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The colored American., 1900-02-17
THE WOMAN'S WORLD.
Continued from 9th page.)

raspectabIe parents, and reared in
homes of refinement and culture.
DON'T mean the refinement which
wealth alone can afford, but the refine
nent apparent in the homes OF poor
naoDle. whose brains have been educat-
I'd and whose tastes cultivated in good
schools or by contact with cultured
people.
haven, the least respect for your
old bachelor who is too stlngy to marry
and establish a home. Why don't
ministers preach the duty of matrimo
nv more than they do? 80 great would
be my pity for a weman who would be
90 unfortunate as to become the wife of
one Of these old bachelors who has
lived nearly fifty years wrapped up In
gelfishness that l feel guilty in urging
fbem to get married. There is general
crv in this country that men are less
and less inclined to marry. 1t is bad
enough for the dominant race to make
this mistake. But since the great ma
1OrjCy Of cOlOred people are Ignorant
and uncultured, fIom the very nature
of the case, unless those who have been
blessed with educational advantages
and have a competence, establish
homes and rear children, we shall be
represented by the worst instead of the
best element among us. [ shouldn't
feel so bitter against these old bache-
lors, if they had q good reason for re-
manning single But I've made cares
full study of the v ashingtOn species,
and not q single one Of the we'll to- do
old fellows has any responsibility
which should prevent him from dis
charging his duty to the race. What
BEATS me Is, that they are not frowned
down upon by good society. But they
aren't Everybody smiles at them al d
gives them the glad hand, just as they
do respectable married men. Old
bachelors should be boycotted.
men have nothing to do with the fol
lowing bit Of information except indi-
rectIy. Rainy day skirts-those de
liCiOus, short, narrow, machine-stitched
skirts, have come to stay. They are
none of your transient, ephemereal
affairs, here to day and gone tomor'
row, but they will be with US 365 days
in the year. What makes me so dead
sure OF this is, that see the leaders OF
fashion wearing them on their shopping
expeditions when there isn't cloud in
the sky. They are called rainy day
skirts because you wear them il you
want to, when 1t doesn't rain. We poor
women, who have had to wear long,
vide skirts on rainy day. clutching
frantically at them to keep them out OF
the germ filled mud, know how to ap'
preciate the RAINY day skirt, tell you.
Long may it wave.
hope you didn't fail to attend the
Woman Suffrage meetings. Whether
you believe in it or not doesn't matter.
It will do your heart good any time to
hear lot of brainy women talk. a
man said to me not long ago, In speak.
ing about the WOmen's Conventions,
The colored American., 1900-02-17

Ifyou know anything about women
which is worthy of note, please let me
hear from you, dear sister. The broth
CT editor who said I "carried my facts
with me" told the truth as far as he
The colored American., 1900-02-17
MEUICATED HAIR
GROWER FOR FAMILY
USE.

Our Improved Medicated
Hair Grower or Scalp
Cleaner is an unexcelled ar
ttcle for prOmott. g the
growth OF the hair, even
on the temple where the
hair is Ottime very scant.
IL 1so removes the dan
druf and i'm purities from
the scalp. Price S1.00 per
bottle. use VI me. Turner's
Mystic Scalp Soap Is cents.
The colored American., 1900-02-17
CheVeline

l Will give sufficient Chev-
cline for the str1ghtening
two heads of hair for $500,
instead of one as formerly
until further notice Is
given.
We use no hot irons or
pasting down with grease
in this treatment, and the
hair is nOL changed fro M
dampness, but On the con-
trS ry is made more beauti.
full by washing. and the
Strengthening appears as
natural as If born with it.
Send a piece of your hair
and l0c and 1 will return
Il as a sample of my work.
THE MYSTIC POMADE
which will make the hair
soft straight and glossy
and as beautiful as CbeV-
eliE @, but not so lasting at
500 per bottle. Use Nine.
Turner'S Scalp Soap 25c
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
CUBAN ELECTION
The Convention will Probably BE
Against Any Form of
PrOtpctOrate

Havana, Sept. l9.-The results of
the elections of delegates to the forth
coming constitutional convention are
being freely discussed by the Havana
delegates and other prominent
Cubans. The conclusion reached is
that the convention will be controlled
by the revolutionary element. Senior
Alfredo Iayas, Nationalist delegate.
said to-day: "The convention will
not allow itself to be influenced by
any representative of the United
States. 1t will adopt and follow an
independent policy throughout, in
my opinion, refusing to decide as to
the elations which shall hereafter
exist between Cuba and the United
States. This is a matter that should
be left to special commission.
In the main the delegates are cap
able men. Most of them, it is said,
are in favor of immediate and abso-
Lutte independence, without the inter-
vention of a protectorate. The de-
feated republicans and fusionists here
have raised the cry of fraud and have
already held mass meeting to pro-
test against alleged illegal practices.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
IlNl TO THE FARM.
Money SO Plentiful in Kansas That
the Banks Can Earn No Profit.

Ottawa, Kas., Sept. 19.-The c. E.
Putnam bank of Richmand, thiscounty
will discontinue business October |.
Mr.. Putnam, the owner, has so mott
fed his patrons. The c. +. Putnam
bank is the only bank in Richmond, a
town of perhaps 300 people, in the CEN
ter of rich farming community. The
last statement shows deposit of
about $50, 600, with loans and discounts
of only $1,000. Mr.. Putnam said to-
day that he has been able to lend so
little money in the past few months
and that at such low rates of interest
that he feels that he is not justified to
continuethe business. Richmond town
ship farmers are lending each other
money at from to per cent and
have injured the banks business. Mr..
Putnam and his cashier, w. X. Me-
Call, will go to farming where they
claim they can make more money than
in a bank.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
FEW STRAGGLING BANDS
Roberts Says the Boer Army Has
Dwindled to Disorder

nv Scripps-McRae Press Association,
London, Sept. 20,-Roberts reports
what he appears to regard as the dis
sipation of the remaining Boer army.
He says there is nothing left of the
army but a few marauding bands
which are being dealt with.
By Sorpps- McRae Press Association.
London, Sept. 20.-A dispatch from
johannesburg asserts that Roberts
will leave for home on September 20
and will be succeeded in command by
Kitchner.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
CROKER'S PLAIN TALK
Former Views of the Tammany
Leader on Expansion
when No Election Was Pending He
Talked in Favor of Holding
what We Hhve-said 10
to 1 was Dead.

When no elections are pending such
astute politicians as Richard Croker.
the Tammany leaGer. will sometimes
give expression to their real views on
public questions. Mr.. Croker. under
date of January 6. 1899, contributed a
sigaed communication to the New
York journal, Mr.. Hearst's New York
organ, which. by the way. is saying
nothing against expansion in this cam
paign.
Mr.. Cookers views in part follow:
81 believe in expansion; believe in hold
ing whatever possessions we have gained
by annexation, purchase or war.
This policy is not only patriotic, but
II is the only safe one to pursue. Any other
policy would show weakness on the part
Of the United States, and invite foreign
complications. This must be avoided
hence our policy must be vigorous.
Every patriotic American and every
democrat in particular should favor ex-
pansiCn.
Jefferson was an expans.onist. other
wise he would not have favored the ac-
QUESTION of Louisiana, with its foreign
population. which in Jefferson's time was
quite as remote as the Philippines. In this
age OF steam and electricity, distance is
no argument against expansion. r.
II say by all means hold on to all that
rightfully belongs to us. If the great coun-
try west OF the Rocky mountains was filled
with wild Indians at the present moment,
how long would IL :ske us to suppress
them and make them respect our laws
urd our constitution? The same thing APP
pies to the Philippines and any other
country that may tall into our hands 10y
the provinces OF peace or war. 1t is an
Insult to the American people and to ouI
HAS even to suggest that we abandon the
people we have released from bondage, or
what would be more disgraceful, that we
sell them to the highest bidder. Such a
proposition places the American people
In the same category with the Chinese
who have neither patriotism nor a for
eign policy, and are in consequence used
as door mat by the powers of the world
II think the 16 TO / question as outlined
In the Chicago platform a decidedly dead
issue. This was fully demonstrated at the
last election. We Gid not embody the II
to question in our tstate) platform, and
the result was that we elected every one
of our congressman"
Mr.. Croker is an ultra expansion.
list and although he is supporting Mr.
Bryan for local reasons no doubt, the
fact still stays that he considers 16 to
l a dead issue in New York. He i,
| only too ready to drop it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
A KANSAS BANK ROBBED


Topeka, Sept. 19.-John w. Breid-
enthal, state bank commissioner,
received notice by mail today of the
robbery of the state bank of Bushton
last Sunday night. The robbers made
clean sweep Of it, taking $5,064 in
money aud 10000 of discount. The
bank is insured against robbery in
the sum of $1,000 Georg f. Hause,
the cashier, gives no other pa rticu-
lars. Bushton is small village in
Rice county on the Missouri Pacific
railroad and near the Ellsworth
county line
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
MANILA
AFFAIRS
The Government Commission
Makes Official Report
On the Condition of Things
They Find in the Philip
HOPE FOR THE ISLANDS
The Natives are Capable of
Better Things
And the Islands Await our
Election to Become Peace
full and Prosperous
HOPE FOR THE ISLANDS
The Natives are Capable of
Better Things

Washington, Sept. 19-On August
II Secretary Root cabled the Philip
pine commission for q report of its
operations to date. Following are
the dispatch and the reply of the com
mission cabled Aug.i2l:
August II, 1900.
To Philippine Commission, Manila.
The president wishes you to report
by cable the views of commission on
the general condition of the islands as
to peace and industry; business and
revenue conditions prevailing: pro-
gress of opportunity for education;
disposition of the people toward the
Unitedl States; what improvement in
this particular: the present extent of
the insurrection; how much of the
archipelago is tranquil; how much is
still in disturbed state; probable con-
tinuance of guerilla warfare, and in
fluences operating to prolong it; how
it can best be brought to close: con-
ditions and requirements of civil gov
eminent. Root, Sec. of War.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
BROOM CORN JUMPS.
Farmers Hold Crop And the Buyers
NOW Pay 500.

Arcola, ILL.,, Sept. l9.-The price of
broom corn jumped from $50 to 800
ton to-day and brush was sold freely
at the figures. The determination of
he farmers to hold their brush for an
advance had the effect of bringing the
buyers to terms and the price was in
creased so that the foreign buyers who
have been in the field for week past
might secure their supply and return
% their homes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
MISSISSIPPI SHIP CANAL.
Chicago Drainage Trustees Discuss
Plans For a Gulf-Lakes Water Way

Chicago, Sept. l9.-The advisability
of creating la 22-foot channel in the
Lower Mississippi and thus creating
a waterway whose passage would be
sufficiently large for ocean steamers
was the principal question discussed
before the drainage board yesterday.
The scheme is fathered by United States
Engineer James A. Sedden, and is
based upon the reservoir plan, by the
construction of which, added to num-
erous dykes, it is said.tha the Miss
issippi floods can be done away with.
In the floods sufficient water can be
stored in the reservoirs to provide an
unfailing flow of water in the summer
time, when the riverlas a rule becomes
low.
The estimated cost of the improve
ment is as follows: Flood protection
expended, 30 million dollars; compile
ton of same. 20 million dollars; cost
of annual maintenance. million dol
lars; annual amount to be spent in
dredging / million collars: reservoir
system, - million dollars.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
Cancer on Her Tongue Cured without
Pain.

Leavenworth, Kansas.
STATE OF KANSAS, 40
Leaven worth co,
Janey Purvis, being duly sworn ac-
cording to law, deposes and Gays that
she had a cancer on her tongue and
was treated August %, 1898, by DR.. j.
c. Mclaughlin, of Kansas Guy, Kans.,
with his painless remedy for cancer
aud tumors; that in about one month
her tongue was well, and is sound
and well today. There was no pain
from the application of the medicine,
as she could read during the severest
treatment. JANEY PURvIs,
800 g.. Broad
Sworn to me, Thomas l.. johnson,
a notary public, this 18th day OF
March 1900, Leaven worth, Kansas.
(sEAL) My commission expires
August 81, 1900
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
Fair Premiums.

All persons entitled to premiums
are requested to call at the Northrup
National Bank, lola, Kansas,
Monday Sept. oath. Any premiums
not called for by October 1st will be
onsidered forfeited to the Society.
G, II. Wheaton, Sec'y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
STEAL A SENATORSHIP.
While Utah's Governor is Out Of
Town a Democrat is Named.
W scrinns.McRae press Assoeiation.

by srripps- McRae Press Association.
Salt Lake, Sept. 20-While Cover
nor Wells went to Idaho yesterday to
escort Roosevelt to the city Aguilla
Nebeker, president Of the Senate, APP
pointed Judge Powers, Democrat,
as United States Senator. The legis-
lature adjourned without acting on the
senatorship.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
Secretary of War, Washington:

Secretary of War, Washington:
Replying to dispatch commission
reports: It:has for two months and a
half made diligent inquiries into con-
ditions prevailing. Mass of people
has aptitude for education, but is
ignorant, superstitious and credulous
in remarkable degree.
Hostility against Americans was
originally aroused by absurd false
hoods of INSCRIPTIONS leaders.
Nearly all prominent generals and
politicians of instruction except
Aguinaldo have since been captured
or have surrendered and have taken
oath of allegiance.
Policy of leniency eliminating in
amnesty had marked effect to induce
surrenders until defining of political
issues in United States reported here
in full, gave hope to insurgent officers
still in arms of changed policy, and
stayed surrenders to await result of
elections.
Disturbances in parts of island kept
up and avowed by insurgent procla-
nation and orders to influence cleo
tion, do not show unfriendly attitude
of majority of people of provinces
where they occur, but only activity of
small insurgent bodies in: mountain
Businesses whence they issue for usual
ly harmless night tacks, or murder
Gus ambush of small American squads,
or to collect contributions, or recruit
from people terrorized by cutting out
tongues, cutting off limbs, burying
alive, murder and plumber.
Four years Of war and lawlessness
in parts of islands have created I'M
settled conditions and unguarded
American or foreigner, travelling
ordinary trails, far from garrisons
and attracting cupidity, runs risk OF
violence, even in pacifed provinces
Native constabulary and militia, which
should be organized at once
win end this and the terror
ism to which defenseless people
are subjected. Natives desire to en-
list in these organizations. If judic
iously selected and Differed will bC
sufficient force for maintenance o.
order and will permit early materia
reduction of United States troops.
1t is conceded by all butmen in arm.
and is implied in their proclamation
that if election confirms present policy
remnant of insurrection will disappear
within sixty days, by surrender o
leaders and fading out OF rank an(
file.
Ladrones, in part a heritage from
Spanish rule, will continue, but car
be suppressed. Existing insurrectior
organization now maintained will
greatest difficulty for purpose stated
Effort is to mass enough insurgent
to crush one of our small garrison
for political effect, but hitherto with
out result.
Change of policy, byturning island
over to a coterie of Tagalog politi
clans, will blight fair prospects o
enormous improvement, drive GU
capital, make life and property sec
ular and religious, most insecure
Danish by fear of cruel prescription
considerable body of conservativ
Filipinos who have aided Americans
in well founded belief that their PEG
pie are not now fit for self govern
ment, and reintroducesame oppressio
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
BRIDGE TO GALVESTON
Santa Fe Hurlying and will Run Train
Friday

By scripps-McRae Press Association.
Galveston Sept. 20.-The Santa Fe
bridge to Galveston is being pushed
with remarkable energy and tomorrow
will see its completion and the running
of the first train into the city since the
disaster.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
DEATHS coMPuTEp An ~. OOO.

Galveston, Tex, Sept. 2O.-The most
reliable information obtainable places
the number of dead between five thou
sand and five thousand five hundred.
Governor; Sayers, in a signed state
ment, says the lossoflife in Galveston
and elsewhere on the southern coast
cannot be less than twelve thousand,
while the loss of property will aggre-
gate twenty million.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
IN SPLENDID SHAPE.
Evidence That Labor Is FIourishinR
Given by Americans Foremost
Labor Leader.

The labor conditions in 1893 and
1899 are stated tritely and truly by
Samuel Gompers, the head of the
American Federation of Labor. Mr..
Gompers' exact words are worth plac.
ing in parallel columns. He said:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
Good Illinois Property

To exchange for improved farms in
southeastern Allen county nd Neo
sho county. Call at this Office.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21

VIII Brister who was compelled to
go to his home near LaHarpe last
Friday on account of sickness is not
able to return yet. His many friends
here hope that it is nothing serious.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
DIR. j. e. CHASTAlN
DENTIST

has reopened his once, over Mrs. Turner's
MilleRery store, ON West Madison Avenue.
GIVE HIM A CALL
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
lSiJ3.
lhNn


Since August OF The revival of in
this year we have iustry which we have
been in the greatest witnessed within the
industrial depression past year is one for
this country haseVerl General congratula-
experienced. 1t is mol don. II Is beyond
exaggeration to say question that the
that more than 5000 wages of the organ
600 of our fellow-toll- ICED workers have
ers throughout the been increased and
country are without i'm many Instances the
employment, an d nouss Of labor either
have been so since reduced or at least
the time named, maintained,
Mr.. Gompers, besides Aeeping his
position at the head of the American
Federation o. Labor for mary years
(Which is 6 tribute to his ability, has
usually been classed as a democrat;
which would, of course, make his opin-
ion as significant as possible
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21
Official Figures Show United
States Now Second in the
Worlds Foreign Trade.
Calamity Cries of Bryan and His
Followers Are Set at
Naught.
Markets of the World Being Captured
Gold Standard and Protection
Triumphant

Mr.. Bryan is an advocate of free
trade and free silver, but he and his
followers have always maintained that
protective tariff would deprive us
of the markets OF the world" while
the gold standard, If maintained,
would result in our absolute eXpul-
sion from them and our commercial
ruin.
What are the facts? We give below
a table made from the official figures
furnished by the treasury department
of the United States, showing the
foreign commerce of the six great
civilized and gold standard nations
of the world for the year 1899. The
figures for 1900, so marvellous is the
increase in our prosperity, it is con-
fidently predicted, will put us at the
head of the list or only eXcelled by
one country, Great Britain. We have
already, it is known, surpassed Great
Britain in the volume of exDort trade
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21

rms looks as though we were cap.
turing the markets of the world" un.
der n protective tariff and gold
standard fCster than any other ma.
tion in the world ever captured them,
and when the figures for the coming
fiscal year are in il will be the pros
perity record of the world. The
truth of this is shown by the fact
that for the year ending June 80
1900, the total commerce Of the year
surpasses by the vast sum of $317,.
729,25O that of any preceding year,
and we are still expanding. Do we
want TO take any step that will es.
tablish free trade and free silver and
at one step paralyze this magnificent
progress we are making? Ponder the
above and answer with your ballot
in November.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-21


us that year the second nation in the
world in foreign commerce, which is
doing pretty well toward Capturing
the markets of the world" and puts
the calamity cries of Mr.. Bryan and
his followers in. this respect on the
list of discredited rawlings of men
grossly ignorant of the history of our
commerce.
But in the eyes Of Mr.. Bryan and
his followers the gold standard that
the conspiracy against the human
race" was to be the final nail in the
coffin of our business in the markets
of the world. In 1873, when the ter.
rible "crime" was committed and
''silver was assassinated," we bought
of foreign countries $56,52s.65l more
than we sold them. In other words
we failed by that amount OF captur
ing any of the markets of the world
In 1872 before silver had been struck
down" we failed by SIG 2s3. GAG in cap.
turing any of the markets of the
world. for we bought just that much
more of foreign countries than we
sold them.
But in 1896 the people of this coun.
try voted to adopt both protective
tariff and the gold standard. The
result in Capturing the markets of
the world is shown by the following
table taken also from the official re.
ports of the United States treasury
department:
AMOUNT SOLD FOREIGN COUNTRIES