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The Washington bee., 1907-07-06
BALTIMORE AND OHIO R R

BAL LIIMORE AND OHIO K K
Popular excursions to Niagara Falls,
only $40 round trip; July 70; August 2
and I6; September 8 and 20; October
6, 1907.
Excursion tickets will be sold on the
above dates good going only on Spe-
cial Train leaving Washington at z.4s
AM, arriving Niagara Falls at II pm.
Tickets valid for return ten (Io)
days, including date of sale, on all reg
ular trains, except BLACK Diamond Ex-
press" of Lehigh Valley Route.
Call on ticket agents for pamphlet
giving full particulars as to stopovers,
side-trips, etc.
Nearly one-fourth of the milk used
in the United States is adulterated.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-06
UnWOrthy C0HnSeIors.

Continued on 4th page.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-06

Irwin Lewis, white, of West Chester.
Pa, buried alive his fve-year-old step
daughter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
COLORED CAPITAL COM
ING NORTHWEST.

A. G. Williams of Atlanta, ga.
IS in our city enroute home from
a trip through Dakota Nebraska
Minnesota and Iowa, prospecting
for the purchase of several thous-
and acres of farm land tor an
organization Of wealthy Georgia
farmers, whose aggregate wealth
will reach nearly Sl,OOO, ,ooo.
There are more then $50 OF these
families who will buy up many
acres of these fertile prairie Ia ID
and will settle here, not IN colon colon
les. but miscellaneous throughout
these states. These farmers rep
resent the very best class OF the
Southern colored men, ana we
are clad Of their moving up here.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
sALr CELLAR OF LONG AGO. !.
Mas Distinctive Mark Of Caste In the
Middle Ages.

-.
This is medieval salt cellar" said
the antiquary. 1T Is huge, 1t is shaped
like a castle, it is solid silver and tho
price-but what is the use telling the
price to you? Very magnificent eh1
In the middle age, you know, the salt
cellar was the principal table orna-
ment Guests sat above or below tho
salt as they were prominent or the
reverse. Where do you think you'd
have sat, eh? Queer table manners
they had in those days. The fastidious
had individual knives forks and
spoons, but the common people ate
with their fingers. You helped your.
self from the general dish with your
own spoon If you had one, but II you
were very, very fastidious you licked
the spoon clean first. The food was
lueer-rich, rank food-swans, herons,
porpoises, garlic, verjuice. saffron.
There was mead and wine In foods
and ushers stood about whose duty
1t was to lead to convenient couches
such guests rs had dined too we'll.
These ushers, being overworked, were
continually striking for more pay. The
hours were queer, too. Breakfast.
dawn; dinner, ten o'clock: supper. four
o'clock In the afternoon"
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also a member of the Odd Fellows.
The funeral was held from the A. M.
L.. church Wednesday afternoon. A
large concourse OF sorrowing friends
gathered to pay their last tribute Of
espect. The funeral was conducted
by Rev. Searcy, assisted by Rev.
Green and DR.. Venerable. The re-
mains were laid to rest in Oakland
cemetery.
The chicken pie social which was
given at the Pilgrims Rest church
last Thursday evening was decided
success.
Thursday evening, October 18th a
Donation party was given the Rev.
Searcy, which was we'll attended and
greatly enjoyed. They were the re-
cipients of many useful articles.
Everyone is greatly pleased with
their new pastor, who is an energetic
gentleman of sterling qualities.
At the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Bennett, Fl North Third street,
Saturday morning, October 27, occur
red the death of Mrs. Mary Mitchell
at the age of Il years. Her death WAS
the result of a paralytic stroke, from
which she was afflicted last week. She
gradually sank until the end came.
She was born in Pike county Febru-
ary %, 1886. She came to this city
in. 1872 and spent the greater part OF
hel life in Keokuk, having lived about
five years Of her life with n sister in
Chica go. The funeral was neld at the
Seventh Street Baptist church Mon
day afternoon, Dr.. Venerable Officiat-
ing. The deceased is survived by one
BROTHER Henry Allen; two sisters,
Mrs. Ella Mugrich and Miss Matte
Morgan of Chicago; three daughters,
Mrs. Esther Stuart, Birdie Holloway
and Mrs. Mary Bennett of this city.
The home Of Mrs. Lucy Daley, who
lived at the extremity of Blondeau
street, was entirely destroyed by f1re
last Saturday evening. Mrs. Daley
was not at home at the time and ow-
ing to the distance from telephone
the alarm was not turned in promptly.
and by the time the apparatus and
firemen arrived the house was nearly
gone. Most Of the furniture was de-
stroyed. The loss is covered by in
slrance.
The Sunshine club of the A. M. E.
club gave another one of their lunch
cons Thursday evening, which was
quite success.
The Parish Aid society of the
Church of st. Mary the Virgin will
hold their annual bazaar Wednesday
evening, November the sixth, at the
Union Lodge hall on North Fifth
street. Everybody is cordially invited.
At her home, 232 North Thirteenth
street, Mrs. A. J. Fields entertained
the Elite club in a charming manner
at Halloween party. There We're
ghosts and spirites wandering about
and jack o. lanterns shed their mystic
lights about dark rooms. The chief at
fractions were a fortune hunt and
weight contest. Light refreshments
were served.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
BURLINGTON ITEMS.

The fall weather here is very de-
Ii yhtful, with but little rain and just
enough wind to remind us that winter
is approaching.
Rev. Moore was business visitor
in our city last week.
The Industrial Art club was enter
tanned by Mrs. H. Tiggs this week at
the home of Mrs. Lamb on Jefferson
street. fl
Mrs. J. r, Trent was in the city Fri
day attending to business.
Mrs. Lincoln is in the city for an
indefinite stay.
Mr.. Fred Williams, who moved to
Davenport with his parents a few
weeks ago, has returned, to the sur
prise of his many friends. In return
to show their appreciation his friends
gave surprise party Thursday even
A. Drew, 100 S. Fourteenth street.
The affair was planned by Mr.. W..
Drew. The house was very beautiful
ly decorated with foliage and aspara.
gus ferns. An elegant luncheon was
served and the evening was spent in
vocal and instrumental music. Those
present were Miss Nellie and Lena
Johnson, Lizzie Shepard Of Fort Mad
ison, Grace and Bessie George, Mar
garet Stewart, Mrs. Elsie Williams,
Clara Young, M. Drew, Mr.. Fred Will
liams, Edward Williams, Leon Tyler,
Harry Woods, E. North, Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker, A. Drew, U. Drew. The affair
was very successfully carried out and
all report fine time.
Mr.. Charles Johnson Of Omaha
spent Monday in the city, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. E. Johnson.
Mrs. ]. Fl. Macky and Mrs. R. Baker,
who have been on the sick list, are
able to be out again.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
WASHINGTON, IOWA, NOTES.

Mrs. Robt. Crump has returned to
tler home at York, N. D., after a visit
at the Henry CampDell nome.
Mr.. and mrs. MiIes Shelton of Chi
cago visited few days at the N. l..
Black home last week.
Last Sunday the new officers of the
Sunday scnool were installed, viz: q.
w. Turner, superintendent; Mrs. F. L..
Wallace, assistant superintendent;
Mrs. N. L. Black, treasurer; Miss
Marie Redd, secretary, and Miss Alice
Maxwell, chorister. Rev. Penn in
stalled the ot:csrs and the ceremony
was very impressive The retiring
superintendent, Mrs. G. w. Black,
gave very nice and forcible farewell
speech, which was listened to atten-
lively by the school. She has been a
splendid superintendent, always un-
firing in her efforts to do the best she
could for the benefit of the school.
She always performed two duties, that
Of superintendent and teacher, and
now she will devote all her time to
her class.
Rev. Phillips, the presiding elder,
was in the city last Sunday and con-
Quoted the quarterly meeting. Quite
a large congregation greeted the ser,
vices in the afternoon and the largest
number of members of the church
took the sacrament, which speaks we'll
for the future of the church. Since
the conference has made it possible
for the p. e. to visit all places at
quarterly meetings and hold his quar-.
terly conferences more interest has
been manifested, and the p. Els pres
ence always inspires the members and
congregation. of the church to better
and nobler work. The more we see
and hear our presiding elder we are
more inclined to believe that he is the
ri yht man in the right place. There
was one accession to the church dur
ing the quarterly meeting.
s. w. Galloway visited at the N. l..
Black home last Sunday night and
Monday. He was on his way home to
Chicago from the southwest.
Halloween the members of the
Chautauqua club gave progressive
luncheon of four-courses. 1t was a
novel form of entertainment. At each
of the four homes the guests enjoyed
an excellent menu and the good time
was not lacking either. The first
course consisted OF oyster patties,
salted nuts and coffee, and was served
at the N. l.. Black home. The place
cards were in pen and ink and were
very pretty. The second course was
served at the G.. w. Black home, and
here the dinner course was served by
Mrs. Black and Miss Jessie Jones.
Mrs. James Redd served the salad
course and the dessert course Of
sliced peaches and whipped cream,
candy and cake was served by Miss
Whaley and Mr.. Hays Crayton. Ferns
and flowers were used in decorating.
Miss Alice Maxwell of Knoxville,
Tenn, was the out Of town guest. This
was one of the most enjoyable times
the club had ever had.
On Halloween Miss Nora Motts en-
tertained the primary and intermedi-
ate classes of the Sunday school and
all the little ones report splendid
time.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
OBITUARY
SAUNDERS DEAD.

Limon, Colo., Nov. ~. Especial
to Bystander -On last Thurs
day Oct. 81, al about 1880 occur
red the death of Gus Saunders, a
Rock Island R'y. employee, who
use to be here aud we'll known
here, having had his headquarters
here. The cause of his sudden
death was the bursting of an
artery leading to the lungs.
Death came in ten minutes after
the artery bursted. The remains
were buried in the cemetery at
Limon. He was a single man,
very popular among his fellow
associates, and those who know
him will feel greived to hear Of
his sudden and unexpected death.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
the Tuesday Industrial club has been

the Tuesday Industrial club has been
indefinitely postponed.
| Mrs Frances Pierre is quite sick at
her home, 1927 Third avenue So.
Others on the sick list are Messrs.
Geo. Coleman and J w. Roger 1T St.
Bnrnabus hos spital; Mrs. Josephine
Battles at Northwestern hospital.
I Mrs Cornelia Banks died very sud.
denly last Thursday morning at her
homo on Fifth avenue. Her funeral
taken place Saturday afternoon from
ST. Peters church and was largely "a
tended. She leaves husband, two
small children, mother and father and
host of relatives and friends to mourn
her loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Glenn had the
very sad misfortune 10 lose their little
daughter, Dora May, last Tuesday.
She was little over u year old. Her
funeral was held from the home Thur
day afternoon and was largely attended
Mrs. Belle Hyatt entertained the
Tuesday Industrial club tuesday after
noon last. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Wade.
Several Minneapolis peopele attended
z ,arterly meeting in St. Paul Sunday
afternoon.
MRS ID. NJ. Miner was called to Lin
coin. Neb., to attend her sick mother
A Fair will be giv.n at st, James
church Thanksgiving week, beginning
with Tuesday evening, when they will
give Lilliputian wedding. Wednes-
evening will be masquerade social,
Thursday evening an old folks concert
Dinner and supper will be served
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. M. w. Withers is quite sick at
home on Seventeenth avenue SO.
st. James A. NJ. e, church is plan
ming to have vested choir, which Will
add much to their service.
The M. T. C. Art club held very
interesting meeting Wednesday with
Mrs. Sadie Sample of Second avenue
South.
Dinner and supper will be served in
all the churches Thanksgiving.
M. l. G, Madlin, our popular under
taker, was called to his home in lndi-
ana last week by the death OF his
father. We have been informed that
he is very sick, unable as yet to returh.
He has the sympathy Of o host Vt
friends.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
ECHOES FROM ROCK ISLAND.

Miss Audury Linsday entertained a
few friends at q hallow'ene party last
Monday night
Rev, Broyl les and wife was happily
surprised by number OF their mem.
bers and friends, who called on last
Tuesday night and gave them a sur.
prise party in honor of Mrs Brcyles
birthday. Quite u number Of presents
were received from the ladies, also
lunch was served.
Mrs. VIM. M nre attended the re-
ception given in Davenport last week,
Mrs. Hughes of DAven port and sister
Mrs. Phelps of Missouri was over call.
ing on Mrs Lambert last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lambert served lunch to the
ladies,
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Mrs Chapman formerly Miss Henre.-

Mrs Chapman formerly Miss Henret-
tia Willis, who WAS recently married
t, Mr., Chapman OF Marango. left Rock
Island this morning for her new home.
Mrs. Btlle Taylor, our corresponds mt
OF Rock Island was quite i'll with ton
silitis last week.
Mrs, Lee of Ciaro, III who has been
sting her daughter, Mrs. Mm Moore
for ssse al months returned to her
HON. this week.
MIR. +, ed Slaughter who plays halt
b,ck in The Rock Island High School
foot bill team Is the much talked of
y .uns man L,t the good work con-
tinue Fred
Ms sadie ,unders of Washington,
d. = arrived in Rock Island Monday,
called here by the serious illness of her
grand mother, Mes Ousley.
Any one having news OF importa nee
please send it to the correspondent Mrs.
Wm. Taylor, Ir. vii ,s,-,,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
A DAKOTA FARMER.
A Former Dcs Moines man is doing
well in South Dakota.

Below we publish clipping
from one of Pierre, S. d. News
papers about VIM. Smith recently
Of our CITY, but who left here last
summer for South Dakota to go
into the farming business We
wish him success. and only wish
more Of our people would do like
wise.
Mr.. Smith colored farmer a
few miles from town is doing
more and preparing to do more
to develop the country than the
average white man. He has been
putting up some substantial
buildings and will break 300 acres
OF sod next year. He will make
a deal with a Sully county party
who has steam plow, This Is
what we want in this section, and
then a grain buyer IN Plerre VINO
, will buy grain and pay cash tor
it. Pierre business men should
awake to the need of a market
for farmers. This city should
90 ahead on the bases OF aiding
and building up mixed farming
We have enough land agents,
and then again with more farmers
we can have more land men as
city property will grow then.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
DAvENPoRTsITEMs.

Mrs. Lydia Mess was hostess to
about twenty ladies at Halloween
party, complimentary to Mrs. A.
Phelps Of Kansas City and Mrs. Chas.
prize was won by Mrs. A. Philips. the
second by Gertrude Smith. The dec
orations were beautiful and artirtic.
Delicious refreshments were served,
Mrs. H. Walker of Chicago is in the
city.
Rev. L. J. Phillipp. P. E., Is in the
city and will be until after next Sun
day, at which time he will conduct
the first quarterly meeting of this con,
ference year.
Rev. Lewis Of Moline. Rev. Broyles
and Rev. Catrel1 of Rock Island called
on Rev. Williams Monday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
oskALoosA.

Mr.. Chas. Payton, who has been Wis
iting his parents for week, departed
last Thursday for Chicago to spend
the winter.
Mrs. Walter Smith Of Chicago Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. John Will
liams. fiji
Mr.. and Mrs. William Crump are re-
joicing over a bouncing baby boy.
Dwight Cranberry Of Buxton spent
Sunday with Miss Mills.
Mrs. Ed Jones and Miss Luella
Franklin gave a surprise party in
honor Of Miss Anna Jones Monday
evening.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
MARsHALLToWN.
lSpecial to the Bystander.l

Especial to the Bystander.)
Mr.. ]. w. Walker, Mr.. Al Walker
and Miss Jessie Walker entertained a
few friends Monday evening at an ele.
CANT dinner to announce the marriage
OF their daughter and sister, Miss Mat
tie, to Mr.. William Monroe Lemmons
of New York City. Among the we'd
ding presents were a pair OF diamond
ear rings from the groom, a set OF
Haviland china from the brides fam
lily and pair of diamond and sap
phire ear rings and a check amount
in, to several thousand dollars from
Mrs L. f. Largey and children, with
whom she has Travelled for nearly
eight years. The happy couple left
Tuesday evening for an extended trip
through the east. They will reside
five months out of the year in New
York City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08

3 4 . s-. . b
The Des Moines Negro Lyceum met
at the home Of Miss Francis Walker in
decIamatory contest. All contestants
acquitted themselves with credit, in
fact so we'll matched were they that
the judges, consisting Of Messrs. l..
Smith, E. A. Richardson and Rev. 7.
L. Griffith, were unable to decide be-
tween Misses Walker and Grace Taylor,
hence they tied for first place and Miss
Ethel Stewart was given the second
place and Miss Bessie Reeves third.
The club adjourned, to meet with the
Misses Reeves, where an oratorical
contest will be held between the gentle
men:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
A Good Liniment.

When you need god reliable lini-
ment try ChamberSain's Pain Balm.
It has no superior for sprains and
swellin gs. A piece of flannel slightly
dampened with Pain Balm is superior
to 4 plaster for lame back or pains in
the side or chest. It also relieves
rheumatic pains and makes sleep and
rest possible. For sale by all drug
giEtS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08

( . tt .t . '>.
At the monthly meeting of St.
Paul's A. M. E..S. S. Board Wednes-
day evening, the resignation of Miss
Bertha Allen as pianist of the school
was accepted, and Mrs. w. S Brooks
appointed to fill out her unexpired term
with Master Clyde Glass as assistant.
The Board also adopted resolutions OF
appreciation for the valuable services
that have been rendered by Mis- Allen
as the pianist of the Sunday School and
regretted very much that she was
compelled to resign because of having
removed from this city to Pontiac,
Mich, to take up residence with her
uncle, the Rev. ]. H. Alexander and
his wife.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
A NOTED NEGRO COMING.
November 22-Lecture on "The Ne
gro, the Church and the Nation"

The Rev. l. L. Thomas, D. D., Balti-
more, Md, field agent for the Board of
Church Extension and Home Mission
o. the Methodist Episcopal church,
will lecture on the Negro, the church
and the nation at the Y. M. C. A. audi
torium In the city of Des Moines, Fri.
da3 evening, November %, under the
auspices of the Burns church, Of
which the Rev. j. M. Harris is pastor.
DR.. Thomas Is noted as a lecturer,
preacher and author. He has spent
twenty-five years in the ministry,
having been presiding elder, delegate
to the General Conference and pastor
OF great metropolitan churches.
Among which is the historic Sharp
Street Methodist Episcopal church,
Baltimore, said to be the finest col
ored church in the world, having a
Sunday school with an average attend
ance of 1,104. From this church DR..
Thomas was made field agent for the
Beard of Church Extension. an insti-
tuition that has built $4,000 churches
during the past twenty-five years, and
is now building four day.
DR.. Thomas travelled extensively,
having lectured and preached in the
leading churches Of the United
States. He was one of the unfortunate
innocent men to be put in Jail during
the Atlantic riot Upon being in
formed that b. was an official of the
Methodist Episcopal church the au-
thorities released him. His coming
to Des Moines is a rare treat to the
citizens, and it is hoped that he will
have large hearing. He will discuss
every phase of the race question as it
relates to all parts of the country. A
special program will be rendered, in
which all the city pastors will assist.
Several musical selections will be
given by the best talent of the city.
Prof G. I. Holt will sing tenor solo.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
New Church About Completed.

The work Of finishing up the interior
Of the auditorium of the new Union
congregational church is almost COM
pleted. tits a thing of beauty, all the
coIored window glasses are now in and
the decorators are at work When
completed it will be by far the finest
ana best equipped colored church edl,
Ice il lais:a e.: Y ID he
pastor, Rev Porter has labored hard
ahd increasingly to see this church com
pleted, and he is now arranging for a
Yen nights opening, beginning Nov. %.
They will have many things on exhlbi-
tlon and the public is invited to come
and witness the opening.
5s We wish to thank the friend who SO
SSskAlndly assisted US during the illness
/ ana death Of cur beloved mother.
VIM Roy.
Mrs. H. E. Jacobs.
Charles Roy.
Mrs. VIM Russ.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
Hillousness and Constipation

For years l was troubled with bill
iousness and constipation, which made
life miserable for me. Ny appetite
failed me. lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin preparations and ca
thartics only made matters worse. ]
do not know where should have been
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Miss Letta Carey was hostess to a
number of her friends at masquerade
party given at her home in Lake Park.
The house was very beautifully deco
rated with jacko lanterns and candle q.
Miss Ethel Stewart rendered solo,
assisted by Messrs. Allen Coleman and
Frank Whitfield. Appropriate refresh
ments were served, after which the
guests departed. They all report a
very pleasant evening and Miss Carey
charming hostess.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
kEokuk NOTES.

It is with degree Of sadness that
we announce the death Of Isaac john
son, which occurred at the family
home 1917 Morgan street, Monday
morning, October 21st. He was a
long and patient sufferer, kind and in
dustrions and will be greatly missed
by his family and friends. He was
employed by the s. Pond & Co for
thirty-five years and a member Of the
"A. M. E. church. He is survived by
his wife and three children. He was
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08

today had I not tried Chamberlain 8
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strengthen the digestive functions,
helping the system to do its work
naturally--Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birming-
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By all druggists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-08
His Discovery.

Cholly-You remember told you
yesterday that Miss Perkyns told me
the night before that she would
marry me. Jack-Yes, Cholly-W
happened to think this morning that
she said that she would marry me on
the thirty-first Of September, 30 /
looked up the calendar to see what
day Of the week It would be. and, do
you know. September has only 90
days! Il. ND