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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. XXII No. 14 Mr. V. L. Jones returned Tuesday from a business trip to Chicago. Mr. John Wright of Buxton was a business visitor in our city this week. Miss Ida Davis has returned to our city after having spent several months in Buxton. The Mary Churchh Terrell club will meet Monday evening with Mrs. Audrey Winrow, 821 18th street. Mrs. J. H. Shepard will leave soon for an extended visit to her old home near new Bloomfield, Mo. Look for our collector. He will call on you. Please he prepared to pay your subscription and not put him off. Mrs. J. B. Rush returned home from Chicago where she spent several weeks She speaks in the highest terms of the Negro Exposition. Mr. and Mrs. J. Whitfield left last week for Omaha, Nebr., to visit their daughter, Mrs. Morton. They may remain indefinitely. Miss A. Gunn of Buxton, who is visiting Miss Lillian Colston, was a pleasant caller at the Bystander office this week. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Graves are are proud parents of a fine baby boy, born Wednesday night. Mother and baby doing fine. Richard B. Harrison, the famous Reader will be at Corinthian Baptist church Tuesday Oct. 6th. Des Moines should give him a good hearing. Our collector will be in Albia and Centerville, Iowa next week; then to all of the Missouri towns, so be prepared to pay your subscription. The Callahan club met at the home of Mrs. R. M. Hye Wednesday Sept 22nd. On account of not having a very large membership present the club will meet again next week with Mrs. Hye. The Rose Bud Sewing Circle of Maple street Baptist church will meet Thursday Sept. 30th at the home of Mrs. Simmons, 501 S 12th street Rev. Edward G. Jackson, pastor of St. Paul's A. M. E. church and Rev. H. A. Perry, pastor of B. F. Lee Mission, left this week for Milwaukee to attend the A. M. E. Conference. Mothers Congress is planning on having an entertainment at Corinthian Baptist church, the first Sunday afternoon in October. Everybody is cordially invited to come and hear the splendid program being prepared. Rev. W. H. Wheeler, district superintendent of the Kansas City district will hold the second quarterly meeting for the conference year at Asbury M. E church, Sunday Sept. 26. All members and Friends of the church are expected to be present and worship with us during the three services of the day. Mr. R. N. Hyde and daughter, Miss Gertrude, returned this week from Chicago, where Mr. Hyde had on exhibition several articles manufactured by him, at the Illinois Exposition. Miss Hyde reports a delightful time while there. Miss Carrie Watson returned from the Exposition at Chicago. She was employed there during the exposition in the booth of Prof. L. C. Jones' Piney Woods institute of Braxton, Miss. Editor John L. Thompson returned yesterday from a business trip in South Dakota and Nebraska and Sioux City. He reports corn crops are good if the early frost does not injure it. Mr. John Colston returned Tuesday evening from Chicago, where he went to be near his sister, Miss Revela Coalston, who underwent an operation at the Van Hoosen hospital. He says his sister is some better but not out of the danger zone. As soon as she is sufficiently recovered she will be brought home. The Sub-District Convention held at East Des Moines Sept. 17th, under the direction of the sub-district superintendent, Mrs. J. L. Edwards, was a success in every way. The morning and afternoon sessions were greeted by a fair enthusiastic audience. The evening session was greeted by an overflow crowd. The resolutions will appear later. Quick Service Coal and kindling Co. Will be open for business Oct. 1st Coal delivered 256 worth and up. Wagon and auto delivery service Our Agent will call 1012 Center St The Triple H club meet with Mrs. Anderson White, 815 28th street Tuesday afternoon Sagt. 21st. The afternoon was devoted to the industrial part of the club. Next meeting to be held at the residence of Mrs. Ethel Smith, 13th street. We wish to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Negroes of Des Moines for their support. We realize that we cannot satisfy everybody, but we are daily trying to do so, and to encourage our patrons and well wishers. We announce our opening of Shop No 2 on or about Oct. 1st we will be ready for new business on the balcony at L H Brown's Billard Parlor, Modern Bath and Barber Shop at 229 Third street. SHELTON & CO. CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor will continue the sermon of the Second Coming of Christ on Sunday morning. Sunday School at 12:30 B. Y. P. U. at 6:30. Evening Subject, Praying Too Late. T. L. Griffith, Pastor. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that there will be schools of instructions for officers and members of Negro Masonic lodges held at the hall of McNiel College No. 21, Clinton, Ia, on Tuesday Sept. 28th and at the hall of North Star lodge No. 2, Des Moines, on Thursday Sept. 80th respectively, commencing at 8 p. m. All officers of lodges within close proximity are urged to attend at least one of the schools, and all Master Masons in good standing are also invited. By order S Joe Brown, Grand Custodian. N.A.A.C.P. The Des Moines Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People, held its 3rd quarterly meeting at the Union Congregational church Wednesday evening Sept. 22nd jointly in honor of the 53rd anniversary of the issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln and also of the recent decision of the Supreme Courts of the United States nullifying the disfranchising Grandfather Chances of the conditions of certain of the Southern states. Almost the full 144 members of the branch were present, as well as a goodly number of visitors, five of whom made application for membership upon the launching of the campaign for 100 new members within the next sixty days, which campaign will be in charge of Mr. Jesse H. Graves, chairman of the membership committee, who will be assisted by the following captains: Meedames Mat is Brooks. E. Winn, S. J. B. H., H. W. Hughes, S. Joe Brown, V. L. Jones, C. Arthur Williams and Geo. Young, Miss Margaret Roberts and Messrs. B. N. Hyde, A. Burrell, Carney, Iowa, Frank Shelton, J. W. Starks, Boone, Iowa, E. R. Hall, Baker Dixon, A. A. Alexander, W. H. Warricks, S. F. Graham, C F Topson, Geo. H. Woodson, Buxton, M. L. Gregory, Geo. P. Hepburn, Arthur Wright and S. J. Brown. Miss Margaret Roberts read the Proclamation of Sept. 22nd, 1862, and addresses were delivered by Hon. Casper Schenk, Atty. J. B. Rush and Attty. Geo. H. Woodson, each of whom spoke upon different phases of the "Death of the Grandfather Clause," Mr. Woodson reading the opinion of the Oklahoma case. Musical numbers were contributed by Miss Gracie Frederick and Mr. Malcolm K. Griffith. Mr. Graves, manager of the membership campaign, has called a meeting of all his captains to be held at the residence of the president, 1058th street every Monday evening during the campaign, and authorizes the announcement that to the captain reporting the largest amount of money for the National Fund at the meeting to be held in connection with the Branch Executive Committee Meeting on Monday Oct. 4. will also be given credit for the five applications received at the Branch meeting last Wednesday. Mme C. B. Watkins has completed a six weeks course of scientific scalp treating, under the Magic System of Mme. South & Johnson. Mme. Watkins will be sole agent for Sioux City for South & Johnson's Magic Hair Preparations. She is located at 710 West Eighth street, and solicits the patronage of all residents and visitors of Sioux City. Worth Their Weight in Gold. None Equal to Chamberlain's. "I have tried most all of the cough cures and find that there is none that equal Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It has never failed to give me prompt relief," writes W. V. Hamer, Montpelier, Ind. When you have a cold give this remedy a trial and see for yourself what a splendid medicine it is. Obtainable everywhere. DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915. Baptist Split at National Convention Many Disgraceful Scenes Observed During the Meeting—Factions Fight For Control—Who Shall Control, National Baptist Publishing House Starts the "Ball to Rolling" and Matter Goes to Court. The National Baptist convention has met. They were to have their annual meeting at the First Regiment Armory. Some of them did and some did not. The action of the body is sadly condemned by the people of this city. All that was done to build up the race and its progress during the last fifty years in this city was forgotten by the other races when they read the accounts in the daily educated men, and at that ministers Dr. Brooks offered the resolution of the gospel, had failed to come together like men and decide their differences. No, they still hung to the old-time spirit of going to the white man to decide. Trouble Starts to Brew. The meeting opened Wednesday morning. It was the thirty-fifth annual convention. After the opening exercises the Rev. A. D. Williams of Georgia made a statement that the Baptist churches were getting too up-to-date by putting in billboard tables and bath tubs in order to reach the people. Then the Rev. Brooks of Anderson, S. C., got the attention of the chair. He offered a resolution asking the convention to consider a charter that a committee had obtained from the organization. As soon as Dr. Brooks offered the resolution the Rev. Sutton Griggs of Memphis answered him and moved that it be tabled. A vote was taken and the motion lost. Mr. Morris ruled that the resolution was out of order. At his juncture the followers of the Boyd faction yelled at Dr. Morris. They were met with shouts and hisses from the Morris faction. Some one yelled a remark concerning the publishing board getting rich from the delegate gate into in. In. The news came one from Texas shouted, "Hear Judas," and "Pull in your horn, devil kill in." Then the news came. Then a leader of the Morris faction on a date had written Mr. Baxen singing, soon to be joined by his framed followers: "Oh, Baptist, Baptist is my name, And my name is written on high: Oh, a Baptist, Baptist will I be, Yes, a Baptist I did." Not to be outdone the other faction started "Glory, Glory, Halloujah." This drowned out the Morris faction who started another song. Finally they closed singing, "Holy, Holy, Holy." After Tuesday's meeting it was explained to me that there has been a feeling growing for three years owing to the fact that the publishing board has been chartered for some time and the convention officers have been unable to wrest its control from its officers. Dr. Droy is secretary of the publishing board. They obtain the charter to wrest the control from the board. It seems that the election of officers put Rev. Jones of Mississippi as president and Wednesday he proceeded to take charge. It was in progress about half an hour when Rev. Barber of Texas took it upon himself to pull Dr. Jones on the platform. Jones, of course, resisted, and Barber getting hold of his coat tail to it. Carry Japhete to Court. At this point the breach widened between the two factions and things grew hot. Hundreds shouted at once women yelled. Ministers quoted from the Bible. It looked more like a meeting of anarchists. Morris was prevented from taking part in the meeting by an injunction obtained from Judge Smith of the circuit court. After Sheriff Fleming read the injunction Dr. Morris left the platform. Dr. Jones proceeded to go on with the regular business, but was met with catcalls and interrupted. He hissed and shouted at. Judge Smith offered to act as arbiter for the waging factions. All along the streets "brothers" could be seen on the corners "arguifying the merits of de said dispute."-Chicago Defender. A NEW MASONIC LODGE. On last Friday evening John L. Thompson, grand master of Iowa Masons, in company with the grand custodian S. Joe Brown; Dr. A. J. Booker; B. J. Hack, James B. Mitchell and Wm. Walker, all of Des Moines, went to Fort Dodge, Iowa, where they were met by other Masons from Eureka lodge of Marshalltown, St. John's lodge of Waterloop and Perfect Ashler of Mason City and initiated nineteen new members and organized a lodge of twenty-two members, to be known as Western Star lodge, U. D., of Fort Dodge, with L. R. Raglin, W. M.; Mr. Carrington, S. W.; Fred Rodgers, J. W.; S. Hudson, treasurer, and Mr. Cooper, secretary. It is a fine bunch of young men and we hope for their success. A very elaborate banquet was served at 2 o'clock a. m. Thus Masonry is continuing her onward march. The Bystander collector will be in your city in a few days. Please see and pay him your subscription. Negroes Mayor Invokes Record in Carrying Out "Equal Rights" Policy. "To deny equal opportunity to the Negro in this land would be out of harmony with American history, unauthorized so jointward powers eq 00 enq and equal rights, and would make a mockery of our boasted civilization and justice." - Mayor William Hale Thompson. It is estimated that Mayor Thompson has given jobs to approximately 200 Negroes. A census of the Negro employees of the city was suggested by the mayor's statement at the half century anniversary expedition that it is his duty to elevate rather than degrade the race. The estimate does include Negro laborers and other employees who were in the city service during former Mayor Harrison's term of office. The Negroes appointed by the new administration have for the most part taken jobs formerly held by white men and women. Jobs Given 200 Negroes. The distribution of the 200 new Negro employees is as follows: Law department, attorneys, inves- Law department, attorneys, investigators, and clerks. tigators and clerks. 7. Health department, city controller's office, etc., 5. Garbage plant, laborers, 20. The appointments in the law department constitute one of the biggest departures from precedent, although the number of Negroes named is not relatively large. Their Hold Law Positions. Their names and positions are: J. Tipper 1908 South Wabash 1908 sevune, investigator: Louis H. Anderson, 2821 South Wabash avenue, assistant corporation counsel. Edward H. Wright, 2963 South Wabash avenue, assistant corporation counsel. The Rev. A. J. Carey, 3428 Vernon The Rev. A. J. Carey, 3428 Vernon avenue, law claim investigator. Mrs. Gertrude Fowler, 23 East Forty-seventh street, clerk and telephone operator. Jerry M. Brumfield, 8209 South Loomis street, assistant city attorney. MONMOUTH, ILL. (Special to Bystander. Maple City R. H. of U. B. F. and S. M. T. held their regular monthly meeting Friday evening, September 18th, with the newly elected officers presiding. The reports from the delegates and those who attended the grand session of U. B. F. and S. M. T. at Chicago were heard. After the meeting the members were entertained by Mrs. Daisy Lash and Miss Alberta Merrell at the home of the former. A four-course banquet was served with much credit to those in charge. The regular monthly meeting of Silver Spray Temple, No. 59, S. M. T., was held the first Monday in September. Report of delegate from grand session was heard. Maple City lodge, No. 64, U. B. F., held their regular monthly meeting the first Thursday in September. Reports of delegates were heard. Model Temple, No. 84, S. M. T., held their regular monthly meeting the third Thursday in September. Report of delegates were heard. M. L. M. Abel of Burlington spent several days last week in Monmouth in the interest of the S. M. T. Mrs. Lida Tinaley of Jacksonville is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Peoples. Mrs. J. T. Peoples and son, Junior, and her sister, Miss Celia Cook, will leave Thursday morning for an extended visit at Quincy, Hannibal, Louisiana and Palmyra, Mo. Mrs. Mary Tinsley and little niece, Helen Howard, of Jacksonville, Ill., are here for an extended visit with Mrs. J. T. Peoples. Mrs. Belle Jones and Mrs. Allie Anderson have returned from a two weeks' visit at Chicago. Mr. Will Ashby of Burlington was a caller here the first of the week. Misses Gladys McWilliams, Arma Lewis, Clare Taylor and Edythe Saunders entered the high school at the opening of the term. Mr. C. B. Catlin of Kewanee, Ill., spent over Sunday here with his wife. Mrs. Dayse Lash, president of the Mite Missionary society of the A. M. e. church, gave a fish fry at her home on Monday evening. Rev. H. L. Forte has returned from the National Baptist convention, which convened at Chicago. Rev, Kirkpatrick of Hannibal, Mo, was in town the first of the week. On Sunday evening Rev. P. . . H Lewis, pastor of the A. M. E. church, preached his farewell sermon. He left Monday morning for Chicago, from where he will go to Milwaukee to attend the A. M. E. conference. Good For Billiousness. "I took two of Chamberlain's Tables, last night, and I feel fifty per cent better than I have for weeks, says J. J. Firestone of Allegan, Mich. "They are certainly a fine article for billiouness." For sale by all dealers. Final Session Features "Illinois Day" —Deposed Secretary of the Conference Commission Straightening Out Handling of Money. Illinois day exercises brought the Lincoln Juliee and Negro Emancipation Semi-Continental Exposition to a close on September 16. During the four weeks the show has been in progress at the Coliseum 100,000 persons have passed through the doors. Adjustant General Frank S. Dickson, representing Governor Dunne, was the chief speaker last night. The governor was unable to be present. Adjust Money Mix-Up. During the afternoon the commission in charge of the exposition held a conference with Thomas W. Swann, the Negro deposed as secretary two weeks ago. Swann and his attorney wrestled with the problem of straightening out his books and accounting for money handled by him. It developed that John V. Climson, the attorney originally employed by Swann, had given up the case. It became known that new bills contracted by Swain without the knowledge of members of the commission had been presented for payment. Receipts Aggregate $13,000. Total gate receipts during the four weeks of the exposition amounted to about $13,000. The most profitable day was Wednesday of this week, when Mayor Thompson was the speaker. The amount taken in that day was $1,370, representing 5,480 paid admissions at 25 cents each. The cost of the exposition will total approximately $75,080. Of this amount 50,000 was appropriated by the legislature, and the additional amount, exclusive of gate receipts, raised by popular subscription. ST. JOSEPH, MO. The city schools opened last Monday. The new teachers have been assigned as follows: Domestic science at Bartlett high school, Miss Martha Loeffler; Miss Cynova Walker, fourth and fifth grades at Bartlett grammar school; Miss Eveeta (Wheeler), third and second grades at Lincoln school; Miss Myrtle Johnson, third to first grades at Douglass school and Miss Marie Waldron, supply teacher. The Northwestern District conference of the A. M. E. church opens next Wednesday morning at the Bismarck A. M. E. c hurch with Bishop H. Parks presiding. A large number of delegates were present. It will probably be in session for more than a week. A union picnic of the U. B. F. and S. M. T. of Elwood, Troy, White Cloud, Wathens, Kans, and of this city will be held at the Wathena Chauquais park tomorrow (Saturday). Gov. Capper of Kansas, with other prominent speakers, have promised to be present and a large crowd is expected. "Rally Day" for the benefit of the colored orphans, under the auspices of the Negro Business League and the Missouri Northwestern Colored hospital and orphanage, was held last Wednesday. In our notes in the near future we will tell the amount secured. Mrs. Bunch of Kansas City has been here for the past ten days to assist in caring for her mother, who is sick. Miss Myrtl e Reed of Colorado Springs, who has been the guest of Miss Ruth Endicott June, returned to her home last Saturday night. Being a very talented and possessing an affable disposition, her many friends were sorry to hear of her leaving our city. The friends in this city of Miss Mabel Grissom will be pleased to hear that she is now a student at Lincoln Institute. Mr. H. Beshear left last Saturday for Iowa City, Iowa, to re-enter the State university. Miss Myrtle Johnson of Great Bend, Kans., who will be one of the teachers at Douglass school, will stop with Dr. and Mrs. F. N. Goodson, 318 W. Missouri avenue, and Mrs. Martha Loeffler of Des Moines, Iowa, will stop with Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker, 628 S. Twenty-second street. Mrs. Finley, who spent the summer in different eastern cities, returned home this week. Mr. John Simms will leave next week for Jacksonville, Fla., to begin his work as one of the instructors at the Edward Waters college. He graduated from the Kansas university last June. The Bijou Dream theater, which was opened by Mr. A. D. Harts on the 11th inst. as a moving picture theater, is doing well and the attendance has been very good. Attorney W. O. Reynolds, after more than a month's illness, is now able to look after his legal matters, also give his attention to the Y. M. C. A., of which he is secretary. Mrs. J. R. A. Crossland has about recovered her former health. She was seriously ill for several weeks. ST. PAUL BUDGETARIAN. St. James A. M. E. church was crowded to its utmost capacity Sunday evening, when the members and many friends of the pastor, Rev. H. P. Jones, came out to hear his farewell sermon. At the morning services the stewards read resolutions to be sent to the bishop, wherein they asked him to send them a man as near like Rev. Jones as possible. The Rev. has closed a successful five years' pastorate here. Eight persons united with the church Sunday night. The recital given by Mr. Lloyd Hickman at St. James church on the 16th inst. was well attended and received. The members of Memorial Baptist church celebrated their first anniversary by an all day meeting last Sunday at 8 o'clock p. m. Rev. H. P. Jones preached an eloquent sermon. Others assisting were Reva. G. W. Camp and J. J. Strong. St. James choir furnished music. Rev. W. D. Carter, former pastor of Pilgrim St. ischurch of this city and—now located in Seattle, was in our midst the past week, preaching at Pilgrim last Sunday. Mr. J. Barnett, an old citizen of St. Paul, passed away Sunday morning at his home on Rondo street, after a lingering illness. His funeral occurred from St. James A. M. E. Church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Jones officiating, assisted by Rev. Murrel. He leaves a wife and stepson to mourn his loss. Mrs. Gertrude Barber is quite ill at the city hospital. The house social given by the Benevolent association last Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. La Bell Jackson on Rondo street was a decided success. The Colonial Brass band furnished music. The c olored citizens of St. Paul need to relieve and feel proud of the fact that the Union hall, which is being erected by the Mars lodge of Odd Fellows and Perfect Asher Masonic lodge is about completed. In fact the large halls are already being occupied and the main auditorium, as well the entire building, will be completed about October 1st. This is a beautiful brick structure located at Kent street and Aurora avenue at a cost of $15,000. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson and son, Peary, have returned from their California trip to the Panama exposition. Mrs. Etta Grant of Sioux City, Iowa, is in the city and a guest of her sister, Miss Josephine Photoau, of Sherburn avenue. Mrs. Gertrude Alexander is visiting at her parental home in Kookuk Iowa. Mrs. Harriet Sherwood of St. Anthony avenue will be hostess for the Poet club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Bettie Sparks is reported quite sick at her home on St Anthony avenue. The Household of Ruth, No. 553, enjoyed their first meeting in the new hall Monday night. A spread was enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Grace Booker has returned from her visit to Buxton, Iowa, and St. Joe, Mo. She reports an excellent time. Rev. W. D. Carter will fill the pulpit at St. James church Sunday morning and Rabbi Rypins will speak at the evening services. WATERLOO NEWS. Rev. and Mrs. Broyles and daughter, Christie, returned Tuesday morning from the Iowa and Nebraska association, which convened last week in Davenport. While in the tri-cities they visited a number r of old friends and former parishioners. For a number of years Rev. Broyles was pastor of the Second Baptist church of Rock Island. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pearson entertained at a 3 o'clock dinner Sunday Rev. and Mrs. I. W. Bess. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Goodall expect to make Cedar Falls their future home. We wish them success and happiness. Rev. I. W. Bess left Monday at 12 a.m. for Milwaukee, Wis., to attend the Chicago conference. Mrs. James Richardson and Mrs. J. D. Hopkins have returned home from Buxton, after spending two weeks with their parents. They report a delightful time. Their parents entertained their children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. It was a great family reunion. The occasion of the reunion was the returning of Mrs. Susie Livingston from Kingston, Jamaica, South America. Mr. Geo. C. Young of Des Moines was in the city the past week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hopkins. The concert given at the A. M. E. church last Friday p. m. was a grand success. THOMPSON HOTEL Mr. Joseph Williams and wife of Chicago, Mr. Chas, Howard, London, Ga., Mr. Henry Samuels and wife, Minneapolis, Messrs. Robert P. Gilkerson, Clarence Coleman, Frank Peters, W. L. Binghau, J. B. Turner, Edgar Black, Ralph E. Simpson, Julius Lynch, Andrew Payne, Chas. Hill of the Chicago Union Giants; Mr. John W. Wright, Buxton, Iowa OMAHA, NEB, NEWS. Dr. I. Garland Penn of Cincinnati, O., secretary of the Friedman Aid society, spreaded at the M. E. church Sunday, September 19. The Floencree P. Levitt club was entertained last Tuesday night by Wesdame Wades and Cassie Bailey at the residence of Mrs. Wade. The house was beautifully decorated in the club colors. A delightful evening was spent. A grand lecture, "Grace, Wit and Gumption," was given by Dr. I. G. Penn at Grant M. E, church Tuesday night. A large and appreciative audience heard him. Dr. J. N. C. Coggin of Atlanta, Ga., was also present. The Florence P. Lavitt club gave a Price Five Cents Mrs. Dillard of Twenty-fifth avenue entertained on Tuesday evening Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Logan, Dr. Penn, Dr. and Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Keller of Little Rock, Ark. A. M. Ellis, Mrs. Ella Roe Jackson, acting presiding bishop, acquitted her self nobilty. Mrs. M. Parker and her members and ministers brought in about $60.00. Presiding Elder W. T. Osborne and her ministers and members brought in $76.85. The Rev. Dr. L. Garland Penn, secretary of the Freedman Ald Society of the Methodist Episcopal church prescheduled at St. John's A. M. E. church Sunday evening. One of the prettiest weddings that ever took place at St John's was that of Port, J. Wicks, Bundrant and Miss Mardell R. Wicks. The church was beautifully decorated with ferns and cut flowers, and at 8:30 sharp the bridal party marched in as the beautiful strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march was being played by Prof. outst. The bride was adorned in a rich cream silk skirts trimmed in lace and pearl, with bridal vell and a large bouquet of white roses, followed on the arm of her father. She was met at the altar by Prof. Bundrant. Mrs. A. Ricks, mother of the bride, wore a gray silk trimmed in lace and pearl, Miss Corne Thomas was a pretty white silk voile and carried a basket of beautiful pink roses. The gentlemen all wore full dress suits with white buttonhole bouquets and white gloves. After the wedding a reception was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ricks, parents of the bride. Many beautiful and costly presents were received. Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Osborne left Tuesday for Kansas City, Kan., to attend the annual conference. Mrs. Hughes of Twenty-ninth and Euglen, Mrs. Ella Roe Jackson of North Twenty-fourth and Mrs. Bush of West Farnam street entertained at dinner during the week Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Osborne. Mrs. Caraldine Ricketts Williams was buried from St. John's church on Thursday afternoon. She died in California. Mrs. Hattie Ousley and Mrs. Emma Harris of Kansas City, Kan., visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones at the residence, 2621 Lake street. Rev. W. F. Botts and wife returned from Chicago, reporting a pleasant trip and a large crowd at the convention. The Rev. J. C. Wilson preached a sermon at Zion Baptist church Sunday night. Mrs. T. Grant is very sick at her residence on Burdette street. CENTERVILLE, IOWA. NEWS. Rev. Malakabu gave a fine talk at the Missionary meeting Thursday evening, September 16. The social which was given Saturday evening by the Sunday school, under the auspices of Sister Mattie Riding, was successful. Rev. Cooper preached an excellent Sunday morning. sermon. The lecture which was held by Rev. Malakabue on Sunday afternoon was very good and enjoyed by all. He preached Sunday night to a well filled house. Rev. V. S. Cooper and wife returned from the National Baptist convention. They report having a very good meeting. Miss Geneva Adams of Milan, Mo., was in the city attending the Ringling circus and visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. Jackson. Mrs. Clarke and daughter and son, Eva, Garnetta and Harvey, of Unionville, Mo., were in the city attending the Ringling Bros. circus and accompanied home with her daughter, Mrs. W. Clarke. Mrs. B. B. Baker and Mrs. Foster will leave Wednesday morning for Des Moines in the court of Calanthe loop. A large number from A. and Jerome were in the city ing the Ringling Bros. circus. Mrs. Stella Nash entertained E. Story of Liberty, Mo., at Sunday. Mrs. L. D. Prize was hostess to three-course luncheon Sunday afternoon. Covers were laid for fourteen. Mr. J. L. Nash is suffering considerable with an infection on the hand. BURBLINGTON NEWS. Mr. Scott E. Jones, head engineer for the People's Gas and Electric Co., spent Thursday and Friday at the Mediapolis light plant adjusting a n engine for the company. He was accompanied by the superintendent. Billiousness and Constipation It is certainly surprising that any woman will endure the miserable feelings caused by billiousness and constipation, when relief is so easily had and at so little expense. Mrs. Chas. Peck, Gates, N. Y., writes: "About a year ago I used two bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets and they cured me of billiousness and constipation." Obtainable everywhere. Let us all subscribe and pay for The Iowa State Bystander and stop borrowing your neighbor's paper. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS The term "Megra" or "colored people," has no definite meaning. Nethy or dislocate nationality. These term have no place in the science of anthropology. But their persistent use with reference to persons of African descent invites attention. The white man tried to make a brute out of the black man. To this end the slave power put the cause of slavery in the slave himself. "The cause, dear Brutus, that we are underlings, is not in our stars but in ourselves." Everything was done to destroy the nationality and hinder the growth of individuality in the captive African. He was called "Negro" to characterise his kind and condition. The word "Negro" then became the trade mark of it. It now a term of contempt. It is now a spoken. This opprobriotic epithet should have been taken away with the slave and allowed to remain the deadly weapon of the syrophant and the explorer. It is the strongest barrier to the investiture with citizenship of the African dwelling in America, whose long domicile, fidelity and toll have given him an incontestable title to the most honorable distinction of American citizenship, writes Charles Hatfield Dickerson in the Chicago News. Also "colored people" in the public mind are nondescripts. None of these names is respectable. Let them be abbreviated. Let us all have the good and proper name and patronymic "African," "of African descent," and "black," if you please. For I behold the time when black skin will be as fashionable as black cloth and as valuable as sable. There are those whose ignorance of the glory and grandeur of Africa makes them ashamed of their mother country. But I have sought and found her the workshop of nature, the cradle of man, the undoubted source of the civilization of the whole world. Of this I am confident. Plato thanked God that he was a man; that he was a citizen of Athens; lived in the age of Percidus; had the friendship of Socrates. So do I thank God that I am a man, conscious of the high destiny of man, clambling with my fellows up the cloudy summits of our times; am a citizen of this great republic; live in the world of Chicago; in the reign of Woodrow Wilson, a man of philosophic mind, who has ingored with the muses, learned and written the grand march of the American people and presides over their destiny with dignity and grace. And I am proud to live in the era of Theodore Roosevelt, a man of great amplitude of mind and vigor of body, who has traversed the globe, enlarged our intellectual empire and has now be come the ubiquitous political genius of the republic. There is a well authenticated case of a Negro who was once as black as the ace of spades but whose skin all over his body is now a pinkish white with the exception of a few pinpoint specks on his face, and these are disappearing also. It is one of the rare cases known to medical science and dermatology where the affection known to physicians as "neuokderma" is universal. The man is Adolphus Setzer, an exslave of Newton, N. C., where he was born and reared. He belonged to the large estate of the late Reben Setzer, who owned much land and manor, before the war he settled the states. Up to the time Setzer was forty years old his skin was Midway between the sandy beach at Ocean View, on the southern side of Hampton Roads, and Norfolk, a rapidly growing southern metropolis, there has been developed, in the heart of a richly inhabited Negro community, called Titustown, in which all of the people own their own homes and not a single center is found. In Titustown Negroes have had the opportunity of buying 'high-class property at a low price, building comfortable and attractive individual houses on easy terms, and living happy lives in a refined and attractive community. It was in 1901 that a commission of ten or a dozen colored men came to Augustus T. Stroud, a white lawyer of Norfolk, who had recently graduated from college. He some land should be bought and租 to home sites. The Negroes had heard the summons "Move on" and sought the good offices of a southern white man whose family had long had a deep interest in the welfare of Negroes. The most remarkable relief map in the world is in a public park in Guatemala City. It is of immense proportions and represents with minute details all the physical characteristics of the republic. Thy steel bands represent the railroad systems, and water can be turned into all the river beds. The maker died of brain fever not long ago, after completing his work. When a man is caught with stolen fruit the other man stand around and criticize its quality. The Amazon river was discovered from the west, in spite of its being the largest body of water emptying into the Atlantic. A party of Spanish conquistadores reached its headwaters after an unappetitably difficult passage of the Andes. Then they built a boat and landed down, later going above the ocean to the Caribbean sea. local black. He is of pure African descent and nowhere in his family is there a trace of white blood. When he was about forty years of age, he contracted a most malignant case of malarial fever in Caharra county, North Carolina, and was brought home on a wagon, quite a distance, so that he might die with his family. Local physicians attended him and eventually he got well of the fever, but leukoderma made its appearance and during the last 40 years—he is now an octogenarian—the affection has gradually spread until today, with the exception noted, the entire surface of his skin is white with a pinkish tinge. Leukoderma is described in the books as a condition in which the pigmentation tissues have lost their function of making and furnishing pigment to the skin. This is brought about by trophoneurosis and is often associated with neurotic disturbances. In short, it is due to the nerves, and in this case the nerves of the man became affected by the toxic poisons of the malarial attack. Leukoderma is not at all uncommon among the dark races and is particularly a disease of the tropics. Dermatologists have found many cases where the affection has attacked portions of the skin surfauld what is known as "pielbe" Negroes. But the cases in which this affection has become universal over a man's body are very rare, and this case is very interesting to specialists and the medical fraternity generally because of its rarity. "Uncle" Dolph, as he is called by white and black, has always been a respectful, respectable and respected Negro; has been industrious and raised a large family. He has good eyes and a good memory and can recall many incidents of slavery days and of the war. He helped build all the older buildings in the place and is the oldest citizen, white or black, who was here when the town began to take shape three-quarters of a century ago. I beg leave to suggest herewith that colored men be utilized to help man the navy. The Old Glory has proved himself loyal to "Old Glory" if anyone has, and he should be represented in the navy as well as in the army. If white sailors and marines should object to their company on board ship, why not allot certain ships to them as certain barracks are allotted to them in the army? The plan of nomenclature in the navy is to name battleships after states, cruisers after cities and gunboats after famous battle helms, but the navy would have certainly could be used. For instance, the government might turn over to the colored sailors such battleships as the Alabama and Mississippi or such cruisers as the Suwannee and the Dixie. Among the Negroes may be found plenty of good loyal material and I will wager that if they are called upon no one need ever blush for the record their ships may make—H. T. Hughes, in the Chicago News. There are 24 Methodist Episcopal churches in the United States reporting a membership of more than 1,500 each. Calvary church, New York, leads with 2,600 members, and First church, Los Angeles, is second with a total membership of 2,400. A commercial wireless service has been established between stations in Peru and Brazil. crude ideas of what a home should be, have gradually been 'led out into a new conception of what a home can be made through persistent thrift and constant effort to improve the physical condition of i house, the yard and the fences. What the Negroes of Tituwntown have done so quietly and so effectively, with the sympathetic co-operation of Mr. Stroud through a long period, can and should be repeated, with necessary modifications, of course, wherever there are large numbers of Negroes who should have better housing.-Bouthern Workman. Because of the scarcity of clocks in West Africa, events are timed by the regular daily occurrences. For example, a native wrote that she had received news of her sister's illness "a little while before the guinea fowl talk," that is, about five o'clock in the morning. A good many men work hard and unremittingly and achieve no distinction other than that of living to be more than seventy years old. The balance wheel of a watch vibrates 300 times a minute, 422,000 times a day, or 157,680,000 times a year. As each vibration covers about one and one-half revolutions, the shaft on which the balance wheel is mounted makes 236,520,000 revolutions in its bearing each year. Names elude us no easily. Who was the clever fellow who described a male quartet as a musical organization composed of three men and a tenor? The chamber of commerce of Johannesburg, South Africa, has sent to England an appeal for wider use in the British isles of piace, one of the chief products of the land around the erstwhile Boer city, Attention is called to the many ways in which we of the United States make use of this variety of grain. In connection with a new hote, Honolulu there will be built a glass-walled shaft in which guests of the house can descend into the sea and watch the fire. AUSTRALIAN FIRING A TRENCH MORTAR UNDER WOODS CHRISTMAS This remarkable looking weapon, which is being used with telling effect against the Turks in the Dardanelles campaign, is a trench mortar, one of the new engines of war which has been brought into play during the present European war. It is mounted on boxes, and judging from the way it is designed, it is undeniable risk to the pointer or operator of the weapon, for while one arm directs the fire of the mortar the other arm kills the slug which sets it off. Austrian Officers Astonished at the Easy, Cheerful Ways of Italian Soldiers—Comradeship Between Officers and Men. BY CAMILLO CIANFARA (INFORMATION News Service) Udine, Italy, on a few days at any of the sectors into which the Italian front is divided will convince the central observer of several things. Two of these will office as chief characteristic of the Italian army, viz. The good humor of the Italian troops even in the face of the most desperate straits; and the excellent relations which exist at all times between the officers and men. Shrapnel shells may explode at regular intervals in and around the Italian trenches, the roar of the guns may be deafening and awe-inspiring, the rain of bullets may raise clouds of dust and send pebbles and chunks of rocks hurling through the air—and yet the Italian soldier will always be ready to get all the fun he can out of the situation. In fact the clammy hand of death may be lurking in every corner and yet his native smile will never desert him, the unquenchable fire will never leave his eyes, he will always be ready for a joke at the expense of the unsuspecting comrade standing, rife in hand, at his side, alert at the first signs of real danger. This good humor, the radiant smile and the easy cheerful ways of the Italian "Tommy," even after the most bloodcurdling operations, in which he may have risked his life a dozen times, excites the wonder of the Austrian officers. One of the latter in a letter to his mother which was found on the battlefield declared that he could not make up his mind whether these Italian soldiers were cynics or enthousias. "For a whole day," continued the officer, who is a devout Catholic, "I was prevented from training a gun against a certain spot, because I saw through my field glasses that an ammunition wagon was guarded by a priest armed with a long shining cross." When the Italians evacuated the spot it was discovered that the priest was nothing more nor less than a black cassock and a widebrimmed hat, supported on two wooden sticks and the cross formed out of a number of tin meat canes. Music and singing, however, form the chief diversions of the Italian troops, and when they allow it. As Colonel Dunn, military attach at the American embassy, remarked after a short visit to the Italian front, "These encampments behind the firing line are more like a picnic party than soldiers on a battle front." Every contingent has its quota of guitar, mouthorgan and mandolin players, and night concerts follow each other on every side until the "Last Post" is sounded and the regiment retires under canvas. But even then after the patrol has disappeared toward the farthest end of the camp, a tender and touching melody steals through the air, lulling the nearby restless to sleep. As to the relations existing between the officers and the men in the ranks, they form, in the opinion of Captain Hayshi, member of the Japanese military mission, a striking feature of the war. Italian military discipline is strict, but not harsh. It is maintained by kindness and justice rather than by fear. First, the officers invariably treat Twenty Counties in the State Have No Poor Farms Nor Poor Indigents. Topoka—Twenty of the 105 Kansas counties have no poor farms or indigent poor, while in other counties the poor farms are self-supporting, according to a report made by J. W. Hoye, secretary of the state board of contet. In the year ending July 1 the va- IOWA STATE BYSTANDER A TRENCH MORTAR which is being used with telling effect campaign, is a trench mortar, one of the brought into play during the present force, and judging from the way it is able risk to the pointer or operator of the fire of the mortar the other arm. their men as they deserve to be treated; kindly, humanely. Moreover, they do it without loss of dignity. Hence, the soldiers respect, honor and even love their superiors. In the trenches and everywhere on the firing line, where danger is greatest, the feeling of devoted comradehip between officers and men is admirable and it is safe to say that every soldier is ready and willing to lay down his life for his superior. Locations of soldiers who rushed the lives to save those of their officers are a daily occurrence at the Italian front. The last soldier to be decorated was a certain Guido Vitelli who, on seeing in the course of an engagement his lieutenant fall grievously wounded, left the trenches accompanied by a comrade and rushed to the rescue. The spot where the officer lay was quite a distance from the trench and Vitelli was struck twice in the hand and in the cheek, while his comrade was slightly wounded in the leg. Nevertheless, the two wounded soldiers succeeded in carrying their superior officer into the Italian lines. At the hospital, where he is now recovering. Vittell related his adventures to the captain of his company, adding that he was glad of the opportunity to serve for the gallant young lieutenant. Naturally, the captain has recommended him for the medal. MISS MARY ELLEN WILSON WILLIAMS Second daughter of the Secretary of Labor, W. B. Wilson. Second daughter of the Secretary of Labor, W. B. Wilson. Bank Teller Admits Hold-Up Fake. Cedar Rapids, Ia—Leo Perrin, deposed paying teller of the Cedar Rapids National bank, is under arrest, charged with embezzlement of $20,070 from that institution. Perrin was arrested after he confessed that the money, lost by the bank in a supposed hold-up, really was taken by him. He was taken to fall when unable to obtain signatures to his $5,000 bond. Lives on Coffee. Baltimore—Kate Larber, aged thirteen, has since she was fourteen might old taken practically no nourishment except coffee, which she drinks in large quantities, sometimes 20 cups a day. rious counties in Kansas cared for only 900 paupers, the report says. Pending the construction of new quarters at the Winfield Hospital for the Feeble Minded, a number of insane and feeble minded patients have been cared for by individual counties. As a result there were ten more inmates of poor farms this year than last year. In the year ending July 1, says the report, there were 19 children in the county institutions as against 14 the previous year. EARS OF THE ARMY Signal Corps Get Little Credit for Most Heroic Work. With Shet and Shell Playing Around His Signaler Coolly Splices Broken Telegraph Wires — Always at Danger Point. (International News Service.) Liverpool—When the full story of the war is written we shall know the exact part played by the British craftsmen of Great Britain. Appreciative hints are given here and there work of the collar is detecting the enemy mines, and boring countermines, and of this work and that of the navy, in building trenches but none of the official war correspondents have told us of the bravery and skill of the telegraph section of the Royal engineers, whose work is to organize victory by making it possible for one line of the men to communicate with the other by erecting and repairing wires; in a phrase by acting as the ears of the British army. The signer is seldom the hero of great stories of customers which makes the name of Michael O'Leary the subject of a thousand stories and legends, yet his work, nevertheless, is heroic to a degree. An officer who has recently returned from the region round Ypres, Festubert, and La Basse tells me that the bravest feat he witnessed during his stay at the front was that of a telegraph signaler in the midst of a battle whose fortunes were turning now on the side of the Germans, and then on ours. A shell came from the Prussian side, which blew in a trench and a telegraph line to pieces. The next moment a signaler dashed through with a layer of wire in his hand, his pincers between his teeth, and quite an armory of other tools in his pockets. Then with shot and shell playing round him he began to relay the broken telegraph line, fixed it up, walked calmly back to his original spot, wiped from his face the mud and dust with which it was covered, relit his pipe, and awaited his next job. "It was the coolest piece of work I have ever seen," said the officer. Hot was a judge, too, for he had seen six Victoria crosses earned, although the signaler in this case did not get one. Here is a sketch of the daily routine of the signaler: He rises while all the other soldiers are asleep, and quietly makes his way to the place where the new trenches are to be made, estimates the amount of material necessary, thinks of the men he can spare from the work of repairing, and then goes back to make all the preparations needed, which must be completed before the shell signal is given that the artillery attack has opened. He waits with strained nerves, so as to be at the becks of the rush of infantry which is to capture the enemy's trenches; then, as the last German is bayoneted or taken prisoner, even before the work of the Red Cross section has begun, he starts laying the telephones and telegraph wires which are to keep the field commanders in touch with one another. Night work is not only difficult but dangerous. Apart from the discomfort of trudging through plowed fields, often after heavy rain has made them into huge quagmires, falling into deep ponds made by a big shell, and running the risk of being drowned where a cry for help may mean wholesale death for your own sector; dodging the star shells which the enemy send up to take a view of things, the signaler must always bear in mind that the lines must be laid or repaired, and his own life is simply a means for that end. If he is killed after his work is done, then he can be happy that he has seen the life he has been infilled, then death he has a new terror, a new agony. This braces him up when a star shell lights the sky. He promptly faces his own trench with his back to the enemy. The pink patch on his face would not only make him a target for a sniper, but would also give away the position of his regiment. So he stands still, or else throws himself face downward, running the risk of getting honorable wounds, in the back. By the time he has measured the ground for the new lines, given a look for the other lines in use, and made a test or two, it is time to return to his dugout quarters, crawl in for an hour or two's rest, and perhaps, just as he has fallen comfortably asleep, be peremptorily awakened by the news that the enemy has blown in one of our trenches, and the wires must be repaired or re-raid at once. Under no circumstances whatever must the communications between the artillery and the infantry sections be interrupted for a moment, for that might mean disaster to the whole His Precious Horses Miller, S. D. — Robert Wilson, a prominent rancher here, is known for the fine horses he raises. He has many ready for the market but he refuses to sell one while the war in Europe loses, fearing they would be sent there and injured or killed in battle. He refuses fancy prices right along for horses. Rabbit Hole a Treasure. Pratt, Kan.—A Mexican some six miles east of here was hunting rabbits yesterday and ran a rabbit into a hole. He reached into the hole and pulled the bunny out, but the rabbit held to a sleeve of a man's jacket. Further investigation by the Mexican showed a large swag of heavy silverware that had been hidden in the hole, wrapped up in the jacket. The silverware was turned over to a nearby resident and he notified the offi- PERFECT COFFEE POT One That Is Guaranteed Not to Boil Over. Ingenuious Invention for Which Housewives Will Be Grateful is Shown Here—Simple in Design, but Does the Work. A coffee pot that is guaranteed not to boil over is the ingenious invention for which C. M. Smith and M. J. Sterling of Brooklyn have a patent application pending. The pot's construction may best be understood by referring to the diagram, which shows it longitudinal section. It consists of a main body (1 in the diagram) tapering toward a narrow neck, laver, over which rises a faring top, with handle, 2, and spout, 4. The spout has an inner wall, perforated with holes, 5. Into the top goes a drum, 6, having a flange, 8, that fits tightly in the neck, 1a, and is prevented from going down too far by a rim, 7. Just above this rim the barrel is perforated with holes, 9, and opposite the spout, with smaller holes, 10. It is covered by a lid. When the coffee boils it rises in the pot, but flows through the holes, 9, into the open space between the drum and the body of the pot. This instantiates the principle that it flows back down through the holes and into the pot again. The coffee may even boil over the top, but it will be caught in the open space, 2, and will never spill. The liquid is poured in the usual way, the small perforations acting simply as a strainer. DEVICE FOR CATCHING BUGS Ingenious New York Man Has Thought Up a Contravariance That Should Account for Many Pests. Knut George Gyllstrom, Richmond Hill, N. Y., has patented a bug catching apparatus which should be very efficacious against the innumerable little pests that inhabit the air the latter part of the summer and the early fall. Placed in a house or public building, it ought to catch most of the insects which squeeze through the screens or zip in when the door is opened. Mr. Gyllstrom's device consists of a bright electric light to attract the insects, placed between an electric fan and a funnel-shaped bag with an insect trap at the small end. The philosophy of the invention is simple. The bugs, lured by the light, get in the path of the fan's current and are blown into the bag, where the current, of air maintained by the fan prevents them from escaping. Eventually, the bugs are driven into the trap, from which, of course, there is no escape. It is to be hoped that the patentee realizes all he hopes from his device. War Message Went Wrong. An accidental crossing of telephone wires was responsible for a recent Austrian victory over the Russians near the Polish border. Officers at one of the Austrian staff headquarters were amazed while using a wire, to hear Russian words spoken. An officer conversant with that tongue was summoned and reached the telephone in time to get the most important part of a war message that was being transmitted. The Russian order was for two battalions to attack decisively at a given hour a specified Austrian position, while three companies were to assist in a flank attack. The Austrians knowing precisely what to expect, merely lay in wait and "bagged" 2,000 prisoners, including the major of the battalions to whom the message had been sent. Dru. Dudley A. Sargent of Harvard holds that seq is no bar to military service—that a woman would make as good a soldier as a man. Doctor Sargent, at a tea in Boston, said to a group of flattered, smiling girls: "Why shouldn't you, indeed, make as good soldiers as men? Look how resourceful you are. "I know a young fellow who said to a girl, doubttly: "I consulted a palistin last evening and she told me I would marry a brunette within three months." "The girl, tossing her golden head, answered with a rogusl smile: name: "Well, I can easily be a brunette by that time, Jack." Truly Optimistic. Hall-Blythe is a pretty optimistic character. I hear. Wall—I should say so. if he failed in business he'd thank heaven he had his health; if he failed in health he'd thank heaven he had his business, and if he failed in both he'd say there was one using glue without the other. Bite of Fly Deadly to All Human Beings. Fatal Sleeping Sickness, So Dreaded in Africa, Has Been Traced to the Teetee Fly—Wild Game a Source of Danger. The wiggly little things shown in the picture that accompanies this article are the creatures that cause the dreaded "sleeping sickness," or nags, so common in Central Africa. Sir David Bruce, who more than any other man, has studied this disease and its causes, delivered four lectures on it before the Royal Lodge of Physicians in London in May. The creatures that cause the disease are called trypanosomes. There are many types or species, some more plentiful in one region, some in another; but all have the same general form. They multiply in the digestive organs of the tsetse fly. This bites human beings and animals, and the trypanosomes pass into their blood and infect them, just as the microbes of malaria and yellow fever are carried by mosquitoes. Not all tsetse flies are infected, for Sir David Bruce says that "if a man is bitten by a tsetse fly in the sleeping sickness area of Nyasaland it is 500 to 1 against his taking the disease, since only 1 in 500 flies is infective with the specific parasite." But if a man be bitten by an infected fly it is almost certain that he will die within three or four months. No cure has yet been discovered and no human being has yet recovered, though 30 per cent of oxen recover. The wild game of Central Africa is heavily infected, and these buffalo, antelope, etc. are the reservoir of the Trypanosoma Gambiense, the Parasite That Causes Sleeping Sickness in Nyassaland, Magnified About 700 Diameters. disease. The only way to stamp out an epidemic is to remove the whole human population to a region that is not infected with testes files, and, if it be desired to go a step further and the sleeping sickness area in need is then clean up, the must be intact to "for" there is little doubt that when the wild game is driven away it takes the danger with it. USEFUL WORK FOR SOLDIERS Standing Army Could Be Employed During Time of Peace in Construction of Good Roads. (BY JOHN NELSON, Chicago.) The soldier is and probably will be for some time a necessary member of society until the world can comprehend the brotherhood of man and people become world patriots in place of bigoted national patriots. Until that time comes let us make our soldiers more productive and give them enough remuneration so that they can live and patronize the industries of the country as American citizens should. This country needs good roads to reduce the high cost of living by reducing the cost of transportation between the producer and the consumer. Why not let the soldiers spend part of their time building roads? The benefit from such work would be great and the country could well afford at least to double soldiers' pay if half of their time was devoted to this. The regular equipment of the army, such as tents and tools, could be utilized in this connection. The work is of such a nature that it would keep men in good physical condition for field service in case of war. There is also much other useful work that can be done in times of peace and abandoned in times of war. By making it the task of soldiers we could have a large standing army that would be a benefit instead of a burden. With this work carried on under government control on a large scale efficiency can be developed far beyond anything in the past. Jealous Bride Ended Her Life Jealous Bride Ended Her Life. Jealous of her husband every time he even smiled on a baby, jealous of his work because it took him from his bed, jealous of him even if he walked alone on the street. Mr. Adele Diaz, a pretty Spanish bride of New York city, worked herself up into such a state of mind that she committed suicide one day after finding her husband's revolver. International Electric Standard. Experts from the United States and England have agreed on international standards for electrical machinery which are expected to be adopted throughout the world. Looks Like It. "I is Jaggers going under, do you think?" "From all I can hear, he is usually either under an automobile or under a cloud." "So you have written a book on cemented basements. But why did you choose such a subject?" "Because I wanted it to be among the best cellars." His Auto Suggestion. "Why do you keep that old plug in your stable?" "Because there's lots of courting young couples about, and he's a good sparking plug." The KITCHEN CABINET A generous heart asks no reward; as life conspires, dear. A feast where all best gifts are stored, And guests have all good cheer, And with glad song In happy throng The hour prolongs. With loving friends whose presence makes life dear. and keep for use. Mint is prepared in the same manner. A large bunch of fresh mint, bruised, is placed in a pin of strong older vinegar. Let stand for two weks, strain and it is ready for use. Mint vinegar made three years ago is aromatic and fine-flavored. RICE, IN VARIETY. common dish and varied that a few recipes which may will be welcomed M Simple rice pudding, using three tablespoonfuls of rice, a quart of milk, sugar, nutmeg, and a few raisins, put into a skillet. Baked for three or four hours in a slow oven is a most wholesome, nourishing dish which will be good food for the children and one which they like. Add a few tablespoonfuls of cocoa to a rice custard, or a cup custard for a change. Serve a chocolate sauce with plain boiled rice. Maple sugar sauce is another delicious one to use with plain boiled rice. Rice With Fruit—Rice is particularly good with peaches. Cook the rice and while still warm put into cups with sliced peaches to mold. Out and garnish with fresh sliced peaches, serve with sugar and cream. Pineapple is another fruit that goes well with rice. Chop it fine and stir it into the cooked rice, serve with cream and sugar or a sirup of pineapple juice. Rice With Cheese.—Take a half cupful of rice, drop it gradually into two cupfuls of boiling water and add more water as it cooks, if necessary. When perfectly tender let the water cook off, allowing the steam to escape. Make a rich cream sauce, using two tablespoonfuls of butter, two of flour and a cupful of rich milk or thin cream, cook until smooth. Mix the sauce with the rice, adding a cupful of grated cheese. Put into a baking dish and bake until hot. The cheese will be stringy if allowed to stay too long in a hot oven. Rice With Tomatoes.—Cook the rice using a cupful of tomato juice at the last when nearly tender. This will be absorbed, then serve with a well seasoned, strained tomato sauce. To get the juice strain a can of tomato. To get the pulp for the sauce, put the tomato through a sieve. Some of your hurts you have cured. And the sharpest you still have survived. But what torments of grief you can endure. From avils which never arrived. AROMATIC VINEGARS. Those who enjoy changes in flavor and well seasoned delicacies will keep B C D Pepper Vinegar—select 18 pods of red peppers, take out the stems and cut the pods in two; place them in a kettle with two quarts of vinegar and boil it away to a quart. Strain and seal. This is a fine flavor to add to catchup for fish sauce. Many of the herbs used in aromatic vinegars may be raised in the home garden. A mint bed, nasturtiums, parsley, thyme, marjoram and others are all attractive flavors to be preserved in some form to be used in sauces. Dry tarragon may be purchased if the fresh plant cannot be obtained. Allow a half pint of leaves to a quart of vinegar, steep in the vinegar for two weeks, strain through flannel, bottle and seal. Horseriderial Vinegar—Pour a quart of boiling vinegar over one and a half cupfuls of grated horseradish, and two tablespoonfuls of sugar and one of salt and let stand one week, strain, bottle and keep to serve with meat and fish, to flavor salads, salad dressings and many other dishes. Spice Vinegar—Place the spices in a small bag and take them out when the vinegar seems thick. Place the spice darkens the vinegar. For all these vinegars use cider vinegar for the foundation. Take two ounces each of parsley, thyme, sweet marjoram, mustard, celery seed, and one ounce each of allspice, cloves, pepper and mace; place in a jar and cover with a quart of vinegar; let it stand three days, then strain through a cheesecloth and bottle. Celery Vinegar—Pound three tablespoonfuls of celery seed in a mortar, add to a pint of vinegar and shake every day for two weeks, then strain Little of Value In Poverty this or vice versa in poverty. These are two doubts of course that poverty develops much that is precious in life, not talent nor genius alone, but valuable qualities of character. But it does vastly more harm than good. Forgetten for the Moment People who profess to be tender-hearted are quite as selfish as others. The man who says he couldn't stand it to kill a chicken does his full share to a chicken dinner, just the same. Stove Leg Fastener. In moving or lifting stoves, the legs often drop out, or become loose. This can be prevented by bending a strip of heavy tin over the top of the leg to fill the space between the top of the leg and the stove, and fastening the opposite end to some projection of the body of the stove—World's Advance. Fish as Fertilizing Material. Herring, great quantities of which are caught in Japan each year, are used chiefly to fertilize rice fields. and keep for use. Mint is prepared in the same manner. A large bunch of fresh mint, bruised, is placed in a pint of strong older vinegar. Let stand for two weeks. strain and it is ready for use. Mint vinegar made three years ago is aromatic and fine-flavored yet. If you have a kind word-say it. Throbbing hearts soon slink to rest; If you owe a kindness-pay it. Life's sun hurries to the west. Days for deeds are few, my brother, Then today fulfill your vow; If you mean to help another, Do not let them do it. PALATABLE DISHES. Carrots are so wholesome and cheap that they should be served at are no wholesome and they should be served at least once a week, if not once. They are especially chopped and seasoned with butter, sift and a dash of lemon juice. Serve hot. CEREAL BOW Carrot Patties. — Put six boiled carrots six boiled carrots through a meat chopper, break over them two fresh eggs and mix well. Rub six crisps fine and add to the first mixture. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, a little lemon juice into cakes, then fry a delicate brown. Serve very hot garnished with parsley. Russian Sauce—To four tablespoonfuls of freshly grated horseradish add a teaspoonful of mustard, one-half a teaspoonful of sugar, a little salt, a dash of cayenne and two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. When served with fish, add two tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Raisin Sandwiches—With one cupful of seeded raisins chop an equal amount of nut meats. Mix to a paste with fresh bread and toasted crickets or thin slices of brown bread. Cut the bread very thin for the sandwiches. Casserole of Heart—For a medium sized heart slice rather than one tart apple, one potato, one onion, one carrot and season with salt and pepper. Cut the heart so that it may be stuffed with the vegetables. Place it in a casserole with the remaining vegetables and cover with seasoned stock Cover and bake for three hours. When done, remove the heart to a platter, surround with the vegetables and a gravy, thickened slightly. Garnish with parsley and serve. This meat is good sliced id. Not what we have done assists us. But what we do and are: We turn from the deed that is setting And turn to the rising star. J. T. Trowbridge GINGER CAKES AND COOKIES. Who is there who does not enjoy a square of fresh. spicy, soft ginger- ```markdown ``` Hot Water Gingerbread—This is a recipe which might be called "Never Fail," for it is the most satisfactory one of many different combinations tried. Take a cupful of sugar, one cupful of dark molasses, a half cupful of shortening, melted; one egg, three cupfuls of flour, a tablepoonful of ginger, a teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a cupful of boiling water added the last thing. Salt should be added if lard is used. Bake in a large dripping pan forty minutes in a moderate oven. Sour Milk Gingerbread—Take two eggs, a cupful of molasses, a half cupful of sugar, one cupful of sour milk or cream, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one half cupful of currants, one teaspoonful of spices, one teaspoonful of ginger, half cupful of ginger, cupful of flour. Mix the soda and sour milk, add to the molasses, sift the remaining dry ingredients and combine mixtures; add the butter and beat vigorously. Bake 25 minutes in a moderate oven. Melasses Layer Cake.-Take two cupfuls of flour, one cupful of molasses, half a cupful of sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a tablespoonful of water; one-half teaspoonful of salt and two tablespoonful of butter. Bake in two layers and put together with chocolate filling. Ginger Cookies.-Take two cupfuls of molasses, one teaspoonful of soda, three eggs, one cupful of lard, and a tablespoonful of ginger. Mix all the ingredients, adding the eggs last. Use enough flour to roll out very thin and bake in a hot oven. Nellie May well Unreasonable. Ride Plants of Insects. A good way to get rid of insects in the earth of a potted plant is to pour over it a glass of water to which a pinch of mustard has been added. Why We Work. Young friends, in whatever pursuit you may engage, you must not forget that the lawful objects of human efforts are but means to higher results and nobler ends. Start not forward in life with the idea of becoming more seekers of pleasure—sportive butterflies searching for gaudy flowers. Consider and act with reference to the true ends of existence. E. H. Chapin. Optimist Thought. The physician cannot cure the body while the mind is ill at ease. 6642X COTTAGE HOUSE LIKE BUNGALOW Five-Room Abode Might Almost Be Called Combination of Two Ideas. HAS MANY SPECIAL FEATURES Outside It Has a Most Attractive Ap pearance, and Inside Every An- rangement Has Been Made for the Comfort of the By WILLIAM A. BADEFORD. Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the building of buildings on the number of paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to the building department of Palisade avenue, Chicago, Ill., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. The accompanying floor plan and perspective show a five-room cottage house that resembles a bungalow in many ways. It is built higher from the ground than the bungalow generally is and the roof has a slightly sharper pitch, but the pitch is still flat enough and the eaves project so as to give more or less of a bungalow appearance. This house is placed well above the ground so that there is plenty of headroom for a heating system. Of course a deep cellar can be dug in land that is high and dry, but even then the basement is likely to be damp and will certainly be large and hard to build but can be built into this house, as it is 25 by 40 feet. Partition walls can be constructed in this basement, dividing it up into various 6642X rooms which can be used in many ways. The furnace room can be shut off from the rest of the basement and a room provided for the storage of fruit and vegetables which will be cool. Also a laundry should be built. One of the best things to figure on in a basement is a workroom where a bench can be built and the tools that are around the house can be kept. Lots of men like to putter around the house trying to fix everything that goes wrong, from doors to alarm clocks. If they really can fix things as well as they say they can, no repairs will ever be needed for the house. Even if they can't they will provide a lot of pleasure for themselves and amusement for their friends. There is nothing more inter- PORCH 6'6" x 6'6" KITCHEN 8'6" x 15' BED ROOM 9'6" x 8' HALF DINING ROOM 15'6" x 11'6" BED ROOM 12'11" x 6'6" LIVING ROOM 17'6" x 15'6" HALL 6'10" PORCH 2.5' x 8' Floor Plan of Bungalow, Size 25 by 40 Feet. esting than to watch an ambitious man trying to put all the wheels back into an alarm clock that has been carefully taken apart. The exterior of this house presents a massive appearance considering its size. This effect is due more to the method of building the front porch than anything else. The gable over the porch is built with a different pitch roof than the one over the front part of the house. This is an unusual effect that is not often seen and is just one of the many *w*, *s*, of adding a touch to a house so as to give it a distinctive appearance. The paned stucco window which gives it a glowing impression. Another distinctive feature of the front porch is the white railing with its heavy pillars on each side of the stairs and the large square columns at the corners. These pillars and columns are in keeping with the massive effect given by this design. The exterior of this house is of clipboards. No attempt is made to match the chimney by trimming other parts of the house in a similar manner. The walls are painted in a glossy tiled reddish brown bricks, and stands exposed as a special decorative feature. This is another detail that is unusual. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER If you have got a house for sale, the impression that is created on a prospective buyer right at the start is often the main reason for either buying or deciding not to buy. The best impression that can be made will be due to little details that are different from the ordinary run of houses. Everybody likes to have something that is distinctive, a house that people will notice as they go by. It doesn't cost any more to make a house into a home than to build four walls, a roof, som) windows and a door, and the first is much easier to sell if the occasion demands. The living room occupies the entire front of the house with the exception of the front hall. This is a mighty attractive room, where the family can really live. A dark room is all right for developing films, but it is a poor place to live in all the time, and that is what a living room is for. Opening on to the front porch are three windows. The center one is quite wide, with a narrower one on each side. On each side of the fireplace is a window, so that the room is sure to be bright and cool. In the colonnade between the living room and the dining room is a china closet, and alongside of that is a cased opening connecting the two rooms. The dining room is well lighted by a projecting bay of four windows. The kitchen is as carefully arranged as the rest of the house. It is compact and planned so as to be as convenient as possible. The sink is placed under the double window in the back, which will be appreciated by every housewife. In front of the handy little corner porch is a pantry containing a cupboard and also a refrigerator that is iceed from the back porch, which is handier for the iceman and also pleasant for whoever has to keep the kitchen clean. Across the kitchen from this pantry is a convenient little cupboard set back into the jog in the wall, where it is not in the way and is easy to get at. On the opposite side of the house from the kitchen and the dining room are two bedrooms. Between these two Is the bathroom, which is the best kind of an arrangement for this part of the house. MAKES PLEA FOR THE BIRDS Milwaukee Newspaper Points Out How Necessary They Are in Warring on Insect World. War and rumors of war are on every side and occupy our minds a large part of the time. There is an ever present fear of danger to our country. There is a real danger which is not considered as seriously or as frequently as it should be. There is in many localities a reckless destruction of bird life. "The hawk has caught a chicken" is the cry. The hawk must be shot. The owl shares his fate. This is without thought of the thousands of moths and injurious insects which they have destroyed, thus enabling you to enjoy some of the fruits you have been endeavoring to raise. Had these birds not helped you by killing insects, you would have no fruit at all. The North American calls attention to the fact that "one pair of gypsy moths, unchecked, would in eight years produce a brood that would destroy every vestige of foliage in the United States." What is the reason for the thousands of injurious insects destroyed? These birds also relieve you of an army of mice that are destructive. Many other birds are the good friends of man, clearing trees from scale, and various injurious things that, unadvised, he would be unable to cope with. Instead of killing every hawk or owl you see, learn about the birds and discover which among them are your friends. Few birds deserve death at your hand. Without the birds man can scarcely live at all, and if existing, would be deprived of almost every comfort and pleasure.-Milwaukee Journal. Economy In Gas. When I have a couple of hours' ironing to do, or I have meat or vegetables to cook which require two or more hours' time, I put a teakettleful of water on the unlightened burner next to the one I am using, so that when my ironing or cooking is done I have a teakettleful of almost boiling water without burning any gas for that purpose.—Exchange. Songs Develop National Spirit It seems strange that the world has not done more with singing, that is, with popular singing. In this regard we are far behind some of the other nations, for example, the Germans, the Americans, which they sing songs of the fatherland, and do much to develop the national spirit. Cookery for the Sick. Only nourishing, tasty and well-cooked food, daintily served, should be offered to the invalid or convalescent. An unattractive tray, or the serving of too large a quantity, may take away entirely the capricious appetite.—McCall's Magazine. Typical. "Who in that fellow so loudly advocated national preparedness?" "That fellow so loudly advocated have has as umbrella when it rains." PEACH DAINTIES OF MERIT Many Ways of Preparing Fruit Which All Appreciate for Its Perfect Flavor. For peach cobbler, prepare plain pastry from three pints of flour and three-fourths of a pound of mixed lard and butter. Line the baking dish with this and pour in two quarts of freshly stewed peaches, covering the dish with a pastry lid, pierced here and there to let out steam. Bake until brown and then cover thickly with powdered sugar and serve steaming hot with rich cream. Here is another peach pie recipe: Bake a rich pastry crust until brown and crisp and then cool. Just at serving time heap it high with sliced peaches, sprinkle with sugar and pile whipped cream on top. A variation of this recipe is this: Cut short pastry into squares and fold the four corners to the center. Molten them with milk, press them down so that they will remain in place, prick the pastry with a fork and bake one square for each person. Brown in the oven, chill and serve piled high with peaches cut into large pieces, stewed until tender and sweetened to taste. Top with a big scoop of whipped cream. Still another pie ple, the favorite of a very good cook, is this: Sift together a cupful and a half of flour, a quarter of a cupful of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a pinch of salt. Into this cut half a cupful of butter and add enough milk to make a stiff batter. Use as little milk as possible. Roll into a thick sheet, line a deep pie pan with it and slice peaches into it. Sweeten them well and cover them with sour or sweet milk, then bake until in a moderate oven. Make a dessert is peach whip. To make it press ripe peaches through a vegetable press, sweeten to taste and mix immediately with whipped cream or whipped egg whites. Pile in tall glasses and serve very cold. Another tempting dessert is a peach sandwich, for each person. Slice a stale sponge cake and dip the slices quickly in milk. Then brown in butter. Between each two slices ple freshly sliced, sweetened peaches and pile on whipped cream. METHOD OF PICKLING ONIONS Writer Makes Some Suggestions Which Seem to Be Worthy of Consideration. Peeling the onions is a decidedly painful task, but it is made less so if they are done in cold water. Some people even put them in boiling water and allow them to come to the boll before peeling them. I prefer the former plan. With small silver pickling onions to each quart of vinegar allow two tablespoonfuls of black peppercorns, two teaspoonfuls of allpice, two level teaspoonfuls of salt, two bay leaves. Remove the outer skin with a silver knife; if a steel one is used the onions will turn black. If liked, peel them in a basin of cold water, for, besides the vinegar, add a few drops of help to whiten them by removing some of the essential oil. Dry them lightly in a cloth. Put the vinegar, spices and bay leaves in a saucepan, boll them until the vinegar is well flavored, and let it get cold. Put the onions in jars or wide-nosed bottle, fill them up with the vinegar, adding a little spice to each bottle. Cork down tightly. They will be ready for use in about a month—Boston Globe. Apple and Suet Pudding. Two cupfuls of chopped apples, two cupfuls of chopped raisins, one cupful of sour milk, one cupful of molasses, one cupful of suet and four enough to make a stiff batter. Begin by putting one teaspoonful of soda in the milk, then add a little grated nutmeg and cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Stir the sauce into this mixture and then put in the flour a small quantity at a time. Boll tied up in muslin. Chocolate Pie. Put one and a half cupfuls milk on stove to heat. When hot thicken with following mixture: Well-beaten yolks of two eggs, half cupful sugar, two level tablespoonfuls corn starch, one tablespoonful cocoa, a pinch of salt, and cupful milk in a pan with put in pie shell, cover with a frosting made of the whites of the eggs and one tablespoonful of sugar. Brown in oven. Sago Custard Pudding. Wash and soak one cupful of sage in one pint of water for an hour. Then take three eggs and beat them up one cupful of sugar; add three pints of sweet milk, a little grated nutmeg and the soaked sago. Beat all together and bake slowly. Serve cold with cream or rich milk and sugar. Chartreuse of Peaches One-half dozen peaches, peeled and stoned, one heaping cupful of sgar, small glass of brandy, a little water. Cook together some time, then pass through a sieve. Stir into it one-half ounce of gelatin, dissolved in water, and one pint of cream. Pour into mold to harden. Serve very cold. Baked Prunes. Wash large French prunes and put them in a bean jar, barely covering them with hot water; add sugar to taste, three cloves and the rind of half a lemon. Bake slowly, with the cover on the pot until the prunes have become almost candied. Serve cold with whipped cream or rich milk. Imitation Eggnog. Thoroughly beat up an egg with a slack teaspoonful of sugar—doing this in the glass in which the "nog" is to be served. Then fill the glass with hot milk and grate nutmeg on top. This is very nourishing and almost always inviting to the children, who at times take a distaste for solid foods. Basket Salad. Remove seeds and membranes from green peppers, cut in form of baskets. Fill with chopped wax beans, cubes of red beets and stuffed olives. Use your favorite salad dressing. The HOME BEAUTIFUL Flowers and Shrubbery Their Care and Cultivation Rose Vines Beautifying This Home. THE BEAUTY OF VINES By JOSEPHINE DE MARR. When in doubt as to what to plant, plant vines, is sound advice. Vines beautify; they are useful; they are easy to grow; they shade from the hot sun; they hide old or obnoxious features; they encourage the birds to nest about the house; they are the drapery nature throws over and about with a lavish hand to soften and embellish. When preparing to plant vines be sure to depale deeply, manure heavy, and prepare the soil carefully. After porcelain or hardy vines are established, it is difficult to cultivate them, therefore, do all you can before planting them. When they begin to spin they must have supports, otherwise they will be stunted in growth and unsatisfactory. There are so many beautiful vines among annuals, perennials and hardy vines that it is hard to decide, if the choice is at all restricted. If you wish to blot out an old building, cover it with vines. If you dislike the necessary fence, turn it into a thing of beauty by planting vines along its length. A dead tree renews its youth if vines are allowed to clothe its branches. Let vines shade the porch and thus make it a cool and leafy retreat from the summer's curtain. Curtain the shatterless south window with vines and let them grow about the home wherever possible. The grape is one of the most useful vines. It is hardy; early in spring its leaves are ready to cast a shadow. Its blossoms are delicately fragrant, and its fruit is delicious. Attention must be given it in the way of fertilizing and tying. Among wild vines the trumpet vine, tecoma radicans, wild clematis, (virgin's bower) and bitter-sweet are popular. In transplanting the latter from the woods, be sure you procure one that is fertile, for some of them do not bloom. The Dutchman pipe is another desirable wild vine, but it is not as common as those mentioned above. The wild climbing rose has an exquisite flower; and once started grows shoots 10 to 15 feet high in one season. The climbing roses are led by the comparatively new rose, the ramble, and its hybrids. However, its foliage gets shabby and spoils its beauty as a porch plant. It makes a brave show when blooming. The good old prairie queen still continues to be the standard climbing rose. The madrae vine, mignonette-tested, has tuberous roots, which ```markdown ``` Lady's Slipper Filled With Mignon Roses. GROWING ONE'S OWN ROSE- BUDS GROWING ONE'S OWN ROSE- BUDS Bv L. M. BENNINGTCN. Nearly all hardy roses can be propagated by either rooting cuttings, or layering shoots of the half-ripened growth of the previous summer. This can be done at any time after flowering, but October is the season usually selected. If layering is chosen, the shoot should be bent down, and a slight cut made, slanting into the wood at the bend, then the branch should be fastened down into the soil, and all the better if a stone or brick be laid over the buried bend. The soil about the bend should not be allowed to dry out, and the plant should not be moved until the next fall, though, with care, it may be transplanted in the spring. Cuttings 4 to 6 inches long from the half-ripened wood may be set in sand—clean, sharp river sand, is best—and this must be kept in a sunny, warm corner or window. Usually, the cutting will be rooted sufficiently to transfer to pots in about six weeks to two months. Much depends upon the kind of rose, and the care given it, as some roses root are not hardy, grows fast and forms a fine screen with its thick, fleshy leaves. The honey suckles are desirable and popular on account of their many good qualities. They grow quickly, forming dense shade and are iron-clad as regards insects and disease. The various clematis are all beautiful and desirable climbers. It is not generally known that if clematis paniculata is severely cut back after flowering, it will form new wood which will bear fine flowers and many of them next season. Plants for covering brick, stone and rough surfaces, are the ampleposis and hedena helix—the true European ivy. The latter prefers an eastern exposure, as the alternating thawing and freezing of late winter is apt to kill it if grown where the sun strikes it. The amplepelsis, better known as the Boston ivy or Virginia creeper, is at all times beautiful. The tender growth in the spring is delicately shaded and in the fall the leaves are gorgeous in varicolored golds, crimson and scarlet. Morning glories, cypress pines, sweet peas, gourds, nasturtiums, Japanese hops, wild cucumber, hyacinth bean, are among our most desirable annual climbers. Seeds of them do not cost much, and a package of one or the other will yield shade, beauty and grace. The Virginia creeper, honey suckle, nasturtiums and moon vines are trailers rather than climbers. Of garden plants the sweet potato and the dewberry are genteel enough to be grown as trailers. They give edibles instead of flowers. HINTS IN THE GARDEN Do not expose palms, etc., to the full sunshine—those that have been growing winter and spring in the house. Plunge their pots into the earth to the rim and construct a lath or slat house over them that will allow the sunlight to shift on them. This is done by nailing the slats two inches apart. Climbing roses frequently show signs of mildew at this season of the year. Dust them with sulphur while they are wet with dew. The garden always needs extra care. Leaves will turn yellow and fall, and the flowers will soon wither and present an unsightly appearance as they cling to the slats. Go over the grounds at least every other day and take up whatever has fallen and remove faded blossoms. Neatness should be the order of the day throughout the entire season. A more quickly than others. The sand must not be allowed to dry out or freeze. When the roots are well started, the buds will begin to swell, and the new plants should be lifted carefully and potted in a soil made of equal parts of garden loam, leaf mold and clean sand, given a thorough watering, and the pots plunged in the soil of the cold frame, where the plants will not freeze. In the spring the little plants can be set in the border. Cuttings may also be planted in a warm, sunny spot in the garden, as in sand, and a fruit jar turned over them, pulling the soil up around the jar half its height and leaving until spring, keeping the soil up around the jar moist during the fall months. These cuttings should not be lifted until the following fall, unless with the utmost care and plenty of soil about the roots. Wanted to See Them. Cedric (meeting Clarence in the park)—Well, old chap, what are you doing in the park, bringing the beauty of nature?" Cedric—"Aw, I say, have many gone by!"—New York Globe. Bw. Winning Hank filled the pulpit in the absence of Bw. R. P. E. Glass and prescheduled two excellent sermons. Mrs. Maud Perry of Chicago, Ill., in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Landen. Mr. Theodore Madison of Liberty in the city to attend Western college. Miss Corinne Wright remains ill at her home. Miss Bibrae Young is visiting relatives in Minneapolis, Minn. We are glad to welcome Mrs. Mattea Major back in our midst again. She has recently moved back from Moline, Ill. Mr. Oval Carter departed Saturday for his home in Buxton, Iowa. Mr. Don and Coaton Cranshaw and Charley Butta will return to enter Western college, this being Don's senior year. Western college will open Monday, September 27. Prospects for a large attendance. Several Shelbina people passed through Macon on Sunday en route home. Mrs. Mary Patrick departed for her home in St. Louis, Mo., after a visit with relatives. Mrs. Hannah Brown and grand-daughter departed for their home in Moline, Ill. Mrs. M. E. Brookin has returned from Chicago, where she attended the national convention. A very interesting speech was delivered by Mrs. Brookin concerning the convention. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Garnett have returned from Chicago, where they attended the national convention. Mrs. J. T. Ancell was hostess at a supper given in honor of Mrs. Mary Patrick. Mrs. Mollie Robinson was very successful at a fish fry given at her home. Miss Gyneeta Griggs departed for her home in Columbia, Mo., after an extended visit. Mr. Elder Tying drove through to Columbia, Mo. We are very glad to hear of Mr. James Major entering Wilberforce university in Ohio. We are glad to state that James is a graduate of Western college and carried away the second honors of his class in 1914. We wish for him success. Owing to the disagreeable weather very few people got to attend the Ringling Bros. circus. Mrs. H. McGill is reported better. Miss Ora Finney is visiting in Chicago. Rev. G. W. Gross preached two glorious sermons Sunday morning and evening. Mr. S. Jackson of Bevier has moved his family to our city. Rv. and Mrs. B. P. E. Gales are taking their vacation in Evanston, Ill. Mr. Darlington Austin is suffering from a very sore limb, but is able to be out on his cane. Are you Macon knights raring to get this paper. If so, put out your subscription. SIOUX CITY, IOWA Rev. J. H. Garrison departed Tuesday morning for Chicago to spend a week with his brother, who was attending the National Baptist convention. From thence he will go to Milwaukee to attend the conference. Mrs. J. W. Hudson and little granddaughter, Luphile Hogg, have returned from an extended visit to Chicago. (This Week.) Rev. J. W. Dowden conducted the services at the A. M. E. church Sunday morning. Rev. T. H. Hollis spoke in the evening. Rev. Wallace M. Short filled the Mt. Zion Baptist pulpit last Sunday evening. Miss Vivian Stubblefield entered high school this semester. r Mrs. Etta Grant left Saturday evening for a two weeks' visit in the twin cities. The Ladies' Aid society of the Mt. Zion Baptist church gave a chicken dinner last Thursday evening. Mr. John L. Thompson, editor of the Des Moines Bystander, was in the city several days in the interest of his paper. A musical will be given at the Congregational church the latter part of the month. The rehearsals are under the supervision of Mr. and Mrs. C. E Stubblefield. Mrs. Mary Baker is on the sick list. We wish for her a speedy recovery. KIRKSVILLE, MO. Mr. Anthony Yates and Miss Nellie Jackson of Milan, Mo., were week-end visitors in our city. Master Jerry Jones, who has been spending the summer with his grandmother, Mrs. m. Towles, was called to the bedside of his mother last week. The Good Will Sewing Circle met at the home of Mrs. T. R. Sayers on Thursday. Services at the Baptist church Sun day were very interesting. Many good things were said. Collection was good. 11 ida, is in our city. Mrs. Dollie Stephens, G. M. of the Court of the H. of J., visited Darcus Court, No. 55, Wednesday and gave to them a treat indeed in a splendid lecture. Mrs. Stephens is indeed a loveable woman, whom to know is to love, and th emembers of Darcus court are eagerly longing for the time for her return. A reception was given at the hall Wednesday evening by the members of Darcus court in honor of the G. M., Mrs. Dollie Stephans. Light receptions were served. Sewing committee, Mrs. O. F. Donnelly, Mrs. James Jones and Mrs. H. M. Hockaday. Mrs. Lizzie Wilson entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday. Mrs. Stephens was guest of honor. Mr. Henry Jones was called out of town on account of the illness of relatives. Mr. Kelly Stokes is home again. (Special to the byline, Mrs. Battle receives, telegraph message from her, Dr. Welker, and the name of Nashville, Tenn, announcing the birth of a little daugh- born to them September 9, 1915. Mother and daughter doing nicely. Daughter will remain until time to enter Fisk university. The little girl was named after Dr. Welker's mother, bearing the name of Alice Welker. KEOKUK, IOWA. Mrs. Harry Johnson of Portland, Oregon, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. A. C. Johnson, 808 Morgan street. Mrs. Ida Byrd returned from Chicago, after attending the National Baptist convention. Miss Iota Pearl Ashby entertained a large number o friends at her home, 1307 Moran street, Wednesday evening, September 15. I miss Irene Bryant is visiting in Chicago, Ill. Miss Letha Johnson is home from Chicago. A large party from Keokuk attended the platform dance given by the Mr. Dawson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ashby near Summitville. Miss Elizabeth Gross, accompanied by her mother, left Thursday, September 16, for Iowa City to attend the university. Mrs. Anna Alden spent last week in Fulton, Mo. In Mrs. George Morgan and sister of St. Louis spent two weeks in this city visiting relatives. Mrs. Alice Clark and son of St. Paul, Minn., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fox. Susan Washington Parks A rare and curious mazotzot portrait of George Washington in the library of the late Lafayette S. Richardson of Lowell, Mass., was auctioned on last year in Boston. It is entitled "George Washington, late president of the United States of America, etc." and was published March 14, 1801, by I. Hinton Linden. It is a small folio and is colored by hand. It looks as much like George III. as it does the Father of His Country. Baker, who wrote the "Engraved Portraits of Washington," says that only one impression of this mazotzot has come under the notice of the writer. It was an neither the Clarkson nor the Carson sale of Washington portraits. Inalist on Yellow Flour. Charles Christadore, an expert on flour and grains, sounds the keynote of the new situation brought about by the bleached flour decision when he says in a communication to the editor commenting on the bleached flour decision: "The housewife will now in on yellow tinted or creamy flour and will learn to realize that a natura flour very white can in no manner compare with the creamy or yellow flour in so far as glutens and muscle building values are concerned. "As from 65 to 90 per cent. of the large flour mills of the country were using this bleaching process, the decision is far-reaching."-National Footwear PLEA FOR SELF-RELIANCE Charles Q. Dewey? Good Advice to Young Men in Business. This is a hard world in business. It always has been and always will be. There are many good and generous men in it. There are many who will lead a helping hand to you in your advenience, but in the time of need you will not find them among the men who tried to get you to embark in speculation with your little surplus, and to sell you something which would help you to "easy money." Be self-reliant. Make your own investment into investments. When you cannot, put your money in a good savings bank. Distrust the financial demagogues as you distrust the political demagogue. Keep your hand on your pookettouch as you travel life-first, to give always in proportion to your means to those who are poor; second, to hold from those who would take through force or fraud what you need for yourself and yours You will then, writes Mr. Dawes in the Saturday Evening Post, have your hand at most of the other fellows have only their eyes. In this alone you will have the advantage of these. A good remedy for steppespeaks is to wet a towel and apply to the back against the base of the brain and hastening over this base to prevent too rapid evaporation. The effect will be prompt and pleasing, cooling the brain and inducing sweet and peaceful slumber. When water is better than cold for the purpose. This remedy will prove useful to people suffering from overwork and exertion. SHOMBURG WINS IN DEBATE Judge Deside That Negro Is Preper Name For Our Race. In a joint debate in the Harlem Congregational church, New York in March between the Rev. Dr. W. B. Holder, pastor of the church, and Mr. Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, secretary of the Negro Society For Historical Research, Yonkers, N. Y., and a corresponding number of the Negro academy of Washington, on the question, "Which is Better as a Race Name—Colored or White?" Mr. Schomburg, a former of the latter team, Mr. Schomburg ably defended the use of the term Negro, adducing many historical and scientific facts in its favor. The judges, all mulattoes, were Miss Minnie Brown of Young's Bank exchange, Mr. G. A. Fleming of the Continental Insurance company and Mr. Brown, a member of Dr. Holder's church. The judges deliberated for almost an hour before returning their verdict, which was received with aplause by the audience. Mr. Schomburg was immediately challenged by the editor of a New York weekly paper to a joint discussion on the same subject, which is to be arranged and will take place at an early date. LARGE AUDIENCE GREETS TROTTER AT BALTIMORE Noted New England Orator Invades South on Second Speaking Tour. Baltimore, April 24—Last night at the Union Baptist church in this city, of which the venerable Dr. Harvey Johnson has been pastor for upward of forty years, William Monroe Trott, editor of the Boston Guardian and secretary of the National Independent Equal Rights league, delivered a stirring message to a mammoth audience. 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