The American Citizen

Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the Country 14. NO. 43. Suggestions of the Negro BUSINESS LEAGUE BY E. A. JOHN- SON, A LITERARY MAN OF WIDE REPUTE. it may be urged that there are ro openings. This is not true. There are any openings. The Southern white patronizes Negroes in business — though I do not forget there is consid- able trudge and when the whites compete with the Negro they are apt to use the weapon of prejudice, when all others fall. But I know hundreds of Negroes who are succeeding in business. I know of none who have failed if they have followed business methods. I loo- cate that Negro bushiers supply a large part of white trade in several commun- ities with which I am acquainted. A Negro brier deserves me that he made eight thousand dollars clear last I have known a Negro contrasor who has made ten thousand dollars in the last two years and supported a large family during the time. The colored people of the south earn much more money than the serfs of Europe, but what becomes 'of it? My observation is that most of it is wasted on ill gi gift. It looks as if many of them dangle hard for x days in the week to have a "roaring big time" Saturday night and Sunday. These things ought not to be to. We need our captives of industry and economy to change this condition, encourage tortif and frugality. I know of nothing better suited to encourage these things than the plans of the National Negro Business League which held its first meeting in Boston in August 1900, and it's second meeting in Cincago in August of this year. Mr. Booker Washington conceived the plan and invited the colored business men of the country to meet with him and help devise some plan for encouragement to the members of the Negro race to make and save money. The world had heard of our creators and scholars, but the record of the Nemo business man was a sealed book. Thus the object of the Boston meeting was twofold: first, to show what we are doing in business; and second, to perfect a scheme that would stimulate more business in the future. The meeting in Boston served the purpose of the call to a consid table extent. First, no meeting of the colored people since the war has been so universally commended b THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. the newspapers of this country perhaps, as this one he h as to the personal of the meeting itself, and as to its timeless. The white editors have vied with one another in praising the good order and decorum of the meeti ngs and the business like way in which they were conducted. They were able to chronicle two full days session including half of each night of the proceedings of a Negro convention where not a single "point or order" was raised. These newspaper comments have no doubt made sentiment in the race's favor, and strengthened our cause with our friends. The conduct of the convention, therefore ought to be a source of sincere pride on the part of every well-wisher of the race in that it has been the means of procuring for as many new friends, and has also helped in encouraging our old friends to believe more firmly in the righteousness of our cause. Secondly, the meeting passed a resolution making the National Negro Business League permanent. Is purpose is not to have money for itself. it has no capital stock, it is not designed to make money for its officers or members, but rather to send out stimulating literature from time to time to the leaders of every Negro community in the U.S. states asking them to call the people together and organize some no operative business enterprise. No attempt is made to dictate what business shall be organized, but each community is left to judge for itself what will be best, there are no dares to be paid, or assessments of any kind. The design and purpose of the organization is wholly philanthropic, and it can readily be seen that if the plan is followed, and the colored people in the thousands of communities throughout the United States act on the suggestion, in the course of ten years the National Negro Business League will be able to report the wealth of the race at double what it is to day. The delegates at oston represented about one million dollars in money. The amount represented by the d-legates at the Chicago meeting has not yet been published. If the plan of the Legeus is simply followed it will be easy to assemble a number of individuals representing many hundred times a million dollars within a comparatively short time. Many communitie have already commenced to organize. A bank and a building and loan association have been started in North Carolina by two members of the League and more are being planned. It is to be hoped that the leaders of the race in all the various communities throughout the country will act promptly upon the suggestion of the League and thus stimulate the people generally to the cultivation of business habits in the matter of making and investing money Toot your own horn. The great number of newspapers and individuals who will claim great credit for wonderful results accomplished by their grand efforts will be up in the thousands. Well they say this is the day of push-push yourself or else you will get left, and it looks very much that way, for there seems to be precious few men now, who are called to either position or place by virtue of their intrinsic worth. The man who imagines that either his ability or his skilled work will call him to position and place without a struggle will find himself badly deceived when it comes to being rewarded. There are so many people now a days who have no modesty and vaunt themselves on all occasions, that if a person these days would be seen and felt, he must go in and do it for himself- hurl modesty to the wind—and if he has ability, if he has skill, if he want to be recognized, he must make an effort for himself, manfully and determinedly.—Ex Slave Trade In U. S Ben Milam, colored, an ex-slave of Lutece county, is under arrest' charged with an unusual time. It is alleged that Milam has for some time been engaged in kidnapping negroes and selling them as slaves to the white manager of a town, river island, some mile below Decatur. It is said Milam would induce negroes to accompany him to the island with the promise of securing positions for them on the plantation at gold wages, and when he reached there he would sell them in bondage, the negroes be confined with in the stockade, from which escape was almost impossible. It is said that a young negro who recently escaped from the island told the stry and caused the arrest of Ben Milam. He reports that a kidnapped negro has been confined on this island as a slave for seven years. Your Future. The best way to make a future is to be mindful of the present. The surest guarantee for future success is uniring, relentless application to the difficult and hard tasks immediately at hand. Take your presents to the Fifth Street Opera House, Christmas eve, where the mommoth Christmas tree will be. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, KANSAS NEGRO COMES OUT FOR THE OFFICE CLAIMED BY DR. CROSSEN, OF ST. JOSEPH. Topeka, Dec. 11.—J. H. Childers, editor of the Topeka Plaindealer, a journal for the negroes, to-day sent his application to Washington for the position of recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. His application is indorsed by all the leading negroes of Kansas. The chances are against him getting the office however. Letters from several of the Kansas congressmen say that it is extremely doubtful if any change will be made in the office; that the present incumbent is an applicant for re-appointment and that he will no doubt be retained unless some charges are lodged against him and sustained. In the event of a change Congressman Charles F. Scott writes that it is not likely that Kansas will get the place anyway. He had talked the matter over with the president and says that the president has announced that he will appoint Dr. J. R. A. Crossen, of St. Joseph, Mo., if a change is made. The president has known Dr. Crossen for several years and likes him very much. The Kansas negro leaders are going to continue the fight however. They declare that if a change is made the place should go to a Republican state and not to a Democratic one. Who is to Blame There are 10,000,000 Neeroes in this country, and 4,000,000 are yellow or mulattoes. Every Negro brought from Africa to this country as a sieve in 1693 was coal black. It is a well known fact a black husband and wife cannot produce yellow or mulatto children. Since social equality is so obnoxious in this country and each race is determined to keep its blood pure, will the ethnological student inform us of the origin of this brighter race classed as Negroes? Is it the Mongolian or yellow race that is found in Asia'or is it a portion of the Indian race that Columbus found over ever? Eh? Notes From the Negro PRESS ON THE PRESIDENTS MESS SAGE (The American Baptist) The President's message which has been looked for with more than usual interest was read before both houses of Congress last Tuesday and was listened to attentively for more than two hours by Senators Representatives and crowd d galaries. This was the first message of President Roosevelt and his sentiments upon many public questions were unknown and on this account Lis public utterances are of great importance. The message does not differ much from the messages of former presidents except from the face the President's training gave it a literary cast and made it printed and comprehensive. Its introduction was a tribute to the memory of President McKinley followed by a strong denunciation of an anarchistic tendencies which made such a calamity possible, much attention was given to domes in questions, such as the Trus. Parif, Chinese Exclusion laws, Civil Service, Army and Navy, Irrigation, Immigration Laws and c. . Not one word was said about Suffrage. Election Laws and c. , in which question our people have special interest but the tone of the message was admirable and as citizens of this great country all will be benefited by good and who es-me laws. (Omaha progress) The President's message as a whole was very good for the purpose for which it was intended, by classifying all citizens equal, but he should have condemned the southern disfranchisement of the Negro voters, such as protected by law, Alabama and Mississippi, and being infrared up to date. We shall say more about the President's message in our next issue. --- From the WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT The message of President Roosevelt was lengthy and grammatical; and covered almost every phase of government's amendments of the constitution of several State with the object in view of disfranchising part of the American Citizens—the Negro—was not of sufficient import to the president to get one woid. Just The Place. If you are looking for a nice place to spend Christmas eve, Dec. 24th. Go to the Fifth st. Opera House, and witness the production of "Out On The World" a very touching three set drama. Go and See Santa Claus, and the big Christmas Tree. Hear the latest comic songs and enjoy a Waltz or Two-step after the performance. Sea Foam is not so popular as it use to be—i's red eye now—they will have it. TOPEKA. Rav. Heim of the Shiloh Baptist church is in Salina this week. Miss Mimie Howell of Manhattan Kans, has accepted a position in the Industrial School teaching Domestic Economy. Mrs. J. B. Abbott is on the sick list this week. The Ophans Home League met with Mrs. R. H. Wade Wednesday eve. Prof. Robe t Jackson of Lawrence gave a Musical Friday evening at Odd Fellows Hall, for the benefit of the Industrial school. Mrs. Yates of K. C. Mo, Lectures to the club women of Topeka Thursday eve, at the Shiloh Baptist church. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Wm. Wm Toliver and miss Jessie Price December 18 at the 1st, Presbyterian church, mr R. M. Turner and his happy bride received many valuable and useful presents thank-giving eve. The ladies sewing circle of St. John A. M. E. Church met with Mrs. Carson Moss Wednesday afternoon, a delightful lunch was served. Mr. Thomas Merrian died Saturday at his home 1188 West St., he was laid to rest by the old soldiers Fort Pillow Post. Mrs. H. Willis is very sick at her home on corner King and Lane. There was a Masquade entertainment at Shiloh Baptist Church Wednesday, prize was given to Mr. Jack Jordan for the neatest dress. 2, prize to Richard Gaines for the tackiest dress. The Sewing Circle of St. John A. M. E. Chvrch met with Mrs. Gertie Merrett Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bailey of Kansas City Mo., are visiting relatives in the city. The Pleasant Hour Literary will give a special programme Saturday at their hall 429 Kansas Avenue. Training The Negro. Mr P N. Caslal of Little Falls N. Y. presents an excellent idea for solving the Negro question. He proposes that all the philanthropic people of both North and S. uh unite in establishing training schools and industrial institutions where the colored people shall be taught how to work. This will solve both the Negro and the servant problem. It seems strange that no one has thought of it before in all these thirty-old years since the close of the civil war. If the money has been expended on useless and worse than useless efforts (in the majority of cases) to make the colored people reef sustaining had established cooking schools, sewing school and agricultural schools where every branch of industry was taught systems hearty, with a perfected constitution of nestservice would be in today. What cooks, mids, waiters, hairdressers, gardners, butlers, coachmet and men and women of all work we should now be able to obtain from such institutions, we could by this time have supplied the whole country and even foreign lands with trained domestics born to service—and taught how to do it. Not long ago I received a most pathetic letter from a colored girl who had been educated just sufficiently to make her feel unfit for domestic service, and unprepared for any other occupation. Besides, her color barred hir from the benefit she the education had been intend'd to bestow. She begged me to advise her, which I was disbe to do. The only suggestion I could make was for her to use her education in making an exemplary domestic, but not having been trained in domestic labor the advice would have been useless. It is not to late to begin new and establish an industrial academy where cooks and house keepers shall be trained to purchase materials with wisdom and use them with taste and economy; where nurse maids shall be taught the rudi-ments of the kind garden, and where lakes maids may learn manicuring and hairdressing and massage. I venture to assert that such an institution would in fifteen years times become famous the world over, and to be a graduate of it would be the colored man and woman's greatest pride. TALES OF TWO CITIES Mr. Granville Vincent of Leavenworth and Mrs. Lane Jeannings of this city age 74 and 44 respectively, were married last week by Rev. Joo. King. Mr. Vincent is the owner of a beautiful 5 acre fruit farm, worth over $3,000 and he is one of leading members of the First B priest Church in Leavenworth. Mrs. Vincent is wed and favorably known they are now residents of Leavenworth contented and happy Mrs Mattie Ward of 1711 E. 9th St. K. C. Mo. who has been quite ill for past 2 weeks is improving slowly. Miss Georgia StCyr of Galveston, Tex. is completing a course in short hand & Steenography in this city. Miss Florence Smith of 717 N. 7 St. who spent two weeks in Pittsburgh, Kaus, has returned home Mr. Henry Mobley of our local Post- Office department is quite, in from the numa at his home 2031 N. 2nd St Miss -Gilmore a graduate of Douglas Hospital and training school has charge of the Negro Hospital in Leavenworth. The nuptials of Mr. Fred Jackson and Miss Inez Stafford was celebrated December 4 h. Rev J King of 916 Walker left this week for Mem his, Tenn., where he will spend several weeks with his auat. Mrs. Molie Jarret we hope him a pleasant stay. Dr H W Carrod of Perry Oklahoma, District Grand master of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor, of Oklahoma and the Louisiana Ferry, stepped in the city the past week enroute home from the funeral ceremonies of Father Moses Dickson I. C.G.M. in St Louis last Saturday. Rev Frank Wilson C.G.M. of the Order of Twelve Kausas—Nebraske Jur—adiedon, who attended the funeral services of Father Dickson a St. Louis has returned home. Mrs. E Tucker of Chicago spent a few days in the city last week. It is said Miss Emma Minor recently changed her name to Mrs.—in Chicago. It is also said that Miss Nancy Adams formally of this city but now of Omaha has changed her name in Chicago. The Musical Treat tendered the public last Friday evening at the Fifth Street Opera House in this city, in some instances failed to come up to the expectation of many who attended, for the reputation bed by some on the program was of the kind that much was expected. A generous applauded number was elationette to by Mr. A. K. Luurance. Quite a good house was in attendance, proceeds were to be used for the enter-tainment of the delegates to the Inter-state literary in this city, the last of the mouth. Everybody is going to the Fifth Street Opera House, Christmas eve. The Race Mix up. The Hon. Lewis H. Douglass in the Philadelphia North American, under recent date says: "According to the census of 1890, officially promulgated there we in this country decended from the white race and the black race co-jointly 986, 989 bullators, 105.36 quadroons 69,936 oeerons. All the first-class lexicons wit show that the mixture expressed by the words mulattoes, quadroons and octo-rooons denotes first, black parents and white parents, second, mullatoo parents and white parents, third quadroon parents and white parents. A thoughtful scrutiny of the above figures will bring out the fact by far the largest attraction of the whites is to the blacks, hence the greatest number of mixed white and col-ord is mulatto The social equality of which the above referred to condition is an unmistakable and incontrovertible evidence, was forced upon the backs by the whites masters of the South. Defenseless black women were victims of the so-called best white blood—the aristocracy of the South. It is a well known fact that the 'common white trash' of the South dared not lay a bank upon the slave of the aristocratic slaveholder. Hence with a very slight exception the mixed colored people of the South are the half brothers, half sisters cousins, etc of the best white blood in that section. Now in view of the above fact what is it but sturdy impidence of the Memphis Commercial Appeal to say, "this is a white mans country. It will continue to be such as long as clean blood flows through, he vens of the white people? This outburst came because the president invited to di ner a descendant of the Southern white aristocracy in whose veins flows the blood of Africa. What is it but the most sickening hypocrisy to prate but white mans country, white mans purity, and natural avers on to the Negro socially, with 99,698 munattoes, 105,135 quadroons, and 69,936 octoroons and their multitude of descendants standing out in bold relief confronting the false pretence of clean blood and ineradicable persition to social contact with the Negro is not time that the people of the North should look the fact squarely and honestly in the face? Social equality for base, brutal purposes exist in the South, white honest and decent union in punishable by imprisonment and lynching. In the State of Maryland white and colored people cannot legally intermary. While this is true more than 14 per cent of her colored population belongs by consanguinity to the irresistency of that pure State. It was heralded o the world that the South did not like the social equality which they claim was shown by President Roosevelt in dining Booker T. Washington. We have yet to hear a denunciation by the South of the crime which punishes holly marriage and gives countenance to the unholly and brutal condition which fills the land with millions of mixed white and black people. For stalwart hypocrisy and colossal impudence the blatant defender of Anglo-Saxon parity in the South who sarcasm himself hoarse with unmeaning verbosity, stands out as the most prominent of all the latter day hypocrites. A Man's Chance. THAT IS ALL THE NEGRO A-KS AND IE WILL BE ABLE TO There appears to be some need of the strong arm of the government in the far west if the report from Guthrie, O. T. is true. More than one hundred colored men have been run out of the country. Their rime was that they drew home-stead enquiries and attempted to file their claims. The United States attorney, Mr. Speed, says that he will cancel the entry of every man that attempts to eject a colored homestead. We trust he will do it. Report is true he has a large amt of conciliation ready to his hand. If he will enter with vigor on the duty he may teach people in Oklahoma that the United States Government is powerful enough to protect a man, even though his skin is black. Evidently we have here a further manifestation of contempt or the rights of the colored man. It is of the same sort as the recent vain attempt in Indianapolis of some white men to have colored men discharged from a foundry. Monument for San Juan Battefield. (The New York Age) A recent dispatch from Santiago de Cuba, published in the Derroit Free Press of Nov. 24, reports the purchase of the San Juan battlefield, including San Juan hill by the United States government, to be used as the site of a beautiful park. Should not the Afro-Americans of the United States secure sufficient space in this proposed new park and erect thereon a monument to the brave men of our own race whose heroism won the day at San Juan? In addition to the Ninth and Tenth cavalry and the twenty-fourth Infantry of the regular army, there were serving as volunteers 9,761 colored privates, 388 non-commissioned officers, and between 500 to 700 colored men in the navy, making a total of about 15,000 men of our rase who fought in the Spanish-Americans war. No one can have failed to observe the studied disposition on par of United States hisiors to obscure or altogether ignor DECEMBER 13. 1901 the Country sit down the part which the Afro American has played in the making and preservation of the United States. If therefore rests with the race itself to be very industrious in erecting stones of memorial if future generations are to be truthfully instructed. P. S. Detroit, Mich. What True Education Means. SHOULD CREATE IN THE INDIVIDUAL A DESIRE TO BE OF USE TO HUMANITY. The larger a man becomes, the keener and finer are his needs. Every en-largement of his capabilities by the sharpening of his faculties, by culture, by thinking and contemplation, not only increases his own demands for a greater variety of mental and moral food, but also increases his obligations to the world, for he has more to give to others There is little hope for the world from selfish culture. The boy or girl who goes to college for his or her selfish ends, to satisfy ambition or vanity, or to gain social position will have very little to give to others. It is only conceived culture that secures. The man who does not feel throbbing within him the desire to be of service to the world, to make the community in which he live be teer and nobler, has missed the true aim of education, of life itself. The secret of Henry Drummond's great power was that his learning was con—secreted to the service of others. It was so transfused with love for marrying that "The Greatest Thing in the World" was the natural and legitimate outcome of his broader culture. Ohio Women Want to Vote. Abid to grant the elective franisee to women is to be introduced into the Ohio legislature during the coming season. It will be backed by a monster petition, to which over 50,000 signatures have already been appended. Many of the signers are men Mavor Johnson, of Cleveland, favors the movement. George McCabe, a negro employ of the St. Joseph & Grand Island railroad, was injured by a Kansas City Southern train near Crescent station, in the East bottom, yesterday afternoon, and died several hours later at the city hospital. McCabe tried to cross the track in front of a passenger train and miscalculated the speed of the train. His home was in Argentine, where we has a wife and child-area. Alcoholism Among English Women, From the London Doctor. There is a growing tendency among women to the indulgence in alcoholic beverages. Among the wealthier and higher class the habit has become at most universal, and this periculous example has rapidly extended through the various social substrata for its human nature to imitate the actions of those who are better favored. The exhausting effect of the demands of society upon its devotees creates a desire for a stimulant, and hence the ever-present and generous punch bowl is often the most popular feature of the social event It didas a sparkle to the eye, color to the cheek and a zast to the spirit of the maid and matros, a d delightful feeling of dien aise, and its alluring seduiveness dids its partakers to return again again. Among the less favored classes the causes that obtain among the wealthy operate necessarily to a smallle extent, but here other conditions act no less powerfully as causative agencies in the formation of the habit. I foreground the suit of alcoholic in- In England the habit of aloohode inductione among women of the lower classes is much greater than in America. Dr. Hewood mith gives as reasons for alcoholism among women the increasing independence of women—a liberty which some of them interrupts license for self-indulgence in accrdances with their inclinations. In the struggle fo life which this independence engenders there is often the element of failure or overtrain, and women, too weak in many instances to bear the strain, resort to stimulants. The Famous Sexette will give a grand Prize Waltz at Hains Hall on Wednesday night the 18th. A handsome Christmas present will be given the couple winning the prize, Prof. Willie Young will make the music. Prof. J. M. Benton of Texas, is now located in this city employed in the Government Meat Inspection department at Swift's Packing Co's firm. He was formerly a teacher in the State of Texas and is a bright and intelligent young man and honor to the west. American Citizen American Citizen Publishing and Printing Co. EVERY WEEK AT 417 MINNESOTA AVE. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Telephone "375 Blue" W. C. Martin Editor. Weekly one year.....$1 50 Entered at the postoffice at Kansas City, Kansas as second class matter. Kansas to the Front. The crop bulletin issued by Secretary Coburn of the Kansas State board of Agriculture recently, Shows conclusively that Kansas is still at the front, and all over its broad praries there is an ever moving, hustling populace whose brain and hardy muscles are contributing much to the great mass of "do nothings" who live to eat, in various marts of the world. Notwithstanding the drought and the defiency in some of the staple farm productions, the value of the agricultural productions this year is $7,452,240 more than 1900. The value of live stock sold, over last year is $6,580,000. All this great increase demonstrates that there has been some busy souls. It is a consolation to know that the Negro has been "in it" too. While he in many instances fails to grape or awaken to the gigantic possibilities that are his, in the great West. He is fast learning. When thieves fall out honest men get their just de-erts Some one said this could be applied to senator Tillman and McIaurin. Father Moses Dickson The passing of Rev. Father Dickson the founder of the International Order of Twelve removes from our midst a unique character. The class of which he is a member is now nearly extinct, all these grand old men of the past are rapidly joining the great host in the unknown realms of another world. They have fought a good fight and gone on to receive their reward. Let us take up the work where they left off and push the battle to the gate. Let us cherish their memory and let not the old flag touch the ground. There is a deal of consolation to know that, the e are qualified young men, who have grasped the banner and hoisted her to the breeze, thus we see God reign and the International Order of Twelve still lives. A lasting monument to the venerable Dickson and a noble benefactor to the poor Sons and Daughters of Ethiopia. The recent mess aired in court between the pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and the members is beyond the point of shame but a disgrace. We are forced sometimes to stop and ask some Negroes where is their religion? Are they Christians? Certainly if the prop er faith exists between the members they can depend upon God to right their wrongs. And if the prayers of the righteous prevaileth much, why go to court? Surely ye are of little faith. The commendable feature of the Methodist domain is that a minister has a limited time to remain at any one post of labor and is moved every twelve months, are three years at best. We know not the troubles of the pastor and his flock, but certainly disapprove of this court business or the pugilistic qualities exhibited by members. There are enough churches in this city to hold every Negro inhabitant were they members, and this continual splitting and organizing of new churches should be discouraged if a min seer is not leading right, there ought to be a way provided that he could be dismissed without court proceedings Wilk he get it? And so brother Childers of the Hlaudealer, Topeka would like a piece of Federal pie, good for him but it seems from Associated Press News that Brother Crossland of Missouri has the largest pole and in case the crop is gathered, he will get the choice. We wouldnt mind seeing a Kansasan get that big apple at Washington D.C., but it seems, that Negroes from every other part of the country have more of a graft then Kansas Negroes when it comes down to partaking of the Federal pie. We would not like to see either Dr. Crossland or Editor Spools spoil the others chances in making a base hit. We like both gentlemen and think they are both worthy representatives of the race. We don't know how it is, but we always believe, sink or swim, in standing up for Kansas at all times. Whoop em boys may the best man win. The Negro reported in Alabama as inducing Negroes to an island and selling them in bondage-needs to be dealt with in a very severe manner. He is entitled to no mercy and no mercy should be shown him. The Meaning of Blunders. Some people have an unfortunate propensity to brood over what they call the 'mistakes' of their lives. It arises from a false estimate of human judgment and an overestimated idea of the responsibility of their actions. A conscientious woman of middle age wrote to a friend, "I am glad to be spared a longer life that I may spend it in repeating my past mistakes. To spend one's time in lamenting past mistakes seems the worst mistake of all. Life is short at the longest. There is little time to dream of doing, less to mourn over what has been done. To act, to act quickly, to act up to our best instincts and highest aspirations, is all we can do. It is all that is expected. After that, our responsibility ceases and the final results belong only to God. The good woman above quoted had always acted according to her best judgment, But, be ng human judgment it was fallible. Being human, she could not forsee the full consequences of her actions, but could only do as seemed right at the time. Now, if she was called upon to act today, what better could she do than that? Then why regret that she acted as before? Examining into this matter of bunders, a little further, and particularly in tracing the course of the "mistakes—well meant," in our own lives, when we took back upon them with the cooler understanding of later years, we are constrained to confess that the "mistake" must have been intended to be there, as well as the correct action, because the plan of our development has included both. Continuing to study clearly and deeply, we must acknowledge that the mistakes and errors, nay, the very sins, when forsaken and forgiven, have helped the soul upward; that all have worked together to accomplish the result sought; that they must have been put there and meant so to be; and that our "blunders" were not blunders at all, but although we sowed and watered often amiss, there was always some increase given which achieved the good we aimed at, but failed to reach. And deepest of all, we see that the divine love, which saw the end from the beginning, bore, with a tender compassion, to look upon our struggles, oeing, our dishearened sighs. Ab, infinitely greater it is, but like to the love we bear our own children, which is so deep and true that we endure to treat them barbly, and with seeming cruelty behold their tears, knowing surely that they will one day comprehend all the kindness. Onward, the Watch-word. The man who contends that there is no future for the Afro-American in this country, with all respect for the sincerity of his views, is a crape prophet of the deceased die. No man can become a subject of such doubt without losing his mind to ally or in part concerning the most salient issues of reason, history and revelation. Reason and revelation teach that there is a God, and the latter that is no respecter of person and that with him there is neither bond nor free. Jew nor Greek, white nor black. History teaches that the pathway of the American negro has been one of progress. Conquest and mastery of the most hostile and apparently insuperable odds in the history of any people. From an estate of brutal serfdom we have been elevated to the high plane of national citizenship. With the broad avenue of golden opportunities thrown open and privileged to become the architects of our own future. The past attests that we have slowly but surely carved our destiny along hopeful lines. The church, school room, workshop, farm, busidiness are thundering witnesses to our upward march. Have we reached our zenith? We would not believe it, though devils howled it from below or poery proclaimed it in pontifice awe from above. The twentieth century would have the race enter upon its onward march, not with calamitous howls and notes of despair. We should not listen to the dead-march of God-doubting croakers, but keep pace to the martial strains of truth, manhood and progress.—Ex. 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It should be used with Lustorone No. 1. It restores the hair from falling out. The regular price for the treatment is $5.00. OUR GREAT OFFER! Cut out this advertisement and mail to us with $1.00 and we will send you all of the goods as named above, in plain wrapper, so no one can know contents. This offer made to introduce Honest Goods. We can send to any place in the world. Full Directions with every treatment. Send Your Sons And Daughters To Send Your Sons And Daughters To Western University, Quindaro, Kansas, A great school for our youth; now a part of our State's in- torment. Negroes should here train their children for the Work of Life and its duties. Theological Department to prepare for the ministry, desiring to fulfill the demands in our pulpits today. Normal Department PreParing for the work of teaching in the public schools and giving a higher training to those desiring the same. Preparatory Department Fitting students for the Normal department and giving an opportunity for education to those deprived of such in childhood. For Furnishing an opportunity for Proficiency, in that Finest of fine arts—music. It is the intention of this department to give our youth training, fitting them for the work of life in the industrial world. We are opinioned that in this day of competition and labor unions and stern demands nothing will so aid the Negro as to prepare his child to compete with any in the world of skilled labor. With such training no man need fear for the future of his children or the future of his race. Courses. Architectural or Mechanical drawing Carpentry, Printing, both job and newspaper, Tailoring, Bookkeeping, Business Course and Stenography, Dressmaking and plain sewing. Fiske, Tuskegee and Hampton; the best schools of the country maintained by our people Following is the faculty. Rev. William Teucuneb Vernon, B. S. D. A. M., Pres., Lecturer in Hilosophy and Logic; Charles S. Bowman, Tuskegee; instructor in Mechanical drawing and Carpentry; John Charles Wood, instructor in printing; Joseph Nelson Garret of Willberforce; instructor in business course and stenography; James T. Edwards of Hampton teacher of tailoring; E. J. Vernon, B. S., of Willberforce; professor methematics; A. F. Moore of Fiske, professor of language and literature; S. L. Gross, teacher of dressmaking, Mrs. Lula Cunningham, piano music; Mrs. L. H. Moore, teacher of science. In addition lecturers of various topics have been secured. constant y labor for the betterment of the young people under their are and gladly lend a helping hand to the same. No student is made to feel the sting of, poverty, but merit alone tells. The most deserving are given credit-for the same. Expenses—Board per month, $5.50; tuition per month, $1; room rent per month, $1; incidental fee on entrance, $1. It is not necessary that Extravagant habits be encouraged here; students are advised to bring strong substantial clothing, but expensive apparel is not needed by one struggling for an education. School opened Sept. 9, 1801. All arrangements for entrance can be made by writing Pres. W. T. Vernon, Quindaro, Kas. He will send one of the latest complete catalogues given full information regarding the same. 1000 New Subscribers, Wanted by Jan. 1st. 1902. NOW IS YOUR TIME TO GET IN LINE. MRS. F. BUSH'S RESTAURANT and short order house. No. 347 Minn., Ave., Meals served all hours, cooked to suit the taste of all. Cleanliness made especially. Bular Meals 15 cents Don't forge the number EASY TO GET, DIAMONDC SOAP PREMIUMS TOO Why not use the best laundry soap and secure attractive premiums free Complete catalog showroom over 300 premiums that may be secured by saving the wrappers, fulfilled tree upon request. Send your name on a postal card, and we will mail you the catalogue Address. 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Only line running two trains without out charge from Kansas City to Denver Low excursion rates on sale to Colorado Utah Idaho, Oregon Washington and California. Don't complete your arangements for a trip west until you have learned all about special documents and attractions offered by the Union Pacific. For full information in regard to iow rates, time, etc. call or address Gen. Agent Union Pacific. 1,000 Main street, Kansas City, 40 Cascareth CANDY CATNARTIC THEY WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP 10s 25s. 50s. Decagon Gennine stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." Tge best and most popular line from Kansas City to Chicago and St. Louis is the Chicago and Alton Ry. "The Only Way." Elegant up to date equipment fast time cour.ous employees, etc. all combine to make a journey via thif time an enjoyable ou'ing Anything that contributes to the happiness of the home is a blessing to the human race. 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KENNEDY, M.D. Latest Kansas News Leavenworth Boy Who Ran Away Twelve Years Ago Returns a Rich Man LEAVENWORTH.—(Special.) Maitlan A. Teets, of Dawson City, Alaska has returned to Leavenworth for the first time in eleven years. Teets ran away from his home here when but a boy of 16, twelve years ago. He returned a rich man. His wealth is estimated at $100,000. During all his absence his mother, Mrs. Sarah C. Teets, of Second avenue, heard nothing of him. Immediately upon arriving here Teets started out to find his mother. He was going along Second avenue toward her home, when he met an elderly woman coming toward him. He noticed her and then he looked at her again. She looked at him for a moment and then rushed forward, throwing her arms around his neck and crying: Maitlan, my boy, my boy. You can't fool me. It's you, it's you." To say that the meeting was dramatic would be putting it mildly. Tears of joy at their reunion trickled down their cheeks and mingled with the kisses and embraces which followed, while the two proceeded arm in arm to Mrs. Teets' home, two blocks from where the meeting took place. Mr. Teets has had a varied career since leaving here, and has traveled all over the United States. In 1897 when the gold fever broke out in the Koundike, he went there and prospered. Mr. Teets will remain in Leavenworth until after Christmas, when he will join his wife in Des Moines, Ia., and will leave for Dawson City. He now owns eight claims there, which are all working, and are valued at $100,000. YOUNG MOORE CONVICTED Found Gullity of Murder in the Second Degree for Killing Wilberger Degree for Kling Wilberger WINFIELD.-(Special). The jury in the Moore murder case, after being out seventeen hours, found him guilty of murder in the second degree and decided that he was a party to the murder of C. L. Wilberger last April. The boy's lips trembled when the foreman announced the verdict, but he held up bravely. The general opinion here is that he was concerned in the murder, but that the state did not prove it at the trial. The case will probably not be appealed on account of the expense of such a proceeding. The county attorney was criticised for not using "Slim's" confession, but he claimed he could convict without it and results have sustained his belief. It is expected that the confession will be used in the case against "Shorty" McFarland, which comes to trial this week. The conviction of Moore has strengthened the expectation of McFarland's conviction, as this case has proceeded on the theory that McFarland was the instigator of the plot. Wiltherger was a wealthy farmer who was robbed and murdered one afternoon while he was driving home from Winfield, where he had been with wheat. Charles Betts, a 13-year-old boy, was tried for the murder and acquitted. The evidence on which Moore who is only 17, was convicted, was to the effect that "Shorty" McFarland, Moore and "Slim" French planned simply to hold up Wiltherger. Wilterger, however, was slow in holding up his hands and Moore shot him. "Slim's" confession was also along this line. BIDS FOR NEW COURT HOUSE Douglas County Will Build Five Building in Lawrence After Many Years. LAWRENCE—(Special.) The county commissioners of Douglas county have authorized the county clerk to advertise for bids for a site for the new county court house. At present all the county offices are located in a dingy little building owned by the city. This building was erected in 1867, and as it was not so well built and arranged, it is by no means suitable for a court house. In the last legislature a bill was passed authorizing the county commissioners of Douglas county to levy extra taxes to the extent of $80,000 for the court house fund. The great struggle now will be the location of the fine new building. The building of a new court house harmonizes with the recent moves Lawrence has made toward municipal improvement. Streets have been paved and many new buildings have been put up, so that, on the whole, the quiet old college town is having a considerable "boom." Where is Young Maier? PARSONS.—(Special) Adam Maier, son of Vice Grand Master C. W. Maier, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, left his home one day last week for the purpose of visiting relatives, but he never reached his destination and has been mysteriously missing. His parents refuse to believe he has intentionally remained away. Another Prairie Dog Exterminator '1OPEKA.—(Special.) Secretary of State George A. Clark has received a letter from W. E. Hamilton, president of the Milwaukee Title Guardian Company, of Milwaukee, stating that he had a dead sure remedy to kill off prairie dogs. He said ne wiped out the rabbit pest in Australia and that his medicine is just as deadly to prairie dogs as to rabbits. He wants to know what the status is here and if there is any chance to set in on a contract to clean the prairie dogs out of Western Kansas. Carelees With His Coln. WICHITA.—(Special.) T. O. Seaton, of Carthage, Mo., lost a $5,000 certified check and $50 in cash while intoxicated here. Seaton did not know that his money was gone until after he had paid his fine for drunkenness in police court and his papers and letters had been returned to him. The police found a deposit book upon him, which showed that he had credits to the amount of $7,000 in the First National bank of Carthage, but the check book was missing. Business for a Year was $240,000 TOPEKA.—(Special.) The thirtieth annual meeting of the Kansas State grange was held here recently. Thirty-six accredited delegates are present, mostly from the counties of the First and Second congressional districts. The largest delegation is from Johnson county, where the order maintains co-operative stores, which did a business of $240,000 in 1900. The main store of the Johnson county association is at Olathe and branch stores are at Stanley, Gardner, Edgerton and Prairie Center. This association has been in successful co-operation since 1876. It is governed by rules laid down by the national grange. The stock is held by members of the order. The capital of the concern was originally $20,000. It is now $100,000. Other cooperative associations are maintained by the order in Miami, Osage and Linn counties, but they are not as strong as the Johnson county enterprise. In 1900 the state grange numbered 2,324 members, included in forty-four subordinate granges. TWO CONVICTS CAUGHT At Least This is the Word Received at Leavenworth Prison From Lawton. LEAVENWORTH.—(Special.) The federal prison officials at Fort Leavenworth have received word that convicts number 2109, Bob Clarke, and number 1945, Turner Barnes, have been captured at Lawton, O. T., by the sheriff. Warden McClaughry telegraphed orders to hold the men. Deputy Warden Lemon and Guard Zerbst went to Lawton to identify the prisoners. The authorities at Oklahoma in their telegram say that they are sure they have the right men. Clark is well known to the officers there. He was sent up for five years from Texas for breaking into a postoffice. One hundred dollars is offered for his arrest. Clark was the man who held up Superintendent Hinds in the revolt. Barnes was sent up from the territory for ten years for assault. He was also one of the leaders in the revolt on November 7. Sol Temple Caught Again. SALINA.—(Spectal.) Sol Temple, the desperate, has been recaptured and is now in jail at Dallas, Tex. This information, was received here by Sheriff Swedenberg from the chief of police at Dallas, who wanted to know if Temple was wanted here. This is the fourth time Temple has been arrested inside of three years. He recently broke jail at Pond Creek, O. T., and is wanted there and at several other places in Oklahoma and Kansas. He has gained considerable notoriety throughout the West as a desperate of unusual courage and cunning. He has several charges of jail breaking to his credit. Killed a Kansan With a Club. CHERRYVALE. — (Special) Clarence Bird, who killed Joshua Linton with a shinney club at the Hanley school house about two weeks ago, was convicted of manslaughter in the fourth degree. His sentence is three years and six months in the penitentiary. Linton was annoying young women and Bird interfered. Sulicide Eads a Honeymoon SMITH CENTER.—(Special) Mell Adams, a young farmer living in the northeast part of this county, has killed himself. He was hunting and shot himself with a shotgun. Dependency over the breaking of a will in which he was interested is believed to be the cause. He was married a few weeks ago. Sterling, Kas., Mill Burns STERLING. (Special.) The Keystone flour mill, owned by B. C. Furstenberg, has burned to the ground. It was a 100 barrel custom mill, fitted up with all the modern improvements. The loss is about $15,000 with $5,000 insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. A Freight Train Wrecked in Kansas. ELLIS—(Special.) A freight train is reported wrecked at Grainfield, fifty miles west of this place. The firemen and head brakeman are said to have been injured and several cars thrown off the track. A wrecking outfit has been sent from here. Doesn't Like Carnegie's Terms. LAWRENCE—(Special). The Commercial club has decided not to accept the Carnegie offer for the erection of a library building in Lawrence unless an annual 5 per cent maintenance guaranty could be secured instead of 10 per cent of the amount donated for the building. Efforts are now made to secure $45,000 or $50,000 on the 5 per cent basis, but there has been no encouragement received for such a plan. Students to Lend Their Ai EMPORIA. — (Special). President Miller, of Emporia college, by request of Governor Stanley, appointed one member from each class in the institution to represent their classes, to confer and work with Governor Stanley in his efforts to secure funds for the McKinley monument. The prospects are good for a large contribution from this school. When two men go to a big city together, they tell "jokes" on each other on their return. Asks $5,000 Damager Gets $352 GREAT BEND.—(Special.) In the district court here Mrs. Mary Leedy was given a judgment of $350 against the city of Great eBnd. Mrs. Leedy sued the city for $5,000 damages for injuries received in a runaway, caused by the horse stepping into a hole on one of the side streets and throwing her from the wagon. The city has appealed the case to the supreme court. 5 It is easy to quit a habit you never learned. FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY USE There is no more serviceable or simple engine than the WEBER JUNIOR Odd Marine Relic. An ancient ship was recently discovered in the bed of the old River Lea, in England. The vessel, found at a depth of seven feet below the surface, is about fifty feet long and is constructed of oak throughout, with the exception of the keel, which is of elm. The ribs of the boat are secured to the sides by tree-nails, while the timbers are secured with crude iron nails. The floor boards are fastened together with nails and the calking is done with felt. Antiquarians think it belonged to the fleet with which King Alfred the Great fought the Danes. Finest Diamond in the World. The Jubilee Diamond (now the property of a syndicate), which is the largest and finest in the world, is so perfectly cut that, when placed on the small truncated apex of its pyramid it stands perfectly balanced, though measuring one inch and five-eighths in length, one inch and three-eighths in breadth and one inch in depth. It was cut from the larger part of an irregular crystal of unusual size which was found in 1893 at Jagersfontein in South Africa. A black spot near the middle of the stone was the reason for cutting it in two. Russell Sage's Midday Meals Contrary to a popular belief created by long years of newspaper misrepresentation, Russell Sage is not only quite particular about what he eats, but is a valliant trenchman and a good authority on matters of the cuisine. New York papers, in spite of this fact, periodically describe his midday meal as consisting of a cracker, an apple and a glass of water. As a matter of fact, he generally lunches in the Western Union building with such men as the Goulds, General Eckart and other officials of the Gould interests.—Chicago Chronicle. B. Washington Entertained President. It is now remembered that in December, 1898, the President of the United States and the governor or Alabama were entertained socially at Tuskegee, Ala., by Mr. and Mrs. Booker T. Washington. The New Orleans Picayune said at the time: "No white hosts or hostesses could have been more courteous in attending to and more thoughtful in forestalling every want of their guests than were these refined and educated Africans. Physicians Much Interested Northport, Mich., Dec. 9.—The medical men are just now eagerly discussing a most remarkable cure of a severe case of Kidney Disease in this county. Mr. Byron O. Leslie of Northport has for years been a victim of kidney derangements, with all the consequent pain and annoyance. He was gradually growing worse and as the disease advanced he became very despondent, often wondering if he would have to endure this suffering all his lifetime. But at last he found a remedy that cured him in Dodd's Kidney Pills. He was much pleased, but did not say much about it lest the good effect he experienced would not last. Now, however, after months of continued good health he has concluded that he is permanently cured and his announcement of this has caused a profound sensation among the physicians and the people who knew of his apparently hopeless condition. Universal Cockroach. The common cookroach has spread throughout the civilized world by means of ships. This disagreeable bug comes and goes on ships almost as freely as the rats. The two seem to live together amicably and they monopolize the hold of the ships which carry foodstuffs. ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS Use Red Cross Ball Blue. It makes clothes clean and sweet as when now. All grocers. 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Sold by $3.50 SHOES $3.50 SHOES W. L. DOUG The standard has always been placed 80 high in the W. L. Douglas $3.00 and $3.50 shoes than more $3.00 and $3.50 shoes than any other two man W. L. Douglas $3.00 and $3.50 shoes leathers used in $5.60 and $6.00 shoes Insist upon having W. L. Douglas's sh on bottom. Shoes meet any-over on receipt. carriage. Take measurements of foot as shown in with nearly 100 yrs. in-pain or cap toe; heavy, med CATALOG FREE. W. L. DOUGLAS Than a Quarter of a Century the reputation of W. L. Douglas and $2 shoes for style, comfort and wear excels all other shoes. The excellent reputation has been won by many douglas shoes have to give greater satisfaction than other $2 shoes and has reputation for both style and $2 shoes must be demonstrated in American cities selling direct from factory or retail, and those in other cities. L. DOUGLAS 50 SHOES $3.00 UNION-MADE standard has always been so much the warmer reception and $2 shoes than any other two manufacturers in the world. Douglas $3.00 and $3.50 shoes are made of the shoes used in $5.00 and $6.00 shoes and are just as good upon having W. L. Douglas shoes with name and design. Douglas shoes with name and design take measurements of foot as shown. state style desired; since no cap or capet, heavy, medium of light shoes. GREEF. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. of a Century the reputation of W. L. comfort and car gas exceed all other shoes that have been worn by men. We offer satisfaction than other shoes and less than $4.00 and $6.00 shoes must be from other selling direct from factory to our retailer. DOUGLAS DOES $3.00 MADE W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 with Ridge Line Cannot Be Equaled at Any Price. placed so high that the wearer receives more value for his money than he can get elsewhere. W. L. Douglas makes and sells other two manufacturers in the world. Fast Color Eyelashes Used. $3.35 shoes are made of the same high-grade $6.00 shoes and are just as good in every way. Doug as shoes with name and price stamped on receipt of price and 25 cents additional for foot as shown; size style desired; size and heavy, medium or light soles. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. QUAL. ICE For More Than a Quarter of a Century the reputation of W. L. Douglas makes and at those prices. This excellent reputation has been won by meritorious alma. W. L. Douglas should have a better satisfaction than other 10,000 and because his reputation for the best $2.50 and $5.00 shoes must be maintained. Equated at Any Price. Dressmakers have been selling their goods high quality, but the prices receive more value for his money in the W. L. Dressmakers $3.00 and $5.00 shoes that he can get there. W. L. Dressmakers more $2.00 and $5.00 shoes than any other two manufacturers in the world. Fast Color Eyelashes Used. W. L. Douglas $3.00 and $4.50 shoes are made of the same high-grade leather used in $5.00 and $6.00 shoes and are just as good in every way. These shoes are made of leather and are on the bottom. Shoes are made on receipt of price and $25 additional for carriage. Take measurements of foot as shown; size style desired; size and train of shoe or cap; heavy, medium or light shoes. Catalog FREE HAS NO EQUAL. DEFIANCE TRADE MARK DEFIANCE IN QUALITY & QUANTITY STARCH 16 OZ. REQUIRES NO COOKING PREPARED FOR LAUNDRY PURPOSES ONLY MANUFACTURED BY MAGNETIC STARCH MFG Co OMAHA, NEB. NO COOKING REED FOR PURPOSES ONLY INSIST ON GETTING IT. Some grocers say they don't keep Denance Starch, this is because they have a stock of it only for cooking, only 12 oz. in a package, which they sell for $12.99. Denance Starch contains 16 oz. for the same money. Do you want 10 oz. instead of 12 oz. for the same money? Denance Starch Requires 10 cooking. The BEST starch is Defiance. The BIGGEST package is Defiance. Quality and quantity mean Defiance Starch. 16 ounces for 10 cents. Don't forget it—a better quality and one-third more of it. PISO'S CURE FOR CURSES WHERE ALL FINE CARS. Best Treatment. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION CHUCK FULL OF THEM. THE SHELVES ARE LOADED WITH THEM The Wall is Lined With Them and the Ceiling hangs full of them, it will Pay you big to buy your Christmas necessities here. A few extra specials for Holiday shopper. 100 3-HORSE HOOK The magnetic toy perfectly harmless you can have lots of fun with this regular $1.50 toy for this sale 98c. We are showing a tremendous big line of dolls of all descriptions from 5c to $3.50 Toy washing machines one that will actually hold water complete with wringer and clothes rack a good sensible toy all complete for 25c. GROCERIES 11 lbs. of standard granulated sugar for 50c on grocery orders of $1.50 3 bbls of cape cod cranberries for qt. 5c. 9 bars of Water Queen soap for 25c. 100 bu. of choice potatoes bu. $1.20 50 cases of 3lb solid packed tomatoes can 9c. 50 cases of standard sugar corn can 7 1/2c. 5 hoops of genuine Herkimer cheese lb 14c. Nice large fresh cocoanut for this sale each 5c. MAMMOTH CHUCK FULL OF THE M. THE SHELVE The Wall is Lined With Them and the Pay you big to buy your Christmas necessities Holiday shoppers. 100 3-HORS And ladders complete with two men worth 50c. Steel passenger trains with two coaches and enp White enamel dolls 100 of them regular 50c bed Two gross of toy carts two-wheel for each 8c. Standing black boards special lot for this sale c We have games of all descriptions from 5c to 8c We will offer for this sale 75c games of Parlor c Large line of doll go carts and buggies for each up to $8.00. The magnetic toy perfectly harmless you can ha $1.50 toy for this sale 98c. We are showing a tremendous big line of dolls o Toy washing machines one that will actually and clothes rack a good sensible toy all complete For this sale we will give to each customer for sweepers one that will do the work worth 25c for We are showing a big line of fancy china cups a THIS IS THE PLACE TO GROCE 11 lbs. of standard granulated sugar for 50c on g 3 bbls of cape cod cranberries for qt. 5c. 9 bars of Water Queen soap for 25c. 100 bu. of choice potatoes bu. $1.20 50 cases of 3lb solid packed tomatoes can 9c. 50 cases of standard sugar corn can 7 lc. 5 hoops of genuine Herkimer cheese lb 14c. Nice large fresh cocoanuts for this sale each 5c. TEMPLE OF E Ferguson, Mudge And 524-526-528 Minneso Kansas City Secure Tickets ...VIA THE... Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry ...AND YOU GET... Sleepers: & Ghair Cars ...TO. CHICAGO and quickest and bessi line to Chilocothe, Otumwa, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and La Crosse and Cedar Rapids, Rockford and Freeport: .....Passenger Station at... 22nd St. and Grand Ave. Take Westport Cable City Ticket Office, 915 Main street, Ridge Building. A. B. BRIDGES GENl. Southweste Agent F J. LERCHPassenger Agent. Office 911 S. Kansas Ct Gonnod's Test Opera Few people are aware that Gounod once, in a moment of anger, tore up the manuscript of an opera he had composed, and, though he afterwards repented of his action, he was quite unable to recall its melodies. Gounod's opera "Faust" was nearly lost to the world by the religious scruples of the great composer. About the time he wrote it he determined hence forth only to write sacred music, but, happily for posterity, he thought better of his resolution. Rare Old Bible Found. A wonderful old Bible has just been discovered in Venice, the fortunate finder being Leo S. Olschi, a well-known antiquarian of Florence. It is in five large volumes, and was printed in Rome in the printing house of Don Pietro Massimo in 1471 and 1472. Soon after it came from the press it was purchased by a patrician family of Venice, and it was in the archives of this family that Olschi discovered it. A Czar's Novel Visiting Card From the Ladies' Home Journal: The Russians tell a story of the late Czar Alexander III. that upon the rare occasions when it was incumbent upon him to pay a call he would take a gold coin bearing his "image and superscription" and twisting it between thumb and finger leave it in lieu of card—the only man in Russia who had strength for the feat. American Rotter the Best American bottles are preferred to all others for the export trade, and especially in warm climates where American an English goods come into close competition. American glass is said to stand tropical climates better than the English, the reason being that it is better annealed. Transvaal Minerals. The Transvaal is the richest country in the world so far as minerals are concerned. In 1877 England annexed the Transvaal, but evacuated it in 1881. In 1848 England conquered and annexed the Orange Free State, but evacuated it six years later. BASEMENT IS ELVES ARE LOADED WITH THEM and the Ceiling hangs full of them, it will issuites here. A few extra specials for URSE HOOK each 50c. For this sale 25c. and engine complete for 10c. each bed for 19c. each 8c. sale each 19c. to $1.00. earlor croquet for set 50c. each 25c 50c 69c 75c 89c 98c and so on can have lots of fun with this regular dolls of all descriptions from 5c to $3.50 actually hold water complete with wringer; complete for 25c. mer for 10c Bissell's little Daisy carpet 25c for this sale each 10c. cups and saucers from 10c to 50c. CE TO BUY YOUR CERIES 0c on grocery orders of $1.50. 9c. 1d. 5c. ECONOMY Poyser, Props. Minnesota Avenue. city, Kans. 25 TIME KILLING IN SOCIETY. Typical Modern House Party on a Scot- tish Estate. I am sure our house party must be a success. The royalty, it is true, is an obscure sion of a German family, and his name looks more imposing in print than the owner does at breakfast. However, that is a detail. The fact remains that we are a typical modern house party, sumptuously lodged and fed by a typical modern millionaire. Everything in the house is luxurious. The morning tea is served up on priceless Sevren; we awake to the strains of the baggies; the breakfast table is laden with every delicacy; at lunch, when we join the shooters, a hot meal appears miraculously on the heather; the finest moor, the best deer forest, and a magnificent salmon river all appear to be at hand. Carlton has brought down seerz stags to his own rife in four days, and landed, according to the gillee's account, the biggest fist of wives. In the evening, between tea and dinner, our host touches a bell and an organist appears, who plays in the twilight on the beautiful organ in the ball; and after dinner a violinist (also on the premises) makes the most divine music in the drawing room. For our host is a patron of the arts, and to what more delightful use can money be put than that of encouraging talent and able able to gratify one's taste for it in one's own house? The Grand Duke encores throughout the performance; the cabinet minister keeps time with his foot, and at the close of the "Kreutzer Sonata" asks for Scottish airs. The celebrated beauties make heroic onslaughts on the eligible parts, who show distinct signs of following the Grand Duke's example. Mr Veynor announces that the music is "too clear," and the generality of its escape upstairs to each other's sitting room for a final game of bridge. Such is life—London Outlook. A Hard Bet co Win. In 1893 three Irishmen agreed to undertake a journey around the earth on foot for a jackpot of $150,000. Each one of the party deposited one-third of this sum in the Bank of Dublin, and it was agreed that whoever survives the trip and returned should receive the whole amount. In case all died a Dublin hospital was to become the beneficiary. On Dec. 24, 1895, they started east across Europe and Asia Minor to Egypt, where they took passage for Australia. Their wanderings through the inner wastes of Australia proved the hardest trials of the journey, and the severity of this trip resulted in the death of two of the travelers. The third, Capt. Trevelyan, completed the voyage and won the money. —New York Press. The Acoustic Tielemeter The British war office, it is reported, is making arrangements for carrying on a series of elaborate experiments with an apparatus invented by General Gilletta, of the Italian army, called the acoustic telemeter, the object of which is the location of the direction from which hostile fire proceeds and the determination of its distance. The Italian government, it is stated, has had a number of the instruments for experimental use in the approaching military maneuvers. HOW THE CURFEW STARTED. Origin of the Custom Said to Be Lost in Obesity The origin of the curfew is lost in obscurity. The word is, of course, derived from the French, "couvre feu" or "cover fire." Rev George S. Tayck writes in denial of the theory associated with William the Conqueror, and says that the old story at one time universally accepted was that William the Conqueror, fearful of plots among his newly vanquished subjects, invented and forced the curfew as a check to such schemes, and it has come in consequence to be often quoted as a badge of servitude and an emblem of tyranny. It is quite evident, however, that the great Norman was not the originator of the idea; and although he was probably the first to make it a general law in England, it is more likely to have been a useful precaution against fire than an attempted prevention of rebellion. There is evidence that a curfew bell was rung at Oxford in the days of King Alfred, nearly two hundred years before the Norman invasion. The history of that city states that "the custom of ringing the bell at Carfax every night at eight o'clock was by order of King Alfred, who ordained that all the inhabitants of Oxford should at the ringing of the bell cover up their fires and to go to bed, which custom is observed to this day." The enforcement of the curfew was no hardship. At a time when practically no one but the clergy could read and write, when the amusements of all classes were chiefly indoor sports, and when every one began the labors of the day almost at sunrise, there was little, if any, tyranny in the compulsory cessation of work at eight, while in the nature of the case all recreation ceased at dark. Youth's Companion. SCARING A DEBTOR. The Persuasive Power Which Lay In a Lawyer's Business Card. Lawyer's Business Card. A good story is told of the way a Newark lawyer was tricked by a clever client the other day. The barrister was sitting in his office when Mrs. B., a friend, entered, and pceived to tell him of the difficulty a Mr. C. was in through a loan he had made to Mr. D. Mr. C. was in great need of the money, but Mr. D. refused to return the sum, which was quite a large one. "I think," said Mrs. B. to the lawyer, "that you should take hold of the case you could collect the money." "All right," said the barrister, thinking of the neat little fee that would be his after he had succeeded in inducing Mr. D to part with the sum claimed by Mr. C. "I'll give you one of my cards to hand to Mr. C. If he will step in and see me I'll handle the case for him." Shortly afterward the lawyer left the city for a few days' outing in the country. On his return he inquired of Mrs. B. what had become of Mr. C. and his claim against Mr. D. "Oh, that's all settled," replied the woman. "Mr. C. said he just went to Mr. D. showed him your card, and said he had retained you in the case. Mr. D. paid the money at once." Now the lawyer is wondering where his prospective fee is coming in. He believes he has a good case against Mr. C. for about 10 per cent of the amount of Mr. C's loan, but has not decided whether to press the case or not—Newark News. Correct Answer Astonished Teacher. Correct Answer Astonished Teacher. The teacher of an intermediate grade in the third ward school was "showing off" her pupils before a number of visitors. The spelling class was on the floor, and one small, red-headed boy was given the word "introduction." He paused, twist d his lips, stared, and then in a fatter way spelled it correctly, and seemed rather surprised that he had done it. "Do you know what the word means?" asked the teacher. "No'm." "What, you don't know what introduction means?" "No'm." "We'll, now, I'll explain it to you. Does your mother ever have callers?" "Yes'm." "Well, now, suppose that two ladies came to call on your mother. Your mother knows one of the ladies but doesn't know the other. She has never seen the lady and doesn't even know her name. Now, how would she become acquainted with this lady and find out her name?" "She'd send me out for a can of beer." As that was the correct answer the teacher had nothing further to say.—Milwaukee Sentimental. Was Never in Jail. When Mark Twain was in London he frequently dined at a popular literary club, where it was the custom for each member to introduce his guests formally, and in set phrase, to the company. This unusual custom appealed to Twain, and when it came to his turn to return thanks he referred to it eulogistically. "I like it," he drawled, "for it reminds me of a time I lectured in a little town in the Rockies. My chairman was a well-to-do 'cow-puncher', who found the situation evidently irksome. 'I'm told I must introduce this ver man tye boys,' he said, "but I can only see two things in his favor. One is that he's never been in jail and the other is that I don't know why," and then he sat down," as Mark Twain did. Had Seen It Before. Dr. C. W. C. awwford, manager of the Grand Opera House at Spencer, Iowa, vouches for this: At a recent performance at this theater an over-dressed woman, after rustling ostentatiously into her seat, finally composed herself and looked at her programme. Opening it at the second page of the bill, she saw in prominent letters, "Synopsis," which she mispronounced in an audible tone, "Pshaw!" she remarked turning to her companion, "we've seen this here play before; let's go home." But a tauris a whis e objection on the part of her friend, who probably explained her mistake to her, she settled back in her seat apparently somewhat did m'ted.—New York Clipper. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24th, 1901, NEW FACES, NEW features, New Songs. See the big CHRISTMAS TREE and Old Santa Claus. Hear Cole and Johnson's latest success in the song line. 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As he entered the room the parrot uttered his first and last words. "Oh! doctor," he exclaimed, in a strong Yankee accent, "I'm so sick!" And since that day, now several years ago, he has not uttered a word—Baltimore News. Favorite Perfumes A great many well-known men and women have been fond of different scents, as is historically known, but it is hard to say how far their characters fit in with this new idea. 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It was demonstrated the other day that not even a tiny mouse can creep into our domains from foreign shores without paying duty, says the Philadelphia Record. A gentleman returning from Europe brought with him a pet white mouse, of which he had grown very fond. His "mouselets" was assessed at 20 per cent, which so enraged its owner that he vigorously protested. The case was appealed, and the board of classification of the board of general appraisers, after mature deliberation in solemn conclave, handed down a decision in which the protest was overruled. In Bloomsbury, London, was formerly a region known as the Fleid of Forty Footsteps. It was frequented by rough characters, and it is related that a struggle between two brothers 'ook place there. The footprints of the men were indelibly impressed in the sood and no grass would ever grow there. The place was built upon at the beginning of the century. 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Our treatment does not interfere with your usual occupation. Examination and YOU CAN CURE YOURSELF AT HOME at a nominal advice free. INTERNATIONAL AURAL CLINIC, 596 LA SALLE AVE., CHICAGO, ILL. STATISTICS OF SUICIDES Two peculiarities are shown in the recently published figures of suicides in American cities—the recession of natives of Germany from the head of the list which they long held, and an increase in the number of suicides among colored people. In the last published report on the subject in this city, all boroughs, it was seen for the first time that there were more suicides by natives of the United States than by those of Germany, though the disparity was very small. The change is explained in part by the fact that while the number of German men who commit suicide is larger than that of male suicides of any other country, suicide by German women is comparatively rare and gets rarer each year. The suicides of colored people have been more conspicuously observed in the large cities of the south than in the northern cities, where the colored population is small and is not increasing, and the explanation of it is found in a single phrase, city life. Colored residents of farms or small towns seldom commit or attempt suicide; it is in the large cities, where the struggle for existence is under conditions most unfavorable to colored men, that a few of them overcome their repugnance to such an act of violence. In proportion to the total population, suicides among Englishmen residing in the United States are very much more frequent than among residents of Irish birth. Among male natives of France and Switzerland in the United States the rate of suicides is high; among women from France or Switzerland there is practically none at all. In respect to the total number of suicides compared with the population, Chicago and San Francisco rank highest among American cities. Baltimore and Richmond are low on the list. In New York city the ratio of suicides is higher in Queens than in The Bronx—New York Sun. Boer Horses Well Trained. The Boer horses are remarkably well-trained animals, and when the Transvaalers desire to form an ambush or firing line, their horses are taught to remain stationary as soon as they feel the reins dropped over their necks. ANY HEAD NOISES? USES OF HARD HEARING CURABLE chose born deaf are incurable. SE IMMEDIATELY. BALTIMORE, SAYS: BALTIMORE, Md., March 30, 1907. is, thanks to your treatment, I will now give you action. using, and this kept on getting worse, until I lost many months, without any success, consulted a num- ber our specialist of this city, who told me that at only temporary, that the head noises would could be lost forever. In a New York paper, and ordered your treat- ring to your directions, the noises ceased, and used ear has been entirely restored. I thank you AVERMAN, 720 S. 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It has the largest dials. If the dials were out of the way and tracks were laid, two trains could pass each other running through the holes. The glass in the four faces is fastened there by a ton of cement. The glass, if laid on the ground, would make a walk or square long and ten feet wide. The minute hand will flush its year's journey by completing a 110-mile trip on New Year's day. It is expected that this minute hand will travel 110 miles annually for many years to come. The clock is strong, and the minute hand is phosphor bronze, and weighs 250 pounds. Gonnod's Lost Opera Few people are aware that Gounol once, in a moment of anger, tore up the manuscript of an opera he had composed, and, though he afterwards repented of his action, he was quite unable to recall its melodies. Gounol's opera "Faust" was nearly lost to the world by the religious scruples of the great composer About the time he wrote it he determined henceforth only to write sacred music but, happily for posterity, he thought better of his resolution. Read The American citizen Now is your time, get in line ---