The American Citizen

Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the Country WEEKLY MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISERS WITH A RECORD OF THIRTEEN YEARS, NEVER MISSING AN ISSUE, REACHING THOUSANDS OF HOMES OF OUR READER. If you Want Wet Feet all Winter Don't Buy our Shoes For They are Damp Proof. Ever shown in this city. Tremendous assortment of all the known styles and qualities for Men, Women and Children. Shoes that are Damp Proof at The Leading Shoe Dealers and Shoemakers. 608 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas VOL 13, NO.40 Oldest and WEEKLY MEDIUM FOR If you Want We Don't Buy For They are The Best Time Fall and W Is Before Win We are in advance of the stormwh and largest line of FALL AND W Ever shown in this city, Tremendous qualities for Men, Women and Children. Shoes that are The Lead 608 Minnesota Ave., AT THE FAMOUS Tuskegee Industrial School in the Sunny South. Hunting on Hall, the dormitory for girls, was formally opened and dedicated Monday afternoon, November 12, at 3 o'clock p.m., with impressive ceremonies. The building g is 43]x100 feet, two stories high, with attic and basement. The general outline of the plan is very simple in design, being rectangular in form, with a slight projection of the two ends beyond the main center. This serves to emphasize the massiveness and architectural importance of the front porch. The interior finish is yellow pine, hard oil finish, and all of the walls are nicely pastered. In the basement fuel and heating rooms, as well as laundry and bath rooms, are to be found. On the first floor ten bed rooms and one large sitting room are provided. The second floor is a duplicate by two bed rooms. The building I well provided with a fire e-caps, and is to be heated with steam and lighted with electricity. The building is given by Mrs. C. P. Huntington, the wife of the great railroad magnate who died recently. Mr. Huntington was himself interested in this institution and gave just before his death, $50,000 for its endowment fund, besides providing a 125 horse power boiler to run the machinery of the shops and electrical department. The giants for the building were drawn by the school's own architect, the Instructor in Architectural and Mechanical Drawing, and has been created throughout by the students of the school, under the direction of their instructors; even the bricky. The program of exercises was as follows: Singing, congregational, "Stand Up, Stand Up, for Jesus," Reading of Scriptures and prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E. J. Penny; Singing, "Hear us O Father, O Father," quartet, Renarks by Mr. John H. Washington, and Dedication Address by Mr Emmett J. Scott; Singing, planation song, "Higher Than L," inspection of the building. The building, in all its parts, cost $10,000. It has one of the most commanding and convenient positions of any of the buildings on the grounds, and is a much need addition to the school. THE PRESIDENT + FOR THE SOUTH A Change in Congress: Represent- Washington. Nov. 17. It seems probable that the President will oppose any movement for a reduction of the congressional representation of the South's states on account of the disaffection of negroes The President is said to be oppsed to reviving like feeling, which he thinks would be the result of a bill thus touching the South's suffrage. He has been told from many sources recently that an important element of Southern business men, manufacturers and others, is at heart with the Republicans, and that the nucleus of a future revolution against existing political methods in the South has been securely established and should not be dissipated by legislation that would be regarded as sectional. On account of the position taken by the President it is believed that party leaders will not press the bill. If the extract apportionment of representatives to the number of votes is not kept up, say some, the apportionment law may as well be set aside. Start the New year with a subscrip- tion to this paper THE d Best W FOR ADVERTISE Wet Feet all by our S are Damp F Time to Buy You Winter S Winter has Set in wmwhile h is brewing, w WINTER S dous assortment of all the adren. are Damp F NELS Leading Shoe Dealers are Kansas ( Best Weekly FOR ADVERTISERS WITH At Feet all Winter our Shoes the Damp Proof. to Buy Your Winter Shoes, ter has Set in. Michel h is brewing, with the grandest WINTER SHOES, assortment of all the known styles and Damp Proof at NELSONS, ing Shoe Dealers and Shoemakers, Kansas City, Kansas RACE NEWS. It is said that some of the colored people of Dallas, Texas, have organized a company for the purpose of erecting a cotton mill. Rev. Crosby, a wealty colored Baptist preacher of Cedarburg, Ohio, a coped dead Sunday, the 4th inst., while offering prayer. A white proprietor of a clothing store in St. Louis dismissed two of his clerks for r-fusing to serve two of his patrons (colored ladies) with soda water. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 13 — A bill to disfranchise the Negro was introduced at in the lower house to-bay. A similar bill was introduced at the late session and defeated A pampler "The Need of Hospitals and training Schools for the Colored of the South," has been published by Dr. Daniel H. Williams, of Chicago, attending surgeon to the Cook county and Providence hospital, Chicago, Ill. In kuffal, N.C., the white and colored merchants are about equal in number. Before the recent force of an election the trade of the colored people was about equally divided. Since the election however, the cooled people confine their trade entirely with the colored merchants. Four cooled men were given ten lashes each in the jail yard at Dover, Del., on November the 3rd, for pet larceny, under the whipping post law of that state. There was a great crowd to witness the whippings, and in each case the blood oozed from the bodies of the men when the whipping was completed. A Negro man at Uniontown, Ky., through a mistake of the bank cashier received a package of five dollar g pieces in change for a dollar instead of nickels. The Negro was arrested, but there is no law known to civilization that would convict one man for the mistakes of another. The only mistake the Negro made was getting into a crap game and losing part of the money. Chicago, Nov. 10 - The E. M. Turner Cooperative company of colored men is about to buy a site on which to erect a building to be us d as a department store. One year ago to day this company was organized by seventeen colored men, with a capital stock of less than $1,000. A few months later the company opened a grocery store and meat market. The venture has been sustained in the main by the colored residents of the locality, but there also a large percentage of its customers numbered among the white families. It is the first cooperative business venture started by local colored men. The department store, in the language of Mr. Turner, the president of the company, is to be maintained with a black crew. This is done merely as a feature that has been a crime factor in the success achieved by the grocery store and market venture. Experienced colored men and women will be brought from the South and East if necessary to take charge of the executive branches and social features DROPS NEGRO SECTION MEN Topeka, Kans., Nov. 21. —Ten negroes that went through here yes terday on the Union Pacific train to Kansas City had been employed on the Union Pacific in eastern Colorado.Since the Porter sensation they were been paid off and discharged. Within a week it is said, there will de no negroes employed on the sections in that state. If you have a habit of speaking lightly of your acquaintances, you may rest assured that they will near of it. AMERICAN EDITORIAL PICKINGS. OLD Krimp has arrived and if you are not prepared you will suffer and this is no joke. We predict that fire will soon take the place of the rope all over, where Judge Lynch presides. If you use this paper why not send us your subscription. only $1.00 for one long year. You will get over $1.00 worth of benefit in that time. The burning of negroes so far average one a month. On October 2nd., a negro was burned in Westampeka, Ala. This week Colorado rings in line. Next. The political crumbs will soon be gathered and Brother Ham has learned well from the white man, for he stands too, holding with his strong ebony hued hands a basket, that he might gather a few crumbs from the great big pies that are soon to be cut in national, state and county circles. Some of the Enfield, N. C., negro spirit in this city wouldn't hurt. There is certainly a need of something we know not what, to bring the begrudging, disagreeable, happy-go-lucky negro to a realization of these truths—that in unity there is strength, and race patronage of race institutions means race advancement and independence. ALLEGHough quite awhile off a distant rumbling is heard in the land it is said to be the noise made by prospective candidates for Mayor o Kansas City, Kas. The list as compiled up to date sands. Dr. Steenem, Councilman Rudford, ex-Councillman Gilbert, Councilman Bemark, and it's whispered, Assist in Postmaster B. L. Short. Mayor Marshman, the present excellent official, is serving his second term and will not be a candidate for another term. It is to be hoped who ever the choice of the Republican party will be that it will be a man that will stand as loyal to the negro as the Honorable Mayor Marhmao, our present City Father. The negro is fast beginning to wake up along business lines. It is encouraging to note from different parts of the country the flattering reports of what the negro is doing. While the lynching, burning and disfranchisement is holding sway unbated—on one hand—we can tell them we are rising on the other. The efforts of the colored citizens of Chicago to establish a department store in that metropolis of the west is worthy of the highest praise. Our prayers are with them for success and we hope that this will only be beginning of an end that no one can predict. THANKSGIVING day will have come and gone ere we again greet our readers. We hope that those who have been bountifully blessed the past year, when they sit down to feast from a table of plenty, will remember the poor unfortunates that are in every community, you will enjoy your Feast much better if you are conscious that you have done what you could to help some unfortunate brother or sister. Before another Thanksgiving day rolls around the poor unfortunate you help today might have to make a Thanksgiving ter you. The rich man of today is often the poor man of tomorrow and vice versa. We have much to be thankful for at this the last Thankgiving day in the 19th century. While the grim monster has reaped so bountiful a harvest we are spared a little while longer at least. Whether it be for the good we have done or what we are yet to accomplish, we know not. We are here a moving, breathing, living being, and shall turn our thanks to the Great Supreme as ardent as the next one on Thursday, November 29th, 1900. STRANGE but there are many thing that ought to be said in a newspaper that are by force not said. The opposition of President McKinley te the cutting down of Southern representation in congress will meet with the disapproval of the major portion of the race and its leaders. It was contrary to our expectations of him, but when taken under consideration and viewing, it biased and unpriced, perhaps he is right. The si ring up of the South against the negro any more than what it is now, cannot help but result disastrous to the negro. The wisdom of President McKinley cannot be called into question, because he has exercise good judgment in all great and grave matters that are come before, in the past. We were want to criticize and complain regarding many of his actions upon great questions of the hour duri g his first administration, but time proved that he was right. His opinions are never formed without due and deliberate forethought, and it may as well be notched down that he is invariably right when he speaks. Let the race pause and patiently wait results which are inevitable sooner or later. The awful tragedy of burning a human being, as has been heralded all over the country from Colorado—the past week—will receive at the hands of the public a great condemnation and a wail will go up from the race and its papers, but what of that? True, no sensible or civilized human being will agree that Colorado was right—the world is horrified to witness the savagery of the "superior race" endowed as they call themselves with the highest degree of civilization. It would be no surprise to hear of negroes being eaten next. While we exhaust the English vocabulary in conflaming the South, recent demonstrations warrant us in saying that all over the civilized world the heart of the white man beats in sympathy with his brother. The crime for which this young Kansas negro suffered the most inhuman death in the annuals of punishment, was indeed a revolting one, and one calculated to work the vengeance spirit in any human heart to its highest pitch. The laxity of law, the many loop holes and chances of escape are responsible for judge Lynch in many cases. In the case of a negro criminal, justice is always swift and unering, there can possibly be then no excuse for taking the law in one's own hands. If the burning of a negro for one crime is sanctioned in one part of the country, it will only be a question of time when the negro will be burned for other crimes in the same and other parts of the country. The burning of negroes was at one time laid at the door of the South, and in that locality to the toughs and lowest class, but gradually and surely the North is coming in for its share and the better class help do the work. Public sentiment will never be moulded in favor of the negro when he does a crime. The only solution arrived at after all, said and done, is for Negroes to let white women alone, and when they do this then lynching and burning will cease. We advanced this thought the other day and we were quickly asked why don't white men let negro women alone—go with us all over the South and over much of the North—what do you find—mulattos, octoroons quadroons and heaven knows what, said the now thoroughly warmed individual. The argument was alright but yet, this does not warrant the negro in assaulting white women, which their own confessions sometimes prove that they are guilty. We are not here to argue that all negroes accused of assaulting white women are guilty—nor do we contend that the forced confessions wrung out of some are right—but we do say when a negro is guilty or any other nationality, he should be punished and severely. One of the peculiarities of the white man which all as a rule invariably practice upon a negro, is that ALL negroes are held to account for what one negro does. CITIZEN The wrong doing of one bad negro, in a white man's eye sight, makes him quickly conclude that "All negroes are alike," and a hundred good, self respecting negroes must suffer, for what one low down, contemptible one does. If this was applied to the white man and his own race, the consequence would be that by force of necessity, bank clerks, cashiers and other important positions by the score, would be filled by some other nationality. The discharge of all the Negro Section hands on the Union Pacific branch in eastern Colorado, because of the doings of one half crazy negro boy is an injustice to the honest negro laborer and entitled to the severest condemnation. These poor toilers must be kicked out, and held to account for the doings of one member of the race. If such procedure as this are to hold forth in other places where negro criminals commit crimes what will be the ultimate end of the self respecting negro who must earn a livelihood by the sweat of his brow. It will be a day of rejoicing when white men get it through their cranums that there are good negroes as well as goo white people, red people or any other kind of people. One rotten apple, if taken out in time, does not spoil the whole barrel. COULD NOT EXPECT ANY MORE What more could be expected of Colorado? Her people most grossly insulted the Governor of the greatest State in the country, and was the only Western State which gave a large Democratic majority for Bryan, and now they celebrate their victory by a crime which has no parallel in this country.—Daily Record the Negro will ever remain the lowest element of society as long as he allows his highest ambition, his manhood, to be stultified in his attempts to make friendly terms with those who oppre a him, especially when it becomes necessary to sarcific principle and honor.—The Refrmer. SOME FELL ON GOOD GROUND. Behold, an advertiser went forth to sow. And when he sowed some seed fell into hand bills and dodgers, and the street cleaner came and gathered them up. Some seed fell among concert and theatre programs, and as the people were interested in the performance and not in bargains, they were left on the seats and cruxaped and thrown on the floor. And some fell among fake schemes and gift enterprises s, popular contempt sprang up and choked them. But some fell into legitimate newspapers, which found way into homes of the people who had time to read them, and they brought forth fruit, some thirty fold.—Ex. LIFE'S ZODIAC OF SCIENCES Every ship that comes to America got its chart from Columbus. Every novel is a debtor to Homer. Every carpenter who shaves with a forepaw borrows the goulis of a forgotten inventor. Life is a girl all round with a zodiac of sciences, the contributions of men who have perished to add their point of light to our sky.—Represenative Man. A NEGRO SINGER'S RISE. A young colored man who was until recently or played as a bank messenger at Erie, Pa., at a salary of $40 a month, is now a baritone soloist at St. George's church, one of the offices of New York society in Stuyvesant square. Rev. Dr. Rainisford, the rector, who delivered an address in Pittsburg for the Brothetho d of St. Andrew some months ago, became interest d in the young man, who was studing, with the assistance of friends, at the National Conservatory of Music. With some misgiving as to his color the church gave the student, whose name is H. T. Burleigh, a trist. He was at once engaged at a salary of $800 a year. This was but the beginning of Burleigh's success in New York. He is now in demand at society functions, and commands $50 to $100 a night for singing at private musicals. His voice is said to be of remarkable power and quality, and many strangers go to St. George's every Sunday to hear Burleigh. The color line has cut no figure in his rise from obscurity, and he has appeared before social gatherings at many well known Fifth avenue mansions. Rev. Koti, a native African preacher, and Rev. L. G. Jordan, D. D. Corresponding Secretary of the National Foreign Mission, held forth at the First Baptist church Tuesday night. Now you ought to take a tumble to yourself and subscribe for this paper. Don't be so cheap as to borrow your WE MOVE TO 609 Minnesota Ave., DEC. 1st., 1900, TWO DOORS WEST OF POST OFFICE. THE SAME OLD Sun Flower Store, THE SAME CHEAP PRICES. Bennett & Co.. Kansas City, Kas. The Musical Club met with Misses Carrie and Sadie Davis Friday night. An excellent programme was rendered. The Olympian will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, 1514. north 5th. St. Friday night, Nov. 30th. Mr. Jacob Clay, of 9th. and Ridge streets, made our office a pleasant call this week, and he speaks in loud tones of his appreciation of this paper. Mrs. Bradford and daughter. Mrs. Ella stovall, are at Parish, Mo., where they will spend the winter. Rev. M. Phillips, of Jersey avenue, has been sojourning in the sunny South for several weeks visiting Mississippi. Rev. J. J. Roberson, of 95, in the Patch, has removed to 4th, and Freeman avenue, where he has lately purchased a house and lot. Rev. Roberson is one of our best citizens and is now nicely located. Mr. Marshall Parker, a resident of White church, Kas, who was unfortunately thrown from his wagon which was struck by an elec tric c r about two weeks ago near 11th, and Minnesota avenue. died Wednesday morning at his home, leaving a widow and several children. The Cases of Eli Parker and Willie Morgan charged with killing by cutting his throat, one Sammy Scanlon about six weeks ago, over the net proceeds of a crap game at 3rd and Jersey—resulted in a conviction of both in Common Pesas court, this week. The verdict of the jurors was Manslaughter in the second degree. Parker will doubtless obtain a new trial, as his attorneys Dan Maker and L. L. Johnson are making a determent effort in his behalf. A HUSTLING HUSTLER Mr. Corvine Patterson, the well known x-Deputy Sheriff and familiar figure in Wyandotte county for years, is doing real lively business in his quarters at 545 Minnesota Avenue. He is manager of the Kansas City Odorless Vault and Cespool Cleaning comp ny, also handles coal in small and large quantities, furnish men and help in any numbers to do all kinds of labor and contracts. He is reliable, well known and merits your patronage. When you want anything along his line remember he's the man Telephone W— THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN. The Post, a leading Democratic paper of Raleigh, N.C., has the following to say of the tealabor situation of that state "It is impossible to get labor to pick the cotton or pull the fodder now ready. In all earnestness, the farmers of Eastern Carolina, are in distress on account of the exodus of labor. The attempted revival of this race issue, the threat that it will be continued, has sent thousands out of the state since August and caused macy others to long to go, if not yet just ready to do so. And in the meantime the farmers are suffering for lack of labor—the labor of this very Negre—and the best class of labor on earth for our Southern people—to save the crop after having cultivated it. If this exodus keeps on, these land owners and farmers will begin a worse condition than they have been since the war, and will have no one to thank for it save the arrant demagogues whose reckless imbecility is only equaled by their unbishing aspirat on." The latest returns—the rescals are not all to the recurrence business From the New England Magazine The word is writ that he who runs may read. What is the passing breath of earthly fame? But to snatch glory from the hands of blame, That is to b, to live, to strive indeed. A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed. And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world's acc aim, A master spirit for the nation's need, Strong, elient, purposeful beyond his kind, The mark of rugged force on brow and lip. Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind Where hot the hounds come baying at his hip— With one idea foremost in his mind. Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship. The above poem is by a celebrated Negro poet on a celebrated Negro leader BLIND TOM'S OLD MOTHER. She is Still Living Down in Georgia With Tom's Hard Working Brothers and Sisters. From the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer.Sun, The mother of Blind Tom, the celebrated musical prodigy, is passing her declining years in Columbus and has been here ever since the return from her famous Northern tour. "Aunt Charity" Wiggins, as she is known, makes her home with one of her daughters. She has a little assistance occasionally from the manager of Blind Tom. She does not require much money, as her wants are simple. Of the many thousands of dollars made through the genius of her blind son she has received a comparatively small amount. Recently she received $15, and while this amount was small, it was very much appreciated by the bumble household. So little appears in the papers about Blind Tom that many persons believe that he is dead. He is not only living, however, but is in good health. Blind Tom is in New York City. His manager is Mrs. C. Ess, a German woman, who has been in this country a number of years. A letter received from Mrs. Ess recently stated that Tom was well. "Aunt Charity," in her general appearance, is a typical bellium "mammy." As she sat on her front porch, gently rocking herself, plying her fan, she seemed a typical representative of a class that is fast passing away. The conventional turban, affected by the older colored folks, was around her head. Aunt Charity is 85 years old. She is still healthy and has command of her faculties. She has a little smattering of education and can write. "They stole him from me." she said, with some little feeling. "When I was in New York I signed away my rights. They won't let Thomas come to see me and I am not allowed to see him." Aunt Charity is the mother of twenty children. Quite a number of these have died. When questioned as to their names she counted them slowly off on her fingers, but her aged mind was unable to recall all the names at the moment. Some of them died in slavery times, she said, and others died while she was in New York with Blind Tom. Tom's brothers are common day laborers, who work at fifty cents a day. His sisters cook and wash. The Stationary Firemen's ball is promised to be the sweetest thing out—among the many awell things promised for the winters, one ought certainly have a good AMERICAN CITIZEN PUBLISHING AND PRINTING CO. Daily and Weekly 417 Minnesota Ave. KANSAS CITY KANSAS W. C. MARTIN, EDITOR. Entered at the postoffice at Kansas City Kansas, as second class matter. TOPEKA, KAS. Miss Munnie Page, who has been on the sick list several months, is slowly improving. Miss Annie Roach is quite ill at her residence. corner Hunton and Lane sts. Mrs. Joseph Bass was called to her home, at Mound City, Kas, to attend the funeral of her brother this week. The Ladies Sewing Circle are preparing a special Thanksgiving dinner for the visiting Masons in our city that day. with Mrs. Dearborn. 'the Golden Rod Art Club will be entertained Friday evening by Miss Nellie Hicks, at her home, E 4th. street. Mr. Russell Mcadood and Miss Mary Thomas were united in婚礼 Wednesday evening, at the Shiloh Baptist church. Rev T. D. Olden, officiating. THEY SAY. Now will you be good. Now have you heard anything? Christianity, Oh! Christianity, where art thou? Are we yet alive to see each others faces. Hark from the tomb, there comes a doleful scound. Time, old time, always tells the tale, for in many dark secluded corners there stands a bony skeleton whose bony fingers point to hidden secrets. There is after all a little difference between a young rascal and an old one There will be a debate soon in Tin Can alley it is announced. Resolved, that the married men have one shade the best of it in Wyandotte county. The Sea Foam block, notwithstanding the cold weather, still holds its own, and they "kill it," kid. Keep your eyes on this column and you can always get a tip on coming events. That Sextette ball will surely be a corker. There will be a play on the bill boards next week entitled Brother against Brother. It will be a painful enforced drama to all participant With sympathy for all the players—May the Lord have mercy on their poor souls. For good results advertise in this paper. JUDGE LYNCH IN CHICAGO. Police Have a Hard Time Saving a Negro Fiend From a Mob. Chicago. Ill., Nov. 20.—A mob composed of men and women defied drawn revolvers and fought with twenty policemen to-night in an attempt to lynch Harry Evans, a colored man, arrested on a charge of assaulting 7-year-old Freda Guerdal. The hundreds of persons who had gathered around the home of the little girl, whose death was feared, were greatly excited when Evans, who had been captured an hour before, was brought before his victim for identification. "Hang the black scoundrel, lynch him," shouted the spectators, as the prisoner was brought to the doorway of the Guendal home. Two officers, who had charge of the negro, after a free use of their clubs on the maddened crowd, finally managed to shove Evans into the house, where the little girl identified him as her assailant. When the mob outs de learned that Evans had been identified by his victim, they became frenzied and made another rush for Evans. In the meantime, however, a root call had been sent in and a wagon load of blue coats appeared on the scene just in time to prevent the crowd from overpowering the officers and securing the negro. After a fierce struggle, in which a score of people were more or less injured, the police succeeded in dispersing the mob and landed Evans safely in jail. NEGROES HAVE A WARM TIME. Church Conference Tuxes Temper pace and the Missing Habit. Race and the missing maiden. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 16. —The African Methodist Episcopal Conference had a warm time to day. The temperance clause requiring every minister to preach a temperance sermon on a fixed date every year, was bitterly opposed by Rev. C. S. Bowman, who said that the preachers would be chased from the churches if they attempted it. The report was adopted. Bishop T. C. Turner, in admitting several ministers, condemned the kissing habit, and said it would cause the downfall of young ministers quicker than anything else. Go to the Sanflower Store 435 Minneota avenue for bargains. Grasp opportunities as they present themselves, now is a most excellent time to sub-scribe for this paper. You never know of how little value a thing is to you till you get out in the WAS & STRANG WOOING. Plaintiff in Divorce Suit Claims She Was Married Against Her Will. Hutchinson, Nov. 2). A strange wooing is recounted in a petition for divorce recently filed in the district court here. The plaintiff claims that when married she was under 16 years of age. The defendant and his sister, the petition alleges, induced the plaintiff to go driving with them one Sunday about two years ago. After riding awhile they both began eating her to marry the defendant. This she refused to do, because she did not want to marry him, and in any case desired first to talk with her parents and friends about the matter. The petition alleges that the pair brought the plaintiff from a distant part of the county, arriving in Hutchinson after daylight the morning after startling. That a license was procured and that upon their persistent entreaties she was finally induced against her will to be married. The petition, further alleges that she was mistreated and could not live with the defendant. The case will probably be heard at the next term of court. The parties concerned in the case live in the we term part of Reno county. REVIVING THE HAWL. [From the New York Sun.] All sorts of old fashions are revived, but the shawl seems doomed to perpetual burial. It is said that Queen Victoria has a stock of India shawls which she bestows as gifts upon her ladies in wait, but the shawl never experiences even partial resurrection. Long after the shawl went out of vogue the garment was still worn by a few old women, but now it is rarely seen on feminine shoulders. Let the face shawls that women have nowdays as heirlooms must have been remarkably graceful and rich looking draperies, for, of course, they were ornamental. The India shawls were marvelously beautiful and rich in oriental color. One lasted a woman for a lifetime and passed to another generation. Nowadays a woman must have coats long and short for walking and driving, golf capes, traveling wraps and party cloaks. There is reason, however, for the passing of the shawl. With the exception of the ace and fine silk shawls, the form of the wearer was absolutely indistinguishable, which state of things would never become popular even as a fad in these days. The automobile coat was killed because it had no waist line. AT THE AGE OF 69 YEARS. A Conway Springs Womau Seeks a Divorce. Wellington, Nov 20.—Otilla Troeger, of Conway Springs, has sued her husband, Henry A. Treeger, for divorce. They were married at Schenck, Pa., in February, 1854, and have lived together for 46 years. The defendant is charged with neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. According to the petition the plaintiff has been compelled to work at hard labor in the field, haul milk a distance of seven miles to a cremery when the temperature was below zero, and do many other things that should have been done by a man. The petition describes the defendant as being of a very ugly disposition, and with threatening bodily harm to hers if and sons. The defendant own three quarter sections of land near Conway Springs, valued at $7,600, and mortgaged for $4,900. He owns personal property valued at about $3,000. The plaintiff wants $25 per month as temporary alimony until the suit is settled and such share of the estate as the court may deem just for permanent alimony. An order was issued restraining the defendant from disposing of his property. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. George Washington, Plaintiff. vs. Laura Washing on, Defendant. To the above named defendant, you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named court, and that unless you appear and answer on or before the 5th. day of January, 1901, the petition will be taken as true, and a judgment rendered thereon, the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing be between the plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing the plaintiff from the defendant, and for such other and further relief as in equity she may be entitled and for costs of this suit. I. F. BRADLEY, Attorney for Plaintiff. First published Nov. 23, 1900. The old reliable Bennet & Co. of 493 Minnesota ave., will move to larger and better quarters Dec. lst., second door from the new Auditorium and post office, 609 Minnesota avenue. Now is the good time to buy goods as they are closing out their stock to make room for new goods. Give them a call and be surprised at the wonderful bargains at such wonderful prices. Thou shalt not lie—is the divine command—but a good many Christians don't seem to have ever seen this in the good book. Funny how readily some people get back at the doings of other peol le and are guilty of the same themselves. Heaven never helps the man who is too easy to handle in his own behalf. GET IN THE SWIM THE AMERICAN CITIZEN PUBLISHING COMPANY. Take great pleasure in announcing many extra inducements to its readers at the beginning of the The subscription price has now been reduced to $1,00, in advance, per year, of fifty-two issues. The e itor is preparing many new features. Articles of much worth from the leading negro writers of the world on all subjects of vital interest to the race, will appear from time to time. Don't fail to get in the swim. The AMERICAN CITIZEN is the oldest and best weekly negro paper in Kansas. It has a record of thirteen years without missing a single issue. Now is the opportunity of a life time. Wul you grap it? We want 5,000 new subscribers at the beginning of the 20th century, January 1st, 1901. Agents and Hustlers Wanted at Once. Write for list of valuable Prizes and splendid inducements offered to the persons sending in the largest list of subscribers by January 1st. AMERICAN CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., No. 417 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. WAITERS EMPLOYMENT BUREAU We can furnish you with from one to 100 Waiters, for private parties, banquets, dinning cars and buffets. The only place of this kind in America. In connection our Barber Shop is one of the THE FINEST IN THE CITY. "Well, this is the best Weekly Negro paper I've ever seen I really enjoy reading it. Everybody ought to read it. Only 15 ceats per Month. Publication Notice. A. W. Stratton, Plaintiff, vs. Annie Stratton, Defendant. (1428.8) The State of Kansas to Annie Stratton. You will take notice that you have been sued in the District Court of Wyndoeet County, Kansas, for an abusive divorce, and the edition in said case filed, charges you with adultery with one Virgin Eoebn, and unless you on or before the 8:h. day of December, 1900, answer murder or otherwise object, the allegation of said petition will be taken as true and judgment recessed as prayed for. L. W. JOHNSON. Attorney for Plaintiff. A. GUNNING, Clerk. First published Nov. 15:h , 1900. "Well, this is the best Weekly Negro paper I've ever seen I really enjoy reading it. Everybody out to read it. Only 15 cee per Month. AMERICAN Citizen, The client, and one of he best an most reliable Weekly papers for the ace in the State. An unexcelled Advertising Medium, office at 417 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. Job Work, Bills, Programms, and all kinds of printing done. Satisfaction guaranteed or no go. Correspondence solicited from all parts of the country, AMERICAN CITIZEN PUB CO. KANSAS TIPPED PUB CO. 417 Minnesota Avenue KANSAS CITY, KS 63701 KANSAS TIPPED PUB CO. Publication Notice. In the District Court, Wyandotte Conn- ty, Kansas Grantly Bree, Plaintiff, vs. Gussie Bell, Defendant. (14608.) The State of Kansas to Gussele Bell. You will take notice that you have been sued in the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, for an absolute divorce and the petition of plaintiff in said case filed charges of abandonment for more than one year, and unless you, on or before December 28th, 1900, answer demur or otherwise object, the allegations of said petition will be take as true and judgment readened as praised by JOHNSON. Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest. —— Clerk. First Published Nov. 15, 1900. Preserving Telegraph Poles. A new method of preserving telegraph poles is to surround the portion in the ground with an earthenware pipe like a drain pipe. Into this space between the pole and the pipe is J. L. BUSH. Kan- as City, Mo MISS JANE WASHINGTON, FASHIONABLE Plain, Fancy and other Sewing at reasonable rates. No. 1113 Barnett Avenue, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS The bicycle has demonstrated its ability in still another direction. A Washingtonville woman along the Hudson met a thief coming out of her house, but not suspecting his character allowed him to go. Finding, no answer that she had been robbed, she followed him on her wheel and soon succeeded in overtaking him she recovered properly enough to pay for the bicycle. ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS: In this city can be found at No. 25 Central Ave KANSAS CITY. KANSAS. Everything in the line of eatables is cooked and served in first class style. Splendid meals served on short notice. Mrs. Annie sewell is well experienced in restaurant business and knows how to treat her many customers. Don't forget the No. 25 Central avenue. MRS. ANNIE SEWELL, Proprietress Half Rate Excursion Plus two dollars) twice a month via Union Pacific to points in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Washington. Call us up 1109, or call at office 1,000 Main street, and let us te you all about these excursions. Short line to Salt Lake. The Union Pacific of course; hours quicker time. All the comforts of home Ticket of office 1,000 Main street. Telephone 1109. Remember Dining Cars on the Union Pacific that now starts from Kansas City daily. Unexcelled service. restaurant plan Ticket office 1,000 Main street, Kansas City, Mo CANCER Home Treatment that curces Cancers and Tumors. Used with perfect safety. harmless, soothing, non-tir- tating. TOMAS RING We prefer to have patients come to the clinic with speedy cure. Cases that come Estab. 21 tr. to our Sanitarium need not pay a book. We provide a book pack. It contains much valuable information and hundreds of testimonials from patients we have cured of cancer. Sent free. Consultation by mail or fax. A. S. McLEARY, MANAGER. Rooms 6 to 11, N. E. Cor. tott & Main St. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. Can't Whistle on Sunday. The trains are to be forbidden to whistle within the limits of the city of You Are Earnestly Requested to Call at The C. F. WILLNER, Furniture AND Carpet Co. In the city, at prices that will convince you that your money will go further here than elsewhere. We make it an especial effort to please and thereby retain your patronage and also your recommendation for your friends patronage. WESEL. ON TIME PAYMENTS and know that OUR TERMS WILL SUIT YOU, and will be glad to show you OUR STOCK. We carry everything in the line of Don't forget the number and name, We sell the Celebrated Kroger Piano. THE C. F. WILLNER Furniture and Carpet Porters and Waiters Musical 1009. ST. LOUIS AVENUE. 1009. Kansas City. Missouri. It is the swellest place in the city. THE CHEAP The Best Goods, the Quickest and the pro GET THE COAL, WOOD, FEED, Wholesale and Retail. Office 409 Yard and Storage 917 and 919 N W. B. RA THE CHEAPEST PRICES 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. W. B. RAYMOND. W. B. RAYMOND. UNDERTAKERS FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGES FOR AMBULANCE FOR THE CONVEYA Undertaking Kooms, 481 Minnesota Factory Co. St., KANSAS CIT: EAG Gem Dru UNDERTAKERS * SUPPLIES FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGES FOR ALL PURPOSES AT ALL HOURS AMBULANCE FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDER Undertaking Rooms, 431 Minnesota ave. Telephone West 32. DRUGS, MEDICINE Fine Toilet Soaps, Brush PERFUMERY AND FAN DR. HEN 101 & 103 West 9th St., Kansas The Old Rolliable Doctor, Older A Regular Graduate in Model Practice.--22 Yr. Authorized by the state to Cures guaranteed or money re- no mercury or injurious medi- tions at an advance treated by free from gaze or breakage. Charges low. Over 60,000 case. Consultation free and confide Seminal Weakness and DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS. Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Etc. PERFUMERY AND FOYI TOILET ARTICLES. Sexual Debility, the results folly and excesses—causing losses by or with urine, pimples and biotches on the face, rushes of blood to the head, pains in the neck, forgetfulness, bad breathiness, aversion to food, natural power, loss of manhood, etc., cured for a can. I can stop night losses, restore lost sexual life, and brain power, enlarge and strengthen weak parts and make you fit for marriage. Syphilis, that terrible disease, in all forms and stages, cured for life. Blood Pollution, ulcers, Swelling, Sweals, Gonorrhoea and Glebs, and all forms of Private Diseases, only cured or money refunded. Stricture radically cured without the use of instruments. A New and Infallible Knee Treatment. No The Citizen Better keep you PILES! The Citizen is in the Push. Better keep your Eyes open. PILES NO MONEY TILL CURED. RAILROAD NOTICES. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY,SUM MER EXCURSIONS. *West and North.* To Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver and return, special summer excursions June 21, July 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, and August 2, final return limit October 31, $19 for the round trip. Summer tourist tickets on sale every day from June 1 to September 15, in close, final return limit Oct. 31, round trip $25. Homesekers excursions to western and southwestern points on June 5 and 19 July 3 and 17 August 7 and 21. tickle dogs for twenty-one days, at rate of one or five plus $2, for the round trip. Tickets to St. Paul and Minneapolis at $21 for the round trip, good g ing any day, returning any time up to October 1. Very low rates to other northern points. Special excursions all July 7, 8, 9, 10 and August 2 to St. Paul, Minneapolis. Round trip at $15.55. Duluth an, the Superiors at $9.85 Waterville, Minn. $14.40. Go to return October 31, 1900. Special round trip excursions to Orono and Salt Lake City at $50.00. Liberal stop overs. Good to return until October 31. June 20 to 25 Winfield and return $6.60 June 7 to 20. Ottawa and return $1.65 For particular calls or address. E. S. JEWETT. Passenger and Ticket Agent. City ticket office No. 001 main street, Kansas City, Mo. Secure Tickets ...VIA TRE... Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry ...AND YOU GET... Sleepers: & Ghair CHICAGO and all intermediate points The shortest, quickest and besiline to Chicothec, Ot umwms, Cedar Rapids, Pubnque, and La Trosse and Cedar Rapids, Rockford and Preport. ....Passenger Station at... 22nd St. and Grand Ave. Take Westport Cable. City Ticket Office, 915 Main street. Bridge Building A. B. BRIDGFS Gon'l Southwest Agent F. J. LERCHPassenger Agent. Office 915Main St. Kansas Cit Lewis Blandchard 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 guarantee the best and the cheapest work in the quickest time Give him a trial and see for you elf. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE State of Kansas, Wyandotte County, ss. In the Probate Court in and for idi county. In the matter of the Esta of Jesse Pope. Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters Testament have been granted to the undersigned on the Last Will and Testament of Jesse Pope, is e of said county, the Probate Court of the County and State dated the 2nd, day of October 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 estate is exhibited within three years after the date said Letters, they shall be forever barred NETTIE NEE WASHINGTON, DAIRY SARAH REYNOLDS. Executor of the last Will and Testament of Jesse Pope Deceased UNION PACIFIC OVERLAND WORLD'S PICTORIAL LINE. SHORTFST LINE ACROSS THE CONTINENI 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 trans solidly vestibulated and fully equipped with latest improved Recycling 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 Lift. 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 rangelings for a trip west until you have learned all about special inducements and attractions offered by the Union Pacific. For full information in regard to low rates time, etc., call on or address Gen. Agt., Union Pacific, 1000 Main street, Kansas City, Mo 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, and FURNITURE, CARPETS, DRAPERIES, OIL CLOTH, LINOLEUMS,SHAOES,LAMPS, DINNER and TOILET SETS, also a complete line of RANGES and GASO IS HEADQUARTERS FOR— CHEAPEST PRICE at Goods, the Quickest Sales, the Smallest P and the promptest deliveries. GET THEIR PRICES ON WOOD, FEED, FLOUR, AND BU STONE, Retail. Office 402, Minnesota Ave. Tel Storage 917 and 919 North 3rd. St. E F. HENDERSON B. RAYMO The Best Goods, the Quickest Sales, the Smallest Profits and the promptest deliveries. Manufacturer of and Wholesale dealer in RTAKERS * SUPP S CARRIAGES FOR ALL PURPOSES AT ALL FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THE SICK A Looms, 431 Minnesota ave. Telephone W factory Loc st St., and Riverview Ave. EAGERS n Drug St MINNESOTA AVENUE DEALER IN. BUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICAL It Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Et ERY AND FANCY TOILFT ARTIE HENDERSON West 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. (Op- nentable Doctor, Oldest in Age and Longest ear Graduate in Medicine, Over 27 Years in Practice.--22 Years in Kansas City. authorized by the state to treat Chronic, Nervous and S gauged or tenuous infusion. No medicines aris- ture or injurious medicines used. No detection at a distance treated by mail and express medicines from gas or beverage. No medicines sen. . . O. D., on orders low. Over 60,000 cases sures. State your case and sultation free and confidential, personally or by letter. The OLD Reliable Doctor, Oldest in Age and Longest Located. A Regular Graduate in Medicine. Over 27 Years Special Practice.--22 Years in Kansas City. Authorized by the state to treat Chronic, Nervous and Special Diseases. Cures guaranteed or money refunded. All medicines furnished ready for use. Patients at a distance of 30 miles used. No detention from business. Patients at a distance of 50 miles used. No detention from business. Free from gaze or breakage. No medicines sent. 9, D, J, M. Charges low. Over 60,000 cases cured. State your case and send for terms. Contract-free free and confidential, personally or by letter. Seminal Woman Citizen is in the keep your Eyes op A BEST PRICES On Sales, the Smallest Profits the highest deliveries. OUR PRICES ON FLOUR, AND BUILDING STONE, Minnesota Ave. Tel. 152 West. 9th 3rd. St. E. F. HENDERSON Manager RYMOND, SUPPLIES ALL PURPOSES AT ALL HOURS ANCE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDER ave. Telephone West 32. and Riverview Ave. Telephone 28 KANSAS. ERS ing Store NES, CHEMICALS. Lanes, Combs, Etc. BY TOILFT ARTICLES. DERSON. Kansas City, Mo. (Opposite New York Life Sidg.) In Age and Longest Located. Since. Over 27 Years Special Persons in Kansas City. Great Chronic, Nervous and Special Discases. Indeed. All medicines furnished ready for use lines used. No detection from business. Mail and express Medicines sent everywhere medicines sent. . . D. only by agreement. Cured. State your case and send for terms temporally, or by letter. pain and no exposure. No cautions, cutting, bourles or sounds in the wound. The wound is cured. A permanent cure guaranteed or money refunded. Send stamp for book, which fully explains what is in the Varicocelle ---scrotum--causing menstrual debility, weakness of the sexual system. Hydrocele ---dropsy of the scrotum. Cured without pain. Phimosis ---died within few days without pain. Book for both sexes, 96 pages, 27 pockets. Scripture of above diseases, the effects and cure, sent sealed in plain wrapper for six cents in stamps. Free Museum OFFICE HOURS: Anatomy for men 8 a.m. t 8 p.m. A somnolence without words. Sunday, 10 to 12 s in the Push. Eyes open. O MONEY KANSAS. rare OF Gras COREE, OO Fam. rok aearrcots orth tha se ‘Sing Cistaete tae ae iy So im ot ONE iN DRED Net scoot he ae OF Wal Sate Gara sworn 0 before the and ‘int povane Ha ay o' Sgenmber an St seat : ota Pabtte. a Catareh Core te taked aedintip on tbe goad neo guinea Side Giatem” Send foe free. cane pebidgglBNEY © 00, Toloda, EXIT PRU Palsare me nese There is nothing like the exercise of poner in things potftreal, ‘The Cenass of 1900. A dooklet giviag the population gt ai! cities of the United States of 25,000 and over according to the census ot 1000, bes Just been issued by the Pas- senger department of the Chicago, yuwaukee & St. Paul Railway, and a copy of it may be obtained by sending your address, with two-cent stamp to yay postage, to the General Passenger Aseat of the Chicago, Milwaukee @ St. Paul Railway, Chleago, I. Every man Inable tosce his neigh- tors mistakes without spectacles queth bk as Who are Injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the erocery stores @ new preparation calle! GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that ‘akes the place of coffee. The mos? écicate stomach recetves It without ores, and but few can tell it from cofee. It does mot,cost over one-fourth ss much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 centa and 25 cents per package. Try {t. Ask for GRAIN-O. Heauty isa thin veil used by some women to hide their imperfections. fenuiidinad aa) ea” ‘Txmipe carefully every bottle of CASTORTA. sate and sure remedy for lafanta and children tod vee shat it Desce the Sigeatare of he Is Use For Over 30 Years, ‘Tue Kind You Have Always Bousht A man is a mister; a woman is a mys- tery Yon Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free, Write today to Allen 8. Olmsted. To kor. N.Y, fora free sample of Allen's ‘vot-Base, a powder. Itcuressweating, éaimp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new oo tigint shoes easy. -A certain cure for Corns and Bunions. All druggists and shoe stores sell it; 256. ‘The richer a man's food the poorer bis appetite ape? WEEKLY EXCURSION SLEEPERS Leave St. Louis via Katy Flyer (3. K. & T. Ry.) every Tuesday at 8:16 p. m. for San Antonio, Los Angeles and San Francisco. First Sleeper leaves St. Lowis Nov. 6th, The ice man’s bill is the blow that eracies the joke. Thanksgiving Day. It your system lias been cleansed with Gariield Tea, you may be able to digest comfo:tably sour Thanksgiving dinner. Feathered vipeds of similar plumage congregate geegariously. Red Cross is the best Ball Blue the World knows. Large package Ge. What a woman says goes—when she talks into a telephone receiver. Pea Picture fer Wemen. “I am s9 nervous, there is not a well inch in my whole body. I am so Weak at my stomach and have ind. gestion horribly, and tation fre heart, and Pom lositg Seeks "The headache end beckache, nearly ills toevand yesterday I nearly had hyster- cs; there is a weight in the lower part ‘of my bowels bearing down all the time, and” pains in my groins and thighs; I eannot sleep, walk, or sit, tnd I'believe Lam discaned all over} no one ever suffered as I do.” ‘This is a description of thousands of cases which come to Mra. Pinkham's attention daily. An inflamed and vl- cerated condition of the neck of the Womb can produce all of these syinp- aR eS fe \ A ar A RS ‘enin' Siete toma, and no woman should allow herself to reach such & perfection of misery when there is absolutely no need of it, ‘The subject of our por trait in this sketeh; Mrs Williams of Englishtown, NJ, has been entirely gered of such illness and misery by Lsdia B. Pinkham's Vegetable, Com Fonnd, and the guiding advice of Mrs Pinkham of Lynam, Mass. No other medicine has such a record for absolute enres, and no other medi- Cine in “Just as good.” | Women, who Want a cure should insist upon getting Tvcie B Pinkkhaun's Vegetable Com- Found when they ask for it at a store. Anyway, write a letter to Mrs, Pink- haus at Lymn, Mass, and tell ber all your troubles.” Her advice is free. Kansas City to San Antonio Without Change via the Santa Fe Route... - Through Pullman’ Palace Sleepers and free Reclining Chair Cars to Fort Worth, Austin and San An- tonio. Daily'at 10-p. m. from Kan- sas City. _,Absoltitely mo change of cars. Round trip tickets on sale at kreatly reduced rates. The A. T. & S.F. Ry G.W. HAGENBUSH, GA. P, Dy _ Kansas City, Mo. W. J. BLACK. G. B.A. a3 Topeka. Kan. DrBulls COUGH SYRUP Seegeen ce ae eee eee Sareea Be ae DROPS Yes ‘The Centnsy Sagazine. Besides a great program of illustrat. ‘ed artioves. a superb panorama of the Rbine, John Bach MeMaster's group of articles on Danie? Webster, colos pletures, ete..ete., The Century will prevent, beginning with November, 1000, the Sirat issue of the new volume, Short novels and complete stories by F. Ansiey. Mrs, Burnett, George W. Cable, Winston Churehill, Edwin Asa Dix, Hamlin Garland, David Gray, Joel Chandjer Harris, Brete Harte, W. D. Howeils, flenry James, Sarah Orne Jewett, Rudyard Kipling, lan Mac- laren, “Thomas Nelson Page. Bertha Runkle, Fiora Aunie Steel, Feaak B. Stockton, Ruth MeEnery Stuart, Gem Lew Wallace, Charles Dudley Warzer, E, Stuart Pheips Ward and Mary E. Wilkens, New subscribers to The Century Magazine who begin with the aumber for November, 1900, will receive free of charge the three previous nuiabers, August, September. and October, con- taining the first ehapters of “The Helmet of Navarre.” or, if these num- bers are entirely exhausted at the time Of subse.ibing. they will reecive a Pamphlet coutaining all of the chap- ters of “The Helmet of Navarre” con- tained in the three numbers. Ask for the free members when advertising. Four dollars a year. The Century Co., Union Sqanre, New Yori. eee era A small parish in Zurich canton has recently been endeavoring to procure a Joan of $7,500, but 1s unable to offer any security other than the village cemetery and a suicides’ morgue, Both of these being in use, the negotiations have hung fire, the bank declining to take in pawn such grewsome pledges. Best for the Bowels No matter what ails you, headache to cancer, you will never get well until your" bowels are put right, CASCARETS heip nature, cure you Without a gripe or pain, produce easy seats to start setting Your beanth back setting your CASCARETS Candy ‘Canartic, ans genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Be- ware of imitations. Apportionment. Apportionment, or the basis of rep- resentation, is fixed: Federal, shortly after each decennial census. The state apportionments are guided by the fed- eral census, The apportionment un- der the census of the present year has not yet been announced. clioes Scene sei a It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns ea Bunions. ‘hat tor ales Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25e. Sample sent FREE. Ad- dress Allen 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. ¥. From Stage to Pulpit. Edward Lee Tanner, who has filled Shakespearian roles with Frederick dos syissen hl staguace iene ae Pi te We emacs ww dag become rector of the Episcopal church at Homer, N. Y. WEEKLY EXCURSION SLEEPERS Leave Kansas City via the M. K. & ‘'T. Ry. every Saturday at 9:05 p. m. for San Antonio, Los Angeles and San Francisco. First Sleeper leaves Kan- tas City, Nov. ded, No man ix capable of ruling others who is unable t rule himself. anttO! FOR OKLAHOMA! 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Each package of PUTNAM FADE- LESS DYE colors more goods than any other dye and colors them better, too. ‘The sharper a manis the harder it is to make a tool of him, |The Matt Prescription for Chit ‘and Fever is a lotile of Gnove’s Tasrauxse Smar Hosien He iun’y ow and guava tt ‘Stasteles form. Nocureno pay: Price, 6. ‘There is u-ually a woman connected with all great undertakings, Pino's Cure cannot be too biehty spoken of a acourn enre—J. W. O'Mares, 22 Third Ave, Ru Miuzeapclia Minn, Jon 6 Wh ‘Phere ss nothing in words unless they are properly strung together. Paneen's ain Rareax athe favorit for Aronian ae hen ao reveatan i tte and coe ‘huspascurna ibe tent cure orcurab H3eta, ‘The fireof haze usually Sashes in the pan. Bins. witetow’s Renting Syrape oxticony ine‘oingsnottonn tha gaan, Feaaees, Se ee eect Man's weakness lies in his fancied Drage Bere thee une, but Gon’ store sham tn Tithe! Turse we patter tnelraneuens Love never turns back because it looks lixe rain, MARRIAGE PAPER. Best Published” FREE. ‘J. W. GUNNELS, Toledo, Ohio. Life isa conundrum—and everyone has to give it up. Red Cross 1s the best Ball Blue the world knows. Large package Sc. Monamact t6 Benjamia Weat. ‘The peopie of Swarthmore, Pa., bave decided to erect a suitable monument to the memory of Benjamin West, the celebrated painter, te. x born in, M’KINLEY’S PLURALITY IS 25,844, GOVERNOR STANLEY'S IS 17,369. The Total Vote Cast Was 349,918, the Largest Ever Cast In the Stnte— Frank Nelson Led the Repubtienn ‘Ticket and Web MeNall Got the Most Votes of Any Peston Condidate, The total vote cast in Kansas at the recent election was 349,918, the largest ever cast in the state. In 1896, which held the banner up until this year. the vote was 337,500. In 1895, it was 287,- 500. According to tabulations completed by the Kepublican state committee from the official count of the various counties, McKinley polled 187,881 votes; Bryan, 162,037; Debs, 1,492, and Woolley, 2,045. MeKinley’s pluratit, was 25,844. Governor Stanley received 181,059 votes; Breidentbal, 164,300; Clemens, 1,167; Holsinger, 2,226, Stanley's plurality was 17,268, Frank Nelson, state superintendent of schools, led the state ticket, : ‘The Republicans have thirty-one sen: ators and eighty-seven representatives, & total of 115 on joint ballot. The fas. jonists have nine senators and thirty- eight representrtives, a total of forty- seven. ‘The total vote cast on president, state officers and congressmen follows: For president— MeKinley, 187,851; Bryan, 162,037; MeKinley’s majority, 25.844. For governor — Stanley, + 181,939; Breidenthal, 164,590; Stanley's major- ity, 17,309, For associate justice—Johnson, 181,- 500; Martin, 162,224; Johnson's major- ity, 19,285, For lieutenant governor — Richter, 180,060; Harvey, 162,185; Riehthr’s. ma- jority, 18,475. For secretary of state—Clark, 181,670. Frakes, 160,675; Clark's plurality, 20,- 905, ° For auditor—Cole, 181 286; Westgate, 160,610; Cote’s plurality, 20,676. For state superintendent— Nelson, 182,286; Humbargar, 159,474; Nelson's majority, 22,812. For “insurance — superintendent — Chureh, 178,216; MeNall, 163,073; Chureh’s majority, 14,243. Congressman-at-large — Scott, 180,- 041; Botkin, 161,151; Seott’s: majority, 18,500, For Congress: First distriet—Curtis, 28,027; Gliek, 19,026; Curtis’ majority, 8,701. Second district—Rowersock, 28.176; Peters, 25,602; Bowersock’s majority, 2,074. Third distriet — Wheatley, 26,471; Jackson, 26,698; Jackson's majority, 176. Fourth distriet—Miller, 24,093; Gris- ham, 20,667; Miller's majority, 3,428. Fifth distriet—Calderhead, "22,423; Vincent, 19,211; Calderhead’s majority, 3,292. Sixth district—Reeder 19,644; Dykes, 15,076; Scott, 5,409; Meeder’s piurality, 4,508, Seventh district—Long. 31,449; Da- val, 29,725; Long’s majority, 1,724. ‘There will probably be tivo contests in the senate and one in the house. In the senate Bob Finley, Republican, of Sterling, will contest with George R. Ross, fusion; Charles Buschow, Repub- licon, of Colby, will contest with 5. G. Hopkins, fusion, of Hoxie. In the house, W. C. Millar, Repub: Hican, will contest with E.der Watkins Populist, for the Barber county acnt. ‘To Posh the Cutlom Hitt. ‘The National Association of Indus- tridl_ and Commercia! Organizations met at the Planters hotel, St. Louis, to formulate plans to secure the early passage by Congress of the Cullom bill, which seeks to amend the interstate commerce law and extend the powers of that body. ‘This bill is now upon the calender of the Senate and it is the purpose to ereate sentiment strong enough to secure precedence for the coming short session of Congress. Millers Want to Regulate Prices, ‘The Kansas State Millers’ associa- tion, now in process of formation, is anxious to effect as close an organiza- tion as possible and still evade the antitrust law, The millers want to regulate prices, but how to do it with- out violating the anti-trust law is the question. Packers Lose Big Money. Asa result of its year’s operations the International Packing company of Chicago lost. $343,604. At the annual meeting held Tuesday Attorney Jacob Newman characterized the event as the funeral of the company. A resolu- tion providing for a committce to in- veatigate the company’s affairs and re- port as to the best course to be fol- lowed was unanimously adopted. Satine County Jatt Is Empty. ‘The Saline county, Mo., jail is empty ol unhniing: takt tin ta Soak wees, Kansas Stadents on s Turkey Ratd. Four students of the University, of ‘Kansas drove eight miles into the coun- ‘try to raid aturkey roost. The facm- ‘ers were aroused, a vigilance committee ‘notified, and the boys caught. They were turned over to officers, brovglit to town and lodged in jail till daylight, when they were released on persona recognizance to appear Inter in court . Shoots and Kills a Porter. Charles Mills, a porter in a. bSrber shop at Butler, Moc. was shot and killed by Theodore Harris. Harris es- caped and has not yet been captured. Convicts Safety Away. The officials of the Kansas peniten- tiary have given up the active search for Cravens and Estell and all the guards have been called off the trail. Itis believed the conviets succeeded in boarding a freight train at or near Tonganoxie and are far away. Girls Demand Higher Wages. At Fort Wayne, Ind., owing to the refusal of their demands for an in- crease in ii 200, a ie da AN ARMY ON A-SLIDING SCALE. Mr. Hawley Would Permit the President to Redvee at Will General Hawley of Connecticut, chairman of the committee on military affairs, is a frequent visitor in. the ‘White house. He is awaiting Secre- tary Root’s return from Cuba to ar- Tange, if possible the details of an army reorganization bill. General Hawley says: ‘In my opin- ion an army of not less than 100,000 and perhaps more should be main- tained. Inthenear future there may be cause for a reduction, but this num- ber at leost ought to be agreed upon at thist'me, Again, I think a measure might be passed empowering the Pres- ident to use his discretion to a great extent in determining the exact strength of the army, not, of course, to exceed the maximum fixed by Con: gress.” As to the problem of restricted Southern representation «in Congress Mr. Hawley said: If Southern or any other states do not allow certain class- €8 of people to vote, it is only logical that the nation should eall upon them for a reduction in the F representation, It would be only just. There are thousands of citizens either everced or not allowed to vote, who are absolutely without representation in the House or Senate. Having cast no vote, they can, of course, lay noe aim to having representation there. It would be only natural, therefore, for the re- mainder of the country to step in and reduce the representatives from sec- tions where such conditions prevail.” CHINA MAY PAY NOTHING. America May Have to Take Land or Get No Indematty. ‘The China negotiations have reached & stage where the actions of the pow- ersare making partition almost iney- itable. ‘The United States faces the probability that it will either have to take a slice of China or go without any indemnity. In that case it is positive- ly asserted by high authorities that the United States will go without in- demnity. The United States may suc- ceed in reducing the demands of other powers, aud is making every effort to that end, but with no immediate pros- pect of success. Every nation has disavowed any in- tention of dismembering China, but that merely relates to dismemberment as a punishment for the boxer out- rages No nation has pledged itself to avoid taking a course which will sooner or Inter make dismemberment inevitable, It is believed in official cireles in Washington that the powers are proceeding deliberately with the intention of bringing about a situation whieh will compel dismemberment. ‘The whole question hinges on the amount of money indemnity to be de- manded. While the United States has not officially set a maximum figure for the indemnity, it is the unofficial opinion of some of the highest officers of the government that $200,000,000 is all that China can pay. ‘The powers are desirous of swelling the indemaity to at least twice that amount, CHARLES H. HOYT DEAD, ‘The Weil Knowa Viaywright a Victim of Faresis, Charles H. Hoyt, the well known playwright, died at his residence at Charlestown, N.H., Tuesday, of pare- sis, from which he has been suffering for several months past. Ever since his return to Charlestown, after his re- ease from a private asytum at Hart ford by order of the court early in Au- gust, it has been known by his attend- ants and nearest friends that his con- dition was serious, and that there was little or no chance for his recovery, but Mr. Hoyt apparently had seemed hopeful of ultimate recovery. Satine Aiceiith: Sis: ttle” ‘The burning of the negro Porter at the stake by the citizens of Limon, Col., will be brought to the attention of President MeKinley by the Method- ist ministers of Chicago, At a meeting in the First M. E. church they passed a resolution censuring the governor of Colorado, and the sheriff and the cit- izens of limon who composed the mob. ‘They resoived to request the President to call attention in his next message to the 2,000 persons put to death by mobs in the last ten years and urge him to recommend to Congress suitable legis lation which shall secure to every per- son accused of crime a fair trial and hold criminally liab!e all persons con- stituting mobs to torture, murder and burn, 3 “Squeexed™ Stratton’s Mine. John Hays Hammond has been asked by the English stockholders of Strat- ton’s Independence mine to take charge of the mine as consulting engincer. He .is now in Victor to make a thor ough investigation of the property. Regarding.the recent heavy fall yn the price of the shares, he said: “The trouble with the mine now is that it has been squeezed to pay big dividends that the company promised share- holders. The state of affairs has just become known to the English holders of the shares and the information has caused the present drop in the stock.” ‘sds p Treen mtied ae George J. Gould's yacht, the Ata- Janta, with the war equipment with which she wax armed for Colombia, which was to have bought her, is to go to Venezuela. Mr. Gould has com- pleted arrangements for her sale for $125,000, Mra. Edwards eappolnted. The judges of the Missouri Supreme court have appointed Mrs, Jennie Hd- wards state librarian for four years, commencing November 17, 1900.” ‘This will be Mrs. Edwards’ second term. Minnesota's Rapid Growth. ‘The population of Minnesota is 1,751,- 304, against 1,301,826 in 1800. ‘This is an increase of 449,568 since 1890, or 245 percent. The population in 1830 was 780,733 showing an increase of 521,093, oF 60.7 per cent from 1880 to 2900. Golden Figures From Dawson. Duffercin Vatuelle, chief clerk of the gold commissioner's office at Daw- son, estimates last season's Kk Suton af gid ne conan aw aga ‘White Motel ‘The composition of Parson's white brass is 1 part copper, 63° tin, 20% zine and % lead; that of Babbitt white metal is 8% parts copper, 83 tin and 8% antimony; Fenton's white metal is 44 parts copper, 136 tin and 79 zinc; that of Admiralty white metal is 5% copper, 86 tin and 8% antimony. Seuiigrees Gutedeidins It te estimated that Governor Theo- Gore Roosevelt, in his campaigning be- tween September 6 and October 10, covered 13,055 miles, made 299 speeches and was listened to by 700,000 persons. ‘The estimated number of words he has spoken in this time is 598,000. Marriage Market for Girls. According to General Raden-Powelt, there is a future for girls in South Africa. The situation is realized by practical Germans, who have already started a regular em{gration bureau for young woxen, most of whom are en- Baged or married almost as soon as they land. Vietorla Hecelves Ancient Relle. Queen Victoria has received from the king of Italy a well-executed cast of the inscribed column which was dis- covered last winter In the Forum at Rome, and which excited great inter- est among antiquaries in all parts of Europe, A Cars Queer Hed. A North Andoyer (Mass.) cat has slept on a cow's back in the barn every night for three years. The cat at first tried several cows, but none of them seemed pleased with the ar- rangement, until she finally found an amiable quadruped that seemed to like the state of affairs immensely. Qéiimee Be ee os i, Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, in spite of his years, continues to be ac- tive in the work of the Boston Asso- elated Charities and himself does much of the necessary personal Investiza- tion and visiting among the poor of the city. Dickens’ Double Is Dead. John Baird, the man who bore such a striking resemblance to Charles Dickens that he was many times mis- taken for the novelist, has just died at Chatham, England. He was in his ninety-first year and for half a cen- tury had been chairman of a local wa- terworks company. ‘Teale Haris Wowlder from Track. An express train speeding toward Williamsport, Pa., struck a huge bow!- der while going fifty miles an hour. A slower or lighter train would prob- ably have been wrecked, but as it was the bowlder was tossed from the track, It had been loosened by rains and bad rolled onto the rails. Professor of History of Art Prof, Henry Thode, professor of the history of mediaeval and modern art at Heidelberg, lias been appointed to succeed Prof. Hermann Grimm, who retires on account of ill health, as professor of the history of art in the Berlin university. British Government's Present to Nansen, In recognition of the eminent serv- fees he has rendered to the cause of scientific exploration the British gov- ernment presented Dr. Nansen with 2 fifty-volume sot of the Challenger Re- ports. He is the first single individual to receive thom, their cost running up to several hundred pounds. Olere May Come to Washington, It is reported that Count Cassin{ is soon to retire from the Russian am- bassadorship at Washington, and that M, Giers, the present minister of the ezar’s government in China, will suc- ceed him in office, Both men rank as able and experienced dip.omats. New Raliroad Im Washington. Former Senator Warner Miller of New York has secured a permit for a railroad to eross the northern halt of of the Colville Indian reservation In Washington for the Republic and Ket- tle River railroad, of which he was the chief promoter. AR So rig see ser on oe ‘Winston Churchill says that ono of bis regrets is that he never had » thorough training in newspaper work ‘before taking up the career of a nov- ‘elist. | NEARLY A BREAK DOWN, Eady, Tells s Remarkabie Story. Albert Lea, Minn., Nov. 19.—(Spe- ‘dal)—There are few’ mon and women @ this state or indeed In the whole Rorthwest, who have not heard, or do not know personally Mrs. Henriette C. Olverg of this city. Mrs. Olberg was Judge of Linen and Linen Fabrics at the World's Fair, at Ghicago,, and Superintenden? of Flax Exhibit’ at the Iau ‘national Exposi- tion at Omaha, Nebraska, in 1898. Mrs Olberg is Secretary of ‘the National Flax, Hemp and Ramle Association, and ‘Assistant Editor of the “Distaft.” Her official duties are naturally very onerous, and involve a great deal of traveling and living away from home. She says: “During the World's Fair im Chi- cago, my official duties so taxed my strength, that I thought I would have to give them up. ‘Through the con- tinual change of food and Irregular meal hours, and a poor quality of wa- ter, I lost’ my appetite, and became wakeful and nervous in the extreme. My Kidneys refused to perform their usual duties. One of my assistants advised me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills, and sent for a box. I am pleased to say that I derived immediate and per- manent benefit. I used three boxes, and feel ten years younger. “I have great confidence in the ef- ficacy of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and am always glad to speak © good word in thelr tayor. “Dodd's Kidney Pilla are weak wom- en's best friend.” ‘All Dealers, 60 conte a box. ial aa aaa al oe eee General Sir Anthony Biaxiand Stanoham, who died in England re- cently at the age of 94, was one of the most distiguished soldiers in the British Empire. He gained his first experience in warfare seventy-thrs> years ago, having been present at the destruction of the Turko-Egyptian fleets in Navarino Bay, in 1827, He took an active part in the Ohineso campaign of 1840-41, and In the Cri- A Noted Knight Templar 2 Owes His Health to Peruna ROO s SOSSSIO8 OOSS | 3 Y WE PAY EXPRESS CHARGES ON . ALL GOODS ORDERED FROM US. IF YOU SEND AT ONCE. New Catalogue ir tina ce) wt Mailed Free Dames Shere seh wets it MAY SIETS EROM, 286,10 S500.00. MERMOD & JACUARD JEWELRY C2., Broadway & Locust Sts., St. Louls,. 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In a recent ietter from 5900 Michi- gan avenue, Chicago, Ill, Mr. Moody says the following: “For over twenty-five years | ‘suffered from catarrh, and for over ten yeers I suffered trom catarrh of the stomach terribly. «1 have taken all kinds of medi- cines and have been treated by ail kinds of doctors, as thousands of my acquaintances are aware in different parts of the United States, where I have traveled, but the relief was oaly temporary. uatil a little ever @ year ago I started to take Peruna, and 2t the present time I am better thaa | have been for twenty years. «« The soreness has left my stom- ech entirely and I am free from indigestion and dyspepsia and will say to all who are troubled with catarrh or stomach trouble of any kind, don’t put it off and sufter, but begin to take Peruna right away, and keep it up until you are cured, as you surely will be if you persevere.” ‘My wife, as many in the southwest can eay, Was troubled with a bad cough and bronchial trouble, and doctors all over the country gave her up to die, as they could do nothing more for her. Sho began taking Peruna witb the re- ult that she ix better now than she has been in years, and her cough has almost left her entirely. ‘The soreness has left her lungs and she Is as well as she ever was in her life, with ‘thanks, as she says, to Peruna. Yours very truly, T. P. Moody. Catarrh {n {ts various forms {s rap- idly becoming a general curse. An undoubted remedy has been discov- ered by Dr. Hartman. This remedy has been thoroughly tested during the past forty years. Prominent men have come to know of its virtues, and are making public utterances on the sub- Ject. To save the country we must save the people. To save the people We must protect them from disease. The disease that is at once the most prevalent and stubborn of cure is ca- tarrh. If one were to make a list of the Aifferent names that have been ap- pliod to catarrh in different locations and organs, the resnlt would be as- as arule find it very dif- ficult to get up their linen in a satisfactory manner, chiefly owing to the | of inferior starches, By using Magnetic ‘Starch you will find it a simple matter to tum out ‘as good work as the best steam laundries, Your grocer sellsit. Try itonce. Itcosts only 10e a pack age. Insist on getting | RNY EAS Bi (gen \Keon Out Le) it ees Wet Savsyer’s Slickers Bensetece penne cEeae apni appa Tt omie We Et ace a 500 MEN WANTED to Seve mdaih ys bantiors Ne otuer boss he ayeucomeien, “Tusk a eee tae somacnaee aaiewe J, L, WICHOLS & CO., - Mapervil'e, i, What Shall We Have for Dessert? ‘This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it to-day. ‘Try Jell-O adelicious and healthfu) dessert. 2. pared in two minutes. 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Columbia Hardest Hit—There 25 Persons Were Killed and About Fifty Injured—Great Numbers of Houses and Other Buildings Blown Down—Storm Origin- nated in Mississippi. Tennessee was swept Tuesday night by the most destructive storm ever known in the state. More than sixty people were killed and over a hundred more injured, while the damage to houses, timber and other property will reach large figures. The storm entered the state from Northern Mississippi and swept across in a northeasterly direction. Great damage is reported from the counties bordering on Mississippi, and further on. Columbia, in Miami county, is the heaviest sufferer. La Vergne, Nolansville and Gallatin also felt the wind's fury, the storm finally losing its force against the Cumberland mountain range. Columbia's casualties number twenty-five dead and some fifty injured. FOR A KANSAS WOMAN'S LIFE The Trial of Miss Morrison, Charged With Murder Jessie Morrison and Clara Wiley loved young Olin Castle. Mr. Castle and Miss Wiley were married June 13. Eight days later the bride was cut with a razor by the other woman and now Miss Morrison is on trial in the district court of Butler county, Kansas, under charge of murder in the first degree. The Wileys, the Morrisons and the Castles are all leading families in Butler county. The bride of eight days received many severe cuts, but she lived eighteen days after. Although she could not speak, she had strength to write a statement accusing Jessie Morrison and afterward a note of forgiveness so Jessie Morrison. Jessie Morrison was also badly wounded. She was cut on the arms and breast, and the question is this: Did she inflict these wounds upon herself or were they the work of Clara Wiley Castle? The th ory of the prosecution is that the wounds were self-inflicted and the defendant takes the position that she fought in self defense and that the cuts on her arms and breast were made by Mrs. Castle. This is the issue in the case. The trial opened Wednesday. Lawyers in the case say that the trial may last two weeks. They anticipate difficulty in securing a jury because the people involved directly in the case have many friends and relatives throughout Butler county who would be prejudiced. There are four attorneys for the state and four for the defense. Those representing the state are E. B. Brumback, county attorney of Butler county; A. L. L. Hamilton and B. R. Leydig of Eldorado and Captain J. G. Waters of Topeka and those who have been retained to defend Miss Morrison are A. L. Redden of Topeka, T. A. Krauner, H. W. Schumaker and V. P. Looney of Eldorado. Corbin Talks of Volunteers. Adjustant General Corbin authorizes the statement that it is the intention of the War department to bring home from the Philippines to the United States every one of the volunteers who cares to come and discharge them here, on or before July 1, when, under the law, the volunteers must be mustered out. It is the expectation and hope of the war department that the coming Congress will, at an early period in its session, enact legislation which will enable the department to replace the present volunteer force by a permanent force of soldiers. Bryan Has Exactly Same Vote as in 1896. The secretary of state of Ohio has completed the official count of the biltot for presidential electors. The result shows McKinley, 543,918; Bryan, 474,882; McKinley's plurality, 69,035. The total vote was 1,049,121. Four years ago McKinley received a plurality of 51,109 out of a total vote of 1,020,109. The increase in the total vote this year was 29,012. By a coincidence Bryan had exactly the same vote as he received in 1896. Prince Tuan Under Arrest. A dispatch from Pekin says that Prince Tuan has been arrested and stripped of power by order of the emperor and empress dowager, but that fears are felt of General Tung Fuh Siang, who, with 10,000 regulars, is in Hu Jang Pu. A General Snow Storm in Colorado. A heavy snow and wind storm has been general on the Western slope in Colorado. The warm weather melted the snow very fast and slides have occurred, doing much damage. Blow at Colorado Springs. A wind storm which was practically a tornado visited Colorado Springs Wednesday and caused great damage to many buildings. As far as known no lives have been lost, but numbers of people have been injured by flying wreckage, while many have had narrow escapes. Hey! Will May Be Contested. Indications point to a contest over the will of the late Charles II. Hoyt, the paywright. The value of the estate is $250,000. To Conduct Baker's Canvas 10 Conduct Baker's Carrass. M. W. Sutton, collector of internal revenue, has taken rooms in the Copeland hotel, Topeka, Kan., for the winter and will conduct Senator Baker's canvas for re-election. Four years ago Mr. Sutton was a supporter of J. R. Burton. John Sherman's Brother Head. Lampson P. Sherman, brother of the late Senator John Sherman, of Ohio, died at Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday. He was born in Ohio in 1831. He had lived in Des Moines since 1849. BONFIRE ON TRACK. Means Used by Arkansas Hobbers to Stop a Train. The Iron Mountain Cannon Ball passenger train, northbound, was held up by half a dozen men Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, at Gifford, Ark. The bandits had built a huge bonfire on the track, undoubtedly figuring that it would cause the engineer to bring the train to a standstill. Be, however, scenting an attempted robbery, opened the throttle and sought to push through the fiery obstruction. Several ties, of which the fire was made, caught in the pilot and soon brought the train to a stop. Instantly three masked men ordered the engineer and fireman to leave the engine at once. Another robber went on the side of the car, hailed the conductor and ordered him to remain inside. Each order was obeyed. While the four robbers were standing guard and occasionally fireing a shot to frighten the passengers, their two accomplices entered the express car and ordered Messenger Samuel R. Avery to "step aside or get to the other corner." The large safe was charged five times with dynamite, each explosion making a terrific noise and tearing off portions of the car. A large hole was bored into the floor of the safe, but an entrance could not be effected. The robbers finally announced that they had no more dynamite and then they gave up the task of forcing open the door. Then, picking up the local express box and several packages, they ran to their horses, which had been hitched near by, and role rapidly away. No attempt was made to disturb or molest the passengers, except for an occasional shot at an inquisitive passenger, who peered out of a car window. Messenger Avery was badly hurt about the head and face by flying splinters hurled about by the dynamite explosions. The top and one side of the express car were shattered to splinters. The sheriff of Hot Springs county organized a posse and started at once in pursuit of the robbers. The train men say the small box carried off by the robbers contained about $500. MAY NOT OPEN UNTIL 1902. Too Much Delay in the Indian Reservation Management Conditions in the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache reservations are such as to make it doubtful whether the country will be ready for settlers before the spring of 1902. The work of federal employees now in the reservation has been a makeshift. Practically nothing has been done except to draw their salaries. The employees there are too few in numbers, however, too to make a beginning in the work, and the responsibility for the present farcical state of affairs must be sought in higher places. There are all kinds of rumors explanatory of the delay and 99 per cent of them are scandalous in nature. It is common talk in towns close to the reservation that cattlemen have raised a slush fund to postpone the opening as long as possible, in order that they may use the pastures for grazing their cattle. DOCKERY'S PLURALITY. It Is 32,137—Good Majority for the Third Amendment. The official vote for governor of Missouri and the third (mortgage) constitutional amendment is as follows: Dockery, Democrat, 350,049; Flory, Republican, 317,902; Hills, Progressive People's, 4,357; Stokes, Prohibition, 5,194; Lipscomb, Social Democrat, 5,576; Fry, Social Labor, 1,213; scattering; 3; total, 684,294; Dockery's majority, 15,804, Dockery's plurality, 32,147 Third amendment: Yes, 177,763; no, 104,771; degree. 72.992. Kansas City Murder. Wiley Persy Seawell, Jr., formerly a high school boy of Kansas City, Mo., but now of Magnum, O. T., shot and killed Claude Chittenton, a well known man about town, at 1:30 Thursday morning. The shooting took place in a disorderly house at Seventh and Central streets which is operated by Kittle Chittenton, the victim's alleged wife. The act was in self-defense. Telephone Companies Unite. The Southern Beli Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Cumberland Telephone Company, operating in the Southern states, are to be consolidated under a single management in the immediate future. The Duke May Go to Work. Application for membership in the Business Men's club of Cincinnati has been made by the Duke of Manchester, through two members of the club. Eugene Zimmerman, his father-in-law, has also applied for membership. It is said the duke will shortly be in this country and his father-in-law promises to place him in business. A Farmer Killed in a Runaway John Watson, a farmer living near Pilot Grove, Mo., was killed by being thrown from his buggy in a runaway. For the Galveston Orphans. A check for $50,000 has been sent to Governor Joseph D. Sayers of Texas, to be applied to the aid of the children who lost their parents in the September storm when devastated Galveston. It is the offering of the newspapers of W. R. Hearst. To Cut Revenue $31,000,000 The Republican members of the ways and means committee have decided to make a reduction of $30,000,000 in the revenues, the amount suggested by Secretary Gage. Freed an Innocent Man. Governor-Murphy of Arizona has commuted the sentence of John Echols, who served three years of a ten years' sentence after conviction of stage robbery. The commutation is prompted by the confession of King Usery, who says he robbed the stage and adroitly arranged his plans so that suspicion fell on Echols. The population of the state of New York, is 7,298,012, as against 5,997,853 in 1890. This is an increase of 1,270,-853, or 21.1 per cent Wallace county is without a newspaper. There are eight Kansans in Yale college. Iola's new waterworks will cost $80,000. Charley Curtis' majority in the first district is 9,047. Topeka joints are advertised as "thirst parlors." A chrysanthemum show is advertised in every town in Kansas. O. H. Rentley has bought a big cattle ranch in Kingman county. John Seaton, father of the house, wants to be speaker thereof. Wichita has sent out a "specialty company" made up of home talent. The Kansas Bar association will celebrate John Marshall day February 1. The Santa Fe has bought two ten-wheel locomotives for Kansas business. A barber's sign in Preston reads "Heavenly scrapes, 10 cent. per; 2 for 15." The legislative districts in Kansas will be re-apportioned by the legislature next January. There are two Farmingtons in Kansas—one in Atchison county, the other in Greenwood county. The big crop in Kansas has enabled the state grain inspection department to pay a $6,000 deficiency. The Kansas State Dairy association will hold its annual convention in Topeka, January 7, 8 and 9. The editor of the Preston Plaindealer claims that the rats increase in Kansas towns every presidential year. J. F. Told, former labor commissioner of Kansas, has been elected to the lower house in Oklahoma. Leavenworth elected the youngest state senator ever elected in Kansas. His age is 25, but his name is Wulfeckuler. Miss May Scott, an Iola girl, was elected superintendent of schools in Bingham county, Idaho, at the recent election. The executive committee of the Kansas Poultry association has decided to hold a poultry show in Topeka, January 7-13. Mrs. J. O. Thompson of Pratt, who wanted to be a Paris exposition commissioner, is taking a course of music in Chicago. Leavenworth wants coal from the penitentiary mine sold to the public again, and will ask the next legislature to fix it. Miss Musa Cowan of Parsons, a Washburn graduate of 1900, has recently inherited $30,000 through the death of her grandmother. McKinley carried 83 counties in Kansas; Bryan, 22. McKinley carried all the big eastern counties, except Crawford, Cherokee, and Labette. The youngest editor in the state is Thomas C. Roe, who runs the Junior Herald at Valley Falls, the organ of the Kansas Christian Endeavors. Labor Commissioner Lee Johnson has received word from the Paris exposition management that the Kansas labor bureau had been awarded a silver medal for its reports. Dr. W. B. Swan, secretary of the state board of health, also received word that a silver medal had been awarded his department for its blanks used in collecting vital statistics. At El Dorado, Deputy Sheriff George Young found that one of the large rocks of the inner wall of the jail had been removed and all that remainite was the outer course of rocks, which was very thin. A bench was placed against the wall to hide the hole. It was evidently the intention of the prisoners to make their escape just before being locked in their cells. The value of common school property in the state of Kansas, according to the reports of the various county superintendents as submitted to the state superintendent of schools, aggregates $11,665,511. This does not include the various state and higher educational schools. It is simply the value of what are known as ward and county schools. There are in the state 9,279 common school buildings. During the past year 193 new buildings were erected. Atchison county 1 ads in the value of school property with an aggregate of $1,244,354. Sumner county has the most buildings—200. Mrs. Kate Cross, widow of the late Charles S. Cross, the Emporia banker who committed suicide two years ago has purchased a small tract of land near Emporia, and will engage in the business of raising Hereford cattle. By the proposed increased ratio of representation, the politicians expect Kansas to lose its congressman-at-large in the next apportionment of the country, therefore, since there are already seven districts it will not be necessary for the legislature of 1901 to redistrict the state. At a meeting of the Kansas Millers' association in Topeka, it was decided that Kansas hard wheat is deteriorating, and the opinion was expressed that it is due chiefly to the admixture of soft wheat through lack of care on the part of the farmers. Fresh seed may be imported, and Secretary Coburn wants not less than a shipload. The Topeka Commercial club has decided to give the members of the new legislature a banquet early in January. The object of the feed is to jolly the members into the proper humor for making an appropriation of $250,000 for the 1904 exposition to be held here. The expense of maintenance and salaries of the charitable institutions of the state for the month of October was 'as follows: Soldiers' orphans' home, Wichita, $2,638.57; school for the blind, Olathe, $1,976.93; insane asylum, Topeka, $12,003.18; reform school, Topeka, $3,633.58; imbecile asylum, Winfield, $5,568.52; industrial school for girls, Beloit, $4,457.43. The dignity of many a man overshadows his position. The bachelor who marries a widow is handepped from the start. SPORTING IN ALASKA. Many Kinds of Game are in Danger of Evaluation. Reindeer have made themselves thoroughly at home in Alaska—that marvelous country whose richness in animal life and agricultural possibilities is not yet half suspected by the majority of Americans. The pilgrim fathers of the family were imported from Lapland in the early stages of the Klondike craze to be worked and eaten by the starving miners. They luckily escaped being eaten, and were later reinforced by 700 reindeer doos imported by the government from Siberia. From the mixed herd of 1,000 head, or a little more, they have multiplied to 3,000, and under Uclem Sams' protection they promise to play an important part in the future of Alaska and and greatly to its wealth. The 25 Laplanders who came over with the first consignment on their way home with about $700 each, saved out of their earnings as reindeer drivers and mail carriers. But Alaska needed no importations to add to its fascinations. Gold? Of course—everybody knows about that, but everybody doesn't know that gold is one of the least interesting things about the country. Take strawberries, Alaska has near Big Stone a strawberry bed seven miles long and two miles wide. Fourteen square miles of strawberries! And they are raspberries. Nothing finer is grown in this country outside a hothouse. Raspberries and blackberries, too, reach a high pitch of cultivation in Alaska, which is popularly supposed to grow nothing more nourishing than glaciers. Oats spilled by mules as they feed grow wild higher than a man's head, and would yield, it is estimated, 200 bushels to the acre. big as a man's hat. Alaskan tomatoes are described as big as a man's hat. All manner of fruit and vegetables belonging to temperate climes thrive amazingly. All this, of course, is south of Bering sea, in a region where, thanks to a warm ocean current, the temperature seldom reaches zero, even in the long winter nights. As for game, big and little, it is of unmatched richness, but bids fair to be extinguished. Deer exist no longer, and the moose and the sea otter are hovering on the verge of annihilation. Nevertheless, an Alaskan traveler, C. F. Periolat, has just returned home with a collection of the largest moose heads in the world. But the sportsman is less of a menace to the fauna of Alaska than the trader. The skin of a single sea otter will now sell in London for as much as $1,200—New York World. CONTESTS IN LONDON. How the East Enders Amuse Themselves in Winter. East-enders are already preparing their programmes for spending the long, cold winter nights, and if life, as lived in Whitechapel, Shoreditch, Shepney and on the river side, is frequently hard, 'Arry and 'Arriet manage to get a lot of fun out of it. The east end season is just beginning, and the air is full of challenges from all sorts and conditions of champions. Billiards are "no class" out Bow way; but a skittle match is a great event and draws a full house. Egg-eating, too, is becoming a show card, though it has not yet displaced the beefsteak pudding contests in popularity, says the London Express. Then shove ha'penny, mussel opening, oyster opening and haddock splitting all take the floor in turn and a struggle between two real champions at these "sports" proves a magnet. They take as much interest in the issue as many people do in the Derby. But it is music that does most delight the soul of 'Arry and his donad and they walk miles to be present at any sort of musical contest. Nothing comes amiss and as long as the programme is carried out they are satisfied. A canary singing match is still worth pounds in custom to a publican, while "whistlers" are sure of good patronage. The supporters and admirers of Bill and Tom will spend money freely to hear their champions taking part in a mouth organ contest, and it is wonderful the melody that two "exerts" can bring out of a comb. An ordinary piano or violin isn't in it. PIGEON ROOST Proposed for Roof of the Chicago Board of Trade Building. A singular proposition has been made to the board of trade officials by I. O. Paulouse for the utilization of the upper floor of the building in which the great commercial exchange holds forth, says the Chicago Chronicle. Above the trading hall is a space 80 feet square which is practically wasted. The ceiling of the trading room is of glass. It was intended to make the interior more bright than the illumination furnished from the side windows, but in operation the light proved to be too intense and the glass ceiling or roof is covered with sawdust. Above this is the regular glass roof of the building. The space between the two is protected by iron grating not unlike that surrounding a poutry yard. Paulouse has asked the officials of the board to name a rental for the space which he wants to utilize as a pigeon coop. He says that the downtown district at one time supported thousands of the feathered tribe that made their home in the belfry and tower of the board of trade. After the sinking of the foundations the tower was removed and the pigeons that sought homes elsewhere were trapped by janitors of the other buildings. He has figured out the commercial value of the space in the building now going to waste and wants to restore something of the old-time picturesque to the downtown district and at the same time derive a profit from the birds. Columbia University's New Hall The name of the new hall for which some anonymous friend of Columbia university has given $100,000 is to be Earl hall, whether or not :after the donor is not being stated. The building will house the religious organizations of the university and be like Brooks house at Harvard. Over $1,000,000 worth of diamonds are annually stolen from the South African mines. AN UNCONVENTIONAL THANKSGIVING By HOPE DARING The train due at Paris Junction at 9:35 was ten minutes late on Thanksgiving morning. As it halted before the little station, which stood amid bare brown fields at the crossing of the two railroads, a gentleman and a lady stepped to the platform. The lady gathered her skinskin cape around her and hurried into the depot. She was a plump, middle-aged woman with a clear, dark face. When the gentleman entered the room, she was addressing the station agent. "How long before the next train west on the other road?" she asked in a voice of peculiar sweetness. The man started and drew nearer. "There won't be 'nother tran till 4:10." "But there is one due in a few minutes." "It's gone. Your train was late." She gasped. "What am I to do? I must be at Latimer before 2." "I don't know." She turned appealingly to her fellow traveler. He stepped forward, lifting his hat. A glance into the strong face lighted by frank gray eyes, and she gave a little cry, a soft rose-pink flush staining her cheeks. "Leon Bartley! How do you happen to be here?" and she timidly extended her hand. "I am on my way to spend Thanksgiving with my old friends, the Herrington, at Latimer." "And I to eat my Thanksgiving turkey with my cousin, Lulu Myers." A moment's silence fell between them. The station agent had retired to hb little den, which contained his desk, leaving the two travelers in possession of the room. There was a brisk fire in the stove, and the air was laden with the fumes of the soft coal. Aside from the stove, the sole furniture of the room consisted of a wooden bench which extended along two siles. The uncurtained windows were dingy and dirty. Outside there was only the shining tracks and the fields. At a little distance a solitary farmhouse could be seen. They were roused by a dash of frozen sleet against the windows. Bartley advanced to the door of the little inner room, saying: "I will see if there is not some way out of our trouble." Left alone, Zoe Freeman drew her cloak around her and let her mind wander back to the past. Fifteen years before she had been the promised wife of Leon Bartley. They had quarreled and, in a fit of plque, she had married Robert Freeman. Wealth and social position had been hers, but Freeman soon became a helpless invalid, and life held little for her save "LEON BARTLEY!" the cares and duties of a nurse. A year ago death had set her free. Leon Bartley had never married. They had met occasionally, but never since Freeman's death. Here her thoughts were interrupted by the return of Bartley. "It is as you feared. There is no way you can reach Latimer before 5. There are few passenger trains upon either of these roads. I am very sorry for your disappointment." Her face fushed, then paled. "We must wait with what patience we can," she said, unconsciously using the plural. He brought for her from the inner room the only chair in the building. A few moments later the station agent said: "I'm goin' to the house awhile." He strode away, and they were alone. Outside the sleet continued to fall. Zoe turned from the dreary picture framed by the window with a sigh that sounded strangely like one of content. They talked fitfully. Both avoided referring to the past, and the present held little in common for them. Yet as they talked of the events of the day, of books, and of people whom they both knew, an unconscious change came over them. As in the days of old, she was aware of a tender deference shown toward her, a deference that was genuine and had in it nothing of patronage. After a time Bartley glanced at his watch and rose to his feet. "I am going to raid the surrounding country and see what I can do in the way of a Thanksgiving dinner." "Not in this storm," she cried, and her clear dark eyes fell before his. "I have an umbrella. Besides I am used to storms." He was gone some time. When he returned, she was at the door to meet him. "I see you were successful," pointing to the bundles he carried. He shook his head. "You will think it a poor success. At the agent's home dirt was too plentiful. I saw we could not think of dining there. I made my way to another house, only to find it locked. However, there is a postoffice near, where the agent assured me I would find a 'store'. There—well, the contents of these paper bags will tell the story." She laughed as merrily as a child, and began to peer into the bags. Soon they were seated, she in the chair, he on the bench in front of her. Sheets from a newspaper he happened to have in his pocket were spread over their laps, and on these they placed crackers, cheese, peanuts and sticks of red and white striped candy. "I'm sorry," Bartley began, eyeing the spread with evident disfavor, "but it is the best the land affords. Here is a part of every eatable thing in the merchant's stock, save gum, molasses and articles that must be cooked. It is a poor Thanksgiving dinner to offer you. Zoe." The name slipped from him un- awares. She blushed and began to talk lightly. All constraint vanished. The "IT IS A POOR THANKSGIVING DINNER." burden of years seemed to have fallen from them. Suddenly she looked up, an arch smile curving her lips. "Think of the tables at which we expected to sit today. Remember the various delicacies, the silver, china, embroidered linen and flowers, then note the contrast. Is not this a strange Thanksgiving?" He leaned forward, and again her eyes sank before his. "I remember it all, and yet I feel like returning thanks because I am here—with you." Just then the station agent entered. A freight train came in sight and halted. Zoe retreated to a window while the men went out and in the depot. After a short time the train went on, and the agent again left the travelers alone. Bartley came at once to her side. "In an hour there will be a train going back to your home. You will take it, will you not?" She nodded. In an hour they would be separated. There would be nothing of this strange Thanksgiving day save a memory. He came a step closer. "Let me go with you, Zoe." "What do you mean?" "I mean I love you still. Neither have you forgotten. Why should we lose one hour of the happiness life holds for us? We will go to your home and this very night become husband and wife." She shook her head, although she did not draw back when he took both her hands in his. "No, Leon. Not today." "Why not?" "It's well. it's unconventional." He laughed lightly, for he knew his victory was won. "This has been an unconventional Thanksgiving, darling. It is a real one, though. I never knew what the word meant until I could give thanks for you and your love." Thanksgiving House Parties The country has its charms for not a few Thanksgiving lovers. Country-house life has grown in popularity of recent years. Thanksgiving house parties at the great country mansions on Wednesday (Thanksgiving Eve) last until the following Monday. Twenty-five people at least, perhaps thirty, are invited for these festivities. The girls wardrobes. They must have ball gowns, morning frocks and athletic costumes. The days are devoted to sports, the evenings to singing and music. There are horses, bicycles and carriages for everybody. Thanksgiving day itself is marked by a super dinner. A ball follows. Servants at Thanksgiving In the great houses of New York the masters and mistresses do not have all of Thanksgiving. It is generally felt that the servants should have an hour or two. A special "Servants' Thanksgiving Dinner" is provided, generally at midday. The family makes arrangements to go out at this hour, so the servants may not be called upon. The table in the servants' hall is spread with almost the same meal the househola itself will have. It is a long course dinner. The butler takes the head of the table, the housekeeper the foot. Between come the maids, the men, perhaps a dozen Raisin Cake Cream one cup of butter and two cups of sugar. Add one cup of milk, three eggs, two cups of raisins (stoned) one grated nutmeg, 2 tablespoonful each of grated cloves and cinnamon, about four cups of flour, two heaping teaspoonful of baking powder. Make about as stiff as pound cake. To the popular mind the word "Thanksgiving" stands for a day of festivity. But they who lose its subjective meaning in mere creature enjoyment suffer a misfortune and miss an opportunity. To our fathers, Thanksgiving was a sacrament. It was one of their acts of religion to set apart for it an annual day. Heaven had blessed their harvests, and they wished to express in a special way appreciation of its favors. Nothing in their example was more sane and sensible than the creation of this November family custom, now become national. There have been changes of our social life since the old time. These have made it less easy to observe the day so generally with public rites of worship, but the ordinance holds its place with pleasing fitness, and with ample reason. We have a thousandfold more to be devoutly glad for than our fathers had; and the feeling and the faith they carried with them to the "solemn assembly" we can radiate in brighter homes and wider activities of kindness. The unfolding Christian age has given us the larger thought of the meaning and mission of freedom and of civilization; the grander type and idea of benevolence; the tenderer beliefs that sweeten life and death with hope. For all these let us thank God. Gratitude is not only "a natural function of the healthy soul"; it is its wealth. Invest it. Its interest will enrich the character, and uplift the whole life. OLD-FASHIONED CAKE. It is the part of the good management of a good housewife to have something on hand for emergencies. In colonial days, when cold weather came, a portion of the regular duty of the housekeeper was to prepare mine, head cheese, fruit cake, cookies, jumbles and the like, and to store them for safe keeping in huge stone pots, with layers of buttered paper between. These articles were very convenient in emergencies and the only wonder is that the present-day woman does not provide herself with a similar stock. The propinquity of the bake shop and the traveling baker's wagon have unquestionably had much to do with this change in the method of housekeeping. Besides this, the making of some old-fashioned cakes is practically a lost art. Very few cooks can make good jumbles and the sugar cookie, which is the delight of the youngster, and is perfectly harmless when properly put together, is rarely found in the average household. A recipe for sugar cookies fished out of an old recipe book will be highly appreciated by children of all stages of growth. Cream together in a large earnold earnold two cups of granulated sugar and one heaping cupful of butter. After these ingredients have been beaten and stirred to a cream add one egg, beating it thoroughly through the sugar and butter. Grate in a quarter of a nutmeg, and if one likes add also a teaspoonful of caraway seeds. Gradually pour in a cupful of milk, stirring gently through the mixture. Sift two and a half cupfuls of flour, with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder into another dish. Gradually stir the flour into the mixture in the earnold bowl. If this amount of flour does not make a paste stiff enough to roll out, add a little more. The paste, however, must be soft to give them the delicacy so desirable. Roll the dough out a quarter of an inch thick on a floured board, cut with the cutter and bake in rather a quick oven, watching closely that they do not burn. In order to have them crisp and snappy do not put in a jar or box until they are quite dry after baking. THE FIRST THANKSGIVING. The snow upon the hillside lay. And thatched the cottage roof. The wattle glistened by the Pilgrim's door. Was filled with ley wood. The boughs were leafless on the trees. Across the barren plain The north wind swept despairingly And moaned like on the palm. (1) whimpered like some hungry child And pleads for bread when there is no sweat. Patience, a blue-eyed maiden, She sees (with tears were dim.) From hunger (cheek) knelt And raised her voice to Him. "Dear Dod," she said in pleading tones, And smiled and sweet. "We's almost harvested," too please. Send down some fings to eat? Then all day long her watchful eyes Gazed down the village street, Not counting but she soon would see Some one with "finges to eat." With wild fowl laden down, Four hunters from the forest dear Came marching into town. And (as in answer to the prayer), To add to all the cheer, Aided in the place, Came Indians with deer. The joyous villagers rushed out The heathen, But Patience knelt and said: "Fanks, Dod, For sendin' fings to eat." THANKSGIVING MENU. Oysters. Cream of Game. Red Snapper a 11carienne. Tenderloin Plaque a Provenance. Stuffed Tomatoes. Broiled Mushrooms. Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce. Cauliflower. Grilled Egg-plant. Saratoga Potatoes. Squabs in Compote. Roast Saddle of Venison. Macedone Cream of Plum Baking Casserole. Coffee.