The American Citizen

Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the Country Co-operation, WEDDING Miss Myrtle Mae Clemmons and Mr. Geo. A. Dudley were united in holy matrimony. Pomply at 9:10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the residente of Mrs. Lula Johnson 910 N. 3rd street, two smiles with but a single thought two hearts were made as one. Rev. D. B. Jackson of Rosehill Baptist church performed the cermones that joined in a journey of life Miss Myrtle Mae Clemons and Mr. Geo. A. Dudley our manager. Jupiter Pinter seemed to smile as he never smiled before as the Rev. said "I pronounce you man and Several people witnessed the solemn transaction otherwise it was exceptionally a private affair. Miss Clemons hails from Martin Tennessee while Geo. A. is a familiar figure in this city, known by all and has been raged in the newspaper business for 20 years being President and manager of the AMERICAN CITIZEN Pun. Co. The editor volunteered and offered him a week vacation but he failed to accept and the routine of business goes merrily on uninterrupted only with a little more ginger than before. RIGHT YOU ARE The Wienita Searchlight was entirely right in the advice to the Negroes of Oklahoma. We are for peace at all times and at almost any cost but we do not believe in forever showing the white feathers. The negro has been a coward in civil life long enough. If in the happy and honest pursuits of life we are to be scorned an driven about, simply because the all wise Maker seen fit to make us black and since for over two hundred years in bondage, if we are to be made unhappy because of this then we believe in doing the next best thing by protecting ourselves if it must be with firearms if it be so God always on the right side if that be true, if the minority as we are, let us be men ready and willing to die for right and resolve to take someone, with us to have the shuffle in a hurry. Our battle is to us alone, but God will raise up and in the miserable host to lea us right. The Death of Kansas City's Poinere Negro Jeweler. Porter Negro Jeweler J. A. Wilson, Kansas City's Poineer Negro Jeweler received notice this week of the death of his fathers, J. H. Wilson on June 18th, in Bridgetown Barbados, British West Indies. The cause of his death was eystitis which although Mr. Wilson senior, was well advanced in years was brought about in a peculiar circumstance: The island of St. Vincent whi h contains the volc ano Soufriere is about ninety miles distant from Barbados. During one of its recent eruptions, vast sun obscuring oceans of vo canic dust were borne by the winds to distant islands covering the house tops and streets of Barbados to a depth of two inches. Immediately following this deposit of dust a heavy tropical rain fell causing the gutters which were choked with water to overflow. Mr. Wilson across from his siege bed despite the protes of his children and went on the house top to clear the gutters, rezeively berealy a sieve of cold, which resulted in the disease of which 66 died. Five also bren are left, the jeweler and one brother in this city and two sisters and one brether in Barbados. Considerable property in real estate was let to be divided among the children. BARGAIN! BARGAIN!! Now is a chance for those who want a bargain in lots we have on hand a few lots that can be bought now at a bargain. Any one who wishes to provide himself with a home now is the time to buy. Call at this office and get location and price. Publication Notice in the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. Fearly Porter, Defendant. To the above named defendant, you are here by notified that you have been sued in the above named court, by the above named plaintiff, and that unless you appear and answer, on or before the 31st day of July, the petition filed on you, will be taken as true, and a judgement rendered thereon, the nature of which will be decree, dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and and defendant and forever divorcing plaintiff from said defendant; and for costs of this suit. Eli Porter, Plaintiff by, I. F. Bradley, his attorney. Hot weather is on just keep going. When you want water. When you want Coal. When you want cesspool work done you can always find Patterson and Gayden at the old stand. 543 Minn. ave. THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. CALL For Republican County Convention to be held August 9, 1902. A Delegate convention of the republicans of Wyandotte county is hereby called to meet in the Auditorium in Kansas City on the 9th day of August, 1902, at the hour of ten o'clock a.m. for the following purpose, viz: To elect a county central committee-man for each precinct in the county, to nominate a candate to be voted for November 4 1902 for each of the following office viz; Clerk of Court of Common Pleas. Corner Supt. of Public Instructions. County Surveyor County Commissioner, First District Representative, Ninth District. Representative, Tenth District. Representative, Eleventh District. Said convention shall be composed of 325 delegates, being one delegate for each 25 votes, or major fractions thereof cast for Hon. W. E. Stanley for governor in 1900; provided, that each precinct shall have at least two delegates. Each precinct shall be entitled to the following number of delegates, viz: 1 Precinct Kansas City. Kan. 2 Delegates 2 " " " " 4 " " 3 " " " " 2 " " 4 " " " " 3 " " 5 " " " " 5 " " 6 " " " " 7 " " 7 " " " " 6 " " 8 " " " " 9 " " 9 " " " " 8 " " 10 " " " " 11 " " 11 " " " " 8 " " 12 " " " " 5 " " 13 " " " " 8 " " 14 " " " " 9 " " 15 " " " " 7 " " 16 " " " " 9 " " 17 " " " " 8 " " 18 " " " " 5 " " 19 " " " " 7 " " 20 " " " " 8 " " 21 " " " " 7 " " 22 " " " " 9 " " 23 " " " " 7 " " 24 " " " " 7 " " 25 " " " " 4 " " 26 " " " " 5 " " 27 " " " " 6 " " 28 " " " " 4 " " 29 " " " " 5 " " 30 " " " " 5 " " 31 " " " " 8 " " 32 " " " " 8 " " 33 " " " " 5 " " 34 " " " " 5 " " 1 Ward Argentine 7 2 " " " 10 * 3 " " " 5 * 4 " " " 5 * 1 " Rosedale 3 2 " " " 3 * 4 " " " 4 * 4 " " " 5 * Ely. 2 Mackaljack. 2 Junction. 3 Turner. 3 Hester. 2 Oakland. 3 Kerr. 2 Chelsea. 4 Muncie. 2 Wyandotte. 2 Delaware. 2 Newton. 2 Edwardsville. 3 Bonner Springs. 5 Mission. 2 Piper. 4 Connor. 3 White Church. 2 Pomeroy. 2 Vance. 2 Six Mile. 2 Quindaro. 6 Grindel. 2 Midland. 2 On the 8th day of August 1902, at 2 o'clock p. m. the executive committee will meet to canvas said returns, hear and decide contests; if any and ask a certain the names of delegates entitled to seats in said convention, and those persons to the number to which each precinct is entitled, receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. A roster of said delegates shall be certified to said convention. The committee's decision shall in the matter of contests be subject to appeal to the convention. Candidates for delegates must file their names with the chairman of the on or before 6 o'clock p. m. of the 2nd day of August 1902, and only names thus filed shall be printed on the official ballot, and said official ballots cast will be the only ones canvassed by the executive committee The names filed as aforesaid shall be printed in one column and the alternates in one column with squares to the right of each name, each voter shall vote only for as many delegates and alternates as his precinct is entitled to by making a cross in the square opposite the name of the delegate of his choice. Each candidate for nomination by said convention for any office shall, cn or before 6 o'clock p.m, of the 2nd day y of August, 1902, file with the person designated by the executive committee, to receive such, his name and office for which he is a candidate, together with such a sum of money as may be assessed y the committee. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING. An official list of such candidates shall be furnished by the committee to the convention. Every person offering to vote at said primacy election, must be a known republican voter, and registered in the precinct in which he offers to vote, if in Kansas City, Argentine and Rosedale. A copy of the poll books of 1902 shall be used in the above named cities and the judges shall check the names on said list when voted. Should the judges of said primary election disagree as to the right of any person to vote they shall receive the ballot, endorse thereon the name of the person offering it, and place all such ballots in a separate package and return the same with the other ballots. For the purpose of electing delegates and alternates, to said convention, a primary election will be held in each voting precinct in the county on the 7th day of August 1902, between the hours of 3 o'clock p. m. 7 o'clock p. m. in Kansas City, Argentine, Rosedale, Bonor, Midland, Oakland, Chelsea and Quindaro, and in all other precincts from 3 o'clock p. m. to 6 o'clock p. m. of that day, in accordance with the Australian ballot law as far as the same is applicable. There shall be two judges and two clerks for each voting precinct who shall be name by the executive committee, and in case a vacancy should occur at the time of opening the poll the judges and clerks present shall fill the vacancy. At the close of the poll, the judges and clerks shall count the ballots and certify over their signature, the number of votes cast for each delegate and said certificate, together with the poll lists, taly sheets, used and unused ballots will be delivered to the chairman of the County Central Committee not later than noon of the day following, the holding of said primary election! The judges shall furnish some suitada place for the voter to prepare his ballot after which it must be handed to one of said judges, before the voter leaves the room. The central committee selected at said convention shall convene upon the call of the chairman of this committee for the purpose of organization within ten days after the holding of said convention. The executive committee shall have full and complete control of all matters pertaining to said primary election, and it shall make such rules and adopt such regulations as it shall deem necessary to carry out the objects of this call. By order of the committee. O. J. PETERSON, Chairman R. T. FOSTER, Secretary. PUBLICJONT NOTICE In the district court of Wyandotte County Kansas. Edward Divers, plaintiff To the above named defendant, that you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named court by the above usmdd plaintiff, and that unless you appear and answer on or before the 2nd day of September 1902, the petition files said case will be taken as true, and a judgement rendered against you, the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing plaintiff from you, the said defendant, and for costs of said suit. I. F. Bradley, Attorney for plaintiff. Since there is a possibility of many weddings are the summer days go by we publish the following. A bride should either thank personally or write notes to all people who send wedding presents. It is considered good taste nowadays to have brown or bay horses for the bride's carriage instead of gray ones. The custom of having groomsmen in equal numbers with bridesmaids have been revived of late. If there are any pages the bride usually gives them presents, while the bridegroom presents each bridesmaid with a present and pouquet and also gives a bouquet to the bride's mother. Bridesmaids pay for their own dress unless the bride's mother offers to. This is not usual and there is not the least necessity for her to do so. The bridegroom's mother is led down the church after the ceremony by the ride's father or who ever gave her away. The bride's mother and the oridesgroom's father follow. The bridegroom provides house and and table linen as well as furniture. Years ago the linen was the ride's care but now all this is completely changed. The big doings have happened. Are you going to be a delegate. We are in it from the word go. Ob! yes we have all seen better days. The big doings came off at 9:00clock Oh! for the old times gone by. Were you at Polies court Monday! He has learned the lullaby O. K. now. She mansges all of them them quite well. He is a doctor but he can come after a bath. She says there is nothing to none of them. In the Sea Fome block you can see em on the go we don't say anything about cans no no. What the matter with Hon.D.E.Cornell for County Treasure. What's the matter with the Editor—Don't let him worry you. The popular block seems much hurt ver the Sea Foam block having a newspaper. She lives in the Sea foam block while grandpa lives in the popular block. It certainly funny how some people keep their eyes on someboby else. There will undoubtedly be some surprises in the political world this fall. He went to the circus Monday and saw the elephant. The world is like a barber shop—Who is next? He got his button and he says—brush by. What the matter with the editor of the Kansas Record—He is a bachelor. She smiles as she glides out upon the lake in the windy City thinking of the Sea Fome block. NEGROES ON PUBLIC WORKS Every negro who works on public works should have degree and manhood enough about him to respect the women of their race, as they chance to pass their way. They should remember that their mother was a woman and perhaps some where in the world they have a sister whom they desire other men to treat with with respect. To indirect remarks the profanity and the other disregarded negro were as a rule extend toward colored women as they go by public works is a mark of the lowest and course breeding and none but a man reduced to the lowest benth will be guilty of such. Be men wherever your lot is cost. Tales of Two Cities Miss S. A. Chinn, is a well wisher of the American Citizen. They are reliable in every sense of the word and if you want the best of work give them a call. Mrs. Jennie L. Motley of 730 Ned., is entertaining her friends and former schoolmate. Mrs Fannie Brooks-Holman of St. Louis Mo. Mr. P. Price of E'wardsville, who has been ill for several years stopped at our office a shore while Monday on his way to Hot Springs Ark. Mr. Price is one of our best citizens and we hope he will soon regain his health. R- A. Newman of 1009 Everestt who had his foot severely mashed at Flowess Packaging place several weeks ago rather unfortunate in having amputated He is much overpowered. Rev. A. Galner of Coffeesville Kan. is company with Frank wilson C. S. M. of the order of twelve International order paid our office a pleasant call this week All diseases start in the bowels keep them, open or you will be sick, cascarets like nature Keep liver and bowels activewithout a sickening griping feeling. six million people take and recommend cascarets. Try a 10.c. box. All druggists. The A. C. L. Grocery Company of 43 Minn ave.,are making special prices Read the Citizen each week --- 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. I hereby announce my self as candidate for Clerk of the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas.-Subject to the Republican primaries. William Needles. I hereby announce myself as a Candidate for the office of Coroner of Wyandotte County Subject to the decision of the Republican Primaries. S. C. WHINERY I hereby announce myself as a Candidate for relection to Second term to the office of Sheriff of Wyandotte County subject to the decision of the Republican Primaries. HARRY A. MENDENHALL. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Attorney of Wyandotte County subject to the republican primaries. JAS. L. SMALLEY. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Register of Deeds of Wyandotte County subject to republican primaries. A. C. (BERT) COOKE. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Treasurer of Wyandotte County subject to the republican primaries. I hereby announce myself candidate for Register of Deeds subject to Republican Convention, Aug., '02. Wyandotte County. Geo. W. Knapp. Hon. Jno. E. McFadden is going down the line with the best of prospect the next County attorney. Publication Notice In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. Joseph C Keller Plaintiff. vs. Annie Keller. Defendant. The State of Kansas to Annie Keller you will hereby take notice That you have been sued in the District court of Wyandotte county Kansas wherein Joseph C. Keller is Plaintiff and Annie Keller is Defendant and unless you answer on or before the 3rd day of August 1902, the petition will be taken as true and Judgement will be rendered against you as prayed for. The plaintiff is asking absolute divorce forever desolving the bonds of matrimony costody of the minor children and such other relief so in equity and good conscience the nature of the plaintiff claim demand. Dated July 11 1902. Joseph C. Keller Plaintiff. Chas. W. Frye Atty. 'NOTICE Spend your pleasure evenings down at the Douglass Hospital where you can find all the Ice Creams, Soda Pops and other Refreshments for sale. Woman as cook, and Laundress add Mrs A. W Solomon Employment agt Office 115 E 5th St. Leadville Colorad HURRAH FOR THE DUTCH. HURKAH FOR THE DUTCH In the uprising against the negroes5 in Blackwell Oklahoma Press Di patcher say a dutch farmer advocated their cause auc was severely dealt with. It is to be presumed that it would have been a dutch war, for the dutch are reimbonsible for the first importation of negroes in this country. FOR SALE Two Acres of land adjoining the city can be purchased at a price that will surprise you. Call at this offices for further information. The Chicago Cafe one of the finest and ocated establishment of its kind at 706 E12 St. for sale Parties desirig a barring will do well to see the proprietor Mr H. Coupton at the bove address. Soldiers' Appetites Good. It does not appear that the trans-ference of the American soldier to a tropical climate has injured his appetite. He eats no less than he did at home, he needs as hearty a diet, and he is teaching the Filipino to eat more. Gen. Weston says of the latter: "He is learning to eat and is doing it first rate and he has improved physically. We have the assurance from the doctors over there that by our feeding they have less disease and are heartier men." LORD KELVIN AS DAMOCLES The Great Scotch Scientist's Absolute Faith in Figures. Lord Kelvin, so his friends say, used to make of himself a sort of Damocles, but it was a cannon ball instead of a sharp sword which was suspended over his head. Few living scientists have as high a reputation as Lord Kelvin, and few have to their credit more useful inventions or valuable discoveries. Though now in his seventy-eighth year the old professor, who for more than half a century occupied the chair of natural philosophy at Glasgow university, still maintains his reputation for being one of the most energetic men in Scotland. Those who know him are fond of telling of the boyish eagerness and almost incredible energy with which he attacks his work. When lecturing he used to become so absorbed and wrapped up in the experiments he was conducting that he scarcely waited for the results. Disdainful the services of an assistant, he scurried about his lecture room like a youth of 16. Indeed the students liked to say that they never saw him cross his laboratory except at a run. The ruling passion of Lord Kelvin, who is a member of half the learned societies of Europe, and who has been decorated by the emperor of Germany, the president of France and the king of Belgium, is his absolute faith in figures, and it is this ruling passion which led to his experiment as a Damocles. When he has once solved a problem in mathematics he is willing to stake upon its correctness not only his reputation, but, if necessary, his life. Taking an immensely heavy cannon ball, he calculated with the utmost accuracy the size of the smallest wire which would bear the weight of the load of iron. He then procured a length of wire of just the requisite strength, and, to prove the truth of his figuring, had the cannon ball suspended over his lecturing platform at the very spot where it would be most likely to strike and crush him should the wire give way, and it remained there for weeks—London Mail. MORGAN'S ONE "INTERVIEW." The Story of It, as Told by the Multimillionaire Himself. The interviewer disturbs J. Pierpoint Morgan. He makes his boast that he never has been interviewed, and declares that in the last seven years but one interviewer ever has been able to approach him. The story of this one exception he yesterday told to Bishops Potter and Doane. On a recent trip to Europe a representative of the London Times would not take no for his answer. "Tell the Times man my time is worth £10 a minute," at last said Morgan. "The Times man says he'll take two minutes at that," came back the reply. "He handed me £20," said Mr. Morgan, "taked just two minutes by both our watches, did all the talking himself, and rose to go on the instant. 'Why do you want to see me?' I asked in curiosity. 'Oh, I wagered £100 that I would interview you personally, that's all,' was his reply. I congratulated him on his enterprise and dismissed him within the third minute of his call." "Did you keep his £20?' dryly asked Bishop Potter, as Mr. Morgan enDED. 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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." Rusalan 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 upon 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. Madeira 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 Receipts. 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 Timbals. 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 for wives, trusting to the judgment of the company to select them and send them out. --- Not the Right Names. A salesman in a 'whinaware 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 3 to 18 cents, while on toy work they earn from 2 to 14 cents per day.-Baltimore American. Denied a Change 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. A Versatile Cook. Cocks in Ceylon must apparently be versaile persons, judging from the appended advertisement cut from a Cingalese journal: "Wanted—A biller as Cook and Appu, or either, by a married man, who holds Excellent Testimonials in Stuffing Animals. Can Stuff Elephant's Legs. Moderate Salary expected. Please apply to Fonseka, Ragala, Walapana." 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 cat food and a superior glue. But it is said that 250,000,000 tons of cornstalks will go to waste every year in England. Emancipation Day CELEBRATION AT MOBERLY MO. MONDAY AUGUST 4TH 1902 CHEAP EXCURSION via. WABASH LINE $1.50 ROUND TRIP $1.50 Special Train leaves Union Depot 7:30 a.m. Speaking by the Following Prominent Men; Rev. J. W. Jackson, D. D., Sedalia Mo. Prof. Richard Scruggs, Macon Mo. Rev. A. A. Adams, Columbia Mo. and other. Music all day by three Brass Bands, Base ball Kansas City, vs DeMoines. Exciting Races and Grand Parade at 2:00 Excursions will also be in from St. Louis, Des Moines Ottumnwa, Columbia and other stations. L. S. McClellan, W. P. A. 9th and Delaware Kansas City, Mo. ces and Grand Parade at 2;00 also be in from St. Louis, Des Moines, and other stations. Excursions will also be in from St. Louis, Des Moines, Ottumnwa, Columbia and other stations. L. S. McClellan, W. P. A. 9th and Delaware Kansas City, Mo. Part of the Brain That Keeps Names An Austrian savant has declared that the human brain contains a "name center." He says that it is the office Softs Bringt Happiness to the Dyne Margaret Bottome, in "Heart to Heart Talks" in the Ladies Home Journal, relates this pathetic incident of her ministrations to the sick: Part of the Brain That Keeps Names An Austrian savant has declared that the human brain contains a "name center." He says that it is the office of this cell to retain names. A striking case which would seem to confirm this theory recently occurred at Cleveland. A brakeman was shot by a conductor, and the former could not remember the names of persons and things, although he could perfectly well describe the functions of all articles exhibited to him. A surgeon probed for the bullet and found it in the exact spot necessary to affect the remembrance of names, according to the Austrian's theory. When the pressure of the brain had been relieved the patient remembered names as well as he had done before his injury, and told the name of his assailant.—Scientific American. "Just before I left for Europe last summer, a great box came to me filled with dolls, all dressed, and the request came with it that I should have them sent to a children's hospital. There is a hospital in New York for consumptive children, as well as for older people with the same disease, and I gave the dolls to a physician who is connected with that hospital. He said afterward he wished I could have seen the children trooping toward him, each carrying a doll. But the most touching thing to me was what the nurse told the doctor, that after every child was furnished with a doll there were a number left, and the poor women dying with consumption asked if each might have a doll. They all wanted them, and to each the dolls were given, and the nurse said she could not have dreamed of their seeing such a comfort to those poor sick women. There were just enough dolls for each to have one. Ab The clock on the Philadelphia city hall is the highest in the world. It has the largest dials. If the dials were out of the way and tracks were laid, two trains could pass each other running through the holes. The glass in the four faces is fastened there by a ton of cement. The glass, if laid on the ground, would make a walk a square long and ten feet wide. The minute hand will finish its year's journey by completing a 110-mile trip on New Year's day. It is expected that this minute hand will travel 110 miles annually for many years to come. The clock is strong, and the minute hand is phosphor bronze, and weighs 260 pounds. Vegetarians who are so strict that they do not care to wear an article of clothing into which any animal properties are introduced are catered to. In the boot line by a London boot maker, who is the inventor of a vegetarian shoe. For some years he has been experimenting and as a result he has produced a boot in the construction of which there is absolutely no paper or leather of any description. Not only this, but, according to his assertion, these wear-one fourth longer than leather shoes and the upper material always soft and never cracks. successful training. a dog annota know the use of the whip, but not be obliged to practically experience it. 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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 notice thereof and govern yourself accordingly and be present to represent and protect any interest you may claim under the said will. Respt. Yours Irretta Hatton Baker. CANDY CATHARTIC THEY WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." GOODS HONE THE SOAP THAT DOES THE WORK Diamond "C" Soap IS THE BEST FOR ALL LAUNDRY USES. 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 CUDAHY PACKING CO., South Omaha, Neb. Diamond City Body for catalogue proceeds. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. State of Kansas. } ss. Wyandotto County} In the Probate Court of Said County. In the matter of the Estate of Ellen Buchanan deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been granted to the undersigned on the last will and testament of Ellen Buchanan, late of said County, deceased, by the Honorable the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, dated the 16th day of May, 1802. Now, all persons having claims against 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 estates; and that claims be not exhibited within three years after the date of said letters, they shall be forever barred. WM. PRICE. Executor of the last will and testament of Ellen Buchanan, deceased. Dated May 16 1902. State of Kansas, iss. 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The Boer horses are remarkably well-trained animals, and when the Transvalers desire to form an ambush or firing line, their horses are taught to remain stationary as soon as they feel the reins dropped over their necks Atmospheric Waves The atmospheric ocean surrounding the earth is frequently disturbed by gigantic waves, which are invisible except when they carry parts of the air charged with moisture up into a colder atmospheric stratum, where sudden condensation occurs. In this manner long, parallel lines of clouds sometimes make their appearance at a great height, marking the crests of a ripple of air waves running miles above our heads.-Chicago Chronicle. Asphalt Pavements About twenty-five years ago government engineers decided to pave Pennsylvania avenue in Washington with asphalt. That was the beginning of the general use of the scientific mystery for street pavements. To-day over 234,000,000 square feet of street pavements in the United States and Canada are covered with asphalt. This asphalt pavement would make a boulevard twenty-six feet wide over 1,750 miles long and would reach from New York to New Orleans, and then have several miles for side streets. "Chair-House" Lodging. Known as "the chair house," a New York institution's title is derived from the fact that human beings so poor they can not buy a lodging at the cheapest Bowyery resorts put up five cents for a chance to occupy a chair for the night. By 11 o'clock the night's contingent is fast asleep in the chairs, the usual number being twenty-five or thirty men, of all kinds and degrees of decrepit poverty. EST WEIGHT. DIAMOND & SOAP USE DIAMOND In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kans. William Banks, Plaintiff. vs. Lizzie Bank, Defendant. To the above named defendant, you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above Court by the above plaintiff, and that unless you appear and answer on or before the 3rd day of August, 1602, the petition filed therein, will be taken as, and a judgement rendered against you, the nature of which will be a decree, dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing plaintiff from said defendant, and awarding to him the care and custody of two of the minor children, ..Pearly Banks, and Corinne Banks, and for cost of this suit. I. F. Bradley, Attorney for Plaintiff. Publication Notice. In the District Court of Wyandotte County Kansas. Mary Smith, Plaintiff. vs. Allen Smith, Defendant. To the above named defendant you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above named court by the above named plaintiff, and unless you appear and answer, on or before the 1st day of July 1602 the petition will be taken as true and a judgment rendered against you the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant and divorcing plaintiff from defendant and for cost of suit. I. F. Bradley, Attorney Mary Smith. Read The Citizen. 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 untry Produce in season. Goodly delivered to any part of the city. Corner of 4th, and Oakland Ave., Kansas City, ARE YOU DEAF? ANY HEAD NOISES? ALL CASES OF DEAFNESS OR HARD HEARING ARE NOW CURABLE by our new invention. Only those born deaf are incurable. 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The higher courses are through in every respect, and students will find every opportunity of perfecting themselves in any way they may choose to select. Throughness in class work, exactness in the case of students, and decision to the best interests of all, are distinguishing characteristics of University. More Dumb Fifty-eight years of active work in the cause of education have made this education famous all over the coun- trip. Story of the Prairie A Story The Century Magazine is about to paint a serial which will have an special interest to people who are at home on the prairies. It is called "The biography of a Prairie Girl," and the author is Eleanor Gates, a young woman who spent her childhood in Danaea and who thus writes from the most personal observation. The time of Miss Gate's story is short twenty-five years ago; it is put in the form of a personal narrative of the life of a little girl, and there is hardly a phase or event of prairie life which is not touched upon in these cases—the blizzard, breaking colts, severe stealing by Indians, school days in the frontier, fighting gophers and raiders, cattle raising, and other typical phases of hardship or prosperity. It is not a novel, but the same characters appear and reappear in the story with a reality which impresses the reader with confidence in the truth of the narrative. "The Biography of a Prairie Girl" will begin in the August number of a Century and it will be illustrated. HAMLIN'S WIZARD OIL FOR HEADACHE ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT WE WANT YOUR TRADE You can buy of us at wholesale prices and save money. Our 1,000-page ca'alogue tells the story. We will send it upon receipt of 15 cents. Your neighbors trade with us—why not you? Montgomery Ward Co. 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DOUGLAS, BROCKTON, MASS. W. N. U., KANSAS CITY, NO. 30 1902 PISO'S CURE FOR AUGUST WHAT ALL HIS CARS. WHERE COPPER Tastes Good. Use in time. Ships by druggists. CONSUMPTION Latest Kansas News --- Runaway Couple From Independence Were Overtaken. WICHITA. — (Special.) A young couple who ran away from home to be married, and an infuriated father met at the Missouri Pacific passenger station in this city Friday. After apologe sand explanations the curtain went down with all three holding hands, while the father said, "God bless you, my children." The parties concerned were Charles B. Rickerts, Nina Williams and the latter's father, of Independence, Kan. The father robbed to Rickerts and refused to permit the young man to visit at the house. Last Wednesday Mr. Williams did not meet his daughter at the breakfast table and upon inquiring the reason he found that she had fled from the parental abode, making her exit from her room on the second floor by tying bed clothing together and using it after the manner of a fire escape. It was found that she had taken some clothing in a small grip. Inquiry revealed the fact that Rickerts was also missing, and at the Santa Fe station it was learned that the couple had purchased tickets for Kansas City. The old man took the next train for the last named city, but found that he had arrived too late to stop the wedding, and that the runaways were on their way to Fort Worth. The father learned that they would stop in Wichita and took the Santa Fe to head them off. He got there first, and when the couple alighted they were greatly surprised to see papa. Explanations followed and the father forgave them and all three returned to their home in Independence. LIT CRUM IS DEAD. United States Marshal for Kansas Expires. OSWEGO.—(Special.) L. S. Crum. United States marshal for Kansas, died at his home here Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock. While he had been sick for some ten days, his condition was not considered serious until Wednesday, and the fact did not gain publicity until Thursday. Mr. Crum had not been in good health for two months. He fainted in the court room at Leavenworth a few weeks ago. He came home two weeks ago Sunday to recuperate, and never left his home from that time. It was given out by Dr. Draper that he was threatened with an attack of typhoid fever. Later the physician stated that he had a very light attack of fever but was not in a dangerous condition. Wednesday the physician became alarmed and called in Dr. Liggett, who assisted in drawing from the patient's stomach. It was then said that the patient was very weak from the operation. He did not regain his strength, and when the operation was repeated Thursday he began to sink rapidly and died at 6:30 o'clock. Heart and liver trouble is assigned as the cause of death. PAYING UP BACK TAXES. Delinquencies From Counties Reduced from $600,000 to $57,417. TOPEKA.-(Special.) According to a statement made by State Auditor Cole the amount of delinquent taxes due the state from the various counties at this time is $75,417.04, as compared to $600,000 a few years ago. This shows that about $550,000 back taxes, aside from all current taxes, have been paid up during the past few years. The most of the back taxes are due from Western Kansas counties. Each county delinquent has been notified by the auditor to make a levy this year, as provided by law, to meet the delinquency. The delinquencies by years are as follows: 1891, $757.13; 1892, $633.25; 1893, $1,531.84; 1894, $2,284.04; 1895, $3,798.86; 1896, $5,638.75; 1897, $3,969.32; 1898, $5,856.99; 1899, $15,027.61; 1900, $1,473.13; meking a total of delinquent taxes of $75,417.04. There is at this date unpaid from the counties on the tax of 1901, $286.392.04. The counties have until January to pay this. The Dog Came Back. TOPEKA.—(Special.) Curtis Monti- cal, a Santa Fe office man here, once owned a St. Bernard dog. He got tired of buying meat for it and shipped it to his brother, who lives near Pueblo, Colo., on a farm. Friday the dog drifted into Topeka, and imme- diately went to the home of his former master. The animal had trumped all the way back from Colorado. Wanted to Kill the Sheriff. ABILENE.—(Special). Ed Bleicher, who was sent to the asylum a few months ago because he tried to take the sheriff's office by force, escaped Friday and came home armed, intending to kill the sheriff. The asylum authorities notified he officers here and he was captured and will be sent back. TOPEKA.—(Special). The general fund of the state treasurer's office was swelled considerably during the last fiscal year by fees turned in by the various departments. The following shows the amount of fees turned in by different departments: Bank commissioner, $8,688.67; Osawatomie asylum, $2,350.17; clerk supreme court, $14,133.09; grain inspector, $24,550.84; oil inspector, $19,568.03; insurance superintendent, $123,997.20; medical registration board, $13,520.80; penitentiary, $21,774.07; Topeka asylum, $3,784.77; total, $241,977.72. He Pleased His Sweetheart. PARSONS.—(Special). James Larsen, a young farmer, emptied a bottle of strychnine in the ice cream which his sweetheart, Mary Robertson, was eating during a social at a country school house near here Wednesday night, and then, with the words: "She has blighted my happiness," shot and killed himself with a revolver. Larson had proposed to Miss Robertson; but she rejected him. Miss Robertson ate the ice cream containing the strychnine and died soon after. Some Corn in the Northwestern Part in Need of Rain. TOPEKA.—(Special.) The corn fields in some parts of Northern Kansas are now dry and need rain to mature the growing crop, according to the government bulletin issued Tuesday by the weather bureau for the Kansas district. The bulletin says: A warm week, yet with the temperature nearlynormal. In the extreme western counties, the maximum temperature was over 100 degrees for two days; it was 102 in Montgomery; in the central counties north of Rice, it was less than 96 degrees; in Morris, Dickinson, Geary, Riley, Marshall and portions of Washington and Pottawatomie, it was 98 degrees, while in th extreme southwestern corner it did not rise above 94 degrees. The rainfall was also very unevenly distributed, by far the greater portion falling in the eastern division, in the northern and southern counties of that division. Over the rest of the state, but light scattering showers occurred. Eastern division—Wheat stacking and threshing from shock continue, the latter showing fair to good yields, ranging in Franklin from 30 to 40 bushels per acre; in Geary from 13 to 30 bushels; in Labette 15 to 25; in Potatowatamie from 2 to 0 to 30; and in Wyandotte 21 to 27; while in Wilson it is averaging 15 bushels to the acre. Oats threshing continues, developing a yield of from 35 to 65 bushels per acre: in Nemaha much have to be mowed. Corn is in fine condition; roasting ears are abundant in the central counties and are hardening in the southern. Flax is fine, and in Crawford is being cut. Tame haying has progressed rapidly and most of it is in the stack. Prairie haying has begun in several counties and a very large crop is indicated. Potatoes are very fine, and in Wyandotte are ranging from 250 to 300 bushels per acre. The early apples are fair in Pottawatamie; apples are fine in Shawnee and promise a good crop in Morris, but are scarce in Bourbon, short crop in Cherokee, and short crop and wormy in Woodson. The second crop of alfalfa is being cut in Marshall and is in the stack in Riley. Millet is about ready to cut and cane is making a good growth in Morris. Middle division—Corn is tasseling and silking in the northern counties and earing in the central; it has made rapid growth in Cloud, and is in fine condition in most counties, though in a few it is needing rain to keep up the growth. Wheat threshing continues, averaging five bushels per acre in Barton, sixteen in Clay, ten in Harper and Salina, and in Ellsworth a lighter yield than expected. Oats threshing is progressing, yielding from foryt to sixty bushels in many elds. The second cutting of alfalfa is progressing in several counties, and is finished in several, a good crop. Apples are in good shape in Washington, but are falling badly in Jewell. Grapes are a good crop in Washington. Potatoes are good in Washington, but are rotting in low grounds in Smith. Gardens are good in Washington. Grass is very fine, promising the best hay crop in several years. High winds and temperatures have caused some damage to crops in Pratt. Western division—Corn was damaged some in the central and northern counties by the high temperatures the early part of the week, but greatly benefited by the cool weather the latter part. Wheat harvest is about over, and threshing begun; the crop is good in Graham and is yielding from ten to forty bushels per acre in Norton. Oats and barley are harvested in Ford. Grass is good in the central and southern counties, but is drying up in Decatur and is dry in Grove. Forage crops are good in general, but are "blistered" in Trego. Cattle are in good condition. KANSAS STATE GRANGE Twenty-third Anniversary of Organization Celebrated at Olathe. OLATHE.—(Special.) The twenty-third anniversary of the Kansas State Grange was celebrated in this city Wednesday. A big crowd was present in the afternoon. Among the distinguished persons who addressed the people were Aaron Jones, of South Bend, Ind., master of the National Grange; E. W. Westgate, of Manhattan, Kan., master of the State Grange; Mrs. Henrietta Calvin, librarian of the agricultural college at Manhattan, Kan.; Prof. D. H. Otis, of the Manhattan agricultural college; A. P. Reardon, McLouth, Kan., state lecturer; Ole Hibner, Gardner, Kan., state organizer, and George Black, Olathe, Kan., secretary of the State Grange. ABILENE—(Special) After spending nearly $5,000. Abilene has abandoned its gas well, the drill being stuck at 1,400 feet and it being impossible to secure it. Two wells were dug, both of them failures. Pittsburg Reunion Ended. PITTSEURG.—(Special.) Saturday was closing day of the soldiers and sailors' reunion at Camp Sheridan, which has been a grand success. The reunion association reserved the best speakers for the last. Saturday afternoon three of the most interesting and eloquent speakers of the West addressed a large crowd in Assembly tent. They were Congressman Chester I. Long of Medicine Lodge; Colonel Dick Blue, of Columbus, and Nelson C. Crews of Kansas City. Lawrence Man a Suicide. LAWRENCE. — (Special.) William Clarke committed suicide here Wednesday night by drowning himself in the Kaw river. His body was recovered. He was the father of Captain Adna G. Clarke, of the Twentieth Kansas, now with the regular army at Fort Douglass, Utah. He had made an effort to destroy himself at the home of his daughter, in the south part of the state, a few days ago, and had just returned home. He was evidently demeured. Plain Living in Scandinavia. Dyspopia would no longer be the national disease in America if the people of this country would adopt a plain diet similar to that of Norway and Sweden. "Gout is unknown among the Swedes and Norwegians, and the roxy cheeks and clear complexions of the young people of those countries are the result of the simple food the children eat," says a United States counsel in a Norwegian city. Americans are being forced by the high price of provisions to the same conclusion. Relic of an Old Ship In the course of some excavations which were being made in the river Lea the other day, the old huk of a ship, supposed to belong to the Anglo-Saxon period, was discovered sunk in the bed of the stream. From its resemblance to an old picture in the House of Commons it is thought that the huk may have belonged to a fleet with which King Alfred fought the Danes. It has now been removed to the British Museum, together with some other curios, all found at the same time. What Might Have Been. 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BROWN'S BUSINESS COLLEGE BROOKLYN, N.J. 08601 111 St. Mary's Ave. FEAR ASSASSIN PELVIC CATARRH <AIISER'S ADVISEERS URGE HIM NOT TO GO TO POSEN. THE POLES ARE ALL BUT REBELLIOUS Emperor William Unlikely to Listen to Advice—He Never Permits Himself to Be Influenced by Timid Advisers—Polish Agitation Has Become a Serious Problem for Germany. BERLIN—(Special.) Court Chamberlain von Morawakai, a Polish landed magnate, has appealed to Emperor William will not to visit Posen during the army maneuvers to be held in September, as his majesty has planned to do. The chamberlain fears that some Polish fanatic might attempt to harm the emperor. Radical feeling is described as at fever heat and several Berlin journals take the view that it would be unwise for the emperor to expose himself unnecessarily. The Post, Conservative, says it is informed that it would greatly relieve those responsible for his majesty's safety to learn that he had given up the trip. Prominent Germans residing in Posen are glad that the Polish officials and nobility have determined not to attend the festivities, as thereby the chances of unpleasant incidents arising are lessened. It is scarcely likely that Emperor William will act upon Chamberlain von Morawaski's appeal, because his majesty never permits himself to change his plans on account of the timidity of his advisers. He goes anywhere he thinks duty calls him, and, besides, it is his purpose to declare the government's Polish policy while in Polish territory; and his giving up of personal supervision of the maneuvers would be unprecedented. The Polish agitation is regarded as the most pregnant in the government's domestic policy. While no observer believes the Polish agitation can really amount to much ultimately, it is embarrassing the relations with Austria and Russia. The Poles in Galicia enjoy local self-government and press privileges, which are not in vogue in Prussian Poland, and continual contrasts are made in the Austrian press between the conditions existing in Galicia and in the province of Posen that annoy this government and tend to weaken the triple alliance. Indications are not wanting that Russia is disposed to utilize the Polish passion by giving greater freedom to the Russian Poles, thus creating along the Russian frontier a Prussian population in sympathy with Russia. Count von Buelow, the German imperial chancellor, is well aware of the disagreeable features of the Polish agitation, and it is quite likely he will devise measures to quiet the extreme violence of the Polish feeling. THEY GOT $50,000. Train Robbers Make Good Haul on Mexican Central EL PASO, TEXAS.—(Special.) A daring holdup took place on the Mexican Central at about 12:30 o'clock Thursday morning, just after the train left Bernijilli. At Bernijillo three Americans boarded the train, two secreting themselves on the "blind baggage" and the other entering the third class coach. As soon as the train pulled out, the two riding on the blind baggage entered the express car, and, covering Messenger Buckner with their guns, ordered him to throw up his hands. The messenger offered no resistance. The robbers then went leisurely through the safe, securing $50,000 in currency consigned to the Banco Minero at Chihuahua. They also took what other money packages were in the safe and stood quietly by until the train stopped, making a hasty exit and dropping off the train as it was slowing down. After alighting they disappeared into the darkness of the night. About the time the robbers entered the express car, the conductor of the train became engaged in an altercation with a passenger who refused to pay its fare. Finally the conductor had the train stopped and the passenger elected. The robbers alighted at the same time. It is now believed the troublesome passenger was a partner of the robbers and his actions a ruse to secure the stopage of the train. Train Ditched by Washout. EL PASO, TEX.—(Special) Galveston, Houston & San Antonio eastbound passenger train was ditched by a washout eight miles east of Sierra Blanca Wednesday. The engine and mall cars were overturned. Gus Emery, colored porter, was killed and Fireman Evans was seriously hurt. A number of passengers sustained slight injuries. Boys and Girls Strike MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. —(Special). Nearly 200 boys and girls, employed in the American Cigar Company's factory here, went on walk Thursday. The strikers say that the strike was due to a reduction in their wages. Trying to Starve Out Dropsy LANCASTER, O.—(Special.) Mrs. Emma Wacker, of this city, is trying to starve out a case of dropsy, from which she is suffering, and has, on advice of physicians refrained from eating since June 11, since which date, it is alleged, no food has passed her lips, her only sustenance being water with a sprinkle of lemon juice. The woman says she feels no desire for food and asserts that her condition is greatly improved in consequence of the fact. Wincis, Foot, Race, Fraud. SRINGFIELD, ILL.—(Special.) Johnnie Connors, a local saloonkeeper and former bantamweight boxer, and others were arrested Wednesday on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses and larceny. The complainant is B. C. Shaffner, a merchant of Greenberg, Ind., who claims to have lost $5,000 on a foot race here ten days ago. Shaffner came to Springfield, he says, upon assurances that he could make a fortune on the race. Luck may come and luck may go, but real merit hangs on forever. 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BEGINNING OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK Attempt May Be Made to Start a Coll liery This Week—Doubtful if Enough Miners Can Be Secured to Operate It—Committee of Poles to Solicit Aid From Their Friends. WILKESBARRE, PA. — (Special.) The beginning of the eleventh week of the anthracite miners' strike finds apparently no change in the situation, although the rumor has been revived that an effort will be made some day this week, upon the part of one of the large companies, to start up one of their collieries. The companies have a sufficient number of coal and iron policemen enlisted now to prevent trouble, should it arise, and all that would be necessary to get a mine in operation would be a sufficient number of miners and laborers to blast the coal and load it on the cars. No doubt plenty of ordinary laborers could be secured, but it is a question whether the requisite number of miners could be persuaded to go into the workings. At strike headquarters the belief is as strong as ever that the operators cannot resume, and that it is idle talk to even suggest such a thing. President Mitchell says that the situation is about the same and that the strikers are as firm as ever. A great deal of telegraphing passed Monday between Wilkesbarre, Indianapolis and the headquarters of the United Mine Workers in West Virginia, the nature of which Mr. Mitchell would not make public. Three hundred delegates, representing the 10,000 Polish and Lithuanian residents of the Wyoming valley met in convention here Monday, and after indorsing the strike, appolied a committee of ten to visit New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Buffalo and other large cities and solicit aid from the Polish and Lithuanian people for their countrymen now on strike in the anthracite region. President Mitchell has consented to serve on the board which will arbitrate the differences between the Scranton Electric Railway Company and its employees. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—(Special.) At the Mine Workers' national headquarter it is announced that no time will be lost in pushing the habeas corpus proceedings for the release of members of the organization arrested under the edict of Judge Jackson of the United States district court, at Parkersburg, W. Va. Secretary Wilson explained another point in the miners' strike on which they will base their claims to be set free. According to Mr. Wilson, not one of the men arrested was proved to have made any speech, inflammatory or otherwise, after Judge Jackson's restraining order was issued. No charges will be filed against Judge Jackson, Mr. Wilson said, until the habeas corpus suits have been decided. Secretary Wilson was at national headquarters for a short time Sunday. No effort was made to attend to the mail, however, although many letters which were known to contain money had arrived. "We have always made it a rule not to transact any financial business on Sunday." Secretary Wilson said. "And we will not begin to do so now, even though it does give us much additional work on Monday." HIS AIM WAS BAD. Springfield Ohio, Man on Murder Bent Killed, Wrong Woman. SPRINGFIELD, O.—(Special.) Mrs. William Gebauer, wife of a well known shoe merchant, was shot Monday and died within an hour, the result of a stray bullet fired by Homer Seekford, who was intent on shooting Mrs. Fleck, whom he was following home. Mrs. Fleck and Seekford had recently quarreled. Seekford had fired two shots at Mrs. Fleck, neither of which struck her, both going wild and the second of which struck Mrs. Gebauer in the back. There was much excitement after the occurrence, and a crowd of men chased Seekford into a barn, where he was rescued by the police, there having been threatening language used. Two Sisters Drowned. CLEVELAND, O.-(Special.) Anna and Rose Glaw, 6 and 16 years, respectively, were drowned in Lake Erie Monday afternoon. The girls, with two other children, were out sailing with their father, when a squall came up and overturned their boat, throwing the entire party into the water. The girls went down before help could be given them. The others were rescued. Jeffries Wins. ARENA. SAN FRANCISCO.—(Special.) After fighting a battle of eight rounds, Friday night, that was fraught with brilliant and courageous work, Robert Fitzsimmons forfeited his last claim upon the heavyweight championship. He was knocked out after he had so badly punished his opponent that the spectators thought he was sure to win. Jeffries was weakening rapidly when he delivered two lucky punches that put "Fitz" out. When a lazy man runs into debt he often develops into a spinner. Took a Dive of 90 Feet. DETROIT, MICH.—(Special.) Alexander Smith essayed a high dive from the mainmast of the schooner Maria Martin, lying at the foot of St. Aubin avenue, Thursday afternoon. It was ninety feet from his perch to the water, and in the descent he lost his equilibrium when about twenty feet from the water. He struck on his side with terrible force and failed to come to the surface. Smith was a young man with considerable reputation as a high diver. The body was recovered three hours later. TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE. Attempt of Five Men to Stop One Sc They Could Board It ROCHESTER, N. Y.—(Special.) An attempt by five men to wreck an in-coming trolley car at the rifle range, a short distance north of this city, Monday, resulted in a rear end collision, in which seven passengers were seriously injured, and two score more narrowly escaped. The seriously injured, all of whom reside in Rochester, are: Horace D. Bryan, head badly cut in becoming jammed in a window. Miss Nellie Ritter, back seriously injured. Mrs. John Haley, badly bruised. William Brodie, back injured. W. P. Hamlin, back wrenched and side bruised. Frank Farley, back sprained, condition serious. Joseph R. Webster, several painful bruises about head and shoulders. Several others whose names could not be learned were also injured. Shortly before 10 o'clock, car 457 left Summerville, on Lake Ontario, bound for the city heavily laden with passengers, with orders not to stop at Rifle range, which is a flag station only. As the car approached this point, the motorman discovered an obstruction on the track and brought his car to a stop just in the nick of time. The obstruction, which consisted of several length of picket fencing and other material had been placed on the track by five men under the influence of liquor, because, as they said, they had attempted to flag other inbound cars without success and determined to make sure of the next attempt. While the crew was trying to clear the track in order to proceed, car 454, also inbound, came along also at a rapid speed and crashed into the rear of the car ahead. SIX MEN HANGED IN ARKANSAS. Unknown Man Found Dead PLATTEVILLE, COL — (Special.) The badly manged body of an unknown man was found on the Union Pacific track two and a half miles south of here Monday afternoon. He was fairly well dressed and in his pockets were cards bearing the names of George McLean, E. Jones and C. A. Cameron. 1805 Marion street, Little Rock, Ark. He has a small amount of money on his person, some tobacco and a few other effects. Drowning at Fort Gibson J T MUSKOGEE, I. T.—(Special.) A young man by the name of Moore Sterling, aged 19 years, was drowned Saturday in the Grand river at Fort Gibson near the Iron Mountain bridge. The young man had started to swim across the river, which is very deep at this place, when he was taken with a cramp midway of the river and went down. The body has been recovered. He came from Arkansas to this country a short time ago. Alton Wreck at Joliet. JOILET, ILL.—(Special). The Alton passenger which arrives at Chicago at 8:10 a. m. ran into a freight train engine in the yards here Friday morning. The passengers were thrown from their seats or berths but no one was seriously hurt. A colored Pullman porter named Bradshaw, of Chicago, was thrown off the train and had his head badly cut. Both enigens and one car were wrecked. She Was Badly Punctured BALTIMORE, MD.—(Special.) An investigation by the coroner into the death of Mrs. Cecelia M. Sullivan from bullet wounds, self-inflicted, shows that she lived eighteen hours—part of which she was conscious—with one bullet wound through the heart, another that penetrated the stomach, liver and spleen, and one that grazed the heart. Gets Twenty-one Years in Prison. WINFIELD.—(Special.) Monday Stephen Grady, of Arkansas City, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to twenty-one and a half years in the penitentiary. Grady had been doing a wholesale stealing business in Cowley county for a long time. MATTOOON, ILL.—(Special) A week ago, while mowing his lawn, Walter Kilner, a wealthy retired business man of this city, cut his finger with a blade of grass. Blood poisoning set in and he died Monday in great agony. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The waiters in the cafes and restaurants at Trieste, Austria, have gone on strike because of the refusal of their employers to grant their demands for regular wages and the abolition of tips. The correspondent in St. Petersburg of the London Daily Mall reports that cholera has broken out in the government of Astrakan, European Russia, and that fifteen deaths were recorded last Friday. The government, the correspondent says, is keeping the fact of the epidemic secret. The body of the late John W. Mackay, who died in London last Sunday, will not be taken to the United States until September, Mrs. Mackay's health forbidding her earlier departure. ARE UP IN ARMS PEASANTS OF BRITTAINY GUARD IN PROSCRIBED SCHOOLS. THEY WILL MEET FORCE WITH FORCE Sisters at Ploudaniel Have Barricaded Their School—Lady Superior Declares There Will Be Bloodshed if Anyone Attempts to Enter—Mme. Loubet Refuses to Receive Ladies. PARIS.—(Special.) A cabinet council at the Elysse palace Saturday examined the questions brought up by the application of the law of associations. President Loubet signed a decree submitted by the premier, M. Combes, rdering the forcible closure of twenty-six Congregationalist schools in Paris and in the department of the Selne which have refused to disperse voluntarily. Decrees closing similar schools in other departments will be signed as soon as the prefect's reports are received. A serious situation is prevailing in the Catholic country around Brest on account of the closing of the unauthorized schools. The countryside has taken up arms and is determined to resist any attempt at the forcible execution of the orders of the premier. An incident Friday evening at Saint-Meen, eighteen miles from Brest, shows the spirit of the peasantry. Two newspaper men of Brest drove there in an automobile to investigate the situation at the Sister's school. Immediately after they had entered the commune, a boy sounded a bugle and crowds of peasants swarmed from the fields, armed with pitchforks and iron-bound sticks, shouting: "Long live the Sisters," "Long live liberty." One of the reporters was driven from the automobile and the fanatics beat him with their pitch-forks and sticks. The newspaper man explained in the Breton dialect that he had only come in search of information, but the crowd refused to listen to him and the reporter had to keep them at bay with a revolver. He succeeded in regaining the automobile and drove off at full speed, followed by a shower of stones. A school at Ploudaniel, in the same neighborhood, has been converted into a fortress, barricades have been erected, and the inhabitants have formed a cordon about the surrounding area. The lady superior said: "You see our barricades. They must shoot us before we yield. There will be bloodshed if anyone attempts to enter." The population of Roscoff is guarding the schools day and night. Sentinels are watching the roads, and men are sleeping on the ground in the neighborhood, in order to oe ready at the first alarm. Count Albert De Mun, the clerical leader in the chamber of deputies, is stumping the country, denouncing the action of the government and urging resistance. A strange scene, reminiscent of stormier, sadder days in France occurred Saturday at the Elysee palace. A large delegation of women, including the wives of several members of the chamber of deputies, assembled at the palace to endeavor personally to implore Madame Loubet to appeal to her husband to stop the school prosecutions. Mme. Loubet sent out word to them by General Dubois, head of the president's military household, that it was impossible for her to receive a deputation upon a subject which was solely within the scope of the executive. The wife of deputy Reille made a violent protest. "Tell Mme. Loubet," she said, "that the blood of women will flow if measures are not taken to stop this ill-treatment of the sisters. We will address a letter to the wife of the president, in which we will declare war on the oppressors. The Christian women of France have decided not to suffer in silence." A great clerical demonstration was made in front of the town hall at Angers, capital of the department of Malne et Lorire, Friday night, and was continued till midnight. The municipal council was in session at the time of the demonstration. There was much fighting between students of the Catholic college and the Radicals, in which several persons were injured. Twelve arrests were made. OTTAWA, ONT—(Special.) The gross revenue from Chinese immigration to Canada for the year ending June 30 amounts to $364,972, compared with $178,704 during the previous year. The poll tax last year was increased from $50 to $100. The number who paid the tax was 3,325, compared with 2,518 in 1901. Double Drowning in Iowa CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. — (Special.) Mark Wescott, aged 54, and Floyd Webster, 15 years old, were drowned in the Cedar river near Vinton. Webster was in bathing and got beyond his depth and Wescott perished in trying to save him. Flew 1,000 Miles in Seven Days FORT WAYNE, IND. — (Special). Two birds, of a flock of fourteen homing pigeons owned by Harry Beach and Dr. Carl Schilling, released at Abilene, Tex., at 5:25 o'clock Tuesday morning, July 15, arrived at their loft in this city shortly after 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. They made the distance, 1.004 miles in 7 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes and 30 seconds, lowering the world's record for a thousand milies by nearly a day and a half. Flypaper is on tap. Negro Kills Wife and Daughter. AMBERICUS, GA.—(Special.) Monroe Adams, a negro, Thursday blew out the brains of his wife and daughter. The sheriff, with hounds, is tracking him. The negroes are greatly excited and Adams may be severely treated if caught. HAMBURG.—(Special.) It is now announced that 109 persons were drowned by the sinking Wednesday morning of the steamship Primus, of this port, after a collision in the River Elbe with the tug Hansa. COST 4,155 LIVES. Interesting Figures Concerning War in Phillines. WASHINGTON—(Special.) Major James Parker, of the adjutant general's department, has compiled some interesting statistics regarding the interruption in the Philippines. There were 2,156 engagements with the enemy, more or less serious, between February 4, 1899, the date of the battle of Manila, and April 30, 1902, fixed as the virtual downfall of the insurrection. The larger proportion of these fights were attacks from ambush on the American troops, or skirmishes in which only small detachments took part. "In almost no case in these engagements," says Major Parker, "did American troops surrender, or have to retreat, or have to leave their dead or wounded in the possession of the enemy, notwithstanding that in many cases the percentage of loss was high." The number of troops that have been transported to the Philippines and have arrived there up to July 16 last was 4,135 officers and 123,803 men. The average strength, taken from monthly returns for the period of the insurrection, was approximately 40,000. Major Parker summarizes the casualties of the American army as follows: Killed or died of wounds, 69 officers and 936 enlisted men. Deaths from disease, 47 officers and 2,535 enlisted men. Deaths from accidents, 6 officers and 125 enlisted men. Drowned, 6 officers and 257 enlisted men. Suicide, 10 officers and 72 enlisted men. Murdered, 1 officer and 91 enlisted men. Total deaths, 139 officers and 4,015 enlisted men. Wounded, 19 officers and 2,707 enlisted men, a total of 2,897. Killed and wounded and deaths other than by disease, 282 officers and 4,188 enlisted men; total, 4,470. A large proportion of the deaths by drowning occurred in action or in active operations against the enemy. Major Parker makes the percentage of killed and wounded to the strength of the army 9.7. FATAL ALBANY FIRE. One Fireman Dead, One Fatally and Another Severely Injured. ALBANY, N. Y.—(2) cedal.) One fireman dead, one in the hospital, believed to be dying and a number seriously injured, in addition to a monetary loss variously estimated at from $50,000 to $750,000 is the result of a fire which broke out in the heart of the business district shortly before 3 o'clock Saturday morning. The dead fireman is D. K. Bishop, an auxiliary member of the insurance patrol and prominent in the city's social and financial circles. James, J. Shelly, a fellow member of the patrol, was dug out of a mass of wreckage terribly burned and with both hips dislocated, both legs broken, one arm shattered and several internal injuries. He will probably die. Another fireman who is seriously injured is Frank H. Wetherwax, superintendent of the insurance patrol, who is suffering from concussion of the spine and internal injuries. The fire started on the top floor of the public market building on Denver street, and spread rapidly to the Columbia hotel and the Elks club house, which adjoin it, the firemen and east, respectively. While the firemen were at work, the front wall of the market building buckled and almost immediately fell carrying with it the upper story of the Columbia hotel. It was in the upper story of the latter building that the firemen met their fate. They were spreading tarpaulins on the upper floor and were caught under the mass of wreckage. MADISONVILLE, KY. — (Special.) Tuesday evening at Depoy, Hopkins county, Mrs. Ellen Turley shot and killed her 4-year-old child, attempted to kill two other children and, failing turned the pistol upon herself and fired a bullet into her brain, dying instantly. Mrs. Turley had been ill for several days and it is generally believed that the tragedy was due to a temporry fit of insanity. Shot His Wife and Baby. CINCINNATI, O.—(Special). Richard Mullen, aged 23, a fireman, in a jealous rage Thursday shot and fatally injured his wife, aged 17, and then shot his 2-year-old-baby. The woman was shot through the left breast, the bullet going through her body. She will die. The baby was shot twice in the left arm and is not seriously injured. He Has Too Many Wives. son D. Hill, who Miss Lucy Bush, of this city, says hypnotized her into eloping to Charlesson and marrying him against her will, and deserting her four days later, has been captured at Smithland, Ky., by Sheriff Byers, of this county. He is now in jail at Charleston. Hill had a wife in Delevan when he married Miss Bush, and was living with wife No. 3, when arrested. PRIEF BITS OF NEWS Rural free delivery service will be established on September 1 at Westboro, Atchison county, Mo., with one carrier. Bids were advertised to be opened Wednesday for a site for a public building at Moberly, Mo., which was authorized by the last congress, but no bids were received at the department. 2 A dispatch from Venice reports that the monumental clock tower of Santo Stefano shows signs of collapsing and that precautions have been ordered to prevent its fall. The United States transport Summer has arrived at San Francisco from Manila. She brought more than 100 cabin passengers, mostly officers and army families; 203 enlisted men of the Seventeenth infantry and 226 of the Twenty-fourth. Mrs. Flynn, wife of the delegate from Oklahoma, who has been detained in Washington until the present time will leave in a few days with her daughter for Guthrie. After a short stay here, she will go to the mountain resorts of the Northwest with Oklahoma friends. CURES DIPLOMATIC AMBITION. A Short Term in the Zanzibar Con Susainp Generally Sufficient. Undesirable consults have long given rise to humorous incidents. But Zanzibar, to which the President has appointed Mason Mitchell, a rough rider, seems to be in the lead in an attractiveness, if the length of consular terms proves any test, says the Washington correspondent of the New York Evenag Post. Indiana has usually claimed the honor of furnishing candidates for this place, but after the resignation of a man named Rogers of Shoales, the Indiana senators notified the President that they were through with it. They had constituents who were willing to take chances, but the senators were not prepared to promise that these venerous individuals would stay more than a month. Before Rogers took the place it was held for nearly a year by "Bob" Mansfield, at one time private secretary to Senator Beveridge and now consult at Valparaiso. Mansfield came back, according to Indiana descriptions, "as thin as a toothpick and as yellow as June butter." He said he had stuck it out as long as the insurance company would let him and that he returned to save his premiums. Before Mansfield, there was an Indianian named Billheimer, described as a husky Hoosier, with a large nose and frame pickled in maleria. He was cured of diplomatic ambition in about two months, and has never asked for a place since Before Billheimer, Judge Riley of Virginia served; he remained as long as his aversion to the negroes would permit. Finally, he is said to have taken a gun and emptied a load of fine birdshot into the dusky natives who persisted in taking a daily bath in front of the American consulate which, the Judge "allowed," was an indignity to be resented by this government's representative. HE LIKES FRIED POTATOES. Grand Duke Alexis Has a Favorite Dish, So They Say. Grand Duke Alexis of Russia is very fond of fried potatoes, and during his recent visit to Paris he was wont to buy a few every day from a woman in the street and to eat them beside her stall. The woman did not know him, but as he paid her in princely fashion, she was very anxious to find out who he was. "I can tell you who he is," said a neighbor one day. "He is Grand Duke Alexis, uncle of the czar and one of the greatest men in Russia." Utterly amazed, the woman asked: "In heaven's name, how should I address him?" "Oh, call him 'Your Excellency,' or 'Your Royal Highness,' was the answer. The woman resolved to do so, and the next day, as she was sprinkling some salt over the smoking potatoes which the grand duke had bought, she said: "I can recommend them to your royal highness, for I know your excellency has never tasted better potatoes." The grand duke burst out laughing, and paid more for the potatoes than he had ever paid before, but he was annoyed at finding himself recognized and never returned to buy another potato. Girard Was Considerate One of the sea captains in the employ of Stephen Girard had a rural Yankee's fondness for whittling with his jackknife, and on one trip succeeded in getting away with a large part of the rail, although, feeling that he was not without the artistic sense, he really regarded the rail as greatly improved in appearance. When the vessel came to Philadelphia Girard went aboard, made a general inspection in the captain's absence, and, as he was about to return to shore, asked one of the seamen who had been cutting the rail. The seaman told him the captain, and then, afraid his telling might have unpleasant consequences were the captain to learn of it in a roundabout way, informed that official of the interview with Girard. The captain was in terror of a reprimand, but, hearing nothing from his employer, supposed the incident closed. As he was about weighing anchor ready to leave port, a dray loaded with shingles drove down to the wharf, and the driver hailed the vessel. "There must be some mistake! shouted the captain, "Our bill of lading doesn't mention shingles!" "This is where they belong!" sung back the driver. "Mr. Girard, himself, told me to deliver them! He said they're for the captain to whittle!" A Suggestion. Joseph R. C. McAllister, common councilman from the First ward, is credited with having broken the record in the matter of public addresses in his first campaign. He never lost an opportunity to address the voters, and always dwelt strongly upon what he said was his self-abnegation. He had a crowd before him one evening at Seventh and Dickinson streets, and told eloquently how the office was seeking him—not he the office. "Gentlemen," he said, "no motive of self-aggrandizement prompts me to seek your suffrages. I stand here tonight solely and purely in the interests of our grand old party! If a wish of mine could possibly be gratified, it should be a wish that I had a window in my bosom through which all of you could see and realize the emotions in my heart!" This was put forward with an air of ingenious frankness, and the speaker paused to note the effect. Then name a voice from the crowd: "Joe, wouldn't a pain in your stomach be just as good?"—Philadelphia Times. Gillette a Real Sherlock Holmes. William Gillette, whose impersonation of Sherlock Holmes has become so famous, has acquired much of theunning of the character he portrays, and on being interviewed by the newspaper reporters extracts from them all they know without himself imparting any information. On his return from Europe the other day all the Boston scribes sought to learn of his future plans, but were obliged to abandon the effort. Ingenuity of the Spider. A Texas spider weaves a ball four feet long and two feet wide which she fastens to a tree by single thread, then marches on leaves with her half dozen little ones, on the thread, and away goes the struts to some distant point on the prairie. The Language of Commerce. Austria is to open a state institution in London to enable Austrian students to perfect their knowledge of English. Willing to Pay the Cost. "You are charged with killing men while speeding in your autumn bile," said the magistrate. "All rights replied the rich chauffeur, taking his pocketbook, "how much are the worth apiece?"—Ohio State land Present for King Edward. The Gorakshasam Sabha of Nara says the Madras Hindu, as a pre- mature of an Indian cow as a pre- to the emperor of India. The carries its own memorial written in blades of grass in its mouth. Not until artin Luther's time the black become the distinguishing garb of clerical garb. When Luther had aside his monk's clothes the elector Saxony seit him a piece of black cloth and Luther had a suit made of cording to the prevailing cut at time. It was long after before the of clergyman's coat became different from that of the laity. Chinese Musical Instruments Chinese Musical Instrument. The Chinese have a singular instrument called cheng, or mouthe. It is a circular bundle of small rods of different lengths, pierced with a larger holes at proper distances, communicating with a common chamber beneath. The notes are produced by stopping the holes with fingers. Value of Kind Words. During a long life I have proven that not one kind word ever spelled not one kind deed ever done, but so far or later returns to bless the giver and becomes a chain binding with golden bonds to the throne God.-Lord Shaftesbury. Big Corn Acreage This Year. If all the land planted in corn the United States this year was massed, the area would exceed British Isles, Holland and Belgium, combined, or four-fifths of the area France and Germany. Twenty Thousand Is the proportion of the Capital Prize in the Omaha Contest To the Price of a Ticket. $5,000.00 In Has Been Contributed by The Defiance Starch Co. This Magnificent Prize, Together With One T Lesser Value, Will Be Given Away Free To Pur Of Common Stock In The Omaha Auditorium Comp Price of Shares---Twenty-five Eight SPECIAL SEMI-MONTHLY CASH PRIZE Than $50 Nor More Than $500 Each, Will Be Dist Next Four Months. The Capital Prize and 1,000 Be Distributed Immediately After the Election, No Prizes Will Be Awarded for the Best 1,001 Gu Vote Which Will Be Cast for ALL the Candidate New York State Next November. Here is the vow five elections: 1891, 1,165,085; 1894, 1,275,671; 189 1,359,190; 1900, 1,556,520. Guess what it will be in Special prizes will be awarded to persons guess amount in larger of two sacks into which the spec be divided without being counted. sand to One size in the Omaha Auditorium Stock 0 In Gold ance Starch Co. of Omaha. Enter With One Thousand Prizes of My Free To Purchasers Of Shares Auditorium Company. Twenty-five Cents. ALL CASH PRIZES, Of Not Less th. Will Be Distributed During the Prize and 1,000 Other Prizes Will the Election, November 4, 1902. The Best 1,001 Guesses on the Total the Candidates for Governor in Here is the vote cast at the last 4, 1,275,671; 1896, 1,434,046; 1898, that it will be in 1902. to persons guessing nearest correct which the special prizes have each Twenty Thousand to One Is the proportion of the Capital Prize in the Omaha Auditorium Stock Contest To the Price of a Ticket. $5,000.00 In Gold Has Been Contributed by The Defiance Starch Co. of Omaha. This Magnificent Prize, Together With One Thousand Prices of Lesser Value, Will Be Given Away Free To Purchasers Of Shares Of Common Stock In The Omaha Auditorium Company. Price of Shares----Twenty-five Cents. LIGHT OF SEMICOMMONLY CASH PRIZES, OR Not LESS Than $50 Nor More Than $500 Each, Will Be Distributed During the Next Four Months. The Capital Prize and 1,000 Other Prizes Will Be Distributed Immediately After the Election, November 4, 1902. Prizes Will Be Awarded for the Best 1,001 Guesses on the Total Vote Which Will Be Cast for ALL the Candidates for Governor in New York State Next November. Here is the vote cast at the last five elections: 1891, 1,165,085; 1894, 1,275,671; 1896, 1,434,046; 1898, 1,359,190; 1900, 1,556,520. Guess what it will be in 1902. Special prizes will be awarded to persons guessing nearest correct amount in larger of two sacks into which the special prizes have each been divided without being counted. SEND IN YOUR GUESSES AND QUARTERS. kickets, EDITORIUM CO., OMAHA, NEB. write. Agents wanted in every Gold—Free ed by the STARCH CO., Nebraska, to Auditorium Co. for the best estimate made on the for Governor of New York at the HILLY CASH PRIZES to the amount, also ONE SHARE Auditorium Company. ACH. On Sale from July 1st to October 28th..... by purchasig an Auditorium Stock set. to F. E. Nestleton. Spt. The Neb., giving estimate on the Special Prize, and tickets will in cost: 181, 1,185,085; 1894, 1,275,672; 20, 1902, WHAT? Everybody. Agents wanted in every town EDITORIUM CO., Omaha, Neb. GOLD—FREE arks Cut from 10c FIANCE Starch THE OMAHA AUDITORIUM OMA Mention this paper when you write. Agents town. $5,000 in Gold— Contributed by the DEFIANCE STARCH of Omaha, Nebraska, U The Omaha Auditorium to be given with 1,000 other PRIZES for the best essay vote to be cast for ALL candidates for Governor of election to be held Nov. 4th, 1902. EIGHT SEMI-MONTHLY CASH from $5,00.0 to $500.00. 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Two or three times a week he dropped in of an afternoon and took a seat on the floor or sat in a cloakroom for an hour. Duties of the Chinese Emperor. In his capacity of High Priest, the Chinese Emperor has to offer at least forty-six sacrifices to different gods in the course of a year. As to each sacrifice is dedicated one or more holidays, which must be passed by him in complete solitude, his time is pretty well taken up. These sacrifices are made by the Emperor either by night or about dawn, and the houses along the route taken by him, as he is carried in his closed pa.anquin through the deserted streets of the city, are hung with black. Disease Worse Than Battle The fact that the British losses by deaths from disease during the Boer war were 13,250, compared with 7,792 killed or fatally wounded in battle, shows how much more fatal disease is than shot and shell under the conditions of climate in South Africa. Not even the terrible havoc wrought by the Boers in their ambuscades was so fatal as the enervating climate and the perils incident taereto. Vast Sum In Duties Uncle Sam's coffers have been enriched greatly during the last fiscal year by duties collected here, according to the report of the collector of port just issued. For the year ending June 30 duties amounting to $165,500, 126 have been paid. This is the largest amount ever collected at New York and beats the previous record and in 1899-1900, by $12,000,000. Ancient Meaning of "Meat" Meat once meant any kind of food. In one old English edition of the Lord's prayer the well-known petition is rendered "Give us this day our daily meat." Arizona a Large State Arizona exceeds in area the following ten states combined: Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland, West Virginia and South Carolina. Address, for information and tickets. 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