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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-06
RACE ECHOES,

John Faulkner, . student ct the
NortAwester University Il Evanston
N Ill., has been selected 8 one 81 he
five contestaats for The privilege 81
representing that university ia the
finals Of the northern oratorical
league. He il said 70 be the first
Afro-American that has ever been
selected for such ! place BY that
college,
In answering 4 correspondent DR..
w E. B. Dubois in writing TO the
Atlantic University Bulletin says,
So far Is ! have been able to ascer-
tain, the first Negro school was that
established in New York City by
Elias Neau in 1904. He had a
night school Of some 200 pupils,
comprising booth slaves and freed.
men. He kept school open until
his death in 1921.
a Father Keller, the good Catholic
priest Of Galveston whose life has
been devoted to the Negro race, this
month purchased more than 4 100
ii + . . = ! l. i
acres Of land not far from Calves
ton, upon which TO erect an indus
trial college for the Negro race. 1t
must be remembered that at present
Father Keller is conducting an
orphanage and industrial school for
Negro children and which is doing
untold good for our people.
Lieutenant B. r. Tillman, son of
Senator Benjamine R. Tillman, the
South Carolina Negro hater, gave a
banquet to number of U. S. Army
officers, among those Invited was
Captain Young Negro. The Lieu
tenant on being asked if he was
mistaken about Young's invitation,
said: ''No he is gentleman and
friend Of mine" regardless Of my
fathers view.
Alex. Dumas Watkins, the only
Negro who has ever acted in the ;
of instructor in Princeton 4
University, is dead. Watkins has I
been in the employ of the university 4
for eight years, and a few years ago 1
showed such proficiency in the :
science of histology that he was per- !
nitted to tutor some of the students
vho were back in their work. Dur
ne the last two years he has also \
asen az assistant in the biological T
lent, where he made q mum; kfs
utspaTlm sri s1GxTs ~W
Der Of clet1 experiments. He was
the brightest old Negro !
ID Princeton. He was fifty one !
years old, and leaves widow and 4
several children.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-06
SECRET ORDERS.

| North Star Lodge. No. 3. A. F. y A. M-Meets
| First Thursday IN each month at Masonic
! Hall-Northw corner OF Tenth and Center
| streets. Geo. H. Cleggett, w. NJ; T. >. Kun,
secretary.
| King Solomon Commandery, No. e;-Mee@
Second and Fourth Thursday in each month
at Masonic hail. J. E. Todd, M. c.; H. Il
Wright. Rec.
| Tin each month ct Masonic hall. Mrs. l.. V
| Denney, Matron; Mrs. J. II. Shepard, secre
tary.
| Mt. Olive Court, No. Affects First Thursday
Wnburn matron; Mrs. Georgia Midget
secretary.
Charity Lodge No. alss, G. o. Q. OF o. F.
| Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday each
month at odd Fellows hall lion on west = SKIP I
Brown P.S.
q. H. orr, No. $50 OF G. U. o. Of o. Con
| venes the second and fourth Thursday IN
each month: promptly at O'clock -, MRS.
Blakey, M. N. G. Mrs. G. L. Williams. w. r.
Attic Tabernacle No 472-Meets first and Third
| Thursday in each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall West Sixth and Walnut streets: Mrs.
Nettie Davis. C. P; Mrs: Marie Woods, Sec.
Mrs Moliie Gordon. A ssistant Scribe.
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF
REDEMPTION.
State of Iowa. Polk County, SIS:
TO B. ]. Burt lin whose name the
| same is taxed:
You are hereby notified that on the
4th day of December, A. D. 1899, the
following described real estate. to-wit:
Lot One ~ Block Twelve Q2) in the
town of Polk City and situated within
| the County of Polk and State of Iowa,
was sold for the then delinquent and
unpaid tax Of the year 1898, to J. l.
Sands, and he is now the legal owner
and holder of said certificate, and the
right of redemption will expire, and
Treasurer's Deed for said property
will I've made, unless redemption from
such sale be made within ninetydays
from the completed service hereof.
j. L SANDS,
Lawful holder and owner of said GER
tifcate.
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That His Patients Say Of Him
EX-MEMBER OF THE STATE AGRlCUl TUR-
Al RnARD Is PI EESED

ALTOONA, Ia, Nov 13, 1302+-This certies that for
several years my eyes have been giving me trouble,
and were in constant strain to either at
failed to get satisfaction. In August last Iapped
to Lew Arntz optician, who fitted my EYES so per-
fecty that can with az I,iiI twenty years
ago. be'a far and near, and weTmy glasses for driv-
ing, reading and all kinds ot&ork
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Living Jewels.

When the thirst for the novel,
whether it be for clothes, jewels or
conducting function, is SO un-
quenched as it is to-day. it seems sur
prising the old and WORKOUT custom
of showering rice on the bridal pair
still satisfies us.
In London at one or. two weddings,
tiny silver horseshoes were thrown at
the bridal couple. The silver may
sound hard until you hear that it was
silver paper. Quite often is heard the
plant: Nothing new in jewelry for
love of art or money. Then adopt the
fad Of the women of Mexico, who have
a fancy for living jewels in the form
of firefies. They tie these little crea-
lures in gauze bags and wear them in
their hair, or sparkling in the corsage.
Instead Of cleaning your jewels reg
ularly, feed them on scraps of sugar
cane and place them in wire cage at
night in place Of the satin lined, jew
ell studded case.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
ONE WIFE AND THREE QUEENS.
Little Game Got Married Man In
Lot of Trouble

Little Game Got Married Man In a
Lot of Trouble.
A story is told on Rochester down
town man who loves a quiet game
OF draw poker. Being advised over
the phone the other afternoon that
five Of his friends were about to open
Jackpot, he 'phoned back: How
much will it cost me to come in?
Seven dollars? All right; let some
one who is not playing draw cards for
me. I'll stand for it,"
Soon one of the outsiders called
him up and informed him that he had
three queens. The business man
chuckled and waited for the betting
to reach him.
Ting-a-ling, rang the telephone.
"Well?" asked the wire player.
Il called you" began voice.
Sorry" cried the business man,
for I've got three queens"
why, George, this is Mary!" ex-
planned the voice.
1t was his wife He is now trying
to explain away those three queens
New York Times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
MANY USES FOR COAL
Fuel Not tho Only Purpose for Which
Ii In Employed.

Fuel Not tho Only Purpose for Which
Il 10 Employed.
Tho Jet which jewellers use is moth,
Ing but coal OF q very compact nature.
In a Welsh country town there may
be seen foot-bridge made Of coal.
originally intended to be only tenn.
porary structure, but found of sufIi.
cient strength and frmness to war.
rant its being used as permanent
footway. AT Barcelona, Spain, there
was constructed in 1888 a lighthouse
of compressed coal blocks. On a por
ton OF the southern English coast, at
small point called Kimeridge, circu.
lar shale disks with square hole
Every much like Chinese "cash")
have been turned up by the plow.
Curious biologists who heard of the
disks found that they were nothing
but coal money, for it seems that In
ancient England, in pre-Roman days.
coins or tokens of coal shale were
quite common and were perforated in
order to be strung together Qike Chi.
nese "cash") that they might be more
conveniently carried. Not the least
curious of the many applications OF
coal is coal porcelain. Coal flower
vases, milk mugs, plates and sau-
GERS, book covers, clock frames,
wash basins, inkstands, spools for
lace work, candlesticks and scores OF
other articles are made out of coal at
factories in the anthracite region OF
Pennsylvania
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
A Fish Story.
I send you the following true stor.
&c corunuhat 11niOun.

I send you the following true story
as somewhat unique:
Louis II. Kaufman, D. Mcmahon and
| were fishing for bass on Little Sc
bago Lake. One Of the party caught
horned pout Or bullhead and |
dressed it, taking out the meat of the
fish from the neck joint back, leaving
the head, entrails and skin in one
piece. I threw it overheard in about
ten feet of water. Some ten minutes
later Mr.. Kaufman felt something on
mis- hook, and pulling in found he had
caught the same part of the bullhead
I had thrown overheard. The head
had bitten the worms the second time.
This seems to me to be strange thing.
but all three will swear to the truth
of this at any time.
This, OF course, means that the hook
was in the fish's mouth just the same
in the first instance Maine Woods.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

EAnother club woman, Mrs.
Haule, of Edgerton, Wis.,, tells
how she was cured of irreguIari-
ties and uterige trouble, terrible
pains and baCkache, by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
"DEAR Mrs. PIEKHAM:-A while
ago my health began to fail because of
female troubles. The doctor did not
help me. I remembered that nay mother
had used Lydia r.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound on many oc-
casions for irregularities and uterine
troubles, and / felt sure that 1t could
not harm me at any rate to give it a
trial.
81 was certainly glad to find that
within week felt much better, the
terrible pains in the back and side
were beginning to cease, and at the
time of menstruation / did not have
nearly as serious time as heretofore,
so continued it's use for two months,
and at the end of that time / was like
a new woman. / really have never
felt better in my life, have not had
sick headache since, and weigh 20
pounds more than l ever did, SO un-
hesitatingly recommend your medi-
cine. - Mrs. MAY HAULE, Edgerton,
Wis, Pres. Household Economics Club.
$4,000 forfeit if original of above letter proving
genuineness cannot DO produced.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

Mrs Schafer, 436 Bope Ave, st. Louis, Mo-. writes
I1 the early part ofLast gear Jor GdUfce
Tor my daughter Alice four of She has been
sfckLg aiLts,g child birth. She had
CONCLUSIONS and catarrhal teVers. otcaUs doc
fortng until 1Ue commenced to Perunn She
strong and aCeLJ Peruno is q eUondertL tonic the best
medicine haze
~ IN tCretched condition achen I COM
ntenced TO take Peund. Ihad cGtGrrh all through
aChoie body bat thank God, your
right I aCoNd not ha DC any other medicine.
'Perun0 cured ba by gerry spell of
and ferer He Is big, healthy boy fifteen mOnhs DID,
haUe 0iVea hin, PernG Off and str,ce he born
that is L
enough. I'VE haze not had doctor began,
Peruna-ou praise to ft.-Mrs. Schafer
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Dust on Electric Wires.

It has been noticed that dust has a
tendency to collect ON electric light
fittings and wires. and on walls and
ceilings near them. The cause Is be-
lieved to be two-fold-partly the In
Auence Of air-currents induced by
local heating, and partly the electric
cation Of the dust particles. which,
when floating IN room. are attracted
to the electric conductors On the non
earthed side Of an eArthed system.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
S1nn Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleasedto
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
itsstages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrn
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directlyupon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby Destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much faithin
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Ho1i,c Fapoilv pills ara +ha hast
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

The Cimarron salt fields in Indian
Territory boast of large hot spring,
which forms pool about twenty by
sixty feet. A startling story Of this
spring is told by cattlemen who camp
near by. One night thunderstorm
was raging over the plain, when a bolt
Of lightning descended. Instantly a
great volume of fame shot up a thou
sand feet into the sky from the spring,
and continued to blaze for twenty min
utes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

And yet another child catches cold and
articular rheumatism is the result Ankles,
knees, wrists and elbows become suddenly
swollen and painful. A long, disastrous III
ness follows. The child may live and be-
come convalescent,. miserable invalid Of
valvular disease of the heart. All these
mishaps are the direct result of neglected
cold. Peruna is the safeguard of the fam
lily. If child catches cold Peruna should
be used Immediately
A few doses of Peruna and child's cold
IS gone. The apprehension of the parents
flee away. The household is free from
fear once more.
If you do not receive prompt and salts.
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving full
statement of your case, and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
pc RU- Ma PROTECTS The little ONES
Against Winter Catarrh i'm Its TNIRYsygENN
Many Phases. MHSS%SNMNA
Neglected Colds In Children
0ltsn Bring Disastrous
Results.

Peruna should be kept in the
house all the time.
Peruna should be kept in every
house where there are children.
Don't wait until the child is
sick then send to drug store.
Have Peruna on hand-accept no
substitute.
Pe-ru-na Protects the Entire
Household Against Catarrhal
Diseases.
AS soon as the value of Peruna
is fully appreciated by every
household, both as a preventive
and cure of catarrhal affections.
tens of thousands of lives will be
saved, and hundreds of thousands
OF chronic, lingering cases of dis
case prevented. Peruna is house
hold safeguard.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

A marvellous downfall Of little toads
descending from the clouds has stirred
great deal Of CONSERVATION in a re-
mote region in Utah. Where the dim
inutive batrachians came from and
for what purposes they may be util-
lied are puzzling questions to the
people Of that State.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

On the continent of Europe no man
seems to be really famous unless his
features appear on pictorial post
card. A Frenchman who has recent
ly come before the world has received
a letter from a person at Geneva ask
ing for permission to reproduce his
photograph in this form and offering
ten per cent. of the total takings.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
About S6. 500 .0oO haYe aIrea

About $5,5O0,0oO have already been
paid in Spanish war pensions; the ay.
erage yearly value of the Spanish war
pension is $137, and the average an
nual value Of all other pensions is $133
and 304,S09 applications for Spanish
war pensions await adjudication.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

The biggest gold producing mine in
the world is the Homestake, in South
Dakota. The ore yields less than 81
a ton, but is worked at small cost. The
output now is over 10000 ounces fine
gold a month and will soon be in
creased.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

An untimely death so often follows neg
lect of slight cough or cold. If Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Null
lein is taken in time it will prevent any
evil results. 1t cures coughs, colds and
consumption.
At druggists, 25c., SOC. and 81 90 bottle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
.ANN1 RBP0M

Mrs. J. M. Brown, Dun
negan Springs, Mo-, writes;
my little daughter, three
years old, was troubled with
a very bad cough which re-
manned after an attack OF
catarrhal fever. She has
taken one bottle of Peruna
through which she has OBJ
tanned a complete cure. She
is now as well and happy as
a little girl can be. When
our friends say how well
she looks l tell them Peruna
did it,
In a later letter she says:
"Our little daughter contin-
ues to have good health"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
An UntimeIy Death,

An inch of rain means that l0l tons O
water have fallen upon every acre of soil.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

FITSpermanentlv cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Hines Great
NerveResterer S2trial bottle and .eatisefree
DIR H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Pnila, Pa.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

A drop of blood which might hang from
the point of needle contains about l,000,-
600 red-hattened corpusc.es.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

When an adult human body is cremated
the residuum is a mass of gray ashes
weighing about two pounds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
Quit Coughing.

Why cough, when for 25c. and this no.
tice you get 25 doses of an absolutely,
guaranteed cough cure in tablet form, post
paid. DIR. Skirvin Co., La Crosse, Wis.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

BE Sure to Have Pe-ru-na on Hand
During the Indictment Months of
Fall and Winter.
Group, capillary bronchitis and articular
rheumatism are the special banes of child
hood. These all alike result from catching
cold.
One child catches cold and scares its
mother into mysteries by having Group in
the dead of night.
Another child catches cold, develops a
stubborn cough that viii not yield to or
binary remedies. The parents are filled
with forebodings.
Still another child catches cold and de-
velops that most fatal malady of childhood,
capillary bronchitis. The doctor is called,
pronounces the case pneumonia, and if the
child is lucky enough to live it has devel-
oped weak lungs from which it may never
recover.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

Only eleven per cent. of the families of
London employ a servant, but there are
Dos, 1858 persons of the servant class.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

Mr.. Albert Lietzman, 1896 Milwaukee
Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
II am only too glad to inform you that
| am feeling splendid and have never felt
better in my life. Through the advice of
friend | tried Peruna, and am glad to
say it cured me to perfection. I began to
tell friend about Peruna the other day,
and l had no sooner commenced than he
told me his folks have kept Peruna in the
house for the last five years. I am sure i
wouldn't be without it. Mother also uses
it to keep herself in good health"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

Few street cars, other than the dou-
bledeckers, which seat forty persons
inside and sixty on top, are used in
English cities. The American "strap
hanger" is the most profitable of pas
sengers to the railway company.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24
GETTING RID OF THE COOK.
Mean Trick Mr.. Grouty Played on His
Better Half.

Mean Trick Mr.. Grouty Played on His
Better Half.
eyes," said Mrs. Grouty, as the
door closed behind the new maid,
she's the most reliable girl ever
hired. OF course she isn't beauty"
well, don't know about that" in
terrupted Mr. Grouty with some sud
denness. 'It depends a good deal
upon what you consider beauty. The
girl has a lovely eye, hasn't she,
Smith,"
ga fine eye," said Smith.
"And beautifully rounded arm
Did you notice her arm, Smith,"
"It was nice ARM" said Smith.
At this moment Mrs. Grouty arose
suddenly and left the apartment
"Say," said Smith, what in thun-
der"
"Listen!" said Mr.. Grouty.
The sound of voices in alteration
comes from the direction of the
kitchen.
Mrs. Grouty is discharoing the
new girl" said Mr. Grouty.
"Rut I don't see," said Smith,
what"
''The truth is" interrupted Mr..
Grouty, "the new girl couldn't broil
steak to save her life. Now do you
see?"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

In proportion to its thickness, frog skin
lakes the toughest leather.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburan, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton ,aliays pain cures wind collie. Use. bottle
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

The only birds that sing as they fly are
the slylark and woodlark.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

Dyeing is as easy as washing when
Putnam FADELEss DYES are used.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

The Pope Is the head Of over $50, 00Q.-
900 human beings. or nearly one-GeT.
enth Of the population Of the globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

There are 1000 varieties of postage
stamps in circulation to-day, all Of
which have to be identified by the
postmasters. There have been upward
of 10000 different varieties issued
since stamps came into use.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

The risk Of being struck by light
ming is five times greater in the coun-
try than in cities, and twenty times
greater at sea than on a railroad.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

In the United States the distance Of
the average railway journey is twenty
nine miles; in England it is scarcely
ten miles, while in Germany it is fif-
teen miles, in France twenty -one miles
and in Russia sixty-fve miles.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

At Washington, D. c., five women
are still drawing pensions as widows
of men who served in the war of the
Revolution, which ended 12O years ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

It is estimated that about twelve
new places of worship are completed
each day in the year in the United
States. The average cost is $1,000, OF
an aggregate of from $50, 900 to $1O5, 900
daily for church buildings.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

A full grown whale weighs one hun
dred tons-that u.s. as much as eighty
elephants or four hundred bears. Sew
enty feet is the utmost length of a
whale.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

In Indian Territory there are 1864
Indian scholars enrolled in the public
schools. Of these 1888 are in the Cher
okee nation, 2754 in the Greek, 47SS
in the Choctaw and $50 in the Chick
asaw.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-24

The largest living thing on earth is
the new found redwood tree in Cali
fornia, which is 356 feet high and 156
feet in circumference.