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SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING I K c a r e s h o w i n g t h i s s e a s o n t h e h : t n d s o m e s t a n d

m o s t a t t r a c t i v e l i n e o f s u i t s l o r m e n a n d v o t i n g

m e n e r e r / j r o n o / i f t o t h i s c i t y a n d a r e s e l l i n g t h e m

t i t o n l y o n e - h u l l t h e o r i g i n a l m i n e .

M e n ' s n i l w o o l s u i t s i n h l a c k a n d b l u e c h e v i o t

at only §h~RKG ULAR I 'AIAJtt $8 M e n ' s a l l w o o l s u i t s , h a n d s o m e l y m a d e i n U g h

co lors , on ly $Q--RRG ULAR 1 'AI~UE $ I 0

We have neither space nor time to enum­erate our many bargains, but will ask you to call and look for yourself. One price to all.

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goods ibr little nionev. Hosiery—] .allies" and children's Fast Mack llo<o, "u: per pair. All hosiery at

•May sale Trices. At l1 U:—Figured Irish Lawns. At 4'.jc—Standard Calicos ami Gin^iianis. ;lt 5e Soft Finish. Bleached Muslin. At fie—Heavy Unbleached Muslin—value R<\ At, t :M- iileached Cotton Flannel—value 7c Notions—Stick Tins 1c each, Standard Tins lc a paper. Thimbles lc

Tootli brushes 5c, Hair Pins 2c a box, Kirk's Snap "2c- a bar. Hooks and eyes '2c a card, shell Side Combs He a pair.

Underwear—Ladies' and Children's Vests, Hc. Shirt waists—.May sale, 4', 'c, (i ' . ic, 75c. <>Fc. Dress skirts—May Sale, £1.1)8 and 50. £4.50. Spring capes—Ai *1.1)3 and §-2.08—Less :han hall 'price.

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PARAGRAPHIC PINCHES.

In the contest for delegates to

the national convention at St .

Louis the young Afro-Americans

are coming to the front . I \I ine-

sota, I l l inois , Ohio, Massachusetts

and several other states the young

men are on the delegations. Iowa

is not among the states who have

Afro-American delegates. In the

south I ' inchback, Lynch and the

gang of sel l ish poli t ical moii te-

bunks have boon put on the cool­

ing hoard. When men forget the

people who assisted them toattain

eminence and forget to act in the

interest of the majori ty they

should be relegated to the rear .

The future rests with the young

men.

There should be a delegate or

delegates to the state and con­

gressional contentions from this

county. We had three delegates

in the last comity convention and

there is no record of their ever

suggesting that a delegate from

the ranks of the Afro-Americans

be sent to the state convention.

The conclusion is that the men

fai led to do their duty and were

actuated by jealousy and self ish­

ness. The remedy is to send

some one else.

The Afro-Americans wil l con­

t inue to be , lhewers of wood and

drawers of water" just so long as

they show no disposit ion to help

themselves.

Let everyone take an active

part in the poli t ical and other

meetings held in the neighbor­

hood in which he resides.

Vote at al l caucuses without

fai l .

When wil l the Afro-American

Protect ive associat ion meet? Let

the young men take held of this

organization and put their brains

and heart into i t and make & suc­

cess ot i t . I t is a great opportun­

i ty and can be the means of ce­

menting the forces ot the entire

state into a good and intel l igent

working body.

Chicago Record: "The spec­

tacle of two All ison clubs, one tor

All ison and one for MeKinlcy

( just as soon as i t is apparent that

All ison cannot win—ami they

think that is the si tuat ion just

now) wil l be an edifying one as

they march and countermarch

past each other. The Iowa State

Hand wil l he with the straight Al­

l ison crowd, but the Bryanites say

their forces wil l have a bigger

band and si more gaudy uniform.

The colored men are rather for

iMcKinley, because the state con­

vention, which was, of course,

managed for All ison, turned down

their candidate for al ternate-at-

large. If the negroes keep their

promise they wil l l ine up with the.

McKinlev fel lows with a marching

club of 100 or black men. '

Alynor 11. Bass, af ter saving to

Kansas City, Mo., as market

master $10,000 more money in

the past two years than his prede­

cessor, l i t is been turned down by

a Caucasian. One or two clerk­

ships have been gained by way ot

compensation. The following is a

l is t with, salaries of colored men

m the employment of the ci ty:

Theo. II . ( ' lay, ci ty scavenger.

$100; Nelson C. Crews, deputy

ci ty clerk, $!)(>; John l i . Kone.

clerk, t reasurer 's ol l ice, --U0; Dr.

L. J . l lol ley, assistant ci ty physi­

cian, $75; Lewis W. Spencer,

clerk, s treet deputy, SCO; II . E.

l lyue, A. A. Jones, s treet tore-

men, ii-dO; Steven Wheeler , guards

ci ty; B. B. Frances, workman,

£54; two janitors ci ty hall , *50;

janitor ci ty Manest , $4-0; s ixteen

men, street department, -15; one

sanitary inspector, $0o; two police­

men, §70. Nelson C. Crews

formerly l ived in Des Moines.

He was act ive in poli t ics and

made some good speeches tor the

republican cause in this s tate. He

worked in a hotel in this ci ty and

that was the best he could get in

republican Iowa. In democratic

Missouri he can be made deputy

ci ty clerk of a large ci ty l ike Kan­

sas City. The Afro-Americans of

this s tate are to be blamed in a

large degree for the state of affairs

here. Throw away jealousy and

get together. Do not at tempt to

push men for places who cannot

read or write intel l igently or leg­

ibly. I t was at tempted once for

county auditor or something of the

kind.

The Black-Color Bearer.

"Our black al l ies must nei ther be deserted nor forsaken. Every r ight secured them by the consti­tut ion must be as surely given to them as though God had put upon their faces the color of the Anglo-Saxon race. They fought for the Hag in the war, and that i lag, with al l i t represents and stands for . must secure them every con­

st i tut ional r ight in peace. At Baton Rouge the first regiment of the Black Brigade, before start ing for Port Hudson, received at the lands ol the white colonel— Colonel Stafford—-its regimental colors in a speech from the colonel , which ended with this in­

junction: " ; Color-bearer , guard, defend,

protect , die for , but do not sur­

render these colors, ' ' "To which the sergeant replied

—and he was black as my coat :

" 'Colonel , I ' l l return those Hags to you in honor, or I ' l l re­

port to Cod the reason why :" "He fell mortal ly wounded in

one of the desperate charges in front of Port Hudson, with his face to the enemy, with those colors in his clenched l is t pressed upon his breast . He did not re­turn the color, but the God above

him knew the reason why. "Against those who fought on

the other side in the great confl ict we have no bit terness. We would impose upon them no pun­ishment; we would infl ict upon them no indignity. They are our brothers. We would save them even from humiliat ion. But I

wil l tel l you what we insist upon, and we wil l insist upon i t unti l i t is secured—that the set t lement made between Grant and Lee at Appomattox, which was after-

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May 30, 1S8!».

(yi 'TUMWA NEWS.

Special Correspondence of the Bystander Kcv. A. A. Hampton pivaclied at the Second

Hapti*! clr.m'h Sundny morning ami «.-vt*uiiit, r . Uogiihtr sevvici 's at tin.* Christian taberniiclo

SuiK'uy inoniint- ' and evening, conducted by .T. 10. Woods.

The yonay Reaper's gave n very interesting concert aT the Haptist church Tuesday.

Sunday was rally day at the A. M. 1'.. church, over feeing raised. The several tribes re­ported moneys collected as follows: Tribe of Kpraini ' Tribe of .lndats. ¥Jfi.r>8; Tribe of lien.iamin. it.1!: Tril: i of "od, $<>: Trilie of Issachar, $2-1,10; Tribe of Naplita.. . •M0.30: total amount raised, ̂ I 'vJ.ro. Everyone did rem^rka bly v.-elt.

The I. H. W. R. C. met with Mrs. Powlerlaft week, and t-xeellent time was had. They met thia week with Mrs. lleuderaou.

Republican National Convention—St,

Louis. For the above occasion the Wabash

railrotul will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip; tickets on sale June 12th, loth, 11th, and 15th—good »o return until July 21st. This atVords an wxeellent opportun­ity to visit St. Louis. For in formation call on any ajjent or addrees HORACE SKK.r.F.v. Commercial Agent, 220 Fourth street, Des Moines, Iowa.

F A S H I O N H I N T S .

Jac'cet waists are popular this sea­son.

Fashion lias run riot in dress trim­mings.

liress skirts are not quite so full as thov wore.

Capes arul jackets are popular spring wrap j.

ko cream may be eaten with either a fork or a spoon.

Children are to wear poke bonnets, and one is occasionally seen on an adult.

Laces aro more varied and elegant than ever, with on c-nd of applique de­signs on net and chiffon.

Handsome lunch cloths and buffet covers that wash well are of fine linen, bordered with renaissance lace.

There is a great choice of E i l v o r

candlc^ticks, but, after nil, none sur-passer, in beauty the colonial reproduc­tions.

Fine checks promise to be very popu­lar. and shot mohairs are especial!;. ' recommended.

Colonial silverware, in true octagon shape, -with a novel disposition of beadwork and empire garlands, i3 the correct thing.

A holder with a loop so long that it may be looped around the apron belt may savo burned fingers by being al­ways at hand.

ltemcmber to thoroughly wash and scrape the vegetables used in soup and to be chary with the seasoning, which, if overdone, gives a coarse, unpleasant flavor.

Long or one piece effects are creeping in more and more, to the delight of stout figures. Under the name of re-dingote and princess gowns some very pretty costumes are evolved.

N O T E S O F T H E D A Y .

French doctors have taken a picture of an unborn child by means of the Roentgen rays.

In the early days of Sir Isaac Pit­man's shorthand crusade the system was assailed on religious grounds.

Mayor Warwick of Philadelphia per­formed three marriage ceremonies in one hour one day last week.

Italy's deficit is about $12,500,000 a year, nnd Greece, Turkey, Portugal and Spain are also running behind in reve­nue.

A few days ago a Wilmington, Del., woman received a little box by mail in which was a watch and chain that wore stolen from her twelve years ago.

The Empress Eugenie has presented to the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts all the plans and drawings for tlio or­namentation of her private apartments in the Tuileries.

The Vntted States naval ofiuers, at the request of tho Russian government, aro to i-.iipt riniond the josting of a lot of armor places.

HLS FIRST OFFENSE.

ILLY MEEK INS never drank. He didn't make a principle of it and in all other re­spects B.e was like any other male human being, but for some reason or other lie simply hadn't learned to drink. His wife,

who was religious, put it on high moral grounds. Sha said she didn't know what she wo iTId do if Wi'l came home drunk—which wa3 true; she didn't, as the following narrative will snow.

The first winter they were married company X arranged for a big military ball and invited the governor. As -an extra inducement they got an appro­priation from somewhere or other and bought a carload of champagne. The evening of the dance the governor was present with his entire suite and they converted one of tho ante-rooms into a sort of champagne shower bath. But after the governor, who was a very tall and thin man o: ; od old Puritan stock, had led the grr.- 'd march with the wife of the captain, who was a very short, fat and red-faced woman of miudie-age and unmistakable Irish descent, to the admiralicn of all, and the fat prompter had barked all the skin off the back of his throat and nearly gone into apoplexy and every­body had gone home, it was discovered that the company in its extreme gener­osity had overestimated the capacity of the invited guests. So, as a last resort and a sort of gentle bid for the golden opinions of the press, the newspaper men were invited in.

And after the first cfibion had gone down as many men us possible ad­journed to the city hall and sat down at a long table in the ante-room, with the governor at the head. Of course, the governor could not under the circum­stances refrain from letting his full heart run over in a speech. In it he said he never could adequately express his great appreciation of the honor of sitting at the table with the repre­sentatives of that glorio'.i3 and power­ful instrument of civilization—the press. He himself had always had the most profound confide", o in newspaper men and he was projd to say they had almost unanimously sli-ewa confidence in him. He was also proud to say a fc,reit many nice things about the press and its influence for good. A few minutes after tno . ?p remarks the gov­ernor left for his hotel, uaving a press­ing appointment at 6:30 the next morn­ing and having felt during the evening unmistakable symptoms of the return of the diphtheria or spinal meningitis or something of the sort he had con­tracted during the arduous labors of the last campaign, so he left the adjutant-general to represent h'm.

The adjutant gen err-1, who was a fat and red-faced man, having represented governors at champagne suppers for a great many years, was a very able representative indeed, and when the governor went away much of the cere­mony of the occasion went with him and it became quite informal, every inducement to informality being offered by the management. Whenever you began to talk to your neighbor your glas3 was filled up by the colored waiter at your elbow with such natural­ness that not even the most accom­plished could get an approximate idea of how much he had drunk until he regained consciousness.

One of the chief diversions of the oc­casion was arranged to be furnished by Billy Meekins. He had been induced to attend under more or less false pre­tenses, and when once in the hall was placed by special arrangement next to the adjutant-general. The adjutant-general was to do the rest. Billy wasn't inclined to drink at first, till the

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adjutant-general soothed him. The great officer was very soothing, he as­sured him that champagne as a bever­age was as harmless as milk—in fact, just what he needed a3 a tonic that time of night. Of course, Billy couldn't be rude enough to refuse the courtesies of so great an official.

After that things grew still more informal. The adjutant told a story, and the city editor told a story, and the night editor told a story—all of which it is not necessary to reproduce here, partly because tliey weren't really so funny as they were considered' at the time. Then the telegraph editor, who didn't have on a dress suit, tore off the tails from the one the city editor wore, and one of the new reporters jumped through the grdtind-glass door of the ante-room like a hurdle. It cut his face somewhat, but ho said a man who had to shave himself didn't mind a little thing like that. He was con­siderable of a blood in college, they said, and he took to the discomforts of earning a living rather hard. Finally they suggested that the adjutant-general, who had made himself so com­panionable, really ought to be put in th* fruit basket and make a speech, for th* general reason that he would look so cute there, but as the general weighed -25 pounds aiul their center of gravity was not very low at the time,

this part of the programme was not carried out.

In the meantime the light dlvertiae-ment which Billy Meekins was sched­uled to furnish did not materialize,"as for some reason or othar Billy devel­oped remarkable staying powers. In fact, he and the general were about the only persons left in an apparently normal condition, and to all appear­ances he was as normal aa the general, which is saying a good deal of' a be­ginner, for the general had an inter­state reputation for his steady head. His enemies, in fact, said he wa3 a walking jug—a sort of official jug with a slightly inflamed palate in the neck, especially devised for gubernatorial representation at state dinners.

Well, after all the champagne had gone oft ' the crowd followed suit and Billy Meekins walked home through the gray early morning and tumbled into bed very soon before his wife— who was a very conscientious house­keeper—got up, and fell into a sound sleep.

About 9 o'clock he woke up with a very strange, confused feeling, such aa had never fallen to his lot before, and which alarmed him considerably, and started out immediately to discover his present approvimate position in time and space. In the cour.se of his voyage of exploration around the roo;a he ran aground on the washstand an^ cap­sized, taking with him the water pitcher. When his wife appeared she found her husband in a truly alarming condition. He was lyiDg among the ruins of the water pitcher breathing heavily, deathly pale, and so far gone that he could nnt even articulate. It was something she had never seen be­fore. With great presence of mind sha hauled him on the bed, dispatched three boys for the doctor and sent out a gen­eral alarm among the neighbors, who turned out in great force. When the first doctor arrived he found her on the verge of collapse, but stranuous to be told the truth. Unfortunately he was an old-school practitioner, who prided himself on his ability to do just that thing. '"Madam," he said, "your hus­band is drunk." When lie came out of the room the neighbors knew the worst.

Of course Billy Meekins didn't know the seriousness of the catastrophe at the time, but it was promptly brought to his attention when he once regained consciousness. Under the circum­stances there would naturally be a certain amount of tribute due to out­raged womanhood in any family, but Billy's wife was actually vindictive. She said it was bad enough to be a newspaper man's wife anyway, with­out having married a drunkard, and she started for home on the next train; it was a lull two months before she waa coaxed back again.

WThen she finally relented she re­turned with preparations for a whole­sale reform. She instituted family prayers at once and broke up half of Billy's sleep to ilrzg him to church. She also proposed hira for special attention to her minister, which he received. She said it should not be. her fault if he did not have good companions in the future, incidentally making remarks about the other men in the office which have forever precluded further rela­tions of friendship and amity between-her and the other man's wife, and she filled the house with temperance en­thusiasts and missionary workers, who come often to dinnor and sing psalm tunes a long time after in the evening. All of which Billy takes cheerfully for the sake of harmony and as the prfee of his sin's having found him out. Of course as time has gone on he has gone into the good work himself aa a guaranty of good faith; he is- really, quite an ardent temperance man; it ia fascinating to hear his little addresses to the loyal children's league. But he tells me privately he is afraid this soft of thing is going to drive him to strong drink.

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American Wit In Cairo* JK The Sphinx of Cairo, Egypt, boasts

of being an "up-to-date paper." It is printed in English and one indication of its up-to-dateness is to be found in 3 recent issue In the form of a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The same issue contains an essay by a young American writer, entitled, "Why We Laugh." The people of Cairo have been vainly asking the Sphinx for a long timfe to answer this question. That the citi­zens of Cairo, Egypt, will be pleased to obtain their poetry from Ella Wheeler Wilcox and their humor from young Americans is rendered more probable by the fact that the Sphinx indulges in original verse of the following character:

Who w inked the winks As she read the Sphinx? "I." said Miss Binks— "I winked the winks."

That the readers of the Sphinx caa-not stand much of this kind of verse since Alfred Austin has been officially chosen to supply the limited demand has not yet dawued upon the mind of the editor.

He shows indications of a coming re­form by quoting Ella Wheeler Wilcox. —New York World.

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Character. The loss of character is the saddest

of losses. It ia lost by sudden acta of crime or folly. A great temptation comes. Life is unguarded and it yields. A fool will burn a city which a cen­tury could not huild, and by a singit act we can shatter a character whiek a lifetime will hardly rebuild.—Rev. A» Gunnison.

Seltlih ThliiC. Ethel—How do you like your new

chaperone? . M a u d e I don't like her at all. Sha

monopolizes all the young men heraelf, — Scm>- ville Journal.