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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28

ssessional district. Most 81 the con
gressn,en are now sat work on Thu
stump in lows. Maj. Lacey began
1t Iowa City last week. Lot Thomas
Walter 4. Smith and Robert q. Cous-
ms also commenced their outside cam.
paigns during the week, and Thomas
Hedge, Of the First district, begina
on the list OF October. Senator Dol.
liver has been speaking every day for
more than; ten days and will give the
most Of his time this year to Iowa.
Lieut.. Gov Milliman made five
speeches last week in the Eighth dis
trist. B. F. Clayton, of Indianalo,
president OF the national farmers
congress, is speaking in the Second
and Sixth districts under the ,direc-
ton of the national committee. Sem
ator Allison speaks in Des Moines Oc-
tober 3 and in Grinnell October I,
after which he goes west to speak.
Rev. N. P. Nystrom, OF Sac City, the
well-known Swedish ora tor, is another
of the national committees speakers
who will make six speeches in Iowa, be-
ginning September ~. In 1896 he spoke
in Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas
for Bryan. DR.. Bierock, of New York
city, successful German, is at work in
the Third and Tenth districts, and
goes next to Nebraska. Hon. John D..
Razall, of Cincinnati, 10 another Ger
man speaker who has made three
speeches in the Second district, begin
ming at Stockton on the goth. Senator
C.. w. Mullan, nominee for attorney
general, and Col. D. j. Palmer, of WASH
ington, railway commissioner, will be-
gin the campaign about the list of Oc-
tober, as will also Ole O. Roe, nominee
for e.ector at Large. Senator Arthur
w. Brewster, of Missouri, speaks in Of
tumwa October 4 and Clarinda October
S. Gov. Shaw says he is one of the most
eloquent men he has ever heard. j. G.
Schurman. president of Cornell uni
versity and chairman of the first Phil
ippine commission appointed by Pres
ident Mckinley, speaks in Davenport
September 20 and Clinton September
&c. He will bring more information on
the Philippine question than any other
man who will come to the state. = St:
Gov. Shaw will return from his work
in other states and make his first
speech in Iowa at Harlan the 1st of Oc-
tober. His other dates in Iowaas far
as arranged are as follows:
October /, afternoon, Manila; Oc-
tober J., evening, Harlan; October 2,
afternoon, Scranton; October 2, even
ing. Carroll; October 3, afternoon, Cor
rectionvlle; October 3, evening, Kings
ley; October afternoon with Roose-
velt), Waterloo; October 5, afternoon
with Roosevelt), Cedar Rapids; Oc-
tober S, evening with RoosevelD,
October 6. afternoon, Du-
rant; October 6, evening, Victor.
These are but few of the appoint
ments made for the next few days.
Manager A. F. Dawson, of the speakers
bureau, has long list of able speakers
in Iowa from which to supply the de-
mand for meetings. 1t is hoped later to
secure some of the best speakers from
outside the state. The policy is to
make things hum" from this time on.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
DOCTOR YOURSELF.

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with injections combined; only one in
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fool with cheap substitutes. Retail
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Des Moines, la. Full line of rubber
goods: name what you want.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
BURLINGTON BR1EFLETs.

4ON o01Gc LIZ ..
The funeral of Miss Mary Brown which
was held last Saturday afternoon from the
A. M. E. church was very largely attend.
ed. The Pail bearers we're the Missei
Myrtle Drake, Geneva Smith, Dauora
Smith, Maule Cox, Goldie Cowden and
Grace johnson. her Sunday School class
mates. The flower bearers were the
Misses Bessie Reed and L. Cooper. Miss
Mary will be greatly missed by her many
friends. -"
Rev. Jas. Higgins who attended the a,
NJ. E. Conference at Minneapolis has been
re.appointed as Pastor of the A. M. E
church in our city once again, and is quite
a pleasure to his many friends to have
the Reverend and his wife with them.
Mr.. Fred Graham of Keoknk attended
the funeral Of his sistar-in law Miss Mary
Brown.
Messrs Walter Sutton and John Ross
have returned to the city, after a brief
visit with relatives at st. Chaales, Mo.
Mr.. Nwt. Early is very sick with ty
phoid fever at the Mercy Hospital.
Little Phillip Wilson was taken with a
relapse and was moved to the hospital
Jason Brown who was sick with ty-
phoid fever at the hospital liable to be out.
Quite few Burlington people are at
tending the Street Fair at Keokuk.
Miss Ida Palmer entertained the eSilvel
Crescent Club as her home last Wednes
day evening. Mrs. Alice Newton of De-
Moines a forL.er member and Mr.. JohI
Morgan of Dubuque addressed the cub
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea
After Thirty Years of
Suffering.

II suffered for thirty years with diar-
rhoea and thought l was past being
cured" says John S. Holloway, OF
French Camp. Miss. Il had spent so
much time and money and suffered so
much that had given up all hopes of
recovery. was SO feeble from the eff
fects of the diarrhoea that I could do
no kind of labor, could not even travel,
but by accident was permitted to find
a bottle of Chamberlain S Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, and after TAX
ing several bottles l am entirely cured
of that trouble. I am SO pleased with
the result that am anxious that it be
in reach of all who suffer as l have. y
For sale by all Druggists
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
FRIDAY. sEpTEMBER %.
RACE ECHOES.

Open the doors of employment
to the Negro on equal terms, Mr.
Caucasian and the Negro problem
is solved.
Tom O.. Bourke of Joe Walcot
il confident that his protege cal
defeat any fighter in the worlc
and is ready to post a forfeit o
$1,000 to match Walcott to any o.
the heavy weight.
Bob Long (white) put Barney
Connors out in eleven rounds at
Springfield, ILL.,, last Thursday
night. .
The Twentieth Annual Session
of the National Baptist Conven-
ton, was held at Richmsnd, Va,
last week, the attendance was
very large.
D. q. Mills formerly of San
Antonio, Texas but now United
States soldier, has been sent to
Cuba as regimental printer,
Cyrus Fields Adams, Editor
iinquist and orator has been ap-
pointed by Chairman Hanna a
member OF the advisory committee
of the Republican National Com
mittee and Bishop Arnett has
been appointed.
Prot. Layton of Washington
d. O.. the popular choice for
director of music for the colored
school "a position recently left
vacant is the only colored com.
poser in the United States who
has compiled church hymnal.
His hymnal which contains a
number of his own compositions,
is used in all churches of the A. |
N. E. connection. ,,....
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28

Our colosed postman. Mr. +. H.
Steugis Is taking his summer vacation.
Mrs. Chas. Carter has gone to her home
1t 81. Joseph, Mo, where she has been
9 lied BY te'egrame on the account Of the
serious illness Of her mother
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
MT, PLEASANT NEWS.

Rev. J. II, Ferribee the new pastor o
The "A. M. T. clutch arriued in the city
and is stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. q
Jones until his wife and household goods
arrive. @
Quite number Of our young people
went to Ottumwa last Saturday to attend
the Emancipation Celebration.
Rev, Ferribee preac he'd two very fine
sermons last Sunday to an appreciatlve
audience. quite large crowd was present
and all seemed pleased with the Reverend
discourse.
Rev. Miller Of the Second Baptist
Church was absent last Sunday from bis
church, preaching at his other charge
Rev. johnson the new missionary OF
the Baptist Association was in the city
last week and preached at the. Second
Baptist church Wednesday evening. q"
Official Board met Monday night.
Mrs John Hedge and daughters Oneida
and Winnifred went to keokuk to attend
the sire ct fair and visit relatives.
Mr.. Henderson Tansel is The new clerk
of the A. N. E. church
Mrs. E. Jones has been indisposed this
week.
Mrs. Joe Fidler is expected home from
Chicago this week.
MIR. Frank Godfrey entered University
this fall and is in the foot ball team.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
FRASER.

Mrs. G. Smith returned from Hooking
Valley last week.
Mrs. J. Underwood arrived home last
Wednesday after visiting in Des Moines
for about two weeks.
Mrs. Spencer and daughter left last
week for Saylor to join her husband.
Mr.. J. s. Madison left for Kansas City
Mo-, Friday.
Rev. j. Underw God left for Fl, Madison
Friday where he preached Sunday.
Little Earl Fulton is still very sick.
Five colored families have gone to
Saylor this week.
G. Thomas is in our midst again.
J. Alexander left for Des Moines Satur-
day hunting for cwork.
Quite number of our young men left
for Saylor to attend the funeral of c. &.
Grimmett. We regret very much of the
sad accident that happened, and his death
was very shocking to the people of Frasrr.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
AZ TRUE AS oosPEL-

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"A mans manners are the mirror -
which he shows his portrait
I If cheerfulness knocks for admlo-
d0a, Ne should open our hearts wids
q resolve II, tor It nsvs eooss iAoD-
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28

Open the doors Of employment
to the Negro on equal terms, Mr..
Caucasian and the Negro problem
is solved
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
SINGING AT THEIR WORK.
Darkfes Accomplish Much Moro When
 They Can Make Music.

Contractors in south Missouri em- ploy many negroes to load railroad ties on the cars of the Memphis rail- way, says the Kansas City Star. The ties are cut in the woods, hauled to the railway in wagons and dumped in piles along the side of the roads. Ths negroes then take them up, tie by tie, and run with them up the blanks to the cars, where they drop them in regular order These negroes are paid i 3 price for each tie they carry, so they vie with one another to earn the most i money in one day. They become so expert at the work that an old hand can throw heavy tie on his shoulder so that it will balance, and then, with out holding it, he will run, both hands pressed fat against his sides, up the gang plank to the car. The negroes are so accustomed to the whrk that 1 they seldom drop tie and seem never to have sore shoulders. One may see gangs of a dozen or more of them, all singing and whistling. Each sings at i the top of his voice or whistles as loud as he can. and every tune is different. The effect is amusing. but beyond de- seription. The men carry their ties at trot all day long. An inspector stands beside the plank that goes up | the car to examine the ties being load. cd. IL is amusing to hear the inspec- tor call 3 negro half way up the plank with tie on his shoulder to throw it away among the heap of bad ties. The negro gets ao credit for his load and goes back swearing at his bad luck, while his companions stop their music and burst into loud. uncomfortable laughter. All these negro tie carriers have deep grooves in the right shouI- der, where the ties have pressed, but the flesh is ealloused and seldom sore. ] The men make good wages, most of them $3.50 a day. They spend all of it. Very few of them save their money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
The Ideal and the Real.

She was 8 kindly-faeed woman, and it was easy to see that she was bub- bling over with lave for the little folk. She walked modestly into the office Of the city editor and inquired: "Wiu you please tell me which one of the staff it is that writes all those pretty little stories about children? I know he must love the little folks, because he writes such nice stories about them. I want to tell him precious little story about my darling boy, who is only" That's the man over there, :" Interrupted the city editor Which one, pray?" That one with the corn cob pipe in his mouth and swearing at the office boy..-Omaha Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
Strauss Played the Chant.

The teacher who influenced Strauss most was one Joseph Dreshler. the chojrmaster of St. Stevens church ih Vienna, who tried to get the Waitzes out of the boys head and put in their place anthems and chorals. In this undertaking he met with indifferent success, for the worshippers in one of the Vienna churches were startled on Sunday morning when there poured fosttl e.r- the organ, filling the gloomy b6. it's enchanting notes, a wait cad of the solemn Gregorfan &hant to which they were accustomed
 1t was Johann Strauss, Jr., who had taken the organist,s place and substi- tuted his own fayorite selection for the usual sacred music, much to the dis may of the pious folk and the amuse. ment of the younger people of the con- grega -ion.-Es' 4. Steiner in the , en'-r -vau Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
Advance in Hirber Education.

The advanced stages of education are becoming more thiekly crowded. Twen- five years ago only per cent of the population was enrolled in the public high schools. now the percentage is 0.61-the number of such pupils having increased from 22,90O in 1876 to 449,- 600 in 1898. The number in private high schools has increased in the same time from 73,740 to 105, ,225-there hav- ing been a decrease relative in pop ulation. This indicates large meas ure of advance in the public high schools as preparatory schools for col- leges over what was the case years ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
Ma,es 2 Itrlne catehlng Rutterfllas.

Catching butterflies is the pleasant work by which clever English gir. makes a good living. Miss Mary Yeo- mans, before going to California, has collected butterflies for pleasure at home, and after coming to America realized that many of the rarest varie- ties are to be found in California. The first butterflies she captured were oe a species seldom found except in the higher Alps, and on sending them to England she was paid $25 each. From that time on she has been steadily in
 creasing her stock, and now makes q large income by the sale of the insects.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
Sly Joking in the Pn,ntt.

Before went to college said a minister of Utica, 'I did supply work 2n certain charge one summer. In he Methodist church we had service morning and evening. There was a Presbyterian church in the village, and the pastor from another village supplied it, preaching there once a Sunday in the afternoon. I went to hear him one afternoon. He was a eollege-bred man and was supposed to be away up. When he spied me in he congregation he came down and 9rcises. When we were seated he asked me to read the first lesson, and it the same time announced that it was a certain chapter in the Book of Numbers. Just before l was to read reached up to the desk and took down the Bible and opened to the place. I glanced down over the chap ter and saw it was a mass of unpro- nouneeabie names. I knew that he was working joke on me. He knew that could not get away with those names. I said nothing, but when the time came I stood up and announced he chapter following and read it. When I sat down he gave me a look and he got one back. I whispered hoarsely. I guess not Those were he only words spoken on the subject" !"
 Utica Observer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
pevonshire.s "slneing Man.

Devonshire, Eng, has lost it's chief singing man." The singing men of Devonshire" are those who preserve and chant the old West Country songs and ballads James Parsons was a hedgeF by profession and a musician by na- ture It is due to Parsons that the county still possesses SO many of it's old-time airs and verses. He was known throughout the county as sTba Singing Machine. a title due to the fact that some years ago. after aa evenings bout, he took and won bet that he would go on singing until zGa- rise ana never sing the same song twIce
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
Arkansas Midland RalIfpad h

5o,ooo acres of good haplll lands for sale. 2,ooo acre, cleared lands for sale, along x line of the Arkansas Midl,5 Railroad. Free sites for factn. and mills.
 For farms or timber lands. , dress,
 c. T. UPDEGRAFF 2
 General Freight Agent
 Helena, Arkaaa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
The noer'. Battlefield Newspaper.

According to Cape paper, the Boers have a newspaper at the front, says a telegram in the paper in question: Last night the Railway Volkstem car left the station for Gen. Joubert's laager. It consisted of large, well-fitted- goods van, arranged as a printing of- flee. with special arrangements for typesetting and printing, as well as plenty of space for paper and desk for tee editor, fixed up with a type writer.-Loldon Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
 Wnaie aIDlsturber.

Last year the sardine fishery on the Biseayan coasts was a good deal spoilt by the presence Of a large whale. which seemed to have got itself cor nered' in the wedge of the bay of which the Bidassoa,s estuary makes the apex. All the sea here, for some. thing like 200 miles out, is shallow. 50 one can imagine the commotion that rather badly 1ustered whale would make on finding himself threat ened by stranding among the sardine population. Naturally enough the fishery did not prosper with such large disturbing influence about. But it is not a little singular that this year again, so far as the season has gone, little has been doing, and surely this cannot be oeeasioned by fear Of last years whale. But whatever the reason, the fact is too true that the sound of the lookout mans horn has been seldom heard (they post man on watch for sardines in the bay. whose duty it is to sound his horn on their appearance, to summon the fish ernen to the boatso. even though the ceremony of the "sInterlo de los sar- dines" has taken place, with all it's childish pageantry, in all the Biscayan villages that the sardine fishery con- eerns. Luckily the Basques are not wholly dependent upon their fsher- les; but, of course, their degree of sue. cess makes a difference to them Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
WHAT'S IN A CORN STALK.
1t Can Be Turned Into smokeiess
 Powder. Dynamite, Etc.


 An immense cellulose plant is near ing completion in Linden, Ind, and when it is in operation Indian corn pith, for ages considered worthless, will be put on the market as a spretec- ton for battleships of all nations, as smokeless powder. dynamite and other high explosives, as fine art paper, as yarnish, kodak films, car-box packing, filler, waterproof cloth, linolenm, imi- tation silk, patent leather finish, face powder, silieate packing, and a hun dred more as novel and varied forms of which the farmer. who has been throwing stalks away as waste, never dreamed. The outer lining-that part which incloses the pith-will be made into four as an adulterant, as cattle feed, a chicken fattener anG an egg producer. Part of it will be made up into candy, some of it into eoloring dyes, and still other parts Of it will become a part Of far more novel pro- cesses. 1t will add thousands of dol lars to the crop receipts Of Indiana far mers, will consume only that which has been waste. and will furnish em- ployment for skilled workers. The an- nual average corn area of the United States is not far from 80000. GOO acres. Each acre yields on an average about 4,000 pounds Of corn stalks, or a total of 160, 900, 900 tons. Of this weight 85 per cent, or 136,o0O,00 tons, has value as feed, but not over ten per cent of it Is actually fed The other fifteen per cent of the total weight, or 24,000,000 tons, is the pith of the stalk, which has been total waste. or even worse. This Indiana concern has process which makes 1t possible for them to pay B ton for the stalks. and pro- duce raw material which is worth seventeen cents pound. or s340 a ton. It is figured that if every ton of stalks in the United States could be so handled, it would increase the value oi each crop s480,000.000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
OCTOPUS AS A FIGHTER,
Battle Between Two a Grewsome Sight ostend Oyster Beds Ruined by Them

A plague of the octopus is reported at ostend, and the age-famous oyster beds of that resort are in serious dan- ger. This visitation is unusual, for the octopus is usually found in the gulf of Mexico. along the coast of southern California, or in Alaskan waters. Some of those in the gulf measure as much as twenty-one feet across the body, their arms stretching out infinitely it seems, to their prey. They do not at tack men as rule, but there have been many fieree combats when an unfortun- ate fisherman happened to hook one. An ichthyologist has only lately made a study of small octopus three feet in diameter. It was placed in tank, and the scientist put in one finger. Im- mediately one of the eight great feelecs came toward it, followed by the others. These feelers, armed with powerful suckers, attached themselves firmly to the mans finger and hand, and made no further movement until he tried to withdraw it. Then they held all the l tighter and the little mouth spouted forth it's inky fluid to a distance of two feet. At last he released his hand with an effort and tried 10 touch the body of the octopus. As he did so it changed colors in rapid succession. passing from black to yellow, and then seemed to be all covered with black spots. Another octopus of the same size was placed in the tank, and then was a battle royal. The sixteen arms writhed and twisted, the water was stained black by the elected fluid, and 1t was a thrilling sight eo behold the entangled feelers, wrapped around each others bodies After a little the weak CT of the two withdrew his arms, the other released him, and the beaten monster drew himself into a corner to nurae his wounds
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-03
strawherries on Frees.

At last M. Baltet, the great French specialist, has been enabled to grow strawberries on plants of decidedly treelike nature. The method is sim plicity itself. The runners are trained up vertically and tied to a stake. in the same way that a pot tomato plant is. and then the lateral buds are pinched out. Result--a straw berry tree on small ale.4London Leader.