The American Citizen

THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. The Oldest Negro Paper devoted to the Race in this Section LIBERAL COMMISSION PAID RELIABLE AGENTS FOR THIS PAPER CALL HERE Some Few Facts To Digest Sleeper's Real Offense. An eccentric minister caused some LOCALS First Use of Bayonet. The bayonet was first used by the LOOK BACK, COUNT THE VOL 16 NO.51 The Negre must admit that in Kansas City Kansas he is up against the great thug politically he is the slave of the White man and a most handy tool. In public affairs an unrecognized force. Standing in the broad sunlight of the 20th century, clothed in the rights of an American citizen, the Negro is fast reaching a point, the lowest of the lowest on this city. Truthfully told the conditions of the Negro in Kansas City, Kansasare thus they are denied the rental of decent houses except in quarters undesirable to the whites. They can not elect a Negro to the position of dog catheter' on the Republican ticket composed of those people who claim they bled and died for them. They can not buy a glass of soda water from any first class drug store. They can not eat at any white lunch courier, hotel or restaurant There are a number of joints or saisons running contrary to the State law and even refuse a Negro a glass of beer or a cigar. In the Cemeteries Negroes can only buy in ones part, they may be millions it cuts no ice you can not have your choice of lots for sale. In many grocery stores inferior goods are sold as good enough for niggers. Because a Negro boy some months s spilled white boy in a scrap at Chel park, in this city, and the white boy ance to be a member of the High School. It was cause for a campaign of the most vilest and highly contemptible dirt against the Negro members of the High school and the Negroes in general, as has ever been witnessed in Kansas City Kansas. The Negro boy who did the killing was neither a member of the High school nor of the public schools, but one of the class that not never Negro pupils out of the ninety at. ending the High school knew. Exoite- dent ran high, lynching was talked of at the time. In order to prevent the disce- roe and insure justice, allowing the law to take its corse Negroes exerted themselves. For this a dozen Negroes were thrown into jail and held without rail for a week or more. A white Prof. was ultimately kicked out of the High school because he dared to stand up for justice in behalf of the unfortunate Negro pupils. A Negro letter carrier, a normer student, interested himself in the trouble and was let out of a job. A Negro policeman, who was on duty in the neighborhood of the school, the morning after the tragedy, witnessing the hostile demonstration toward the negro pupils, having a daughter attend naturally became interested, and as did he en inquired after the safety of his haughter and was called off by his su OBITUARiES. Mrs L. E. Bullet one of the teachers of the Douglass school lost her Sou Richard. The funeral will be conducted at the house Feb. 16th at 8'clock, p. m. the body will be spipped to Banger Oak. Alabama where Mr. Bullet has a family purging ground adjoining his farm. Whereas the Almighty in His infinit wisdom has seen fit to remove from our midst one of the buds that forms the breath of hopeful youth. Whereas we deeply deplore the loss owe bow in reverence and humbly submit to the ruling of an all wise Providence, we know that He doeth all things well. Resolved that we earnestly and sincerely extend to the parents our profound sympathy, and direct them to our careful Savior for comfort. in this their pour of breavement. For if sorrow and death lie behind the veil he only cau out them away. The Buds that the frost king mps on earth. Bloom in heaven. Resolved that a copy of these resolution be sent the parents of the deceased that a copy be given to the press, for publication, that the resolution as a whole be spread upon the Journal of the school. The funeral of Bishop Dunaway was held Monday afternoon from the Mount Pleasant Baptist church, Rev. J. R. Ric- cardson officiating. The services were very impressive. Mr. Dunaway is well known in this city, having lived here from early toyhood. At a station in Illi- inois while enroute to Chicago from this city over the Rock Island, he dropped dead, supposed from heart failure. He leaves a mother, several sisters brothers and other relative. our sympathy to the bereaved. 1908 perior officers and but for political purposes would have been dropped from the force. Backed by parents the most contemptible treatment has been accorded at odd times the Negre pupils. Combined, as is always, when a Negro is concerned many Republican as well as Democratic leaders were one, in favor and agitative of a separate High school To be taxed again fo build another High school, because about 100 pupils are black and born that way, is a tough proposition. It is not because the Negro desires social equality or is so infatuated with the white society that he is against the sepa ration, but because a school with 500 or 600 pupils with a teacher for the different sciences, is to be desired, rather than a school of about 125 with a few teachers covering many sciences, the results cannot be obtained. It is a lamentable fact that the better class of Negroes must suffer for the mis demeasors of the worst. In the eyes of the average white man "All coons look alike, act alike, and really are alike" There are grave responsibilities resting upon the Negroes of this city in particular and the entire country in general. There must be a 'coming together' of one another, a deeper love, more loyalty, more race pride and confidence. Less talk, more work and harmony. We must unite in an effort to build up our own enterpriss along all lines. The white imaa needs you only when he can use you. The handwritigg on the wall is intelligible to all. The soul of John Brown has stopped marching in Kansas and above his mouldering bones the spirit of Ben. Tillman and his Negro hatung host are dancing. The world should not be start led to learn that the Jim Crow Cars and disfranchisement of the Negroes in bleeding Kansas was next in order. The bill for a separate High school in Kansas City Kansas will certainly pass the Kansas legislature. it will be introduced by the weakest of the quartette of Republican representatives sent from Wyandotte county, ably backed by the other three Realizing that this is a white mans country, we were brought here against our will, and since we are here to stay we must figure on another day. Our labor has enriched the soil our blood has helped save it from destruction, our votes help oloct men of different political faiths. The funeral of Rev. H. V. Plummer formerly pastor of the Rose Hill Baptist Church, was held last Sabbath afternoon from the first Baptis church, Rev. tJ. R. Richradson and Rev. R. Mitchell together with other divines officiated. Rev. Plummer illness covered a period of some time, his death occurred Friday of last week. His remains were shipped to Washington D. C. for burial under escort of his son Grant Plummer. Rev. Plummer had eventual experience in life, having served as a Chaplain in the Voientier, army and Chaplain in the regular army on the frontier. He was a promoter of a newspaper, a great political worker and speaker and in this city has served as deputy Sanitary Sargeant. He will be greatly missed in this community. He leaves a Wife, several sons and a host of friends. We extend to the bereaved family our sympathy. Rev. Hayes is a faithful energetic worker and during the few months that he has been in this city- the church has made wonderful progress, a petition, signed by the officers and members of the church will be sent asking for his return. A Card of Thanks. I wish to thank my friends and voters who assisted in securing the nomination of City, Clerk at the Republican primary election held February 4th. 1905. Geo Foerschler. If the sun had nothing else to do but to shine on the righteous, it would' not have to rise so early in the morning. Japanese Farming. The ingenuity of the farming in Japan may be inferred from the fact that the 45,000,000 inhabitants live almost entirely on the productions of a cultivated area about one-third the size of Illinois. Sleeper's Real Offense. An eccentric minister caused some surprise one Sunday by declaring that he did not in the least object to people sleeping while he was preaching. A few minutes later he and his hearers were disturbed by the loud snoring of a man just below the pulpit. "Give him a tap on the head," said the minister. This was done, in effectually, "Give him another," came the order again. Still the man slumbered. But at length by dint of much tapping and shaking, he was recalled into abashed consciousness. "You are making a wretched noise," roared the minister, leaning over the pulpit edge. "I don't mind your sleeping, but you are preventing other people from sleeping!" Old-Time Controversies. Old-time controversies were often vigorous in language. In a controversy with Milton concerning the divine right of kings Salmasius called his opponent a puny piece of a man, a homunculus, a dwarf not having a human figure, a bloodless being, a creature of skin and bones, a contemptible pedagogue fit only to flog boys, a rhinoceros, a hangdog looking fellow. The great English poet not only answered in kind, but entered into an extensive correspondence with people in Holland to obtain petty gossip and scandalous anecdotes concerning his opponent. Costlier than Champagne. Although champagne is called the "wealthy water," there are few hotels in the country where one can pay more than $4 a quart for it, while, on the other hand, there are hundreds of places where Burgundy is sold as high as $35 a quart. At one hotel the menu advertises a special brand of this fine wine for $25 a bottle. There are any number of Rhine wines which cost above $3, and there is a big demand for them. Champagne does not improve with age as the other wines do and this probably accounts for the difference. Hot-air Fan. An electric fan that heats the air current that it delivers has been devised by M. de Mare, a Belgian electrician. The apparatus consists of an electric motor and a rotating fan, the blades of which are of mica. Upon these mica blades are fastened resistance coils, which are heated by the passage through them of a current of electricity. Qualities of Radium. The fact that radium exerts a very peculiar influence upon light-emitting bodies has given rise to the hope that it may eventually play an important role in the industry of light. A minute quantity of radium is sufficient to produce a strong light from a layer of zinc pyrites, and this light produces no heat, so that loss of energy is avoided. NOW IS the time to Subscribe For the Weekly American Citizen. The Latest Ideas. IN GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY Cut Glass, Trinkets BARGAIN. HUNTERS MECCA. LOCALS The Sunday school of the first Christain Church, give a Valentine social Feb. 14th the entertainment proved a success both socially and financially. Miss Katie Turner has been quite sick for some time is able to be out again. Rev. E. L. Hayes is preparing to go to conference, which convenes in Colo. Springs, Col. March 1st Mrs G. R. Greer of Kansas city, Mo. was on this side this week visiting relatives. Bishop Grant preached quite an able sermon at the A. M. E. church Sunday morning. Do not forget to attend the Matron Concert at the A. M. E. church Wed. eve. February 22th, given under the auspices of the Willing Works. come and see what the married folks can do along the line of entertaining. Mr. Weston the old gsntleman that received a strock Parlysis while he was a few days ago died at his home 1042 Eqerettstreet, last week. Richard Bullett the young son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bullett died this week with pneumonia. Mrs Bullett is one of our public school teachers. while Mr. R; E. Bullett is holding down a claim in Oaklahoma. Father Davis who has been ill is slowly improving. Mrs Sadis Maseuit of State avenue left this week for an extended trip to Omaha. The Willing Workers Club of the A. M. E. Church whose entertainment was scheduled for the eve, of Feb. 14th was postponed till Feb. 22nd. It will be known as the Matron Concert. Mrs S. W. Shannon of 1424 N. 4th St. who has been sick for several days is able to be out again. Mrs G. W. Gant of 443 Oakland ave after a short illness. Mrs Wilson Thatcher of 1012 N. 3rd street who after two weeks of serious illness we are please to learn that she is able to be out again. Mr. Wm. Crews 1508 N. 3rd street who has been on the sick list for six weeks is improving. Those who are looking for nice rooms and good board or room with out board will to well to call at No 1413 N. 5th street, room from $3 to 3'50 per week. J. C. Dickens Proprietor. Reaching the creamy one of the committee halted and said: "Sir, I wish to direct your attention to that grave. The man who lies buried there had to be provided with the largest coffin ever made in this city." The honored guest thanked his host not so much for the information as for relieving the strain.—Pittsburg Dispatch. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE STATE OF KANSAS IN LEE PROBATE COURT IN AND SS FOR SAID COUNT. In the matter of the Estate of Jane Redd Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted to the undersigned on the Last Will and Testament of Jane Redd, late of said County, deceased by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the county and State aforesaid, the 6th day of February A. D. 1905. Now, all persons having claims against the said Estate, are hereby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance within one year from the date of said Letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of Estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within three years after the date of said Letters, they shall be forever barred. I. P. BRADLEY executor of the Last Will and Testament of Jane Redd Deceased. First published Feb. 1th 1905. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION. In the District Court of Wyandotte county State of Kansas. Mary Atkinson. Plaintiff. No. 18297. vs. J.B. Atkinson, Defendant. The State of Kansas to J. B. Atkinson, Greeting:-- You are hereby no affidavit that the plaintiff in the above entitled cause did on the 22nd, day of September, 1904, die her petition in a certain action against you in the District Court in Wyandotte County State of Kansas asking for an absolute divorce on the grounds of abandonment and desolation, and unless you demu, answer or otherwise object on or before the 30th day of January, 1905, the allegations therein will be taken as true and upon further proof thereof judgement will be rendered as prayed for in said petition. First Use of Bayonet The bayonet was first used by the French in 1671. It was first made in Bayonne, France, and was considered a very deadly weapon. The British army quickly copied it, and other nations promptly followed suit. One of Life's Tragedies. When a bachelor sees a widow he shakes his head knowingly. When a widow sees a bachelor she shakes her head knowingly. Watching them is a spinster, who also shakes her head knowingly. Feminine Solace. Sorrow finds a fertile field in femininity. Strange, too, are the remedies sought. Many women, overtaken by calamity and grief, find a deep solace in having their photographs taken. Husband of Little Importance Among some of the ancient Mexican tribes the husband left his people and dwelt with his wife's family, where he seems to have been considered of minor importance. Homes in Various Countries Italy and Spain have fewer houses in proportion to their population than any other country in the world. The Argentine republic and Uruguay have the most. Log Cabin Philosophy Spite of all de bright sunshine in dis worl', some mens will go roun' huntin' fer happiness wid a candle.—Frank Stanton in Atlanta Constitution. Why. Indeed? "Why," asked Willie, as he sat in the grand stand with his father, "do they call it football when they play with their heads, papa?" Otherwise, the "Big Head." The first time a man is nominated for a back township office he thinks it is up to him to save the country from ruin. Nothing would please the small boy more than the privilege of assuming the role of father to the man occasionally. Ruse of Courtship. A wise girl always pretends to be a little more daffy than the young man she is planning to face the parson with. Cure as Bad as Disease Onions are recommended as a cure for indigestion, but as yet there has been no cure discovered for onions. THEY SAY Who is it. The widows home has admitted widower. What terrible liars live some where and some place. Read this paper [help it to expand. Well who would have thought it. Some folks have queer visitors. Poor old Sea Foam Block. Girls have you seen the new Dentist, Funny things and funny people. If President Rooselt was in town he would surely buy this Jewelery from us. The finest line of God and Silverware in the city. Watches, Diamonds, Opera Glasses and Every thing kept in an Up-to-date Jewelry Store. O L I D A Y GO. DS A SPECIALT Call and See Me. 34 MINN. AVE. Kansas City, Kas Gentlemn Desiring nice comfortable rooms in a nice locality. neatly furnished at 750 Neb. ave. K. C. K. You Should Read THE American Citizen this week because its there LOOK BACK, COUNT THE LOSS When Energy Has Been Spent, Nerve and Brain Force Gone. Just look back over the day and see where your energy has gone. See how much of it has leaked away from you in trifles. Perhaps you have wasted it in fits of fretting, fuming, grumbling, fault-finding or in the little frictions that have accomplished nothing, but merely rasped your nerves, made you irritable, crippled you and left you exhausted. You may have drained off more nerve and brain force in a burst of passion than you have expended in doing your real work. Perhaps you did not realize that, in going through your place of business like a mad bull through a china-shop, you pulled out every spigot and turned on every faucet of your mental, and physical reservoir and left them open until all the energy you had stored up during the night had run off. Look back and see whether your scolding, fault-finding, criticising, nagging-and what you call "reading the riot act" to your employees has helped you in any way or accomplished anything. No; you only lost your energy and self-control, yourself-respect and the respect and admiration of your employees.-Success. HOW LONG ONE SHOULD LIVE. Insurance Experts Think Seventy Years About Right. Actuaries employed by insurance companies adopt a standard method of computing prospective ages of risks. To ascertain how many years a person of given age is ordinarily expected to live, the present age is deducted from 80, and two-thirds of the remainder will indicate the likely future span of life. Actuarial schedules are a unit in this system of calculation. In illustration of the above statement: Age 20 deducted from 80 years shows that 40 years is the allotment, while age 60 from 80, leaving balance of 20, represents that 13 years and 3 months should, in favorable routine, elapse before the insured individual's life is classified in the past-tense column. Thus it will be observed that insurance corporations go the biblical allowance of "three-score and ten" ten years better.—Chicago Journal. We Solicit Your Job Work Such al Cards Letterheads Billheads Counter-bills Invitations Ladies Calling Cards Statements all kind of Bills, we will please you in both price and work. Mrs Flora Smotherman of 1512 N rd street is quite ill. Mr. James Bolden of 1512 N rd street is very sick. Writing for a newspaper is something like trying to preach a sermon, its mighty easy until you try it. Notice of Final Settlement State of Kansas County of Wyandotte In the Probate Court in and for said County. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLARA WILLIAMS SLEDGE DECEASED Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesidr estate, are hereby notified, that at the next regular team of the Probate Court in and for said County. to be begun and held at the Probate Court room in Kansas City, County of Wyandotte and State aforesaid, on the first Monday in the month of March A. D. 1905. I shall apply to said Court for a full and final settlement of said estate. Peter young Administrator of Clara Williams Sledge Deceased. In Witness Whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the Courty of Wyon dotte. State of Kansas, have hereto get my hand, and affixed the seal of the Probate Court this 20th Day of January A. D. 1905. Winfield Freeman Probate Judge. Young peoples meeting 6.30 p.m. Bibl Lesson 7.30 P.m.meeting Wednesday an Friday night. leaders Mrs L. E. Bullett Bettie. Page The World's Wanderers. Tell me, thou star, whose wings of light Speed the thunder, fierce fury In what cavern of the night Will thy pinnions close now? Tell me, moon, thou pale and gray Pilgrim of heaven's homeless way, In what depth of night or day Seekest thou repose now? Weary wind, who wanderest Like the world's rejected guest, Hast thou still some secret nest On the tree or billow? Know冤瘸 Sheller The Glories of a Throne It has been shown that out of a list of 2,550 sovereigns 300 have been overthrown, 134 assassinated, 123 taken prisoners of war, 108 executed, 100 slain in, battle, sixty-four forced to abdicate, twenty-eight died by their own hands, twenty-five were tortured to death, while twenty-three became mad or imbecile. This gives a total of 905 whose reigns have ended miserably. The Oldest Negro Journal Published Weekly in this part of the Country. PUBLISHED WEEKLY at 1510 Norh 3rd Street KANSAS CITY KANSAS W. C. Martin Editor, Geo. A. Dudley, Publisher & Business Manager. Terms OF SubscriptioninAdvance. One Year.....$1.00 Six Months.....65 cents Three Months,2.....40.0 One Month.....15.0 A Standing Display 'Add' for 3 Months or longer 15c per inch, each insertion. Entered as second class matter December first, 1904 at the Post office at Kansas City, Kansas under the Act of congress of March rd. 1879. Grewsome Collection. A French professor is the owner of a collection of 920 human heads, representing every known race of people. Scarlet for Bachelor Maids. When an unmarried woman dies in Brazil the coffin, hearse and livery of the coachman are all scarlet. Cost of London's Paupers. Every year $4,000,000 is spent on the food and clothing of indoor paupers in London. Largest Building in the World. The Crystal palace accommodates more people than any other building in the world. it will hold 100,000. Trades in London According to the late returns, there are 1,756 distinct trades being carried on in London and its suburbs. Berlin Land Values Double. The ground value of the city of Berlin is said to be worth twice what it was in 1887. The Indian rhinoceros is nearly extinct. There are two specimens in the London zoological gardens and two on the European continent. Very few are left in a wild state in India and Assam, and unless special measures be taken for their preservation they will soon disappear. Call and see H.S. Sykes and and A. Gooden manufactor of Pop corn in ball and brick at 316 Oakland ave A Word To 01 The lack of proper appreciation of the efforts of Negro newspapers make in an uphill business to maintain the standard of excellence desired by those in the business. Just why the race is so utterly slack, in giving to their own the proper patronage is one of the unsolved mysteries. Each day and week bring to us the warring of being a unit in behalf of our own salvation. It takes something beside wind to publish the most weakly of weeklies. If every Afro-American family would pledge themselves to stand by an organ buplished in their behalf, just one year, the results would be unbelieved we ask the colored brother to wake up look around and observe, see if you cannot discern that the signs of the times don't speak in thundering tones for all the public advocates of our interests han, why wait do your part by subscripting getting your neighbors to do the same and watch the good results. Notice of Final Settlement. State of Kansas. County of Wyandott. In the Probate Court in and for said County In the Matter of the Estate of John R. Smith 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 held at the Probate Court room in Kansas City, County of Wyandotte and State aforesaid, on the first Monday in month of February, A. D. 1905. I shall apply to said Court for a full and final settlement of said estate. JAMES D. SMITH. Administrator of the Estate John R. Smith. Decensed. In Witness Whereof, the undesigned Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court this 24th day of December, A. D. 1904. Winfield Freeman, Probate Judge. Res. 430 Nebraska ave. | Tel.383 White. SOUTH AMERICAN MEDICAL INSTITUTE Office Houro: From 10 A. M., till 4 p. m. and from 6 till 9 P. M., C.H. C. JORDAN M.M.M.D., A ve. Kansas City,K LEE A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN. His Religion a Strong Trait of Great Southern Leader. Capt. Robert E. Lee says that one of the strongest traits of his father's character was his reliance on God as the supreme arbiter in all the affairs of men. In this Lee was not different from other great leaders of the confederacy. Jefferson Davis constantly called on his people to repair to their churches and thank God for victory or implore his favor in their sacred cause. Often all the churches of the larger southern cities were crowded to their utmost capacity at week-day prayer services. After the first battle of Manassas Gen. Lee said: "The battle will be repeated there in greater force. I hope God will again smile on us and strengthen our hearts and arms." When he was in the midst of the struggle for West Virginia, he wrote out of the fullness of his heart: "I enjoyed the mountains as I rode along. The views are magnificent—the valleys so beautiful the scenery so peaceful. What a glorious world Almighty God has given us! How thankless and ungrateful we are and how we labor to mar his gifts!"—Chicago News. YOUTHFULNESS OF THE MIND. Enjoyment and Zest for Life Not Confined to the Young. Youthfulness is a quality very difficult to describe. As often as not it proceeds from the mind rather than from appearance, and one often feels with middle-aged and elderly people that they are in reality far more youthful in ideas, in the keenness of their enjoyment and in their fresh outlook than many of one's acquaintances who in point of years are mere girls. It is said that every age has its compensations and undoubtedly there are many mothers of families and grandmothers, too, who own to an enjoyment and zest for life equal to that experienced in early years. Youthfulness is temperament and the capacity for taking the simple goods that are to be found in existence rather than in waiting for superlative joys which may never arrive. The bored person or either sex is invariably a wearisome companion, while one with a keen sense of enjoyment adds to the well-being of others a thousand fold.—Exchange. The Rescue. Adown the lane on frizzied feet Fled like a wind the maiden sweet. A large dog followed on her trail With open mouth and truncate tail. Shriek after shriek the maiden gave; And would no hero run to save? Well, we should smile? For at her cry The hero came in quick reply. With resolution naught could clog He fiercely whistled to the dog! And at his master's note the chase The dog forsook with perfect grace! • • • • • • They married? Ah, ca va sans dire! Elsewise 'twould be a case most queer. But oftimes, when the lady sleeps. The husband wakes and weeps and weeps. And drones, as if he'd slipped a cog, "Why did I interrupt the dog?" —New Orleans Times-Democrat. Highwayman Was Popular Highwayman Was Popular. Jack Sheppard had a great hold upon the imagination of the people of his time. The fact that 200,000 people witnessed his execution at Tyburn on Nov. 16, 1724, "upon the tree that bears twelve times a yeare," is some witness to his grim popularity. But one of the strangest tributes ever paid him was the sermon preached upon him in a London church. "Oh, that ye were all like Jack Sheppard!" began the preacher, to the stupefaction of his congregation. He went on to draw a parallel between things of the flesh and those of the soul, and to point out that the genius shown in housebreaking might have been bestowed upon "picking the locks of the heart with the nail of repentance." Travelers' Tricks Shown Up. Travelers Tricks Shown Up. Many have looked with awe upon suit cases and steamer trunks covered with labels of every size and color, and thought enviously of the advantages the traveled owners of such baggage had over the poor stay-at-homes. The baggage proclaimed that its owners had been from Sydney to San Francisco, from Copenhagen to Colombo, to say nothing of visiting half the capitals and health resorts of the continent. But the iconoclast has found shops where such baggage is sold, all shattered and battered and labeled with a score of foreign towns, although it may never have traveled two miles from New York. Value of Character Character is one of the best things a man or woman can be born with or acquire. That is to say, good character. There has never been a time and there will never be a time when character will count for nothing in the building of success. It is one thing that no misfortune, no calamity, no continued run of ill luck can take away from a man if he wants to hold to it. It is exempt from forced sale and no man is a bankrupt as long as he holds it. Not Partial to Water An old farmer arrived in Glasgow with a drove of cattle. The beasts had become leg-wearied, so that he arrived late and was reluctantly compelled to stay for the night at a hotel. The maid, on showing him to his bedroom, said: "Good night, sir; would you prefer a hot bath or a cold bath to-morrow morning?" "Hoots, lassie," replied the farmer; "gang awa' wi'er nonsense; doe ye tak' me for a troot?" Process of Digestion. The French physiologist Fere has made experiments which show that the process of digestion diminishes the capacity for muscular work fully one-half. As regards the effects of stimulants like tobacco and alcohol, he has found that while they diminish fatigue, the effect never lasts more than ten minutes, and is followed by a greater degree of fatigue than would have existed if they had not been indulged in. Coldest Country of All. Coldest Country of All. Siberia has the greatest known cold in the world. At Yakutsk the average for three winter months is 40 degrees below zero, while individual drops to 75 and 76 degrees below are not unknown. But at Verjohansk the average for January, 1885, was 69.9 degrees below zero, and the mercury at one time dropped to 90.4 degrees below, the lowest on record anywhere in the world. Big Seeds and Flowers. The largest seeds in the world are those of the mora tree, which grows on the Isthmus of Panama. They are six inches long, five inches broad and four inches thick. The biggest lily in the world is found in the region of the Himalayan mountains. It has a stalk 13 feet high and 11½ inches in circumference. The flowers are as big as goblets, white and very beautiful. Condemns Linen Handkerchiefs Conduhens Linen Handkerchiefers. Prof. Calmette, of the Pasteur Institute in Paris, is making wr on linen handkerchiefs, which he considers a great source of infection. He suggests the use of specially constructed wallets for Japanese paper handkerchiefs, with separate divisions for the new and used ones. The latter are to be burned. Must See to His Own Safety. At several points on the Great Eastern railway in England the line crosses rivers by means of swing bridges. The bridge-keeper is compelled to ride across on the engine, so that if he has not locked the bridge securely, and any accident should follow, he will pay the penalty for his own negligence. Watch Children's Eyes Children in schools should be carefully watched in order to guard against trouble with the eyes, as shortsightedness is becoming yearly a more common defect. They should not be allowed to hold the books nearer the eyes than fourteen inches, and must not stoop over their work. Scientific Twaddle. "All this talk about high tide and low tide," said Mrs. Partington's manried daughter, "is the merest guff. Why, I've been down the bay at all hours of the day and night, and the water always comes the same distance up the side of the boat."—Baltimore American. Ancient Ann. A man who can't understand a woman's love of bargains will feel awfully proud when he allows a book agent to sell him one year's subscription to a magazine, with the works of a standard poet thrown in, for $4.79, marked down from $5—Baltimore American. Not Meant to Be Humorous A few years ago a well-known bishop married his second wife, and, returning home after his honeymoon, announced a series of sermons, the title of the series being "The Denlent's Return." This was obviously unintentional. Clannishness of Rooks. Rocks always inter-marry among themselves. If a rook brings a bride from a strange rookery, he is driven out of the community, and forced to start a place of his own at a distance. Church Gaining in England. The church is slowly gaining in England. Ten years ago the communicants numbered only one in eighteen of the population; now the proportion is one in fifteen. Labor Saved by Electricity. The twenty-two-ton bell at the Sacre Coeur church in Paris is tolled by electricity. A single choir-boy can thus do the work which formerly took five men. Maybe love is blind, as the old saw says, but it has been generally observed that the pretty girl, as a rule, is the one that gets married first. Barbers Cannot Talk. A European hairdresser, appreciating the extent of the evil of talkative barbers, advertises that all his assistants are deaf and dumb. Gum Made of Cassava Starch. Cassava starch, more popularly known as taploca, is the chief element of the gum on the back of all postage stamps. Man Cheaper Than Horse. In the farming districts of Russia it costs 40 cents to hire a horse for one day and 35 cents to hire a man. Loss of British Seamen. Of 10,000 British seamen, sixty-six are lost at sea every year. Hibernating Mosquitoes. 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The presence of moisture in tobacco is, the Lancet believes, of some importance to public health, since the combustion of tobacco containing a large proportion of moisture is impeded, while as the g eration of vapor is increased, so are the chances of the poisonous principle being carried into the mouth diminished. Early Japanese University It will surprise most readers to learn that from a recent Japanese writer that there was a university in Japan in the eighth century, with schools of ethics, mathematics and history, and that text books were employed dealing with such specialties as the diseases of women, veterinary surgery, and materia medica. Casting a Gloom. "Yes, for local talent, it was a first-rate entertainment," said the suburban resident, "and we made several hundred dollars for the hospital fund, but there was one little hitch. The town undertaker was down for a tenor solo, and he insisted on singing 'Tm Waiting for Thee.'"—New York Sun. Consider Dreams Revelations Consider Dreams Revelations. Among the people of the east a dream is considered to be a direct revelation from God, and there are in the Orient, even to-day, soothsayers, or fortune tellers, who interpret dreams, just as the soothsayers did in bible times, and from dreams tell the future of the dreamer. Cancer Victims Well to Do Statistics show that cancer is more common among those who are accustomed to the refinements of life that among the very poor, and to care for such patients the doctors say that good surroundings are a necessity. Snakes in India About 400,000 snakes are killed every year in British India. The fees paid as rewards annually for the destruction of beasts of prey and venomous snakes by the government of India amount to about $125,000. German Colony in Palestine German Colony in Palestine. Thirty-four years ago a German colony settled at Haifa, Palestine. Today all of the ninety families in are prosperous. 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WINTER SCENE IN THE NORTH February is a month of severe storms and intense cold. Even in the South where the prevailing temperature is much above wintry latitudes. February brings sudden changes of temperature. Mercury sometimes drops 20 degrees in a single night. Therefore, the following health hints are applicable to the whole of North America: Ventilation. The sleeping rooms should be well ventilated, but so as to avoid direct currents of air. Bathing. Those in vigorous health should take a cold water towel bath every morning before breakfast. Those in feeble health should take a brisk dry-towel-rib every morning. Diet. The diet should be a generous one, including meat, and occasionally fresh vegetables. The nights being long and the days short, as much sunshine as possible should be let into the house during the day. Cooking. The head should be kept cool at all times. The feet should be kept warm and dry, day and night. Peruna. 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Oh, once there lived upon this earth, In a long forgotten land. A man who vowed that women He had learned to understand. He wrote down all their qualities, And by the rule of three He managed to evolve at last A wonderous theory! He knew when they would laugh or cry. He only had to count!— He knew when they would smile or sigh. He knew not only when, but why, And the exact amount! He knew just what a woman meant— This scholar so astute!— When she called pins "magnificent" And baby hippos "cute." He knew just when her no meant yes; He knew, indeed—oh pause!— He knew the magic meaning. Of the little word "because." He knew it all, or thought he did— Alas! Alack! Oh, mercy me! Knives for the One-Armed. "What is that thing over there?" asked a man on a high stool at a lunch counter. The thing he was pointing at was shaped like a sickle, had a handle, and at the very tip of the blade was a pronged fork. "That?" said the waiter. "Why, that's a one-armed knife. Ever see one before?" And he passed it over the counter for inspection. "Nearly all restaurants keep them in their stock of cutlery nowadays. "You see, the one-armed man can't cut his meat with the same motion that you or I use. He must bear down on his steak or chop, and to make the work easier for him some wise chap invented this sickle shaped knife with a fork attached. "If you'll notice, it is made on the principle of the half circular cutter harnessmakers use. To be sure, we have to keep them sharp or their usefulness would be gone."—New York Sun. Born on Field of Waterloo. There was recently living in a town in Germany a woman who was born actually on the field of Waterloo while the battle was raging. Her mother, an Irishwoman of noble family, had married a German officer and followed him to the wars. She was present at every battle in the Peninsula in which he fought. Then she went into Belgium, and on the night before Waterloo she, with another woman, lay out for hours in the wet under trees and hedges. While the battle was still raging she was taken ill, and was carried into a shed, where her babe was born. It was a terrible cradle for the little one; it had been used as a field hospital, and all around lay the shattered limbs which the surgeons had amputated. But child and mother throve. The baby was christened "Waterloo," and lived to marry and settle down in Hanover. Oldest German Is Gaspard Griesser. The senior inhabitant of the German empire is an old man named Gaspard Griesser, who lives in the village of Lorsch, in Hesse. He does not know his exact age, because the registers of the village do not go as far back as 1798, the year in which he was born; but the records of the parish church prove that he was baptized in December of that year, so that he is now certainly 111 years of age. Gaspard can see, hear and eat well and can walk without support. He spends his days smoking his pipe and he has never left his native village. A man who was 11 years old when Napoleon I was crowned emperor of the French, and who might have fought at Leipzig, though he makes no claim to this, is something quite out of the common.—Sketch. Japs Read Little Fiction. During 1903 of the books called for at the imperial library of Japan 166, 677 volumes, or 21.6 per cent, related to mathematics, science and medicine; 153,711, or 20 per cent, to literature and language; theology and religion 12,486, or 1.6 per cent, while 18 per cent of the applications were for books on history and geography. Fiction finds no place in the classified table of books in demand by readers in this Japanese library. Ancient Book Long Hidden Clyde A. McIntosh of Fort Fairfield, Me., has one of the two volumes of the first edition of John Locke's "Essay on the Understanding," published in 1689. The book was obtained from a poor farmer in Cape Breton. In handling them the second volume dropped down into the wall of the unfinished house, between the inside and outside boarding, and it was not deemed worth while to ferret it out from its hiding place. Recalls Days of Intolerance According to old deeds, the whole tract of land adjacent to the town hall at Watertown, Conn., is saddled with a condition that "no Episcopalians or other sectarians" shall be allowed to build a residence upon it for themselves. E. A. Gibbs of Stowe, Vt., recently cut a basswood tree on his farm which measured in the log 2.185 feet. He has sawed from the butt log 650 feet of sound marketable wood ACHED IN EVERY BONE. Chicago Society Woman, Who Was So Sick She Could Not Sleep or Eat, Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills. Marion Knight, of 33 N. Ashland avenue, Chicago, orator of the West Side Wednesday Club, says: "This winter when I started to use Doan's Kidney Pills I ached in every bone and had intense pains in the kidneys and pelvic organs. The urine was thick and cloudy, and I could barely eat enough to winter when I started to use Doan's Kidney Pills I ached in every bone and had intense pains in the kidneys and pelvic organs. The urine was thick and cloudy, and I could barely eat enough to live. I felt a change for the better within a week. The second week I began eating heartily. I began to improve generally, and before seven weeks had passed I was well. I had spent hundreds of dollars for medicine that did not help me, but $6 worth of Doan's Kidney Pills restored me to perfect health." A TRIAL FREE.—Address Foster- Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price. 50 cts. His Mistake "I don't think they'd dare to haze me," reflected the new boy at college. "I've got a bigger income than all of 'em put together." But he found out later that there was something more than that coming to him.—Chicago Tribune. DON'T FORGET A large 9 oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only 5 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. The burglar is apt to take things for granted. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Tablets. All drugs refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Only a fool man will light a lantern and start out to look for trouble. Farmers wanted to lease or break good farms of 180 to 2,000 acres in Oklahoma. E. F. SPARROW, Pawhuska, Oklahoma. It's a stupid person who would stoop to folly. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it The Kind You Have Always Bought. The shadow of suspicion generally has something behind it. FITS permanently cured. 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JENKINS' MUSIC CO., KANSAS CITY, MO. 30,000 records in stock. Mention this paper. Nearly every man has some fool thing hitched to him. Twice-Told Tales Some tales never lose in the telling, and the tale of good that Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin will, and does do, to all poor, dyspeptic, billious sufferers, is one of them. It positively relieves and cures all forms of indigestion, starts up the languid liver, regulates the constipated bowels, and restores the entire system to a perfect condition of health. Try it. Sold by all druggists at 50c and $1.00. Money back if it fails. Don't expect people to be loyal to you. That's where we are all weak. Do Your Clothes Look Yellow? Then use Defiance Starch, it will keep them white—16 oz. for 10 cents. If you can't get along with people keep away from them. Every housekeeper should know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz.—one full pound—while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in ¾-pound packages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chemicals. If your grocer tries to sell you a 12-oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large letters and figures "16 ozs." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. Because a man doesn't call you aiar, he doesn't believe all you are telling him. FRENCH POLITENESS. Simon Lake, the builder of submarines, returned recently from Paris, where he was much impressed with French politeness. "A delightful civility," he said, the other day, "marks the demeanor of the French people. A French nobleman is as polite to his servants as a poor American is to a millionaire. In the shops the salepele receive you with an air that is neither servile nor impudent, an indescribable air of friendliness that is wholly charming. In the subway and on the electric tramways and omnibuses the conductors are as polite as though their cars were their parlors and you an honored guest. "I congratulated a Frenchman one evening on the good manners of his nation, and he was very much pleased. He told me an anecdote illustrative of French politeness. "He said during the revolution a noble was on the way to the guillotine. As he rumbled in the cart along the boulevards howls and jeers from a half-drunken crowd were rained upon him, and finally a young woman, as she ran along beside the turmoil, cried: "You tall villain, you will soon be shorter by a head." "Does that please you, madam?" said the doomed noble civilily. "Yes, it does,' she answered. "Then,' said he, 'I do not die in vain.'" France is said to be proceeding cautiously in Morocco for fear the sultan may proclaim a "holy war." Under such circumstances the child of Allah is a holy terror. Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. Lucky is the married woman who can tell a lie—when she hears it. Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces in a package, 10 cents. One-third more starch for the same money. Where girls are concerned liquid glances will make a fellow solid. When You Buy Starch buy Defiance and get the best, 16 oz. for 10 cents. Once used, always used. A lawyer draws up a will in such a way that he can see a second fee when it is contested. Sensible Housekeepers will have Defiance Starch, not alone because they get one-third more for the same money, but also because of superior quality. 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The editor of the Milan Republican believes in putting a lot of the old time loafers and sunny corner frequenters of that city to work, and it might be well for us to add that there are other little cities that are overstocked with specimens of this non-energetic class. As this is "clearance season" we will gladly close them out at half price.-Browning Record. STRAIGHT 5¢ CIGAR Your jobber or direct from Factory, Peoria, IL GREGORY Have satisfied when others have failed. GREGORY SEEDS Catalogue free J. J. H. Gregory & Son Marblehead, Mass. DENSION JOHN W. MORRIS, Washington, D. C. Successfully Proecutes Claims. Late Penalty Imposition on Gri Session Bureau. 3 yrs in civil war, if adjudicating claims, atty since. $10.00 FOR ALL That's all it will cover and pay for 120-egg incubators complete, had down to your retired station all fresh charges pre- paid. No need are necessary. SURE HATCH INCUBATORS Wash, Calif. - The SURE HATCH Incubator in redwood. 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Cold air purifies the blood, energizes the heart, puts new vim into the muscles, helps the stomach, wakes up the liver, lifts the whole being to a higher plane of life. The most successful consumption resort in the world is Davos, a winter resort in the Swiss Alps, near the Engadine, where the snow is six feet deep and the temperature close to zero all winter. Every winter hundreds of tubular patients from all parts of the world resort to Davos to take the "cold air cure." Cold air cures (there is no doubt about it), when accompanied by wise and skillful management, and careful regulation of diet. In the summer season this great healing force is available only in a small measure by means of cold baths, ice rubs, and fans; but in the winter season, the keen frosty air is everywhere, ready to be put to work as the great uplifting power it is when rightly applied. The winter season alone provides continuous tonic conditions. The dense air, containing from one-eighth to one-fourth more oxygen than mid-summer, stimulates all the vital processes to a higher degree of activity. Here is a healing force which is in operation day and night, and steadily lifts the patient up to a higher level until the ebbing tide of life turns backward, and renovating forces of the body resume their activities with all the old-time vigor. The Price of Indoor Life Within the past twenty years there has been a steady development of confidence in the out-of-door method of treating pulmonary tuberculosis. The wonderful success that has attended the outdoor treatment in all countries, irrespective of altitude or special climatic advantages, has demonstrated the immense value of the out-door life as a curative means.* This is not surprising, since man is naturally an out-of-door animal. The indoor life which most civilized human beings live is wholly artificial. We pay an enormous price for the luxury of living in houses. Not only pulmonary tuberculosis, but a large number of other chronic maladies are the natural outgrowth of the lowered vital resistance which results from the conditions imposed by modern civilized life. We have become too much civilized. A mild return to savagery is the one thing needful at the present time. In cold weather we can not live out of doors, but we can take care to supply our living rooms, and especially our bed-rooms with an abundant supply of pure cold air. This is a very excellent remedy for morning headaches, which usually mean air-poisoning. Annetite Juice The taking of food into the mouth is a signal to all the digestive organs to prepare for work. Even the sight and odor of food may cause an outflow of saliva, and at the same time the gastric juice pours into the stomach. Pawlow, of St. Petersburg, in experiments upon a dog, observed that when food was introduced into the animal's stomach through an opening made for the purpose it was not acted upon; the digestive juice was not poured out, and the stomach apparently remained inert for nearly half an hour. On the other hand, when the animal was allowed to see and smell the food, the saliva and the gastric juice poured forth abundantly, even though the animal did not actually taste a morsel. It is important that the food should be retained in the mouth for a sufficient length of time to make the proper impression upon the nerves of taste, so that the entire digestive apparatus shall be thoroughly prepared to carry the food substances through the successive steps of the digestive process. The thorough chewing of the food produces an abundance of what Pawlow calls "Appetite Juice," which is the best and most important juice formed by the stomach. Hence food must be well relished, and eaten with careful attention to very thorough mastication. Vital Activity in Cold Weather Vital Activity in Cold Weather. The vital fires burn brighter in cold weather. The whole tide of life moves with greater activity. The process of digestion is quickened because the process of oxidation is increased. The liver requires oxygen for making bile and performing all its varied functions, and the oxygen we breathe in cold air, improves the function of the liver, so it can do one-seventh more work than before. The muscles, also, depend for their activity upon oxygen. In an excess of carbonic acid gas the muscles are asphyxiated, and so one feels depressed in warm weather. A person does not get out of breath so easily in cold air as in warm. The woodchopper can swing his axe with more energy on a cold day. Cold air aids in the elimination of the poisonous matters which are all the time forming within the body. When oxygen is not plentiful enough to make the vital fires burn sufficiently to consume the fuel and waste of the body, then much of the waste material is left behind in the form of imperfectly burned substances, which may be called cinders of the body. Burning Up the Body Cinders. All food must be burned within the body to be of any value. If too much food is shovelled in, the body furnace is clogged. If too little draft is supplied the fuel is not entirely consumed. This leaves "cinders" which are the cause of many chronic diseases, and of premature old age. The fuel supply may be regulated in the dining room. The draft is dependent on the kind and amount of air breathed. Cold, crisp, fresh air furnishes perfect draft. The blood takes from this kind of air, when it is breathed in, just the element needed to burn the food. Six breaths of out-door air contain as much of this element—oxygen—as seven breaths of overheated, indoor air. As man breathes about eighteen times per minute this means a loss of four thousand breaths a day by living in a hot, close indoor atmosphere. The amount taken in depends on the habits of life. A deep breath must be earned. A few moments vigorous outdoor exercise will do it. The nostrils dilate, the chest heaves, the heart quickens, the lungs expand, and the fresh air is pumped into the body at a rapid rate. The draft is open. The cinders are burning up. The whole system is being cleared of rubbish. Don't be afraid of cold air. There's life and health out of doors. Alcohol vs. Strength. The laborer, the traveler, and the soldier use alcohol under the delusion that it produces strength. When fatigued, the laborer takes a glass of grog, and feels better. He imagines himself stronger. His increased strength, however, is wholly a matter of imagination. The use of alcohol makes a man feel stronger—makes him believe that he can do more work, endure more fatigue and hardship, and withstand a greater degree of cold than he could without it; but when an actual trial is made, it soon becomes apparent that the ability is lacking. Numerous experiments have shown that alcohol decreases muscular strength. Says Dr. Brunton, "The smallest quantity takes somewhat from the strength of the muscles." Says Dr. Edmunds, of London, "A stimulant is that which gets strength out of a man." Some years ago a series of experiments were made for the purpose of determining the influence of alcohol upon the muscular strength. The combined strength of all the different groups of muscles in the body was found, in the case of a healthy young man, to be 4,881 pounds. The young man was then given two ounces of brandy, and the test was repeated. He felt confident that his strength was increased. In fact, it was found to be only 3,385 pounds, a loss of more than one-third. A notable diminution in strength was still present ten hours after the administration of the brandy. Real Healing Agents. There are many fictitious remedies. Some make a man feel better when he is really getting worse. The most valuable measures which can be employed in dealing with the sick may be said to be baths, exercise and diet. The chronic invalid can be made well only by being reconstructed. The sick man must be transformed into a healthy man by a process of gradual change. He has been months or years in tearing down his constitution and substituting an inferior grade of material. Now this process must be reversed, and little by little, the old tissues must be torn down and new tissues built in their place. Warm baths help throw off stored up poisons, and cold baths hasten the destruction of waste tissues, increase the activity of the heart and of all the organs, encourage the formation of the digestive fluids, and increase the appetite for food. By means of exercise the movement of the blood is quickened and the old diseased tissues are broken down and carried out of the body. Exercise always diminishes weight. By exercise a normal appetite is earned and deep breathing encouraged. Pure simple food is the proper material with which to construct a new and healthy body. Man is built of what he eats. The house is no better than the material. Thus baths, exercise, and a natural dietary constitute a curative trio, each helping the other. WHOLESOME RECIPES. Tomato Sauce—One quart strained tomatoes, one tablespoonful nut butter, one grated onion. Mix well and boil five minutes. Thicken with cornstarch to the consistency of thick cream. Salt to taste. Cream of Peanut Soup—One cupful ground peanuts; one-half teaspoonful celery salt; one small onion cut fine; one pint cooked tomatoes. Cook slowly and long. When done rub through a colander and add three pints of rich milk or part milk and part cream. Let come to a boil and serve at once. Macaroni with Kornlet—Boil until tender one and one-half cups of macaroni broken into inch lengths, in salted water. Rub one can of hulled sweet corn through a colander or use the prepared Kornlet, and to add to one pint of cream or salt cream. Heat to boiling and thicken with one tablespoonful of flour. Mix with the cooked macaroni, add one and one-fourth teaspoonfuls of salt; turn into a pudding dish and brown in a hot oven. Date Dalnties—Wash and steam 10 about ten minutes some choice dates. Split one size, remove the seed, putting in its place one-fourth of a walnut meat; press together and roll in powdered sugar. HUMOUR of the DAY She Demanded a Count. "The other day," remarked a physician, "when I was called in to attend a little patient I found the girl was suffering from measles. She demanded to know what was the nature of her illness, and her mother repeated the question. "Oh,' I said, as I left the room, 'you may tell Elsie she has measles.' "Quick as a flash the child said: "Ask the doctor how many!" Mr. White Ear—"And now that you have accepted me, Miss Berkeshire, may I put this little ring in your—er—nose?" Doubtful Authority. Uncle Josh—There's an article here on how to feed poultry. Aunt Hetty—Anything amusin' about it? Uncle Josh—No, except that the editor isn't makin' much of a success of feedin' himself, let alone tellin' how to feed poultry. Couldn't Understand It. She (reading)—A scientist says a woman's brain, loses weight after she is thirty-five. He—I don't see how he found it out. She—You don't? He—No. As I understand it a wom an never gets to be over thirty. Out of the Mouth Etc. The Sunday school teacher was telling her scholars about the fall of Jericho. "And the people marched around and around," she said, "singing songs and blowing trumpets, until all of a sudden down came the walls and—" "If they sung like my sister does," interrupted the littlest chap, "it ain't no wonder they fell down."—Lippin cott's. During a Lull in the Conversation. "I admired that last piece you played, professor, immensely," said Mrs. Gaswell. "It had a kind of wild freedom about it, you know, a sort of get up and go that just suited me. Was it a composition of your own?" "Madam," frigidly responded the eminent musician who had been hired for the occasion, "I was putting a new E string on my violin." Cynical. "Which do you think counts for the most in life, money or brains?" "Well," answered Miss Cayenne, "I see so many people who manage to get on with so little of either that I am beginning to lose my respect for both." Cruel. Mamie—Oh, Billy, you said a swear word. Billy—No, I didn't. Mamie—Yes, you did; and I'm going right in and tell mother. Billy—You just want an excuse to say it yerself, don't yer? Susan's Accomplishments. Mr. Hayrake—Well! Susan must be studyin' art. Mrs. Hayrake—Land sakest Mr. Hayrake—Yes, she says: "I am writing this letter in my drawing room." The Flancee—What is it, darling? The Flancee—Are you quite sure I am the only girl you ever told about the other girls you've been in love with? Misunderstanding Kate—Dolly is wearing Louis XV. shoes now. Belle—I knew they were pretty big, but I didn't think they were more than seven. WAS CURED RAPIDLY RHEUMATISM IN TWO SEVERE CASES MASTERED IN FEW WEEKS. The Remedy Used by Mr. Schroepel and by Captain Lafour in Great Demand in Vicinity of Their Homes. In the winter of 1902-3 Mr. Schroepel was confined to his bed by a severe attack of rheumatism. His doctor's treatment proved unsuccessful, but he subsequently regained his health by means which he describes with great enthusiasm. "After five or six weeks of helplessness and pain," said he, "during which I was receiving regular visits from the doctor, I felt as bad as ever. Just then my mother, a woman eighty years of age, paid me a visit. She had received great benefit from Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and she was confident they would help me. At her solicitation I gave to the doctor's treatment and took the pills in its place." "And were you cured as the result of taking her advice?" "Yes, quickly and thoroughly. Before the second box was finished I felt very manifest improvement, and within two weeks I was able to leave my bed and take up my neglected farm work. I continued to use the pills, however, until eight boxes had been taken, although long before that I felt that every vestige of the disease had been eradicated. "Are there no traces left?" "Absolutely none. For a year and three months there has never been the slightest return of the old trouble. For this happy result I and my family freely praise Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." Within the bounds of China township, St. Clair county, Mich., there is no better known farmer than Mr. Henry Schroppel. His cure has therefore naturally attracted a great deal of attention. One of Mr. Schroppel's neighbors, Captain George Balfour, after hearing of the salutary results in Mr. Schroppel's case, decided to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for an attack of rheumatism from which he was himself suffering. He took eight or ten boxes and now declares himself free from the painful ailment. It is little wonder that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are much in favor in the community where Mr. Schroppel and Captain Balfour are so well and favorably known. They are sold by all druggists and are equally successful in curing neuralgia, sciatica and partial paralysis A Good Precedent. "My dear," said Mrs. Mildly, as she dusted Mr. Mildly's table, "this would be a great deal cleaner world if there were not any men in it." "If there were not," retorted Mr. Mildly, "the women would do exactly as the Lord did—hunt around for enough dirt to make a man out of."—Collier's. RAW ITCHING ECZEMA Blotches on Hands, Ears, and Ankles For Three Years—Instant Relief and Speedy Cure by Cuticura. "Thanks to Cuticura I am now rid of that fearful pest, weeping eczema, for the first time in three years. It first appeared on my hand, a little pimple, growing into several blotches, and then on my ears and ankles. They were exceedingly painful, itching, and always raw. After the first day's treatment with Cuticura Soap, Ointmert, and Pills, there was very little of the burning and itching, and the cure now seems to be complete. (signed) S. B. Hge, Passenger Agent B. & O. R. R., Washington, D. C." What She Considered Natural. Mr. Crimsonbeak—I like to see a man act natural. Mrs. Crimsonbeak—Well, I don't. I hate to see a man make a fool of himself—Yonkers Statesman. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Curse. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We the understudied, have known F. J. Cheney that his year-end medical examination may be orable to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walton F. Hall & Co., Toledo, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Curse is taken internally, acting directly on numerous surfaces of the system. Testimonial sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Mr. P—The doctor told Jack that he had been studied too hard lately. Mrs. P—And what did he recommend? Mr. P—Oh, he advised him to go into society a little more and give his brains a rest.—Tidbits. The Best Results in Starching can be obtained only by using Defiance drugs, besides getting 4 oz. more for same money—no cooking required. The harder a man labors the less time he has to whine. Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wrist colic. 25ca bottle. An office seeker always harps on the need of political reform. Try One Package If "Defiance Starch" does not please you, return it to your dealer. If it does you get one-third more for the same money. It will give you satisfaction, and will not stick to the iron. Hero worship is always directed toward people we don't know intimately. Pays to Advertise. Mr. Snowball-Hi-yah! I see an "ad" in the Blackville Times dis mawnin, "A strong, healthy gal wants permanent job—willing to work fourteen hours a day." Dat's de very gal I wants fer a wife.—Puck. Ida—My father gave me an automobile. May—And does he still give you pin money? Ida—No, fine money.—Chicago News. The Santa Fe has commenced grading for double tracking at Lebo. Bennett now has a fine new barrel factory and is making a pronounced success of the business. The Winfield Free Press tells of a citizen who is "so crooked you couldn't feed him with a round steak." The official count for the winter term shows an attendance at the state agricultural college at Manhattan of 1,254. The Parsons Sun suggests that the governor might use in that investigation, the Search Light club of Coffeyville. A man in Neosho county is so mean that he embezzles eggs from the pantry and trades them at the store for cigars. The Kansas Security Oil and Gas Co. has shot its third well, which produced about 25 barrels of good oil the first two hours. The Reporter at Independence has figured it out that the profits to the state of a state oil refinery would be $28,579 a month. A large drilling outfit has arrived at La Cygne to be used in prospecting. The machinery is capable of drilling to a depth of 3,000 feet. Burlington has abandoned her efforts to find oil or gas, having gone down about 1,400 feet and then lost their machinery in the hole. Chautauqua county has furnished several hundreds of rabbits to the poor people of Kansas City, the distributing being done by the Salvation Army. The two easiest jobs in the state are those of jailer and superintendent of the poorhouse in Rush county. Both institutions have been empty for several weeks. An editor out hunting for coons in the woods of Michigan found a pocket book containing $97.40. All the editors in that part of the state have taken to the woods. The Lincoln Club of Pleasanton will give an entertainment on February 22 at the opera house, the proceeds of which will be applied in the starting of a new public library. Edward A. Goodnow of Worcester, Mass., has been good, not, and bequeathed $5,000 to Washburn college at Topeka, according to a report emanating from his home town. The last Kansas Day banquet held at Topeka recently was not so largely attended as usual, and only a very few guests were present. But the speeches and other entertainment features up to the usual high standard. Kansas has an editor governor, another editor his private secretary and editor auditor of state, an editor state superintendent, two editors in the senate, and three in the house, and another editor secretary of the senate. The sales of booze in Topeka as reported by the drug stores for the month of January were several hundred less than in December. Which proves that Topekans, like other people, turn over a new leaf at the beginning of the year. The sixteen public institutions of the state of Kansas have asked for appropriations, the total amount of which is $4,219,628.50. Of course they do not expect to get all they ask for; yet as a rule the state deals pretty liberally with its institutions. Colonel W. F. Sapp, chairman of the Democratic state committee, has received an acceptance from W. J. Bryan of the invitation to address the Democratic banquet in Topeka February 22. Mr. Bryan writes that his subject will be "Back to the People." The Atchison Globe refuses to become indignant because the death penalty is to be enforced in the case of a New England woman who murdered her husband. The Globe says she should be hanged so high that the sky-larks will build nests in her bustle. A new game law his been enacted by the Kansas legislature, prohibiting the killing of game by hunters except in the following numbers: Grouse, 15; prairie chickens, 5; plover, 20; wild ducks, 20; wild geese, 10; wild brant, 10. All of these may be logged by one hunter on any one day. A Kansas editor went to the World's fair in an $8,000 automobile, had a suit of five rooms on the first floor of the Inside Inn, purchased a $10,000 painting of "Ruth Gathering the Sheaves," and was about to start home again, when his wife awakened him for breakfast. Colonel Thomas Benton Murdock, editor of the El Dorado Daily Republican, who is one of the original squatter sovereigns of Kansas, or "Sovereign Squats," as he puts it, having done a good job in the work of "boss-busting" in Kansas, is now very much inclined to do a little "trust-busting" and favors starting in on the Standard Oil company, win a new state refinery. A man called up Mayor James W. Orr of Atchison over the telephone a few evenings ago and asked: "Who is our congressman? I know but I can't think of his name." "Mount Cochran," replied the mayor, who is a good deal of a joker, and who wanted to ascertain if the fellow really did know. "Oh, yes," he replied, "how stupid of me to forget. Much obliged. Good night." Henry W. Young, the veteran Populist of Montgomery county, the editor of the Independence Times and ex-state senator, is the beneficiary of a pronounced change of sentiment in that section of the state. He used to be denounced as an "Anarchist" for advocating public ownership. Now the oil men who want a state refinery make it a point to drop in at his office and assure him that he's all right and pat him on the back. Major Franklin Osgood of Amarillo ridicules Judge Adna P. Gristlebone's boast that he introduced a bill for a state boarding house in Topeka in 1866. "In the first place," says Osgood, "there was no legislature in 1866. It must have been in '65 or '67. As I remember the incident, Gristlebone had been kicked out of his boarding house for-failure to pay a just-and due claim for $21.75 for meals, and he introduced his state boarding house bill to 'get even.' The measure was the object of so much ridicule that even Gristlebone was ashamed to vote or it in committee of the whole." Recommended by Prominent Physicians and Chemists Calumet Baking Powder Perfect in Quality Economical in Use Moderate in Price STATEHOOD TALK. Senator Beveridge Lapsed into Thought. Senator McCumber of South Dakota was talking on the statehood bill. The senator is a mild-mannered man who talks like a college professor. Senator Beveridge, who is in charge of the bill, did not like some of the things McCumber said and did a little nagging. He explained to his own satisfaction what the attitude of Mr. McCumber was. The thread of his argument was that all senators stood together on all matters of public concern, while McCumber said he thought senators legislated best about things with which they were familiar. "That is a very beautiful sentiment, Mr. President," McCumber began after Beveridge had finished. 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