Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XXI NO. 10 CITY NEWS There were quite a few out of town visitors in the city Wednesday attending the two circuses. Mrs. Geo Laws of Hannibal, Mo., is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. H Murray, 1327 School street. Miss Adah Hyde left Friday morning for Marble Rock, Iowa, where she will visit at the Bailey home. Mrs. Harry Allen of 1212 Crocker street, who has been quite ill for the past three weeks, is a great deal better. Mrs. J. Beverly of Fort Dodge and Mr. Tom Davis of Chicago are the guests of Mrs. Bryant Carr, 1329 School street, and other relatives. FOR SALE--Gas range', coal range and heating stove. Phone 6468 Wal. Mrs. Ardella Carr left Tuesday morning for Mason City, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Berneice Davis-Eaton and other relatives for several days Mr. J. Edward Lewis, linotype operator of Albia Iowa, spent a few days in our city. He paid The Bystander office a pleasant call and returned to Albia Monday evening. At. St. Paul's A. M. E. church. Don't miss it. Monday evening, August 31st. A diamond ring contest between Miss Bessie Mason and Miss Donata Jeffers. Mrs. Blanche Goodrich and Miss Josie Roberts entertained a number of their friends Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Jim Smith in honor of Mr. Clyde Glass. The evening was spent in dancing and games, after which refreshments were served. Mrs. Mamie Finley of Indianapolis, Ind., is visiting Mrs. Mary Bennett and daughter at 754 West Eleventh street. She will return for a tour of the east, accompanied by Mrs. Bennett's daughter, Mrs. Mary Hill. The Mary Church Terrell club met with Mrs. H. R. Graves Monday evening. After the usual study of the lesson, refreshments were served by the hostess. Club adjourned to meet with Miss Adah Hyde. Lesson, John Drummond, led by Mrs. Hannah Porter. Mr. R. N. Hyde leaves Thursday evening for Norfolk, Va., where he is a delegate from Hawkeye lodge of this city to the national conclave of Elks, which convenes August 24. He will also visit his old home in Alexandria, Va., and New York City, Atlantic City, N. J., Boston, Mass., and Washington, D. C. Mr. Clyde Leroy Glass left Thursday evening for Boston, Mass., where he intends to further his musical abilities. He will make several stops on his way. Mr. Glass is a deserving young man and we wish for him success. The Wednesday Night Bridge club met Thursday evening with Miss Florence Russ at the home of Mrs. J. E. Stone. The regular game of bridge was played, after which refreshments were served. Meet next week with Miss Stone. Mrs. Elizabeth Waldon. Mrs. Viella Mays and family of Newton were in the city over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller, 403 School street. A family picnic was arranged to be held at Union park in honor of Mrs. Waldon's birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Miller, Mrs. Viella Mays and family, Mrs. Marion R. Mays and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller. The baskets were well filled and all enjoyed a good time. Mrs. S. Joe Brown returned last Friday from Wilberfortce, Ohio, where she had been attending the 9th annual session of the National Association of Colored Women. She reports a splendid session and says all honor to Wilberfortce. Enroute home, Mrs. Brown who is the Grand Lecturer for Iowa O. E. S. stopped over in Chicago and attended the Silver Jubilee of Eureka Grand Chapter, O. E. S. of Illinois and Jurisdiction. Among other guests who were given seats of honor in that grand body were Mrs. L. R. Palmer-Berry of Jersey City, Grand Matron of New Jersey, Mrs. Florence Ducket, of St Paul, Minn., Past Grand Matron of Missouri; Mrs. Victoria Clay-Haley of St Louis, Grand Matron of Missouri; Mrs. Ida Palmer-Burris of Chicago, Past Grand Matron of Iowa; Mrs. S. E Cooper of Chicago, Most Ancient Grand Matron Illinois Heroines of Jericho; Miss J. L. Cox, District of Columbia, Inter-State Grand Royal Associate Matron and Mrs. Suez T. Alston of Tampa, Florida, Inter-State Grand Matron. While in Chicago Mrs. Brown together with Mrs. Mattie Wade-Hicks of St Paul, Minn., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Van Camp and Dr. and Mrs. Jno. W. Lewis of that city. EDITOR'S OBSERVATION Once again I reluctantly enter into the field of editor's observations for 1914, feeling that heretofe I have become a bore with these observations, as it is the territory that I travel over and necessarily observe the same people, but so many people have told me that they enjoy my observations so much that I am constrained to take my pen in one hand and bicycle in the other hand and make another round, hoping that something may be said or some nuggets of gold be found and published that will inspire those who may chance to read these observations and that they may become inspired to nobler deeds and higher aspirations, for by the acts and examples of others we are directed along the pathway of human life, for I really do think that Dr. Booker's health hints will keep you alive and Thompson's observations will keep you awake. Beginning in the old historic anti-slavery Quaker city of Oskaloosa, the county seat of Mahaska county, a town over sixty years old, with a population of 6,000, of which 500 are colored. At one time about a quarter of a century ago Oskaloosa boasted of having more colored people than any other city or county in Iowa. Old Muchakinock had her thousands of colored people and this Mahaska county gave us some good and distinguished men, namely Dr. R. S. Brown, M D., now a successful physician of Minneapolis; John Sims and his two interesting children, who now hold civil service jobs in Washington, his son and daughter a stenographer in the congressional library; L. A. Wiles, a U. S. government employee and a great politician; the principal of the Muchakinock schools; Geo E. Taylor, at one time editor of the Negro Solicitor, the only Negro democratic journal in the United States; Hon. Geo H. Woodson, who began his successful career in Oskaloosa. Dr. E. A. Carter began in Mahaska county and is now the head physician of the Consolidated Coal Co. of Monroe county. Revised Barn and Co. of Monroe town pasted their first church but today there remains but few in Mahaska county to tell the old story of early life in Iowa. Mr. Alex G. Clark, a tonsorial artist, lives here. He is the only son of the Hon. Alexander Clark of Muscatine. Mr. Clark is a graduate of the Iowa State university law department and is the grand custodian of the Iowa Masonic county. John Hardy is one of the substantial and respected citizens. He has finally taken to himself a wife, after remaining a widower for many years. He runs an express wagon. Robt. Johnson is still driving an wagon for the Standard Oil Co., a responsible job. Mr. Lloyd is still foreman in the Jones barber shop. Mr. Robert Franklin still lives here. Mr. E. E. Jones is working at the bank. Mr. Frank Allen is a contractor and owns a beautiful home. He is a hustler and employs a number of men. He is doing much to solve the so-called race problem in Iowa. His daughter is Miss Lettie Carey of our city, a teacher in Bishop college, Texas. Mr. E. E. Jones and Mr. S. Mitchell are working at the same places, doing well. They own nice homes Rollen Weeks, a former Des Moines boy, is working at the garage. Mr. Crumps owns a nice acre just out of the city limits. At Ottumwa we found the people plodding along as usual. "The Faithful Few," a social club composed of the ladies, gave their annual moonlight picnic at the home of Mrs. Horn, one of the pioneer citizens here. Ye editor was invited. It was a delightful affair. About forty were present. Croquet, music and conversation was the amusement. This club is one of the strongest clubs in Iowa financially. While their membership is not large, yet they are loyal to their club and to their work and are working in union. They have over $100 in their treasury. Zack Taylor is still on his express wagon. He is the wealthiest colored citizen in Ottumwa, so the people say. James Johnson, a well to do citizen, who was so sick last year, is much improved and able to go out. They are just completing a very beautiful 8 room house on one of his lots in South Ottumwa, where his home had burned about one year ago. It was his home and the new house will be their home. It is completely modern. Williams is still at the Elks. He is making some improvements on his property. Wells Fowler is one of the substantia and influential citizens here. He is still at the Wapello club. He has remodeled his home, having now a nice nine-room home at 909 Plum street. The latter four are the leading men in the Masonic lodge here. Mr. John Rose owns a beautiful home and is one of the rising young men. Mrs. Gilbert is still running her restaurant, fully fifteen years here. Wm. Baily is cook at the depot. He is a fine citizen and his active wife adds much to Ottumwa. C. T. Gooch is one of our successful men here. He is making improvements on his property. J. H. Weeks owns a beautiful home. He is a good race man. Frank Smith owns a nice home at 553 Elmna street. He has lots of fruit and a good garden many hogs and chickens. He is making a big success and is a good citizen. H. T. Ellitt, who owns a small farm just outside of the city limits is one of our real substantial race men. He is making money. S. A WILL BE HELD August 25th, 26th, 27th With Des Moines Silver Leaf Lodge RECEPTION Tuesday evening, August 25th public reception will be given in honor of Grand o egates, at North Star Masonic TempleAssociation b of Eleventh and Center streets. Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock memorial service at Corinthian Baptist church, the public invited. Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock a grand street g held, headed by the Capital City Band. BIG BANQUET Thursday Evening, Au Namur's Skating Rink, a banquet will be held, also officers and speaking. Grand March at 9 o'clock. chestra will furnish music. Admission 50 cents per RECEPTION Tuesday evening, August 25 at 8 p. m. a public reception will be given in honor of Grand officers and delegates, at North Star Masonic TempleAssociation building, corner of Eleventh and Center streets. Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock memorial services will be held at Corinthian Baptist church, the public invited. Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock a grand street parade will be held, headed by the Capital City Band. BIG BANQUET Thursday Evening, August 27th, at Namur's Skating Rink, a banquet will be held, also installation of officers and speaking. Grand March at 9 o'clock. Namur's Orchestra will furnish music. Admission 50 cents per couple. Herald is still working on the Otumwa Herald. Mr. Pertam out in Caldwell park is making good raising chickens and pigs and garden vegetables. Frank Henson, Pierre Barquet, Wm. Ross and Mr. Hicks are still employed at the Ballangal hotel and are making good. Mesdames Ada Hughes, G. Moss, N. D. Foster, W. Renfro, Frank Alexander, J. H. Hart, G. Green and Messrs. J. B. Bradshaw, G. F. Wagner and I. Patton are the new Bystander recruits to help build up this great race journal for 1914. grand lodge, also Mrs. L. D. Howard. Get busy and pay up your subscription. Rev. T. L. Smith of Huntsville was the guest of Tobe Harris. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. Preparations are being made for a church carnival at Bethel A. M. E. church the 19th to 21st. Rev. Toomey will lecture at the Tabernacle Baptist church August 21. Subject, "Progress of a Peculiar Peo-ple." Those who went on the hayrack MOBERLY, MO. Mrs. Annie Harris of Colfax, Iowa is visiting her brother, Mr. Douglas Braxton, in Macon also her brother, N. G. Braxton, in Kirksville, after which she returned home. The trolley ride which was given by Mrs. Myrtle Smith was enjoyed by all. The band played ahe latest hits of the season, "Take Me Back Home." Miss Lucile Harris and Master Harris X. Crewes are visiting their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hoskins, in Rock Island. Mr. Jim Hoskins of Rock Island, Ill., formerly of Macon, after a few years' absence, returned to see his old pals and friends once more. The old boys assured Jim a good time always in Macon. Miss Bessie Young of St. Louis is the guest of her sister, Mrs. O. McNutt. Mrs. Fannie Harris underwent an operation on Saturday of last week and is doing nicely at present. Miss Virginia Ancell entertained the Art club last Wednesday. Mrs. A C. Crewes was a guest of the club. Light refreshments were served. Mrs. Geo. Watkins of Coshooton, O., and sister, Mrs. Stella Allen, of Chicago, Ill., returned to their respective homes after a visit with their father and friends. Mrs. Alice H. Crews gave a lawn party. About twenty were present, in honor of Mrs. Watkins and Mrs. Allen. Light refreshments were served, after which they all went to the train with the guest, and all reported a jolly good time. Mr. Raymond Houston is visiting friends in Rock Island, Hl. Mr. Tobe Harris was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harris in Quincy, Ill. Mr. Charlie Johnson, our respectable barber, is confined to his bed. We hope to hear of him being able to be out soon. Dr. J.E Smith and Mrs Susie Trice attended the grand lodge held at Keokul, Iowa, as representatives of Macon, Mo. Quite a bunch of Macon knights attended the Feast in the Wilderness. All reported a fine time. Mrs. Josie Bates of Des Moines is visiting friends in Macon. Mrs. Cora Harris gave a 6 o'clock dinner in honor of Mr. James Hoskins of Rock Island Ill. Mr. Captain Austin is on the sick list, but is still laughing heartily and is anticipating a visit this fall in Omaha, Neb. The Sewing Circle met at the residence of Mrs. Geo. Brown. Mr. Virgil Minor and Myrtle Smith were quietly married last week. Miss Ida Jones is the house guest of Mrs. Joe Ancell. Mr. Preston Wright is able to be out again and Pres. says he feels like a blue bird in early spring. Mr. Don Cranshaw returned to his home in Galatin, Mo. Mr. Silvia Marshall and L. Richson of Moberly passed through Macon en route to Des Mines. The funeral of the late Rev. Daniel Brown of Maryville was held at the M. E. chur. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, under the auspices of the Masonic lodge. Deceased departed this life in Maryville on August 12th at the age of 62 years. He was a brother of Joe Brown, and a very prominent Mason. Killie Donley visited in Moberly over Sunday. Mrs. Ella Maupin visited Keokuk August 25th, 26th, 27th Mr Leaf Lodge No. 9075 Evening, August 25 at 8 p. m. a monor of Grand officers and del- ampleAssociation building, corner ck memorial services will be held public invited. ck a grand street parade will be Band. Day Evening, August 27th, at will be held, also installation of arch at 9 o'clock. Namur's Or- ission 50 cents per couple. grand lodge, also Mrs. L. D. Howard. Get busy and pay up your subscription. Rev. T. L. Smith of Huntsville was the guest of Tobe Harris. COUNCIL BLUFFS. IOWA. Preparations are being made for a church carnival at Bethel A. M. E. church the 19th to 21st. Rev. Toomey will lecture at the Tabernacle Baptist church August 21. Subject, "Progress of a Peculiar Peo. ple." Those who went on the hayrack ride report a fine trip. Rev. J. H. Ferribe, with a large number of his congregation, attended quarterly meeting at South Omaha on Sunday at Rev. Shepard's church. The members of Tabernacle Baptist church are very busy making preparations for building. Mrs. Chas. Hopkins is suffering with hay fever. Mrs. R. Cullpepper, after a few days' illness, is able to be out again. Mrs. T. Reese is seriously ill at this writing. Mrs. R. Richardson has returned home, after a very pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall of Anthony, Iowa. Mrs. Thomas, sister of Mrs. R. V. Robinson, is here from Seattle, Wash., for a visit indefinitely. Mr. Richmond of Lincoln, Neb. is visiting his cousin, Miss M. Richmond, of this city. A few ladies of Bethel A. M. E. church met at the home of Mrs. M. Herndon to tack comforts The evening was well spent. After a dainty repast the ladies departed to their several homes. BUXTON REVIEW. We are sorry that the Buxton news was late last week. We haven't had any rain as yet. It is very hot and dry here. Our gardens are drying up. The mines are working every day now. Mrs. Seller. dropped dead last Sunday. She was the mother-in-law of Mr. West Garnett. Mrs. John Graves lost two more children last week. Quite a few people are moving out to No. 18 mine. Mr. Charles Ross is putting up a new building out at No. 18 mine. Mr. R. G. Potter accompanied some young ladies over to Hamilton one night last week to the old folks' reunion. Mrs. B. F. Cooper was a caller at the residence of Mrs. R. H. Stewart one day last week. Mrs. J. H. McGrew has been on the sick list this week. Mrs. John Morris has moved to No. 20 East First street. She is the mother of Mrs. John Wright. Mrs. Nannie Carter of Chicago, formerly of Buxton, is in our city visiting friends. Mrs. Clyde Glass of Des Moines was in our city last week and put on a musical recital. You that didn't hear him missed a treat. We are glad to say that the Christian Endeavor is coming to life again. Quie a bunch of yotng people were out last Sunday eving. Piano solo Miss Lucas; piano solo, Miss Marths Lucas; solo by Miss Minta Johnson. The program was lead by Mrs. James F. Guy. Topic lead by the president, R. H. Stewart. Remarks by J. L. Wharton, pastor. Topic, "Social Life For Christ." Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stewart gave a very pleasant surprise for Presiding Elder S. B. Moore at their home at 19 East First street last Tuesday evening. Music by Seewers Mandolin club, duet by Mr. and Mrs. James F. Guy, solo by Mrs. Alberta Lee, duet by Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stewart, remarks by the presidig elder, S. B. Moore, and Rev. F. B. Woodard, Rev. J. B. Lusas, Rev. J. L. Wharton and others, after which they were served with ice cream and cake, and after which, at high 12, they all went home declaring that they had been highly entertained. A NEW SPORT CREATED. Automobile riding is in itself exhilarating and enjoyable, but when it comes to creating a game in which the automobile is used the most exciting and novel sport of the present age is possible. Auto polo is the one game that has been developed through the use of the automobile. Only one man, however, has been successful in promoting auto polo, and he is the originator of the game, Mr. R. A Hankinson of Kansas City, Mo. For the past two seasons Mr. Hankinson has been putting on games of auto polo for the amusement of the big crowds, and he is coming to the Iowa State Fair this year, which is held at Des Moines Aug. 26 to Sept. 4. There will be auto polo games every afternoon and evening in front of the amphitheater. The games are short and snappy and highly exciting. The game is based on pony polo, but automobiles are used instead of ponies. Only Mr. Hankinson and his trained athletes, most of whom are college football men, can really put on the game successfully. The State Fair management feels that it has secured in auto polo a new and novel entertainment which Iowa people will thoroughly enjoy. AN ART EXHIBIT WORTH WHILE Some of the best paintings of our most successful modern-day artists will be a part of the art exhibit at the Iowa State Fair this fall, to be held at Des Moines Aug. 26 to Sept. 4. This has not been possible heretofore for the reason that no suitable place has been provided on the Fair grounds for the housing of valuable paintings. It was one of the hopes of the originators of the Women and Children's building to provide a place for an art exhibit, and this hope has been fulfilled. The most spacious room on the ground floor of the beautiful new building is to be given over to an art exhibit. Professor Charles A. Cummings of Des Moines, who has gained an enviable reputation as an Iowa artist and as a conductor of art schools, is in charge of the exhibit. There will also be competitive exhibits in which Iowa artists will participate. FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEAS JURFS TO BE SHOWN UP. Cheating in weights is something the weight and measure department of the Iowa Food and Dairy Commission is watching very closely these days. During the past several months the department has confiscated scales and short weight measures in many parts of the state. An exhibit is to be made of these at the Iowa State Fair at Des Moines Aug. 20 to Sept. 4, with a man in charge who will point out just how the dishonest buyer very often cheats those of whom he is buying. This exhibit will be valuable and instructive. The dairy department will also put on a most excellent dairy exhibit, showing what is being done and what is possible in the Iowa dairy industry. STEEPLECHASE COURSE A course for steeplechase racing has been laid out inside of the regular race course at the town State Fair grounds. Some very exciting steeplechase racing and hurdling by hunters and jumpers will take place at this year's Fair, to be held Aug. 26 to Sept. 4. A number of the harness and show horse events will be judged opposite the amphitheater and inside of the race course this season. There has also been a track provided for their contests. All of these can be seen from the amphitheater during the progress of the races and will contribute toward an unusually varied and interesting program. WORLD'S BEST LIVE STOCK AT FAIR In various parts of the world there are communities which have gained fame as the producers of the most perfect pure bred live stock. If Iowa farmers had the opportunity of traveling to far distant lands they might come upon these famous districts, where the most noted blood lines of some of the famous breeds of live stock are so highly developed. There is the famous district of La Perche, in France, from whence the massive, powerful, intelligent Percheron horses come. There is that district in Belgium where the Belgian draft horse, so ideal in conformation, has been developed. There are districts in England where climate and soil and years of intelligent breeding have brought forth special breeds of live stock which prove a real blessing to mankind. On the island of Guernsey a breed of dairy cattle has been developed through centuries of patient selection and study, which animals are indeed marvelous in their powers of milk production. The same is true of the Jersey isle adjoining it, and a traveler could wander over the globe and find numerous districts. All of these, however, are brought to the very door of the Iowa farmer by the Iowa State Fair. It is to be held Aug. 20. This year's Fair, to be held Aug. 20 to Sept. 4, will again be the mecca for all the greatest live stock exhibitors. OPENING OF PANAMA CANAL The opening of the Panama canal will be portrayed at the Iowa State Fair this fall, Aug. 20 to Sept. 4, at the big night show as put on by the Palm Fireworks company. Marvelous ingenuity is shown in putting on this production. The opening of the canal is an event of tremendous importance to this country, and therefore any opportunity to learn of the canal is seized with eagerness by the American people. This production at the big night show at the Fair will afford the best opportunity Iowa people have got had of becoming acquainted with the canal. The scenic setting is over 400 feet in length and shows a portion of old Panama City, Limon bay, the mountains in the distance, the Gatun locks and the Atlantic shown in the perspective. The opening of the canal takes place with the officers of this country and foreign governments present and patrolic exercises are held. Upon signal from Colonel Goethals, the great engineer who constructed the canal, there is a flash and a terrific detonation. This represents the dynamiting of the last obstacle between the two great oceans. DAVENPORT NOTES Mrs. S. V. Bean arrived home from Kansas City, Mo., having attended the District Grand Household, No. 15, for the state of Missouri, being the delegate to represent Crystal Star 1761 of Festus, Mo. Rev. Ebby of Canada filled the pulpit at Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday night and preached a very instructive and interesting sermon. Sunday, the 23d inst., will be quarterly meeting at Bethel, at which time Rev. Daniels, P. E., will administer the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Mrs. Blanch Harris of Chicago is visiting her cousin, Mrs. John Gordon, of Cherry street. Mr. Ed Buckler of Grand avenue left this week for New Boston, Iowa, to attend a family reunion at the residence of his mother. Mr. Wm. Cain has purchased a beautiful residence on Iowa street. Ye correspondent arrived home Monday morning from Chicago, Ill., having attended the grand session of the O. E. S. QUINCY. ILL. Mrs. Julia Williams of Chicago is visiting Mesdames M. H. Morgan and Harriet Chambers and her many other friends. Mr. Morton Mosby of Kansas City is in the city a few days visiting his mother, M r. Nancy Mosby. The musical program to be rendered at Bethel A. M. E. church Monday night, August 24th, promises to be of much interest. Mr. Marshall Howell is not feeling so well these days. Mrs. Mattyte Lilly returned home Friday morning from Milwaukee, Wis., and Chicago and Peoria, Ill. CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Mr. Charley Brown is expecting his wife home. She is visiting her brother, Mr. Harry Martin, 'n Red Oak. Mr. J. W. Warren and son Eugene, and daughter, Mrs. Lelia Price, returned from Chicago last week, after a delightful visit with relatives. Mrs. J. W. Phillips of Champagne, Il., is in the city visiting her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Maple. We don't think there are very good guessers in C. R., and Mr. A. and Mrs. B. got tired waiting, so last Thursday evening they quietly called in Rev. and Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Mayfield, another bride, and quietly had the ceremony performed. Even the gas light denoted a faint emission of light. Mr. Geo, Hingle of Marion visited Sunday in the Rapidis. Mrs. Helen McAlister from Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of ex-Councilman John L. Waller, and niece of Mrs. James Akins, is expected in the city soon. Mrs. Margrette Selman left Wednesday for he rheme in Chicago. Seventeen a year ago Mrs. Greshan celebrated her birthday Friday by entertaining the bride and groom and Mr. and Mrs. Flowers and their foster daughter at supper. In the meantime Mr. and Mrs. Greshan invited their friends in, about sixty in number, which was a great surprise, especially to the bride. The party enjoyed themselves until a late hour. About eight of the party accompanied he bride and groom home and saw that they were safe in slumberland, singing as a lullaby "Oh You Beautiful Doll." The Culture club met at Mrs. Jackson's on Monday evening. The J. S. Y. were entertained by Mrs. Javell. Mrs. Greene of Kansas City is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown. Mrs. Lavell and daughter, Miss Eleanor, are reported on the sick list. CLINTON: IOWA. Mr. S. C. Smith of Waterloo, who has beeni ll for some time at the home of his sister, Mrs. W. A. Richardson, is very much improved in health, much to the gratification of his friends. His wife and daughter, Miss Vivian, were here a few weeks ago and spent an enjoyable visit with him. Quarterly meeting, the 4th and last of the conference year, was held on Sunday. Rev. I. N. Daniels, P. E., was present, preaching morning and evening. Monday night an enjoyable session of the quarterly conference was held. He left Tuesday morning for Dubuque to resume his work in the district. Some of our people attended the celebration at Rock Island on August 4th. M. O. Culberson attended a Masonic lodge session in Davenport last week. Wm. Allen, Jr., is making a success with his home laundry and cleaning emporium. The deaconesses gave an enjoyable Price Five Cents. social on the lawn at the home of Mrs. Cooper a few days ago. This is the second of these enjoyable affairs given this season by the society. Henry Robinson of Sioux City, a former Clintonite, is in the city, the guest of relatives and friends. His wife was also a visitor here a short time ago. They both bear the mark of prosperity. M. O. Culberson was taken with an attack of illness Monday, and is taking an enforced vacation this week. Mrs. Jas. Moore, who has been quite ill for some weeks, is able to be out again. Master Claude Heron had the misfortune to run a nail in his foot a few days ago, but we are glad to know that no bad results ensued. The Tenth avenue house presided over by F. F. Jackson and wife is growing in popularity every day. ALBIA NEWS Mr. Arthur Estes made a business trip to Ottumwa on Friday evening. Miss Effe Burns of Des Moines visited at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Burns, in Hocking this week, also at the entertainment at Mrs. Washington's in Albia. Mrs. Joe Sayles of Buxton was in Albia on Friday en route to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Corthon of Hiteman and children were in Albia Sunday. Mr. Burt Jones of Hiteman is sick at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. H. Jones spent Sunday at Hiteman. Mr. B, T. Lewis has returned from his business trip in Kansas. He has a nice horse and cow that he brought from the west. Mrs. Mabel Robeson and daughter of Hocking were in Albia Sunday. The lawn, social and moonlight picnic given by Mrs. Washington at her home was a success. The Hocking orchestra, conducted by Mr. Robeson, furnished music throughout the evening. A large crowd, both white and black were present from Hocking, Buxton, Hiteman and Chariton. Sunday was quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church, Presiding Elder S. B. Moore was present and assisted Rev. R. B. Manly officate. As usual a number of members and friends from Hiteman and Hocking, it being Rev. R. B. Manly's last quarterly services for this conference year. They had their annual basket dinner on the parsonage lawn. Each member and friend took a basket. They had both dinner and supper. Mrs. Caloway and daughter, Miss Calowel, of Chicago, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Chas. Washington. Mrs. Calowel is a sister of Mrs. Washington. Mr. Walls of Moulton was an over Sunday visitor in Albia. Des Moines, Aug. 15, 1914. A. J. Booker, M. D., City: Dear Doctor Booker: No one can read your weekly articles, entitled "Health Hints," without becoming a better man in every way. These splendid productions will not only result in healthier bodies, but what is more important, a healthier mental, moral and social condition in the community. I read these articles as they appear each week in The Bystander, with interest and profit, and I thank you for your contribution toward twentieth century betterment. Sincerely yours. Frank S. Shankland. CLARINDA, IOWA. Misses Pearl and Alice Johnson of Sioux City, Iowa, are visiting their sister, Miss Winnie Johnson. Mrs. Brown of Blanchard is visiting Mrs. EJ B. Cooke. Mrs. Ella Black returned from Centerville and reports a pleasant trip. The D. of T. gave their annual election of officers. The following were elected: Mrs. G. Cason, H. P.; Miss A. Baker, V. P.; Otto Baker, C. R.; Lottie Williams, V. R.; Mrs. Arnett, C. T.; Mrs. L. Nash, C. P. Mr. Beard has a sister from Chicago visiting here. Mr. Carl Looney is enjoying a visit from his sister, who he has not seen for years. Mr. W. W. Rice has been visiting his wife here Mrs. Florence (Howe) Rice. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jones have moved to Omaha, where Mr. Jones goes in the undertaking business. Mr. Virgil Lewis returned to Monmouth, Ill., after visiting his family here. Mr. Seth Bowlen of Deadwood, S. D., is visiting friends here. Mrs. W. M. Mitchell, Jr., has been on the sick list. Mrs. Anna Thompson is visiting in our city. Mrs. L. W. Williams is visiting in Peoria, Milwaukee and Chicago this week. REMOVAL-J. Alvin Jefferson, M. D., announces the removal of his office from 764 9th street across to the new Thompson hotel, over the Model Drug Co. Telephone Walnut 1145. Mr. John Wright of Buxton spent Thursday and Friday in the city on business. How To Cure a Sprain. A sprain may be cured in about one-third the time required by the usual treatment by applying Chamberlain's Liniment and observing the directions with each bottle. For sale by all dealers. J Plans Being Perfected for Lumber Industry Investigation. Government Seeking to Realize Conditions Which Will Safeguard the Public Against Wasteful Methods of Exploitation. Washington.—The plans now being perfected for the forest service part of the industry to be made by the departments of commerce and agriculture into timber and lumber-trade conditions in the United States provide for covering entirely new ground. Lumbermen are now admitedly conducting their operations with a large percentage of waste, said to be largely due to market conditions which make close utilization unprofitable. There is no general agreement as to the actual causes of existing conditions and management of the edilia. With rapidly diminishing supplies of timber to draw upon, wasteful lumbering has come to be recognized as a matter of serious public concern, and an inquiry to discover the causes and seek for possible remedies is regarded by forest service officials as an urgent need. It is believed that the lumber industry itself recognizes the need and will welcome an inquiry conducted along conservative lines. Private capital invested in timber lands, mills, logging railroads and other forms of equipment reach an enormous aggregate, and the timber industry, which employs 739,000 persons and has an annual output valued at $1,166,666,666, is the third largest in the country. In seeking to realize competition which will challenge the public against wasteful methods of timber exploitation, possible timber monopoly, and other objectionable practices while insuring healthy conditions and fair treatment for the lumber trade, an understanding of the basic facts is indispensable. These facts, however, have never been ascertained in their entirety. It is the purpose of the form of this report to show the firms them impartially. In co-operation with the other bureaus assigned to the study. Lumbermen complain that the carrying charges created by interest on long-term investments, taxes and cost of fire protection where such protection is given, compel them to operate even where lumber prices will not repay them the costs involved. The necessity of operating under these conditions is advanced as the principal cause of waste since the market is most easily glutted with lumber of the poorer grades, which must then be left unmanufactured. On the other hand, the public complaints that the cost of lumber is so high. Over-competition may result in destruction of timber resources with no commensurate advantage to the consumer but with the certainty of unnecessarily high prices later. Yet restriction of competition on the part of lumbermen is not unreasonable, and themselves through higher prices is both contrary to law and highly objectionable from the standpoint of public policy. Thus a highly complex situation exists. Any attempt to adjust the present conflict of interests on a basis fair both to the public and to the lumber industry demands full knowledge of all the facts. Lines of inquiry provided for by the plans of the forest service include the present lumber output and demand, the conditions known to the trade as over-production, the effects upon production and market prices of speculation in timber and of carrying charges, producing and distributing costs in forest products, and the impacts of owned upon the product by wholesalers and retailers, and the amount of waste under present methods of exploitation. Special attention will be given to means of utilizing low grades of lumber and by-products. It is recognized that the national forests are becoming an increasingly important factor in the timber market through the offerings of government stumpage, and this aspect of the situation will receive careful analysis. The question for the general supplies and forestry to provide them is another important part of the field to be covered. From the outset the data gathered by the bureau of domestic and foreign commerce of the department of commerce will be correlated with those in possession of the forest service and the bureau of corporations, to the end that a complete and exhaustive study may be assured. Importations of countries and the possible extension of foreign markets for our own timber are recognized as factors which must be thoroughly considered. which 11 tracts comprising 12,400 acres are situated in Buncombe, Yancey and McDowell counties in the Mt. Mitchell purchase area. The remaining 1,155 acres are on the Chattaco county and the Maco county in the Savannah purchase area. These lands are to be acquired in accordance with the general policy under which national forests of good size are being built up in the eastern moun- "It should be an explorer's privilege to name anything he discovers." "Yes. But explorers should be warned not give geographical spots the kind of names they call one another." Hard Book to Publish. "Lost both his fortune and his reason in a publishing venture, you say?" "Yes; tried to get out a book called 'Who's in Mexico.'" Watchuran tains, both North and South, through successive purchases. Tracts are bought within certain designated areas, of which North Carolina has eight. The lands just approved by the commission bring the acreage of the Mt. Mitchell purchase area up to 66,000 acres and the acreage of that part of the Savannah area lying in North Carolina to 34,800 acres while the total acreage in the state approved for purchase amounts to 224,000 acres. Most of the lands approved for purchase include woods such as popular, oak and chestnut, the largest tract which contains over 7,000 acres having a stand of sawtimber and other valuable products of more than 6,000 feet per acre. The lands approved for acquisition by the government for national forest purposes in the East since the purchase policy was inaugurated in 1910 are now 1,104,000 acres, having a purchase price of $5,560,000. About $2,000,000 of the original appropriation remains available for further purchases in the fiscal year 1915. The lands favorably acted on to date include 133,000 acres in the White mountains of New Hampshire, while 971,000 acres in various parts of the Southern Appalachians from Virginia to Georgia. Nearly 400,000 acres were approved for purchase during the past year, at an average price of $4.96 per acre. The forests have been compiled by the forest service which show for the first time precisely how the lumber produced in the coun- About 45,000,000,000 feet of lumber of all kinds is the annual production in the United States; of this nearly 25,000,000,000 feet, board measure, are further manufactured, the other portion remaining for rough construction lumber and for similar purposes. This is exclusive of material which reaches its final use in the form of fuel, railroad ties, posts, poles, pulpwood, cooperage wood distillates and the *hangs* industry, acts demanded by the tanning industry. Nearly or quite 100 different woods are used in this country under their own names, while an unknown number find their way to shops and factories without being identified or separately listed, except under general names. In quantity the softwoods, the needle-leaf or coniferous trees, are most important, but there is a greater number of species among the hardwoods, or broadleaf trees. Yellow pine comes first with more than 8,000,000-000 feet, followed by white pine with 3,000,000,000, and douglas fir with a little more than 2,000,000,000. The hardwoods, however, are the term "yellow pine" includes several species, the three most important of which are longleaf, shortleaf and loblolly. Oak, including all species, has nearly 2,000,000 feet, and is the most important hardwood. Maple comes next. One of the most conspicuous features of the historical exhibitions in the United States National Famous Flags in museum is the National Museum flag collection which includes some twenty examples of the American flag and shows its development in the different historical periods. While there are no early colonial flags, such as were used by the several colonies before the flag of the United States was established by congress on June 14, 1777, a fine example of the first true United States ensign is shown. Representative of the Star-and-Stripe type is a flag said to have flown on the Bonhomme Richard, under command of Admiral John Paul Jones. This flag measured 13 1/2 feet. It was presented to Lieutenant James Bayard Stafford, U. S. N., by the marine committee of the congenital congress as a reward for meritorious services during the Revolution. It came into the possession of the Smithsonian institution as a gift from Mrs. Harriet R. Perry Stafford. Another flag of the very highest historic value is the original "Star-Spangled Banner" of Key's anthem, which waved over Fort McHenry during the bombardment of September 13, 1814, 1815, and which was presented to the Smithsonian institution by Eben Appleton. The Fort McHenry flag is of the type having 15 stars and stripes, adopted in 1784, upon the addition of the states of Vermont and Kentucky. If the question of who is the highest official of the United States government were asked almost any anyone anywhere would answer "the president" and expect to go to the head of the class. But they wouldn't be right, that is, not in one sense. The highest government official in Washington is Charles Reitzel, the guard at the top of the Washington monument. His-place is 550 feet above the ground and he has held this high position for 25 years. Reitzel is not a hard man to see. One never has to interview his secretary first. He attends to all his business himself. About one hundred and sixty thousand people call on him every year from all parts of the world and during his long service about four million people have seen and talked with him. "Not once in all these years," he says, "has any serious accident occurred up here, and the principal duty of my high place is to see to it that souvenir seekers do not mutilate the walls." One of the privileges of members of the British royal household is to be one of the royal box at Covent Garden when it is not required by their majesties. There are always several claimants for the privilege and hitherto seniority in the household has determined the question of who should use the box on a vacant night. This season King George has adopted the plan of making the members of the household ballot for the THOMAS MORRIS IS THE OLDEST MAN ALIVE HEAD OF ANCIENT SCOTTISH HOUSE OF AGE REV. WILKINSON. "BISHOP OF WALL STREET" WIFE OF THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA Thomas Morris has lived through the terms of every president of the * president of the United States, a half dozen or more kings, and most of the big historic events of the last century vigorous today on a Nebraska farm. In a few months he will be one dred and twenty-one years old, and is believed to be the oldest man in the United States, and in all probability the oldest man in the world. Thomas Morris lives at Wester half dozen or more kings, and most of the big historic events of the last 120 years, and is vigorous today on a Nebraska farm. In a few months he will be one dred and twenty-one years old, and is believed to be the oldest man in the United States, and in all probability the oldest man in the world. Thomas Morris lives at Westerville, Neb. Cus-ter county, in honorable retirement He is the only man, it is believed, who lived in three centuries. He was three years old when Washington's term as president closed. This connects him with the administrations of every president of the United States. Mr. Morris was one year old when the famous trial of Warren Hastings closed, and was eleven years old when Nelson won Trafalgar. He lived in the period of the Napoleon wars and reached his majority six months before Waterloo was fought. He was seven years old when Ireland and England were united, and has seen the reigns of *Gorge III*, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward V* and the present king. He was thirty-eight years old when the reform bill was signed, and twenty-five years old when James E. Watt died. He was sixty-four years old when the first Atlantic The young earl of Airlite, who has just come of age, is the head of the house of Ogilvy, one of the oldest of Scottish families, whose history is closely interwoven with that of its kings, and whose annals are amongst the most romantic in the times of Stuarts. The house was founded early in the century by the brother of the earl of Angus, and, ever since then, no more loyal subjects of the reigning king were 2 to be found anywhere than at Cortchay castle, or within the fortified walls of the "Bonnie House o' Airlie," far famed in an old-world ballad, which it has been well said "blazes with the poesy and the politics" of those stirring times. The castle was regarded as impregnable and had resisted successfully one or two sieges, previous state errand to England, leaving the garrison in charge of his oldest son, Lord Ogilvy. The ancient enemy of the clan, the earl of Argyle, a rejected suitor of Lady Ogilvy, and her hus- "To the Bishop of Wall Street, New York city." A letter so addressed recently was delivered to Rev. William Wilkinson, one of the vicars of Trinity and a preacher who has used Wall street for his church and one of its corners for his pulpit for the past decade. The co-education proved to be an invitation from a steamship company to act as chaplain for one of their ships during its maiden voyage dressed recently was delivered to Rev. William Wilkinson, one of the vicar's of Trinity and a preacher who has used Wall street for his church and one of its corners for his pulpit for the past decade. The communication proved to be an invitation from a steamship company to act as chaplain for one of their ships during its malden voyage from New York to England. Doctor Wilkinson immediately asked and obtained a leave of absence from his Mrs. George T. Mary, the wife of the new ambassador to Russia, is a or to Kushua, "It is capable and capable woman. Her friends declare she will typify all the daughters of Columbia in the land of great white cark." C. HARRIS & EWING Mr. Mary comes from an illustrious Huguenot family which sought a haven from religious persecution in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The family has given an amazing number of sailors and soldiers to this country. Indeed, rarely ever is the roster of army and navy without a few members of the name. The father of Mr. **BUNCHES** - **TICKING UP** "Wotcher doin' these days, Chimmy?" "Swattin' files at two cents a million. What you doin'?" "Killin' potato bugs at five cents a quart."-Puck. supplies have gone up? Mrs. Wye--Mercy, yes! Why, every time I visit my grocer's I feel as if I were at my dressmaker's. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER cable was laid, sixty-seven when Fort Sumter surrendered, and more than three score and ten when Lincoln was assassinated. Thomas Morris was born January 15, 1784, at Bellevue, Montgomeryshire, Wales. His ancestors were Welsh. His father's name was Thomas Morris. He was a laborer, and died at 15. His mother was three years old. His mother was three years old. Elizabeth Davis Morris, and she lived until 1863. Thomas had no slaters, but one brother named Charles, who died in 1861. He never attended school and never married. In his boyhood he was apprenticed to a butcher and worked at this trade eight or ten years. But on account of a crippled foot he had to change his work and was apprenticed to a shoemaker. He has cobbled shoes for persons of all ages, comparatively recent years Mr. Morris was a continuous, but a few years ago did only occasional shoemaking jobs. About five years ago he gave up work altogether. Up to six years ago, he made almost daily walks of one and a half miles to Clear creek in Custer county, to fish. This sport was his principal diversion from daily toll. Mr. Morris still has the use of his faculties. His eyesight is remarkably good, ever more clear of glasses, but a few years ago a friend loaned him a pair, which he uses for close work only. He walks around the yard unlaided except by a cane. He never had any serious illness, but "suffered a slight stunstroke on one occasion. Mr. Morris has always smoked tobacco and used liquor in a moderate degree. He takes tea or coffee, and sometimes takes to his bedroom a quart of tea or coffee which he drinks during the night. baid's keenest opponent in matters of church and politics, advanced upon it with a troop of 5,000 men and a small force of artillery. The garrison surrendered to this superior force, and Argyle ordered the lady to come down and kiss him. But she answered: I wadna' kiss thee, great Argyle, I wadna' kiss thee, fairly, I wadna' kiss thee, great Argyle, Girginia' leave a stamina' stance in Airlie. O. it's I have seven brawn sons, she says, And the youngest 'neer saw his dady, And the youngest 'neer saw his dady, And wadge them 'a' to Charlie. But gin my guide lord had been at hame, As this nicht he wi' wil Charlie, There dursta'n aCampbell in 'a the west, Havardered the bonnie house 'a house' Like all Scottish families of any note, the Olgilys possess a ghost, who is heard but never seen. A drummer of one of the countesses offended his mistress in some serious manner, and was condemned to death. He swore that he would haunt her and hers for evermore. She gave orders that he should be put inside his drum and thrown from the castle walls into the river beneath. It is still believed that the ghostly tattoo of his drum foretells the passing of an Olgilys, and the drum is said to have been 'heard on that June night in 1900 when the late earl fell in South Africa. The earl, a fine, manly young fellow, is a keen all-round sportsman. parishioners, which later was con parishioners, which later was con by the authorities of the parish Nine years ago Wall street, by common consent, exalted Doctor Wilkinson to the bishopric. And no matter how the wheel of fortune has affected the plungers, kings of finance, emperors of industry and all the persons who consort together in the financial district, the influence of this street preacher has increased until he has become one of the marvels of that section. The honor was not a satirical bestowal. All believed then, and that belief has since been confirmed to the satisfaction of his parishioners, that Wall street needed a prelate, and Doctor Wilkinson filled the bill. But Doctor Wilkinson is bishop of all denominations. On Wall street, Hebrew as well as Christians regard him as their prelate. Although thoroughly orthodox and loyal to the church into which he was baptized, this unique and popular preacher manages to disseminate truths suitable to all. Marye, who was George Thomas Marye, too, left his Virginia home with the first adventurers to cross the western trail during the gold fever of 49. He, like so many others, found the land where the pelican builds her nest, all that they had craved, and he founded a bank first in Virginia City Nev., and later in San Francisco. When the gold poured down in such shining torrents, there was a chain of Marye banks all along the California coast and in several other states. George T. Marye, Jr., was associated closely with his father and succeeded to all his responsibilities on his death. After a singularly successful career as head of the banking houses, Mr. Marye was born in New York ten years ago or shortly before his marriage to his brother's widow. Since then he and Mrs. Marye have spent much time traveling, spending months in Egypt and the Oriental countries and managing to pass, at least some months in Washington since purchasing their home there. "A landscape gardener was prostrated in his office yesterday." "Overcome by the heat?" "No. He was overcome by his emotions. A suburbanite asked him to design an onion bed." Triumphant Proof. He—My dear, there is entirely too much caloric in this soup. She—Now you say that just to find the house, we haven't a bit of it in the house. FOR BREAKFAST OR LUNCH Many Easily Prepared Delicacies That Will Appeal to the Most Dainty Appetite. Currants can be used with oranges and raspberries. Cut sweet oranges in small cubes. Add plenty of sugar to their juice to make a thick sweet slurp. Prepare currants by washing, drying and stemming them, enough to equal the measure of orange pulp, and red raspberries to the same measure. Chili them all the currants in the oat juice and sugar. Just before they are to be used, mix them and put four or five tablespoonfuls of the mixture into each berthel glass, in the bottom of which is a tablespoonful of silerved ice. Cherries can be stoned and chilled and served in sherbet cups, with a sip poured over them. The sip should be made from water, sugar and lemon juice in the proportion of a cupful of granulated sugar to the juice of two lemons and half a cupful of water, boiled together for about two minutes. Banana dice, orange dice and pineapple dice, equal measures of each, make a good combination. Put them in a bowl and over them pour some sip made of equal parts of sugar and pineapple juice, and pour also orange, lemon and preserved pineapple juice, about a cupful of the juice to three cupfuls of fruit and a half cupful of sip. Chill and heap in sherbet glasses, with a little grated coconut sprinkled on top of each. Peaches, also, can be diced, chilled and served in sherbet cups with just enough grape juice put over them to flavor them slightly. Watermelon cut in dice, chilled thoroughly and then piled in sherbet cups with shaved ice makes a tempting appetizer. Diced pineapple, very lightly sweetened, is sometimes used as an appetizer in sherbet cups. Quick Quilting. A home worker tells of her quick method in quilting. She says: "Try this and you will never go back to the old way: Prepare a quilt or comforter for tacking. Be sure it is taut in the frame. Thread a large darner with the cord you choose to use. Tie the first knot, but do not cut it. In about two inches proceed as if to make another knot, and this time do this with the needle. Do this clear to the end of the comforter, then cut between each space, and your work is done. This is perfectly original with me." Tomato and Lettuce, Nut Mayonnaise. Add to a cupful of good mayonnaise two tablespoonfuls of fine chopped nuts. Arrange on individual plates or shells two or three heart lettuce leaves and set on each one a small round peeled tomato with a little of the center scooped out. Dress with a liberal spoonful of mayonnaise, letting it stand heaped up above the tomato. At a recent lawn fete, the salad was served in small fluted scallop shells, a larger shell filled with cheese crackers being passed with the salad. Stuffed Tomatoes in Paper Cases. Cut top from even-sized red tomatoes. Scoop out the center, drain off superfluous juice from pulp, then add salt, pepper, a little minced green pepper, a few drops of onion juice, a pinch of sugar and if desired a drop of tabasco sauce. Fill center of tomato, put on the top, then set tomato in a paper case and wrap in waxed paper. The little paper cases or cups can be bought where they sell paper novelties or picnic supplies. How to Utilize Turnip Guns As a little variety in serving vegetables try small peas or lima beans packed in turnip cups set in cream sauce. Peel and scoop out turnips and after boiling the shells until transparent they are ready to fill. Remember in cooking fresh peas to put them in a pan of cold water for half an hour after shelling. Boil them in salted water (not too much water) and cook until tender. Ottawa Root Beer One ounce each sausafras, allpepper, yellow dock and wintergreen, one-half ounce each wild cherry bark and coralander, one-fourth ounce hops and three quarta molasses. Four boiling water on one side and add one half pint yeast or one yeast cake. Add four gallons water. Ready to use in 24 hours. Sour Park Chong This is a German dish. Fry the required number of pork chops and remove them to a hot platter. Stir a tablespoonful of flour into the glaze in the pan and when brown add three-thirds of the vinegar, cupful vinegar, one-half teaspoonful allspice, pepper and salt. Pour this gravy over the chops. Salt Extracted. It is an easy matter to drop too much salt in the potatoes or peas. To remove the salt stretch a clean cloth over the vessel and sprinkle a table-spoonful or more of flour on the cloth and allow the contents to steam. In a short time the flour will have absorbed the salt. To Whip Thin Cream When whipling cream, that is too thin to thin, u very good plan is to place the dish containing the cream into another dish of cold water and leave it there until it is well chilled. Then put it into a pan of hot water and it will whip without difficulty. To Soften Paint Brushes. Paint brushes that have become hard and dry can be softened in the following manner: Heat some vinegar to the boiling point, immerse the brushes in it and allow them to simmer for ten minutes, then wash in strong-soapsuds. Substitute Tina If layer cake tins are lacking in the kitchen equipment, lard pall lids make a good substitute. The inner fat covets biscuits and cookies, and make biscuits, cookies or drop cakes. Believed in Japan Ceremony Antedates Human Family, the Gods Having Observed it in Their Progress Toward "Perfect Purity." "Hiwatari," or the miracle of "fire walking," is one of the oldest religious rites of the Shinto sect, which they claim is indigenous to Japan. Buddhism was imported from India via China and Korea. The nation is not divided into two distinct sections, however, as the teachings are so thoroughly interfused that the number belonging exclusively to either is comparatively small. Every Japanese child at birth is placed by its parents under the protection of a Shinto deity. The Shinto religion is a compound of ancestor-worship and nature-worship, and does not give any ethical teachings beyond "obeying the decree of the emperor" and "following the natural impulse of rikht." "Shinto" is a Chinese word meaning "the way of the gods." There are gods and goddesses innumerable: Goddess of the sun, and god of the moon, god of the wind, fire and food, of the ocean, mountains, rivers, trees and temples. The rite of fire walking is believed to antedate the human family, the gods having observed it in their progress toward "perfect purity," which is the fulfillment of life. It is observed twice annually, and was witnessed by the writer on a recent visit to Japan at the Temple of Ontak, Kudan. On two sides of the temple court a platform was raised overlooking the court and seats reserved for the embassies and visitors to witness this ancient and interesting ceremony. In the court, which is built on strictly preformed lines and of purest material. First a layer of straw which was covered with sand from the seashore carefully screened to insure purity, then logs or sticks of pine, and this was covered with charcoal about twenty inches deep. The bed was about seven feet wide and eighteen feet long. This was lighted in the early morning and was fanned continually with long-handed fans and whipped with thin boards until it was a glowing mass of live coal. The ceremony begins at dusk and is a prolonged affair. The temple priests dressed in white march around and around darning the ash always to the center, and casting handfuls of salt, which they take in passing from a large bowl placed conveniently near. At each end of the pyre a canvas mat is spread covered thickly with salt, on which the priests rub their bare feet. They breathe incantations with a peculiar swishing sound so foreign to our ears, and stop at frequent intervals to gesticulate, twist their fingers and spread their hands out over the fire, urging the evil spirits to depart. It was a weird scene, and one which claimed our closest attention. Finally the chief priest entered, dressed in a long loose robe with flowing sleeves and fastened at the wrist with a girdle. He walked devoutly to the end of the pyre and, bowing his head low over his unclasped hands, dedicated the pyre to the god and prayed him to descend on the bed. A prince dressed in a spark from flint on steel, and it was supposed the invitation was accepted. The chief priest walked with calm dignity across the bed, followed by the other priests, apparently oblivious of the tremendous heat which seemed unbearable to the spectators 30 feet away. The crowd pressed forward and participated, old and young, children being carried or led by their parents and the very aged carried on the shoulders of the children, in his resolute ceremony, as they all seemed possessed with a certain religious fervor that made them unconscious of burns. As they walked so calmly, occasionally one would pick up his foot and hop along; then he would seem to remember it was an acknowledgment of impurity and he would place his foot firmly down and walk on. If they are pure in spirit, they are immune and can traverse the bed with perfect safety; and this rite is the test of perfect purity. While the procession was in progress the travelling companion of the writer, an American girl, slipped away unnoticed and appeared in the arena. Gathering her clothes closely about her, the writer took a coals carefully and absolutely without burning. When the audience realized it was a foreigner making the test they gave her a tremendous ovation. On inquiry if she found it hot, she replied that she did not linger long enough to test the degree of heat. The Japanese theory is that the spirit of water descends from the moon and drives the spirit of fire from the coals; and the lesson taught by the rite is that evil may be driven from the heart of man and only good survive. The only explanation of their being able to walk without burning to the normal mind is that the salt cools the surface of the bed. After the ceremony is over every priest prods it with long poles, stirring up the live coals from the bottom and dismissing the spirits of fire if any lingered through the ceremony. Leaving a Rich Field. "What are you laughing, at?" asked the Old Fogy. "What's so funny in that paper?" "We're here that a hundred persons have left New York to engage in missionary work," said the Grouch. A Ready Suggestion. "Leonidas! I believe there is a burglar in the house." "Suppose you make one of your speeches, Henrietta," suggested Mr. Meekton. "it'll either scare him or put him to sleep." Explorers Claim That Ancient Indians Smoked Cigarettes. Evidence is Discovered in Arizona and New Mexico—Pottery Also Found—Birds Had Significance in Religious Ceremonies. That cigarettes were used by the ancient Pueblo Indians seems established by the investigations of the ancient puebles, or villages, of the upper Gila river region of New Mexico and Arizona. But they were probably symbolic offerings, for those found at Bear Creek cave were in the form of hollow herbs stuffed with aromatic herbs which burned with a pleasing odor, according to a recent report on the Museum-Gates expedition made public by the Smithsonian institution. Dr. Walter Hough of the United States National museum, states that among the thousands of interesting and valuable objects connected with the lives of the early inhabitants were found dried vegetables, fruits and other "perishable" articles, even a desiccated turkey. Early historical reports show that the Pueblo Indians raised turkeys, but the discovery of the desiccated bird and chicks, it is explained, proves conclusively that turkeys were kept in captivity, probably for their feathers, which were used in the manufacture of native garments. With other things, upon excavation of a cave which formed the rear chamber of a row of ruined stone abodes on the banks of the Tularea river, a tributary to the Francisco river, was found a brush archeological stone bound in a rude bundle similar to those in use by the Pueblo Indians of today. In one corner, near a rock mass, were found some small bows and arrows, with other offerings, indicating the location of an ancient shrine. From the rubbish and debris the remains of several mammals and birds were identified, among them deer, prong-horn, bison, woodchuck, mice, rats, muskrats, rabbits, lynx, fox, skunk, bear, a hawk, an adult turkey, chicks, and eggs, and many feathers of other birds, all of which occupied the cave at one time or another else were killed and stored there by the early Indians. Ears and scattered green skin, yellow, blue and carmine, but much faded with aging. There also found, as well as the remains and seeds of gourds, squashes, beans, other vegetables, and fruits and nuts In the Tularaos cave there was pottery of a rude form, while from several large open-air pueblos examples of a very fine finish and ornamentation, were collected. The designs on the bowls commonly consist of four elements based on the well quarried stone, usually being circular and blank. Other designs are of combined matched and solid color or of a checkered variety. Many small collections of pottery were found in caves and springs, where they had been deposited as offerings. In the religion of these early inhabitants the bird had an especial significance and is found in nearly all their ceremonies, appearing as a bird on the roof of a building, depicted on surfaces as a fetish, but more frequently its plumage is used in one way or another. In a great sacred cave on Blue river were found bows, arrows, painted rods, baskets, miniature potter; cigarette, cotton cloth, beads, painted tablets, etc., deposited in pit shrines on the floor of the cavern. These were objects offered to the supernatural beings, and show the extremely complicated character of the ancient native worship. Much of the territory covered by the report has never been scientifically explored before, and the maps, field notes and natural history collections will throw much light on the life of the ancient peoples of this region. Scientific Modeling Prof. J. Hammond Smith, of the University of Pittsburgh, has perfected an invention which he calls a stereometric, by which human features may be reproduced in clay with photographic accuracy. It takes only a little knowledge of photography, together with nimble hands, for the ordinary person to make a statue by this method. Two high-power cameras are used. Behind the lens of the right-hand camera is a screen camera. The picture taken with the left-hand camera is called a record photograph. A lump of clay is then placed on a pedestal where the subject recently has been, and lines thrown on it by the camera indicate how to mold the clay. Intolerance. Nothing is so characteristic of narrowmindedness as intolerance. To concede to those who differ the same freedom of opinion claimed for one's self calls for a breadth of view all do not possess. A person who preaches tolerance too often fails to practice it, and while championing some motives or principle is apt to quip the motives of even those who disagree or does not fit it in the same light. So as freedom of speech, freedom of press and freedom of religion are the bulwarks of individual liberty, a republic like ours should be the last place to countenance or encourage intolerance of opinion—Omaha Bee. Make Buildings Bet Proof. Make springings. Modern construction of dwellings and other buildings will do more for the ending of the rat pest than any other preventive measure. Even old premises may be made rat proof at small expense, by closing all holes in cellars and floors with concrete. All of these campaigns in the war against rats are likely soon to be urged upon the nation by medical and trade bodies, and even by legislation, to the end that plague scares such as the present one in New Orleans may be presented for all time. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS As a race, perhaps, we are too prone to emphasize the evil some few of the whites do us, and too inconsiderate of the good that others of the same race do for us; too rebellious against the wrongs that some white men inflict upon us and too unappreciative of the benefits others of the white race bestow upon us; too hasty, at times, in our sweeping denunciations because of some discriminating statute some white legislator would have enacted, and too unmindful of the unostentatious, forcible, and unselfish service other white men are rendering us; too assiduous in our perusal of white antagonistic publications for bitter criticisms of the race and too lax in noting the splendid life and helpful articles of our publicist, and helpful usher on and for us; too apt to make country-wide issue out of the dismissal of some $660 negro federal laborer, while overlooking the large contributions of efforts and money that white philanthropists are making for our uplift. In short, we augment the wrongs and minimize the good the whites do us. In the last 20 years white friends in this country have privately contributed to exceed $20,000,000 for the cause of negro education and to exceed $5,000,000 for our benevolent and religious institutions. Hampton and Tuskegee, the two greatest exclusive industrial educational institutions, white or black, in the country, especially established and maintained for the benefit of the negro, are endowed from the private purses of white friends, Flask, Hancock, and college of so-called negro institutes for higher education, and every negro educational institution in all the southern states, except the negro denominational schools, were established, have been fostered and maintained from the private means of white friends. And many of the denominational schools have benefited from the private means of helpful white friends. We open our eyes, stand aghast and denounce, with that volatile propensity characteristic of our own and the Latin races, the mere introduction of a restrictive legislative measure offered merely to appease a partisan sectional constituency, but too frequently fail to awake and applaud the beneficent gifts made by philanthropic white friends to assist racial advancement. The gifts of a Rocekeeller to negro educational institutions and for colored Y. M. C. A. establishments are too soon forgotten in our zeal to denounce the antagonism of some Tillman. The splendidly large bequests of a Carnegie to help along race advancement are overlooked while we stop to anathema the same Vardaman for opposing the appointment of some negro in an insequential sequential in total of race progress. We fail to congregate and publicly thank some Jewish philanthropist like Mr. Rosenwald for his munificent gifts to negro education and colored Y. M. C. a work, while making haste to call mass meetings to protest against the cheap political antagonism of some man, who caters to a ribald hostility. --- "The city has been owing me 50 cents for almost half a century," said M. H. Scott, as he presented a yellow slip of paper, which was a check for 50 cents, signed by H. Bartling, mayor of Topeka, 40 years ago. It was cashed by City Treasurer Albert Hale. It is the fine optimism of Dr. Booker T. Washington that causes him to take no note of the intermittent shots fired by isolated race enemies, while he is pursuing a constructive program for race betterment and reciprocal feeling between the races. It is well, perhaps, that we note and voice respectful protest against any and all attempts to abridge or restrict our rights and privileges vouchsed by the Constitution. It is also urgently necessary, as an evidence of grateful appreciation, that we note and voice publicly our approval of the splendid, helpful, vitalizing assistance of our good white friends. The silent, helpful white factors outside of legislative halls and executive office, rather than the antagonistic minority within, are the ones who are actually helping to solve the race problem. Political and social freedom, except in a few instances, has always come through persuasion The good office and contributions of white friends alone incited the race to reduce its illiteracy to a point where we can boast that but 17 per cent of the 11,000,000 negroes of this country are illiterate. Oil fields in German New Guinea are to be developed, four large companies seeking concessions. It is announced from Berlin that the legislative budget carries $120,000 for geological studies in German New Guinea, prior to granting concessions. A submarine cable will carry electric power from Sweden to Denmark. The electricity will be generated by the fall of the Lagan river and the underwater cable will carry the power to the Island of Zeeland, where it will be used in manufacturing. The United States sold to other countries about two billion gallons of petroleum last year. France has 30,994 mutual benefit societies with an aggregate membership of 5,040,735 and annual receipts of $18,000,000. France has an association which gives loans on the word of honor of the people. It is chiefly for men and women who are of humber position, and in most cases the money is returned promptly. There is no effort or intention of European governments having possessions in West Africa, or of Europeans having business interests here, to colonize these possessions at present or in the future. Though thousands of Europeans are engaged in the service of the various governments and trading and mining companies, they do not intend to make West Africa their home. They are usually on contract with one of the governments or with trading or mining companies for one, two or three years, at the end of which periods they return to their European Government officials claim that the government solely for the native, and that there is neither purpose nor hope to make it a "white man's" country. At present, at least, this appears to be the purpose of the various governments, excepting Liberia, the negro republic, which invites colonization of American negroes of financial means and education. Even Syrians and East Indians coming to West Africa to engage in trade return periodically to their Asiatic homes. Of the few American negroes who have found their way to West Africa to settle in Liberia, 99 percent are unprepared to meet the economic conditions and express regret at having left America. These exceeding a few who cannot secure employment in the States. Some have been assisted by the consul in securing passage on sailing vessels returning to America. Few, other than well-educated American negroes, can accommodate themselves to the existing racial, religious and economic conditions, the natives always considering them foreigners. In sociologic symbolism, the "poverty line" and the "color line" must not be confused. The burden is not peculiar to this land; all the world over, people living under such conditions as those in which the bulk of our negro population is placed are affected by their environment, and react upon it, just as the American negro does. Poverty and ignorance are no respecters of social differentiation. But race consciousness is not merely ineradicable, it is a desirable thing, it is a beneficial necessity: "Life does not develop toward uniformity but toward richness of variety in a unity of beauty and service. In the light of natural law and ultimate physical oneness of the human races becomes as chimerical as the disappearance of the rich diversity of winged forms in favor of an Ultimate Bird." Racial differences are not makes of race. The white race needs to lose not its regard for racial purity and differentiation but its prejudice, and the black race needs to cherish its entity, with faith in its own fitness for some peculiar "service which it, and it alone, can render in richest measure to the great Brothers hood of Man." Although she does not say so, the author of "In Black and White," Mrs. L. H. Hammond, would probably indorse as a motto for both black and white folks: True altruism is at home. An explosion in a Michigan mine killed all the rats, and the miners refused to return to work until a fresh supply was obtained. They are regarded as a necessity in these mines, and are known as the miners' friends. They act as scavengers and give warning of impending danger, thus saving miners' lives. The conscience of humanity demanded and secured justice for Dreyfus the Jew in France; humane treatment for the blacks in the Congo and freedom for the mixed peoples in Cuba Then, too, the conservation of cultural values can also be better secured through race sympathy than through race antipathy. The production of such values may depend upon particular races, not necessarily, however, their conservation. One race may raise the flower and give the seed to others. The more one race after another shares in the intellectual wealth of the world the more humanity progresses. These very values are produced by the higher levels, and race antipathy belongs to lower levels. We must depend upon race sympathy for their conservation. Therefore, it seems clear that whatever good purpose race antipathy has hitherto served can now be better served by race sympathy. Not through race aversion, but through race appreciation; not through race antagonism, but through race co-operation; not through race separation, but through race fellowship lies the way to the richer, fuller life of humanity. More than 65,000,000 pounds of aluminum were consumed in various industries in the United States last year—a new high record. More than 46,000,000 bunches of bananas were imported into the United States last year, or about 40 bananas for each man, woman and child. The Servian government is supporting a plan to link all towns in the country not connected by railroads with automobile passenger and freight lines. Sixteen new railways are being built in Switzerland, some of which will be completed this year. Although wireless apparatus was not fully developed until 1909 it is estimated that more than five thousand lives have been saved by its use. It has been estimated that during the present year 1,248,000 factory hands in Russia have already participated in strikes, in addition to 215,000 others who are employed in establishments not under the factory act. SALAD DRESSINGS OF WORTH In Preparing Them There Are Certain Rules That Must Be Be observed for Those Who Dislike Oil. Here is a rule which seldom falls: Have your mixing bowl cold. Mix together a teaspoonful of salt, the same of mustard, and one-quarter teaspoonful of cayenne and paprika. Beat the yolks of two eggs. Add to seasonings and stir and beat until it is thick. Add, slowly, four tablespoons of olive oil. Thin with lemon juice. Then add oil and lemon juice and vinegar, until a cupful of oil and a tablespoonful of each of the acids has been used. If desired, the white of one egg, beaten to a stiff froth, may be added, or a cupful of whipped cream. There are many persons who do not like oil. For this dressing made with butter is excellent. Cream three tablespoons of butter, add a teaspoonful of salt, the same of mustard, a half teaspoonful of paprika and a cupful of hot milk. Pour this over three well beaten egg yolks, then cook in a double hot oil till thick. Add four cupful hot vinegar and strain. Cream salad dressing is delicious for fruit salad. Beat the juice of two lemons and two oranges and the yolks and whites of two eggs with half a cupful of sugar till the mixture is water until perfectly clear. When nearly cool, add a cupful of whipped cream. KAIL AND BROSE COMBINED Substantial Dish That is a Favorite With People of the Land of the Thistle. "Kall" is not only a kind of greens, but among many Scotch means soup. "Brose" is a hasty porridge made by stirring either cornmeal or oatmeal in salted boiling water till thick and smooth, then removing immediately, not allowing to boil as in regular oatmeal porridge. Brose and kall are sometimes combined as follows: Kall Brose: Blanch and shred or mash two hands of greens and place in two quarts of boiling water to which has been added one-fourth pound of drippings. Thicken with oatmeal; season with salt and pepper and boil one and a half hours. When near done, mix with water and boil with one cup of the hot broth, so that it forms small knots; drop into the boiling pot to boil up once and serve. Cabbage and "ingin" may be substituted for greens, and boiled longer.—National Food Magazine. Mousse Made Easily. Last summer we made mouse in the fireless cooker with a great saving of labor and ice, writes a contributor to Good Housekeeping. We used a two-quart tin can, filling the can about half full of the mixture to be frozen. Where placed in the cooker an inch and a half might be all we needed, all was left to fill with ice and salt. A seven-inch cubes of ice was quite enough, and this was crushed fine, and mixed well with the salt, as once in the cooker, it melted very little. We used two parts of ice to one of salt, leaving it packed for three hours, and found the whole process so simple that we did not touch our regular frezer all summer. The ice was not melted, and was not missed from the ice box, while formerly I had had to order an extra piece when freezing. Preserving Meat. Meat partially cooked and packed away in jars keeps satisfactorily. Slice the meat and dry it until a little more than half done. Pack the slices as closely as possible in a stone jar, and cover with hot lard. As the meat is wanted for use, it may be removed from the jar and warmed up. If the jar is to stand for any time after a portion of the meat is removed from it better to renew the covering of lard. Several small jars are better for this use than one large one, and they should be kept in a cool, dark cellar. Use Cotton Waste A good deal of time is spent in almost every house in washing out dusters and cleaning-cloths. It is time and labor wasted, and the result is not entirely sanitary. Cotton waste makes a good substitute for such cloths. A bale of it costs very little, it goes far and can be thrown away as it is used. A little may be wet to clean the floor, and it makes an excellent mop. Dry, it absorbs wet and grease, and can be used fust as dust cloths are used. Instead of Olives Pickled cherries are a very good substitute for olives, a fine relish for lunches and make an attractive garnish for salads. They will keep all winter if put up as follows: To one pint of fruit that has been washed clean, but not stemmed, use one-half cupful of vinegar and a tablespoonful of salt. Fill up the jar brimful with cold water and seal. Mince Rhubarb Pies Three cupults rhubarb, one cupultraisalis, two cupults sugar, two tablespoonfuls cracker crumbs. Chop rhubarb and raisins; mix sugar and cracker crumbs and add to this. Dot with bits of butter and bake between two crusts. Will make two pies and they are delicious. White Stockings When washing white stockings, whether of silk or thread, add a few drops of oxalic acid to the water. The acid will remove the stains caused by the boots and shoes, which are often washed with ordinary soap and water. When Steaming Potatoes When steaming potatoes put a cloth over, then before putting the lid on. They will take much less time to cook and keep them warm than when done in the ordinary way. Blueberry Ice. Two quarts of blueberries, five teacups of sugar, two quarts of water, boll for 15 minutes, strain and cool; then pour into a freezer and pack away three hours. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER BASEBALL A Philadelphia writer says that Li Hung Schang, the young catcher of the Athletics, in so wild. When he improves a little more and learns the game from every point he will be the best catcher in the league, says the writer. Sure, and when Walter Johnson and Ed Walsh learn to pitch they will be the most valuable pitchers in the game. --- Isn't it funny, every time Frank Chance needs a pinch hitter or a pinch runner he always uses one of his two pitchers, Ray Caldwell or Marty McElle. Why? Because he hasn't any secondary strength on the ball if he had, why, he himself admitted, he would be using 'it' in the field. --- A Philadelphia sbire opines that Ray Schalk is the best little catcher in the A. L. "He just keeps chalking down the safe hits," says the scribe. Of course, he does chalk down the bingles. Why, he's just plump full of chalk. If you don't believe it, take a good look at his name. Commenting on candidates for the Rose trophy to be awarded the most valuable player in the Southern league, Hamilton in the New Orleans Item says there really is no competition—that Pete Knisely of Birmingham is running in a class by himself. Gee, what's the matter with Doc Johnston, the Cleveland first sacker? He must be going crazy. Doc says he'll jump to the Feds if the Naps release him. Why, he ought to be tickled to death to get away from a team like the Naps. When Charley Herzog said he had another first sacker coming to take the place of Dick Hobeltzel, we were afraid he'd spoil the Teutonic complexion of his infield. He landed Millwitz, so now everything is all right. The Federals appear willing to drop their infunction proceedings against Pitcher Blanding of the Naps. They have petitioned Judge Foehl of the Chicago superior court for an Indefinite postponement of the Blanding case. As a result of disputes as to which is the speedier, Thorpe or Robertson, both with the Giants, there is talk of a hundred-yard dash being run off by the two, winner to take all; loser to keep still about how fast he can run. The Wichita club directors are considering the abolition of ladies' days, as a result of a law suit for personal injuries a woman spectator alleges she sustained when she was struck by a falling ladder at the ball park. --- Because Bert Daniels objected to going to Louisville and threatened to jump to the Federal's deal for his transfer by Dunn of Baltimore was called off and Era Midkiff went to the Louisville club alone. Asheville has released Ray Break iron. Wonder some of the major league teams don't get after him. A man with that name could go through the whole season without breaking a leg or an arm. Bill Zink, an umple in the Kansas State league, quit his job in disgust because President Gafford fned but not suspend Tex Farrell, a player with whom the umple had words and blows. Just because he landed Dick Hobbit zel from the Reds, Manager Bill Carigan claims the penchant for the Red Sox. Gee, must he have a pretzel player on his team to win the bunting? Charley Carr's come-back stunt looks to be the genuine article. The former American leaguer is killing the ball and putting up a fine game at first for the Indianapolis Feds. A Detroit critic thinks that the purchase of Birdie Cree by the Yankees indicates that major league talent in the minors must be pretty scarce. Washington baseball scribes declare that as a fielder Howard Shanks, outfielder of the Senators, is superior to Clyde Milan or Tris Speaker. No matter how much is said or done, many games in the outlaw league are long and tiresome, writes Ed Cochran in the Kansas City Journal. The Canadian league, advanced to Class B this year by National commission order, is laying plans for a further advance next season. Cy Falkenberg may be the tallest man in the Federal league, but, McConnaughty has it on him for a name. Pitcher Luhren, turned back to Pittsburgh by Sioux City, was sent to Albany in the New York State league. Manager McGraw is testing out a pitcher named Sutcliffe, who has been pitching independent ball in Iowa. Pitcher Jack Frill, recently turned loose by Jersey City, immediately taken on by Toronto. Topeka has secured Pitcher Dashner, who was with the Ironton club of the Ohio State league. Lemon, the Topeka utility man, has been returned to the Houston club of the Texas league. Pitcher Matteson with the Phils is hailed in some circles as a promising young recruit. Oscar Vitt of the Tigers will be out of the game for some time. An X-ray examination disclosed the fact that Vitt's arm is broken below the elbow. Portell held down the hot corner during the absence of both Moriarity and Vitt. Hubert Leonard, left-handed pitcher for the Red Sox, and Walter Johnson, the Senators' terrible right-hand wonder, are having a race for the strikeout record in the American league. Fred Oystergen, first baseman of the Holy Cross college team the past season, has been released to the Fitchburg team of the New England league by the Boston Americans. Barron, the young southpaw obtained from the University of West Virginia by Washington, has been farmed out to the Newport News club of the Virginia league. Manager Stallings of the Boston Braves has released Outfielder Wilson Collins, the former Vanderbilt university star, to Binghamton of the New York State league. Announcement is made by the Macon South Atlantic league club of the sale of Outfielder Timon Bowden to the St. Louis Browns. Hastings in the Nebraska State league seems to have a pitcher in Dizzy Vance worth looking over. Mordecal Brown seems to have taken a brace along with the rest of his St. Louis Fed team. The Indianapolis Federals have a new pitcher named Ossendorf on their staff. SPORTING WORLD M. Basil Zaharoff, a wealthy French sportsman, has given $100,000 to be used by the directors of the French committee of sports in the development of athletics preparatory to the 1916 Olympic games at Berlin. The imperial German committee for Olympic sports computes that there are approximately 3,000,000 athletes actively training for the honor of representing Germany in the Berlin Olympic games of 1916. games of 2016. Yale university is becoming the real old-time opponent for Harvard, having defeated the Crimson on the water, the diamond and track. All that now remains for the Blue is to come back in football. Reginald L. (Snowy) Baker of Australia has 32 boxers under contract in Sydney at the present time, and these will shortly be joined by eight French pugilists and four English boxers. "Snowy" Baker, the Australian fight promoter, offers Georges Carpentier $20,000 to fight Jim Clabby at Sydney, N. S. W., but it is not likely that the Frenchman will accept. Princeton university has formed a life-saving club with 20 charter members, and is endeavoring to have all colleges fostering swimming organize similar clubs. Guy Nickalls, the Oxford coach who developed the winning Yale varsity eight, will return from England October 1 to begin work on the 1915 crew. Con. O'Kelly, the former protege of ex-Middleweight Champion Tommy Ryan, is after the heavyweight championship title of England. Arthur Duffey, former world's record holder in the 100-day dash, has been appointed coach of the Tufts college track team. Kid Lewis, the English featherweight, defeated Hughey Mehegan at Sydney, Australia. Lewis won on points. To play, polo it requires at least six ponies for each player. The price of a good pony ranges from $200 to $6,000. Annette Kellerman is reported to have given up swimming and diving and to be planning an operatic career. The western conference football teams will wear numbers in their games next fall. games next to the. Chattanooga's new golf and country club building will cost $50,000. Every manager in the Federal league is keeping his eye peeled for a good left-hand pitcher. Philadelphia, it is estimated, has 10, 000 lawn tennis enthusiasts. Johnny Coulon will fight no more, having retired from the ring. A Vienna race track grand stand, just erected, cost $40,000. St. Louis proposes organizing a municipal handball league. INTERFERENCE "Margaret, can you look over this paper some time today? It's for the talk at the business men's club." "Oh, John! I am so busy. The children's playroom has to be cleaned, and there is a great deal of shopping. I really don't know what you want to say to them. There is Dorothy, now, going off to school without her rubbers. Dorothy:" Mason. Mason dropped her sewing hastily to intercept the closing of the front door. She did not return. John Mason picked up his hat, and a few minutes later he walked the street. Margaret was right. She did not know what he wanted to say. There never was time to talk to Margaret. "However, I suppose she is busy," he said to himself. "She is busy, and I am a cad to think of interject." But several times recently the thought had come to him. Does she really want to have time? And it ranked. Yet he never would have hinted such a thing. Margaret was too sensitive to what he own. He lied that, and too loath to hurt other people. Mrs. Mason had a long morning mapped out ahead of her. She planned to wash the window curtains, oll the floor and rearrange the toy cupboard. "I will begin with the playroom," she decided, and instructed Bridget to take up the rugs to be shaken. Then, quite unexpectedly, Aunt Emmele telephoned. "To dinner? Oh, yes! Please come. John will be delighted to see you." Mrs. Mason heard herself say; and a moment afterward, "Heavens, the guest room will have to be put in order, and Bridget must arrange meals differently. Aunt Emmele is so particular about her housekeeping." Mrs. Mason hurried upinares and a fresh burea scarf and gown towels. Bridget must arrange the library, she caught sight of the paper, lying as Mr. Mason had left it, upon the open desk. Absent-minded, she picked it up. What had he written about? She glanced hurriedly over the pages. The subject matter was quite uninteresting, and she did not understand what it was all about. But when she reached the bottom of the last page, she saw his signature, with the initials crossed just as he used to make it so often on his annual reports to the finance committee. She had always helped him with them. They had to be carefully done, those reports, and John was always prepared for them. He was the good judgment expressed. This, he used to say, complimenting her pretty, was all due to Margaret. John knew what he wanted to say, but he said it clumsily, while she had a knack of making sentences fit together. But now, how she had tracked of them in all the domestic affairs. She suddenly, quite sharply, regretted it. With a sudden resolve, she sat down at the desk and puzzled out the crooked, slanting writing, which was never easy to read. She had a collection of stocks and bonds or the tariff, but she went to the bookcase and took down a volume on the tariff. Industriously she bent over, never noticeing the time until Bridget. surprised at the absorption of her mistress, came to announce lunch. "I don't want any, Bridget. Please see that the children get tiring, but don't them come in. Here I'm busy, crackers." At 5 a'clock Mrs. Mason was finishing the last sentence. She had rewritten ten many awkward phrases, cut out several paragraphs and changed the order of others. As her pen hurried through the last word, she suddenly heard the ring of the doorbell. Then came a sound of trembling Emmeline, and the toys in the living room! She had forgotten to tell Bridget to mop the hall. Thank heavens, the guest room was in order, at least. Wth wispes of hair flying, still in her blue cotton morning dress, Mrs. Mason went to greet her visitor. She did not know what she said by way of apology. A few minutes later she saw with joy Mr. Mason's figure coming up the walk. Aunt Emma was safely in her room, she opened the door for him. He did not notice the footprints or the toys, or her dress, but something in her face surprised him. "John," she said, with eyes shining. "after all, I did get time." "To fix the play room?" "No, no, you stupid, the paper. I've read it all over, and looked up a great deal about the tariff. It took me so long to understand; I spent nearly all day on it." "Nearly all day! But, my dear, I didn't want you to do that. It was no matter. You shouldn't have left your other things." "But I did, and Aunt Emmelina is here, and there's nothing for dinner, and the living room is a sight. She is afraid to death and will tell every one in your family what a terrible housekeeper I am. I'm so sorry, John. What are you going to say?" Margaret purposely did not look at her husband. "I wanted to do something for you, John. You never bring me your papers now, and I know why. It's because you think I'm busy, and you won't bother me. I'm so ashamed to think how much interference. After it there is always going to be time I shall make it." She did not have time to finish. Her lips were closed against his cheek—Philadelphia North American. Snakee Held Sacred In China. It is no always safe to kill a snake in China. It doesn't matter much whether the snake is of the water species or of the land variety, for within this reptile's body is supposed to reside the spirit of what the yellow men worship as the Dragon King. This latter is believed by the average superstitious "John" to have the power of ruling. In the angelic presents one symbol in the ritual worship of the Chinese religion called Theolism. HAS STRANGE GIFT Polish Peasant Seemingly Works Miracles of Healing. Absolutely illiterate, His Cures Have Been So Marvelous That Thousands Visit Him in His Humble Home at Topolca. Stanislaue Ratajczyk, a Polish peasant living in the hamlet of Topolca, near the ancient town of Leneceyca, has won fame in Russia, Germany and Austria for his strange curse. The patient, who may be in New York, Viadivostock or Warsaw, sends by mail or wire his Christian name, with exact date of birth. That is all. On getting his data, Stanislaue puts the letter, message or card before him on a table, sits down in front of it, drinks a glass of cognac and goes into a short trance. Then he says to his secretary: "I see such and such a thing in the patient's body. He must do so and so." The secretary writes down the medicines and treatment, and the address sent, with the Christian name and date. Stanislaus can neither, read nor write, but his cures bring him enormous crowds, as well as stacks of letters and dispatches. Though Topolca is more than thirty miles from the nearest railway depot, patients of all sorts and conditions, from the poor peasant who can pay nothing to the rich in their cars and furs. When he comes to him instead of sending their names by post, he does not ask them to go into a trance and tells them what is the matter. His fee ranges from a few cents to $5, according to the patient's purse. He also levles a toll of a bottle of French brandy from all except the very poor. Many scientists of Europe have vainly sought to solve the mystery of the peasant's strange journey. The New York World's Warsaw corresponded made the tedium journey to Topolca to investigate. When he arrived at the healer's house Stanislaus was saying to a Russian officer who was suffering from a fever of your coming to see me? I can only heal the body; it is your soul that is ill. Control that and you will be well." Turning to the correspondent, he grumbled: "You are not sick. You have come to find out whether I am a fraud or not. I cannot tell where you come but I cannot tell where you come from, as my gift only applies to the sick, not to the healthy." Stanislaus admitted that he drinks a great deal of brandy; sometimes two bottles a day when he is very busy. He being urged to tell his history, Stanislaus said: "I began when I was a boy of eleven. A neighbor came into my father's cottage and said he felt bad. I heard a voice whisper inside me that he must take a particular herb and certain baths. All laughed at me. My neighbor got worse. I took up big hands to take my remedies, which cured him. My father knew all the herbs in the forest, and their uses. He taught me what he knew and my gift, or the voice that whispers, does the rest. I don't know what it means either, but I must do people good, for they keep on coming." And he pointed to the next room, full of patients, and to the crowd quietly in the cottage. "Now he went on, 'un' I can do no more than thirty trances in the morning. In the afternoon I attend to the letters and telegrams." To Avoid Sunstroke "Our sun is not strong enough to cause sunstroke, or other symptoms of ill-health," said an army surgeon who has served in the tropics, "provided that the top of the head and back of the neck are protected. Sunshine makes for health, and the fact that few Britishers reach a really ripe old age is probably due to the many months of the year without sunshine which they have to put up with. "In support of their effort out that in Teessin, a centre of Switzerland, the majority of the inhabitants live to a pipe old age while in the other cantons the number who live to three-score and ten lower in proportion, as is also the amount of sunlight received. "To prevent sunstroke, wear a light comfortable straw or pith hat lined with red—a color which excludes the actinic rays of the sun—and with a wide enough brim to shade the neck. Dress in white, or very light-colored clothes, which hang loosely, but to prevent sunburn, wear a wide neckband while standing at chilly corners, always wear light woolen underclothing."—Answers. Tuberculosis Among Indiana Dr. John N. Alley, superintendent of the United States sanatorium for Indians at Fort Lapwal, idaho, says he is convinced after a study of the causes of death among the Nex Peres Indians for the last ten years; that 90 per cent of all the deaths is due directly or indirectly to tuberculosis. Alwave Kicking You have frequently heard some lazy lout complaint because Eve wished the apple on Adam. And now a chronic kicker complaint because Naoh didn't swat the files when the supply was limited. Atchison Globe. Couldn't Stretch It The assessor was doing the very best he could, but the farmer was shrewd and wary, says the Western Christian Advocate. "How many acres of farming land have you?" he inquired, wearily. "Bout twenty, I guess," said Reuben. "Twenty! Why, it looks to me like nearer 120. Come, now, can't you increase that twenty acres in that tract. Suppose you stretch that a little." "Say, feller," said the farmer, "this stuff no rubber plantation." OTTWWA, IOWA. Mrs. T. J. Carr and two sons are in Louisville, KY, visiting friends and relatives. A large number of Ottumwans attended the celebration in Albia. A report a splendid time. The Faithful Few at the home of Mrs. H. Horn gave a picnic in honor of strangers visiting in the city. A large crowd took advantage. A most delicious supper was spread on the lawn, which was beautifully decorated with Japanese lanterns. There were about one hundred seated at the various tables. All had a grand time. The evening was spent in playing croquet, of which Mr. J. L. Thompson of Des Moines was champion. Singing, music and other games by the younger people and conversation by the older ones. Mrs. Horn has a beautiful, spacious home and lovely lawn and is an excellent entertainer. We hope for many more such pleasant evenings before winter comes. Mrs. Ruth Black's mother is visiting with her. Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson are the proud parents of a fine son. Both are doing fine. J. L. Thompson of Des Moines is on business in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wells Fowler. Mrs. B. Fields of Des Moines is in the city visiting old friends, all of whom were very glad to see her. She is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fowler. Mr. Montgomery of Milwaukee, Wis., was in the city for a day on business. Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson moved into their beautiful new modern home this week, erected about a year ago their home was totally destroyed by fire. Mr. Johnson's health is somewhat better and he is improving slowly. The sad news was received of the very sudden death of Rev. J. Allen, who was filling a charge in Missouri. He is well known in this city and is the father of Mrs. T. Allen of Bear Creek. Rev A. N. Webb entertained the choir and the Misses Bland of Keokok at the church Friday evening. Ice cream was served in abundance. Mrs. Amanda Kennedy is on the sick list. Misses Brizella and Mabel Bland left for their home Monday afternoon, after a very pleasant visit at the home of Mrs. M. F. Clarke on Division street. Mrs. Horn daughters planned a surprise for Monday night at the parental home on Center avenue, the occasion being the mother's 64th anniversary. There were about forty guests present. All had a splendid time. A two-course luncheon was served. Her many friends wish her many more happy birthdays and that she will live to a ripe old age. Mr. James Johnson and family spent the day with Charles Owens on Thursday and had a rare treat of a delicious dinner of his own preparing. Mrs. C. D. Elliott of Omaha and Mrs. P. W. Steward of Chicago are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Elliott. BYSTANDER COLLECTOR The Bystander collector may call upon you any time soon for your 1914 subscription, so please be prepared to pay it or send it when you receive a notice. Our special collector will be in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, August 15th; Monday, August 17, in Burlington, and in Fort Madison, Wednesday, August 19; in Mosmouth Ill., Thursday, August 20; in Galesburg Ill., on Friday, August 21; in Kewanee, Ill., August 22. FREE F R R E E E 1914 Catalogue COLORADO PLAID Hair We are the largest importers and manufacturers of colored peoples hair and the most reliable firm in this line. 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Some doctors to cover up their ignorance have indulged the people in these very erroneous conclusions. One had as well blame a corn for brain fever, or a bald head for stomach trouble as to attribute these diarrhoea and pneumonias to teething. Because two things happen together is no sign of one being the cause of the other. There is no reason for a child dying of pneumonia because it is cutting teeth; nor of a diarrhoea being allowed to sap its vitality. It is true that many children who die are better off than if they lived; but it is not for you nor me to say which is the particular one. One baby shows as much intelligence as the other, as a rule, in the first few months of its existence and deserves as much attention. The Lord does not call as many as we send by ignorance and incompetence. Just why some meddlesome neighbor should know more about a baby than a physician has not been clearly proven. In most of these matters it is better to have competent advice than to work on chance and symptoms. Some people would rather give a child some of the many soothing syrups than to find out the cause of the indisposition. To put a child to sleep by these means is simply to benumb its senses and make a dope fiend of it. On real hot nights a cool bath will do more than syrups, because no harm is done. It is better to guard a child's eating than it is to give medicine to stop some trouble that is caused by indiscretion. Teething alone never killed a baby The Case of L. L. Cantelou The case of L. L. Cantelou, Clarendon, Texas, is similar to that of many others who have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says, "After trying a doctor for several months, and using different kinds of medicine for my wife who had been troubled with severe bowel complaint for several months, I bought a 25c bottle of A New modern first class new, only 8 blocks from week or month. 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D. 1914, the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause will be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county, Iowa, claiming of you an absolute divorce from the bond of matrimony now existing between you, on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and habitual drunkenness. For further information see petition when on file in the office of the clerk of the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county. And unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the September term of said court, which will commence at Des Moines on the 14th day of September, 1914, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 30th day of July, 1914 J. B. Rush, J. B. Rush, Attorney for Plaintiff. hotel, just opened, everything in Union depot. Rooms by day is suitable for light housekeep-Prices reasonable. Cafe in the door of hotel. 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Four famous Bands—13 concerts daily. Opening of Panama canal—big night show. Automobile races. Fashionable horse show—stock pavilion. Steeplechase racing. Hurdles by hunters and jumpers, circus and vaudeville acts. Program by Days Wednesday, Aug. 26, Preparation day. Thursday, Aug. 27, Preparation day. Friday, Aug. 28, Children's day. Saturday, Aug. 29, Des Moines day. Sunday, Aug. 30, Music day. Monday, Aug. 31, Implement Daisy Day. Tuesday, Sept. 1, Soldiers and Pioneers' day. Wednesday, Sept. 2, State day. Thursday, Sept. 3, Live Stock Panels. Sept. 4, Automobile day. Novel Features Iowa counties in exhibit contest. Saddle and show horse events. New course opposite amphitheater. Regulations and foxhunt races. Thrilling sport—auto polo. Daredevil automobile races. Newest and best in vaudeville. Thousands of game birds. High school horses in action. Hunters and jumpers in high jumps. Educational 250 acres of exhibits. Sixty acres farm machinery. Art exhibit loaned by great artists. Practical lectures by experts. Demonstrations on farm problems. Women and children's interests featured in Women's building. Farm crops demonstrations. College research work set forth. New Improvements Magnificent Women's building. New paddock—new subway—no such racing appointments in west. Cattle barn for dairy cattle. Addition to street car station. New walks and drives. Power ball moved, remodeled. Building remodeled for boys and girls' club work. Grounds made more beautiful. IOWA STATE FAIR AND EXPOSITION AVG. 26-SEPT. 4, 1914 C. F. Cameron, Alta, Ia., Pres. A. R. Corey, Des Moines, Ia., Sec. IOWA STATE SYSTANDER ORIGINAL NOTICE. In the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county, September term, A. D. 1914. J. M. K. plaintiff, vs. Mrs. E. E. K. plaintiff, defendant. To Mrs. E. E. K. Kline: You are hereby notified that on or before the 299th day of August, A. D. 1914, the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause will be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county, Iowa, claiming of you an absolute divorce from the bonds of matrimony now existing between you on the ground of wilful desertion without a just cause. For further information see petition when on file in the office of the clerk of the district court of the state of Iowa in and for Polk county. And unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the Septem- bre term o fsaid court, which will commence at Des Moines on the 14th day of September, 1914, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 2th day of July, 1914. J. B. Rush, Attorney for Bristiff Not So Strange After All. You may think it strange that so many people are cured of stomach trouble by Chamberlain's Tablets. 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In the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county, So tember term, A. D. 1914. E. E. Ditton, plaintiff, vs. H. A. Ditton defendant, To H. A. Ditton; You are hereby notified that on before the 1st day of September A. D. 1914, the petition plaintiff in the above entitle cause will be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county, Iowa, claiming of you a divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment such as to end danger the life of the plaintiff. And notice of an attorney's lien A. A. McGarry, the duty employ attorney for plaintiff, hereby give notice to you of an attorney's life for one thousand dollars for service rendered and to be rendered the plaintiff in this action. Unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the September term of said court, which we commence at Des Moines on the 14 day of September, 1914, default we be entered against you and judgement and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 4th day of August 19 Dated this 4th day of August, 1918 A. A. McGarry, Attorney for Plaintiff. Granulated Sore Eyes Cured. "For twenty years I suffer" from a bad case of granulated sore eye says Martin Boyd of Henrietta, Ky. "In February, 1903, a gentleman asked me to try Chamberlain's Salve. I bought one box and used about two thirds of it and my eyes have no given me any trouble since." This salve is for sale by all dealers. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRES ASSOCIATION A Nervous Woman Finds Relief From Suffering. 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