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 AN EARNEST APPEAL ITS UP TO ALL WHO WANT HONESTY. VOL 16 NO.3 The Oldest LIBERAL COM AN EARNER ITS UP TO ALL WE We earnestly appeal to every citizen of this community who believes in honesty who frown upon corruption and dirt in public life, to vote for a man for mayor that stands out in bold relief for honesty and a square deal to all men. That man is W. W. Rose. We judgethe future by the past and in judgingMr. Gilberts past record we are forced by facts to denounce in the strongest terms his administration of affairs. Two years ago we pleaded with the people to not elect Tom Gilbert mayor, we knew the caliber of the man hence we knew what was coming. We plead with the people to not vote for him this year. There is no disguising the fact that the office of mayor is too, big for the man who now tries vainly to fill it with all kind of assistance A citizen who has any conception of the municipal con dition will agree that we are right be- yond the question of a doubt. In the neighborhood of $125,000, has failed to reach the City Treasury, and even the mayor is in purported ignorance of where this enormous sum has gone. Elect him, good people for two years more and there is a likelihood of a bankrupt city. We are not trumpeting up any campaign rot, for the purpose of hood-winking the public, but dealing with undenied facts and appealing to an outraged people to dwn the gang that have their clutches on the city and are sucking its life blood away. Our caidateid Mr. Rose does not come before the public with a great big yell about the reforms he will inaugurate if elected mayor. The reforms he does advocate will be a benefit to the whole people. He is honest enough, he is man enough and broad enough to stand on a platform assuring 'a square deal to all men'. What more can be asked of a man, when you know he is big enough and has brains enough to back up all he says. He is not the kind of a man to meet the saloon men and gamblers on one corner and solicit their votes, telling them if he is elected, they can run Political Smiles. Don't be a clam, vote for a winner W. W. Rose. The man who itches for fame ie usual kept scratching. Many a candidate thinks he is a Clay only to realize after the election his name is Mud. If you want a clean and honest city Administration for the two years, Vote or W. W. Rose About the best way to stop the sale of liquor is to give it away. A colored brother in advising some friends how to vote the complez Austraian ballot said, "Scratch in the circle under the chicken and you'll get Mr. Rose. Logical and true. All the ballets in the world will not give a woman the right to put her feet on the table until the style changes in her dress. A woman never knows what an unprinipled scoundrel she has married for a husband until he runs for office. The man who is satisfied with himself is easily satisfied. Never talk to much. A stiff lower jaw is as useful as a stiff upper. Colored brethren canst thou forget. Wanted. The people of Kansas City Kansas to Vote for a man for mayor who can keep tab on the city's finance. A man who needs no spokesman. A man with executive ability, a man who will be a mayor and not an excuse. Remember a vote for W. W. Rose, the peoples choice means that you want a man for mayor, that you believe in Good government, honest officials and a "square deal to all men . him and the city too. He is not the man to meet the church people on another corner and tell them, if they will vote for him, he will run all the saloons and gambling houses out of town. He does not go down in a basement, in order to get the Negro vote and promise them all the pie in sight. Talking about reforms Tom Gilbert, our present mayor promised reform two years ago—Did we get 'em? Well, look up his record and a sane man or woman, will change their voto. The rank and file of the republican party are wondering where they are, Gilbert their nominee voted for Bryant each time he ran for president, no telling how he voted last fall, now as a nominee of a remnant of the once republican party. in this city, he would have the people give him another two year pall Great Father! where are the good people drifting? to countenance such an administration, as to desire a continuance We do not believe the honest, respectable and thinking class of citizens, black or white, republican or democrat will stand for two years more of rottenneast The Negro voter has a very important part to play in this municipal election—We beseach them as a father would a son to stand upon their dignity, race pride and manhood. The time has come in the course of human events, that our political tactics must be changed and it is no idle dream, that unless we do change we will find ourselves like the rich man who died and in——he lifted up his eyes. On many occasions in the past we have told you—Men make the parties and not parties the men. It is therefore expedient and consistent with good judgement to stand up and be counted for a man, who we will not have to take a microscope of the finest make to tell what political faith he is and to discover what he has done for the race as a part and parcel of this commonwealth. We ask the hearty co-operation of every woman, minister and leaders, whatever is ahead of us it cannot be any worse, so vote for Rose. Can You Miss It? The Famous Alabama Babes Minstre in a grand entertainment and gorgeous production at the M. and O. hall on the evening of the 20th Admission 25 cents. Don't miss the latest hits. Vote for W. W. Rose the choice of the people. They Sav. Oh' no we don't drink. Gilbert is whipping his black appointees in to line. Some people are really blacker a heart then they are painted. At the Orphan Home lately some men came near being widows. Lower Minnesota avenue, is equal to the Bowery in New York City. Now vote for Rose by scratching under de chicken. It was said she lived on the avenue of course we don't know. Women are the most deceitful creatures on earth to one another. Wonder where some people go, in Kansas city Mo. If is a good habit to get up early, very early in the morning, you see so much and some very funny things. Some men have a picnic going to political meeting' if their wives would attend these meeting on a surprise--hubby would be absent -Ha! Ha! W. W. Rose stands for the interest of good government, and the people stand for Rose. There are some rumors afloat of a Wedding among School Marms wonder who tis. If the Hello! girl at central could only do talking she would tell abou some mighty ticklish conversation between some people. Well vote for Rose the next mayor. A certain teacher of Douglass School is wearing a new ring, it looks suspicious as it is worn on the engagement finger. In W. W. Rose we have a man who falt ers not at any stage of the game, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FRIDAY EVENING, LOCALS Mr. Robert Floyd is very ill at his home on Oakland ave. Mrs Georgia Stone Puilr of 1145 Arm-strong ave. has moved to 2508 Highland K. C. Mo. Mrs Roberson Mother of Rev. Frank and John Wilson is ill at her home 945 verett avenue. The A. M. E. Church is having great success with its revival services. There have been between thirty or forty conversion, this is just the second week. Bishop Grant preached a very able sermon at the A. M. E. church Tuesday night. Miss Ida Boone of 1095 Neb, has been quite sick for the past week suffering with La.grippe. Miss S. A. Chinn of 740 Jersey avenue, has been indisposed for a few days this week. The Mozart Club of the 8 street Christain church, was royally entertained by the children of Sunday School, Thurs. March 9th. Mrs R. E. Bullet's mother. Mrs Young is much improved in health. Mrs J. R. Harrison is still in Oaklahoma with her. The Lord's Supper will be administered at holiness mission Sunday afternoon 3. p. m. Mattie McCown of 1136 Barnett ave went to Manhattan Kansas this week. The St. James M. E. Church has purchased a new church site at ninth and Oakland avenue. Rev. E. L. Hayes was pleasantly surprised last Thursday evening, by forty six of his members. His table was loaded with many useful articles. Mrs Sayles; Taylor; Thomas. Downs and Chinn entertained the Alpha Art Club at the home of Mrs Ben Thomas 7th and Harrison street K, C. K. Baby Moberly made its first appearance and seemed to enjoy the sights. Mrs Fannie Merritt of 338 Minnesota who has been quite ill for three weeks is improving. Mrs Ida Graham quite well known in this city, died this week.Funeral arrangements not yet made. Prof. A. J. Nealy of the Lincoln school has returned from an extended visit, in the east. he was present at the inauguration of President Roosevelt. Mrs L. E. Bullet has returned from Bingo Oaklahoma and resumed her work at the Douglass school. The teachers of K. C. Kansas expect to attend the N. E. A. to be held in Laawren Kansas March 23 24th. Mrs Jennie L. Dyson of 840 Washington ave. has returned home from a 6 months visit with her mother at Danville Virginia. Her trip and stav was one of muon pleasure and a gentle reminder of girl hood days in "Old Virginia." Miss Ella Nealy, her little niece was her delighted companion. Mrs T. J. Smith expects to visit one month in K. C. K. Mr. Loyd Hall left Tuesday for California where he expects to remain for an indefinite time. Money speaks but it does not alway speak when spo ken to_c. Some Hits. Hell may be paved with good intentions but the man who sprinkles ashes on the icy sidewalk is paving his way to glory. Church people who denounce the stage should remember that the Negro Minstrel is never black as he is painted. If all the men expect to go to Heaven, do go, it will be a mighty depressing place for some of us who step in accidentally. If the Sun had nothing else to do but shine on the righteous it wouldn't have to rise so early in the morning. What a nice place to live in this world would be if the women were as good as they look and men all as good as they seem. Life is full of trials and the lawyers are glad of it. A Theatical manager ii always known by the company he keeps.—apologies to O. B. Lawyers are men who work with a will—Doctors often provides the way. When a man pays a doctors bill $h^{\mathrm{e}}$ often wonders whether life is worth livin WEAR GLASSES DURING SLEEP. Habit, It Is Claimed, Will Cure Cases of Insomnia. The idea of wearing a pair of spectacles during sleep is one of the strangest of the many strange ideas that have come to our notice, says London Answers. The head of a large firm, who often traveled from one end of the country to the other, preferred to do so at night, so that he could sleep. Although his sight was perfect, his last act before getting into his berth was to put on a pair of spectacles, which were secured to the bridge of his nose by a good spring, and with this adornment he fell asleep. Those who adopt this peculiar aid to drowsiness appear to sleep without twisting and turning, as some people do; they instinctively acquire a knack of turning only so far as is safe, and they awake unharmed in the morning, with the glasses just as nicely adjusted as when they went to bed. The commencement of the habit is mostly traceable to a difficulty in wooing slumber and to an aversion to trying such dangerous remedies as morphine. Spectacles, when the eyes are not accustomed to them, have a somnolent effect, and the device afterward becomes a habit. CARE OF PLANTS IN WINTER. Air and Sunshine Chief Requisites for Window Ornaments. Give plants all the fresh air you can. Open doors and windows at some distance from them on pleasant days and give them a chance to breathe in pure oxygen in liberal quantity. Give all the sunshine you can. And aim to keep the temperature of the room between 70 degrees by day and 55 at night. It will probably exceed these figures in both directions, but try to regulate it in such a way as to avoid the extremes of intense heat and dangerous cold. Use water liberally on the foliage of your plants. By washing off the dust it keeps open the pores of the leaves through which they breathe and it tempers the hot dry atmosphere usually prevailing in the living room. The only way to modify this condition is to keep water constantly evaporating on the stove or register and make frequent use of the sprayer. Planting Fruit Trees. When eating a good pear or apple save the seeds and plant them either in a flower pot, where they will germinate before long, or else directly in the garden, when they will come up next spring. To prevent their loss the place must be covered as a mark. It takes a number of years before they bear fruit, but to see the progress of growth from year to year is always interesting. People often think it is not worth while for them to plant trees; they will not live to have fruit of them, and so neglect it entirely. But some one will enjoy the harvest. It is just the individual egolism which affects all classes of society in many ways.—Hartford Times. In New York's Tough Districts. In New York's Tough Districts. The experiences of the Bellevue hospital ambulance surgeons in the unlighted districts skirting East river, New York, where it is not safe even for policemen to venture sometimes, have led the hospital authorities to equip the instrument bags carried by the surgeons with a tubular electric dark lantern, sixteen inches long and two inches thick, weighing about two pounds. It serves equally well as a lantern and a night stick. According to the stories of the surgeons, when they have returned from calls to particularly dangerous districts, the defensive end of the contrivance has often proved more useful than the electric ends. To Kill or Cure the Dog? A Mr. Gray of George's Corner took his dog out recently, says the Marine Sportsman, to chase foxes. It was a hopeful dog, filled with the enthusiasm of youth. Somehow the hound got switched off from the fox's track and went after a lively loupcervier, and when Mr. Gray came along to shoot a fox, he found a very sad and dilapidated dog sitting under a tree, with the wild cat overhead among the limbs contemplating a fresh assault. Mr. Gray shot the loupcervier and took the pelt home for the purpose of patching up the places where the skin was missing from his dog. He says another wild cat is needed to complete the job. A Wish. A Wish. If I might sing for you as waters sing In gushing melodies, or as the birds Whose pure soars on free, unfettered wing; If from my life might spring One song untrammeled of the net of wings; Then might I praise you as my heart would praise; Nor grieve though song should leave men dumb through after days. R. A. Kope. R. A. Kope the clerk of the North side court has made an efficient official and is certainly deserving of re-election We are doing but little recommending but we cheerfully recommend Mr. R. A. Kope as a gentleman and entitled to your vote: he is alright. 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. But He Has to Wait. Nothing would please the small boy more than the privilege of assuming the role of father to the man occasionally. NOW IS the time to Subscribe For the Weekly American Citizen. Gentlemen Desiring nice comfortable rooms in a nice locality can find them neatly furnished at 750 Neb. ave. K. C. K. The Latest Ideas. IN GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY Cut Glass and Trinklets. We call your attention to our excellent line of HOLIDAY GOODS. If you are thinking of making an Xmas present in the Jewelry Line. See us and you will profit. ED. J. DUNNING, 549 M INN. AVE. KILSEE CITY, KI PATTERSON & GAYDEN -Dealers In- Hard and Soft Coal, Wood. Vault & Cesspool Cleaning. Gisterns Filled Tel. 215 West. 527 STATE AVE. MARCH 17, 1805 is Section CALL HERE The World's Wanderers. Tell me, thou star, whose wings of light Speed thee in thy fiery flight. In what cavern of the night Will thy pilions 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, selected guest. Hast thou still some secret nest On the tree or billow? —Percy Byshe Shelley 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. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION. In the District Court of Wyandotte county State of Kansas. Mary Atkinson. Plaintiff. vs. J. B. Atkinson, Defendant. The State of Kansas to J. B. Atkinson, Greeting: You are hereby notified that the plaintiff in the above entitled cause did on the 22nd day of September, 1904. file 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 desertion, and unless youdumur, 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. JOHNSON and TOOLE. Attys. for Plaintiff. Wm. Needles, Clerk. By D. C. McCombs, Demut. IN THE PROBAT COURT IN AND SS FOR SAID COUNTY. n the matter of the Estate of { Jane Redd Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted to the undegraded 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, date 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 bacit of such Estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within three years after the date of said Letters, they shall be forever barred. I. F. BRADLEYI executor of the Last Will and Testament of Jane Redd Deceased. First published Feb. 11th 1905 Notice of Final Settlement State of Kansas In the Probate Court in and for County of Wyandotte said County. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLARA WILLIAMS BLEDGE 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 the month of Marsh A. D. 1905. I shall apply to said Court for a full and final settlement of said estate. Peter young-Administrator of Clai Williams Sledge Deceased. In Witness Whereof, the undersigned, Probate Judge in and for the County of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Probate Court this 20th Day of January A. D. 1905 Winfield Freeman Probate Judge. 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 frog 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 $25 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 $8, 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. 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, 40.c ne Month, 15.c Advertiseing 25 cts. Per Inch First Insert 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 Pauners 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 mauufactor of Pop corn in ball and brick at 316 Oakland ave A Word To 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 warning 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 bupiled in their behalf, just one year, the results would be unbelieved we ask the colorad 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 a the public advocates of our interests han, why wait do your part by subscript getting your neighbors to do the same end watch the good results. Notice of Final Settlement State of Kansas. County of Wyandott In the Probate Court in and forsale County. In the Matter of the Estate of John R.Smith D 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. Deceased. 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 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., K. TRUTH PROVED BY EXAMPLE. Storekeeper Certainly Lacked the Gift of Energy. William C. Greene, the copper magiate, was talking to a young man about success. "The secret of success is enterprise, energy," said Col. Greene. "To be lazy, to stick always in the same old rut, that is how to make a wretched failure of your life. "I went West when I was 17, and after a spell of contracting and prospecting about Prescott, I farmed a bit in the San Pedro Valley. There was a storekeeper I used to buy my supplies from at that time who was a failure of the first water. This man's lack of enterprise was so great that people used to bring their children from miles around to study him. He was valuable as a horrible example. "There,' they would say to the youngsters,' take warning by Manners. He is a failure. He has no enterprise. Don't grow up like him. He resembles a tortoise, doesn't he?' "Poor Manners in his sluggishness lid resemble a tortoise a good deal. I sent a boy in to him one day with a pack mule to get five gallons of molasses. The boy told me afterward that when he entered the store Manners was dozing. The boy coughed and the man awoke and got up. He opened his mouth wide, and stood on tiptoe and stretched out his arms in a vast yawn. Then he said to the boy: "Wotcha want?" "Five gallons of molasses, Mr. Manners,' the boy spoke up, sharp and quick." "Wah-h-h-h,' yawned Manners again. Then as he took up the jug he grumbled: "Ain't there nobody what sells masses in this here town but me?" PLEASURE OF EASTERN WOMEN. Their Main Occupation the Diversions of the Toilet. An eastern lady of high degree spends an amount of time over her toilet that would quite astonish the most fashionable society lady. First she has her hair dressed by her maid, who, after anointing the long, silky black locks with a little oil, made from aloe wood or cocoanut, arranges it simply in a long, smooth plait, low on the nape of the neck, and decorated either with gold or jewelled ornaments. Next the bath is prepared as hot as it can be borne, and in this the lady may stay as long as two or three hours. Soaps are not used, but, instead, there are multifarious unguents, secret preparations of the bathing women, which render the skin soft as velvet and delicately perfumed. Oftentimes the face is washed over with milk, into which has been squeezed lemon juice. The hair of the oriental woman is usually beautifully long, soft and glossy, and the way they arrange it is invariably becoming to their soft type of beauty. Perfumes are much indulged in. These are introduced in the bath and permeate the garments, but are rarely used on a handkerchief. The Foam on the Top. Don't snuggle conceit to your bosom, my boy. Because you're on top of the wave, For here I thought that might serve a duty. To the gold of the credit you crave: The best is not always at surface, my say. And I think, if to notice you'll stop, You'll observe that the good to the bottom may run. But the foam always lingers on top. I would not discourage your zeal, my dear lad; It is best to keep working alway. But the funny old world often labels as bad the thing that is good in its day. In fact, I may say that it classifies wrong Some part of the great earthly crop. And think you will note as you journey that the foam often gets to the top. We will not mention names if you please, my dear youth. But look on the world as you go. See the men whom we place at the sum- then gaze on the mortals below. And I give you my word I'll have nothing to teach. And although little anthem will stop, If you do not agree with the thing that I preach. A Polite Discharge. James Rankin Young, the new superintendent of the Dead Letter office admires politeness. "It is possible," he said recently, "to be polite always. It is possible to be polite even when discharging a drunken coachman. I know that this is so, for I have seen the thing done. "A friend of mine found himself obliged last week to get rid of his coachman for drunkenness. He summoned the man into his presence, and discharged him with this polite speech: "I fear, Montgomery, that we must part. It has been impossible for me to avoid noticing that several times during the past month you have been—er—sober. Now, I don't believe that any man can attend properly to drinking if he has driving to do, and, therefore, at the month's end you will be free to devote yourself exclusively to your chosen occupation." All Christians In his article in the Woman's Home Companion, describing the International Sunday School Convention in Jerusalem, Doctor Devins relates the following significant incident: "An unexpected favor was received from the officers of the Russian church on the Mount of Olives. A meeting had been planned to be held near the place of the Ascension. As the leader of the meeting, the writer went to see if it could be held under the trees near the church. 'Why not?' was the reply, accompanied by a smile on the saintly face of the speaker. 'Why not?' Do we not worship the same Christ?" 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 acts 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. 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 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 18 feet high and $11\frac{1}{2}$ inches in circumference. The flowers are as big as goblets, white and very beautiful. Condembe Linen Handkerchiefs. 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 married 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 Dentent's Return." This was obviously unintentional. Clannishness of Books Rooks 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. The twenty-two-ton bell at the Sacre Coeur church in Paris is toled 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 tapioca, 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. Mosquitoes hibernate like bears during the winter. --- It's up to YOU To trade with the largest and best Grocery store and meat market on North 3rd St. Where you can get the best of everything usually kept in a first class grocery also Fresh an Salt meats and country produces. The most reasonable of prices. Call and be convinced. Look over our assortment of clean, fresh goods. H. Krueger. W. B.R B.RAYMO W. B.RAYMOND Manufacturer of and Wholesale dealer in UNDERTAKEN FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGE AMBULANCE FOR THE CON Undertaking Rooms, 431 Min Factory No. 6 Kansas KANSAS CO 1510 Are Manufactors of the ing Soaps. GIVE THEM Y One trial of their brand convince you REST 1012 Is the best place in the c a.m, to 11 p. m, every th MEAL Mrs. Thatcher the p city and will please you U SINESS STRICTLY CONFILTE Money on Watches. CLOTHING 0000000000 Watches and AT CASH Unclaim Pledg FINE WATCHES AN Union 427 Minnesota YOUR OP TO S Ladies suits, dress anything in the Dressm MADE and sold on weekly and few prices: Belt dresses 50cts and up. Call and Mrs W. RTAKER SUPPLIES CARRIAGES FOR ALL PURPOSE AT A FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THE SICK A Rooms, 431 Minnesota ave. Telephone W Factory No. 6 St. and Reynolds Ave Kansas City Kansas KAS CITY SOAP 1510 N. 4th St. Factors of the Best Grades of Toile ing Soaps. A Home Institution THEMYOUR PATRO their brand the Snowflake and convince you of their merits. RESTAURANT 1012 N 3rd St. place in the city and will serve you n, everything is cooked to taste MEALS 15 CENTS, catcher the prop, is one of the best please you, give her a call. CTLY CONFIDENTIAL. J. B. CLEIN, JR. Money to Loan Patches. Diamonds Je OTHING AND EVERYTHING Of Value nches and Jewelry Sold on Paym T CASH PRICES. Pledges For Sale Ch ATCHES AND JEWELRY REPAIRING Union Loan Office minnesota ave. kansas city ROPPORTUN TO SAVE MONEY. suits, dressing, sacques, aprons a the Dressmaking line MADE TO ORDER. weekly and monthly payments. Belt dresses $1.00 and up; dressi Call and see me. W. F. Williams third St. Kansas C UNDERTAKER SUPPLIES FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGES FOR ALL PURPOSE AT ALL HOURS AMBULANCE FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED Undertaking Rooms, 431 Minnesota ave. Telephone West 32. Factory No. 6 St. and Reynolds Ave Kansas City Kansas KANSAS CITY SOAP CO. 1510 N.4th St. Are Manufactors of the Best Grades of Toilet & Washing Soaps. A Home Institution. GIVE THEM YOUR PATRONAGE One trial of their brand the Snowflake and Union will convince you of their merits. RESTAURANT 1s the best place in the city and will serve you from 5,30 a.m, to 11 p. m, every thing is cooked to taste, MEALS 15 CENTS, Mrs. Thatcher the prop, is one of the best cooks in the city and will please you, give her a call. CLOTHING AND EVERYTHING Watches and Jewelry Sold on Payments AT CASH PRICES. Unclaim Pledges For Sale Cheap. FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY REPAIRING 427 Minnesota ave. kansas city. kans. YOUROPPORTUNITY Ladies suits, dressing sacques, aprons and in fact anything in the Dressmaking line and sold on weekly and monthly payments. Here is a few prices: Belt dresses $1.00 and up; dressing sacques 50cts and up. Call and see me. Mrs W. F. Williams. 1510 North Third St. Here is the Place. J. T. ROBERT TONSORIAL PARLO All the Latest Style Hair Cuts, Shave strictly Up-to-Date. 438 MINNESOTA AVENUE ROBERTS AL PARLOR, Hair Cuts, Clean Up-to-Date. SOTA AVENUE. New and Second niture, Carpets, S 425 Minnesota KANSAS CITY MME. L, F. J. Shampooing, Manicurie and Scalp Trea Tel 733 W. 1100 North 3rd St. KANSAS CITY, KAS MOND SUPPLIES OURPOSE AT ALL HOURS OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED Telephone West 32. Ceynolds Ave Kansas SOAP CO. H St. ades of Toilet & Wash Institution. PATRONAGE wflake and Union will air merits. RANT. St. will serve you from 5,30 kicked to taste, MENTS, of the best cooks in the a call. H. C. CINN, JECRIETOR. Loan ands Jewelry. EVERYTHING ue old on Payments CES. Sale Cheap. REPAIRING. Office. Kansas city, kans. ORTUNITY NEY. es, aprons and in fact ORDER. payments. Here is a up; dressing sacques Williams, Kansas City, Kansas M. HARPER, and Second Hand Fur- e, Carpets, Stoves, etc. 425 Minnesota Ave. AS CITY KANS., E. L, F. JOHNSON, Booing, Manicuring, Massage and Scalp Treatment. W. A SPECIALTY Duplex Telegraphy In Europe. The telegraph line from Vienna to Czernowitz is the longest line in Europe which uses the duplex system, being 630 miles long. The system was adopted a few months ago, as it was found necessary to increase the capacity of the line, which takes all the matter for Roumania, southeastern Russia and a part of Bulgaria. The system works well at present, although the line is constructed of iron wire instead of copper. Good Luck for Turtles at Least Good Luck for Turtles at Least. The Chinese have a peculiar custom with regard to turtles, which they consider as very good joss. Almost any day one can see these creatures, some of them of huge size, being carried on board the river steamers, not to be taken to Canton for culinary purposes, but to be dumped into the sea and restored to liberty and freedom. Good luck is thought to follow.—Hong Kong Press. Good to Lick Baby With Later On. I saw lately a dainty and original gift for a young mother. It was called "a measuring stick for baby," made of white wood thirty-six inches long, and marked off into inches as accurately as a tape measure. Forgetmenors were paled down the side, and at one end w a hole in which was a ribbon bow and loop by which to suspend it. Good Housekeeping. Moisture in Tobacco 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 generation of vapor is increased, so are chances of the poisonous principle being carried into the mouth diminished. Early Japanese University It will surprise most readers to learn 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 'I'm Waiting for Thee.'"—New York Sun Consider Dreams Revelations Among the people of the east 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 told the future of the dreamer. Cancer Victims Well to Do Statistics show that cancer is most 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. To day all of the ninety families in are prosperous. They raise grape and make wine free from alcohol which is sold to the natives. Irish Ledger in Court A ledger kept in the Irish language was produced at the Roscommon As sizes, in Ireland, and the witness had to go on the bench to translate the terms for the judge. Gravity. An observing schoolboy wrote this short essay: "Gravity was discovered by Izaak Walton. It is chiefly noticeable when the apples are falling from the trees." Novices Leave Convent. Stealing the front door key from the pocket of the mother superior, three young novices escaped from the convent of Santa Clara in Lisbon and disappeared. Dogs May Ride in Berlin. Dogs are allowed to enter tramwars cars in Berlin, but must be held in their master's laps and paid for as if they were human passengers. Credit Is a Necessity. Credit is a Necessity. As trade now stands, there is not enough gold out of the earth, if it were all coined, to transact the business of a day. Nationalities Among Russians. The Russian population represents 110 nationalities, the three great stocks being Finn, Tartars and Slavs. Aluminum for Sharpening Cutlery. Aluminum is superior to any stone for sharpening cutlery. Denmark's Honey Exports. Denmark exports 2,500,000 pounds of honey a year. Does Your Doctor Know IOWA GROWN FRIED DRIED SEED CORN Your neighbor has found that he can grow Iowa Grown Seed Corn. Why don't you do the same? Bushels more corn per acre by planting best varieties, with seed catalogue free. Don't lay this paper down; we have sent for them. Make two dollars where you now move. Address: 12345 Main Street, Iowa City, IA 52801. Door No. 2345. W. L. DOUGLAS UNION MAGE $3.50 & $3.00 SHOES FOR MEM. W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes are the greatest sellers in the world because they are excellent style, easy fitting and super comfortable. They cost from $3.00 to $7.00. The only difference in the prices is the size. They are larger than the other shoes, hold their shape better, wear longer, and are of greater value than other $3.50 shoes on the market to-day. W. L. Douglas guardian shoes are the best choice for the bottom of each shoe. Look for it. Take no substitute. W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes are sold through his own retail stores in the priced area. You can order them at your local retailer who live, W. L. Douglas shoes are within your reach. BETTER THAN OTHER MAKES AT ANY PRICE. "For the last three years I have worn W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes and found it not to be too big. The shoes have a hard, regarded price. W. L. Farelli, A. Cost, Ashler The Capital Makers. Boys wear W. L. Douglas $2.50 and $2.00 shoes because they fit better, hold their shape, and wear longer than other makes. W.LOUGHD $4.00 SHOES CANNOT BE EQUALLED AT ANY PRICE. W. L. Douglas uses Corinat Cullin in his $2.00 shoes. Corinat Colt is considered to be the finest patent leather produced. FAST COLOR EYELETS WILL NOT WEAR BRASSY. W. L. Douglas has the largest shoe mail order business in the world. W. L. Douglas is the largest retailer in the world. Further information, write for Illustrated Catalogue of Spring Styles. W.LOUGDAS, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS What's the matter with you? If he does, the chances are he may help you, but many times women call on their family physicians, suffering, as they imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from heart disease, another from liver or kidney disease, another from heart or colon or prostration, another with an enbroidment, and in this way they all present to like themselves and their easy-going and indifferent, or over-busy doctor, he assumes them to be such, prescribes his pills and potions. In reality they are all only symptoms caused by some womb disease. The physician, ignorant of the cause of suffering, encourages this practice unpatiently and without care, but probabilities get no better, but probabilities, by reason of the delay, wrong treatment and consequent complications. A proper medicine like Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, directed to the cause would have entirely removed the disease, thereby dispelling all those distressing symptoms, and instilling comfort instead of fear. It would be well said that "a disease known is half well." In cases almost innumerable, after all other medicines had failed to help and doctors had said there was no cure possible, the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, supplemented when necessary by the medical advice and counsel of Dr. Pierce, has resulted in a perfect cure. The use of these cures is attested not only by the entire disappearance of pain, but by a gain of flesh, a clear complexion and a cheerful disposition. CURES ORDINATE CASES.—"Favorite Prescription" is a positive cure for the most complicated and obstinate cases of leucorrhea, excessive flowing, painful menstruation, unnatural suppressions and irregularities, prolapsus or falling of the womb, weak back, "female weakness," antervection, retroversion, bearing-down sensations, chronic congestion, inflammation, pain, tenderness of the ovaries, accompanied with "internal heat." Reliable dealers recommend "Favorite Prescription." With tricky ones, something else that pays them better will probably be urged upon you as "just as IOWA GROWN FIRE DRIED SEED Corn Low Grown Seed Corn. Why don't you do the best varieties, with seed catalogue free. Don't make two dollars where you now make one. Ac. B. ARMSTRONG & SONS, $ed W. I. DOUGLAS UNION MAGE. W. I. Douglas $3.50 & $3.00 SH W. I. Douglas $3.50 shoes are the great world because of their excellent style, color, cost from $3.00 to $2.00. The only difference is shape, wear longer, and are of green other $3.50 shoe on the market to-day. W. I. Douglas only in position on the bottom of each shoe. Look for it. Take Douglas on the principal clips, and by shoe dealers everywhere you live, W. I. Douglas shoes are. BETTER THAN OTHER MAKES AT For the last year I have worn W. I. Douglas only in position on the bottom of each shoe. Ch. L. Farrell, Ast. Cashier The Capital National. Boys wear W. I. Douglas $3.50 and $2.00 better, hold their shape, and wear longer. W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 SHES CANNOT BE EQUIP W. I. Douglas uses Corona Catink in his W. I. Douglas considered to be the most patent one. W. I. Douglas has the largest shoe mall order. No trouble to get a fit by mail. 2sc. extra pressures further information, write for illustrated Catalog W. L. DOUGLAS, BROCKTON, MA DENSION JOHN W. MORRIS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Successfully Proven to Be a Late Principal Examiner U. S. Pension Bureau. Sys in civil war, 15 adjudicating claims, atty since. A CLEAR, HEALTHY SKIN Sandholm's Eczema and Bathy Purifies, Then Heals. Positively cure Eczema, Pimples, Psoriasis, Insect Bites and all disgusting skin conditions. Purifies. Then Hesls. Positively excels Ecaemia, Pimplets, Exptuses, Insect Bites, Skin Irritation in an absolute cure for Dandruff or Scalp disease. For Dandruff or Scalp disease. drugglist or barber or send to DRUG 00, Des Moines, Iowa. SOUTHERN CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES. In no part of the United States has there been such wonderful Commercial, Industrial and natural development as along the lines of the lilac fields and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railways and the Mississippi, within the past ten cities. Cities and towns have doubled their population. Splendid business blocks have increased. Farm lands have more than doubled. Hundreds of industries have been established and result there is an unprecedented demand for. Day Laborers, Skilled Workmen, and Especially Farm Tenants. Parties with small capital, seeking an opportunity to purchase a farm home; farmers who would prefer to rent for a couple of years before moving; and day laborers in fields or factories should address a postal card to Mr. J. F. Murray, Passenger Agent, Dulage, Iowa, who will provide a master concerning the territory above described, and give specific replies to all inquiries. 10,000 Plants for 16c. More gardens and farms are planted to Salzer's Seeds than any other in the country. We own over 500 acres for the production of our warranted seeds. In addition, we own 500 acres that we make you the following unprevented offer: E-Postal Postpaid 1000 Kerry, Medium and Late Cabbage, 2000 Blue Jalley Turals, 2000 Blue Nutty Lettuce, 2000 Irish Nutty Lettuce, 1000 Spirea Luscious Redbud, 1000 Glorious Brilliant Flower. A above even packages contain sufficient amount of bushels of brilliant flowers and lush foliage for vegetables, together with our great vegetable and flower Roses, Small Ruffles, and 16c in stamps and this notice. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. W. N. C. La Crosse, W. I. and personally conducted service-areas of the "Kay" route to California. The rates will be exceptionally low March 1st to May 13th. Katy's Tour Sleepers run between St. Louis and San Francisco without change. You step out of your car at St. Louis and do not leave it until you finish. You are an excursion to Angeles or San Francisco. An excursion will charge of each all the time and will see you as well as point out the pieces of interest—as well as point out the pieces of interest—the way. He is both a guide and an interpreter on the way. He is from California, who chief aim is to see to the court and convenience of the occupants of the car. If you're thinking of visiting California, won't you let us give you particulars. GEORGE MORTON. P.O. BOX 114 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94101 MK-IT If you're thinking of visiting California, won't you let us give you particulars. GEORGE MORTON, G.P. & T.A., M.K. & T.R. ST. LOUIS PISO'S CURE FOR COREE WHEAT ALL LEAF FILLS Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION good." Perhaps it is for them, but it can't be for you. DR. R. V. PIERCE Buffalo, N. Y.: The Dear Sir--I suffered for four years with facial weakness, had terrible back pain, and especially distressing times at monthly visits. The family physician prescribed several remedies, but he was an old and excellent doctor he was unable to me. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription was that the doctor and spoken of so highly that I decided to take it and take that. I was indeed pleased to find that remedy relieved my pains within two weeks. After my general health was much better than it, I years. I took on flesh, my complexion be- smooth and clear, and I now enjoy the best of health, thanks to Dr. Pierce's efficient remedy. MRS. A. E. BORTNER. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription contains no alcohol, is entirely woman's tonic was the first exclusively woman's tonic on the market- it has sold more largely in the past third of a century than any other medicine for women. It is also used for women only are made with alcohol, or alcohol is a large component. This alcohol injures the nerves. The little red corpuscles of the blood are shrunk by alcohol. All such compounds therefore do harm, the latter contains several chapters devoted to the physiology of women, with directions for self-treatment which every woman ought to read. A paper-bound copy sent absolutely free on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps mailing only; or cloth-bound, 31 stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. ter of good health, and good health largely a matter of healthy activity of the body. Pierre's Pleasant Pellets constipation. They are safe, sure and speedy, and they have to be taken always. One little "Pellet" is a gentle laxative, and a two mild Pellets. cathartic. They never gripe. By all druggists. W. L. Douglas makes and sells more Men's $3.50 shoes than any other manufacturer in the world. $10,000 REWARD to any one who can disprove that argument Alabastine Your Walls Are you satisfied with the appearance of your walls? Do they come up to your ideas. Are you putting on coat after coat of sticky, dirty wall paper, making a sandwich with sour paste between? Alabastine is clean, hygienic and wholesome and more than that, it is beautiful. The most artistic effects can be produced with Alabastine. The ALABASTINE Co. will furnish, without expense to you, color schemes and harmonies for your rooms. If you are building or remodeling, simply ask for color schemes, giving size, use and direction of light of rooms. Buy your ALABASTINE in original packages. Any decorator can apply it, or you can put it on yourself. Simply brush it on. It is a permanent, durable, wall finish. Outwears two walls done any other way. The best dealers sell it. If yours doesn't, your name and we will see that you are supplied. ALABASTINE COMPANY Grand Rapids, Mich. New York City FARMS For Sale on orp ents J. MULHALL, Slox County $20 to $40 Highest grade Estey Mason & Hamlin, Story & Clark, Kimball, Chichester guaranteed like new; special descriptions and prices for the asking. Write to-day. JENKINS' MUSIC HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, MO. When writing this page ```markdown ``` Lowest reported yield 60 bushels, to 20 bushels. Originally imported from Russia by Neb. Exp. Sta. and its prolific yield accounts everyone. Heads often contain grains. Straw strong, tall with a dusty coat does not rust or lodge. Stands on winds. Fully two weeks earlier, Our catalogue Write for our low prices. Seeds Free Five big packages standard garden beautiful new catalogue worth at usual prices, () our anyone remitting 10c in stock or sliver. Catalogue day. Ask for our Promium List and get present with it. 113 so. W10th. St. Lincoln Get a Free Homestead in Western Canada, or buy some of the best wheat land on the continent, and the average yield of wheat this year will be about twenty bushels to the bushel. The oat and barley crop will be grown in the school fields, schools and churches, excellent marketing facilities. Apply for Information to Superintendent of Immigration, Ontario, Canada, or to authorized Canadian District. Apply to the District, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER CURES catarrh of the stomach. SCIENCE and INVENTION Useful Cutting Device. A hand punch for cutting holes through leather, cardboard and other similar purposes is almost as much of a household implement as the hammer, but heretofore the application of this tool has been limited to a very great degree by the fact that, until comparatively recently, each punch was fitted for the purpose of making a hole of one size, so that where holes of many sizes were likely to be called for it was necessary to have on hand a number of punches. This was remedied by making a magazine attachment by which any one of six different sizes could be obtained. These tools at the best were suited only for leather and paper, but there has been recently introduced an improvement by which a variety of holes can be made, as far as size is concerned, but the implement has also the faculty of operating with great ease on sheet metal. The tool is made in two different sizes, with a working range of from one-sixteenth to one-half inch. The design of the punch is such as to give an unusually great leverage, as a pressure of one pound, exerted on the handles gives fourteen pounds at the point of the punch, and it is this great leverage that enables it to cut metal Photography in Colors. Direct photography in colors on paper has been perfected in Germany. Writing paper free from wood is used and is made sensitive to the different colors by being soaked in a bath consisting of a mixture of alcoholic solutions of primrose, Victoria blue, cyanin, curcumin, auramin, and an addition of anethol. The bath is tested by exposing a sensitized strip of paper under a test negative composed of red, yellow, green and blue strips of glass. Since the light sensitiveness diminishes rapidly, exposure is made at once, and under favorable conditions good results are obtained in five minutes' exposure. The exposure is made under a colored glass transparency or lantern slide. By modifying the bath a picture of flowers may be obtained directly in the camera. In another modification of the process an ordinary platinum print is made, which is then sensitized and exposed under a colored negative. The light sensitivity of the paper depends essentially, however, on the nature of the fibers of which the paper is made. Toothbrush Substitute. A substitute for the conventional toothbrush consists of a wedge-shaped device, preferably made of rubber or equivalent pliable material, with faces modeled to effectively react those parts of the teeth that are inaccessible to the regulation toothbrush as ordinarily wielded. The inventor of this device, a Chicago man declares that his toothcleaner will find effective entry between the teeth at the front and rear, and at the same ```markdown ``` time be adaptable for both the fronts and the backs of all the teeth. The edges of the device are separated to afford lodging places for the dentifrices, and the faces are so disposed with reference to the handle that if forms convenient angles for application to the dental curvatures. The general character of the appliance is shown in the accompanying illustration. Life-Saving Raft An unsinkable life-saving raft for passenger steamships has been invented by Robert Chambers of Scotland. It is made of wood and consists of three longitudinal bulkheads, dividing the raft into four longitudinal compartments. The bulkheads are also divided into thirty-two air-tight compartments. Seen anchor and hawser prevent the raft from drifting leeward in a heavy sea. The raft occupies small space and several can be safely stowed on top of each other on deck, and all can be cut adrift at a moment's notice. Each raft will carry forty or fifty people, while life lines will support as many as can hang on. The raft is self-adjusting and is provided with sockets to hold rowlocks and oars. Steam Automobiles on Rails The Hanover railway company is making trial trips from Hanover to Soltau with steam automobiles. The third class carriages can take thirty-three passengers; the second class have seven seats, and there are also seven standing places. There is no locomotive for driving these cars, but machinery in the carriage, which can be driven by one man. If these trial trips should prove satisfactory the scheme will be tried on a larger scale. Cotor more good brighter and faster colors than any other dye. One 100 package colors silk, wool and cotton equally well and is guaranteed to give perfect results. sak dealer or we will send post paid at 100 a package, Write for free booklet- How to Dye, Bleach and Mix Colors. MONOE DRUG CO., Unitechte, Minnesota. A Discussion of an Interesting Subject. The sky has long been a puzzle to physicists. There are two mysteries to explain it—its reflection of light and its color. The old view was that the blue of the sky was due simply to atmospheric oxygen. Oxygen has a faint blue tint, and the idea was that several miles of the gas, even when diluted as it is in the air, would have a bright blue color. But this did not account for the intense illumination of the sky, and of recent years Tyndall's "dust theory," or some modification of it, has been generally accepted. This regards the blue color as an optical effect, like the color of very thin smoke, due to excessively fine particles floating in the air, which would also account for the large proportion of reflected light from the sky. Recent calculations by Professor Spring, of Liege, Belgium, however, indicate that the dust in the air is not sufficient in amount, nor finely enough divided, to support this explanation, and he rejects it for this and other reasons. He has gone back to the old-oxygen theory, and accounts for the general illumination of the sky on the hypothesis, first advanced by Hagenbach, that intermingled layers of different density, in the atmosphere give it the power of reflecting light.—From Success Magazine. GOLF BALLS. The first golf balls were made of leather of untanned bull's hide, two round pieces forming the ends and a piece for the middle. These pieces were softened, shaped and firmly sewed together, a small hole being left through which the feathers might afterward be inserted. Before stuffing the leather sphere was turned outside in—an operation not without its difficulties—so that the seams would be on the inside. The skin was then placed in a cup shaped stand, the worker having the feathers in an apron before him, and the stuffing was done with a steel rod. The aperture was then closed, the seam sewed up, and the only seam showing was this tiny one. But the life of each ball was short. At present the balls are made of gutta percha. Jap Jackies. The average age of the Japanese naval crews is lower than that of the men in any other navy. No one over 20 years old is accepted for enlistment. The average height is 5 feet 4 inches —less than that of any other navy. Found at Last. Alston, Mich., March 13th.—(Special.)—After suffering for twenty years from Rheumatism and Kidney Troubles, and spending a fortune in doctors and medicines that brought him no relief, Mr. James Culet of this place has found a complete cure for all his aches, pains and weakness, in Dodd's Kidney Pills. Naturally Mr. Culet feels much elated over his cure and gives great credit to the remedy that gave him health. "Yes," Mr. Culet says, "my rheumatism and Kidney Troubles are all gone and I feel like a new man. Dodd's Kidney Pills did it. Before I used them I spent a small fortune on doctors and one remedy and another. I cheerfully recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills to anyone suffering from Rheumatism or Kidney Trouble." Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure sick kidneys. Healthy kidneys take all the uric acid—the cause of Rheumatism—out of the blood. That's why Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure Rheumatism. A compliment is not a compliment when it is paid by a man who wants to borrow money from you. Much valuable information free about band instruments; write for the new catalogue to-day. JENKINS' MUSIC HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, MO. A woman will say "there's no use talking" and keep right on. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take a warm broth or Quinine tablets. All drugs retard the image if it falls off. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Sometimes a woman's efforts to get gritish is a good sign that she isn't. LEWIS'SINGLE BINDER THE BEST QUALITY STRIGHT 5-CIGAR ALWAYS RELIABLE Your jobber or direct from Factory, Pearl, ill. Do not cramp and rins them by the use of ungainly, ill-fitting shoes. "HOOSIER SCHOOL SHOES" are made to fit, to look right on the feet and to feel right. It will also take your girls a long time to wear them out. They are made of heavy Kid, Box Calf or Mule Skin and the name is on every shoe. No other school shoe has ever given such satisfaction. The price is very low for the quality. Ask your dealer to show you the "Hoosier School Shoe" and be sure you get it. These shoes are also made in women's sizes. One pair will make you a customer for life. TAPPAN SHOE MFG. CO. COLDWATER, MICH. This Pretty Girl Saved From Catarrh of the Lungs By Pe-ru-na. MISS FLORENCE KENAH. MISS FLORENCE KENAH. Miss Florence E. Kenah, 434 Maria street, Ot "A few months ago I caught a severe cold, who malned there so persistently that I became alarm benefit, until my digestive organs became upset to ache severely and frequently. "I was advised to try Peruna, and although I I was ready to try anything. It brought me bla that I had the right medicine at last. Within restored and have enjoyed perfect health since. "I now have the greatest faith in Peruna." Miss Florence E. Kenah, 434 Maria street, Ottawa, Ont., writes: "A few months ago I caught a severe cold, which settled on my lungs and remained there so persistently that I became alarmed. 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'tis deeper than —Virginia Wood ONLY A CON ONLY A CAR CONDUCTOR BY WALTER BROWNE (Copyright, 1905, Daily Story Pub. Co.) "Accident on the elevated railroad. that after a little while we rode Conductor crushed to death by his own together on surface cars when our wo train." That was all the bulletin said. It did not strike the editorial mind as a big story. Why should it? There was no mystery about it. The meager details to hand did not even contain suggestions of blood-curdling incidents, and the man who was killed was only a conductor, anyway. If he had been a passenger there might have been some chance of writing a good roast on the company, but only a conductor! Well, things were dull, news scarce, and Phil Space, one of our bright reporters, was sent out to see if he could not get a story of some sort out of it. He did. He wrote about a quarter of a column of bare facts which nobody would care to read. If he had written the story for what it was worth—but then. How could he? He told it to me afterwards and here it is. As I am using fictitious names and not injuring Phil, who by the bye I have since ceased to regard as a friend, no harm can be done by relating a few facts, perhaps as strange as fiction, which go to prove that even conductors of elevated trains are sometimes just as heroic and worthy of admiration as newspaper men. "It was a little more than a year ago," said Phil, "that I was working on an evening newspaper, down town and traveled regularly by the same train to business, returning at about the same time each night. "Although buried in the perusal of my morning papers, on the down town journey, I began gradually to notice that seated in the same corner of the car, always that nearest the rear door, was a singularly beautiful girl. She was little more than a child, but in her person were developed all the ripe and mature attractions of womanhood to such a ravishing extent that to look at her once was to find a magnet which the eyes of man could not afterwards resist. "But she was entirely unconscious of her power. The armor of her innocence was proof against the batteries of admiration and her broadsides of almost brutal ogling with which she was assaulted from all classes and ages of city men as she journeyed to her work each morning. I have seen jostling and struggling, almost fights to secure the corner seat immediately opposite her, in spite of the evident fact that she sat there merely to be near the conductor, who found time for a hurried word to the beautiful girl before closing the door after calling out the name of each station. "I discovered that she worked at a store in Fourteenth street and, although she left business fully half an hour before the train which carried Wisdom A singularly beautiful girl. the insignificant little conductor arrived at that depot, she always waited on the platform until his train came along. "These things worried me. At first it was a mere matter of interest, but soon it became a mania with me to win that lovely creature away from that uneducated, and as I believed unappreciative boor of an elevated railroad conductor, who seemed to have strangely fascinated her. "I obtained an introduction to the girl, no matter by what mears, and it is useless to tell the wiles I worked to win her love. Suffice it is to say or pebbles sink; waterers nearer. be still dearer; do not shrink— we think! Claud in Smart Set. A CAR DUCTOR BY WALTER BROWNE that after a little while we rode to together on surface cars when our work was done, and it was I who waited for her at the corner of Fourteenth street. "She loved me. She told me so, and I—I loved her with a passion which knew no limit. Then— "Well, then there was a 'shake up' in the office and I lost my position. It was a case of hustle then, and in the hustling which I was obliged to do, in such intervals as I was not seeking consolation for my supposed ill-treatment at the hands of arbitrary editors, in too frequent libations. I for A "Be good to her, or I will make it extra hot for you!" got the little woman who waited for me at the accustomed corner night after night. "I forget the exact date she had fixed for our wedding, after my begging it should not be long postponed, but I think it must have been just about the time I received an appointment to go to Washington as representative of a morning paper. "I remember I thought at the time of how, after I had made money enough I would seek that sweet little woman again and honestly keep my promise to marry her. But months sped by. I was very busy and congress held an usually long session. "At length I returned to New York. Then I looked for her. I seemed to need her, to love her more than ever. I remember—oh! God! What did I not remember then—and I wondered if the sin of being too late would be upon my soul. "I found her at last. She was in the same old corner of an elevated railroad car, but at a glance I saw upon her finger a wedding ring. She saw me and turned deathly pale. I ap proached her and said: "Jennie! Jennie, why, you are surely not married!" "Before she could reply that plucky little chap, the conductor whispered in my ear: "Yes, damn you! My wife for a month now, but she loves you, curse you. I've found that out, and she can be your wife for the rest of time, if there's anything fit to be called a man about you.' "Columbus avenue train! Change here for Fifty-eighth street," he yelled aloud as he bustled us both off on to the platform he hissed in my ear: "Her son has been christened Phil, after you, all right. Be good to her, or I'll make it extra hot for you in hell, when we meet there." "Half an hour later he was crushed to death beneath his own train. Accidental death! That's what they said. That's what I wrote. Perhaps it was, but—God! I often wish I could think so." Phil pansed. We both were silent for a while. Then, with some hesitation, I asked: "And are you—are you married now?" "You bet, my boy," replied Phil, recovering his usual merry manner. "Come round and see us. The wife has been getting a good deal more cheerful lately, and as for little Phil, why, he's a wonder. When will you come?" If thou art wise thou knowest thine own ignorance, and thou art ignorant if thou knowest not thyself.—Luther NERVOUS HEADACHE MARRED A YOUNG WOMAN'S HAP- PINESS FOR SEVEN YEARS. Interfered With Her Social Duties and Threatened to Cause Her Retire- ment—How She Was Cured. Every sufferer from nervous headache knows how completely it unfits one for the duties and pleasures of life. Any little excitement, or over-exertion, or inregularity brings it on. Sometimes the pain is over the whole head. Again it is like a nail driven into the brain, or a wedge splitting, open, or a band tight- ening abdomen. At one time it is all in the top of the head, at another it is all at the base of the skull. Most headaches can be traced to some faulty state of the blood. When the blood is scanty or charged with poison, and the nerves are imperfectly nourished and the digestion weak, one of the com- monest results is frequent and severe headaches. The important thing is to get rid of the diseased condition of the blood that causes the attack by the use of a remedy that will do the work quickly and thoroughly. What is that remedy? The experience of Miss Ellen McKenna furishes the answer. She says: "For more than seven years I was a great sufferer from nervous headache and dizziness. My stomach was disordered, and I became so restless that I could not sit still any length of time. Dizziness interrupted my work greatly. At first the attacks were not so severe, but they gradually grew more violent, and finally became so acute that I was on the point of relinquishing my membership in the different organizations to which I belonged." "What saved you from that necessity?" "A very simple thing; the call of a member of one of the clubs, who strongly advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills before giving up. I acted on her suggestion at once, and after steadily using this great blood and nerve remedy for two months, my headaches and my dizziness entirely disappeared. Miss McKenna is secretary of the Associated Ladies' Guild, and resides at No. 48 Wait street, Roxbury, Mass. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cured many hundreds of similar cases, and can be confidently recommended to drive all poisons from the blood and to give needed strength to the nerves. Every druggist keeps them It is worth while remembering that the only ones who know how to cook never went to cooking school. DISFIGURED. BY ECZEMA. Wonderful Change in a Night—In a Month Face Was Clear as Ever —Another Cure by Cuticura. "I had eczema on the face for five months, during which time I was in the care of physicians. My face was so disfigured I could not go out, and it was going from bad to worse. A friend recommended Cuticura. The first night after I washed my face with Cuticura Soap, and used Cuticura Ointment and Resolvent, it changed wonderfully. From that day I was able to go out, and in a month the treatment had removed all scales and scabs, and my face was as clear as ever. (Signed) T. J. Soth, 317 Stagg Street, Brooklyn, N. Y." A slice of lemon added to a glass of tea makes Russian Tea. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.—Mrs. THOS. ROBBIN, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900. With increased sun the plants will need more water. Superior quality and extra quantity must win. This is why Defiance Starch is taking the place of all others. In reform work, it is very easy to demand too much. Wanted—Representative in every community. Money-making home bus- iness. Any one can do it. Find out what it is. Send address. M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago. Flatter the vain, seek flattery from the modest. will use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quality—16 oz. for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 oz. Getting married is, to a spinster, almost as serious as remaining single. Talking machines—Victor and Edison are the best; cash or payments, $1 weekly. Write to-day. JEMKINS' MUSIC CO., KANSAS CITY, MO. 30,000 records in stock, Mention this paper. The appearance of comic valentines in the windows should suggest it to some public-spirited individual to work for a safe and sane Valentine's day.—Denver Post. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of Charles H. Litchiw. In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Some men find it much easier to get drunk than sober. Adaptability of Rhyme. A school-teacher was trying to impress upon his scholar's mind that Columbus discovered America in 1492, so he said, "Now, John, to make you remember that the date when Columbus discovered America, I will make it in a rhyme so you won't forget it. In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Now, can you remember, that, John? " "Yes, sir," replied John. The next morning when he came to school his teacher said, "John, when did Columbus discover America?" "In 1493 Columbus sailed the blue sea." ALL SICK WOMEN In All Parts of the United States Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Has Effected Similar Cures. Many wonderful cures of female lilies are continually coming to light which have been brought about by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and Mrs. Fannie D. Fox through the advice of Mrs. Plinkham, of Lynn, Mass., which is given to sick women absolutely free of charge. Mrs. Pinkham has for many years made a study of the ills of her sex; she has consulted with and advised thousands of suffering women, who to-day owe not only their health but even life to her helpful advice. Mrs. Fannie D. Fox, of 7 Chestnut Street, Bradford, Pa., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham: — "I suffered for a long time with womb trouble, and finally was told by my physician that I had a tumor on the womb. I did not want to submit to an operation, so wrote you for advice. I received your letter and did as you told me, and to-day I am completely cured. My doctor says the tumor has disappeared, and I am a woman. I believe Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the best medicine in the world for women." The testimonials which we are constantly publishing from grateful women establish beyond a doubt the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to conquer female diseases. Worst suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. She asks nothing in return for her advice. It is absolutely free, and to thousands of women has proved to be more precious than gold. Clearing Himself. Binks—Say, Jinks, people are saying that you lived out West under an assumed name. Jinks—It's a lie, an infamous lie, sir. "You were known there as Mr. Jimson, weren't you?" "Jimson is my real name. My present name is assumed." 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 grocery 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. In poker dice you have to shake before you take the pot. A woman in Arkansas City who wears a stuffed bird on her hat is now liable to a fine of from $25 to $50. FITS permanently cured. No fire or new霉素 after that day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restoration. FREE $2.00 trial bottle and creation. Dr. B. H. KLINE, Ltd., 811 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. An automobile is more handsome than a wheelborrow, but no more useful. No chromos or cheap premiums, but a better quality and one-third more of Defiance Starch for the same price of other starches. In the sixty-five years that J. H. Stoddart has been on the stage, he has missed but two performances in which he was scheduled to appear. SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO SOUTH WEST. February 7 and 21, March 7 and 21, 1905, Via Kansas City Southern Railway. TO PORT ARTHUR, BEAUMONT, TEX, LAKE CJARLES, GALVESTON, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TEX, and all other points on the K. C. S. Ry, for tickets with 21 days limit and privilege of stopping off enroute on both going and return trip. For literature describing "THE LAND OF FULFILLMENT" the country along the K. C. S. Ry., or for further information regarding these excursions write to S. G. WARNER, G. P. & T. A., K. C. S. Ry., Kansas City, Mo. Two Individuals. Child—Who is that sad-eyed man, mother? Mother—He's a poor pensioner, my child. Mother—And who is that jolly man, mother? Mother—He is a rich pension agent, my child. Cassell's—"I have never met," he said, casually, "more than two really lovely women." "Ah!" she said, i- While Baby Sleeps BY CORA ROCHE HOWLAND Hush! Sleep has come to close my baby's eyes. Her ears are warms, would loosen their In all of its soft curves and dewy grace, Oh, happy！! The years can not erase From off my cheek the impress that I prize. SOCIETY WOMEN OF AMERICA. Palmist Tells of Their Characteristics and Ambitions. "Determination—the kind that overides all feeling and heart to satisfy one indomitable ambition and has reached the point where it is simply selfishness, that is the chief characteristic of the American society woman as I read it in her palm." This is the conclusion of the mysterious Pandora, noblewoman and for tune teller, who is now in New York "No one could have a better opportunity than I do to observe the leaders of American society," said Pandora. "In addition to reading their palms I come in close personal contact with them at social events daily. "And they are so much alike. All ways striving with one wild passion before their eyes, to be talked about envied; nursing a little fad only to discard it to take another equally as small; now one in the lead and the others following like sheep, and then another taking the front and the remainder after her. "It seemed so strange to me to realize how they sacrificed all for this one end. One day I was reading something that had been published very unpleasant to a society woman 'Don't you hate to have your reputation attacked like that?' I said. "Well," she answered, 'I would rather have a bad reputation than none at all." "I told the woman at Newport just what I found in their hands, and when it was not all they had wished I put it as pleasantly as possible, but still stated the facts. Some of them did not like it. "I think Mrs. Mamie Fish did not enjoy what I said. In fact she took it a bit hard. "Mrs. Perry Belmont is kind and CONCICAL TIP LOAD LINE STRONG DECISIVE HEAD LINE POWER BROken IN MANY PLACE CARE OF TINGER JOINER WELL MASKED SINGLE PULLEY TRUSTED has a heart that is so large and true. Mrs. Ogden Goelet is a charming woman. "I have had my trials with the nouveau riche, I can assure you. There are many such, I am sorry to say. It is sad to know that there are many snobs in this society, but it is true. The veneer is not very thick, either, and they cannot help but proclaim themselves in every sort of way." Relief of Poverty in England In 1767, irritated by the high prices of provisions, the poor people of England rose in many parts and seized the corn from the flour mills, which they sold at reasonable prices, giving the money to the rightful owners—a well-conducted riot that caused a law to be passed against the eighteenth century cornering of wheat. But, a severe winter following, the distress became so great that the London common council ordered $5,000 to be subscribed out of the city funds and that "a subscription book should be opened for the donations of all well-disposed persons." "By this noble plan," says of writer of that time, "great numbers of people were happily relieved from the most abject state of distress." Relic of the Spanish Armada A huge anchor or extremely antiquated pattern, probably dating back to the time of the Armada, which had been hauled up from the North sea, was recently brought into Yarmouth by the mission ship Cholomdeley. Covered all over from stock to head with barnacles and live oysters, it presented a singularly fossilized appearance. It was fourteen feet long with finkes three feet square; the shank was thirteen feet long and an immense wood stock that had formerly been fixed to it had completely disappeared. The weight was over two tons and its "salvage" will be of the utmost benefit to the fishermen, as it caused enormous destruction to their trawling gear—London Engineer. Calumet Baking Powder A perfectly healthful powder made by improved chemical methods and of accurately proportioned materials Trust Baking Powders sell for 45 or 50 cents per pound and may be identified by this exorbitant price. They are a menace to public health, as food prepared from them contains large quantities of Rochelle salts, a dangerous cathartic drug. THE BEST WATERPROOF CLOTHING IN THE WORLD BEARS THIS TRADE MARK TOWER'S FISH BRAND MADE IN BLACK OR YELLOW TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE ON SALE EVERYWHERE GARMENTS FROM SHOWING FULL, LINE OF GARMENTS AND HATS A J TOWER CO., BOBSTON, MASS., U.S.A. TOWER CANADIAN CO., LTD., TORONTO, CANADA. China not only denies that it has violated neutrality, but makes it clear that it will do either Russian or Japanese laundry work at regular prices. -Denver Post. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch because they have a stock in hand of 12 oz. brands, which they know cannot be sold to a customer who has once used the 16 oz. pkg. Defiance Starch for same money, THE BOY'S OPINION A small five-year-old, after tasting a cup of milk at the supper table one evening, set it down, and said: "Mamma, I bet a nickel to a doughnut that our milkman has got a sour cow"—Saturday Evening Herald. Overcrowded. It is a pretty dangerous thing to allow your system to get overcrowded with undigested foods—poisons, bile poisons, bowel poisons. Get rid of them by taking Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin, and you will, right away, feel such a wonderful change for the better, that you will never let yourself get into that condition again. Safe and pleasant relief and cure, for headache, constipation, billiousness, etc. Try it. Sold by all drummists at 50c and $1.00. Money back if it fails. Real Suffering.—"We women," she was saying again, "suffer in silence." "I can readily believe that you do suffer in silence," the man replied. "You take so much pleasure in talk." —Philadelphia Press. Macaroni Wheat Salzer's strain of this Wheat is the kind which laughs at droughts and the elements and positively mocks Black Rust, that terrible scorch! He sure of yielding 80 bushels of finest Wheat his shines on a per acre on hills In., Mich., Win, Oy, Pa, Mo, Neb lands and 40 to 60 bushels on arid lands! No rust, no insects, no failure. Catalog tells all about it. JUST SEND 10c AND THIS NOTICE JUST SEND TUC AND THIS NOTICE to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Cross, Wil., and they will send you free a sample of this Wheat and other farm seeds, to within their great catalog, worth $100.00 to any wide-awake farmer. [W.N.U.] To err is human; not to air others errors is divine. "Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy sured me of his wrath." Mr E. P. Mizer, Burghill, O. $1.50 a bottle Marconi a Young Man Marconi's thirtieth birthday is due on April 25. The inventor began his experiments with wireless telegraphy on his father's estate near Bologna nearly twenty years ago. He was still a boy when he succeeded in sending his first wireless signals a distance of mile. Moses and Parker "What's the difference between Moses and Alton B. Parker? asked Congressman Griggs of Georgia, addressing Mr. James, of Kentucky, "no difference that I can see," was the reply. "They are both very dead." "Oh, no, that's not the answer," said Griggs. "The Lord buried Moses so deep that the people could not find him, but the people buried Parker so deep that the Lord could not find him." Garnish fish, oyster and crab dish or salads with slices of lemons.