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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. OL. XIX, No. 25 CITY NEWS Mrs. Peter Bell is not quite so well this week. Mrs. E. N. Warren is still ill at her home on Fourteenth Street Place. Mr. John Spencer of Grinnell, a successful business man, was in our city last Friday on business. Mr. Albert Walker, a successful business man of Marshalltown, Iowa, was in our city on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Guy of Buxton were among the Capital City visitors last week to attend the Smart Set. The Misses Geneva and Cecil Harris arrived in the city Tuesday morning from Chicago for a short visit with relatives and friends. The Rev. and Mrs. T. M. Brumfield enjoyed a 6 o'clock dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bell's on Thanksgiving evening. Mr. Ruben Gains, Jr., and sister, Mrs. Hill of Buxton, visited the Smart Set, the guests of Mrs. Adam Dixon on Day street. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Holt entertained Wednesday evening informally in honor of Mrs. Holt's sisters, Misses Geneva and Cecil Harris, who are visiting in the city from Chicago. Mrs. J. W. Fields entertained Mr. Al Walker of Marshalltown at a 6 o'clock dinner in company with Blind Boone Concert Co. A very enjoyable time reported. Joseph H. Shepard of Clive was a Capital city visitor Saturday. He has practically regained his former good health, lookin' z well and feeling good. He raised a good crop of corn this year. Wm. Wim Hampton of Red Oak, Iowa, is in the city attending the federal court as bailiff for Judge Smith McPherson. He is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Warren. Mrs. J. L. Courtney served a breakfast Wednesday morning in honor of Mr. Al Walker of Marshalltown, IA., Blind Bone and his concert company. A very delightful time reported. Mrs. L. E. Perry of St. Joseph, Mo., arrived in our city this week to be at the bedside of her daughter's children, who are very sick with aphasia. The child's mother, Mrs. Oscar Glass, has taken sick this week. The drama and concert given by the intermediate Sunday school of Union Congregational church last Tuesday evening under the supervision of Catherine Hunter and her success. The program was well rendered. The drama was "Courtship of Miles Standlash," and the young lad showed that they had been well trained by Mrs. Turner. Mrs. C. S. Cary, Mrs. Chas. Thomas and Mrs. J. R. Drew left Tuesday morning to be the guests of Mrs. John Wells. They will visit Wisconsin and Illinois before returning. The Dramatic Art club met Tuesday afternoon at the residence on Mrs. J. H. Brown and completed the study of Job. Meet next Tuesday with the Job Hammie. Begin the study of "The Turn of Life and works of Dante, Mrs. Warricks. Mrs. Wm. Bailey, assistant postmistress at Buxton, and her husband, who is weightman at the mine, and her sister, Miss Gertrude Luce, a teacher and day and Sunday in our city attending the Smart Set. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thompson while here. Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer of Grinnell spent Thanksgiving in our city, the guests of Attorney J. B. Rush and wife on West Twentieth street. They were entertained in the evening by Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thompson informally. The Pioneer Draught club will meet next Tuesday night at Mr. J. E. Mathews', 421 W. Ninth street. All members are urged to be present, as it is the election of officers. John L. Thompson, Pres. H. C. Brown, See'y'. The little son, Pierson, of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Glass died Thursday morning at 9:30 of diphtheria. He was a bright little child of about 3 boys the oldest child and one boy in this house. Their little girl is improving. The family have the heartfelt sympathy in their sad hour. The Union Thanksgiving services held at the Corinthian Baptist church were indeed largely attended and Rev. B. U. Taylor of the A. M. E. church, who preached the sermon, was at his best and around the large crowd to their full duty of giving thanks to Open Every Tuesday Evening From 8 to 11:30 East Side Dancing Academy EAST SIXTH AND LOCUST STS, B. J. HACK, Mansger. Music by ADMISSION L. McGuire's Orchestra 38c Almighty God for the many blessings that we have so often received each day of our life. Mr. G. Gibbs and wife left Thursday for Terre Haute, Ind., to live indefinitely. He came to our city from St. Joseph, Mo., and is one of the spirits in the organization of religious sect known as Sanctified Saints, and successful meetings on East Sixth and Court avenue. Mr. H. G. Darden is the leader of this bend and is doing well. On Monday evening, November 25 at the residence of Mr. Kush, the Dramatic Art club entertained the presidents of the local federated clubs at a literary reception. It was one of the most brilliant affairs of the season. The program was without equal both in subject matter and in audience. The study of some women were present to receive the intellectual treat. And all expressed a desire for another one in the near future. The dramatic club was founded two years ago and since that time has been involved in the study of some of the most difficult products of classic literature. THE LYCEUM The Des Moines Negro Lycceum held their annual Thanksgiving program at the residence of B. N. Hyde last Tuesday evening. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Mamie James at 127 Irigart street, Lake Park, on Thursday. Dr. J. A. Jefferson and Dr. J. A. Jefferson and Mr. Rufus Jackson will discuss the Balkan war situation, and business of importance will be transacted. NUPTIALS. The surprise of the week was the marriage of Dr. J. A. Jefferson to Mrs. Anna Clark, both of this city, which was witnessed at the bride's place. Mrs. Clark was in Place. The wedding was held at 7:50 p. m. Wednesday. The home was nicely decorated and well arranged. Promptly at the above named time the bride party marched into the church, followed by John L. Thompson, best man and Mrs. Ea Iewing, as bridesmaid, followed by the bridal couple. Rev Taylor performed the ceremony in a very imposing and beautiful manner, happy all one. After congratulations the guests, numbering about thirty-five, were served to refreshments. Many useful presents were received and, with their other gifts, wished them have a success in the marriage voyage through life. MRS. J. H. BROWN who plays the leading role, that of Zoe in the Octooroon, a drama to be given by local talent at the Union Congregational church on Thursday evening, December 12, under the management of Harrison Gould. The Octooroon is a beautiful southern play based upon southern life in Louisiana, actually describing the thrilling and sensational event as it occurred on a southern plantation. EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS St. Joseph is the largest and chief city in northwestern Michigan, with a population of 75,000 people, of which 14,000 are colored. They have three public schools and one high school for the education of the Negrd youth. These schools are well conducted and instructed by a corps of efficient teachers, and the high school, Prof. B. T. Perkins principal of one of the public schools. He is an old veteran in the educational field. He owns a beautiful home. Prof. J. A. Endicott is another principal of many years' experience, a ripe student. He has a lovable brother, who takes of the higher studies in colleges and universities. R. L. Scott, formerly a teacher, is U. S. government meat inspector here. He owns a lovely new home and is doing well. Dr. Edward W. Thompson, the druggist, owns a very beautiful drug store on the campus and Franck is an ordinary young man, a graduate of the Iowa State university and his drug store is one of the finest colored drug stores in the state and the only one owned by our race in St. Joseph. So all the people should support our worthy enterprise. Aviation is a favorite physician. He is doing well, a great race man. Dr. Ricketts is a practicing physician, very popular among Masonic circles. Dr. J. A. Crossland is the oldest practicing physician in the city, an able practitioner in the city, he was sent as minister to Monravia, Africa. He is now practicing four now practicing in St. Joseph, is Dr. F. N. Goodson, a young man formerly from Carrollton, Mo. He is a nice young DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1912. SEND SAMPLES OF DRESS GOODS "Please send me right away samples of your spring dress goods. I'm very busy and can't get into town for several days. I will select what I want and send in the order at once. I wish you would send the goods just as soon as possible." The successful merchant pays particular attention to telephone inquires, They frequently come from the best customers and mean future orders. IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY man. Dr. R. A. Beshears is the only dentist, a graduate from the Iowa State university. He has a nice suite of rooms and is doing well. Mr. L. E. Perry is a successful second hand furniture store man. Mr. G. W. Kelsey was a nice lunch and confectionery store at 609 N. Third street. He is a race man and has been very successful in life. As we have a regular correspondent from this city we will still hear more from that locality. BURLINGTON, IOWA. Mr. Hardy Johnson is visiting in Sloux City for an indefinite time. Mr. L. Bland is very poorly at this writing. The entertainment given Tuesday by the G. G. club was nicely attended and a neat sum realized. Mrs. Marie Leslie and Miss Gertrude Cowden were visitors in Monmouth, IL, at the home of Mrs. Sister Leslie. Mrs. Cowden will spend Thanksgiving in Des Moines with her sister, Mrs. V. Saunders, and Bessie. The funeral of Mr. H. W Bird was held last Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. from Drugh's chapel, Rev. B. P. Renn officiating. Mr. M. J. Burton preached at the U.B. Church Sunday, two inspiriting sermons. Sunday, December 1st will be "Dollar Rally Day," at St. Johns A. M. E. church. Members and friends please come, bring a dollar and just as much more as you can spare. B. R. Penn spent several days this week in Champaign, Il. The Art Industrial club held its semi-monthly meeting on last Thursday evening. Eight new members were enrolled, and the following officers elected: President, Mrs. Josie Bland; Vice president, Mrs. Squire Henderson; secretary, Mrs. L. M. Ash; treasurer, Mrs. Otho Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Cora Palmer; chapain, Rev. B. R. Penn. QUINCY ILL. Mrs. T. L. Smith and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, returned home from Springfield, Ill., last Tuesday, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Smith. There will be in the near future in Springfield, Ill., a motion picture theater called, "The Lincoln." This movie will be by the colored people for the colored people exclusively. Capt. R. A. Byrd is one of the three of the incorporation. Culture club will have its Thanksgiving program Sunday. Mr. McKinley Martin of Chicago, Ill., passed through the city en route to Foley, Mo., to visit relatives. Mr. Martin spent a few hours with his aunt and Mr. Wm. Wright is in the hospital as result of serious accident, which he met with at work on the street railway, at Twelveth and Maine. The funeral of Mr. Cicero Goodrich was held at the home of his mother, Mrs. Delia Goodrich, Saturday afternoon. The Current Event club met at the home of S. B. Golden and did the regular routine of business last Tuesday. Next meeting at Madam H. A. Longress. The U. B. of F's and M. S. T. held memorial services at Eighth and Church for late Grand Master Gordon Chavis on last Sunday afternoon. Why Not Invest Your Money in a Negro Enterprise SEND SAMPLES OF I "Please send me your spring dress gown and can't get into town will select what I want at once. I wish you just as soon as possible. The successful merchant telephone inquires. They customers and mean future or IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY GARLAND STANCE 111-4 PHONE BELL SYSTEM MIDWEST TELEPHONE & ELEPHONE CO. Presiding Elder Moore will spend Thanksgiving in this city, Sunday, December 1, 1912, he will conduct a regular quarterly meeting services. NORTH STAR Pacific Temple Association (INCORPORATED) pay you 5 per cent interest SHARES $5 EACH information and application blanks M. L. JONES, Sec., 519 East Court Ave. Des Moines, Iowa ADDRESS GOODS I right away samples of goods. I'm very busy own for several days. I not and send in the order would send the goods ale." It pays particular attention to frequently come from the best orders. Thanksgiving December the regular vices. Rev. F. Baptist clo to Kansas the death sympathy Missan Oakland but are burted by A misc at the h Tuesday tended by We are Lansing N fortune of improving Mr. A spend T Wyoming Joe Bake Missan and daugh Susie Lee Red Oak the home berton. Mrs. M for pres visit with Mrs. C sen, Mr. and daugh guest of ton of R ENT ($) Mr. W guest of and Mrs. Mrs. A this writ painful a caught her cloth gusted. The de the wife Harry M company's community lady, well While she the end eral was Rev. Franklin, pastor of the Second Baptist church of this city, was called to Kansas City, Kans. , Friday, by the death of his son. He has the sympathy of his community. The Sundays Josephine King and Otto Baker have both been very sick, but are better at this writing. A miscellaneous shower was given at the home of Miss Callie Arnett Tuesday morning in the community by Miss Katie Johnson. We are glad to note that Master Lenard Nowlings, who had the misfortune of getting his leg broken, is improving rapidly. Mr. Andrew Baker expects to visit the surviving in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the guest of his son, Mr. Joe Baker and family. Mr.-and.Mrs. Walker Dickerson and daughter, Bertha May, and Miss Susie Lee will leave Wednesday for Red Oak to spend Thanksgiving at home of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Perbenthal. Mrs. Martha Wright left Monday for Forest City, Mo., for an extended visit with her grand-daughter. Mrs. Carrie Reed, Mr. Albert Cassen, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Pemberton and daughter, Virginia, will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Pemberton of Red Oak, Thanksgiving. Mrs. Geo, Thomas met with a very painful accident last week. Her dress caught fire from the light and burned her clothes a good deal before extinguished. She was a nurse of Mrs. Henry Madden, the wife of our well known citizen, Henry Madden, who is a clerk in the company's store, was a shock to the community. She was such a nice lady, well liked by everyone, that she has been sick a long time, the end came Saturday and the funeral was held from the Baptist church Monday, of which she was an active member, conducted by Rev. S. Butes of Des Moines. A large crowd and many friends fainted on the public furlows many friends. TELEPHONE COMPANY many be her many John I only and Bystande What scatters. ST. PAUL BUDGETARIAN. ST. PAUL BUDGETMAN, We had our first snow of the season Saturday, November 23, and it reminded us that winter was at hand. The Excelsior club of St. James church announces the Grand Baby Show, January 10, 1918. A little premature, yet, nothing like getting your bid in on time. Miss Edith Leaver, under the immediate direction of its wide awake president, Miss Edith Leonard, conducted the services at St. James A.M. E. church Sunday evening, to the satisfaction of the large audience present. The choir assisted in the singing. And Mrs. Thos Steele of 244 W. Central avenue entertained at whist Thursday evening. Orchestra music was played throughout the evening. Those present to enjoy Mr. and Mrs. Steele's hospitality were: Mr. and Mrs. Steele's family, Hicks, Edward and Hicks. A pleasant time was had until a late hour when the guests left for their homes. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Valley of Charles street are the proud parents of a fine boy, born on the 20th. Mother and son are born on the 20th. The tickets are being sold for the Harrison Dramatic Recital at St. James church on the 18th of December. Mrs. Bert Adams of St. Anthony avenue was hostess to the Home Economics department to complete the inclementity of the weather, a large number were present. The Charity entertainment, under the auspices of the Elks, to be given at Hiwata Temple Thursday evening, to complete the inclementity of the weather, a large number were present. The proceeds will go to furnish Christmas dinners to the worthy poor in our city. Mr. Geo. Duckett of St. Anthony avenue is able to be out, after a very short time, a recent wreck, while his run. Everybody is busy preparing for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Mabel Southall is home from New Orleans and is with her mother, Mrs. Anna Mofta, of Arch street. Queen of Sheila Chapter, No. 29, O. E. S., will present another fine drama entitled, "Terry Arm and the Vampire of Adagio," Mattie Hicks and Gertrude Barber. Watch for the date and place. Mrs. R. B. Chapman, who is sojourning in Texas in search of health, writes from Paris that she is getting along exceedingly well and expects to return soon. The wedding bells are being oiled up so as to be in readiness to ring for one of our dashing widows, "just keep smiling," and listening, for they are certainly going to ring, for she said so. Subscribe and pay for the Bystander, no of the best negro journals in this country. MT. PLEASANT, IOWA. Mr. George Route of Minneapolis is visiting with his mother, Mrs. Rena Logan. Mrs. Ed Williams of Burlington spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Ralph Burnaugh. Miss Agnes Mason is indisposed at this writing. Mrs. A. Carter has returned from a ten days visit in Monroe City, Mo. Mrs. Hedge Hedge left last week for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. M. Williams in Wisconsin. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. CNen and Mr. and Mrs. rebuilding of their home after Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station the loss. Mrs. Geo. Harris entertained the Kensington at her home last Thursday afternoon. A delightful hour was spent, after which dainty refreshments were served. DUBUQUE IOWA Dr. Henry Rose has been confined to his home for a few days with a stomach trouble. He is much better at this writing. Miss Gretta McDavis of Iowa City will be the guest at the parsonage City. The Missionary society gave a social for the purpose of raising their Bishop Coppings fund. They were more than successful. They were the first to send in their money, so the treasurer says. Mr. and Mrs. Wells are expecting a visitor to Des Moines for Thanksgiving Misses Carey, Drew and Mrs. Thomas. Miss Harry Rose will eat her Thanksgiving dinner (Thursday) with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton of Donagiac, Mich., Mrs. Rose has not been home for three weeks. Hope she will have a splendid visit. The A. M. E. church have organized a chair composed of the following persons, Mrs. Gentry, Mrs. Rose, Misa Ida Green, Miss Lavern Martin, Messens Jack, Mrs. Gentry, James, Brooks, and Clarence Mitchell, the singer. Mrs. Stansberry as organist. Mr. Harry Rose was in doors all day Friday, suffering with neuralgia, and of course feeling much worse, because his wife is going away for a few days. Mr. and Stewardess gave a neck-tie Social Thursday night, last. The good people of East Dubuque were over in a body. All had a fine time and they cleared a goodly sum. Mr. Guy Green has left us again for Newton, Iowa, where he says he has gone to work, but we think dif-ferent. He is claiming his attention more than work. Look out for the wedding bells. Mr. and Mrs. Isa Jones have lost another son from the home nest, in the person of Everett, who has gone to Chicago to make his home with his brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Jones has now three sons in the Great Metropolis of the West. They are thinking of moving there themselves in the spring, when the weather is cool and hate to dispose of it. Rev. S. W. Stansberg is all smile now, the reason why, the trustees have let out the contract of digging a well to Mr. McGregor, and he wont have to carry any more water. CLARINDA IOWA The Ladies Study club met at the home of Mrs. Laura Jones Monday-afternoon. Miss Susie Lue was elected as delegate to attend the session to meet with business matters were discussed, a two course luncheon was served by the hostess. Wedding bells are again ringing in the morning. Rev. Dunden or Kansas City, Kans., was the guest of Rev. Morgon of this city last week. He delivered an able sermon at the A. M. E. church Fri. Baptist church Sunday evening. He left Monday for Des Moines, where he will visit his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Crush. Rev. Morgon is conducting a series of meetings at the A. M. E. church thursday. ENTERPRISE JOTTINGS. (Special to Bystander.) Mr. Bessie Jackson was the guest of Mrs. Bessie Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. John Steele on Sunday. Mrs. A. W. Rhodes is very sick at this writing. John L. Thompson, editor of our only and popular race journal, the Bystander, was in our town Monday. Greek Proverbs. What the wind gathers the devil retreats. State Capitol Diog Historical Room 2. P BASS CONTINUED AS LEGISLATOR Militant Race Leader Receives Large Popular Vote. CAPABLE PUBLIC SERVANT. Mark of Rare Distinction For the Hon. Harry W. Bass In Being Elected For the Second Time to the Pennsylvania Legislature — Only Afro-American Lawmaker In America. BY WHITTIE H. WRIGHT. Philadelphia—Hon. W. B. Wass of this city has the unusual distinction of being the only Afro-American in America to be a member of a state legislature. In the recent election, while all other Afro-American candidates in other parts of the country were defeated, Mr. Bass was overwhelmingly elected. He is therefore the state's representative from the Sixth district of the First congressional division of the great commonwealth of Pennsylvania, proving beyond a doubt that he is a true "representative of the people." This is by no means the first time that Mr. Bass has been the choice of the people in an official capacity to the HON. HARRY W. BASS. halls of the state legislature. He now serves and has served them effectually, unselfishly and earnestly since 1910. He has always taken a deep interest in the welfare of the people of the community and has rendered service of great benefit in their behalf. Mr. Bass was very successful in getting the state legislature to pass a bill appropriating $20,000 toward the holding of the celebration of the emancipation proclamation, marking the fifty years of freedom of the Negro in America, to be held in this city in 1913. As might be expected, Mr. Bass is a lawyer by profession and is very much respected by the bar of Philadelphia. He was born in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 4, 1868. He received his early training in his bachelor's degree and subsequently attended the celebrated Lincoln university. He then attended Howard university, completed the full law course and also graduated with credit in 1896 from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania. During the time of practice Counselor Bass has built up a large clientele. He is without doubt one of the leading lawyers in the country, is generally recognized as a forcible and safe leader; hence his services are in constant demand. MOTHER DREXEL'S SCHOOL. Parochial institution For Indians and Afro-American is Succeeding. Katherine Drexel, mother superior and founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament For Indians and Colored People and a member of the Drexel family of Philadelphia, has established a parochial school for colored children in One Hundred and Thirty-second street, New York. The school is supported out of the income of an estate of $5,000,000 left to the mother superior by her father. When Mother Drexel learned a short time ago that there were 60,000 colored people in Harlem she decided to make that neighborhood the chief field of labor for her institution. She has rented a house in One Hundred and Thirty-second street. The work, which opened a school about two months ago, is meeting with gratifying results. The purpose of the Order of the Blessed Sacrament is to teach Indians and Negroes to care for and to visit the slick. Cardinal Farley has consented to the admission of the order to the diocese. The Fathers of the Holy Ghost will assist in the religious education of the colored people in Harlem at the Church of St. Mark the Evangelist, in One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street. Register J. C. Napier's New Assistant. The new assistant register of the United States treasury, J. P. Strickland of Arkansas, who was recently appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cyrus Field Adams, has begun his duties like a veteran and is measuring up to the requirements of his office. Mr. Strickland was recommended for the position by Republican National Committee General Powell Chayton --- Price Five Cents. MOLINE, ILL Miss Drew丝娜 Thomas was quietly married last week. We wish them a happy and joyful life. Estella Shelton is improving rapidly. We wish her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Lydia Gormon left Wednesday evening for Peoria, where she will spend Thanksgiving holidays with Mara Harper. Mrs. Tolmes of 25th ave is on the sick list. We wish her a speedy recovery. Saintford Daily is on our sick list and wishes all friends to call and visit, with him. Miss Manie Ritchie is on the sick list. The young people of St. Paul's A. M. E. Sunday school are getting ready for a concert to be held on the 6th day of December. The school would come out and see what we can do. Tickets are out. Only 15 cents. Come one and all help the Sunday school out. We are starting a program for Missouri. Thursday evening, MASON CITY IOWA We are sorry to report that the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bradford is ill. Mr. Wm. Chicago is running in the city as second cook on the Milwaukee railway. Mr. Alfonzo Kimbrough of Oskaloosa, Iowa, is in the city as a guest of Mrs. Walter Davis of Warren street. Mr. J. A. Durrough of Farrein street is ill at this writing. Miss Mae Virden of Ft. Dodge is expected in the city Wednesday as guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. Durrough, 116 West Farrer street. Miss Bernice Davis, accompanied by J. Kelly, was over Sunday visitors from Ft. Dodge with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis, of Warren street. Sir Knights of Tabor will give a prize entertainment at the Woodman hall on Main street, Tuesday, Novembrer. Mr. J. Banning and Mr. Clark will open up a barber shop and safe at 325 Main street. They will have a grand opening Thanksgiving eve. Mrs. Kennedy of Ottawa, Iowa, is in the city with her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Davis, Tuesday, Mrs. Thomas Allen of 123 E. 7th street entertained Mr. Fred and Harry Mitchell for supper Friday evening. The Union Memorial Literary held an old time spelling match at the church Friday evening, which was a success. Mrs. H. Cabbell entertained the Ladies' aid last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jones will entertain Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Stratton and Mr. and Mrs. W. Sattler Stratton, and Mrs. S. Stratton, and other relatives from Kentucky for Thanksgiving dinner. The Ladies' of the church and Literacy society will give a play and bazzar Thursday evening at the church. Two young men of our city has opened up a boxing school, where they are training the latest style, Knock out blows illustrated free, Complete coarse $9.35. Miss Nora Williams is expected home this week* from Ft. Dodge, where she has been employed. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Warren will entertain Miss Mary, Pearl, Cecil and Miss Mary, Pearl, at a knockout Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts and family will spend Thanksgiving in Buxton, Iowa, with friends. ANNUAL CERTIFICATE FOR PUBLICATION State of Iowa, office of Auditor of State. Des Moines, Iowa, Nov 20, 1912. Whereas, the Cabe and Rutgers company, located at New York, in the state of New York, has filed in this office a sworn statement of its condition on the thirty-first day of December, 1911, in accordance with the law of the Code Title 9. 8 of the Code of Iowa, relating to insurance companies; and whereas said statement shows that said insurance company has complied with the law of this state relating to insurance. In pursuance of law, I, John L. Bleakley, auditor of state, do hereby certify that said insurance company is authorized to transact the business of fire insurance in the state, and is authorized to be hired by law, until the first day of March, A. D. 1913. I further certify that the statement shows: 1st-The actual amount 3d—The aggregate amt. of liabilities of said company, including the amount required to safely reinsure all outstanding risks, Dec. 31, 1911, to be 4dth—The aggregate income of said company for the year 1911, to be 5th—The aggregate expenditures of said company for the year 1911, to be 3,127,824,41 In testimony whereof, I have here- usonsubserved my name and affixed office the day and date above written. 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 fall without leaving a scar. For sale by all SORE a ara a Raa deaiam eee i Towa Siate Bystance. BYSTANDER FUB_CO, Publishers pee MOINES, 7. + lows ————— BEING CARELESS WITH LIONS ‘tory of intrepid Hunter Who Pald or Hie Contempt of the Beast Se. ‘When the author of “The Journal of fe Sporting Nomad” was in Africa be ‘ascended the Pungwe river to Belra ‘and engaged a professional huater named Kopping to take him out on ‘short trips In the immediate vicinity, for at that time buffalo, hartebeest, ons, quagea and bushbuck could be ‘obtained by going out from the hotel ‘and reiurning the same evening. ‘Lions, especially, were plentiful, roar- fog continually all around the camp: “That night the Hons roared inces- eantly quite close to camp; one of ‘them must have been within fifty yards of us. I took the precaution to Joad my 677, which seemed to amuse Kopping, who told me he never loaded ‘Bis old Martin. At night, he sald, If ‘a Won came for us It would be too Inte to shoot. I differed from him, for 1 41d pot seo the use of groping faround in the dark louking for cart- ridges when by a little foresight the rifle could be loaded and ready tor an emergency. “We argued the matter for some time and I happened to say he would pay the penalty one day (or bis care- Heasnoss, little dreaming that within © month this man would be killed by ‘4 lion, the whole tribe of which he #0 ‘openly scorned. It happened that, nft- fer he hed been out in this part of the yeldt with Lord Ennismore, he one day went out by himself, accompanied ‘only by one or two boys. Chancing to come upon a lion, a mangy one, (00, ‘he wounded {t, and had no time to re- Toad his rife before the beast came for him, killing him almost instantly “Had he been accompanied by am other white man, or been armed with ‘8 double barrel rifle, the story might have had quite another ending. He hhad the greatest contempt for Hons and patd the penalty of that contempt with his life. Personally 1 should al- ‘ways keep my rifle loaded in a coun try falrly swarming with there beasts, ‘and I proved Inter on the truth of my ‘conviction? Burglar Properly Punished. ‘An interesting and amusing story of 2 struggle between a woman and a barglar, in which the midnight intru- der came off second best, was told at Kilkenny (Ireland) quarter sessions ‘when Patrick Byrne was charged with ‘entering the rural postoffice at Cor Indéy with burglarious Intent. Byrne. fn the middle of the night, entered tho postofice through the chimney, awak- ‘ening the postmaster and bis wife. ‘The postmaster grappled with the in- truder, and his wife went to assall him ‘with a poker. The postmaster, giving evidence in the case, sald the prisoner ‘appealed to Mrs, Lucas, an old wom fan, not to hit him with the poker. “Whereupon,” added the witness, amid taughter, “my wife gave him 2 good Meking with an asbplant.” Invalld’s Tray. Oysters and clams are most dell lous when well served, and never are they #0 Inviting as when placed on ‘the crushed ice upon the new glass ‘oyster plates. They are just the ‘same shape as the china soup plate, ‘but are of cut glass, or may be had In pressed glass. They are especially adapted for use with beautiful service plates, for the color and decoration ‘isten through the clear edge and contrast with the frosty crushed Ice most delightfully. They are of mod. erate cost, in plain glass being priced at $15 a doren, and in cut wreath design they are $24 a dozen. For an fnvalid’s service tray they would ‘tempt the wearlest appetite. ‘Gaaaea: ae: Somebody wee talking te 8 newly’ married couple who were spending ‘thelr honeymoon at Scarborough. “You musn’t leave Scarborough til you've seen the cemetery,” he sald; ‘ee well worth a visit!” ‘They aald they would go, but they forgot about {t until too late. Then the young wife reproached her hus- and. “George;’ she said, “you haven't taken me to the cemetery yet.” “Well, doar,” was jhe reply, "unt fe a pleasure I must havo in the fu: ture!”—Pearton’s Weekly. Ran Prose With Motor Car. ‘A newspaper, known as the African Standard, Is said to have been recent- Ay published at Nairobi, South Africa, ‘under unusual circumstances. Owing to the breakdown of the electrte sup- ply the printing machinery was stop- ‘ed, but the fagenuity of the propre tors was equal to the occasion. ‘They harnessed a motor car to the print ing press and ran off the edition at the expense of a considerable quantity of Detrol, the paper appearing at the Usual time without a bite. Substitute for Plekwicklan. “T understand that you have called mo a liar” “Merely in a political senso, sir ‘merely in a political sense.” “Oh, that being the case, have & Warranted. “ware these genuine goldfish?” asked the customer. “Yes, ma'am, 14 karat,” thoughtless: Jy replied the clerk, who had recently resigned bis position in a Jewelers on Natural Explanation. Prossouting Attorney (testlly)—You say the candidate wasn’t running for Alderman of councilman or for any city office; then what was he running tort ‘Witness (stuplély)—1 dunno—‘aless ft might be he seen «cop comin’ round the corner."—Judge. All That's Going. Friend—Misu Do Style has s0 much eplomb. Mra, Comeuy—Then I'm going. ta Important Factor in Trade of the United States. Product Has Taken Leading Place In Nation’s Commercial Advance: ‘ment Within Last Twenty Years ~=Dinide Gem Golaaer, Washington.—Coal ts rapidly be ‘coming an important factor in the ex- port trade of the United States, The ‘value of the coal sent to foreign coun- ‘trios Inst year was $52,500,000, dgainst $21,000,000 in 1902 and $8,233,000 in 1892, having thus increased over 500 per cent {a the last twenty years and 160 per cent in the last decade. Even these larger figures of more than $50,000,000 worth of coal sent to foreign countriee in the fecal year 1912 do not include the value of that passing ou of the couatry in the form ‘of “bunker,” or fuel coal, laden on ves sels engaged in the foreign trade, which aggregated nearly $23,000,000 in value, making a total of more than $75,000,000 as the value of the coal passing out of the United States In the fiscal year 1912, ‘The quantity sent to forelgn countries in 1912 was, according to figures compiled by the statistical division of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, 17. {600,000 tons, against 7,000,000 in 1902 ‘and 2,500,000 1n 1892, ‘Thus the quantity exported in 1912 Js seven times as much as in 1892 and the value more than six times aa much {n 1912 a8 fn 1892. Coke exports also show a decided growth, the value in 1892 having been Dut $112,000 and in 1912 practically $3,000,000. A comparison of the quan Uty and value of coal placed for tvel purposes on board vessels engaged in foreign trade in 1912 can only be made with comparatively recent years, the figures of bunker coal ladon vee els in 1912 being 7,093,212 tons, val ued at $22,802,876, ‘against 6,003,794 tone, valued at $19,..71,778 in the fie cal year of 1909, the earliest date for “which complete figures of bunker coal ‘movements are available. [abe fact that the coal sent to for ‘eign countries bas increased 150 per cent., both in quantity and value, dur ing the last ten years, that the total ‘value of exports to foreign countries plus the value of that leaving the country as bunker coal now aggre gates more than $78,000,000 suggests that the total value of the coal pass ing out of the United States In « sin: slo year will soon reach the hundred million dollar line. ‘The movement of coal out of the ‘United States in confined to compara tively few countries. Of the 2,979,102 tons of anthracite coal exported tn the fiscal year 1912 all except 56,571 tons went to Canada, and of the 14, 109,847 tons of bituminous coal , ex ported in that year 10,671,982 tons went to Canada, 1,121,580 tone t Cubs, 692,534 tons to other West In Wes ‘and Bermuda, 511,802 tons te Panama, 244.712 tons to Mexico an eas than 1,500,000 tons to all othe countries. ‘While the total exports of coal t other parts of the world fs at th prosent time small, the growth in the movements to certain European an¢ South American countries has beer rapid. ‘The quantity of bituminow coal exported to Italy has grown fron 43,641 tons In 1907 to 276,467 tons fr 1912; to France, from 4,027 tons {t 1907 to 43,222 tons In 1912; to Argen tina, from 9,827 tons In 1907 to 186, 72 tons in 1912; to Brazil, from 1.61 tons in 1907 to 807,125 tons fm 1912 and to French territory in Africa from 500 tons tn 1907 to 102,498 toni in 1912, The total exports of bitu mfnous coal to all Europe grew from 87,612 tons in 1907 to 404,905 tons ft 1912, and to South America, from 65 906 tons in 1907 to 680,161 tons in 1912 WHITE HOUSE SENSATION ‘The sensation of a recent White House garden party was the puffing of cigarettes by an Austrian woman, the firat to ever smoke at a White House function; that 18, the first to ‘ever smoke at a White House func- tlon within the memory of living wit nesses. Dolly Madison, the beautiful Dolly, whose fame has delighted two continents, probably smoked a pipe there: at any rate, she rubbed snuff, which is ten times worse, LIKES UNCLE SAM'S LAUNDRY Helorich Wollheim, a representative of the Imperial Bank of Germany, who caine to Washington to inspect the operations of the Dill-washing ma- obine in uso at the bureau of en. graving and_ printing, has expressed his entire satisfaction with the device. He will return to Germany within few days, and will submit a report to the Refchebank of Berlin, recom. mending the purchase of one or more of the machines for use in Germany, Giinimiillc: Dineti | Icelandic ponies, which are being tmpressod nto the service of the Bwiss army, aroused the admiration of the great traveler, Mme. Ida Proit- fer. “In spite of scanty food,” she ‘wrote, “they have marvelous powers of endurance. They can travel trom 5 to 40 miles per diem for soveral consecutive days. They know by in- atinct the dangerous spots in the stony ‘wastes and in the moors and swamps. On approaching these places thoy bend their heads toward the earth and lookly sharply round on all sides. It they cannot discover a firm resting place for thelr feet they stop at once, and cannot be urged forward without many blows.” ‘Deduction. ‘1 wonder what that slender young woman works st?” says the man with ‘the vibrant ears, “Bhe must be a school teacher,” an- ‘awers the man with the deep-set eyes. “I overheard’ her say that she tans vary quickly."—Judge’s Library. Rare Chance: 1 met Pantoufle fust now. Ho's awfully bud; can hardly eat anything and drinks nothing but water.” ‘Bhe—And didn't: you lke to invite him to Ainner—Pele Mele. SCHOOLS IN PHILIPPINES Under the administration of Prest dent Taft, industrial education In the ‘Philippines has made rapld progress For the last four years Industrial in ‘mruction has been prescribed in the primary course for both boys and sirls, and the work ts systematically earried on in an advanced stage In the Intermediate schools. ‘Twenty aix well-equipped trade schools have deen established in Manila and the provinces; there ts « college of agri culture at Los Banos, and a college of engineering has beon added to the University of the Philippines. ‘The civil government finds {ts du. ties much less onerous now that the military invasion of the islands has ‘deen superseded by the educational. {in certain lines, particularly lacemak- Ing and embroidery, the products of the Philippine schools not only com: pare favorably with the work of the famous French and Swiss experts, but promise to compete with them suc cossfully in the world’s markets, ‘Ths whole system of education tn tho Inlands is based on the principle that the children should receive train: Ing that will prepare them directly for the life they are to live. In the low. est grades they make articles that they can use and sell, both in thelr own localities and elsewhere. ‘The most important industry taught the boys Is hat weaving. The schools do not attempt to replace hand ma. coinery with moderi apparatus, for it tn recognized that there is a real de mand for the products of careful hand workmanship. A set of dining room furniture in red narre, made at the Philippine School of Arts and Trades th Manila, recently sold for §200 at carnival ‘The first thing the Filipino gir! does in the sewing class in school Is to make herself a complete outft, o clothing. This work she usually be ina In the second grade, but some times in the first. Armed with an em. broldery frame, In most cases made by the boys in the same school, she advances In profictency through the various grades; hemming and em broldering cotton squares, fine linen, handkerchlefs, waists and so on. The more expert girls turn out master pieces in French net and embrol ery. In lace they make all varieties of “Pillow lace,” including “torchon" (Spanish lace), maltese, Ceylon, Irish crochet, and #0 forth. Battenberg i also made for local use. Nearly 400,000 pupils are engagec fn some kind of Industrial, wofk to the inan UNCLE SAM SHOWS WAY. Great Britain has asked a leaf from the book of United States as the plo neer in aystematlcally destroying der elicte or floating wrecks along the coast, which aro a menace to naviga tlon and a peril to lives at sea. The information sought for the benefit of the London board of trade, whieh con trols Great Britain's maritime regula tlons, has just been furnished to the British embassy by the state depart ment. The British government was informed that the revenue cutter serv. fee performed this important task for the United States. One revenue cut ter, the Seneca, was especially bull as a derelict destrayer. ‘At numerous international maritime conferences the construction of Jere Met destroyers has been recommend. ed, but the United States fs the only country which has adopted the sug gestion. During the fiscal year 1912 the revenue cutter sorvice destroyed or removed 45 derelicts. Of wrecked ‘vessels towed to port there was saved ‘an aggregate money valuation of $166,175, including sbipb and cargoes The state department estimate tha the revenue cutter service located 18 per cent. of the derelicts reported D3 the United States hydrographic office maritime exchanges and ships at sea all working in co-operation to clea the paths of transportation. ALL KINDS OF DOGs. ‘The following advertisement appear ed in a local paper the other morn ing: om or strayed. from the Rusian rorkanise totter, 8 years” old, “ane fwering to the name of Bobby. If fend and, sturmed, ‘po queone ill bo. asker ‘a handaome re: Ward paid. “The dog was owt about et. 1 ‘A stream of persons accompanied by dogs started toward the Russian embassy. Every sort of dog, from a ten-ounce spits, to a two hundred pound mastiff, was presented for tn spection. Long before Ambassador Bahmete and Mme. Babmeteff were up, doge galoro had been passed upon by attaches, Yet at sundown, Bobby bad not been found, Rnenavtin take Otain Brom a Backs. You can quite effectively remove the ink stain from an injured volume by applying ® dilute solution of ox- alle acld, tgrtarte acld, or oltrie actd. ‘Any of these acids take out ordinary ‘writing ink, but do not interfere with the print: You would achleve results ‘slowly by just molstening the spot with a sponge and sprinkling over it ‘2 coating of damp cream of tartar, let @ry and repeat. If acid solution is used it should be quite dilute and applied with a damp sponge. Doctor Knew. “Doctor, my busband fs losig. his mind, I fear. He continually mumbles ‘and mutters to himself.” “Ia it posable?” “Yes; he mutters to himself, and when you speak to him he stares at you blankly.” “T know what the trouble fe,” said ‘the doctor, smiling, “He's memorts- Ing some lodge work. 1 belong to the same lodge.” t ‘Compromise. Country Vicar (returning from service)—Is parliament sttting now, my dear? ‘Wite—I don’t know. Vicar—Nor 1; that’s why I sald the prayer for parilament in such a low volce—Punch. Liberality. “You should welgh your words,” ‘sald the cautious friend. 1 do,” replied the energetic cam ‘palgner; “but { invariably throw in a eee extra ones for good measure.” MRS. FREDERICK HATTON ON HOW TO TRAIN GIRLS “T don't agres with him. He seems to me an unjust judge.” ‘Mra. Frederle Hatton referred to the Conncettcut Suatice who sald e that every mar Eee ABI ied couple should BOY | ve compeliea to ef? | remain togetner FS] | tor one year, oy whether they NSM, | wished or not. He SPA | 12 of tne opinion emacme| that it a. bride ee comes home cry- Piieeieseal Inx to mamma she A an wane ae cpa ‘Gack home without more adc, and tie © husband's presence at bis own fre fide ahould ‘be compulsory for the frat twelve months. “Tho firat year is the trial year of marriage,” was the justice's conclt sion, “and it a couple weather that ther is & good chance for the perme hence of marriage. It ls the period of sdjustment to each other's faults and habits, and Impatient natures rebel gainat the adjuatment ‘That ts the reason there are so. many dlvoree: rowing out of the diffculties In the first year. 1 am tired of these first- Year cases, and shall always order them to atand each other for «ful twelve month.” Mra. Hatton, twico wedded and the mother of three children, a women of socal position te Chicego and well Known fn New York, has the wisdom Grawa from the well of experience. “The first year of married lite should be, and. generally fs, the Bap lest,” she sald. "Tt has the charm of early romance. It Is an afterglow bt the courtahip. Many couples ‘wha are blissfully happy then get on bat: Jy afterward, for when the frat usb of romance han faded ft takes wel: [grounded character to make mar lage a succesn. The Connecticut judge didn't go. Dack tar enough. It taken three generations to make a good wife. A girl's mother and grand- mother and great grandmother should have been trained for happy and eft lent witehood. “First and last tn all the arta of housewitery, no man will be content unless bis home ts well Kept. But even if girl's mother is Incompetent, the girl need not despair. The poorest can learn household arte in one of the ublle tratning schools. “A irl should have @ g00d educe: tion, #0 that the can start on # com panfonable basis with her burband Mn thelr marrjed life.” And after that she should continue her edueation. by keeping herself Informed about cur rent events “The reaton T spoke of the three generations required to produce. a ood wife fs not one of snobbery. Txt the good wife ‘2 considerate, and three generations of consideration make tho exercise of that grace easy. It {s a dreadful thing to be familiar with a member of one's own fataly.” Mrs, ‘Hatton's expresalve dark cyes Inughed. "My mother and T have at ways been formally pelite to each other. She Insiated upon it, and 1 | grown to like It “The three generations are more or less necessary for another quality tn happy witehood, That tn the preserve Won of affections. Some of our girls are overedueated, They are educated nti! all trace of natural feeling. fs {rained out of them. ‘Too high educa ton or too much of it has snapped the home ties for them. A girl goes to the ordinary girl's school, then to s Anishing school, then to college, and fhe fen't through until she fs twenty tive or twenty-six years old. That In Yoo Inte. She should leave at twenty to give her timo to learn the other {hinge sho needs to know “Summing up the training of a gir tor happy wifehood T should aay she ought to know and be many things A'woman, especially a wie, ip Ike an Actress of many parts. ‘She should be termatile, and versatility can be train ta as well an born. One form of Fersatilty fs tact, and a loving, tact fal wife of « worthy husband bas no reason to fear what his honor of Com necticut calls the trial year of mar ee VISCOUNTESS ESHER AND ARTS OF THE KITCHEN Viscoittns Eakor's sctiome tors siracling womee tthe acts of coor ory asd Nonae Ss] Seoving comoene Ny | ee tes e_ ee tes Cg | Lacy “tater ani s BRA | sence are enter . E | ing sertously into See | tne “vor” ane PRES | they Siena the x aytal branch of i Xa, tue County EAN 29) London voluntary lo Ata ansoclaion NS | tuny cauipped tor CLO 8] real hard work in Cite | Keoping commene- & ed in London a PP RD | few ‘weeks 250. be Cssay | Lady Esher and i f| friends are enter SE | ine vertousry into Bist ¢ | the work, and fer | they attend | the a ayfalr branch of EN] tne County ot FESS SX 19) London Voluntary SN) Ate ansociation S885 5 | tuny equipped tor Re 2 A] real nard ‘work in the arts of. the Kitchen. In addition to cookery there are classes on home nursing and first ald and kindred subjects. It is from AprT yw anos onoLEd Afound Suher has maugurated her ambulance classes. She thinks that the women of England should be ready to do thelr part in case of emergency, Just as the men should be ready to fight. she Wishes, too, to save some of the many Infant lives that are lost yearly through the incapaclty of the mothers. here are both afternoon and eve ning classes in cooking and house- Keeping, but, from the Felative atten- dances, it would appear that these mibjects appeal more to the woman 2 Ielaure than to tho business girl. Wanted to Know. New Boarder (gently)—Hamn’t thie yutter rather—erza pecullar taste, fra. siimdlet? Mrs, Slimdlet—That? That's roll satter, alr. New Boarder—Yee—er—I suppose fo; but where have they been rolling kt—New York Weekly. A SRR ROE “You needn't turn up your nose a Ais fashionable dairy business.” “hy not? “Tt gets the cream of the trade.” MRS. HARRIMAN GUARDIAN OF IMMENSE FORTUNE From s homeioving and compare tively unknown woman, Mrs. Mary ‘Averill Harriman, 1 the widow of tbe fyeat American Rein | titi ana tam eer aris! | ous railroad Xing, PEMA, | Edward 1. Harr Bs) oan, has Joined "| the. tront ranks Fame | ot tne great army be | ot women who se Weld a. powerful PRegg | ltuence "tn the NE FES | vusiness and obit oe anthrepic world ee RY] today.” No wom ad} today. No wom ry le eee RT eerste mae aes hee re res fee are ee eee Se eae ‘an can accomplish. Today she is sc egret rege railroad world today Mzs. Narrimac HON. ALBINA BRODRICK SEEKS AMERICAN IDEAS ‘The Hon. Albina Brodrick, a sister of the Viscount Middleton and widely ‘known in Treland 5 for her charitable Bete | work among the BEAREEY | poor of Balin BAR | coona, her home, B) | srrivea in Amer. fea a few days EO) | aco, ‘ana witt de. @ vote the next few SHS | montns to a study we of American hos- “eset vitals Peemgeame'| «Miss Broderick SAEME|| 12 the founder of { email hosp'tal eS tallincoona ne _ | for her charitable Ben | work among tho BEMIGEY | poor or Balin PERE | coona, her home, p | arrives in Amer- r ca a few days SHY | 20. ana win ae ah, | vote the next tew SSN | months to a stuey ie of American hos. sea) vile i 1s the founder ot small hosottal ee at Balllncoons ‘and, in the capacity of head nurse, de rotes her entire time to the insti tion. Her services are given without pay, and she sald on ber arrival, chat te never, while at the hospital, spent more than a dollar a week for hereelt. The greater part of even that small sum ‘she declared went for books, mostly volumes on mursing and how pital work, Miss Brodrick was a second cabin passoager on board the steamer. She engaged a firat class stateroom month before she left England, out subsequently arranged for second class accommodation and devoted the difference in cost to ber hospital in Ireland. ‘While in America much of her ttme will bo spent at Columbia University, New York, where sho will enroll as s special student for the course op nurs Ing. She said that aursing as a pro fession was far in advance io. this country, and she felt that her studies here would be of inestimable benett when applied at her hospital in Ballin Coons. Sasen ‘dk eae onli te, Geld: ‘The finest caviar’ is the bieluga, prepared from the roe of the white strugoon; little less fine is the sevrt fuga, prepared at Astrakhan, Russia. According to United States Consul John H. Grout, stationed at Odessa, the roe is rubbed through a sieve with care not to break the grain. It falls Into bring, where it remains for three or four hours, after which it ts packed im sacks and allowed to drain. This ts the only preparation given to the best caviar. The cheaper varieties are more strongly salted. Caviar ts digested with ease and is one of the finest forms of nourishment, especially for the slck. a aeesanair Tikewe:- ‘Miss Fussanfeather—I think your wife has such good taste. Mr. Btyles—Do you, really? “Yes, I really do. | Everything she has seems to harmonize with the sur roundings.” “Well, I guess not. I happen to be part of the aurroundings, and her dog and 1 don’t harmonize worth » cent!” “Wiakientigs _ “Everybody smokes in the Latis nations.” ‘Bxactly; even the volcances.”" Cards Signified Much to Those| Maiden Might Be Classed as of Initiated. the Earth, Earthy, French mia ‘of Foreign Affaira| Simple Narrative Which Further Under Loule XVI Devised Ingen» | Proves That Love Must Endure lous System, Described by # Many Hardships in ite Search ‘Writer in the Century. for a Kindred Fealing. eee ae ee iyT was tne Count de Vergennes, who was minister for foreign affaire unde Louls XVI, io bis relations with the diplomatic agents of France exhibit fgreat iagenulty in thelr arrangement And ahow what the poltcal condition of Europe must have been at that time to "regira saah prceutons writes John H. Haswell, who, in Cen tury, describes many forms of “socret writing.” Tho count was a great Irlend of Amertea, and it wan largely ‘through his Influence that the tres les of amity and commerce and of alllance of 1778 were concluded. ‘These cards wore used in letters of recommendation or passports which ‘were given to strangers about t6 en ter or depart from France; they were Intended to furaish information with out the knowledge of tho bearers ‘This was the system: ‘The cards stv en to 8 man contained only 2 few ‘words, such as “Alphonse D’Angebs Recommende a Monsleur le Comte de Vergennes, par le Marquis de Puyse fur, Ambasendeur do France « I Cour de Lisbonne” The card told more tales than the | words written on it. Ite color ind cated the nation of the stranger. Yellow showed him to be English; [red, Spanish; white, Portuguese: “green, Duteh; red. and white, Itallan; [Ted and groen, Swiss: green and white, Russian, etc. The person's age card. Tf it was clrcular, he was un der 25; oval, between 25 and 20; ‘octagonal, between 30 and 45; hexag- onal, between 45 and 50; square, be tween 50 and 60; an oblong showed ‘that he was over 60. Two lines plac- ed below tho namo of th bearer Ind fated his build. If he was tall and “Tean, the lines were waving afd paral ‘lel; tall and. stout, ‘they converged: and 40 on. ‘The expression of his face ‘ was shown by a flower on the border. A Tose designated en open and amiable | onntacanss, Wil 9 tN: marked’ 6 “pensive and. aristocratic appearance. ‘A Billet round the border, according to ‘ite length, told whether the man was | bachelor, ‘married or widower. Dots ave Information as to. bia postion jand fortune. A full stop after his name showed that he was a eatholie |a-remlcolon, that ho was a Lutheran; & comma, that he was a Calvinist; 2 [dash that he was a Jew: no stop indi [cated him as an athelst. So also hls | morals and character were pointed Jout by a pattern in the angles of the Jeard. So, at one glance the minister could tell all about his man. whether [he was a gamester or a duellist; what was his purpose in visiting France: whether in search of a wite or tc claim a legacy: what was his profes | sotothas of & physician, lawyer ot man of letters; whether he was to be "put under surveillance or allowed to | go his way unmolested. Reduced Mortality From Cancer. “Cancer has at last, by a steady and uniform Increase year after year, reached a mortality of elght thow- sand," a recent bulletin of the New York state department of health re- ports. “Cancer as a disease has in- creased more rapidly than. tubercu- losis. The comparison with tubercu- losis shows that In the preceding 20 yearn there have been 270,000 deaths from that cause and 100,000 trom cancer.” ‘The bulletin adds: “Com- paring cancer with the almost ste- tlonary mortality of consumption, {t would appear that within another 20 years there will be more deaths from cancer than from consumption.” ‘Machine to Write Music. A German musician has invented a machine which, he states, automatical- ly registers the notes emitted by the plano. The new machine, Harper's Weekly states, has tho samo object a8 one invented by an Itallan and used by Mascagn! in writing his operas, but {t Is a larger instrument and Is operat- ed by electricity. Into the machine Is Ingerted a roll of paper and the com- poser seats himself before the plano and executes the composition that he desires to give to the public. The ma. chine faithfully registers every note produced, #0 that the musician does Rot have to depend upon his memory. \Siatealin and teu. An English writer describing the @imculties that lie in the way of a successful novelist becoming effective as n playwright notos that a novelist 4s free while the playwright is limited by the atage, and adds: “In a play ft all has to take place in somebody's chambers and all the women of the play have to be got there somehow. ‘The method mostly adopted 1s to take away thelr characters because then you car put them where you like.” Fostering Canal Traffic, In ordet to take caro of the trame on the New York state barge canal, ‘which will be completed in 1916, an ex Penditure of $18,800,000 has been at thorized for canal terminals in New ‘York elty and other elties along the canal. In New York clty thero will be 14 canal terminals, costing alto gether $9,740,000. The remainder of the money will be spent In building terminals at 21 difterent cities and towns. ‘Fo! Teash Auticeshile Getic ‘The University of Southern Califor. nia has instituted a chair of automo bile acience, being the first university in the country to recognize the im- Portance of the motor car’as a sub. fect of technical study and investiga. tion from the engineering standpoint. Mischievous Disposition, “Does your bos play footballr” “Not much,” replied Mr. Growcher. "I think that what he enjoys is. put. ting on the uniform and frightening his mother.” Maiden Might Be Classed as of the Earth, Earthy. Simple Narrative Which Further Proves That Love Must Endure Many Hardahips in ite Search eb ar Vindied Peeling, He was a very poetic and tmpree- slonable youth, and, though abo vas f vary prosaic maid, there was some thing vory attractive about her and he often asked hor to accompany bis ‘on moonlight walks along the country lanes. He was sometimes nettled at her interruptions, but, lost in reverie jas bo often was, be allowed her to Dprattle on until he recovered the throad of his discourse. They wore crossing ® auall bridge over a creck, when he anid: “Don't you’ admiro a little bridge—" “"¥es,” she interrupted; “bridge Is a great game. I often play with Mrs, Von Duser as my partner—" ‘As sho gossiped on he became lost fn meditation. Coming to a broad river they paused at the margin and he ex claimed: “How wondorfully entrancing this Int Just to nee the gleam on the wa ters! Don't you like the moonlight daneing—" “Yes.” she chimed tn, “dancing tn the moonlight is #0 fine! I attend all the hops at the hotel, and there, on the broad, open plattorm—" He betrayed no disappointment at hher lack of interest in thelr surround. Ings as they atood by the edge of the team, and he wandered on with her Into tho open country. They lingered by slow stone wall as he sald, im- pressed by the scene: 'SHow wondertul is Nature in all her ‘aspects! How Inspiring the lofty trees fand the grassy lovels! Is It not » boon to get away from tho clt#'s heat? 1 ‘pine #0 for the country zephyrs! Do ‘you not feel a yearning in you fore sons Yes," she sald, “Td ever #0 much ‘ike to have an tco—" ‘And sadly ho took bis way beck ‘vita her to the hotel, and ee long He Alsappeared Into the narrow confines ‘of his room, to got what comfort be ‘could from bis poetic musings —Ne- ‘ehae Se acetate ‘Thundering Legion. ‘The Thundering Legion was the twelfth legion of the Roman army un- der Marous Aurelius, acting against the Quad! in the year A. D. 174. The egion was shut up In a defile and re duced to great straits for want of wa- ter, when a body of Christians, en- rolied in the legion, prayed for reltet. Not only was rain sent, but the thun der and lightning so terrified the en- emy that a complete victory was ob- tained, and the logion was ever after called “The Thundering Legion.” Ac cording to Brewer, the Theban Lesion, fe, the legion ratsod In the Thebals of Egypt, and composed of Christian soldiers ed by St. Maurice, was Ike wise called “The Thundering Legion.” Brower, however, states that the term existed before either of these two were 60 called, but he gives no further explanatlon of the origin of the name. ‘UCnanitinan te nk te Cottaen” ‘The author of the phrase, “cleanll- ness Js next to Godliness,” quoted by John Wesley in his sermon on “Dress,” and again in his journal (February 12, 1772), is not knows, Long before ‘Wesley, Bacon had put the same {dea into the words, “Clean: Uness of body was ever deemed to ‘proceed from a due reverence {0 ‘God;" and Aristotle, still further back, into “Cleanliness is half a virtue.” But even long before Aristotle this ‘well-known English phrase had been taught by the Rabbias of the Talmud, both as a religious principle and ® sanitary law in the form: “The doc trines of religion are resolved into carefulness; carefulness into vigor ousness; vigorousness into guiltless ness; guiltieseness into cleanliness: cleanliness into godliness.” ‘Sictaecn Momence, Counsel—Do you know Julius Car sart ‘Witness—No, alr. Counsel—Have you ever met hint Witness—No, sir. Counsel—You remember that you aro under oath? ‘Witness—Yes, slr. Counsel—Then, If you have never met Jullus Ceasar, how can you #8 ga_yoor oath that you do net know im? Justice—I think we have had enovsh of this style of examination. ‘Counsel—Your honor will pleas note my exception to your coming t@ the asalstance of the witness. ‘Tustice—It you say that again T shall have you expelled from tbe eourtroom—Town Topics. ‘Suppression of Oldest Newspaper, ‘The president of the Chineto te public, Yuan Shal Kai, recently #0? Dressed the newspaper Kins Bs which undoubtedly was the olde paper in the world. For 1,500 year ft has reported the more Imports news not only of Chins, but alto of foreign countries. At tho time whet the art of printing and Journalism ¥*% fas yet. unknown in Europe, Chinese Gong-Chung invented 8 most for making types from lead and sre, ‘and in the year 400 A. D, the Dre King-Bao was printed, and has si5 deen issued regularly until recent ‘The first edition was. printed on 1 sheets of yellow allk, neatly ted by iether, and was thus sent {0 all Sieh cielals of the Chinese empl Firat Flatter—My alarm clock ne" wakes me now. ‘Second Fiatter—Well, tho nolse i? wasted; it wakes me every morning, First’ Flatter—is that so? 8% would you mind running 40¥2) #30 poshetes ‘on my door when you Bil Sh aeancanesene rr “Htten yous, wagon to 8 stir’ sit ene’ Tike the usual ron of age su ‘will, have to be @ buss Wise then.” AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS Ladies living away from Chicago should think twice before allowing their husbands to take them there to live. In Chicago, husbands like riches, frequently take wings and fly away—or they get away somehow. I met a number of women who had been deserted by their husbands in a very short time after they had reached that city. Wife desertion in Chicago surpasses that in any other city. Courts of the city, husbands caught they are imprisoned, and are paroled only on promise, that they will support their families. Often the courts collect the money from the employer of a paroled husband and pay it over to the deserted families. Last year the courts there collected and paid it $75,000. But by reason of lack of prominence the colored brother, bent on deserting his family, finds it easy to make his get away. And he is rarely ever found, and never returns, although he may be having a high old block time. And then the corner in another block. And then the discovery of discovering the wanderer (if white) and of persuading him to return home. They advertise for him in the daily papers, especially in the Sunday editions. His children write touching letters begging him, if alive, to return. These letters, often accompanied by the children's pictures, are printed in the papers. In many instances the man finds that there is only one of two things to do, either return home or get off the earth. Concealment in the white light of such publicity is out of the question. But such a man could prove not only in the case of nine-tenths the absconding colored brothers. Hence their families spend the weary years in silent suffering looking as do shipwrecked sailors for a sail which they know will never return. One woman ran a little lunch counter near the place where the league met. She was trying to make money enough to get back home down in Dixie. She said that when they moved there from the far south, the husband soon became fast, the town was fast, and the two had left her stranded and far away from home. The husband had never been seen since he left, pretending to be going to his job. Hundreds of them never "come back." Another woman was running a shoe shining stand, and while she polished my shoes she told me her ladies of woes—husband had been for years, leaving her to work and support the children who in a few years had also disappeared. Therefore, gentle manner, before you move, with your husband, see to it that you have his "adoption tried," and that you have his heart attached to you "with hooks of steel." For in this naughty city old-fashioned love is regarded as a species of criminal madness.—"Old Hickory." A flag for the negro race has been designed by Bishop J. Lennox of the Zion African Evangelical church. Flags represent nations, not races. It is all nonsense to try to have the negro race adopt a specially designed flag. The only flag that can be carried to the isle of the Stars and Stripes. Negroes have volunteered in many of our country's wars to shed their blood that the honor of Old Glory might be upheld. The song, "Every race has a flag but the coon," simply displays ignorance, and the bishop displays his ignorance There is no football being played this year at Meharyar Medical college and Pearl High school in Nashville, Tennessee, by decision of the faculties of these two schools, because the young men have openly and flagrantly bet and gambled on the results of the games. This is to be regretted. The all-time form, is a necessity, especially in American school life. Of itself the sport is not bad. It does see to us that plans could have been devised and a compelling moral crusade carried on to eliminate these bad practices, thereby retaining the game. If the sport was abolished without an effort first having been made to suppress the evils been attributed upon it the students would go abroad that the course decided on an acknowledgment of weakness on the part of the powers who refrained from attempting to regulate instead of abolishing. --- If he is poor, he is a boor; if he is well to do, he has the "ozar microbe," but if he is wealthy, he has that amirable characteristic of getting what he wants, when he wants it. Many prominent whites are frankly expressing the view that their race is responsible to a large degree for the American negro's condition, and are endeavoring to awaken more active interest in the work of American negro redemption and conservation. Our people have felt that way about the matter all along. Getting married costs much less than being married. Man proposes and hopes the woman opposes. "How do you like your new son-in-law?" "Well, I've just put him on the list of my poor relations—Detroit Free Press. Having to go places where you don't want to go, is easier than having to stay in one place where you don't want to stay. The channel of pleasure runs very wide these days, but often very shallow, which gives more people a chance to wade in. The new attitude which southern college men are assuming toward the matter of race relationship is most encouraging. In the tolerant, broad-minded friendliness of the rising generation of college men lies the hope of the negro race. Eighteen months ago the Young Men's Christian association launched a movement for a detailed study of this problem of the negro by white college men. Our most sanguine hopes did not lead us to believe that we would be able to get more than 2,000 southern college men studying this question within the first year. In fact, so timid were we that at our student conference, where we gathered in college of definite study the southwest, we planned to invite personally a group of more mature and broad-minded students to enter this study. We felt that if they be genuinely interested each man could go back to his college and start a similar study group. We had no hope that we would compete more than 15 or 20 men in this conference for this study, and was nounced as one of the seven courses in the study of home and foreign missions, and what was our amazement when we found that more than one third of the students in the conference enrolled in the class for negro study. These men going back into various colleges so encouraged the study of this problem during the term in college, and were some 4,000 college men in small groups in the study of this question. During the present college year of 1911-1912 we have already enrolled some 6,000 men. Thus it will be seen that in the last 18 months 10,000 white college men have given some genuine study to the mB race relationship in the south.—W. D. Weatherford in the Southern Workman. --- Fred M. Johnson, negro globe trooper, who fought at San Juan Hill, has invented a belt feed rifle that, it is asserted, will fire 300 shots without stopping at the rate of 20 shots a second. Johnson says he has received word from the war department that his rifle is considered one of the wonders of the age, and that it soon will receive a trial. The Johnson gun is used much like an ordinary rifle, being about the same weight and length, but instead of the regular stock, the rifle is equipped with a brace which fastens to both shoulders, bringing the barrel to a level with the eye. A small crank fitted on the side of the barrel opener he bolt the cartridges are carried to the chamber, dicharged and the shells ejected simply by turning the crank. Johnson is now a resident of Cleveland, O. John H. Ceboll, 532 Camp street, Indianapolis, Ind., through his attorney here, William L. Houston, has been granted a patent by the patent office on his invention of a non-puncturable tire for automobiles. His patent tire can be punctured with a six or eight penny nail without necessitating stopping for repairs. It is so constructed that no matter how badly the outside rim is punctured the inside rim mains intact. The invention will be a boon to automobile owners, and ought to prove a fortune for the inventor. Every man in a crowded trolley car wonders why the other men do not give up their seats to the women who are standing. Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft are the last nine men elected to the presidency of these United States. Of this number, three were assassinated—Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley. An attempt has been made on Roosevelt's life. Thus nearly half of the men who were fired by irresponsible enemies of government. If it is necessary to safeguard the lives of crowned heads in Europe, it is more necessary to protect our governmental leaders far better than they have been protected. for America is almost an unrestricted mecca for those who have failed in their insane and fantastic attempts to have all forms of government abolished. Everyone has some part of his work that he can cheerfully part with, and the boy who starts to work without specially defined duties, is apt to soon find himself the busiest person about. The human family acquired the habit of running one another down long before the motor car did it. He who lives to regret has not lived in vain. A twenty-year-old Kansas colored girl stood six civil service examinations and held first place in five out of the six. He and stood second in the sixth one. Here is a fine example of negro pluck, intelligence and education. The man who gets in late in the morning and leaves on time with his desk cleared isn't a genius so often as a papa's pet. When a man stops his newspaper it is because some blundering reporter has printed the truth about him. The success of the dining car for negroes, operated by negroes, on the Southern Pacific railway, may open up the way for better all-round accommodations for colored people in time on all the prominent railways where poor service for them is given at present. The matches that are made in heaven never strike fire. PREPARING SALAD AND FRUIT Methods That Are Not New, But Have Successfully Withstood Test of Time. Escalloped Squash.-Cut the squash into small pieces and boll until tender, but not soft enough to mash. Butter a baking dish and cover the bottom with a layer of squash, over which sprinkle a little salt, a little sugar and a few bits of butter. Keep doing this until the dish is full. On top, in addition to the seasoning, add a little grated nutmeg. Pour in about a quarter of the eggplant and bake in a moderate oven. Serve hot. Egg Plant Salad.-Cut the eggplant in quarter-inch slices, pare, sprinkle with salt and pepper and saute them quickly in hot butter. Batter on cheese cloth; when cold, cut them in dice, sprinkle on them some minced watercress and cover with a cream salad dressing made by stirring three teaspoons of grated horsemarchal, three tablespoons of lemon juice, one-half cup of lemon juice, one-half cup into one cup of thick whipped cream. Baked Quinces.-Core and pare eight ripe, juicy quinces. Put them into a buttered baking dish and fill the cavities with sugar. Sprinkle the remains of three-quarters of a cup of sugar over them and add one and a half cups of water. Cover and bake until soft in a moderate oven, basting Quinces a long time for cooking. Serve hot with butter and sugar. Red and White Pickle.-Select one large or two small heads of cauliflower, break into bits. To add one half pint of small onions, two red peppers. Dissolve one-quarter pint of salt in sufficient vinegar to cover vegetables. Let stand over night, drain the juice and place in a bowl and two tablespoons of mustard until it bolts, put in vegetables, boil 15 minutes, bottle and seal. SEEK WELL-BALANCED DIET Of the Uttmost Importance to the Health and Welfare of All the Family. It is the duty of the housewife to furnish a well balanced diet to the members of her family. By taking something from each group of food materials she will be able to supply all of the five food substances—protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals and water—which are necessary. The correct proportions of each, however, must be determined by the individual environment and peculiarities. Appetite, age, sex, occupation, climate and season must all be considered when making a well-regulated diet for the normal person. "It should always be remembered that 'the ideal diet is that combination of foods which, while imposing the least burden on the body, supplies it with exactly sufficient material to meet its wants," and that any disregard of this standard must in the present moment be best development of our powers." The vegetable foods—peas, beans lentils and nuts, particularly peanuts—that may in a measure supplant meat should often be found on the table. The peanut paste or butter made from finely-ground nuts is pleasing to the taste and very nutritious. Peanut-butter sandwiches make a wholesome lunch for school children. Cooked for Cooked Food Cupboard I use it for several years a homemade food closet which has proved to be a great convenience writes a contributor. In warm weather, as I have no ice, I cook often, and place the food, until wanted, in the closet, which is well ventilated and safe from files and ants. It stands in a cool room with open windows. It is four feet high, five feet long and two feet wide with three shelves. It has four short legs which rises it from the floor about six inches. The legs stand in small pans. The shelves are the knee high. Two doors with panels of the food netting occupy the entire front. The food closet is neatly painted and varnished and in both ornamental and useful, not only in summer, but in cool weather find it a safe and handy place to keep cooked food Beef Balle. Cut beef from top of round in strips, and scrape. Season this with salt and form into small balls, using as little pressure as possible. Cook the balls for one minute in a very hot frying pan, shaking the pan constantly to keep them rolling. The little balls will be lightly browened all over, looking very nice. Reserve oven, then gently pile a few on a pretty plate, in a tiny pyramid, with a sprig or two of parsley, and narrow strips of crisp toast. Creamed Walnuts One pound of white sugar, half a teacup of water. Put on the stove and boll until it threads. Flavor with vanilla. Remove from the fire and stir until white and creamy. When cool enough to handle roll into balls the size wanted, press walnut halves into the sides, and dip into granulated sugar. Dates may be used the same way. Handy Stick. A smooth, strong stick, about forty inches long, with a notch in one end. is a useful thing to have in the house. With it pictures may be lifted by the from their houses and replaced without climbing up and down a step ladder. Apple Float Press one quart of nice stewed apples, from which all surplus liquor has been drained, through a sieve. Add juice of one lemon and sugar to taste. Beat into it the whipped whites of three eggs. Serve at once with cream. Raw Beef Sandwiches Cut stale bread very thin, butter slightly, remove crusts, spread half the bread with scraped beef well salted. Serve in sandwich form, cutting the sandwiches small. In Advocacy of Kindness. "Deal gently with the old, for they have come a long way; and be kind to the young, for they have a long journey before them." -Selena MODERN OYSTER SHELL-MACADAM ROAD THE ROAD The Illustration Shows a Modern Oyster Shell-Macadam Road Between East Newmarket and Mt. Holly in the State of Maryland. GOOD ROADS CUT OUT ROAD CONTRACTOR Nothing More Than Figureheads an County Pays Them Big Profit for Their Bare Signatures. (By ISAAC L. TOTTEN, in the Farm An Fireside.) In this state (Indiana) we have what is termed "the three-mile gravel road" law. Under the provisions of this law we freeholders of a township may petition the county commissioner to establish and construct three miles of gravel road at any place within the bounds of that township providing the road is to connect with a township-line road or another gravel road at either of its terminals; and the road may be established and but if the township is not already owed bonded, and if the bonds for the new To those who are about to work up the highways, as is often done in some counties of the state in the fall, we would say, "Don't!" Autumn is a beautiful season, but when we see a force of men "working" in the road and plowing up the old road-bed late in the fall, it makes us think that the melancholy days have come, the saddest of the year. There is an element of this sort that lingers all winter over such a section of road. It is bound to be cut full of deep ruts in mild weather. This is why we need to Dublin when the ground is frozen. The only aim in working roads at this time of the year should be to keep them hard and well drained, says the Wisconsin Agriculturist. No loose dirt, clods or vegetable matter such as weeds and grass sods should be left on the road-bed. Sod and weeds make it easier to tumble, and however it creates a hump, cultivated soils, it is a mighty poor road building material. Clay roads should be packed and smoothed with the road drag, and not loosened up at any time of the year, much less just before winter sets in. Muddy and sandy tracts may be graveled or macadamized. Tile drains and culverts are seen to be in good condition for draining away the ditch water. But places can well be hard-surfaced or cut to provide access for gravel-covered roads and scrape loosely soft material up on to the roadway is not good highway engineering for November. It is better to leave fairly firm road surfaces as they are, than to fill in with unpacked material at this season of the year. Good Jerary Roads The New Jersey legislature and state officials, aroused to their responsibility as producers of the best interests of their commonwealth, have voted millions of dollars to be used in constructing an ocean boulevard, to run the entire length of the coast. In order to create a already famous for its roads this will undoubtedly be the finest driveway in America and will be a superb addition to the already wonderful attractions of the Jersey coast. With the assistance of the United States government the state has also appropriated money for the dredging of an inland water way through the maze of bays, creeks and inlets from Bay Head to Cape May, which will provide the most accurate and precise between the resorts with absolute safety at all times—National Magazine. Mud Hole Is Costly. The ravages of the boll weevil in Texas are estimated at millions of dollars annually, but the mud hole has been a more costly fee to millions of dollars in trying to find a way of eradicating the boll weevil but we do not have to spend money to dig mud, indicate bad roads—build good ones. The boll weevil in destroying cotton decreases production and consequently increases the price of the remaining products, but bad roads levy their deadly toll against the producer and destroy the value of the remaining Study Road Needs While marketing the hogs and other crops is a splendid time to study the needs of road improvement, but it's a poor policy to let the matter go untreated. It is easy to accomplish the improvement is to put plans into definite action. Have Roads 4 1:3 Per Cent. Don't have grades on the road over 4-1-3 per cent; for if you do it will be necessary to build V-shaped surfaces or "Thank-you-mama"* across the road. Nothing More Than Figureheads and County Pays Them Big Profit for Their Bare Signatures. (By ISAAC L. TOTTEN, in the Farm and Fireside). In this state (indiana) we have what is termed "the three-mile gravel road" law. Under the provisions of this law may petition the county commissioner to establish and construct three miles of gravel road at any place within the bounds of that township, providing the road is to connect with a township-line road or another gravel road at either of its terminals; and the road may be established and built if the township is not already overbonded, and if the bonds for the new road can be sold. This is a very elastic law and permits dissipating of a very large amount of county money, because of the fact that the work is let to contractors. Of course the construction work of the roads is let to the lowest bidders; but there are so many hooks and crooks—mostly crooks—in connection with the work, when placed in the hands of a contractor that the cost of constructing the roads is greatly in excess of the benefits. After the county commissioners have established the road for which the fifty freeholders of the township have petitioned, they appoint a superintendent, whose duty is to see that the proper grade is made for the road, and also to see that the right kind of road is built and applied according to specifications. The one who usually gets the job of being superintendent is some one to whom the commissioners owe political obligations, and in many instances he is not in the least competent to supervise the work. I had an opportunity recently to observe how some of the road work was handled. I was one of the gravel haulers employed. The gravel -or what was supposed to be gravel -was hauled from curs, a fence, a roadside along the dirt time I was working. This alleged gravel was obtained from the gravel pits belonging to the contractors. The superintendent, who was employed by the county to see that the contractors carried out the work according to specifications, engineered all of the work, with the exception of managing the teams and keeping the work while the contractors loaded around the saloons in town making themselves good fellows with whoever they thought would play into their hands. Although the superintendent was employed and paid by the county, he asked the contractors for compensation for the work he did of setting boards and helping level the gravel. The contractors were nothing more than figureheads. The county was paying them a good, round profit merely for their signature on the contract; the county was doing the work for them, and not the contractors doing the work for the county. A pretty way to work with this kind of work be handed direct by the county, state or national government and so eliminate the contractors? It would save millions of dollars. One contractor told of how the "bid game" was worked when bids were placed on a certain piece of work. He said that the contractors usually got together and arranged their bids, and the one who wanted the job would give the others a bonus and have them put their bids on the board. The contractors were high enough to give him a chance to so place his bid as to bring in a sum large enough to pay the bonus and besides that a handsome profit for himself. The King Drag. One might write a poorer eleventh commissioner, but the Klemens Klemens Kring to keep it Louay Cows. If your cows are lousy, each winter, get some of the prepared dip and use it before cold weather sets in. You don't need a dipping vat; simply mix it according to directions and put it on the cows with a wide paint brush Plow Sheep Pastures. Sheep pastures on which sheep have been running for some time should be plowed in order to prevent the land becoming so infected with worms that the sheep will be constantly troubled with them. BANDITS' TRAGIC END|WORLD OF REPTILES? NOT VERY BOLD OR BLOODY; JUST TWO LITTLE BOYS. Bad Fate of "Rattlesnake Jack" and "Bill the Bitter" When Their "Robbers" Roost" Caved in and 8 smothered Them. New York—Two of the bandits are dead. They were caught in their own cave by the fall of the cave roof and were crushed to death. But these were not very bold or bloody bandits; no pooses rode the plains after them, no warrant, sworn to by Bell and Book, was out against them. Just two little boys, Johnnile Pecorella and Billy Blum, and their robbers' cave, where they met their deserter on the night, was in a vacant lot at 163 Hopkins avenue, East New York. It was two other bandits who made the discovery of the tragedy in the cave early the next morning, and that is what made it all the more terrible for all the bold bandit who infect the mountain fastnesses about Hopkins avenue and Hull street. They took shovels, these scared bandits, and they dug frantically until they came on a shoe and a little patch of stocking, and then—the grew sick with frost. And then—had he died? Now, the bandits numbered fifteen or twenty youngsters, varying in age from 8 to 14 years. Before ever they dug their cave in the vacant lot on Hopkins avenue they took fearsome names to themselves. Johnny Pecorella, 12 years old, who lived at 194 Rockaway avenue, was "Rattlenka Jack"; Billy Blum, 9, was "Bill the Bitter," when he was not tucked in his own bed at 50 Hull street; little Johnny Good was "Rob Roy," and George Good was "Red Eye Mike." The bandits here and by terrifying him were "Rattlenka Jack" had all their names, signed in blood, in an old oil can safe down in the cave. The cave was a perfect robbers' stronghold. It was eight feet wide, the same number of feet long and about six feet deep. Over the top boards were laid; then tin and on all of that dirt was spread, so that every bit of light was kept out of the cave. To get into the cave a robber had to drop on his knees and crawl through a tunnel. When a deputy sheriff could be murdered at one blow with the dirk the cave was fitted up inside with strips of carpet and a packing case seat for the chief of the bandits, who was old "Rattlesnake" Johnny Pecorella himself. Candies, "swiped" from home, gave light. For several days the bandits had feared "Deadwood Dick," the trusty deputy sheriff, was on their trail and that he would loot their cave of evidence in their absence on some foray. So when word came that Deadwood was already coming do the deputy sheriff with his trusted pose, the chief of the bandits and "Bill the Biter," otherwise Billy Blum, decided they would have to spend the night in their cave to guard it. Early the other morning "Battle snake Jack's" father noticed his son was not at the breakfast table, also that his bed had not been slept in during the night. Pecorella, senior, inquired of his son, Tony, as to Johnny's whereabouts. Tony, who is also a bandit, admitted guiltily, that Johnny had spent the night guarding the cave. He was deprived Instantly, before bring the trunk home. Tony picked up Johnny Good and Montrose Buder and George Woods on the way to the cave. All of the bandits felt little nervous thrills of anxiety; they knew that their trusted chief and "Bill the Biter" had spent the night in the cave. When they arrived at the vacant lot they saw where the cave should be a sagging hole, with the splintered ends of beams and old strips of tin protruding. Johnny Good ran and brought help and the bodies of the two boys were unearthened. Then the bandits forgot all about being bandits. They are just little boys again, very sad and very frightened. FIGHTING BULLS CHARGE AUTO Four Persons Lose Their Lives In Attacks From Animal Angry Animals. Liebon—The famous fighting bulls of Portugal displayed their aversion to motor cars recently, when an automobile omnibus with ten passengers was proceeding along a country highroad near Cintra, Portugal. A herd of fighting bulls from a celebrated breeder's establishment suddenly appeared around a, corner. Frightened by the throbbing of the engine, the bulls got out of hand and charged down on the vehicle. The driver hastily turned his machine and fled, pursued by the herd of infurred animals, but being injured of the neighborhood, drove the heavy vehicle over a brecicle into a ravine 89 feet below. The driver and three passengers were killed outright, while the others were all seriously injured. Flight Overs Woman's Body Chicago--Following a quarrel between two undertakers over the possession of Mrs. Helen Westland's body, one embalmer broke down the morgue door at Passavant hospital and seized the "prize." Shoots a College Negro Raleigh, N. C.-Gordon Rhodes, Baptist university freshman, was too popular with the girls. Two masked students waylaid him to have him. He shot him. The man ran Rhodes is held under heavy ball. Race Bulicide Threatens M. D. of A. R. Kansas City, Moe.-"Mace Raid" is threatening the Missouri daughters of the American revolution, according to a news conference here. Only one new "daughter" was born in the last year. ```markdown ``` VENUS PICTURED AS BEING THE ABODE OF MONSTERS. French Astronomer, Supposed to Be Flammarion, Paints Lurid Scenes of Young Planet—Covered With Stifling Mist of Air and Hot Water. Paris—"Life on the Planet Venus" is the title of a remarkable article which has just appeared in the Paris magazine, Lectures Pour Tous, and has attracted widespread attention from the boldness of its theories. According to the writer, who, although anonymous, is believed to be his friend Flammarion, has been familiar with the earth and older than Mercury, is now passing through the equivalent of what is called the secondary period by geologists. "It is," he says, "a nightmare planet, a nest of reptiles, and a swarm of monsters. Under the stifling mist of air, saturated with hot water, lies a vast miry swamp, covered with rotting vegetable matter. In this spring of toadstools and forms a high date with earth and flowers in which all creeping and silly creatures that are vermin here take gigantic proportions. "Insects are monsters there." Centipedes a yard long trail on their soft feet. Enormous spiders, black and velvet, possess jaws like wolftails, filled with poison. "In the prairies of giant mossgrass," continues this writer, "lives the diplococcus, as high as a house, always endeavoring to appease its insatiable hunger and keeping a lockout for a swift onslaught of the carnivorous triceratops, which it cannot hope to escape. "Everywhere are sinister croakings, wiltlings, forked tongues and the slaughter of giantaurians, which fight for the supremacy of the world. There are no flowers among the riotous fern-like vegetation and no birds, but in the fiery air are seen constantly the membranous wings, ten yards across, and the snapping jaws of oterodactyls. "The hot seas, filled with floating weeds, are above all full of innumerable living beings, octop, with vivid tentacles, colossal fish and zoophytes like living flowers, while here and there in the maddened whirlpools fearful dragons rise from the abyss, raising the masts over the spasmant necks surrounded by vipers' heads. "Twilight on Venus is blood red. The angry sun, as big as a millstone, descends to the horizon in the smoke of volcanoes and' storm clouds. And black night comes, lighted by no moon and full of clamors and horrors. "But when the ichthyosaur rises on the crest of the waves to roar in the darkness he reflects in his eyes, pupilless and hard as glass, a beautiful star swims through the point which is the queen of heaven of Venus. It is our earth and the moon, her satellite. "This writer thinks that owing to the relative warmness of the poles of Venus while this period of evolution is proceeding in the torrid zone, which occupies the greater part of the surface of the planet, it is possible—that at the poles species are already appearing which did not come until after the secondary epoch on the earth, such as great pachyderms covered by rocks. And perhaps near those poles dwells already in caves a hairy being with projecting jaws, brutal and savage, but within whose thick skull pass some glimmerings of reason, and who is busily engaged in striking sparks from flints to protect his food from great, carnivorous animals." ONE STANDARD OF HAPPINESS At any rate, Mr. and Mrs. Washington of Poplar alley, when they were dragged before the magistrate the other day, explained that they had explained that they had only been playing when the strenuous manicuring took place. Washington protested that they absolutely never did fight and that their conubial life couldn't possibly be any happier Mrs. Washington agreed vociferously. She appeared greatly mystified that any policeman should drag them into police court when they were 'jes' havin' a little fun". It required a total of ten stitches to get Washington out of the court and then the magistrate discharged them. He admonished the pair to be a trifle less demonstrative with their play in the future and to quit-firing with the morgue. To Send Time From Parla Paris—The exact time at a given moment in America and Europe will be established shortly by wireless telegraphy. Condemned Man Respects Friends. Westfield, Conn.—George Redding, New Haven actor and playwright hanged here recently, refused to invite personal witnesses to his execution because he was superstitious that it might bring bad luck to them. Used Her Husband's Teeth. Cindyknad—William Miller, a Civil war veteran, has been granted a divorce from Mrs. Caroline Miller. He said that when his wife left him she took his false teeth and used them herself. FARMERS HOLD ANNUAL FAIR Ganpion stat Host o Tiers. of the Sol SPIRIT OF THRIFT GROWS. Hundreds Respond to Invitations Sent ‘Out by Mocsre, Frissell and’ Graham Foe Conference and Exhibition of “Agricultural Producte—Ambition of (Mra, Harris Barrett. Hampton, Va.—The Negro farmers ‘conference and fair, held annually at ‘Hampton {nstitute, bring together sev- ‘eral hundred enterprising and prosper- ous Virginia farmers and homemakers ‘who are eager to improve their soll, {n- crease their yields per acre and secure better homes and « more satisfactory community life. Over $300 will be distributed this year In prizes for farm products, do- mestle art, domestic sclence, manual training and public school exhibits, Invitations to the farmers’ confer ence, held at the institution Nov. 20 and 21, wede widely distributed. They were Jasued in the name of Dr. H. B. Frissell, the achoo!’s principal, and Mr. Charles K. Graham, director of the Hampton institute agricultural depart ment. ‘The large school gymnasium, which accommodates orer 1,600 people, ts ‘illed at the conference time with tnter- esting-exbibits sent to Hampton instl- tute from all parts of Virginia. ‘The ‘Hampton furmers’.conference ia 2 tell ing testimony to the thrift and prog: ress of Virginia Negroes. It ts an encouraging indication of what fe being quietly done for race up- Utt through the co-operation of many agents—the preacher, the teacher, the jndustrial supervisor, the farm demon- stration agent. the business man and the homemaker. ‘The following classification list of premiums will suggest the wide scope of the exhibition of farm, home amd ins ae aan a ; Di an = bac schoo! products: Grains, forage and forage crop seeds, vegetables and roots, cotton, tobacco and peanuts; fest: and fried frotts, cured and smoked meats fand poultry. domestic arts and do- mestic economy, dairy products, band- made doormats and ax handles and public schoo! work. ‘An Interesting exhibit of canned fruits and vegetables, cakes and ples, children's and women's clothes and handwork of various kinds was pre- pared for the farmers’ conference by the Homemakers’ club of the Locust street social settlement, which Is un- der the direction of its founder, Mrs. Harris Barrett, who was graduated trom Hampton institute in 1884. ‘Some of the excellent resulta of the Negro Home Garden association work, whleb was begun in 1911 by Mr. Jack- ton Davis, @ southern white man who is the stale supervisor of elementary schools in Virginia, were shown at the conference. Helpful addresses were given by Hampton workers and other experti, Interesting demonstrations were given for the benefit of all who are interested in bome and farm life. ‘That the Hampton farmers’ conter- ence ‘nid falr are most helpful to the colored people of Virginia is unques- tloned. Yearly they give the Hampton workers and students, as well as those who atteid the cdnference from dis- tant points, the opportunity of seeing grhat' hasbeen dove to improve the condition of people on the soll and re- newed Inaplration for tnereased effort in pushing forward the Hampton idea of education. Pretty Home Wedding In New York: ‘One of the most Interesting mar HHages of recent date among the youns- fr social leaders 1n Now York was that “of Mr. Charles C. Allison and Miss Luin Belle Wiliams, which took place at the realdesce of the bride's mothor fo West One Hundred and Forty- fourth street. ‘The ceremony which ade the young couple man and wite ‘was performed by the Rev. Dr. W. P. Hayes. pustor of the cbureh, The bride was attended by Miss Madeline €. Allison, and Sr. Charles A. Hil was Mr. Allison's best man, Sf. and Mrs. Allison sere’ tho teciplents of many. tokens of eateom from thelr friends. Fs . KEOKUK NEWS. ‘Mra. Pearl Johnson has departed for Macomb, Ill, where’ she expects to permanently reside. Her daugh- ter, Mins Cecil, will be greatly. missed jn the Coleridge-"Tayler music club, hich organization Toho ‘bas’ always taken such an ave ee ‘Mr. Mel Brooks ° of. Quincy, mW Gr ipeod thanks: pauses ‘with her sister, Mrs. Pitre Lope fiat our rok hs if our news: sitlcea’ do. ot" appear ‘each week. In every instance itis news of importance. In this behald Pvolleit your hearty co-operation Don't turn the agent away Dociuse lof meagre Information regarding the Sappentngs of your crcl.” With your istance we ean make our letter Interesting. ""Telephone 2514 | Hub, me, ‘Through the columns of the wnder we want to let our friends out of the city Know of the, happen- ings in the Water Power City, Mr, and Mrs, Richard Harvey Holt, who were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Faye, on the eve’ of the 0th, are now located in thelr new modern home at 1504 Blondeau street. We are sorry that our letter giving full ‘Recount of this society event was not fiven publlntion, as it was one of the prettiest weddings of recent oc- currence, “Mr. Holt is an employe of the Firat National Bank and is one of the very “few young men that prevlouny prepared a home for him. self and bride. Tho best wishes of host of friends are showered upon them. 1 Another wedding, of much prom nence occured at the home of | Dr. and Mrs, T. H. Phillips on November 6th, at. 10 oclock a. m., when Rev. J.P. Sims of Bethel church united Miss’ Sousie Clark and Mr. Bruce Conway Armstrong. ‘Thete are both timable young people that were torn and reared in our midst « and have the well wishes of thelr many friends, who are numbered by the score. ‘The basement interior of the Pil- grims Rest Baptist church is being Temodied. A cement floor havin been laid, the walls will be e plastered and the ceiling furnished, which will ‘add greatly to the appearance. Rev. Helm and congregation are to be con- gratulated for their untiring efforts in the beautifying of thelr ehureh edifice. Mrs. Ethel Brooks Watkins is. thé promoter of, a play entitled, “Tem- pest Tossed,” that will be staged at Bt. Mary's Parish Hall, soon. after Xmas, Several of our talented char- acters will take part. Mrs, Watking {s possessed of remarkable original- ity'and. isan elocutionist. of excep- tional ability. ‘The musical that was given at Bethel church under auspices of the Coleridge Taylor Music club was greatly enjoyed by all present. Mrs, ‘Anna Holmes, the president, should be commended for her efforts to arouse interest toward the develop- ment of our musical talent, ‘Mr. Ed Roberson, grand. chief mentor of the Towa jurisdiction of Sir Knights and Daughters, has just returned from a trip to Centerville and Dea Moines inthe interest of the order. Mrs. Mary Bland was hostess at a party given recently in honor of Hts Geo. Young of Peoria, who will probs ably make her home’ in Keokuk for the’ coming season. Mr. Scott Mottley of Humboldt, Tenn., visited last week wita his aunts, Mrs, Chas. Buckner of New Boston and Mrs. Rufus Dandridge of near Summitville. As they had not seen thelr nephew for more than thirty-five years jhence it was quite a meeting. ‘A wave of crime seems to be pre- valent in Keokuk for the past few months, but fortunately it is not all confined to our race.” One of the most heart-rending of scenes was en- acted last Monday at the noon. kour at Cameron's transfer barn, when Enoch Hawkins and Frank Lewis be- came engaged in an altercation that resulted inthe death of Mr. Lewis, caused by the inflicting of @ knife wound by Mr. Hawkins. ME. Lewis recently ‘moved here from Missouri ‘and has a wife and seven children. Mr. Hawkins is one of our home boys, who has heretofore borne a good rep- tation. He has a wife and one child. Teis not thought that Mr. Hawkins is a, morderer a bent, ag ing men, had previously been jends. _ Sym- pathetic friends of both depiore the calamity of such a sad fate. Deepest sorrow by many ‘friends is expressed over the death of Miss Millie and Minnie Buekner, who were twin sisters, their demise having, oc- curred only a few weeks apart. The family moved here from Missouri few years ago. Of near surviving relatives they leave a father, mother and three sisters, "The death of Jimmie Allen, which occurred last week at the home of his mother, Mrs. Cox, on North Ninth street, is moured by relatives and friends of deceased. His siscers, Mrs, Price of Omaha, Neb. and Mrs, ‘Owens of St. Paul, Minn., ‘were here to attend the funeral. ‘Another visit from the death angel called from our midst Bro. David Cross, a venerable and highly respeet- ed citizen of our community, and member of Bethel A. M. E. church and. one of the old local preachers His death, ‘which ‘has, been expected for some time, was largely due to the infirmities ‘of old age. His son from Missiesipp and grandson from ‘Arkansas were in attendance at the funeral. Bro. Cross was considered by some to be somewhat eccentric in his ideas, which perhaps was occas- foned “bythe lendvantages of i uth. ‘He leaves an estate af two Houses and lots, several hundred dol lara in bank, together with a life in- surance. ‘ ‘ile members of the First, African ‘Baptist church and their pastor, Rev Samuel Johnson, are now preparing to enter a revival. They are certain. Ty doing 2 good work. ‘The spirit of amnestness seems to, prevail among them, Bro. Cross of Mississippl, whe is‘ Baptist preacher, preached for them last Sunday morning and even- way; The dinner a8 8 ee oe ie Tate one, consisting of everything. in feasone Blra: Lamb is, the aughien of Mr, and Mrs, Wm. Ward of sas City, formerly ‘of Peakesville, Mo. and is much loved because of her quiet, Unassumaing disposition and manner,” Mr, Lamb. is the son of Mrs. Lulu Lamb of New Boston, and is an industrious young man, “It is w pleasure to tell you that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best cough medicine I have ever used,” writes Mrs, Hugh Campbell, of Lavonis, Ga. “I have used it with all my children and the results have been highly satisfactory.” For sale by all dealers, BUXTON BRIEFS. Mrs. Sarah (Williams left Friday evening for Clarinda, Creston and Omaha, after spending about two ‘weeks in Buston. ‘Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Bailey, Miss Gertrude Lucas and Miss Veeta Step were in Des Moines pending. the Smart Set Sunday night, reporting « pleasant trip aed. ‘a good show. Milton Atkinson met with a slight accident in No. 16 mine last Wednee: cay. Be is able to be out aie. . T. H. Carr of Ottumwa, Whartomof t he A. M. E. church this ely, and 'B. Woodard of Mt. Zion Baptist church and Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Guy were the guests of Mrs. Mag- &e, Downs at a 6 o'clock dinner last fedneeiay evening. Rev. T. H. Carr left Saturday for Ottumwa, after having assisted Rev. Woodard in a splendid. revival meet. ing, in which there were thirteen con- verts and several restored to the church, Rev. Carr is a splendid preacher and labors very®* earaestly while engaged. The meeting will continue this week and Rev. Biggs at Highes, Mo., will assist Rev. Wood- ant | ‘Thanksgiving was ‘observed at Mt. Zion church with specie servicer, On account’ of the- illness of the pastor Kher meniers of “Tabernacle Baptist Shure ned fn the erie ‘Mrs. ‘W. A: Brown is on the sick Uist this week. "The. Mesion Circle met in. the home of Mrs, Ed Howell last Thurs- day and listened to a very splendid program rendered. by some of the members. A dainty lunch was served afterwards. " Geo. Rhodes, who was hurt in the maine" several weeks agoy in geting around on crutches and is almost as oly ‘as he used to be, Business must be picking up “sure enous nen yo aa fhe goth man oink shopping, with the young lady Tt looks Alike ‘the bell is just about ready to toll. Ask “Ed” if you want to know any more about it. ' ‘The Church Aid society of Mt. Zion Baptist church celebrated their frst anniversary Inge, Sunday after. noon with a sermon and short pro- fram." Whe they ony hare tnt four members, they are still encour. aged and feel that ere long they will have the majority of the members enrolled. It is @ splendid organiza. fiom for the church’ and it is hoped that it will soon do away with that idea that the church people must be- Tong to.a seeret organization or they will get no attention when _ sick. Every member of the church should be a member of the aid society. Mem- bership fee $1.00, and 15 cents per month dues. i Tabernacle Church News. Rev. Mendenhall will leave Tues- ey, ie Hot Springs, Ark., for his the Little Myrtle Garrett is confined to her bed this week. ‘ira: § By White and children lef Wednesday for Enterprise to spend Thankoniving, with her parents, "Mr and Mrs. N. C. Pendleton. ‘hrs Ghas, Simmons left, Wednes- day for Des Moines. ‘The Mission Circle will meet Thurs- day, December 5tn, with Mrs. Ad Poe, No. 8 East Twelfth street. ‘The entertainment given oy the church Saturday night for the benefit of the pastor was a success. Mrs. Tous F. White will leave Fri- day for a short visit with friends in Des Moines. Arter pending a wel, n, Contr ville vsiiting friends, Miss Lillian Simmons returned home, reporting a pleasant stay. Revs. Garrett and Green preached for Tubercle congregations Sunday Rey. Garrett preached in the morning and Rev. Green in the evening. y Subscribe for. the: Bystander. e q | | mh | apg | oa d ] ae i! | | = J MRS. A: M. POPE-TURNBO icataoe “Poro” College 3100 Pine St. St. Louis, Mo. THe “PORO” SYSTEM of Scalp and Hair eatment is based on the lat est scientific and sanitary’ methods, effecting a healthy scalp thus promot- lng ewe of Dau be, 1 "Poro” preparations used in con- nection with the trestment are made and sold exclusively by myself, having the exclusive ment ‘to that name; and 1, alone, know the secret of the com- boston that Dears thet name, Our inim fas always been that when the hair begins to grow as the result of the we of "ORO," it will continue’to do so if only thescalp nd hair be Rept. clean. This san- itary method of treatment is also having the desired effect in helping ‘to prevent the eee of diseases, for iP fact that baic in an unsanitary ‘condition carries the germs of disease which pans fatal to. eas Persons coming in contact with ther, "For treatment, call on nr address: ‘7 Mrs. Mollie Whitney 726 10th St, Des Moines WOODSON DEFEATED. In the recent general election just held Hon, George H. Woodson of Monroe county, the regular republi- can nominee, was overwhelmingly de- feated by the democrats. We are in- deed sorry to note Mr. Woodson’s de- feat without regard to past feelings or petty differences that may have exist- ‘ed between him and a few of our race) it was too bad, As to qualifications he had no equal on either the democrat or socialist tickets. It was simply prejudice on the part of the white re- publicans, They knifed him in every precinct in the county and even in ‘Albia, where we would think there would be less prejudice, he was cut the most, It has always been if Al- bla wanted anything they would send for Geo. Woodson and try to get Bux. ton’s aid and them that hep should register the larget vote against Mr. Woodson and the Buxton candidate is indeed worse than hypocrisy. All the other republican county officers were elected except Mr. Woodson and the county attorney. Below we will give our readers the vote on Woodson at the primaries and at the election: Woodson’s vote at the June pri- Comes. Rea ae Albia, 1st'ward. 4098) ad ‘Albie, 2d'ward.. 64 7332 ‘Albin, 8d ward: $8 98 Albin’ 4th"ward. 42 1770 Averys 9 OD Blut recs. “113 BL 38 Boxton, No. iz. 210 2021 Buxton, No.2. 310 2 18 Cedar vows <M WB Foster es 68 Franklin” 1020. Georgetown MOT Hilton. 8 88 Hitems 1 88 Hocking <8? Hynes 2B Jeckoon cc 2 eA fockman” «180M Mantua. 18 BD 8h Pleasant’ «10S Rey cc HT Gate Urbana 6 17 10 waco, 8 Ok Wayne" 5 on Totals cence?! 929 535. eee een eee ew Chava | ‘Woodson. Clark, Oakley. Albia, 1st ward. 56 160 25 Albial 2nd ward. 76 109 2 Albie, 3rd ward. 46 102 BB Albia; 4th ward. 70 196 30 ee de ae Blut Creek 122-168 44 Buxton No. i... 287 6010 Buxton No.2. 22 137 Codat emcee BM OMS 8 Franklin 200 SL Foster won (2G © 810 Georgetown 4 TT Hitman. 84 49 983 Hilton 2510 Hocking 39 4B Hynes ccc 17 48 105 Jackson nace 26 BL oe Lockman. 22 0-19 BB Mantua 290 BROOM Pleasant... 30 89 10 Troy ce AT MD Union cee 85 B85 a Urbana es LT Wayne ee 1 Om Ward oc 9 BME Totals canennd ATS 2281 802 ST. JOSEPH, MO. |, Mrs. J. Kenner of Marshall, Mo. | Grand Matron of the H, of J., spent several days of last week in this city She was elected at their last annual meeting. Hence this was her firs! ‘oficial visit to that society. Mr. and Mrs. Kenner have been living at Mar- shali for a number of years and being in good financial condition they have visited a number of different cities, and it is a. pleasure to meet Mrs Kenner, as she is a good lecturer and highly ‘educated. ‘Miss M. L. Fitzhugh, the blind dra. [matic soprano, gave a’ concert at the U. B. F. hall last Monday night. The full effect of her singing was marred by the poor condition of t he piano which was not in tune, and it is to be regretted that a good singer as she was compelled to use such a dilapi. dated piano. The persons who had charge of the concert should have se- ‘cured a piano in good condition. Miss Fitzhugh was born in St. Louis and educated in our state school for the blind. She plays the piano, recites pantomime, sew and crochets, also Feads and copies music by the Braille ‘system and travels alone, and is mak- ing a tour of the western states, ‘Mtr, Prince MeGaugh of 2805 Mary street was in Richmond a few days last week to attend the funeral of his aunt, who succumbed to a stroke of apoplexy. ‘The indoor carnival that was given by the Masonic lodge at their hall frcm the 18th to 28d inst, to replen- ish the treasury of their building fund, was very successful. ‘The at- tendance was very good and as thelr rexpenses were not very much they Taust have secured a good sum of money for that fund. Dr. F. N. Goodson went to Linco, Neb., last week to perform an opera: tion. ‘Mir. Geo. Kerford of Atchison, Kas. gpent Sundsy. in our city. He 's the iiuior member of Kerford & Son, inanufacturers of crushed stones. Frank Madison of Des Moines. former resident of this city, spent Sunday and Monday with relatives and friends here. ‘Robt, Sweeney was in, Excelsior Springs the latter part of last week. hfe. Whit Gassaway was in Atchi- son, Kas,, a few days this week. "A number of people from this city spent yeaerday in Kansas City and opeka, Kans. fext Sunday is the regular month. ly meeting for the “special program” at the YM. C. A. at which time ‘women will be admitted, and the com- rites has prepared an excellent pro gram, which will begin promptly at 4 p. my and a cordial invitation is ex- tended to the public, ‘The K, of P. band gave a concert at the New Hope Baptist church last Monday night to an appreciative au- dience, ‘On the 2ist inst. at 202 N. Twenty- second street about 100 guests were resent to witness the marriages of iss Lottie Hicks to Mr, William Washington. Her sister, Miss Min- nie, and Mr. Howard Walker were the ‘attendants and Rev. E, M, Cobron performed the ceremony, They. were he reciptents of 8 umber of pretty fand useful presents. The groom has been employed for @ number , of fears athe Brady Carpet Co. the ride came from Plattsburg, Mo., but hhas been a resident of this city, for several years, and we, with thei many friends, extend our congratu. Intions, It was the prettiest late au. ‘eumn wedding of the season. "A. queation, but don’t disregard the rath in answering it..-Do, you read See ee ae end the ae eee a nlite ae ABLE EDITOR AND LECTURER Successful Career of Professor | Charles Alexander of Boston, cuLTURED LITERARY LIGHT. aw nassani ve tases ee tive, Mielsigglan Whe by Prosi hes Hae Atzaned Distinetion In ony bee. Boston.—Ove of the most highly trained literary men of the race ts Pro- fessor Charles Alexander, the well known lecturer aid formerly the ed- tor and publisher of Alexander's Mag: azine, Mr, Alexander has bad a long and interesting literary career and bas served in many capacities which have called for the exorcise of the highest academte tralntug. ‘His poems, short stories and essays which have appeared in the colored press hare made bim acquainted with a largo number of readers of the race. Perhaps few men of the race have beld higher positions calling for the exer- else of more ability than he. For a number of years be was em- ployed in the capacity of reporter, night desk man and exchange editor of the Boston Dally Standard and the i + Oh Vag ee” rr, — Wy a oe Philadelphia Times, two of the largest and most infuential white dallles of the country. Professor’ Alexander was born in Mississippl. He was educated In the public schools of his native elty and of New London, Conn, where he went at fan ently age. After the completion of his edueation he returned south and be- ‘gan his career. as teacher in tho Agri- cultural and Mechanical college at Nor- mal, Ala., where he remained for four Years. He also taught at Tuskegee and Wilberforce university, in Oblo, where be also remained for four years. He is well known a8 a publisher, baving pub: lished in Boston the Monthly Review and Alexander's Magazine. He has also published the Wilberforce Student and the Normal Index. While editing Alex- ander’s Magazine in Boston be ran in connection with {ts publication a suc- [cessful fob printing plant. For the past ‘ew years Professor Alexander has been giving lectures on the life of Paul Laurence Dunbar. He 4s recognized a8 an authority on Dun- bar, and bis lectures, which have been Jsiven before large and representative audiences of both races throughout the Jcountry, have been pronounced by crit- les to be one of the highest tributes that has ever been pald the lamented poet. Professor Alexander in bis lectures cll to mind in the most vivid manner the gentus of Dunbar. Ho bas reviewed books for some of the largest publlsh- era of the country and has been recog- nized ns an expert along that line. He takes a Keen interest in all move- ments having for thelr alm tho better- ment of the race. He is also the deld agent of the Natlonal Religious ‘Traln- {ing school of Durbam, N. ©. Professor Alexander is a men of pleasing address ‘and gives evidence of wide culture. He 4g one of the most interesting lecturers of the race. He has a wide acqualnt- ‘ance with the most prominent men and ‘women of the race. In Boston, whero he 1s best known, he wields wide in- ‘uence in the intellectual life of the city. Order of Eastern Star Prosperous. she Manonte fraternity was well > resented in ‘conuecton with Esther Chapter No. 7, Onder of the Eastern Star, a tho entertaining body at the fouriu annual convocation of the grand chapter of the order for Penoagivania, held io Pittoburgh on, Thursday. and Friday, Nov. 21 and 22. The report tow that the order was in prosper fue condition, irs. Agnes Goldtone the toyal matron of Bathe chapter Banquet In Honer of Bishop Walters. ‘Under. the eadersbip of Attorney James Te Curtis ny chaleman acon Inttee of prominent men has arranged to give a testimonial reception and Senguet in honor of Bishop Alexander Waiters on Wednesday evening, Dec. 4. ‘The affair will take place at Young's Casino, Weot One Hundred and Thi: ty-fourth street avd Purk avenue, New bad ay. PILE: ert RECTAL > tuk ton Myer ietstaae a ] FContsins scores of testimoniats Pe) Sis ocr ast ore WY ERcrimgeane iy deve terete ne Ray snacks ey er a a / ‘OR. Ma cenbtlh Hk.” arwonrdh Bele Oar Bi ined ta, YOU CAN’T BEAT IT i Hot Home-Made Bread ca all day with those delic- ren ious home cooked meals. —e When in Chicago, Ill a ae Everybody eats at the am) The Model Cafe v y 12 West gist St. Near sat & poe = Columbia Hotet Bide CHAE tee ee ae Sick Headache. ‘This distressing disoase 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, TT IGINAL NOTICE. In the district court of the state of Towa, in and for Polk county. R. B. Thode, plaintif, 6. Middleton Manufacturing Company, Siff Bros., Clinton W. Sweet, Lamp- her, Skinner & Co,, et al, defend- ants. To Middleton Manufacturing Com: ‘pany, Siff Bros., Clinton W. Sweet, ‘and Lampher, Skinner & Co,, above named defendants: You, and each of you are hereby notified that the petition of the plain- tiff in the above entitled cause is now on file in the office of the clerk of the istrict court of Towa, in and for Polk county, claiming of you the sum of $504.88, with eight per cent interest per annum an said sum from Awgust 1, 1912, as justly due plaintiff upon the promissory note for $700.00 bear- ing date the 27th of January, 1908, made by Lillie V- Heaivilin and C. H. Henivilin, bearing seven per cent interest’ per annum from February 1, 1908, payable semi- annually, and due and payable in the following installments, towit: $100.00 on February 1, 1909; $100.00 on Feb- ruary 1, 1910,'and $500.00 on Febru- ary 1, 1911, which note remains whol- iy unpaid, excopt the sum of $100.00 paid 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 inter- est 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 ent interest on said several sums from August 1, 1912, and for the costs of this action, including attor- ney’s fees. ‘Also asking the foreclosure of the certain mortgage of even date with said note and securing the same, up- on the south 28 feet of lot 3, in block 1, in the Town of Demoine, now in and a part of the City of Des Moines, Jowa, and claiming that the lien of said mortgage is prior and superior to the rights or interests of each and all of the defendants. 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