The American Citizen

Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the County VOL. 15. NO.. 10 Oldest and The Good People of K Coming Events. A number of well known young men—whose names tell the public what to expect—will give a "Charity Ball" on the night of May 1st at Hains Hall Admission 50 cents a couple costumes will be of a county dance. None but those who can act the parts of Ladies and Gentlemen wanted. The Oldfellows and the Household of Kangaroo City, Kang. Roth of Kansas City, Kansas, will give a grand excursion to Lawrence Kansas on May 11th a great time is promised. Fare - Round Trip $1.00. The Meas Sunday Forum at the M. B. Church Sunday April 28th. Race issues will be discussed and J. G. Groves the well known potato king will tell why the Negroes should stay on the farms. Miss Victoria E. Overall the accomplished and talented actress of our race will produce at the Century Theatre Thursday and Friday nights May, 8-9th the beautiful Romantic play entitle "caprice" She will be supported by a strong company and Mr. Richard B. Harrison of Chicago. - It promises to be Life Hints. Find your purpose and fling your life out to it. Try to be somebody, with all your might. What is put into the first of life is put into the whole of life. Start right. The first thing to do, if you have not done it, is put into the whole of life. Start right. The first thing to do, if you have not done it, is to fall in love with your work. Don't brood over the past nor dream of the future, but seize the instance and get your lesson from the hour. Necessity is the priceless spur. Give a youth resolution and the alphabet, and who shall place limits to his career? Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities; seize common occasions and make them great. A great opportunity will only make you ridiculous unless you are prepared for it. The man with an idea has ever changed the face of the world. There is nothing small in a world where a mard creek swells to an Amazon and a stealing of a penny may end on the scaffold. -Success. They Say Are you going to Lawrance on May 11th its only a dollar round trip and the pleasure you will have you ought not miss it. He is an old time railroader for true. He lives in the popular block too. If some people knew what. We know what a big mess would be stirred up. How few people can bank on Friends as they are called to-day. Strange things happen so often we have grown accustomed to them. Did you hear abut it—well the barber shop at the Southeast corner of 4th and Minn. ave is the most popular place in town. Will the Negro get a Fair deal at the hands of Democray—well we treason they will. Night hides so much we cannot tell it all. The 2nd ward will certainly get theirs in the rattling of the dry bones. Wonder what Reed will do for the Negroes who hopped bake that big pie he is eating. In Kaesss city, Mo. there was a combination of Hail (Hale) To be or not to be is a question that is bathering two people. Go to the Century Theatre on the nights of May 8, and 9. Miss Mary B. Jordan Miss Mary B. Jordan our Topeka correspondent, was in the city, the past week on business pertaining to the Federation. Miss Jordan is one of those highly esteemed young ladies whose smiling contentance is as a sunbeam dispersing all gloom when she makes her appearance in our sanctum, Miss Jordan is correspondent Secretary of the State Federation and a real up-to-date and brilliant personage she is. As our correspondent she has proved equal to the occasions at all time and the excellent service rendered us in our efforts to give the new a newy paper has been of such an extent that our gratefulness is beyond limit. We are indeed glad to count her on our staff. Johnson one of the best known colored men in this city had his dwell-ing swept away at 9th and Freeman by fire on the night of April 21 this week. He lost his all saving nothing but his wearing apparel. It is not known how the fire originated. He has the sympa-ty of a host of friends. THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. Tales of Two Cities. Take your best girl to scenic old Lawrence on the 11th. Remember the Charity Ball on May 1st a regular old time country dance, on modern plans. Mr. R. Trotter of 338 N. Valley St. is quite ill this week. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey of 411 Neb. spent two days in Leavenworth this week visiting old friends and acquaintence. You should see Caprice at the Century Rev. G. T. Mosby has been call to the Pastorial charge of Baptist Church 5th and Harrison street Kansas city, Mo. Rev. R. Berry is assisting him in a days revival meeting. Mrs. Bessie Brown of Higginsvill Mo is spending a few days in the city the guest of Mrs. M. Chiles of 1708 N. 4th St. The First Anniversary of the Orphan's Home was held at the First Baptist Church on Wed. eve., of this week Quite a crowd were in attendance and a very excellent programme was rendered. The 23rd Kansas organization of former members of that regiment elected officers this week David Napper, President. G. W. Alexander Vice Nat圣学联 Tregisters. Earnest Blue Secretary. New Guns have been recently bought. Mr. Luther L. Henderson formerly of Futton Mo., but now a student of Chicago university passed through he city and spent a few hours with his uncle Rev. E. F. Henderson of the A. C. L. Coal Co. He is enroute to his home to spent the Spring with his father now located at Guthrie Ok. Rev. W M. Haneck the well known divine realizing the great need of our people has opened an undertaking establishment at 609 Main St. Where undertaking is done in all its branches He enjoys quite a reputation and there fore should command quite a trade. Remember the place 609 Main Kanza City, Mo. Among the places to enjoy a good, well cooked and homelike meal we call your attention to Geo. Cummings restaurant 1009 St Louis ave. The most fastidious can be satisfied, at this place. A swell time on the excursion to Lawrence on May the 11th. Mrs. L. V Wood formerly Miss Aston and at one time Matton of Douglass Hospital has been recalled by that institution to fill the same place as of you On Thursday night May 1, 1908 the C. M. E. Chrune corner 4th and Oakland ave will give a grand socie at the Alexander Hall for the benefit of the church come one and all an have a grand time. Don't forget Miss Victoria E. Overall and her select company of colored art is "Caprice" a new play at the Century Theatre on the nights of May 8 and 9th Admission 25 to 75. Quarterly meeting at St. Paul, A. M. E. church of Argentine Kans. Sunday April 27. All are cordially invited to attend. Special propatory services are in progress, service at 11 a.m. Sacrament at 3 p.m. Rev. W. B. Brooks, the great Theologian and Logician has promised to preach the Sacramental sermon 3 p.m. Come hear him and enjoy a rare treat Rev. J. W. Braxton P. E. will preach at 11 a.m, and 8 p.m, to hear him is always beneficial and instructive. The churches of the two Kans Cities are specially invited to meet with us on this day and enjoy the refreshments of the Spirit. All come and bring your friends. Respectfully Submitted. B.R.Guy, Pastor. B.R.Guy, Pastor. 3 Nice Furnished rooms to let and 2 nice fresh cows with calves for Sae cheap at 49 Armstrong ave. Don't forget the Charity Sall for the Benefit of Douglass Hospital May 1st at Hains Hall. No. 5 Fire Station. The past week has put to test the fire department, in Kansas City, Kansas, as well as in Missouri. The high winds made it exceeding dangerous in thickly settled location for a fire to break out. Notwithstanding that the whole department had runs No. 5, our black boys came in for a big share and we must give them credit for the manner in which they have conducted themselves in getting to fires and after they arrived-not withstanding the fact, that it has been stated Negroes are no fireman-we speak from personal observation and while we don't profess to know it all, we do know some things, and that is that if Negroes are not good firemen there never were any. In the heat of political excitement and changes whatever may thought to be politically best in the arrangement of thought to be deserving-it should be the earnest prayer of every Negro that KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING, the standard of the department should be kept high. We hope that in this matter no mistake will be made. We shall have more to say regarding No. 5 in the near future. JOHN G. HALM DEAD After 10 days illness and with fever at 105 Mr. John Halm of 1719 Michigan ave, passed away at 4 a.m. Wednesday April the 23. He leaves a devoted wife two brothers a loving sister and many friends to mourn his departure. Mr. Halm was a little aside from the ordinary, he married the youngest daughter of Mrs. Jennie La'Count, 3 years ago and he has never lost a day in idleness, was ambitious and tried hard to support his wife. He was 23 years 2 months and 18 days old, and leaves a wife of 18 who will reside with her mother, in K. C. Kas. Will Halm from Topeka and Henry Halm of Leavenworth Kas. were by his bed side day and night and also many friends. Dr. Unthank was the attending physician, with the assistance of two other doctors, and never did a doctor try harder to save the life of a King as did Dr. Unthank to save Mr. Halm. There were no lack in medical aid. God simply demanded Mr. Halms presence and when the time was up he closed his eyes and passed into the arms of his maker, "Oh! Death where is thy sting," -Oh! 'Grave where is thy victory." Owing to the fact that Mr. E.P.Ewinger was much thought of, the funeral was brought clear through Kansas City Mo, and given to Mr. Ewing the manager of the Colored Undertakers. Your friends are many M. Ewing and as long as you are the Undertaker you have our support. Thanks for your kind attention and promptness.-F. JUST PLAIN NIGGER The term "Nigger" is offensive to that class of colored people or Afro-Americans as some call the sons and daughters of Ethiopia, who have high aspirations and esteem one and another with pride and true brotherhood—A "nigger" is not distinctly identified with the race called Negroes, but can truthfully be said to have no race identification because he is to be found in both the white and black race. A nigger is a thing properly, and not a person and is used when we want to imply that something pertains to being low and dirty. It was a tern used at one time by what we called our masters, when they desired to talk about their property used now it becomes odious to our finer feelings. To tell the truth we have in large numbers some of those things called "Niggers" just plain nigger, in our midst to day when we say this, we are speaking directly to those in our race who are so reduced in man and womanhood that they will stoop to do anything damnable and dirty those that would not hesitate to cut their own brothers throat if it would serve to further their own advancement. They are to be found in the pulpit, in the church, in the lodges, in the homes, in business and in all the common and higher walks of life. They stand as a menace to the progress of our race. We may be criticised for using the term "nigger" but they exist among us and why not tell it as it is. A nigger is one of those things that is nobody and delights in classing 'every body else with himself. He sees nothing good in the race. He has a kick on every thing and about everybody. He is really better than anybody else. He is a tool for a white man any time against the best interests of his race individually or collectively dear reader in your conscience you are a nigger try and raise yourself up. Get right—be a man stand up for your race, don't knock on you best interest, never be less than a Negro. Funston Rebuke. It seems that the plucky little Kansas General has at last been guilty of what the majority of petted and worshiped heroes fall a prey—"Tongue" that every wagging and damaging piece of flesh. Some men don't talk enough and others talk too much. Fun ston in his talking too much reminds us of a good many of our people whose mouth runs away with them, they talk of every thing that does not concern them and everybody they know and don't know. There should be a limit to everybodies mouth. Keep your tongue between your teeth, when its moved know that you speak nothing but the truth, and yet sometime the truth hurts. All diseases start in the bowels keep them open or you will be sick, cascarets ct like nature Keep liver and bowels activewithout a sickening gripping feeling. six million people take and recommend cascarets. Try 10e. box. All druggists. In the Probate Court in and for said County. In the matter of the Estate of James H. Martin deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned, on the Estate of James H. Martin late of said County, deceased by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 15th day of April, 1902. Now, all persons having claims against the said Estate are herby 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. HENRY P. EWING. Administrator of the Estate of James H. Martin, deceased. In witness whereof the, undersigned Probate judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State Kansas, have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court this 15 day of April, A. D. 1902. POET PENSION COMMISSIONER. Eugene F Ware of Kansas, the new commissioner of pensions whom ent Rosevch has appointed to succeed H Clay Evans, has written many poems, rhymes, sketches, pamphlets, and legal essays undr- the nom de plume of "Ironquill." Here is a sample of "Ironquill"s muse: 'THERE IS NO PAST.' Away with the flimsy idea that life with a pest is attended: Away with its obsolete story, and all of its yesterday sorrow; There's only 'oday, almost gone, and in front of today stands tomorrow. Over the inflate prairie of level eternity, Flying as flies the deer; Time is pursued by a pi iless, cruel oblivion. Following fast and near; Ever and ever the famishing coyote is following Patiently in the rear; Trifling the later al, yet we are calling it "History"— Distance from wolf to deer. DEWEY AT MANILA. Oh, Dewey was the morning Upon the first of May. And Dewey was the Admiral Down in Manila Bay; And Dewey were the Regent's eyes— Those orbs of royal blue— And Dewey feel discouraged? I Dew think we Dew. THAT COLOR Of the Negro is a never ending question and seems to be an exhaustive source from which writers seem to draw. It is a wonder that the Negro is not made white so much has been written, about him. Candareto CANDY CATHARTIC THEY WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP All Drugsite Genuine stamped C C C C. Never sold in bulk Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." ANNOUNCEMENTS. 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. CHARLES. S. WITWER I hereby announce my self as candidate for Clerk of the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas.—Subject to the Republican primaries. William Needles. ALL ABOARD FOR Lawrence Kansas May 11-02 ROUND TRIP $1.00 Children under 12 years of age, half fare, 50 cents. Sit Down on Republican Organized Gangism Rev. H. V. Plummer of Wichita will fill the pulpit of Rev. Grant at the 1st. Baptist church Sunday night. Rev. H. V. Plummer will lecture at the Metropolitn Bapist church May 1st. Gounod's Most Opera. Few people are aware that Gouno once, in a moment of anger, tore u the manuscript of an opera he has composed, and, though he afterward repented of his action, he was quite unable to recall its melodies. Gounod's opera "Faust" was nearly lost to the With the object of encouraging agriculture in the Souden 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 Souden. Fuel 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 briequettes, it consists of mincing the refuse, straw, paper and the like and adding tar and napthalene. The whole mass is then mixed in a kneading apparatus and dried, and pressed into briequettes. The director of the Paris municipal laboratory says that these briequettes 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. Restoring Frescoes. The castle of Cles, in Trient, at present used as a barracks, contains some very fine frescoes and wall paintings made with the Cardinal von Cles occupies the palace as bishop of the see. They date f. 1530 to 1585. 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 Dossi's work is visible, but part has been unfortunately whitewashed over. These works are now to be rescued as far as possible from destruction. BICYCLE 5000 high over fact by us at one-half 1900 am Catalogue full detailled We SHIP or Canada 10 DAY no risk need to pay 500 S taken in trac standard make Trees, equipment price, in our bik RIDER A 1962 model bik We want a reliable person exchange for a bicycle. Write J.L. MEAD CYC TRADE-MARK.1 BICYCLES. BELOW 5000 high grade guaranteed for overstock of one of the country, sec- by us at one-half cost. 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About the time he wrote it he determined henceforth only Few people are aware that Gounod In Bloomsbury, London, was formerly, in a moment of anger, tore up a region known as the Field of the manuscript of an opera he had Forty Footsteps. It was frequented by composed, and, though he afterwards rough characters, and it is related that repented of his action, he was quite a struggle between two brothers 'took unable to recall its melodies. Gounod's place there. The footprints of the men opera "Faust" was nearly lost to the were indelibly impressed in the sood world by the religious sceneries of the and no grass would ever grow there great composer. About the time he The place was built upon at the be wrote it he determined henceforth only ginning of the century. 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. 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The number of oysters brought to the surface of the waters of the world averages 36,000 daily, more than were ever taken out before, and still the supply of pearls decreases. When I say supply, I mean the pearls offered for sale to the public. Personally, I believe the jewels are being bought up by investors, and that the bulk of them never get into the market." Hotel In & Graveyard One of the largest hotels in Central America and by far the largest in Beutze, Honduras, is surrounded by tombstones. As this old and abandoned cemetery was located in the center of the town, and afforded an excellent site for an hotel, the necessary permission was obtained from the proper authorities, and in less than a year a large and handsome hotel was erected. In digging the foundation hundreds of skulls and bones were discovered, all of which were carefully collected and interred in the new cemetery. The hotel possesses a room in which service is conducted by a local preacher every Sunday. Last year the Battersea Vestry voted a sum of £400 for the purpose of erecting a refreshment klosk in the Battersea Parish Cemetery, better known as "Modern Cemetery." Russalan Dinners. The etiquette of a Russian dinner is decidedly formal. When the guests are seated, the host and hostess of the feast remain standing, it being their pleasure to attend to the company and to see that the servants do their duty. Nothing can escape their observation; the plate of no guest remains empty for a moment, nor is a wine glass ever without contents. French wines are mostly drunk at Russian dinners. Maceira is also a favorite, and a bottle of port is always served to an English guest. At her own time the hostess gives the signal, and all rise from the table. Old Hudson Bay Records Among some curious records of the Hudson Bay company are receipts which read as follows. "Received per Lapwing, Jane Goody, as per invoice, in good condition." "Received per Osprey, Matilda Timburs. Returned per Lapwing, as not being in accordance with description contained in invoice." These belong to pioneer times, when white men who settled in new parts of the country were either obliged to remain bachelors, marry squaws or send east for wives, trusting to the judgment of the company to sell them and send them out. Not the Right Names. A salesman in a thinaware establishment is responsible for the following: "A day or two ago," said he, "a lady came in the store and began to examine some fine cups and saucers. Nothing suited her. At last, however, she found some that pleased her, and, smiling innocently, said: 'Now, these are very nice, and I like the way they are made, with different names on them. If I could find some with the names I want, I would take them, but all I see read "Tom and Jerry."" Children as Toy Makers. The official report of the government Inspector of factories for Coburg-Gotha gives the details as to the labor of children under 14 years engaged in their homes making buttons, toys, etc. It appears that in this district 5,455 such children employed. They work from four and one-quarter to six hours per day, and earn in button-making from 2 to 6 cents. In making dolls they earn from 2 to 18 cents, while on toy work they earn from 2 to 14 cents per day.-Baltimore American. Deplied a Chance of Name A Paterson, N. J., jeweler named Rabinowitz made application to the court to have his name changed to Robinson because an insurance company refused to do business with him. The company informed him that its invariable rule was to decline to insure the property of persons whose names ended with "itz." The lower court did not think this a good reason for changing the name and the state supreme court has been appealed to. Versatile Cook. Cooks in Ceylon must apparently be versatile persons, judging from the appended advertisement cut from a Cingalese journal: "Wanted—A billet as Cook and Appu, or either, by a married man, who holds Excellent Testimonials in Stuffing Animals. Can Stun Elephant's Legs. Moderate Salary expected. Please apply to Fonseca, Ragala, Walaapana." Value of Cornstalks. Cornstalks continue to increase in value. They yield cellulose, worth $400 a ton, for stopping holes in battleships, for fine cardboard and paper, the best foundation for dynamite, a patent cattle food and a superior glue. But it is said that 250,000,000 tons of cornstalks will go to waste every year in England. American Citizen Publishing and Printing Co. VERY WEEK AT 417 MINNESOTA AVE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Telephone "875 Blue" W. C. Martin Editor Terms Of Subscription. Weekly one year.....$1 00 Entered at the post office at Kansas City Kansas as second class matter. Read The Citizen. Henry Clay and the Hunter. When Henry Clay was stumping Kentucky for re-election, at one of his mass meetings an old hunter of wide political influence said: "Well, Harry, I've always been for you, but because of that vote (which he named) I go'n again you." "Let me see your rifle," said Clay. It was handed to him. "Is she a good rifle?" "Yes." "Did she ever miss fire?" "Well, yes, once." "Why didn't you throw her away?" The old hunter thought a moment and then said: "Harry, I'll try you again." And Harry was elected. Crookedest River in America. From its four heads in the Boston mountains to Batesville, where it leaves the Ozarks and enters the Arkansas lowlands, White river is a succession of astonishing curves. No other river on the continent so often and so nearly doubles upon itself. From the source to the flat country is a distance on a straight line of perhaps 150 miles. White river between these points has a course of over 600 miles; some estimates make it 1,000 miles. Millions for Snowsheds. thirty-two miles of snowsheds, costing $661 a foot, or a total of $19,813,440 represents the price one transcontinental railway had to pay before it could run its trains over the Rocky mountain division of its road. That was merely the first cost; since that outlay fully $1,000,000 has been spent annually in keeping the sheds in repair and the exposed tracks free from snow. Old-Time Surgery. A grim souvenir of an old-time war was on view in a cutter's window in the east end of London recently. It is an ebony-handled saw, which, according to an inscription on a brass plate attached to the instrument, was used by a surgeon of the British army to amputate the limbs of wounded soldiers at Blenheim, Malplaquet and Camillies. Tall Men Scarce. The directors of the Great Northern of England have issued a circular letter to the station agents stating that in future the standard height for porters in the passenger department shall be five feet six inches, and in the goods department five feet four inches. This is a considerable reduction, forced by a scarcity of taller men. Bridge Burned With Electricity A novel method of destroying a wooden bridge has recently been tried with complete success. Weighted wires are placed across certain beams and heated by means of electricity; the wires burn their way through the wood, aided by the weights, and the bridge falls. World's Largest Idol The biggest idol in the world is Dia Buten, the Japanese god, which is over sixty feet high. The image is made of copper, tin, mercury and gold, and has been worshiped for more than twelve centuries. STATISTICS OF SUICIDES Fewer Among: Germans Than Formerly, More Among Negroes. Two peculiarities are shown in the recently published figures of suicides in American cities—the recession of natives of Germany from the head of the list which they long held, and an increase in the number of suicides among colored people. In the last published report on the subject in this city, all boroughs, it was seen for the first time that there were more suicides by natives of the United States than by those of Germany, though the disparity was very small. The change is explained in part by the fact that while the number of German men who commit suicide is larger than that of male suicides of any other country, suicide by German women is comparatively rare and gets rarer each year. The suicides of colored people have been more conspicuously observed in the large cities of the south than in northern cities, where the colored population is small and is not increasing, and the explanation of it is found in a single phrase, city life. Colored residents of farms or small towns seldom commit or attempt suicide; it is in the large cities, where the struggle for existence is under conditions most unfavorable to colored men, that a few of them overcome their repugnance to such an act of violence. In proportion to the total population, suicides among Englishmen residing in the United States are very much more frequent than among residents of Irish birth. Among male natives of France and Switzerland in the United States the rate of suicides is high; among women from France or Switzerland there is practically none at all. In respect to the total number of suicides compared with the population, Chicago and San Francisco rank highest among American cities. Baltimore and Richmond are low on the list. In New York city the ratio of suicides is higher in Queens than in The Bronx—New York Sun. 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 fun 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 celebrity. Calling the poet to one side he said: 'Now, I hope you'll 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.'" 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 To Isaac Hatton, Jr. You are hereby notified that the will of Isaac Hatton Sr. has been filled in the Probate Court of Wyandotte County Kansas, for the purpose of probating the same, and that the hearing on the same will be had on the 6th day of May 1902, at 9 o'clock a. m., you will take due notice thereof and govern yourself accordingly and be present to represent and protect any interest you may claim under the said will. Respt. Yours Iretta Hatton Baker. PUBLICATION NOTICE. State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte } ss. In the Probate Court in and for said county In the matter of the estate of Aaron Julius, deceased 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 Wyendotte, State of Kansas, have here to set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate [ SEAL ] Court this 29th day of March, A. D. 1602. Probate Judge. (First published March, 28, 1902.) State of Kansas, ss. Wyendotte 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 8th day of February A. D. 1602. 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 1602.) CANCER Home Treatment that cures Cancers and Tumors Used with perfect safety hardness, soothing, non-irrit tating. We prefer to have patients come to the Sanitarium for a HOME TREATMENT that cures Cancers and Tumors. 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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 sugar cane, yams, bananas and taro. FOR SQUARE MEAL GO TO MRS. F. BUSH'S RESTATUR and short order house. No. 347 Minn., Ave. Meals rvels all hours, cooked to suit the tastes o all. Cleanliness made speciality. Regular Meals ceuts Don't forget number The best and most popular line from Kansas City to Chicago and St. Louis is the Chicago and Alton Ry. "The Only Way" Elegant up to date equipment fast time (our cou) (1) (2) Over Night WITH DIAMONDC SOAP INTHETUB FOR A LIGHT WASHING. DIAMOND "C" SOAP MAKES A LIGHT WASHING ANYWAY YOU USE IT, BUT THE BEST RESULTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY ALLOWING THE CLOTHES TO SOAK OVER NIGHT . . . Complete catalogue showing over 300 premiums that may be secured by saving the wrappers, furnished free upon request. Send your name on a postal card and we will mail you the catalogue Address: Premium Dept. The Gudahy Packing Company, South_Omaha,_Neb Diamond C. Shop for sale by all Grocers DREAMY SUN Sheriff Sale. State of Kansas, Court of Common Pleas, County of Wyandotte, Alice L. Hopkins as executrix of the estate of Theodore A. Hopkins, deceased, Plaintiff vs. F. L. Martin, F. D. Martin Catherine B. Martin, Edith J. Martin, Edgar C. Ellis, Trustee J. E. Williams and W. R. Cromwell Produce Commission Company, Defendants UNDER and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Wyandotte, in a certain cause in said Court, numbered 4857 wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendants, and to me, the undersigned, Sheriff of said County directed, I will offer for sale, at public auction, and sell to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, at the front door of the Court House in the City of Kansas City, in said County, on MONDAY THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, A. D. 1902. at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, the following described Real Estate situate in the County of Wyandotte and State of Kansas, to-wit: Lot number eight (8), in Block one hundred and thirty-two (132), in WyandCity according to the recorded plat thereof, now a part of Kansas City, Kansas. H. A. MENDENHALL, Sheriff of Wyandotte County, Kansas. [March 11] We scold the rich man's son for doing nothing and we hate the rich man for working away instead of gi g somebody else a change. EAGERS e Citizen is in the er keep your Eyes op WE CIT YOUR PATRO NES, MARTIN & —DEALERS IN— y and Staple Gro FEED AND CALT MEA and Cigars. All kinds of country Produce in any part of the city. 4th. and Oakland Ave., Kansas F? ALL CASES OF NESS OR HARD HE ARE NOW CURABLE our new invention. Only those born deaf are inc UD NOISES CEASE IMMEDIAT F. A. WERMAN, OF BALTIMORE, SAYS my case, to be used at your discretion. weeks, my hearing in the diseased ear has been entirely re our advertisement accidentally in a New York paper, and and used it only after few days according to your usual our advertisement does not interfere with your usual and YOU CAN CURE YOURSELF AT HOME ATIONAL AURAL CLINIC, 596 LA SALLE AVE., CHI PATRONZE Wyandotte Drug S DRUGS, MEDICINE, CHEMIALS, & Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Etc. PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES The Citizen is in the Push. Better keep your Eyes open. FEED AND CALT MEAT, Tobacco and Cigars. All kinds of country Produce in season. Goods delivered to any part of the city. Corner of 4th, and Oakland Ave., Kansas City, ARE YOU DEAF? ANY HEAD NOISES? Gentlemen: — Being entirely cured of deafness, thanks to your treatment, I will now give you a full history of my case, to be used at your discretion. About five years ago my right ear began to sing, and this kept on getting worse, until I lost my hearing. my hearing in this car entirely. I carcathr for three months, without any success, consulted a number of physicians, among others, the most eminent ear specialist of this city, who told me that only an operation could help me, and even that only temporarily, that the head noises would then cease, but the hearing in the affected ear would be lost forever. I then saw your advertisement accidentally in a New York paper, and ordered your treatment. After I had used it only a few days according to your directions, the noises ceased, and today five weeks are hearing aurea year has been entirely restored. I thank you heartily and beg to remain. Very truly yours. F. A. WERMAN, 739 S. Broadway, Baltimore, Md. Our treatment does not interfere with your usual occupation. Examination and YOU CAN CURE YOURSELF AT HOME at a nominal advice free cost. INTERNATIONAL AURAL CLINIC, 596 LA SALLE AVE, CHICAGO, IL. PATRONZE The Wyandotte Drug Store THE PUREST DRUGS AND CH est of every thing in Paints, Glass and Wall Paper pounded. Prices always the LOWEST at our sto ing night bell. Phone W. 171 Medicin B. RAYMO FOR THE PUREST DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. And the best of every thing in Paints, Glass and Wall Paper. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Prices always the LOWEST at our store. Open day and night. Ring night bell. Phone W. 171 Medicines Delivered. W. B. 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Cut out this advertisement and mail to us with $1.00 and we will send you all of the goods as named above, in plair 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. Quindaro, Kansas. A great school for our youth; now a part of our rests. Negroes should here train their children for the Work of life and its demands. DEPARTMENTS Theological Department to prepare for the ministry, desiring demands in our pulpits today. Normal Department PreParing for the work of teaching in the and giving a higher training to those desiring the same. Preparatory Department Fitting students for the Normal department and giving an opportunity for those deprived of such in childhood. MUSICAL DEPARTMENT For Furnishing an opportunity for Proficiency, in that of fine arts—music. STATE INDUSTRIAL Department It is the intention of this department to give our youth training, fitting work of life in the industrial world. [We are opinioned that in this day of labor unions and stern demands nothing will so aid the Negro as to people compete with any in the world of skilled labor. With such training no man the future of his children or the future of his race. Courses. — Architectural or Mechanical drawing Carpentry, Printing, newspaper, Tailoring, Bookkeeping, Business Course and Stenography, Dr. plain sewing. FACILITY. The faculty is composed of graduates from Lincoln, Wilberfiske, Tuskegee and Hampton; the best schools of the country maintained. Following is the faculty. Rev. William Tecumseh Vernon, B. S. D., A. M., in Hiliosophy and Logic. Charles S. Bowman, Tuskegee, instructor in Mechanical and Carpentry; John Charles-Wood, instructor in printing; Joseph Nelson Gaforce, instructor in business course and stenography; James T. Edward teacher of tailoring; E. J. Vernon, B. S., of Wilberforce professor meth Moore of Tuskegee, professor of language and literature; S. L. Gross, teacher of Mrs. Lulu Cunningham, piano music; Mrs. L. H. Moore, teacher of science lecturers of various topics have been secured. OPPORTUNITIES These teachers and constantly labor for the betterment of the young people under their care and helping hand to the Same. No student is made to feel the sting of poverty, tells. The most deserving are given credit for the same. Expenses—Board per month, $5.50; tuition per month, per month, $1; incidentance, $1. It is not necessary that Extravagant be encouraged here; students are advised to bring strong substantial clothing, apparel is not needed by one struggling for an education. School opened so arrangements for entrance can be made by writing Pres. W. T. Vernon. Quill will send one of the latest complete catalogues given full information rega A great school for our youth: now a part of our State's terests. Negroes should here train their children for the Work of life and its duties. Theological Department to prepare for the ministry, desiring to fulfill demands in our pulpits today Normal Department PreParing for the work of teaching in the public school and giving a higher training to those desiring the same. Fitting students for the NormalI department and giving an opportunity for education those deprived of such in childhood. MUSICAL DEPARTMENT For Furnishing an opportunity for Proficiency, in that Fine of fine arts - music. It is the intention of this department to give our youth training, fitting them for work of life in the industrial world. [We are opinioned that in this day of competition labor unions and stern demands nothing will so aid the Negro as to prepare his child compete with any in the world of skilled labor. With such training no man need fear the future of his children or the future of his race. Courses. — Architectural or Mechanical drawing Carpentry. Printing. both job in newspaper, Tailoring, Bookkeeping, Business Course and Stenography. Dressmaking and plain sewing. FACILTY. Fiske, Tuskegee and Hampton; the best schools of the country maintained by our people. Following is the faculty, Rev. William Tecumseh Vernon, B. S. D., A. M., Press. Lectures in Hilosophy and Logic. Charles S. Bownan, Tuskegee, instructor in Mechanical drawing and Carpentry; John Charles-Wood, instructor in printing; Joseph Nelson Garrer of Wilberforce, instructor in business course and stenography; James T. Edwards of Hampshire teacher of tailoring; E.J. Vernon, B. S., of Wilberforce professor mathematics; M. Moore of Fiske, professor of language and literature; L. S. Gross, teacher of dressmaking; Mrs. Lulu Cunningham, piano music; Mrs. L. H. Moore, teacher of science. In addition lecturers of various topics have been secured. OPPORTUNITIES constantly labor for the betterment of the young people under their care and gladly help helping hand to the Same. No student is made to feel the sting of poverty, but meritate tells. The most deserving are given credit for the same. Expenses—Board per month. $5.50; tuition per month. $1; room 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, 1911. arrangements for entrance can be made by writing Pres. W.J.T. Vernon. Quindana, Kis- will send one of the latest complete catalogues given full information regarding the s Write at once for information or catalogue to William T. Vernon. William T. Vernon. Armored Glass. Jom Paul's I'ajama. From the London Globe: An informed 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 misgiven. "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? From the London Globe: An in-formation 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 velvet shoes." So it caused by changes of temp THE SURGEON'S KNIFE Mrs. Eckis Stevenson of Salt Lake City Tells How Operations For Ovarian Troubles May Be Avoided. "DEAR MRS. PINXHAM: I suffered with inflammation of the ovaries and wombs for six years, enduring aches and pain which none can dream of but who have had the same expe- O rience. Hundreds of dollars went to the doctor and the druggist. I was simply a doctor taking medicine chest and a physical wreck. My sister residing in Ohio wrote me that she had been cured of womb trouble by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and advised me to try it. I then discontinued all other medicines and gave your Vegetable Compound a thorough trial. I nearly all pain had left me; I rarely had healed and my nerves were in a much better condition, and I was in three months, and this avoided a terrible surgical operation." —Mrs. Eckis STEVENSON. 250 So. State St., Salt Lake City. Utah.—$5000 forfit if above testimonial is not genuine. Remember every woman is cordially invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there is anything about her symptoms she does not understand. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass. Good enough for anybody! ALL HAVANA FILLER FLORODORA 3 for 10¢ CIGARS "FLORODORA"BANDS are of same value as tags from "STAR"HORSE SHOE." SPEARHEAD"STANDARD NAVY." OLD PEACH & HONEY" and J. P."Tobacco. FOR SALE A FINE ESTATE OR STOCK FARM 7,200 ACRES. WITHIN SIXX TWELVE OF THE ARMOUR AND SWIFT MILLION DOLLAR PACKERIES FOR CONSTRUCTION AT FT WORTH. Fully equipped construction at FT Worth is capped on railroad. About 500 acres of rich black river valley land in cultivation that will grow aerial vineyards, berry patches and deep wells and 2% acres of pasture. Six winnings and deep wells and 2% acres of large expanses of farmland. Fifty miles four wire fencing and telephone connection. Located within the rain forest area of the land farming can be done in the state, only one acre is located in county. Farmers' calves are purchased in the county. Farmers' calves are purchased in the county. Cattle will without feed, or at cost paid. Was paid $2,000 a year net good pasture there. There are approximately 9,900 acres in pasture. Land running expenses, leaving the growth on the cattle clear, the owner, the SalUBRIOS CLIMATE and $7,200; $2,000 can down and $8,000 a year at 6% interest, or can interest there is very cheap. All attached by patents on the rise. Place will carry 1,500 hectares of $7,500 per annum - responsible Party. $7,500 per annum - responsible Party. First Nat. Bank. Houston, Texas. WET WEATHER COMFORT There is no satisfaction keener than being dry and comfortable when out in the hardest storm. YOU ARE SURE OF IT IF YOU WEAR TOWER'S TISH BRAND SLICKERS MADE IN BLACK OR YELLOW AND BACKED BY OUR GUARANTEE. A.J.TOWER CO. BOSTON,MASS. ASK YOUR DEALER. If he will not supply you and for our free catalogue of garments and hats. JUST THINK OF IT Every farmer his own landlord, no incumbrances, his bank account increasing year by year, and value increasing, stocks increasing, splendid climates, excellent schools and excellent universities. 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PLEASE NO MONEY We send PRESENT and pos Rectum; also 100 page; not by our mild method, nor A curious feature to travelers in the high roads of Norway is the great number of gates—upwards of 10,000 in the whole country—which have to be opened. These gates, which either mark the boundaries of the farms or separate the home fields from the waste lands, constitute a considerable inconvenience and delay to the traveler, who has to stop his vehicle and get down to open them. Humane Work in Porto Rico One of the natural results of the introduction of American authority in Porto Rico appears in an active movement for the prevention of cruelty to animals. In San Juan, Ponce and smaller communities the beating or horses has been vigorously discouraged, and the last measure enacted at the recent session of the legislative assembly was an act to prohibit cock fighting. "Antisepitic States" the Latest "Antiseptic slates" are the thing that the careful, germ-fearing mother buys for her children nowadays. They are made of some light-weight material, papier-mache, perhaps, and there is no temptation to spit on this slate or even use a sponge on it. A piece of cotton flannel is all that is necessary for an eraser.—New York press. A. Postmaster's Discovery Lancaster, N. Y., April 21st.-Mr. John Remers, postmaster of this village, was taken with Diabetes four years ago. For two years he doctored with local physicians as well as several specialists from Buffalo, but got no better. Indeed he was gradually growing worse. He stopped taking the doctors' medicine and commenced a treatment of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He used in all about ten boxes and is as strong and well to-day as ever he was. He attributes his recovery to nothing but Dodd's Kidney Pills, and says: "If I could only talk five minutes to every one who has Diabetes I am sure I could convince them that they needn't suffer a moment longer when Dodd's Kidney Pills are on sale in every drug store. "I will cheerfully answer any letters from sick men or women, as I think every Diabetes sufferer should be told of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the remedy that saved my life." It is cheaper to get married than to stay engaged and have to go on buying flowers, theatre seats, suppers and presents. Impoverished Blood. Whether due to inheritance or caused by a depleted condition of the system, is the cause of much agony. Vogeler's Curative Compound, when taken for this trouble is a means of salvation. It creates new fresh tissues and pure red blood corpuscles and by giving strength and tone to the great vital energies of the body, it enables them to perform their natural functions. The reader should not lose sight of the fact that Vogeler's Curative Compound is made from the formula of one of the most eminent physicians. Send at once to St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd., Baltimore, for a free sample bottle. MRS. MARY SHORTYT, 36 Court, Gouport Street, Coventry, yrs. 1—"Several years ago I met with an accident through a fall, hurting my hand so faint that I needed a brace." "Everything I knew of but did not receive any benefit. Finally, as a last resource, I applied St. Jacobs Oil and after using a first brace, I moved my fingers, and I was able to work again. Finally I regained the use of my hand and all pain it was. It only was by the use of St. Jacobs Oil that I am now able to follow my employment." **AGENTS** WANTED *Everywhere!* Liberal commissions sold. Novelties, brushes and upward. *St. Jacobs Society, 1608 N. Clark St. Chicago.* Latest Kansas News Family Quarrel ends in a Tragedy in Kansas City, Kansas. KANSAS CITY, KAS.—(Special.) Roland Calhoun, who is employed in the canning factory department at the Armour packing plant, shot his father, five times at their home 212 North First street, Kansas City, Kas. The elder Calhoun was removed to St. Margaret's hospital two hours after the shooting. Roland Calhoun is 21 years old. His mother died ten years ago and since that time he and his father have made their home with Roland's married sister, Mrs. Lottie Langford. The father has been drinking for the past three weeks. When sober he is kind to his children, but when drunk, the boy says, he is abusive. The father quarreled with Mrs. Langford last Monday. Yesterday morning he renewed the trouble at the breakfast table. Mrs. Langford, her two children, Roland Calhoun and his father were seated at the table. The older Calhoun made ugly remarks about Mrs. Langford and her children. Roland Calhoun grew tired of his father's language, he says, and told him to not abuse his sister. The son's remark angered the father, and seizing a knife, he started for him. Mrs. Langford arose and stepped between the men. She says that John Calhoun tried to strike Roland with the knife, but was unable to do so because of her interference. All the time Roland Calhoun was retreating toward a bureau. When he reached it he opened a drawer, which contained a revolver, and securing the weapon, fired twice at his parent. Both balls took effect, but the father still advanced on the boy and the young fellow discharged three more shots. These, also, took effect and the old man sank to the floor, apparently dead. A physician was summoned and pronounced the injuries fatal. SUICIDE'S ODD LETTER. Said the Devil Failed Him a Debt by Giving Him Five Sons-in-Law. GIRARD.—(Special.) A stranger committed suicide in a pasture four miles north of Brazililton, this county, by taking strychine. He left the following, written in a small book in which nothing else appears: "Good people, I am 71 years old the 10th of this month; I have no home, can get nothing to do, very poor health and almost blind. The devil owed me a great debt, and he has paid me off with five sons-in-law. But there is no place for the old man. Now, God bless you all, bless my children; God bless my poor demented daughter Lottie and my two grandchildren Philip and Phillis. Please give my kind regards to S. W. Bowman. Lay me away as you please. The body was brought to Girard and buried. KEEP JOINTISTS IN JAIL. Authorities Have Taken A Vigorous Stand Against Whisky Seilers. WASHINGTON.—(Special). Three jointists are now in the county jail here and will be for thirty days or longer if they do not pay their fines of $100 each. Bert Wright and Thomas Grimes, two jointists of a Brunes, pleaded guilty to one charge each and got thirty days and $100 fine each. Pete Caron of Linn, pleaded guilty to one count and got the regular fine and costs. The commissioners of this county have made an ironclad rule not to release any jointists, so they will have to in jail till their fines and costs are paid. Another jointist from Linn will have his hearing and it is expected he will plead guilty to one count and get off as easily as possible. A Fire at Sabetha. SABETHA—(Special). iFre which started here at 3:15 o'clock p. m. did about $8,000 damage. E. J. White's livery barn was burned and six frame buildings. The Methodist church. C. D. Smith's restaurant, Mrs. S. E. Tappcott's residence. D. D. Wickin's jewelry store were badly damaged. The fire started by a drunken man dropping a lighted match. Car Crashed Into a Store GALENA.—(Special.) In attempting to make a flying switch the brakes on some Frisco cars refused to work and when the cars came to the end of the track they jumped it and ran along the ground until the first car struck the building of the interstate Wholesale Grocery Company, a brick and stone structure. A hole was crushed in the building and the first car passed on inside of the establishment. Brick, rock and everything that was within its reach were knocked in every direction. It sounded as if a cyclone had struck that part of town where the building stood. The loss is about $1,500. The mornings seem eo be getting up earlier of late. Found a Starving Man. HUTCHINSON.—(Special. A starving man was found in a Santa Fe box car here. He gave his name as Joe Carr, of St. Louis, and says he was in the car three days without food or drink. Carr came here from Hot Springs and got in the car to take a nap. When he awoke he found that he could not move and for three days he lay suffering from inflammatory rheumatism, when found he was nearly dead. Has Lost His Evidence. TOPEKA.—(Special.) Assistant District Attorney E. D. McKeever is in a dilemma. A few days ago he went before the grand jury and had a man indicted for sending obscene pictures through the mails. He exhibited the pictures as evidence. They formed the basis for the indictment. Now one has taken the pictures. It will practically be impossible to convict the offender without them. If they don't turn up, the case will be dropped. Traveling Man Knocked Down a Girl's Insurer and is Fatally Stabbed WINFIELD.—(Special.) H. B. Raley, a traveling representative of the Hand Sewed Shoe Company, of Omaha, Neb., was stabbed in the side by Bert Oaks, on the Bretton House steps. The stab was made with an ordinary pennknife, the blade penetrating the left side, entering the abdomen and breaking off. The injured man was taken to a hospital, where an operation was performed. His physician fears it is a fatal stab. Early in the evening Mr. Raley and four other gentlemen, comprising the Wesleyan quartet, of Rochester, were standing on the hotel steps talking to two young women. Bert Oaks pushed his way into the crowd, shoving Raley and other aside, and spope rudely to one of the women. Raley knocked him down. Oaks got up and left, but in a few moments he returned, accompanied by several of his friends, and stuck a knife into Raleys left side, the blade breaking off. Oaks ran and has not been captured. Raley's friends removed him to the Winfield hospital. REFUSED A REQUISITION Gov. Stanley Declines to Turn Over Citizens to Missouri. TOPEKA — (Special.) Governor Stanley refused to honor a requisition issued by Governor Dockery, of Missouri, form M. Castlebury, Al Turney and O. Householder, of Crawford county, wanted at Webb City, Mo., for kidnapping. Last fall Al Turney's store was broken into and robbed of a can of lard. The crime was traced to Ben Bugg, then in Webb City. Castlebury, Turney and Householder went over to Webb City and accused Bugg of the crime and had him arrested. He came over to Kansas without a requisition and stood trial. He was convicted and given five years in prison. He has appealed, the case to the supreme court. His father, T. O. Bugg, claims that the three men from Crawford county kidnaped his son from Webb City and brought him over to Kansas without due process, and recently swore out a warrant for their arrest. Governor Dockery issued a requisition for their return. Governor Stanley today refused to honor it on the ground that no kidnapping took place and that it was simply a scheme to barass three citizens who had brought a criminal to justice. CROWLEY WAS MURDERED. His Disappearance Explained By the Finding of His Body. EMPORIA.—(Special.) The dead body of George Crowley, a junk dealer of Council Grove, Kas., was found floating on the Neosho river five miles northwest of Emporia. On his head were marks of violence and at the coroner's inquest held over the body it was judged that he was killed by a blow on the head presumably wi n a club. Connected with Crowley's death is a mystery that strongly tends to lay the guilt of the crime on Crowley's partner, George Dumpoope, who was with him at the time of the murder. The two started from Emporia on March 27, in a lumber wagon for Council Grove, twenty miles north of here. They camped near the place where the murdered man was found. Next day Dumpoope arrived in Council Grove with the team and wagon without his partner. He told Crowley's wife that her husband had gone to Kansas City. On the following day Dumpoope left for Western Kansas and cannot now be located. Crowley was known to have $50 when he left Emporia but when found in the river no money was on his person. Beyond doubt he was murdered for his money and his partner Dumpoope if found will be held on the charge. The body was weighted down with a large stone which was fastened to the body by means of ten feet of barbed wire evidently taken from a nearby fence. Decomposition had set in and the body evidently had been in the river three weeks. AFTER UNLICENSED DOCTORS Medical Board Will Force All Practitioners to Register. TOPEKA.—(Special.) Since the supreme court has upheld the constitutionality of the medical registration law the members of the medical board propose to go after unregistered doctors rough shod. It has a list of about eighty in the state and unless they shake the dust of Kansas from their feet it will begin a wholesale persecution of them. Dr. Andrew Wu, a Chinese doctor, of Topeka, has appealed to the board and to Governor Stanley not to molest him. Chinese practice medicine differently from American doctors and the legislature made no Chinese provision in its law. The board has taken the matter under advisement. He Will Not Plead Guilty. WELLINGTON. — (Special.) John Cummings, the man who was arrested for the murder of 13-year-old Annie Dishman, has changed his mind about pleading guilty to a charge of man-slaughter. He has employed attorneys and announces that he will fight the case. There are some important facts about the murder that Cummings' confession does not make clear, and it is thought he will try to prove his wife the instigator, if not an active participant in the crime. Asks $50,000 Damages. PITTSBURG.—(Special.) Dr. J. M. Barbour filed suit against S. W. Baxter for $50,000 damages. Of this amount, $25,000 is asked for alienation of Mrs. Barbour's affections and the other $25,000 is asked as punitive damages. Both parties are prominent citizens, and some sensational testimony is promised during the trial. The plaintiff practiced medicine in this city and vicinity for years, while the deferant was for years a successful business man, was county treasurer for two years, and is considered a wealthy man. Eugene Fitzwater, of Galena is not charged with gas. He is charged with shooting James Young with intent to kill. Daniel Prophet, an Ottawa negro 86 years old, married a girl of 26 last week. He will wonder why he ever left the den of Hors. The J. U. G. Parties which are quite popular out in Jewell City, should not be confused with keg parties. The initials stand for Just Us Girls. There is an exasperating amount of thleving going on in Osawatomie, and, as the Graphic very aptly says, "something ought to be done to stop it." The county clerk in Montgomery county complains that the dry weather has not affected the crop of young wolf scalp, on which he pays the bounty in the least. Ottawa and Emporia have been having rather more than their share of murders and deadly assaults of late 4 murders and deadly assaults of late. 4 A medal for conspicuous gall should be given to the Wichita peddler who called at a woman's house twice without finding her in, whereupon he wrote a note asking her to stay at home the next day, so he could show her his wares. There is practically no limit to the utilities of the free rural delivery system. One carrier out of Winfield has put a pole on the top of his mail wagon on which he indicates the official weather forecast by means of flags. The Wichita Herald justly says: "Jan Ignatz Paderewski der poinische pianokunst produzierte sich an Montag abend. Er Soil brave und chitg geriklmpert haben." In Havensville all public business pertaining to deeds, taxes and litigation has been declared off until the court house officials have finished their horseshoe pitching tournament. When one of the best-known surgeons in Wichita entered a crowded street car a few days ago a joker called out: "Everybody put your hands on your appendix. Here come Dr. —" Ex-Governor Morrill has 64,000 apple trees in his Brown county orchard, making it the largest in the world, and ae is suspected of plotting an insurrection against "Apple King" Wellhouse. This month's reports reveal that the deposits in the state banks are only about $40,000,000 a decrease of $500,000 since a month ago. It is really a good showing in view of the outlay for Easter togger. Everything pertaining to wheat culture is explained in detail in Secretary Coburn's latest book, except how to make it rain. The Lancaster Debating society, after setting the other pending questions, will take up this one: "If a railroad conductor is worth $50,000, is it to his credit or discredit?" In the last twenty-five years the state penitentiary has graduated 9,000 men and women, which is more than twice the output of the state university and the Agricultural college for the same period. A boy in Sheridan county, who was assisted by his teacher to write a composition on wheat, concluded it with the great truth: "Wheat yields from one to fifty bushels per acre." The wife of Dr. Gray of Garden City has sued for a divorce. Gray was tried for murder in Chicago, but was acquitted. His wife sets forth half a dozen sufficient reasons. A woman has a right to change her mind, but in the case of the Wichita woman who was robbed of $1,000 by a mind reader it is contended by the lola egister that she would have done better to mind her change. A McPherson woman has a hen that lays black eggs. It is supposed, also, that the hen cackles raat-time. The Wichita Commercial club will gon on a 1,200 mile junket into Oklahoma and Texas. The plan is to scatar seeds of kindness, not neglecting to irrigate them. "Aggressive Topeka," says the Ottawa Herald. "is tearing down the house where General George Custer once lived, and where he made his telling plans against the Indians. From this it would be inferred that Topeka would plant onions on the grave of its mother-in-law." Seventy cavalry horses escaped from the corral at Fort Leavenworth a few days ago, but all of them were captured again. A fire in Elk City last week consumed, among other wares, thirty cases of beer; after which the firemen had a hard struggle subduing it and putting it out. Fort Scott is making an effort to require its policemen to wear regular uniforms. When one of the officers appeared wearing a plug hat, blue Prince Albert coat and corduroy trousers the limit of endurance was reached. A husky breeze from somewhere down in Texas struck Neodesha last week and tried to blow out the gas. 5 The Abilene Chronicle says that the war between the Santa Fe and the Union Pacific for the women's club business to the Pacific coast has reached that acute stage where the Union Pacific is giving a copy of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poems and the Santa Fe a shirt waist and a subscription to the Ladies' Home Journal with every ticket sold. Two men were quarreling on the street in Atchison, and one of them said: "If you provoke me I'll hurt you so bad strawberries won't taste good to you." Costs amounting to over $100 have piled up in the case of S. B. Shaffer against S. M. Burkett, in Parsons, over the possession of a pup for which Shaffer paid $2. A woman has been sent to the penitentiary from Southeastern Kansas for violating the Cubbison law, which makes gambling a felony. Prof. Duke H. Bashford has discovered that Trego county shale can be made into hydraulic cement, paint, axle grease, shoe polish and ninety-six other useful but lwy commodities 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. Clever Damage Coaver. An ingenious method of obtaining pocket money is in vogue in London. Its originator travels on suburban lines. When the collector demands his ticket, he expains at some length that, having paid for it, it is his property. After much time has been wasted, the collector usually waxes impatient, and snatches the ticket out of the passenger's hand, who promptly summons the company for assault, and obtains damages. To the housewife who has not yet become acquainted with the new things of everyday use in the market and who is reasonably satisfied with the old, we would suggest that a trial of Defiance Cold Water Starch be made at once. Not alone because it is guaranteed by the manufacturers to be superior to any other brand, but because each 10c package contains 16 czs., while all the other kinds contain but 12 ozs. It is safe to say that the lady who once uses Defiance Starch will use no other. Quality and quantity must win. As to Failure Have you failed at a certain point in your life? Be sure you will be tested in that same place again. The same thing will meet you until there has been a triumph over it that it can never trouble you any more. Minnesota's Flour Industry. Minnesota has 307 mills, and can turn out about 120,000 barrels a day. The big mills of the city of Minneapolis produce over one-sixth of the flour consumed by our entire population. The Kansas City Southern railway has now inaugurated for the season its new through service from Kansas City to Hot Springs via Sallisaw and the St. L. I. M. & S. Ry. Through Sleepman pulling 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. How Words Originate When one of the boobie aldermen coined the word "combine," did anybody imagine that within a few years a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States would use it in a solemn opinion, with no apparent doubt of its perfect validity and propriety?—New York Tribune. Spring Fever is simply "that tired feeling," a lassitude caused by a sluggish condition of the blood. The liver and bowels need a cleaning out in the Spring and nothing is so effective and at the same time so pleasant to take as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which is sold by all drummists. Man is known by the company he keeps and woman is known by her husband's folks. Try me just once and I am sure to come again. Defiance Starch. Teachers for South Africa It is stated at Halifax that the dominion government will send a contingent of over 100 school teachers to South Africa within a month or so. G & J TIRE Accidents are rare, pleasure is increased by their superior elasticity, and you can mend them with your hands—no tools required. Our automobile tires are just as safe, satis- factory and reliable. G & J TIRE COMPANY, Indianapolis, Ind. A ARE YOU SATISFIED? Are you entirely satisfied with the goods you buy and with the prices that you pay? Over 2,000,000 people are trading with us and getting their goods at wholesale prices. Our 1,000-page catalogue will be sent on receipt of 15 cents. It tells the story. Montgomery Ward Co. CHICAGO The house that tells the truth. Cane Seed For prices, write SMITH REFINING CO., GROWERS 9 Council Bluffs, Ia. State quantity desired. Board of Trade Man, old in the business, will invest your money, $60 and upward on perc. of profit, highest credentials, Wm. Harter, 284 La Salle St, Chicago. I SELL REAL ESTATE for cash, no matter where your money, $60 and upward on perc. of profit, highest credentials and get a fine illustrated paper. For Sale-Sum- tax and bookings, call 800-255-1000, Books and Goods, CALVIN FORDES, Kalamazoo, Mi. The New York Board of Health Find 18 Contains Alum and Rock, Declare 18 Dangerous to Health and Dump It into the River. The New York papers report that the Health Department of that city has seized as dangerous to health nearly two tons of cheap mixtures sold for baking powder and dumped them into the offal scow to be destroyed. More of the powder was found in a Sixth ave. department store. The report of the analysis of the Health Department stated that it was "an alum baking powder" containing alum and pulverized rock. The different Health Authorities seem to have different ways of repressing the sale of bad baking powders. In England they have prosecuted the grocers under the general law and broken up the traffic. In Missouri the sale of alum baking powder is actually prohibited by law. In New York they seize the unwholesome stuff and cast it into the river without any discussion. The latter way is certainly effective. The alum baking powders are usually offered at a low price, ten to twenty cents a pound, or with some prize, as a temptation to the housewife. Consumers can protect themselves by buying only high-grade baking powder of established name and reputation. Do not be tempted by the grocer to take something else as "just as good" or "our own brand," for the trials show that the grocer himself is often deceived by unscrupulous makers, and is selling an alum powder without knowing it. There are several good powders on the market; let the housekeeper insist on having what she knows is right, and not be induced to risk the life of the family for an imaginary saving of a few cents. Hard on New England Cats. The Paris Journal reassures the women of the French capital that their pet cats are not in danger of the furrier, as Massachusetts promises to supply the trade in that line. "In that Yankee state," says the Journal, "it has been decided to enact a law imposing an annual tax of 50 cents on every cat. The cats whose owners fail to pay will be taken up and turned over to the furrier. Their release cannot be obtained without the payment of a forfeit of $4." Wanted an Easter Bonnet. A Brooklyn woman endeavored to have her husband arrested for non-support, the special charge being that he had refused to buy her a $4.98 Easter hat and that she had not had a new one since the previous Easter. On learning that her husband's income was $3 per week, the poormaster advised her to make the best of the situation. He said he had seen bonnets in shop windows nice enough for a poor woman at $1.98. Noises Which Attract Snakes. It is a curious fact that there are certain kinds of noises which attract snakes. For instance, the whirr of the mowing machine, instead of scaring these reptiles, as might be supposed, seems both to allure and enrage them, and they almost invariably dart toward it, rearing themselves in front of the machine, which, of course, promptly chops off their heads. In six months as many as 120 cobras alone have been slaughtered on one grass farm in India. First Real Negro Minstrels. Sam Hague, who first introduced real negroes as minstrels in Europe, died a short time ago in England. While running a saloon in Syracuse, N. Y., some thirty-five years ago he conceived the idea of taking a company of darkies abroad. He did so and "Hague's slave troupe" made a tremendous hit. Hague became wealthy but was worth little or nothing at the time of his death. Rich Man and Expert Theologian. It may not be generally known that Amzi Lorenzo Barber, notwithstanding the $35,000,000 made in asphalt in the last nineteen years, is one of the most expert secular theologians of the age. As professor of philosophy in Howard university he seemed as far from manufacturing streets to order as if he had been nourished on manna in the wilderness of Hespidam and did not know that Pitch Lake existed. Pisarell and Harcourt Disraeli once said of Sir William Harcourt, in his affected, cynical way: "He has the three essential qualifications of success in politics, a fine person, a loud voice and no principles." To this, when it was repeated to him, Harcourt rejoined: "Leaving out the first two qualifications, it might almost be applied to 'Dizzy' himself." Author's Mother a Recluse Mme, du Maupassant, mother of the French author, Guy du Maupassant, lives in Nice, in a tall house with closed shutters. She seldom sees strangers, yet any admirer of her son is always assured of a warm welcome. Bread from Bananas. Banana bread is now on sale in some places. It is made of bananas dried and ground down into four, and is considered twenty-five times as nutritive as ordinary white bread made of wheat. Swindlers Exer Inventive Selling elevated railroad tickets for 50 cents apiece is the latest ruse adopted by swindlers who prey upon newly landed immigrants at the battery in New York. Cleaning Up Redwood Forests. In Humboldt and Mendocino counties, California, there are sixty-six saw mills at work upon the famous redwood forests, which are gradually disappearing, the value of the output for the year 1900 being nearly $5,000,000. Fortunate Parents. Handsome silver watches have been presented by Prince and Princess Albert or Belgium to the parents of all the babies born in Brussels on the same day as their son, the little Prince Leonold. AFTER A TRUST ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX ORDERS SUIT AGAINST BEEF COMBINE. HE WILL PROCEED BY INJUNCTION Suit is to Be Filed in Federal Court at Chicago—Says That the Agreements Under Which Beef Trust Operate WASHINGTON, D. C.—(Special.) Attorney General Knox has made the following statement regarding the so-called beef trust: "On April 4, this department directed W. A. Day, Esq., of Washington, in his capacity as special assistant to the attorney general, to examine into, as far as practicable, the public charges to the effect that a combination of the large meat dealers of the United States had been effect contrary to the provisions of the laws of the United States. "This preliminary examination resulted in instructions to Mr. Day and Mr. Beathea, United States attorney at Chicago, on April 7, to prosecute simultaneously in Chicago and the East a more particular examination into the allegations, and proofs alleged to exist in support thereof. "From their reports I am satisfied that sufficient evidence is in hand upon which bills n equity for an injunction can be framed to restrain the combination mentioned from further proceeding under their agreements, which clearly appear to be in restraint of interstate trade. I have, therefore, in compliance with the law which provides: 'It shall be the duty of the several district attorneys of the United States in their respective districts under the direction of the attorney general to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain violations of this act,' directed the district attorney at Chicago to prepare a bill for an injunction against the corporations and persons who are parties to the combination mentioned, to be fied in the United States circuit court for the northern district of Illinois." CHICAGO.—(Special.) United States District Attorney Bethea, when interview, refused to make any statement about the action that he will take under Attorney General Knox's instructions. "I have absolutely nothing to say," he said when the Washington announcement was read to him. A representative of the packing houses said that the packers welcomed a full investigation of their relations with each other and the conduct of their business. In their behalf he entered a denial to all charges that they are in a combination to control prices or in restraint of trade. A. $25,000,000 Bank. NEW YORK_—(Special.) The directors of the National City bank of New York has recommended an increase of the bank's capital stock from $10,000,000 to $25,000,000. The new stock, in 15,000 shares, will be offered to shareholders at 150. This will provide an additional surplus of $7,500,000 and will increase the bank's surplus to $15,000,000. With the increase, the National City bank's capital and surplus will be larger than those of any other national bank in this country. Saved Her Brothers Life. SEVILLE, SPAIN.—(Special). The Queen of Portugal, Maria Amelia, her brother, the Duke of Orleans; the Duchess of Orleans and the Princess Louise of Orleans were participating in a boar hunt at Villamanrique when the boar attacked the duke and wounded his horse. Princess Louise, another sister of the duke, saved his life by a well-directed shot, which killed the boar. Gold Strike in Montana. SAND CREEK, Mont.—(Special). Great excitement prevails at this place over a strike made in the hills adjoining the town and scores of prospectors are traversing the adjacent country staking out claims. The lowest assay of samples by local assayers yielded returns of $51 and the highest $28.000. In a pan the precious metal is easily discernible to the naked eye. Samples have been sent to Butte for assay and expert opinion. Wife Takes Cruel Revenge ENGLISH, IND.—(Special.) Cruel and inhuman treatment will be the plea of Thomas Foley for divorce. His wife admits that she tied his hands and feet while he was drunk and applied salt to his hands, face and clothing, that the cattle in the field where he lay helpless might lick him to death, as a revenge for a beating she received during a drunken orgy. Foley's skin was raw in many places and his clothing in shreds. Fatal Fire in London. LONDON.—(Special.) A fire broke out at midnight in Hackney, a popular suburb of London, in a printers' warehouse, three stories high, the top floor of which was used for living rooms. A dozen fire engines and escapes arrived promptly at the scene, but the flames were of overmastering power and it was impossible to enter the building. When the flames were finally under control, the charred bodies of a man, two women and four children were found. $50,000 for Twelve Violins. SAN DIEGO, CAL.—(Special.) The famous collection of violins originally owned by the late R. D. Hawley, of Hartford, Conn., has been sold by Ralph M. Granger, of this city. The purchasers are Chicagoans. The collection comprises twelve of the most celebrated instruments in 'the world, including the following: Joseph, Guarmerius, 1741; Antonius Stradivarius, 1711; Carlo Bergonzl, 1737; Nicola Amati 1622; J. B. Guadagnini, 1750; Giovani Paolo Maggini, 1620 HE MADE POSTAL CARDS. Man Who Has Been Defrauding the Government Affected CHICAGO.—(Special.) A postoffice fraud involving the issue and circulation of millions of postal cards has been brought to a close by Postoffice Inspector Stuart, who arrested Louis Smith and confiscated over 100,000 cards, printing presses, cardboard and plates. Two weeks ago Inspector Stuart found a postal card that had a suspicious look. He at once began an investigation and since then he has succeeded in learning all that was necessary to prosecute the counterfeiter. Smith's scheme, according to Inspector Stuart, was to have a printing company enamel a quantity of the cards, as though they were to be used for a perfectly legitimate purpose. He engaged another firm to engrave a plate with Jefferson's head on an imitation card. Still another engraved, "The United States of America." Then Smith would place all these parts together and thus complete an excellent imitation postal card. Inspector Stuart says that from evidences he has he thinks that Smith must have made millions of the cards, and that he sold all he made in all parts of the country. Smith admits that he has been engaged in the business for two years. HARRY DE WINDT HEARD FROM. Leading an Expedition From Paris to New York By Land. LONDON.—(Special.) Letters received from Harry De Windt, leader of the expedition which is attempting to make its way overland from Paris to New York, dated Verkhoyansk, East Siberia, at the end of February. In spite of the forebodings of the officials or Yaqutsk, who strongly urged Mr. De Windt not to continue his journey, saying the conditions were worse this year than ever, the expedition reached vrkhoyansk, 600 miles north of Yakutsk, February 28. The members of the expedition had a terrible experience while crossing the Verkhoyonsk mountains The cold was intense, 63 degrees below zero being registered. All the travelers were frost bitten. Otherwise they were well and in good spirits and were leaving the same day for Sredne Kolymsk, a town of East Siberia 900 miles further on, which the party hoped to reach to about the middle of HMarch. Then it was their intention to push on 1,500 miles to East Cape, on Bering strait. Probably the next news of the expedition will be its arrival in the United States via Bering strait. British Loan in Demand NEW YORK—(Special). J. P. Morgan & Co. and Baring, Mauoun & Co. announce that the $25,000,000 of British consols purchased jointly by them for sale in this country have been over-subscribed fully ten times. In the opinion of Cecil Baring, applicants are not likely to receive more than 5 per cent of the amount of the subscriptions. Ogden, Utah, Postmaster Short. OGDEN, U.—(Special). Charles H. Meighan, postmaster of Ogden has been declared by Inspector Small and Fredericks to be short in his accounts in the amount of 2,600. His bondsmen are in charge of the office. Meighan was appointed by President McKinley and assumed his duties January 21, 1899. The shortage covers a period of two years and exists in both stamp and money order department. 4 It Was In Self Defense. MUSKOGEE, I. T.—(Special). W. H. Means, the Lexington, Mo., farmer who killed his niece, Miss Lydia Means, at Henryetta, was discharged at Wewoka. The evidence showed that he killed the woman in self defense and after she had seriously stabbed him. Means was held, however, for incest. Relatives from Missouri were present and furnished bond. 2 Wealthy Farmer Kills Himself. NEBRASKA CITY, NEB—(Special.) Edward J. Roberts, a wealthy farmer, living about five miles south of this city, committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun. Roberts has been sick for some time. This is supposed to have been the cause for the act. He was about 35 years old and leaves a wife and three children. 5 BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The London chamber of commerce has accepted the invitation of the New York chamber of commerce and will send a delegation to the opening of the latter's new headquarters. All except the best of the horses belonging to the American cavalry regiments in Cuba are being sold at auction. John Redmond, the Irish leader in the British house of commons, gave a dinner to Bourke Cockran, of New York, at the house of commons, at which several members of the Irish party were present. David Carpenter, who was a personal friend of Horace Greeley and John C. Fremont, is dead at his home in Mount Pleasant, N. Y. At the close of the civil war he was among the first to introduce American iron into the market and conducted a large iron business in New York until age necessitated his retirement. Dr. S. W. Walliston, head of the school of medicine at the University of Kansas, has just been notified of his appointment as correspondent for the London Geographical Society. Dr. Williston is one of the very few correspondents in America. Trustees of the University of Illinois have rgnated A. S. Draper, president of the institution, one year's leave of absence with full pay. President Draper was recently severely injured in a runaway at Champaign, Ill. IVce President Birrell will take charge of the university in the president's absence. The Philippines cholera record up to date is is follows: In Manila there have been 487 cases and 385 deaths, while the provinces report 1,217 cases and 847 deaths. CONGRESSIONAL ONLY FOUR BIG WARSHIPS. Building Plans of House Navy Committee Carries $76,000,000. WASHINGTON, D. C. — (Special). The house committee on naval affairs has completed the naval appropriation bill. The most important item, as to new ships was left until the last, and, as finally determined upon, was as follows: two battleships of about 16,000 tons displacement to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, $4,212,000 each; two armored cruisers of about 14,500 tons displacement each, to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, $4,659,000 each; two gunboats of 1,000 tons each, to cost $382,000 each. The following provision is made: "That the secretary of the navy may, in his discretion and so far as in his judgment is practical, direct that any or all of the vessels herein authorized be built in such navy yards as he may designate." Provision is also made for building one of each class of ships on the Pacific coast and that no contractor shall build more than one battleship, cruiser or gunboat." The 16,000 ton battleships will be the largest ever authorized for the American navy, and among the largest warships afloat. The armored cruisers also will be exceptionally large, for their class, considerably exceeding the New York and Brooklyn in Tonnage. The amount carried by the bill is slightly above $76,000,000. There was a sharp parliamentary contest and many votes before the final decision on ships and on building in government yards was reached. RACE QUESTION UP. Debate on It Occupies Most of House Session. WASHINGTON, D. C. — (Special). The house has entered on consideration of the military academy appropriation bill. In addition to the regular terms, it contains provision for the extensive improvement of the grounds and buildings at West Point. These improvements are to cost $6,500,000, of which $3,000,000 is appropriated in the bill. Twenty-four of the thirty pages of the bill were completed the first day. During the general debate on the military academy bill, Mr. Gilbert, of Kentucky, precipitated a discussion on the race question which was participated in by Mr. Gillett, of Massachusetts; Blackburn, of North Carolina; W. W. Kitchin, of North Carolina, and Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee. Mr. Cochran, of Missouri, and Mr. Gillett discussed the question of the alleged violation of the neutrality laws in connection with the shipment of mules and horses to South Africa. PASSED WITHOUT DEBATE. Wastes No Words on the $70,000,000 Rivers on and Harbors Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C. — (Special). Without a word of discussion of the merits of the measure, the senate passed the river and harbor bill, carrying in appropriations about $70,000,-000. So thoroughly had the bill been considered by the commerce committee that every senator was content that it should pass as reported from the committee. Discussing the rivers and harbors bill, Mr. Warren, of Wyoming, said he felt that a fair appropriation ought to have been carried by the bill for the construction of dams in the West for the conservation of water for irrigation purposes, but he yet had hope that the house would pass the irrigation measure passed by the senate. In view of the pendency of that bill, he would offer no amendment to the pending measure. As passed by the senate, the rivers and harbors bill contains the provision for the Missouri river that was added to it in the senate after the house had refused to appropriate any money for that purpose. WORK ON INDIAN BILL. Conferences on Appropriation Measure Have Almost Finished. HAVE ALMOST FINISHED. WASHINGTON, D. C. (Special.) The confeeers on the Indian appropriation bill have practically gone through the measure. Some fifteen or sixteen points of disagreement have been passed over for future action. The principal fight seems to be over the townsite provision put in by the senate, the creation of a new judicial district in the Indian Territory and the amendment opening the Uintah reservation. The senate confeeers are Platt, Stewart and Rawlins and the house confeeers are Sherman, Curtis and Little. The different towns in the Indian Territory have large delegations here to secure the establishment of a court for their towns. So far the committee has given them no hearings, but has called in individuals for examination on sundr ypoints. The Delaware representatives were heard by the confeeers on the proposition to pay the difference in value between gold and the paper money in which they were paid from 1862 to 1878, according to agreement. Choice of Routes. WASHINGTON, D. C.—(Special). For more than four hours to-day Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, chairman of the isthmian canal committee, addressed the senate on the subject of the Nicaraguan canal. He devoted the greater part of his speech o a consideration of the desirability and practicability of the two principal routes, Nicaragua and Panama. He strenuously favored the former, maintaining that in every possible respect it had many advantages over the Panama route. Mr. Morgan, in addressing the senate on the Hepburn bill, providing for a Nicaraguan canal, assumed, in beginning, that the senate was convinced of the indispensable character of a canal—that it was a national necessity—and that it was only a choice of methods and a comparison of national advantages which was left to decide "all questions of financial ability, of private interests, of political blas having been relegated to the rear by command of a free, honest and powerful people." Defiance Starch, 16 ounces, 10 cents. Defiance Starch, 16 ounces, 10 cents. 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, La Crosspe, Wis. W It sometimes happens that a man's house is his mother-in-law's castle. INSIST ON GETTING IT. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch because they have a stock in hand of the product. They say they cannot be sold to a customer who has once used the 16 oz. pkg. Defiance Starch for same money. Perpetual motion seems to be a success as a perpetual failure. **IF YOU USE BALL BLUE,** Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. An old bachelor says that marriage is merely a hitch and a kick. To Cure a Cold in One day. Take Lakex Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. Even the industrious smuggler shirks his duty. PUTMAM FADELESS DYES are fast to sunlight, washing and rubbing. Sold by druggists, 106, per package. The baker sends in his bills when he needs the dough. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Inamination, alley pain, curse wind cue, a bottle. It is a pity that knock-out drops can't be confined to nailsticks. THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED IT Fools seek pleasure; wise men happiness. $20 A WEEK AND EXPENSES to men with rig to introduce our Poultry goods. Send stp. Javeline Mfq Co., Dept D, Parsons, Kan. Widows know too much to let on they know anything. Pain-Hamlin's Wizard Oil. Use the last on the first, and you will neither have one nor the other. 'A dead sure way to get poor is to try to get rich too fast. To Be Strong and Healthy use ATLAS OATS. It builds up brawn, muscle and brain. All grocers. Perhaps a pretty girl is called a "peach" because she has a heart of stone. Mother Gray, Sister Powers for Children Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New York. Cures Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms, Over 30,000 testimonials. At all drummers, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. Every sensible man always makes his wife an allowance so he can have some one to borrow from and not pay back. IOWA FAREMS $4 PER CASH BALANCE CROP TILL DUE Good enough for anybody! ALL HAVANA FILLER FLORODORA 3 for 10¢ CIGARS "FLORODORA'BANDS are of same value as tags from 'STAR', 'HORSE SHOE'. 'SPEARHEAD', 'STANDARD NAVY', 'OLD PEACH & HONEY' and J. T. Tobacco. "FLORODORA'BANDS are of same value as tags from 'STAR', 'HORSE SHOE'. 'SPEARHEAD', 'STANDARD NAVY', 'OLD PEACH & HONEY' and J. T. Tobacco. The Doctor—"One layer of paper is bad enough; you have three here. Baby may recover, but cannot thrive." ALABASTINE IT WON'T RUB OFF. Wall Paper is unnatural. Kalownias are temporary, rot, rub off and scale. ALABASTINE is a product made in a plastic wall coating, ready for the brush by mixing in cold water. For sale by paint dealers everywhere. Buy in packages and hundreds of wavable imprints. ALABASTINE CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. GRAIN AND FIELD SEEDS We can ship promptly for mixed cars, Corn Chop, Wheat Chop, Bran, Shorts, Oat Feed, Corn, Corn, Corn, Oats, Kra, Wheat milk or sacked; Flour and Cornmeal, Kanfr, Milk Seed 204 W, 9th, KANSAS CITY, MO. Members Board of Trade. Reference: Union National Bank, Kansas City. Member Grand Avenue. Elevator and Drop Milk. Mention this paper. A PASTOR'S WIFE CURED OF PELVIC CATARRH HUMOURS Complete External and Internal Treatment Cuticura MILLIONS USE CUTICURA SOAP MILLIONS USE CUTICURA SOAP Assisted by CUTICURA OINTMENT, for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings, and chafings, and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. Millions of Women use CUTICURA SOAP in the form of baths for annoying irritations, inflammations, and excoriations, for too free or offensive perspiration, in the form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative, antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves to women and mothers. No other medicated soap is to be compared with CUTICURA for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, scalp, hair, and hands. No other foreign or domestic toilet soap, however expensive, is to be compared with it for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. Thus it combines in ONE SOAP at ONE PRICE, the BEST skin and complexion soap, and the BEST toilet and baby soap in the world. rabber, itchings, and irritations, with loss of hair, when all else fails. Sold through the British Department. Bottle of hair, with all other falls. Sold through the Paris, POTTER DRUG AND CHEEK CORP., Sole Prices, Boston, U.S.A. "All out the Skin," free. CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS (Chocolate Catedeat) are a new, tasteless, odourless, economical substitute for the celebrated liquid Chesapeake Cure to Resolve Hair Loss. Pack up in screw-cap pocket valve, containing the same number of doses as a Sole, boote of liquid KIOLI SOLVENT, price $2c. Are also a alternative, antiseptic, tonic, and digestive, and low-quantity, most sweet, most useful and economical blood and skin purifiers, humour cures, and tonic-digestives yet compounded. "WESTERN LADY $2.00 SHOE." Best of All. MADE of fine, specially selected Kid for light use and best-quality chroma tanned Calf for heavy wear. POSITIVELY GUARANTEED SHOES THAT WEAR Gently. Sent express prep on receipt of price $2.00. A Price from Manufacturer, Jefferson City. She Suffered for Years and Felt Her Case Was Hope- less—Cured by Peruna. MRS. ANNA B. FLEHARTY, recent Superintendent of the W. C. T. U. headquarters, at Galesburg, and for a month of heading women there. Her husband, when living, was first President of the Nebraska Wesleyan University, at Lincoln, Neb. In a letter written from 401 Sixty-seventh Street in the following regard to Peruna: "Having lived a very active life as wife and working partner of a busy minister, my health failed me a few years ago. I lost my husband about the same time, and gradually secured to lose health and spirit. My daughter is a confirmed invalid, and we both felt great need of an invigorator. "One of my neighbors advised me to try Peruna. A bottle was immediately secured and a great change took place in my daughter's as well as in my own health. Our appetites improved very well, and helped, and restful sleep soon improved us, so that we seemed like new women. "I would not be without Peruna for ten times its cost."—Mrs. Anna B. Fleharty. What used to be called female diseases by the medical press is pelvic cancer. It has been found by experience that cataract diseases of the pelvic organs are the cause of most cases of female disease. The Fleharty was among the first of American physicians to make this discovery. For forty years he has been treating diseases peculiar to women, and long ago he reached the conclusion that a woman entirely free from cataract diseases is not subject to female disease. He there are began using Peruna for these cases and found it so admirably adapted to their permanent cure that Peruna has now become a leading subject to female disease. Everywhere the women are using it and praising it. Peruna is not a palliative simply; it cures by removing the cause of female diseases. Dr. Hartman has probably cured more women of female ailments than any other living physician. He makes these cures simply by using and recommending Peruna. He was born in Brown and Elliott street, Memphis, Tenn., writes: HUMO Complete Internal A man tying his shoe. MILLIONS USE Assisted by CUTICURA OINTMENT, for ing the skin, for cleansing the scalp stopping of falling hair, for softening and sore hands, for baby rashes, it purposes of the toilet, bath, and nurse. SOAP in the form of baths for anno coriations, for too free or offensive p ulcerative weaknesses, and for man readily suggest themselves to wom soap is to be compared with CUT beautifying the skin, scalp, hair, and toilet soap, however expensive, is to b of the toilet, bath, and nursery. The PRICE, the BEST skin and complexi soap in the world. COMPLETE EXTERNAL AND INTERNA Cuticura Consisting of Curticura toes, and soften hair to instantly allay it and heal; and Curticura THE SET $1. the blood. A Single rasbear, disfiguring, tching, it hands, crabbing, Charles B. world. British Depot: 27.28. Charleston B. Sparis. POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. Corp. Sole free. CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS (Chocolate Co. substitute for the celebrated liquid CUTICURA and humour cures. Each pill is equivalent to a cereal cup. We offer a solvent, price $6. CUTICURA PILLS are all question the purer, sweetest, most successful cures, and tonic-digestives yet compounded. WESTERN LADY Made of fine, soft, specially selected Kid ity chroma tanned Cake for heavy wear. Also B. B. Pumps Sent express prepaid on receipt of price. $2.00. A. Pri $25 ON 5 TON IS WHAT YOU CAN SAVE We make all kinds of scales. Also B. B. Pumps and Windmills. BECKMAN BROS., DES MOINES, IOWA. SALESMEN WANTED Mrs. Anna B. Fleharty. "I suffered for several years with headache brought on by nervous prostration. I was also known to him. I would care for the morning more weary when I retired and I used to dread the approach of night. Peruna came into my home as a welcome guest, and within three short months I was like another woman for a year, and those who have suffered as a year, and those who have suffered as a did will know how happy I am."—Mrs E. L. Brown. Mrs. Esther M. Milner, De Graff, Milner writes. "I was a terrible sufferer from female weakness and had the headache continuously. I was not able to do my house work for myself and husband. I wrote you and described my condition as near to normal. I took four bottles and was completely cured. I think Peruna a wonderful medicine."—Mrs. Esther M. Milner. Congressman Thad M. Mahon, of Chambersburg, Pa., writes: "I take pleasure in commending you Peruna as a substantial tonic and a good catarremedy." T. M. Mahon If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write a statement from the use of Peruna, a statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Spiritual, Columbus, Ohio. OURS External and Treatment cura THE SET $1. Consisting of CUTICURA SOAP to cleanse the skin of crusts and scales, and soften the thickened cuticle; CUTICURA OINTMENT to instantly allay itching, irritation, and inflammation, and soothe and heal; and CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS, to cool and cleanse the blood, and expel humour germs. A SINGLE SET is often sufficient to cure the most torturing, disfiguring skin, scalp, and blood humours, eczemas, rashes, itchings, and irritations, with loss of hair, when the best physicians, and all other remedies fail. CUTICURA SOAP for preserving, purifying, and beauty-of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the ing, whitening, and soothing red, rough, touchings, and chafings, and for all the sery. Millions of Women use CUTICURA, bying irritations, inflammations, and ex- persive irritations, in the form of washes for day sanative, antiseptic purposes which men and mothers. No other medicated CUTICURA for preserving, purifying, and hands. No other foreign or domestic be compared with it for all washes thus it combines in ONE SOAP at ONE ton soap, and the BEST toilet and baby NATAL TREATMENT FOR EVERY HUMOUR. CUTICURA Soap (25c), to cleanse the skin of crusts and a thickened cuticle; CUTICURA Ointment (50c), itching, inflammation, and irritation, and mo- bility. CUTICURA Lotion (50c), so it can cleanse LOTS is often sufficient to cure the most torturing, burning, and scaly skin, scalp, and blood hernu- shire, when all else fails. Sold throughout the Sq. London. French Depot: 5 Rie de la Pet. Props, Boston, U.S.A. "All about the Shrin- osed" are a new, tasteless, odorless, economical RESULT, as well as for all other blood purifiers one teaspoonful of Liquid RESOLVENT in the number of doses. A box of liquid H application, antiseptic, tonic, and digestive, and beyond and economical blood and skin purifiers, humour $2.00 SHOE." Best of All. for light use, and best quali- FORTITELY GUARANTEED SHOES THAT WEAR them, order from us direct. Any size. Width of Crimson Bloo, Manufacturers, Jefferson City, Mo. It afflicted with Thompson's Eye Water curse eyes, use. W. N. U. KANSAS CITY, NO. 17, 1902 PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE ARE OK. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in Haze. Sold by drupees. CONSUMPTION