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THE BYSTANDER State Capitol Bldg Historical Room Boost Pay and read The Bystander XXV No.11 EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS By John L. Thompson. Burlington, Iowa, is one of the oldest cities in Iowa and at one time the capital and metropolis of the state, but now she has fallen away behind many other Iowa cities. Burlington has a population of about 25,000, a Negro constitution of about 600. They have two colored church organizations, the A. M. E. presided over by our good friend, Rev. John H. Bell, who is doing good work here, having done many repairs on the church and parsonage. The other is the Baptist organization, who have no church here, but Rev. Jackson, who lives in Mt. Pleasant, is their pastor. He is building this branch up since he took charge last winter. Mr. and Mrs. Peter King are two of the old and highly respected well-to-do citizens, who own a very beautiful modern home at 811 Leebrick St., in a white district. They also own some more valuable property here. They operate an express wagon. They have a loveable family of two boys, highly cultured and well raised. One has just completed his high school course and graduated last spring and has already secured a fine position with Prof. L. C. Jones, of the Piney Woods Institution in Broxton, Miss. The other boy is a student in the high school. This family and children are a credit to any race or class of people. John L. Bronks, so well known old settler, is doing well. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson are one of the youngest men who has made good here within the past ten years. He has a shop in chirography. His wife is a beautiful art painter and a song writer of note. They own a nice home. Matilda Johnson is one of the old settlers here. She owns her home. Aaron Hughes, W. Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson and W. M. Ragland are all working at the same place and are doing well. They are representative people. We next motored down to Ft. Madison. Here we found the colored citizens about the same except their young men were not here as usual, as they like all others have answered the nation's call to arms. The churches here, two in number, are about as usual. Rev. B. E. Penn has charge of the A. M. E. church. The Baptist has no pastor. Mr. and Mrs. M. Mack are living at the same beautiful place on Des Moines St. Rev. C. A. Payton, a retired minister of the A. M. E. church, is living here. Mr. Harper still works at the same place. His daughter, Miss Jennie, keeps house for him. His two sons have gone to war. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. King are two of the most progressive of our race. They own valuable property on New Jersey Ave., the extreme south limits of the city. They are succeeding nicely. Mr. A. Botts, Gib Brown and S. Johnson are industrious families here. Most of our men here work at the large Santa Fe shops and round house, making good money. We did not stop at the penitentiary because my boy Nelson did not even want to look at the beauty of the architecture of the buildings that have and are housing many guilty criminals and some not guilty. For a Weak Stomach. The great relief afforded by Chamberlain's Tablets in a multitude of cases has fully proven the great value of this preparation for a weak stomach and impaired digestion. In many cases this relief has become permanent and the sufferers have been completely restored to health. SIOUX CITY, IOWA. Mrs. O. J. Mullen has been visiting in Des Moines. Mr. Edward Askew has been spending a few days in St. Paul, Minn., the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lee. Mr. and Mrs. James Washington of San Francisco are in the city on business. They will spend about a month in the city. Old friends are glad to see them in our midst again. Mr. Horace Green has returned from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he attended the Grand Lodge. He reports a grand Bradford's Barber Shop 228 W. 3rd Street FIRST CLASS WORK BATHS Bradford's Pool Hall M. J. BRADFORD, PROP A LINE OF TOBACCO, CIGARS & SOFT DRINKS Phone Wal. 1916 757 W 9th St. DES MOINES; IOWA. Roy E. Handy J. W. Bland Handy and Bland Funeral Director Golden Rule Services Golden Rule Prices PHONE MARKET 1488 600 Eight Street Des Moines, Iowa Mrs. C. Harrison has returned from Cedar Rapids, where she attended the G. U. O. of O. F. and H. H. of Ruth sessions. She was elected D. G. R. N. G. of D. G., H. H. of Ruth No. 21. We feel that Mrs. Harrison deserves the honors bestowed upon her. Mr. M. Askew has returned from the district grand lodge. He spent several days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lee in St. Paul, Minn. Iowa D. G. Lodge No. 30, G. U. O. of O. F., opened its 36th annual session in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with B. K. Bruce Lodge Tuesday morning, Aug. 27, at 10 o'clock. The following grand officers answered present as their names were called: District Grand Master, M. Askew, Sioux City, Iowa; D. G. S., S. A. Spencer, Colafx, Iowa; D. G. T., W. D. Miller, Enterprise, Iowa; D. G. D., A. G. Rhodes, Buxton; D. G. Atty, G. H. Woodson, Buxton; D. G. J. S. James, Keokuk. After the usual formalities in opening the lodge, the D. G. M. appointed the different committees and all had excellent reports. This was the greatest session in the history of the grand lodge from every standpoint. The people of Cedar Rapids left no stone unturned in entertaining the delegates and visitors. The following officers were elected: D. G. M, M. Askew; D. D. G. M, W. H. Hammitt; D. G. S., S. A. Spencer; D. G. T., W. D. Miller; D. G. D., A. G. Rhodes; D. G. Atty, G. H. Woodson; D. G. O. J. S. James. The grand lodge will convene in Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 27, 28 and 29, 1919, with Sioux City Lodge No. 4655. ALBIA NEWS Miss Sadie Lewis was an Ottumwa visitor over Sunday. The K. of P. lodge members entertained about five young men at their hall on Saturday evening who leave for the camps. Four were Buxton young men, one was from Hiteman. Mr. Edward Butler and son were Buxton visitors Sunday. Mrs. Mable Robinson was in Albia on Monday from Hocking. Mr. and Mrs. Brittain Thomas and Miss Edith Thomas, Mrs. G. A. Davis, little Bennie Grayson, LeRoy Grayson, and Misses Ada Davis and Mayt Davis attended the State Fair in Des Moines Wednesday and Camp Dodge. The ladies have organized a Red Cross society in Albia. Mrs. William Richard is president. Mrs. G. A. Davis and Bennie and Le Roy Grayson returned home Sunday evening from a visit with Mrs. Jeffers and Mrs. Arthur, Estes in Des Moines. Mrs. Burt Allen and children are visit MACON, MO., NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Adams entertained at breakfast Sunday morning the following guests: Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Braggs, Mrs. Mary E. Smith and Susan Snell of Macon; out of town guests, Mrs. Jessie McClain of Dos Moines, Ia.; Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Fox of Hannibal, Mo.; Mrs. C. Ross of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Laura Brown of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Lizzie Jackson of St. Louis, Mo. They departed at 9 a.m. declaring Mrs. Adams an ideal hostess. Mrs. Paul Minor spent Sunday in Huntsville, the guest of her mother. Quite a large crowd attended the basket meeting in Berier Sunday. Rev. A. R. Fox preached in Berier, Mo., Sunday. Mr. Joeett Angell passed through Macon Monday evening. Mr. Jordan Corman left for the training camp at Camp Dodge, Iowa, Sunday evening. Mrs. Mollie Green, entertained at dinner Miss C. Alice Harris, Mrs. Lizzie Taylor of Berier, Mo., Wednesday noon. Mr. Hiram Clark left Saturday for St. Louis to visit his son, Eural Clark, who left for training at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Mr. Jim Burton and Charlie Burton spent Labor Day in Moberly, Mo. Mrs. Lillian Booker has returned to Macon to take up her school work at Dumas school. Mr. John Pieckett left Sunday for the training camp at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 2. f.ot. Damon is now teaching Dumas school, room 4. Rev. J. W. L. Underwood will attend the convention in St. Louis and visit his home in Salma, Alabama. Subscribe for the Bystander. Choose From 52 NEW STILES A tremendous and beautiful hot, up-to-the-minute made-to-measure jacket, top, skirt and Winter. Sales from Bobbles rich and elegant clothes in every popular shade. WHOLESALE PRICE TO YOU on our great selection the first to write from your town the first to write from your city to charge for extra, noobly, expensive pre- paid. All our free services grant your friends to come to us. We simply want your friends to come to us. Our "Greeting Cards" are quick for our "Greeting Cards" about our love and friends. We are easy plan. Send your name to us. DES MOINES, IOWA; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1918. In response to the invitation of Mme. C. J. Walker, nearly 100 white and colored men and women, leaders in their respective races, assembled on Sunday, the 25th inst., in her charming residence, "Villa, Lewaro," situated in Irvington on the-Hudson, to meet the Honorable Emmet J. Scott, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War. Mme. Walker must have been inspired by some kind and thoughtful desire to give pleasure to her guests in calling them together in this delightful place, enriched by Nature and ornamented by the skilled hands of men. From the back of the Villa one overlooks a lake in an Italian garden, beyond which stretches a most pleasing diversified rural scene, containing the Hudson river, flowing with majestic serenity, and the wooded heights of New Jersey in the far distance—a scene which, in many of its features, rivals the view from Richmond Hill, looking towards Twickenham, England. After an appetizing luncheon had been served on the Villa's expensive veranda, the guests adjourned to the charmingly furnished and decorated great Salon and listened to music made by several well-known artists: J. Rosamond Johnson, Professor Joseph Douglass, Mrs. Marie Johnson, Melville Charlton, Professor W. H. Butler and his clever学生, Willie and Cecelia. Following the concert, J. Rosamond Johnson introduced Attorney F. B. Ransom, of Indianapolis, who introduced the hostess, Mme. Walker, to her guests. Mme, Walker, in outlining the purpose of the meeting, explained that she had invited those present not only to meet Mr. Emmet J. Scott, but to confer with him, and with each other, regarding the part American Negroes were playing in the war. Among other things said by Mme. Walker was, that this was the time when members of the race should forget all their differences; stand together for the higher principles involved in this war; and that she hoped the present conference would tend to bring about these results. Moreover, Mme. Walker made a plea to those present to continue loyal to the country, also to the soldiers fighting for democracy. Mr. Scott announced that the War Department had consented to reconsider the case of Col. Charles Young, who, in all probability, would be restored to actual service; nor did his statement that colored women would be sent overseas, as Red Cross nurses, displease. Mr. Scott said many other things exceedingly pleasing to his hearers, for instance: how racial war-work had been organized throughout the country; how a board of health is to be established to study sanitary conditions effecting colored soldiers; how very possibly a Negro war correspondent would be sent to Europe to report the activities and achievements of colored soldiers. He hoped soon to announce the name of the man to be selected to do this work. OTTUMWA BRIEF5 Sunday, Sept. 1st, was Communion Day at Mt. Zion A. M. E. church. Presiding Elder Hev J. H. Ferribe was present and preached two splendid sermons. Text for one of his sermons was found in II John 1:5, subject, "Cooperation." Rev. R. H. Morgan is able to be out again after eleven weeks of ill health. Rev. Morgan preached the evening sermon on last Sunday. The visitors in the city the past week were Mrs. Nancy Walker and Mrs. Ollie Turner of Washington, Iowa, the guests of Mrs. Geo. Wagner. Miss Sadie Lewis of Albia, Iowa, the guest of Mrs. Harry Owens. Miss Dagmar Bell of Chicago, Ill., the guest of Mrs. Joseph Joots. Mrs. Myrtle Anderson and little son Thomas of Springfield, Ill., who are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Davis. Mrs. Kipper and Mrs. Harris, mother and sister of Mr. Lewis Kipper, guests of Mrs. Greenup of South Ottumwa. Mr. Usling, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Ford of Oskalosa guests of Miss Virginia Lewis. Miss Alice Damans and Mr. Jackson of Des Moines guests of Mrs. T. N. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. John McClean. Miss Estava Franklin has returned from Des Moines, where she has been visiting her sister. Rev. B. F. Abner, pastor of the Second Baptist church, is attending the National Baptist Association, which convenes in St. Louis, Mo., this week. Mr. Wm. Downey, who was the delegate to the Iowa and Nebraska Association which was held in Des Moines at the Corinthian Baptist church, gave a splendid and full report of the work accomplished there. Mrs. B. F. Abner, wife of the pastor of the Second Baptist church, has recovered sufficiently to be out among her friends, who are glad of her speedy recovery. Rev. R. H. Cato has returned from Madison, Wis., where he was called to the funeral of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth White, whose death occurred Aug. 21. Mrs. White is survived by her father, husband and two sons, thirteen and fourteen years of age. Rev. Cato reports a splenid gospel time in Keosanqua, Iowa, where the people of the A. M. F. church paid up their presiding elder's assessment for the year ending Sept. 5, 1918. Mr. H. Milton attended the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Besie Eaves, wife of Rev. Eaves, who died in Des Moines. Mr. Loyd Smith, who has been visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Williams, has returned to his home in Chicago. Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Cato, wife of the pastor of Mt. Zion A. M. E. church, was hostess to a dinner in honor of the young men who left for service in the U. S. army on last Sunday morning. The dinner was served in the church on Friday evening, at the same time the presiding elder's committee gave an entertainment. Covers were laid for five. Rev. R. H. Cato, Mr. Earl Hurtt, Mr. Luther Bibb, Mr. Russel Downey and Mr. McKinley Weeks. Mr. J. T. Henderson was host to a party of young people in honor of Mrs. Anna Johnson of Clinton, Iowa, and Mrs. Myrtle Anderson of Springfield The party was given in Riverview Park. A most enjoyable time was reported by all present. Mr. Loyd Smith was the guest at Sunday dinner at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thompson, Jr., are visiting a brother of Mr. Thompson Mr. Oscar Thompson, who is in the service of the U. S. army and a resident at present at Camp Dodge. They will visit friends in the Moines also. Mrs. Oscar Thompson and sister, Mrs. Nellie Ross, are visitors at Camp Dodge and Des Moines. Mrs. Thompson's husband, Mr. Oscar Thompson, is in the service of the U. S. army. A BIG MEETING. Atlantic City, Aug. 24. What is regarded as one of the most significant events of the year and an epocal one in the annals of the race is the Nineteenth Annual Session of the National Negro Business League, which met in this city this week beginning August 21 and ended Friday evening with one of the most notable social functions of the season among Afro-Americans. The outstanding features of the sessions were the addresses of welcome by Governor W. E. Edge, Mayor Bacharach, Dr. R. R. Moton and Hon. Emmett J. Scott, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War. In delivering the welcome address on behalf of the state of New Jersey he spoke of the great progress made by the race in the face of the blind prejudice which confronts it. He said that the attaining of education first was the stepping stone to branch out and become a part of the business of the country. He gave a clear definition of democracy and said that it must be emphasized at home as well as abroad. Continuing he said: "We are talking democracy and writing about it, but getting further and further away from it. We are going to understand one another better. "This is the way it is going to be developed, as I see it. New Jersey is a great center of war activity, proud of her history and proud of her activities. She has in her camps men who are Catholic, men who are Protestants, men who are Jews. We have among the troops white and colored and men of every nationality, now all Americans, of course. We have nearly every race thrown together and properly so. They are going to be more tolerant of one another's viewpoint when they come home to take up again their civic responsibilities. I hope then that this class prejudice will be eliminated for all times. (Prolonged applause and cheers.) This will be a recompense for some of the sacrifices through which we are going. (Applause.) Governor Edge referred further on to the work that has been done for the Negro in New Jersey. He spoke of the Colored Welfare League and other activities which seek to ameliorate the conditions of the colored citizens of the state. "I feel," said the governor, "that New Jersey, since she has been first in so many other forward movements, is going to be first, likewise, in giving you greater opportunities." (Applause.) Mavor -acharacn. Mayor Bacharach followed the governor. After paying a high tribute to the Negro as a citizen he dwelt upon the men of color who readily responded to the present draft and also when a call for 20 or more men was made 90 or more always responded. His rendering of the poem entitled, "A Little Service Flag," moved many of the visitors to tears. His gift of the key of the city to the league was greeted with applause which lasted five minutes. President Napeir in accepting the key said that since the organization of the league, in its annual sessions from city to city, Atlantic City leads, as this is the first key that has ever been presented to the National Negro League. Dr. Moton's Response. With his native witticism and eloquent manner of reaching his audience, Dr. R. R. Moton, the recognized leader of his race, ably responded to the welcome address of Gov. Edge and Mayor Bacharach. He singled out inspir facts revealing the intense loyalty of his race and cited the thrilling events of the battle of Carrizal. He gave a plain interpretation of what democracy meant and asserted that the Negro was unswervingly loyal to his country and expected his contribution for the ultimate triumph of democracy to bring him the things that have been long deferred. His masterly presentation of certain phases of the Negro's life and his constant devotion to his country despite his prescriptions and his inspiring optimism combined with his happy way of reaching his applauding audience demonstrated that he has the confidence of the leaders. Hon. J. C. Napier, president of the body, ably presided and was assisted by Charles Banks, of Mount Bayou, Miss., and Chas. H. Brooks, of Philadelphia. His annual message was brim full of interesting facts and greatly inspired the vast audience. The message brought by Captain Spingarn and eloquently accentuated by Dr. Roman, of Nashville, Tenn., who also elicited unstinted applause from the audience that filled Fitzgerald's Auditorium, in which most of the sessions were held, was one fraught with facts of vital import to the race and nation. Best Treatment for a Burn. If for no other reason, Chamberlain's Salve should be kept in every household on account of its great value in the treatment of burns. It allays the pain almost instantly, and unless the injury is a severe one, heals the parts without leaving a scar. This salve is also unequaled for chapped hands, sore nipples and diseases of the skin. Price, 25 cents. ONE RESULT OF THE WAR Little Village of Oberammergau Has Received Spiritual and Physical Blow. Oberammergau, the little village in Bavaria that became world-famous as the home of the Passion Play, is virtually a deserted village where sorrow broods. All of its male inhabitants capable of bearing arms have entered the ranks of the Bavarian army, and many have fallen in battle. Miss Madeleine Doty, who has visited the village, in recording her experiences relates a conversation that she had with a waitress at the little hotel. "The town is sad," we averred. "The town is sad," we averred. "Why shouldn't it be?" she retorted. "We have lost so much." "How many men have gone to war?" we asked. "Every one under 45. Five hundred and fifty out of a population of 1800." We paused a moment. It seemed brutal to go on now, but we wanted information. "There were 40 killed and 48 wounded the first year. I don't know the number now." "Will there ever be another Passion Play?" She shrugged her shoulders. "How can I tell? Some of the players and musicians have lost an arm or a leg and others are dead. The town no longer has any money." We pushed back our chairs and went out into the golden sunshine. No one moved about the streets. It was like a village swept by a plague and deserted. War has been a special disaster to Oberammergau. It has dealt a blow at its spiritual as well as its physical welfare—Atlantic Monthly. Legend of Alsace. There is a quaint old legend of Alsace concerning a family of giants who, once upon a time, lived in a certain castle in a certain valley of the old country. The moral of the story seems appropriate at a time when the French minister of agriculture, to mention but one of the allies, is making special effort to encourage the cultivation of land. The giants lived, says the legend, far from the peasants of the plain, and one day the daughter of the house, who, though quite a child, was already 80 feet high, strolled toward the plain and saw a laborer peacefully plowing his field. She picked up the peasant, the horse and the plow and put them in her pinafore and returned to the castle to show what she had found to her father. "What you think is but a toy," said the giant, "is what produces the food which enables us to live. Put back the laborer and his horse where you found them." From that time onward, adds the tale, the peasants were never more molested by the giants.—Christian Science Monitor. A senator was talking at a tea in Providence about the Germans. "I heard a young lady schoolteacher tell a story the other day," he said, "which brought the Germans vividly to my mind. "The young lady said she came upon two of her pupils one afternoon in a wood. The older pupil was eating a stick of candy. The younger one was howling with rage and grief on the ground. The young lady inquired into the matter and learned how the --- The Best advertising medium to reach colored people in the west Price Five Cents mgGly. "Gus,' she said to the older boy, indignantly, 'do you think it's fair take Tommy's stick of candy away from him?' "Fair?' said Gus, as he sucked away. 'I don't have to be fair. I can lick him.'"—Washington Star. Women Soldiers There were literally scores of women who served in the Northern and Southern armies. Since the war with Germany began more than one woman has been discovered in a soldier's uniform. One, at least, got almost to France before she was detected. We men of America who, for whatever reasons, are not in the military service honor very greatly the Russian women who entered the army "in the hope of inspiring the men of Russia." We beg to assure them that in case of desperate need the women of America would not hesitate to serve also in the war against the Hun. They have proved their valor in past wars. Voluntary Rationing. Controller Hoover congratulated a Washington gathering on the success of the voluntary rationing system. "The observance of voluntary rationing has been universal," he said. "I heard the other day of a tiny urchin on a picnic in the country who ran to his mother with tears in his eyes. "What's the matter? his mother asked. "The urchin out out a swollen finger and shouted indignantly: "Them bees! Today is a meatless Tuesday, and them bees ain't observin' it!" In Plain Sight Wille Stone had been sent on sherrand to the home of the rich Mr. Lott. He returned with the astonishing news that Mr. Lott was going blind. "What makes you think that?" his father asked. "The way he talked," said Willie. "When I went into the room where he wanted to see me, he said, 'Boy, where is your hat?' and there it was on my head all the time!"—Harper's Magazine. To Learn Chiropody. A good Chiropodist in every modern Hairdressing Parlor will add greatly to your business and give comfort to your patrons. For terms address MBS, STEWART, Chiropodist and Food Specialist 623 W. Broadway Council Bluffs Tel. Black 3913 What to Give. "Give to your enemies forgiveness, to your opponent tolerance, to your friend your heart, to your child a good example, to your parents deference, and to everybody sunshine." -Selected. MEN 18 to 45 Will be especially interested in knowing they may have their hair made straight by a professional hair straightener and without the use of hot irons. Call Walnut 4860 and get your appointment. Mrs. C. C. 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He has time and time again on many occasions pleaded to the various judges for justice for the Negro boy or man in trouble or in prison. Often he has gone out of the way and spent many hours helping the colored men out without a cent. Mr. Glynn is a candidate this fall on the Republican ticket for Sheriff of that county and it behooves every colored voter to vote and work for him. As he has always shown a true friend of the race, the colored voter now has a splendid opportunity to reciprocate at the polls. Good for Biliousness. "I took two of Chamberlain's Tablets last night, and I feel fifty per cent better than I, and I have for weeks," says J. J. Firestone, of Allegan, Mich. "They are certainly a fine article for biliousness." How to Teach a Dog. Kindness, firmness, and patience are necessary qualities in teaching a dog. Nothing can be done by cruelty, and if you lose your temper you will never teach him anything. It is very little use trying to teach an old dog. Begin when he is young and do not overtire him. Also do not overfeed him for most of the lessons have to be taught by a system of small rewards in the range of all bits of food. GUNMAKING GREAT SCIENCE Manufacturer Must Not Exceed Variation of Two One-Thousandths of Inch in Six-Foot Bore. Gunmaking is a ticklish business—not dangerous, but just ticklish, writes Edward Hungerford in Collier's Weekly. It might exact. A gun manufacturer must not exceed a variation of two one-thousandths of an inch in a six-foot bore. Not every man who walks into a shop, his overalls under his arm, and announces himself as an expert mechanic, can build guns to as delicate measurements as that. And a complicated business, too. A single disappearing gun, of a standard type adopted by our army, has, with its disappearing carriage but exclusive of its sights and accessories, almost eight thousand parts. A three-inch gun battery requires 3,876 tools, accessories and supplies which are simply part of its standard outfit. And yet our government stands in great need of thousands of these guns—and their accessories. An army officer made these things clear to a chamber of commerce man of Rochester. And the chamber of commerce called a conference of several dozen of the leading manufacturers of Rochester. To them the man in khakl made the problem clear. He said that the program for heavy guns for the army until July, 1919, would run to a cost of $2,000,000—perhaps even more. He translated these figures into those of size. He said that within that time there would be needed at least 65,000,000 tons of new parts for these guns in addition to 45,000,000 tons of replacement parts. Let me translate these figures still further for you. There are 65,000 railroad locomotive. in this country. Let us assume their average weight to be 200 tons each—it is a very fair estimate. That means that the railroad locomotives together weigh 13,000,000 tons—or just one-fifth the castings required for the new parts alone of our heavy ordnance for the next 18 months of the war. We have embarked upon no pilling enterprise! Soldiers Get Reading Habit. The growth of the reading habit among the soldiers has brought to light an interesting contradiction to the generally accepted theory that among a group of individuals the leveling process is a leveling downward. The men in the camps who are readers stimulate by their example the interest of those who are not. "Have you read this story?" asks Private X of Private Y. "Naw." replies Private Y; "I never read a book through in me life." "Well, youghta read this one. It's a better'n any movie show y'ever saw. It's a bear." Thus does Private Y get an incentive to taste the joys of literature. There is a tendency toward a leveling upward. The valuable service of the libraries is further developed by lectures, university extension courses, and the general education plan. Men not only will keep pace with their former civilian activities, but many of them will emerge from the army and navy better equipped for the battle of life. Raymond B. Fosdick in Scribner's Magazine. Musically Obedient. Antonio was overwamed by his surroundings when the first draft sent him to the cantonment. And he continued to live in awe, particularly of all officers, during the early days of his training. While standing guard one night, he was in such a flutter when the corporal of the guard approached, that he made his challenge in a low voice which the non-com could not hear. "You'll have to speak up, my man," said the corporal, "or you'll get into trouble. I'll take your word for it that you challenged me, but when the officer of the day comes around, you'll have to sing it out or you'll get a trip to the guardhouse. Remember, sing it out and sing it out loud." Antonio vowed that he would make no mistake that would get him in the guardhouse, and when the officer of the day appeared a half hour later, he was greeted with— "Tra-la-la, who coma dore?"—Everybody's Magazine. "Any restitution that Germany offers to the allies will be offered, you may be sure, in the spirit of Griggs." The speaker was Edward Hungerford the advertising expert. "Griggs and Miggs," he went on, "were kidnapped by bandits and shut up in a cave. "They'll take every cent we've got on us, moaned Migga. "Every blessed cent.' "They will, eh?" said Griggs, thoughtfully. "They sure will.' "Griggs peeled a ten-spot from his roll. "Here, Miggs,' he said, 'here is that ten dollars I've been owl' you for so long." His Ancegtors. He was always boosting about his ancestors, and one day employed a genealogist to hunt them up. In due time the connoisseur of pedigrees returned, and was cordially received by his patron. 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We wish that every subscriber in the city would make a strong effort to pay a collector part if not all of their desquent subscriptions as we need the money. When in our city stop at the Desines Hotel, 121 W. 4th St., for good rooms, first class meals. Everything we, clean and neat. Don't forget the st., 121 4th St., or phone Walnut 18. For neatly furnished rooms, strangers soldiers' wives look me over. Mrs. Cooper, 1312 Center St. Wanted: Hair Dresser, Poro System, act as assistant. Give references d wages expected. Address, Mrs. sie Byrd Jackson, 1214 Morgan St., okau, Iowa. Mrs. S. Durden of Chicago, Ill., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. J. Rush. The Mary Church Terril Club will meet Monday with Mrs. Lula McCree. Mrs. Jose Johnson left last Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Pape, of St. Paul, Minn. Charity League will meet Monday at 1 p. m., Sept. 9th, at the Protection Home. Look, wait and be prepared to pay our subscription when our collector calls. Mrs. Richard Harris left last Saturday to visit her relatives in her old home, Little Rock, Ark. Miss Boxanna White, who has been visiting her mother in Chicago, has returned. The executive board of the Iowa State Federated Clubs will meet Tuesday, Sept. 17th, at St. Paul church, 10th and Crocker Sts. Mrs. E. S. Hardge has returned from Portbore, Ala., where she spent 30 days visiting her relatives. She reached me Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. F. C. Bolden of Buxton, who is a delegate to the Baptist Association, made a call at the Bystander office and paid his annual subscription dues. Just before we go to press we received the sad news of the death of Harley Palmer, who died at his home yesterday morning. Mr. A. L. Crittenden of Centerville, and Mrs. W. C. Rhodes of this city, the Bystander office a fine visit at Monday. Mrs. Crittenden was a delegate to the State Baptist Association. Attorney James B. Rush, who was arrested on last week, is improving as all as could be expected, considering very dangerous operation. He is ill at the Mercy hospital and a very sick man. The Mary B. Tolbert Club will meet with Mrs. Hyde Tuesday, Sept. 10th, and members urged to be present. Mrs. Joe Brown will give a full report of a meeting of the National Federation. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Smith Monmouth, Ill., were guests at a six clock dinner at the home of Mrs. Louis Jackson, 2726 Cleveland Ave., Sunday evening. On account of the proper authorities ing out of the city attending the National Baptist Association at St. Louis, so we were unable to publish a report of the Iowa Baptist Association which warned in our city last week. See all report next week. Dr. J. A. Jefferson returned last Sunday morning from Richmond, Va., where he had been to attend the 20th annual session of the National Medical Association. During the session he was elected chairman of the Medical Section. NOTICE: Our City Collector will all on every city subscriber during September, so please pay up. Don't put sem off or ask them to call again, but away your subscription money for collector. This means everybody who owes the Bystander. Mrs. J. L. Lucas of 2618 6th Ave. and fr. S. R. Rogers entertained 15 at dinner enday. Among them were some of the delegates to the Iowa Baptist Association. Miss Jennie Wilkinson of Minneapolis, Mrs. H. Lewis, Mrs. John Bryet, Mrs. W. M. Dysart, Mrs. Katie Edmonds and Mr. H. Lewis of Perry, Ia. very pleasant afternoon was spent. Mr. W. A. Hilyard, of the Northern Pacific Railway Co. of St. Paul, was in its city last week visiting his three sons James, Henry and Harold Hilyard, of whom are stationed at Camp Ridge. It is quite remarkable that Mr. Hilyard has given three of his sons to service. HOME MAKERS LEAGUE.' His mothers who have any sons or drives in service are urged to be sent at the next meeting of "Home Makers League," which meets Sept. at the home of Mrs. Thornton Jones. Mrs. Manning, the president the league, gave valuable assistance to Camp Dodge last week, administering to the relatives of friends of the boys who left for "over there." Mother Manning can always be depended upon in such times as this and she is always willing and ready to help and comfort those who are in need and distress. Mrs. Rufus Jackson of Houston, Tex., arrived in our city last week to make a visit with her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson of E. 13th St. Mrs. Jackson was formerly Miss Leona H Miller of Houston. She is a graduate of St. Nichols Convent and was married to Mr. Jackson March 5th. Of course we need not give an introduction to Rufus as he is well known and highly esteemed by us all and we hope his wife will prove as charming a young woman as he is a young man. We wish to announce the marriage of Miss Hazel Butler and Mr. Earnest Davis, which took place the 3rd of August and was a surprise to their many friends. Mrs. Davis is the daughter of Mrs. Maggie Morris of Buchanan St. and Mr. Davis is the son of Mrs. Nellie Davis of 11th St. Place. Both are popular among the younger social set. The Step Lively Girls Club met last Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Mamie Diggs. After the usual routine of business, Miss Guy was introduced to the club, she having been sent here to work in the interest of the young girls of the city. She told in a very interesting manner the object of her work and encouraged the girls to take up different phases of war work. The next meeting will be held at the Army Club on 9th and Mulberry, Tuesday evening at 7:30. OBITUARY. Mr. Joseph Murry. Mr. Joseph Murry, husband of Mrs. Claudie Murry, died at his residence, 4033 North 15th St., Saturday, August 31st, 1918. The deceased is survived by his wife, five sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murry, and wife's parent, Mrs. Lula Wagner. Body will be sent to Savannah, Mo., for funeral services and burial Monday, Sept. 2nd, 1918. Raymond Cullen was born in Des Moines July 3rd, 1908, and died at his home, 619 E. 2nd St., Monday, Sept. 2nd, 1918, at the age of ten years. He left to mourn his death a mother, father, one sister and other relatives and friends. Diarrhoea in Children. For diarrhoea in children one year old or older you will find nothing better than Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, followed by a dose of castor oil. It should be kept at hand and given as soon as the first unnatural looseness of the bowels appears. Sunday was a glorious day, both spiritual and financial. The Sunday school was well attended at 10 o'clock. George Broadus, superintendent, has the Sunday school well in hand. At prompt 11 o'clock Rev. E. S. Hardge, our pastor, delivered a forceful sermon. Subject, "Preparedness." Mathew, 25th chapter, 10th verse. At 3 o'clock Rev. Woodford of Asbury M. E. church preached a very instructive sermon, which was highly enjoyed by all present, after which an offering on building fund was taken by the trustees, Armstead Ashcraft and Johnnie Broadus. In 15 minutes $70.00 was placed on the table. At 7 o'clock the V. C. E. Society was well attended. Subject of lesson, "All for Christ," was well discussed by the president and members. At 8 o'clock the pastor preached another soul stirring sermon to a full house. One soul was happily converted and joined the church, after which everything was cleared for the Lord's supper. 31 communed. The presiding elder, O. G. Moss, was present at each service. Watch next, week's notes for the names of those who contributed to the building fund. Des Moines, Iowa. Report of the Park Street Branch Army Y. M. C. A. for the month ending Sept. 1st, 1918: RECEIPTS. Aug. 3 From cots $ 2.40 Aug. 7 From cots $ 2.70 Aug. 14 From cots $ 3.00 Aug. 21 From cots $ 3.60 Aug. 31 From cots $ 2.60 Aug. 8 Public collection $ 5.00 For gas and lights $ 1.00 $20.30 Money on Tennis Court— Atty. Brown $ 1.00 Atty. Thompson $ 1.00 R. E. Patten $ 1.00 Corinthian Baptist Church $ 2.45 W. H. McCree $ 1.00 C. S. Smith $ 1.00 By cash $ 25 $ 7.70 20.30 Total received $28.00 MONEY PAID OUT. Toilet paper 3 months $ 1.20 Gold Dust .40 Printing .1.75 Hauling .50 Sweeping compound 1.60 Laundry .2.96 Soap and lye .20 $ 8.61 Paid on tennis— One load of sand $ .90 Labor $ 2.00 Wire and nails $ 5.30 $ 8.20 8.61 Total expense $16.81 Balance on hand $12.19 THE BYSTANDER ATTENDANCE. Aug. 3 Soldiers 50 Aug. 7 Soldiers 100 Aug. 14 Soldiers 125 Aug. 21 Soldiers 150 Aug. 28 Soldiers 185 One public meeting 75 Y. M. C. A. Section 10 WITH CH MAPLE TO GROW ORANGES No More Beautiful Sight In the World Than a Fine Orange Grove Bearing Fruit and Blossoms Concurrently. Don't let anybody fool himself with the idea that he can grow oranges anywhere in Florida, writes John A. Sleicher in Leslie's Weekly. The orange needs a soil adapted to it. It thrives best not in the white sand you see under the pines, but in a yellow loam. The pines are cut or burned and the palmetto cleared away. Then the land is plowed and harrowed at a cost of about $25 per acre for clearing with colored labor at 18 cents an hour. Then five-year-old budded stock is planted. It comes from the nurseries carefully boxed and packed and looks like a sawed-off young tree about two or three inches in diameter. The acreage is first carefully plotted out in regular rows, with stakes 25 feet apart. A hole is dug and the orange tree is carefully laid in, at a depth of two or three feet. A basin is left about the tree into which a quantity of water is poured and then the soil is heaped up to the level, or higher, as circumstances may require. These young orange trees cost from 75 cents to $2 each at the nursery, and will begin to bear in four or five years, if they survive the frost, insects and gophers or land turtles that burrow around the roots. An acre of mature bearing orange or grapefruit trees is expected to yield from $1,000 to $2,000 net to the owner in such high-priced times as these. I saw a grove of nine and a half acres near Lakeland for which an offer of $20,000 had been refused. The owner, it was said, received over $8,000 for his crops this year. At the Lake Highland Country club, Mr. Hallam told me he planted his orange groves in 22 rows of 22 trees, or 494 to a ten-acre plot, using two-year-old budded trees that cost 75 cents each. He calculated that clearing the land and setting trees cost from $25 to $55 an acre each, care and cultivation $2 per acre per month, fertilizer for a ten-acre plot $80 the first year, $80 the second, $110 the third, and $140 the fourth. He figured that the fourth year the growers might expect to harvest an average of two boxes of fruit per tree, with an increase of one box a year thereafter. Culls and dropped fruit, formerly thrown away, now find a market, the pulp being used for marmalade and the juice for botilling. I noticed advertisements in local papers offering 50 cents per 100 pounds for sound "drop and cull grapefruit." Signs in the packing houses notify growers that "every doubtful orange is a cull." The orange tree is remarkable. The visitor is astonished to find blossoms on one branch of an orange tree and fully ripened fruit on another. Nature is a wonder worker. She makes no mistakes. She can neither be fooled nor bribed. A grower tells me that an orange tree blossoms in February and in June. If in February the developed fruit shows less than the average yield, the tree puts forth additional blossoms in June and this counterbalances the loss, but if the fruit is fully up to the average no blossoms appear in June. There is no more beautiful sight than a fine orange grove bearing fruit and blossoms concurrently. The appeal of the golden fruit is to the palate, of the snowy blossoms to the eye, and the fragrance to the sense of smell. One can well imagine an endless bridal procession amid a grove of orange blossoms with tuneful mocking birds forestalling the wedding march. Navel Orange a Frcak. An orange navel is merely an abnormal growth, an abortive attempt of nature to produce twins. One of the twins failed, however, surviving only as a protuberance in the blossom end of the orange, and there forming a little navel-like kernel enveloped in the skin of the fruit. Buds from the trees producing these freaks were grafted on the other stock, and gradually the semi-dwarf navel-orange tree was established in California. The original trees of this stock came from Bahia, Brazil, where their peculiarity had been noted but not utilized. No one had taken the hint supplied by nature until they were transplanted to their new home on the Pacific coast, where they became one of the most prolific growths of the state. The navel orange is frequently seedless, and what few seeds are found in it are small and undeveloped. A well-known banker in a downtown restaurant was eating mush and milk. "What's the matter?" inquired a friend. "Got dyspepsia." "Don't you enjoy your meals?" "Enjoy my meals?" snorted the indignant dyspeptic. "My meals are merely guideposts to take medicine before and after."—Knoxville Sentinel. WITH OUR CHURCHES MAPLE ST. BAPTIST CHURCH. East Maple Street. Rev. Samuel Bates, pastor. 11:00 a. m.—Preaching. 1 p. m.—Sunday school. 6 p. m.—B. Y. P. U. 7:30—Preaching. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Cornithian Baptist Church Fifteenth and Linden Sts. G. W. Robinson, Pastor. 1 a. m.—Preaching. 1 p. m.—Sunday school. 6:30 p. m.—B. Y. P. U. 8 p. m.—Evening worship and preaching. Union Congregational Church. Tenth and Park Sts. Rev. H. E. King, pastor. 11 a. m.—Morning worship. 12:15 p. m.—Sunday school. Christian Endeavor at 6:15 p. m. Lieut. M. H. Thompson, president. Evening services at 7:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer meeting Wednesday. Everybody invited at all of these services. St. Paul's A. M. E. Church Second and Center Rev. S. L. Birt, D. D., Pastor. 10:45 a. m.—Preaching. 12:30 p. m.—Class meeting. 1 p. m.—Sunday school. 6:30 p. m.—Christian Endeavor. 8:00 p. m.—Evening worship. Union Baptist Church Sixteenth and McCormick. Rev. M. Toomey, Pastor. 9:30 a. m.—Sunday school. 11 a. m.—Preaching. 6 p. m.—B. Y. P. U. 8 p. m.—Preaching. First A. M. E. Zion Church. Rev. E. S. Haräge Pastor. S. E. 15th and Shaw. 11:00 a. m.—Preaching. 1:00 p. m.—Sunday school. 6:30 p. m.—V. C. E. Society. 8 p. m.—Preaching. Prayer and Class Meeting Friday night at 8 o'clock. ASBURY M. E. CHURCH. Worshiping temporarily in Masonic hall, 11th and Center Sts. Rev. F. D. Woodford, Pastor. Residence 844 13th St. 10:00 a. m.—Sunday School. 11:00 a. m.—Preaching. 12:00 m.—Class meeting. 6:30 p. m.—Epworth League. 7:30 p. m.—Preaching. Bethel A. M. E. Church Sixteenth and Filmore Sts. Rev. H. A. Perry, Pastor. 11 a. m.—Morning service. 12:30 p. m.—Class meeting. 1:00 p. m.—Sunday school. 6:30 p. m.—Christian Endeavor. 7:30 p. m.—Evening worship. CHURCH OF GOD AND SAINTS OF CHRIST. 928 12th St. Elder E. W. Pittman, Pastor. Preaching every 4th Sunday A. M. 11:30. Preaching every Sunday evening, 7:30. Preaching every Wednesday evening, 7:30. Preaching every Friday evening, 7:30. Services all day Saturday. 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Look for the Melon-Colored packages and our Trade Marks. ORIGINAL NOTICE In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Polk County. September Term, A. D. 1918. Chas. Higgins, Plaintiff, vs. Ella Beatrice Higgins, Defendant. To Ella Beatrice Higgins: You are hereby notified that on or before the 1st day of September, A. D. 1918, the petition of the plaintiff in the above entitled cause is now filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the State of Iowa, in, and for Polk County, Iowa, claiming of you a divorce from the bonds of matrimony on the ground of desertion and adultery. For further particulars see petition, and unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the September term of said court, which will commence at Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, on the 3rd day of September, 1918, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 27th day of August, 1918. S. JOE BROWN, Attorney for Plaintiff. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This is not only one or the best and most efficient medicines for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough, but is also pleasant to take, which is important when a medicine must be given to young children. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been in use for many years and has met with much favor wherever its good qualities have become known. Many mothers have given it their unqualified endorsement. Wm. Scruby, Chillothec, Mo., writes, "I have raised three children, have always used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and found it to be the best for coughs, colds and group. It is pleasant to take. Both adults and children like it. My wife and I have always felt safe from croup with it in the house." Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no opium or other narcotic. SCANDIA. IOWA. The Rev. G. W. White delivered two soul stirring sermons Sunday morning and evening. Sunday school at 3 p. m. The Rev. S. S. Sullivan filled the pulpit for the Rev. G. E. Green of the Mt. Zion Baptist church Sunday, while Rev. G. E. Green was attending the association. Miss Althia Bradford of Oklahoma is visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. W. White, here. One of our noble church workers, Mrs. Eliza Ray, is leaving us for Springfield, Ill., where she will make her future home. We are very sorry to lose our Sister Ray. She was entertained by a number of the sisters Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mae Montague. Mrs. Pearl Thomas has returned to her home from Illinois, where she has been for some time. Deacon Tom Thompson has left here for Buxton, where he will make his future home. Mr. Herbert Davis was called to the army from here Sept. 1. He was expecting to be sent to Camp Gordon, Ga. Sunday, August 25, was a day to be long remembered in Scandia. For the first time in the history of this place was a house built and dedicated to the service of God. This was the A. M. E. Zion church. It was dedicated Sunday, Aug. 25, by the pastor, Rev. G. W. White, and the Rev. T. L. Brock of Granger, Iowa. The service was largely attended by citizens of the surrounding country. At 7:30 p. m. the young ladies rendered an excellent program, which was also largely attended. Address by Sunday School Supt. G. W. Montague. Hang the Expense! As George folded the fair young creature to his heart a dull, cracking sound smote his ear. "Ah! It's goodby to those cigars in my vest pocket," he said grimly; "but hang the expense at a moment like this." CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Mrs. Robt. E. McGee and Mrs. J. W. Harrison and daughter Beulah returned home Saturday from Denver and Colorado Springs. Mrs. Scott of Chillicothe, Mo., is the guest of Mrs. Lulu Horne, 715 17th Ave. E. Mrs. Anderson of Indianapolis is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Nelson. Mr. J. W. Harrison, Miss Elenor Lavell and Mrs. Naomi Wilson returned from Colorado Springs and Denver, Col., Saturday. Olive, and Viola, retreft from Des. the associan panied by has been w of Des M enter schoMrs. M. a few days. The soci Samuel Le to be quite Rev. J. I The 36th annual convention of the G. U.O.of O.F. and the 16th annual convention of the H. H. of Ruth convened in the city Aug. 27-29. A public installation was held at the Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening. Mrs. Carrie E. Laws of Des Moines, the P. G. M. N. G., was presented with a beautiful wrist watch, also a large bouquet of roses as a token of appreciation for her excellent work for two years. The presentation was by Mrs. Fred Gresham of Cedar Rapids. Grand officers of the G. U. O. of F. elected were M. Askew, Sioux City; D. G. M., S. A. Spencer, Colfax; D. G. S., W. D. Miller, Enterprise; D. T., W. Hammitt, Des Moines, D. D. G. M.; A. G. Rhodes, Buxton, D. G. D.; Geo. H. Woodson, Buxton, D. G. Atty. H. H. of Ruth officers: Edna Alberts, Keokuk, D. G. M.; Cora Harrison, Sioux City, D. G. R. N. G.; Sophia Nichols, Des Moines, D. G. T.; Clara Harrison, Cedar Rapids, D. G. W. R.; Fernetta Goggins, Des Moines, Worthy Usher; Alice Battles, Colfax, Worthy Prelate; Evelyn Basset, Davenport, Worthy Chamberlain; Helen Wilkerson, Des Moines, Worthy Shepherd. Next grand session to be held in Sioux City. Mrs. O. J. Smith entertained Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Aiken, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sunday in honor of her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. S. Clark, of Galesburg, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dorsey entertained five of the boys who left Sunday afternoon for Camp Dodge. A reception was held for the boys who were to leave for Camp Dodge Friday evening at the K. of P. hall. A large audience bid the boys farewell. Mr. J. Lavell of Kentucky is visiting his brother, W. H. Lavell. Phone your news to 3069 W. Interesting statistics showing the time at which the children of Beverly, Mass., between the ages of eight and twelve, go to bed, disclose that 13 go to bed between five and six o'clock, 5,240 between eight and nine; 156 between 11 and 12, and 45 between 12 and 1. It is to be hoped that there are no Beverly children who are not in their nightlies, safely tucked up, by one o'clock.-Boston Globe. CENTERVILLE NEWS The social given at the home of Mrs. Clara Leeks, Monday evening, for the benefit of the Calanthians, proved to be quite a success. Although our pastor being absent Sunday, all services were well attended. The delegates, Rev. M. Carrington, Mrs. A. L. Crittenden and daughter Children's Bedtime. Olive, and Mrs. S. Noah and daughter Viola, returned home Monday evening from Des Moines, where they attended the association. They were accompanied by Miss Velma Marshall, who has been visiting relatives and friends of Des Moines and returned home to enter school. Mrs. M. J. Thompkins remained for a few days visit with friends. The social given at the home of Mrs. Samuel Lee Thursday, Aug. 30, proved to be quite a success. Rev. J. P. Jackson passed through the city carriage to Mystic, Iowa. A very bad electrical storm passed through our city Thursday night and quite a bit of damage was done. Mr. K. Terrell received word from his son Clifford stating he had an honorable discharge from army life and will be in our city in the near future. Four car load of our soldier boys passed through here Sunday morning at 7:45 going east, and they all seem to be a merry bunch. Mrs. Vina Harris returned home Monday morning from Jerome, where she has been attending revival for two weeks. Mr. J. L. Nash had the misfortune to swallow a pin Monday night. A physician was called to locate it. We are having some chilly weather at present. "Two years ago I suffered from frequent attacks of stomach trouble and biliousness Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets advertised I concluded to try them, I improved rapidly."—Miss Emma Verbryke, Lima, Ohio. "My young friends," said a member of the board of trustees, who was addressing the school, "let me urge upon you the necessity of not only reading good books, but also of owning them, so that you may have access to them at all times. Why, when I was a young man I used frequently to work all night to earn money to buy books, and then got up before daylight and read them." The Star Co. (colored) was quite a success. They showed here three nights. Mrs. Laura Tolbert and nephew, Mr. George Craton, are visiting at the home of her daughters, Mrs. Bessie Patterson and Mrs. Nellie Edmonds. Miss Lavada Tolbert is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Nellie Edmonds. Messrs. Emory Burns, Thomas Laurey, Henry Edmonds and Lewis Dudley were Des Moines visitors at Camp Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Putney and daughter, Miss Myrtle Nelson, left Sunday for Chicago, where they will visit realtives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Whincel, Mrs. Shannon and Mr. Wicks motored from Ottumwa and were Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs. Mable Robinson. Any club of I. F. C. W. C. failing to receive their health outline by the 30th of September, please notify Mrs. Mable Robinson, chairman of Health Dept., Hocking, Ia., Box 94. Good for Billiousness HOCKING NEWS. Can't sleep! Can't eat! Can't even digest what little you do eat! One or two doses ARMY & NAVY DYSPEPSIA TABLETS will make you feel ten years younger. Best known remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach and Dyspepsia. 25 cents a package at all Druggists, or sent to any address postpaid, by the U. S. ARMY & NAVY TABLET CO. 260 West Broadway, N.Y. Carter's Little Liver Pills You Cannot be Constipated and Happy A Remedy That Makes Life Worth Living Genuine bears signature Small Pill Small Dose Small Price CARTERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS. 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"Remember to Buy It—You'll Forget You Have It On" Ask Your Dearer UTICA KNITTING CO., Makers Sales Room: 350 Broadway, New York Can't sleep! Can't eat! Can't ev A DYSPH will make known rem and Dyspep 25 cents a package sent to any address U. S. ARMY & NAVY TABL Carter's Litt You Cannot be Constipated and Happy Small Fill Small Dose Small Price ABSENCE of Iron in the Blood is the reason for many colorless faces but "BLUE BONNE "Blue Bonnet" meets the that wears without wrinkling tailor-made dress. sport co- ries, furniture coverage etc. qualified patrons. If your dealer doesn't carry we will send him samples as LESHER WHITM. Quite a nubmer of the members of Willing Workers Club met at the home of the president, Mrs. Mable Robinson, and quilted a few quilts. They have quilts for sale, $5.00 each. Mrs. Emma March is visiting in Bux- ton with friends. Miss Anna Robinson and Mr. Eddie Ellis are visitors at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robinson. Mrs. Mable Robinson, agent for Madam Walker's hair grower, does scientific and sanitary treatment of the scalp and hair, and will also be pleased to give a free treatment to those who have scalp disease. I CAN'T STAN'DIS MUCH LONGER S-H-H-ILL GET YOU AWAY IN A MINUTE Springtex UNDERWEAR en digest what little you do eat! One or two doses ARMY & NAVY PEPSIA TABLETS you feel ten years younger. Best medy for Constipation, Sour Stomach pepsia. at all Druggists, or postpaid, by the NET CO. 260 West Broadway, N.Y. Pale Liver Pills A Remedy That Makes Life Worth Living Genuine bears signature HARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. HARTER'S IRON PILLS will greatly help most pale-faced people. ITS"—A New Fabric with New Feature. Much of the woman who wants a beautiful, durable skin, repels dust and lends perfectly. Admirably adapts skins and skirts, childrens garments, petrifics, etc. Also guaranteed dry fast and durable. Wide variety of ad. "Blue Beanets" send us this ad with name of dealer notify him of your request. EN & CO. Inc., 681 Broadway, New York Misses Alberta Robinson and E Singleton were Albia visitors Sunday. Mr. Lewis Edmonds was in Albia a week. Miss Opal Vanderbilt has gone to Moines, where she will attend school Mr. Walter Burns is much better this writing. A Question. Said the near cynic: "Judging for the time some of the young blood this town arrive home in the morals it's hard to tell whether to call the night owls or larks." STUNT I HAVE SOMETHING U2 SIMON SIMPLE AND MOSE DO A DISAPPEARING erin “OLD SIGNS DO NOT DECEIVE” | _ Watch out for these three. f ent. re: ig = p~ f They stand for Merit and Reputation. | "This Ointment successfully used for eighty years, in thousands of cases of skin troubles. } The Only ORIGINAL Complexion Brightener, >/ At all druggists, or sent by mail sc oy upon receipt of price, 25¢ each, ee Made Only By 4 A Xa Voen Dog @ : 1512 Adaantic Ave, + Brooklyn, N. Ye Beware of Substitutes and Imitations, They may be dangerous, Look for the Melon-Colored packages and our Trade Marks. . A : aes “@ ) Aiblca aia > . & ee oY \ | is ise ee he Gi ‘| Le | | iG. Re UIE SSP | = ap A Re A | Ve ee, ORIGINAL NOTICE, , In the District Court of tho State of | Towa, in and for Polk County. Sep {tember Term, A. D, 1918, Chas. Higgins, Plaintift, : va. Ells Beatrice Higgins, Defendant, To Ella Beatrice Higgins: You are hereby notified that on or beforo the 1st day of September, A. D. 1918, the potition of the plaintiff in the above entitled causo-is now filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the State of Iowa, in, and for Polk County, Iowa, claiming of you a di- vorce from the bonds of matrimony on the ground of desertion and adultery. For further particulars seo petition, and unless you appear thereto and de- fend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the September term of said court, which will commence at Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, on the Brd day of September, 1918, default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon. Dated this 27th day of August, 1918. 8, JOE BROWN, Attorney for Plaintiff. _ Ohamberlain’s Cough Remedy. This is not only one or the best and most. efficient medicines for coughs, eolds, croup and whooping cough, but is also pleasant to take, which is impor- tant when a-medicine must be given to young children. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy hasibeen in uso for many years and has met with much favor wherever its good qualities have become known. Many mothers have given it their un- qualified endorsement, Wm, Scruby, Chillicothe, Mo., writes, ‘‘I havo raised three childron, have always used Cham- berlain’s Cough Remedy and found it to be the best for coughs, colds and croup. It is pleasant to take. Both adults and children like it. My wife and I havo always felt safe from croup with it in the house.’”. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no opium or other narcotic. SOANDIA. IOWA. The Rev. G. W. White delivered tw« soul stirring sermons Sunday morning and evening. Sunday school at 3 p. m The Rev, 8, 8. Sullivan filled the pul pit for the Rev. G, E. Green of the Mt. ‘Zion Baptist church Sunday, while Rev. G. E, Greon was attending the associa- tion. Miss Althia Bradford of Oklahoma is visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. W. ‘White, here, One of our noble church workers, Mrs. Eliza Ray, is leaving us for Springfield, Il., where she will make her future home. We are very sorry to lose our Sister Ray. Sho was enter- tained by a.number of tho sisters Fri- day afternoon at the home of Mrs, Mae Montague. Mrs. Pearl Thomas has returned to her home from Illinois, where she has been for sore time, : Deacon Tom ‘Thompson has left here for Buxton, where he will mako his fu- ture home. Mr. Herbert Davis was called to the army from here Sept. 1, He was ex- peeting to be sent to Camp Gordon, Ga. Sunday, August 25, was a day to be long remembered in, Scandia. For the first time in the history of this place was a house built and dedicated to the service of God. This was the A. M. E. Zion church, It was dedicated Sunday, Aug. 25, by the pastor, Rev. G. W. White, and the Rev. T. L, Brock of Granger, Towa, Tho service’ was large- ly attended by citizens of the surround- ing country. At 7:30 p. m. the young ladies rendorod an excellent program, which was also largely attended. Ad- dress by Sunday School Supt. €. W. Montague. Hang the Expence! As George folded ‘the fair young creature to his heart a dull, cracking sound smote his ear. “Ah! It's good- by to those cigars in my vest pocket,” he sald grimly; “but hang the expense at @ moment like this.” THE BYSTANDEK CEDAR RAPIDS. IOWA. Mrs, Robt. BE, MeGee and Mrs, J. Harrison and daughter Beulah returned home Saturday from Denver and Col orado Springs. ‘Mrs, Seott of Chillicothe, Mo., is the guest of Mrs, Lulu Horne, 715 17th Ave, E. ‘Mrs. Anderson of Indianapolis is vis iting her daughter, Mrs. .J. B. Nelson. Mr, J. W. Harrison, Miss Elenor La /vell and Mrs, Naomi Wilson returned ‘from Colorado Springs and Denver, Col. Saturday, ‘The 36th annual convention of the G. U,0.0f 0.F, and the 16th annual conven- tion of the H. H. of Ruth convened in the city Aug, 27-29. A public installa- tion was hold at the Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening. Mrs. Carrie E. Laws of Des Moines, the P. G. M. N. G. was presented with a beautiful wrist wateh, also a large boquet of roses as 2 token ‘of appreciation for her excellent work for two years, The presentation was by Mrs. Fred Gresham of Cedar Rapids. Grand officers of the G. U. 0. of F, elected were M. Askew, Sioux City; D. @. M., 8. A. Spencer, Colfax; D. G. 8, W. D, Miller, Enterprise; D. T., W. Hammitt, Des Moines, D. D. G. M.; A. G, Rhodes, Buxton, D. G. D.; Geo H. Woodson, Buxton, ‘D. G, Atty. ‘H.-H. of Ruth officers: Edna Al- berts, Keokuk, D. G. M.; Cora Harrison, Sioux City, D. G. RB. N. G.; Sophia Nichols, Des Moines, D. G. T.; Clara Harrison, Cedar Rapids, D, G. W. R.; Fernetta Goggins, Des Moines, Worthy Ustier; Alice Battles, Colfax, Worthy Prelate; Evelyn Basset, Davenport, Worthy Chamberlain; Helen Wilkerson, Des Moines, Worthy Shepherd. Next grand session to be held in Sioux City, Mra, O, J. Smith entertained Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Aiken, Mr. and Mra. | Chas: Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sunday in honor of her sister and hus- band, Mr. and Mrs, 8, Clark, of Gales- burg, Ill. ‘Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Dorsey enter- jained five of the boys who left Sunday ifternoon for Camp Dodge. A reception was held for the boys who were to leave for Camp Dodge Fri- lay evening at the K. of P. hall. A arge audience bid the boys farewell. Mr. J, Lavell of Kentucky is visit.g \is brother, W. H. Lavell. Phone your news to 3069 We I eicse at wud tha chikhten'ae Beverly, ‘time at which the children of Beverly, -Mass., between the ages of eight and ‘twelve, go to bed, disclose that 13 go to bed between five and six o'clock, 5,240 between eight and nine; 156 be- tween 11 and 12, and 45 between 12 and 1. It 1s to be hoped that there are no Beverly children who are not tn thelr nighties, safely tucked up, by dne o'clock.—Boston Globe, CENTERVILLE NEWS. The social given at the home of Mrs. Clara Leeks, Monday evening, for the benefit of tho Calanthians, proved to be quite a success. Although our pastor being absent Sunday, all services were well at- tended. The delegates, Rov. “M. Carrington, Mrs. A. L, Crittenden and daughter ‘{ Coury f {Core J OF FLies \- cane a AM AWFUL A { | fe BAD ERE i aif pees ii SLOPE > & SW =f mm ey Coes VAY A) SSS ee) & 3 A) TL ae YY lees APN i Epo = UN ¢ Wig / P. ee eS oS | 4 i ° ° ge~ fe if. 2° 2 20s ea: Caps Sc fH E Yi CEI] | SD (BB <3 Va iy By 3a, EA eee tig. ge ee eh iN ae Do, SWS Ge Children’s Bedtime CENTERVILLE NEWS. Olive, and Mrs, 8, Noah and daughter Viola, returned home Monday evening from ‘Dea Moines, where they attended the association, ‘They. were ~ accom- panied by Miss Velma Marshall, who has been visiting relatives and friends of Des Moines and’ returaed home to enter schoo). ‘Mrs, M, J. Thompkins remained for a few days visit with friends. ‘The social given at the home of Mrs. Samuel Leo Thursday, Aug: 30, proved bs be quite a success. Rev. J. P. Jackson passed through the city enroute to Mystic, Iowa. ‘A very bad electrical storm passed through our city Thursday night and quite a bit of damage was done. Mr, K, Terrell received word from his son Clifford stating he had an hon- orable discharge from army life and will be in our city in the near future. Four car load of our soldier boys passed through here Sunday morning at 7:45 going cast, and they all seem to be a merry buneh, ‘Mrs, Vina Harris returned home Mon- day morning from Jerome, where she has been attending revival for two weeks. ‘Mr. J, L. Nash had the misfortune to swallow a pin Monday night. A phy- sician was called to locate it. ’ Wo are having some chilly weather at present, 2 ‘<Two years ago I suffered from ‘re- quent attacks of stomach trouble and biliousnesc Seeing Chamberlain's Tab- lets advertised I concluded to try them. I improved rapidly.’’"—Miss Emma Ver- bryke, Lima, Ohio. “My young friends,” said a member of the board of trustees, who was ad- fressing the school, “let me urge upon you the necessity of not only reading good books, but also of owning them, so that you may have access to them at all times. Why, when I was a young man I used frequently to work all night to earn money to buy books, and then got up before daylight and Teall them.” The Star Co. (colored) was quite a suecess, ‘They showed here three nights. Mrs, Laura Tolbert and nephew, Mr. George Craton, are visiting at the home of her daughters, Mrs, Bessie Patterson ard Mrs, Nellie Edmonds. Miss Lavada Tolbert is visiting at e home of her sister, Mrs. Nellie Ed- monds, ‘Messrs. Emory Burns, Thomas Lau- rey, Henry Edmonds and Lewis Dudley were Des Moines visitors at Camp Dodge. Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Putmey and daugh- ter, Miss Myrtle Nelson, left Sunday for Chicago, where they will visit realtives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Whincel, Mrs. Shannoh and Mr. Wicks motored from Ottumwa and were Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs, Mable Robinson. Any club of I. F. C. W. ©. failing to reeeive their hqalth outline by the 30th of September, please notify Mrs. Mable Robinson, chairman’ of Health Dept, Hocking, Ia.,.Box 94, Good far Bilicusness. Difficult Achievement. HOCKING NEWS. 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Mrs. Mable Robinson, agent for Madam Walker’s hair grower, does sci- entific and sanitary treatment of the sealp and hair, and will also be pleased to give a free treatment to those who have scalp disease, Misses Alberta Robinson and & Singleton were Albia visitors Suni Mr. Lewis Edmonds was in AJbial week. ! Mise Opal Vanderbilt: has gdne to Moines, where she will atten “ | Mr. Walter Burns is’much this writing. z A Question. Sald the near cynic: “Judging. the tlme some of the young bl this town arrive home in the mi it’s hard to tell whether to call aight owls or larks.”