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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XX NO. 27 CITY NEWS. A Happy New Year to all. Mrs. Clay Lewis is about the same this week. Mr. Walter Birney remains about the same. Mrs. Mollie Watkins of Albany, Mo., is enjoying the Christmas week in our city. H. G. Darden is sick at his home, 1261 Crocker street. He is some better. The Christmas exercises were largely attended at the various churches and the programs were well rendered and highly appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Irvine of 1623 Walker street entertained Mrs. H. Henderson and Miss Bessie Rhodes at a 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday eveni. The Wednesday Night club was entertained Tuesday evening by Miss Adah Hyde. After a business session the game of bridge was played and refreshments served. The Mary Church Terrell club was entertained at the home of Miss Tabitha Mash on Monday evening. The Life of Edmund Spencer was reviewed by Mrs. Jessie Davis. His poem, "The Fairy Queen," will be reviewed by Mrs. Emerald Mash at the next meeting at the home of Miss Marie Bell. Don't forget to attend the grand emancipation celebration given by the colored people at the Corinthian Baptist church next Thursday, January 1, 1913. Every colored person should attend. Read the program elsewhere in this paper. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rodgers of 225 Arthur avenue entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Thursday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Brown of 206 Arthur avenue. Covers were laid for nine. A delicious three-course dined was served. St. John's Day will be celebrated by the Masons on Sunday at 2:30 o'clock at Corinthian Baptist church, under the supervision of North Star lodge, No. 2. All Master Masons are invited. Rev. I. W. Bess of Waterloo, Iowa, spent Christmas here. He delivered the annual address to the King Solomon Commandery, No. 6, Christmas morning at their hall on Tenth and Center streets at 11 o'clock. Quite a number of the sir knights and Master Masons were present to witness the services. Eminent Commander James Mitchell presided with dignity. P. D. Commander Captain E. T. Banks and P. G. M. J. H. Shepard made fine speeches. The Mysterioso club New Year's eve ball will be given at the Auditorium, as previously announced, Wednesday night, December 31. Those who attended the Christmas eve dance have assured the club management of their willingness to testify that the Auditorium is now one of the finest dancing pavilions in the country, as the floor is in first class shape. Beautifully decorated and illuminated, an ideal scene is presented in which to hold a holiday dancing party. The club management feel that if the colored people who enjoy dancing appreciate the sacrifice which has been made to provide them an adequate dancing hall they will respond to the invitations which they have aimed to generously distribute and be out in full force next Wednesday night. The full Berchel theater orchestra will furnish the music. PROGRAM FOR EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION JAN. 1, 1914 CELEBRATION, JAN. 1,1914. Opening Chorus—America. Audience Invocation.....Rev. B. U. Taylor Vocal Solo.....Mrs. Mary Coalson Remarks.....Master of Ceremonies Reading of Emancipation Procla- mation.....Mrs. Hattie Hooks Chorus by the Choral Study Club and Children. Address, "The Old and the New Des Moines".....Rev. S. Bates Vocal.Solo.....Mrs. Andrew Morris Address, "Forward Movement of Colored Women".....Mrs. S. Joe Brown Instrumental Solo.....Mr. Clyde Glass Address, "The Present Political Situation".....Mr. E. R. Hall Chorus.....Choral Study Club Address, "Paying the Price of Recognition"..Rev. I. M. Brumfield Vocal Solo.....Mr. Lee Holt Address.....Gov. G. W. Clarke Chorus.....The Choral Study Club Picture Framing A SPECIALTY Holiday Goods Of All Kinds The Up-To-Date Book Shoppe H. Jesse Miller 801 LocustSt Phone Wal. 1565 Benediction.....Rev. W. L. Lee Editor John L. Thompson, master of ceremonies. THE LYCEUM. At the semi-annual business meeting of the Des Moines Negro Lyceum association last Tuesday evening the following were elected officers for the ensuing term: Mr. Gustavus Durden, president; Miss Mamie James, vice president; Miss Vivian Warricks, secretary; Miss Margaret Davis, assistant secretary; Prof. W. H. Warricks, treasurer; Mrs. S. Joe Brown, constitutional adviser; Mr. Jesse A. Graves, corresponding secretary; Mrs. W. H. Warricks, critie. These officers will be installed at the next meeting, which will be held at the residence of Atty. J. B. Rush, 1547 West Twentieth street, Tuesday evening, January 6, 1914. MR. ALBERT DAVIS DEAD Mr. Albert Davis was born in Peoria, Ill., October 20, 1878, and died December 16, 1913, in Superior, Wis. aged 35 years, 1 month and 25 days. He was married in Des Moines, Iowa, September 10, 1902, to Miss Delia Stanton and lived here three years, then moved to Superior, Wis., where he died. He was a member of the A. M. E. church of Peoria, was also a member of the K. of P.'s lodge. No. 10, of Peoria, of the Masonic lodge, No. 7, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and of the B. P. O. E. of Duluth, Minn. Iwish to extend thanks to my friends, the two lodges, Mr. V. L. Jones and Rev. T. L. Griffith for their kindness and courtesy shown me during the hours of my bereavement, also Mr. J. W. Campbell. Mrs. Bert Davis, Superior, Wis. "LIKLY'S" FOR Leather Goods An Exceptional Opportunity to buy a Wardrobe Trunk for Christmas Genesee $19.95 Regularly $30.00 Key West $24.85 Regularly $40.00 BAGS--from $1.50 to $65 Some Fitted, Toy Trunks and Hand Bags for Little Folks Suit Cases from $1.50 to $50.00 Some come fitted with Toilet Articles Hand Bags and Leather Novelties in large variety. These make suitable and practicle Christmas Gifts. See our windows for suggestions We pay postage on Mail Orders Likly Luggage Company 721 Locust street For Eczema, Tetter and Salt Rheum. The intense itching characteristic of these ailments is almost instantly allayed by Chamberlain's Salve. Many severe cases have been cured by it. For sale by all dealers. The New Year with all its promise of future and newness of life is about to come again. It is an old custom to make resolutions and think of changes which will improve us. Even though the resolutions are not kept, it is a good idea to make new resolves; one is better for having thought of better things if they fail in carrying out the practice. It is better to practice than to preach or merely think, but it is better to think than to let no finer impulse have vent in any manner. Every day is a New Year bringing new possibilities, new opportunities for good and the development of the soul. Every day is a fresh beginning and if we live up to our capacities for good each day the years will attend to themselves. It is this day, this one act which will be decisive for me and I am willing to be judged at all times by this act, with no thought of attempting to appear consistent, or to conform to some previous opinion; such a resolve will aid us to do the best. If we would arise each morning with a fervent desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, sincerity, calm courage and good will we would have a Happy New Year all the years of life and be a blessing to the neighbors. If we resolve to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy or fear; if we wish with all our hearts to be simple, honest, natural, frank, clean in body and in mind, unaffected—ready to say, "I do not know," if so is be, to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unafraid and unabashed, we shall have made a good resolution. If we wish others to live up to their highest and best, too, and with this end in view pray that we may never meddle, dictate, interfere, give advice that is not wanted, nor assist when our services are not wanted nor needed we shall have made a good resolve and a good start on the New Year. Let us radiate happiness and give people a chance to help themselves rather than embarrassing them with criticism; if we uplift or inspire, let it rather be by example, inference and gentle suggestion rather than by injunction and dictation. Let us be radiant—radiate life and love and good cheer. Only one day at the time and these few days shall pass and we are gone. So if we make the stay joyous and helpful we shall indeed have lived well. Smiles and love and wholesome happiness are made more intense by diffusion. MACON NEWS. Plenty of snow now for old Santa Claus' sled. Lawyer Ethel B. Burher of Oklahoma was called to Macon by the deaf' c' his mother. Miss Edna Harris and sister, Mrs. A. C. Crews, made a flying trip to Moberly on Tuesday night. Homer, Tutt and Tutt Whinley and his musical comedy, The Smart Set, played in Macon on Friday night. Miss Aleata Pleasant is visiting in St. Louis for two weeks. Mrs. Caroline Barber passed away Sunday at her home on Rubey street. Death was caused by old age. She leaves a son and husband to mourn her loss. Dr. J. H. Garnett spent Sunday in St. Joseph. Ruth Perkins and Estella Wenzler are home to spend Xmas. are none to spleen. Amats. Joyce Ayland was returned to his home and knew Xenon Mr. Mr. Lewis Austin and Leslie Lee were. Macon visitors Sunday night. Mr. Amos Carter, who dropped dead on the street in Columbia, was brought to his home and laid to rest. The bazaar which was rendered by the ladies of the Mission Circle was quite a success. The program which was rendered at the college Sunday evening was well attended and highly praised. Several of the students of W. C. are preparing to go home to spend Xmas. Prof. Kiles spent Friday night in Macon and attended The Smart Set. Several Kirksville knights attended The Smart Set Friday night. The Sunday morning choir rendered excellent music clad in their robes. Rev. P. B. E. Gales preached an excellent sermon Sunday night. Several Macon knights are contemplating on spending Xmas night in Brookfield, Mo. The Sunday schools are preparing to give several tokens to children, wishing them a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Miss Bernice Appleton returned to her home in Kirksville, Mo. Mrs. Alice Houston and sister, Miss Ora Finney, are visiting in the city. ALBIA NEWS. The Sewing Circle club met at the home of Mrs. Ross Johnson on Monday afternoon. Business was looked after in the usual manner. After which the hostess served a very nice lunch. Mrs. Mabel Roberson was in town on business Friday of this week. Mr. Malcom Griffith of Des Moines will give a piano recital at the A. M. E. church on January 1, 1914. All invited. The Oliver evangelist people closed their meeting in Albia on December 21, 1913. All churches were closed December 21st in the evening to attend the services. The Robeson children of Hocking All Jewelry Gifts Are Appreciated There is no stock from which you can select pleasing gifts with more ease and pleasure than at Schlampp's Jewelery Store. Here are gifts for the mere tot to the most aged. Appropriate gifts, showy gifts, gifts of intrinsic merit. "At Schlampp's It's Right" The recipient's pleasure is certain if the gifts are selected from a stock of high quality. The Schlampp imprint on the Carton is an assurance of genuineness, quality and value. Frank Schlampp Company Sixth Avenue and Locust St. were in Albia Sunday. Christmas shopping brings a number from the surrounding towns in town. GALESBURG. ILL. Miss Julia Butler, who recently underwent an operation at the Cottage hospital, is slowly improving. Mrs. Hannah Summers passed away at her home Thursday, following an illness of a year's duration. The funeral service was held Sunday afternoon at Allen chapel, in charge of Rev. S. L. Lirt, who was assisted by Rev. Webster. Present from out of the city to attend the funeral ware Mrs. L. Alexander of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Mrs. Coleman of Paris, Mo., and Mr. U. Shoots of Peoria, Ill. Born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Carter, Jr., a son. Arrangements have been completed for the baby show at Allen chapel on December 23. A splendid program will be rendered and it is hoped to make this the biggest entertainment of the season. Mr. George Brown, who has been at the Watertown sanitarium for some time, passed away Tuesday afternoon. Miss Otie McGaw and Mr. Carl Culbersn returned to Davenport on Sunday, after a short visit with Mrs. R. E. Lyons and Mrs. Frank Harber. OMAHA, NEB. The Willing Workers of St. John's A. M. E. church entertained the ministers and their wives of the tricities, Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs, at a banquet in honor of their pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Osborne. The church was beautifully decorated in yellow and white. An elaborate four-course dinner was served and then there was a short program. There were about sixty-five guests present. Mrs. J. N. Thomas; president; Mrs. Eva Hardy, secretary; Mrs. F. E. Reeves, chairman. DUBUQUE IOWA Mr. John Green, Sr., one of the oldest members of Dubuque, died here on December 13th. Mr. Green was 82 years old at the time of his death. He had been ill for about two months and had been removed to the hospital about three weeks ago. Mr. Green had been a resident of Dubuque for over fifty years and was highly respected by all who knew him. He is survived by a wife and ten children, Charles of Denver, John of Dubuque, George of Paris, Mrs. Pime of Newton and Mabel, Guy, Ida, Herbert, Joseph and Lucile of Dubuque. The funeral was held Monday, December 15, and the burial was at Linwood cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Atchison of St. Luke's A. M. E. church. QUINCY. ILL. Mrs. Carrie Sykes, little Misses Mildred Bullett, Thelma Harris and Martha Run Roberts are on the sick list. Those who attended the Lincoln carnival at Lincoln school on last Tuesday evening were highly entertained. Miss Rhoda Johnson, who teaches in Kansas City, Kans., is spending the Christmas vacation with her mother, Mrs. Maria Fisher. Rev. J. H. Smith of Canton was in the city Monday. The gospel choir, which sang during the revivals was organized on Saturday night and the following officers elected: President, Mrs. Lucia Robinson; first vice president, Mrs. Mattie Greene; second vice president, Miss K. L. Robinson; secretary, Miss D. A. Robinson; assistant secretary, Miss J. Draper; treasurer, Mr. H. S. Daniels; chorister, Miss E. Zimmerman; organist, Miss Gladys Walter. The revivals which have been conducted by Dr. R. A. Adams of Kansas City, Kans., for three weeks, closed on Monday night with the Echo night meeting. Every Christian is rejoicing over the wonderful wor kwhich has been accomplished. One hundred and sixty-six souls have been saved and reunited to the various churches. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harris were pleasantly surprised by forty of their friends on Friday night, the occasion being the first anniversary of their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Harris received many handsome and useful presents. After wishing them many more such happy anniversaries, the crowd departed for their homes. Through The Bystander we wish you a Meery Xmas and a Happy New Year. THE INTER-STATE LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS AND THE WEST. The Twenty-third Annual Session in Atchison, Kansas, Christmas Week, 1913. Wichita, Kans., Nov. 8, 1913. To the President and Members of all Literary Societies of the Middle West: This comes to inform you that the Inter-State Literary Association of Kansas and the west will hold its 23d annual session in Wichita, Kansas, Christmas week, 1913, opening Monday evening, December 29th, and closing with the annual contest in oratory, original music, original poetry and declamation Wednesday evening, December 31st. Every literary society in the middle west that has been regularly organized for a period of three months and has held at least twelve regular meetings this calendar year is entitled and is hereby invited to elect and send three delegates, one of whom may appear on the program. The membership fee for new societies is $1.50; old societies, $1.00. The program will be made up by a sub-committee on November 22d, and each society must therefore have in the hands of the corresponding secretary by said date its membership fee, also the names and addresses of its delegates, together with the subjects of those who are to appear on program and the manuscripts of all its contestants. All societies please take notice and govern themselves accordingly. Cash prizes will be awarded to the successful contestants as follows: Oratory, first, $10; second, $6; declaration, first, $8; second, $3; original poetry, first, $5; second, $3; original music, first, $10; second, $6. No graduate in any subject admitted to that particular contest. An admission fee will be charged Wednesday evening only. No paper or oration shall be more than ten minutes in length. Please bear this in mind when writing your production. A special train will carry the delegates from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. It will probably leave Des Moines some time on Monday morning, September 29, and it is earnestly desired that as many as can will join the party at St. Joseph, and other points along the route. For further information write Prof. Fred Roundtree, President, 1317 Van Buren St., Topeka, Kans. Dr. W. W. Caldwell, Chairman Executive Committee, 507 Com'l St., Atchison, Kans. Mrs. G. C. Brown, Corresponding Secretary, 937 Indiana Ave., Wichita, Kans. Done by order of Executive Committee. For That Dull Feeling After Eating. I have used Chamberlain's Tablets for some time, and can testify that they have done me more good than any tablets I have ever used. My trouble was a heavy dull feeling after eating—David Freeman, Kempt, Nova Scotia. These tablets strengthen the stomach and improve the digestion. They also regulate the liver and bowels. They are far superior Subscribe for The Bystander. State Capitol Blvd. 115th Ave. 150m 'AND d. to pills, but cost no more. For sale e. by all dealers. MASON CITY NEWS. The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Lewis on Fourth street, leaving a 10 pound boy. Mother and child doing nicely. That's why Mr. Lewis is wearing that broad smile. Mrs. J. W. Fisher will leave Saturday to visit for two or three weeks with her son and daughter, Mr. Fisher and wife in St. Louis, Mo. Miss Agnes Robinson, who has been employed here as maid with family, left Monday morning for home in Bradford, Iowa, after spending all summer in the city. Miss Eunice Cecil, after being seriously ill for a few weeks, is able to be out again. Mr. Willie Wigington will leave Wednesday evening to spend a few days through the holidays with JOHN L. BROOKS. M. B. The above cut is Mr. John L. Brooks, an old and highly respected citizen of Burlington, Iowa, who has HAIL THE YEL Send us your Fine Linens. 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Mrs. Orpheus Cabbell will leave Tuesday evening for Des Moines, where he is expected to join his bride. Miss Artivia Williams is expected to leave Wednesday evening to visit in Boone, Iowa, at the home of Mrs. Williams for an indefinite time. Rev. F. D. Woodford made a flying business trip to Charles City last Friday, returning Friday evening. The Ladies' Home Missionary society met Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Wm. Carter. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Reeler, which an interesting talk was given by Mrs. C. Smith on the life of Jacob Kinnely, which was indeed very practicable. After listening for a few brief minutes we were favored with an instrumental selection by Miss Artivia Williams. Then the meeting adjourned for a social hour, when the hostesses served a dainty two-course luncheon. At a late hour all departed for their homes, declaring a pleasant evening was spent. DAVENPORT. IOWA Naomi Chapter, No. 1, O. E. S., installed the following officers at their hall last Friday evening: W. M., Ella Fquua; A. M., Clara Sheppard; treasurer, Ruth Bright; secretary, Jennie Johnson; conductress, Esther Stovall; assistant conductress, Minnie Harper; warder, D. S. Johnson; Ada, Lena Howard; Ruth, Eunice Hawkins; Esther, Cordelia Worrick; Martha, Alice Richardson; Electa, Gertrude Smith. A goodly number of master Masons were present on this occasion and enjoyed a fine lunch and social time until a late hour. The Third Baptist Sunday school will have their Christmas tree and program Wednesday evening. The Third Baptist Sunday school will Grand Ave. Price Five Cents. elect officers Sunday, December 28th. Mrs. Flora Mitchell, who was taken suddenly sick with an acute attack of indigestion some days ago, is some better at this writing. The stewardess program at Bghel church Sunday evening was quite entertaining spiritually as well as intellectually. The Third Baptist church will start a revival meeting the first of the year. Bghel A. M. E. church will have its usual meeting on Wednesday, December 31st. Services will begin at 9:30 at night. A New Year's breakfast will be served in the dining room Thursday morning at the close of the watch meeting. Everybody invited. Breakfast free to all. Mrs. Linsey Pitts is very sick at this writing. Mr. Chas. Roberson was baptized at Bghel A. M. E. church Sunday morning by Rev. Stovall. lived here for the past fifty years. He is active in church work and in the Masonic lodge. He is the grand patron of Electa Grand Chapter of the O. E. S. of Iowa and jurisdiction. FALLOW WAGON Send us your Shirts and Collars. Sc Per Pound ips, table cloths, napkins, handkercheifs All members of the A. M. E. fuel and light committee are respected to meet at the residence of Mr. John Gorden on Wednesday evening, January 7th, 1914. Election of officers. We congratulate The Bystander upon the Xmas number. 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D. 1913, wherein it was ordered, adjudged and decreed that the following described property be sold to satisfy said judgment, toit: Lot sixty (60) of North University Park, an addition now in and forming a part of the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Now, therefore, public notice is hereby given that unless the said defendants appear at my office in Des Moines on or before the 14th day of January, A. D. 1914, at 10 o'clock a.m. of said day, at which time said above described property is hereby advertised to be sold, and pay off the amount of said execution, with interest and costs, I will sell said property, or sufficient thereof to satisfy said execution, with interest and costs, as public outcry, to the highest bidder, at the east front door of the court house, in Des Moines, Iowa, for cash in hand to pay off said execution. Sheriff of Polk County, Iowa. By J. H. Kelley, Deputy. Sheriff's office, Des Moines, Iowa. Date of first publication, December 12, 1913. Published and printed by The Bystander Co. Wal.173 OLD SURVEY STANDS Government Surveyors Have Checked Up Work Done by "Father of His Country," and Found Them Accurate. Washington. — Government survey voyers, who have just been checking up some of the lines reputed to have been surveyed, have found in his days of chain and compass work have found them good. About 1751, according to tradition, George Washington, then nineteen years old, run out for Lord Thomas Fairfax the line between what was then to be Augusta and Frederick counties, Virginia, this being only a part of a great deal of surveying which he is said to have been engaged upon at that time. These two counties were the same, and the grant was the Orange county, and the grant to Lord Fairfax was supposed to extend westward to the Pacific ocean. Subsequently these large tracts were further subdivided, so that the "Fairfax line," as it is generally known, runs now between Rockingham and Shenandoah counties, with the original Augusta and Frederick counties to the south and north respectively. In the organic act for the formation of the two counties or "parishes" as they were then called, it was required that the line should be extended to the Hedgman river, one of the sources of the Rappahannock, to the head spring of the Potomac. Since it was required that the line should be straight it was first necessary to get the approximate course by building large bonfires on the intervening high points. Then starting from the top of the Massannten mountain away over intervening mountains and rivers toward the northwest. Away off across a part of what is now West Virginia there is a large rock known today as the Fairfax stone. It is the monument which marks the southwest corner of Garret county, Maryland, the southwest corner of Preston county, West Virginia, and prominent points in the boundaries of two other West Virginia counties. A line from Orange courthouse, coinciding with the Sheenadoah and Rockingham county line, passes through this Fairfax stone, which gives the name to a nearby station, Fairfax, on the Western Maryland railroad. It has been assumed that, in running this line, a high peak northwest of Orange county passes down and that from here it was possible to see a distant peak in the North mountain range over the top of the intervening Massanutten mountain. Washington, of course, used a simple compass, and his line could not be expected to check absolutely with that obtained by the government surveyors who have retraced his survey, using high-power transits and all the refined and accurate methods which modern instruments allow. Nevertheless, the line was run so carefully in the first place that but little variation has been found in it. Even without instruments, it is possible to distinguish the course of the river from the mountains. From the top of Middle mountain, in the massanutten range, the Shenadoah-Rockingham, or Fairfax, line can be readily followed by means of the boundary fences dating from earliest days, and by blocks of timber, alternately cleared away or left standing, which come up from either county and stop at the line, like squares in a checkerboard. Then if one turns to the southeast the same demarkations are plain across the valley of the south fork of the Shenadoah, cutting straight through the present Page county, which is made of land in the Shenadoah, and belonging to the Fairfax grant, and partly from land formerly in Rockingham. Thus, as far as the eye can see in either direction, this old line shows plainly. The Washington compass, now to be seen at the U. S. national museum in the city named for its owner, is presumed to be the same one used in running this line more than 160 years ago. The Fairfax stone stands as a permanent monument. In addition, there are, throughout that section of the country, various other records of these Washington surveys. For example, a large white oak which stands the height of the wall about 1¼ miles from Lost City, Hardy county, West Virginia, was according to a persistent story of that section of the country, marked by Washington. Survey blazes cut into trees, and since grown over, have been cut away, and a count of the annual layers of growth over the old wounds shows them to have been made at the time Washington was surveying. One strange thing about these blazes is that they are several feet higher than those put on trees by woodmen of today. This fact has given rise to a sort of superstition that Washington, known to have been very tall, was actually a giant. Other authorities have said Washington did work on his blazes with a long-handled ax from the saddle. The town of Whitepost, Clarke county, Virginia, takes its name from a post presumed to have been set by Washington as one of his survey marks. The post, formerly exposed, is now covered by a protecting case It was a custom even among the comparatively modern Romans to bury with their little children their favorite tow, and the custora seems to reach back to the earliest times of which we have any truthworthy relies. Indeed, in our own day, the doll furnishes a striking example of that most primitive trait, mother instinct, by the Bechmans and the Hasutos, it is the custom for married women to lavish their nectar on mother love I which saiters it from the weather, and from the despoiling hand of the vandal tourist. The reason that this old Washington survey line is being retraced is because the federal government is purchasing lands in this neighborhood, in connection with the new Appalachian forests which are being acquired at the headwaters of navigable streams, under the terms of the Weeks law, designed to protect these waters from the evils of erosion. This requirement requires a clear title before the land can be paid for. In making sure of the titles it is necessary, in many cases, to go back to original royal grants, or to colonial records, and to have recourse to resurveys before the facts of ownership can be indisputably established. ed. These, in addition to the stands of Norway and jack pine, spruce, tamarack, and balam fir, add much to the state's timber wealth and make it contain some of the most valuable timber resources east of the Rockies. The report which gives these facts deals with the wood-using industries of the state and is the result of cooperation between the state and federal authorities. The field investigations were conducted by members of the U. S. forest service. Certain statistics on present and future supplies of Minnesota's timber were contributed by W. T. Cox, state forester, who brings out the diminishing timber resources of the state, and advocates measures to improve them by different wood-using industries are reported, not counting sawmills, shingle mills, cooperage and pulp works, which are not included in an investigation covering only manufactured commodities. The wood-using industries require 45 kinds of wood, of which 20 grow in Minnesota and all but three are native to the United States. Two are furnished wholly from within the state—aspen and balm of Gilead. In all, Minnesota uses nearly one billion feet of material in these industries, and supplies seven-eighths of this quantity from within its own borders. Thirty-five million feet of Pacific coast softwoods, gr seven times as much as from the south, competes with the product of the coniferous forests of Minnesota. This Pacific coast material comes 2.4 times far from land transportation, and is 1000 times far from the southern pine, of which Douglas fir from the northwest is an active competitor. Similarly, the report says, Sikra spruce is a rival of eastern spruce, western white pine a rival of the eastern species, and western hemlock of the hemlock which grows in the lake states. The largest industry makes planting mill products, such as flooring, siding and ceiling; more than half of the material used is white pine. This product is turned out by $3 mills. The sash, door and millwork industry comes second, and here again white pine furnishes more than half of the material. The box and crate industry comes next, followed in order by car building, woodenware, furniture, and wholesale paving. The agricultural implements, gates and portable fences, coffins, silos and handles. The sawmills of the state turn out each year 50 per cent. more material than is demanded by the wood-using industries. Virgin Stands of White Pine. stones imported during the current year will approximate $57,000,000, this being the first occasion on which the total has crossed the $50,000,000 line. Twenty years ago, according to the official figures of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, department of commerce, the total imports of diamonds and other precious stones were but $11,000,000; in 1903, $28,000,000, and in 1913, approximately $77,000,000, this estimate being based upon the known figures of September, November, and September, which are 30 per cent. in excess of the highest record heretofore made. These totals necessarily include imitations of precious stones, which now form about two per cent. of the total. The latest official figures show for nine months ended with September importations of $1,150,000 worth of uncut diamonds, against $7,250,000 in the corresponding months of last year; of diamonds but not set, $230,000; of uncut diamonds but not set, $250,000; of corresponding period of last year; of all precious stones, $4,333,333; against $3,212,500 in the corresponding months of last year. These figures justify the estimate of approximately $7,000,000 as the value of the importations of this class of articles in the year when they next entered the market, $150,000 in 1912 and $4,125,000 in the former high record year, 1906, and making it perfectly apparent that the record of 1913 will far exceed that of any earlier year. The people of the United States are the world's largest importers of diamonds for permanent ownership, and they, according to a statement by Mr. George F. Kunz, in the Encyclopedia Americana, own practically the diamonds in question of the world. The statement in question, published in 1903, estimated the value of all diamonds known to exist in the world at that time at $1,000,000,000, and added that about $600,000,000 were then owned in the United States. upon rude dolls until the advent of their offspring. Dog Brought Murder to Light. A dog detective caused the arrest of Fedor Khoreschko, charged at Blagdore, near Odessa, Russia, with the murder of his brother. The animal had attracted attention by visiting daily for three weeks the name in a case of showing dismally, beaten up the soil until the dead body of the missing man was discovered. WOMAN WHO KNOWS SECRETS OF A NATION PHILANTHROPIST MADE A HIT WITH MONARCH NEW BOY BARS EDISON FROM HIS OWN OFFICE NAMED FOR THE POST OF ENVOY TO RUSSIA --- Mrs. Harriet G. Daley knows a few little things about a lot of big men Daley knows a few a lot of big men that a host of autate, rich politicians and scolons of "big business" would give a pretty sum to learn She probably could spin a yarn on the present Mexican tangle that would make the most interesting sort of reading of the book. If inclination, prompted. Daley might give men of millions a tip or two on currency legislation that would saturate, rich politicians and politicians of "big business" would give a pretty sum to learn. She probably could spin a yarn on the present Mexican tangle that would the most interesting sort of reading if she so chose. If inclination prompted, Mrs. Daley might give men of millions a tip or two on currency legislation that would be gratefully received and start a good digging down into bank accounts for her especial benefit. But Mrs. Daley won't. She's the woman who hears a nation's secrets. She is the chief telephone operator in the national capitol at Washington, D. C. She's on the wire, or in a position to get on, whenever President Wilson has a heart-to-heart talk with Vice-President Marshall or Speaker Clark, or other leaders. That Mr. Daley has heard and forgotten President Wilson will never know. Sixteen years ago Mr. Daley presided over a switchboard that boasted but 51 plugs. She had a lot of time to keep her ears open in those days, she admits, but it wasn't long till she was too busy to listen. For now the big multiple board has 800 plugs and she is surrounded by a corps of assistants, every one with a reputation of putting to shame the sphinx and all his Nile-side ancestors. They don't listen in these ultra-protective boards. Daley will tell you. The fact is, she declares, nobody has time to glue his or her ear to a receiver long enough to get a really clear understanding of the secrets of the tariff, trust prosecutions, patronage, lobbies, love, politics, cur It wasn't that David Lubin didn't know better. He had been told that he could have only two minutes of King Emmanuel's time. The court stage managers had told him in advance to trail the left leg, bow, swallow his tonsils and wait until he was spoken to. But Lubin was badly rattled. King Victor Emmanuel of Italy entered the room. PETER H. "How are you, Kane? Are you Lalin, taking the monarch by the imperial righ hand and shaking it heartily. "It's a wonder I didn't ask after all the little kings." Lubin said afterward, with a grimace. "Before I got through talking I had explained to the king When Thomas A. Edison, who has just recovered from an illness, started an illness, started to enter his laboratory at Orange N. J. he was intercepted by a boy who had recently become attached to the laboratory office force. PETER H. BURTON "No strangers allowed in here," said the boy. "It is a rule that no one except employees can enter the building unless he has an appointment with Mr. Edison. You Can't see him because he's home stick." The inventor asked to whom he should go if he wished to make an ap Henry M. Pindell, owner lisher of the Peoria (Ill.) ria (III.) Evening Journal, who has just been appointed ambassador to Russia, has been a dominant figure in Democratic politics and the national newspaper Peoria for the last 18 years. His journalistic experience began when he obtained control of the Wabash (Ind.) Times, but he soon left to join the state of the Illinois State Journal at Springfield. While there he just been appointed ambassador to Russia, has been a dominant figure in Democracial politics and the newspaper life of Peoria for the last 18 years. His journalistic experience began when he obtained access to the Wabash (Ind.) Times, but he soon left to join the force of the force of the Illinois State Journal at Springfield. While there he was city treasurer from 1887 to 1889. In 1898 Mr. Pindell founded the Peoria Herald. In 1897 he purchased the Transcript and the journal. The former he consolidated with the Herald and the latter he sold to the Journal. In 1902 he sold the Herald-Transcript to a syndicate of Republic- Never Form of Swimming. A curious case comes from Belgium. Two Englishmen arrested in Brussels charged with the practice of brushing their arms to imitate the marks of horses' teeth, and then of claiming compensation by alleging that the bites were made by horses left standing in the street. Time to Go. If a man you call on squirms and wiggles and looks troubled he's busy and wants you to go.—Achillea Globe IOWA STATE BYSTANDER reny and the various whatnots that go to make up a day's work for a capitol hello girl. There never has been a leak from the capitol switchboard. Yet big news items buss over the wires almost constantly, and if our heroin, "central," wanted to listen and tell, many a story which is never printed might startle a curious and absorbing public. The capitol switchboard, situated on the top floor of the House Office building, and guarded by a big sign which says "Positively No Admittance," connects the offices of more than 600 national legislators, the various offices of the senate and house, the White House, the Congressional library and the Municipal building, and the similarly private line to the White House, and the same is true of the Library and the Municipal building. A senator or a congressman, for instance, doesn't have to get "Main six" if he wants to talk with the president. He simply asks for the White House and the job is done. Nobody can listen except the capitol operator and the White House switchboard man—and they don't. There are four to seven operators to care of the incarceration and stopping calls. The early days the senate and house maintained individual exchanges. Now the telephone clearing house is situated in the big building to the right of the capitol proper and every office on the grounds is within access. Mrs. Daley "broke in" as the House "central." Today she is surrounded by capable a corps of assistants, who give both a day and a night service. Prior to 1898, when the senate members used to stand in line in the old house post-office in order to get a chance at the one telephone available. Mrs. Daley estimates that more than 2,000 calls are handled daily over the capitol lines. In the busy periods, when the house and senate are grinding away many hours of the day and night, the number of calls is increased. The average, perhaps, is about 2,500 per day. that I couldn't buy a silk hat to fit me and so I had to break through the court regulations by wearing a black slouch, and that I had perhaps the rottenest hired cab in all Rome." But it made a hit with King Victor Emmanuel. He talked with this unconventional American for 30 minutes instead of two. And then he took Lubin to the court and gave him face doors—and shook hands with him again, while court chamberlains died in winters. And as a direct result of that talk—and the thought which had inspired it—the International Institute of Agriculture met in Rome. Every one admits that the I. I. of A. is a big thing. Delegates were sent to it from every European country except those in which the kilt thought in sartorial architecture is still adhered to. The South American republics all chipped in with the kilt, and the freight on half a shipload of delegates, including those who wear whiskers and frock coats, as well as those who know all about farming. pointment with Mr. Edison. The new boy summoned W. H. Meadowcrop, Mr. Edison's secretary, who was greatly astonished when he saw the "stranger." "I come to take up the work left off by Mr. Edison. I want to know if you are not desirous of employing a man who is willing to work now and then," said the inventor, as he shook hands with Mr. Edison. "If you have here is all right. I hope he will continue to see that the rules of this laboratory are faithfully carried out." For Syncope. "Reggie Toodles and Algenor Bottles were scheduled to take part in a three-round boxing match at the Pansy club last night." "The bout must have been a fierce one." "It was Smelling salts were brought into requisition at least a dozen times." ans and bought the Evening Journal. He is forty-five years old and has a wife and two children. A native of St. Joseph, Mo., he was graduated from Depawu university, Greencastle, ind., and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. A Novel Feature. "Want time in vaudville, eh? Are you a baseball player?" "No." "Shoot somebody?" "Never." "What are you, then?" "Me? Are you an actor?" "An actor anch? Well, I don't know. Actors are unusual in vaudville, but the very novelty of the thing might make it a go." He Didn't Know An insurance agent was filling out an application blank "Have you ever had appendicitis?" he asked. "Well," answered the applicant, "I was operated on, but I have never felt quite sure whether it was appendicitis or professional curiosity." -Ladies Home Use an Eraser. I always keep an ordinary blackboard eraser near the kitchen range, using it to wipe off the top, writes a New York Press contributor. This keeps the range clean, and I only need to wash and polish it once a week. The eraser can be purchased at a very small cost and saves time and trouble. Not Grasping. "Show me de income," said Uncle Eben, "an I'll be satisfied to keep de change after payin' de tax." OLD FAVORITE IS THIS SOUP Rice and Tomatoes Seem to Be Exceptionally Well Liked as Foundation for the Mixture. Use one can or the equivalent in fresh tomatoes, one third of a cupful of rice, a large onion, a large slice of carrot, a quart of water, three tablespoonfuls of butter, two teaspoons of salt, three dashes of pepper and two tablespoonfuls of flour. Chop the onion and carrot fine and put them into a frying pan with the butter. Cook slowly for 20 minutes. Put the butter into the stewpan and bring to the boil. Skim the vegetables from the butter and add them to the tomato and water. Put the flour with the butter remaining in the pan and cook until smooth and frosty, stirring all the while. Then add the mixture in the stewpan and set where its contents will simmer for half an hour. Press the mixture through a sieve, pressing everything through except the seeds and skins. Wash the rice and put it in the soup pot, pouring the strained mixture over the pot and stirring the mixture will cook slowly for an hour. Stir the soup several times to prevent the rice from sticking to the kettle. Serve very hot. Flank Stock With Dressel Flank Steak With Dressing Select a nice, thick flank and have the brownie in a separate score it on both sides. Ask for a small piece of suet. Ingredients for dressing: Two cupfuls of soaked bread crumbs, one small onion, one tablepoonful of butter, one egg, one-quarter teaspoonful of salt, a little powdered sage, several shakings of pepper. Pour water on the stale bread. When the water is dry, put the project any third or dark parts. Beat the egg well, and stir in, also the seasoning; mince the onion, put in frying pan with the butter, let it cook a little, but not brown; add the bread, turn a few times, then taken from stove. Rub the flank well with salt and pepper, place dressing on, then run uprightly, tie with white cord, to the roast, cover and cook in steady heat; it must be well done, but not dried out. How to Spread Blankets. When putting fresh blankets on your beds, set on a strip of cheesecloth about 18 inches wide so that half the width will be on each side of the top. Use a long thread so the strip may be quickly cut away when next the blankets are cleaned. This will enable them to be used much longer and keeps them neat, as the soiled cheesecloth may be removed and cleaned with a soft brush. Clean. Nailsoak, lawn and other materials may be utilized instead of the cheesecloth, which, however, appeals because of its cheapness. Shredded Crab An easy way of serving crab meat in the shells is to shred it and mix it with a dressing made of four tablespoonfuls of oil, two tablespoonfuls of vinegar, salt, white pepper and cayenne. Return the dressed crab meat to the cleaned shells and garnish each with a thin slice of lemon, cut in two pieces, and two or three green sprigs of crab meat may be prepared in the same way heated, then returned to the shells, and eaten hot. Delicate & stimulant Every invalid sooner or later be comes tired of raw eggs in the usual manner in which they are served. The following will be found very tempting and new. Beat the yolk of one egg until quite thick. Then beat in thoroughly one tablespoonful each of powdered sugar and brandy. Whip the white of the egg and broth. Whip the egg and stir into the first mixture. The whole should be quite thick when ready to be eaten. Oyatera Souffle. Blanch 24 good sized oysters in their own liquor, slice them, do not chop, and let them cool. Meanwhile make a sauce with two tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour, salt and pepper, yolks of two or three eggs, cook until smooth and thick, then put in the oysters and the souffle cases, sprinkle each with buttered and browned cakes, and bake in a moderate oven for about 18 minutes, then serve at once. Cockle groth. The cockle is similar to the clam. Open fifteen large, fresh cockles; place them in a small saucepan with all their liquor. Add one and a half quarts cold water and four branches of celery. Place on the fire, seaworthy with two saltspoons cayenne pepper, and pour over the water for ten minutes. Strain through cheese-cloth and serve in cups enough for six. Pumpkin Fritters Peel a pumpkin and cut it in finger-shaped pieces, four inches long and an inch wide, or narrower. Rub each with salt and soak them in cold water for ten minutes. Then drain them and dry them with a cloth. Cover them with a damp cloth, andoughly, and fry them in deep fat. Sprinkle with salt, and serve hot, each topped with a slice of boiled bacon, or bacon fried in deep fat. Red Cabbage. Cut up a medium sized head of red cabbage the same as for slaw; put it in a stewpan, cover with boiling water and add a scant tablespoonful of salt, a generous tablespoonful of good dripping or sweet lard and five tablespoonful of vinegar. Let this cook slowly for two hours, then dust in a half tablespoonful of flour and cook ten minutes longer. Cream Soups A housekeeper famous for her cream soups gives this as a general proportion for them: one pint of liquid, one pint of vegetable pulp, two tablespoonfuls each of flour and butter. And she says the secret of making them successfully is to mix the liquid and vegetable matter together so carefully that no lumps HAS LIFE'S SECRET Humble Toiler Realizes That Happiness Has Its Origin in the Grateful Heart. Annie earns $10 a week making amphibashes. With her father and younger sister she lives in two rooms on Second avenue. The father is an invalid. The younger sister is in school. Annie is seventen. When she began to work she made $5. She was fourteen then. Monday evenings, after the dinner dishes have been cleared away, the house tidied up and father made as comfortable as possible. Annie washes the white clothes. Tuesdays she colored clothes; Wednesdays she frons. Thursdays she sews and mends. Fridays she scrub and cleans. Saturdays she dresses for, she is working toward an ideal; she is preparing herself to make more money that father may have the care of a specialist. I visited the little rooms near Thanksgiving time. Annie was mending. With a happy smile she greeted me, while her long, slim fingers busily plied a needle she gave me of the treasures of her little girl heart. And as she talked, all the shabbiness fell from her worn garments, all the poverty of the room was obscured. Even the whitened, withered, suffering old man, lying so still and helpless on a cot in the corner, seemed to glow and expand under Annie's enthusiasm—cheer. "Yes, every night on my knees, I give thanks to my creator for life," she said, with her cark, haunting eyes full on me. It would be to be aware, I am so thankful to have my work awakening me when I get up in the morning! I am so glad to have sister and—father! That is the secret of happiness, I think. Something to work for, but, mostly, somebody to work for. "Why, here father waiting for me every night when I come home. And there sister going to school and passing her examinations the very highest in her class. Isn't that fine? And both of them needing me all the time. Isn't that still finer? And there am I, making the most beautiful lampshades to delight the hearts of women, to make homes glow with light and cheer, adding my mite to the world's beauty and pleasure. "I don't know why people are ever unhappy or miserable when they can find beautiful work to do, somebody to work for. When I have done at the shop and finished the evening tasks at home there is always something else waiting for me; somebody besides my own folks' needing me. Maybe a neighbor is plining away here and there word. Pretty crowds here and there and neighbors, you know. Maybe one of the girls in the shop needs a boost. Maybe somebody near me doesn't know what to do next. Oh, there are so many, many people to do for, and doing for them brings such happiness. "It is so wonderful to give them from your heart. Of course, that is all I have to give. But I believe that it doesn't matter much about the body if the spirit is brave. Don't you? I believe that it helps people more to give them something of yourself than something to eat, or money, sometimes. So many people who are fed and clothed starve for them to be a little love. So many make missteps; just for the lack of a little encouragement along the way; maybe only a smile. "I think we should give thanks every day for the privilege of work. I do not see how people can be unhappy when God has given them such a big world to make good and such a lot of people to work for. And I think if you are happy, you should help others to be happy. From the tiniest deed sometimes great things grow. A little oak has grown to make many a crooked life straight. Let people know you believe in them, if you want to really aid them. Show them a little of your heart. "Thanksgiving means to share all the good things that come to you. It means doing some helpful thing for a neighbor in his name. It means to be a friend to the friendless in his name. It means to dream beautiful dreams for others. And then, when, sometimes the dreams come true for them, oh, maybe they are dreaming! Just now I am dreaming for pans; dreaming that some day he will be well and strong again. Isn't that a sweet dream?" When I had regretfully said good night to Annie, I went away thinking, thinking deeply of the little creatures that live under my doorsteps, eat my crumbs, come when I call. She had made me remember that I could do something for somebody, somewhere, in his name, not only on the great wall, but in the garden. Let us give thanks for our sweet, patient, trusting, brave little Annies and their responsive human hearts!—Buffalo Express. Escaping Danger. While visiting his nephew in the city, Uncle Tom Shimmerpate stopped, in front of a motion picture billboard on which were displayed pictures of lions, tigers, elephants and other African wild animals. "Great guns, Henry," he said to his nephew, "I'm mighty glad to leave town Saturday afternoon!" "Why are you so anxious to get away?" asked the nephew. Pointing to the billboard, Uncle Sam read aloud the words: "To be released Saturday night."-Judge. New Word In the Language In declaring that the government must protect its airpits, Arms and the Man adds a curious word to the language. The airpits make up the subject to many fatal accidents because III-equipped. Japanese in Brazil Eighteen hundred Japanese emigrants left for Brazil recently. This makes the total in that country 4,800,000. They were on coffee plantations in Sao Paulo. MOUNTAIN OF ALUM Marvelous Geological Curiosity in New Mexico. Two Square Miles of Valuable Com- mercial Material, 900 Feet in Height--Estimated to Contain Many Billions of Tons. What is declared to be "one of the most marvelous geological and natural curiosities in the whole world" is a mountain of alum, two square miles in extent and 900 feet high near the Gila river, in southwest New Mexico, D. M. Groh writes in Merckx Report. The industrial value of this enormous deposit cannot even be approximately estimated to those industries depending upon the mineral, and assures an almost inexhaustible purpose for the purpose of reduction. While the deposit has been known for years, its location and lack of transportation have delayed its development, but these have been overcome and now permit the marketing of billions of tons of alumina ore, known variously as alum rock, alumite, alumon, gilite, etc. The United States geological survey has recently measured this mountain of wealth and assayed its contents. We read: "The deposit is so pure that any grade of manufacturing alum can be produced cheaply as compared with that from other sources. For many uses it can be marketed in its natural state, and so immense and pure is the deposit that there is no doubt it will control the markets of the world. The constantly increasing demand for the metal aluminum also tends to make it more susceptible to increasing value. In connection with the increasing demand for aluminum nature has certainly proved most prodigial in this region. Exosmous beds of lignite are at hand to produce the power necessary for its reduction at a cost four-fourth to one half that of hydro-electric power. No such combination as this of unlimited rich and pure raw material and the cheapest power exists in the whole world. "The deposit is of volcanic origin and it would not be surprising if pure aluminum metal would be ultimately used and this ancient crater be the source of the placer gold $^{6}$ found nearby. "The anhydrous oxide as produced by this deposit has been claimed by authorities to be the opening wedge for an increased production of metal at a minimum expense, and will be used in the manufacture of iron by the consequent cheapening of the products. Of the aluminum ware as made today, by reason of impurities of calcium and iron, undergoes a spontaneous disintegration. Investigation shows that a cellular structure develops and disintegrates between the cells, due to small amounts of these impurities. "The commercial promoting of this wonderful cornucopia of beneficent nature is a project of national concern. Its benefits to the industries of the country are patent to all. It can only be compared with the great oil and coal measures, and we may look to see great industry deriving commercial and industrial benefit which will be shared by other nations. That can produce alphuric acid even a fraction of a cent cheaper is bound to be of immense value alone, it being the king of the acids and of chemical products, and the other by-products also carry their weight in their utilization." The New French Dance A youth fresh to Paris from the provinces was lately invited to a small dance by one of his mother's friends. As his dance repertory contained nothing more novel than the waltzes and the quadrille, the rustic choreo secluded his solitude with guests to the budget. They the end of the evening encouraged to attend alone and attempt a country jig. Three times round went the merry guest, and then staggered to a sofa. His friends, who saw what was wrong, got him out of the room into a cab, and to bed. Next morning, sad and sob, the youth was writing a letter of humble apology to his hostess when one of his friends came in and asked what he was doing, so that for heaven's sake, the said the friend, when he received quite a sensation last night. Your hostess implored me to ask you the name of the new step you danced, as everybody had found it so original and charming." A. New Branch of the Elks. A NEW HOPE At a first night of a new play in New York at a film house of Harris, partner of George M. Cohen, encountered Louis V. de Foe, the dramatic critic of the New York World. From Mr. de Foe's watch chain hung a Phi Beta Kappa key, awarded him at the University of Michigan years ago for high scholarship. "Why don't you get a modern, up-to-date watch?" demanded Harris. "No, fine," reclaimed De Foe. "No that's a key, winder you're "I've got one, reclaimed "No, that's a key winder you're wearing," replied Haris. "No this is a stern-winding winder insisted on critic, exhibiting a 1913 meal gold timepiece. "Great Scott, then," exclaimed Haris, "why do you wear that watch key on your chain?" "That's the key of a society—Pri Beta Kappa," explained De Foe. "I got you," said Harris, "a new branch of the Elks." Haiti Reforming its Currency. The republic of Haiti has decided to reform and stabilize its currency, and after January 1, 1914, the monetar unit will be the gold gourde, weighing 418 grams, nine-hundred-thousand- line, making it equal in value to the quarter dollar of the United States. Words and Reason. Men suppose that their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in return, enter the authority on reason—Francis Be AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS The character of enterprises undertaken by colored persons in a busy city is indicated by the recent investigation of Chicago's negroes made for the Juvenile Justice association. Of the principal street in the "black belt," this report says: "In a mile on State street, from 3000 to 3000, the investigators found 108 colored men in business, who employed 27 colored men. Of these business undertakings 12 were saloons—most of them newly opened; 12 barbers shops, real estate offices—only three of them ten years old; ten restaurants—five of them having been there more than five years and two for more than ten years; six pool dressers, six dressers, and three tailors, to confectioners, baker, cleaners, decorators, dressmakers, drummers and the other miscellaneous shops usually found in a self-contained neighborhood. As ministering to the higher life, there were found in the same block three music stores, one 'art store, one plane store, two printers, and—if they may be included in such a list—a photographer and a florist all of the latter save one have been in existence for more than five years, in sharp contrast to the ephemeral life of the rooms in saloons of which there were serviced so long, while 11 others have changed proprietors recently. "The total amount of capital invested in the mile by the 108 colored men was found to be $15,750." "Several colored women manage independent hair dressing establishments in Chicago. On State street there are two successful restaurants conducted by women; also one salon and two widows of their original owners." "There are a large proportion of men, many of whom do business with white people." Following in many details the fiction story which was published a few weeks ago in a leading periodical, the Housekeepers' Alliance of the District of Columbia voted to start a training school for colored servants January and Albion similar in these details the idea is to create a new bar has been in the process of formation for several years. The training school will be conducted on an economic basis. In connection with the institution, business women of the District will be taken in as boarders, thus providing an income. It is estimated that it will cost about $1,800 per annum to conduct the school besides this income, making a cost of about $60 for each servant trained. Forty servants will be turned out every year. The training school has not yet been selected, although several sites are now under consideration. The home of the training school was provided for many rooms. Each girl taking the course will be required to present a physician's certificate testifying to good health. Frank Jenkins, a little negro student of Far Rockaway, won the high school cross-country championship of Greater New York over the three and a quarter mile course of the Jamaica High school. Jenkins won as he pleased, although Alvin Robertson of Evander Childs was a close second. J. Gordon Mortality of Richmond Hill was third. team honors were won by the Jamaica High school with a total of 83 points. Morris Hall was second with 94 and Erasmus Hall third with 139. Those who knew John Randolph Tucker of Virginia will not marvel at the affection and esteem in which he was held by the colored page. "How well I remember him," said John A. McCormick, congressional page as he spanned a drifting scrap of paper on the lawn. "When he was running for the first time for the office of Attorney General of Virginia he had to make his campaign on horseback, and wherever he stopped he received royal hospitality. "Alighting at the home of a prominent planter, he seated himself with the master of the house on the broad veranda. In response to a request for a drink of water, one of the negro house servants was sent to the spring. "In a few moments he returned with a glass of water, cool and clear. It needed no apology, but there were examples to be preserved, and Sam hastened to do so. "Please 'cause the glass, Mars Ran, kase the gourd am broke." A baggage truck invented by a California has hooks on the handles to permit it to be carried with its load upstairs on a man's shoulders. The Bible College and Institute for Civic and Social Betterment at Washington, D. C., has been in operation in this city for about six years. Under its auspices the international organization wagon has been in operation for several years, and the Industrial Center, at 2422 K street, was established for the training of colored women in the useful and practical work of life. The wealth of Great Britain is estimated at $80,000,000,000 and that of France at $65,000,000,000. Mrs. J. Murch of New York has the distinction of being the only woman in America who is proprietor, pressman, composer, binder and "printer's devil" all in one. She owns a printing establishment in New York city where she attends to all the details of the shop herself. What the president wants to do does not is to reform some of the currency reformers. Wise men can't never be nothin' more than reformed tools. If every penny of the $4,000,000 raised in the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. campaign at Philadelphia had been twins there wouldn't have been enough even then to satisfy all the needs of the two organizations. The colored people themselves have been almost feverishly interested in the progress of the money campaign. They worked like Trojans, bringing in each day $2,000 or $3,000, which they had collected in small sums. Mrs. Ransome, the president of the women branch, is the wife of a colored Baptist woman, and a wonderful speaker herself. When the campaign first started several conferences were held at the homes of prominent women, and Mrs. Ransome was one of those who told of the needs of the different phrases of the work. One afternoon one of the officers of the association, while listening to Mrs. Ransome, noticed that the drawing room door was cautiously opened a crack and remained ajar till the end of the conference. After it was over the surprise of the women in charge was great when the old colored butter came up and deferentially asked for a pledge blank. It was given to him. When he handed it back they almost doubted their eyes when they read the amount on it. The old butter had subscribed $1,000. They appealed to the mistress of the house, and abuse he had so much money and they to take it, even if he had it to give. "Yes," said the employer, "he probably has it. He has been in our family 30 years, and he has saved his money. If he wants to give that amount for the benefit of his own people let him do it. It is a great thing for them and for him." During the four years that John A. Patten, a colored man, served as a page in congress, he was naturally brought in close touch with many distinguished men whose names today are household words. The impressions made upon his mind are vivid, and in describing these men with whom he came in contact, Patten speaks directly and to the point. When asked whom he regarded as the greatest among those towering figures, he replied that when it came to commanding the attention of both parties in the house and the interest of the galleries, there was no one who could compare with the wizened "Lakota" disguise of a spokesperson, spoke dim, but when he did there was a hush of expectancy and rapt attention. Patten chuckled as he recalled a story concerning Stephens. Without coming into the open, a certain member of the house had defeated one of the pet measures in which Stephens was interested. In order to avert suspicion, the man of the underground methods hastened to Stephen's hotel rooms, consoled with him at great distress, and argued against the treachery of the man who had balked his pet measure. To all of this Stephens listened in silence until the denunciation of "somebody" was ended. Then, in his well-known falsetto, he turned to his astonished visitor and exclaimed: "Yes, and as Nathan said to David, "Thou art the man!"" One of the strange sights in the recent blizzard at Cleveland was furnished by four patient camels, attached to a theatrical company on a tour, who plodded resignedly through the blinding snow. Senator Clapp of Minnesota made an address recently at the Cosmopolitan Baptist church, Washington, D. C., recently on "Government Relationship to the Negro." The purpose of the meeting was to inaugurate a campaign which has as its purpose the raising of $15,000 to pay off the church debt. "The obligation of the government for the religious and intellectual education of the negro." said Senator Clapp, "is of the same degree as that for the whites." He also discussed the progress of the colored race during the last few years. "At no time since the emancipation have the negroes been allowed to work in the fields, but the time soon will be here when the race will be able to stand alone and accept its burden independently," said he. The meeting which was the first of a series, was presided over by F. N. Lee. Addresses also were made by Rev. I. N. Ross, of the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, and Capt. H. D. Richardson, of the National Guard. The Chinese have many uses for empty tin cans, fashioning them into various household utensils. M. Clemenceau, the French statesman, owns a mastiff which has acquired the habit of riding home in a cab. He enters one and refuses to leave. Finally, the cabman sees the address on his collar, takes him home and gets his fare. The French parliament has rejected the bill granting the franchise to women. Women outnumber the men by 1,319 in New York city, according to the last census. Charles F. Brooker of Ansonia, who has been the Connecticut member of the Republican national committee since 1900, succeeding the late Samuel Fessenden, is to resign that position. In Norway every woman over twenty-five who earns at least $80 per annum in the country or $110 in the town has a vote. A trade museum of Russian manufactures is to be opened in Teheran, Persia, by the industry of trade and industry at St. Petersburg. FINE APPLE PUDDING DESERT ALWAYS A FAVORITE IN ENGLISH HOUSEHOLDS. Good Allike for the Children and Their Elders—Mock Apple Dumplings an Easily Prepared Delicacy—Custard of Apple Snow. Boiled apple pudding as the English people make it is both nourishing and inexpensive when apples are at all plentiful. In fact, it is claimed the pudding furnishes a perfect midday meal for children, not yet old enough to be given meat, while it is certainly a substantial dessert for everybody. You cup four ounces of good beef suet very fine and rub it into one pound of flour, with a teaspoonful of baking powder and one-quarter teaspoonful of salt. Then you wet it up with cold water into a dough, rolling out on a well-foured board. With this you line a buttered pudding basin, rescuing enough to cover the top, and proceed to fill with apples, peeled, cored and cut into small pieces, adding sugar, to sweeten, also a few cloves or a dust of cinnamon as liked. When the bowl is quite full, warm water and cover securely with a cloth into boiling water, sprinkle with flour, and tie the pudding. Take the cord well down the bowl, bring the four corners of the cloth together at the top, the firmly and plunge into plenty of boiling water and cook for from two to two and one-half hours, according to the apples used. Some take longer to cook than others. Juicy apples are quickest. Hard dry apples take longer. Soft, simple sauce, or, when serving for children, pour over a little milk. Mock Apple Dumplings.—This is a nice dessert and one easily prepared. You fill a deep buttered dish with tart, jucy apples, peeled and cored, filling the space with brown sugar. Then you pour over a cupful of hot water, sweetened, and a sprinkling of cinnamon or any preferred spices. The dish is put into a slow oven or at the stove, where the apples will soften and be a pleasant using a cup of flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder, a tablespoonful of shortening, a little salt and a teaspoonful of sugar. Mix with milk to a very soft dough. Pour over the softened apples and bake until a light brown. Another way is to prepare the apples as directed, cover them and bake in the over until cooked through, then to pour over them a custard made from one cupful of milk, two tablespoonfuls of milk, and the yolk of an egg. This is baked in the oven and the minutes and is then finished off with a merengue made from the white of the egg and powdered sugar. This is more delicate than the dumplings, of course, and another dainty dish made from apples is: Apple Snow. You make a simple custard as before directed and pour it into a shallow glass dish. Then you grate sour apples, say a cupful, and beat into it the white of an egg and powdered sugar to sweeten. This mixture is laid in spoonfuls upon the custard and dotted with whipped cream dusted with nutmeg. CULINARY HINTS. After an oily fish, like salmon, has been served, the fishy odor which often clings to the silver can be removed by rubbing them with a slice of lemon. A pinch of salt and soda added to water which tough meat or vegetables are boiled will make them more tender. Celery is much improved if soaked an hour in ice cold water in which a lemon has been squeezed. Pans greased with butter will make the bottom crust of pies soft and faky and prevent them from being soggy. Pread is wrapped in paraffin paper as soon as it is taken from the oven it will keep fresh and moist much longer.—L. M. B. Works Like a Charm I have seen a number of families try the plan of deciding in advance on a year's household expenses and it works like a charm. These estimates must include clothing and all the ordinary personal needs as well as the table supplies, furniture, etc. There must, too, be a fair amount for incidentials, including medicines and doctor's bills. A good deal of pleasure may be derived from this sort of management. It is far ahead of the time that may of running a home. A farmer's wife and children ought to have a fair idea of what the income is and all should be interested in adjusting expenses to fit the receipts, so that there would be something substantial saved each year, either to put in the bank of to invest in improvements.—Exchange. Orange and Grange Salad Pare large oranges and cut in thick slices crosswise. Allow one slice to each person. Cut the remaining pulp into bits, allow an equal amount of halved and seeded Malaga grapes and one-quarter as much diced celery, and marinate both separately in a French dressing made of one-quarter cupful olive oil, one tablespoonful lemon juice, one tablespoonful melted tart jelly and a dash of salt. Set a slice of orange on each plate, pile the salad mixture on to it and garnish with bits of parsley. Hose In Sink. If the dishes are washed in the sink attach pieces of white rubber hose to the faucets, of convenient lengths, to carry the water over all the dishes. This will be found to be very convenient, and also save dishes that might otherwise be broken by striking against the faucets. Best Way to Clean Carpet There is nothing better than news papers, wrung out of water and torn in bits, for cleaning a dusty carpet; scatter over the floor before sweeping. They will gather more dust than you would imagine was there. IOWA STATE PYSTANDER SPORTS TENNIS Youth and speed in tennis is the cry of old Britain, but the hopes of regaining the Davis cup with young blood have failed since a search of the old kingdom has revealed few promising matches of between twenty and twenty-five. WRESTLING W. R. Tyler, a graduate of the Chicago Latin school, has been elected captain of the Harvard wrestling team. Ivan Monutof, one of the greatest of foreign wrestlers, has received permission from the car of Russia to make a 50-day tour in the United States. Monutof is seven feet one inch in height and weighs 290 pounds. AQUATIC Yale has evidently decided to go back on Averill Harriman definitely. The head coach position of the crew has been offered to Giannini, the New York Athletic club pilot. James A. Ten Eyck, rowing coach of Syracuse university, has set at rest rumors about his going to Yale as rowing coach, by renewing his contract with Syracuse for a term of five years. G. M. Pynchon of New York, owner of the racing船 loftene, will look after the interests of the syndicate of the men who will finance a 75-foot船 to enter the America's cup trial races next year. PUGILISM Leach Cross exhibited wonderful recuperative powers in his battle with Rivers. Jimmy Clabby is the big lion on the coast now after his knockout of Frank Logan. Freddy Duffy of Boston shaded Chlc West of Holyoke in the star bout at Chicopee, Mass. Buck Crouse of Buffalo defeated Billy Grup of St. Louis in an eight-round bout at St. Louis. Kid Alberts knocked out Phil Cross in the sixth round of their scheduled ten-round bout at New York. John Latzko won by a shade from Jack Fletcher of Pittsburgh in a ten-round bout at Wilkesbarre, Pa. Sam Wallach, manager of Leach Cross, wants a return go with Joe Rivers, while Joe Levy can not see matters in this light. HORSE RACING Walnut Hall farm owns 142 broadmares of approved blood lines. It is understood that the Billings colors will be seen in the futurities next season. It is 30 years since Jay Eye See started the 2:10 list, in which there are 621 members. Murphy's latest addition is Lena Rivers, by Malmsheet, that trotted around 2:08 at Lexington. The Horse Review wisely says: "Detroit should think twice before she changes the class of the $10,000 M. & M." Hallmark, 2:11½, as a three-year-old this season is expected by Lon McDonald to develop into a high-grade aged trotter. It has been another great year for grand old Pop Geers. He retired for the winter after winning over $63,000 on the Grand Circuit. BASEBALL Ed Konechty says unless he is traded to the Giants he will jump the St. Louis club. Shane Collins has bought a house in Pittfield, Mass., where he intends to make his home in the future. Al Williams and John Henry are expected to do the catching for the Washington team next season. The Milwaukee Brewers have turned down the Reds' offer of Second Baseman Egan for Pitcher Joe Hovikil. Max Carey, outfielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is putting in the winter as drummer for a silk hosiery house. Manager Clarke of Pittsburgh is thinking seriously of selling Mike Mitchell. Cozy Dolan and Chief Wilson. Frank Chance may trade Russell Ford. He will let go of the star spitball heaver for a heavy-hitting infielder or outfielder. Chance believes he will have a good pitching staff next season in Caldwell, Fisher, Keating, McHale, Schultz, Cole, Criss, Rose and Warhop. Charles H. Ebbeta, Jr., son of the president of the Brooklyn National league club, has been elected president of the Newark International league champions. 178 Copyright Underwood & Underwood The intercollegiate cross country run over the Courtland park course, in which more than 200 athletes from the various colleges throughout the country participated, was won by R. St. B. Boyd of Harvard, who covered the distance of six miles in the record breaking time of 34 minutes and 37 seconds. The professional tournament at 14.4 balkline projected by the Brunswick Balke-Collender people will start next April in order to co-operate with not conflict with the amateur tourn ment. The field is expected to com- plete in 14.4. The tournament is Yamada, Morningstar, Domarest, Su- tine, Cline, Taylor, Cutter and Wright GOLF Harry Vardon is out with the statement for his belief, sustained and substantiated by Alex Finley, that Chick Evans is the best American golfer. Vardon and Ray get back home as tight as clam shells with information refusing to discuss American gold for the country. They had a crowd to pick with the British press and are biding their time. "Nick" Carter, the Yale end, is the son of the Rev. Charles E. Carter of Hartford, the first college pitcher to use a curve ball. Right Guard Busch, member of the Pome tribe of Indians of California, will succeed Gus Welch as captain of the Carlisle Indians. Swarthmore's 1913 football squad will probably go down into history as the only one whose prospects were spoiled by vaccination. Hobey Baker and Phillips are two of the present Tigers who leave Old Nassau without having seen their eleven beaten by Yale. Raysporn, the left end of the Wolverine eleven, has been chosen to captain Michigan in 1914. The election is said to have been over the protest of Yost. And they say that Welch, the Carlisle captain and quarter, is another Eckersalel as he zigzags through a broken field and carooms off the bump of the tackler. There is some talk of McWhorter of Georgia going to Michigan. The Cracker star will be unable to play for the Wolverines, however, as he has played out his time in the south. Lawrence Whitney, the Olympic shot putter, and the Green's wonderful back whom many play for, has joined Johnson who has been elected captain of the 1914 eleven of Dartmouth. MISCELLANEOUS Cornell won the team championship in the sixth annual cross-country race at New York. Charles Molander is slated to lead the Maroon basket ball team during the present season. Agitation has been started in Cali- fornia to secure the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize race for the Santa Monica course. "Many believe that the loss of Jim Thorpe would cripple us beyond repair," says Glen Warner, "but I think we refuted that argument successfully." Princeton advocates a change in the coaching system—the installation of a man of paramount authority like Haughton of Harvard. Howard Jones at Yale is claiming along the same lines that that is just what Yale needs most. Al Schrubb is strenuously protesting over the course Yale chose for the cross-country contest, in which the Blue Devils had to plunge into the water of fords, something they certainly unused to. Trivial Causes of Some Terrible Ocean Catastrophes. They Are Frequently Destroyed Owing to the Spontaneous Combustion of Their Cargoes—Thrilling Accounts of Fires at Sea. It would seem almost impossible to set fire to and burn to the water's edge a big modern ship, built, as such vessels almost invariably are now, of steel or iron, with transverse bulkheads of the same metal. Experience, however, has shown otherwise, for catastrophe that happened to the Volturno a short time ago is not by any means a solitary example of its kind. It is extraordinary, too, how little a thing will start the biggest and most devastating of the ocean fires. Thus the carelessness of a member of the crew, who dropped a lighted oil-lamp on the forecastle roof, was responsible for the burning in midcocean of the fire of the catastrophe of November 18, 1874, when no fewer than 465 lives were lost. The fate of these poor people was exactly what would have been that of those on board the Volturno if wireless telegraph had not been invented. They fought the flames with the frenzy of despair until overpowered, then the perished. An established Army of six-guned in a boat, and were picked up ten days later half dead from starvation and exposure. These were the sole survivors. One of the most thrilling stories of fires at sea, the burning of the Sahara Sands, had a similar origin—the careless handling of a naked light in a lazaretto filled with 300 soldiers on board, and these worked like heroes removing and throwing overboard the gunpowder, of which there was a large quantity stored in the hold. One barrel did explode, blowing up the entire port quarter of the ship. Nevertheless, after weeks of dreadful anxiety, the still smoldering hulk was taken to the Mauritius, without losing a single life. Ships are frequently fired owing to the spontaneous combustion of their cargoes. A striking example was afforded by the case of the Misronessa, bound from South America for Antwerp, with nitrate in bags. The flames burned every scrap of woodwork in the skin of the vessel, causing the nitrate to become fused, owing to the terrific heat, so that from a soft and powdery substance it was transformed into a species of illumina, which would have grown slowly and held together the plates that had previously started, thereby preventing her from sinking. She was picked up eventually a red-hot hulk—by a tug and beached at Deal. Her passengers and crew escaped in the boats. Oil in barrels is fearfully dangerous. A few years ago a big iron ship, the Blengtell, of Liverpool, was proceeding up channel with the pilot on board from some unexplained cause, and every soul on her perished. No trace of the bodies was ever found, nor could any craft approach anywhere near the blazing vessel owing to the intense heat, while the stench of the burning oil was said to have been well-nigh intolerable. "Cotton, too, is responsible for many injuries," he treated, sundricks for days, or for weeks sometimes, and then bursts into flame. After this fashion the Inman liner City of Montreal was burned in midcoast while on her way from New York to Liverpool in August, 1887; and on Christmas eve in the year 1880 the China Naval船 company's steamer Shanghai took a like manner, when 300 lives were lost. One of New York's "wharf rats" (homeless lads who hang about the wharves and pliers and live by petty pilfering) was responsible for the dreadful fire which broke out among the shipping at Hoboken in the summer of 1900, when half a dozen great liners were burned, with over 200 of their officers and crews. The burning of the excursion steamer, General Slocum, of New York, in June, 1904, when 1,000 lives were lost, was due to the careless handling of a lump of greasy cotton waste. Shoes for Soldiers Contracts have just been made by the war department for about $2,000,000 worth of shoes for Uncle Sam's soldiers. Nearly 600,000 pairs of shoes are required, and the contracts have been divided among five firms at an average price of $3 a pair. These are the first contracts to be placed for the special shoes designed by the army board of experts, of which Major Edward L. Munson of the medical corps was chairman; the military department, that is, the national army shoes meet all the requirements of the service to a greater degree than any shoe ever used in this country or abroad. Ancient Alliment. While spending the summer at Block Island, R. I., completing "The Polly Page Motor Club," Izola Fosterer with her four children attended services at quaint little St. Ann's-by-the Sea. On the way home after service one Shiloh Arthur, her eldest boy, asked seriously: "Mother, what sort of disease is Pontius Pilate? You know we say, 'Suffered under Pontius Pilate.' Gee, I hope I never get it!" Plant Trees. A Frenchman who recently hanged himself planted the tree many years ago for that purpose. Plant more trees. You may want to hng your self when you find out what your neighbors think of you, and it will be bumilating to ask one of them to lend you a tree.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He Let the French Worry. She—Did you have any trouble with your French when you were in Paris? He—I didn't, but the Parisians did." Once Civilized Indian Tribe Lived With Gold God. Receding of the Waters Which Left Sandy Basin is Explained by Story Told Twenty Years. Ago by an Aged Indian. In the early pioneer days many persons who crossed the great desert of southern California, which is known to have at one time been the bed of the sea, swore that they plausely saw the hull of an old ship at a certain point, and from that it was argued that not many centuries could have passed since the vast basin of sand had been a sea. W. E. Ward of El Centro, Imperial county, in connection with an old Indian legend, which he heard over 20 years ago, says that as late as ten years back the physical ship has been heard of, but since the desert has come to be so much less of "terra incognita" one hears no more of the stranded hull According to Mr. Ward there are many fine mirages to be seen showing ships at full sail over placid waters at different times of the days, and in that connection he tells of a legend which came indirectly to him from an old Indian who claimed five years old. The Indian stated that the legend had been in his family for 500 years, long satedating the Spanish occupation of the country. Ages ago, so the story runs, the desert was a sea. The waters of the Colorado emptied into it far north of where they reach the gulf. It was a wide and plaid sea, rarely vexed by storms, owing to the mountainous terrain and east of the sea. The people were by a tribe noted for their high civilization, thrift and prosperity, but they were exclusive, having very little intercourse with other people. So fertile were the shores of the sea that almost everything desired grew with very little cultivation; the near mountains were rich in minerals, and the wealth of the civilized people was emptied the poorer tribes of the country. In one of these battles two young men of a savage tribe inhabiting the mountains were taken prisoners, but won the love of two dusky maidens of their captors. A boat was built and the four escaped to the home of the young men. There such tales were told of the savage tribe and curiosity that the savage tribe was stirred to great energy and made preparations to invade the rich country and carry off the gold god and temple of their more favored neighbors. After a furious battle the savage tribe won, took most of the inhabitants captives, including the priests of the gold god, and the god himself. It was almost sunset of a summer's evening when the victorious feet set sail. The waters of the sea lay calm and the sun was bright. The priest of the god lifted his hand in supplication and implored heaven to intervene and save his tribe from slavery and captivity. Suddenly the winds began to sigh in the trees; the bosom of the sea began to heave; the face of nature became as dark as eternal night; the tempest gathered strength; the winds increased in fury and the waves rolled and fell like vast mountains. All night long the storm raged and when the sun rose in the morning it looked down on a scene of desolation. The fleet had been driven ashore. The golden image of the god lay upon the shore near his own ruined temple; he lay on his face, his hands clutching inward as if to hold onto the land. At his feet lay the dead bodies of the two thieves who menaced the captives. The strand was strewn with the dead bodies of the foe—and the waters of the sea were receding. They kept receding until a vast, desolate basin of muck and sand was disclosed. On certain days, so the legend runs, the god revisits the scenes where once his people lived so happily. Then the days are peaceful; phantom worms fill the old basin; the lightest breezes swing over the valley, and phantom ships with sails spread go skiing over the surface of the waters. Algonguln Park By a recent order-in-council of the provincial government of Ontario, the home of the Algonquin National Park of Ontario has been changed Algonquin Provincial Park. This park is one of the wildest and most fascinating the government reservations in Canada. The park is situated at an altitude of 2,000 feet above sea level and covers an area of 5,444,000 acres, or approximately 2,100 square miles. The railway is the only rapid transportation reaching this district, which is in addition to its being a favorite summer resort, is now looked upon as an important part of the resorts in America. The hotel has now to be kept open the year round for the reception of guests. Nationality In Ruqs When the rugs were laid in the White House offices recently over night some fun was had over the distribution made by the employees, President Wilson, a Scotchman, drew a green rug, and Secretary Tumulty, an Irishman, drew *s* red one. They weren't changed. Rather Bold. "Where have you been, working the county fairs?" asked the first pick-pocket. When doing a convention of police chief," answered the second gentleman of fortune.—Louisville Courier-Journal. Preserves Gas Mantles. If new gas mantles be dipped in vinegar and hung up to dry before being placed upon the gas fixture there will be a more brilliant light and last longer. MARSHALLTOWN NOTES. (Special to Bystander.) The Second Baptist church has installed electric lights, which is a great improvement over the old way of lighting. Mrs. Carrie Wheeler is ill at this writing. Excelsior chapter, O. E. S., initiated seven new members into the mysteries of the order last Tuesday evening. A very pretty home wedding took place last Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when in the presence of relatives and a few intimate friends Miss Lillie Madge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Johnson, became the bride of Mr. Ex. Norton. Mrs. Norton was reared and educated in this city and Mr. Norton is one of the most highly respected young men of our city. Their many friends unite in wishing for them a long and happy married life. Mr. Geo. Young and nephew, Mr. Spotts, were over Sunday visitors in our city. Mrs. I. L. Brown, who had her arm broken, is improving. Mr. Harry Warn is cutting a wisdom tooth, which is causing him some trouble. Mrs. Sadie Warn and Mrs. Carrie Suter served a bridal luncheon in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ex. Norton at the home of Mrs. Warn on Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock. The table was decorated with pink and white and the dining room was lighted with candles. Miss Wilda and Mr. Warn assisted in serving. Fit His Case Exactly. "When father was sick about six years ago, he read an advertisement of Chamberlain's Tablets in the papers that fit his case exactly," writes Miss Margaret Campbell of Ft. Smith, Ark. "He purchased a box of them and he has not been sick since. My sister had stomach trouble and was also benefited by them." For sale by all dealers. KEOKUK NEWS. On Thursday evening, December 11, there will be a turkey supper at Bethle church, under the auspices of the Sunshine club. Mr. Hunter of Chicago will deliver a lecture at 8:30 p.m. it is hoped for a good attendance. The junior auxiliary of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin gave a market on November 26th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Martin. Master John Norwood Ashby has been sick with la gripe for the past few weeks. Messrs. Henry Hinch of St. Joseph, Mo., and Augustus Hinch of Fayette Mo., spent last Saturday in our city, the guest of their brother, Mr. Geo. Hinch. Mr. Clyde Glass of Des Moines delighted his hearers in a piano recital at Bethel church on Thanksgiving evening. The recital was given under the auspices of the Coleridge Taylor Music club, and to Mrs. Anna Holmes, the president, much credit is due for the grand success. More than $45 being realized. The home talent program at Pilgrim's Rest church on Thanksgiving evening more than met expectations. Miss Daisy Ware was at her best and the trio composed of Mark Johnson, Arthur Fox and Mrs. J. H. Helm was exceptionally good. Mrs. Rosa Bowman entertained with a musical rendition. The Carnation Bridge club enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. F. D. Bland at her home on November 26th. Mrs. Altha Smith is quite ill at this writing. The condition of Mr. Arthur Weldon is still considered quite serious." A recent matrimonial event is the marriage of Miss Flossie Humphrey and Mr. Ora Weldon. Congratulations and best wishes of a large circle of friends are extended them. Officer Thos. Freeman was off duty several days last week, being under the care of a physician. 'At the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Green, 1416 Moragn street, one evening last week a social time was enjoyed by a number of their friends, who had been invited by the hostess, it being the occasion of the 64th birthday anniversary of Mr. Green. After congratulations a bounteous spread was partaken of and the guests departed wishing their host many happy returns. The death of little Winnifred Fields, the 11 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fields, occurred last Friday morning. Friends of the grief stricken parents express their deepest sympathy, as this is the second child that death has claimed from them in less than two years. 'Tis sad to part with the gems we love, But our Savior, who doeth all things well, Hath need of them in the mansion above. Mrs. McCutcheon and Mrs. Reuben, two of our much loved old ladies, are reported ill at this writing. A dance will be given at Woodman hall on Xmas night by the old favorites, Messrs. Chas, Owens and Arthur Frye. The presence of all is solicited. 'A general invitation is extended to all friends in neighboring cities. Miss Elizabeth Gross spent Thanksgiving holidays in Quincy visiting friends. Another visitation from the death angel occurred in our midst last week. Mr. Ephriam Hill, one of our most highly respected old residents, answering the final summons. Deceased had been in falling health for some time. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Hill and one daughter, Mrs. Ralph Reed, of this city, and one We Know Of None Better Than CERTAINTY FLOUR son, Frank Hill, who is at Mt. Pleasant. The deepest sympathy of a sorrowing concourse of friends is theirs in their sad hours of bereavement. The funeral was held from the family residence last Sunday morning. A large gathering was present to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of a true friend and honored citizen. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. P. Sims of Bethel church. Mrs. J. E. Phillips entertained a number of little folks at her home on the 21st alt. in honor of the 3rd birthday anniversary of Master Burdette Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Governor Foust of Canton, Mo., have moved to our city. The Altar Guild of the church of St. Mary the Virgin will give an entertainment at the home of Mrs. A. J. Fields on Wednesday evening, December 10th. One of the attractions will be a fish pound. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Georgia Caldwell is visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Wilson, of Des Moines. Mrs. Anderson and daughters, the Misses Jessie, Beatrice and Dorothy of Mt. Pleasant spent Thanksgiving holidays in our city with friends. Friends of Mr. Kidrich Carter sincerely regret his prolonged illness. Mrs. Hester Bennett is quite ill at a local hospital. EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS. By John L. Thompson. Making a brief two days' stop in the Appanose county and reaching the county seat, Centerville, we find this a beautifully located little town of about 5,000 people, of which there are about 400 colored people following the mining industry. Some have been here many years and are comfortably located. Mr. W. P. Jones is one of the oldest citizens here and owns nice property. His son works for the ice plant. Mrs. Lizzie P. Price also owns a nice home. Mr. Good owns a beautiful home in the north part of the city and he is doing well financially. Mrs. Wm. Noah and H. B. Bolden and T. A. Williams are all substantial citizens and own their own homes. Mr. Jeter, who has recently lost his wife, owns a nice home. Mr. Eugene Reed, formerly of Mercer county, Missouri, is doing well and his wife will be agent for the Iowa State Bystander for the ensuing year. Mr. Henry Johnson and J. W. Wood are new settlers here, but are doing well. Geo. D. Johnson is farming on a truck garden. C. J. Reed and M. J. Pullens are formerly from Mercer county, Missouri, and are located here. W. H. Cobb is an old settler here and owns property on E. Jackson street. C. A. Brown, J. W. Wise, Mr. L. Thompkins and Geo. E. Wilson are some of the strong men here. Wm. Price runs a second hand store and is doing good business. In Hocking, Mr. J. L. Robinson is still in the paper business and doing nicely. Mr. John Wright is one of the men who is saving his money. In Hiteman we find Mr. Nightingale, who owns a nice home and is doing well; also Mr. H. T. Randolph owns a nice place. Mr. A. Stovall is building a new house on his lot. Mrs. N. A. Grayson owns a nice farm here and is doing exceptionally well. Mr. A. J. Reed, formerly of Clarinda, Iowa, is engineer at the electric light power house. He is the only electric engineer at this place and is one of the strong men of our race. "His closes our observations for the year 1913 and wish to thank our friends for the consideration and indulgence of their interest and wish all the subscribers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. California Woman Seriously Alarmed. "A short time ago, I contracted a severe cold which settled on my lungs and caused me a great deal of annoyance. I would have bad coughing spells and my lungs were so sore and inflamed I began to be seriously alarmed. A friend recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, saying she had used it for years. I bought a bottle and it relieved my cough the first night, and in a week I was rid of the cold and soreness of my lungs," writes Miss Marie Gerber, Sawtelle, Cal. For sale by all dealers. MT. PLEASANT NOTES. The rally held at the Baptist church December 14th was quite a success. Rev. W. W. Williams, pastor of the A. M. E. church, preached a soul-stirring sermon in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Alice Colston has purchased the Adam Smiley property on North Hamlin street. We are glad to see our people buying homes. Rev. Jackson was called to New Boston to preach the funeral sermon of Mrs. Martha Scott. Word was received in the city of the marriage of Miss Jessie Anderson of this city and Mr. Harry Barnett of Monmouth, Ill. The wedding took place in Burlington. They have our best wishes. On December 18th occurred the wedding of Mrs. Dora Rice of Omaha, Neb., and Mr. W. M. Greenway of Muscatine at the home of the former's brother, Mr. W. M. Burnaugh, in this city. Rev. Eaves of the Second Baptist church performed the ceremony, which was simple, but impressive. Miss Maudlien Burnaugh sang softly during the entire ceremony. The bride was attired in a blue chiffon broadcloth traveling suit and wore bride's roses. The groom was attired in the conventional black. After congratulations the guests were served a buffet luncheon. Mrs. Greenway will be remembered as Miss Smith, who is a graduate of the Mt. Pleasant high school the Elliott Business College of Butlington and has for several years been the efficient manager of the People's Drug Store of Omaha. Mr. Greenway is a graduate of the Muscatine high school and is now one of the proprietors of the Greenway barber shop of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Greenway left imme- diately for their home in Muscatine, where they will be at home to friends. They have our best wishes. Harry Burnaugh invests $1.00 in a hunter's license and gets $40 bounty. Harry Burnaugh, a well known colored man of this town, made a good day's wages on Saturday last. Learning that wolves had been seen in the vicinity of Hickory Grove he obtained a hunter's license and armed with a rifle wended his way to the Fred Hall farm. He was fortunate and scared up two full grown wolves, which he immediately despatched to the "happy hunting grounds." Harry brought them to town and upon presenting the carcasses for, the inspection of the county auditor was paid a bounty of $40. Mrs. Jackson entertained at dinner Sunday for Mrs. Reecer and Mrs. Bedford. Mrs. Hattie Hedge and daughter, Winnifred, have returned to Aurora, after a few days' visit with her daughter and her mother, Mrs. Mary Brooks and Miss Anna Reecer. Mrs. Chas. McCracken was in Burlington shopping one day this week. Miss Ruth Granderson and her grandfather, Mr. Moses Mossely, have gone to Chicago to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Holt and son of Minneapolis spent a few days in the city visiting her mother and father. They are en route to North Carolina to make their home. Mrs. Ethel Williams made a business trip to Fairfield, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steward of Fairfield spent Sunday in the city. (This Week.) Sunday was quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church. Presiding Elder S. B. Moore was with us and preached a soul-stirring sermon in the evening. Mr. Wilbur Burnaugh is in the city visiting relatives. Both churches are making preparations for their Xmas exercises on Christmas eve. Mrs. Tilla Williams of Buxton is in the city to spend the winter. Mrs. Peggy Lesley is on the sick list. Mrs. Mary White is on the sick list this week. Mr. Emanuel Richmond left Monday morning for Indianapolis, Indiana, to visit his brother. We Know Of Noke Better Than CERTAINTY FLOUR FREE R E E 1914 Catalogue We are the largest importers and manufacturers of colored peoples hair and the most reliable firm in this line. We make wigs, switches, braids, transformations and all styles of hair that can comb and wash the same as your own. We also sell straightening combs, hair nets and cut hair by the pound. We guarantee all goods, and if not satisfied money will be refunded. Our prices are lower than those quoted elswhere Send 2c stamp for illustrated book. Humania Hair Company Dept 61 23 Duane St., New York When visiting in Omaha, Nebraska see D. d. 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