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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-13
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT
Cortnthian Baptast Church corr er of Fifteenth
and I.in0en .treets. Preaching; ut IL q. m.
Sunday School;at ~ nclock Preaching. 1t
p. m. Rev. 7. l.. Grimth, Pastor.
st. Paul A. M. E--Corner OF Second and Center
Streets. Preaching at 1880 q, NJ; Sunday
School ut 3 o'clock: Epworth League at 7
p. M; preaching at y p m. Horace s. Graves
pastor.
Fist African Baptist Church Corne., Schoo
\ and Fourth streerts. Rev. II. Lomack pastor
Preaching TO- 70 .. m; Sunday school $50 p,
m. MIS-. j. r, Gfiffln Superintendent;
Young Peoples meeting p. M, preaching
son p m 0
f,urn's Chapel M. E. Chur' h Corner of It'll
and Croker Sts.-Church services, preach
ing at n m and 8 p m; Glass and prayer
meeting IL m Sunday: Sunday School $3.50
m; Epworth League p IN Sunday; Prayer
and Glass meeting every Wednesday p m.
o. A. johnson, pastor, $40 llth 81
Maple Street Baptist Church Situated on E.
Maple between Ninth and Tenth streets
Preaching II . m.; Sunday School 900 q. m. {;
Rev. j. o R.Wimbush, pastor
Union Congregational Church-Corner Tenth
and Park streets. Preaching 1O:45 q. m
Sunday School IL n; evening service 7:&
p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings
H. w. Porter, pastor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-13
RACE ECHOES.

Prof, j.. w. Hoffman, colored,
the English cotton expert for the
Colony of Lagos West Africa left
Charleston for England on Satur-
day by the Cunard S. s. Lucania.
On his arrival at England he
will go directly to London to adj
dress the British Spinners Associ-
alton and from there he will 60
to, Berlin, Germany, to speak at
the International Association of
Agriculture. From there he will
go to Brussels, Belgium, and will
leave England the last Of October
for West Asrica to again resume
work.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-13
Walled Cities OF China.

The walled cities" Of China are
well named, for the majority are sur
rounded by walls thirty to forty feet
In hight, and from sixteen to thirty
feet in brendth. The city Of Hsianfu
is surrounded BY wall sixteen miles
In circumference.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-13
80 TO SEATTLE AND PORTLAND

Special one way rates on sale caily
from Sept. IS to Oct 81 via M & st. L.
R'y. through st, Paul and Northern
Lines, also S26.50 to Spokane, $?4 to
Helena and Butte, s19 to Billings, low
rates to many other points. Call at M.
Ct L. l.. ticket Office, 51e Walnut st
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-13

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept %. The
friends of one of the leading So
ciety young women of Webster
City, Ia, are having prodigious
laugh at her expense. A few
days ago, through curiosity as
much as anything else, she ans
wered a matrimonial advertise
ment, and if she ever had faith
in this plan of matchmaking,
she has now lost it all. Her cor
respondent, who represented him
self as prosperous young bust
ness man of Chicago, grew so
ardent in his letters that a rela-
tive Of the young woman made a
trip to that city to investigate
affairs. He found the prosper
Gus young business man" to be a
Negro barber. Elk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-10-13

Philadelphia, Sept, 24-Sole
heir of the richest Negro South
of the Mason and Dixon line, Ed
ward T. Cobbs, a Negro living
in Germantown, has suddenly
come into a fortune, said to be
$500, 900.
Warren C. Coleman died in
Concord, n. c., few weeks ago,
leaving an estate which included
400 houses of various sizes and a
strong box tull Of railroad shares
and industrial securities. He was
known throughout the south as
the richest Negro in that section.
When his executors opened the
will it was found that Cobbs, his
nephew was the sole heir to the
fortune.
The latter, who is 80 years old,
has been day laborer. He did
not have time to investigate the
report, so he sent his wife. AS
he received letter from her yes
terday, telling him that he is
surely the man, he will leave i'm
mediately for Concord to prove
his identity.
Coleman was born slave, and
after the civil war started in bust
ness.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
INTERPRETATIONS

Downey Land and Improvement as
ociation-Directors: Jos. Smith, H.
Griffith A. L. Ball, ]. H. Strine, O.
]. Rowley Of Downey. Capital stock
$25.0OO, with $11,5OO subscribed.
VIM. Kafitz Realty company-Direc-
tors: w. Kafitz, Fritz Kafitz, Louis
Kafitz. Capital stock $4,000, with $780,
300 subscribed.
Peerless Medicine company-Direc-
ors: c. J. Mccormick ]. E. Stewart,
A. A. and ]. R. Simmons H. T. STAN
ton. Capital stock $25,OOO, with $2100
subscribed.
Rosamond Mining and Milling COM
pany-Directors: S. B. Heafin, c. F.
Casey, J. S. Gordon, w. M. Hall and
S. c. Healcomb. Capital stock 81, ,OOO,-
900, with $50 subscribed.
Alhambra Pythian Castle Hall as
ociation-Directors: F. B. Elwood, F.
L. Hilton, A. S. Blackburn and others.
Capital stock $25,OOO, with $225 sub
scribed.
Sonora Copper Mining company-Di-
rectors: G. C. Flint, James Irving, e.
Riveroll, e. H. Greenleaf and B. J.
Bradner. Capital stock $5OOOOO with
$1,000 subscribed.
City Rubbish Removing company
Directors: w. p. Snyder, M. r. Sny-
der. II. II. Philbrook, Louis P. Tap
peiner and ]. w. Mitchell of Los An
geles. Capital stock $4,000. with $1,000
subscribed
Mojave Desert Mining company-Di-
rectors: Carroll Allen, Oscar Lawler,
H. t. Van Dyke, S. M. Haskins and J.
G. Johnston. Capital stock $1,000 900,
with s25 subscribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
PREPARE To TEST
BIG BOND ISSUE
CITY ATTORNEY ACTING FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
SUPREME COURT IS READY
Chief Justice Beatty Has Assured
Local Men That Case Will Be
Given an Early
Hearing
SUPREME COURT is READY

A mandamus proceeding regarding
the Issuance Of S7sO,OOO worth of bonds
by the Los Angeles school district is
being prepared by the city attorney at
the request Of the board of education,
and will be heard by the supreme
court of California.
Chief Justice Beatty as already as
sured the members of the board of ed
ucatiou that he will set a special and
early date for the hearing of the case
SO that but a few weeks will interviews
before a decision is rendered.
A prominent member Of the board Of
education said yesterday: I'VE have
had some correspondence with Chief
Justice Beatty and he has promised
us that he will postpone other cases
In order to hear ours as soon after it
is filed as possible. AS we are filing a
mandamus the original motion can be
entertained by the supreme court.
To Rush Proceedings
1--WE expect to have proceedings ac-
lively under way in the next few days
AS the case is of especial public in
terest and great Importance not only
in Los Angeles but all over the state,
the chief justice has promised to set
aside other business in order to settle
this question.
when the people were asked to and
did vote for the issuance of the bonds
for the fitting UP of the new poly
technic high school and the construc-
tion of a number of grammar schools
we believed they were being issued leg
ally, and we believe so yet.
'In refusing to certify to the legality
of the bonds so issued Dillon & Hub
bard, the eastern experts, did not say
they were not legal, but in their search
found that the courts of California had
never been called upon to decide upon
the issuance of bonds by school dis
tricts in which cities were located and
so declined to go back of the courts,
recommending that mandamus pro-
ceedings be brought and the question
decided once for all. This we are try
ing to accomplish"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
GUSHER CATCHES FIRE
NEAR SANTA MARIA
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SANTA MARIA, July 6.-Unior
Hartnell, gusher No. 2, one Of the
largest oil wells in California, caught
fire this morning. Despite the desper-
ate efforts of 200 men the flames spread
to lake containing 5000 barrels of OIL
At 10 o'clock tonight it was thought
that the flames were under control and
that the fire would not extend to Union
Hartnell, gusher No. 1. the largest well
in the state.
The damage thus far is estimated at
between $4,000 and 100000. Seventy
four thousand feet of casing have been
burned.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
Sentenced 10 PenItentIarY

Otto Rogers pleaded guilty to a
charge Of burglary in Judge Smiths
court yesterday and was sentenced to
three years in San Quentin prison. He
was charged with having stolen several
articles Of apparel from the Jewish
synagogue.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
coIIeetor's Report

City Tax and License Collector John
son has made his report for June. show
ing total of licenses issued of 1875,
which bring total revenue into the
city Of S20.571.65.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
Linen Remnants
THIRD FrooR.

35c blcached table
uHutaNh, w.. .&x10c
soc table dnmasIS, Va. .... .sec
2Sc Turkey red damnsIy, I'd 15c
80c blue and white
dnmaslS, yd. .45c
White Russia crash, worth
s 1-3cy 5-yard lengths Qsr
for r............... OVS
Cotton crashJ worth Get one
5-yard lengths for ...... <VS
Brown linen crash, worth DC n
yards 5-yard lengths Ann
TOT ''s'sss. s........... W.
AlI-llDen napkins, worth znn
S1.6O dos.; lots Of 9 for. .tVC
White damaslx napkins, worth
s1.25 n dOzenj lots of ATn
y FOR. or.............. FsS
Frlnged napkins, worth 1nn
O0c dOz.j lots of 3 for. AVC
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
His First Live One.

During one of my trips through
Europe" says Charles Hawtrey, II
found myself in a small village with
no razors. They had been packed in
my handbag, which had left at the
hotel where had stayed the day be.
fore. There was no barber shop in
the place and was in quandary as
to how / might get shaved. The inn
keeper told me that there was man
in the village who occasionally shaved
people, and l determined to risk a
cut or two and send for him. The
amateur barber arrived and after lit
tie hesitation he said to me:
Twill you please, sir lie down fiat
on your back while shave you. sir?'
Thinking that 1t was probably the
custom of the country, stretched out
comfortably on my back and nearly
went to sleep while the fellow shaved
me, so light was his touch. When he
had finished l said:
az am curious to know why you
asked me to lie down to be shaved!'
Because, sir was his ingenious
reply, 4 never before shaved live
man.
II may add that 4 sent for no more
amateur BARRIERS to shave me during
my trip."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
ADJUSTING the Rates,

The stage route from the Boston &
Maine Railroad station at Meredith,
N. H., to Center Harbor and Sand
witch is one of the few remaining links
of the system that formerly extended
all over New England. Forty yeara
ago John Little, of Laconia, N. H.,
was a driver on this route. One day
fussy individual approached him
with numerous inquiries regarding
the route and wound up by asking the
rates of fare.
well" said John, eve charge 81
for first class, rs cents for second and
so cents for third class passage"
The man looked over the stage and
inquired where the third-class passen-
gers were seated.
"Oh," said John, sit anywhere; we
don't make any difference about that, "
and thinking that he had struck a
country crank, the man paid his Sc
cents for third-class passage.
Everything went smoothly until
they reached the foot of one of the
long hills which extend over nearly
one-half of the distance. when the
driver pulled up with the announce
ment: "First-elass passengers will re-
main seated, second-class passengers
will get out and walk, and third-class
passengers will get out and push.
Boston Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Jams as coloniz.rs.

When Japan got the island of For
mosa from China ten years ago 1t was
one of the most savage and unpro'
gressive places on earth.
Since the beginning of the year full
forces have been working night and
day on the Formosan Government
Railway. 1t is splendid job, which,
when finished, will include several
miles of tunnelling and some long
bridges.
When the two divisions are Joined
the main line will extend from killing,
in the north, through the western por-
ton of the island, to Takow in the
south, distance of about 250 miles,
and will afford transportation facili-
ties between the principal ports and
the developed sections of the island.
The line is of forty-two-inch gauge
and is being permanently laid with
sixty-pound rails.
An account of the branch-line
feeders" makes odd reading for
Americans.
These are small tramways, from
three and one-half to fifteen miles in
length, reaching out into the more
important productive districts. Chi
nese coolies push the cars on these
tramways, and while they are NINA
ture affairs, having gauge of but
nineteen and one-half inches and the
bodies of the cars being but four feet
square, they meet the requirements
New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
Treasury Deficit.


The growing deficit in the National
Treasury reached on May 18th the
enormous sum of $50, 753,5 $50, and is in
creasing, so the deficiency for this
month to the same date Is $3.OG3 900.
Last year about this time Secretary
Shaw protested to be tolerably certain
there would be no deficit, or at least
but small one, but his prognostica-
tdons have proved so often erroneous
that like the predictions Of the weather
bureau any old weather wise sailor is
more accurate.
The Republicans have boosted so
much about their business manage
ment Of our financial affairs and their
ability to meet any emergency thnt
may arise, that 1t will belnteresting
to watch how they propose to over
come this difficulty. At present they
are debating amongst themselves who
is to suffer for their extravaganza and
favorltism. Primarily the deficit must
be charged to tariff protection, the
rates Of duty being so high that many
schedules produce no revenue and
others large decrease.
But there is also the serious charge
of extravagant appropriations to be
met by the Republicans. knowing the
public income was falling Off they
have still continued to increase appro-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

number Of guide lines for spacing, etc.
These now come, according to recent
patent publica tons, with the backing
sheet printed in colors that contrast
sharply with the color of the superim-
posed stencil sheet. AS result the
characters stand out in bold relief,
being readily visible to the typist,
who, while cutting the stencil, may
not only distinguish the figure, scales,
or other indicating media more clearly,
but may also more readily scan that
portion of the stencil already cut 1t
is claimed that the covering Of print
cr's ink on the backing sheet helps in
the removal of the small superfluous
particles Of wax which are cut from
the stencil sheet by the type, 80 that
the stencil furnishes clear cut, fine
line characteristic Of ribbon work. The
stencil sheet is commonly of n very
light color, and when this is placed
before the hacker, which Is printed
black, the ease Of reading the cut stem
Gil Is apparent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
YOU NEVER CAN rELL.

'You think you debut you don't"
Barnard Shaw.
In the touch,and-go of the daily show
Where the virtues are mighty prtz i'd
We've a conscience sweet with the
mild conceit
That wore looking down with a
5ove-like frown
On the Turk or the Hottentot
While we spread our wings like the
perfect things
Which we think we are-but we're
not.
This nation Of ours, as it tells the
Powe-s.
Is the land Of the free and the
brave;
In God we trust, and we're awfully
just,
And we haven't the sign of a slave.
No peasants toll on our chainless soil,
AS labor the sons of the Gar;
For we're not In the hooks of a.4e
fierce Grand Dukes
We think we're not-but we are.
There's no great span 'twixt the Con-
gresham
And the humblest Mick in the
ditch;
We see no charms in cnat of arms
And we don't bow Iowa to the
rich.
We never Craze with a thankful gaze
In the fields of the parvenu;
We never stare at a millionaire
We think We don't-but we do
Wallace Irwin in Life
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
MY LITTLE ADyENTJ1RE

An incident occurred the other day
that think is worth relating. 1t was
about three o'clock in the afternoon,
and l was out taking stroll, when
noticed man driving along the road.
Suddenly his horse stumbled. He
gave it cut with the whip and pro-
ceeded but few feet when the poor
animal stumbled again. This time he
got out and dubbed it. Having al
ready called the attention of pas
serby to the scene which was being
enacted, and seeing ile was not in
clined to interfere, ventured to say
to the brute who was belaboring the
poor, patient animal: your horse did
not stumble on purpose. Look at his
feet; something may be the matter
with them" The man gave me
very severe look that plainly indicat-
ed | had better mind my own bust
ness. Seeing he had no intention of
acting upon my suggestion went to
the horses rescue. and picking up one
of its forefeet removed therefrom a
'aoAP PoihlSu oeohS, WHICH was Iuc
cause of all the trouble. The faithful
animal looked gratefully at me as
though he understood. and indeed he
did understand the whole proceed
ings. The man took his seat in the
vehicle and drove off. bordering deep.
ly, no doubt. on the unnecessary suf-
ferings to which poor animals are
subjected at the hands of merciless
owners. Who was 1t said. "The mer-
ciful man is merciful to his beast?"-
| Ontario Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

None of the speeds made for any
length of time compare with the
speeds that are held for a second or
a fraction of second by some small
creatures. Thus, jumping mouse
found in the African desert leaps
through the air at the rate of eight
hundred feet in a second. OF course,
she clears only about ten feet In a
jump. and cannot keep up these
jumps for any great length of time.
Still, the little creature is swift
enough to make fast greyhound
work hard for a quarter OF an hour
or SO, till the mouse is wearied
enough for him to outrun her.
Still quicker than this desert mouse
is the common flea, which jumps with
an initial velocity of $50 feet in a Sec
ond. If the flea could keep this
speed up steadily, without stopping
once, 1t would cover almost ten miles
minute.
But even the flea's velocity is moth
ing when compared with the veloci-
ties in celestial space. Luminous
clouds have made a measured speed
of fifteen miles minute, while earth
quake shocks have been observed to
move at rates reaching six hundred
yards second.-Scientiflc American,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

priations until what was in 1896 less
than three hundred millions Is now
over five hundred millions, without
figuring the cost of the postal service.
The most shallow business mind
knows that expenditures cannot exceed
income unless the income is increased
by borrowing, or drawing on savings;
the latter is what Uncle Sam has been
doing, but he is now near the end Of
Ids string. He must either economic.
or borrow, or increase the taxes. There
are two ways Of increasing taxation,
first by imposing more internal rev.
enue taxes. or by reducing duties on
goods that complete with trust made
products and so increase foreign i'm
portatons. And the duty paid on this
increase would replenish the fund in
the treasury.
This Is the financial issue that the
Republicans face and must meet when
Congress convenes. The Democrats
have warned them every session that
this would soon be the result, that high
protection and extravaganza could not
go hand in hand for long without dis
aetef, 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
will and our future happlness--o this
instant. choosei"

will and our future happihess-on this
instant, choose"
81 have made my choice; I abide
by it. When you are more reasonable
I will listen further. Now, good.
night"
He made her no answer. She lin.
gered moment at the head Of the
stairs. hoping he would speak again,
but all was silent.
In the early morning a servant
brought her note. 1t was from her
husband, and ran thus:
"At nine o'clock I shall sail for
abroad, to be absent three months.
During that time my lawyer will con.
| suit you in regard to our separation,
and make it as easy as possible.
have known for long Tina that our
tastes were Numerically opposed,
that all my sweet hopes OF home were
wrecked: but not that you could defy
| and outrage the love which so freely
gave you. Do not think me harsh in
leaving you without a goodbye, but
l thought 1t would be less painful to
BOTH"
With tear-blinded eyes she glanced
up at the clock. 1t was just eight.
She had one hour in which to act. 1t
was but the work of ten minutes to
order the carriage, make a hasty
toilet, swallow cup of coffee, then
issue her commands to the coachman
to drive at any speed, but reach the
pier before the clock struck nine.
1t was ten minutes past the hour
when the pier was reached, and al
ready far out In the bay stood the
gallant ship.
With loud cry of agony May real
lied the whole, then the strain re.
Taxed, and the fair young head fell
back upon its silkan cushions in a
dead faint.
"a lady fainted!" was the cry which
reached gentleman giving some di.
rections about the baggage which he
had countermanded being put upon
the vessel which had Just set sail.
He turned quickly. There stood
his own carriage, and within it the
lovely face of his unconscious wife.
1t was the work of an instant to
spring beside her and lift it on his
breast, trying to revive her with his
passionate kisses. At last the beau
tiful eyes opened with wild. incred-
ulous recognition.
ooh, l am dreaming!" she muir
INJURED. Jack, Jack! don't leave
mel"
mo. darling-no! At the last mo-
ment my heart relented. l thought
perhaps had misjudged you, or that
l had been too severe, and ordered
my baggage to be taken off the steam
er, and let it sail without me. My
wife, l thought you did not love me
that you had chosen the world, be
cause, my darling no true woman
finds it hard to yield to the man She
can respect and love; and surely
May, you do not find me a tyrant."
!, But she can only sob out her plea
! for forgiveness plea all too easy
to grant; and even tears are sweet
when kissed away by loves lips
New York News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

plished without scanning, soldering OF
riveting, insuring economical construc.
ton. yet forming steam, air and
water tight pan. The illustration sug-
gests the multiple baking pans that
have been brolght out for round
loaves. Most, if not all, of these have
continuous end flanges, which 1t is
claimed prevent the circulation Of heat
back and forth between the different
sections, which circulation is very de
sirable in order to insure uniform bak-
ing. Despite the square shape of tho
loaves produced by the pan illustrated,
there is no difficulty in removing them
without breaking the crust, as the par,
cover constitutes just one-half the sec-
ton Of each loaf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21

man. however, proposes to mnnufac-
ture rules In which the main joint, or
hinge, carries q stem and loop design
ed to be attached by any of the COM
mon methods to the suspender buttons
II the mechanics wife doesn't keep
his suspender buttons up to the regu-
lation number, he, of course. can util-
ize any other button that is con-
venient. The attaching device Is much
like that used on the key chains that
had such vogue several years ago,
and which still constitute staple arti-
Gle of trade of the small peddler. The
stem and loop are so designed that
they do not interfere with the opening
of the rule members to their fullest
extent. In other respects the rule does
not differ from the standard article.
The New York inventor of this i'm
provement in design claims that its
embodiment does not interfere with
the convenient and ready use of any
rule.