The American Citizen

Oldest and Best Weekly paper devoted to the Race in this section of the Country DON'T MATTER IF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AINT OUR COLOR; HE IS OUR KIND-HOWEVER ON SOUTHERN SOIL VOL. 15. NO. 49. Oldest and DON'T MATTER ON SOUTH There is no reason why that we, Should leave our native land; The South is where our fathers live Its wealth is of his hands, For all this or enemies, Soub us rebuke and quarrel, At we mean to fight it out, Right here on Southern soil. Long since they tried to check us, By trickery and fraud; Still we prospered grew and multiplied, Right here on Southern sod. Yes we hear the sound of battle, They call us immortal; But we intend to fight it out* Right here on Southern soil. Why should they fret and worry, When we are not alarmed; Yes we have heard it thunder And we have seen it calm. Is a coward who skulled and hides, At the battle's fearful sound But we intend to fight it out Right here on Southern soil. Yes in the South, the sunny South, Where we were bread and born; It was here our dear old fathers Plowed cotton, rice and corn, We never mean to leave the South, See them snub us hear them quarrel; While they keep the battle raging Well fight it out on Southern soil. They have their great conventions They have meet in legislative halls In each they tried to humiliate us, We are laugling at their blunder They caught some white men in the coil And the blacks have still the courage, To fight it out on Southern soil. Yes the night sound of battle Like muffled thunder peal; With an ensign high uplifted Never falter never yield Since the cause is universal, And there slumbers in each breast; One aim and one determination, To have our rights and nothing less. With odds and every force against us And newspapers day by day Fictures out future for us And throw dark clouds across our way We were born here in South land, Hare naked of hair moss. THEY SAV H. G. gets mad sometime. She is off to Chicago to-day. Wonder where Booze hangs out. Walls sometime have ears and night eyes. What the matter with M. J. Reitz for city attorney. There is some very much liked attractions in Chi. Dollars are going to cut a big figure in the Primaries. Wonder when we are going to Armon-dale again- Ha! Ha! funny things happen after night fall—its not always funny to some people. Walls sometime have ears and night eyes. It is a rather nice stand off with an even brake between Shepherd and Gilbert for Mayorality honors. The lies circulated during political times would make a dog laugh. Wonder why lower Minn. ave, should be boycotted. He is heard to murmur—Someday she will wonder back again. Who is it that slings in a falsetto voice I don't care if she never comes back. What happened in Armourdale. Wonder who staid home with baby. We wonder what attraction some people see in Armourdale. Popular block rather likes Sea Foam block. Efforts are being put forth to re-organize the Widow Club—of course grass Widows will be eligible to membership. Have you been down to the Rareback Shop lately. He is so found of careying a bundle He carries it from Saturday night; till Mandole morning. W.K. finds so much attraction in the west end. Transition without representation a woman who her husband does not allow her to vote. Publication Notice In the District court of Wyandotte county Kansas. the above plaintiff, 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 before than you appear and answer on or before the 21st day of FEB. 1908, the petition filed against you will be taken as true and a judgment rendered the nature of which will be decease dissolving the bond of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant and dividing plaintiff from said defendant and warding to her, her maiden name Ida Patterson. and for cost of this suit I. F. Bradley, atty. for Plaintiff. Dec 25 THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. Since they unjustly pitched the battle, We will fight it out on Southern soil. By F. L. Bryant. Richmond, Va., The spirit that inspired the piece of poetry above is deserving of commendation and credit yes fight it out on Southern soil. In the battle for the right the race is not alone for there is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations. In the north the Negro is treated but a very little different than in the South. They are barred from many first class hotels, they are barred from labor Unions, they are lynched,they are burned,they suffer general ostracism, they are denied much of the rights of an American citizen. They are accorded few Federal appointments—Then why not fight it out on Southern soil. There is no earth paradise for the Negro he catches it everywhere—we commend that spirit to fight it out on Southern soil. Fate may threatened clouds may lower, enemies may be combined, but if you trust in God stead fastly, he will help you never mind. No poet ever written grander or truer poetry. TOPEKA Mr. Wm. Hall is visiting in our city. Mrs. Fannie Steams is vuite sick with Lagripe. P, E. J. M. Rivers, was home a few days last week. Mr. Porter Washam died last Tuesday eve, of heart trouble. Mr. Harry Woods of K. C. Mo, is holding a position during the legislature. Mr. Albert Bass is very ill with Bronchial trouble at his home in Lowman Hill. Mr. G. Winder an old soldier was buried Sunday from the C. M. E. Church Dr. Lane officiated. Mrs. Mattie Richardson entertained the ladies sew circle last Wednesday afternoon, this being their annual day to elect officers. Mrs A. Williams was made Pres. Miss M. Jordan Vice Pres. Mrs Richardson Sec'ry. Miss Missouri Beming Asset. Sec'ry. Mrs R. H. Wade Treas. Mrs M. Pae Chairman of Moderate Committee. LINING UP. An interest is stirred up in Republican ranks, many starters are in evidence for the various offices. Beside the contest for mayor there will be several other rather heated races. U. V. Widener, Peter J. Nugent and Onie McCment will be entered for City Clerk honors-while Reitz & Bryant will contest for City Attorney, while interest will center in the mayorality candidate-Several other offices will be watched. Publication Notice In the Court of Common Pleas of Wyandotte County Kansas. T. T. Crittenden, Jr. Defendants, The State of Kansas to the above named defendant, Greeting: You and each of you will take notice that the above named plaintiff has filed in the above named court against you and each of you, said petition being filed on the 19th day of January 1903 and that you must answer said petition on or before the 7th day, of May 1903. You and each of you will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered accordingly in said action against you and each of you quieting the title of the plaintiff to lot 1 in block 54 in Wyandotte City, now a part of the consolidated city of Kansas City Wyandotte County Kansas, and excluding you and each of you from any interest or estate in or claim to or lien upon said premises or any part thereof, and forever barring and enjoying you and each of you from ever asserting any claim to, estate in, or lien upon said premises adverse to she plaintiff. C. W. TRICKEET, Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest: James L. Peggs, Clerk. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING. Tales of Two Cities Look out for the "Daily Citizen." Mr. W. H. Edinboro of the Sea Faam block is quit ill. Go to the H. R. Stine barber shop for the latest Hair cuts. Mr. Ned Emory of State ave. is able to be up and around. A Republican rally will be held at the Alexander hall to night. Indication are as we go to press that the deepest snow of the season will be falling. Roland Breuser of Emporia Kansas is in the city to have an operation preformed at Bethany Hospital. Mrs. L. Brown of 407 Walker, after a successful operation at Douglass Hospital has returned home. Owing to lack of attendance the city Federation did not meet at the residence of Mrs. Kate Smith, this week. Rev. Greggs the noted divine is still holding forth to nightly crowds at the Metropolitan Baptist Church. The Douglas Hospital will elect a new board of directors at a special meeting Saturday eve at the Hospital. Tiford Davis Jr., who has been quite ill for some time has resumed his work in local post office department as carrier. Mr. S.-H. Branch of Chicago Ill formerly of this city, is here sojourneying for a short while—He is accompanied by his little family. Lottie Reynold Age 17 yrs of Washington ave. died Saturday of last week and her remains were shipped to White Cloud Has. her former home for burial. Mrs Lillian Phillips Moore of Denver Colorado who has spent several weeks in the city with her parents, Elder M. Phillips and wife will return home to mrow. The beautiful home of Dr. S. H. Thompson on N.8th St. was dangerously threatened by fire the past week prompt action saved the edifice not until the interior had been damaged to the amount of $250. The old folks and Orphans Home of 1224 Michigan ave. are making a mighty effort to clear their home from debt. A splendid opportunity is offered to now help a worthy institution. Miss Maud B. Tillary of 1005 Washington ave, entertained last Sunday in the afternoon quite a number of her associates and friends, refreshments were served and a pleasant evening was enjoyed by all those present. The following were present Miss F. Jennings, R. Thompson, Maude Thomas, Ia Scott, Ada Scott, and Messrs J. Garren, G. Lewis, Smith, R. Washington, J. Redmon, H. Neruer, K. C. Mo. Dr. H. Groff, McFarland, A. Lee, J. Penox, P. Miller, P. Moss, B.T. Jonea. The Model Steam Laundry has arranged to give Kansas City Kans., patrons the best service and prompt delivery. This is a laundry which is operated entirely by Negroes. Its work is strictly guaranteed. Courtesy, accuracy and satisfaction,' is our motto. Call 'phone 253 West, and our wagon will call for and deliver your laundry any place in the city. Leave parcels at our Kansas City, Kas., Office No. 1014 N. 5th St. Laundry received Monday or Tuesday will be delivered Thursday. Laundry received on or before Friday will be delivered Saturday. Yours For Negro Industry. The nomination of Dr. W. D. Crum, a colored man, to be collector of the port at Charleston, S. C., was the subject of an hour's hearing today by the senate committee on commerce, before which the nomination is pending, Senator Tillman, Mayor Smith, of Charleston, and Colonel J. C. Hemphill appeared in opposition to confirmation. They preferred charges to the effort that Crum had sold out as a delagate to the Minneapolis Republican convention and in support of this charge read an affidavit in which it was declared that he had been sent to the convention as a Harrison delegate but had shifted to the support of Blaine on the promise of appointment to the position of postmaster. It was made quite plain, however, that the principal opposition was because of Crum's color, and Senator Tillman admitted as much. He told the committee that the people of the South did not want their offices filled by Negroes, "and" he said so long as they are so filled there will be trouble oil and water will not unite." Ex-Governor P. B. S. Pinchback of Louisiana, and Whitfield McKinley, formerly of South Carolina, both colored, appeared for Dr. Crum. They declared that the charge of selling out at Minneapolis was unfounded and sulogized Crum as a man of education and character. The committee adjourned without considering or passing on the testimony. Mrs. Jno. Bibb of 626 Cherry St. does first class work in Hair swiches, Wigs and etc. Hair dressing a speciality. give her a call. POLITICS AND POLITICIAN. The municipal battle is on-it is now a fight between Republicans. After the battles between themselves then comes a battle with Democracy. Great interest is being manifested by the managers of the two aspirants, Orrin W. Shepperd and Tom Gilbert. The friends of each assert that they have a walkaway. The Shepperd crowd have organized with a committee of 32 men representing the various precincts in the wards they are to affiliate and manage as near as possible the organizations in the wards. The Gilbert forces are perfecting organization with the same rapidity and a careful and close observation brings to light that the forces of two factions were never more earnest and equally divided, neither one of the two will have anything to crow over for one of the most hotly contested primaries that has been witnessed will take place on Feb. 10th. There is nothing for either side to give or take. For a battle royal will be in evidence until the votes are counted on the night of Feb. 10th. There is considerable dissatisfaction among the Negroes and strenuous efforts are being put forth to place a straight Negro ticket in the field. It is meeting with much favor among all classes of Negroes. A meeting of fifty Negroes representing every precinct in the city was held the past week in the support of the idea. A representative of this paper in conversation with some of the active leaders asked—"What was to be hoped for, since the Negroes could not elect a ticket—To demonstrate our strength alet the white man see just how important the Negro votes are" was the reply, besides, they continued, nothing from nothing leaves nothing. Why, said our representative the republicans have given you two deputies in the Court House-that is true was answered, but we might have three we have had that many, we cannot elect a Negro on the republican ticket we might be given a nice bunch of deputies. A good many white politicians say that a few dollars will settle all troubles in Negro ranks-was told them by our representative-The indignant reply was, that they will get the dearest run for their money they ever had in the attempt this year. ANNOUNCEMENTS. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Councilman of the third ward subject to the Republican primaries Feb. the 10th 1903. E, E VENARD. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for councilman of the second ward subject to the Republican primaries Feb. the 10th 1903. FRANCIS HOUSE. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for city clerk subject to Republican primaries Feb. the 10th 1903. U. V. WIDENER. HOW IT LOOKS A careful observation discloses the fact that Tom Gilbert of the 3rd ward is the most favorable looking candidate of the Republican party for Mayor, It must be conceded by those who have any knowledge of horse flesh that Tom Gilbert is a good goer. All indications point toward Chester I. Long for U. S. Senator. A dead look in the legislator was looked for—but there was too much smooth wire work for that: Bro. Stanley reckoned well but failed to herd 'em up, A CANDIDATE. U. V. Widener the expert accountant and bookkeeper who was instrumental in clearing up the tangle of eight years in the office of City Clerk, who under stands the duties of the office thoroughly is a candidate for the Republican nomination, a more capable man is hard to find. A RELIBLE MAN Mr. Francis House a well known citizen of the 2nd ward is a candidate for the Republican nomination for councilman of that ward on the Republican ticket. He needs no elaborate introduction to the people of this ward for he enjoys the friendship of all and is exceptionally familiar with the whole duties of a councilman. A man more thoroughly acquainted with the working of the city affairs its need, and future upbuilding could not be found anywhere. He is a taxpaying, reliable and honest and in voting for him you vote for an appreciative man. He was at one time city engineer therefore is doubly equipped with an understanding of the office for which he aspires. Publication Notice. In the District county of Wyandotte county Kansas, Tony Hill, Plaintiff. vs. Amanda Hill, Defendant. To the above named defendant you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above namok court by the above named plaintiff and that unless you appear and answer on or before the 21st day of Feb. 1902, the petition sled against you will taken as true and a judgement rendered the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant and for cost of this suit, I. F. Bradley, atty for Plaintiff. EDITORIAL. The appointment of Wm. H. Lewis as Assistant District Attorney at Boston by President Roosevelt is a worthy recognition a competent Negro and a rather wise compliment to the Northern Negro. Our earnest prayer is that the good work will continue. With more commendable appointments in the North the South will not have so much room for kicking. And so it has come to pass that Nat Barnes is to be a candidate for the council in the 3rd ward. It had been believed that he would make the race for Mayor but multiplicity of business prevents him from getting on the track. GIVE US ANOTHER CHANCE We cannot see why if Dr. Crossland, could not fill the bill at Liberia that another westerner would be given a chance. The loyal west and its Negros get a very little recognition Federally speaking. The East and South does not have all the brainy Negroes and we certainly think it but just and right to fill Dr. Crossland seat with a Western Negro. THERE ARE OTHERS. Archie Bludgeon a white man was arrested and fined $10.00 in police court Wed. for chicken stealing—the paprns took particular pains to say that the man was drunk—We he might have been, for nobody believe a sober white would steal a chicken. She popular Caucasian belief is—that only Negroes steal chickens On Monday of this passed week there was chronicled in the Kansas City Times two incidents that deserve more than a passing notice. There was arrested and brought to the North Side City Court a little white boy of tender age, [so report have it] this boy was charged with stealing two horses—his innocent faso so charmed the authorities that on the promise of the father of the boy to send him to school and make a effort to raise him up right he was discharged and allowed to retuan to his fathers house. On the same day. A little Negro boy was arrested in the Police Court charged with stealing $10.00 The innocent looking little Negro had no one interested enough in his case to ask leniency and so he stood a subject for the reformatory. In both of these cases guilt was clearly established and while we do not believe in up holding wrong doing in old or young—We do say that liberty is as dear to one as the other. IN EXPERIENCE AND FIRE ARMS. In the past to month there has been two very serious shooting affairs in which human life is still hanging in the balance. In each case the fire arms were in the hands of what we might say children and each case was an accidental happening. The last case happened this week when Bertha Baxter shot Manie Washington at 309 Main St. Kansas City Mo. through careless handling a revolver. In both cases all concerned were co ored. It is about time those Negroes that have thought enough to fire firearms for unknown purposes, have thought enough to know they are not toys or playthings. WILL CRUM LAND There is considerable speculation regarding the landing of Dr. Crnm the newly appointed Negro collector of the port at Charleston S.C. Pitoh fork Tillman and his like are making strenuous efforts to prevent the Senate from confirming his appointment. Whether there are enough fair minded and loyal white men in the Senate to rise above the short sightness of color and hold up the hands of fearless, matchless and beloved Teddy Roosevelt is a serious question just now to ten million soul, if no more. LOOKING TOWARD TOP Of course just now while the legislature is in session many eyes are upon Topkina but over and beyond this, the Negro throughout the state are breathlessly waiting to see what the faithful old sons of Ham will receive at the hands of Governor Bailey elect. Will he depart from the well beaten paths of former governors and a menly offer to reward as near as possible for the value received, or content himself on following the same old course. In the municipal battle now to culminate in April—the Negro voter should look well and decide slowly, but decide surely and when that decision is made. Let sufficient evidence be produced before you change your mind: Don't at any hazards ever sit down on a known friend—stand always and be counted. THE SIXTH. The sixth anniversary of the King Solomon Baptist Church will be held Sunday Feb. 1st. 1903 An excellent programme will be rendered. All churches and pastries are invited. A grand concert will be given on Sat, eve Jan. 31. Admission 5 and 10 Rev. E. P. Green is pastor of the progressive little church. YOUR OPPORTUNITY. "There is a tide in the affairs of men taen at the flood that leads on to fortune." Wm. Newton the old reliable New and Second Hand dealer is selling out at COST. Bargains you never heard of before are being offered on the best line of goods in the city, Beds, Matting, Carpets, Stoves, oil-cloth and all inds of Good Furn iture. It is up to you, If you want anything in his line, Goods must be sold. He is quitting the business. Just follow the crowd. First come, First served. 433 MINNESOTA AVE Remember this is your opportunity for good bargains Everything in the store will be sold at cost & less. TURN ABOUT. The white man is trying to make this earth blossom like a rose, and the Negro is getting ready to die. The white man is organizing business enterprise and the Negro is organizing societies to turn out at his funeral, Now I object to a hundred dollar funeral for a fifty cent Negro. The Negro eats up and dresses away all he makes. One square meal on Sunday sweeps away all the wages of the week. He reminds me of a mule which ate up the shipping tag from his leg. An old Negro exclaimed: "Gee, dat mule dun eat up his whar he's gwine!" That's what the Negro does, he eats up his living.—Exchange AFTER THOUGHT We have scanned the columns of the Negro press of the state and elsewhere looking for some tidings of the 12th Annual meeting of the Inter-State Literary Association at Leavenworth during the Holidays. The results of such a brilliant gathering of learned people should have been heralded far and wide. We were asked the other day who were the elected officers of the Inter-state. The outlay to attend exceeded the benefits accrued so we were absentees. An organization of so much brains ought to have had a press committee to have told the people what happened. It might be possible that no one was interested enough in the lost city to take any note of the transaction there. A city that afford such excellent gentleman as Sam Jones ought to be a stem winter. We hope that Ft. Scott will do a little better next meeting and the executive committee will find out ahead of time if the gathering will be welcome in that city. We have little faith in Fort cities as entertainers anyhow. FOR A SEPERATE SCHOOL. Some lively discussion was had at the meeting of the Mercantile club in Kansas City, Kas., last night over the suggestion that a separate High school be built for the Negro population of that city. T.C. Russell opened the discussion on the subject by saying in the past year he had known at least thirty-five citizens who had moved to other cities solely because they did not want to send their children to a school where both white and Negroes attended. V. J. Lane said that he heartily idored the idea of building a separate school for the Negroes for he said: "God Almighty never intended the two races to be so closely associated." The club decided to refer the matter to the legislative committee which is to confer with the board of education and report to the club at its next meeting. It was stated by a club member that in the K. C. Kas., High school at present out of an enrollment of about four hundred pupils there are sixty Negroes. The above is but the long continued agitation for a separate High school for Negroes in this city. What to do with the Negro High school pupils has been as much of a problem to the white people of Kansas City, Kansas' the Negro problem has been in Dixie. It must be said and is true beyond any shadow of a doubt—that to change a good many of the northern whites to the South they would be the same and possibly worse than the deepest dyed Southern rebel when it comes down to dealing with the Negro. It cannot be said that the separate school idea is confined to politics because the Mercantile club is mostly composed of Republicans with a few Democrats. The Republicans many who are loudest for the seperation are among the leaders who are just now patting old Uncle Efe and Aunt Hannah on the back for their votes. In the above discussion V. J. Lane is a Democrat and T. C. Russell is a Republican it is therefore evident that politics are ignored by white men when their interest are at stake. Now we want to say to every Negro who has a spark of man or womanhood—since if we are to have a Jim Crow high school—Let us not stand for nothing but the best, with the same facilities as the present. Negroes let us wake up are we to sleep away precious time. JANUARY 23 1:08 the Country AND-HOWEVER ORTUNITY. fairs of men taen at the flood in. Newton the old reliable New elling out at COST. Bargains being offered on the best line setting, Carpets, Stoves, oil-cloth are. not anything in his line, a quitting the business. First come, First served. SOTA AVE opportunity for good bargains will be sold at cost & less- NEGRO WHITE HOUSE GUESTS. Southern members of Congress received another shock to their sensibilities at the White house reception las night when they found among the President's guests five Negroes. They were Judson Lyons, register of the Treasury and Mrs. Lyons, and John D. Dancy of N.Carolina recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia, and two women members of his family. They appeared in the line early in the evening, and when they had greeted President and Mrs. Roosevelt preceded to the East room, where they mingled with the other guests. The women were modestly dressed. The presence of the Negroes created a good deal of comment and son e of the Southerners were indignant. There was also much comment over the affair at the capital to day. Southern members as a rule declared the President had a perfect right to invite whomsoever he pleased to his reception and that his list of guests should not be opened to criticism. Others strongly denounced Mr. Roosevelt. It was said to-day that Henry W. Lewis, the Negro who has just been appointed assistant district attorney at Boston, and his wife, would visit Washington soon and that they would be guest of the President at dinner at the White house. Brooker T. Washington recently was entertained by Mr. Roosevelt at luncheon ROOSEVELT AND THE NEGRO. As a universal topic just now — commendation praise, criticism and abuse—Simply because he has a heart broad enough to reach out to all humanity and recognizes culture and brain whether in wool or flax. Just why a man cannot invite who he pleases to anything he gives is more than we can tell. Why so much kick and so much talk because President Roosevelt invited a few Negroes to his reception or invite one Negro to is certainly one of the most absured things humanity ever heard. Who would dare dictate or censure a man in private life for asking just who he pleases to his home. It is a crime for the President of the United States to speak to a Negro. Who should honor the Negro more than President Roosevelt, for to the bravery of the noble black boys at San Juan Hill, he owes the sweet existence he now enjoys. Pie the Staple Diac The pie center of the country is Brockton, Mass. It claims all kinds of records and from the figures of its industry it deserves recognition. For pie-making and pie-eating, for big pies and little pies, for thin pies and thick pies, for light pies and heavy pies, it is willing to enter the arena against any city in the Union, barring none. Three factories alone turn out 365,000 pies every year, but this is only a small portion of the city's pie industry. The 40,000 inhabitants consume about 3,000 pies daily, or over 1,000,000 each year. If laid in a straight line, edge or edge, they would make a pie bicycle path from Boston to Chicago. At 10 cen's each, and they are worth more than that, Brockton consumes $2.25 worth of pie per citizen each year. The champion pie-maker of the town is a boarding house keeper, Mrs. Viola V. King, of 475 Montello street, a sister-in-law of W. L. Douglas, the millionaire shoe manufacturer. Her record last year was 4,695 ples, or about 13 ples a day for every day in the year. The holder of second place in the pie-making industry is another boarding house keeper, Mrs. Margaret Caskin, proprietress of the Empire house, who has 2,840 ples to her credit. The proof of the wholesomeness of pie as an article of diet is in the cating, and Mrs. Caskin points proudly to boarders that have been with her for 18 years and have never had a day's sickness from indigestion.—Omaha World. Nangkang, a large city in Kwangsi province, China, is reported to be taken by rebels, who have been besieging the city for several days. --- KANSAS NEWS BRIEFS. John W. Haussermann, formerly of Leavenworth, is now assistant United States district attorney for the Philippines, at $5,000 a year. Dr. Fahrig is coming from Philadelphia to make some more shale tests. At last reports from Dr. Fahrig the gold in the shales was a certainty. A drunken man told the police judge in Atchison that he drank a large quantity of liquor to get up courage to have his tooth pulled, and was arrested on his way to the dentist's office. Judge Hazen, in the district court at Topeka, decided that the Bible could be read in the public schools of Kansas and also that Sunday theaters could be held in Topeka without molestation. Both cases were vigorously contested. Burlington, with a population of 2,500, collected only $50 cash from the poll tax last year. A farmer near Mulvane has the following notice in the Record: "Hunters once killed a mule on my farm. If I want any more killed on my premises I will do the shooting myself." The library of the State Agriculture al college has just received fifty new books, in including three dictionaries, the writings of John J. Ingalls and four volumes of Lain's Veterinary Medicine. J. M. Huff, proprietor of the hotel at Purdy, shot and killed his wife early Saturday and then killed himself. Domestic troubles are believed to have caused the tragedy. Ex-Governor E. N. Morrill was last week re-elected superintendent of a Sunday school in Hiawatha for his thirty-first term. The next Republican who was elected governor, W. E. Stanley, is a Wichita Sunday school superintendent. Mayor James W. Orr of Atchison has instructed the county attorney to take steps toward breaking the combine of local fire insurance agents. Because rates have been increased Mayor Orr says he will have the local agents prosecuted under the Kansas law. The four rural route carriers working out of Arkansas City have been supplied with flag poles which will be put up on their wagons and carry the weather signals. The weather report will be received each day at 11 o'clock and the farmers will thus know the predictions a few hours later. in the district court at Ottawa the case of Albert Tabor was continued until the April term. Tabor is charged with murder in the first degree. He shot and killed J. P. McEchron, a young farmer, near Lane last November. The case was continued by request of the defendant's attorney. The members of the Improved Stock Breeders' association have adopted resolutions recommending United States Senator Harris for a place on the isthman canal commission. It was also suggested that the legislature make an appropriation to be used in duplicating all prizes Kansas men might win at the St. Louis fair. The banks of Topeka are greatly disturbed over the recommendation of Governor Bailey that public funds be deposited in any bank of the state which will pay 2 per cent interest on daily balances. Up to this time the Topeka banks have been the state depositories, having the use of a quarter of a million dollars the year around free of charge. The trustees of the Cherokee county high school have petitioned the legislature for a law providing that trustees of county high schools shall hold office the same length of time as county commissioners, and that two of the six trustees shall be chosen from each of the three commissioner districts. This, it is asserted, will insure every portion of the county being represented on the board of trustees. Senator Smith will introduce a bill in the Kansas legislature to grant women the right to vote for presidential or vice-presidential suffrage to adult males but the advocates of woman suffrage claim that by the federal constitution legislatures have a right to let women participate in the appointment of presidential electors. The women will be in Topeka in force this winter to push the fight. Mrs. Jennie C. Lotterer, wife of Frank G. Lotterer, a prominent brick manufacturer and landlord of Fort Scott, has filed suit to set aside deeds to $40,000 worth of property, which her husband has just executed in favor of his sister, Mrs. Elli Thomas. She recently separated from Mr. Lotterer and brought suit for divorce and alimony. it is charged in her petition that he has fraudulently conveyed the property to prevent her recovering any of it on a judgment. A bill has been introduced in the house making destruction of prairie dogs compulsory on the part of land owners. The bill provides that township trustees shall report to county clerks the amount of land infested with the pest. The county clerks shall produce poison at cost from the State Agricultural society. Any land owner who refuses to use the poison will be charged with the cost of killing the prairie dogs and the amount shall be charged against the property as a tax. The committee that examined the accounts of ex-State Treasurer Grimes, found everything all right and these sums in the various funds and banks: Cash in treasury, #47,746.39; cash to pay bonds and coupons, #10,969.75; bonds of the several school funds, #7,981,710.39; bonds (late purchase), #21,300.00; seed grain warrants', #19,691.92; insurance stocks and deposits, #738,260.42; cash and coins belonging to insane patients, #166.71; United States bonds, Fraternal Aid of Lawrence, #20,000.00; in Central National bank, #95,022.36; Bank of Topeka, #167,179.68; Merchants' National bank, #112,577.74; First National bank, #72,966.72; State Savings bank, #24,487.15 The Wichita city council has offered $20,000 to the person or persons who succeed in finding gas within eight miles of that city. The sum is to be awarded as follows: Twenty thousand dollars to the person or company that delivers to the city a gas well that will produce 1,000,000 cubic feet of gas in twenty-four hours; $15,000 for a well that will produce 750,000 cubic feet, or $10,000 for a well that will produce 500,000 cubic feet. The city has leased several tracts supposedly to be favorably located for finding gas, and the companies will begin their work on these at once. George Weinheimer, a wealthy farm near Ottawa, was swindled neatly opt of $145 last week by a smooth grafted A stranger giving his name as I. B. Flora appeared at the Weinheimer home and made a purchase of the Weinheimer farm, including a quantity of stock. He gave a personal check for about $5,200 on an Ottawa bank. He told Weinheimer that he did not want all the colts he had purchased and some of them back to Weinheimer for $145, for which Weinheimer gave his check. Flora has since disappeared and his check is worthless. --- Burlington, with a population of 2,500, collected only $50 cash from the poll tax last year. A farmer near Mulvane has the following notice in the Record: "Hunters once killed a mule on my farm. If I want any more killed on my premises I will do the shooting myself." The library of the State Agricultural college has just received fifty new books, including three dictionaries the writings of John J. Ingalls and four volumes of Lain's Veterinary Medicine. J. M. Huff, proprietor of the hotel at Purdy, shot and killed his wife early Saturday and then killed himself. Domestic troubles are believed to have caused the tragedy. The entire business portion of Hamlin has been destroyed by fire. A month ago one-half was burned by the work of an incendary and last week the balance of the business part was consumed. The total loss is $50,000. E. W. Rothe, who was released from the Saline county jail last week, after serving a three month's sentence, was arrested again by Deputy Sherif Meyers on the charge of stealing a team of horses at Elsworth. The animals were found in Rothe's possession. Things seem to be sadly out of proportion in Kansas. At the idiot asylum one employee takes care of nine idiots. At the penitentiary one officer safety guards sixteen malefactors. But with the Kansas state senate it takes four guards or attendants for each inmate. A new organization of students of the University of Kansas has been formed at Lawrence. It will have for its purpose co-operation with the alumni and former students to push the interests of the school in every direction. Three of the six surviving ex-governors attended the inauguration of Mr. Bailey—George W. Glick, Lyman U. Humphrey and E. N. Morrill. The other three, John P. St. John, Samuel J. Crawford and John W. Leedy, could not be present. Robert Dowling, of Salina, aged about 60, one of the oldest cattlemen of Central and Western Kansas, died at Canon City, Col., last week. With a brother, who is still living at Littleton, Col., the deceased had many during encounters with Indians during the early days. A man in Rooks county was kicked by a mule and knocked unconscious while trying to feed his mules in a new way. He says that the first thing he heard when he regained his senses was his wife saying: "Well, I will thank God when he can't find any new experiments to try on them mules." Patrick Raber, a 19-year-old farmer boy living near Lawrence, had his arm so badly mangled in a cornshredder last week that it was necessary to amputate it and he is in a serious condition as a result. Raber was feeding stalks into the shredder when his glove was caught by one of the knives and his arm drawn into the machine and chopped into shreds. Congressman Jackson of the Third district is having troubles enough for a whole delegation. During the campaign he fell and broke his leg. At the election he was defeated. He went to Washington last week to finish his term and his leg began to bother him. He went to New York to consult a specialist, who found it necessary to break the leg again, and reset it. A couple at Wichita were about to be married. Invitations to the ceremony had been sent out and the wedding dinner prepared. On the morning of the day of the marriage, however, it was discovered that the bride had been divorced only five months, instead of the six months required by law, and much to the mortification of those concerned the ceremony had to be postponed. Petitions were circulated in all the churches of Arkansas City asking that the legislature kill any measure looking toward the resubmission of the prohibition law. The petitions were sent to the Women's Christian Temperance Union and will be presented to the legislature in a very short time in order to forestall, if possible, any attempt to bring the question before the people. While cleaning an oil well at Chanute, John Carson was perhaps fatally burned. He had been using a fire in the derrick, but thought he had extinguished it when the well on which he was working commenced to spout oil which caught fire and burned up the entire drilling outfit and also the team which was hitched to the derrick. Mr. Carson was carried to his boarding house and is not expected to live. The legislature will be asked for a liberal appropriation to enable Attorney General Coleman to push the suit brought by Kansas to prevent Colorado from taking so much of the water in the Arkansas river. One of the assistants in the attorney general's office will be appointed to take charge of the case, and will provide a private time to it. The case will be tried in the United States supreme court on its merits. Claude Hamilton, secretary of the Kansas Day club, has announced the following list of speakers and toasts for the annual banquet January 29: General Leonard Wood—Subject not announced. Frederick Harris, Ottawa—"Kansas." R. A. Burch, Salina—"The Law and Life." J. W. Gleed, Topeka—"Lincolnism." John L. King, Minneapolis—"Kansas in the Philippines." Gomer F. Davis, Concordia—"Justification." T. A Noftzger, Anthony-"Maude and the Judge" Frederico Sarabia, the 16-year-old Filipino who came to the United States with the Sixth infantry, has gone to Manhattan to live with John Clark, who was a sailor on Dewey's flagship Baltimore at the time of the battle in Manila bay. Sarabia says he has been here only eight months. He expects to be in the State Agricultural college. He will return to the Philippines after he becomes educated in America. His parents live on the island of Panay, to which place he cabled telling them of his place of residence and his prospects. EW YORK Letter: The time has passed where elaborate dress was confined to social functions and public amusements in the evening, and the fashionable woman of 1903 finds herself arrayed in gowns elegant enough for the grandest reception, with the difference that the tone is subdued for street wear. It must be admitted that the light colored dresses which are so much affected this season are very simple in effect, though the materials employed in their development are costly. But there is no limit to the rich decorations which are put upon dark hued wraps and gowns as long as grace and artistic effects obtain. Princess evening gown of white lace med with yellow chiffon, and has pe appliqued with lace on either side of Princess evening gown of white lace over pale yellow silk. It is trimmed with yellow chiffon, and has panels of burnt orange crepe de chene appliqued with lace on either side of the skirt. signs among the New York modes. The garment subjected to the greatest number of variations is the Eton jacket. It seems definitely settled that this useful little bit of feminine apparel has come to stay. A slender and graceful young woman of the smart set who remained in town for the holiday season is wearing a cute little design. It is carried out in black peau de soie, and almost to the hem of the dress and laid in horizontal tucks about an inch wide. Turning back over the shoulders to reveal a handsome bodice are revers of white satin covered with black guipure lace in the fashionable grape design. Thick clusters of grapes overhang the edge of the revers and the coat fastens by means of numerous heavy black silk cords held in place by an antique silk cord. maneuverings exist along with genuine embroiderys, which are more expensive trimmings and these pure embroidery effects mostly bare evidence of Eastern inspiration. An afternoon gown gown which shows a rather unusual effect is in robin's egg blue crepe de chine, trimmed with embroidery and creped colored lace. The skirt is composed of a deep flounce of white satin covered with black guipure de chine depending from a deep Marie Antionette yoke laid in hemispherical tucks. The gores are feather-stitched together to show the paler blue lining beneath. The bodice falls loosely over the belts at the front, but the blouse effect is obtained by a peculiar draping of the crepe de chine that is decidedly circular. Above the bust line there is inlayed lace. The sleeves, which are bishop in effect, show a departure from the regulation wristband in that the fulness at the wrist is less pronounced, and the strip of peau de sole and the chiffon. A stylish hat of white beaver. The and faced with white lace. Beneath the of white panne velvet, and a band of crown. A stylish hat of white beaver. The up-turned brim is edged with mink and faced with white lace. Beneath the brim at the back there is a bow of white panne velvet, and a band of velvet surrounds the Tam O'Shanter crown. faced fullness allowed to fall in French effect over the hand. Panne velvet grows in fashionable favor and is now to be seen in shirr-walst suits. Black, blue brown and green, either in plain or polka dot effects, with the dots mercurized, are especially chic. A becoming design in fashionable make-up in one with a lining of taffeta. Five other designs of panne and taffeta encircle the skirt and above these there is a smart pointed hip-yoke. The blouse and sleeves are ornamented with conventional designs composed of bands of taffeta and the narrowest stitchings of panne which simulates piping. The opening, which is effected at the front, is concealed beneath a side box plait smartly decoupled with exquisite little pearl buttons. No one except a real artist can arrange the various little button one. It is considered very smart to own a lace skirt which consists of a series of fountains. The lace is very deep, so that three frills are sufficient for the length of a woman whose height is just above the average. Cafe au lait combined with crimson satin forms an effective gown worn by one of the actresses in a successful dayway production. The foundation of the gown is banded with narrow strips of crimson satin set close enough together to bring out the designs of the lace and at the same time not introduce too much of the red into the effect. The bodice, which is really a triumph in the art of dressmaking, has a bolero outlined by width of satin ribbon enbroidered in pink and crimson rose buds. The vest is of very deep cream colored chiffon and lace. At the shoulders of the elbow sleeves the --- Fashion Notes of Today. A SW YORK Letter: The time has passed where elaborate dress was confined to social functions in the evening, and the fashionable woman of 1903 finds herself arrayed in gowns elegant enough for ments now so fashionable according to the dictates of fashion. They are sewed on bands or different materials to form effects that are almost architectural and the bands are in turn appliqued upon the skirt or bodice intended to be trimmed. Following every other feature of fashion, these buttons range from almost any price. There are many different styles, but he had for 25 cents a dozen. There are others no larger, but studded with mock gems, which bring $25 apiece. If there is any particular trimming that is as fashionable as lace it is braid. There is really no end to the charming decorations managed by bringing contrasting braids together, and then by means of embroidered knots of stitchings giving these an effect mysterious and fascinating, and that demands dis- ce over pale yellow silk. It is trim- nels of burnt orange crepe de chene the skirt. maneuverings exist along with genuine embroideryiles, which are more expensive trimmingss and these pure embroidery effects mostly bare evidence of Eastern inspiration. An afternoon gown which shows a ransomier gown is in room's egg blue crepe de chine, trimmed with brodery and cream colored lace. The skirt is composed of a deep flounce of alternate rows of insertion and crepe de chine depending from a deep Marie Antonette yoke laid in hemstitched tucks. The gores are feather-sitched together to show the paler blue linning breath. The bodice falls loosely over the belt at the front, but the blouse effect is obtained by a peculiar draping of the crepe de chine that is decidedly circular. Above the bust line there is inserted in the bodice a yoke of tucked mousseline appliqued with lace medallions and finished with a deep border of lace, waving old rose, delicate, deep blue and a touch of brown in the color scheme. e up-turned brim is edged with mink the brim at the back there is a bow of velvet surrounds the Tam O'Shanter It is considered very smart to own a lace shirt which consists of a series of fountains. The lace is very deep, so that three frills are sufficient for the length of a woman whose height is just above the average. Cafe au lait combined with crimson satin forms an effective gown worn by one of the actresses in a successful Broadway production. The foundation of the skirt is in white silk and this is banded with narrow strips of crimson satin set close enough together to bring out the designs of the lace and at the same time not introduce too much of the lace. The bodice, which is really a triumph in the art of dressmaking, has a bolero outlined by widths of satin ribbon embroidered in pink and crimson rosebuds. The vest is of very deep cream colored chiffon and lace. At the shoulders of the elbow sleeves there is simply --- a suggestion of an epaulette made of crimson satin and faced with pink. This combination of colors is quite the smartest of the season, superceding even the much-affected orange tints. At the waist line the bodice is finished with Grecian squares, also embroidered along the edge with scarlet and pink, and at the back the grosse which reach to the hem of the skirt. Completing this costume is a hat of soft white effect, trimmed simply with two jet black birds and touches of white satin. A chic idea in hats was observed in a smart shop a few days ago. It was in a wedding trousseau in which grey was the predominating color. The felt was a soft, fleece silvery grey wreathed with chrysanthemums which were dried from light to the darkest tones, while the leaves were delicately silvered. Indeed, chrysanthemums are among the most used flowers in the expensive millinery designs. Even mourning hats are trimmed with them, the petals being of dull black silk. Plaitings of pinked-out silk and ruches form another feature on the fashionable hat of today and are so decorative that little ones can wear them. The boiero and Eton jacket, as well as Russian blouse, finds expression in dainty white cloth designs. Silk or satin braid stitched in any simple design is used as a trimming. Sometimes there may be added a few bands of fur, if so these touches show themselves in chinchilla, squirrel or silver fox. Evening coats composed of alternate fabrics are the best of Russian lace over white silk are the quintessence of smartness, but where one can boast only one fur garment for every occasion it is impossible to cut up the material in this way. For the opera and evening wear, however, nothing is so smart and becoming. BOOM DAYS IN ALABAMA Bottle of Whisky Paved the Way For a Night's Lodging. When the boom in the iron and coal trade first struck Birmingham, Ala., the hotel accommodations were extremely poor. There was only one house in the town where transient guests were regularly accommodated, and the sudden influx of visitors soon filled it to overflowing. This was an old ramshackle building, and the proprietor of the place all at once found himself in control of a virtual monopoly. As usual under such circumstances, he became the owner of a single accommodation at room had been filled, and all the cot beds for which he could find room in the halls and other old places were occupied, it mattered little to him that other visitors were compelled to walk the streets all night in lieu of a place to sleep. Birmingham was the county seat, and when the courts were in session for a week each month the crush was particularly great. The civil engineers from Louisville reached the place late one night in the early part of one court day, and then the hotel, in answer to their inquiries the proprietor told them that he had absolutely no place for them. "Can't you give us a 'shakedown' in the office here?" asked one of the men, "I ain't done got nothin'," was the reply. "But, look here," remonstrated the first speaker, "we are a long distance from home, and unless you put us away somewhere we shall be compelled to walk the streets all night." The only response was an unfeeling yawn and a retention of the assertion from the proprietor that he coined help it, he "done had" no place to put them. "Weil," said the visitor, "I suppose we might sit down here awhile and get warm." The proprietor gave a somewhat reluctant consent, and one of the men opened his valise and took out a bottle of Kentucky whisky. The proprietor eyed it with some interest, and a request for some glasses, hot water and sugar was compiled with rather cheerfully. When the glasses were brought by the proprietor himself there were three of them on the walter. The whisky was sampled and appeared to meet with instant approval on the part of the proprietor, and more drinks were sandwiched between a number of time killing yarns, and the proprietor became enthusiastic, in praise of the quality of the red liquor. It should be explained that little except white corn whisky was seen in that part of Alabama in those days. After the proprietor had become somewhat "mellow" from repeated draughts on the bottle, mixed with a reasonable amount of hot water and sugar, the owner of the bottle put it in his valise, snapped it shut, and getting it out of the bottle. "Well, I suppose we might as well go out and walk the streets, as we can't get a place to sleep here." The demeanor of the proprietor had greatly changed from what it was before the bottle was produced. Upon the announcement of departure being made he immediately got up and said with considerable dignity and warmth: 'Don't yo' do no such thing, sah. Yo' come, come! I shide bed while we find a place for yo' sah.' He took a candle and the two engineers followed him upstairs. He stopped at a door and began a vigorous pounding. At length there were signs of life inside, and a countryman in his night clothes opened the door, while the room contained, and asked in a sleepy way: 'What's the matter, sah?' "Come," said the proprietor, in an authoritative tone, "it's colt week, and yo' done slept 50 cents' woth; git up and let the genmen from Louisville sleep." The former occupants of the bed seemed to think the practice was regal, and the streets, while the 'genmen from Louisville' took their places in the bad.—New York Tribute. Tricks of the Trade. "The goods we are putting on the market now," said the manager, "are not as pure as those we have been selling." "They're not!" exclaimed the manufacturer. No Competition has been so fierce that we have had to cut the prices and we can't afford to put out the pure article at the present quotations. For a moment the manufacturer was thoughtful. "Well," he said, at last, "have 'Beware of Imitations' printed on the labels in larger and blacker type than ever before—Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. Alexander C. Hutchinson, of New Orleans, died recently and a very pretty story has come to light. 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Nearly all of the familiar pieces of jewelry—the rings and buttons which they almost invariably made from dimes or quarters. Fifty-cent pieces and Mexican or United States dollars serve as the foundation for belt pieces and skirts and the large pieces of silver or ornamentation.—Brooklyn Eagle. A Struggle for Life. Eagle River, Mo., Jan. 19—Maggie E. Decker, a hard working woman 49 years of age whose home is here, has just gone through a thrilling battle for her life. Many another would have lain down and died for the twelve long years she has suffered the most awful pains. She had Kidney trouble and Rheumatic pain combined with a very distressing stomach trouble. At last she got so bad that she could not sleep for she ached all over and was so lame that she could scarcely walk. She spent over a hundred dollars in different medicines but only to be disappointed, for everything failed to help her. At last, however, just when she was beginning to despair of ever finding a remedy, she heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills and bought six boxes. She said, "Now I can eat well, sleep well, and am feeling splendid. God bless Dodd's Kidney Pills for they saved my life. My troubles were many but Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me completely. But for them I surely would have died. Why Men Drink. Hear them talk! "I really do not care for whisky. I drink it for sociability." "I hate the taste of whisky. I drink with friends because I do not like to appear eccentric." "I drink to keep my teeth from aching." "I drink to drown the pains of rheumatism." "My doctor says I require a tonic. I find it in whisky." "I drink to drive my courage up." "drink to drive the queen." The world looks very rosy through the bottom of a glass." And they all soak it. The philosopher who once guzzled liquor by the gallon said: "I tried a hundred ways to quit, and finally compromised on a home buffet. I absolutely refused to take a drop outside of my own house. I would not treat or be treated." "And how did the game work?" asked the cynic. "I found plenty of excuses for staying at home all day, and was drunk all the time—New York Press. The Rev. J. W. McGarvey, President of the Kentucky University, has one of the largest and most valuable collections of Biblical curios possessed by any one person in this country. He made the collection during his many trips abroad and especially in the Holy Land. The British Poet Laureate, Alfred Austin, has written a play on the subject of the Battle of Flodden Field. The piece has been written for Beerbohm Tree, who will produce it at His Majesty's Theatre after the run of Tolstoi's "Resurrection." At present day, on the best authorities, there are 250,000,000 Musselman in the world. The Christian population is at 447,000,000, but the increase of Islam is more rapid than that of its sister religion. Robert Scott, a waiter at a Cleveland hotel, has served the guests at one of the tables of the establishment continuously for twenty-four years. A new effort is being made in Dublin to revive the old Irish harp, and it is meeting with considerable support. SIGNS OF DEPLETED ENERGY. Something Wrong With the System When Little Things Annoy One. If you are disposed to fault, to grumble at everything about you; to little things irritate you; if trifles upset you; if you go to pieces, so to speak, when anything goes wrong in your business, you may be pretty sure that there is some enemy at work in your system, that your energy is being exhausted in some way, and that your vitality is at a low ebb. Look for the cause at once. Perhaps you have been smoking too many cigarettes or cigars. Few things exhaust energy or lower vitality so rapidly an excessive smoking. Perhaps you are burning both ends of your candle, to sit at night, going to parties or theaters at night, going to parties to keep up with your work, or your studies during the day, handling difficulty or inertia. If you feel irritable and out of sorts on getting up in the morning, and are disposed to be fractions and freatful all day, there can be no doubt that there is something seriously wrong in your system. The bad effects may proceed from some mental disturbance. It may be that you are not careful with your business, your family affairs, or some other matter. Whatever the cause, you must find and remove it, or allow it to wreck your life. You cannot do good work if the new system is shattered. If the new centers are systematically robbed of nourishment or de-ized by mental or physical dissipation, the machinery of body and mind is thrown out of order. No defective machining can turn out good work, and the longer one tries to do it, the more serious objection to clogging the wheels, the greater will be the damage it suffers, and the more difficult to put it in proper repair.—O. S. Marden in Success. POOR MAN'S CHANCE It is being said in many Eastern journals and not a few Western ones that the day of the poor man in mining is gone by; that no one but a big corporation can succeed in mining and more; that it takes big capital to do anything; that most of the good mining propositions are controlled by trusts or millionaires and that it is no longer opportunistic as a man is now more involved. This is all a mistake. The day of the "poor" mining man was never brighter or greater than right now. The assertion that most of the good mines are owned by trusts or millionaires is heard most often, but there is least in that of any of the pessimistic utterances. One hears of the big millionaire owners more than he does the thousands of substantial companies that go right on with little motivery, little wages and little dividends. Finally, it may be justly said in answer to the assertion that opportunity no longer exists for the man with a little money, that never in the world's history were there fluer opportunities in mining for the man with a little money than in the west half of America today. Are you interested? Send for our Booklet, it will cost you nothing and will aid you in making money. H. A. RIEDEL & CO. R. A. RIEDEL Bankers and Brokers Colorado Springs, Colorado A woman's rights woman, wearing "rational costume," was arrested and roughly handled by a Weimar (Germany) policeman, who thought her a man in woman's clothes. Compensation in the form of a pension of $425 a year is being sought at Frankfurt by a man who receives a paralyzing shock while using a long distance telephone. After forcing itself into a dressing room at Stanley, England, a bullock made its way back to the street by jumping through the window. The annual consumption of wine in France averages twenty-three gallons to each person. Tons of fruit are rotting in California orchards, from lack of help to gather it. A woman beggar in Philadelphia owns twenty two-story dwellings. One hundred volumes a day is the increase in the British Museum. One Maryland woman is president of three national banks. FISSO'S CURE FOR QUERES WHEESE. ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Ground Group. Tartar Good. Use Only. Sold by a druglist. CONSUMPTION. Recent and well advertised auction of autographs of prominent per- son of death and alive, at Sotheby's, in town, attracted a large crowd of auctions were sold to be very disap- pect. To the outsider who is no undergrowth, they are, however, important in as a measure they indi- cate the importance of persons in his and on the stage. The highest paid was $55 for a letter which the signature of the most highest price paid for the signature of William $2.25. Some of the others Louis Nelson, $25; Lord Byron Louis MIV $11; Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, $10; Leo X. Macrae, $25; Thomas Hood, Mme Patt, $2.75; Marie Mee $2; Du Maurier, $1.50; Joseph Bismarck, $1.25; Henry Irving, Charles Kean, 50 cents; Henry Purley, 25 cents. care of Ointments for Catarrh that Contains Mercury. the mercury will surely destroy the size of small and completely deranged cells whose system will entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such conditions should be used except prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is full to the good you can possibly obtain from them. Hall's Catarrath is manufactured by F. J. Cheney & T. Toelo, O., contains no mercury, it is taken internally, acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's earth Cure be sure you get the genie. 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Only the church steeple at Zudy grove, near Dunkirk, now rises above and which overwhelmed the enge village in 1777. It is proposed that natives should be prohibited from walking on the margins and riding in public vehicles to towns in the Transvaal. King Oscar of Sweden has conferred the Royal Order of Vasa upon Dr. John A. Enander, of Chicago, the oldest editor of a Swedish newspaper in this country. Snowmarket's (England) ancient engine, presented to the town in 1734, has been handed over to the local authorities and housed in the fire brigade premises. "Dearest," passionately exclaimed the visiting youth, "you have led me to ador—" "Good!" interrupted a voice from the stairs, in relieved notes. "Now, I hope you'll open it and go out."-Philadelphia Record. A good many members of Congress and others in Washington regret that Senator Hanna is not keeping house this winter. Last season the Senator need to give corned beef hash breakoffs, which were the delight of those with invitations. This winter the Hanna team is in one of the Washington hotels. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Dear Signature See Fee-Simile Wrapper Below. Very small and as easy to take as sugar. CARTERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS. FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION CURES MUST MAY SIGNATURE. Pure Vegetable. CURE SICK HEADACHE. CANGER A Cure Guaranteed. No money accepted until patient purchases 100 pcs. book sent free. Address: E. E. G. SMITH, 10th & Main St., Kansas City, Mo Rupture I present to the readers of this paper a few testimonial letters and names of former patients whom I have cured of rupture, believing that the afflicted would rather correspond with some one who has been cured than read what I might say about myself. You can more fully investigate and convince yourself as to the merits of my treatment. You might doubt any stater ents I might make, but you cannot help but believe the statements of those I have cured. I will ask you to write to any or all of them. If you are satisfied with what they say about my reliability and methods of treatment, write to me or call and see me. Remember that in all cases I guarantee a cure and do not expect one cent of money until you are well and healthy by mishap or son is entirely free. I will be pleased to correspond with you regarding your case. DR. ERNEST HENDERSON A Very Bad Case of Rupture Cured in three Weeks. McPherson, Kans., June 8, 1890. I had a case of suffered great agony. I went to Dr. Henderson and was cured in three weeks. I cannot say too much about it. I will give you how he can do. The Doctor does not ask one dont pay until the patient is well. This is the best guarantee can possibly give to any person who has a case of rupture. Anyone who wishes to know more about my case. Very truly yours, _____ A. R. OLSON. Write For My Treaties on the Cure of Rupture Sent Free. Another Bad Case Permanently Cured in a Short Time-Grateful for Same. My Dear Doctor—I desire to add my testimony that I have cured rupture in a case was bounced up and I permanent cure in a short time without pals, and I never could have it. I cannot say much for your cure, and would not in the next edition I was for a thousand dollars. You would recommend my rupture to any one you know. FRED HARPER, 2011 Indian Ave. Suffered for Years—Pronounced Incarable by other Doctors. Dear Doctor: -1 wish to state that I can most likely recommend your rupture treatment. Since recently you have been with a right acral rupture that was pronounced a wound to be incarceable, possibly b.y.a. by a treatment you are not sure of. Your treatment, I determined to try the same and a treatment, I determined to try the same and a treatment for three weeks i am now sound and well. Your treatment is all that you claim for it. You are welcome. Yours sincerely, Ramson, Kee WEEBER GASOLINE ENGINES M.H.P. are easy to start and anyone are operate with use little gaso- lime and are best for pumping drinkers, shredders, cutters. Weeber Gasoline Engines Junior Pumper, 28 H.P. Can also be used power pump equals 30 men pumping. Ship- redederated, fully guaranteed. Only guaranteed a free Weeber Gas and Gasoline Engine Co. Kansas City, Mo. COUNTRY PUBLISHERS CO., KANSAS CITY, VOL. 3. NO. 24. DR. HENDERSON 101 W. 9th St. Kansas City, Mo. The Old Reliable Doctor, Old at age and longest lost. Bed in a special case. Over 28 Years Special Practice. Assisted by the State to treat CHRONIC, NERVOUS and SPECIAL DISEASES. Nervous Debility- from brain injury. From bromide disease. Cures guaranteed or money refunded. Over 40,000 cases cured. Charges low. No mercy or injurious medicines used. Everywhere from gas or breakage. State your case and send for opinion and lowest terms. Consulta- Stricture cured without instruments. A permanent curet detention from business. A permanent Send for book, which fully explains this disease. Variocele, Hydrocele and Philosmos radically cured without pain. Book for both sexes, 96 pages 27 pictures, cases, effects and cure-sex sealed in plain wrapper for 6c stamp-free at office. Hours, 8 a. m. to 8 i. p. m. Sundays 10 to 12. FREE MUSEUM OF ANATOMY for Men. Richest Nations on Earth. Succinctly told, the financial condition of the Osages, now the wealthiest nation in the world, is as follows: The cost of maintenance of the agency and schools for the year has been $83,791; other disbursements, $297; the annual income for leased pastures $145,126; interest on Osage funds, $415,553; interest on school treaty fund, $9,452; total receipts, including the interest, pasture rentals, estray money, grass tax, royalty on oil and gas, sale of ice and wheat, water and permit tax and legislative hall rent amount to $579,866. The total amount in the United States treasury to the credit of the Osages is $8,584,498. There are 1,800 Osages 874 of whom are full bloods and they own 1,400,000 acres of land. But the Choctaws will surpass the Osages in wealth after their coal mines, town lots, surplus farming land and allotments are sold and the money paid out to them by the United States. It is estimated that each man, woman and child of the Choctaws will get about $10,000 in addition to his or her homestead. The natural resources of their country are great There are coal fields, lead deposits, zinc in paying quantities, to supply the world, stone and timber to build a solid wall around the United States, many ever-flowing streams and one of the finest farming countries in the great West.-Kansas City Journal. The Hon. Robert Philip, Premier of Queensland, who is heading a move ment in the direction of secession from the Commonwealth, is a native of Scotland, and at the age of 10 accompanied his parents to Queensland, where, like most Caledonian colonists, he has prospered. The Empress of Japan has done much for the good of the Japanese people. She takes a deep interest in the industries of her country. She is particularly well informed about cereals and rice growing, that important feature of Oriental industry. Only 549 women students are now attending Berlin University, as against 611 last year. The decrease is owing to the stricter regulations regarding the issue of permits to Russian women. It is common belief that Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain himself, but Mr. Clemens says that this idea is wrong and that his original in his books is Tom Sawyer. King Oscar of Sweden, who is a novelist and poet, states that he loved verse from childhood. M.H.P. M.H.P. # Lutheran Minister Tell of His Cure After Suffering Six Years. I suffered for six years with a very bad rupture and during all of the time I wore different kinds of trusses day and night, with the hope of effecting a cure, but they all failed—they only held the rupture in place. Upon the advice of Rev. F. P. Frieder, of Scalai, a medical technician, I am a special tutureist, 105 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City Mo., who cared me in a few weeks without rest. Meeting me to talk about my painful illness. I was completely and unaware of the dispensed with my transfusions without inconvenience. I applied to me, personally or by letter, I am. My Dear Doctor: I suffered for over five years—many times the rupture was so bad I could scarcely retain it with the aid of a truss. Constantly grew worse and the pain so great I could stand it no longer. I was much discouraged. After reading your advertisement I concluded to try your treatment: To my surprise you cure me in less than four weeks. I am glad to say after such a long time of suffering I am abuttly sound and well. I paid your fee with pressure, and still feel that I owe you a debt of gratitude which I hope to pay by inducing others to go to you for treatment. I will gladly write to anyone about my case. I considered your offer of receiving no pay until a cure was effected as the best guarantee you could give. It gave me confidence in your treatment. The Following Have Been Cured of Rupture and are selected at Random from Funds of the University. Please Enclose a Stamp for Answer. Mike Gaynor, 30 Ewing St. Kansas City, Mo. A. R. Olson, McBerson, Kans. Robert J. Brock, county attorney, Manhattan, Kans. N. M. Kent, 401 Orchard St. Chicago, Ill. Oscar Dillon, 601 Campbell St. Kansas City, Mo. H. M. McDonald, Dennison, Kan. B. F. Bobbe, 1830 N. 17th St. Kansas City, Kans. M. F. Bock, 1830 N. 17th St. Kansas City, Kans. J. S. Hummick, plumbing, Kansas City, Mo. Thos. Bako, Kansas City, Mo. W. W. Beck, grocer, 51 Central, Ave. Kansas City, Kans. M. S. Welch, care Goodland Milling Co. Ft. Dr. T. F. Parker, 1517 Brooklyn Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Hermann Sagul, Kansas City, Mo. M. G. Hartt, 719 Flix St., St. Joseph, Mo. Fred Harper, 2011 Indiana Ave, Kansas City Mo. William Weilman, 490 Landis Court, Kansas William Weitman, 410 Landis Court, Kansas City Rev. F. Weifler, Sedalia, Mo. R. J. Champion, Armour Station, Kansas City Kans. R. J. wood, merchant, Greenwood, Mo. Chas. T. iummer, 413 Edmond St. St. Joe, Mo. Hunter, pastor, Spring ave., St. Louis, Mo. Fred Pritchard, pastor, Greenwood City. E. R. Demorest, Kansas City, Mo. Thomas McMahler, 60 n. 7th St. City, Mo. Thomas McMahler, 60 n. 7th St. City, Mo. E. W. Dement, restaurant keeper, 100 E. 13th St. City, Mo. St. Louis 100 E. 13th St. City, Mo. G. F. Shaw, assistant county surveyor, Independent Washington Bake, Hall's Summit, Kansas DR. T. FELIX GOURARD'S ORIENTAL CREAM OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFIER. PURSUIT as BEAUTI FRESH THE SKIN, no other encreasure will do it. Removes Tan, Simples, Freckles, Mh patches, Rash and Skin diseases, every blemish on beauty, and dresses decoration. It has stood the test of time and is so harmless we taste it to be satisfied. It is made accept no counten- nance. D. L. A. SAYR said to a lady of the haunt-on patient: "You ladies will use them. I recommend Gourard's Cream" as the least harmful of all the druggists and Fancy Foods Dealers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. FRED T. HOPKINS, Prop. r. 37 Great Jones St. N. On a map of Egypt the fertile lands might be represented as a green riband, a mere fringe bordering upon the river Nile. All the rest would be colored brown, the hot and rainless desert. The alluvial lands comprising an area of 10,500 square miles support a population of nearly ten millions of people, more dense than that of any part of Europe. Three hundred and ninety thousand square miles are a barren and unproductive waste, the abode of neither man nor beast. Natural irrigation has been obtained by the inundation of the low lands at the time of high water in the river. During the season of agricultural activity the overflow of the Nile would be excluded from the farming lands by meers of dykes and earthen dams. Primitive machinery of crude construction has also been employed for elevating the water from the stream by the use of buckets and by manual labor. The Assouan dam will impound waters, forming a reservoir 140 miles long, extending south towards the tropical sources of water with which the sustainable system of irrigating canals it is estimated that 2,500 square miles will be added to the productive area of the country, and that the value of the newly formed agricultural lands will be $100,000.000—Omaha Bee. If the earth were equally divided among its inhabitants each person's share would be about twenty-three and one-half acres. Kaiser Wilhelm takes great interest in the work of the Young Men's Christian Association in Europe. It is a popular saying in Brazil that every ton of rubber from the Upper Amazon costs two lives. The annual loss of fruit by insects is put by the United States entomologist at $300,000,000. The Belgians are the greatest potato to eaters in the world, and the Irish come second. The street passenger traffic of London gives employment to 50,000 persons. Outdoor musical performances are not permitted in St. Petersburg. The actual cost of making the Suez Canal was £24,150,000. London policemen patrol 2,445% miles of streets. 1. S. HAMMICK 19. East Sixth St. The "Weber Junior" Pumper Can also be used for other pumpers as. Tan, Simples, Moh patches, and Skin Dishes every blemish every defies defies, it has it has of 58 years and is so harmless it is sure it sure is propermade. Accer- tief of the cerfet of sim- marine name, Dr. Irrigation in Egypt OKLAHOMA BRIEFS. There are now twenty cities of Oklahoma that have commercial clubs. This number will be doubled in a short time. James Grandy and William Burwell the first a preacher and the second a Sunday school teacher, have been placed under arrest at Homestead charged with stealing cattle. They claim their residence near Dana, O T. B. F. Thompson, of Morgan, twelve of fifteen miles northeast of Norman complains that a herd of deer, lacking considerable damage to his corp and orchard. There are six or eight in the gang headed by a three-pronged buck, which browse upon his prores. The finding of the body of the Rev. Mr. Brockman, a mining prospector, at the foot of Mt. Sheridan, in the Wichita mountains, is being investigated by the civil authorities of Comanche county. The general opinion prevails that Brockman was murdered because of the war over mountain claims now in progress between farmers and prospectors. Dr. Wyman, the government physician at the Sac and Fox Indian agency in Oklahoma, announces that a large majority of the tribe are afflicted with tuberculosis, scrofa and other incurable diseases, and add that the tribe will be practically annihilated in years. The latest report says there are but 479 members of this once powerful tribe left. A young couple in Kingfisher county were married three times in one day recently. Two parties act as probate judge in that county, and for fear of not being legally married by the first one the anxious couple had the second one tie an extra knot in the matrimonial halter. Afterwards they concluded another knot would bind them together irrevocably and they called in a minister and received a marriage certificate from him. It was understood that because of the probable near approach of statehood there would be no attempts made at this time to divide any Oklahoma counties, but with the first days of the present legislature has helped a strong movement to make Kliowa, Comanche and Caddo, the three counties cut from the new country, six new counties. Hobart Lanton, and Anadarko, the present county seats, are to be the county seats of three of the new counties, and Temple Frederick and Lo-keba of the other three. INDIAN TERRITORY With its issue of January 1, 1903 the Indian Journal, published at Eufaula by Alex Posey, was twenty-seven years old. It claims to be the oldest paper in Indian Territory. K. Harlo, a fall blooded Chickasaw Indian, is in fall in Ardmore, charged with the murder of a fullblood which occurred last summer in that nation it is alleged that Harlo has been a fugitive from justice since the murder. He was recently captured in the northern part of the Indian Territory. Luther Davis, a South McLeester negro, has been arrested for trying to pass Confederate money. When searched, $10,000 of the money was the person. As he made no claims to the person, States money it could not be called counter-felt. He was discharged for lack of a statute to cover the charge. Major Randlett of the Kiowa agency in writing of the condition of his Indian charges says: "The larger number live in houses on their allotments, and are manifesting considerable pride in the ownership of homesteads, and, in many cases, their houses are well furnished with the comforts and conveniences of civilized homes. There are no vagabond begears among these Indians. The president has commuted the fifteen years' sentence of Henry Starr, of the Indian Territory, so that it is now ended. Starr was covicted in 1898 of manslaughter and also on two charges of robbery. He served four years in jail pending his trial and has been given a chance, with the time allowed for good behavior, is more than equivalent to the fifteen years' sentence, hence the president's action. The abstract of the condition of the national banks of Indian Territory at the close of business, November 25, as reported to the comproller of the currency, shows the average reserve held is 20 per cent, against 38.70 per cent on September 15. Loans and discounts decreased from $72,774,868 to $6,922,489; gold coin increased from $150,779 to $156,775; total specie from $777,797 to $483,674; lawful money reserve, increased $47,881 to $732,640. Guy P. Cobb, revenue inspector, and the Indian police department have about finished their work of collecting the tribal tax of 25 cents a head on cattle in the Chickasaw nation, owned by non-citizens, and will go to Rush Springs and Marlow, where the collections will continue. Mr. Cobb states that there has been less resistance there that he had anticipated, and that but these or four of the largest cattlemen had paid. These are members of the cattlemen's organization and clients of W. O. Davis, the Gainesville lawyer, who is fighting the tax. Ten fullblood Choctaw Indians of various ages are confined in the United States jail at South McLeaster on a charge of killing Joseph Allen, a young man of Coal Gate, at Moose Lake Deputy Marshal Thompson made the arrests and secured a confession from Ellis Carnes, one of the Indians. He stated that some white men had been killing hogs belonging to the Indians and they started in search of them. They claimed to have found some pork in the possession of the Allens. They demanded right to search the camp and killed Allen while he was resisting. St Louis has the credit for many good things in the world educational. Kindergartens were successful realities long before they had reached more than the experimental stage in other cities. CANCER CURED WITH SOOTHING, BALMY OILS Cancer, Tumor, Catarine, Pills, Pistula, Ulcers, Bone, Muscle, Skin, Hair. For the illustrated Book. Sent free. Address: DBE. BYE, Kansas City, Mq. 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In some parts of the west there are great banks of pebbles and builders in which gold is to be found. It is not there as nuggets, or even as ore, but as fine particles that have been washed down into the depths of the hills by the long-continued action of natural forces. This gold cannot be obtained by the usual methods of the miner; it would not pay him to adopt them, because the particles are so fine and are so scattered that the time consumed in getting them out would be worth more than the product. To the successful workings of these great pebble cliffs the miner has adapted a stream of water, which does the work thoroughly, unaided by any force except its own. In many directions, away up on the surrounding hills, sluices and waterways are constructed, so that the little streams and rills will send their waters down to a reservoir which is built somewhere within 300 or 400 yards of the cliff that is to be worked and the reservoir, having been built, an iron pipe, varying in diameter from six to twenty inches, according to the work that is to be done, is laid from it to what is called the working level; that is to say, to the point from which the workmen will direct the stream thus conveyed to them. At this point a piece of machinery is built, which weighs from one to three tons, and the frame on which it rests is not only securely anchored to the ground, but is weighted down with ten or more ropes of rope with nozzle nozzles to the iron pipe that brings the water from the reservoir. Why it is so heavily weighted down will soon be seen. The nozzle, that it may be directed at any part of the cliff by the hands of one man; and yet, if it should, by any unfortunate accident, get out of the man's control, and the water be not instantly turned off at the reservoir, it becomes as unmanageable as a torpedo. The pipeman turns the stream on the cliff, and pebbles and boulders, some of the latter weighing more than a ton, are knocked down and scattered about like corks in the fury of a hurricane. The force of this stream is almost incredible. It has no power behind it, but its own gravity, and as it strikes the ground more than a mile, it will wash down more "pay dirt" in one day than 10,000 men could handle with old-fashioned "rockers." As the water comes from the nozzle it is like solid ice. Try to stick a knife blade into it and the knife will be jerked from the handle. Try to thrust a crowbar into it—and a strong man may succeed in getting the point Half an inch in, but the bar will be wrenched violently from his hands. Nor could the strongest man that lives drive an ax into the stream further into an ax in that man. Sometimes a nozzle will tear itself' locs from its fastenings, and when that happens the stream deals destruction and death all around it until some one shuts off the water at the reservoir—Philadelphia Record. Men Blush More Than Women One of the most ill-founded of all popular delusions is that blushing is the special characteristic of the female sex, the New York World Commercial declares. As a matter of fact, except in the case of very few young girls, men blush far more readily than women. The well-bred woman men blushes at all when it matters her everyday experience that in the excitement of business or political discussions men's cheeks redden with very little provocation. Whatever may have been the case a hundred years ago, the modern woman shows her emotion, not by blushing, but by turning pale. Poetry Over the Cable. Rudyard Kipling is probably the first poet to have one of his works form an item in a Government's cable bill. His "Our Lady of the Snows" was, it is said, cabed at a shilling a word from London to Ottawa at the expense of the Canadian Government. No Longer Engaged. "So you're no longer engaged to that Wilkins girl? I'm glad to hear it. We all knew she was just playing you for a good thing. What's become of her?" "Oh. I married her."—New York Evening World. North of Arctic Circle Born North or Arctic circle. John R. McVicar, of Boston, the first white child born north of the Arctic circle, has just celebrated his golden wedding anniversary. He was christened by Sir John Franklin. To Change the Name: Since three men have hanged themselves in Gibbet lane, Haleetown, Worcestershire, England, it has been decided to change the name of the thoroughfare. The Caspian is a land-locked sea, 42 feet lower than the ocean. HARPOONING ALLEGATORS: APerilous Sport in the Great Cypress Swamp. Alligators move rapidly under water, are hard to see, harder to hit, and the harpoon will penetrate only the least accessible portions of the body. Nor does the title to the hide necessarily pass fith making fast the weapon. One afternoon, in the Cheeshowitzke river, I harpooned a large alligator which towed me up and down the stream for an hour or two and then sulked in its deepest part. I pulled on the line until the boat was directly over him and stirred him up with the harpoon pole. He rolled himself up on the line, in the manner peculiar to sharks and allegators, and banged the boat suggestively. We rowed to the bank and, making fast to some bushes, hauled on the line until we succeeded in worrying him nearly to the boat, when he rose to the surface and attacked us with open mouth. We repelled the attack with harpoon pole and rifle. The former was promptly bitten in three pieces, but the latter was not. We were so nearly dark that we decided to carry him in the skiff a mile down the river to where our sloop was anchored, and to skin him the next morning. We broke the seats out of the boat, and together managed to lift the head of the alligator aboard and tie it. We then tried the other end, when the reptile came to life and landed a blow with his tail which lifted me out of the skiff into the saw grass, with the breath knocked out of my body, and hand and face badly cut by the grass. Boat and boatman were capsized. As my rifle had fortunately been left upon the bank, I was able to kill the alligator again. We secured him by floating a boat and they tied him to the river. The alligator completed the boat, so that my companion and I sat upon his back as we paddled down the river with gunwales, unpleasantly near the water. It was growing very dark and the water around us was becoming alive with alligators. While we were reflecting upon our overloaded condition, our alligator came to life again and shifted ballast until water poured over the gunwale. We quickly balanced the boat, only to see it again disturbed and to ship more water. A scramble for the shore followed, which we reached without capsizing, and where we left our victim for the night after again killing him. In the morning our buzzard friend from Homosassa river, surrounded by his family, was sitting above him in a tree, waiting for us to attend to our earlings attacking to hunting in the Great Cypress Swamp. Even natives have been lost and have died in its recesses. It is bounded on the east by the Everglades and on the west by a series of impenetrable mangrove thickets, alternating with deep channels. If lost, one should turn his face firmly to the north, and, as a guide remarked to me, "he ought to get somewhere in three or four days." —Country Life in America. America's Largest Universities. Harvard, Columbia and Chicago are the largest universities in the United States, numbering 5,468, 5,352 and 4,296 students, respectively. Dr. Rudolf Tombo, Jr., registrar of Columbia, has compiled statistics of the student registration of the seventen largest universities of this country. Their number is one: 1. Harvard, 5,486; 2. Columbia, 5,352; 3. Chicago, 4,296; 4. Michigan, 3,764; 5. California, 3,676; 6. Minnesota, 3,506; 7. Cornell, 3,281; 8. Wisconsin, 2,884; 9. Northwestern, 2,875; 10. Yale, 2,804; 11. Pennsylvania, 2,549; 12. Nebraska, 2,239; 13. Syracuse, 2,020; 14. Indiana, 1,048; 15. Missouri, 1,408; 16. Leland, 1,284; 17. Pratt, 1,345. Harvard has the largest teaching staff—533 instructors; Columbia is second, with 504. Columbia has the largest total of non-professional graduate students—New York Herald. Aged Men of Letters Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson has turned his 81st year and is still in fairly good health, passing considerable time at his writing table Among New England men of letters only Dr. Edward Everett Hale is his senior. The King an Athlete. The King of Sweden, in spite of his years, is an excellent athlete. He can walk 25 miles in six hours, and at one time stopped a pair of runaway horses on the Riviera and saved the lives of three persons. A. Non-Breakfast Society. A society has been formed in Manchester, England, the members of which eschew the morning meal. The non-breakfasters contend that breakfast retards activity of both mind and body, and is a fertile cause of indigestion, dyspepsia and like ailments. Swiss System the Model. Swiss postal officials are to be employed to assist in the re-organization of the Japanese Post Office. The Swiss postal system is to be taken as THE ONE KNOWN CURE. Sufferers From Hiccoughs May Obtain Relief by Yawning. "Yawning is about the best cure I know of for the hiccoughs," said an observant man, "and I have stumbled on the truth quite by accident. It was proved in my case a sure cure, and by reflection I am convinced that it is a perfectly logical result, a result ex plainable, too, on physical grounds. "All kinds of medicines are resorted to by men who suffer periodically with hiccoughs, like stopping the ears and drinking a glass of water slowly and without a stop, or by holding the breath, or counting, or thinking intently on some subject, and in many other ways. I have tried all of these remedies at times have been fairly successful checking the hiccoughs Again. I have seen all of these remedies fall. In my own experience, so far as these remedies are concerned, drinking a glass of water slowly and without breathing is the most satisfactory. But it is torturing enough. On the other hand, the yawn is not only efficacious, but it is also a sign of any of the torturing features. The yawn is before, probably a good physical reason for the yawn being a good remedy for the hiccoughs. "The hiccoughs is described as being a modified respiratory movement, a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented. The impulse of the colon is stimulated and swelling upon the closed glottis proves peculiar to the aliment. It is reasonable to assume that anything that would relieve the contracted state of the diaphragm and would reopen the closed glottis, or partially open it, so the air could enter in a normal way, would completely relieve the situation. It would seem that the yawn, which is nothing more than a deep, awake result. While the yawn is supposed to be an involuntary movement, due to drowsiness, it is yet a fact that a man can yawn at pleasure. This being true, it is easily within a man's power to cure the hiccoughs by resorting to the very simple practice of yawning. Of course, I cannot say that in all cases of hiccoughs the yawn will prove a good remedy. But the annoyance is not aggravated, the yawn will do the work. At any rate, my own experience has convinced me of the fact, and, besides, there are the physical conditions to which I have referred.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. A Leopard in Harness. Upogoro in Germany East Africa has only recently come into prominence. The whole country is mountainous in character, and several peaks attain an altitude of 4,500 feet. One of the drawbacks of the country is the presence in large numbers of wild animals, chief among which is the leopard. Although sparing the European, yet he does not fear to burst into the native huts and seize any human being who may be within reach. Should he not succeed in effacing an incursion in lush woods, some unfortunate native ventures out. If there is a goat, hen or chicken roost, he satisfies himself there, but failing in this fears not to attack the inhabitants. Once satisfied, he retires to his lair, and being tracked, often falls a prey to the European riffle. Young leopards are often caught by the natives and are bartered for money or articles of clothing. These are sometimes tamed and though not so tamed as the dog yet does off their wild fur, they are still utilized for practical purposes. They are used for drawing light carts, and it is by no means uncommon to see them harnessed to the mountain guns, which they pull along with the utmost facility.—Philadelphia Telegram. Collects Crowns. Lord Amherst, of London, collects crowns, and has a cabinet with a number of fine specimens of discarded skypieces, including the crown worn by Charles II at his coronation, the crown worn by George IV, and the one made for Queen Adelaide. Automobiles For the Sultan. The Sultan of Morocco has just ordered his fourth motor from a leading English firm of makers, with instructions that it is to be the fastest automobile, compatible with safety, that has been invented. "Land and Sea" Service. Fish were contained in a net suspended across the church at the Thanksgiving services for the harvest on land and sea, held in the Church of St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall. 700 Room Apartment House 700-Room Apartment Houses Secretary Hay is building in Washington a 700-room apartment house with a restaurant, planned to excel anything of the sort in that city's history. The first electric railway was that of Siemens of Berlin in 1879. American Citizen Publishing and Printing Co. VERY WEEK AT 417 MINNESOTA AVE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. Telephone "375 Blue" W. C. Martin Editor Stones were found to be shapes of beetles by the arch of Egyptians. They regarded the beetle as an emblem of immortality, and hence it was the most popular of all forms of ornament. Counterfeit teas of common stones were commonly buried with dead persons, a tradition a customary to engrave upon the expression of wishes for life and happiness, dedication to the sill to God and various hieroglyphs. One of the latter was a hawk with a human head, symbolizing resurrection. Another, the vulture, meant maternity. A goose was the son of a king. "She had just refused a man worth a million." "Is it possible? Any rational explanation of her act?" "Oh, yes. She had just accepted an other man worth a million." Blobbs—Do you consider it good luck to pick up a pin? Slobbs—Well, I guess it's better luck to pick up one than to sit down on it—Philadelphia Record. "We tried a new breakfast food at our house this morning." What was it? Beafstak.-'Chicago Tribune. DRY CREEK LOCALS. Red Mike's saloon was raided last night and ten gallon of whisky and a caddy of Willow Twist tobacco was stolen. The fact that the Three Leaf Temperance club held a late session last night may furnish Mike a clue. Bill Feverdrops was released from the city jail this morning on the promise that he would behave himself and help his wife do the washing. Bill is a rattling good fellow when he is sober, but it is hard to catch him that way. The Carrie Nation society held its second meeting 'n the rear of Bill Axmaker's hardware store last night. The meeting was opened with prayer and closed sine die. This final action was taken owing to the high price of hatchets in Dry Creek. Joe Smith lost a valuable dog Monday. It was thought at first that someone had given the dog poison with malicious intent, but a post-mortem examination disclosed one of Mrs. Smith's breakfast biscuits in the dog's stomach. Joe has our sympathy. The Buzzard gives divine notice right here, once for all, that no more free church notices will be published in these columns unless a ticket to the whole performance accompanies the copy. We are down on begging societies and religious lotteries anyway, and we don't propose to be a willing accomplice to the game unless there is something in it for us. Sam Lander, of Coyota Gulch, was in town yesterday, the first time since he buried his mother. Sam hadn't been here two hours until he was fuller than a bath sponge and he insisted on shooting the ears off of a gentleman from Omaha. Sam was finally chased out of town by the marshal, and as we go to press some of the boys are trying to coax the man from Omaha to come out from under the meeting house. A box of dried up cake from the feasting boards of the Hodges-Blatz wedding reached this office two days after the charming Miss Blatz had thrown herself away by marrying Tom Hodges. If Tom thinks he can buy space in this paper and resistate himself in our innocent affections by sending us a box of pullings from his table, he's mistaken. He was afraid to invite us to the wedding because he knew we used to be sweet on the girl he flim-flammed into marrying him. The bride has the sympathy of the entire community.--Dry Creek Buzzard. STAGE WHISPERS "Tsar Foris," a new play by Count Folstol, will soon be staged at Nijhil Novgorod. Francis Wilson has in view a plan to revive al his old-time successes next season and this is being discussed now by his managers. Sybil Sanderson is giving a series of concerts at Budapest, after which one will sing at the Wintergarten, Berlin, and then return to Paris. It has been settled that R. D. McLean and Oedett Tyler will be under the management of W. G. Smyth next season, and they intend to make at least two elaborate Shakespearean productions. Sadie Martinot will soon begin a starring tour in "Sapho," under Louis Nethersole's management, and supported by Olga Nethersole's company. Next season Miss Martinot will star in a new play by Clyde Fitch. James K. Hackett is going to play next season Victor Mapes' drama, "Don Caesar's Return," which Richard Mansfield put in rehearsal last autumn, but subsequently shelved because of his revival of "King Henry V." Mrs. H. C. De Mille and Harrie Sord have been at work during the winter on a new play for Richard Mansfield, founded on the life of Bea brandt. Last summer these authors went to Holland in order to study the history and atmosphere of their subject. HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS. Colored tissue paper is better than white for wrapping up laces and ribs to be laid away. White SOAP CHIPS OF DIAMOND C SOAP MAKE Washing Easy been out told him his tell t conse learn of med that WILLIAM S. PATTerson. ecutor of the last and testament of Mahalia A. Robertson, reased. Dated Nov. 7th, 1902. 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They had constituent who were willing to take chances, but the senators were not promise that these vew turesome individuals would stay more than a month. Beare Rogers took the place it was held for nearly a year by "bob" Mansfield, at one time private secretary to Senator Beveridge and consecral to Valparaiso. Mansfield came back, according to Indians descriptions, "as tibn 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 preiums. Before Mansfield, there was an Indianian named Billhelmer, 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 Billhelmer, 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 indigency 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 Waa 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!" 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 shameless the effort. He took the Job. A characteristic story is told of Abel Gruber, the well-known New York lawyer. When he was a boy looking for something to do he saw the sign, "Boy Wanted," hanging outside a store in New York. He picked up the sign and entered the store. The proprietor met him. "What did you bring that sign in here for?" asked the storekeeper. "You won't need it any more," said Gruber, cheerfully. "I'm going to take the job." A acacity of sailors more generals than ever before in the history of Maine shipping prevails at the present time, and tae wages of seamen have risen to an unusual point. Our Quota the Smallest. In time of war France puts 370 out of every 1,000 of her population in the sale: Germany, 210; Russia, 310. Publication Notice In the district court r of Wyandotte county Kansas. James N. Turner, plan vs. Lake Tuxedo, defendant To the above, aned *defendant* you are hereby 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 23rd day of January 1963, the petition filed against you will be taken as true and a judgement rendered the nature of which will be a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant, and for ever divorcing plaintiff from said defendant and for cost of this suit. In the district court of Wyandotte County Kansas. Edward Divers, plaintiff, vs. Anna Divers, defend. To the above named defendant, that you are hereby 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 15th day of January 1963, the petition files said case will be taken as true, and a judgment rendered against the defendant, be deemed disobeying the bonds matrimony, existing between plaintiff and defendant, and divorcing plaintiff from you, the said defe dant, and for cost of said suit. Executor's Notice, State of Kansas, County of Virginia, In the County court in and for said County. In the matter of the Estate of Peter Luglihi, Deceased. Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified, that at the next regular term of the Probate Court in and for said county, to be begun and at the court room in Kansas City County of Wyandotte and State aforesaid, on the first Monday in the month, January 3, A. D. 1933. We shall apply to said Court for a full final Estate of Peter Luglithi, Deceased. December 11, A. D. 1902. Dec. 12. Notice of Final Settlement. In the Probate Court of Said County. In the matter of the Estate of Mahalain A. Robertson, decease. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary are appointed to the undersigned on the last will and testament of Mahalain A. Robertson, late of Said County, deceased by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the State of aforesaid, cited the 7th day of November 1922. 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 any benefit of such estate; and that if such a benefit is exhibited within 3 years after the cite of said letters, they shall be forever barred. Publicstion Notice State of Kansas, County of Wyandotte, ss. In the Probate Court and for said County in the matter of the Estate of Anthony Dudley, deceased. There is hereby given that Letters of Administration be granted to the undersigned, on the Estate Anthony Dudley date of said County, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the County and State ofsaid date of the 15th day of November 1992. Now, all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby notified that they must present the same to the under signed for allowance with one year from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of sancestate; and that if such claims be exhibited within three years of said Letters, they shall be forever barred. ELIZA DUDLEY. Administratrix of the Estate of Anthony Dudley, deceased. When you want Coal. When you want cecspol work done you can always find Patterson and Gaydon at the old stand. 543 Mm. ave. HARTONA makes the hair and glossy. Cures Dandruff, Scalp Diseases. Prevents Failure Baldness. 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