Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. Mrs. E. T. Banks is seriously ill at her home on Enos avenue. The Corinthian Altar Guild will meet at Mrs. R. Johnson's on Park street August 10th. Mrs. H. Miller is recovering nicely from her operation, which is good news to her many friends. Miss Tahitha Nash has returned from a two weeks' business trip in Newton, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. B. Carr entertained Rev. O. A. Johnson on Monday evening at a 6 o'clock dinner. Mrs. Geo. Morton will leave Monday to attend the annual meeting of the International Order of Twelve at Mason City. Mrs. Edith Comley-Strawthers, formerly of this city, but now of St. Paul, is visiting in the city. Dr. A. J. Jefferson was winner of the trip to Chicago given by the Model Drug Co. He had the highest number of coupons. Mrs. J. A. Jefferson of 1322 Day street returned home Saturday from a three weeks' visit with relatives and friends in Leavenworth and Kansas City, Kans. The Eliza E. Peterson Union will meet Aug. 12th at the home of Mr. J. H. McDowell, 908 W. 8th street. Several Des Moines people will leave for Mason City to attend the International Order of Twelve, beginning August 10th. Miss Lillian Alain presided over a delightful four course dinner Sunday afternoon in honor of Mr. H. C. Brown, who is expected to leave the city soon for the east. Owing to the lateness of receiving the write-up of the annual meeting of the Knights of Pythias, which was held in Clarins last week, we were unable to publish it this week. However, it will appear in next week's issue. Mr. Hutchinson, the northern representative of Tuskegee ormal college, is in our city this week. Dr. Thea S. Connor, a massage and scientific treatment doctor, arrived in our city to locate here. See adv. elsewhere. Miss Georgia Blackburn has returned home, after a three weeks' visit in St. Louis, Mo., where she was the guest of her uncle, Mr. Z. T. Bush. The High School club met last Sunday afternoon with Mrs. S. Joe Brown. The program was the continued discussion of the second chapter of "The Heir of Slave," by Pickens, led by Mr. M. Humburg. Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, evangelist is conducting a successful revival meeting at the Lee A. M. E. church at Sixteenth and Filmore. Every one is invited. The meeting will continue next week. Rov. M. W. Alexander, pastor of Union Congregational church, who has been away on his vacation for the past two weeks, will arrive in our city Saturday and will preach at the church Sunday. All the members and friends are urged to come out early and give him a royal welcome home. DR. THOMAS S. CONNOR 1512 Walker Street Treats all chronic disease successfully Office hours, 9, a. m. to 3 p. m. Massage and Scientific Treatment The Woman's Aid society met at the home of Mrs. J. W. Campbell, 1228 Center street, and will meet with Mrs. Chas. Ford, 808 Eleventh street, Tuesday night, and all members are requested to be present. NOTICE The regular monthly conclave of King Solomon Commandery, No. 6, Knights Templar, will be held at North Star Masonic temple Thursday evening, August 12th. All members are urged to be present, as the representatives to the Grand Commandery will make their reports at this meeting. By order of S. Joe Brown, E. C. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the kind neighbors and friends who helped us during the illness and death of our mother and sister. (Signed) Messrs. Ocie and Albert Howard. Mrs. Mary Crawford. Mr. John Berger. N. A. A. C. P. At the meeting of the executive committee of the Des Moines branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Monday evening Messrs. Goo, Young and J. H. Woods were elected to membership and plans were discussed for the holding of a membership meeting on Monday, 224 AUG. the nullification of the grandfather clauses of certain southern state constitutions, under which Negro voters have been disfranchised for several years past, the details of which meeting will be announced later. The committee also decided to hold the next and all succeeding meetings at 1058 Fifth street until further notice. The Mary Church Terrell club met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Emerald Mash. A very interesting lesson on Tennyson's Idies was presided over by Miss Adah Hyde. Mrs. Edith Cromley-Strawthers, a former member of club, was a guest. After a dainty luncheon the club adjourned to meet with Mrs. Wade H. McCree at the Thompson hotel Monday evening, August 8th. The Triple H. club met at the residence of Mrs. Fie McRudder, with Mrs. Richard Jones as hostess. After the regular order of business the newly elected officers were installed for the ensuing year. A very interesting paper was read by Mrs. Georgia Blackburn. Subject, "The Relation of the Parent to the School." Discussion of paper was led by Mrs. R. E. Patton, followed by the other members of the club. After a two-course luncheon served by the hostess the club adjourned to meet at 1628 Carpenter avenue with Miss Martha Leffler as hostess, August 10, 1915. REPORT OF LYCEUM Th. Des Moines Negro Lyceum met last Tuesday evening at the home of the president, Miss Mamie James. A large number of members were present. A vocal solo was rendered by Miss Iva McClain, a student at the State university. A piano solo was given by Mr. Malcolm Griffith. A splendid history of the liberty belt was given by Mr. Jesse Graves. An interesting talk about St. Louis was given by Miss Blackburn, who has returned from a three weeks' visit in that city. After the meeting refreshments were served. Next Tuesday the Lyceum meets at the home of Mr. Malcolm Griffith at 828 Thirteenth Street. An original poem will be given by Miss Mamie James and a review of the August Crisis by Miss Valetta London, a former student of East High, and who is now a senior in the liberal art college at the State university. ANNUAL MEETING AT MASON CITY. The nineteenth annual meeting of the International Order of Twelve of Knights and Daughters of Tabor of Iowa will hold their session in Mason City on August 10 to 13. A good program and, a large crowd is expected. THOMPSON HOTEL GUESTS. R. B. Harrison, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reed, Minneapolis; Chas Allen, Ft. Scott, Kans; R. A. Pierson, Greenfield, Iowa; Chas. Frui, Pooria; I. J. Lewis Johnson, Samuel A. Jackson, Geo. L. Connellly, John W Turner, the "Real" quartette of Chicago Ill.; Ira L. Anthony, Kansas City, Mo.; Geo. W. Fenterfield, Chicago, Ill. OLD SETTLERS' PICNIC. The twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Polk county old settlers' picnic was held Thursday at Union park. A fine crowd of about 800 were present. Speeches were made by D. Dr. J. Dulin, H. McCraven, Jeff Logan, the president, R. N. Hyde, Atty. James B. Rush and John L. Thompson. In the athletic contest the following won: Men and boys' running race, Lloyd Jones, Chas. Stewart, L. Bryant, Dr. A. J. Booker, O. Weldon. The girls' running contest winners were Mabel Morgan, Sarah Johnson, Agnes Drew, Mrs. Dr. Booker, Hattie Brown, Lena Brown and Herald Hughes. In the jumping contest Hayes and Bledsoe tied. All the other jumping contests were won by Mr. O. Weldon, a wonderful athlete. Everything went off nicely and harmoniously. ROOMS FOR RENT. I have a good room for rent reasonable. Apply at 937 Fourteenth Street Place. A NEGRO SETTLEMENT. The only Negro colony in the middle west has been organized by Mozart O. L. Coleman and J. W. Hill mrswest of town at Carney, Iowa, the 3rd of April, 1914, with the following persons: Rev. O. L. Coleman, Rev. J. W. Hill, Messrs. Everett Drew, John Malone, A. L. Burrell, Mr. Martin, Isaac Brew, R. J. Davis, Oley Martin, John Thomas, T. L. Stewart, Mr. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson. The colony was started when Rev. J. W. Hill and Rev. O. L. Coleman purchased their property, after which they asked the company to let it be known as a Negro colony, which they did. There are more than fifteen in the colony and others are being encouraged to do the same. Those who have already built their homes are Rev. J. W. Hill, Mr. Martin and Mr. Everett Drew. ODD FELLOWS GRAND LODGE The Thirty-third Annual Session of Jown District Grand Lodge No. 30, G. U. O. of Old Fellows, will be held with Reliance lodge No. 1869 in Keokuk, I-wa, the fourth Tuesday in August, 1915. See bills later Geo. O. Terrell, D. G. M. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1915. Des Moines. Iowa CHICAGO AND DETROIT OBSERVATIONS. For one to observe all they see while in the great cities of Chicago and Detroit it would take many columns to tell it, but thinking that a brief observation of these great cities would not be out of place and next week I will finish my regular traveling observation. In company with my wife and two children we arrived in Chicago on Friday morning, July 16th. This great city, which is now claimed the third city in size in the world, has millions of people of all nationalities upon the face of the globe represented. With her high skyscrapers, her beautiful boulevards, her thousands of miles of paved streets, her great elevated cars, surface cars and subway cars, steam cars and interurbans carrying her millions of people to and from work is indeed a singular sight to the average man who has never seen these great things. It is said that Michigan avenue is one of the finest paved and largest traveled streets by auteurs in the world. Here one sees but little of the color line drawn; most any place you go you can receive attention if you have the money to pay for it. We have in this great city 65,000 colored people. It is claimed that within two square miles in South Chicago there is a population of 25,000 colored people alone and many of them are in business as druggists, merchants, transfer men, barbers, restaurants, hotel, confectioners, newspapers, news stands, cigar stands, dry goods, bankers and undertakers. In fact all the business known in the commercial world, with many professional men. Some of the lawyers are the very best in the country and are so considered by the Cook county bar. Mayor Thompson, newly elected, is a true friend to the race and has given the colored people more important and responsible positions than any mayor Chicago has ever done. It is claimed that there are six colored men appointed as solicitors on the legal department with salaries ranging from $1,800 to $5,000 per year. Rev. A. J. Carey, pastor of the institutional church, has recently received an appointment as adjuster with a salary of $2,000 per year. They have two men in the legislature and one man in the city council. We have many colored people as clerks, bookkeepers, stenographers and elevated train clerks, which undoubtedly shows a great progress that the race is making in the northwest. The state of Illinois is preparing to have their half century celebration of the progress the race is making. Elsewhere you will see a writ of it. The church life of Chicago is active, intelligent and intelligent. We waited eight different cases, namely, A. M. E., Bacchus Congregational, Presiysterian, Episcopal and M. E. The latter is just been built and is a beautiful new structure, called St. Mark's M. E., completely modern and durable. $0,000. They are all well attended and have intelligent pastors. I could not take the space to give in detail some of the facts about these churches, yet I must mention Quin Chapel on Sixty-eight street, the mother of colored churches of Chicago and the third oldest church of any denomination in Chicago. While we were here Saturday morning the ill-fated Eastland met with such a great catastrophe by sinking in the Chicago river, in which nearly a thousand lives were lost. There were several social features and dinners given in our honor. We met several of our Iowa friends while there, among whom were Mr. Fred Hooker and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Weeks, Mrs. Archer, Mr. Hugh Hoskins, formerly of Keoku, Miss Garnet McGhee, student in Provident hospital; George Hudson, Luther Bledsoe, Mr. J. A. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnson, Miss Cecil Harris, Mrs. West, formerly Mrs. Bush of Clinton; Mr. Steele, whose husband was formerly head waiter at the Kirkwood hotel, and Alec Tillery, all formerly of Iowa. In Detroit, which is the metropolis of the great lakes, is a very beautiful city, but her streets run in every angle. However, they are nice. She has some tall buildings and her great ship industry is not surpassed by any American city. It is claimed that the Detroit river is one of the most beautiful, widest and most pictureque rivers in the country. Michigan was celebrating their fiftieth anniversary of the Union Grand Lodge of Freemasons. It was indeed a grand celebration. They gave two boat excursions, one by the commandery, which numbered about 100 in full uniforms and about 500 people on the boat. The next night the Shriners in full regalia with more than 2,000 passengers on the trip. They paraded from their hall to the landing, led by several bands. This celebration closed with a dance at Arcadia music hall, which I scaled to be the finest hall west of New York, in which fully 1,000 people were dancing at one time. The Shriners are the only colored people that can get this hall, I am told. The grand masters and grand secretaries conference was reported last week. It is reported that they had more grand officers assembled at one time than at any other time and we look forward to the Chicago meeting next year surpassing this meeting. Their churches are very beautiful and are pastored by intelligent ministers. We stopped with Mr. Benj. Pelham, one of the oldest families of Detroit. They are well fixed and have a beautiful home. IOWA'S CHOICE FOR DELEGATE. We are indeed glad of the opportunity to present the true likeness of Rev. S. B. Moore, P. E. of the Des Moines district of the A. M. E. church who has been recommended unanimously by the district Sunday school convention recently to be a delegate to the general conference next year, to be held in Philadelphia. REV. O. A. JOHNSON. A former Iowa minister making good in Missouri. The above cut is that of Rev. O. A. Johnson, formerly pastor of the old Burns M. E. church, now the Abursy M. E. of this city, who is now pastor of Clark Chapel M. E. church, 1664 Madison street, Kansas City, Mo. He is visiting several points in Iowa this week. Last week he attended the annual meeting of the K. of P. and preached their annual sermon, which he has done for the past six years. Sunday he preached for Rev. W. L. Lee and left Monday for Osakaloa, Iowa, to attend the Kansas City district conference there. He made a pleasant call at The Bystander office. OBITUARY. Mrs Gussie Fields, who lived in our city until a few weeks ago, who had moved to St. Paul, died Thursday, July 29th. She was taken to Osakaloa for burial in the family cemetery. She was a pioneer settler in Iowa, a Christian woman, a member of Union Congregational church of this city. She leaves Lalah, Maryin and Roy with a host of friends, to mourn her loss. Her husband died many years ago. Mrs. Jane Howard of Keoasquam died July 15, 1915, at the age of 63 years, 6 months and 14 days. She was born January 1, 1852, in Missouri and in 1871 was married to Mr. Sandy Howard of Mississippi. To this union was born thirteen children, all of whom have preceded her except three, namely Lizzie Allen of California and Messrs. Ocie and Albert Howard. Besides her children who mourn her death are a brother, Mr. John Berger of Des Moines, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Bohannan of Springfield, Ill., and Mrs. Mary Crawford of Keoasquam, also one grandchild, Mrs. Ella Jackson, and nephew, Mr. Dan Detwiler, of Fairfield, and a host of friends. Many beautiful flowers were given. SIOUX CITY, IOWA. Mrs. Lemance, a national W. C. T. U. worker, lectured at the A. M. E. church Sunday evening. Miss Doris Thompson will leave the E. E. School to attend the A. M. E. Sunday school picnic. While them she will be the guest of Mrs. OBITUARY. Myrtle Metcalfe. Miss Geraldine Grant and little cousin, Edith Smith, left Saturday evening for Minneapolis for an indie-stay. Mr. Joseph Norris left last week for Minneapolis. He intends to enter into business there. Mrs. Margery Dickerson and Mrs. Fanny Green have returned from Clarinda, where they visited for a few days. Mr. Albert Williams left Saturday evening for Kansas City. Before returning he will visit in Chicago. Mrs. J. W. Hudson and little grand-daughter, Ophelia Hogg, left Monday for Chicago. Mrs. Gilbert Cave, who is seriously ill, is reported to be in about the same condition. The Mt Zion and A. M. E. Sunday school enjoyed an outing last Friday afternoon at Grabbs park. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Mr. Andrew Gray returned home from a weeks vacation in Chicago, accompanied by his son, Delmas, who has been visiting his aunt for the past three weeks. As Chicago was Mr. Gray's former home he visited many new places of interest. Among them was the new Branean Baptist church and the new armory of the Eighth Illinois regiment. He met several former residents of Cedar Rapids, who wish to be remembered to their Cedar Rapids friends. Mrs. Harry Fields gave a picnic at Bever park in honor of her sister, Mrs. Bird, of Denver, Colo. Mrs. Thompson of Muscatine spent a week at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson. Look for your agent about the 10th. Those who promised the collector in the spring to pay up, please be prepared. Mrs. O. B. Cleary of Fifteenth avenue W. entrusted in honor of Miss Esther Smith of Elgin, Ill. Those present were Rev. and Mrs. Cato, Mrs. Lydia Thorpe, Mrs. Mabel Horne, Miss Aurelia Clement and Miss Smith of Elgin, Ill. Miss Smith expects to return to Elgin on Sunday. She reports a good time while in our city. We were very sorry to read of Mr. Eugene Greene of Davenport stabbed and we do hope the wound does not prove serious. The Mt. Zion Baptist school picnicked at Riverside park Thursday. The J. S. Y. club gave an entertainment at the M. Zion Baptist church last Thursday evening. The club did well and the proceeds were for the church. The clubs from time to time have and are doing little favors for the churches and Rev. Northcross never forgets to show his appreciation. Mr. Andrew Gray while playing with his son, Delmas, ran into a post and bruised the side of his face. It is getting along nicely at this writing. Mr. W. E. Fine has been quite ill the past week, but is some better at this writing. We have a class of young men in our city who are always able and willing to help the young men who have not learned the value of a penny. Young men, why not brace up and prepare for rainy day. As long as you have a dollar you have a friend. But your friends are few and far between when your last dollar is spent. Mr. Jesse Spriggs is getting along nicely. Mrs. Aikens was very ill Saturday and Sunday, but is much better now. Miss Mae Terry wishes her friends to know she is handling High Brown toilet articles, manufactured by colored people, for colored people. Mr. John Williams last week for Hot Springs. Ark. We hope he will be much improved in health when he returns home. Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson's friends are glad to see them out, after a long snell of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Searcy are improving their valuable property. Their propstory and a half house and an eight-room room two-story house. What is Best for Indigestion? Mr. A. Robinson of Drumquin, Ontario, has been troubled for years with indigestion, and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets as "the best medicine I ever used." If troubled with indigestion or constipation give them a trial. They are certain to prove beneficial. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price, 25 cents. For sale by all dealers. KEOSAUQUA, IOWA. Rev. Jackson of Mt. Pleasant was called here to preach the funeral of Mrs. Jane Howard. Mr. James South of Keokuk is visiting a few days in our city. Mr. John Berger of Des Moines was called here by the death of his sister, Mrs. Jane Howard. Mrs. Maria Johnson of Des Moines and Mr. Dan F. Detwiller of Fairfield leave for their homes this evening. Mrs. Ella Jackson is visiting at her home town for a while. Mr. Matt Watts, with his Alabama troupe, gave a two night vaudeville and moving picture show at Mr. Will Martin's Lyric theater. Misses Rosalea and Irene Buckner entertained nineteen at a 6' oclock dinner party Sunday evening. A two-course luncheon was served. Mrs. Ben Dickson entertained eighteen at her hose Thursday evening in honor of the out of town guest. Mrs. Liza Shininghouse and daughter entertained at dinner Monday evening Mr. Dan Detwiler, Mrs. Maria Johnson, Miss Geneva Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Josh Johnson, Mr. John Berger and Mrs. Mary Garrett. Ms. Josh Johnson entertained some of her friends at a 5 o'clock dinner Moncyl evening. She also gave another dinner Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Watts. Mr. Henry Martin was in Ottumwa on Saturday, the guest of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Koontz. KEOKUK NEWS Wr. Willey Leroy Taylor visited in Canton, Mo., and Quincy, Ill., Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Rev. D. E. Butler spoke at the Emancipation celebration at Fort Madison on August 4th. In response to invitations sent out by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Tucker of Carthage, Mo., a large number of out of town friends attended their eleventh wedding anniversary celebration Wednesday and Thursday of last week. A number of beautiful bouquets of cut flowers adorned the Tucker home on North Scotfield street, sent by the following Carthage citizens: Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ferris, Mrs. S. P. Martins, Mrs. B. W. Mord, Mrs. B. Brancisck and Mrs. Letha Goins of Kookik. The following delicious menu was served in four courses: Pressed chicken, peas in thimbles, mashed potatoes, pickles, mid-summer salad, olives, wafers, nut bread, coffee, ice cream, cake and candies. A large crowd attended the dancing party at Masonic hall Wednesday evening, July 28th. THE NEGRO'S OFFER. For me, Willie, My son, say it's too cold. The request was made Of a colored lad, Who was just eight years old. The other lad was white, Willie's little neighbor friend, His father thought it too cold For him, although His age was ten. Yes, sir, I'll run to the store, Will you give me a nickel please, In then in his threadbare overcoat, The little fellow squeezed. In less than fifteen minutes, With his package he'd returned, And smiling, thanked the White man for the nickel He had earned. Will you weed my garden, Willie? My son says it's too hot, Willie now was fourteen, And the first request forgot. Yes, sir, I will weed your garden, I'll wear a big straw hat; Do you wear thirty cents Is too much for that? Although the sun was very hot, Willie, worked hard all day, Politely thanked the white man, When he received his pay. Will you be my porter, Willie? I dare not ask my son, Willie now was married; His age was twenty-one. Yes, I'll be your porter, If you will pay enough, The men are getting two dollars A day, that are Digging up at the bluff. I would not be so particular, But I'm trying to buy a home, I do not wish my wife to work, So must pay for it alone; There are many assessments; And taxes now are due, If you'll pay two dollars a day I'll come and work for you. Willie, those men who are Getting two dollars a day, Won must remember, they Are white. If the boss would hire you, There sure would be a fight; Since they organized unions, They won't give your people work, You cannot see the reason; They claim your color shirks. No, Willie, you never shirk, That's something I must say, If you will work for me I'll pay you one dollar and a half a day. Wou will pay it to some one else, My man, I'll not work for you, That would not buy my Clothes and food and Pay for my home too. Ever since I was a boy I've worked too cheap for you; I am a man now and married I've decided that I'm through. No, I'll not be arrested, Because I have no work; Thure's a colored man in town Who knows I never shirk. He has opened a first class Restaurant, and as I came Down that way, He offered me a steady job At two dollars a day. My word is my honor; I had promised and come to see If on the price of porter work We could agree. My wife really objected To me working in a saloon, She says, "You think it's the Negro's place emptying Your spittoons." Now don't be angry, Mr. Smith, the white man never shirk, You can get one for a dollar And a half To do your porter work. Bessie V. Johnson. Miss Ruby Buckner, who has been making Omaha her home for the past year, returned Saturday. The remains of the late Mary Gussie Fields arrived here Sunday morning from St. Paul, accompanied by her children, Miss Lalia, Harold and wife of Chicago, Roy and wife of Des Moines, Mrs. Ada Lovett and daughter, Ethel, of Boone, a sister of St. Paul and Vivian Jones, undertaker, of Des Moines. Funeral services from Shorters A. M. E. church. Interment in Forest cemetery, Rev. H. C. Moorman, o ciating. Mrs. Mabel Green Finley, who fell Saturday, July 23rd, is still suffering with her back and side, but she is able to be around. Mrs. Susie French was called to Centerville on Saturday morning by the death of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Leonard-Lewis. Master Frank Allen has been a sufferer with a toothache. The M. E. district conference and Sunday school convention convenes in this city this week. Rev. H. C. Moorman left Monday morning for the east, called by the illness of his wife. The Ladies' Aid of Wesley chapel served luncheon Thursday night at the home of Willa Thompson. OSKALOQSA, IOWA. (Special to the Bystander). Last Sunday, July 28th, the stewards gave a rally for the benefit of the pastor and quite a sum of money was raised for him. In connection with that the choir gave a program under the direction of Mrs. Henry Hockedy. There were several solos rendered. One by Miss Mabe) Coleamn, one by Miss Rosa Mitchell, and piano by Miss Helen Mitchell, and also accompanied by Mr. Henry Hockedy on the guitar. A nice talk was given by Mr. A. G. Clark and W. W. Henderson, also one by Rev. Moorman, good time prevailed. (Special to the Bystander.) Mr. George Smart and two daughters, Mrs. May Washington and Mrs. Margaret Pope Rault of Chicago are visiting the old homesteads at Burlington, Iowa, and Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, accompanied by Miss Blanche Oliver, also of Chicago, spending a week in Burlington and Mt. Pleasant. There was a grove picnic given in honor of Miss Blanche Oliver there, the guest of Miss James Hicks. Recommends Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. "I never hesitate to recommend Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy," writes Sol Williams, merchant, Jesse, Tenn. "I sell more of it than of any other preparations of like character. I have used it myself and found it gave me more relief than anything else I have ever tried for the same purpose." Obtainable everywhere. MUSCATINE BOUNDHOUSE MUSCATINE ROUNDHOUSE. Mrs. Lizzie Carrie gave a birthday dinner August 1st, which was enjoyed by several friends. Everybody present praised the dinner and the hostess for her treat that she had in store. Several presents were presented. Mrs. Peter Townsley departed to visit in Chicago, also in Michigan. Mrs. Fannie Grooms gave several criquet games last week, which were quite exciting and hard to beat. This is the lady who is a fine entertainer. Who is the lady visitor at Mrs. Jey Thompson's house? Gents, look out. Miss Maud Ousley seems to be the drawing card when en route to the Weeds park band concert. Who can blame them, for she is extra pleasant. There's only one acre of ground between themr. Abram Seabrook's and a widow, so look out what comes next. Two daughters of Mrs. Lloyd departed for Chicago to spend their vacation. What causes so many gents to call at the poor farm? There is a reason. Why? Mrs. Thompson and daughter of W. Third street departed for Ames, Iowa. IOWA CITY, IOWA. Mr. T. McDavis and Rev. B. F. Hubbard attended the grand loja at Cedar Rapids. Both reported a grand win. The Mite Missionary ladies of Bethel A. M. E. church gave a supper July 22, which was a grand success. They cleared a little nest sum of $27.22. Mrs. C. M. Hubbard, president of the Women's Mite Missionary society, attended the Chicago annual Women's Mite Missionary branch at Gary, Ind. En route for home she expects to visit some of her friends in Chicago and Dubuque, Iowa. Mrs. K. Taylor of Chicago, oldest daughter of W. T. Patterson, of Iowa City, Iowa, was brought to Iowa City on July 22 for burial. Miss M. Dicky of Iowa City left Sunday afternoon for Des Moines, where she is expected to remain for about six weeks. NOTICE To all who will attend the North Missouri Baptist association, which will convene at the Pilgrim's Rest Baptist church, Keokuk, Iowa, August 17, 1915, on account of the high cost of living the church has decided to charge the messengers $1 each for meal ticket and badge, visitors $1.50 each. All who expect to attend notify the pastor at once, so that you may be assigned homes, and oblige. J. H. Helm, Pastor, 1819 Bank St., Keokuk, Iowa. ea (mma "pea aa Tm) Dn Or 7 a i iy AFRO-AMERICAN . CULLINGS uevene aeevee Bolivar county, Miss. iw an exclusively Negro town, carved from the virgin forests of hardwood and cane. Isaiah T. Montgomery founded the town 27 years ago. A party of his relatives and {riends braved the panther, bear, wolf and ‘other wild animals which Infested Bollvar county at that time and la bored with him In dragging a survey- ‘or’s chain through tanglewood for the town site. In casting thetr lot at this point the colonists selected what proved the center of the largest cotton producing county tn the world. The soll is black Joam in the higher parts and sticky. dense black land in the lower parts. ‘The loam pulverizes easily and 1s al- most {deal for cotton raising. It also produces pasture crops. The black land te the famous buckshot, which decomes flinty in summer, cracks and forme {itself into clods resembling shot. ‘The population of the town has grown from a amall group to 1,000 in the corporate limits and to 7,000 In the settlement. The business has grown with It, There are 22 stores and shops, Including two drug stores and ‘a photograph gallery. ‘The business of these stores {s considerable and {8 growing. Each year the merchants are compelled to sell on closer margin. but much of the trade which sought nearby towns on account of greater varlety of goods or lower prices made possible by larger stocks or better credit arrangements is pleased to stay ‘at home. The American Express maln- tains an office there, with a Negro’ ‘gent, and {ts business is upward of #500 a month. ‘The railroad station, which 1s op- ‘erated by a Negro, is about the ninth cor tenth in importance between Vicks- burg and Memphis. The commission to the ticket agent amounts to $1,200 a year. ‘Thofe are two licensed physicians, two lawyers and a real estate agent. ‘There are six churches and the value of. thelr property 8 around $17,000. ‘The weak point 1s the school. The enrollment {s more than 300, while the equipment {s Inadequate for 50 pupils. ‘The teachers are poorly pald and the term {8 not more than five months. ‘The Baptist college, which 1s matn- tained by a board of Negro women known as the “Woman's Auxillary,” holds forth in a two-story frame build. Ing and has some little provisions for boarding pupils! but its funds are very slim, The American Missionary asso- lation maintains'a normal and indus ‘trial Institate, The value of fts prop- erty 1s about $4,000 and tt coste-about $2,000: a year. Efforts have been made, but with little success, to erect ‘@ small modern dormitory for boys. ‘The fraternal Insurance societies aro Well reprezented and the treasury department of the Masonic order, whieh handles about $100,000 a year, fe there under the guidance of Charles Banks. ‘The timber industry has been plied ‘since the beginning of the town and still ylelds a neat revenue in logs, fur niture, staves and spokes Other Woods are cut into framing material by the town sawmills. ‘The three gins of the town wrap ‘and tle most of the cotton raised in the community. The crop will yield thle season more than 4,000 bales. ‘The Cumberland ‘Telephone com- pany three years ago installed its sys- tem‘there with a Negro as local man- ager and with’a woman assistant. It has 71 phones in operation. > ool las ‘fon et éue Pe “ett Bt et eter, Bat ‘ai dry > Coll, ‘The two tain r 7 4 oi “need rE as ‘and ost day, ata Brow Mr. M atc eM = tnd = Me e Reed: Chea > Mi = Ms in FY Mr menti positi Mr Pearl Mo. | Pr aj Destl eurvi,, Me a at home visit} at md Mi tives; set fing eh ‘When the late Joshua Ellington's heirs came to settle up bis estate, they found he had obligated himself to pay $200 for a privilege whlch would not have been available to Mr. Ellington ‘until he was one hundred and seven- teen years old. Movelt by speeches of men promt- nent in church and business life of the South, 300 southern men and women, delegates to the World's Christian Bn- eavor convention, in session in Chi- cago, acknowledged brotherhood with the negro race and determined to ex- tend to tt the hand of fellowship. Out of this Idea is to grow the southera extension committee of the Christian’ Endeavor, which Rey, Ira Landrith of Nashville, Tenn., calls tho Deginning of the Interdenominatlonal Union of the Colored People. Doctor Landrith said: We are polos to take the Chris thin Endeavor ‘Into the Negro churches, organize new socteties and help’ millions of blacks to enlighten: ment, God has placed at our door the Frektést “opportunity Yor Christian ‘work that ever came to any missions. ies anywhere,” “The: play fe #0 old,” said Buck Kil ‘py: yesterday: In discussing -one of the current attrictions, that the mag- ‘adinés have reviewed it.’ ‘sidmthe provinee,of Ontario there are, sneluding,xindergartens, aight, schools, ‘high acheols, collegiate tostitutes and nal teore, yeany atte 1 4 8. yearly. attend. “Thee of puplis being 600,000, _, Having scored the attention of the lekpny & man ees ahead and per- foray ble‘ trtok, <ffad ebpertonce of man ia that most (pl the cheery, alatsome home conver- “fetlod ont, reads about relates to the faetabet the malionan was two hours iaiatiand hat meat has again advanced Apipetot. Ce ba northerly coal mine in ite Mhjoue oveed y an Amor? paby at Advent bay, on the ant of Upitzbergen. arin alo bas ite atstine: \t of the camel's in of: being dalam tke ky ‘The exposition to commemorate fifty years’ achievements of the free Negro, held at Richmond, Va., was be cause of the place selected for holding the exposition, of particular interest to the Negroes of the South. But It fs something more than an event of focal importance, for as a uational celebration it Is of interest to all Ne grocs and (o all interested in the progress of the Negro race. Presi dent Wileon has issued a proclama tion in which he says: “As president of the United States I bespeak the active interest of th nation in the exposition and trust that every fact: ty will be extended to che leaders, whose earnest work has made the un: dertaking possible.” Congrers has appropriated $55,000 “to aid tn the promotion and consummation” of the exposition, thus giving to the event a significance which, under private aus: pices, tt might have had difficulty in commanding. Few are the Negroes who can draw. from personal experience, a compre hensive pleture of the progress of the race since It was released from bond: age. Since slavery days two genera tions have been born in freedom. and have accepted freedom as a normal state and nothing to wonder at. To them the statement that n 1860 not ‘more than one Negro in a hundred porsessed himself means nothing, for no Negro who did not actually live un- der slavery can realize that such an Institution actually existed in a coun- try founded on the principle that free. dom is a right and not a privilege. To these new generations this expos! tion should mean a great deal. It should fix in their minds a vision of the progress of the race which no amount of imagining could give them. and it should Inspire them with a de- sire to hand down to their children the traditions of slavery in order that they and succeeding generations may appreciate the blessings of liberty. A “whirlwind” membership eam: afgn was outlined for the provisional organization, colored branch of the Young Women’s Christian association at Indianapolis recently. when 81 members of the breach were present. each of these being made a captain of a team. It was decided to place 100 teams in the fleld with 500 new mem- bers as the objective. Previous to the meeting the clty was districted and each of the teams will be expected to work in a definite section In order that the entire city may be thorough: ly canvassed. ‘The need of an association for eol- ‘ored women: has never been mote ap- arent than today when the rooming house problem {s more serious than at any previous tme In the history of the city. ‘The high cost of living has inereased the cost of board till It is impossible for the working gir! outside of a profession to board and room, thus making cheap rooms desirable, These are usually found in the less desirable Bectlons of the city, and the result ts that the moral standard of the girls and women is being lowered. Those who feel the need of a ¥. W. ©. A. home for the colored women and girls of Indianapolis, whether members of the branch or not, are urged to Join in this campaign and do something for St If nothing more than (o take out @ membership or secure one member. It is up to the Christian people of the colored churches and the clubs. oF. ganized for uplift work to give thelr assistance fn this effort—Indianapolls News. The so-called death watch, with its due (0 nothing more serious than the mysterious ticking at night time, 1s furniture beetle. The larva of this In sect burrows Into the furniture, mak {ng the pin-holes which are often seen {mn old furniture, tee win ata Ga, celebrated” his one hundred and twenty-fourth birthday anniversary a few days ago. He is, so far as is known, the oldest person In Georgia, it not in the United States, He bas papers which establish his age beyond question, and the oldest inhabitants of Floyd county remember that Jerry was a grown-up man when they were tn thelr kiltles. Jerry, the father of forty-four sons and daughters, distinet- ly remembers the war of 1812, and many of the Indian wars, He is now a widower, but has been married three Umes. He 1s well and hearty, but uses a cane when walking. Recent investigations seem. to prove that Bahia, Brazil, 1 the oldest ‘city on the American continent, hav: ing been founded In 1549, or 35 years béfore St, Augustine, Fla, Italian farmtouses need improving, according to the opiniof of the govern: ment, which has offered $7,685 in pre- mlums to be awarded for encouraging the construction of model farm build: inge. * If man‘can get’ ble own consent to make an absurd or preposterous state. ment the probabilities are that the newspapers will print it. ‘Tell'a woman the truth andishe will not only grow indignant, but probably will claim that you, Aare (nsulted ber, Tn the last tow yours Moscow has been increasing in’ pépolation more rapidly than at any time In the century and, if the present rate be continued, St will have: more than 2,000,000 reat dente tn 1920. ! New York s said to have more ‘telephones than Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Holland; Norway and Switzer Jand ‘combined. ne NO man knows’ what It Is to be ich iets Ag AUSTRIANS REPAIRING DESTROYED BRIDGE ' breccia ERE RT ib ; ATE A capa cea ay Pe Se Lo pong ale ae BR RE, ETS ig o™ DU a. pA OY ree | EUR SURO gy fa gece | ~ Bade, eT hal A eet a J ee. oe ie oe bas Ome OS Sa Oo ae oe LAR Ad! croueirenot tare: “neceention Lit Praeregetol ay tare OF SIEGE (f VAN siready. been selsod. by tho. govere satct, batee fay, were: tomato bring Told by United States Mission- aries Who Were on Scene at the Time. BARRICADE THE BUILDINGS Ten Thousand Gared for In the Town In Weeks Before Russians Arrived —Provide Ingenious Defense ‘Asainet Turk Bullete. New York.—Letters from the staff of the American board of commission: fre for foreign alsslons who were In Van, the old Armenian city tn east em ‘Turkey, during the recent trou. blous times, have Just been received at the offices of the board by way of Petrograd, ‘They tell a thrilling story of the last desperate weeks be: fore the Russians arrived, when Turke were determined to crush the Armenians, when the mission prem: isos were crowded with refugees and the houtes tarricaded against shot fand shell. The wite of Dr. Clarence D. Ussher thus tells the story of the siege: “As you know, there has been a Jongatending and well-grounded ais: satisfaction on tho part of the Armo- nians with tho insincerity and. {n- Justice of the ‘Young Turk’ party in power. This feeling has grown strong ince ‘Turkey declared ‘war against Russia six months ago. “This uleRtal: rush -iuto the fray was. a most unpopular ‘move among Moslem and Christian alte, but. its consequences bore most heavily upon the latter, who were pressed Into fervico and then ‘deprived. of thelr firms and foreed to work as day labor- frs without proper food or care. Thow- sands died of tris ani neglect. Punish Rebets, Was Order. “at was small wonder that as many tas possible secured exemption from service or refused to be enlisted, The goverment naturally regarded their course as nothing less than treason, fo when 2 strong governor-general, the brotherinlaw of Enver ley, was. ap pointed to Van, his first concern was {o punish tho rebels. “Three weks ago Inst Friday the military head of this revolutionary fac: tion, with (wo of his companions, was killed” at command of the all, who had sent them to Shaddakth a8 offical pesco commissioners to settlo a ques- ton between the goverment and the rovolutionists. Another prominent Ar- menian leader, a member of parila: ment, was seized and doported to the capital, Apeil 17, the day word. was recolvad of the assassination of the Tevolutionary leader, Ishan, Doctor Ussher and 3. Yarrow (also of the American board) were called. by the yall, who told them plainly that he was determined to crush the rebel: lion it It Involved. the extermination of the whole Armenian population, but that ‘ho would prefer not to. injure ‘the women and childfen. Refure Turkish Guard, “As we proposed to open our prem: {sos to refugees he urged’ placing a guard of 60 Turkish soldiers hero. We fat frat consented to the suggestion, Dut the revolutloniste aald experience had taught them the soldiers could not be trusted. They were unwilling to allow the soldiers to come. We have béon thanleful many times since that. they refused to “do #0, “That evening wo consulted with Signor. Sbardone, ttallan consular agent, the only consul left in the clty to represent our interests and those of other foreigners, It was midnight before. our plans. were mado. ‘That very evening neighbors begun to bring in beds, carpets, boxee and what, at those who realized the altuation con- sidered our premises, those of the Ger- ‘mans and Sbardone's the only safe places “Tho next day wat Sunday, and we had earch services ax usual, but al day 1gng the streamie of people poured through the'gates. Men, women and “children were loadéd with their house- ‘old effects, The rich: hired “hanaals: to: bring piles of ‘bedding and beauti: fully polished cheate of clothing, and EAGLE FIGHTS FOR YOUNG Quperior Deadlines of the “Female ‘of the Species” Ie Demonstrated in Califorala, Morced, Cal_—Willlam Barcroft, and ‘Mapuel Thomas retarned from Pleaa- ‘ant Valley converted to Kipling’s theory of the superior deadiiness of fata terrae test wits a aot oa teri mother epee for sa hour and a half) 600 PLAN LIKE BUILDER IOWA STATE BYSTANDER G DESTROYED BRIDGE etl idk Pe 1s das i ieee ‘4 Fa. aha ; See Sa eet at ae | "4 me iC ae no AR is 9 lagen eae ite eV: che. Belen Euan oe brisgen treasures of bare necessities. Lit tle donkeys brought in large sacks of four and wheat, Hay Obtained for the Cattle. “Most of the horses In the city had already been selzed by the govern: ment, but a few were found to bring hay for the cows, which bad to be put fn the basement of our old scliool building as our small stable was full. We have had such a rainy spring that the ground was too wet to store goods outside 80 we packed the basements of our new school buildings trom floor to celllig with boxes, bedding and bags of wheat and flour, reserving all rooms above for the people we krow would need them, “Before we had dressed Monday we had had applications for rooms from halt a dozen families and by night we in our houses had a regular hotel of more than seventy people, while attle, wood room and halls were piled with goods of every description. “Our family are all together In the middle bedroom, which {s barricaded by a wall of large olf cans filled with earth. This shuts out most of the sunlight, but the windows are down from the top. and with three open doors we ‘can get good ventilation. ‘The sitting room whidows ase pro- tected by bags of flour piled up on the wide siila and a triple hanging of heavy blankets across the bay win- dows to keep out the stray bullets, Bullet Holes in the Walls. “The need of such protection Is evt- denced by the many broken tiles on our roof, and forty or more bullet holes in’ the walls and the broken windows through which four balls have entered our living rooms, Some: UUmes the air hums with the constant ftying of bullets over and through the Premises, and it is a miracle that 80 few have been hurt. It was an ex: elting moment when an unexpected cannon :ball ‘struck the wall. of our house only ten inches above the head of the mayor's wife, who was outside the study door, and fell harmless at her feet. The same morning another eannon ball fell into the stable yard ‘a few feet from where Neville (Dr. Petrograd,—In an interview with a correspondent @ Russian general who fought in the Galfclan battles has Just explained the German plan of cam paign which has resulted so success fully this summer, He said the Germans plan battles as builders plan houses. A bullder gets together his blue prints and his estimates, engages a sufficlont number ‘of workmen and a certain quantity of material and sets to work. He d esn't try to bulld @ bigger house than he has materials or labor for. Of course. aceldents or bankruptey may prevent the execution of the plan. Similarly the Germans plan that a certain thipg shall be done; they bring up the necessary soldiers and the necessary gun’, shells and bullets, with a margin for miscalculation, but no imore and never less. They may, through accident or mis calculation, fall. But they never start fighting on’ the principle of doing the best with the men and shells they have. ‘To revert to the houso parallel: ‘The house may collapse during con: struction, owing to @ mistake. But the buflders will not decide suddenly that they have not enough material and dock the house off one story, nor will they abandon the house hhalt bullt, because of lack ‘of work- ‘men or materiel. They know what they want to do, The battle planned ‘and prepared for months in advance {8 a precise work. ‘The whole eastern campaign shows this, When the Germans won at Tan- nenberg they, planned the march on the Lower ‘Vistula, which ended near Warsaw. Hardly hed they retreated when they tried’ new vast and cleat cut operation trom Thorn. When that stagnated on the Brura they were preparing the battle of the Masurian lakes, which was a’ great victory, and examine an serie and found the whole family, tathor and: mother eagle and two enslets, at home. After shooting 899 iling ihe male ta sell protection ‘Thomas’ soled” forces with’ Barcroft ‘egainst the beak and talon attack of {he infuriated mother bird iAtter'an’ exhadsting confict ‘they tmhhaged to grab lier by the:neck and (pull her talona trom the flesh’ of Bar- ‘croft'e/arms, which-are'very much cut and scratched. - ae ‘lsat 0 alana sue Dies pasa Ussher's son) was standing. He brought the empty abell in, still warm to show us, “The benches from the chusch and seats from the school rooms have been removed to make tloor space, Many ‘aro huddled n the low dark basement of the church; the audience room and galleries are crowded. ‘The schools are filled oven to the hallways. The hospital 1s considered ordinarily to be full If it has 50 patients, now 140 ‘are under {ts roof. There aro a east 5,000 refugees on our premises fand as many more in the noar vicina ity. The German compound resem bles ours and Sbardone feeds between thirty and forty at his table. How Armenians Make Ammunition. The Armenians have shown won dorful ingenulty In making sunpow dor, dynamite bombs and serviceable bulicts, ‘They make a mortar to throw bombs, and now are at work on fou ‘cannon, the only weapons the Turks hhave which they have not. I visited thelr cartridge factory last week. It was most Interesting to see the proc ‘ees from the start, when disks o “copper were cut trom plates, to the tin ished product of a polished cartridge with even English lettering on the gud, Everything was handmade, but between 2,009 and 3,000 cartridges ts tho daily output. “| never imagined that 1 coult be so faterested in munitions of war, hope so fervently that the revolution {sts should win, but {t is now # ques tion of saving the remnant of the peo ple from massacre and starvation, o defending thelr lives and homes from Hendish cruelty, and we exult over every advance of the little band and pray that In some way permanent ely may come to them. ‘After three weeks of fighting tn the city the Armenians have the ad vantage. But in the defenseless vil lages the story is very different. It Ig wholesale and systematic massacre of ag many as possible and the taking of many prisoners and sending them later to the head of the revolutionsts to be fed. In this way starvation wil finish the slaughter. “From the first the most of our refw: gees wero villagers, some from many miles away, When our premises could hold no more the houses near by and protected by the positions held by the revolutioniste were filled. It 1s ‘estimated that at least 10,000 fugitives fare being fed in the gardens. It Is Impossible to do Justice to their con- dition, Fleeting without time to col lect thetr food, they come to us rag ged, barefoot. hungry and sick from exposure and fear. “Many of the regular Turkish sol diers are averse to butchery, so the vall has promised plunder and glory to the lawless Kurds, who are nothing oath to do his will. One morning 40 women and children, dying or wounded from Turkish bullets, were brought to our hospital. Little ones crying pltitully for their mothers, who were killed while fleeing, and moth: ers mourning for their chitdren whom they had to leave behind on the plains. Some of our orphan girls ask us if God will forgive them.tor leaving one child thus when as they were carry: ing one and leading another they could not manage the third. 1 could tell you stories which would simply break your hearts, but it is neediess to harrow your feolings.” hardly was over when they were send Ing their armfes south to assault the Dunajee. “The Germans, in short,” said the general, “never start fighting on the principle that would make them say we have so many men, so many gubs let us have a shot at the foe and do ‘im as much harm as we can with these men and guns. They plan the shot first, see that they have the. men and guns to execute the plan, and do not touch a plan which is from the first plainly beyond thelr strength, “Thus, they never once tried to crush our army as a whole. ‘That ts beyond them. Even admitting their technical superiority and good munt tion supply, they would want, im order to crush us by one operation. at least ag many mien as we have. ‘Their way {s to plan relatively small operations whieh attack only one section of out front, tn the hope of destroying this section before we can strengthen It “The battle of the Dunajec shows that tho enemy planned to take these lines and to reach the San. He Prepared everything for this, and fomething over, but did not intend to march straight to Lemberg. When hhe reached the San he had to stop— apart from our attempts to counter attack. “Then he brought up, no doubt, shells, food and men for bis next op eration, He treated the next opera ton asa solfcontained thing, and until It succeeded or failed he would attempt no more. Also he will not attempt a modified plav. If he feels too weak he will try something new, which, according to his judgment, ts within hie streneth,” Band Leader at Seven, Munele, Ind—At the concert giver in the town hall at Eaton a few nights ‘ago by the Garrett Boys’ band, which {a to play at the National G. A. R ‘encampment in Washington, D.C, in September, the director was Paul Gar. rett, neven years:old. The boy, who is © son of E. W. Garrett, organizer and general manager of the band, {san accomplished musician and’ direc tor notwithstanding he ‘s in years Uttle more than a baby. Wn, the eagto and her young ones to town for exhibition. ‘Twelve, He ‘Landa Bie’ inks. Couderay, Wis—William’ Milner's {wolveyesr-old: son holds the cham Plonahlp tn: Sawyer county for having caught ‘the largest’ tmoskellinge, of record.» ‘The fish: welghed 46. poynen snd was landed” by: the. boy’ nile fishing all sloné ta Mitner's lake ‘hent the Milner home, near’ Raat, The ‘father wit! bave ha! ay boy's tather “Wil! have. ghe'! fas British Arsenal at Woolwich Is Immense Plant. Munitions of War Belng Turned Out We enormove Quantities to SUPBIY orces Engaged in France ee eS ai: | When “Good Queen Bess.” In Ti” decided tg establish a store of arms eegtuemor at the old Tower House. a srviston In Woolwich Warren, adfoln ine the then boggy and unhealthy | marshes of Plumstead, she ttle Thought that by. 80 doing the Was Tounting. Britain's greatest arsenal [whch 20 scars later woud be gin a ont to, 30,000, men, earning ove’than $500,000 a week for making Tmanitions of war for the greatest C00: flct the world bas ever seen. ‘That amall_armory_at the Tower house: however, was the origin of th Wootwien arsenal of flay, which coF reei0 acres, and where uns of all Sires, every form of military A500, thon ancl! torpedors, cartridges, Bu lets, war signals, life-saving rockets, and high explosives are manufactured Even In tue breone days, however Wwootwich gured.largels_tn_miltars istry, Tt was, Prinee Rupert, WR MStected the Warren. with batteries In Charies It's reign, and other fort featlons, whlch have now dleappeared, were added by that king's alceessor The Duten several tines. chrentened tie docksards at Wootwich anda Chatam, white at the end of the sev Fentents century ro. French peta [Meera were captured. off Woolwich iCis obvious that the secrets of the ‘arsenal are. most. Jealounly guarded Fectieutarly at the present time. Io feed, the government, since the wa broke out. has adopted the precaution ‘of recalling all text-books about. the arsenal although in pence times, when the average number of men employed there fs about 14,00, visitors of Brit {ah nationally, desirous of seeing the areenal, nay do 80. by obtaining fan order from the wer off. Tt might be. mentioned, however, that among the most effective. gun manufactured at Woolwich are. the famous sixinch, bowitzers of which the French speak so highly, while on of the atest timesaving ideas Ist fip military. wagons. bodtly. in. hug fanke of point and hang them up t oy. Woolwich arsenal is really divided Into three great departments, calle respectively the Royal Gun factories the Royal Carriage department an the Royal laboratory. It tein the lat ‘ter that every kind of experiment I “made with explosives, and where of fers and solders learn their use ant effectiveness, while inthe gun fac “terles, whch are filed with machinery “of the est and most modern kind guns of all sizes are manufactured fot the army and tested over the exten five practice ranges which were fo Torly the Plamstead warshes ‘Avart. trom the actual. workshops there are various Importaat, milan establishments at Woolwich, Ther is the Artiiery college, for instance Thich giver spect training to off cers of the Moral Artilery In orde to ae them for appointments. tn th manufacturing departments. of th arsenal, Then there fg. the. Royal Military academs, the oldest militar school nthe. kingdom, ‘where met estined for the Royal. Arties 0 Royal Engineers begin their training |The Royal dockyards at Woulwie was closed neatly, fity vears ago. but Ie continues to Be used a6 8 militar “store depot, and tt Ia interesting to note that It was te first an for ter tong the princnal, dockyard Inthe ‘Aingdom, "The Great Marty was bolt there. in1502, the Roval George, I 1751, the Galatea. in 1859, and. mor {han 200-other ships, And the curious may spend many an interesting. hout tn the Rotunda museum, which ‘con tains the nest collection of military ‘antigultioe aad Ghana ne BELT VAULT FOR THE BATHER Does Away With: the Necessity of | Leaving Jewelry and Other Valu. thier Ina Locker Made large enough so that tt may be sed "to carry” cigarettes and matches, of personal Jewelry, includ Ing a man‘esize watch, u watertigse aI ane ) en \\// em Poe ly ye Sap iA | ‘Belt Vault for Bathere and Fishers. caso fed. to a canvan belt that Straps about the body has beon dee vised for bathers, Ite use_preciodce the thett of money or other thloes at value ‘whieh othervise: would Bevien in a locker.—Popular Mechanics. a Margella—Mr. Beanbrough had ‘« rude awakening. Waverly—What 0 you meant Marcella-—He thought Penelope was amiling at him. : yea" “When in reality she was siving him the laugh.” Naturally, "Bo the catch of the season’ has gone off and got married." |. | ; cree La me er interes cael of ‘mourning “the, allen. wore ‘mourning when all the ‘bellow. wore “Periscope” Is Latest Aid to the Surgeon, Ingenious Contrivance by Which Man's Interlor May Be Viewed Without the Risk and Delay of Serious Operation. Nowadays when the physician ts called to examine @ person who has something serlouely Wrong with the stomach he takes a look at the inside fof that organ before deciding whether {tis necessary to perform an operation or tot, To sce the inelde of thy ‘stomach he makes use of « ministry ‘periscope, similar in everything but ge to that through whieh the com mander of a submarine gets bis bean ea ‘This Instrument in tts perfected form is described and Mlustrated by the Electrical Experimenter. It is 4 metal tube of small caliber containing EY arrangement of mireera and leas I Ze \ 4 ie Jee \\ ee) and having a small electric light at the end. ‘This is pushed down the throat of the patient. ‘The light is turned on and the instrument fs moved about until every part of the inver surface bas been examined. ‘The mirrors and lighting arrange ‘ment leave enough space in the tubs for fine scalpels and forceps and sels sore to be passed down through it ‘Thus the surgeon {s able sometimes to perform delicate operations through the tube and without cutting into the patlent’s abdomen. ‘To the outer end of the instrument rubber bulbs are at: tached, and these are used for vatl ous purposes according to the needs of the case. i a ea During the last few months the sud marine cables have been purticularly busy carrying secret messages be tween the various governments, Every government has its own particular lorms of cipher specially composed for it by experts, The elpher is, however, only a d&fective method of securing secrecy, none having yet been concocted to bame the cipher une raveller. During the Spanish-Amer!- can war the Americans appeared to the Spanish to be pecullarly lax in al- lowing a certain cable used by them to remain unchecked. ‘They poured cipher messages through. and they were duly received and acknowledged by thelr agents, ‘The senders and re- cipients little dreamt that every mes- Sage sent to the cable passed first through American hands and was read by them. ‘The supposed secret mes- sages led to operations that, to the surprise of the Spanish, were foiled in a disastrous manner. To Translate Old. Book on Texas. ‘The only existing copy of “Texas in he Year of 1848," written in German, by Vietor Bracht, one of the early Ger man settlers, who came to Texas In 1845, was loaned to R. P. Bracht, som of the author of the book, by the state brary. Mr. Bracht, says the San An- tonto Light, wishes to have a transla tion made, Victor Fracht came to Texas In 1845 with the Prince Solme-Braunfels col ony to New Braunfels, apd it Is of this early period that the book Is written. It tells of the life among the colonists ‘and the opinion of the new land. Mr. Brecht was living fn Mexico when Maximilian was emperor and knew that unfortunate ruler and bis unbappy wite, Starting Trouble. Mrs, Flatbush—Do you know, Jobm sometimes you. remind me of Nap” leon? Mr, Flatbush—Oh, thank you, deat, you're quite eomplitestary this Bert ing. “it ts when you aré away trom home that you remind me of Napoleot, John" “Why then, deat?” “Because It ts said shat’ Napoleon's handwriting’ was no’ bad that often D® could not decipher it himself.” ‘ rt siiesilah: Untichas eikitenindl:. ck It,has been fourd that the’asb & tthe seaweed collected on-the shore of Manila bay in ‘Tondo, yields 15 Pt cent of' potash. ‘This discovery bay ‘aroused: considerable, jnterest, o¥!08 {6 the war time soarclty of ant available, but jt is known ins ge ‘way thet it {s.ebundant. | Exploration ‘and. further experimentation will conducted, by. the government.‘ A Long-Range. 1 gs “Madam, could you gimme aay, clothes? 1 am looking for Wé othe You 101 ooking tor, wot What Se) that, mua?” 3 ch ate of sola opera The KITCHEN CABINET Our whole life is a story more or less intelligible—generally less—but we shall read it by a clearer light when it is ended.—Dickens. SEASONABLE FOODS. A most delightful luncheon dish which may be used as a dessert or as delightful luncheon dish be used as a dessert or as a cake is this. Hollow out six sponge cakes or cup cakes and mix with the crumbs a few broken nuts whipped cream chopped a pinch of salt and eight chopped marshmallow ineries with a tablespoonful of the cordial. Fill the cakes and garnish the cake is this. Hollow out a cup and crack cup cakes and mix with the crumbs a few broken nuts, whipped cream, sweetened and flavored, a pinch of salt and eight chopped maraschinocheries with a tablespoonful of the cordial. Fill the cakes and garnish the top with whipped cream and a cherry. Serve on glass plates with a paper dolly under the cake. **Chicken and Eggplant**-Take three cupfuls of stock and three small egg plants, a half cupful of cooked chicken and a half cupful of bread crumbs, one egg, two tablespoonfuls of butter, one tablespoonful of flour, two tablespoonfuls of orange juice and one of lemon juice, a little grated onion and salt and pepper. Cover the eggplant with boiling water and cook, covered. 20 minutes. Cut in two and scoop out the inside, leaving the shell thick enough to hold its shape. Cook the crumbs with one-half cupful of stock, add the chicken, chopped into pieces, and butter, a beaten egg and seasoning. Fill the shells and make 4 minutes, beating with stock and orange juice. Melt the remaining butter, add flour and brown, when smooth add the stock. Stir until thick and serve highly seasoned with the egg plant. Chicken au Gratin—Take a cupful of cold chicken cuckoo, one-half cupful of grated cheese, four tablespoonful of cooked rice, one cupful of tomato sauce, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Cut the chicken into small bits. Butter a baking dish, place a layer of chicken at the bottom, then a layer of cooked rice. Pour some tomato sauce over this, sprinkle with bread crumbs, grated cheese and salt and pepper. Repeat this until the dish is full, having the last layer of bread crumbs. Place in a hot oven to brown. Colocannon—Take six cupfuls of boiled cabbage, three of mashed potatoes, half cupful of butter, salt, pepper and a cupful of milk. Mix all together, put into a buttered baking dish and bake for three-quarters of an hour in a moderate oven. Serve hot. The bravest battle that ever was fought. Shall I tell you where and when? On the maps of the world you will find It was fought by the mothers of men. DAINTY SEASONABLE DISPES. When one wishes to serve a fruit cocktail a little unusual in combina- to serve a fruit unusual in combination try this. Use a French puff cutter and cut out balls of milk or the pink portion of watermelon or a mixture of musk and water-melon could be used if so a French pâtate cutter and cut out balls of the pink edible portion of watermelon or a mixture of musk and water-melon could be used if so liked. Then pour over these rosy balls a sauce of orange juice or other combinations of juices which will occur to one serve in sherbet cups. This is an especially attractive dish and one which will be caloured by all. Of course the melon should be well chilled; it is best to pack the balls in ice after preparing them and serve well chilled. Venison Heart—This sounds out of season, but is perfectly allowable by law. Take three veal hearts, trim and wash well; slice in uniform sizes and roll in salted flour. Fry four slices of bacon to a crisp brown, take out the bacon and add a small sliced onion to the fat; when the onion is a light yellow add the heart slices and fry to a rich brown. Heat a casserole and lay in the browned meat, add to the fat in the pan a cupful of soup stock, one-half a red pepper, a half a bay leaf, a clove of garlic and a teaspoonful of salt; cook covered for two hours. Five minutes before serving add the bacon. Serve with new potatoes and spices. Spanish Pork Pet-Scrub and boll two pieces of homecomb tricep; boil two waters until nearly tender. Add to the last water a small knuckle of veal, a piece of chill pepper (red hot), three whole cloves, two bay leaves, a pinch of marjoram andage, salt, pepper and a clove of garlic pounded to a paste. While this is cooking, boll dried lima beans until tender, drain and add to the tripe. How Baseball Follows the Flag Ten years ago, says the Penama Star and Herald, the small boys of the Canal zone played at bull fighting. Now they have lost their ambition to become slayers of bulls and want to become great baseball players. The national game has followed the flag, conquering the brutal sports that preceded it. The Panamanian boy has even translated baseball slang into Spanish, according to the Herald. At a recent game, it says, "we heard a Pana- Ever Eat "Pond Fowl"! Since we have become so closely allied with France there have not been so many jokes about "Frog eters," remarks the London Chronicle. Our own Canadian brethren, who have been sighting so strenuously in Flanders, are themselves, great frog eaters, and should the French ever offer them this delicacy they will find that our Canadians will gobble them up with no small relish. The taste for dogs' legs is not confined to the Canadian but has been Thicken the gravy and pour over all. Fried Eggplant—Cut peeled eggplant into one-fourth inch slices. Press to remove some of the juice by placing the slices under a weight. Dust with salt and pepper and dip in a thin fritter batter; then fry a golden brown in hot fat. SWEET CORN DISHES. The dish which is said to have origi- nated with the Indians and is called squaw dish is good enough for any table. Put sweet, fat salt pork in a frying pan or butter, then turn in a half dozen ears of tender sweet corn, cut squaw owl is good on one any tale. but a fat salt pork in a frying pan or butter is better, and turn in a half dozen ears of tender sweet corn cut from the cob. Cook and stir until well incorporated with the butter, then cover and steam until thoroughly cooked. Salt well and serve piping hot. There will never be enough. Corn Chowder.-Cut three slices of fat, salt pork into cubes and fry them out in a saucepan. In this fat fry some sliced onions, and when ready add a few potatoes sliced and sufficient corn to serve the family. Cook in boiling water to cover, season with salt and add a pike or scalloped milk and a few milk crackers, soaked in boiling water and drained. Serve hot with a cracker on top of each soup plate or bowl. Corn Fritters.—Remove the corn from the cob, beat an egg and add the corn and its juice, beating all the time. When well blended stir in a quarter of a cupful of milk, a tablespoonful of melted butter and flour to make a drop batter. Season with salt and pepper and fry by soaking in hot fat. Serve hot from the pan. Corn Soup.—Remove the corn from the cob and put the cobs into a gallon of boiling water and let them cook until the water is reduced to three quarts. Then remove them and put in the corn. Cook until soft enough to be pressed through a sieve and season liberally with salt and pepper. Cook together three tablespoonfuls each of flour and butter, and stir it gradually a pint of rich milk. Remove from the heat and add two well-beaten eggs and a half cupful of whipped cream. SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Squeeze out and strain the juice of six good oranges. Add sugar and for half an hour skimming often. Take from the fire and turn into a bowl. Pour milk gradually beating all the time, upon a warm custard made of the yolks of five eggs and two cupfuls of milk and a quarter of a cup sugar and for half an hour skimming often Take from the fire and turn into bowl. When turnbowl, pour gradually, beating all the time, upon a warm custard made of the yolks of five eggs and two cupfuls of milk and a quarter of a cupful of sugar. Beat steadily five minutes, turn into a glass bowl and cover with the whites of the eggs, beaten stiff and mixed with five tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Chill before serving. Kornettes—Take three-fourths of a cupful of popped corn, a tablespoonful of soft butter, the white of one egg and a third of a cupful of sugar, a dash of salt and a half teaspoonful of vanilla, blanched and chopped almonds and cherries. Add the butter to the corn, beat the egg and add the sugar, combine the mixtures and add salt and vanilla. Drop on well-buttered sheet and shape in a flat cake, using a knife dipped in cold water to spread; sprinkle with almonds and cherries and bake in a slow oven until brown. Egg Biscuit—Sift together one quart of flour and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Rub into this two tablespoonful of butter. Add two well-beaten eggs, one teaspoonful of sugar and a teaspoonful of salt. Mix together with a cupful of milk, roll and cut into biscuit and bake in a quick oven 20 minutes. Graham Health Bread—Dissolve a yeast cake in half a cupful of water with one teaspoonful of sugar. Add four cupfuls of graham and two of white flour, a teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of olive oil, one-half cupful of New Orleans molasses, one half cupful of figs, cut thin and floured and one quart of lukewarm water. Mix and beat hard with a spoon for three minutes, then keep in a warm place over night. Grease three bread tins and fill with the sponge, again to rise in a warm place and when risen bake 40 minutes in a moderate oven. Nellie Maxwell manian boy say in Spanish: "Bunt, man, bunt, now is the time to bunt. The boy was right and the batter did it. No boy ever got more joy and excitement out of the death of a bull than that boy did out of that bunt"—The Outlook. System. "Dasher belongs to a great many lodges, doesn't he?" "Yes, indeed; he has to use a card index system to keep track of the passwords."—Puck. caired by English Canadians, and even by Scotch Canadians, who, as a rule are more conservative in regard to food. In Canada, however, frogs are not always bluntly styled "Frogs" on the menu card. The euphonious name for the delicacy in many dining halls is "Pond Fowl." Some Fighters. "Women ought to have the vote when they can't fight." "Can't fight. Have you ever seen them come up in the marshal." NEARS CENTURY IS STARTING ON A NEW CAREER A. Maynard Lyon, Possessor of Millions and of Mental Vigor and Ambition. WOULD WRITE "THE" ANTHEM Declares He Would. Rather Win Recognition as a Successful Author Than Own All of New York City. New York.—The average person who, being ninety-seven years old, owned real estate and securities worth several millions, besides a city home in New York and country homes in New York, Mermont and England, probably would feel that he had earned a rest and would not be seeking a new interest. But that is not the way A. Maynard Lyon looks at it, and he is ninety-seven years old and is the owner of an estate of the character indicated above. In his ninety-seventh year he aspires to be a writer, especially of serious songs. "I am starting out fresh on a new career," Mr. Lyon said to a reporter for the New York World. "To crown my life by the composition of a National hymn that will be accounted great and accepted by the people of the United States and to write a book is my present ambition. I intend to put in this summer in my country home in striving for this great triumph of writing the anthem. "Never in my life have I felt an ambition as much enthusiasm as I do love and never have I found it possible to get so much out of life. I have always had an ambition to be a writer. I love to write poems and to have them set to music. I would rather make a success as an author than own all the real estate and stocks and bonds in New York. Full of Verse. "I can write better now than ever before. It seems to me that more thoughts that can be made into verse crowd into my mind than when I was a much younger man. I do not feel that my work in this world is anywhere near completed. Living is sweeter to me now than ever before. "Sometimes when a time is occurred north where at mid-memorandum of it." The songs Mr. Lyon has already had published are a "Universal Patrolite Anthem," for which Warren R. Hedden and C. G. Petruske composed the music, and "I Wandered Here and There Among the Vales," which was adapted to the music to Beethoven's "Funeral March." While Mr. Lyon has returned from his literary work to look after his material affairs. He does not look a day over READS JUDGE'S MIND: FREED C What is believed to be the most remarkable exhibition of clairvoyant powers ever demonstrated was witnessed at a hearing in the court of general sessions, New York, before Judge Rosalsky, who was presiding. Prof. Bert Reese had been convicted by a magistrate as a fortune teller and had appealed against his conviction. To prove that he was not a faker but a scientist, the professor volunteered to give a demonstration in court. The judge wrote the questions, "What was the ruling in the Shelley case?" "How much money have I in the ____ bank?" and "What is the name of my favorite schoolteacher?" The demonstrator not only told what the questions were, but informed his honor that $15 was in the bank to his credit and that his favorite schoolteacher was Miss O'Connor. Reese has given many exhibitions before the crowned heads of Europe and some of the world's greatest scientists. Thomas A. Edison has tried vainly to solve the secret of his powers. He says that the questions and answers flash themselves on his mind without any effort on his part. OLDEST DAUGHTER BEST WIFE Child Welfare Expert Says He Always Advices Young Men to Wed Eldest Girl in Family. San Francisco—Ninety per cent children are the product of 90 per parent, and the instruction given and the example set children by parents shapes their lives. Dr. G. Hardy Clark of Waterloo, Ia., told his listeners at the child welfare meeting at the Panama Pacific exposition. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE Launching of the newest American torpedo-boat destroyer, the Conyngham, at the Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia, and little Miss Anna Conyngham Launching of the newest American torpedo-boat destroyer, the Conyngham, at the Cramps shipyards, Philadelphia, and little Miss Anna Conyngham Stevens, who was sponsor for the vessel. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER NEW U. S. TORPEDO Launching of the newest American ham, at the Cramps shipyards, Philadel Stevens, who was sponsor for the ves slxy. He walks with agility and often reads without the aid of glasses. At a recent reception he was one of at the reception desk. It was delayed up until the early morning. Green Mountain Boy. Mr. Lyon was born at Brandon, VT., in the shadow of the Green mountains, on August 29, 1818. After going through high school he became a clerk in the village store. A couple of years later he came to New York, reaching without a cent. "But I have never been without a cent since," he said. He got employment with John R. Pitkin, a realty dealer. In 1845 the legislature was considering the enactment of laws governing manufacturing in New York. Mr. Pitkin called a meeting of real estate men and manufacturers to determine how to work with the legislature to the end that the proposed laws might aid in the development of the metropolis. Mr. Pitkin not only insisted upon Lyon attending the meeting, but made him a citizen. Lyon was then only twenty-seven. Furthermore, the meeting intrusted him with the ask of keeping in touch with the new legislation, and it is said that his influence in its final shaping was very great. In Business for Himself. Mr. Lyon went into business for himself in 1851. William B. Actor, J. A. Jaster, and men of that class highly valued his judgment in real estate matters. Mr. Lyon constructed the St. Augustine and Hallifax River railroad between St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla., and was its president and controlling stockholder for many years. When the American Bible society in 1851 decided to build Mr. Lyon was made a member of the building company and he selected a site, and he has been a director of the society ever since. He has been active for many years in the Society for Improving the Condition of the Poor and for many years was its manager. In 1854 he became a director of the Northwestern dispensary at Ninth avenue and Thirty-sixth street and has served in that capacity ever since and for many years was its president. He was a member of the New York city union defense committee to disburse $3,500,000 to families of Union soldiers. For many years he was an officer of Forty-second street a Presbyterian church. Larry was an underwriter in school in which business he continued until his ninety-second year. Although Mr. Lyon's wife is an ardent arouspit, he has not yet been converted to the cause. He believes, with the antis, that "a woman's place is in the home." Nevertheless, he admitted while his wife looked on with twinkling eyes that he has not yet decided how to vote on the suffrage amendment, but that he "might vote for it, after all." No Hard and Fast Rules. Mr. Lyon has no hard and fast rules for longevity. "I have just lived the normal life that would suggest itself to any right-minded man," he said. "I eat three meals a day; I don't smoke; I drink a little wine occasionally on my doctor's orders; I don't chew tobacco and never did, but I used to smoke moderately up to the panic of 1907. I eat always plain food, have drunk tea and coffee, and like oatmeal for breakfast. I was always fond of coffee, and now, and though I have never been troubled with indigestion the doctor thought it was not good for me, and now I am under orders to drink it but once a week. "I walk at least half a mile every day and feel better for it. I am very fond of the open air and country life, as you may assume from the fact that I have three country homes—one at Nassau, N. Y.; one, Peterborough house, at Harrow, England, and one in my birthplace, Brandon, Vt, where I intend to spend the summer. Up there I mean to get down to work on my national anthem. "On my last trip abroad I was elected a member of the Authors' club in London. While on that trip, lasting "I am always advising young men to marry the oldest girl in the family." Doctor Clark said, "because younger children usually get waited on by their elders, and therefore the oldest sister shoulders responsibility, and responsibility makes character." During the first five years of a child's life, he said, the actions and teachings of parents determine large portions of a child's life. He said the actions so much harm by careless conduct before children. "The man who comes home and Mr. Lyon heard his songs sung by Mme. Hurst on the Olympie on his way back. Besides the poems mentioned, he has written "The Inspiring Songs" and "The Tolling Bell" and hymns published in religious periodicals. LIVE BABY IN A THESIS Used by Two Girl Graduates of Normal School as Subject of Address. Pittsburgh, Kan.—A baby girl, five months old, weighing ten pounds, and so handicapped physically that she could not crawl and even could not cry, furnished the subject for a graduation thesis for each of two girl members of the 1915 class at the State Manual Training Normal. Four months ago Miss Georgia Lee Howard of Parsons and Miss Hattie Farmer of Erie, looking for subjects from which to work out their thesis, found the baby in a home which could not afford to give her proper attention. The senior girls took the infant in charge and every day for four months she was a guest at the home economics department, the girls put "Lucy" on a diet, giving her lime water for the strengthening of the bones, sterilized water, fruit juice for the blood and a modified solution of milk. On commencement day "Lucy," nine months old, looked like an ordinary healthy baby and acted like one. The doctor says the girls saved the life of "Lucy." Fisherwoman at Sixty-Two. Indianapolis, Ind.-Miss S. D. Wallace of Marion county her annual fishing and hunting license at the office of Eugene C. Shireman, state commissioner of fisheries and game. Miss Wallace is sixty-two years old, according to her license, and is five feet six inches in height. She is the oldest woman in the state to receive a similar license. SEEK PEACE IN MEXICO HARRIS & EWINS Miguel Díaz Lombardo, minister of foreign affairs in General Villa's cabinet, is in this country conferring with officials of the Villa agency with a view of framing a peace proposal which will have the sanction of the American government. It is the plan of the Villa leaders to devise some way by which a suspension of hostilities may be arranged and a general conference of the leaders of the opposing factions called at which this proposal will be submitted to Carranza. In the event that Carranza refuses to treat with Villa an effort will be made to induce President Wilson to restore the embargo on arms to Carranza. expects his wife to hang up his coat and hat for him and get his slippers is a low-cap citizen," he said. Warsaw, ind.-Peter Smith, a farmer residing near here, lost a valuable cow as the result of his poor markmanship. Angered by the constant raids of chicken hawks, Mr. Smith was forced out to make a killing. He mistimed the hawk, but hit his cow, which was grazing near by. The HOME BEAUTIFUL Flowers and Shrubbery Their Care and Cultivation THE DERMATOLOGIST'S GUIDE TO THE ORCHIDES Transvaal Daisy. DAISIES EVERY MONTH IN YEAR In the mild climate of California and some of the southern states, daisies bloom all the year around. In California these flowers grow very much larger than those of the East, as do all Pacific coast flowers; but they seem to lack brilliance, and to many persons are not as satisfactory. Author Burkain developed the Shasta daisy to a very large and beautiful flower and this is largely taking the place of the Marguerite or Paris daisy which has long been a favorite with Californiaians. In the colder climates, of course, it is impossible to keep daisies bloom- Get Only Plants Adapted to the THE GARDEN Get Only Plants Adapted to the Window Garden for Winter Blooming. LATE SUMMER WORK AMONG THE FLOWERS LATE SUMMER WORK AMONG THE FLOWERS BY HELEN WATTS M'VEY. For the window garden get only plants adapted to such conditions, or that have been especially prepared for winter blooming. Keep them growing, shifting into larger pots as they grow, and do not allow them to blossom during the fall. Old geraniums that have bloomed all summer will not bloom in the window garden if young plants or get them of the florist and get the sorts that take kindly to house conditions. Keep them in pots with not too rich soil and plunge the pots in some shady place with a good light. Pinch out all buds. Cutting of hard-wooded plants should be started to rooting in mid-summer, when the new growth begins to harden. Almost any hardwooded plant can be propagated by slipsings or cuttings with proper treatment. The cuttings should be four or five inches and inserted three inches in and partly shaded and out of the way of the wind until the roots are formed. They are slower to start than softwood plants, but seldom fall if cuttings are given the proper treatment. In planting a window garden, decide what you want—flowers or foliage; then work out your plans. Many plants will not bloom for an amateur, no matter what care is given, while others will bloom in spite of. Wedding Ring Always Used. Wedding customs have varied with changing periods but the wedding ring has always been used. Its earliest form was iron, then, in turn, copper, brass, leather, sedge and adamant; and, after this, the precious metals. The first record is use in is Gen. William Old Goddess, cunningly fitted in two sections, so that one went to the bride and the other to the bridegroom; and it is often copied for modern brides. ing every month; but by planting different varieties some of them may be kept blooming nearly the entire summer. The daisy is really not a domesticated flower, as a great many low-growing wild flowers are called daisies. Many varieties are classed as weeds. In fact, the ox-eyed daisy, which is plentiful all through New England and some of the northern states, is called white-weed. The chrysanthemums and wild asters are called daisies and really belong to the same family. While it would not be possible perhaps to have a daisy hedge in bloom all the year, still by planting the various species of daisies, chrysanthemums and asters some bloom could be had from April to November. Window Garden for Winter Blooming. hardships. Some plants will not bloom for anyone, under the conditions offered indoors. Begin with holding water from your Calla illies now, and by the middle of August the plant should be dry. Put it away in the cellar until the beginning of September, when it may be given rich soil, watered, gradually increasing the amount, using water hand hot, and when well started in growth give it the lightest place you can. If mildew attacks your plants, dust with sulphur while the dew is on; do this at the first sign of it. Digging sulphur in about the roots is said to prevent the disease. It is an ugly thing to handle. If the seed is allowed to develop on the lilac it generally has few flowers except every other year. The best way to kill weeds now is to pull them up by hand. An excellent spray for the rose bushes is made of one-half pound of laundry soap melted in hot water, to which is added one cupful of kerosene. When this comes to a boll, use about one part to fifteen parts of water. Scrape up the road dust and apply about the roots of your plants during the hot, droughty weather, and keep the moisture in the soil. Lawn clippings make an excellent mulch for the larger plants and shrubs. Use of Mica in the industries. Mica mining in the United States started early. in the nineteenth century in New Hampshire, which state supplied all the domestic production until about 1888, when mining started in North Carolina and subsequently in other states. At present Mica is used in the electrical industry, and most of the scrap mica is ground for use in the decorative trade, especially in wallpaper. AMONG THE FLOWERS Chase and West 112-314-316 West 8th St. Mid-Summer Clearance Sale Continues to be the center of attraction for people who want Good Furniture at Savings of 20 per cent to 33 per cent During this Sale we have sold more furniture than in any former Sale. That proves Goods Right Prices Right Service Right The State-wide influence of this Sale is shown by the great amount of furniture we have sold to Out-of-Town people. They find it profitable to come many miles to get these bargains. We believe you will never be able to buy furniture at lower prices than now. TIME PAYMENTS ARRANGED Closed Saturday Afternoons Chase and West COUNCIL BESTIE PRESS Rev. Manley delivered an excellent sermon Sunday morning. Rev. Moore, ex-pastor, preached for us in the evening. Rev. Morton of the Baptist Tabernacle church has returned from a business trip to Des Moines. He held their communion services Sunday night. The picnic that was to be given by Bethel church at the old fair grounds Monday was held at the church instead on account of the disagreeable weather; never the less it was a success and a neat little sum was realized for which the members of the zoir feel thankful. This money will be paid on the piano. We thank the members and friends of our church and our sister churches who gave to us their financial support. Mrs. Manley, wife of our pastor, left for the Missionary Convention in Gary, Mrs. Line Washington of Sioux city with har two children, Olie and William are the guest of Mrs. Bottoms. Mrs. Thompson and daughter Cleota of Omaha were the guests of Mrs. R. V. Robinson Sunday afternoon. Tim Lyons has been ill for a few days but is able to be out again. Mrs. S. Ward and two daughters, May, and Olivet, have gone to Oak Mills, Kans., for an indefinite stay. ALBIA NEWS. Mrs Virginia Thomas is visiting in Des Moines with friends the past week. Rev and Mrs. C. Thomas entertained at dinner on Sunday afternoon. The Sewing Circle club met at the home of Mrs. Wm. Bennings on Monday afternoon. Visitors present were Madam Jeffers, Ackers and Taylor and Mrs. Davis and Miss Davis of Des Moines. Sunday August 1st was quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. church for the 4th quarter of this annual conference year, and a bountiful basket dinner was served by the ladies in the parsonage, in spite of the heavy rain fall for several hours. Mrs. Headspeath and Mrs. Robinson of Hecking with full baskets were present. Tuijis has been a busy week among Albia people entertaining the Des Moines visitors in our town on Tuesday evening. They in company with about six picniced at the home of Mrs. Besie Grayson at No. 3 mine Hocking, On Wednesday morning Mrs. Walter Benning entertained about ten at an Englis breakfast and in the evening at the movies. On Thursday Mrs. H. Jones entertained at English breakfast. Thursday evening Mrs. G A. Davis entertained for supper. Mrs. E. F. Butler entertained the merry crowd at English breakfast Friday morning. Saturday was Mother Jones' Day in Albia and the Buxton band was among the bands that visited our town. People from all surrounding town were present. Mr. Smith has returned from his scolars in other parts of the state. Social at the A. M. E. church Monday evening. The Clerk Guaranteed It. "A customer came into my store the other day and said to one of my clerks, 'have you anything that will cure diarrhoea?' and my clerk went and got him a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Renedy, and said to him, 'if this does not cure you, I will not charge you a cent for it.' So he took it home and came back in a day or two and said he was cured," writes J. H. Berry & Co., Salt Creek, Va. Obtainable everywhere. NEW Elite Restaurant New Reliable Place to Eat Meals 15c and up Lunches or Short Orders Served 304 W. Grand Ave. Des Moines Iowa M. Woman's Growning Glorius Her Hair Why not grow your hair by using Mme. M. Beard Hair Grower It removes dandruff, stops itching of the scalp and makes it grow long, soft and beautiful. Price 50c a box. Send stamp for pamphlet. MME. M. BEARD AGENTS WANTED 1865. Half Hon. JOHN DANIEL Maj. GRO. W. FORD, TREASURER Hon. MEDULLA McCOY The election of officers for St. John's lodge, No. 35, A. F. & A. M., was held July 28th and the following brethren were elected and installed: I. W. Bess, W. M.; C. R. Cheman, S. W.; D. F. Officer, J. W.; Q. Waters, secretary, and W. G. Smith, treasurer. The following brothers were appointed: C. A. Sims, S. D.; T. Mosby, J. D.; C. J. Benton, chaplain; F. Countiss, S. S.; J. W. Lacy, J. S.; W. M. Aman, T. After the installation by the G. M. the Queen of Sheba chapter, O. E. S., served refreshments and a pleasant evening was had. Mr. and Mrs. John Brock have returned home, after a pleasant visit in Chicago. Telephone your news to 2558 Black, phone 901-439 Back. Miss Mertie Basin was in the city Sunday, the guest of Miss Vivian Smith. Rev. E. L. Scruggs was visiting in the city the latter part of the weeb. He was returning from a vacation spent in St. Paul to his home in Jacksonville. The chorus of the A. M. E. church went to Aledo, Ill., Saturday afternoon. In the evening they gave a concert at the opera house in that place. Mr. Will Ashby of Burlington was in the city Thursday. Mrs. Nina Ford Yargough of Chicago is in the city visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. John Wallace. Thursday afternoon the Agnes Moody club met with Mrs. Fred Skinner. After reports were heard, Mrs. Sarah Flood was chosen delegate to represent the club at the State Federation, which convenes in Chicago in August. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Lillian Catlin returned home, after a business trip to St. Louis. Miss Jaunita Pitts is here from Chicago visiting at the home of her father, Scott Pitts. Mrs. Bernice Metlock left Tuesday morning for a visit with relatives in Peoria and Galesburg. Miss Sally Wallace of Kentucky is here visiting at the home of her brother, Mr. Charles Wallace. The Paul Lawrence Dunbar club held a social Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. James Hardin. Mrs. L. M. Able of Burlington was here visiting at the home of Mrs. Emms Peoples. Quarterly meeting was held Sabbath at the St. James A. M. E. church. Rev. I. N. Daniels preached in the morning and evening and Rev. Birt of Galesburg preached in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Wallace have gone to St. Louis to visit with their son, Herschel. Mr. J. T. Peoples has made some improvements on his home by putting on a new front porch and painting his house. The Chambers Minstrel company composed of local colored boys gave a concert at Raritan on Saturday evening. We wish the boys success while on the road. They perform here at the Lyric next Saturday night. Mr. Henry Moore and Mr. Byron Newsome left Tuesday for the emancipation celebration at Quincy the 4th of August. Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Forte and son left Tuesday for Bowling Green, Ky., having been called there by the serious illness of relatives. 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The Misses Graves of Moulton, Iowa, have been visiting Miss Dessie Johnson of West Garfield street. They attended services Sunday and left for thii home Monday, accompanied by Miss Dessie Johnson, who will spend a few days with them. The Mission Circle will be entertained at the home of Sister A. L. Crittenden on Thursday, August 5th. The colored band has been giving concerts the last few Saturday nights. Their playing seems to be enjoyed by the citizens of the town. The National Baptist convention committees are working hard to make their La Boston entertainment a success which will be given Saturday, August 8. The members were glad to see Sister Emma Martin, the leader of the choir, out Sunday, after a few days' illness. Mrs. S. H. Jones was able to be out Sunday, after a few days' illness. Rev. J. E. Smith is reported very weak at this writing. Mr. F. B. Morton is reported better at this writing. Mrs. Susie Stewart of Oskaloosa, Iowa, was called here by the death of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Leonard P. Lewis. Mrs. Leonard P. Lewis, who has been sick for several weeks, departed this life Saturday morning, July 31, about 1 o'clock. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and infant son and one sister, Miss Eda Robinson, of Chicago, Ill. A few words of condolence was spoken by Rev. V. S. Cooper on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Remains were taken to Michigan for interment Sunday morning at 3 o'clock, accompanied by her husband and sister, Mrs. Laura E. Bell of 206 South Eighteenth street will care for the baby until the return of its father. Miss Nina Robinson was married to Mr. Leonard P. Lewis about one year ago and made this city her home, and gained many friends while in our midst. She will be greatly missed by her relatives and many friends. She left a beautiful testimony that she was prepared to go. 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