The American Citizen

Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the County The Man Who Wins The man who win is the man who works— The man who toils, while the next man shirks; The man who stands in his deep distress With his head held high in the deadly press— Yes, he is the man who wins. The man who wins is the man who knows The value of pain and the worth of woes— Who a lesson learns from the man who fai And a moral fluds in his mournful woils; Yes, he is the man who wins. The man who wins is the man who wins In the unsought path and the rocky ways; And, perhaps, who lingers now and then, To help some failure to raise again, Ah! he is the man who wins! And the man who wins is the man who bears The curse of the envious in his ears, But who goes his way with his head held high And passes the wrecks of the failures by— For he is the man who wins. Henry Edward Warner, in Baltimore News. Tales of Two Cities. Take your best girl to scenic old Lawrence on the 11th. You should see Caprice at the Century President J. J. Thomas will name the various committees of the Sunday Forum at the Metropolitan church, 4 oclock Sunday, May, 11. Miss Ethel Stafford, of the Argentine public school was appointed chair—woman of the committee to arrange the programme for the meeting of the Sunday Forum afternoon, May, 25. Ladies should not miss this rare treat. Hon. J G. Groves will address the Sunday Forum, May, 11. "Farm Life" will be his subject. A swell time on the excursion to Lawrence on May the 11th. The Association of the Orphans Home voiced a board of Thanks to the Minster officers and member of the First Baptist church for their kindness towards them on the night of April 23rd, 1902. Mr. George Gordon a former resident of this city who has been absent for sometime in Denver Colo., returned home this week and brings with him a bride. They will make their future home at 347 Armstrong ave. Our Congratulations. The Grand Rally at Mount Pleasant Baptist church last Sabbath was fain- nancial success. Rev. J. W. Richardson is laboring incessantly to make this one of the best houses of worship in the city. Rey, E. P. Green pastor of the King Soleman Baptist Church on N. 3rd St. between. Minn. ave. and State ave., is suit carrying on a merry battle for God and the right. He will continue till the 2nd Sunday in May when bap- tizing will take place. Don't forget Miss Victoria E. Overall and her select company of colored artist in "Caprice" a new play at the Century 剧院 on May 8, and 9th The funeral of Mr. Albert McGee who has been ill for some months with consumption passed away Saturday morning of last week and the last sad rites were said from the St. Peter Chapel C. M. E. Chureh Monday afternoon Rev A. Berry pastor in charge officiating Mr McGee died in the full Triumph of mith leaving a mother wife and brother as near reaver to mourn his departure. Rev. H. V. Plummer arrived from Wichita Monday of last week. He come from a Lecture tour in the Northern part of the state. He reports much proxus among our people. In the news paper line they are generally dull. His principal lecture theme, is the Negro progressiveness and a scorching rebellion to Senator Pitchfort Tilman. Rev. Plummer is also representative of the Searchlight Wicata. He was formerly pastor of the Rosshill Baptist church of this city. Mr. L. V. Ashton—Wood who has been absent for sometime, in Denver Colo., where she changed her name, has been commissioner of Douglass Hospital and the entire place has been renovated and repaired and a general suit is in evidence on all sides. he seems to have endowed her with that bustling ability that brings succes sary given undertaking. THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. The A. C. L. Grocery Company of 435 Minn ave., are making special prices in good groceries. Call and see them. Its to your advantage. C. C. Dail a well known pet Lawyer died in this city the past week. They Say Its all over now. But ain't he proud. Have you seen F. K. D. Jr.? Wonder where Kitty bolds out. And the guess is up to who? See the new play at the Country Theatre 8-9th Its papa's baby boy Oh! he is My Joy. Expectation has at last become realization and he sings the lullaby in a whoop. Attend the Measruing Social at 420 Minn ave.,Tuesday night. Go to the Century Theatre on the rights of May 8, an There are a good many pr achers who drift a mile from what they preasah. Are you going to Lawrence on May 11th its only a dollar round trip and the pleasure you will have you ought not miss it. When thieves fall out honest men get their just deserts—Do you comprehend. They do make extra trips to the Drug store. Miss Ann ave...eertainly has a time with Miss Sea Foam block in the race for Mr. Sea Foam block—Betting is good. Its is the Sea Foam block and they kill it Kid. Some people never know when they are doing well. Wonder what has become of the Rabbit Foot club: Has the Hounds caught the Hares. But don't some people think they are smart—we would remind them that all the people are not fools. There is wailing and gnashing of teeth because D. M. and G. K. are leaving town. We are always seeing something some people don't want us to see. You can give me one more drink and I won't tell it all—Ha! Ha! There is really some high old times in the Sea Foam block when the can goes down the line. She visits both blocks because she lives between them both. Blue clothes and brass buttons is not all, in being a firemen. Remember the A. C. L. Grocery Co. is Nice place to buy cheap. Coming Events. There will be a grand Measuring Social at the residence of Mrs D. W White, 420 Minn. ave. on Tuesday eve. May 6th. Benefit the Orphans Home under the directions of Mrs. Sykes. The Oddfellows and the Household of Buth of Kansas City, Kans. Ruth of Kansas City, Kans., will give a grand excursion to Lawrence Kansas on May 11th a great time is promised. Fare—Round Trip $1.00. 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 Attorney U. S. Sartin has been officially announced as the next post Master of Kansas City, Kans. Hon J. E.McFad den the popular Alder-on the 2nd Werd has been rescuing the part week at Excelsior Spring Mr McFadden is a prospective candidate for County Attorney this fall. It is the Consensus of opinion that Capt. Thos. Booker the tireless young and popular Captain of No. 5 Fire Station should remain. His record and loyalty cannot be truthfully doubted. U F. Scales of the Street Department succeeded Mr Theodore Jones at No. 5. Fire Station and Mr. J. W. Thatcher of the 2nd Ward succeeded Mr Scale on the street. In the Street gang Jno. Taylor of the 2nd ward succeeded Mr. Henry Curtly of the 3rd ward and Mr. Curtly goes to No Fire Station. Owing to the now heavy demands in his business Mr. Geo. A. Dudley, manager of American Citizen and Deputy Sanctary Sergeat from the 2nd ward resigns and Mr. Chas Anderson and old, worthy and highly respected Citizen of the 4th ward succeeds him. We can think of some simple things to cater to. I accept your ideas. Anything you wealth. Write JOHN WENDER BURN & CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington prize offer KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY MORNIG, Mrs. Lucille E. Herriford, aged 31 years, wife of Prin. Joe E. Herriford, died at her home on Herriford street, at 7 o'clock Saturday morning, from peritonitis. Her death was sudden, as she was apparently in the best of health. She was taken sick Friday noon and, although medical assistance was called in, nothing could be done to relieve her. Her death was a great shock to her relatives and friends who did not even know she was sick. Mrs. Herriford, besides her husband leaves four little children—Joe, Veda Leon and Neal, ranging in age from 13 years to fifteen months. Mrs. Herriford had a wide circle of friends, who will mourn their loss. She was widely known throughout the State and was at the time of her death grand secretary of the O. E. S. and a grand officer in the International Order of Twelve. If the colored people would pay a little more attention to purhasing homes and land, and paying their taxes promptly and without coercion, and a deal less to dress and frivolity 'twould not be long before that unity which has made all other races prosperous and progressive, would be in evidence and Ethiopia could and would stretch forth her hand and the Negro would then be reckoned as an important factor in this great and mighty commonwealth.-Appeal. COMING TO YOU. There is no need for one to sit down and fret and say; "The world owes me a living," and think they will get it by what you are looking for. Sit down and you will still get—what is due you six feet of earth.—Ex. TELL THEM WE ARE RISING It is an eloquent commentary upon the intellectual potentialities of the educated Negro that a young colored girl recently graduated from the Brooklyn High School at the head of a class of two hundred, obtaining in the final examination a percentage of 96.6 —said to be the highest ever registered in any of the Brooklyn high schools. The student in question is the daughter of a minister, and, as might be assumed from the extent of her attainments, has a natural penchant for study. Nevertheless, when one recalls the significant fact prior to some thirty five years ago the colored race had no place whatever in the scheme of education, one may well pause to wonder if we causesians had not better look to our laurels, lest by and by they be wrested from us. One has but to mention such names as those of Booker T. Washington, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Mrs. Joseph Silone Yates—the latter is the president of the Colored Women's Association of America—to make it clear, the given a fair chance, the Negro is at once intelligent enough and earnest enough to win recognition, even in a country in which the chanes are largely against him.—The Designer. 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. CANDY CATHARTIC TREY WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP 10c E25c. 50c. Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk. Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." ALL ABOARD FOR Lawrence Kansas May 11-02 ROUND TRIP $1.00 Children under 12 years of age, half fare 50, cents, 3 Nice Furnished rooms to let an 2 nice fresh cows with calves for Sa e cheap at 409 Armstrong ave. Mr. E.F. Henderson ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. State of Kansas, } ss. County of Wyandotte, } 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. K. P. Snyder, Probate Judge. POET PENSION COMMISSIONER. Grocery Snaps. The New Grocery & Produce Market 414 Minn. ave. Is taking the lead in Prices Goods fresh and new. Low Prices and a Guarantee or Money back is a trade proposition that will win every time. If you want to save Money on your Every-day Supplies give us a trial. Cash Will Buy On Saturday and Monday. 2lbs. Genuine Creamery Butter -- 8.45 2 " Country dried Apples -- 1.5 2 " Pure home rend Lard -- 1.5 2 Doz. Fresh Eggs -- 5.0 2lbs. Fancy evaporated Peaches -- 2.0 2 " " " " Apricots -- 2.0 2lb. Frame Pure Honey -- 2.0 6lbs. 90 to 1.00 Prunes -- 2.5 4 " 50 to 60 " -- 2.5 4 " Crisp Soda Crackers -- 2.5 6 bars Ivory or Cudomo soap -- 2.5 pkgs. Shredded Wheat Biscuits -- 2.5 7lbs. Broken Rice clean & good -- 2.5 4 " Fancy Jap Rice -- 2.5 2pkgs New England Mince-Meat -- 1.5 2 " Bells Mocho and Java Coffee -- 3.5 2cans String Beans -- 1.5 2 " June Peas -- 1.5 2 " Sweet Corn -- 1.5 1 " Tomatoes -- 1.0 2 " Black Berries -- 1.5 2 " Goose Berries -- 1.5 2 " California Apricots -- 2.5 1 " Cal. Green Gages or Egg Plums. 10 1 " Baltimore Peas. 10 50 lbs. Royal No. 10. Flour -- 1.25 50 " Queen of Pantry " -- 1.25 50 " White Roll Patent " -- 1.00 50 " Ivory High Patent " -- 1.00 50 " Golden Sheaf " -- 95 50 " Cyclone " -- 90 23 " Gran. 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BEFORE USING HARTONA MAY 2 1002 rotteness WHEREAS it has pleased almighty God the father of the faithful and Johovah over all in his wise providence to take from us our beloved deacon William Scales, who has served on the Board of deacons of the First Baptist Church 17 years and WHEREAS,—During all these years a period noted for changes as to pastor an laity, he has struggled with true devotion to the cause of Christ in season and out of season to defend the cause of Christ; and Whereas—The Lord of the living has seen fit to take him from among us, to the home of the faithfull. Resolved—that it be the sense of the Deacons and Trustees and members of the First Baptist Church that in death of our dear brother and companion in tribulations, brother William Scales we have lost one strong in one faith one, Lord one, faith and one Baptism. Strong in his unswerving devotions to what he believed to be right and a glorious insign of the Spiritual Kingdom here on earth, and a true witness of a christian life among men: Be it further Resolved that in his death a strong man is removed, the voice of a Seaman is hushed. A christian husband, good citizen of brotherly affections according to his own life and words is gone to that rest that remaineth for the people of God. Though we deeply deplore his lost, yet we must bumy humble at the feet of our God, and thank him that we may meet again. Resolved—That we commend wife and relation of the decease to Him who said All things work together for good to them that love the Lord; and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the American Citizen for publication and to the widow of the deceased. Deacons: E. D. Jones, chairman D. B. J. H. Walker, clerk. A. D. Cornell, M. W. Jac*son, Milton Boyd and A. L. Sprigg Trustees—James Downs, Ellis North, Robert Bowman, Sandford Brown and J. M. H. Smith. TOPEKA TOPEKA Mrs Manier of Danver Colo. left for her home Wednesday eve. The Musical concert at the Shiloh Baptist church Wednesday eve was a great success financially. The Ladies Sewing circle me at the chureh Wednesday at ernoon. The Golden Rod Art club, met Friday last with Miss Gertrude Solomon. Mrs A. M. Ward has been indispoed for the past week. Messrs, Wm Frazer & am Chillcoe of K. C Mo. was called to their city last week to attend the funeral of their sister Mrs Maggie Comer, who died Apr. 24 1902. The Christain Church gave a musical drama at The Industrial Institute Monday eve. A Drama, entulled A Disappointed Bride was played at St. John A M, E. churen Apr. 24, quite credit ably, they will repeat again soon. Mrs Sam Harden is quite sick with Rhumatism. Oddities in New York Names If you keep your eyes open while riding around the streets of New York on the surface cars you can see many odd combinations of the names of business men and their trades, some of which are here given: Ashman, hotel; Burns, coal; Best, groceries; Burnham, real estate; Cook, fish and oysters; Boffin, beer and liquors; Coffey, teas and sugar; Forrester, real estate; Flood, rubbers, boots; Gutter, pawn-broker; Goodrich, carriages; Herd doctor; Katz, butcher; Love, chemist; McClean, shirts, etc.; Noyes, lawyer; Proudman, diamonds; Pitcher, milk; Rich, perfumery; Silk, dress goods; Swindel, teas and spices; Sickman, fish and clams; Wood, building materials—New York Herald. Speed of Ocean Liners In an article in Cassier's Magazine on steam speeds at sea, Mr. Oldham says twenty-five years ago the Atlantic had never been crossed by a screw steamer at a greater rate than fifteen miles an hour, that of the fastest liner, Scotta. Today steamers have reached the speed of twenty-five miles an hour, and, although the power required to propel a steamer varies with the cubs A Bad Reputation. In Bloomsbury, London, was formerly a region known as the Field of Forty Footsteps. It was frequented by rough characters, and it is related that a struggle between two brothers took place there. The footprints of the men were indelibly impressed in the sod and no grass would ever grow there. The place was built upon at the beginning of the century to be about 866 tons. American Citizen ee aT Ss American Citizen Publish- ing and Printing Co. VERY WEEK AT4I7 MINNESOTA AVE ‘Telephore “375 Blue” W. C. Martin Editor Terms Of Subscription. ee Weekly ono year................81 00 Entered at the post office at Kansas City Kansas as secour class matter. ‘When Henry Clay was stumpiog Kentucky for re-election, at one of his asass meetings un old hunter of wide political influence said: “Well, Harry, I've always been for you, but because of that vote (which he named) I'm go- fn’ agin you.” “Let me see your rifle,” eaid Clay. It was handed to him. “Is she a good rifle?” “Yes.” “Did she ever miss fire?” “Well, yes, once.” *Why didn't yor throw her away?” ‘The old hunter thought a moment ane then sald: “Harry, I'l try you again.” And Harry was elected. Crookedest River In Amerien From its four heads in the Bostos mountains to Batesville, where it leaves the Ozarks and enters the Ar- kansas lowlands, White river is a suc- ¢ession of astonishing curves. No ether river on the continent so often and so nearly doubles upon itself From the source to the flat country It ‘a distance on a straight line of per haps 150 miles, White river betweer these points has a course of over Got miles; some estimates make it 1,008 miles. ep ‘Phirty-two miles of snowsheds, cost Ing $661 @ foot, or a total of $19,813,440, Tepresents the price one transconti- rental railway had to pay before i eould run its trains over the Rocky mountain division of its road. That was merely the first cost; since tha’ outlay tally $1,000,000 has been spent annually in keeping ‘ve sheds tu re- pair and the exposed tracks free from snow. Ola-Thine Surgery. A grim souvenir of an old-time war fas on view in a cutler’s window ip the east end of London recently. tt fs an ebony-handied saw, which, ac cording to an inscription on a brast plate attached to the instrument, was used by a surgeon of the British army to amputate the limbs of wounded sol- diers at Fienheim, Malplaquet and Lantillies. ‘Tall Men Scaree. ‘The directors of the Great Northers of England have issued a clroular let- ter to the station agents stating that 4m future the standard height for por- ters in the passenger department shal be five feet six inches, and in the goods department five feet four inches. This 4s a considerable reduction, forced bp @ scarcity of taller men. ‘eee eee Oe ee ain A novel method of destroying « wooden bridge has recently been trieé with complete success. Welghted wiret ‘are placed across certain beams and heated by means of electricity; the wires burn their way through the wood, aided by the weights, and tht bridge falls Whrid's Largest Tdot. 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 hae been worshiped for more than twelve eenturien, STATISTIOS OF 8UICID™:. Fewer Among Germans Than Formerly, More Among Xegroes. ‘Two pecullarities are shown in the Secently published figures of suicides in American cities—the recession of matives of Germany from the head of ‘the list which they long held, and an increase in the number of suicides mong colored people. In the last pub- Usheq, 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 dis- parity was very smal). The change is explained in part by the fact that while the number of German men who fommit suicide is larger than that of male suicides of any other country, suicide by Germay women ts compara- tively rare and gets rarer each year. ‘The suicides of colored people have een more conspicuously observed in ‘the large cities*ot the south than in northern cities, where the colored pop- ulation is smal] and is not increasing, and the explanation of it is found in | single phrase, city life. Colored resi- dents of farms or small towns seldom commit or attempt suicide; it is in the large cities, where the struggle for ex- Ysternce is under conditions most un- favorable to colored men, that a few of them overcome thelr repugnance to such an act of violence. In proportion to the total population, suicides among, Englishmen residing in the United Btates are very niuch more frequent than among resid nts of Irish birth, ‘Among male natives of Franco snd 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 Ameri- can cities. Baltimore and Richmond are low on the list. In New York city the ratio of suicides is higher in Queens than ia The Bronz.—New York Sun. | EUGENE FIELD FIXED HIM. Accepted a Loan, and Faithfully Prom- Mued to Forget It. “The late Hugene Field was notorl- ously improvident, his chronic hardup- ess 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 sem{-public functions held in a saloon where every man ts a host who has the price and every man a guest who has a thirst Field, as usual, went broke, There happened te 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. Call- ing the poet to one side he sald: ‘Now, T hope you'll take no offense, but I un- derstand 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 thou- sand 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 drawled: ‘Forget it! All right; I will on one condition.’ ‘On what condition?” ‘On condition that you make it $15." Soudan Up to Date. The best place inltown to have your boots and shoes repaired. Mr. D. A. Wynne thefold reliable boot and shoe maker, has reopened at 1110 N. 5th St. where he invitesif all his old customers and new ones as well. He reputation, is mo wal etalinied that he needs no elaborate introduction. When wanting anything done in his line don‘t fail tcgivel 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 Coun- ty Kansas, for the purgése of probating the same, and that the hearing en the same will be bad on the 6th day of May 1902, at 9 o'elcck 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, i Respt. Yours Iretta Hatten Baker. | PUBLICATION NOTICE. State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte} 8. In the Probate Court in and_for'said county In the matter ofthe state of Aaron Tulins, deceased, Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned, on the Estate of Aaron Julius late ef said county, de- ‘ceased, by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County ard State aforesaid, ated the 19th day of March, 1902. Now, all persons having claims against the said Estate are hercby notified that they must present the same to the under ‘signed for allowance within one year from thedate of said letters, or they may be precluded frem any benefit of such estate; and that if such claimsbe not ex- hibited within three years after the date of said Letters, they shall be forever bar- red. Witt Winuams, Administrator of the Estate of Faron; Julius, deceased. Caan ‘Tn witness whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the County of ‘Wyandotte; State of Kansas, have here toset my hand, andaffixed the seal of thesaid Prokate [ska] Court this 20th day of March, A.D. 1902. Probate Judge ia AE a i oe State of Kansas, } ss. Wyandotte County. § | In the Probate Court in ard for said County. | Inthematter of (ie colateot Clare Williams,Alias Clara Slurdge, deceased. Notice is herety given that Letters of Administration have teen granted to the undersigned cn the estate cf Clara Wil- lioms, Alias Clara Slurége late of said County, deceased, by the Henorable,the Probate Ccurt of the County end State aforesaid,dated the 8th day of February A. D. 1€(2. New, all perscnshaving claims sgainst the enid Estate, are kere by notified that they must preeent the same to the undersigned for allowance within ene ycarficm the date of said Letters, or they may be yrceludcd frem any benefit ofsuch Fstate; ard that if such claims be not exhibited within three years after the date of eaid Letters, they shall be forever barred. Prrer Youxe, Administrator of the Estate of Clara Williams, Alias Clara Slurcge. Deceascd. (Feb. 21 1902.) E) Home Treatment that ne curesCancersand Tumors. CBT, | oses with perect mere, RAR) nates soles nos Aura \ lee ts i peters aia sts Ong ss tise tare reese VA speedy cure, Cases thet come anatase eee aril, re ela ore tee Eas cece een ae ee Sot inpuon, fee "Rares DA. EO. SMITH'S SANITARIUM, Cae ie oe sats Fad si KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. | Beanties of Warwick Castle. Warwick castle Is held by many to be che most beautiful seat in England The large baronial hall ts a magnif yent room. It is decorated with the most perfect specimens of armor, far aishe? in a luxurious manner, and masses of flowers and large palma abound on evzry side. fenools tn Sataom ‘There are 20 private schools on the sands. ‘The twenty buildings on the 300 acres of the Malua Training insti tution, which Is twenty miles from Apia, were all erected by the students. under the direction of their teachers Fifty acres of the property has been eultivated, and 900 cocoanut and 1,200 bread-truit trees have been set out. Tke food supply for the institution ts obtained from the neighboring waters, which abound in fist. Hach student quitivates a garden and raises sugar sane, yews, bananas and taro. — —For sou 1'—— MRS. F. BUSH'S RESTAT UR nd short order House. No. 347 Minn., Ave, Meals rveds ali hours, cooked to suit the tastes o all. Cleanliness made aspeclality. Reg- ular Mealsl coats Don’t forget amber Chicago & Alton. R.R. ‘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 equitment fasttime courecus anya. ra Pe ae bis apes PN omen CoE a cove oe oe és eae Nos Be ee ey Soar f Boo eaoi INTHETHB SORA ay * LIGHT. 4 Nemenine Le wee DIAMOND GC» SOAP wakes & tient WASHINGANYWAY| YOU USE IT, BUT, ‘THE BEST RESULTS CAN,BE OBTAINED RY ALLOWING THE CLOTHES TO SOAK OVER NIGHT 0... comple etsogvstoxing ver 30" premio a fray seced by sting fhe wrappers fies fet {bron request Send you fume'on a pos car and ‘ve will aid yo the Carad toe i ES at 3 bite = Hy _ Premium Dept; = Aw [4 The Cudahy Packing Fe) H] Company, a ff Southomana.nem ig 1 = &£ A Dinos OTE TR Fai Grows Pa ee oD 4 Ee ST 5 Bi 2 _ Sheriff Sale. State of Kansas, ) Court of Common’ Pleas, { ss. County of Wyandotte, Alice L. Hopkins as exeeutrix of the estate of Theodore A. Hopkins, deceased, Plaintiff. vs. | F.L. Martin, F. D, Martin, | + Catherine B. Martin, Edith’ No. J. Martin, Edgar C. Bilis, | 4957. ‘Trustee J. E. Williams and | W. R. Cromwell Produce | Commission Company, De- | fendants. J Uxpen and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the Court of Common Ploas in and for said County of Wyandotte, in a certain cause in said Court, numbercd 4957 wherein the par- ties atove named were respectively plaintiff and defendants, and to me, the undersigned, Sheriff of said County. di- rected, Iwill 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 12m DAY or MAY, A. D. 1902. at 10 o'clock a. m, of saidy day, the fol- lowing 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 Wyan- City according to the recorded plat thereof, now a part of Kansas City, Kansas. HA. Mexpexnan, Sheriff of Wyandotte County, Kansas, [March 11] We scold the rich man's sn fer do- ing notbing and we bate the rieb man or working” away instead 1 ecmehody else a change. To the Colored People of the Woriy, THE GREATEST OF ALL HAIR TONIcs, STRAIGHTENS KINKY, NAPPY, CURLY HAiR. ewe gt poe tek io sours mes Jct bobo freel 0h or tang now your hal Became saigh e Our Regular $5.00 Complete Treatment for $1. Lustorone is put up in 2 forms, both must be used to secure positive resul 5 So fy < ae . 2 q@ SW a SK a) S a zeae pe ees tN), SINS TNA A Mey eae ug SM 8 | ye? Alt 1G BEFORE USING een eee AFTER USING appr Binoy Gaririine, acts cuiclss elegy oly one bow to thoroutiy ses QTL nant rips ot ony onal ws "LUSTORONE No, 2, Mow be ee iy contin wit Luster 803. Essen Re. 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J Send Your Sons And Daughters To BD Pests Ysciverscte, Hh Quindaro, Kansas, ~~~ DEPARTMENTS— Theological Department t prepare tor the ministry, desiring to full te Normal Department seswg tri ots inn pe nia ee Pirciaty, OO eeicee ~ MUSICAL DEPARTMENT For Furnishing ax opportunity tor Proficiency, in iar Finest SPATE INDUSERTAL = ____ | ea ae Itis the intention offthisgdepartment to give our youth training, Gtting them for te work of life in the industrial world.{{Welare opinioned that fhfthisfday of competition am lator unions and stern demands nothing will so ald the Nesro.as to prepare hisehild ® compete with any in the world of skilled'tabor, With such training no man novd fear fr the future of his children or zhe future of hls race. Courses.—arenitecturat or Mechanical dravng Carpentry, Printing, ooth jo al newspaper, Tailoring, Bookkeeping, Business Course and Stenography s¢Dressmakin sd Sisawaneine? ~ — — eee ‘The faculty is composed of graduates trom Lincoln, Wilberforce, Fiske, Tuskegee and Hampton; the best schools of the countryftuaintained. by our pst Following is the faculty. Rev, William Tecumseh Vernon, B.S. D,,A. M., Pres, Lo-turt tn Hhllosophy and Logie. Charles 8. Rowman, Tuskegee. instructor in Mechanical rise and Caryentry; John Charles:Wood, instructor In printing: Joseph Nelson Gastet of force. insiructor in business course and stenography: James, Pekdvards of i teacher of tailoring: E.J. Vernon, B. 8..of- Wilberforce profesor methenttic. & f Moore of Fiske, professor of language and literature; §. L. Gross, teacher of dest Mrs, Lulu Cunningham, plano miuste; Mrs. Lu H. Moore, teacher of eionee, Te tat lecturers of various topics have been secured. Jie teachers and officers constantly Inbor for the Letterment of the young:people under their care and yu t* helping hand to thezsame. No students made to feel the sting offpoverty, bur wri abe? tells. ‘The most deserving are given credit-forfthe same. xpenses—Board per month,=**tultion per month a1, eon Te ie “4, per month, #1; incidentel te one trance, $1 It is not necessary that Costravagant habits be cnconraged here; students are advised to bring sttong substantia. eng, but os pparel is not needed by one struggling for an education. School opened Sept.) arrangements for entrance cantbe made by writing Pres. W.jT. Vernon, Quit i ‘Will send one of the latest complete catalogues given full information rezurdi= Write at once‘for informatton or.catalogue to ee y Nati T. ee sy From the London Globe: An ime forming story is being told of Mr. Kruger. Returning home from one of ks journeys to England, he brought with bim a pair of pajamas, and his ‘ppearance at night in this clothing nearly frightened the lite out of the ood Tante, his wife. “What's that?” she demanded. “Sleeping ciothes trom England,” said Mr. Kruger, with mis- fiving. “Then take them off,” re- sponded Tante, “and come to bed in your veldtshoen (shoes).” Can it be Mr. Kruger’s habit to go ta bed in bls boots? '~ EAGERS Gem Drug Store MINNESOTA AVENUE DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINE, CHEMIALS, & Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Etc. == PERFUMERY AND FANCY TOILBT ARTICLES. | The,Citizen.is in the Push. Better keep your Eyes open. "WE: JONES, MARTIN&CO. —DEALERS IN— Fancy ana Staple Groceries - qeiawo HEED AND, CALT, MEAT. a, delivered to any part of the city. : Corner of 4th, and Oakland Ave., Kansas Ut y, al . S aS f AREF 654 - 52 ANY a “ £m, | p YOU aoe, HEAD A yA? eee DEAF? Se ~ NOISES? ' ee ; : ALL CASES OF ARE NOW CURABLE HEAD. WOISES Only those IMM are IATELY. 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Sent to any address on receipt of price—25e. and 50¢, per boitie. Hartona Remedies are absolntely guaranteed, and your money is positively refunded if you are uot perfectly satisfied. Write to ‘us, and we will send you free a book of testizaonials of more than one hundred people in your own State who have used and are using Hartona Remedies, SPECIAL GRAND OFFER. Send us Cae Dollar ana Se mention this paper, and we will send ae three large boxes of HARTONA HAIR GROWER AND STRAIGHTENER, two large bottles of HARTONA FACE BLEACH, and one large box of HARTONA NO-SMELL, which removes ail disagreeable odors caused by Perepiration of the Feet, Arm-Pits, &¢. Goods will ‘be sent securely sealed from observation. Write YpuEBame’ and postojee and express oiee adarcts very plainly. foney can be eent in Stamps or by Post-Oflice Money Order, Or enclosed in Registered Letter or by Express, ‘Address all orders to~ "TRADE-MARK. H ARTON A REMEDY C0 ‘TRADE-MARK 909 E. 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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.' SLICKERS? WHY TOWER'S OF FISH BRAND COURSE! THE STANDARD BRAND OF WATERPROOF OILED CLOTHING YOU HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT Made in black or yellow of the best materials and sold with our warrant by reliable dealers everywhere. A.J. TOWER CO., BOSTON, MASS. ESTABLISHED 1836. Cane Seed For prices, write SMITH REFINING CO., GROWERS 9 Council Bluffs, Ia. state quantity desired. W. N. U. KANSAS CITY, NO. 18, 1902. PISO'S CURE FOR URSUS WHERE ALL USE AILS. Best Cough Syrup. Thinks Good. Use in time. Good for coughs. ACONSUMPTION A Durable Wail Coating Forms a pure and permanent coating and does not require to be taken off to renew from time to time. Is a dry powder, ready for use by mixing with cold water. TO THOSE BUILDING We are experts in the treatment of walls. 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Complete Treatment $1 Complete external and internal treatment for every humour, consisting of CUTUCURA Soap, 25C, to cleanse the skin of crusts and scales, and soften the thickened cuticle; CUTUCURA OINTMENT, 50C, to instantly all itching, inflammation, and irritation, and soothe and heal; and CUTUCURA RESOLVENT PILL, 50C to cool and nourish an bloed. A Single Size is of sufficient to cure the most torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, and scaly skin, scalp, and blood humours, eczema, rashes, and irritations, with loss of hair, from infancy to age, when all else fails. CUTUCURA REMEDIES are sold throughout the world. British Depot: 27-28, Chartehouse 8q. London. French Depot: 3 Run de la Paix, Paris. FORTNE DRUG AND CURR. Corp., Soap Drops, Boston, U.S.A. SAVE MONEY Buy your goods at Wholesale Prices. Our 1,000-page catalogue will be sent in receipt of 15 cents. This amount does not even pay the postage, but is sufficient to show you that you are acting in good faith. Better send for it now. We also trade with us - why not you also? MontgomeryWard Co. CHICAGO The house that tells the truth. Big Profits IN OIL STOCKS Great excitement in Colorado! New wells coming in every few days. Get in before the boom comes. Buy Kansas-Boulder Oil and Gas Co. stock at foundation price. We have 100,000 shares to sell at 2 cents. Remit at once if you want a good thing. $2 buys 100 shares; $10 buys 500 shares; $20 buys 1,000 shares. Act quick. MARTIN & OWEN Brokerage Co., $36 17th St. Denver. RUPTURE COURED while you work. You pay $4 when cured. No cure, no pay. ALEX SPEIRS, Box 0, Westbrook, Maine. SALESMEN wanted in every locality, $18.00 weekly. Write for territory. Holland Cigar Co., St.Louis, Md. Kansas Notes A barber advertises in the Kiowa County Signal: "Facial upholsters and designers of features. Whiskers trimmed in all languages. Automatic hair cut and hydraulic shampoo. Hospital in connection. No extra charge for ambulance. Gas, chloroform or ether." C. J. Devilin says that after 10,000 years of continuous mining Kansas will still be producing as much coal as at present. The estimate is based on the amount mined in Leavenworth, Osasg and Cherokee in the course of the last 10,000 years. The twenty Baker university students who were expelled a few days ago are, a dispatch says, taking their punishment, in a "gentlemanly manner," which is a great relief. It was feared they might become enraged and go forth to kill, pillage and destroy. A peculiar deed was filed in the Bourbon county register of deeds office last week. It covers fifteen acres and a little church near Uniontown. It is made by John Tennyson and wife "to all those who trust in God" and further says that "the property is set aside free to all those who trust in the Al-mighty." There is a man out in Jewell county who is described as "a mighty good weather prophet—in a wet year." Theer is a demand that a young man in Paola, who has the serenade habit, should be sent to the pesthouse. E. B. Burnett, a newspaper man in Kansas many years, has established the Sentinel at Hoyt. The Counter-sign is "1 a year in advance." A steam laundry in Witchita is building an $1,800 addition to its plant, which is really more beneficial to the town than quite a number of gigantic new industries—on paper. The agile old man out in Bellville who celebrated his fifteenth wedding anniversary by going into the yard and turning a few handsprings for the edification of his grandchildren was buried last week. A new swindling game has made its appearance in Harvey county. A stranger offered a farmer $7,000 for his place and paid down $25 to "bind the bargain." Then he went away. Along came another stranger. He offered $9,000 for the farm. He was told to come around in a few days. Back came the first stranger. The farmer paid him $275 to give up his option; and now he is patiently waiting for the second stranger to come back. J. Ostlund, a farmer near New Gotland, let go of a few bushels of the wheat he has been holding for two years, and will spend the sumer in Europe. A department of domestic economy has been established at the state industrial school for girls in eBloot. The state board of charities is fortunate in obtaining Miss Gertrude Coburn, the daughter of Secretary Coburn, to direct the department. On the pulpit of the First Baptist church in Wichita is the only Bible that was ever replevined. During a division in the church many years ago it was necessary to get an order from a court to recover the Bible from the preacher who had taken it. A coroner's jury in Southern Kansas returned a veridic a few days ago that the central figure at the inquest "came to his death by hanging himself, with suicidal intent." Ralpt Richards' new publication, the Prairieland Magazine, is highly creditable, and deserves encouragement. It is issued monthly and contains some politics, some gossip, some fiction, some pictures and some news. "Trixie" Friganza, the dazzling peach of "The Chaperons," spent her happy childhood days down in Fort Scott, and appears to be more the worse for it. She was Dollie Callahan then, and has doubtless waded lots of times, in her sunny childhood, in the Marmaton. The Kansas hen, which has been laying nothing but black eggs recently, must have known that the Flemish oak effect is much sought for by many discriminating housekeepers. On May 6 a civil service examination will be held in Topeka for nautical experts in the government service. It is easy to tell a man from Luray for the next few days by the scars on his wace. Some wretch spread sand on the razor strops of the town barber. 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. A husky breeze from somewhere down in Texas struck Neodesha last week and tried to blow out the gas. The schools at Inman were closed one day recently in order to allow the teachers to take advantage of a "fire sale" in Hutchinson. 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 Kanas 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 lwly commodities. Warden Jewett has planted 600 apple trees and 2,000 peach trees on the penitentiary farm. He planted more peach trees than apple trees because the peach crop is destroyed oftener. Twenty young men in Baldwin have been suspended from Baker university for watching a game of basket ball on the sly. Mr. Wilson, the secretary of agriculture, will address the Beloit Chautauqua next month. Topeka is much agitated over a franchise to build a trolley line to a picnic patch east of town. A Life Saver. M Zola's Modesty. At the celebration in the Pantheon recently all the celebrities of France were present, of course, and equally as a matter of course were bededzen with ribbons, stars and all other marks of distinction in which France is so opulent. There was one little man, however, who appeared all in black and didn't wear a single ribbon or star. It was Zola! "No Smoking." Smoking is a criminal offense in Abyssinia. The law forbidding tobacco dates from 1640, and it originally applied only to priests, the Abyssinian clergy at that date having so little sense of reverence that they used to smoke in the churches till the practice was forbidden. Plaids and Green to Be the Fashion. The decree has gone forth from Paris this spring that plaids are to be all the rage with fashionable women this season. The prevailing color at King Edward's coronation will be green. Plaids and greens will therefore most greet the eye during the next few months. Still We Grow. Exports of American manufactures are growing again. The total in January was $34,412,992, as compared with $22,644,035 in the same month last year. Only in iron and steel is there a falling 'off' in exports, and the home demand for these articles is greater than the supply. Traces of Roman Yulia The foundations of a Roman villa have been laid bare in Greenwich park, London, by the park keeper. The space has an area of about sixteen feet, and the only loose materials found so far are some tiles. The discovery is regarded with great interest by local antiquarians. Birthplace of Famous Jurors The farmhouse in South Spencer, Mass., where El as Howe, the inventor of the sewing machine, was born in 1819, has been advertised for sale by auction. No reason is assigned for the sale, but it is understood that the Howe heirs feel unable to hold the property longer. Alexander Dumas Contener Those two giants of French literature, Victor Hugo and Alexander Dumas, were born in the same year, 1802. The one hundredth anniversary of Hugo's birth was commemorated a short time ago and July 24 the centenary of the great romancer's birth will be observed throughout France. An Honest Man's Opinion. Vermont, Mo., April 28th—If what Mr. J. S. Tillery of this place says is true—and nene who know him doubt his honesty—the new remedy Dodd's Kidney Pills is a wonderful medicine indeed. Mr. Tillery says: "I had Kidney and Liver Trouble for years. I had used many medicines but could get nothing to cure me. "I heard of a new remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills and began a treatment with the result that I was very soon on the mend. "I kept on using the pills and am now entirely better. I honestly do believe that they are the greatest remedy the world has ever seen. "I am always willing to help a good thing and I cannot say too much for one that helped me so much. "If I didn't know that Dodd's Kidney Pills would do all that is claimed for them I wouldn't say a word of praise for them." Siam's Progressive Klog King Khoulalonkorn of Siam is for an Asiatic monarch unusually advanced. His palace at Bangkok has been fitted up with electric light and all the newest improvements. He has even imported a number of phonographs, which delight his ear with choice musical selections. His majesty can speak English and several continental languages with fluency. 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. 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 $10. burs $1.90. 100 burs $3. Low freights. John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. Some men are no account; that's all there is WHEN YOUR GROCER SAYS GROUCH SAYS he does not have the package search, you may be sure he is afraid to keep it until his stock of 12 oz. packages are sold. De-fer any other Cold Water Starch, but rather any 12 oz. to the package and sells for same money as 12 oz. brands. We hate a man who chews tobacco. Still, we chew. GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS Use the best. That's why they buy Red Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, 5 cents. Nothing makes us quite so mad, when we are busy, as the Jolly Joker. Piso's Cure cannot be too high spoken of as a cough cure. J. W. O'Brien, 322 Third Ave. N., Minnesota, Minn. Jan. 6, 1900. The man who makes the best of everything should have no trouble in disposing of his wares. Don't Bulp Your Health by eating too much meat. ATLAS OATS is cheaper, healthier and more nutritious. After the old maid finally becomes a Mrs. she feels that she never will be Missed. FITS Permanently Cured. we dit or no nessiness after first day of use of Dr. Kine's Great Nurve Restorer. Send for FREE $2,000 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. K. H. Kinsig, Ld., 921 Ackh St., Philadelphia, Pa. Abuse a man to his face and he will forget it, but he never will forget abuse behind his back. The well-posted druggist advises you to use Hamlin's Wizard Oil for pain, for he knows what it has done. When a man orders spring lamb in a cheap restaurant he begins to realize how tough it is to die young. Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Some men seem to think the milk of human kindness flows only from bottles. WHY IT IS THE BEST is because made by an entirely different process. Dehance Starch is unlike any other, better and one-third more for 10 coins. There is nothing original about Wall street, which is noted for its quotations. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children tearing, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. See a bottle. It's a pity that the fellow who is always shooting off his mouth never blows out his brains. $20 A WEEK AND EXPENSES to men with rig to introduce our Poultry goods. Send stp, Javelle Mig Co., Dept.D, Parsons, Kan. There a pair of wings waiting for every man who really loves his enemies. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color silk, wool or cotton perfectly at one boiling. Sold by druggists, 10c. per package. Cultivate patience; as you get older you will find that it is the only talent you are expected to have. You never hear any one complain about "Deiance Starch." There is none to equal it in quality and quantity. 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try it now and save your money. Pay people for what they have done, and not for what you expect them to do. $100. Keward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure. The disease is called Cataract. The Cataract is the only positive cure known to the medical community. This disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Cataract Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucus surges from the eye. It is the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and strengthening the blood vessels of prehensives so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for that case it fails to cure. Send for list of Prehensives. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O Sold by druggists Tbc. Hall's Family Pills are the best. When a boy picks up the cream pitcher, watch him, or he will get more than his share. Hundreds of dealers say the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch is fast taking place of all other brands. Others say they cannot sell any other starch. O Lord, deliver us from another dry summer; but if you can't do that keep down the wind. IOWA FARMS $4 PER CASH BALANCE LORD TILL PAYMENT PE-RU-NA CURES CATARRH OF KIDNEYS EVERY TIME. Major T. H. Mars PERUNA CURES CATARRH OF THE KIDNEYS DRUG STORE DRUG STORE Pe-ru-na Creating a National Sensation in the Cure of Chronic Ailments of the Kidneys. Major T. H. Mars, of the First Wisconsin cavalry regiment, writes from 1425 Dunning street, Chicago, Ill., the following letter: "For years I suffered with catarrh of the nose and the throat of the disease. Medicine did not help me until a comrade who had been helped by Pe-ru-na advised me to try it. I bought some at once, and soon found blessed relief. I kept taking it four months, and am now well and strong and feel better than I have done for the past months, thanks to Peruna."—T. H. Mars. Mr. John Vance, of Hartford City, the blood. Peruna stimulates the kidneys to excrete from the blood the accumulating poison, and thus prevents the convulsions which are sure to follow if the poisons are allowed to remain. It gives great vigor to the heart's action and digestive system, both of which are apt to fall rapidly in this disease. Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys simply because it cures catarrh where it is located. It does not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. DEFIANCE STARCH 16 OZ. 10 CTS. It is the purest, cleanest starch made. It is free of injurious chemicals. It can be used where ordinarily you would be afraid to use starch of any kind. That's Defiance. Your grocer sells it. MAGNETIC STARCH MANUFACTURING CO. OMAHA, NEB. DON'T STOP TOBACCO Suddenly. It injures the nervous system to do so. Use BACCO-CURO and it will tell you when to stop as it takes away the desire for tobacco. You have no right to ruin your health, spoil your digestion and poison your breath by using the filthy weed. A guarantee in each box. Price $1.00 per box, or three boxes for $2.50, with guarantee to cure or it all good Druggists or direct from us. Write for free booklet. People who are particular to carefully guard against stomach, liver and bowel troubles, never have headaches, days of feeling "blue" or any of the dangerous complications resulting from a constipated condition. To allow the continuation of constipation, is to infuse the blood and general system with poison. You will be sure to have perfect health if you take Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin the famous "corrective" laxative. Don't wait for a severe headache or a billious attack. Get a bottle (50 cents and $1.00) to-day, from your druggist. Thousands of letters from grateful people in every part of the country prove this. We will be glad to send a sample bottle and a very interesting little book on stomach troubles free, if you will mention your symptoms. PEPSIN SYRUP COMPANY, Monticello, Ill. Major T. H. Mars, of the First Wisconsin Cavalry regiment, writes from 1425 Dunning street, Chicago, Ill., the following letter: "For years I suffered with catarrh of the kidneys contracted in the army. Medicine did not help me any until a comrade who had been helped by Peel advised me to try it. I bought some medicine and found blessed relief. I kept taking it four months and am now well and strong and feel better than I have done for the past twenty years, thanks to Peruna."----T. H. Mars. Mr. John Vance, of Hartford City, Ind., says: "My kidney trouble is much better. I have improved so much that everybody wants to know what medicine I am using. I recommend Peruna to everybody and some have commenced taking it. The folks say that if Dr. Hartman's medicine cures me it must be great."—John Vance Mr. J. Brake, of Petrolea, Ontario, Canada writes: "Four years ago I had a severe attack of Bright's disease, which brought me so low the doctor said nothing more could be done for me. I began to be perma Perma and Manalina in three months, a well man and have continued so ever since."---J. Brake. At the appearance of the first symptom of kidney trouble, Perma should Baco Curo money refunded. EUREKA TORNADO BADLY WRECKS TOWN OF GLENROSE, IN TEXAS. FORTY OR MORE PEOPLE WERE HURT At Least Twelve Persons Are Known to Be Dead—Fire Followed the Storm— Three or Four Business Houses Burned—Rumors of Heavy Loss of Life Down the River from Glenrose. FORT WORTH, TEX.—(Special.) Glenrose, the county seat of Sommer- ville county, was almost totally wrecked by a tornado which struck the little town between 5 and 6 o'clock in the evening. The path of the storm was from southwest to northeast and was over five miles wide. At least twelve people were killed and forty or fifty were injured. The known dead: Mrs. Carl Millam. Rev. James Ford, pastor Methodist church. Two-year-old daughter of Judge Milam. Miss Mary Connell. Mrs. George Gage. Mrs. Henry Lewis. Four members of Jesse Milam's family; number not given. The names of only a few of the wounded are known. They are: Carl Milam. Mrs. Lee and a child of Thomas Price. Telegraph and telephone wires are down, and only the most meager news from the wrecked town could be bad. What was sent same by way of Morgan, twenty miles distant, and was put on the wires by an operator who escaped and went out four miles where he tappel a telegraph wire. The court house was badly damaged, a printing office was blown away, two saloons were partly destroyed, Milam's warroom was demolished, Lily & Lils' grocery store was blown away, a blacksmith shop was destroyed and four buildings of Hendricks & Son were totally demolished. Many residences were blown down, but everything is in great confusion and the exact extent of the storm cannot yet be ascertained. A later telephone message states that a fire broke out and three or four business houses were burned. The Fort Worth & Rio Grande railroad ran a special train carrying supplies to the sufferers, General Manager L. B. Comer donated a $50 check to those made homeless. Glenrose is located on the Paluxy river in a valley. The tornado came down the river bottoms and swept everything before it. Reports reach Morgan that many people were killed down the river below Glenrose. There is no coroboration of this, however. The country is not densely populated in either direction along the path of the storm. The population of Glenrose is about 800. IS SHE MRS. LUETGERT? Chicago Police Perplexed Over the Case of "Mrs. Robbins." CHICAGO.—(Special.) Mrs. Mary Robbins, who is believed by some to be Mrs. Adolph L. Luetgert, the supposed murdered wife of the sausage maker, has been taken into custody by Detective Blais, because of the strong suspicion that attaches to her case. Mrs. Robbins had intended leaving the Alma Mott home, 589 Austen avenue, to which she was taken about six weeks ago, but the chain of circumstantial evidence seemed so strong to Attorney Lawrence Harmon, who defended Luetgert, and to a number of other persons interested, that a hurried conference was held and it was decided to hold the woman until further investigation can be made. The woman told apparently conflicting stories, but insisted that she is not Mrs. Luetgert. Mr. Harmon asserts that he is more than ever convinced that she is Mrs. Luetgert and Detective Blais also declared that he believed she is the widow of the sausage maker. Saidwliches Go Up. CHICAGO.—(Special.) For the first time in many years in this city, a cash outlay of 10 cents is necessary for the acquirement of one ham sandwich. The price has been 5 cents, but the restaurants have put up the valuation because of the prices they are compelled to pay for meat. Roast beef sandwiches have advanced 5 cents, from 10 to 15 cents. It is estimated that 300,000 ham sandwiches are consumed in Chicago every day and the increased cost to the public will therefore be $15,000 on the ham proposition alone. Water Ban Too Low DOVER, N. J.—(Special). A locomotive attached to a passenger train on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad blew up near here, killing the engineer, George Trimmer, of Washington, N. J., and Fireman Joseph Mayberry, of Port Murray, N. J. None of the passengers were hurt. The first two coaches were thrown on their sides. All the passengers were taken out safely. An examination of the wrecked engine showed the explosion was caused by the water in the boiler becoming too low. Three Killed by a Train JOLIET, ILL.—(Special. Three people were killed at the Patterson road crossing of the Santa Fe road, just south of Joilet. A fast passenger train crashed into a buggy containing Mrs. M. B. Mulock, her daughter, Orda, and a young man, Floyd C. Pearce. The man and young woman were killed outright, and Mrs. Mulock died shortly after reaching the St. Joseph hospital. The watchman had the gates down, but the horses broke through getting upon the tracks just in front of the train. FIVE PERSONS INJURED. Serious Explosion of Gas in Chicago Apartment House. CHICAGO.—(Special.) Explosion of gas in the apartments of J. W. Anderson, in the Chaffee apartment building, North Paulina street, resulted in injury to five persons, partial destruction of the building and a panic among the tenants. The injured: J. W. Anderson; knocked unconscious; burned about the head, face and body; lungs affected from inhaling flame. Morris Hatthie; blown through wall into another room; burned about face and body. Mrs. J. W. Anderson; standing on front steps with her 15-months-old baby in her arms; thrown to the street and burned about the arms. Harold Anderson; 15 months old, blown from mother's arms and bruised about the head. Gladys Anderson; 4 years old; blown from steps into an area way and cut about head and face. 3 KILLED HER HCHILD AND HERSE WINSIDE, NEB.—(Special. Mrs. Katie Dimmell, divorced wife of John Dimmell, was found hanging to her bed post. Her small child lay on the bed dead. Mrs. Dimmell's mind has been unbalanced for some time, although she was thought to be harmless. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide in the mother's case, and that the child came to death by its mother's hands. HE MADE POSTAL CARDS. Man Who Has Been Defrauding the Government Arrested. 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. NEGROES WILL FIGHT IT. Will Test the Alabama Amendment Which Differences They MONTGOMERY, ALA.—(Special.) The first step has been taken by the negroes of Alabama toward testing the new constitution of the state, when Nelson Bibb, an aged negro, made affidavit before a notary that he had been denied the right to register, although alleging that he had compiled with all of the qualifications exacted by the constitution. It is said that this affidavit will be used by Wilford H. Smith, a negro lawyer from New York, who is here, infilling a bill in the United States district court declaring that the constitution of Alabama is contrary to the federal constitution. If he is unsuccessful in the lower court, the case will be appealed to the United States supreme court. The colored Men's Suffrage Association which was organized here about a month ago, has issued an appeal to the negroes of the state to subscribe $2,000 to pay the costs of contesting the new instrument. Body Blown to Pieces. SEATTLE, Wash.—(Special.) WII Price and Bernard Sutter were killed by an explosion of dynamite at Isaquah. Sutter's body was blown to pieces. There was not enough of it left upon which to hold an inquest. Price lived about a hour after the accident, but died without regaining consciousness. No one knows just how the explosion occurred. Storm Caused Heavy Sheep Losses CHEYENNE, WYO.—(Special. Reports received here from various sections of the state indicate that the unexpected storm of last week killed 12,000 or 13,000 sheep, the losses running from 2 to 10 per cent. The heaviest loss occurred in Natrona county, where shearing had commenced early. The loss there is estimated at 3,000 head. Going After a Cargo of Reindeer SEATTLE, WASH—(Special. The United States revenue cutter Bear has left Seattle for her annual cruise in Bering sea and the Artic. One of the chief missions of the Bear this year is to land 400 Siberian reindeer on St. Lawrence island for the use of natives. Gifts for Bank Employees: CHICAGO—(Special.) In a short time the Metropolitan National bank of this city will be merged with the First National bank and the officials of the Metropolitan National divided $75,000 among the employees of the institution. The gifts ranged from $15,000, which was given to the cashier, down to $50, which was bestowed upon the messenger boy. When a barber becomes a partner in the business he is seldom a silent one. Boxers of Ancient Rome A boxer of ancient Rome would have laughed contemptuously at the suggestion that he should use gloves in his boxing matches. To make his blow more effective it was the custom to hold in each hand a heavy ball of metal. With his fist thus weighted nearly every blow brought blood. Bent John Fox to Preach Sermon: Rev. John Fox, D. D., secretary of the American Bible Society, will preach the eighty-ninth annual sermon at the Princeton Theological seminary May A. CAN'T WAKE'EM AMATEUR HYPNOTIST AT TICONA IL, GOES A BIT TOO FAR. HE PUT AN. ENTIRE FAMILY TO SLEEP Worked Four Days in Vain Trying to Arouse Them—Finally Succeeded in Arousing Two of the Children But All the Others Are Asleep—The Hypnotist Has Collapsed. LASALLE, Ill.,—(Special) Rudolph Bartag, his wife and their five children, were found in a catatose condition at their home at Ticona, a village near here. Leo Lenzer, an amateur hypnotist, later confessed that he had put the entire family to sleep four days ago and that he had been trying to awaken them ever since. He has succeeded in arousing two of the children, but all of the others are still asleep. A physician has been summoned, and says that the victims of Lenzer's skill are in a normal state so far as heart action is concerned. They are simply asleep. The villagers at first threatened Lenzer with violence, but contented themselves with mounting guard over aim and his victims and compelling him to continue his efforts to arouse the Bartag family. He finally succeeded in arousing two of the children and then collapsed himself under the nervous strain. He partly recovered later and says that he has been under such a nervous strain for the last four days that he has lost control of his will power. He is confident that, as soon as he recovers his normal temperament, he can restore them. TO SHOOT TWENTY-ONE MILES. Great Gun Being Built in New York Har- bor has Will Actually the World bor Will Astonish the World. TROY, N. Y., — (Special.) The authorities at the Watervillet arsenal expect to complete work on a 16-inch gun to be placed at Fort Hamilton, in New York harbor, by June 1. The gun which has been in the course of construction for about four years, will be sent first to Sandy War for proving. Last week the war department decided to mount the gun on a disappearing carriage. Its first trial is eagerly awaited by all the gun makers of the world. It is claimed that the gun will hurl a shell twenty-one miles. This is disputed by the Krupps, who claim it will not throw a shot more than fifteen miles. In order to discharge the gun it will require 1,000 pounds of powder and a three thousand pound projectile. The gun when completed will weigh 150 tons. JUBORS ON A STRIKE Those Serving in Federal Court Draw the Color Line SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T.—(Special.) The federal grand jury went on a strike because W. S. Weber, editor of a negro paper here, had been sworn in as juror as substitute for a white man. The jury worked all the afternoon after a vain effort to get Weber discharged on technical grounds, but finally they decided to strike, and they notified District Attorney Wilkins he need send in no more witnesses and they then adjourned. Judge Clayton was informed of the matter by the foreman, and the jurors were called into court and lectured for nearly an hour. During the forenoon several jurors declared they would go to jail for contempt before they would serve with a negro. The judge gently, but firmly, declared his intention of enforcing the statutory provisions for such conduct if necessary. This did not apparently impress the jurors, but an elaborate argument tending to show that there is nothing social about jury service, the duties being entirely legal and official, seemed more effective. The court's order was obeyed and the jurors went back to their duties. It is not the custom here to summon negroes on the regular list, but a few are included among the alternates. An unusual call for substitutes precipitated the novel situation. 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. An Ohio Oil Town Destroyed. FINDLAY, O.—(Special.) Custar, an oil town of 500 inhabitants, twenty miles north of here, was totally destroyed by fire. Telephone and telegraph wires are burned and all communication with the town is shut off. The loss, which will exceed $60,000, includes nine stores and many dwellings. 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. New Jersey Lynching. NEWARK, N. J.—Henry Schaua was hanged here for the murder of his wife and shild. The drop fell at 10:10 o'clock. As the body fell the man's head was nearly severed from the body and blood spurted from the neck. Schaua was a barber, but did not work steadily and dissipated. His wife made arrangements to leave him, and when he learned of her determination he killed her and their child. He cut his own throat but not enough to cause a serious wound. CONDEMNED IN MISSOURI AND CON FISCOATED IN NEW YORK. Judge Clarke of St. Louis has convicted and fined heavily a number of grocers for selling baking powders containing alum. The week before the Health Department of New York seized a quantity of stuff being sold for baking powder which they found was made from alum mixed with ground rock, and dumped it into the river. The Health Authorities are thus taking effective means to prevent the introduction into our markets of injurious substitutes in place of wholesome baking powders. As alum costs only two cents a pound, there is a great temptation for those manufacturers who make substitutes and imitation goods, to use it. Alum baking powders can be detected by the health authorities by chemical analysis, but the ordinary housekeeper, whose assistance in protecting the health of the people is important, cannot make a chemical examination. She may easily know the alum powders, however, from the fact that they are sold at from ten to twenty cents for a pound can, or that some prize—like a spoon or glass, or piece of crockery, or wooden ware—is given with the powder as an inducement. As the people continue to realize the importance of this subject and consumers insist on having baking powder of established name and character, and as the health authorities continue their vigorous crushes, the alum danger will, it is hoped, finally be driven from our homes. New President of Brazil: Dr. Francisco De Paula Rodriguez Alves, who has just been elected president of Brazil, has for many years been a conspicuous figure in the politics of that republic. He is a native of the state of Sao Paulo, and is now governor of that state. He will be inaugurated on Nov. 15, the anniversary of the proclamation of Brazil's independence. The tenure of office is four years. Carried OF Mone Grant Moe Carried On Many Great Men. Angina pectina, from which Cecil Rhodes suffered, is a disease of great men. It carried off Matthew Arnold, it killed Lord Clarendon, Dr. Chalmers, John Loech, Dr. John Hunter, the famous physician; Thorwardsen, the sculptor, and Sumner, the American statesman. It seems to have a predilection for those in whom there is a high development of the nervous system. New Use of Training Ship The Cincinnati will be used as a training ship for firemen and for boiler endurance tests. The vessel has recently been completely fitted out with this end in view and it is the intention of the bureau of navigation to order the ship junior officers to act as instructors and at the same time to give them training in engine-room duties. Negroes In West Virginia West Virginia is rapidly becoming more and more the Mecca of the negroes of the south. The climate of that state, and the great coal and coke industries in operation in almost every county, together with the extensive railroad construction being carried on, furnish ready as well as lucrative employment for negro laborers, of whom 15,000 are employed in the mines. So the Butcher Thought. Gen. Grant was once attracted by a horse driven by a butcher and he purchased the animal for $500. A few days later he invited Senator Conkling to a drive behind the new horse. The senator criticised the animal and said: "I think I should prefer the $500 to the horse." "That's what the butcher thought," replied Gen. Grant. New Russian Railway Tool The Russian minister of finance has published the new railway tariff, which comes into operation on April 18. There is an increase in passenger fares ranging from 25 per cent on ordinary trains to 100 per cent on the express. Merely an Editorial Utterance. An Ohio editor says he wouldn't give a bogus trade dollar for the autograph of any man on earth. If one should be offered him at the bottom of a check or a railway pass he might be able to overcome his antipathy. To Encourage Art in Canada. Sir Wlfrid Laurier is said to be in sympathy with a project to establish a national conservatory of art in Canada and is to advocate a yearly grant of $50,000 for the support of such an institution. Probably Libelous It is charged that a dog in New York got drunk and bit a child. This is one of the most serious charges ever brought against a canine. -Phila-delphia Inquirer. Kalser Gives Many Decorations During the last year the Kaiser has decorated no fewer than 2,473 persons with either a star or a ribbon-a greater number than in any year since Wilhelm II, ascended the throne Present Role Star The present pole star is the only one called Alpha in the constellation Ursa Minor. It has been the world's pole star for nearly 2,000 years. Trees on Western Prairies. In some of the western prairies trees are now being planted for shade, protection and beauty, in areas of various sizes up to hundreds of acres. Where the Trouble Was. Senator Hoar received word the other day that a friend who had been supposed to have appendicitis was suffering not from the alliment, but from acute indigestion. "That is good news," said the senator. "I rejoiced that the trouble lies in the table of contents rather than in the appendix." A woman wants to see everything that goes on. That is probably why she stands in front of a mirror while dressing. Latest Kansas After a Few Week of Married Life She Drowses Herself in the Kaw. ST. MARYS.—(Special.) Having quarreled with her husband, and receiving little sympathy from her father, Mrs. Ida Randolph, a young woman 18 years of age, and a bride of but a few months, drowned herself in the Kaw. Married life had proven a bitter disappointment. Nnable to agree with her spouse, she threatened repeatedly to leave him, but as often the differences were settled. However, her threat was finally put into execution, and on foot the frail young woman set out to walk to her father's home, more than three miles away. At the end of her toilsome journey she met with disappointment. The father tried to comfort, but bade the wife to return to her husband's side. Dejectedly she began the return journey, but never reached its end. Mr. Randolph, regretting the trouble that had driven her forth, was soon in search of his missing wife, but she was not to be found until a fishing party discovered her clothing by the bank of the river and a brief note saying that she had drowned all her sorrows. SUICIDE'S ODD LETTER. Said the Devil Faid Him a Debt by Giving Him Five Sons-in-Law. GIRARD—(Special.) A stranger committed suicide in a pasture four miles north of Brazilton, this county, by taking strychnine. 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. SCANDAL FOLLOWS SCANDAL DR. J. F. Barbour, of Pittsburg, Accused of Attempted Fraud PITTSBURG.—(Special.) Dr. J. M. Barbour, who created a sensation a few days ago by filing a suit for damages against S. W. Baxter, of this city, charging him with alienating the affections of his wife, has, according to his attorneys, D. F. Shoch, of this city, and W. F. Shoch, of Kansas City, compromised the matter with Baxter and skipped out. Shoch & Shoch, therefore, have brought suit against their client for $1,500 attorney's fees which they claim he had agreed to pay them, and which he failed to take account of in settling with Baxter. The petition filed alleges that Barbour has absconded with intent to defraud his attorneys, and has concealed himself, so that summons cannot be served. They bring an attachment against Barbour's property in this city, and also a garnishment against both local banks to levy upon the doctor's deposits therein. KEEP JOINTISTS IN JAIL Authorities Have Taken a Vigorous Stand Against Migrants Sellers WASHINGTON—(Special). Three jointists are now in the county jail here and will be for thirty days or longer if they don't 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 lie 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. May Be a Clash. ATWOOD.—(Special.) The settlers of this section of Kansas are all wrought up over the encroachment of big cattle ranches, and an armed outbreak is threatened. The trouble has already reached such a stage that armed companies of settlers are riding the country looking for owners of the big ranches, and it is likely that the state militia will have to be called out to preserve order. For Attempted Assault EMPORIA.—(Special.) Jim Brainard attempted to assault Miss Viola Peters, daughter of H. Peters, a prominent farmer, living north of town. Mr. Peters and another farmer heard the girl's screams and with shot guns brought Brainard to town, where he was placed in jail to await trial. Farmers Fight the Telephone Line. ABILENE—(Special.) A lively contest is beeing waged between the officers of Newbern township, six miles south of town, and the Independent long distance telephone line. Poles were set a month ago and when the road overseer began working the road he found them in his way. He chopped down a mile and a half of poles before stopped by an injunction. The case will come to court on a test of the right to place poles within a certain distance of the fence line. Dumprope Demands a Trial. EMPORIA—(Special). Henry Dumprope, who is now in the Lyon county jail on the charge of murdering George Crowley, of Council Grove, will fight his case and has employed an attorney. Since being here he has received letters from home and spent nearly one whole day weeping. Dumprope has confessed since being here but it is thought that the confessions were made under circumstances such that the effect will not weigh heavily in the trial. 1 SHERIFF WAS ASLEEP. Handcuffed Prisoner En Route to Penetitious Takes French Leave. TOPEKA.—(Special.) Wm. Kemble, who was being taken by Sheriff Carl Moore, of Cloud county, to the state penitentiary, to serve a six years' term for grand larceny, got away from the sheriff here. Kemble was handcuffed. When the Rock Island train reached Topeka in early morning the sheriff was asleep. As soon as the train stopped, the prisoner, taking advantage of the sleeping sheriff, jumped off and made his escape. All efforts on the part of the local authorities to find him have proven fruitless. This is the second prisoner that has got away while the sheriffs were asleep within the past two weeks. An Arkansas sheriff lost a prisoner the same way. SEVEN NEW KANSAS BANKS. Five Are Capitalized at $ 85,000 Each and Two at $ 10,000. TOPEKA.—(Special.) Seven state banks have been incorporated as follows: The Barber County State bank, Medicine Lodge; capital, $10,000. A. C. Jobes, of Wichita, is one of the principal stockholders. The Dwight State bank, Wwght; capital, $5,000. The Gridley State bank, Gridley; capital, $5,000. The Wilsey State bank, Wilsey; capital, $5,000. The Citizens' State bank, Geuda Springs; capital, $5,000. The State Bank of Miltonvale, Miltonvale; capital, $5,000. The Augusta State bank, Augusta; capital, $10,000. DESPERATE NEGRO TAKEN. Tom Jones, Wanted for Murder, Captured at Cherryville After a Struggle. CHERRYVILLE—(Special.) City Marshall Jones arrested Tom Jones, a negro, of Vinita, upon request of Vinita authorities. It was with great difficulty that he was taken and he had to be overpowered by officers before he consented to surrender. Vinita authorities came here for him. Jones is a negro preacher and shot and killed Fred Walker on April 11, at Timber Hill church, just across the line in the Indian Territory because he alleged Walker had kicked his dog. Jones had gone to the church with the intention of killing another negro who was spirted away. He leaves a bad reputation, having been in jail at Fort Smith on several occasions before. Slayer of Servant Girl Gives Bond. WELLINGTON—(Special.) On a bail bond for $2,500 signed by a half dozen of his neighbors and by Mayor George H. Hunter, of this city, John Cummings was released from the county jail. He will be allowed ten days to settle up his business affairs before his trial on May 6 for the murder of his servant girl, Anna Dishman. Judge Lawrence has intimated that he will not accept Cummings' plea of guilty to the charge of manslaughter, but will bring the case to trial to certain the extent of Mrs. Cummings' complicity in the crime, as the feeling against her in the neighborhood is even more bitter than against her husband. Shot on the Streets of Galena GALENA.—(Special). Jasper Murray, better know as Jasper Cump, was shot twice by Ed Keelen, assistant firs chief of the Galena fire department. Murray has been a member of the department for a number of years, but recently was expelled from the company. It seems that he held Keelen responsible for it, and since that time, it is claimed, went loaded for him, and at the corner of Sixth and Main streets he ran up behind him with his right hand in his pocket. Keelen's attention was called to the fact, when he suddenly turned around, pulled his gun and fired two shots, both of which took effect. As Solomon Would Do TOPEKA—(Special.) Bill McGuire and his wife have fallen out. Each wants a divorce. When they quilt living together they had 600 pounds of flour on hand. McGuire took it. The wife raised a row about it in court, and Judge Hazen ordered the flour divided evenly between them. The divorce case is still pending. 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. Tappscott's residence, D. D. Wickin's jewelry store were badly damaged. The nre started by a drunken man dropping a lighted match. Four Years for a Horse Thief O'TAWA.—(Special.) Jesse Hindbaugh, the self-confessed horse thief, was sentenced to a term of four years in the state penitentiary. Hindbaugh stole a span of mules, wagon and harness from John T. Banter, near Lane. He was traced to Stuart, Ia., where he was captured and made confession. Men in the same business, in the same town do not like each other. This is another thing that can't be helped. Plans for the "Messiah." LINDSBORG—(Special.) Linda borg is making great preparations for the annual Messiah to be held here from May 18th to the 20th. The chorus this year numbers 523 singers and the soloists include some of the best in the West, among whom are W. W. Hinshaw and Miss Mabelle Cawford, of Chicago. The orchestra and chorus are now in the very best of training and visitors may expect to hear something unusually good. The Messiah concerts will be given on the evenings of May 18, 19, 21 and 23. Andrew Carnegie Remembered Robert Storey of Irwin, Pa., has received a letter from Andrew Carnegie informing him that he had placed the pension list of the old rail- ers who were employed on the Pa- sylvania railroad under Mr. Carnegie. Mr. Storey was a freight conductor the early 60's. Two men, unknow- him, boarded the tender of his train and when Storey discovered that ordered them off. Afterward Searned that one of the men was a drew Carnegie. Famous Austrian Scholar Dr. Solomon Mandelkern, one of foremost Hebrew scholars, died in anna last week. He lived for a time in New York. His best work is "Concordance of the Bible," in Hebrew and German, the result of the years' labor. Matrimony Seems Contagious. Of fourteen young men and women who sang in the Zion German Epical Lutheran church on the Hebrew county boulevard in Greenwich N. J., less than a year ago, the couple will be married this week the seventh couple are engaged. Study of Typhoid Fever The Prussian budget for 1982 includes appropriations of 20,000 man for further study of means of prevention and early diagnosis of typhoid fever, 10,000 marks to the community of cancer research and 53,000 man for a cancer hospital and laboratories. Entirely Too Imitative If it is true, as alleged, that a man bookkeeper of Philadelphia confessed to embezzling $15,000, he just another evidence that women learning men's work far too rapid. Test of Many Logomotives On the New Zealand government railways experiments are about to made as to the relative merits American, British and Australian motives. What He Believed In Mrs. Bacon—Your husband believes in throwing physics to the dogs doesn't be? Mrs. Egbert—Yes; an alarm clocks at the cats—Yonkers Statesman. The Kansas City Southern railway has now inaugurated for the season its new through service from Kansas City to Hot Springs via Salina and the St. L. I. M. & S. Ry. Through Pullman sleeping cars run direct to tween Kansas City and the great Health Resort via Little Rock. 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