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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIX NO. 32 CITY NEWS Mr. Isaac Bush is on the sick list. Mr. Fred Anthony of Boone spent Wednesday in our city on business. Mrs. Geo. Henry of East Sixteenth street is on the sick list this week. Mr. L. P. Blagburn who has been quite sick is able to be out again. Mrs. Clara Smith James will leave Tuesday to visit her father, S. B. Smith, of Omaha. Mrs. M. Grimes, who was operated on at the Methodist hospital, is able to be out again. Master Norman Blagburn who has been quite sick the past week is reported better at the present writing. Mrs. Mary Roe, who was operated on at the Mercy hospital, is improving. The various services of Corinthian Baptist church were well attended last Sunday. Mr. G. E. Murray of Trenton, Mo., attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Murray last Sunday. Mr. J. W. Bearshers of Kansas City, Mo., attended the funeral services of his mother, Mrs. Mary Murray. Mrs. M. J. Lowe of Keokuk, Iowa, was visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Johnson, at her home, 1305 Day street. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Hunley, 776 West Eleventh street, Monday, January 6, a seven-pound girl. Mother and baby doing well. The Progressive Choral Study club will have their regular meeting Tuesday evening, January 20, at Burns M. E. church, 777 West Eleventh street. Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers of 1423 Fremont street entertained Rev. and Mrs. S. Bates and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Trent at dinner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Waddell Payton lefte Tuesday for their home in Canton, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Payton have been visiting at the home of his brother, Mr. A. C. Payton. The Mary Church Terrell Club will meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Arthur Jones. All members are urgently requested to be present as there will be business of importance. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Payton entertained a few of their friends at their home Monday evening as a courtesy to Mr. and Mrs. Waddell Payton. Music was one of the leading features of the evening, after which a two-course luncheon was served by the Misses Helen Brown, Lugene and Marie Payton. The Des Moines Negro Lyceum Association met Tuesday evening, Jan. 14th at the home of Mrs. Mattie Warriors. Officers for the ensuing term were installed. The next meeting will be held Tuesday Jan. 21st, at the home of Mrs. C. C. Johnson, 1305 Day street, Rufus Jackson, Pres. Miss Hazel Cousins, Sec. The Callanan had a very interesting meeting with Wednesday with Mrs. E. B. Elliston. Rev. Taylor was present and made an earnest appeal for Founders day for Willowforce college. Mrs. S. S. Joe Brown represented the main notes. Miss Blaunchan rendered music. Lunchcon was served by the hostess. The club adjourned to Wednesday evening, January 22nd, with Miss Rachel Jefferson at the residence of Mrs. C. B. Woods, at which time the ladies of the club will entertain their husbands and install the newly elected officers, as follows: President, Mrs. E. D. Mixon; vice president, Mrs. E. B. Elliston; secretary, Mrs. G. L. Johnson; corresponding secretary, Mrs. C. C. Johnson; treasurer, Mrs. R. N. Hyde; chaplain, Mrs. A. M. Rivers; critic, Mrs. Amos Adams. ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY Nothing is so soothing and pleasant to our race of people than is the meeting of class amongst them. This surly is to be found and met at Mickel's Rooming House 507 Grand Avenue Transients and strangers always welcome. Subscribe for The Iowa State Bystander. CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH. Services Sunday, January 19, at the Capital City Commercial College Tenth and Walnut streets. Take elevator on Walnut street to fourth floor. Services 10:30 to 12. Subject, man Testing "God." Sunday school at man Testing "P.U." at 6:30. Evening service 7:30. Subject, "God Testing Man." T. L. Griffin Minister. OBITUARY. Mrs. Mary Murray died Friday, January 1st, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Topson, 1313 Fremont street, aged 67 years. She had resided in this city four years. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Topson, and a son, J. W. Bearshers, of Kansas City, Mo., and a host of friends to mourn her death. The funeral was held Sunday from the A. M. E. church. The interment was made in Woodland cemetery. ALBIA NEWS. Mrs. G. A. Davis was called to Hocking on account of the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Grayson. They are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby boy at their home. New Year's Emancipation Jubilee was largely attended at the A. M.E. church. A number of out-of-town visitors were present and good speaking and a nice supper served. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Morris are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby boy at their home. Mother and baby doing nicely. The R. B. M. Literary society met Friday evening at the A. M. E. church. Quarterly meeting at the A. M.E. church January 19. The monthly business meeting of the S. B. Moore Mite Missionary society was held at the home of Mrs. Andrew Smith on Thursday, January 9. The society is progressing spiritually and culturally and the leadership of Mrs. R. B. Manly who is an uniting, energetic little worker. After business the hostess, Mrs. Smith, served a delicious lunch, which all enjoyed. The members adjourned to meet next month at the home of Mrs. Henry Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have a baby girl at their home, that arrived last Saturday morning. Both child and mother are doing nicely. A cold wave passed this way since January 1, 1913 and now we think it is winter. Quite a few strangers in town the past week. ROCK ISLAND NEWS Mrs. Cass Lambert of South Rock Island returned home last week from Des Moines, where she spent the Xmas holidays with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Fulton. She was accompanied home by her little granddaughter, Hyperion Fulton. Mrs. William Parker of South Rock Island returned home New Year's eve, after several weeks' visit with relatives in Fort Madison, Iowa. Rev. J. W. Whitfield has opened an employment office at his home, 811 Fourteenth street. Mrs. Flem Basett, who has been suffering with pleurisy and rheumatism for the last two weeks, is some better at this writing. Rev. S. R. Cotrel of Collinsville, Ill., was in the city a few days last week and preached to the Wayman Mission church on last Sunday evening. Mrs. Robert Pollard, who was called to Henderson, Ky., Xmas week by the serious illness of her aunt, returned home last week. CARNEY, IOWA. Dear readers, we have made our appearance again for the new year, and as every one seemed to have had a Merry Xmas, we are now looking and hoping for a Happy New Year. The Mt. Zion Baptist church here, of which Rev. G. White of Enterprise is pastor, has been holding revival meetings for several weeks. Much good has been done; quite a number have been added to the church. Both Sunday schools, Baptist and Methodist, are proprospering. The A. M. E. has only been organized about three months. The Shilo Baptist Sunday school and the A. M. E. Sunday school, both of Oralabar, united with the Methodist school of Carney in giving their Xmas tree and program. The attendance was large and through the never tiring efforts of Rev. Childs, superintendent of the Baptist school of Oralabar and Mr. Will Aitken, superintendent of the Methodist school of Oralabar, everything was a grand success and every child present received something, as did the elder people. We have been many visitors in our little village during the holidays. Ernest Grayson, who received a very painful wound Xmas eve by being shot in the mouth, is recovering and will soon be able to be out again. Mr. Uriah Coleman was a Des Moines visitor Xmas day. Mrs. John Smith of Oralabar, who has been visiting in Alabama at the home of her sick mother, has not returned. The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Turner of Oralabor has been quite sick, but is now almost well. Miss Davis and Mr. Jim Burrell of Minnesota, Minn., have been visiting these parts during the holidays as the guest of the latter's mother, Mrs. Anthony Burrell. Mrs. Anna Cabbell was hostess to the Self Improvement club at their last meeting in December. The Mt. Zion Baptist Sunday school had their Xmas tree Xmas day from 4 p. m. to 6 o'clock. An excellent program was rendered. Much credit is due their faithful superintendent, Mr. Henry Madden, and also the school in remembering every colored child from the age of 1 month to 18 years in Carney by giving them something for Xmas. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gillespie of this place and Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Oralabor were visiting in Enterprise on Xmas day. Mr. Frank Brown and daughters, Hessie and Ollie, were visiting in Enterprise on Xmas day. Mr. O. L. Cabbell, being car dropper in the coal yards here, had the misfortune to get his shoulder hurt a few days ago, but has so far recovered to be at work. The Noon-day club met at Mrs. Will Austin's of Oralabor on December 23. After the regular routine of business was over, all sat down to a dainty lunch, served by the hostess, and was enjoyed by all. A number of friends gave a reception on December 29th at the residence of Mrs. Anthony Burrell in honor of Mr. Jim Burrell and Miss Davis of Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Johnnie Williams is feeling indisposed at this writing. (Last Week.) Mrs. Minnie London left Saturday morning for her home in Buxton. Mr. Lauray, who was visiting his mother in law in Des Moines, has returned back for school. Reception was given December 31, 1912, in honor of Mrs. Minnie London at the home of Mrs. Moore's. Entertainment was given at the church Thursday night. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Circle and the Willing Workers will meet at Mrs. Albert's next Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Dora Patterson, Mrs. Albert, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Winston and Mrs. Annie Patterson are on the sick list. Mr. Jim Crump, who was sick in the hospital, is able to be out and around again. Misses Minerva and Chenna Graves have returned back from their Xmas vacation in Moulton, Iowa, and report a very nice time. Miss Gretta and Fred McDavis were visiting their sister and brother Sunday in Cedar Rapids. And sister were in Iowa City from Cedar Rapids Xmas and spent the day with Mr. Moore. Mrs. T. McDavis made a flying trip to Cedar Rapids. Her son, Fred, was taken very sick at his sister's home, Mrs. Lena Green. Mrs. Morton is up and around again. She has been very sick with a cold. Mrs. Helen Winston died Sunday morning at 1:30 o'clock at her home at 413 South Governor street, after an illness of but seven days. She was 69 years old and death resulted from the ailments incident to her advanced age. Mrs. Winston has been a resident of Iowa City for thirty-eight years. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Jas. Dameron of North Vernon, Indiana; also three grandchildren, Fred L. Winston of Iowa City; Mrs. William Robinson, whose home is in Muscatine, and Miss Helen Dameron, North Vernon, Indiana. One sister, Mrs. Hobrook, is living in California. Friends and distant relatives, Mrs. Alice Dameron and Mrs. Jessie Kennedy, of Dee Forest and Mrs. Anna Clay and Mrs. Lloyd Lloyd of Muscatine, are here to attend the funeral and to show their loving respect to the memory of this good Christian lady. Mrs. Jimmie Robinson was in our city on business. Returned back to Cedar Rapids in the evening. Mrs. Berrie Williams and daughter and Mr. L. Morsie are here from Cedar Rapids attending the funeral of Mrs. Winston. BURLINGTON ITEMS. Mrs. Daisy Jones, traveling representative for the Silverton Publishing Co. of Chicago, was in our city Saturday. She was entertained at dinner by Mrs. Peter King. Among those on the sick list the past week are Mr. Wash Brown, Mr. John Brooks, Mrs. Susie Henderson, Mrs. L. M. Abel and Mrs. Viola Woods. Mr. Charlie Price left on Monday morning for an extended visit to Cripple Creek and Denver, Colo. Mrs. Ida Washington is critically ill with pneumonia at her home on South Ninth street. A Junior Workers club was organized on last Saturday afternoon at the parsonage. Those elected to office were: Mrs. B. R. Penn, president; Miss Lola Brooks, vice president; Master George King, secretary; Helen Dackey, treasurer; sick committee, Annabell Woods, Hazel Monroe, Evelyn Hedge. Meetings every Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. "A fish fry" on the last Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Cyrille Trent for the benefit of the choir was a success both socially and financially. At a regular meeting of the Art Industrial club on Thursday evening plans were made and committees appointed for a bazaar to be given some time in the month of March. The Willing. Workers will meet at the home of Rev. and Mrs. B. R. Penn on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The stewardess board served luncheon on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ellen Williams. Sunday, February 2nd, will be "Rally Day" at St. John's A. M. E. Church. Soliciting cards are out and we hope our many friends will donate as liberally as possible. MASON CITY. Mrs. Ida Smith, who has been on the sick list for several weeks, is reported much better at this writing. Her many friends are indeed glad to hear it. Miss Myrtle Edwards has returned back, after visiting several weeks in Denver, Colo., and Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Marie Allen, who spent New Year's in Keyesville, Mo., Huntsville, Mo., and Moberly, has returned home and reports a fine time with old friends. Mrs. Walter Davis, who was called to Moberly, Mo., on account of the death of her father, Mr. George Terrill, who was buried last Sunday, returned home yesterday. We all extend our heartfelt sympathy. The Golden Shield Tabernacle will give an sprout and necktie social next Tuesday evening at Woodmän hall. Admission 25 cents. All are invited. Mr. and Henry Green, who have been visiting in Missouri and have been visiting in Missouri and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Warren, who have been visiting in St. Louis and Chicago, has returned home. They report a very fine trip. Kansas City, have returned home, re- Kansas City, have returned home, reporting a pleasant trip. Mrs. Martha Dixon, who has been in the city visiting for a few days with her niece, Mrs. M. Brewton, returned to her home in Des Moines last week. FORT MADISON NOTES The Willing Workers' club met at the home of Mrs. Ambrose Jackson on Friday evening. Rev. and Mrs. Bowles are spending part time in Keokul this week. Will return the last of the week and take up the work here Sunday. The White Rose club met at the home of Mrs. James Sanders on Thursday afternoon. Business of importance was discussed and a fine program rendered, after which the hostess served a three-course lunchon. Mrs Jane Young of Davenport, Iowa, was in our city over Sunday and was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas. Mrs. Young spent several days in La Grange, Mo., visiting old friends there. She was the guest of Mrs. Charles Orange while there. Rev. D. D. Buck was in our city a few days last week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Mack. The Sunday school children spent a very pleasant afternoon Saturday at the home of Dumail. All came away having and wondering when they could go there again. Mrs. Charles Eubanks has opened her shop again since the death of her rushand will be glad to see old customers and new ones. Mrs. Charles Thomas will be in Keokul next week on business and desires to thank the ladies there for their patronage in her line of work, also the ladies of Fort Madison. OSKALOOSA, IOWA. Miss Edna Jones visited last week with her sister, Mrs. Theo. Turner, in Washington, Iowa. Mesdames Robt. Johnson, John Barquett and A. G. Clarke attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Murray at Des Moines on Sunday. Horace Franklin of Hoover spent Sunday with his sister and brother. Mrs. Robt. Johnson entertained a few friends Friday in honor of their thirty-first wedding anniversary. Walter Smith and Reuben Gaines of Buxton, Iowa, were business visitors Thursday. Miss Isabell Allen is able to be out again, after several weeks' illness. Hobe White, John Lewis and sister, Miss Margaret, were over Sunday visitors at Des Moines. John Wright of Burton was a business caller Tuesday. If your children are subject to attacks of grief, watch for the first symptom, hotness. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and the attack may be warded off. For sale by al dealers. DAVENPORT NOTES. We are very sorry that notes of the Christmas doings failed to appear in the Christmas edition. The correspondent left an assistant to write the Davenport notes while she was away. We shall be pleased to have those notes, although they are three weeks old. The revival meeting started last Sunday evening at the Third Baptist church. Rev. Cartrell of Collinsville, Ill., preacsed at Bethel A. M. E. church on the 5th instant. Mr. Edward Sample has had a relapse and is quite sick again. The following were visitors at the A. M. E. church for Sunday: Old Southland Sextette of Jubilee Singers, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hall of Washington, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Taylor of Rock Island, Ill. The A. M. E. stewardessch will render their usual program at Bethel church Sunday evening. The A. M. E. church choir will render special music for this occasion. Mrs. Hattie Lambert of South Rock Island was a Davenport visitor Sunday a. m. Mrs. Ruth Bright, G. W. M. of Iowa and its jurisdiction, visited Naomi chapter, No. 1, last Friday evening, January 10th, and gave a very inspiring lecture. The chapter served refreshments in honor of the grand matron. The writer was much pleased with the worthy grand matron's address and also delighted with the Davenport chapter. Rev. S. L. Birt of Galesburg, Ill., was a visitor at the A. M. E. parsonage last Friday. ST. PAUL BUDGETARIAN Cold! Well I should say ho. Eighteen below and colder predicted. The baby show given by the Excelsior club at St. James church Friday evening was a financial success. The following program was rendered: Piano solo, Miss Crystal Brown; vocal solo, Master Reginald Johnhon; recitation, Miss Lydia Jones; piano solo, Miss Opal Wade. The first pride was awarded to Mrs. Bradshaw's baby and the little daughter of Mrs. R. Irvin was awarded second prize. The prizes were awarded to those selling the most tickets. The Social and Literary society of Pilgrim Baptist church will give a prize masquerade social at the church on February 4th. Be sure and attend. A good time is assured. The Self-Culture club held an interesting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. Echols of Thomas street. The club, in keeping with its philanthropic purposes, paid for and had sent the Daily Despatch and Pioneer Press to a worthy colored family living in Alberta, Canada, who had asked for the paper through the Associated Charities of our city. The family, whose name is Murphy, lived here for a few months en route from Oklahoma to Canada. After the usual program and business the club adjourned to meet on the 22nd with Mrs. Jerome Covington of University avenue. Mesdames Hatcher and Bradley have returned from a very pleasant visit in Des Moines. They report a most excellent time among the Capital City folks. The Mothers' club met Monday afternoon at the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. W. B. Taudy read a paper, entitled "Children'h Amusements," which was especially interesting. The U. F. B. association held an installation of the following newly elected officers Thursday evening at their lodge hall: President, Mrs. Florence Duckett; vice president, Mrs. Elizabeth Echols; secretary, Mrs. Mattie R. Hicks; assistant secretary, Mrs. Tenie White; treasurer, Mrs. Fredericka Wheeldin; chaplain, Mrs. Branson; trustees, Mesdames Gamble and Bradley, Messrs. Jeter, Morgan and Jenkins. The high cost of living has failed to take the sting out of Cupid's darts in St. Paul, seemingly. Miss Frances Elliott and Mr. Geo. M. Bromley, both well known young people of our city, were quietly married Wednesday afternoon at the A. M. E. parsonage, Rev. Jones officiating, committing relatives and friends being present. Miss Lottie English of Minnesota and Mr. Ollie McManus were married at the home of the bride Thursday evening and are stopping at the residence of Mr. and B. L. White of University avenue. Mr. McManus was one of our popular young men and the girls don't know what to think. The bride was one of Minnesota's sweetest and most popular young ladies. The Bystander wishes to congratulate the two newly wed couples, wishing them many years of happiness. Rev. H. P. Jones, the popular pastor of St James A. M. E. church, has announced through his pulpit his engagement to Miss Carrie B. Monjoy. The date of the wedding will be announced later. This will perhaps be pleasing to his many friends. Mrs. James Glass has announced the engagement of her daughter, Eunice, to Mr. Homer Goens. Lawyer W. T. Francis is attending the meeting of the supreme court of the Odd Fellows, which is convening in Philadelphia. The anniversary meeting of the Women's State Federation will be held in Minneapolis on February 8. held in Minneapolis on February 8. Both Mars Lodge, Odd Fellows and Perfect Asher Lodge, Masonic, have made final payment on their property. The Odd Fellows now own five nice lots at the corner of Kent and Aurora and Perfect Asher owns a lot and small house at the corner of Arundel and Sherburne. Now will be the first to build a hall which is very much needed for the use of our people. We pay enough to the white man for halls to build on an acre and a very little while. Both of these lodges purpose to build a hall in the near future. The funeral of Mrs. Annie Robinson, who died Monday morning at her home, Arundel and Rondo, was held Friday afternoon from Lyle's undertaking parls. Her husband and daughter accompanied the remains to Chicago for burial. Rev. Jones officiated at the funeral services. Mrs. Eva Neal is sick at her home on St. Anthony avenue. At the annual election at St. James A. M. E, church last Tuesday night the following trustees were elected: Messrs. Samuel Williams, J. E. Johnson and Wm. Stafford. The Adelphi club held an interesting meeting Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Henry High of St. Anthony avenue. Mr. J. H. Charleston, Sr., is quite ill at this writing. CLINTON, IOWA. Miss Esther Culberson entertained a few of her friends at the home of her parents on Thursday evening, January 2nd, in honor of Miss Vivian Smith of Waterloo, Iowa, who was the guest of her cousin, Miss Murda Beason, during the holidays. The evening was spent with music and dancing. The celebration commemorative of the fifth anniversary of Emancipation on January 1st was a success. In the morning a praise meeting was held at 10:30 at the Second Baptist church, the Rev. G. B. Rogers, pastor of the First Baptist church, delivering the sermon. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a platform meeting was held at Bethel A. M. E. church, presided over by Mayor E. M. Howes. A number of addresses were made by leading citizens and members of the G. A. R. A. Most beautiful paper showing the progress of the Negro by Mrs. G. W. Slater and the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by Miss Murda Beason. The meetings were well attended throughout. Miss Murda Beason and Miss Vivian Smith returned a few days ago to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to their school duties. During the holidays they were the honor guests at several social functions. January 3d Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Culberson entertained at a dinner, the afternoon of January 4th Mrs. Holland Williams was hostess to a few young ladies, January 5th Mrs. W. A. Richardson was hostess at an afternoon luncheon. Each event was one long to be remembered. Mrs. M. O. Culberdon and family were in Davenport last week in attendance at the marriage of Major O. Culberdon, Jr., to Miss Lea Foster of that city. The Friends of the young couple wish them all happiness. Mrs. Elidabeth McDonald, founder and manager of the Louise Juvenile Home of Chicago, arrived in the city Sunday afternoon to assist Rev. G. W. Slater in a series of evangelistic services, which will be carried on during the week. The meetings at this writing start out with bright prospects looking forward to success. The second quarterly meeting of the school is scheduled for Sunday, January 19th. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bush entertained at a dinner Sunday evening in honor of Mrs. M. O. Culberdon, who will leave this week for a four months' sojourn in California. The table decorations were red and white, a beautiful basket of carnations and hyacinth tied with red ribbons forming a centerpiece. Covers were laid for ten. uoyqg ssw ssw ussqiag O' K SAYN ored guest at a dinner given Monday night by the trustee helpers at Bethel A. M. E. church to the trustees and wives. Mrs. Culberson, who is the past president of the organization, will leave this week for a western trip and her co-workers took this opportunity to spend a social time with her. At the conclusion of the dinner God speed and well wishes were said by Rev. G. W. Slater, M. O. Culberson and A. A. Bush. The president, Mrs. Stewart, deserves credit for the success of the event. A number of ladies met at the home of Mrs. Emma Heron last Thursday and organized a Pastor's Aid Society of Bethel A. M. E. church. The officers are follows: Mrs. Emma Heron, a M. E. church. The officers are follows: Mrs. Emma Heron, vice president; Mrs. Susie Robinson, vice president; Mrs. Annie Clark, secretary; Mrs. Julia Clay, treasurer. Under the auspices of the Pastor's Aid Society the members and friends Here is a remedy that will cure your cold. Why waste time and money experimenting when you can get a preparation that has won a world- wide reputation by its cures of this disease and can always be depended up? It is known everywhere as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and is a medicine of real merit. For sale by all dealers. of Bethel A. M. E. church gave their pastor, Rev Geo. W. Shater, and family a pound party on Saturday evening which was largely attended. Much credit is due Mrs. Anna Anthony and Mrs. Susie Robinson for the splendid success of the party. The president wishes to thank all those who so kindly contributed to the ladies. One of the elaborate social functions of the Yuletide season was an eight-course dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anthony on Thursday last in honor of the fifth anniversary of their marriage. The rooms were decorated in red and green. The guests found their seats by pretty hand-painted place cards. Covers were laid for twenty-eight. Guests from out of the city were Mrs. Wm. Fine of Cedar Rapids, L. D. Hill of Dixon, Illinois, Mrs. Ace Williams of Buxton, Iowa, and Mr. E. Thompson of Peoria, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony received many beautiful and useful presents. MT. PLEASANT. IOWA Mrs. Cary of Chicago is conducting revival meetings at the A. M. E. church. Mr. Everett Reed has returned from a few days' visit with his sister, Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Eugene Patterson spent a few days in Kewanee visiting friends. Mrs. Nora Burnaugh is visiting with her husband in Bloomfield. Miss Agnes Mason left Sunday for an indefinite stay in New York. in lunch with Mrs. F. Waltz and daughter, Mrs. Gershwin, have returned home from Chicago. They were accompanied by the former's brother, Mrs. Wm. Reecker. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reecker entertained a few friends Monday evening in honor of their brother, Mrs. Wm. Reecker, of Chicago. Mrs. Wm. Kieth is spending a few days visiting relatives in Honeywell, Mo. Mrs. John Greenup is improving, after a severe illness of several days. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our mother, Mrs. Mary Murray, also for many beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Chas. Topson. J. W. Bearshers. SIOUX CITY ITEMS We are now experiencing some of our wintry weather and are having a snowy, blowing January. Rev. R. Knight preached Sunday evening at the A. M. E. church. Rev. J. W. Dowden filled the pulpit at the M. Zion Baptist church all day Sunday, in the absence of their pastor, Rev. M. H. Spencer. Mr. P. D. Talafero left for his home at Muskogee, Okla., Tuesday to spend the remainder of the winter. He will return in the spring. Rev. M. H Spencer left last Monday for Liberty, Mo., where he was married to Mrs. Sallie Woods Carter on Tuesday, January 7th, at 5 p. at the Baptist church. He will return with his bride Friday, January 17th. Members of his church and friends at large wish them a long, happy marriage life. There will be a pigeon social at the A. M. E. church on Wednesday evening, January 15th. A live pigeon will be turned loose in the church parlor and a dollar prize will be given 'o the one who captures it. An informal reception will be given by the members and friends of the M. Zion Baptist church in honor of Rev. M. H. Spencer and bride on Thursday, January 23d, at the church parlor. Mr. and Mrs. Dradden of Oseola, Iowa, are in the city, the guests of Rev. A. L. Johnson and family. They will remain here for an indefinite time. Mrs. Mayo and son, John Furgerson, have gone in the restaurant business at "Joe's" old place on Douglass street. We as a race should patronize them and help them to make a success in the business. Mr. Ulysses Grant has returned home from St. Paul, Minn., where he has been for some time. The infant baby, little Corinne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce White is seriously ill at their home in Crescent Park with the pneumonia. Quite a number of the colored population is confined to their homes with bad colds. Born, to Ms. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Saturday, a big baby boy. Mother and baby doing nicely. There will be a Tackie social at the Mt. Zion Baptist church Thursday evening, January 16th. A prize will be given to the lady and gentleman who come dressed the worst. Mrs. Cora Harrison received a telegram Saturday informing her of the serious illness of her mother at Paris, Mo. She left Saturday evening to be at her bedside. The Lyceum members will present at the Mt. Zion Baptist church on Tuesday, January 21, a fare, entitled "A Woman's Suffrage." Come out and enjoy yourself. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Murray returned home last week from Galesburg, where they went to spend the holidays with relatives and friends. When you want a reliable medicine for a cough or cold take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It can always be used. It is safe to take. For sale by all dealers. PROUD OF HER LITTLE SON Eskimo Mother Cared Little for Obedience, but Much for Promising Qualities in Her Boy. There is no such thing as punishment in an Eskimo household, writes Dr. S. K Hutton in "Among the Eskimos of Labrador." And by way of illustration he tells of a small whom he met in a boy, clambering down the rocks and hummocks that strewed the beach, in open defiance of parental commands. He was a sturdy little fellow, and quite a baby. I judged him to be about two years old, certainly not more than three, but as he was clad in the dignity of ridiculous little trousers, I must speak of him as a boy. He seemed to have escaped from his mother, and to making for the beach on an adventure of his own; and when I looked toward the line of houses, I saw a young woman standing at one of the doors and calling to him. "Kaigit! kaigit!" (Come back:) she should. The child took no notice at all. "Kaigit, errera!" (Back my son) cried the mother. This time the child looked round, but he went steadily on, barking his little knees against the sharp rock points, and tumbling into holes in his hurry. "Nla! nla!" he screamed. I half expected the mother to come and fetch him after that, for "Nla!" is anything but polite; it was the equal of a very defiant "Sha'n't" that the child shouted at his mother. She took no notice; she wee beaten, and accepted the situation, and turned back into the house to go on with her work. Meanwhile I was interested in the doings of the small Eskimo boy; there was some grim purpose in his little mind, and I stayed to see the finish of the play. He scrambled on until he came to a dog that lay, sunning itself behind a stone. Very likely it was one of his father's sledge dogs against which he had a grievance, for he caught it fearlessly and she affixed it to his tiny fists. The dog, great, powerful brute, could have eaten the boy whole; but it made no resistance, simply cowering and whining under the little patting blows. Having fulfilled his purpose, the boy administered a last parting smack, and started on his journey homeward. I followed the little fellow to his home, and found his mother busily brushing the snow off him, and smiling with pride in her hardy little son. He was disobedient, but what cared she? He was growing strong and fearless; some day the would be able to catch the dogs and paddle a kaisk, and hunt the deer and seals and walrus. He was a proper Eskimo boy — Youth's Commotion. Miss Mary Garden, at a luncheon in Chicago, said, apropos of Christmas: "To secure nice Christmas presents there's nothing like a delicate hint or two "I know a Philadelphia girl whose uncle, having grown rich from a western mine, proposed to visit her at Christmas for the first time in 17 years. She wrote to the old gentleman: "It will glorious to see you again, dear uncle. I will meet you at Broad street station on your arrival at Christmas eve. But I might not recognize you after all these years, and so I think it would be best for you to hold, for purposes of identification, a long string of pearls in the left hand and a bit of fur—such as an innermost stole, for example—in the right." Proof of His Love. "But," she asked, "haven't you ever told any any other girl that you loved her?" "Yes," he replied, "I have told a dozen other girls I loved them. I thought I did, too; but you are the first one I have ever really loved. I know now that I never realized before what real love was." "How can you be sure that this is real love?" "On each of the other occasions I was unable to keep from wondering while I was telling my love how I would be able to support the girl if the accepted me; but now I don't care." **Despicable Man.** "I suppose you find it hard to be happy at Christmas time." "Why?" "Be deprived of the right to see your children at such a time as that would, I should think, make it especially hard for you." "Oh, I don't mind it. In fact, I rather enjoy it. It gives me such a fine chance to get even. I sent my little boy a drum and a horn and a hatchet." "No wonder them city people come plain about bein' all worn out with their social duties," vouchsafed a prominent citizen of Wayoverbehind "When I was down to New York I durn' near unintended my neck tryin' to bow to everybody I met on the streets."-Judge. There is no policy like politeness; and a good manner is the best thing in the world, either to get one a good name or to supply the want of it.-Bulwer Lytton. King Ferdinand Alms High. King Ferdinand is said to be making not only a change of religion but a change of name to Simeon II. when he assumes the title of emperor of Bulgaria. The first Simeon is still the national hero, and his reign, which began in 893, was Bulgaria's "golden age," when, as Gibbon states, she took a place among the great powers of Europe. Women are constantly the dupes, or the victims, of their extreme sensitiveness - Honore De Balzac. --- Proof of His Love Despicable Man. Strenuous Salutations RENDER GREAT AID Cutter Service Answers Many Distress Signals. Importance of Thst Arm of Government's Organization is Shown in Recent Reports Received at Treasury Department. Washington.—Six reports from the commanding officers of vessels of the revenue cutter service regarding aid rendered vessels in distress were received at the division of the service, Treasury Department, in the past few weeks. Capt. A. L. Gamble, commanding the new cutter Miami, which has been kept busy since her arrival on the Key West station giving aid to big coasting schooner and steamship, in trouble in the vicinity of Key West. The schooner Lydia McLellan Baxter, one of the big coal carriers from the Chesapeake to Florida points, was caught in the channels leading to Key West in such a position that she could not go ahead or turn around to go back and was forced to anchor to keep from going ashore. Word of the vessels' predicament was sent by the consignee of the vessels to Key West. The ship was forced to aid the aid of the schooner and assisted her to the dock at Key West. The liner Colorado, bound from New York to Galveston, via Key West, got ashore in that harbor and was floated by the Miami, uninjured and able to resume her voyage under her own steam. From far away Honolulu comes a report from Capt. C. Scochran, commanding the cutter Thetis, which in the past summer did duty as a floating court in Alaskan waters, regarding the floating of the American schooner Sophie Christianson of San Francisco, which had gone ashore while trying to work out of the harbor. The cutter Sel was in shoal water and the cutter could not put to her, but the勇 of Frank MacVeagh, Secretary of the Treasury. the Thetis, in the ship's launch and with the assistance of other launches, soon had the schooner in deep water. The cutter Acushetn was called to the aid of the steamship Penobscot ashore on the eighteen-foot lump, Pollock Ripp shoals, on the Massachusetts coast. When she reached the vessel she found the United States army dredge Navaskin alongside the stranded vessel. With the powerful dredge dong the pulling and the Acushetn holding her bow in the position to make her work most effective, the floating of the steamship was accomplished, and it was able to continue its voyage without further aid. It is not always commercial shipy that want the aid of the cutters to get them out of trouble, for once in a while they are called upon to aid government-owned vessels. A report from Cap. De. Cap. de la marine on the Norfolk station, tells of being called upon to aid the lighthouse service steamer Holly, which had gone ashore on the Portsmouth flats, Elizabeth river, in a heavy fog. The lighthouse service steamer Orchid was also on hand to pull on the ship, but after she broke four hawks in the effort she gave up, the ship was pulled into Holly into deep water. The master of the cutter, according to Capt. De Otte's report, expressed his appreciation of the service rendered. Work for Money but Stay in School They do not allow working to interfere with going to school in Hammond, Ind. Special arrangements are made whereby boys and girls may work half a day in certain commercial establishments and attend school the balance of the day. Hammond is a manufacturing community, where the temptation to boys and girls is strong to leave school and earn living. Hammond is also a large number is possible for boys and girls to earn money, remain in school, and also make themselves more efficient industrially. The plan at Hammond is based on a full realization of modern social and industrial conditions. Superintendent McDaniel proceeds on the theory that, while there are certain general principles underlying all education, each community has its own special problems that are too often disregarded in the making of a new commercial school and shop arrangement. Hammond maintains a night school with an attendance of 700, where boys and girls may not Her Generous Offer. Weedon Grossmith, who is known as an artist as well as an actor, was once assailed by a fair autograph hunter, who thrust her album under his nose as he left the theater one afternoon. "Won't you write me your name, Mr. Grossmith?" she gushed. "If you will leave your book at the stage door with the actors, ninepeaks with the actors." Benevolent applied the actor, "I shall do to tomorrow with pleasure." The girl objected, an actress, she declared. only make up elementary deficiencies, but also receive practical train'ag in specific phases of commerce and industry. Vocational guidance forms another feature of the Hammond plan. The schools furnish information about the various industries in the community, the salaries paid in different lines of work, the opportunities for advancement, hours of labor, permanency of employment, and all the details that are of value in determining a choice of employment. As early as the grade the teacher tests the child's interest and ability in various forms of industrial work, so that he may come to have some idea of a future vocation. The school authorities also maintain an employment bureau, where present and former pupils are registered and their qualifications carefully investigated. Foreigners Are Interested In American Education Canadian educators are impressed with the facilities for educational information in the United States. Dr David Soloan, principal of the Nova Scotia Normal school, considers the federal bureau of education at Washington one of the best and resident sources of information about the Canada. Dr. Solan is not the first educator who has paid tribute to the wisdom of congress in providing a central busaure for the diffusion of educational information, but as an expert on education his opinion deserves to be quoted. After speaking of the history of education in the United States as "illustrious" and describing the part the government, through its bureau of education, has played, he says: "It has savedcalculated millions to educational effort merely through its punctual record of each and every educational enterprise, every attempted reform, every individual experiment, has prevented duplication of experiment, reported educational progress, and from conflicting reports gathered the facts of the leaders of education in America needed to be certified of." Education is international. No matter how local and national certain of its problems may be, the fundamentals of education are identical in all civilized countries; and it is surely worth knowing that in this international exchange of ideas the United States beers no small part. Rich Rhode Islander Elected to Congress There comes to the new house of representatives Peter Goelet Gerry, one of the richest young men in the country. He is the son of the late Peter Gerry of New York, but himself lives in the Second Rhode Island district. He was married two or three years ago to Miss Mathilde Townsend, of this city, one of the very wealthy young debutantes of a very few years ago. The Townsend home is one of the most spacious and magnificent in Washington, and the young couple will make their home with Mrs. Gerry's mother to celebrate splendid celebrations promised for a new Democratic administrator, Mr. Gerry has filed his statement of campaign expenses, and they were within $15 of being $5,000. He also gave $600 to the Republic state committee of Rhode Island. It is said that Mrs. Gerry herself from her own private fortune gave a goodly sum. Opinion of High Court Hits Everyday Citizen No matter how much loss a person suffers because a letter carrier delays delivery of mail, a policeman fails to walk his beat, a fireman neglects an alarm or a water company omits to install fire plugs, the sufferer cannot recover damages. The statement of Justice Lamar of the Supreme court in an official opinion filed the other day among the records of the court. This utterance was made in arriving at the conclusion that an individual inhabitant of a city cannot sue a water company for failure to install plugs and mains it had contracted with a city to install. The case arose in Spartansburg, S.C. The opinion is in law. In Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida, but upholds decisions in numerous other states. Increase in Canal Zone Stamp Sale The canal zone government has turned into the United States treasury a sum of $78,550.21 revenue received from the sale of stamps and post cards during the fiscal year ending June 1, 1912. This is an increase of $4,800 over the past year 145,633 registered letters were handed by the postoffice there. Forty-seven per cent of the registered mail was sent under official stamp; 43,823 registered letters were sent to foreign countries. There were 227,680 money orders issued during the year, representing a value of $44,150. I last 16 postal savings banks were established on the canal zone, carrying total deposits of $336,847. There were 2,402 depositors. Sure Proof. Bil-Why are you so certain that Jones is a truthful man? Will—He had a black eye one day and when I asked him how he got it he told me that a man hit him. "who was far better known than he" had signed her book for slippease She pouted at Mr. Grossmith's oduracy. But suddenly she brightened. "I know, she exclaimed. "You shall have the ninepence if you do me a picture as well." Dodging matrimony is like putting off going to the dentist; the longer a man drives the damaged step the more serious he gets—and the harder it goes with him when he finally captivates YOUNG INDIAN PRINCESS HAS MANY ADMIRERS PART PLAYED BY HODGES FAMILY IN KANSAS PART PLAYED BY HODGES FAMILY IN KANSAS FARULOUS DEBUT GIFT FOR ST. LOUIS HEIRESS To the tourist's eye she is a rarely beautiful little savage, a veritable Minneaha of the Rockies. Furred, feathered, braced and moccasined Daisy Norr outwardly is all Indian. She is the belle and the real princess of her tribe because of this beauty. Shy as a wild deer, she little to say to the tourist. She is well educated Rinkhamman Rockies. Furred, fenced, braced and moccased Daisy Norris outwardly is all Indian. She is the belle and the real princess of her tribe be cause of this beauty, why does deer, she has little to say to the tourist. She is well educated and speaks English as well as she does her native dialect, but she seems afraid of the chance visitor. The straight-backed young braves of the Blackfeet have finally given up all hope of leading the flower of her tribe to one of their tepes. The white blood in her veins calls to her father's people. There is talk in the Blackfoot teepiece now that the girl will in the end go to her father's race for a mate. There is a story of a palace, an alley and of the ancient enemies of the tribe. The gossips of the tribe are certain that he has distanced the best of the Blackfoot youths in the race for her affections. When night falls in the hill country up in Plegan land the Blackfoot Minnehaha sits in the tepee of her mother and listens to the crude melodies of her red suitors. Just as he has done any one of these ten countries, the soul in rude love songs that were old when the flat white man crossed the great plains. Stern as a Spanish duenna, the watchful and wary mother accompanies the girl when the dusky beauty ventures from the home tepee. The Though educated in Indiana, the wife of the Kansas governor-elect is a governor-elect is a native Kansas. Also Mrs. Ora Murray Hodges has the true spirit of Kansas Democracy. Olathe has liked Mrs. Hodges the best but she's making out her reception lists she has not discriminated between the wives of her husband's employees and the Also Mrs. Ora Murray Hodges has the true spirit of Kansas Democracy. Olathe has liked Mrs. Hodges the better because in making out the reception lists she has not discriminated between the wives of her husband's employees and the wives of the town's richest business and professional men. The Hodges home is one of the finest in Olathe. An extensive lawn surrounds it, a lawn which is planned to extend over the greater part of a block, and to convert into a playground for the children of the neighborhood. Mrs. Hodges was a college sorority girl and is now a member of the Kansas City Alumni chapter of the Kansas Gamma. She graduated from Butler university in Indianapolis and prior to that, in 1890, from the Rushville ('nd.) high school as class valedictorian. Eight years of childhood on her father's big farm in Johnson county, Kansas, had been ended by the mother's death. The little girl was sent to relatives in Rushville. From the university she returned to Johnson county to keep house and her father. Mrs. Hodges was married to Senator Hodges and a year later they went to Europe. Mrs. Hodges' tastes would probably President Taft is considering an offer of the Kent professorship at the Yale law school. The place, which has been vacant for several years, and was last filled by Professor Phelps, at one time American minister to Great Britain, has been tendered to Mr. Taft, and he has taken over a offer with his cabinet, but arrived at no decision. The place, which has been vacant for several years, and was last filled by Professor Phelps, at one time a American minister to Great Britain, has been tendered to Mr. Taft, and he has talked over the offer with his cabin, but arrived at no decision. Should he accept it his relation to Vale university would be much the same as was former President Cleveland's relation to Princeton. Mr. Taft is considering this offer on one side and his original plans to practice law on the other. Some of his friends here incline to the be- When Miss Lois Campbell, nineteen years old, was introduced to society at an epoch-making function known as the "billion dollar debt" at her home, 2 W est m o r e l a p l e, she wore around her neck a wondrous neckpiece each one of which is worth a small fortune. S. JOSEPHINE The pearls were a debut gift from her father, James at of the North which controls light and Power Campbell, president of the North American Association of Photographers, Sharing Light and Power "Bogged to yo', sah," said a disguised looking negro who had edged his way into the office of a prominent Arkansas attorney, "and I wants to get a divorce fum muh wife on degrounds dat she has done been th'own' things at me for de last several yeahs." "Ah! And have any of the missiles seriously injured you?" "Sah! No, sah! She didn't throw us missiles and sticks at the man she does dinner dishes and stove han- Indian mother is afraid of the spells and witcheries of the tribal medicine men. If her sulters must see her it will be under the jealous and protecting care of her who was once the bole of the Blackfeet. She is a fullblood, typical of the savage mothers of the old days, but a kindly soul. Apparently she is standing apart and allowing her beautiful daughter to make up her mind for herself. The medicine men and their slater witches, the medicine women, have been drawn into the strife and the hand of the princesses in the valleys. They have innoved even in their spells up in the hills in the hope of turning the girl's thoughts from her white lover to some one of the fullblood eligibles. Half the young men of the Blackfeet are wearing love charms under their hunting shirts. Daisy Norris is almost a retinacation of Longtongtea. She in Indian maden, Minneapolis. She will timidly pose when the white tourist insists, but talk she will not. This summer she spent most of her time with a wandering party of the Blackfeet, who were making their annual tour through the blue lakes country. From time to time the curious tourists caught glimpses of her walking in company with the tall white woodman. Few belies, whether they be white, red, brown or yellow, have a hundred lover. She is a lucky society debateant who count them by the dozer. The average beauty must be content with far less. In many a town in the older states there are three malls for every man. Not so with the Blackfoot princess. Any time she lifts the flap of the teepee door and looks out there is sure to be some stolid young brave waiting outside. be termed "domestic," and public matters are subordinated to her interest And "woman's suffrage," for Kansas is not a suffrage state? "Oh, it's all right, I guess. I was for it, but did not agitating. My husband was stronger in its support than I was. Now that women can vote, I will, of course, exercise my right; and I believe that on all moral questions the very fact that women have the right to vote will have a healthful influence in political matters. Mrs. Jodson is an ardent advocate of manual training and domestic science. Among my modest attainments she remarked recently. "I think I am proudest of the fact that when I came home to my father with a college diploma I was able to keep house and cook for him—and that I did so for the next five years. Since I have been married it has been a great happiness to live quietly and unostentatiously, caring for my household and my children. Every girl ought to leave our schools equipped to do just that. I expect to live just as we have in Olathe, with an open door to all our friends, rich or poor." Mrs. Hodges in a director of the Olathe public library and is interested in literary organization. She is a member of the Christian church. The governor-elect has two children, Georgia Hodges, seven years old, now in the second grade of the Olathe schools, and Murray, a seventh grade aco and sixth year olds, a lively youngster whom no one calls Murray, but who usually has to respond to "Bill," "Jimmy" or "Murphy." lief that he will accept the Yale place, though they do not believe he will make up his mind before next month. The Kent endowment pays $5,000 a year. The president returned the other day after final inspection of the Panama Canal. His voyage from Panama on board the battleship Arkansas, set a speed record, the object* being to ascertain the shortest time in which a trip can be made from Colon to Washington. The battleship Delaware, which kept in sight of the Arkansas all the way from Colon, came into port almost simultaneously with the Arkansas. The vessels arrived at Key West at 9:15 in the morning, and forty-five minutes later the president's board a special train and out for a fast run to Washington. The president was in fine health and expressed himself as well pleased with the trip, and work accomplished at the canal. company and the United Railways of St. Louis and several gigantic public utility corporations of Milwaukee and other cities. If the slender girl with the reddish brown hair and blue eyes had been given an armature, she couldn't be thought of mother thing to wish for at her outgoing party. For all the resources of an Arabian Nights' scheme of loveliness and talent were at her command. Great vans of flowers were carried to the Westmoreland palace as a tribute to her by hundreds of friends. These were in addition to those used by bodehouses, a family army of whom were working for several days arranging the scene for this significant and most lavish of social events in the city's history. 'les, and skilllets, and a 'cassional cat or dog, or suppin' dutahun. And dyed don't none of 'em hit me; that is, 'Twill twit. But wid all dis yuh practisin', some o' dees days she gwite to be to be what dy call a expert, and bust muh head!"—Woman's Home Companion. Modesty. Patience—I don't think the photograph does you justice. Patrice—No, nor I. You see. I wasn't myself the day I had it taken. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS Does the negro in our country have a fair chance as compared with the native black man in Africa, the home of the negro? asks Boofer T. Washington, who, in the Century Magazine, discusses the question, "Is the Negro Having a Fair Chance?" of the preparation of this article. I met the Negro in Scott of the Methodist Episcopal church, one of the strongest and most intelligent colored men that I know. Bishop Scott has spent the greater part of his life in the southern states, but during the last seven years he has lived in LBeria and traveled extensively on the west coast of Africa, where he has come into contact with African Europeans. In answer to Bishop Scott dictated the following sentence, which he authorized me us use: "The fairest white man that I have met in dealing with the colored man is the American white man. He understands the colored man better because of his contact with him and he has more respect for the colored man who has accomplished something." Basing my conclusions largely on conversations which I have had native Africans, with negro diplomatic officials and with negro diplomatic officials who have lived in Africa, respectively on the best case and in South Africa, the conclusion that, all things considered, the negro in the United States has a better chance that he has in Africa. In certain directions the negro has had greater opportunities in the states in which he served as a slave than he has had in the states in which he has been for a century or more a free man. This statement is home out by the fact that in the south the negro rarely has to seek labor, but on the other hand, labor seeks him. In all my experience in the southern the negro have rarely seen a negro man or woman in asking for a job did not find it, the negro the business opportunities that he does not have elsewhere. Reduced to its lowest terms, the fact is that a large part of our racial troubles in the United States grow out of some attempt to pass and execute a law that will make and keep one man superior to another, whether he is intrinsically superior or not. No greater harm can be done to any group of people than to let them feel that a statutory enactment can keep them superior to anybody else. No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let them be caused to be himself to this or that race or because of his color, he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts. Make yourself agreeable to a man and he will want to borrow money from you. Make yourself agreeable to a woman and she will want to marry you. The American negro is progressing. When he was given his liberty, practically half a century ago, only three per cent of the blacks could read and write. Now 68 per cent of the negroes are educated. The negroes are rapidly acquiring farms in the south and are making good farmers, thanks to the education and training at such institutions as Tuskegee. Of the 10,000,000 negroes in the country 1,000,000 reside in the north. You can't judge a woman by her looks when she looks as if she didn't know you were looking. The negroes of Guthic, Okla, support a wide-awake library. It was established by negro club women in 1908. In a city of fewer than 2,500 negroes, this library has had 2,200 visits in one month; has loaned 150 books in the same length of time, and has added to its shelves 765 volumes. The report of the third quarter is as follows: Registered visits, 2,000; books loaned, 1,000; books added, 265; members to date, 800. Since the opening in 1908: Registered visits, 27,056; books loaned, 18,010; books donated, more than 2,000. The library maintains a Young Men's Christian school, a children's club, a club and a lecture course on domesticscience and home making for our women. There is no such institution in the state doing so much for race uplift. Mrs. J. C. Horton is the librarian. In a recent ten days' campaign the negroes of Baltimore, Md., pledged $31,000 toward a Young Men's Christian association building. This is another one of the cities to cover the $25,000 offered by Mr. Julius Rosenwald, the Chicago philanthropist. Frankfort, ind.—John Berry, colored, who has been employed at the O. K. barber shop here as a porter, has musical talent and a short time back wrote two sacred songs, a comic opera story, sending them all to a Chicago story. The company accepted his offerings. The company check for $3,000 for the comic opera, $200 each for two sacred songs and $67 for the story. Berry was so delighted that he resigned his position, left for his home at Muncie and will devote his entire time to writing music. The strong are commanded to bear the infirmities of the wear. According to this, we are sometimes called upon to forego pleasures that are most enjoyable. The Apostle Paul said, "If eating meat causes my brother to offend, I will eat no more meat while the world standth." The aged people among us should be careful to what extent they set example, the wrong. An action, good or evil, is never wrong. If bad we do lives forever and its impress upon the human mind is eternal. ```markdown ``` Now that the election is over, we want to urge with all the force at our command that our people settle down to "hard pan" and devote themselves to the matters of life which are really going to tell for themselves and their children. During the next eight or ten months it will possibly be that a dozen prominent colored people in the United States will be put out of prominent federal jobs, and a smaller number be put into prominent federal jobs. All this will affect the individuals concerned, but will affect only in a very slight measure the progress of the millions of black people in the millions of black people in the dependent upon a few individuals being put out of office or being put into office, or is dependent upon the success of our people in getting buildings, buildings, organizing schools, colleges, universities, churches and securing justice in the courts and in public travel. We advise that for the next few months our people cease to discuss politics, cease political activity in a large measure and devote themselves to the importance of conditions in their community. We advise that a Negro Business league be organized in every community, that a literary society be organized, that a woman's club be organized wherever these organizations do not now exist, and wherever they do exist new work should be cut out for them and the organization strengthened. Let us get down to business in relation to the updip of our race materially, morally, religiously, spiritually and civilly. There is plenty of work to do in every community. What is done in Washington will concern the people at home very little, but what is done in each individual community will mean the updip and strength of 10,000,000 people. Let us cease political speculation and get down to real business—New York Age. An investigation in Kansas City, Kan., reveals some interesting facts about the negroes of that city. It has been found that out of a negro population of 23,566 800 are property owners. Washington, D. C.-At a banquet given by Counselor Thomas L. Jones at his reverence 1901 New Hampshire Northwest, a few evenings ago, the guests became involved in a lengthy discussion on the subject, "Shall We Call Ourselfs Negroes or Colored People?" The banquet was attended by some of the leading negro residents of the Capital city. Dr. John R. Francis, one of the most prominent of the local negro physicians, declared that colored people was preferred, but he met bitter opposition from Ralph W. Tyler, the negro auditor for the navy department. The question had equal support among those present, and after some discussion the subject was dropped for a more pleasant one. Among those present at the banquet were Judge Robert H. Terrell, who presided as toastmaster; J. P. Napier, regulator of the treasury department; Auditor Tyler, Dr. Francis, Prof. Kelly Miller of the Howard university; Roscoe C. Bruce, assistant superintendent of schools, Calvin Chase, Rev. S. T. S. Rev. Dr. L. L. Garner, George W. Cook, Frank Plumber, Washburn Welbourne, Professor Tibbs, J. C. Thomas, Jr., of New York and R. W. Thompson. Allensworth, Cal., a negro colony, is completing a new grammar school. "One of the best colony schools in the state," the neighboring papers say. Washington, D. C.-Negro waiters employed in the various hotels and cafes of Washington are establishing the establishment of a school for waiters, where they desiring to engage in this employment, as well as men already working, may become proficient in the niceties of good jobs. A meeting was held in the lecture room of Shiloh Baptist church, with about 50 colored waiters in attendance, at which the establishment of such a school was discussed, and preliminary steps were taken. At the meeting preliminary steps were taken for the organization of Walters' Educational society and A. H. Underdown was chosen temporary president, with C. J. Cole temporary secretary. The Philadelphia Tribune celebrated its twenty-eighth anniversary by purchasing an $8,000 building into which it is shortly to move. Negroes who engage in business and expect the patronage of anybody should keep their establishments clean and inviting to the passerby or probable customer. Sweep out, dust of their goods and do not keep a door of loafers hanging about the door; be polite and courteous to all; do not sit down and wait for business to come to you simply because you are a gro. Get up to after the business at the same time exercise some riffle and you will in time rest the fruits of your labor.—The Appreciator Union. Fred M. Johnson, one of San Juan Hill heroes, has invented a belt feed riffle that will fire 300 shots in succession at the rate of 20 shots a second. It is getting difficult for the average American to tell whether he belongs to any political party or is simply an innocent bystander. A stabilizing parachute for aero planes, the invention of a Parisian has worked perfectly in tests with master-size models. Bellie Bird Can Be Trained to Attack Occupants of Airships—Will Be Difficult to Ward Off Such Assaults. The problem of how to combat airships is one which nations are very much concerned at the moment, and it is no exaggeration to say that a fortune awaits the man who can invent an easily effective weapon by which airships will be able to cope with this new force in warfare. In the meantime some French army officers, who certainly cannot be accused of lack of originality, have been conducting experiments with a view to proving that eagles can be trained to destroy air fleets. The idea was first suggested to them by the tragic death of the late Galbrath Rogers, a very brilliant aviator, who is said to have met his demise because a seagull incidentally flaws against his ship, disturbed his control of his machine; and it has been subsequently proved that a very slight injury to the driver of an airplane will destroy his equilibrium and send him tumbling to the earth. See POSSIBILITIES in CHAPTER 1. I argued the French officers, a modest-sized bird like a seagull could wreck an aviator, what would an eagle which is powerful enough to carry of a sheep or child, do? The consequence was that the French aviation officer stationed at Nice, which is within a few miles of the Alpine range of the Swiss eagle—recognized as one of the most powerful birds—set to work to train six eagles to attack acolonies. Machines resembling aeroplanes in shape, but supported by balloons, to which were attached pieces of meat, were sent up and the eagles let loose. With fierce cries and flapping of their wings they attacked the aeroplane and tore the meat from them. Another, and the aeroplane is sometimes turned up side down in their struggles. It is inconceivable that any men in an aeroplane even if there were three or four of them, could retain control of their machine in face of such an attack. One after another the eagles attack all the aeroplane balloons until they are wrecked, and their trainers feel certain that they will now attach themselves with men in them with the same ferocity. Formidable Foe In Air. In its natural realm, the upper air, an eagle will be capable of upsetting any flying machine. It can fight with beak, claws and wings at once, and can scrop down on the aviator from above or attack him from any direction. How will the aviators meet the attacks of the eagles? They will, of course, carry firearms of some kind—revolvers or short in the repelling rifles. To notoriously difficult, but to shoot half a dozen of them while they are clawing at you and you are seated in a trembling aireplane is well-nigh an impossibility. India's Demand for Gold. The important effect of India prosperity on the demand for the precious metals is well known. The remarkable feature of the present year is that the Indian demand, which has been very large, has run rather to gold than to silver. For the ten months to October 31 India has taken from London a total of £10,947,463 in gold, an unprecedented amount, while the total value of its silver purchases has been more than the gold. The silver takings have not fallen off, but are greater than for several years past. The approximate quantities represented by these values are 2,816,100 ounces gold and 77,270,500 ounces of silver, being respectively, about 15 per cent and 35 per cent of the world's production. The important question is what effect the growing demand for gold may have on future takings of silver, and consequently the important point is that the gold and silver taken by India is nearly all absorbed, little being exported.—Engineering and Mining Journal. Petitions in Golf Holes The amir of Afghanistan has taken up golf keenly and has good links laid out in the neighborhood of Kabul. The natives were much puzzled by the well-kept greens, but, recognizing the game as a royal one, they put the holes to a practical purpose. They got into the habit of placing petitions into the holes at night, in the hope that they would reach the amir when he was putting next day. But majesty's temper apparently was not the royal game. He presented this attack with the advantage of his recreations and ordered that all such petitions be burned unread—London Mall. Human Voice Coding Data The human voice becomes a shade deeper with each successive generation. Among our most remote ancestors a genuine bass voice was un known, and most of them sang that would now be called falsetto tone Nowadays, masculine singers barytones are the most common, and that are of a lower tibre than they were 50 years ago. All singing masters agree that sopranos are be coming more and more difficult to find and the tenor voice has already been called a disease. Effective. "What steps did you take when you discovered that the thief was escaping from his cell?" "I just a huge tub of water just where he could sit light." "What happened?" "He climbed back again as quickly as he could." Simple Life. "Are you able to be happy since you lost your money?" "Ok yes. I find simple food agrees with me and you have no idea how many worthy people go in for walking as a dad." GERMAN ARMY FEADY Magnificent Force Awaits the One Word, "Mobilize!" Nearly Four Million Trained Soldier Would Be P put in Simultaneous Motion When In Time of Peril the Kaiser Orders. Mobilization! Red proclamations appear at every street corner, postoffice, railway station and crossroads throughout Germany. The telegraph carries the word to distant corners of the empire. Messengers afoot, on bicycles, and in motor cars dash through the streets. Courtiers gallop along country roads and factories and mills stop with a jerk. Every industry and peaceful vocation is affected. Rolls of drums, the clarion notes of bugles and waving flags; cheers mingling with weeping and sobbing from almost every tome, as a nation's mothers, wives and children bid farewell to husbands, sons and brothers. Endless lines of cauliflower and wagons rumble along. That the soldier may be strong, sentiment is ruthlessly crushed. That the sight of weeping loved ones whom he may never see again shall not dishearten him, a cordon of police surround the railway station. To the uninitiated everything is confusion; only the trained one sees the wheels of a vast machine that works almost without a hitch. The word "mobilization." It has the greatest "drill" of any word in the German or French language. Each Knows Where to Go. In Germany only the emperor can write that word officially, and by it is Germany's peace force of 600,000 men turned into an army of more than 100,000. And a half million "ex-soldiers" is instructed twice yearly as to the day, hour and place he must report immediately upon learning that "mobilization" has been ordered. Every owner of a motor car, duly registered with the military authorities, has orders when, where and at what hour he must turn it over for military purposes, with a full set of extra tires, specified quantity of gasoline, oil and fuel, and a set of insulated and subject to call for military purposes and its owner knows where and when he must bring it. When Count Von Motke, the chief of the German general staff, nephew of the great strategist of 1870, receives from the kaiser through the minister of war the order to mobilize the German army in the "encolored envelopes" in the guarded steel vaults of the general staff headquarters, containing the mobilization plans for war with every nation or alliance. The proclamation is brief. The calendar ceases to exist; everything military is dead, second, third day of mobilization. Three days to Move a Corps. Germany has twenty-six army corps in the first line and sixteen in the second and third lines. Each corps consists of three divisions. In single marching column a corps is thirty-five miles long. It takes 125 railroad trains to move such a division. The military schedule calls for a train starting every thirty minutes and for forty-eight trains in opposite directions every twenty-four hours on a double-track line. That is the maximum. Generally it is estimated that only forty trains will be run every two days and for thirty-three days to move an army corps upon such a line. The average running time, inclusive of stops, calls for seventeen miles an hour. Cremation in Germany Berlin recently opened its first crematorium. The building is the second of its kind in Prussia, and its predecessor was completed only a couple of months ago. As a matter of fact, cremation is thought to be a questionable proceeding by a large part of the population, as the regimen for the formation of the cremation clearly testifies. In Prussia a man may be cremated only if he states it as his emphatic wish in his will, or when he signs a separate statement attested by a commissioner of oaths. The first cremation in the Berlin crematorium took place only a short time ago, and the occasion was taken to point out in the press that incineration is cheap and becoming necessary. The fee is $12.50, and cost of a shelf for the urn is $5, which is much cheaper than the rental of a grave in any public cemetery. Accommodating. Mr. Levi is a kind-hearted, conscientious man, an example of what Maeterlinck calls "our anxious morality." But he is also German, and spends the pennies he has. He has a hired man who says, "Mr. Levi's queer; he wants to work all the time he has me hired for." Mr. Levi also has a young horse that balks. The other day the horse stopped in the midst of a furrow, with weeks of work ahead. "If you would just let me take a whip to him once!" the hired man expostulated, exasperated and yet dominated by the other's point of view. Mr. Levi looked around him uneasily; stood first on one foot, then on the other. "Ain't there nothin' else you could be doin'?" he asked, "till he gets ready to start!"—Harper's Maga- Hopeful Guess. "When we left Miss Preacher said 'Au revouir, mains sadie adieu.' I wonder what that means? "How did she look when she said it? "Oh, she smiled very sweetly." "Maybe it means, 'Come again.'" Seemed Long. "Are you still living out at Gadsborough, Jimson?" "Yes. I've been living at Gadsborough more than 50 years." "Imno at all." "Imno at all." I moved out there last spring, you know." SPORTS SKATING With Hobey Fuker, Princeton's wonderful football back, occupying his accustomed role of conquering hero, the Tiger hockey team smothered the Williams College septet at St. Nicholas' rink. 14 to 1. POLO Official announcement is made by the Polo Association that the first match for the international cup will be played on Tuesday, June 10, 1913, and on Wednesday, June 14, and a third contest, if necessary, on a date to be arranged later. SWIMMING In the most thrilling and spectaculair mid-winter aquatic event ever held on the Pacific coast, and possibly in the world, John McMurray, a stripling of 20, won the annual Christmas day 100 pool swim in the Willamette river and in the remarkable time of : 55:15, setting a new world a amateur mark. BOWLING It was asserted in the New York Supreme court on the hearing of an application on the part of the Corinthian Bowling club of Brooklyn for an injunction to restrain the New York Bowling association from expelling the club from membership in the general organization, that Billy Hein, the star bowler, had used a loaded ball in the 1912 tournament. WRESTLING Harry Ordemann, heavyweight wrestler, defeated "Hercules" Johnson in straight falls at Minneapolis, winning the first in 19½ minutes and the second in 9½. One of the greatest of all the European wrestlers, is in Chicago prepared to meet any of the heavy fellows now in this country. Constant Lemarin won two falls out of three at Ottawa, Ont., in a wrestling match against Dr. Roller of Seattle. It was mixed action. Roller won the match, catch-as-catch-cheek, and the Belgian used the next two, Grasco-Roman style. GOLF There is every possibility that another notable invasion of English golf by American cracks will take place this winter, the matter having been broached by Douglas, the metropolitan champion. Among those who may cross the water are Herreschloe, Byers, Kirby, Fownes, Perrin, Wittmore, Watson and Ward. If the opinion of an official of the Metropolitan Association is to be valued, Ferris, the greatest of rozing history, will be the only player rated at scratch on the association 1913 handicap, despite the fact that Travis, Kirby, Herreschloe, and Siegel all receive that rating now. FOOTBALL Cornell football players at a banquet elected James J. Munns captain of the 1913 team. Munns played left guard during the last season and is a junior. He was the only Cornell mentioned by some writers for the all-American team. His home is in Pittsburgh. Bill Roper, former Princeton head coach and chief adviser to the present football officiary, will recommend that the football rules be changed to make the attack still stronger. The onside kick he believes, should be restored, and the forward pass should be restricted, with the exception that it be from behind the line of scrimmage. PUGILISM Joe Thomas, the California middleweight, handed Willie Grupp, a St. Louis boxer, a beating in a ten a ten-round bout at the New Orleans Polo A. C. George C. Cheesey of Baltimore stopped the Davis of New York in the second round at the Fairmont A. C. The referee stopped the bout to save Davis from further punishment. Johnny Kibane of Cleveland, feather-weight champion, and John Dumbrew of New York has been matched to fight 20 rounds for the feather-weight title at the Vernon arena, where Kibane won the championship from Abe Arnold. The fight will take place in April. BASEBALL All members of the Boston Red Sox team will be presented with beautiful gold watch fobs by the Boston management. Honus Wagner has joined the McKeep sport basket-ball team, and the fans of the local city have planned a reception, and the baseball scribe has dared to come out with a story saying that Beals Becker would be sold to Indianapolis next season. The Montreal club, it is said, will pass up the Virginia training camp next spring and go farther south. Perhaps to Wilmington, N. C. Pitcher Cram of Brown university may lose his arm, it is said. He is suffering from food poisoning and an amputation that is necessary. Mr Cran, the sporting writer, says in "Buck" Weaver the White Sox have picked up one of the most promising youngsters to fill the gap. Washington plans to return from its training camp in Virginia the last week in March and stage an exhibition series at home for two weeks preliminary to the opening of the American league season. Dates have been booked with several teams of the International league. CAPTAIN PENDLETON Considered to Be the Best All-Round Athlete at Princeton. TENNIS Ablition of the rating of tennis players in the United States is being considered by the officials of the United States National Lawn Tennis association, which will hold its annual meeting. It is declared the rating committee finds the work too great a tasks because players fail to co-operate by sending in the data required for the ratings. George Standing, champion recruit player of the world, retired from competition, according to announcement at the Jacqueline and Tennis club, where he is instructed, the exception of Tom Petit of Boston, Standing is the oldest racquet and court tennis player in the United States. AQUATIC The board of the Schuytkill Navy has decided to make application to the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen for next year's national regatta, to be held on the Schuytkill river. Yale has again changed head coach coaches in midseason. Captain Snowden named him till Harriman, son of Edward Harriman, to that position, and announcing the resignation of James Otis Rodgers, who was named head coach this fall. Rodgers was also selected for head coach last year, but gave way to the veteran Bob Cook after the Ell crew arrived in their training quarters at New London. Harriman has been made chief of the coaching staff because of his investigation of English methods and styles of rowing during his last February. He was then freshman crew coach, his eight proving the only Yale crew that defeated Harvard on the Thames last June. HORSE RACING In deciding that Anna Axme is a three-year-old, and was eligible to the futurities which she won, the National Trotting association board says that a horse's age cannot be told by the teeth. John R. Gentry, the famous pacer, twice holder of the world's record and size of the trotting turf winners, was taken to Tennessee from New York to a special car to spend the last days of his life there. The Abbe, 2:04, will be given a great opportunity in his new home in Tennessee, where he will be mated with the choicest of the Hal mares. That a great pacer will come from him there is little doubt; also he is apt to get a lot of speed at the trot. At W. H. Phaellin's Horse Bazaar, Orleo, Md., 26 head of hair. The mules were not new in price. In the American Boy (5), by Cooper Hannis, a half brother of Alice Mc trial, 2:144 pacing, for $956, to William Darrack, of Whalleyville, Md. MISCELLANEOUS The University of Pennsylvania cricket team may again invade England. Detroit Athletic club is to build a new ten-story club house costing $750,000. The French Automobile club has decided to hold the Grand Prix race in 1913 in the neighborhood of Amelia. Canadian Amateur Lacrosse association formed the other day, is to be the governing body of Canada's national game. James A. Sullivan, secretary-treasurer of the National Amateur Athletic union, will be director of athletic sports at the carnival which will be a feature of the opening of the Panama-Pacific exposition in 1915 at San Francisco. Princeton's hockey team is pinning its faith this year on the wonderful all round ability of Hobey Baker to lead it to an championship he faces the fact that four members of last year's seven have been graduated. After several days' conference with University of Minnesota athletic authorities, Coach E. C: Schemm of the University of Nebraska completed arrangements for a basketball game between the two teams on a court meet. The basketball game probably will be played January 28, and the meet held May 17. LAST WORD IN PLUM PUDDING As It Is Made in England, the Real Home Home that Indicates Dainty Two pounds of beef suet. 2 pounds bread flour. 2 pounds sugar. 2 pounds seed raisins. 2 pounds currants. 1 pound pimentron. Mix with water, milk or fruit sirup. Chop and shred the suet (I put it through the meat chopper), and mix it thoroughly with the sifted flour, in which has been sprinkled a tablepoon of salt, then add the sugar. The fruit is added next and the wetting, which you must sparingly add, is better than thin enough to just drop from the spoon slowly. Put in dish and cover with coarse white cloth loosely, having first wet cloth in boiling water and dredged with flour. The cloth securely, and drop the pudding into boiling water to cover, and keep covered with water and six hours is better. This recipe can be halved or quartered. I put mine into plint bowls and stead of water into a pudding dish, as I like to remember my friends at this time of a year with a plum pudding "for two." And I find the pudding is appreciated fully as much as other gifts would be, for they all know that I have no time to make or select other things, and they seem to think the hardest part of making the pudding is the boiling. Well, that is the secret of it. I boll mine at first about three evenings (evenings). Take off and cover kettle and the next evening I boil them a couple of hours. When I want to use the pudding I boll it another hour or two and serve with both hard and liquid sauce.—Boston Globe. MACARONI OF GREAT VALUE Modern Cooke Would Do Well to Avali Themselves of the Advantages of This Highly Nutritious Dish. Macaroni is one of the foodstuffs of which the average cook does not avail herself nearly so much as she might do to advantage. It may be served as a savory or as a sweet, farinaceous dish, and it possesses the advantage of containing sufficient nutrition to qualify it to take the place of a meat dish. It is also the case it should be noted that, while macaroni is well supplied with nitrogenous and starchy elements, it is lacking in fat, and it is consequently well to enhance its value by the addition of butter, cream, cheese or a little good stock of gravy. Macaroni should always be plunged into plenty of boiling water to which the milk should be added, then continue the boiling for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the macaroni is tender, when the tubes should have become double their original size. Drain the macaroni and plunge it into cold water for a moment, to prevent breaking and cohesion, and it is then ready to be dressed for the table. It is to be neglected because the dish does not largely in the dietary of the working classes of America, not less because of its cheapness and the ease with which it may be prepared than because of its nourishing qualities. Eiber Cutter for Steaks Meat, as everyone knows, has its tough fibers and sinews, some of them quite thick. By the use of the fiber cutter these fibers and sinews are cut thoroughly into bits, at the same time making the meat porous. The meat is then cut into pieces to make the meat perfectly tender, allowing it to cook quickly and with fine flavor. This applies to porterhouse and loin steaks with their finer fibers, as well as to the cheapest round steaks with their heavier, coarser fibers. Stews treated in this way rest flat while cooking and do not curl. Cabbage-Bret Salad Chop cabbage fine. Pour over it the following dressing and serve in cups made from hollowing out cooked beets. Serve on plates garnished with pretty lettuce leaves. Dressing: Scald half cupful milk in double boiler; add half teaspoonful corn starch, mixed with a little water; cook a few minutes; then stir in two well-oat-eaten egg yolls in a bowl; add four tablespoonful vinegar, one tablespoonful of minced onion, a bay leaf, salt and pepper. Pour over cabbage while hot. Chill. Place in beets just before serving. Dark Fruit Cake. Half cupful of butter, three-quarters cup brown sugar, three-quarters cup raisins, seeded and cut into pieces; three-quarters cup currants, half cup citron thinly sliced and cut in strips, half cup molasses, two eggs, quarter cupful milk, two cups pastry flour, half teaspoonful soda, one teaspoonful cinnamon, half teaspoonful alpine, half teaspoonful mace, quarter teaspoonful cloves, half teaspoonful lemon extract. Bake in deep cake pans one and a quarter hours, moderate oven. Orange Snow. Make a sipup with a pint of water and half a pound of sugar. Pare six oranges very carefully; put them in sipup and sipup gently till tender, but quite whole. Lift carefully out and put in two ounces of tapioca, which has been soaked for some time. Cook this till clear and soft in the sipup, by which time most of sipup will be absorbed. Pour this into a glass dish and let get set. Orange oranges upon it sweeten, some whipped cream and pile it upon them. Mince Pie With Apple Meringue. Cover a pleptale with crust and fill with mince meat, making the top crust very thin. Bake and cover with apple meringue, sprinkle with chopped nuts and brown in oven. Apple Meringue—Grate one apple and beat thirty minutes with one cup of sugar and the whites of two eggs. Steaming Snow Puffs. One-half cup butter, one cup sugar, one half cup milk, two and one-half cup flour, three teaspoonfuls baking powder, four egg whites and one-half teaspoonful salt. Cream butter; add the stiffly beaten whites; steamy forty- minutes in buttered popover cups. Serve with strawberry sauce. WORKED AS A MAN IN THE WILDERNESS Sex of English "Longshoreman" Is Disclosed by Acident. "Rather a Quiet Lad," Say Fellow Workers of "James Palmer," Tolling With Them as Lightman—Husband Tella Story. Newcastle-on-Tyne, Eng.—"Rather a quiet lad." This was the description given the other day by the employers of "James Palmer," the victim of an accident that resulted in the astounding discovery that "ho" is a woman. She underwent operation at Newcastle infirmary and afterwards was visited by her husband, a sailor, from whom she had been separated. For six months the woman, whose name is Margaret Nellens, has worked on the Tyneside as a man that she might support herself and two children. During summer it is known she sleeps a wherry or in the cabins of other boats—working during the days as a lightman. It was while she was helping to load a wherry with steel plates that one of the plates fell on her, causing severe injuries. Then she had to reveal her secret and told the doctor that her husband was a German sailor, whom she had left. Both the employers and fellowworkers of "James" express the greatest surprise at the startling disclosure of what she said "James" kept to "himself." Where the woman lived is still unknown, as she declines to give any further account of herself and the police have been unable to find the children she mentioned. After identifying his wife, Nellena gave some astonishing details of her life. He said he not seen her since February last. "This," he remarked, "is not the first time she has figured as a boy. For some time, years ago, she was "liftoff" the big houses West End of London." Nelsen stated that he met his wife while he was a steward on a Tyne-side boat running between London and Newcastle, and they married nine years ago. He became a chef and she linen laid at a temperature hotel, but owing to financial difficulties they decided to return to Newcastle. Then they quarreled and his wife summoned him for persistent cruelty. The charge was dismissed, but on a occasion he obtained an order, and since then, he said, his wife had had him arrested for maintenance arrears. He added that he was a German subject, and his wife became German on her marriage. He had sued in the German high court for restitution of confugal rights and obtained an order for his wife to pay costs, which she had not done, nor had she obeyed the order. In February he met her casually, and as she refused to return, he divorced divorce proceedings. These were to have come up on the day before the accident. The children were being looked after by his wife's people. ROBBERS PASS BY DOGS They Stop Chase and Meant Well, but Canines Attack Strong Persons Chicago—Two dogs frustrated the capture the other night of three robbers, who added the latest crime to the long list of recent months, and probably prevented the obtaining of information which might have led to apprehension of the robbers which is thought to be organized for depredations in Chicago. The dogs, instead of capturing the thieves, as brave canines in the "movies" are shown to do, allowed the robbers to pass them unmolested and turned their attack on the pursuers. The robbery occurred in a jewelry store in West Twenty-sixth street when a display window was broken and gold rings valued at $500 taken. Two passengers on a Twenty-sixth street car leaped to the pavement and gave chase to the robbers, only to be stopped within a few feet by the onslaught of the dogs. The canines are owned by Peter Troye, the robber, who turned to turn back and were chased for more than a block before Dreyte called his dogs off. CART ONLY HOTEL FROM TOWN County Attorney Aske Santa Fo Resi dents on the floor. Frosty Sleeping Outside. Santa Fe, Kan.-Because of a murder trial that opened here the other day in the district court and the fact that the only hotel in Santa Fe was carted on trucks to Sublette, a new town, last month, many villagers prepared to sleep in the postoffice and stay stable. The following notice was posted in the public square: "People who have spare beds are requested to report to the county attorney in order that the jurors, attorneys and others interested in the Hartley trial, may be taken care of. We have no hotel now, and it is a little frosty sleeping on the buffalo grass." The trial was that of B. F. Hartley, a wealthy cattleman, charged with killing E. O. Balla, another cattle dealer. New York----Every housewife should have two nights off each week during which she could come into contact with other people and see things to relieve the monotony of her Grinton, Methodist Episcopal minister. Pacullar Fatality. Phillipaulin—George W. Hayes, aged fifteen, broke his leg. A splinter of bone carried from the injured men's chest touched his touched heart and killed him. ```markdown ``` Woman Nine Miles From Neighbors for Years. Pioneer, of Old, Goes to Town and Proves Title to Her Land After Six Years in the Forests of Oregon. Enterprise, Ore.—Pioneer days were brought to mind in Enterprise the other day when Mrs. Belle Ben made final proof on her Snake river home state. Her land is on Cash creek, a tributary of the canyon of the great river. She has lived on it for six years, in which time she has been away only three times—twice to Enterprise and once to Lewiston. Mrs. Ben came to Enterprise on horseback. With her came Jean P. Baldwin, who also made proof on his homestead on Garden creek, and John Robert, of S. Blank, and witnesses. Proof was made before United States Commissioning Carl Rose. "My nearest woman neighbor," said Mrs. Ben, "is Mrs. Roy Favor. Mr. and Mrs. Favor live nine miles away on Birch creek. Mrs. Ben lives alone on her canyon farm. She is and for years has been woman-of-hall work, attending to every detail of homesteading. "I build my own fences and split my own wood," she said. "I plant my garden and gather the crop in the fall. I don't much stock—a few 'eayause." I raise hay for them and cut it myself. She was asked if she had a mowing machine. "No," she answered. "I cut the hay with a scythe. I used to keep a cow, but she was lots of trouble, and now I haven't any. I haven't any hogs, either. I had some not long ago, and wanted to butcher them. So I called on a man living in the district. He came, but he hadn't the nerve to them, and I had to shoot Ohl! With a knife like pets, too. After that I haven't had any hogs. I don't like to kill them. "A little while ago the bobcats got to bothering my chickens, and I shot two of them. There's lots of grouse down in that country, too." Mrs. Ben, whose house is hidden away in the canyon far from railroad lines, gets her mail through the Ascotin postoffice. It is taken up Snake river on the launch Prospector, and is put off at Cash Creek bar. The horticulture is uncertain and the occupation occasionally goes down to the river and waits all day in vain for the little boat. In the bottom land along Cash creek, Mrs. Ben has 70 acres of tillable land. No irrigation is needed, as the ground is kept moist from underground springs on the hill. There is a wagon road to these springs, about seven miles from the homeestead. Mrs. Ben was asked if she was going back to the isolated claim. She said. Sure I am. I wish I was there now. That's my home. There's no snow there, and I can raise just anything on my place. I'm going back just as soon as I can." FIGHT WAY TO SLAVE GIRLS Immigrant Inspectors Find Four in Old Gaming House at San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal.-After threading a labyrinth of dark passagesway, battering down two walls, and imposing a blocky barrier, an impassible steel barrier, Capt. Frank Alnsworth and a squad of United States immigration inspectors found four Chinese slave girls immurbed in an improvised prison, formerly used for a gambling house. The raiders were brought to a standstill by a steel door, but found a passageway entering through two secret panels, which led them to the room where the girls were confined. The woman on a charge of having harbored the women. Loy Yee is a leader of the Lul Dong tung, which recently had trouble with the Hop Sings, and the police believe the girls were being concealed not only from the inspectors, but from the watchmen of the rival tung. To pre-empt the tung outbreak the Chinese district is being policed with unusual vigilance. It was learned that since the recent raids the price of slave girls has risen, and that the price as high as the apiece is being offered for women. "SEA LEOPARD" HALTS SHIP Caught on Bow, Big Fish Checks Speed of Liner—Said to Have Been Forty Feet Long. London—A strange occurrence happened to the Elder Dempster liner Tarquah recently. At a nine and three-quarter hours' run from Secon- de, on the Gold Coast, a big fish, the sailors described as a "sea leopard", got caught on the bows of the ship right in the middle, the head being on the deck. The bows of the vessel through the flesh to the bone, holding the creature there so firmly that it could not get free. The speed of the Tarquah was checked, and it had to go astern before the fish was released. The fish then came to the surface and sank. The passengers on the boat say that it was forty feet in length and twenty feet in width. Los Angeles.—Joseph Rudolph, a dairy employee, died from wounds by a bull with which he deliberately engaged in battle to avenge the death of a fellow employee, the animal, with revolver with revolver, knife and club, but was fatally killed. Bear as Nurse. Boston - Bitten, a New Brunswick bear, has been trained to mind the baby while his master, Rev. Chaucey J. Hawkins and wife attend to social needs. OTTUMWA IOWA OTTWAWA, IOWA. Relatives and friends paid their last loving tribute to the memory of Mrs. Callie Caison on Thursday afternoon, December 9, at 2 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. M. I. Gordon at the Second Baptist church. The husband, James H. Caison, and five grandchildren survive, Mrs. Isabella Beverly, Mrs. Mary Brown, Virginia C. Barney and James Caison. The pall bearer were H. Williams, S. A. Herold, H. T. Elliott, Edgar Lee, W. H. Bailley and W. M. Tompson. Interment in the Ottawa cemetery. Rev. Carr, pastor of the Second Baptist church, is visiting his mother and sister in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Taylor entertained at dinner Sunday the Rev. S. B. Moore, Presiding Elder Rev. M. I. Gordon and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henson. Mrs. Maud Marshall leave Friday morning for a visit with relatives in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Dodd is confined to her home with sickness. Mrs. Amy Green has been confined to her bed for over a week, but is improving some. Mrs. McMann is still ill at her home. Mrs. Will Fowler is visiting relatives in Chicago. The Faithful Few society will meet at the home of Mrs. Ed Hall. Sunday was quarterly meeting at Mt. Zion A. M. E. church. Rev. S. B. Moore, presiding elder, preached both morning and evening. Rev. Rhinehart preached the sacramental sermon. All three services were well attended and the sermons much enjoyed by all present. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henson entertained at a 6 o'clock dinner Monday evening. The guest of honor being Rev. S. B. Moore, Rev. and Mrs. M. I. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. H. Owens, Mrs. Mary E. Taylor, Mrs. Mary Green and Mrs. M. Clark. Russell Bailey, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Elliott, has gone to Topeka, Kansas, to attend school. Chas. Sutherland is quite sick at his home with dropsy. HOCKING ITEMS An appropriate recitation was recited by Mrs. Mabel Robinson of Hocking at the Mite Missionary society Sunday evening. Those attending from Hocking on Sunday evening were Miss Viola Young, Mr. Charley Young and little Ida Mae Young, Master Charles Robeson and Alberta Robeson, daughter of Mrs. Robeson, Mesdames Robeson and Burns, Mr. Charley Young and Miss Effie Burns were guests of Mrs. Eva Roper on Sunday at lunch. Persons troubled with partial paralysis are often very much benefited by massage and applied parts thoroughly when applying rheumatic Liniment. This liniment also relieves rheumatic pains. For sale by all dealers. KEOKUK NEWS Again the sickle of death has visited our community and removed from our midst a well known and highly respectful citizen, Mr. Geo Harrison Yeiser, who resided on his farm near New Boston. Mr. Yeiser had been in failing health for the past two years, but was confined to his bed only a few days. His sudden demise is a distinct shock to relatives and many friends. Deceased was an ardent church worker, having served as a deacon in the Baptist church for fifteen years. He was also superintendent of the Sunday school of Mt. Olive Baptist church, New Boston, at the time of his death, "I Have a Home in That Rock" was a favorite song of his. He sang while confined to his bed. Rev Bowles of the Union Baptist church spoke the last sad rites. Interment was last Monday afternoon in New Boston cemetery. His bereaved parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Yeiser, of this city, are very aged, having celebrated their golden wedding anniversary several years ago. Aside from his parents there is surviving him his wife, Mrs. Annie Yeiser, two sons, Geo. and Harry Yeiser, and Mrs. Lottie Carter of Streator, Ill., two sisters, Mrs. Bell Washington of Burlington and Mrs. M. E. Dixon of this city, and three brothers, Mr. Lincoln Yeiser of St. Paul and Mr. James and Thomas Yeiser of Canyon City, Colo. The marriage of Miss Leona Nelson and Mr. Nelson Wright recently occurred. Mrs. Katherine Tate, a much highly esteemed old resident of our city, who has been an invalid for the past year, was ushered into eternal rest last Saturday morning. Her funeral occurred at the First African Baptist church. Rev. Samuel Johnson spoke the last sad rites. Deceased had been a faithful member of the First African Baptist church for a number of years, being one among the faithful few that have stood with the old mother church through all of its conflicts. Her rest is from labor to reward. It is with a source of deep regret that we chronicle the death of Mrs. Ada Holland of Chicago. Only a few months past she visited her mother-in-law here. She was in poor health at that time, but seemed so greatly improved that friends were very hopeful for recovery. But God has willed it otherwise. Mr. Horace Craig, who came home to spend his vacation with his parents, was taken ill, suffering with a very serious throat affection. He submitted to an operation at the hospital a few days ago and is now getting along as well as can be expected. It is hoped that no further complications may develop. The play, "Among the Breakers," that was to have been presented at Association hall for the benefit of Bethel church, has been indefinitely postponed because of illness of Mr. Horace Craig, who was one of the principal characters. Miss Alice Clark of Louisiana, Mo., began a two weeks' series of meetings at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, New Boston, last Monday evening. Mrs. J. E. Phillips has been added to our sick list. Mrs. Ora Wilson (nee Hinch) of St. Louis, Mo., arrived in our city last week for an indelinite stay. Relatives of Mr. John Hampton, Jr., of St. Louis received a message from him stating that he had sustained a broken arm. We hope that it may not prove serious. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Huff of Louisiana, Mo., have moved here to reside permanently. Mr. Huff is employed at the Power City Laundry. Mr. Robert Wilson is very ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Mott. COLFAX NOTES. Mr. Crawford Carter has resigned his position at Hotel Colfax and accepted one at Mason Hotel. Miss Laura Banks went to Carney Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. Chas. Holmes and family a few days. Mrs. Susie Vertes is on the sick list this week. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Miss Leslie Terrell, a teacher in Sedalia, Mo. schools, who was spending her Xmas vacation at the parental home was taken sick and unable to return, but at this writing is much improved and we hope that Miss Terrell will soon be able to resume her duty as teach at that place. Mr. Erkey Banks and family are moving back to Colfax and expect to make this place their future home. Miss Ada Brown who has been visiting her parents at Carney has returned to school. Miss Ethel Terrell who has been spending the holiday vacation at the parental home has returned to her duty as teacher at De Sota, Mo. The Benevolent club gave an oyster supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miller Jan. 11th. All report a good time and a financial success. Rev. Clark preached at the Second Baptist church Sunday morning and in the afternoon at 3 o'clock organized an old folks Bible class. After a two months vacation Miss Pierson is again in our city as chief of the Rest home. Miss Ida Buttram is also on the sick list this week COUNCIL BLUFFS Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Patterson, an aged couple of our city, have both been quite ill. Mrs. Patterson is improving so as to be up while he is still confined to his bed. Mrs. K. Jordon is confined to the house with rheumatism. Chas. Tramble was quite ill last week but is back on duty at the Grand Hotel. Mrs Anna Reed is some better as we go to press. Tillie A. Reese is still quite ill at her home 17 No. 12th street. Miss Grace Peterson is very sick at the home of her sister 1119 Avenue C. Mrs Ida Giles is able to be out. Mrs. Ida Johnson had as her guests the past two week her mother, Mrs. James Morgan, sister Mrs. John Pryor and two sons, all of Wamego, Kan. also Rev. J. W. Morton and Rev. David Phelps of Omaha. Mrs. Susan McDew of Omaha was the guest of Mrs. T. A. Reese two days last week. Mrs Ida Giles entertained Mrs. John Pryor New Years eve. Mrs. Estella Coldwell is visiting her mother in Leavenworth, Kan. DAYENPORT NEWS Everybody spends a merry Christmas and a happy New Year in Davenport, Christmas exercises by the Sunday Schools of both churches were up to standard this year. The Third Baptist had their usual Christmas tree from which the children and friends of the school received present. Bethel A. M. E. entertained with a beautiful program and a banquet. Covers were spread for fifty and the bright cheerful lauses and gents were served by the superintendent and teachers of the several classes. Mrs. C. Cain of 619 Harrison street, entertained for breakfast Christmas morning twenty-four select guests. Mrs. Cain knows how to entertain. She is of the royal Kentucky stock and leaves nothing undone when she makes a spread. This is an annual occasion of Mrs. Cahs and you imagine that you belong to the family of Lords and Dukes when you sit down to this annual feast. Long live lady Cain. Mrs. G. H. Merchant of 320 W. 11th entertained for luncheon the day after Xmas Mesdames Perkins, Jacoby of Bowling Greo, M., and Neal of Monmouth, Ill. Mrs. C. B. Lewis entertained Mrs. C. Cain for luncheon on the 26th inst. The Violet Reading Club entertained New Years day. Mrs. C. Vogal entertained a number of friends New Years day at her residence, 721 Main street. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Hoskine who has been visiting relatives and friends in Ft. Madison, returned home last Saturday. Miss Freda Foster and Mr. George Lewis were quite married last Thursday, Dec. 26th. We wish this young couple many happy years of married life. Miss Hazel Busey entertained a number of young people Monday evening, Dec 30th at her residence in Eastern avenue. Mrs. Della Marshall was called to the bedside of her sister in Mason City last Sunday. The Davenport correspondent for the Bystander who is visiting in St. Louis, Crystal City, Mo. and Collenaville, Ill. sends New Years greetings to all Davenport friends. Mrs. C. B. Lewis won the prize at the guessing contest at the Third Baptist church Xmas night, a beautiful Marocco bound testament. This entertainment was given under the auspices of the brotherhood of the church. Miss Bessie Clark, who has been making her home with her aunt in Quincy, Ill., for the past year, was married to Mr. Robt. Patterson of Pearl, Ill., Christmas day. Her mother, Mrs. Geo. Watts of this city, was invited to the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Watts entertained a number of select guests for Christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bynum of E. 10th street will entertain a number of friends New Years. Mr. Goe. W. Watts acting state Grand Master for the order of U. B. F. of Illinois, returned from a trip over his work some days ago He reports the order in a flourishing conditions. Grand Master Watts expects to set up an order in this city in the near future. The Xmas number of the Bystander was a dandy, showing the enterprise of the publisher in catering to the wishes and desire of its readers. Hope all were appreciative. Mr. and Mrs. Washington of Omaha, Neb., are in the city for an indefinite time, Mr. W. having the contract for plastering the large four-story bank building now in process of erection here. Mr. John spencer of Grinnell arrived last Saturday and was a visitor at the Horace Spencer home this week. He took an active part in the anniversary celebration at the A. M. E. church Jan lst, being one of the principal orators. B. Deathrage has gone to Kentucky for an indefinite visit at his old home, Miss Nora Motts of Sigourney spent Xmas at home. The A. M. E. S. S. held its Xmas tree and exercises on Christmas eve. A large and appreciative audience was present. The A. M. E. people served a public dinner in the basement room of the church, Wednesday, Jan. 1st. Mr. Lewis, father of Tom Lewis, has returned to his home in Kansas City Frank Moore and son Carl of Oskaloosa came down Wednesday for a visit with relatives, and to attend the celebration. Lewis Wallace is visiting at his old home at and about Pittsburg, Penn. Mr and Mrs. Chas. Washinton and daughter Julia, of Albia were Christmas visitors at the N L. Black home, Beebe Gwin, who has been working on the big Keokuk dam is home for the holidays. Mr. D. S Johnson of Davenport is expected soon for a visit at the Mrs. Eva Gwin home. Robt. Greaver spent Christmas at Ottumwa visiting relatives. Sunday is quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church and it is expected that the Presiding Elder will be present and conduct the services. There will be the initiation of the individual communion sets This is the week for new resolutions. Among them let each one resolve that he will do better by the Bystander this year than ever before. Stomach Trouble Cured. 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Sunday, January 5th, is quarterly meeting at Mt. Zion A. M. E. church. Rev. S. B. Moore, P. E., is expected to be present. Five young men entertained January 2nd at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Rose on Fellows street. About forty young people were present and were royally decorated. The home is beautifully decorated in red, white and blue. A delicious two-course lunch was served. In the wee sah'ms' hours they departed for their homes, wishing the young men would entertain soon again. Miss Edith Williams entertained a small party of young people January 3d in honor of her cousin, Miss Beulah Williams of Omaha, Neb. Music and games furnished the evening's amusement. Dainty refreshments were served. Miss Beulah left on a late train for her home, after a delightful visit. The Misses Ethel and Maud McDownold of Bushnell, Ill., are visiting at the home of Mrs. H. Spotts on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henson entertained a small company December 31. As the bells tolled the beginning of the new year the guests departed for their homes. Mrs. George Baily is confined to her home with la gripe. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Barquett is reported to be improving. Mrs. Cason, mother of Henry and Barney Cason, passed to her reward this morning at the family residence in the West End. Mrs. Henry Cason of Marion street is some better at th is writing. Mrs. Crump of Oskaloosa is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Barquett. The union meeting held at the Second Baptist church January 1 was a most successful meeting. The church was filled with an enthusiastic audience and each one on the program deserves much credit for their share in making it a success. NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. To S. K. Harlan: You are hereby notified that on the 6th day of December, 1909, the following described real estate, situated in Polk county, Iowa, towit: Lot thirteen (13), in block four (4), in Jack's plat, being in and a part of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, was sold for the then delinquent and unpaid tax for the year 1908, to the undersigned, Geo. Harnagle; that the undersigned is still the owner and holder of the certificate of purchase issued in pursuance of said sale, and that the right of redemption will expire and a deed for said lot will be made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service hereof. Dated this 30th day of December, 1912. Geo. Harnagle, Owner and Holder of Said Certificate. PILE and RECTAL BOOK SENT FREE PETER Explains the Mild Medical Treatment contains scores of testimonials from persons cured years ago and who can or should go to see a professional life education a study and treatment of Re- cumbent disease. Mohsen. Books for book订. DR. C. 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