Ing. When eoft, mash very fine, leav- Ing water tn, Add ono pint of milk or more If desired, let come to a boll. Have ready ono egg well beaten In serving dish and stir chowder tnto egg. Season with pepper, salt and Dutter. Fine for a cold day for lunch- eon, Chocolate Cream Pie, Here 1s a chocolate cream pie which everybody likes and it has the merit of being cheap. Into your double boiler put ono pint of hot water. Blend to- ‘gether one and one-half cups of sugar, four tablespoons of flour, two of co- ‘con, butter elze of small egg. a pinch of salt and stir into the water. Cook until thick. Cover with a deep ple plate with rich pastry and set another plate inside mixture, cover with whip- ped cream and sprinkle with chopped cuts, Sn ae A cheap dish that |s very nice: Get three pounds of lamb (small pleces will do snd are cheaper), boll them Ull tender, set away to cool. Remove all the fat and cut In small pleces. Fry to or three allees of salt pork {Ml fat fs all out, then put in the lamb and broth. Add'a pleco of butter, salt ‘and pepper to taste. Let ft boil and then take out meat Thicken the gravy and pour over meat. Mutton Broth. ‘Three pounds mutton, two quarte cold water, one teaspoon salt, fow grains pepper, quarter cup barley. Wash and soak barley over night. ‘Wie meat, remove skin and fat and cut into pieces. Put in kettle with ones and seasoning and cover with cold water. Bring to boiling point and simmer unt!l meat {8 tender. Strain, Remove fat. Reheat and add barley and cook until barley is tender. Orange Layer Cake. Rub to a cream one cupful of but- ter with two cupfuls of sugar; sift three cupfuls of flour with a heaping teaspoonful of baking powder; four ‘eggs, whites and yolks beaten sepa- rately and one cupful of milk. Use any desired Aavoring, and bake in layer tins, Any preferred filling may be ‘used with this cake, but orange is sup auntie: FLEES HOME OF WIFE ENGLISHMAN HAD TRIED TO DROWN SPOUSE YEARS AGO. Ex Prisoner Suddenly Sees Benetactor Te Really His FatherincLaw, At ter He Had Swindles Him—Po- Tice @eacsh for the Bughtives Sydney, N. 8, W.—Releated from the ey prton afer serving ine onthe sentenon for n mumber” of Deity Tareony oftente, Norman Gra ton an Englshman, oat thirty ears of age, aplieg ts the. Hon te Stern 's'prominentasleltor and one fa tuber of peovle whom he hud mrlcted on ‘est mngnsoe. eu fevotons, ford toast him Ta teeing tho sountry. Mirae ad wot appeared agaiet ‘aration in th. criminal proceedings ‘and the fellow sald he came to thank the ‘ctor fers contderatton: Ho wan a very smooth talker tad a Ones won the Fendi ot Mr Baran On being questioned coneertng Be ue a Bnglana, Grattan fla a appar seni” ataigtiorward ator ae To Dresuiog Me rae thatthe iter To Ton of ming main, eupoling Dm wih food elohen and forte Bt Desaage money to the ol coun pat upon ariving at tho ich and andsome ie teidence on. ver Ie ane, Gratin took nik the Dremiae nd immediatly De te take excoves about entering ying that ‘hin cothen and general appeat face would ot permit hi. DUC Be"wowldb hor urged, Gatton of fered the excue tat he be forgotten ‘Ona thae moment that Be had Bro 'tmieed to meet a friend. Thereupon, very excited, he hurried from the Min. Str Baro blloed tat atl wan not right and going Into the hove ho ee ated hs auspletons to bli family, tn- ‘hulug s aauanter who he anrtod fa'Bgand during her schoo! aye a Chat country and whore husband, Gharterhouen student, atomgted to Sowa" her ata. tako In" Seotinn@, Sihithr thes had gone on thet? honey: Boon, inthe meantime the hurband, whose ame wae Henry Grafton Staley, bad fceured poteeion ofa er valuables, ineuaing about 8,700" Tacanh Shieh ale bag draw from the Bzetor Sank ‘The glow immediatly to Bhgland and Sligest search by the English and Covent pile falled ta'trace him, With hor father's deseripton of che seranger ra, Studley, who bas Tone tine enue. har mldon name and ho’ uan never alte recovered trom te tere experience of ght at ough Tover, told her tapi, and Sinn a once commuseated with the author wth the revit hat today the polio ofall Australi are ing for tho man. io fs tiled ta be sot only the one who attempted to ake vay with tho Young woman at yeare ago, but tite capri at tat tne om ‘nd tnsunpected, ‘who Induced the ion, ‘heme Pareaon, & daughter of Count Parcsen of Dénmars fo elope trom the beter ins acho in 1905, [tnd whose body wan found foating in‘invor ake during the Best days of the tall vacation. Concerning, ths tragedy ut ite’ was. publabed In ngland ee the tine ‘iiss Duras unt today nad over suown a pictur of her faggade Be Sind ‘and the woulgbe murderer, Dit wie her fethor sow the photograph To'vas" unable "to say wbetor or fot itn wen the, man ho ha appested to him for alr» blond "beara belag worn by he ex prisoner, while the photograph re- Vented boy toking student Endonvoring to explain the tlow's ssdden change of iad when the fomo wan retcbed, Man Duraw aays that athe imo of ber lve atria Ghgiend the had’ pletren of ber tome or parents, bot Ihe jst few Saye provious 6 her fights ewly ‘Bode phologaph of tbe Sydney oa son strived fa thy nls, and abe Pe Sein that her husband’ snsled “i eats the FINDS THUGS, BUT NOT KIN David Willams, Back to Old Home Af- ter Elghteen Years, Vain Seeker, Ia Robbed. Hazleton, Pa—Upon bis return to Hazleton, the Arst tlme in eighteen years, to hunt bis parents, who had belleved im dead, David Williams, a middleaged man coming from Omaba, was waylald on one of the itreets of the efty and robbed of $45 nn cash, together with some valuables. Hie assailants got away. Williams was found unconscious by 1 number of boys, who took him to t near-by houso where he rovived and cold the story. ‘The man's parents and az other re- tives here had died during his long absence, WILL CARE FOR DEFECTIVES New York School Board Adopts Sys ‘tem of Supervision for Mentally Deficient Children. New York—After calling several dHeniste {nto consultation on the sub- ‘eet of mentally defective children in New York public schools, the board of aducation has voted to appoint two shysieiana and two Inspectors to have tho care of such ebildren and a so- Mal worker whose duty tt will te to ‘ake up the cases with the parents, Moro than 2.500 children classed as ‘mentally defective” are at preseat enrolled In the New York schools. hake Hance 600,000 Times, Fort Worth, Tex.—Six hundred thousand handshakes were given here when 400 convorta in recent Baptist rovivals were glven the hand of Chris- tian fellowship by 1,500 church mem. bere lined up on a Brondvay street, The converts pressed down the line and were ‘given a hearty shake by every one of the army of 1,500 and toward tho last, according to the con- verts, the welcoming became almost an ordeal. The unique ceremony lasted an hour and a half. Music was furnished during the handshaking. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE CHAMPION HENPECKED MAN 18 A RESIDENT OF CHICAGO. In Answering Divorce Bill He Saye Wite Threw Stove at Him, Be- sides Using Hartmer, Selasora, nt raaa Keck aa A sanemee Chicago.—August F. W. Siebel, ate torney In the Fort Dearborn bullding, the other day mado an answer to Vis wite's bill for divorce, which, 1f all tho tales told therein can be credited, brangé him as the most henpecked husband in America. The Siebel were married in 1903 and have three children. They at- tained some notorlety in June when Stebel “kidnaped” bla children and took them for an outing at Lincoln park. There he fed them all the ico cream they wanted. Afterward ho took them home. Mrs, Siebel, who 1s, ‘a partner in the West Side Conserva- tory of Music, previously had sued him for divoree. She charged him with cruelty and desertion. Siebel’s answer avers that a0 far as the crvelty and desertion a concerned, the shoe is on the other foot. He chronicled his married life in detail, and, {f his avermenta are accurate, matrimony for him was a continuous His troubles, he sald, began a few months after the marfinge, and cul- minated In a three day battle, which started on December 31, 1907, and continued until January 2, 1908, when, for selt-preservation, he packed up and left home. His disagreements with his wife, so the bill stated, all had thelr origin in his wife's over- weening delight in “the giare of mid- night enjoyment.” In less melodrama- tic language, this means that Mrs. Siebel was visiting gaudy restaurants at night, while husband stayed home ‘and minded the bables. Mra, Siebel, sald her husband, not only beat him regularly and earnestly, Dut boasted of her pugilistic ability. ‘Among tho instruments of her wrath were the following: A ham- mer, “aclssora, her fists, her feet, = plate, a section of gas hose, a small gan stove, a foot rule, her shoes, his razor, a wrench, a butcher knife, thelr furniture, ‘One of the things that made Slebe? want to leave home, sald bis bill, was his wife's curtain lectures. “Hee was obliged to lay on the floor.” ‘safd the Dill, “and endeavor to sleep, but sald Patricia B, Slebel by her con- tinual abuse, spitting in your orator’s face and striking him, prevented him even securing sleep in the bathroom.” ‘Tho crowning catastrophe occurred on New Year's evening, December 31, 1907, Mrs. Slebel, sald the Dill, went out celebrating while her husband re- mained at home with their children. She was out on the strects, sald the Dill, until 1:15 fm the morning, when she returned and invited him to join her, in tho festivities. He refused, ‘according to tho bill, and she struck him and locked him out of the house. He stopped that day at a hotel, bug returned to his residence January 2. When she had got him safely inside, sald the bill, his wife attacked him with an “elght-foot gas hose, breaking his nose and greatly brulsing his face, continuing such beating for over hulf ‘an hour and while she was so en- raged sho threw a small gas stove at your orator, bruising him on the back ‘and she ceased only when her mother ‘came to the room and sald: ‘There fs no use doing that, you cannot hurt him that way, where upon she took ‘2 one foot rule and struck your orator on the shoulder, thereby breaking sald rule” THREW THEIR MONEY AWAY Niagara Falla Woman Forgot $205 ‘She Had Tied In Bundle of Old Linen. Niagara Falls, N. Y.—Mrs. Jobo Devlin of Fifth street rolled up some old linen the other day, and when her husband came home she told bim to take the linen out and throw ft away. He tonk it to the Ferry avenue bridge and threw it over onto the Erle tracks below. ‘The next day a good friend of Mr Devlin asked for the loan of $75, Mr. Devlin hurried home to get it for bie friend, but when he asked his wife for the money she turned white and when she was able to recover her senses explained that the six bank books belonging to members of the famtly ‘and §205 In cash had been rolled up in the linen, ‘A search was Immediately started ‘and every inch of ground in the vie~ Inity of the bridge Was gone over. A man driving a cow was suspected and he was located several miles away,but. without the precious bundle. The search so far bas failed to reveal the money. SNAKE’S MUMPS HIS MEALS Man Finds Reptile Carrying Nine age in stshege—Breake "One ‘When Hungry. York, Pa—Shooting & seven foot bincksnake which appeared to be mut. fering from some elongated form of the mumps, Stanley Klinedinst of Carroll townebip found that ft had swallowed nine guinea eggs. Seven of the eggs were unbroken, leading Klinedinst to the conclusion that the wily reptile had swallowed blo meals ot a few days on the storage plan and had been breaking an ogg by con- striction of his body every time ap- petite called for one. Takes Long Walk in Sleep. Plainfield, Tnd—Getting out of bea in the middie of the night and walking three squares to the home of an uncle and knocking at the door for admit. tance, and belng returned home with- ont awakening, was the unusual ex- Derlence of Josephine Fisher, ago tz, Gaughter of Mr, and Mra” Charles Fisher, of this place. ‘The child's uncle heard the knock and wont to the door. He saw that she was asleep, carried her back home ana she was returned to Ded uncom: scious of the midnfght walk. LAST Thursday evening Mrs. Jas Hardin and Miss Essie Neal entertained at the home of the latter on South Eighth street a company of sixteen young people at a whist party. The evening was delightrigh spent at progressive whist. Mrs. C. B. Catlin, Mr. E. F. Berditt, Miss Lois Skinner and Chas. Groff were the winners of the prizes. A dainty two-course luncheon was served, after which the guests departed for their homes, feeling that they had been royally entertained. The occasion was given in honor of Mrs. Jessie Jones. Mr. Thos. Brown of Keokuk, who has been employed in the city for the past several weeks, having completed his work, left last Tuesday for Lincoln, U. Mr. and Mrs. J. Thos. Peoples very pleasantly entertained in honor of the A. M. E. church choir a company of twenty people last Friday evening in their home at 518 Eighth street. A delicious five-course dinner was elaborately served and followed by an impromptu toast program, Rev. W. A. Searcy presiding as toastmaster. Several musical numbers were also enjoyed. Such occasions give new life and inspiration. May others follow. Mrs. Jessie Jones, formerly of St. Louis, Mo., who has been visiting friends in the city for the past several weeks, left Saturday for her future home in Washington, D. C. There she will join her husband, who recently accepted a position in the government service. Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Clark of Galesburg were in the city for a few hours Sunday. Mrs. Clark was formerly Miss Layette Little. Mr. Thompson of Ottumwa, Iowa, spent a short time with his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Searcy, last week. Dr. E. L. Scruggs of the Calvary Baptist church spoke in Geran Monday evening on the subject, Missions Among the Colored Folk of the South. It was a very able address and, as usually, was well rendered. We trust all persons in arrears in their dues on the Bystander will be prepared to pay when the agent calls next week. "It is a pleasure to tell you that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best cough medicine I have ever used," writes Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of Lavonia, Ga. "I have used it with all my children and the results have been highly satisfactory." For sale by all dealers. BURLINGTON, IOWA. Saturday, November 9th, at 9:50 p. m. at Burlington hospital occurred the death of Rev. Sandy McDowell. Rev. McDowell was born in 1842 at Milton, Mo. He was pastor of the A. M. E. church, an earnest and devoted man to his ministry and a true leader. He remained at his post until he was strenken with the disease which called him from labor to rest. He leaves to mourn his loss a devoted wife, son, mother and sisters, relatives and a host of friends. The funeral took place Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. from the A. M. E. church, conducted by Rev. I. N. Daniels. Prayer by Rev. S. L. Birt of Galesburg, Ill. Scripture reading, 90th Psa., by Rev. Eugene Allen (white), M. E. church. Rev. M. I. Gordon of Ottumwa preached the sermon. Sympathetic remarks were made concerning the diseased by the following brethren, Rev. W. Searcy of Monmouth, Ill. Rev. Williams of Galesburg, Ill. Rev T. E. B. Stovall of Davenport, Iowa. A selection was sung by Mr. and Mrs. James Brooks. Solo, Face To Face, Mrs. Cyrene Trent. The following resolutions were offered: Whereas, the hand of Divine Providence has removed our beloved pastor from the scene of his temporal labors, and the choir who sat under his ministry and profited by his example are desirous of testifying their respect for his memory. Be it resolved that in our natural sorrow for the loss of a faithful and beloved shepherd we find consolation in the belief that it is well with him for whom we mourn Resolved, that while we deeply sympathize with those who are bound to our departed pastor by the nearest and dearest ties, we share with them the hope of a reunion in that better world, where there are no partings and bliss ineffable forbids a tear Resolved that these resolutions be transmitted to the family of the deceased as the token of our respect for our leader who has gone. Respectfully submitted, Della Brooks. Lola Brooks. Ollie Foulkes. Cora Palmer. Otho Smith. George King. James Brooks. Cyrene Trent. Choir. Della Brooks. Lola Brooks. Ollie Foulkes. Cora Palmer. Otho Smith. George King. James Brooks. Cyrene Trent. Choir. Whereas it has pleased the Almighty God to remove from our midst our beloved pastor, Rev. Sandy McDowell, we will miss him as a friend, a brother and a leader. But some day on the beautiful isle of somewhere we will meet him and shake glad hands. What is the life of man? It is like a rose, beautiful, but is soon cut down. Resolved that a copy of these resolutions be given to the beloved wife, a copy sent to the Iowa Bystander and a copy be placed on the minutes of the Industrial Art club. Mrs. Josie Bland, President. Mrs. S. Henderson, Sec'y. Mr. Wm. Ray of Duluth, Minn. made a short visit in the city, the guest of Mrs. King. Mrs. G. W. Brown entertained at dinner Mrs. L. McDowell, Mrs. Stoner and daughter. Prayer meeting was started at the Union Baptist church Sunday. Members and friends are invited to come. Mrs. F. Martin and children of Chicago are visiting in the city. Miss Beesie Early has been suffer- ing with neuralgia, but is some better. Rev. B. R Penn of Rock Island filled the pulpit at the A. M. E. church both morning and evening. He delivered a very interesting introduction sermon in the morning to quite a large and pleasing congregation. The Great Monarch has visited our midst and taken one Howard M. Bird, better known as Walker Bird, at his home 823 Washington street, at 11:30 Monday night. He was born in 1863 in Booneville, Mo. Lived in Burlington for many years. He is survived by a widow, sister of Booneville and a brother in Chicago. He leaves many friends to mourn his loss. Mrs. King entertained at her home on Foster street at dinner the Revs. I. N. Daniels, T. B. Stovall, M. I. Gordon and W Searcy. Mr. Jordan Early is improving, but not able to do his work. The Art Industrial club met at Mrs Bland's on Thursday and transacted business. ALBIA NEWS Editor J. S. Thompson of the Iowa State Bystander was an Albia visitor on Thursday looking after the interest of his paper. Editor Whittaker of the Buxton Leader was hustling new subscription and looking after other interests of that newspaper in Albia Tuesday. The R. B. M. Literary society met on Tuesday evening at the A. M. E. church. The program was as follows: Inaugural address by Mrs. Nellie Esters, which was very fine, showing her ability as a president. Respond by Mr. Ed Butler. Solo entitled, Garden of Roses, by Miss Ora Lewis. Reading of Literary Digest by Mr. Ed Butler. Solo, Mr. Cornelius Miller. After which a banquet was given by the society in honor of their anniversary to which Madame R. B. Manly and Mrs. Esters served sand-witches and coffee. Visitors, Mr. Henderson of Chicago, who spoke very highly of the society. Mr. Harte of Oskatoosa, who spoke on The Negro in Politics. Mr. Wiliamn, Mr. Young and Miss Young of Hocking. The White Missionary society had a call meeting at the parsonage on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Whitaker of Buxton addressed the ladies of the society. Quite a number of strangers were in town the past week. The trustees of the A. M. E. church will serve 6 o'clock dinner at the church on Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grayson and son, Ben, was in Albia on Sunday. CEDAR RAPIDS Miss Makal Price, who has been seriously ill, is gaining her strength. Mrs. Lena Green is quite ill at her home on Seventeenth avenue. Mr. James W. Warren has changed his run from Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis, to Burlington and Cedar Rapids, and expects to locate in Burlington. Miss Fern Martin has been on the sick list, but is able to be out again. Mr. Aaron Gates has returned to the city and has opened up a pantorium. We all wish his success. Mrs. M. F. Lowery has returned from a visit to Michigan and Canada. She reports a fine trip. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Milligan entertained a large number of friends at a house warming in their lovely new home. A fine program was rendered by some of the best talent of the city. The Imperial Art and Needle Work club observed their first anniversary last Thursday evening, in the form of a reception at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fields of Arondale. The J. S. Y. citizens were guests of honor. A lovely program was rendered, and all departed at a late hour reporting a fine time. Mrs. A. M. Boyd is busy rehearsing the children of the, Lillies of the Valley, for a concert to be given, Thanksgiving night. The Culture club is preparing to give a Japanese drill some time this month. Mrs. M. F. Lowery's niece of Michigan returned home with her. Mrs. S. V. Holley has returned from Oskaloosa, after accompanying her niece, Mrs. Clara Leber, that far, and after visiting her brother, Mrs. Leber returned to her home in Chicago. Mrs. Lulu Horne entertained in honor of Mr. William Cullers, who has left the city to make his home in Chicago. Mr. Charles Molten has also left for Chicago to take up a railroad position. Mr. Chas Brown's mother and cousin of Ellsworth, Kansas, have arrived in this city and expect to make this their future home. Mrs. A. J. 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Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY --- DAVENPORT NOTES. At the last regular monthly meeting of the City Federation of Colored Women's clubs, elected the following officers for the ensuing year, Mrs. Francis Baker, president; Mrs. Clara B. Sheppard First Vice-President; Mrs. Emma Beard, Second vice-president; Mrs. Jennie Johnson, recording secretary, Mrs. Lulu Watts, correspondence secretary, Mrs. Josephine O'Neal Trea. The next regular meeting will be held the First Tuesday afternoon in December at the Third Baptist church. Much good can come out of these federated clubs, providing they work in harmony to the glory of God. Mother's meetings are much needed in this circle, why not have them? The funeral of the late Frank Smith was held from Bethel A. M. E. church at 2 o'clock, Sunday afternoon, interment, in Oakdale cemetery. Rev. S. M. Stovall officiating. The funeral of the late Mrs. Sam Green was held from the Third Baptist church Monday afternoon. Rev. M. Toomey officiating. Interment in Oakdale cemetery. Mrs. Clara Martin, Mrs Lena James Mrs Ida Cunningham, Mrs. David Underhill, Jake Busey and David Delward are all on the sick list, and have the sympathy of relatives and friends. Mrs. Cass Lambert of South Rock Island, Ill., was making calls on the sick in Davenport Monday. Mrs. Lambert always brings sunshine when she comes. Thus she is a very welcome visitor. Mrs. Wm. J. O'Neal and Mrs. J. H. Merchant returned from a three days' visit in Chicago, Tuesday morning. Mrs. C. B. Lewis returned from Burlington Friday morning, where she went to be present at the funeral of her cousin, the late Rev. S. McDowell. The following will be the order of service at Bethel A, M. E. church, Thursday, Thanksgiving day, November 28th, at 10:30 a.m. Thanksgiving services between the A. M. E. church and the Third Baptist church sermon at 11 o'clock sharp by Rev. Toomey. The two choirs will furnish the music. The President's message and the Why Not Invest Your Money in a Negro Enterprise IDMA TELEPHONE COMPANY BELL SYSTEM IDMA TELEPHONE & ENGINEERING Governor's message will be read preceding the sermon. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hoskins of West Eleventh street are visiting relatives in Ft. Madison this week. Dr. R. S Taylor, although not thoroughly settel in Davenport yet, is kept busy. This is just as it ought to be. Dr Taylor is a thorough scholar and deserves the patronage of his own people. In Washington, Iowa, the following is the new stewards and stewardesses of Bethel A. M. E. church: Bros. Thos. Mitchell, E. Green, B. F. Hopkins, D. S. Johnson, W. J. O'Neal, Geo. Hawkins T. L. Davis, H. M. McGaw and T. L. Dalni.Mksd5rss McGaw and Daniel Delward; Stewardesses, Mesdames, C. H. Marshall, Sarah Danie, Hattie Lambert, Alice Richardson, Georgie Perkins, Josephine O'Neal, Flora Mitchell, Lucy Hopkins, Rosa Corbin. The stewardesses' day at Bethel on Sunday was a fine success. The program in the evening was up to the standard. Lookout for the big Thanksgiving dinner at Bethel church on November 28th. Served from 12:30 p. m. throughout the afternoon and evening. What Would You Do? In case of a burn or scald what would you do to relieve the pain? Such injuries are liable to occur in any family and everyone should be prepared for them. Chamberlain's Salve applied on a soft cloth will relieve the pain almost instantly, and unless the injury, is a very severe one, will cause the parts to heal without leaving a scar. For sale by all dealers. CENTERVILLE, IOWA. The ladies of the Maple Leaf club met at the home of Mrs. Scott Richmond on North Main street last Thursday afternoon and organized an embroidery club. Sir Roberson, G. C. M., of the Knights of Tabor, was in the city last Thursday and Friday. He visited the Daughters' Tabernacle and the Sir Knights Temple and the Children's Tent. He was pleased to note the progress made by the three de- partments in the past quarter. After the initiation of three men into Tabernacle degrees a nice lunch was served. All went home well pleased with the visit of the Grand Chief Mentor. Mrs. J. H. Hicks and Mrs. Cutic Robinson were callers at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Evans on Friday afternoon. They were introducing the work of the Embroidery club. Miss Lilian Simmons of Buxton is visiting friends in Centerville this week. Master James Crittendon entertained at dinner Sunday, the 17th, Master D. E. Forent and Theodore Evans. The Thanksgiving program will be rendered Thursday evening at the Second Bapst church, instead of the afternoon. All those who are taking part with the program will please be present at 7 o'clock sharp as the program begins at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. J. E. Smith and daughter, Miss Cornereler, were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Evans on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. L. D. Price and Mrs. Thomas Bidding were Mystic visitors Sunday afternoon. The Jolly Entertainers are planning to give their big concert at the Drake opera house during the holidays, under the auspices of the Maple Leaf club. Mrs. A. L. Crittendon entertained the Benevolence society last Monday evening. A delightful time was enjoyed by all present and they consider Mrs. Crittendon a royal entertainer. Mrs. Wm. Noah entertained Sir Roberson at 6 o'clock dinner Thursday evening. Rev. and Mrs. Evans entertained Sir Roberson at dinner Friday noon. VIVIAN L. JONES Funeral Director The very best service guaranteed Prices the lowest Calls answered promptly day or night No extra charges for distance—Reverse all phone charges PHONE: Maple 2548 Residence Black 1658. 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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. The "Poro" preparations used 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 claim has always been that when the hair begins to grow as the result of the use of "PORO," it will continue to do if only the scalp and hair be kept clean. This sanitary method of treatment is also hard to the best effect in helping to prevent the spread of diseases, for it is a fact that hair in an sanitary condition carries the germs of disease which often prove fatal to innocent persons coming in contact with them. For treatment, call on or address: Mrs. Mollie Whitney 726 10th St. Des Moines YOU CAN'T BEAT IT WASHINGTON, IOWA. NOTES. Rev. T. B. Stovall of Davenport, formerly pastor of the A. M. E. church here, delivered one of this soul-stirring sermons on last Thursday evening, November 14th, to a good sized audience. The Rev. was en route home from Burlington, where he had been to attend the funeral of Rev. S. McDowell, who died at that place on Tuesday, and stopped over here. The members of the A. M. E. church and Sunday school are thinking pretty strongly of entertaining the next Sunday school convention of this district here, which convenes some time in June. The stewardesses of the A. M. E. church had charge of the church services on last Sunday and they made the day quite a success financially and otherwise. Mr. Hayes Crayton, one of the efficient teachers at the A. M. E. Sunday school, has started an innovation in that he is having his scholars take turns in teaching the class. On last Sunday Miss Iota Phillips acted as teacher. That class is growing fast, too, as the average attendance now of the Bible class is fifteen. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong of New York are expected about the 1st of December for a visit at the home of Mr. A.'s mother, who has been quite sick, but is some better at this writing. The young people of the A. M. E. church are talking of organizing a Bible study class to meet an evening of each week for the study of the young peoples' topics of the Bible., The Christian Culture Ladies' club is making arrangements to have a bazaar in the near future. Mr. Horace Spencer has purchased a lot on East Madison street and in the spring expects to erect a nice little cottage on it. As Mr. Spencer is a first class cement worker. All are glad to learn that Mr. Spencer has decided to locate permanently in our city. We want more such enterprising citizens. The young people of the A. M. E. church are to be commended for their untiring efforts in working to pay off the indebtedness of the organ and they have succeeded. In the last year they have managed to cancel the debt of over $70 and the church is now in possession of a fine church organ. The boy's appetite is often the source of amazement. If you would have such an appetite take Chamberlain's Tablets. They not only create a healthy appetite, but strengthen the stomach and enable it to do its work naturally. For sale by all dealers. QTTUMWA, IQWA. The revival services at the A. M. E. church are still in progress. Mrs. Carey, the evangelist, is still with us and will hold a meeting for women only Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It is hoped that all women of the city will come out and hear her. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baily on Center avenue, an eight-pound daughter. The Faithful Few society and Stewardess Sewing Circle will not meet until after the revival meetings at the A. M. E. church are over. Miss Ollie Alexander, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. Frank Alexander, died at the home of her parents on Center avenue Saturday morning at 10 o'cock, after a lingering illness. She leaves to mourn her loss her father, one sister and two brothers. Her mother and one sister having preceded her in death. She was a member of the A. M. E. church, from which place her funeral was preached Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. M. I. Gordon. The remains were laid to rest in the Ottumwa cemetery. Mrs. Jamison of Albia spent Sunday with friends. The Girls' Embroidery club will meet with Miss Maggie Davis. Mrs. Hattie Bruton has been sick for the past week. Mrs. Wm. Tompson has returned from Pooria, where he visited his son and a sick cousin. A small child of Mr. and Mrs. Hurt on McChanic street is quite sick with pneumonia. To Whom It May Concern: You are hereby notified to appear at the court house in Polk county Iowa, on the 2nd day of December. A. D., 1912, at 9 o'clock m., to attend the probate of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Levina Alias Lavinia Denny, deceased, late of Polk county. Iowa, at which time and place you will appear and show cause, if any, why said will should not be admitted to probate. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the district court at Des Moines this 6th day of November. A. D. 1912. J. P. Maher, Clerk District Court. J. E. O'Brien, Deputy. A. B. W. L. HARRISON, Prop JOIN L. THOMPSON, EDITOR J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER Official paper of the M. W. U. Grand Lodge of Iowa, A. F. & A. M., and International Grand Congress of Heroines of Jericho of America and Western Baptist Association Published every Sunday by the Bystander Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa. Office in Chemical building, sorner Seventh and Mal berry streets. Iowa phone. Wau nut 899. Entered at the postoffice on seco ond class matter Send money by postoffice or money order, express or draft, to the Iowa State Bystander Compan Des Moines, Iowa. ROCK ISLAND NEWS Mrs. John Spence of Collinsville, Ill., is visiting in the city, the guest of Mrs. W. H Moore, 1240 Thirty-ninth street. The Wayman Mission church will give a concert November 28th and will also give a bazaar the 29th and 30th. The installation of the new pastor of the McKinley Baptist church, Rev. J. W. Whitfield, was held last Sunday afternoon a. 3 o'clock. Rev. M. Toomey of the Third Baptist church of Davenport preached the installation sermon. The Third Baptist church choir also furnished excellent music for the afternoon. Mr. Frank Hall is suffering from blood poison in his foot. Is your husband cross? An irritable, fault-finding disposition is often due to a disorderly stomach. A man with good digestion is nearly always good natured. A great many have been permanently cured of stomach trouble by taking Chamberlain's Tablets. For sale by all dealers. ORIGINAL NOTICE. In the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county. R. B. Thode, plaintiff, vs. Middleton Manufacturing Company, Siff Bros., Clinton W. Sweet, Lamper, Skinner & Co., et al, defendants. To Middleton Manufacturing Company, Siff Bros., Clinton W. Sweet, and Lamper, Skinner & Co., above named defendants: You, and each of you are hereby notified that the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause is now on file in the office of the clerk of the district court of Iowa, in and for Polk county, claiming of you the sum of $549.88, with eight per cent interest per annum on said sum from August 1, 1912, as justly due plaintiff upon the promissory note for $700.00 bearing date the 27th of January, 1918, made by Lillie V. Heaivilin and C. H. Heaivilin, bearing seven per cent interest per annum from February 1, 1908, payable semiannually, and due and payable in the following installments, towit: $100.00 on February 1, 1909; $100.00 on February 1, 1910, and $500.00 on February 1, 1911, which note remains wholly unpaid, except the sum of $100.00 thereon April 12, 1909, and the sum of $50.00 paid thereon May 19, 1910. On April 10, 1911, the said note was renewed and extended to February 1, 1912, at 8 per cent interest from February 1, 1911. The said note is made payable to the order of plaintiff, who is still the holder thereof. Plaintiff also asks judgment for $6.00 paid by him for insurance upon the building situated on the real estate hereinafter described, and for the sum of $10.00 expended by him for continuation of abstract of title to said real estate, with eight per cent interest on said several sums from August 1, 1912, and for the costs of this action, including attorney's fees. Also asking the foreclosure of the certain mortgage of even date with said note and securing the same, upon the south 28 feet of lot 3, in block 31, in the Town of Demoine, now in and a part of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, and claiming that the lien of said mortgage is prior and superior to the rights or interests of each and all of the defendants. No personal judgment is asked except against the defendants, Lillie C. Heaivilin and C. H. Heaivilin. For further particulars see plaintiff's petition, and take notice of any amendment which may be filed thereto. And unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the January term of said court, which will commence at Des Moines, in Polk county, Iowa, on the 6th day of January, 1913, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 19th day of November, 1912. Geo. Harnagel. 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