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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17
THE PRODIGAL son.

Ex-senator John j. ingalls,, of Kan
sas. is having very hard work in trying
to reconcile the colored voters of that
state. He talked too much on several
occasions and now regrets livery much
Kansas has colored population OF
about 60, 900. Col John NJ Brown, a
leading colored citizen, wrote very
pointed letter to the state central com
mittee telling the committee of the I'M
called for attacks and insults to the
colored people of that state and OF the
further fact that Ingalls, left Republl-
can principle. He was SO severe in his
criticisms that no self-respecting color.
ed man could support him for anything.
Of course he is tired of private life and
thinks he now sees an opportunity to
enter the senate. His attitude toward
the colored people has changed won
derfully and now he wants their asss-
tance. He now writes as follows:
My attitude from early life has been
one of friendship and compassion for
the unfortunate race to which you be-
long. I was an abolitionist in my boy
hood. and have been importunate in
my demands for justice since their
emancipation and enfranchisemen.t
have witnessed with impatient regret
the acqulescence of the Republican
party in the abrogation of the 18th.
l4th and 18th amendments by the South
and the abandonment of the Negro to
his fate In every Southern state where
the colored vote is large enough to
threaten white supremacy, citizenship
is a farce and suffrage mockery. BY
the recent repeal of the national cleo
ton laws by the Democratic party in
congress. the last shred of protection
for the black mans ballot has been de-
stroyed, and he has been delivered,
bound hand and foot, to the tender
mercies OF his enemies.
The horrors of Siberia, the edicts OF
the czar against the Jews, the brutal
mob violence toward the Chinese have
aroused the conscience OF humanity,
but they are surpassed in human bar
barity bv the increasing crimes against
the Negroes in the United States.
Scarcely day passes without the
record of the death by torture of some
NEGRO brute at the hands of an in
furiated populace To accuse is tocon-
demn. Without trial or defense they
are dragged to death at the stake or by
the rope. No one can read the ghastly
details of burning, mutilat:on and tor
ture, the thrusting cf hot irons into the
eyes, the laying alive. the aggravation
OF agony, without compassionate in
credulity. They are revelations Of in
conceivable depravity. The crimes OF
which the victims are accused are mex
piab BILE, but they are not proved, and
the vengeance is Internal. 1t is ap-
proved by public opinion and has the
completely Of the state.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17
GUELINGroN BUDGET.

Special Correspondence to Iopa State Bystander
So very little has happened here
worthy of mention that we hardly
know how to begin or what to- say. 1t
appears that the colored people here are
all at a standstill, in keeping with the
times. We may begin, though. by
mentioning the presence of Miss M. j..
Mcleod. a very popular and successful
colored vocalist, who was in our midst
Friday. Saturday and Sunday. new
car called the .'Goff gospel car, con-
Quoted by Revs. Golf, Stevenson, Quinn
and others, and the lady members,
Mrs E. +. Golf and Miss r. Phillips,
came to Burlington, and with them
came Miss Mcleod. She is their lead
ing singer, having a most perfect
soprano voice, full of melodious har-
mony. Miss Mcleod was born in
Maysville, South Carolina. She is a
graduate of the Scotia Seminary. and a
member of the Presbyterian Church.
She is now member of the Moody
Bible institute Of Chicago and is pre-
pairing herself for foreign work in
Africa She resides at 240 La Sale
avenue, Chicago, Ills. Miss Mcleod is
found to be quite friendly and pleas
ant young lady to meet and she has the
well wishes Of all the Burlington peo-
Pile Last Sunday night, which was
the companys last night in this city,
she sang at four different churches, the
A. NJ E. church on Central avenue
being the first one.
Mrs j. Dunaway is making it very
pleasant for her aged father, Mr..
Budreaux, of Galesburg, who IS visiting
her this week. The venerable old gen
tleman is quite an entertaining con-
versationalist.
Mr.. Henry Cooper is the proud owner
of one of the finest span of horses III
town. He keeps them i'll perfect con-
ditiop and they make gay looking
pair when harnessed together.
Rev. Mr.. Hampton bid farewell to his
burlington friends last Saturday. He
went on an extensive trip west, He
preached his farewell sermon the sun
day before. which was both historical
and emotional. Rev. Hampton leaves
an army of friends in burlington,
which is the result of his straightfor-
warl and upright conduct during his
PASTORAL career here.
The prize entertainment will come off
at Palmer Hall soon. at. which time
there will be pigeon pie cut, out OF
which will fly a live pigeon. Rev. Ed.
Wilson is the inventor of this wonder
full live pie, and to see the cutting OF
the pie affords as much wonder as it
does amusement.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17
MULTUM IN PARNO.

Over one half of the population OF
Brazil is of Negro origin.
A lazy man will work hard in looking
for an easy place.
Many have been ruined by buying
goods pennyworths.
If you think too little you will be
sure to talk too much.
Buy what thou hast no need of and
ere long thou shall sell thy necessaries.
Politics is the art of being wise for
others policy of being wise for self. -
Bulwer.
Next to the slandcrer. we detest the
bearer of the SANDER to our ears.-M.
III. Catherwood.
You may not be handsome but you
will pass muster if you look as well as
your photograph.
Virginia has Negro daily paper. 1t
is published at Petersburg by the ener-
getic Scott Wood.
j. Silas Harris, editor of the Kansas
City Messenger, is an aspirant for legis-
lative honors in Missouri.
Oh. give me liberty! for even were
even paradise my prison, still | should
long to leap the crystal walls.-Dryden.
Without good company all dainties
lose their relish and like painted
grapes, are only seen, not tasted
Massirger.
The colored Masons of Georgia have
10 lodges with membership of over
1000 They own considerable property
and are in a prosperous condition
No more important duty can be urged
upon those who are entering the great
theater of life than simple loyalty to
their best convictions. E. FL. Chaplin.
New Yor1's colored giantess, she is
six foot three, is lad up IN Roosevelt
hospital suffering from the effect of an
active dispute with some we'll armed
friends of hers.
1t seems to me that the bane of our
country is q profession of faith either
With no basis of real belief, or with no
. W
which the creed is supposed to rest
James Russell Lowell.
Were we to take as much pains to be
what we ought to be as we do to dis
guise what we really are, we might
appear like ourselves without being at
the trouble of any disguise whatever. -
RochefOucauld.
know it is pleasant to have all the
comforts and luxuries of civilizations:
but he who cares only for these things
is worth no more than Il butterfly, con-
tented and thoughtless upon morning
flower-H w. Beecher.
After tongue has once got the
llnack of lying, It's not to be imagined
how impossible almost it is to reclaim
it Whence it comes to pass that VIC
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

Jason Green. Newton
Henry Shelley, Des Moines
John Allen, Des Moines
Glenn Miller, Newton
W. B. Murray of Fairfield was lieu
tenant of the sixtieth United States
volunteers He takes great interest in
the company and wants the members
to form an organization and hold a
reunion in that city in the near future.
He came here to meet his old regiment.
The love between him and the regi-
ment is mutual.
The members Of the Goth United
States Colored Infantry met at the
capitol room at 4 p, m. for the purpose
of organizing an annual reunion and
keeping themselves identified. Commit
tee on permanent organization: w. b.
Murray, Fairfield, president; Jason
Green, Newton, vice-president; G. W.
Black, Oskaloosa, secretary.
On motion w. Il. Murray, of Fair
field Jason Green, G.. w. Black, Henry
Shelley and Glen. Miller were chosen
as the executive committee to fix time
and place of holding their annual re-
union or such other business as may be
deemed necessary for the good of the
organization.
Resolved, That these proceedings be
published in THE Iowa STATE By
sTANDER, the Avalanche, Negro Solic-
itor and G.. A. r Advocate.
1t was also suggested that each mem
Der send small remittance to the sec
retary to defray the expenses of writing
to comrades.
The members present We're: ". B..
Murray, Jason Green, Henry Shelley,
John Allen, Henry Cooper, w. NJ.
Early, c. w. Black, Robert Dickinson
Thomas Marshall, Glenn. Miller and
Mr.. Watson.
The following colored soldiers be-
longed to one company and reside at
Newton at the present time:
Jason Green.
Alex. Fine.
Lewis Mays.
Anderson Hayes.
Clemen Miller.
John Miller.
Walker Wa!dron.
Keokuk has. the only Grand Army
Post composed entirely ofco.ored union
soldiers in the state. It has a member
ship of about twenty.
Mr.. L E. Williamson with
the soldiers on Flag Day. He was very
young at that time, bun shared the 5ifys
and sorrows of camp life. The gentle
men with whom Mr.. Williamson was
associated insist that he is entitled to
place in the rank of honor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

very pretty. AS one lady said, it re-
minded her of snowhakes magniffed.
crocheted fringe Of white and blue
cotton yarn, mixed, in pretty de-
sign. For the fringe put in each
stitch a chain Of thirty stitches OF dou-
BILE cotton. 1t was lined with un-
bleached muslin.
As the designs came from the differ
ent floral catalogues, I think the
floral quilt is a good name for 1T. In
one corner is worked the year and
this verse:
Dream what you wilt,
Beneath this quilt
May blessings still be yours.
The Housekeeper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

see some men. who are otherwise very
honest. so subject to this vice. -
Montaigne.
am Baptist, and say the man
who would esta blish religious quail
ification of citizenship for office under
this or any other government is as un-
fit for mem bership in a Baptist church
as Judas Iscariot was for the apostle
ship. Rev. j. B. Hawthorne.
Chicagos great building the Masonic
temple, has population OF 5000, while
fifty janitors and thirty scrub women
are required to keep it clean. Two
men are employed TO go through the
waste paper baskets while another ex-
amines the sweepings. Six sailors
wash the | APO outside windows.
yoltaire examined the Bible for him
self, advocated intellectual liberty,
struck from the brain the fetters of an
arrogant faith, assisted the weak, cried
out against the torture of man, appealed
to reason, endeavored to establish
universal liberation. succored the in
digent and defended the oppressed
lngersoll.
President Cleveland has designated
Mr.. Archibald FL. Grimke of Hyde Park,
Mass, to be consul at Santo Domingo
Mr. Grimke comes of a historic South
Carolina family. He is a man of splefi-
did education and culture, college
graduate and lawyer, who is better
known as an author, having written
two works Of the Funk and Wagnalls
Company's American Reformers' Series,
namely, Charles Sumner" and Will
liam Lloyd Garrison" Mr.. Grimke is
man of the most charming manners
and we are sure that he will find his
San Domingo residence a most agree
able one
An Italian journal published in Rome
recently contained the following:
There are fourteen Negroes in Italian
Universities, five of whom will graduate
as physicians in the fall term, and are
without doubt the brightest students
the college of Turin has known for
years. They have each taken 100 per
cent at every examination. Two are
from Africa, two FROM West Indies and
one from Liberia The nine other
students are at the school of the pro-
paganda in Rome, acquiring all that
can be learned in languages and science.
They are all highly respected and are
welcomed wherever they go
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

inspired the organization of this Lily
White Republican party in Texas
The hope some time to carry Texas for
the Republicans is desperately faint.
That Democratic majority of 100000 or
thereabout hovers over itaike blight
ing shadow. Texas may be Populist
some time, but Republican apparently
never. Therefore the only reward
these Lilly Whites can look forward to
to recompense their zeal for their party
is the enjoyment of the federal offices.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17
NATIONS AND MAIDS.
HELPS FOR THE LADIES OF
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Polly Making Tea-Celebrating the Anni-
versaries--The Much Needed Vacation
"A Floral Quilt Ways to
Johns Heart.
The Much. Needed vacation.

was walking through dry-goods
store the other day and had my at
tention drawn to Il girl behind the
counter.
''If she were rich girl in society"
said the friend who had taken me
purposely by her counter to show me
the pretty, brown-eyed creature, "she
would be called beautiful.
/ looked across the pile of station
cry toward the girl, whose thin,
bloodless fingers were deftly showing
off the quality Of various sorts OF
papers and envelopes to customer.
/ wondered why she could only be
called beautiful in case she were rich
and in society, and said as much.
IF she were rich,' said my friend
dogmatically s'shs would not be
standing behind counter with the
thermometer in the nineties, trying
to make up peoples minds for them.
If she were in society, long before
this hot time of the year she would
have been swinging tennis racket or
pulling an oar to a skiff gliding among
crystal waters somewhere out Of
| sight of that counter or any other. If
she were rich she wouldn't have to
stand on her poor little feet all day,
and smile when she wanted to scream.
You see all these charming exemp-
tions would fill out the hollows in her
pretty cheeks and put fresh luster
into her lovely eyes. doubt if that
girl will get one week of vacation all
summer"
''Oh, but they all do said with
conviction. 'sAnd their salary goes
on
"Some of them can't afford'to take
it. This girl cannot"
All of which necessitated more
questions, and elected more pathetic
facts.
My brown eyed shop girl could not
leave home, not because her employers
would not give her her month off, but
because, at home, a stuffy little fat
way off on the West side, was an old
man, her father, who tipples and
smokes away the money my brown
eyed girl earns through the long, hot
days, who never leaves the little,
stuffy fiat long enough for the smell
of tobacco and beer to evaporate, who
was ''born gentleman" and doesn't
know how to,do anything. And when
heard my brown-eyed girls story
became a convert to that East Indian
custom which makes it entirely legal
for children to drown or otherwise
dispose of inconvenient ancestors.
Chicago Times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

The Democratic organs of the coun-
try, and particularly those of the
cuckoo variety, are greatly exercised
over the speech of ex-Governor Boies
at the recent Iowa state convention,
and have said some very uncompli-
mentary things of him, One of. them
even goes so far as to remind him that
1.-The prime duty of corpse is to keep
STILL" evidently overlooking the fact
that Governor Boies is not that kind of
corpse. The trouble with Mr.. Boies'
remarks appears to be too large an adj
mixture of truth with the buncomb.
The average Bourbon prefers straight
buncOmb
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

The Negro Democrats of the United
States were summoned to meet in con-
yention at Indianapolis on August s..
The organization behind this gather
ing is the Afro American bureau of or
ganization of the Democratic congress
sional committee and is, therefore, a
purely political weapon used to divide
the Negro vote in the South and North
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

The last pensioner Of the Revolution
died at Freedom, n. u, April 5, 1869,
at the age Of 100. His name was Sam
uel +. Brakeman, and he was mustered
out at the age of 23 He bore musket
under Washington and lived to hear OF
the surrender of Lee at Appomottax.
The last survivor of the civil war. if %
at the close of hostilities and if he lives
as long as this veteran, will not pass
away until 1851. Who is to be the sur
vivor of the mighty host of veterans
whose ranks are SO perceptibly thin
ming?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

The official report shows that there
is an enrolment of 40,1lS pupils i'll the
Sunday schools of Missouri, while there
are only 3s2, ,739 children in the state
who are not under such instruction
and protection. This means Repub-
lican majority in the ecourse OF time, un-
less the Democrats materially increase
their ratio of twins and triplets.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

st. Louis Globe Democrat: During the
last administration wheat sold as high
as ST. f3. and American secured wool,
now quoted at SOC. was then in demand
at 60c. Democrats tell us the panic
was fixed up at that time. What clever
people the Republicans are to keep up
prices until they can unload their panic
on some unsophisticated party like the
Democracy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

The reports of the Iowa national
banks show them to be in very
healthy and reliable condit IN. The
Republicans have charge Of affairs in
this state now and things generally
are all right.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17
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Ignorant foreigners have been giving
another example of the danger of ad-
mitting such people without restriction
to this country. IL Pennsylvania lot
of brutal Slavs, who are out on a strike,
have assaulted and fatally wounded an
American workingman who refused to
ioin them Not only this, but they
took one of their young women who
had violated one of their moral laws,
stripped her, tied her to stake and
whipped her for almost an hour, until
she was almost dead, This is the kind
OF embryo anarchists that we are let
ting into this country. We are sowing
the wind. and must not be surprised to
reap the whirlwind One of the first
things for congress to do as the tariff
question is out of the way, is to pass a
law restricting foreign immigration, or
even stopping it altogether, as far as
laborers are concerned, for a term Of
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17
IOWA SOLDIERS CELEBRATE

One of the most memorable and his
torical events in this state occurred on
August TO- 1t was designated as Flag
Day and 5000 veteran soldiers as
sembled to celebrate the day and the
events which had preceded it. 1t is
hard topicture all the scenes and events
that were presented to the minds eye
by the large procession of men who be-
lieved in the prosperity of che govern
ment of the United States
The worn and perforated flags which
were carried by men who knew what
war r.eant elected round after round
of applause from men, women and chill
dren. 1t was day for patriotism to
hold full sway. 1t was day when the
mind of every spectator could view the
men and the flags which had been in
battle fields of actual service years ago.
They were young men when they went
to do battle for their country but on
this occasion their hair had turned
gray, their forms were bent and they
showed what prison life and depriva-
ton and long suffering had done for
them.
1t was day that every lover of this
country took great pride in.
1t was day when every man was
measured by his manhood and patriot
ism 1t was day when the white
soldier and the black soldier mingled in
sweet commu Mon.
1t was day to honor those who
dared to do right.
1t was day to transfer those battle
SCARED flag to the capitol of Iowa and
place them in Theoretically sealed glass
cases to be viewed by coming genera
tions and teach them lessons in love of
this grand country of ours
There We're not as many colored
soldiers present as we would like to
have seen In war what they lacked
in numbers they made up in bravery,
so on this occasion what they lacked in
numbers they made up in enthusiasm
The colored soldiers We're here and we
were proud Of them. They belonged
to the Sixtieth United States Volun-
teers. The state authorities OF Iowa
did not begin the enlistment of Negroes
until August, 1863 keolluk was the
first place selected for enrolling them.
and by the 11th day OF October nine
full companies under command OF Col.
John G.. Hudson took the oath of al
legiance and become part OF the ac-
tive military force of the nation
Leaving Keolsuk the regiment proceed
ed to ST. Louis and became part of
the forces under command of MAYOR
General j. NJ, Schofel1.
At ST. Louis Mrs. |. nj. Triplet, in
behalf of the ladies of the state of Iowa
and of the city of Muscatine, presented
the regiment with a beautiful silk
national flag, which was carried
through the storms of battle and re-
turned at the close of the war to this
state. The history of this regimend IS
one of bravery from beginning to end.
The gallant sixtieth was mustered out
at Da yenport, Iowa, November 2, 1865,
''where" says Sergeant Burton the reg
mental historian 'thcy were greeted
by the authorities and the loyal thou
sands of Iowa"
We are unable to give the anames OF
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

The Idaho Republicans declare for
free coinage of silver, favor consti-
tutional amendment for woman suf-
frage and reiterates fealty to protec-
ton
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

The Lilly Whites is the high sound
ing title of party in Texas which
claims to be the only undefiled Repub-
lican party in the country. This is the
ideal Republican party of the south
from which the Negro is excluded en-
tirely. He may neither attend its eau
cuses, vote in its primary elections,
serve on its various committees, or be
a candidate for any Office on its ticket.
Certainly no Negro is to be allowed to
share IN any distribution of federal
Offices which shall come in that anN-
iously anticipated time when Repub-
lican shall sit again in the White
House. This is the one motive, power
tul above all others, which seems have
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

Does Christianity depend upon a
boollo Certainly not, replies the Congre-
gationalist: and continues as follows:
Christianity means repentance OF sin
and faith in and service ofGod through
Jesus Christ 1t may exist IN all gen
uineness quite apart from any book.
There were thousands of true Christians
before the New Testament had been
written, and in the nature of the case
the Old Testament, although capable
of being of great value to them as to
us. cannot have meant to them what
the New Testament came to mean
Indeed there must have been many
among them who knew it only by re-
port. if at all The belief, which has
often been expressed. that Christianity
depends upon the Bible is an error. To
say this, however, is not to depreciate
the Bible or to underestimate its i'm
mense value to everyone.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

There has been long, loud and ur-
mt cry from all parts o. the conntry
ad from all sources for a settlement OF
the tariff question in some manner.
The Democratic party has settled the
mriff and the people will settle the
,mocratic party.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

Our annual imports from China
amounted to SIG 100000, while our ex-
ports to that country only reach So
600, 900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17

The administration whip has been
successful. Brains are needed to use
Iyhip with effect.