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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
osKALoosA NOTES.
Special Correspondence to Ioca State Bystaa

Special Correspondents to Ioaca State Bgsta7se1er,
Mrs. A. Blackburn was suddenly
called to st. Louis, her brother being
very sick.
John Jones, of Chicago, was in the
city Saturday.
Miss Nellie Ford returned home Sat
urday from a visit in Ottumwa.
Rev. Hardison is in the city, the
guest of Rev. Jones.
Mr.. Ringold and w I. Jones, OF
Montezuma. spent Sunday in the city
Miss e. Buckner entertained Mrs. A.
Boyd, Of Muscatine, Rev. Jones and J.
Buckner at dinner Thursday.
r. Walker, OF Sigourney, was in ths
city over Sunday.
Mrs. N. Kimbough is now GONZALES
cent
Presiding Elder Hardison and Rev.
S. B. Jones We're entertained at dinner
Friday at the home of Mrs. Blackburn.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23

Booker T. Washington, the great
Negro educator of Tuslegee, Ala, had
the following to say in public ad-
dress recently, which indicates without
further comment just what must be his
religious attitude:
We must bring our education down
to plain, practical, hard everyday
facts As a race we are very emo
tional We are inclined to spend more
of our time in preparing to live in
heaven than on earth. We like to talk
about living in white mansions in the
upper world, and at the same time live
in one-room log cabins here. We like
to preach about wearing golden slip
pers and long white robes in the other
world, and go barefooted and nearly
naked in this world. We like to sing
about living on milk and honey in the
next world, and eat corn bread and
peas here. l believe that living right
in this world is the best preparation for
whatever world there is to come
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
.,otber Story Of wellington.

A characteristic anecdote of the duke
of wellington: "One of his aids de
camp was found by the duke at Strath-
fieldsaye reading French book, in
which it was said that the duke did not
win the battle Of Toulouse. I do not
care straw said the duke, what they
say as to who won the battle: the
French fought it to keep me out of
France, but got into France"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
The Largest Valves.

A Troy firm is making ten of the
largest valves ever manufactured in the
world. They are for the waterworks
system in Allegheny City Pa. Their
weight is $4,000 pounds each and they
will stand pressure of 200 pounds to
the square inch. Their dimensions are:
Length, 16 feet; height, feet; width,
51b feet.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
rt Al, Depended.

Mother-I am going out, Mamie, and
I want you to be good little girl while
am gone, and I'll bring you home a.
paper of candy. Now, aren't you going
to be good?
Mamie-Well l suppose SO: but /
can't tell how good ought to be unless
know Cow big that paper of candy Is
going to be.-Ex.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
socialist professions Forbidei on.

London, Aug. PA dispatch to the
Times from Berlin says the Vorwaerts
publishes confidential Circular from
the president of Schleswig to his ssibor-
dinates instructing them to prohibit
socialist professions as far as the law
permits and also holding them respon-
sible, in view Of recent indiscretions.
for keeping the ordinance secret.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
Almost n Hint.

Dudely-W What lovely little fingers
you have got, Miss Fanny They are
hardly larger than baby's fingers
Fanny-Yes, ma always said that it
would hardly cost anything at all to get
an engagement ring TO fit my finger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23

Seventy years ago Lewis Bates, of
Chicago, was born in slavery. He is
absolutely without education OF any
kind, invariably badly dressed and
poorly fed, but at the present time he
is the wealthiest colored man in the
city. He is rated at S5o0,0oo.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
How sbe ,Judced Him,

She-Who is that man smoking a
cigar?
He-Thats Gympson. He pays so
cents apiece for his cigars.
She-Well, he seems to expectorate
a very common sort of saliva.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23

He-"Your- -er-father and mother
have noticed that am-er-calling on
YOU quite frequently, haven't they"
she-"They couldn't very we'll help
It,"
'sAre they mad?"
.sNot a bit"
"Truly?"
Certainly. They know it isn't.1py
fault that you come so much
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
11linois Farm ers oreanlna,

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 23.-The State
Farmers institute, created by an act of
the last general assembly, met here yes
terday and organized, F. NJ Palmer, of
Clinton, was elected president.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
MUcHAK1NoCK NEWS.


Special Correspondence to lowa State Bysta'eoer.
The mines are working every day
and the men have pleasant faces.
Muchakinock cornet band went to
Abba Monday the 18th and nearly two
hundred people accompanied them.
The celebration was a success in every
sense of the word. The music of the
band was highly appreciated, and the
band received compliments from people
of all sections. When they returned
the president was called to the phone
by committee in Oskaloosa, on the
reception Of the X. of p band as they
We're returning from Marshalltown
where they received the honor OF being
the best band in the state. The com
mittee said they wanted the best band
in the neighborhood and though the
Muchakinock band was under bid by
several dollars, yet the committee said
they wanted them because they wanted
good music. They went, and my! how
they did play. w. A. Wells, OF
Muchakinocls, while answering the
phone, being called by some one in
Oskaloosa, could distinctly hear them
and remained at the phone longer than
he would otherwise.
The '.big ten" base ball team went
to Evans not long since and wiped the
earth with the Evans champion base
ball team.
Chas. Padgett, who was burned by
the explosion OF a lseg of powder, died
a few days ago.
Mrs. Ned Robinson departed this life
Monday the 18th.
.sBig ten base ball club defeated
Tracy Sunday. Score 6 to Z.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
ONLY AFRO AMERICAN RERUBLIcAH PAPER IN IOWA
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS.

CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS.
ALBIA-U. S. JONES.
BOONE, FRED ANTHONY.
BURLINGTON WM. SHACKEL.-
FORD.
CEDAR RAPIDS - MRS. G. H.
WADE.
CLINTON JAMES WILLIAM
COOPER.
DAvENPoRT-MRs. R. RICHARD
Son.
FORT DODGE-LUCY KENNETH.
GALESBURG. ILL.-MISS MAY T.
RUFF.
KEOSAUQUA-MR. DETWILER.
KEOKUK--MRS g. C. BANNISTER.
NEWTON MISS JESSIE MOORE.
OTTUMWA-W S. PAGE.
OSKALOOSA MISS LUCY BUCK.
NER.
MT. PLEASANT-D. SMITH.
MUCHAKINOCK-J P. SHEFFEY.
PEKAY--MRS. A. SAWFOoT.
USIoUX CIT'Y--MRs. HATTIE E
ROBERTS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23

1t is discouraging to note the fact
that so few Negroes attend meet
ings aud places where they areneeded.
Those who own property and have
families should certainly be interested
in the welfare of the community and
its people. It is very seldom the young
people attend a public meeting of any
kind. There are too many people
given over to hunlSerism and we are
always ready to complain about what
ever action that has been taken. There
is serious need of change in this
direction
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23

farmer, had been courtipg her Tor some
time. in opposition to the wishes Of her
parents. Her father and mother ala
not object to the young man on account
Of any OF his habits, for he was indus
trious, sober and abundantly able to
provide comfortable home for their
daughter. They maintained that she
was too young, being scarcely 1S years
of age, and they hoped she would take
fancy to relative living In another
state, whose name she steadfastly re-
fused to divulge. Finding that they
could not change her affection for
Blacknan by threats, they adopted Q
more certain method and commenced
systematic attack upon her Jealous
nature. They told her Blackman was
simply making her ridiculous, and that
he was engaged to another girl. she
gave him no chance to explain away
!; the reports her parents had furnished
of him, and did not even mention that
she suspected him Of infdelity.
At her fathers suggestion she re-
F. quested of Blackman that ne give her
! a test of his love by letting her hang
! him, promising to cut him down IN
! time to save his life. Blacknan was
i desperately in love with the girl and
ne readily submitted to the test. On
! the night Of the murder she took long
walk with him and lured him to lone
| ly spot where her father was In hid
/ ing with a rope. Eycusing herself for
moment, she procured the rope, and,
/ returning, placed it about Blackman's
neck. She says he had little fear OF
! the result, as he felt sure she did not
have strength enough to pull him from
| the ground. After the rope had been
! placed over the limb and drawn taut,
| her father appeared, and he and the
| girl pulled Blackman from the ground
| and tied the rope The poor fellow
| struggled terribly and she would have
cut him down. but her father mentioned
/ the mythical other young woman, ana
her heart hardened toward the lover,
who was slowly strangling to death.
/ After the body became rigid she un-
! tied the rope and lowered the form to
| the ground. Even then she felt no
| pangs Of remorse, but with the assist
ance of her father arranged the body
SO that it would appear to have been a
case of suicide Her confession caused
a pronounced sensation, and there was
talk Of lynching the parents Of the girl.
/ This was averted by the promptness OF
the officials.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
NEWTON NOTES.


Special Correspondence to Iosca State Bgsaasaer.
II. Fine went to Des Moines Satur-
day and returned Sunday.
Mr.. Carver returned to his home
Monday.
A Henderson, of Des Moines, was in
the city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Whitsett gave a de-
lightful dinner Wednesday anumber
of their friends, in honor of Mr.. Garven
and daughter.
Mrs. Fine celebrated her daughter
Lulu's 18th birthday Sunday by giving
dinner to Misses Tutsies, Hale and
Florence Miller and Mary and Ella
Mayes.
Mrs. G. Miller and son and Misses
Lettie and Clara Miller went to Daven.
port Sunday on the excursion
Mr.. and Mrs. Green entertained Mr..
Garven and daughter and Mr.. j. Whit
sett and family for tea Thursday even
ing, in honor of Mr.. Garven and daugh-
ter.
Miss Lottie Green will give recitals
| in Oskaloosa and Evans this week,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23

Syracuse, n Y. Post: Hon. A. b.
Funk, an Iowa State Senator, seems to
have been born lucky. He has been
State Senator for several years with
great acceptability, and was candi-
date for denomination this year. There
was deadlock in the convention
which lasted over week 1t was
finally decided to pull straws for the
denomination, and Senator Funk
pulled the lucky straw. The defeated
candidates probably went off and pull
cd strawS. too.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23

Fourth street has been the nightly
scene of all kinds of people Here can
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-08-23
THE GIRL HE LOVED.
MYSTERY CLEARED BY A CON.
FESSION.
Bessie Harris Tells How She Was Aided
by Her Father In the Perpetration Of
a Brutal Murder In Texas.

HE MYSTERY OF
the hanging of AL
bert Blackman, near
Ramiena, Texas. was
fully explained, sew
eral days ago, when
his fiance, Miss Bes-
sic Harris, made a
full confession in
court. She said that
RIackman, who was
"a well-to-dO young
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-21

The boys who attended the min
strel show in Waukegan Friday night
say it did not equal ours in any sense.
There were eleven in the party
which went down to Waukegan to at
tend the minstrel show.
The political pot is getting nicely
heated through now. States are being
completed rapidly and within very
short time We shall know who want
the votes.
The recent developments in the
case of the state of Wisconsin against
Gus Neethe show that two of the most
important witnesses for the state are
missing and cannot be found.
Our columns are open to all who
wish to express their views on local
questions; we only stipulate that COM
municatiOnS be courteous, brief as pos
sible. and the authors own name be
attached.
"A huge joke was played on Louis
Yeoman at the minstrel show in Wau-
kegan Friday evening by the boys who
went down from here. Louis took part
and after his first appearance he was
heartily encored At the encore what
looked like huge bouquet was handed
up to him. Louis took the thing very
gracefully, but almost dropped it wien
he found the handle was a WLislley
bottle and that the bouquet was nothing
but cabbage with few carnations
plugged in to hold the bottle. A long
ribbon was attached With a card on it
which read e Compliments ofde gang. .
It nearly vilted him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-21
Stolen Goods Returned.

Some one who cssayed to be thief
evidently had a conscience which
troubled him OF her seriously. At least
that is the conclusion reached by Mrs.
j. j. Petit.
Last fall she lost about $l75 worth OF
jewelry from her house while she was
out in attendance upon some social
affair. No trace of the jewels was ever
found, and Mrs Petit had given up
ever seeing them again. This morn
ing as she woke up she looked out OF
her bedroom window and discovered
what she thought to be a mouse, at
first, but on cl Dser investigation it was
found to be a box. She took the box
in and opening it discovered one ring,
a breast pin and one set of ear rings,
just about half of the jewelry stolen.
When the box was put there or by
whom is a mystery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-21
(From Saturdays DailY.l
Mr.. Yeoman Entertains.

Quite a number of Kenosha young
men went to Waulegan last night to
take in the minstrel show The Grand
opera house at Waukegan was crowded
to the doors, and while the prices were
only % and 30 cents, they employed
only one person, Fred Madison, outside
of entirely home talent, SO that, while
the seating capacity is not as large as
the Rhode, they undoubtedly realized
better sum than the boys in Kenosha
did
The hits or the paving of Genesee
street and the Waukegan fire depart
ment, took like wild fire. The song
" Girl Wanted" also was very popular
with the audience.
The cornet solo by L. j. Yeoman
was very heartily encored and the
boys from Kenosha presented him with
a very choice bouquet of flowers, and
the roses and carnations were arranged
in such a manner as to keep them from
fading, and as long as they are left in
the substance in which they were
planted, the boys do not think they
will ever fade.
Fred Madison captured the house by
his dancing'and his Irish wit, and was
encored, andjencored, andsthen he was
encored until he had to come out and
make a bow, and promise to meet the
audience again some other evening.
The party from here was gotten up
/ by T.. j. Yeoman, who told them at
the depot that he had prepared a
g little lunch" for them after the show
was over, to pass away til time until
the train came in, so when lescurtain
dropped after the g Roaring Farce, y
all repaired to Georges restaurant,
where covers were laid for the follow
ing persons: L. j. Yeoman, Fred W
Engel, Will I'll. Schroeder, Charles A.
Tarbell, John C. Kupfer, Siegel Conley,
Fred Madison, Clifton p. GarSt, Charles
M. Garst, Charles III. Ernst and Dan
Head, from Kenosha, and Messrs. Lyon
| brothers, cousins of Mr.. Woman, OF
| Waukegan.
The little lunch" rather amounted
to a good sized banquet, but no one
grumbled. and everyone's appetite
seemed to be about normal, or therea-
bouts, or maybe more 50. but full JUS
tice was done to each of the several
courses, after which few songs were
INDUCED in, aud the time passed all
too quickly, for the train came in
promptly on time, and all landed in
Kenosha and ,,gDgot to bed just as the
electric lights were going out.
The boys had good time Louis,
and all are glad they went.
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ABOUT QUEEN VICTORIA.
Three Stories That Are Interesting Com
corning England's Sovereign.

Three Stories That Are Interesting Con-
corning England's Sovereign.
For many years after her husbands
death Queen Victoria would never con-
sent to be photographed, save in very
lugubrious trim and with the prince
consort's bust or portrait well in sight.
Much liveIier now that she is much
older, her majesty to-day sits for art
lists. and some of her favOrite jewels
and laces have thus become well known
to the public. The severely criticised
ornaments bedecking the soTereign's
head and chest on the jubilee coinage
may be recognized as studies from &C
tual jewels much beloved by her ma
jesty Sir Edgar Boehm had a hard
time of it with outsiders when those
coins were first issued, but he was
amply compensated by eulogiums fall
ing from royal and imperial lips upon
the charming way he had rendered
that favorite necklace, brooch, and
earrings.
The queens money from the state is
all paid up in advance to the 31st of
the month, and SO are all the annui-
ties that are granted to the prince OF
Wales and the other members of the
royal family, and Coutts', the bankers,
are the only persons who know how the
royal accounts stand. The $36, 900 year
allowed for the children Of the prince
of Wales remains at the same amount
as it was before the death of the duke
of Clarence, and this money will con-
tinue to be paid till six months after
her majesty's demise
On each anniversary-or the annual
celebration of the queens wedding
the beautiful painting Of the marriage
of her majesty is brought into the din
ing room and decorated with white silk
rosettes In this painting the queens
mother and the beautiful duchess of
Sutherland, mistress of the robes, show
to great advantage. The curtana also
appears near the queens shoulder, held
at the Garry by a state officer the
curtana or curtein is the pointleSs
sword of King Edward the Confessor,
considered an emblematic sign Of
mercy, and in the left hand back
ground of the picture are two large
burning tapers on the altar OF the
Chapel Royal, st. James, which were
blown out by the archbishopS of Canter-
bury and York Immediately after the
ceremony. These candles are still pre-
served, and will not be lighted
again until required for sacred cere-
mony, which, we trust, will not take
place until all the young society people
of to-day are bald-headed and have to
wear wigs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-21

If you wish to determine the length
of the day or night, just double the
time of the suns rising and you have
the length of that night; double that
time of it's setting and you have the
length of that day.
The Jersey Lilly is now in the har-
Dor and looks as though she had seen
rough weather. Capt. Leis is not with
her and some of his friends fear that he
has fallen into bad hands during his
cruise around the wrecked steamer
Shores.
"A man by the name of A. Krieger,
insane, evidently escaped from Racine
asylum, was picked up on the street
Friday night at about 10 o'clock. He
was in his shirt sleeves and could give
no sort of intelligent answers to ques-
tions. He is being cared for at the Jail.
r. O. Meyernberg, of Truesdell,
who was fined $50 and costs recently
for selling liquor without a license,
thinks he has a grievance against Cas-
per LANCER, a fellow liquor seller. He
has launched a complaint against Ian
ger for selling liquor Oh Sunday The
trial will be held before Justice Math-
ews.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-21
FARMERS IN CUBA.
Nearly All but the Owners of Great Es-
Yates Are Abjectly Poor.

Between the condition of the planter
and that of all other agriculturiStS
whatever in Cuba the widest difference
exists. The laborer has nothing, never
has had anything and is happy in the
knowledge that he never will have any
thing. The small farmer the owner of
a few acres, is the most abjectly pow
erty stricken son of the soil that / have
ever met He lives in the poorest habi-
tation known to civilized man, a hut
made of the bark of the palm tree. Be-
side it the adobe dwelling of the MeXi-
can is a palace. It has one room, a dirt
floor neither window nor chimney; in
this the family live like cattle, subsist-
ing upon the poorest of food, as most
that the soil produces must go to pay
the taxes. Children run about, guilt
less of the knowledge of clothes until
or 8 years old. Books, education, the
world, are things of which they have
never even dreamed. It is true that
there is an intermediate group. Be-
tween these people and the planters is
a small contingent of thrifty farmers.
Here and there through the country
may be seen a stone dwelling with red
tile roof that marks the home of one
who by some rare enterprise has be-
come possessed of enough land to en-
gage in cattle raising or fruit growing.
But the prosperous, forehanded, middle
class farmer is conspicuous by his alb
sence, says James Knapp Reeve in Lip
pincotts Magazine. It is because there
Is no such middle class, and because
the country people are either the own
ers of great estates or else abject1y
poor, that it is a mistake to speak Of
Cuba as a rich country. 1t cannot be
so while the present conditions exist.
But with such combination of soil
and climate as she possesses, the island
is capable of great things. Money and
enterprise are needed for the develop
ment of it's resources, and these are
not likely to be forthcoming while the
present social and political conditions
remain. If the islands were open to
American enterprise as freely as our
own territory is, decade would suffice
for the working of great changes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-21
They Say

That the Tribly fad is much in dan
ger of being run into the mud.
That an outward manifestation of
grief by a defeated candidate is no
longer the correct thing.
That female arbter would be a
good thing in some circles of Kenosha
society.
That certain Park avenue young
lady never loses her gloves until just
time to go to church.
That if some people who are trying
to " keep up appearances could watch
hen with her head newly cut off, they
could learn valuable lesson.
That nothing makes Kenosha people
so hot under the collar as to have out
siders come in and tell them how things
ought to be done.
That many young man in Kenosha
is making himself exceedingly misera-
BILE by trying to increase his happiness
That a stiff-necked, fashionable
frienship is never as strong as the
scent of Pike creek in fly time.
There is somewhere a screw sadly
missing in Kenosha's social fabric. 1t
is known as " moral principle
That school is sadly needed here
to teach people to mind their own bust
ness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-21

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be con-
stitutional disease, and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the on
~ constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from ten
drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address T. j. CHENEY q Co.,
Toledo, O.
10 Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-21

ING AT THE LOWEST PRICES.