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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
All Goods Union rlade.
SUPERINTENDENT SURPRISED.

SUPERlNIENDENI SUhPh1oE ED.
The Sunday Schoo] board of St. Paul
A. M. E. s. 5. treated their super in
tendent, s. Joe Brown to very pleas
ant surprise in form of reception at
the parsonage Wednesday evening in
honor of his goth birthday. 1t was the
evening for the regular monthly board
meeting, and when he arrived, instead
Of finding his tes eschers and officers
with bibles in hand he found them
seated about heavily laden, well de-
corated table which had been prepared
by Miss Ella Harris, teacher of class
No. 9. After the repast Mr.. H. Gould
on behalf of the S. S. board, presented
the superintendent with yard of En-
elish Poets consis ting of portraits OF
all the famous English poets from
Shakespeare to Tennyson, in pleas.
ing and appropriate address which was
responded to by the Superintendent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Services Sunday at Uunion Copgre'
gational church by the pastor, Rev. Il.
W, Porter; subject, morning services,
"The Solution for Some Pressing Prob
lems.' Scripture reference, Mark las;
evening subject, aThe Question and the
Anwer." Scripture reference, Where
art Thou, Gen. SO. All are cordially
invited. Services begins promptly on
time.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr.. Nelson Watkins of Albany, Mo
spent the Fourth in our city visiting
his daughter, Mrs. ]. L, Thompson and
brothers, Messrs Gus and Robert Wat
kins it was his first visit to Iowa aud
he enjoyed it hugely.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
THE ROSEBUD REsERvATIoN

lands are to be opened in July. Full
particulars as to dates and places for
registration and places for drawings
and final entry, requirments of the U.
$. homestead laws, maps etc, are con-
tanned in a pamphlet New Homes in
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

the West" issued by the Passenger
Department Chicago s. North Western
R'y. Call on any ticket agent OF The
Northwestern Line, or copy will be
mailei to any address on receipt Of
two (2) cents in postage by L. f. Berry
Gen. Agt.. G. & N. w. R'y, 4ol Walnut
St., Des Moines, la.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Last week the Union Congregational
church gave bazaar which was we'll
attended and much enjoyed by all,
Tuesday evening the Athenian Liter
.ary society gave an entertainment,
each number on the program was well
rendered, the bass solo on the horn by
D. Patterson also the solo by Mr.. Ed
Thompson was well rendered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

The above cut represents Mr.. Lind
sey Pitts, one of the wealthiest col
ored men in Scott county. Born
slave in Randolph county, Mo-, III
1876, when the civil war came on,
young, although a slave, was anxious.
like many of his race, to fight for his
own liberty, and enlisted in Co. ],
First Iowa Colored Infantry in 1865
at Davenport. After the war was over
he returned to Davenport, where he
has remained ever since, except seveS
years spent in Chicago. He opened
saloon in 1888. where he has been
ever since. He also conducts bill
lard hall and is doing well. He has
just signed with contractors to build
a three-story brick on his present
place of business. Mr.. Pitts has made
and lost lots of money. He is now
single, very pleasant man to meet
and is well liked. He is a race man
and pays taxes on many thousand
dollars worth of property.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Those who will leave to attend the
Grand Lodge in Omaha, are j. II.
Shepard. G. H. Gleggett, VIM. Coalson,
e. T. Banks, Fl. E. Jacobs, Harrison
Gould, Jeff Logan, r. N. Hyde, John
L. Thompson and others we do not
know. .s HI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

One of the largest private picnics
that was given last Monday was the
one at Waveland park given by the
Mesdames Peter Hudlin, c. S. Ruff
and Miss Olive V. Smith Dinner was
served about 2 o'clock and luncheon
at 6, after which dancing was en-
joyed until II p. m. A mandolin club
furnished the music.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
FOR SALE.

A good Restaurant for sale or trade,
located at 4O5 Court avenue, one block
from r, I. & P. depot, two blocks from
Union Station. For full information
call at above number.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr., and Mrs. H. w. Dairy Of St Paul.
who have been visiting relatives here,
returned to their home last Wednesday
evening, Mr.. Dary's mother went with
them. She will spend several months
in the Twin Cities.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mesdames. D. Roy and VIM Russ and
little daughter, Lillian, left last Wed
nesday for Keokuk to spend the rest
OF the summer visiting with the rela-
tives and friends of the latter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr. w. T. Jones, who has one Of
the leading tonsorial shops at Monte
yuma, was here to spend the glorious
Fourth with his wife, who has been
visiting her parents and other rela-
tiyes here for few weeks.
GpeuueN gLoueO SIN puB sYo!LIRM
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jones of Monte
yuma who has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleggett, Mrs. Jones' parents, re-
turned home this week accompanied
by little Ada Cleggett.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

We have been informed that Mr..
Lawrence Morgan and Miss Grace
Harding were married in Omaha on
June goth. Both are well known here,
as they have lived in this city for
several years. The Bystander is glad
to extend congratulations.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

The Sunday school and Epworth
League convention of the M. E..
church of the st. Joseph district:
which is in the central Missouri con-
ference, will meet in this city next
June. 1t will be in session several
dayS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr.. John Rogers, an employee on
the Great Western dining car, is taking
a vacation. He will leave Saturday
for Minneapolis to spend few days
visiting friends.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

When in the city and wish a
good meal call at 4O5 Court Ave.
w affle House. Open all day and
night. J. D. FoEMAN, Prop.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
SPECTACLE
PERFECTION OF BEAUTY

From The st. Louis Star June 18th.
Kiralfy's now famous Louisiana
Purchase Spectacle is beginning TO
attract large houses to the odeon the
.ater, which it truly merits, for certain
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr.. e. H. Carter, student at the
State university, who is spending his
vacation at his home in Buxton, has
been in this city since last Thursday
and returned to his home this week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

n Mr.. and Mrs. Fl, Gould entertained
1T dinner Sunday Miss Effie Mason and
Miss Ella Thompson of Iowa City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Ed Morton has returned from st.
Louis where he had been working, he
SAYS that there is no color line drawn
as was first reported.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mrs. Mary l.. Holmes and her
brother, Mr.. Henry Dairy, were in Os-
kaloosa last Tuesday transacting
some business matters.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Il Miss. Irwin Worthal of Lucas, Ia.
Epent the Fourth in our city visiting
friends and old acquaintances, she en-
3oyed our capital city people.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mrs. Alice Newton of Burlington ar
'iyed in the city to day to visit Mrs. L.
R. Palmer,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Miss Rachel Elliott entertained
few of her friends at luncheon last
Monday afternoon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

The Messrs. II. A. and Geo. Lee, VIM
and Silas Ewing spent the 4th
n Story City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr.. Fl. W. Porter and family are
Stopping temporarily with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Shepard, 1858 Fifth street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

The Misses Iona Sanford, Jessie
Barclay and Lille Tinley OF Oskaloosa
spent the Fourth in this city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Watkins of 2113
Feline street entertained the Monday
Night club last Tuesday evening
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
CITY NEWS.

I'm b. II you have relatives or friends visit
lyr in the city or going TO make visit, please
|nicrn us we solicit ali your local news-Ed |
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr.. Walter owens returned to Of
tumwa Tuesday morning.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

The above cut represents one of
Iowa's economical and substantial
young men, Mr.. Walker of Marshall
town, Iowa, who was recently elected
w. M. of Eureka Lodge, A. F. and A.
NJ, and will be in Omaha next week
to attend Grand Lodge. He was born
in Iowa and educated in the public
schools. He began work as a boot
black and errand boy, and at the age
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

N Mrs. Mahala White is quite i'll this
Week at her home, 1873 East Grand.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
LOOK! LOOK! LOOK. LOOK!

Grand Ball at Grand Avenue Cafe,
Tuesday July ~. Good music and re-
freshments. Admission soc per couple.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Mr.. James Dixon spent last Sunday
and Monday at Adel.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
TODAY WE SELL

Creamery Butter, ID, .25c
4 lbs. Ginger Snaps. ...25c
6 lbs. Navy Beans .........2 .25c
pix. Fancy New Potatoes SOC
20 lbs. Granulated Sugar$1.OO
ION $5, 90 order.)
Cream Corn, can. .......1Oc
8 bars White Laundry soap 25c
Sugar cured Bacon, lbs. l2Hc
Sugar cured Hams, lb.......llc
Fancy lemons. dczen.......15c
6 cans Oil Sardines.. .25c
Package Coffee. 2 for......25c
8 bars White Ribbon Soap..25c
2 cans Lewis Lye. ............l SC
2 bars SapoliO...............15c
Dry Goods Closing.
100 pairs Ladies Shoes ranging
in price $3.50. $500, So 90
Choice. ce...,.......... .SI.9S 4
Mems Women's and Children's SO 90
Shoes now So 90; So 50 Shoes now
S1.75;. So 90 Shoes now S1.50; S1,15
Shoes now 81 IS; ST so Shoes nov 81. %. q
Fit for the whole family.
The store that underselIs them all.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Miss Lena Burger has returned from
Kansas City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

Cats Well.
In the south Of Ireland, near Inchi-
geelah, Is the Cats Well" the waters
OF which are supposed to exert mar.
velous remsdial effects upon ailing
tabbies. .isi
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

AFRO-AMERiCAN COUNCIL MEET.
ING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
Dishes That Won't Break.
From Leslie's Week..

If seedless oranges and boneless shad
have been such a valuable addition to the
menu of civilized households. what shall be
said of unbreakable tableware as a boon to
housewives, a product said to have been in
vented by manufacturing concern at
Lege, Belgium. Our consul at Lege, Mr..
Mentally, describes this new and remark
able article in recent communication to
our Department of Commerce. He says that
it resembles fine transparent china. The
resisting power of this ware is due to
special hardening process and to the quality
and nature of the crystal used It not only
successfully resists the usual wear and
tear, but Is almost proof against breakage.
A hardened crystal dish can be substituted
for hammer in driving nails into wood,
while the same ware can be put into boil
ing water at high degree, then plunged
into ice water repeatedly, without the least
noticeable damage to the dish or plate. It
Is known that set of this dishware has
been in use in a certain family for ten
years, and, with the exception of few I'M
usual local accidents, the set presents the
same fresh appearance when it came
from the factory. Mr.. McNally says that
he has seen plates. of the usual form, of
this hardened ware hurled to the stone floor
of warehouse and go bounding along the
whole length of the building without suffer-
ing the least damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
The Amazon's Long Cable.

From the Field and Stream
The Amazon telegraph cable extends from
Para, at the mouth, of the Amazon, to
Manaos, the capital of the state of ANA
zonas, at the confluence of the Amazon and
Rio Negro. 1t is therefore rather more
than 500 miles in length. The Amazon
flows through a dense tropical wilderness,
almost as virgin and unbroken today as
when Wallace and Bates first described IT.,
half a century ago. To erect or maintain
a land telegraph through the well-nigh i'm
penetraple thickets along its banks would
be practically impossible When, there
fore, ii was the wish of the Brazilian gov
eminent to connect Para and Manaos by
telegraph, the bed of the Amazon was
chosen as the most feasible route, and an
English company engaged to furnish and
lay a cable At Para the Amazon cable
connects with the whole submarine and
land-telegraph system of the world. Sit
ting in the cable room, far up the Amazon
at Manaos, l can send message to any
of the six continents, as also to Japan,
Java and the Philippine Islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
Southern Relief Offering.

Arrangements were made recently for the
annual thanksgiving silver offering enter
tainment by the Southern Relief Society, at
a meeting held at the residence of Mrs. h
H Bocock. 1743 Q street. Mrs Bocock is
chairman of the executive committee or
the Southern Relief Society. Those present
were Mrs. Lindsey Lomax, president of the
Southern Relief Society; Miss Susan r.
Hetzel, Miss Fauntleroy and Irs. jack
son, Mrs. Ludlow, Mrs. Covington, Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. Belt, Mrs. Mulcare and Mrs.
CLEARWATER.
Owing to engagements at later dates or
the hall of the Confederate Veterans, 1lth
and E streets northwest 1t was decided to
hold this event in connection with the re-
cepton to be rendered the newly elected
officers of the Southern Relief Society on
Thursday, the 10th instant at pm, there
in. A musical and literary entertainment
will follow the reception and precede the
hour and half of dancing for the young
people.
The officers as elected at the Arlington on
Tuesday, the LIST instant, are: President.
Mrs. Lindsey Lomax; first vice president,
Miss Susan r. Hetzel, second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Augustus Jackson: third vice
president, Mrs. l.. ID. Lorentz; fourth vice
president, Mrs. Arch. Young; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. s. Sprigg Belt; recording
secretary, Mrs. H. A. CLEARWATER; treas
urer, Mrs. D. c. Ludlow; historian. Mrs A.
E. Johnson; chairman of executive COM
mittee, Mrs. R. H. Bocock; chairman of re-
lief committee, Mrs. c. H. Fred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08

lonial Beach, Va. where they will spend
several days in hunting.
The voters residing in the counties of
Maryland and Virginia along the Potomac
have gone home in large numbers dur
ing the past two or three days. Sunday
evening the Weems line steamer took
down a throng, and another large party
left here yesterday evening on the
steamer Harry Randall.
The three masted schooner Cox & Green
which unloaded a cargo of phosphate rock
at Alexandria, has been chartered and is
loading a cargo of railway ties there for
Boston or another New England port.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, laden with
lumter and shingles from North Carolina,
has arrived in port.
The schooners Osceola, NJ Colburn and
Leroy are in port with cargoes OF cord
wood for the local dealers
The schooner Eddie, with a cargo OF pine
lumber aboard from Virginia lumber port,
has arrived and Is discharging her cargo.
The Shining Light. Capt. Davis. and the
M. J. Stevenson, Capt. Lawrence, have ar
rived with oysters aboard.
The schooners j. B. Anderson and North
Carolina, laden with lumber from the York
river. Va, are reported in the lower river
bound to this city.
The schooner Mary Ann Shea has arrived,
laden with cedar posts, cord wood and pine
lumber, from point on the river and con-
sigred to dealers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
Gold and Silver Sweepings.
From Leslie's Weekly.


We might properly change the old adage
about taking care of the pence TO this:
Take care of the sweepings and the bull
lion will take care of itself" There is
always interest and lesson to be had in
the report of the rich ''sweepings' of the
Philadelphia mint. At the end of each fis-
cal year the mint is closed down and the
chimneys are cleaned This year tie
sweepings of the chimneys yielded s21, 40
in gold and silver, which had been carried
up from the smelling furnaces and deposit
ed with the SCOT. The sweepings from thu
floor during the year had yielded s44, 26S in
gold and $3.079 in silver-small particles
thrown off during the process of coinage.
When it is considered that no less than
Sill, 405,1 42 in gold was coined during the
year, and silver pieces representing ST.
407 SOL, this proportion of recovered waste
seems infinitesimal. but in so large a bust
ness it counts up" There is a text for
sermon here upon the value of minute
economies So few of us are in the habit
of handling hundreds of millions of gold
that 1t might be thought that the occasion
does not have a very wide application. but
for the fact that lessons and useful refer
ences are not limited to personal experience
and.ca pacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08

to hold up a girl for three weeks, when l
was convinced all the time that she should
Portuguese colony, her certificate was i'm
properly made out and irregular, and was
compelled to refer her case to the authori-
ties at Washington. If we had acted in
strict accordance with the law, we would
have sent her back Immediately, but Com
missioner Sargent brought the matter to
the attention Of the Department of State
and it was referred to the Portuguese min
lister, who cabled to Macao and finally
Strengthened things out, so that the girl was
finally admitted"
DR.. Gardner, the senior inspector, who has
been on duty for many years, said: mo
man welcomes genuine student from
China more cordially than Mr.. North, and
his instructions to us are to facilitate their
have been considerably modified 1t was
formerly necessary for a man with stu
dents certificate to show that he had come
to study branches that could not be learned
in China, but now it Is sufficient to show
that the applicant is genuine student and
has sufficient means to maintain himself.
l know there are good many complaints
concerning the detention and treatment of
Chinese who arrive as f1rst-class passen-
gers, but of late there has been very little
reason for it, and whatever has occurred
is due to irregular certificates and neglect
to conform to the requirements of the law,
which we are sworn to enforce.
The Chinese Minister'S Commentator.
Dir CHeuS uuS, tuc SHlHcSc IillHlSlcE d.
Washington, commends the present admin
istration of the exclusion law as just and
liberal and tells me that he has no reason
to complain or criticiSe. On the contrary.
he says that for the last year and a half
the officials have been very considerable,
and as an illustration cited his recent expe-
rience in connection with two brothers
named Tong, who came to visit the st.
Louis exposition, with four students, all of
them without proper certificates.
hoy ct ainn of Eron ole
said Sir Cheng-Tung. THE commissioner
general of immigration here in Washington
was informed of the situation and he no.
titled me at once. He told me that he
would accept any certificate I was prepared
to give, but l was not prepared to give
any. I knew nothing of the young men
and had never heard of them, hence could
say nothing in their behalf; but in reply to
a cablegram to their home 1 received as
surances that satisfied me. and as soon
I was willing to vouch for them they were
admitted. Indeed, the immigration bureau
was even more anxious to land them than
l was"
Much OF this trouble will be avoided here
it provides that agents of the immigration
bureau shall be stationed in China for the
purpose of inspecting and giving certificates
to passengers for the United States. This
ought to have been done long ago. The
marine hospital service inspects the crews
and the passengers before a vessel Is al
lowed to leave foreign port for the United
States, and it would be quite as easy for
immigrants to be inspected in similar
manner. And that is what Commissioner
Sargent proposes to do.
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Returning laborers. .............-. 500 50
Travellers and students, etc. ...... 264 SO
officials Legation and worlds fair) 103
The above statement illustrates the treat
ment of Chinese by the immigration Of
adopted when Mr.. Cortelyou took charge
Of the service as Secretary of Commerce
and Labor. Hart H. North, commissioner
of immigration at San Francisco, who has
months talked to very frankly con-
corning his duties and the transactions of
his office VIXEN l was there, few weeks
ago. He explained the difficulties and en-
barrassments with which he had to deal
and took me to the home Of detention-a
miserable place over the docks Of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company-where more
than one hundred suspects were held until
their cases could be investigated
Came on False Certificates.
Among them were a large number Of al
legged merchants, alleged natives of the
United States, and others whose appear
ance and behavior contradicted their pre-
tentions, and some of them were candid
enough TO confess that they had purchased
false certificates of Robert NJ McWade.
United States consul general at Canton, for
$50, $40 and $50 each. Consul McWade
has recently been removed for this cause
his extensive transactions In bogus certifi-
Gates having been investigated by Assistant
Secretary Peirce, from the Department of
State. The freedom with which Mr. Nc
Wade has furnished all kinds of people with
certificates that they merchants, stu
dents, tourists and citizens of the United
States, has given the immigration officials
a great deal of trouble, and has caused
every Chinaman who has arrived from the
Canton district to be regarded with sus-
piclon. Nearly all of the persons detained
held certificates from him, and it did not
require much evidence to show that they
were not what he certified them to be-
Among them was a good-looking chan
with an intelligent face, and a rather
jaunty manner. who was accused of being
a high-binder with twenty-one murders to
his credit, and various robberies, black
mailing schemes and other crimes
There was a little girl who had been
brought over by man claiming to be her
father, but he was not able to establish
his relationship. and 1t was suspected that
she had been imported for immoral pur-
poses. Chinese returning from their old
homes often bring over young women as
members of their families. and sell them as
slaves to the brothels of San Francisco
and the mining towns In the west, and i'm
migration inspectors always on the
lookout for them.
Caring for Women and Children.
The grown girls. who explained that they
had come from China to marry young men
in San francisco, We're also detained. They
seemed innocent. but there Were suspicious
circums tances. and Mr.. North placed them