The American Citizen

THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. The only Daily and Weeklv Negro paper in this section of Country WILLIAM McKINLEY FOR PRESIDENT. STANLEY FOR GOVERNOR. CUBBINSON OUR NEXT STATE SENATOR. VOL 3, NO. 50 LOCALS. KANSAS CITY. KAS. A solendid rau visited this part of W,jandotte county the first of this week. Mr. Grant Bradshaw, of Kansas City, i spending a few days on this side of the Kaw river, taking his meals at the Spencer restaurant, 504 Nebraska avenue. Mrs. G. H. Bennett, in company with Mrs. M. C. Sneed, of 619 E 6th, street, are contemplating a visit to Chica go. Ill. Mrs. Sarah E. Jackson, of New York City, passed through this city this week, enroute to Nickademus, where she will visit several months with uncles Miss Maude and Mabel James and Mrs. Gertrude Stewart, returned home Tuesday, after a brief visit with their sister. Mrs. Cabb, 1100 Harrison street, Kansas City, Mo. Don't fail to patronize the AMERICAN Citizen by subscribing for it and get our prices on job work of all kinds. Every negro should patronize all negro interprises Live and let live. Rev. McNeal, pastor of the Pleasant Green Baptist church, baptized thirty candidates yesterday. There never was a greater crowd of people before present to witness the baptizing as was present Sunday. Collection at the church was $68.00. KANSA S CITY, MO. Miss Jessie Parker, of 918 Wyoming street, who has been quite ill for two weeks, is now able to be out again. Mrs. M. Jackson, of Owensburg, Ky., is in the city visiting her brother, Mr. G. H. Bennett, of 619 E 8th, street. NEGROES, TAKE NOTICE. There is now in our city a celebrated Mexican Chile Ketchen, on Minnesota avenue, between 4th. and 5th. streets. There are two doors to the place, one is labelled "WHITE" the other labelled "COLORED" There is enough color line drawn in this city now—so the negroes who want Chile or any other mess, can find other places. We don't need Mexicans here to draw the line. Let every regro take notice and stay out. WELCOME NEGRO DELEGATES. Grand May Greeting to be Held at Vine yard Hall During Republi can Convention The negro delegates to the Republican state convention will be entertained at a grand May meeting to be held at Vineyard's hall. The address of welcome will be made by Prof. W. W. Yates and Prof. O. M. Wood, of St. Louis, will speak on "Education of the Negroes." Dr. Haines, of Sedalia, will speak on "Professions Among Negroes." Major William Warner will talk upon "The Negro in Politics" and "the Future of the Negro" will be discussed by W. T. Jamison. A COMMENDABLE CLU3 It scarcely ever becomes within our jurisdiction to speak a good word for clubs, because they have in latter days become more of a curse than a pleasure, and instead of commending the highest praise from the community at large, merit oftimes, and receives the basest condemnation. There is no reason why negroes cannot conduct a place of social recreation on as elite, business and strictly first class principles as any set of white men. At 1009 St. Louis avenue, is located the P. and W. Musical Club, of which Mr. Marshall H. Shelton is manager—who seems to be in his make-up a gentleman of rare business tact, push and energy, capable of managing any business undertaken by him. Mr. Robert Cox, our esteemed old fellow townman, hale and hearty gentleman well met, is secretary, his long years of service in various organizations for Caucasians eminently fits him, to fill his present place with that degree of satisfaction which conquers the most fastidious when they come in contact with the "real thing". The establishment of the P. and W. musical club is conducted on business principles and is fitted up in modern style. It caters to those of the race who are gentlemen, who respect themselves and other people likewise—who can appreciate courtesies shown them by gentlemen of their own race when in Kansas City, Mo., give them a call. There is no place fitted up in more modern style, tastily arranged and managed by more genial people than the headquarters of the P. and W. Musical Club. We have no hesitation in saying it is one of the finest, unequalled, in Kansas City. Mo. Give them a call. Although the stinging apparatus of a bee is less than a quarter of an inch in length, it leaves a red-hot impression about a quarter of a mile long. KANSAS CITY, KAN., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1900. BAP1IST PASS RESOLUTIONS. Some Unpleasant Truths Which Will Not be Redished by the White Folks. The following articles were read and adopted at the colored Baptist ministers' meeting at Eton Baptist church, Park avenue, near Dolphin street, as the views and sentiments of the Conference, and therefore we are prepared to advocate and vote for them. Article I. We hold that the often repeated slander that the white citizens of this city pay all or nearly all of the taxes is as false as false can be, for a large number of the colored people own their own houses and live in them, therefore pay taxes on them. But the colored people who rent, not only pay the taxes on the houses they live in, but pay ground rent, water rent, repairs and all other expenses, because the owner charges enough to cover all of these, and then leave him something to bank; or in other words to live on, for when the property falls to do this he gets rid of it. However this is not only true of the colored, but the white renters also, and if the colored are not tax payers it's because they are mostly renters. Then for the same reason a large majority of the whites are not tax payers applies to the whites also, and becomes a rebounding ball, which flies back, and strikes him in the face who throws it at another; for every white man is business who does not own the property in which he transacts business is not a tax payer according to that reasoning. But there is another side to the question and that is, there are thousands of rich whites who pay virtually no taxes by means of dodging them, and another class of the rich pay absolutely nothing and they are the owners of ground rents. Article II. Again we demand that all of the remainder of what is commonly known as the "black laws of Maryland," be repealed, and expunged from the Maryland Public Code of General Laws, especially that law which sends the man and woman to prison for marrying if one of the parties is white, and the other colored, because the present law fosters immorality by causing persons to live an immoral or elicit life. Article III. We hold it to be the duty of the National Government to reimburse the now defunct Freedman's Bank, not because it is an institution of the colored race, but because by an act of Congress its charter was vitiated, and so the cause of failure was laid by Congress and therefore the government is the first responsible party to its failure. Article IV. That Congress should enact a law making valid the National Civit Right Bill, which the Supreme Court has pronounced unconstitutional. We also hold that it is the duty of this State to have passed a civil right law such as will give equal rights and privileges to all citizens alike. Article V A history that fails to state important facts is as false as that which states and records things that are not facts. The histories now in public use fail to note the fact that the colored race is a part of this government and yet the government has its colored pencioners, etc. The State also has its colored public school system, colored soldiers, voters, etc. Now, inasmuch as the histories, both state and United States, absolutely fail to notice the important facts concerning the part we, as a race have acted in the formation and maintenance of the government, therefore we hold it is the duty of the National government to have written and compiled such a history for the use or the Nation and the public schools as will do justice to all concerned. Article VI. That inasmuch as the white is con inually increasing in population by immigration from other centres and thus increasing numerical strength and voting population, therefore, let us seek to increase our population by encouraging the colored race of other countries to imigrate to this country. Such countries for instance as the West Indies, the Congo Free States, and since certain congressmen think the government has millions of dollars to appropriate for the sending of us to Africa, let us ask for five million to aid those of the race to imigrate into this country who may desire. Article VII. That we will favor high tariff to protect the manufacturers who compel labor unions to admit us to labor in the protected manufactures and thus give us some of the profits of our protecting votes. Article VIII. We demand of our white fellow citizens more honest and business like methods in the management of the affairs of the city, state, and all business concerns. This we do because they declare themselves our criteria and guide, and because we, up to the present, have accepted them as such. Article IX. For as much as crime has no color, and a criminal is but a criminal, no matter what his color or race. Therefore the practice of designating colored persons by their color when arrested, is nothing less than a crime against the colored race, because it permits the petty politician to use such a list to stir up race pr-judice against as, and it also allows the suppression of the white criminal list and the making prominent the colored criminal list to our depriment and great injury. Resolved. That it is not our business as Ministers' Conference to indorse this or that party, or this or that man for office, but to stand firmly for the rights of the people as a whole. Therefore we present the foregoing issues for their consideration and their support —Afro-American. THE ADVANCE OF THE NEGRO Charles G. Dawes Sees Wonderful Progress in the Last Thirty-Five Years. Chicago, Mav 14.—Charles G. Dawes, compreter of the currency, addressed the Men's Sunday club at Quinn Chapel last night. He spoke of the progress made by the people of the negro race since freedom and equality of rights had been granted them, and pointed out how much they had accomplished in the last thirty-five years. He said: "During the brief period which has intervened since the close of the Civil war in the United States the educational and industrial progress of the colored people has been marvelous. At the close of the war the free colored population of the United States numbered about 10 per cent of the total and a very small proportion of this number could read or write." Mr. Dawes then gave statistics of the advancement of the colored race and in conclusion said: "In agriculture, commerce, manufacture and art, and in every line of business enterprise or educational effort in which this nation is engaged, the colored people have their competent representatives. In literature colored authors have made a most creditable showing. It is not generally known, but it is a fact, that the library of Congress contains over 1,100 books and pamphlets written by colored men and women, embracing poetry, fiction, history and sociology. "In every war in which the United States has been engaged from the Revolution to the Spanish-American war, the colored soldier has distinguished himself on the field of battle. There are now in the United States army two regiments of colored cavalry and four regiments of infantry and a large number of colored men are enlisted in the navy. "Surgeon S. E. Hunt, late of the United States army, has made an exhaustive research into the capacity of the colored man as a soldier, and he says: "For the purpose of the soldier he has all the physical character required. His temperament adapts him to camp life and his morals conduce to discipline. He is brave and steady in action. In all subsequent wars the country will very largely on the negro population as a part of the military power. In these facts, which I have thus hurriedly grouped and in many other which might be cited, is found the highest incentive to still greater efforts on your part for your people." CAN-T KEEP THIS NEGRO OUT OF WEST POINT. Highland Falls—George H. Nixon, the young man who was hounded out of town by the students preparing for West Point here, probably will get into the military academy despite his persecutors. No steps can be taken by the West Point authorities to protect the young man, as the preparatory schools here are prIVATE institutions, where young men appointed to West Point study for their entrance examinations. The first of May, Nixon, hailing from Franklin, N. H., engaged board in Mrs. Myer's Oak Park house, and reported at the preparatory school next day. From that moment his troubles began. He was ordered by the pupils to get out, and, failing to do so, methods were used which caused him to heed the warning. He went to two other schools, but was finally forced to leave town. Nixon, who was appointed to West Point by Senator Chandler, of New "CARMEN" BY NEGRO TALENT. It is given out as a matter of special and unusual interest in the New York papers that Bizet's opera of "Carmen" will be presented at the Lexington Avenue Opera house by a troupe of negro vocalists, forty in number. This is said by the New York papers to be the first performance of opera ever undertaken by exclusively negro talent. The company has been recruited wholly in New York city, by Mr. Theodore Drury. The opera will be conducted by Mr. H. Burleigh. The title role will be sung by Madame Plato, who is spoken of as a well known negro singer. The Sun speaks of the proposed performance as "extremely interesting, as it is the first step in this phase of the negro's musical advance," and the presentation of the opera is spoken of as the first opportunity of the kind offered. This last expression is used advisedly. Forty years ago and more Eliza Green field better known as the "Black Swan," was singing in public with a voice equal to the requirements of any opera. At Nashville may be seen a magnificent building, costing $200,000, which was actually sung out of the throats of the Fisk university jubilee singers, who attracted even more attention in Great Britain and the Continent than in their native land. For fifty years and more white men have been performing in this country in negro minstrelsy, which varies greatly in its character, but which was first suggested to a white man by the singing of negro slaves, working on a rope walk in New Orleans. Since the emancipation—the first great fact to change the condition of the negro of America—there has been no falling off in the musical interest, faculty or capacity of the black race. They still play and sing according to their opportunity. In the far South and in sections where nothing visibly changes, in the shadow of the piney woods, the old choruses and refrains may be heard, but in the more enlightened parts of the country, where the daylight lasts longer, it may be taken for granted that the negro has absorbed according to his opportunity, all the music of the enlightened word. He plays all the instruments and sings everything. It may be hat no entitle and complete opera has ever been pre entled by a troupe composed exclusively of negroes, but in fragments, as it were, all the more modern and pleasing operas in English have been sung by negroes a thousand times in a thousand places. The interesting fact in connection with the production of "Carmen" by negro talent in New York is that while it may be the first performance of the sort it will by no means be the last. It will be observed that, calling this bringing out of "Carmen" a movement or an evolution, it is one coming from the inside. The negroes were not moved to sing "Carmen" by missionary effort. No concerted effort has been made in New York, certainly, to raise the negroes from the singing of "Oh, where are Paul and Silies?" to the understanding and appreciation of grand opera. That is a matter they have attended to themselves. It is all the improvement of opportunity, the impulse to go on, to make the most of nature and lay hold upon grace, which is inspired by the life and instructions of America and which effects negroes as other Americans, and the classes who elect to become Americans. It does not stand to reason that a race with a native taste and gift for music should not in America go on and enjoy and improve it. Hence this "Carmen" incident is but a step. For all the bugaboo talk of race war, all the laborious twaddle and study about race limitations, all the laying down of rules as to what the negro may, can and must do, the American negro may, can and must, might, could, would and will sing. POINTED TALK The trouble with many people is that they are wise to-day and otherwise tomorrow. The average policeman may not be a society favorite but he usually has taking ways. If the average man could read the story of his life he would not believe it. A fool spends his money in dissipation and a wise man spends his for recreation. A husband waiting for his wife at a bargain sale is about the cheapest thing in sight. A GIGANTIC SALE HERE To-Morrowfor14hours DRY GOODS. 25 doz. Dr. Warner's XL Summer coat 50c. for Saturday's sale price 35c. Ladies Ribbed Cotton Vest, with tassel Ladies Lisle Thread Vest, market sale 10c Big line of ladies Amsterdam Silk m saturdays sale 19c. Children's seamless ribbed cotton h an extra value, worth 12c per pair. Ladies fast black, full seamless co morrow, 10c. All the new styles in fans, beautifi $1 0c. You can find most anything XL 100 grass, nice white, clean pearl price to-morrow, doz 5c. Special pick up in all-over laces 35c worth more. Big line of ladies white waistb $1.19 and on up to $8.00. Special lot of crepon dress skirts, m black, worth $10.00, any time special 20 pieces of nice striped percales s per yd, 10c. McLeans mosquito netting, put up 5,000 yards of unbleached muslin s special price per yard 42c. This is che One large table containing select ne of insering, all new style xx make, spe Have you seen our Fouland Lawns, priced ones worth 25c., special to morr Full line of hammocks, the beat th everybody's purse, from 50c on up to Turkey Red table damask, worth h Leather belts, dog collar belts, be large selection for 25c., 35c, and 50c. 50 pieces of choice fancy dress price price per yard 42c. Ladies "Hold-on" hose supporters, fer ent shades, they are worth 50c., but price will be 19c. All coupons issued reading May 1 demand his best so heavy we have de 25 doz. Dr. Warner's XL Summer corets made with strong setting, worth $30c. for Saturday's sale price $3c. All the new styles in fans, beautiful goods ranging in price from 2c to $1 0o. You can find most anything XXXXXXXXX in the fanline you wish. 100 grass, nice white, clean pearl buttons, worth 10c. per doz., special price to-morrow, per doz. 5c. McLeans mosquito netting, put up 8 yards in bolt, to-morrow per bolt 40c. 5,000 yards of unbleached muslin in lengths from 2 to 20 yards. Saturday special price per yard 43c. This is cheap. Turkey Red table damask, worth 25c per yard, to-morrow per yard 19c. Leather belts, dog collar belts, beaded EXXX elastic belts, pully belts, a large selection for 25c., 85c. and 50c. 50 pieces of choice fancy dress prints worth 6¼c per yd., Saturday special price per yard 4¼c. Ladies "Hold-on" hose supporters, made of extra quality lisele web in different shades, they are worth 50c., but to introduce them for to-morrow's sale price will be 19c. All coupons issued reading May 18th, will be good until June 1st. The demand has been heavy we have decided to lengthen the time. Temple of ECONOMY 524, 526, and 528. Thirty-eight different lots of hogs have been fattened at the Kansas Experiment Station on crops that do well on upland and are good drought resisters. The work shows that with these feeds average mixed-bred hogs needed from to 30 per cent more feed to gain 100 pounds than pure bred hogs. A combination of two of our best feeds for upland and dry years—Kafir corn and soy beans—produced more pork per bushel than corn, and Kafir corn produced more pork per acre than corn. Kafir-corn fed with alfalfa hay secured rapid fattening and well-finished hogs. One-fifth soy beans added to corn or Kafir-corn saved from 13 to 87 per cent of the feed, and with some lots nearly doubled the g-in made by the hogs Hogs fed creamy skim milk with grain gained 52 pounds, while those not having milk gained 19 pounds. In another trial hogs fed grain alone gained 41 pounds in the same time that those fed grain and creamy skim milk gained 65 pounds. One hundred and thirty head of the hogs fatcased in these experiments were shipped to packers and slaughter tests were made by Armour & Co., who reported unusually good quality of pork from some combinations of drought-resisting feeds and poor quality from others. The yields of the crops used, the showing of only one crop failure in eleven years and the good results obtained from fattening hogs with drought resisting crops, show a greater certainty of crops and more pork from an acre than are usually secured from ordinary feeds in other states. Bulletin No 95 gives full particulars of these experiments, and is sent free to any resident of Kansas who writes for it to the Kansas Experiment Station, Manhattan, Kas. Kansas City, May 16.—The builders club leakout, which went into effect today involved 2,000 men in the different building trades, according to the officials of the club, who asserted that in a few days the number would be increased to 3,000. It will not interfere with the work on Convention hall. KANSAS CITY. slisting Crops. LOCKED OUT. PRICE TWO CENTS of Country STATE SENATOR. SALE HERE for14hours orsets made with strong netting, worth pee in neck, all sizes, for each 5c. and selling for 18c., for Saturday's mitts, worth 25c. and 35c, special for sess with double heel and toe, sizes 5 to saturday 10c. ton hose, an extra good thing for to- al goods ranging in price from 2c. to XXXXXXXXX in the fan line you wish. buttons, worth 10c. per doz., special 45c., 50c., 60c., 75c. and $1.00. All ranging in price from 50c., 75c., 98c., made with accordian plait and box plait for to-morrow, $6.08. worth 15c. per yd. for Saturdays sale yards in bolt, to-morrow per bolt 40c. lengths from 2 to 20 yards. Saturday an. in ladies shirt waists with plenty special price 98c. they are exact patterns from the high new per yard 19c. at we ever owned, and at prices to suit $3.98. Come and look at them 5c. per yard, to-morrow per yard 19c. added EXXX elastic belts, pully belts, a sants worth 61c. per yd., Saturday special. made of extra quality lisle webb in dif- to introduce them for to-morrow's sale 5th., will be good until June 1st. The died to lengthen the time. sole of NOMY, MINNESOTA AVENUE, KANSAS. THE State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte, ss. In the matter of the estate of Taylor McDonald, deceased. In the Probate Court in and for said County. Notice is hereby given that letters of administration have been granted to the undersigned, on the estate of Taylor McDonald, late of said county, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 3rd. day of March. A. D. 1900. Now, all persons having claims against the said estate, are hereby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance within one year from the date of said letters or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate, and that if such claims be not exhibited within three years after the date of said letters, they shall be forever barred. I. F. BRADLEY, Administrator of the estate of Taylor McDonald, deceased. Kansas City, Ks., March 20th, 1900. In witness whereof the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court, this 18th. day of March, A. D., 1900. K. P. SNYDER, Probate Judge. McKAY'S RESTAURANT. At No. 6, State Line, can be found one of the best Restaurants in the Twin Cities. Meals served on short notice to order, board and lodging $8.00 per week. Ice Cream, Cakes, and Pies every Sunday. The restaurant is in a splendid location for the convenience of its patrons to any part of the two cities. MR8, McKAYS, Proprietress. With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk, which in turn becomes a woman. A married man says this would be an ideal world to live in if half the people were born dumb. Some men can't find words for their thoughts and some women can't find thoughts for their words. With the opening of the presidential campaign this country will probably experience another natural gas boom. 'A financier is a man who makes lots of money, isn't he, pa?' "No, Freddy—a financier is a man who gets hold of lots of money other people male." When Dominicus Van Brunt first event to the public school in his adopted country he had the felicity of sitting opposite a little girl with freckles and blue eyes. Her name was Bertha Manderson, which was a difficult name for Dominicus to remember. But it was not at all hard for him to remember the dear little girl with freckles. She wore tiny black tassels at the top of her shoes, and white aprons, ruffled and tied upon the shoulders with large, airy-looking bows, and the ends of her smooth braids were tied with ribbons now the color of the violet and now the color of the rose. Dominicus said to himself that in Amsterdam he had never known any little girl so freckled and so dear. "I wish she would look at me," thought little Dominicus Van Brunt. But he thought it in Dutch, although when he spoke aloud he managed to make himself understood in English. It must be confessed that little American children are too egotistical to be polite. Thinking as they do that they are molded on the right pattern, they are inclined to regard all children differing from them as curiosities. They considered the round-faced Dutch boy, with his shy ways and deferential manner to the teacher, a strange little fish indeed. And no one in all the school was more amused than the dainty Bertha, who looked at him covertly out of her gray-blue eyes. However, she did not laugh at him. So Dominicus, who did not know that she was amused, and who perceived only her aspect of gravity, thought her kinder than the rest, and was grateful. If only she would have spoken to him, or looked at him as if she were his friend, he would have nothing more to ask—he could even have been patient with that terrible English language which every one around him was jabbering. He determined to do something to call the attention of his freckled hearts-own to himself, and one day he hurried into the schoolroom the first minute the doors were opened and laid three pear-shaped yellow tomatoes on her desk. The scholars came, saw the A gretty vegetables and had little trouble in deciding from what source the tribute came. For who else in a fashionable suburb would have yellow tomatoes, except the son of the Dutch gardener? The school indulged in unrestrained giggling, but Bertha, intent of participating, shot defiance from her gray-blue eyes, and, turning with an adorable smile toward Dominicus, carefully fitted one of the yellow tomatoes into her red mouth, and devoured it in the same spirit in which a loyal subject drinks to his king. It was evident that Dominicus had been right. Bertha was different from the others. His happiness stained the amiable boy's face scarlet, and while the other boys feared at him a number of them felt a distinct pang of jealousy. They were quite alive to the extraordinary favor which had been shown him. From that day on Bertha, the daughter of a prosperous lawyer and a little mald distinctly conscious of her social opportunities, and Dominicus, the son of the man who rased garden truck, were friends. There came a day when Bertha, having reached the proud age of 10, gave a birthday party on her father's lawn, and insisted on having Dominicus among her guests—a famous day for Dominicus, in which he saw his princess in all the glory of her best white frock, with her hair crimped down her back, and had the rapture of eating cream tarts in her company! But there was yet a prouder day in which Dominicus was permitted to return this social attention, and was allowed to invite Bertha and three other friends to the snowy kitchen of his home, where the mother of Dominicus sang beautiful songs to them in a language they could not understand, and fed them with crullers and grape juice. Bertha thought she had never seen any room so charming as this kitchen, with its racks and blue plates, its shining pans and its illuminated mottoes upon the wall. Bertha was not more than 12 when she was sent to a private school, and as the years went by she saw people of quite a different sort from Dominicus and his father and mother, and ought, probably, to have forgotten all about them. But it is an unenfiable fact—though it may have shown some evidences of vulgarity in her nature—that all the years that she was occupied with other matters, such as boarding-school and summer resorts, and "coming out," and the gayeties of a winter in the city, she remembered that curious kitchen, and the people who lived in it, and wondered where they had gone. For it had happened that one autumn, after returning from the seashore, Bertha had discovered that the house back of the garden was empty. It had been a sad moment for her. She had felt the tears come to her eyes as she looked at the untidy piece of ground where the exquisitely kept garden of Jacob Van Brunt had been; and the windows, from which the round face of her friend had often smiled at her, repulsed her now with their bareness. It happened that in course of me Bertha had a notion to go abroad, and, having the consciousness of her certificate of graduation in her trunk, she was in no haste to return to her home. So she lingered where she pleased, arrogantly directing the movements of her party, which consisted of a maiden aunt and an elderly second cousin. With this double chaperonage she was allowed to do almost anything she pleased. At length they reached Amsterdam, making headquarters for themselves there, and planning to go upon many excursions through the country. It was natural enough that, having a local habitation, they should make some friends in the city, and so it came about that before they had been there long they were invited to dinner by an American lady, Mrs. Truax, whose husband was engaged in some mercantile enterprise there. The Truax house was a cosmopolitan one, and at it the habitue expected to meet all manner of celebrities and human curios. Bertha, much elated at the prospect, whirled off, accompanied by her decorous relatives, arrayed for the occasion in the most becoming of their best silks. "What dear old frumps they are," Bertha commented to herself. "I think the Amsterdam ladies will like them. They just suit this background." They seemed to, indeed, and got on better than Bertha, whose youth condemned her to a subordinate place. This was not as it was in America, Bertha reflected, and permitted herself to indulge in a moment of homeickness, as she sat apart, her glowing beauty unnoticed by the middle-aged people who were paying their respects to her aunt and her second cousin. "I have delayed for a moment for another guest," Mrs. Truax said. "I wished to present to your niece, Miss Manderson," she said, addressing Bertha's aunt, "a young man who is half an American. Ah, there is the bell now!" The man at the door announced a moment later: "Herr Van Brunt." Bertha turned with an anticipation which she endeavored to subdue. It was not likely that the son of a gardener would be at the home of Mrs. Tmax. But in the young man who extered Bertha saw with unmistakable recognition the amiable, soft eyes, the round face and high brow, and the quiet, kindly manners of her old friend, borne with the assurance and ease that come with self-confidence. The hostess managed to whisper to Bertha's aunt, and of course Bertha overheard: "This young man has distinguished himself in landscape gardening. He has just laid out a park for Prince Zagenwell, and is much thought of both in Holland and Germany. I hear that the Duke of York is likely to send for him for his new place in Scotland." Dominicus Van Brunt saluted his hostess with a profound how—how well Bertha remembered that quaint reverence of manner! He was presented to the guests and at last was led up to Bertha, who suddenly felt as if she were in short frocks, with freckles on her face and braids down her back. He started and flushed, and then held out his hand in the good American way, regardless of ceremony. What, you are acquainted!" cried the hostess. They explained. The hostess turned in some perplexity to the spinster aunt. She wondered if she had unintentionally committed an indescretion. But there was no annoyance in the face of the elder Miss Manderson, and the hostess felt at liberty to permit the two young people to go down to dinner together. The conversation at dinner would not be particularly interesting to recount. But Bertha remembered every word of it. Perhaps Dominicus Van Brunt did too—but it has been impossible to secure his confidence. It is a certain thing, however, that the next day a basket came for the young American lady, containing a dozen yellow tomatoes, dropped like eggs in a nest of white daisies. Which was, surely, a curious gift! Now it is undeniable that Bertha Manderson found Amsterdam interesting, yet for some reason best understood by her sex she remained. In it but a short time, hastening away to other points of interest. It is also certain that about the time of her departure a young landscape gardener ran to yews and weeping willows in his designs, and accepted with alacrity the opportunity of designing a cemetery for some new American town. But he recovered from his gloom when there reached him from the shores of the Baltic a trinket fashioned of lucent amber, shaped like a yellow tomato. It occurred to him that he ought also to visit the storied beaches of the Baltic, and he did so without an hour's unnecessary delay. And the consequence was, as the children say when they play the old game, that when Miss Bertha Manderon returned to America, she wore for an engagement ring a tomato shaped topaz on her third finger. Man's Body Turns to Bend William Miles, a blacksmith at Niles, Mich., is proving a puzzle to the doctors of southwestern Michigan. For some years the bones of his body have made rapid growth, so that now his ribs are over two inches in width and of equal thickness. Other bones of his body have enlarged in the same proportion. He weighs 162 pounds, 111 pounds being bone. CAN HE ESCAPE A SMASH-UP? PROSPERITY PROTECTION LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE REPUBLICITY FREE TRADE BRITAIN'S MAINSTAY THE MERCHANT MARINE FLEET SAVES THE EMPIRE. Her Shipping Makes Good Her Enormous Adverse Balance of Trade — Shipbuilder Cramp's Views — Passage of the Shipping Bill Is Urged. Four generations of the Cramp family have in succession contributed to their present eminence in American shipbuilding. Their Philadelphia shipyard now ranks in extent and output with the best in Europe, its product being always regarded as unexcelled in finish and efficiency. Mr. Charles H. Cramp is the present head of the family and its shipbuilding company. On this account, and the weight of authority given to his utterances on the subject of shipbuilding, as well as the probable early passage of the shipping bill, what he says is of timely value. "Great Britain's imports in 1897," said Mr. Cramp, when asked for a brief statement, exceeded her exports by $750,000,000, which is the largest adverse balance of trade in British history. How does she make it good? Chiefly through her vast shipping. Let me explain: At the last meeting of the directorate of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company—the largest in the world, by the way—its president placed its average earnings at $50 per gross ton, and which, in view of the competition to which it is subjected, may be regarded as the minimum per ton earning of British steamships. Information from other authentic sources indicates that the average earning of the entire British steam fleet, consisting of 7,310,000 tons, will not fall short of $70 per ton per year. The British steam fleet, therefore, annually earns $500,000,000 a year. Her sea-goining sail fleet, consisting of 2,735,976 tons, earns between $45 and $50 per ton per year, or say in the aggregate $130,000,000. The annual profits of banking, commissions and insurance in connection with this shipping are about 14 per cent of the traffic earnings. This shows: Steam fleet earn $500,000,000, sailing fleet earns $130,000,000, and other profits on shipping amount to $68,200,000—showing a total annual earning from British shipping of $698,200,000 a year, say in round numbers $700,000,000. "The earnings of her shipping, it will be seen, nearly wipes out Great Britain's adverse trade balance," continued Mr. Cramp, "and her revenue from foreign investments far more than exceeds the difference. "Of this colossal revenue," concluded Mr. Cramp, "the United States contributes a little more than two-fifths directly; or, in other words, the producers and consumers of the United States pay to British ship owners not less than $280,000,000 a year as the common carriers of American commerce to and from all parts of the world." Congress is therefore confronted with the necessity of relieving the CAN HE ESCAPE LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE J. H. HOPP. American people from the annual drain of $280,000,000 now contributed by them for the employment and permanent enrichment of Britons. It is conceded-by all, and the president and his cabinet are emphatic on the subject, that the only way of overcoming this adverse and dangerous condition is for congress to speedily come to the aid of American shipping. The passage of the shipping bill, the provisions of which are in perfect accord with the urgent official recommendations of the president and the secretary of the treasury, and which bill has been favorably reported from the committees to each branch of congress, will revive American shipping in the foreign trade and lead to the eventual retention at home of these vast millions, the foreign outgo of which drains us of all our gold or its equivalent in our products. Expansion for Farmers. The agricultural reports show that our sales of agricultural products abroad during the past three years, 1897-1899, were more than $500,000,000 greater than in the preceding three years, 1894-1896. The American farmer is participating in the benefits of expansion. David Jeckyll-Hyde Hill The report that the Hon. David B. Hill is prepared to support a platform that drove him to the political woods in 1896 is by no means startling. David's just that sort of person. JOE SIBLEY'S PLATFORM. Tells a New York "Yellow" Why He Will Seek Re-Election. Congressman Joe Sibley, who was nominated by the Republicans of the district in Pennsylvania that formerly was represented by a Democrat, was asked by a correspondent of the New York Journal on what platform he proposed to ask for re-election to Congress. His reply was characteristic of the man. He said: "As an optimist, and not as a pessimist; as in favor of $16 a thousand for hemlock lumber in my district as against $6 a thousand four years ago; for 9-cent cotton as against 4-cent cotton; for $1.55 a barrel for oil as against 55 cents a barrel; for 40-cent corn as against 20-cent corn; for a bigger rate per ton for the man who digs the coal than was paid to the owner four years ago; for three-eighths of one per cent of the population out of employment as against 40 per cent four years ago; for $2 a ton for carrying ore on the great lakes as against 60 cents a ton; for $2.85 a day for the ore handlers as against $1.25; for an average increase of 25 per cent in wages over four years ago; for a surplus of $90,000,000 in our national budget as against a deficit of $75,000,000,000 under the last Democratic administration; for the continuance of the opportunity for every man to secure remunerative employment, and the banishment forever of soup houses from this glorious country; for an export trade of two billions annually, requiring three times greater product of our manufactures than we have at the present time; for the growing trade of the Orient, which will require all the farm products of the great west and a good deal of our industries, and will keep wheat at $1 a bushel and upward. "There are 100 more planks in my platform similar to the above, but my chief plank is that I am for a continuance of the splendid prosperity that we are enjoying under the administration of President McKinley." Jeffersonian Imperialism Mr. Bryan's recent remarks about "imperialism" sound very much like the criticisms that were hurled at the Jefferson administration when the Louisiana purchase bill was before Congress. As a sample here is a quotation from the New York Herald of March 21, 1804: "We revolted from Great Britain because her Parliament taxed us without our consent, expressed by representatives. Our colonies may adopt our principles. Even the limited monarchy proposed in the bill now under discussion in the House of Representatives will not probably be established, and it is next to a certainty that the session will terminate leaving Jefferson in complete possession of all the despotic powers which were lately acquired by the Spanish monarch." Colored Voters. Senator Tillman's recent speech about the negro voter seems to have been but a preliminary toward disfranchising him in the south, judging from the action of the leading political party in Virginia. This evi- BE A SMASH-UP? PROSPERITY PROTECTION FREE TRAP dently is in strange contrast with the avowed anxiety of members of the same party to admit the native Porto Rican to the full rights of American citizenship. Big Trusts Fighting. Recent troubles between the steel and wire combines show that even big trusts can not compete amicably for trade. a matter of fact, the bigger the corporation, and the more it attracts publicity, the more vulnerable it is if it does not deal fairly by the public or its employees. With 100 per cent of increase in the population of the United States during the last thirty years, there has been an increase of only 60 per cent in our total imports of foreign goods. This shows how the American workman under protection is acquiring the American market. Populistic Wisdom. The Hon. Thomas E. Watson has a corner on the wisdom in Populistic circles. He declares the issues upon which the party existed are all dead and he will not assist the Democratic combine in its effort to dangle the corpse in the faces of the people. The Railroad Record. There were 4,500 miles of new railroad built last year, as against 2,219 miles in 1898, and 1,650 miles in 1895. THE ARMY OFFICERS TESTIFY IN THE IDAHO MINING INVESTIGATION. Ate Prisoners' Food and Thought It Excellent — Punished Miners Who Tried to Build a Tunnel and Escape. The Military Affairs Committee has listened to the testimony of three army officers on the matter of the treatment of the Coeur d'Aiene miners, held as prisoners in Idaho by the soldiers, and on the general character of the food and accommodations. Capt. Edwards narrated the circumstances of the detention of Mr. Heney after the state authorities had given permission for his release. He said that a tunnel had been dug by the prisoners, that they might escape. When it was discovered investigation was made to determine who had done it. He suspected that Mr. Simpkins had been a leader of this movement, accused him, and upon admission, had him confined in the county jail. He ordered Mr. Heney and some of the other prisoners to fill this tunnel, and they refused to work. For this insubordination, the witness said, he put Mr. Heney on bread and water, for the good of prison discipline, and held him until he had performed the work. Some other prisoners had been punished by his orders for violation of prison rules. This punishment consisted of a diet of bread and water, and being required to forego the luxury of hay for their beds. This, however, was not severe because they had their blankets and quilts to sleep on. He said there was no denial of free speech, and added that on the 4th of July, a celebration was had in which the soldiers, as well as the men, participated; speeches were made, rough riding and other games were indulged in. The suppression of the Mullen Mirror, and the order preventing the commemoration of July 11th, by a public gathering, originated with the civil and not the military authorities. Major Allen Smith of the 1st Cavalry corroborated much of Capt. Edwards' testimony, and approved all of the measures taken by the latter, such as the punishment of prisoners, for the good of prison discipline. He told of a meeting which had been held at which the question of permitting men to resume work at the pumps was considered. The union had ordered the men to quit the pumps, and as this would have resulted very speedily in the flooding and the destruction of the mines, the matter was brought to the attention of the witness and of Lieut. Lyons. Ten minutes was given the union to meet and rescind its action, and the union compiled, after which the men returned to work. Had this action not been taken the mines would have been damaged to such an extent that it is doubtful if they could ever have been resumed. Major Smith said that he had not arrested any one, but that he had required a man to be prosecuted for draping the American flag in black, and putting it at half mast on the 4th of July. He said he had received no complaints of brutal or inhuman treatment of the men, nor had he heard any complaints of suffering among their families. As to the quantity and quality of the food served he said it was sufficient and very good. Lieut. Heiberg testified as to the treatment of prisoners and their food and accommodations. He said that he had heard of no infractions of the rules by the men, nor of any improper treatment of them by the troops. He said he subsisted for two weeks and a half upon the food from the prison kitchen, and considered it of superior excellence. As to the matter of punishment inflicted by Capt. Edwards he considered that it was not severe, and that it was necessary to maintain discipline. Nebraska's Farm Values. Regarding the prosperity now prevalent in the west, a paper from the interior of Nebraska says: "With the price of steers ranging at from $4.60 to $5 in Omaha, hogs near the $5.50 mark, corn near the 30 mark at home, and the country full of money, it doesn't look as though the presidential campaign is going to materially affect prosperity, at least not in the agricultural and stock-growing belt. Four years ago hogs sold for $2.80 in Stanton, while good corn commanded but 14 cents. Oats, rye and barley show the same wide difference in price. Butter is worth nearly double what it was then. The same is true of everything the farmer has to sell, with the exception of wheat, and even that is several cents higher now than then." Nebraska's Horrible Example Nebraska affords a striking horrible example of the effects of a Democratic administration and a free trade tariff. Its bank deposits show it: Year. Amount. 1892 $24,891,113 1893 17,208,476 1894 18,074,832 1895 14,200,745 1896 10,227,537 1897 13,902,940 1898 18,225,180 1899 21,666,111 These figures represent the deposits in all banks in Nebraska under State supervision only. The decline during the Democratic administration of 1839-97 is as remarkable as the increase in deposits under the present administration of President McKinley. Demand for Paper The man who writes the Kansas City platform will have to draw heavily upon the paper mills if he attempts to explain all of the miscarried predictions of '896. Is that tired feeling — blood lacks vitality and richness, and hence you fall like a lagard all day and can't get rested at night. Hood's Sarsaparilla will cure you because it will restore to the blood the qualities it needs to nourish, strengthen and sustain the muscles, nerves and organs of the body. It gives sweet, refreshing sleep and imparts new life and vigor to every function. Fet Tired "In the spring I would have no appetite and would feel tired and without ambition. Took Hood's Sarsaparilla in small does, increasing as I grew stronger. That tired feeling left me and I felt better in every way." W. E. BAKER, Box 86, Milford, Ohio. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Best Medicine Money Can Buy. Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. Cable Statistics. The cost of constructing a cable system is about $2,000 per mile, and the total amount invested in submarine lines at present is upward of $200,000,000. The value of the land line is, of course, much greater in the aggregate. The largest company in America has alone a capital of $125,000,000, pays out yearly between $3,000,000 and $10,000,000 salaries, and last year carried over 60,000,000 messages. These figures are inadequate, but they serve to show that telegraphs form one of the world's greatest business interests. Remove the causes that make your hair Hefes Hairloss. Hairloss is the best cure for corn. 15cts. Kodak Flends at Liberty. Amateur photographers who worked with hand cameras can take snap shots without limit free, at the Paris exposition. Users of cameras with bases must secure permits from the commissioner general. They are privileged to operate only until 1 p. m. Permits for a single day will cost 25 francs. For the entire period of the exposition the cost will be 1,000 francs. Exhibits may not be "taken" without permission of the owners. There is probably nothing quite so sure as consequences. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 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CIDER PRESS One-third more elder with the HYDRAULIC than with the old style press. Send for Catalogue. IV. FREE. Davis-Johnson Co. Western Agents. HYDRAULIC PRESS MFD. 60 41 W. Randolph St. CHICAGO. SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. Boys and Clean Cities—Words to Be Avoided—The Small Boy's Maint—A Visit to Grandma's—Father's Evasive Answer—Introduced. The Small Boy's Plaintiff. When the blizzard is blowing outside in the street, I have to stay here in the house. I have to sit quiet the whole of the time, as still as a little brown mouse. They won't let me tease my small brother at all, or play with my small sister's things. And mamma's not pleased if I stop in her room and set up a store with rings. And papa gets mad as a crazy March hare when I cut pictures out of his books. I cannot go down to the kitchen to stay, because we've the crosset of cooks. The waitress don't like it if by some mischance I upset the cranberry pie. On blizzardy days there isn't a boy so unhappy and tired as I. The dog snaps at me if I pull his tail, and pussy she scratches my hand. And tells me that all through the rest of the day she don't want a sight of my face. I wish it would clear off, for I want to go out; I can't stay quiet and still. I'm so full of moviness all of the time that sitting down makes me feel ill. I cannot do anything—no, not a thing—I can't say I will or I won't; I cannot go out and I cannot stay in, when there's nothing to do but to don't. Boys and Clean Cities. New York city always will revere the memory of Colonel George E. Waring as the first and only street cleaning commissioner who thoroughly cleaned that great metropolis. About the time he assumed the duties of that office a club of children was formed in connection with one of the college settlements in the worst part of the city, the object of this club being to interest children to clean streets. Colonel Waring always welcomed aid offered his department, and he saw in this club the nucleus of a movement among the children that would greatly benefit the city. He thought the experiment worth trying and detailed an employee of the department to form and supervise clubs of this kind. For a considerable period two men were thus detailed. These clubs, which were called Juvenile Street Cleaning leagues, differed widely in character. The members of one club were older than those of another in the same district, and their meetings therefore could be conducted in a more business like and dignified manner. Some of the clubs were composed of young children. In other clubs we had to deal with boys and girls of inferior intellectual grade, or with children who, although naturally bright, were living in the most degenerating surroundings and were veritable "Chimmie Faddens." But in all cases the meetings were conducted in as formal a manner as conditions would allow, and each club had its constitution and its regularly elected officers. The average East Side New York boy, and especially the Jewish boy, is well up on parliamentary rules, and I remember well one club of Jewish girls connected with the Jewish institute who could put to shame many a pompous gentleman who fancies himself fully capable of presiding at a meeting. A majority of both boys and girls belong to two or more clubs of various kinds, and take naturally to them as a duck to water. Each club chose a name, generally connected with the name of its school or settlement, though some of the names were original, as, for example, "Waring's Willing Workers." The department supplied the members with badges, which were highly prized, but which at times proved somewhat of a nuisance, owing to the urchins' propensity for trading them away and then reporting them as lost. Meetings were held weekly. After the routine of necessary business came reports of members as to what they had done since the last meeting. As an example, a little girl report that she had picked up several banana skins and fed them to horses, which, by the way, are fond of them. Another had spoken to a careless grocer or landlady about littering the sidewalk. There were several cases in which men were arrested and 2nd for disobeying the city ordinances, the arrests being due solely to the children. Words to Be Avoided: A teacher in a well known college for women in the United States has prepared for the benefit of her students the following list of words, phrases and expressions to be avoided. Set a watch on your lips, and if you are accustomed to making these "slips" try to substitute the correct expression. But don't be content with that alone. Learn why the preferred expression is correct, and this of itself will so fix it in your mind that you will use it unconsciously: "Guess" for "suppose" or "think" "Fix" for "wrange" or "prepare." "Ride" for "drive" interchangeably "Real" as an adverb, in expressions such as "real" good for "really" good. "Some" or "any" in an adverbial sense; for example. "I have studied some" for "somewhat." "I have not studied any" for "at all." "Some" ten days for "about" ten days. Not "as" I know for "that" I know. "Try" an experiment for "make" an experiment. Singular subjects with contracted plural verb; for example: "She don't skate well" for "she doesn't skate well." "Expect" for "suspect." "First rate" as an adverb. "Right away" for "immediately." "Party" for "person." "Promise" for "assure." "Posted" for "informed." "Depot" for "station." Try and "for try to" go. "Funny" for "odd" or "unusual." "Above" for "foregoing;" "more than" for "beyond." Does it look "good" enough for "well" enough. Feel "bad" for feel "bad." Feel "good" for feel "well." "Between" seven for "among" seven. Seldom "or" ever, for seldom "if" ever or "seldom or never." Taste and smell "of" when used transitively. More than you think "for" for "more than you think." "These" kind for "this" kind. "Nicely" in response to an inquiry. "Healthy" for "wholesome." Just "as soon" for just as lief. A Visit to Grandma's. Nellie, Roy and Arthur had come to their grandma's big house in the country. These children lived in the city of London, and did not have any pets. In this house of grandma's there was always room for one more. So the children came there every summer. One morning while they were feeding the chickens, they saw a dog in the barn. They went toward him, and he ran up to them. He was dirty, hungry and tired. The children washed him and combed his hair. They gave him some milk and chicken bones. Then they were going to decide on a name for him; they said it should be Carlo. They tied a blue ribbon with a bell on it around his neck. He used to carry the basket when they hunted eggs in the hay. At last the time came for them to go home, and the children begged so hard to take him home, that their magma allowed them to do so. They were delighted, and had their playmates to share their joy, as they had not any pets, and they came often to see Carlo. The children taught him a few tricks. Their father built him a kennel and he lived content and happy. LILLIE WATSON, 10 years old. 624 E. Georgia St., Indianapolis Introduced. A boy's code of etiquette does not conform with the manual most approved and adopted in so-called polite society, but it serves his purpose all right. Two chubby little fellows were strolling along the sidewalk the other afternoon, when they were joined by a third, who was a stranger to one of the two chums, so the other proceeded to introduce them. "Ned' Bright, do you know 'Tom' Brown? "Nope," replied Ned. "Tom, Tom Brown, do you know Ned Bright?" "Nope," returned Tom. "Well, now you know each other." So Ned, now you proceeded to "throw" each other in the most approved manner and roll over in the dust in the friendly way boys have.—Memphis Scimitar. The Oldest Table. A wealthy man was once exhibiting proudly to a younger acquaintance a table which he had bought. He said it was 500 years old. "That is nothing," remarked his young visitor. "I have in my possession a table which is more than 3,000 years old." "Three thousand years old!" said the host. "That is impossible. Where was it made?" "Probably in India." "In India! What kind of a table is it?" "The multiplication table." Father's Evasive Answer. Children's questions are not always answered. One little boy said to his father: "There is a lot in this book about Othello. Who was Othello papa?" "Why, bless me, my boy. Do you mean to say that you go to Sunday school and don't know who Othello was?" A Boy's Recitation A teacher in civil government had told his pupils that once in ten years the state of Massachusetts taken a census. Little James, who is an attentive scholar, upon being called up to recite said: "Once in every ten years Massachusetts comes to its senses." Johnny's Solitogny. "I shall be so glad when I get big enough to wash my own face," muttered little Johnny, after his mamma got through with him, "then I won't wash it." Timid Among the Ladies. In spite of his thirty-one years, the Prince of Naples is rather timid in the presence of ladies, quite the reverse on this point from his cousins the Duke d'Aoata, Royal Artillery, and the Comte de Torino, of the First Dragonos, who are the greatest favorites in aristocratic circles, and who seem to bring life and entrain wherever they appear. There is a third cousin, that is to say a third son of the late Duke of Aoata, who is more like the Prince of Naples in timidity of maners, modesty of life and devotion to his career. To this enthusiastic sailor the steel deck of a cruiser is far preferable to the waxed floor of a dancing hall. Following in the footsteps of Queen Margherita, he has taken up mountaineering when on leave of absence. THE LETTER WAS GENUINE A short time since a letter appeared in these columns signed by Mr. W. H. Kinkade of Alameda, Assinibola, Western Canada, which caused that gentleman to receive a great many inquiries, most of them anxious to know if the letter was genuine. To a large number of the inquiries answers were sent, but it was impossible to reply to all. We take pleasure in submitting to our readers a specimen of replies sent by Mr. Kinkade: "Yes, the letter dated December 22, 1899, supposed to have been written by me, which you saw in your local papers, was genuine and contained facts. I will say of the information received from the Canadian Government Agents prior to coming here, I did not find a single untrue statement. The Canadian Government is honorable and its Agents dare not misrepresent this country or they would lose their jobs. There is quite a bit of land for homesteading yet, a very little close to market, but mainly from 6 to 20 miles from stations. The country, hereabouts is a prairie, nearly level, slightly rolling, not a rough country by any means. Homestead entries cost $10; on land that has been cancelled there is a $5 cancellation fee extra and in some cases an inspection fee of $5 and where the former occupant has made any substantial improvements there are small amounts to pay for improvements. This is a poor place for a poor man unless he has brains and muscle and 'git and grit,' but with these requisites he can succeed. The population of this part of Assiniabola has doubled during the past two years. There has been as much prairie broken the past two years as was already broken previous to 1898. C. P. R. land (odd sections) joining homestead land sells at $3 per acre. Improved quarters within four to five miles of town sell at $1,000 this spring. This is not a Garden of Eden at all, no need need think he can come here and get rich in a short time without much labor, but if he will work and be saving he can soon be an independent farmer tilling his own soil and getting good returns for his labor. "We burn coal, which costs us $1.85 per load at the mines, which are 20 miles southwest of us. "People with stock and machinery should come in May so as to have all June to break in. Those who expect to work for wages for the first year or two should come by the end of July to work through harvest and threshing and then go to the coal fields and work all winter and by spring he could be ready to improve homestead. "A quarter section of railway land sells at $3 per acre. The interest is all figured up and a man has about $71 to pay cash, and if he breaks at least 10 acres first breaking season his $21 interest for the first year is thrown off and the second fall following purchase he has $60 to pay and then $60 to pay for 8 more falls, which makes a total of $611 the quarter costs him, including all interest. Paying for a quarter of land that way is like keeping a life insurance policy paid, only it does not take so long to do it. By a man homeeteading one quarter and buying another quarter gives him a chance to have a 320-acre farm all his own and have it paid for in ten years, and after that he is sure of an easy living if he is any good at all. "(Signed) W. H. KINKADE." Driftwood as Fuel People who live on the New England coast like to use ocean driftwood as fuel in open fireplaces. It is impregnated with copper and ocean salts, and when burned gives out the most brilliant colored flames. It is asserted that a New Bedford dealer has orders for the wood from all parts of the country, and even from Europe, and ships hundreds of barrels of it yearly. Various attempts have been made to imitate this wood by artificial process, but without success. Long submersion in the sea water is necessary to produce the brilliant flames. Too Far-Slighted. "Far-sighted young man, eh?" "Yes, he knows the pay days of all the fellows and touches them the minute they leave the cashier's desk."—Syracuse Herald. Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease? It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunlons. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. He who thinks most of his own happiness knows least of it. In the province of Cordoba, Argentine Republic, is a great lake, which recently has been surveyed by an Argentine surveyor. The lake is fifty miles long from east to west and thirty-one miles wide at its broadest point. The average depth is from 12 to 16 feet. Some fish live in the lake but they are small and do not thriv well because of the extreme saltiness of the water, which is a 6 per cent solution. The shores of the lake and its 15 islands are thickly wooded with pine and quebracho. The lake is called Mar Chiquita, and the region about it is entirely uninhabited. Many wild animals abound there. The Shrinkers at Washington. On May 19, 20th, and 21st the Big Four, C. & C. will sell round trip excursion tickets to Washington at one fare for round trip. For maps, rates, etc., address J. C. Tucker, G. N. A., 234 Clark St. Chicago. BUY A PACKAGE OF "FRIENDS' OATS," AND FIND HOW TO OBTAIN THESE AND MANY MORE VALUABLE PREMIUMS FREE. The Round Trade Marks are valuable. A complete premium list mailed upon application to FRIENDS' OATS, Muscatine, Iowa. BOOKS FOR YOUNG AND OLD. LADIES GOLD PLATED WATCH. WATCHES FOR MEN AND BOYS. Sterling Silver Friendship Hearts, Belt Buckles, also Brooches, etc. Gent's Stag Handle Pocket Knife, Superior Quality QUO VADIS.—Bound in English Cloth, 515 Pages. WILL MAKE BABY FAT AS A PIE. DR. MOFFETT'S TEETHINA (Teething Powders) Costs only 25 cents at Druggists, Or mail 25 cents to C. J. MOFFETT, M. D., ST. LOUIS, MO. Allays Irritation, Alds Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, Strengthens the Child, Makes Teething Easy. TEETHINA Relieves the Bowels Troubles of Children of ANY AGE. W. N. U. Kansas City, No. 20, 1900 PISO'S SECURE FOR FRIENDS Written All Like FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION "Aquiring" Mounta This tale is fold concerning the ethics of bushmen in respect of horsefish. A discussion was going on in a Melbourne club on the wisdom of sending a corps of bushmen to the front. One of the company, evidently a sufferer, clinched the discussion by observing: "There are a few up our way I should like the government to get hold of. Let them loose in the Transvaal frontier and Paul Kruger wouldn't have a horse to his name in a week. I know 'em.' Lifting is often the only way of getting a mount—New York Press. Do Your Feet Ache and Burn? Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunlons, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. Smoke on a Long Round Trip. During the volcanic eruption in the Hawaiian islands last summer the smoke rose to a height of between five and six miles and then drifted away to the northeast. At a distance of 600 miles from Hawaii it settled upon the surface of the sea and was then carried back by the northeast wind to its place of origin, where it arrived a fortnight after its original departure and covered the entire group of islands with its heavy pall. It isn't so much what a man thinks as what he does that counts. D. W. McIver, Tuskegee, Ala., wrote: Our child's bowels were passing off pure blood and all perceptions failed to relieve her, until we tried TENTHINA (Teething Powders), and she is now doing well. I'll-gotten gains are never enough to furnish an easy pillow. Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's Sour, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy specialists in the world. Read their ad- vertisement in another column of this paper. Victoria in Military Costume In the earliest years of her reign the queen was accustomed to view her troops mounted on a charger dressed in military costume. Two months after her accession, mounted on a gray charger, she wore a trim blue cloth coat and skirt with a star on the breast, and a round cap with, a peak ornamented with a deep gold band, in reviewing for the first time the Household troops at Windsor. Later on the queen was dressed in a long habit with a cutaway jacket and a large hat ornamented with military plumes.—Scottish American. Flannel cakes are probably so-called because they clothe the inner man. ALABASTINE In a durable and natural cement- In 5 lb paper packages, made ready for use in white and fourteen beautiful tints by mixing with cold water. It is a cement that goes through a process of setting, hardens with age, and can be coated and recooled without washing off its old coats before renewing. various kalsimones on the market, being durable and not stuck on the wall with glue. Alabastine has a package properly labeled. They should reject all imitations. There is nothing "just as good." Prevents much sickness, particularly throat and lung difficulties, attributable to unsanitary coatings on walls. It has been recommended in a paper published by the Michigan State Board of Health on account of its sanitary features; which paper strongly condensed kalomines. Alabastine can be used on either wall or floor, and any one can brush it on. It admits of radical changes from wall paper decorations, thus securing at reasonable expense the latest and best effects. Alabastine is manufactured by the Alabastine Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Instructive and interesting booklet mailed face to all applicants. A Paper Bicycle. A paper bicycle has now invaded the field. Paper fiber, similar to that sometimes used in the manufacture of railway carriage wheels, is employed for tubing, and is as strong as any in use. A factory is said to be contemplated for the production of bicycles of this sort. The Best Prescription for Chills and Fever is a bottle of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. It is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure—no pay. Price, 500. People who never look forward to the future seldom manage to get ahead. $20.00 A WEEK AND EXPENSES to agents selling our household goods. Sell on sight. Write C. H. Marshall & Co., Chicago. Patching the past is impoverishing the present. Most men are willing to serve their country in an official capacity. I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption has an equal for coughs and colds.—JOHN F. BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1900. When passion is king reason is de- throned. And now there is a fish trust. Of course it will expect re-baits. FITS Permanently Cured. Nuts or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 901 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. A married woman says that male is only a mistake in spelling mule. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. Price, 75c Lots of men would rather have half a loaf than a steady job. a loaf than a steady job. Go to your grocer to-day and get a 15c. package of Grain=0 It takes the place of coffee at 1/4 the cost. Made from pure grains it is nourishing and healthful. Insist that your grocer gives you GRAIN-O. Accept no imitation. WINCHESTER GUN CATALOGUE FREE Send your name and address on a postal, and we will send you our 156-page illustrated catalogue free. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. 174 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, Conn. 1,000 NEWSPAPERS Are now using our International Type-High Plates Sawed to LABOR-SAVING LENGTHS. They will save time in your composing room as they can be handled even quicker than type. No extra charge is made for sawing plates to short lengths. Send a trial order to this office and be convinced. WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, KANSAS CITY, MO. Serious Ills of Women The derangements of the female organism that breed all kinds of trouble and which ordinary practice does not oure, are the very things that give way promptly to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Uterine and ovarian troubles, kidney troubles, ulcerations, tumors, unusual discharges, backaches and painful periods—these are the ills that hang on and wreck health and happiness and disposition. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has a wonderful record of absolute cures of these troubles—a constant series of successes for thirty years. Thousands of women vouch for this. Their letters constantly appear in this paper. SACRIFICE SALE First Class Music. For sixty days we will send FIFTY PIECES OF FIRST CLASS, FULL SIZED, high grade, standard Vocal and Instrumental MUSIC, carefully selected, including Solos, Duets, Quartets, Waltzes, Polkas, Operas, Negro Melodies, Hymns, etc., etc., charges prepaid by post or express to any part of the United States or Canada, upon receipt of two dollars in cash, stamps or money order. The regular price of this mule is $20. Address W. L. DOUGLAS $3 & 3.50 SHOES UNION MADE. Worth $4 to $6 compared with other makos. Endowed with 1,000,000 wearers. The genius have W. L. Douglas' name and price stamped on bottom. Take substitute claimed by as good. Your dealer should keep them — if not, we will send a pair of genuine leather trousers for carriage. State kind of leather, size, and width, plain or cap toe. Cat free. W. L. DOUGLAS SHOP CO., Brockton, Mass. IN 3 OR 4 YEARS AN INDEPENDENCE ASSURED FARMS WESTERN CANADA FREE If you take up your homes in Western Canada, the land of plenty. Illustrated pamphlets, farmers who have become wealthy in growing wheat, reports of information as to reduced railway rates can be had on application to the Superintendent of Immigration, Department of Interior, Ottawa, Canada, on or by K. Crawford, 214 West Ninth S., Kansas City, Mo. For the Ladies. A. PRIESMEYER SHOE CO. SHOES THAT WEAR. Aek Your Dealer For Them. PENSIONS Get Your Pension DOUBLE QUICK Write CAPT. O'FARRELL, Pension Agent. 142g New York Avenue, WASHINGTON, D. C. DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY, gives quick relief and cures worm enails. Book of testimonials and to DAVY's treatment FREE. DR. H. H. GREEN'S SONS, 214 West Ninth S., Kansas City, Mo. TO FIND HOW TO OBTAIN THESE IMS FREE. complete premium list mailed upon FRIENDS' OATS, Muscatine, Iowa. BOOKS FOR YOUNG AND OLD. AMERICAN CITIZEN PUBLISHING AND PRINTING CO. Daily and Weekly 325 Minnesota Ave. KANSAS CITY KANSAS TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Daily delivered by carrier per 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. MONEY FOR OLD SOLDIERS I WILL BUY The additional Homestead Claims of all Soldiers or Sailors who served in the Union army or navy, their widows or minor heirs. Who filed a Homestead claim of less than 160 acres of land prior to June 22nd., 1874? Such persons are entitled to enough more land, including the number of acres embraced in their original entry, without living upon it, to make 160 acres. If they homesteaded 80 acres, they are entitled to 80 more, if 40 acres 120 more, if 159 acres, one acre more, or any other number as it may aear. By late ruling and decisions its not necessary that final proof should have been made on their original entry, that is, they are now entitled to such additional rights if their homestead was abandoned, canceled or relinquished, and all transfers can be made at their homes, before a Notary Public. All such claims I am prepared to buy and will pay the highest market price in cash, AT ONCE. Will buy fractional claims even if not more than one acre each. If you did not make a homestead filing you have no claim to sell. This land is yours and don't wait but come to this office at once and get full particulars concerning this land. It is to your own interest to do so. The American Citizen Directory OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, AND KANSAS CITY, MO. Church Directory Briarwood 0001 Greenwood, 2005 Hudson Avenue. Highland Avenue, 1119 Highland Ave. Meadonian.) Macedonian Mission 216 East 21st. street. Missionary, 2605 Madison Avenue. Mt. Calvary, 15 northeast cor. Norton Avenue. Mount Gay, 2100 Wyoming Avenue. Mount Noriah, 933 Bluff Street. Mount Olive, Villa. s e. cor. Garnett. Mount Zion, 908 Hickory Avenue. Mount Zion. Primitive, 2815 Garnett street. 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. Marka, 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. s. Augustine Mission, 1035 Troost ave. METHODIST & PISCOPAL. Absbury Chapel, 1620 Cherry street Burns, 11th S. W. Cor, Highland ave Clark's Chapel, 819 S. W. Boulevard Westport W, Prospect Place Cor, 23rd King Solomon Mission 4th and Locust Colored Schools. Attucks 2108 East 18th street. Bruce 3914 East 15th street. Douglas 27th N. B. 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. Penn 4241 Shawne. Phillips 1917 Cherry street. Round Top 2817 Norton Avenue. Business Directory. J. A. Wilson Jeweller 1616 W.9th st. Chandler's Barber shop, Samuel Chandler Prop. S LClien ens Mgr 112 East 6th street. Restaurant Mrs Amus Prop. 114 East 6th street. Field's Barber Shop 102 East 6th street Miller's Barber Shop 113 East 6th KANSAS CITY, KANSA Enterprises. A.C.L. Coal Co. Main Office 402 Minn. Ave. E.F. Henderson, Mgr. D. W. White Furniturestore, 420 Minn. Ave. J. W. Jones Grocery 400. Oakiand Ave. M. Gordon Department store 1605 N 0th Clark & Lee, junk store, 1104 north 3rd st. Kansas City Kansas Soap Works, 4th st., between Oakland and Freeman. J. R. McClain, Grocer, 1700 n 5th. st. J·R. Rucker, Buteher, 1609 n 16th, st Douglass Hospitals, 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., be between 9th and 10th. C. M. E. Oakland ave., bet. 4th. and 5th. CHRISTIAN. 8th. St. Christian, cor. Everett and 8th. 9th. St. Christian, cor. 9th. and Nebraska. BAPIST. 1st. Baptist, corner 5th. and Nebraska avenue. Metropolitan Baptist, cor. 9th. and Washington. Mt. Zion Baptist, Virginia ave., be between 4th. and 5th. 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 335 Minnesota Ave. Dyson House 440 Minnesota Ave. Jamison House 417 Minnesota Ave. 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. SHOEMAKER. Lon McAdams, 348 Minnesota ave. D. W. Wynne, 309 Minnesota ave. Lewis Blanchard, North 6th., State Line. Wilson, 5th. st. between Nebraska and State. M. & O., 1306 north 8th. street. Sons of Protection, State and 6th. DRUGS. Wyandotte Drug Store, 1512 north 5th. street. DOCTORS. S. H. Thompson, 151- 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. UNION PACIFIC THE OVERLAND ROUTE WORLD'S PICTORIAL LINE. SHORTFST LINE ACROSS THE CONTINENT The Union Pacific 'The Original Overland Route' always was, and is today, the shortest and best Line to the west. Two splendid fast trains leave Kansas City daily over this old established line. No change of cars between Kansas City and Denver, Ogden or San Francisco. All trains solidly vestibulated and fully equipped with latest improved Reclining Chair Cars free and Pullman Palace sleeping cars. Meals served in Pullman Palace dining cars on the restaurant plan at prices most reasonable. All cars lighted with the celebrated Pintsch Light. Only line running two trains without change from Kansas City to Denver Low excursion rates on sale to Colorado-Utah Idaho, Oregon Washington and California. Don't complete your ars rangements for a trip west until you have learned all about special inducements and attractions offered by the Union Pacific. For full informa ion in regard to low rates time, etc., call on or address J. B. FRAWLEY. Gen. Agt., Union Pacific, 1000 Main street, Kagas City, Mo Finest Barber Shop in the City. Hair Cutting, 25c, Baths, 15c., Shaving, 10c., Newly Remodeled Bath Rooms, Porcelain Tubs GEO. McCLELLAND, Crane's Toilet Soap OF WYANDOTTE CO, KS. 6 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Ks EAGERS Gem Drugs MINNESOTA D&A DRUGS, MEDICINE Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes PERFUMERY AND FANCY W. B. RA Manufacturer of an UNDERTAKERS FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGES FOR ALL AMBULANCE FOR THE CONVEYANCE Undertaking Rooms, 431 Minnesota Factory Corst St., KANSAS CIT GO TO GREAT JU Wholesale Office 811 Hckory Street, IRON YARDS CORNEL Iron, Rags, Bot Cash paid for scrap iron, rags, box dealer in junk. Here's the place where dealing. Am Drug Store MINNESOTA AVENUE DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEM Net Soaps, Brushes, Combs, MERY AND FANCY TOILET A B. RAYM Manufacturer of and Wholesale deal RTAKERS * SU CARRIAGES FOR ALL PURPOSES AT ALL FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THE SIC Rooms, 431 Minnesota ave. Tetepnor factory Corr st St., and Riverview A CIT GO TO THE AT JUNK S wholesale and R Mckory Street, IRON YARDS CORNER 8th. AND HICK Rags, Bottles and or scrap iron, rags, bottles and metals, Here's the place where you can get corre SAM'L. DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS. Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Etc., PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILFT ARTICLES W. B. RAYMOND. UNDERTAKERS * SUPPLIES 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 Cor st St., and Riverview Ave. Telephone 26 KANSAS CITY KANSAS GREAT JUNK SHOP. Office 811 Hickory Street, Kansas City, Mo. IRON YARDS CORNER 8th. AND HICKORY. Iron, Rags, 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. REAL Ameri DAILY and GO J. W. JO ICECREA The only Ice Cream Parlors in the get the BestIce Cream Soda, and Pies, Cakes Special attention paid to Ice Cream, wholesale, 175 to 90 c a call. Corner 6th. and State street KANSAS CITY READ THE American Citiz LY and WE GO TO W. JOHNSO CREAMPAR The Cream Parlors in the two Kansas C Cream Soda, and Ice Cream Cakes AND Confect Final attention paid to Churches, Lodges wholesale, 175 to 90 cts. per gallon. I or 6th. and State streets, CITY American The only Ice Cream Parlors in the two Kansas Cities where you can get the Best Ice Cream Soda, and Ice Creams, Fine lunch, Pies, Cakes AND Confectionaries Special attention paid to Churches, Lodges and parties. Ice Cream, wholesale, 175 to 90 cts. per gallon. Don't fail to give us a call. Corner 6th. and State streets, KANSAS CITY KANS Lewis Blandchard No. 6, Sta e Line, K.C. K. Does all kinds of Boot and Shoe work. He does first class hand work, and also has one of the very latest and best Shoemaker's machine and guarantees the best and the cheapest work in the quickest time Give him a trial and see for you self. Midland Barber Shop Harsy Parson Proprietor 115 East 6th street. Pace Barber Shop Oarth & Warfield Proprietors 550 Grand Avenue. O Bannon' Barber Shop W.T. O Ban' on Proprietor 500 Grand Avenue. Manila Barber Shop Madison Bros. Proprietors 709 Independence avenue. McRay's Barber shop Ben McRay Proprietor 819 Independence avenue, BING STORE AVENUE TOLER IN NES, CHEMICALS, Lines, Combs, Etc. BY TOILFT ARTICLES RYMOND, Wholesale dealer in SUPPLIES PURPOSES AT ALL HOURS ENCE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED ave. Telephone West 32. and Riverview Ave. Telephone 28 KANSAS TO THE INK SHOP. and Retail. Kansas City, Mo. R 8th. AND HICKORY. tles and Metals. tles and metals. Wholesale and Retail you can get correct weight and square SAM'L. DIGGS. Kansas City, Mo. TO THE can Citiz n, WEEKLY. TO JHNSON'S MPARLOR. the two Kansas Cities where you can Ice Creams, Fine Lunch, Confectionaries churches, Lodges and parties. ts. per gallon. Don't fail to give us KANS Secure Tickets .....VIA THE.... Chicago, Milwaukee &St. PaulRy .....AND YOU GET.... Sleepers: & Ghair and all intermedsate points The shortest, quickest and bes line to Chilocothe, Otumwa, Cedar Rapids, Bubnque, and La Crosse and Cedar Rapids, Rockford and Freport: ...Passenger Station at... 22nd St. and Grand Ave. Take Westport Cable. City Ticket Office, 915 Main street, Ridge Building. A. B. BRIDGES Gen'l. Southwester Agent F. J. LERCH Passenger Agent. Office 915Main St. Kansas City Cars GREAT SHOE VALUES. NELSON We'll admit that shoes are a pr judge unless you are an expert in the NELS YOU can buy with SAFETY and ing but good dependable shoes, and a Prices you Can Elsewhere. All our Shoes are pairs Ladies' tan and Black Oxford 100 pairs Bond's ladies tan and black O our price $2.00. Bonds, Men's tan and black, $5.00, $8 $2.00, at NELSON'S. SHOE —Sole Leather and Wholesale and R THEO. SCHU —WHOSE RE Gro Has been established through the in this city, have Resumed that shoes are a pretty hard article of are an expert in the business. At EELSON with SAFETY and CONFIDENCE, for appendable shoes, and all of them at you Cannot Dupe All our Shoes are guaranteed. One and Black Oxfords, coin toe, light sole, ladies tan and black Oxford's latest styles, g n and black, $5.00, $3.50 and $3.00 shoe, s ON'S. SHOEMAKER AND S 515 Minnesota r and Wholesale and Retail Prices. D. SCHULTZ & —WHOSE REPUTATION AS— Grocers Published through these many years of pro umed Busi We'll admit that shoes are a pretty hard article of merchandise to judge unless you are an expert in the business. At NELSON'S NELSON'S YOU can buy with SAFETY and CONFIDENCE, for we carry nothing but good dependable shoes, and all of them at Prices you Cannot Duplicate Elsewhere. All our Shoes are guaranteed. One hundred and fifty pairs Ladies' tan and Black Oxfords, coin toe, light sole, $2.00 shoe, $1.50, 100 pairs Bond's ladies tan and black Oxford's latest styles, good value at $2.50, our price $2.00. Bonds, Men's tan and black, $5.00, $3.50 and $3.00 shoe, at $2.75, $2.25 and THEO. SCHULTZ & SON, THEO. SCHULTZ & SON, Has been established through these many years of prosperous business in this city, have Resumed Business —AT THEIR OLD STAND. 542 Minneapolis Where they will be glad to welcome and invite the public to call and examine full line of STAPLE AND FANCY GROcery EARLY VIEW. At prices to compete with any best call and you will never regret it. A. C. L. O. IS HEADQUARTERS OF THE CHEAPEST The Best Goods, the Quickest and the priciest. GET THE COAL, WOOD, FEED, S Wholesale and Retail. Office 4021 Yard and Storage 917 and 919 N A MO Restaurant Good Meals Co. COLD LUNCHES ON SHORT THE BEST HOME MADE PIE CAKES AND CONFECTION When you want good Modern Restaurant Where you can always find the del number, 504 Nebraska Avenue, MRS. KANSAS CITY, 2 Minnesota A will be glad to welcome all their old custo public to call and examine their stock. The AND FANCY GROCERIES, F EARLY VEGETABLE compete with any house in the two cit il never regret it. C. L. COAL C —IS HEADQUARTERS FOR— CHEAPEST PIE at Goods, the Quickest Sales, the Smallest and the promptest deliveries. GET THEIR PRICES ON FOOD, SEED, FLOUR, AND N STONE, Retail. Office 402, Minnesota Ave. Storage 917 and 919 North 3rd. St. E F. HENDERS A MODERN staura Meals Cooked to LUNCHES ON SHORT NOTICE, BEST HOME MADE PIES IN THE CITY, AND CONFECTIONARIES. When you want good Ice Cream go to the Restaurant Ice Cream can always find delicious Ice Creams, Obraska Avenue, 542 Minnesota Ave. Where they will be glad to welcome all their old customers and friends, and invite the public to call and examine their stock. They now have in a full line of At prices to compete with any house in the two cities. Give them a call and you will never regret it. 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. Office 402, Minnesota Ave. Tel. 152 West. Yard and Storage 917 and 919 North 3rd. St. Restaurant COLD LUNCHES ON SHORT NOTICE, THE BEST HOME MADE PIES IN THE CITY, CAKES AND CONFECTIONARIES. When you want good Ice Cream go to the Modern Restaurant Ice Cream Parlors Where you can always finl delicious Ice Creams. Remember the number, 504 Nebraska Avenue, Physicians and Surgeons. Drs. Shannon and Lambright 1215 E. 18th st. Dr. J.N. Birch 1339 E. 18th st. Dr. T. C. Unthank 1233 Independence Ave. Dr. L.J. Holly 1112 Campbell st. Rising Sun J.F. Cole, Editor, L. W. Wood.Manager 117 W. 6th st. Grocery, A. Wetb, Prop. 9th and Holmes. 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 E. 18th st. a pretty hard article of merchandise to in the business. At SON'S and CONFIDENCE, for we carry noth- and all of them at cannot Duplicate are guaranteed. One hundred and fifty words, coin toe, light sole, $2.00 shoe, $1.50, black Oxford's latest styles, good value at $2.50, $3.50 and $3.00 shoe, at $2.75, $2.25 and CHOEMAKER AND SHOE DEALER, 515 Minnesota Ave. and Retail Prices. HULTZ & SON, REPUTATION AS— ocers, these many years of prosperous business d Business Welcome all their old customers and friends, examine their stock. They now have in a GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLE house in the two cities. Give them a COAL CO., QUARTERS FOR THE BEST PRICES. Pickest Sales, the Smallest Profits promptest deliveries. THEIR PRICES ON D, FLOUR, AND BUILDING STONE, 402, Minnesota Ave. Tel. 152 West. 9 North 3rd. St. E F. HENDERSON Manager. MODERN aurant. Cooked to Order. SHORT NOTICE, THE PIES IN THE CITY, NIONARIES. Good Ice Cream go to the ant Ice Cream Parlors delicious Ice Creams. Remember the MRS. H. M. G. SPENCER, Prepriestress. KANSAS. Langston' Barber Shop 718 East 8th st. Walker's 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. Chicago Cafe H Compton Proprietor 706 esst 12th street