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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

We have received several letters from
correspondents, agents and friends re-
questing papers sent to them. We
were greatly surprised to receive from
an agent in city where we have a
large subscription list asking us to send
60 extra copies which were sold readily
at cents per copy. The order has
been duplicated and the sales readily
made. THE Iowa STATE BYsTANDER
appreciates the efforts of its agents and
friends and viii do everything within
its power to prove itself worthy Of the
esteem in which it is now held. We
hope that none of our friends will omit
to send us the news or give them to
our agents. We want the news and we
want every one to have an interest in
this paper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Sam Jones has rather poor opinion
of the members of the present Congress
He gives his opinion in his characters
tic style, coarse, harsh and pointed:
.'Of all the box -ankled, handy shank
ed, fea-bitten, bobtail, lop-eared,
NANCY. courageless, brainless jack.
asses that ever assembled since God
made the world, l think, for pure,
downright cussedness the present gang
in Congress, headed by Hill in the
Senate, and tailed by no quorum in
the House, beats them ALL
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
MY SUITOR.

WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE IOWA STAT
BYSTANDER.
cannot heed your pleading
Although you may be true,
My life I've given another;
| thought of course you knew.
Although your voice is tender
Your pleading is III vain,
am sorry, this to tell you,
And cause you inward pain
Long since our love we plighted,
1t was solemn vow;
To it must prove faithful
cannot break it now
You wish to know his name,
That you may see his face;
Is he SO gentle, handsome,
Fair in every grace
Oh he is so true and noble,
Yes, such a gallant beau;
Long he's been my suitor,
He's my profession you know.
love to speak his name
For him alone I'll live.
Oh thou noble profession
My all to that give.
kIpcrp
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

TRUE IN DIES MONIES.

EDITOR OF THE New YORK SUS-Sir:
As constant reader of your valuable
journal / am pleased to see it true to
it's principles. Your number of July L.
contained letter from one of my race
complaining of his inability to get en-
ployment in this city. The writer
echoed the sentiments of thousands of
colored men and women who suffer
from race prejudice, who, in answer to
advertisements for positions, are told
"Negroes are not wanted, or the doors
are shut in their faces. Their honesty
and ability are unquestioned.
My people are competent to fill posi-
tions of responsibility, and these posi-
tions we held previous to the advent OF
foreigners. We appeal to Americans
for work, not aims.
AS the suns power is felt on earth;
so may the power of The
the minds of fair Amerlc3
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Whenever woman says in company
that she has nothing to wear, another
woman will cry out, ''What has become
of that gray wool you had last sum
mer?' Another will ask the fate of the
black silk that she had two years ago,
and another wants to know about the
brown dress the woman had four years
ago. You bet the women always re-
member just what another woman has
had for the past five years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN.

The Iowa STATE BYsTANDER has no
WAR; to make on the PRINCIPLES OF
1nionism. but it certainly disagrees
nth the men who have diverted those
rinciples to selfish ends. The strong
st unions we have in this country are
hose which hold to the idea that the
apsSbiiiity of the man in any trade
pall be the sole standard by which he
all be rejected or admitted to mem
rship The editor of this paper has
,longed to union for the past twelve
arS and does not regret it, 1t was not
uestion of whether we were black
white, but whether we knew any
ing about the trade governed by the
ion The coal miners in this state
not admit colored miners and yet
had the arrogance to ask the col
coal miners in Mahaska and other
tiles to cease work in order to assist
hite miners in their strike. Their
on was untenable and foolish and
re regretting their treatment OF
a miners in this state and in this
late American Railway Union
n successful it would have been
the most disastrous victories
ID have happened to the col
way men, and all the ground
ch the union fought would
DhronsIaered endorsed by the
"a FEDERATION of Labor does not
eornlzea /. .scolor line" but only the
kbility of the tradesman and his integ-
.ity as MN. The action of the Afro
American protective Association seems
to us ill-adfsed. 1t tshuld have looked
into the natter of uiions and union
principles more thoroughly. 1t should
have made war on thi men and not
npon the principles o upionism The
strength of united ntion in a good
cause will prove benetial to both white
men and colored men
Let us all bear in ind that one man
who earns an honesf9llar for himself
and family by diggipeoal is no better
than another who ears livlihood in
the same malhner, ansso on through
the various de departrpeB of industry.
The colored peoplesf this country
have been and always,ill be an i'm
portaut factar in TIL labor problem
and the soonef the Kghts of Labor
(so-calledl, th4 Ralw: Union and coal
miners realiza this ct and govern
they will be co bell to adopt the
standard for nbship established
BY the Federat h qLabor and the
IH raphical Vnic Men who do
m mixer afte' cry are sometimes
Jelled to ea it,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Thomas Reilly, ex-editor OF the
Knights of Labor Journal at Phil
adelphia, declares that Grand Master
Workman Sovereign is an ex-lunatic
and was confined in an asylum in this
city for two years. He has never been
confined, and we would suggest that
Mr.. Reilly look up the records more
closely.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Wheeling Grant, a trustee at Wilber-
force college, died May 10th in Ohio,
and in his will donated one-iourth OF
his property, which amounted to $145,-
900, to Wilberforce college.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

of holes, beat the doors down and took
him to the woods. where he was strip
ped and whipped almost to death He
was ordered to leave the country. He
has not been seen slnce and it is thought
he was killed. Political causes are
alleged.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

then we went on talking for about ten
minutes AT the end Of that time he
told me the proprietor was Il nice fell
low, whom I would enjoy meeting, and
asked me if would like to be intro
duced. OF course considering the fact
that / was not born yesterday. I said
yes, and we went off and had q. few
old ryes. Some women are bright, but
some men are brighter, see!''
I saw, but / didn't say so.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Hon. Frederick Douglass is chairman
of the committee to secure funds for
the building of a monument to John
Brown. Hon. B. K. Bruce and Hon.
John R. Lynch and Others are asso-
ciated together in this worthy enter
prise.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Gov. Boies will address the Demo-
cratic state convention which meets in
this city August l. He will tell the
Democratic party what to do ''to be
sayed.''
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

About twelve colct men have served
on the petit juries in the courts of New
Orleans during the past decade, and
not one on the grand juries and yet
they must have lynch law.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Of the So strikes in Pennsylvania last
year not one was successful The
number of worl1rnen engaged in them
was IS, 700, and they lost 81, 395,423. 1t
has cost the United States government
about 81 900, 600 to take a hand in these
railroad strikes. Labor wars are eX-
pensive business for all concerned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Joseph II. Choate is prominently
mentioned as a possible candidate for
governor on the Republican ticket in
the state of New York. He is
the foremost lawyer in the coun-
try and has only entered The political
field for what honor there is in it, as
his law nra ctica is enormous
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Ed. Fl. Hunter is to be postmaster in
this city, and thus ends a long and
tedious scramble among hungry Dem
ocratic hogs
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Mr. and Mrs j. A. T. Hull celebrated
the thirtyfrst anniversary OF their
wedding in Washington, D. c., on Tues
day the nth inst
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Utah has been admitted to the state
hood and will make the forty-ffth star
to our flag
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
keeping woodwork Clean.

OF all woodwork that with the high
varnish polish is the most difficult to
keep looking well-it is so easy to mar
it and so difficult to repair, writes
james Thomson in the Ladies Home
Journal. When dents and scratches
do not go entirely through the polish
they may sometimes be removed by
rubbing over with 1inseed Oil and rot
ten stone, using a small piece OF fiat
felt to do the rubbing. Care, however,
should be used so as not to rub too
hard.
Hardwood ffors, if polished with shell
lac or varnish, may be first washed
with soap and water, and then thor
oughly rubbed with a cloth wet with oil
and turpentine or kerosene and water;
this will make them look as well as
when new Floors finished by the
waxen method OF our ancestors may be
revived by the use of turpentine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

A mob of thirty White-cappers at
Oxford, Ala, went to the home OF Jack
p,o,y,,laa .olorad shot b;s hc,,Sa full
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
FIRST STATUE TO A coLoKEp MAN.
Batagiq, III, Herald.

Louisiana has voted an appropriately
for the construction of statue
Thomy Lafon, the NegrophilanthroI
who died in New Orleans some mo
ago, aged so years. This is thel
statue ever erecled to Negro
South and one of the first in tn
States. The governor will deg
the design of the statue and i
which will probably be in
House. Lafon left a forty
900, nearly all of it to-
founded an asylum for q
one for girls.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

Stylish Bonnet for u Pretty Maid.
The bonnet of the moment is mere
apology for the ancient head covering
Of twenty years ago. One is irresisti
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
Iowa State Bystander.
CHARLES S. RUFF, Editor.
THADDEUS S. RUFF, Associate Editor.
j Ohm D. REELER, Secy. and Bus. Mgr

OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF IOWA.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27

WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE IOWA STATE
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
ATTENTION, coLoRED VETERANS.

conmendable.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-27
PRospEIoUs I GRANGE.

he city Of ! frge is in the state
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14
Re.opened.

The Congregational church was re-
opened last Sunday with appropriate
services both morning and evening.
Rev. H. c. Simmons, of Fargo, occu-
pied the pulpit ut both services and
preached two good sermons, The
church has been pApered with neat
body paper of terra Gotta color with
border and ceiling paper to match. the
whole presenting neat and tasty ap.
pearance. The stoves have been rele-
gated to the rear and the building is
now heated by furnaces. The pulpit
has been raised and carpeted, and ere
long a new upholstered pulpit set will
be purchased. The choir has been 10.
Gated in the southwest corner and is
hidden from view-except when the
singers are standing-from the congre
cation, by a kind of box stall arrange
ment, which is no doubt Intended to
keep the minds of the singers more on
the sermon and less on some ones new
bonnet. To those who have worked sc
hard to fix up the church, much credi
is due them for the tasty and thorough
manner in which they have accomplish
ed the work. Other improvements ar
vet to be made. Let the good work e
on.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

Hon. F. M. Kinter, in a commun-
ication to the Grand Forks Plain
dealer, suggests that the governors
elect of the states of North and South
Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Nebraska meet before the meet
ing of the legislature and call to their
assistance experts Chose who have
had experience in dealing with the
weed) and in their conference devise
some plan and necessary legislation
to be followed by all the states to be
put in execution at the same time for
the destruction of the Russian cactus.
1t will no doubt, he says, require the
appropriation of considerable money
but it seems that next to the support
of the asylum and penitentiary, there
is nothing else of so much impor-
tance to the interests of the state as
the stamping out of the Russian this
tie. If the people of the state could
witness its devastation in the south
crn border of North Dakota and ir
parts of South Dakota, he is persuad
ed the farmers would rise as one mar
and unite with those in the cactus
stricken section, and demand of ou
representatives in the coming session
of the legislature that this menace t.
the farming interests of the stale 1T
stamped out, even at the expense o
Withholding appropriations for tn
time being from institutions that will
be compelled to close up permanent
ly if this pest is permitted to spreac
all over the state, and is not stampe'
: out where it already exists.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

The Hillsboro Herald is fast get
ting 10 the front as progressive
Newspaper. 1t is now defendant in
4 libel suit in which Attorney B. F.
lngwaldson is the plaintiff. The at
torney was candidate for Office be-
fore election and he objects to some
thing the editor said and now sues
the Herald for libel to soothe his
Wounded soul. Lucky Herald, un-
lucky Ingwaldson. The recent cam.
paign must have been the plaintiff
tnitiatory: or he would regard news
paper talk as joke and take it in
the right spirit. AS it is he will gain
beme experience and the Herald
III. glory.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

Ten years ago, says the LaMoure
Chronicle, No. I hard wheat sold in
IaMoure market at 4o cents and No.
northern at 43c; hard coal was
quoted at $11 per ton and soft coal
at So.25. At that time the silver dol
lar contained 81 cents worth Of bull
lion. now it contains 62 cents worth,
with wheat about the same price as
ten years ago. And still the popu-
lists assert that silver and wheat have
risen and fallen together during the
last twenty-five years.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

The Independent editor is so full
of venom that he don't seem to real
lac yet that the campaign is over and
every issue of that paper contains
some nasty fling at Miss Bates. We
do not know who the editor OF the
Independent is, and we care less, but
our opinion is that if there is the
the least spark of gallantry about
him at all he will swallow Mrs.
Eisenhuth's defeat like a man and let
Miss Bates alone. The latest thing
The Independent is harping about is
Miss Bates deputy, and says:
"Will Miss Bates dare to appoint
Cathro her deputy after all? If SO,
then we may expect repetition OF
the corruption of the old Ogden
Cathro regime in the educational de-
partment."
Rats! That's the kind of rot we
gst all through the campaign. The
following sentence from one of the
Independent editors editorials would
Be just the thing tor him to digest:
''ropulist papers that talk exagger.
Ated bigotry do our party more harm
than almost any influence at work.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14
A Candid Confession,

Father Of the Brideyroom-Before &C.
menting this close relationship think
it but right to tell you that once haa
a little unpleasantness which involved
the loss of my liberty for considera-
BILE period. Both my daughters are. I
am sorry to say, rather flighty, my dear
wife is suffering from kleptomania, and
my son was mixed up in little forgery
affair. Won't that make any difference?
Father of the Bride--Not the slight
esti From the fact that I am quite in
favor Of our alliance you may Judge
how matters stand in my family
Schalk.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14
Cure for Headache.

AS a remedy for all forms of headache
Electr Bitters has proved to be the
very best. 1t effects II permanent cure
and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure Il
bottle, and give this remedya fair trial.
In cases of habitual constipation Elec-
trio Bitters cures by giving the needed
tone to the bowels, and few cases long
resist the use of this medicine. Try it
once. For sale by J. j. Feckler & Co.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

Three men were sentenced to the
penitentiary for life last week for
stealing less than $40, the present
law making it life impr sonment for
highway robbery in this state and the
committing judge can only impose
the one sentence. Some enterpris-
Ing legislator should introduce a bill
TO amend such outrageous law and
amend it so that sentence can i'm
posed at the discretion of the judge.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14
Mountain Lions.

The people of Sanborn and vicinity
have been in state of considerable ex-
citement the past few days over the re
port by reliable citizens that they had
seen two mountain lions out at Kee lake
south of Sanborn, other citizens have
been driving into town with their horses
on dead run and saying that they were
chased right into town by these big
brutes. Only the other night, while the
good people of Sanborn were all slum-
berlng peacefully. and Munger, the
night operator was just in the most
interesting part of Buffalo Bills Indian
fighting, roar broke the stiffness of
the night that shook the brick depot at
Sanborm from one end to the other.
MIR. Munger's heart almost stopped
beating, and when he stuck his head out
of doors he hair assumed a perpendi
cular position as he saw what he at first
supposed was large tan colored calf
sitting on the depot platform, but when
it let out another snarl and roa, the
operator concluded that it was a fine
specimen of a mountain lion that was
keeping watch on the depot. The oper-
ator sent in go" to headquarters and
then locked himself in the brick freight
house until morning, during which
time the lion had made itself scarce.
Hunting parties are being talked up for
the purpose of capturing the ANIMALS
and farmers, whose nerves could never
be shaken before are now compelled to
take bottle of nerve tonic IN their hip
pocket when they 90 into the country
As Sanborn is somewhat like Coopers-
town in regard to being a prohibition
town, the story is undoubtedly we'll
founded.
Later-Since we set up the above,
Fireman Ernest Reed of the branch en-
CINE, says that he heard roar early
the other morning close to Bald Hill
creek. which he thinks must be the roar
of q mountain lion. He also saw a
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

s Quite surprise was sprung on tie
people this week when it leaked out
that Andrew Reite and Miss tOthilie
johnson had been quietly married at
$50 Tuesday afternoon. The affair was
kept very quiet and of course created
considerable surprise when it became
known. The young couple will reside
for the pr. sent with Nj. and Mrs. S.
Almklov. We offer the usual congrat-
ulations with the hope that prosperity
and happiness will attend them through
life.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

large tan colored animal about rs large
as Il calf, dodge away from the railroad
track in the gravel pit this side of Han.
naford Tuesday morning. Fred Mark
wood was down to Bald Hill creek last
Sunday fishing through the ice, and he
says he saw the tracks in the ice of some
immense animal. Both Reed and Mark
wood tell the truth when they have to,
and we are inclined to think from their
statements that the mountain lions have
got into the ravine and hills around Bald
Hill creek.
PS. Munger, the Sanborn operator,
has returned to work.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

Rev. F. r. Enslin, our Baptist pastor r,
occupied the Congregational pulpit at
jamestown last Sunday, both mornin g
and evening. It was decided cha ng
of base.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14
RIVERSIDE RIPPLEs

Elder Whidden preached in Riverside
last Sunday.
Mrs. Bemis is very sick.
Duncan Park was over from Hope the
fore part of the week, calling on friends.
School commenced at schoolhouse
No. last week, with Miss Gilmore,
teacher.
George Saunders, Jr., is very sick
with pneumonia.
Mitchell Hadwen, V. S. of Wheat
land, has been stopping with his brother
the past week.
Andrew Park had the misfortune to
capsize a hundred bushels of wheat
while going down the Sheyen1e bluff a
few days ago. No further damage was
done.
The ladies of Riverside are talking
about II Xmas tree.
Mrs. Henry Curtis, of Hannaford, was
visiting in Riverside last week.
Mr. Ladbury has a very sore hand
Miss Emma Ladbury has new organ.
A real dandy Iguess we know.
Duncan Stewart is stopping with Geo.
Slingsby for the winter
This is the last week of school at
schoolhouse No. 2.
f. G.. Butler, of Greenview, was call
ing on friends IN Riverside last week.
We trust it is not too late to mention
a surprise at A. Stewards short tins
ago. A very pleasant time was had by
all present.
Roy Brown visited several days a
(Iallatin last week.
There has been quite few rabbi
hunters out lately.
Last Friday night was the regula
night for the meeting of the Riverside
literary society. At an early hour tn
house was we'll filled. The meeting
was called to order by the temporar.
chairman. The report of the secretar.
was read and adopted, as were also re
ports of committees on constitution ant
bylaws. Next was the election of per
manent officers under the new const
tuition. The following is a list of off
GERS: President, H. A. Bemis; Vice
President, Mrs. c. w. Connor; Secre
tary. Miss Gilmore; Treasurer. Porte
Kimball; Sergeant-at. .Arms, G. w. Dy
o son. The society starts out with TWEEN
;, ty-eight charter members add meet
once in two weeks. The program TO
the next meeting consists of music
readings. recitations. dialogues, an
society paper. The question for debai
J is Resolved, That ignorance and SUI
: erstition has caused more misery tina
pride and ambition. Affirmative Nj
Spiller and Miss Gilmore, negative G
e W. Dyson and R. Baldwin. 1t migf
be we'll to add that the society invite
s everybody to come. take part and hav
Il good time.
BLOSSOM,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14

! The contest case of Tom Delaney VS..
Byron Hazard has been decided by the
land office officials in favor of Hazard.
Delaney tried to beat Hazard out of the
nw4 of Sec. 14-144-59, situated about
two miles north of town. The decision
is a wise one on the part of the land of.
ficials and Byron is to be congratulated
on winning his case. The land office
people roast Delaney's witnesses in
good shape.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-12-14
Dolls, dolls, at Feckler & Co S.

A light grey mare, belonging to
Hiram Guest strayed away from his
place on Dec. 4th. She has dark name
and is branded A on right shoulder,
also has small bunch on left side.
She weighs about 1300lbs. Anyone
taking up said mare will please notify
Mr. Guest at Hannaford or leave word
at this Office.