The American Citizen

The only Daily and Weeklv Negro paper in this section of Country WE MET THE FRIENDLY E EMY AND PARTIALLY LOST THE BATTLE BUT LET'S RALLY FOR THE NEXT APRIL 3RD THE VOL 13. NO.6 Prof. G. N. Gresham Speaks—One of the Foremost Educators of the Race The Forum Club entertained Prof. Gresham, of Kansas City, last Sunday. Prof. Gresham is one of the foremost educators of the race, and the club is to be congratulated upon giving a Chicago audience an opportunity of hearing his lecture on "Motives." Bethe Church was comfortably filled with the best ladies and gentlemen in the city. Armant's orchestra was advertised to furnish music, but for some reason did not appear. The music was furnished by Prof. Morris' Juvenile Choir. President E. E. Wilson, of the Men's Sunday Forum, presided. After a few words of introduction S. Lang Williams introduced Prof. Gresham. His subject, "Motives," gave rise to deep thought, which was listened to with interest by the large audience. "Nature has arisen to its highest consciousness in man," said the speaker; "man is governed by motive. The ends of action are divided into two classes—irritants and stimulants. Under the caption of irritants belong competition, criticism, ridicule and opposition. The stimulants embrace example, expectation, praise and assistance. Each man must discover his standing in the world by his relationship to other men. There is no such thing as the survival of the fittest. It is a survival of the finest." Prof. Gresham paid an eloquent tribute to the heroism of the colored men in the recent Spanish-American war. In conclusion he said "that while the American flag offers to the colored man but an impetus protection, the Negro stand ready to protect the flag wherever it may be found. The Negro has always been willing to guard the old stars and stripes upon land and sea." After the speaker had concluded one of the most scholarly addresses ever heard in Chicago, M. W. L. Ma ta proposed a standing vote of thanks to the Forum for having made it possible for the people of Chicago to hear Prof. Gresham. The motion was seconded by Dr. Williams, and in a body the audience rose to express their appreciation. Next Sunday Mr. S B. Anderson will talk on "Southern Legislation Against the Negro." An invitation is extended to all young men to be present. The officers of the Forum are: Edward E. Wilson, President; Dr. A. W. Williams, First Vice President; W. L. Bowman, Secretary and Treasurer; Adam Beckley, Sergeant-at-Amma; S. Laing Williams, W. H. Davis, Louis B Anderson, Hale G. Parker, Wm. L. Martin, M. L Beuson, Julius N. Anenor - Chicago World. LYNCHERS FIRED ON. Two of Them Wounded, but They Got Their Man and Lynched Him. Belair, Md., March 26. - Lewis Harris colored, who was arrested here last night for committing a felonious assault on Miss Mellvain a reclosure, was lynched to-night, Sheriff Kinart and his deputy fought to protect their prisoner and fired into the mob wounding two of them. They were overpowered. SMALLPOX TIME. The statistics of sma'lpox show that this ailment is more prevalent from January to June than in the latter half of the year. Measles show a decending curve in January a rise in May and June a fall from August to October, and then a rise in November and December carrying us on to the January fall. Scarlet fever is low from January to July, it rises in August and is high till the end of December. Typhoid fever is typically an ailment of the autumn. BEAR IN MIND. Tuesday will be the day for every Negro voter in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th wards to exercise their right of suffrage and manhood to the very best advantage and in a bighly commendable way—by voting the strait Republican ticket and that means a vote for Squire Lee for Constable. Remember this and don't fail to vote and tell your neighbor to vote. Let us all be men, true to our race first and our party next. If a man deserves success he seldo AMERICAN KANSAS CITY KAN., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1900. Race News. We must admit there is in some parts of this country a prejudice against the Negro on account of color and former condition, but the best way for him to overcome this is to show his ability to do anything the white man does and do it just as well or better than he does.—American Guide, little Rock, Ark. To do everything the white man does, especially in Kentucky, would cissitate an extra supply of pistols and bowie knives, and these we would be unable to secure.—Lexington Standard. Raleigh, N. C., March 16 — The commencement of Shaw University, one of the leading Negro colleges of the country, was held yesterday afternoon. Their were four graduates in law, twelve in medicine and six in pharmacy. President Meserve in delivering the diplomas, advised the Negroes to keep out of politics, though he urged them to exercise the right to vote. The Negro has accomplished two things in politics," he declared. "Oae is the passage of the jim crow car act, the other his disfranchisement." It must be a source of much personal gratification to those Caucasians who have devoted so much of their time and talent to the betterment of the general condition of the Negro in this country, to hear of one of them going into a competitive examination and standing second best of a roster of 47 applicants. When you win a government position in a competitive examination, you have done so solely on your merit, for the men who grade such papers do not know nor have ever heard of any of the apologists, hence they have no opportunity of making any distinction on account of color. This was the case of Mr. Walter Merguson who took the civil service examination for a clerkship in the Seattle Post office, and won so gallantly out over his white competitors. He earned what he is now enjoying on his merit pure and simple. He is the first young man of his nationality that has ever applied for such a position in this section of the United States, and his eminate success should be an inspiration to others to educate themselves and prepare to win on their merit and general good department, instead of by "pulls." Manhood is worth a whole lot, and this young Merguson has, and his many friends predict a brilliant future for him. Seattle Republican. IRONICAL IFS If a man is down with the small-pox he is to be pitted. If you would successfully argue with a woman keep still. If a man isn't sober he should never walk a tight rope. If fish is good brain food it seems a pity in some cases to wasteso much fish. If one-half the world doesn't know how the other half glives, the other half is just as ignoant. If a man is too proud to beg and too honest to steal, the only thing for him to do is to get trusted. If G. Washington was never asked by a fond mother what he thought of her cute baby then it may be true he never tol t a lie. FOR SALE. A house and two lots at a bargain at 1125 Arrostrong street A splendid location, convenient to any part of the city, and only one block from the street car line, plenty of water, a cistern and a good well. Any one desiring to purchase a house will do well to call at this office fr see the owner. Mrs. Isaac Taylor, b. ore purchasing else here. A SUCCESS. The ball of the Twilight Club at the M & O. Hall, Tuesday night, was a grand success. The hall was crowded until the wee small hours so as to make it uncomfortable. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The music by Prof. Willie Young was of the best. Everything went smoothly and the best order prevailed under the management of R. Hughes and L. L. Butler. Dancing every Tuesday night. PROPOSALS. Proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk (for the City Printing) until 3 o'clock p. m., of Tuesday, April 10th. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. E. R. IRELAND WAS GORED BY A BULL. Colored Woman Seeks to Recover $10,000 Damages From Its Owner. Leavenworth, Kas., March 26.—The trial of the case of Mildred Tuompson against Felix Hogan has begun in the distriet court. The case is one of importance, particularly to farmers and producers of stock for it is a question of recovering damages for injuries received by being attacked by a bull. The plaintiff in the case is a colored woman, Mrs. Mildred Thompson, who, with her husband, was driving along the road in Kickapo township, about two years ago, and was attacked by a bull begging to Rogan, which had broken out of a pasture along the road. After attacking the wagon, which was overturned, it attacked the woman, pawing and attempting to gore her, and finally pushing her under a wire feuce. She was severely bruised and otherwise injured, and after recovery brought suit against Rogan for damages in the sum of $10,000. BOY BURIED ALIVE. Undertaker in Exhuming Bodies Makes a Startling Discovery. Philadelphia, Penn, March 24.—At Mullica Hill, N. J., near hear the startling discovery has been made that a boy had been buried alive. An undertaker was exhuming bodies of the members of the Smitzer family who lived at Mullica Hill about 25 years ago, for final burial in this city. One cfin contained the skeleton of a boy and its condition "bore evidences of an aufful struggle after the suppos dly dead body had been buried. The bones of the legs were drawn up and the arms were extended across the face. The glass of the casket which had been above the boy's head was broken. The position of the body and the condition of the coffin indicated that the victim of a horrible mistake had died in terrible agony. "OWNER" OR "TENANT?" Statistics concerning ownership or tenancy of homes are being eagerly awaited by many persons who realize the importance of these statistics as a means of showing the real prosperity of the colored people. Reports received from recent conferences and conventions in the South indicate encouraging progress of the race in industrial knowledge and in the number engaged in professional pursuits. Such reported gains can best be proved beyond dispute by census facts bearing on the ownership of homes among the colored people. These statistics will be made up entirely from the replies to the questions of the census enumerators. No matter what the dwelling is, whether an humble cabin or a fine residence, if it is the abiding place of a family its ownership will be taken and recorded by the census. Whether the occupant is in debt for his house or his land, or has bought on a contract, he is an owner. Every householder is either an "owner" or a "tenant." It is believed that one of the most gratifying facts to be developed by the census will be the greatly increased number of the colored race who have succeeded in becoming owners of their homes. Don't overwork yourself. Just imagine how miserable you would be if you finished all your work today and had nothing to do the rest of your life. If you have not decided how to go to California, go see the handsome moving pictures, now on exhibition free at Union Pacific Ticket Office, No. 1000, Main st. Publication Notice The State of Kansas, to Annie Straton Greeting You will take notice that you have been sued in the District Court of Wyandotte County, State of Kansas, in a certain action, wherein A. W Straton is Plaintiff, and Annie Straton, is Defendant, for a divorce, on the ground of adultry, in which action Plaintiff prays, and unless you answer denur or other wise object on or before the 20th day, of May, A. d. 1900, the allegation of said pettition will be taken as considered to be true, and upon proof, judgment will be entered as prayed for, granting to said Plaintiff an absolute divorce from you. L. W. JOHNSON & J. SMITH, Attorneys for Plaintiff LOSE THEIR ENTIRE NAVY. Liberia Suffers the Loss of All Its War Vessels. London, March 27.—Mail advices received here from Monrovia, the capital of the African Republic of Liberia, announce the extinction of the Liberian navy, consisting of two gun boats. It is added that the Rockettown was sunk in the harbor of Monrovia, March 10. whil' the Gorronomah was capsized in the St. Paul riv. where she was going to be overhauled. The loss of the gun boats which cost about $140,000, will be seriously felt by the government of Liberia, which, probably will be unable to replace them. The Rooktown was a steel gun boat, so called, rigged as a fore and after schooner, and having one smoke stack. She was 160 feet long, had twenty feet beam, was said to be able to steam twelve knots, and mounted one 6-pounder quick firing gun and three machine guns. The Gorronoman was a steel vessel ninety eight feet six inches long, with a displacement of 180 tons and an estimated speed of twelve knots. Her armament consisted of one 6 pounder quick fire rapid fire, and two brazal saluting guns. She was built at Belfast in 1892, and the Rocktown was launched at Rotterdam in 1894 ODDS AND ENDS FOR WOMEN Miss Lillian Bell, the noted Chicago author, is to be married sometime in May, to Mr. Arthur Hoyt Bogue. Mr. Bogue is at present situated in Chicago, but after the wedding his business will be in New York. Miss Bell is a young woman of great attraction, and has won distinction for herself through her many bright and witty writings. Miss Eliza Allen Star, the noted writer on Christian art and kindred subject s, has been honored by Pope Lee. His Holiness sent to her a beautiful medallion with his blessing. This considered an unusual sign of favor, as women have soldom been thus honored by the Pope. Miss Starr lives in Chicago, and the book which brought forth the Pope's pleasure is entitled "The Three Archangles and Guardian Angles in Art." Mrs. Luciuda Hillsdale Stone, the originator of women's clubs and an educator of great reputation, died at Kalamazoo, Misha, March 14. Mrs. Stone was 86 years old, and all her life has been a woman of great energy along educational lines. She was the first woman to receive the degree of Ph. D. from the University of Michigan. She was called the 'mother of women's club,' and presided with her husband over Kalamazoo Coilege. Superstition is without a doubt, a foolish belief in unnatural things, but it holds sway in many countries. It is said that Siamese people have a superstition for odd numbers, and when building en deavor to have an even number of doors, windows, rooms and closets in the houses. Scotch and English milkmilts believe that if they forget to wash their hands when through milking the cows will go dry. A strong superstition in France prevails among housemids that to kill a "money" spinner is unlucky, and they pare the webs whenever they can The subject, "What Can Be Doed to Promote Race Enterprises," which was discussed at the Men's Sunday Alliance last Sunday, was interesting from many points of view, but few of the speakers expressed really practical ideas in the case. It is not the lack of money or the lack of interest that deters race centerprises, but rather the lack of good judgment and rational effort. The enterprise rightly begins with and depends upon the individual and not the masses of any co-operative blundering. The individual must have a little capital, but more energy, insight and pluck. He must go into a business that is a necessity and make that business so attractive that people will want its service and think they must have it. If the people want and need what you have to sell, and trading with you seems a profit or convenience or pleasure to them, they will patronize you, and your business will be a success. No business is built up in a day. A small beginning, if carefully watched, patiently adhered to and gradually enlarged, will eventually become a representative enterprise. People trade where they think they can do well, and where their only motive is to help others. Men go into business for themselves, not for their race. So all business men are bound to study the conditions they will have to meet, and meet those conditions obetter than anybody else does if possible. There is no sentiment in business. It is simply business, no matter what the race or the CITIZEN GENERAL JOUBERT DEAD. General Piet Joubert, the Greatest Boer Leader, is Dead. Pretoria, march 28—General Joubert died last night at 11:30 o'clock. He had been suffering from a stomach complaint. The town is punged into murging for the gallant general and upright and honorary gentleman. Gen. Pietrus Jacobus Joubert, commandant general of the Transvaal forces, better known as Piet Joubert, or "Silien Piet" (Slim Peter.) was born about 68 years ago. He was descended from an old French Huguenot family which settled in South Africa many years ago. Topeka Kas. ill Richardson who was shot last week by his friend Robt Smith, died Friday and was buried Sunday from the home of his parents on Clay at. D. Wallace one of the old Kansas settlers died Tuesday of pneumonia. The Sewing Circle of the M. E. church gave a fair Friday eve, at Mt. Olive church. Quite a sum was realized. Rev. Wm. Brown of Nebraska City is in town visiting friends. Rev. Henry Lacy left Wednesday for a short visit in the South. The Golden Rod club met with Miss Nora Williams Friday p. m. An interesting Programme was rendered at Pleasant Hour Literary circle' s Sat., eve, at 618 Kas., avenue. miss Mayme Johnson leaves Saturday for Emporia to eute. the State Normal. The ladies Sewing circle at St. John church met with Mrs E. Kidley Wednesday eve an excellent lunch was served. THEY SAY. The pup lost his collar at the M. & O. Hall. It's popular, very true, yet tfew like such popularity—the small pox. And where was the Orchestra? In a balloon, of course. Have you heard the latest? Well, the girls say—tha "Do right church" is the latest r ligious fac. We were talking with a gentleman who was considering the advisability of organizing a "Do Wrong" church. As this is the day of fads we expect he would have a good many followers. The Popular Block has now an eating place. It is given out that this block will soon be as popular as it used to be. It was the "owl" car they caught, and it was old owl that saw them. The Sea Foam Block has become more popular because it's up with the latest-modified chicken pox, second cousin to small pox. He was happy till he met her yet the fault is all his own—what fools these mortals be. A certain young man is wondering if Easter will catch him where he now is. Preparations are steadily being made for the wedding, ere the roses bloom again. The pup's keepers should have him under better control, and not allow him to stray from home. It is no use talking, but "Hot Stuff," the winged footed animal that is out for Derby honors, is certainly a speeder. The editor of this paper was given an opportunity to see the Jocks- at the training quarters-taking Hot Stuff "Jown the line"—oh! he is simply fine, for he makes it in two, nine. Clerk Aclo will be put through, or the kite shaped track of his backers, after Leut. THE TOTAL The following is the total vote cast: For national delegate—W. G. Holt, 2,605; R. L. Marshman, 1,841. Holt's majority, 164. For State Senator—J. K. Cubbison, 1,891, James F. Getty, 1,862. Cubbison's majority, 79. For representative, Ninth district— G. L. Coates, 545; W. J. Geary, 431. Coates' majority, 23. For representative, Tenth district— D. D. Hoag. 811; E. S. Earbart, 769. Hoag's majority, 42. For representative, Eleventh district— H. A. Bailey, 409; Gerald Ho- singer, 389; A. H. Cobb, 220. Bailey's PRICE TWO CENTS. Baltimore Colored Baptist World Bather Ecourage Lima-ration Baltimore, March 28. --The Rev. Mil- ton Sparks, educational agent of the Nati- onal Baptist convention, in an adress to a large meeting of Negro Baptist praea gradation of the Negroes to Africa. He argues that the Negro was transplanted by forc and could not thrive as he sho- d until he returned to the land of his fathers and that here opportunities for ad- advancement in material matters and the science of government would be afforded which could never be the fortune of the negro in this country, where the predominance of the white race was constantly increasing, owing to immigration. After a general discussion of the subject a resolution was adopted, stating "Let us seek to increase our population by encourage col red races of other countries, such as the West Indies, Juba and the Congo Free State, to immigrate to this country. Since certain congressmen thick the government has millions of dollars to appropriate let us ask for 5 million dollars to aid those of our race who may desire to migrate to this country." TRAMP KILLED AT NEWTON Newton, Kas., March 23.—M.Brown, colored who was "riding the rods" of a Santa Fee traiow was killed in the yards last night. His skull was fractured and his foot crushed death resuiting in five hours. He was going from South McLaster I. T. to Fresno, Cal., and had $100 in his possession He had a letter from his wife in California advising him not to beat his way THE TWIN CITIES Clarence Reuben of 576 Grand ave., who is quite ill is at the Douglass Hospital. The Sons and Daughters of Jerusalem will give a grand annual rally on the 2nd Sunday in April at their hall on Mis ouri and Grand ave., every body is invited to attend. Mrs. Tom Washington of 402 Oakland ave. is quite ill. Mrs. J. A. Rohse of 2035 Madison is indisposed. The A. M. E. Church had a successful rally Sunday and raised over $280. Club No. 2 with Mr. P. Mathews president and Mrs. M. Younger Secretary raised over $90. Club No. 1 with Mr. A. Relaford president and Miss Bland Secretary raised $81. Miss.s Edith and Gertrude Jacquis of Orville ave are on the sick list. The Willing Workers Club of the M. B. church is doing much excellent work they are endeavoring to put a new interior dress on their church for Easter, Mrs. Browning is President. The Ladies Ready Relief club were successful in every respect with their entertainment last Thursday evening. Miss D. B. Thomas and M. Wiley Holvay, the doorkeepers, had keen eyes, and took in $84.10. The M. B. church members gave at the rally of the 2nd. Baptist church on 10th, and Charlott, $12.50. Rev. Bacote and the members were quite thankful. We are sorry to note the continued serious illness of Rev. Wm. Franklin, 837 Nebraska avenue. Mrs. Stella Spencer, of the Popular Block, who has been ill for several days is up again. The M. B. church choir was represented at the 3 o'clock service of the 2nd. Baptist church. Mr. J. W. Anderson, of 13th. street, who fell on the ice-covered pavement this winter and broke a limb is now able to be around again. Rev. E. A. Wilson is out of the city on business. Mr. P. C. Thomas, of Topeka, was in town a few days the past week shaking hands with old friends and relatives. He was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Pricella Thomas, of the Popular Block. Mrs. Henry, of Springfield, Mo., was called to the bed side of her litt'e sick daughter, Patsy Rudd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rudd. of 341 South 8th st. Kansas City Kans. desires to express her earnest thanks to friends and neighbors and Bro. Masons for the kindness and sympathy shown her in the sickness and death of her beloved AMERICAN CITIZEN PUBLISHING AND PRINTING CO. Daily and Weekly $25 Minnesota Ave KANSAS CITY KANSAS TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Daily delivered by carrierper week. 10c Weekly one year..... $1 50 Entered at the postoffice at Kansas City Kans as second class matter. This paper or some Negro paper should be in every Negroes home to keep posted on what the race is doing. As this is the only Negro Daily in this part of the country it ought to receive hearty support. The American Citizen. Directory. Of KANSAS CITY, KANSAS AND KANSAS CITY, MO. Church Directory BAPSTIT CHURCHES. African 3914 East 15th Street. Greenwood, 2005 Maderson Avenue, Highland Avenue, 1119 Highland Ave. Macedonian } Mission } 216 East 21th Street. Missionary, 2005 Madison Avenue. Mt. Calvary, 15 N.E. Cor. Norton Ave. Mt. Gay, 2100 Wyeming Avenue. Mt. Moriah, 933 Bluff Street. Mt. Olive, Villa, S. E. cor. Garnett. Mt. Zion, 3rd, N.W. Cor. Gillis. Mt. Zion, 908 Hickory Avenue. Mt. Zion, Primitive, 2815 Garnett st. Pilgrim, 705 Charlott. street. Pilgrim, Charlott between 6th and 7th Pleasant Green, East Forest. Round Top, Norton near 28th street. St James, 1411 East 18th street. St James Chapel, 518 High street. St Marks, 1019 East 4th street. St Pauls, 510 East 4th street. Second Baptist, Charlott, cor. 10th. Vine Street, 1825 Vine street. CHRISTIAN CHURCH 21st between Summit and Madison. August ine Mission, 1025 Troost ave METHODIST EPISCOFAL. Asbury Chapel, 1620 Cherry street Burns, 11th S W. Cor, Highland ave Clark's Chapel, 819 S. W. Boultward Westport W, Prospect Place Cor. 23rd. King Solomon Mission 4th and Locust Colored Schools. Attucks 2108 East 18th street. Bruce 3914 East 15th street. Douglass 27th N. E. Cor. N. Prospect Place. Garrison Forest S. W Cor. 4th street. Lincoln School 11th N W. Cor Camp- bell street. Lincoln High School 816 East 11th st. Page Rochester N.E. Cor. Prospect Avenue. Business Directory. J. A. Wilson Jeweller 1616 W. 9th st. Chandler's Barber shop, Samuel Chandler Prop. S LClen ens Mgr 112 Esst 6th stre t. Restaurant Mrs Amus Prop. 114 Esst 6th street Milford Barber Shop Berry Punson P. Patriot 1 5 East 6th st. P. Cox Barber Shop Oarth & Warfield Pro proprietors 550 Grand Avenue. O 'Bannon' Barber Shop W.T. O 'Bannon Pro proprietor 560 Grand Avenue. McRay's Barber Shop Ben McRay Proprietor 819 Independence avenue. D. M. Mitchell, Barber Shop, 576 Grand ave. Langston' Barber Shop 718 East 8th st Walkers' Parber Shop 806 East 12th st. H. J. George, barber shop, 1307 w. 9th st. Cowden, s Barber Shop 704 East 12thst Restaurant J.W Gordon Prop. 554 Grand avenue. Restaurant H Powel Proprietor 572 Grand avenue. Restaurant Andrew Clark Proprietor 723 Independence ave. Saratoga Cafe L. Mason I. proprietor 805 Independence ave. Cbicago Cafe H Compton Proprietor 706 cast 12 h street Maupin's Barber Shop 1332 E 18th st. Brown's Barber Shop 1329 E 18th st'. Berry's Barber Shop 1432] E. 18th st. Grocer, George Grear, Prop. 1211 F. 18th st. Physicians and Surgeons. Drs. Shannon and Lambright 1215 E. 18th st. Dr. J.N. Birch 1330 E. 18th st. Dr. T. C. Unthank 1233 Independence Ave. Dr. L.J. Holly 1113 Campbell st. Rising Ssu J.F. Cole, Editor, L. W Wood. Mnngrgr 117 W. 61st. Grocery, A. Webb, Prog 9th and KANSAS CITY, KANSAS Enterprises. A.C.L. Coil Co. Main Office 492 Minn. Ave. E.F. Henderson, Mgr. D. W. White Furniture store, 420 Minn. Ave. J. W. Jones Grocery 400. Oakland Ave. M. Gordon Department store 1605 N 0th Clark & Lee, junk store, 1104 north 3rd. st. Kansas ity Kansas Soap Works, 4th. st., between Oakland and Freeman. J. R. McClain, Grocer, 1700 n 5th. st. J. R. Rucker, Butcher, 1609 n 16th. st Douglass Hospital, 312 Washington ave., Miss L. V. Ashton, Matron. CHURCHES METHODIST. St. James A. M. E., cor 7th. and Ann. St. James M. E., Freeman ave., between 9th and 10th. C. M. E. Oakland ave., bet. 4th. and 5th. CHRISTIAN. 8th. St. Christian, cor Everett and 5th. 9th. St. Christian, cor 9th. and Nebraska. BAPTIST. 1st. Baptist, corner 5 h. and Nebraska avenue. Metropolitan Baptist, cor. 9th. and Washington. Mt. Zion Baptist, Virginia ave., between 4th. and 5 h. Mt. Pleasant, 3rd. st., between Oakland and Jersey. Rose Hill, Jersey ave. bet 9th. and 10th. Pleasant Green, Wood St. and Split-log ave. King Solomon Baptist, 3rd and State avenue. Hotels The Empire House 835 Minnesota Ave. Dyson House 440 Minnesota Ave. Jamison House 417 Minnesota Aye. Restaurant's. J. W. Johnson's 6th and State. Mrs. Hall 507 Minn. Ave. Mrs. Sarah Thurston 1414 5th st. Mc Gees 448 Minn. Ave. E. Stoakes 1510 N. 3rd st. BARBERS J. T. Roberts & Tucker, 507 Minnesota avenue. J. Gross, 412 Minnesota avenue. G. McClellan, 613 Minnesota ave. M.T. Comer, 608 Minnesota ave. Robt. Keith, 315 Minnesota ave. M. Pattison, 1603 north 3rd st. SHOEMAKERS. Lon McAdams, 348 Minnesota ave. D. W. Wynne, 309 Minnesota ave. Lewis Blanchard, North 6th., State Line. Wilson, 5th. st. between Nebraska and State. J. W. Ready, No. 1609½ n 10th. st. HALLS. M. & O., 1306 north 8th. street. Sons of Protection, State and 6th. DRUGS. Wyandotte Drug Store, 1512 north 5th. street. DOCTORS. S. H. Thompson, 1512 north 5th. st. G. H. Brown, 1010 Freeman ave. Jordan, 610 Minnesota ave. ARTISTS. O. J. Brooks, 70, New York Life Building. TEACHERS OF FRENCH AND ELOCUTION. Arthur A. Anderson, 541 State Ave. GOOD NOTION OF ECONOMY: Why the Smoker Gave Away the Best. Cigar in His Pocket. From the New York Tribune: "Will you have a cigar?" asked one man of another, carefully selecting one of three which he drew from his waist- coat coat. He handed this one to his friend. The other man smiled an said: "I suppose this is the kind you buy to give sway." "You might think so, but it isn't," rejoined the one who had given the cigar. "As a matter of fact, the one I gave you is much the best of the lot. I always give away the cigars of that brand which I receive. It's not because they are bad, but because they are good. This is how it is: For several years I have been buying my cigars of a dealer in Nassau street. I always get a kind which costs $10 a hundred. I am not overfond of the brand, but it is the best I can get for the money, and I feel that I cannot afford to pay more for my cigars. "For some time the dealer has been anxious to get me to smoke a cigar that costs $16 a hundred. He assures me that the difference between it and the one I get is far greater than the prices would indicate. Some of my friends also smoke this expensive cigar, and they assure me it really is exceptionally good. From time to time the dealer gives me one of the 16-cent kind to smoke, assuring me that if I will only try it I will buy no other. The truth is, I fear he is right, so I have absolutely resisted the temptation to smoke the gift cigars. Instead, I hand them some friend. That is one of them. Do you believe now that I save you the worst?" The friend saw no further reason for doubting the cigar which he had seared was the best of the The idea of electing a President without having plenty of "buttons" is not to be thought of. It is a pity that some of the fellows peddling them do not Finest Barber Shop in the City. Hair Cutting, 25c, Baths, 15c., Shaving, 10c., Newly Remodeled Bath Rooms, Porcelain Tubs GEO. McCLELLAND, SOLE AGENT FOR Crane's Toilet Soap OF WYANDOTTE CO., KS. 6 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Ks DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Etc., PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES W. B. RAYMOND. Manufacturer of and Wholesale dealer in UNDERTAKERS FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGES FOR ALL AMBULANCE FOR THE CONVEYA Undertaking Rooms, 431 Minnesota Factory Corst St., KANSAS CIT! GO TO GREAT JU Wholesale Office 811 Hckory Street, 111 ON YARDS CORN Iron, Rags, Bo Cash psid for scrap iron, rags, bo dealer in junk. Here's the p'ace when dealing. BERTAKERS * SURPRISES CARRIAGES FOR ALL PURPOSES AT ALL HOUSES FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THE SICK A Rooms, 481 Minnesota ave. Telephone W Tory Corst St., and Riverview Ave. GO TO THE AT JUNK SH Holesale and Retail Hickory Street, Kane 111 ON YARDS CORNER 8th. AND HICKORY Rags, Bottles and M scrap iron, rags, bottles and metals. Wh Here's the p'ace where you can get correct we SAM'L. D FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGES FOR ALL PURPOSES AT ALL HOURS AMBULANCE FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED Undertaking Rooms, 431 Minnesota ave. Telephone West 32. Factory Corst St., and Riverview Ave. Telephone 26 KANSAS CIT! KANSAS GREAT JUNK SHOP. Wholesale and Retail. Office 811 Hickory Street, Kansas City, Mo. 111 ON YARDS CORNER 8th. AND HICKORY. Iron, Kags, Bottles and Metals. Cash paid for scrap iron, rags, bottles and metals, Wholesale and Retail dealer in junk. Here's the place where you can get correct weight, and square dealing. SAM'L. DIGGS. Telephone, No. 126 Hickory, Kansas City, Mo. READ THE Ameri DAILY and GO J. W. JO ICECREA The only Ice Cream Parlors in th get the BestIce Cream Soda, and Pies, Cakes AND Special attention paid to C Ice Cream, wholesale, $75 to 90 o a call. Corner 6th. and State street KANSAS CITY American Citiz BY and WEEK GO TO W. 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Tousands of persons in Germany live literally "on straw," making it up into blankets, panniers, boxes, knickknacks, hats, bonnets, etc. Professional schools have even been founded where the trade is taught in all its varieties. White Hats a Sign of Mourning. White hats are worn for three years as a sign of mourning by every grown male in Korea after the death of a member of the royal family. Dured of Stuttering by Bullet Wound. A Mauser bullet passed through the throat of a soldier in a Colorado regiment at Manila. Before receiving the wounds he had been a stutterer, now he has no difficulty in talking. Central America Pyramid Builders. Barring the Egyptians, the ancient Mayas of Yucatan seem to have been the greatest pyramid builders the Kansas City, Mo. THE CHEAPEST PRICES The Best Goods, the Quickest Sales, the Smallest Profits and the promptest deliveries. GET THEIR PRICES ON COAL, WOOD, FEED, FLOUR, AND BUILDING STONE, Wholesale and Retail. 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Captured an Arctic Auk A splendid specimen of the little or Arctic auk has been captured in a pool of water in the run channel on the High street at Brigend. The bird is supposed to have been driven inland by the high winds. A specimen was got in the district about three years MERCERIZED COTTON. WHAT IT IS, HOW IT IS MADE, WHAT IT DOES. An Englishman Discovered the Process but Didn't Develop the Wrinkle That Made It Useful—Silk Produced Out of Cotton. A boy sat before the fire and watched his mother's kettle boil. The lid quivered, rose a little, and the boy gave steam motor to the world. John Mercer, an English dyer, filtered caustic soda through a square of cotton cloth. Thence a new verb—to mercerize—in the language, a new fabric on the market, and a new business, engaging millions of capital, to cheer the unemployed. The story of the boy, John Watt, is old, but Mercer's story is new and interesting. Mercerized cotton, either cotton yarn or cotton cloth, resembles silk absolutely. It has the luster of silk; it will take on, like silk, the richest and most brilliant dyes, and it has the unmistakable, soft-harsh, nestling feel which nothing but silk ever had. Also cotton under this process, does not weaken, as might have been feared, but it acquires strength. A skein of cotton yarn in the natural state that will carry thirteen ounces without breaking, will carry, after mercerizing, nineteen ounces. And if you take three coats, and line the first with a plain cotton lining, the second with mercerized cotton and the third with silk, the cotton and the silk will wear out about together, but the mercerized lining will outlast them two or three times over. Mercerized cotton is used in linings, in underwear, in spindle banding, in stockings, in dress goods, in negligee shirts. There is a profit in mercerizing of from 109 to 200 per cent. In the last year or two many public dyers have added mercerizing machines to their plants, and a good number of mercerizing mills have been established. Mercerizing began as far back as 1846 in the English town of Accerington, where John' Mercer, manager for the firm of Hargreaves, filtered caustic soda through cotton cloth. Mercer, by accident, kept this cloth by him, happened to test its strength, happened to splash it with a dye. He found that it was about twice as strong and about twice as susceptible to dye liquor as it had been before. He refused for his secret an offer of $200,000 from a French firm. He had the idea of an immense syndicate, with himself at the head, rolling up millions of profits per annum. Then it was found that cotton shrunk in the mercerizing. A yard of cloth would save in dyestuffs and in raw stock, say five cents to its manufacturers, but it would come out of the mercerizing bath only three-quarters of a yard of cloth. Against the profit of five cents a loss through shrinkage of about ten cents would have to be set. That is why Mercer never formed his syndicate, why mercerizing was of no commercial importance until latterly. For the remaining twenty years of his life the man toiled ineffectually on, and he died disheartened. But his name lives. That is because somewhere around 1890, Horace Lowe, in England, and Thomas and Provost, in Germany, began to try to see if it might not be possible to mercerize a cotton thread and to prevent the thread from shrinking in the process. They more than succeeded. They tied the ends of their cotton thread to sticks and then mercerized them. The sticks did not break, the threads did not even show signs of shrinkage. So easy was it to do what Mercer had been failing at for years and years. But, more than this, they found that cotton mercerized under tension came out glossy, soft and rustling. To their amazement they found that they had transformed cotton into silk. The explanation of the luster that cotton, being mercerized, takes on, is simple. The soda and the tension together change the nature of the cotton fibre. The natural fibre is flat, shriveled; the mercerized fibre fills out, becomes round and smooth. And just as a flat, dried raisin has no luster, whereas the full, ripe grape catches and throws back the light, so there is no luster to the flat fibre of the natural cotton, but on the mercerized sort the light shines and is reflected just as on the grape. Awful Railroad Fatal Nest More persons are killed and wounded each year in railway accidents in the United States than on either side in the terrific three-day battle of Gettysburg. Looked at in this light, the yearly casualties on the railroads are appalling. According to the latest report of the interstate-commerce commission, those killed in railway accidents in one year numbered 6,859, and the injured 40,882. Of the dead, 1,958 were employees of the railroads, and 21,761 of the injured. In coupling and uncoupling cars 279 employees were killed and 6,988 hurt. Two hundred and twenty-one passengers were killed and 2,945 hurt. It can easily be seen that the combined number of fatal accidents to employees and passengers does not make up the total for the year. There is still left, of persons other than these two classes, 4,680 dead. Of these, 4,663 are classed as trespassers—that is to say, they belong to the vast army of hoboes who steal rides on brake beams and trucks, or on the tops of freight cars. Men and women agree oftener in love than in money matters. That Has Been Sliding Toward the Atchison (Kan.) Cor. Corch. Record: A mile south of this town the entire side of a bluff is sliding into the Missouri River. The avalanche is a quarter of a mile long, and at its base is the most expensive piece of railroad track on the Missouri Pacific system. There is probably not another quarter of a mile of track in the United States which it cost more to maintain. The odd thing about this monster landslide is that it has been slipping down for 20 years, and unless it takes an unexpected plunge will probably be slipping down for the next 20 years, and possibly 50 or 100. The avalanche is moving more or less at all times, but not enough to require watching by the Missouri Pacific except about two months in the spring. During the winter the moisture is held in the ground, and when the first thaws and the spring rains come the great mass of earth begins slipping. Sometimes it comes down a foot in 24 hours, and once in a while it slides six feet. The Missouri Pacific then puts a force of from 20 to 50 men at work pulling the track back to its proper place and keeping it level. A man is employed to watch the track at night and see that it does not get so far out of line as to topple a train over into the river. Orders are issued to engineers to go slow over the bad track, for the jar of a train might cause an unprecedented move. The current of the Missouri River is always very swift in the spring, and it wears away the earth as it slides in, and it appears a few miles below in the form of an island. The bluff is one of the highest of the very high bluffs along the Kansas side of the Missouri River from Kansas City to the Nebraska line. Lying under about 15 feet of earth there are one or more strata of rock aggregating from 20 to 40 feet in thickness. There seems to have been a perpendicular split down through this rock dividing the bluff almost half in two, and extending a quarter of a mile north and south. The side which lay on the river, or east side, slid because there was nothing to hold it, while the opposite, or west side, was up against another bluff. Thus the cast side began gradually to sink into the river and has laid bare a wall 30 or more feet high in places. Here and there enormous bowlers, which hung for a long time undecided with which side to identify themselves, finally lost their balance and crashed down, dashing themselves to pieces below. It costs the Missouri Pacific several thousand dollars and causes a great deal of anxiety every spring, but there is no way of avoiding it. A DOCTOR PRAISES TEA. Declares It Is Refreshing When Taken in the Evening. "Nature is, after all, to be depended upon pretty thoroughly," says a physician who has made a study of the effects of tea on the system. "For example, it is the exceptional person who craves tea at breakfast, a time of the day at which it is least needed and is frequently most injurious. Tea with dinner, too, is not to be recommended, because even if perfectly made there is sure to be a little tannic acid in its composition, and the stomach, in attempting the digestion of a heavy meal, is much better without this principle. About 5 o'clock, however, the hour that fashion and custom agree in providing tea, is an hour that is also proper and favorable to the system. The supply of energy with which the day was begun is about exhausted, and a cup of well-made tea is often a refreshment and tonic that is both acceptable and desirable." In England it is not only in the households, both modest and elaborate, that 5 o'clock tea is served, but in business places as well, says the New York Post. In some, at least, of the newspaper and periodical offices, everybody, including the office boys, may have his cup of tea in the afternoon. One wonders how the experiment would succeed of a tearoom in lower New York for the revival of the weary crowd that every evening sets its face homeward, many of its members often unequal to the scrambling and jostling necessary to secure even standing room in our publicice conveyances.—Rehoboth Sunday Herald. Indians Gave Us the Blue Fox Fur. Most of the furs worn by New York belles come from Unga Island, Alaska, the great center for sea otter and fox skins. The Indians there have caught seventeen sea otter this year—to the unknown one a small quantity, yet enough to carry the entire village of 250 persons through the winter. For the skins they receive $700 each. Blue fox is another popular fur sent south by our Alaskan brothers. The Shumagin group originally was planted with black fox by the Russian-American Fur company to augment the scant supply left. Later the United States leased the islands to different traders and the Aleut chiefs, who stocked the islands with blue foxes. The crossing of the two varieties has resulted in the fine fur so popular for the past two or three years. And This Was a Man's Throw! At the Meadville opera house the other night a spectator in the gallery became so enthusiastic over the dancing of a couple of soubrettes that he wildly drew a silver dollar from his pocket and attempted to throw it to the stage. In his excitement, however, his aim was poor, and the dollar, which was hurled through the air with terrific force, struck the head of a lady who occupied a seat in the balcony, cutting a gash which required treatment at a neighboring drug store.—Oll City Blizzard. A SUCCESSFUL FARMER. Begun with Small Farm—Now Does Exten mixed Mixed Farming. Within three miles of the town, going eastward, is the farm of Mr. W. Creamer, one of the municipality's largest and most prosperous mixed farmers. Mr. Creamer came to this country in 1880 and settled on a portion of the land which comprises his present enormous farm of 1,280 acres. In common with many others of a similar period, he experienced all the hardships and difficulties common to the absence of railway and market facilities. In no wise daunted, by energy, industry and indomitable will as was able to surmount all obstacles and has achieved an unparalleled success, and is known throughout the district as one of its pre-eminent farmers. His operations extend over 1,280 acres, two sections (the thought alone of so much land makes the eastern farm dizzy); 800 acres of this is broken and the remainder is excellent pasture land and wood. This harvest he took off a crop of 500 acres of wheat and 200 of other grains. Four hundred acres are plowed and ready for wheat next spring. Mr. Creamer is, as has been stated, a mixed farmer of no mean proportions, having at the present time forty horses, sixty head of cattle and fifty pigs. The most modern farm buildings are found on his premises, the main building being a barn fifty-five feet square on a stone foundation, containing stabling for sixteen horses and a large number of cattle. The loft is stored with twenty-nine loads of sheaf oats for feed, and tons of hay; there is also a cutting-box. Another building of large dimensions is the granary, in which, after teaming large quantities to market, he still has stored 3,000 bushels of wheat. A crushing machine is in the building. There are a number of lesser buildings containing chicken house, pig pens and cattle sheds. The farm residence is a handsome frame structure of ample proportions; in connection with it is a woodshed. The water supply is unexcelled; besides house supply there is a well in the stables and a never-failing spring situate in a bluff, which never freezes. Surrounded by a thick bluff of poplars, extending in a semi-circle to the west, north and east, the winter storms are broken and accumulation of snow unknown. Added to his farming operations, Mr. Creamer conducts a threshing outfit for the season. His success is only one instance of what can be accomplished in western Canada—Baldur (Man.) Gazette, Nov. 16, 1899. There will be thousands remove to western Canada this year to engage in the pursuit of farming. Life and Health of Gems. When we see a diamond sparkling on the finger or an opal apparently smoldering in its setting, we think of the beautiful objects as being lifeless stones. As a matter of fact, scientists now assure us that jewels have a sort of life. Opals and pearls, rubies and turquoise lose color and grow dull when worn by the sick, and pearls must receive careful handling or they lose color and brilliancy and finally die. Gems, like books, are said to breathe—that is, the air penetrates them, carrying with it emanations from the body. If the hand on which the jewel is worn gives off an unhealthy vapor, then the jewel will receive its proportion and be injured thereby. For this reason it is wise to occasionally put your jeweled ring or pin away for a rest, and in order that it may have a chance to purify. It has often been demonstrated that a gem gains in brilliancy by being put away in a case for awhile. Kerrick at Ils Best. "Thus much," says the poet Aldrich in the March Century, "may be conceded to Herrick's verse: at its best it has wings that carry it nearly as close to heaven's gate as any of Shakespeare's lark-like interludes. The brevity of the poems and their uniform smoothness sometimes produce the effect of monotony. The crowded richness of the line advises a desultory reading. But one must go back to them again and again. They bewitch the memory, having once caught it, and insist on saying themselves over and over. Among the poets of England the author of the 'Hesperider' remains, and is likely to remain, unique. As Shakespeare stands alone in his vast domain, so Herrick stands alone in his scanty plot of ground. 'Shine, Poet! in thy place and be content.' School Boys Being Demora'ized. A New York superintendent of schools says: "We have had more cases of corporal punishment to investigate this year than usual. Our boys seem more than ever given to fighting. I think it is due to the way in which most of the newspapers exploit the doings of prize fighters. Not only is a great deal of space devoted to prize fights, but the pugilists and scenes at the ringside are fully illustrated. Now, all this has a bad effect on the boys and is the cause of most of their disorderly acts. Inventor of a War Shield Miss Sormont Murphy is one of the most successful women inventors. She is an English woman, and has just brought out a war shield for use in South Africa. It is made of aluminum and lined with sheepskin. It is claimed that it will divert the course of a bullet or sword. As it is only one pound in weight it can easily be worn under the uniform. Lord Roberts in accepting one of these shields just before leaving for the front, thanked Miss Sormont Murphy "very much for her kind gift and kind thought of him." Eggs as an American Food. Since 1885 the egg traffic has become no large that in New York city alone it amounts to over $9,000,000 annually. The reason for this increase lies in the fact that preserving eggs in cold storage has so lowered the price that everybody can buy them. In New York 2,160,000 eggs are eaten daily. They come principally from the west. The rest of the country eats eggs in same proportion, and though the United States produces 10,000,000,000 eggs yearly, it is necessary to import annually 15,000,000 dozen from Canada, Spain, Italy and even from far-away China. T:y Grain-o! Try Grain-o! Ask your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. One-fourth the price of coffee. 15c. and 25c. per package. Sold by all grocers. The Eternal Feminine It was good Queen Margaret who reigned over Scotland in 1288, who invented leap year. She decreed that every maiden in her realm should propose to the man she loved and if the man were not betrothed he must wed the maid or pay heavy fine. On the death of the queen the women so urged their privileges that parliament finally passed an act, making it lawful for a woman to propose every fourth or leap year. The Best Prescription for Chills and Fever is a bottle of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. It is simply lion and quinine in a tasteful form. No cure—no pay. Price, 50c. Swedes Tallest of Europeans. The Swedes are probably the tallest people in Europe, and have, on the whole, erect, handsome figures. To some extent this advantage is due to physical exercise, for gymnastics are compulsory in the elementary schools, and much used in other schools and colleges. $18 PER WEEK. A salary of $18 per week and expenses will be paid to man with one or two horse rig to introduce our Poultry Compound and Lice Killer among Farmers. Address with stamp, Acme Mfg. Co., Des Moines, Iowa. A good intention clothes itself with power.—Emerson. Is what Mrs. Archie Young of 1817 Oaks Ave., West Superior, Wis., writes us on Jan. 25th, 1900. 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The Lesson Taught by the Effort to Resolve the American Association Should Not Be Lost on the Magnates—People and Players Want Reform on Diamond Professional baseball must be conducted on a sportsmanlike standard by the National League to safeguard itself from opposition. Syndicatism and rowdyism must be eliminated from the major body and the minor leagues must be treated fairly. Mismanagement has made many enemies for the governing body of the game, and an opposition league, with sufficient backing and experienced baseball behind it, would have the call with the press and public. Had B. B. Johnson, Charles Comiskey, T. J. Loftus and others prominent in minor league circles allied themselves with the Association, enough capital and plenty of players could have been secured to have made the movement more formidable than the Brotherhood proved to be. It requires something more than sentiment to make a successful fight against so powerful an organization as the National League. With a man of the executive ability of B. B. Johnson at its head and its clubs conducted by Comiskey and men of that type, the new organization would have had the confidence of players and public and the unwavering support of the press in every city of the country "Anything to down the men who handicap baseball," is the slogan of the scribes. Conservative writers defined to stultify themselves by boosting that bubble of an alleged association, which recently burst, says Sporting News. They saw that it had no chance to succeed and refused to give it aid, because it would only complicate conditions and give the game a setback. The National League magnates will have another year to demonstrate that they are broad enough to control the game. If they stop the selfish scheming and cut loose from the unbusinesslike methods which have characterized them since the formation of the twelve-club league, there will be no opposition movement of any weight in 1901. If, on the other hand, syndicatism continues, if rowdyism is rampant and the Class A leagues do not receive equitable treatment in 1900, the National League had better put itself on a war footing, for its supremacy will not be maintained for another season without a struggle. A Cleveland Product. William J. Bradley, third baseman of the Chicago club, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where he learned to play the game. In '77 he was with the strong Geneva, Ohio, independent team. In '88 the Auburn team of the New York state league was in need of an infielder. President Farrell's attention was called to Bradley by Tommy Leach, who had played with him in Geneva. Bradley joined Auburn in July, playing short in 24 games, accepting 147 out of 157 chances, his average being .936. He also played first base in 25 games, astonishing everybody by his splendid work. He Missed only two out of 258 chances, finishing the season with an average of .992 as a first baseman. He had the distinction of leading the league in both positions. His batting average was .295. When Leach was sold to Louisville, Bradley was transferred to third base at his request. His work in 1899 attracted attention and several National League clubs made efforts to purchase his release. Chicago held out the best inducements and he was sold to that club in August, finishing the JOHN B. HARRIS W. J. BRADLEY. season with them and playing in fine style. The official averages show his work for Chicago to have been of a high order. In fielding he tied Leach for eight place among the League's third baseman with .901. He batted .307. His 1899 batting average with Auburn was .312, his fielding percentage, .929. He made 11 sacrifice hits and stole 18 bases in the New York State League. Dan McCann's Record. Dan McGann, the first baseman said to have been secured by Pittsburg from Washington, is a Kentuckian, having been born in Shelbyville, Ky., on July 15, 1872, and is therefore 27 years old. He played with teams of the blue grass region in 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894. In 1895 he was secured by the Lynchburg team of the Virginia State League, for which he played second base. In the secured by the Boston club, and helped Link Lowe out at second base. In 1897 he was released to the Toronto club, of the Eastern League, and here for the first time played the base regularly. At the end of the season he was drafted by the Washington club, along with Dineen, Casey and Al Wagner. However, before he took part in a single game with the Senators he was traded to Baltimore with McJames and Demontreville for Jack Doyle,Henry Reitz and Pitcher Amole. He played first base for Baltimore during the season of 1898. In 1899 he went to Brooklyn as a result of the consolidation of the Brooklyn and Baltimore interests. He played with the champions until July, when he was traded back to Washington, with Alexander Smith, for Catcher McGuire. McGann finished the season with the senators. Smith, as will be remembered, refused to go to Washington, and was transferred to Baltimore. McGann played 138 games last season, getting 149 hits and scoring 115 runs. His batting average was .298. At first base he had 1,414 chances and slipped up on only 20 He is credited with 64 assists. A Famous Outfielder. The above is a portrait of Outfielder William Keeler of the Baltimore club. He stands at the head of last year's stars and has just been re-engaged by the ex-champions for the coming season. Bergen Was Weil Treated. Manager Selee's statement that the late Martin Bergen was fined only three times while a member of the Boston club should set at rest the stories that the great but erratic catcher was unjustly treated by the Boston triumvirs. On two occasions Bergen was fined $25 and for another offense three days' pay was withheld from him. From what other club would the unfortunate Bergen have received so much consideration? Who among the National League managers could have retained a player of his nervous disposition on his team so long? "The owners of the Boston club are close, but they are fair with their players and never hesitate to invest in talent to strengthen their team. They have spent over $100,000 in the purchase of players. Such transactions as the buying of Clarkson, Kelly, Brouthers, Richardson, et al, in former years and the recent deal with Washington, involving $7,500, do not indicate that the Boston club is conducted on a cheap plan. Manager Allen's "Backbone." The appointment of Shortstop Corcoran as the captain of the Cincinnati team was just what was to have been expected from Manager Allen The Reds' leader is a man of great moral courage. The Cincinnati Enquirer has championed Corcoran as the logical successor of Ewing, and repeatedly declared that Allen's selection was a mistake. The first thing a new manager generally does is to get rid of players whom he considers likely candidates for his position. Allen is above such methods. His first move is to make the man mentioned as his rival, the captain of the team. He realizes that he must share the credit for the Cincinnati club's success in 1900 with Corcoran and assume sole responsibility for its reverses. Klnd of a Hazard. Frank Schelbeck, the popular infielder of this city, who was sold to Washington by Montreal last fall, has been enjoying life as well as making money this winter. He has a good gun and a well-trained dog, and put in part of the time in the field and woods, but has not overlooked any opportunities to keep up expenses, and has turned a snug sum deal in hay. He knows all about timothy, clover and upland wild hay, as well as the hay pressing business, and talks of bales, stacks and ricks now instead of base ball and errors—Sporting Life. That Noted Indian Team. The Nebraska Indians are preparing for their annual campaign, and have their team practically complete. Several new men have been added to the aggregation, and it will be faster than it has ever been. Among the new players are White Eyes and Spotted Crowe, two giant Siouxx, both over six feet tall, and both of whom are remarkably fast players. The Indians desire games on their way East from Lincoln, Neb. The manager, Guy W. Green, can be addressed at Lincoln. Malaga usually has about sixteen rainy days a year, and at least 200 days when there is not a clorl in the FOR WOMEN AND HOME ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS AND MATRONS. Foulard with Velvet and Lace—House Gown—How to Keep Young—Untidy Girls — Suggestions to Beautify the Home. When I'm Old. (Old Favorite Series.) I would ask of you, my darling a question soft and low, That we me many a heartache, As the things I love go Your love I know is truthful. But the truest love grows cold; It is this that I would ask you: Will you love me when I am old? But the night may clouds unfold. And its storms may gather round us; Will you love me when I'm old? And its storms may gather round us; Will you love me when I'm old? When my hair shall shame the snow- drift, And my eyes shall dimmer grow, I would lean upon some loved one In the valley as I go. How to Keep Young If we take a little leaf out of the mind-cure books we can have physical rejuvenation through a youthful spirit, which must find expression. Cast away sadness—for that is hateful to youth—and cultivate instead a real interest in all that is going on, whether in the world about you or in the great world. Observe a young girl of normal intelligence who has not been "spoiled." Could anything be more striking than her keen, voracious interest, in contrast to the tired apathy of her elders? Keep your interest alive, feeding it on catholicity of subjects, as you value your youth; for if certain mental muscles are not used they will atrophy, and you will be old, no matter what is the date of your birth. Every human being you encounter is the central point of the universe from his or her point of view; how, then, can such a one escape the interest of others? Every life has its life alms just as vital as yours. Interest yourself in others, and with no such intent at heart, you will find the spirit refreshed. Away back in nursery days we learn of the little girl who wept in contemplating the bridge she did not have to cross after all; but the lesson did not go very deep, for we keep on worrying until we have lines up and down the forehead and lines across. "The thirty-year marks," they call them, but that is a mistake. Thirty years of worry would wrinkle a marble forehead, but thirty years of optimism would keep smooth the most delicate skin. Worry spoils the digestion and brings illhealth, which in turn ruins beauty. Worry enwraps the mental faculties, and prevents them from free exercise, hampering judgment and shutting out light. Even those who do it must know these things well, yet still keep on, for not to worry means a condition of spiritual strength and elevation which is only attained by gradual process, and everyone has not learned the way. The lines on the face are the expression of "the body's guest." They will come; but who could object to a crinkling around the eyes that make a smile the merrier, or lines about the corner of the mouth that have a kindly meaning? Such lines stamp the face with undying youth.—Harper's Bazar. Untidy Girls. One often wonders how it is that some loveable girls, who are domesticated, obliging and accomplished, are so terribly careless of their personal appearance at home. They are in the minority, it is true, but they are to be met with very frequently, and it is for their benefit that this paragraph is penned. Why should the members of your own household, who are, presumably, far dearer to you than strangers, be treated with less consideration than outsiders? If you are staying at a friend's house, you would not leave your bedroom without making a careful, though not necessarily elaborate, toilet. Why, when under the parental roof, should you take your seat at the breakfast table with hair still in "irons," neck and wrists decidedly untied, and a general appearance of neglect and slovenliness pervading your attire? Even if there are household duties of a "grubby" nature to be performed—fires to be lit, grates to be brushed, or carpets to be swept—the can be done just as well if the hair has been neatly arranged, the morning ablutions conscientiously performed, and a neat dress donned. Then, just before breakfast, another washing of the hands, and the putting on of a collar and a pair of cuffs, will make the busy girl quite as attractive in appearance as she undoubtedly is when "dressed" for the afternoon. The habit of going about the house untidily attired is one which grows rapidly on the unwise girl who once adopts it. It appears so much more easy to keep in the "curlers," instead of giving the hair its matutinal brushing and arranging. The complexion-preserving wash is shirked, because the water "is so cold"—this is not an exaggeration; there are some girls who in winter never wash their face until after breakfast. The old gown, with frayed wrists, missing buttons, or broken butten-holes, is put on morning after morning, until its wear becomes almost second nature; and no attempt is made to "look nice" until there is a chance of being seen by somebody out FOULARD WITH VELVET AND LACE. girls could only hear the remarks made about them when by chance a stranger does happen to catch sight of them in their unlovely garb they would at once relinquish their slovenly habits. The strange thing is that it is generally nice-looking lassies who are the worst sinners in this respect. Plain girls know how greatly neatness of attire adds to personal attractions, and very wisely, take care to adopt it. Must We Wear the Sancer Bangs? The reign of the pompadour is on the wane. Gradually it is getting smaller. Now a bit of the thickness is left out of the bunch on the side; again a little is taken away from its height. Slowly but surely it is losing its inflation, surely getting flatter and flatter. Thus far the new mode is excellent, for it always is delightful when the shape of a woman's head stands out clearly. But, alas! Dame Fashion has no wish to see the hair of her subjects dressed plainly, so she has begun to suggest the saucer bang. Paris already has adopted this ugly fashion, and so have those American women who always try the new styles without waiting for the conservative woman to make them "good form." It is to be hoped the latter never will happen. Surely the good taste of American women will revolt against the general adoption of this hideous method of dressing "woman's crowning glory." House Gown. Bodice of heavy white embroidery over white cloth, caught on the side with rosette of yellow chiffon. Skirt of white cloth, finished at the bottom with embroidery. Suggestions to Beautify the Home. To beautify one of those long, narrow, commonplace halls, hang with some light paper and paint the woodwork in ivory and white. Then midway down the hall or just at the foot of the stairs place a brass rod from wall to wall. Throw curtains of some art material over it, and from the center swing a lamp of wrought iron. Her Crowning Glory. If you are a believer in the old saying that a woman's glory is in her hair, you cannot help being surprised at the extraordinary want of artistic taste that many women show in the arrangement of their tresses, converting them into a disfigurement, instead of into a glory, says the New York Telegram. But, after all, the matter to each one of us is not so much how other people arrange their hair, as how we arrange our own. Do we do so in a way becoming to both face and figure? Nowadays we have plenty of styles to choose from, and it is less important to select the very newest than the one that is most becoming. In choosing a style pay heed to the following rules: For a long, thin face the arrangement of the hair should be full and round, and, if possible, the coils should just show from behind the ears. The nape of the neck should also be filled as much as possible, and softly waving or curling the hair will improve the appearance. For a sharp-featured face the hair should be arranged loosely, and at the back rather than the top of the head. A round, chubby face looks best with the hair arranged in a narrow style at the back and well carried down to the nape of the neck. Unless the forehead be particularly high, a fringe is not desirable, or, at least, only just so much as one is obliged to have nowadays for the sake of one's milliner. Very tall women should not dress their hair high, but leave that style to their shorter sisters. 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