Iowa State Bystander

ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER The Best and only medium that reaches the colored people of the middle west. XXII No. 39 Miss Susie Lee, our stemographer, has been on the sick list this week. Rev. S. Bates was in Evans, Iowa, last week attending the state board meeting. Rev. J. W. Morton, pastor of the capital church at Colfax, was a Capi- l City visitor last Wednesday on business. The M. C. T. club will meet Mon- day night with Mrs. J. C. Perkins. Lesson, third story of the Idyl of the Kings. Quotation, miscellaneous. The B. Y. W. Y. K. Art club will meet at the home of Mrs. Bryant, 1910 Eighth street, at which time Mrs. Woods will read a paper on educa- tion. Mrs. Archie Alexander will be hostess to the Triple H club at 830 West Tenth street Tuesday afternoon. There will be a demonstration in candy making. Mrs. Eliza Qualls who was called here by the death of her sister, Mrs. Mary Guinn, has returned to her home in Lima, Ohio after an extended stay with relatives. Miss Aurora Brooks, one of our business young ladies, spent several days this week in Buxton visiting her sister, Mrs. Morris. Dr. S. L. Howard of Nashville, Tenn., who is the connectional evangelist for the A. M. E. church, is in our city conducting a series of revival meetings at the A. M. E. church at Second and Center streets. Mr. J. L. Lucas preached last Sunday at Oralabor, Iowa, for Rev. J. H. Reynolds. He also conducted the funeral services of Freddie Murry, who died last Monday, March 13, at his home on Fifteenth and Hartford avenue. The funeral was held from Maple Street Baptist church. Dr. Gordon (white), the great evangelist, with Prof. Greenlaw, the great singer, have finished their revival meetings at Plymouth Congregational church last Sunday and left for Iowa Falls, where they are to begin another series of meetings. Mr. Greenlaw sang two songs last Sunday evening at Union Congregational church to a large crowd. He will return for a concert the first of April. Mrs. W. Cottoms of 960 Twenty-second street was hostess last Tuesday evening to Richard Allen Aid society. After business session the officers of the new year were installed. The constitution and by-laws of the Ladies' Federation of Colored Women's clubs were reviewed by Mrs. S. Joe Brown and a splendid paper was read by Miss Susie Saunders. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. J. A. Jefferson, 1822 Day street. BIRTHS. Dr. Wilson announces the following babies: Nine pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Fourteenth and Myon; also to Mr. and Mrs. Bell, S. E. Second street. Mothers and babies doing nicely. Madam Robinson, Hair Dresser and Scalp Cleaner, of Hocking, Iowa, and agent for Madam Walker's treatment of the scalp, has practiced in Albia, Hiteman and Hocking for the past year giving satisfaction to all. Write her, or give her a call, Hocking, Ia. Hello, hello, for 414 2d avenue East. Call for Mr. John S. Thomas, The Sea Food Merchant. Make shipment to any place. Patronage solicited. Address Jno. S. Thomas, Albia, Iowa. REMEMBER THE Palace Sweet Cafe UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Big Turkey Dinner 35 Cents Sunday, March 19th Red 1367 1012 Center Street Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Erickson, Props. THE TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE Bargains in Rebuilt Typewriters Underwood No. 4 visible-$35.00 Underwood No. 5 visible- 45.00 Oliver No. 3, visible---- 25.00 Oliver No. 5, visible---- 35.00 Monarch No. 2, visible-- 35.00 L. C. Smith No. 2, visible 35.00 Smith Premier No. 10 " 35.00 Remington No. 10 " 40.00 Royal No. 1 " 30.00 Smith Premier No. 2---- 17.00 Remington No. 6---- 17.00 HIPPEE BUILDING MISSIONARY RALLY PROGRAM. At Asbury M. E. church Sunday, March 19, 1916, at 3 p. m. Devotional exercises. Welcome address, Mrs. R. Jones, Solo, Mrs. Wm. Shackelford. THE BYSTANDER Missionary work, Mrs. S. L. Birt. Home and foreign missions, Mrs. T. L. Griffith. Solo, Mrs. C. W. Willias. The Need of a Woman's Home Missionary Society, Mrs. Couch. The Good That May Be Accomplished Through Missions, Mrs. Roberson. Our Gratitude, Mrs. W. L. Lee. Selection, Mrs. C. J. Roy and daughter. Remarks and contribution, Mrs. R. Jones, president. RECEPTION GIVEN .FOR MR. GREENLAW. Among the many beautiful receptions and parties given in honor of Mr. Albert G. Greenlaw, the great solist from Canada, while in our city assisting Dr. Gordon, was a very fine and unique 6 o'clock dinner given by Mrs. George C. Young at her beautiful home on Sixteenth and School street. Covers were laid for eight people and four children. Mrs. Chas, Conley of Webster City was the only out of the city guest. The five-course dinner was enjoyed by all present. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Strauther served a breakfast at their home on Jefferson street. A delightful time was had. Miss Magnolia Sears served a 5 o'clock dinner. An enjoyable time reported Mr. and Mrs. Pritchett (white) entertained him at dinner. Mrs. Pritchett was his former teacher at Fisk university. The A. M. E. choir gave a splendid reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Boamer in their beautiful home. About forty were present and a nice program and refreshments. A jolly time. OUR CITY PRIMARIES. Last Monday was a red letter day to the titizens of Des Moines, especially to most of the candidates. The day was an ideal March day, although the vote was rather light. Out of the sixty candidates only twenty-four were nominated and only half of this number can be elected on Monday, March 27th. Among those sixty-six candidates running was a Negro, a Jew, two Swedes, one Italian and several Catholics. One Catholic was nominated, one Jew, two Swedes, but the Negro and Italian were both defeated. While Mr. Rush made a clean, manly fight and we had hopad that he might have secured enough votes to have placed him on the ticket, yet he fell to about fifteenth place out of twenty-one candidates. He only carried two precincts. We regret his defeat, yet Atty. Rush and his race has made many good friends, and one good thing that was shown to the white man was the fact that the Negroes can get together and all work together for a member of our own race. We were all united and all the other candidates respected and even feared us when united. PRIMARY RESULTS. Our recent primaries held Monday resulted as a rule in the nomination of good, capable men for the various city offices. For mayor there are two. Both are good citizens and eminently qualified. For councilmen there are eight nominated, four to be elected. We are personally acquainted with all the candidates and know that at least seven of them we can vouch for, as far as fair dealings with the colored people. The other one, whose name of John L. Hamery, was a member of the city council once before and had charge of the public safety and his unfair dealings with the colored people in so far as related to the police department certainly did great harm to the colored people of this city, and we urge our colored people to vote against him. Those of us who lived through that administration know that it was the worst department in treatment of colored people that we ever experienced in the history of Des Moines. Having been weighed in the balance and found wanting, we would urge our colored voters to vote and work against him at this election. HIGH SCHOOL CIRLS CLUB On next Sunday afternoon the High School Girl's club will meet with Mrs. S. poe Brown, 1058 5th street, at which time Rev. Dr. Howard, who is conducting the revival at St. Paul's A M. E. church will speak to the girls. I hereby express my sincere thanks to the colored voters who voted for me at the primaries last Monday, and solicit your vote at the city election March 27th. JAMES J. CONROY. I hereby express my sincere thanks to the colored voters who voted for me at the primaries last Monday, and solicit your vote at the city election March 27th. HARRY FRASE. For Diseases of the Skin For Diseases of the Skin. Nearly all diseases of the skin, such as eczema, tetter, salt rheum and barbers' itch, are characterized by an intense itching and smarting, which often makes life a burden and disturbs sleep and rest. Quick relief may be had by applying Chamberlain's Salve. It allays the itching and smarting almost instantly. Many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by all dealers. FAIRWEATHER FOR COUNCIL-MAN. It is indeed a pleasure for us to present to you again the cut of Thomas Fairweather, who ran the highest in the primaries last Monady, competing against twenty-eight others. Mr. Fairweather is amply efficient for this capacity and his many friends believe so or they would not have supported him as they did. He is one of our Drake men, and has the esteem of all classes and races in this city. He appreciates your support, and says he will show his appreciation to all should he be elected March 27th at the city election. His fair dealings with the colored race, and his honesty to all races, besides his other requisites, fully qualifies him for councilman. THE who was soloist with Dr. Gordon the evangelist. AT St. Paul's A. M. E. Church Cor.. 2nd and Center Sts. Thursday, April 6, 1916 Admission 25c 8 P. M. FISH FOR BAILIFF We take pleasure in presenting to our readers Mr. Guy Fish, who was nominated last Monday in a fight of fifteen other competitors. Mr. Fish was the highest man for that office. Mr. Fish is one of our self-made men and in every way worthy, competent and a safe young man to vote for. He was born in Nebraska in 1889, and came to this city about 7 years ago, where he has remained ever since. He attended school at Drake and Des Moines college. He is an aitive church member, a member of Calvary Baptist church, and is an influential Christian worker. He represents that class of citizens who is willing to enforce our laws and reflect credit upon our city. His many friends solicit your support, and if elected he will give all classes equal justice. We can safely recommend him to our colored friends as a worthy young man. CITY NOMINATIONS. For Mayor. ..... John MacVicar. Lewis E. Royal. For Councilman. Thomas Fairweather. John Budd. John L. Hamery. J. J. Conroy. Harry B. Frase. Fred German. Ben Woolgar. Sam Zion. For Municipal Judges. J. E. Mershon. Eskil C. Carlson. Joe Meyer. Walter Irish. Edwin J. Frisk. Ben J. Hitz. T. L. Sellers. Earl De Ford. Fairweather 7,070 Budd 5,447 Hamery 5,280 Conroy 4,829 Frase 4,731 German 4,301 Woolgar 3,306 Zion 2,999 J. M. Leonard 2,998 J. W. Jenney 2,867 J. I. Myerly 2,530 C. W. Schramm 1,096 B. W. Wilcox 1,022 W. B. Barnes 856 C. W. Bacon 784 George Yeager 767 D. M. Dillon 562 J. M. Stewart 547 N. A. Getchell 429 S. B. Allen 423 Martin Johnson 400 J. S. Young 302 D. W. Crawford 300 C. J. Moll 295 F. M. Winfrey 193 J. P. Johnson 157 S. C. Sumpter 115 R. A. Blair 105 S. A. Yarowsky 90 Judges Municipal Court. Mershon 3,945 Carlson 3,927 Meyer 3,869 Irish 5,3,85 Frisk 3,640 Hitz 2,711 Sellers 2,442 DeFord 2,312 Cooter 2,034 Franklin 2,014 Holland 1,997 Wilcox 1,678 Thayer 1,674 Wilson 1,639 Jones 1,521 Rush 1,297 Mayer 1,224 Ralls 997 Sawyer 630 Hansen 594 Wood 334 Municipal Court Clerk. J. T. Genevay 4,517 Warren McHenry 1,988 Eli A. Hunter 1,480 A. J. Baeder 1,220 I. E. Miller 661 W. M. Whitenack 555 For Bailiff. Fish 2,028 Berg 2,023 McNerney 1,868 Temple 1,312 Jones 564 Beeghley 508 Richey 478 Morris 462 C. P. Davis 442 F. R. Davis 404 Day 390 Daly 303 Hafner 299 Merriman 248 Mendon 241 Rood 234 Van Buskirk 227 Wilton 159 White 103 SCHOOL VOTE (Incomplete). C. N. Kinney 3,296 J. G. Black 3,230 Mrs. James R. Hanna 3,123 G. N. Frink 2,558 Earl C. Mills 2,429 J. M. Galusha 1,716 W. G. Waters 1,519 Mrs. Caroline Goodenough 597 S. B. Thompson 483 T. A. Leasure 343 For Treasurer G. E. MacKinnon 4,005 W. E. Barrett 2,392 PERSIAN CREAM HAIR GROWER If a Beautiful Head of Hair is Your Pride, then Try this Real Hair Grower, the Most Wonderful Discovery of the Century. 211 PERSIAN CREAM Affair Grower and Straightener The New Way of Treating the Scalp and Growing the Hair. There is nothing like it on the market— entirely different both in principle as well as effect. Absolutely guaranteed to contain no resinine and petroleum, but only the best and finest oils. We Persian Cream Hair Grower is not as represented or falls to improve your hair. Persian Cream is one of the best hair growers. Hair grows inexpensively and easily used at home. U.N.E.E.D.A DANDERCIDE AND SHAMPOO For Dandruff, Scales, Itching and Roughness, Dandruff is a germ disease. It is a parasitical growth affecting the roots of the hair, causing the hair to lose its luster, grow thin or fall out. U-N-E-E-D-A Dandercide is a Scientific remedy for scalp troubles. It also cleanses the scalp in a hygienic way. It prevents dandruff and stops itching of the scalp. It also strengthens the hair and helps maintain a healthy scalp condition so that the hair ceases to fall out. It prevents any unpleasant odor of the scalp or hair and leads a delicate perfume of its own. U-N-E-E-D-A SKIN BLEACH Price, 30 Cents. Manufactured only by the BANKIN MANUFACTUR- ING CO., Hair, Tailor and Household Preparations. Office, 230 W. Walnut Street. Indianapolis, Indiana. PETER H. BUDD FOR COUNCILMAN. It is a great pleasure that we are able to present to our readers the picture of Mr. John Budd, who ran second at the primaries for councilman, and his name will be on the ticket to be voted upon March 27th at the city election. Certainly there can be no better qualified candidate in the present city contest than Mr. Budd. He was born and educated in this state, worked as city engineer and is the JAMES J. CONROY FOR COUNCILMAN. The result of the recent primary indicates very plainly that James J. Conroy is without question one of the strong factors in the coming election. His force of character, clean personality and mental ability evidently appealed to the citizens of our city. Men of his type can and will do things which will bring order out of chaos, and which will place Des Moines upon a clean, moral, as well as a substantial business basis. His ability, integrity and sincerity of purpose have never been questioned, and if the citizens of Des Moines exercise their usual good judgment in the selection of the members of the next city council Mr. Conroy will undoubtedly be one of the four men to be chosen. His sympathy and assistance along labor union lines has been appreciated, as has been expressed by their undivided and unsolicited endorsement of his candidacy. It would seem that in the selection of the next city council Mr. Conroy is the logical man, because he an by his business ability and his knowledge of municipal affairs render such service as will bring about the results the people as a whole are expecting from our public officials. He would be glad to have all sincere and progressive citizens call at his headquarters, 907 Walnut street, and discuss any matters pertaining to municipal affairs, believing that it would be of mutual benefit JUDGE FRISK. It is gratifying that our friend, Edwin J. Frisk, was nominated for judge of the municipal court. He is amply qualified, has the experience in judicial matters and a clean record. An upright and honest man, always a true friend to our people. He will make a good judge, and the Bystander endorses and recommends him to vote and support of our race. I hereby express my sincere thanks to the colored voters who voted for me at the primaries last Monday, and solicit your vote at the city election March 27th. I hereby express my sincere thanks to the colored voters who voted for me at the primaries last Monday, and solicit your vote at the city election March 27th. JOHN W. BUDD. A Pleasant Physic. (When you want a pleasant physic give Chamberlain's Tablets a trial. They are mild and gentle in their action and always produce a pleasant cathartic effect. For sale by all deal- State Capitol Bldg Historical present county engineer and he has had a private office as practical engineer. He is a graduate of our university. He is a good citizen and stands for good government. He is a true and tried friend stands for everything that is pure and upright. He is a true and tried friend of the colored race, and we can honestly say that we can make no mistake in voting and working for John Budd. His friends hope that he will lead the ticket at the election. WALTER IRISH FOR MUNICIPAL JUDGE. Nearly everybody who has had anything to do with courts in Polk county during the last thirty years knows Walter Irish. Through all that time he has been one of the official reporters and has averaged nearly three hundred days a year in court. It is easily seen that this is a much larger experience than the ordinary practicing attorney is able to secure, while at the same time Mr. Irish has the advantage of the same disinterested relationship to these trials as the judge. He has gone through each case a second time in making a transcript of the record and as a lawyer has followed the history of appealed cases and studied the opinions of the supreme court. Mr. Irish graduated from the law department of Drake university and was admitted to the bar in 1899. He has appeared as counsel in many cases with success. Combining the qualifications of a practicing attorney with those of a shorthand reporter, serving under Judges Given, Connor, Kavanaugh, Holmes, Brennan and Utterback, Mr. Irish can certainly give valuable assistance in the organization of the ne wmunicipal court and its future conduct. Vote for him March 27. Annual Certificate For Publication of the FIDELITY-PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Located at New York, in the state of New York. Whereas, the above named company has filed in the insurance department of Iowa, a sworn statement showing its condition on the thirty-first day of December, 1915, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 4, title 9, of the code of Iowa, relating to insurance companies; and whereas said statement shows that said insurance company has complied with the laws of this state relating to insurance, Therefore, in pursuance of law, I Emory H. English, commissioner of insurance, do hereby certify that said insurance company is authorized to transact the business of fire insurance in the state of Iowa, by agents properly appointed and duly licensed, as required by law, until the first day of March, 1917. I further certify that the statement shows— 1st. The total amount of purchase capital of said company, December 31, 1915, to be.....$2,500,000.00 2d. The aggregate income of said company for the year 1915, to be 8,811,577.97 3d. The aggregate expenditures of said company for the year 1915, to be 4th. The aggregate amount of the assets of said company, December 31, 1915, to be 5th. The aggregate amount of liabilities of said company, including the amount required to safely reinsure all outstanding risks, December 31, 1915, to 0,975,666.74 proof. I have hare- d affixed by seal mea this first day Pay Boost and read the Bystander Dont borrow or read your neighbors, help make this a great paper of March, 1916. Emory H. English, Commissioner of Insurance The municipal court is to be organized. There is much at stake. The whole city is expecting much. Judge Joe Meyer has had experience. He has made good. As to a question of fitness his friends feel assured that he has the qualifications. They present him to the people in fullest confidence that he meets all requirements. Joe Meyer thanks his friends sincerely for the support given him at the primary. He feels especially grateful to the colored voters who were so loyal in their support at the primary and he asks them to give him their support on Monday, March 27, at the election. He will appreciate that favor more than he can express. I hereby express my sincere thanks to the colored voters who voted for me at the primaries last Monday, and solicit your vote at the city election March 27th. I hereby express my sincere thanks to the colored voters who voted for me at tee primaries last Monday, and solicit your vote at the city election March 27th. SAM ZION. I hereby express my sincere thanks to the colored voters who voted for me at the primaries last Monday, and solicit your vote at the city election March 27th. EDWIN J. FRISK. I wish to thank the friends for the many kindnesses shown me during my three weeks' illness. The family joins me in this expression of thanks to all the churches. The St. Paul's A. M. E. church will accept our special thanks for bowers sent. W. L. Lee, Pastor Asbury M. E. Church. Mrs. Mary Crawford, who has been in Springfield, Ill., on business, returned to her home here Friday week. Rev. Rhinehard presched two able sermons at the A. M. E. church. The young people have organized a club called "Know Nothing Club," with Miss Sarah Garrett as president; Mr. Harvey Bennings, vice president; Miss Lueitiah Johnson, treasurer; Miss Bess Johnson, secretary; Miss Florence Garrett, assistant secretary; Miss Artie Junkins, recording secretary. They meet every Tuesday night. At the last meeting they had papers on some of the noted colored men and women of the age. Mr. Harrison Crawford was a Keokuk visitor Friday. Mrs. Mary Garrett was entertained at the home of her sister, Mrs. Anna Dickson, on Sunday, March 4, in honor of her birthday. They all had an enjoyable time and all went away wishing her many more happy and prosperous birthdays. Miss Anna Perkins has been the guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ben Dickson, the past week. ORIGINAL NOTICE In the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county, May term, A. D. 1916. B. A. L. Corah plaintiff Earnest L. Couch, plaintiff, vs. Mrs. Ruby B. Couch, defendant. To Mrs. Ruby B. Couch: You are hereby notified that on or before the 17th day of March, A. D. 1916, the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause will be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county, Iowa, claiming of you an absolute divorce from the bend of matrimony now existing between you, on the ground of wilful desertion without a cause. For further information see petition on file in the office of the clerk of the district court of the state of Iowa, in and for Polk county. And unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the May term of said court, which will commence at Des Moines on the 1st day of May, 1916 default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 17th day of March, 1916. J. B. Rush, Attorney for Plaintiff. The Court of Last Resort. Around the stove of the crossroad grocery is the real court of last resort, for it finally overrules all others Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been brought before this court in almost every crossroads grocery in this country, and has always received a favorable verdict. It is in the country where man expects to receive full value for his money that this remedy is most appreciated. Obtainable everywhere. KIRKSVILLE, MO., ITEMS. Mrs. Smith Steward has returned from Bloomfield, Iowa. Bommel, Iowa Mr. Bennie Howard is visiting in Shelbina, Mo. Mrs. Murray Jones is still on the INVENTORS AT WORK Forty Thousand Patents issued at Washington Last Year—Some Immediately Valuable Ideas Among Them—Life-Saving Float. Forty thousand patents were granted by the United States patent office at Washington during 1915, an average of 800 a week. The range from dulex voting machines, fashbooks, with a heterogeneous number of wonderfully and mysteriously contrived appliances in between. Llan Engen Carpenter of East Orange, N. J., obtained a patent for a new sort of cheese. It has its mass interpenated throughout by commi- Walter Lindemann of Detroit, Mich. patented a new type of life-saving float calculated to appeal to the submarine-hauled transatlantic traveler of today. Mr. Lindemann's device is a combined mattress and raft and free-lunch counter. The mattress fits into the sleeping berth and is quite comfortable to sleep on. But suppose the ship should be toppedoed! The passenger goes overboard with a removable section of his mattress and finds himself safe for the time being, at least. The mattress is partially filled with cork to make it buoyant. It has a seat for the accommodation of the escaping passenger, and is equipped with a tank of fresh water, cans of food, small electric batteries, an incandescent lamp for signaling at night, a (telescopic rod or mantle) to hold the ship in the day, and a waterproof, flexible water closure or jacket that can be fastened by a drawstring around the body of the ship-wrecked mariner. This keeps him high and dry. Another advantage of this float type of life-saving device is that it is of sufficient buoyancy to support its main occupant and in addition lend possible assistance to others overboard who are not so well provisioned for the emergency. Then there's the electric umbrella. patented by Frank W. Smithing of Ontonagon. Mich. At first glance it looks like an ordinary umbrella and it is used in the ordinary way. But if the night be dark, just press a button in the handle and the umbrella glows with tiny incandescent electric lights. There are lights at the butt, the top and at the ends of the ribs. Among other interesting patents is used during this 50's are the following: A tattoo gun by pressing the stomach of the doll you cause sounds to issue from the mouth. A combination penholder and blotter. A tobacco-pipe filler. The tobacco is contained in the cylinder and the large end of the filler is inserted in the bowl of the pipe. A plunger at the top New Patent Fly Catcher Which Simply Catches the Fly on the Fly and Blows Him into a Trap. is then forced down, thus pushing the tobacco into the pipe. An under-water operated musical apparatus. A man is lowered into a well, where he plays the horn. An insect trap. The insect, when passing between the motor on the left, is blown into the trap on the right. An ornamental design for a "stop look and listen" sign. A sanitary shaving brush, having sponge instead of bristles, and having the soap contained in the handle. A fly-catching machine. A device for rendering harmless the points of hat or bonnet buttons. Effects on Light. No influence of any form of attraction on light had ever been noticed until about twenty years ago, when Zeemann showed that a powerful magnet vially altered the position of certain lines in the spectrum. Now it apears likely that gravitation has a similar, though not the same, effect. Magnetism splits up the spectral lines, exerting a broadening effect, while gravitation shifts them all alike in one direction. For instance, in the solar spectrum, whose rays at their origin have passed through the powerful field of gravity in the sun's vicinity, all the lines appear shifted toward the red, as compared with similar lines from terrestrial light. Waterproof Cement. It is said that the United States army engineers have long used the following mixture for waterproofing cement: One part of cement, two parts of sand, three-quarters of a pound of dry powder alum to each cubic foot of sand. These are mixed and dried, and to them is added water in which has been dissolved three-quarters of a pound of a powder. This, it is said, is nearly as strong as ordinary cement, is quite impervious to water, and does not efface. Densely Populated City Block. If the whole city was as densely populated as the most congested block, according to Tenement House Commissioner John J. Murphy, New York would hold 180,000,000 people. The most congested block is that bounded by East One Hundred and Fifth East One Hundred and ninth Five Second Avenue. Second Avenue, sixteen live, or more than 800 in the city. HAT CONTAINS A MIRROR Masculine Vanity Is Ministered To-by New Device Which Has Made Its Appearance. The ladies, with their vanity bags party boxes and paint and powder attachments on their chaltealates, have nothing on the men, for it seems by recent developments that the males are given almost as much to the primping art as the women are. A cap has recently appeared for male use which has a mirror secured inside, so that when you see a man take off his hat or cap and look please. This Is the New "Vanity Hat" for Men, With a Looking-Glass in Top. This is the New "Vanity Hat" for Men, With a Looking-Glass in Top. antly into its depths you will know that he is not exactly foolish, but that he is beholding his own countenance in the mirror. The mirror is secured in such a manner that there is provision for the accommodation of cards, paper and memorandum, but let us hope that this will not be resorted to hold a supply of the little French sheets of powder and rouge which are affected by the indices Sanitation in French Army SANITATION in French Army. Hot baths and nail-brushes figure prominently in a certain area and issued to the French army centrally with the preparation of meals for the youngest class of soldiers, while teenagers just been called up for their training. The following are sample regulated posts listed in the barracks: Cooks must have a hot bath, with soap, every morning. Itinerary serving soup they must wash their hands in hot water. Every evening when the work is over they must wash their hands and arms in hot water and carefully brush their nails. A plentiful supply of mottled soap and nail-brushes will be distributed. The hair must be kept close cropped. White linen overalls and caps are to be worn in the kitchen by cooks, who must change them three times a week. Before sitting down to table they must scrub their hands with hot water, soap and a nail-brush. Profiting by Europe's War. In 1912 the value of laces imported into this country amounted to a little over $38,000,000; in 1913 about $34,250,000 worth of laces was imported, and in 1914 the importations dropped considerably, the amount being between $26,000,000 and $27,000,000. The sharp decline in the amount of laces imported in 1914 was undoubtedly due to the war in Europe, and this condition undoubtedly worked to the advantage of domestic manufacturers. Figures are not available in regard to the importation of laces for 1915, but undoubtedly they are far below normal because of the existing conditions in Europe and also account of the rapid strides the industry has made in this country, together with the increased quantity of laces manufactured here. Smokeless Powder Making Booms. Smokeless powder is being manufactured in larger quantities in the United States than at any other period in the nation's history. Census Director Rogers announced. The outbreak of the European war gave a great impetus to production. Latest statistics complied reveal that production a year ago passed the 26,000,000-pound mark, the figures representing the output of both private and government-owned establishments. At present, with scores of new explosive plants running full blast, experts say that production can be conservatively estimated at 50,000,000 pounds a year. Uncle Sam's Sky Gun The ordinance department of the army has developed a high-angle gun, based on experiments with the Deport gun, which has a split trail and a recoil system especially adapted at a high angle. As the result of important experiments, the ordinance department now possesses a gun which it thinks will be superior to the French gun, justly celebrated for its speed and handiness, which will be eminently suited for firing at aplanes. Game Sanctuaries in National Forests. According to the Geological Review, Dr. W. T. Hornady is urging upon congress the passage of a bill authorizing the secretary of agriculture to take over those parts of the national forests that are not advised other purposes and establish in them game sanctuaries where game birds will be bred and set free. "i sentence you to three days' imprisonment," said the judge. "By the way, your face seems familiar. Haven't I seen you before?" "Yes, your honor," replied the prisoner. "I'm the man who did the interior decorating in your house. 'Ah,' he said. 'Did say three days? Well, just make that sentence three years instead." Aeroplanes Quickly Wear Out. The life of an aeroplane in active service is only three or four months; it has been found by experience. DIARY OF A PATROL Officer Tells of Reconnoitering Duty at Night. Company Commander Sends Him Out With Squad to Find Out If There Are Any Germans Opposite— Dialkies Commander. London.—One of the many little magazines published by the soldiers contains the following extract from the diary of an officer commanding a reconnoitering patrol in France: 6 p. m.—Waked from sound sleep. 6:15 p. m.—Met company commander. Told him I didn't believe any German commissioner. Company commander said in that case I was just the man he wanted, and would I go across at 9:30 p. m. and find out. 6:30 p. m.—Said I would think about it. 6:32 p. m.—Went to think about it in secluded spot. 6:50 p. m.—Still thinking in secluded spot. 6:55 p. n.—Thought I might have left unsaid remark to company com- mander about no Germans. 7 p. m.—Went to tell off patrol. 7:15 p. m.—Patrol went to think it over in secluded spot (same one). over six inches of carpet. 7:25 p m —Observed with telescope four Germans in trenches opposite. Seemed to be large, cheerful men 7:30 p m —Went to think it over in secluded spot 7:55 p m —Pretended to eat hearty dinner. Asked company commander whether patrol was necessary, in view of four Germans seen by me. Company commander said four Germans probably caretaker, wife, and two childs locking up for the night. Dislike company commander. 8:40 p m —Noticed one of patrol writing on blacked notebook. Said it was his last will and testament, and would censor it, as he wished to send it off tonight. 8:45 p m —Discussed weapons with patrol company commander 'ent me his Colt automatic pistol and machine mechanism. 9:05 p m —Let-off Colt accidently severely frightened company commander. Felt happier 19:15 p m —Enemy's evening 'date.' 9:40 p. m.-Went to look for patrol. 9:45 p. m.-Found patrol whistling 'Dad March' in unison Tell patrol we will wait a bit. 9:50 p. m.-Tell patrol I thought we would start. 9:55 p. m.-Tell patrol we ought to start 10 p. m.-We must start. 10:05 p. m.-Company commander and asked why we didn't start ed Produced Colt as if to load. 10:06 p. m.-Company commander noticed Colt, and pretended adjutant wanted him on telephone. 10:10 p. m.-Patrol started. Night very dark. 11:30 p. m.—Fall into large shell hole getting over parapet. Lose company commander's Colt, probably at bottom of shell hole. Felt happier. Company bomber suggests I should carry the bombs, as am now unarmed. Reprove company bomber for talking. Tread on our listening patrol, all five of us. Listening patrol annoyed. Reprove listening patrol for sowing seeds. Reprove small Crawl under wire into decaying cow. Remove portions of dead cow from my face. Patrol complain of smell of dead cow. Corporal suggests more open formation. Patrol in succession from the fall, right into dis CITY OF NEW YORK HAMPTON & BROOKLYN Youngsters may enjoy air and sunshine in a new-styled crib, suspended from windows high above the streets. In the near future, in your travels about the city streets, you will cast your eye upward and see what appears to be a sort of icebox, and not intuit you see chubby hands wildly calculating through the screened sides will you know that this is the latest levie, constructed so that baby may be so bead. In tenement sections as well as in the sections occupied by none but the elite this crib is now being accepted as a necessity for the bringing up of "fresh-air babies." The cribs are close screened and are so wadded pressed steel and anchor firmly in any window and are constructed to resist 500 pounds pressure. Wind and storm cannot budge them. They fly and mosquito proof. GOVERNMENT SEEKS OIL LAND Title of Indians to Property in Oklahoma Hinges on identity of "Tommy Atkins." Leavenworth, Kan.—Musty records of a local church and its cemetery, and its faded roll of a school conducted here in 1893 is given in evidence here in the hearing before a commissioner appointed by the federal court in the so-called "Tommy Atkins" oil suit. The United States government CAMEL REGIMENT LEAVING CAIRO This is a part of one of the camel regiments which the British have concentrated at Cairo, together with great numbers of other soldiers, to frustrate the threatened attempt of the Germans and Turks to invade Egypt. This is a part of one of the camel regiments which the British have centred at Gairo, together with great numbers of other soldiers, to frustrate the French. THE BYSTANDER CAMEL REGIMEN This is a part of one of the same centrated at Cairo, together with great the threatened attempt of the German used trench full of water. Fell myself. My orderly reports his rifle lost. Reprove him for carelessness. Find I have lost my own rifle. Prolonged search for rifles. Ask corporal whether he knows way back. Answer in the negative. Collect opinions of patrol as to direction of our lines. Patrol quite positive on four points of the compass (One each). Take own line. Fall over trip wire. Take corporal of language bad language about me. Order corporal to lead the way. Corporal falls over another wire into gulletma of tin cans. Swear at corporal. Decide to lie low and listen. Do so Distinctly hear Private Jones imploring to be allowed to shoot. Platoon sergeant inclined to think it safer to shoot first and inquire afterwards. Recollect telling platoon sergeant that the thing to do Shout. Platoon sergeant answers. Saved. Rally patrol, and fall over parapon on to fixed bayonet. Do o. m.—My servant brings run in my dog. Notice he is wearing respirator. Discover a good deal of dead cow still adhering. 12:30 to 2:15 a. m. —Write report to headquarters. “Distance covered by patrol estimated at five hundred yards. German trenches overcrowded. Object of patrol attained, etc.” 3 a. m. —Went to observe path of patrol by daylight. Distance appears less than it seemed at night 3 a. m. —Fetch company commander and ask him how far it is. Company commander says about 50 yards. Dislike company commander. Company commander asks for his Colt Feel himself 3 a. 30 m. —Retire to sleep 4 a. m. —Waked by company commander who asks me if I realize that I am on duty till 9 a. m. The company commander be—“Stratered.” SAW MIRAGE OF SELF ALOFT Austrian Airman When Flying at Height 150m I thought I'd Met Mh. Double Vienna.—Lieutenant Panitza of the Austrian flying corps has reported here the curious phenomenon experienced in a recent flight on the isonzoz front of meeting his double at a height of 4,800 feet in the air. The incident occurred about four o'clock on a moderately clear, sunny afternoon. After emerging from a cloud bank at the height of almost a mile he observed another aeroplane coming toward him at great speed. He tilted his vertical planes sharply to go below the approaching machine, and it did the same. He then noticed that the machine was the counterpart of his own and that the pilot was a reflection of himself. As he apparently met it in collision he reports a distinct physical shock from a stratum of cold air. The explanation given by scientist men is merely that there was a vertical stratum of cold air behind the strata of warm, dense air in which he was flying and that this acted as a mirror. The phenomenon has been reported, it is said, occasionally among aviators. JURY PAYS THIS MAN'S FINE Then Game a Chick for the Costs and the Honor Was Set Free. Shelbyville, Ind.—A jury in the city court recently found Charles Stafford guilty of assault and battery on William Kloene and handed in a penny with its report to cover the fine of one cent, hoping that Stafford would be freed until he could arrange for paying the costs. When the court demanded an immediate settlement the 12 men announced they would claim nothing for their services, thus reducing the costs to $10. One of the jurors then wrote out a check for $10 and Stafford was allowed to go home. He was arrested because of a fight that resulted when he found Kloene talking with Mrs. Stafford in a hotel. The Staffords are separated, and Stafford blames Kloene for a part of their troubles. To Wear Simple Colors Washington.—One hundred thou sand members of the Women's Mades in-America league have been asked to "wear simple colors" to conserve the supply of American-made dyes, which are in great demand as a result of the lack of German dyes. is seeking to revert to the Creek tribe one of the richest allotments of oil bearing property in Oklahoma. Interests in control of the land claim that are linked to a woman known as "Indian Minnie," whose son, Tommy Atkins, owned the property by virtue of tribal allotment. First Vacation in Thirty-Eight Years. New York.—Stricken with nervous breakdown, Justice Isaac F. Russell has just begun his first vacation in 38 years. United States Consul Pays Fifteen Dollars for Picture Worth Thousands. Winnipeg, Ont.-Frederick M. Ryder, American consul-general at Winnipeg, will soon be $2.485 richer. He picked up an old $4 painting in a local auction room for which he paid $15. On the advice of several authorities on old masterpieces Ryder and it valued and has been offered $2,500 for it. It is believed to be worth thousands of dollars more than that figure. The picture is the work of Philippe Peter Roos, who lived in the seventeenth century. "The works of Roars are rare," said Ryder. "There are eight in the Dresden gallery seven of which are land scapes or pastoral scenes, and the other represents Noah surrounded by animals from the ark; in the Umlitz gallery at Florence there are two depicting cattle and pasture scenes on the Roman campagna; in the Louvre at Paris there is one representing a wolf devouring sheep, and in Lichtenstein gallery, Vienna, one of a sheep and a dog. Foreigners arriving from Austria are bringing paintings of this class, but they do not seem to know their vaudevy Ryder's prize is a view of a herder watching cattle at a river, with a ferryman in the distance pulling to shore SURPRISES SMART SET Mrs. John James Higgins, formerly Miss Claire Lipscippe, one of the beauties of the resident set of Washington, recently surprised her friends by being quietly wedded in advance of the announced date. WEALTH REWARDS COURAGE Man Who Saved Settler From Indiana Forty Years Ago Gets Fortune. Kokomo, ind.—John W. Boyer, seventy-five years old, has received notice from the family of Kum, that he has inherited a large farm and thousands of dollars' worth of stock from the estate of a wealthy Kansas farmer, John Westfall, who died ten years ago. Fifty years ago Boyer surprised and, single-handed, drove away a band of Indians attacking the home of Westfall, then a poverty-striken settler, saving Westfall his wife and daughter. Westfall, then handed, requested his family to reward Boyer, it is said, and Westfall's daughter, who died recently, had instructed her attorney to carry out her father's request. Enrolling Baldheads Winsted, Conn.—The president of the Baldhead club of America, with headquarters here, has started enrolling all members of congress eligible to membership. Lays Two Eggs a Day. Auburn, N. Y.—A local deputy sheriff has a hen that lays two eggs daily. Sometimes a man becomes famous through the efforts of others to prove that he isn't. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS Twenty-five years ago Booker T. Washington devised a plan to call the Negro farmers of Alabama, Georgia and other states together once a year for a conference. This conference had been so far-coaching in usefulness before his death he had planned the program to the "farmers' conference" of 1816. Wednesday, January 19, was conference day, and there were farmers from all over the southern states, and many from the North and West. Negroes who owned their land, and who had been successful, and others who wanted the experience lessons in order for greater success for their own efforts. Mrs. J. B. Reid in the Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald. The crowd was tremendous. It was estimated that there were as many as three thousand Negroes present at dinner on the lawn, where a barbecue had been arranged, and a bountiful dinner served in picnic style. It was a wonderful sight to behold, and the portion of the grounds designated for "hitching places" looked like the scenes on the old-time camp-meeting grounds. There were many white people in attendance, men and women; in fact, it was a tremendous demonstration of interest in the best methods of farming and home improvement. There were many speakers from among the Negroes telling of practical experiences and of experiments. The boll weevil seems to be the most formidable enemy in every section, and he is usually the conqueror. Nothing said or tried seemed to destroy his appearance. Each farmer starting out as if he had the remedy, but the final result only proved that is but one way from the destructive power, and that was "raise a diversified crop, have more stock and feed the home markets." This is only the extension and purpose of the spirit of Tuskegee insurrection. The Negro is a natural farmer. He loves the soil and the sunshine—and that they are buying homes and using modern methods is an assurance that they are beginning to be more thrifty, and are being benefited by the encouragement and training they have been given. I had a keen desire to spend a few days in Alabama's most wonderful workshop, and this was an opportunity. The invitation came to be among their white friends for the conference, and I spent three days most profitably within the inclusion of the institution—going every minute, and even then few much to be seen, although this was second visit. The spirit of Booker T. Washington lives among the teachers and students; there was evidenced the one great purpose—tolling for service and stronger citizenship—in answer to his call. There are there now 1,620 students enrolled, 60 per cent of whom are boys. each one learning a trade. Think of what an impetus to labor in the preparation for the better workmanship. This girl is compelled to learn domestic work—cooking, sewing, washing and household work; workers is their watchword in these lessons. The entire student body works as one man. Speaking of economy and figuring on good management, the arithmetic used in the school was compiled by a former pupil. The lessons are based on the direct management, income and disbursement of the institute during the year of 1911. Calculating the in- At a special meeting of the Washington branch of the National Negro Business league, held at Washington, a committee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sorrow of the organization over the death of the founder of the league, Dr. Booker T. Washington. A recommendation was adopted, to be laid before the executive committee of the National Negro Business league, urging the setting apart of a national location T. Washington day," on which occasion T. Washington day, the colored people all over the land would assemble in their churches, school houses and other public places and emphasize the constructive work done by the deceased for the intellectual, commercial, economic and social uplift of his race. A second recommendation was ordered to be sent for the consideration of the executive committee of the parent body, to the effect "that it is the sense of the local league that a suitable monument should be erected to the memory of Booker T. Washinton; that such a movement should be fostered by the National Negro Bust. According to the Dutch legation in Stockholm, an extensive aluminum smelter is being organized at Hoyanford, Norway, where there is a waterfall which may supply 60,000 horsepower. It is proposed to develop 20,000 horsepower at once, to provide for the production of 4,000 tons of aluminum a year. The capital stock of the company is fixed at $3,350,000, of which $2,680,000 is subscribed. Pneumatic halis as well as springs support a new bicycle saddle. Although nearly a million were minted, the United States cent of 1799 is an extremely rare coin and brings prices of from $40 to $75, according to the specimen's condition. Artificial rubber has been made from Russian crude petroleum, which contains chemical elements similar to those in California oil. More than 2,000 miles of railroad in this country are now operated by electricity, which is 100 per cent more efficient on steep grades than steam. come from products of all departments, expenditures, insurance, loss and profit, etc. Thus every arithmetic class knows the detail business of the school for that year. As the lesson is local, there is more interest in the study. These figures can be obtained for every day of the year now—for instance, I have before me today the report for January 15, 1995, from the desk of John H. Washington, director of industries, and finishes some interesting facts as regards the detail management of the department, upon which depends the supplies for the table, and buildings and financial success of the institution. There were 78,991 pounds of coal used in 24 hours at a cost of $2.91 a ton. On January 15 there were 92,852 gallons of milk, containing 5.2 per cent milk, and 10 gallons bought extra from farmers. twice a day supply many families in huskies, there is also a bread and vegetable bakery operated each day from the bakery and garden. Bought from farmers same day, 28 gallons of skim milk and 10 gallons of cream. Churned 209 pounds of cream, test 30 per cent fat; made 75 pounds butter. Number of dairy cattle on hand, 162; amount of feed used for the day, 250 pounds of cottonseed meal, 25 pounds of oats, 25 pounds bran, 700 pounds hulls, 700 pounds hay, 1,500 pounds silage. In the poultry yards there are 583 heat and 51 cocks; 29 dozen eggs laid that day. This is only to give an idea of the details and careful attention given each department each day; as each department submits an accurate report daily. Another feature of the industry, the institute buys from farmers, white and colored, their surplus, and thus furnishes to them a market and encourages other industry. A cannery for the preservation of their own products is operated, and other growers are encouraged to plant and cultivate a bountiful supply by an arrangement to use the cannery on shares. Every boy or girl near by can make their extra dimes by supplying this market with berries in season, to be preserved for winter. Much canned stuff, with the Tuskegee institute brand, is shipped each year. Rev. Dr. M. H. Harris, in a sermon at Temple Israel, in Harlem, paid a high tribute to the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, the Negro educator, in which he reviewed his life and twithed on the lessons to be learned therefrom. "He not only sought to deepen the respect of the Caucasian for the Negro," he said, "but one of the highest purposes of the Tuskegee Institute was to awaken the respect of the Negro for his own people. For he had found now and then a scorn of the black for the black—a desire, though unavailing, to get away from his own. He taught this lesson by example. He showed them that he, a Negro, was just as proud of being a Negro as a white mar could be of being of the white race." In conclusion Doctor Harris said: "Is not his biography one to inspire the youth of the land? That he, with all his disadvantages, achieved so much, should not I, with my opportunities, do something worth while in the world? A great man helps us all to come nearer to greatness." ness league, under the sanction of the family of the deceased leader and the trustees of Tuskegee institute, and that the local league pledges its heartiest co-operation with the national league in a movement looking toward that end." Harry Putnam of Rochester, N. Y., trapped a robin recently and found tied to one of its legs a note written by Miss Beatrice Hinman of Washington, D. C., inviting the finder to address her if he was under thirty, single and good looking. Mr. Putnam replied at once. They are agitating the question of digging a canal along the south shore of Long Island. Evidently there isn't water enough around Long Island to satisfy them. Wisconsin was a part successively of Indiana, Illinois and Michigan before it was made a state in 1848. An English firm puts up tea in blocks like plug tobacco for the convenience of travelers. Aluminum mined in France will be refined in electric furnaces in Norway at a plant supplied with power by a waterfall where there is 60,000 horsepower available. A gas range has been invented with interchangeable parts that permit it to be fitted to meet the conditions encountered in kitchens of almost any description. It's their crooked ways that enable some men to make both ends meet. Pneumatic machinery has been invented for measuring hides. the amount of air that is drawn through a screen over which a hide is stretched being recorded on a dial. For outdoor sports a St. Louis man has invented a program that can be fastened to a person's hat to form an eye shade. The undersea origin of chalk is indicated by the presence of minute sea shells which are revealed by the microscope. The KITCHEN CABINET In this world a great deal of the bitterness amongst us arises from an imperfect understanding of one ar-ther. Energy and determination have done wonders many a time - Dickens. Why, then, methinks, its time to smile again - Shakespeare. THE LUSCIOUS PRUNE Prunes are so whok some, so easy to prepare and withal so reasonable in price that they should be served often in families where there are children and workers who take little active exercise. Prune Sandwich. Remove the nuts. in price that they should be served often in families where there are children and wrikers who take little active exercise. Prune Sandw.ch. —Remove the pits from prunes that have been soaked overnight, then gently simmered until tender. Do not add any sugar, as there is plenty of sweetness in the fruit itself. Press through a sieve and mix with a few chopped nuts; spread on buttered bread. For a delicious dessert, take this prune pulp prepared as above, mix with a little sweetened whippe cream and heap on rounds of sponge cake that have been soaked in a little of the prune juice. Sprinkle with chopped nuts and garnish with a fine, shapely prune. Prune Pudding. — Mix well two beaten eggs, a pint of milk, a cupful of prunes that have been stewed and pitted, a cupful of bread crumbs. If sponge-cake crumbs are used no sugar need be added; if bread, add sugar enough to sweeten, and a pinch of salt. Bake in a slow oven until firm. Serve with whipped cream or a lemon sauce Prune Jelly.—Stew two cupfuls of well-washed prunes that have been soaked over night, until pit; and press through a colander; add an ounce of gelatin that has been softened in cold water to cover; add lemon juice, and sweeten to taste, then add a half cupful of boiling water; turn out to mold after it has been well mixed and the gelatin 's thoroughly dissolved. Serve with sweetened whipped cream. Prune pie may be served in more than one way. Bake a shell, fill with the stewed fruit, cover with a meringue and brown in the oven. Or put into an uncooked pastry shell, fill with prunes, cover with latticed strips of pastry and bake. Serve with whipped cream or a meringue. Stand to your work and be wise, certain of sword and pen, Being neither children, nor gods, but men in the world of men. -Kipling. Usefulness is the rent we pay for room on the earth. -Don't save all your smiles for the parlor. Use a few in the kitchen. SAVORY GAME DISHES. The household where game may be served is indeed a fortune one, pro- fessional. deed a fortune one, providing the cook has the proper appreciation for the wonderful flavor that right cooking and nice seasoning will produce I The true hunter enjoys the gamy flavor of all kinds of meat and does not wish it removed. A wild duck, if not old, will never be more palatable than when baked with a bunch of celery or an onion for stuffing. Broiled Quail.-Clean the bird and cut from the back of the neck down the back, lay open and remove the contents of the inside, wash well and sprinkle with salt and pepper, brush with melted butter and broil over a clear fire fifteen minutes, until frequently. Serve garnished with currant jelly. Such a dish is indeed food fit for the gods, but adored by mortals. Roast Wild Duck—Clean and truss the duck and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover the breast with slices of salt pork, cut thin. Place on a rack in a dripping pan, add a little water to the pan and place in a hot oven to cook for half an hour basting every five minutes with the water in the pan. Remove the pork and serve with curried jelly. One may use stuffing of various kinds; but the flavor of the meat is better, so our epicures say, if the bird is not stuffed. Venison Steak—Wipe the steak with a cloth wrung out of cold water. Place the steak into a hot buttered broiler and broil, turning every ten seconds until well seared over, then turn occasionally until cooked. Venison should always be served like beefsteak, rare. Serve with wild grape jelly that has been spiced. Roast Botanical Phenomenon. A remarkable botanical phenomenon is the fact that while the state of Wisconsin has been plentifully supplied with hemlock, Minnesota, for many miles separated from its neighbor by nothing but the St. Croix river, has almost none of that timber, except one tiny spot of 240 acres. Optimistic Thought. It is not the greatest of a man's means that makes him independent so much as the smallness of his wants. Composition of Wheat Grain. A grain of wheat is composed of four parts: the husk, which consists of five layers of bran; the cereal layer, a thin layer of germ; the cellulose, cellulosa, and the germ. During the milling process the bran coat and the germs are removed. Discontented Man. Man is never quite content. If he has a corn he wishes it were a chilkin, and if he has a chilkin he imagines he would be happier with a corn. venison is served as one does roast lamb Rabbit.—This is a delicious dish when a young tender rabbit is to be served. Wash and wipe the meat carefully, cut it up in serving sized pieces, brown in a little hot butter, then add water and a tablespoonful of vinegar or two, cooking slowly until tender. Thicken the gravy and serve as one does fricassed chicken. Life is not estimated by what you get out of it; it is to be estimated by what you put into it. W. J. Bryan. Unfinishing labor conquers everything. SOME CHOICE DESSERTS. For very nice occasions one likes a dainty, pretty and satisfying dessert. Most of the following are too costly for every day use, but on rare occasions we may all indulge. BABY TREE Nesselrode Fudding—Make a custard of two cupfuls of milk, two cupfuls of sugar, five egg yolks, and a pinch of salt. Cook in a double boiler until smooth, strain and add a half cupful of pineapple juice, three cupfuls of cream and a pint of chestnuts that have been boiled tender and passed through a pot rice rizer. Then freeze as usual. When frozen, line a two-quart mold with part of the mixture, add to the remainder one cupful of candied fruits, finely minced; one half cupful of Sultana raisins and six chopped chestnuts (uncooked). Fill the mold and pack in ice and salt; let stand three or four hours to ripen. This quantity will serve 12 amply, and is entirely worth the work of preparation, for it is truly most delectable. Nougat Ice Cream—Make a custard, using one cupful of sugar, two cupfuls of milk, five egg yolks and a half teaspoonful of salt; cook and strain When cool, add two cupfuls of cream, whipped; then add a fourth of a cupful each of chopped filibers, walnuts, almonds, and hickory nuts. e teaspoonful of almond extract and the well-beaten whites of the eggs folded in, and allow to stand for four hours. Pistachio Ice Cream—Pound four ounces of the blanched pistachio nuts in a mortar, add a few drops of rose water to form a paste. Add one cupful of cream and one of sugar. Mix all together with another cupful of sugar and three cupfuls of cream, six eggs. Cook until smooth and thick, then freeze; as usual. There are two days about which a man would never worry, and these are yesterday and tomorrow—Robert J. Burdette. Each day the world is born anew to him who lives it rightly. NOURISHING SOUPS. There is no dish whitc touches the spot when he is tired as a hot, sat'sfying soup. To serve a well-seasoned soup, attention must be paid to its preparation and the combination of seasoning. Just a pinch or a grain of some sea- satisfying sauce a well-seasoned soup, attention must be paid to its preparation and the combination of seasonings. Just a pinch or a grain of some seasoning makes or mars the dish. Follow directions when you find the kind your family enjoys, use care in measurements, and always taste the food many times to make sure that the seasoning is enough. Emergency Soup—Take a can of salmon, drain off the oil and rub the fish through a sieve. Add one and a half teaspoonful of salt to a quart of scalding hot milk, stir in the fish and four tablespoonfuls of flour that has been blended with two tablespoonfuls of the oil from the can; cook until smooth, and serve with a dash of red pepper and a sprinkling of minced parsley on the top of each cup Serve with toasted crackers. Corn. Chowder—Fry a half pound of diced salt pork in a big saucepan until brown; add one sliced onion and cook until light brown; then add four sliced potatoes that have been parboiled ten minutes, a can of corn and a pint of boiling water; cook until the vegetable are tender, then add a quart of rich milk, pepper, salt and a half dozen crackers which have been soaked in a little milk. Serve with a fish on each dish of soup. Cod fish may be used in this dish 'n place of corn and is a most satisfying chowder. Add the salt, fish, shredded and soaked, with the milk at the last. Nellie Maxwell Long-Lost Found. "Ah see yo' is houseclean," said "Mah Snow. Snow White." "Yew," replied Mrs. Marsh Green, "dey is nothin' lak' move' things 'round once in awhile. Why have you been so stupid to slip sippers under de bed dat Ah hadn't seen five yeahs." "Dallas News." Prevention and Intervention An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of intervention, but it must be used at the right time.—New York Sun. From the Sell. The Russian army is in the main a peasant army. Tartars, Little Russians, Finns, Lithuanians, Tchoovach, Khrigiseh, Eaths, Poles and Circassians are all represented, but the mass of the soldiers come from the Krestjane, or peasant, classes. Destroying Bad Eggs, Millions of bad eggs are seized every year in London, and the way they are destroyed is to tip them out of their cases and run a steam roller over them. FAITH NOT LOST AFTER 40 YEARS OF LITIGATION Oldest Homesteader in United States Now Expects to Get Title to Land. History of Case is Remarkable Record of Procrastination on Part of Blind Goddess—Documents Lost to Sight for Many Years. Sloux Falls, S. D—Secure in his faith in Uncle Sam and with hope renewed that the 160 acres of land upon which he has lived for 43 years will finally be given him, Daniel Farnum, probably the oldest homesteader in the United States, is waiting patiently for what he believes is his right to a clear title to the quarter section. And he has not many more years left to him to wait, for Farnum is now within a few months of a score and ten. The land, worth only a few dollars an A man in a uniform sits on a chair, holding a pipe in his mouth. acre at the most when he first came to the Northwest in the old territorial days, is now valued on a conservative estimate at $30,000. Much less than that amount would be a fortune to the old man whose needs are small, for he has been poor all his life and for that reason has remained a bachelor. But the "faith of Farnum" is likely to become a proverb in the Northwest. Farnum who steps less lively year by year in his work with rheumatism that makes traveling difficult came to Sioux Falls and timidly sought the office of Assistant United States District Attorney E. W. Flake in the Federal building. "Be you Mr. Fiske?" was the homely phrase with which Farnum greeted the man upon whom he now bases his final appeal for what he believes to be a square deal in a matter which has dragged along for years among dust-covered piles of old manuscripts, court records and musty books piled away among forgotten pigeonholes in a dozen offices of the federal government, from those of the old territorial courts to the modern buildings at the nation's capital. Digs Up Musty Records. Assistant District Attorney Fiske became interested in the situation 100 Farnum's Modest Little Home. which the old pioneer outlined and immediately set to work to dig out all of the old records in the case. Farnum, timid and lonesome here, and without the money to remain over night in the city, was reassured that the case would be thoroughly investigated in an effort to substantiate his claims. The matter is now before Judge James D. Elliott of the United States court for the district of South Dakota in the first steps taken by Mr. Flake in setting the wheels of justice to girding against the injustice of the alleged fraudulent entry by another man that deprived Farnum of homeward rights more than 40 years ago. The history of the case is one of remarkable loitering and procrastination on the part of the blindfolded goddess whose scales tilted neither up Dog Overdoses It and Gets Neighbors Eggs Also for His Master. Findlay, O.-Daniel Griffith knows how to train a dog to gather eggs, but notwithstanding this, he and his neighbors are on good terms with the business which he taught to go to the bushhouse each evening and bring back the day's fresh eggs. The one did this to perfusion, but recent- Daniel Earnum. nor down during all of that length of time. Digging among the old records of the territorial days in the storeroom of the federal district clerk of courts here, Attorney E. W. Fiske unearthed the documents needed to bring the matter to the attention of the department of justice and into the courts again. They had been jumbled among thousands of other ancient papers during the turmoil that grew out of the transfer of mingled court records at the time of the admittance of South Dakota to the Union. For years the original complaint and other papers connected with Farnum's claims had been lost to sight; whether among those records left at Yankton at the time of the record transfers, or at Bismark, N. D., or at the federal offices here was not definitely known and had seemed impossible, even after prolonged search, of ever learning. In Constant Possession. It is now to be shown that the action, after the long search for the overlooked documents which, after all, were in the files of the clerk here, has been pending throughout the 40 years and that, despite the seeming title in the hands of others, Farnum has been in possession of the 160 acres of land during that time. The land which Farnum claims is his own and a homestead by the promise of the United States is situated near Centerville, S. D., in what is described as the northwest 25, township 97, range 52. After his settlement on the quarter in 1873, Farnum built a little home and since then has lived there continuously. Qn December 18, 1873, Nathan R. Fletcher filed a pre-emption, alleging that he had settled there December 1 of that year, and made final proof on September 5, 1874. He received a patent from the government in 1875. On May 29, 1876, a contest of the title was filed by Farnum who had then ten witnesses to the declaration that Fletcher had never lived nor built a home on the land and alleging that the patent was obtained by fraud. All of this information, according to the documentary evidence found in ancient files, was brought out at a hearing before the registrar in September, 1876, and caused that government official then to recommend that the proceedings granting the patent be set aside and declared void on the ground that the patent had been obtained fraudulently. The commissioner of the general land office asked that the suit be brought. Farnum had formerly made an entry on the same land which had been thrown out, but was then reinstated, although, until the patent to Fletcher had been cancelled, the department could not issue one to Farnum. The suit in the case was instituted in December, 1879, but the United States marshal at that time was unable to find Fletcher who, it is believed, had left the state, after having sold the land to Hannah Jones. Service in the complaint was finally obtained by publication. Fletcher defaulted to not appearing, but Hannah Jones, was acquitted of the complaint, but, in 1884, was overruled, five years after the action was begun. Nothing further was done between the years 1884 and 1896. Meanwhile the territory of the Dakota had become two states, and all suits then pending were, by the enabling act, turned over to the courts in whose jurisdiction they fell. The old files were at Yankton, and a controversy arose between the state and the federal courts at to which should have certain records. The clerk of courts for this district finally obtained a few of the old files and records after the state and the federal courts at Yankton and more went to the offices of the clerks of the courts at Bismark, N. D., and Pierre, S. D. The case in which the whole of Farnum's life has centered should have A appeared then on the calendar of the United States court for trial, but through the resultant jumble of the early records, it was lost from sight. In 1896, Hugh J. Campbell, former United States district attorney, brought suit for the record holder of the land, who had obtained it of Fletcher to quiet title. There is nothing in the Turner county records to show that anyone else but Fletcher and one other from him had any title to the land up to that time, when suit was brought, and the question arose that the interest would presume Farnum was interested there was real doubt that he had prior claim to the quarter section. It is claimed that anyone acquiring title to the land from Fletcher's patent, which is questioned, would be certain ly slipped through a broken fence and brought back some of the neighbors' eggs. This continued until the Griffts began to see they were getting one egg from each hen, with a few thrown in for good luck because of the cold weather. About this time, too, neighbors began to wonder why their hens were not laying. A watch was instituted and Tower was caught. Put a man under the Kreg machine if you would and cut what to him. THE BYSTANDER Buver Loses Suit of Farnum's possession and actual residence on the property for a long term of years. Faith Is Steadfast. From that time to this Farnum's faith had remained steadfastly in the belief that the United States government finally would fulfill the promise made to him, and during the intervening years of patient waiting he has written to every United States senator ever sent to Washington from South Dakota to aid him. All have taken the matter up with the land department and the United States attorney general in each administration to make inquiry into the truth and to learn whether or not the patent given Fletcher was wrongfully awarded because of fraud. Each time they have been balked because of the disappearance of the records in the case and the tangle in which it had become involved during nearly half a century of delay. Assistant United States District Attorney Fiske has at last found the necessary documents and has promised to get to the bottom of the matter. Farnum's faith may yet be justified. FALLS WITH ZEPPELIN M. To be dashed to earth in a Zeppelin balloon wreck, in which she had a most miraculous escape from death, is the unique and unfortunate experience undergone by Gertrude Hale, a prominent New York concert singer. Miss Hale, who is a descendant of the Nathan Hale family, famous in American history, happened to be in Bremen, Germany, on a concert tour just before the war broke out. She was invited by German army officers to make a trip in the Zeppelin "Malkusen," an honor rarely granted to a woman. As will be recalled the ill-fated Malkusen on the tragic occasion caught fire, and plunging to earth from a great height, struck and demolished a house, killing one of Miss Hale's party and injuring several guests and officers. Miss Hale suffered internal injuries, but has fully recovered. MORE NURSES FOR SIBERIA Doctor Devine of Columbia 'Will Head Red Cross Party If It Goes to Camps. Washington.—A movement is under headway to send another party of Red Cross nurses for service in prison camps in Russia and Siberia. Details of the arrangement have not been worked out and depend on the result of negotiations between the United States and Germany and Russia. If the party is finally authorized and sent over it will be headed by Dr. Edward T. Devine of Columbia university, the social worker, who spent the day in Washington conferring with Red Cross officials in regard to plans for the further aid of thousands who are confined in Russian prison camps. There are thirty-five American Red Cross workers distributed among various camps in Russia and Sierra, and there is great need, according to recent appeals, for further help Doctor Devine returned to New York, having given his approval to the plan of sending another party and agreeing to take charge of it if it is sent. LOADS OF LETTERS FOR GIRL She Applies for a Husband, but the Missive Do Not Find Her. Seaford, Del.-The rural mail wagon driven by Frank Wheatley from the local post office is heavy laden with undelivered mail, and for many miles around this section of the peninsula persons are trying to find Miss Ethel R. Sweeney, a young woman to whom the mail is addressed. Recently Sweeney wrote to Mayor Prince of Wilmington, beseeching him to find a husband for a "tongely country girl" and to have her address as Concord, Del. Concord is situated about three miles east of here, and the notoriety given the place by the young woman has caused old residents to treat strangers coolly. Loads of letters are arriving here for the "lonely girl," and, although a thorough search has been made for her, as yet all efforts have failed. Wed After 55 Years Williamson, W. Va.-Childhood sweethearts, then separated for 55 years after a quarrel, Miss Judy May, seventy, and G. R. Blackburn, seventy-seven, met on the street, became reconciled and were married. Short Skirt Doomed New York - the skirt worn by women is doomed. New Fashions displayed at the Hotel Plaza indicate that long hooped skirts will prevail. Butler will return, but in rains, worn over the hip. The HOME BEAUTIFUL Flowers and Shrubbery Their Care and Cultivation Boston Ivy as a Beautifier. FIRST WORK FOR GARDEN Bv L. M. BENNINGTON. One does not need a large variety of flowers or vegetables to get both pleasure and profit from a garden 1 do the planting and much of the work on a plot of about one acre. The products include asters, dahlias, strawberries, tomatoes, celery, string beans, etc. March is none too soon to commence shaping one's plans for the garden. A good catalogue from some reliable seedsman is necessary. My experience has been that it is a mistake to try too many varieties of vegetables. Of peas, tomatoes and cabbage, select two varieties, one early the other late. Of all the other vegetables I find one variety suffices. Order your seeds early, for by the middle of March one can begin operations by sowing tomato, cabbage, and celery seeds in boxes filled with earth. Cigar boxes make a good receptacle for plants. They are deep enough and a good size for standing on the window sill. Two hundred plants can be started in one box. The early cabbage and tomato should be started first. If you are going to try celery it should be among the first started. Do not cover the seed too deep. Follow the direction on the package as to depth. Do not get discouraged about results, as celery seed germinates very slowly. Keep the top of the earth al ways moist, and do not look for plants until the third week. When they do show give plenty of light, so that they will not be spindling. This also applies to cabbage and tomatoes. All of them will grow long threadlike stems, which will be too weak to support themselves, unless given plenty of sunlight. The celery plant is in the dwarf box much longer than any of the other plants that I have suggested for house starting. They grow slowly. The tomatoes and cabbage will soon need larger quarters. As soon as the fourth leaf is under way, they should be planted into flats. Mine are about two feet square and three inches deep. I nailed them up myself, and any other woman witr a few boards, a saw and a hammer, can do as much. Once made they will be good for several seasons. Do not fill with earth to the top. By the time the plants are transplanted in the flats there will be many days when they can be placed outside for a few hours. This should be done whenever possible. WORK IN FLOWER GARDEN Seed of canna, nasturtiums, cypress vine, and other "hard wooded" seeds are benefited by soaking in hot water for twelve hours before planting. When spraying the orchard this spring do not neglect to spray roses, shrubs and small fruits. It will do them a world of good. Experiment with flower novelties, but do not "bank" on them. Don't trust seeds to cold, wet soil— GIVES ONE CROP OF FLOWERS The cineraria gives but one good crop of flowers; and no amount of pinching back, stimulating, etc., will induce it to give another. It like plenty of pot room and good drain age. If attacked by aphis, apply in sect powder to the underside of the leaves when they are damp. A Sample of Tree Surgery. wait until the earth is dry and warmed by the sun. Be sure to start the bloom-blooming annual in the house. For instance, the cosmos. Try a few of the vine blooming bulbs and tubers this year—tuberous rooted begonias, caladiums, dahlia, cannas, tube roses etc. They are satisfactory summer bloomers. The following plants will flourish on the shady side of the house: Ferns, pansies, sweet-alyssum, wandering jew, mignonette, toorles, forget-me-nots, mignonette, toorles, fuchsia, hellotropes and godetias. These thrive in the vine: Verbenas, nasturtiums, phlox, petunias, sigellas, geraniums, candytuff, cypress vines, hyacinth beams, morning glories, and in fact almost all our bedding annuals. Have the sweet pea bed two feet wide, and as long as wanted. Manure it heavily and spade deeply. Run two furrows down the center six inches apart, and ten inches deep, and fill with leaf mold or well rotted manure. Mix this with the surrounding soil, and then plant the peas one inch apart and five inches deep. Cover with soil and firm it well. When spring comes work the soil about the shrubs and perennials, and fork in the winter's mulch. If the plants are getting too large divide them, and they will bloom more profusely. Before the rose starts growing in spring cut back at least two-thirds of last year's growth—more if you want large flowers. If only one-half of the growth is removed, there will be more flowers, but they will be small. Remove all old and weak growth. If stocky cosmos are wanted begin to pinch out the end of the stem when the seedling is five or six inches high, and treat every shoot until the end of July. PLAN EARLY FOR VEGETABLES Plan for an extra-early bed of vegetables by throwing the soil of a well-drained bed into narrow ridges with deep furrows between them. The action of the elements will so work upon the texture of the soil that you will be able to plant a bed a week or two earlier than the rest of the garden. HOW TO PLANT CANNAS Plant cannae one or two feet apart, depending altogether if they be dwarf or the tall-growing sort. They like very rich soil and plenty of water during the growing season. They come in many beautiful colors and shades, splashed, marbled, striped, spotted and blotched. GIVES ONE CROP OF FLOWERS The cineraria gives but one good crop of flowers; and no amount of pinching back, stimulating, etc., will induce it to give another. It likes plenty of pot room and good drainage. If attacked by aphis, apply insect powder to the underside of the leaves when they are damn. CENTERVILLE NEWS. * covenant day at the nd-Baptist church, Rev. Burton d the Lord’s supper Sun- day ees preached the sttarnove oy late shed m soul-stiz~ ring Seen teney night, and held Bible regding at 6:30 o'clock Sunday Hea ree lectures which Ys ivered Monday, Tues- day. en ee nights were ex- cellent end did a remarkable lot of good to our church, They were very well attended, Rey, Burton is delivering institute lectures ati Mystic, Iowa, Monday. ‘Tuesday’ and-Wednesday nights, "Tbe Mission Circle wil meet at th home of the ex-president Thursday night, F ‘There will be an entertainment given Saturday night for the general ‘expenses of the church at the church Sister A, L. Chittenden, chairman. Mr, and Mrs, Lewis Hughes an: his mother; "Mrs. Hughes, visited a the church Sanday morning and at tended the missionary sermon Sunda afternoon, © * Miss lla Kruz is in the city visitin; friends. Miss Edna M. Hicks is very ill 2 this writing. Mrs. H, W. Thompkins was able t be out Sunday morning, after bein; ill for a few days. Mrs, Emma Martin is better at thi writing: Little Dora Riding has been indis posed for a few days, Mrs, Davenport is poorly at thi ‘writing. KIRKSVILLE, MO. Mrs, Bertha Howard and son of Zaina, Mos visited with Mra. Louise Payton. She was en route to Hamp- ton, Towa, to, join her husband, who fins been working there for some time. ‘Mrs. Loretta Jones has received the sad news of the death of her son of New . York. Particulars have not been learned. She and family have the deep sympathy of the entire com- munity. ‘Ray, T, R. Sayles being absent last Sunday, Rev. St, Mark Jones of Ma- con, Mo,, preached us two soul-stir- ile Secale whlch were enjoyed by Mrs. Clarissa Ball had as dinner guests Sunday her daughters and husbands and Mrs. Wm. Wilson, Rev. St. Jones and Miss Cora Nelson. Rev, Sayles, who has been out of the city for a few days, has returned home. ‘The funeral of Mr, Wm. Jones was ‘held from the undertaking parlors of Hienzman & Swentzs on Sunday aft- ‘ernoon, ‘The occasion was a very sad affair. He leaves a mother and sev: eral brothers and sisters and a hogs of friends to mourn his death. —,¥ Services at the Baptist churclf were Targely attended, the weathgr’ being favorable. The sermons wre soul- stivring and a spiritual troft to all. CLINTON. IOWA. Grand Master John L, Thompson of Des Moines visited McNeil lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M,, on the 24th, at which time the ladies of the Eastern Star served a splendid supper, which ‘was enjoyed by all. The grand mas- Mter expressed himself as being well pleased with the progress that Mc- Neil lodge . was making under the leadership of Rev. F. J. Nott, the W. M. Mr. J, E. Bradford, G. S. W., and Rey, F. K, Nicholson of Davenport Visited McNeil lodge on the 24th. Rev. F. J. Nott, Bros. M. 0. Cul- berson and Grant Dozier attended the reception given by Hiram lodge of Davenport in honor of Grand: Mas- ter John L. Thompson, ‘Mrs! Jennie Martin and many oth- ‘ers are on the sick list. On Sunday morning, the 27th, Rev. ¥. J, Nott’ and the members of the Second Baptist church were agreeably surprised when Mr. A. U. Wimen (white) presented an Emerson piano to the church. ‘The entertainment given by the Indies of the church Aid society of the Second Baptist church was a suc- cess and was enjoyed by all present. Mr, Ben Wilder of Galesburg is a recent acjuisition to Clinton's popula- tion. He expects his family to join him in a short time, ‘Those who are delinquent will please see the agent, as the publisher ‘needé the money. COLFAX. IOWA. eryicen. were, Wen acvended Sule day. The pastor, Rev. J, W. Morton, preached an eloquent and inspiring sermon morning and evening. ‘The W. Hy F. M. society met with ‘Mis. B, F. Cooper last hursday. A {very interesting meeting was held. “2Mfe Household of Ruth gave an en- ‘tertainment Jast Saturday night at the I. O, 0, F, hall, which attracted quite a number of people. ‘The B, Y.P. U. is progressing very rapidly. ‘The president, Miss Ger- trude Broddus, urges all members and Ariends to attend. The Missionary society is planning jon: @ bazaar to be held in the neat feature: “Mr, RB. W. Spencer of Grinnell was & Spring’ City visitor Monday. Rey, G. 0, Terrel is rapidly improv- ing at this writing. “Rev, JW. Morton was a Capital City: visitor: ae * Mrs) Kite) nsoq.ot Oralabor ‘enroute to Okalooes visited with Arlends in the Spring City last Mon- Mage RSs 7K sumber of Colfax, people met at rides, ‘of Mra. B, F. Cooper Mat Friday night and donated Rev. ‘apd Mrs, G. 0; Terrel a large supply < eatables. ‘The family was very Gucch ‘surprised. The evening was ’ pent in: 3 susie’ and conversation, tier Mich Bra. Mrs, Beatrice Crank, as- isted by. ber sister, Mea: B. F, Coop- er, watved x dainty luncheon. |, past Monday night ‘Mra. lB. Rob- inwon: gave 8 birthday party in honor CE wae | Watch Your Step es Eee ‘a and be sure it ooo ee | leads only to a | gg i | GEE PSN 8 S| fp, COROT a | e fl WAIR BROWER NY | 2 2 54 Y MADE ONLY BY \y + a 221 Dy 7 nageent q Ld iE At Fon GINSBUrr ALL Hai THING Ki a2 i” Nien oon ay |e ' Wheseag7 = >) APDROF tent, ‘The evening was spent in conversa tion and games, A dainty two-course luncheon was served by the Misses Viola Broddus and Mabel Welch, as- sisted by Mra, L, R. Robinson. OMAHA. NEB Mrs, Leinda Smith Davis was called to Topeka, Kans., on account of the illness of her niece, Mrs. Ollie Ander- son, Mr. Harry Lewis, who has been very ill, is much improved. ‘Mr. Fred Early, who has been very ill for some time, is slowly improving. Mrs, D. A, Madison is improving xt the Swedish Mission hospital, after going under a serious operation. Mr. and Mrs. S, Hicocks were in from Bellevue today visiting Mrs. G. Il, Brown, Mr. Jess Davis is preparing ‘c move his family from Bellevue Mrs, Wm, Perkins of 4917 South ‘Twenty-sixth street, who underwen an operation about three weeks ag: at larkson Memorial hospital, return ed home Wednesday morning, Febru ary 23, and is getting along nicely. Mrs, Oliver, who has been sick fo several months, and who has been a the St. Joseph hospital for over month, although not much improved will be removed home this week. Mrs. Anna Singleton underwent serious operation last Saturday at th Lord Lister hospital. Baptism at the Mt, Moriah Baptis church Sunday, March 5th. Rev. Wil | kerson of Salt Lake City is holdin; ‘the meetings. Towa Phone 78 Rates $1 per d Romane sage ates SI per day Tenth Avenue Hotel 1 block from C. & N. W. Ry. All Rooms are Warm. Restaurant and Lunch Room SPECIATIES Chop Suey Chili Con Carne Yockeme Oysters in Season Special attention xiven to Theatricg! Poor Barber Shop in connection F. F, JACKSON, Pror, rE eae Clinton Alowa WATERLOO NEMVS. ‘The Y, M. S. C. gavgfmnother fam- ous program Sunday fMfternoon to a full house, ‘Thggé* that missed it missed a treat. fou will find them every Sunday pf 3:30 p, m, at Bess Chapel A, MME. church.’ The A. GEC. League held its get- togethexffeeting Friday. All mem- bers Are present and a time they bad, 'ss Bettie 1, Berkly and Miss Eva Ye Smith will give a musical recital pril 2nd at Antioch Baptist chureh. Rev, J. W. Bowles is on the sick list this week. We are all, waiting for the mock trial, which will appear on the 17th. Mr, John Albert Carr and Miss Mary Pullie were united in marriage Friday evening, the 3d. Rev. R.A. Boyles officiated. Mr, Abner L. Winters from Dallas, Texas, is here, stopping with his auntie, Mrs. R. A. Broyles. Sunday was a glorious day at the Antioch Baptist church. Large crowds uttended both services. Revival meet: ings will start the second Sunday of this month, Rey. N. J. Burton, our state mis- sionary, will be here the last of the week to assist with the meetings. Mrs. B, M, Speed gave a birthday dinner in honor of her husband, Mr. J. W. Bowles and little Helen were called to Hiteman on account of the illness of Rev. J. W. Bowles’ sis- ter. Miss Eva M. Smith entertained at dinner Miss Bettie Berkly, Mrs. E and Alberta Saunders. (This Week's News.) The leap year party given by the Helping Hand society of the A. M. F. church was a decided success and will be repeated on April 4th, Mrs. I, W. Bess, who has been at- tending ihe Mardi Gras in New Or- leans, is expected home this week. ‘The get-together social given | by the A. C. E, league last Friday even- ing was not largely attended, but those present were well entertained. ‘The trustees of St. John’s lodge, No, 85, A. F, & A. M., has leased the store room in the lodge building to the Garland Bros., who will open up and conduct a first class grocery store and meat market, ‘The great Plummer breach of prom- ise case (tnock trial) will be pulled off March 17th in Bess Chapel A. Mf. E. church. Mrs, J. D. Hopkins, who has been visiting friends and relatives in Chi- cago, returned home Friday evening. ‘The literary society reports a qd program for this week. Mrs. Carrie Randolph of Hiteman, Jowa, is visiting her uncle, Rev. J, W. Bowles, The services at Antioch Baptist church was well attended both morn- ‘ing and evening, with one addition, Revival meetings also begun Sunday. Sunday, the 19th, is Stewardess iay at Bess Chapel A. M, E. church, Mrs, John Brock took leave for Cat- cago on Sunday evening to do spring shopping. Mrs. J. W. Bowles and daughter, Helen, have returned home from a two weeks’ visit in Hiteman, Iowa, Queen of Sheba chapter, 0, E. S., added two stars to its crown on March 18th, after which a big feast was spread and everybody had a good time. A Specific Against Colds. “If there is such a thing as a speci- fic against colds, it is to be found in cke sleeping porch or the open bed coom, Next to that comes the cold sponge bath in the morning,” says the Youth’s Companion, Be as careful as ou can you will occasionally take cold and when you do you will find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a great help in enabling you to get rid of it Try it, Obtainable eevrywhere. CLINTON, IOWA. (Speeial.) | Mrs, Hatti¢ Lobbins of Buxton 1: ‘in the city visiting her sister, Mra ‘Anna Junkins, Rev, F, J. Nott and the members of the Second Baptist church wore pleasantly surprised a few Sundays ago when Mr. A. U. Wiemer (white) presented the church with an Emer- son,piano, ‘he Aid society of the Second Bap- jit church is rendering good pro- ‘grams on Sunday evenings. Mrs. Martha Greenlee, Mr. Wm. Richardson, Mrs, A, Wetherall and Mrs, Laura Mitchell are on the sick list. ‘Mr, V. Watson has returned to the city, after spending the winter ut Marshalltown, “Mr. Moore of Springfield, Ill, is 3 Siete visitor. Rev. F, J. Nott, W. M. of McNeil lodge, visited the Masonic lodge al Davenport recently. ‘Mrs, Mitchell of Fulton, Ill, was 2 Sunday visitor in Clinton, Services at the Second Baptis church were well attended last Sun- day, Mr, Fred Douglass visited in Mo: line, Ill, Sunday. | ‘The entertainment given at th Second Baptist church on last Satur aay evening was a success financially ‘and otherwine: Avtce, We have a few small cottages for rent, 4 and_5 rooms, partly modern, Just’ phone Drake 3882. ALBIA NEWS. | Mr. Donald Thomas visited in Ot- |tumwa over Sunday with friends. | Mrs, Ollie Bowman has moved frora | Albia to Muscatine, where she will be employed for some time. Mrs. Bow- man will be much missed in Albia, as she was quite a worker in church and social affairs. Mr, John Lewis visited over Sunday in Washington, Iowa. “Mr, Lewis is « frequent visitor to that city. | Mr. and Mrs. Tesdale were Hiteman vistors with Br, Nora Grayson over | Sunday. ‘Mrs, Robinson took a business tip /{o Albia on Wednesday and Thursday lof this week. | Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Miller «1- | tertained at 6 o'clock dinner on Wet- |nesday evening, previous to Mr. and |AMrs, Pearl Thomas moving to Ottum- wa, Mr. Brittian and Mrs. Thomas an'dMr. Donald Thomas. Mrs. Mary Harris, Miss Viola Young and Mrs. Beasly, a committev of three of the Mite Missionary so- ciety, entertained at the home of Mrs. Mary Harris on Thursday afternoot.. ‘After business the study of mission- acy ‘work was taken up, instructed by Miss Jewett Lewis, after which Mrs. |Harris, the hostess, served a nice lunch.” ‘Those in ‘attendance from Hocking were Miss Viola Young, Mrs. Burns and Mrs, Joe Robinson. . Visi- tor#Miss Virginia Craig. Sunday night was program evening Jat the A. M. 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As everyone knows, the bowels are the sewerage system of the body, and it is of the greatest importance that they move once each day. If your bowels become constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets just after supper and they will correct the disorder. Obtainable everywhere. COLFAX, IOWA. ‘The sweetest cordial we receive ‘s conscience of our virtuous actions past. : | Services were well attended Sun- day. The Rev. J. W, Morton, pastor of the B. B, church, delivered an clo- quent and inspiring sermon mornivg and evening, ‘The B, ¥. P. U. is progressing rap- idly. Interesting programs are ren- dered each Sunday evening. The fourth Sunday of this month, Maxeh 26, at 6:90, the evening will be devot- ed to song service. Members and frends ace urged to attend. ‘Much interest is being shown te services and Sunday school now. The entertainment given by mem bers of the Baptist church Saturdas night was well attended. The W. H. F. M. society met with | the president, Nir. W. B. Battles, o ‘Thursday, March 9th. The afternoo: THE BYSTANDER THE Brenan KING CO. ,. ae a JOHN L, THOMPSON, EDITOR — _zoimt1. oireo, neg #RIVAY, MARCH is, 1996 was devoted to to business, f Prof, Cales of Hotel Colfax was Capital City visitor Sunday, Mrs. J. W. Holmes, who has bee critically sick indefinitely, is repord’ to be some better at this writing, Rev. J. W. Morton made a businesy trip to Omaha and Couneil Bluffs lagt week, Wednesday night he preachod for Rey. J. C. Brown in South Omaha, Friday night he preached for Rey, J, P. Jackson of Council Bluffs, The Rev, expressed that he greatly en. joyed the trip very much, returnisg home Saturday night safe. Mr, William Bell was in the Capital City on business Saturday. Mrs, Hart of Des Moines was 4 Spring City visitor Sunday, the guep jof Mrs, G. 0. Terrel and J. H. Bra dus. | Miss Gertrude Broddus was a De Moines visitor Saturday. |_Mr., W. Hughes of Newton sp | Sunday in’ Colfax, in ¢0-opeata with the pastor’s birthday, the Re; J, W. Morton. ‘The W. H. F. M, society will gireg bazaar Thursday night, March 200 We solicit the patronage of every oe \ as it is promised to be a splendid ay interesting display of garments, Rev. G, 0. Terrel, who has bed critically sick, is improving rapidly j ‘health, | ‘Miss Irene Duke was confined tobe home a few days on account of il | ness. | Subseribe for The Bystander an | cet the Colfax news. NOTICE TO REDEEM FROM 1 SALE. To T. F, Robeson, the person in wh name the property is taxed: You are hereby notified that following described Feal estate, si ated in Polk county, Iowa, towit: north 10 feet of east 83 feet of 9 and 12, in block 21, Hall’s additi now included in and forming the ci of Des Moines, Iowa, was sold for: texes of 1909 on the 4th day of cember, 1910, to W. L. Baugh, tthe certificates of sale thereof ba ‘been assigned to and are now o ‘by Marion D, Woods, and that ‘right of redemption will expire, a treasurer's deed for said land be made unless redemption from sale be made within ninety days fi the date of completed service of tif notice. | Dated this 9th day of March, 19 Marion D. Woods. By W. L, Baugh, His Agent) WOMEN BE WELL + You Surly Can “OAW BAL NN one of nature’s greatest. biessiy and remedies will help you. cures and relieves diseares peculi to women and does it quickly. | Send stamp for further particu: lars, All correspondence confiden- tial, Hundreds of women in Det Moines have been relieved — Why not you? MR:.E, L GREEN | 46 Idth St, Place Phone Drake 5ist Des Moines, lows ORDER. | Probate No. 9484-30. ] | In the distriet court of the state ‘Iowa, in and for Polk county. In the matter of the estate of Mam Mash, deceased. L. M. Grimes, al ministrator, This matter comes up on this 26 day of February, 1916, on the appl | cation of L, M. Grimes, administratq above named, presented by Willis |B. Brown, attorney, for an order to what notice of the death of th decedent aforesaid and amount an] kind of property left by her withi the state of Towa shall be given those interested or supposed to be i terested in the property left by sai decedent, and the court having exal ined said application, heard proof, lis tened to counsel, and being fully aj vised finds that said Maria Mash d parted this life intestate on or abo February 5, 1916; that she left spouse surviving and that so far known she left no heirs; that she lel no personal property so far as knot and that said decedent died seized an undivided one-third interest in aul lo the following deseribed real estat in the county of Polk and state Towa: Five (5) acres more or less forms ly owned by Charles Maish als spelled Charles Mash, being the sam person, formerly her husband, wh predeceased her, specifically described as the north half (n 1-2) of th northeast quarter (ne 1-4) of 4} southwest quarter (sw: 1-4) of the southeast quarter (se 1-4) of section thirty-six (36), township sevent7-| nine (79), north range twenty? (25), west Sth P.M, Iowa. ‘And that said property after are paid will escheat to the state Iowa, if she left-no heirs. ‘Therefcre pursuant to section 398 of the code, it is ordered and tt judged that the said L. M. Grimes # administrator of the estate of Mart Mash, deceased, shall publish no? of the facts herein set forth, ot each week for four consecutive wee both in the Towa State Bystander, weekly newspaper published in 1 city of Des Moines, Polk cov Towa, and that a‘copy of this out} shall be a sufficient notice to poblil ‘and that if within. six months f the giving of such notice no ¢l |thereof appears, such property be sold ‘and the proceeds, ‘under direction’ of the state auditor, 7 over by the administrator for the 1 efit of the schoo! fund. If real @ tate, the sale shall, be conducted #4) the: propeeds treated like thoi school lands” 5 oa iy rnp abet, Utara ray ron ube Jae