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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. State Capitol Bldg Historical 10 Rev. F. C. Bolling of enterprise was in the city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Enza Morgan are the proud parents o f a fine baby girl, bora Monday, July 5th. Arrangements are being made to celebrate old settlers' picnic Thursday, August 5th. The Sunday morning "Hikers" hiked to Union park last Sunday morning, where they had breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Knox left the 13th over the Rock Island for a two weeks' visit at Independence, Coffeyville and Wichita, Kans. Mr. M. Askew of Sioux City, Iowa, was a visitor in our city Sunday. While he was the guest of Atty, and Mrs. S. Joe Brown. Mr. T. N. Wilson, who has been sick for the past twelve weeks, was able to return to his work Monday. Mr. Wilson is employed by the Great Western Railroad Co. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Ousley of Ninth street died this week at their home of pneumonia. Sympathy is extended to the family. The Eliza E. Peterson Union will meet Thursday, July 28. at the home of Mrs. R. N. Hyde. Miss Flowers of Kansas City, Kans, an route to Minneapolis, stopped over in our city Monday. While here she was a guest at the R. N. Hyde home. Monday, July 26, has been selected by the A. M. E. Sunday school to hold their annual picnic. Everybody welcome. Mrs. Luther Scott of Weir City, Kans., is in the city visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry West, of 1212 Center street. Mrs. C. W. Carson of Denver, Colo., is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Harrison, and two sisters, Mrs. Himes and Mrs. Elmore. The Corinthian Altar Guild will meet Tuesday evening at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. T. L. Griffith, 628 Thirteenth street. As this is rally night all members are requested to be present. The Mary Church Terrell club was entertained Monday evening by Mrs. V. L. Jones. A splendid membership was present. The club was visited by Miss Flowers of Kansas City, Kans., and Mrs. Sam Ewing. After a very delightful luncheon, served by the hostess, they adjourned to meet with Miss Tabitha Mash at 1243 Fourth street. Tuesday, July 6th, the Triple H club was entertained at the home of Mrs. Baker Dixon, 1056 Enos avenue. Attorney S. Joe Brown gave a lecture on "The Legal Protection of Women and Children." The attorney was pleased in the interest manifested by the members in legal affairs, and said in part that all women should know the laws of their state and that all husbands and wives should make a written and not a verbal will, and that the surviving party would not have to suffer the consequences of the verbal or unwritten will of the deceased. Other distinguished persons present and making interesting remarks were Mrs. S. Joe Brown, president of the I. F. C. W clubs; Mrs. Helen M. Townly and Mrs. Gertrude Hann of Chicago. The Triple H club met Tuesday, the 13th inst., at the home of Mrs. H. E. Jacobs. After the regular routine of business Miss Martha Lafer, the superintendent of the department of economics, gave instructions in cutting and hastings. At 6 o'clock the members journeyed to Good park, where they did justice to a bountiful supper. Club adjourned to meet July 20th at the home of Mrs. R. E. Patten, 830 Tent street, where Dr. A. J. Booker at 3:30 will begin a series of instructions on the human body. On last Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Frank P. Johnson the ladies of the Intellectual Improvement club were honored with the presence of Prof. Wm. Pickens, who delivered a splendid address telling of what the club women in the south lands are doing. Other visitors present were Atty. S. Joe Brown, Miss Mamie Bailey of Marble Rock and Mrs. C. S. Stewart. After being favored with a group of songs by the hostess the club adjourned to meet next Friday afternoon with the president, Mrs. H. W. Hughes, at which time Dr. A. J. Booker will address the club. The Des Moines Negro Lyceum met at the home of Mrs. S. Joe Brown, 1058 Fifth Street. Misses Humbard and Graves applied for membership. Miss Graves is a junior in the Moulton high school and Miss Humbard is a student at west high. A review of the July Crisis was given by Douglas Miller, Jr. Next Tuesday the Lyceum meets at the home of Mr. Douglas Miller, Jr., 1745 E. Walker street. A review of Mr. Pickens' lectures will be given by Mr. Wade McCree and a musical solo by Mr. Wade McCree and Griffin. The annual Sunday school picnic of Union congregational church will be given at Union park on Thursday, XXII No. 4 July 22. A cordial invitation is extended to all. All children are requested to meet at the church Thursday at 12:30. The St. Paul's A. M. E. church Altar Guild will meet Thursday p. m. at the parsonage, Thirtenth and Day streets. Mr. Ed Roberson of Marshalltown, Iowa, district grand mentor of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor, was in the city the first of the week, called here to attend the board meeting of the K. & D. of T. All contestants for the free trip to Chicago are requested to turn in their coupons for the preliminary count not later than Tuesday, July 29th. Only those who comply with this request will be considered in the final count. Remember, with every ten cent purchase you get a coupon, and the individual holding the greatest number of coupon on August 1st, will be given a free trip to Chicago. Ask for your coupons at the time of purchase. The Callanan Industrial club met at the home of Mrs. R. N. Hyde and studied the third chapter of St. Luke. A very nice meeting was held. Meet next week with Mrs. Gus Nichols at Hoyt Sherman Place. All members are urged to be present. On the 28th of July at 8 p. m. sharp the club will meet at the home of Mrs. Rachel Jefferson on Eleventh街 in the form of a house picnic. Everybody come and bring a friend and well filled basket. Also each member is to bring her husband. The brothers and sisters that have been holding religious services on Maple街 between Sixteenth and Seventeenth have called a council for the purpose of organizing and recognizing them into a regular Baptist church. Rev. M. J. Burton, the missionary of the Iowa-Nebraska association, will have charge of the council. The following churches have been invited to send their patrons as delegates. Maple Street and Corinthian of Des Moines, Mt. Olive of Enterprise, Mt. Zion of Carney, Shiloh of Oralabor. The organization was Sunday, July 11, at 4 p. m. at Sixteenth and Lyon streets. All are invited. Rev. John O. Neal, Com. The High School Girls' club met Sunday p. m. at 4:30 with Mrs. S. Joe Brown. Prof. Wm. Pickens addressed the young ladies in a most interesting manner. After the conclusion of his address he presented the girls with a volume of "Heir of Slaves," one of his productions. Miss Julia Bailey, a school teacher in Parsons, Kans., was present and made interesting remarks. Miss Bessie Graves will entertain the girls Sunday p. m. at the home of her sister, Mrs. V. Simmons, 2624 Chester avenue. REPORT OF CHESTERFIELD INDEPENDENT HOLINESS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE. Inside of nine months we bought and paid for two lots at the corner of Twenty-seventh street East. On the 16th of June, 1915, the official board, with consent of congregation, decided to build a small house of worship and on the 8th of July the building was ready for occupation, though not entirely finished. Our first regular services will be held there on Sunday, July 18, all day. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Preaching at 11:30. Dedicatory services at 3 o'clock p.m. In the evening at 7:30 the ordinances will be gone through, foot washing, Lord's supper, and while we will have a number of candidates for baptism and believe every one ought to have the liberty to choose their own form, will not baptize on that day unless it is infants. We have a Sunday school of over forty, with five superintendents and six teachers. All but two of our children are old enough to have been converted. God's blessing is on the work and we have conversions and sanctification every little while. All friends and well wishers of this little work are cordially invited to come down on Sunday, July 18th, and spend the day with us. We give God, through Jesus Christ our Lord, all the glory. Mrs. Jennie Jones, Pastor. PICKENS IN DES MOINES. PICKENES One of the great benefits of the organization and existence of the Des Moines branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was realized upon last Sunday evening as never before, when through the influence of said association Prof. William Pickens, Yale graduate, prize orator and Phi Beta Kappa m.n., was presented to one of the largest audiences ever assembled in and around St. Paul's A. M. E. church. Through the courtesy of Rev. E. G. Jackson, pastor of the of the church and member of the executive committee of the branch, the regular Sunday evening service was dispensed with and after the regular opening ceremonies and music by the splendid church choir the pastor introduced Atty. S. Joe Brown, president of the branch, who is the only Negro Phi Beta Kappa residing in Iowa, who in turn introduced Prof. Pickens, who immediately launched into his address and for more than an hour held spell- MODEL DRUG CO. Wade H. McCree, Prop bound that vast through with wit, wisdom and eloquence, through which protruded an abundance of the most profound philosophy and indisputable facts with reference to the ultimate results of segregation and discrimination." Among the more distinguished Caucasian members of the branch who heard Prof. Pickens were Atty. General Geo. Casson, Conson, G. H. H. Summer, secretary state board of health; Geo P. Hepburn, county court record, and W. E. Baker, cashier, Des Moines Gas Co., all of whom pronounced Prof. Pickens' arguments, especially on the anti-intermarriage laws were the most forceful and unanswerable they had yet heard. Several applications for membership were received and will be presented to the executive committee at its next meeting on the first Monday in August. Prof. Pickens left Monday morning for Baltimore to enter upon his new duties as president of the Morgan college at Baltimore, Maryland. MASONIC GRAND LODGE MARINAL GRANT Cedar Rapids, Tuesday, July 14— Special: Thursday, seventh annual communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. for Iowa and jurisdiction was held in Cedar Rapids this week opening with a school of instruction, under the direction of R. Worshipful Grand Custodian A. G. Clark of Oaklaoas, who with the assistance of a degree team composed of past masters, and warders from the various lodges most beautifully exemplified the work of the second and third degrees. On Tuesday morning Grand Master John L. Thompson opened the grand lodge proper with sixteen of the eighteen lodges of the jurisdiction present and appointed his committees as follows: On credentials.-C. B. Woods, Des Moines; C. W. Fowler, Ottumwa; T. K. Lowery, Cedar Rapids. On dispensations.-S. Joe Brown, Des Moines; C. C. McGregor, Dubue; Wm. Robinson, Cedar Rapids. On grand master's address—J. E. Bradford, Davenport; John D. Reeler, Mason City. On appeals—Wm. Burrell, Omaha; J. B. Rush, Des Moines; C. C. Johnson, Des Moines. On jurisprudence—Past Grand Masters J. H. Shepard, W. H. Milligan and John D. Reeler. On fraternal dead—M. A. Askew, Sioux City; D. M. G. Patterson, Des Moines; R. W. Brown, Mason City. On auditing—H. E. Jacobs, Des Moines; P. Barquet, Oskaloosa; C. F. Shepard, Davenport. On visitors—W. H. Milligan, John D. Reeler, W. W. Gross. Official reporter—Atty. S. Joe Brown. The grand master then read his annual address, giving a detailed report of his administration during the past year and showing that after paying out nearly a thousand dollars in death claims there remained in the relief department nearly seventeen hundred dollars. On Tuesday evening a public reception was given the delegates and addresses of welcome by Hon. Louis Roth, mayor; T. K. Lowery, senior warden of the local lodge, and Mrs. M. W. Robinson, worthy matron of the local chapter of O. E. S., which addresses were ably responded to by J. H. Shepard, past grand master; John L. Thompson, grand master, and H. E. Williams, Dept. grand master. On Wednesday afternoon the local lodge provided auto carryalls and took the delegates on a sight-seeing tour to the Masonic library, the Consistory Temple and the new $150,000 M. E. church, all of which they had been invited to inspect and which inspection proved extremely interesting and instructive. On Wednesday evening was held the grand lodge of sorrow, at which eulogies were delivered as follows: On J. S. Banning of Mason City by R. W. Brown, master. On C. S. Clenlens of Omaha and C. F. Davis of Council Bluffs by Wm. Burrell, master of Omaha. On Talbert Woods of Des Moines by Gus Watkins, master. On C. L. Beadle, B. F. Cooper and King Slaughter of Buxton, by Wm. Bailey, master. On Sanford Mitchell of Burlington by the grand secretary. After which the general memorial address was delivered by Atty. S. Joe Brown of Des Moines, past senior grand warden. On Thursday occurred the election of officers. The election resulted as follows: Mr. John L. Thompson was re-elected grand master, Mr. Luther D. Lowery of Cedar Rapids, deputy grand master; Mr. John E. Bradford, Davenport, Iowa, grand senior warden; Mr. M. Askew of Sioux City, Iowa, grand junior warden; Mr. M. O. Culberson of Clinton, Iowa, re-elected treasurer; Mr. W. W. Gross of Keokuk, Iowa, re-elected grand secretary; Mr. S. Joe Brown, Des Moines, Iowa, grand custodian; Mr. Harry W. Rose of Dubuque, Iowa, deputy grand secretary; Mr. C. B. Woods, Des Moines, grand reviewer. Twenty-five Cents is the Price of Peace. The terrible itching and smarting incident to certain skin diseases is almost instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price, 25 cents. For sale by all dealers. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Madame Chapelle and her assistants are still conducting evangelistic services at the A. M. E. church. The White Rose club of McKinley Baptist church met at an interesting session last week. Rev. J. L. Wharton gave a special talk to the Sunday school Sunday morning. Rev. Boyles of Waterloo spent Tuesday in Rock Island. He called while here on old friends, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore. Fred Thomas of New York City is spending his vacation at the home of his mother, Mrs. L. Faust. Mrs. Wm. Stoner will leave Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Jones, of Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs. Lillian Anderson entertained the Pastor's Aid society last Tuesday. The Missionary society gave a social Friday. It was a great success. Madame Chapelle gave a special lecture to 'the women Sunday. Mrs. Mabel Sanders' sister, Daisy, is in the city visiting. Mrs. J. C. Bradley is very ill. The King's Daughters met Thursday at the home of Mrs. C. Enoch. An interesting meeting was reported, and after the business session refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. G. W. Reynolds of 525 Seventh street entertained the following at dinner Wednesday: Misses Chapelle, Wilson and Carroll and Mrs. Wm. Stoner. Mrs. B. R. Penn of 3182 Ninth avenue entertained at dinner Tuesday the following: Misses Chapelle, Carroll and Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stoner. Mrs. G. W. Reynolds entertained Mrs. Penn and children at dinner on Sunday. Mrs. Albert Lewis returned to Prophastown, after spending a few weeks, with her mother, Mrs. Harry Moore. Rev. G. E. Sanders and Mrs. Belle Taylor returned Saturday noon from Springfield, Ill., where they acted as delegates to the Wood River Baptist Sunday school convention. They reported a fine session. The services were well attended Sunday and Rev. Green prescheduled a good sermon. Thirty-two members have been added to the church in the last six months. On the third Lord's day after Sunday morning services Rev. Sanders will baptize his son in the river. His son was 11 years of age on his last birthday. Madame Chapelle preached at Spencer square Monday. At least a thousand white people, rich and poor, listened in silence to her sermon and the religious songs. She holds her audience spellbound with her fiery eloquence. Rev. S. G. Childs of Des Moines, Iowa, made a stop of a few hours in our city on last Tuesday. He was the guest of Rev. G. E. Sanders. OMAHA. NEB. A summer cooking school opened Thursday in St. Phillip's guild room. It is conducted by Mrs. J. W. Wallace. A grand musical and literary festival opened July 12th. There was a large cwrd. D. G. Russell returned last week from a visit with her relatives, who are prosperous farmers near Enid, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Dillon entertained in honor of the Williams Jubilee Concert Co. at their home, 501 S. Twenty-fourth street, Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. D. Windfield left Sunday for St. Joseph, Mo., to visit her sister, Mrs. S. Smith. Mr. Thomas Bass of Mexico City, Mo., spent Sunday in our city visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso Wilson of 521 North Thirty-third street gave a lovely reception in honor of Mr. Richard B. Harrison. Mrs. Maryfield of Greenville, Ill., is in our city visiting her son, Luther Maryfield. Miss Myrtle Woodson left Sunday to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Malinda Stewart of Chicago, but formerly of Omaha, was in the city to the funeral of a brother. She stopped with Mrs. Thomas Jones at 2623 Lake street. DAYENPORT ITEMS Mrs. C. H. Marshall and Mrs. S. V. Bean were invited to the home of Miss Ida Burrows of the Ida institute Monday afternoon. From there, together with Medames Redding, Weeks and several other ladies they motored to the home of Miss Jennie Green, where they attended a meeting of the King's Daughters. The above named ladies are very desirous of organizing a mothers' association among our ladies. The object is the welfare of women and girls. Light refreshments were served. John E. Bradford, W. M., and Chas. Shepard, S. W., of Hiram lodge, No. 19, A. F. & A. M., left early Monday morning for Cedar Rapids to attend the Masonic grand lodge. Mrs. Edward Buckner entertained several ladies last Friday afternoon as a compliment to Mrs. Martha Cregg White of Kentucky, the house guest of Mrs. E. Kanes. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown had a week-and visitors Mrs. Sarah- Smith of Rock island and Mrs. Anna McElroy of Keokun, mother and aunt of Mr. Brown. Mr. D. S. Johnson left Tuesday night for Cedar Rapids to attend the Masonic grand lodge. Mr. and Mrs. John Strawthers of Rock Island were 'Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown. Dr. Robert S. Taylor, past secretary of Hiram lodge, No. 19. A. F. & A. m., will leave Thursday a. m. for Cedar Rapids to attend one day's session of the grand lodge. KEOSAUQUA. IOWA Miss Luba Gwimm of Washington is the guest of Miss Rosalea Buckner this week. Miss Geneva Crawford, formerly of this place, but now of Peoria, Ill., was called here by the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Jane Howard. The Misses Junkins of Bloomfield arrived in our city Saturday evening to visit this week with the Misses Buckner. Miss Beatrice Anderson returned to her home at Mt. Pleasant last Monday. Mr. John Buckner has been in the country for the past two weeks. Rev. J. F. Augustus of Fairfield preached at the A. M. E. church last Sunday. Mr. Will Green and son, Harold, leave some time this week for North Dakota to spend the summer. Mr. Ben Dickson spent Sunday at home with his wife. Miss Ethel Burger left for her home in Des Moines on Wednesday morning. Mr. Josh Johnson has been tearing down an old building for C. Sharad. He intends to build soon. Miss Ben Dickson spent Friday and Saturday with her parents in Farmington, returning Saturday evening. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. S. B. Moore, P. E. will be with us Sunday for the last time this conference year. Come out and hear him. Mr. Chas. Russell is chairman of the refreshments committee, and dinner will be served in the church basement that day. You are also welcome to dinner. The picnic given by the trustees, with Mrs. Robinson as chairman, last Monday, July 6th, proved a grand success. The choir will give a picnic at the old fair grounds August 4th. There will be races, ball game and other amusements. Dinner, 25 cents. The recital given at Bethel A. M. e. church by Mr. Richard Harris was highly appreciated by all present. Mr. Ward also favored us with two solos. There will be an entertainment given July 19th for the Sunday school. Admission, 10 cents. Mrs. A. Davis, assisted by Mrs. J. Moore, will entertain the members of Stewarts Dramatic club and choir Thursday night at her home on Seventh avenue. Mrs. Myers is still on the sick list, but able to be up and around. Miss Olivet Ward is improving. Mr. Chauncey left Tuesday morning for Denver, Colo., for an indefinite stay. OSKALOUSA, IOWA. A. G. Clark and Robt. Johnson are in Cedar Rapids this week attending the Masonic grand lodge. Mrs. Susie Williams, who is in the employ of the Harry Howard family, is taking her vacation and left Tuesday evening for Centerville, where she will visit friends. Miss Ruth Kiner, the delegate to the Sunday school convention in Waterloo, read her report Sunday. She is to be complimented. The report was splendid. Sunday, July 25th, will be rally day at the Shorter A. M. E. church for the stewards. Special service at 3 o'clock. Preaching by Rev. O. A. Smith, pastor of the Baptist church. Mrs. Claud Wheeler and daughter, Maxine, are home from a visit with Mrs. Wheeler's father, W. B. Martin, in Hampton. Mrs. Frank Allen received word from her daughter, Miss Letta Carey, in San Antonio, that she was suffering from a sprained thumb. She will spend part of the month in Austin, Texas, with friends. Mrs. Susie Stewart is home from Centerville. Mrs. Chas. Adams entertained the Wesley chapel luncheon last Thursday night. As usual this affair was a financial success. Benefited by Chamberlain's Liniment, "Last winter I used Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatic pains, stiffness and soreness of the knees, and concientiously say that I never used anything that did me so much good."—Edward Craft, Elba, N. Y. Obtainable everywhere. SIOUX CITY, IOWA. Mr. M. Askew, delegate from Decatur lodge, No. 14, A. F. & A. M., is in Cedar Rapids attending the grand lodge. Mesdames J. D. Herben and H. Barnes have returned from a short trip to Yankton, S. D. While there they were guests of Mrs. A. R. Morgan. The A. I. P. club met last Friday afternoon with Mrs. Lulu Webb. After the close of a regular business session the retiring president presented with a half dozen silver spoons as a token of their appreciation for her splendid leadership. Mrs. J. Jones was also given a spoon as a remembrance, as she will leave Friday for Omaha to make her future home. Mrs. J. Jones left Friday for Omaha to make her future home. (Last Week.) Miss Jessie Phagain has returned to her home in Montgomery, Ala., after having spent the winter here in the home of her grandmother, Mrs. T. H. Sturges. Mrs. J. W. Hudson and little granddaughter have returned home from Des Moines, having been in attendance at the state board meeting of I. F. C. W. C., being the chairman of the art and craft department. Mrs. Margery Dickerson, who has been ill, is convalescent. IOWA CITY ITEMS. The A. M. E. church seems to be the center of activity just now. Rev. S. B. Moore, P. E. of the Des Moines district, delivered a stirring sermon on the afternoon of the 4th. He also held his last quarterly conference at this place before annual conference convenes, and that Sunday was raily day of course, being the 4th of July. The total amount raised was $13.95 for the day's collections. Rev. Townsend of the University M. E. church preached for us in the evening an able and instructive sermon. We have the promise of several professors and pastors of the different churches, who have kindly consented to give sermons or lectures during this summer, which we appreciate very much. FT. MADISON NOTES Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. H. Harper passed through here last Thursday evening en route for Ann Arbor, Mich, where Mr. Harper expects to study embalming. Mr. Harper is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Harper of this city and is a young man of worthy ambitions. Rev. L. H. Owens spent a few days last week in Des Moines on business. Mr. William Blad of Kookuk was a Ft. Madison visitor Sunday. Mesdames C. Mobley, Mary Hall and Miss Velma Woods visited in Kookuk last Saturday. Prof. Richard B. Harrison, the noted reader, gave a very interesting program at the A. M. E. church Thursday evening, July 1st. He was assisted by the Misses Anna and Naomi Harper, who rendered some very pleasing musical selections, vocal and instrumental. Rev. T. C. Anderson of Fort Worth, Texas, occupied the pulpit at the A. M. E. church morning and evening, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. L. H. Owens. The members of the Boys' club have gone to Green Bay for a week's outing. The lawn social given by the members of the Second Baptist church was a success both socially and financially. The Missionary society of the A. M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. D. Ison on Thursday afternoon of this week. Mrs. George Harper entertained a few of her friends last Friday at a 6 o'clock dinner in honor of Prof. Richard B. Harrison and Rev. T. C. Anderson. Quite an enjoyable fishing party was given last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Richard B. Harrison was the out of town guest. The Misses Louise and Naomi Harper and Rev. L. H. Owens attended the half century celebration which was held in Keokuk at the A. M. E. church June 28 and 29. QUINCY LOCALS. The rally at Union Baptist church was quite a success. The report Sunday night was $128.15. Cupid is still lurking around Quincy. Within the last month the following marriages have occurred: Mr. Harry Dailey and Miss Flaura Marshall, Mr. Oscar Crider and Miss Marie Mack, Mr. Rodney Carpenter and Miss Blanche Roberts, Mr. Claude Sanders and Miss Stella Wicket, Mr. L. Nott and Miss Nellie Turner, to all of whom we extend congratulations. Messrs. Frank Bankhead and Delbert Lee of Louisiana, Mo., were the guests of Mrs. Esther Mitchell on Sunday. Mrs. Julia Richardson and Mr. Peter Parsons are on the sick list. Mr. Green Johnson of Springfield, Ill., was the week-end guest of friends in the city. The public playground for the children during the summer months is now open at Lincoln school, with Prof. and Mrs. K. A. Roberts in charge. DAVENPORT ITEMS. Mrs. Clara Shepard, captain of the Tribe of Dan, gave a musical entertainment at Danish hall last Friday night, which was highly entertaining and a financial success. On June 30th Richard B. Harrison made his fourth appearance before a Davenport audience. His recital was thoroughly enjoyed, as was shown by the hearty applause after each number. Mr. Harrison came under the auspices of the Tribe of Asher, of which Mr. Eugene Green is captain. In the ticket selling contest for the Harrison recital Miss Hazel Busey was the winner, having $23.50 worth of tickets. Mrs. Grant Hart delightfully entertained the members of the Violet Reading club last Wednesday at her home on North street. "How To Train Boys" was ably discussed by Mrs. S. V. Bean of Crystal City, Mo. A paper on education was read by Price Five Cents Mrs. F. Baker, followed by a general discussion. A two-course lunch was served by the hostess and the social hour enjoyed. Miss Hazel Busey is in Minneapolis, Minn., visiting the Rev. T. B. Stovall family. The Third Baptist Sunday school picnic will be held Wednesday, July 14, instead of the 10th, as previously announced. The T. L. O. club held a baby clothes shower last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Clara Shearp. Many pieces of baby clothes were received, which will be distributed to those who need them. A splendid program on charity and the rearing of children was rendered and light refreshments served. There will be an entertainment at the Third Baptist church July 20th. Last Sunday was raily day at Bethel A. M. E. church. The captains have each been trying to raise $50.00 to report on July 4th. D. S. Johnson was the only captain who succeeded, leading off with $75.80. Eugene Green followed with $33.00. The other captains with smaller sums, which aggregated amounted to $271.80. Rev. F. K. Nicholson of the Third Baptist church prescheduled a most excellent sermon at Bethel A. M. E. church last Sunday at 3 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brooks are entertaining Mrs. Emma Lucas of Aurora, Ill., and Mr. Harry Lewis of Mendota, Ill., cousin and brother of Mrs. Brooks. They will remain indefinitely. CENTERVILLE NEWS Sunday was another glorious day at the Second Baptist church. Services were in high spirits. The entertainment which was given by the Missionary Circle of the Second Baptist church on last Saturday evening was a great success, in spite of the rainy weather. The National Baptist committee will give a Boston pink tea party August 7th. A hot supper will be served in a la Boston style. The Centerville colored band will furnish music for the occasion. The band boys gave a social Monday evening, furnished music for the occasion and a large number was present. The Mission Circle was invited to Mystic, Iowa, Sunday and a splendid program was rendered and a healthy collection was raised. The paint for the church has come and the brethren of the church will start work soon. Mrs. Nina Lewis' sister arrived in the city Sunday morning to visit a while in the city. Miss Lenora Payne of Trenton, Mo., is in the city visiting Mrs. Hazel Penston and friends. The Shamrock Court, Order of Calanthe, will give a large entertainment August 21st. The Knights and Daughters of Tabor will give a social August 14th. Rev. J. E. Smith is still quite ill at this writing. A beautiful woman always has good digestion. If your digestion is faulty, Chamberlain's Tablets will do you good. Obtainable everywhere. MOMOUTH ILL (Last Week.) The regular monthly meeting of Silver Spray Temple, No. 59, S. M. T., was held on Wednesday evening. Royal circle on Maple City Royal House of U. B. F. and S. M. T. held their regular monthly meeting and were entertained last Friday evening by Mrs. Ella Farmer and Amanda Payton at the home of the former on South Fifth street. Next regular meeting will be held first Friday in August and will be entertained by Mrs. L. M. Abel of Burlington and J. T. Peoples at thhe entrance of the latter, at which time delegates will be elected to attend the grand royal house, which convenes the third week in August at Chicago. Model Temple; No. 87, S. M. T., will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening, at which time degrees will be conferred upon new candidates. Mrs. Elanche Weldon, treasurer of Model temple, who has been on the sick list the past two weeks, is able to return to her work. are sisters of A. L. Cook. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Peoples and son Junior, and Miss eia Cook visited in Burlington last week at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cook and Mrs. L. M. Abel. Mrs. Peoples and Miss Cook Mrs. Eligit Wallace has returned from a short trip to McComb, Ill. She expects to enter the McComb hospital for an operation. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Chambers were in Galesburg last week. Rev. P. H. Lewis' wife and daughter, Miss Emma, of Indianapolis, Ind, arrived here for a visit with P. H. P. and Mr. A. D. Lewis. Mrs. Lillian Catlin is quite sick and has been confined to her bed for the past week. Messrs. Tom Brown, Mayou and Maurice Williams were in Galesburg on Monday. Mrs. Azella Batsell of Missouri is here visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Lenoy Anderson was in Galesburg last Monday. Rev. Amos S. Scruggs of Jacksonville, Ill., arrived here Monday to the members of the chorus of the A. M. E. church and others on the program will go to Alexis on Saturday, where they will give a concert at the opera house in that place. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS AUL B sunday ses will speak M. E. on the Mrs. Jahk the e the F music church day. nights perme at dev. ] Ires cc is w staph a ra. ing' ed sie the Ori mous his not the n ow win ay BE u see Booker T. Washington, to whom both races in America are indebted for an activity in public affairs altogether helpful to both, is on one of his tours delivering addresses on subjects in which his race is very much interested. Speaking to large meetings of his own people in New York and Brooklyn the other day, he said: "If you expect to hold your own in the keen competition of the North when the war in Europe is over and immigrants come in again by the hundreds of thousands and you have got to take advantage of every opportunity for better training offered by the public school system, and by such organizations as the Urban League, the Young Men's Christian association and the Young Woman's Christian association." This advice is all gold, and every colored man and woman in the North should follow it. Everything indicates heavy immigration from Europe at the close of the war; and it will be composed of the poorer classes—unskilled laborers escaping the impoverishment that has fallen on their old homes. America will invite more strongly than ever. The colored man in the North is as a rule an unskilled laborer, and restricted even in that field. Not many avenues of employment are open to him. As competition grows, therefore, he must meet it by greater industry and higher competency, or to go the wall. The colored man in the South will not tolerate pressure. The tide of this new immigration will not set in that direction. Where he is a field hand, conditions for him will remain about as they have been. Where he is an unskilled laborer, in town or city, competition will not be much greater than before. But, North and South, the colored man should bestril himself. The new times coming will mean much to him. He is in the land of opportunity. The great majority of the white people sympathize with every worthy effort he makes to better himself as man and citizen. They view with approval and satisfaction the progress he has made in the century and they will help him further along the road as often as he merits their assistance. Professor Washington's constant adoration to his people is to live good lives, acquire property, cultivate the friendship of their white neighbors, and identify themselves as far as may be with things of the best report where they reside. The criminal, the drone, the shiftless, the incompetent are a reproach to their race, and a man who is not a whirl and bustle of business expected to follow the close of the war now raging, the unworthy of either race in this country will be more unworthy, because more in the way, than ever. Constitutionality of the Louisville segregation ordinance, designed to prevent whites or Negroes occupying for a home or as a place of public assemblage a building located in a block, a majority of the residents of which are of the other race, was upheld in a decision by the Kentucky court of appeals. The ordinance was passed by the Louisville common council in May, 1914. A novel English slot machine prints the fact that postage has been paid upon letters instead of affixing stamps. To live to the advanced age of one hundred and five years and to be acquitted of two serious charges is the interesting experience of Lemon Shaw, who lives at Garner, N. C. Lemon is an active old Negro. He lives in a small house which he built for himself a few years ago. His two sons fought in the Civil war and well remember those stirring times. Five years ago Lemon was tried for the murder of a friend, David Hall, but was acquitted. He was again tried and he was arrested for selling liquor unlawfully. Several witnesses were brought to testify against him, but none of them were able to swear that he was guilty. He was again acquitted and went home. His constant companion is a cat which he loves learly, and his old time musket. He makes his living weaving baskets and is quite an expert at that trade. A rich deposit of gold has been discovered on the Binabal river in the Province of Mindoro, Philippine islands. The deposit is said to be extensive and the nuggets of unusually fine quality. From the Christian era till the present time, as statistists and historians tell us, there have been less than 240 warless years. Up to the middle of the nineteenth century it was roughly computed that nearly 7,000,000,000 men had died in battle since the beginning of recorded history, a number equal to almost five times the present estimated population of the globe. By telling it something everybody already knows an orator can nearly always inspire his audience with enthusiasm. Francis Davis, colored, one hundred and seyaneen years old, was buried recently at the county farm at Janeesville, WI. where he had been a charge for years. He was in good health up to recently and he often recalled incidents of the War of 1812. He was brought North by Wisconsin soldiers who marched through Georgia with General Sherman. His wife, who died a few years ago did washing for soldiers in the War of 1812. A boy who has to wear curts should be given honors. At the diocesan convention in Sewickle, Pa., two years ago, a considerable sum of money was raised for the enlargement of work among colored people in Pittsburgh, to which additional gifts have since been added, bringing the aggregate amount up to about $14,000. At that time the only church for them was a rather fine mission institution, a rather inexpensive building on the North side, whereas the bulk of the colored people live in what is known as the "Hill Section" of the city. Much delay was occasioned in getting the work started by search for an eligible location, and troublesome litigation concerning a title. A hall was rented about six months ago, and a Sunday school and afternoon service started, so that there is now a flourishing Sunday school and a good congregation the last few weeks. Paul's Memorial Chapel in the Hill district, several years ago before the colored element was so numerous in the neighborhood, has been purchased from that congregation by the board of trustees for the diocese, for the use of the new colored congregation, for the sum of $12,500. St. Paul's will probably now locate on Herron's Hill, where our church is not as yet represented. The new mission has been called St. Phillip, and is under the charge of Rev. Scott Horn, a member of St. Auxerria's North side. The latter will be cared for by the Laymen's Missionary league until such time as a suitable clerkman can be secured. The first service was held in the church on Sunday evening, June 13, when Archeadecan Bigham, chaplain of the Layman's league, preached. Superintendent Hance of St. Barnabas' home made a few congratulatory remarks, and the bishop confirmed a class of thirty-two, the first fruits of the mission. The church is a substantial edifice of brick—The Standard. Developed Negro music has just been begun in America, writes Will Marion Cook in the New York Evening Post. The Afro-American is finding himself. He has been drawn aside puerile imitation of the white man. He has learned that a thorough study of the masters gives knowledge of "that is good and how to create. From the Russian he has learned to get his inspiration from within that his inexhaustible wealth of folk-lore legends and songs furnish him with material for compositions that will establish a great school of music and enrich musical literature. The Afro-American wants results quickly. He does not believe in making haste slowly. He quickly turns to false white and colored friends who wish to exploit him from ulterior motives. . . . Dvorak, Safonoff, Campanil and other great European directors and composers; DeFachmann, D'Albert, Paderewski, as well as many great singers, have told of the coming glory of the Negro musician. It is becoming a fad. In some of the large cities of the country, New York in particular, well-meaning, but ill-advised white people are giving to them advice they try to singers, without education either musical or educational, and in conjunction with unschooled instrumentalities, are giving widely advertised concerts, claiming to represent the accomplishment of an entire race. They promise much, fulfill litte. Henrietta Hicks, one hundred and three years old, a Negress, believed to be the oldest person in St. Clair county, was taken to the county farm at Belleville, where she will spend the remainder of her life. She is only four feet tall. She was born in Africa in 1812, but when a girl was brought to this country as a slave. Although freed by the Civil war, she remained on a Tennessee plantation until 20 years ago, when she went to East St. Louis, where she hade her home with a son. But as he now is seventy-five years old, he is becoming too old to work toward the support of anyone else himself, and for that reason his mother was placed in the county of the county. Mrs. Hicks is suffering from partial blindness, but is otherwise in perfect health. She has an excellent memory and is able to recount many stories of battles of the Civil war.—St. Louis Republic. The doll is one of the oldest of toys. Examples have been found in the graves of the children of ancient Rome. Wives are still obtained by purchase in some parts of Russia. In the district of Kamyshin, on the Volga, this is practically the only way in which marriages are brought about. The price of a pretty girl from a well-to-do family ranges from $100 to $200, and in special cases a much higher sum is obtained. In the villages the lowest price is about $25. Among the natives of Great Britain the Scotch averages the tallest, the Irish next, then the English and the Welsh. Dispatches tell of the Spartan conduct of Colonel Lopkohine of the Russian army, who went to the body of his son, killed in Gallica, kissed his forehead and lips, remounted his horse and continued giving orders. A regular university is in operation in the prison camp at Soldau, Prussia, due to the fact that among the Belgian prisoners are many professors and the students of four Belgian universities. The students wished to continue their studies and the classes were opened to other prisoners. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA OWL BAR BUCK HORN FAIS PL This photograph of a block of buildings in Mexicala gives some idea of the damage done by the recent earthquake that shook the Imperial valley in the southern part of California. Many towns there and across the line in Mexico suffered greatly and some lives were lost. Two Companies Hold Position Five Days Without Relief. Only Handful of Wrecks Left of Assaulting Party With Mission to Capture Chapel—Thy Captured it. How two companies of French infantry took a chapel defended by German trenches and held their narrow strip of captured ground for five days under a continual fire from German artillery is related in a letter published in the Figaro of recent date. The letter was written by the officer commanding the party, who was one of the handful who remained when they were at last relieved. The appalling grusomeness of modern warfare is told in thrilling phrases in this recital of a heroic act. Parts of the story have been elided by the French censor, but enough is left to give a graphic description. It is as follows: "There was much agitation upon the plateau. The order was given to my major to tame the chapel at all costs. My company had the honor of being designated as the attacking company, and I am sent to reconnoiter the point of departure "The chaseurs who man the trenches from which we are to leave look at us with interest, because we are going to give the final blow, and because everyone is sure that the chapel has been mined and that the storming company will be blown up with it. "I give my last orders, then the whistle signal and we start off on the run. For two hundred yards, a great distance in an attack of this kind, we run through shell holes at points deep as a man's height. We take three trenches that are not heavily defended. But by the time we arrive at the chapel half the company is down behind us, for we made the trip in the cross fire of three machine guns. "My sub-heutenant, a cashier of the Bank of France in times of peace, but a lion on the battlefield, at the head of ten men, jumps into the little trench that surrounds the chapel and drives out the German sections. We have taken the chapel, but it has been a hard task; then my helper, the company. Without an instant's hesitation he leads his company behind mine, through the captured trenches. He joins me and is killed just as he shakes my hand. I take command of his company as well as mine, and throughout the night a savage struggle takes place. "The positions we occupy are in the form of a spoon, the captured trenches form the handle and the chapel the main entrance. We munition and food are sent to us, as we are being attacked on three sides. "The next day, seeing that they could not drive us out by assaults and not having been able to blow us up, for the precaution had been taken to cut all electric wires which the shell explosions revealed, the Germans began bombarding. All their artillery in that neighborhood was concentrated upon the small space we held, and I humbly pray to God that I may never again find myself in the midst of such a hell. "Huge shells burst among the living and the dead uninterrupted; we breathed only a thick and nauseous air and burned burning, everything was whistling all over reinforcements that were sent in to me melted away and I was obliged to send again and again for more men to add to the handful of heroes whom I have the honor to command. "We could no longer get supplies, and for more than twenty-four hours we had to go without food or drink. "What a sight! When, both day and night, and hands and feet slip ceaselessly upon unmanned things which once were human bodies; when of these things one has before one the thickness of four men, one realizes how small one really is in the scheme of things, and it restores religious faith, and he repels. For five days that continued, he repulsed days my colonel, who was watching bombardment of the chapel, kept saying to his staff officers: 'How can you expect a company to hold out in that hell? It is not possible!' Volume in Minnesota Historical Society Weighs More Than Fifty Pounds. St. Paul.—The largest book in the Minnesota Historical society's library and one of the most interesting is an old German Bible bound in leather with heavy brass clasps and corners. It weighs more than fifty pounds. From a historical standpoint it is of much interest, as it contains portraits JOWA STATE BYSTANDER THE EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA EL OWL BAR Buildings in Mexicali gives some idea of the in the southern part of California. Many as were lost. "But hold we did! We held until the moment when a huge twenty-one centimeter shell struck three yards away from me, tearing everything about me to a horrible mess and burying me with five other soldiers. We dragged ourselves out, and finding that no one of us was wounded, we took off our keeps and on our knees we thanked the Blessed Virgin for having saved us. "Shortly afterward we were relieved. And when I descended that slope to the plateau with the handful of men left from what had once been two full companies we were all crying from fatigue and shattered nerves. "Some of us, with eyes into our heads and concerned mouths, were chastened our teeth, without being able to stop. With our clothing torn and covered from head to foot with blood and brains we were horrible objects to see. But the chapel was ours!" SPURRED RESTA TO VICTORY O There is a story connected with Dario Resto's brilliant record-smashing victory in Chicago's first 500-mile international auto derby. Even hapier than Dario himself, who was rewarded with the handsome sum of $23,000 for his efforts, was Mrs. Resta, who was glad to see her husband come home the victor in the contest. Her joy was increased by the fact that her husband finished without any injury to himself. The speed king admits that his wife was really the goal that spurred him on to victory. Mr. and Mrs. Resta were married shortly after the last Vanderbilt cup races, in which Resta landed first honors. IS THE OLDEST BLACKSMITH Michigan Man is Eighty-six Years of Age and Still Shoes Horses. Homer, Mich.-The oldest blacksmith in Michigan—probably the oldest in the United States. That's what Jacob L. Lyon of Homer believes he is. He be eighty-six years old first January, if there are any competitors for the honor, Mr. Lyon hopes to remove all doubt by remaining at the anvil for many more years. "You see, my father lived to be eighty-two, but he had two brothers who lived to be ninety-four and ninety-six years old," he declares. "So I have a few more good years in me yet." Mr. Lyon hasn't missed a day at his shop in several years. His arm is as powerful and he is as active as the man, twenty years his junior, who is his employee. He lives with his wife, who is seventy-seven years old, in a pleasant little home only a few yards from the blacksmith shop. Found Long Lost Brother Minneapolis, Minn.—James Forman of St. Paul has found the brother he has not seen in 20 years. He located him in Minneapolis municipal court and has been the brother. The brothers had a family reunion at James Forman's home in St. Paul. More "Old Bones." Chickasha, Okla.-While making excavations at Shanoaan Springs, W. A. Hopkins of Chickasha unearthed several large bones which apparently are the remains on a mastodon. of the reigning Protestant princes of Germany during the early days of the Reformation. There are full-page steel engravings and while there is general sameness in the lines of the faces, indicating that the artist was not particularly skillful in making portraits, the costuming no doubt is historically correct. The book was published in 1728 from the translations into German of the Hebrew and Greek editions of the Old and New Testaments. HITS FRENCH HUMOR Real Fun Is Cut Out of It by the Great War. Sardonic Representations of Alleged German Cruelty Typical of Humorist's Exhibition—Soldiers Show Sketches. Paris—The dreadful effect of the war on the spirit of humor is illustrated in the exhibition of caricatures organized by the "Humorists" for the benefit of their wounded comrades and of the widows and orphans of artists killed in action. The French genius for making fun of everything has disappeared and the enemy is not seen comically hurt horribly. The subjects are difficult for caricature, consisting for the most part of alleged arrogance. The deteriorating influence of the subjects on style is seen abundantly in the contributions of almost all of the caricaturists and illustrators. Forall tries to avoid topical slavishness by using side themes set at the front and suggesting amusing discomforts like rain, wind and mud in Flanders. One is a sketch of two dirty clothes in Paris, Paris papers, with the remark that France will be saved if her civil population hold good. Another is one of a sentry calling to the driver of an automobile ambulance stuck in the mud to haul down the Red Cross flag in order to escape bombardment. The large number of English caricatures shown are better in spirit than the French, though most of them are bad drawings. The subjects are characteristic of English humor, "bulls" by Irish corporals, recruiting absurdities, front discomforts and some amusing notions of German types which appear to be based on knowledge and a certain physical sympathy for fatness, roundness, redness and squareness as expressed in the uniformed Teuton. The tone is genial throughout, and never sardonic in the grandiose fashion sought by the French draftsmen. The trouble with the English caricatures is that they show a deadly identity of style, variety appearing only in the choice of humorous incident. The sculpture shown is as poor as most topical or humorous sculpture usually it, far and away the best exhibits being champagne bottles dressed up as drunken German soldiers. Various heroic episodes from the official communiques are done into sculpture, notably the famous incident of the zouave prisoners who yelled to their comrades to fire when the advancing Germans used them as a shield. A few sketches by soldiers actually in the trenches are of interest because they give a vivid notion of the tense and lack of picturesqueness of trenches and of Sem's "Crown Prince" is the familiar death's head. The motive of stolen clocks is rather more amusingly developed that most of the other stock traditions of German behavior on campaign and a few of the jokes about German lack of taste in woman's dress are well aimed. HEN ROLLS THE EGGS BACK Wyandotte Chicken Makes Owner Stop Sawing Wood So She Can Set. Winsted, Conn.-Michael L. L. Daneby was puzzled when he found six hen's eggs on a pile of sawdust at his wood sawing plant after the gasoline-driven power had been running a short time. Through the sawdust-filled air came two more eggs as he debated. He shut off the power to learn if possible where the eggs came from. Presently one of his Wyandotte hens appeared. Finding one of the eggs she rolled it to a nest which she had made in "V"-shaped box where she contained from the engine carries away the sawdust. One by one the hen rolled the eggs nestward. She then resumed setting. The exhaust engine had swept the nest of eggs. Mr. Daneby has temporarily suspended operations at the mill so that the hen can finish her work. Russia has 25,000,000 horses, the United States has 24,000,000 and the world contains about 100,000,000. Ottawa, Kan.—Mrs. Fred Osborn of Argentine, Kan., saved the lives of two children with a fishing pole near here recently. Mrs. Osborn saw an eight-year-old girl fall into the water. The woman booked the child's clothing with her fishing pole and dragged her from the rushing water. An hour later, she was dragged in near Mrs. Osborn. She broke her neck in an attempt to repeat her first performance, but procured another in time to drag the boy to safety. ```markdown ``` FIRES CHAIN SHOT LIKE SHOWER BATH Deadly Field Gun the Invention of New Yorker. Primarily Designed for the Destruction of Aeroplanes, Dirigible Balloons, and the Like—Application of Old Principle. A double-barreled field gun to shoot chain shot is the newest invention in ordnance to be filed at the patent office. The Inventor is Julius Wodiska, a New Yorker, who is very confident of its great usefulness in warfare and also of its practicality. The drawings of the new gun plainly show that it certainly has the element of novelty, and, if it works as the inventor hopes, would be a murderous weapon against a line of troops and could sweep the sky of air craft. "My invention," says Mr. Wodiska, "can be used either for naval or land work, and if the latter either as a field gun or mounted on a permanent emplacement. The gun has two barrels, whose axes slightly diverge from one another so as to be suitable for throwing projectiles united by chains; such projectiles when they leave the gun continue to diverge from one another and stretch the connecting chain, thus forming, in effect, a continuous projectile of average to considerable length, to the direction of fire. Projects of this class, while long known, may now find a new field of application as a means for destroying aeroplanes, dirigible balloons and the like. "One of the important features of the invention lies in the fact that there is only one explosion or powder chamber for the two barrels, so that the two projectiles are fired at exactly the same moment from the two different barrels. The improved character of my chain shot is that the shot are united by a chain of considerable length. This chain is held, up to the lime the projectile is fired, within the body of one or both of the projectiles and is capable of being extended as the projectiles increase their distance from the gun. At all stages during flight this extensible chain tends to be kept tightly stretched between the two projectiles. "So far as I am aware, in all ordinance of this character previously used chain shot have always been connected together by chains of definite and rather limited length, so that the area swept over by the chain has been correspondingly limited. In this gun I have provided means which will prevent any entanglement of the chain in the bore of the gun as well as any wedging or wearing action of the chain upon it. "The object of my invention is to provide a gun and suitable chain shot therefor which shall be free from many of the disadvantages hitherto How the Double-Barreled Field Gun Is Worked. appurtenant to guns of this class, and which, without increase of powder charge or size of gun, shall be capable of greater destructiveness." Stolen Art Recovered. A statuette by Anders Zorn, the Swedish artist, which was stolen last summer from the Baltic exposition at Malmoe, has been recovered under unusual circumstances. When it was lost from the art section of the exposition there was an unroar in police and artistic circles. The value of the piece can be gathered from the fact that it had been insured against theft for 5,000 crowns, but, though detectives all over Scandinavia were sent on the hunt for the piece of statuary, which represented a girl called "Alma," there was no trace of it. A reward of 500 crowns was offered for its recovery. A few days ago "Alma" was found. The lucky man was a railroad clerk in Stockholm, named Wigren. He had been given the unenviable job of searching through a mass of articles that had been abandoned in the railroad trains, and which were to be sold at auction the following day. In an old traveling bag was found the little piece of statuary, and the reward the clerk received amounted to three months' salary. Visitation of Locusts After doing millions of dollars of damage to cereal and fruit crops of Nicaragua, swarms of locusts so vast as to obscure the sun for hours have invaded the Atlantic coast section of Honduras and are ravaging the great banana plantations near Celba and Truxillo. Passengers in New Orleans from Celba told of the appearance of a great cloud over the city of Celba on June 9. That is that for several hours the sky was hidden above and to the south of the city by billions of insects. They had the appearance of a great cloud, moving rapidly and getting more dense every minute. High mountains back of the city were entirely obscured for more than an hour. After hanging over the city the locusts began to settle down in the rich banana valleys to the south. In spots the ground was even covered with several inches and so numerous were the hungry insects that they left great trees bare of leaves and bark. Where It Goes. A married man's energy is divided. 60-40, says Doc Wiley. Fifty in providing food and 40 in providing mother's raiment. However, we have yet to hear from mother on this question. —Beattle Post Intelligence. Fire Fighters May Be Protected by Wall of Water. In This Uniform a Man Need Have Little Fear of the Fierceest Flames —Tests Have Shown Its Practicability. The newest idea in fighting fires is to dress the firemen in shower baths. These are uniforms fireproofed with tiny streams of water so effectually that when clothed in one of them a man can stand right in the midst of the fierce flames without suffering any ill effects. The suit is made of fireproofed canvas. Between the two thicknesses of the fabric, sowed at the neck, is a perforated ring through which the streams of water are showered down between the layers of canvas. The water finds outlets at the finger tips and at the soles of the feet. Through the perforated ring encircling the helmet water drenches it also the suit, like a shower bath. With such an arrangement a fireman can walk right into a hot fire. The uniform does not weigh more than twenty-five pounds, and does not add much to the usual service clothing. New "Shower-Bath" Uniform. of firemen. The water supply is obtained from the line of hose in service through a one-half-inch hose connection. The water passing through this hose also operates a water motor of light weight which pumps fresh air into the helmet through another line of half-inch hose. The uniform was tested out in Cincinnati recently. While the fireman enveloped in it stood in the center of a fierce fire of wood, coal oil and shavings, spectators could not get closer than twenty feet to the flames, so intense was the heat. But the man protected by the "sower-bath" suit in the flames five minutes, playing the hose, and was in no wise injured. It is considered quite possible that this new idea can be adapted, so that it will be of great use in cases where it is necessary to send a large number of firemen to fight a fire at a certain point. A protector, mounted on wheels so that it can be easily moved from place to place, might be constructed on the same lines as the shower-bath unit, so that it can hold inside its protecting walls of falling water or dozen or more firemen. Portugal's New President At the age of fourteen the new president of Portugal, Senhor Theophile Braga, was attending school by day and working in a printing office by night, his home lessons being done in the hours robbed from sleep. She he found leisure for rhyming, and two months before his sixteenth day the schoolboy-conpositor published "Folhas Verdes," a volume now highly prized by Portuguese book collectors. Unlike most of the precursors outpourings of genius, this contains poems of permanent value, and several editions have appeared since the author attained to fame. Its publication secured him a position on a newspaper, and by the time he was eight, he had saved enough money to study at University of Colomba. "It was at University of Colomba records, that I first author-authored with my favorite authors—Kant, Hegel, Comte, Ranke, Macaulay, Goethe, Shakespeare and Hugo." And it was at Colmba that he wrote "A Vision of Time," the greatest poem produced in Portugal since the death of Cameo. Sugar Beet Crop to Be Large The sugar beet crop of the United States for 1915 promises to be large according to a statement issued at the department of agriculture. The area planted is 659,300 acres, or 144,700 more than were planted last year. The 1915 acreage is distributed as follows: California, 128,800; Colorado, 171,000; Idaho, 56,500; Michigan, 146,600; Ohio, 26,500; Utah, 59,000; other states having each only one or two factories, 90,400. New Disease Attacks Bananas New Disease Attacks Bananas. A plant disease of unknown origin and there is making trouble on some of the banana plantations the West Indies, where banana plantations suddenly wither and dry up as they stand, and new trees planted on the same soil likewise die. As yet the plague affects only certain districts. The red banana, which many consider more delicious than the yellow, is in mune from it—Youth's Companion. "An Enemy Hath Done This." Through someone's blunder a dorse or a bucking bronches have got mixed with a western consignment of cavalry men now on the way France. The suspecting troops who first bestride them have done the man in Scripture "An ename had this!"—Youth's Companion. THE TREES Go to Your Own Woods and Select Your Trees. Remarkable Collection of Insect-Eating Plants, Including Pitcher Plants. --- SHADE FOR THE FARM HOME An abundance of shade is one of the luxuries which every farm home can and should have. The city dweller is often a renter and must take things as they are. Or if he owns a home, the lot is restricted in size, and large trees are an impossibility. But on the farm land for a commodious yard should always be reserved. Those having a grand old elm, maple, or oak to begin with, are fortunate, indeed. But the idea that trees planted now of these species will be a comfort only to succeeding generations is quite a mistake. Most of the maples, and especially the sugar and red maples are of rapid growth, and at a few years at most will give an abundance of shade. Do not make the mistake of using fruit or nut trees in the yard. Both make a litter at certain seasons, which renders them a sort of nuisance entirely unnecessary. If you had no room for an orchard it would be a different matter. You want the yard for solid comfort, and not as a crop producer. Because the city man uses the horse chestnut for shade, do not follow his example. He does it because this tree is low growing and compact—just the thing where there is little room either on the ground or in the air. With your broad expansion a more accessible tree. Besides the burs are a nullsure. There is nothing better on the farm lawn than native trees. They thrive admirably, and in every community there are those well worth attention. Remarkable Collection of Insect-Eath BEAUTIFUL AND MURDEROUS PLANTS At a recent flower show in New York there was a most remarkable collection of insect-eating plants, including pitcher plants, nepenthes, sarcacea mandaliana and moccasin flowers. They were brought from Australia by W. A. Manda, former curator at Harvard university botanical gardens. Sensitive plants which close up when they hear sharp sounds were also in the group. A publisher from Buenos Aires, Brazil, has in his collection some remarkable sensitive plants, among them an unnamed species which differentiates between the sound of violin playing harmoniously and a harsh sound either too loud or unpleasantly shrill to be appreciated by the human ear. In one case the plant apparently enjoys the sweet music by moving the petals of its blossoms slightly, and on the other hand closing up almost completely. LAMB a sacrament In some Serbian districts every master of household gives a lamb to church one day each year. A wax taper is lighted and fastened to the head of the animal, and it is taken to the church door. The priest then recites a prayer over the lamb, in which he asks that the business of the owner may prosper. At the conclusion of the ceremony the animal is killed, its flesh being roasted and eaten by the owner's family, and the skin is presented to the priest. The maple in some form is widely disseminated. Its leaf is graceful in outline, the flowers and fruit are daimy, and the tree is charming in its autumn dress. The catalpa is a favorite in parts of the West because of its quick growth. The flowers are also daimy. Yet there is never the stability of the oak, and the hammock is preferably hung from a more sturdy specimen. The tulip tree or white wood is one of the best of our native species, the queerly cut leaves, tulip-shaped flowers with brilliant orange marking each epipetal, and pact forms rendering them most useful shade trees. The tree is a relative to the magnolia, and one of our most valuable timber trees. The basswood, so serviceable as bee pastry, and several of the oaks are satisfactory and highly recommended. In fact, when lamenting that you cannot afford to pay high prices to a nurseryman, just go to your own woods and select a tall, straight specimens. As they can be replanted at once there is no danger of injury through exposure of the roots. They are in the best possible condition to grow. Do not neglect to include one or two evergreens, for the birds if not for yourself. They do so enjoy the shelter of the leafy branches when caught in a belated snowstorm. The hemlock and cedar are the most durable branches being much more graceful than the stiff pines. Their gumy nature may lead to the ruin of valuable clothing. ing Plants, Including Pitcher Plants. said not only to eat insects but will stretch toward the spot where insects are. In any event, they have been found extended' in the direction of a tree upon which insects were feeding on sap running from an incision. Persons of wealth are now importing fine plants from foreign countries, and amateur horticulturists are now endeavoring to secure rare varieties and freak plants. An American woman, Mrs. Treat, proved conclusively that leaves of certain plants could hear insects or were conscious of the nearness of insects even when there were no contact between the plant and the contact of the insect, and demonstrated it by plining a fly half an inch from a leaf of sunflower, whereupon the leaf moved itself within the succeeding two hours near enough to fasten its tectile; upon the insect. Possibly this was due to the sense of smell, but the fact that the buzzing of the fly's wings as it died made a hum would indicate that the sense of hearing actuated this carnivorous plant. Length of Polar Day. The length of a day at the poles of the earth, i. e., the time during which a portion of the sun is continuously visible, is about one half a year plus four days, or 187 days. The additional four days is added to the half year if we count sunrise as the time at which the upper edge or lobe of the sun just begins to be seen on the horizon sunset is the time at which the upper edge is last visible; this additional time being necessary on account of reflection and the sun's semi-diameter. HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE Well Always to Keep Watchful Eyes on the Grocer and Butcher—Splendid Green Salad. Don't allow the grocer to weigh your butter, lard, etc., in a wooden dish. These dishes weigh from one to three ounces, according to their size, and you are therefore paying for that much wood at the price of butter. Don't let the butcher weigh your meat and then trim it and charge you for the trimmings that you have paid for. The fat can be rendered into lard and the bones used in soup. The butcher knows that to take its value for when you need to take them he resells them for six or seven cents a pound. Do not be afraid to ask for what is your due and to demand honesty and full measure. A green salad served with cheese, nuts or eggs, and a French dressing with whole wheat sandwiches, can be made the main course for lunchon. A cheese souffle served with spinach makes meat unnecessary. Beets stuffed with creamed mushrooms and nuts are delightful, and a ring of mashed potatoes filled with creamed carrots and peas will please the most fastidious appetite. A canape, bisque or purée made of fresh vegetables, or a cocktail made of mixed fruits, in a good beginning to either lunchon or dinner. Desserts should be fresh fruits, fruit ice or gelatin dishes, with sponge cake or other plain unleed cake. ALL AROUND THE HOUSE Lemon sirup, made by baking a lemon for twenty minutes and then squeezing out the juice in half a cupful of sugar, is very good for hoarseness. Remove ink and fruit stains from the floor by washing the stained part with cold water, then cover it with baking soda. When dry, wash off the soda. Never throw stale macaroons away. They can be crushed and stirred into and sprinkled on top of ice cream, giving it a most delicious flavor. Rub a little butter under the edge of the spout of the cream pitcher; it will prevent a drop of cream from running down over the pitcher. A narrow strip of muslin along the outer edge, allow it to remain until the washing and drying process is complete. To cover jelly glasses, cut letter paper in circular pieces that will just fit inside the glass, dip the paper in brandy, cover with tin covers or large pieces of paper pasted down—Dallas News. SERVING THE AFTERNOON TEA Dainty Appointments Have Much to Do With It. With Tasty Appointments for Guests. If a table or a tea cart is not kept in evidence it is the correct thing to have the appointments brought in on a spacious tray, as a cramped appearance, piled-up cups, etc., is unattractive. If the teacups are unusual or possibly have histories or have been picked up in travels, so much the more charming will be the tea table. Some like tea one way, some another, and if a hostess wishes to be remembered with gratitude let her have cream, lemon and rum ready to serve, so that she may suit all tastes. Some people are satisfied with thin bread and butter, or just plain crackers as a tea accompaniment, but it always seems a trifle more enjoyable than nothing else. Some hostesses prefer to serve the tiny bread-and-butter sandwich along with rich fruit cake and a taste of candied ginger for the second cup. But the various kinds of dainty and appetizing sandwiches and little cakes to serve with tea are beyond description. Ideal Soup Kettle. One of the weeful aspects of soup making in the pre-enameled-ware days was the cleansing of the heavy iron kettle; for washing a kettle big enough to hold a shim-bone of beef with trimming was no joke. Today, however, one can have the trim, enameled kettle in any size, light yet strong, and all it needs is hot suds and a good rinsing to make it beautifully clean and sanitary. If, in addition, there is a collander of enameled ware for the straining of the soup into a pan to match, the equipment is ideal for cleanliness, quickness and results. Cecilia Chop enough cold cooked beef or mutton to make a quart, add one-half cupful of dry bread crumbs, one tablespoonful of chopped parsley, one teaspoonful of salt, one-eighth teaspoonful black pepper. Dissolve one-half teaspoonful of extract of beef in one-half cupful of boiling water, when thorny end of the pepper adds to the mixture then two well-beaten eggs. Mold into small balls, dip in egg and cracker and fry in hot fat. Serve with brown sauce. Ham Muffins. Cream one-fourth cup of butter, add gradually nearly three-fourths cupful cold boiled ham, chopped fine with food chopper, also meanwhile a well-beaten egg, then, alternately, one cupful of graham flour and one cupful white flour, sifted with three teaspoonful baking powder and a cup of milk. Bake in a hot, well-buttered muffin pau about twenty-five minutes. When Ice Cream Sticks Ice cream is sometimes frozen so hard that it does not come out of the mold easily. When this happens lets the cold water run over the outside of the can. The water is so much warmer than the ice cream and it melts quickly if it out, and does not melt it enough to spoil the shape of the mold. A 34 R x IOWA STATE BYSTANDER MAKES AN IDEAL POULTRY HOUSE Design That Is Thoroughly Practical, and the Fowls Will Flourish in It. HAS LARGE SCRATCHING SHED Main Part Devoted to That Purpose, Though the Hatching and Brooder Rooms Are Apportioned Due Space—Open Front is Good Feature of Building. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr. William A. Hadford will answer questions and give free OP questions. He will answer the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account of the manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address: 1000 W. 127th Street, Red Mead, No. 187 Prairie avenue, Chicago, Ill., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Keeping purebred poultry requires better buildings than were considered necessary for mongrel fowls so common a few years ago. Poultry associations are responsible for the wholesale breeding of valuable fowls, because the shows they have held and the gospel the members have preached has penetrated into every section of the country. The result is that a good many different kinds and sizes of poultry houses have been designed and built, many of which are thoroughly practical. One of these is a combination poultry house having a hatching room and a brooder room besides the regulation winter scratching floor, as shown in the accompanying illustration. The main part of the building is devoted to the scratching shed, but the other compartments are valuable accessories. This building has a good solid concrete foundation and a concrete floor. The scratching shed is built with three A 34 R X large openings in the front or south side, instead of windows. These openings are covered with wire netting. If necessary, thin cotton may be used over the wire. Inside there is a large scratching shed 19 feet square. In the back part of this room the roosts are supported by hanging wires suspended from the roof, so that the whole floor space may be covered with straw and used for scratching purposes. The roosts and nest boxes are made easily removable, to be carried outdoors at housecleaning time, so that all the walls and the ceiling may be sprayed with whitewash or crude oil. The nest boxes, roosts and all other chicken-house furniture are treated to the same kind of a bath, after taking them outside, and they are left to dry in the sun for several hours before being put back into place in the house. This is done frequently in warm weather and occasionally during the winter. The climate should be as close as possible to good deal to do with the proper disinfection of the poultry house to keep it in proper condition. The hatching room is provided with extra large nests, to make room for a layer of sod in the bottom and plenty of straw to make the nests comfortable. Sod holds moisture, so the eggs will hatch better. There are 28 of these nest boxes. They rest on the floor and occupy all the wall space. Floor Plan. leaving the center part of the room for the attendant to move about and visit each hatching box every day. It is a comfortable sight to see the biddies attending to business as close neighbors in these different little boxes. Rather close attention is required, however, by the poultry woman during the incubation season, because occasionally one of the hens wanders from home, and that is what makes trouble. The nest boxes during the fall and early winter are used for the laying hens up to the time when incubation should begin. After the brooding season in early spring the same room comes in handy to shelter an extra brood or two of chickens when the other room—the regular brooder room—is overcrowded. From the hatching room the hens with their little broods are transferred to the brooder room in front. There they are furnished with separate enclosures with their little families until they are old enough and strong enough to go into one of the colony houses. All the furniture in the hatching room and brooder room is made removable, for easy cleaning, the same as the movables in the large room. This is a very important provision in any poultry house, because it is occu- The KITCHEN CABINET A laugh is just like music, it铃声 in the heart; And where its melody its heard The lilies of life depart; And happy thoughts come crowding Its joyful notes to greet— A laugh is just like music For making living sweet. with a rich pastry and stand in the ice chest for half an hour. Beat one half cupful of sugar, the rind of a lemon and four eggs together; the add two cupfuls of milk. Sprinkle over the top two cupfuls of fresh gra Now that cherries are in the market, do not fall to prepare some. Cherry Olives. - Pit large, dark cherries, cover with vinegar and let stand overnight. If the vinegar is too acid, dilute with water. Pour off the vinegar in the morning and add equal parts of sugar to the cherries; stir until the juice in jar covered with a cloth and a plate. They will be ready to use in two weeks. The meaty Bing cherries make the heat olives. Compote of Cherries—To a pound of cherries use a half pound of sugar, the strained juice of a lemon. Wash the cherries and trim the stems, leaving an inch and a half on each. Put the cherries in a saucepan with the sugar and strain over the lemon juice. Put on the cover and stew gently for 15 minutes or until the cherries are cooked without being broken. Lift them carefully to a glass dish and pour the juice back into the saucepan. Boll this until thick then pour around the cherries. Ham En Casserole—Take one thick slice of ham, one small onion, one bay leaf, one blade of mace, four leaves of thyme, a small sweet green pepper, small sweet green pepper, salt, pepper and cider. Brown the ham on both sides in a hot frying pan, then lay it in the casserole; and add the seasonings, the pepper and onion chopped. Pour over it enough sweet cider to all but cover the ham. Cover pan, bake slowly for two and a half or three hours. Serve with hot cider sauce. ings, the p Pour over all but cover slowly for hours. Ser Dorchester of milk in tablespoonfourths of fourth of a scalded milk and cook in utes, stirring yolks of the minutes. A figs, and flingue made and powder There's no with me. But that is enough. Dorchester Custard—Scald a quart of milk in a double boiler. Mix two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, three-fourths of a cupful of sugar and a fourth of a teaspoonful of salt. Pour scalded milk gradually on the mixture and cook in a double boiler ten minutes, stirring constantly; Add the yolks of three eggs, and cook three minutes. Add a few stewed pruces or figs, and finish the top with a meringue made of the whites of the eggs and powdered sugar. There's not a wayside pool so foul with mud But that its depth, if we gaze deep enough Reflect the pure blue of the summer sky And every fleecy cloud that floats overhead. So if you learn with loving eyes to look Beneath humanity's rough outward line Deep down into the treasures of the sea We shall behold, however much obscured By turbid waters of faults and weakness The clear reflected image of its God. Fresh berries with gelatin make most appetizing hot weather desserts. Take two tablespoonfuls of gelatin, two-thirds of .. cupulde of water, two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, three cupfuls of strawberry juice. Heat the berry juice and add the gelatin, which has been soaked in water, and stir until dissolved. Remove from the heat, add the lemon juice and a few fresh berries; pour into individual molds to set. Serve with sugar and cream. Any kind of cold meat may be chopped and used in an omelet, or combined with rice and tomatoes, used for a scalloped dish. Banana Pudding—Put three large, ripe bananas through a sleeve. To this pulp add the juice of one lemon and a cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of preserved peaches. Mix a cupful of bread crumbs with two cupfuls of rich milk, flavor with the rind of a lemon and add a cupful of sugar; stir in the bake until the mixture tablespoonful of melted butter. Add to the banana and pour into a buttered baking dish. Bake in a moderator oven until firm in the center. Tomato Toast—Toast thin slices of bread a delicate brown, moisten with hot water and spread with softened butter; place on a platter and pour over stewed tomatoes, and top each slice with a spoonful of whipped cream. Cocoanut Ple—Line a deep pie tin It may be finally said of John Harrison, English inventor, that by the invention of his chronometer—the ever-sleepless and ever-trust friend of the mariner—he conferred an incalculable benefit on science and navigation, and established his claim to be regarded as one of the greatest benefactors of mankind. Prolific Ant. One species of white ant produces 86,400 eggs a day. In Auto Lingo. "Just walked three miles and I am tired out. Yesterday I walked only two miles and was all tired out. This won't do." "No; you ought to get greater mileage from your tires."—Louisville Courier-Journal. You Belt! "I should like to go to war, just to show her how much she would miss me!" "If I ever go to war I shall want the enemy to miss me." enemy to m pled for months at a time by a large number of hens and chickens, so that it is absolutely necessary to conduct the details of the business in such a way as to discourage little insects that are disposed to make themselves troublesome. The general construction of the building above the concrete foundation is of wood, built in the usual way, except that great care is taken to have the inside woodwork as smooth as possible, so it may be easily treated with disinfectants to destroy all forms of life that are not profitable. The roof of the building is of the usual gable-end pattern, with a rainy weather pitch. In making the root of the rafters are first covered with roofing boards, then with building paper and the underside of the collar booms and the lower part of the rafters are celled with tongue and groove celling, carefully fitted at the purlin joints and at the plates to prevent openings that might form a lodgment for lice or mites. The whole interior is thoroughly well painted with three coats of thin white lead paint, carefully rubbed into the grain of the wood, which makes the inside of the house light and clean. It is easy to care for fowls, even though the house may be crowded, when provision is made to keep the place clean without unnecessary labor. The success of a poultry house depends on little things, and there are a great many of them. The needs of a housetail of poultry are numerous, but simple when the business is well understated. Good poultry man or woman is not likely to neglect well-bred fowls in a well-built house, because there is a great deal of pleasure in knowing that they are well cared for, and it is not difficult to do. TURNING SMOKE INTO STEAM Leading Railroad Has Recently Installed a New Device, Which is Installed to Be a Success. Due, it is said, to agitation which nearly forced the electrification of the system, the New York Central railroad at Englewood, Ill., has installed a smoke consumer which washes the smoke before it is permitted to es- cape. Abestos conduits are suspended over the stalls of the engines, connecting with the smokestacks. These collect the smoke and carry it through a pipe to a large fan, which forces it into a concrete tank which contains hot water to the depth of 18 feet. When the smoke emerges it is steam. The coloring matter has been taken out—tar and soot—and a little moisture added which forms steam instead of a colorless gas. This steam is then permitted to escape. The residue, when skimmed off the water, looks like black lard. It is taken from the tank and stored in barrels. Although this waste contains 80 per cent of pure carbon, which is the acetylene used in the fuel it is used as fuel according to the Technical World, because it is divided into such small particles that if an effort were made to burn it an ordinary draft would carry the most of it up the smokestack. It is said that it can be used in the manufacture of paint, and some such use will probably ultimately be found for it. Nine barrels of the black substance which formerly lodged in neighboring lace curtains is being collected daily. Kinsale. Kinsale, made forever memorable by the tragedy of the Lustiana, keeps a modest place in the history of Ireland. It was here that Don Juan's feet landed. 3,000 men to join hands with O'Neill, out of which landing grew the story that the cottages at World's End are "still inhabited by the descendants of Spaniards." It was from Kinsale that James II, on March 2, 1689, landed, and from Kinsale he sailed after his defeat at the battle of the Boyne. Thirty years ago the house in which he spent the night before his departure was still in existence. Kinsale was greater in the past than now, for we read that "of all the Irish ports it was the best situated for intercourse with France, and that in the town Mariborough found a thousand barrels of wheat and 80 pipes of claret." Tyranny of the Senses Those of us who give ourselves up to the senses strengthen our prison. Each day we add new bolts and bars. The time is sure to come when we shall realize our folly. Some particular sense, perhaps, after mastering us, will turn and gloat and jeer. Though once seemingly a friend, it has been in disguise the deadliest of enemies. Now is the moment for us to strike for freedom. The strong souls know. Their example ought to give us courage. The weak souls know, too. Through failure to strike they may have aboned themselves to lifelong distress. Exchange. New Use for Cocoanut Oil. Recently coconut oil has been used as the basis for the manufacture of a "condensed milk" said to be chemically indistinguishable from condensed cow's milk, and claim is advanced that an excellent coconut oil "cheese" will shortly be placed on the table. The milk is preciated by Mokammedans, whose religion forbids them using any product derived from the hog. SEASONABLE DISHES. Cherry Olives. — Pit large, dark cherries, cover with vinegar and let stand overnight. If the vinegar is too acid, pour off the vinegar in the morning and add equal parts of sugar to the cherries; stir until dissolved and place in a SUMMER DISHES. Take two tablespoonfuls of gelatin, two-thirds of cupful of water, two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, three cupfuls of lemon juice, the berry juice, and add the gelatin, which has been soaked in water. Benefactor of Mankind. Prolific Ant with hist last An- nigh ideal for 1.50 city may with a rich pastry and stand in the ice chest for half an hour. Beat once half cupful of sugar, the rind of a lemon and four eggs together; then add two cupfuls of milk. Sprinkle over the top two cupfuls of fresh grated coconut and fill the pie crust. Bake in a moderate oven for an hour. ECONOMICAL DISHES In giving recipes to use leftovers it is almost impossible to give accurate measurements, as the leftovers vary from a tablespoonful to a cupful. If you have only a few tablespoons of leftover ingredients with egg and crumbs, season with salt and pepper and form into measurements, as the leftovers vary from a tablespentful to a cupful. If you have only a few tablespuffs of leftover chicken, mix it with egg and crumbs, season with salt and pepper and form into croquettes or small cakes to brown in butter. These, with a lettuce salad and bread and butter, will make a satisfying lunchon. Chicken Scrapple—into a quart of chicken stock, boiling hot, stir one pint of cornmeal. Season to taste and cook for a half hour, then add any bits of chopped chicken that are at hand and pour into a mold. Cut in neat slices and brown in hot fat for a breakfast dish. Chicken Custard.-This is a good way to use leftover chicken. Cut off every scrap of meat from the chicken bones and put through the meat chopper. Mix the meat with equal quantities of cooked rice, season with salt and pepper and press together in a round form in the center of a baking dish. Make a custard of two eggs, one pint of milk and two tablespoonfuls of flour, molested with milk. A few peas may be added. Pour the custard around the chicken and rice and bake until the custard is set. Griddled Eggs.-Heat the griddle hot as for cooking cakes. Butter lightly and arrange small muffin rings on it. Drop an egg in each, after greasing and turn as soon as lightly browned. Fish Croquettes.-Take two cupuits of cold boiled fish, two cupuits of mashed potatoes, one tablespoonful of butter, one-half cupful of hot milk, salt and pepper, chopped parsley and a teaspoonful of minced onion. Form into balls, dip in beaten eggs, roll in crumbs and fry in hot fat. Drain on brown paper. FOR LOVERS OF CHOCOLATE. One of the most satisfactory fudges and one that is usually creamy and smooth is: Take a half cup of milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter, a square of chocolate, a third of a cupful of corn sugar, two cupfuls of sugar and bolt to the ceiling, pour into a bowl and let stand until nearly cool, then beat until creamy; pour into a but smooth is: 'take a dain cupful of milk, two table- spoonful of butter, a square of chocolate, a third of a cupful of corn slurp, two cupfuls of sugar and boll to the soft ball stage. Flavor and let stand until near- ly cool, then beat until creamy; pour into a but- tered pan and mark off in squares. Chocolate Caramels—But two and a half tablespoonfuls of butter in a saucepan and when melted add two cupfuls of brown sugar, two tablespoonfuls of molasses and a half cupful of milk. Bring to the boiling point and add four squares of unsweetened chocolate and stir until the chocolate is melted. Let boil to the soft-ball stage, add vanilla and pour out to harden. Chocolate Roll—Beat the yolks of five eggs until thick; add gradually, beating constantly, one-half cupful of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of cocoa. Beat the whites of the eggs and fold into the first mixture a third of an inch thick and bake in a moderate oven. Remove from the paper to a paper well sprinkled with powdered sugar. Spread with a cup of sweetened and flavored whipped cream. Trim off the edges and roll like a jelly roll. Cover with melted chocolate. Rochester Chocolate Cake—Cream a fourth of a cupful of butter, add a cupful of sugar gradually, beating constantly; then add two squares of melted chocolate, two eggs well beaten, half a cupful of milk, one and a third cupfuls of flour, mixed and sifted with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a half teaspoonful of salt. Beat well, add a teaspoonful of vanilla and bake in a moderate oven forty-five minutes. Cover with ice cream frosting. Ice Cream Frosting—Boll to a thread two cupfuls of sugar and six tablespoonfuls of water, pour the stirup gradually over two eggs beaten stiff; beat until thick, flavor with vanilla and spread over the cake. Neele Maxwell Birds carrying matches to their nests under the eaves of a college building in New York were blamed for a fire starting. The new art of fire prevention would preferably place the blame on the human agency which left such dangerous little weapons as matches where the birds could find them to carry them to the eaves. Optimistic Thought Where the cause is just even the small conquers the great Habits That Induce Sleep. Workers who sleep best are found to be those who quit active work at 4 p.m., live a quiet outdoor life without overexertion for three hours, eat a light but well nourished meal of fruits, vegetables, milk, cereals and sweets, and sit quietly in some open air park or well ventilated building until 10 p.m. Natural Result "How did you feel when you drew up the old oaken bucket?" "I felt dizzy." TENANT FARMERS AND LANDLORDS PERILOUS TIMES PREDICTED Undue Persistence in Cotton Growing at the Expense of Other Products Creates Monopoly For Money Lenders—W. J. Cummings Relates Story of His Trip Through Texas. Before the end of 1915 we will see "night riding" in the south that will make the Kentucky tobacco war look like a church social, is the prediction of W. J. Cummings of Detroit, Mich. While on a business trip to Texas and Mexico Mr. Cummings wrote a letter to his business partner, F. C. Norria, which appeared in a recent issue of the Cleveland (O.3) Gazette. He thinks that the south will experience grave troubles before the clearing of the acute situation forced upon the cotton planters by the war which is now going on in Europe. According to Mr. Cummings, the responsibility for the trouble rests between the tenant farmer, who does not know how to grow anything but cotton, and the Texas banker, who, it is alleged, has built up a system of usury to bleed the cotton grower through loans of 12 to 20 per cent. Mr. Cummings makes the following statement in his letter to Mr. Norris: "Among the farmers in Texas 54 per cent are tenant farmers, very largely of the nomadic, wandering type. This forces the landlord to play safe, and as it is hard to steal the cotton crop he will insist upon cotton being grown. On a 100 acre lease they will have almost acres of cotton and ten acres of corn—no space for pasture, no gardens patch, no pigs. The renter has no money, and, not growing any food, he buys everything on credit. Money loans at 12 to 20 per cent and credit supplies at 100 per cent. A very large percentage of the tenant's efforts go to pay usury. Both landlord and tenant suffer by the system. "The farmers absolutely refuse to listen to advice, but blindly continue to grow cotton. The agricultural department has been telling farmers for the last fifteen years to grow other crops. Their talk went unheeded. You will understand how grave the situation is when I tell you that there are more dogs than hogs in Texas; that out of a butter consumption of $12,000,000 in Texas she produces only about $3,000,000 herself." "I was in Athens, Tex., a few weeks ago. This would make an ideal dairy country. This town is about 4,000 Yet the restaurant keeper could buy only two pounds of butter in a whole week. This black belt valley land is absolutely the most fertile land in the world, and yet if a hog tight fence were built around this Brazos valley every person in here would starve to death in sixty days. The Texas legislature has refused to pass any law forcing the reduction of cotton acre age. Other states will follow Texas lead because this state produces 35 per cent of the United States crop. "Cotton reduction will now become a private enterprise, and before the end of 1915 we will see 'night riding' in the south that will make the Kentucky to baco war look like a church social. We have many fancy plans proposed Some of them are pure fancy. Take the plan of Mr. Henry that the United States issue $250,000,000 of money or something that looks like money to valorize cotton at 10 cents a pound. Did you ever hear such tommyrot? The "next agent is the bank. That term in Texas is a misnomer. The bulk of the fraternity are not bankers; they are pawnbrokers in disguise. For twenty-five years they have been educating the Texan to pay 10, 12, 15 and even 20 per cent for money. Having built up such a system, do you think for a moment that they are going to let the people down here know that there is such a thing as 5 or 6 per cent money in the whole world? "Ox course the bankers down there are loaning money on cotton. They have to do so. They will make a loan of 110 on a 500 pound bale, charging 120 to 18 per cent and taking it off in advance. We are safe in assuming that no real help will come from the southern banker. The war forced the closing of 50,000,000 cotton spindles, or practically two-thirds of the world's entire cotton capacity. If 50 per cent of the English mills should be able to operate that would still leave about one half of the world's spinning capacity able. The present fighting is in the heart of the French and Belgian spinning districts. "If we assume that the United States and Canada will consume during the next twelve months 7,000,000 bales, Great Britain 2,000,000 bales and allow 8,000,000 bales for the balance of the countries using American cotton we get an estimated total consumption of 10,800,000 bales for the season of 1914-15. To this add an estimated demand for 4,000,000 bales produced in foreign countries, and we have an estimated consumption of 14,800,000 bales as against an average normal world consumption of 21,600,000 bales." CLINTON, IOWA Mrs. W. B. Lowery has returned home from Chicago, where she was called on account of the serious illness of a sister. He corresponded happened into the popular Tenth Avenue hotel one day last week and found the affable puppele busy preparing for the envirmentation of his patrons at the security mall. We were immediately taken on charge by him and taken through the house for inspection. The house has not recently come from us. 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Flower beds in profusion greet the eye. An electric sign towering high towards the heavens signals to the weary traveler, who is ever welcome day or right. The annual picnic of Bethel A. M. E. Sunday, school has been set for Thursday, July 29th, at Eagle Point park. The committees in charge hope to make this an enjoyable event. Those who are expected to attend the grand lodge of Masons this week at Cedar Rapids are Rev. F. J. Nott, T. G. Dozier, Holland Williams and M. O. Culberson. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mitchell are the parents of a baby boy, born Sunday morning. A measuring party will be held on Saturday night at Bethel A. M. E. church. Mrs. Geo. Robinson has received the intelligence of the serious illness of her father, Mr. Routt, at his home in Missouri. Mrs. Geo. Johnson has returned home from a visit with relatives and friends in Ottumwa. Mrs. Minnie Meadows visited in Chicago a few weeks ago. Preliminary arrangements are under way for the reviving of the order of Odd Fellows in Clinton. A playground recently instituted in Clinton restricts its use to the colored people from 7 until 10 a. m. on Sundays. It is hoped our people will take the hint and not go where they are not wanted, or let their children go. Relatives in Clinton were sorry to read of the death of Mr. L. P. Blagburn. They did not know he was seriously ill. KEOKUK, IOWA. Mrs. Ed Bryant is home, after visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. T. L. Smith, in Quincy, Ill. Mrs. Mararet Barnes is ill at her home, 416 N. Twelfth street. At the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Helt, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary Hardin, aged 100 years. Mrs. Hardin was the only living charter member of the Bethel A. M. E. church. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from teh Bethel A. M. E. church. Mrs. Margaret Johnson of ..Des Moines is in the city, called here by the death of her mother, Mrs. Mary Hardin. Rev. 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