The American Citizen

THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the Country APRIL FOOLED The Kansas City, Kansas Remnants of the Republican Party A Democratic Landslide. The People at the Bat. VOL. 15. NO.7. The battle is fought the victory is won and the administration of that excellent gentleman mayor W. H. Craddock, is sustained and approved. Never in the history of Kansas City Kans. has there ever been a more terrific battle between the republicans and democrats as was laged on Tuesday the 1st day of April 1902. The rays of an April sun were obseured from view during the early hours of this eventful day. The air seemed ladened with a democratic odor and as the sun reached the meridian and the clouds cleared away and the warming rays shone down upon a seething mass of variegated flowers no mortal ever gazed upon a more earnest and highly excited crowd then. that hovered around the eighth precinct in the 2nd ward for this was the battle grounds. To enlighten our readers we will begin at the beginning. Mr. A. D. Stewart the republican nominee for councilman in the 2nd ward who was unsupported by his party, after looking over the field and the awful high fences built by Geo. Gruble Jr. the democratic nominee, and the peoples choice, and after a manful hustle, saw it was useless to run against such a man withdrew Monday afternoon, when the news spread over the city, the wildest of scenes transpired the Republican City Central Committee hastily convened at 10:30 p. m. on Monday night rebuke the action of Mr. Stewart, and put the name of Henry F. Schaible a well known grocer and one of their strongest men of the party in the ward, on the ballot. A house to house all night hustle took place, while the republicans did this the Gubble forces assembled in this office and a thorough inspection was made, the roll was called and the sentiments cried "All is well" and Gen'l's Gubble and McFadden announced, they were satisfied with the inspection and warned the loyal soldiers to waste no ammunition, but shoot to kill. Negroes Want Homes. It Is Almost Impossible to Supply the Demand for Houses for Them. The Negroes of Kansas City have a hard time finding houses to live in. No less of the city's population is required to pay so high for what it gets in this time and none has so hard a time getting it. There is a strong prejudice against renting rooms or houses to Negroes because white people always afterwards shun them. The result is that the Negro population generally is compelled to be content with such places as cannot longer be rented to any but the most degraded and dishonest whites. Within the last few years, however, there has been a steady destruction of old buildings to make room for better ones. A large amount of land in districts containing small houses such as the Penn Valley district, has been condemned for park and other purpose. In this way the number of places which Negro could rent has been rapidly lessened, while the Negro population has been increasing. The result is that Negroes are now paying from $12 to $15 per month for the most miserable quarters, or consisting of only two or three rooms, and there is such a competition among them that the rental prices are steadily climbing upwards. "The situation will not be so bad during the summer," said one real estate man yesterday, "but I don't know what we shall do with the Negroes this winter unless a change of some kind occurs. With the wholesale houses and warehouses invading the old down town and bottom districts, where the Negroes have lived in the past, and the buildings in which many families of them have been allowed to stay being torn down, they are having a hard time of it. The competition among them is becoming so strong that they will agree to pay almost any rent that may be asked of them, and in this way the prices are constantly forced upward. HUMAN FLOWERS Every Mother Is a Gardener in Her Own little Plot-Care. Nurture and Appreciation. and appreciation. Every home is like a little garden, and the mother is the gardener. Do the young plants thrive physically, mentally and morally? Do the buds swell naturally from day to day, pointing ever to ward a healthy and beautiful blossoming? Then they are carefully cared for watered with kindness, nurtured with love, and kept in the sunshine of sympathy and comprehension. Regarding the latter, there is nothing that places a child in a more unhappy condition of mind than to constantly misunderstood. To make him know our unfailing love and sympathy, to strive by every means possible to look into the depths of his opening mind and learn his thoughts and fancies is one of Notwithstanding that grape and canisters were used and the republican forces thinned our ranks - there were some true and tried, and above the din, hum of musketry and clashing arms the old banner upon which was inscribed "To do right" waved, cheering the noble hearted little band onward to victory. How well they fought, is suffice to say Mr. Cruble won by a majority of 59. It is to Mr. Gable's credit that he had some loyal captains and lieutenants (as well as some traitors) County Attorney Enright prospective candidate for governor or, his deputy B.S. Smith,Sheriff Harry Mendenhall and his deputies Gleed and Cumming, County commissioner Harry Darby, City Attorney Reitz, Nat Barnes, the political schemer, were part of the representative push of the Republician party that labored as men never labored before to defeat Mr. Gruble. It was a battle royal but there were true and tried Citizens, who believed in rewarding a man for what he does rallied and continued to rally while money floated on the air undaunted by its sight, stood by, wrung victory from what the Republicans hoped would be the political grave. Not a single voter in the Second ward who had the moral courage to vote for Mr. Geo. Gruble Jr. will ever have cause to regret his or her action. He is a Democrat, but a man with it. He stands flat footed and firm in the best interest of the city, his Ward and the whole people. His past readily tells his future. The story of the fight in the other wards is easily told, there was no parti cular fight. Out of Six wards there were elected five democrats a d one republican. The council now stands nine democrats and three republicans. The colored troops fought nobly. the pleasures and duties of motherhood. If the little one gives expressions to strange ideas, it is much better to make some attempt to analyze the tiny effort than to say. "Oh, what a queer child you are! Run away and play." A child gets tired of always "running away to play." He has thoughts and fancies of his own, and even though they are grotesque and sometimes very funny to ours, they appear natural to him and he wants them explained and not laughed at by those whom he looks up to as being so much wiser. If it were a real garden which was being cultivated, and a young plant should put forth strange sprouts, the gardener would at once investigate, and see whether it was simply a freak of nature or whether he had growing in his plot 'some flower which gave richer promises than he had expected. Sometimes plants develop far beyond the gardener's expectations, and if there is indications, of such good fortune, he will all the more carefully tend the growth of the coming blossom. Why then when her child says odd li tie things, and toils of pretty imaginations or dreams, should not the mother look the more closely to its mental that the wondering young muth may be guided into heartful paths, and not go wandering blindly around, believing the things that are untrue and putting aside things practical. Expression is the safe outlet of the mind, and to make it healthy and progressiv , the child needs continual care and gentle, comprehensive instruction. The child-mind is a beautiful study and the sacredness of the trust is not always appreciated by the mother. Especially when there are many children and many cares, is the mother to be pitied rather than condemned, for while being forced to neglect her garden, she knows not what joy she loses, while the poor little plants grow wild, like weeds, unearned for and unnurtured Happy the mother who can and will watch the development of each little human mind-flower. DRUNKENESS AMONG WGMEN. DRUNKENESS AMONG WGMEN. According to the report of the report of vital statistics, drunkenness among the women of London is increasing year by year. This, perhaps, is one of the reasons why the government is rigorously enforcing all clauses of the government licensing bill that give discretionary powers to justices to suppress drunkenness as far as possible. A case in point, about which society is talking, occurred the other day when a tall, well dressed woman was arrested for being drunk and helpless in the Strand. At Bow St. she gave the name of Christiana Sykes, and her address as No. 2 Chestfield St. Mayfair, which is the residence of Lady Tayton Sykes. Sbe was discharged with a reprimand KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING. CHARLES S. WITMER. 2nd and 3rd wards. Our acquaintance with him, has shown that he is an energetic, quite popular and brilliant young lawyer. He is making a desperate struggle, but honest one, to be his partys candidate. It is probable that he may be a winner in the end. Bae fair at all times. G. N. knows a thing or two. Nine to three that makes betting good. The pugilist is still game. The 2nd Ward had Grubble on the brain I was glad Easter was not a nice day because I didn't get my 'roseau. I thought Summer and took down my stove—never be in a hurry. Armourdale is to be the future sporting place of the consolidated cities. If the truth was only told on some people—Well. Is it Bock or Buck the last name is more appropriate in some cases. The weather makes but little difference in the Sea Foam bloc cap city. J. H. B. and Miss. C will shortly cut the cake. "Cap" doesn't believe in saving diamonds. Besides being a lively entertainer he is quite comical. You did say they played poker—but the fellow accused is not guilty of being a riot. Miss Aun ave, I'llays wears a smile when Mr. Sea Foam block is mentioned. "Resolved that it is better to attend to other peoples affairs instead of our own" is the subject for Debate in a grand affair soon 'to take place—The affirmative will be taken by the Sea Foam and Popular blocks the Negative. Will be taken, by repreen atives from the String town. There is going to be a'mighty rattling among the dry bones—What's that—Did you hear me 47 Living Children. His Sixth Wife. HUNTINGDON TENN. On the farm of Jason Gibbs, in this county, lives a remarkable old Negro. His name is George Gwinn, and he is one of the few centenarians in Carroll county, being 102 years of age. But the most remarkable feature in connection with this old darky is the extensive list of his lineal descendants. They number more than 200. Gwinn was born in 1800 on Gwinn Creek, Carroll county. While yet a young man George was married, and by his first wife had four children. He is now living with his 6th wife, and by the entire six is the father of forty-seven children. All of the forty-seven are still living; all are married, and have had an average of three children each, making grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Gwinn's first wife was taken from him more than 60 years ago, sold into slavery and carried to Little Rock. He never saw her again. He then married Iris Dickson, an Indian woman. He then took unto himself Charlotte Thomas, Maria Mathias, and Minerva Randle. Gwinn is rather lively, considering his extreme age. Although compelled to go about with the aid of a cane, he can still work some and very often does a fairly good day's work. He uses neither liquor nor tobacco, having quit both severa, years ago because he thought they were undermining his constitution. His mind is still good and he delights to gather about him a crowd and talk of events of four-score years ago. The Negro who educates his children buys himself a home and as much property as he can get, who lives a life of virtue and industry, who serves his God to the best of his ability, ie a blessing and an inspiration to the community n which he lives. —Christian Index, We present in this issue a cut of Mr Charles S. Witmer a promising and genetically young lawyer of this city, who is endeavoring to shape the political affairs, that he may be the candidate of the Republician party for Representative of the 10th district, comprising the lst. TALES OF TWO CITIES. Mr. A. K. Lawrence was in Carthage Mo. on business this week. Mr. Alma! Henderson spent Easter week in Edwardsville Ks. the guest of Mrs. J. G. Groves. Mr. Chas. Reese of 910 N. 3rd made a flying trip to his home last Saturday at White Cloud Kansas. Mrs. Emma Word of St Louis is visiting her mother Mrs. Anna Scott of 540 State ave. Miss. Kattie Sharp of Leavenworth is the guest of Miss E. V. Jones of N. James St. Mr. Thomas Harshel spent several days the past week in Latroop Mo., visiting his mother. Rev. C. R. Smith in Company with Rev. E. D. Burnes made our office a pleasant call last week. Mrs. Ella Cowen of 216 Group ave and Mr. Will Tipkin of St. Louis were Quately last week we hope for them a happy journey through life. Dr. I. H. Anthony was called last week to Brownville Tenn on account of the serious illness of his brother Jerry Anthony of that city. The funeral of Mrs. Anna Munday was held last Wednesday at the Residence 1503 Cottage Ave Rev. Ewing official ed. Mrs. M. Williams of 844 Jersey St. is on the sick list her many friends hope for a speedy recovery. The six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs P. J. Nelson Died at their home April the 3rd 1902 at 828 Walker street Kansas City, Kansas. The Easter egg party which was given at the home of Mrs. M. M. Jackson of 322 New Jersey ave. was quite a success, Mr. Alonzo Reese gave us a slight touch of his work, as thus: "You certainly look good dressed up in red—with naps and ribbons all over head" this made a hit. The leading lady Miss Inetta Wilson, was also present. The button she wore under her neck favored a well-known gentleman. They both drank from the same glass and sat close all the time. There were boiled eggs changed into scrambled eggs that day. Perry Kas - March Perry Kas.—March 27, 1902 The Second Baptist Church of Perry Kan. opened their Revival meeting Sunday morning at eleven o'clock March 23, 1902.—Rev. E.P. Green of Kan. City. Kan. did some noble work here while in our midst. There were about ten added to the churca of which Rev J. D. Haley Pastor. ANNOUNCEMENT I hereby announce myself as Candidate, for Representative of the Tenth District, First, Second and Third Wards of Kansas City, Kas.—Subject to the Republican Primary. CHAS. S. WITMER. Candareth CANDY CATHARTIC THEY WORK WHILE YOU SLEEER 10c 25c. 50c. Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." All diseases start in the bowels keep them open or you will be sick, cascarets ct like nature Keep liver and bowels active without a sickening griping feeling. six million people take and recommend cascarets. Try a 10c. box. All druggists. They Say Editorial News Notes. A Negro that will fall out with another Negro, over a white man's politics ought to be drummed out of the race and sent to the wilds of Africa there to be exiled for all time to come. Let's Join in. In the effort to beautify our little city now being gone into with a determined will. Let the Negro citizens awake to the realization that they are a part of this common wealth and it be behoow them to enter deeply this commendable move. Let all citizens irrespective of creed, color anything else join in one mighty band to make this our homes the garden spot of the great west. On and Off. The spring municipal election is ove and we just as well tune up for the fall- when a mighty time is going to happen. There was a time when you could bet on politics in Wyandotte county, but that time has gone by. There is an ar- ray of pie men, within hailing distances of the bakery and it will be hard to tel who will feast. We know one thing there is some hungry souls waiting. Death has been exceptionally busy in the past year and up-to-date, it haa fiel led many a well known personage in our midst. How thankful ought we to be that we are yet spared. Get a Home. There is said to be a lade in the affairs of men when taken at the flood leads on to fortune. Now is an opportune time time for the Negro to get him a little home and stop paying rent. Just as well begin to deny yourselves some of the pleasures of life now and save something. The time is rapidly approaching that the property or real-state that knows us now will shortly know us no more forever. Our pocket beeks cannot reach it. The season is opening up start now and by next winter you will have a little home and possibly all or half paid for grasp old time by the forelock and tussle as if life and death depended upon it. Don't wait for a big accumulation of funds, but put yourself in the breach and go ahead determined that the glorious object shall be achieved. BICYCLE 5000 big over fact by us at one-half 1900 an Catalogues full detailed We SHIP or Canada 10 DAY no risk i need to pay 500 SA taken in trad standard make Tires, equipm prices in our bf RIDER ACE pay model bf $50 a week WE WANT a reliable person exchange for a bicycle. Write J.L. 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He has a Negro deputy and the race remained loyal deputy your eyes on the chair of this de- puty, seet hat it remains filled. Lack of Unity. There is an awful lack of unity between business men of color, in this city. Why this spirit of jealousy, big headiness, self importance and hatred toward one another exists is more easily guessed at, then explained. Instead of a real friendly spirit, a sociable disposition and a profitable exchange between one another, there is always a foolish wrangler-remininding one of school boys in a game of marbles. One business Negro imagines he is the whole show, another believes that he is entitled to be it all, and still another believes he is the only pebble. None of the three will concede that the other knows anything about business, so you have the wrangle. 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LORD KELVIN AS DAMOGLES The Great Scotch Scientist's Absolute Faith in Figures. Lord Kelvin, so his friends say, used to make of himself a sort of Damocles, but it was a cannon ball instead of a sharp sword which was suspended over his head. Few living scientists have us high a reputation as Lord Kelvin, and few have to their credit more useful inventions or valuable discoveries. Though now in his seventy-eighth year the old professor, who for more than half a century occupied the chair of natural philosophy at Glasgow university, still maintains his reputation for being one of the most energetic men in Scotland. Those who know him are fond of telling of the boyish eagerness and almost incredible energy with which he attacks his work. When lecturing he used to become so absorbed and wrapped up in the experiments he was conducting that he could scarcely wait for the results. Disdainful the services of an assistant, he scurried about his lecture room like a youth of 16. Indeed the students liked to say that they never saw him cross his laboratory except at a run. The ruling passion of Lord Kelvin, who is a member of halt the learned societies of Europe, and who has been decorated by the emperor of Germany, the president of France and the king of Belgium, is his absolute faith in figures, and it is this ruling passion which led to his experiment as a Damocles. When he has once solved a problem in mathematics he is willing to stake upon its correctness not only his reputation, but, if necessary, his life. Taking an immensely heavy cannon ball, he calculated with the utmost accuracy the size of the smallest wire which would bear the weight of the load of iron. He then procured a length of wire just the requisite strength, and, to prove the truth of his figuring, had the cannon ball suspended over his lecturing platform at the very spot where it would be most likely to strike and crush him should the wire give way, and it remained there for weeks.—London Mail. MORGAN'S ONE "INTERVIEW." The Story of It, as Told by the Multi- millionaire Himself The interviewer disturbs J. Pierpoint Morgan. He makes his boast that he never has been interviewed, and declares that in the last seven years but one interview ever has been able to approach him. The story of this one exception he yesterday told to Bishops Potter and Doane. On a recent trip to Europe a representative of the London Times would not take no for his answer. "Tell the Times man my time is worth £10 a minute," at last said Morgan. "The Times man says he'll take two minutes at that," came back the reply. "He handed me £20," said Mr. Morgan, "talked just two minutes by both our watches, did all the talking himself, and rose to go on the instant. 'Why do you want to see me?' I asked in curiosity. 'Oh, I wagered £100 that I would interview you personally, that's all,' was his reply. I congratulated him on his enterprise and dismissed him within the third minute of his call." "Did you keep his £20?" dryly asked Bishop Potter, as Mr. Morgan ended. "Yes, and I haven't earned money in a long time that gave me the satisfaction that £20 did."—San Francisco Examiner A Slight Mistake. The prospect of a dinner will generally keep a hungry man awake. But the victim of absent-mindedness seems at times unable to distinguish between what to eat and what to leave. This was the case with the man who went into a London restaurant, called for a newspaper, and, only when roused from his reading by a waiter, ordered coffee and a ham sandwich. The waiter executed the order and deposited with the homely fare a large pasteboard check. The absent-minded one went on reading his paper. Some quarter of an hour after the waiter returned. "Anything more, sir?" he said. "Yes," snapped the man, "get me a fresh sandwich; the one you brought me was as dry as a bone." The waiter looked down and gasped. "Lor," he exclaimed, "here's the sandwich I brought! You've eaten the check!" French Glants Materialize. Every now and then another giant keeps turning up at Rouen, anxious to convince the executors of the Comte de Pierrecourt that he is the biggest man in France, and therefore entitled to a half-partion of the count's £4,000 legacy. The Pierrecourt hears have already begun suit to have the "giant couple" clause in the count's will set aside, averring that the testator was not of sound mind when he stipulated that method of improving the breed of Frenchmen. In the meantime the documents in the case are filed at the mayor's office and are accumulating amazingly. They comprise written applications enough to create the impression that there are not more than a handful of citizens in the whole country less than seven feet high. Ruins on Mesa Verda. The Colorado Cliff Dwelling Association is endeavoring to preserve the ruins which lie on the Mesa Verda, in the southwestern corner of Colorado. Here are more than three hundred cliff dwellings, including the noted "Cliff Palace." All of them are in the Ute Indian reservation and a ten years' lease has been made with the Indians, since neither the general government nor that of the state can control In- American Citizen Publishing and Printing Co. VERY WEEK AT 411 MINNESOTA AVE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Telephone "757 Blue" W. C. Martin Editor Weekly on year.....$1.00 Entered at the pos. office at Kansas City Kansas, as second class matter. Read The Citizen. With the object of encourageg agriculture in the Soudan the British government has tentatively begun to purchase the crops raised by the fellahs. Special commissions have been appointed for the regulation and establishment of titles to real property in town and country. These commissions settle the questions at issue on the spot. The continuous possession of a piece of ground for five years is regarded as sufficient evidence of title. The prohibition to grow tobacco has been withdrawn. An experiment in colonization has been carried out in the districts along the Blue and White Niles with two disbanded Soudanese battalions, but even so soon as this there is a considerable improvement in the condition of affairs in the Soudan. Enel Out of Waste. One problem which municipal authorities of all countries have been seeking to solve is how to best dispose of the city's garbage. A process has been discovered in France, by which garbage is converted into briquettes. It consists of mincing the refuse, straw, paper and the like and adding tar and naphalene. The whole mass is then mixed in a kneading apparatus and dried, and pressed into briquettes. The director of the Paris municipal laboratory says that these briquettes have a slight odor of gas, burn brightly, and engender heat slowly. With a more highly perfected method of manufacture they will engender less ash, and the heat-producing qualities will be about the same as those of common coal. Restering Frescoes. The castle of Cles, in Trient, at present used as a barracks, contains some very fine frescoes and wall paintings made when the Cardinal von Cles occupied the palace as bishop of the see. They date from 1530 to 1583. Three famous Italian artists were summoned to Cles to beautify the castle-Dosso Dosso, from Ferrara; Romanino, from Brescia, and Figolino, from Vicenza. Much of Dosso's work is visible, but part has been unfortunately whitewashed over. These works are now to be rescued as far as possible from destruction. Gunned's Last Opera Few people are aware that Goundon 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. Goundon'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. 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. A Carry-Out Writing 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 Bottles the Best American bottles are preferred to all others for the export trade, and especially in warm climates where American and 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. Duty on a Mouse. Uncle Sam is a stern stickler for form, and the amount of red tape employed in the custom house is really remarkable. It was demonstrated the other day that not even a tiny mouse can creep into our domain 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 "mouseless" 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. EUGENE FIELD FIXED HIM. Accepted a Loan, and Faithfully Promised to Forget It. "The late Eugene Field was notoriously improvident, his chronic hardiness being a sort of byword among his intimates," said an old friend of the poet recently. "But he managed to get a good deal of himself out of the paucity of his own resources. Once at one of those semi-public functions held in a saloon where every man is a host who has the price and every man a guest who has a thirst Field, as usual, went broke. There happened to be a hanger-on in the crowd, one of those whose considerable ambition is to say they have shaken hands and touched glasses with a celebration. Calling the poet to one side he said: 'Now, I hope you will take no offense, but I understand you to say you had run short of money. If that be true, I would be glad to oblige you with a ten.' 'How dare you!' snapped Field, affecting great indignation. 'I don't even know your name.' 'Beg your pardon a thousand times,' responded the other; 'I meant no offense, I assure you. I thought you might be able to use the money. Please forget it.' Field was silent for a moment as if in deep thought and then slowly drawed: "Forget it! All right; I will on one condition." "On what condition?" "On condition that you make it $15." Soudan Up to Date. HERE YOU ARE The best place in town to have your boots and shoes repaired. Mr. D. A. Wynne the old reliable boot and shoe maker, has re-opened at 1110 N. 5th St. where he invites all his old customers and new ones as well. His reputation is so well established that he needs no elaborate introduction. When wanting anything done in his line don't fail to give him a call. Publication Notice. In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Richard Early, Plaintiff. vs. Lona Early, Defendant. To the above named defendant you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named Court and that unless you appear and answer on or before the 2nd day of May 1902, the petition filed against you, will be taken as true, and a Judgement rendered, the nature of which will be a decree, dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing between Plaintiff and defendant and divorcing him from said defendant and for cost of this suit. I. F. Bradley, Attorney for Plaintiff. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte {ss. In the Probate Court in and for said county Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned, on the Estate of Aaron Julius late of said county, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 19th day of March, 1902. Now, all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby notified that they must present the same to the under signed for allowance within one year from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within three years after the date of said Letters, they shall be forever barred. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Administrator of the Estate of Aaron Julius, deceased. In witness whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have here to set my hand, and affixed the seal of thesaid Probate [ SEAL ] Court this 29th day of March, A. D. 1902. Probate Judge. (First published March, 19, 1902.) State of Kansas, ) ss. Wyandotte County. ) In the Probate Court in and for said County. In the matter of the estate of Clara Williams, Alias Clara Slurge, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned on the estate of Clara Williams, Alias Clara Slurge late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 5th day of February A. D. 1802. Now, all persons having claims against the said Estate, are hereby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance within one year from the date of said Letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such Estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within three years after the date of said Letters, they shall be forever barred. PETER YOUNG, Administrator of the Estate of Clara Williams, Alias Clara Slurge. Deceased. (Feb. 21 1802.) A Bad Reputation. In Bloomsbury, London, was formerly a region known as the Field of Forty Footsteps. It was frequented by rough characters, and it is related that a struggle between two brothers took place there. The footprints of the men were indelibly impressed. In the soe and no grass would ever grow there. The place was built upon at the beaure of the century. Beauties of Warwick Castle. Warwick castle is held by many to be the most beautiful seat in England. The large baronial wall is a magnificent decorated with the most perfect specimens of armor, furnished in a luxurious manner, and masses of flowers and large palms abound on every side. schools in Samoa There are 200 private schools on the islands. The twenty buildings on the 300 acres of the Malua Training institution, which is twenty miles from Apia, were all erected by the students, under the direction of their teachers. Fifty acres of the property has been cultivated, and 900 cocoanut and 1,200 bread-fruit trees have been set out. The food supply for the institution is obtained from the neighboring waters, which abound in fish. Each student cultivates a garden and raises sugarane, yams, bananas and taro. 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Typical Modern House Party on a Scottish Estate. I am sure our house party must be a success. The royalty, it is true, is an obscure scion 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 Sevres; we awake to the strains of the bagpipes; 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 seven stags to his own rife in four days, and landed, according to the gillie's account, the biggest fish of the century, and I am the proudest 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 hall; and after dinner a violinist (also kept 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 being able to gratify one's taste for it in one's own house? The Grand Duke enures throughout the performance; the cabinet minister keeps with his foot, and at the close of the "Kreutzer Sonata" asks for Scottish airs. The celebrated beauties make heroic onslaughts on the eligible partis, 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 Quokk. 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Will bring the skin to any desired shade of color. Cures all Facial Blemishes, Pimples, Black Heads, &, c,c also cures all Skin Diseases and removes Small Pox Pits. LUSTORONE SCALP SOAP. —Is absolutely pore. It should be used with Lustorone No. 1. It also cures the hair from falling out. The regular rides for the treatment is $5.00. OUR GREAT OFFER! Cut out this advertisement and mail to us with $1,400 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 Western University A great school to trests, Negroes should here train their children DEPART Theological Department to pre- demands in our pulpits today Normal Department PreParing to and giving a higher training to those desiring t Preparatory Fitting students for the Normal department those deprived of such in childhood. MUSICAL DE For Furnishing an opportunity for of fine art STATE INDUST A great school for our youth; now a part of our State's interests, Negroes should here train their children for the Work of life and its duties. DEPARTMENTS 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. STATE INDUSTRIAL Department It is the intention of this department to work of life in the industrial world. We are of labor unions and stern demands nothing will compete with any in the world of skilled labor the future of his children or the future of his Courses.—Architectural or Mechanical newspaper, Tailoring, Bookkeeping, Business plain sewing. FACULTY The faculty is composed of graduates from Fiske, Tuskegee and Hampton; the best school following is the faculty, Rev. William Tecumseh in Philosophy and Logic. Charles S. Bowman and Carpentry; John Charles-Wood, instructor force, instructor in business course and steer teacher of tailoring; E. J. Vernon, B. S. Moore of Fiske; professor of language and life Mrs. Lulu Cunningham, piano music; Mrs. L. lecturers of various topics have been secured. OPPORTUNITY constantly labor for the betterment of the young helping hand to the same. No student is made tells. The most deserving are given credit for Expenses—Board per month trance, $1. It is not necessary the encouraged here; students are advised to bring apparel is not needed by one struggling for an arrangements for entrance can be made by w will send one of the latest complete catalogues this department to give our youth training in world. 'We are opinioned that in this day, nothing will nothing will so aid the Negro as to teach nothing will so aid the Negro as to labor. With such training need the future of his race. General or Mechanical drawing Carpentry, Printmaking, Business Course and Stenography. LITY. Graduates from Lincoln, Wilmington; the best schools of the country maintain William T. William Tecumseh Vernon, B. S. D. A. Charles S. Bowman, Tuskegee, instructor in Wood, instructor in printing; Joseph Nelson's course and stenography; James T. F. Nelson, B. S. of Wilberforce professor language and literature; S. L. Gress, teacher no music; Mrs. L. H. Moore, teacher of have been secured. PORTUNITIES These teachers are determined of the young people under their care. No student is made to feel the sting of poverty are given credit for the same. ed per month, $5.50; tuition per month, $1; is necessary that Extravaganza are advised to bring strong substantial cloak struggling for an education. School open can be made by writing Press, W. T. Vernon, complete catalogues given full information. 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 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. FACULTY. The faculty is composed of graduates from Lincoln, Wilberforce, In Hilhilosophy and Logic. Charles S. Bowman, Tuskegee, instructor in Mechanical drawing and Carpentry; John Charles-Wood, instructor in printing; Joseph Nelson Gareet of Willemforce, instructor in business course and stenography; James T. Edwards of Hampton force of tattooing; E. J. Vernon, B. S., of Wilberforce; professor mathematics; A. F. Moore, professor mathematics; S. L. Gross, teacher of dressmaking; Mrs. Lulu Cunningham, piano music; Mrs. L. H. Moore, teacher of education. In additional lecturers of various topics have been secured. constantly labor for the betterment of the young people under their care and gladly lend 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 trance, $1. 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, 1901. All arrangements for entrance can be made by writing Pres. W.T. Vernon, Quindare, Kas. He will send one of the latest complete catalogues given full information regarding the same. Write at once for information or catalogue to William T. Vernon. William T. Vernon. From the London Globe: An informing story is being told of Mr. Kruger. Returning home from one of his journeys to England, he brought with him a pair of pajamas, and his appearance at night in this clothing nearly frightened the life out of the good Tante, his wife. "What's that?" she demanded. "Sleeping clothes from England," said Mr. Kruger, with misgiving. "Then take them off," responded Tante, "and come to bed in your velldshoe (shoes)." Can it be Mr. Kruger's habit to go to bed in his boots? Quindaro, Kansas. Oom Paul's Pajamas give our youth training; fitting them for the opinion that in this day of competition and so aid the Negro as to prepare his child- er. With such training no man need fear of race. drawing Carpentry, Printing, both job and Course and Stenography. Dressmaking and Lincoln, Wilberforce, tools of the country maintained by our people. Joseph Vernon, B. S. D., A. M., Pres, Lectur- er in printing; Joseph Nelson Garret of Wilber- fenography; James T. Edwards of Hampstead of Wilberforce professor of mathematics; A. Literature; S. L. Gross, teacher of dressmaking H. Moore, teacher of science. In addition UNITIES teachers and officers young people under their care and gladly lend to feel the sting of poverty, but merit alo- dee the same. month, $5.50; tuition per month, $1; room re- per month, $1; incidental fee on en- tax. Extravagant habits be- long strong substantial clothing, but expens- ed on education. School opened Sept. 9, 1900. A Writing Pres. W. T. Vernon, Quindaro, Kai has given full information regarding the same. T. Vernon. Armored Glass A recent German invention is armored glass, or glass cast with wire gauze incised in their substance, so as to increase the resistance to pressure, shock, and the effects of heat. Tests of the new material have been made at the Chemnitz technological museum which show that the armored glass is much stronger, and where the ordinary glass broke under sudden applications of pressure the strengthened material only cracked, and the cracks caused by changes of temperature did not allow either damp or flame to be A Noted Knight Templar Owes His Health to Peruna. ASTINE LE WALL COATING ALABASTINE THE ONLY DURABLE WALL COATING Kalsomines are temporary, rot, rub off and scale. SMALL POX and other disease germs are nurtured and diseases disseminated by wall paper. ALABASTINE should be used in renovating and disinfecting all walls. healthy Mind in a stomach and brain affect each other. A sick sleep and brain rest, and a sick brain sor of sedentary habits, brain workers who do and bowels, and wear out their brains and n Health Stomach and vents sleep and Men of sedentary achs and bowels exercise take airigh "11 box only gain "Or me plon bush A m is w Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body Stomach and brain affect each other. A sick stomach sours the disposition and prevents sleep and brain rest, and a sick brain sours the stomach and clogs the bowels. Men of sedentary habits, brain workers who don't get much exercise, have sick stomachs and bowels, and wear out their brains and nerves. A man who keeps his bowels regular is without strain or violence, can keep exercise. A famous professor advises his students: 'Wear in God's own wisdom, for when the strong and healthy, then the sy will have inexhaustible elasticity. Best for the sold in bulk untreated to o free. Addr Colonel T. P. Moody, a prominent Knight Temple is well known in every city in the United States west of Buffalo, N. Y., as a member of the Auctioneer. In the city of Chicago as a prominent lodge man, being a member of the K. T. and S. S. sons. The out shows Colonel Moody in the costume of the Oriental Consistory Masons. Send letter in recent letter from 5000 Michigan state Chicago, Ill., Mr. Moody says the following: "For over twenty-five years I suffered from catarrh, and for over ten years I suffered from catarrh of the stomach terribly, I have taken all kinds of medicines and have been treated by all kinds of doctors, as thousands of my acquaintances are aware in different parts of the United States, where I have traveled, but my relief was only temporary, until a little over a year ago I started to take Peruna, and at the present time I am better than I have been for twenty years. "The soreness has left my stomach entirely and I am free from indigestion and dispepsia and will say to all who are troubled with catarrh or stomach trouble of any kind, don't put it off and suffer, but begin to take Peruna right away, and keep it up until you are cured, as you surely will be if you persevere. My wife, as many in the southwest can say, was troubled with a bad cough and bronchial troubles, and doctors all over the country gave her up to die, as they could do nothing more for her. She began taking Peruna, and the result that she is better now she has been in years, and her cough has almost left her entirely. The soreness has lost her lungs and she is as well as she ever was in her life, with thanks, as she says, to Peruna. Yours very truly, Catarrh in its various forms is rapidly becoming a general curse. An undoubted remedy has been discovered by Dr. Hartman. This remedy has been thoroughly tested and has been shown that men have come to know of its virtues, and are making public utterances on the subject. To save the country we must save the people. To save the people we must protect them from disease. The disease that is at once the most prevalent and stubborn I were to make a list of the different names that have been applied to catarrh in different locations and organs, the result of which was a partial list of these names, and the surprise caused by the first publication of it to all people, both professionals and non-professional, was amusing. And yet we were to make a list of the names which are classed as catarrh. It must be A man and a woman sitting in a room with a large collection of Christmas decorations. WHY IT IS THE BEST is because made by an entirely different process. 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Revere House, Boston, Mass., the oldest and best in the country. Write today for these books: keys to death and happiness. Consultation, in person or by letter; 9 to 6; Sunday, 10 to 1. The Peabody Medical Institute has many imita- ALL SIGNS FAIL IN A DRY TIME THE SIGN OF THE FISH NEVER FAILS IN A WET TIME. THE FISH as a sign has a history. This is told in an interesting booklet which is yours for the asking. in a Healthy Body r. A sick stomach sours the disposition and pre- brain sours the stomach and clogs the bowels. rs who don't get much exercise, have sick stom- trains and nerves. "I work in the office and don't get as much exercise as I should, and when I feel bad I just lift my arm and go to the office alight." E. Rohan, Q. & C. Route, Crescent. K. "I had a tropid liver for life, I bought a box of Cascades in Washington and have not only been put in perfect health, but have also been able to work." Harry Johnson, Rockville, Md. "Casears were the only medicine I had with pion corn Husker of America," husking 700 bushels in 1915. E. E. Kimberlin, La Harpe, Ill. els regular with Cascarets Candy Cathartic, that ice, can keep strong and healthy without much professor in Jefferson Medical College used to Trust in God and keep your bowels open!" That's for when the bowels are regular and the digestion then the system is safe and the brain and nerves ole elasticity and life. A man who keeps his bowels regular with Cascarens and Candy Cathartic, that is without strain or violence, can keep strong and healthy without much exercise. A famous professor in Jefferson Medical College used to advise his students: "Trust in God and keep your bowels open!" That's God's own wisdom, for when the bowels are regular and the digestion strong and healthy, then the system is safe and the brain and nerves will have inexhaustible elasticity and life. Best for the Bowels. All druggists, rocs, gos, nees, never sold in bulk. The genuine tablet stamped C.C. Guaranteed to cure or your money back. Sample and booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. M. Col T. P. Moody, of Chicago, Had Catarrh Twenty-Five Years and Was Cured by Peruna. confessed, however, to see even this partial list drawn up in battle array is rather apalling. If the reader desires to see this list, together with a short exposition of each one, send for our free catarrh book. Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, 1,213 BUS, ONIONS PER ACRE. Salzer's New Method, of onion culture make their own onion brine. and more bites, but there is no vegetable that pays better. The Salzers annually sell about a quarter of the eighth of a million lbs. of onion seed, selling at same at 60 cents. For the bites, for the bites, for the bites. E will mail you their manmoth catalog, together with 160 kinds of flower and vegetable seeds. Market gardeners list, 21st postage. W. N. U. When an old work horse is given a holiday he spends it chiefly in looking lonesome. Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces in a package, 10 cents. One-third more starch for same money. True patriots work for their country's future instead of boasting of its past. If you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents. If there is anything that makes a man mad it is to have a cross-cyed girl wink at him. Try me just once and I am sure to come again. Defiance Starch. Ask a girl for a corkscrew and if she brings you a gimlet her market value is away above par. Defiance Starch, 16 ounces, 10 cents. A girl comes near enough to squar- ing a circle to satisfy herself when she puts her finger through a wedding ring. CALIFORNIA FARMS FOR FREE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE GRIDER FAMILY & CO. The hold that Holland has on its East Indian colonies is rather precarious. The Archon war, stretched over well-nigh thirty years, is having a period of recrudescence that will sadly try Dutch resources. The Jambi war has also kept the Hollanders busy, Strange to say, in both districts the Dutch troops are doing what the Dutch condemn in South Africa—burning farms. They are even destroying whole villages. Becoming Americanized a western girl who attended a reception given by the wife of Minister Wu at the Chinese legation in Washington, writes to a friend saying: "The house is very much like an American home and the Wus are becoming more like us every year. Formerly the minister received and his wife was poked back in a corner. Now she receives and he wanders about looking lonesome, allee same like Melican man when his wife gives a party." Henrik Ibsen's Early Life. Henrik Ibsen fifty years ago was serving behind the counter of a country drug store. The dispensing of medicines, however, did not suit tastes of the celebrated Norwegian, and during his apprenticeship he was hard at work reading for the profession of a doctor. In order to eke out a very small salary he took to writing, with what result the whole world knows. Haz Siberian Nammoth Russian savants are looking forward with interest to the return to St. Petersburg of Prof. Herz, with a great Siberian mammoth. He is bringing the skeleton and part of the skin and flesh, including most of the interior organs, and about a hundredweight of food found in the stomach of the monster. The parts kept weigh over a ton and much of the flesh was given to dogs. Palm Leaf Cradler In the palm region of the Amazon river there is a tribe whose infants are cradled in palm leaves. A single leaf turned up round the edges, according to native custom, makes a capital cradle and on occasion does service as a bath. Strong cords are fashioned from the fibres of another kind of palm by which the leaf cradle is suspended under a tree and the wind rocks the baby to sleep. Paints Pictures by Gaslight Solomon J. Solomon, A. R. A., has painted some of his most successful pictures by gaslight. Indeed, he affirms that he can obtain better results in this way than if he palated by daylight. According to Mr. Solomon, every artist should accustom himself to artificial light, especially if he lives in England, where sometimes for days together the sun falls to make its appearance. Illegal Taxes in Malta The business of the council of government of Malta is now traced by the vice president and six official members, the thirteen elected representatives having withdrawn as a protest against alleged illegal taxes. Good Hater This phrase was first used by Dr. Johnson, who said of Bathurst, a physician: "He was a man to my very heart's content. He hated a fool, and he hated a rogue, and he hated a whig; he was a very good hater." Bright's Disease Cured. Sullivan, III, March 31st, Mrs. Kitty F. Seaney was very ill for months and notwithstanding the best possible medical attendance she got no better. The doctors said she had Bright's Disease, and gave her little or no hope of ever being well again. She suffered great pain in her back, which nothing seemed able to relieve, till at last encouraged by the reputation Dodd's Kidney Pills have attained in the community as a cure for Kidney Diseases, she began to use them. The result was a surprise both to Mrs. Seaney and the physicians, for soon after the treatment was commenced her kidneys threw off large quantities of dark diseased matter and she improved rapidly. She used in all ten boxes, and has completely recovered good health without pain or symptoms of the Bright's Disease. Farmer O'Neal's Hard-Wood Teeth. Farmer Poley O'Neal is using a set of false teeth he made himself out of a piece, of seasoned apple tree root with no other tool than his pocket knife. The teeth are of perfect shape and regularity, and the plate, which is of the same piece of wood, fits his mouth as well as if fashioned by a plaster impression. He can crack corn with these teeth—Chicago Inter Ocean. ALTON RESUMES FAST ST. LOUIS TRAIN. SERVICE. Passengers destined to St. Louis and points east should go via the Kansas City gateway, thereby securing the advantage of the Chicago & Alton's fast night train, leaving Kansas City at 9 p. m., arriving in St. Louis at 7:08 a.m. Chair cars free of extra charge. Compartment sleeping cars. The Alton keeps their light a shining, just ahead of the rest. Write to L. D. Cooper, Traveling Passenger Agent, Chicago & Alton Railway, Kansas City Mo., for lowest rates. "Some time ago, while I was in Millersburg, I suffered severe pain in the stomach. I insisted upon his taking a Cascaret before going to bed and next morning a box of Cascaret and a tape of 45 feet long cannage in it. E. Gordon, Mifflinburg, F. "Cascaret curd me radically of dyspnea and headache and my weight which before was 150 pounds, now is 100 pounds." I find Cascaret beneficial after a spell of hard work, clearing the brain as well as the muscles. E. C. Stokes, Kishidhalphia, Pa. Kansas Notes ```markdown ``` A Salina man who lost a hitching strap out of his buggy is advertising for its return, and offers a reward. It must be that some precious memories cluster around that hitching strap. Ex-Governor Morrill has put out 900 new apple trees in his Brown county orchard this spring, and he did it without waiting for any Arbor day proclamation. One of the ancient landmarks of Miami county was destroyed by fire last week. "It was the house known as the King Johnson house. It was built by Robert Reynolds in 1856. What is said to have been the largest walnut tree that ever grew in the Pottawatomie bottoms was used in its construction, and it was all built from this one tree, a giant black walnut over seven feet in diameter. The studding, joints, siding, rafters, shingles, were all of the black walnut and from this one tree. A miser who committed suicide in Erie a few days ago had $2,000 worth of live stock on his premises, and eighty cents worth of household goods and personal effects. The State Agricultural college is teaching its pupils how to become competent judges of horses. Information obtained by this means is much more cheaply than at the race track. A clergyman in Howard has received so many anonymous offers by mail to invest in Trego county gold properties that he has begun to apprehend that preachers, as a class, are considered "easy." A woman in Elderado who hasn't been married long has written to ask for a receipt for cooking "high balls." She says he dearly needs them and she wants to prepare him a mess. It is surmised if George Findlay's contract for feeding the federal prisoners in the Indian territory is good for $6,000 a year clear profit, the prisoners will not get Welsh rarebit, bate de foi gras or artichokes more than twice a week. One editor in Oskaloosa sued another editor for criminal libel. The trial of the case was a continued raudeville performance for eleven days, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. But the prosecution cost Jefferson county $1,000—or more than a smallpox outbreak. Towns along the Central Branch have organized a base ball league, and Osborne, Plainville, Kensington, Smith Center and Kirwin are in it. 3 The cohorts of the Topeka Capital have dared the phalanx of the Topeka Journal to play a game of base ball for money, marbles or chalk. The last game resulted 78 to 18 in favor of the Capital. Land which would otherwise go to tax sharks in Sumner county for back taxes is being given away by the county commissioners to persons who will try to raise potatoes. The promising young marksmans who delights to try his skill by using mail boxes along a rural delivery routes for targets, was heard from in Rooks county this week. He was bound over to the federal court. A receiver has been appointed in Leavenworth for the Correspondence School of Cinderology, established several montage ago by Judge Adna P. Gristlebone. The receiver was asked for by Prof. Anthracite of Manhattan, who says he to have received a quarter of a cent a word for the typewritten lessons furnished by him, and although he has supplied approximately 228 columns of matter he has received only $6.25 in money and $1.10 in postage stamps. Judge Gristlebone replies that he discovered Anthacite was stealing his "lessons" verbatim from the last report of the state geological survey. Charles Eich of Atchison has his name pronounced "Each," "Itch," or "Hic." according to who pronounces it. McPherson county was "wet" one day last week. Fifteen gallons of whisky were emptied into the gutter, by order of the court. All the wheat in the Kaw valley, Mr. Coburn says, is in the best possible condition. A new Santa Fe depot has been completed at Richmond, Franklin county, and the old depot will be sent to help relieve the box car famine. When General Funston was calling at the White house the President said: "General, I would like to have you ride with me this afternoon." Funston replied: "I don't care to ride, but if you don't mind we will go down and swim across the Potomac." Mr. Orchard, a Marshall county farmer, has been sued for $50,000 for alienating the affections of a Kansas City men's wife. The woman in the case is probably a peach. The Creamery trust has captured a big contract to supply the navy with butter. It is no reflection upon the Creamery's butter to note that in union there is strength. A woman advertises in the Leavenworth Times: "William Piper, the man who is missing, had about $100 in money on his person. Anyone finding body can have same for his trouble." A man in Burlington has patented a cistern that can be kept above ground and transplanted around the yard. Two thousand dollars is being spent in borin gior gas at the Haskell institute. Whatever it may cost, the Red brother must have enlightenment. The only clew which the Emporia police have concerning the identity of the robber who took $70 from the Whitley hotel a few nights ago is that it was some one familiar with the hotel, and who knew that an unusual sum was in possession of the clerk. An Atchison woman went to St. Joseph a few days ago and as soon as she had bought her ticket the story was circulated that she was one of the wives of Nelson, the bigamist. One hundred and fifty boys in the State Institute for the Oeaf and Dumb in Olathe had their hair cut short as a St. Patrick's day prank. Each victim joined eagerly in helping to shear the next one. Even the little tots, 7 years old, were perfectly bad Monday morning, and they all grinned and refused to give away the fellows who started it. To the Ladies: Don't let your grocer sell you a 12 oz. package of laundry starch for 10 cents when you can get 16 oz. of the very best starch made for the same price. One-third more STARCH for the same money. article, we give an absolute guarantee with every package sold, and authorize dealers to take back any starch that a customer claims to be unsatisfactory in any way. We have made arrangements to advertise it thoroughly, and you must have it. ORDER FROM YOUR JOBBER. If you cannot get it from him, write us. ARE YOUR CLOTHES FADED? Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them white again. Large 9 oz. package, 5 cents. Idiot never see the clouds over the honeymoon because they can't look at anything but each other. DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW? Then use Defiance Starch, it will keep them white-15 oz. for 10 cents. A wise man doesn't believe all he hears, but a fool believes more than he hears. I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption has an equal for coughs and colds—JOHN F BORM, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 5, 1903. Men don't mind looking old if they don't feel it; women don't mind feeling old if they don't look it. Hamlin's Wizard Oil is a friend of the afflicted and an enemy to pain—which it overcomes. What is the sense of a girl looking under the bed to see if anybody is there after she is undressed? FITS Permanently Curved. Wear or use nonsweat after first day a year. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, Sand for a FREE 10-pack, buff and treat, En. R. H. Kline, Lulu, 914 Arm St., Philadelphia, Pa. If the phoenix of common sense rises from the ashes of a fool's money the conflagration has not been in vain. If you have not yet tried Defiance Starch, just ask your dealer what others say about it. You must never kiss and tell, but if you see anybody else doing it you must tell it to everybody. Sweat or fruit acids will not discolor goods dyed with PUTNAM FADLESS DYES. Sold by druggers, 10c. package. About the time a boy begins to think about his sweetheart his mother begins to forget her. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c. The man who waits for something to turn up is apt to discover that it is his toes. Eaten by Everybody ATLAS OATS, unexcelled for purity, strength and flavor. Try it today. From the rural malden's point of view the city girl is the greatest thing on earth. The Up-To-Date Shirt Waist It is really never up-to-date unless it has been ironed with Defiance starch. Any woman that knows of the merits of Defiance will tell you that no other starch will produce that soft, glossy finish that you see so often on up-to-date women. The marvel of it all is that it sells for less (and gives more bulk) than any other brand. Sixteen ounces for 10 cents. Clip this out and take it to your grocer and tell him you want a package. Made by Magnetic Starch Co., Omaha, Neb. Not in the trust Mrs. Sophie Binns, President Young People's Christian Temperance Union, Fruitvale, Bal., Cured of Congestion and Inflammation of the Ovaries by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: —Eighteen months ago I was a pretty sick woman. I had felt for some months that I gradually grew weaker, but finally I had such severe pains I could hardly stand it. I had taken cold during menstruation and this developed into congestion of the ovaries and inflammation, and I could not bear to walk or stand on my feet. The doctor recommended an operation which I would not hear of. One of my friends advised me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, so I gave it a trial. Can you imagine my feeling when within two months I felt considerably better, my general health was improved, and my pains had entirely disappeared. I kept taking it six weeks more and am now enjoying the best of health, thanks to you. Yours truly, Mrs. SOPHIE BINNS." $5000 FOREEIT IF THE ABOVE LETTER IS NOT GENUINE. When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful menstruation, weakness, leucoarthrosis, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing-down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, bloating (or flatulence), general debility, indigestion, and nervous prostration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, "all-gone" and "want-to-be-left-alone" feelings, blues, and hopelessness, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine, for you need the best. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury. As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system, it should be through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should not be used excepting prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage it can cause to the good you have is likely to derive from the Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cueney & Co. Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cueney & Co. Cure, contains no mercury, and is taken internally. It is also available in mucous surfaces of the system. In and around Hall's Catarina Cure be sure you get the genuine, taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio. by F. J. Cueney & Co. Testimonial free. Sold by Drugsia, 760 per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the best. A woman doesn't want to be unreasonable, but she simply can't help it. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For soothing, softening the gums, relieving from inflammation, this DEFIANCE STARCH should be in every household, none so any other brand of cold water starch. Mrs. Sophie Binn People's Christian Fruitvale, Bal., Cure Inflammation of the Pinkham's Vegetable "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: —Eigh sick woman. I had felt for so weaker, but finally I had such se I had taken cold during menstrua tion of the ovaries and inflamma tion stand on my feet. The doctor re would not hear of. One of my fri Pinkham's Vegetable Compound you imagine my feeling when with better, my general health was im disappeared. I kept taking it six the best of health, thanks to you. $5000 FORFEIT IF THE ABO When women are troubled with menstruation, weakness, leucorrhea womb, that bearing-down feeling, in bloating (or flatulence), general del tration, or are beset with such symp excitability, irritability, nervousne gone" and "want-to-be-left-alone" they should remember there is one Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Refuse to buy any other medicine. EQUAL. ANCE MARK RCH REQUIRES NO COOKING PREPARED FOR LAUNDRY PURPOSES ONLY OZ. RCH MFG Co. OMAHA, NEB. CENT PACKAGE. IN A CASE. tee with every package sold, and author satisfactory in any way. We have m it. ORDER FROM YOUR JOBBER. MANUFACTURED BY OMAHA, NEB. DON'T USE STIMULANTS You need a bracer or strengthener at this time of the year, but you do not want to be left with the depressing effects which follow the use of stimulants. As a tonic and Purifier, there is nothing better than Dr. Caldwell's (Laxative) Syrup Pepsin, which acts gently, but effectually, on the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Don't take the nostrums which are advertised under the name of Sarsaparillas, Blood Purifiers, etc. Not one in ten contains a single grain of the genuine Sarsaparilla Root or Potassium Iodide. Take only Dr. Caldwell's (Laxative) Syrup Pepsin, which is sold by your druggists in 50c and $1.00 bottles. EARLIEST RUSSIAN MILLET. Will you be short of hay? If so, plant a plenty of this prodigally prolific millet. 5 to 8 Tons of Rich Hay Per Acre. Price 50 lbs. $1.90; 100 lbs. $3. Low freights. John A. Salzer Seed Co., La. Crosse, Wis. W iss, President Young of Temperance Union, and of Congestion and Ovaries by Lydia E. Compound. eighteen months ago I was a pretty one months that I gradually grew were pains I could hardly stand it. and this developed into congestion, and I could not bear to walk or commended an operation which I ends advised me to try Lydia E. ound, so I gave it a trial. Can in two months I felt considerably proved, and my pains had entirely weeks more and am now enjoying Yours truly, Mrs. Sophie Binns." WE LETTER IS NOT GENUINE. Each irregular, suppressed or painful displacement or ulceration of the alignment of the ovaries, backache, ability, indigestion, and nervous pro- sions as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, sleeplessness, melancholy, "all- feelings, blues, and hopelessness, tried and true remedy. Lydia E. d at once removes such troubles, or you need the best. ua 12-oz. pack- 10 cents when ery best starch e. One-third ame money. Lily To the Dealers: GO SLOW—In placing orders for 12 oz., Laundry Starch. You won't be able to sell 12 ounces for 10 cents while your competitor offers 16 ounces for the same money. DEFIANCE STARCH IS THE BIGGEST— THE BEST COLD WATER STARCH MADE. No Chromos, no Premiums, but a better starch, and one-third more of it, than is contained in any other package for the price. Having adopted every idea in the manufacture of starch which modern invention has made possible, we offer Defiance Starch, with every confidence of giving satisfaction. Customers are becoming more and more dissatisfied with the prevalent custom of getting 50. worth of starch and 50. worth of some useless thing, when they want 100. worth of starch. We give no premiums with Defiance Starch, relying on "Quality and Quantity" as the most satisfactory method of getting business. You take no chances in pushing this rize dealers to take back any starch ade arrangements to advertise it if you cannot get it from him, write us. MFG. CO. 12HOTELSBURN FIRE LOSS OF $1,500,000 AT ATLAN TIO CITY, NEW JERSEY. THE ENTIRE CITY WAS THREATENED Help Was Sent from Philadelphia and Camden, N. J.—Besides the Hotels, a Score of Buildings Burned—Hotels Were All of Frame Construction and Mostly Cheap Affairs. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—(Special.) Twelve hotels and more than a score o f small buildings adjoining the board walk which is built along the ocean edge were destroyed by a fire which swept the beach front for two long blocks from Illinois avenue to New York avenue. The loss, it is believed, will exceed $1,500,000. In this respect the confaguration is the most disastrous that has ever visited the city. The loss will be only partially covered by insurance, as the rate of 5 per cent charged by insurance companies on property here is regarded as almost prohibitive. Fortunately no lives were sacrificed, though probably a dozen persons were slightly injured and burned during the progress of the fire. It was reported early in the afternoon that six men had perished in the flames, but the rumor was without foundation. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is said to have started in either Brady's baths or the Tarlton hotel, which adjoins the baths at Illinois avenue and the Board Walk. The city is guarded by a company of militia, who were requested by the municipal authorities to aid the police in the prevention of looting. About a dozen men were arrested during the day for robbery. The hotels destroyed and their estimated losses are: The Luray and annex, the latter formerly known as the Norwood, owned by J. S. White & Son. $125,000. The New Holland. Mrs. M. J. Lee, $20,000. Stratford, Arnold W. Waldner, $40,-,000. Berkeley, Bew Brothers. $50,000. Berkley, Bew Brothers, $50,000. Byrn Mawr, J. & E. Keffer, $25,000. Stickney, Mrs. L. V. Stickney, $20.- 000. Evard, James T. Gorman, $20,000. Rio Grande, J. P. Killpatrick, $30.- 000. Mervine, J. Ecls, $20,000. Academy hotel and Academy of Music, Charles Fralinger, $25,000. Windsor, G. Jason Waters (partly destroyed), $25,000. Charles W. Keeler, who conducted a drug store on the Board Walk at Kentucky avenue, estimates his loss at $60,000, and Victor Freisinger, proprietor of an art store at St. James place and the Board Walk, says his loss is $50,000. Other victims whose losses range from $5,000 to $10,000 are: James A. Brady, bath house; David John, druggist; Nabass & Kazzar, Oriental goods; Haines, florist; Shimamura & Co., Japanese novelties; Ching Hop Hing, Chinese novelties; John F. Flett, art store; Partridge & Richardson, millinery and dry goods; Women's Exchange; E. P. Quinn, hair dresser; M. Moyer & Bro., jewelry; Richard Binder, barber. In addition to the foregoing, there were numerous other smaller booths and several cottages on minor thoroughfares in the rear of the Board Walk, which were either partially or wholly destroyed. The local re department worked well and willingly, but was unable to cope with the flames, and it was found necessary to send to Philadelphia and Camden for aid. The former city sent three engines, and two came down from Camden. MET DEATH IN PULPIT Easter Services Came to an Abrupt and Fatal End in Pennsylvania Church. GREENVILLE, PA.—(Special.) The Esater services being held in the United Presbyterian church at Jamestown, this county, six miles north of here, came to an abrupt ending. The sky became overcast and a funnel shaped cloud was seen approaching from the northwest. The congregation became uneasy but the epaster, Rev. J. M. Jamison, continued the services. Suddenly there was a terrific crash and part of the south end of the church crashed in, burying the ministers beneath bricks and timbers. The men of the congregation rushed to the pulpit and when the minister was removed from the debris it was found that he had received fatal injuries. CINCINNATI. O.—(Special.) The Pike building on Fourth between Vine and Walnut streets, in which the Pike opera house is located, is partially destroyed by fire. Standing room had been taken at the matinee, which was proceeding when the flames broke out. The audience retired in good order, but some women fainted after reaching the street. Because of a Reprimand. NASHVILLE, TENN.—(Special.) After being slightly reprimanded by a teacher at eBmont college, Miss Henrietta Ligon, a student, disappeared. Later her body was recovered from a pond in the college yard. Miss Ligon was 15 years old and a daughter of E. H. Ligon, of Fulton, Ky., who has been here since her disappearance, anxiously searching for the missing girl. The reprimand administered was regarded very lightly by the teachers, who held the young girl in high esteem. SEATTLE, WASH.—(Special.I) Mail advices from Skagway, Alaska, state that during the latter part of last summer Dick Frasier, an official civil engineer of the Canadian government, one one of the most prominent civil engineers in Canada, destroyed a Russian Boundary monument. The monument was of stone, resting upon a stone base and there was a Russian inscription upon it. Nell—"What a deep voice he has." Belle—"Yes, for you a shallow mind." MAGGEE GETS FOURTEEN YEARS. Burned Wife, Child and Mother-in-Law to Death Last May. WATSEKA, ILL.—(Special.) Burt A. Maggee, accused of causing the deaths of three of his own family, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. The crime was committed on May 28, 1901, at the home of Mrs. Mary Hershberger, his mother-in-law. The house of Mrs. Hershberger was burned down and Mrs. Hershberger, Mrs. Hattie McGee, wife of the accused man, and Calvin Maggee, aged 5, were found dead in the house after the fire was put out. Burt A. Maggee and a 2-year-old daughter escaped. Maggee asserted at the time that he had made every effort to save his wife and the other two who were burned, and for a time his statement was not openly questioned. Later the insurance companies became suspicious and relatives of Mrs. Hershberger took up the inquiry and swore out warrants for the arrest of Maggee for murder. LION AND BULL WILL FIGHT. Beasts Will Engage in Mortal Combat to Please a Mexican Audience. EL PASO, TEX.—(Special.) Arrangements are being made here for one of the most remarkable contests that ever took place in an arena on the North American continent. A monster lion from South Africa will be pitted against a splendid bull from Sanalayuca, and the two beasts will battle to the death in the presence of thousands of spectators. The fight will take place just across the bridge on Mexican soil in the bull rin gat Juaraz, and the spectacle, the like of which has not been seen since the days of Nero, will undoubtedly attract people from far and near. The lion to be used is a beautiful specimen recently brought to the city from South Africa by his owner. A. J. Morrison, of Los Angeles. He is 3 years old and is valued at $5,000. ROCKEFELLER MUST PUT UP. NEW YORK—(Special). The treasurer of Barnard college has announced that the full amount of $200,000, which is to be duplicated by John D. Rockefeller, had bee nbsubscribed. In addition to this amount the treasurer received an additional donation of $50,000. This brings the subscription to $250,000, and as Mr. Rockefeller pledged himself to double $200,000 and up to $250,000, the Barnard college will now have an additional endowment of $500,000. The $50,000 last subscribed came in a letter from Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university, who stated that the subscription came from an anonymous donor, and the amount was to be used as President Butler might designate. DEPOSED FROM MINISTRY. Formerly of Kansas Preacher Confesses to Charges. MINEAPOLIS, MINN.—(Special.) Rev. Louis Richter, a Presbyterian minister, was deposed from the ministry and expelled from the church, after a trial before the Minneapolis presbytery. He was charged with publishing in pamphlet form articles in the interest of the saloons, and also with receiving pay from a Minneapolis brewing company. The pastor admitted the actions charged, but denied that by such action he had done anything that was not consistent with his position as a minister of the Gospel. The deposed minister, who is 68 years of age, held a pastorate in Kansas before coming to Minnesota. Michigan Miners to Strike SAGINAW, MICH.—(The United Mine Workers of Michigan were called out for a general strike, to begin April 1, on account of the failure of the operators and miners to adopt a wage scale and adjust differences during their recent meeting here. The call affects twenty-one unions throughout Michigan, with a membership of 2,300. Are Multificently Paid Now BETHLEHEM, PA.—(Special.) An increase of 10 per cent has been made by the Thomas Iron Company in the wages of the men employed at the company's furnaces at Holtlewntown. After April 20 laborers will receive $1.20 a day, th e highest rate paid them in many years. The 10 per cent increase includes also the men employed in the mines which furnish ore for the furnaces. Demand $3.50 a Day for Teams MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—(Special). The team owners' union have declared a strike and more than a hundred have quit work. The union demands $3.50 a day and an eight-hour day, alleging the increased cost of feed as a reason for the advance. The contractors have refused and say they can stand out for several months. Building operations are paralyzed. Two Boys Rob Their Mother. BEATRICE, NEB.—(Special.) William and Frank Skrable were arrested and brought to this city, charged with robbing their mother, Mrs. Josephine Skrable, of $2,700. Frank has confessed that he and his brother took the money, but says his brother persuaded him to participate in the theft. February 1, Mrs. Skrable, a widow, living fifteen miles southwest of here, was robbed of $2,700, part of which had been hidden away in a chicken coop. She engaged a detective and the arrests are the result. Women Mocks a Preacher NILES, MICH.—(Special.) The Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Hill, the former until recently pastor of the A. M. E. church at Marshall, were given an unusual send-off when they departed for Jackson, their new field of labor. Mrs. Barbara Taylor, one of the leading members of the church, with whom the preacher had had trouble over church affairs, dressed herself in a gown representing the devil, and going to the Michigan Central station with a big tin pallet and baseball bat, drummed the couple out of town. MINEEXPLOSION TWENTY-TWO MEN KILLED AT DAY TON. TENN. THE GAS AND COAL DUST EXPLODED Believed to Have Been Due to a "Blowen Blast!"—Shot Firers, in Violation of Rules, Began Setting off Blasts Before the Men Had Had Time to Get Out of the Mine. CHATTANOOGA, TENN.—(Special) At 4:45 p. m., an explosion of gas in the Nelson mine of the Dayton Coal and Iron company, at Dayton, Tenn., ignited the dry coal dust in the mines and caused a terrific explosion. Twenty-two men are known to be dead. Ten bodies have been recovered. Twelve bodies are still in the mine. The dead are: Lark Hunter, Alex Taffer, James Franklin, John Harney, Tom Shaver, James Harris, P. G. Travis, all white; George Griffes, Beil Griffes, Reese Dean, Morris Piersoll, Morgan Smith, John Robinson, J. E. Hill, Bryan Smith, Mack Foust, all colored, and six others, names unknown. Fatally injured: W. T. Head, broth er of James Head, superintendent of the mine; burned internally, will die. Seriously injured: James Riley, white, right le broken, bruised about head and face; Will Presnell, white, badly burned; William Scarbrough white, badly burned; Arthur Hughes, white; George Wafford, colored; Ton Cummings, white; Henry Gonyon, white. Gas exists in the Nelson mine, and the men are required to use safety lamps. It is the rule of the company for the miners to place their fuses to be lighted for blasts just before quitting work each day, and there are workmen known as "fire men," who go through the mine after all the men are out and set off these blasts. The miners quit work at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. It takes them about forty-five minutes to get out of the mine. The two "fire men" who are supposed to have caused the explosion are Lark Hunter and John Harney. They shot the blasts about 4:45 o'clock, before all the miners could get out of the mine. It is supposed that one of the fuses was defective and resulted in what is known as a "blown blast." The flames shooting out from the blast ignited the gas, which, in turn, ignited the accumulation of dry coal dust in the mine. The explosion that followed was terrific. The flames shot out of the mouth of the mine and the shock completely wrecked the shed at the mine entrance. Three men were killed while standing outside the mine, and two were seriously and one fatally injured. This mine has been the scene of two serious explosions in the past. In 1889 four men were killed and eight seriously injured by an explosion of gas. December 20, 1895, an explosion of mine dust occurred in which twenty-eight lives were lost. This was caused by a miner carrying an open lamp, contrary to regulations. In May, 1901, an explosion of a similar nature occurred in the Shalliday mine, operated by the same company, in which twenty-one lives were lost. The force of the explosion in the Nelson mine was terrible. Bodies were literally mangled and torn to pieces. The company states that there were but seventy-five men at work in the mine. Most of them were out of the mine when the explosion occurred. DEAD BODY IN A CAVE Evidence of a Terrible Crime Revealed by Boys Hunting Near Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE, UTAH.—(Special.) The naked body of Samuel Collins, with the throat cut from ear to ear, was found by a number of bays in a small cave in the hills north of this city. The police say it is a case of suicide; others think that Collins was murdered and his body thrown into the cave, the entrance to which was partly closed by a number of rocks. The ground within the cave and immediately outside was covered with blood. With the exception of his shoes, stockings and suspenders, none of the man's clothing has been found. Collins had been well educated and at one time had been quite wealthy, but is said to have lost a fortune in stock speculation in New York and San Francisco. He was about 65 years old and had a brother in New York. Four Collins. Five Mosses. Jessie Coutham. Louise Dresser. Mabel Pierson & Co. Jack Norwerth. Ma Millian and Shields. Sullivan and Weber. Kinordrome May Use Voting Machines. NEW YORK—(Special.) Voting machines may be used at future elections in New York City. The question of adopting the machines was discussed at length at a meeting of the board of election commissioners and it was announced afterward that the president of the board, who has hitherto stood alone in opposition, has given his consent. It will cost the city about $600,000 to install the machines. Making headway—knitting the neck of a sweater. Fireman Dead in Cab. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—(Special!) When Engineer Fred Grey jumped from the cab of his engine that pulled the Burlington limited into the Union station, he noticed that his fireman, Fred Busacker, was lying motionless on the floor. The top of his head was crushed in. He had evidently been killed by a bridge girder while looking out of his window. The boiler projecting back into the cab had prevented the Engineer from seeing what had happened. SIX PERSONS DIE BY FIRE. Father and Five Children Perish in Their JOHNSTOWN, PA.—(Special.) Six persons were burned to death in Prosser hollow, a mile from the outskirts of this city, in a fire which destroyed their home. The dead: Phillip P. Mitchell, aged 53 years. Jacob P. Mitchell, aged 14. Mary Martha Mitchell, aged 11. Charles Edward iMitchell, aged 11. Jesse M. Mitchell, aged 8. Alice Frances Mitchell, aged 6. The members of the family had retired with the exception of one son, who was away. In the house at the time were sleeping Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, the children who were burned and three other children. Mrs. Mitchell and her daughter Sophia were the first to be awakened by the heat and smoke of the flames. They woke the father and ran outside and screamed for help. Neighbors were aroused, but they could do nothing but stand helplessly by and watch the house burn and with it the bodies of the father and five children. GIFTS FOR EMPLOYEES. Merchant's National Bank of Chicago Gave Them $70,000. CHICAGO.—(Special.) The merchants' National bank of this city, which will shortly go out of business, its interests being merged with those of the Corn Exchange National bank, has presented its employees with farewell gifts. The gifts were in cash and aggregated between $70,000 and $80,000. The presents were handed out without ceremony and before the recipients knew what the envelopes contained the chief officers of the bank put on their hats and departed. One employee of the bank who had his position for over thirty-seven years, received a check for $12,000, while the night watchman received one for $1,000. Another employee found a check in his envelope for $3,000 and the lowest amount of money given any clerk was $50. That was awarded to a messenger boy who had served the institution only a few months. The size of the checks was proportionate to the length and value of the men's services. ELEVEN MEN DROWNED. Were Members of Crew of a Ship Sunk in Collision in English Channel. LONDON.—(Special.) Eleven men were drowned as the result of a collision near Nab lightship between channel passenger steamship Alma and the British ship Cambriah Princess, Captain Roberts, from Peru for Antwerp. The latter sank immediately and eleven of her crew perished. The Alma returned to Southampton badly damaged. The collision occurred at 2:30 a.m., during foggy weather. The Alma struck the Cambriah Princess on the Starboard quarter, ripping her side wide open. The ship heeled over and sank in four minutes. The eleven survivors were hauled on board the Alma by means of ropes. The steamer's bows were bally stove in. The Cambriah Princess was built at Southampton in 1877. She was of 1.275 tons net register and was owned by W. Thomas & Co., of Liverpool. Fishing Vessel Sunk. PHILADELPHIA, PA—(Special!) With the greater part of her crew of eleven men asleep in their bunks below deck, the little fishin gschooner Edna Earl, bound for the sea, was run into and sunk in Delaware bay, off Reedy Island, Del, and three of her crew were drowned. The drowned men are William Smith, Dennis Ford, father-in-law of Smith, both of Philadelphia, and Patrick Nolan of Battlmore. The vessel that sunk the fisherman was the Norwegian steamship Romsdal, from New York, for Philadelphia in ballast, which rescued the surviving members of the crew and brought them to this city. To whom the responsibility for the collision is chargeable has not been determined. Both Captain Hirsch of the Romsdal and Captain Kote of the schooner, say that all their lights were burning and that they were completely within maritime regulations. Killed His Wife and Himself. MORLEY, MICH.—(Special) Bugeana Richards, a well-to-do farmer at Borland settlement, a few miles from here shot and killed his wife as she lay ill in bed, and then killed himself. Mrs. Richards had been sick for several weeks and worry over her condition is thought to have unbalanced his mind. Chicago Hodcarriers to Strike CHICAGO.—(Special.) The union hod carriers of Chicago, numbering 1,000 men, voted to strike to enforce a wage scale of 35 cents an hour, an advance of 5 cents an hour. It is stated that the association of employing plasterers will refuse to grant the increase. CINCINNATI, OHIO.—(Special.) C. N. Pendleton, a real estate dealer, is in jail on the charge of murder. He shot and instantly killed Mrs. Anna Baker. The parties lived on adjoining lots in teh east end of the city. They have had quarrels about a division fence. The quarrel was renewed and Pendleton shot the woman dead. Her husband, a one-armed man, ran to her assistance too late. Pendleton fired three shots ineffectually at him, when Baker wrenched the revolver from him and would have shot him, but the weapon was empty. Skeleton Under the floor BUENA VISTA, OHIO—(Special). While tearing down an old house a few miles north of here, John Downing, a laborer, found the skeleton of a woman beneath the floor. The lower jaw bone was broken, indicating that the woman had died a violent death. There is no clue to the mystery. The house was formerly a rendezvous for river pirates. About ten years ago a young woman school teacher, who came here from the East, mysteriously disappeared and nothing was ever heard of her. Latest Kansas News Spectators at Women's Murder Trial in Ottawa Will Be Made Comfortable. OTTAWA.—(Special.) Judge Smart has ordered that all available space in the court room be provided with board seats, before the April term. The arrangements will be made to handle the crowd at the Booth murder trial. At the preliminary hearing the crowd filled the vacant space and the people behind were forced to stand up to see over the heads of those in front. Judge Smart will insist that everybody be seated at the trial, and balliff's will probably exclude the crowd when the seats are filled. Recently, just as the Cramer case was about to be tried in the district court for the seventh time while the court and spectators were waiting, two lawyers stepped into the hall and effected a comprimise by which Cramer confessed judgment for $200. The court and attorneys had prepared for a long, tedious trial. Two of the opposing attorneys were already in the preliminary skirmishes, while the other two, in a few moments of consultation brought the case to an end. The case began in 1895, when H. M. Bennett, of Wellsville, gave a mortgage on his entire stock of goods to his brother-in-law, A. G. Noss, and others in France. A number of other creditors, including the bank of Wellsville, J. C. Scott and J. C. Cramer, were not secured. Bennett failed in business and Cramer attached his goods. Out of this attachment has grown a long series of suits by Bennett and others against the creditors, as well as one faction of creditors against other creditors. Some of the suits have been carried to the supreme court. STOLE BAPTISMAL GARMENTS. Sacrificious Thief Takes Clothes of a Candidate for Baptism. WICHITA.—(Special.) While she was making her profession of faith just prior to being baptized in the Central Christian church, some sacrilegious person entered the vestry and stole a basket full of dainty and expensive garments belonging to Miss Laura Donnell. The young woman's mother had gone to considerable expense to have the clothes prepared and they were intended to be worn by Miss Donnel while being immersed according to the rites of the church. The absence of the garments was not noticed until at the end of the regular service, when the immersion was to take place. The young woman then discovered her loss. Rev. Mr. Dubber, the pastor, informed the congregation of the theft and then added that the ceremony would have to be postponed until some future date. TO TRY MUTINEERS Grand Jury Will Probably Indict Five Federal Convicts for Murder. LEAVENWORTH. — (Special) The United States grand jury will probably meet in Leavenworth this week and the jury's first work will be to return in dictations against the five convicts who led the mutiny at the new federal prison site last fall. They are Gilbert Mullins, Turner Barnes, Neal Jaco, Fred Robinson and Frank Thompson. The men are all charged with murder. Extra precautions are taken to prevent their escape. They are seldom allowed to exercise, and when brought out of their cells they are compelled to wear the heaviest balls and chains. The men have secured counsel. Their plea will be laid since they were prisoners when they committed the offense last fall they were legally dead, and therefore cannot be tried again. If convicted, and the evidence against them is very strong, all five probably will be hanged. FIGHT IN ELECTION BOOTH Leavenworth Candidate Assaults a Newspaper Man. LEAVENWORTH. — (Special.) Thomas Ryan, a candidate for councilman in the Second ward, assaulted B. G. Voorhees, city editor of the Leavenworth Times, in the second ward polling place. Ryan was incensed at articles which have appeared in the times during the campaign, and he held Voorhees responsible for some of them. Ryan is a large, powerful man, while Voorhees is light. He had grabbed the newspaper man by the throat, when a detective and others interfered. The voting place was filled with women, and the episode almost caused a panic among them. Ryan is a brother of Mayor Ryan, and is the present councilman from the Second ward. 4 LEAVENWORTH—(Special) Miss Myrtle O Neil, assistant principal of the Conservatory of Music at this place, has completed a long and remarkable fast, which she imposed on herself in the belief that it was by divine order. She began her fast on March 1, and did not take nourishment until March 29, when her father finally persuaded her to take a glass of buttermilk. Students Have Smallpox. ATCHISON.—(Special.) Smallpox in a mild form has broken out among the students of Midland college, this city. Several students have taken the disease, and recitations at the college have been suspended for the week. Professor Dornblazer, one of the faculty, has the disease. The college buildings have been disinfected and those who have the disease are pau-ntined. WICHITA.—(Special.) After a desperate fight with the sheriff and posse, making the officers retire, an insane man, L. J. Norris, here from Illinois, on a visit to his cousin, was found dead, having committed suicide in his cousin's house, after driving the family away. TOPEKA—(Special.) L. B. Moss, n Rock Island brakeman, was killed at McPearland. He was run down by a train while making a flying switch. His body will be taken to Clinton, Mo., for burial. Anonymous Writers Treaten to Burn a Catholic Parsonage. KANSAS CITY, KAN.—(Special.) Father Francis K. Kulisek, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church, which was recently burned to the ground in Kansas City, Kan., has received several anonymous communications to the effect that the pastor's residence, at 805 Vermont avenue, would be burned, too. The priest has moved all his household goods to St. Margaret's hospital, which is only a few hundred feet from the parsonage. It has been believed all along that the fire which destroyed St. Joseph's church was of incendiary origin. St. Joseph's church was established by the Polish Catholics many years ago. Since then many English Catholic families have moved into the parish. The Poles believed that Father Kulisek was showing greater favor to the English speaking members of the church. However, Father Kulisek did all in his power to please his parishioners. BACK TO HER JAIL CELL. Jessie Morrison Gives Herself Up Until a New Hand Can be Approved A New Bond Can be Approved. ELDORADO—(Special.) The mandate of the supreme court reversing the decision of the district court and sending the famous Jessie Morrison case back for the third trial has been received. It provides that Miss Morrison be taken into custody by the sheriff until a new bond is given. Miss Morrison went at once to the sheriff's office accompanied by her attorneys, gave herself up, and now occupies the same cell in which she was incarcerated several months before her first trial. An adjourned session of the district court will be fixed, which will be given soon, and she will be released until June, when her trial will occur. Farmer Run Down by Train. MANHATTAN. — (Special.) George Avery, a well-known farmer of this locality, was instantly killed by the Union Pacific day plug at a crossing some three miles from town. The crossing is a rather dangerous one and the train was running at about forty-five miles per hour. Mr. Avery was 70 years old and somewhat deaf, and though the trainmen upon discovering the situation signalled furiously they could neither make him hear nor slow up in time to save him. The team he was driving was literally cut to pieces and his wagon utterly demolished. Tamale Water Seriously Wounded. STILLWATER, O. T. —(Special.) A serious shooting affray took place in this city and as a result a Mexican Tamale vender with an unpronounceable name has a broken leg and a serious wound in his breast. G. W. Kesler and the Mexican had a few words in a saloon, when, it is alleged, the Mexican tried to cut Kesler with a knife. Kesler was too quick for him, however, and shot him. Kesler was bound over to the district court today in the sum of $1,500, which was furnished. Window Glass Factory for Kansas. RICHMOND, IND.—(Special.) A number of Indiana window glass workers have formed another cooperative company and will build a factory on the Kansas natural gas field. Prominent men are at the head of the company and will push the enterprise. The factory is to be ready for the fall run. The exact location will shortly be determined upon. Topeka Woman Robbed TOPEKA.—(Special. Mrs. W. J. Bell was attacked on the street and robbed of $36 in cash by George Buckner, a notorious negro. Buckner was arrested. He is the husband of Elle Buckner, the negress who was sent to Lansing last week to serve three years for highway robbery. He will soon join her. Crushed to Death in a Runaway. EMPORIA.—(Special.) Frank Hutzel, an old resident farmer of this county, was run over and killed here. He was loading a heavy wagon and started. Hutzel grabbed the lines, but fell, and two wheels passed over his body, badly crushing it. He died almost instantly. Eureka, Kansas, Tailor Cuts His Throat. EUREKA.—(Special.) H. Schmidt, in a fit of drunkenness attempted suicide in his tailor shop in Eureka. His trochea was nearly severed with a large pocket knife and it is pronable that he will not live. His deed is attributed to family troubles. A note found on the table read: "Not guilty, to please you I did it." A man's friends are usually willing to stay by him as long as he has a dollar. Wise is the candidate who can convince the voters that the office is seeking him. Santa Fe "Flyer" Off the Track. OTTAWA.—(Special.) The Santa Fe California fyer, No. 7, left the rails about a quarter of a mile east of the coal chute at North Ottawa. Spreading rails caused the accident. The tender, baggage car and smoking car went off. No one was hurt, as the train was moving slowly. An emergency gang got the tender back on the track after two hours' delay and the cars which remained on were pulled back to a switch and brought around the wreck. Shooting Affray at Leavenworth LEAVENWORTH. — (Special) James Warren shot Rhinehardt Eha and William Shalipin in his saloon. Both are shot in the groin. It is not believed the wounds are dangerous. The shooting is said to have been the result of a remark made by Warren about Shalipp's wife. Eha and Shalipin are brother-in-law and partners in a dairy business. The young man who sows his wild oats depends upon irrigation. Soldiers' Appetites Good. Suffer apprehens good. It does not appear that the transference of the American soldier to a tropical climate has injured his appetite. He eats no less than he did as home, he needs as hearty a diet, and he is teaching the Filipino to eat more Gen. Weston says of the latter: "He is learning to eat and is doing it first rate and he has improved physically. We have the assurance from the doctors over there that by our feeding they have less disease and are heartier men." Shah Collects Cats. The Shah of Persia has many hobbies, among these being the collecting of cats of all countries. He has, perhaps, the most magnificent assortment in the world, and when he travels the cats always accompany him. They have special attendants, who are paid large salaries for looking after them. To neglect one of the Shah's cats is practically the same as committing suicide. Resant's Autobiography Sir Walter Besant's autobiography was announced for publication in February, and excited more widespread interest than any recent volume of the sort. Sir Walter was not a man of great genius, but he had hosts of admiring readers, and he knew every body. However, his personality was of an exceptionally amiable and agreeable sort. Altogether his life should be excellent reading. House Built of Buttons A house built of buttons is the latest thing in architecture, and a certain French musical celebrity is building it. The walls, the ceilings, the doors exterior and the interior are all ornamented with buttons of every description. Every country has been ransacked and some very curious specimens are reported to have been brought to light. Woman Sells Her Teeth A Chandler (O. T.) paper says that a Kansas City woman visiting in Chandler noticed the fiite teeth possessed by one of the local belles. She offered the belle $100 for two of the teeth, besides all her expenses in coming to Kansas City to have them extracted, and it is understood that the offer was accepted. The Kansas City Southern railway has now inaugurated for the season its new through service from Kansas City to Hot Springs via Salisaw and the St. L. I. M. & S. Ry. Through Pullman sleeping cars run direct between Kansas City and the great Health Resort via Little Rock. This is the only company offering its patrons such service, and judging from the liberal patronage given last year, there is every reason to believe that this service is highly appreciated and what the public desires. For rates and other information write S. G. Warner, G. P. A., Kansas City Southern Railway, Kansas City, Mo. The Fretful Baby in an Omnibus A correspondent of the London Pall Mall Gazette vouchers for this incident: A young woman with a fretful baby in a full omnibus (aloud): "Poor little nipper, I suppose I shall end by aying to take 'im to the "orspital" (Raising the child's veil and looking around for sympathy.) "Don't get no rest. 'E is sufferin' so with smallpox." 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