The American Citizen

Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the Country HONESTY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY SHOULD BE OUR TRINITY FOR THE FUTURE, OUR RACF, THEIR ENTERPRISES GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOLLOWING CLOSELY OUR CAPITAL CITY RESUME. POLITICS AND OTHER NEWS. Interesting and Other Very News Bits Gathered by our Correspondents at Topeka, Kansas. Our own County Clerk, Jno. M. Wright, has and is receiving favorable mention for a place on the next Republican State ticket. Mr. Wright for the past four years has with signal ability performed the duties of County Clerk of this county and there is no question of his fitness and ability to take care of the office of Auditor of the great State of Kansas. If the Republican party in their wisdom should want to be fair and just and concede a place on the ticket to their colored allies—there is no one of whom we know would come near makng a gist representative than John M. Wright the present efficient County Clerk of Topeka County. The band played the Odd Fellows' March and a grand time was the general verdict. The occasion was the annual sermon of the Odd Fellows of Kansas and Missouri which was prescheduled by the Rev. Bacote of Kansas City Mo. It is rather strange that in the seeming ways of prosperity sweeping over the country that the business men of Topeka elimin a dull season when it should be their best. Preparations are already on foot to provide harvest hands to care for the great wheat erop which this state is expected to yield this season. It is estimated that it will take from 8,000 to 10,000 hands. The colored Republicans of Shawnee county have by inactivity and assertion of their claims upon the party in this county forfeited all claims to preside and the emoluments of office which they have in the past enjoyed. Whether it is the people's fault or the individual politician that the blame shall rest upon remains to be seen. It has been understated for many months that a certain young man prominent in politics of this city and county would make the race for County Clerk, and this fact was generally accepted among the rank and file, and no effort was made to cast around among the favorite sons for any one else, but to put up a solid front for the first mentioned, but as time passed the wavering and uncertainty of his canadacy became apparent but the people still believed that he would come forth with his armor and do battle to uphold the prestige which were theirs, only at the last hour did this gladiator announce that he would not don his armor, and this is in brief the history of the loss of segro political preige in Shawnee county. And now there is no redemption for at least four years and by that time there is no prophet who can tell what the conditions will be, but they certainly do not look flattering for the black abolition. There is no candidate for this office a, the coming primaries who has a better claim upon the colored people for their support than Theo. V. Codington. He has a splendid record as a soldier, having served through the civil war and part of the time was a lieutenant in the United States colored troops, has always been a staunch friend to the race; as a contractor in this city for years he has always given the colored people an equal chance for employment, has been a resident of Shawnee County for thirty-four years and has always, and at all times been a staunch worker in the Republican ranks—has never held office and all classes, especially the old soldier and our people, will do well to remember him at the primaries on Saturday, June 1st. The season has arrived when the people must have excursions. On last Sunday Topeka was full of visitors, mostly excursionists from Kansas City, Mo. The newspaper that makes no enemies isn't worth the paper it is printed on. Every day there is published something in a real newspaper which some one for their own personal reasons would like to have left out. A newspaper may have a warm friend, a person who has been a friend for years. It may have done him 99 favors, but let it fail to do him the one hundred, or let it say something which he thinks contrary to his interest, or tell the truth about him when he does not want the truth told, and that person becomes an enemy. He is quick to forget the past but he is very bitter about the present.—Daily Record Bonoke VA., May14, —News reheated here to night of the accident in a tunnel where a number of men were at work near Shawsville, twenty miles west of Bonoke, at 6 o'clock this evening in which four men were killed and one fatally injured, under a mass of stone and dirt. All of the men killed and injured were colored laborers Little Rock, Ark. May 13 — A mob of masked men went to a house occupied by Lee Key, colored, near Knoxville, Johnson county and called him out. Key was found deed in the bard at day break, having been shot. It is so he had been terrorizing the perps. A STEP BACKWARD The cored vote will remember T. V Coddigtion for the office of Register of Deeds. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. ANEWSPAPER'S ENEMIES FOUR KILLED IN A TUNNEL THE And Best V COUNTRY AND ECONOM AL CITY RE AND OTHER N Newsy Bits Gathered by our Topeka, Kansas. KA Best Weekly AND ECONOMY SHOULD CITY RESUME. OTHER NEWS. Bits Gathered by our Correspondents a. Kansas. The band played the Odd Fellows' March and a grand time was the general verdict. The occasion was the annual sermon of the Odd Fellows of Kansas and Missouri which was prescheduled by the Rev. Bacote of Kansas City Mo. It is rather strange that in the seeming ways of prosperity sweeping over the country that the business men of Topeka claim a dull season when it should be their best. Preparations are already on foot to provide harvest hands to care for the great wheat erot which this state is expected to yield this season. It is estimated that it will take from 8,000 to 10,000 hands. The great Mayorsity handicap has not been decided as yet. It is now in the hands of the Supreme Court Judges and their decision, which will be handed down on or about June 1st, will be final. LOCALLY Miss Eva and Lilian Philips entertained the Golden Rod Club at a Kitch-Shower in honor of Miss Ella Williams who is to be married May 29 to W. A. Robinson of Kansas City Mo. The Odd Fellows brought up quite a little excursion Sunday A.M. to a terd their annual sermon at S. John A.M.E church. Mrs. and Jerry Reynolds are the proud parent of a bouncing boy who arrived Thursday A.M. Mrs. J Benett entertained the L. S Circle Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. W. A. Jordan entertained the Oak Leaf Club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. M Wright and Mrs. Susan Jordan entertained Tuesday afternoon in honor of Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, who is t) be married to B. T. Alexander, June 4, 1901. Mrs. Paul Jones is visiting her husband this week. Mrs. Jessie Elli C. arter, who has been visiting Mrs. G. M. Jordan for the past week, returned to Williamstown Saturday A.M. Mrs. H. H. Jones of Quindaro is the guest of Mrs. Eilen Slaughter this week COSTS $5,000 TO LYNCH IN OHIO The Supreme Court sustains a Law Making the County Liable. Columbus O., May 15. —What is known as the anti-litching act is sustained by the Supreme Court in a decision. The court affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of Champaign county in the case of the County Commissioners vs. Benjamin F. Church, administrator of the estate of Charles W Mitehellen Cick' Mitchell, a negro was lynched at Urbana June 4, 1897. His administrator, Benjamin Church, brought suit against the commissioners of Champaign county to recover $3,000 under the special statute making the county liable in such cases. He was given a verdict for $5,000, the amount allowed by law, and the decision has stood the test of all the courts of the state. LEAVENWORTH, the city in Kansas where they burn negroes, has not run across the white brute of last week's disturbance from latest reports. Mr. James Matthews, well known al- about town, had his lower limbs quite badly maneuled Thursday night by the Electric Cars on North 3rd. street, near Oakland. Amputation of one foot may be necessary. John Al x nd r Carter of 318 West 9th Street was killed this week by falling embankment at Flanagan Brick Yard - 2nd and Holmes Street He was 45 years of age. A Spelling contest was held by the colored pupils of Kanssas City, Mo., schools, Thursday night, at Allen Chapel. Contestants were from the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades apportioned as follows: Ten pupils from Sumner, nine from Page, ten from Garrison, ten from Lincoln, one from Attucks, ten from Douglas*, ten from Penn, nine from Phillips and ten from Bruce. Admission fee was charged. Proceeds going to the Colored Children's Home at 1023 Vine street. A number of prizes were given away. THE SECRET OF THE GREAT. Margaret Fuller Ossoli Man can never come up to his ideal standard—it is the nature of the immortal spirit to raise that standard higher and higher, as it goes from strength to strength, still upward and onward, accordingly the wisest and greatest men are the most modest ```markdown ``` AMERICAN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1901. TALES OF TWO CITIES. AMONG BUSINESS PEOPLE The ever popular, well established and old Reliable A. C. L. Coal and Feed Co. are firm believers in expansion, and will shortly expand in a different direction Par iculars later. Mr. R. Mcclain of 3rd. and Jersey, has sold out his little store, but still remains in the coal business The D. W. White new and second hand Furniture and Commission Co., are doing a thriving business at their two stores. The Mosby Co-Operative Grocery Co. give promise of having come to stay and are cressing their output. The McIntosh Hotel, formerly the Dyson House, has undergone a complete change and now puts on a metropolitan air. It is said to be among the best first class, clean and up-to-date places to get a square meal in either city. James McBeth, of Kanss City, Mo., and Grant Plummer of this city, have opened a modern Cafe and Restaurant at 6th, and Charlotte streets, Kansas City, Mo., their motto being "The Best of Ever thing" We trust the public will remember these two energetic young men for they are deserving. There will also be in connection a milliner store conducted by Mestames McBeth & Plummer. Jones, Martin and Co., groceries are enjoying splendid patronage from the large colored population in our city and feel grateful indeed for the continued liberal patronage. MINISTERS AND CHURCHES Rev. G. A. Griffith of the A. M. E Church baptised 13 converts to the Methodist faith at 11th. and Washington Ave, last Sabbath morning. Rev. G McNeal, of Pleasant G'n. Bain church baptised last Sabbath at earmon in Kaw river, twenty believers in the baptist faith, the ceremonies were witnessed by an august assembly. Rev. E. A. Wilson of the M.B. church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the Western Baptist College at Macon City. (Rev. George North, of this city, who was charged with frauding widows of old soldiers by promising to get them a pension—plead guilty in the United States court at Topeka the past week and was sentenced to eighteen months at hard labor in the Federal Penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth Rev. Finley, of this city, has sued Leavenworth city, the blot upon the map for $10,300 for injured injuries received through a detective sidewalk in that city last October, at which time he was there attending conference. COMING EVENTS. The Musical Club of Kansas City, Kansas, composed of many of our most cultured people, will produce to night at the Fifth street Opera House A Dramatic Ca tata in three acts entitled Jephthah and his Daughter. I promises to be a swell affair. Miss I J. Generals, our petite pedagogue, is President of the cuno, therefore all can rest assured it will be alight. "The Little Tyceon," an old but quite a favorite opera, will be produced at the Fifth Street Opera House Tuesday Evening May, 21st. It will be for the benefit of the New Orphan's Home. When it is announced that such well known song birds as Madam Lucas Geeed, Matthews and the popular Tenor F. K. Douglass and G. B. Williams, are to appear You can bet all your spare change that you will certainly "get your money's worth." So attend, because you will be helping something that should appeal to the hearts of every body. LATER Owing to unavoidable circumsances the 'Little Tycoon' will be postponed for one week—until Tuesday, May 28th. at the Fifth St. Opera House. Don't forget the date. The Original Fisk Jubilee Singers with all their old time melody it is said, will appear in this city on the evening of May 31st., at the First Presbyterian church, (white.) There have been so many original companies in late years that one can coercily believe when the 'real thing' is the real thing. The first graduating exercises of the Douglass Hospital Training School of this city will be held at the Second Baptist church, 10th, and Charlotte, Kansas City, Mo., on the evening of May 23rd. The graduates as trained nurses are Mi's Minnie L. Gilmore and Miss Nellie J. Hilderbrand, of Leavenworth. Quite an elaborate program has been arranged. Dr. M. O. Ricketts, of St. Joseph, Mo., will deliver the address of the evening: President I. F. Bradley will deliver the opening address, while many musical numbers will be interspersed. Read the Citizen and keep up with times don't be a "did it on aa." A NEW ORGANIZATION. The Men's Sunday Forum will meet at the Metropolitan Baptist, Church at 4 o'clock, Sunday May 19th. This Forum hopes to reach every question that virtually effect our race. The work of the Forum is to be done largely in committees—five committees have been named—the committee on Races, Business, Education, Religion and on Morals. These committees are to have the largest possible scope in their work, only limits being the field of other committees. It is expected that a great amount of good work will be done by the committees. The Forum must be distinguished from the Literary — the work is to be broader and more extensive. It is for race bettermotion for all lines. It is secular as well as religious — it is wholly non-sectarian. Does it appeal to you in any way? Have you some ideas you would see developed? Can you in any way lend help or be helped by this movement? Your co-operation is earnest desired—can you be present at the next, or any of the future meetings. The following is the list of the members of the several committees. Rice — I. F. Bradley, B S Smith, Dr. S H Thompson Rev H V Plummer, J J Peerles. Business—E F Henderson, C Patterson, Geo A Dudley, A Rutherford, J W Wilson, Rev G A Mosby, D W White. Education—Prof A J Neely, Prof J. J Bass, Prof J A herson, Henry Moberly, J. J. Thomas. Religion—E V A Wilson, Rev W L Grant, Rev D D Jackson, Rev J H Bell, Rev J W Gordon. Morality—D E Over, Rev A Berry, J M Stovall, U U Anderson, J W Vohees. The officers are. W G Wood, President, E F Henderson, J S Reddick, S A Rutherford and A W Wilson Vc. Presidents, H W Wilkerson, Secretary Amell Turner, Corresponding Secretary, Rev J W Edwards, Treasurer. The following users are appointed: John French, Paul p Brown, Jess Pheonix, Bryant Wilson. Miss E. A. Jones of K.C. Me., will spend a week in Edwardsville Mr. U. F. Scales is laying the foundation to what is to be a very substantial new home on Jersey avenue. Miss Hallie Porter of Paris Mo., is in the city the guest of Miss Emma Minor 402 Nub. ave. Mrs. Alice Bailey of 411 Nebraska Ave., who has been quite ill for some weeks is improving. Mrs. A.W. Solomon of 208 Troop Ave., has returned from St. Margrets Hospit, al where she underwent a painful operation. Furnished rooms to rent at 443 Oakland avenue. Abe Johnson of North First Street is on the sixt list. Mr. D. F. Dif r, the stranger, blew into town apparently to stay. Mrs. L. A. Todd of 211 Garfield, who spent six months in Bloomfield, Iowa, the guest of her mother, has returned. Mrs. Mollie Williams of 1314 North First street, who has been sick for several months, improves very slowly. DEATHS The funeral service of Miss — Harris were held from the First Baptist church this week Mr. Mack Murray and Mrs Lucy Murry husband and wife, were buried last Sabbath afternoon from the First Baptist Church, Revs. W. L. Grant and G. A. Griffith officiating. This was an unusual occurrence as a double funeral in the history of the Twin Cities has been exceedingly rare. The death of the two, closely followed each other at the Hospital consumption being the malady They were both well known in the two cities where they had lived many years, intered at Weedlawn cemetery. Mr. Thomas Pierce, of Galena, Kas. en route to Colorado Springs in search of health, stopped over a few days in our city the past week and the grim monster overtaken him at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Cox, on State avenue, between 5th and 6th streets. His remains were shipped back to Galena for burial. John William Mackey of 2515 Woodland Ave. was killed Wednesday morning by a sewer cave in he with other employees were excavating in a trench a most ten feet deep when the cave occurred without a moment notice, anothering Mackey before he could be dug out. He is 42 years old unmarried and has a mother, Mrs. Sina Meckey in Nashville Tenn. He was a mason. Miss Manie P. Wilkerson of Liberty Mo. died at the home of her mother Mrs. L. Thomas of 1223 Armstrong Ava Thursday. Funeral Saturday at 2.30 at the residence. Rev. M. Hancock wil. officer. Miss Wilkerson was 24 years of age. CITIZEN LODGES. The Annual Thanksgiving service of the G. U.O.O.F. and Household of Ruth. was held at the M and O. Hall last Sabbath. The principal streets were paraded headed by the Davis Military band. It is to be said of order that they made a very creditable showing. The In a a i n of officers of the Queen of West Saba Merco No. 1 were held Wednesday of this week at the M. and O. Hall, quite an elaborate banquet was served on a royal timi s was had by the Daughters of the International Order of Twelve Mrs Cora Taylor was installed as High Priestess, Miss Mary Brown Sec. and Mrs. J.W. Wilson Treasurer. The U.B.F.'s and S. M.T's of Huston Tex, presented President McKinley during his recent trip in that city a handsome floral offering. The Annual Tha ksgiving Services of the U. B F's and S. M. T's of Kansas City Kansas will be held at the St.James A. M. E. church, Sunday June 2nd. The Annual Tnauksgiving Services of the U., U.F's and S.M.T's of Missouri will be held Sunday May 26th. Place to be announced later. ARRIVED SAFE AND SOUND Miss Olie ( Burgoyne ) Martin, our Western stage beauty, who we announced some days ago as in preparation at New York for a trip across the ocean, sailed on the 18th, of last month and word was received this week from her of a safe and pleasant voyage, she is now enjoying she says, the delight ful scenery of Hamburg in staid old Germany. She desires us to thank her many friends and schoolmates of the Twin Cities for their wishes and prayers for success. They Say. She intends to have flowers to supply the block, for she is to be seen in a red wrapper making flower beds. The Popular Block has some back bits with two faces. She visits quite frequently in a red Jersey and daughter invariably hunts her up. New sprouts of a new pattern is the latest fad in the Sea Foam block. The barber on the avenue is sure enough 'O. K.' A certain Prof from the Siiver City is cutting quite a dash in our city. Rumors are afloat of comming nuptials. She still clings to a good many of her eastern airs. The Prof. from the Popular Block was on the Avenue last Sabbath. We are wondering what's up? She hasn't any special company, but it is rather hard to believe. There are some very peculiar people in the world, and one must have peculiar ways to deal with them. Each week sends the subscription list of this paper up a notch or two. Proud indeed are we to say we are rising. ARE JUDGED BY OUR MANNERS. It is vulgar to make remarks about the food at dinner. Totalk about things which only interest yourself. To contradict your friends when they are speaking. To grumble about your home and relations to outsiders. To say clever things which may hurt someone's feelings. To dress shabby in the morning because no one will see you. To be rude to those who serve you, either in shops or at home. It shows littleness, ignorance, unchristian man or womanhood, to be associated in lodges with people bound by deaths and obligations and forever be doing them little dirty deeds. To get it in your head that you are the whole show—forgetting that 'the e are others.' To carry a Christian face and the heart of a devil. To borrow this paper from your neighbors ins end of paying one dollar a year and get it for yourself. To lie by saying you haven't any use for the old AMERICAN CITIZEN, then trot around over the neighborhood to find a copy to see what it says. HEARD IN PASSING The present City Hall is a disgrace to a city like ours, and the Mayor's office is too small to even talk about. That there is near five thousand applications for not less than five hundred jobs under the present administration, and Mayor Cr dddo has to contend with the major portion, for every aplicant has a 'pull.' That the consensus of opinion is that the saloons, or Kansas joints, should be let run and fined as of yore. That a man who accepts the office of Mayor sacrifices much. THE NEGRO AT THE PAN AMERIGAN BUFFALO, NEWYORK. EDITORIAL PICKINGS. To the lage class of Americans who look glacier upon the condition of the Negro and his progress, the Negro exhibit just installed in Libal Arts Building of the Pan-American Exposition ought to and will prove an interesting study. The last few years have seen millions of the darker people added to our population, and the races are destined to demand our best statemanship for their proper assimilation. The wisest of this statemanship will study carefully the experience with the Negro population in its transition from slavery to freedom. Hence it may be predicted that no collective exhibit will more serious attention than the Negro exhibit, at least such was the experience at the Paris Exposition where most of this material was exhibited and awarded seventeen medals, seven silver medals, two bronze medals and two two honorable mentions. The exhibit is social study; the different features constituting supplementary chapters' the entire collection becoming a book on Negro progress and present conditions. The aim of the exhibit has been to show concerning the freedman (a) history. (b) present condition (c) his literature' (d) education, and (e) miscellaneous matters of interest. To carry out this scheme there have been arranged about sixty-five statistical charts in which the figures given are supplemented by graphics in striking colors, and about 200 charts of photographs and miscellaneous material which is so arranged as to present to the eye a realistic view of life among. N-grees in various parts of the country. Arranged on top of the cabinets which contain these charts are 300 books by Negro authors, and a series of models which he typify the evolution of the Negro from emancipation to the present time or arranged on the base underneath sand are sighted by electric lamps. The first chart shows the growth of the Negro population in the United States by decades as follows: In the midst of the busy whirl of commercial life, watching the hurrying crowds go to and fro, it becomes an easy solved question why the negro does not take more favorably in the business world. The major portion lack that vim and aggressiveness that is so prominent in their white brethren. They like to shift the grave responsibilities and cares that come with business that amounts to anything, on other shoulders seeming to lack that stamina that makes a mortal stand up with that assured confidence within himself—that I am a man. This we can only account for by the fact that the negro has been reared with the belief instilled in childhood that the white man is in his superior, and we admit that in many cases he is. Now why? To begin with, the white man has the advantage now, has had the advantage in the past and we just as well say will have the advantage in the future—unless the negro as a mass can be brought to the realization that in this the 20th century—education, honesty, brains and money, equalize all men irrespective of color, so far as the world is concerned. There is few so absolutely ignorant but what know this, yet the negro problem stands as a great mountain which writers of any note are struggling to climb over throughout the country. Upon every passing wind that blows comes the sayings of some wise philosopher who has solved this perpetual motion question, no polished language is necessary, no dictionary need be resorted to, for whenever the negro takes up his stand in life willing to shoulder grave responsibilities, believes with himself that he is as good a man along any line as anybody else, that he intends to hew it out along the line he started if it takes a life time. That a dollar is a dollar and with juicy humbling will go far as anybody else's dollar, that hard and earnest work must char These Negroes are shown to be distributen as follows: Georgia ..... 858,815 Mississippi ..... 744,749 South Carolina ..... 689,141 Alabama ..... 679,299 Virginia ..... 635,858 North Carolina ..... 562,565 Louisiana ..... 560,192 Texas ..... 489,588 Tennessee ..... 430,881 Arkansas ..... 309,427 Kentucky ..... 268,173 Maryland ..... 245,897 Florida ..... 163,473 Missouri ..... 150,766 Pennsylvania ..... 109,797 All other states ..... 668,81 It will be observed that the five state of Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama and Virginia contain half of the entire Negro population, and that the fifteen states named contain nineteenth of the black people. Other chts show that these people are largely congregated in a 'black belt,' beginning in tidewater Maryland and Virginia and passing along the South Atlantic coast and across central Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. The education and illiteracy are depicted by a series of charts, one of which shows the school enrollment to have increased 309 per cent, in twenty years, and another shows illiteracy to have decreased 50 per cent, although the population has doubled. A special graphic in this series shows that in Georgia 2,252 Negro students are taking industrial education as against 12 taking business, 98 classical, 152 professional, 161 scientific and 383 normal courses. The most surprising chart in this series is the one which shows that the per centage of illiteracy is less among American Negroes than in the total population of Roumania, Servia and Russia, and about the same as the illiteracy of the population of Hungary. Other charts take up the birth and death rate, amount of property owned, number of homes, farms and live stock, statistics of ill churches, business enterprises. The photograph charts make a more expensive showing than the statistical charts. There are 600 of these and they make a very careful survey of negro life. One hundred and fifty of them were sent by the Hampton Normal d A农ultural Institute, in Virginia. Booker T. Washington says that during the earlier days of freedom almost every negro who learned to read would receive 'a call to preach' within a few days after he began reading. acterize every successful effort, then, and not till then, will the negro as a mass ever amount to a pinch of snuff in the world's mouth. There must also be sufficient confidence imposed by other negroes in the business ability of members of their race when the few negroes step ahead and plant the "solors" and unfurl them to the breeze, let the race go forward to their support in true soldier style resolved and determined that the flag will never touch the ground. If success is ours these things must be done. THE Men's Sunday Forum at the Metropolitan Baptist church by the leading business and professional men of color in this city, should mark a new era in the progressiveness of the negro at the mouth of the Kaw. When the brains of all lines of negroes, professional and business men amalgamate, stripped of all narrowness, jealousy and negro foggyism, their minds concentrated upon the elevation of the race along all lines, the ultimate outcome for good cannot be limited. We predict a glorious future for this organization and look upon it as one of the strong at of weapons to be used in the defense of the race in the battle of life. We trust that harmony will prevail and the feeling of brotherly love, present and future welfare will actuate the motives of all concerned. We would like to see every negro man in the twin cities interest himself in the Sunday Forum and not get it into his head that because he is a little unfortunate in the way of accomplishments, that he will be barred—its of the negro and for the negro. It can be said of Karsas City, Kas., that it is being rapidly put on a par with strictly metropolitan cities, the negroes are awake to their needs and with united efforts of leaders, the negro will be eventually brought to a higher standard of civilization, worth and esteem. American Citizen or AMERICAN CITIZEN PUSLISHING aD PRINTING CO. Pee Every Week at 417 Minnesota Ave. KANSAS CITY KANSAS: Ree ee W. C. MARTIN, EDITOR. ee ee, TER 1S OF SUBSCRIPTION Weekly one year.............. $150 ee Sutered at the postoffice at Kansas City ‘Kans , a8 second class matter. Nasaiemeress fmvery Friaay vecing) New Yor foses thousands of its residents, wh_ 0 0 other cltlen in the state ead to Boston and Philadelphia. These peo ple are citizens of Albany, Utica, Syra- tee, Rochoster, Butta, Elmira; Bing: hamton and the travelers to Boston find Philadelphia. have thels homes In these cities. All of these men éo busi- Bee is New von aie thes some Fae 0 cro thal Rosin on oe ee airing Maser orale: (roc at thao stl ray avers fg tiny are wag ufiec tho alclaey dcllac Balcimore News oe ee ee ‘When Lady Blessington sent D’Orsay to complain of some delay on the part of her publishers, Otley & Saunders he used very high language. A dig- nified man in a high, white neckcloth, who vas listening to him, said: “Count D'Ors:y, I would sooner lose Lady Bleesineton’s patronage than submit to such personal abuse.” “There was nothing personal,” said the count; “it you are Otley, then damn Saunders; it you are Saunders, then damn Otley.” Anctent Manuscript Helrlooms John Beutler ot Wapakoneta, Ohio, has manuscripts and books that have been handed down from father to son since the ninth and sixteenth centuries, He has original manuscripts of the code of Justinian the Great, emperor of Rome, written in the latter part of the fifth century. He also has original manuscripts of the annals of C. Corne- Hius Tacitus, the Roman historian, writ. ten in Greek, about the middle of the ninth century. ‘The Famous “Passion Play.” Already arrangements are being made by the tourist agents to conduct parties to Oberammergau this year, the famous “Passion Play” having been fixed to commence on April 24. It wili last,as usual, till the end of September. ‘Since 1633, with only slight remodeling, this mystery or miracle performance Has been performed by village peasants in the Bavarian highlands every ten wears. = Old-Time Surgery. A grim souvenir of an old-time wat was on view in a cutler’s window in the east end of London recently. It te fan ebony-handied saw, which, accord- ing to the inscription on a brass plate attached to the instrument, was used by a surgeon of the Britieh army to ampntate the limbs of wounded soldiers at Blenheim, Malplaquet and Ramail- Mes. aeiciplcsy aaah <kaceie iadiette Very few people, perhaps, are aware of the fact that in the counties of Coles, Douglas and Moultrie, in Mlt- nois, three-fourths of all the broom corn used in the world is produced. The amount used in the whole world 4s 35,000 tons, of which 27,000 tons are grown in these .counties. ‘Too Good a Target. Hitherto the regiments of the High- Jand Brigade which have worn the kilt have presented an admirabie mark for bullets by reason*of the dark tartan of which the national costume ts made. Orders have been now issued that all Highland corpa are in futurs to weas ‘a khaikd apron in front. a SHE WASN'T PREJUDICND, (@arles's Grandmother Thought He Ought to Buy Roves *T do not believe,” sald a wise and womely old lady who has keenly ob Jerved the world and it foibles for teventy years, states the New York Commercial Advertiser, “I do not be ileve that Charley should be taxed with extravagance because he buys hie teother roses. I ean think of no more teautiful way to spend money, and when a young iman prefers to spend Us allowance on flowers cather than mm silly books and horrible cigarettes U think he deserves praise and not icolding.” “But Charley 1s your srand- ton, and you take a prejudiced view of tbe matter,” suggested a younger we- man, “His father says Charley fs 9 wpendthrift and that he is not poetio but simply tmprovident.” ‘The old ady eyed her companion with much severity. “His father doesn’t under stand Charley's nature,” she sald, thortly, “The boy has tradition on his Wide. Have you ever remarked the? ae never buys mere flowers, it is uk ways roses? One inherits the love of roses as one inherits old lace, pearls or gout, from illutsrious ancestors, Ip ancient’ Rome you remember doubt Jess to have read, Elizabeth, that there ‘were fountains of rosewater in noble fouses, and at banquets the table was spread with rose leaves and rose leaves covered the ground. Guests ware wreaths of roges on their heads and around thelr necks to prevent intox!- sation. The couches upon which they sat were filled with rose leaves, and (here was even rose wine to drink to Aid digestion., Baths of rose water mere said to give beauty and strength, and the presence of roses in a room te ear the brain.” “But, surely, yos for’t mean to affirm that your grand ica 1s a descendant of the old Ro- wane?” The old lady bridled. “I jean to say that extravagance of flow ‘sxe—roses—is a commendable trait fe ‘sey young man,” she replies Bating twelve .. —_ pies between Christmas day and Twelfth day is said ¢o insure the eater twelve lucky or happy moaths éuring the following year. XS : i sea ee pee ~ Be not deceived by loud advertisements that promise much and accomplish little. Do not send your money away until you know what you are going to get for it. We do not ask you to send us your money until we have proved to your own satisfaction that IS NATURE'S GREATEST HAIR TONIC. STRAIGHTENS KINKY HAIR. eee GES Rog GIN fas / eee CEI ih \\\) ee SIS IO Weer CC LA = RA) Osa\w SCRE [al GaP aS f OS NGS)’ Fils) rE a Oe hill i@ i. BEFORE USING Pee AFTER USING LUSTORONE Stisttcss Kinky, Neppy, curly Hair Samcns Gein uae RONE straightens without any outside assistance, LUSTORONE is put up in two forms, No. 1 causes the hair to grow jong, silky, straight and Besta NG. 2 Greets or ake teams fee aia Gee ce cae Teer ee No. 1 is used at night, No, 2in the morning. They must both be used in the treatment. LUstoRon# is fully guaranteed to straighten kinky hair, stop the hair from falling, restore grey hair to its natural color, and cre Rens enhanc nine ar erent ney ase Se oe ee ihe tye hess or Ge eis ike ihe Following ee utee aA Gene ran tana Serene Sue contac ONE is a God-send to suffering humanity. Send me '$5.C) worth at eee TO SECURE A FREE SAMPLE OF LUSTORONE send us your name and address and enclose 12c. to pay postage and we will mail to you a sample of Lusroronx No. 1 and No. 2 (2 packages) same day money is received. . This sample will convince you of the truth ee DOMINION MANUFACTURING CO., ‘Stamps accepted. 2220 E. Marshall St., RICHMOND, Va, THE AMERIVAN CITIZEN $1.00 PER YEAR, CARELR FOR YOUNG WOMEN, Each Should Fit Herself for Something EvenJTnough he May expeet to Mhaiea tu” Soca eco ‘The strenuous jie of to-day comands thata voung women, no lesis young man, should have definive ideas conoer- Bing a career, and that her educational work and particularly her college train- ing, sball be along that line for prep- aration for such career. At least, this is the epivion {that is entertained vy the up-to.date girl and her family, iat the number of young girls who are entering the professions or fitting themselves for business life proves that the sontingent of the ecnmunity which believed in professional cr business eureers for womon jis large o1e ard stexdy grewing. There is ove woman in town —a prominant worker in elubs and philanthropic associations—who™ has carved out a career for herself in literary way. and is desirous andeven anxious that her boys and. girls shall ‘have a definite life work, ‘Three of the ebildren have pretty well defined ideas as to what they desire to make their life work, ineloding the elder gir), who is yet at cotlege The remaining child, the socond davgbter,has no settied cpinion as to her cacer—her mother im discussing children’s futures with a friend, saed recently, in response to Ler visitor's comment upou the prettiuess of thie young girl: “Yes she is pretty, but there i ends, She 1s justa dear pretty goose, withcut sny rpecial ability or tnelipations, and 1 eupycte +be'll have to marry. ‘Foe tone more then the werde, coo~ vered the impiersicn tkst was the opposite of the desirable carcer: ond the resort only of the gir! with moder- ate talert,sepplemented by considerable personel charms, altLough the woman who mede the observation was the happiest of wives,lacd has never entire ly recovered from tbe «thers cf ber heubaiedsduekb\-scme Seeks ee, Sailors Scarce in Maine. ‘A acarcity of sailors more general than ever before in the history of Maine shipping prevails at the present time, and the wagea of seamen have risen to an unusual point, Oar Quoca the Smaltent. In time of war France puts 370 out of every 1,000 of her population in the field; Germany, 310; Russia, 210, Executor’s Notice. _ State of Kansar, Wyandotte Co, t In the Probate Court of said County_ In the matter of the estate of Sophis Hamilton deceased. Notiee is hereby given that let’ ers testamentary have been granted to the undersigned on the last will +nd teste ment of Sophia Hamilton, late of suid County, deeeased, by the Honorable, tke Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 16th. day of May 1901, Now all persons having claims against said estate sre hereby notified that they must present the same tothe undersigned for allowance within one year from the date of aid letters or they may be precluded from sny benefit of ssid estate, and that if such claims be not exhibited within three years sfter the date of said letters they ehull be forever barred... W. JOHNSON, Executor of the lest will apd testa« ment of Sophia Hamilion, Deceased. 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Oar object in giving this One Hun- dred Doli-rs is to attreet attention to and introduce our seeds in the U. &. ‘This offer will be careruily and eonscl- entiously carried out and it should not be classed with catch-penny affairs. #e will spend a large amount of money to start owr trade and want your trial orm der—you will receive the greatest value 1m seeds ever offcred. If two or more persons eucceea in forming thirty words the $100 will be divided pro-rata, Many extra spocial prizes of v:lue-will be awarded to persons sending twenty words or more who will assist in intro ducing our seeds and specialties. Satisfaction is absolutely gusrantecn Send vour list ns early as possible. Ad- dress New CENTURY MAIL OnvxR Co, 255 Dearbon St, Chicago, Ill, NOTICE OF #INAL SETTLEMENT State of Kansas, , | County of Wyandotte, {S* In the Probute Court in and for said cane iri be uiatior or le mntata of Charly Jones Hughes, Deceased. ea ilore ig ant or petsoan tale sed In te cloreraid enlata revere otidied. thet en the next repular term ot be Prebate Court, sn and for said Coun- ty, to be begun and beld at the Court room in Kensas City. County of Wysn- dott, and state aforesaid. on the firet Monday Jo the month of June, 4, Be 1901, I shall apply to said Court for a full and finul settlement of said estate. VIRGIL JONES, Adwinistiator ef Chaiey, dents Bugle Debeasea Apri: 9th., a. p. 1901, waw, UNION Pa hate ASS | | | Pe N & Sores . 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Hartona does 10; have to be used all the time, as it straightens the hair and gives it fresh life and lustre, and the hair stays and grows naturally beautiful ang straight after the use of Hartona.. No hot irons necessary. No pasting the hair down with grease. Hartona is positively harmless—ono hox can be used by everyone in the family. Benefits and improves children’s hair just the same as adults. To meet the popular ang ever-increasing demand for Hartona Hair-Grower and Straightener, we have placed it on sale in 25c. and 0c. sizes, in our special round, patent box. See that the word Hartona is on every box. Money positively refunded if you are not absolutely delighted with the Hartona remedies. Remember, we handle no fake goods, and you are positively protected by our $100.00 guarantee to any one proving otherwise. All our remedies are trade-marked, registered and cipy. righted at United States Patent Office at Washington, D. C., in the years 1892 and 1900. We refer you, as to our tesponsibility, to the City Bank of Richmond, Va., Adams and Southern Express Companies, and to the editor of this paper. nes We want lady and gentlemen agents, white or colored, in every city and town in the United States. Write to us to-day, no matter if you are employed or not, and we will show you how to make a splendid living, with easy and pleasant work, and no risk of losing your good money. Write to us and we will send you a book of over one hundred genuine testimonials in your own State of people who law used and are using Hartona remedies. Is this not fair and honest enough ? % HARTONA FACE »>WASH. A Hartona Face Wash will gradually turn the skin of a black person five or six shades lighter, and will turn the skin of a mulatto per- son perfectly white. The skin remains soft and bright without continual use of the face wash. One bottle does the work. Hartona Face Wash will remove wrinkles, dark spots, pimples, blackheads, freckles, and all blemishes of the skin. You can reg. late the shade of skin on neck, face and hands to any shade you wish. Full directions with each bottle. Hartona Face Wash is perfectly harmless, and is sent to any part of the United States on receipt of price, 50c. per bottle; securely sealed from observation. It is your duty to look as beautiful as possible. Thousands of delighted patrons send us testimonials every year, Please remember that your money is positively refunded if you are not perfectly satisfied and delighted with the Hartona remédiee, We want agents in every city in the United States, Write to us, no matter if you are employed or not, and we will show you how to make money without risking any of your own money. Hartona No-Smell will remove all smells and bad odors of the body; cures sore and aching feet, chafed limbs, ete. Hartona No-Smell is a God-send to all persons suffering from disagreeable odors caused by perspiration of the feet, arm-pits, ete, Sent anywhere on receipt of price, 10 cents and 25 cents a package. Address all orders to HARTONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. SPECIAL GRAND OFFER. Send us One Dollar, and mention this paper, and we will send you three large boxes of Hartona Hair-Grower and Straightener, two large bottles of Hartona Face Wash, and one large box of Hartona No-Smell. Goods will be sent securely sealed from observation. « Write your name and post-office and express-office address very plainly. Money can be sent by post-office money order, or enclosed in a registered letter, or by express. Address all Orders to e y ° ° 2 HARTONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. A PATRONIZE | The Wyandotte Drug Store, 1512 North Fifth Street, | FOR THE PUREST DkUGS AND CHEMICALS, And the byst of every thing in Paints, Giass and Wall Paper. 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Each morning wake up determined to do so much before the day ends, and yet— Before the morning is very old the dreadful BACKACHE attacks them, the brave spirit sinks back in affright; no matter how hard they struggle, the "clutch" is upon them and they fall upon the couch crying: "Why should I suffer so? What can I do?" The answer is ready, your cry has been heard, and a woman is able to restore you to health and happiness. Backache is only a symptom of more fatal trouble—heed its warning in time. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will stop your torture and restore your courage. Your pains come from unnatural menstruation or some derangement of the womb. Let those who are suffering read Mrs. Morton's letter and be guided by her experience. AN OPEN LETTER TO WOMEN. "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: I have with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable thought I would写ham and thank woulily run down. I suffered a upright in the small of my back and a ache in the small of my back and a upright; was more tired in the mornin at night. I had no appetite. Since pound I have gained fifteen pounds every week. My appetite has improved, and I look better than I ever loo "I shall recommend it to all manly is a wonderful medicine."—Mrs. 826 York St., Cincinnati, O. When a medicine has been more than a million women, try it, "I do not believe it don't hesitate to get a bottle of Compound at once, and write a special advice—it is free. "Dear Mrs. PINKHAM:—I have been so delighted with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I thought I would write and thank you. My system was entirely run down. I suffered with terrible backache in the small of my back and could hardly stand upright; was more tired in the morning than on retiring at night. I had no appetite. Since taking your Compound I have gained fifteen pounds, and am gaining every pound. I have no backache and I look better than I ever looked before. "I shall recommend it to all my friends, as it certainly is a wonderful medicine."—Mrs. E. F. MORTON, 829 York St., Cincinnati, O. he has been successful in restoring to health in women, you cannot well say, without believe it will help me." If you are ill, a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable and write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., for free. REWARD Owing to the fact that some skeptical people have from time to time questioned the genuineness of the testimonial letters When a medicine has been successful in restoring to health more than a million women, you cannot well say, without trying it, "I do not believe it will help me." If you are ill, don't hesitate to get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., for special advice—it is free. deposited with the National City Bank. Because we have $5,000, which will be paid to any person who can show that the testimonial is not genuine, or was published before obtaining the writer's special permission, -LVIA D. E. PINKMAN MEDICINAL Co. Sometimes a novelist's first story lets him in on the ground floor of success. PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION WABASH THE WABASH IS THE SHORTEST LINE TO BVFFALO FROM KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS. For Information Matter, Inc., so, call on nearest W. A. B. A. R. A. R. C. S. CLAYS, G. O. P. P. and Ticket Agent. ST. LOUIS. IN 3 OR 4 YEARS AN INDEPENDENCE ASSURED 150 ACRES IN WESTERN CANADA FREE If you take up your own land in Canada, the land of pleas Illustrated pamphlets, giving experiences of farmers who have become wealthy in grow- ing wheat, reports of dairy farmers, information as to reduced railway rates can be had on application to the Superintendent of Immigration, Department of Interior, Ottawa. Canada office at J. S. Crawford, 214 W. Ninth St. Kansas City, Mo. S50 REWARD will be paid for a case on backache, nervousness, alesphea, cerebral palsy, cripple of kidney, bladder and urinary disorders that can not be cured by KID-NE-OIDS the great kidney liver and blood medicine. 500 All Animals. Write for free. KID-NE-OIDS, St. Louis, Mo. Nature Priestess Romely DR. O. PHELPS BROWN'S PREGIOUS HERBAL ONTMENT In Cures through the Pores In Cures through the Pores Dr. C. BROWN, 86 B.W. Newburgh, N.Y. SIXTY DOLLARS Worth of staple goods free to one intelligent man or woman in every county of the KW JERSEY MFG. CO., Jersey City, N. J. FISO'S CURSE FOR CURSES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best for thoseastes Good, Use in time. Sold by drupegs. CONSUMPTION --- --- FRAGRANT SOZODONT a perfect liquid dentifrice for the Teeth and Mouth New Size SOZODONT LIQUID, 25c SOZODONT TOOTH POWDER, 25c Large LIQUID and POWDER, 75c 25c At all Stores, or by Mail for the price. HALL & RUCKEL, New York. In the dialect of Greater New York a "siller" is one who is always at the window; "to sill" is to lean over the windowsill and watch the happenings in the street; and "silling" is the act of leaning continually over the window sill. These words a.e the outgrowth of the elevated railroad system. Harrisburg Y. M. C. A. in Luck. H. C. Fahrenstock, vice-president of the First National bank of New York has offered the Young Men's Christian association of Harrisburg, Pa., $25,000 toward the erection of its new building, which, including furnishings, will cost $65,000. Mr. Fahrenstock was a former resident of Harrisburg. South Dakota Farms Is the title of an illustrated booklet just issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, descriptive of the country between Aberdeen and the Missouri River, a section heretofore unprovided with railway facilities, but which is now reached by a new line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Everyone contemplating a change of location will be interested in the information contained in it, and a copy may be had by sending a two-cent stamp to F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill. A good natured friend is sometimes an enemy in disguise. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays cures' wind colic. Ec a bottle. Wig—"What about your scheme to organize an airship company?" Wagg 'it went up." Hall's Catarbh Cure Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c. Every man sets himself up as a standard by which he measures others. Red Cross Ball Blue makes clothes whiter than snow. Large package 5c. Hope is the best medicine a physi- sician can give his patients. MRS L.F. MORTON WARSHIPS ORDERED HOME. United States Naval Strength in the Orient to be Reduced. The navy department has sent orders to Rear Admiral Kempff, acting commander of the Asiatic station, to send home the ships Concord, Marietta and Gastine during the latter part of the coming summer. This is in pursuance of the policy announced some time ago of reducing the naval strength in the East. The Bennington, Petrel, Oregon, Newark and Brutus already have been ordered home, so that, with these three ships, there is a total reduction of the fleet in Asiatic waters to about forty-two vessels. INSISTING ON NINE-HOUR DAY The Machinists' Union Fortifying for the Demand to be Made May 3. Reports have been received by the local officials of the Machinists' union in Boston from every section of the state relative to the move by machinists for a nine-hour work day without a reduction in wages, which is to be inaugurated on May 20. More than 1,500 machinists joined the Boston lodge last week and it is estimated that at least 1,000 more will be initiated this week. The claim is made that over sixty shops are now working on a nine-hour day schedule and quite a few have adopted the eight-hour day. POSTAL FRAUD IN PORTO RICO. The Postmaster and Assistant at Juana de Dias, Arrested for Embezzlement. Carlos and Ramon Julia, respectively postmaster and assistant postmaster at Juana de Dias, Porto Rico, have been arrested for embezzlement. The amount involved is not mentioned. Inspector Smith found that the postoffice at Juana de Diaz should have a balance of $552. No cash was on hand. The bondsmen of the prisoners will reimburse the government in full. The Julias issued money orders on credit before receiving the cash and it is believed they charged their customers a commission. HE DIDN'T MARRY HER. As a Result, Miss Fortner, of Fort Scott, Kills Herself. A young woman from Fort Scott, Kan., by the name of Fortner, went to Labette City, a small town just north of Fort Scott, to insist upon James Piper, a farmer and a horseman, carrying out a promise of marriage. Piper was concealed and kept out of her way all day. She committed suicide. She is said to have gone to Labette City with the intention of either compelling Piper to carry out his promise or to have a double funeral. ARMY BURNED 634 HOUSES British Record of Destruction in South Africa Since Last June. A parliamentary paper just issued shows that 634 farm buildings, mills, cottages and hovels were burned in the Orange River colony and the Transvaal from June, 1900, to the end of January, 1901. Old Fugitive Caught. Al Evans, a young man wanted at Harrisburg, Ark., for a murder committed there several years ago, was arrested by Sheriff Brooks near Fort Scott, Kan. Evans had been a fugitive from justice for a number of years, but grew careless and was traced to Fort Scott by a letter written from his old home, and his arrest followed. He will be taken to Harrisburg in a day or two. He confesses to the killing, but claims self-defense. Her Body Found in the River. body land in the River. The body of Miss Lowther, who disappeared from Emporia recently, has been found in the Cottonwood river. She went to a grove about two miles south of town and jumped from the bank into the water. The parents of Miss Lowther could not be reached by telegraph or telephone, and the news reached the Lowther home at Aulne through the newspapers. The father went to Emporia immediately. Must Rest Four Hours The excise commissioner of St. Louis has ordered saloonists to close their places from 1 a. m. hereafter. This early morning dry policy is to be pursued in order to cut off the sources which usually breed crime. It is expected that all the saloons will obey the command of the excise commissioner, who is the saloon czar of St. Louis, because with him alone rests the power to withhold or issue licenses. Daxton Carpenters Locked Over 1,000 carpenters are locked out at Dayton, Ohio, as the result of a long continued agitation over the question of wages and the recognition of unions. The contractors in a statement issued say they "prefer to close their shops and suspend operations rather than submit to further dictation by the unions." Real Estate Men Fight G. B. Stone, a real estate agent of Oklahoma City, Okla., shot down F. J. Luke, another real estate agent, whose office is in the same room with Stone. It is thought Luke will die. The trouble arose over the sale of a farm. Stone is in jail. Will Try to Burn Them Out According to a dispatch from Pietermaritzburg to 'the London Daily Mail, Lord Kitchener is about to try a new plan of burning the veldt in order to compel the Boers to surrender. Gryps Robbed of $3,462 Gypsy Robbed of $3,467. Leonard Wells, a son of the Gypsy king, Isaac Wells, reported to the St. Paul, Minn., police, that some unknown person had entered his tent on University avenue and robbed him of $3,460. No arrests have yet been made. Council in a Riot. At a special session of the city council at Springfield, Mo., called for the purpose of electing a city engineer, a riot ensued and a number of the members went home with black eyes. Ponies for Chinese Service. The experience of the German army in China tends to prove that both American and Australian horses are unsatisfactory in that country. They are of good blood and breed, but suffer badly from the long sea voyage and the unaccustomed food, as, unfortunately, only green forage is usually obtainable. Mongol ponies are proving the most useful. Gatling's Invention for Farmers Though nearly 80 years old, Richard J. Gatling, inventor of the gun which bears his name, is still vigorous in mind and body. For several years he has been working on an automobile plow which he regards as an implement which will revolutionize farming methods. It is now nearly completed, but Mr. Gatling is not yet ready to give details. Talking Politics In Postoffice The postmaster of Cedar Springs, Mich., has posted the following notice: "Hounding, hunting, hungry candidates for township offices cannot open headquarters in the postoffice in Cedar Springs to discuss politics. They may pack the township and the caucus, but not the postoffice. Loafing is prohibited." Distinguished Graduates of Yale Edmund Clarence Stedman has been selected by the Yale corporation to write the commemorative ode for the Yale bicentennial next October. The corporation has also selected Justice Davila J. Brewer of the United States Supreme court to deliver the commemorative oration. Each is a Yale alumnus. A Miracle Explained. Bryant, Mo. May, 13th.—The sensational cure of Mrs. M. A. Goss of this place has sent a ripple of excitement all over Douglas county, and Dodd's Kidney Pills, the remedy in question, are receiving thereby the greatest advertisement any medicine has ever had in this state. To satisfy the many inquiries which the finds it impossible to answer by letter, Mrs. Goss has sent the following statement of her case to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat: "I did not think I could live a day and suffer as I have lived and suffered for months, with Sciatica and Rheumatism. I used baths and liniments of all kinds. Two physicians treated me, one of them for two months. Nothing helped me in the least. I never slept more than ten or fifteen minutes at a time. I was bedfast and had to lie on one side all the time. I used to wish for death to deliver me from such torture. "A friend suggested Dodd's Kidney Pills, and after I had used them a week I began to improve, and in about four weeks I could sit up in bed. A few days later I walked a quarter of a mile and back. I now do all my own cooking and housework. The pain has entirely left me and I am a well woman. I have taken altogether sixteen boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. Dodd's Kidney Pills saved my life. "Mrs M. A. Goss." People come for miles to see Mrs. Goss and hear her wonderful story. Dodd's Kidney Pills are working marvelous cures in Missouri. Notice to Postal Department- An Oklahoma country postmaster sent the following notice to the postal department: "Sur, i wish to notify you that on next Wednesday this office will be sheet as i am gone dear hunt. You kin fire me if i see fit, but i'll give you apinter that i'm the only man in the nayborhood that kin rede and rite." A Month's Test Free If you have Rheumatism, write Dr. Scoop, Racine, WI. Box 145, six bottles of his Rheumatic Cure, express paid. Send no money. Pay $5.50 if curred. In financial matters our nearest relatives are sometimes the closest. WANTED—District Manager to represent a Capital Stock Accident Company. Liberal contract. The latest and most popular forms of Accident, Health and Industrial Policies. Address, the Union Accident Stock Co, Denver, Colo. Never judge a man's character by one good or bad action. What Do the Children Drink? Don't give tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink and added GRAN-O to its delicious and nourishing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Gran-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Gran-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but like it as much as you do. All grocers sell it and see. A woman doesn't have to be good looking in order to look good. Private Mailing Card. Private Mailing Card with colored views of scenery on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway sent on receipt of ten (10) cents in stamps, Address F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill. A bar-gain counter—the saloon-keeper figuring up his receipts. CURES BLOOD TROUBLES Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) quickly cures cancer, blood poison, plimples, balsam, eczema, aching bones, joints or back, rheumatism, catarrh, etc. B. B. B. heals every sore and makes the blood pure and clean. Druggists H. Treatment free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., 62 Mitchell st., Atlanta, Ga. The longer a man is married the less his wife expects of him. The well posted druggist advises you to use Wizard Oil for pain, for no knows what it has done. The Chicago girl manages to get there with both feet. FITS Permanently cured. worse or nervousness after first day of use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restore. Send Dr. Kline $2,001 train beds and treatise. Dr. R. Kline, Llc., 42nd St., Philadelphia, Pa. A beautiful woman needs no letter of introduction. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure—J. W. O'Burns, 822 Third Ave. N, Minnesota Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. The woman who always says "no" is apt to remain in the spunster class. A Match Starts the Meal If You use a WICKLESS BLUE FLAME Oil Stove No Fuss No Musts If your dealer does not keep them, write to the nearest agency of STANDARD OIL CO. 20 Facts about your trouble Fifty years ago as Dr. McLean treated the most complicated cases, curing and improving his patients, he was known as a man of medicine as his fellow doctors have to do. The wonderful success of his cures proves that the simple common sense remedies he employed were right. His theory was to go direct to the seat of the trouble and apply the simplest form of medicine. The McLean way of reaching the trouble, which has stood the test of a half century of practice, is to move directly from the evil to the suffering, a fashioned method of going direct to the evil to quickly relieve suffering. It should be used at the beginning of the trouble, but it is equally safe and sure even when the trouble has taken deep root. In very bad, chronic cases, it is equally effective, but patience is necessary and the need to keep up the treatment faithfully, will cure them, and the trouble is stubborn, and only a persistent use of this reliable remedy will cure them. A woman is sitting on a bed, laughing at a man who is kneeling on the floor, crying. happen. The way to make the body ache-proof is to use CASCARETS, gentle, sweet, fragrant CASCARETS, the perfect system cleaners and bowel strengtheners. For fear that anybody in the family should ever be attacked by belly-ache, keep a box of CASCARETS in the house always, and remember that all pains and troubles in your insides are QUICKLY CURED BY Cascares LIVER TONIC BEST FOR THE BOWELS 10c. 25c. 50c. ALL DRUGGISTS. NEVER SOLD IN BULK. CURE all bowel troncles, appendicitis, bili- lousness, bad breath, bad blood, wounds on your stomach, bad mouth, headaches, indigestion, pimples, pains after eating, liver trouble, snake, don't move regularly you are getting sick. Constipation kills more youer for the chronic alimentis and long years of suffering that come afterwards. No matter what you will never get well and be well the time until you put your bowels right. Take our advice; start an absolute care to money or money refunded. What most people need is less good advice and more good example. Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O! Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without any as well as the adult. All who try it, like it, GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. It takes the price of coffee. Use and 32 oz. per package. Sold by all grocers. A great man usually works his fool remarks off under the head of wit. Drugs have their use, but don't store them in your stomach. Beeman's Pepin Gum aids the natural forces to perform their functions. A man isn't always an oil well drill because he is a big bore. The Bluest Blue makes the whitest white, that's Red Cross Ball Blue. W.L.DOUGLAS $3. & $3.50 SHOES UNION MADE. WE USE FAST COLOR EYELETS FACTORY, BROOKTON, MASS. Real wood w. A. Douglas $3 and $3.50 shoes is $4 to buy. Glide Line cannot be equalized at any price. It is not alone the best leather that makes a first class shoe. We have planned the best of the foot, and the construction of the shoe. It has a perfect model knowledge that have made w. L. Douglas shoes the best in the world for men. Take no substitute. Inseason have w. L. Douglas shoes with nails and grip stamped on them. Do not use them. If does not send for catalog giving full instructions how to order mail. BUY JULY CORN POOR LITTLE JOHNNY! AND HIS "TUMMY"! Small boys, and many times large ones, and occasionally girls, too, big and little, suffer terribly from convulsive pains or "cramps" in the bowels and stomach— pain so violent that it "doubles up" the ones attacked, and makes it impossible for them to stand up. Some people call it colic, but most honest, plain-spoken people call it "belly-ache" and very properly, for the seat of the trouble is in the bowels, and caused by the violent efforts of the bowels to rid themselves of something which doesn't belong there. The small boy usually gets it from over-eating or from eating forbidden fruit, and suffers mostly in the summer time. It's spring now, and "in times of peace, prepare for war." Let the boys and girls and the big folks, too, for that matter, clean out the clogged channels filled with winter bile and putrid indigested food, strengthen the 30-feet of bowel canal, liven up the liver, and "summer belly-aches" will have no terrors, because they won't GUARANTEED TO CURE: Five years ago you had ETS was sold. Now it is over at the pharmacy, and you can get the greatest than any similar medicine in the world. This is absolute your right to sell CASCARETS absolutely guaranteed to ct. e. and will sell CASCARETS absolutely guaranteed to ct. e. for your most costl试, as per simple directions, and if you are not satisfied, afterfering one to the doctor, or the drugstor from whom you purchased it, and get your wail, you will start your day. Health will quickly follow and you will bless the day. Sterling Reeddy CO., NEW YORK or CHICAGO. MRS. M'KINLEY HAS RALLIED SURPRISELY. HAS NOT YET PASSED THE CRISIS So Weak That a Sinking Spell is Greatly Dread. d—President Greatly Elated and Encouraged, But the Doctors Do Not Seem to Share in His Optimum. As Friday night wore on Mrs. McKinley became restless and the early morning hours were looked forward to with more apprehension. She did not take nourishment freely as she had done earlier in the day. Powerful stimulants, including oxygen, were administered during the afternoon and evening. The bone felon on her hand had spread and discharged pus from another place. The new wound has been lanced. President McKinley described the marked improvement in Mrs. McKinley's condition as a transformation. But, perhaps even he may overstate the case in his elation at the prospect of his wife's recovery. Certain it is, however, that Mrs. McKinley's condition has improved to an extent that fairly nonplussed the doctors, brightened the anxious and devoted husband and filled everybody with joy and thanksgiving. It must not be assumed from all this that Mrs. McKinley has passed the crisis and is out of danger. The elation may have been only the crest of the wave after the trough of the sea. Mrs. McKinley is still dangerously ill, and it will be at least forty-eight hours before it will be safe to say that the crisis has been passed. Her vitality is so low and she is so weak that a change for the worse would not be unexpected at any moment, and it is feared that she would not have reserve strength enough to weather another sinking spell such as the last rhe experienced. UPHELD THE "BLACKLIST." A Chicago Judge Rules That Firms May Take Protective Measures In the superior court at Chicago Judge Baker decided that it is legal for employers to maintain a blacklist. The ruling was in the case of Annie Condon against Libby, McNell & Libby, Armour & Co., and other stock yards packing firms. The plaintiff was a labeler and can painter in the employ of the Libby firm. In February, 1900, in company with a number of other young women, she went on a strike because of repeated reductions in wages. Later the women tried to obtain employment with other firms, but their applications were rejected because they had been strikers. Miss Condon began suit, as a test, and the court ruled that the various firms had a right to take protective measures against persons who had quit the employment of other firms without valid reasons. MRS. GAGE IS DEAD. Wife of the Secretary of the Treasury Passes Away. A dispatch from Washington of May 17 says: Mrs. Lyman J. Gage, wife of the secretary of the treasury, died at her residence, No. 1715 Massachusetts avenue, Northwest, at 9:30 o'clock tonight...after an illness of nine week's duration. With her when the end came were her husband, her married daughter, Mrs. E. F. Pierce, of Evansville, Ill., and Dr. W. W. Johnston, the attending physician. For a time before her death Mrs. Gage suffered considerable pain, but she maintained her bright and cheerful demeanor and was conscious to the last. Heart trouble, the result of grip complications, was the immediate cause of death. A WOMAN IN THE CASE. Washington Police Think Young Ayres Was Murdered The Ayres murder mystery is claiming the attention of the entire detective corps of Washington, D. C. Wilde Wolfe, a 14-year-old boy who lives opposite the hotel in which the murder was committed, says he heard the three pistol shots and immediately went to the window, whence he saw a woman clad in a dark skirt enter the escape from the window of young Ayres' room, and, after descending to the second story, disappeared through the parlor window. The story corroborates the statement of Mr. Baker. The coroner is fully satisfied that Ayres was murdered. Ex: Embassador Uhl ls Dead A dispatch from Grand Rapids, Mich., says: "Edwin F. Uhl, ex-assistant Secretary of State and ex-embassador to Germany under the Cleveland administration, is dead. He had been ill nearly a year from a complication of diseases, among them Bright's disease." A Hypnotist's Subject Killed. During an exhibition of hypnotism given by Prof. Frank E. Farnsworth and Mrs. Farnsworth of Fitchburg, R. L., one of the subjects, Thomas Bolton, was killed. Mr. Bolton was resting between two chairs with a 600-pound stone on his body. A local blacksmith attempted to break the stone with a sledge hammer. The chair on which Bolton's head rested gave way and the subject fell to the floor, the stone crushing his head. He died shortly afterward. Gives $520,000 to Glasgow Andrew Carnegie has given $500,000 to establish district libraries in Glasgow, Scotland. In making the gift Mr. Carnegie wrote a letter in which he recalled the fact that, fifty-two years ago he sailed for America from Glasgow. He had done so much for other places it was a pleasure to do something for her. The young man who goes on the stage to earn his bread and butter must first be given a role. ASA SHARP ON TRIAL. He Is Accused of Accepting Bribes While Indian Agent. The case of the United States against Asa Sharp, ex-Indian agent for the Ponca, Otoe and Missouri Indians in Oklahoma, charged with soliciting and accepting bribes for ratifying contracts leasing the pasture lands of these tribes has come up in the United States district court at Perry, Okla. The attorneys for the defense filed a motion for a change of judges, which was promptly granted by Judge Halner. The court refused to discharge the witnesses, which means that the trial will still take place in this term of court. This case is of national importance. The defendant was appointed Indian agent by President McKinley in July, 1897, and was removed in May, 1898. The indictment charges that he accepted $1,500 from the agent of Smith & Witherpoon in consideration of his approving a lease of 53,000 acres of pasture in the Ponca and Otoo reservations for $5,000. It is charged that he found parties willing to pay $6,500 for the same service, and that he tried to hold the first firm up for enough to make the difference. The government sent James E. Jenkins to investigate, and he procured avidvists regarding the alleged attempts of Sharp to get money for approving leases on these reservations, and when he made his report the grand jury indicted Sharp on four counts. He was arrested at Baltimore, Md., on December 1, 1900, and held to trial in the sum of $10,000. TO SUE CARTER FOR $722,000, A Government Move to Recover the Stolen Funds From the Ex-Army Captain. It is reported that attorneys for the government will file a suit at Leavenworth, Kan., at the June term of the United States circuit court to recover a judgment against ex-Captain Oberlin M. Carter of $722,000, alleged to have been stolen by him. When the suit is filed attachments will be made on property and securities of Carter. Before any of it can be recovered a formal judgment has to be secured in a federal circuit court. One of the attorneys for Carter stated that he had been notified of this contemplated suit. The attorney said Carter and his friends were anxious to have the government file such a suit, as it would afford them an opportunity to get into a civil court, when the whole Carter case could be reviewed. DISCIPLE OF PAT CROWF. Young German Tried to Exort $12,000 From a Missouri Farmer Because he tried to extort $12,000 from Thomas Ashton, a wealthy farmer living south of St. Joseph, on the Sparta road, William Pfaum, a German, aged 23 years, is under arrest, with a long term of imprisonment starring him in the face. He has made a full confession. Pfaum was arrested on the Ashton farm, about 200 yards south of the house, to which point he had gone expecting to find a sack containing $12,000 waiting for him. The arrest was made by Chief of Detectives Shea and his whole force. Pfaum wrote two letters to Ashton, threatening to blow up the latter's house and annihilate his entire family unless the sum of $12,000 was left at a given point on the farm by the side of a stake, to which would be tied a white rag. Pfaum said he got his idea from Pat Crow's feat at Omaha. TWO KILLED BY MILITIA. The 23d Regiment, New York National Guards Fired Upon Albany Strikers. Two dead, one wounded and sixteen suffering from injuries more or less severe is the record so far of casualties resulting from the strike of the United Traction company employees at Albany. Of the three men who were wounded by the fire of the National guardmen, William Walsh and E. Leroy Smith have died. William Rooney's wound is not dangerous. William Marshall, the non-union motorman whose skull was fractured by stones thrown by the mob that attacked a car he was taking out of the barn cannot recover. JOHN P. LOOMAS IS NO MORE The Manager of Convention Hall is John P. Loomas, manager of Convention hall, at Kansas City, is no more. Death came to him Friday at Scarritt hospital, after several days of intense suffering, which he endured with remarkable fortitude and patience. The cause of death was intestinal trouble, which attacked Mr. Loomas a week ago, and which developed into a congested condition and, later, septic poisoning. Festivities End Badly. During a celebration of Norway's national holiday, which included pyrotechnic display on Lake Bemidjil, Minn., fireworks exploded on board the steamer Sjadow. The boat was crowded with spectators and eleven persons were badly burned. Only one was fatally injured, although seven are in a serious condition. Pollesman's House Blown Up A two-story frame dwellings at No. 220 Johnson street, in East Akron, O, occupied by William J. Bruner, a policeman, was wrecked by an explosion of dynamite. Bruner, his wife Elizabeth, his son George, 9 years old, and Harold, a baby, 18 months old, were in the house at the time. They were blown out of bed and buried under the debris, but none was seriously injured. The dynamiting is supposed to be an attempt at revenge. Lald a Burglar's Kit on the Altar Laying upon the altar a revolver and his kit of burglar tools as evidence of his good faith, William Hill startled the 300 persons who were attending religious services at the Pacific Garden mission on Van Buren street, Chicago, by confessing that he was a thief but now desired to turn from evil ways and live a Christian life. Medicine should be taken at regular intervals, but hints may be taken at any time. MRS. M'KINLEY'S ILLNESS DEMANDS IT. WILL TAKE MOST DIRECT ROUTE President is in Sore Grief—Mrs. McKinley's Health Has Completely Broken Down and a Consultation of the Most Learned Physicians is Held at Her Bedside. Secretary Cortelyou has informed the Associated Press that Mrs. McKinley's dangerous illness has compelled the President to abandon his proposed visit to other states. As soon as Mrs. McKinley's health will permit he will return to Washington by the most direct route. Secretary Cortelyou also issued the following bulletin as to Mrs. McKinley's condition: "There has been but little change in Mrs. McKinley's condition. She has gained in several respects and lost in others." The President will remain quietly at Mrs. Scott's residence in San Francisco and will not take part in any of the exercises programmed for him. A telegram has been received at Washington from a member of President McKinley's party, now in San Francisco, saying that owing to Mrs. McKinley's illness the trip will be abandoned at San Francisco, and the President and Mrs. McKinley soon will leave for Canton, while the rest of the party will return to Washington. Two Children Perish in Flames Two daughters of Ben Briles were burned to death at their home near Crandall, Kan. The children, one being 7 and the other 2 years old, were upstairs asleep. A 10-year-old daughter lighted a match and dropped it, starting the fire which was not discovered until the children's cries were heard. Will Morrow, a neighbor, who was present, went up stairs to rescue the children, but was driven back by the flames and by exploding shotgun shells. The children were badly charred, the feet of one being burned off. The house was destroyed, but some of the goods were saved. Grain Shovelers on a Strike. With the arrival of the first boats at Ogdensburg, N. Y., with grain from Chicago the shovellers at the Ogdensburg Transit company's elevator struck against the Westbrook patent shovels operated by compressed air. Such a strike late last season was successful. The shovellers are now installed and five men do the work of twenty. The men demand the employment of the old shovellers and increased pay if automatic shovels are continued. Hall Drifted Two Feet Deep A terrific hallstorm occurred north of Weatherford, Okla., and great damage was done to the fruit and wheat. Every north window in town was broken. In some places hall drifted to the depth of twenty-four inches, and on a level the hall was several inches deep. The storm extended about thirty miles wide, but the hall fell only in strips throughout the area of the storm. Crops were damaged in Dewey, Custer, Blaine and Kingfisher counties. An Oklahoma Man's Suicide John B. Forsyth, a farmer who lived about six miles south of Blackwell, Okla., was found dead in his bed. Mr. Strange, one of the neighbors, in passing, called to Mr. Forsyth. Meeting with no response he went in to ascertain the cause, and found him lying dead with a pistol in his hand and a bullet hole in his head. Mr. Forsyth was a widower and lived by himself. Nothing can be found to ascertain the cause of the suicide. Broke Up a Band of Brigands Detectives and the police have broken up a band of American brigands who have been operating in the province of Pampanga, not far north of Manila. George Raymond, Ulrich Rogers and Oscar Mushmiller have been captured and Andrew Martin, Peter Heise, George Muhn and two others are still being pursued. This band committed many outrages and murders at Bacolor, Pampanga province. Father and Son Die Together John Fay, employed by the Seattle Bridge company at LaConner, Wash., reprimanded his 15-year-old boy for some trivial offense. This wounded the boy's feelings so deeply that he stole out of the room, secured a gun and shot himself in the head. Hearing the report the father hastened to the scene and, seeing his son writings in the agonies of death, he picked up the weapon and blew out his own brains. A Rock Buried a Village Most of the houses of the village of Accenera, near Potenza, Italy, have been swept away by the fall of an ancient rock. Troops have been dispatched to the scene of the disaster. Thus far fifteen bodies have been recovered. Nine Killed in a Mine An explosion occurred at the Georges Creek Coal and iron company's shaft at Farmington. W. Va., and nine men are reported killed. A. Reynolds, an old and well known citizen of Coffeyville, Kan., was drowned in the Verdigris river. He was walking near a high steep bank, when he missed his footing and slid down into deep water. The body was recovered in a short time. F. McConn, secretary of the Buchanan County, Mo. Agricultural and Horticultural society has completed an investigation of fruit in Northern Missouri. He says the prospects for all sorts of fruit are good and that the berry crop will be especially large. SHE DEMANDED MORE MONEY. Denver Society Man Gave Her $4,000 bus She Wanted More. Mrs. Martha Ewart, who shot ineffectively twice at Joseph K. Choate, president of the Denver Cotton Mills company, society and club man and nephew of United States Ambassador Choate, at Denver, Colo., has been released on bond for $500. Information was filed in the criminal court charging Mrs. Ewart with attempted murder. Joel F. Valle, attorney for Mr. Choate, made a statement for publication as to the events which led up to the shooting. It was to the effect that in June, 1900, Mrs. Ewart filed a suit for breach of promise against Mr. Choate. To avoid publicity, although denying liability, Mr. Choate settled with the woman, paying her $4,000. Later she went to the Choate residence demanding additional money on account of her claim. Mr. Choate accompanied her to Mr. Valle's office, where the shooting occurred. Mr. Choate was married in February last to Miss Alice Muller in Brooklyn, N. Y. THREE KANSAS PAROLES Governor Stanley Releases Three Con- llects. Under the New Law. Ivets Under the New Law. Governor Stanley has paroled Abe Hyde from the penitentiary so that he could go to the bedside of his sick mother. Hyde was sent to prison last year for a term of two years for grand larceny. His home is at Topeka. His mother is afflicted with consumption and the physicians say she cannot live more than a week longer. When this was presented to the governor he immediately granted the parole. Joseph Kutler, who stole a few cattle in Logan county in 1899, and got four years in prison, was also paroled. G. C. Grady was sent up in 1899 for six years from Butler county for burglary. His folks have promised to secure him steady employment and the governor gave him a parole also. ROB A MISSOURI POSTOFFICE Thieves Blow open a Safe at Hopkins and Secure $175 in Cash. Robbers blew open a safe in the postoffice at Hopkins, Mo., fifteen miles north of Maryville, and secured $175 in money, besides a number of valuable private papers belonging to Postmaster I. N. Strawn. The safe was blown to pieces and scattered about the room. The robbers evidently used nitro-glycerine to explode it. No stamps were taken and the missing papers are of value only to the postmaster. The robbery was discovered by the postmaster in the morning. There is no clue to the robbers. "French Mary" a Suicide Mrs. Mary Leonard, better known as "French Mary," a vividierre of the Civil war, and one of the most picturesque figures produced during the rebellion, committed suicide at Pittsburg, Pa., by taking poison. Mrs. Leonard served through the war with the 114th Pennsylvania volunteers, doing remarkable services in a number of battles for which she received conspicuous mention and a medal for bravery. Body Floating in Missouri River The body of an unknown man, about 45 or 50 years of age, was found floating in the Missouri river, three miles west of the South St. Joseph packing houses by a fisherman. The man was well dressed, having on a black Prince Albert coat, striped trousers and tan shoes. Over his eyes was tied a handkerchief, his hair is of a sandy color and he has a mustache. A Ship Deserted at Sea. The wreck of the American ship Golusa has been found in a rocky cove at Reunill sound, Queen Charlotta island. The ship was apparently stripped by the crew and abandoned at sea. No trace of campfires or other signs of human occupation could be found around the cove. The ship's name is still on the stern, with the letters "U. S. A." Burglar's Get $1,000 Burglaries entered the Thielbar shoe house of Peoria, Ill., though a skylight, broke into the safe and secured about $1,000 in cash. The method employed in breaking into the safe was exactly the same as that used by the men who recently made the big haul of revenue stamps at the government building. Killed by an Arkansas Man A mob of masked men went to a house occupied by Lee Key, colored, near Knoxville, Johnson county, Ark, and called him out. Key was found dead in the yard at daybreak, having been shot. It is charged he had been terrorizing other negroes. Suspended Students Related Nine students of the university of Kansas, suspended for rowdyism in connection with a class party, have had their thirty days' suspension reduced to twenty days and will now return to school. F und He Had Two Wives. Edgar M. Marks has begun suit at Independence, Mo., for divorce from Eula M. Marks. In his petition he says he thought his former wife had secured a divorce when he married his present wife, but afterwards he found she had not. Now he wants the courts to release him from his second wife. Some men's heads are turned by success. Others are simply "rubbers." Owing to the fact that the German coal merchants are raising prices, the Swiss railways and manufactories have accepted an offer of the Rockefeller Coal Company to supply coal at the price at which the Germans formerly supplied it. Mrs. Gage, wife of Secretary of the Treasury, Gage, who has been ill for some time, is reported to be in a serious condition, and while her friends have not given up hope, they are anxious as to the outcome of her illness. STREET CAR TROUBLE AT ALBANY GROWS WORSE. A DAY OF SERIOUS RIOTING Company Makes Unsuccessful Effort to Move Cars—A Thousand National Guardsmen and a Hundred Mounted Men to Occupy Albany's Streets—One Man Dying—Several Injured. A thousand national guardsmen and a hundred mounted men will occupy Albany, N. Y., streets and attempt to force a riotous crowd to let the cars of the United Traction company run with non-union men. The Twenty-third regiment of Brooklyn, the Tenth battalion of Albany and the Third signal corps will make up the complement of men. They will be reinforced by 200 special deputies, 300 policemen and over 100 Pinkerton detectives. It is feared that bloodshed and riotous scenes will be repeated with much greater fatality. The results so far are: One man dying, fully twenty or thirty injured, eighty men out of 150 brought to Albany by the company induced to desert, the trolly wires cut, cars demolished and the police almost powerless to control the thousands of men patrolling the streets. The company, however, insists that it will run its cars with protection and it is said that 300 non-union men are in a train near the city waiting for the troops to make their entry safe. Eight men have been arrested for rioting, two only of whom were strikers. SIEZED BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS Irregularity in Shipment of Porto Rican Exhibit to Buffalo Fair. The exhibit of Porto Rico which arrived at the Pan-American grounds has been seized by Collector of Customs Henry W. Bendel. The material was brought from Porto Rico on an army transport and was unloaded in the navy yard at Brooklyn, thus escaping inspection at the customs office. All the exhibit buildings at the Pan-American grounds are practically bonded warehouses. A careful record is kept of all foreign goods received there. The deputy inspectors discovered that no warehouse entry had been made for the Porto Rico goods and the material, including two cars which were being loaded for re-shipment for Boston and Eastern points, were seized. The goods will not be confiscated as foreign goods, but will be held pending an investigation. Later all goods were released except that portion which is to be shipped East for sale. ROBERTS CASE DISMISSED. Charges Against the Poligamist Striker From the Utah Supreme Court, Docket. From the Utah Supreme Court Docket. The case against Brigham H. Roberts, of Utah, who was elected to Congress three years ago and who was expelled after investigation of charges of polygamy, has been stricken from the docket of the Utah state supreme court. As a result of the Congressional action Mr. Roberts was indicted and the cast submitted to the district court on an agreed statement of facts. A conviction followed and the case was appealed to the supreme court, which now dismisses it with the consent of the attorney general, the point being raised that the indictment was defective. It is probable that this is the end of this celebrated case, as it is not expected a new information will be filed. After Forty: One Years. After patiently waiting forty-one years for a lover from whom she had become estrared through jealousy, declining several offers of marriage, and for twenty years scanning the papers of the Kansas town where he lived for news of his wife's death Miss Martha Ann Disbrow, of Middletown, N. Y., has been rewarded, and forty-one years to a day from the date set for her marriage, became Mrs. Robert J. Moenir. It was just forty-one years ago that Moenir and Miss Disbrow were to wed. The tresseau had been prepared, when a quarrel arose and they separated. Moenir lives in Salina, Kan. Her Death Killed Him. A. D. Taylor, 83 years old, who had lived in Vernon county, Mo., nearly a half century, received a telegram from Fort Scott conveying the news of the death of his daughter. After he read it he started for the train and fell to the pavement unconscious and died a few moments after. Ex-Aml a sodor Ubl Dying Edwin F. Uhl, ex-ambassador to Germany, is gradually sinking at his home in Grand Rapids, Mich., and his death now seems to be a matter of only a few hours. All hope has been abandoned. Wall Street Caught Cashiers. Seven officials of as many national banks have been short in accounts and been found out since the present speculative boom began. While details as to what all the defaulting officials did with the money they took have not been received by the comptroller of the currency, it is believed that in every case speculation in some form was the cause of downfall. In four cases the banks have been obliged to suspend. In all the shortage amounts to $428,000. Stranger Stole Livery Big. The proprietors of the Barnes house livery stable at Concordia, Kan., reported to the sheriff that a stranger to whom they had hired a horse and buggy for a few hours' drive had failed to return and nothing could be learned of man or rig. The horse is described as a black, and was hitched to a new Decatur buggy. The thief is about 35 years old, light complexioned, brown mustache, about five feet nine inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds. Cleveland Children Cultivate Flow res. Cleveland has a home gardening association, which encourages children to cultivate flowers at home. Last spring the association distributed to children 50,000 penny packages of flower seeds, accompanied with printed instructions how to prepare the soil, plant and water. The teachers supplemented these instructions by talks. In the 'all exhibitions were held in many schools, which revealed the fact that about 75 per cent of the efforts of the children were successful. Progress of Civilisation A folder just issued by a southern railway shows that at the end of 1900 there were 495 textile mills along the lines of its system, being a gain of ninety-four mills with 22,185 looms and 1,137,590 spindles during the year. Of these mills sixty-six are in Georgia, thirty-three in Alabama, 159 in North Carolina, and 102 in South Carolina, the others being in Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia. Maxor Taggart and Mr. Nation Mayor Taggart and Mrs. Nation. Mayor "Tom" Taggart of Indianapolis had a heart-to-heart talk with Mrs. Carrie Nathan while she was in the hoosier capital. He listened to all that Mrs. Nation had to say and then answered: "The saloon-keepers of this city pay a license of $400 a year, and if they violate the law our police will attend to them; your method of saloon reform will not be tolerated in Indianapolis for a minute." Edmond Restand's Veto Edmond Rostand has forbidden Jucini and Leoncavallo to use his "Cyrano de Bergerac" as basis for an opera libretto. Whether they will pay any attention to him remains to be seen. Verdi used Victor Hugo's "Le Rios' Amuse" for his "Rigolotto" against the poet's will and today this work of Hugo is known chiefly in connection with Verdi's melodies. The Longest Horse Railway. The longest horse railway in the world runs from Buenos Ayres to San Martin in the Argentine Republic, the distance being about fifty miles, and the schedule time of the trip thirteen trains. Trains leave Buenos Ayres every hour in the day and twice during the night. Every morning and evening express trains leave, carrying only baggage. Publishing Company Carries Mail. A Springfield, Mass., publishing company whose business is so large that it furnishes more mail matter than all the rest of the city put together, was recently awarded the four years' contract for carrying the mail to and from the post-office and the railroad depot. Several automobiles are now being built to do the work. Long Terms as Teachers With the end of this school year two of the oldest teachers of the Minneapolis public schools will retire. Miss Anna M. Browne will have completed twenty-eight years' service and Mrs. Martha M. Burdick twenty-six. The former has been a principal for eighteen years and the latter for twenty. Chinese Tea Bakers There are over 100,000,000 people in China who are engaged in the tea industry, and some of them are very wealthy, though they know little beyond the cultivation, marketing and sale of teas. Many of these tea raisers and tea merchants are members of the secret societies in the empire. FAWNS. This is the time of year to catch young antelope, deer, squirrels, wolves, mountain lions, etc. Chas Payne of Wichita, Kansas, buys all kinds of live game and game birds for scientific and propagating purposes, and any one having anything in this line, should write to him, at Wichita, Kansas, and no doubt will receive a prompt answer. (But this cut, and save it.) Wolves in Northern Michigan Wolves in Northern Michigan. Wolves are becoming so numerous in the woods of the upper peninsula of Michigan that about as many deer are killed by them in the closed season as there are by hunters in the open season. It is suggested that the bounty be made $25 per head, as men would then make it a business to kill them for the money there would be in it, and before long the species would be practically extinct, as far as Michigan was concerned. New Banks Down South. A fair idea of southern progress in business is afforded by the fact that in the last six months 127 banks have been organized and commenced business in the southern states. Texas heads the list with thirty-four national banks and five state banks. Virginia and Georgia come next with twelve banks each. Another notable feature of recent financial enterprise in the south has been the organization of numerous loan and trust companies. In nearly every southern state local capital has been invested in such concerns. Ancient Guarries The stone for the great wall of the dam across the Nile at Assuan is being obtained from the quarries of which the Temples of Philae are believed to have been built—the unhappy Philae which, when the dam is completed, will be submerged and partly disappear from sight for the first time in its 3,000 years of existence. The granite blocks that are being quarried for this, the first great engineering achievement of the twentieth century, bear the marks of wedges used thirty centuries ago. The German Wood Supply Germany, although it has 35,000,000 acres of forests excellently managed, and yielding an immense revenue, demands increasingly greater quantities of wood, so that for the last ten years the amount of timber which it buys has doubled and its value trebled. Getting Down to the Cattle A soap trust is talked of. Here capital touches dangerous ground, for the soap habit is universally recognized as one which ought to be encouraged and not suppressed—Washington Star. ONE OF THE NEW WESTERN CANADA DISTRICTS. The Great Advantages of Settlement Where the Soll Is of Unex-ampled Fertility. During the past year or two a large number of American settlers (those going from the United States to Canada), have made homes in the Saskatchewan district in Western Canada. They have found the climate all that could be desired and their prospects are of the brightest. In writing of it a correspondent says: The lands for sale are choice selections from a large area, and every farm is within easy distance of a railway station. Experience has shown that this district enjoys immunity from summer frost, from cyclones and zirards. The South Saskatchewan flowing through the tract, is one of the finest rivers in the country, being navigable and having an average width of stream of 1,000 feet. The agents of the Canadian government, whose advertisement appears elsewhere in your paper and who will be pleased to furnish full information, tell me that within the limits of the tract there are two distinct varieties of soil. One is a rich black loam, and the other is a somewhat lighter loam, containing a small admixture of sand. There appears to be no appreciable difference between the fertility of these two kinds of soil. Both are alluvial in their characteristics, both are marvelously productive, and both rest upon a subsol of clay. The advantage of this formation is that it retains the heat of the day during the night, and is favorable to the early maturity of crops. Every kind of crop will here attain the highest perfection of quality. The land is admiably adapted for stock-raising and dairy farming, as well as growing grain. Some idea of the richness of the natural grasses of the prairie may be formed from the fact that more than 200 tons of hay were gathered within a short distance of Saskatoon and stored up for use during the winter. A growth so luxuriant demonstrates beyond all possible question the suitability of the land for pasturing cattle, and no doubt this important in dustry will be largely carried on. Nature has been lavish in her gifts to this territory. Not only is the soil of unexamplied fertility, but the climate is delightful and healthy. Such is the testimony of every settler, and this testimony is confirmed by enthusiastic opinions from every traveler, explorer, missionary or newspaper correspondent who has ever visited this far-famed Saskatchewan Valley. In former years vast herds of buffalo cams here to winter from the elevated storm-swept regions south of the United States boundary line, proving thereby the adaptation of these rolling prairies to the purpose of raising stock. The land is dry, with sufficient, but not excessive rainfall, capable of early cultivation in the spring, and free from summer frosts. The configuration of the country renders artificial drainage unnecessary, and prevents the accumulation of stagnant pools; mists and fogs are seldom seen. The days of summer are full of sunshine, under the genial influence of which crops rapidly ripen. Autumn is characterized by an almost unbroken succession of fine weather, during which the crops are safely garnered. In winter it is cold, but extremely exhilarating and pleasant, owing to the wonderful dryness and bracing qualities of the air. The winter is a source of profit as well as enjoyment to the people, being far healthier than a humid climate. Water and fuel—these two prime necessaries of life are plentiful throughout the district. Wants River Bath Houses Ald. Corcoran's ordinance for the issue of $20,000 of bath house bonds states that the houses to be erected with the proceeds of these bonds are to be located along the shore of Lake Michigan. Ald. Froemming of the Twenty-first ward says that he will introduce an amendment to this ordinance so that $10,000 of the proceeds may be used in building public bath houses in the Twenty-first vard, on the west bank of the Milwaukee river, above North avenue bridge.—Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sidney Cooper's First Earnings Sidney Cooper's First Earnings Sidney Cooper, member of the Royal Academy, now an old man, earned his first shilling at the age of 9 from a stranger, who found him drawing the tower of the Cathedral of Canterbury on a slate. He spent the shilling for drawing materials. Later he earned his living at coach painting, but soon had the good fortune to be admitted to the Royal Academy as a student. Strange to say, he did not take up the study of animal painting, for which he is famed, until he had achieved considerable fame as an artist. Advanced Questions for Infen Advanced Questions for Infants. Fadism seems to be as rampant in the schools of Kansas as it is sometimes alleged to be in this city. Parents and guardians in Greenwood county complain that questions far beyond reasonable limit are asked to younger children. At a recent examination of the following were among the questions put: "What is meant by free trade? Imperialism? Protection? Expansion? Write briefly on the following topics, Dred-Scott decision, Kansas-Nebraska act—Chicago Chronicle. Bradley Debate of Arlington Papal Palace at Avignon The process of restoration of the famous Palace of the Popes at Avignon is actively proceeding. The battlemented tower of the chief wing is almost entirely repaired, and now exhibits the imposing frontage which characterized it in the fourteenth century. At present the old citadel of the popes is occupied by a regiment of infantry, but the latter are about to evacuate the building, which will then be probably utilized by the municipality of Avignon as a museum.