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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
IMPOTANT TO COLORED
PEOPLE.

The coming census is matter OF
great interest to the American
Negro. He, will be, expected to
answer the enumerator when he
comes next June. and naturally
wishes to make 4 good showing in
the big volumes that are to be print
ed about the people of the United
States. "The population schedule"
is the one which concerns everybody.
On it are questions about name, age,
sex, color.relationship to the head of
the family and where each individual
was born, as we'll a; where the par
ents of each were born. The enum-
orators will ask who can read and
write and how many months the
children have gone to school. He
will ask about the prosperity of the
family, whether only the man works
for money or whether the women
and children do, too, and whether
they own or rent the house they live
in.
All the enumeration can do with
this information when he gets it will
be to write. it down, for he has
swora not to tell anything about It,
and then the papers will be sent to
Washington to be worked out by
electricity. The great books, when
printed, will show how fast the COL
ored people have been improving
and where they have made greatest
progress.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
SHALL CURFFW RING.

Professor F. G. Kraege, Super
intendant of the Public Schools of
Greenbay, Wisconsin, in an article
contributed to the Twentieth Gen.
fury Quarterly, under the title,
"Shall the Curfew ring to save the
children?". Says that during three
years of service as principal 0of the
educational department of Wiscon
sin Industrial School for Boys where
he had excellent opportunities for
studying the matter, he became
convinced that the leading cause of
crime among the young the young
in our larger cities is unlimeted
street towing, after dark, and this
alone leads ito the engagement iq
vicious criminal persuits, he also
touches,upon the many phrase Of
crime which children of larger cities
are subject to and among them are
the grouping together Of large
number Of boys in a neighbor hood
at first their viciousness is mild
such as teasing and annoying and
abusing smaller children or snatch
fruits from the grocery store in
,sulting girls doing many of these
things because they think it is
funny or smart and in many of our
leading cities the police have fully
realizes the dangerous results of
permitting boys to congregate in
the evening upon the streets, and
have tried to introduce some remedy
to prevent snch, they believe there
IS scarcely any hopes of reforming
many ofthe boys who have been
giving the liberty for any Clength of
time upon the streets. He says,
that parental authority is first dis
regarded then .defed. home re-
straints afeo.hrowed Of lite hours,
bad company y 81 Ss,s9 1s,is an
school asR their jl I'M homes 400 3epo.1
Iaauite ~ nsmber Of our larger
s 5s .. ~ r -, ~ 4:t ~ .ety II
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
block. 4, Foundry addition, now In
cludediiif and if0rniKx paft Of The city

block. 4 Foundry addition, now In
cludediin and Forming part Of sthe city;
Of Des~ Moines, loves " was s0ld ssfoF
taxes Of 1884, on: the 18th day of d..
scember. 1874. 10 Nv. q. Hamlin. wlbo
assigned same to- J. s. Coskery. 1hlt
the certificate Of Y purchase 10 NOW
owned by B. r.. Loose, and that the.
right Of redemption will expire. and .
treasurer's deed for said real estate
will be made unless REDEMPTION from
such sale be made within ninety days
from the date Of completed. service Of
this notice. You will govern yourself
accordingly. Eea ID. 5,s
: Dated this 2sd day Of November.
A. D. 1899. sSs H. s55s&
=. .... .*s B. F. LOOSE. /,
By Ezra D. Marshall. attorney.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
,MUSCATINE NEWS.

Mr.. Rufus Phoenix of Moline, visited
his mother. Mrs. P. Townley q few days.
Mr.. Ingram gave an interesting and
telpful talk to the young people Sum
day evening.
Mrs, Rosetta Watson celebrated her
seventy birthday anniversary Monday
evening. A few friends spent q plea
SAINT evening with her,
Mr.. Edw ard Baines IL now employed
at the Commercial Hotel. ...
Mrs. Joseph Carr was quite sick .
few days last week At her home on West
Strset, she is better At present.
MIR. William Brooks has gone 10
Rock Island. Ill. where he will resume
h duties as first Cabin toy on tie
Nv. J. Young"
There was q Literary entertainment
given at the A. N. E. Church by the D.
Y. w. Y. X. Club Thursday evening.
The question for debate was, Which is
the best promoter of crime, Wealth,
Poverty, or Ignorance?" Wealth was
argued by Mr.. w. II. Shakelford and
Miss Gertrude Lee. Poverty by Mr.. A.
seabrooks and Miss Daisy Leo and
Ignorance by Rev. Gordon and Mr.. 8.
Barnes; the judges decided that igno-
rance brought the strongest argument.
A musical program was also rendered
to an apperciative audience.
Rev. Gordon held services in Iowa
City, Sunday; his place being taken
by I. P. johnson.
Rev. Gordon has organized clubs a.
mong the young people to help the
church; he has appointed Miss Cora
Phoenix. Captain of one club and Miss
Florence White, Captain Of another;
these young ladies will do all they can
to make their clubs success.
The ID. w. Y. X. Club will give re-.
certi6n 1t home Of Samuel Barnes
March 20, 1900. i,
=, Mr.. and Mrs. I. P johnson entertain
ed Mrs Nelson Carr and Miss Cora
Thomas, Sunday. ~
Subscribe tor the Bystander. III,
Mrs. <Alyoe Make who has been quite
sick is better.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
The Doctors Are Here.
Three Months Services are
Offered Free to all Who
Call on Them Before
-. May l.

A staff of eminent phyisc ians and
surgeons from the British medical In
stitute have, at the urgent solicitation
of large number of patients undt1
their treatment in Des Moines, estab-
lished branch of the institute in this
city, in the Marquardt block, room 2o4
and eos, on the second floor.
J. These eminent gentlemen have de-
cided to give their services entirely
free for three months medicines ex-
cepted) to all invalids who call upon
them for treatment between now and
May lst.; These services consist net
only of consultation, examination and
advice, but also of all minor surgical
operations. T. vs
The object in pursuing this course il
to become rapidly and personally ac-
quaintei with the sick and afflicted,
and. under no condition whatever will
any charge be made for any services
rendered for three months, to all who
call before May 1st., .&..s
The doctors treat all forms OF disease
and deformities, and guarantee cure
in every case they undertake. At the
first interview thorough examination
is made and if incurable you are frank
~ and kindly told SO, also advised
against spending your money for use-
less treatment. .3, ~ 5s.
Male and female weakness, catarrh
and catarrhal deafness, also cancer.
without pain or cutting; all skin diseas-
es, rupture. and ell diseases of the
rectum are positively cured by their
n,ewstreatment. *%SA+tl 4. s.... st&s
DR.. J. Boyd, the chief consulting sur.
geod tths:instituts will BE inip psonss
69ss hoi ;lsA Hon !. i: u ~ !.
oxss\ otnosih aA6na
,.sa sSesS IS So sIi Sc 'sHs
home treatment. IN. n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF
RIGHT OF REDEMPTION FROM
TAX SALE

To J. P. Baumgardner:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated
in Polk county, Iowa, to-wit: Lot II,
Ozone Ridge, now included in and
forming part Of the city of Des
Moines, Iowa, was sold for taxes Of
1895, on the 9th day Of December, 1896,
to George G. Wright; that he assigned
the same to D. F. Patton. trustee.
That the certificate Of purchase thereof
has been assigned to and is now own
ed by B. F. Loose, and that the right
of redemption will EXPIRE and treas
urer's deed for said real estate will
be made unless redemption from such
sale be made within ninety days from
the date Of completed service Of this
notice. You will govern yourself $ac-
cordingly. -',-i
:. Dated November %, A. D. 1899. a.,
..... B. F. LOOSE.
BY Ezra D. Marshall, attorney. :
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

|['l.!n .n4 m, coR ill lsays { xs ~ AsiF
hmSs Noadsy MAJ InGod siaoa ssAi,
Esq Next dseaAatsuights~Al IA aRiNeH
irnrahd SalT IA - alkaat theaC sswt
N n. ~ y bsaass7 3tg siiss tsSii a
v Aeood many; psople VII ,u6scribs.,,
70 the Bystander in ,the near futnre..
The weather has been fine for the
last week. .ss 4. "a, :; 4
Miss Lottie Sellers will leave for st.
Paul in the near future. ss
Y MI. lack Davis IL improving slowly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
ALBA NEWS.

Il A, NJ. E. Church people will give .
social at the city hall or Saturday eve
April the 8, will be:.Quarterly NEST
ing ut the A. n. Il. Church.
Mr.. Roy Grayson and Nellie Grayson
have been down several days with the
humps.
A sad accident occurred at the Hook
ing Valley mines on last Monday. G.
Perkins was almost instantly killed ~
falling slate.
Mr.. Wallace Davis Is sick with tho
mum. 9.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
SURE CURE,
DR.. J. M. Wilson, the Marvel

Dr.. J. NJ. Wilson, the Marvel
GUS Healer, Successfully
Cures Any and all Cases
That have FAILED to be CURED by
the usual methods, namely: Surgery,
drugs, etc.
DR.. Wilson positively cures where
others have failed. Consultation free.
In writing ado ress DR.. j. M. WILSON'S
INSTITUTE OF HEALING, Morgan
House, Des Moines, Iowa.
Enclose 2 cent stamp for free book
Of explanation. -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION : or
I RIGHT OF REDEMPTION FROM
= TAX SALE d.

RIGHT OF REDEMPI1ON FROM
TAX SALE. .- --.-,a
To J. p. Baumgardner: q: ,
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated
in Polk county, Iowa. to-wit: Lot IL,
Ozone Ridge, now included in and
forming a part of the city Of Des
Moines, Iowa. was sold for taxes of
1895, on the 9th day of December, 1885,
to George G. Wright, who assigned
the same to y. T. Patton, trustee. That
the certificate Of purchase thereof has
been assigned to and is now owned by
B. F. Loose, and that the right of re-
demption will expire, and a treasurers
deed for said real estate will be made
unless redemption from such sale be
made within ninety days from the date
of completed service Of this notice. You
will govern yourself accordingly.
Z Dated the Esd day Of November, A.
d. 1899. .s ..-. *,
;, ,,ss.,...Sf /, ssIs,s.,fSs.i B., F. Loose,
BY Ezra D. Marshall. attorney.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-30

NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF
! RIGHT OF REDEMPTION fRoMAA
...r.4I TAX SALE. f-
: TO J. B. Shelley: &>.
You are hereby notified that, the, fol,
living described real estate, sitGated
county, Iowa, to-wit: Lot Is,
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Efinueffn In 1921

Here is q curious extract from the
court regulations of the Hofburg for
the year 1921 on the etiquette TO lie OBJ
served by officers when invited to the
royal table. The regulation begins by
stating that officers usually behave un-
der such circumstances with great po-
likeness and good breeding. like true
and worthy cavaliers" hut that the
emperor thinks ii necessary to issue
the following directions for the use of
inexperienced cadets:
81. Officers should come to the palace
handsomely dressed and not enter the
room i'll half drunken state.
"2. When they are at table, they
should not rock about -on their chairs
nor sit back and stretch out their legs.
"3. They should not drink after each
mouthful, as by so doing they will very
soon get drunk, nor drink more than
half glass at time, and before
drinking they should wipe their lips
and moustachios.
"4. They should not put their hands
In the dishes nor throw bones under
the table.
'S. They should not lick their fin
gers nor drink SO brutally as to fall of
their chairs
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Odd Idens of Providence.

The temperance lecturer, John B.
Cough. had occasion in one of his ad-
dresses to refer to the indiscriminate
and arbitrary yet consoling doctrine
of Providence. He said: Some people
have strange ideas on this matter.
Once when a ship was in danger a lady
went to the captain in great distress.
We must trust in Providence. madam,
said he. Goodness gracious, is it as
bad rs that? she cried
"a washerwoman had her little shan
ty burned down. She stood before the
wreck and, lifting her eyes to heaven
and shaking her fist, exclaimed. You
see if don't work on Sundays to pay
for THAR
"In the firth of Forth vessel struck
on a rock, and tug was drawing nigh
to the rescue A boy. much alarmed,
was clinaing to his mother She said,
'Ye must pit yer trust in Providence,
jamie 4 WILL mither. as soon as
get into that ither boat
"In New York Dutchman with a
companion went into Delmonico's to
get lunch. They were charged &C. One
of the men began to swear. as he
thought the charges excessive. Don't
you swear said the other. Providence
has punished that man Delmpnico very
bad already How is that? How has
he punished him? Why, I've got my
pockets full of his forks and spoons {"
kansas City Independent
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
c1ny.s First Speech.

Henry Clay as young man was ex-
tremely bashfuL although he possessed
uncommon brightness of intellect and
fascinating address, without effort
making the little lie l;new pass for
much more. IL the carly part of his
career he settled in Lexington, Va,
where he found the society most con-
genial, though the clients seemed some
what recaloit-art TO the young lawyer.
He joined debating society at length,
but for several meetings he remained a
silent listener Al
One evening. after a lengthy debate,
the subject was being put to a vote,
when Clay was heard to observe softly
TO friend that the matter in question
was by no means exhausted. He was
at once asked to speak and after some
hesitation rose to his feet. Finding
himself thus Unexpectedly confronted
by an audience. he was covered with
confusion ard began. as he had fire.
quently done in imaginary appeals to
the court. "Gpntlcmen of the Jury"
litter that ran through the au-
dience only served to heighten his en-
barrassmert. and the obnoxious phrase
fell from his lips again. Then he gath
cred himself together and launched in
to peroration 50 brilliantly lucid and
impassioned that it carried the house
by storm and laid the cornerstone to
his future greatness, his first case COM
ing to him as result of this speech,
which some consider tn, finest he ever
made-Collier's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
In a Safe Place.

Among his trusted and efficient at
,cches in the Office of the street railway
headquarters is one Millikin He also
'..;S 4 partnership interest in a north
- grocery. After keeping cases on
"ars and their operators each day Mr.
N:'l'ikir waits on customers at the gro
ary st"re. Saturday night is usually
Eusy @ae. and of course everything is
':np in hurry This probably ac-
cunts foi slight oversight of Mr.,
aillliliu ip filing an order for a little
1T girl who came into the store as tht
,nd hearted Millikin was about to
close the doors
Mister Mil-li-kin. my mamma sent
.itcr q quarters worth of mul-las-siz," /"
.ald he child.
- y right little girl. Let's have your
t;itk tkct." said the genial clerk.
With this the little lady handed over
i .;ood sized tin bucket. Mr.. Millikin
disappeared among some barrels and
after considerable grinding he reap.
= ar,d.
There's big measure, little girl.
Do you think you can carry it?"
Yes. sir" said the maiden as she
stated toward the door.
Little girl. where's your money ~
ra:l Millikin as he followed MP his Gus
rlilE'r.
I'm the bucket. Mr.. Mil-l-kin." naive
iy replied the child. Dis
ratch
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
NO TIME FOR FRIENDSHIP.
That Old Fashioned Quality Is Said
to Be OCT of Date.

That Old Fashioned Quality Is Said
to Be OCT of Date.
Friendship is said to be out of date
We certainly have not much time to
spare nowadays. even to reflect on
what the rush and hurry and hustle OF
modern life are costing rs. Now and
again. however, there is borne in upon
us the sad realization of the losses we
sustain as we tear and scramble
through what we now call life. And is
not one of these the power of establish
Ing close friendships?
1t is a sad reflection. but the more
we think of it the truer we shall find II
to be. that we no longer have time to
knit together those bonds of true
friendship and affection which bound
our predecessors together and made
life sweet to them.
We are always in hurry. rushing
here and there. We meet and know
many people In crowds and yet never
la We time to understand them. to give
them or gain from them sympathy. We
can scarcely spare an hour that is un.
connected with some form of enter.
tainment or some business matter tc
those we call our closest friends,
Letter writing hns been reduced to
its least common denominator as time
presses on us heavily. and we have no
pursuits that we can share with our so
called friends that enable us to study
each others characters. Friendship, In
fact. has become mere term with the
general run of people.-Chicago Rec.
ord
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Measuring Eedicines

A teaspoonful is just one dram; a
dessertspoonful. two drains; table
spoonful. four drains.
In mixing or administering drugs of
any sort quantities should be carefully
measured in a medicine glass, for then
one may be quite sure of the amount
given, which is quite impossible to be
if one uses spoons, for these vary in
size. according to fashion.
When measuring medicine. 1t is best
TO stand the glass on the table, for If
one holds it in the hand one may easily
hold 1t croolSedly, and thus inadvert-
emily pour out a larger or smaller
amount than is prescribed by the doc
tor. In some cases errors of this kind
might be mischievous In effect.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
MADE HER FORTUNE.
Boarding House Steaks That Gre,
Tender Under q Four Ton Han,

| Boarding House Steaks That Grew
Tender Under a Four Ton Iiam.ner.
Speaking of luck" said q reminis-
cent nan, reminds me of how fortune
came to boarding house keeper in a
mill town where l once lived. There
! came To the house when he first struck
the town new millhand. This board.
II seemed at first just like any other
young man with good appetite, out
Of whom the profit to be made was
likely to be small, but 1t was speedily
discovered that he was a man of abil-
!ty and promise, who was likely to get
en- at the mill. He made great prog.
rcss at the works. 1t wasn't long be-
fore he was at the head of the section
of the forge department there the boss
IN fact, of the four ton hammers,
''As far as he was concerned the only
thing that marred his happiness was
tie toughness of the steaks they had
at the boarding house, and that they
were tough nobody could deny. But
he was equal to the occasion there as
he had proved himself to be at the
mill.
Madam he said one day to the
landlady, if you will let me take the
steaks you buy before you cook them
viii make them just as tender as can
be without any cost to you whatso-
ever
Now, he had paid his board regular
ly, and he was at that moment virtual
ly the star boarderi The landlady
handed him the next morning without
hesitation the bundle of steaks Just as
it came from the butcher, and the ham,
mer boss just took EN- over to the mill,
this being before the regular starting
time In the morning, and, adjusting
one of the four ton hammers to about
the right gauge, started it up and ran
The steaks couple of times under the
hammer.
"t'uod? Why, they were just simply
beautiful, and every morning after that
'he genial hammer boss used to run
across to the mill before breakfast and
quitlE. without the knowledge of any
oHe. run the landlady's steaks back
a;,l forth once under the four ton ham,
,ner. The fame of the landlady's ten
&c" steaks grew rapidly, as did also,
rG ,luaily. the number of her boarders.
pd so she accumulated wealth" New
York Sun.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
A Dye Wanted.

Our consul in birmingham says that
several years ago one of the BARRIERS,
Of threadmaking fame. told him that
the discoyerer of fast black dye for
linen thread could command his own
price. Examine the thread holding the
buttons in mems clothing, and you will
see that after short time the black
disappears. and even new linen thread
has not sufficient depth of color 1t is
impossible to find in the English shops
mems black cotton socks with tops at
all elastic. The fast black dye for cot
ton was the discovery of an English
chemist. English hose manufacturers
would not at first buy his secret. but
the Germans did and built up a trade
all over the world.-New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
TIT For Tat

A celebrated but very vain and over
bearing French painter in Paris had a
pet dog that was taken ILL., and he had
the audacity to send for one of the
leading physicians In the capital. Oh
the assumption that veterinary sur
gcnn was not good enough for the val
liable dog of sO great parsonage as
himself.
The physician who had been honored
With the summons was at first petri-
fed at the inPertinence Of the notion,
but soon recovered his equanimity and
returned the following message to the
knight of the brush:
would NJ. Nj be good enough to
step over to my house. as | have a
couple of new window shutters that
want paintipgT'
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
HOW TURKS EAT.
They Use No Tables, Chairs. Knfvea
Forks or Plates.

Forks or Plates.
The Turks use no tables IN their
homes, and Chairs are unknown, says
London Answers. Instead there is a
huge wooden frame built in the middle
of the room, about Is inches high, and
when the family assemblies to dine
cushions are brought, placed upon the
frame, and on these the members seat
themselves, tailor fashion, forming a
circle around a large tray which occu-
pies the center.
The tray is very large wooden,
plated or silver affair, according to the
social and financial condition of the
family. and thereon is deposited a ca
pacious bowl. About it are ranged
saucers of sliced cheese, anchovies. ca
Ware and sweetmeats of all sorts. In
terspersed with these are gobiets of
sherbet. pieces of hot unleavened bread
and a number of lockwood spoons.
with which to drink the soup.
Knives, forks and plates do not fig
ure in the service. hut each one has a
napkin spi All up9n his knees. and ev-
cry one. armed with a spoon. helps
himself.
When this is consumed. the bowl is
borne away. and another great dish
takes its place This time it is con-
glomeration OF suhstantials. all stewed
tip together, such rs tnutton, game or
poultry The mess has been divided
by the cook into small portions. which
are dipped up with the aid of spoon
Or with the fingers i'd.
For the host to fish out of the mess
wing or leg of a fowl and present 1t to
q guest is considered great oompli-
ment, and fer Turk of high degree to
roll morsel between his fingers and
then put it into the mouth of visitor
is looked upon as the height Of favor
and good manners.